Lawmakers probe widening generals scandal

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Lawmakers probe widening generals scandal
KIMBERLY DOZIER
AND NANCY BENAC
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON —
Lawmakers are digging into the
tangled tale of emails that
exposed an extramarital affair
ending David Petraeus’ CIA
career and led investigators to a
questionable relationship
between a Florida socialite and
the general commanding the
war in Afghanistan.
Their main question: Was
national security threatened?
The extramarital affair was
between Petraeus and his biographer Paula Broadwell, who
U.S. officials say sent harassing,
anonymous emails to a woman
she apparently saw as a rival
for Petraeus’ affections. That
woman, Jill Kelley, in turn trad-
ed sometimes flirtatious messages with Gen. John Allen,
possible evidence of another
inappropriate relationship.
The CIA’s acting director,
Michael Morell, started answering lawmakers’ questions
Tuesday on Capitol Hill, meeting with top Senate intelligence
officials to explain the CIA’s
take on events that led to
Petraeus’ resignation last week
after he acknowledged the
affair. The lawmakers are especially concerned over reports
that Broadwell had classified
information on her laptop,
though FBI investigators say
they concluded there was no
security breach.
President Barack Obama is
expected to make his first comments on the widening scandal
Refinancing
HMS bonds
could save
HPS $1M
Wednesday, during a postelection news conference at the
White House.
Obama had hoped to use the
afternoon news conference, his
first since his re-election, to
build support for his economic
proposals heading into negotiations with lawmakers on the
so-called fiscal cliff. But the
scandal could overshadow his
economic agenda this week,
derail plans for a smooth transition in his national security
team and complicate war planning during a critical time in
the Afghanistan war effort.
Allen has been allowed to
stay in his job as commander
of the Afghan war and provide
a leading voice in White House
discussions on how many
troops will remain in
Afghanistan — and for what
purposes — after the U.S.-led
combat operation ends in
2014. The White House said
the investigation would not
delay Allen’s recommendation
to Obama on the next phase of
the U.S. troop drawdown from
Afghanistan, nor would it delay
the president’s decision on the
matter. Allen’s recommendation is expected before the end
of the year.
But Obama did put on hold
Allen’s nomination to become
the next commander of U.S.
European Command as well as
the NATO supreme allied commander in Europe, at the
request of Defense Secretary
Leon Panetta, until Pentagon
investigators are able to sift
Please see GENERALS/page A3
PAUL J. RICHARDS/AP
In this July 9, 2011, file photo, Gen. John Allen (left) and
Gen. David Petraeus greet former CIA Director and new U.S.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (right) as he lands in Kabul,
Afghanistan.
The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat
WILL VRASPIR
wvraspir@hastingstribune.com
Administrators with Hastings Public Schools
are hoping to save more than $1 million by refinancing the bonds used to build the middle
school.
During a Board of Education work session
Tuesday evening, finance director Jeff Schneider
told the board that refinancing a portion of the
bonds taken out in 2006 could save the district
more than $1 million over the next five years.
Each year, the district will have to pay about
$50,000 less in debt repayment. The interest savings are estimated to add up to about $1 million
over that time.
Schneider suggested the board approve the
move, which would include about $8 million in
bonds. Instead of the current 5 percent interest
rate, he said the district could get a rate of 2.6
percent.
Please see HMS/page A3
AMY ROH/Tribune
Highland Park
pavilion would
be ‘wonderful
asset’ for city
Adams Central’s Joshua Nienhueser reacts to the Patriots’ loss to Boone Central/Newman Grove at the Class C-1 semifinal game
Tuesday in Albion.
FUNDRAISING BEGINS
FOR $85,000 PROJECT
JOCELYN MCMURTRY
jmcmurtry@hastingstribune.com
A pavilion, path and new landscaping will help
beautify Hastings’ original cemetery next spring.
Fundraising has begun for the project at the
three-acre Highland Park Cemetery at 12th Street
and Burlington Avenue, just south of Hastings
Museum.
Plans include construction of a pavilion in the
center of the cemetery that will include benches,
electricity, lighting and a water source. The pavilion will be handicap accessible.
The pavilion will be set off with new landscaping and an entrance patio, along with a path for
easy access to the pavilion. The path will run
from south of Hastings Museum to the pavilion.
Bob Foote Sr., head of the fundraising committee for the project, said the entire project is
expected to cost around $85,000.
Please see PAVILION/page A3
LAURA BEAHM AND AMY ROH/Tribune
Left: Sutton’s Trae Ramer celebrates winning possession of the ball in the
fourth quarter of the Class C-2 semifinal game against Doniphan-Trumbull
Tuesday night in Sutton. Sutton went on to win 36-18, advancing to next
week’s state championship game. Above: Adams Central cheerleader Anna
Queen cheers on the Patriots during their Class C-1 semifinal game Tuesday
in Albion. For more on the semifinals, see page B1.
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GILBERT, Ariz. — Police in
Arizona say a Mesa woman
injured her husband by running over him with an SUV
because he didn’t vote in last
week’s presidential election.
Authorities say Holly
Solomon opposed President
Barack Obama and was upset
her husband didn’t go to the
polls.
The husband told investigators Solomon believed her family was going to face hardship if
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Police say Solomon chased
her husband through a Gilbert
parking lot, circled him as he
hid behind a light pole, struck
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Yesterday and Today
Obituaries
LAURA L. LJUNGGREN
Harvard resident Laura
Louise Ljunggren, 85, passed
away Monday, November 12,
2012, at the Harvard Rest
Haven in Harvard, NE.
Services will be Saturday,
November 17, 2012, at 10:30
a.m. at the Harvard United
Church
of Christ in
Harvard, NE,
with
Pastor Dave
Johnson officiating. Burial will
be at the
Harvard
Cemetery in
Harvard, NE. Visitation will be
Friday, November 16, 2012,
from noon to 9 p.m. with the
family present from 7 p.m. to 9
p.m. at the Alberding-Wilson
Funeral Home, 512 N. Harvard
Ave in Harvard, NE.
Condolences may be sent to
the family from
www.brandwilson.com.
Memorials may be given to
the United Church of Christ or
the Harvard Rest Haven, both
in Harvard, NE.
Laura was born on December
31, 1926, to Lloyd A. and M.
Izora (Kitzinger) Smith on the
family farm east of Harvard,
NE. She attended elementary
school at District 32 in Clay
County, and graduated from
Harvard High School in 1945.
She was employed at the
Harvard Air Base until it closed
following WWII and then
worked at Gambles in Hastings,
NE. On February 10, 1947, she
married Lester G. Ljunggren
and they began farming at
Stockham and later north of
Harvard in Clay County. In
1952, they moved to their current residence on a Hamilton
County farm.
She was an active member of
the Harvard United Church of
Christ. She taught Sunday
school for many years, served
on the church council and was
a long time member of the
Ladies Guild, serving as president and treasurer. She spent
many hours quilting in the
church basement.
Laura enjoyed the GGG and
Greenwood Clubs in Giltner,
NE. She participated in the
Harvard VFW Auxiliary #5539.
She served as a 4-H leader
when her girls were involved.
Laura and Lester joined a card
club in 1948, and enjoyed that
activity until recently. She enjoyed embroidering quilts, tea
towels and making pieced
quilts until she was diagnosed
with macular degeneration in
1996. In addition, she helped
with farm duties, tended her
flower garden, raised many
chickens, and delivered eggs.
She is survived by her husband, Lester; one son, Keith
and wife Susan of Harvard; two
daughters, Mary Jo and husband Michael Ochs of
Brighton, CO, Peggy and husband Dennis Kooyman of
Humboldt, IA; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren;
and nieces, nephews, cousins
and friends.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; sister, Lola
Konzak; and grandson, David
Ochs.
PAUL A. HEIFNER
Paul Allin Heifner, age 77, of
Livingston, Texas, passed away
October 31, 2012, on Halloween in his home. He was born
November 26, 1934, to Joseph
Ernest and
Helen (Yeakey)
Heifner in
Moberly,
Missouri.
He married
Dee Heifner
and
fathered 2
children. Later
divorced, he met and married
Audrey A. (Aumiller) Heifner,
of Selden, Kansas, where they
lived in Harvard and then rural
Hastings, Nebraska, until her
passing in 1995. Afterwards, he
moved to Texas and met and
married Joyce S. (Green)
Heifner until his death.
Paul served 12 years in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean
and Vietnam wars with a portion of his service in
Antarctica. In Nebraska, he
worked many years at Chief
Industries and also drove truck
coast to coast. He fostered 33
area youth into his home. At
the time of his passing, he
worked as a Corrections Officer
at GEO Correctional facility in
Cleveland, Texas. He enjoyed
music and was a cowboy at
heart whom loved God, Family
and our Country.
Services were held at the
Cochran Funeral Home Chapel
in Livingston, Texas, which
were officiated by Pastor Bill
Cook of Ridin’ on Faith
Cowboy Church. Paul was laid
to rest November 5, 2012, with
Military Honors at the
Splendora Cemetery in
Splendora, Texas.
Paul was preceded in death
by his parents; his wife, Audrey
A. (Aumiller) Heifner; sisters,
Lollie Roberts, Virginia Heifner
and honorary sister Corrine
Hess. He is survived by his
wife, Joyce Heifner of
Livingston; sons, Michael and
Donna Heifner of Joplin, MO,
Patrick and Cindy Heifner of
Bloomington, IN, John Heifner
of Ellis, KS, Andrew and Pastor
MaryAnn Kaus of Holyrood,
KS; and daughter, Donna and
Rob Soneson of Ellis, KS; with
many grandchildren, greatgrandchildren and former foster children.
A Memorial Gathering will
be held in Paul’s honor,
Saturday, November 17, 2012,
at 1 p.m. in the Barn at
Cottage Lane Pumpkin Patch,
1001 West 15 St., Ellis, KS
67637, for those family and
friends who could not attend
services in Texas. Memorials
received will be forwarded to
Texas in his honor.
Autumn mist
FERENC KALMANDY/AP
Morning mist floats above the water of Lake Orfu, decorated with autumn colors, at Orfu, Hungary, Wednesday.
City. Visitation is 5-7 p.m.
Friday at the church. Higgins
Funeral Home in Loup City is
in charge of arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to
the Immanuel Lutheran
Church or Sherman County 4H Club.
Condolences may be sent to
www.higginsfuneralhomelc.com
PAMELA J. DERICKS
Hastings resident Pamela
Jean Dericks, 50, died Tuesday,
Nov. 13, 2012, at Mary
Lanning Healthcare in
Hastings.
Services are pending with
Brand-Wilson Funeral Home in
Hastings.
WALTER ‘PETE’ MCCARTY
Pueblo, Colo., resident
Walter “Pete” McCarty, 90,
died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012.
Graveside services are 11
a.m. Saturday at Evergreen
Cemetery in Superior with the
Rev. Dr. Jocelyn Tupper officating. Burial with military rites
will be at Evergreen Cemetery
in Superior. Megrue-Price
Funeral Home in Superior is in
charge of arrangements.
DENNIS KLEIN
Hastings resident Dennis
Klein, 52, died Tuesday, Nov.
13, 2012, at Haven Home in
Kenesaw.
Livingston-Butler-Volland
Funeral Home & Cremation
Center in Hastings
VIOLA M. BORTON
Red Cloud resident Viola M.
Borton, 84, died Wednesday,
Nov. 14, 2012, at Heritage Care
Center in Red Cloud.
Simonson-Williams Funeral
Home in Red Cloud.
resulting Battle of Fredericksburg proved a
disaster for the Union.
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 14, the
319th day of 2012. There are 47 days
left in the year.
TODAY IN NEBRASKA
MEMORY LANE
TRIBLAND
Sixty years ago: Members of the Kosmet
Klub at Hastings High School presented
the play, “Annie Get Your Gun,” in the
City Auditorium.
Fifty years ago: Arlo Kranau, Kenneth
Pfeiffer and Larry Bonifas were selected as
outstanding young farmers-ranchers of
Adams County by the Hastings Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
Forty years ago: The 60-bed Harvard
Rest Haven Home was completed for
$450,000. There were 41 residents and 28
employees. Lee Voorhees was chairman of
the board, which also included Herman
Pieper, Fred Roberts, Wendell Alberding
and Earl England.
Thirty years ago: The Nebraska
Department of Education was offering
videotaped language courses to schools
that could not afford to hire a foreign language teacher.
Twenty years ago: An open house honored Hastings High School English
teacher Betty Kort, who had been named
Nebraska Teacher of the Year.
Ten years ago: The Blue Hill Library’s
expansion and renovation project, which
began in July 2002, was about 40 percent
complete.
One year ago: Clay County Sheriff Jeff
Franklin, 50, was preparing to become
president of the Nebraska Sheriff’s
Association for 2012, taking over for
Fillmore County Sheriff Bill Burgess, who
was the current president.
HIGHLIGHT IN HISTORY
On Nov. 14, 1862, during the Civil
War, President Abraham Lincoln gave the
go-ahead for Maj. Gen. Ambrose
Burnside’s plan to capture the
Confederate capital of Richmond; the
In 1962, after pedaling a bicycle 1,041
miles, Mark Dustin of Durham, N.C.,
arrived to see the old town of Dustin in
northwest Holt County, but found only a
faded sign.
ON THIS DATE
In 1851, Herman Melville’s novel
“Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale” was first
published in the United States.
In 1881, Charles J. Guiteau went on
trial for assassinating President James A.
Garfield. (Guiteau was convicted and
hanged the following year.)
In 1889, inspired by Jules Verne, New
York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth
Cochrane) set out to travel around the
world in less than 80 days. (She made the
trip in 72 days.) Jawarharlal Nehru, the
first prime minister of independent India,
was born.
In 1910, Eugene B. Ely became the first
aviator to take off from a ship as his
Curtiss pusher rolled off a sloping platform on the deck of the scout cruiser USS
Birmingham off Hampton Roads, Va.
In 1944, Tommy Dorsey and his
orchestra recorded “Opus No. 1” for RCA
Victor.
In 1969, Apollo 12 blasted off for the
moon.
In 1972, the Dow Jones Industrial
Average closed above the 1,000 level for
the first time, ending the day at 1,003.16.
TODAY IN SPORTS
In 1956, New York Yankee Mickey
Mantle was named American League
MVP, his first of three, after finishing the
season with 52 home runs and 130 RBIs.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Former U.N. Secretary-General Boutros
Boutros-Ghali is 90. Actress Kathleen
Hughes is 84. Former MLB All-Star Jimmy
Piersall is 83. Former NASA astronaut Fred
Haise is 79. Jazz musician Ellis Marsalis is
78. Composer Wendy Carlos is 73. Writer
P.J. O’Rourke is 65. Zydeco singer-musician Buckwheat Zydeco is 65. Britain’s
Prince Charles is 64. Rock singer-musician
James Young (Styx) is 63. Singer Stephen
Bishop is 61. Blues musician Anson
Funderburgh is 58. Pianist Yanni is 58.
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice is 58. Presidential adviser Valerie
Jarrett is 56. Actress Laura San Giacomo is
51. Actor D.B. Sweeney is 51. Rapper
Reverend Run (Run-DMC) is 48. Actor
Patrick Warburton is 48. Rock musician
Nic Dalton is 48. Country singer Rockie
Lynne is 48. Pop singer Jeanette Jurado
(Expose) is 47. Retired MLB All-Star pitcher
Curt Schilling is 46. Rock musician Brian
Yale is 44. Rock singer Butch Walker is 43.
Actor Josh Duhamel is 40. Rock musician
Travis Barker is 37. Contemporary
Christian musician Robby Shaffer is 37.
Actor Brian Dietzen (TV: “NCIS”) is 35.
Rapper Shyheim is 35. Rock musician
Tobin Esperance (Papa Roach) is 33.
Actress Olga Kurylenko is 33. Actor
Graham Patrick Martin is 21.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I never gave away anything without
wishing I had kept it; nor kept anything
without wishing I had given it away.”
— Louise Brooks, American actress
(born this date in 1906, died 1985)
FACT OF THE DAY
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is
not the actual average price of its component stocks, but a weighted average that
compensates for the effects of stock splits
and other adjustments.
NUMBER OF THE DAY
$45.9 million — earnings of NBA star
LeBron James in 2012. More than half of
the total came from endorsements.
LUNAR LANDING
Between new moon (Nov. 13) and first
quarter (Nov. 20).
Sources: The Associated Press, Newspaper
Enterprise Assn. and World Almanac Education Group
Tribland
HARLAN QUANDT
Loup City resident Harlan
Quandt, 83, died Tuesday,
Nov. 13, 2012, at Rose Lane
Home in Loup City.
Services are 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Immanuel
Lutheran Church in Loup City
with the Rev. Shawn Kitzing
officiating. Burial is at
Evergreen Cemetery in Loup
HASTINGS TRIBUNE
Authorities arrested an 18year-old Lincoln man and cited
a 20-year-old Hastings man
Sunday for minor in possession
of alcohol at 416 S. California
Ave.
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.
A vehicle reportedly driven
by Tayler Beeson of 205 E.
University St. Sunday rolled
into a culvert at 4000 W. Pony
Express Road.
We buy cars. Jackson’s Car
Corner, Inc. 463-0688. -Adv.
by Jim Conner of Holstein
Saturday struck a deer at
Overland Avenue and U.S.
Highway 6.
Watch for the Football Contest in this Saturday’s Tribune
-Adv.
Corrections
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Hastings Tribune’s news coverage, we want to know. Call the
newsroom at 402-461-1257
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday, or email tribune@hastingstribune.com. Or
write to Newsroom, 908 W.
Second St., Hastings, NE 68901.
Ruth Nwaturuocha of
Lincoln reported Monday that
her fanny pack with credit
cards, money, identification
and keys were taken at 700 N.
Turner Ave.
It was reported Monday that
a game console, games and
clothing owned by Michael
Martin, address unknown, were
taken from a vehicle at 509 S.
New York Ave.
Donate two cans of food plus
$10 equals a dozen roses at
Bob Sass Flowers thru Saturday.
-Adv.
Joyce E. Schiffler of 421 W.
Fifth St. No. 1 reported
Monday that her chair was
taken at her residence.
Bob Sass Flowers Holiday
Sale, November 15 to 17; 20%
savings store wide. Don’t miss!
-Adv.
Lotteries
WINNING NUMBERS
Tuesday
Kansas Pick 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-9-0
Nebraska Pick 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .0-6-3
MyDaY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12-33
Nebraska Pick 5 . . . . . . .2-9-15-30-35
Jackpot: $54,000
MegaMillions . . . .6-12-31-46-56-Y-34
Megaplier: 2
2by2 . . . . . . . . . .Red 1-22, White 8-21
by Kylie M. Cooper of 1715
Bateman St. Saturday struck a
deer at 42nd Street near
Baltimore Avenue.
Chamber Variety Show and
Taste of Hastings Friday, November 16, at City Auditorium.
Tickets still available at the
Chamber Office for $15 each. Adv.
It was reported Sunday that
barricades owned by VanKirk
Brothers Contracting Services,
Sutton, were taken at Marian
Road and Prairie Lake Road.
Eagles bingo Thursday, 7:00;
pig and bonanza. -Adv.
It was reported Monday that
copper wire owned by Kinder
Morgan, 715 W. J St., was taken
from a truck at the business.
Thanksgiving buffet November 22, 11:00 to 2:00. Garden
Cafe 463-8387 for reservations.
-Adv.
Calendar
HASTINGS
Area funerals
u Celebration of Lights, 5-8 p.m.
Thursday in downtown Hastings.
For more information, call 402-461-8413.
u Bingo, 7 p.m. Thursday at the
Eagles Club, 107 N. Denver Ave.
u Al-Anon, noon Thursday, The
Kensington, 233 N. Hastings Ave.
u Alcoholics Anonymous, noon,
5:15, and 8 p.m., 521 S. St. Joseph
Ave.; 7 p.m. (Women’s group), 907
S. Kansas Ave.; and 8 p.m., Faith
Lutheran Church, 837 Chestnut
Ave. Thursday.
u Red Cross Bloodmobile, noon to
5:15 p.m. Thursday, First
Congregational United Church of
Christ. Make appointment at 1-800GIVE-LIFE.
u GriefShare, 7 p.m. Thursday,
First St. Paul’s Youth and Family
Center, Fourth Street and Lexington
Ave. For more information, call 402463-1329 or visit www.griefshare.org.
u Narcotics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, 422 N. Burlington Ave.,
rear entrance.
Friday
u Walter J. Bates, 88, of Hebron,
2 p.m. at United Methodist Church
in Davenport.
u Juniata Alcoholics Anonymous, 8
p.m. Thursday, United Methodist
Church basement, 610 N. Adams Ave.
Public notices
See today’s notices on Page B6
u Notice of trustee's sale, Wesley
Ruby
u Notice of informal probate,
Maricel Fermin
u Notice of meeting, Hastings
School Board
u Notice of meeting, Upper
Republican NRD
JUNIATA
HASTINGS TRIBUNE
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Generals: Lawmakers probe widening scandal
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SMALL TOWN
SWINDLE
ROCKFORD, Ill. — A
longtime bookkeeper pleaded
guilty Wednesday to allegations she embezzled more
than $50 million from a small
city in Illinois to fund a lavish
lifestyle that included a
nationally known horsebreeding operation.
Rita Crundwell, the former
comptroller of Dixon, pleaded
guilty to a charge of wire
fraud in federal court in
Rockford. She was allowed to
remain free until her Feb. 14
sentencing hearing.
Prosecutors have said she
stole public money while
overseeing the city’s finances
and siphoned it into a secret
bank account.
Residents in Dixon, the
boyhood home of the late
President Ronald Reagan, welcomed Crundwell’s plea. Its
16,000 residents are largely
lower-middle class, working
at factories and grain farms,
and they had come to trust
Crundwell to manage the
town’s finances with little
oversight.
“It is a pity and tragedy —
for us and herself,” Mayor
James Burke said. “But having
said that, the people who care
about the community are
looking forward, not backward.”
FLARE GUN ASSAULT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A
Rhode Island man is accused
of trying to settle an argument about noise by shooting
his neighbor with a flare gun,
setting his jacket on fire.
Mark Hitchner was arrested
after he shot 59-year-old
Joseph Motta in the neck
with the gun.
The 49-year-old Hitchner
told police he yelled at Motta
about noise coming from his
Providence apartment
Monday evening. Police say
Motta told Hitchner to “bring
it on” and followed him into
his apartment where Hitchner
pulled out the flare gun.
Motta declined medical
treatment.
Hitchner is charged with
assault with a dangerous
weapon. A phone number
could not be found for
Hitchner and it was not
known if he’s represented by
a lawyer.
KITTEN KILLING
LAS VEGAS — A court
hearing has been postponed
for two Las Vegas 11-year-olds
facing juvenile criminal allegations that they threw
stones that killed six newborn
kittens.
Prosecutor Michael Watson
says he received the boys’
psychological evaluations
Tuesday and needs time to
review the findings.
