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TSA: Pilots To Be Exempt From Some Airport Checks
VOL. 124, NO. 148
By DAVID KOENIG and EILEEN SULLIVAN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation
Security Administration has agreed to let airline pilots skip the security scanning and patdowns that passengers face at the nation’s airports, pilot groups said Friday.
Beginning Friday, pilots traveling in uniform
or on airline business will be allowed to pass
security by presenting two photo IDs, one from
their company and one from the government,
to be checked against a secure flight crew database, the TSA said.
The Obama administration’s retreat on
ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2010
screening pilots comes less than a week before
the hectic Thanksgiving holiday travel period.
Some travelers are threatening to protest the
security measures by refusing to go through
the scanning machines. Airlines are caught in
the middle.
Pilots welcomed the changes.
“This looks good. It’s basically what we’ve
been after for 10 years,” says Sam Mayer, a
spokesman for the Allied Pilots Association at
American Airlines, the union that raised objections to the new screening process about two
weeks ago. “Pilots are not the threat here; we’re
the target.”
Pilots have
also argued
FIFTY CENTS
that it made no sense to subject them to the
same screening process as passengers since
they control the plane. If they were intent on
terrorism, they could crash it and the scanners
wouldn’t provide extra safety.
TSA offered few details about the specific
changes in screening of pilots, which expands
a program tested at airports in Baltimore,
Pittsburgh and Charlotte, N.C.
“Pilots are trusted partners who ensure the
safety of millions of passengers flying every
day,” said TSA Administrator John Pistole. He
said putting pilots through a faster screening
process would be a more efficient use of the
agency’s resources.
Pistole has defended the invasive pat-downs
and said intelligence about potential terrorist
attacks and plots to evade airport security have
guided these changes.
Still, some lawmakers want a review of the
government’s pat-down procedure.
Pilots have complained about possible
health effects from radiation emitted by fullbody scanners that produce a virtually naked
image, and they said that pat-downs by security inspectors were demeaning. Passengers
have lodged similar complaints, but the government is not changing the screening requirements for air travelers.
Georgeʼs House,
Not Mickeyʼs,
For Pardoned
Turkey
By JESSICA GRESKO
Associated Press
Photo by Mark Dykes/Times-Herald
At Grandview Elementary, Donna Osborn-Smithʼs third-graders won a recent school-wide food
drive competition, bringing in 183 of the 1,110 total food items. The food was donated to Just
Neighbors. From left are, front row: Josie Jackson, Jewelia Taylor, Bailey Toedtli, Mya Johnson,
Waylon Cash and Xing Xu; second row: Christopher Cardennas, Bryan Sherlock, Ruben
Figueroa and Hunter LittleHoop; third row: Shaylee Standage, Gage Franklin, Keegan Frohman,
Shay Bell, Sidney White, Isabella Middleton and Jaycee Acosta; top row: Aubrey Garrett,
Grandview Counselor Amy Dunn, Dylan Chesson and Osborn-Smith. Not pictured are: Joel
Baker and Johnathan Kelley. Though she was not part of the class that took first, eight-year-old
Tabetha Stanec collected nearly 60 cans of food by asking all of her neighbors for one can each.
Stanec said all the neighbors gave food — mostly vegetables — and the experience taught her
Students at Grandview Elementary enjoy foods representing about donating.
a wide range of countries Friday afternoon as part of the “Who
Am I?” project. The students also looked into their heritage and
created representative posters to share.
BBGH Agenda Includes Litigation,
Satisfaction Scores
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
Thanksgiving turkey President
Barack Obama will pardon
this year is going to George
Washington’s house, not
Mickey Mouse’s.
A Disneyland spokesman
said Friday that the California
theme park will not become
home for the bird that the
president pardons in an
annual White House ceremony. Instead, the fortunate fowl
and an alternate will live out
their
lives
at
George
Washington’s Mount Vernon
Estate in Virginia.
Presidents have been pardoning
a
turkey
at
Thanksgiving for years, but
where the turkey goes afterward has changed. In the past,
pardoned turkeys have gone to
Disney’s California and Florida
parks as well as a Virginia
farm called Frying Pan Farm
Park.
Obama is scheduled to pardon this year’s turkey on
Wednesday.
City Code Violations May Result
In Fines, Confusion
Christmas
comply from City staff.
The July letter to Soto states that a conBy JOHN E. WEARE
ALLIANCE — The Box employees and approval of the T-H Managing Editor
cerned citizen called about a bush. Kubo
Butte General Hospital Board consent calendar, the board is
reviewed the site and found the bush “creates
of Trustees will conduct their expected to discuss Quality
ALLIANCE — Wondering how long a car a dangerous vision hazard and makes it very
regular meeting at 7 p.m. Management/Balanced may be parked on a city street or the allowed difficult for traffic traveling on 25th Street to
Monday, Nov. 22, at BBGH.
Scorecard; Medical Staff ways to dispose of a dead pet? Check the city
(See VIOLATIONS on page 5)
Under new business, the Report; Financial Report; code. Few residents are familTrustees will hear from CEO Practice
Administrator’s iar with every code. When a
Dan
Griess
regarding: Report; Credentialing; and code violation is referred to the
Governance
Institute, Foundation Report.
Community
Development
Satisfaction Scores, and
Also, prior to adjournment, Office
a
representative
Recognition Dinner.
the Trustees will enter execu- attempts to have it corrected.
Following recent accom- tive session to discuss patient
However, fixing any given
plishments, introduction of litigation.
violation depends on communication and cooperation
between the City and the individual(s) involved. An excessive amount of time spent
What would you like to see the government do now that
regarding a relatively simple
the election is over?
problem may result due to
misunderstanding.
City codes and the relevant
Jane Kelly
ordinances may be found at
I would like to see our government stay the city offices or online at
the course. We need health insurance www.cityofalliance.net.
changes desperately. I think we need to Residents with specific quesshould
call
the
“walk the walk” rather than just “talk the tions
Community
Development
talk” in regards to patriotism.
Office at 762-5400, mail at PO
Box D or visit 205 West Fourth
Street.
This past summer Albert
Pat Eichhorn
Soto Jr. was the subject of a
I didnʼt vote so I do not have a comment complaint regarding a bush
on what needs to happen. It is out of my on his property. Mid-summer
faded into autumn before a
hands anyway.
resolution. Soto received a letter from Kevin Kubo, building
Carlos Floyd
inspector, July 28. On Nov. 17
Scott
Sides
hangs
one
of
many
holiday
decorations on Box
You donʼt want me to talk about politics. the matter concluded with a
Butte
Avenue.
In
recent
years,
many
of
the
annual decorations
$25 fine and court costs paid.
I donʼt feel it is worth discussing.
Soto, according to his — such as the Noel signs on the west and east ends of Third
account,
unsuccessfully Street — have been revitalized, and new decorations have
sought clarification on how to shown up along Flack Avenue.
Person On The Street
PERFECT
for Anyone, Anytime, Any Place!
McDonald’s Arch Cards
McDonald’s
Available in
$5, $10, $2
5
and $50
of Alliance, Scottsbluff and Gering
Home Tour
Nears
ALLIANCE — The annual
Parade of Homes Christmas
Tour will be 2-5 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 5. The event is a fundraiser for the Alliance High School
Marching Band for their trip to
Washington, D.C. in 2012.
Hosts for this year’s tour are
Earl and Patricia Jones, 808
Cheyenne Ave.; Gary and Rose
Watkins, 408 Laramie Ave.;
Brian and Denise Chase, 412
Laramie Ave.; Alvin and Helen
Iossi, 823 Platte Ave.; and Max
and Kim Galyen, 465 Anthony
Ave.
Tickets for the tour are
available at Roller Hardware,
or at any of the host homes the
day of the tour.
Legals
•County Commissioners
Proceedings
•Invitation For Bids – Bid
Pkg. #4
•Notice
of
Meeting
Economic Development
Plan Application Review
Committee
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INSIDE COVER
Astronauts Open Up World Via Photos
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
(AP) — Earthlings are seeing
their planet in a whole new
light, thanks to NASA and its
astronauts
aboard
the
Internet-wired space station.
They’re beaming down dazzling images and guess-thismystery-location photos via
Twitter and have launched a
game. Landlubbers the world
over are eating it up. From
schoolchildren to grown-up
business entrepreneurs and
artists, the public is captivated
and can’t seem to get enough.
It’s clear from the photos why
orbiting astronauts rate
Earth-gazing as a favorite pastime.
“The Earth never disappoints,” the commander of the
International Space Station,
Douglas Wheelock, said in a
broadcast
interview
Thursday.
Known to his nearly 68,000
Twitter followers as Astro—
Wheels, Wheelock has been
posting impressive photos of
the Earth and some of his
thoughts ever since he moved
into the space station in June,
five months after it got
Internet access.
“It’s been a real thrill to be
able to do that,” said
Wheelock.
Wheelock’s photos this
week included Mount Fuji in
Japan as well as the aurora
borealis, or northern lights,
with a glittering space station
solar wing in the foreground.
Sharpton, NYPD Team
Up To Get Guns Off Streets
NEW YORK (AP) — Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton,
often a vocal critic of the New York Police Department, is teaming up with the department to help get illegal guns off the streets
as the city tries to stem an increase in shootings.
Sharpton and police Commissioner Raymond Kelly on Friday
announced they would host a summit on gun violence in
December, and Sharpton pledged to support the NYPD’s Gun
Stop program, which offers a $1,000 reward for information
leading to the arrest of anyone with illegal weapons. The department, the nation’s largest, also gives $100 to anyone who turns
in a gun at a police station — no questions asked.
City officials say gun violence remains a serious problem,
even with tighter weapons laws, and shootings are up this year.
So far there have been 1,590 victims of gun violence reported,
about 60 more than through the same time last year.
Kelly said most of the shooting victims are black men, as are
most of the shooting suspects.
Sharpton, who’s black, said something needs to change and
the black community must work together to stop the trend.
“Aurora Borealis as I will
forever paint it in my dreams.
Almost time to return home,”
wrote Wheelock, whose mission ends next week.
Jason Major, a graphic
designer for a sunglass company, responded with a
“beautiful” via Twitter.
“Just to get a perspective
like that from 225 miles up is
really incredible,” Major told
The Associated Press on
Friday. “As I sit here at my
desk and go about my day, to
see what they’re doing and
their perspective of the world
is really amazing.”
across Colombia’s countryside.
Klein was convicted of
training members of the private army of the late drug lord
Pablo Escobar, whose hit men
killed justice ministers, journalists, judges, prosecutors —
and the cartel-fighting presidential candidate Luis Carlos
Galan in 1989.
Klein has denied working
with Colombia’s cocaine cartels and said he only instructed paramilitaries in defense
tactics.
The European Court of
Human Rights recommended
in April that Klein not be
extradited for fear he would
not receive a fair trial. The
Colombian
government
protested the nonbinding
decision, saying it would deny
justice to victims of the paramilitaries.
Before his arrest in Russia,
Colombian authorities had
unsuccessfully demanded his
extradition from Israel.
Klein spoke briefly to
Israel’s Channel 10 outside
the prison in Moscow, saying
Russia had arrested him without a valid legal reason as he
arrived on a business trip. He
said the Russians apparently
hoped to strike a major arms
deal with Colombia and want-
Ex-NJ Lawmaker
Sentenced In Corruption Case
Satellite Appears To Show NKorea Nuke Building
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — New satellite
images show construction under way at North
Korea’s main Yongbyon atomic complex,
apparent proof that Pyongyang is making good
on its pledge to build an experimental lightwater nuclear reactor, according to a private
American security institute.
North Korea vowed in March to build such
a reactor using its own nuclear fuel, and two
American experts who recently visited the
North have reportedly said that construction
has begun.
Light-water reactors are ostensibly for civilian energy purposes, but such a power plant
would give the North a reason to enrich uranium.
At low levels, uranium can be used in power
reactors, but at higher levels it can be used in
nuclear bombs.
North Korea is pursuing an arsenal of atomic weapons, so all its nuclear projects are of
intense interest to its neighbors and to the
United States. Pyongyang carried out nuclear
tests in 2006 and 2009, drawing international
condemnation and U.N. sanctions.
The Washington-based Institute for Science
and International Security on Thursday
released commercial satellite images from Nov.
4 that show a rectangular structure being
built, with at least two cranes visible at the
complex. It estimated North Korea was constructing a 25 to 30 megawatt light-water reactor.
The institute based its estimate on information from the recent trip to Yongbyon by
Siegfried Hecker, former director of the U.S. Los
Alamos Nuclear Laboratory, and Jack
Pritchard, a former U.S. envoy for negotiations
with North Korea. It said
Hecker told the institute “that
the new construction seen in
called the settlement “the best the satellite imagery is indeed
result, given the uncertainty of the construction of the experimental light-water reactor.”
protracted litigation.”
The institute said the
The settlement, which has
been on the table since the amount of low-enriched uranispring, won approval by the um needed for a 25 to 30
thinnest of margins. Under megawatt reactor could vary
terms of the deal, it would only “depending on the design of
become effective if at least 95 the reactor and whether it will
percent of eligible plaintiffs be optimized for electricity prosigned on. It just cleared that duction or weapon-grade pluhurdle, with 95.1 percent. The tonium production.”
Officials at South Korea’s
settlement will provide at least
$625 million to the workers, foreign ministry didn’t immedialthough related deals with ately respond to attempts for
other defendants, including comment.
The new satellite imagery
the Port Authority of New York
and New Jersey, will likely comes as the North presses for
boost that total to $725 mil- the resumption of international nuclear disarmament talks
lion or more.
it quit last year.
Most 9/11 Responders Settle Suits Over WTC Dust
NEW YORK (AP) — More
than 10,000 workers exposed
to the tons of toxic dust that
blanketed ground zero after
the World Trade Center fell
have ended their bruising
legal fight with New York City
and joined a settlement worth
at least $625 million, officials
said Friday.
The deal will resolve an
overwhelming majority of the
lawsuits over the city’s failure
to provide protective equipment to the army of construction workers, police officers
and firefighters who spent
months clearing and sifting
rubble after Sept. 11.
Among the thousands who
sued, claiming that soot at the
site got into their lungs and
made them sick, more than
95 percent eligible for the settlement agreed to take the
offer.
Israeli Wanted By Colombia Released In Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — A former
Israeli military officer wanted
in Colombia for training illegal
right-wing militias employed
by drug lords and responsible
for hundreds of killings was
released from Russian custody Friday, news reports
said.
Israel’s Channel 10 television showed Yair Klein Friday
leaving a Moscow jail where
he had been held on
Colombia’s
extradition
request. The station said he
would fly home this weekend,
and Russia’s Interfax agency
also reported he was heading
for Israel.
Officials in Moscow and
Israel couldn’t be reached for
comment late Friday.
But Colombia said it was
not giving up its efforts to
obtain Klein and put him in
prison.
Klein was convicted by a
Colombian court in 2001 and
remained in Russian custody
since his August 2007 arrest
at a Moscow airport.
He was sentenced in
absentia to nearly 11 years in
prison for his role in the 1980s
training of far-right paramilitary groups responsible for
mass murder and widespread
land theft during a more than
decade-long reign of terror
Saturday, November 20, 2010 – Alliance Times-Herald
ed to please its government by
handing him over.
“I was arrested in order to
blackmail me and do some
kind of deal with Colombia,”
he said, speaking in Hebrew.
“All of a sudden I became a
bargaining chip.”
Klein complained about
harsh prison conditions and
said his hand had become
paralyzed because of nerve
damage. He blasted the Israeli
authorities for failing to help
get him out.
“Now I need to start making
a living from scratch,” Klein
said, adding that he plans to
publish two books that “will
cause chaos in Israel.”
Stocks Of Special Interest
Prices Friday at the market close for the week
on stocks of special interest to people of this
area are published below, courtesy of the
Edward Jones Co., 423 Box Butte Avenue,
Alliance.
Apple Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306.73
Applied Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.53
AT&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28.32
Berkshire Hathaway A . . . . . . . . . .121,300.00
Berkshire Hathaway B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80.77
Black Hills Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29.52
Brass Buckle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37.41
Cabelas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21.86
Caterpillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83.97
Con Agra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21.48
Fastenal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52.47
GE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16.22
Harley-Davidson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31.90
Home Depot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31.22
IBM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145.05
Intel Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21.14
Level 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.00
Lindsay Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58.77
McDonalds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79.64
Merck & Co. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35.33
Microsoft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25.69
Motorola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.11
Oracle Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28.15
Parker-Hannifin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81.18
Pepsico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64.71
Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54.39
Walt Disney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37.01
Wells Fargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27.49
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A former New Jersey lawmaker
snared in the state’s largest corruption sting is going to prison
for 41 months.
Harry Potter (PG13) ................7:15 & 9:45
A federal judge in Trenton sentenced Daniel Van Pelt on Skyline (PG13) ........................ 7:15 & 9:15
Next Three Days (PG13) 7:15 & 9:30
Friday for bribery and attempted extortion. The former assem- The
Unstoppable (PG13) .............. 7:15 & 9:15
blyman from Ocean County must turn himself in after the holSunday Matinee 2 p.m.
idays.
Starts Wed., Nov 24
Tangled 3D (PG) and Due Date (R)
Van Pelt told the judge he was trustworthy and never believed
anyone would try to bribe him. He was convicted in May.
ALLIANCE THEATRE • 762-4100
Prosecutors said the 46year-old accepted $10,000 in
cash in exchange for his assistance in securing government
approvals for purported real
estate projects in his district.
A son was born to Ashley and Jared Hinker of Bayard,
Van Pelt testified he consid- NE on October 25, 2010. Cameron William weighed 6 lbs.,
ered the payment from govern- 11 oz. and was 20 3/4 inches long. Grandparents are Steve and
ment informant Solomon Janet Castle of Alliance, NE. Timothy and Suzanne Hinker of
Rapid City, SD. Great grandparents are Imogene and Ted Mikesell.
Dwek to be a consulting fee.
A son was born to Whitney Torres and Michael Boerschig of
He was among 44 people
arrested in the sting and the Alliance, NE on October 27, 2010. Ky-Ray Michael J. Boerschig
second
one
convicted. weighed 6 lbs., 13 oz. and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Norman and
Seventeen have pleaded guilty. Christine Little Hoop, Michael Boerschig Sr., Shelley Sanders and Phillip Torres
New Arriva ls…
all of Alliance. Great grandparents are Wenona and Ray Horsley of Alliance, Nick
and Angel of Sterling, CO, Wilma Red Nest of Alliance, Edison Red Nest Jr. of
Scottsbluff, and Nelson Boerschig of Alliance and the late Madeline Boerschig.
