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TVC wrestling: Shelton/Kenesaw captures championship. — Page B1
Witness
tampering
Inheritance tax
Repeal proposal a hot topic during
Chamber conference call
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Prelim held without testimony.
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Canada looks at alternatives to nixed US pipeline
ROB GILLIES
The Associated Press
TORONTO — Canada is looking at
alternatives for exporting its oil since
U.S. President Barack Obama
announced he was blocking a pipeline
from Alberta to Texas.
A pipeline executive said Thursday
that the company was weighing
whether to build a segment of the line
— from Oklahoma to Texas — that
wouldn’t require U.S. State
Department approval. And government officials said Canada would
push harder for a pipeline to the
Pacific Coast, where oil could be
shipped to China.
At the same time, Canadian officials
said, they are hopeful the 1,700-mile
(2,740-kilometer) Keystone XL
pipeline will be built.
Alberta Premier
Alison Redford, the
leader of the
Canadian province
Heineman disthat has the world’s appointed with
third-largest reserves decision.
of oil, said that while — Page A7
Canada is disappointed at Obama’s decision, the government believes Obama has made it
clear the U.S. would consider a new
Inside
Keystone XL pipeline application with
a new routing.
Obama called Prime Minister
Stephen Harper to explain that the
decision on Wednesday was not on
the merits of the pipeline but rather
on the “arbitrary nature” of a Feb. 21
deadline set by Republican legislators
as part of a tax measure he signed,
Harper’s office said.
“The fact that the president has said
that the decision was not based on
the merits we take as a signal that
there is an opportunity to make a
decision that is in the national interest that allows the project to go
ahead,” Redford told The Associated
Press in a telephone interview.
Calgary-based TransCanada Corp.,
which proposed the pipeline, said
Thursday it was considering building
the pipeline in segments, with the
first connecting an existing pipeline in
Oklahoma to refineries in Texas.
The Obama administration had suggested development of an Oklahomato-Texas line to alleviate an oil glut at
a Cushing, Oklahoma, storage hub.
“If our shippers are interested in
building that portion of the pipeline
(first), we would look at that,”
TransCanada President and CEO Russ
Girling told The Associated Press in an
interview.
Obama’s rejection of Keystone XL
“clearly gives flexibility to do that,”
Girling said. He emphasized that the
company had made no decisions.
U.S. officials have said that building
the pipeline in sections could speed
up the process since the U.S. State
Department would not be involved if
the pipeline does not cross the U.S.Canada border.
Girling’s remarks were in contrast to
a statement TransCanada issued on
Wednesday declaring it would reapply
Please see PIPELINE/page A3
Group of patrons
seeking another
AC bond election
PETITIONS BEING CIRCULATED
TO GAUGE SUPPORT OF THREE-SITE PLAN
SHAY BURK
sburk@hastingstribune.com
A group of Adams Central patrons is trying to collect 1,200 signatures by Feb. 1 in hopes that the
Board of Education will consider another bond issue,
this time for a three-site elementary system.
The 40 or so patrons are canvassing the district asking patrons to sign an informal petition in support of
a $10 million bond election in May to build a new
school and make improvements to two others.
This would be the third bond election in the district in three years to consider the future of the elementary system.
In May 2010, patrons voted down a bond to build
a single-site elementary. The same issue was defeated
again in November 2011.
After the second failed bond, the school board
planned to move forward with what it called Plan B,
Please see AC/page A3
THEN & NOW: Doniphan
Mobile Home Park
Residents help
clean up park;
new permit issued
TONY HERRMAN
therrman@hastingstribune.com
BETSY HERRMAN/Tribune
Madison Turpen, 8, (front) Cianna Lane, 6, and Isabella Lane, 9, watch their Bingo cards during Buddy Bingo Thursday at
Alcott Elementary School.
They’re game for the tradition
ALCOTT FAMILIES GATHER
TO PLAY BINGO
BETSY HERRMAN
bherrman@hastingstribune.com
P
rincipal Lawrence Tunks could
barely be heard over the roar of
noise in the Alcott Elementary
School gym Thursday night.
“B-2,” Tunks called out over the
din. The number was met by cheers from
some and groans from others.
A teacher wrote each number called on a
white board on the wall. As the board
filled with numbers, the volume level
seemed to rise, until finally with “N-35,”
there were several shouts of “Bingo!”
The Alcott School Parent Teacher
Organization hosted its annual Buddy
Bingo night at the school Thursday.
Admission to the event was a donated
food item for the Hastings Food Pantry.
“It’s kind of a nice activity in the middle
Nation
Weather
Lo:
5
Hi:
29
Cloudy
and
windy
today
with
gusts as
high as
25 mph.
OBAMA SINGS R&B
Art by Emily Struss, 9,
Alcott Elementary
of winter to get together and have a little
sense of community and spend some time
together,” Tunks said.
PTO member Kendra Hoagland said the
event is a longstanding tradition at the school.
“My son just graduated from high
school and they’ve done it since before he
went here,” she said. “I like it because you
get to have a family night and come out
and the kids can be with their friends that
they come to school with.”
Please see GAME/page A3
DONIPHAN — THEN: After a decade of negligence, the Doniphan Mobile Home Park was on the
verge of losing its operating license and seeing all of its
residents be evicted at the end of 2010.
Members of the Doniphan Village
Board gave the park a temporary
operating license in February 2011 to
fix problems identified during a Dec.
20, 2010, inspection. The licenses
had run Jan. 1 to Jan. 1.
Park residents formed a neighborhood association to address the probEditor’s
note: This is
lems.
part of an
NOW: Following a Spring 2011
ongoing
inspection the park received a permaseries that
nent operating license that now runs
looks back
June 1 to June 1.
at stories
“Everybody just basically helped
we’ve covered and
out and cleaned up everything,” park
examines
manager Sue Hicks said. “There was
how those
mattresses and stuff lying around,
stories are
garbage that should’ve been hauled
still affectout and never was.”
ing our
She has lived in the park since
communiOctober 1985 and became park manties and residents
ager at the end of July 2011.
today.
Most park residents are more than
willing to do their part, keeping the
mobile home park clean, she said.
Please see PARK/page A3
NEW YORK — President Barack
Obama took a brief and unexpected
turn as an R&B vocalist at a New
York fundraiser, crooning a bar from
an Al Green classic.
It happened at Manhattan’s Apollo
Theater Thursday, when Obama
veered from prepared remarks to thank
Green, who warmed up the crowd.
Apparently not content with simply praising Green, Obama suddenly launched into “Let’s Stay
Together,” warbling “I, so in love
with you” — complete with vibrato.
He stopped to laughter and
Inside
applause, and remarked that his
staff didn’t believe he’d do it.
Then he noted that the Sandman
hadn’t come out — a reference to
Sandman Sims, the tap dancer who
chased unpopular acts off-stage at
the Apollo for decades.
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VOL. 107, NO. 95 ©2012,
THE SEATON PUBLISHING CO., INC. HASTINGS, NEBRASKA
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HASTINGS TRIBUNE
Yesterday and Today
Obituaries
BUDD C. EDGINGTON
Former Hastings resident
Budd C. Edgington, 68, died
Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at his
home in
Kearney.
Services are
10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27,
2012, at First
St. Paul’s
Lutheran
Church in
Hastings with Edgington
the Rev. Joel Remmers officiating. Private family burial will
be held at a later date at Diller
Cemetery in Diller.There will
be no visitation.
Memorials may be given to
the family.
Condolences may be left at
www.brandwilson.com
***
Budd was born Jan. 18, 1943,
to Roy H. and Lura S. (Southwick) Edgington in Hastings,
Neb. He graduated from Hastings High School. He lived in
Hastings, Neb., until 2004,
where he owned Edgington Realty and worked for various
other realtors until retiring. He
then moved to Grand Island,
Neb., from 2004 to 2008; he
then moved to Kearney, Neb.
He was a member of First St.
Paul’s Lutheran Church in
Hastings, Neb., and was a
member of the R.E. Board of
Realtors.
He is survived by three
daughters, Andi Nickel of Kearney, Neb., Angi Guthrie and
husband Allan of Elkhorn,
Neb., and Dawn Hooker of
Wentzville, Mo.; one son, Brad
Edgington and wife Shannon of
Pinetop, Ariz.; 10 grandchildren, Taylor, Macy, Kyan,
Stevie, Jakob, Jaxstin, Cody,
Cassie, Camie and Kaden; eight
stepgrandchildren; two brothers, Wayne and wife Verna of
Marshall, Va., and Jack and wife
Louise of Lakewood, Colo.; one
sister-in-law, Alice Edgington of
Denver, Colo.; and several
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; one brother, Royal; and a son-in-law, Aaron
Hooker.
GERALDINE D.
CALDWELL
Hastings resident Geraldine
D. Caldwell, 84, died Thursday,
Jan. 19, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village
(Perkins Pavilion) in Hastings.
Services are pending with
Brand-Wilson Funeral Home in
Hastings.
ELAYNE DANIELS
Hastings resident Elayne
Daniels, 91, died Thursday, Jan.
19, 2012, at Mary Lanning
Memorial HealthCare, Hastings.
Livingston-Butler-Volland Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Hastings.
GORDON E. TILL
Hastings resident Gordon E.
Till, 80, died Friday, Jan. 20,
2012, at Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village (Perkins
Pavilion) in Hastings.
Brand-Wilson Funeral Home in
Hastings.
VIRGINIA ‘GINNY’ ARNOLD
Former Trumbull area resident Virginia “Ginny” Arnold,
81, died Wednesday, Jan. 18,
2012, at her
home.
A Celebration memorial
service is 1:30
p.m. Saturday
at Trumbull
Christian
Church in
Arnold
Trumbull with
Pastor Zach Brueningsen officiating. Private family burial will
be in Greenwood Cemetery
near Trumbull. LivingstonButler-Volland Funeral Home &
Cremation Center in Hastings
is in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be given to Christian Student Fellowship Campus Ministry or Crossroads International Ministry.
Condolences may be sent to
www.lbvfh.com
***
Virginia was born May 9,
1930, to Fred and Pearl (Magner) Hohlen in Hastings, Neb.
She married Gerald Arnold on
June 16, 1946. Virginia was a
homemaker, mother, and wife.
She was a waitress and filled
tankers at Dalton’s Café. She
also worked as a school head
cook and helped with farm
work. She was a member of
Trumbull Christian Church
where she taught Sunday
school, played piano and was
in Ladies Aide. She enjoyed
bowling, roller skating, knitting, sewing and cake decorating. Virginia was a Cub Scout
Den Mother and powder puff
stockcar driver. She made wedding cakes for her grandchildren and enjoyed attending
her grandchildren’s activities.
Virginia “Ginny” Arnold was
preceded in death by her parents; brother, Maurice Hohlen; and great-granddaughter,
Lauren Arnold.
Survivors are her husband,
Gerald Arnold of Hastings, Neb.;
children and spouses, Jerry and
RoJean Arnold of Litchfield,
Neb., Dave and Lila Arnold of
Albany, Ore., Ron and Dee
Arnold of Honolulu, Bev and
Robert Lewien of Hastings,
Neb.; Joe and Lori Arnold of
Kearney, Neb.; 15 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren;
brother and spouse, Howard
and Melodee Hohlen of
Hastings, Neb.
BERDENA M. WILLIAMS
Former Trumbull resident
Berdena May (McDowell) Williams, 88, of Beavercreek,
Ohio, died Wednesday, Jan. 18,
2012, at Trinity Community.
Funeral services are 4 p.m.
Saturday at St. Andrew United
Methodist Church in Beavercreek, with the Rev. John
Schlicher officiating. Visitation
is 2-4 p.m. Saturday at the
church. Graveside services are
10 a.m. Monday at Mt. Zion
Park Cemetery in Beavercreek.
Tobias Funeral Home-Beavercreek Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Condolences may be sent to
www.tobiasfuneralhome.com
***
Berdena was preceded in
death by her husband, Frank
Williams; parents, Clarence
“Mac” McDowell and Ethel
Todd McDowell; and sister, Elsie LaVern Saddler.
She is survived by her children, Debbie (Greg) Streiff of
Beavercreek, Don (Jean) Williams of St. Charles, Ill., Sandra
Williams of Centerville, Ohio,
and Stan (Jamie) Williams of
Bloomington, Ind.; brother,
Arthur (Arlis) McDowell of
Trumbull, Neb.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was born in Trumbull,
Neb., and was a graduate of
Trumbull High School, Class of
1940. She retired after 14 years
of government service with the
Defense Electronic Supply Center and WPAFB Medical Center.
She was a member of the
Beavercreek Senior Center and
Women’s Society of St. Andrew
United Methodist Church.
Freestyle skier Burke dies
LYNN DEBRUIN AND EDDIE
PELLS
SALT LAKE CITY — Sarah
Burke was an X Games star
with a grass-roots mentality —
a daredevil superpipe skier who
understood the risks inherent to
her sport and the debt she owed
to it for her success on the
slopes.
The pioneering Canadian
freestyler, who helped get superpipe accepted into the
Olympics, died Thursday after a
Jan. 10 crash during a training
run in Park City, Utah.
Burke, who lived near
Whistler, in British Columbia,
was 29.
“Sarah was the one who, in a
very positive way, stood in the
face of adversity and asked,
‘Why not?”’ said Peter Judge,
the CEO of Canada’s freestyle
team. “What she would have
wanted was for her teammates
and others in her sport to stand
up and also say, ‘Why not?’ To
benefit from the significant
opportunities available to them,
being able to compete in the
Olympics and the X Games.
Those were the things she wanted and cherished and fought
for.”
A four-time Winter X Games
champion, Burke crashed on
the same halfpipe where snowboarder Kevin Pearce sustained
a traumatic brain injury during
a training accident on Dec. 31,
2009.
Tests revealed she sustained
“irreversible damage to her
brain due to lack of oxygen and
blood after cardiac arrest,”
according to a statement
released by her publicist, Nicole
Wool, on behalf of the family.
Burke lobbied to add superpipe skiing to the Winter Games
program, noting that no new
infrastructure would be needed.
Her arguments won over
Olympic officials, and the discipline will debut in two years in
Russia, where Burke likely
would have been a favorite for
the gold medal.
Snowy Northwest
MARK A.
ETZELMILLER
Former area resident Mark A.
Etzelmiller, 54, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Omaha.
A Celebration of Life service
will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, at
the Covenant Presbyterian
Church in Omaha. John A.
Gentleman Pacific St. Chapel
in Omaha is in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family
requests memorial donations.
***
Mark was born on June 16,
1957, in Minden, Neb., to Carolyn and Dick Etzelmiller. He
played football and basketball
at Fort Hayes State College. He
then transferred to Kearney
State to play basketball, where
he developed a passion for
teaching and coaching. His
lifelong message, to all who
knew him, was the importance
of being involved in sports and
how it prepares one for life.
This is shown with the friendships "Coach Etz" had continued with former players. He
has coached in various parts of
Nebraska including Orleans,
Genoa, Ogallala, Hastings, and
Southern Valley.
Survivors include his wife,
Marcy; children, Michael and
Lindsey; sisters, Vicki (Rick)
Struss, and Laura (Joel) Gram;
brother, Roger (Roxine) Etzelmiller; numerous nieces and
nephews; many friends, students, and former players
whose legacy will continue to
live on.
Mark was preceded in death
by grandparents; parents;
brother, Jeffery; nephew, Drew
Meyer; and sister-in-law, Linda
Lund.
First vets
affairs sec.
dies at 85
CHICAGO — Edward
Derwinski, who represented
Chicago’s south side and adjoining suburbs in Congress for nearly a quarter-century before
becoming the nation’s first secretary of veterans affairs, has died.
He was 85.
Derwinski died Sunday of cancer, his family said. He will be
buried this weekend at Arlington
National Cemetery.
Derwinski’s congressional
career began in 1959 after he
had served a single term in the
Illinois House, and those who
knew him say he knew his district inside and out and was liked
by his fellow Republicans and
Democrats alike.
“He was somebody that was
well-grounded in his principles
and his patriotism but brought a
gritty, Chicagoland get-it-done
feel to his work,” Illinois Sen.
Mark Kirk, a Republican, told the
Chicago Tribune.
His daughter, Maureen
Quattrocki, said when her father
was in office, he especially
enjoyed speaking at schools or
attending public ceremonies
that allowed him to mingle
with members of his district.
ELAINE THOMPSON/AP
A snow-covered bicycle is locked to a bridge as unusually light traffic drives past below
on Highway 520 near the University of Washington Thursday in Seattle. A monster
Pacific Northwest storm coated the Seattle area in a thick layer of ice Thursday and
brought much of the state to a standstill, sending hundreds of cars spinning out of control, temporarily shutting down the airport and knocking down so many trees that members of the Washington State Patrol brought chainsaws to work.
Today is Friday, Jan. 20, the 20th day of
2012. There are 346 days left in the year.
MEMORY LANE
TRIBLAND
Sixty years ago: Richard Marvel of Hastings
filed fore re-election to the Nebraska Legislature
from the 31st District.
Fifty years ago: Record cold continued to
plague the area with Hastings recording a temperature of minus-12 degrees.
Forty years ago: Ed Loutzenheiser was named
“Boss of the Year” by the Hastings Jaycees, and
Reba Yeakle was presented a humanitarian
award.
Thirty years ago: Dwayne Strasheim was reelected president of the Hastings Board of
Education.
Twenty years ago: Madeline Sundling, 80, of
Reed Springs, Mo., died in a two-vehicle collision
at the intersection of Nebraska Highway 74 and
Showboat Road.
Ten years ago: The last worship service was
held at Hubbell United Methodist Church, ending its 120-year era.
One year ago: Funds from the Neighborhood
Stabilization Program, created as part of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, were
used to tear down four old buildings in downtown Harvard.
HIGHLIGHT IN HISTORY
On Jan. 20, 1937, President Franklin D.
Roosevelt became the first chief executive to be
inaugurated on Jan. 20 instead of March 4.
TODAY IN NEBRASKA
In 1965, the Omaha Benson High School
Band, in Washington, D.C., for the Inaugural
Parade, experienced a brief period of panic when
members learned that their instruments had not
arrived in the Capitol with them. Musicians and
instruments were soon reunited when the mixup was straightened out.
succeeded by Edward VIII.
In 1981, Iran released 52 Americans it had
held hostage for 444 days, minutes after the
presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter to
Ronald Reagan.
In 1986, the United States observed the first
federal holiday in honor of slain civil rights
leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Five years ago: Twenty-five U.S. troops were
killed in Iraq, including 12 in a helicopter crash
in Baghdad and five in a sophisticated sneak
attack in Karbala. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton,
D-N.Y., launched a trailblazing campaign for the
White House, saying in a videotaped messsage
on her Web site: “I’m in, and I’m in to win.” Sen.
Sam Brownback of Kansas began a long-shot bid
for the Republican presidential nomination (he
withdrew in October 2007).
TODAY IN SPORTS
In 1892, the first official basketball game was
played in Springfield, Mass. The two nine-man
teams used a soccer ball and peach baskets.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin is 82. Movie
director David Lynch is 66. Country singer John
Michael Montgomery is 47. Actor Rainn Wilson
(TV: “The Office) is 46. Rap musician ?uestlove
(The Roots) is 41.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Whatever people in general do not understand, they are always prepared to dislike; the
incomprehensible is always the obnoxious.”
— Letitia Landon, English poet (1802-1838)
FACT OF THE DAY
Digital music sales increased from $183.4 million in 2004 to more than $4.6 billion in 2010.
NUMBER OF THE DAY
444 — number of days the hostages were held
in the U.S. Embassy in Iran.
ON THIS DATE
In 1887, the U.S. Senate approved an agreement to lease Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval
base.
In 1936, Britain’s King George V died; he was
LUNAR LANDING
Between last quarter moon (Jan. 16) and new
moon (Jan. 23).
Sources: The Associated Press, Newspaper Enterprise
Assn. and World Almanac Education Group
Tribland
A vehicle reportedly driven
by Alan F. True of 1335 W.
Fourth St. Wednesday struck a
parked vehicle owned by
Richard J. Ryan IV of 1323 W.
Fifth St. at Burlington Avenue
near 14th Street.
Nancy J. Hansen of 721 S.
First Ave. No. 207 reported
Wednesday that her registration and insurance cards were
taken at her residence.
Professional Counseling Associates and Biofeedback Center closing end of January, if
anyone wishes to pick up their
counseling and biofeedback records, do so before month end.
-Adv.
It was reported Wednesday
that money owned by
Bosselman’s Pump and Pantry,
1630 E. South St., was taken at
the business.
The Hastings City Council
will meet in regular session on
Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at 7:00
p.m. in the City Council
Chambers. The meeting is
open to the public and a copy
of the agenda is available at
the City Clerk’s Office. -Adv.
Leslie M. Green of 923 S. St.
Joseph Ave. reported
Wednesday that money, a car
charger and a debit card were
taken from a vehicle in the 900
block of South St. Joseph
Avenue.
For your convenience, the
Hastings Tribune has a driveup payment box in our north
parking lot. This may be used
for subscription and advertising payments. -Adv.
Richard Vaughan of 227 N.
Lincoln Ave. No. 9 reported
Wednesday that coins were
taken at his residence.
A vehicle reportedly driven
by Mary A. Faimon of
Lawrence Wednesday struck a
parked vehicle owned by
Lenard D. Petersen of 1206 E.
Seventh St. at the 1200 block
of East Seventh Street.
Free tickets still available at
the Hastings Tribune to attend
the U.S. Air Force Brass in Blue
concert January 29 at Hastings
High. -Adv.
Lotteries
u Virginia “Ginny” Arnold, 81, 1:30
p.m. at Trumbull Christian Church in
Trumbull.
u Hollis Barnell, 88, of Grand
Island, 10 a.m. at Federated Church
in Sutton.
u Dorothy Haberman, 90, of Sutton,
10:30 a.m. at Federated Church in
Sutton.
u Wanda Schriner, 81, of Guide
Rock, 10:30 a.m. at United
Methodist Church in Guide Rock.
WINNING NUMBERS
Thursday
Nebraska Pick 5 . . . .8-14-23-24-28
Jackpot: $102,000
2by2 . . . . . . .Red 14-16, White 5-23
Kansas Pick 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-8-3
Nebraska Pick 3 . . . . . . . . . . .3-4-3
MyDaY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-19-58
Area funerals
Saturday
A vehicle reportedly owned
by Patrice A. Robinson of 1040
S. Wabash Ave. No. 317
Tuesday struck a parked vehicle
owned by Bertha C. Martinez
of 319 W. D St. at 319 W. D St.
Stolen wallet at Tri-City Auction Thursday. Information,
402-463-2502, 402-469-9423. Adv.
Taylor’s prime rib or shrimp
dinner Friday/Saturday, $9.95.
-Adv.
Calendar
HASTINGS
u Family Story Time for all ages, 10
a.m. at the Hastings Public Library,
517 W. Fourth St. For more information, call 402-461-2346.
u “The Club” by Eve Merriam, 8
p.m. at the Hastings Masonic
Temple, 411 N. Hastings Ave. For
more information or to reserve tickets, call 402-461-7380 or email tickets@hastings.edu.
u Alcoholics Anonymous, 8:30 and
10 a.m., noon, 5:15, 7 (Hispanic
group) and 8 p.m. Saturday, 521 S.
St. Joseph Ave.
u Al-Anon, 9 a.m. Saturday, The
Kensington, 233 N. Hastings Ave.
u Celebrate Recovery, 7-9 p.m.
Saturday, Evangelical Free Church,
2015 N. St. Joseph Ave. For more
information, call 402-463-1441.
u Narcotics Anonymous, 8 p.m.
Saturday, 401 N. Lincoln Ave.
TRIBLAND
u Birds and Bagels, 8:30-11 a.m. at
Nebraska Nature and Visitor Center
near Alda. For more information,
call 308-382-1820 or visit
nebraskanature.org.
