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TVC wrestling: Shelton/Kenesaw captures championship. — Page B1 Witness tampering Inheritance tax Repeal proposal a hot topic during Chamber conference call Page A5 Prelim held without testimony. Page A5 SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS 16 pages Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 http://www.hastingstribune.com Home delivered 29 cents Newsstands 50 cents Canada looks at alternatives to nixed US pipeline ROB GILLIES The Associated Press TORONTO — Canada is looking at alternatives for exporting its oil since U.S. President Barack Obama announced he was blocking a pipeline from Alberta to Texas. A pipeline executive said Thursday that the company was weighing whether to build a segment of the line — from Oklahoma to Texas — that wouldn’t require U.S. State Department approval. And government officials said Canada would push harder for a pipeline to the Pacific Coast, where oil could be shipped to China. At the same time, Canadian officials said, they are hopeful the 1,700-mile (2,740-kilometer) Keystone XL pipeline will be built. Alberta Premier Alison Redford, the leader of the Canadian province Heineman disthat has the world’s appointed with third-largest reserves decision. of oil, said that while — Page A7 Canada is disappointed at Obama’s decision, the government believes Obama has made it clear the U.S. would consider a new Inside Keystone XL pipeline application with a new routing. Obama called Prime Minister Stephen Harper to explain that the decision on Wednesday was not on the merits of the pipeline but rather on the “arbitrary nature” of a Feb. 21 deadline set by Republican legislators as part of a tax measure he signed, Harper’s office said. “The fact that the president has said that the decision was not based on the merits we take as a signal that there is an opportunity to make a decision that is in the national interest that allows the project to go ahead,” Redford told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. Calgary-based TransCanada Corp., which proposed the pipeline, said Thursday it was considering building the pipeline in segments, with the first connecting an existing pipeline in Oklahoma to refineries in Texas. The Obama administration had suggested development of an Oklahomato-Texas line to alleviate an oil glut at a Cushing, Oklahoma, storage hub. “If our shippers are interested in building that portion of the pipeline (first), we would look at that,” TransCanada President and CEO Russ Girling told The Associated Press in an interview. Obama’s rejection of Keystone XL “clearly gives flexibility to do that,” Girling said. He emphasized that the company had made no decisions. U.S. officials have said that building the pipeline in sections could speed up the process since the U.S. State Department would not be involved if the pipeline does not cross the U.S.Canada border. Girling’s remarks were in contrast to a statement TransCanada issued on Wednesday declaring it would reapply Please see PIPELINE/page A3 Group of patrons seeking another AC bond election PETITIONS BEING CIRCULATED TO GAUGE SUPPORT OF THREE-SITE PLAN SHAY BURK [email protected] A group of Adams Central patrons is trying to collect 1,200 signatures by Feb. 1 in hopes that the Board of Education will consider another bond issue, this time for a three-site elementary system. The 40 or so patrons are canvassing the district asking patrons to sign an informal petition in support of a $10 million bond election in May to build a new school and make improvements to two others. This would be the third bond election in the district in three years to consider the future of the elementary system. In May 2010, patrons voted down a bond to build a single-site elementary. The same issue was defeated again in November 2011. After the second failed bond, the school board planned to move forward with what it called Plan B, Please see AC/page A3 THEN & NOW: Doniphan Mobile Home Park Residents help clean up park; new permit issued TONY HERRMAN [email protected] BETSY HERRMAN/Tribune Madison Turpen, 8, (front) Cianna Lane, 6, and Isabella Lane, 9, watch their Bingo cards during Buddy Bingo Thursday at Alcott Elementary School. They’re game for the tradition ALCOTT FAMILIES GATHER TO PLAY BINGO BETSY HERRMAN [email protected] P rincipal Lawrence Tunks could barely be heard over the roar of noise in the Alcott Elementary School gym Thursday night. “B-2,” Tunks called out over the din. The number was met by cheers from some and groans from others. A teacher wrote each number called on a white board on the wall. As the board filled with numbers, the volume level seemed to rise, until finally with “N-35,” there were several shouts of “Bingo!” The Alcott School Parent Teacher Organization hosted its annual Buddy Bingo night at the school Thursday. Admission to the event was a donated food item for the Hastings Food Pantry. “It’s kind of a nice activity in the middle Nation Weather Lo: 5 Hi: 29 Cloudy and windy today with gusts as high as 25 mph. OBAMA SINGS R&B Art by Emily Struss, 9, Alcott Elementary of winter to get together and have a little sense of community and spend some time together,” Tunks said. PTO member Kendra Hoagland said the event is a longstanding tradition at the school. “My son just graduated from high school and they’ve done it since before he went here,” she said. “I like it because you get to have a family night and come out and the kids can be with their friends that they come to school with.” Please see GAME/page A3 DONIPHAN — THEN: After a decade of negligence, the Doniphan Mobile Home Park was on the verge of losing its operating license and seeing all of its residents be evicted at the end of 2010. Members of the Doniphan Village Board gave the park a temporary operating license in February 2011 to fix problems identified during a Dec. 20, 2010, inspection. The licenses had run Jan. 1 to Jan. 1. Park residents formed a neighborhood association to address the probEditor’s note: This is lems. part of an NOW: Following a Spring 2011 ongoing inspection the park received a permaseries that nent operating license that now runs looks back June 1 to June 1. at stories “Everybody just basically helped we’ve covered and out and cleaned up everything,” park examines manager Sue Hicks said. “There was how those mattresses and stuff lying around, stories are garbage that should’ve been hauled still affectout and never was.” ing our She has lived in the park since communiOctober 1985 and became park manties and residents ager at the end of July 2011. today. Most park residents are more than willing to do their part, keeping the mobile home park clean, she said. Please see PARK/page A3 NEW YORK — President Barack Obama took a brief and unexpected turn as an R&B vocalist at a New York fundraiser, crooning a bar from an Al Green classic. It happened at Manhattan’s Apollo Theater Thursday, when Obama veered from prepared remarks to thank Green, who warmed up the crowd. Apparently not content with simply praising Green, Obama suddenly launched into “Let’s Stay Together,” warbling “I, so in love with you” — complete with vibrato. He stopped to laughter and Inside applause, and remarked that his staff didn’t believe he’d do it. Then he noted that the Sandman hadn’t come out — a reference to Sandman Sims, the tap dancer who chased unpopular acts off-stage at the Apollo for decades. The Associated Press Agri/Business Bridge Classified Comics B5 A8 B6 B4 Entertainment Obituaries Opinion Public Notices A8 A2 A4 B5 VOL. 107, NO. 95 ©2012, THE SEATON PUBLISHING CO., INC. HASTINGS, NEBRASKA Page Two A2 HASTINGS TRIBUNE Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 Yesterday and Today Obituaries BUDD C. EDGINGTON Former Hastings resident Budd C. Edgington, 68, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at his home in Kearney. Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Edgington the Rev. Joel Remmers officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date at Diller Cemetery in Diller.There will be no visitation. Memorials may be given to the family. Condolences may be left at www.brandwilson.com *** Budd was born Jan. 18, 1943, to Roy H. and Lura S. (Southwick) Edgington in Hastings, Neb. He graduated from Hastings High School. He lived in Hastings, Neb., until 2004, where he owned Edgington Realty and worked for various other realtors until retiring. He then moved to Grand Island, Neb., from 2004 to 2008; he then moved to Kearney, Neb. He was a member of First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings, Neb., and was a member of the R.E. Board of Realtors. He is survived by three daughters, Andi Nickel of Kearney, Neb., Angi Guthrie and husband Allan of Elkhorn, Neb., and Dawn Hooker of Wentzville, Mo.; one son, Brad Edgington and wife Shannon of Pinetop, Ariz.; 10 grandchildren, Taylor, Macy, Kyan, Stevie, Jakob, Jaxstin, Cody, Cassie, Camie and Kaden; eight stepgrandchildren; two brothers, Wayne and wife Verna of Marshall, Va., and Jack and wife Louise of Lakewood, Colo.; one sister-in-law, Alice Edgington of Denver, Colo.; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Royal; and a son-in-law, Aaron Hooker. GERALDINE D. CALDWELL Hastings resident Geraldine D. Caldwell, 84, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village (Perkins Pavilion) in Hastings. Services are pending with Brand-Wilson Funeral Home in Hastings. ELAYNE DANIELS Hastings resident Elayne Daniels, 91, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings. Services are pending with Livingston-Butler-Volland Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Hastings. GORDON E. TILL Hastings resident Gordon E. Till, 80, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village (Perkins Pavilion) in Hastings. Services are pending with Brand-Wilson Funeral Home in Hastings. VIRGINIA ‘GINNY’ ARNOLD Former Trumbull area resident Virginia “Ginny” Arnold, 81, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, at her home. A Celebration memorial service is 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Trumbull Christian Church in Arnold Trumbull with Pastor Zach Brueningsen officiating. Private family burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery near Trumbull. LivingstonButler-Volland Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Hastings is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Christian Student Fellowship Campus Ministry or Crossroads International Ministry. Condolences may be sent to www.lbvfh.com *** Virginia was born May 9, 1930, to Fred and Pearl (Magner) Hohlen in Hastings, Neb. She married Gerald Arnold on June 16, 1946. Virginia was a homemaker, mother, and wife. She was a waitress and filled tankers at Dalton’s Café. She also worked as a school head cook and helped with farm work. She was a member of Trumbull Christian Church where she taught Sunday school, played piano and was in Ladies Aide. She enjoyed bowling, roller skating, knitting, sewing and cake decorating. Virginia was a Cub Scout Den Mother and powder puff stockcar driver. She made wedding cakes for her grandchildren and enjoyed attending her grandchildren’s activities. Virginia “Ginny” Arnold was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Maurice Hohlen; and great-granddaughter, Lauren Arnold. Survivors are her husband, Gerald Arnold of Hastings, Neb.; children and spouses, Jerry and RoJean Arnold of Litchfield, Neb., Dave and Lila Arnold of Albany, Ore., Ron and Dee Arnold of Honolulu, Bev and Robert Lewien of Hastings, Neb.; Joe and Lori Arnold of Kearney, Neb.; 15 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; brother and spouse, Howard and Melodee Hohlen of Hastings, Neb. BERDENA M. WILLIAMS Former Trumbull resident Berdena May (McDowell) Williams, 88, of Beavercreek, Ohio, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, at Trinity Community. Funeral services are 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Beavercreek, with the Rev. John Schlicher officiating. Visitation is 2-4 p.m. Saturday at the church. Graveside services are 10 a.m. Monday at Mt. Zion Park Cemetery in Beavercreek. Tobias Funeral Home-Beavercreek Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent to www.tobiasfuneralhome.com *** Berdena was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Williams; parents, Clarence “Mac” McDowell and Ethel Todd McDowell; and sister, Elsie LaVern Saddler. She is survived by her children, Debbie (Greg) Streiff of Beavercreek, Don (Jean) Williams of St. Charles, Ill., Sandra Williams of Centerville, Ohio, and Stan (Jamie) Williams of Bloomington, Ind.; brother, Arthur (Arlis) McDowell of Trumbull, Neb.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was born in Trumbull, Neb., and was a graduate of Trumbull High School, Class of 1940. She retired after 14 years of government service with the Defense Electronic Supply Center and WPAFB Medical Center. She was a member of the Beavercreek Senior Center and Women’s Society of St. Andrew United Methodist Church. Freestyle skier Burke dies LYNN DEBRUIN AND EDDIE PELLS The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Sarah Burke was an X Games star with a grass-roots mentality — a daredevil superpipe skier who understood the risks inherent to her sport and the debt she owed to it for her success on the slopes. The pioneering Canadian freestyler, who helped get superpipe accepted into the Olympics, died Thursday after a Jan. 10 crash during a training run in Park City, Utah. Burke, who lived near Whistler, in British Columbia, was 29. “Sarah was the one who, in a very positive way, stood in the face of adversity and asked, ‘Why not?”’ said Peter Judge, the CEO of Canada’s freestyle team. “What she would have wanted was for her teammates and others in her sport to stand up and also say, ‘Why not?’ To benefit from the significant opportunities available to them, being able to compete in the Olympics and the X Games. Those were the things she wanted and cherished and fought for.” A four-time Winter X Games champion, Burke crashed on the same halfpipe where snowboarder Kevin Pearce sustained a traumatic brain injury during a training accident on Dec. 31, 2009. Tests revealed she sustained “irreversible damage to her brain due to lack of oxygen and blood after cardiac arrest,” according to a statement released by her publicist, Nicole Wool, on behalf of the family. Burke lobbied to add superpipe skiing to the Winter Games program, noting that no new infrastructure would be needed. Her arguments won over Olympic officials, and the discipline will debut in two years in Russia, where Burke likely would have been a favorite for the gold medal. Snowy Northwest MARK A. ETZELMILLER Former area resident Mark A. Etzelmiller, 54, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Omaha. A Celebration of Life service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, at the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Omaha. John A. Gentleman Pacific St. Chapel in Omaha is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations. *** Mark was born on June 16, 1957, in Minden, Neb., to Carolyn and Dick Etzelmiller. He played football and basketball at Fort Hayes State College. He then transferred to Kearney State to play basketball, where he developed a passion for teaching and coaching. His lifelong message, to all who knew him, was the importance of being involved in sports and how it prepares one for life. This is shown with the friendships "Coach Etz" had continued with former players. He has coached in various parts of Nebraska including Orleans, Genoa, Ogallala, Hastings, and Southern Valley. Survivors include his wife, Marcy; children, Michael and Lindsey; sisters, Vicki (Rick) Struss, and Laura (Joel) Gram; brother, Roger (Roxine) Etzelmiller; numerous nieces and nephews; many friends, students, and former players whose legacy will continue to live on. Mark was preceded in death by grandparents; parents; brother, Jeffery; nephew, Drew Meyer; and sister-in-law, Linda Lund. First vets affairs sec. dies at 85 The Associated Press CHICAGO — Edward Derwinski, who represented Chicago’s south side and adjoining suburbs in Congress for nearly a quarter-century before becoming the nation’s first secretary of veterans affairs, has died. He was 85. Derwinski died Sunday of cancer, his family said. He will be buried this weekend at Arlington National Cemetery. Derwinski’s congressional career began in 1959 after he had served a single term in the Illinois House, and those who knew him say he knew his district inside and out and was liked by his fellow Republicans and Democrats alike. “He was somebody that was well-grounded in his principles and his patriotism but brought a gritty, Chicagoland get-it-done feel to his work,” Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, a Republican, told the Chicago Tribune. His daughter, Maureen Quattrocki, said when her father was in office, he especially enjoyed speaking at schools or attending public ceremonies that allowed him to mingle with members of his district. ELAINE THOMPSON/AP A snow-covered bicycle is locked to a bridge as unusually light traffic drives past below on Highway 520 near the University of Washington Thursday in Seattle. A monster Pacific Northwest storm coated the Seattle area in a thick layer of ice Thursday and brought much of the state to a standstill, sending hundreds of cars spinning out of control, temporarily shutting down the airport and knocking down so many trees that members of the Washington State Patrol brought chainsaws to work. Today is Friday, Jan. 20, the 20th day of 2012. There are 346 days left in the year. MEMORY LANE TRIBLAND Sixty years ago: Richard Marvel of Hastings filed fore re-election to the Nebraska Legislature from the 31st District. Fifty years ago: Record cold continued to plague the area with Hastings recording a temperature of minus-12 degrees. Forty years ago: Ed Loutzenheiser was named “Boss of the Year” by the Hastings Jaycees, and Reba Yeakle was presented a humanitarian award. Thirty years ago: Dwayne Strasheim was reelected president of the Hastings Board of Education. Twenty years ago: Madeline Sundling, 80, of Reed Springs, Mo., died in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Nebraska Highway 74 and Showboat Road. Ten years ago: The last worship service was held at Hubbell United Methodist Church, ending its 120-year era. One year ago: Funds from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, created as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, were used to tear down four old buildings in downtown Harvard. HIGHLIGHT IN HISTORY On Jan. 20, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first chief executive to be inaugurated on Jan. 20 instead of March 4. TODAY IN NEBRASKA In 1965, the Omaha Benson High School Band, in Washington, D.C., for the Inaugural Parade, experienced a brief period of panic when members learned that their instruments had not arrived in the Capitol with them. Musicians and instruments were soon reunited when the mixup was straightened out. succeeded by Edward VIII. In 1981, Iran released 52 Americans it had held hostage for 444 days, minutes after the presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan. In 1986, the United States observed the first federal holiday in honor of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Five years ago: Twenty-five U.S. troops were killed in Iraq, including 12 in a helicopter crash in Baghdad and five in a sophisticated sneak attack in Karbala. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., launched a trailblazing campaign for the White House, saying in a videotaped messsage on her Web site: “I’m in, and I’m in to win.” Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas began a long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination (he withdrew in October 2007). TODAY IN SPORTS In 1892, the first official basketball game was played in Springfield, Mass. The two nine-man teams used a soccer ball and peach baskets. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin is 82. Movie director David Lynch is 66. Country singer John Michael Montgomery is 47. Actor Rainn Wilson (TV: “The Office) is 46. Rap musician ?uestlove (The Roots) is 41. QUOTE OF THE DAY “Whatever people in general do not understand, they are always prepared to dislike; the incomprehensible is always the obnoxious.” — Letitia Landon, English poet (1802-1838) FACT OF THE DAY Digital music sales increased from $183.4 million in 2004 to more than $4.6 billion in 2010. NUMBER OF THE DAY 444 — number of days the hostages were held in the U.S. Embassy in Iran. ON THIS DATE In 1887, the U.S. Senate approved an agreement to lease Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval base. In 1936, Britain’s King George V died; he was LUNAR LANDING Between last quarter moon (Jan. 16) and new moon (Jan. 23). Sources: The Associated Press, Newspaper Enterprise Assn. and World Almanac Education Group Tribland A vehicle reportedly driven by Alan F. True of 1335 W. Fourth St. Wednesday struck a parked vehicle owned by Richard J. Ryan IV of 1323 W. Fifth St. at Burlington Avenue near 14th Street. Nancy J. Hansen of 721 S. First Ave. No. 207 reported Wednesday that her registration and insurance cards were taken at her residence. Professional Counseling Associates and Biofeedback Center closing end of January, if anyone wishes to pick up their counseling and biofeedback records, do so before month end. -Adv. It was reported Wednesday that money owned by Bosselman’s Pump and Pantry, 1630 E. South St., was taken at the business. The Hastings City Council will meet in regular session on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. The meeting is open to the public and a copy of the agenda is available at the City Clerk’s Office. -Adv. Leslie M. Green of 923 S. St. Joseph Ave. reported Wednesday that money, a car charger and a debit card were taken from a vehicle in the 900 block of South St. Joseph Avenue. For your convenience, the Hastings Tribune has a driveup payment box in our north parking lot. This may be used for subscription and advertising payments. -Adv. Richard Vaughan of 227 N. Lincoln Ave. No. 9 reported Wednesday that coins were taken at his residence. A vehicle reportedly driven by Mary A. Faimon of Lawrence Wednesday struck a parked vehicle owned by Lenard D. Petersen of 1206 E. Seventh St. at the 1200 block of East Seventh Street. Free tickets still available at the Hastings Tribune to attend the U.S. Air Force Brass in Blue concert January 29 at Hastings High. -Adv. Lotteries u Virginia “Ginny” Arnold, 81, 1:30 p.m. at Trumbull Christian Church in Trumbull. u Hollis Barnell, 88, of Grand Island, 10 a.m. at Federated Church in Sutton. u Dorothy Haberman, 90, of Sutton, 10:30 a.m. at Federated Church in Sutton. u Wanda Schriner, 81, of Guide Rock, 10:30 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Guide Rock. WINNING NUMBERS Thursday Nebraska Pick 5 . . . .8-14-23-24-28 Jackpot: $102,000 2by2 . . . . . . .Red 14-16, White 5-23 Kansas Pick 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-8-3 Nebraska Pick 3 . . . . . . . . . . .3-4-3 MyDaY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-19-58 Area funerals Saturday A vehicle reportedly owned by Patrice A. Robinson of 1040 S. Wabash Ave. No. 317 Tuesday struck a parked vehicle owned by Bertha C. Martinez of 319 W. D St. at 319 W. D St. Stolen wallet at Tri-City Auction Thursday. Information, 402-463-2502, 402-469-9423. Adv. Taylor’s prime rib or shrimp dinner Friday/Saturday, $9.95. -Adv. Calendar HASTINGS u Family Story Time for all ages, 10 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library, 517 W. Fourth St. For more information, call 402-461-2346. u “The Club” by Eve Merriam, 8 p.m. at the Hastings Masonic Temple, 411 N. Hastings Ave. For more information or to reserve tickets, call 402-461-7380 or email [email protected]. u Alcoholics Anonymous, 8:30 and 10 a.m., noon, 5:15, 7 (Hispanic group) and 8 p.m. Saturday, 521 S. St. Joseph Ave. u Al-Anon, 9 a.m. Saturday, The Kensington, 233 N. Hastings Ave. u Celebrate Recovery, 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Evangelical Free Church, 2015 N. St. Joseph Ave. For more information, call 402-463-1441. u Narcotics Anonymous, 8 p.m. Saturday, 401 N. Lincoln Ave. TRIBLAND u Birds and Bagels, 8:30-11 a.m. at Nebraska Nature and Visitor Center near Alda. For more information, call 308-382-1820 or visit nebraskanature.org. HASTINGS TRIBUNE Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 A3 Park: Doniphan residents clean up around mobile homes Continued from page A1 Some residents are planning more renovations for their lots this spring such as painting, new siding, skirting and resodding lawns. New blacktop is planned for the neighborhood streets later this year. Village officials wanted the park to remain consistently clean, Hicks said. Doniphan Village Board chairman Doran Dusatko said he has had little interaction with Hicks because park residents have done a good job keeping their neighborhood clean. “Yeah, so far, you bet,” he said. That work included removing junk and cleaning up “trashy buildings,” he said. Jeanette Miller moved to the park in August 2011 after much of the work was completed. What she saw when she moved to the mobile home park was a far cry from what she had seen before. “They’ve done one heck of a job getting everything together,” she said. Hicks said the “riffraff” who refused to clean up their lots were evicted from the park. People like that, she said, are the exception rather than the rule. “It seems like everybody’s pitched in and done their part keeping their yards cleaned up and the trailers looking nice,” she said. The park hired a tree service to cut down trees that were partially dead or decaying. Hicks and the other park residents were worried when they learned they might be evicted, she said. Some residents were living paycheck to paycheck. “It was scary because we didn’t have no idea where we’d move to,” she said. “It costs quite a bit to move a trailer and most people who live here can’t afford to just pull out and move their trailer somewhere.” In the past, Hicks said, it was not uncommon for Hall County Sheriff’s deputies to be called to the park for various issues. She said the park has seen a big decrease in emergency calls. That was evident when a law enforcement officer visited Hicks while working for the Hall County Assessor’s office to see if certain people still lived in the park. “He told me himself he couldn’t believe how many fewer times they were called out here,” Hicks said. “Everybody around town tells me that — they said that we’ve done a really good job.” AMY ROH/Tribune A trailer at the Doniphan Mobile Home Park received new siding as part of ongoing renovations the residents are