A son was born to Courtney Barber and Edison Red Nest III on October 29,
2010. Edison Michael Red Nest IV weighed 8 lbs., 13 oz. and was 21 1/4 inches
long. Grandparents are Melanie Barber of Alliance, Tim Barber of Perry, OK,
Wilma Red Nest of Alliance, Edison Red Nest Jr. of Scottsbluff, NE. Great grandparents are Jane and Wilbur Seidler ofAlliance, Sally Barber of Hollis, OK and the
late Gail Barber.
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at 308-762-3060. Please call by noon Thursday for publication Saturday
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Only 520 said no or failed
to respond.
City officials and lawyers
for the workers said they welcomed a resolution to a case
that had pitted New York and
a long list of demolition companies against the very men
and women who helped lower
Manhattan recover.
“This settlement is a fair
and just resolution of these
claims, protecting those who
came to the aid of this City
when we needed it most,”
Mayor Michael Bloomberg
said in a statement.
Paul Napoli, a senior partner with the law firm representing most of the workers,
Bill Kimble, 63
OGALLALA — William
Dale “Bill” Kimble, 63, of
Ogallala, passed away on
Thursday,
Nov. 11, 2010,
at his home.
Bill
was
born Nov. 5,
1947,
at
Alliance, the
son of Dale
and Wynona (Bissell) Kimble.
He married Dianne Beeken
on June 29, 1991 in Greeley,
Colo.
He was a cowboy at heart,
a jack of all trades and a master of them all. He ranched
and farmed, flew small
planes, operated heavy equipment, owned and operated
his own electrical company
and was employed in Safeway
Deaths & Funerals
in Ogallala during his later
years. Bill was a great storyteller and everyone was his
friend. He had a great sense of
humor and a contagious
laugh.
Survivors include: his wife,
Dianne Kimble of Ogallala; a
son, Devon Walker of Alliance;
his mother, Wynona Kimble
of Gordon; step-son Jeffrey
Dukes of Greeley; sister, Jean
(Dan) Finney of Gordon;
brother, Jack Kimble of Union
City, S.D.; nieces, Courtney
Finney of Gordon; Mandy
Kimble of North Platte; Codie
Jean Beeken of Denver;
mother-in-law,
Dorothy
Beeken of Greeley; brotherin-law, Craig Beeken of
Greeley.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Dale R.R.
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Citigroup
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DuPont
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Entergy
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Exelon
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ExxonMobil 70.54
FMCCorp 77.23
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FootLocker 18.35
FordMot
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GenDynam 66.60
GenlElec
16.22
GenMillss 35.11
Goodrich
85.13
Goodyear 10.33
GtPlainsEgy 18.61
Halliburton 38.01
Hershey
46.52
HewlettPk 42.49
HomeDepot 31.22
HoneywellIntl 49.78
IngersollRd 40.91
IBM
145.05
IntlPaper
24.80
JohnsonJn 63.83
JohnsonCtrl 36.67
KrogerCo 22.83
LindsayCorp 58.77
LockheedM 69.43
LowesCos 22.09
MarathonOil 34.27
McDonalds 79.64
NCRCorp 14.38
NobleEngy 83.43
Nucor
37.96
OGEEnergy 44.77
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Sugar Plum Dreams Festival
Nov. 20
Saturday 9-4PM
At the Alliance Plaza Shopping Center
Come and enjoy the variety
Of crafters and home businesses!
Bulldog Hoops (Y-Ball)
Free Players Clinic Nov. 20
Grades 3rd – 6th
Clinic will be at the middle school.
Girls-morning clinics
Boys-afternoon clinics
Call for grade specific times
Get ready for the holidays
with the Zero Gain Challenge!
Contact the YMCA for details
on this fun and easy way to
sustain your weight for this
year’s holiday season.
Fitness Schedules Available
Find THE class for you on our
Winter of 2010 fitness schedule
From Y Spinning to Y Yoga
From 5:30AM to 8PM
There’s a class for everyone!
Organized Open Gym
Free for Members
$3.00 for Non-Members
Basketball Grades 3-8 only
Soccer All Ages
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DOVES Support Group
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Kimble; grandmother, Tinka
M. Manning; grandparents,
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Bissel; and
father-in-law, Leland Albert
Beeken.
Funeral services were
Monday, Nov. 15, at the
Gubser Funeral Chapel with
Pastor Robert Pierce of St.
John’s Lutheran Church officiating.
Online condolences may
be sent to gubserfuneralhome.com.
Gubser Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
Community Calendar
Prairie Haven Hospice
Trees — Will be on display at
Knight
Museum
and
Sandhills Center on Tuesday,
Nov. 23.
Rotary Club — Will meet
at noon, Monday, Nov. 22, at
AYO Grill.
Funeral Notices
Jon E. Ray, 54
LOS ANGELES — Jon E.
Ray, 53, died Friday, Nov. 12.
His funeral will be at 10
a.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at
the Bates-Gould Chapel at
Alliance, with Rev. Tom
Serres officiating.
Becky Jo Wickham,
52
DENVER, Colo. — Becky
Jo Wickham, 52, died
Thursday, Nov. 11.
Her memorial service will
be Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, at
Denver.
Memorials may be sent to
Lutheran Hospice, 3210
Lutheran Parkway, Wheat
Ridge, Colo., 80033
FINANCIAL FOCUS November 22, 2010
Charitable Giving: A “Win-win” Activity
Thanksgiving is a good time to be thankful for those charitable, educational and religious groups that provide your community with valuable services. And now may be a
good time to consider supporting these groups because, if you contribute before the year
is over, you may “do well by doing good” through valuable tax deductions.??To illustrate
the benefit of these deductions, let’s assume you’re in the 25% tax bracket. If you give
$100 to a qualified charity, you can deduct $100 (with a tax benefit of $25) when you file
your taxes. Consequently, the real cost of your donation is just $75 ($100 minus the $25
tax savings).??As you consider your charitable gifts, keep the following points in mind:?
You must donate — not just pledge.You can make a pledge to donate, but the amount
is not deductible until you actually pay it. ?
You must contribute to a qualified charitable group. For your gift to be deductible, it
must go to a qualified tax-exempt organization — either a religious group or a group that
has received 501(c)(3) status from the IRS. If you’re unsure if the group you want to support is tax-exempt, just ask.?
You must itemize. To claim a charitable deduction, you must itemize deductions on
your taxes.
Thus far, we’ve talked only about cash gifts. But you may have other financial assets,
such as stocks, that you can give to charitable groups, and these gifts also can earn you tax
benefits. For example, suppose you give $500 worth of stock in XYZ Company to a charitable group. If you’re in the 25% tax bracket, you can deduct $125 when you file your
taxes for 2010. But by donating the XYZ stock, you avoid paying any capital gains taxes
you might have incurred if you had sold the stock yourself.??Making charitable gifts now
may help you reduce the size of your estate and potentially lower any future estate tax burden on your heirs. Right now, federal estate tax laws are in flux, but it’s possible that, one
day, your estate might be large enough to generate estate taxes. If you wanted to formalize your charitable gifts and help your estate planning, you might consider establishing a
charitable remainder trust. Under such an arrangement, you’d place some assets, such as
stocks or real estate, in a trust, which could then use these assets to pay you a lifetime
income stream. When you establish the trust, you may be able to receive a tax deduction
based on the charitable group’s “remainder interest” — the amount the charity is likely to
ultimately receive. (This figure is determined by an IRS formula.) Upon your death, the
trust would relinquish the remaining assets to the charitable organization you’ve named.
Keep in mind, though, that this type of trust can be complex. To establish one, you’ll need
to work with your tax and legal advisors.
In any case, be generous during this season of giving. You’ll be helping a charitable
group accomplish its worthy goals — and you may be helping yourself when tax time
arrives.
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provide tax or legal advice. Please consult your attorney or qualified tax advisor regarding
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Fact Check — Arms Treaty Debate Full Of Half-Truths
WASHINGTON (AP) — In
their showdown over the fate
of a major arms-control treaty
with Russia, Democrats and
Republicans are charging
each other with undermining
national security. So who’s
right?
The Obama administration
is pushing for a vote this year
on
the
treaty,
while
Republicans are calling for a
delay until a new Congress
convenes in January.
Here’s a closer look at the
claims flying back and forth in
the debate:
THE CLAIM: Opponents of
the treaty, known as New
START, say it will limit U.S.
options for future missile
defense. “New START could
hamper our ability to improve
our missile-defense system —
leaving us unable to destroy
more than a handful of missiles at a time and vulnerable
to attacks from around the
globe,” Republican Sen. Jim
DeMint wrote in the National
Review in July.
THE FACTS: The treaty
itself does not place any constraints on missile defense.
The document’s preamble,
which is not legally binding,
acknowledges an interrelationship between nuclear
weapons and missile defense,
an assertion that was accepted by George W. Bush’s
administration and is self-evident: The point of missile
defense is to counteract
nuclear-tipped missiles.
Opponents also point to
Russia’s assertion in a signing
statement that it reserves the
right to withdraw from the
treaty if the United States sig-
nificantly boosts its missile
defenses. In fact, both sides
have the right to withdraw
from the treaty for any reason
they believe is in their national interest.
The Soviet Union made a
similar assertion when leaders signed the original 1991
START treaty, warning the
country might withdraw if the
United States did not respect
the Anti-Ballistic Missile
Treaty. But when President
George W. Bush withdrew
from the ABM treaty in 2001,
Russia did not pull out of
START. The START treaty
held together for the same
reason it was signed: It was in
both countries’ national interest.
THE CLAIM: Opponents
have alleged Russia is likely to
cheat on the treaty and that
its compliance will be hard to
verify. “I think the treaty is
weak on verification, especially compared to previous
treaties,” Sen. Kit Bond, RMo., the top Republican on
the
Senate
Intelligence
Committee, said on a radio
program last month. “We will
have much greater trouble
determining if Russia is
cheating and given Russia’s
track record, that’s a real
problem.”
THE FACTS: Bond has
said that a classified report
raises
concerns
about
Russian cheating. That’s
impossible to evaluate without seeing the document. But
without the treaty, it would be
even harder for the United
States to make sure Russia is
not covertly expanding or
improving its nuclear or bal-
listic missile capabilities. The
U.S. has not had inspectors in
Russia checking its nuclear
assets since the 1991 START
treaty expired in December.
The only quick way of getting
them back is to bring a new
treaty into force.
It’s debatable whether U.S.
treaty negotiators got the best
terms on how they can conduct inspections, but the
treaty followed hard-fought
talks. The Soviet Union for
years
resisted
allowing
inspections at all. Without
inspectors, the U.S. would
have to rely on espionage and
satellite monitoring, which are
much less effective and more
expensive than onsite inspection.
THE CLAIM: The treaty’s
backers say getting inspectors
back on the ground in Russia
is so urgent that the United
States cannot afford to wait
until next year. “This is not
about politics,” President
Barack
Obama
said
Thursday. “It’s about national
security. This is not a matter
than can be delayed.”
THE FACTS: The urgency
is political. Next year the
Republican ranks in the
Senate will expand by six and
it will be much more difficult
to ratify the treaty. Even the
administration concedes that
the security risk is not immediate. “I am not particularly
worried, near term,” Obama’s
top adviser on nuclear issues,
Gary Samore, said Thursday.
“But over time, as the
Russians are modernizing
their systems and starting to
deploy new systems, the lack
of inspections will create
much more uncertainty.”
Intelligence officials have
also expressed concerns
about returning inspectors
that have sounded less than
urgent.
“I think the earlier, the
sooner, the better. You know,
my thing is: From an intelligence perspective only, are we
better off with it or without it?
We’re better off with it,” the
director of national intelligence, James Clapper, said
recently.
THE CLAIM: Republicans,
led by Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona,
say they won’t consider the
treaty until the Obama
administration budgets adequate money for the nation’s
nuclear arsenal and the laboratories that oversee them.
The treaty would reduce the
limits on U.S. and Russian
warheads, and Kyl says he
needs assurances that the
remaining nuclear arsenal is
Rangel May Be Censured
WASHINGTON (AP) — One
of Congress’ most likable veterans, Rep. Charles Rangel,
would become the 23rd House
member in the nation’s history to be censured if the House
goes along with a recommendation of its ethics committee.
After Thanksgiving, House
members will take up the
solemn task of disciplining
one of their own when the New
York Democrat is reproached
for financial and fundraising
misconduct. It will be one of
the more unpleasant jobs in
the waning days of the 111th
Congress because the congressman from Harlem is legendary for his friendliness and
greetings to anyone he passes
on the grounds of the Capitol.
The normally self-confident, 80-year-old Rangel,
newly re-elected with 40 years
of House service behind him,
was reduced to pleading with
the
ethics
committee
Thursday to refrain from call-
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a conventional war. “New
START gives Russia a massive nuclear weapon advantage over the United States.
The treaty ignores tactical
nuclear weapons, where
Russia outnumbers us by as
much as 10 to 1,” former
Massachusetts GOP governor
and 2012 presidential hopeful
Mitt Romney wrote last summer in The Washington Post.
THE FACTS: New START
is intended to replace the
1991 START treaty, which
also did not deal with tactical
nuclear weapons. Russian
and U.S. officials have both
said that issue would be
addressed in subsequent
negotiations, along with the
large number of U.S. warheads now in storage. Those
U.S. warheads also weren’t
addressed by New START.
Russia has maintained a large
number of such weapons to
address weaknesses in its
conventional forces. But military analysts are dismissive of
the military usefulness of
these weapons, given the
small chance that the U.S.
and Russia would face off in a
conventional war of tanks and
combat forces. Talks on tactical nuclear weapons are
unlikely to occur unless New
START is approved.
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Planet From Another Galaxy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have discovered the first
planet from another galaxy, sort of.
While some 500 planets have been identified in other parts
of our galaxy — the Milky Way — none has been reported in
other galaxies.
Now one has been discovered orbiting a star called HIP
13044, located about 2,000 light year away. While this star is
now in the Milky Way, researchers reported in Thursday’s
online edition of the journal Science that it originated in a separate galaxy that was later cannibalized by ours. That makes
the new planet, which is about 20 percent larger than Jupiter,
the first found to have originated in another galaxy.
“This discovery is very exciting,” Rainer Klement of
Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, said in a statement. “For the first time, astronomers have detected a planetary system in a stellar stream of extragalactic origin. Because
of the great distances involved, there are no confirmed detections of planets in other galaxies. But this cosmic merger has
brought an extragalactic planet within our reach.”
The new planet is orbiting a star from what is known as the
Helmi stream — a group of stars that originally belonged to a
dwarf galaxy that was devoured by the Milky Way about six to
nine billion years ago.
The researchers say the new planet is also one of the few
planets known to have survived the period when its host star
expanded massively after exhausting the hydrogen fuel supply
in its core. The star has now contracted again, they report.
Johny Setiawan, also from the Max Planck Institute, added
that “this discovery is particularly intriguing when we consider
the distant future of our own planetary system, as the Sun is
also expected to become a red giant in about five billion years.”
The study also raises questions about the formation of giant
planets, the researchers said, since the host star appears to
contain very few elements heavier than hydrogen and helium.
“It is a puzzle for the widely accepted model of planet formation to explain how such a star, which contains hardly any
heavy elements at all, could have formed a planet. Planets
around stars like this must probably form in a different way,”
said Setiawan.
modernized and effective.
THE FACTS: The administration acknowledges that the
weapons complex has been
underfunded and says that it
wants to address that. It has
pledged a total of $85 billion to
maintain the nuclear arsenal
over the next 10 years, including a $4.1 billion boost recently pledged in an attempt to
address Kyl’s concerns.
The president can’t guarantee Congress, which controls spending, will go along
with those figures. For his
part, Kyl hasn’t said whether
he thinks the pledge is
enough. But it would lift average spending over the five
years beginning 2012 nearly
30 percent over 2010 levels.
Even before the administration’s new pledge, Linton
Brooks, who oversaw the
nuclear laboratories as director of the National Nuclear
Safety Administration during
the Bush administration, told
an audience at a Washington
think tank that he “would
have killed for” the amount in
this year’s budget.
THE CLAIM: The treaty
favors Russia because it doesn’t deal with Russia’s much
larger arsenal of smaller tactical nuclear warheads intended for use on the battlefield in
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The Pearson’s lacy trim creates an eye-catching front
facade. Delicate spindles rim the second floor balcony, scallops outline the eaves, and gingerbread cutouts serve as
ornamental supports for the porch roof. Guest designer
Rodney Pfotenhauer created the plans for this update
of a small Queen Anne-style Victorian.
It’s easy to imagine taking it easy in an old-fashioned
wooden swing on the porch, sipping a drink and reading a book, or simply watching the world go by.
Slender multipaned windows flank wide multipaned
double doors that open
into a living room only partially separated from the
kitchen/dining area at the rear. Stairs to the upper
level are to the left, just inside the
door, and a woodstove or gas fireplace nestles into a corner near the
kitchen.
Family and friends can enjoy
the warmth and flames while seated
at
the
raised
eating/conversation bar that extends
the kitchen’s peninsula counter
and houses the sink and dishwasher. Washer and dryer are
ing him corrupt. It didn’t.
“Although prior committee
precedent for recommendation of censure involved many
cases of direct financial gain,
this committee’s recommendation of censure is based on
the cumulative nature of the
violations and not any direct
personal financial gain,” the
committee said in a report.
The ethics committee deliberated about three hours
before voting 9-1 to recommend a censure, plus a
requirement that Rangel pay
taxes he owes on income from
a vacation villa in the
Dominican Republic.
close at hand, but easily hidden behind bifold doors. A broom closet is tucked between
this alcove and the back door. The owners
could build a deck or patio, if desired.
A bay window expands the Pearson’s
owners’ suite, the only main floor bedroom.
This window bay makes an ideal location for
a window seat, desk, or display area. Other
features here include a walk-in closet, plus a
fully enclosed shower and toilet. The lavatory is separate, allowing two people to use the
facilities at once and still have privacy.
The two bedrooms upstairs each have a
walk-in closet and share a bathroom outfitted with a combination tub and shower.