HASTINGS TRIBUNE
A3
Park: Doniphan residents clean up around mobile homes
Continued from page A1
Some residents are planning more
renovations for their lots this spring
such as painting, new siding, skirting
and resodding lawns. New blacktop is
planned for the neighborhood streets
later this year.
Village officials wanted the park to
remain consistently clean, Hicks said.
Doniphan Village Board chairman
Doran Dusatko said he has had little
interaction with Hicks because park
residents have done a good job keeping their neighborhood clean.
“Yeah, so far, you bet,” he said.
That work included removing junk
and cleaning up “trashy buildings,”
he said.
Jeanette Miller moved to the park in
August 2011 after much of the work
was completed. What she saw when
she moved to the mobile home park
was a far cry from what she had seen
before.
“They’ve done one heck of a job
getting everything together,” she said.
Hicks said the “riffraff” who refused
to clean up their lots were evicted
from the park. People like that, she
said, are the exception rather than the
rule.
“It seems like everybody’s pitched
in and done their part keeping their
yards cleaned up and the trailers looking nice,” she said.
The park hired a tree service to cut
down trees that were partially dead or
decaying.
Hicks and the other park residents
were worried when they learned they
might be evicted, she said. Some residents were living paycheck to paycheck.
“It was scary because we didn’t have
no idea where we’d move to,” she
said. “It costs quite a bit to move a
trailer and most people who live here
can’t afford to just pull out and move
their trailer somewhere.”
In the past, Hicks said, it was not
uncommon for Hall County Sheriff’s
deputies to be called to the park for
various issues.
She said the park has seen a big
decrease in emergency calls. That was
evident when a law enforcement officer visited Hicks while working for the
Hall County Assessor’s office to see if
certain people still lived in the park.
“He told me himself he couldn’t
believe how many fewer times they
were called out here,” Hicks said.
“Everybody around town tells me that
— they said that we’ve done a really
good job.”
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A trailer at the Doniphan Mobile Home Park received new siding as part of ongoing renovations the residents are
doing to clean up the park.
Pipeline: Canada looking SD tribal official hails Keystone XL decision
at alternatives to US plan
for a presidential permit to build
the full pipeline. Girling said the
company still expects to reapply,
but “will take our time for how to
refile it.”
He said a new route that avoids
environmentally sensitive areas of
Nebraska should be made public in
a matter of weeks
In Washington, the proposed $7
billion pipeline has become a political hot potato.
Republicans — who earlier put
the president in the awkward position of having to make a decision
on it before Feb. 21 — now hope
to force Obama to deal with it yet
again before next November’s presidential election. He wants to put it
off beyond that.
Republicans are looking to drive
a wedge between Obama and two
key Democratic constituencies.
Some labor unions support the
pipeline as a job creator, while
environmentalists fear it could lead
to an oil spill disaster.
The Alberta-to-Texas pipeline
proposed by TransCanada would
carry 800,000 barrels of oil a day
from Alberta across six U.S. states
to the Texas Gulf Coast, which has
numerous refineries.
Natural Resource Minister Joe
Oliver said it’s clear the process is
not yet over and said Canada is
hopeful the pipeline will be accepted on its merits.
Redford said Obama’s decision
adds urgency to Enbridge’s proposed pipeline to the Pacific Coast
of British Columbia that would
allow Canadian oil to be shipped
to Asia for the first time.
The project is undergoing a regulatory review in Canada.
“Asian markets are a very viable
alternative. I say alternative, I probably shouldn’t. It’s not an either or
situation. There’s an opportunity
here for us to grow our markets in
both directions and we’d like to be
able to do that,” Redford said.
Canadian officials see the
pipeline to the Pacific coast as critical as Canada seeks to diversify its
energy customer base beyond the
United States, which Canada relies
on for 97 percent of its energy
exports.
Alberta has more than 170 billion barrels of oil reserves. Daily
production of 1.5 million barrels
from the oil sands is expected to
increase to 3.7 million in 2025.
Only Saudi Arabia and Venezuela
have more reserves.
Sinopec, a Chinese state-controlled oil company, has a stake in
Enbridge’s proposed $5.5 billion
Northern Gateway Pipeline.
Chinese state-owned companies
also have invested more than $16
billion in the oil sands in the last
two years.
Tens of billions more are expected to be invested in Canada’s oil
sands if the Pacific pipeline is built.
There is fierce environmental
and aboriginal opposition to the
Pacific pipeline, but Harper’s government has called it a nationbuilding project that is crucial to
the country’s goal of becoming an
energy super power.
ROSEBUD, S.D. — Tribal officials in
South Dakota are coming out in support of President Barack Obama’s decision to temporarily halt the planned
Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to
the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Rosebud Sioux Tribe President
Rodney Bordeaux has spoken against
the $7 billion pipeline before, saying he
fears damage to cultural sites and water
resources. He calls Obama’s move “a
tremendous victory for tribal nations.”
Obama said there wasn’t enough
time for a fair review of the project. His
move blocks the pipeline but doesn’t
necessarily kill it.
Bordeaux says “we have won a battle
but the war has yet to be won.”
Last fall, pipeline opponents including actress Daryl Hannah rode horses
and bicycles and walked from the Pine
Ridge reservation to the Rosebud reservation to protest the project.
Game: Bingo a tradition for Alcott families
Hoagland said she had worried that
the low temperatures Thursday night
would keep families away, but the
turnout was larger than past years.
Students came with their parents,
grandparents, siblings and friends. They
filled each table, then the aisles, each
clutching a Bingo card and straining to
hear as Tunks called numbers.
Allison Lane brought her five children to play. “We come every year,” she
said. “They all enjoy it. My oldest came
here from kindergarten on up. Now
he’s in seventh grade, but he really
wanted to come back tonight. It’s a lot
of fun. It’s really crowded this year. It’s
not usually this crowded.”
Alcott teachers roamed the aisles and
helped verify bingos. When students won,
they received a ticket that could be
exchanged for prizes in another classroom.
MacKenzie Kaiser, 10, thought she had
a bingo, but after her card was checked,
she found she had a wrong number.
“We came last year,” Kaiser said. “It’s
fun. You can win lip glosses and baseballs and things like that. Lots of my
friends are here.”
Alcott first-grade teacher Jenny
Connery was helping to check cards.
“I think it’s great,” Connery said. “It
gets parents involved in their students’
and in their child’s life.”
BETSY HERRMAN/Tribune
Kaylynn Miller, 7, and her mother Traci Brittain play Bingo at Alcott
Elementary's Buddy Bingo night Thursday.
AC: Patrons circulating petitions to have a bond election
which would include closing
the Ayr and Tri-View schools
and making improvements to
the Juniata, Wallace and
District 15 sites.
A group of patrons presented
its own plan for the future of
the elementary system at the
December board meeting,
where it suggested building a
new school at the Tri-View site
rather than making improvements to the District 15 building.
The board said it was leery
about moving forward with
another bond issue in light of
the two failed bond issues.
Now board members are asking that patrons bring forth
1,200 signatures in support of
putting the issue on the May
primary ballot.
“(By signing it) this is not
saying ‘I’m 100 percent in
favor of three sites right now,’ ”
said patron Ryan Weeks, who is
helping to collect signatures.
“This is saying you’re willing to
have the school board invest
the money and go forward and
find out exact costs and put
this on the May ballot.”
Weeks stressed that the proposal and petition have been
initiated by patrons. He said
the initial proposal and the
details about the location and
the long-term lease of the land
were taken care of by patrons.
The patrons, who initially
supported the one-site option,
got together and agreed on the
three-site option after much
discussion.
“If we can’t find a compromise, we’re going to continue
to do a disservice to the kids,”
Weeks said. “We have to find a
compromise.”
Weeks said he was apprehensive about bringing together
supporters and proponents of
the one-site option.
But, he said, Juniata and
Wallace patrons’ reason for voting against the bond wasn’t
that they didn’t think all kids
deserved a good school.
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“What we were against was
losing the school in the community of Juniata and the
school at District 60 because
they were both good facilities,”
he said, adding that Juniata
was built two years before
Adams Central High School.
The proposed bond of $10
million would build a new
school on the Tri-View site
north of Hastings at a cost of
about $6 million, with the
remaining $4 million going to
improvements at Wallace and
Juniata.
Weeks said that as the district grows in the future, the
proposed new building and the
Juniata sites could both be easily added onto.
The three-site plan addresses
the needs of Juniata and
Wallace, Weeks, said, and
allows the district to build a
new school to support the
remaining students in the district.
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Opinion
A4
Pipeline not
delivering oil,
but plenty
of politics
HASTINGS TRIBUNE
First Amendment
“
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right
of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress
of grievances.
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The Washington insider newspaper Politico
described President Barack Obama’s decision to
reject the planned Canada-U.S. Keystone XL
pipeline as a political “win-win” for both parties.
The reasoning is that the Republicans would
attract independent voters angered by high gas
prices — although it would be years before the
Canadian oil would reach the market and affect
prices — and attract generous political contributions from the oil companies, a slightly better bet
politically.
Meanwhile, the environmentalists would be
jolted out of their political lethargy and hit the
bricks for Obama’s re-election, and the construction unions, who really want the project and the
jobs, would have no choice but to stick with
Obama because the Republicans have become
anathema to most of labor.
Whatever the political benefits of the decision,
it is a lose-lose for domestic energy policy and our
relations with Canada.
Technically, the pipeline is not dead; a final
decision has only been delayed while a more
acceptable route through an environmentally sensitive region of Nebraska is negotiated. Obama is
merely rejecting the project to circumvent a Feb.
21 deadline imposed on him by the Republicans,
giving him more time to review the route.
The White House would like to stall the whole
business until after the election, but he may not
have that luxury.
The Canadians professed themselves “profoundly disappointed” by the decision and pointedly
noted that there is another energy project on the
boards, a $5.4 billion pipeline from the Alberta oil
sands to ports in British Columbia where the oil
could be sold to eager Asian buyers.
Already, the Republicans are trying to make the
pipeline a campaign issue. “Obama is destroying
tens of thousands of American jobs and shipping
American energy security to the Chinese,” said
House Speaker John Boehner, exaggerating on
both counts. (The number of potential jobs tends
to fluctuate wildly depending which side of the
argument is trying to make the case.)
Obama insisted that his announcement was
“not a judgment on the merits of the pipeline,”
but on “the arbitrary nature of the deadline.” OK.
The deadline is now a moot point, but negotiations should begin on an acceptable route and
protections for the water table. After all, the disputed section is only 65 miles in Nebraska, a small
fraction of the line’s 1,700-mile length.
Sparsely populated western Canada and eastern
Alaska have immense oil and natural-gas reserves,
and the lower 48 states are the natural market for
them. Ethanol, solar panels, windmills, dim light
bulbs, bike paths and switchgrass are all very nice,
but they’re not going to do it for us. At best, they
chip away at the margins of our energy needs.
North America has the capacity to be self-sufficient in oil and gas, but we shouldn’t wait until a
crisis point — or the politics are just right — to do
something about it.
Radio still best way to hear sports on road
D
riving down the interstate a few
nights ago reminded me of one of
the better uses of radio. With
Pandora, online radio, iTunes,
iPhones, CDs and more, there are
plenty of outlets for music today. So while
radio still provides music listening entertainment, it’s not the only source. And we have
more and more distractions to occupy our
time while in cars each day. But radio still has
a great niche when it comes to live sports —
especially while in the car.
Sports broadcasts live on television are
more prevalent than ever before, but when
one is in the car, the good old play-by-play is
appreciated. One source tells me it was 1921
when the first live sports event was described
over the radio airwaves, which isn’t all that
long after commercial radio stations came
into existence. So their power as a medium
for describing sports events to those not in
attendance quickly surfaced.
There are countless stories out there of people listening to their favorite teams or sports
over the radio, before and after television
came into the picture. While radio might not
be as prevalent as it has been in the past, it’s
still a prime avenue for keeping track of a
team.
I was cruising Interstate 80 this week when
I listened to the broadcast description of my
favorite college basketball team squeak out a
one-point win. This was the
same night that the college
team even more people
around here follow did the
same thing. The latter game
was also shown on TV for
those at home, at least to
those with the right cable
package. The former was
Russ
not, so radio was the way to
Batenhorst keep up with it. The prevalence of TV broadcasts of
games helps one form a mental picture of the
radio descriptions, but still it’s up to the
announcers to paint enough of the picture to
get across what’s happening.
So thanks again to radio for bringing the
action to our cars. And sorry to anyone I
might have distracted when I honked the
horn to celebrate the sounding of the final
buzzer on yet another win for “my” team.
SHOULD I NAME IT HAL?
I hate it when my computer develops a
mind of its own. Yeah, I know, computers
only know and do what people tell them, but
mine occasionally has a mind of its own.
Right now I’m typing away (or is it called keyboarding now) on a monitor display of a different color than what it used to be.
I have no idea what brought about the
change, but the background color of everything around the edges of the monitor screen
now has some bizarre bluish-green kind of
tint to it. Aqua might be what the more
sophisticated would call it. All I know is it’s
not what it used to be and I didn’t change it.
The computer took it upon itself to make the
change.
It’s not that I’m adverse to change in my
life; I’m an adaptable kind of guy. But this
new color even bleeds over to the background
of the area where the written words appear.
Before it was white, like a normal sheet of
paper. Now it’s — what did I say? — aqua. It’s
as if I borrowed stationary from the pastel
queen. So if it’s all the same to my computer
— which obviously did not consult with me
before making the change — I’d just as soon
go back to the white background for my document. And while it is at it, it could change
the other part of the screen back to … oh no,
I can’t remember what it was before! The
computer is controlling my mind. I wonder
how long it will allow me to get used to this
color scheme before it changes it again.
OH YEAH, THERE IT IS
I spent just under 24 hours in eastern Iowa
this week. Winter was there. I still didn’t like
it, so it can still stay away from here.
Russ Batenhorst of Hastings is a columnist for
the Hastings Tribune. Reach him by email at
russmary@windstream.net.
Romney runs hot and cold on global warming
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illard Mitt Romney these
days could not be more
explicit about abandoning
President Barack Obama’s
carbon-dioxide restrictions.
“Irresponsibly,” Romney wrote in an Aug.
28 op-ed for Foster’s Daily Democrat in New
Hampshire, the Environmental Protection
Agency “declared carbon dioxide, the same
carbon dioxide that humans exhale, to be a
‘pollutant’ that poses risks to human health.”
He also observed: “Congress had the good
sense not to compound our economic challenges by imposing cap-and-trade’s extraordinary costs on the American people.”
Romney’s website offers this carbon-friendly
promise: “Mitt Romney will eliminate the regulations promulgated in pursuit of the Obama
administration’s costly and ineffective anticarbon agenda.”
Well, surprise, surprise! Unlike this conservative aria, Romney sang a totally different tune
as Massachusetts’ liberal Republican governor.
A recently exposed, online dossier from the
2008 John McCain campaign offers 200 pages
of Romney’s self-contradictions, vacillations
and head scratchers. His views on so-called
global warming are just the tip of this nonmelting iceberg of confusion.
McCain’s database includes Ryan Sager’s New
York Sun story of April 20, 2007, in which
Romney embraces a 1940s fuel source.
“Liquefied coal, gosh,” Romney said. “Hitler
during the Second World War — I guess
because he was concerned about losing his oil
— liquefied coal. That technology is still there.”
Less bizarre were Romney’s 2003 comments
to religious leaders. According to the Los
Angeles Times on March 25, 2007, Romney
said he was “terrified” about
“warming” and found it
“quite alarming.”
In July 2003, Romney
wrote then-Gov. George
Elmer Pataki of New York,
from one RINO (Republican
in name only) to another.
“Now is the time to take
Deroy
action toward climate protecMurdock tion,” Romney declared. He
advocated a “regional capand-trade system” for New York and
Massachusetts.
In 2004, Romney launched the
Massachusetts Climate Protection Plan, “a
coordinated statewide response to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate,” as his office described it.
In a press release dated Dec. 7, 2005,
Romney announced that “strict state limitations on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from
power plants” would take effect Jan. 1, 2006.
“These carbon emission limits will provide
real and immediate progress in the battle to
improve our environment,” the communique
quoted Romney. This red tape, it noted, is
“designed to lower emissions of nitrogen
oxides, sulfur dioxide and mercury from power
plant smokestacks.” Furthermore, the experts
with whom Romney consulted “include John
Holden (sic) ... at Harvard University.”
John Holdren now is Obama’s science adviser. S. Fred Singer, a University of Virginia professor emeritus of physics and environmental
science, and founding father of America’s
weather satellite system, calls him “a rabid
environmentalist and collaborator of the notorious Paul Ehrlich.” Singer says Holdren misled
Romney or his staff: “They consider CO2 a
pollutant and mention it along with sulfur
dioxide, nitrogen oxides and mercury — all
real pollutants, injurious to human health.
Clearly, they had no clue about the science.”
“No one would choose such a green course,
enlist such advisers, and then suddenly
reverse himself,” says Cato Institute environmental scholar Patrick Michaels. “As president, Romney will revert to his more familiar
green self.”
“Romney’s press release should be compared to more recent statements in which he
has changed his views on climate change,”
suggests the Reason Foundation’s Julian
Morris. “The optimistic conclusion would be
that he changes his mind in response to better evidence. The pessimistic conclusion
would be that he changes his mind in
response to the advice of pollsters.”
Americans who thirst for leadership driven
by principles rather than polls should go see
“The Iron Lady.” Meryl Streep, the finest
actress in recorded history, masterfully portrays former British Prime Minister Margaret
Thatcher. In the film, Her Majesty’s head of
government dominates the United Kingdom,
steady in her conservative convictions and
convincing as she communicates them. As
America drifts among the waves like a faded
Champagne cork, these memories of
Thatcher’s rule trigger goose bumps.
America now ponders someone who is flexible on virtually everything — even the air we
breathe. Clearly no Iron Lady, Romney is the
Man of Foil.
Deroy Murdock is a columnist with Scripps
Howard News Service. Email at him at
deroy.Murdock@gmail.com
Hastings/Region
HASTINGS TRIBUNE
Tribland five-day forecast
Art by Emily Struss, 9, Alcott Elementary
WINDY TODAY
High: 27
Low: 5
Wind: North 15-20 with
gusts as high as 25 mph.
Cloudy
WINDY SATURDAY
High: 29
Low: 24
Wind: South 20-25 with
gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunny
WINDY SUNDAY
High: 41
Low: 23
Wind: Northwest 15-20,
increasing to 25-30.
A 30 percent chance of rain
SUNNY MONDAY
High: 43
Low: 24
PARTLY CLOUDY
TUESDAY
High: 41
Low: 24
A 20 percent chance of
snow.
Today’s weather records
High: 68 in 1944
Low: -13 in 1985
u From 7 a.m. Jan. 19
to 7 a.m. Jan. 20
Local weather
High Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
High in 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Overnight low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Overnight low in 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Precipitation last 24 hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
January precipitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .02
January 2011 precipitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Snowfall last 24 hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00
January snowfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .05
January 2011 snowfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.8
Season to date snowfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.9
Season to date snowfall 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.2
Local
MAN SENTENCED FOR THEFT
A 51-year-old Grand Island man convicted of
theft was sentenced to 20-24 months in prison
on Wednesday in Adams County District Court.
Richard L. Salas was given credit for five days
he already spent in jail awaiting trial.
Judge Terri Harder sentenced Salas and made
his time concurrent with a sentence he is serving for a Hall County theft case.
Salas pleaded no contest Oct. 26, 2011. In
exchange for his plea, prosecutors agreed to
not object to concurrent time.
According to the arrest affidavit, Salas and
two other men stole copper wire owned by
Burlington Northern Santa Fe near A Street and
Baltimore Avenue. Officers staked out the area
after a spool of wire had been cut into smaller
pieces on April 12, 2011. Around 1:14 a.m. the
next morning, officers watched as the men
allegedly drove up in a pickup with the headlights off, loaded the wire into the pickup and
drove away.
Theft by unlawful taking, when the value is
more than $1,500, is a Class 4 felony punishable
by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
State
GIRL FOUND IN THE COLD
NORTH PLATTE — A 25-year-old North
Platte woman has been arrested after her 5year-old daughter was found wandering outside in the chill of winter, wearing only her
nightgown.
North Platte officers say Karen Herndon left
the girl home alone while she went to her
boyfriend’s house a few blocks away. A neighbor found the girl, who was crying and yelling
for her mother, a little after 1 a.m. Thursday.
Police say the wind chill at the time made it
feel like minus 7 degrees outside.
Herndon was arrested on suspicion of child
neglect/abuse.
HOMECOMING SET FOR TROOPS
LINCOLN — Some Nebraska Army National
Guard troops who arrived home from
Afghanistan the day before Thanksgiving will
finally get an official welcome home.
About 145 soldiers with the 402nd Military
Police Battalion returned to Nebraska on Nov.
23. The guard postponed the ceremony
because of the troops’ late arrival in Omaha
and the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Omaha-based unit was responsible for
operating an internment facility during their
yearlong deployment.
The guard says the welcome home ceremony
will be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Hilton
Hotel in downtown Omaha. Gov. Dave
Heineman, members of Nebraska’s congressional delegation and Maj. Gen. Judd Lyons are
among those expected to attend.
MISTRIAL IN SEXUAL ABUSE CASE
LINCOLN — A judge has declared a mistrial in
the trial of a former Lincoln man accused of
sexually touching a 10-year-old boy in 2008.
The Lincoln Journal Star says the judge
declared the mistrial on Thursday after the jury
couldn’t reach a verdict in the trial of 38-yearold Cory Dieteman.
Dieteman is charged with third-degree sexual
assault of a child.
Dieteman’s trial, which began on Jan. 11,
went to the jury on Tuesday.
A5
Supervisors ready to fight tax repeal
INHERITANCE TAX HOT
TOPIC OF CHAMBER
CONFERENCE CALL
BETSY HERRMAN
bherrman@hastingstribune.com
Adams County Supervisors didn’t get much sympathy from the
state chamber in a conversation
about repealing the inheritance tax
Thursday.
Supervisors Dale Curtis, Lee
Saathoff and Eldon Orthmann sat
in on a conference call at the
Hastings Area Chamber of
Commerce with the Nebraska
Chamber of Commerce and
Industry and chambers across the
state.
NCCI President Barry Kennedy
gave a recap of the first 10 days of
the 60-day legislative session. Nearly
500 bills have been introduced this
year along with about 400 carried
over from the 2011 session.
Kennedy said the state chamber
will be keeping tabs on LB970,
Gov. Dave Heineman’s tax cut plan
introduced by District 45 Sen.
Abbie Cornett, who chairs the revenue committee. The bill proposes
repealing the state’s inheritance
tax, lowering individual income
tax and corporate tax rates and
changing tax brackets. The bill
would cut about $326 million in
taxes over the next three years.
The revenue committee will have
a hearing on the bill Thursday, and
Kennedy predicted it will be “a
lively discussion.”
Saathoff told Kennedy that
Adams County uses the inheritance
tax in the general fund to balance
the budget. The Legislature cut
state aid to cities and counties last
year, and Saathoff said if the inheritance tax were repealed almost 100
percent of counties’ tax revenue
would be from property taxes.
“I thought that was what the
idea of the income and sales tax
was for, to expand the base so it
wasn’t all on property tax. I think
pretty soon we’re going to be right
back, in the counties, where it’s
100 percent property tax again,”
Saathoff said.
Kennedy said the state has gotten to the point where anytime
there is property tax relief, it comes
in the form of sales or income tax
increases.
“We now have, with the exception of Iowa, the highest income
tax rate in the region. With the
exception of Kansas, I think we
have the highest sales tax rate. So
we’ve slowly but surely put ourselves at a competitive disadvantage,” Kennedy said.
Saathoff said repealing the inheritance tax will hurt industry
because it will force counties to
increase property taxes to cover the
gap. Kennedy said it’s a discussion
counties should have with
Heineman.
“It’s a fine line there, but we’ve
got to worry about being competi-
tive with other states,” Kennedy
said. “It’s a proposal that will have
a lot of discussion.”
