Commissioners Approve One- And Six-Year Road

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ALLIANCE
The Alliance High Girls
Bowling Team Returns
To State This Weekend…
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Commissioners Approve
Community
Development
One- And Six-Year Road Plan
Director Resigns
VOL. 124, NO. 213
ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2011
By DENICE ABY
Times-Herald Writer
By JENNY HUTCHISON
Times-Herald Writer
ALLIANCE — City of Alliance Community Development
Director Rick Houck resigned Monday, Feb. 7. His resignation
is effective immediately, however, he will continue to be available
on an “on call” basis until the end of March.
City Manager J.D. Cox said, “We appreciate all that Mr.
Houck has done for our city.”
Houck has been employed by the city of Alliance since
January 2008. This year the City adopted a $143,362 budget
for the community development department. Expenditures
have grown by just over $20,000 since FY 2008-09. Houck had
previously spent 35 years in community planning in Lincoln,
Keith and Sarpy counties.
Administrative Assistant to the City Manager Aaron Smith
has been appointed as the interim community development
director until a replacement is found for Houck, who was not
immediately available for comment Monday morning. Smith is
currently serving as the interim city finance director. The City
has recently advertised for the position of accounting supervisor
and will continue to receive applications until the position is
filled. This position replaces the position formerly considered city
finance director. “We anticipate to begin interviews this week,”
added Cox.
Cox also added that the timing is beneficial in that Smith will
be allowed to phase out of one interim duty and into another.
Houck has also served as Box Butte County Zoning administrator in a contract capacity, in addition to his capacity with
the City.
Fed Official: Stimulus Plan
Should Be Reconsidered
By JEANNINE AVERSA
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — A
Federal Reserve official says
the central bank should “quite
seriously” rethink whether its
$600 billion bond-purchase
program is needed given the
strengthening U.S. economy.
Jeffrey Lacker, president of
the Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond, says more spending by consumers and businesses means the economy
probably will grow at a faster
pace of around 4 percent this
year, compared with 2.9 percent last year. He says in a
speech Tuesday that inflation
should stay in check.
But he adds rising prices
for commodities, such as oil,
need to be closely watched.
Lacker participates in the
Fed’s policy discussions,
although he isn’t a voting
member this year. Differing
views from within the Fed
about the size and pace of the
bond program could make it
harder for Fed Chairman Ben
Bernanke to build consensus.
ALLIANCE — Box Butte County
Roads Superintendant Barbara Keegan
led the public hearing for the county oneand six-year road plan Monday.
The one-year plan includes eight projects: CR57 between Brown and Cherry
Roads; Hayes Rd. between CR55 and 56;
CR57 between Jefferson and Hayes; Hall
Rd. between CR69 and 70; Rock Rd.
between CR66 and 67; Valley Rd.
between CR70 and 71; CR82 from Sarpy
Rd./Valley Rd. to CR 83 south of Valley
Rd.; and CR83 south of Valley Rd./York
Nebraska Deer
Hunters Set
Records In 2010
FIFTY CENTS
Rd. between CR83 and 85.
Eight projects are included on the sixyear plan: Franklin Rd. between CR75
and 76; CR67, north of Franklin Rd.; Hall
Rd. between CR75 and 77; Jefferson Rd.
between CR55 and 58; Jefferson Rd.
between CR53 and 55; Sweetwater Ave.
(north of 18th Street) at Alliance; Rock
Rd. between CR67 and 68; and CR69 at
Perkins Rd.
Charles Weston was one of four citizens who expressed a need for improvements on Keith Rd. between Highway
385 and CR69, saying it has been about
14 years since that road has been built
up, that there are many “soft spots” along
the way, and a considerable amount of
truck traffic in the area.
Darby Jespersen was one of a group of
representatives for Western Sugar that
addressed the consideration of combining the Oneida and West Hemingford
sugar beet receiving stations into a single
centralized location. Discussion of exactly where this location might be is in the
very preliminary stages, and Jespersen
noted that it was the main interest of the
group at this time simply to inform the
County Board that the possibility exists.
The Oneida beet dump access is considered unsafe due to the angle of the
roadway as it intersects the railroad
crossing, and it was noted that at least
(See ROADS on page 2)
LINCOLN (AP) — Nebraska
killed a record number of deer
in 2010.
The Nebraska Game and
Parks Commission says
hunters brought in more than
88,000 deer, which includes
more than 77,000 whitetails.
Nearly 38,000 whitetail bucks
and nearly 39,200 antlerless
whitetails were killed — both
records. It was the first time
the number of antlerless
whitetails taken exceeded the
number of whitetail bucks
killed.
The commission says deer
Photo by Denice Aby/Times-Herald
hunter success rates were 68
The
Box
Butte
County
Board
of
Commissioners
proclaimed
the
month of February as
percent for firearm, 40 for
archery and 37 for muzzle- “Nebraska 4-H Month.” Student representatives for the local 4-H program are, from left, Ellie
loader. A record 166 elk were Applegarth, Hannah Wood, Hannah Kesterson, Alyssa Dye, and Commissioner Sandy
killed.
McCarthy.
Nebraska Lawmakers
To Debate Cutting Local Aid
LINCOLN (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers are set to begin
debate on a measure that would eliminate state aid to cities,
counties and natural resource districts as the state seeks ways
to balance its budget.
The measure (LB383), introduced by state Sen. Abbie
Cornett of Bellevue at the request of Gov. Dave Heineman, is set
to be debated Tuesday. It is expected to save the state $44 million over two years. Heineman has said the elimination should
not be too painful for local governments, as it makes up a small
Photo by Jenny Hutchison/Times-Herald
percentage of each local budget. But city, county and district
officials have vehemently protested the proposal, saying that
City Manager J.D. Cox, addresses the group assembled this morning at the Workforce Development Meeting at Box Butte
even small cuts will be painful as local governments also deal General Hospital. Cox discussed numerous topics including a recap of his first 30 days, his initial observations and evaluation of
with the economic downturn and that the cuts would shift the
the local economy as well as recommendations for the future.
burden to property taxpayers.
Malfunctioning Boiler Causes Grandview Closure
By MARK DYKES
Asst. Managing Editor
ALLIANCE — Classes at Grandview
Elementary were put on hold when a motor
went out on a furnace at the school.
Instructional Services Director Rita Moravek
explained the motor on a furnace in the old
section of the building malfunctioned Monday
morning.
While that part was sent to Rapid City, S.D.
for repair and is expected shipped back today,
a new motor was also ordered by overnight air
delivery from Denver.
Though the furnace went out in the morn-
ing, Moravek said students and staff were able
to keep warm and functional through the
remainder of Monday’s school day. She noted
that overnight temperatures did not drop as
low as expected, which she hopes will aid in
landing the plane carrying the new motor.
In addition, Grandview Principal Steve
Folchert took precautions and shut off the
water at the schools, reducing the chance of
burst pipes.
Whether it is the repaired motor or the new
one that reaches Alliance first, Moravek said
the part is expected to be installed quickly, the
boiler fired up and the school up to normal
temperatures, ready for classes, by
Wednesday.
No Vote Taken On Call To Fire Chadron City Manager
Courtesy Photo
Chloe, Keaton, Gavin, and Colter Mann stand by giant Popsicles Monday made for them by
their grandpa, Larry Mann. He ranches west of Alliance along Otoe Road. Mann used old metal
containers, his dad had kept, that served decades ago at the Alliance Creamery as block ice
molds. He filled the four-foot metal containers partway last week when the temperature was minus
5 and dipped nearly another 20 degrees. Mann used two bottles of food coloring each and fence
posts as sticks, to complete the winter project he had been considering for awhile.
CHADRON (AP) — The
Chadron City Council took no
vote on calls to fire the city
manager.
City Manager Sandy Powell
has been the subject of a petition drive. An undisclosed
number of signatures were
presented at the council meeting Monday night.
Chadron radio station
KCSR says petition drive participant Roy Leibbrandt (LY’-
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brant) took the meeting floor
at one point. Among his other
criticisms
of
Powell,
Leibbrandt says Powell told
city workers in a strongly
worded letter last October that
“pot stirrers” would be disciplined. Leibbrandt described
the letter as intimidation of the
staff.
Mayor John Chizek (CHI’zek) says the allegations
against Powell will be
reviewed. The council took no
votes or other action on Powell
at the meeting.
Legals
•Ordinance No. 2672
•Council Proceedings
Total Pages: 10
Roads
(continued from page 1)
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 – Alliance Times-Herald
At the request of courtthat the Logan Rd. entry to the
facility would better serve driv- house custodial and mainteers, due to the fact that Logan nance personnel, a motion
Rd. already has turning lanes passed to have a documented
in place, and a more level cleaning schedule prepared,
access. From Highway 385, approved by the Board, and
drivers would travel east on posted within the various
Logan Rd. to CR61, then offices.
south to the plant. As for
access from Highway 87, the
roadway is graveled, and Cade
County Court
noted that improvements for
Speeding — Brooks D.
that area are “not a big deal.”
Cade said it is hoped that Walker, 27, Spearfish, S.D.,
the facility will be operational 75/65, fined $25 and costs.
Failure To Maintain Lane
by wheat harvest in July of
this year, as well as the fall Of Travel — Michael D.
Trujillo, 60, Harrisburg, discorn harvest.
Alliance attorney, Jim missed upon payment of
Moravek, presented the Board costs.
Unless otherwise noted, all
with a notice of an upcoming
video-conference with the court costs are $48.
Nebraska Judicial Resources
Commission taking place in
Small Claims
Scottsbluff, addressing a judicial vacancy due to the retireVirgil Blakeman, plaintiff,
ment of District Court Judge
vs. Marina Finkey, defendant.
Brian Silverman.
Plaintiff is entitled to judgThough confident that the
ment for $1,165.46
seat will be retained, Moravek
is enlisting advocates to
The age of a woman doesn't
attend the conference, and
mean
a thing. The best tunes
requested that at least one
are
played
on the oldest fidcounty commissioner take the
opportunity to speak before dles.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
the Commission in support of
retaining the judicial seat in
Box Butte County, to certainAlliance In Brief
ly prevent that vacancy from
being allocated to the eastern
Miscellaneous — Between
part of the state.
3:52 a.m. Monday and 4:52
Res. 2011-02 granted a a.m. Tuesday the Alliance
conditional use permit to Police Department responded
Viaero Wireless for the instal- to the following calls: 12 traflation of a guided cellular wire- fic, four animal, two security,
less tower at the former site of two burglary, one emergency
a television tower located near protective custody and one
CR78 and Knox Rd., which harassment.
would offer extended wireless
Obstructing An Officer —
service coverage.
Friday at 8:28 p.m. the APD
The Board approved the responded to the 1200 block
purchase of a $7,695 new of Hammond. An Alliance
copier from Nebraska Total male, 31, was taken into cusOffice for the county clerk’s tody. Suspected is an Alliance
office and authorized Box female, 24.
Butte County Clerk Judy
Minor In Possession,
Messersmith to obtain cost Probation Violation —
estimates for painting that Saturday at 5:09 a.m. the
office.
APD responded to the 500
The Commissioners dis- block of Niobrara. Suspected
cussed the sale of land that is an Alliance female, 15.
was given back to the county
Theft — Saturday at 7:12
by the University of Nebraska p.m. the APD responded to
Board of Regents, and a the 1200 block of East 10th.
motion passed to offer the
Minor In Possession —
land
for
auction. Sunday at 3:05 a.m. the APD
Commissioner Casper Brixius responded to the 200 block of
will have charge of contacting Grand. An Alliance female,
auctioneers.
18, was taken into custody.
Deaths & Funerals
Gerald C. Baker, 73
CHADRON — Gerald C.
“Jerry” Baker, 73, longtime
Chadron resident, business
and
civic
leader, peacefully passed
a w a y
Saturday, Feb.
5, 2011, at his
home.
He
was
born March 10, 1937, in
Dixon County, the son of
Clarence and Alverna (Test)
Baker.
He married Alice M.
Anderson in October of 1954
at Wayne.
Jerry and his family owned
and operated their own professional accounting and tax
firm regionally based at
Chadron from 1963 to
December 2007, when he
sold and merged the business
with Dana F. Dole &
Company, LLP of Lincoln.
He was a member of the
Immanuel Lutheran Church
and Council Board, past
member of the Chadron and
Nebraska Jaycees, Chadron
School Board, Chadron
Community Hospital Board of
Directors and long time active
member and officer of the
Chadron Fire and Rescue
Department for over 31 years.
He also served in the U.S.
Army from 1954 to1956, and
was past member of the Elks
Club #1399 and life member
of American Legion Post #12.
Jerry was a tireless promoter for the Chadron
American Legion Baseball
program, original incorporator
for the Ridgeview Country
Club, a Friday night high
school football and Cleveland
Browns-Indians devoted fan.
He was always willing to
lend quiet generosity and
assistance to many clients
and friends. He loved his time
Bates- Gould
Funeral Home
“A Service Complete”
762-1755
www.batesgould.com
with his family, grandchildren, great grandchildren and
many companion family dogs
over the years.
