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Thursday, September 29, 2005 – Alliance Times-Herald
ANNIVERSARY, WEDDING
Pumpkin King Hopes To Break
His Own Largest Pumpkin Record
Courtesy Photo
Silver Anniversary
HEMINGFORD — Cheryl Krejci was married to Doug
Armstrong Oct. 4, 1980, at the United Methodist Church at
Hemingford.
They will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with a
card shower hosted by their children, Chad and Erin
Armstrong of Alliance, Dane Armstrong of Tulsa, Okla., and
Trace Armstrong of Hemingford.
Cards may be sent to the couple at P.O. Box 983, Hemingford, NE 69348-0983.
OMAHA — Nebraska’s giant pumpkin king is hoping
to soon top his own state
record of 770.5 lbs. set last
year.
Omahan Blase Biga has a
pumpkin in his back yard
that very well may break that
record.
“It (the pumpkin) has a 13foot circumference and its estimated weight is well over
800 lbs. If it goes heavy, it
may go over 900 lbs.,” Biga
said. Weights are estimated
based upon measurements
taken on over 500 giant
pumpkins each year around
the world.
Biga encourages other people who enjoy pumpkins and
gardening to try to grow heir
own giant pumpkins. :It’s a lot
of fun to see how big they can
get, and makes for a nice
spectacle at Halloween,” Biga
added.
Last year Biga donated his
record pumpkin to the elephants at the Henry Doorly
Zoo, and plans to do the same
this year.
“I had read on the internet
that elephants like to eat
pumpkin, so just called them
(Henry Doorly Zoo) up, and
they were thrilled to get it,”
stated Biga.
For people wanting to grow
giant pumpkins, Biga plans to
give away 100 seeds from his
giant pumpkin on a first
come, first served basis
through the Heartland Giant
Pumpkin Growers Association, www.hgpga.org and click
on the “Free Seeds” link.
He also plans to make
seeds available for purchase.
AHS Alum,
La’James Grad
FREMONT — Laura
Daniels, daughter of Gary
and Michelle Daniels of Alliance, has
completed
the Cosmetology
course
and has
graduated
from La’
James InDANIELS
ternational
College.
Daniels, a 2004 graduate
of Alliance High School (AHS),
is planning to continue her
training with the Barber program at La’ James.
There is a very easy way to
return from a casino with a
small fortune: go there with a
large one.
— Jack Yelton
Courtesy Photo
Mr. And Mrs. Todd Kinsey
F O RT COLLINS, Colo. — Ann Swesey, daughter of Gerald
and Judy Swesey of Alliance, was married to Todd Kinsey, son
of Richard and Holly Kinsey of Florence, Colo., on Jan. 28, in
the Evangelical Free Church at Fort Collins.
The maid of honor was Jenny Nace, friend of the bride.
Bridesmaids were Jeanette Davidson, friend of the bride,
Toni Kinsey, sister of the groom, and Lindsey Stutzman, cousin
of the bride.
Greg Owens, friend of the groom. served as the best man.
Groomsmen were Anthony Rock, Brad Acre and Ryan Nelson, friends of the groom.
Vern Swesey, brother of the bride, was the head usher.
A reception at the church followed the ceremony.
The couple resides at Fort Collins.
Today is Thursday, Sept.
29, the 272nd day of 2005.
There are 93 days left in the
year.
Today’s Highlight
In History:
On Sept. 29, 1978, Pope
John Paul I was found dead
in his Vatican apartment just
over a month after becoming
head of the Roman Catholic
Church.
Courtesy Photos
SHARING MEMORIES — Mabel Hashman, above left,
sorts through part of her button collection as others are displayed
on the table on their original cards at Sandhills Samaritan Assisted Living. Some of the buttons in the 55-year collection had
prices ranging from two to nine cents. The button collection, Linda Oak’s M&M collection, upper right, Bonnie Tragesser’s cup
and saucer collection, lower right, and Judy Marchant’s Richard
Simmons NaNa’s family dolls were displayed in honor of National Assisted Living Week, Sept. 11-17.
TOMLIN
AHS Alum,
Welseyan Royalty
Today’s Birthdays:
Movie director Michelangelo Antonioni is 93. Actress
Lizabeth Scott is 83. Actor
Steve Forrest is 81. Actress
Anita Ekberg is 74. Actor Eddie Barth is 74. Singer Jerry
Lee Lewis is 70. Actor Ian
McShane is 63. Jazz musician Jean-Luc Ponty is 63.
Lech Walesa, former president of Poland, is 62. Actress
Patricia Hodge is 59. TV personality Bryant Gumbel is
57. Rock singer-musician
Mark Farner is 57. Rock musician Mike Pinera is 57.
Country singer Alvin Crow is
55. Singer Suzzy Roche (The
Roches) is 49. Actor-comedian Andrew ‘‘Dice’’ Clay is
47. Singer-musician Les
Claypool is 42. Actress Jill
Whelan is 39. Rhythm-andblues singer Devante Swing
(Jodeci) is 36. Actress Rachel
Cronin is 34. Country musician Danick Dupelle (Emerson Drive) is 32. Country
singer Katie McNeill (3 of
Hearts) is 23.
Courtesy Photo
TOO CLOSE — Lightning sparked three range fires Sept. 21 charring the vegetation up to the
yard of Bryan and Trudy Henderson's home about 35 miles west of Alliance on the Box
Butte/Sioux County line. In addition to the Earl Henderson and Sons ranch two other properties
received damage. The fires burned about 8,000 acres. The area blackened was five miles long
and about two wide at its widest point. The Hendersons lost about 1,000 trees and had some machinery damage. Their livestock fared better though as cattle were turned out ahead of the fire.
On the Henderson ranch, burned land had been allowed to grow this season and was planned
for grazing. This area of the county had not sustained a major grass fire in recent years. Several
fires were sparked at 3 p.m. then merged. They were extinguished by 6 p.m. Gusty winds helped
to spread the flames. It was one of numerous blazes ignited by lightning Sept. 21.
LINCOLN — Justin Tomlin,
son of Gary and Jerri Tomlin
of Alliance, has been named as
a member of the 2005 Homecoming Court at Nebraska
Wesleyan University.
Laura
Karthauser
of
Elkhorn and John Brackle of
Fairbury, were crowned the
2005 homecoming queen and
king on Saturday, Sept. 24,
during the university's annual
homecoming and alumni
weekend.
Tomlin, a 2002 graduate of
Alliance High School (AHS), is
an Economics major at Wesleyan.
On This Date:
In 1789, the U.S. War Department established a regular army with a strength of
several hundred men.
In 1829, London’s reorganized police force, which became known as Scotland
Yard, went on duty.
In 1918, Allied forces
scored a decisive breakthrough of the Hindenburg
Line during World War I.
Thought For Today:
‘‘If you want work well
done, select a busy man — the
other kind has not time.’’
— Elbert Hubbard
American author
and publisher
(1856-1915)