Stories from Wednesday, December 3, 2003
Landing system funding advances (Local News ~ 12/03/03)
WASHINGTON -- Funding for an instrument landing system at McCook Municipal Airport has been included in the fiscal year 2004 Omnibus Appropriations conference report, Sen. Ben Nelson announced Tuesday. The Omnibus Appropriations conference committee approved $910,000 for an Instrument Landing System - a highly accurate and dependable means of navigating to the runway, which improves the ability of pilots to safely guide and land aircraft...
Bruce D. Brooks Sr. (Obituary ~ 12/03/03)
BARTLEY-- Bruce D. Brooks, Sr., 79, died Monday (Dec. 1, 2003) at his home in rural Frontier County. He was born June 22, 1924, to Albert A. and Lola (Crampton) Brooks north of Cambridge. He attended rural school and began farming at a young age. He was also an over the road truck driver...
Margaret Anne Riepe (Obituary ~ 12/03/03)
LINCOLN -- Margaret Anne Riepe, 72, of Arapahoe, died Monday (Dec. 1, 2003) at Bryan LGH Medical Center East in Lincoln. She was born Nov. 24, 1931, to Cecil and Eva (Hosman) Harmon in Elgin. She attended school at Park Center Community School and graduated in 1949 from Elgin High School. She attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and graduated with a degree in dietetics. She worked for the Public Health Service...
Alvina Nordhausen (Obituary ~ 12/03/03)
WAUNETA -- Alvina Louise Wilhelmina Sophia Denker Nordhausen, 88, died Sunday (Nov. 30, 2003) at Heritage of Wauneta Nursing Home in Wauneta. She was born Aug. 16, 1915, to Henry and Dora (Haarberg) Denker in Johnson County. She was baptized into the Christian faith at St. ...
Looking toward the horizon (Local News ~ 12/03/03)
Dundy County is seeking ways to create new employment opportunities.
Bridges anniversary (Anniversary ~ 12/03/03)
The family of Clint and Ruth Bridges is hosting a card shower in honor of the couple's 55th anniversary, Dec. 4. Cards of congratulation will reach the couple at PO Box 505, McCook NE 69001.
Hospice program offers vital care in time of need (Editorial ~ 12/03/03)
A record amount was raised for this worthy cause this year.
ACLU responds (Letter to the Editor ~ 12/03/03)
**Dear Editor, This is in response to the letter published on Nov. 19 from George R. Anderson of McCook, who repeated the tired and discredited allegations that the ACLU is a "communist front." The ACLU appears before the Supreme Court more often than any other organization except the Justice Department. Our work has resulted in many landmark decisions that safeguard the individual liberties secured by the Bill of Rights...
Messages of hope and redemption (Column ~ 12/03/03)
For all of the years that VCRs have been on the market, we have a meager supply of movies on tape. Not too much of Hollywood's fare is worth the purchase price for viewing and reviewing. There are exceptions. While the kids were growing up, we used the classic tale "Ol Yeller" as a litmus test on their levels of sensitivity and compassion. ...
MCC men, women tumble (College Sports ~ 12/03/03)
The McCook Community College women's basketball team dropped a 65-55 decision to the Nebraska Wesleyan Junior Varsity on Monday. The Indians trailed 27-20 at halftime. Wendi Hopkins scored 18 points for McCook. MCC plays at the North Platte Classic this weekend. McCook battles the Concordia JV at 7:30 p.m. Friday and the Doane JV at 3 p.m. Saturday...
Sports Shorts (High School Sports ~ 12/03/03)
**McCook football players earn all-state honors McCook High School senior Trent Lyons was named First Team Super State punter by the Lincoln-Journal Star. Lyons is a repeat performer on the Journal-Star Team, which was released Sunday. Teammate Kyle Bedore was named as Second Team Super State at outside linebacker...
A better way to say boring (Features ~ 12/03/03)
The artist-in-residence liked the way a McCook Junior High student described his life: "like a piece of pie without Cool Whip." "That's much better than saying 'boring,' don't you think?," Lorraine Duggin asked writers in Julie Hauxwell's eighth grade English classes at MJHS...
Love Doctor (Features ~ 12/03/03)
"Lucrece" played by Chelsey Wells (front row, left), "Mademoiselle Aminte" played by Whitney Pierson, "Redew" played by David Arp (back row, left) and "Lapidare" played by Tyler Cobb gossip in a scene from "The Love Doctor" a production from the McCook High School's Drama Students. ...