Watson says Family Court
Judge William Voy rescheduled the hearing for Dec. 4.
The boys’ names haven’t
been made public because of
their ages. They were put on
house arrest following an earlier court appearance.
Police say neighbors heard
breaking glass Oct. 9 at an
apartment complex, and witnesses reported seeing the
boys throwing stones before
running away.
Authorities say the rocks
killed six kittens as their
mother gave birth.
The boys could face up to
30 days’ detention on seven
counts each of animal cruelty.
Continued from page A1
through the 20,000-plus pages
of documents and emails that
involve Allen and Kelley.
NATO Secretary-General
Anders Fogh Rasmussen said
Wednesday that he had “full
confidence” in Allen and
looked forward to working
with him if he is ultimately
confirmed.
The FBI decided to turn over
the Allen information to the
military once the bureau recognized it contained no evidence
of a federal crime, according to
a federal law enforcement official who was not authorized to
discuss the matter on the
record and demanded
anonymity. Adultery, however,
is a crime under the Uniform
Code of Military Justice.
Allen, 58, worked to save his
imperiled career. He told Gen.
Martin Dempsey, chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that
he is innocent of misconduct,
according to Col. David Lapan,
Dempsey’s spokesman.
At a news conference
Wednesday in Perth, Australia,
Panetta said, “No one should
leap to any conclusions,” and
said he is fully confident in
Allen’s ability to continue to
lead in Afghanistan. He added
that putting a hold on Allen’s
European Command nomination was the “prudent” thing
to do.
Known as a close friend of
Petraeus, Kelley, 37, triggered
the FBI investigation that led to
the retired four-star general’s
downfall as CIA director when
she complained about getting
anonymous, harassing emails.
They turned out to have been
written by Petraeus’ mistress,
Broadwell, who apparently was
jealous of the attention the
general paid to Kelley.
In the course of looking into
that matter, federal investigators came across what a
Pentagon official called “inap-
CONNIE CASS
WASHINGTON — One day CIA
Director David Petraeus was sending out
signals he’d like to stay on for President
Barack Obama’s second term. The next he
was hurrying to the White House to offer
his resignation and remorse over an extramarital affair. In rapid succession, other
characters have emerged in North
Carolina, Florida and Afghanistan with
story lines that resemble the latest installment of “Real Housewives.”
And the scandal’s become so complicated you need a scorecard to keep track:
DAVID PETRAEUS
A highly decorated four-star Army general
lauded for his leadership of the Iraq and
Afghanistan wars, Petraeus, 60, moved into the
civilian world to become CIA director in
September 2011. He shocked official
Washington on Friday by admitting an extramarital affair with his biographer and resigning his
spymaster post.
PAULA BROADWELL
The other woman. Now a 40-year-old author
and married mom of two young children, she
was a West Point-educated
Army reservist and graduate
student when she met
Petraeus at Harvard in 2006.
She later embarked on a
case study on his leadership
of the Iraq War. After he took
the helm in Afghanistan,
Broadwell expanded her
work into a biography, gaining unprecedented access
Broadwell
to Petraeus and his commanders. It’s called “All In: The Education of
General David Petraeus.”
Their affair began in November 2011, a couple
of months after he became CIA director, according to retired Army Col. Steve Boylan, a friend
of the Petraeus family. It ended last summer,
Boylan said.
propriate communications”
between Allen and Kelley, both
of them married.
A senior U.S. official told The
Associated Press that other senior U.S. officials who read the
emails determined that the
exchanges between Allen and
Kelley were not sexually explicit or seductive but included pet
names such as “sweetheart” or
The relationship was exposed after Broadwell
of Charlotte, N.C., sent emails to another
woman, Jill Kelley, warning her to stay away
from Petraeus, officials said.
JILL KELLEY
All threads in the story trace back to this
Tampa, Fla., socialite.
A surgeon’s wife and mother of three children, Kelley is a sort of selfappointed social ambassador for the nearby U.S.
Central Command and other
officers at MacDill Air Force
Base. The Kelleys opened
their bayside home to lavish
parties where military brass
mingled with Tampa’s elite.
In this role, she befriended
Petraeus and his wife, Holly,
Kelley
when he took over Central
Command in October 2008.
Kelley, 37, stayed in close contact with
Petraeus after he left to take command of the
Afghanistan war. They exchanged nearly daily
emails in an account routinely monitored by his
aides, according to two former staffers, who
said those messages weren’t romantic in tone.
In May, Kelley started getting anonymous,
harassing emails warning her away from
Petraeus. She reported the email to the FBI.
The FBI traced the messages to Broadwell,
uncovering her affair with Petraeus. The FBI
notified Petraeus’ boss, Director of National
Intelligence James Clapper, who urged him to
resign.
And the FBI found something more.
It unearthed “inappropriate communications”
between Kelley and another top military officer,
John Allen, according to Pentagon officials.
JOHN ALLEN
The four-star Marine general who followed in
Petraeus’ footsteps at Central Command and
then as top U.S. commander in Afghanistan is
now following him into choppy waters.
The Pentagon is investigating 20,000 pages of
documents and emails involving Allen, who is
married, and Kelley. Some of the communications were “flirtatious,” according to a senior
“dear.” The official said that
while much of the communication — including some from
Allen to Kelley — is relatively
innocuous, some could be construed as unprofessional and
would cause a reasonable person to take notice.
That official and others who
described the investigation
requested anonymity on
defense official, who spoke on condition of
anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to discuss the case publicly.
Like Petraeus, Allen, 58, was part of the Tampa
social circle; he moved up to acting commander
when Petraeus left for Afghanistan. When
Petraeus came home from Afghanistan, Allen
moved into the top job there — his current post.
President Barack Obama has nominated Allen
to take over U.S. European Command and lead
all NATO forces in Europe. That’s been put on
hold. He denies any wrongdoing and remains in
charge in Afghanistan.
NATALIE KHAWAM
Kelley’s twin sister also socialized with the
two generals. Both Petraeus and Allen wrote
letters lauding Khawam as a devoted mother to
help her in a bitter child custody battle with her
ex-husband. Earlier in that divorce case,
Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz had criticized
Khawam for a lack of honesty and “misrepresentations about virtually everything.”
HOLLY PETRAEUS
Petraeus’ wife of 38 years, mother of their two
grown children, is in charge of service member
assistance at the Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau and is a well-known advocate for military families. Mrs. Petraeus is said to be devastated by her husband’s infidelity. “Furious would
be an understatement,” family friend Boylan
told ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
THE SHIRTLESS FBI AGENT
And then there’s this unnamed character: The
FBI agent to whom Kelley first took her complaint was a longtime friend. And he had once
sent her shirtless photos of himself, according
to a federal law enforcement official.
He passed the information along to others for
investigation, and was subsequently told to
steer clear of the case because his superiors
worried that he had become obsessed with it,
the official said.
But the agent passed along a tip about
Petraeus’ affair to Republican Rep. Dave
Reichert of Washington state, who got word to
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Oct. 27,
nearly two weeks before the scandal became
public.
grounds that they were not
authorized to discuss the situation publicly.
Kelley served as a sort of social
ambassador for U.S. Central
Command in Tampa, Fla., hosting parties for Petraeus when he
was commander there from
2008-10. The friendship with the
Petraeus began when they arrived
in Tampa, and the Kelleys threw
a welcome party at their home, a
short distance from Central
Command headquarters, introducing the new chief and his
wife, Holly, to Tampa’s elite,
according to staffers who served
with Petraeus.
Such friendships among senior military commanders and
prominent local community
leaders are common at any base.
Pavilion: Fundraising begins for Highland Park project
The project is sponsored by the
arboretum committee of the Hastings
Community Foundation. The foundation anticipates the building will be used
for small meetings and quiet enjoyment.
The park is one of the most visible to
visitors, located along Burlington Avenue.
It contains the graves and headstones of
some of the city’s earliest inhabitants.
Foote said the committee already has
received some donations.
“People have started out by being
very generous and enthusiastic about
the project,” he said.
Fundraising is expected to be com-
pleted by April 1 so construction can
begin on Arbor Day, April 26.
“We’re shooting to have most of the
commitments Jan. 1,” Foote said. “We
have several people on the arboretum
committee making calls to certain companies.”
Foote said the committee is looking
for donations from $100 to $5,000. All
tax-deductible donations can be made
through the Hastings Community
Foundation and designated for the
Highland Park Pavilion fund.
“(The pavilion) will be a wonderful
asset for the community now and in
the future,” he said.
HMS: School district hopes to save $1 million by refinancing
This isn’t the first time the
district has saved money refinancing bonds.
In February, the district refinanced part of the bonds and
saved about 3 percent of the
refinanced amount. This time,
Schneider said it could be
upwards of 10 percent.
There will be a cost associated with the move, but
Schneider said that will be
taken out of the savings
instead of being paid by the
district.
Superintendent Craig Kautz
said financiers have been
watching the market and this
appears to be a good opportunity for the school.
“I feel very comfortable with
the way we’ve been going with
this,” he said.
The board will decide
whether to approve the refinance option at its meeting 7
p.m. Monday at the City
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In other business, the board
received a $30,000 donation
from the Hastings Senior High
Athletic Booster Club to go
toward the construction of a
new weight room at the high
school.
President David Long said
the club sees a need for a new
weight room because it is used
by students throughout the
year and the current space is
cramped.
He said the booster club
intends to raise private funds
for the entire project. The club
presented a check for $30,000
as a starting point.
Kautz said possible cuts in
state aid make an option of private partnerships appealing for
the weight room, but the board
also has to consider the district’s overall building strategy.
With the board looking at facility issues at the elementary
school level, he said a single
room may be a lower priority.
Kautz asked the booster club
for patience.
“I think the board has to
consider it seriously, but I don’t
think they should consider it
in isolation,” he said.
If the board decides the partnership is not feasible, Kautz
said the district would return
the booster club’s money.
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HASTINGS TRIBUNE
Ignoring
bullying
at school
can be tragic
The Grand Island Independent
It happens far too often today, especially among
young people. The strong pick on the weak, or the
weak pick on the even weaker — and others just
sit and let it happen.
It’s called bullying and it can happen anywhere,
in any school.
And sadly, the bullying can end in tragedy.
Kirk Smalley of Oklahoma was recently in
Central Nebraska speaking about how bullying
drove his son Ty, 11, to commit suicide. It was a
touching, gripping story.
It’s hoped that it touched and gripped people in
Central Nebraska enough that they’ll strengthen
efforts to prevent bullying.
Smalley’s movement is called “Stand for the
Silent,” and that is exactly what is needed.
Adults need to take a stand against bullying.
First, by modeling it in their own behavior.
Bullying in a workplace can’t be tolerated and
shouldn’t be acceptable.
And parents need to talk to their children and tell
them about the evils of bullying and teach that
other people need to be treated with respect and
love. It’s a lesson that must be taught at an early age.
Next, school officials must take a stand and
loudly declare that bullying won’t be tolerated.
School officials must have strict policies against
bullying, monitor cases closely and take seriously
any reports of bullying.
Often when incidents occur at schools, it’s the
students protecting themselves who often get
caught, as was the case with Smalley’s son. School
officials need to look deeper at incidents and see if
bullying was involved and not let the bullies
escape feeling they got away with it.
Third, and probably most important, young
people need to stand up and speak out against bullying among their peers. Young people, unfortunately, fear they themselves will become targets if
they speak against a bully or stand up for an individual being bullied. But they must take a stand.
Students need to band together against bullies.
There is strength in numbers and in an attitude
that students aren’t going to let another student be
picked on.
And lastly, the community needs to speak out,
take a stand and let it be known that bullying is
unacceptable.
Grand Island is fortunate that the YWCA is taking a leading role in the community effort and
will be hosting a meeting for youth and adults at 6
p.m. on Tuesday at the YWCA to discuss forming a
Stand for the Silent chapter.
Schools in the area also are stepping up. Grand
Island Central Catholic has started a two-year crusade against bullying. Walnut Middle School has
long had its Purple Hands program against violence and other schools also have programs.
With social media, bullying these days is taking
an emotional and psychological form as much as a
physical one, so the anti-bullying campaign must
be waged on many fronts.
Grand Island is standing up and taking notice of
bullying, but the effort can’t stop there. The community campaign needs support of parents, students and school officials so that Grand Island is
truly standing for the silent.
We live in different towns, but same home
T
here’s been a lot of talk in the wake
of the election about how “divided” we are as a nation and all the
ways that we are different. Bear
with me, if you will. I want to talk
about some of the ways that we’re the same.
I’m at the airport in Wichita, Kan., where
my flight home to Las Vegas has just been
delayed due to, well, whatever.
Why is not important. When is the question — as in, when will I ever get home? So
far, the answer remains to be seen.
I spent the past three days in nearby Salina,
where I spoke at a fundraiser for Women
Helping Women, a grass-roots nonprofit
group that truly and nobly lives up to its
name.
I arrived at the airport an hour ago in plenty of time for the scheduled departure, only
to be told the schedule had changed.
That’s life, isn’t it? Things change. I’m not
worried.
If my flight gets canceled and I can’t make
it home tonight, I can always go back to
Salina and somebody will take me in.
Seriously. I had all sorts of offers from people I had never met who, when they heard
that I was coming to town, emailed to invite
me to come to dinner or even sleep on their
hide-a-bed.
If I email those folks to say I’m coming
back tonight, surely one of them will offer to
put me up.
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you’d seen all those faces in the audience
smiling and nodding as if to say, yes,
absolutely, I and my family are just as crazy as
you and yours.
We care, most of us, about many of the
same things. We hope for our children’s
future, worry about our aging parents, delight
in our grandchildren and wonder if we’ll ever
get to retire.
We might disagree on how to deal with the
issues surrounding the things we care about.
But when we talk about real people, rather
than numbers, what they mean to us and
how they make us feel, we speak plainly in a
universal language and hear clearly with more
than our ears.
In the everyday, ordinary matters of the
heart, we are far more alike than we are different.
It helps, I think, to remember that. It helps
to treat each other with a measure of respect
and listen to each other’s stories.
We are all in this lifeboat together. We live
in different towns, but we share the same
home. Our elected officials need to remember
that and find ways to work together. If they
don’t, we ought to vote them out and elect
some who will.
I hope to visit Salina again one day. But my
flight is finally boarding. I am going home.
I will meet you there.
Sharon Randall is an award-winning columnist.
Her email is randallbay@earthlink.net.
Voice of the People
HPS OUTSTANDING
As this week is American Education Week,
I’d like to thank Hastings Middle School for
the kindness and compassion that they have
shown my special needs son. I wondered and
worried at first how he would survive transitioning to sixth grade at the big middle
school. However, the students, teachers and
staff at HMS have done an exceptional job of
respecting him as a person and supporting his
educational experience.
Hastings Public Schools does an outstanding job of advocating for all students, respecting diversity, and realizing the full potential
of every individual. I am proud to be associated with such an excellent educational institution.
I continuously reflect upon how blessed we
are to have such an excellent public school
system in our community. Every day, my son
comes home from school with a cheerful
smile on his face, a spring in his step, and stories of all the knowledge he has gained and
the friends he has made throughout the day.
For that, I am extremely grateful.
Mary Wolf
Hastings
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Salina is that kind of town,
the kind that can make a
stranger — even one from
Las Vegas, of all places — feel
like long-lost kin.
It’s a great place, warm and
welcoming, even if temperatures drop into the 20s, as
they did this weekend, and
Sharon
you have to put on everyRandall
thing in your suitcase to keep
from stuttering.
There are lots of places like Salina. I’ve had
similar offers of kindness wherever I’ve gone
to speak, from California to the Carolinas,
Texas to Tennessee, Nebraska, Ohio, Indiana,
Arkansas, Florida ...
I spend a lot of time in airports. Wichita
Mid-Continent is a perfectly nice one. But I’d
rather not sleep in it tonight.
On Sunday, in Salina, I spoke in a highschool auditorium to a thousand or so people,
most of whom have read my column for
years in the Salina Journal.
I talked about the same things I write about
— love and loss and life — and told family
stories about the time my blind brother got
drunk and tried to drive the car. Why my
mother and her sisters quit singing for the
radio. And how my sister once tried to shoot
me. Yes, with a real gun.
All the usual stories that most families have
in common.
At least, that’s what you’d have thought if
I’m not quite sure in what kind of a trance
one has to be to believe anything that comes
out of the mouth of a politician (“Locals
respond to election results,” Nov. 7 Tribune).
The President was re-elected by those with
whom his “Wall Street vs. Main Street” rhetoric struck a chord. Yet the top 10 corporate
contributors typically give almost equally to
the DNC and the RNC to hedge their bets,
knowing they will buy control of whoever is
elected. Few seem to be aware that
Obamacare is nothing but a money grab for
big insurance/big pharma. The rallying cry for
Mitt Romney seemed to be his promise to
repeal Obamacare, a feat which would have
required bipartisan action beyond Romney’s
control.
The debates were silent on the issues important to those of us who read beyond the
mainstream stories: the President’s “kill list”
of drone targets, where the number of dead
noncombatants invariably outnumbers “terrorists” killed, all without due process;
American expansionism and aggression in the
Middle East based on fundamental untruths
regarding the presence of WMDs and an
Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program declared
nonexistent by 16 U.S. intelligence agencies
and the International Atomic Energy Agency;
the NDAA, which authorizes the military to
detain Americans on American soil indefinitely without due process. And not a word from
either candidate about Homeland Security’s
purchase of 750 million rounds of hollowpoint ammunition.
Voting, at least at the federal level, has
become virtually ineffective. We didn’t vote
the British tyranny out of America in 1776,
and it should be abundantly clear to any
American who is not asleep that we are not
going to vote out the tyranny so rapidly
approaching. It is my greatest fear that the
only way we are going to get our country
back is the way we got it in the first place.
Jim Becker
Hastings
SETTING RECORD STRAIGHT
I would like to set the record straight about
Lynn Jasnoch’s letter (Nov. 3 Tribune) that
questioned my character and motives. I do
not, nor have I ever, had a personal vendetta
against Heartland Pet Connection.
I feel that what I wrote was in good faith,
and my letter was based on facts from the
article the Tribune published, Lynn’s discussions with me in the past, and a former volunteer. If I truly had a vendetta, I would not
have donated approximately $230 for various
uses. I have not donated to any other shelter
in the Tri-Cities area.
Animals, especially cats, are very near and
dear to my heart. So as a concerned citizen, I
wanted to merely exercise my right to question a practice, policy, or procedure that is
bothersome or questionable to me. I never
intended to start an argument. I do apologize
if it came off that way to HPC and the board
of directors.
I hope by setting the record straight, both
HPC and I can move forward.
Suzanne Swanson
Hastings
NOT A GOOD PLAN
This is in response to Hannah Keen’s statement (Nov. 7 Tribune): “I wouldn’t have
insurance without Obamacare. I feel that
should be a right as a citizen.”
Hannah, you have always had the right to
have health care. You chose NOT TO.
If you are in school, your parents can keep
you on their plan until age 26, but it will be
expensive. If you have a job, your employer
may decide it is cheaper to pay the fine for
not providing company insurance, or he may
go with a high deductible to keep cost down,
or he may cut your hours or lay you off so he
can afford to buy company insurance, or close
the doors. You now HAVE TO BUY insurance
and the IRS will make sure of that.
The government will now regulate what a
doctor learns, how much he is paid, what will
be treated and the extent of the treatment.
Don’t expect to see your doctor as quickly as
you do now. Getting the best health care
available is no longer your right. More government workers will be hired, and there are
high taxes throughout this bill, including a
seller’s tax when someone sells their home.
Many faith-based charity organizations may
close their doors as having to buy insurance
that pays for abortions does not fit into their
beliefs. This is not an affordable plan or good
plan.
Health care laws needed to be changed, but
not the type of heath care provided. It is time
you read that almost 3,000-page bill and find
what the 13,000 pages of new regulations are
all about.
You have to buy it or pay a penalty. As for
those who truly cannot afford it and the 15
million illegals, we are paying for theirs as
well.
Donna Merkel
Hastings
WHO SHOULD WE FOLLOW?
When people say they believe in God, I
have to wonder who or what they are referring to. Is it a god of their own choosing, or
the one and only true God who created all
things, including we the people.
The framers of the Declaration of
Independence and our Constitution knew the
answer to this question when they wrote,
“We hold these truths to be self-evident that
all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their CREATOR with certain
unalienable rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
Most of these men lived their lives according to the truth claims found in Scripture.
The TRUTH found in Scripture told them how
they got here, why they were here, and where
they were going. Stating it another way, they
discovered whose they were, his purpose for
their lives and who they should follow.
We were all created by God and for God,
and until we figure that out, this life is not
going to make much sense.
Ken Pittz
Hastings
Hastings/Region
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Jury clears G.I. man of murder charge
GRAND ISLAND — A Nebraska
jury cleared a Sudan native of murder Tuesday in the fatal shooting of
a teenager at a Grand Island convenience store.
After almost a day of deliberating, the jury acquitted Arkanjelo
Kot in the death of 17-year-old
Walid Omar-Aden.
Kot’s attorney, Clarence Mock,
said Kot had feared for his life since
2009 when some men killed Kot’s
cousin and shot Kot. Kot testified
that Omar-Aden confronted him at
the store and said, “We killed your
cousin, and we’ll kill you, too.”
Mock said Kot did fire the fatal
shot but didn’t intend to kill anyone.
Kot then got his gun from his car
and approached the van OmarAden was in, Mock said. Kot said
he heard Omar-Aden yell “Get the
gun! Get the gun!” so Kot fired into
the van, striking Omar-Aden.
Hall County Attorney Mark
Young expressed disappointment
in the jury, saying the jury may
have struggled with some technical
aspects of the law.
“It’s going to be tough to call
Ohio and give this news to Aden’s
family,” Young said to The Grand
Island Independent. “I feel like I let
Mr. Aden’s family down and the
community down, and I’m sorry.”
Mock told the jury about Kot’s
personal history of growing up in
dangerous refugee camps after
being born in Sudan. He said that
when Kot moved to the United
States, Kot worked and attended
classes to learn English.
After Kot got a job in Grand
Island, he continued to study
English and helped out around his
apartment complex, Mock said.
And Kot also reported trouble
when things went wrong there,
Mock said.
“He wasn’t the cause of it,” his
attorney said.
Young had urged the jury not to
be influenced by sympathy for Kot
who did have it tough growing up.
Kot went to his car, Young said,
and got his gun from a backpack,
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loaded it and put a round in the
chamber
“Loading the gun and turning
off the safety tell you where his
mind was,” Young said. “Mr. Aden
should not have been doing what
he was doing, but none of it was a
reason to take a life.”
Kot thanked everyone as he was
led out of the courtroom in handcuffs Tuesday. He will remain in
custody even after his acquittal
because he is charged with seconddegree assault in a June incident in
jail. Kot has pleaded not guilty to
that assault charge, and is scheduled to appear in court for a pretrial hearing in that case on
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EDGAR — The architect working with the city
here will once again refine the design for the proposed community center after contractor bids all
came in too high.