For a review plan, including scaled floor
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1100 Jacobs Dr., Eugene, OR 97402. Please
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Newberry’s Common Ground Opens For Business Man Faces Another
Enticement Allegation
By DENICE ABY
Times-Herald Writer
ALLIANCE — About a year ago, Callan and Gina Ackerman
and Jared and Melanie Mann purchased the Newberry
Building located on the corner of Fourth St. and Box Butte Ave.
It was important to the new owners to preserve the vintage
qualities of the building, and after much careful planning and
consideration, the interior has been renovated to update the
antique traits, blending modern functionality with a nostalgic
touch.
Opened Nov. 13, Newberry’s Common Ground is a coffee
café that brings together soft lighting, both modern and classic
furnishings, and décor.
According to Newberry’s Common Ground manager, Molly
McConkey, “We wanted a place where everyone would feel comfortable.”
Newberry’s Common Ground offers a full range of brewed
coffees, espresso, lattes, cappuccino, and chai teas.
The coffee at Newberry’s Common Ground is purchased
from a small business in Colorado, and is organically grown
and fair trade certified.
There is a meeting room overlooking the main café area that
offers a little more privacy for smaller gatherings, such as clubs,
meetings, or other get-togethers.
In addition to vintage photographs of downtown Alliance,
original works created by local artist, Ashley Thiems, adorn the
main serving area.
Wanting to start small, and get a feel for their customers’
response, in addition to a variety of coffee and tea, Newberry’s
Common Ground offers pastries, quiche, and oatmeal for
breakfast.
“I wanted to do a few things really well,” she said, with a focus
providing “really wonderful customer service.”
Future plans include possibilities of adding a wine and
dessert bar, an open mike venue, perhaps for poetry or acoustic
music, and a book exchange.
“We want this place to be eclectic and inviting to a wide variety of people.”
“The owners,” she said, “saw a need for something like that
in the community,” and, “we wanted a place for the community to gather, share, and celebrate.”
In addition to the coffee café, the Newberry building features
a large hall, available as an event venue.
PLATTSMOUTH (AP) —
Authorities say they found a
15-year-old victim of an
Omaha man who already is
charged with using the
Internet to sexually entice an
investigator posing as 14year-old girl.
The Nebraska State Patrol
said Friday that 35-year-old
Daniel Armendariz was
arrested on three charges,
including making child
pornography.
Armendariz was first
arrested in October on childPhotos by Denice Aby/Times Herald enticement charges.
Avintage photograph of the Newberry building and a contemThe
patrol
says
porary abstract artwork by a local artist adorn the wall above, as Armendariz had gone to
patrons enjoy visiting over a cup of coffee at Newberryʼs Lincoln to meet and have sex
with someone he had been
Common Ground.
communicating with over the
Internet.
The patrol says he had
been talking to an undercover
investigator.
The
patrol
says
Information from the first
investigation led troopers to
the 15-year-old girl, in Cass
County.
Armendariz is still in custody.
His lawyer, James Martin
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Work
is under way to develop an oil
field near Bear Butte in western South Dakota that could
eventually produce 4 million
barrels of crude.
The state Board of Minerals
and
Environment
on
UW Trustees Clear Way For New Projects
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Work can proceed on more than $30
million worth of construction projects at the University of
Wyoming.
The UW Board of Trustee on Thursday took action to clear
the way for construction of the Energy Resources Center and
improvements to nine campus facilities.
Both projects exceed $18 million each. The Energy Resource
Center will house offices, meeting space and laboratories for the
UW School of Energy Resources, including research laboratories focused on fossil fuels and carbon technologies.
The second project involves improving energy and water use
and operation costs of nine buildings on campus, including the
College of Agriculture Building, the Arts and Sciences Building
and the Engineering Building.
Car Rear Ends Semi On I-80
LINCOLN (AP) — Lancaster
County authorities say a 32year-old driver was fatally
injured when his vehicle
rammed the back of a semitrailer on Interstate 80 in
southeastern Nebraska.
Sheriff Terry Wagner told
the Lincoln Journal Star that
the accident victim was identified as Aaron Smith, of
Denton.
Wagner says the collision
occurred a little before 6:30
a.m. Friday.
It hampered eastbound
traffic for several hours near
the Pleasant Dale exit, west of
Lincoln.
He says investigators
haven’t determined why
Smith’s vehicle ran into the
semi, which also was headed
east.
A vehicle behind the
Smith’s and the semi swerved
to avoid the collision. It hit a
guardrail and ran into the
median.
Wagner says the men in
that vehicle and the semi driver were not injured.
South Dakota Man Loses
Appeal Over 1868 Treaty
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — An appeals court rejected a
South Dakotan’s claim that the federal government failed to
comply with the “bad men” provision of an 1868 treaty when it
prosecuted him.
Patrick White Mountain of McLaughlin is serving two years
in prison after pleading guilty to assault on a federal officer in
Badlands National Park. Prosecutors said he dropped the
leashes holding dogs, one of which bit a park ranger who was
trying to arrest White Mountain. He fled and was later arrested
by Oglala Sioux tribal police who turned him over to park
rangers.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected White
Mountain’s argument that the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty
required the U.S. government to first give notice to the tribe that
he was wanted for a crime.
Men Plead Guilty To Illegal Betting
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Two southeast South Dakota
men accused of being bookies have pleaded guilty to federal
wagering charges.
U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson says 56-year-old Michael
Reisch and 34-year-old Christopher Reisch were each charged
earlier this week in Sioux Falls’ federal court with transmission
of wagering information. They each face up to two years in
prison. The men took bets from customers in Omaha, Neb., and
Rock Rapids, Iowa, over the elder Reisch’s home phone in early
2009.
Thursday approved Nakota
Energy LLC’s application to
establish a 960-acre field for
the production of oil and gas,
with spacing of no more than
one well in each 40-acre tract.
Bob Townsend, administrator of the minerals and
mining program in the state
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources, said
developers already have
drilled one well to discover oil
in the area.
The spacing order allows
the company to ask the
department for a permit to
drill a second well to learn how
best to develop the field,
Townsend said Friday.
The oil field, located on private land, is slightly more than
a mile from Bear Butte, an
important religious site for
American Indians that juts
above the prairie on the northern edge of the Black Hills.
Developers said the oil field
should not bother anyone at
Bear Butte.
The project was developed
by the Inyan Kara Group, a
Rapid City firm of geologists
that generates prospects for oil
and gas operations.
Tony Petres, president of
Inyan Kara, said he hopes
drilling on the second well can
begin within three weeks.
Additional wells will provide
more information on how best
to drain the reservoir of oil, he
said Friday.
The Bear Butte project is in
Meade County, far from existing oil and gas wells in the
northwestern corner of South
Dakota. Petres said estimates
indicate about 6 million barrels of oil are in the reservoir,
and about 4 million barrels
can be recovered.
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) —
People
attending
the
University of Wyoming football
game Saturday can help
brighten Christmas for some
kids.
The UW Student-Athlete
Advisory Committee and the
Laramie detachment of the
Marine Corps League will be
collecting Toys For Tots at the
game against Colorado State.
Toys, checks or cash may
be donated at all entrances to
War Memorial Stadium.
There will also be Toys For
Tots representatives available
in tailgating areas to take
donations.
Any toys donated on
Saturday need to be new and
unwrapped.
Financial donations may
also be made by cash or check.
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LINCOLN (AP) — An
Omaha lawyer accused of
mishandling her client’s
finances has been disbarred.
In a ruling issued Friday,
Nebraska Supreme Court
said Kim Erwin-Loncke surrendered her license to practice law in Nebraska on Nov.
2.
The high court says it
received an overdraft notice in
August concerning ErwinLoncke’s trust account. More
than a month later, the court
received a grievance against
her from a health care
provider that said she had
failed to pay a bill on behalf of
an individual for whom she
was acting as a conservator.
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after finding the bodies of a
woman and a girl in a garage
filled with exhaust fumes.
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home Wednesday after a
woman living there failed to
show up for work.
No names have been
released.
Police say no one answered
the door and they looked in
the garage after noticing condensation on the glass in the
door.
Officers saw someone in a
vehicle.
The car wasn’t running.
Police believe it ran out of gas.
Police
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McCausey says it appears the
two died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Police don’t know if the
deaths were an accident, but
don’t believe anyone else was
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Monday, Nov. 22, at the
Sheridan County Courthouse,
Drivers Exam Room, 301 E.
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to meet directly with one of
Smith’s staff members about
federal issues and learn about
constituent services available
through a Congressional office
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Detroit Museum Exhibit To Examine Fakes, Forgeries
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DETROIT (AP) — When a painting attributed to Vincent Van
Gogh was bequeathed to the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1990, it
was met with immediate suspicion from scholars and art
experts.
“Still life with Carnations,” an unsigned painting of flowers,
was to be sold to help fund an endowment to buy modern art,
said museum director Graham Beal.
Instead, auction houses refused to sell it. Van Gogh specialists questioned its authenticity. And the painting remained at
the museum, where despite extensive study the question of
whether it was by the famed artist or an imitator remains unanswered. “It’s gone into this rather unfortunate area of not being
trusted,” Beal said Thursday. “But as tests have shown, there’s
nothing in it that says this cannot be a Van Gogh. All of the
paints, all of the technique, everything is commensurate with
the way Van Gogh was working at that time.”
The painting is being displayed alongside a genuine Van
Gogh as part of “Fakes, Forgeries, and Mysteries,” an exhibit at
the museum opening Sunday about the science and research
behind figuring out whether art works are authentic.
The show, which runs through April 10, includes about 60
artworks and highlights mistakes and other discoveries made
over the years about pieces of the museum’s extensive collection.
One gallery displays works once thought to be authentic but
later found to be copies or stylistic replicas. Another room
shows forgeries made to deceive. A mock lab offers the chance
to learn about investigative techniques such as pigment analysis, and a final gallery focuses on lingering puzzles about certain works.
“Nothing is written in stone,” said Salvador Salort-Pons,
associate curator of European paintings and curator of the
exhibit.
In the gallery on forgeries, a painting titled “A Female Saint”
that once was attributed to Italian artist Sandro Botticelli is
exhibited alongside “The Resurrected Christ,” a Botticelli painting from around 1480. The display invites visitors to compare
the works, looking to details such as brushstrokes that were
clues to museum curators.
“Still life with Carnations,” which is hung in the gallery on
mysteries, came to the museum from the collection of dimestore heiress Catherine Kresge Dewey. It had been accepted as
a Van Gogh in the 1920s, but doubt cast in the 1990s by Van
Gogh experts left the museum unable to say with confidence
that it was by the artist, Beal said,
Chevrolet Wins
Green Car Prize
GENERAL INTEREST
By DEE-ANN DURBIN
AP Auto Writer
DETROIT (AP) — While
General Motors Co. was seeing greenbacks in its initial
public offering on Wall Street
Thursday, its Chevrolet brand
was burnishing its green credentials.
The 2011 Chevrolet Volt
was named the Green Car of
the Year Thursday at the Los
Angeles Auto Show. It was the
first electric car to win the
prize, which has been given
annually since 2005 by the
Green Car Journal.
Separately, the Chevrolet
Four In 10 Say Marriage Is Becoming Obsolete
By HOPE YEN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Is marriage
becoming obsolete?
As families gather for Thanksgiving
this year, nearly one in three American
children is living with a parent who is
divorced, separated or never-married.
More people are accepting the view
that wedding bells aren’t needed to
have a family.
A study by the Pew Research
Center, in association with Time magazine, highlights rapidly changing
notions of the American family. And
the Census Bureau, too, is planning to
incorporate broader definitions of family when measuring poverty, a shift
caused partly by recent jumps in
unmarried couples living together.
About 29 percent of children under
18 now live with a parent or parents
who are unwed or no longer married,
a fivefold increase from 1960, according to the Pew report being released
Thursday. Broken down further,
about 15 percent have parents who
are divorced or separated and 14 percent who were never married. Within
those two groups, a sizable chunk — 6
percent — have parents who are livein couples who opted to raise kids
together without getting married.
Indeed, about 39 percent of
Americans said marriage was becoming obsolete. And that sentiment follows U.S. census data released in
September that showed marriages hit
an all-time low of 52 percent for adults
18 and over.
In 1978, just 28 percent believed
marriage was becoming obsolete.
When asked what constitutes a
family, the vast majority of Americans
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enter Emerson Avenue safely.”
Kubo noted that Soto
should call with questions.
Soto said that he did so and
received no response. On Aug.
20 he received a certified letter
containing a nuisance notice
with conditions checked for
overgrown shrubs or tree condition and public safety hazard and asked the tree be
removed. The letter lists a correction follow-up date of Aug.
23. Soto spoke to Kubo and
the two met (after the follow up
date) to discuss conditions.
Soto said he never received a
reply
from
Community
Development Director Rick
Houck whether Soto’s proposal to trim the branches was
approved.
The next contact was
another
certified
letter
received Sept. 30. This time
only the overgrowth condition
had been checked and a
longer follow-up period listed
— Oct. 11. The required
action still asked the bush be
agree that a married couple, with or
without children, fits that description.
But four of five surveyed pointed also
to an unmarried, opposite-sex couple
with children or a single parent. Three
of 5 people said a same-sex couple
with children was a family.
“Marriage is still very important in
this country, but it doesn’t dominate
family life like it used to,” said Andrew
Cherlin, a professor of sociology and
public policy at Johns Hopkins
University. “Now there are several
ways to have a successful family life,
and more people accept them.”
The broadening views of family are
expected to have an impact at
Thanksgiving. About nine in 10
Americans say they will share a
Thanksgiving meal next week with
family, sitting at a table with 12 people
on average. About one-fourth of
respondents said there will be 20 or
more family members.
“More Americans are living in these
new families, so it seems safe to
assume that there will be more of
them around the Thanksgiving dinner
table,” said Paul Taylor, executive vice
president of the Pew Research Center.
The changing views of family are
being driven largely by young adults
18-29, who are more likely than older
generations to have an unmarried or
divorced parent or have friends who
do. Young adults also tend to have
more liberal attitudes when it comes to
spousal roles and living together
before marriage, the survey found.
But economic factors, too, are playing a role. The Census
Bureau
recently
reported that opposite-sex unmarried
couples living together jumped 13 percent
removed and cited a vision
hazard. Soto said the day he
decided to trim the tree, Oct.
13, he was given a citation by
the APD, which he unsuccessfully protested to the City
administration. The citation
was delivered two and a half
months after the bush had
been found a “dangerous
vision hazard.”
Houck said that he did not
know why the conditions and
follow-up changed on Soto’s
nuisance notices. He said that
the standard follow-up time
allowed is three days. No fines
or consequences were listed
on the form as a result of noncompliance.
Understanding what is
expected if informed of a code
violation and how to remedy it
are key to avoiding eventual
consequences. Residents with
questions, or who are physically or financially unable to
address the violation may
contact the Community
Development Office for information.
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this year to 7.5 million. It was a sharp
one-year increase that analysts largely
attributed to people unwilling to make
long-term marriage commitments in
the face of persistent unemployment.
Beginning next year, the Census
Bureau will publish new, supplemental poverty figures that move away
from the traditional concept of family
as a husband and wife with two children. It will broaden the definition to
include unmarried couples, such as
same-sex partners, as well as foster
children who are not related by blood
or adoption.
Officials say such a move will
reduce the number of families and
children who are considered poor
based on the new supplemental measure, which will be used as a guide for
federal and state agencies to set antipoverty policies. That’s because two
unmarried partners who live together
with children and work are currently
not counted by census as a single
“family” with higher pooled incomes,
but are officially defined as two separate units — one being a single parent
and child, the other a single person —
who aren’t sharing household
resources.
“People are rethinking what family
means,” Cherlin said. “Given the
growth, I think we need to accept
cohabitation relationships as a basis
for some of the fringe benefits offered
to families, such as health insurance.”
Still, the study indicates that marriage isn’t going to disappear anytime
soon. Despite a growing view that
marriage may not be necessary, 67
percent of Americans were upbeat
about the future of marriage and family. That’s higher than their optimism
for the nation’s educational system (50
percent), economy (46 percent) or its
morals and ethics (41 percent).
And about half of all currently
unmarried adults, 46 percent, say
they want to get married. Among those
unmarried who are living with a partner, the share rises to 64 percent.
Other findings:
•About 34 percent of Americans
called the growing variety of family living arrangements good for society,
while 32 percent said it didn’t make a
difference and 29 percent said it was
troubling.
•About 44 percent of people say
they have lived with a partner without
being married; for 30-to-49-year-olds,
that share rose to 57 percent. In most
cases, those couples said they considered cohabitation as a step toward
marriage.
•About 62 percent say that the best
marriage is one where the husband
and wife both work and both take care
of the household and children. That’s
up from 48 percent who held that view
in 1977.
The Pew study was based on interviews with 2,691 adults by cell phone
or landline from Oct. 1-21. The survey
has a total margin of error of plus or
minus 2.6 percentage points, larger for
subgroups. Pew also analyzed 2008
census data, and used surveys conducted by Time magazine.
5
brand announced that it’s
donating $40 million to locally-based environmental projects across the U.S. with the
goal of reducing carbon emissions by 8 million metric tons.
That’s about the same
amount of carbon dioxide
emitted in one year by the 1.9
million Chevrolet vehicles
expected to sell between now
and the end of 2011.
Mike Robinson, GM’s vice
president for environment,
energy and safety, said he
thinks the program is the first
of its kind for any automaker.
“This
is
something
Chevrolet wanted to do to distinguish the brand, to say,
’You’re buying into a brand
that represents a lot more
than the fuel economy and the
features that you’re getting,’”
Robinson told The Associated
Press.
Organizations will be able
to apply for grants for projects
like weatherizing schools or
putting up small-scale wind
energy projects. Joel Ewanick,
GM’s vice president of U.S.
marketing, said it will probably take two years or longer for
the projects to be chosen and
the money to be doled out.
The company will decide
whether to extend the program as it develops. The green
car award was the latest prize
for the Volt, which runs on
electricity for 40 miles before a
backup gas engine kicks in.
Wyo. Youth ChalleNGe Program
Says Enrollment Set To Increase
6
STATE & REGIONAL
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Officials at
a Wyoming National Guard program that
helps high school dropouts get back on
track with six months of exercise, coursework and community service literally
have been knocking on doors to recruit
new cadets.
Wyoming Youth ChalleNGe officials
say their efforts are paying off.
The voluntary program at Camp
Guernsey in southeast Wyoming has
been averaging just 30 to 40 cadets since
it was started in Wyoming in 2006.
Twenty-three are enrolled in the fall class
and preparing to graduate Dec. 11.
