McCook Humane Society

100 South Street

345-2372

Hours: M-F: 2-5

Sat: 12-4

SUNDAY OCTOBER 13

3:25 PM VS TENNESSEE

WALK-IN HOURS

7 AM - 5 PM

MONDAY - FRIDAY

8 AM-10 AM

SATURDAY

NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY

1401 EAST H STREET 344-4110

TODAY

Sunny

High

73

WED Fog/Sunny

High

77

TUE

Sunny

High

73

SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS Proposed social studies standards for Nebraska schoolchildren would encourage them to look at history from multiple perspectives. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the draft proposal was written by a group of Nebraska educators and suggests what students should know about, and be able to do, in history, government, civics, geography and economics. If the standards are approved by the Nebraska State Board of Education next month, school districts then must adopt the standards or their own of equal or greater rigor. The standards adopted in 2012 encourage examining history from dif-ferent perspectives. The new proposal emphasizes the importance of understanding different points of view and provides examples to emphasize the point.

PROVIDE HOPE AND HEALING During Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give blood or platelets to provide hope and healing to patients fighting cancer. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women, and more than 268,000 women are expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. In August 2016, Myel Bowers-Smith went to the doctor for what she thought was a breast infection for a mosquito bite after a vacation in Cancun. Instead, she received the devastating diagnosis – she had stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer, a very rare and aggressive breast carcinoma. Bowers-Smith, a U.S. Army veteran, committed to fighting for her life. “Once I began fighting, I knew I had to remain strong,” she said. Her aggressive care plan included five different chemotherapy treatments and steroids. Like many patients with can-cer, Bower-Smith needed multiple blood product transfusions. Cancer patients undergoing surgery and chemotherapy may require red blood cell or platelet transfusions. In fact, more than half of all plate-lets collected by the Red Cross are used by patients with cancer. Af-ter months of grueling treatments, in August 2017, Bowers-Smith celebrated the news that her cancer was in remission. Today, she enjoys sharing her story and encouraging others to be a blessing by donating blood or platelets. “Eligible donors, you have something good – which is your blood. A pint of blood can help save lives.”

NEW RULES WILL INCREASE DEMAND The Trump administration says it plans to implement new rules that will increase demand for ethanol, reversing a decline caused by ex-emptions given to oil refineries. The proposal announced Friday fol-lows months of complaints by Midwest farmers, politicians and the ethanol industry that the federal government’s granting of waivers to refiners had violated federal law and forced some ethanol plants to close. Roughly 40 percent of U.S. corn is used to produce ethanol, so declining demand for the fuel additive can depress prices for the grain. Although the proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Agriculture wouldn’t address the current loss of ethanol demand, it would ensure that beginning in 2020, the govern-ment would comply with a 15-billion-gallon standard already re-quired under federal law.