Mayor Brad Brennfoerder said in an interview
this morning that the lowest of the five bids the
city received in advance of the Edgar City Council
meeting Tuesday was 23 percent over the project
budget.
“There’s a lot of different angles that we’ve had to
go through,” he said.
Edgar is working with architect Bruce Bailey of
Lincoln architecture firm Design Associates.
A bond issue to pay for a community center
passed during the May 15 primary election, 115-49
— 70.1 to 29.9 percent.
Edgar voters rejected a similar proposal in
November 2010 by a margin of 91-85, or 51.7 percent to 48.3 percent, even though the debt payments would be covered not by tax dollars, but by
interest from the Mike Sugden endowment bequest.
Sugden left $1 million to the city upon his death
more than two decades ago. The money was invested early on, and the interest it generates has been
used to finance various community improvements
in the intervening years.
Unlike the 2010 project, which called for more of
a recreation center, the building now will have a
full kitchen instead of a partial kitchen and also
include the Edgar city office.
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State
G.I. ADOPTS GAY RIGHTS POLICY
GRAND ISLAND — The Grand Island City
Council has overridden a mayoral veto and
enacted city employment protection for gay,
bisexual and transgender people.
The ordinance change adds protection to
only city policies and doesn’t affect any other
employer in the south-central Nebraska community.
The proposal passed on a 6-4 vote Tuesday
night. Then the council voted 8-2 to override
a veto by Mayor Jay Vavricek, who said he saw
the ordinance change as merely symbolic.
The council on Oct. 9 rejected a measure
that would have barred businesses from discriminating against current or prospective
employees based on their sexual orientation. It
also would have covered housing and retail situations.
UNK asks judge
to dismiss federal
housing lawsuit
MAN PLEADS NO CONTEST
GRANT SCHULTE
Please see EDGAR/page A6
TO SEX WITH BOYS
OMAHA — A 62-year-old Omaha man has
pleaded no contest to eight charges related to
accusations that he sexually assaulted boys
who worked for his lawn care company.
Daniel Mangiameli entered his plea on
Tuesday. He will be sentenced in January, and
he faces 15 years to life.
In jail interviews Tuesday with several
Omaha news outlets, Mangiameli acknowledged having sex with at least 20 boys. He
says “sensual relationships occurred” with
boys ages 13-16, most of whom he hired for
his snow removal and lawn care business.
Prosecutors say Mangiameli also took nude
pictures of some of the boys.
Mangiameli has said he doesn’t’ believe he
did anything wrong. He was arrested in Texas
on March 14 as he tried to flee to Mexico.
TANKER TRUCK ACCIDENT
LEAVES MILKY MESS
NORFOLK — Officials in Norfolk had to
clean up a milky mess after a tanker truck
overturned.
The tanker overturned Tuesday morning.
No one was injured but video provided by
Norfolk radio stations WJAG/KEXL showed
milk pooled around the truck.
Milk also poured out of the tank when the
truck was lifted back onto its wheels.
OFFICER SUES AFTER TOPLESS
LAURA BEAHM/Tribune
Gong master Greg Sinner hands over his mallet to judge Loren Winkelbauer during
an act at the Chamber of Commerce Gong Show Nov. 18, 2011, at the City
Auditorium. This year’s theme is the Awesome ’80s.
Awesome ’80s
CHAMBER VARIETY SHOW
AND TASTE OF HASTINGS 2012
SLATED FOR FRIDAY
JOCELYN McMURTRY
T
ease your hair, break out the leg
warmers and slip into some
parachute pants.
The theme of this year’s
Hastings Area Chamber of
Commerce Variety Show and Taste of
Hastings is The Awesome ’80s.
“Big hair! Rat it, tease it, get it as big as
you can,” said Mikki Shafer, chamber
membership coordinator. “Pretty much
anything went for style in the 1980s.”
The seventh annual variety show and local
food tasting will be Friday evening with a
social hour to visit food vendors beginning at
6 p.m. and the variety show at 7:30 p.m.
Vendors for this year’s Taste of Hastings
include Bullseye’s Sports Bar and Grille,
Godfather’s Pizza, Garden cafe, Jimmy
John’s, Napoli’s Italian restaurant, Taylor’s
Steakhouse and Lounge, HK Sports Bar
and Grill, Applebee’s, Murphy’s Wagon
Wheel and Winestyles.
Shafer said the Taste of Hastings is an
opportunity for local businesses to showcase menu items or test new items they
are considering putting on the menu.
The variety show that follows is an
opportunity for community members to
show off their hidden talents and provide
entertainment.
Shafer said the themes help determine
some of the skits or songs used in the talent show that follows the Taste of
Hastings social hour. Other themes that
have been used in the past include the
’60s, ’70s, country and ugly sweaters.
Please see AWESOME/page A5
LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska at
Kearney is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit that
accuses administrators of illegally denying a student’s request to keep a dog as a therapy animal in
her university apartment.
The Justice Department sued the university for
allegedly violating the U.S. Fair Housing Act after
administrators refused former student Brittany
Hamilton’s request to keep a dog to help her cope
with depression and anxiety.
At issue is whether university housing qualifies as a
“dwelling” that is subject to the U.S. Fair Housing Act.
The federal law says facilities that ban pets can’t deny
reasonable requests for service or therapy animals.
The university’s policy bans pets other than fish
from its housing unless the student has a disability
that requires a service animal or works on staff as a
hall director. Hamilton had asked to keep a 4-pound
miniature pinscher named Butch in her apartment
but was denied. The Justice Department lawsuit
alleges that Hamilton could not afford other housing options in or around Kearney, and needed the
dog to focus on her school work. An Omaha nurse
prescribed the dog to help her handle anxiety
attacks that made it difficult to sleep and breathe.
The university’s attorney, Scott Moore, argued in
court papers last week that universities aren’t landlords
and the federal housing law doesn’t apply to them.
“While it may seem counterintuitive, no reasonable person familiar with the plain meaning and
intent of the act could conclude that the university’s student housing is a ‘dwelling’,” Moore wrote in
a court filing.
Please see UNK/page A6
PHOTO SUSPENSION
OMAHA — The Omaha police chief has
suspended an officer after women posed for
photographs while topless on the officer’s
police motorcycle last summer.
Officer Terrence Cabral responded to the
weeklong suspension and requirement that he
be assigned to a patrol car rather than a
motorcycle by filing a lawsuit on Nov. 8.
The lawsuit seeks to halt Police Chief Todd
Schmaderer’s order that transferred Cabral
away from motorcycles. The suit claims
Cabral, who is Latino, was treated more harshly than non-Hispanic officers in other cases.
The incident stems from a July 28 charity
motorcycle rally in which woman posed topless for photos on the motorcycle.
BPW to consider approval of 2013 budget
JOCELYN McMURTRY
The Board of Public Works will
consider approval of the 2013
budget at its meeting Thursday.
The budget, discussed at a twoday work session last week,
includes increases in customer rates
for water and sanitary sewer.
Public hearings will be held on the
budget and approval of budget items
will be recommended to the Hastings
City Council for its approval.
Up for consideration is an ordinance increasing water rates from
$11.16 for six units of water to
$12.29 for six units of water — a 10
percent increase.
A unit of water is 100 cubic feet,
or 748 gallons of water.
HU manager Marv Schultes said
six units of water is the typical
amount of water a customer uses
during the winter months.
The water rates are being raised
due to an upcoming multimilliondollar project to keep uranium and
nitrate levels from rising in the
city’s drinking water.
The City Council has already
approved preliminary studies to discover what measures will need to be
taken to keep drinking water safe. A
plan of action will be determined
after the studies, done by the Natural
Resources Districts of Nebraska, are
completed. The utilities anticipates
the project will cost millions.
Another proposed ordinance up
for public hearing Thursday will
increase sanitary sewer rates by 8 percent each year from 2014 to 2016.
Residential rates for 2013, which
were approved in 2012, will
increase from $17.57 to $19.33 for
six units of sanitary sewer beginning Jan. 1.
Please see BPW/page A6
Region/State
Course tackles how to ride out ‘Blue Christmas’
HASTINGS TRIBUNE
A6
Local
GO FURTHER WITH
FORD EVENT
Hastings Ford Lincoln is
teaming up with community
members to help the United
Way of South Central
Nebraska’s annual campaign.
The newest Hastings dealership will host Go Further with
Ford Night from 5-8 p.m.
Thursday at the business,
3101 Osborne Drive West.
Ford will donate $10 to the
United Way for each person
who attends the event, up to
$2,000.
At the event, consumers
will be able to take part in fun
activities involving “American
Idol,” and refreshments will
be provided. The night is part
of a national event involving
participating Ford dealerships.
Registrants at dealerships on
Thursday will be entered into
a prize drawing to win a 2013
Ford Fusion.
“We all want to be part of
something bigger, and Go
Further with Ford Night is our
way of offering consumers a
chance to give back to our
community and have a lot of
fun.”
Region
CABARET
IN MINDEN
MINDEN — Soloist Mary
Carrick and pianist Todd
Brooks will bring their awardwinning cabaret act to the
Minden Opera House here for
a performance Friday.
Carrick and Brooks will perform at 7:30 p.m., with appetizers served beforehand starting at 7. Tickets are available
from the box office, 308-8320588, or online at www.mindenopera-house.com.
Their program combines
Broadway show tunes and
other American classics with
lesser-known selections. They
are known for their rapport
on stage and with their audiences.
The duo has received an
Outstanding Cabaret Award
from the Theatre Arts Guild
(Omaha metro area) and
nominations from the Theatre
Arts Guild and Omaha
Entertainment and Arts
Awards. They also have
received many awards and
nominations individually.
For more information, visit
www.marycarricksings.com.
ROSE BOWL
THEATRE REOPENS
FRANKLIN — The Rose
Bowl Theatre here will reopen
Friday after being closed several weeks for repairs following
a fire.
An open house begins 6:30
p.m. and will be followed by a
dedication ceremony at 7:30.
A free movie — title to be
determined — will be shown
at 8 p.m.
The theater will resume its
regular weekend schedule on
Saturday, with screenings of
“Here Comes the Boom”
planned for Saturday, Sunday
and Monday.
Damage to the theater
apparently occurred in the
overnight hours of Sept. 2324. A fire is suspected to have
started in a small plastic cooling fan sitting next to the projector and may never have
generated open flames, but
destroyed the theater’s new
$84,000 3-D digital projector
and caused smoke damage
throughout the building.
C-Tech Restoration of
Kearney began work on the
building Oct. 8. The project
included replacing all the ceiling tile, which required
removal of seats to make way
for scaffolding.
The Rose Bowl is a nonprofit entity run by community
volunteers.
CLASS OFFERS HOPE
TO THOSE DEALING
WITH DEATH
OR DIVORCE
JOHN HUTHMACHER
johnh@hastingstribune.com
Holidays can be a difficult
time for those dealing with
divorce or the death of a loved
one.
To kick off a 13-week course
on how to cope with divorce,
facilitators from the nondenominational DivorceCare program will present a course,
“Surviving the Holidays,” at
6:30 p.m. today and again at
6:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at Lifehouse
Church inside the Imperial
Mall, 3001 W. 12th St.
A nominal fee will be
charged for materials for the
two-hour class, which serves as
both a stand-alone session and
an introduction to the
DivorceCare program to launch
Jan. 13 at Lifehouse.
Volunteer instructors Edward
Milner and Kendra Munsell,
both of Hastings, will co-facilitate the single-session class and
DivorceCare program. “Surviving
the Holidays” includes printed
materials and a 40-minute video.
The course focuses on how those
coping with divorce can learn to
re-establish new traditions,
understand feelings associated
with divorce, maintain relationships with children, learn to forgive, and practice abstinence
before marriage.
“The same organization that
puts on DivorceCare has what
they call GriefShare,” Milner
said. “The ‘Surviving’ course is
for the person who is going
through their first holiday by
themselves. Basically, they just
need to show up and be willing
to be open.”
As is usually the case, both
facilitators leading the group in
Hastings are divorced. They lead
the “Surviving” and
“DivorceCare” programs as a
labor of love, without compen-
sation. Neither professional
counselors nor ordained ministers, the lay facilitators have
benefited from the program and
are now looking to help others.
“The problem with divorce
in society is people don’t take
the time to get over the relationship to find their identity
in a Biblical truth,” Milner said.
“So they enter into another
relationship that in essence is
going to be destined to fail.”
A national program headquartered in Wake Forest, N.C.,
DivorceCare is hosted by
churches of multiple denominations across the country.
Likewise, GriefShare is also
offered in a 13-session format.
A GriefShare group is currently
in progress at First St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church.
Milner and Munsell decided
to launch the DivorceCare program in Hastings to meet a perceived need here. The program
also is offered in churches in
Grand Island and Kearney.
“There are a lot of hurting
people in Hastings,” Milner
said. “I’m two years out of my
divorce and I definitely know
the feelings involved in it. But I
also know the healing that can
happen if you let the forgiveness come.”
For information, call Milner
at 303-909-5814 or Munsell
602-930-8434.
Nominations needed for young professional award
JOCELYN McMURTRY
The Hastings Area Chamber of
Commerce is taking nominations through Friday for the New
Emerging Talent Awards 2013.
The award was designed to
recognize 15 young professionals in Hastings and bring their
community contributions both
in and out of the workplace into
the spotlight.
Nominees must be between
the ages of 21-40, pursue excel-
lence and be a leader in their
current profession, and work to
improve the quality of life in
Hastings.
Nominations must be
received by Friday and can be
submitted to the Hastings Area
Chamber of Commerce, 301 S.
Burlington Ave., or e-mailed to
networkhastings@gmail.com.
A selection committee, including business and community
leaders, will review the nominations and choose 15 recipients.
Each recipient will be honored
at the annual Hastings Area
Chamber of Commerce banquet
in February. They also will be featured in a New Emerging Talent
2013 booklet that will be distributed by the Hastings Tribune.
Mayor makes appointments to boards for 2013
JOCELYN McMURTRY
At Monday’s Hastings City Council
meeting, Mayor Vern Powers made
reappointments to several city boards
and a few new appointments as well.
The Business Improvement District
Board welcomed Andrew Vrbas of
Pacha Soap. Powers said he appointed
Vrbas because of his new business in
the community.
Pacha Soap makes homemade soaps
out of organic materials out of a business in downtown Hastings and sells
its products at Back Alley Bakery.
Eldon Orthman and Tony Harman
were reappointed to the BID board
and Dick Hysell was reappointed to
the Board of Appeals.
Liz Halsted was appointed to the
Tree Board to replace David Wacker.
Camille Farrell was reappointed to
the Tree Board and Faye Friesen was
reappointed to the Library Board.
Also at Monday’s meeting, the
council:
u Tabled an ordinance regarding the establishment of grades in the City Code book. The
council is looking at putting the grade information online to make it more accessible.
Grades, or gradients, are the inclined or
sloped part of a road or railway. Currently, the
code establishing grades directs those with
questions to go to the city for more information.
u Approved a resolution to remove property from an area currently designated for county industry. The request to remove the property was made by Kenneth Morrison because
of potential developers for the property.
u Powers proclaimed Nov. 11-17 as Nurse
Practitioner Week. Cathy Phillips, psychiatric
nurse practitioner, accepted the proclamation.
BPW: HU board will give approval to budget at meeting
If the council approves the sanitary sewer rate increase, rates for
2014 would be $20.91 for six
units of sanitary sewer.
The increases are due to a $10
million dollar project that
involves new equipment to keep
ammonia waste down at the
waste water treatment plant. The
project was spurred by tighter
environmental standards.
The board also will consider
approval and recommendation of
a project coordinator for electrical
production.
“That position does not exist
currently,” Shultes said.
The position is being added
because more help is needed in
overseeing electrical production at
HU.
The board meets at 9 a.m. at
HU, 1228 N. Denver Ave. In
other business Thursday, the
board will hear an update of
power plant activities and receive
a presentation of the financial
review from McDermott and
Miller P.C. in Hastings.
Awesome: Chamber variety show slated for Friday
“It’s just a whole unique variety of different people in the community and
every year we have some new performers,” said chamber president Tom
Hastings.
Companies are encouraged to purchase
a corporate table and use the event as an
opportunity to host their holiday party,
Shafer said.
The event is a way for companies to get
their holiday party in without doing all
the planning on their own because food,
entertainment and seating are all provided.
Corporate tables are $300, which
includes admission for 10 people, 10
drink tickets and seating near the front of
the auditorium.
Hastings said it gives employees the
opportunity to socialize outside of work
and get to know each other better.
“The one thing we hear all the time is ‘I
didn’t realize this would be so much fun. I
can’t wait until next year.’ ” Hastings said.
“It’s an evening where people can come
out and have a fun time. It’s not really oriented towards business, but because of the
nature and the people there, it does
become a networking activity.”
About 460 seats have already been sold
and more than 600 people are expected to
attend the event.
Drinks are not included in the ticket
price, but a cash bar will be set up at the
event.
Tickets can be obtained at the Hastings
Area Chamber of Commerce at 301 S.
Burlington Ave. or at the door the night
of the event.
UNK: University asks judge to dismiss housing lawsuit
Moore said the university’s housing
serves only as a temporary home for
students, and few stay beyond their
first year: Nearly 60 percent of students live in university housing as
freshmen, compared to 8 percent of
all seniors. And “only a tiny fraction”
of students live in the same room for
more than a year, Moore said. The
university requires full-time students
to stay in campus housing if they are
younger than 19 on the first day of
the semester.
University administrators also
enforce rules not seen in normal leases, including an alcohol ban and a
rule that prohibits students from
hosting opposite-gender guests
overnight. The residence halls also
close during holidays and winter
breaks, forcing students to live elsewhere.
In their decision to reject
Hamilton’s request, university officials argued that allowing the dog
would set a precedent for other pets.
“This is not a service animal but
rather a pet,” Christy Horn, a disabilities compliance officer, said in an
email exchange with other university
administrators. “The federal government has issued rules on service animals and unless this animal can be
classified as a service animal, we are
opening a big can of worms. In
essence, anyone can have their doctor
say they are anxious and need to
have their cat, dog, snake or monkey,”
Justice Department attorney Mary J.
Hahn argued in court papers that
many students treat their campus as
an actual home. She pointed to one
unidentified student who raised a
young son in a university apartment
for three years, including the summer
months when she was not in school.
Edgar: Contractor bids for community center come in too high
Because of the increased
facilities in the proposed project, the cost cap has increased
as well from $400,000 in 2010
to $700,000 now.
The project still will include
amenities proposed with the
2010 project: Basketball court
with bleacher seating for 216
people, plus a concessions area,
restrooms and storage.
Despite the $700,000 cap,
the city wants to keep projects
costs below $650,000.
Bailey now will downsize the
building plan so it will fit the
city’s limit for the project.
Edgar will work with the two
lowest bidders on the project to
decide who receives the job.
Brennfoerder did not release
the names of those contractors.
He hopes to have the new
building specifications and
lower bids in about two weeks.
“He’ll just redesign it and
take it to them,” Brennfoerder
said of Bailey. “We won’t have
to go through the bidding
process again.”
The city also will provide
input in the redesign.
The new plan mostly likely
resemble the original design for
the community center following the May 15 vote and be
around 7,500 to 8,000 square
feet instead of 10,000 square
feet.
At one point, Edgar
American Legion Post No. 248
planned to be involved in the
project, pledging $80,000
toward construction costs. The
proposed building plan was
around 13,000 square feet.
In late August, members of
the local post decided it would
be in the best interest of both
parties to each pursue their
own new buildings.
“I think we’ll have a very
nice building when we’re
done,” Brennfoerder said. “It’s
going to be condensed a little
bit more than maybe we were
hoping for, but it’s still going to
be a useable building.”
Agri/Business
HASTINGS TRIBUNE
Steaks high
on holiday
wish lists
Webinar set
for veterans
interested
in farm life
NFS BEEFS UP WEBSITE
TO MATCH CONSUMER
TRENDS; STILL SHIPS
FROM HASTINGS
SESSION TO OFFER
INSIGHT ON CAREERS
IN RURAL AMERICA
JOHN HUTHMACHER
johnh@hastingstribune.com
With its slick new web page,
catalog and corporate migration to Omaha, Nebraska
Famous Steaks is dreaming of a
bright Christmas.
President Jeff Andreasen and
the late Bob Gottsch founded
the gourmet steak company in
Hastings in 1991 by merging
two former businesses,
Nebraska Choice Steaks and
Famous Steaks of Nebraska. It
was shortly after Gottsch’s sudden death in August 2011 that
Andreasen decided to head
east, relocating the company’s
headquarters to Omaha. The
move coincided with his own
plans to live there.
Notwithstanding, the online
company continues to handle
all its shipping and processing
in Hastings, where it employs
up to 10 people during peak
seasons. Having a presence in
both areas serves the company
well, Andreasen said.
“We kind of get the best of
both worlds as far as having
the low overhead of operating
in Hastings and the benefits of
being in a larger market that is
interested in our products.”
Already the company is benefiting from its revamped website, which it launched two
months ago. Both increased
sales and customer feedback
have shown the site to be an
instant success, Andreasen said.
“We’re in good traffic,” he
said. “We’ve had a lot of nice
compliments that the site is
very easy to navigate, so we’re
very pleased with it. Customers
want to hit the easy button
when ordering online.”
For information, call 402884-7227 or online at www.NebraskaFamousSteaks.com.
USACE still
planning to cut
Mo. River flow
JIM SALTER
ST. LOUIS — The Army Corps
of Engineers will proceed with
plans to reduce the flow from an
upper Missouri River reservoir
despite concerns that it will worsen low-water problems on the
Mississippi River, officials told
The Associated Press Tuesday.
The corps expects to cut the
flow from the Gavins Point
Dam in South Dakota to
12,000 cubic feet per second
from 17,000 cubic feet per second starting around Nov. 23 as
a drought-related conservation
measure.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and a
barge industry trade group in
recent days have implored the
corps to reconsider. The Missouri
flows into the Mississippi north
of St. Louis. Less water from the
Missouri would lower the pool of
the Mississippi between St. Louis
and Cairo, Ill., potentially halting barge traffic. Nixon said that
could create an “economic disaster” for farming, fuel and other
interests that use the river to
ship goods.
A7
HASTINGS TRIBUNE
araun@hastingstribune.com
GARTH HANNUM, ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc./AP
Above: In this 2012 photo provided by ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc., a drill rig at Prudhoe Bay on Alaska’s North Slope
is seen. Below: Methane extracted from a hydrate well is burned at a drill site on Alaska’s North Slope.
Fire and ice
METHANE HYDRATE BENEATH
NORTH SLOPE COULD BE KEY
FUTURE ENERGY SOURCE
DAN JOLING
A
NCHORAGE, Alaska — A
half mile below the ground
at Prudhoe Bay, above the
vast oil field that helped
trigger construction of the
trans-Alaska pipeline, a drill rig has
tapped what might one day be the
next big energy source.
