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Mike and Karen Connnely lost their garage to Monday’s storm. Karen, pictured above, was busy sorting through the remnants for what they could save. By DEBORAH McCASLIN
Chief Publisher
Folks in the Weissert community northeast of Broken Bow were wondering Monday evening just what hit earlier that afternoon. For sure there was the wind, and for sure there was the rain, but by evening there was talk that it may have been a bit more.
Just ask Mike and Karen Connely. They’re now minus a garage. Siding off the two-year-old structure was sitting, co-mingled with the tree stand to the north, and the pasture in between now sports what used to be the roof.
No doubt Karen’s garden has seen better days and their outdoor chairs ended up wrapped down the fence line.
“They were wedding presents,” said Karen, sprouting a smile as she sorted out their belongings from the mud and gunk that once was the garage floor.
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
 By ELLEN MORTENSEN
Chief Editor
Visitors to Jennie Melham Memorial Medical Center in Broken Bow will soon enjoy some new landscaping, thanks to a recently completed Eagle Scout project.
Ben Skeen, 13, is an 8th grade student at Broken Bow Middle School, and has been a member of the Scouts for about four years. When it became time for him to start thinking about a project to earn his Eagle badge, Ben approached JMMMC Administrator Mike Steckler and asked him if he knew of any projects around the hospital that might need done. Ben says this project was one Steckler suggested.
For his project, Ben constructed a 24 by 4-foot brick planter, located near the new entrance to the hospital. He says once the plans were made and the materials received, it took only a couple of days to complete the project.
Ben and his friends worked on the planter a couple of days after school, and finished it up this past Saturday. Ben says he isn’t sure exactly how many bricks were used in the project, but knows it was two full pallets - somewhere around 500 bricks he thinks.
Ben says he believes his involvement in Scouts has helped prepare him for life after school by giving him leadership skills and experience in working with others to accomplish a task - skills he says he may not have developed without Scouts.
Ben is the son of John and Linda Skeen of Broken Bow. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 02 September 2010 )
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 |
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 Mary Landkamer will retire this month, after serving as director of the Custer County Historical Museum for 27 years. Her last day at the museum will be Sept. 24.
By ELLEN MORTENSEN
Chief Editor
For more than 27 years, Mary Landkamer has made it her business to know other people’s business. This month she will hang up her local historian hat, when she officially retires as Director of the Custer County Historical Museum.
Mary began working at the Custer County Historical Museum in 1983, when the museum was located in the Carnegie Building, just south of Jack & Jill. Prior to that the museum had been housed on the second floor of the Broken Bow State Bank, until the bank was razed. She fell in love with the job immediately, and has dedicated herself to the museum and the people it serves since.
Mary says going to work at the museum gave her an opportunity to connect with the people of Custer County in a unique way. Through the years she became absorbed in learning the history of the area, and in sharing it with those who showed interest.
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