Low enrollment caused concern in the
governor’s office a couple of years ago
that the program for youths ages 16-19
could lose its funding, three-quarters of
which comes from the federal government.
But program leaders have stepped up
advertising and meetings with community leaders, and have sent recruiters door
to door to ask about kids in trouble.
Now, they expect around 90 cadets in
the next class, which begins Jan. 9.
“We have funding, we have beds. We
can feed and clothe and school that
many kids,” said Dave Juliano, deputy
director in charge of recruiting.
Juliano has worked for Youth
ChalleNGe programs elsewhere and was
hired on in Wyoming last summer. He
brings new recruitment ideas, such as
asking managers of large businesses if
they have any employees whose children
need help.
Recruiters also approach youngsters
directly.
“If you go to a skate park during the
daytime and there are kids there, they
are obviously out of school or skipping
school,” Juliano said.
Youth ChalleNGe has been around
since 1993 and 26 states now have programs.
Some private youth programs charge
“exorbitant” tuition but Youth ChalleNGe
is free of charge and a good deal for families, said Wyoming program Director
Don Smith.
“Not everyone knows that we’re here.
With a 24 percent dropout rate, I know
that there are kids out there,” Smith said.
“I know the kids are out there in the
houses playing Xbox and goofing off and
potentially even getting in trouble. Our
job is try to reach those kids.”
Not just any dropout can sign up.
They must be clear of any pending
legal trouble and can’t have a felony conviction. They aren’t allowed to smoke and
must be drug-free at time of entry.
If they can’t handle the early-to-bed,
early-to-rise discipline and military academy-like setting, they can go home. All
they have to do is ask.
About 20 percent of Youth ChalleNGe
cadets wash out.
That’s different from boot camps —
Youth ChalleNGe officials emphasize that
their program is not a boot camp —
where a judge might sentence youths to
get shaped up and they can’t go home
until they’re done.
Schoolwork, teamwork exercises and
community service — such as serving
meals at a senior center — all are core
parts of Youth ChalleNGe.
“If all we did was bring them in here
and have them do push-ups, what good
is that going to do?” Smith said.
The program has been focused on
helping cadets earn their GED diploma.
Starting next year, cadets also will be able
to take classes online through the
Jackson Hole Connections Academy, a
public K-12 school based in Jackson.
The idea is to enable younger Youth
ChalleNGe cadets — those 16 or 17 — to
go back to high school after they finish
the program.
“If they get their GED, what do I do
with them?” Juliano said. “That’s a little
young to go to college, maturity-wise. It
also takes away the high school experience.”
Once home, each graduate is paired
with a mentor for 12 months to help
them achieve goals such as going to college, joining the military or going to work.
“They leave here a better and more
whole person and the biggest piece is
their confidence is up,” Juliano said.
State Tests Find No More Cases
Of Brucellosis On Wyoming Cattle Ranches
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) —
The state has not found any
more cases of the livestock
disease brucellosis in northern Wyoming, and officials
will begin lifting a quarantine
of nearly a dozen herds, state
Veterinarian Jim Logan said
Friday.
The state tested more than
3,500 cattle in Park County
after four cows of one 300head herd were found to have
the disease last month.
The herd and 11 others
nearby were quarantined
while tests were done to see if
the disease had spread.
Brucellosis can cause
spontaneous abortions, infertility, decreased milk production and weight loss in cattle,
elk, bison and other mammals.
It persists in herds of wild
elk and bison around
Yellowstone National Park
and has periodically passed to
cattle in Montana, Idaho and
Wyoming.
If the disease is found in
multiple cattle herds it could
mean costly restrictions on
marketing of all Wyoming cattle.
Logan said the disease
found in the Park County
cows is thought to have come
from nearby elk.
“We don’t have any definite
proof of that at this point in
time, but that’s the most logical source,” he said.
Logan said 11 herds will
have
their
quarantine
removed but will have to test
cows that were too young to
test for the disease now.
“If they’ve got heifer calves
that were not tested in relation to the whole herd test,
when they get a little bit older
they’ll need to be tested before
they’re added to the breeding
herd,” he said.
The one herd with the
infected cows will remain
under quarantine for about a
year and undergo more testing to make sure the disease
is no longer present.
The four infected cows
have been slaughtered.
If more cases are found
within the herd, that entire
herd may have to be slaughtered.
The state of Wyoming last
had a confirmed case of brucellosis in a cattle herd just
over two years ago in Sublette
County.
Neb. Man Accused
Of Punching Girl, 5, In Face
KEARNEY (AP) — A 27year-old Kearney man has
been charged with felony child
abuse, accused of punching a
5-year-old girl in the face.
The Kearney Hub says
Christopher Chambers told
police that he was angry at the
girl because she had colored
on a home heating unit.
Court records say the inci-
Coin Toss Breaks Tie In
Scribner City Council Race
FREMONT (AP) — The tail side of a Susan B. Anthony dollar decided that Melissa Larson will join the Scribner City
Council.
The Fremont Tribune says Larson and Nona Wiese tied at
166 votes after the Nov. 2 election.
Under state law, ties must be decided by some other method,
such as a coin flip or drawing for high card from a deck.
In Mitchell, a king of spades put Konni Lebruska-Einfalt on
the Mitchell school board instead of Patti Grentz, who drew a
six of clubs.
Larson and Wiese opted for the flip of fate.
Larson tossed Susan B. into the air Wednesday at the Dodge
County Courthouse in Fremont.
Wiese calls heads. It’s tails. Larson wins.
The two women hugged, and Wiese said she and Larson are
on “the same side on 95 percent of the issues in our town.”
ALLIANCE
CHURCH DIRECTORY
ALLIANCE BEREAN – 1639 Emerson Ave., Pastor Dave Wilson,
9 a.m., Sunday School/Adult Bible class; Celebration Services, 9 a.m.,
10:45 a.m.; nursery provided; Adult Bible class/Children’s Church,
10:45 a.m. Church Office 762-2250; e-mail, [email protected]; web,
allianceberean. com.
Sunday, 3 p.m., JDoc; 5 p.m., Soup supper/bonfire.
Tuesday, 9 a.m., Mom’s Morning Out; 12:45 p.m., Prayer group,
712 W 16th St; 6:30 p.m., Women’s Bible study; 6:30 p.m., Men’s
Bible study.
Wednesday, 6 a.m., Men’s small group; 6:25 p.m., AWANA; 7:30
p.m., DOC.
Thursday, 9 a.m., Women’s study.
Friday, 10 a.m., Women’s study, 216 S. Hudson.
ALLIANCE CHRISTIAN — 824 Missouri. Russell Saito, Pastor;
Gabe Bruton, Youth Minister. Sunday School Classes at 9:30 a.m.,
Worship service with communion at 10:30 a.m. American Sign
Language available on request. Church Office 762-1557; web,
www.alliancechristianchurch.com.
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Children’s program; 6:30 p.m., Youth group;
6:30 p.m., Adult Bible study.
ALLIANCE UNITED METHODIST — Rev. Charles Kathurima
M., pastor; Linda Vollweiler, organist. Worship, 10:30 a.m.;
Communion, first Sunday of month. Sunday School, 9 a.m.,
Adult/children/Puppet Practice; 9:30 a.m., Middle/high school;
Lakeside Worship, 5 p.m., Sunday. Phone, 762-3434; Fax, 762-3441;
email, [email protected].
Sunday, Volunteer, acolytes; Leanne Hill, Power Point; Leanne Hill,
video tech; Don Zurn, sound tech; Carolyn Anglesey, nursery; Steve
Messersmith, Dave Ocken, Brian and Al Lundy, ushers; Tom and
Susan Cummings, greeters; Al and Adabel Lundy, flowers; Chancel
choir, Puppet Troupe, music.
Wednesday, 7 p.m., Thanksgiving Eve service.
APOSTOLICS OF ALLIANCE — 1530 E. 10th., 308-629-1125;
Rev. James Siegler, pastor; Sunday Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Thursday service, 7 p.m.
BEREA BAPTIST CHURCH, SBC — Kent VanMeter, lay minister. Worship, 7 p.m., Sunday. Phone 762-5904.
CALVARY ASSEMBLY OF GOD — 1345 East 3rd. Steve Hahn,
Pastor. Pre-service prayer, 8:30 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.;
Morning Worship/Kid’s Church, 10:30 a.m. Phone 762-1497; e-mail,
[email protected]; visit www.calvag.org.
Tuesday, 5 p.m., Women’s leadership; 9 a.m., Bible study.
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Youth group.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 5 p.m., Exercise Class.
CHURCH OF CHRIST — 423 Mississippi Ave. Sunday Classes
at 11:05 a.m.; Worship 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday Classes for
all ages 7 p.m. Church office, 762-6305.
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS —
1231 Hammond Lane. Branch President Daniel Duitsman. Sacrament
Meeting at 10 a.m.; Sunday School and Primary, at 11:15 a.m.;
Priesthood, Relief Society, Young Women, 12:10 p.m.
EVANGELICAL FREE — Affiliated with the Evangelical Free
Church of America. Pastor, Robert A. Reuss Jr. 8:30 a.m., prayer; 9:15
a.m. Sunday Bible School; 10:30 a.m. Worship. 611 Cody Avenue.
Church Office 762-6851; web, efcalliance.org.
Cole family, nursery; René Waggener, Tavin Kimmel, Children’s
church.
Sunday, 6 p.m., W.I.T. Youth.
Wednesday, NO AWANA.
Thursday, NO Ladies Bible study.
Friday, NO Ladies Bible study.
FIRST BAPTIST — 10th & Yellowstone. Rev. Jim Rowe Pastor,
Nona Roten, secretary; Tomilayne McAndrew, organist. Sunday
School for all ages 9 a.m. Sunday Worship Services, 10 a.m. and 7
p.m. Communion served, first Sunday of each month. Church Office
762-3947.
Sunday, Kaitlyn McCoy, nursery; Harlan Loch, John Rebillet, Trey
McCoy, Joe Roten, ushers.
Sunday, Nov. 21, 11:30 a.m., Thanksgiving Dinner.
Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Church budget meeting for 2011.
FIRST CHRISTIAN — Pastor Walter Cline, Minister; Titus Cline,
worship leader; Warren Crawford, organist. 9th and Box Butte.
Sunday School, youth and adult, 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service with
Communion, 10:30 a.m. Office phone, 762-3423; web,
www.alliancefcc.org.
John Matula, elder; Shari Rel, communion preparation; Vicki and
Rose Keith, nursery; Thanksgiving Dinner follows worship,
turkey/stuffing/potatoes furnished, bring side dish, salad or dessert.
Sunday, 6 p.m., Alpha study/with meal.
Tuesday, 1 p.m., Prayer, Bible study.
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Youth at Alliance Christian Church.
Thursday, 4 p.m., Community prayer; 6:30 p.m., Jail ministry.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN —Fifth and Emerson. Rev. Stephen
Roosa; Sydney Roosa, Choir Director. Sunday Worship, 10:30 a.m.
with Holy Communion on the first Sunday of each month. Fellowship
follows the service. Worship is rebroadcast on Cable Channel 17 at 1
p.m. each Sunday. For transportation to Sunday Worship, call the
church, 762-1775, or a Deacon. Call prayer chain requests to the
church.
Sunday, Bruce and Pat Dobry, greeters; Robyn Iossi, Diane Foland,
Andy Oseles, Colleen Hood, ushers; Marv Toedtli, Bob Boots, sound;
Janet Schlattmann, music; Lyllus Dalbey, liturgist; Jennifer Ponce,
Minute for Mission; Kelle Haller, MOP Speaker; Jacci Irwin, Prayers
of the People; Carolyn Krause, Doug Thomas, prayer team; Norm and
Helen McConnell, flowers.
Sunday, 8 a.m., Morning Star Bible study; 9 a.m., Pastor’s Bible study; 9:50
a.m., Choir; 11:45 a.m., Deacons; Decorate for Advent and Pile U Dinner.
Monday, 10 a.m., Lyman Bible study; Chimes deadline; 7 p.m., Session.
Tuesday, 6:30 a.m., Sermon Bible study; 9 a.m., Bible study; 7 p.m., choir.
Wednesday, 9 a.m., Chimes mailing Party; NO BGCM Men’s fellowship.
HEARTLAND BAPTIST CHURCH — 411 Black Hills Ave.,
Suite 1, 760-0378, Pastor Dennis Gruber, Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.;
Lunch follows; Bible study, 12:30 p.m.; Wednesday prayer 7 p.m.
HEMINGFORD CONGREGATIONAL — 620 Cheyenne Ave.,
Hemingford. Jim West, Pastor, 760-1464. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.
Church office, 487-3910; Daily Devotional, 487-3939.
HEMINGFORD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 619
Custer Ave. Jeri Soens, Pastor, 487-3758. 8:30 a.m., Prayer; Sunday
School for all ages, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m.
Sunday, 8 a.m., Men’s Bible study; Loyalty Thanksgiving Dinner,
A-L salad, M-Z dessert; 4 p.m., Worship at Hemingford Community
Care Center; 6:30 p.m., Confirmation class.
Wednesday, NO Reach ’n’ Teach; NO UMYF; NO Men’s Bible
study; 7 p.m., Community Thanksgiving Service at UCC.
HOLY ROSARY CATHOLIC — Ninth and Cheyenne. Fr. Jim
Heithoff, Pastor. Sunday obligation Masses: Saturday 5 p.m. Alliance,
7 p.m., Hemingford; Sunday 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Alliance.
Sunday, All Masses — Drawing for Advent Angels; 6 p.m.,
Confirmation class.
Monday, 7:15 a.m., Mass at Marian; 9 a.m., Mass at Good
Samaritan Health Care Center.
Tuesday, 7:15 a.m., Mass at Marian; 6 p.m., Mass at church.
Wednesday, 7:15 a.m., Communion at Marian; 9 a.m., Mass at PC.
Thursday, NO Mass at Marian; NO RCIA.
Friday, NO Mass.
Saturday, 9 a.m., To Jesus through Mary rosary group at Marian.
Saturday, 5 p.m., Wendy and Carol Kleinssasser, hospitality; Choir,
music; Dylan Horton, Colton Rolls, altar servers; Ron Kelly, Debe
Miller, lectors; Rod Sanchez. Bill and Pat Heitz, Sr. Karen McCrory,
Teresa Behm, Eucharistic ministers.
Sunday, 8 a.m., Marcia Vogel, Sr. Bernadette Clifford, hospitality;
Pam Bengston, music; Dylan Schnell, Caitlyn Tritle, altar servers;
dent occurred on Nov. 10 and
that staff members at Central
Elementary School reported
the child’s injury to police on
Nov. 12.
The records say there also
were bruises on the child’s
upper arms, upper back and
shoulders.
His next scheduled court
appearance is Dec. 7.
TIMES-HERALD
Polly Magdaleno, Vicky Yant, lectors; Annalise Placek, Dan
Oligmueller, Lisa and Phil Breen, Rich Robb, Eucharistic ministers;
Donna Culwell, Steve and Theresa Dykes, outreach ministers.
Sunday, 10 a.m., Anita Olvera, Rose Pancost, hospitality; Guitar I,
music; Dominic Boyles, Connor Weingart, altar servers; Billie
Kunzman, Chuck Frisch, lectors; Amanda Hare, Kevin Oligmueller,
Dale Collins, Jan O’Connor, J.J. Smith, Eucharistic ministers.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN (L.C.M.S.)— (Missouri Synod) 11th
and Box Butte. Pastor, Rev. Martin T. Schnare, Rev. Richard Mueller,
Associate Pastor. Worship at 7 p.m. Saturday, 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
Adult Bible Class, 9:15 a.m. Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays.
The service is rebroadcast at 4 p.m. Sundays, on Cable Channel 17.
Phone 762-4663.
INDIAN MISSION CHURCH OF GOD — 119 South Potash.
Rev. Linda Abold. Youth pastor, James Baker; Children’s leader,
Becky Baker. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday, 6 p.m., K-5 Growing with Jesus.
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., 6th grade through adult Generation Change.
NEW APOSTOLIC CHURCH — 1120 Flack Avenue.
Congregation Priest, Eric P. Mott. Sunday Services with communion,
10:30 a.m. Local contact for Sunday School dates and times, Laurie,
762-5159; or visit www.newapostolicchurch.org.
ST. JOHN’S UNITED LUTHERAN (E.L.C.A.) — 2090
Emerson Avenue. Rev. Steve Meysing, Pastor. Sunday Services, 8 a.m.
and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:15 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st &
3rd Sunday of the month; Wednesday — Worship Service with Holy
Communion 6:30 p.m. Church Office 762-1883; email
[email protected].
8 a.m., Cynthia Horn, organist; Betty Nelson, bulletins; Marty and
Sherri Peterson, ushers; Bryson Darveau, communion elements;
Millie Kuncl, lay reader; Luayne Weisgerber, lay assistant;
McConkey/Muhr families, flowers; Eileen Jensen, greeter; Families
of Alvin Fritzler, Wally Mischnick, Dave Fierstein, fellowship.
10:30 a.m., Praise Ensemble, music; Seve and Brady Fehlhafer,
ushers; Isaiah Bryner, communion elements; Michael Garcia, lay
reader; Pat Runkle, lay assistant; Preschool, special music; Brenda
Hankins, greeter.
Sunday, 9:30 a.m., Memorial committee; 4 p.m., Adult inquirers/new members class.
Monday, 6:30 p.m., Adult inquirers/new members class.
Wednesday, 9:30 a.m., Bible study at Shannon’s; 5:30 p.m., Choir;
Pie potluck follows the service; 6:45 p.m., 6-12 Youth group at St
Matthew’s.
ST. MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL — 16th and Cheyenne. The Rev.
Donald M. Huber, Rector; Rev. Cheryl Harris, Deacon. Sunday: 9 a.m.
Holy Eucharist; Nursery available during service; Coffee hour follows
service; Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., Holy Eucharist. Church office Monday
through Thursday, 10 a.m. to noon, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., 762-1965; or visit
www.st-matthews-church-alliance.episcopal-ne.org.
10 a.m., Cheryl Harris, celebrant; Kristy Dietrich, Bill Reno,
Eucharist ministers; Kathy Graham, acolyte; Susan Dimmitt, music;
Kaye Hempel, Sherrie Feddersen, altar guild; Todd and Cheryl Harris,
Barb Nuss, flowers; Kristy Dietrich, fellowship.
Monday, 7 p.m., Bible study.