The U.S. Department of Energy and
industry partners over two winters
drilled into a reservoir of methane
hydrate, which looks like ice but burns
like a candle if a match warms its molecules. There is little need now for
methane, the main ingredient of natural gas. With the boom in production
from hydraulic fracturing, the United
States is awash in natural gas for the
near future and is considering exporting it, but the DOE wants to be ready
with methane if there’s a need.
“If you wait until you need it, and
then you have 20 years of research to
do, that’s not a good plan,” said Ray
Boswell, technology manager for
methane hydrates within the DOE’s
National Energy Technology
Laboratory.
The nearly $29 million science
experiment on the North Slope produced 1 million cubic feet of methane.
Researchers have begun the complex
task of analyzing how the reservoir
responded to extraction.
Much is unknown but interest has
accelerated over the last decade, said
Tim Collett, a research geologist for the
U.S. Geological Survey in Denver.
U.S. operators in Alaska, he said,
may want to harvest methane so they
can re-injected it into the ground.
Crude oil is more lucrative than natural gas, which is routinely injected into
North Slope fields to maintain underground pressure to aid in oil extraction. Japan, Korea, India and China,
however, want to cut down on natural
gas imports by burning methane.
Japan is setting up for a production test
on a gas hydrate accumulation in the
Nankai Trough south of Honshu, its
main island.
“That will be the first marine gas
hydrate test anywhere in the world,”
Collett said.
The U.S. Energy Department
describes methane hydrate as a lattice
of ice that traps methane molecules
but does not bind them chemically.
They are released when warmed or
depressurized.
Methane comes from buried organic
matter after it’s ingested by bacteria or
heated and cooked. The gas migrates
upward, under high pressure and low
temperature, and can combine with
water to form methane hydrate.
Most deposits are below the sea floor
off the continental shelf or under permafrost. Shallow pockets of methane
hydrate release the potent greenhouse
gas into the atmosphere and that process
is exacerbated by climate warming.
Brendan Cummings of the Center for
Biological Diversity said research money
should be poured into renewable
resources, not more fossil fuel sources.
Methane is 20 times more effective at
trapping heat in the atmosphere than
CO2, though not as long-lived.
“Any exploration activities designed
to extract methane hydrates run the
risk of unintended consequences, of
unleashing the monster,” he said. Even
if methane is extracted safely, burning
it will add to climate warming, he said.
The world has a lot of methane
hydrate. A Minerals Management
Service study in 2008 estimated
methane hydrate resources in the
northern Gulf of Mexico at 21,000 trillion cubic feet, or 100 times current
U.S. reserves of natural gas. The combined energy content of methane
hydrate may exceed all other known
fossil fuels, according to the DOE.
Not all is accessible, but high concentrations in permeable rock where
there’s existing drilling infrastructure
would be among early candidates for
development. The USGS in 2008 estimated 85 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered, technically recoverable gas
within methane hydrate deposits on
Alaska’s North Slope.
It will not be simply dug out of the
ground, Boswell said.
“One of the basic messages is, we’re
not mining,” he said. “It’s using existing drilling techniques.”
Methane could be extracted by lowering pressure or increasing temperature in an underground reservoir.
“One of the issues with that, though,
is that you are melting the ice, and
adding a lot of gas and water to the
reservoir, which can compromise the
reservoir’s strength,” Boswell said.
The Alaska research focused on a
method aimed at preserving the underground ice structure. The extraction
technique was based on studies done
by ConocoPhillips and the University
of Bergen in Norway. Researchers in a
laboratory injected carbon dioxide into
methane hydrate. CO2 molecules
swapped places with methane molecules, freeing the methane to be harvested but preserving the ice.
The DOE worked with
ConocoPhillips and Japan Oil, Gas and
Metals National Corp. to see if it would
work in the field. They named the
North Slope well Ignik Sikumi, an
Inupiat Eskimo phrase that translates
as “fire in the ice.”
Researchers injected 210,000 cubic
feet of carbon dioxide and nitrogen
into the underground reservoir
through perforated pipe. Instruments
measured pressure, temperature and
produced gases. They tracked injected
gases without fracturing the formation.
Scientists collected data from 30 days
of methane production, five times
longer than anyone had done before.
They are now trying to determine if
methane produced was from an
exchange with CO2, a reaction to the
nitrogen, or a reaction to pressure
changes down the hole.
Researchers are optimistic.
“From the lab data we had, it
seemed like it was some strong evidence that it was not a lot of wholesale
destruction of the solid hydrate,”
Boswell said.
Military veterans interested
in farming, ranching or other
careers in rural communities
are invited to participate in an
Internet-based training session
planned for Friday.
The training, presented by
the Center for Rural Affairs and
partnering organizations, is
planned for 7-8:30 p.m.
To join the webinar, go to
http://connect.cis.ksu.edu/veteranfarmer and log in as
“Guest.” No preregistration is
required.
The webinar will include several virtual farm tours and
other information. Because it is
web-based, participants will be
able to join in no matter where
they are — even if they are
deployed overseas.
The 90-minute program is
part of the Veteran Farmers
Project. It will include discussions with several farmers and
ranchers, including Evrett
Lunquist and Ruth Chantry of
Common Good Farm, who will
describe direct marketing of
produce and livestock products, and veteran Garett Dwyer,
who will explain his cattle
operation.
Presenters will focus on
financing and land access
options, disability assistance,
Farm Service Agency loan programs, and other resources for
veterans.
Major funding for the
Veteran Farmers is provided by
the U.S. Department of
Agriculture Risk Management
Agency. Partner organizations
include CFRA; the FarmerVeteran Coalition; state
Farmers Union organizations in
Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri;
Rocky Mountain Farmers
Union; and the Nebraska,
Kansas and Missouri AgrAbility
projects.
Markets
Wednesday’s 11 a.m.
local markets
Corn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.20
Soybeans . . . . . . . . . .13.80
Milo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.78
Wheat . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.36
Stocks of local interest
The following stocks of local interest were
traded today:
Last
Chg.
128,185
-740
Berkshire Hathaway A
85.20
-.67
Berkshire Hathaway B
27.77
-.05
ConAgra
49.43
-.04
Eaton Corp.
45.89
-.20
Ingersoll Rand
19.10
+.08
Level 3
85.24
+.60
McDonald’s
68.14
-.44
PepsiCo
-.42
Tricon Global Restaurants 72.28
119.30
-2.02
Union Pacific
31.73
-.29
Wells Fargo
31.51
-.36
Williams Cos.
71.42
-.39
Wal-Mart
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Obama presses
business, labor
on fiscal cliff
KEN THOMAS
JOE ELLIS, The Clarion-Ledger/AP
Flames and smoke billow from a home in west Jackson, Miss., Tuesday evening after authorities say a small plane carrying
three people crashed into the residence shortly after 5 p.m.
3 pilots flying to safety meet die in crash
EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
JACKSON, Miss. — Three pilots flying
together to a federal safety conference
died when their single-engine plane faltered in midair and crashed into a house
that went up in flames.
The three men had just taken off from
Hawkins Field Airport in Jackson on
Tuesday when a witness said the Piper PA32 began “spitting and sputtering.”
The witness, a Jackson police officer,
saw the plane sputtering like it was out of
fuel, he would later tell the plane’s owner
— a budding pilot whose own life was
spared when he decided to go deer hunting instead of flying. The men on board
were headed to a Federal Aviation
Administration safety conference less
than 30 miles away.
One of the aviators asked for permission
to return to the airport, but just minutes
later the plane went down. It crashed
through trees before slamming into a house
that quickly caught fire, sending long
flames and black smoke through the neigh-
borhood of modest single-family homes
surrounded by magnolia and oak trees.
A deputy fire chief told WJTV-TV that
one person escaped the burning home
with minor injuries, but it was not immediately clear if anyone else was inside.
One patient from the scene was in good
condition at University of Mississippi
Medical Center, spokesman Jack Mazurak
said late Tuesday. He wouldn’t give the
person’s name or gender or the extent of
the injuries, citing privacy laws.
The plane was owned by Roger and
Michele Latham, from Superior Pallet
Company in Flowood, Miss., both of
whom showed up at the crash site, along
with their grown daughter, Emily Latham.
Emily Latham noted that her father was
supposed to have been on board but
changed his plans.
“He went hunting,” she said. “Thank
God.”
Michele Latham said all three men on
board were pilots. Roger Latham, who is 15
hours short of getting his pilot’s license,
identified one of the victims as John
Edward Tilton Jr., his flight instructor.
“He was one of the finest Christian
men I knew,” Latham said. “We had three
great men who lost their lives,” he added.
“I just want to wake up in a while and
say, ‘This didn’t happen.”’
Hinds County Coroner Sharon
Grisham-Stewart confirmed three people
died in the crash. She said dental records
or DNA would be needed to confirm their
identities.
The plane took off at 5:10 p.m. and
shortly after, the pilot asked for permission to return to the airport, according to
a news release issued by the Jackson
Municipal Airport Authority. It never
made it.
The plane had departed Hawkins Field
Airport headed for Raymond, Miss., for an
FAA safety conference. Latham said his
plane had been parked in a hangar for a
month and they wanted to take it out for
a short flight before he flew it to Gulf
Shores, Ala., for Thanksgiving.
WASHINGTON — President
Barack Obama is lobbying business and labor groups to support $1.6 trillion in new revenue to avoid an impending
fiscal cliff, telling the two sides
he remains committed to
requiring the wealthy to pay
more in taxes.
Obama was meeting
Wednesday with about a dozen
business executives as the
White House and Congress
face a series of expiring tax cuts
and across-the-board spending
cuts scheduled to take effect
because lawmakers failed to
reach a deal to reduce the federal debt. Business groups want
an agreement before the end of
the year, warning that the
uncertainty could roil the
financial markets and harm the
economic recovery.
White House press secretary
Jay Carney said the president
would bring to the table a proposal for $1.6 trillion in new
taxes on business and the
wealthy when he begins discussions with congressional
Republicans, a figure that
Obama outlined in his most
recent budget plan. The targeted revenue is twice the amount
Obama discussed with
Republican leaders during debt
talks during the summer of
2011.
Carney said the figure, combined with $1.1 trillion in
spending cuts already signed
into law, would reduce deficits
by $4 trillion.
The White House meeting
with CEOs follows a gathering
of labor leaders and liberal
groups Tuesday in which participants said Obama remained
clear that he would push for
Who’d pay what
American consumers and businesses will pay much higher
taxes next year if a package of
tax increases and spending cuts
known as the “fiscal cliff” takes
effect as scheduled Jan. 1.
The nonpartisan Congressional
Budget Office says the measures would push the economy
into recession and drive the
unemployment rate to 9.1 percent next year. The rate is now
7.9 percent.
The tax increases wouldn’t
affect everyone equally, though
all taxpayers would pay more.
Here are the average increases
for people at different income
levels:
Income level
Tax
increase
Lowest 20%
($20,113 or less)..................$412
Low-middle 20%
($20,114 - $39,790).............1,231
Middle 20%
($39,791 - $64,484).............1,984
Upper-middle 20%
($64,485 - $108,266)...........3,540
Highest 20%
($108,267 and above).......14,173
Top 1%
($506,210 and above) ....120,537
Source: Tax Policy Center
AP
his campaign pledge of making
the wealthiest Americans pay
more in taxes.
“We’re prepared to stand up
to make sure there is shared
sacrifice here, so the rich actually start paying their fair share
and the middle class don’t get
soaked for that,” said AFL-CIO
President Richard Trumka.
Obama was expected to
speak in greater detail on the
year-ending lame-duck session
of Congress at a White House
news conference Wednesday.
Failure to act would lead to
spending cuts and higher taxes
on all Americans.
Sports
HASTINGS TRIBUNE
B1
STATE SEMIFINALS
Class C-2: Sutton 36, Doniphan-Trumbull 18
Mustangs advance
MIKE ZIMMERMAN
mzimmerman@hastingstribune.com
S
LAURA BEAHM/Tribune
Doniphan-Trumbull’s Nathaniel Armon avoids a tackle by Sutton’s Cole Schelkopf during their Class C-2 semifinal
game Tuesday night in Sutton.
UTTON — Sutton and
Doniphan-Trumbull
met earlier this season
in a wild, exciting
offensive showdown
that saw the Mustangs survive
with a 36-29 win.
But it was two big sequences
from the Sutton defense in the
rematch with D-T in the Class
C-2 state semifinals that would
propel the Mustangs to their
first state championship game
since 1989 in a 36-18 win
Tuesday.
“We thought last time we
gave up too many plays that
we shouldn’t have. We made
some adjustments on defense,
and all year we’ve played pretty tough,” Sutton head coach
Steve Ramer said. “This is what
we talked about all year —
going 13-0 to end the season
and getting to play in that stadium. We’ve got one to go.”
Said junior quarterback Cole
Wiseman: “Our line did a great
job tonight. It’s the first time
in a long time that we’re going
to Lincoln, so I’m kind of
speechless. It’s just a great feeling. I love my team and we
did a great job. We came out
with the victory.”
Sutton (12-0), the top seed
in the West bracket, will face
Aquinas Catholic (12-0), the
top seed in the East bracket, in
the C-2 championship Tuesday
at 10:15 a.m. at Memorial
Stadium in Lincoln. Nebraska
Educational Television will
televise the game. Aquinas
advanced with a 42-41 win
after Lutheran High
Northeast’s two-point conversion attempt failed in overtime.
After their wild regular-season affair, Ramer knew it had
to be his defense that would
be called upon to make a play,
and it did just that at key
moments in the second half.
Doniphan-Trumbull (9-3),
the seventh seed in the West
bracket, trailed just 22-20 late
in the third quarter and had
decent field position after a
botched snap on Sutton’s punt
forced Wiseman to make a
quick kick that traveled only
15 yards.
The Cardinals, though,
could not get a first down
against the Sutton defense on
the drive, which ended when a
pass from junior quarterback
Riley Wiltfong was dropped
right at the sticks.
Please see SUTTON/page B3
Class C-1: Boone Central/Newman Grove 21, Adams Central 14
Cardinals end Adams Central’s run
NICK BLASNITZ
nblasnitz@hastingstribune.com
A
LBION — After a season
of tough, physical
defense, it was only fitting that the Adams
Central football team
found itself in a defensive battle in
the Class C-1 semifinals Tuesday
against Boone Central/Newman
Grove.
Both teams pounded the rock
with solid run games, but it was two
pass plays that allowed Boone
Central/Newman Grove — the top
seed in the West bracket — to score
the eventual winning touchdown
with just 6:16 remaining in the
game.
“It was great for the fans. It was
tough for our kids,” Adams Central
coach Bill Carlin said. “It was a very
evenly matched game. I thought
they only made a couple drives in
the second half that really hurt us.
When we scored (to take a 14-7
lead) and they answered, I thought
that was a big drive for them. ... But
I thought both teams played hard
and there’s nothing to be ashamed
of.”
The two teams went into the
locker room at halftime tied 7-all.
Adams Central (11-1) — the second
seed in the West bracket — put
together an impressive drive to
open the third quarter, highlighted
by a fake punt. The Patriots had a
fourth-and-1 at the BC/NG 45-yard
line. Punter Patrick Hermann took
the snap and ran 9 yards to keep
the drive alive.
“You have 10 seconds to make a
call and you have to be right.
Sometimes you’re right and sometimes you’re not. That time it
worked out for us,” Carlin said of
the call.
Adams Central faced a third-and13 at the 39 just three plays later,
but again AC got the first down on
a 24-yard pass from Creighton Reed
to Blake Overmiller.
Reed capped the drive off with a
5-yard throw to Tyler Kirkegaard to
give Adams Central a 14-7 lead. The
drive went 65 yards and took 7:23
off of the clock. But the Cardinals
weren’t ready to go down quietly.
After Boone Central/Newman
Grove (11-1) rushed for just 41
yards in the first half, the Cardinals
ran for 52 yards on a 69-yard scoring drive to answer the Patriots and
tie the game.
Please see AC/page B3
AMY ROH/Tribune
Adams Central’s Tyler Kirkegaard is tackled by Boone Central/Newman Grove’s Beau Bremer during their
Class C-1 semifinal game Tuesday in Albion.
Broncos knock off UNK, move to 5-0
VINCE KUPPIG
vkuppig@hastingstribune.com
The Hastings College men’s basketball
team is still undefeated.
The Broncos knocked off NCAA
Division II foe University of Nebraska at
Kearney 87-75 Tuesday night at Lynn
Farrell Arena to move to 5-0 heading
into conference play.
It all comes after Hastings lost its top
player, Tobin Reinwald, to a season-ending injury just before the season opened.
“It’s just huge,” HC coach Lance
Creech said of the win, which was the
final game before the Broncos open
GPAC play Saturday at home against
Morningside. “It keeps your streak
going. I think anytime you can beat an
opponent that is higher than you, an
NCAA opponent, is big for the kids’ psyche.
“It validates all that we have been
working on and all the things we’ve
been trying to sell. I feel like we’ve had
as much buy-in from the players since
2009-10 (when HC last made the NAIA
national tournament).”
Kearney native Dane Bacon scored 22
points on 7-of-12 shooting, hitting 4-of8 3-pointers, to lead the Broncos against
his hometown school.
“(The win) means a lot to me, because
I’m from Kearney and I got recruited a
little by UNK,” said Bacon, a senior
guard who is now averaging 16 points
per game. “I wanted this game.”
Said Creech: “This is the Dane Bacon
I anticipated when we recruited him. I
know his last two seasons have been
frustrating for him individually. I couldn’t be more pleased with the kid for
him to come in against his hometown
school and make the plays that he
made.”
While Bacon led the Broncos, it was a
team effort that allowed Hastings to pick
up the win.
Five players, including three off the
bench, finished in double figures and
seven Broncos had at least seven points.
Zach Lenagh led HC’s bench players
with 15 points, while Dylan Flinn and
St. Cecilia graduate Jake Hamburger also
came off the bench to score 13 points
each. Starter Brady Lollman added 10
points, while fellow starters Alex Thayer
of Superior and Jake Marvin had seven
points each.
“It was a great team effort,” Creech
said. “That’s what it’s been every night.”
Hastings forced UNK into 21
turnovers while committing only nine.
The Broncos lost the rebounding battle
30-21, but Hastings appeared to be the
more physical team for most of the
game — especially in the second half.
“I really thought we brought it to
them,” Bacon said. “We made some
adjustments, because they kind of hit us
in the mouth on some drives in the first
half. We picked up our physicality and
that propelled us to victory.”
The game was back and forth for
much of the contest.
Hastings held a 25-19 lead midway
through the first half, but UNK went on
a 14-4 run to take a 33-29 advantage —
matching the Lopers’ largest lead of the
game.
UNK ended up taking a 41-40 lead
into halftime. But the Broncos came out
of the locker strong, taking a 57-49 lead
eight minutes into the second half.
The Lopers battled back, taking a 6160 lead following eight straight points.
Trailing 69-67 with just more than six
minutes left in the game, the Broncos
went on an 8-0 run and never let UNK
get closer than five points the rest of the
way.
The Lopers were led by Pierre Newton
with 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting.
Heading into conference play at 5-0
has to be at least a bit of a pleasant surprise to the Broncos after they lost their
leading scorer and rebounder from last
year to an injury during practice before
the season even started.
Please see HC/page B3
Burkhead is in limbo
for Minnesota game
ERIC OLSON
LINCOLN — Rex Burkhead
would love to say he’ll play
Saturday when Nebraska meets
Minnesota on senior day.
He can’t, though, because he
just doesn’t know. It’s been this
way for weeks.
The 2011 All-Big Ten running back sprained his left
knee in the opener of his final
season at Nebraska and has
aggravated the injury twice.
He’s missed five games and
had to leave early in three others.
One day, the knee will feel
good, and he’ll think he can
play that week.
The next day, the knee hurts
and he knows he won’t.
“I think it kills him every
week,” coach Bo Pelini said.
“That’s just who he is.”
Burkhead was on the practice
field Monday and participated
on a limited basis. He said he’s
“pretty close” to being able to
play in a game, and he’s doing
all he can to make it happen
against the Gophers.
“My last home game here,”
he said. “Being a senior, it
would mean the world to get
out on the field.”
The native of Plano, Texas, is
the most popular player on the
team judging by the overwhelming number of fans
dressed in No. 22 jerseys on
game days.
Last season, he averaged 104
yards a game and his 284 carries were two shy of the school
record. His 1,357 yards were
the most by a Nebraska running back since 1997.
A similar season this year
would have moved him past
Ahman Green as Nebraska’s
No. 2 all-time rusher behind
1983 Heisman Trophy winner
Mike Rozier. As it is, Burkhead
is sixth with 3,059 yards.
Ameer Abdullah has exceeded expectations as Burkhead’s
replacement, with five 100yard games.
Please see NU/page B2
Scoreboard
B2
Basketball
Boston at Brooklyn, 7 p.m.
New York at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
Miami at Denver, 9:30 p.m.
NBA Standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct
GB
New York
5 0 1.000
—
Brooklyn
4 2 .667 1 1/2
Philadelphia
4 3 .571
2
Boston
4 3 .571
2
Toronto
2 6 .250 4 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct
GB
Miami
6 2 .750
—
Charlotte
3 3 .500
2
Atlanta
3 3 .500
2
Orlando
2 5 .286 3 1/2
Washington
0 6 .000
5
Central Division
W L Pct
GB
Milwaukee
4 2 .667
—
Chicago
4 3 .571
1/2
Indiana
3 5 .375
2
Cleveland
2 6 .250
3
Detroit
0 8 .000
5
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct
GB
San Antonio
7 1 .875
—
Memphis
5 1 .833
1
New Orleans
3 2 .600 2 1/2
Dallas
4 4 .500
3
Houston
3 4 .429 3 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct
GB
Oklahoma City
6 2 .750
—
Minnesota
5 2 .714
1/2
Denver
4 4 .500
2
Utah
4 4 .500
2
Portland
3 5 .375
3
Pacific Division
W L Pct
GB
L.A. Clippers
5 2 .714
—
Phoenix
4 4 .500 1 1/2
Golden State
3 4 .429
2
L.A. Lakers
3 5 .375 2 1/2
Sacramento
2 6 .250 3 1/2
Tuesday’s Games
Charlotte 92, Washington 76
Toronto 74, Indiana 72
New York 99, Orlando 89
Brooklyn 114, Cleveland 101
Portland 103, Sacramento 86
San Antonio 84, L.A. Lakers 82
Wednesday’s Games
Detroit at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Utah at Boston, 6:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Houston, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Washington at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Atlanta at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Miami at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Arizona at Atlanta, Noon
Tampa Bay at Carolina, Noon
New Orleans at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.
San Diego at Denver, 3:25 p.m.
Indianapolis at New England, 3:25 p.m.
Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 7:20 p.m.
Open: Minnesota, N.Y. Giants, Seattle, Tennessee
Monday, Nov. 19
Chicago at San Francisco, 7:30 p.m.