After the conference call, HACC
president Tom Hastings suggested
some members of the board should
attend and possibly testify at the
hearing on LB970 Thursday.
“We have a bad situation because
of what happened with Senator
(Dennis) Utter passing away and
Les just being signed in,” said
Hastings, referring to District 33
Sen. Les Seiler, who was sworn in
Saturday. “We are going to be
behind the eight ball this whole
session. The only thing we can do
is call Les. He won’t have enough
influence at this time to persuade
15 senators to do something.
Maybe next year he will.”
Supervisor Dale Curtis said he’s
frustrated with the implication that
counties are to blame for raising
taxes and making the state less economically competitive.
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Nebraska justice:
Regional approach
to save rural jobs
GRANT SCHULTE
LINCOLN — Court clerks in
rural Nebraska will help larger and
busier courts process small claims,
probation filings and other cases
under a pilot program starting this
year, the state’s chief Supreme
Court justice said Thursday.
Nebraska Supreme Court Chief
Justice Michael Heavican outlined
plans for the regional approach to
court services, which he said
would improve efficiency, during
his annual State of the Judiciary
address. Heavican told lawmakers
the programs come through a partnership with the National Center
for State Courts.
“It is hoped that these projects
can serve as models for rural courts
and allow us to preserve jobs in
communities with fewer needs,
while easing the burden of courts
which have greater demands on
staff time,” he said.
The plans were part of a wideranging speech that highlighted
the court’s role in helping children
and the elderly, as well as the rise
of computer technology to process
cases.
Heavican said court clerks in
rural Colfax County, encompassing the town of Schuyler, will be
able to process electronic filings for
employees in Omaha’s Douglas
County. Probation staff members
in one part of the state can transcribe pre-sentence investigation
reports for staff members in anoth-
er county, he said.
County court clerks said the program would likely help smaller
offices, some of which are staffed
by one person. The Judicial Branch
has also faced budget cuts in
recent years, along with other
areas of state government, while
caseloads have risen in Nebraska’s
larger cities. Lawmakers will consider a bill this session that would
move a county judge from central
Nebraska to Lincoln.
“Obviously, some courts are
going to make more use of it than
others,” said Randy McCoy, clerk
of Lincoln County’s county court.
McCoy, whose office processes
15,000 cases per year, said he did
not yet know whether his county
would participate.
Heavican said one pilot program
will allow service-sharing across
county lines. Judge Anne Paine of
McCook is conducting another
pilot program in the 11th judicial
district, in which one employee
will oversee the collection of fines
from all courts in the 17-county
area.
Paine said the program was still
in its infancy. But she said
employees in smaller counties
would likely help larger counties
mail notices for fines and court
appearances.
“The belief is, anything that can
be done remotely to assist some of
these counties is a good thing,”
she said. “We want to keep these
smaller courts open, and they’re
NATI HARNIK/AP
Nebraska Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Heavican testifies
Wednesday before the Judiciary Committee in Lincoln. Heavican
delivered his State of the Judiciary address to lawmakers Thursday.
available to provide that service.”
Omaha Sen. Brad Ashford, chairman of the Legislature’s Judiciary
Committee, said the program reinforces the state’s commitment to
county courts. County clerks in
Nebraska handle small claims
cases, misdemeanors, probation,
adoptions, and early court appearances for criminal defendants.
District court clerks oversee divorce
Minden looks at future
development options
TONY HERRMAN
therrman@hastingstribune.com
MINDEN — The community here
may one day expand with neighborhoods to the south or commercial
developments on the north side of
town along Nebraska Highway 10
and U.S. Highway 6/34.
Future land use, including what
parts of Minden’s extraterritorial jurisdiction would be most conducive to
development, comprised the majority
of discussion during the city’s second
town hall meeting to create a 10-year
comprehensive plan to be in effect
until 2023.
The process, overseen by Craig
Bennett and Brenda Petersen — representatives of the Kearney consulting
engineering firm Miller and
Associates — began with a kickoff
meeting in November 2011.
The Future Land Use Plan is an
important part in the Comprehensive
Plan, Petersen said, because it shows
the direction the community wants
to grow. It is the vision for future
growth and development over the
next 10 years.
About 25 residents gathered in the
Minden Opera House Thursday and
divided into two round-table groups
— one led by Bennett and one by
Petersen. They stood over large geographic information system images of
Minden and the extraterritorial jurisdiction area (one mile in each direction from the city limits) and dis-
cussed what parts of the town would
be best for development.
Miller and Associates received the
GIS images earlier Thursday. Bennett
said he was impressed with the
amount of detail the images provided.
“These aerials are just awesome,”
he said. “We can see stuff in the back
of people’s pickups.”
Minden lawyer Gary Martin, one of
the dozen people in Petersen’s group,
said he thought the discussion
Thursday was informative and productive. It’s important for residents,
he said, to know what is going on in
the community and have ability to
provide input.
“I thought we had ample opportunity to give input, and I thought they
were good at answering our questions,” he said.
Petersen’s group looked at an area
in the northeast part of town,
between U.S. 6/ 34 and the southern
boundary of the Minden Country
Club for one potential residential
development. The southwest edge of
Minden also looked to be an attractive area in which to expand.
Retail options such as a shoe store
in the downtown square or a hotel
along Highway 10 were talked about
as commercial options.
Bennett’s group looked at the
southeast border of Minden for residential development.
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proceedings, larger lawsuits, and
felony cases that have advanced
out of the county courts.
“Those are significant positive
utilizations of technology,”
Ashford said.
Heavican’s remarks touched on
themes similar to his earlier State
of the Judiciary speeches. Last year,
he emphasized the state’s duty to
protect children and the elderly.
No testimony in conspiracy,
witness-tampering case
WILL VRASPIR
wvraspir@hastingstribune.com
In an unusual maneuver, a
prosecutor Thursday asked a
judge to send the cases of a
Hastings family charged with
conspiracy and witness tampering to the district court without
any witness testimony.
Deputy County Attorney
Alyson Keiser-Roudebush used
affidavits, or sworn statements,
from six officers with the
Hastings Police Department as
evidence to bind the cases over
to Adams County District
Court.
The defendants in the case
are Alma Rosa Infante, 51, of
1611 W. Third St.; Jeremy M.
Espino, 27, of Bellevue; and
Irma Perez, 48, John A. Espino,
29, and Joshua L. Espino, 24,
all of 1215 N. Lexington Ave.
All five face the same charges:
one count of conspiracy and
five counts of witness tampering. Each case was scheduled
for preliminary hearing on
Thursday.
Keiser-Roudebush said the
affidavits provided sufficient
evidence for a preliminary
hearing because the hearing
has a lower burden of proof
than a trial.
Normally, a prosecutor offers
testimony during a preliminary
hearing. Most of the time, testimony is provided by an officer
who investigated the case
telling the judge what victims
reported.
Keiser-Roudebush couldn’t
cite the specific statute, but she
said Nebraska law allows preliminary matters to be completed by affidavit.
The five defense attorneys
involved in the case balked at
the idea. Each of the five defendants has separate counsel to
represent him or her.
Adams County Public
Defender Art Toogood led the
charge, objecting to the procedure on behalf of his client,
John Espino.
“You need to be able to
cross-examine witnesses,” he
said. “Obviously, you can’t do
that with an affidavit.”
Sworn affidavits are allowed
at preliminary hearings but
generally are secondary to testimony.
Keiser-Roudebush said crossexamination of witnesses is a
constitutional right, which
doesn’t apply to state law.
Kevin Knake, who represents
Infante, said the preliminary
hearing is considered a critical
step, and the Nebraska
Supreme Court has afforded
constitutional rights to any
critical step in a case. Under
that protection, Knake said,
defendants have the right to
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HASTINGS TRIBUNE
State
PIPELINE SPILL WORK
Gov. disappointed with Keystone decision
GRANT SCHULTE
TO TAKE MORE TIME
NEMAHA — Authorities
say the cleanup and monitoring of the December fuel spill
in southeast Nebraska will last
at least two years.
Nebraska Department of
Environmental Quality
spokesman Jim Bunstock told
the Lincoln Journal Star the
cleanup will take about a year
and the monitoring will continue a year after that.
A bulldozer ruptured two
fuel pipelines buried in a farm
field about 2 1/2 miles south of
Nemaha on Dec. 10. An estimated total of 119,000 gallons
of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel
spilled out of the two lines.
The fuel contaminated the
soil around the spill and
water in a nearby unnamed
creek that flows into Jarvis
Creek.
DEPUTY DUI
OGALLALA — A sheriff’s
deputy has been arrested on
suspicion of drunken driving
in western Nebraska.
North Platte television station KNOP reports Stacy
Campbell was stopped early
Sunday morning in Ogallala
by a state trooper.
Nebraska State Patrol Capt.
Jim Parish says Campbell was
stopped for speeding and later
checked for drunken driving.
A7
LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov.
Dave Heineman expressed
concern Thursday that a federal decision to reject the
Keystone XL pipeline could
create legal problems for the
state.
Heineman told The
Associated Press that state
agency officials are examining
what the U.S. State
Department ruling could mean
for a Nebraska-based environmental review of the project.
Pipeline developer
TransCanada agreed to the
review last year, and company
officials said they would voluntarily reroute the line following a public outcry over
its path through Nebraska’s
sensitive Sandhills region.
The review was estimated to
cost the state as much as $2
million, which supporters
said was necessary to ensure
public confidence in the
process.
Lawmakers also passed a
measure last session that
would subject future pipeline
projects to a state review. It’s
unclear whether that law
would apply to the Keystone
XL, if the company reapplies
for a permit, or how the federal denial affects Nebraska’s
environmental study.
“It certainly appears to complicate things, without question,” Heineman said. “We’re
going to try to talk to lawyers
and figure out the exact legal
meaning of what the president
did — what impact it has on
Nebraska legally.”
Heineman, who supports
the project but opposed its
route through the Sandhills,
Tax: Supervisors to fight
“Well, we didn’t raise the taxes, they
did,” he said, referring to the Legislature.
“We had the sales tax that was supposed
to be property tax relief. The schools’ aid,
that was supposed to be property tax relief.
They tell you they’re going to help you.
They’re not helping you. They’re just shifting it around for a while so they can take
it away later. We have some people who
will be willing to listen. We just can’t be
afraid to have all counties get boisterous
and publicize what a fraud is being perpetrated.”
During the conference call, Kennedy
said many of the proposed bills may
never be discussed because the session
likely will be dominated by bills related to the Health and Human Services
Department and child welfare reform.
The organization is concerned with
LB971, a bill that proposes merging the
Department of Economic Development
with the Department of Labor.
“The merger bill, I would say at first
blush, we probably have existing policy
positions where we would not support
that merger based on a policy that states
we support a stand-alone Department of
Economic Development with a separate
budget,” Kennedy said.
Hastings said he’s concerned about what
will happen with tourism if the departments join.
“Right now it’s under the Department of
Economic Development and it’s just kind
of on the side,” he said. “That’s something
we’ve been working on for a while.”
said he was disappointed with
the Obama administration’s
decision to reject the $7 billion
pipeline proposal. He said
President Barack Obama
should have issued a “conditional yes,” to give Nebraska
the time to complete its
review.
“If they would use a little
common sense up there at the
White House, I think
TransCanada was perfectly
willing to take the risk” that
would come from undergoing
the state environmental
review, Heineman said.
State Department officials
have said they need to look at
the entire project, given its
potential long-term impact.
Jim Bunstock, a spokesman
for the Nebraska Department
of Environmental Quality, said
agency officials have not determined how to proceed and
will likely need direction from
the Legislature.
“We’re trying to figure it
out,” he said. “Our charge in
this process came from the
Legislature. Right now, we
need to determine where we
are and what happens next.”
Minden: Town looks at future
Questions were raised about the viability of development in both the
southwest and southeast areas because
of drainage issues.
Martin, who has served on the
Minden Planning and Zoning
Commission for a few years, said the
discussion Thursday is different from
the commission’s recent work.
The Planning and Zoning
Commission has been busy rewriting
rules within the city’s existing zones.
“That’s what this meeting is for —
to see maybe where we should be
growing in the future — and then the
Planning and Zoning will address
those issues,” he said.
Bennett and Petersen will take the
input provided Thursday and create a
future land use plan. Petersen said she
expects some ideas for the plan will be
discussed during the next town hall
meeting in March.
“We’ll have some ideas, but it might
not be nailed out in stone what the
future land use plan will be,” she said.
A completed version should be
available by the summer.
The future land use plan will
include a map but also a written plan
that lists goals and priorities.
During that March meeting,
Petersen said she and Bennett will
focus on Minden housing and income
data from the U.S. Census data.
“I want to make sure that we have
the base down,” she said. “I want to
make sure we completely understand
what is going on right now in Minden
before we make any future projections.”
Case: No testimony heard in witness-tampering preliminary hearing
cross-examine witnesses at a preliminary hearing.
Adams County Judge Michael
Offner overruled the objections and
accepted the affidavits to be considered for the preliminary hearing. He
said the attorneys could have 10 days
to submit in writing a summary of
information from the affidavits that
needs to be clarified. Offner then will
decide if the requested information
warrants bringing in the appropriate
officer to testify.
The witness-tampering charges were
filed in connection to an Aug. 13,
2011, incident in Hastings in which
John allegedly threw a baseball bat and
used a board to strike his then-pregnant girlfriend. She was treated and
released at Mary Lanning Memorial
HealthCare.
In the original case, John faces
charges of second-degree assault on a
pregnant woman, attempted seconddegree assault on a pregnant woman,
attempted second-degree assault, thirddegree assault and driving under the
influence of alcohol. A district judge is
considering John’s plea in abatement
to challenge the charges being bound
over to the district court.
Police responded to the assault at
5:05 a.m. According to the arrest affidavit, phone records showed the five
defendants were in contact with one
another starting at 5:19 a.m. while
police questioned witnesses at the
scene.
Among the allegations included in
the affidavit, Perez and Infante allegedly interrupted as officers interviewed
witnesses at the scene and tried to get
the victim to change her story while at
the hospital.
Other witnesses allegedly were
approached and threatened with physical harm by the defendants over the
course of several weeks.
Two of the five attorneys withdrew
their initial objections to the procedure
and opted to make their arguments
Thursday.
Mark Porto, representing Jeremy, said
the only allegations against his client,
according to the affidavits, are that he
got into a witness’s face and asked the
witness if he talked to police; and that
he received a text message from his
mother, Perez, asking if he knew of
someone who could assault another
witness, and he allegedly replied that
he did know someone but didn’t want
to discuss it over the phone.
Porto said another text named
Jeremy as one of three people making
threats.
Porto asked for the case to be dismissed.
“There is no evidence that he agreed
to participate in a conspiracy,” Porto
said.
J. Bruce Teichman, Joshua’s attorney,
also asked for his client’s charges to be
dropped. He said there was no evidence of an agreement to work together to tamper with witnesses.
Keiser-Roudebush said a text message
indicated Jeremy and Joshua were
among the group threatening witnesses
and his involvement with the conspiracy makes him culpable for the other
witness-tampering charges. Per state
law, anyone involved in a conspiracy
can be held accountable for any crimes
committed by co-conspirators involved
in the same scene.
Offner took the two cases under
advisement and bound them over to
district court later in the day.
Offner also modified bond to allow
contact between the defendants, but
forbid them from talking about the
case.
Conspiracy is a Class 3 felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and
a $25,000 fine. Tampering with a witness is a Class 4 felony punishable by
up to five years in prison and a
$10,000 fine.
Hastings College Dean’s List
Hastings College has
announced the dean’s list for
its fall 2011 semester. Here is a
list of students on the 4.0 and
3.7 honor rolls.
Those earning a 4.0 grade
point average:
California
u Acton: Megan Brausam
u Victorville: Emily Johnson
Colorado
u Aurora: Ashley Hottman,
Lauren Slaughter, Katherine Virbick,
Lindsey Wickman
u Bailey: Tori Horstmann
u Castle Rock: Benjamin Dumas
u Centennial: Molly Mullervy
u Colorado Springs: Tara
Anderson, Kaitlyn Baucom,
Elizabeth Campbell, John Roman,
Destiny Thielfoldt
u Denver: Jennifer Gold
u Eads: Austin Adamson
u Elbert: Melissa Ninemire
u Fort Collins: Tyler Mogilefsky
u Golden: Rachel Lee
u Greeley: Brittani Guerrero,
Rachel Miller, Meagan Novaria
u Highlands Ranch: Dylann
Barbee, Laura Bernero, Laurel
Erickson, Kendra Schwein, Matthew
Seivert
u Lakewood: Heidi Roth
u Littleton: Eric Anttila
u Parker: Margaret Humphries
u Pine: Elizabeth Hammon
u Placerville: Malori Wright
u Silt: Whitney Bridger
u Sterling: Deann Duncan
u Thornton: Chase McClure
u Westminster: Daniel Nealon
u Wheat Ridge: Brian Freeman
u Wray: Paul Campfield
Florida
u Lakeland: Jameon Rush
Iowa
u Marion: Christopher Goings
Kansas
u Junction City: Autum Conley
u Leavenworth: Vanessa
McKinney
u Shawnee: Abigail Jenkins
u Wichita: Kireina Christensen
Minnesota
u Adrian: Karli Meyer
North Dakota
u Dickinson: Jacob Braunberger
Nebraska
u Adams: Kelly Prange
u Alliance: Beau Neville
u Alma: Gillian Hogeland
u Auburn: Kayla Alberts
u Aurora: Shannon Beed, Abby
Griffith
u Ayr: Alyssa Beman
u Beaver City: Jessica Hunt
u Bellevue: Laura Bonnett
u Benkelman: Amanda Downey
u Bennington: Chelsi Pinegar
u Bladen: Emily Lovejoy
u Blair: Ryan Garder
u Blue Hill: Danica Olson
u Bridgeport: Emily Wright
u Broken Bow: Samantha Chytka,
Kinsi Coleman, Preston Peterson,
Todd Stithem
u Cairo: Jayne Irvine
u Cambridge: Frankie Petersen
u Central City: Michelle Toukan
u Chadron: Olen King
u Columbus: Beth Hartman,
Laura Salyard
u Cozad: Jessica Finnegan,
Brittany Morse
u Crete: Amy Melichar
u Danbury: Holly Wolfe
u Davenport: Lichelle Schroeder
u David City: Neil Sabata
u Daykin: Sylvia Buchli
u Elkhorn: Jennifer Lerner,
Matthew Lerner, Michelle Shavlik
u Ewing: Kaitlin Thunker
u Fairbury: Cassandra Waldron
u Franklin: Shawn Bydalek
u Fremont: Jessica Hazelton
u Gering: Sierra Walker
u Gibbon: Elizabeth Case, Emily
Case
u Glenvil: Jeremy Murman
u Grand Island: Kathryn
Cunningham, Margaret Gregory,
Emily Meyer, Erin Milton, Katie
Moeller, Kimberly Runyan, Justis
Stolz, Hannah Swanson, Sarabeth
Swift
u Gretna: Lauren Sawyer
u Hastings: Jami Anderson,
Blayne Bienhoff, Jordan Borrell, Lisa
Carpenter, Rebecca DeLashmutt,
Lacie Ferguson, Trevor Halbmaier,
Joseph Hamik, Jacob Herrmann,
Michael Hull, Alyssa Karr, Allison
Kern, Kramer Lyons, Fernanda
Mansfield, Jon Marx, Cassandra
McLeod, Matthew Overmiller,
Crystal Pettit, Benjamin Reimer,
Jonathan Schwenka, Jennifer
Sharrick, Samuel Small, Kevin
Smith, Joseph Stewart, Jacqlyn
Stickley, Jeremy Strong, Laura
Sunderman, Tessa Wilson, Andrea
Winfield, Hannah Witt, Sarah Wolf,
Michael Zimmerman, Brianna
Zubrod
u Hildreth: Michaela Hinrichs
u Holdrege: Jared Buskirk
u Imperial: Paula Leibbrandt
u Juniata: Jamie Beck, Kaitlyn
Karr, Bailey Mangers, Haley Sandoe
u Kearney: Joshua Kolbo
u Kimball: Elizabeth Bohac
u Lawrence: Amber Himmelberg
u Lexington: Jessica Bliven,
Joseph Bliven, Corey Reutlinger
u Lincoln: Ellen Clinch, Shane
Davidson, Meghan Duryea, Dylan
Flinn, Samuel Gentry, Lauren
Hohbein, Kaitlin Jones, Ashton
Lambie, Jacob Marvin, Taylor Miller,
Megan Puckett, Jessica Richard,
Matthew Robertson, William
Whiston
u McCook: Abigail Burrows
u Norfolk: Erin Ptak
u North Platte: Erin Baldridge
u Omaha: Emily Adams, Ethan
Bennett, Jessica Bruner, Kyler
Goodwin, Kaitlin Grode, Zachary
Lenagh, Madeleine Michalek,
Christina Rowe, William Thomas,
Elizabeth Wilkins
u Ord: Kara Geweke, Andrew
Novak
u Phillips: Heather Earnest
u Plattsmouth: Ross Thomason
u Red Cloud: Anna Eberly
u Seward: Nathan Stepp, Mallory
Suhr
u Sidney: Hope Geiger
u Silver Creek: Kylee Gee
u St. Paul: Justine Dethlefs,
Makenzie Mudloff
u Stapleton: Jordan Frey
u Superior: Alexander Thayer
u Tecumseh: Karly Heidemann,
Cora Rush
u Tekamah: Blake Bowland
u Trumbull: Cale Buhr
u Waterloo: Shannon Buttner
u Wauneta: Chris Bartels
u Waverly: Nathan Mertens
u Weeping Water: Jacob Wardyn
u Wilber: Andrew Pryor
u Wilcox: Matthew Nelson
u Wilsonville: Brooke Ballou
u Winnetoon: Angela Boggs
u Wood River: Matthew Gloe,
Hannah Luebs, Kelsey Mayfield
u Wymore: Angela Rickers
Wyoming
u Thermopolis: Sallie Myers,
Elizabeth Palmer
u Wheatland: Aaron Geringer
u Worland: Myste Shryack
Germany
u Osterode: Niklas Zarin
Those earning a grade point
average of 3.7:
California
u Carmichael: Brittney Wong
u Coronado: Alexandra Reza
u San Bernardino: Shannon
Mullen
Colorado
u Aurora: Christina Humble
u Bailey: Jennifer Linne'
u Bennett: Nikko Zurawski
u Castle Rock: Sara Goings
u Colorado Springs: Gage Axford,
Briget Heidmous, McKay Inman
u Eaton: Chelsea Cowan
u Englewood: Jesse Singhurse
u Evergreen: Ryan Valdez
u Ft. Collins: Danielle Wright
u Granby: Ross Eaton
u Greeley: Alex Eisele, Kathryn
Gerwig, Lindy Matthews, Benjamin
Veilleux
u Highlands Ranch: Michael
O'Neal, Christian Schneider
u Holyoke: Rebecca Brandt
u Julesburg: Kyle Bell
u Larkspur: Nathaniel Story
u Littleton: Nicholas McGee,
Eleanor Meisinger, Katherine
Meisinger
u Loveland: Jessica Cunningham,
Keegan Hand
u Mead: Zachary Heard
u Parachute: Erin Vanderpool
u Parker: Sara Mains
u Pine: William Waibel
u Salida: Riley Johnson
u Sterling: Haley Beardsley,
Kirsten Nickel
u Strasburg: Hayley Buckman
u Thornton: Kaylee Greening
u Wheat Ridge: McKinley Land
Kansas
u Atwood: Andrew Vrbas
u Fowler: Jarrett Wise
u Leawood: Lauren Miller
u Overland Park: Jacob Pordes
u Phillipsburg: Garrett Wickham
u Pretty Prairie: Paula Stucky
Nebraska
u Arapahoe: Kaylee Anderson
u Auburn: Trent Jones
u Aurora: Troy Huebert
u Bladen: Christopher Jones,
Mark Lutkemeier
u Blue Hill: Caleb Groves
u Brewster: Cody Guggenmos
u Broken Bow: Callie Arnold,
Mark Shaw
u Bruning: Spenser Otto
u Burwell: Joel Holmquist
u Clay Center: Jordin Franklin,
Sara Schnase
u Columbus: Aaron Bos, Susan
Hartman
u Curtis: Jasmine Khamouna
u Deweese: Holly Bischoff
u Eagle: Staci Ronhovde
u Eustis: Calvin Rupe
u Fairbury: Briana Bedlan
u Glenvil: Amanda Brader, Heidi
Smidt
u Grand Island: Rebecca
Holloway, MaKayla Kort, Cameron
Mettenbrink, Teal Peterson, Shayna
Schacher, Kirby Wells, Jennifer
Zarek
u Gretna: James Duin, Halley
Samuelson
u Haigler: Alicia Crouse
u Hastings: Lynzee Arrants,
Kristine Batenhorst, Matthew
Brooks, April Carl, Matthew
Cashoili, Mikel Cashoili, Aldo
Espinoza, Ignatius Ewool, Anna
Francis, Tara Harms, Christa
Holmberg, Hannah Jensen, Trina
Knight, Lara McCoy-Rolofson,
Jocelyn McMurtry, Jackson Medina,
Alayna O'Connell, Mikel Philippi,
Hannah Rundle, Kelsey Torske,
Staci Whyrick, Joseph Ziemba
u Hayes Center: Blaine Richter
u Herman: Marissa Rasmussen
u Juniata: Jill Kroll
u Kearney: Dane Bacon, Tenaya
Howsden
u Kenesaw: Jamie Burr
u Kimball: Lindsey Keeler
u Lincoln: Trevor Brass, Anthony
Dingledine, Nicholas Masada,
Rudolph Mignon, Cameron Penner,
Jacob Ramsay, Dylan Stoll, Michael
Tomlin, Rachel Wenzl, Sara Wenzl
u Litchfield: Janine Woolery
u Maywood: Michael Stinman
u Murdock: Seton Bachle
u Norfolk: Brady Lollman, Cari
Ptak
u North Platte: Cassandra
Clouatre, Jennifer Clouatre, Andrew
Huber, Mirae Nakouzi, Joy Petersen,
Josey Schomp, Benjamin Vigil
u Omaha: Aaron Bierman, Chloe
Ekberg, Christopher Marquiss, Erin
Polito, Thomas Van Haute, John
Wheeler, Patrick White
u Orleans: Joshua Murdoch,
Drew Witte, Lyssa Witte
u Oxford: Blake Holen
u Palisade: Bethany Riener
u Palmer: Chelsie Wardyn
u Pawnee City: Elizabeth Miller
u Phillips: Amber Comer
u Plattsmouth: Christopher Work
u Ravenna: Jesica Markvicka
u Rogers: Kristen Semerad
u Scottsbluff: Morgan Weitzel
u Scribner: Colby Dolezal
u Shelton: Tess Bruner
u Shickley: Krista Swartzendruber
u Sidney: Tanasia Uhrig
u South Sioux City: Kyle
Bernstrauch
u Sutton: Jessica Osterhaus
u Utica: John DeWaard
u Weeping Water: Samantha
Colbert
Nevada
u Mesquite: Courtney Spawn
New Hampshire
u Bow: Katie Cannon
South Dakota
u Mitchell: Cami Bruckman
Wyoming
u Gillette: Anthony Kramer
British Columbia, Canada
u Surrey: Sebastian Lane
Ghana
u Tema: Catherine Borketey
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HASTINGS TRIBUNE
Priceline sends Shatner’s Negotiator over a cliff
LYNN ELBER
AP
William Shatner is shown in a scene from a Priceline.com commercial.