doing to clean up the park. Pipeline: Canada looking SD tribal official hails Keystone XL decision at alternatives to US plan The Associated Press Continued from page A1 for a presidential permit to build the full pipeline. Girling said the company still expects to reapply, but “will take our time for how to refile it.” He said a new route that avoids environmentally sensitive areas of Nebraska should be made public in a matter of weeks In Washington, the proposed $7 billion pipeline has become a political hot potato. Republicans — who earlier put the president in the awkward position of having to make a decision on it before Feb. 21 — now hope to force Obama to deal with it yet again before next November’s presidential election. He wants to put it off beyond that. Republicans are looking to drive a wedge between Obama and two key Democratic constituencies. Some labor unions support the pipeline as a job creator, while environmentalists fear it could lead to an oil spill disaster. The Alberta-to-Texas pipeline proposed by TransCanada would carry 800,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta across six U.S. states to the Texas Gulf Coast, which has numerous refineries. Natural Resource Minister Joe Oliver said it’s clear the process is not yet over and said Canada is hopeful the pipeline will be accepted on its merits. Redford said Obama’s decision adds urgency to Enbridge’s proposed pipeline to the Pacific Coast of British Columbia that would allow Canadian oil to be shipped to Asia for the first time. The project is undergoing a regulatory review in Canada. “Asian markets are a very viable alternative. I say alternative, I probably shouldn’t. It’s not an either or situation. There’s an opportunity here for us to grow our markets in both directions and we’d like to be able to do that,” Redford said. Canadian officials see the pipeline to the Pacific coast as critical as Canada seeks to diversify its energy customer base beyond the United States, which Canada relies on for 97 percent of its energy exports. Alberta has more than 170 billion barrels of oil reserves. Daily production of 1.5 million barrels from the oil sands is expected to increase to 3.7 million in 2025. Only Saudi Arabia and Venezuela have more reserves. Sinopec, a Chinese state-controlled oil company, has a stake in Enbridge’s proposed $5.5 billion Northern Gateway Pipeline. Chinese state-owned companies also have invested more than $16 billion in the oil sands in the last two years. Tens of billions more are expected to be invested in Canada’s oil sands if the Pacific pipeline is built. There is fierce environmental and aboriginal opposition to the Pacific pipeline, but Harper’s government has called it a nationbuilding project that is crucial to the country’s goal of becoming an energy super power. ROSEBUD, S.D. — Tribal officials in South Dakota are coming out in support of President Barack Obama’s decision to temporarily halt the planned Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Rosebud Sioux Tribe President Rodney Bordeaux has spoken against the $7 billion pipeline before, saying he fears damage to cultural sites and water resources. He calls Obama’s move “a tremendous victory for tribal nations.” Obama said there wasn’t enough time for a fair review of the project. His move blocks the pipeline but doesn’t necessarily kill it. Bordeaux says “we have won a battle but the war has yet to be won.” Last fall, pipeline opponents including actress Daryl Hannah rode horses and bicycles and walked from the Pine Ridge reservation to the Rosebud reservation to protest the project. Game: Bingo a tradition for Alcott families Continued from page A1 Hoagland said she had worried that the low temperatures Thursday night would keep families away, but the turnout was larger than past years. Students came with their parents, grandparents, siblings and friends. They filled each table, then the aisles, each clutching a Bingo card and straining to hear as Tunks called numbers. Allison Lane brought her five children to play. “We come every year,” she said. “They all enjoy it. My oldest came here from kindergarten on up. Now he’s in seventh grade, but he really wanted to come back tonight. It’s a lot of fun. It’s really crowded this year. It’s not usually this crowded.” Alcott teachers roamed the aisles and helped verify bingos. When students won, they received a ticket that could be exchanged for prizes in another classroom. MacKenzie Kaiser, 10, thought she had a bingo, but after her card was checked, she found she had a wrong number. “We came last year,” Kaiser said. “It’s fun. You can win lip glosses and baseballs and things like that. Lots of my friends are here.” Alcott first-grade teacher Jenny Connery was helping to check cards. “I think it’s great,” Connery said. “It gets parents involved in their students’ and in their child’s life.” BETSY HERRMAN/Tribune Kaylynn Miller, 7, and her mother Traci Brittain play Bingo at Alcott Elementary's Buddy Bingo night Thursday. AC: Patrons circulating petitions to have a bond election Continued from page A1 which would include closing the Ayr and Tri-View schools and making improvements to the Juniata, Wallace and District 15 sites. A group of patrons presented its own plan for the future of the elementary system at the December board meeting, where it suggested building a new school at the Tri-View site rather than making improvements to the District 15 building. The board said it was leery about moving forward with another bond issue in light of the two failed bond issues. Now board members are asking that patrons bring forth 1,200 signatures in support of putting the issue on the May primary ballot. “(By signing it) this is not saying ‘I’m 100 percent in favor of three sites right now,’ ” said patron Ryan Weeks, who is helping to collect signatures. “This is saying you’re willing to have the school board invest the money and go forward and find out exact costs and put this on the May ballot.” Weeks stressed that the proposal and petition have been initiated by patrons. He said the initial proposal and the details about the location and the long-term lease of the land were taken care of by patrons. The patrons, who initially supported the one-site option, got together and agreed on the three-site option after much discussion. “If we can’t find a compromise, we’re going to continue to do a disservice to the kids,” Weeks said. “We have to find a compromise.” Weeks said he was apprehensive about bringing together supporters and proponents of the one-site option. But, he said, Juniata and Wallace patrons’ reason for voting against the bond wasn’t that they didn’t think all kids deserved a good school. THE QUEEN CITY BASS MASTERS would like to thank the following people for their support in helping us fish the Nebraska state tournament Auto Glass Pro’s, Allen’s, Michael Theis, Jerry Spady, Hoffman Repair, Jeff O’Donnell, Pepsi, Hastings Orthopaedics, Home Real Estate, Big G Ace. The state tournament is the first step at trying to earn a birth in the Bass Master Classic. “What we were against was losing the school in the community of Juniata and the school at District 60 because they were both good facilities,” he said, adding that Juniata was built two years before Adams Central High School. The proposed bond of $10 million would build a new school on the Tri-View site north of Hastings at a cost of about $6 million, with the remaining $4 million going to improvements at Wallace and Juniata. Weeks said that as the district grows in the future, the proposed new building and the Juniata sites could both be easily added onto. The three-site plan addresses the needs of Juniata and Wallace, Weeks, said, and allows the district to build a new school to support the remaining students in the district. For Your Convenience LATER DEADLINE FOR CLASSIFIED LINE ADS To better serve you, the Hastings Tribune has extended the deadline for classified line ads: Publication Day Deadline Tuesday-Friday Saturday Monday 5:00 p.m the day before 12:00 noon Friday 5:00 p.m. Friday • Hastings Tribune • hastingstribune.com • E-edition • HTmedia • Encore 908 W. 2nd St. • 402-462-2131 • 800-742-6397 “It gets us down to three sites which creates efficiencies, and it’s a compromise,” he said. “That’s why we felt we need to meet in the middle and get something done. This is the best option to get some- thing done right now.” Patrons who want to sign the petition or help distribute petitions are encouraged to contact Weeks, Karen Mousel, Nancy Spady, Jared Stroh or Chad Reichstein. Rays Cafe is Moving to •Daily Lunch Specials •Lunch & Dinner Salad Bar •Extended Hours: 6am-10pm Sunday-Thursday 6am-11pm Friday & Saturday •Expanded Menu •Noon Delivery Available 2604 West 2nd St. Hastings 402-463-1626 Opinion A4 Pipeline not delivering oil, but plenty of politics HASTINGS TRIBUNE Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 First Amendment “ Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. ” Scripps Howard News Service The Washington insider newspaper Politico described President Barack Obama’s decision to reject the planned Canada-U.S. Keystone XL pipeline as a political “win-win” for both parties. The reasoning is that the Republicans would attract independent voters angered by high gas prices — although it would be years before the Canadian oil would reach the market and affect prices — and attract generous political contributions from the oil companies, a slightly better bet politically. Meanwhile, the environmentalists would be jolted out of their political lethargy and hit the bricks for Obama’s re-election, and the construction unions, who really want the project and the jobs, would have no choice but to stick with Obama because the Republicans have become anathema to most of labor. Whatever the political benefits of the decision, it is a lose-lose for domestic energy policy and our relations with Canada. Technically, the pipeline is not dead; a final decision has only been delayed while a more acceptable route through an environmentally sensitive region of Nebraska is negotiated. Obama is merely rejecting the project to circumvent a Feb. 21 deadline imposed on him by the Republicans, giving him more time to review the route. The White House would like to stall the whole business until after the election, but he may not have that luxury. The Canadians professed themselves “profoundly disappointed” by the decision and pointedly noted that there is another energy project on the boards, a $5.4 billion pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to ports in British Columbia where the oil could be sold to eager Asian buyers. Already, the Republicans are trying to make the pipeline a campaign issue. “Obama is destroying tens of thousands of American jobs and shipping American energy security to the Chinese,” said House Speaker John Boehner, exaggerating on both counts. (The number of potential jobs tends to fluctuate wildly depending which side of the argument is trying to make the case.) Obama insisted that his announcement was “not a judgment on the merits of the pipeline,” but on “the arbitrary nature of the deadline.” OK. The deadline is now a moot point, but negotiations should begin on an acceptable route and protections for the water table. After all, the disputed section is only 65 miles in Nebraska, a small fraction of the line’s 1,700-mile length. Sparsely populated western Canada and eastern Alaska have immense oil and natural-gas reserves, and the lower 48 states are the natural market for them. Ethanol, solar panels, windmills, dim light bulbs, bike paths and switchgrass are all very nice, but they’re not going to do it for us. At best, they chip away at the margins of our energy needs. North America has the capacity to be self-sufficient in oil and gas, but we shouldn’t wait until a crisis point — or the politics are just right — to do something about it. Radio still best way to hear sports on road D riving down the interstate a few nights ago reminded me of one of the better uses of radio. With Pandora, online radio, iTunes, iPhones, CDs and more, there are plenty of outlets for music today. So while radio still provides music listening entertainment, it’s not the only source. And we have more and more distractions to occupy our time while in cars each day. But radio still has a great niche when it comes to live sports — especially while in the car. Sports broadcasts live on television are more prevalent than ever before, but when one is in the car, the good old play-by-play is appreciated. One source tells me it was 1921 when the first live sports event was described over the radio airwaves, which isn’t all that long after commercial radio stations came into existence. So their power as a medium for describing sports events to those not in attendance quickly surfaced. There are countless stories out there of people listening to their favorite teams or sports over the radio, before and after television came into the picture. While radio might not be as prevalent as it has been in the past, it’s still a prime avenue for keeping track of a team. I was cruising Interstate 80 this week when I listened to the broadcast description of my favorite college basketball team squeak out a one-point win. This was the same night that the college team even more people around here follow did the same thing. The latter game was also shown on TV for those at home, at least to those with the right cable package. The former was Russ not, so radio was the way to Batenhorst keep up with it. The prevalence of TV broadcasts of games helps one form a mental picture of the radio descriptions, but still it’s up to the announcers to paint enough of the picture to get across what’s happening. So thanks again to radio for bringing the action to our cars. And sorry to anyone I might have distracted when I honked the horn to celebrate the sounding of the final buzzer on yet another win for “my” team. SHOULD I NAME IT HAL? I hate it when my computer develops a mind of its own. Yeah, I know, computers only know and do what people tell them, but mine occasionally has a mind of its own. Right now I’m typing away (or is it called keyboarding now) on a monitor display of a different color than what it used to be. I have no idea what brought about the change, but the background color of everything around the edges of the monitor screen now has some bizarre bluish-green kind of tint to it. Aqua might be what the more sophisticated would call it. All I know is it’s not what it used to be and I didn’t change it. The computer took it upon itself to make the change. It’s not that I’m adverse to change in my life; I’m an adaptable kind of guy. But this new color even bleeds over to the background of the area where the written words appear. Before it was white, like a normal sheet of paper. Now it’s — what did I say? — aqua. It’s as if I borrowed stationary from the pastel queen. So if it’s all the same to my computer — which obviously did not consult with me before making the change — I’d just as soon go back to the white background for my document. And while it is at it, it could change the other part of the screen back to … oh no, I can’t remember what it was before! The computer is controlling my mind. I wonder how long it will allow me to get used to this color scheme before it changes it again. OH YEAH, THERE IT IS I spent just under 24 hours in eastern Iowa this week. Winter was there. I still didn’t like it, so it can still stay away from here. Russ Batenhorst of Hastings is a columnist for the Hastings Tribune. Reach him by email at [email protected]. Romney runs hot and cold on global warming W 908-912 W. 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Tribune on the Internet: http://www.hastingstribune.com; email: [email protected] illard Mitt Romney these days could not be more explicit about abandoning President Barack Obama’s carbon-dioxide restrictions. “Irresponsibly,” Romney wrote in an Aug. 28 op-ed for Foster’s Daily Democrat in New Hampshire, the Environmental Protection Agency “declared carbon dioxide, the same carbon dioxide that humans exhale, to be a ‘pollutant’ that poses risks to human health.” He also observed: “Congress had the good sense not to compound our economic challenges by imposing cap-and-trade’s extraordinary costs on the American people.” Romney’s website offers this carbon-friendly promise: “Mitt Romney will eliminate the regulations promulgated in pursuit of the Obama administration’s costly and ineffective anticarbon agenda.” Well, surprise, surprise! Unlike this conservative aria, Romney sang a totally different tune as Massachusetts’ liberal Republican governor. A recently exposed, online dossier from the 2008 John McCain campaign offers 200 pages of Romney’s self-contradictions, vacillations and head scratchers. His views on so-called global warming are just the tip of this nonmelting iceberg of confusion. McCain’s database includes Ryan Sager’s New York Sun story of April 20, 2007, in which Romney embraces a 1940s fuel source. “Liquefied coal, gosh,” Romney said. “Hitler during the Second World War — I guess because he was concerned about losing his oil — liquefied coal. That technology is still there.” Less bizarre were Romney’s 2003 comments to religious leaders. According to the Los Angeles Times on March 25, 2007, Romney said he was “terrified” about “warming” and found it “quite alarming.” In July 2003, Romney wrote then-Gov. George Elmer Pataki of New York, from one RINO (Republican in name only) to another. “Now is the time to take Deroy action toward climate protecMurdock tion,” Romney declared. He advocated a “regional capand-trade system” for New York and Massachusetts. In 2004, Romney launched the Massachusetts Climate Protection Plan, “a coordinated statewide response to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate,” as his office described it. In a press release dated Dec. 7, 2005, Romney announced that “strict state limitations on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from power plants” would take effect Jan. 1, 2006. “These carbon emission limits will provide real and immediate progress in the battle to improve our environment,” the communique quoted Romney. This red tape, it noted, is “designed to lower emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and mercury from power plant smokestacks.” Furthermore, the experts with whom Romney consulted “include John Holden (sic) ... at Harvard University.” John Holdren now is Obama’s science adviser. S. Fred Singer, a University of Virginia professor emeritus of physics and environmental science, and founding father of America’s weather satellite system, calls him “a rabid environmentalist and collaborator of the notorious Paul Ehrlich.” Singer says Holdren misled Romney or his staff: “They consider CO2 a pollutant and mention it along with sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and mercury — all real pollutants, injurious to human health. Clearly, they had no clue about the science.” “No one would choose such a green course, enlist such advisers, and then suddenly reverse himself,” says Cato Institute environmental scholar Patrick Michaels. “As president, Romney will revert to his more familiar green self.” “Romney’s press release should be compared to more recent statements in which he has changed his views on climate change,” suggests the Reason Foundation’s Julian Morris. “The optimistic conclusion would be that he changes his mind in response to better evidence. The pessimistic conclusion would be that he changes his mind in response to the advice of pollsters.” Americans who thirst for leadership driven by principles rather than polls should go see “The Iron Lady.” Meryl Streep, the finest actress in recorded history, masterfully portrays former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. In the film, Her Majesty’s head of government dominates the United Kingdom, steady in her conservative convictions and convincing as she communicates them. As America drifts among the waves like a faded Champagne cork, these memories of Thatcher’s rule trigger goose bumps. America now ponders someone who is flexible on virtually everything — even the air we breathe. Clearly no Iron Lady, Romney is the Man of Foil. Deroy Murdock is a columnist with Scripps Howard News Service. Email at him at [email protected] Hastings/Region HASTINGS TRIBUNE Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 Tribland five-day forecast Art by Emily Struss, 9, Alcott Elementary WINDY TODAY High: 27 Low: 5 Wind: North 15-20 with gusts as high as 25 mph. Cloudy WINDY SATURDAY High: 29 Low: 24 Wind: South 20-25 with gusts as high as 30 mph. Sunny WINDY SUNDAY High: 41 Low: 23 Wind: Northwest 15-20, increasing to 25-30. A 30 percent chance of rain SUNNY MONDAY High: 43 Low: 24 PARTLY CLOUDY TUESDAY High: 41 Low: 24 A 20 percent chance of snow. Today’s weather records High: 68 in 1944 Low: -13 in 1985 u From 7 a.m. Jan. 19 to 7 a.m. Jan. 20 Local weather High Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 High in 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Overnight low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Overnight low in 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Precipitation last 24 hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00 January precipitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .02 January 2011 precipitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Snowfall last 24 hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00 January snowfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .05 January 2011 snowfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.8 Season to date snowfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.9 Season to date snowfall 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.2 Local MAN SENTENCED FOR THEFT A 51-year-old Grand Island man convicted of theft was sentenced to 20-24 months in prison on Wednesday in Adams County District Court. Richard L. Salas was given credit for five days he already spent in jail awaiting trial. Judge Terri Harder sentenced Salas and made his time concurrent with a sentence he is serving for a Hall County theft case. Salas pleaded no contest Oct. 26, 2011. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors agreed to not object to concurrent time. According to the arrest affidavit, Salas and two other men stole copper wire owned by Burlington Northern Santa Fe near A Street and Baltimore Avenue. Officers staked out the area after a spool of wire had been cut into smaller pieces on April 12, 2011. Around 1:14 a.m. the next morning, officers watched as the men allegedly drove up in a pickup with the headlights off, loaded the wire into the pickup and drove away. Theft by unlawful taking, when the value is more than $1,500, is a Class 4 felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. State GIRL FOUND IN THE COLD NORTH PLATTE — A 25-year-old North Platte woman has been arrested after her 5year-old daughter was found wandering outside in the chill of winter, wearing only her nightgown. North Platte officers say Karen Herndon left the girl home alone while she went to her boyfriend’s house a few blocks away. A neighbor found the girl, who was crying and yelling for her mother, a little after 1 a.m. Thursday. Police say the wind chill at the time made it feel like minus 7 degrees outside. Herndon was arrested on suspicion of child neglect/abuse. HOMECOMING SET FOR TROOPS LINCOLN — Some Nebraska Army National Guard troops who arrived home from Afghanistan the day before Thanksgiving will finally get an official welcome home. About 145 soldiers with the 402nd Military Police Battalion returned to Nebraska on Nov. 23. The guard postponed the ceremony because of the troops’ late arrival in Omaha and the Thanksgiving holiday. The Omaha-based unit was responsible for operating an internment facility during their yearlong deployment. The guard says the welcome home ceremony will be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Omaha. Gov. Dave Heineman, members of Nebraska’s congressional delegation and Maj. Gen. Judd Lyons are among those expected to attend. MISTRIAL IN SEXUAL ABUSE CASE LINCOLN — A judge has declared a mistrial in the trial of a former Lincoln man accused of sexually touching a 10-year-old boy in 2008. The Lincoln Journal Star says the judge declared the mistrial on Thursday after the jury couldn’t reach a verdict in the trial of 38-yearold Cory Dieteman. Dieteman is charged with third-degree sexual assault of a child. Dieteman’s trial, which began on Jan. 11, went to the jury on Tuesday. The Associated Press A5 Supervisors ready to fight tax repeal INHERITANCE TAX HOT TOPIC OF CHAMBER CONFERENCE CALL BETSY HERRMAN [email protected] Adams County Supervisors didn’t get much sympathy from the state chamber in a conversation about repealing the inheritance tax Thursday. Supervisors Dale Curtis, Lee Saathoff and Eldon Orthmann sat in on a conference call at the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce with the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry and chambers across the state. NCCI President Barry Kennedy gave a recap of the first 10 days of the 60-day legislative session. Nearly 500 bills have been introduced this year along with about 400 carried over from the 2011 session. Kennedy said the state chamber will be keeping tabs on LB970, Gov. Dave Heineman’s tax cut plan introduced by District 45 Sen. Abbie Cornett, who chairs the revenue committee. The bill proposes repealing the state’s inheritance tax, lowering individual income tax and corporate tax rates and changing tax brackets. The bill would cut about $326 million in taxes over the next three years. The revenue committee will have a hearing on the bill Thursday, and Kennedy predicted it will be “a lively discussion.” Saathoff told Kennedy that Adams County uses the inheritance tax in the general fund to balance the budget. The Legislature cut state aid to cities and counties last year, and Saathoff said if the inheritance tax were repealed almost 100 percent of counties’ tax revenue would be from property taxes. “I thought that was what the idea of the income and sales tax was for, to expand the base so it wasn’t all on property tax. I think pretty soon we’re going to be right back, in the counties, where it’s 100 percent property tax again,” Saathoff said. Kennedy said the state has gotten to the point where anytime there is property tax relief, it comes in the form of sales or income tax increases. “We now have, with the exception of Iowa, the highest income tax rate in the region. With the exception of Kansas, I think we have the highest sales tax rate. So we’ve slowly but surely put ourselves at a competitive disadvantage,” Kennedy said. Saathoff said repealing the inheritance tax will hurt industry because it