Football
NFL Standings
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF
New England
5 3 0 .625 262
Miami
4 4 0 .500 170
N.Y. Jets
3 5 0 .375 168
Buffalo
3 5 0 .375 180
South
W L T Pct PF
Houston
7 1 0 .875 237
Indianapolis
6 3 0 .667 186
Tennessee
3 6 0 .333 182
Jacksonville
1 8 0 .111 127
North
W L T Pct PF
Baltimore
7 2 0 .778 254
Pittsburgh
6 3 0 .667 207
Cincinnati
4 5 0 .444 220
Cleveland
2 7 0 .222 169
West
W L T Pct PF
Denver
6 3 0 .667 271
San Diego
4 5 0 .444 209
Oakland
3 6 0 .333 191
Kansas City
1 8 0 .111 146
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF
N.Y. Giants
6 3 0 .667 254
Philadelphia
3 5 0 .375 133
Dallas
3 5 0 .375 150
Washington
3 6 0 .333 226
South
W L T Pct PF
Atlanta
8 0 0 1.000 220
Tampa Bay
4 4 0 .500 226
New Orleans
3 5 0 .375 218
Carolina
2 6 0 .250 149
North
W L T Pct PF
Chicago
7 1 0 .875 236
Green Bay
6 3 0 .667 239
Minnesota
5 4 0 .556 204
Detroit
4 4 0 .500 192
West
W L T Pct PF
San Francisco
6 2 0 .750 189
Seattle
5 4 0 .556 170
Arizona
4 5 0 .444 144
St. Louis
3 5 0 .375 137
Thursday, Nov. 15
Miami at Buffalo, 7:20 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 18
Cleveland at Dallas, Noon
N.Y. Jets at St. Louis, Noon
Jacksonville at Houston, Noon
Cincinnati at Kansas City, Noon
Philadelphia at Washington, Noon
Green Bay at Detroit, Noon
Nebraska Schedule
Sept. 1 vs. Southern Miss, W 49-20
Sept. 8 at UCLA, 6:30 p.m. L 36-30
Sept. 15 vs. Arkansas St., W 42-13
Sept. 22 vs. Idaho State, 73-7
Sept. 29 vs. Wisconsin, W 30-27
Oct. 6 at Ohio State, L 63-38
Oct. 20 at Northwestern, W 29-28
Oct. 27 vs. Michigan, W 23-9
Nov. 3 at Michigan State, W 28-24
Nov. 10 vs. Penn State, W 32-23
Nov. 17 vs. Minnesota, 2:30 p.m. (TV: BTN)
Nov. 23 at Iowa, 11 a.m. (TV: ABC)
PA
170
149
200
248
PA
137
201
308
246
Hastings College Schedule
PA
196
177
231
211
Sept. 8 at Dordt College, W 20-7
Sept. 15 vs. Concordia, W 34-26
Sept. 22 at Briar Cliff, W 34-24
Sept. 29 vs. Dakota Wesleyan, W 40-30
Oct. 6 at Dakota State, W 55-19
Oct. 13 at Midland, W 20-17
Oct. 20 vs. Morningside, L 53-23
Oct. 27 at Doane, L 48-16
Nov. 3 vs. Northwestern, L 45-6
Nov. 10 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan, L 21-14
PA
189
191
284
256
Prep playoff schedule/results
PA
185
183
181
248
PA
143
185
229
180
PA
120
187
197
188
PA
103
154
173
186
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Class C-1
Semifinals
Tuesday, Nov. 13
Boone Central/Newman Grove 21, Adams Central 14
Norfolk Catholic 34, Pierce 14
Class C-2
Semifinals
Tuesday, Nov. 13
Aquinas 42, Lutheran High Northeast 41, OT
Sutton 36, Doniphan-Trumbull 18
Class D-1
Semifinals
Monday, Nov. 12
Elgin Public/Pope John 42, Arapahoe 6
Exeter-Milligan 24, BDS 20
Class D-2
Semifinals
Monday, Nov. 12
Humphrey St. Francis 38, Falls City Sacred Heart
Giltner 60, Shelton 20
GPAC
Tuesday’s scores
Men’s Basketball
Dakota State University 76, Morningside College
73 (OT)
Doane College 100, Kansas Wesleyan University
68
Hastings College 87, University of NebraskaKearney 75
Mount Marty College 81, Grace University 61
Women’s Basketball
Dakota Wesleyan University 82, Dakota State
University 59
Peru State College 90, Midland University 75
Mount Marty College 74, Grace University 34
Wrestling
Briar Cliff University 29, Northwestern College 21
Men’s Soccer National
Tournament
Opening Round
Saturday, Nov. 17
at campus locations
Point Park (Pa.) (11-6-0) at No. 1 Lindsey Wilson
(Ken.) (19-1-0)
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) (15-3-2) at No. 16 Concordia
(Ore.) (15-3-2)
Hastings College (15-6-0) at No. 9 Oklahoma
Wesleyan (19-0-1)
Spring Arbor (Mich.) (16-3-2) at No. 8 Southern
Poly (Ga.) (13-5-1)
Grand View (Iowa) (9-7-2) at No. 5 Science &
Arts (Okla.) (13-0-4)
Tennessee Wesleyan (14-3-3) at No. 12 Belhaven
(Miss.) (14-4-1)
Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) (14-4-0) at No. 13
Missouri Valley (12-6-2)
Aquinas (Mich.) (15-5-3) at No. 4 Rio Grande
(Ohio) (15-2-1)
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) (12-7-1) at No. 3
Concordia (Calif.) (17-2-1)
Benedictine (Kan.) (12-2-4) at No. 14 Ashford
(Iowa) (12-3-4)
Texas Wesleyan (9-7-2) at No. 11 Mobile (Ala.)
(14-4-1)
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) (13-4-2) at No. 6 Columbia
(Mo.) (14-1-5)
Oklahoma Baptist (8-8-1) at No.7 MidAmerica
Nazarene (Kan.) (12-1-7)
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (13-4-4) at No. 10 Kansas
Wesleyan (16-2-2)
Jamestown (N.D.) at No. 15 Rocky Mountain
(Mont.) (13-2-2)
Florida Memorial (8-10-1) at No. 2 Auburn
Montgomery (Ala.) (16-3-2)
Opening Round
Saturday, Nov. 17
at campus locations
(Hastings College has first round bye)
Bryan (Tenn.) at Indiana East
Xavier (La.) at Georgetown (Ky.)
Menlo (Calif.) at College of Idaho
Saint Xavier (Ill.) at Madonna (Mich.)
St. Francis (Ill.) at Doane
Spring Hill (Ala.) at Missouri Baptist
St. Thomas-Houston (Texas) at MidAmerica
Nazarene (Kan.)
Grand View (Iowa) at Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Cal State San Marcos at Vanguard (Calif.)
Davenport (Mich.) at Viterbo (Wis.)
Ottawa (Kan.) at Bellevue
Jamestown (N.D.) at Caroll (Mont.)
Transactions
Baseball
NAIA
Volleyball National
Tournament
HASTINGS TRIBUNE
National League
CHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms with RHP
Scott Baker on a one-year contract.
COLORADO ROCKIES—Named Dante Bichette
hitting instructor.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Named Chuck Crim
bullpen coach, Ken Howell assistant pitching coach
and John Valentin assistant hitting coach.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Agreed to terms with
INF Kevin Frandsen on a one-year contract.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with C
Rob Johnson on a minor league contract. Released
RHP Kyle McClellan unconditionally.
Basketball
USA BASKETBALL—Re-eleted chairman and
managing director Jerry Colangelo. Named Kim
Bohuny, Mark Tatum, Dan Gavitt, Mark Lewis, Chris
Plonsky, Bob Gardner, Billy Hunter, Jim Carr,
Chauncey Billups and Katie Smith to the board of
directors.
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE HORNETS—Traded G Matt Carroll to
New Orleans for F Hakim Warrick.
Football
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS—Placed TE Tommy Gallarda
on injured reserve. Signed WR Tim Toone and TE
Chase Coffman. Signed TE Andrew Szczerba to the
practice squad.
CHICAGO BEARS—Signed QB Josh McCown.
Released TE Brody Eldridge.
CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed DL Ricky Elmore
to the practice squad.
DENVER BRONCOS—Released S Duke Ihenacho.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed LB Shawn
Loiseau and TE Martell Webb to the practice squad.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed G Mitch
Petrus. Signed LB Jeff Tarpinian to the practice
squad. Released LB Jerrell Harris from the practice
squad.
NEW YORK JETS—Waived LB Aaron Maybin.
Placed DB Isaiah Trufant on injured reserve.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Released DT Alameda
Ta’amu. Signed WR David Gilreath from the practice
squad.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Placed LB Quincy
Black on injured reserve. Released WR Dale Moss
and TE LaMark Brown from the practice squad.
Signed DE Ernest Owusu and WR Diondre Borel to
the practice squad.
College
SAN DIEGO STATE—Announced the NCAA has
suspended men’s basketball F Winston Shepard
three games.
NU: Burkhead’s status in limbo for game
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Burkhead said he’s been
impressed with how the 5-foot-9,
185-pound Abdullah has been able
to run effectively inside the tackles.
“He’s done a tremendous job all
around,” Burkhead said. “Not just
running the ball but pass blocking,
catching passes out of the backfield,
just everything.”
Burkhead said he won’t require
surgery on his left knee and that it
will fully heal in time.
“It’s just that right now it’s tough
because we’re in the middle of the
season,” he said. “We don’t really
have that time.”
Because Burkhead has aggravated
the injury twice, against Ohio State
and Northwestern, Pelini doesn’t
want the running back to play
again until he’s 100 percent.
“When he’s right, when he feels
like he’s ready to go, believe me, I’ll
be the first one to stand on the table
and say, ‘Let’s go, let’s go,’ “ Pelini
said. “That has to come from him.
He knows his body. We have the best
medical staff going, so when the
time is right, then they’ll tell me.”
Even with Burkhead out most of
the season, the Huskers are first in
the Big Ten and seventh nationally
with 269 yards rushing a game.
The Huskers have gone over 200
yards in nine of their 10 games and
over 300 on three occasions.
Quarterback Taylor Martinez said
there hasn’t been a drop-off without Burkhead, but the Huskers do
miss his leadership on the field.
“When he’s on the field, all the
fans are excited and our team is excited he’s out there,” Martinez said.
Burkhead said he’s gained a new
perspective from watching from
the sidelines.
“Definitely makes you appreciate
the game. No question about it,”
he said. “You always have love and
passion for the game. When you’re
not out there getting a taste of it, it
definitely makes you just have a
new outlook on it. When you get
back out there you want to hit it
full stride.”
Marlins trade 3 stars to Blue Jays
STEVEN WINE
MIAMI — Reacting to the
Miami Marlins’ latest payroll purge
on Twitter, slugger Giancarlo
Stanton gave it three exclamation
marks.
He wasn’t exaggerating. The
Marlins’ spending spree a year ago
didn’t work, so they went the
salary-dumping route again
Tuesday, shedding some of their
biggest stars and multimillion-dollar salaries in one blockbuster deal.
The Marlins swapped highpriced talent for top prospects,
trading All-Star shortstop Jose
Reyes, left-hander Mark Buehrle
and ace right-hander Josh Johnson
to the Toronto Blue Jays, a person
familiar with the agreement said.
The person confirmed the trade
to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the
teams weren’t officially commenting. The person said the trade sent
several of the Blue Jays’ best young
players to Miami.
The stunning agreement came
less than a year after the Marlins
added Reyes, Buehrle and closer
Heath Bell in an uncharacteristic
$191 million spending binge as
they rebranded and moved into a
new ballpark. The acquisitions
raised high hopes, but the Marlins
instead finished last in the NL
East.
Salary-paring actually began in
July, when the Marlins parted with
former NL batting champion
Hanley Ramirez, second baseman
Omar Infante and right-hander
Anibal Sanchez, among others.
Bell, the team’s high-profile bust,
was traded to Arizona last month.
Under owner Jeffrey Loria, long
the target of fan acrimony, the
Marlins have usually been among
baseball’s thriftiest teams.
Management pledged that would
change with the new ballpark, but
team officials were disappointed
with attendance in 2012, and revenue fell far short of their projections.
Even so, the blockbuster deal
came as a shock. The players
involved must undergo physicals
before the trade becomes final.
Stanton, the Marlins’ precocious
slugger, wasn’t involved in the
deal but wasn’t happy about it.
“Alright, I’m (mad)!!! Plain &
Simple,” he tweeted shortly after
the news broke.
The housecleaning was also the
subject of much mirth on Twitter.
“Good trade, I think we won it,”
tweeted FakeSamson, a site that
mocks team president David
Samson.
Toronto star Jose Bautista had a
different interpretation.
“Its a good day to be a bluejay!”
he tweeted.
NASCAR’s Keselowski can’t tweet in car anymore
JENNA FRYER
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Brad
Keselowski became a social media
darling after hopping on Twitter
during a lengthy delay in the
Daytona 500.
Keselowski was the center of
attention, and NASCAR seemed
trendy and hip — a description its
executives surely adored.
Turns out, tweeting from the car
isn’t cool with NASCAR.
Keselowski was fined $25,000 on
Monday for tweeting during the red
flag at Phoenix International
Raceway. The punishment was confusing to fans who vented on
Twitter, of course, wondering why
Keselowski was punished for
Sunday’s tweets when he was celebrated by NASCAR for doing the
exact same thing in February’s season-opening race.
Some alleged the Sprint Cup
Series points leader was actually
being disciplined for his profanitylaced outburst after Sunday’s crashand fight-marred race.
NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp
on Tuesday dismissed the conspiracy theories, and said drivers had
been told after the Daytona 500
that electronic devices — including
cellphones — could not be carried
inside the race cars going forward.
“Brad’s tweeting at the Daytona
500 was really our first introduction
to the magnitude of the social
media phenomenon at the race
track, especially how we saw it
unfold that evening,” Tharp said.
“We encourage our drivers to participate in social media. We feel we
have the most liberal social media
policy in all of sports, and the
access we provide is the best in all
of sports.
“But we also have rules that pertain to competition that need to be
enforced and abided by. Once the
500 took place, and in the days and
weeks following the 500, NASCAR
communicated to the drivers and
teams that while social media was
encouraged and we promoted it,
the language in the rule book was
clear and that drivers couldn’t carry
onboard their cars electronic
devices, like a phone.”
Keselowski, who takes a 20-point
lead over Jimmie Johnson into
Sunday’s season finale in his quest
to win his first Sprint Cup Series
title, has not commented on his
penalty.
But with the championship on
the line, his crew chief indicated
Tuesday he’ll be doing his best to
keep the phone out of the No. 2
Dodge this weekend.
“Never even crossed my mind, to
be honest with you,” Paul Wolfe
said. “We get so involved in worrying about how to make the race car
go around the track that, obviously,
Brad’s cellphone is not on my mind
a whole lot. I’ll definitely remind
him this weekend.”
The Daytona 500 was stopped for
nearly two hours when Juan Pablo
Montoya crashed into a jet dryer
that was cleaning the track during a
caution period. The crash caused a
fuel explosion, and Keselowski used
his phone to tweet pictures, answer
questions and give updates on the
cleanup during the delay.
The race, which had been rained
out for the first time in 54 runnings, was being aired on Monday
night in prime time for the first
time in history and Keselowski’s
tweeting drew worldwide headlines.
Afterward, NASCAR specifically
said Keselowski did not violate a
rule barring onboard electronic
devices and would not be penalized.
“Nothing we’ve seen from Brad
violates any current rules pertaining
to the use of social media during
races,” NASCAR said the day after
the race. “We encourage our drivers
to use social media to express
themselves as long as they do so
without risking their safety or that
of others.”
NASCAR did not issue a technical
bulletin to clarify phones could no
longer be inside cars, and the clarification to drivers was apparently
done quietly. In fact, Keselowski
tweeted from Victory Lane at
Bristol in March, and from inside
his car parked on pit road during a
rain delay at Richmond in
September. It’s possible someone
could have handed him his phone
both times.
A year ago, the outspoken Penske
Racing driver was fined $25,000
headed into the finale for criticizing
electronic fuel injection. At the
time, NASCAR had been privately
punishing drivers for making disparaging remarks about the series,
but word of Keselowski’s fine leaked
and forced NASCAR to change its
policy during the offseason.
Still, many fans were convinced
this week’s fine against Keselowski
was actually for his post-race comments about the aggressive racing
at Phoenix.
He’d been criticized by several
drivers for racing Johnson hard
over a pair of late restarts at Texas a
week earlier, and felt his aggressive
driving paled in comparison to Jeff
Gordon intentionally wrecking
Clint Bowyer with two laps to go
on Sunday. Gordon’s retaliation
also collected Joey Logano and Aric
Almirola, and forced Keselowski to
weave his way around the accident.
“It just drives me absolutely crazy
that I get lambasted for racing
somebody hard without there even
being a wreck and then you see
stuff like this ... from the same people that criticized me,” he said. “It’s
OK to just take somebody out. But
you race somebody hard, put a
fender on somebody and try to go
for the win, and you’re an absolute
villain. We can just go out and
retaliate against each other and
come back in and smile about it,
and it’s fine. That’s not what this
sport needs. It needs hard racing, it
needs people that go for broke, try
to win races and put it all out there
on the line. Not a bunch of people
that have anger issues.”
TV/Radio broadcasts
Wednesday’s television
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
8 p.m.
ESPN2 — Toledo at N. Illinois
GOLF
7:30 p.m.
TGC — PGA Tour Australasia,
Australian Masters, first round, at
Melbourne, Australia
12:30 a.m.
TGC — Hong Kong Open, first round
(delayed tape)
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m.
ESPN2 — Wisconsin at Florida
NBCSN — St. Bonaventure at Cornell
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN — Memphis at Oklahoma City
9:30 p.m.
ESPN — Miami at L.A. Clippers
SOCCER
8:50 a.m.
ESPN2 — Men’s national teams, exhibition, Russia vs. United States, at
Krasnodar, Russia
1:25 p.m.
ESPN2 — Men’s national teams, exhibition, Netherlands vs. Germany, at
Amsterdam
Wednesday’s radio
USHL HOCKEY
7 p.m.
KLIQ 94.5 — Dubuque at Tri City
Johannesburg (same-day tape)
12:30 p.m.
TGC — LPGA, Titleholders, first round,
at Naples, Fla.
7:30 p.m.
TGC — PGA Tour Australasia,
Australian Masters, second round, at
Melbourne, Australia
12:30 a.m.
TGC — Hong Kong Open, second round
(delayed tape)
4 p.m.
ESPN2 — Puerto Rico Tip-Off, first
round, NC State vs. Penn St., at Bayamon,
Puerto Rico
6 p.m.
ESPN2 — 2K Sports Classic, first
round, Alabama vs. Oregon St., at New
York
NBCSN — Illinois St. at Drexel
8 p.m.
ESPN2 — 2K Sports Classic, first
round, Villanova vs. Purdue, at New York
9 p.m.
FSN — UTEP at Arizona
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
TNT — Boston at Brooklyn
9:30 p.m.
TNT — Miami at Denver
NFL FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
NFL — Miami at Buffalo
Thursday’s radio
Thursday’s television
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
6:30 p.m.
ESPN — North Carolina at Virginia
GOLF
8 a.m.
TGC — European PGA Tour, SA Open
Championship, first round, at
8 p.m.
KHAS 1230 — Valparasio at Nebraska
NFL FOOTBALL
7:30 p.m.
KXPN 1460, KICS 1550 — Miami at
Buffalo
Local
GPAC VOLLEYBALL HONORS
The Hastings College volleyball team was well
represented in the end of the season GPAC
awards. Kendra Schwein was named the conference player of the year, while head coach Matt
Buttermore was named GPAC Coach of the Year.
Schwein was one of three players selected for
the all-conference first team. Joining her was
Shayna Schacher and Haley Beardsley. Carissa
Kinne and Kirsten Nickel made second-team
honors, while Katie Zoucha and Sutton native
Jessica Osterhaus received honorable mention.
TRIBLAND GPAC HONORS
Several former Tribland athletes were honored
with the announcement of the All-GPAC teams.
Nebraska Wesleyan senior Russell Walton, a
Franklin graduate, was selected to the All-GPAC
football first team defense. Concordia offensive
linemen Josh Powell of Kenesaw was an honorable mention along with Midland’s Jesse
Spangler, a Wilcox native. Hastings High graduate Brandon Reeves was also an honorable mention for Nebraska Wesleyan.
Anastasia Ott, a Trumbull native, was honorable mention for the Morningside volleyball
team.
Nation
MINNESOTA CENTER OUT FOR SEASON
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota center Zach
Mottla will miss the rest of the season with a
broken left leg.
Coach Jerry Kill says Mottla had surgery to
repair the injury and is in good spirits. It’s the
latest blow to an injury-ravaged offensive line.
Mottla was filling in at center against Illinois for
starter Jon Christensen, who left the game with
a high ankle sprain.
Starting left tackle Ed Olson and left guard
Tommy Olson are struggling with injuries as
well.
Zac Epping moved over from guard to center
to snap the ball to freshman quarterback Philip
Nelson. Kill says Epping will likely be the starter
against Nebraska on Saturday unless Christensen
shows some dramatic improvement in practice
this week.
DUKE HOLDS OFF KENTUCKY 75-68
ATLANTA — Seth Curry scored 23 points and
No. 9 Duke held off a furious comeback by No. 3
Kentucky, beating the defending national champions 75-68 Tuesday night in the first matchup
between the storied programs since 2001.
Duke (2-0) appeared to be in control, even
with Mason Plumlee on the bench in foul trouble. The Blue Devils ripped off a 13-3 run,
capped by Rasheed Sulaimon’s 3-pointer that
made it 58-44 with 9 1/2 minutes remaining.
But Kentucky (1-1) wasn’t done, rallying like
the defending champ even though this is essentially a whole new team. The Wildcats outscored
Duke 17-6 over the next six minutes and actually had a chance to tie it.
Julius Mays missed a 3-pointer with the Blue
Devils clinging to a 64-61 lead.
Curry made sure youthful Kentucky didn’t get
any closer. He schooled freshman guard Archie
Goodwin on a drive that essentially clinched the
win.
APPLING LEADS MICHIGAN ST. PAST KU
ATLANTA — Keith Appling scored 19 points,
including a brilliant drive with 13.5 seconds left,
and No. 21 Michigan State rebounded from a
season-opening loss with a 67-64 upset of No. 7
Kansas on Tuesday night.
The Jayhawks (1-1) led 59-54 with 5 minutes
remaining, showing signs of taking control in a
game that was tight all the way. But Michigan
State (1-1) rebounded behind its brilliant guards.
Freshman Gary Harris scored 18 points,
including back-to-back baskets that sparked an
8-0 run. Down the stretch, it was all Appling.
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Sutton’s Cole Wiseman outruns Doniphan-Trumbull’s Aaron Ediger in the third quarter of their Class C-2 semifinal game Tuesday night in Sutton.