LOS ANGELES — William Shatner’s
stalwart Capt. James T. Kirk died in the
line of duty. Now the actor’s bargaintouting Priceline Negotiator is headed
heroically to his final frontier.
In a new 30-second TV spot set to
begin airing Monday, the Negotiator
rescues panicked vacationers from a bus
teetering on a bridge’s railing.
“Save yourselves — some money,” he
says, handing his cellphone to a passenger as he and the bus tumble into a dry
creek bed. A violent explosion, real and
computer-generated, follows.
“I’m in grief mode,” a droll Shatner
said by phone Wednesday. “It’s not the
first time I’ve had an iconic character
die off.”
He’s been a pitchman for Priceline for
14 years, five of those as the relentless
Negotiator preaching the gospel of travel bargains. But an advertising change
was needed to reflect the company’s
broader strategy, said Christopher Soder,
CEO of Priceline.com North America.
“The challenge is harder to get people’s attention than it used to be. ... So
we decided to do something really over
the top to get the message across,”
Soder said. The new spot will be on his
company’s website and, he hinted, may
be part of next month’s Super Bowl
NewsMakers
FORMER TV SKIPPER GETS
JAIL IN FATAL ALASKA CRASH
KENAI, Alaska — An Alaska fishing
captain who led a crew on the program
that spawned the cable TV show
“Deadliest Catch” will serve five years in
prison for a fatal crash.
The Peninsula Clarion reports 60-yearold Clarence “Ole” Helgevold Jr., of
Soldotna, was sentenced Wednesday.
He was originally charged with
manslaughter in January 2011 when his
car crashed with a snowmobile driven by
George Larion, who was thrown from the
snowmobile and died.
Under terms of an agreement, Helgevold
pleaded guilty to reduced charges in May.
He will serve 41/2 years for criminally negligent homicide and six months for driving
under the influence.
Helgevold was captain of the Arctic
Dawn, the vessel featured in a 2004 threepart miniseries “America’s Deadliest
Season,” which was effectively a pilot for
“Deadliest Catch.”
2009, the host’s perch before returning to
“The Tonight Show.”
MICHELLE OBAMA HEADING
TO LENO’S ‘TONIGHT SHOW’
NEW YORK — After seven years with a
no-host format, the Grammys will have an
emcee — LL Cool J.
The Grammy-winning rapper and actor
says the Feb. 12 broadcast is “gonna be a
great night” and says his hosting duties are
a dream come true.
The Recording Academy has already
named some performers — the Foo
Fighters, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars and
Jason Aldean.
While it will be LL Cool J’s first time
hosting the Grammys, he has hosted the
live Grammy nominations concert since it
began in 2008.
BURBANK, Calif. — First lady
Michelle Obama is headed to Jay Leno’s
stage later this month.
NBC announced Thursday that the first
lady will appear on “The Tonight Show” on
Jan. 31, where she’s expected to talk about
life in the White House, her fitness initiative for children and her upcoming book
about the White House kitchen garden.
She was a guest on the program in 2008
when her husband was a candidate and
also appeared via satellite hookup from the
White House on “The Jay Leno Show” in
LL COOL J TO HOST
GRAMMYS
Metaphorical scissors Rascal Flatts preps new
can cut their lines
album for April 3 release
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ruman Capote said,
“I believe more in
the scissors than I
do in the pencil.”
We have a scissors
play in bridge. It is not common, but it
is fun to execute. See if
you can spot
it in this
deal.
South is in
four spades.
West leads
the club six.
Phillip
How should
Alder
declarer plan
the play?
South’s four-spade response
was businesslike. The contract
rated to have play; if six
spades was makable, partner
might have moved; and it provided maximum inconvenience to the opponents.
A declarer who plays on
autopilot will win with
dummy’s club ace, cash the
spade ace, ruff a diamond in
his hand, and lead a sneaky
spade seven. However, if West
is awake, he will win with his
king and shift to the heart
nine. East will take that trick,
cash the club king, and give
his partner a club ruff for
down one.
Yes, it is slightly unlucky to
find West with king-third of
spades. However, since West’s
opening lead is surely a singleton, given that his partner
opened one heart, this club
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ruff is the one risk to the contract. But how can it be avoided?
South must stop East from
gaining the lead in hearts. At
trick two, declarer should lead
the diamond queen from the
dummy and, if East plays low,
discard his heart king. This
scissors coup cuts the communication between the defenders. Alternatively, if East covers
with his diamond ace, South
ruffs, plays a spade to
dummy’s ace, and leads the
diamond jack, pitching his
heart when East does not produce the king.
Phillip Alder is a columnist for
Newspaper Enterprise
Association.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The
last time Rascal Flatts recorded
an album, the trio ditched
dreary Music City in the winter
for sunny California. This time
around they stayed closer to
home when recording new
album “Changed.” Well, bassist
Jay DeMarcus’ home.
“We actually cut the whole
thing at Jay’s house, in Jay’s
studio,” singer Gary LeVox
said. “We mixed it up and did
something a little different.”
“Changed” is out April 3
and follows “Nothing Like
This,” their sixth straight platinum-selling album and the
first with the Big Machine
Label Group. Only three other
country acts have matched the
band’s streak of million-selling
albums.
LeVox says the band, which
also includes guitarist Joe Don
Rooney, believes “Changed”
could be Rascal Flatts’ strongest
album yet. They hope the Dan
Huff-produced record will build
on the success of “Nothing
Like This,” which spawned
their 12th and 13th No. 1 singles and a top five hit. “Banjo,”
the first single from
“Changed,” has been released
to radio.
commercial extravaganza.
Shatner promoted Priceline as a site
where travel prices are subject to bidding. But Priceline is also a set discountprice booking site for more than
200,000 hotels in 140 countries, an
expanding service that is not widely
known by consumers, Soder said.
The new direction makes sense,
according to a marketing strategist.
“It’s a tough decision, but the bottom
line is Priceline had to do it,” said Peter
Sealey, adjunct professor at the
Claremont Graduate University’s school
of management. “They’re changing
their business model from a name-yourprice model to a fixed-price approach.”
Sports
HASTINGS TRIBUNE
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Last-second shots lifts Cougars over Blue Hill
MIKE ZIMMERMAN
mzimmerman@hastingstribune.com
LAURA BEAHM/Tribune
Sandy Creek’s Jared Taylor rebounds against Blue Hill’s
Mitchell Ruybalid Thursday night at Sandy Creek.
FAIRFIELD — When the
Blue Hill and Sandy Creek boys
basketball teams get together,
somebody is going to win in
dramatic fashion.
During the 2010-11 campaign, the Cougars downed
Blue Hill 22-21 in the closing
seconds in their first meeting
of the season. A few weeks
later, it was the Bobcats returning the favor — hitting a shot
at the buzzer to pull out a 3230 win.
On Thursday, Sandy Creek
junior Mitch Hinrichs stepped
back and hit a long 3-pointer
that took a couple bounces on
the rim before it went in to
give his team a 52-49 win as
time expired.
With 2:56 remaining in the
final quarter, Cougar senior
Chase Murman fouled Blue Hill
junior Maverick Busboom on a
long inbounds pass, sending
Busboom to the line in the
bonus. Busboom hit both free
throws to give his team a 47-44
lead. On the next offensive
possession for Sandy Creek,
Murman made up for his error
and hit a 3-pointer to tie the
score.
After a missed shot from
Busboom, Sandy Creek senior
Jared Taylor hit an easy layup
to give the Cougars the advantage with 1:13 remaining. In
the ensuing possessions, both
teams turned the ball over.
Busboom then tied the score
49-all, and Sandy Creek head
coach Matt Swartzendruber
called a timeout with 46 seconds remaining. Out of the
break, the Cougars held on to
the ball till there was eight seconds left before calling another
time out, allowing for one final
possession. Hinrichs held on to
the ball at the top of the key,
looking for an open teammate.
Then the junior hit the game
winner.
“We had a play drawn up in
man, and (Blue Hill) came out
in zone,” Hinrichs said. “We
ran the play and no one was
open, and I saw the clock
going down so I shot it.”
Swartzendruber said his team
has been battling with injuries
and might not have won this
game last season. Winning in
the final seconds was also a
nice redemption from last season’s game, too.
“We’ve got new kids playing
new positions throughout the
season, but they’re finally starting to step in to their roles and
their finally stepping in to their
responsibilities,” said
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LAURA BEAHM/Tribune
Sandy Creek’s Ashlee Harms blocks a
shot against Blue Hill’s Maci Coffey
Thursday night at Sandy Creek.
AMY ROH/Tribune
Shelton/Kenesaw’s Michael Duffy (right) wrestles Red Cloud/Blue Hill’s Hector Rodriguez during their 182-pound match of the Twin
Valley Conference meet Thursday in Blue Hill.
Shelton/Kenesaw takes down TVC foes
NICK BLASNITZ
nblasnitz@hastingstribune.com
BLUE HILL — The
Shelton/Kenesaw wrestling team
won’t have very long to celebrate
winning the Twin Valley
Conference meet. After having
seven wrestlers take first at the
conference tournament on
Thursday, Shelton/Kenesaw will
have to get ready for the Thayer
Central Invite today.
Coach Luke Coufal said it’s
something his team is going to
have to push through.
“It’s always tough to go to
back-to-back tournaments,”
Coufal said. “I suppose you have
to learn sometime since districts
and state are two- and three-day
tournaments. It’s a good time of
the year to start peaking and getting ready for those longer days
and back-to-back meets.”
Coufal said winning the conference was a big confidence boost
AMY ROH/Tribune
South Central’s Austin Hoy wrestles Kenesaw/Shelton’s Allen
Garcia during their 138-pound match Thursday in Blue Hill.
for his team, especially considering the level of competition that
was there.
Senior Cogan Thompson, who
is ranked sixth by theta Nebraska
Scholastic Wrestling Coaches
Association in Class C at the 195pound weight class, won his
bracket by pinning all three of his
opponents in the first period. The
longest match Thompson wrestled was over in 1:43.
Coufal said Thompson has
been a strength for the Bulldogs.
Not only is he a great wrestler
himself, the coach said, but he
also pushes his teammates in
practice and cheers them on in
meets. Coufal said that kind of
attitude is one that the team feeds
off.
Shelton/Kenesaw sophomore
Michael Duffy (182) had a long
road to win his weight class,
going 4-0 in one of two weight
classes that had five competitors.
Freshmen Tyler Long (132) and
Zach Edwards (285) had one man
to beat for their first-place finishes, but those matches were as big
as any, according to Coufal.
“The two wrestlers that had the
two-man brackets — I was a little
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Sandy Creek
girls cruise
past Bobcats
MIKE ZIMMERMAN
FAIRFIELD — Going into Thursday
night, it looked as if the Blue Hill and Sandy
Creek girls basketball teams would be in for
another one of their classic matchups.
Instead, the Class C-1 No. 6 Cougars (101) took Blue Hill (11-3) out of the game
early and snapped the Bobcats’ eight-game
win streak with a 59-32 victory.
Blue Hill held a slim 6-4 advantage minutes into the game when Sandy Creek head
coach Russ Ninemire called a timeout. From
there, his squad outscored the Bobcats 15-5
for the rest of the quarter, taking a 19-11
lead after the first.
Then the Sandy Creek defense shut down
the Bobcats. Blue Hill was limited to just
five points in the second quarter.
“I though we got off to a decent start early
in the first quarter. We got an early lead and
we’re playing fairly well,” Blue Hill coach
Tim Streff said. “Then we started to make
mistakes, and (Sandy Creek) makes you pay.”
The Bobcats struggled with turnovers,
committing eight in the first half.
“It’s a completely different type of team
we’re playing in this game,” he said.
“(Sandy Creek) forced us in to some of those
mistakes. Some we made on our own.
They’re just a very good defensive team.”
For Ninemire, starting off quick is part of
Sandy Creek’s philosophy.
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Huskers fall at No. 10 Ohio State 82-68
RUSTY MILLER
COLUMBUS, Ohio —
Nebraska coach Connie Yori
likes the way her team plays.
She just wishes it were a little
older and wiser.
“We played really hard,” she
said after her 10th-ranked
Cornhuskers lost at No. 10
Ohio State 82-68 on Thursday
night. “Our intelligence is not
where it needs to be.”
Emily Cady scored a careerhigh 24 points, Jordan Hooper
had 19 points and matched a
career best with 14 rebounds
and Lindsey Moore contributed
13 points for Nebraska (15-3, 42 Big Ten), which lost its second in a row.
It was another painful but
perhaps instructive lesson for
Yori’s team.
“As a very young team, we
make a lot of mistakes,” she
said. “We played 10 kids today
and six of them are freshmen.
So we’re probably the youngest
team in the Big Ten, maybe
one of the younger teams in a
BCS league. We just make too
many errors and our shot selection is more than questionable
at times and our poise isn’t
where it needs to be.”
Tayler Hill had 21 points and
10 rebounds and Samantha
Prahalis added 19 points and
nine assists for the Buckeyes
(18-1, 5-1). The game featured
four of the top six scorers in
the conference in Hill (first at
21.4 points per game) and
Prahalis (fourth at 18.3), along
with Hooper (third at 19.8) and
Moore (sixth at 16.6).
Prahalis, the lone senior for
the Buckeyes, said she loved
the way the Cornhuskers play.
“They were a solid team.
They liked to run and I like
that kind of game, definitely,”
she said. “They’re another team
that likes to open it up and not
wrestle.”
Ohio State coach Jim Foster
also had words of praise for
Nebraska, and Yori in particular.
“They’re good, they’re a
good basketball team. And
she’s a very good coach. She’s
had good teams in the past.
She’s a hard worker,” he said.
“She’s in a state that has, I
think, 1.8 million people.
You’d better go find some players (because) your state is not
going to give you your roster.”
Nebraska’s only lead came
with the first basket of the
game. But the Cornhuskers
stuck around. Ohio State
scored six of the last eight
points in the first half to forge
a 41-35 lead, then broke the
game open with a 10-2 run in
the second half.
The Cornhuskers managed
just 34 percent shooting from
the field (25 of 74), which
negated a 43-29 edge on the
boards.
With Hooper hitting a 3 and
Cady and Brandi Jeffery each
hitting two 3-pointers, they
were 7 of 29 behind the arc,
along with 11 of 12 at the line.
TERRY GILLIAM/AP
Ohio State’s Tayler Hill (4) goes to the basket as Nebraska’s
Meghin Williams (11) and Kaitlyn Burke (5) defend during the
first half Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.
Scoreboard
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Basketball
NBA Standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct
GB
Philadelphia
10 4 .714
—
New York
6 8 .429
4
Boston
5 8 .385 4 1/2
New Jersey
4 11 .267 6 1/2
Toronto
4 11 .267 6 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct
GB
Atlanta
11 4 .733
—
Orlando
10 4 .714
1/2
Miami
10 4 .714
1/2
Charlotte
3 12 .200
8
Washington
2 12 .143 8 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct
GB
Chicago
13 3 .813
—
Indiana
9 4 .692 2 1/2
Cleveland
6 7 .462 5 1/2
Milwaukee
4 9 .308 7 1/2
Detroit
3 12 .200 9 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct
GB
San Antonio
10 5 .667
—
Dallas
9 7 .563 1 1/2
Memphis
7 6 .538
2
Houston
8 7 .533
2
New Orleans
3 12 .200
7
Northwest Division
W L Pct
GB
Oklahoma City
12 3 .800
—
Denver
10 5 .667
2
Utah
9 5 .643 2 1/2
Portland
8 6 .571 3 1/2
Minnesota
6 8 .429 5 1/2
Pacific Division
W L Pct
GB
L.A. Clippers
8 4 .667
—
L.A. Lakers
10 6 .625
—
Phoenix
5 9 .357
4
Golden State
5 9 .357
4
Sacramento
5 10 .333 4 1/2
Thursday’s Games
Houston 90, New Orleans 88, OT
Miami 98, L.A. Lakers 87
Dallas 94, Utah 91
Friday’s Games
Portland at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Denver at Washington, 6 p.m.
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Phoenix at Boston, 6:30 p.m.
Chicago at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.
Memphis at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at New York, 6:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Cleveland at Atlanta, 6 p.m.
Portland at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami, 6:30 p.m.
Denver at New York, 6:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Chicago, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Houston, 7 p.m.
Dallas at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Utah, 8 p.m.
