by Froma Harrop who is from Rhode Islandand is a columnist for Creators Syndicate. Our thanks to Froma for giving her permission to reprint this story. We found this article on www.ruralnebraskaliving.com; a site you should checkout. This website includes information about livable small towns, rural success stories, articles and essays (like the one below), great places to eat, many resources and things to do, all in Southwest Nebraska
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McCook Alumni changing the world…
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A 1975 graduate of McCook Senior High is teaching basic police skills to Iraqi law enforcement officers and utilizing his art talents as well. Tim Monzon was deployed to Kuwait with the U.S. Army Reserve in 2005. While there, he witnessed the need for better law enforcement training in Iraq and returned to that country fol-lowing the end of his tour with the Army Reserves.
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  The start of the new school year is always an exciting time in the halls of MHS.  This fall found the band students even more excited than usual as they got to try on and wear their new marching uniforms for the first time.  The uniforms look very professional and definitely an improvement over the old ones.  The band students would like to thank all of the alumni members who donated so generously to the band uniform fund.  Without your support and help, the uniforms couldn’t have been purchased so quickly.

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  A book about the only Frank Lloyd Wright structure in Nebraska will be published this year.  It will include photographs by John Altberg ’69, an architectural photographer, and Donald Morgan ‘69 who based his 1964 University of Nebraska thesis on the building. In the 70’s the building was going to be torn down because no one would buy it.  Now it is owned by Van and Jan Korell.  The book will include the concept, design and construction of the structure from its beginning through next four owners.

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Our nations attention was focused on Washington D.C.January 20 as Barack Obama was sworn in as our countrys 44thpresident. The historic inauguration of our countrys first African-American President attracted as many as 1.5 million people who came to watch the festivities in person. With a crowd that huge, its not surprising that there might be a few MHS grads in attendance. But what is surprising is the number of our alumni who attended or were actually part of the ceremony.
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Heads up! Get your thinking caps on! Beginning this fall and up until January, the Bison Alumni Newsletter will be transitioning to a new director. Our present director, Cheri Myers Beckenhauer 64, will be turning over the reins, after 18 years, to a new person who has yet to be found!
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The Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival enters its 13th year of bringing the nation’s most revered performers to the stage of the Historic Fox Theater. Returning this year is featured teller Bil Lepp, a five-time champion of the West Virginia Liar’s Contest. His outrageous, humorous tall-tales and witty stories have earned the appreciation of listeners of all ages and from all walks of life. Though a champion liar, his hilarious, insightful stories often contain morsels of truth which shed light on subjects such as politics, religion, death, relationships, and human nature.
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Plans are progressing for the McCook High School All-Class Reunion July 2-5, 2010 and there will be something for everyone, including a new website.  Those who log on to www.mccook2010.com can request the password on-site and webmaster Mathew Winder ‘07 will email the recipient the required password and enter the person on the database. The Website includes several pages, including a message forum, classmate profiles and an “In memory” page. The reunion schedule and on-line pre-registration for the reunion will also be available as the information becomes available. On your first visit to this website, please click on the “Please Read First” on the left side menu bar. It will help you navigate the website.  To keep things lively at the all-class reunion, several events are being planned, such as sporting events, a pancake feed, and fireworks display. Individual class reunions will also take place. But we need your help in order to schedule other events to see if there’s enough participation. These include:

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Improvements in the neighborhood.
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Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!

Thank you to the following people for donations of TIME OR MONEY to this volume of the Newsletter. If names have been inadvertently missed, please send a note to us and we will get it in the next letter.

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We express our condolences to the families of these alumni. If you wish to send condolences, please feel free to contact the class representative of these people. You may read more information about many of these deaths on-line at www.mccookgazette.com
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All gifts given “In Memory” or “In Honor” of someone are directed to the “Insuring the Future” fund. Donations are tax deductible and those over $35 receive a receipt from the Nebraska Community Foundation. Over 100 volunteers work to get the newsletter to you twice a year. The ITF fund pays for the Assistant Director’s salary which makes the newsletter a reality. Send donations to: Bison Alumni Newsletter, 700 West 7th, PO Box 665, McCook. Make checks payable to McCook Community Foundation. Please designate “Insuring the Future” or “In Memory of:” or “In Honor of: etc.”
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The McCook Educational Foundation is a non-profit organization created as a source of support to enhance educational opportunities for students at McCook Public Schools. Anyone wishing to contribute to this organization or needing more information should contact Al Cuellar at acuellar@swnebr.net or 308-345-2393.

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Do you believe it? Who is married? You must be kidding! :)

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Objective: To create an original logo for use as a U.S.P.S. Cancellation Stamp and on multiple types of promotional items for the Bison 2010 All School Reunion in McCook July 2-5, 2010.

Entry Deadline: February 1, 2009.

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Anybody who was a student at McCook Junior High during the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, or 80’s knew Bob Backer. He spent 37 years in our school system, primarily as the junior high principal, retiring from that position in 1987. Bob was acknowledged as a strict disciplinarian by his students, but to his staff and faculty he was known for his ready smile, his quiet laugh, and his love of children. His death on Thanksgiving Day 2006 ended the life of a man who was passionate about offering the best education to his students, whether it was in their studies or activities, to prepare them for life.

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McCook’s popular golfing horse race is being renamed in honor of Ron Coleman, the late, legendary golf coach at McCook High School.

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In 1932, Don Felling ‘46 helped his father Ralph “B.B.” Felling work to build the ballpark that would be known as Eastside Ballpark for the next 24 years. His role, the first time he remembered helping at the young age of five, was to provide the counterbalance weight to the drag his father was pulling to level and prepare the field.

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Words by Mary Austin ‘32

Sung to Music of the day: “Here Comes The Sun”

Music composed by Harry Woods - Sung by Kate Smith

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