Sutton: Mustangs headed to Lincoln
AMY ROH/Tribune
Adams Central’s Blake Overmiller reacts the Patriots’ loss to Boone
Central/Newman Grove in the Class C-1 semifinals Tuesday in Albion.
AC: Patriots ousted
in C-1 semifinals
BC/NG faced a fourth-and-5 at the
Adams Central 9-yard line but converted on a shovel pass from quarterback Tanner Mazour to running
back Blake Slizoski, who took the
ball down to the 1. Mazour then
punched it in for his second score of
the day.
The Patriots went three-and-out
on their next possession, which
opened the door for the Cardinals.
Boone Central/Newman Grove faced
a third-and-7 at the AC 44, but converted on perhaps the game’s biggest
play. Mazour lobbed a jump ball up
to wide receiver Hunter Henry, who
caught the 32-yard pass in double
coverage, giving BC/NG a first down
at the 16-yard line. Two plays later,
Mazour threw a touchdown to
Derek Gentrup to put the Cardinals
in front 21-14 with 6:16 remaining.
“Our receivers have a lot of confidence in themselves, and I have a
lot of confidence in them,” Boone
Central/Newman Grove coach Arnie
Johnson said. “They have actually
gotten to the point where they call
many of the plays. As a matter of
fact, on that touchdown pass on
that drive, the receiver said, ‘Coach,
this is open.’ And I had complete
confidence in him.”
Adams Central had three drives
after the Cardinals’ go-ahead touchdown, but went three-and-out on
the first two. The Patriot defense
held BC/NG on fourth down to get
the ball back with 37 seconds left in
the game.
A sack on the first play of the
drive ate a lot of the clock, but Reed
kept his composure, completing two
passes for first downs to get the ball
to the BC/NG 49. After stopping the
clock at 1.5 seconds with a spike,
Reed completed a pass over the middle to Kirkegaard, but he was tackled
at the 39 to end the game.
Reed finished the game 9-of-18 for
91 yards with both the Patriots’
touchdowns. Running back Jake
Fowler rushed for 145 yards, including 107 in the first half, on 27 carries.
Johnson said his team did a better
job of taking away AC’s running
game in the second half. He also
said his team was lucky to get three
touchdowns on the Patriot defense.
Johnson’s team will face Norfolk
Catholic (11-1) — the top seed in
the East bracket — Tuesday at
Memorial Stadium.
Carlin said if he had to pick out
one thing that allowed BC/NG to
score late in the game, it would be
fatigue. He said the Cardinals’ size
wore down the AC defense just
enough for a score. It’s been a successful season for the Patriots, who
have now reached the semifinals
two years in a row after reaching last
year’s Class B semifinals. Carlin said
his players left it all on the field.
“I’m very proud of our kids.
Obviously they played their hearts
out tonight, and they gave us everything they had,” Carlin said. “I
don’t think anybody at the start of
the year knew we’d still be playing
right now. So, I’m proud of them. I
thought they played very hard.
“They’re a great bunch of kids and
they have nothing to be ashamed
of. I just hope they keep their heads
high and are excited about everything that’s happened. I’m sure
tonight hurts, but that will wash off
and they’ll remember all of the good
things that happened this year.”
Adams Central (11-1) . . . . . . . 7 0 7 0 — 14
BC/NG (11-1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 0 7 7 — 21
BC — Tanner Mazour 3 run (Fabian Hohnert kick)
AC — Creighton Reed 6 run (Jake Fowler kick)
AC — Tyler Kirkegaard 5 pass from Reed (Fowler
kick)
BC — Mazour 1 run (Hohnert kick)
BC — Derek Gentrup 16 pass from Mazour
(Hohnert kick)
AC
BC
First downs
13
13
Rushes-yards
39-181
33-125
Passing yards
91
132
Comp-Att-Int
9-18-0
13-19-0
Total offense
272
257
Punts-Avg.
4-27.3
4-36.0
Fumbles-Lost
1-1
1-0
Penalties-Yards
4-15
3-20
RUSHING — AC, Jake Fowler 27-145, Buzz
Niederklein 5-17, Creighton Reed 5-10, Patrick
Hermann 1-9, Tyler Kirkegaard 1-0; BC/NG, Blake
Slizoski 15-69, Tanner Mazour 10-19, Wyatt
Mazour 4-22, Kody Sock 4-15.
PASSING — AC, Reed 9-18-0 84; BC, T. Mazour
13-19-0 116, W. Mazour 0-1-0 0.
RECEIVING — AC, Kirkegaard 3-20, Fowler 3-29,
Blake Overmiller 2-31, Niederklein 1-11; BC, Derek
Gentrup 6-72, Hunter Henry 3-46, Slizoski 2- 9, W.
Mazour 1-12, Pierce Koch 1-3.
HC: Broncos knock off
UNK to improve to 5-0
“I think it’s really big for us,” Bacon
said of beating UNK and still being
undefeated. “We don’t really know
how good we are since losing Tobin,
which nobody can replace that.
Winning our non-conference schedule
is something I haven’t done for two
years here.”
UNK (75)
Drew Sankey 3-3 2-2 8, Tyler Shields 2-3 0-0 5,
Mike Dentlinger 3-7 0-0 6, Pierre Newton 8-10 6-7
23, Jon Henderson 5-16 0-1 13, Akeem Morissaint 34 2-2 10, Sam Bzai 2-6 0-0 6, Kendal Glidden 2-2 0-0
4. Totals: 28-51 10-12 75.
Hastings College (87)
Brett Wells 0-1 0-0 0, Jake Marvin 2-4 2-2 7, Alex
Thayer 3-7 0-0 7, Brady Lollman 4-8 2-2 10, Dane
Bacon 7-12 4-4 22, Aaron Reyes 0-0 0-0 0, Jake
Hamburger 5-10 2-4 13, Carson Blum 0-1 0-0 0, Zach
Lenagh 6-9 3-4 15, Dylan Flinn 6-9 1-3 13. Totals: 3361 14-19 87.
Halftime score — UNK 41, HC 40. Three-point field
goals — UNK 9-13 (Shields 1-2, Newton 1-1,
Henderson 3-3, Morissaint 2-3, Bzai 2-4), HC 7-15
(Marvin 1-2, Thayer 1-2, Lollman 0-1, Bacon 4-8,
Hamburger 1-2). Rebounds — UNK 30 (Four players
tied with 5), HC 21 (Three players tied with 5).
Assists — UNK 6 (Henderson 3), HC 13 (Flinn 4).
Turnovers — UNK 21, HC 9. Total fouls — UNK 17,
HC 13. Fouled out — UNK, Shields. Technicals
— none.
“We felt like it could be a track
meet. We thought we had a good
play there, and we did. Like I said, it’s
execution. That’s the thing we had
the issue with,” Doniphan-Trumbull
head coach Brent Breckner said. “It’s
there. It was open, and it hit him in
the hands. We’ve got to make the
plays. That’s the difference.”
That turnover on downs led to a
Sutton score just a few plays later, as
Wiseman hit senior tight end Reed
Stone for a 7-yard touchdown pass to
extend the lead to 30-18 with 10:28
left in the fourth quarter. D-T — with
its quick, Oregon-style offense — was
not out of it yet, though.
The Cardinals got the ball and used
their passing game to move down the
field. But on the fourth play of the
drive, with momentum brewing, D-T
turned the ball over.
Wiltfong hit a receiver across the
middle for what appeared to be a first
down, but Sutton linebacker Trae
Ramer got in there and ripped the
ball away for the Mustangs.
“Trae did a good job of getting the
ball out of there,” Steve Ramer said. “I
just think what gets left out is that
we’re a good team. Different guys do
different things all the time.”
From there, Sutton would hit the
clincher when Wiseman found Stone
wide open for a 33-yard touchdown
pass.
The first half, though, indicated the
two teams might be in for a game
similar to that of the previous
matchup.
Sutton gave Doniphan-Trumbull
the short field after a fake punt on
the Mustangs’ first offensive possession of the game went awry. Wiltfong
then put his team up 6-0 with an 8yard touchdown pass to senior
Nathaniel Armon.
The Mustangs responded right back
with a seven-play, 60-yard drive that
was finished with an option keeper
by Wiseman for a 13-yard score.
Wiseman added a run for the twopoint conversion to give his team an
8-6 lead after one quarter.
The teams traded scores once again
in the second quarter, as Sutton was
first to score when Wiseman got loose
on a midline option play, spun by a
few defenders and went in for a 15yard touchdown.
Doniphan-Trumbull then put
together its most impressive drive of
the game, melting 6:22 off the clock
with an 18-play, 82-yard drive. Junior
running back Jordan Slough scored
from 1 yard out to get the Cardinals
within 14-12 at the half.
Then the Mustang defense took
over, holding D-T to just six points in
the second half. That came on a 1yard touchdown run by junior running back Lorenzo Williams.
“We’ve got to make more plays.
That was the biggest thing,” said
Breckner, whose team entered the
LAURA BEAHM/Tribune
Doniphan-Trumbull’s Jordan Slough is stopped by Sutton’s Noah Johnson
(22), Robert Kelly (back) and Reed Stone (12) during their Class C-2
semifinal game Tuesday night in Sutton.
game averaging 43 points per game.
“We had our opportunities and we
had some stuff going well. We just
didn’t execute.”
Meanwhile, Wiseman was on a tear
for Sutton’s offense.
The Mustang quarterback added a
44-yard touchdown run in the third
quarter. On that midline option play,
the Cardinal defense all but had the
junior bottled up in the backfield. But
as he has done all season, Wiseman
was patient and found a hole to burst
through.
“He’s going to be a hard kid to contain for four quarters,” Ramer said.
“They did a great job on him and
they made us go to some different
things. But he’s going to get loose
eventually. If we can just hang in the
game with everybody else, as we usually do, then he’ll break it open.”
Said Breckner: “Yeah, he’s a great
kid. Just a great football player. He
just does a really good job. We had
too many miscues. It makes it tough.
You have to come and play
(Wiseman), because he’s such a
threat. They burned us with it.”
Wiseman would end up accounting
for all five of his team’s touchdowns,
tallying 162 yards and three scores on
the ground to go along with his perfect 4-for-4 night through the air for
75 yards and two scores to Stone.
The quarterback said it’s exciting to
be the leader for the first Sutton football team to reach a state title in 23
years.
“It feels great. I mean, I love my
team. We have great skill players and
a great line that does a good job,”
Wiseman said.
The night of Wiltfong can not be
overshadowed. D-T’s prolific run
game was slightly limited by Sutton,
which forced the Cardinals to go to
the air, and the junior quarterback
was money. Wiltfong finished 17-of25 for 216 yards and a touchdown.
“When we got down, we thought
we could do some things with the
passing game. We were shuffling
some guys around at wide receiver
and stuff like that and felt maybe we
needed to throw a little here and
there,” Breckner said. “(Sutton) did a
really good job up front. They played
well and were physical. We probably
got away from the run a little bit. But
Riley, he’s a great kid. He’s all heart
and he’s been banged up for three
weeks and he did well for us.”
It’s a tough way to end the season,
the coach said, for a team that largely
exceeded expectations — especially in
the playoffs with wins over the second- and third-seeded teams. And,
there’s plenty to look forward to 2013
as the Cardinals return their two top
offensive players.
“There’s not a lot of people that
expected us to be where we were at,”
Breckner said. “We’re still disappointed. We wanted to play next week. I
talked with our guys coming back
that we’ve got to work hard and bust
our tail to get back here. We have a
lot of guys coming back, but it’s not
going to be given to you if you get
this far. We’ve got a lot work here in
the offseason.”
Doniphan-Trumbull (9-3). . . . . . 6 6 6 0 — 18
Sutton (12-0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 6 8 14 — 36
D — Nathaniel Armon 8 pass from Riley Wiltfong
(kick failed)
S — Cole Wiseman 13 run (Wiseman run)
S — Wiseman 15 run (run failed)
D — Jordan Slough 1 run (pass failed)
S — Wiseman 44 run (Wiseman run)
D — Lorenzo Williams 1 run (pass failed)
S — Reed Stone 7 pass from Wiseman (Wiseman
run)
S — Stone 33 pass from Wiseman (run failed)
D-T
SUT
First downs
19
14
Rushes-yards
40-140
47-288
Passing yards
216
75
Comp-Att-Int
17-25-0
4-5-1
Total offense
356
363
Fumbles-Lost
1-1
0-0
Penalties-Yards
10-93
6-35
RUSHING — D-T, Jordan Slough 19-70, Riley
Wiltfong 10-13, Lorenzo Williams 11-57; SUT, Trae
Ramer 10-74, Brody Yost 1-3, Cole Wiseman 20162, Noah Johnson 6-17, Mitchell Carlson 10-32.
PASSING — D-T, Wiltfong 17-25-0 216; SUT,
Wiseman 4-4-0 75, Yost 0-1-1 0.
RECEIVING — D-T, Nathaniel Armon 5-65,
Creighton Buhr 7-68, Ian Askey 3-38, Slough 3-45;
SUT, Ramer 2-35, Reed Stone 2-40.
No. 13 UCLA rallies in OT to beat UC Irvine
BETH HARRIS
LOS ANGELES — Jordan Adams,
Kyle Anderson and Tony Parker gave a
shout out to their ineligible fellow
freshman Shabazz Muhammad, donning a T-shirt with his face and the slogan “Free Shabazz” during pre-game
warm ups. The Bruins managed to survive without him.
Adams scored 26 points, making all
16 of his free throws, and No. 13
UCLA edged UC Irvine 80-79 in overtime on Tuesday night in regional play
of the Legends Classic.
Adams had no comment when
asked about Muhammad. But coach
Ben Howland, who wasn’t aware of
the sartorial show of support, vowed,
“That will not happen again.”
Howland would probably like to say
the same thing about the Bruins’ narrow escape.
Will Davis II missed two free throws
with 2 seconds left in regulation that
would have sealed the upset for the
Anteaters (1-1), who fell to 10-35 alltime against Pac-12 teams.
Daman Starring tied the game on a
3-pointer and Michael Wilder’s 3 gave
the Anteaters a 79-78 lead with 22 seconds to go in the extra session. But
Larry Drew II’s layup with 17 seconds
kept the Bruins (2-0) perfect at new
Pauley Pavilion.
“We were lucky,” said Howland,
whose team opened last season 0-2
after losses to two mid-majors.
David Wear added 13 points and
nine rebounds, and his twin brother
Travis had 12 points and eight
rebounds for the Bruins.
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I
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DEAR ABBY: Why don’t men
wear their wedding rings? I can
understand if they work in
construction or something. But
I see men at my medical office
wearing suits, and while they
wait for their appointments
they talk about their wives,
with no ring in sight. What
gives? — SINGLE AND WONDERING IN KANSAS
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n the year ahead, you
could be unusually lucky
in endeavors that
involve some elements of
chance. It isn’t likely that
you will take foolish risks
— you will instead be a
bold entrepreneur.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
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making a breakthrough on
a recent project is exceptionally good. However,
it’s smart to keep this matter confidential.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) — If you find
yourself in a position
where you can help guide a
friend through an awkward
maze, don’t wait to be
asked, especially if you see
your pal making avoidable
mistakes.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) — An opportunity
might arise that would
enable you to be of assistance to someone you
could easily help. If you
don’t do so, sadly, chances
are it’ll be for some selfish
reason.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
19) — Your powers of
observation are especially
keen, and you will easily
spot errors in others’ methods. Find an opening to
correct them without
appearing to be a know-itall.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March
20) — If you’ve got the
experience, it might be
smart for you to assume
the principal role in a joint
endeavor rather than leave
things up to your partner.
Why take a chance on
what the other party might
not know?
ARIES (March 21-April
19) — You could get a lot
more accomplished if you
are willing to cooperate
with your colleagues. You’ll
quickly discover that
they’ll pull for you when
you pull for them.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20) — Before doing any
work for another, get a firm
commitment on what your
prospective employer is
willing to pay. Chances are,
the bigger the reward, the
better job you’ll do.
GEMINI (May 21-June
20) — You’ll instinctively
treat everyone as an equal
and, since most people
hold you in high esteem,
they’ll take it as a huge
compliment.
CANCER (June 21-July
22) — This is a good day to
take on some tasks that
you know you should have
attended to by now but
have been neglecting. Once
they’re done, it’ll be a huge
load off your back.
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Try to set aside some time
to spend with someone
you like but haven’t seen
much of lately. It’ll prove
to be a happy event, but
more importantly, you
could learn something
quite valuable.
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22) — Some kind and generous behavior you display
to others could turn out to
be of tremendous personal
benefit in the long run. It
pays to be a giver.
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Frugal Living — New uses for an old cake stand
BY SARA NOEL
United Media
Cake stands are pedestals you can
use to display more than just cake.
Set one on your dining room table or
on the counter and use it for condiments, spices, salt-and-pepper shakers
or syrups and dressings. Stack them
to serve appetizers or cookies. They
can hold a pretty arrangement of
plants, such as African violets. Or use
one on your dresser to hold perfume
bottles.
The first reader tip shares another
useful way to reuse a cake stand:
Cake stand use: I found a cake
stand at the flea market and I was
using it to display candles, but decided I like using it in the kitchen on the
counter next to the sink. I don’t like
the counter cluttered, so I use the
cake stand to keep dish soap, sponges
and hand sanitizer off of the counter
but still within reach. — Diane,
Illinois
Easy-pour salad dressing: Over the
years, I have come to depend on
those little disks in the top of salad
dressing bottles. If I don’t check a
new bottle, I sometimes dump on
way more then I should! You can pop
the disks out with a keen knife and
wash them in the dishwasher, then
insert them into bottles that don’t
come with them. There seem to be
only two sizes, and they’re small
enough to keep several of each on
hand. — Paul M., Washington
Easy-clean George Foreman grill: I
use my six-burger-sized George
Foreman grill at least twice a week. I
normally would put a few wet paper
towels in it after use and close it until
I was ready to do the after-dinner
dishes, at which point a soapy bristle
brush would get it clean in a few
minutes. I still hated cleaning it,
though, because inevitably little
greasy soap droplets would be splattered all over my work area during
the process, creating another mess to
clean up. Not anymore! I just cover
the grill in aluminum foil before
using it. — Constance, Colorado
Borax crystal snowflake: Grow a
snowflake in a jar!
You will need:
string
wide-mouth pint jar
white pipe cleaners
blue food coloring (optional)
boiling water
borax (available at grocery stores in
the laundry soap section)
pencil
Cut a white pipe cleaner into three
equal sections. Twist the sections
together in the center to create a six-
sided star shape. Pipe cleaners and
string form a snowflake base for the
crystals to grow on. Attach string to
the outer edges to form a snowflake
pattern. Attach a piece of string to the
top of one of the pipe cleaners and tie
the other end to a pencil (this is to
hang it from). Fill a wide-mouth jar
with boiling water. Mix borax into
the water one tablespoon at a time,
using 3 tablespoons of borax per cup
of water. Stir until dissolved. If you
want, you can add a little blue food
coloring now to give the snowflake a
bluish hue. Insert your pipe cleaner
snowflake into the jar so that the
pencil is resting on the lip of the jar
and the snowflake is freely suspended
in the borax solution. Wait overnight
and by morning the snowflake will
be covered with shiny crystals. Hang
as a sun-catcher, or use as a winter
decoration. — Caroline, Nevada
Pumpkin pie in a jar: Create
pumpkin pie in a jar using a can of
pumpkin puree, brown sugar,
crushed cinnamon graham crackers,
vanilla ice cream or pudding and
whipped topping. Combine the
pumpkin puree and brown sugar (1/4
cup or to desired taste). Layer a couple of tablespoons of each ingredient
in mason jars and serve. — Linda,
Ohio
Garfield
Zits
By Jim Davis
By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
Arts & Entertainment
HASTINGS TRIBUNE
B5
’Medal of Honor’ shooter game takes a bullet
DERRIK J. LANG
LOS ANGELES — The punishment of Navy SEALs who
worked on the video game
“Medal of Honor: Warfighter”
is the latest in a series of misfires for the interactive medium’s popular military shooter
genre, which continues to face
scrutiny as high-definition
graphics become more lifelike
and gamemakers attempt to
create the most authentic experiences possible.
“These games are now trying
to portray things and tell stories
around current events,” said
Casey Lynch, editor-in-chief of
the gaming site IGN.com.
“When you’re dealing with current topics, there’s a higher
level of sensitivity. I think most
people would agree there’s not
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to turn
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encountered,
and the
courage with which you have
maintained the struggle
against overwhelming odds.”
Not so at the bridge table!
Success is measured by your
score, and the worse the
opposition, the better your
score rates to be. However,
sometimes you must decide
what to do, and often then
your play will be governed by
the odds.
In this example, South is in
four spades. West leads the
heart king and East drops the
jack. What should South do?
North had a minimum
hand for raising spades.
South’s jump to four spades
was a slight overbid, but we
all yearn to try for the vulnerable game bonus.
Assuming a 3-2 spade
break, South can see four losers in his hand: one spade,
two hearts and one diamond.
He does not have the dummy
entries to establish clubs, so
must ruff a heart on the
board.
How many hearts did East
begin with?
If one, South must take the
first trick. But if East started
with a doubleton, South must
duck at trick one. Which is
preferable?
Let’s look at the a priori
odds. West will have six
hearts 8.57 percent of the
time and seven hearts only
1.43 percent of the time.
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first trick, take the second,
cash his two top trumps, then
ruff his last heart on the
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Newspaper Enterprise
Association.
AP
This undated publicity photo provided by Electronic Arts Inc.
shows a scene from the video game “Medal of Honor:
Warfighter.”
the same level of sensitivity
when compared to old World
War II or Vietnam War games.”
Navy officials said last week
that seven members of the
secretive Navy SEAL Team 6,
including one involved in the
mission to take down Osama
bin Laden, were reprimanded
for disclosing classified infor-
mation to the creators of
“Warfighter,” a modern-day,
first-person shooter from developer Danger Close Games and
publisher Electronic Arts Inc.
“We worked really closely
with more than two dozen
operators on the mission objectives, operations, maneuvers
and various elements in the
game that helped shape our
single-player campaign, things
like the weaponry, the gear, the
way these operatives perform
door breeches,” said Luke Thai,
producer at Danger Close
Games, ahead of the game’s
Oct. 23 debut.
Thai noted that both the
gamemakers and military personnel who consulted on
“Warfighter” were cognizant
about not detailing too much
about current conflicts — or mak-
ing them boring in virtual form.
One of the game’s missions tasks
players with explosively battling a
band of Somali pirates. Thai said
the real-world inspiration for that
level was far less fiery.
“In terms of the various conflicts that are still going on
throughout the world, we
touch upon those, but we don’t
replicate them exactly,” he said.
“They serve as dotted-line inspiration for things that go on in
the game. For instance, our
overarching single-player campaign story revolves around a
global hunt to shut down a fictional terror network.”