will force counties to increase property taxes to cover the gap. Kennedy said it’s a discussion counties should have with Heineman. “It’s a fine line there, but we’ve got to worry about being competi- tive with other states,” Kennedy said. “It’s a proposal that will have a lot of discussion.” After the conference call, HACC president Tom Hastings suggested some members of the board should attend and possibly testify at the hearing on LB970 Thursday. “We have a bad situation because of what happened with Senator (Dennis) Utter passing away and Les just being signed in,” said Hastings, referring to District 33 Sen. Les Seiler, who was sworn in Saturday. “We are going to be behind the eight ball this whole session. The only thing we can do is call Les. He won’t have enough influence at this time to persuade 15 senators to do something. Maybe next year he will.” Supervisor Dale Curtis said he’s frustrated with the implication that counties are to blame for raising taxes and making the state less economically competitive. Please see TAX/page A7 Nebraska justice: Regional approach to save rural jobs GRANT SCHULTE The Associated Press LINCOLN — Court clerks in rural Nebraska will help larger and busier courts process small claims, probation filings and other cases under a pilot program starting this year, the state’s chief Supreme Court justice said Thursday. Nebraska Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Heavican outlined plans for the regional approach to court services, which he said would improve efficiency, during his annual State of the Judiciary address. Heavican told lawmakers the programs come through a partnership with the National Center for State Courts. “It is hoped that these projects can serve as models for rural courts and allow us to preserve jobs in communities with fewer needs, while easing the burden of courts which have greater demands on staff time,” he said. The plans were part of a wideranging speech that highlighted the court’s role in helping children and the elderly, as well as the rise of computer technology to process cases. Heavican said court clerks in rural Colfax County, encompassing the town of Schuyler, will be able to process electronic filings for employees in Omaha’s Douglas County. Probation staff members in one part of the state can transcribe pre-sentence investigation reports for staff members in anoth- er county, he said. County court clerks said the program would likely help smaller offices, some of which are staffed by one person. The Judicial Branch has also faced budget cuts in recent years, along with other areas of state government, while caseloads have risen in Nebraska’s larger cities. Lawmakers will consider a bill this session that would move a county judge from central Nebraska to Lincoln. “Obviously, some courts are going to make more use of it than others,” said Randy McCoy, clerk of Lincoln County’s county court. McCoy, whose office processes 15,000 cases per year, said he did not yet know whether his county would participate. Heavican said one pilot program will allow service-sharing across county lines. Judge Anne Paine of McCook is conducting another pilot program in the 11th judicial district, in which one employee will oversee the collection of fines from all courts in the 17-county area. Paine said the program was still in its infancy. But she said employees in smaller counties would likely help larger counties mail notices for fines and court appearances. “The belief is, anything that can be done remotely to assist some of these counties is a good thing,” she said. “We want to keep these smaller courts open, and they’re NATI HARNIK/AP Nebraska Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Heavican testifies Wednesday before the Judiciary Committee in Lincoln. Heavican delivered his State of the Judiciary address to lawmakers Thursday. available to provide that service.” Omaha Sen. Brad Ashford, chairman of the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee, said the program reinforces the state’s commitment to county courts. County clerks in Nebraska handle small claims cases, misdemeanors, probation, adoptions, and early court appearances for criminal defendants. District court clerks oversee divorce Minden looks at future development options TONY HERRMAN [email protected] MINDEN — The community here may one day expand with neighborhoods to the south or commercial developments on the north side of town along Nebraska Highway 10 and U.S. Highway 6/34. Future land use, including what parts of Minden’s extraterritorial jurisdiction would be most conducive to development, comprised the majority of discussion during the city’s second town hall meeting to create a 10-year comprehensive plan to be in effect until 2023. The process, overseen by Craig Bennett and Brenda Petersen — representatives of the Kearney consulting engineering firm Miller and Associates — began with a kickoff meeting in November 2011. The Future Land Use Plan is an important part in the Comprehensive Plan, Petersen said, because it shows the direction the community wants to grow. It is the vision for future growth and development over the next 10 years. About 25 residents gathered in the Minden Opera House Thursday and divided into two round-table groups — one led by Bennett and one by Petersen. They stood over large geographic information system images of Minden and the extraterritorial jurisdiction area (one mile in each direction from the city limits) and dis- cussed what parts of the town would be best for development. Miller and Associates received the GIS images earlier Thursday. Bennett said he was impressed with the amount of detail the images provided. “These aerials are just awesome,” he said. “We can see stuff in the back of people’s pickups.” Minden lawyer Gary Martin, one of the dozen people in Petersen’s group, said he thought the discussion Thursday was informative and productive. It’s important for residents, he said, to know what is going on in the community and have ability to provide input. “I thought we had ample opportunity to give input, and I thought they were good at answering our questions,” he said. Petersen’s group looked at an area in the northeast part of town, between U.S. 6/ 34 and the southern boundary of the Minden Country Club for one potential residential development. The southwest edge of Minden also looked to be an attractive area in which to expand. Retail options such as a shoe store in the downtown square or a hotel along Highway 10 were talked about as commercial options. Bennett’s group looked at the southeast border of Minden for residential development. Please see MINDEN/page A7 proceedings, larger lawsuits, and felony cases that have advanced out of the county courts. “Those are significant positive utilizations of technology,” Ashford said. Heavican’s remarks touched on themes similar to his earlier State of the Judiciary speeches. Last year, he emphasized the state’s duty to protect children and the elderly. No testimony in conspiracy, witness-tampering case WILL VRASPIR [email protected] In an unusual maneuver, a prosecutor Thursday asked a judge to send the cases of a Hastings family charged with conspiracy and witness tampering to the district court without any witness testimony. Deputy County Attorney Alyson Keiser-Roudebush used affidavits, or sworn statements, from six officers with the Hastings Police Department as evidence to bind the cases over to Adams County District Court. The defendants in the case are Alma Rosa Infante, 51, of 1611 W. Third St.; Jeremy M. Espino, 27, of Bellevue; and Irma Perez, 48, John A. Espino, 29, and Joshua L. Espino, 24, all of 1215 N. Lexington Ave. All five face the same charges: one count of conspiracy and five counts of witness tampering. Each case was scheduled for preliminary hearing on Thursday. Keiser-Roudebush said the affidavits provided sufficient evidence for a preliminary hearing because the hearing has a lower burden of proof than a trial. Normally, a prosecutor offers testimony during a preliminary hearing. Most of the time, testimony is provided by an officer who investigated the case telling the judge what victims reported. Keiser-Roudebush couldn’t cite the specific statute, but she said Nebraska law allows preliminary matters to be completed by affidavit. The five defense attorneys involved in the case balked at the idea. Each of the five defendants has separate counsel to represent him or her. Adams County Public Defender Art Toogood led the charge, objecting to the procedure on behalf of his client, John Espino. “You need to be able to cross-examine witnesses,” he said. “Obviously, you can’t do that with an affidavit.” Sworn affidavits are allowed at preliminary hearings but generally are secondary to testimony. Keiser-Roudebush said crossexamination of witnesses is a constitutional right, which doesn’t apply to state law. Kevin Knake, who represents Infante, said the preliminary hearing is considered a critical step, and the Nebraska Supreme Court has afforded constitutional rights to any critical step in a case. Under that protection, Knake said, defendants have the right to Please see CASE/page A7 A6 HASTINGS TRIBUNE Friday, Jan.20,2012 Hastings/Region HASTINGS TRIBUNE Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 State PIPELINE SPILL WORK Gov. disappointed with Keystone decision GRANT SCHULTE TO TAKE MORE TIME NEMAHA — Authorities say the cleanup and monitoring of the December fuel spill in southeast Nebraska will last at least two years. Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality spokesman Jim Bunstock told the Lincoln Journal Star the cleanup will take about a year and the monitoring will continue a year after that. A bulldozer ruptured two fuel pipelines buried in a farm field about 2 1/2 miles south of Nemaha on Dec. 10. An estimated total of 119,000 gallons of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel spilled out of the two lines. The fuel contaminated the soil around the spill and water in a nearby unnamed creek that flows into Jarvis Creek. DEPUTY DUI OGALLALA — A sheriff’s deputy has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in western Nebraska. North Platte television station KNOP reports Stacy Campbell was stopped early Sunday morning in Ogallala by a state trooper. Nebraska State Patrol Capt. Jim Parish says Campbell was stopped for speeding and later checked for drunken driving. The Associated Press A7 The Associated Press LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman expressed concern Thursday that a federal decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline could create legal problems for the state. Heineman told The Associated Press that state agency officials are examining what the U.S. State Department ruling could mean for a Nebraska-based environmental review of the project. Pipeline developer TransCanada agreed to the review last year, and company officials said they would voluntarily reroute the line following a public outcry over its path through Nebraska’s sensitive Sandhills region. The review was estimated to cost the state as much as $2 million, which supporters said was necessary to ensure public confidence in the process. Lawmakers also passed a measure last session that would subject future pipeline projects to a state review. It’s unclear whether that law would apply to the Keystone XL, if the company reapplies for a permit, or how the federal denial affects Nebraska’s environmental study. “It certainly appears to complicate things, without question,” Heineman said. “We’re going to try to talk to lawyers and figure out the exact legal meaning of what the president did — what impact it has on Nebraska legally.” Heineman, who supports the project but opposed its route through the Sandhills, Tax: Supervisors to fight Continued from page A5 “Well, we didn’t raise the taxes, they did,” he said, referring to the Legislature. “We had the sales tax that was supposed to be property tax relief. The schools’ aid, that was supposed to be property tax relief. They tell you they’re going to help you. They’re not helping you. They’re just shifting it around for a while so they can take it away later. We have some people who will be willing to listen. We just can’t be afraid to have all counties get boisterous and publicize what a fraud is being perpetrated.” During the conference call, Kennedy said many of the proposed bills may never be discussed because the session likely will be dominated by bills related to the Health and Human Services Department and child welfare reform. The organization is concerned with LB971, a bill that proposes merging the Department of Economic Development with the Department of Labor. “The merger bill, I would say at first blush, we probably have existing policy positions where we would not support that merger based on a policy that states we support a stand-alone Department of Economic Development with a separate budget,” Kennedy said. Hastings said he’s concerned about what will happen with tourism if the departments join. “Right now it’s under the Department of Economic Development and it’s just kind of on the side,” he said. “That’s something we’ve been working on for a while.” said he was disappointed with the Obama administration’s decision to reject the $7 billion pipeline proposal. He said President Barack Obama should have issued a “conditional yes,” to give Nebraska the time to complete its review. “If they would use a little common sense up there at the White House, I think TransCanada was perfectly willing to take the risk” that would come from undergoing the state environmental review, Heineman said. State Department officials have said they need to look at the entire project, given its potential long-term impact. Jim Bunstock, a spokesman for the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, said agency officials have not determined how to proceed and will likely need direction from the Legislature. “We’re trying to figure it out,” he said. “Our charge in this process came from the Legislature. Right now, we need to determine where we are and what happens next.” Minden: Town looks at future Continued from page A5 Questions were raised about the viability of development in both the southwest and southeast areas because of drainage issues. Martin, who has served on the Minden Planning and Zoning Commission for a few years, said the discussion Thursday is different from the commission’s recent work. The Planning and Zoning Commission has been busy rewriting rules within the city’s existing zones. “That’s what this meeting is for — to see maybe where we should be growing in the future — and then the Planning and Zoning will address those issues,” he said. Bennett and Petersen will take the input provided Thursday and create a future land use plan. Petersen said she expects some ideas for the plan will be discussed during the next town hall meeting in March. “We’ll have some ideas, but it might not be nailed out in stone what the future land use plan will be,” she said. A completed version should be available by the summer. The future land use plan will include a map but also a written plan that lists goals and priorities. During that March meeting, Petersen said she and Bennett will focus on Minden housing and income data from the U.S. Census data. “I want to make sure that we have the base down,” she said. “I want to make sure we completely understand what is going on right now in Minden before we make any future projections.” Case: No testimony heard in witness-tampering preliminary hearing Continued from page A5 cross-examine witnesses at a preliminary hearing. Adams County Judge Michael Offner overruled the objections and accepted the affidavits to be considered for the preliminary hearing. He said the attorneys could have 10 days to submit in writing a summary of information from the affidavits that needs to be clarified. Offner then will decide if the requested information warrants bringing in the appropriate officer to testify. The witness-tampering charges were filed in connection to an Aug. 13, 2011, incident in Hastings in which John allegedly threw a baseball bat and used a board to strike his then-pregnant girlfriend. She was treated and released at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare. In the original case, John faces charges of second-degree assault on a pregnant woman, attempted seconddegree assault on a pregnant woman, attempted second-degree assault, thirddegree assault and driving under the influence of alcohol. A district judge is considering John’s plea in abatement to challenge the charges being bound over to the district court. Police responded to the assault at 5:05 a.m. According to the arrest affidavit, phone records showed the five defendants were in contact with one another starting at 5:19 a.m. while police questioned witnesses at the scene. Among the allegations included in the affidavit, Perez and Infante allegedly interrupted as officers interviewed witnesses at the scene and tried to get the victim to change her story while at the hospital. Other witnesses allegedly were approached and threatened with physical harm by the defendants over the course of several weeks. Two of the five attorneys withdrew their initial objections to the procedure and opted to make their arguments Thursday. Mark Porto, representing Jeremy, said the only allegations against his client, according to the affidavits, are that he got into a witness’s face and asked the witness if he talked to police; and that he received a text message from his mother, Perez, asking if he knew of someone who could assault another witness, and he allegedly replied that he did know someone but didn’t want to discuss it over the phone. Porto said another text named Jeremy as one of three people making threats. Porto asked for the case to be dismissed. “There is no evidence that he agreed to participate in a conspiracy,” Porto said. J. Bruce Teichman, Joshua’s attorney, also asked for his client’s charges to be dropped. He said there was no evidence of an agreement to work together to tamper with witnesses. Keiser-Roudebush said a text message indicated Jeremy and Joshua were among the group threatening witnesses and his involvement with the conspiracy makes him culpable for the other witness-tampering charges. Per state law, anyone involved in a conspiracy can be held accountable for any crimes committed by co-conspirators involved in the same scene. Offner took the two cases under advisement and bound them over to district court later in the day. Offner also modified bond to allow contact between the defendants, but forbid them from talking about the case. Conspiracy is a Class 3 felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $25,000 fine. Tampering with a witness is a Class 4 felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Hastings College Dean’s List Hastings College has announced the dean’s list for its fall 2011 semester. Here is a list of students on the 4.0 and 3.7 honor rolls. Those earning a 4.0 grade point average: California u Acton: Megan Brausam u Victorville: Emily Johnson Colorado u Aurora: Ashley Hottman, Lauren Slaughter, Katherine Virbick, Lindsey Wickman u Bailey: Tori Horstmann u Castle Rock: Benjamin Dumas u Centennial: Molly Mullervy u Colorado Springs: Tara Anderson, Kaitlyn Baucom, Elizabeth Campbell, John Roman, Destiny Thielfoldt u Denver: Jennifer Gold u Eads: Austin Adamson u Elbert: Melissa Ninemire u Fort Collins: Tyler Mogilefsky u Golden: Rachel Lee u Greeley: Brittani Guerrero, Rachel Miller, Meagan Novaria u Highlands Ranch: Dylann Barbee, Laura Bernero, Laurel Erickson, Kendra Schwein, Matthew Seivert u Lakewood: Heidi Roth u Littleton: Eric Anttila u Parker: Margaret Humphries u Pine: Elizabeth Hammon u Placerville: Malori Wright u Silt: Whitney Bridger u Sterling: Deann Duncan u Thornton: Chase McClure u Westminster: Daniel Nealon u Wheat Ridge: Brian Freeman u Wray: Paul Campfield Florida u Lakeland: Jameon Rush Iowa u Marion: Christopher Goings Kansas u Junction City: Autum Conley u Leavenworth: Vanessa McKinney u Shawnee: Abigail Jenkins u Wichita: Kireina Christensen Minnesota u Adrian: Karli Meyer North Dakota u Dickinson: Jacob Braunberger Nebraska u Adams: Kelly Prange u Alliance: Beau Neville u Alma: Gillian Hogeland u Auburn: Kayla Alberts u Aurora: Shannon Beed, Abby Griffith u Ayr: Alyssa Beman u Beaver City: Jessica Hunt u Bellevue: Laura Bonnett u Benkelman: Amanda Downey u Bennington: Chelsi Pinegar u Bladen: Emily Lovejoy u Blair: Ryan Garder u Blue Hill: Danica Olson u Bridgeport: Emily Wright u Broken Bow: Samantha Chytka, Kinsi Coleman, Preston Peterson, Todd Stithem u Cairo: Jayne Irvine u Cambridge: Frankie Petersen u Central City: Michelle Toukan u Chadron: Olen King u Columbus: Beth Hartman, Laura Salyard u Cozad: Jessica Finnegan, Brittany Morse u Crete: Amy Melichar u Danbury: Holly Wolfe u Davenport: Lichelle Schroeder u David City: Neil Sabata u Daykin: Sylvia Buchli u Elkhorn: Jennifer Lerner, Matthew Lerner, Michelle Shavlik u Ewing: Kaitlin Thunker u Fairbury: Cassandra Waldron u Franklin: Shawn Bydalek u Fremont: Jessica Hazelton u Gering: Sierra Walker u Gibbon: Elizabeth Case, Emily Case u Glenvil: Jeremy Murman u Grand Island: Kathryn Cunningham, Margaret Gregory, Emily Meyer, Erin Milton, Katie Moeller, Kimberly Runyan, Justis Stolz, Hannah Swanson, Sarabeth Swift u Gretna: Lauren Sawyer u Hastings: Jami Anderson, Blayne Bienhoff, Jordan Borrell, Lisa Carpenter, Rebecca DeLashmutt, Lacie Ferguson, Trevor Halbmaier, Joseph Hamik, Jacob Herrmann, Michael Hull, Alyssa Karr, Allison Kern, Kramer Lyons, Fernanda Mansfield, Jon Marx, Cassandra McLeod, Matthew Overmiller, Crystal Pettit, Benjamin Reimer, Jonathan Schwenka, Jennifer Sharrick, Samuel Small, Kevin Smith, Joseph Stewart, Jacqlyn Stickley, Jeremy Strong, Laura Sunderman, Tessa Wilson, Andrea Winfield, Hannah Witt, Sarah Wolf, Michael Zimmerman, Brianna Zubrod u Hildreth: Michaela Hinrichs u Holdrege: Jared Buskirk u Imperial: Paula Leibbrandt u Juniata: Jamie Beck, Kaitlyn Karr, Bailey Mangers, Haley Sandoe u Kearney: Joshua Kolbo u Kimball: Elizabeth Bohac u Lawrence: Amber Himmelberg u Lexington: Jessica Bliven, Joseph Bliven, Corey Reutlinger u Lincoln: Ellen Clinch, Shane Davidson, Meghan Duryea, Dylan Flinn, Samuel Gentry, Lauren Hohbein, Kaitlin Jones, Ashton Lambie, Jacob Marvin, Taylor Miller, Megan Puckett, Jessica Richard, Matthew Robertson, William Whiston u McCook: Abigail Burrows u Norfolk: Erin Ptak u North Platte: Erin Baldridge u Omaha: Emily Adams, Ethan Bennett, Jessica Bruner, Kyler Goodwin, Kaitlin Grode, Zachary Lenagh, Madeleine Michalek, Christina Rowe, William Thomas, Elizabeth Wilkins u Ord: Kara Geweke, Andrew Novak u Phillips: Heather Earnest u Plattsmouth: Ross Thomason u Red Cloud: Anna Eberly u Seward: Nathan Stepp, Mallory Suhr u Sidney: Hope Geiger u Silver Creek: Kylee Gee u St. Paul: Justine Dethlefs, Makenzie Mudloff u Stapleton: Jordan Frey u Superior: Alexander Thayer u Tecumseh: Karly Heidemann, Cora Rush u Tekamah: Blake Bowland u Trumbull: Cale Buhr u Waterloo: Shannon Buttner u Wauneta: Chris Bartels u Waverly: Nathan Mertens u Weeping Water: Jacob Wardyn u Wilber: Andrew Pryor u Wilcox: Matthew Nelson u Wilsonville: Brooke Ballou u Winnetoon: Angela Boggs u Wood River: Matthew Gloe, Hannah Luebs, Kelsey Mayfield u Wymore: Angela Rickers Wyoming u Thermopolis: Sallie Myers, Elizabeth Palmer u Wheatland: Aaron Geringer u Worland: Myste Shryack Germany u Osterode: Niklas Zarin Those earning a grade point average of 3.7: California u Carmichael: Brittney Wong u Coronado: Alexandra Reza u San Bernardino: Shannon Mullen Colorado u Aurora: Christina Humble u Bailey: Jennifer Linne' u Bennett: Nikko Zurawski u Castle Rock: Sara Goings u Colorado Springs: Gage Axford, Briget Heidmous, McKay Inman u Eaton: Chelsea Cowan u Englewood: Jesse Singhurse u Evergreen: Ryan Valdez u Ft. Collins: Danielle Wright u Granby: Ross Eaton u Greeley: Alex Eisele, Kathryn Gerwig, Lindy Matthews, Benjamin Veilleux u Highlands Ranch: Michael O'Neal, Christian Schneider u Holyoke: Rebecca Brandt u Julesburg: Kyle Bell u Larkspur: Nathaniel Story u Littleton: Nicholas McGee, Eleanor Meisinger, Katherine Meisinger u Loveland: Jessica Cunningham, Keegan Hand u Mead: Zachary Heard u Parachute: Erin Vanderpool u Parker: Sara Mains u Pine: William Waibel u Salida: Riley Johnson u Sterling: Haley Beardsley, Kirsten Nickel u Strasburg: Hayley Buckman u Thornton: Kaylee Greening u Wheat Ridge: McKinley Land Kansas u Atwood: Andrew Vrbas u Fowler: Jarrett Wise u Leawood: Lauren Miller u Overland Park: Jacob Pordes u Phillipsburg: Garrett Wickham u Pretty Prairie: Paula Stucky Nebraska u Arapahoe: Kaylee Anderson u Auburn: Trent Jones u Aurora: Troy Huebert u Bladen: Christopher Jones, Mark Lutkemeier u Blue Hill: Caleb Groves u Brewster: Cody Guggenmos u Broken Bow: Callie Arnold, Mark Shaw u Bruning: Spenser Otto u Burwell: Joel Holmquist u Clay Center: Jordin Franklin, Sara Schnase u Columbus: Aaron Bos, Susan Hartman u Curtis: Jasmine Khamouna u Deweese: Holly Bischoff u Eagle: Staci Ronhovde u Eustis: Calvin Rupe u Fairbury: Briana Bedlan u Glenvil: Amanda Brader, Heidi Smidt u Grand Island: Rebecca Holloway, MaKayla Kort, Cameron Mettenbrink, Teal Peterson, Shayna Schacher, Kirby Wells, Jennifer Zarek u Gretna: James Duin, Halley Samuelson u Haigler: Alicia Crouse u Hastings: Lynzee Arrants, Kristine Batenhorst, Matthew Brooks, April Carl, Matthew Cashoili, Mikel Cashoili, Aldo Espinoza, Ignatius Ewool, Anna Francis, Tara Harms, Christa Holmberg, Hannah Jensen, Trina Knight, Lara McCoy-Rolofson, Jocelyn McMurtry, Jackson Medina, Alayna O'Connell, Mikel Philippi, Hannah Rundle, Kelsey Torske, Staci Whyrick, Joseph Ziemba u Hayes Center: Blaine Richter u Herman: Marissa Rasmussen u Juniata: Jill Kroll u Kearney: Dane Bacon, Tenaya Howsden u Kenesaw: Jamie Burr u Kimball: Lindsey Keeler u Lincoln: Trevor Brass, Anthony Dingledine, Nicholas Masada, Rudolph Mignon, Cameron Penner, Jacob Ramsay, Dylan Stoll, Michael Tomlin, Rachel Wenzl, Sara Wenzl u Litchfield: Janine Woolery u Maywood: Michael Stinman u Murdock: Seton Bachle u Norfolk: Brady Lollman, Cari Ptak u North Platte: Cassandra Clouatre, Jennifer Clouatre, Andrew Huber, Mirae Nakouzi, Joy Petersen, Josey Schomp, Benjamin Vigil u Omaha: Aaron Bierman, Chloe Ekberg, Christopher Marquiss, Erin Polito, Thomas Van Haute, John Wheeler, Patrick White u Orleans: Joshua Murdoch, Drew Witte, Lyssa Witte u Oxford: Blake Holen u Palisade: Bethany Riener u Palmer: Chelsie Wardyn u Pawnee City: Elizabeth Miller u Phillips: Amber Comer u Plattsmouth: Christopher Work u Ravenna: Jesica Markvicka u Rogers: Kristen Semerad u Scottsbluff: Morgan Weitzel u Scribner: Colby Dolezal u Shelton: Tess Bruner u Shickley: Krista Swartzendruber u Sidney: Tanasia Uhrig u South Sioux City: Kyle Bernstrauch u Sutton: Jessica Osterhaus u Utica: John DeWaard u Weeping Water: Samantha Colbert Nevada u Mesquite: Courtney Spawn New Hampshire u Bow: Katie Cannon South Dakota u Mitchell: Cami Bruckman Wyoming u Gillette: Anthony Kramer British Columbia, Canada u Surrey: Sebastian Lane Ghana u Tema: Catherine Borketey Arts & Entertainment A8 HASTINGS TRIBUNE Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 Priceline sends Shatner’s Negotiator over a cliff LYNN ELBER The Associated Press AP William Shatner is shown in a scene from a Priceline.com commercial. LOS ANGELES — William Shatner’s stalwart Capt. James T. Kirk died in the line of duty. Now the actor’s bargaintouting Priceline Negotiator is headed heroically to his final frontier. In a new 30-second TV spot set to begin airing Monday, the Negotiator rescues panicked vacationers from a bus teetering on a bridge’s railing. “Save yourselves — some money,” he says, handing his cellphone to a passenger as he and the bus tumble into a dry creek bed. A violent explosion, real and computer-generated, follows. “I’m in grief mode,” a droll Shatner said by phone Wednesday. “It’s not the first time I’ve had an iconic character die off.” He’s been a pitchman for Priceline for 14 years, five of those as the relentless Negotiator preaching the gospel of travel bargains. But an advertising change was needed to reflect the company’s broader strategy, said Christopher Soder, CEO of Priceline.com North America. “The challenge is harder to get people’s attention than it used to be. ... So we decided to do something really over the top to get the message across,” Soder said. The new spot will be on his company’s website and, he hinted, may be part of next month’s Super Bowl NewsMakers FORMER TV SKIPPER GETS JAIL IN FATAL ALASKA CRASH KENAI, Alaska — An Alaska fishing captain who led a crew on the program that spawned the cable TV show “Deadliest Catch” will serve five years in prison for a fatal crash. The Peninsula Clarion reports 60-yearold Clarence “Ole” Helgevold Jr., of Soldotna, was sentenced Wednesday. He was originally charged with manslaughter in January 2011 when his car crashed with a snowmobile driven by George Larion, who was thrown from the snowmobile and died. Under terms of an agreement, Helgevold pleaded guilty to reduced charges in May. He will serve 41/2 years for criminally negligent homicide and six months for driving under the influence. Helgevold was captain of the Arctic Dawn, the vessel featured in a 2004 threepart miniseries “America’s Deadliest Season,” which was effectively a pilot for “Deadliest Catch.” 