Stories from Friday, December 5, 2014

Family Features The holiday season is all about making fun memories. Why not wear some­thing no one will soon forget at your own ugly sweater party? Hosting one is simple -- have everyone show up in the tackiest holiday apparel they can find, whether from their closet, at a thrift store or something they "blinged" on their own...

This information is gathered at the McCook Public Safety Center, the McCook office of the Nebraska State Patrol, the Red Willow County Courthouse, the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office and the McCook Humane Society. Police activity Activity log...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The next Enterprise Kids Academy class will be Friday, Dec. 12, 1-2 p.m., at McCook Community College's Weeth Theater. Children will learn about the history of the Christmas tree and will decorate and take home their own miniature Christmas tree...

Bo Pelini was the head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers for seven years and for all of those years, I've been writing and saying that he was the wrong man for the job. So I'm certainly not disheartened by his dismissal. But some are. I tracked a poll taken this past Wednesday that had over six thousand respondents and it showed those in favor of Pelini's firing at 50.1 percent and those opposed at 49.9 percent. ...

Today's young adults -- millennials age 18-34 -- are less likely to have been married than their counterparts from 1980 and are more likely to live in poverty despite being more likely to have a college degree. Oh, and they're more likely to speak with a foreign accent, having been born somewhere other than the United States...

McCOOK, Neb. -- For the past three months, the spare time of three McCook Community College students were practically "eaten up" by roly polies -- those small bugs you find under landscape timbers and flower pots. Since the semester began in August, these students have spent countless hours observing, recording, feeding, moving and prodding Armadillium vulgare -- also known as roly polies, pillbugs, woodlice, armadillo bugs or potato bugs...

Tacie Fawver, left, of the McCook Area Chamber of Commerce, and Linda Taylor of VK Electronics draw Thursday's winner in the chamber's Countdown to Christmas promotion -- Maria Bieker of McCook, who won $120 in gift certificates to participating merchants. A grand prize winner Dec. 23 will win two nights and four meals at the Lodge Casino in Blackhawk, Colorado. Friday's drawing was held at Loop Brewery; the winner was Jennifer Allen of McCook...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook School Board will go over student enrollment and attendance numbers, as part of the the Nebraska Department of Education "AQuESST" (Accountability for a Quality Education System, Today and Tomorrow), at the regular board meeting Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at the junior high conference room...

Meyer James Persinger Aaron and Sunee Persinger of Denver, Colorado, announce the birth of their son, Meyer James Persinger, born Aug. 4, 2014, in Denver. He weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 19 inches long. He has one brother, Mason, 3. Grandparents are Rick and Cassa Haney of McCook, Nebraska, Lonnie Persinger of Kearney, Nebraska and Kim Persinger of Hastings, Nebraska. ...

75th birthday The family of Harold Potthoff of Trenton, Nebraska, is requesting a card shower in honor of his 75th birthday Dec. 8. His family includes his wife, Pam; daughters, Jennifer Jones of Culbertson,Nebraska, Paula and Chris Sandberg of Stratton, Nebraska and Angela and Joel Barrere of Waleska, Georgia; son, Jon and Bobbi Jo Potthoff of Stratton; and 21 grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 35807 Drive 714, Trenton, NE 69044...

70th Birthday The family of Sandra "Sandy" Novak is hosting a card shower in honor of her 70th birthday Dec. 15. Her children include Sally (Bill) Amador, Steven Path, Amy (Eric) Gydesen, Cindy (David) Dame, Ron (Carmen) Novak, Gerald (Kristi) Novak, Brenda (Doug) Hofman, 13 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. Cards can reach her at 909 West L Street, McCook, Nebraska 69001...

Susan Doak SW Nebraska Genealogy Society McCOOK NEB. -- While researching the McCook Tribune articles on early Christmas celebrations in McCook I kept seeing references to the South McCook Methodist Church. Since I had never heard of that particular church it sparked my interest to continue looking for when and where this church came into existence...