He is survived by his wife
Alice M. Baker; sons Steven A.
(Ruth) Baker of Hemingford,
David G. (Cindy) Baker of
Wichita, Kan., and Brett R.
(Noelle) Baker of Lincoln;
grandchildren Riley (Aubrey)
Baker, Tobie (Rob) Bucheit,
Adaline Baker, Leon Baker,
Delainy Baker, Kiernan
Baker; and four great-grandchildren.
He also is survived by his
brothers Terry (Pat) Baker of
Wakefield
and
Burnell
(Esther) Baker of South Sioux
City; brother-in-law Bob
Masteller of Broomfield Colo.;
and numerous other cousins
and relatives.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, brothers
Stanley and Leon Baker and
sister Jan Masteller.
His funeral will be at 1:30
p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, at
Immanuel Lutheran Church,
747 Ann St., with Parish
Ministry Associate Pam
Anderson officiating.
Visitation/Celebration of
Life will be from 5 p.m. to 7
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, at the
church.
Burial with full military
rights will be conducted at
Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family
request memorial contributions be made in Jerry’s name
for designations at a later
time. Memorials can be sent
to P.O. Box 915, Chadron NE
69337-0915.
On-line condolences can
be
sent
to
[email protected], or GehrigStitt Funeral Home, P.O. Box
151, Sidney, NE 69162-0151.
Make Craft Recipes For Kids
By SARA NOEL
Frugal Living
DEAR SARA: I once saw a
"recipe" for sidewalk chalk,
but cannot seem to find it on
your site. Can you help me?
(Also, please share any other
useful kids recipes.) -- Dianne,
e-mail
DEAR DIANNE: I have tons
of recipes for kids such as
flubber, play dough, dryer lint
clay, bathtub paints, bubbles,
etc., on my website, too
(www.frugalvillage.com).
Here's the recipe for chalk
and I've added recipes for finger paint and mock silly putty,
too.
Supplies:
paper towel or toilet paper
tubes
scissors
duct tape
wax paper or aluminum foil
3/4 cup warm water
disposable plastic container (a large margarine tub
works well)
1-1/2 cups Plaster of Paris
3 tablespoons tempera
paint
If you are using paper towel
tubes, cut each tube in half.
Cover one end of each tube
with duct tape. Cut as many
pieces of liner (foil or wax
paper) as you have tubes.
Each piece should loosely fit
inside the tube (about 7 inches by 4-1/2 inches, depending
on which tubes you use). Roll
up each piece of liner and slip
it inside the tube. Place each
tube tape side down, on a flat
surface. Pour the water into
the disposable plastic container. Gradually add the Plaster
of Paris to the water and stir
well. Mix in the tempera paint.
Spoon the plaster into the
tubes. Tap gently with a spoon
or fork so the mixture settles,
which helps to prevent air
bubbles. Set the filled tubes
aside to harden for a couple of
days. Once hardened, tear off
the tubes and liners.
Homemade
finger paint
4 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 cups cold water
food coloring
containers for finger paint
In a medium saucepan,
mix sugar and cornstarch
together. Add water. Heat over
medium heat for 8 minutes or
until the mixture thickens.
Will thicken more as it cools.
Divide into containers such as
baby-food jars, and add
desired food coloring to each
container.
Mock Silly Putty
Emergency Management Director
Makes Snow Plans 2 cups Elmer's All Multi-
By TOM LAWRENCE
The Daily Republic
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — It might be a typically frigid South
Dakota winter, but Jim Montgomery’s worried about it getting
warmer in a hurry.
Montgomery, Davison County’s emergency management
director, sees the piles of snow all around Davison County and
knows what that may mean if there is a sudden spring thaw:
flooding.
“We’re trying to get ready for it,” he said.
Montgomery said he wants to have enough sandbags ready
to fill in case of flooding this spring. Last year, he obtained 300
sandbags from the National Guard before the thaw.
“They were gone in a week,” Montgomery said.
He said this year, he wants to have at least that many sandbags ready to go and may ask for more. Sandbags can be filled
relatively quickly, he said, but the new sandbags don’t last long
once they are packed full.
“It’s a real cheap bag now,” Montgomery said. “They’re plastic and after a few days they deteriorate.”
Even if the bags were sturdier, there’s no use in trying to get
ahead of the game, he said. The county has a pile of sand outside its shop, but that sand is frozen.
Montgomery said if people come to his office with sandbags
once it’s warmer, he will help them fill the bags.
The Davison County Volunteer Search and Rescue team will
also help fill sandbags, and last spring the Police Division issued
a call for help to fill sandbags. Montgomery said people once
gathered at a church for a “sandbag party” to help a homeowner who was threatened.
But all he can do right now is keep an eye on the thaw. A slow
process that steadily releases water would reduce the risk of a
flood, he said.
A sudden warm spell, especially blended with some rain,
could cause severe flooding, as was seen last year, Montgomery
said.
Something else that would help is lowering the level of Lake
Mitchell, Montgomery said, so if Firesteel Creek dumps a great
deal of runoff into the lake, there won’t be as much flooding.
That’s easier said than done, according to Mitchell Public
Works Director Tim McGannon.
“We don’t have a valve in Lake Mitchell to lower the water,”
McGannon said.
He said with the current 30-inch pipe in the lake, “it would
take us months to lower it 4 feet. And it just takes hours to fill
that back up.”
McGannon said it’s up to the City Council to decide if a valve
is needed to alter the lake level.
Purpose Glue-All
1 cup Sta-Flo liquid starch
food coloring, optional
Add glue to a mixing bowl.
Add starch and mix. Knead
until it forms the desired texture. Fold food coloring into
the putty. Knead until color is
uniform. You might need to
adjust the ingredient amounts
slightly to get the desired texture, or you might prefer
adding the food coloring to the
glue in the beginning. Either
way works fine. Store in an
airtight container.
DEAR SARA: I'm making
split pea soup for dinner from
the ham bone from Christmas
dinner. I thought I had 2 bags
of split peas, but I only have 1.
But I have 2 bags of lentils.
Can I use 1 bag split peas and
1 bag lentils? Will I be able to
taste a difference? -- Rosa,
Connecticut
DEAR ROSA: Yes, you can
use lentils, but it will taste different than your usual split
pea soup. There are plenty of
recipes that combine the two,
so it's not an odd combination
at all. Add some carrots, celery, onion, a chopped tomato,
zucchini, barley and ham or
sausage to your soup. Or you
could add pureed (frozen or
canned) peas to your soup
recipe, or scale your regular
recipe down.
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
m
a
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[email protected].
Copyright 2011, Sara Noel
Distributed by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.
Those who won our independence believed liberty to be
the secret of happiness and
courage to be the secret of liberty.
~ Louis D. Brandeis
About the only thing that
comes to us without effort is
old age.
~ Gloria Pitzer
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We have a book of
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and lots of nice
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So…
If you are
a newcomer or know
of one…
Let’s welcome them.
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one accident has already
occurred at that location.
The group also noted a proposed federal rule stating, “No
driver of a commercial vehicle
shall drive onto a highway
crossing without having sufficient space to drive completely through the crossing without
stopping.”
(Federal
Register Vol. 76, No. 19 Part
392.12). The Oneida access
would not meet these criteria.
A location that is off the
main highway is desired, and
Western Sugar would be willing to assist with the build-up
of a roadway to a new and
safer location that would
reduce the amount of mud
trailed onto the state highway,
which also poses a safety hazard to motorists.
The Board expressed that
regardless of any new federal
rule put in place, the safety of
the citizens involved with the
transport of beets to and from
that location is the main concern, and is open to suggestions and considerations from
the Western Sugar representatives.
Jim Jelinek stated the need
for additional culverts and
building-up of the roadway
around the area of CR64 and
Madison Rd. due to excessive
water runoff. The intersection
needs to be raised, and
Jelinek said he would be willing to donate rock for the project.
Keegan and the Board
determined that the area
could be improved as a regular maintenance project,
rather than putting it on the
one- or six-year plan.
In addition to another area
of Madison Rd. where the
property owner would like to
plant, Trent Benzel stated that
“something needs to happen,”
in the area of Sweetwater Ave.
Located in north Alliance, this
street is an unusual occurrence in that the city of
Alliance is responsible for the
western half of the roadway,
while the County is in charge
of the eastern half. The road is
not paved, and it is heavily
used as a throughway from
25th to 18th Streets, and
accessing the parking area at
the rear of Box Butte General
Hospital as well as residences
in the area.
Keegan offered estimates
for materials and labor for
each of the projects on the
one- and six-year plan, and
the County Commissioners
approved Res. 2011-01
accepting the one- and sixyear plan as outlined, and
authorizing the county roads
superintendant to address
considerations for the relocation of beet-piling areas near
Hemingford.
The Board will address
future concerns involving
county
roadways
with
amendments to the plan if
needed.
Keegan updated equipment, personnel, and maintenance projects, and received
permission to send core samples from the roadway of CR
57 that leads to the veterans
cemetery to be analyzed.
Morey Cade, director of
Business Development for the
West Plains Company, offered
a progress update for development of the grain-loading
facility at Alliance.
Cade reported that plans
for beginning construction at
the West Plains site are largely
in place.
A Nebraska air quality construction permit is expected to
be in place by the end of
February, while some subcontractors have been selected,
and bids for various aspects of
the construction phase are
still coming in and expected to
be completed within the next
10 days or so. Certain equipment and hardware have
been ordered and expected to
begin arriving by late April.
West Plains now has two
prospective bids for the loop
track construction on the
property, and is awaiting the
“okay” from BNSF Railway.
It is expected that the plant
itself will be located on the
southeast corner of the property along CR61, rather than
closer to Madison Rd.
Engineering plans for the
foundation should be final by
the end of February, and Cade
said excavation would likely
begin in the first half of March.
The necessary property
appraisal as required by the
lender is due this week, while
power for the facility will be
finalized with the city within
the next two days.
It has been determined
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Panelists To Discuss What
It Means To Be American
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 – Alliance Times-Herald
LINCOLN (AP) — What does it mean to be
American? Who is an American?
Those questions will be explored during a
panel discussion on Feb. 16 at the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln.
UNL’s Institute for Ethnic Studies will present “Who is an American? Latina/o
Immigration, Citizenship and Political
Participation in the 21st Century.”
It will be held from 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. in
Bailey Library.
The panelists are Miguel Ceballos, who is
assistant professor of sociology and ethnic
studies; Ariana Vigil, assistant professor of
English and ethnic studies; and Sergio Wals,
assistant professor of political science and ethnic studies.
Wals will be among participants March 4 at
the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln for a
RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — A
one-day symposium, “Diverse Faces, Shared Rawlins dentist who pleaded
guilty to stealing about
Histories: Immigrants on the Great Plains.“
$50,000 from Wyoming’s
Medicaid system will be under
house arrest for six months
and serve two years of probation.
James Engstrom was senENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Authorities
tenced in U.S. District Court in
say a firefighter fell through the floor and into
Cheyenne on Monday.
the basement of a burning house in the Denver
He was also sentenced to
suburb of Englewood and suffered undisclosed
one day in jail, which he has
injuries.
already served. Engstrom
Firefighters say no one was home at the
must also pay $2,000 in fines
time of the fire and no other injuries have been
and repay the money he overreported. The cause of the fire is under investibilled
—
$50,869.20.
gation. The fire was reported at 5:30 a.m. and
Engstrom pleaded guilty in
was extinguished by 7 a.m. Authorities say
November
to
overbilling
temperatures hovering around zero hampered
Medicaid.
firefighting.
Colo. Firefighter
Hurt In House Blaze
Pair Get Prison For Council
Bluffs-Omaha Sex Ring
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa
(AP) — An Omaha, Neb., couple have been sent to prison
after pleading guilty to a sextrafficking conspiracy.
A news release from U.S.
Attorney for the Southern
District of Iowa says 32-yearold Merrideth Crane-Horton
was given 17 1/2 years
Monday. Her husband, 35year-old Edwin “Nate” Horton,
was given more than 14 1/2
years.
Prosecutors say the couple
and Katherine Heredia and
Ramon Heredia pleaded guilty
last year to a charge stemming
from sex trafficking in Omaha
and across the Missouri River
in Council Bluffs. The
Heredias are awaiting their
sentences.
Dentist Sentenced
For Stealing
From Medicaid
Investigators say the four
ran the ring from August 2007
to June 2010. Prostitutes
included a teenage girl.
Wyo. Heating
Bill Assistance
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) —
The state Department of
Family Services says it’s not
too late for low income residents to apply for help with
paying energy bills this winter.
The Low-Income Energy
Assistance Program is accepting applications through midnight Feb. 28. Applications are
available at local senior centers, local Department of
Family Services field offices,
and via the state web site.
