Archive - Jan 2011
Thursday (02/10/2011)
GIRLS
Mullen 51, Hyannis 31
Sandhills/Thedford 48, Arthur County 14
BOYS
Mullen 69, Hyannis 38
Sandhills/Thedford 74, Arthur County 61
Friday (02/11/2011)
GIRLS
Ansley 44, South Loup 22
Arcadia 51, Elba 29
Cody-Kilgore 41, Sandhills/Thedford 37
Cozad 28, Broken Bow 17
Litchfield 48, Anselmo-Merna 44 OT
Sargent 67, North Loup-Scotia 60 OT
SEM 43, Overton 24
BOYS
Arcadia 53, Elba 9
Broken Bow 60, Cozad 51
Litchfield 45, Anselmo-Merna 43
Overton 64, SEM 39
Sandhills/Thedford 53, Cody-Kilgore 44
Sargent 42, North Loup-Scotia 32
January 28th
Thursday (01/27/2011)
GIRLS--
Ansley 25, North Central 20
Pleasanton 36, South Loup 32
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 49, Amherst 48
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Cozad 44, Broken Bow 27
Minden 76, Gothenburg 22
SANDHILLS CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Brady 51, Sandhills/Thedford 36
Mullen 48, Cody-Kilgore 42
BOYS--
North Central 41, Ansley 37
Pleasanton 66, South Loup 52
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 54, Amherst 30
SANDHILLS CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Mullen 61, Cody-Kilgore 59
Sandhills/Thedford 61, Brady 49
January 27th
Julie Ann Phelps was born Aug. 21, 1958, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Charles and Doris Goodner. Her family moved from Idaho back to Nebraska, living in various cities until 1972, when they made Merna their permanent home.
She graduated from Anselmo-Merna High School in 1977, and was wed in that same year. Julie proceeded to have four children over the next eight years.
After divorcing in 1990, Julie was remarried to Irvin Phelps in 1994. The family lived for a short time in Anselmo, then moved to the Phelpsâ family farm just North of Anselmo.
Elsie Mae Jensen, 83, of Broken Bow passed away Jan. 18, 2011, at Jennie Melham Hospital in Broken Bow.
Funeral services were Friday Jan. 21, 2011 in the United Methodist Church in Broken Bow with the Rev. Todd Karges and the Rev. Larry DeMoss Officiating. Burial was in the Broken Bow Cemetery with Govier Brothers Mortuary of Broken Bow in charge of the arrangements. Memorials have been established to the Broken Bow Chamber Beautification Fund, the Custer County Children's Fund, or the Donor's Choice.
Bennie Rex Ostrand, age 80 of Mason City, died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, at his home.
Memorial funeral services were Wednesday, Jan. 26, in the First Baptist Church in Kearney, with the Rev. David Harder and the Rev. Stan Murdoch officiating. A private burial service was at the Basin Cemetery south of Mason City. Memorials will be decided by the family at a later date.
Bennie R. Ostrand was born Nov. 7, 1930, to Benjamin and Florence (Peck) Ostrand at his grandparent's home in Mason City. He passed away at his home, the family farm/ranch south of Ansley, Jan. 22.
Gretchen E. Boyles, age 79 of Mason City, died Jan.19, 2011, at the Jennie Melham Hospital in Broken Bow. Funeral services were Jan. 24, in the Mason City Baptist Church with the Rev. John Lewis and Rev. Bill Ragan officiating. Burial was in the Fort McPherson National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Mason City EMTâs or the Baptist Church in Mason City.
Gretchen E. Boyles was born Sept. 29, 1931, in Mason City, to Ray and Addie (Wright) Taylor. She attended school and graduated from Mason City High School in 1949.
Martelle Anita Ritz, 93 of Twin Falls, Idaho, passed away Jan. 7, 2011, at Bridgeview Estates in Twin Falls.
Martelle was born April 7, 1917, in Westerville, the daughter of Henry Giles and Margaret (Metta) Boeltz Giles. She grew up and attended schools in Nebraska. Martelle furthered her education at the Kearney State Teachers College and taught school in a one-room school house for seven years.
Geraldine Frances (Smith) Russell, 92, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, in Peoria, Ariz.
Retired from California State Service, she was born in Broken Bow, March 18, 1918, and was a graduate of Broken Bow High School. She attended Hastings Business College and for a time worked in Broken Bow and Kearney, before the family moved to Sacramento, Calif.
By
Deborah McCaslin, Publisher
The weathermen started out saying it would be scattered flurries. The next thing we knew, central Nebraska was in an all out weather watch, and the snows came, and so did the wind.
For two days, emergency personnel answered the calls.
âThere were so many accidents, we wouldnât even get one completed before the call came to answer another,â said Custer County Sheriff Dan Osmond.
And it wasnât a staffing issue, everyone on call Tuesday was working.
âIt usually takes one good storm for folks to remember how to drive in the snow. This last week I think they started all over.â
By
Deborah McCaslin, Publisher
âąLegislative proposal includes the moving of legal notices to the Internet.
Dear readers,
You, as a citizen of a democracy have the right to know. You have a right to know how your elected officials conduct business on your behalf.
You as a citizen of Nebraska are in danger of losing that transparency. This newspaper contains a very important section called âPublic Noticesâ or Legals. This is where our elected officials are required, by law, to publically