NCAA Men’s Results
Thursday’s Games
EAST
Boston U. 52, New Hampshire 50
CCSU 69, Bryant 51
Fairfield 75, St. Peter’s 63
Hartford 63, Maine 49
LIU 77, Mount St. Mary’s 62
Lafayette 54, Holy Cross 43
Loyola (Md.) 66, Siena 55
Monmouth (NJ) 68, St. Francis (Pa.) 50
NJIT 85, Houston Baptist 62
Niagara 75, Canisius 56
Penn St. 54, Illinois 52
Robert Morris 67, Fairleigh Dickinson 55
Sacred Heart 78, Quinnipiac 75
UMBC 64, Binghamton 58
Vermont 73, Albany (NY) 69
Wagner 73, St. Francis (NY) 61
SOUTH
Campbell 73, Radford 65
Charleston Southern 93, UNC Asheville 88
Davidson 87, Coll. of Charleston 69
Denver 63, Louisiana-Monroe 48
Duke 91, Wake Forest 73
E. Kentucky 86, UT-Martin 78, 2OT
FAU 88, Troy 67
FIU 65, South Alabama 62
Furman 64, Georgia Southern 54
Jacksonville St. 63, Tennessee Tech 62
Middle Tennessee 59, Arkansas St. 46
NC State 76, Boston College 62
North Carolina 82, Virginia Tech 68
Samford 86, Elon 80
UNC Greensboro 81, Chattanooga 72
VCU 69, William & Mary 68, OT
VMI 88, High Point 77
Vanderbilt 69, Alabama 59
Virginia 70, Georgia Tech 38
Winthrop 56, Gardner-Webb 54
Wofford 73, Appalachian St. 61
MIDWEST
Austin Peay 80, SIU-Edwardsville 67
Butler 57, Ill.-Chicago 49
South Dakota 88, IUPUI 78
Tennessee St. 55, E. Illinois 46
Texas-Pan American 72, Chicago St. 65
UMKC 72, W. Illinois 50
Valparaiso 69, Loyola of Chicago 48
SOUTHWEST
Louisiana-Lafayette 68, UALR 49
Oral Roberts 65, IPFW 54
FAR WEST
Arizona 77, Utah 51
California 69, Washington 66
Colorado 69, Arizona St. 54
Gonzaga 74, San Francisco 63
Long Beach St. 78, Cal Poly 69
Louisiana Tech 74, Hawaii 70
Loyola Marymount 82, BYU 68
Montana 76, N. Colorado 58
Montana St. 72, Sacramento St. 65
New Mexico St. 79, San Jose St. 63
Oakland 72, S. Utah 63
Oregon 65, Southern Cal 62
Oregon St. 87, UCLA 84
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 61, Pepperdine 47
San Diego 82, Portland 63
Seattle 73, Utah St. 66
UC Santa Barbara 69, CS Northridge 61
Washington St. 81, Stanford 69
Weber St. 81, N. Arizona 67
NCAA Women’s Results
Thursday’s Games
EAST
Albany (NY) 65, Vermont 47
Binghamton 61, UMBC 43
Boston U. 79, New Hampshire 39
Delaware 65, Towson 46
Drexel 66, Northeastern 39
Florida St. 68, Boston College 59
Hartford 64, Maine 52
James Madison 81, Hofstra 63
Niagara 66, Canisius 60
UConn 80, Cincinnati 37
SOUTH
Auburn 53, South Carolina 49
Belmont 88, ETSU 75
Denver 52, Louisiana-Monroe 49
FAU 66, Troy 46
Florida 61, Alabama 37
George Mason 82, William & Mary 70
Jacksonville 76, Mercer 65
Kentucky 69, Georgia 64
Maryland 86, Wake Forest 58
Memphis 85, Southern Miss. 44
Miami 56, Virginia 53
Mississippi St. 51, Mississippi 46
NC State 62, Clemson 46
North Carolina 56, Virginia Tech 37
North Florida 66, Kennesaw St. 57
Old Dominion 71, Georgia St. 60
SC-Upstate 73, Lipscomb 66
Tennessee 65, LSU 56
Tennessee St. 86, Morehead St. 80, OT
Tulane 52, UAB 41
UCF 65, Rice 63, OT
UNC Wilmington 57, VCU 56
MIDWEST
Bowling Green 61, Miami (Ohio) 58
E. Michigan 73, Cent. Michigan 60
Ill.-Chicago 77, Butler 42
Iowa 69, Wisconsin 57
Kent St. 85, Buffalo 73
Loyola of Chicago 86, Valparaiso 56
Michigan 58, Northwestern 48
Minnesota 71, Michigan St. 65
N. Illinois 53, W. Michigan 41
Ohio 72, Akron 71, OT
Ohio St. 82, Nebraska 68
Penn St. 71, Illinois 65
Purdue 82, Indiana 60
S. Illinois 78, Missouri St. 72
Toledo 63, Ball St. 48
Wichita St. 57, Evansville 51
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas 69, Vanderbilt 47
NJIT 69, Houston Baptist 52
Texas-Pan American 43, Chicago St. 39
Tulsa 77, Houston 48
FAR WEST
Arizona St. 64, Colorado 43
BYU 72, Loyola Marymount 48
CS Northridge 79, Cal Poly 77
California 71, Washington 47
Fresno St. 90, Utah St. 67
Gonzaga 81, Santa Clara 68
Hawaii 61, Louisiana Tech 46
Long Beach St. 46, UC Santa Barbara 34
N. Arizona 71, Weber St. 58
N. Colorado 59, Montana 42
Pepperdine 77, San Francisco 64
San Diego 72, Portland 66
San Jose St. 67, New Mexico St. 62
Southern Cal 92, Oregon 73
Stanford 75, Washington St. 41
UCLA 69, Oregon St. 60
Utah 65, Arizona 60, OT
Prep Boys Results
Thursday’s Games
Alma 53, Loomis 50
Battle Creek 54, Laurel-Concord 42
Bertrand 57, Maywood 25
Bishop Neumann 64, Blair 41
Brady 44, Mullen 35
College View Academy 50, Nebraska Lutheran 32
Columbus Scotus 64, Boone Central 54
Conestoga 47, Mead 13
Cozad 62, Lexington 55
Cross County 35, Osceola 29
Diller-Odell 50, Lawrence-Nelson 18
Freeman 31, Wilber-Clatonia 26
Gibbon 56, Amherst 54
Humphrey 57, Madison 43
Humphrey St. Francis 71, Bloomfield 48
Johnson County Central 74, Humboldt/Table
Rock-Steinauer 32
Lincoln High 69, Lincoln Northeast 53
Lincoln North Star 56, Lincoln East 32
Medicine Valley 53, Elwood 50, 2OT
Millard West 64, Millard South 54
Omaha Brownell-Talbot 43, Weeping Water 40
Omaha Bryan 74, Papillion-LaVista South 69, 2OT
Papillion-LaVista 51, Omaha Westside 31
Paxton 76, Wauneta-Palisade 33
Sandhills/Thedford 81, Hyannis 18
Sandy Creek 52, Blue Hill 49
Seward 59, Lincoln Christian 56
Shelton 71, Wood River 58
South Loup 52, Litchfield 49
Southern Valley 39, Arapahoe 36
Valentine 71, Ainsworth 40
Wausa 61, Allen 23
Wisner-Pilger 53, Pender 42
Wynot 75, Gayville-Volin, S.D. 41
Yutan 76, Louisville 66
All Indian Tournament
Winnebago 64, Walthill 39
Colby Classic Tournament
McCook 57, Colby, Kan. 33
Minuteman Activities Conference
Tournament
Semifinal
Leyton 52, Banner County 41
Potter-Dix 59, Creek Valley 54
Nemaha Valley Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Falls City 60, Jackson Heights, Kan. 29
River Cities Conference Tournament
Semifinal
Beatrice 79, Omaha Skutt Catholic 72
South Sioux City 73, Ralston 44
Prep Girls Basketball
Thursday’s Games
Alma 52, Loomis 51
Amherst 48, Gibbon 35
Ansley 56, Pleasanton 28
Bertrand 56, Maywood 34
Bishop Neumann 56, Blair 45
Boys Town 51, Omaha Christian Academy 34
Brady 49, Mullen 33
College View Academy 43, Nebraska Lutheran 41
Columbus Scotus 38, Boone Central 37
Crete 47, Lincoln Pius X 42
Cross County 42, Osceola 33
Diller-Odell 35, Lawrence-Nelson 26
Dundy County-Stratton 50, Cambridge 38
Elwood 48, Medicine Valley 20
Freeman 43, Wilber-Clatonia 19
Guardian Angels 51, Wayne 37
Humphrey 70, Madison 35
Humphrey St. Francis 57, Bloomfield 26
Johnson County Central 50, Humboldt/Table
Rock-Steinauer 24
Lafayette (St. Joseph), Mo. 54, Falls City 30
Laurel-Concord 56, Battle Creek 27
Lexington 40, Cozad 29
Litchfield 60, South Loup 23
Mead 38, Conestoga 26
Millard West 55, Millard South 39
Omaha Central 82, Omaha Marian 39
Papillion-LaVista 47, Omaha Westside 38
Papillion-LaVista South 56, Omaha Bryan 33
Pender 59, Wisner-Pilger 25
Sandhills/Thedford 72, Hyannis 40
Sandy Creek 59, Blue Hill 32
Scribner-Snyder 58, Stanton 49
Seward 56, Lincoln Christian 41
Shelton 56, Wood River 48
Southern Valley 71, Arapahoe 22
Stuart 35, North Central 29
Valentine 60, Ainsworth 45
Wahoo 60, Raymond Central 39
Wallace 48, Arthur County 35
Wauneta-Palisade 36, Paxton 28
Wausa 36, Allen 32
Weeping Water 40, Omaha Brownell-Talbot 37
Wynot 51, Gayville-Volin, S.D. 9
Yutan 70, Louisville 57
Colby Tournament
Holcomb, Kan. 55, McCook 54
Goldenrod Conference Tournament
Semifinal
Cedar Valley 38, St. Edward 30
Elba/North Loup Scotia 52, Burwell 38
Mercy Tournament
Omaha Mercy 44, Council Bluffs Jefferson, Iowa
26
Minuteman Activities Conference
Tournament
Semifinal
Banner County 54, Leyton 30
Potter-Dix 55, South Platte 43
River Cities Conference Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Omaha Duchesne Academy 62, Ralston 23
Semifinal
Beatrice 66, Omaha Roncalli 21
South Sioux City 74, Omaha Skutt Catholic 42
SPVA Tournament
Semifinal
Hershey 50, Sutherland 45
North Platte St. Patrick’s 65, Perkins County 27
GPAC
Thursday’s Results
Women’s Basketball
Concordia University 68, University of NebraskaOmaha 60
Wrestling
York College 27, Concordia University 21
Hockey
NHL Standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers
45 29 12 4 62 126 94
Philadelphia
45 27 14 4 58 150 133
Pittsburgh
46 25 17 4 54 140 118
New Jersey
46 26 18 2 54 127 130
N.Y. Islanders
45 18 21 6 42 110 135
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston
44 30 13 1 61 160 89
Ottawa
49 27 16 6 60 153 151
Toronto
46 23 18 5 51 143 141
Buffalo
47 19 23 5 43 115 144
Montreal
46 17 21 8 42 116 126
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington
45 25 18 2 52 128 127
Florida
45 21 14 10 52 115 127
Winnipeg
47 22 20 5 49 120 134
Tampa Bay
45 18 23 4 40 126 159
Carolina
48 16 24 8 40 124 156
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit
47 31 15 1 63 152 107
St. Louis
46 28 12 6 62 117 94
Chicago
47 28 13 6 62 156 135
Nashville
47 27 16 4 58 128 123
Columbus
46 13 28 5 31 110 152
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver
47 28 15 4 60 151 117
Colorado
48 25 21 2 52 124 137
Minnesota
47 22 18 7 51 107 122
Calgary
48 22 20 6 50 114 134
Edmonton
46 17 25 4 38 116 132
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose
44 26 13 5 57 126 104
Los Angeles
48 23 15 10 56 106 107
Dallas
45 24 19 2 50 122 129
Phoenix
48 21 19 8 50 124 128
Anaheim
45 16 22 7 39 119 140
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Thursday’s Games
Detroit 3, Phoenix 2, SO
Calgary 2, Los Angeles 1, SO
Toronto 4, Minnesota 1
Boston 4, New Jersey 1
Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 1
N.Y. Islanders 4, Philadelphia 1
Nashville 3, Columbus 0
St. Louis 1, Edmonton 0
Winnipeg 4, Buffalo 1
Ottawa 4, San Jose 1
Friday’s Games
Montreal at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
Washington at Carolina, 6 p.m.
Florida at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
N.Y. Rangers at Boston, Noon
Philadelphia at New Jersey, Noon
San Jose at Vancouver, 3 p.m.
Ottawa at Anaheim, 3 p.m.
Montreal at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.
Columbus at Detroit, 6 p.m.
Florida at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.
Buffalo at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Nashville, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Calgary at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Colorado at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
Transactions
Baseball
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Named Brady Anderson
special assistant to the executive vice president of
baseball operations, Rick Peterson director of pitching development, Mike Boulanger minor league hitting coordinator, Sarah Gelles baseball analytics
coordinator and Ben Werthan advance scouting
coordinator. Promoted John Stockstill to director of
player personnel, Tripp Norton to director of baseball
administration, Ned Rice to assistant director of
major league operations and Mike Snyder assistant
HASTINGS TRIBUNE
director of scouting and player development.
BOSTON RED SOX—Named Rick Jameyson athletic trainer, Mike Reinold physical therapist, Brad
Pearson assistant athletic trainer, Pat Sandora
strength and conditioning coach, Dan Dyrek clinical
consultant, Mike Boyle strength and conditioning
consultant and Tom Hagan chiropractor consultant.
Promoted Peter Asnis to team orthopedist.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with
RHP Jeremy Accardo and OF Fred Lewis on minor
league contracts.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Named Dave Miley manager, Scott Aldred pitching coach and Butch
Wynegar hitting coach for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
(IL); Tony Franklin manager, Tom Phelps pitching
coach, and Tom Slater hitting coach for Trenton (EL);
Luis Sojo manager, Jeff Ware pitching coach, and
Justin Turner hitting coach for Tampa (FSL); Carlos
Mendoza manager, Danny Borrell pitching coach and
Greg Colbrunn hitting coach for Charleston (SALLY);
Justin Pope manager, Carlos Chantre pitching and Ty
Hawkins hitting coach for Staten Island (NYP) and
Tom Nieto manager, Jose Rosado pitching coach
and Edwar Gonzalez hitting coach for Yankees (GCL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms with OF
Jesus Feliciano, INF Will Rhymes, RHP Romulo
Sanchez and RHP Matt Torra on minor league contracts.
National League
HOUSTON ASTROS—Announced the resignation
of president of business operations Pam Gardner to
become a special advisor to owner and chairman
Jim Crane. Designated Catcher Craig Tatum for
assignment.
Basketball
National Basketball Association
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER—Signed G Russell
Westbrook to a multiyear contract extension.
Football
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS—Promoted Dan Evans to vice
president of information technology, Andy Major
vice president of event operations and guest experience, and Gregg Pastore senior director of digital
media.
GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed WR Diondre
Borel, WR Tori Gurley, T Chris Campbell, C Sampson
Genus, FB Jon Hoese, DL Johnny Jones, S Anthony
Levine and CB Brandian Ross.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Will not retain the service of coaching assistant Devin Fitzsimmons, offensive line coach Pete Metzelaars, special assistant to
the defense Rod Perry, wide receivers coach Frank
Reich, defensive assistant Bill Teerlinck, defensive
line Coach John Teerlinck, strength and conditioning
coach Jon Torine and quarterbacks coach Ron
Turner. Announced the retirement of defensive coordinator Mike Murphy.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Named Tony Oden
secondary coach and Greg Olson quarterbacks
coach.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Named Alan Williams
defensive coordinator.
Hockey
National Hockey League
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Signed D Brett
Lebda to a one-year contract.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Claimed F Brandon Yip
off waivers from Colorado. Activated F Jerred
Smithson from injured reserve.
SAN JOSE SHARKS—Assigned G Antero
Niittymaki to Worcester (AHL).
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled D Evan Oberg
from Norfolk (AHL).
Soccer
Major League Soccer
PHILADELPHIA UNION—Announced the retirement of F Veljko Paunovic. Declined contract options
on F Levi Houapeu, MF Levi Houapeu, D-MF Ryan
Richter and D Joe Tait.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY—Signed F Jacob
Peterson.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC—Announced the
acquisition of MF Jun Marques Davidson.
SWIMMING
USA SWIMMING—Promoted Jim Fox to marketing director, Karen Linhart to public relations and
social media director, Sandra Lopez to events manager, Jim Rusnak to senior manager of editorial
properties and Jamie Fabos Olsen to marketing &
brand development director. Named Katie Arnold
and Matt Barbini coach fellows for the National
Team division.
College
DEPAUL—Announced junior basketball F Tony
Freeland is transferring.
GUILFORD—Named Mark Lapierre men’s and
women’s assistant tennis coach.
KANSAS—Named DeMontie Cross linebackers
coach.
KANSAS STATE—Suspended junior F Jordan
Henriquez indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the
team.
KEAN—Dismissed women’s basketball coach
Michele Sharp.
MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR—Named Cody
Fredenburg full-time offensive assistant.
PURDUE—Named Tim Tibesar defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.
TULSA—Named Ross Parmley athletic director.
Ailing James leads Heat past Lakers
TIM REYNOLDS
MIAMI — LeBron James shook
off flu-like symptoms to score 31
points, Chris Bosh scored 15 and
the Miami Heat won their second
straight, topping the Los Angeles
Lakers 98-87 on Thursday night.
Shane Battier scored 11 and
Mario Chalmers finished with 10
for Miami. James was sent home
from the team’s shootaround practice earlier in the day to rest, and
finished with eight rebounds and
eight assists to go with 12 for 27
shooting.
Pau Gasol scored a season-high 26
for the Lakers, Kobe Bryant scored
24 and Andrew Bynum finished
with 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Miami moved to 5-0 this season
without Dwyane Wade, who missed
his second straight game with a
sprained right ankle. He missed
three games earlier this season with
left foot soreness.
Bryant put together a great late
run to attempt a comeback, banking
in a 3-pointer and following that
seconds later with a steal and transi-
tion dunk that got the Lakers within 94-84 with 2 minutes left. But
Derek Fisher’s 3-point try on the
next Los Angeles possession hit the
front of the rim, Udonis Haslem
controlled the rebound and James
made a 15-foot runner to seal the
outcome.
It was the first time James had
gone against his former coach in
Cleveland, Lakers’ boss Mike Brown.
At the Lakers’ shootaround practice
Thursday afternoon Brown said he
and James had not spoken in
advance of this game and didn’t
know if they would — but James
made sure they did, running over to
the Los Angeles bench and grabbing
his former coach for a long embrace
and a few words.
Brown was asked before the game
if going against James would bring
out sentimental memories of their
time in Cleveland together.
“I had a great time coaching
LeBron,” Brown said. “I wouldn’t be
in this suit if it wasn’t for him.”
James showed no signs of illness.
In fact, he apparently felt good
enough to take on two teams — the
Lakers ... and the Miami Marlins.
James’ momentum carried him over
the sideline across from the Lakers’
bench in the first half, nearly
knocking over none other than
Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, who
escaped the collision with the 265pound two-time MVP unscathed.
Loria spent most of the next few
minutes laughing.
Meanwhile, the Lakers had very
little to laugh about.
They shot 31 percent in the first
half, their lowest output for any half
this season. Bryant had as many
field goals in the opening 24 minutes (one, on eight shots) as Heat
forward Eddy Curry (1 for 1), who
got his first NBA action since
December 2009 when he checked in
late in the first quarter for a 2 1/2minute stint in which he made a
basket, grabbed a rebound, was
charged with a turnover and got a
pair of loud ovations from a sellout
crowd.
Curry returned for another stretch
to start the fourth quarter, finishing
his night with six points and three
rebounds in six minutes. Curry said
earlier Thursday that he lost about
65 pounds to get ready for his
comeback, more than half of that
since the start of Heat training
camp in December.
“He gave us good minutes, good
energy,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra
said during a televised in-game
interview. “He’s done a lot to get to
this point. We’re all very proud of
him.”
Miami’s lead was 52-37 at the
half, buoyed by eight 3-pointers —
more than the Heat attempted in
two December games — and a sizzling defensive start where the
Lakers were forced into missing 18
of their first 24 shots. Over a 51minute stretch going back to late in
the first half of Tuesday’s game
against San Antonio, the Heat had
outscored the Spurs and Lakers by a
whopping 137-83 margin.
There was no second-half let-up,
either. James scored nine points and
Bosh was 4 for 4 from the floor in
the third quarter, and even with the
Lakers shooting 56 percent in the
period Miami pushed its lead out to
77-56 entering the fourth.
Texas spent time getting to know Yu before $107M
STEPHEN HAWKINS
ARLINGTON, Texas — Before
the Texas Rangers committed more
than $107 million to get Japan’s
best pitcher, they spent more than
two years watching and getting to
know Yu Darvish.
“It wasn’t just sitting behind the
plate with a radar gun,” Texas general manager Jon Daniels said.
Sure, that was part of the process
of scouting Darvish. But Rangers
scouts in the Pacific Rim who
watched just about every one of his
starts in recent seasons and other
team officials also spent time developing a personal relationship with
the pitcher and his family.
“They’ve probably seen about 50
games the last two years, they were
very thorough in how they evaluated,” said Don Nomura, one of
Darvish’s agents. “We knew they
were very interested in Yu, and I’m
glad it was the Texas Rangers that
won the bid.”
That familiarity with each other
should help the 25-year-old Darvish
with the cultural transition he faces
playing in the United States and
the major leagues.
Arn Tellem, the other agent, said
all the effort by the Rangers to build
a personal connection was “very significant” to Darvish, who agreed
Wednesday to a $56 million, six-year
contract with the two-time defending American League champions.
The deal was finished at the end
of a 30-day exclusive negotiating
window for Texas that began when
its record $51,703,411 posting bid
was accepted last month by the
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters,
Darvish’s team in Japan’s Pacific
League.
Though negotiations went down
to the final minutes before a deadline when Darvish would have
stayed in Japan without a deal,
Daniels said talks were never contentious since they knew each
other so well.
“It wasn’t like the clock started
on Day 1 and we were a brand new
entity. They were open with us and
talked with us and gave us access,”
Daniels said. “You hear about other
negotiations where you’re completely shut off from the player or
the family, and it wasn’t handled
that way.”
Darvish, whose only previous
visit to Texas was two weeks ago,
was expected back Friday night to
be formally introduced by his new
team.
Darvish gets $5.5 million this
year, $9.5 million in 2013, $10 million in each of the following three
years and $11 million in 2017.
Tribland
FRIDAY
College wrestling: Northwestern at Hastings College..................................................7 p.m.
College track & field: Hastings College at Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational................2 p.m.
Prep boys basketball: Northwest at Hastings High..................................................7:45 p.m.
Prep boys basketball: Aquinas Catholic at St. Cecilia.............................................7:30 p.m.
Prep girls basketball: Northwest at Hastings High ......................................................6 p.m.
Prep girls basketball: Aquinas Catholic at St. Cecilia...................................................6 p.m.
Area Schedules
Prep boys basketball
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley at ExeterMilligan
Harvard at Deshler
Superior at Doniphan-Trumbull
Fillmore Central at Tri County
Franklin at Kenesaw
Giltner at Cross County
High Plains at Lawrence-Nelson
Holdrege at Minden
Red Cloud at Silver Lake
Rock Hills at NPL Tournament
Smith Center at Plainville
Wilcox-Hildreth at Axtell
Prep girls basketball
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley at ExeterMilligan
Harvard at Deshler
Superior at Doniphan-Trumbull
Fillmore Central at Tri County
Franklin at Kenesaw
Giltner at Cross County
High Plains at Lawrence-Nelson
Holdrege at Minden
Smith Center at Plainville
Wilcox-Hildreth at Axtell
Prep wrestling
Fillmore Central, Minden,
Shelton/Kenesaw, South Central, Superior
at Thayer Central Invitational
Sutton at David City Invitational
Wilcox-Hildreth at Callaway Invitational
Smith Center at Beloit Invite
SATURDAY
College men’s basketball: Briar Cliff at Hastings College ............................................1 p.m.
College women’s basketball: Briar Cliff at Hastings College.......................................3 p.m.
College wrestling: Hastings College at York College
Prep boys basketball: Adams Central at Grand Island Central Catholic.................7:45 p.m.
Prep girls basketball: Adams Central at Grand Island Central Catholic.......................6 p.m.
Prep wrestling: Adams Central at LouPlatte Conference at Doniphan-Trumbull........10 a.m.
Prep wrestling: Hastings High at Lexington Invitational...............................................9 a.m.
Prep wrestling: St. Cecilia at Centennial Conference Tournament.............................10 a.m.
Area Schedules
Prep boys basketball
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, ExeterMilligan, Giltner at Crossroads Conference
Tournament
Thayer Central at Sandy Creek
Sutton at Heartland
Amherst at Wilcox-Hildreth
Prep girls basketball
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, Exeter-
Milligan, Giltner at Crossroads Conference
Tournament
Thayer Central at Sandy Creek
Sutton at Heartland
Amherst at Wilcox-Hildreth
Prep wrestling
Harvard, Red Cloud/Blue Hill, Sutton at
Louisville Invitational
Smith Center at Beloit Invite
HTmedia broadcasts
Friday’s livestreaming
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
7:10 p.m.
Omaha Central at Creighton Prep
7:30 p.m.
North Platte at Grand Island
Aquinas at St. Cecilia
7:45 p.m.
Franklin at Kenesaw
Grand Island Northwest at Hastings
8 p.m.
Wahoo at Norfolk Catholic
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL
6 p.m.
Franklin at Kenesaw
Grand Island Northwest at Hastings
Aquinas at St. Cecilia
6:15 p.m.
Wahoo at Norfolk Catholic
6:30 p.m.
TV/Radio broadcasts
Friday’s television
GOLF
8 a.m.
TGC — European PGA Tour, Volvo
Champions, second round, at George,
South Africa (same-day tape)
2 p.m.
TGC — PGA Tour, Humana Challenge,
second round, at La Quinta, Calif.
5:30 p.m.
TGC — Champions Tour, Mitsubishi
Electric Championship, first round, at
Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY
6:30 p.m.
NBCSP — Michigan at Notre Dame
MEN’S COLLEGE WRESTLING
7 p.m.
BTN —Purdue at Wisconsin
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN — L.A. Lakers at Orlando
9:30 p.m.
ESPN — Minnesota at L.A. Clippers
TENNIS
8 p.m.
ESPN2 — Australian Open, third round,
at Melbourne, Australia
2 a.m.
ESPN2 — Australian Open, third round,
Friday’s radio
7:30 p.m.
KHAS 1230 — Aquanis at St. Cecilia
6:00 p.m.
KHAS 1230 — Aquanis at St. Cecilia
USHL HOCKEY
7:05 p.m.
KLIQ 94.5 — Waterloo at Tri City Storm
Saturday’s television
BOXING
8 p.m.
NBCSP — Heavyweights, Eddie
Chambers, (36-2-0) vs. Sergei Liakhovich
(25-4-0); junior middleweights, Gabriel
Rosado (18-5-0) vs. Jesus Soto-Karass
(24-6-0), at Philadelphia
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
5 p.m.
NBCSP — NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, at
Carson, Calif.
EXTREME SPORTS
3:30 p.m.
NBC — Winter Dew Tour, Pantech
Invitational, at Killington, Vt.
GOLF
7:30 a.m.
TGC — European PGA Tour, Volvo
Champions, third round, at George, South
Africa (same-day tape)
3 p.m.
TGC — PGA Tour, Humana Challenge,
third round, at La Quinta, Calif.
6:30 p.m.
TGC — Champions Tour, Mitsubishi
Electric Championship, second round, at
Kaupulehu-Kona, Hawaii
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
11 a.m.