Tuesday, 4:15 p.m., Women’s Bible study.
CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH — HYANNIS
Sunday, 10 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Don Huber.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST — James Nichols, Pastor. 1104
W. 10th. Sabbath School at 9:30 a.m. Church Services at 11 a.m.
Pastor’s residence, 308-254-6135; www.alliancesdachurch.com.
SPANISH ASSEMBLIES OF GOD – Templo Bethel, 723 Black
Hills. Melbin Bernardo, Pastor. Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., Sunday
Evangelist Service at 5 p.m.
SPANISH ASSEMBLIES OF GOD – Templo Monte Sinai, 423
Sweetwater. Friday, Youth Service, 7 p.m.; Sunday School Sunday, 10
a.m.; Sunday Worship, 5 p.m., Phone, 762-3036.
Box Butte County Jailer Merle Lore, who retired Friday after
nearly 17 years, looks at his cake while holding a plaque he
received from Chief Jailer Monte Hovik during a party in his
honor. Lore said he hasnʼt made any plans on how to spend his
retirement, but noted that he is helping build a sanctuary at the
Church of Christ in Bridgeport, which should keep him busy for
a while.
GENERAL INTEREST
Google To Purge UK Personal Drug Run Triggers
Data Gotten From Wi-Fi
Evacuation Of Calif. Airport
LONDON (AP) — Google
Inc. will delete the personal
data collected by the company’s Street View cars in Britain
after regulators there wrapped
up their inquiry into the intrusion.
Britain’s
Information
Commissioner said Friday
that the Mountain View,
Calif.-based company would
improve data protection training for its employees around
the world and create a privacy
document for every new project it launches.
Google provoked outrage
from regulators on both
sides of the
Atlantic
in
May when the
company
acknowledged
it had scooped
up passwords and Web
addresses being transmitted
over unsecured wireless networks as part of its program to
create
three-dimensional
maps of cities across the
world. Last month, the company said some of the information included entire emails.
While apologizing for its
conduct, Google has stead-
fastly insisted it didn’t break
any laws. It says it wants to
purge all the personal data
that its Street View cars gathered after it gains clearance
from regulators in the more
than 30 affected countries.
Google already has gotten
rid of the information that it
picked up in Ireland,
Denmark, Austria and Hong
Kong.
CHICO, Calif. (AP) — The
airport in Chico, Calif., has
reopened after police say a
passenger left his suitcase behind while
he went to a medical marijuana dispensary, prompting
an evacuation.
Police say the
man arrived at the airport in a
NEW YORK (AP) —
Prosecutors say a 98-year-old
New York lawyer’s bank
accounts were looted by a septuagenarian businessman
who gave him office space and
then used the favor to gain
access to his financial records.
Business consultant Harry
Abrams pleaded not guilty
Friday to grand larceny and
other charges. The 76-yearold and his lawyer have
declined to comment on the
allegations.
The Manhattan district
attorney’s office says Abrams
let semiretired attorney
Emanuel Baetich work out of
his office suite for free.
Prosecutors say Abrams
then rifled through Baetich’s
unlocked office to glean his
financial information. They
say Abrams used it to take
more than $330,000 from
Baetich’s accounts — especially after the lawyer was hospitalized with a broken hip last
year.
Man, 76, Accused Of $330K
Theft From NY Lawyer, 98
Feds Eye 4 Years For Former
Mass. Sen. Who Hid Cash In Bra Murder Charged After
BOSTON
(AP)
— returned a phone call seeking
Prosecutors plan to ask a comment.
CA Victim Dies 30 Years Later
Wilkerson once was a rising
judge for a four-year prison
sentence for a former
Massachusetts state senator
who was captured on video
stuffing bribe money into her
sweater and bra.
Boston Democrat Dianne
Wilkerson was accused in
2008 of taking $23,500 in
bribes. She pleaded guilty in
June to eight counts of
attempted extortion.
In a sentencing memorandum filed in court Friday,
prosecutors cited Wilkerson’s
prior federal conviction in
1997 for failing to pay $51,000
in federal income taxes and
numerous campaign law violations. They say Wilkerson
has “repeatedly demonstrated
that she believed that she was
above the law.”
The defense has the right to
argue for a lighter sentence.
Wilkerson’s lawyer hasn’t
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Two men convicted of shooting a
political star. She resigned
about a month after she was Southern California sheriff’s deputy in 1980 have been charged
with his murder following his death this year of related injuries.
arrested.
The Orange County district
attorney’s office said Friday
that 54-year old David Knick of
Yucca Valley and 55-year old
Robert Strong of Riverside
each have been charged with
one count of murder and are
WESTWOOD, N.J. (AP) — The Federal Aviation being held on $1 million bail.
Prosecutors say the two
Administration won’t take any action against a New Jersey pilot
who tossed rolls of toilet paper from a small plane onto an ath- men served prison time for
letic field as a test run for a streamer drop at an upcoming high attempted murder for shooting
Deputy Ira Essoe after he
school football game.
FAA spokesman Jim Peters told The Record of Woodland approached them in a mall in
Park Friday that the agency investigated but found no grounds Orange.
Essoe was paralyzed and
for further action against pilot Warren Saunders of Westwood.
eventually had his legs ampuSaunders still faces a state criminal charge.
Police said Saunders circled the Westwood Middle School tated. He died in February of
athletic fields in his Cessna 172 on the evening of Oct. 13 and sepsis, which prosecutors say
dropped two rolls of toilet paper. People at a nearby soccer prac- was related to injuries from the
1980 shooting.
tice called police.
Knick and Strong face
Saunders’ lawyer, Scott Berkoben, was out of his office and
arraignment Friday.
unavailable for comment Friday.
FAA Won’t Punish
Pilot In NJ Toilet Paper Drop
NY Judge:
Kazakh Bribe
Defendant Is
Cold War Hero
NEW YORK (AP) — A New
York judge has described a
businessman once accused of
paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to officials in
Kazakhstan as a Cold War
hero, saying he helped thousands of Soviet Jews emigrate
to the West. Federal Judge
William Pauley said 69-yearold James Giffen was a major
source of information to the
U.S. government and a conduit for secret talks with the
Soviet Union during the Cold
War. Pauley sentenced Giffen
Friday to time served after he
pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor tax count.
Giffen was arrested in
March 2003 as he was about
to board a flight to Paris. He
was held on $10 million bail
until prosecutors dropped
charges alleging he paid $78
million in bribes to Kazakh
officials.
taxi when he realized he needed to stop at the dispensary.
The man asked the
driver to take him
there, and they
drove off without the
bag.
Transportation
S e c u r i t y
Administration personnel spotted the item shortly after 8 a.m., and police
cleared the airport, including
the control tower, as a precaution. Passengers from a
United Express flight that
landed during the evacuation
were taken to a building away
from the terminal.
Authorities eventually identified the bag’s owner, and the
airport reopened around 9:15
a.m.
Security Protest
Could Disrupt
Thanksgiving
Travel
CHICAGO (AP) — As if air
travel over the Thanksgiving
holiday isn’t tough enough, it
could be even worse this year:
Airports might see even more
disruptions because of a loosely organized Internet boycott of
full-body scans.
Even if only a small percentage
of
passengers
participate,
experts say it
could mean
longer lines,
bigger delays
and hotter
tempers.
The protest called National
Opt-Out Day is scheduled for
Wednesday to coincide with
the busiest travel day of the
year. Participants are being
urged to decline the scans,
which take as little as 10 seconds. Instead, they would
have to undergo a full patdown, which takes much
longer. That could cause a cascade of delays at dozens of
major airports.
Not all airports have the
machines. And not all travelers are selected for scans.
8
GENERAL INTEREST
Fetuses Found At Bankok Temple
BANGKOK (AP) — On the grounds of
a Buddhist temple, dozens of white plastic bags lay in carefully arranged rows.
Each sack was knotted at the top and
contained the remains of a fetus.
Thai authorities found about 2,000
remains in the temple’s mortuary,
where they had been hidden for a year
— apparently to conceal illegal abortions. A strong stench had drawn police
to the temple in Bangkok’s old city
Tuesday, and authorities searching the
mortuary — where bodies awaiting cremation are normally kept — initially
found more than 300 fetuses. They
returned Friday to find more than five
times that number, according to police
Lt. Col. Kanathud Musiganont.
Health officials, police and charity
workers counted the fetuses, placing
each one in a white plastic bag bearing
the charity’s name in red Thai script and
Chinese characters. The group is often
involved in the handling of remains,
including recovering bodies from accident scenes and organizing burials.
As the remains were laid out,
Buddhist worshippers left offerings for
the fetuses: milk and bananas to nourish their spirits in the afterlife.
Abortion is illegal in Thailand except
under three conditions — if a woman is
raped, if the pregnancy affects her
health or if the fetus is abnormal.
Although Thailand is home to a huge
and active sex industry, many Thais are
conservative on sexual matters, and
Buddhist activists especially oppose liberalizing abortion laws.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said
Friday that more must be done to prevent illegal abortions but that his government would not revise the laws. He
said his government has discussed the
matter and believed that “the existing
laws are appropriate and flexible
enough.”
Several people have already been
arrested in the case: two undertakers for
hiding bodies to conceal the cause of
death and an abortion clinic employee
on charges of operating an unlicensed
medical clinic and performing abortions.
The undertakers could each be sent to
prison for up to a year and fined 2,000
baht ($67). The clinic employee — who
police said confessed she had delivered
the fetuses to the morgue workers starting early this year — could face up to five
years in jail and a fine of 10,000 baht
($333).
Suchart Poomee, 38, one of the
undertakers being questioned, confessed Tuesday he had been hired by
illegal abortion clinics to destroy the
fetuses, police said. He said he had been
collecting the fetuses since November
2009. It was not clear why they had not
yet been cremated.
Police Col. Sombat Milintachinda
said the fetuses found Friday seemed to
have been hidden for a longer period of
time than those found earlier in the
week.
Public Health Minister Jurin
Laksanavisith said around 1 million
Thai women get pregnant each year,
with 60,000 suffering miscarriages and
another 80,000 getting legal abortions.
He gave no estimate for the number of
illegal abortions.
Illegal abortion “requires efforts from
both the government and the private
sector to promote better understanding
about sex among the Thai youngsters,”
Jurin said.
Suriyadeo Tripathi, the director of
Thailand’s National Institute for Child
and Family Development, said young
people were getting mixed messages,
and sex education needs to be
improved.
“On the one hand, you see many
campaigns trying to promote safer sex,
but on the other, a lot of people still
strongly encourage abstinence and
retain a stigma against premarital sex,”
he said.
News in Brief
TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian military says it
has taken what may be an unprecedented step by
burning the uniforms of former colonel Russell
Williams who was convicted of murder and sexual
assault.
Cmdr. Hubert Genest said Friday that Williams’s
clothes were burned the previous day at CFB
Trenton — Canada’s largest military airbase which
Williams once commanded.
Williams was sentenced last month to life in prison
after pleading guilty to murdering two women and
raping two others. Genest says uniforms are usually
retrieved when someone leaves the military. He says
Williams’ clothing was burned because much of it
had his name on it.
Williams was once a rising star in the military who
flew prime ministers and served as a pilot to Britain’s
Queen Elizabeth II during a 2005 visit.
###
LONDON (AP) — A small plane carrying an organ
for transplant crashed on landing in thick fog at
Birmingham Airport in central England Friday, injuring two people, police and airport authorities said.
The airport said all arriving and departing flights
had been suspended and the runway was closed
after the incident, which involved a privately owned
Cessna aircraft. The crash happened at about 3:30
p.m.
Chief Inspector Matt Markham of West Midlands
Police said the plane made a “hard landing” and
caught fire.
The airport said both men aboard the aircraft were
hurt. One was airlifted to a local hospital in critical
condition, and the other was being treated for burns
and back pain.
Markham told Sky News that the organ was taken
to its destination by ambulance.
Birmingham Airport said it would remain closed
until at least 2000GMT. Flights due to arrive from
Paris, Milan and other destinations were being diverted to other English airports.
###
ATLANTA (AP) — A veteran Georgia federal judge
arrested after a stripper claimed he used cocaine with
her has pleaded guilty to two drug-related charges.
U.S. Senior Judge Jack T. Camp pleaded guilty
Friday and agreed to step down from the bench.
SPRINT CUP
By RICK MINTER / Cox Newspapers
Camp pleaded guilty to charges of possessing
cocaine and other drugs and helping the stripper get
drugs, too.
The 67-year-old judge also pleaded guilty to giving
a government laptop to the stripper. The charges
carry up to four years in prison.
Camp was arrested in October after authorities
say he tried to buy cocaine and narcotics to use with
the stripper, who was secretly a federal informant.
They say they also found two firearms in the front
seat of his vehicle.
###
ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — A Mississippi man who
was declared legally dead in 1994 pleaded not guilty
Friday to a federal kidnapping charge in the abduction of a 12-year-old girl who was found dead in
remote Louisiana woods.
Thomas Steven Sanders, suspected of shooting
Lexis Roberts of Las Vegas before dumping her body,
said little Friday while in federal court in Louisiana.
Shackled and wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, he
spent much of the time reading documents with his
lawyer.
Sanders, also is a suspect in the disappearance of
the girl’s mother, Suellen Roberts. Authorities believe
a body found Monday in Arizona may be hers.
Authorities are trying to positively identify the body
with dental records.
Sanders, who drifted through several states after
he was declared dead, was arrested Sunday in
Gulfport, Miss.
###
AP — Filling up at the pump for Thanksgiving
weekend will likely cost Americans the most in three
years. After that, analysts say, prices should drop as
weak winter demand takes effect.
Gasoline prices reached $2.89 a gallon earlier this
week and appeared set to eclipse the high for the year
of $2.92. A number of factors, from rising oil prices to
lower U.S. production due to seasonal refinery maintenance, contributed to a 5-cent increase in retail gas
prices in the past month.
But oil prices have retreated almost 7 percent in
the past week, a decline that will soon show up at the
pump. And gasoline demand will tail off once
Americans are done with their road trips for the long
holiday weekend.
CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS
NATIONWIDE SERIES
Race: Ford 400
Where: Homestead-Miami
When: Sunday, 1:00 p.m. (ET)
TV: ESPN
2009 winner: Denny Hamlin
Race: Ford 300
When: Saturday, 4:00 p.m. (ET)
TV: ESPN2
2009 winner: Kyle Busch
Race: Ford 200
When: Friday, 7:30 p.m. (ET)
TV: SPEED
2009 winner: Kevin Harvick
NOTEBOOK
No. 78 team in off-track car crash
Homestead
bound
Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 29 Chevy, makes a pit stop during Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. (NASCAR photo)
Third in points, Harvick heads to final race with ‘nothing to lose’
ow the top three teams in NASCAR
will deal with the pressure of settling the Sprint Cup championship
on Sunday afternoon has been the topic of
conversations inside and outside the sport
this week.
But to hear Gil Martin, crew chief for
Kevin Harvick’s No. 29 Chevy team, talk
on this week’s NASCAR teleconference, he
and his group aren’t exactly pacing the
floor in the days leading up to Sunday’s
season-ending Ford 400 at HomesteadMiami Speedway.
At last report, the whole crew was going
fishing.
Martin said he didn’t see any reason not
to have a little fun in south Florida, especially since all the pre-race work back at
the shop was basically done.
“We had this car prepared, ready to load
in the truck, and I thought it would be a
good idea for the guys to go down, just
relax, clear their mind from all this for a
day or so and go into Homestead because
we know that we can finish no worse than
third,” Martin said.
Since Harvick’s team is 46 points behind
leader Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson
H
D
Kevin Harvick at Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at
Phoenix International Raceway. (NASCAR photo)
is in between them, just 15 points out of
the lead, many are looking at the Chase as
a two-man contest, with Martin and
Harvick on the outside unless something
bizarre happens.
But Martin said his group is still very
much in the hunt, and he doesn’t fret over
being labeled a long shot to win the title.
“I’m not offended at all because of where
we were last year at this time,” he said of
the 2009 season, where all of the teams at
Richard Childress Racing missed the cut
for the 12-driver Chase. “We didn’t know
what we would be doing for a living last
year at this time. So being in the position
that we’re in right now and to lead the
points most of the year, and if you go back
to traditional points we’ve got over 300something-point lead, which goes to show
what a caliber of a season that we’ve had.
“It doesn’t bother me at all, that. It bothers me that we’re down 46 points, don’t get
me wrong. But if they’re not talking about
us constantly, if we win the championship,
everybody will have a lot to talk about.”
From a pressure standpoint, Martin and
Harvick are in a better position than
Hamlin and his crew chief, Mike Ford, and
Johnson and his pit boss, Chad Knaus.
Martin doesn’t have to worry about losing
points with a strategy gamble. He only has
to worry about trying to get as many points
as possible and let the chips fall wherever
they do.
“We’re going to run flat-out all day long
with nothing to lose, and other guys …
will have to play a little bit of defense,” he
said. “We’re not intending on playing any
defense at all. We’re going to throw the
long ball all day long and see where it
ends up.”
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Regan Smith’s No. 78 Chevrolet was involved in a
crash this week that made the “Big One” at Talladega
Superspeedway seem mild in comparison.
The transporter carrying Smith’s car from the race
at Las Vegas to the team shops near Denver was
involved in a 34-vehicle crash on an icy I-25 in
Colorado. A team motorcoach also was involved.
The team’s transportation drivers, John Slingerland,
Dennis LaCroix and Gary Miller, escaped serious
injuries, but the vehicles they were driving were too
damaged to be used for this weekend’s races at
Homestead-Miami Speedway. But Richard Childress
Racing stepped in and offered a fully equipped transporter for the team to use at Homestead. A transporter
usually used only for testing will take the team’s primary and backup car to the track.
“Words cannot describe how grateful we are to
Richard Childress Racing for immediately stepping up
and offering its support,” Joe Garone, team manager
for Smith’s Furniture Row Racing team, said in a team
release. “Furniture Row Racing also wants to extend a
sincere thank you to the NASCAR community for the
outpouring of support we have received since the accident. It has been overwhelming and truly shows the
spirit of brotherhood that embodies our sport.”
Garone also had words of praise for his drivers.
“Our tractor/trailer averted head-on collisions and
our motorcoach driver, Gary Miller, put his life on the
line when he made a split-second decision to ram into
the back end of the team’s trailer instead of running
over cars,” Garone. “It was a brave move that most likely avoided serious injuries to others. If you saw the
aftermath of the motor coach, you would know what I
mean.”
