Stories from Tuesday, November 22, 2011

The family of Earl and Cindy Roberts of McCook, Nebraska is requesting a card shower in honor of the couples 40th wedding anniversary. They were married Nov. 27, 1971, in Lakewood, Colorado. Their children include Christy and Travis Lindsay and Amy and Bryce Evans, all of McCook, Dennis and Rachiell Roberts of Ogden, Utah, Michael Roberts of Lincoln, Nebraska and eight grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 506 East 2nd, McCook, NE 69001...

Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman congratulated Hitchcock County Public Schools during a ceremony Monday morning as one of 304 American "Blue Ribbon School" award recipients. The U.S. Department of Education National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes schools where students achieve at very high levels, where students attain and maintain high academic goals. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- "BIG RIVER" by Rogers & Hammerstein is the Southwest Nebraska Community Theatre Association's 2012 Musical. Performances are set for March 18, 23, 24, and 25. Auditions are at the high school auditorium Monday, Dec. 5, 7-9 p.m., and Tuesday, Dec. 6, 7-9 p.m. This musical can host a cast of 30 plus characters and auditions will be open to all ages. Rehearsals begin in January...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Two McCook City Councilmen could be stepping down amid revelations that a Nebraska statute makes it unlawful for them to continue to hold office after being convicted of a crime. The pair, Councilman Shane Hilker and Councilman Aaron Kircher, have been advised to abstain from voting while City Attorney Nate Schneider researches the situation...

Too many of us look like the "Target" lady in her red sweat suit, hyperventilating over advertising and getting in shape to take on the crowd on "Black Friday," the day after Thanksgiving when big retail stores hope to meet their sales projections for the year...

It appears that the weather man is going to smile on us with clear skies and warm temperatures for Thanksgiving this week. I'm a thinkin' that we in Southwestern Nebraska have much to be thankful this season. The fall crops are mostly in the bin and reports are of a good harvest. ...

The local, state and national news has been filled with reports and outrage in regard to the Penn State child sexual abuse nightmare involving Jerry Sandusky and those who failed to protect many children. It has been interesting to listen to the input in regard to this case and the disbelief that something of this magnitude could be kept such a secret for so many years...

Thanksgiving! A beautiful time of the year to count our many, many blessings that we all have. We feel blessed (besides our personal blessings) that we live in McCook, a wonderful place in which to live and raise a family. McCook has many things for which we can be thankful, including our many churches, a great school system, a junior college, a complete library, a beautiful museum, a huge hospital, a clinic with many doctors and nurses plus several specialists coming from other hospitals, a new armory for the National Guard, a daily newspaper, an airport, an abundance of downtown businesses privately owned, the Kiplinger arena for many activities, a wonderful YMCA with activities for all ages, well-kept parks, swimming pools, two sale barns for area farmers to use and others too many to name.. ...

As Thanksgiving time rapidly approaches, we should all be thankful for our many blessings. Thousands of communists, insurgents, terrorists and others have been killed dead. Business leadership and entrepreneur classes have been started. Top-notch intellectuals in government and education are working hard around the clock inventing new ideas to solve our energy and financial problems...

ST PAUL, Minnesota -- CHS Inc., the nation's leading cooperative, announced today it has contributed $80,000 to support the development of the Plant Physiology Laboratory within the newly constructed Education Center at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, Curtis, Nebraska...

DODGE CITY, Kan. -- The McCook Community College women's basketball team has seen good news and bad news early in the 2011-12 season. The Indians have won five of eight games, including three wins over quality opponents, according to head coach Benjamin Smith. But the MCC women have suffered a rash of injuries, including season-ending injuries to two of the team's leading players...

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. -- The McCook Community College men's basketball team enjoyed a successful weekend at the Western Nebraska Community College Classic. The Indians split a pair of tournament games played Nov. 18-19 at WNCC in Scottsbluff. MCC dropped an 86-82 decision to a tough College of Eastern Utah squad in action Friday, Nov. 18. The Indians came back with a 100-65 romp Saturday, Nov. 19, over Buckley (Colo.) Air Force Base...

It was a season of big plays for the 2011 McCook High School football team. The most recent Bison edition finished with a 10-1 record with an 11th consecutive appearance in the Class B state playoff quarterfinals. McCook suffered its only loss, a 28-24 setback to Adams Central, in the second round of the playoffs at Weiland Field Nov. 4...