CBS — National coverage, Alabama at
Kentucky
ESPN — Purdue at Michigan St.
Noon
ESPN2 — Xavier at Dayton
1 p.m.
CBS — National coverage, Michigan at
Arkansas
ESPN — Missouri at Baylor
FSN — UCF at UAB
2 p.m.
ESPN2 — Indiana St. at Creighton
3 p.m.
CBS — Regional coverage, Kansas at
Texas or UConn at Tennessee
ESPN — Florida St. at Duke
FSN — UCLA at Oregon
4 p.m.
ESPN2 — Iowa St. at Texas Tech
5 p.m.
ESPN — Syracuse at Notre Dame
6 p.m.
ESPN2 — Mississippi St. at Vanderbilt
8 p.m.
ESPN — Louisville at Pittsburgh
SOCCER
6:30 a.m.
ESPN2 — Premier League, Chelsea at
Norwich City
TENNIS
8 p.m.
ESPN2 — Australian Open, round of 16,
2 a.m.
ESPN2 — Australian Open, round of 16,
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
11 a.m.
FSN — Texas at Oklahoma
Saturday’s radio
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
11 a.m.
KXPN 1460, KICS 1550 — Alabama at
Kentucky
1 p.m.
KHAS 1230 — Briar Cliff at Hastings
7 p.m.
KLIQ 94.5 — Ohio State at Nebraska
6 p.m.
KHAS 1230 — Adams Central at Grand
Island Central Catholic
6 p.m.
KHAS 1230 — Adams Central at Grand
Island Central Catholic
PREP WRESTLING
2 p.m.
KKPR 98.9 — Lou Platte Finals at
Doniphan
W0MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
3 p.m.
KHAS 1230 — Briar Cliff at Hastings
USHL Hockey
7 p.m.
98.9 KKPR — Waterloo at Tri City
Nation
PSU PREZ HOPES TO REGAIN TRUST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State
President Rodney Erickson says he’s trying to
address the perception that the university isn’t
being as open and honest as it could be in the
wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
Erickson said in remarks Friday to the university’s Board of Trustees that he’s continuing to
reach out to alumni, students and other groups
and working to be more accountable.
The trustees are meeting for the first time
since the chaotic week in November after child
sex abuse allegations were brought against
Sandusky, a retired assistant football coach.
Some alumni are calling for wholesale changes
in the board’s makeup and more transparency
from the board and administration.
Erickson called the last two months an “extraordinarily trying time” for the school. He said
the school is cooperating with several ongoing
investigations related to the Sandusky case.
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Sports
HASTINGS TRIBUNE
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Girls: Sandy Creek cruises
AMY ROH/Tribune
Shelton/Kenesaw’s David Jimenez wrestles Franklin's Shea Shannon during their 106-pound match of the Twin Valley
Conference meet Thursday in Blue Hill.
TVC: Bulldogs edge South Central
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nervous because we were
record-wise the bottom of the
two,” Coufal said. “But we
pulled through with two big
wins and got some bonus
points, so I was really pleased
with that.”
Shelton/Kenesaw won the
team title with 65.5 points.
South Central placed second in the tournament,
falling just 8.5 points out of
first place. The Red Raiders
had three wrestlers place first
and five finish second. Senior
Austin Hoy went 4-0 in the
138-pound bracket. After
receiving a bye in the first
round, Hoy pinned all four
wrestlers he faced. Hoy is
ranked third in Class C at 138
pounds.
Hoy also set the school
record for the career wins with
91, breaking the old record
held by his co-coach Steve
Hinrichs. Both Hinrichs and
fellow head coach Tim
Messinger said they plan to
ride on Hoy’s success the rest
of the season. Messinger said
he hopes Hoy can wrap up his
100th win soon.
coaches agree their wrestlers
are improving. Hinrichs said
it’s hard for his team to recognize when they’re in position
to pin their opponent, but
that’s something that will
come with experience.
“(We have to) work on conditioning. We’re not experienced enough, so we’re going
to have to outlast opponents,”
he said. “We don’t have the
quick pin ability. It’s going to
have to be a decision — we
don’t win by pin very often.”
AMY ROH/Tribune
Franklin’s Ethan Hausserman wrestles Red Cloud/Blue Hill’s
Clint James during their 160-pound match of the Twin Valley
Conference meet Thursday in Blue Hill.
One wrestler did get his
100th career win during the
tournament in Harvard senior
Shane Keasling, who placed
second in the 138-pound
bracket with his only loss to
Hoy. Keasling pinned Franklin
sophomore Dillon Schnuerle
in 1:49 for the milestone victory.
Hoy is one of two seniors on
the South Central team that is
made up of mostly freshmen
and sophomores, but both
Team Results
1, Kenesaw/Shelton 65.5; 2, South Central 57; 3,
Franklin 40; 4, Red Cloud/Blue Hill 38; 5, Harvard 20.75
Individual Results
106 — 1, David Jimenez, S/K; 2, Levi Vogler, RC/BH;
3, Shea Shannon, Franklin; 4, Austin Himmelberg, SC
113 — 1, Trevor Devries, SC; 2, Jared Bostock RC/BH;
3, Levi Kautz, S/K
120 — 1, Brian Pedersen, Franklin; 2, Brandon Skinner,
SC; 3, Garrett Vogler, RC/BH
126 — 1, Alvaro Montanez, S/K; 2, Dalton James,
RC/BH; 3, Blake Krull, SC
132 — 1, Tyler Long, S/K; 2, Wyatt Thayer, SC
138 — 1, Austin Hoy, SC; 2, Shane Keasling, Harvard;
3, Dillon Schnuerle, Franklin; 4, Tanner Rupprecht, RC/BH
145 — 1, Bryan Palmer, S/K; 2, Jorne Smith, RC/BH;
3, Austin Ward, SC
152 — 1, Tyler Hancock, SC; 2, Mason James,
Franklin; 3, Chris Gillming, S/K; 4, Eli Van Boening, RC/BH
160 — 1, Ethan Haussermann, Franklin; 2, Clint
James, RC/BH; 3, Calvin Devries, SC
170 — 1, Garrett Sharp, RC/BH; 2, Zeb Wehnes,
Harvard; 3, Jon Berry, Franklin
182 — 1, Michael Duffy, S/K; 2, Logan Searle, SC; 3,
Tristan Lucas, Harvard; 4, Hector Rodriguez, RC/BH
195 — 1, Cogan Thompson, S/K; 2, Dallas Doupnick,
Harvard; 3, Denis Lenhardt, Franklin; 4, Tony Francis, SC
220 — 1, Kale Schmidt, Franklin; 2, Chase Ehlers, SC;
3, Zach Oliver, S/K; 4, Paden Derr, Harvard
285 — 1, Zach Edwards, S/K; 2, Dalton Dumler, SC
Boys: Cougars win thriller over Blue Hill
Swartzendruber, whose team
improved to 8-4. “You know,
a year ago, we would’ve lost
that game. A year ago, we did
lose that game on a shot at
the buzzer going the other
way. So this is a big step forward for us, as ugly as it was.”
The Cougars allowed to
Bobcats (7-6) to stay in the
game by committing some
basketball sins. Sandy Creek
had 14 turnovers, and also
had issues rebounding the
ball. Swartzendruber said his
squad was lucky to get the
win.
“We talked coming into the
game that two of the keys for
us would be how well we
rebounded and how well we
took care of the ball,” he said.
“We really did a horrible, horrible job of rebounding. I
think they had 12 or 14
offensive boards in the first
half and that’s really what
kept them in the game. I
guarantee that 20 of their 27
points were second chance
points, and that’s a killer.
That’s a basketball sin; it’s
something you can’t do. We
didn’t do a very good job of
taking care of the ball at
times, either. Luckily, our
leadership stepped up and
made some plays at the end
and we were able to sneak out
and steal a W.”
After a back-and-forth first
half, Blue Hill battled to tie
the score 27-all at the break.
Sandy Creek went on an 11-0
run in the first half, opening
the game wide open. But Joe
Hubl’s squad found a way to
get right back into the game.
“All year, we’ve been winning the battle of the boards.
These kids battle, they never
give up,” the coach said.
“We’ve been behind by 20something and they’ve come
back every game. I don’t
expect anything less from
them.”
The Bobcats then opened
the third quarter by hitting
their first few shots to establish a 38-33 lead going into
the fourth.
In the fourth, Hinrichs took
over. With his team trailing
by seven, Hinrichs scored five
consecutive points off two
Blue Hill turnovers to get his
team back into it and set of
the series of events that
would close out the game.
Hinrichs had eight of his
game-high 19 points in the
fourth quarter.
The Sandy Creek offense
stepped up in the fourth,
outscoring Blue Hill 19-11 to
storm back and take the exciting victory.
“I think we got into more
of a rhythm offensively. We
had some better looks at the
basket. We were patient and
just took better shots,”
Swartzendruber said. “Right
now, we’re shooting the ball
very well and that’s going to
keep us in games. When you
have bad nights rebounding
or playing defense like we
had here, our shooting has
been able to keep us close and
give us a chance to win.”
The Bobcats were led offensively by Busboom, who finished with 14. Hubl said that
despite the close loss, his
team is in a good spot to still
reach its postseason goals.
“I told (the team) that even
if it comes down to the end,
may the best team win. That’s
what we wanted to do, come
down to the end with (Sandy
Creek) because we know
they’re a good team,” he said.
“We upped our game quite a
bit tonight, so hopefully we
can bring that to our conference tournament coming up.
We can still win our conference and that’s our goal.”
Blue Hill (7-6) . . . . . . . . . . . 11 16 11 11 — 49
Sandy Creek (8-4) . . . . . . . . . 15 12 6 19 — 52
Sandy Creek (52)
Anthony Graesser 1-4 0-0 2, Mitch Hinrichs 6-11 6-8
19, Jared Taylor 3-8 2-2 8, Andrew Kuta 5-9 2-2 12,
Chase Murman 4-8 0-0 10, Scott Hild 0-1 0-0 0, Brady
Shipley 1-2 0-0 2. Totals: 20-43 10-12 52.
Blue Hill (49)
Maverick Busboom 5-15 4-4 14, Trent Kohmetscher
5-12 1-1 11, Garrett Williams 4-10 1-2 9, Kyle Mans 4-4
0-0 10, Cody Golter 0-2 0-0 0, Mitchell Ruybalid 1-6 0-0
“That’s been our philosophy,
to run. We practice that way
and we like to play that way.
That’s just how we want to
play,” he said. “We don’t want
to slow it down and hold the
ball. I think that’s the key for
us, that our kids know they’ve
got to get out and run.”
In the second half, Sandy
Creek’s strong play on both
ends of the floor continued, as
the Cougars were able to keep
a healthy distance away from
the Bobcats on the scoreboard
and never allowing them a
chance to make a comeback.
The Bobcats were limited to
eight points in each of the
final two quarters, and added
nine more turnovers to finish
with 17 on the night.
“I think we played better.
We’ve been improving as we
go. We’re starting to do
things more naturally and
not making such a hard job
out of it,” Ninemire said.
“Tonight, our defense got us
going and we got out and ran
a little bit. The kids are starting to gain more composure
and confidence with what
we’re trying to do on the
floor.”
Part of the credit for the
Cougar win can be given to a
lackluster shooting performance from Blue Hill. The
Bobcats finished 13-of-42 from
the field and only 5-of-18 from
the free-throw line. No Bobcats
reached double figures, as senior Kaitlin Kumke finished
with seven to lead the team.
“Our free throws are still
something we have to get better at,” Streff said. “Shootingwise, (the Cougars) make you
play at a faster pace and we
just hurried some shots and
you’re going to miss those.”
Sandy Creek, on the other
hand, had a stellar night
shooting with three players
LAURA BEAHM/Tribune
Blue Hill’s Kaitlin Kumke
takes a shot over Sandy
Creek's Conner Lowery
Thursday night at Sandy
Creek.
reaching double figures. Junior
Mikaela Shaw led the team
with 14, followed closely by
senior Ashlee Harms’ 13.
Senior Montana Hinrichs finished with 12. As a team, the
Cougars finished shooting 50
percent from the field.
Streff said Sandy Creek’s
offense was aided by his team’s
miscues.
“I thought we did fine in the
half-court defense,” he said.
“They scored their points on
put-backs and transition off of
turnovers. That’s where they
got most of their points.”
Blue Hill (11-3). . . . . . . . . . . . 11 5 8 8 — 32
Sandy Creek (10-1) . . . . . . . . 19 13 15 12 — 59
Sandy Creek (59)
Connor Lowery 2-3 0-0 5, Montana Hinrichs 6-8 0-0 12,
Mikaela Shaw 6-11 2-3 14, Ashlee Harms 5-15 3-4, Dylan
Woodbury 0-3 0-0 0, Tori Wheeler 4-6 0-0 9, Taylor
Hinrichs 2-3 0-0 4, Krista Johnson 0-1 0-0, Morgan
Dickson 1-1 0-0 2, Rylee Morris 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 26-52 57 59.
Blue Hill (32)
Jordyn Atwater 1-5 0-0 2, April Faimon 2-6 2-3 6, Maci
Coffey 2-7 0-5 4, Kaitlin Kumke 3-9 0-5 7, Kelsey Karr 2-8
1-1 5, MacKenzie Willicott 2-5 2-3 6, Lexie Himmelberg 01 0-0 0, Adrienne Lipker 1-1 0-0 2, Katie Schaefer 0-0 0-1
0. Totals: 13-42 5-18 32.
Three-point field goals — Sandy Creek 2-8 (Lowery 11, M. Hinrichs 0-1, Harms 0-1, Woodbury 0-1, Wheeler 13, Morris 0-1), Blue Hill 1-6 (Coffey 0-2, Kumke 1-3,
Himmelberg 0-1). Turnovers — Sandy Creek 13, Blue Hill
17.
Braun begins appeal of positive drug test
RONALD BLUM
NEW YORK — Ryan
Braun’s appeal of his positive
drug test began Thursday before
baseball arbitrator Shyam Das.
The start of the National
League MVP’s appeal, first
reported by the New York
Daily News, was confirmed by
a person familiar with the session who spoke on condition
of anonymity because the proceeding was not to be made
public.
Calls to Braun’s agent, Nez
Balelo, and Major League
Baseball spokesman Pat
Courtney were not returned.
When the positive drug test
was first reported by ESPN.com
last month, Braun had a
spokesman issue a statement
saying there were circumstances supporting “Ryan’s
complete innocence.”
Under the joint drug agreement between baseball teams
and the players’ association,
Braun will have to prove “the
presence of a prohibited substance in his urine was not due
to his fault or negligence.”
The burden is a heavy one
to overcome. A baseball arbitrator has never ordered a suspension overturned following
a grievance hearing.
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Sandy Creek's Mitch Hinrichs
steals the ball from Blue
Hill's Mitchell Ruybalid
Thursday night at Sandy
Creek.
2, Shane Faimon 0-2 0-0 0, Trevor Kohmetscher 1-3 1-2
3, Charles Himmelberg 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 20-55 7-9 49.
Three-point field goals: Sandy Creek 3-8 (Hinrichs 11, Kuta 0-1, Murman 2-4, Hild 0-1, Shipley 0-1), Blue Hill
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By Bil Keane
SATURDAY, JAN. 21
T
Daughter’s behavior puts her
on the brink of banishment
D
EAR ABBY: I caught my
16-year-old daughter,
“Krista,” smoking marijuana. I punished her for it, but
never told my
wife because I
was afraid
she’d force me
to make a
decision that I
don’t want to
make.
I have been
married to my
Dear Abby
second wife
for three
years. For much of that time,
Krista has been a nightmare.
When she goes to school, more
often than not she’s in the
principal’s office for bad behavior. At home she’s worse. She
doesn’t listen to anyone. We
have tried every type of punishment we can think of and
nothing has worked.
Recently, my wife brought
up the idea of sending Krista to
a boarding school for troubled
teens. At first, the suggestion
made me angry, but after the
marijuana incident I am more
receptive to it. I am wracked
with guilt. Sending my daughter away makes me feel like a
failure as a father. But there
may be no other choice. How
does a parent know when
enough is enough? — FED-UP
FATHER IN MINNESOTA
DEAR FATHER: Do not send
your daughter away to a boarding school for “troubled teens”
without first having a psychologist identify what is troubling
her. If you do what your wife is
suggesting, your daughter
could return home with more
problems than she left with.
Sending her away should be a
LAST resort. Some family counseling should be tried first.
*
*
*
DEAR ABBY: A friend has
been confiding in me, telling
me her husband abuses her.
She says it has gone on the
entire 12 years they have been
together. He does it in front of
the kids, sometimes even while
she’s nursing or holding their
youngest. He also threatens to
shoot her. I’m afraid for her
safety.
She left him once, but went
back after he promised to
change and temporarily
became the charming man she
wishes him to be. She knows
she needs to leave again, and I
have told her I’ll help her in
any way I can to make it happen. She’s trying to hold out
until she finishes her degree
and can financially support the
kids on her own. I’m afraid she
won’t make it that long.
I feel so helpless. I worry that
by standing by and not taking
some kind of action, I’ll be
partly responsible for anything
that may happen to the kids.
On the other hand, she tells
me these things in confidence.
What can I do to help? — TERRIFIED FOR MY FRIEND
DEAR TERRIFIED: Continue
encouraging your friend to
leave. A man who abuses, terrorizes and threatens to shoot
his wife — in front of the children, yet — would have no
hesitation about hurting all of
them.
By now she should have realized that her abuser will never
be the man she imagined him
to be. The time to leave is
while things are calm — before
his next outburst. In order for
him to control her, he needs to
keep her dependent. If he senses that she’s nearing a point
where she can support herself
and the children without him,
he could explode.
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DEAR ABBY: I am currently
in a relationship that has
become a roller coaster ride for
the last few months. My significant other is always accusing
me of cheating. He also starts
arguments for no reason.
Sometimes I wonder if he is
having an affair and trying to
throw the blame on me for his
guilt issues. What do you
think? — ARGUED OUT IN
INDIANA
DEAR ARGUED OUT: That’s
very possible. Another reason
might be that he’s no longer
interested in you and wants to
break up. Rather than tolerate
his emotional abuse, take the
bull by the horns and ask him.
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Van Buren, and Jeanne Phillips
are columnists for Universal
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indications that you
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you’ll think of as a labor of
love. To your surprise, this
avocation could turn out
to be quite profitable as
well.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
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not one but several
answers to a situation that
up until now you found
perplexing. Put your brainpan to work and trust the
solutions you get.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March
20) — Answers that come
through deduction as well
as those that spring from
intuitive perceptions will
both be remarkably accurate. You’re able to size
things up pretty quickly.
ARIES (March 21-April
19) — Getting involved
with those who are not
your regular cronies could
give you a fresh perspective on things. Someone
stimulating might motivate you to try a new
approach to life.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20) — The solution to a
befuddling situation could
come from anybody,
which includes you. If you
don’t find the answer by
checking around, look
within.
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not think it possible, a
plan you’ve been working
on can be improved upon
even further. Keep your
mind open, and search for
a new twist.
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instinctively know how to
use shifting conditions to
your advantage, things are
likely to work out quite
well for you, regardless of
those who try to mess
them up.
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It’s not important who the
author is, only what the
results are. If someone
comes up with an idea
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strive to be open-minded
and receptive. It might be
a much better scheme.
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Something could develop
from out of the blue that
you’ll want to be part of,
and you won’t want to be
tied down at that moment.
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quickly.
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should get too structured,
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outlets that allow for lots
of freedom of movement.
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peeled for unusual opportunities that could prove
interesting, especially if
they might be potentially
profitable as well. You
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Frugal Living — Uses for an old doll cradle
BY SARA NOEL
United Media
Dear Sara: When I was little, my
mom was the carpenter in our family.
A lot of our gifts were handmade,
because my family didn’t have much
money. I received a wooden doll cradle for Christmas when I was five or
six, which I played with a lot. It’s
maybe 2 feet long with high sides
and is made out of plywood, so it’s
quite sturdy. I still have it and can’t
part with it, but it’s currently being
stored in the garage, out of use. I
would like to bring it down and use it
in the house somehow, not just for
decoration, but perhaps to provide
storage. Maybe I could put a couple
of potted plants in it? Any suggestions? — S.D., Minnesota
Dear S.D.: I really like your potted
plants idea. You could use it to hold
craft supplies, magazines, firewood or
towels. You could put it in your laundry room to hold laundry supplies.
Maybe use it to hold pet toys or a
home emergency kit. It could hold
winter gear such as hats, boots,
gloves/mittens or umbrellas, or be
used as an indoor comfort kit to hold
items such as a throw blanket, pillow,
book and slippers. It would make
another young child happy, so I’d
consider gifting it to someone else,
too.
Dear Sara: My wife has recipes that
sound great, but I’m allergic to nuts!
Is there something we can use in a
cookie recipe that has the consistency
of peanut butter, as a nuts-free substitute? — B.C., email
Dear B.C.: I can’t say this will work
for all cookie recipes, and the texture
will change a bit, but you can give
soy nut butter a try. It has no tree
nuts of any kind in it. I’m not sure if
you have any allergies to seeds, but
sunflower seed butter might work for
your cookie recipes, too. Many people
with less severe nut allergies use
Nutella, almond or cashew butter.
Dear Sara: Can I use powdered
milk in things like boxed au gratin
potatoes or Pasta Roni fettuccine noodles that call for a little milk? Besides
being cheap, powdered milk would
be convenient when regular milk
isn’t handy, with no worries about
the expiration date. Would it be equal
to the measurement called for with
regular milk? — Merrilee, Michigan
Dear Merrilee: Yes, you can substitute powdered milk for fresh milk. I
would mix up a container (a quart at
a time would work well) according to
the package directions and refrigerate
it overnight prior to using it. Then
you can use it for drinking, cooking
or baking.
Zits
By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
Agri/Business
HASTINGS TRIBUNE
Mortgage
rate stands
at 3.88%
DEREK KRAVITZ
B5
Higher prices drive UP profit
TO DO SO IN FOURTH QUARTER
Stocks of local interest
The following stocks of local interest were
traded today:
Last
Chg.
119,278
-82
Berkshire Hathaway A
79.58
-.01
Berkshire Hathaway B
27.02
-.16
ConAgra
48.51
-1.52
Eaton Corp.
33.73
-.57
Ingersoll Rand
18.38
-.62
Level 3
101.66
+.40
McDonald’s
65.71
-.20
PepsiCo
+.08
Tricon Global Restaurants 62.55
112.36
+.18
Union Pacific
30.16
+.01
Wells Fargo
Williams Cos.
28.40
-.34
Wal-Mart
60.91
+.30
JOSH FUNK
OMAHA — Union Pacific Corp.’s
fourth-quarter profit jumped 24 percent as
the nation’s largest freight railroad operator
increased prices and hauled more cargo.
CEO Jim Young said he expects the
economy and the railroad’s revenue will
continue growing in 2012.
“Looking ahead, we expect continued
slow but steady economic growth in
2012,” Young said Thursday. “The diversity of our unique railroad franchise will
continue to provide growth opportunities
in various markets.”
Union Pacific shares rose $2.36, or 2.2
percent, to close at $112.18 Thursday.
The Omaha-based railroad company
said that its net income rose to $964 million, or $1.99 per share, during the last
three months of 2011, up from $775 million, or $1.56 per share, a year ago.
Its revenue grew 16 percent to $5.1 billion from $4.41 billion a year ago.
Union Pacific said the carloads it carried grew about 3 percent overall during
the quarter with strong growth in chemical, automotive, energy and industrial
shipping. The only slight volume declines
came in UP’s agricultural and intermodal
divisions.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected
Union Pacific to report earnings of $1.82
per share on revenue of $5.05 billion.
Union Pacific’s results offer insight into
the nation’s economic health because of
the variety of cars, crops, chemicals, lumber and containers of imported goods the
railroad carries.
