Stories from Friday, November 28, 2003

With a little help from our friends and neighbors, one of McCook's nicest holiday traditions is going strong after more than half a century. The tradition -- which has delighted children since the 1940s -- is Santa Claus Lane. Started as a labor of love by W.K. ...

By the time this goes to press, the soles of your shoes are likely worn down, your credit card is nearing its' limit and your patience ran out two hours ago as you searched in vain for those perfect Christmas gifts. Even with all the hours you put in earlier today on the first "official" day of Christmas shopping, you are nowhere complete. ...

OMAHA -- Sean Michael Denton, 17, died Tuesday (Nov. 25, 2003) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha due to a motor vehicle accident. He was born Dec. 20, 1985, to David G. and Michelle (Rief) Denton in Peoria, Ill. The family made their home in many communities in Nebraska and Illinois. He was a senior at Alma High School in Alma...

YUBA CITY, Calif. -- Dottie Doreen (Burnham) Barbour, 76, died Nov. 20, 2003, in Yuba City, Calif. She was born Jan. 10, 1927, in St. Francis. She was raised in McCook and she graduated from McCook High School. She was a secretary/bookkeeper for Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church in Ashland, Ore...

A proposal to develop a dual hub, single-carrier strategy with a Kearney group to deliver air service to Kansas City as well as Denver will be considered by the McCook City Council at its regular meeting Monday night. Five officials from the Kearney Air Transportation Committee met with 12 from McCook on Nov. 24 to discuss the proposal...

Several months ago I wrote a column about things to do before dying. It was a general list of things that most people could do without spending money or going anyplace, but would most likely would add quality to their lives. We often get so caught up in our daily routines that we don't take the time to stop and reflect about doing the things that would truly make us happy or the things we could do that might bring a little sunshine into the lives of others...