Still, to ramp up the game’s
realism, “Warfighter” creators
mimicked real-world weaponry
and centered the plot on the
ripped-from-the-headlines
threat of an industrial explo-
sive known as PETN, or pentaerythritol tetranitrate, the
same material used in 2001 by
convicted shoe bomber Richard
Reid when he tried to destroy a
trans-Atlantic flight.
The tactic doesn’t seem to
have helped fuel “Warfighter”
sales. The NPD Group, which
tracks sales of new physical
products, said last week that
“Warfighter” ranked eighth in
overall game sales in October,
behind such titles as “NBA
2K13” and “Resident Evil 6.”
EA noted in an earnings call
last month that “Warfighter”
had a “weaker than expected
performance.”
(EA spokesman Peter Nguyen
said last Friday the company has
no plans to recall or alter “Medal
of Honor: Warfighter” in light of
the SEALs’ punishment.)
Final film closes lid on ‘Twilight’ series
CARLA MEYER
“Twilight.”
“Fifty Shades” took the irresistible essence of “Twilight” —
the cool-customer guy pursuing the awkward young
woman who doesn’t know
she’s special — and stole its
innocence, to sometimes erotic, sometimes creepy effect.
But the millions of women
and men who have enjoyed
“Fifty Shades” probably are not
taking in every word of prose.
A planned Focus Features
film adaptation seems guaranteed to generate abundant
interest among moviegoers. Yet
it is difficult to envision the
novel, with its awful dialogue,
becoming the kind of quality
film for which Focus
(“Brokeback Mountain"; “Lost
in Translation”) is known.
Erotic scenes generally are
most effective in movies that
are already charged, such as
thrillers. In the book “Fifty
Shades,” little goes on between
sex scenes beside Anastasia
admiring Christian’s clothes.
Sacramento Bee
On Friday, “Twilight” fans
will close the lid on a bookand-movie series that entranced
them for seven years, when the
final “Twilight” film, “Breaking
Dawn — Part 2,” opens in theaters.
In “Part 2,” Bella (Kristen
Stewart), the wan everygirl who
captivated two supernatural
suitors, will awaken as a vampire. She and shimmery hubby
Edward (Robert Pattinson) will
watch their daughter grow
unnaturally quickly.
Teenage and middle-age
women will head to theaters in
groups to see how it all ends.
(“Twilight” author Stephenie
Meyer collaborated with filmmakers on a surprise ending).
They will do this because it has
become a tradition. This tradition helped the first four
“Twilight” movies gross $1 billion in the United States and
$2.5 billion internationally.
Others might see the film
because they were intrigued by
the Stewart-Pattinson cheating
scandal. Juicier than most
Hollywood scandals, it entailed
a public apology from Stewart,
what appeared to be actual
emotion and, best of all, photos.
“Twilight” is its own cultural
phenomenon. But it also has
served as maker to others. Or at
least its success has.
Those other entertainment
endeavors, listed below, will go
on long after the “Twilight”
films.
So will Bella and Edward,
probably. And most of the
other Cullens. And the Volturi.
But you get the drift.
KRISTEN STEWART,
MOVIE STAR?
VAMPIRES EVERYWHERE
Since the success of Meyer’s
first “Twilight” book in 2005,
“supernatural romance” sections have inched closer to the
front of bookstores, adults have
discovered the appeal of
young-adult books and an
unusual number of movies and
television shows have highlighted the “blood” or “vampire” in their titles.
Most prominent now are the
CW’s “The Vampire Diaries”
and HBO’s “True Blood,” each
of which features handsome
vamps in gelled hair and fitted
jackets, a la Edward.
“True Blood” fans — as loyal
to their vamps as Twi-hards are
to theirs, if also far more likely
to use cuss words — would
argue vehemently that “True
Blood,” which debuted a few
months before the first
“Twilight” film and comes
from a Charlaine Harris book
series introduced four years
before the first “Twilight”
book, is a true original.
But the show has built and
maintained a following, partly
from “Twilight” spillover, said
Thelma Adams, a contributing
editor for Yahoo! Movies.
ANDREW COOPER, Summit Entertainment/AP
This film image released by Summit Entertainment shows Mackenzie Foy (foreground) and
Kristen Stewart in a scene from “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2.”
“The people who originally
embraced ‘Twilight’ have aged
out,” Adams said of the teens
and ‘tweens who first picked
up Meyer’s book. “They have
gotten hipper ... the vampires
from ‘True Blood’ are much
more urgent than the sparkly,
diamond-y Robert Pattinson.”
Adams said she appreciates
the chaste, “retro” quality of
the “Twilight” love story. But
vampire-entertainment hunters
seeking more kick to go with
vampirism’s kink have chosen
the more carnal HBO show.
“THE HUNGER GAMES”
When author Suzanne
Collins’ tale of 16-year-old,
post-apocalyptic heroine
Katniss Everdeen hit bookshelves in 2008, her target
audience was running out of
“Twilight” books and ready for
more female-centric stories.
“Hunger Games” quickly
became known as ‘the new
‘Twilight.’ ”
The first “Games” film,
released in March, scored big at
the box office. “Catching Fire,”
based on the second “Games”
book, is in production.
“I don’t know if ‘The Hunger
Games’ (movie) would exist
without ‘Twilight,’ “ said
Melissa Rosenberg, screenwriter
for the “Twilight” films. “Not
because of the story, but
because ‘Twilight’ showed the
female audience will come out,
and they will buy the DVD and
then buy the curling iron.”
“Twilight” did not necessarily inspire the vampire and sci-fi
stories that followed, she said.
“Probably these creators
NBCUniversal lays off about 450
LOS ANGELES —
NBCUniversal is laying off about
450 people, or roughly 1.5 percent of its workforce of about
30,000, in a round of belt-tightening that began in September.
Separate divisions within the
entertainment giant owned by
Philadelphia-based Comcast
Corp. were asked to recommend
how they could be more efficient.
The affected include about
two dozen people laid off at
“The Tonight Show” months
ago; several dozen who worked
on shows that were canceled at
pay TV channel G4; and about
two dozen in the DVD unit at
film studio Universal Pictures.
already had their ideas,”
Rosenberg said. But the success
of “Twilight” showed the
money people — film producers and publishers who greenlight releases — that “people
will come out to pay for these
things.”
“FIFTY SHADES
OF GREY”
British author E.L. James sort
of had her own idea. Or at least
10 percent of an idea, to go with
Stephenie Meyer’s 90 percent.
James first wrote a fan-fiction
novel that smutted up
“Twilight.” Then she crafted a
more original tale, of dominance and submission, that
happened to feature two lead
characters, Christian and
Anastasia, with traits similar to
those of Edward and Bella of
Opinions vary on Stewart’s
performances in the “Twilight”
films. Some people find her
charming and relatable; others
see her as too mopey.
What’s certain is that the
series’ success has thrust the
clearly introverted Stewart into
the limelight, where she
squirms, and into contention
for high-profile film roles that
can be ill-fitting.
“She is a commodity,”
Adams said of Stewart. The
window for Stewart to exploit
her “Twilight” fame is short,
Adams said. Perhaps it was a
sense of urgency that motivated Stewart to take the role of
Snow White in the 2012 film
“Snow White and the
Huntsman.”
Longtime film critic Adams
said she thinks Stewart can act.
But she found Stewart’s delivery of what should have been a
rousing speech in “Huntsman”
to be “jaw-droppingly bad.”
Adams said Stewart fits as
“Twilight” teen Bella, “who is
kind of Goth, kind of not, and
not really popular,” but who
clearly holds great appeal to
young men.
But more conventional roles,
and publicity appearances,
don’t suit her.
“She has been trained to
wear the dresses and do the red
carpet, but she really is not that
girl,” Adams said. “She is a cigarette-smoking, hipster girl. ...
They have to build movies for
her.”
Adams said Stewart was best
as rocker Joan Jett in “The
Runaways,” a 2010 film that
played to Stewart’s strengths as
more of an outlier.
“Her range is limited, but she
can have a career,” Adams said.
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NewsMakers
INXS GIVES UP TOURING
CHANNING TATUM
SYDNEY — Australian rockers INXS are giving up touring after 35 years.
Drummer Jon Farriss announced the end of
the band’s remarkable run of performances during a concert in the West Australia city of Perth
earlier this week. The band later confirmed the
news in a statement.
INXS was formed in 1977 and released their selftitled debut album in 1980. They achieved worldwide fame with hits such as “New Sensation,”
“Need you Tonight,” and “Devil Inside.”
IS SEXIEST MAN
‘GANGNAM STYLE’ STAR JOINS
MADONNA ONSTAGE
NEW YORK — Madonna has gone
“Gangnam Style.”
Korean pop star PSY joined the pop icon
Tuesday night during her second show this week
at Madison Square Garden. They danced to his
pop culture anthem “Gangnam Style” and to
her jam “Music” in front of nearly 20,000.
Madonna said PSY flew “all the way from
Frankfurt, Germany this morning.” She also said
she was a big fan of the rapper and loved his
suit, which was bright red.
He added that he’s had a lot of experiences in
the last few months, and that performing at
MSG with Madonna topped his list.
Madonna also collected money for those
affected by Superstorm Sandy. Fans threw
money onstage while she sang “Like a Virgin.”
She said she collected $3,000 at Monday’s show.
BIDEN MEETS WITH BONO
WASHINGTON — The White House says
Vice President Joe Biden has met with U2 frontman Bono to discuss global development, AIDS
and efforts to fight poverty.
The singer and activist has been a leading
advocate for Africa, drawing attention to issues
ranging from poverty and hunger to AIDS.
Spokesman Jay Carney joked that Bono and
Jim Messina — President Barack Obama’s campaign manager — were forming a new band.
Messina also visited the White House on Tuesday.
Carney says Obama did not meet with Bono.
NEW YORK — Channing Tatum is People
magazine’s “sexiest man alive” for 2012.
The 32-year-old actor says his first thought on
hearing the news was: “‘Y’all are messing with
me.”’
Tatum’s film roles include “Magic Mike” and
the upcoming “Foxcatcher.”
Other actors who have received the “sexiest”
label include George Clooney, Matt Damon,
Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp and Ryan Reynolds. Last
year’s “sexiest man” was Bradley Cooper.
People announced its 2012 list Wednesday.
MAN RECANTS STORY OF TEEN
SEX WITH ELMO PUPPETEER
NEW YORK — In a quick turnabout, a man
who accused Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash of
having sex with him when he was a teenage boy
now says they had a relationship as adults and it
was consensual.
The man, who has not identified himself,
released his statement Tuesday through the
Harrisburg, Pa., law firm Andreozzi & Associates.
It is not known why he made the accusation.
Sesame Workshop, which produces “Sesame
Street” in New York, soon followed by saying,
“We are happy that Kevin can move on from
this unfortunate episode.”
Clash also responded with a statement, saying
he is “relieved that this painful allegation has
been put to rest.” He had no further comment.
Neither Clash nor Sesame Workshop indicated
on Tuesday when he might return to the show,
on which he has performed as Elmo since 1984.
The whirlwind episode began Monday morning, when Sesame Workshop startled the world
by announcing that Clash had taken a leave of
absence from “Sesame Street” following allegations that he had had a relationship with a 16year-old.
The 52-year-old divorced father of a grown
daughter swiftly denied the charges of his accuser, who now is in his 20s.
Public Notices
NOTICE OF MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of
the Nebraska Cooperative Republican Platte Enhancement Project (a joint entity organized and existing under
the Nebraska Interlocal Cooperation Act) will meet at 10
a.m. Central Time on November 20, 2012 at the offices
of the Twin Platte Natural Resources District, 111 South
Dewey Street, Second Floor, in North Platte, Nebraska.
The meeting will be open to the public. An agenda for
the meeting, kept continually current, is available for
public inspection at the principal offices of the agencyʼs
members, which currently are at the following addresses:
1. Upper Republican NRD
511 East 5th Street, P.O. Box 1140
Imperial, Nebraska 69033
Regular Business Hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
2. Middle Republican NRD
P.O. Box 81
220 Center Avenue
Curtis, Nebraska 69025
3. Lower Republican NRD
P.O. Box 618
30 North John Street
Alma, Nebraska 68920
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE
For default in the payment of debt secured by a deed
of trust executed by Wesley R. Ruby and Megan E. Ruby, dated December 20, 2002, and recorded on December 24, 2002, Document No. 20027197 in the Office of
the Recorder of Deeds, Adams County, Nebraska, the
undersigned Successor Trustee will on December 4,
2012, at 10:00 A.M., at the Main Lobby of the Adams
County, Courthouse, Hastings, Nebraska, sell at public
vendue to the highest bidder for cash:
LOT 9, KERRʼS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF
HASTINGS, ADAMS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, commonly known as 1421 West 4th Street, Hastings,
Nebraska 68901
subject to all prior easements, restrictions, reservations,
covenants and encumbrances now of record, if any, to
satisfy the debt and costs.
Edward Brink, Successor Trustee
First Publication: October 24, 2012
NOTICE
Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act,
15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt may be given without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector
or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting to collect a debt
and any information obtained will be used for that purpose (No. 148013). For more information, visit
www.Southlaw.com
October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 21, 2012
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Thank you for the cards,
flowers, and visits while I
was in the hospital. Your
kindness is appreciated.
Loretta Boumann
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Contractors
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Home Appliances & Electronics
ROGER’S INC.
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Medical Equipment
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pets are ready for
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West J, 462-PETS
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petfinder.com
Domestic Short
Hair, Gray & White
Mix, Medium
CAT SALE!
Young Female,
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Micro Chipped,
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Shots, House
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GOOD AIR HOME MEDICAL EQUPIMENT
LITTLE CAESAR’S
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314 N. Burlington Ave. Hastings. . . . . .402-462-5220
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Tree Service
T.R.L. TREE SERVICE L.L.C.
Tree Trimming & Removal
Ted Smith........................................402-469-8427
Upholstery
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Creditors of this Estate
must file their claims with
this Court on or before
January 8, 2013, or be forever barred.
Tom Hawes
Clerk Magistrate
Richard C. Witt #16787
Sullivan Shoemaker,
P.C., L.L.O.
P.O. Box 309
Hastings, Nebraska
68902
402-463-0300
Attorneys for Applicant
November 7, 14, 21, 2012
Notice of Meeting
The Board of Education
of the Hastings Public
Schools, School District
No. 18, Adams County,
Nebraska, will hold a regular Board meeting on Monday, November 19, 2012,
7:00 p.m., City Council
Chambers, 220 North
Hastings Avenue, Hastings, Nebraska. A current
agenda for the meeting will
be available for public inspection during regular
business hours at the Superintendent's Office, 1924
West A Street, Hastings,
Nebraska.
Jeff Schneider,
Secretary
Board of Education
November 14, 2012
We reserve the right to reject, edit or reclassify any advertisement accepted by us for publication.
We accept cash, check or money order VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER or
AMERICAN EXPRESS.
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Automobiles
2007 PONTIAC G6: 2
door,
leather,
locally
owned, low miles..$10,500
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Deveny Motors
1013 S. Burlington
402-462-2719
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CXL: Fully equipped,
leather seats, 3800 V-6.
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Deer Hunters Specials
1993 Excel Legacy: 26 ft
5th wheel, low profile, light
weight. $8,425
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just dropped on this 5th
wheel to $7,995.
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AUTO SALES
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LT: 2-door, V-6, full power,
nice miles. Must see.
$7,950.
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Am: 2-door GT, V-6, full
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Agencies
NOW HIRING
ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL
402-462-4400
NEW FULL-TIME
positions available
$9-$14/hour
Antiques/
Classics
1967 FORD Motorhome:
6-cyl., 4 speed. Needs minor repair. Best offer over
scrap price. 402-461-7808
•Welding
•Machine Operator
•Housekeeping
•Food Service
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Associated Staffing
1023 W. 2nd,
Hastings, NE 68901
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Pickups
Brambleʼs Auto Sales
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HASTINGS TRIBUNE
Your house is too important
to trust just anyone.
Notice
Estate of MARICEL
FERMIN,
Deceased.
PR12-110
Notice is hereby given
that on November 2, 2012,
in the County Court of
Adams County, Nebraska,
the Registrar issued a written Statement of Informal
Probate of the Will of said
Deceased and that Lispaloma Vazquez, 205 West
C Street, Hastings, Nebraska 68901, has been
appointed Personal Representative of this Estate.
Fax: 402-462-2156
223 North Lincoln Ave.
Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday
DEA ELECTRONICS
4. Twin Platte NRD
P.O. Box 1347
Great Western Bank Center
111 South Dewey Street, 2nd Floor
North Platte, Nebraska 69103-1347
All offices closed from noon to 1:00 p.m.
Such agenda includes, in addition to other items: (1)
adoption of bylaws, (2) designation of officers, (3) consideration of acceptance of an assignment of a real estate purchase contract, (4) consideration of a website
host and (5) consideration of a resolution authorizing the
issuance of the agencyʼs river flow enhancement revenue bond (for temporary financing) in a principal amount
not to exceed $76,000,000 to provide initial funding for a
project consisting of acquisition of land and certain water
transmission and distribution facilities and related equipment and improvements, to assist the river flow enhancement programs of the Upper Republican Natural
Resources District, the Middle Republican Natural Resources District, the Lower Republican Natural Resources District and the Twin Platte Natural Resources District.
Nebraska Cooperative Republican Platte Enhancement Project
November 14, 2012
Open 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Saturday
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4-wheel Drive
Pickups
Professional
1991 FORD F-250: 4x4,
manual. 402-756-1011
Sudoku
is taking applications for
an Ag Loan Officer. Originate and process loans
within lending limits.
Monitor performance on
existing loans. Call on
existing customers and
solicit new business.
Bachelorʼs degree in
business or related field
preferred.
Candidate
must have 2-4 years of
lending experience. Agriculture background a
plus. Strong communication, problem solving and
analytical skills required.
Organizational
skills,
ability to prioritize work
assignments,
sound
judgment. Contact Human Resources, Cornerstone Bank, 529 Lincoln
Avenue, York, NE 68467
(402-363-7411)
www.cornerstoneconnect.com
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Professional
NOW HIRING
licensed professionals
Hourly Pay
Plus commission
Call Debbie
402-429-1937
LOOKING FOR career
minded people who
are good with
communication skills,
want an opportunity to
earn $40,000 and up,
want to work in a team
environment for a
company that cares
about their people. Call
Scott Sterling at
Hastings Ford Lincoln,
402-463-3116
Museum Marketing and
Public Relations
Director
City of Hastings seeks a
creative thinker with
strong consensus building skills. Ideal candidate
will possess superior
management expertise
and ability to build relationships, both internally
and externally, to ensure
that Museumʼs brand is
successfully promoted.
Strong background in
writing, preparing and reviewing effective, creative
and professional copy for
various publications and
media, and new media
technology usage experience essential. Equivalent of bachelorʼs degree
in marketing, communication, advertising, or related field + 4 years marketing experience required.
History museum/nonprofit
experience
preferred.
Full-time,
$1,281$1,752/bi-weekly,
full
benefits. Job description,
benefit info and City of
Hastings
Application
available in person and at
www.cityofhastings.org/em
ployment/job_openings.htm
Submit application, letter
of interest and resume to
the:
City of Hastings
Personnel Office,
220 N. Hastings Ave,
Hastings, NE 68901
or email kstill@
cityofhastings.org
Deadline to apply:
11-30-12.
Contact Kim Still at
402-461-2313
with questions. EOE
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Health Care
ROSE BROOK Care Center in Edgar, NE, is currently seeking licensed
nurses and medication
aides that are interested in
a gerontological nursing
career path. The facility
will provide a $750 hiring
bonus for licensed nurses
and a $500 hiring bonus
for medication aides. Contact the business office
manager or director of
nursing services at 402224-5015 or email dfranklin@deserethealth.com
HASTINGS TRIBUNE
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Health Care
MED AIDE: Night shift, every Friday and Saturday,
11 p.m.-7 a.m. Call Champion Homes. 402-9029694.
MED AIDE: Every other
weekend. 3 p.m. to 11
p.m.
Call
Champion
Homes. 402-902-9694.
COLLEGE VIEW Assisted
Living has a full-time Medication Aide opening for 10
p.m.-6 a.m. shift. Please
apply in person at 1100 N.
6th Avenue or online at
www.collegeviewhastings.com
CNA/MA
All Shifts
Please call
Marilyn Campbell at
402-773-5557 or stop in
for an application
Sutton Community
Home
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Office/Clerical
OFFICE ACCOUNTING
REPRESENTATIVE/
PERSON ASSISTANT
NEEDED
We are looking for an Office Assistant. Duties include greeting clients,
answering phones, and
routing mail, data entry
and retrieve, scheduling
and calender maintenance. Ideal candidates
will have proven customer service skills in an administrative setting and
experience with Microsoft Office applications.
Email resumes to :
addysmt12@aol.com
IF INTERESTED
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Sales
Commercial/Lumber
Sales Associate
Full-Time Opening
Available
As a commercial/lumber
associate, you will be responsible for providing legendary customer service
by offering helpful solutions to customersʼ home
improvement needs. This
includes maintaining stock,
driving sales, building
sales skills and product
knowledge and maintaining safety, security and integrity.
Qualifications:
Helpful customer service
skills, Willingness to work
flexible hours, strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to lift at
least 50 pounds, previous
retail experience is a plus
but will train the right candidate. Full-time positions
qualifies for benefit package.
Apply in person at Big G
ACE, 3203 Osborne Drive
West, Hastings, NE
PAINT
DEPARTMENT
Sales Associate: Full-time
position available. This
person will be responsible
for providing legendary
customer service by offering helpful solutions to
customerʼs home improvement needs. This includes
maintaining stock, driving
sales, building sales skills
and product knowledge
and maintaining safety, security, and integrity. Willingness to work flexible
hours and the ability to lift
a minimum of 60 pounds.
Full-time position qualifies
for benefit package.
Apply in person at the Big
G ACE, 3203 Osborne
Drive West.
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7:00 Mon.-Fri. and 8:00 to
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B7
Sales
LICENSED INSURANCE
Agent needed for the
Hastings area. Agency
funding provided. Call 308381-0110 or email:
dzabka@farmersagent.com
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aspegrenrepair@windstream.net
Aspegren Repair, 307
South French, Sutton.
402-773-0120
WARDCRAFT HOMES is
looking for an Electrician
Helper. Experience preferred. Full-time position with
competitive wages, insurance, holiday pay, vacation and retirement program available. Apply in
person
at
Wardcraft
Homes in Minden, NE.
Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Trucking
EARN $45,000-$50,000
per year. Drivers and owner operators needed to pull
walking floor trailers. Excellent pay and incentive
bonus to drivers. Benefits
include: Flex plan, life insurance, and retirement
plan. Drivers must have
clean MVR, 2 years experience, and be at least 25
years of age. Drug/alcohol
testing required. Contact
Greg at 402-369-0108
HAVE A Service to offer?