2009, the host’s perch before returning to “The Tonight Show.” MICHELLE OBAMA HEADING TO LENO’S ‘TONIGHT SHOW’ NEW YORK — After seven years with a no-host format, the Grammys will have an emcee — LL Cool J. The Grammy-winning rapper and actor says the Feb. 12 broadcast is “gonna be a great night” and says his hosting duties are a dream come true. The Recording Academy has already named some performers — the Foo Fighters, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars and Jason Aldean. While it will be LL Cool J’s first time hosting the Grammys, he has hosted the live Grammy nominations concert since it began in 2008. BURBANK, Calif. — First lady Michelle Obama is headed to Jay Leno’s stage later this month. NBC announced Thursday that the first lady will appear on “The Tonight Show” on Jan. 31, where she’s expected to talk about life in the White House, her fitness initiative for children and her upcoming book about the White House kitchen garden. She was a guest on the program in 2008 when her husband was a candidate and also appeared via satellite hookup from the White House on “The Jay Leno Show” in LL COOL J TO HOST GRAMMYS The Associated Press Metaphorical scissors Rascal Flatts preps new can cut their lines album for April 3 release T ruman Capote said, “I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.” We have a scissors play in bridge. It is not common, but it is fun to execute. See if you can spot it in this deal. South is in four spades. West leads the club six. Phillip How should Alder declarer plan the play? South’s four-spade response was businesslike. The contract rated to have play; if six spades was makable, partner might have moved; and it provided maximum inconvenience to the opponents. A declarer who plays on autopilot will win with dummy’s club ace, cash the spade ace, ruff a diamond in his hand, and lead a sneaky spade seven. However, if West is awake, he will win with his king and shift to the heart nine. East will take that trick, cash the club king, and give his partner a club ruff for down one. Yes, it is slightly unlucky to find West with king-third of spades. However, since West’s opening lead is surely a singleton, given that his partner opened one heart, this club North ´A ™J852 ©QJ6 ® A Q 10 8 4 West East ´K62 ´4 ™964 ™ A Q 10 7 3 © K 10 7 5 4 3 ©A982 ®6 ®K93 South ´ Q J 10 9 8 7 5 3 ™K © -®J752 Dealer: North Vulnerable: Both South West 4´ Pass North 1® Pass East 1™ Pass Opening lead: ® 6 ruff is the one risk to the contract. But how can it be avoided? South must stop East from gaining the lead in hearts. At trick two, declarer should lead the diamond queen from the dummy and, if East plays low, discard his heart king. This scissors coup cuts the communication between the defenders. Alternatively, if East covers with his diamond ace, South ruffs, plays a spade to dummy’s ace, and leads the diamond jack, pitching his heart when East does not produce the king. Phillip Alder is a columnist for Newspaper Enterprise Association. The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The last time Rascal Flatts recorded an album, the trio ditched dreary Music City in the winter for sunny California. This time around they stayed closer to home when recording new album “Changed.” Well, bassist Jay DeMarcus’ home. “We actually cut the whole thing at Jay’s house, in Jay’s studio,” singer Gary LeVox said. “We mixed it up and did something a little different.” “Changed” is out April 3 and follows “Nothing Like This,” their sixth straight platinum-selling album and the first with the Big Machine Label Group. Only three other country acts have matched the band’s streak of million-selling albums. LeVox says the band, which also includes guitarist Joe Don Rooney, believes “Changed” could be Rascal Flatts’ strongest album yet. They hope the Dan Huff-produced record will build on the success of “Nothing Like This,” which spawned their 12th and 13th No. 1 singles and a top five hit. “Banjo,” the first single from “Changed,” has been released to radio. commercial extravaganza. Shatner promoted Priceline as a site where travel prices are subject to bidding. But Priceline is also a set discountprice booking site for more than 200,000 hotels in 140 countries, an expanding service that is not widely known by consumers, Soder said. The new direction makes sense, according to a marketing strategist. “It’s a tough decision, but the bottom line is Priceline had to do it,” said Peter Sealey, adjunct professor at the Claremont Graduate University’s school of management. “They’re changing their business model from a name-yourprice model to a fixed-price approach.” Sports HASTINGS TRIBUNE Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 B1 Last-second shots lifts Cougars over Blue Hill MIKE ZIMMERMAN [email protected] LAURA BEAHM/Tribune Sandy Creek’s Jared Taylor rebounds against Blue Hill’s Mitchell Ruybalid Thursday night at Sandy Creek. FAIRFIELD — When the Blue Hill and Sandy Creek boys basketball teams get together, somebody is going to win in dramatic fashion. During the 2010-11 campaign, the Cougars downed Blue Hill 22-21 in the closing seconds in their first meeting of the season. A few weeks later, it was the Bobcats returning the favor — hitting a shot at the buzzer to pull out a 3230 win. On Thursday, Sandy Creek junior Mitch Hinrichs stepped back and hit a long 3-pointer that took a couple bounces on the rim before it went in to give his team a 52-49 win as time expired. With 2:56 remaining in the final quarter, Cougar senior Chase Murman fouled Blue Hill junior Maverick Busboom on a long inbounds pass, sending Busboom to the line in the bonus. Busboom hit both free throws to give his team a 47-44 lead. On the next offensive possession for Sandy Creek, Murman made up for his error and hit a 3-pointer to tie the score. After a missed shot from Busboom, Sandy Creek senior Jared Taylor hit an easy layup to give the Cougars the advantage with 1:13 remaining. In the ensuing possessions, both teams turned the ball over. Busboom then tied the score 49-all, and Sandy Creek head coach Matt Swartzendruber called a timeout with 46 seconds remaining. Out of the break, the Cougars held on to the ball till there was eight seconds left before calling another time out, allowing for one final possession. Hinrichs held on to the ball at the top of the key, looking for an open teammate. Then the junior hit the game winner. “We had a play drawn up in man, and (Blue Hill) came out in zone,” Hinrichs said. “We ran the play and no one was open, and I saw the clock going down so I shot it.” Swartzendruber said his team has been battling with injuries and might not have won this game last season. Winning in the final seconds was also a nice redemption from last season’s game, too. “We’ve got new kids playing new positions throughout the season, but they’re finally starting to step in to their roles and their finally stepping in to their responsibilities,” said Please see BOYS/page B3 LAURA BEAHM/Tribune Sandy Creek’s Ashlee Harms blocks a shot against Blue Hill’s Maci Coffey Thursday night at Sandy Creek. AMY ROH/Tribune Shelton/Kenesaw’s Michael Duffy (right) wrestles Red Cloud/Blue Hill’s Hector Rodriguez during their 182-pound match of the Twin Valley Conference meet Thursday in Blue Hill. Shelton/Kenesaw takes down TVC foes NICK BLASNITZ [email protected] BLUE HILL — The Shelton/Kenesaw wrestling team won’t have very long to celebrate winning the Twin Valley Conference meet. After having seven wrestlers take first at the conference tournament on Thursday, Shelton/Kenesaw will have to get ready for the Thayer Central Invite today. Coach Luke Coufal said it’s something his team is going to have to push through. “It’s always tough to go to back-to-back tournaments,” Coufal said. “I suppose you have to learn sometime since districts and state are two- and three-day tournaments. It’s a good time of the year to start peaking and getting ready for those longer days and back-to-back meets.” Coufal said winning the conference was a big confidence boost AMY ROH/Tribune South Central’s Austin Hoy wrestles Kenesaw/Shelton’s Allen Garcia during their 138-pound match Thursday in Blue Hill. for his team, especially considering the level of competition that was there. Senior Cogan Thompson, who is ranked sixth by theta Nebraska Scholastic Wrestling Coaches Association in Class C at the 195pound weight class, won his bracket by pinning all three of his opponents in the first period. The longest match Thompson wrestled was over in 1:43. Coufal said Thompson has been a strength for the Bulldogs. Not only is he a great wrestler himself, the coach said, but he also pushes his teammates in practice and cheers them on in meets. Coufal said that kind of attitude is one that the team feeds off. Shelton/Kenesaw sophomore Michael Duffy (182) had a long road to win his weight class, going 4-0 in one of two weight classes that had five competitors. Freshmen Tyler Long (132) and Zach Edwards (285) had one man to beat for their first-place finishes, but those matches were as big as any, according to Coufal. “The two wrestlers that had the two-man brackets — I was a little Please see TVC/page B3 Sandy Creek girls cruise past Bobcats MIKE ZIMMERMAN [email protected] FAIRFIELD — Going into Thursday night, it looked as if the Blue Hill and Sandy Creek girls basketball teams would be in for another one of their classic matchups. Instead, the Class C-1 No. 6 Cougars (101) took Blue Hill (11-3) out of the game early and snapped the Bobcats’ eight-game win streak with a 59-32 victory. Blue Hill held a slim 6-4 advantage minutes into the game when Sandy Creek head coach Russ Ninemire called a timeout. From there, his squad outscored the Bobcats 15-5 for the rest of the quarter, taking a 19-11 lead after the first. Then the Sandy Creek defense shut down the Bobcats. Blue Hill was limited to just five points in the second quarter. “I though we got off to a decent start early in the first quarter. We got an early lead and we’re playing fairly well,” Blue Hill coach Tim Streff said. “Then we started to make mistakes, and (Sandy Creek) makes you pay.” The Bobcats struggled with turnovers, committing eight in the first half. “It’s a completely different type of team we’re playing in this game,” he said. “(Sandy Creek) forced us in to some of those mistakes. Some we made on our own. They’re just a very good defensive team.” For Ninemire, starting off quick is part of Sandy Creek’s philosophy. Please see GIRLS/page B3 Huskers fall at No. 10 Ohio State 82-68 RUSTY MILLER The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nebraska coach Connie Yori likes the way her team plays. She just wishes it were a little older and wiser. “We played really hard,” she said after her 10th-ranked Cornhuskers lost at No. 10 Ohio State 82-68 on Thursday night. “Our intelligence is not where it needs to be.” Emily Cady scored a careerhigh 24 points, Jordan Hooper had 19 points and matched a career best with 14 rebounds and Lindsey Moore contributed 13 points for Nebraska (15-3, 42 Big Ten), which lost its second in a row. It was another painful but perhaps instructive lesson for Yori’s team. “As a very young team, we make a lot of mistakes,” she said. “We played 10 kids today and six of them are freshmen. So we’re probably the youngest team in the Big Ten, maybe one of the younger teams in a BCS league. We just make too many errors and our shot selection is more than questionable at times and our poise isn’t where it needs to be.” Tayler Hill had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Samantha Prahalis added 19 points and nine assists for the Buckeyes (18-1, 5-1). The game featured four of the top six scorers in the conference in Hill (first at 21.4 points per game) and Prahalis (fourth at 18.3), along with Hooper (third at 19.8) and Moore (sixth at 16.6). Prahalis, the lone senior for the Buckeyes, said she loved the way the Cornhuskers play. “They were a solid team. They liked to run and I like that kind of game, definitely,” she said. “They’re another team that likes to open it up and not wrestle.” Ohio State coach Jim Foster also had words of praise for Nebraska, and Yori in particular. “They’re good, they’re a good basketball team. And she’s a very good coach. She’s had good teams in the past. She’s a hard worker,” he said. “She’s in a state that has, I think, 1.8 million people. You’d better go find some players (because) your state is not going to give you your roster.” Nebraska’s only lead came with the first basket of the game. But the Cornhuskers stuck around. Ohio State scored six of the last eight points in the first half to forge a 41-35 lead, then broke the game open with a 10-2 run in the second half. The Cornhuskers managed just 34 percent shooting from the field (25 of 74), which negated a 43-29 edge on the boards. With Hooper hitting a 3 and Cady and Brandi Jeffery each hitting two 3-pointers, they were 7 of 29 behind the arc, along with 11 of 12 at the line. TERRY GILLIAM/AP Ohio State’s Tayler Hill (4) goes to the basket as Nebraska’s Meghin Williams (11) and Kaitlyn Burke (5) defend during the first half Thursday in Columbus, Ohio. Scoreboard B2 Basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 10 4 .714 — New York 6 8 .429 4 Boston 5 8 .385 4 1/2 New Jersey 4 11 .267 6 1/2 Toronto 4 11 .267 6 1/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 11 4 .733 — Orlando 10 4 .714 1/2 Miami 10 4 .714 1/2 Charlotte 3 12 .200 8 Washington 2 12 .143 8 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 13 3 .813 — Indiana 9 4 .692 2 1/2 Cleveland 6 7 .462 5 1/2 Milwaukee 4 9 .308 7 1/2 Detroit 3 12 .200 9 1/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 10 5 .667 — Dallas 9 7 .563 1 1/2 Memphis 7 6 .538 2 Houston 8 7 .533 2 New Orleans 3 12 .200 7 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 12 3 .800 — Denver 10 5 .667 2 Utah 9 5 .643 2 1/2 Portland 8 6 .571 3 1/2 Minnesota 6 8 .429 5 1/2 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 8 4 .667 — L.A. Lakers 10 6 .625 — Phoenix 5 9 .357 4 Golden State 5 9 .357 4 Sacramento 5 10 .333 4 1/2 Thursday’s Games Houston 90, New Orleans 88, OT Miami 98, L.A. Lakers 87 Dallas 94, Utah 91 Friday’s Games Portland at Toronto, 6 p.m. Denver at Washington, 6 p.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Phoenix at Boston, 6:30 p.m. Chicago at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m. Memphis at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Milwaukee at New York, 6:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Orlando, 7 p.m. Sacramento at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Indiana at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Cleveland at Atlanta, 6 p.m. Portland at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Miami, 6:30 p.m. Denver at New York, 6:30 p.m. Charlotte at Chicago, 7 p.m. San Antonio at Houston, 7 p.m. Dallas at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Sacramento at Memphis, 7 p.m. Oklahoma City at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Utah, 8 p.m. NCAA Men’s Results Thursday’s Games EAST Boston U. 52, New Hampshire 50 CCSU 69, Bryant 51 Fairfield 75, St. Peter’s 63 Hartford 63, Maine 49 LIU 77, Mount St. Mary’s 62 Lafayette 54, Holy Cross 43 Loyola (Md.) 66, Siena 55 Monmouth (NJ) 68, St. Francis (Pa.) 50 NJIT 85, Houston Baptist 62 Niagara 75, Canisius 56 Penn St. 54, Illinois 52 Robert Morris 67, Fairleigh Dickinson 55 Sacred Heart 78, Quinnipiac 75 UMBC 64, Binghamton 58 Vermont 73, Albany (NY) 69 Wagner 73, St. Francis (NY) 61 SOUTH Campbell 73, Radford 65 Charleston Southern 93, UNC Asheville 88 Davidson 87, Coll. of Charleston 69 Denver 63, Louisiana-Monroe 48 Duke 91, Wake Forest 73 E. Kentucky 86, UT-Martin 78, 2OT FAU 88, Troy 67 FIU 65, South Alabama 62 Furman 64, Georgia Southern 54 Jacksonville St. 63, Tennessee Tech 62 Middle Tennessee 59, Arkansas St. 46 NC State 76, Boston College 62 North Carolina 82, Virginia Tech 68 Samford 86, Elon 80 UNC Greensboro 81, Chattanooga 72 VCU 69, William & Mary 68, OT VMI 88, High Point 77 Vanderbilt 69, Alabama 59 Virginia 70, Georgia Tech 38 Winthrop 56, Gardner-Webb 54 Wofford 73, Appalachian St. 61 MIDWEST Austin Peay 80, SIU-Edwardsville 67 Butler 57, Ill.-Chicago 49 South Dakota 88, IUPUI 78 Tennessee St. 55, E. Illinois 46 Texas-Pan American 72, Chicago St. 65 UMKC 72, W. Illinois 50 Valparaiso 69, Loyola of Chicago 48 SOUTHWEST Louisiana-Lafayette 68, UALR 49 Oral Roberts 65, IPFW 54 FAR WEST Arizona 77, Utah 51 California 69, Washington 66 Colorado 69, Arizona St. 54 Gonzaga 74, San Francisco 63 Long Beach St. 78, Cal Poly 69 Louisiana Tech 74, Hawaii 70 Loyola Marymount 82, BYU 68 Montana 76, N. Colorado 58 Montana St. 72, Sacramento St. 65 New Mexico St. 79, San Jose St. 63 Oakland 72, S. Utah 63 Oregon 65, Southern Cal 62 Oregon St. 87, UCLA 84 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 61, Pepperdine 47 San Diego 82, Portland 63 Seattle 73, Utah St. 66 UC Santa Barbara 69, CS Northridge 61 Washington St. 81, Stanford 69 Weber St. 81, N. Arizona 67 NCAA Women’s Results Thursday’s Games EAST Albany (NY) 65, Vermont 47 Binghamton 61, UMBC 43 Boston U. 79, New Hampshire 39 Delaware 65, Towson 46 Drexel 66, Northeastern 39 Florida St. 68, Boston College 59 Hartford 64, Maine 52 James Madison 81, Hofstra 63 Niagara 66, Canisius 60 UConn 80, Cincinnati 37 SOUTH Auburn 53, South Carolina 49 Belmont 88, ETSU 75 Denver 52, Louisiana-Monroe 49 FAU 66, Troy 46 Florida 61, Alabama 37 George Mason 82, William & Mary 70 Jacksonville 76, Mercer 65 Kentucky 69, Georgia 64 Maryland 86, Wake Forest 58 Memphis 85, Southern Miss. 44 Miami 56, Virginia 53 Mississippi St. 51, Mississippi 46 NC State 62, Clemson 46 North Carolina 56, Virginia Tech 37 North Florida 66, Kennesaw St. 57 Old Dominion 71, Georgia St. 60 SC-Upstate 73, Lipscomb 66 Tennessee 65, LSU 56 Tennessee St. 86, Morehead St. 80, OT Tulane 52, UAB 41 UCF 65, Rice 63, OT UNC Wilmington 57, VCU 56 MIDWEST Bowling Green 61, Miami (Ohio) 58 E. Michigan 73, Cent. Michigan 60 Ill.-Chicago 77, Butler 42 Iowa 69, Wisconsin 57 Kent St. 85, Buffalo 73 Loyola of Chicago 86, Valparaiso 56 Michigan 58, Northwestern 48 Minnesota 71, Michigan St. 65 N. Illinois 53, W. Michigan 41 Ohio 72, Akron 71, OT Ohio St. 82, Nebraska 68 Penn St. 71, Illinois 65 Purdue 82, Indiana 60 S. Illinois 78, Missouri St. 72 Toledo 63, Ball St. 48 Wichita St. 57, Evansville 51 SOUTHWEST Arkansas 69, Vanderbilt 47 NJIT 69, Houston Baptist 52 Texas-Pan American 43, Chicago St. 39 Tulsa 77, Houston 48 FAR WEST Arizona St. 64, Colorado 43 BYU 72, Loyola Marymount 48 CS Northridge 79, Cal Poly 77 California 71, Washington 47 Fresno St. 90, Utah St. 67 Gonzaga 81, Santa Clara 68 Hawaii 61, Louisiana Tech 46 Long Beach St. 46, UC Santa Barbara 34 N. Arizona 71, Weber St. 58 N. Colorado 59, Montana 42 Pepperdine 77, San Francisco 64 San Diego 72, Portland 66 San Jose St. 67, New Mexico St. 62 Southern Cal 92, Oregon 73 Stanford 75, Washington St. 41 UCLA 69, Oregon St. 60 Utah 65, Arizona 60, OT Prep Boys Results Thursday’s Games Alma 53, Loomis 50 Battle Creek 54, Laurel-Concord 42 Bertrand 57, Maywood 25 Bishop Neumann 64, Blair 41 Brady 44, Mullen 35 College View Academy 50, Nebraska Lutheran 32 Columbus Scotus 64, Boone Central 54 Conestoga 47, Mead 13 Cozad 62, Lexington 55 Cross County 35, Osceola 29 Diller-Odell 50, Lawrence-Nelson 18 Freeman 31, Wilber-Clatonia 26 Gibbon 56, Amherst 54 Humphrey 57, Madison 43 Humphrey St. Francis 71, Bloomfield 48 Johnson County Central 74, Humboldt/Table Rock-Steinauer 32 Lincoln High 69, Lincoln Northeast 53 Lincoln North Star 56, Lincoln East 32 Medicine Valley 53, Elwood 50, 2OT Millard West 64, Millard South 54 Omaha Brownell-Talbot 43, Weeping Water 40 Omaha Bryan 74, Papillion-LaVista South 69, 2OT Papillion-LaVista 51, Omaha Westside 31 Paxton 76, Wauneta-Palisade 33 Sandhills/Thedford 81, Hyannis 18 Sandy Creek 52, Blue Hill 49 Seward 59, Lincoln Christian 56 Shelton 71, Wood River 58 South Loup 52, Litchfield 49 Southern Valley 39, Arapahoe 36 Valentine 71, Ainsworth 40 Wausa 61, Allen 23 Wisner-Pilger 53, Pender 42 Wynot 75, Gayville-Volin, S.D. 41 Yutan 76, Louisville 66 All Indian Tournament Winnebago 64, Walthill 39 Colby Classic Tournament McCook 57, Colby, Kan. 33 Minuteman Activities Conference Tournament Semifinal Leyton 52, Banner County 41 Potter-Dix 59, Creek Valley 54 Nemaha Valley Tournament Consolation Semifinal Falls City 60, Jackson Heights, Kan. 29 River Cities Conference Tournament Semifinal Beatrice 79, Omaha Skutt Catholic 72 South Sioux City 73, Ralston 44 Prep Girls Basketball Thursday’s Games Alma 52, Loomis 51 Amherst 48, Gibbon 35 Ansley 56, Pleasanton 28 Bertrand 56, Maywood 34 Bishop Neumann 56, Blair 45 Boys Town 51, Omaha Christian Academy 34 Brady 49, Mullen 33 College View Academy 43, Nebraska Lutheran 41 Columbus Scotus 38, Boone Central 37 Crete 47, Lincoln Pius X 42 Cross County 42, Osceola 33 Diller-Odell 35, Lawrence-Nelson 26 Dundy County-Stratton 50, Cambridge 38 Elwood 48, Medicine Valley 20 Freeman 43, Wilber-Clatonia 19 Guardian Angels 51, Wayne 37 Humphrey 70, Madison 35 Humphrey St. Francis 57, Bloomfield 26 Johnson County Central 50, Humboldt/Table Rock-Steinauer 24 Lafayette (St. Joseph), Mo. 54, Falls City 30 Laurel-Concord 56, Battle Creek 27 Lexington 40, Cozad 29 Litchfield 60, South Loup 23 Mead 38, Conestoga 26 Millard West 55, Millard South 39 Omaha Central 82, Omaha Marian 39 Papillion-LaVista 47, Omaha Westside 38 Papillion-LaVista South 56, Omaha Bryan 33 Pender 59, Wisner-Pilger 25 Sandhills/Thedford 72, Hyannis 40 Sandy Creek 59, Blue Hill 32 Scribner-Snyder 58, Stanton 49 Seward 56, Lincoln Christian 41 Shelton 56, Wood River 48 Southern Valley 71, Arapahoe 22 Stuart 35, North Central 29 Valentine 60, Ainsworth 45 Wahoo 60, Raymond Central 39 Wallace 48, Arthur County 35 Wauneta-Palisade 36, Paxton 28 Wausa 36, Allen 32 Weeping Water 40, Omaha Brownell-Talbot 37 Wynot 51, Gayville-Volin, S.D. 9 Yutan 70, Louisville 57 Colby Tournament Holcomb, Kan. 55, McCook 54 Goldenrod Conference Tournament Semifinal Cedar Valley 38, St. Edward 30 Elba/North Loup Scotia 52, Burwell 38 Mercy Tournament Omaha Mercy 44, Council Bluffs Jefferson, Iowa 26 Minuteman Activities Conference Tournament Semifinal Banner County 54, Leyton 30 Potter-Dix 55, South Platte 43 River Cities Conference Tournament Consolation Semifinal Omaha Duchesne Academy 62, Ralston 23 Semifinal Beatrice 66, Omaha Roncalli 21 South Sioux City 74, Omaha Skutt Catholic 42 SPVA Tournament Semifinal Hershey 50, Sutherland 45 North Platte St. Patrick’s 65, Perkins County 27 GPAC Thursday’s Results Women’s Basketball Concordia University 68, University of NebraskaOmaha 60 Wrestling York College 27, Concordia University 21 Hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 45 29 12 4 62 126 94 Philadelphia 45 27 14 4 58 150 133 Pittsburgh 46 25 17 4 54 140 118 New Jersey 46 26 18 2 54 127 130 N.Y. Islanders 45 18 21 6 42 110 135 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 44 30 13 1 61 160 89 Ottawa 49 27 16 6 60 153 151 Toronto 46 23 18 5 51 143 141 Buffalo 47 19 23 5 43 115 144 Montreal 46 17 21 8 42 116 126 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 45 25 18 2 52 128 127 Florida 45 21 14 10 52 115 127 Winnipeg 47 22 20 5 49 120 134 Tampa Bay 45 18 23 4 40 126 159 Carolina 48 16 24 8 40 124 156 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 47 31 15 1 63 152 107 St. Louis 46 28 12 6 62 117 94 Chicago 47 28 13 6 62 156 135 Nashville 47 27 16 4 58 128 123 Columbus 46 13 28 5 31 110 152 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 47 28 15 4 60 151 117 Colorado 48 25 21 2 52 124 137 Minnesota 47 22 18 7 51 107 122 Calgary 48 22 20 6 50 114 134 Edmonton 46 17 25 4 38 116 132 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 44 26 13 5 57 126 104 Los Angeles 48 23 15 10 56 106 107 Dallas 45 24 19 2 50 122 129 Phoenix 48 21 19 8 50 124 128 Anaheim 45 16 22 7 39 119 140 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Thursday’s Games Detroit 3, Phoenix 2, SO Calgary 2, Los Angeles 1, SO Toronto 4, Minnesota 1 Boston 4, New Jersey 1 Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 1 N.Y. Islanders 4, Philadelphia 1 Nashville 3, Columbus 0 St. Louis 1, Edmonton 0 Winnipeg 4, Buffalo 1 Ottawa 4, San Jose 1 Friday’s Games Montreal at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. Washington at Carolina, 6 p.m. Florida at Chicago, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Boston, Noon Philadelphia at New Jersey, Noon San Jose at Vancouver, 3 p.m. Ottawa at Anaheim, 3 p.m. Montreal at Toronto, 6 p.m. Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m. Columbus at Detroit, 6 p.m. Florida at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Buffalo at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Chicago at Nashville, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Calgary at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Colorado at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m. Transactions Baseball American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Named Brady Anderson special assistant to the executive vice president of baseball operations, Rick Peterson director of pitching development, Mike Boulanger minor league hitting coordinator, Sarah Gelles baseball analytics coordinator and Ben Werthan advance scouting coordinator. Promoted John Stockstill to director of player personnel, Tripp Norton to director of baseball administration, Ned Rice to assistant director of major league operations and Mike Snyder assistant HASTINGS TRIBUNE Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 director of scouting and player development. BOSTON RED SOX—Named Rick Jameyson athletic trainer, Mike Reinold physical therapist, Brad Pearson assistant athletic trainer, Pat Sandora strength and conditioning coach, Dan Dyrek clinical consultant, Mike Boyle strength and conditioning consultant and Tom Hagan chiropractor consultant. Promoted Peter Asnis to team orthopedist. CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jeremy Accardo and OF Fred Lewis on minor league contracts. NEW YORK YANKEES—Named Dave Miley manager, Scott Aldred pitching coach and Butch Wynegar hitting coach for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL); Tony Franklin manager, Tom Phelps pitching coach, and Tom Slater hitting coach for Trenton (EL); Luis Sojo manager, Jeff Ware pitching coach, and Justin Turner hitting coach for Tampa (FSL); Carlos Mendoza manager, Danny Borrell pitching coach and Greg Colbrunn hitting coach for Charleston (SALLY); Justin Pope manager, Carlos Chantre pitching and Ty Hawkins hitting coach for Staten Island (NYP) and Tom Nieto manager, Jose Rosado pitching coach and Edwar Gonzalez hitting coach for Yankees (GCL). TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms with OF Jesus Feliciano, INF Will Rhymes, RHP Romulo Sanchez and RHP Matt Torra on minor league contracts. National League HOUSTON ASTROS—Announced the resignation of president of business operations Pam Gardner to become a special advisor to owner and chairman Jim Crane. Designated Catcher Craig Tatum for assignment. Basketball National Basketball Association OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER—Signed G Russell Westbrook to a multiyear contract extension. Football National Football League BUFFALO BILLS—Promoted Dan Evans to vice president of information technology, Andy Major vice president of event operations and guest experience, and Gregg Pastore senior director of digital media. GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed WR Diondre Borel, WR Tori Gurley, T Chris Campbell, C Sampson Genus, FB Jon Hoese, DL Johnny Jones, S Anthony Levine and CB Brandian Ross. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Will not retain the service of coaching assistant Devin Fitzsimmons, offensive line coach Pete Metzelaars, special assistant to the defense Rod Perry, wide receivers coach Frank Reich, defensive assistant Bill Teerlinck, defensive line Coach John Teerlinck, strength and conditioning coach Jon Torine and quarterbacks coach Ron Turner. Announced the retirement of defensive coordinator Mike Murphy. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Named Tony Oden secondary coach and Greg Olson quarterbacks coach. MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Named Alan Williams defensive coordinator. Hockey National Hockey League COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Signed D Brett Lebda to a one-year contract. NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Claimed F Brandon Yip off waivers from Colorado. Activated F Jerred Smithson from injured reserve. SAN JOSE SHARKS—Assigned G Antero Niittymaki to Worcester (AHL). TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled D Evan Oberg from Norfolk (AHL). Soccer Major League Soccer PHILADELPHIA UNION—Announced the retirement of F Veljko Paunovic. Declined contract options on F Levi Houapeu, MF Levi Houapeu, D-MF Ryan Richter and D Joe Tait. SPORTING KANSAS CITY—Signed F Jacob Peterson. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC—Announced the acquisition of MF Jun Marques Davidson. SWIMMING USA SWIMMING—Promoted Jim Fox to marketing director, Karen Linhart to public relations and social media director, Sandra Lopez to events manager, Jim Rusnak to senior manager of editorial properties and Jamie Fabos Olsen to marketing & brand development director. Named Katie Arnold and Matt Barbini coach fellows for the National Team division. College DEPAUL—Announced junior basketball F Tony Freeland is transferring. GUILFORD—Named Mark Lapierre men’s and women’s assistant tennis coach. KANSAS—Named DeMontie Cross linebackers coach. KANSAS STATE—Suspended junior F Jordan Henriquez indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team. KEAN—Dismissed women’s basketball coach Michele Sharp. MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR—Named Cody Fredenburg full-time offensive assistant. PURDUE—Named Tim Tibesar defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. TULSA—Named Ross Parmley athletic director. Ailing James leads Heat past Lakers TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press MIAMI — LeBron James shook off flu-like symptoms to score 31 points, Chris Bosh scored 15 and the Miami Heat won their second straight, topping the Los Angeles Lakers 98-87 on Thursday night. Shane Battier scored 11 and Mario Chalmers finished with 10 for Miami. James was sent home from the team’s shootaround practice earlier in the day to rest, and finished with eight rebounds and eight assists to go with 12 for 27 shooting. Pau Gasol scored a season-high 26 for the Lakers, Kobe Bryant scored 24 and Andrew Bynum finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Miami moved to 5-0 this season without Dwyane Wade, who missed his second straight game with a sprained right ankle. He missed three games earlier this season with left foot soreness. Bryant put together a great late run to attempt a comeback, banking in a 3-pointer and following that seconds later with a steal and transi- tion dunk that got the Lakers within 94-84 with 2 minutes left. But Derek Fisher’s 3-point try on the next Los Angeles possession hit the front of the rim, Udonis Haslem controlled the rebound and James made a 15-foot runner to seal the outcome. It was the first time James had gone against his former coach in Cleveland, Lakers’ boss Mike Brown. At the Lakers’ shootaround practice Thursday afternoon Brown said he and James had not spoken in advance of this game and didn’t know if they would — but James made sure they did, running over to the Los Angeles bench and grabbing his former coach for a long embrace and a few words. Brown was asked before the game if going against James would bring out sentimental memories of their time in Cleveland together. “I had a great time coaching LeBron,” Brown said. “I wouldn’t be in this suit if it wasn’t for him.” James showed no signs of illness. In fact, he apparently felt good enough to take on two teams — the Lakers ... and the Miami Marlins. James’ momentum carried him over the sideline across from the Lakers’ bench in the first half, nearly knocking over none other than Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, who escaped the collision with the 265pound two-time MVP unscathed. Loria spent most of the next few minutes laughing. Meanwhile, the Lakers had very little to laugh about. They shot 31 percent in the first half, their lowest output for any half this season. Bryant had as many field goals in the opening 24 minutes (one, on eight shots) as Heat forward Eddy Curry (1 for 1), who got his first NBA action since December 2009 when he checked in late in the first quarter for a 2 1/2minute stint in which he made a basket, grabbed a rebound, was charged with a turnover and got a pair of loud ovations from a sellout crowd. Curry returned for another stretch to start the fourth quarter, finishing his night with six points and three rebounds in six minutes. Curry said earlier Thursday that he lost about 65 pounds to get ready for his comeback, more than half of that since the start of Heat training camp in December. “He gave us good minutes, good energy,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said during a televised in-game interview. “He’s done a lot to get to this point. We’re all very proud of him.” Miami’s lead was 52-37 at the half, buoyed by eight 3-pointers — more than the Heat attempted in two December games — and a sizzling defensive start where the Lakers were forced into missing 18 of their first 24 shots. Over a 51minute stretch going back to late in the first half of Tuesday’s game against San Antonio, the Heat had outscored the Spurs and Lakers by a whopping 137-83 margin. There was no second-half let-up, either. James scored nine points and Bosh was 4 for 4 from the floor in the third quarter, and even with the Lakers shooting 56 percent in the period Miami pushed its lead out to 77-56 entering the fourth. Texas spent time getting to know Yu before $107M STEPHEN HAWKINS The Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Before the Texas Rangers committed more than $107 million to get Japan’s best pitcher, they spent more than two years watching and getting to know Yu Darvish. “It wasn’t just sitting behind the plate with a radar gun,” Texas general manager Jon Daniels said. Sure, that was part of the process of scouting Darvish. But Rangers scouts in the Pacific Rim who watched just about every one of his starts in recent seasons and other team officials also spent time developing a personal relationship with the pitcher and his family. “They’ve probably seen about 50 games the last two years, they were very thorough in how they evaluated,” said Don Nomura, one of Darvish’s agents. “We knew they were very interested in Yu, and I’m glad it was the Texas Rangers that won the bid.” That familiarity with each other should help the 25-year-old Darvish with the cultural transition he faces playing in the United States and the major leagues. Arn Tellem, the other agent, said all the effort by the Rangers to build a personal connection was “very significant” to Darvish, who agreed Wednesday to a $56 million, six-year contract with the two-time defending American League champions. The deal was finished at the end of a 30-day exclusive negotiating window for Texas that began when its record $51,703,411 posting bid was accepted last month by the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, Darvish’s team in Japan’s Pacific League. Though negotiations went down to the final minutes before a deadline when Darvish would have stayed in Japan without a deal, Daniels said talks were never contentious since they knew each other so well. “It wasn’t like the clock started on Day 1 and we were a brand new entity. They were open with us and talked with us and gave us access,” Daniels said. “You hear about other negotiations where you’re completely shut off from the player or the family, and it wasn’t handled that way.” Darvish, whose only previous visit to Texas was two weeks ago, was expected back Friday night to be formally introduced by his new team. Darvish gets $5.5 million this year, $9.5 million in 2013, $10 million in each of the following three years and $11 million in 2017. Tribland FRIDAY College wrestling: Northwestern at Hastings College..................................................7 p.m. College track & field: Hastings College at Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational................2 p.m. Prep boys basketball: Northwest at Hastings High..................................................7:45 p.m. Prep boys basketball: Aquinas Catholic at St. Cecilia.............................................7:30 p.m. Prep girls basketball: Northwest at Hastings High ......................................................6 p.m. Prep girls basketball: Aquinas Catholic at St. Cecilia...................................................6 p.m. Area Schedules Prep boys basketball Bruning-Davenport/Shickley at ExeterMilligan Harvard at Deshler Superior at Doniphan-Trumbull Fillmore Central at Tri County Franklin at Kenesaw Giltner at Cross County High Plains at Lawrence-Nelson Holdrege at Minden Red Cloud at Silver Lake Rock Hills at NPL Tournament Smith Center at Plainville Wilcox-Hildreth at Axtell Prep girls basketball Bruning-Davenport/Shickley at ExeterMilligan Harvard at Deshler Superior at Doniphan-Trumbull Fillmore Central at Tri County Franklin at Kenesaw Giltner at Cross County High Plains at Lawrence-Nelson Holdrege at Minden Red Cloud at Silver Lake Rock Hills at NPL Tournament Smith Center at Plainville Wilcox-Hildreth at Axtell Prep wrestling Fillmore Central, Minden, Shelton/Kenesaw, South Central, Superior at Thayer Central Invitational Sutton at David City Invitational Wilcox-Hildreth at Callaway Invitational Smith Center at Beloit Invite SATURDAY College men’s basketball: Briar Cliff at Hastings College ............................................1 p.m. College women’s basketball: Briar Cliff at Hastings College.......................................3 p.m. College wrestling: Hastings College at York College Prep boys basketball: Adams Central at Grand Island Central Catholic.................7:45 p.m. Prep girls basketball: Adams Central at Grand Island Central Catholic.......................6 p.m. Prep wrestling: Adams Central at LouPlatte Conference at Doniphan-Trumbull........10 a.m. Prep wrestling: Hastings High at Lexington Invitational...............................................9 a.m. Prep wrestling: St. Cecilia at Centennial Conference Tournament.............................10 a.m. Area Schedules Prep boys basketball Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, ExeterMilligan, Giltner at Crossroads Conference Tournament Rock Hills at NPL Tournament Thayer Central at Sandy Creek Sutton at Heartland Amherst at Wilcox-Hildreth Prep girls basketball Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, Exeter- Milligan, Giltner at Crossroads Conference Tournament Rock Hills at NPL Tournament Thayer Central at Sandy Creek Sutton at Heartland Amherst at Wilcox-Hildreth Prep wrestling Harvard, Red Cloud/Blue Hill, Sutton at Louisville Invitational Smith Center at Beloit Invite HTmedia broadcasts Friday’s livestreaming PREP BOYS BASKETBALL 7:10 p.m. Omaha Central at Creighton Prep 7:30 p.m. North Platte at Grand Island Aquinas at St. Cecilia 7:45 p.m. Franklin at Kenesaw Grand Island Northwest at Hastings North Platte at Grand Island 8 p.m. Red Cloud at Silver Lake Wahoo at Norfolk Catholic PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL 6 p.m. Franklin at Kenesaw Grand Island Northwest at Hastings North Platte at Grand Island Aquinas at St. Cecilia 6:15 p.m. Wahoo at Norfolk Catholic 6:30 p.m. Red Cloud at Silver Lake TV/Radio broadcasts Friday’s television GOLF 8 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Volvo Champions, second round, at George, South Africa (same-day tape) 2 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Humana Challenge, second round, at La Quinta, Calif. 5:30 p.m. TGC — Champions Tour, Mitsubishi Electric Championship, first round, at Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY 6:30 p.m. NBCSP — Michigan at Notre Dame MEN’S COLLEGE WRESTLING 7 p.m. BTN —Purdue at Wisconsin NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN — L.A. Lakers at Orlando 9:30 p.m. ESPN — Minnesota at L.A. Clippers TENNIS 8 p.m. ESPN2 — Australian Open, third round, at Melbourne, Australia 2 a.m. ESPN2 — Australian Open, third round, at Melbourne, Australia Friday’s radio PREP BOYS BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. KHAS 1230 — Aquanis at St. Cecilia PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL 6:00 p.m. KHAS 1230 — Aquanis at St. Cecilia USHL HOCKEY 7:05 p.m. KLIQ 94.5 — Waterloo at Tri City Storm Saturday’s television BOXING 8 p.m. NBCSP — Heavyweights, Eddie Chambers, (36-2-0) vs. Sergei Liakhovich (25-4-0); junior middleweights, Gabriel Rosado (18-5-0) vs. Jesus Soto-Karass (24-6-0), at Philadelphia COLLEGE FOOTBALL 5 p.m. NBCSP — NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, at Carson, Calif. EXTREME SPORTS 3:30 p.m. NBC — Winter Dew Tour, Pantech Invitational, at Killington, Vt. GOLF 7:30 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Volvo Champions, third round, at George, South Africa (same-day tape) 3 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Humana Challenge, third round, at La Quinta, Calif. 6:30 p.m. TGC — Champions Tour, Mitsubishi Electric Championship, second round, at Kaupulehu-Kona, Hawaii MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 11 a.m. CBS — National coverage, Alabama at Kentucky ESPN — Purdue at Michigan St. Noon ESPN2 — Xavier at Dayton 1 p.m. CBS — National coverage, Michigan at Arkansas ESPN — Missouri at Baylor FSN — UCF at UAB 2 p.m. ESPN2 — Indiana St. at Creighton 3 p.m. CBS — Regional coverage, Kansas at Texas or UConn at Tennessee ESPN — Florida St. at Duke FSN — UCLA at Oregon 4 p.m. ESPN2 — Iowa St. at Texas Tech 5 p.m. ESPN — Syracuse at Notre Dame 6 p.m. ESPN2 — Mississippi St. at Vanderbilt 8 p.m. ESPN — Louisville at Pittsburgh SOCCER 6:30 a.m. ESPN2 — Premier League, Chelsea at Norwich City TENNIS 8 p.m. ESPN2 — Australian Open, round of 16, at Melbourne, Australia 2 a.m. ESPN2 — Australian Open, round of 16, at Melbourne, Australia WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 11 a.m. FSN — Texas at Oklahoma Saturday’s radio MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 11 a.m. KXPN 1460, KICS 1550 — Alabama at Kentucky 1 p.m. KHAS 1230 — Briar Cliff at Hastings 7 p.m. KLIQ 94.5 — Ohio State at Nebraska PREP BOYS BASKETBALL 6 p.m. KHAS 1230 — Adams Central at Grand Island Central Catholic PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL 6 p.m. KHAS 1230 — Adams Central at Grand Island Central Catholic PREP WRESTLING 2 p.m. KKPR 98.9 — Lou Platte Finals at Doniphan W0MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 3 p.m. KHAS 1230 — Briar Cliff at Hastings USHL Hockey 7 p.m. 98.9 KKPR — Waterloo at Tri City Nation PSU PREZ HOPES TO REGAIN TRUST STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State President Rodney Erickson says he’s trying to address the perception that the university isn’t being as open and honest as it could be in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Erickson said in remarks Friday to the university’s Board of Trustees that he’s continuing to reach out to alumni, students and other groups and working to be more accountable. The trustees are meeting for the first time since the chaotic week in November after child sex abuse allegations were brought against Sandusky, a retired assistant football coach. Some alumni are calling for wholesale changes in the board’s makeup and more transparency from the board and administration. Erickson called the last two months an “extraordinarily trying time” for the school. He said the school is cooperating with several ongoing investigations related to the Sandusky case. The Associated Press Sports department contacts General public: To contact the Tribune sports department regarding story ideas, for upcoming events, for corrections or for any other information, please contact: Hastings Tribune media manager Vince Kuppig: 402461-1257 or [email protected] Sports writer Nick Blasnitz: 402-461-1270 or [email protected] Sports writer Mike Zimmerman: 402-461-1271 or [email protected] Sports HASTINGS TRIBUNE Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 B3 Girls: Sandy Creek cruises AMY ROH/Tribune Shelton/Kenesaw’s David Jimenez wrestles Franklin's Shea Shannon during their 106-pound match of the Twin Valley Conference meet Thursday in Blue Hill. TVC: Bulldogs edge South Central Continued from page B1 nervous because we were record-wise the bottom of the two,” Coufal said. “But we pulled through with two big wins and got some bonus points, so I was really pleased with that.” Shelton/Kenesaw won the team title with 65.5 points. South Central placed second in the tournament, falling just 8.5 points out of first place. The Red Raiders had three wrestlers place first and five finish second. Senior Austin Hoy went 4-0 in the 138-pound bracket. After receiving a bye in the first round, Hoy pinned all four wrestlers he faced. Hoy is ranked third in Class C at 138 pounds. Hoy also set the school record for the career wins with 91, breaking the old record held by his co-coach Steve Hinrichs. Both Hinrichs and fellow head coach Tim Messinger said they plan to ride on Hoy’s success the rest of the season. Messinger said he hopes Hoy can wrap up his 100th win soon. coaches agree their wrestlers are improving. Hinrichs said it’s hard for his team to recognize when they’re in position to pin their opponent, but that’s something that will come with experience. “(We have to) work on conditioning. We’re not experienced enough, so we’re going to have to outlast opponents,” he said. “We don’t have the quick pin ability. It’s going to have to be a decision — we don’t win by pin very often.” AMY ROH/Tribune Franklin’s Ethan Hausserman wrestles Red Cloud/Blue Hill’s Clint James during their 160-pound match of the Twin Valley Conference meet Thursday in Blue Hill. One wrestler did get his 100th career win during the tournament in Harvard senior Shane Keasling, who placed second in the 138-pound bracket with his only loss to Hoy. Keasling pinned Franklin sophomore Dillon Schnuerle in 1:49 for the milestone victory. Hoy is one of two seniors on the South Central team that is made up of mostly freshmen and sophomores, but both Team Results 1, Kenesaw/Shelton 65.5; 2, South Central 57; 3, Franklin 40; 4, Red Cloud/Blue Hill 38; 5, Harvard 20.75 Individual Results 106 — 1, David Jimenez, S/K; 2, Levi Vogler, RC/BH; 3, Shea Shannon, Franklin; 4, Austin Himmelberg, SC 113 — 1, Trevor Devries, SC; 2, Jared Bostock RC/BH; 3, Levi Kautz, S/K 120 — 1, Brian Pedersen, Franklin; 2, Brandon Skinner, SC; 3, Garrett Vogler, RC/BH 126 — 1, Alvaro Montanez, S/K; 2, Dalton James, RC/BH; 3, Blake Krull, SC 132 — 1, Tyler Long, S/K; 2, Wyatt Thayer, SC 138 — 1, Austin Hoy, SC; 2, Shane Keasling, Harvard; 3, Dillon Schnuerle, Franklin; 4, Tanner Rupprecht, RC/BH 145 — 1, Bryan Palmer, S/K; 2, Jorne Smith, RC/BH; 3, Austin Ward, SC 152 — 1, Tyler Hancock, SC; 2, Mason James, Franklin; 3, Chris Gillming, S/K; 4, Eli Van Boening, RC/BH 160 — 1, Ethan Haussermann, Franklin; 2, Clint James, RC/BH; 3, Calvin Devries, SC 170 — 1, Garrett Sharp, RC/BH; 2, Zeb Wehnes, Harvard; 3, Jon Berry, Franklin 182 — 1, Michael Duffy, S/K; 2, Logan Searle, SC; 3, Tristan Lucas, Harvard; 4, Hector Rodriguez, RC/BH 195 — 1, Cogan Thompson, S/K; 2, Dallas Doupnick, Harvard; 3, Denis Lenhardt, Franklin; 4, Tony Francis, SC 220 — 1, Kale Schmidt, Franklin; 2, Chase Ehlers, SC; 3, Zach Oliver, S/K; 4, Paden Derr, Harvard 285 — 1, Zach Edwards, S/K; 2, Dalton Dumler, SC Boys: Cougars win thriller over Blue Hill Continued from page B1 Swartzendruber, whose team improved to 8-4. “You know, a year ago, we would’ve lost that game. A year ago, we did lose that game on a shot at the buzzer going the other way. So this is a big step forward for us, as ugly as it was.” The Cougars allowed to Bobcats (7-6) to stay in the game by committing some basketball sins. Sandy Creek had 14 turnovers, and also had issues rebounding the ball. Swartzendruber said his squad was lucky to get the win. “We talked coming into the game that two of the keys for us would be how well we rebounded and how well we took care of the ball,” he said. “We really did a horrible, horrible job of rebounding. I think they had 12 or 14 offensive boards in the first half and that’s really what kept them in the game. I guarantee that 20 of their 27 points were second chance points, and that’s a killer. That’s a basketball sin; it’s something you can’t do. We didn’t do a very good job of taking care of the ball at times, either. Luckily, our leadership stepped up and made some plays at the end and we were able to sneak out and steal a W.” After a back-and-forth first half, Blue Hill battled to tie the score 27-all at the break. Sandy Creek went on an 11-0 run in the first half, opening the game wide open. But Joe Hubl’s squad found a way to get right back into the game. “All year, we’ve been winning the battle of the boards. These kids battle, they never give up,” the coach said. “We’ve been behind by 20something and they’ve come back every game. I don’t expect anything less from them.” The Bobcats then opened the third quarter by hitting their first few shots to establish a 38-33 lead going into the fourth. In the fourth, Hinrichs took over. With his team trailing by seven, Hinrichs scored five consecutive points off two Blue Hill turnovers to get his team back into it and set of the series of events that would close out the game. Hinrichs had eight of his game-high 19 points in the fourth quarter. The Sandy Creek offense stepped up in the fourth, outscoring Blue Hill 19-11 to storm back and take the exciting victory. “I think we got into more of a rhythm offensively. We had some better looks at the basket. We were patient and just took better shots,” Swartzendruber said. “Right now, we’re shooting the ball very well and that’s going to keep us in games. When you have bad nights rebounding or playing defense like we had here, our shooting has been able to keep us close and give us a chance to win.” The Bobcats were led offensively by Busboom, who finished with 14. Hubl said that despite the close loss, his team is in a good spot to still reach its postseason goals. “I told (the team) that even if it comes down to the end, may the best team win. That’s what we wanted to do, come down to the end with (Sandy Creek) because we know they’re a good team,” he said. “We upped our game quite a bit tonight, so hopefully we can bring that to our conference tournament coming up. We can still win our conference and that’s our goal.” Blue Hill (7-6) . . . . . . . . . . . 11 16 11 11 — 49 Sandy Creek (8-4) . . . . . . . . . 