Colo. Man Gets Jail
For Animal Cruelty
STATE & REGIONAL
3
ND/SD Bison
Ranch In Trouble Again
MCLAUGHLIN, S.D. (AP) —
A ranch straddling the South
Dakota-North Dakota border
that is owned by a Floridabased real estate developer is
in trouble again.
South Dakota authorities
have impounded as many as
6,000 bison on the Wilder
Ranch. A county sheriff is
overseeing their feed and care
until a judge decides the animals’ future.
It’s the second winter in
three years in which authorities have been called to the
ranch owned by Maurice
Wilder after reports of starving
animals and bison roaming
outside fences.
Wilder’s attorney, Jackie
Stebbins, tells The Bismarck
Tribune that she’s working
with the Corson County
state’s attorney to resolve the
matter. No criminal charges
have been filed yet.
South
Dakota
State
Veterinarian Dustin Odekoven
(OH’-duh-KOH’-vuhn) says
officials are looking for a longterm solution.
Aberdeen Day Care
Neb. Aid Cut Debate Provider Under Fire
LINCOLN (AP) — Nebraska
lawmakers are set to begin
debate on a measure that
would eliminate state aid to
cities, counties and natural
resource districts as the state
seeks ways to balance its
budget.
The measure (LB383),
introduced by state Sen. Abbie
Cornett of Bellevue at the
request of Gov. Dave
Heineman, is set to be debated Tuesday. It is expected to
save the state $44 million over
two years.
Heineman has said the
elimination should not be too
painful for local governments,
as it makes up a small percentage of each local budget.
But city, county and district officials have vehemently
protested the proposal, saying
that even small cuts will be
painful as local governments
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — The city attorney’s office and the
also deal with the economic police department in Aberdeen want the City Council to revoke
downturn and that the cuts a woman’s day care license, but her attorney says she’s being
would shift the burden to unfairly accused.
property taxpayers.
Michelle Knebel is accused of assaulting an officer, and
authorities also say a baby at her day care died last year. Her
attorney says she hasn’t been convicted of assault and that a
police investigation showed the baby’s death was not connected
to Knebel or her business.
Knebel’s attorney also says past investigations into domestic
DENVER (AP) — A 21- assault and child abuse did not lead to any charges. He says
year-old man has pleaded concerns are coming from the city and not from any families
guilty to running into two who hire Knebel. The American News says the City Council is to
pedestrians in lower down- take up the matter next week.
town Denver and taking off.
Brandon Mondragon plead
guilty Monday to hitting the
two in October.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Jackson says refusing to take
A 26-year-old man and 27billl that would eliminate a the tests has become a loopyear-old woman were in the
suspected drunken driver’s hole for repeat DUI offenders.
crosswalk when they were
right to refuse a breathalyzer He says it also prevents offistruck by the car and were
or blood-alcohol test is expect- cers from collecting the eviseriously injured.
ed to face a tough time as it dence necessary for a convicHe faces six months in jail
heads to the Wyoming Senate. tion.
with work release, four years of
A
Senate
committee
But Sen. Floyd Esquibel of
probation and 300 hours of
approved House Bill 29 Cheyenne says he has concommunity service.
Monday, but some members cerns about the bill’s intruwarned that it could die on the siveness.
Senate floor.
Other says there are conThe Wyoming Tribune cerns about taking blood samEagle reports that co-sponsor ples from people without a
Rep. Keith Gingery
of warrant.
Man Pleads Guilty
In Hit And Run
DUI Bill Passes Committee
SD Senate Committee
Approves No-Texting Bill
Judge To Hear Arguments
On AFA Prayer Event
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A bill that would outlaw texting while
ered in dirt.
Walker’s kennel was near driving has passed its first test in the South Dakota Legislature.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6-1 Tuesday to
Hartsel, about 70 miles southendorse the bill and send it to the full Senate.
west of Denver.
The measure would make it a misdemeanor punishable by
DENVER (AP) — A federal whether to block a prayer
up to 30 days in a jail and a $500 fine for a driver to compose,
judge
will hear arguments on luncheon planned at the Air
read or send an electronic text message while operating a vehiForce Academy.
cle.
A hearing is scheduled for
The
bill
does
not
prohibit
the
use
of
cell
phones.
Exemptions
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A
Tuesday
in a lawsuit filed by
change of plea hearing was are allowed for texting in an emergency, texting while legally
five
academy
faculty members
scheduled Tuesday for a parked, or using voice-operated or hands-free technology.
and
the
Military
Religious
People supporting the bill say it would reduce accidents and
woman charged with killing a
Freedom
Foundation.
STURGIS,
S.D.
(AP)
—
man by intentionally hitting save lives. One opponent says distracted drivers can be charged Vendors who come to the
The prayer luncheon is
under existing laws, and the proposed fine is too high.
him with a vehicle.
annual Sturgis Motorcycle scheduled for Thursday.
Thirty-six-year -old
The suit alleges the event is
Rally in western South Dakota
Suzanna
Valandra-Neiss
will have seven days to set up unconstitutional because it
plead not guilty to a federal
appears to be an endorsement
and four days to tear down.
indictment charging secondThe City Council has of conservative Christianity by
degree murder.
passed an ordinance estab- academy commanders, and
Court documents indicate a
lishing the rules. The group because some faculty feel
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — police officers and firefighters. had been considering a 48- pressured to attend.
plea agreement has been
The contract calls for a 1.5 hour set up and tear down
reached in which she will The city of Mitchell has
Academy officials say the
plead guilty to manslaughter. reached a deal on a contract percent pay increase retroac- timeframe but decided after event is sponsored by the
She is charged in the death with dozens of unionized city tive to the beginning of the taking public testimony that it chapel, not commanders, and
year.
of 34-year-old D’Arcy Menard employees.
that they’ve repeatedly told
might not be long enough.
Negotiations began after
Employees in December
Jr. in Todd County in
Last year, more than 1,200 cadets and faculty that attenthe union was formed in also will receive $50 for every vendors set up shop.
December 2009.
dance is voluntary.
2009.
year they have worked for the
Members are city employ- city.
ees who are not in manageThere also is a $250 clothTodays Markets
ment or supervisory roles. It is ing allowance if approved by a
DENVER (AP) — A bill to dramatically expand who could
separate from unions for supervisor.
legally perform a type of acupuncture is up for debate Tuesday
in the Colorado House.
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Lyman Elevator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8.12
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Scoular Grain — Sidney . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8.13
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the treatment.
Olin
18.91
-.08
FootLockr 18.33
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AMR
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CORN
FAIRPLAY, Colo. (AP) — A
Colorado man who owned a
sled-dog racing business has
been sentenced to 90 days in
jail for abusing more than 100
dogs at his kennel.
KUSA-TV
reports that
Sam Walker
was also sent e n c e d
Monday to
two years of
probation and 48 hours of
community service.
The Park County man previously pleaded guilty to animal cruelty.
Walker was granted a furlough from jail next week to
attend his daughter’s wedding.
Authorities say dozens of
dogs starved to death at
Walker’s kennel in 2009.
A veterinarian who worked
on the case says he received
dogs that were frozen and cov-
Hemingford Co-Op. . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . .$6.19
Lyman Elevator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6.08
Scoular Grain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$6.08
MILLET
Hemingford Co-OP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . call
Scoular Grain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .call
BEANS
Great Northerns
Kelley Bean of Alliance/Berea . . . . . . . .$30.00
New Alliance Bean & Grain . . . . . . . . . .$30.00
Trinidad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .----Pintos
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New Alliance Bean & Grain . . . . . . . . . .$28.00
Trinidad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .---Navies
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Small White
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Kelley Bean of Alliance/Berea . . . . . . . .$35.00
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Plea Change
For SD Murder
Mitchell Reaches Contract
With Unionized Workers
Vendor Rules
Set For Sturgis
Colo. Acupuncture Law Could Change
Gold - $1363.50 Handy & Harman (only daily
quote).
Gold - $1347.60 troy oz., NY Merc spot Mon.
Silver - $30.140 Handy & Harman (only daily
quote).
Silver - $29.348 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Mon.
Platinum -$1852.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract).
Platinum -$1844.20 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Mon.
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WALL STREET AT NOON
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged higher
Tuesday after a mixed round of corporate earnings
reports and a move by Chinaʼs central bank to control inflation.
McDonaldʼs Corp. gained 3 percent after
reporting January sales that were higher than analysts predicted. It was the best performing company
among the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones
industrial average.
Homebuilder Beazer Homes USA Inc. fell 1
percent after reporting that new orders declined last
quarter. Avon Products Inc. fell 5.5 percent after its
fourth-quarter earnings fell and missed expectations.
The Dow index rose 36 points, or 0.3 percent,
to 12,198 in midday trading.
The Standard & Poorʼs 500 stock index gained
3 points, or 0.2 percent, 1,321. The Nasdaq composite edged up 2 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,785.
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AP Analysis: Foreclosures Raise US Economic Stress Women Top German
Politics, Absent From Boards
1 to 100 based on unemployment, fore- by far the most troubled state with a
closure and bankruptcy rates. A higher Stress score of 22.56. It was followed by
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s or DIW, conducted last month
score signals more stress. Under a rough Florida (16.47), California (16.36),
rule of thumb, a county is considered Georgia (14.5) and Arizona (14.46). 14-member Cabinet contains showed that among the
stressed when its score exceeds 11.
Among those five, only Nevada’s Stress five women — with Chancellor nation’s top 130 companies
The average county’s score in score rose from November to December. Angela Merkel sitting at the women accounted for 2.2 perThe nation’s economic stress inched
And once again, the healthiest states top. For a contrast, look at the cent of board members.
up in December because higher foreclo- December was 10.4, up from 10.3 in
That puts Germany on par
sures outweighed lower unemployment, November. Slightly more than 40 percent were in the Plains and New England. nation’s corporate world: of
according to The Associated Press’ of the nation’s 3,141 counties were North Dakota had the lowest Stress score 182 board members of com- with India and well behind the
deemed stressed, up slightly from in December: 4.65. It was followed by panies traded on Germany’s U.S., where women hold 14
monthly analysis.
Nebraska (5.38), South Dakota (5.69), blue chip stock exchange, only percent of board seats. In topBankruptcy levels remained largely November.
ranking Sweden, they account
For all of 2010, economic stress eased Vermont (6.19) and New Hampshire four are women.
unchanged from November. But the
Merkel
and
her
labor
and
for 17 percent.
depressed housing market took a toll. in every state but five: Colorado, Florida, (6.95).
To better understand the
Nationally, the unemployment rate family ministers — both
Foreclosure rates rose in 33 states, most Georgia, Nevada and Utah. Stress fell
women
—
agree
this
must
gender
gap that many policysharply in Utah, New Jersey, Nevada and most sharply in the Great Lakes states has sunk over the past two months, from
change.
The
question
makers
in the rich world
and the Southern states of Alabama, 9.8 percent in November to 9 percent in
Arizona.
thought had been overcome
January. But hiring remains weak remains, how?
Most analysts expect the economy to Mississippi and Tennessee.
The
chancellor
told decades ago, the Paris-based
gain momentum this year, in part
Those states have large manufactur- because employers still lack confidence
reporters
Tuesday
she
wanted
Organization for Economic
because of a tax-cut package that lowers ing bases, and the AP analysis showed in the economy.
Most analysts say the tax-cut deal that to personally talk to chief exec- Cooperation and Development
workers’ Social Security taxes and puts that stress dropped most in counties with
more money in their paychecks. But two large proportions of workers in manufac- took effect this year will help. Extra take- utives to press the issue, a is investing 1.3 million in a
home pay could lead consumers — who week after she rejected a pro- project aimed at compiling
straight months of higher stress to end turing.
U.S. manufacturers are finally adding fuel about 70 percent of the economy — posal by Labor Minister data on women in the global
2010 marked a setback after the nation’s
Ursula von der Leyen to set a economy and overcoming
economic pain had eased since the start jobs after years of shrinking their pay- to spend more.
“The tax deal provides the economy quota of 30 percent represen- inequalities.
of last year, the AP Economic Stress rolls. They added 136,000 workers last
Quotas are one way of forcyear, the first net increase since 1997. with some significant juice that will lead tation for women in board
Index showed.
ing
change, but they remain a
rooms
and
executive
suites.
The AP’s index calculates a score from And in January, the manufacturing sec- to better growth, better job creation and
“I think we need more touchy issue, as many women
tor added 49,000 lower unemployment,” said Mark Zandi,
women in leadership posi- feel their qualifications should
jobs — the most in chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.