Do you lay carpet, cater
banquets, give music lessons? Call 402-462-2131
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General
SHIPPING/RECEIVING
CLERK:
Job requirements include
ability to enter data into an
excel spreadsheet, as well
as, working with various
shipping programs. Qualified candidate must possess good communication
skills, be able to drive a
forklift, and be able to
stand, walk, carry and lift
at least 40 lbs. Accuracy
and attention to detail is
very important. Send resume to:
Box B,
c/o Hastings Tribune,
P.O. Box 788,
Hastings, NE 68902.
AMERICAN HOME Patient, one of the nationʼs
largest Home Medical
Equipment providers is
seeking a full-time temporary position for Service
Technician. Must be selfmotivated, good communication skills, and the
ability to do heavy lifting
repetitively. Qualifications
to include a valid driverʼs
license with good driving
record. Responsibilities
include general delivery,
setup, training and education of equipment and
supplies to customers.
Please send resume to:
American Home Patient,
235 S. Burlington Ave.
Suite H,
Hastings, NE 68901.
Attn: Branch Manager
General
DRIVERS NEEDED: Must
be 25 or older. Call 308390-6972. Action Cab
CONCRETE FINISHER
and laborers. Must have
valid Nebraska drivers license and experience preferred. $9-$14/hour. 402519-0445
Technical &
Trade
LOCALLY OWNED auto
mechanic shop is looking
to add an additional technician to their team. Must
be ASE Certified, enjoy
working on all makes and
models and like working in
a family environment. This
position is Monday-Friday,
7:30-5:30 and Saturday,
8:00-noon. Wage is negotiable with experience.
Benefits available. Please
apply in person or send resume
to
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$400-$600
Per Week
• HAND OUT FLIERS
• SCHEDULE
APPOINTMENTS
• $400-$600 a week
Plus Bonuses
Start Immediately!
Must be 18
Call to Apply
402-460-4787
HOLIDAY
SHIPPING
Team
Support.
High
paced, colder environment
with upbeat attitudes. Longer days on Mondays and
Tuesday, Wednesday-Friday as needed. Must be
detail oriented. Apply at
600 E. 39th St., Hastings
HELP WANTED: Full or
part-time employment at
Alfs Well Drilling of Shickley. Duties include activities related to Well Drilling
and Farming. Looking for
Rig Operators and assistants. Earnings based on
experience. CDL a plus,
good driving record a
must. Benefits available
for full-time help. Apply at
Alfs Well Drilling
310 N. Market St.,
Shickley, NE
402-627-2835
Head Start Child and
Family
Development Program,
Inc.
Bilingual Home Visitor
Bilingual Home Visitor
needed for the Hastings
Head Start. Responsible
for home visits and areas
of early childhood education. Full-time position,
year round, $11.96/hour,
Paid Time Off, 401K,
health insurance and training opportunities are available. An Associateʼs degree in Early Childhood
Education, Human Services, or Allied Health is
preferred. Applicants must
have a high school diploma or GED and be willing
to start classes immediately if they do not have a degree. Must be fluently bilingual in Spanish and
English.
Please call 402-462-4187
ext 107 or 1-800-782-7850
for more information; pick
up an application at 123
Marian Rd Hastings or visit
www.hshn.org
11-16-12
EOE
HAVE LIVESTOCK, farm
equipment, or farm land
for sale? Call 402-4622131 to advertise your
specialty.
61
Part Time
RECEPTIONIST NEEDED
for busy dermatology clinic. Candidate must have
computer experience, ability to multi-task. This position is part-time, working a
12 hour day, every Wednesday from 8:45 a.m.8:45 p.m. 1/2 day in Hastings and 1/2 day in Grand
Island. Mileage reimbursement in addition to top
pay.
Please call Crystal at
402-484-6222 with
questions or forward your
resume to: crystal@rustad
dermatology.com
61
Part Time
THE YMCA Child Care
Dept. is hiring for an after school worker plus
occasional day hours
when kids are out of
school.
Regular hours are
Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday, and Friday,
3:00 to 5:40/6:00 p.m.
and Wednesday,
2:20 to 5:40/6:00 p.m.
Must be 21 or older and
able to drive for one of
the routes. Looking for
responsible, energetic,
creative workers who
love to have fun with
school age kids. Contact
Rita at 402-463-3139
with questions. Please
fill out application and
turn in to the 18th St.
YMCA.
100 Unfurnished
Apartments
100 Unfurnished
Apartments
110
311 E. 7TH: Nice 1-bedroom, appliances, lease,
$275/month plus deposit.
402-460-7991
LARGE, CLEAN: Garden
level, with appliances, central air. 402-519-1010
STONEʼS Country Cabin
for rent. Daily rates. Harlan
County Reservoir. Open
year round.
308-7994475, 308-920-0027.
1-BEDROOM: Basement
apartment, off-street parking, water and garbage
paid. No smoking/pets.
Available now, $325/$325.
402-469-9346
3-BEDROOM: 105 E. 14th
2-bath. Most utilities paid.
$550. 402-460-9626
2- AND 3-BEDROOM: Regency Heights, Hastings.
Large apartments with
controlled entry, complete
kitchens, ample parking,
on-site laundry and you
pay ONLY electricity! Pet
friendly (some restrictions). Call today! Our new
manager is waiting to give
you a tour! 402-469-0830.
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EHO
1-BEDROOM:
Upstairs
apartment. $300. Partial
utilities. 402-462-0565
has openings for
a carrier in
• Hastings
• and surrounding areas
or
a motor route driver in
• Hastings
• and surrounding areas
Call Circulation at
402-461-1221
or 1-800-742-6397
77
Appliances
Your WHIRLPOOL and
TOSHIBA Dealer
ROGERʼS, INC.
1035 S. Burlington
402-463-1345
94 Miscellaneous
CABBAGE
SHAPED
cookie jar with rabbit on
the lid; set of John Deere
knives; several silver certificate dollar bills, set of
$2 bills with red seal, several rolls of wheat pennies.
4 John Green prints matted in frames. 463-1113
HEISS HEATERS
Outdoor Wood Boilers
Model 3000
New Outdoor Wood
Boiler
Heats up to 3,000 sq. ft.
No creosote buildup.
Packages and
Financing available.
www.heissheaters.com
616-551-0176
96
Want To Buy
NEWER washers, dryers,
stoves and refrigerators.
Working or not. 462-6330.
Cutting Back?
Look for the latest coupon
values in the Hastings
Tribune and save money
without skimping on the
important stuff. Call 402462-2131 to start your
subscription today, or visit
us online at hastingstribune.com
100 Unfurnished
Apartments
NICE, CLEAN 2- and 3bedroom units await you at
the Townhouses of Hastings. We offer rent and
utility assistance. Come to
945 W. H St. to pick up an
application or call Dawn at
402-463-5953 for further
information.
1-2-BEDROOMS: $350
plus utilities. 402-984-2251
leave name and number.
2-BEDROOM: No pets/
smoking. 402-469-7046,
402-469-5596
2-BEDROOM: $395-$495
Appliances, laundry hookups, parking. No pets.
EMBASSY SQUARE
402-462-4032
2-BEDROOM:
Parking,
upstairs, no smoking/pets.
$395. 402-463-2917.
VERY NICE unfurnished
1-bedroom
apartment.
References required. No
pets/smoking. 970-5901611
2-BEDROOM: Appliances,
laundry hookup, private
parking. No smoking/pets.
$475 plus deposit. Available 12/01. 402-902-9379
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.
CHATEAU
IMPERIAL
Townhomes/Apartments
Call 402-463-4111
LARGE
2-BEDROOM
penthouse at Depot Plaza.
Mexican tile, fireplace. No
pets. 402-469-4777.
101
Furnished
Apartments
111
$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”.
102
Duplexes
For Rent
2-BEDROOM:
Modern
ranch style with double car
garage including openers.
Whirlpool spa in bath, all
appliances
furnished.
Electric heat. 1120 W. H,
$675/$675. Small pet
friendly. Available immediately. 402-705-3351
103 Town Houses
For Rent
3-BEDROOM: 1.5 bath,
garage. Credit required.
$700. 402-460-9626
104
Resort
Property
Storage/
Warehouse
4000 Sq. Ft. Basement:
ramp accessable, 4 ft. entrance. $395/month. 402705-1322
Sell your unwanted item(s)
in the Hastings Tribune
Classifieds
for
quick
results. Call 402-462-2131.
113 Lots For Rent
KINGSWOOD PLAZA
RV sites available
402-463-1958
116
SMALL TOWN living at itʼs
best. 4-bedroom, 1 bath, in
Bladen. Close to church
and school. $650/month.
Call John at 303-520-5256
3-BEDROOM PLUS: 108
E. 9th, Juniata. 2,000 sq.
ft. house. Newly remodeled, central air, all appliances.
$700.
No
smoking/pets. Available
immediately. 469-5481.
1-, 2-, 3-, 4-BEDROOM:
Rent to own. Air, garage.
$400-$850. 402-469-6635
2-BEDROOM:
Country
home between Hastings,
Kearney and Grand Island.
Central heat/air, attached
2-car garage. $600/month.
308-379-7549
4-BEDROOM: 3-baths in
Blue Hill. Attached garage
and garage in back. Needs
a little finish work. 402756-3812
906 RONAN DR.: 2-car
garage. Joyce Schlachter,
Broker, 402-462-5794.
REDUCED: 840 N Minnesota. 1,540 sq. ft. plus full
basement, 3-bedroom, 2bath, attached garage, underground sprinklers. Photos/info: cicadadwellings.com
$142,500. 402-460-7047.
BEAUTIFUL
REMODELED: 5-bedroom. Pool,
lakefront, reduced. 402460-9090. wwww.forsalebyowner.com/23928107
720 BRIGGS: 2+ bedrooms,1 1/2 bath, attached
garage, hardwood floors.
$69,000 402-770-1602
3-BEDROOM:
2-bath,
ranch home. 1012 Richmond. $149,500. 402-4693853
117 Factory-Built
Homes
KINGSWOOD PLAZA
New 2012 Homes
available for sale.
Easy qualification!
The homes are just
beautiful and ready
to move into.
Call Scott Simpson at
402-201-9670
118 Mobile Homes
For Sale
COME SEE newer 3-bedroom. Will finance. 402469-4777
119
Residential
Lots
LOTS, MODEL Homes: 4
Subdivisions. Agent/owner, 402-461-1785.
123
Storage/
Warehouse
130 Auction Sales
2809 W. 7TH: Completely
updated 3-bedroom home.
Reduced $119,500. Agent
owned, Kristin Pavelka.
Coldwell Banker Town &
Country Realty. 402-4696353
RANDY RUHTER, Auctioneer and Broker, 2837
W. Hwy. 6, Hastings, NE,
402-463-8565.
106 Shared Living
1 ROOM for rent in house.
Use of all facilities.
$400/month.402-460-4725
108 Office Space
OFFICE SPACE
Single office, double office,
up to 4 office suites available. Very nice. Conference
and meeting room available. 402-461-4100.
Landmark Center
NICE, SMALL office with
bathroom. 645 S. Burlington. $325 plus electric. Alton Jackson 402-463-0688
CROSIER PARK
Professional Center
office space available. Single and multiple person
suits. 450 sq. ft.-3,500 sq.
ft. For information or showing call 402-463-6229 or
402-460-7229
OFFICE SPACE: $250$600 month. Utilities included. 402-461-1785.
109
Business
Property
714 EAST SIDE BLVD.
Approximately 1,770 sq.
ft., open space plus waiting room and 3 private
rooms. Updated, tile floors
throughout, currently a hair
salon. $995/month. Licensee owned. 402-984-2198
136
Livestock
Items
CATTLE PANELS for
sale. 402-756-6388
List your ad. 402-462-2131.
137
Hay/Seeds
ALFALFA for sale, large
round bales. $250/ton.
402-519-0050
WE ARE buying damaged
grain, damaged ground
pile grain. 316-640-3203.
141
Services
PASTURE TREE CUTTING: We offer a complete
below ground level cutting
and piling of trees. For further details, 402-462-9802.
Auto Glass
Automotive
PENROSE REPAIR LLC.
Automotive repair service.
ASE certified master mechanic. Call for your appointment today, 402-4630127.
Christmas Trees
CHRISTMAS TREES
AND WREATHS.
OPENING NOV. 22
Open weekends 10-5:30,
weekdays 3-5:30.
THE PINE PATCH,
26th and Elm. 463-6500
List your ad. 402-462-2131.
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.
Computer Service
WILL DO general computer maintenance in my
home. Prompt service.
402-705-3726.
Firewood
QUALITY MIXED hard
woods. Seasoned. Sold by
the pickup load. Delivery
available. 402-746-2886
141
Services
HAVE AN abandoned well
on your property? Call
J2 WELL, 402-817-4279.
142
Buildings
36ʼ x 64ʼ steel building to
be removed. (402) 4697152
144
Want To
Rent Land
WANT TO Rent: Father
along with son (who is
hoping to get started
farming) looking for farmground to rent. Modern
equipment. Will pay going
rent price. Please call 308263-2361 or 308-9915184.
To place your want ad for the
Farmer's Corner call
402-462-2131
At Your
AUTO GLASS EXPERTS.
25 years combined experience in glass replacement.
Jeff Fitzke, Brent Vorderstrasse. 405 West J
Street. 402-463-0025.
908 West 2nd Street, Hastings, NE • 402-462-2131
1506 APACHE: 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, custom
oak cabinetry, backs to
commons, heated workshop attached to garage.
$189,950. Call 402-4176377 to see.
BOAT/RV
STORAGE:
Heated $2/ft., cold $1/ft.
Call Diane, 402-469-4777.
Service
The ONLY Daily Newspaper that
Reports Primarily the News of
YOUR Area.
Houses
For Sale
Houses
For Sale
Houses
For Rent
2-BEDROOM in Juniata:
Garage. $395. References. 402-460-9626
3-BEDROOM: 3-car garage, new construction.
$1,500/month. 461-1785
2-BEDROOM: Off street
parking,
washer/dryer
hookup. $550 deposit/rent.
402-463-0458
116
Flooring
Elegant Tile & Marble Co.
Floors • Custom Showers
Backsplashes
Tile & Grout Repair
Pre-Finished Hardwood
Floor Installations
Tim • 308-390-1811
Sam • 308-390-1748
Christian • 308-390-4000
Certified Installers of
Schluter Products &
SunTouch Heated
Floor Systems
eleganttileofgrandisland.com
Gutters
HYLDEN
CONSTRUCTION. Gutters, siding, trim,
windows,
doors.
Call
Steve at 402-462-5439.
BRYCOR INC. We clean
gutters. Average home
$30. Fully insured. 402261-8557.
Handyman
CONCRETE,
SIDING,
windows, doors, roofing,
trim trees, mow yards. 10
years experience. Low prices. 402-705-4320, 402469-3263
HANDYMAN:
Roofing,
concrete, painting, home
repairs, lawn care. Fully insured. 15 years experience. Reasonable. 4622660, 460-6756.
KITCHEN CABINETS to
concrete home repairs. 25
years local references.
Call for cost 402-705-1322
Home Improvement
Budget Remodeling.
We will stretch your buck.
In house repairs and remodeling. Call Dan at 402469-9078
Up to 16 Words
for 1 month
ONLY
49.00
includes online
$
Call
402-462-2131
for details
Home Improvement
NEW IMAGE
CONSTRUCTION
Warranted work. Home,
commercial, tile flooring,
kitchen, bath, additions,
garages, siding, windows,
doors, decks, fencing. Insured, references. 402705-8369.
House Plans
SPELLMAN DRAFTING.
614 Phelps Dr., Shelton,
NE. If you need house
plans, 308-647-5693 or
gspellman@charter.net
Junk Removal
JUNK HUNK. Junk removal service. Call Scott at
402-705-6263, or visit us
at www.junk-hunk.com
Lawn/Garden Care
12 YEARS experience.
NEEMOW LAWN CARE.
Commercial/residential
mowing, trimming. Insured. Where Qualityʼs Expected. Ken Neemeyer,
402-463-5720.
10 YEARS EXPERIENCE:
Aerating, power raking, full
cleanup, snow removal,
much more. Gutter cleanup Insured. 402-460-8305.
T&D MOWING. 10+ years
experience. Commercial/
residential. Mowing, landscaping, trimming, edging,
fertilizing. Insured. Call
402-463-0152
Stump Removal
TREE STUMP Grinding:
Large or small, we grind
them all. Free estimates.
Call John, 402-705-7006.
PREPAY YOUR classified.
Outdoors
B8
HASTINGS TRIBUNE
Deer hunting tips
Slow start
Hastings Tribune
Officials with the Nebraska
Game and Parks Commission
are reminding hunters venturing
out to bag a deer about safety.
Deer season in Nebraska started Saturday and continues
through Sunday.
Nebraska Hunter Education
Coordinator Mike Streeter
offered the following safety tips
for firearm deer season.
u Know where the firearm of
a muzzle is pointed. Hunters
should pay attention to where
the muzzle of a firearm is pointed and never allow it to be
pointed at anything unless it is
intended to be shot. Firearms
should be kept unloaded until a
hunter is ready to shoot and it
should always be treated as if
loaded.
u Be aware of a target and
what is behind it. Hunters
shouldn’t shoot at sound or
movement. Each target should
be identified and the background should be checked
before shooting.
u Wear your orange. All deer
hunters are required by state
law to wear at least 400 square
inches of blaze orange on his or
her head, chest and back while
hunting during the November
firearm deer season. Flashlights
or light sticks can be used for
identification in the dark, at
dawn or at dusk.
u Get an owner’s permission
to be on private property. Most
hunting in Nebraska is done on
private land. Whether posted or
not, permission must be
obtained from the landowner.
Always respect the landowner’s
rights and do not trespass.
u No road hunting. It is unlawful to shoot from any bridge,
highway or roadway.
u Pay attention to your effective range. Hunters should only
take shots when sure the bullet
will find the aiming point on the
target. Exact shot placement
into a vital organ is required of
all hunters. The best shot is
made on the broadside or quarter-away deer and hits the heart
and lungs.
u Use only approved safety
equipment when hunting from
an elevated stand. A certified
full-body harness is required.
Hunters should attach themselves to a tree while on the
ground and remain attached
until returning. Falls can be prevented by maintaining at least
three points of contact with the
tree at all times. A line can be
used to haul equipment into the
stand after secured.
OPENING WEEKEND COUNTS DOWN
AMY PALSER
T
apalser@hastingstribune.com
he number of deer taken during opening weekend
in Nebraska was down compared to previous years,
but officials aren’t ready to call it a bad deer season.
The November’s firearm season opened Saturday,
and some checkpoints in Tribland showed fewer
deer than the same weekend last year.
At Pitstop and Shop in Franklin, 93 deer came in Saturday,
down 25 from last year. On Sunday, the checkpoint saw 128
deer, down 44 from last year. Monday’s count of 57 was the
same as last year.
The weekend total of 130 deer reported at the Fillmore
County Sheriff’s Office was down from last year.
Rich Routh, conservation officer for Harlan, Franklin and
southern Phelps counties, said more yearlings were taken over
opening weekend than in previous years.
“We’re starting to think that EHD might have killed more
than we thought,” he said.
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease, or EHD, is transmitted to
deer by biting midges that can become abundant in hot, dry
weather as Nebraska had this summer. Symptoms affecting
both white-tailed and mule deer are fever, hemorrhaging
around the orifices and lack of fear of humans. Deer may
become emaciated or lame, and some die.
EHD cannot infect humans, and once the midges are killed
by frost, surviving deer may fully recover.
Scott Taylor, wildlife division administrator for Nebraska
Game and Parks, said hunters and landowners have been
finding deer carcasses since about August, with just under
6,000 dead deer reported over the summer. And there may
have been many more dead deer that were either not found
or not reported.
“We knew going into the season that the deer herd had
been reduced to some degree because of that disease,” he said.
Some check stations on Saturday were down up to 75 percent from what normally comes in on opening day.
But Taylor said it’s too early to blame a slow opening weekend fully on EHD. Saturday was poor hunting weather, with a
foggy morning and a rainy and stormy afternoon and
evening.
“But Sunday did pick up as far as the number of deer being
checked at deer stations,” he said. “Sunday was much better
than Saturday.”
Darin Gress, a Game and Parks state conservation officer
based in Hebron, had a good day Sunday hunting with his 12year-old-son.
“He got a nice buck,” he said.
In his area, the number of deer checked in over the weekend was about a third of the normal total. He thinks that’s
due not only to EHD, but also the number of coyotes in his
area. He also thinks bonus tags are finally catching up with
hunters.
“With all three things, it all hit hard at once,” he said.
That doesn’t mean it’s not worth the hunt, though.
“They’re still out there,” Gress said, “but you’re gonna have
to sit out there a little bit longer.”
Wehrman receives second conservation award Mountain lion shot
TONY HERRMAN
therrman@hastingstribune.com
RED CLOUD — The Farm Bill wildlife
biologist working in the Natural
Resources Conservation Service office
here — already honored with a statewide
award — received a national conservation award.
Kelsi Wehrman of Nelson received the
Conservation Warrior award during the
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever
national staff meeting July 23-26 in
Lanesboro, Minn. Mary Korth of Greely
was recognized for the Jeffery Finden
Conservation Achievement award.
A news release about the awards was
delayed.
“Nebraska has an outstanding group of
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever
employees that work every day to further
upland conservation,” says Pete
Berthelsen, PF and QF Senior Field
Coordinator, “Kelsi and Mary are two
outstanding examples of dedicating yourself the organizations’ grassroots mission
and giving 100 percent every day."
As a Pheasants Forever Farm Bill
Wildlife Biologist, Wehrman’s responsibility is to provide technical assistance to
farmers and ranchers — through one-on-
one consulting — regarding the benefits
of conservation programs (such as the
Conservation Reserve Program and the
Environmental Quality Incentives
Program). By working with landowners
to develop and implement individual
wildlife management plans, biologists
like Wehrman represent Pheasants
Forever’s on-the-ground efforts in ensuring landowners are aware of conservation program options.
Earlier this year, Wehrman was recognized at Nebraska’s state staff meeting for
her outstanding efforts locally with PF
Nebraska’s “Answering the Call” award.
Hastings Tribune
AINSWORTH — A 150pound male mountain lion was
shot by a deer hunter Saturday,
the opening day of the
November firearm deer season.
According to the hunter, the
cat walked parallel to him at
about 35 yards as he left his
hunting blind, made eye contact
with him, then circled in front
of the hunter’s path.
The hunter reported the shooting to a Nebraska Game and
Parks Commission conservation
officer. A subsequent investigation concluded the hunter was
justified in killing the animal.
The incident occurred about
10 miles northeast of Ainsworth.
By law, a person may kill a
mountain lion without a permit
only if it “stalks, attacks, or shows
unprovoked aggression toward
such person or another person,”
or if it is in the act of preying on
livestock. Unlawful killing of a
mountain lion is punishable by a
fine of up to $1,000 and up to
three months in jail.
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