No. 71 leads owner points tally
Among the things to be decided in Sunday’s
Ford 400 are which teams will finish the season in
the top 35 in car owner points and thereby be
assured of starting spots in the first five races of
2011.
The No. 71 TRG
Toyota, owned by Kevin
Buckler and driven this
week by road racer Andy
Lally, is now in 35th, 74
points ahead of the No.
38 Ford driven by Dave
Blaney, who acknowledged in a NASCAR
release that he has a
long way to go to catch
the No. 71.
“The points might be
too much to make up at Andy Lally (NASCAR photo)
this point,” Blaney said.
“We recognize that. But
that doesn’t mean we aren’t going to go out there
and give it our best shot … If we don’t make it, it’s
definitely not for lack of trying.”
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Huskers Hope To Close Perfect
Air Show Expected
Season-Opening Stand Against Gaels When Broncos
SPORTS
LINCOLN — The Nebraska
women's basketball team will
try to cap a perfect seasonopening home stand when the
Huskers play host to Saint
Mary's (Calif.) on
Saturday afternoon In
Lincoln.
Tip-off
between
between the Huskers
(2-0) and Gaels (2-1)
at the Bob Devaney
Sports Center is set
for 2:05 p.m. (CST)
Matt Coatney and
Jeff Griesch will call the action
on the Husker Sports
Network, including new
Lincoln flagship station WOW
105.3 FM-KTNC. The game
can also be heard free worldwide on Huskers.com. A live
video stream will also be available to premium subscribers
of HuskersNside.
Nebraska heads into
Saturday's game after a pair of
impressive offensive efforts
against 2010 postseason
qualifiers Miami and Vermont.
On
Wednesday
against
Miami, the Huskers rung up
99 points against
a
team
that
advanced to the
2010
WNIT
championship
game and featured Naismith
National Playerof-the-Year candidates
Shenise
Johnson
and
Riquna
Williams.
Saint Mary's brings a third
straight 2010 postseason
team to Devaney, while also
featuring a third National
Player-of-the-Year contender
on the opposing bench. The
Gaels, who joined Vermont
and Miami as 20-game winners last year, are led by senior Louella Tomlinson. The 6-
4 center from Melbourne,
Australia not only averaged a
double-double with better
than 16 points and 10
rebounds a year ago, she is
also the NCAA's all-time leading shot-blocker.
Saint Mary's, which finished second to NCAA Sweet
16 qualifier Gonzaga in the
West Coast Conference a year
ago, is coached by Creighton,
Neb., native Paul Thomas,
who is a 1986 graduate of
Wayne State College.
Probable Starters
Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-0)
5 — Kaitlyn Burke - 5-7 - Jr. G - 10.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg
•35 — Jordan Hooper - 6-2 Fr. - F - 18.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg
44 — Catheryn Redmon - 6-3
- Sr. - C - 13.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg
00 — Lindsey Moore - 5-9 So. - G - 19.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg
24 — Dominique Kelley - 5-7 Sr. - G - 19.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg.
Visit Chargers
SAN DIEGO (AP) — There’s
never a shortage of drama
when the Denver Broncos and
San Diego Chargers renew a
rivalry that dates to the birth
of the AFL.
In recent seasons alone
there’s been Ed Hochuli’s
blown call, Eddie Royal’s punt
and kickoff returns for touchdowns, collapses by the
Broncos, and jaw-jacking
between star players and even
between a head coach and a
player.
Monday night’s game at
Qualcomm Stadium, sure to
be a shootout between San
Diego’s Philip Rivers and
Denver’s Kyle Orton, will
either help shake out the
weak AFC West or muddle it
further. The four-time defend-
WNCC Volleyball — Appears in 7th straight trip to Final Four.
The two semifinalists will face off for the championship Thursday night at 5:30
Courtesy Photo by Mark Rein/WNCC
ing champion Chargers have
won two straight to climb to 45. Denver (3-6) is coming off a
49-29 rout of Kansas City,
which is tied for the division
lead with Oakland.
“It’s a great rivalry,” Rivers
said. “It’s always highly competitive and intense when you
play these guys. With what
we’ve been able to do the last
couple of weeks, and what
they did last week, just the
way everything looks in our
division, this is a huge game
for both teams.
“We’re a win away from a
potential tie atop the division
and a loss away from being
dead last,” Rivers said.
The way the Chargers have
played this season, either is
possible.
Rivers has been airing it out
so much — in part because
the Chargers have been
behind so many times — that
he’s on pace to shatter Dan
Marino’s single-season record
of 5,084 yards passing set in
1984. Rivers leads the NFL
with 2,944 yards and Orton is
second with 2,806 yards.
“It wouldn’t surprise me if
there were a bunch of balls
put up on either side,” Rivers
said. “A bunch of balls in the
air.”
Rivers will get some of his
targets back Monday night,
although tight end Antonio
Gates might not be one of
them. Gates missed a comeback win at Houston on Nov.
7 with a painful plantar fascia
tear in his right foot and could
miss the Broncos game.
However, wide receivers
Legedu Naanee and Malcom
Floyd are expected to return
after being sidelined by hamstring injuries.
Unlike others in the organization, Rivers hasn’t used
injuries as an excuse. He simply throws to whichever players are available in any given
game.
No. 21 Iowa Hosts No. 8 Ohio St In Big 10 Showdown
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) —
Nearly everyone familiar with
the Big Ten figured the winner
of the Ohio State-Iowa game
would probably win at least a
share of the league title.
That’s still true — for the
Buckeyes anyway.
No. 8 Ohio State (9-1, 5-1
Big Ten) can reach the Rose
Bowl for the second year in a
row if it beats the Hawkeyes
and rival Michigan and gets
some help. No. 21 Iowa (7-3,
4-2) needs a virtual miracle to
make it to Pasadena after
blowing a 10-point lead and
losing to Northwestern last
week.
No one expects that to
change the intensity of
Saturday’s showdown in Iowa
City. The Hawkeyes might be
considered a disappointment
this season, but they’re also a
veteran bunch used to winning.
“All summer long and all
fall long, people have circled
this game. It’s not like, oh,
who do we have this week?”
Ohio State coach Jim Tressel
said. “They know what this
game, we know what this
game is all about.”
The Buckeyes have won 11
of the last 12 in the series dating to 1992. Last year’s win
over the Hawkeyes in
Columbus might have stung
the most of all.
Iowa, playing without
injured quarterback Ricky
Stanzi, rallied with two fourthquarter touchdowns but fell in
overtime, 27-24. Both teams
went on to win BCS bowl
games, and the talent each
brought back
for 2010 had
some predicting this weekend’s game
would have
national championship ramifications along with the Big
Ten title.
Ohio State held up its end
of the bargain.
A spot in the national title
game is likely out of reach for
the Buckeyes after its 31-18
loss to Wisconsin. But they
have steamrolled their last
three opponents by a combined score of 139-24.
Ohio State is ranked first
among Big Ten teams with
41.6 points per game and has
allowed just 78 points in six
league contests, by far the
best in the conference.
“They’ve been playing well
all season, but particularly the
last three weeks,” Iowa coach
Kirk Ferentz said. “They are
really on a roll right now, playing with great momentum.”
9
scoreboard
Football
All Times MST
By The Associated Press
National Football League
Sunday's Games
Detroit at Dallas, 11 a.m.
Oakland at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m.
Washington at Tennessee, 11 a.m.
Houston at N.Y. Jets, 11 a.m.
Buffalo at Cincinnati, 11 a.m.
Arizona at Kansas City, 11 a.m.
Cleveland at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.
Baltimore at Carolina, 11 a.m.
Green Bay at Minnesota, 11 a.m.
Atlanta at St. Louis, 2:05 p.m.
Seattle at New Orleans, 2:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay at San Francisco, 2:05 p.m.
Indianapolis at New England, 2:15 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 6:20 p.m.
Monday's Game
Denver at San Diego, 6:30 p.m.
Hockey
National Hockey League
Saturdayʼs Games
Los Angeles at Boston, 5 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 5 p.m.
Toronto at Montreal, 5 p.m.
Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 5 p.m.
Nashville at Carolina, 5 p.m.
New Jersey at St. Louis, 6 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Colorado at Dallas, 6 p.m.
Chicago at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Columbus at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Sundayʼs Games
N.Y. Islanders at Atlanta, 3 p.m.
Calgary at Detroit, 3 p.m.
Edmonton at Anaheim, 6 p.m.
Phoenix at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Basketball
National Basketball Association
Saturdayʼs Games
Phoenix at Charlotte, 5 p.m.
Orlando at Indiana, 5 p.m.
Miami at Memphis, 6 p.m.
Dallas at Atlanta, 6 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m.
Cleveland at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Denver, 7 p.m.
Utah at Portland, 8 p.m.
New York at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.
Sundayʼs Games
Boston at Toronto, 11 a.m.
New Orleans at Sacramento, 4 p.m.
Washington at Detroit, 4 p.m.
Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.
Italian Met With
US Officals Of
Doping In Cycling
PADUA, Italy (AP) — Italian
prosecutor Benedetto Roberti
confirmed that he met with
American investigators at
Interpol headquarters in
France this week regarding an
international inquiry into doping in cycling.
Roberti told The Associated
Press on Friday that the meeting in Lyon was mostly “an
exchange of information
regarding the international
traffic of banned substances,”
but also indicated that the
Americans are focused on
seven-time Tour de France
winner Lance Armstrong, who
has always denied doping.
Last week, Roberti ordered
a raid in Tuscany on the house
of Armstrong’s longtime teammate Yaroslav Popovych to aid
the American investigation.
Roberti, who refused to provide specific details of the
investigation because it is
ongoing, said the contents of
the Ukrainian rider’s personal
laptop and Blackberry were
being checked.
Popovych, who rode with
Armstrong for the Discovery
Channel team in 2005, Astana
in 2009 and RadioShack this
year, recently testified before a
grand jury in Los Angeles as
part of the investigation into
doping in cycling.
PHYSICAL
THERAPY
101
Patriots, Colts Succeed
Despite Rash Of Injuries
Kelsey Duffield, P.T., D.P.T.
Overuse Sports Injuries
in Children
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — One
by one, the injuries piled up for the
Colts and Patriots.
They might have been enough to
ruin lesser teams. They hardly slowed
Indianapolis and New England.
Despite key losses on offense and
defense, the teams head into Sunday’s
matchup as the leaders of their divisions.
“When a team battles things like
injuries and goes through adversity
and they bounce back from it, it shows
the character of the team and it shows
that unity as a team,” Patriots cornerback Jonathan Wilhite said.
The Colts lost two dangerous
receivers for the season — tight end
Dallas Clark after the sixth game and
wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez after
playing just two. Their second leading
pass catcher, Austin Collie, missed the
past two games but could return
Sunday. There’s a chance their best
rusher, Joseph Addai, will be back after
being sidelined the last three weeks.
The defense also has been hit hard.
Indianapolis began last Sunday’s 2317 win over Cincinnati without its
three opening-day starters at linebacker and safeties Bob Sanders and
Melvin Bullitt.
“Obviously, we’ve adapted,” Colts
coach Jim Caldwell said. “We’ve had
some pretty key losses, but we don’t
Photo by Denice Aby/Times-Herald
use any of that as an excuse. You just
Alliance Middle Schoolʼs Emily Jensen drives down the court against a Sidney
have to depend on guys who are next
defender
during a home eighth grade basketball game at AMS Thursday. Both A
in line to be able to step up and perform, and we’ve been able to get that and B teams lost. The seventh and eighth grade girls teams will continue to play
for the most part.”
until their season concludes in mid-December with tournaments.
LONDON (AP) — International
sports officials are completing guidelines on how to deal with athletes with
ambiguous sexual characteristics.
Arne Ljungqvist, chairman of the
IOC’s medical commission, said rules
on gender determination will be issued
soon to help resolve an issue that
gained global attention with the dispute involving South African runner
Caster Semenya.
Ljungqvist said the rules will apply
for the 2012 London Olympics and
also serve as recommendations for all
international federations to follow in
their own sports.
“What we are aiming at is finding
ways to establish rules and regulations for participation ... in female
competition,” Ljungqvist said in an
interview with The Associated Press. “I
am hopeful we will arrive at that.”
Ljungqvist declined to give details of
the recommendations, saying they are
still under consideration and likely will
be submitted for approval to the
International Olympic Committee
executive board in January.
The IOC is working with track and
field’s
governing
body,
the
International Association of Athletics
Federations, which is to review the
IOC, IAAF To Issue Guidelines On Gender Cases
gender issue at its council meeting this
weekend in Monaco.
“They will hopefully have some general principles approved,” Ljungqvist
said. “This needs to be a step-by-step
procedure. Our hope is that, in the
end, we will be able to clarify this
whole matter to the satisfaction of the
sports community.”
The initiative was not a direct
response to Semenya’s case, but is
meant to bring clarity on a condition
that is sometimes referred to as “intersex” — in which a person has reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t fit typical definitions of male or
female.
Semenya dominated the women’s
800 meters at the 2009 world championships in Berlin. Her dramatic
improvement in times and muscular
build led the IAAF to order gender
tests.
Amid acrimony between the IAAF
and Semenya and South African officials, the case dragged on for 11
months before the IAAF cleared
Semenya to run again as a woman in
July. The IAAF has refused to confirm
or deny Australian media reports that
tests indicated Semenya had both
male and female sex organs.
With kids being more involved in
organized and recreational athletics
these days the number of sports injuries
has risen. An estimated 3.5 million
injuries are sustained by American children under the age of 15 each year and
half of these injuries are caused by overuse! There are many risk factors for the
development of overuse injuries in
young athletes. A few include history of
previous injury, decreased conditioning,
excessive ligamentous laxity, poor biomechanical alignment, inappropriate
training, inadequate recovery and
improper technique. A childʼs epiphyseal
plate (or growth plate in their bones) is 25 times weaker than the tissue that surrounds it. Increased injury rates during
periods of rapid growth are directly correlated to weak epiphyseal plates.
The American Academy of Pediatrics
suggests allowing young athletes time
for rest and recovery during and
between sports seasons. Some of these
recommendations include giving young
athletes 1-2 days off per week to allow
for recovery, limit increase in training
intensity by 10% or less per week, and
limit participation to only one team in a
particular sports season. It is also important to notice the signs of overtraining
which are nonspecific pain, fatigue and
decreased academic performance.
A physical therapist can help to
improve a childʼs biomechanics during
their sport to correct improper technique.
A physical therapist can also identify
muscular imbalances that result in poor
flexibility and increased pressure on the
immature tendon attachment sites. The
Physical Therapists at Alliance Physical
Therapy can prescribe specific exercises and stretching techniques to help
improve the symptoms of overuse
injuries to get your child back to his or her
sport.
Yours in health,
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COMICS
FRUGAL LIVING
ASTRO-GRAPH
By Sara Noel
BERNICE BEDE OSOL
Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010
Industrious allies will advance
your ambitions along with their own if
youʼve chosen well, in future months.
This will be done in ways where each
will be able to offer something the
other lacks.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - If
there is a hot, private issue over
which you and your mate disagree,
donʼt let it come up in front of others.
The last thing youʼll need is for outsiders to become involved.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)
- We donʼt always work too well under
pressure, and it could be one of those
times for you. Forgo that long list of
things you want to do, and hone it
down to just a few.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You are not immune to the odds
going against you, so it is best not to
buck them, especially when making a
critical assessment of something
huge. Be honest about what you can
or cannot do.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Well-intentioned family members
could create problems for you if you
allow them to butt into your domestic
affairs. For the sake of harmony, stifle
their input by keeping them at bay.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Issues you normally can treat lightly
could be a severe source of irritation
for you. Do your best not to step out
of character by allowing your temper
to burst open.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Itʼs
your nature to be generous to those
in need, which is a wonderful attribute. However, there is a chance that
you could carry this to extremes and
put yourself in the hole.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Should you experience some opposition from an unexpected quarter,
stand up for your rights, but donʼt
compound the situation further by
reacting in a bullying or pushy manner.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - You
had better have an alibi ready if you
failed to take care of a matter that you
promised to do for another. There is a
strong possibility youʼll be taken to
task.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Itʼll
be your own fault if you allow yourself
to be placed in a position where peer
pressure compels you to do something that goes against your better
judgment. Say no and mean it.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Be extra
careful that you donʼt use your
authority over others to come off as
looking like a bully. You can take bets
that those you push around will find
ways to even the score later on.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Some ideas or suggestions you
make will be challenged if they are
not in accord with those of others.
Youʼll need to take care to handle the
rebuttals as tactfully as you can.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - You
may think you have total control over
a financial matter that you share with
another, only to discover that this person has been holding back and hiding a few bucks for him/herself.
Monday, Nov. 22, 2010
Propitious changes are in the making for you in the year ahead, concerning a social development that turns a
negative situation into a positive one.
As a result, youʼre likely to make some
new friendships that will last a lifetime.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Take
whatever measures are necessary to
make sure you are in charge of your
own affairs. If you want to be the victor,
you canʼt permit yourself to be swept
along by just anything.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) When making some social arrangements, it would behoove you to include
an old friend whom youʼve been too
busy to see much of lately. Good things
could come from this association.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Get involved in ways to better your
material well-being, because this is
likely to be one of those rare days
when things will live up to your financial
expectations.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Do
not delegate an important job or
assignment, no matter how busy you
are. The results will only live up to your
expectations if you T.C.O.B. yourself.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Something youʼve been concerned
about working out to your satisfaction
will turn out just fine if you keep a positive mindset. Your thinking will manifest itself in your work.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Friends and associates can be relied
upon if you need their assistance, so
donʼt be reluctant to go to them. The
best one to turn to, however, will be
someone you helped in the past.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Keep
your nose to the grindstone, because it
is likely to be a better time than usual to
accomplish your aims. Even jobs you
usually have trouble doing will proceed
like rich, creamery butter.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Something you usually have trouble
handling will come much easier to you.
It wonʼt be Lady Luck intervening; itʼll
be you doing all the right things the
right way.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) - After
much searching, finally the solution to a
vexing problem will be found. The revelation wonʼt come as a hunch, but
from all the work you put it into solving
it.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - It might
finally be the day when youʼll be able to
get together with someone who has
been impossible to see. It wonʼt be by
chance, but from your diligent effort in
trying to contact this person.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - This is
one of your better days for advancing
your aims, so donʼt waste your time on
insignificant objectives. Focus your
efforts on something important that
doesnʼt usually come easy.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Challenges tend to bring out your better qualities, so put all your efforts into
developing something that is extremely important to you. Youʼll get what you
diligently go after.
