McCook Daily Gazette: Features

McCook students try hand at songwriting craft (02/06/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- McCook, Nebraska, Junior High students learned about "the rule of 2's," when they wrote a song with "Arts across Nebraska" performers Susan Werner and Trina Hamlin during a school workshop Jan. 30. "After two lines, do something different," Werner told students. " ... create asymmetry ... something not the same."...

Baumfalk 75th anniversary (01/27/12)
McCOOK Nebraska -- After 75 years of marriage, Robert and Dorothy Baumfalk of McCook have just about seen it all. Dust storms, crop failures, the birth and death of children, the Baumfalk's have survived it all, one day at a time. Making it to 75 years is not for sissies, Dorothy said...

Healthy, hearty comfort food (01/27/12)
Family Features During the short days and cold nights of winter, many of us crave comfort foods. Unfortunately, the rich dishes we usually think of tend to be low in nutrition and packed with fat and calories. Well, take heart. It's possible to enjoy satisfying dishes that are tasty, hearty and nutritious...

Super swaps, small changes make a big difference (01/20/12)
Family Features One of the easiest ways to make better-for-you recipes is to swap out some ingredients. In these recipes, mayo, high-calorie dressings and heavy sauces get swapped out for creamy guacamole or flavorful fat-free salsas. Swaps like these make it easy to enjoy your favorite recipes even when you're cutting back on fat and calories...

High prices send more to the McCook Pantry (01/17/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- With high food prices squeezing wallets, more people than ever are showing up at the Food Pantry. Dorothy Henton, Pantry coordinator, said approximately 1,500 more people were served in 2011 than in 2010. Numbers showed that the Pantry gave out food to 3,146 households last year, that fed 10,106 people. In 2010, 2,761 visited the Pantry, with 8,763 people helped...

New Year's Baby -- Champion miss wins prize for 2012 (01/13/12)
CHAMPION, Nebraska -- She was early -- 18 days ahead of her due date. But she was also late -- seven days late for a traditional "New Year's Baby." But that's what pretty, petite Jacelyn Josephine Baker is -- the McCook Daily Gazette's first baby of 2012...

Classes help put WEC offenders in new position (12/23/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Gerri Jardine of McCook, Nebraska, knows it was yoga that saved her from the troubles facing so many teens and about-to-be teens in the late 1960s. Her family's troubles at home ... a social behavior free-for-all waiting just outside. She was a young girl who could have become overwhelmed by both...

Big holiday flavor (12/23/11)
Family Features You've heard of big things in small packages. This holiday season, try big flavor in small bites paired with excellent wine. The latest trend in holiday hosting ties together hearty hors d'oeuvres with carefully selected wine samplings. Pairing small bites with different varietals not only complements flavor, it also makes your gourmet appetizer experience something guests will remember well into the New Year...

After 57 years, homemaker club calls it quits (12/21/11)
LORRI SUGHROUE McCook Daily Gazette McCOOK, Nebraska - Nita Malleck, a charter member of the Merry Mrs. club, still remembers what she learned 57 years ago at the club's first meeting. It was how to fold a fitted sheet. "I don't know why I remember that," Malleck laughed. ...

Rescued from a well -- McCook woman has heart for third-world orphans (12/21/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Despite the cold and the snow and the ice of a typical Nebraska winter, Tenielle Lytle knows deep in her heart just how blessed she is to feel warm and comfortable. Tenielle is home for a short time after a three-month mission trip to the Sheltering Wings orphanage in Burkina Faso, West Africa. "Life is so hard there," she said. "There's no electricity, no running water. Their bathtub is a bucket. Their toilet is a hole in the ground," Tenielle said...

Santa Claus, Santa Claws coming to town (12/19/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Santa Claus and Santa Claws plan many stops in McCook, Nebraska, on Christmas Eve, as many kids and their pets are claiming to have been "very good" this year. Especially during the "howliday season," every dog promises not to piddle on the tree in the living room, or drink dry the water bowl under it (what's it there for anyway?) or eat the candy canes hanging from its branches. ...

Tis the Season, easy recipes for the holidays (12/16/11)
Family Features If time and money are in short supply, use creativity to turn small splurges into celebrations. Here are holiday ideas and recipes that won't break the bank nor leave you exhausted afterwards. Each recipe features an affordable import -- butter and cheeses from Ireland, where cows are grass-fed and milk from small farms is used to make prized dairy products...