15 12 6 19 — 52 Sandy Creek (52) Anthony Graesser 1-4 0-0 2, Mitch Hinrichs 6-11 6-8 19, Jared Taylor 3-8 2-2 8, Andrew Kuta 5-9 2-2 12, Chase Murman 4-8 0-0 10, Scott Hild 0-1 0-0 0, Brady Shipley 1-2 0-0 2. Totals: 20-43 10-12 52. Blue Hill (49) Maverick Busboom 5-15 4-4 14, Trent Kohmetscher 5-12 1-1 11, Garrett Williams 4-10 1-2 9, Kyle Mans 4-4 0-0 10, Cody Golter 0-2 0-0 0, Mitchell Ruybalid 1-6 0-0 Continued from page B1 “That’s been our philosophy, to run. We practice that way and we like to play that way. That’s just how we want to play,” he said. “We don’t want to slow it down and hold the ball. I think that’s the key for us, that our kids know they’ve got to get out and run.” In the second half, Sandy Creek’s strong play on both ends of the floor continued, as the Cougars were able to keep a healthy distance away from the Bobcats on the scoreboard and never allowing them a chance to make a comeback. The Bobcats were limited to eight points in each of the final two quarters, and added nine more turnovers to finish with 17 on the night. “I think we played better. We’ve been improving as we go. We’re starting to do things more naturally and not making such a hard job out of it,” Ninemire said. “Tonight, our defense got us going and we got out and ran a little bit. The kids are starting to gain more composure and confidence with what we’re trying to do on the floor.” Part of the credit for the Cougar win can be given to a lackluster shooting performance from Blue Hill. The Bobcats finished 13-of-42 from the field and only 5-of-18 from the free-throw line. No Bobcats reached double figures, as senior Kaitlin Kumke finished with seven to lead the team. “Our free throws are still something we have to get better at,” Streff said. “Shootingwise, (the Cougars) make you play at a faster pace and we just hurried some shots and you’re going to miss those.” Sandy Creek, on the other hand, had a stellar night shooting with three players LAURA BEAHM/Tribune Blue Hill’s Kaitlin Kumke takes a shot over Sandy Creek's Conner Lowery Thursday night at Sandy Creek. reaching double figures. Junior Mikaela Shaw led the team with 14, followed closely by senior Ashlee Harms’ 13. Senior Montana Hinrichs finished with 12. As a team, the Cougars finished shooting 50 percent from the field. Streff said Sandy Creek’s offense was aided by his team’s miscues. “I thought we did fine in the half-court defense,” he said. “They scored their points on put-backs and transition off of turnovers. That’s where they got most of their points.” Blue Hill (11-3). . . . . . . . . . . . 11 5 8 8 — 32 Sandy Creek (10-1) . . . . . . . . 19 13 15 12 — 59 Sandy Creek (59) Connor Lowery 2-3 0-0 5, Montana Hinrichs 6-8 0-0 12, Mikaela Shaw 6-11 2-3 14, Ashlee Harms 5-15 3-4, Dylan Woodbury 0-3 0-0 0, Tori Wheeler 4-6 0-0 9, Taylor Hinrichs 2-3 0-0 4, Krista Johnson 0-1 0-0, Morgan Dickson 1-1 0-0 2, Rylee Morris 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 26-52 57 59. Blue Hill (32) Jordyn Atwater 1-5 0-0 2, April Faimon 2-6 2-3 6, Maci Coffey 2-7 0-5 4, Kaitlin Kumke 3-9 0-5 7, Kelsey Karr 2-8 1-1 5, MacKenzie Willicott 2-5 2-3 6, Lexie Himmelberg 01 0-0 0, Adrienne Lipker 1-1 0-0 2, Katie Schaefer 0-0 0-1 0. Totals: 13-42 5-18 32. Three-point field goals — Sandy Creek 2-8 (Lowery 11, M. Hinrichs 0-1, Harms 0-1, Woodbury 0-1, Wheeler 13, Morris 0-1), Blue Hill 1-6 (Coffey 0-2, Kumke 1-3, Himmelberg 0-1). Turnovers — Sandy Creek 13, Blue Hill 17. Braun begins appeal of positive drug test RONALD BLUM The Associated Press NEW YORK — Ryan Braun’s appeal of his positive drug test began Thursday before baseball arbitrator Shyam Das. The start of the National League MVP’s appeal, first reported by the New York Daily News, was confirmed by a person familiar with the session who spoke on condition of anonymity because the proceeding was not to be made public. Calls to Braun’s agent, Nez Balelo, and Major League Baseball spokesman Pat Courtney were not returned. When the positive drug test was first reported by ESPN.com last month, Braun had a spokesman issue a statement saying there were circumstances supporting “Ryan’s complete innocence.” Under the joint drug agreement between baseball teams and the players’ association, Braun will have to prove “the presence of a prohibited substance in his urine was not due to his fault or negligence.” The burden is a heavy one to overcome. 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When she goes to school, more often than not she’s in the principal’s office for bad behavior. At home she’s worse. She doesn’t listen to anyone. We have tried every type of punishment we can think of and nothing has worked. Recently, my wife brought up the idea of sending Krista to a boarding school for troubled teens. At first, the suggestion made me angry, but after the marijuana incident I am more receptive to it. I am wracked with guilt. Sending my daughter away makes me feel like a failure as a father. But there may be no other choice. How does a parent know when enough is enough? — FED-UP FATHER IN MINNESOTA DEAR FATHER: Do not send your daughter away to a boarding school for “troubled teens” without first having a psychologist identify what is troubling her. If you do what your wife is suggesting, your daughter could return home with more problems than she left with. Sending her away should be a LAST resort. Some family counseling should be tried first. * * * DEAR ABBY: A friend has been confiding in me, telling me her husband abuses her. She says it has gone on the entire 12 years they have been together. He does it in front of the kids, sometimes even while she’s nursing or holding their youngest. He also threatens to shoot her. I’m afraid for her safety. She left him once, but went back after he promised to change and temporarily became the charming man she wishes him to be. She knows she needs to leave again, and I have told her I’ll help her in any way I can to make it happen. She’s trying to hold out until she finishes her degree and can financially support the kids on her own. I’m afraid she won’t make it that long. I feel so helpless. I worry that by standing by and not taking some kind of action, I’ll be partly responsible for anything that may happen to the kids. On the other hand, she tells me these things in confidence. What can I do to help? — TERRIFIED FOR MY FRIEND DEAR TERRIFIED: Continue encouraging your friend to leave. A man who abuses, terrorizes and threatens to shoot his wife — in front of the children, yet — would have no hesitation about hurting all of them. By now she should have realized that her abuser will never be the man she imagined him to be. The time to leave is while things are calm — before his next outburst. In order for him to control her, he needs to keep her dependent. If he senses that she’s nearing a point where she can support herself and the children without him, he could explode. * * * DEAR ABBY: I am currently in a relationship that has become a roller coaster ride for the last few months. My significant other is always accusing me of cheating. He also starts arguments for no reason. Sometimes I wonder if he is having an affair and trying to throw the blame on me for his guilt issues. What do you think? — ARGUED OUT IN INDIANA DEAR ARGUED OUT: That’s very possible. Another reason might be that he’s no longer interested in you and wants to break up. Rather than tolerate his emotional abuse, take the bull by the horns and ask him. Pauline Phillips, a.k.a. Abigail Van Buren, and Jeanne Phillips are columnists for Universal Press Syndicate©. Write Dear Abby at P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. here are some strong indications that you could become involved in a new endeavor in the year ahead that you’ll think of as a labor of love. To your surprise, this avocation could turn out to be quite profitable as well. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Your ingenuity could help you discover not one but several answers to a situation that up until now you found perplexing. Put your brainpan to work and trust the solutions you get. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Answers that come through deduction as well as those that spring from intuitive perceptions will both be remarkably accurate. You’re able to size things up pretty quickly. 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You could make that extra buck and have some fun at the same time. Baby Blues Grizzwells Shoe By Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott By Bill Schorr By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins Frank and Ernest By Bob Thaves Pickles By Brian Crane Alley Oop The Born Loser Garfield By Dave Graue and Jack Bender By Art and Chip Sansom By Jim Davis ©2012 by NEA, Inc. Frugal Living — Uses for an old doll cradle BY SARA NOEL United Media Dear Sara: When I was little, my mom was the carpenter in our family. A lot of our gifts were handmade, because my family didn’t have much money. I received a wooden doll cradle for Christmas when I was five or six, which I played with a lot. It’s maybe 2 feet long with high sides and is made out of plywood, so it’s quite sturdy. I still have it and can’t part with it, but it’s currently being stored in the garage, out of use. I would like to bring it down and use it in the house somehow, not just for decoration, but perhaps to provide storage. Maybe I could put a couple of potted plants in it? Any suggestions? — S.D., Minnesota Dear S.D.: I really like your potted plants idea. You could use it to hold craft supplies, magazines, firewood or towels. You could put it in your laundry room to hold laundry supplies. Maybe use it to hold pet toys or a home emergency kit. It could hold winter gear such as hats, boots, gloves/mittens or umbrellas, or be used as an indoor comfort kit to hold items such as a throw blanket, pillow, book and slippers. It would make another young child happy, so I’d consider gifting it to someone else, too. Dear Sara: My wife has recipes that sound great, but I’m allergic to nuts! Is there something we can use in a cookie recipe that has the consistency of peanut butter, as a nuts-free substitute? — B.C., email Dear B.C.: I can’t say this will work for all cookie recipes, and the texture will change a bit, but you can give soy nut butter a try. It has no tree nuts of any kind in it. I’m not sure if you have any allergies to seeds, but sunflower seed butter might work for your cookie recipes, too. Many people with less severe nut allergies use Nutella, almond or cashew butter. Dear Sara: Can I use powdered milk in things like boxed au gratin potatoes or Pasta Roni fettuccine noodles that call for a little milk? Besides being cheap, powdered milk would be convenient when regular milk isn’t handy, with no worries about the expiration date. Would it be equal to the measurement called for with regular milk? — Merrilee, Michigan Dear Merrilee: Yes, you can substitute powdered milk for fresh milk. I would mix up a container (a quart at a time would work well) according to the package directions and refrigerate it overnight prior to using it. Then you can use it for drinking, cooking or baking. Zits By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman Agri/Business HASTINGS TRIBUNE Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 Mortgage rate stands at 3.88% DEREK KRAVITZ B5 Higher prices drive UP profit TO DO SO IN FOURTH QUARTER Stocks of local interest The following stocks of local interest were traded today: Last Chg. 119,278 -82 Berkshire Hathaway A 79.58 -.01 Berkshire Hathaway B 27.02 -.16 ConAgra 48.51 -1.52 Eaton Corp. 33.73 -.57 Ingersoll Rand 18.38 -.62 Level 3 101.66 +.40 McDonald’s 65.71 -.20 PepsiCo +.08 Tricon Global Restaurants 62.55 112.36 +.18 Union Pacific 30.16 +.01 Wells Fargo Williams Cos. 28.40 -.34 Wal-Mart 60.91 +.30 JOSH FUNK The Associated Press OMAHA — Union Pacific Corp.’s fourth-quarter profit jumped 24 percent as the nation’s largest freight railroad operator increased prices and hauled more cargo. CEO Jim Young said he expects the economy and the railroad’s revenue will continue growing in 2012. “Looking ahead, we expect continued slow but steady economic growth in 2012,” Young said Thursday. “The diversity of our unique railroad franchise will continue to provide growth opportunities in various markets.” Union Pacific shares rose $2.36, or 2.2 percent, to close at $112.18 Thursday. The Omaha-based railroad company said that its net income rose to $964 million, or $1.99 per share, during the last three months of 2011, up from $775 million, or $1.56 per share, a year ago. Its revenue grew 16 percent to $5.1 billion from $4.41 billion a year ago. Union Pacific said the carloads it carried grew about 3 percent overall during the quarter with strong growth in chemical, automotive, energy and industrial shipping. The only slight volume declines came in UP’s agricultural and intermodal divisions. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected Union Pacific to report earnings of $1.82 per share on revenue of $5.05 billion. Union Pacific’s results offer insight into the nation’s economic health because of the variety of cars, crops, chemicals, lumber and containers of imported goods the railroad carries. Railroad officials said they expect small improvements in auto sales, housing construction and the nation’s gross domestic product to help Union Pacific’s profit grow in 2012. UP predicted that it will see strong growth in the petroleum products, Friday’s noon local markets Corn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.86 Soybeans . . . . . . . . . .11.13 Milo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.67 Wheat . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.22 RAILROAD HAULS MORE FREIGHT, CHARGES MORE The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell again this week to a record low. The eighth record low in a year is attracting few takers because most who can afford to buy or refinance have already done so. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage dipped to 3.88 percent this week, down from the old record of 3.89 percent one week ago. The average on the 15-year fixed mortgage ticked up to 3.17 percent from 3.16 percent, which was also a record low. Records for mortgage rates date back to the 1950s. Mortgage rates tend to track the yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which fell below 1.9 percent this week. For the past three months, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate has hovered near 4 percent. Yet cheap rates on the most popular mortgage option have done little to boost home sales. High unemployment and scant wage gains have made it harder for many people to qualify for loans. Many don’t want to sink money into a home that they fear could lose value over the next few years. Previously occupied homes are selling just slightly ahead of 2010’s dismal pace. Newhome sales in 2011 will almost certainly be the worst on records going back half a century. Markets Nation MISSING THE MARK RICK BOWMER/AP A Union Pacific train goes through a tunnel Jan. 4 along the Columbia Gorge near Bridal Veil, Ore. vehicles and lumber it carries this year. Deutsche Bank analyst Justin Yagerman said UP delivered a quality quarter with improved pricing, customer service and carload numbers. Standard & Poor’s analyst Kevin Kirkeby said Union Pacific’s improved productivity in the quarter helped it boost profits above Wall Street’s expectations. Kirkeby said UP’s automotive and shale oil shipments are likely to remain strong this year. Fuel costs soared 36 percent to $935 million from $687 million for Union Pacific during the fourth quarter as the price the railroad paid for diesel fuel grew to an average of $3.16 per gallon. But Union Pacific was able to limit growth in other major costs. The railroad said compensation costs grew only 4 percent to $1.2 billion as it continued to slowly recall furloughed employees. UP had 1,030 employees furloughed at the end of 2011 and about 600 locomotives stored. A year ago, about 1,500 employees remained furloughed, down from 4,200 at the end of 2009. Young said the railroad industry is making progress in resolving its national labor negotiations. Ten of the 13 unions have approved contracts and two others are in the process of voting on tentative agreements. He said he hopes the industry will be able to reach agreement with the remaining union, the Brotherhood of Maintenance Way Employees, before the current cooling-off period ends Feb. 8. “Both parties are very motivated to get a deal done,” Young said in an interview with The Associated Press. For all of 2011, Union Pacific reported net income of $3.29 billion, or $6.72 per share, up from $2.78 billion, or $5.53 per share, in 2010. Annual revenue grew 15 percent to $19.56 billion from the previous year’s $16.97 billion. Union Pacific is the nation’s largest railroad with more than 32,400 miles of track in 23 states. WASHINGTON — There’s some bad news for those looking for easy ways to trim Medicare spending. The Congressional Budget Office says two major approaches tested in recent years mostly failed to reduce spending. Nonpartisan analysts looked at experiments that promoted better care coordination for the chronically ill, trying to keep them out of the hospital. They also studied experiments that changed the way doctors and hospitals get paid, rewarding quality instead of volume. A report issued Thursday concluded neither approach reduced spending. Care coordination increased spending in some cases, when added fees for monitoring patients were taken into account. Payment for value only seemed to save money when providers were given a fixed amount and encouraged to use it efficiently. Both approaches are part of the federal health care overhaul. The Associated Press Public Notices NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION NOTICE OF RENEWAL OF NON-PROFIT IMAGING CENTER OF HASTINGS, L.L.C., A NeCORPORATION LICENSE (H) braska Limited Liability Company, has filed its Statement Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 53of Intent to Dissolve and has now been dissolved. The 135.01 a liquor license may be automatically renewed terms and conditions of the dissolution are that all out- for one year from May 1, 2012 for the following Nonstanding liabilities will be paid or otherwise adequately Profit Class H to wit: provided for and the assets of the limited liability compaElks BPOE Lodge #159, 3050 East South Street, ny will be distributed to the persons entitled thereto, Hastings, Nebraska, one story building approxileaving no known liabilities or assets in the limited liabilimately 100ʼ x 60ʼ plus entire golf course (golf ty company. The management of the company affairs course restricted to beer only) Located on Central and the distribution of assets will be done by its ManagCommunity College Campus, S 16, T7N, R9W of er, David P. Long. the 6th PM, Adams County, Nebraska Leininger, Smith, Johnson, Notice is hereby given that written protest to such isBaack, Placzek & Allen, Attorneys suance of automatic renewal may be filed by any resiJanuary 20, 27, February 3, 2012 dent of the county on or before February 3, 2012 in the office of the County Clerk. That in the event protests are filed by three or more persons, a hearing will be held to NOTICE OF RENEWAL OF BOTTLE CLUB determine whether continuation of said license should LICENSE (M) ON SALE BEER, WINE AND be allowed. SPIRITS Chrisella Lewis Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 53Adams County Clerk 135.01 a liquor license may be automatically renewed for one year from May 1, 2012 for the following Non- January 20, 2012 Profit Class M on Sale Beer, Wine and Spirits to wit: SOUTHERN HILLS GOLF COURSE, INC. W 36ʼ x 60ʼ and E 25ʼ x 50ʼ of 1st and 2nd floor of ClubNOTICE OF ORGANIZATION house; plus 12ʼ x 10ʼ or so, including entire golf OF course; Pt W 1/2 of SW 1/4 of NW 1/4 S 27, T7N, BEN ENGEL CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C. R10W of the 6th PM, Adams County, Nebraska. A Nebraska Limited Liability Company Restricted to on premise consumption, Sec 53Notice is hereby given that Ben Engel Construction, 124(5) (g) (ii) members and guests 53-138.03 L.L.C., a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been (outside Corporate Limits). organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with Notice is hereby given that written protest to such is- its registered office at 616 North 4th Avenue, Hastings, suance of automatic renewal may be filed by any resi- Nebraska 68901. The registered agent at such address dent of the county on or before February 3, 2012 in the is Benjamin L. Engel. office of the County Clerk. That in the event protests are The general nature of the business to be transacted filed by three or more persons, a hearing will be held to by the limited liability company is to engage in and do determine whether continuation of said license should any lawful act concerning any and all lawful business for be allowed. which a limited liability company may be organized unChrisella Lewis der the laws of the State of Nebraska, other than the Adams County Clerk business of being a financial institution. January 20, 2012 The affairs of the limited liability company shall be conducted by its Members until such time as their successor or successors are selected pursuant to the OperNOTICE OF TRUSTEE`S SALE The following described property will be sold at pub- ating Agreement. The private property of the Members lic auction to the highest bidder on February 28, 2012, at shall not be subject to the payment of limited liability 10:00 a.m. in the main lobby of the Adams County company debts to any extent whatsoever. This limited liability company came into existence on Courthouse, 500 West 4th Street, Hastings, Nebraska the 1st day of January, 2012, and has perpetual exis68901: tence. A TRACT OF LAND COMPRISING A PART OF DATED this 1st day of January, 2012. THE NW1/4 OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 6 Benjamin L. Engel, Member NORTH, RANGE 10 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., Andrea M. Engel, Member ADAMS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, SAID TRACT BEJanuary 20, 27, February 3, 2012. ING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: WITH REFERENCE TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID NW1/4; THENCE RUNNOTICE OF INCORPORATION NING ON AN ASSUMED BEARING OF N90 DEOF GREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS E ON THE KONEN FARMS, INC. NORTH LINE OF SAID NW1/4 FOR A DISTANCE 1. The name of the Corporation is Konen Farms, Inc. OF 505.00 FEET TO THE ACTUAL POINT OF BE2. The address of the registered office is 13660 West GINNING; THENCE S00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES Prairie Lake Road, Juniata, Nebraska 68955, and the 00 SECONDS E FOR 215.00 FEET; THENCE N90 registered agent at such office is Gerald Konen. DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS E FOR 3. The general nature of the business is to transact 275.00 FEET; THENCE N00 DEGREES 00 MIany and all other lawful business for which Corporation NUTES 00 SECONDS E FOR 215.00 FEET TO A may be incorporated under the law of the State of NePOINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NW1/4; braska. THENCE N90 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SEC4. The authorized capital stock of the Corporation is ONDS W FOR 275.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF ten thousand (10,000) shares of common stock, par valBEGINNING, THE NORTHERLY 33.00 FEET ue one dollar ($1.00) per share. The time and conditions THEREOF BEING ADAMS COUNTY ROAD on which the capital stock is to be paid in shall be as deRIGHT-OF-WAY. All subject to any and all: (1) real estate taxes, (2) termined from time to time by the Board of Directors and special assessments, (3) easements, covenants, restric- as permitted by the laws of the State of Nebraska. 5. The Corporationʼs existence commenced on the tions, ordinances, and resolutions of record which affect the property, and (4) unpaid water bills, (5) prior mort- filing and recording of the Articles of Incorporation with gages and trust deed of record and (6) ground leases of the Secretary of State and it shall be perpetual. 