Railroad officials said they expect small
improvements in auto sales, housing construction and the nation’s gross domestic
product to help Union Pacific’s profit
grow in 2012. UP predicted that it will see
strong growth in the petroleum products,
Friday’s noon
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Wheat . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.22
RAILROAD HAULS MORE
FREIGHT, CHARGES MORE
WASHINGTON — The
average rate on the 30-year
fixed mortgage fell again this
week to a record low. The
eighth record low in a year is
attracting few takers because
most who can afford to buy
or refinance have already
done so.
Mortgage buyer Freddie
Mac said Thursday that the
average rate on the 30-year
fixed mortgage dipped to
3.88 percent this week, down
from the old record of 3.89
percent one week ago.
The average on the 15-year
fixed mortgage ticked up to
3.17 percent from 3.16 percent, which was also a record
low. Records for mortgage
rates date back to the 1950s.
Mortgage rates tend to
track the yield on the 10-year
Treasury note, which fell
below 1.9 percent this week.
For the past three months,
the 30-year fixed mortgage
rate has hovered near 4 percent. Yet cheap rates on the
most popular mortgage
option have done little to
boost home sales.
High unemployment and
scant wage gains have made it
harder for many people to
qualify for loans. Many don’t
want to sink money into a
home that they fear could lose
value over the next few years.
Previously occupied homes
are selling just slightly ahead
of 2010’s dismal pace. Newhome sales in 2011 will
almost certainly be the worst
on records going back half a
century.
Markets
Nation
MISSING THE MARK
RICK BOWMER/AP
A Union Pacific train goes through a tunnel Jan. 4 along the Columbia Gorge near
Bridal Veil, Ore.
vehicles and lumber it carries this year.
Deutsche Bank analyst Justin Yagerman
said UP delivered a quality quarter with
improved pricing, customer service and
carload numbers.
Standard & Poor’s analyst Kevin Kirkeby
said Union Pacific’s improved productivity
in the quarter helped it boost profits
above Wall Street’s expectations. Kirkeby
said UP’s automotive and shale oil shipments are likely to remain strong this year.
Fuel costs soared 36 percent to $935
million from $687 million for Union
Pacific during the fourth quarter as the
price the railroad paid for diesel fuel grew
to an average of $3.16 per gallon.
But Union Pacific was able to limit
growth in other major costs. The railroad
said compensation costs grew only 4 percent to $1.2 billion as it continued to
slowly recall furloughed employees.
UP had 1,030 employees furloughed at
the end of 2011 and about 600 locomotives stored. A year ago, about 1,500
employees remained furloughed, down
from 4,200 at the end of 2009.
Young said the railroad industry is making progress in resolving its national labor
negotiations. Ten of the 13 unions have
approved contracts and two others are in
the process of voting on tentative agreements. He said he hopes the industry will
be able to reach agreement with the
remaining union, the Brotherhood of
Maintenance Way Employees, before the
current cooling-off period ends Feb. 8.
“Both parties are very motivated to get
a deal done,” Young said in an interview
with The Associated Press.
For all of 2011, Union Pacific reported
net income of $3.29 billion, or $6.72 per
share, up from $2.78 billion, or $5.53 per
share, in 2010. Annual revenue grew 15
percent to $19.56 billion from the previous year’s $16.97 billion.
Union Pacific is the nation’s largest railroad with more than 32,400 miles of
track in 23 states.
WASHINGTON — There’s
some bad news for those looking for easy ways to trim
Medicare spending.
The Congressional Budget
Office says two major approaches tested in recent years mostly
failed to reduce spending.
Nonpartisan analysts looked
at experiments that promoted
better care coordination for the
chronically ill, trying to keep
them out of the hospital. They
also studied experiments that
changed the way doctors and
hospitals get paid, rewarding
quality instead of volume.
A report issued Thursday
concluded neither approach
reduced spending.
Care coordination increased
spending in some cases, when
added fees for monitoring
patients were taken into account.
Payment for value only
seemed to save money when
providers were given a fixed
amount and encouraged to use
it efficiently.
Both approaches are part of
the federal health care overhaul.
Public Notices
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
NOTICE OF RENEWAL OF NON-PROFIT
IMAGING CENTER OF HASTINGS, L.L.C., A NeCORPORATION LICENSE (H)
braska Limited Liability Company, has filed its Statement
Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 53of Intent to Dissolve and has now been dissolved. The 135.01 a liquor license may be automatically renewed
terms and conditions of the dissolution are that all out- for one year from May 1, 2012 for the following Nonstanding liabilities will be paid or otherwise adequately Profit Class H to wit:
provided for and the assets of the limited liability compaElks BPOE Lodge #159, 3050 East South Street,
ny will be distributed to the persons entitled thereto,
Hastings, Nebraska, one story building approxileaving no known liabilities or assets in the limited liabilimately 100ʼ x 60ʼ plus entire golf course (golf
ty company. The management of the company affairs
course restricted to beer only) Located on Central
and the distribution of assets will be done by its ManagCommunity College Campus, S 16, T7N, R9W of
er, David P. Long.
the 6th PM, Adams County, Nebraska
Leininger, Smith, Johnson,
Notice is hereby given that written protest to such isBaack, Placzek & Allen, Attorneys suance of automatic renewal may be filed by any resiJanuary 20, 27, February 3, 2012
dent of the county on or before February 3, 2012 in the
office of the County Clerk. That in the event protests are
filed by three or more persons, a hearing will be held to
NOTICE OF RENEWAL OF BOTTLE CLUB
determine whether continuation of said license should
LICENSE (M) ON SALE BEER, WINE AND
be allowed.
SPIRITS
Chrisella Lewis
Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 53Adams County Clerk
135.01 a liquor license may be automatically renewed
for one year from May 1, 2012 for the following Non- January 20, 2012
Profit Class M on Sale Beer, Wine and Spirits to wit:
SOUTHERN HILLS GOLF COURSE, INC. W 36ʼ
x 60ʼ and E 25ʼ x 50ʼ of 1st and 2nd floor of ClubNOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
house; plus 12ʼ x 10ʼ or so, including entire golf
OF
course; Pt W 1/2 of SW 1/4 of NW 1/4 S 27, T7N,
BEN ENGEL CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C.
R10W of the 6th PM, Adams County, Nebraska.
A Nebraska Limited Liability Company
Restricted to on premise consumption, Sec 53Notice is hereby given that Ben Engel Construction,
124(5) (g) (ii) members and guests 53-138.03
L.L.C., a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been
(outside Corporate Limits).
organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with
Notice is hereby given that written protest to such is- its registered office at 616 North 4th Avenue, Hastings,
suance of automatic renewal may be filed by any resi- Nebraska 68901. The registered agent at such address
dent of the county on or before February 3, 2012 in the is Benjamin L. Engel.
office of the County Clerk. That in the event protests are
The general nature of the business to be transacted
filed by three or more persons, a hearing will be held to by the limited liability company is to engage in and do
determine whether continuation of said license should any lawful act concerning any and all lawful business for
be allowed.
which a limited liability company may be organized unChrisella Lewis der the laws of the State of Nebraska, other than the
Adams County Clerk business of being a financial institution.
January 20, 2012
The affairs of the limited liability company shall be
conducted by its Members until such time as their successor or successors are selected pursuant to the OperNOTICE OF TRUSTEE`S SALE
The following described property will be sold at pub- ating Agreement. The private property of the Members
lic auction to the highest bidder on February 28, 2012, at shall not be subject to the payment of limited liability
10:00 a.m. in the main lobby of the Adams County company debts to any extent whatsoever.
This limited liability company came into existence on
Courthouse, 500 West 4th Street, Hastings, Nebraska
the 1st day of January, 2012, and has perpetual exis68901:
tence.
A TRACT OF LAND COMPRISING A PART OF
DATED this 1st day of January, 2012.
THE NW1/4 OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 6
Benjamin L. Engel, Member
NORTH, RANGE 10 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M.,
Andrea M. Engel, Member
ADAMS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, SAID TRACT BEJanuary 20, 27, February 3, 2012.
ING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS: WITH REFERENCE TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID NW1/4; THENCE RUNNOTICE OF INCORPORATION
NING ON AN ASSUMED BEARING OF N90 DEOF
GREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS E ON THE
KONEN FARMS, INC.
NORTH LINE OF SAID NW1/4 FOR A DISTANCE
1. The name of the Corporation is Konen Farms, Inc.
OF 505.00 FEET TO THE ACTUAL POINT OF BE2. The address of the registered office is 13660 West
GINNING; THENCE S00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES
Prairie Lake Road, Juniata, Nebraska 68955, and the
00 SECONDS E FOR 215.00 FEET; THENCE N90
registered agent at such office is Gerald Konen.
DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS E FOR
3. The general nature of the business is to transact
275.00 FEET; THENCE N00 DEGREES 00 MIany and all other lawful business for which Corporation
NUTES 00 SECONDS E FOR 215.00 FEET TO A
may be incorporated under the law of the State of NePOINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NW1/4;
braska.
THENCE N90 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SEC4. The authorized capital stock of the Corporation is
ONDS W FOR 275.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF
ten thousand (10,000) shares of common stock, par valBEGINNING, THE NORTHERLY 33.00 FEET
ue one dollar ($1.00) per share. The time and conditions
THEREOF BEING ADAMS COUNTY ROAD
on which the capital stock is to be paid in shall be as deRIGHT-OF-WAY.
All subject to any and all: (1) real estate taxes, (2) termined from time to time by the Board of Directors and
special assessments, (3) easements, covenants, restric- as permitted by the laws of the State of Nebraska.
5. The Corporationʼs existence commenced on the
tions, ordinances, and resolutions of record which affect
the property, and (4) unpaid water bills, (5) prior mort- filing and recording of the Articles of Incorporation with
gages and trust deed of record and (6) ground leases of the Secretary of State and it shall be perpetual.
6. The affairs of the Corporation shall be conducted
record. The purchaser is responsible for all fees or taxes. This sale is made without any warranties as to title or by a Board of Directors, President, Secretary and Treasurer, and such subordinate officers and agents as may
condition of the property.
By: Erika Knapstein, Trustee, NSBA# 24088 be appointed by the Board of Directors.
Gerald Konen, Incorporator
Kozeny & McCubbin, LC
13660 West Prairie Lake Road
12400 Olive Boulevard, Suite 555
Juniata, Nebraska 68955
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
Adam D. Pavelka
(314) 991-0255
Sullivan Shoemaker P.C., L.L.O.
Published in the Hastings Tribune
747 North Burlington Avenue, Suite 305
K&M Filename: SADAMNOR
P.O. Box 309
THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND ANY INHastings, Nebraska 68902-0309
FORMATION WE OBTAIN FROM YOU WILL BE USED
(402) 462-0300
FOR THAT PURPOSE.
January 13, 20, 27, 2012
January 20, 27, February 3, 10, 17, 2012
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION
OF
DAN HASTINGS INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.
Corporate Name:
DAN HASTINGS INSURANCE
AGENCY, INC.
Registered Office:
2727 West 2nd Street
Hastings, Nebraska 68901
Registered Agent:
Dan Hastings
Corporation shall be authorized to engage in and do
any lawful act concerning any and all lawful business,
other than banking or insurance, and to do any and all
things necessary and pertinent to said business, together with the transaction of any lawful business for which a
corporation may be formed under the Business Corporation Act. Authorized capital stock is 10,000 shares to be
fully paid and nonassessable on issue. Perpetual existence commenced on or about December 30, 2011,
when Articles were filed with the Secretary of State. Affairs are to be conducted by the Officers and Directors
authorized by the Bylaws.
DAN HASTINGS INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.
Dan Hastings, President
2727 West 2nd Street
Hastings, Nebraska 68901
January 13, 20, 27, 2012
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE`S SALE
The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder on February 14, 2012, at
10:00 a.m. at the main entrance of the Webster County
Courthouse, 621 North Cedar, Red Cloud, Nebraska
68970:
THE EAST 42 FEET OF LOTS 19 AND 20, ALL OF
LOTS 21, 22, 23 AND 24, IN BLOCK 1 LEDUCʼS
ADDITION TO RED CLOUD, WEBSTER COUNTY,
NEBRASKA
All subject to any and all: (1) real estate taxes, (2)
special assessments, (3) easements, covenants, restrictions, ordinances, and resolutions of record which affect
the property, and (4) unpaid water bills, (5) prior mortgages and trust deed of record and (6) ground leases of
record. The purchaser is responsible for all fees or taxes. This sale is made without any warranties as to title or
By: Erika Knapstein, Trustee, NSBA# 24088
(314) 991-0255
K&M Filename: SOUJENO3
THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN FROM YOU WILL BE USED
FOR THAT PURPOSE.
January 6, 13, 20, 27, February 3, 2012
Notice of Divorce
Proceeding
In the District Court of
Adams County, Nebraska
TO: JASON BRYANT
WILLIAMSON,
whose
whereabouts
are
unknown, upon whom personal service of summons
cannot be had, and is the
defendant in said proceedings. You are notified that
on January 3, 2012, Wendy June Williamson, filed a
Complaint against you in
the District Court of Adams
County, Nebraska, as
Case CI 12-2, the object of
which is to obtain a dissolution of marriage on the
ground that the marriage is
irretrievably broken.
Complaint against you
will be taken as true.
Wendy June Williamson
610 North Laird
Hastings, Nebraska
68901
January 6, 13, 20, 2012
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE
The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder in the Lobby of the
Adams County Courthouse on the 1st day of February,
2012, at 10:00 o'clock a.m.:
Lot 16, Kentʼs Addition, Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska,
more commonly known as: 735 South Bellevue
Avenue, Hastings, Nebraska 68901
The property is being sold "as is" and subject to any
unpaid real estate taxes, assessments and any lien or
interest superior in right which may affect the subject
property. The highest bidder will deposit $500.00 in cash
or certified funds with the Trustee at the time of the sale,
which shall be non-refundable, and the remaining
amount due must be paid in cash or certified funds to
the Trustee by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the sale; except
this requirement is waived when the highest bidder is the
current Beneficiary. The successful bidder shall be responsible for applicable transfer fees or taxes including
the documentary stamp tax.
DATED 23rd day of December, 2011
STEFFI A. SWANSON,
Substitute Trustee (12203)
Law Offices of Steffi A. Swanson, P.C., L.L.O.
3906 Raynor Parkway, Suite 105
Bellevue, Nebraska 68123
(402) 292-7700
December 23, 30, 2011, January 6, 13, 20, 2012
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE`S SALE
The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder on February 7, 2012, at
10:00 a.m. in the main lobby of the Adams County
Courthouse, 500 West 4th Street, Hastings, Nebraska
68901:
LOT EIGHT (8), BLOCK ONE (1), HOLLINGSWORTHʼS SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK THIRTYTWO (32) OF D.W. PALMERʼS PROSPECT PARK
NOTICE OF TRUSTEEʼS SALE
ADDITION TO THE CITY OF HASTINGS, ADAMS
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
COUNTY, NEBRASKA, ACCORDING TO THE REYOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the following-deCORDED PLAT THEREOF.
scribed property will be sold by Gregory L. Galles, SucAll subject to any and all: (1) real estate taxes, (2)
cessor Trustee, at public auction to the highest bidder at special assessments, (3) easements, covenants, restricthe front door of the Adams County Courthouse, 500 tions, ordinances, and resolutions of record which affect
West Fourth Street, Hastings, Nebraska, on March 1, the property, and (4) unpaid water bills, (5) prior mort2012, at 10:00 oʼclock a.m.:
gages and trust deed of record and (6) ground leases of
Lot 7, Block 5, Batemanʼs Subdivision in the City
record. The purchaser is responsible for all fees or taxof Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, accordes. This sale is made without any warranties as to title or
ing to the recorded plat thereof.
The successful bidder shall submit payment of the
By: Erika Knapstein, Trustee, NSBA# 24088
winning bid in full on the day and time of the sale, March
1, 2012, at the offices of Locher Pavelka Dostal Braddy
& Hammes, except this requirement is waived when the
highest bidder is the Beneficiary.
(314) 991-0255
DATED this 12th day of January, 2012.
GREGORY L. GALLES, Successor Trustee
K&M Filename: SUMRINO1
By: Gregory L. Galles, #21748
THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND ANY INSTATE OF NEBRASKA
)
FORMATION WE OBTAIN FROM YOU WILL BE USED
) ss.
FOR THAT PURPOSE.
COUNTY OF DOUGLAS )
December 30, 2011, January 6, 13, 20, 27, 2012
On this 12th day of January, 2012, before me a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally
came Gregory L. Galles, Successor Trustee, to me
known to be the identical person whose name is affixed
to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the execution thereof to be a voluntary act and deed.
Witness my hand and notarial seal the day and year
last above written.
908 W. 2nd • 402-462-2131
DONNA L. OLSON
www.hastingstribune.com
Notary Public
January 20, 27, February 3, 10, 17, 2012
For you to check us out.
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HASTINGS TRIBUNE
Classified Ads
1
Card of Thanks
Thank you for the cards,
flowers, prayers and memorials sent to us in our
time of loss.
The family of Jon Gellinger
12
Garage Sales
Northeast
1404 N. Colorado: Saturday-Sunday, 9-5. Something for all. Old and new.
Antique furniture, antiques.
20
Automobiles
2003 FORD Taurus SE:
Local. Special.........$3,150
2005 FORD: Super cab,
short
box,
4x4,
XLT.........................$7,500
Deveny Motors
1013 S. Burlington
402-462-2719
Brambleʼs Auto Sales
Check our new website
bramblesauto.com
20
Automobiles
Great Plains Chrysler Dodge
402-463-3104•N. Hwy 281
www.greatplainsdodge.com
Hajnyʼs
AUTO SALES
2004 CHEVY: 1/2-ton, extended cab, quad door,
4x4, Z71, all options. Very
nice truck. Only $9,950.
2006 DODGE Stratus: 4door, SXT, V-6, full power.
Nice car. $4,650.
402-463-2636
NORTHSIDE AUTO
We Buy Vehicles
16th/St. Joe 402-463-8008
northsideautoinc.net
PAUL SPADY
MOTORS
www.spadyautos.com
See our selection of
FUEL ECONOMY cars at
jacksonscarcorner.com
WE PAY cash for junk vehicles. Free pick up. 402460-0000.
22
2-wheel Drive
Pickups
See our truck selection at
jacksonscarcorner.com
24
EXTRA, EXTRA NICE!
2003 OLDS Alero: V-6, automatic, electric, alloy
wheels, 80,000 miles.
Only........................$4,995
Hoskins
Auto Sales
We Buy, Sell and Consign
Hwy. 6 and Hastings Ave.
Hastings, NE 402- 463-1466
See more inventory at
Sport Utility
2000 BRAVADA: 80,000
miles, every option.
THE CAR LOT
East Highway 6
2010 GMC Acadia AWD,
leather, loaded, low miles.
Hi-Line Motors, Kenesaw
402-752-3498
www.hilinemotors.com
25
Vans
www.hoskinsautosales.com
Surprise that special
friend or relative today!
Youʼll have fun doing it,
and theyʼll have fun seeing
it. Place your Tribune
“Happy Ad”. Itʼs a low
$15.95. Bring in your picture and what you wish to
say TODAY. Make someone you know SMILE. Call
402-462-2131.
Hastings
Tribune
Classified
402-462-2131
40 YEA RS of being
402-463-4561
ʻ04 Ford E350: Handicap,
10-passenger with wheel
chair lift, white. Was
$14,975.......Cash $12,975
220 West South Street
402-461-3161
29
Trucks
BROKEN ARM? We have
used upper and lower control arms. McMurray Motors, 402-462-6879.
36 Travel Trailers &
Motor Homes
1994 DUTCHMAN:
wheel, 20ʼ. $3,995.
45
5th
Services
Offered
AVAILABLE TO clean
houses. Call Alissa, 402726-2119.
48
Business
Opportunities
GREAT BUSINESS Opportunity. Old Rayʼs Pizza,
202 W. 2nd location, now
for rent. 1,290 sq. ft. Call
Diane, 402-469-4777.
50
Employment
Agencies
NOW HIRING
ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL
402-462-4400
51
Professional
IMMEDIATE FULL-TIME
position available for Director of Little Blessings
preschool and daycare.
Pay negotiable based on
experience and education.
Mail resumes to Board of
Directors, 31371 Woodland Rd, Clay Center, NE
68933 or fax 402-7623825. Application closing
date January 31.
53
Health Care
MIDWEST MEDICAL
TRANSPORT COMPANY
Midwest Medical Transport
of Nebraska is rapidly expanding and has an immediate need for full- and
part-time Paramedics and
EMT-Bʼs. Applicant must
have a clean driving record, current Nebraska
Paramedic or EMT license
and be willing to be compassionate and caring. We
offer competitive wages
and benefits, modern
equipment and a positive
work environment. Wages
are dependent on experience and skill level. If you
enjoy providing professional patient care, and improving your skills; please
apply in person.
Midwest Medical
1300 West J St.
Hastings, NE
Midwest Medical Transport
Company is an Equal
Opportunity Employer
53
Health Care
MED-AIDE for every other
weekend and on call.
Gary, 402-902-9694.
FREE TRAINING February
4th.
Hastings
Respite/Nebraska Respite
Network needs individuals
to provide in-home care.
Set
own
hours/fees.
Adams, Clay, Webster,
Nuckolls. 463-8124, 308745-0780 , ext. 145.
RESIDENT SERVICES,
Hastings, NE. Progressive
assisted living residence
seeks Resident Services
associate to support the
sales staff with outreach
activities and oversee new
resident move-in and orientation procedures. This
newly created position requires excellent communication and listening skills,
networking, creativity, and
professionalism. Must be
organized, outgoing and
energetic, and enjoy helping people. Experience in
senior services or related
field preferred. Flexible
hours. competitive pay and
benefit package. Please
submit resume to:
sbreckner@kensington-ev
ergreen.com
ROSE BROOK Care Center in Edgar, NE, is accepting applications for CNA
for evening and night shifts
to work within our fun and
friendly environment. Call
George Geier at 402-2245015 or email resume to
cgeier@deserethealth.com
54
Office/Clerical
THE HASTINGS Area
Chamber of Commerce is
looking for a full-time employee that will split time
working on retail, retention, promotion, development, and recruitment of
retail businesses in the
Hastings area. Person
would also be responsible
for all accounting functions
of the Chamber. Knowledge of bookkeeping and
accounting
principles
would be beneficial, but
not required. Need to send
resume to: P.O. Box 1104,
Hastings, NE 68902. 402461-8400.
56
Restaurant
PAPA RAYʼS Pizza looking for wait staff. Apply in
person after 4 p.m.
PLACE YOUR Classified ad
today. Call 402-462-2131,
Tribune for fast results.
Sudoku
Sold on
Hastings!
815 N. Marian Road
Hastings, NE 68901
57
Technical &
Trade
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICIAN
Plastic injection molding
company has an immediate need for a Maintenance Technician. Key requirements include troubleshooting,
preventive
maintenance, and repair of
injection molding machinery and auxiliary equipment. Must be skilled in
hydraulics,
pneumatic,
PLC and electrical repair,
robotics a plus, able to
read schematics and blueprints. You will be responsible for the maintenance,
repairs and improvements
of all equipment. Send resume to Triad Fastener,
P.O. Box 188, Alda, NE
68810 or e-mail a Microsoft Word document to
markh@triadfastener.com
TELCOM TECHNICIANS
needed in North Platte.
ALLO Communications.
Contact 308-633-7839 or
allocommunications.com
59
Trucking
COME WORK for a growing company! Becker
Transportation, Inc., is
now hiring for regional/
OTR driving positions. We
have great pay and benefits, $1,000 sign-on bonus,
with weekly home time!