Toy Box officials hope there are enough to go around (12/14/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Santa's head elf in McCook, Nebraska, is concerned that some children may go without toys, or have fewer toys, under their Christmas tree this year. Barb Ostrum, who coordinates McCook's annual "Toy Box" gift give-away, and Joan Bass, who coordinates Santa's helper elves from McCook Senior High, are worried that there haven't been as many toys donated to the Toy Box as in past years...

Sweet and Savory Holiday bites (12/09/11)
Family Features A festive party calls for a lively variety of delectable edibles. These recipes give you some sweet and savory choices that will help spread the holiday cheer. Scrumptious bites start with simple, flavorful ingredients -- golden Calimyrna and dark purple Mission figs from California and Jarlsberg cheese. They also make great house gifts, wrapped in a colorful box or presented on a pretty serving dish...

Freezing day off (12/08/11)
I haven't seen this much snow combined with this cold of weather since when we lived in Colorado. Despite the majority opinion, I do love the snow and chilly temperatures. It's December. It should be cold with snow. However, this kind of weather recently reminded me of a morning that happened to me almost 12 years ago now...

Loop Brewing Co. -- old railroad ice house now serves craft beer, pizza (12/07/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- There are few combinations more natural than pizza and beer. It was that thought that brought together Adam Siegfried's pizza and Tyler and Tyler Loop's craft beers -- and ultimately formed the partnership that has become known in McCook, Nebraska, as "Loop Brewing Co."...

A holiday table full of flavor (12/02/11)
Family Features Whether you invite a few friends for cock�tails and snacks, or you're hosting the whole crowd for a holiday meal, add warmth and richness to special dishes with pure maple syrup from Canada. Maple syrup adds more than flavor and sweetness. All-natural pure maple syrup has been shown to be healthier for you than most other sweeteners...

UPS technician qualifies for national competition (11/25/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- One of seven UPS automotive technicians who qualified for and competed in the 2011 "SuperTech" National Technician Skills Competition is the mechanic who keeps trucks moving in and out of the UPS center in McCook, Nebraska. Brian Warren of rural Culbertson, Nebraska, who has worked for UPS in McCook for six years, competed with six other UPS mechanics in the annual "SuperTech" competition hosted by the Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) of American Trucking Associations in Raleigh, North Carolina, in September. ...

Scot vows to return next year to complete transcontinental trek (11/17/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- As a heavy, wet snow fell Wednesday morning on McCook, Nebraska, Don Lennox hit the half-way point of a San Francisco-New York City expedition. At the same time, the Scotsman neared the end of time allotted on his travel visa. Lennox, who sipped hot coffee at the AmPride Cenex gas station in McCook, wasn't too disappointed that his transcontinental trek was nearing an end, however prematurely. ...

Program gives students head start on personal finance (11/17/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- McCook, Nebraska, National Bank President/CEO Brian Esch announced that the bank is sponsoring a new high school program to address the need for training in personal finance among our students. The "financial literacy" curriculum will focus on helping students deal with checking accounts, credit cards and consumer debt. ...

Labor of love -- one-woman newspaper staff gives readers what they want (11/14/11)
INDIANOLA, Nebraska --As small rural communities struggle to keep their identities intact, Mary Marsh of Indianola is doing her part. For the past 17 years, Marsh, along with her husband, Skip, have published the Indianola News for this town of 600...

McCook florist to help decorate White House (11/11/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Laura Ford of McCook is dreaming of a White Christmas -- as in a White House Christmas. Ford is one of about 100 designer/florists who have been chosen as volunteers to help decorate the White House for the holidays. "It's a florist's dream, to have the opportunity to decorate at the nation's capitol," Ford said. "It's such a honor."...

Smart snacking tips (11/11/11)
Family Features If you want to lose weight or maintain weight loss this winter, choose smart snacks that will satisfy your taste buds without sabotaging your goals. Low-fat dairy is one great option recommended by the USDA. It's a good source of protein that can help keep you fuller longer while providing calcium and important nutrients...

Southwest Nebraska Development Network enjoys tour of Benkelman (11/04/11)
BENKELMAN, Nebraska -- General manager Randall J. Raile explained a small segment of the complex wiring systems that support the telecommunications, Internet, cable television and computer sales, support and wiring services provided by BWTelcom, "a small mom-and-pop company" that started with telephone services in Benkelman (Nebraska) in 1944...

Intruder drill: Authorities train for dangerous possibilities (11/04/11)
CONNIE JO DISCOE Regional Editor McCOOK, Nebraska -- The gun wasn't real. The stand-off wasn't real. But the possibility was. McCook police officers and McCook Public Schools officials participated in drills at the schools this week, staging "an intruder" or "intruders" who threatened staff and students...

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