Stories from Thursday, January 30, 2020

Cambridge's Paige Klumpe (right) and Korynn Clason enjoy hand slaps with teammates as the Trojans finished a 48-27 RPAC semifinal win over Southern Valley Thursday night in Bartley. Class's 21 points led Cambridge but many others contributed to a dominant victory. Cambridge will play Dundy County-Stratton Saturday night at McCook Community College's Graff Events Center in a rematch of the DC-S close win last season. Watch for more details in Friday's Gazette...

McCOOK, Neb. — A field of 52 teams played 78 games in one day during Saturday’s 29th annual Mac Attack youth basketball tournament. The 10 division champions featured teams from nine communities. Only host McCook earned two championships as the Indians won 5th-grade boys and Bison went unbeaten among 6th-grade “B” boys...

As a legislative body, we have introduced an additional 482 bills in this session. The last day of bill introduction was January 23rd. Bill hearings will continue in committees until the last week of February. I would like to discuss a few more bills that I have introduced, all of which will have hearings before the Natural Resource Committee...

Dear Editor, The Night on The Hill event for Hillcrest Nursing Home has taken on a new challenge by moving it to the City Auditorium in order to accommodate The Dueling Pianos by Fun Pianos, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15. The fundraiser gives a currency injection to the Hillcrest Foundation for various projects and employee scholarships. Previously I have addressed our county nursing home as a garden for many souls that need loving care. This comes from personal observation since 1987...

Dear Editor, In the book “Simple Abundance,” Sarah Breathnach tells the reader that “too many of us approach time alone as if it were a frivolous expendable luxury rather than a creative necessity.” Just under the surface, there’s a place a restful reserve where we can experience rejuvenation and where we can sense God’s presence...

In this age of video streaming, podcasts, e-readers and a smart phone in every pocket, is there anything more quaint than the idea of sitting down and reading an old-fashioned printed book? Don’t feel sorry for libraries just yet. When it comes to popularity, they’re leading live music, movies, theater, national or historic parks, museums, casinos and zoos, according to the Gallup organization...

Joan Fay Dike McCOOK, Neb. – Joan Fay Dike, 81, of McCook, died Thursday (Jan. 23, 2020), at Bryan Medial Center in Lincoln, Neb. A Celebration of Life reception is at the McCook Heritage Senior Center on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, from 2 to 6 p.m.

Bernard R. Frakes June 4, 1939 - Jan. 26, 2020 OLYMPIA, Wash. — Bernard R. Frakes, age 80, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, at Providence St. Peter’s Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born in rural Dyke Community in Hitchcock County, Neb., to Raymond W. and Florence E. (Nealeigh) Frakes on June 4, 1939...

ALMA, Neb. — Tied 19-19 at halftime, the Arapahoe Warriors unleashed a strong second half to defeat Southwest, 48-35, in RPAC boys’ consolations on Tuesday. The Warriors earned their third win this season behind 35 points from a junior trio of Cord Frink (17 points), Triston Abraham (11) and Reilley Einspahr (nine)...

ALMA, Neb. — The Southern Valley girls dominated three quarters and fought off No. 1 Alma, 44-36, in other RPAC quarterfinal action Tuesday evening. Senior Grace Hogeland’s 17 points poweed the Eagles into tonight’s RPAC East division title game against Cambridge at Bartley...

Latest results from TJ’s Family Fun Center in McCook as Five Loners climbed above J&L Construction to take second place beelow Burton Well Drilling. Quality Irrigation made a splash, leaping two teams to reach the top five again. Men’s Major Burton Well Drilling 112-38...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College women overcame a slow start Wednesday and turned a three-point halftime lead into a 38-point blowout win over the Doane University JVs, 87-49. “Sometimes these games are tough after playing those competitive games in Region IX against the Western Nebraskas, and Oteros and Trinidads when you factor in how the emotions and energy is high for those games and when you play a non-conference game, it seems like we have the mindset that the preparation doesn’t have to be as high,” MCC coach Brandon Pritchett said. ...

SNYDER, Texas — The McCook Community College softball team opens the season today under first-year coach Kevin Kaalberg, who took over a team that went 29-33 a year ago but made it to the final game of the Region IX Tournament. MCC takes on Western Texas College in a doubleheader starting at noon Thursday and play Vernon College for a pair of games Friday, starting at 11 a.m. All games are in Snyder, Texas...

McCOOK, Neb. — Beating the flu bug has been McCook’s focus while preparing to challenge six teams in Friday’s home wrestling dual invitational at McCook Community College. The Bison only entered five wrestlers into Saturday’s power-packed Lexington Invitational...