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MCC women roll into holiday break with big victory
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/11)
The McCook Community College women's basketball team didn't get caught looking forward to a break over the Thanksgiving holiday in the Wednesday, Nov. 23 game with Trinidad State (Colo.) Junior College. The MCC women put together a complete game to defeat the visitors, 74-51, in action at True Hall gym on the McCook campus... -
MCC men earn two wins in Thanksgiving tournament
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/11)
McCook Community College head men's basketball coach Brandon Lenhart didn't have any trouble getting his team's attention at halftime of its Saturday, Nov. 26 MCC Thanksgiving Classic tournament game with Ft. Carson (Colo.) Military Base. A flurry of 3-point baskets helped the Colorado Army base squad erase a 20-point McCook lead. But the host Indians -- apparently inspired by Lenhart's halftime "chat" -- caught fire in the second half to claim a 101-86 victory... -
Success of family movies should send a message
(Editorial ~ 11/28/11)
The vampires took the lead in pulling in moviegoers over the long Thanksgiving weekend, but far more money was made by studios catering to families, according to box office receipts. The latest "Twilight" saga sold enough tickets to raise $42 million this weekend ($221 million for the last two weeks) to lead, but families filled seats for the next four slots, The Muppets with $29.5 million, Happy Feet Two with $13.4 million, Arthur Christmas with $12.7 million and Hugo, with $11.4 million. ...
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Generous community
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/28/11)
Generous community Dear Editor, I want to thank this community for the great support they have given to my Adopt a Chaplain project which sends boxes to our troops in Orgun-E Afghanistan. These were the large flat rate boxes that hold lots of goodies for our troops...
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Coming to Red Willow County in 1872
(Column ~ 11/28/11)
Though there was little or no fighting by Union and Confederate troops in Nebraska during the Civil War, this territory played an important part in the political climate of the nation at that time. There was great debate in Congress over the merits of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, under which new states coming into the Union from the Kansas-Nebraska Territory were to decide by popular vote whether or not slavery would be permitted... -
Lyle Dean Gamblin
(Obituary ~ 11/28/11)
He was born Nov. 20, 1933 in Ludell,Kansas. Services are pending with Pauls Funeral Home in Oberlin.