In December, stress increased the tions,” Merkel said, after dis- speak for themselves.
any month since
“I am against a quota for
most in the West. That was due primari- cussions with Family Minister
August 1998.
women,”
said Karin Baeck,
Kristina
Schroeder
and
corpoFor 2010, the ly to worsening bankruptcies and foreclorate representatives on how to who heads a Cologne,
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans police officer convict- sharpest increases sures.
ed of writing a false report about the deadly police shooting of a in economic stress
Foreclosures in the nation’s hardest make businesses more family Germany-based group called
man in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina claims he occurred in coun- hit communities in California and Florida friendly. Already in 2001, Career Women in Motion. “I
has new evidence that could clear him.
ties with heavy have dipped in recent months. But German companies agreed to think women are qualified
Lt. Travis McCabe was convicted in December of charges he concentrations of they’ve risen in areas like Seattle; Salt voluntarily promote more enough to land a leadership
falsified a report to make it appear that a former officer, David real estate workers. Lake City; Albuquerque, N.M.; and women. Since then, very little position on their own.”
has changed. A study by the
Warren, was justified in shooting 31-year-old Henry Glover in Nevada was again Greeley, Colo.
German Economic Institute,
September 2005. Sgt. Purnella Simmons, a government witness, testified that fabricated material was added to her original
report without her knowledge.
Simmons couldn’t produce her original report, but McCabe’s
HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish scientists are
Researchers are keen to find out what kind
lawyers said in a court filing Monday that they have found a analyzing a golden, cloudy beverage found in a of yeast was used because “the role of yeast in
copy she gave Warren in December 2005 that is “identical in 19th century shipwreck at the bottom of the beer brewing was not yet fully understood in
NIARADA, Mont. (AP) —
substance” to the version McCabe was convicted of falsifying.
Baltic Sea, hoping new beers can be modeled the early 1800s,” said VTT spokeswoman More than 800 animals have
Warren’s lawyers found the copy in their files after the trial. on an ancient brew.
Annika Wilhelmson. Also, scientists are been removed from a defunct
The discovery provides “overwhelming” evidence that there were
The VTT Technical Research Center of unsure whether yeast can survive two cen- Montana sanctuary, including
never different versions of the narrative in the report on Glover’s Finland said Tuesday that through chemical turies in the cold seabed at a depth of 160 feet. 590 llamas, as well as camels,
shooting, McCabe’s lawyers wrote.
analysis it aims to determine the ingredients
“We have seen yeast cells in it under the horses, burrows, cattle, pot“The fact that there was always only one version of the report and possibly the recipe used in brewing what it microscope ... but we don’t know whether they bellied pigs and even parrots
narrative negates the government’s entire basis for prosecuting called “one of the world’s oldest preserved are live yeast cells. It’s like digging up a grave- and emus.
Officer McCabe,” they wrote.
Karyn Moltzen, founder of
beers.”
yard and hoping that you’ll find somebody
McCabe’s attorneys are asking U.S. District Judge Lance
VTT scientist Arvi Vilpola said he had “the there,” said John Londesborough, a scientist AniMeals in Missoula, told the
Africk to set aside his convictions or order a new trial.
honorable task” of being the one on the from the research team. “We’ve found some Missoulian that the last of the
“The manner in which the newly discovered evidence exoner- research team to sample the brew.
animals at the Montana Large
bodies in pretty good condition.”
ates Travis McCabe could not have been planned or designed
“It was a little sour and you could taste the
The wreck and its finds belong to the semi- Animal Sanctuary in Niarada
by anyone,” McCabe’s lawyers added. “This is simply a case of saltiness of it slightly,” Vilpola said.
autonomous islands, situated between Finland were trucked off the 400-acre
the truth coming out.”
Divers stumbled across the five beer bottles and Sweden, which hopes to be able to devel- ranch on Jan. 31.
But Moltzen says many of
while
sal- op a new beer if scientists are successful.
them
remain in the care of resvaging cham“It would good to get the ingredients so that
pagne from breweries could re-brew a new product from cue groups because they have
Ultimately, DEC lost its way in the Internet- the
wreck it,” said Rainer Jusslin, a member of the to get healthy before they can
be adopted. Animals were
era transformations of the technology industry, n e a r provincial Aland government.
By JOELLE TESSLER
which shrunk computers down to pocket-sized F i n l a n d ’ s
AP Technology Writer
Divers recovered 168 bottles of champagne trucked as far away as New
gadgets that people carry wherever they go. Aland Islands from the wreck — of the brands Veuve Clicquot York, Texas and California.
Sanctuary managers Brian
Kenneth Olsen, a computer industry pio- And Olsen is still remembered for his 1977 pre- last July. The and the now defunct Juglar.
Warrington
and Kathryn
neer and co-founder of Digital Equipment diction that “there is no reason for any individ- schooner is
At a tasting in November, Veuve Clicquot
ual to have a computer in their home.” He later believed to be confirmed that experts “were able to identify Warrington sought help from
Corp., has died. He was 84.
His death Sunday was announced by insisted the quote was taken out of context and from the early with absolute certainty” that at least three of the Global Federation of
Animal
Sanctuaries
in
Gordon College in Wenham, Mass., where he that he simply meant he could not envision a 19th century. the recovered bottles were Veuve Clicquot.
December.
was a trustee and benefactor. The college did day when computers would run people’s lives.
Born in Bridgeport, Conn., Olsen grew up in
not release a cause of death.
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considered an icon in technology circles today. designed machine tools and Olsen and his
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NASCAR
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 – Alliance Times-Herald
Out of the shadow
Kevin Harvick
Earnhardt successor
finally opens up
about following
legendary driver
I
t’s taken about 10 years, but Kevin
Harvick finally seems to be comfortable
answering questions from those who want
to compare him to the man he replaced, the
iconic Dale Earnhardt.
Earnhardt and Harvick are different in
many ways. Harvick is from California, and
Earnhardt’s home state, North Carolina, is a
continent away.
But there are plenty of similarities beyond
the fact that they both have driven the flagship Cup car at Richard Childress Racing.
Both Harvick and Earnhardt married
daughters who had connections to the
NASCAR series now known as Nationwide.
Teresa Earnhardt’s uncle Tommy Houston
was a top star of the series, while DeLana
Harvick’s father, John Paul Linville, raced for
11 years on the Nationwide circuit.
Both Harvick and Earnhardt owned teams
in NASCAR’s Nationwide and truck series,
with active participation by their spouses.
And both proved to be winners as car owners
as well.
Harvick’s Kevin Harvick Inc. fields cars
and trucks and has won nine Nationwide
Series races and 33 in the Camping World
Truck Series.
Earnhardt’s Dale Earnhardt Inc. won 57
Nationwide and 25 truck races, but he also
ventured into the Cup series, where his team
won 24 races, 20 of them after his fatal crash
on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.
In the years after Harvick took over
Earnhardt’s car – which was changed from
No. 3 to No. 29 – the young driver all but
refused to talk about Earnhardt. The subject
clearly was an uncomfortable one. But that
has changed, as he acknowledged during a
session with the press that was a part of the
Preseason Thunder testing at Daytona
International Speedway last month.
“You [media] guys all know I was very
uncomfortable with it in the beginning, didn’t
like it, didn’t want to be a part of it, and, you
know, as the last three or four years have
come, I’ve learned to become more comfortable,” he said. “And I think the biggest reason
is we’ve been able to accomplish a lot of
things on our own. So that for me is something that makes me a little bit more comfortable with it.”
He said part of his early problem with the
Earnhardt situation was he didn’t take the
questions the way the questioners intended
them.
“The hardest part for me to learn was just
the fact that a lot of times it wasn’t somebody
trying to make you do something like he did,
it was just somebody complimenting on
things that he did and things that we’ve been
able to do,” he said.
Harvick said his problems associated with
taking over for Earnhardt stemmed from the
fact that he was essentially doing everything
in the wrong order. Instead of working his
way up through the series now known as
Nationwide and then moving to Cup, he
jumped to Cup in an instant.
“I think everything we did was backwards,”
He said. “I went into 2000, and we never had
anything. We had always … beat my own
path as we went along.”
He had planned to run for the Nationwide
5
NOTEBOOK
Stork prompts back-up drivers
NASCAR’s latest baby boom – Roush Fenway
Racing drivers Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth and
Greg Biffle all are expecting – has teams thinking back-up drivers in case the primary driver
needs to be away from the track for the birth of
his child.
Kenseth is up first, as his wife Katie is expecting this month, so his team has lined up Kenny
Wallace and Brian Ickler to take the wheel of
the No. 17 Ford if needed.
Wallace will be on standby during
Speedweeks at Daytona, and Ickler will be at
the track for both Phoenix and Las Vegas race
weekends.
Kenseth plans to be behind the wheel on race
day, but Wallace and Ickler will be ready to
practice the car.
Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon had back-up
drivers in place last year when their wives were
expecting.
Stoddard launches Cup team
Veteran crew chief Frank Stoddard, a 14-time
winner on the Cup circuit as a crew chief for
Jeff Burton, announced last week that he has
formed his own Cup team and plans to compete
full time this year. He’ll enter a No. 32 Ford,
but has not revealed his driver roster.
“I’m really eager to get this off the ground,”
Stoddard said in a news release. “It’s a great
time to enter the sport. We’ll just have to wait
and see where we can go from here.
“My hope is to take this team to a competitive
level and put together some respectable runs
with the limited resources we have in place.
One never knows, with our determination and
just a little bit of funding we could definitely
improve our chances on the track.”
Fan Hall of Fame announced
Kevin Harvick celebrates in Victory Lane after winning last September’s NASCAR Nationwide Series
at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. (NASCAR photo)
championship in 2001, then run a few Cup
races in preparation for a Cup career on down
the road. That all changed when Earnhardt
was killed, and Harvick took over the next
week at Rockingham.
“Instantly it’s like everybody knows your
name, everybody knows what you’re doing, so
you start from the wrong end of the spectrum
and you don’t have … time to learn.”
There he was, a Cup driver with no experience dealing with fans, the press or the pressure.
“As we went into that situation you start
off with the biggest press conference that
you’ll ever have in your whole career,” he
said. “You have more fans than you’ll ever
have, and you don’t know how to manage
your time. You don’t know how to manage
your money. You don’t know what to say, and
all of a sudden you have all that stuff at once.
“So instantly I just put up my defenses, and
it was easier just not to talk about it.”
He said it was a tremendous load for a relatively young person to carry.
“I was 25 and didn’t really know exactly
what direction that life was going to go,” he
said. “Instantly you had everything that you
wanted, but you didn’t have to do anything
for it. So it just didn’t all make sense to me.”
But maturing as a person and as a driver,
and finding some Earnhardt-like success on
the track – 14 Cup wins, 37 Nationwide victories and two titles plus nine truck wins – has
changed Harvick’s outlook about the issue
that dogged him early in his career.
“As I went through the years, and we were
able to kind of do the same thing as we had
done in the previous parts of my career, I
think I became more comfortable with that
just because it wasn’t anybody just trying to
tell you how to do something, it was everybody trying to compliment you on doing a
good job,” he said. “You just happened to be in
that car, and that car is important to the
sport … so it’s not something you need to try
to get away from, it’s something that you
need to understand and respect, and I think
as you look at the sport, it’s the same way.”
He said that what Earnhardt and Richard
Childress’ team accomplished is a lot more
than just numbers in a record book.
“They’re always going to be a part of the
history of the sport and a big reason the sport
is at the level that it is today,” he said.
The NASCAR community is involved in several halls of fame, but Talladega
Superspeedway has added a new twist: The
Talladega Superspeedway Fan Hall of Fame.
Beginning this year, two fans will be
enshrined in the Fan Hall of Fame.
“Talladega has some of the most passionate
race fans on the circuit,” track chairman Grant
Lynch said in a statement. “Our desire to recognize those loyal and outgoing fans led to the
creation of the Fan Hall of Fame.”
Fans can nominate themselves or be nominated by others by completing an online entry
form, which includes an essay of 100 words or
less. The selection committee consists of staff
from Talladega Superspeedway and the
International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
For more information, visit
www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/fhof
Richter enters Football HoF
Les Richter, the pro football player turned
NASCAR executive, has been elected to the Pro
Football Hall of Fame.
Richter, who died last June at the age of 79,
joined NASCAR in 1983 after serving as president and general manager of Riverside (Calif.)
International Raceway. Richter later served
NASCAR as executive vice president of competition and senior vice president of operations.
“On behalf of all of
NASCAR, I’d like to congratulate the Les
Richter family on his
selection to the Pro
Football Hall of Fame,”
NASCAR chairman
Brian France said in a
statement. “Les lived a
wonderful life and had a
remarkable career that
Les Richter in 2006
transcended two of our
(NASCAR photo)
country’s major sports.
He played a key role in
the growth of NASCAR, particularly on the
West Coast, and his accomplishments on the
football field are legendary.
“This is a most fitting tribute to a great man.”
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SPORTS
6
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 – Alliance Times-Herald
Huskers Battle No. 1 Baylor AHS Girls Return
At Devaney Center Tomorrow To State Bowling
LINCOLN — Nebraska
returns to the Bob Devaney
Sports Center on Wednesday
to take on No. 1 Baylor. Tip-off
between the Huskers (12-10,
2-6 Big 12) and Lady Bears
(21-1, 8-0 Big 12) in Lincoln is
set for 7:05 p.m.