Easy recipe-card holders
Keep your recipe cards upright while cooking by using
a clothespin, wine cork with a slit cut into it, businesscard holder, a binder clip or two, or a clear, stand-up
acrylic picture frame. The first tip shares another easy
way to keep them off the counter and easy to view.
DISPLAYING RECIPE CARDS: I have many recipes on
cards that I store in two recipe boxes. When I use them, I
place them in a little groove in my cabinet door at eye level.
The height is perfect and is right next to my main work
area. -- Darlene B., New York
MEAT TIPS: I used to be a butcher. Here are some tips.
-- Stocking up: Buy steaks in the dead of winter. Buy
roasts in mid summer. Prime is often considered the best
beef to buy. I disagree. In my opinion, Choice is tastier due
to more marbling, but that is just my personal preference.
-- Info you may or may not know. A Porterhouse steak
is actually a New York strip on one side and filet mignon
on the other side of the bone. T-bone is the same except
there is less filet. A chuck roast or blade roast is excellent
for stew meat. Prime rib, there is a lot of confusion with
this cut of beef. This piece is where the following cuts come
from:
-- Rib steak, I would take this over a porterhouse any
day.
-- Delmonico steak is just a fancy way to say rib eye.
Take the "cap" off of a rib steak and there you have the rib
eye.
-- Prime rib is also known as a rib roast. Don't always
buy the leanest possible piece of meat. It may not be that
tender.
Lastly, if you shop at the chain stores, watch for deals
on whole boneless pork loins. This is one of the pieces of
meat I see most often on sale at a good price. It's boneless
so you can cut it yourself for roasts, chops, etc. --Russ,
Michigan
STORE BRAND MEDICATION: I generally buy the
generic/store brand medications. But today I was debating about which to get and noticed that the name brand
had a higher amount of the medication per pill than the
generic, which made the comparison harder. They make
things so hard to compare these days. So I decided on the
name brand because of the higher amount of the medication per pill even though I would be paying about $2 more.
Then the register gave me a $2 off my next order coupon.
-- J. Moffitt, e-mail
UPCYCLE CLOTHES: I take long-sleeved shirts that
my kids have outgrown and cut the sleeves off. I use the
sleeves to make arm or wrist warmers. (Sweaters and
sweatshirts work great for this.) Sometimes I add the
sleeves to t-shirts to make them long-sleeved and unique.
I use the leftover fabric from the outgrown shirt to make a
ruffle, or I make an applique on the front of the t-shirt. -Janie, Georgia
T-SHIRT QUILT: I am making a t-shirt quilt right now.
But I am using toddlers t-shirts. By using the back, front,
and the sleeves, you can make a quilt about 60 inches by
80 inches. Real memories for the mom and dad. I even
had scraps left over and made a throw pillow. Of the left
oer baby blankets that I used for the border, I made a pillowcase to hold a standard pillow. Very frugal. -- Lynda,
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Sara Noel is the owner of Frugal Village
(www.frugalvillage.com), a Web site that offers practical,
money-saving strategies for everyday living. To send tips,
comments or questions, write to Sara Noel, c/o United
Media, 200 Madison Ave., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016,
or e-mail [email protected].
Copyright 2010, United Feature
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Copyright 2010, Sara Noel
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in order to optimize revenue
generation. Maintain compliance by researching Medicare, Medicaid and other third
party payment regulations. Interacts with various hospital
departments to identify
chargeable goods and services and develop procedures
to consistently and accurately
capture billing data. Required
one-year of general accounting or business office and
Bachelors Degree in Business with accounting, finance
or HIM emphasis. Must be
self motivated professional
with strong interpersonal
skills; work flexible schedule
when required. All offers of
employment are subject to a
background check and drug
screen. For consideration
please submit hospital application, resumeʼ and cover letter by December 1, 2010 to:
Work Force Development,
302 Box Butte Ave, Alliance
NE 69301 EOE.
NO CDL REQUIRED--Immediate openings for drivers to
work out of Alliance and
Bridgeport hauling railroad
crews. REQUIREMENTS:
Good Driving Record, Pass 7
yr background check, Pass
pre employment drug screen.
Must be available evenings,
late nights, weekends & holidays COMPENSATION &
BENEFITS: Paid Mileage and
$7.25 per hour wait time,
Medical Insurance Available,
$100. Sign-On Bonus after 90
Days, Quarterly Safety and
Performance Bonus. Call our
job line at 866-601-3270 or
Doug, 913-827-2309. Apply
online at railcrewxpress.com.
CLICK FOR WEBSITE
290 Help Wanted
NOTICE--All employment advertising published in this
newspaper is subject to federal and state equal opportunity laws and guidelines
which make illegal any employment advertising that indicates any preference, limitation, specification or discrimination based on race, color,
religion, age, sex, marital
status, disability or national
origin except that: When
bona-fide reasons exist for
specifying certain types of individuals, employment advertising may include such specifications. This newspaper will
not knowingly accept any advertising for employment
which is in violation of the
law.
NOTICE--Be advised that
some ads in the Classifieds
may contain 800 numbers
that may refer you to a 900
number. Listen closely to the
message BEFORE YOU call
a 900 number. These 900
numbers cost you money!!!
ALLIANCE, NE--Is accepting
applications for the position of
Police Officer I. Applications
must be in the Personnel Office by 5:00 p.m. Monday, November 29, 2010. Testing is
scheduled for December 9th
& 10th and will include a battery of written exams. Individuals successfully passing
the initial screening will be invited to remain to complete
the interviewing process. The
City of Alliance is offering a
hiring bonus for this position.
The entry level pay range is
$15.03 to $16.55 hourly with
an excellent fringe benefit
package. Applicants must be
eligible for admission to the
Nebraska Law Enforcement
Training Center. For a complete job description and application packet contact the
Personnel Office, PO Box D,
324 Laramie Ave, Alliance,
NE 69301, 308-762-5400,
e-mail
[email protected], or
www.cityofalliance.net EOE
BOX BUTTE GENERAL
HOSPITAL
Is seeking a full-time Receptionist at Hemingford Clinic.
Knowledge of medical terminology is preferred. All offers
of employment are subject to
a background check and drug
screen. Applicants need to
provide: Application, Resume,
Cover letter with the following
questions addressed:
1) What specific behaviors do
you possess that will qualify
you for this position?
2) Describe your organizational skills and ability to work
under pressure.
For consideration, send a
cover letter, resume and hospital application by November
24th Contact Work Force Development, for an application
or further information at
763-2935.
or
email:
[email protected]
v EOE.
WANTED-- Counter Person
(auto parts), full time: 40 hr.
week & 1 or 2 Saturdays a
month. Experience appreciated, but not needed. Insurance available. No phone interviews. Call Darren at
762-1516 or Norm at
432-3005. J&N CARQUEST
Auto Parts, 311 West 3rd.
330 Miscellaneous
Cut your
heating bill
35-50%
CZ1500P $329,
CZ1500 Cherry $339,
CZ1500PA w/ air purifier $399
heats 1,000 sq ft. 30,000 hr.
Quartz infared heat bulbs.
Free S & H.
Stop in reg for $5,000
drawing.
We have parts and service.
Whitney's Infrared Htrs.
2713 Ave I Scb.
(308) 641-1647
www.scottsbluff
infraredheaters.com
DEADLINES--For classified
word ads are 2 p.m. prior to
the day of publication Tuesdays through Fridays, and 12
p.m. Friday for Saturday ads.
HOMEMADE PIES-- Bread,
carmel
rolls,
holiday
meals-Turkey or Prime Rib.
For details 762-2972 or
760-5117.
WHEN YOU WANT TO SELL
IT--Classifieds the best place
to tell it!
350 Household Items
A BARGAIN--That's what
placing your ad in T-H Plus is.
When advertising in classified, ask for your ad to be in
our T-H Plus too, and reach
3,300 more households. Call
762-3060 for details.
400 Garage Sales
719 EAST 9TH--Heated garage. Saturday, 7am-noon.
tires, NASCAR die casts,
mushroom chairs, miscellaneous.
GARAGE SALE SIGNS--Are
not allowed on utility poles or
on trees in the right-of-way. If
found they may be removed
by City Employees.
THE COLLECTION BASKET
903 Big Horn. Open Thursday
8:30am-noon,
1:00pm3:00pm
and
Saturday
8:30am-3:00pm New items
every week.
THINKING OF HAVING A
GARAGE SALE?--Give classified a call, and you're in
business! 762-3060.
480 Sporting Goods
NEW--Rossi rifle - 3 barrels
22LR - 20 gauge - 243. Case
included.
$300.00.
308-760-4145.
630 Apartments
1 AND 2 BEDROOM--Clean,
quiet. No pets. Free rent specials. 762-1786 or 760-0954.
1 & 2 BDRM--Camden Court
Apts. FALL SPECIAL - NOVEMBER RENT FREE (on 12
mo. lease) These 100% electric apartments will keep you
cozy and warm all winter
long. Heat lamps in bath, a/c,
onsite laundry, Section 8 ok.
Small pets welcome (some
restrictions). 6 & 12 month
leases available. Call Kodee
at 308-760-1507 or 762-2696.
www.perryreid.com/alliance
EHO CLICK FOR WEBSITE
1 BDRM--Now available and
YOUR FIRST MONTH IS
FREE (w/12 month lease) at
The Tower Apartments, 423
Boyd. 3, 6, & 12 month
leases. All utilities paid, complete kitchens, a/c, elevator,
community room, on-site
laundry, ample off-street parking. Call 760-1507 or
762-2696.
www.perryreid.com/thetower
EHO
3 BDRM DUPLEX--Available
NOW at Alliance Area Apts
and get $200 OFF YOUR
FIRST MONTHʼS RENT!
Stove, frig, disposal, large
yard! Lawn care and snow removal. Locally managed. Call
Kodee at 760-1507 or
762-2696.
www.perryreid.com/alliance.
EHO. CLICK FOR WEBSITE
2 BEDROOM-- Apartment.
1261 Hammond, all electric,
pets allowed. 308-760-3486.
EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY
All real estate advertised in
this newspaper is subject to
the federal Fair Housing Act
of 1968 which makes it illegal
to advertise "a preference,
limitation, or discrimination
based on race, color, religion,
sex, or national origin, or an
intention to make any such
preference, limitation, or discrimination." The Federal Fair
Housing Act further prohibits
advertisements from discriminating against families with
children and/or handicapped
persons. This newspaper will
not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which
is in violation of the law.
FAMILY OF FIVE--With income under $32,500? Family
of three with income under
$27,100? Single with income
under $21,050? You very well
may qualify for housing assistance! Call Alliance Housing Authority at 308-762-5130
today!
GREAT PLAINS-- Spacious 2
bedroom apartments. Call for
rent specials. 1 mo., 3 mo.
and 6 mo. leases also available. Section 8 and pets welcome. Bad credit, no problem.
308-762-7413 days.
ONE BEDROOM--Apartment.
Available now. Call for application. 308-762-3911 or
308-760-0386.
REMODELED--1 bedroom
apartments.
Call
308-760-7346.
THE PHOENIX--704 Laramie.
2 bedroom, $275/rent,
$275/deposit, references.
Jim, 308-762-4462.
650 Houses for Sale
FOR ONLY--$1.50 more you
can place your classified line
ad in our Times-Herald Plus.
Call 762-3060 for details.
YOU JUST SAVED--A bundle
by checking the advertised
specials in the Alliance Times
Herald!
690 Mobile Homes
for Rent
RENT--Or rent to own. 2 & 3
br mobile homes. Located in
Meadows Park, Alliance.
308-638-7636 (evenings), or
308-430-2499 (day).
710 Mobile Home
Lots for Rent
ALLIANCE VISTA--Mobile
home and RV lots for rent.
Ask about our $1500.00 mobile home moving allowance.
Call 308-762-2820.
LEGALS
COMMISSIONER
MINUTES
The Box Butte County Commissioner's met at 8:00 a.m.,
on November 15, 2010. Roll
call: Charles Weston, Marvin
Toedtli, Casper Brixius. A
refund to Sandra Irene for
$69.98 was approved during
Board of Equalization.
Regular session opened with
the agenda accepted as
printed and the minutes approved as written. Marvin
Toedtli, Charles Weston and
Casper Brixius reported on
meetings they had attended.
A 521 form was signed accepting the UN Board of Regents Land, also the Management Discussion and Analysis report was signed by the
board. The board by majority
vote accepted zoning resignations from Adam Bolek,
Karen Quick, and Terry
Croswell. Monthly official's
reports from the Clerk of
District Court and County
Clerk were signed. After discussions with the public, officials and tourism director, a
special meeting was set for
November 29, 2010 at 8:00
a.m., to take any action and
finalize the tourism contract.
Hauling bids were opened
and awarded to Roes Farm
Trucking LLC, and filter bids
were opened and awarded to
KOKE'S NAPA. During the
road and equipment report
the board signed the
Lease-Purchase Agreement
2010-07 and Resolution No.
2010-36, authorizing the
Lease-Purchase Agreement
with NACA Leasing Corporation. Road Superintendent
Barbara Keegan discussed
options concerning Filmore
Road, with no further action
taken. WNCC representative
Judy Amoo, presented a
video to the board outlining
education opportunities to
the panhandle counties. The
Board and County Attorney
entered into executive session to discuss a possible
lawsuit. No action taken.