6. The affairs of the Corporation shall be conducted record. The purchaser is responsible for all fees or taxes. This sale is made without any warranties as to title or by a Board of Directors, President, Secretary and Treasurer, and such subordinate officers and agents as may condition of the property. By: Erika Knapstein, Trustee, NSBA# 24088 be appointed by the Board of Directors. Gerald Konen, Incorporator Kozeny & McCubbin, LC 13660 West Prairie Lake Road 12400 Olive Boulevard, Suite 555 Juniata, Nebraska 68955 St. Louis, Missouri 63141 Adam D. Pavelka (314) 991-0255 Sullivan Shoemaker P.C., L.L.O. Published in the Hastings Tribune 747 North Burlington Avenue, Suite 305 K&M Filename: SADAMNOR P.O. Box 309 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND ANY INHastings, Nebraska 68902-0309 FORMATION WE OBTAIN FROM YOU WILL BE USED (402) 462-0300 FOR THAT PURPOSE. January 13, 20, 27, 2012 January 20, 27, February 3, 10, 17, 2012 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF DAN HASTINGS INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. Corporate Name: DAN HASTINGS INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. Registered Office: 2727 West 2nd Street Hastings, Nebraska 68901 Registered Agent: Dan Hastings Corporation shall be authorized to engage in and do any lawful act concerning any and all lawful business, other than banking or insurance, and to do any and all things necessary and pertinent to said business, together with the transaction of any lawful business for which a corporation may be formed under the Business Corporation Act. Authorized capital stock is 10,000 shares to be fully paid and nonassessable on issue. Perpetual existence commenced on or about December 30, 2011, when Articles were filed with the Secretary of State. Affairs are to be conducted by the Officers and Directors authorized by the Bylaws. DAN HASTINGS INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. Dan Hastings, President 2727 West 2nd Street Hastings, Nebraska 68901 January 13, 20, 27, 2012 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE`S SALE The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder on February 14, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at the main entrance of the Webster County Courthouse, 621 North Cedar, Red Cloud, Nebraska 68970: THE EAST 42 FEET OF LOTS 19 AND 20, ALL OF LOTS 21, 22, 23 AND 24, IN BLOCK 1 LEDUCʼS ADDITION TO RED CLOUD, WEBSTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA All subject to any and all: (1) real estate taxes, (2) special assessments, (3) easements, covenants, restrictions, ordinances, and resolutions of record which affect the property, and (4) unpaid water bills, (5) prior mortgages and trust deed of record and (6) ground leases of record. The purchaser is responsible for all fees or taxes. This sale is made without any warranties as to title or condition of the property. By: Erika Knapstein, Trustee, NSBA# 24088 Kozeny & McCubbin, LC 12400 Olive Boulevard, Suite 555 St. Louis, Missouri 63141 (314) 991-0255 Published in the Hastings Tribune K&M Filename: SOUJENO3 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN FROM YOU WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. January 6, 13, 20, 27, February 3, 2012 Notice of Divorce Proceeding In the District Court of Adams County, Nebraska TO: JASON BRYANT WILLIAMSON, whose whereabouts are unknown, upon whom personal service of summons cannot be had, and is the defendant in said proceedings. You are notified that on January 3, 2012, Wendy June Williamson, filed a Complaint against you in the District Court of Adams County, Nebraska, as Case CI 12-2, the object of which is to obtain a dissolution of marriage on the ground that the marriage is irretrievably broken. Complaint against you will be taken as true. Wendy June Williamson 610 North Laird Hastings, Nebraska 68901 January 6, 13, 20, 2012 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder in the Lobby of the Adams County Courthouse on the 1st day of February, 2012, at 10:00 o'clock a.m.: Lot 16, Kentʼs Addition, Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, more commonly known as: 735 South Bellevue Avenue, Hastings, Nebraska 68901 The property is being sold "as is" and subject to any unpaid real estate taxes, assessments and any lien or interest superior in right which may affect the subject property. The highest bidder will deposit $500.00 in cash or certified funds with the Trustee at the time of the sale, which shall be non-refundable, and the remaining amount due must be paid in cash or certified funds to the Trustee by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the sale; except this requirement is waived when the highest bidder is the current Beneficiary. The successful bidder shall be responsible for applicable transfer fees or taxes including the documentary stamp tax. DATED 23rd day of December, 2011 STEFFI A. SWANSON, Substitute Trustee (12203) Law Offices of Steffi A. Swanson, P.C., L.L.O. 3906 Raynor Parkway, Suite 105 Bellevue, Nebraska 68123 (402) 292-7700 December 23, 30, 2011, January 6, 13, 20, 2012 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE`S SALE The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder on February 7, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in the main lobby of the Adams County Courthouse, 500 West 4th Street, Hastings, Nebraska 68901: LOT EIGHT (8), BLOCK ONE (1), HOLLINGSWORTHʼS SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK THIRTYTWO (32) OF D.W. PALMERʼS PROSPECT PARK NOTICE OF TRUSTEEʼS SALE ADDITION TO THE CITY OF HASTINGS, ADAMS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: COUNTY, NEBRASKA, ACCORDING TO THE REYOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the following-deCORDED PLAT THEREOF. scribed property will be sold by Gregory L. Galles, SucAll subject to any and all: (1) real estate taxes, (2) cessor Trustee, at public auction to the highest bidder at special assessments, (3) easements, covenants, restricthe front door of the Adams County Courthouse, 500 tions, ordinances, and resolutions of record which affect West Fourth Street, Hastings, Nebraska, on March 1, the property, and (4) unpaid water bills, (5) prior mort2012, at 10:00 oʼclock a.m.: gages and trust deed of record and (6) ground leases of Lot 7, Block 5, Batemanʼs Subdivision in the City record. The purchaser is responsible for all fees or taxof Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, accordes. This sale is made without any warranties as to title or ing to the recorded plat thereof. condition of the property. The successful bidder shall submit payment of the By: Erika Knapstein, Trustee, NSBA# 24088 winning bid in full on the day and time of the sale, March Kozeny & McCubbin, LC 1, 2012, at the offices of Locher Pavelka Dostal Braddy 12400 Olive Boulevard, Suite 555 & Hammes, except this requirement is waived when the St. Louis, Missouri 63141 highest bidder is the Beneficiary. (314) 991-0255 DATED this 12th day of January, 2012. Published in the Hastings Tribune GREGORY L. GALLES, Successor Trustee K&M Filename: SUMRINO1 By: Gregory L. Galles, #21748 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND ANY INSTATE OF NEBRASKA ) FORMATION WE OBTAIN FROM YOU WILL BE USED ) ss. FOR THAT PURPOSE. COUNTY OF DOUGLAS ) December 30, 2011, January 6, 13, 20, 27, 2012 On this 12th day of January, 2012, before me a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally came Gregory L. Galles, Successor Trustee, to me known to be the identical person whose name is affixed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the execution thereof to be a voluntary act and deed. Witness my hand and notarial seal the day and year last above written. 908 W. 2nd • 402-462-2131 DONNA L. OLSON www.hastingstribune.com Notary Public January 20, 27, February 3, 10, 17, 2012 For you to check us out. B6 HASTINGS TRIBUNE Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 Classified Ads 1 Card of Thanks Thank you for the cards, flowers, prayers and memorials sent to us in our time of loss. The family of Jon Gellinger 12 Garage Sales Northeast 1404 N. Colorado: Saturday-Sunday, 9-5. Something for all. Old and new. Antique furniture, antiques. 20 Automobiles 2003 FORD Taurus SE: Local. Special.........$3,150 2005 FORD: Super cab, short box, 4x4, XLT.........................$7,500 Deveny Motors 1013 S. Burlington 402-462-2719 Brambleʼs Auto Sales Check our new website bramblesauto.com 20 Automobiles Great Plains Chrysler Dodge 402-463-3104•N. Hwy 281 www.greatplainsdodge.com Hajnyʼs AUTO SALES 2004 CHEVY: 1/2-ton, extended cab, quad door, 4x4, Z71, all options. Very nice truck. Only $9,950. 2006 DODGE Stratus: 4door, SXT, V-6, full power. Nice car. $4,650. 402-463-2636 NORTHSIDE AUTO We Buy Vehicles 16th/St. Joe 402-463-8008 northsideautoinc.net PAUL SPADY MOTORS www.spadyautos.com See our selection of FUEL ECONOMY cars at jacksonscarcorner.com WE PAY cash for junk vehicles. Free pick up. 402460-0000. 22 2-wheel Drive Pickups See our truck selection at jacksonscarcorner.com 24 EXTRA, EXTRA NICE! 2003 OLDS Alero: V-6, automatic, electric, alloy wheels, 80,000 miles. Only........................$4,995 Hoskins Auto Sales We Buy, Sell and Consign Hwy. 6 and Hastings Ave. Hastings, NE 402- 463-1466 See more inventory at Sport Utility 2000 BRAVADA: 80,000 miles, every option. THE CAR LOT East Highway 6 2010 GMC Acadia AWD, leather, loaded, low miles. Hi-Line Motors, Kenesaw 402-752-3498 www.hilinemotors.com 25 Vans www.hoskinsautosales.com Surprise that special friend or relative today! Youʼll have fun doing it, and theyʼll have fun seeing it. Place your Tribune “Happy Ad”. Itʼs a low $15.95. Bring in your picture and what you wish to say TODAY. Make someone you know SMILE. Call 402-462-2131. Hastings Tribune Classified 402-462-2131 40 YEA RS of being 402-463-4561 ʻ04 Ford E350: Handicap, 10-passenger with wheel chair lift, white. Was $14,975.......Cash $12,975 220 West South Street 402-461-3161 29 Trucks BROKEN ARM? We have used upper and lower control arms. McMurray Motors, 402-462-6879. 36 Travel Trailers & Motor Homes 1994 DUTCHMAN: wheel, 20ʼ. $3,995. 45 5th Services Offered AVAILABLE TO clean houses. Call Alissa, 402726-2119. 48 Business Opportunities GREAT BUSINESS Opportunity. Old Rayʼs Pizza, 202 W. 2nd location, now for rent. 1,290 sq. ft. Call Diane, 402-469-4777. 50 Employment Agencies NOW HIRING ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL 402-462-4400 51 Professional IMMEDIATE FULL-TIME position available for Director of Little Blessings preschool and daycare. Pay negotiable based on experience and education. Mail resumes to Board of Directors, 31371 Woodland Rd, Clay Center, NE 68933 or fax 402-7623825. Application closing date January 31. 53 Health Care MIDWEST MEDICAL TRANSPORT COMPANY Midwest Medical Transport of Nebraska is rapidly expanding and has an immediate need for full- and part-time Paramedics and EMT-Bʼs. Applicant must have a clean driving record, current Nebraska Paramedic or EMT license and be willing to be compassionate and caring. We offer competitive wages and benefits, modern equipment and a positive work environment. Wages are dependent on experience and skill level. If you enjoy providing professional patient care, and improving your skills; please apply in person. Midwest Medical 1300 West J St. Hastings, NE Midwest Medical Transport Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer 53 Health Care MED-AIDE for every other weekend and on call. Gary, 402-902-9694. FREE TRAINING February 4th. Hastings Respite/Nebraska Respite Network needs individuals to provide in-home care. Set own hours/fees. Adams, Clay, Webster, Nuckolls. 463-8124, 308745-0780 , ext. 145. RESIDENT SERVICES, Hastings, NE. Progressive assisted living residence seeks Resident Services associate to support the sales staff with outreach activities and oversee new resident move-in and orientation procedures. This newly created position requires excellent communication and listening skills, networking, creativity, and professionalism. Must be organized, outgoing and energetic, and enjoy helping people. Experience in senior services or related field preferred. Flexible hours. competitive pay and benefit package. Please submit resume to: sbreckner@kensington-ev ergreen.com ROSE BROOK Care Center in Edgar, NE, is accepting applications for CNA for evening and night shifts to work within our fun and friendly environment. Call George Geier at 402-2245015 or email resume to [email protected] 54 Office/Clerical THE HASTINGS Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for a full-time employee that will split time working on retail, retention, promotion, development, and recruitment of retail businesses in the Hastings area. Person would also be responsible for all accounting functions of the Chamber. Knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles would be beneficial, but not required. Need to send resume to: P.O. Box 1104, Hastings, NE 68902. 402461-8400. 56 Restaurant PAPA RAYʼS Pizza looking for wait staff. Apply in person after 4 p.m. PLACE YOUR Classified ad today. Call 402-462-2131, Tribune for fast results. Sudoku Sold on Hastings! 815 N. Marian Road Hastings, NE 68901 57 Technical & Trade MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN Plastic injection molding company has an immediate need for a Maintenance Technician. Key requirements include troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and repair of injection molding machinery and auxiliary equipment. Must be skilled in hydraulics, pneumatic, PLC and electrical repair, robotics a plus, able to read schematics and blueprints. You will be responsible for the maintenance, repairs and improvements of all equipment. Send resume to Triad Fastener, P.O. Box 188, Alda, NE 68810 or e-mail a Microsoft Word document to [email protected] TELCOM TECHNICIANS needed in North Platte. ALLO Communications. Contact 308-633-7839 or allocommunications.com 59 Trucking COME WORK for a growing company! Becker Transportation, Inc., is now hiring for regional/ OTR driving positions. We have great pay and benefits, $1,000 sign-on bonus, with weekly home time! Call 800-542-6645, email to [email protected], apply online at www.beck ertrans.com or stop by 1501 S. Burlington Ave., Hastings, NE and talk to Brett today!! EOE 60 General FULL-TIME SCALE OPERATOR in Bladen, NE Job duties include: •Weighing trucks •Sample and grade grain •Data entry •Writing checks •Writing contracts •General office duties Skills and Abilities: •Greet customer with a positive attitude •Basic understanding of computers •Understanding of Markets •Ability to work weekends/extended hours in busy seasons Please contact Ken Shuck at 402-756-1331 for more information, or print an application on line at CHSAgri.com Send applications to CHS Agri Service Center Att: Cegie Ludeke 310 Logan St. Holdrege, NE 68949 Visit us at gatewayrealestate.com/hastings for Our Virtual Tours! NEW LISTING 840 Highland Drive $318,000 60 General 61 DRIVERS NEEDED: Must be 25 or older. Call 402831-8294. Action Cab Hastings Tribune has openings for carrier in Hebron. Call Circulation. 402-461-1221 or 1-800742-6397. A-1 FIBERGLASS is accepting applications for general production. Excellent benefit package, including life and dental insurance, Section 125 cafeteria plan credits, 401K plan, paid holidays and vacation and attendance bonus. Apply in person at 4495 S. Gunpowder Circle, Hastings, or www.a1fi berglass.com Hastings Tribune has openings for carrier in Juniata. Call Circulation. 402-461-1221 or 1-800742-6397. IMMEDIATE NEED Parents needed for children and youth in specialized foster care, short or long term, some needing adoption. Our program provides free specialized training, 24-hour support from our dedicated, experienced staff, and an exceptionally generous stipend. Classes starting soon. South Central Behavioral Services Childrenʼs Services 1-402-463-5684 Hastings Tribune has openings for carrier in Hastings Call Circulation. 402-461-1221 or 1-800742-6397. PART-TIME PANTRY COOK, nights, Tuesday through Saturday. Apply in person. Lochland Country Club, 601 W. Lochland Rd. 62 63 NEW LISTING 64 12200 W. Sundown Road, Roseland, NE EXPERIENCED RN offering private 24-hour inhome nursing care. Competitive rates. References available. 402-469-0256. 70 77 $150,000 712 Sycamore $110,000 NEW LISTING Appliances Your WHIRLPOOL and TOSHIBA Dealer ROGERʼS, INC. 1035 S. Burlington 402-463-1345 94 Miscellaneous CHEAP! FULL-SIZE bed, Rossignol cross-country skis, Yamaha electric piano. 402-461-3157, 402705-7147 SERVICE TECHNICIAN needed. Flat rate and hourly available. Apply at Jerry Spady Cadillac GMC. 96 Part Time Want To Buy NEWER washers, dryers, stoves and refrigerators. Working or not. 462-6330. EDUCATION AIDE position available in the Adams County Extension Office. Part-time, flexible hours to provide local instruction of agricultural topics. Please send resume or application by Jan. 30, to P.O. Box 30, Hastings, NE 68902. 100 Unfurnished Apartments 1-BEDROOMS: Off-street parking. No pets/smoking. Available now. 462-0594. 2-BEDROOM: 4-plex. Appliances. No pets/smoking. 402-261-4360. 2-BEDROOM: Appliances, laundry hookups, parking. No pets. $485. EMBASSY SQUARE, 402-462-4032. 2-BEDROOM: Clean. Most utilities paid. $450. 105 E. 14th. 460-9626. $145,000 Quiet Lifestyle In The Woods! Pets RED Heeler pups for sale. Shots, wormed. Ready now. 402-469-8715. Acreage Close To Hastings 2510 W. Riverside Road In-Home Assisted Living COMPANION FOR elderly male. 5-10 hours weekly. References required. 402705-1488, 308-380-0292. Hastings Tribune has openings for carrier in Geneva. Call Circulation. 402-461-1221 or 1-800742-6397. NEW LISTING Looking for Work LOOKING FOR part-time farm-related or grain hauling work. Have CDL with tanker endorsement. 402984-4233. NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS Western Alternative Corrections, Inc. Facility Staff/Full-Time Supervise Federal offenders in residential setting. Must be 21, have good employment record and must pass background check. Competitive wages based on experience/education. Send/Complete application at 101 S. Hastings Ave., Hastings, NE 68901 Applications are available at www.bristolrrc.com Closing Date: 1-27-2012 61 Child Care LICENSED DAYCARE openings 6 weeks-5 years. 402-463-8127 or 984-8685 LOOKING FOR full-time job that provides meaningful work and competive compensation? Consider a position as an account representative in the insurance industry. This employment opportunity is with a local agency and requires the successful completion of licensing requirements to solicit and service our insurance products. Please mail resume to: Insurance Account Representative, 208 S. Burlington, Suite 103, PBM313, Hastings, NE 68901. EOE 1127 West 5th $99,000 422 N. Hastings Commercial Office Bldg. Investment Opportunity Part Time Hastings Tribune has openings for carrier in Minden. Call Circulation. 402-461-1221 or 1-800742-6397. 3704 Wendell Drive $269,900 Residential Lot Southern Hills Area $40,000 CHATEAU IMPERIAL Townhomes/Apartments Call 402-463-4111 COMMERCIAL & LOTS FEATURED HOME 18095 W Fillmore St. Holstein, NE $65,000 10675 S. Marian Road Nature & Wildlife $80,000 318 E. Thurber, Clay Center, NE $19,000 230 East D Storage Units 1636 Road Z, Blue Hill 619 Saunders $72,000 1000 W. 9th Commercial Property Eileen Penrose-Saathoff Bob Poppe, CRS Dave Parr 756-6135 463-8151 462-9521 Cell 469-9046 Cell 469-7979 Cell 469-1574 email: [email protected] Beautiful 5 BR, 3.5 bath spacious home with over 3,800 sq. ft. of living space. Oak wood floors & beautiful woodwork throughout restored home. Updated kitchen with wood stove. Newer heat pump & central air on 2nd floor & steam heat with radiators on main floor. Call Darla for a private showing. $250,000 C H EC K Multiple Listing Service (402)461-6930 MLS Auto Glass Cleaning Services SANDRAʼS CLEANING SERVICES: Residential, commercial. Insured. References. Thorough, reliable. 402-519-6279 Clock Repair VILLAGE TIME. Clocks and watches cleaned, repaired. Authorized service center. Will pick up and deliver. 308-832-0671. Electrical LYD ELECTRIC. Customer friendly pricing while providing service second to none. No job too small. 402-462-0844. Handyman HANDYMAN: Roofing, concrete, painting, home repairs, snow removal. Fully insured. 10 years experience. Reasonable. 462-2660, 460-6756. Home Improvement CHUCKʼS BUILDING AND REPAIR. Chuck Wiseman. No job too small. 402-7512443; cell, 402-984-2544. NEW IMAGE REMODELING. Warranted work. Home, commercial, tile flooring, kitchen, bath, additions, garages, siding, windows, doors, decks, fencing. Insured, references. 402-705-8369. Your Community. Your Newspaper. 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INTERIOR, EXTERIOR painting, staining, reasonable, insured. JOHNʼS PAINTING. 402-462-9863, cell: 402-469-3192. List your ad. 402-462-2131. Building Lots TM 1116 W. 3rd Triplex W. South St. 222 S. Woodland 616 S. Lexington 1233-1235 N. Lexington - Duplex 1127 W. 5th 1103 N. St. Joseph 915 University 32040 N. Clay, Harvard O U T A D D ITIO N A L LISTIN G S O N TM At Your Service Commercial Building Lakeview Addition Multiple Listing Service LEON W DAVIS TRUST ESTATE SALE AUTO GLASS EXPERTS. 25 years combined experience in glass replacement. Jeff Fitzke, Brent Vorderstrasse. 405 West J Street. 402-463-0025. 504 Eastside Blvd. 3100 N. O sborne Dr. E., Ste. 103 41 unit motel with outdoor pool and spa. Well traveled location. MLS Commercial Buildings w w w .hom ehastings.com SATURDAY 21 • JANUARY 8AM-3PM CASH SALES/APPROVED CREDIT 907 N BURLINGTON AVE. Gilbert Erector Set #7, Gilbert Erector Set #8, 12 volume stereoscope 1920s, 2 volume stereoscope set, Magellica vase, Weller Barcelona Ware 2-handle vase, Fiesta ware 18 pieces-assorted, Olla cookie jar, Brown glass Indian Chief vase, Numerous pre WWII postcards, Vintage home decorating items, Vintage Christmas decorations, Assortment of arm chairs, Wood upholstered occasional chair, Floor lamps, Hard side luggage several pieces, Quilting frame, Vintage wood carpenter planes, Mix of hand tools, Several volumes of Etude music magazine, Large old picture frames, Vintage cast iron mangle, Wood credenza, Selection of cookbooks, Mobile working trash compactor, Table lamps, Several lengths of garden hose, Several garden hand tools, Large ladders, Classic stainless steel two compartment vacuum coffee pots, Vintage toaster, Several three wire extension cords, Power hand tools, 2 P215/75r15 snow tiresunused, 2 15 inch studded snow tires, 2 15 inch road tires, old power lawnmower, 150 year old German books-in German, mix of old books, mix of cassette tapes and sets, old typewriter 1960 time, selection of kitchen items, dozens more unlisted items For Information, call 402-469-0556 Commercial Lots 1727 W. 3rd 1033 D, Geneva O UR W EB SITE. 100 Unfurnished Apartments Equal Housing Opportunity All real estate advertising in the Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD tollfree at 1 (800) 669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1 (800) 9279275. Needed: Good Tenants for Good Apartments We offer you rental and utility assistance. Large, clean 2- and 3-bedroom units, off-street parking and basement for storage, local management and maintenance. Sorry, no pets. See us at 945 W. H to pick up application. NICE 1-BEDROOM near college. $350. Most utilities paid. 402-469-2924 NICE SPACIOUS 2-bedroom: Central air. $425 plus utilities. No pets/ smoking. Elton Jackson, 402-984-0881 2- and 3-BEDROOM FIRST MONTH FREE at Regency Apartments, Hastings. Large apartments with controlled entry, complete kitchens, ample parking, on-site laundry and you pay ONLY electricity! Locally managed. Pet friendly (some restrictions). Call today for a tour! 402-462-5205 www.perryreid.com/regen cyheights EHO 101 Furnished Apartments $149.95/WEEK RAINBOW MOTEL 463-2989; 402-926-6252 Breakfast, internet, HBO. Maid. Clean. Coin laundry. No credit/deposit. Near McDonaldʼs, 1000 W. “J”. 103 Town Houses For Rent LARGE 3-BEDROOM TOWN HOME ONLY $550 1 1/2-bath, attached garage, washer/dryer hookups. THE MEADOWS, 364 Walden Circle, Hastings. Call 308-384-7874 Income and student restrictions apply. www.seldin.com 104 Houses For Rent 1138 W. 6TH: 2-bedroom, partial basement, appliances included. $525/ month. 402-469-7163. 2-BEDROOM, FINISHED basement, 1 1/2 bath, all remodeled. $595. 402463-0767 or 402-469-4084 2-BEDROOM: 2710 W. 7th, Hastings. $550 plus deposit. References and credit check required. 402469-3539. CITY OF HASTINGS Hastings Public Library Library Assistant: seeking a dependable, energetic, detail-oriented, customer-service-focused person who possesses high school diploma or equiv. (library experience or some college preferred). Position includes extensive computer usage, continual customer contact, and lifting, pushing and stacking to maintain library resources. 25 hrs/wk, inc 1 evening/ wk & every other Sat & some Sun;$12.248/hr entry, no benefits. Application testing conducted, without an appt, Jan 23-27, in the City of Hastings Personnel, 220 N. Hastings Ave, Hastings, NE 68901; 402-4612313; [email protected]. Application & job description available in person or online at www.cityofhastings.org/employment. Test may be started at any time between 8am and 3:30pm. Library Page: seeking a detail-oriented, accurate, customer-service-focused person to shelve books, perform circulation tasks, and provide information. 12 hrs/wk, inc some evening and weekend hrs; $7.575/hr entry, no benefits. Applications accepted through January 27 in the City of Hastings Personnel Office. Solid Waste Litter Control/Grounds Maintenance: pick up litter, perform grounds maintenance, recycling and other manual labor. 20 hrs/wk, M-F, 4 hrs/day; $7.652/hr, entry, no benefits. Must be able to perform manual labor in outside weather conditions, valid driver’s license preferred. Applications accepted through January 27 in the City of Hastings Personnel Office. EOE HASTINGS TRIBUNE Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 B7 407 N. PERKINS, KENESAW PRICE REDUCED $84,000 730 STEWART ST., CAMPBELL $24,900 FOR RENT OFFICE OR RETAIL We have office and retail space available at the Landmark Center. Single office and double office suites available. Call for more information. Landmark Center, 2727 W. 2nd St., Hastings 402-461-4100 15130 W. 70TH, KENESAW 2 acres w/house & outbuilding $135,000 1408 7TH AVE. $182,500 EXTRA LOT $24,900 2837 West Highway 6, Hastings, NE 68901 402-463-8565 • 402-362-4440 MLS www.ruhterauction.com Multiple Listing Service TM NEW CONSTRUCTION NEW LISTING NEW CONSTRUCTION 3704 Wendell Drive 4 BR, 3 BA Full Finished Basement Recorded Info. 24 hours 1-800-698-7805, ID#1252 All Brick, 4-plex. Motivated Seller Recorded Info. 24 hours 1-800-698-7805, ID#1112 1323 Markay 3 BR, 2 BA, Full Finished Basement @ Westbrook Recorded Info. 24 hours 1-800-698-7805, ID#1172 Multiple Listing Service MLS TM www.maxrealty.info Fred Hyde 461-6120 ! W e Know W hat M akes You Click w w w .ha s tings trib u ne.c o m NEW LISTING 1811 West 3rd $94,500 5414 Randolph Circle Susan is your hostess. SOLD D UCE RED 2419 West 11th $159,000 SOLD SOLD 904 North D, Fairfield $105,000 3217 Park Lane Drive $130,000 1118 Briggs $90,000-Call Mike 1685 Sioux Rd., Shelton $160,000 SOLD 918 Williams $75,000 405 N. 4th Ave., Kenesaw $110,000 839 Maplewood 839Maplewood.com 2502 West 4th 2502W4th.com 109 N. Pine, Blue Hill 109NPine.com SOLD 311 S. Deweese $297,500-Call Ted 2845 South Baltimore Reduced To $119,900 SOLD 715 N. Pine $79,900 711 East 5th $65,000 906 W. Seward, Blue Hill $110,000 2390 West 82nd 2390W82nd.com 2475 Rd. 3400, Deweese $69,000-Call Ted S 21+ 1017 N. Hastings 1017NHastings.com 314 East 12th 314E12th.com SOLD 1115 West 13th 1115W13th.com 201 N. Alexander, Clay Center $69,000 207 N. Doane, Kenesaw $50,000 300 N. Butler, Sutton $280,000 2418 West 3rd $65,000 402 S. Boston $79,500 E ACR Rd. 3400, Deweese $89,500-Call Ted 315 South Lincoln This nice and well maintained bungalow has 3 bedrooms, sunroom with French doors, original woodwork, large dining area, fenced in yard with patio. $48,500. Ted Schroeder Associate Broker 461-9205 Brent Parker Agent 984-4092 Bev Ost Agent 463-9377 Dale Engel Agent 984-1398 Flossie Uhrmacher Agent 469-1721 Tim Hagemeier Agent 984-6236 Susan Spady Agent 984-2881 Tammy Ruhter Agent 705-2250 Steve McWhirter Agent 984-0900 Marilyn Ernst Agent 469-8437 Ron Golgert Agent 984-7865 835 S. Burlington Ave., Suite 105 • Hastings, NE 68901 • (402) 462-2525 Monday-Friday 9:00 am-5:30 pm; Saturday 9:00 am-12 pm OPEN HOUSE SAT., JAN. 21 1:30-2:30 701 S. SHORE DRIVE Must see 4 BR, 3 BA, beautifully landscaped, open floor plan. $245,000 NEW LISTING 419 S. WOODLAND Well maintained all electric home, open floor plan, fenced yard. $55,500 115 E. PAUL Great split level w/3 BR & 2 BA. 2 car garage & huge fenced back yard. $103,000 NEW LISTING 1322 COUNTRYSIDE Country living on 1+ acres, 3 BR, 4 BA, open floor plan, kitchen with island, finished family room & walk out basement. $189,900 1820 W. 2ND 2 BR, 2 BA, finished basement, updates. $40,000 120 E. 5TH STREET Cute 2 bedroom home, beautiful woodwork, nice oversized single car garage, eat-in kitchen newer furnace and AC. $50,000 729 N. SAUNDERS Newly updated, 3 BR, 2 BA, NEWER A/C, furnace, & siding. $53,500 409 S. RHODE ISLAND 2 BR, 2 BA bungalow on large lot, beautiful kitchen, unfinished basement w/huge potential. $55,000 Gretchen Esch Jill Beyke 469-3341 469-1197 3310 E. Monument Rd., Glenvil Great acreage! Well cared VACANT LOTS 3704 Wendell Drive 309 West South 4 bedroom, 3 bath. $269,900 for and secluded. New $119,000 North Shore Drive Lot woodwork, sunken living 1323 Markay Skye Loch Vacant Lot 346 West 1st room w/fireplace, custom Reduced to $28,000 3 bedroom, 2 bath. $219,900 Westbrook Village kitchen, sunroom, large bedrooms, in-ground heated pool all on over 4 acres. 