Nebraska's home appearance will be its first in
February after playing a pair
of Big 12 North division road
games last week at Missouri
and Colorado. Following the
mid-week battle with Baylor,
the Huskers return to the
road for two more games at
Oklahoma State (Feb. 12) and
Texas (Feb. 15).
Baylor will be the first-ever
No. 1 women's basketball
team to play at the Devaney
Center. The Lady Bears came
to Lincoln as the No. 2 team in
2005, and the Huskers
defeated BU in an epic threeovertime marathon, 103-99. It
was the highest ranked team
the Huskers have ever beaten.
Baylor went on to win the
2005 NCAA title.
This season, the Lady
Bears have been the Big 12's
most dominant team, reeling
off 18 straight wins since a
one-point loss at defending
national
champion
Connecticut in game four on
Nov. 16. Since losing to
UConn, only No. 5 Texas A&M
has played Baylor within 10
points, as the Aggies fell 63-60
in College Station Jan. 30. BU
is coming off an 84-57 win
over Oklahoma State in
Stillwater on Sunday.
Nebraska will try to
rebound from a 70-45 loss at
Colorado Sunday. Freshman
Jordan Hooper led three
Huskers in double figures
with 14 points. Hooper leads
NU in scoring (15.2 ppg) and
three-pointers made with a
Nebraska freshman record
49. She also ranks second on
the team with a Big 12 freshman-leading 6.8 rebounds
per game.
Sophomore point guard
Lindsey Moore added 13 at
Colorado and has produced
12.2 points and 5.5 assists
per game on the year. In Big
12 play, Moore is NU's leading
scorer at 14.7 points per contest.
All-American and national
player-of-the-year candidate
Brittney Griner leads the Lady
Bears on the court, averaging
22.1 points and 8.0 rebounds
per game. The 6-foot-8 Griner
continues to establish herself
as the best shot-blocker in
NCAA history with 327 blocks
in just 57 career games. To
give that number some perspective, Griner has 99 more
career blocks than NU record
holder Janet Smith (238), who
got her total in four seasons as
a starter for the Huskers.
A trio of newcomers,
Odyssey
Sims,
Destiny
Williams and Brittney Pope,
have bolstered BU's lineup
this season, along with the
return of senior starter
Melissa Jones.
LINCOLN — The Alliance
High girls bowling team
returns to Lincoln as part of
the 8-team field in the
Nebraska
High
School
Bowling Federation State
Championship Tournament,
Feb. 12-13. Sun Valley Lanes
will welcome the Class B
teams for the opening round
on Saturday. Sunday’s finals
will also take place at Sun
Valley Lanes.
The girls come into this
year’s event as a wild card
entry.
Caitlyn Guthmiller paced
the Lady Bulldog five at the B4
Districts, averaging 181 for
the day. Kearsten Crawford’s
163 average paced the team
during the regular season.
Joining them in the fight for
the Class B title are York,
Lexington, Hastings, Adams
Central, Sidney, Lincoln Pius
X, and Waverly.
Class B competition begins
Saturday at 7:30 a.m., with a
four-game block and a best 3
out of 5 single-elimination
round using the Baker format.
Saturday’s competition will
narrow the field down to the
two teams that will compete
for the Class B championship
at Sun Valley Lanes on
Sunday.
Sunday’s final matches
take place in the specially constructed “arena-style” environment. Bleacher seating will
be available along side the
championship pair of lanes
and directly behind the
bowler’s area. The entire
“arena” will be curtained off
from view by the rest of the
bowling center.
NET, Nebraska Public
Television, will televise this
year’s finals over two
Sundays. The NET broadcast
of the Girls Finals will air 8
a.m.-12 p.m. Feb. 20. The
Boys Finals will be broadcast
the following Sunday, Feb. 27,
also beginning at 8 a.m.
The Nebraska High School
Bowling Federation’s mission
is to provide all High School
students with an opportunity
to experience the spirit of team
competition and community
pride while participating in a
lifelong sport, while at the
same time elevating the sport
of bowling through a state recognized varsity level bowling
program for high school students.
For information on the
Nebraska
High
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Bowling Federation, visit their
website at www.nhsbf.com.
Ostrander
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Photo by Tammy Coward/Times-Herald Sports
TheAlliance High cheerleaders conducted their annual winter cheer clinic this past Friday with many future cheerleaders screaming out the cheers and shaking and grooving to the dance routine.
Bryzgalov Stellar Again Martin Leads
As Coyotes Beat Avs 3-0 Rockets Past Nuggets
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Coming off consecutive embarrassing losses that included 11 straight goals against, the Phoenix
Coyotes needed goalie Ilya Bryzgalov to play better and to play
better in front of him.
Check and check.
Phoenix squeezed its defensive end for the second straight
game and Bryzgalov made the big saves for his second straight
shutout, lifting the Coyotes to a 3-0 win over the struggling
Colorado Avalanche Monday night.
“It’s been a little bit of both,” Coyotes coach Dave Tippett said.
“Bryz has been solid and when he’s had to make big saves, he
has, but we’ve been more committed in front of him, playing
stronger defense.”
Bryzgalov was superb last season in leading the Coyotes to
the playoffs, but had been sporadic this year, allowing four or
more goals five times in a seven-game span.
Helped by a defense that had again cinched in around him,
Bryzgalov had 25 saves in a 1-0 win over Minnesota on
Saturday and backed that up with another sterling performance, turning away 26 shots to give Phoenix consecutive
shutouts for the first time since Brian Boucher set the modernday NHL record with five straight in 2003-04.
Bryzgalov, who had three straight playoff shutouts with
Anaheim in 2006, became the first Coyotes goalie to post
shutouts in consecutive starts since Curtis Joseph did it with a
game off in between in 2006-07.
DENVER (AP) — The
Houston Rockets withstood
Carmelo Anthony’s one-man
show.
Kevin Martin scored 37
points and the Rockets took
advantage of Nene’s absence
and Chauncey Billups’ early
exit to beat the Denver
Nuggets 108-103 on Monday
night despite Anthony’s 50point effort that tied his career
high.
“The shot felt good, just
attacking the rim, trying to get
baskets,” Anthony said. “The
jump shot was falling and it
opened up drives to the rack.
But 50 don’t mean nothing
tonight. I’d give it back.”
Anthony scored nine points
in the final minute of a furious
but futile comeback attempt.
His banked 3-pointer made it
105-101 with 20 seconds
remaining, but Kyle Lowry
made two free throws at the
other end.
Anthony got the inbounds
pass and drove to the basket
for the layup that matched his
career high set Nov. 27, 2009,
against the Knicks. Anthony
didn’t touch the ball on the
final inbounds with 5.3 seconds left.
Last time he scored 50
points, Anthony celebrated a
128-125 win over the Knicks.
This time, he hardly
cracked a smile.
“When you score 50 points
and lose you start thinking
why? Why the 50?” Anthony
said. “If we’d have won it
would have been totally different.”
Anthony is the second NBA
player to reach 50 points in a
game this season. Miami’s
LeBron James scored 51 at
Orlando last week.
SCOTTSBLUFF — GordonRushville's Alyssa Ostrander is
going from one power house
team with the Mustangs to
another national championship team after signing a letter of intent to play with the
2010 NJCAA national champions
Western
Nebraska
Community College.
Ostrander, who was an allconference selection, choose
WNCC over North Platte
Community College, Black
Hills State College and South
Dakota University. WNCC finished last season 43-4 and
captured its second national
title in four years. The Cougars
have won 12 straight regional
titles and competed at the
national tournament all 12
years.
"It was an easy choice to
choose WNCC," the Mustangs'
outside hitter said. "When I
practiced with the girls I felt I
belonged here."
WNCC coach Giovana Melo
said that she could be used at
any of the hitter positions and
is excited to get someone with
her athleticism.
"I think she is very athletic
and she not only can play volleyball, but she can play basketball," Melo said. "I think she
has a lot to improve and I told
her that she can bring a lot to
the table and get better. She
can help us get better as a
team, too. Her bonding with
the other girls from the team is
great. She can bring a lot to the
table."
Ostrander is a standout in
all three sports at GordonRushville.
Goergl Wins Super-G, Vonn 7th At Worlds In Germany
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN,
Germany (AP) — Elisabeth Goergl of
Austria won the super-G in the opening race of the world championships
on Tuesday, while Lindsey Vonn started despite a concussion and finished
seventh.
Goergl mastered an icy course that
produced several crashes, clocking 1
minute, 23.82 seconds over the 7,152foot course. Julia Mancuso of the
United States earned the silver and
Maria Riesch of Germany was third.
Defending champion Vonn skied
after sustaining a concussion during
training last Wednesday in Austria.
“I think maybe it was the wrong
decision to even try to race today, but
I’m too stubborn,” Vonn said. “I couldn’t give up.”
Vonn said she had trouble staying
focused in the lower sections of the
course in her first race back.
“Today was actually one of the
worst days since the crash,” she said.
“I’ve had a really bad headache for
most of the day, and inspection was
awful. I couldn’t really remember the
course, I couldn’t stay focused long
enough to be able to inspect properly.
“When I was in the starting gate I
felt OK, but three or four gates down I
already knew I was out, it was done.”
Goergl sang the official song of the
championships at the opening ceremony on Monday and blazed down
the Kandahar course to beat Mancuso
by .05 seconds.
“I looked at the board and I saw that
it was a fast time,” said Goergl, who
won her first major title. “It was a good
run. ... You have to be aggressive and
attack this course and I did what I’d
planned to do.”
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scoreboard
Basketball
All Times MST
By The Associated Press
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Boston
38 13
.745
—
New York
26 24
.520 11 1/2
Philadelphia
23 27
.460 14 1/2
New Jersey
15 37
.288 23 1/2
Toronto
14 37
.275
24
Southeast Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Miami
37 14
.725
—
Atlanta
33 18
.647
4
Orlando
32 20
.615 5 1/2
Charlotte
22 29
.431
15
Washington
13 37
.260 23 1/2
Central Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Chicago
34 16
.680
—
Indiana
21 27
.438
12
Milwaukee
19 30
.388 14 1/2
Detroit
19 32
.373 15 1/2
Cleveland
8 44
.154
27
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L
Pct
GB
San Antonio
42
8
.840
—
Dallas
36 15
.706 6 1/2
New Orleans
32 21
.604 11 1/2
Memphis
27 26
.509 16 1/2
Houston
25 28
.472 18 1/2
Northwest Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Oklahoma City
33 17
.660
—
Utah
31 22
.585 3 1/2
Denver
30 22
.577
4
Portland
28 24
.538
6
Minnesota
12 39
.235 21 1/2
Pacific Division
W
L
Pct
GB
L.A. Lakers
36 16
.692
—
Phoenix
24 25
.490 10 1/2
Golden State
22 28
.440
13
L.A. Clippers
19 31
.380
16
Sacramento
12 36
.250
22
Mondayʼs Games
Charlotte 94, Boston 89
L.A. Lakers 93, Memphis 84
Minnesota 104, New Orleans 92
Dallas 99, Cleveland 96
Houston 108, Denver 103
Portland 109, Chicago 103
Utah 107, Sacramento 104
Phoenix 104, Golden State 92
Tuesdayʼs Games
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 5 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Orlando, 5 p.m.
San Antonio at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.
Indiana at Miami, 5:30 p.m.
Toronto at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.
Memphis at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.
Minnesota at Houston, 6:30 p.m.
Hockey
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT
Pts GF
Philadelphia 53 35 13 5
75 180
Pittsburgh
54 34 16 4
72 164
N.Y. Rangers 56 29 23 4
62 155
New Jersey
53 19 30 4
42 113
N.Y. Islanders 52 17 28 7
41 128
Northeast Division
GP W L OT
Pts GF
Boston
53 30 16 7
67 161
Montreal
54 30 19 5
65 139
Buffalo
51 24 22 5
53 145
Toronto
53 22 26 5
49 138
Ottawa
54 17 29 8
42 119
Southeast Division
GP W L OT
Pts GF
Tampa Bay
54 33 16 5
71 164
Washington
54 29 15 10
68 150
Carolina
53 26 21 6
58 159
Atlanta
56 24 22 10
58 162
Florida
52 23 23 6
52 140
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT
Pts GF
Detroit
53 32 15 6
70 176
Nashville
54 28 19 7
63 141
Chicago
53 27 22 4
58 168
Columbus
52 25 22 5
55 141
St. Louis
51 23 20 8
54 138
Northwest Division
GP W L OT
Pts GF
Vancouver
54 35 10 9
79 183
Calgary
55 27 21 7
61 157
Minnesota
52 27 20 5
59 135
Colorado
53 25 22 6
56 164
Edmonton
53 16 29 8
40 133
Pacific Division
GP W L OT
Pts GF
Dallas
53 30 18 5
65 152
Phoenix
55 27 19 9
63 156
San Jose
53 28 19 6
62 150
Anaheim
54 29 21 4
62 146
Los Angeles 53 29 22 2
60 150
Mondayʼs Games
Toronto 5, Atlanta 4
Detroit 3, N.Y. Rangers 2
Edmonton 4, Nashville 0
Calgary 3, Chicago 1
Phoenix 3, Colorado 0
Vancouver 4, Ottawa 2
Tuesdayʼs Games
Carolina at New Jersey, 5 p.m.
Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.
Columbus at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.
San Jose at Washington, 5 p.m.
Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Florida, 5:30 p.m.
GA
137
122
138
154
169
GA
119
131
149
166
178
GA
162
134
164
183
141
GA
156
129
150
162
153
GA
127
161
138
175
180
GA
150
156
144
150
129
Koehnlein Earns
Big 12 Wrestler
Of Week Award
LINCOLN — Nebraska senior Mike Koehnlein was named
the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week
on Monday, Feb. 7, for his performance last weekend in the
Huskers’
duals
against
Arizona State and No. 5
Oklahoma State. This is the
first time in Koehnlein’s career
that he has been named Big
12 Wrestler of the Week, and is
the third time this season a
Husker has earned the award
after Jordan Burroughs
earned the honor twice earlier
in the year.
Koehnlein, who went 2-0 in
a pair of dual matches, began
the weekend by pinning Carlos
Castro (ASU) in 6:20 for his
first pin of the season at 141pounds. The senior's victory
helped lead the No. 14
Huskers to a 35-8 victory over
Arizona State.
HS Wrestling
vs. Torrington
Tonight is
Cancelled.
Levaquin Alert!
Levaquin® is an antibiotic which has been
linked to ruptured tendons. If you took
Levaquin and suffered from a tendon rupture,
call us. You may be entitled to compensation.
Lee J. Hollis,
Attorney at Law
1-800-701-3672
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 – Alliance Times-Herald
GENERAL INTEREST
7
Chile Leader: Ex-President’s Death Must Be Solved
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s president vowed Tuesday to help find out
what really killed one of his predecessors
during the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto
Pinochet.
Sebastian Pinera said his Interior
Ministry will join and support an independent judicial probe of the 1982 death
of Eduardo Frei Montalva, a former president and prominent Pinochet critic who
died suspiciously after a routine hernia
operation. Six people, including doctors
and former Pinochet spies, were charged
in December 2009 with conspiring to poison Frei Montalva.
A secret U.S. Embassy cable published by WikiLeaks Monday predicted
that questions about the death will never
be fully resolved because evidence was
destroyed when the dead president’s
body was hung from a ladder and
drained of fluid, with key organs
removed.
The Dec. 11, 2009, cable — an analysis of the case sent to Washington after
the charges were filed — also says
Pinochet’s spies were known to have
been developing chemical and biological
agents to use against political enemies.
Pinera said that such dark episodes in
Chilean history “must not remain in the
shadows, that once and for all, the cir-
cumstances and those responsible
should be made clear and that those who
have responsibility assume the consequences.”
He said his government owes this to
the family of Frei Montalva, whose son he
beat to become president last year, and
that resolving questions about the death
“is important to the interests of the entire
country.”
Frei preceded Salvador Allende as
Chile’s president, and at the time of his
death at age 71, he was investigating
human rights violations by Pinochet, who
began his 17-year dictatorship by ousting
Allende in a 1973 coup. Pinera’s election
returned the same right-wing parties to
the presidential palace for the first time
since Pinochet’s rule.
An official autopsy report blamed the
death on septic shock after stomach hernia surgery. But investigative Judge
Alejandro Madrid said in 2009 that he
found evidence showing Pinochet’s intelligence agents covered up the real cause.
Madrid also credited a later autopsy by
University of Chile pathologists with identifying two chemicals in Frei Montalva’s
body that attack the digestive system —
one used in mustard gas and another
found in rat poison.
“He was injected with toxic sub-
ASTRO-GRAPH
BERNICE BEDE OSOL
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011
Conditions are looking favorable for you in the year ahead
where your material concerns
and circumstances are involved.
Of course, it will be up to you to
properly apply yourself toward
the ends you want.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
- The effectiveness from the good
intentions of two loyal friends of
yours in helping you improve
your lot in life will do much to
warm your heart. Their input will
take root.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Regardless of the circumstances,
hang onto your hopes and expectations, even those that look
rather grim. Conditions will eventually pass and things should
work out rather well for you.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) When challenged or faced with a
difficult objective is when you’ll
function at your best. You won’t
allow any goal or task intimidate
you.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Anything you can keep in proper
reference or view philosophically
will keep you from blowing bad
situations out of perspective.
You’ll not let your thinking get
unruffled.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Someone with whom you’ve been
having a hard time keeping
things together will approach you
with a new course of action you
both can take. It’ll work good for
both of you.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) It will be important to not only
consider the practical aspects of
an arrangement you have with
another but the emotions that
might be at play as well when
making a big change in the relationship.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Although you might have been
stances, which produced other complications that deteriorated his immune system. That was the cause of death,”
Madrid said.
Michelle Bachelet, the outgoing president, said “This goes to show that though
it may take a while, justice in Chile
always prevails.”
The U.S. Embassy, however, said the
“unofficial” autopsies done without support by the presidency had failed to preserve the chain of custody over evidence,
and concluded that the full truth may
never emerge because traces of the
chemicals would have disappeared long
ago.
“The Embassy is not aware of any
direct evidence indicating foul play,” the
cable said. “Given the extremely long time
since Frei’s death and the destruction of
some key organs, forensic science may
not be able to provide definitive evidence
whether Frei was murdered. Chile’s tragic recent history continues to divide its
people, and the death of this emblematic
president seems destined to be yet one
more area in which the full truth may
never be known.”
Phone and e-mail messages requesting comment from the U.S. Embassy in
Santiago Tuesday were not immediately
returned.
Calif. City Officials Face Judge
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was a simple plan for bilking taxpayers out of more than $1 million: the officials of a Southern
California city, whose working-class residents were too busy to
pay much attention, would create a handful of fake agencies
that did nothing, then pay themselves huge amounts of money
for serving on them.
That was the scenario Deputy District Attorney Edward
Miller laid out Monday during the first day of a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to send
Bell’s mayor, vice mayor and four other current and former
elected officials to trial on dozens of fraud charges.
The case has brought international attention to the small city
near Los Angeles, a blue-collar suburb of 40,000 where one in
six live in poverty, and where it was revealed last summer that
city council members paid themselves about $100,000 apiece
for their part-time service.
Its former city manager, meanwhile, had a salary and benefits package of about $1.5 million a year, and its former assistant city manager made $376,288 a year. They will face similar
charges during their own preliminary hearing, which will begin
as soon as this one ends, likely next week.
In the case of the six current and former officials, Miller told
Superior Court Judge Henry J. Hall that they padded and hid
their salaries by putting themselves on the Bell Solid Waste and
Recycling Authority, the Community Housing Authority, the
Surplus Property Authority and the Public Finance Authority.
The entities would go years between meetings, he said, and
when they met, it was usually for a few minutes and often for
votes to increase members’ salaries.
“No one knows what the Solid Waste and Recycling Authority
does,” Miller said. But still, he said, former Councilman Luis
Artiga was paid $33,000 for being a board member, although he
never attended a meeting.
Others who allegedly benefited over the years were Mayor
Oscar Hernandez; Vice Mayor Teresa Jacobo; Councilman
George Mirabal; former Mayor George Cole, and former
United Councilman Victor Bello.
Lawyers for only Mirabal and Cole said during opening statements that everything the Bell officials did was legal.
In all, eight current and former officials, including former City
Manager Robert Rizzo and former Assistant City Manager
Angela Spaccia, are accused of bilking the city out of $5.5 million in what District Attorney Steve Cooley called “corruption on
steroids” when they were led from their homes in handcuffs last
September.
rather fortunate and have benefited in some manner from a situation another has, you will start to
make a contribution in the procedure as well.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Favorable changes could come
into play involving a romantic situation that could turn out to be
rather fortunate and/or benefit
you in some manner. It’ll make
each more caring and dedicated.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Something in which you’re
involved will work out to your satisfaction when you focus on doing
it for a person you love in hopes of
making him/her feel more secure
and happy.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) You’re not likely to be able to
please everyone, but you should
be able to keep most of the people
you’re with happy. As a result,
your approval rating will be elevated.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
21) - The potential for personal
accumulation looks rather good
for you at this point in time. In
fact, even something that looked
like a loser might reap some
impressive rewards.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19) - Your hard-as-nails presentation rarely goes unnoticed
whenever you speak out on anything about which you feel
strongly. It helps that you say all
the right things.
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Feature Syndicate, Inc.
DUSTIN ® by Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker
THE GRIZZWELLS ® by Bill Schorr
FRANK & ERNEST ® by Tom Thaves
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE ® by Lynn Johnston
THE BORN LOSER ® by Art and Chip Sansom
ARLO & JANIS ® by Johnson
RETAIL ® by Norm Feuti
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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!
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apartments.
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308-760-7346.
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YOUR FIRST MONTH IS
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community room, on-site
laundry, ample off-street parking. Call 760-1507 or
762-2696.
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most lease options. Spacious
1 bedroom apartments. Laundry facilities, all utilities paid.
Secured building, off street
parking. Section 8 and pets
welcome. Application and deposit required. Please call
308-762-1670 for applications
and showings.
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.
650 Houses for Sale
GREAT COMMERCIAL
PROPERTIES
Deluxe Office Building
2000+ square feet above ground
with full basement - C-3 Zoning Handicapped Accessible - All
recently remodeled - All Brick Paved Parking - Price includes all
workstations
Brick Office Building
Just under 2000 square feet above
ground - Full Basement - 2 lots Good location close to
Downtown - Zoned C-3 - Priced
less than $80,000.
Metal Building just off Hwy 2
east of Box ButteAvenue - 40x94
with 2-10' overhead doors and 112' overhead doors. Paved
approaches. 12' sidewalls.
Heated. Priced under $80,000
WESTERN NEBRASKA
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762-2244
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Call
1-800-353-5535.
HOUSE FOR SALE--1227
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Call 308-762-3074.
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3,100 finished sq. ft. built
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660 Houses for Rent
AVAILABLE FOR RENT--2
BD house close to town. Attached 1 car garage. No pets,
no smoking. $375/month. Call
308-762-4548 for application.
690 Mobile Homes
for Rent
2 & 3 BEDROOM--Mobile
homes for sale or rent. From
$395, includes lot rent.
308-762-2820.
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
ORDINANCE NO. 2672
An ordinance amending the
Alliance Municipal Code by
amending Chapter 6, Article
4, relating to crimes threatening public safety and welfare;
amending Chapter 6, Article
5 relating to dogs and cats;
amending Chapter 7, Article
1 relating to use of parks,
golf course and other Municipal Recreation Areas; to
allow for the implementation
of the City of Alliance, Nebraska Waterfowl Management Policy and repeal existing provisions of the City
Code not consistent herewith.
Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Council of the City of
Alliance, Nebraska:
Section 1. The City of Alliance has adopted Criminal
Regulations in Chapter 6 of
the Alliance Municipal Code.
Section 2. The City of Alliance has adopted Regulations
regarding dogs and cats in
Chapter 6 of the Alliance
Municipal Code.
Section 3. The City of Alliance has adopted Regulations
regarding use of parks, golf
course and other municipal
recreation areas in Chapter 7
of the Alliance Municipal
Code.
Section 4. The City desires
to adopt the new codes as
listed herein to allow for the
implementation of the City of
Alliance, Nebraska Waterfowl Management Policy.
Section 5. Alliance Municipal Code at Chapter 6, Articles 4 and 5 and Chapter 7,
Article 1 shall be amended to
read as follows:
6-401. DISCHARGE OF
FIREARMS; ACT UNLAWFUL; EXCEPTION.
It is unlawful for any person,
except a law enforcement officer in the performance of
his duties, or a person designated by the City Manager of
the City of Alliance or their
designee to enact the Waterfowl Management Policy, to
fire or discharge a revolver
or pistol of any description,
shotgun, rifle, air gun,
gas-operated gun, spring gun
or any bow made for the purpose of throwing or projecting missiles of any kind by
any means whatsoever within
the city limits, whether such
instrument is called by any
name set forth herein or by
any other name; provided,
however, nothing in this section shall prevent the use of
any such weapon in a
city-approved shooting gallery.
6-403. FIREWORKS; PROHIBITED.
