Stories from Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Gerald Eugene Disney Jan. 28,1940 - Dec. 17, 2019 McCOOK, Neb. — Gerald Eugene Disney, age 79, of McCook, formerly of Arapahoe, Neb., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019, at the Kearney Regional Hospital in Kearney, Neb. He was born on Jan. 28, 1940, on a farm four miles west of Hendley, Neb., to Raymond E. and Edith E. (Hokanson) Disney...

McCOOK, Neb. — A chain reaction of goodness and Christmas spirit will ensure that about 440 kids will have presents under their Christmas trees on Christmas morning. The "Tree of Love" program coordinated by the Family Resource Center in McCook is marking its 10th year, and each year, the generosity of sponsors and donors warms the heart of FRC director Kathy Haas...

Cambridge, Neb. -- Pinpoint has announced that current CEO Michael Urdahl has elected to retire at end of the year. Urdahl was named CEO in January 2016 and has served in the capacity of corporation President as well as presided as manager over Pinpoint’s e-Care Nevada and Zona Communications projects and was a key facilitator in the sales of these companies. ...

Four-year-old Dean Sailors tries to tickle a smile out of serious-minded little brother, 5-month-old Devin, as the boys and their parents, Natasha and Derek Sailors of McCook, visited Santa Claus Saturday afternoon at the Museum of the High Plains in downtown McCook...

Olivia Cappel of McCook says the "true meaning of Christmas" is the generosity and love exhibited by people who have donated gifts, money and food to the Christmas project she coordinated to give gifts to children of families in need. Because of the people who supported her social media project, Olivia writes that the families she is helping "don’t have to worry about not having presents under their tree, or not having a nice Christmas dinner." She continued, "Love, kindness, generosity, compassion, understanding. ...

Tonight is Christmas Eve. It is family time. Many gathered from far and wide. Tradition has it to attend services at your family’s church. A special evening meal, my family favored oyster stew. It is a quiet time to enjoy each other’s company. Some people open the Christmas presents but our family tradition reserves that big moment for Christmas morning. Nevertheless it is family time telling stories of wonderful memories along with reading scripture...

The late Gazette editor Jack Rogers, stationed in Alaska during the Cold War, told of at least one incident that would have resulted in court martial, had higher-ups been aware or not looked the other way. It seems American military personnel and their sworn enemies from the USSR were not opposed to occasional fraternization, meeting on the frozen Bering Sea to exchange pleasantries and not a small amount of authentic Russian vodka for some type of U.S. brew...