10 minutes south of Hastings. Take Showboat south to 74, then 7/10 of a mile east, turn at Coldwell Banker sign and Chris Esch Lisa Markle Patrick Markle Melissa Story Liz Tillemans Kristin Pavelka it is the 2nd house south. $279,900. COMMERCIAL PROPERTY 984-2198 984-2412 469-6628 MLS TM MLS 469-6353 Multiple Listing Service MLS TM An independently owned and operated member of Coldwell Banker Residential Affiliates, Inc. TM SOLD Dayna Grimmett 469-2108 701 S. SHORE DRIVE Must see 4 BR, 3 BA, beautifully landscaped, open floor plan. $245,000 Jeanne Rewerts 984-9217 Pat Ohmstede 469-9132 OUT OF TOWN 3704 WENDELL DRIVE 4 BR, 3 BA, finished family room & 3+ attached garage. $269,900 705 N. LOCUST, RED CLOUD Well maintained 2 BR. Large corner lot, 2 car garage. $25,000 204 S. KEARNEY, HARVARD Large 1 BR apartment on large lot, includes carport & shed. $34,000 318 MAINE AVE., INAVALE 1600+ sq. ft. 3 BR home nestled in Republican River Valley. Original woodwork, appliances stay, newer heat pump, 3 car garage. $35,000 511 N. CLAY, HARVARD Affordable 2 BR, 1 1/4 BA ranch style home with many updates. $45,000 308 E. AVENUE, INLAND 3 BR, 1 ½ story home situated on 1+ acres. $49,900 505 N. FAIRFIELD AVE., FAIRFIELD 6+ BR, 2 BA, 1.4 acre lot, could have horse, edge of town. $50,000 311 N. KEARNEY, HARVARD Well maintained 2 BR, 2 BA condo. Main floor laundry, full basement, deck, storage, garage. $54,900 731 N. CHESTNUT, RED CLOUD Spacious 3 bed 2 BA home, move in ready, alley access, fenced yard. $65,500 407 E. HARVEY, CLAY CENTER Newly remodeled 1.5 story on 2 acres, wonderful kitchen/appliances. $99,000 120 W DIVISION ST., CLAY CENTER 3 BR home on a corner lot w/double att. & double det. garage. Move in condition! $115,000 408 N. HARVARD, HARVARD Beautiful ranch, 2 BR, 2 bath, large lot, sprinklers, alley access. $118,500 300 W. JOHNSON, CLAY CENTER Charming 5 BR, 2 BA, 2.47 plus acres across from park. $128,900 3+ ACRES N. HIGHWAY 281 AND TRUMBULL RD. $73,100-$88,700 60,631 SQ. FT. TO 112,242 SQ. FT. Priced $75,000 to $50,000 ACREAGES “Building Relationships...One Client At A Time.” 2102 INDIAN ACRES 2000 W. 5TH Lovely 2 story, 4 BR, 2 Spacious updated 3 BR car garage, close to ranch, features your own water park. $165,000 Paradise Island. $199,000 2624 W. 8TH Updated 4 BR, 3 BA ranch with 5+ garage 1616 IMPERIAL DRIVE and in-ground pool. Very spacious 3 BR Must see! $169,950 home on quiet cul-desac. Open floor plan, 618 W. 11TH fireplace, 3 car garage. WOW!! Complete recent $197,000 remodel, spacious 4 BR’s, 2 1/2 BA’s. Great 1419 PERSHING RD. family home! $175,000 Beautiful 3 BR ranch, 2835 WENDELL DRIVE great location, updated Spacious 3 BR, 3 BA kitchen, double garage. home. New hard wood $199,500 floors, Lake Hastings Area. $177,000 739 NORTH PINE Lovely 2 story in a great 1910 W. 14TH location, 5 BR, 2 BA, 2 Updated 3 bedroom, 3 car garage, must see!! bath condo. Main floor master and laundry. $235,000 $177,500 NEW CONSTRUCTION COMMERCIAL LOTS 402-461-4888 Summer Nunnenkamp 460-6523 984-0641 See interior photos of all listings at www.housinghastings.com Multiple Listing Service 2215 West 12th Street • Hastings, NE 68901 Multiple Listing Service 469-5244 NEW CONSTRUCTION 700 East Side Blvd. Town & Country Realty of Hastings, Inc. SOLD Kathy Tessman 469-4724 SOLD 615 East 4th Spacious 1 1/2 story home with wood floors and original woodwork. 3 bedrooms, eat502 South Bellevue in kitchen, formal dining, tanVery well maintained 3 bedroom bungalow on a large dem garage. $79,950 corner lot. Updated kitchen OUT OF TOWN and bath, newer siding, windows, roof and shed. Over137 West 4th, Red Cloud sized 2 car garage. $74,900 Cutters Café and Motel. Offers a large dining room and lounge area. All appli901 Ronan Drive Very well maintained town ances, tables, chairs and home located near the col- other inventory included in lege. 2 bedrooms, gas fire- this turnkey operation. place, new roof in 2005. 2 car $125,000 attached garage. $149,900 534 W. Gage, Blue Hill 3 Mugss Café in downtown 810 Madden Road Blue Hill. Includes busiNice 2 bedroom, 3 bath town home located at Lochland. ness and real estate. New Formal dining, eat-in kitchen, carpet and paint in 2010, open loft area, large master newer roof. Call for more information. $74,900 bath. $210,000 402-463-4591 1616 APACHE Ranch, 3 BR, 2 BA, main 4025 OAK RIDGE RD. 1213 E. 2ND 3 BR, 2 BA, 2 car Quiet country living! 3 floor laundry, double garage, all brick home, BR, 30x40 building & garage, fenced yard. $179,900 more. $159,900 large lot. $92,500 Anne Halbert 460-1352 SOLD See our Virtual Tours at www.regrouphastings.com 905 S. ST. JOSEPH 1423 W. B STREET 3 bedroom ranch home 3 BR ranch with dbl. attached plus 2 single on corner lot. $67,500 garages on 1/2 acre lot. $99,500 406 E. 9TH Charming 3 BR, 2 BA, 519 UNIVERSITY 1.5 story, beautiful woodwork, 2 enclosed Nice 4 BR home very close to Hastings College. porches. $79,900 $115,000 2229 BATEMAN 211 E. 2ND STREET Well maintained 3 unit apt. Spacious 3 BR, 2 BA, house. 2 car garage, open floor plan, large additional storage. garage. $115,000 $86,500 827 N. BELLEVUE Classic 3 BR brick. Nice 1135 W. 6TH 2 story, 4 BR, 2 BA, newly yard & large garage. remodeled, main floor $117,000 laundry. $89,000 2208 BATEMAN Well-kept 3 BR, 2 BA, full 1148 RENAE LANE 3 bedroom, 2 baths, MF basement, family room, laundry, newer carpet & storage shed. $126,500 updated bath. $89,000 300 E. 9TH Beautiful 3 BR, 2 BA, 2 829 WEBSTER Charming 4 BR, 2 BA car garage. New roof & updated, furnace, central furnace and stainless appliances. air, plumbing, wiring, steel kitchen & bath. $89,900 $149,950 Tom Cafferty 461-8230 921 West 12th Nice 1 1/2 story home with 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, updated kitchen and bath, large family room, fresh exterior and interior paint. $75,900 REAL EOFSTATE G ROUP HASTINGS 1323 W. 4TH Cute 3 BR, newer roof, siding, furnace & CA. Main floor laundry, backyard. $58,900 901 E. PARK STREET 3 BR, 1.5 story on a large lot. Many upgrades. $64,500 110 East G $118,900 130 East 9th 3 bedroom, 2 bath bungalow near Heartwell Park and the 1310 Cedar college. Both baths redone. Newer roof, nice wood floors, Beautifully updated brick lots of recent updates. home. Large family room with fireplace, extra large dining $116,950. area, large heated shop and attached garage. $162,500 706 South Bellevue Cute bungalow with stucco 1121 Washington exterior, newer windows, and Nice brick home with new roof, new driveway, open carpet and paint, remodeled floor plan, updated kitchen bath, family room, insulated flooring and much more. garage. $99,000 $59,950 609 N. Pine $43,000 2703 Bateman 402 East 5th $65,000 SOLD 1142 West H $75,000 Mike Engelhardt Broker 984-4678 Connie Hansen 460-1144 1511 North Pine Ridge Court $169,950 NEW LISTINGS 1208 Sheridan 1208Sheridan.com E PRIC CLASSIFIED ADS SELL 4 0 2 -4 6 2 -2 13 1 ...your best choice in real estate OPEN HOUSE SUN. 3:00-4:00 Gary Kile 469-5132 2008 CRANE CIRCLE DR. Quality maintenance free town home. Open floor plan, fireplace, walking trail. $247,500 MULTI FAMILY 2730 W. 82ND Acreage with lots of potential! 3 BR, 1 BA. Call for information. $37,000 1740 HWY. 41, CLAY CENTER 13.14 Acres, 3 BR, 1 BA home, new kitchen, and new addition. Many out buildings. $119,000 7490 W. LOCHLAND RD. Must see! Newer 2 BR, 1 1/2 BA, acreage. Open floor plan. $135,000 SOLD 522 N. HASTINGS Two, 1 BR apartments, appliances included, downtown area, good investment property. $55,000 COMMERCIAL CAR WASH $225,000 1008 W. 2ND Be your own boss! High traffic location, sign included. $149,900 RESIDENTIAL LOTS 1302 UNIVERSITY $12,000 1915 W. A $18,000 LOT 11, BLOCK 1 SKYE LOCH 13 SUB. Nice lot, Lochland area. Priced to sell. $23,000 S SMOKEY HILL ROAD LOT Great location on Golf Course. $35,000 SKYE LOCH SUBDIVISION LOCHLAND $25,000 to $36,000 PHEASANT VIEW, CLAY CENTER $9,000-$12,000 MADDEN RD. LOTS $30,000 Becky Marble 469-7952 OSBORNE DRIVE EAST 90.96 Acres, approx. 5 acres of 281 frontage. Great for development. Call for details. 2001 W. 2ND 4800 sq. ft. Building only. $175,000 2001 W. 2ND Business & Equipment only. $150,000 105 N. HASTINGS Great potential, office and retail opportunities, zoned commercial, Historical bldg. in downtown Hastings. $239,900 806 W. 16TH ST. Large family owned restaurant building or business for sale owner financing available. $325,000 Teresa Edgington 469-0900 Tom Harman 469-5922 Sherri Patterson 469-1368 Dwight Splitt 469-3177 B8 HASTINGS TRIBUNE Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE HASTINGS’ PREMIER BUILDER-DEVELOPER 104 ACREAGE NEAR GUIDE ROCK, NE - 2452 ROAD F Houses For Rent 2-BEDROOM: Garage. Remodeled. 718 S. Denver. $650. 402-460-9626. Customer Satisfaction is our Specialty 108 Office Space LOCHLAND DUPLEX CONDOMINIUMS D D 309 O Pintail 313 O Pintail S L S L D 310 O Pintail 314 Pintail S L D 317 O Pintail 321 Pintail S L GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD Call For A Tour Today! 402-461-4100 www.johnsonimperialhomes.com RUHTER AUCTION & REALTY INC 2012 ANNUAL FARM AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AUCTION WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012 • 9:30 A.M. LOCATED AT THE ADAMS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, 947 SOUTH BALTIMORE, HASTINGS, NEBRASKA. To consign your items to this auction, contact Ruhter Auction & Realty Inc. at the home office at [email protected], phone (402) 463-8565 or in the York area call Mike (402) 362-4440. Early Advertising Deadline: January 20th, 5:00 P.M. Whether you have a full or partial equipment line or select QUALITY single items call us with your inventory listing. Advertising is the key to the successful marketing of your item. Please get us your listing as soon as possible to take advantage of our entire advertising package. This well advertised auction will include on-line bidding on select items. Watch our website for details and catalog. Equipment delivery begins Thursday, February 9th at 8:00 A.M. and will continue each day until February 14th from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Items delivered after February 12th at 12:00 noon may not be included in our on-line bidding catalog. “The Auction Standard Since 1967” 2837 West Highway 6, Hastings, NE 68901 402-463-8565 • 402-362-4440 www.ruhterauction.com Ruhter Auction & Realty Inc. Specializing In Ag Real Estate, Equipment, And Business Liquidation Auctions. • Monday, February 6, 2012, 10:00 a.m. Located at the Quality Inn/Garden Cafe Banquet Room, Hastings, Nebraska 160 acre Clay County land auction Laurie Glantz-Murphy • Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 9:30 a.m. Located at the Adams County Fairgrounds, Hastings, Nebraska Winter Multi-Party Farm and Construction Equipment Auction Call with your quality consignments • Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 11:00 a.m. Located at the Hastings Hotel/Garden Cafe Banquet Facility, Hastings, Nebraska 80 acres of Adams County Irrigated Farmland Mary King & Stephanie Cobain COMPLETE AUCTION SERVICE If you are considering the sale of Real Estate or Equipment give us a call for a no-obligation visit to show what we have to offer. “The Auction Standard Since 1967” Licensed for the sale of Real Estate in Nebraska and Kansas 2837 W. Highway 6, Hastings, NE 68901 (402) 463-8565 • (402) 362-4440 www.ruhterauction.com Single story home built in 2001 with main floor consisting of 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, living room with fire place, kitchen/dining area, laundry and insulate 2 car attached garage. Full basement with conforming bedroom, bath, family room, with fireplace, bar, storm cellar, furnace room, storage room and area for additional bedroom. Modern efficient amenities to include all electic utilities & heat pump, in-ground swimming pool and 30’ x 40’ steel shed, underground sprinklers and covered deck. Price Reduced to $239,000.00 CABIN #45 AT LOVEWELL LAKE IN JEWELL CO., KANSAS 2 bedroom cabin with living room, dining room, bath, kitchen & screened in back porch. Price Reduced to $69,500.00 N 1/2 SE 1/4 & NE 1/4 OF SECTION 15-1-7 IN JEWELL CO., KANSAS 240 acres with approximately 213 acres of farmground with balance in waterways and waste. BURLINGTON CENTER –––––––––––––––––––– CROSIER PARK Professional Center Suites Available 1-6,500 sq. ft. office suite: multi office, reception. 1-3,500 sq. ft. suite: 10-12 private offices, reception area, conference room, kitchenette. Perfect for real estate agency, accounting firm, insurance agency. 1-600 sq. ft.: Great 1-3 person office. 2-2 room suites available. 2-Individual offices: Ready to go! 402-463-6229, 402460-7229. Lease d Leased 108 Office Space 108 Office Space AVAILABLE NOW: Office suite at Depot Plaza, store front. Reasonable rates. Call Diane, 402-469-4777. AFFORDABLE, professional large office; reception area. 402-469-6635. NICE, SMALL office with bathroom. 645 S. Burlington. $325 plus electric. Alton Jackson 402-463-0688 OFFICE SPACE Single office, double office, up to 4 office suites available. Very nice. Conference and meeting room available. 402-461-4100. Landmark Center AT YOUR SERVICE Ads can help you advertise your business without a large investment. 16 words or less, everyday for one full month is only $49.00. 463-2361 Landm ark C enter,Suite 336 www.benchmarkiv.com Multiple Listing Service MLS TM N E W L IS TIN G Mikkelsen Real Estate & Auction 356 E. 3rd St. Superior, NE 68978 Phone 402-879-4464 website: mikkelsen-realestate-auctions.com e-mail: [email protected] FOUR LEVEL Split in excellent location. Large family room, well maintained. Fenced yard. Call for more information and a showing. $149,950 IMMEDIATE occupancy. New four bedroom, three bath ranch. Open floor plan. Family room, two bed rooms and bath in finished base ment. Three car garage. $269,900 331 ACRES - 4 TRACTS HARLAN COUNTY, NE ABSOLUTE AUCTION WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012 • 10:00 A.M. OXFORD, NEBRASKA FOUR BEDROOM , 3 bath home, kitchen with island, family room with fireplace, three car garage & more. $199,900 Linda Chartier GRI-CRS 461-6482 Miles Marshall, Broker & Auctioneer LAND BROKERS & AUCTIONEERS 2033 Central Ave. - Kearney, NE Office 308-234-6266 HAMILTON & CLAY CO. LAND AUCTION LAND AUCTION Ranee Dillman 461-8848 Dave Sheppard 469-0659 Ramona Bredthaur 984-8586 Henry Wilson 460-7021 AGENT ALWAYS ON CALL Auction to be held in the American Legion Hall next to Cornwall St. in downtown Oxford. Patty Johnson Family Partnership owner Highly productive irrigated cropland and dryland with good soils plus small areas of pastureland and CRP providing abundant wildlife and natural habitat. Four tracts from 67 acres to 103 acres each. Well located with easy access - 1 1/2 to 3 miles east of Oxford. Call for illustrated brochure or see marshallauction.com John Stitt 469-2598 COMPLETELY updated. Three bed room, full basement, cozy fireplace with remote, double attached garage. Immediate Occupancy. $95,000 ADAMS COUNTY 80 ACRE IRRIGATED LAND AUCTION WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012 • 11:00 A.M. LOCATED AT THE HASTINGS HOTELS / GARDEN CAFE BANQUET FACILITY, 2205 OSBORNE DRIVE EAST, HASTINGS, NEBRASKA. This auction will consist of an excellent irrigated Adams County, Nebraska farm. The farm is currently being irrigated from a center pivot on the adjacent piece of land and is not included in this transaction. This gently rolling farm has excellent soil types and was previously gravity irrigated. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: W ½, NW ¼ of Section 2-610 Adams County, Nebraska, 80.78 acres more or less. LOCATION: From Hastings, Nebraska go 3 miles south on US Hwy 281 to Oak Ridge Road, then 1 mile west. Call or email the office at [email protected] for a Property Information Packet (P.I.P.) FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012 • 10:30 AM BREMER COMMUNITY CENTER, 1604 L ST, AURORA, NE OWNERS: William C. Alberts, Patty Jo Alberts, Tony Lee Alberts, Gary L & Roma K Alberts Trustees UA & Gary L & Roma K Alberts Rev Liv Trust UA AUCTIONEERS NOTE: Do not miss this opportunity to invest in good producing farms in the Heart of Nebraska Corn Country. Good Soils and Underground Water. Tract #1 – 76 Acres; From Aurora Nebraska I-80 Exit #332; 5 ½ Miles South on Hwy 14; Legal; N ½ NE ¼ 21-9-6 Hamilton Co. Neb. containing 76 Acres more or less; The Farm; Gravity Irrigated Farm level to gently rolling. Has 1 8” Irrigation well and reuse pit. Tract #2 – 120 Acres; From Eldorado, Nebraska; ¼ mile east; Legal: 120 Acres Tract part of the NW ¼ 10-8-6, Clay Co. Neb. including Buildings containing 120 Acres more or less. The Farm; Nearly all level combination Pivot & Gravity Irrigated Parcel. The Farm has 2 8” Irrigation Wells and Valley 6 Tower Center Pivot Improvements; 1 1/2 Story Home. Steel Quonset, Granary, 2-Car Garage, Washhouse, Various Other Outbuildings. Grain Bin Tract #3 – 80 Acres; From Stockham, Nebraska Hwy 14 Intersection; 1 W & ½ N; Legal; S ½ NE ¼ 29-96, Hamilton Co., Neb; The Farm; Rolling Dryland Farm; Possible Potential for Pivot Irrigation Development. Possession; Full Possession on March 1, 2012 Terms: 15% Down on Sale day with balance due on March 1, 2012 For complete details on each tract; Contact Cornwell Inc, for a Farms Data Information Packet; 402-694-2216 or Toll Free at 1-800-909-3894 or email [email protected] Cornwell, Inc. Land and Home Brokers - Auctioneers are the agents of the seller. Tom Cornwell Dick Mundt Auctioneers “The Auction Standard Since 1967” 2837 West Highway 6, Hastings, NE 68901 402-463-8565 • 402-362-4440 www.ruhterauction.com FABULOUS GARTNER SPORTS MEMORABILIA AUCTION SUNDAY, JAN. 22, 2012 • 12:30 P.M. Held inside the Adams County Fairgrounds Community Building, 947 S. Baltimore Ave., Hastings, NE (Watch for Auction Signs) Go to proxibid.com to view photos of this large auction. Selling Autographed: Rare Authenticated Game Worn Kobe Bryant Jersey; 1979 Ten kt. Gold Orange Bowl Starting Player’s Ring; Baseballs; Jerseys; Basketball Bats; Nebraska Football Memorabilia; Baseball Cards Sets By Donruss; Fleer; Upper Deck; Plus Much More! Autographed Items By: Mickey Mantle; Tiger Woods; Wilt Chamberlain; Magic Johnson; Ernie Banks; Nolan Ryan; Mike Schmidt; Sammy Sosa; Michael Jordan; Alex Rodriguez; Mark McGwire; Wayne Gretzky; Mario Lemiex; Barry Sanders; Sandy Koufax; Rich Dempsey; Greg Maddux; Albert Pujols; LeBron James; Payton Manning; Whitey Ford; Carson Palmer; Husker Autographed Items; Texaco Full Size Gas Pump Replica; Plus Much More! TERMS: Cash or good check. ID required for bidder’s number. All property at bidder’s risk when bid off. All property sold in its “As Is” condition. No property removed until settled for. Not responsible for accidents. All announcements day of sale take precedence over printed advertising. All items sold that day must be removed. AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: GO TO PROXIBID TO VIEW PICTURES OF THIS GREAT AUCTION. SELLING OVER 250 PLUS LOTS OF AUTHENTIC SPORTS MEMORABILIA. STARTING AT 12:30 P.M. CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. GERRITSEN AUCTIONEERS AND APPRAISERS Steve Gerritsen, Auctioneer Gerritsen Auctioneers And Appraisers, Clerks & Cashiers Hastings, Nebraska 402-462-8574 Serving Nebraska & The Nation The Antique Professionals Since 1979 Contractors ABC SEAMLESS SIDING, WINDOWS & GUTTERS Hastings, www.abcseamless.com. . .402-463-7580 Counselors-Human Relations 50 13 Total Health Foods NATURAL FOOD PRODUCTS Large Inventory, Wide Variety, Over 40 Years In Business www.naturalfoodproducts.net 707 W. State Street, Grand Island. . .308-382-0869 Home Appliances & Electronics 135 HASTINGS 20 BRED cows: 3, 4, 5 year olds. Calve March 1. 402-469-0367. (next to Applause Video) 462-5220 Pets & Animal Control HEARTLAND PET CONNECTION 1807 W. J Hastings www.petfinder.com............402-462-PETS (7387) Pizza LITTLE CAESAR’S ROGER’S INC. Carry Out and Delivery 314 N. Burlington Ave. Hastings. . . . . .402-462-5220 1035 S. Burlington Hastings............402-463-1345 PAPA RAY’S PIZZA Newspapers HASTINGS TRIBUNE www.hastingstribune.com 908 W. 2nd St. Hastings..................402-462-2131 COMMERCIAL SPACE for rent. 1,386 sq. ft. Call Diane. 402-469-4777 111 Storage/ Warehouse RV STORAGE near Hastings. 24/7 easy in and out access. 402-845-2352 or cell 308-379-7183. RV, BOAT, car storage. $1/foot. Call 402-469-4777 to reserve space. 112 Acreages For Rent 1440 ACRES: Franklin County. 1000 acres grass in three parcels. 220 acres irrigated. 1 pivot, rest in gravity. 220 acres dry land. Available March 1. 402-460-4771. 113 Lots For Rent KINGSWOOD PLAZA RV sites available 402-463-1958 2604 W. 2nd Street, Hastings..........402-463-1626 Upholstery THE COVER UP UPHOLSTERY 204 N. Clay, Box 387, Harvard.........402-772-4031 To Purchase Advertising On This Page Contact 462-2131 Houses For Sale 1003 OSWEGO: 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 2-car garage, large master bedroom, family room with fireplace, all oak, underground sprinklers. Great neighborhood. Move in ready! 402-460-0139 118 Mobile Homes For Sale COME SEE now newer 3bedroom. Will finance with tax return. 402-469-4777 119 Residential Lots LOTS, MODEL Homes: 4 Subdivisions. Agent/owner, 402-461-1785. 130 Auction Sales Korky Lightner Auction New semi-load of merchandise. Every Monday, 5:30 p.m. 1940 West A. 402-469-0703 PARR AUCTION Dave Parr, associate, Gateway Realty. 756-6135 RANDY RUHTER, Auctioneer and Broker, 2837 W. Hwy. 6, Hastings, NE, 402-463-8565. Husker Auction & Real Estate, Inc. THIS WEEK’S FEATURED HOME 4155 S. WANDA AVE., JUNIATA Acreage on oil road with nicely updated 3 BR home features newer windows, high efficiency furnace, vinyl siding, shingles. Includes 30’x60’ garage that has heat/AC, plus 2 updated storage sheds. Price Adjusted to $145,000. 402-463-5995 • 2727 W. 2nd, Ste. 104 Landmark Center • Hastings www.huskerrealty.com Ron Skrdla, Broker Multiple Listing Service MLS TM HAMILTON CO. LAND AUCTION LAND AUCTION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012 * 11:00 AM GILTNER COMMUNITY CENTER, MAIN ST, GILTNER, NE OWNERS - Ruth A. Decker And Maurice Mcnerney AUCTIONEERS NOTE; Here will be your opportunity to invest in development farmland. This Farm Has Great Potential for Pivot Irrigation. It has Good Soils and Underground Water Supply. The Farm – 154 Acres; Location: From Giltner, NE I-80 Exit #324; ½ Mile South and 2 ½ miles west. Legal; NW 1/4 exc Tract 26-10-8, Hamilton County, Neb. containing 154 acres more or less. The Farm; Combination Gravity Irrigated, Dry Land, and Pastureland Farm. It has a 6”Irrigation well rated at 1,000 GPM. Possession; Landlord Possession on March 1, 2012 Lease; Sale is Subject to a Cash Rent Lease for the 2012 Crop Year. Terms; 15% Down on Sale day with balance due on March 1, 2012 For complete details; Contact Cornwell Inc, for a Farms Data Information Packet; 402-694-2216 or Toll Free at 1-800-909-3894 or email: [email protected]. Cornwell, Inc. Land and Home Brokers - Auctioneers are agents of the seller. Tom Cornwell Dick Mundt Auctioneers Tom Cell: 402-694-9104 Office: 402-694-2216 Renee Arnold, Broker Multiple Listing Service MLS TM “The Auction Standard Since 1967” 2837 West Highway 6, Hastings, NE 68901 402-463-8565 • 402-362-4440 www.ruhterauction.com FARM LISTINGS ADAMS COUNTY FARMLAND Located on the west side of Hastings, Nebraska this approximate 40 acre tract of land is located adjacent to both established and expanding housing developments. This is an excellent opportunity to own a piece of farmland with an abundance of current developmental potential. $360,000 SOUTHERN NEBRASKA RETREAT Just north of Riverton, Nebraska this is 119 acres of absolutely the best in fishing, upland, turkey and whitetail deer hunting. Features live stream, running springs, 7 ponds and dams, open meadows, deep canyon habitat and a ranch style home with all the amenities. Call today for information and a private showing. SECLUDED HABITAT ADD $2.50 FOR DELIVERY 314 N. Burlington Ave. 2-BEDROOM: Unfinished basement. On 4 lots in Harvard. 402-469-7483. JEWELL COUNTY KANSAS PARADISE 160 acres of native pasture covered with cedars and hardwoods. One Extra Large Pizza w/2 toppings Plus Crazy Bread and 2 Liter Pop $ 2-BEDROOM: Main floor utilities. Joyce Schlachter, Broker, 402-462-5794. ROCK COUNTY PIVOT IRRIGATED WEEKEND SPECIAL GENERAL COUNSELING LLC Cyndee Fintel, LIMHP, Jessica Hunt, MS, PLMHP www.generalcounseling.com...........402-463-6811 25ʼx30ʼ, 25ʼx60ʼ heated shops, bath, 14ʼx14ʼ overhead door; 16ʼx26ʼ shop. 462-0594, 402-541-2480. Houses For Sale 1, 280 acres with 8 center pivots. Located just east of Rose, Nebraska. Computer Repair House Calls/ Free pickup and delivery 9 a.m.-9 p.m. daily 402-984-8001 or toll free 1-800-383-8141 Visa & Mastercard accepted. Business Property 116 YELLOW PAGES DEA ELECTRONICS 109 116 136 Livestock Livestock Items RITCHIE WATERS parts, sales, installation. Authorized dealer. 402-817-4279. 137 Hay/Seeds 80 BIG round soybean bales. $25 each or best offer. 402-756-7824 141 Services DISC ROLLING Sell, install, and roll disc blades. Jess Putnam Jr., Gibbon, NE. 866-297-5130 or 308-325-4608. 141 Services NOW ACCEPTING appointments for custom beef butchering at Custom Pack in Hastings. 402462-2532 This 200 acre property in very north-central Kansas offers some of the finest Whitetail and Wild Turkey habitat in the Midwest. DEVELOPMENTAL LOTS GREEN ACRES SUBDIVISION, JUNIATA, NEBRASKA 16 lots of various sizes and prices for sale. Call the office for details. 5 LOTS • REDUCED TO $7,500 144 Want To Rent Land FATHER, ALONG with son (who is hoping to get started in the farming business), is looking for farm ground to rent. Modern equipment. Will pay going rent price. Please call 308991-5184. WANT to rent or buy crop, pasture or hay ground. Young farmers. 402-8795465 or 402-879-5934. Located at the corner of Walnut & Oak, Harvard. 614 S. KANSAS, HASTINGS Lot. $15,000 COMMERCIAL LISTINGS 120 E. 2ND, HASTINGS $289,900 PROPERTY MAY BE DIVIDED 112-124 CHESTNUT AVENUE, HASTINGS, NE PRICE REDUCED This property is zoned Light Industrial and features over 34,000 square feet of storage/work space in 3 buildings. Reduced to $600,000 For further information on these listings check our website. To place your want ad for the Farmer's Corner call 402-462-2131 Randy Ruhter 402-469-0130 Lee Hogan 402-469-0112 Travis Augustin 402-469-0219 Sam Ruhter 402-460-1158 Janine Ruhter 402-469-6622 Alan Anderson 402-461-1785