It shall be unlawful for any
person to manufacture, display, sell, offer for sale, give
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011 – Alliance Times-Herald
away, keep, store, use, start,
discharge, set off, ignite or
explode, or cause to be
manufactured, displayed,
sold, offered for sale, given
away, kept, stored, used,
started, discharged, set off or
exploded, any firecracker, roman candle, squib, fire balloon, signal light, torpedo,
flash light, composition, pinwheel, colored flare, firework, colored fire composition whatsoever designed or
intended to produce visible
or audible pyrotechnic display, blank cartridge pistol,
toy cannon, or any other device for the exploding of the
articles above specified,
PROVIDED that nothing in
this section shall apply
(a) to sparklers, toy pistols or
toy pistol caps; nor
(b) to the possession of pyrotechnics which are in transportation to points outside
the City; nor
(c) to the possession or transportation of such pyrotechnics held by wholesale dealers for sale and shipment in
unbroken packages to points
or places outside the City;
nor
(d) to the sale, storage, or use
of railroad track torpedoes or
other signaling devices used
by railroads; nor
(e) to the sale, storage or use
of flashlight compositions by
photographers or dealers in
photographic supplies; nor
(f) to pyrotechnic displays on
Independence Day, or on the
occasion of other public celebrations or festivals, if the
person conducting such pyrotechnic display shall first
have applied for and have
been granted by Resolution
of the Mayor and Council
permission to conduct such
display; nor
(g) sale and use of fireworks,
as defined and permitted by
State Statute, between June
24 and July 5 each year dates
and during time periods
authorized by State Statute as
modified by Resolution of
the Mayor and City Council;
nor
(h) the use of blank cartridge
pistols at sporting events by
authorized persons.
(i) the use of blank cartridge
pistols or other pyrotechnics
by a person designated by the
City Manager of the City of
Alliance or their designee to
implement the Waterfowl
Management Policy.
6-405. DISORDERLY CONDUCT.
It shall be unlawful for any
person to participate in an activity that constitutes disorderly conduct.
Disorderly conduct shall
mean:
a) any activity which intentionally disturbs the peace
and quiet of any person, family or neighborhood;
b) intentionally, knowingly
or recklessly causing bodily
injury to another person;
c) threatening another in a
menacing manner;
d) urinating or defecating in
public or on public property;
e) engaging in a fight entered
into by mutual consent of the
participants;
f) words spoken with the intent to promote or incite a
riot or fight;
g) using or threatening to use
violence, force, physical interference or obstacle to intentionally obstruct, impair
or hinder the enforcement of
the penal law or preservation
of the peace by a peace officer acting under color of his
official authority;
h) or any other activity or
conduct which any member
of the general public of ordinary intelligence would consider a breach of the peace.
Provided, however, that a
person designated by the City
Manager of the City of Alliance or their designee, acting
within the scope of their
authority in the implementation of the Waterfowl Management Policy shall not be
in violation of this section for
actions that would violate
6-405 a or h.
If any part of this ordinance
is determined to be invalid,
those provisions not found
invalid shall remain in full
force and effect.
6-511. DOGS PROHIBITED
IN PUBLIC AREAS.
It shall be unlawful for the
owner of any dog to permit
his dog to be or remain either
(a) within any portion of the
City Park System or any
swimming pool situated
therein; (b) within any enclosed athletic field or park;
(c) within the Alliance
Cemetery; or (d) upon any
public school grounds, unless
the dog shall be kept on a
stout leash, rope or chain,
one end of which shall be securely attached to a collar or
harness worn by the dog and
the other end of which shall
be securely held and controlled by a person physically
capable of holding and controlling the dog. Provided,
however, that a person designated by the City Manager of
the City of Alliance or their
designee, acting within the
scope of their authority in the
implementation of the Waterfowl Management Policy
shall not be in violation of
this section if said designated
person permits a dog or dogs
to be or remain in the area in
and around Laing Lake while
implementing the Waterfowl
Management Policy.
LEGALS
7-104. RELEASE OF WATERFOWL.
It shall be unlawful for any
person to release any waterfowl within the Alliance City
limits.
7-105. FEEDING OF WATERFOWL.
It shall be unlawful for any
person to feed any waterfowl
on public property in or
within two hundred fifty feet
of Laing Lake.
Section 6. That current applicable City Codes of the
City of Alliance, Nebraska,
and all other ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 7. This ordinance
shall be in full force and effect from and after its approval, passage, and publication according to law.
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COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
The Alliance, Nebraska City
Council met in a Regular
Meeting on Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
Present were Council Members Feldges, Kusek, Benzel,
Yeager and Gonzalez. Council acted on and/or discussed
the following items of business:
1. Approved the Consent
Calendar. Ayes: All. Motion carried.
2. Presented a proclamation
for Catholic Schools Week –
January 31 through February
5, 2011.
3. Introduced Police Officer
Jacob Henion.
4. Passed and adopted Ordinance No. 2670 implementing the 2009 International
Building Codes. Ayes: All.
Motion carried.
5. Passed Resolution No.
11-02 acknowledging the
City Council’s receipt of the
Alliance Community Development Agency’s intention
to accept the Redevelopment
Agreement proposal submitted by Pepsi-Cola of Western
Nebraska. Ayes: All. Motion carried.
6. Passed Resolution No.
11-07 approving the Redevelopment Plan for the
Pepsi-Cola of Western Nebraska Distribution Facility.
Ayes: All. Motion carried.
7. Passed Resolution No.
11-08 approving the waiver
of a Payment In Lieu of
Taxes in the amount of
$1,165.57 from the Alliance
Housing Authority. Ayes:
Gonzalez, Feldges, Kusek.
Nays: Yeager, Benzel. Motion carried.
8. Passed Resolution No.
11-09 authorizing the renewal of a contract with All
Seasons Landscape Maintenance and Design for the
care and maintenance of public planting beds in the
amount of $21,870. Ayes:
All. Motion carried.
9. Passed Resolution No.
11-10 awarding the purchase
of the 18//33.6 MVA Substation Power Transformer from
Delta Star, Inc. of San Carlos, CA in the amount of
$569,950.00. Ayes: All.
Motion carried.
10. Passed Resolution No.
11-11 approving the continuation of the Production
Cost Adjustment for electric
services. Ayes: All. Motion
carried.
11. Passed Resolution No.
11-13 authorizing the renewal of Maintenance
Agreement No. 3 with the
State of Nebraska Department of Roads in the amount
of $1,575.00 per lane mile
for the maintenance of 9.14
lane miles of state highway
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within corporate limits.
Ayes: All. Motion carried.
12. Passed amended Resolution No. 11-14 authorizing
staff to proceed with the implementation of the Waterfowl Management Policy and
to prepare legislative documents for enforcement.
Ayes: All. Motion carried.
13. Passed amended Resolution No. 11-15 authorizing a
Nondiscrimination Agreement with the Nebraska Department of Roads. Ayes:
All. Motion carried.
14. Passed Resolution No.
11-16 appointing J.D. Cox as
the alternate on the Members’ Council of the Nebraska Municipal Power
Pool, MEAN Management
Committee, and to the
MEAN Board of Directors.
Ayes: All. Motion carried.
15. Appointed Rhiannon
Minich to serve as the Student Representative on the
Alliance Library Board for a
term ending June 30, 2012.
Accepted the resignation of
Chris Gray from the Alliance
Housing Authority. Accepted the resignation of
Mary Meier from the
Police/Citizen Advisory
Board. Appointed the following individuals to the Police/Citizen Advisory Board:
Jeralee Wangler to serve as
the Social Services Representative with a term expiring December, 2011; Jesus
Guerrero as the Hispanic
Community Representative
with a term expiring December, 2012; Ellen Lierk as the
Religious Community Representative with a term expiring December, 2012 and
Jeanette R. Sartain as the Native American Community
Representative with a term
expiring December, 2011.
Each appointment and resignation was unanimously approved.
16. Heard a report by City
Manager J.D. Cox.
17. Directed staff to prepare
legislative documents to
change the March City Council meeting dates to March
10 and 24, 2011.
18. Entered into Executive
Session at 9:04 p.m. to discuss a contract negotiation
and a personnel issue. Ayes:
All. Motion carried. The
Executive Session ended at
10:35 p.m. Meeting adjourned at 10:36 p.m.
/s/Fred Feldges, Mayor
(SEAL)
/s/ Linda S. Jines,
City Clerk
Complete minutes of the Alliance City Council may be
viewed by the public during
regular work hours at the
City Clerk’s Office, 324 Laramie Avenue, Alliance, Nebraska.
PUBLISH: February 8, 2011
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LIFESTYLES
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 – Alliance Times-Herald
ALLIANCE — The Alliance
Public Library offers a wide
range of DVDs to view. Visit
today and see the displays,
browse through the books
and movies for all ages now
available “@ your library!”™
Mystery Photo —
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Check Thursday’s Lifestyles Page to see if you’re right!
Marjorie Leu Skala Foundation
Scholarship Applications Available
Is there a picture missing from your family photo
album? Did you loan it to
The Alliance Times-Herald
for publication? If so —
Please Pick Up
Your Pictures
Today!
ALLIANCE — Applications for the Marjorie Leu Skala
Foundation Scholarships are available through the high school
guidance counselor, at the Trust Department, Bank of the
West, 13220 California St., Omaha, NE 68514; or call 402-9185382. The application deadline is Thursday, March 31.
The scholarships are available to students who are residents
of Box Butte, Dawes and Scotts Bluff counties; and are full time
students at any educational level beyond high school, including non-traditional students. The scholarship may be used at
any institution of higher education, including vocational and
technical schools.
Skala was a native of western Nebraska and a longtime resident of Alliance, where she taught for many years prior to her
retirement.
There are pictures in
our files published since
Jan. 1, 2010. Photos previous to that date have
been taken to the Knight
Museum and Sandhills
Center.
Grant Energizes Battle To Stop Indian Suicides
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) —
Morgan Pourier's wrists carry
the scars of a child beaten
down by bullying, trauma and
family struggles on the Pine
Ridge Indian Reservation.
Though just an eighthgrader at Wolf Creek School
east of Pine Ridge, she already
has courted death in a bottle
of pills and the edge of a blade.
But the culture of death
that often grips reservation life
did not kill Morgan. If anything, it transformed her into
an important voice of hope in
the fight against suicide
across Indian Country.
And now, a newly awarded
$50,000 U.S. Department of
Education grant could give
her and other crusaders a
helping hand as well.
The department's Office of
Safe and Drug-Free Schools
has awarded more than $27
million in Project School
Emergency Response to
Violence — or SERV — grants
since 2001 to help school districts and higher-ed institutions respond to suicide and
other traumatic events.
In Shannon County, that
money will pay for a case
manager to follow up with
students who have attempted
suicide or voiced thoughts of
it.
"We want to make sure
they are receiving services,"
said Allie Bad Heart Bull, who
manages dormitory and residential life at Pine Ridge
School. "We'll work with their
parents. We'll do prevention,
like peer counseling. The
thing is, so many times, they
get lost in the system. There is
no follow-up. Hopefully, this
will help change that."
National
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention statistics indicate
that tribal youths are much
more likely than other
American youths to kill themselves, especially in this
region.
In 2009-10, nine students
in the Shannon County
School District killed themselves.
Pourier attempted suicide
within that time frame. Family
trauma at home and bullying
outside the home led her first
to try overdosing on pills, then
to cut her wrists, she said.
"I was a bad cutter," she
said. "Most of last year, whenever I felt depressed, I sliced
my wrists to relieve some of
the pain."
Bullying is particularly
problematic on the reservation, said Tiny DeCory, a community advocate involved in
after-school and summer programs. Again and again, children are made fun of because
of their size, the way they look
and the way they dress,
DeCory said.
"Even little kids are bullying other kids for the way they
look at them," she said.
"Bullying leads to suicide
ideations. Kids are five times
more likely to think about suicide if they're being bullied."
That's not all. Eileen Janis,
a suicide outreach worker for
the tribe's Sweetgrass suicide
project, estimated that half of
the cases of suicide on her
reservation involve sexual
abuse. The bullying and sexual assaults lead to depression,
Janis said, which in turn lead
to alcohol and substance
abuse.
The Project SERV grant
runs six months and has to
be applied for again, Bad
Heart Bull said. But it is by no
means the only suicide prevention effort taking place at
Pine Ridge.
Indian Health Service's
behavioral health department
in Pine Ridge is a key player in
dealing with troubled youths.
So are Janis and the
Sweetgrass Project, which is
an arm of the tribe's health
department and helps to get
screenings, early identification, referrals and follow-ups
for at-risk youths.
And then there's Morgan
Pourier.
She and other Oglala
youths are part of a program
called Be Excited About
Reading,
or
BEAR.
Coordinated by DeCory, the
group uses singing, dancing
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and storytelling skills to put
on skits, role play and educate
youths about how to deal with
the ugliest realities of reservation life.
"If I could afford to take
these kids out of school, I'd be
doing it every day in Indian
Country," DeCory said. "I kid
you not. ... North Dakota,
South Dakota, Montana ... we
could do presentations every
day."
Some group members
such as Pourier speak personally to the dynamics of suicide. The skits then get to the
issues of taunting others, of
teens having babies, of children going hungry. Afterward,
Pourier and the others are
there to listen.
"I know we are connecting,"
she said. "The kids in the
lower grades, you can tell they
look up to us. And the ones in
the upper grades, they talk to
us. When they feel depressed,
they text us about how they're
feeling.
"If they get to the point
where they say they're going
to do something, we get them
help right away. I go to Tiny
DeCory, and she gets them
help."
It is a good therapy program, DeCory said, adding:
"People have been in denial
about this for generations.
We're trying to end the silence.
