We asked Megan Fryda, director of academic resources and institutional research, to share some of her favorite things about the holiday season. From Christmas tree decorations and childhood memories to food, music and other family traditions, here are some of the things she treasures most about the season: What is your favorite holiday song? “O Holy Night” will always be my favorite. I just love hearing that one, especially when people sing those high notes. I also … [Read more...] about Megan Fryda Christmas: 10-point pitch, sneakers, ‘Silent Night’ in candle-lit church
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Tasha Dunn Christmas: Rudolph, scotcheroo bars, ‘Nuncrackers’ and ‘The Night Before Christmas’
By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – Tasha Dunn and her family have many longtime Christmas traditions. Watching movie classics “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Frosty the Snowman” is near the top. Baking – sugar cookie cutouts with colored frosting, scotcheroo bars and peanut butter cookies with Hershey’s Kisses in the middle – is another. “I love baking with my stepson, Henry, and my husband, Ben,” said Dunn. “I baked with my mom and grandma growing up, so … [Read more...] about Tasha Dunn Christmas: Rudolph, scotcheroo bars, ‘Nuncrackers’ and ‘The Night Before Christmas’
Tim Burkink Christmas: Swedish meatballs, Dewalt drill and ‘Christmas Carol’
By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – Tim Burkink smiles when asked about his childhood memories of Christmas. The son of a longtime grocer, for Burkink the holidays always meant working long hours alongside his dad, Lee, and other family members at Lee’s Market in Scribner. The family-owned grocery store remains a Main Street staple in his hometown, where Burkink’s dad, Lee, still shows up daily to work at age 89. “For me, life was closely tied to the … [Read more...] about Tim Burkink Christmas: Swedish meatballs, Dewalt drill and ‘Christmas Carol’