Monthly claims and payroll
were signed. Following is a
list of abbreviation used for
such claims: sa-salary;
se-services; rt-rent; ex-expenses; su-supplies; mi-mileage; ut-utilities; ph-phone;
re-repairs; ml-meals; jr-jury;
el-election. General: Payroll
94500.54; A&J 325.00-ex;
Thomas Abbott 125.00 - el;
AFLAC 1309.88 - sa; Alliance Good Sam 4208.25 ml; Alliance Grocery Kart
352.61 - su; Alliance Motors
Unlimited 324.20 - re; Alliance Postmaster 252.00 - ex;
Alliance Times Herald
853.55 - ex; American Express 185.94 - su, ml; Ameritas Life Ins 17982.44 - sa;
AS Central Services 224.00 se; Bank of the West
125694.25 - sa; Patricia Beagle 125.00 - el; Benton Pest
Control 36.00 - se; Julie
Bergfield 20.00 - ex; Big
Kmart 33.98 - su; Bluffs
Sanitary Supply 1269.52 ex; Bob Barker 1053.42 - ex;
David Bogner 35.00 - jr; Box
Butte Co Public Transportation 8388.69 - ex; Box Butte
Co Road Dept 298.30 - se;
Box Butte Co Clerk 20.75 el; Box Butte Co Court
841.25 - ex; Box Butte Co
Sheriff 329.25 - ex; Box
Butte Co Treasurer 294.09 ex; Box Butte Employees
FCU 1591.10 - sa; Box Butte
General Hospital 298.00 - se;
George Bremer 20.00 - ex;
Linda Brixius 125.00 - el;
Debbie Brown 20.00 - ex;
C&R Electronics 1343.00 se; Patricia Chancellor
54.00-jr; Charter Communication 27.61 - se; Chase
County Sheriff 35.96 - se;
KC Chasek 35.00 - jr; Joyce
Christensen 125.00 - el;
Kathy Chuston 32.95 - ph;
City of Alliance 4609.89 - ut;
Clerk of Dist Ct 776.54 - se;
Cline Williams Law 320. se; Colby Majic Spray 48.00ex; Shanda Connelly 20.00 ex; John Corum 35.00 - jr;
Cover Jones 563.91 - re;
Guadalupe Cox 125.00 - el;
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LEGALS
Sherry Crowder 300.00 - el;
Culligan Water 98.64 - ex;
Laurie Davis 125.00 - el;
Penny Dilley 125.00 - el; Dynamite Document Destruction 39.00 - se; Rosezella Edwards 125.00 - el; Susi Ehrett
125.00 - el; Tammy Elder
145.00 el mi; Sharon Elford
125.00 - el; Employee Data
Forms 22.00 - ex; Patricia
Essay 82.00 - jr; Karel Essex
125.00 - el; Marie Farritor
160.00 - el; Fat Boys Tire &
Auto 885.00 - re; Gene Giles
144.00 - se; Wayne Glass
200.00 - el; Raquel Grant
35.00 - jr; Connie Green
35.00 - jr; Jerod Hahn 20.00 ex; Patty Heitz 125.00 - el;
Alex Hildebrand 20.00 - ex;
Jeremy S Hitchcock 130.00 jr; Holiday Inn 142.00 - ex;
Monte Hovik 20.00 - ex;
Joyce Hulquist 125.00 - el;
Kathleen Hutchinson 182.03ex; IAAO 175.00 - ex; Joan
Ibarra 35.00 - jr; Ideal Linen
34.54 - ex; Reyes Jenkins
70.00 - jr; Carol Johnson
125.00 - el; Kees Computer
120.00 - se; Ronald Kelly
300.00 - se; Barbara Kendle
70.00 - jr; Dorothy Kirchhoff
125.00 - el; Roger Kotschwar
125.00 - el; Deb Krawnow
418.72 - mi ml; John Kriz
20.00 - el; Julie Kubo 35.00 jr; Ledger 527.20 - ex; Liz
Lee 125.00 - el; Lieben,
Whitted, Houston,Slowiaczek 100.00 - se; Lincoln National Life Ins 192.65 - sa;
Samantha Long 20.00 - ex;
Merle Lore 20.00 - ex; Margaret Lucas 160.00 - el; Polly
Magdaleno 125.00 - el; Kolton Mapes 20.00 - ex; Maximus 3050.00 - se; Daisy
McAndrew 125.00 - el;
Cheryl McDuffie 80.00 - mi;
Jeanie Melton 20.00 - ex;
Judy Messersmith 300.00 el; Lewis Midgett 11.85 - mi;
Midtown Holiday Inn
401.70- ex; Midwest Special
Services 978.82 - se; Larry
Miller 300.00 - se; MIPS
1382.91 - se; Marlene
Mischnick 125.00 - el; MO
OTT MAN 1000.00 - rt; Mobius 1593.54 - ph; Mary
Mockerman 100.00 - se;
Tammy Mowry 20.00 - ex;
Marilyn Mracek 160.00 - el;
Jeanne Murray 366.72 - mi
ex; NACO 480.00 - ex; NE
Health & Human Services
1620.00 - se; NE Public
Health Environmental Lab
840. - se; NE Child Support
Payment 577.00 - sa; NE Total Office 21408.94 - ; Barbara Nuss 125.00 - el; Ohio
National Life Ins 8.13 - sa;
Orbitcom 379.96 - ph; PDQ
Construction/Deveny 1187.5
- se; Harold Peterson
1861.83 - se mi; Saundra Peterson 125.00 - el; Greg Picketpin 20.00 - el; Jaime Pinedo 35.00 - jr; Christal Powell 125.00 - el; Diane Prelle
106.00 - jr; Purchase Power
519.99 - ex; Quill 788.85 su; Qwest 46.33 - ph; Radio
Shack 399.98 - su; Amy
Ragsdale 592.50 - se; John
Rebillet 70.00 - jr; Regional
West Medical Center
1009.85 - se; Corey Rehder
35.00 - jr; Jesse Robbins
20.00 - ex; Michelle Robinson 320.42 - mi ml; Roller
Hardware Hank 157.50 - su;
Stacey Romick 35.00 - jr;
Benjamin Rowe 20.00 - ex;
Lori Rowley 200.00 - se;
Judy Sample 125.00 - el;
Warner Schulze 70.00 - jr;
Servicemaxx
Cleaning
275.00 - se; Tim Sherlock
35.00 - jr; Ty Shrewsbury
35.00 - jr; Gordon Smith
32.25 - ml; Jason Smith
35.00 - jr; Renee Smith
35.00- jr; Source Gas 569.08
-ut; St Bridget Catholic
Church 125.00 - rt; St Dept
of Revenue 553.26 - sa;
Stanard Appraisal Services
3920.00 - se; Dept of Revenue 3925.14 - sa; Beverly
Stinnette 35.00 - jr; Sturdevants Auto Parts 16.44 - su;
JD Sutphen 20.00 - ex; Dan
Swanson 20.00-el; Leonard
Tabor 128.34 - se; Gwen
Taylor 300.00 - el; Telecom
West 97.40 - se; Lori Thibeault 155.00 - el mi; Thiele
Drug 213.30 - ex; Becci Thomas 125.00 - el: Rae Jean
Thomas 20.00 - ex; Ariel
Shantel Thompson 35.00 - jr;
Judy Thompson 20.00 - ex;
Katherine Toedtli 125.00 el; Opal Tolstedt 160.00 - el;
Kimberly Underwood 75.00 jr; United Way 15.00 - sa;
Verizon 290.20 - ph; Viaero
64.18 - ph; Shirley Vogel
125.00 - el; James D Wacker
56.00 - jr; Waite, McWha &
Harvat 3271.15 - se; Walz
Postal 178.86 - su; Jeanne
Warfield 200.00 - el; Gwen
Warthen 23.00 - se; Watchguard Video 885.00 - su; Roseann Watkins 125.00 - el;
Westco 1843.92 - ex; Western Heritage 1200.00 - sa;
Lori White 125.00 - el; Lois
White 145.00 - el mi; Sydney
White 20.00 - ex; William
Wortman 35.00 - jr. Road:
Payroll 25920.14; Accustar
Surveying 500. - se; AFLAC
127.90 - sa; Alliance Small
Engines 57.72 - re; Alliance
Times Herald 46.32 - ex; Alliance Tractor & Implement
LEGALS
224.29 - re; Ameritas Life
Ins 2036.54 - sa; Aulick
10317.18 - su; Bank of the
West 7680.34 - sa; Beltline
Sand & Gravel 8410.74 - su;
Bernies Supply 6.49 - su;
Bloedorn Lumber 1.50 - su;
Bomgaars 517.92 - ex; Box
Butte Employees FCU
1750.00 - sa; City of Alliance-213.27 - ut; Farm Plan
1384.69 - re; H&H Sanitation 118.50 - ex; Hartford
Life Ins 25.00 - sa; Hemingford Co-Operative Telephone
38.30 - ph; Hemingford
Community FCU 935.00 sa; Hemingford Municipal
Utilities 88.51 - ut; J&N Carquest Auto 21.75 - re; Barbara Keegan 129.15 - re ex;
KOKE'S Auto 273.17 - re;
Lincoln National Life Ins
10.20 - sa; Mobius 101.53 ph; New Generation Hardware 23.93 - su; NMC Inc
134.28 - re; Powerplan
19982.29 - re; PREMA
807.49 - se; Roller Hardware
Hank 13.97 - su; Shields Tire
& Repair 98.00 - re; Source
Gas 45.41 - ut; Dept of Revenue 1152.94 - sa; Corky Taylor 172.50 - su; Tridako
1041.05 - re; Verizon 45.61 ph; WESTCO 19125.24 - su;
Western Heritage 30.00 - sa;
Visitors Promotion: Dex
East 20.33 - ex; Elizabeth
Taylor-Herdt 2100.00 - se;
Penny Thompson 692.75 se; Visitors Improvement:
Robyn Camp 20.00 - se; Cattle Capital Rodeo 1000.00 ex; City of Alliance 53.69 ut; Tracy Herrera 40.00 - se;
Ideal Linen Supply 33.28 ex; Martinez Distribution
Services 90.40 - se; Misty
Stinson/Mild
Graphics
295.00 - se; Mobius 128.05 ph; Nationwide Management
Services 370.00 - se; Nebraska Total Office 9.99 - su;
QUJO Inc 400.00 - rt; Snitily
Carr 3500.00 - ex; Penny
Thompson 84.14 - su; Treasure Trek 500.00 - ex; Verizon Wireless 41.94 - ph;
WESTCO 68.73 - ex; State
Grants: Box Butte County
Handy Man 2288.60 - se;
CHC: Hilltop Electric
135.00 - re; Integrity Steel
Works 5216.10 - su ex; Dept
of Revenue 2878.30 - sa; NE
Safety & Fire Equipment
1930.00 - ex; Nelson Electric
Motor Service 357.41 - re;
Newman Traffic Signs
31.37- ex; Servicemaxx
Cleaning 63.80 - se; Triangle
Electric 75.00 - re; Tritle
Plumbing 180.00 - ex; Weber's Plumbing & Boiler
1202.53 - re; County Building: H&H 40.00 - se; Source
Gas 47.72 - ut; Noxious
Weed: Payroll 4990.35;
Ameritas Life Ins 119.21 sa; Bank of the West 795.64
- sa; Bernies Supply 3.90 su; Bloedorn Lumber 583.37
- su; Jan Bruhn 356.55 - mi
ml; Farmers Coop Elevator
205.79 - su; Hartford Life Ins
15.00-sa; Hemingford Coop
Telephone 811.56 - ph; Hemingford Utilities 118.86 - ut;
Ledger 122.37 - ex; NE
Child Support 300.00 - sa;
Pamida 12.87 - su; Source
Gas 17.45 - ut; Dept of Revenue 154.39 - sa; Super 8 Motel 129.90 - ex; WESTCO
649.95 - ex; 911: Hemingford Cooperative Telephone
167.16 - ph; Orbitcom
LEGALS
5469.90 - ph; Qwest
5569.67- ph.
Box Butte County
Commissioners: Casper
Brixius, Marvin Toedtli,
Charles Weston. Box Butte
County Clerk: Judy
Messersmith, Deputy
PUBLISH: November 20,
2010
ALLIANCE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS INVITATION
FOR BIDS BID
PACKAGE #04
Notice is hereby given that
Alliance Public Schools is
soliciting bids for the Alliance High School Auditorium Renovation project for
the Interior Demolition, Interior Slabs, Masonry, Overhead Doors, Studs & Drywall, EIFS, Acoustical Treatments, Loading Dock Equipment, Food Service Equipment, Auditorium Seating
and Metal Wall Panels. A
version of the bidding documents will be available by
contacting Sampson Construction at (307) 426-4050.
Bids are due on or before
November 23, 2010 at 2:00
p.m. MST at the Alliance
Public Schools Business Office, 1604 Sweetwater Avenue, Alliance, Nebraska
69301 and will be open to the
public. Contact Dale Lienemann via e-mail at [email protected] for additional bid
information.
13, 15, 17, 20, and 22, 2010
NOTICE OF MEETING
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
APPLICATION REVIEW
COMMITTEE
Notice is hereby given that a
Special Meeting of the Economic Development Plan
Application Review Committee of Alliance, Nebraska,
will be held at 2:00 p.m., November 23, 2010 in the City
Manager’s office, 324 Laramie, Alliance, Nebraska.
Said meeting will be open to
the public. An agenda for
such meeting, kept continuously current, is available for
public inspection at the office
of the City Clerk in City
Hall.
Linda S. Jines
City Clerk
2010
PO: 10374
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LIFESTYLES
First Quarter Alliance Middle School Honor Roll — Sixth Grade
Alliance Middle School sixth grade students who earned Distinction for first quarter are, from left, front row: Gabriel Britton, Erica Escamilla, Amanda Felker, Kassandra Gomez,
Derek Morrison, Caleb Nielson and Peyton Stoike; Honor Roll, second row: Jose Acosta, Karley Alvarado, Alyshia Benda, Gage Buddemeyer, Vada Burri, Jennifer Campos,
Samantha Carillo, Jolissa Catches, Aaron Chizek, Sydney Corum and Alexander Cottrell; third row: Erika Ellis, Kami Felker, Rhegan Fritzler, Jose Garza, Julissa Gomez, Sariah
Grant, Emily Green, Cole Griffee, Jami Hahn, Christian Hawley and Jakob Herian; fourth row: Thalia Hinojosa, Kelly Huff, Isabella Jaramillo, Nathaniel Johns, Kyle King, Alexia
Klein, Sydney Klinkerman, Hannah Korte, Jacob Krause, Kayla Krebs and Lane Lauder; fifth row: Loyde Lewis, Courtney LittleHoop, Noah Long, Dakota Madrid, Josie Mantooth,
Jack Matulka, Jake McCaffrey, Austin McGhghy, Cody Minich, Kaija Nymeyer, Juan Emilio Ponce and Dawson Quick; top row: Armon Rainwater, Ty Redecker, Elizabeth Rivera,
McKenna Romick, Sophia Sanchez, Teagan Short, Emily Steggs, Jada Stinson, Richard Toedtli, Kathleen Trussel and Reynaldo Valdez. Not pictured: Mikayla Brink, Samantha
Hernandez and Ezra Kozal — Honor Roll.
Senior Center Menu
November 22-26
RSVP by 10 a.m. 762-8774
Monday —
Ham
Scalloped potatoes
Peas
Orange Dream salad
Tuesday —
Chicken a la king
over biscuit
Potato triangle
Sliced beets
Fruited Jell-O™
Wednesday —
Breakfast — 8 a.m.
Sausage, egg,
cheese bake
Stewed tomatoes
Blueberry muffin
Wednesday —
Hot roast beef sandwich
Mashed potatoes
and gravy
Mixed veggies
Poke cake
Thursday —
Friday —
Closed
Closed
•All meals are served
with margarine, two-percent milk, and
wheat bread
unless otherwise indicated.
Crusaderʼs
Corner
ALLIANCE
—
Christmas wreaths will be
available for pick-up from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 21, in the St. Agnes
Academy gymnasium.
SAY will meet on
Monday, and the girls’
basketball team will travel
to Hay Springs for a 5
p.m. game.
An
all-school
Thanksgiving Mass will
be at 9 a.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 24, in the gym, with
seventh graders planning
the service.
School will be dismissed at noon on
Wednesday, and will
resume at the regular
time on Monday, Nov. 29.
2011 One Book One Nebraska
LINCOLN — One Book
One Nebraska 2011 invites
citizens across the state to
read Local Wonders: Seasons
in the Bohemian Alps
(University of Nebraska
Press, 2002) by Ted
Kooser, of Garland.
Kooser is one of
America’s most highly regarded poets
and served as the
United States Poet
Laureate Consultant in Poetry
to the Library of Congress
from 2004-2006. He is the
author of numerous fulllength collections of poetry,
including the 2005 Pulitzer
Prize-winning Delights and
Shadows (Copper Canyon
Press, 2004).
Kooser’s first book of prose,
Local Wonders: Seasons in
the
Bohemian
Alps
(University of Nebraska Press,
2002), won the Nebraska
Book Award for Nonfiction in
2003 and Third Place in the
Barnes & Noble Discover
Great New Writers Award in
Nonfiction for 2002. The book
was chosen as the Best Book
Written by a Midwestern
Writer for 2002 by Friends of
American Writers. It also won
the
Gold
Award
for
Autobiography in ForeWord
Magazine’s Book of the Year
Awards. In Local Wonders,
Today is Saturday, Nov.
20, the 324th day of 2010.
There are 41 days left in the
year.
Today’s Highlight
In History:
On Nov. 20, 1910, the
Mexican Revolution of 1910,
which overthrew longtime
President Porfirio Diaz, had its
beginnings under the Plan of
San Luis Potosi that had been
issued by Francisco I. Madero.
Thought For Today:
“There is no greatness
where there is not simplicity.”
— Leo Tolstoy
Russian author
(born 1828,
died this date in 1910)
Kooser describes with exquisite detail and humor the
place he calls home in the
rolling hills of southeastern
Nebraska—an area known
as the Bohemian Alps.
Nothing is too big or too
small for his attention.
Memories of his grandmother’s cooking are juxtaposed with reflections
about the old-fashioned
outhouse on his property.
After receiving nominations from across the state,
the Nebraska Center for the
Book board announced Local
Wonders as Nebraska’s
statewide reading choice at
Saturday’s Celebration of
Nebraska Books in Lincoln.
One Book One Nebraska
2011 is sponsored by a coalition of organizations including
the Nebraska Center for the
Book, Nebraska Humanities
Council, Nebraska Library
Association, Nebraska Library
Commission, and University
of Nebraska Press.
Libraries across Nebraska
will join the Nebraska Center
for the Book and other literary
and cultural organizations in
planning book discussions,
activities, and events that will
encourage Nebraskans to
read and discuss this book.
As they are developed, support materials to assist with
local
reading/discussion
activities will be available at
http://centerforthebook.
nebraska.gov/programs/
onebook.html. Updates and
activity listings will be made
on the One Book One
Nebraska Facebook group at
http://www..facebook.com/#
!/group.php?gid=281641340
948.
For more information contact Mary Jo Ryan, Nebraska
Library
Commission
Communications Coordinator, 800-307-2665.
Today In Nebraska
November 20
2006 — Gov. Dave
Heineman orders that flags be
flown at half-staff in honor of
a slain Marine: Lance Cpl.
Mike Scholl, who graduated
from Lincoln High School.
The 21-year-old died Nov. 14
from wounds he suffered in
Iraq.
1854 — Gov. Thomas
Cuming announced the
results of the first territorial
census,
showing
that
Nebraska had 2,732 residents.
1955 — Ten people were
killed when two cars collided
head-on near Waterbury in
northeast Nebraska.
November 21
1983 — A major winter
storm hit Nebraska with more
than 12 inches of snow
reported on the ground at
Harrison and 12 inches at
Crawford.
November 22
1932 — Two shipments of
Nebraska hogs left the state
on their way to Cuba for
breeding purposes.
1983 — The world premiere of the award-winning
movie "Terms of Endearment"
was held in Lincoln, where
part of the movie was filmed.
Good Samaritan News
ALLIANCE — On Monday morning, residents played Wheel
of Fortune and, in the afternoon, they danced and listened to
the music of Merrily DeBusk and Cynthia Horn. Residents
began making ornaments on Tuesday for the Christmas tree to
be auctioned at the museum and continued with Christmas
ceramics during the afternoon.
Bingo was the major activity
Wednesday, and Chime Choir,
pitch and pinochle rounded out
the afternoon.
The Resident Council met
Thursday morning and the
Dessert Club made pumpkin brownies which were served at
that evening’s prayer supper.
Friday began with Bible study and the monthly birthday
party was in the afternoon to celebrate all the resident birthdays for the months of October, November, and December.
Activities Director Carrie Preiss presented the ladies of the First
Christian Church with a framed certificate of appreciation for
providing the monthly birthday cakes to the center for over 40
years.
Saturday was expected to be relatively quiet and residents
shared memories during the afternoon. Joyce Grasmick celebrated her birthday that day.
Rev. Charles Kathurima of the United Methodist Church will
preside at Sunday afternoon’s worship service. Friends and
family are encouraged to attend.
At Wildflower Terrace, weekly activities included morning
coffee klatch, bingo, Bible study and crafts. On Saturday, some
of the ladies met and made wreaths for every resident’s room,
and an afternoon sing-a-long was well attended.
At The Sandhills, residents kept busy with crafts, aerobic
exercise, cards, movies and shopping. Residents completed the
Senior College Series on Benjamin Franklin Wednesday morning, and Sunday’s worship service is scheduled for 2 p.m.
CSC Early Childhood Conference Set
CHADRON — Chadron State College’s 22nd
annual Excellence in Early Childhood
Conference has been set for Friday and
Saturday, Feb. 18-19, at the CSC Student
Center.
The conference, with its theme of “United We
Stand for Children … Reconnecting to Nature,”
will again provide professional development
with presentations and workshops that support best practices in early childhood education.
The Friday afternoon of the conference will
feature the “Living in the State of Poverty” simulation with University of Nebraska extension
educators Carla Mahar and Jamie Goffena.
Speakers include David Roth, a singer,
songwriter and speaker from Cape Cod, Mass.;
Dr. Cheryl Charles, president, chief executive
officer and co-founder of the New Mexico based
Children and Nature Network; and Dr. Tonia
Durden, early childhood education extension
specialist at the University of Nebraska at
Lincoln.
People interested in setting up an informational display at the conference may contact
Jennifer Baumann, 308-430-5447.
Other details about the conference may be
found at www.csc.edu/ecc; or information is
available through Dr. Kim Madsen, [email protected], 308-432-6372, or the CSC conferencing office, 308-432-6380.
Bringing a child into the world is the greatest
act of hope there is.
— Louise Hart
Back row ( l-r) : JohnAmateis, Mark Placek, Tim Kollars, Jeremy Buskirk,
Mike Hudson, Roger Hoagland, Donnie Thompson, Kyle Meradith,
Scott Schuster. Front row ( l-r) : Dave Minnick, S
t eve Vogel, Mike McGinnis,
Duane Dobson, Dianne Johnson, Tim Garwood, Ron Kelly and Roger Bedient.
Not pictured: Jared Letcher.

perfect - Alliances Times

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