That's what BEAR does."
Now the U.S. Department
of Education is joining the
fight, too, and spurring hope
across a landscape that sees
too much senseless death.
"Everything is kind of
buzzing," Bad Heart Bull said.
"We're doing a lot of prevention. You know, there's a lot of
negativity out there. We have
to bring that spark back up."
Every man desires to live
long, but no man would be old.
— Jonathan Swift
AMELIA — Depicts the
story of legendary aviatrix
Amelia Earhart with emphasis on her marriage to George
Putnam and her affair with
Gene Vidal.
BEACHES — When C.C.
Bloom and Hilary Whitney
meet under the boardwalk as
11 year-olds, all they have in
common is the need for a best
friend. Worlds apart in
lifestyles and location, their
friendship ebbs and flows
through a lifetime of highs
and lows, career changes,
marriages, jealousy and more.
THE BUCKET LIST —
Two cancer-ward roommates,
one a billionaire and the other
a scholarly mechanic, compose a bucket-list (things to
do before you kick the bucket)
and head off on an aroundthe-world adventure of their
lives.
CONFESSIONS OF A
SHOPAHOLIC — When
Becky gets a job writing as a
personal finance column her
secret addiction to shopping
could unravel it all.
CRAZY HEART — Bad
Red Cross
Instructor Training
SCOTTSBLUFF — The
Greater Nebraska Panhandle
Red Cross is offering two
CPR/First Aid Instructor
Training classes.
The first class is from 8:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 22, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.,
Thursday, Feb. 24 (participants must attend both classes to become a certified
instructor). The second class
will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 26, at the
Scottsbluff American Red
Cross office in the old St.
Mary’s building.
Those who are currently
Red Cross CPR/First Aid certified, and would be interested
in teaching CPR/First Aid in
the workplace or as a community volunteer, are encouraged
to attend. Instructors will be
certified to teach AED, Adult
CPR, Infant CPR, Child CPR
and First Aid.
All Red Cross volunteers
are required to authorize a
background check.
For information, registration or fee information, call
308-635-2114 or 1-888-5475598.
Today In Nebraska
February 8
1884 — Vigilantes at
Bassett lynched Kid Wade, a
member of a horse-thief gang.
1929 — Voters in Hastings
approved the showing of
movies on Sundays.
1933 — Seven firefighters
were killed fighting a fire at the
Millard hotel in downtown
Omaha. Twenty-two people
were hurt.
2008 — The Nebraska
Supreme Court ruled the electric chair unconstitutional,
leaving the state without a
means of carrying out its
death penalty.
February 9
1854 — Peter Sarpy and
others formed the Bellevue
Town Co.
1874 — Lt. Levi Robinson,
for whom Fort Robinson was
named, was killed by Sioux
Indians.
2008 — Sen. Barack
Obama of Illinois won
Nebraska's first Democratic
caucus, edging him closer to
rival Sen. Hillary Rodham
Clinton in the race to become
the party's presidential nominee.
~Ann Kinser~
My dear friend:
On February 8, 2011,
you will celebrate
Birthday #65!
“Congratulations”
~Love & Best to you always~
Donna
9
Blake is a boozy, brokendown singer who reaches for
salvation with the help of
Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the
music.
THE
DEPARTED
—
Rookie cop Billy
Costigan grew up
in crime, which
makes him the
perfect mole to
penetrate the
mob run by
boss
Frank
Costello.
Meanwhile, SIU officer Colin
Sullivan has everyone's trust
and no one suspects he's
Costello's mole.
DESPICABLE ME —
Vying for the title of "World's
Greatest Villain," Gru — along
with his hilarious crew of mischievous minions — plots to
pull off the craziest crime of
the century — to steal the
moon!
DOUBT — Sister Aloysius
Beauvier, the rigid and fearinspiring principal of the Saint
Nicholas Church School, suffers an extreme dislike for the
progressive and popular
parish priest Father Flynn.
Looking for wrongdoing in
every corner, Sister Aloysius
believes she's uncovered the
ultimate sin when she hears
Father Flynn has taken a special interest in a troubled boy.
DRIVING MISS DAISY —
When Hoke Colburn is hired
as Miss Daisy's chauffeur, he
is met with resistance, but
refuses to relent and the two
end up forging a life-long
friendship.
EAT, PRAY, LOVE —
Based on her bestselling
memoir, Liz Gilbert leaves
New York, her husband, her
home and her career and
embarks on a yearlong journey — traveling to Italy, India
and Bali — seeking self-discovery through good food,
meditation and the prospect
of finding true love.
ECLIPSE — Bella Swan is
surrounded by danger as
Seattle is hit by a string of
murders and an evil vampire
continues her quest for
revenge. In the midst of it all,
Bella is forced to choose
between her love, Edward
Cullen, and her friend, Jacob
Black.
BRAVEHEART
—
Presents the story of
William Wallace, a
bold Scotsman who
uses the steel of his
sword and the fire of his
intellect to rally his countrymen to liberation from the
English
occupation
of
Scotland.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR
DRAGON — Hiccup is a
young Viking who defies tradition when he befriends one of
his deadliest foes - a ferocious
dragon he calls Toothless.
RATATOUILLE — In one
of Paris' finest restaurants,
Remy, a determined young
rat, dreams of becoming a
renowned French chef. Torn
between his family's wishes
and his true calling, Remy
and his pal Linguini set in
motion a chain of events that
turns the City of Lights upside
down.
TOY STORY 2 — When
Woody is stolen by a toy collector, Buzz and the other toys
set out to rescue him.
TRANSFORMERS
—
When the Autobots and
Deceptacons bring their epic
struggle to earth, all that
stands between the evil
Deceptacons and ultimate
power is a clue held by Sam
Witwicky.
TRANSFORMERS
REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
— When college-bound Sam
Witwicky learns the truth
about the ancient origins of
the Transformers, he must
accept his destiny and join
Optimus
Prime
and
Bumblebee in their epic battle
against the Deceptacons, who
have returned stronger than
ever with a plan to destroy our
world.
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Toyota Findings To Be Released
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
Obama administration is
poised to announce the
results of a 10-month investigation into whether faulty
electronics played a role in
Toyota vehicles’ sudden, unintentional acceleration and
other safety problems. The
Transportation Department
said it would issue on
Tuesday the findings of its
study, which has examined
whether electronics or electromagnetic interference played
a factor in the Japanese
automaker’s safety recalls.
Toyota has recalled more
than 12 million vehicles globally since fall 2009 to address
sticking accelerator pedals,
gas pedals that became
trapped in floor mats, and
other safety issues. The recalls
have posed a major challenge
for the world’s No. 1 automaker, which has scrambled to
protect its reputation for safety and reliability.
A preliminary part of the
study, released last August,
failed to find any electronic
flaws based on a review of
event data recorders, or vehicle black boxes. The study has
been conducted by the
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration and
NASA engineers with expertise in electronics.
Transportation Secretary
Ray LaHood declined to comment in advance of the
report’s release, saying the
department would “talk in
great detail about this”
Tuesday.
Toyota said in a statement
that it looks forward to reviewing the NASA and NHTSA
report regarding its electronic
throttle control systems.
In Tokyo, Toyota reported a
39 percent slide in quarterly
profit but raised its full-year
forecasts for earnings and car
sales. It’s a mixed picture for
the automaker, which is
enjoying booming sales in
high-growth markets in Asia,
Africa and South America,
while facing lingering worries
about quality lapses in the
U.S. Toyota paid the U.S. government a record $48.8 million in fines for its handling of
three recalls. The company
has said it has not found any
flaws in its electronic throttle
control systems and said the
previously announced recalls
have addressed the safety
concerns.
In addition to the recalls,
Toyota began installing brake
override systems on new vehicles. The systems automatically cut the throttle when the
brake and gas pedals are
applied at the same time. The
company also created engineering teams to examine
vehicles that are the subject of
consumer complaints and
appointed a chief quality officer for North America amid
complaints its U.S. division
did not play a large enough
role in making safety decisions.
Consumer advocates and
safety groups raised concerns
that flawed electronics could
be causing unwanted acceleration in the Toyotas. They
have questioned the reliability
of the event data recorders
studied by the government,
saying they could be faulty or
fail to tell the whole story of the
individual crashes.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 – Alliance Times-Herald
Obama To Request $53B For High-Speed Rail
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack
Obama is calling for a six-year, $53 billion
investment in high-speed rail, as he seeks to
use infrastructure spending to jumpstart job
creation. An initial $8 billion investment will be
part of the budget plan Obama is set to release
Monday. If Congress approves the plan, the
money would go toward developing or improving trains that travel up to 250 miles per hour,
and connecting existing rail lines to new projects. The White House wouldn’t say where the
money for the rest of the program would come
from, though it’s likely Obama would seek
funding in future budgets or transportation
bills.
Vice
President
Joe
Biden
and
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood were to
announce the initiative during an event
Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Obama’s push for high-speed rail investments is part of his broad goal of creating jobs
in the short-term and increasing American
competitiveness for the future through new
spending on infrastructure, education and
innovation. During last month’s State of the
Union address, Obama said he wanted to give
80 percent of Americans access to high-speed
rail within 25 years.
At the same time he’s calling for new spending on sectors like high-speed rail in the
upcoming budget, Obama also has pledged to
cut overall spending as he seeks to bring down
the nation’s mounting deficit. The White House
has said environmental programs for the Great
Lakes, and block grants for community service
and community development are among the
programs that will face cuts.
But it’s unlikely the cuts Obama proposes in
the budget will be enough to appease the GOP.
Republicans now controlling the House have
promised to slash domestic agencies’ budgets
by nearly 20 percent for the coming year.
Obama’s call for increased spending on
high-speed rail projects is nothing new. He’s
long seen the sector as an area of opportunity
for creating jobs and improving the nation’s
transportation system. His administration
awarded $10 billion in federal grants for highspeed rail projects last year, including $2.3 billion for California to begin work on an 800mile-long, high-speed rail line tying
Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay area to
Los Angeles and San Diego; and $1.25 billion
to Florida to build a rail line connecting Tampa
on the West Coast with Orlando in the middle
of the state, eventually going south to Miami.
Last summer, Obama laid out a plan to
invest $50 billion in highways, bridges, transit,
high-speed rail and airports, adding it to the
first year of a six-year transportation bill.
Congress didn’t act on the proposal before
adjourning last year, but LaHood has said he
hopes to have a bill on Obama’s desk by
August.
National News Briefs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing voluntary guidelines for onshore wind energy developers
to avoid bird deaths and other wildlife impacts, disappointing
bird advocates who wanted mandatory standards.
The agency is seeking public comment on the proposal,
which seeks the industry’s cooperation in siting wind farms and
other steps to avoid collisions with birds.
The American Bird Conservancy says the wind industry’s
goal of providing 20 percent of the nation’s electricity by 2030
would lead to a million bird deaths a year or more.
The agency also proposed new rules aimed at preventing
deaths of bald and golden eagles.
The Obama administration is making a big push for renewable energy as part of its goal to get 80 percent of the nation’s
electricity from clean energy sources by 2035.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — January was colder than normal for
the United States and, in a finding that will surprise many, also
drier than usual.
The average temperature for the month, across the country,
was 30 degrees Fahrenheit (1.1 Celsius), which is 0.8 degrees
Fahrenheit (0.4 C) colder than usual for the month, the National
Climatic Data Center reported Tuesday.
And, despite several large winter storms, it was also the ninth
driest January on record going back to 1895, the center reported. Rain and snowfall across the country averaged 1.48 inches
(38 millimeters) for the month, 0.74 inch (19 mm) below normal.
The analysis focuses only on the United States, with worldwide data scheduled to be released later.
###
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of Eddie Van Halen’s guitars will
have a home at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of
American History.
The museum announced Monday that it has acquired the
“Frank 2” guitar that Van Halen used during his 2007-2008
North American tour with original lead singer David Lee Roth.
The red, white and black guitar is a replica of the original
“Frankenstein” guitar that Van Halen used for more than 30
years. Van Halen constructed the “Frankenstein” guitar himself
to suit his playing style.
Museum director Brent Glass says the guitar reflects Van
Halen’s innovation, talent and influence. It will be part of the
museum’s instrument collection as a more contemporary piece.
A museum spokeswoman says there are no current plans to
put the guitar on public view.
###
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police data shows that since the U.S.
Supreme Court struck down Washington’s handgun ban more
than 2 1/2 years ago, hundreds of residents in the District’s
safest and wealthiest areas have registered handguns — more
than those in poor areas with higher crime.
The Washington Post reports that since the 2008 ruling,
records show more than 1,400 firearms have been registered
with police. Among those, nearly 300 are in the high-income,
low-crime Georgetown, Palisades and Chevy Chase areas.
In the neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River — a section
of the city where many areas are plagued by poverty and violence — about 240 guns have been registered. Of the 1,400-plus
guns registered, more than 1,000 are handguns, mainly semiautomatics. The rest are rifles and shotguns.
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