Stories from Friday, November 22, 2002

An emotional Stuart Frazier (center) hugs "The Crutch Brothers," Jeff Holthus (left) and Spencer Walter, who both suffered leg and ankle injuries in the Aurora playoff game last week. Coach Jeff Gross (below, left) and Senior Amanda King, Bison mascot, get into the swing of things at Thursday's downtown pep rally. ...

Whether you need a little help completing that "honey-do" list or just a day or two to get away from it all, the Community Hospital Health Foundation's Evening for Hospice may be the place to find exactly what you've always needed. The annual event is scheduled to begin Sunday evening, 6 p.m., at the Coppermill Restaurant...

The McCook Area Chamber of Commerce has released some holiday season news for the Southwest Nebraska area. The chamber, in cooperation with AmFirst Bank, First Central Bank and McCook National Bank, are offering Christmas cash loans at zero percent for six months. Loans can be made for $300 to $10,00 with approved credit...

As a memento of the McCook Bison's 2002 season, the players and coaches have autographed printing plates used for the full page poster produced by the McCook Daily Gazette. The poster features a phtograph taken by the Gazette's award-winning photographer, Connie Jo Discoe. ...

The Red Willow County Area Ministerial Association has put together a Community Thanksgiving program for Wednesday evening, 7 p.m., at the McCook High School Auditorium. Several churches have combined talent and resources to bring the community together in an hour-long service of thanksgiving...

Talk about fun! Talk about excitement! Thanks to the mighty Bison, this week has been both sweet and thrilling, surpassing all but the most extraordinary of events in McCook history. Since the red-and-white rolled to a convincing semi-final victory over...

Earlier this week, my friend and I received our weekly helping of trash TV by watching the season finale of The Bachelor. The man at the center of the show was deciding between the final two women up for grabs (and he liked to literally grab them, grab them a lot) and we pondered a variation on the show: Would a show centered around a single woman choosing from 25 men be as successful?...