Stories from Wednesday, November 23, 2005

The McCook Community College men's basketball team entered the 2005-2006 season with expectations of building on last year's quarterfinal appearance in the Region IX tournament. This year's team returns five sophomores with playing time experience from last year's squad...

The McCook Community College women's basketball team entered this season with high expectations. MCC returns five sophomores with college basketball experience. Eight newcomers joined the MCC basketball program with seven being freshman. There is a lot of excitement around the program explains third year head coach Michelle Orton...

CURTIS -- The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Aggie men's basketball team put another one away in the victory column as they downed a University of Nebraska-Kearney Club team on Monday night by a score of 109-73. NCTA has a 3-3 record going into the Holiday Season...

A pair of Hayes Center graduates playing volleyball this fall at McCook Community College has been named to the Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference all conference team. Sophomore Kayla Laird and freshman Mary Gohl were named to the team, according to MCC coach Jenni McConville...

CHADRON -- Freshman tailback Mark Haag of Indianola has been chosen the outstanding offensive player on the service team at Chadron State College. He was presented a crystal trophy during the Eagles' awards dinner Sunday night. Chadron State coach Bill O'Boyle said Haag continually had an upbeat attitude and always ran hard while emulating the opposing team's primary running back in practices against the Chadron State defense...

Red Willow County's jail study task force will recommend to the McCook City Council that a city-county jail and public safety center -- if approved by voters -- be built at West Tenth and Q in McCook. Locating the county jail, city and county law enforcement offices and the city fire department on the 28 1/2 acres of land offered for sale by Claude Cappel of McCook may become a second-best location, however, if further investigation into another location -- the northwest corner of the Red Willow County fairgrounds -- proves to be more favorable.. ...

Thanksgiving. What a wonderful holiday it is, so singular in purpose yet so magnificent in possibilities. It is so much an American observance, born 384 years ago during feasting by early day Pilgrims. And -- since being declared a national holiday by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 -- it has become steeped in tradition while holding to the never-wavering purpose of giving thanks...

The family of Stan Hamilton is requesting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday. He was born Nov. 26, 1925. His family includes Patty Bell, Mike Hamilton and Ernie Hamilton and families. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 305 E. Third, Apt. 2, McCook, NE 69001...

Remote controls are not just for televisions any more. Electronic instruction, a new technology which uses interactive wireless remote controls, are being established in classrooms across the United States, with both campuses of Mid-Plains Community College implementing the technology this year...

I have a stubborn streak. More than 20 years ago, I wrenched my back lifting a furnace motor out to take it in for repair. The damage wasn't immediately evident, in fact, it didn't show up until the next afternoon, when, waking from an afternoon nap to an insistent knock on the door, I discovered that I was unable to move...