On February 25, 2026, Glenn Cook marks an extraordinary milestone — his 100th birthday. A lifetime that spans a full century, Glenn’s story reflects the resilience, faith, and quiet determination that define so many of the Great Plains’ earliest generations.
Glenn was born on February 25, 1926, on a farm near Culbertson, Nebraska, about five miles from town. His childhood was shaped by both the rhythms of farm life and the hardships of the era. One memory that has stayed with him throughout the decades was the devastating Republican River flood of 1935. The floodwaters swept through Culbertson...