STOCKS

DOW 372.68 TO 26,573.72

NASDAQ 110.209 TO 7,982.47

WEATHER

MONDAY OCTOBER 7, 2019

Newsflash openline@highplainsradio.net 308-345-5400 www.highplainsradio.net

Monday-Friday KBRL &

The HAWK

Sponsored by Koch Seed and Agronomy

Big Ten Today

Coaches Coffee Club

Saturdays 8a-9a On KICX and KBRL

Sponsored by Community Hospital

Edward Jones Parker Hannifin

Samway Floor Covering & Furniture

Sehnerts Bakery & Bieroc Café

State Farm Linda Maiden

McCook Humane Society

100 South Street, 345-2372

Hours: M-F: 2-5, Sat: 12-4

SPORTS The McCook Bison boys tennis team won their second straight GNAC tournament title Saturday in North Platte. The Bison scored 25 points, eight more than runner-up Columbus. The Lady Bison softball team finished second in the GNAC Tournament in North Platte on Saturday. After wins over Scottsbluff and Hastings, North Platted edged MHS 9-7 in the title game. McCook will face Lexing-ton in the first round of the Class B9 sub-district today in Gothen-burg. The Lady Bison volleyball won two matches at the Twin Cities Invite over the weekend. MHS picked up wins over Burns and Torrington, Wyoming and finished fifth in the consolation bracket. The McCook Community College volleyball team beat Northeastern Junior College Saturday at the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center. The Lady Indians took the 20th ranked Plainswomen in four sets, 25-23, 25-20, 19-25, 25-23. “I just loved the way we played as a team. We served aggressively, passed well hit well and had very few errors,” said MCC Coach Hayley Kobza. “There have been times this year we’ve looked like we are young but today everyone played so well -- even the girls who aren’t play-ing,” Kobza said. “I look down the bench and I love seeing what sort of energy those players bring for their teammates.” Fresh-man Fernanda Canedo, (Cochabamba, Boliva) led MCC with 16 kills.The coach was once again pleased with progression of her three freshman middles in Kallie Cathcart, (Holly, Colo.), Jayceea Hanson, (McCook) and Emily Barr, (Hershey) “I liked most all as-pects of our game,” Kobza said. “I thought our middles played great. We rotate three of them and I kind of make it a challenge for them like ‘if you don’t show up, the next person’s coming in’ and they still cheer each other on and I thought all three did great,” Kobza said

ACROSS 1 Haze 5 Watch chain 8 Fencing sword 12 Opposed 13 Graze (2 wds.) 15 Trying 17 Part of a min. 18 Afternoon drink need 19 Nosh 21 Mood 23 Lamenting poem 26 Near 27 Birthmark 29 Lotion ingredient 30 Perish 32 Alternative (abbr.) 33 Sun's name 34 Stake 36 Italian "dollars" 39 Deciliter 40 Greets 42 Element evoking pity 44 Type of music 45 Compels 47 Fled 49 Just beginning to exist 52 Ribwort 54 Soft 55 Blend 56 Container 57 Leg joint

DOWN 1 Sail's need 2 Colon 3 Belt 4 Tie clip 5 Fiesta 6 Klutz 7 Energy unit 8 Emergency room 9 Light colors 10 East southeast 11 Escudo 14 Satisfaction 16 Angry 20 Wing 22 Spring flower 24 Wisdom (2 wds.) 25 Yowl 26 Eden dweller 28 Shooting from a plane 31 Forever 35 Terminal abbr. 37 On top 38 Scream 41 Skewer 43 Large water body 46 Eye infection 47 Revolutions per minute 48 Brew 50 Apprehend 51 Central Intelligence Agency 53 Neodymium (abbr.)

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and

listen. ~Winston Churchill~

LAND OF THE FREE

BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE

TODAY’S PUZZLE HOME OF BISON SPORTS FOR 42 YEARS!

Saturday, October 12th 7-10 p.m

“STRINGS ATTACHED” With Brett Alan & Angie Reiners

BEER GARDEN St. Patrick parking lot

Sunday October 13th 12-4 p.m.

FALL FESTIVAL

Rock Wall, Silent & Live Auctions, Bounce

Houses. Petting Zoo, Mule Rides, Carnival

Games, Snack Shack, Sit Down Dinner, Face

Painting, BINGO, Pumpkin Painting, Raffle.

45th Annual

McCook’s ST. PATRICK

FALL FESTIVAL

S L I M B E G S O D

I O W A H I V E A P E

B O O N E D A M F E B

T A P E D C E N T

O C C U L T E S P

F L E A B A G T U S H

F A D I D A H O T O O

N E B N B Y W A Y O F

E O S B E R E F T

A C A D M A R D I

N Y C S A R I V I S E

O A R B R E D E C O N

N N E E T A R E N D

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14

15 16 17

18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29

30 31 32 33

34 35 36 37 38 39

40 41 42 43

44 45 46

47 48 49 50 51

52 53 54

55 56 57

www.CrosswordWeaver.com