McCook Humane Society

100 South Street

345-2372

Hours: M-F: 2-5

Sat: 12-4

SUNDAY,DEC.29 @ 3:25 P.M.

VS OAKLAND

WALK-IN HOURS

7 AM - 5 PM

MONDAY - FRIDAY

8 AM-10 AM

SATURDAY

NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY

1401 EAST H STREET 344-4110

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MERRY CHRISTMAS All of us at High Plains Radio wish everyone a safe and Merry Christmas. The offices/studios will be closing at noon today and will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday. There will be an Openline program on Thursday and Friday but no Newsflash Wednesday-Friday. The offices will reopen at 8 a.m. on Fri-day.

TRACKING SANTA AROUND THE GLOBE It's time to start tracking Santa's trip around the globe. The government's Santa tracker — run by the North American Aerospace Defense Command — has been live since Dec. 1, with a digital connection to the North Pole and Santa's Village. The agency will be tracking Santa for the 64th year using sat-ellites and radar. Google has a similar interactive feed up. The technology giant has tracked Santa’s journey around the world since 2004, and has estimated that his trek will last 25 hours this year, starting in Russia at 5 a.m. ET on Christmas Eve.

STOCK MARKET RISING Experts see the stock market rising during the final days of 2019 and into early next year – an event known as the Santa Claus rally, which is expected to begin Tuesday. Since 1969, the Standard & Poor’s 500 index has averaged a gain of 1.3% over the "Santa Claus rally" period (the last five trading sessions of the year and the first two trading days of the new year), according to the Stock Trader's Almanac. For those sav-ing for retirement, the rally typically doesn’t provide hefty gains for the long haul. Investors, however, are poised to see a lift in their stock market portfolios on the back of easing U.S. recession fears, de-escalating trade tensions and strong con-sumer spending. That's a positive sign for the broader market heading into 2020, analysts say.

BECOMING A REALITY Several years ago, a $15-an-hour minimum wage was the pipe dream of a national coalition of striking fast-food work-ers. Now, it’s increasingly becoming a reality across the coun-try, with significant gains expected in 2020. The number of cit-ies and counties with at least a $15 pay floor is set to double next year to 32, as Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and South San Francisco, along with about a dozen other California cities, adopt the benchmark, according to a report by the National Employment Law Project provided exclusively to USA TODAY. They’ll join cities such as New York, Seattle and San Francisco that are already members of the $15 club. More broadly, 24 states and 48 cities and counties will raise their minimum wages in 2020 – a record 72 jurisdictions, the worker advocacy group’s study says. Most will occur on or about Jan. 1.

STOCKS

DOW 96.44 TO 28,551.53

NASDAQ 20.694 TO 8.945.65

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TUESDAY DECEMBER 24, 2019

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NEW YEARS EVE The Veterans of

Comedy HEADLINER

WILL C. with Jamie Cambell and Tai Fu Panda

Tuesday December 31 8:00pm

at the Oberlin American Legion

(114 South Rodehaver)

Tickets are $15 just the show $20 at the door

Contact Dave Bose @ 785-475-8664

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The HAWK Sponsored by Koch Seed and Agronomy

McCook Humane Society

100 South Street, 345-2372

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

CHRISTMAS FACT

During World War II, the Bicycle playing card company made decks

of cards and gave them to the prisoners of war in Germany with hidden escape routes revealed when the cards were soaked in water as Christmas presents.

SPORTS Two McCook Community College volleyball players were named to the

Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska college team over the weekend and

three MCC freshmen received honorable mention Sophomore libero and

co-captain Kiera Barr (Granby, Colo.) along with freshman outside hitter

Fernanda Canedo (Cochabamba, Boliva) were named to the first team

and three freshmen received honorable mention in middle blockers

Kallie Cathcart (Holly, Colo.) and Jayceea Hanson (McCook), and setter

Heiata Tauota, (Nantes, France). Kiera Barr, led all players in the south

region with 640 digs and was second with 4.89 digs per set. She fin-

ished 11th in the nation with that dig total among the players from 100

Division I NJCAA schools. Barr played in 37 matches and also had 111

assists and 34 service aces – both totals in the top 15 in the south. She

was named to the All-Region IX South team and the All-Region IX Tour-

nament team. Fernanda Canedo (5-9 outside hitter) was also named to

the All-Region IX South and All-Region IX tournament teams. She led

MCC with 429 kills, second most in the south division (15th most in the

nation). She averaged 3.30 kills per set, and had 1,216 total attacks on

the season, totals which ranked third and second in the division.

Canedo had 33 service aces, 434 digs, 22 solo blocks, and scored 504

points on the year – all totals which ranked in the top 10 for players in

the Region IX South.

Registraction for the MAC Attack Youth Basketball Tournament contin-

ues. There are openings in Boys and Girls 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th

Grade divisions for the January 25th event. Early Registrations closes

on January 5, 2020. After that, the registration fee increases from $125

to $145 per team until registration closes on January 17, 2020. If you

haven’t already submitted your registration and payment, please do so

while there is still space available. Follow the instructions at the link to

the MAC Attack Registration Form to register. If you have questions,

please call Brian Obert at 308-362-7560.

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