Call 800-542-6645, email
to brett@beckertrans.com,
apply online at www.beck
ertrans.com or stop by
1501 S. Burlington Ave.,
Hastings, NE and talk to
Brett today!! EOE
60
General
FULL-TIME
SCALE OPERATOR
in Bladen, NE
Job duties include:
•Weighing trucks
•Sample and grade grain
•Data entry
•Writing checks
•Writing contracts
•General office duties
Skills and Abilities:
•Greet customer with a
positive attitude
•Basic understanding of
computers
•Understanding of Markets
•Ability to work weekends/extended hours in
busy seasons
Please contact Ken Shuck
at 402-756-1331 for more
information, or print an application on line at
CHSAgri.com
Send applications to
CHS Agri Service Center
Att: Cegie Ludeke
310 Logan St.
Holdrege, NE 68949
Visit us at gatewayrealestate.com/hastings for Our Virtual Tours!
NEW LISTING
840 Highland Drive
$318,000
60
General
61
DRIVERS NEEDED: Must
be 25 or older. Call 402831-8294. Action Cab
Hastings Tribune has
openings for carrier in
Hebron. Call Circulation.
402-461-1221 or 1-800742-6397.
A-1 FIBERGLASS is accepting applications for
general production. Excellent benefit package, including life and dental insurance, Section 125 cafeteria plan credits, 401K
plan, paid holidays and vacation and attendance bonus. Apply in person at
4495 S. Gunpowder Circle, Hastings, or www.a1fi
berglass.com
Juniata. Call Circulation.
402-461-1221 or 1-800742-6397.
IMMEDIATE NEED
Parents needed for
children and youth in
specialized foster care,
short or long term, some
needing adoption.
Our program provides
free specialized training,
24-hour support from our
dedicated, experienced
staff, and an exceptionally
generous stipend.
Classes starting soon.
South Central
Behavioral Services
Childrenʼs Services
1-402-463-5684
Hastings Call Circulation.
402-461-1221 or 1-800742-6397.
PART-TIME
PANTRY
COOK, nights, Tuesday
through Saturday. Apply in
person. Lochland Country
Club, 601 W. Lochland Rd.
62
63
NEW LISTING
64
12200 W. Sundown Road,
Roseland, NE
EXPERIENCED RN offering private 24-hour inhome nursing care. Competitive rates. References
available. 402-469-0256.
70
77
$150,000
712 Sycamore
$110,000
NEW LISTING
Appliances
Your WHIRLPOOL and
TOSHIBA Dealer
ROGERʼS, INC.
1035 S. Burlington
402-463-1345
94 Miscellaneous
CHEAP! FULL-SIZE bed,
Rossignol cross-country
skis, Yamaha electric piano. 402-461-3157, 402705-7147
SERVICE TECHNICIAN
needed. Flat rate and
hourly available. Apply at
Jerry
Spady
Cadillac
GMC.
96
Part Time
Want To Buy
NEWER washers, dryers,
stoves and refrigerators.
Working or not. 462-6330.
EDUCATION AIDE position available in the Adams
County Extension Office.
Part-time, flexible hours to
provide local instruction of
agricultural topics. Please
send resume or application by Jan. 30, to P.O.
Box 30, Hastings, NE
68902.
100 Unfurnished
Apartments
1-BEDROOMS: Off-street
parking. No pets/smoking.
Available now. 462-0594.
2-BEDROOM: 4-plex. Appliances. No pets/smoking. 402-261-4360.
2-BEDROOM: Appliances,
laundry hookups, parking.
No pets. $485. EMBASSY
SQUARE, 402-462-4032.
2-BEDROOM:
Clean.
Most utilities paid. $450.
105 E. 14th. 460-9626.
$145,000
Quiet Lifestyle In The Woods!
Pets
RED Heeler pups for sale.
Shots, wormed. Ready
now. 402-469-8715.
Acreage Close To Hastings
2510 W. Riverside Road
In-Home
Assisted Living
COMPANION FOR elderly
male. 5-10 hours weekly.
References required. 402705-1488, 308-380-0292.
Geneva. Call Circulation.
402-461-1221 or 1-800742-6397.
NEW LISTING
Looking
for Work
LOOKING FOR part-time
farm-related or grain hauling work. Have CDL with
tanker endorsement. 402984-4233.
NOW ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS
Western Alternative
Corrections, Inc.
Facility Staff/Full-Time
Supervise Federal offenders in residential setting.
Must be 21, have good
employment record and
must pass background
check. Competitive wages
based on experience/education.
Send/Complete application
at 101 S. Hastings Ave.,
Hastings, NE 68901
Applications are available
at www.bristolrrc.com
Closing Date: 1-27-2012
61
Child Care
LICENSED
DAYCARE
openings 6 weeks-5 years.
402-463-8127 or 984-8685
LOOKING FOR full-time
job that provides meaningful work and competive
compensation? Consider a
position as an account
representative in the insurance industry. This employment opportunity is
with a local agency and requires the successful completion of licensing requirements to solicit and service our insurance products. Please mail resume
to: Insurance Account
Representative, 208 S.
Burlington, Suite 103,
PBM313, Hastings, NE
68901. EOE
1127 West 5th
$99,000
422 N. Hastings
Commercial Office Bldg.
Investment Opportunity
Part Time
Minden. Call Circulation.
402-461-1221 or 1-800742-6397.
3704 Wendell Drive
$269,900
Residential Lot
Southern Hills Area
$40,000
CHATEAU
IMPERIAL
Townhomes/Apartments
Call 402-463-4111
COMMERCIAL & LOTS
FEATURED HOME
18095 W Fillmore St.
Holstein, NE
$65,000
10675 S. Marian Road
Nature & Wildlife
$80,000
318 E. Thurber,
Clay Center, NE
$19,000
230 East D
Storage Units
1636 Road Z, Blue Hill
619 Saunders
$72,000
1000 W. 9th
Commercial Property
Eileen Penrose-Saathoff
Bob Poppe, CRS Dave Parr
756-6135
463-8151
462-9521
Cell 469-9046
Cell 469-7979 Cell 469-1574
email: gatewayrealestate@windstream.net
Beautiful 5 BR, 3.5 bath spacious home
with over 3,800 sq. ft. of living space.
Oak wood floors & beautiful woodwork
throughout restored home. Updated
kitchen with wood stove. Newer heat
pump & central air on 2nd floor & steam
heat with radiators on main floor.
Call Darla for a private showing.
$250,000
C H EC K
Multiple Listing Service
(402)461-6930
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Auto Glass
Cleaning Services
SANDRAʼS
CLEANING
SERVICES: Residential,
commercial. Insured. References. Thorough, reliable. 402-519-6279
Clock Repair
VILLAGE TIME. Clocks
and watches cleaned, repaired. Authorized service
center. Will pick up and
deliver. 308-832-0671.
Electrical
LYD ELECTRIC. Customer friendly pricing while
providing service second
to none. No job too small.
402-462-0844.
Handyman
HANDYMAN:
Roofing,
concrete, painting, home
repairs, snow removal.
Fully insured. 10 years experience.
Reasonable.
462-2660, 460-6756.
Home Improvement
CHUCKʼS BUILDING AND
REPAIR. Chuck Wiseman.
No job too small. 402-7512443; cell, 402-984-2544.
NEW IMAGE REMODELING. Warranted work.
Home, commercial, tile
flooring, kitchen, bath, additions, garages, siding,
windows, doors, decks,
fencing. Insured, references. 402-705-8369.
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Junk Removal
GOT JUNK? We will haul
it away for you. Reasonable rates. Junk Haulers,
402-469-1299 or 308-9910568
JUNK HUNK. Junk removal service - garage, shed,
attic, basement, yard. “Call
the Hunk to haul your
Junk!” Scott, 402-4634818.
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Painting
BENNY
DiBIASE.
38
years experience, bonded,
insured, interior, exterior
work. Furniture refinished.
Local references. 402-7053493
www.pilotf104c@hotmail.com
DYCUS
PAINTING.
Prompt, courteous, professional service since 1980.
Insured. Call for estimate.
402-463-7726, or mddy
cus@inebraska.com
HONEY DOʼS PAINTING.
Interior, exterior. 25 years
experience. Free estimates. Tim Yurk, 402-7050601 or 402-463-7054.
INTERIOR,
EXTERIOR
painting, staining, reasonable, insured. JOHNʼS
PAINTING. 402-462-9863,
cell: 402-469-3192.
List your ad. 402-462-2131.
Building Lots
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1116 W. 3rd Triplex
W. South St.
222 S. Woodland
616 S. Lexington
1233-1235 N.
Lexington - Duplex
1127 W. 5th
1103 N. St. Joseph
915 University
32040 N. Clay,
Harvard
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LEON W DAVIS
TRUST ESTATE SALE
AUTO GLASS EXPERTS.
25 years combined experience in glass replacement.
Jeff Fitzke, Brent Vorderstrasse. 405 West J
Street. 402-463-0025.
504 Eastside Blvd.
3100 N. O sborne Dr. E., Ste. 103
41 unit motel with outdoor
pool and spa. Well
traveled location.
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SATURDAY 21 • JANUARY 8AM-3PM
CASH SALES/APPROVED CREDIT
907 N BURLINGTON AVE.
Gilbert Erector Set #7, Gilbert Erector Set #8,
12 volume stereoscope 1920s, 2 volume
stereoscope set, Magellica vase, Weller
Barcelona Ware 2-handle vase, Fiesta ware 18
pieces-assorted, Olla cookie jar, Brown glass
Indian Chief vase, Numerous pre WWII
postcards, Vintage home decorating items,
Vintage Christmas decorations, Assortment of
arm chairs, Wood upholstered occasional chair,
Floor lamps, Hard side luggage several pieces,
Quilting frame, Vintage wood carpenter planes,
Mix of hand tools, Several volumes of Etude
music magazine, Large old picture frames,
Vintage cast iron mangle, Wood credenza,
Selection of cookbooks, Mobile working trash
compactor, Table lamps, Several lengths of
garden hose, Several garden hand tools, Large
ladders,
Classic
stainless
steel
two
compartment vacuum coffee pots, Vintage
toaster, Several three wire extension cords,
Power hand tools, 2 P215/75r15 snow tiresunused, 2 15 inch studded snow tires, 2 15
inch road tires, old power lawnmower, 150 year
old German books-in German, mix of old
books, mix of cassette tapes and sets, old
typewriter 1960 time, selection of kitchen
items, dozens more unlisted items
For Information, call 402-469-0556
Commercial Lots
1727 W. 3rd
1033 D, Geneva
O UR
W EB SITE.
100 Unfurnished
Apartments
Equal
Housing
Opportunity
All real estate advertising
in the Fair Housing Act
makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination
based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention, to
make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the
age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians;
pregnant women and people securing custody of
children under 18.
This newspaper will not
knowingly accept any advertising for real estate
which is in violation of the
law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this
newspaper are available
on an equal opportunity
basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD tollfree at 1 (800) 669-9777.
The toll-free telephone
number for the hearing impaired is 1 (800) 9279275.
Needed: Good Tenants
for Good Apartments
We offer you rental and
utility assistance. Large,
clean 2- and 3-bedroom
units, off-street parking
and basement for storage,
local management and
maintenance. Sorry, no
pets. See us at 945 W. H
to pick up application.
NICE 1-BEDROOM near
college. $350. Most utilities paid. 402-469-2924
NICE SPACIOUS 2-bedroom: Central air. $425
plus utilities. No pets/
smoking. Elton Jackson,
402-984-0881
2- and 3-BEDROOM
FIRST MONTH FREE at
Regency
Apartments,
Hastings. Large apartments with controlled entry, complete kitchens, ample parking, on-site laundry and you pay ONLY
electricity! Locally managed. Pet friendly (some
restrictions). Call today for
a tour!
402-462-5205
www.perryreid.com/regen
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Furnished
Apartments
$149.95/WEEK
RAINBOW MOTEL
463-2989; 402-926-6252
Breakfast, internet, HBO.
Maid. Clean. Coin laundry.
No credit/deposit. Near
McDonaldʼs, 1000 W. “J”.
103 Town Houses
For Rent
LARGE 3-BEDROOM
TOWN HOME ONLY $550
1 1/2-bath, attached garage, washer/dryer hookups. THE MEADOWS, 364
Walden Circle, Hastings.
Call 308-384-7874
Income and student restrictions apply.
www.seldin.com
104
Houses
For Rent
1138 W. 6TH: 2-bedroom,
partial basement, appliances included. $525/ month.
402-469-7163.
2-BEDROOM, FINISHED
basement, 1 1/2 bath, all
remodeled. $595. 402463-0767 or 402-469-4084
2-BEDROOM: 2710 W.
7th, Hastings. $550 plus
deposit. References and
credit check required. 402469-3539.
CITY OF HASTINGS
Hastings Public Library
Library Assistant: seeking a dependable, energetic,
detail-oriented, customer-service-focused person who
possesses high school diploma or equiv. (library
experience or some college preferred). Position
includes extensive computer usage, continual
customer contact, and lifting, pushing and stacking to
maintain library resources. 25 hrs/wk, inc 1 evening/
wk & every other Sat & some Sun;$12.248/hr entry,
no benefits. Application testing conducted, without
an appt, Jan 23-27, in the City of Hastings Personnel,
220 N. Hastings Ave, Hastings, NE 68901; 402-4612313; kstill@cityofhastings.org. Application & job
description available in person or online at
www.cityofhastings.org/employment. Test may be
started at any time between 8am and 3:30pm.
Library Page: seeking a detail-oriented, accurate,
customer-service-focused person to shelve books,
perform circulation tasks, and provide information.
12 hrs/wk, inc some evening and weekend hrs;
$7.575/hr entry, no benefits. Applications accepted
through January 27 in the City of Hastings Personnel
Office.
Solid Waste
Litter Control/Grounds Maintenance: pick up
litter, perform grounds maintenance, recycling and
other manual labor. 20 hrs/wk, M-F, 4 hrs/day;
$7.652/hr, entry, no benefits. Must be able to
perform manual labor in outside weather conditions,
valid driver’s license preferred. Applications accepted
through January 27 in the City of Hastings Personnel
Office.
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HASTINGS TRIBUNE
B7
407 N. PERKINS,
KENESAW
PRICE REDUCED
$84,000
730 STEWART ST.,
CAMPBELL
$24,900
FOR RENT OFFICE OR RETAIL
We have office and retail space available at the
Landmark Center. Single office and double office
suites available. Call for more information.
Landmark Center, 2727 W. 2nd St., Hastings
402-461-4100
15130 W. 70TH, KENESAW
2 acres w/house & outbuilding
$135,000
1408 7TH AVE.
$182,500 EXTRA LOT $24,900
2837 West Highway 6, Hastings, NE 68901
402-463-8565 • 402-362-4440
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NEW CONSTRUCTION
NEW LISTING
NEW CONSTRUCTION
3704 Wendell Drive
4 BR, 3 BA Full Finished
Basement
Recorded Info. 24 hours
1-800-698-7805, ID#1252
All Brick, 4-plex.
Motivated Seller
1-800-698-7805, ID#1112
1323 Markay
3 BR, 2 BA, Full Finished
Basement @ Westbrook
1-800-698-7805, ID#1172
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Fred Hyde
461-6120
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W e Know W hat M akes You Click
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NEW LISTING
1811 West 3rd
$94,500
5414 Randolph Circle
Susan is your hostess.
SOLD
D
UCE
RED
2419 West 11th
$159,000
SOLD
SOLD
904 North D, Fairfield
$105,000
3217 Park Lane Drive
$130,000
1118 Briggs
$90,000-Call Mike
1685 Sioux Rd., Shelton
$160,000
SOLD
918 Williams
$75,000
405 N. 4th Ave., Kenesaw
$110,000
839 Maplewood
839Maplewood.com
2502 West 4th
2502W4th.com
109 N. Pine, Blue Hill
109NPine.com
SOLD
311 S. Deweese
$297,500-Call Ted
2845 South Baltimore
Reduced To $119,900
SOLD
715 N. Pine
$79,900
711 East 5th
$65,000
906 W. Seward, Blue Hill
$110,000
2390 West 82nd
2390W82nd.com
2475 Rd. 3400, Deweese
$69,000-Call Ted
S
21+
1017 N. Hastings
1017NHastings.com
314 East 12th
314E12th.com
SOLD
1115 West 13th
1115W13th.com
201 N. Alexander, Clay Center
$69,000
207 N. Doane, Kenesaw
$50,000
300 N. Butler, Sutton
$280,000
2418 West 3rd
$65,000
402 S. Boston
$79,500
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ACR
Rd. 3400, Deweese
$89,500-Call Ted
315 South Lincoln
This nice and well maintained
bungalow has 3 bedrooms,
sunroom with French doors,
original woodwork, large dining area, fenced in yard with
patio. $48,500.
Ted
Schroeder
Associate
Broker
461-9205
Brent
Parker
Agent
984-4092
Bev
Ost
Agent
463-9377
Dale
Engel
Agent
984-1398
Flossie
Uhrmacher
Agent
469-1721
Tim
Hagemeier
Agent
984-6236
Susan
Spady
Agent
984-2881
Tammy
Ruhter
Agent
705-2250
Steve
McWhirter
Agent
984-0900
Marilyn
Ernst
Agent
469-8437
Ron
Golgert
Agent
984-7865
835 S. Burlington Ave., Suite 105 • Hastings, NE 68901 • (402) 462-2525
Monday-Friday 9:00 am-5:30 pm; Saturday 9:00 am-12 pm
OPEN HOUSE
SAT., JAN. 21
1:30-2:30
701 S. SHORE DRIVE
Must see 4 BR, 3 BA, beautifully landscaped, open floor
plan. $245,000
NEW LISTING
419 S. WOODLAND
Well maintained all electric home, open floor
plan,
fenced
yard.
$55,500
115 E. PAUL
Great split level w/3 BR & 2
BA. 2 car garage & huge
fenced back yard. $103,000
NEW LISTING
1322 COUNTRYSIDE
Country living on 1+ acres,
3 BR, 4 BA, open floor
plan, kitchen with island,
finished family room & walk
out basement. $189,900
1820 W. 2ND
2 BR, 2 BA, finished
basement,
updates.
$40,000
120 E. 5TH STREET
Cute 2 bedroom home,
beautiful woodwork, nice
oversized single car
garage, eat-in kitchen
newer furnace and AC.
$50,000
729 N. SAUNDERS
Newly updated, 3 BR, 2
BA, NEWER A/C, furnace, & siding. $53,500
409 S. RHODE ISLAND
2 BR, 2 BA bungalow on
large
lot,
beautiful
kitchen, unfinished basement w/huge potential.
$55,000
Gretchen Esch Jill Beyke
469-3341
469-1197
3310 E. Monument Rd.,
Glenvil
Great acreage! Well cared
VACANT LOTS
3704 Wendell Drive
309 West South
4 bedroom, 3 bath. $269,900 for and secluded. New
$119,000
North Shore Drive Lot
woodwork, sunken living
1323 Markay
Skye Loch Vacant Lot
346 West 1st
room w/fireplace, custom
Reduced to $28,000
3 bedroom, 2 bath. $219,900
Westbrook Village
kitchen, sunroom, large bedrooms, in-ground heated
pool all on over 4 acres. 10
minutes south of Hastings.
Take Showboat south to 74,
then 7/10 of a mile east, turn
at Coldwell Banker sign and
Chris Esch Lisa Markle Patrick Markle Melissa Story Liz Tillemans Kristin Pavelka it is the 2nd house south.
$279,900.
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
984-2198
984-2412
469-6628
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469-6353
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SOLD
Dayna Grimmett
469-2108
701 S. SHORE DRIVE
Must see 4 BR, 3 BA,
beautifully landscaped,
open
floor
plan.
$245,000
Jeanne Rewerts
984-9217
Pat Ohmstede
469-9132
OUT OF TOWN
3704 WENDELL DRIVE
4 BR, 3 BA, finished family
room & 3+ attached garage.
$269,900
705 N. LOCUST,
RED CLOUD
Well maintained 2 BR.
Large corner lot, 2 car
garage. $25,000
204 S. KEARNEY,
HARVARD
Large 1 BR apartment on
large lot, includes carport
& shed. $34,000
318 MAINE AVE., INAVALE
1600+ sq. ft. 3 BR home
nestled in Republican River
Valley. Original woodwork,
appliances stay, newer
heat pump, 3 car garage.
$35,000
511 N. CLAY, HARVARD
Affordable 2 BR, 1 1/4 BA
ranch style home with
many updates. $45,000
308 E. AVENUE, INLAND
3 BR, 1 ½ story home
situated on 1+ acres.
$49,900
505 N. FAIRFIELD AVE.,
FAIRFIELD
6+ BR, 2 BA, 1.4 acre lot,
could have horse, edge of
town. $50,000
311 N. KEARNEY,
HARVARD
Well maintained 2 BR, 2
BA condo. Main floor
laundry, full basement,
deck, storage, garage.
$54,900
731 N. CHESTNUT,
RED CLOUD
Spacious 3 bed 2 BA home,
move in ready, alley access,
fenced yard. $65,500
407 E. HARVEY,
CLAY CENTER
Newly remodeled 1.5 story
on 2 acres, wonderful
kitchen/appliances. $99,000
120 W DIVISION ST.,
CLAY CENTER
3 BR home on a corner lot
w/double att. & double det.
garage. Move in condition!
$115,000
408 N. HARVARD,
HARVARD
Beautiful ranch, 2 BR, 2
bath, large lot, sprinklers,
alley access. $118,500
300 W. JOHNSON,
CLAY CENTER
Charming 5 BR, 2 BA, 2.47
plus acres across from
park. $128,900
3+ ACRES
N. HIGHWAY 281 AND
TRUMBULL RD.
$73,100-$88,700
60,631 SQ. FT.
TO 112,242 SQ. FT.
Priced $75,000 to $50,000
ACREAGES
“Building Relationships...One Client At A Time.”
2102 INDIAN ACRES
2000 W. 5TH
Lovely 2 story, 4 BR, 2 Spacious updated 3 BR
car garage, close to ranch, features your own
water park. $165,000
Paradise
Island.
$199,000
2624 W. 8TH
Updated 4 BR, 3 BA
ranch with 5+ garage 1616 IMPERIAL DRIVE
and in-ground pool. Very spacious 3 BR
Must see! $169,950
home on quiet cul-desac. Open floor plan,
618 W. 11TH
fireplace, 3 car garage.
WOW!! Complete recent $197,000
remodel, spacious 4
BR’s, 2 1/2 BA’s. Great
1419 PERSHING RD.
family home! $175,000
Beautiful 3 BR ranch,
2835 WENDELL DRIVE great location, updated
Spacious 3 BR, 3 BA kitchen, double garage.
home. New hard wood $199,500
floors, Lake Hastings
Area. $177,000
739 NORTH PINE
Lovely
2 story in a great
1910 W. 14TH
location,
5 BR, 2 BA, 2
Updated 3 bedroom, 3
car
garage,
must see!!
bath condo. Main floor
master and laundry. $235,000
$177,500
NEW CONSTRUCTION
COMMERCIAL LOTS
402-461-4888
Summer Nunnenkamp
460-6523
984-0641
See interior photos of all listings at www.housinghastings.com
2215 West 12th Street • Hastings, NE 68901
469-5244
NEW CONSTRUCTION
700 East Side Blvd.
Town & Country Realty of Hastings, Inc.
SOLD
Kathy Tessman
469-4724
SOLD
615 East 4th
Spacious 1 1/2 story home
with wood floors and original
woodwork. 3 bedrooms, eat502 South Bellevue
in
kitchen, formal dining, tanVery well maintained 3 bedroom bungalow on a large dem garage. $79,950
corner lot. Updated kitchen
OUT OF TOWN
and bath, newer siding, windows, roof and shed. Over137 West 4th, Red Cloud
sized 2 car garage. $74,900
Cutters Café and Motel.
Offers a large dining room
and lounge area. All appli901 Ronan Drive
Very well maintained town ances, tables, chairs and
home located near the col- other inventory included in
lege. 2 bedrooms, gas fire- this turnkey operation.
place, new roof in 2005. 2 car $125,000
attached garage. $149,900
534 W. Gage, Blue Hill
3 Mugss Café in downtown
810 Madden Road
Blue Hill. Includes busiNice 2 bedroom, 3 bath town
home located at Lochland. ness and real estate. New
Formal dining, eat-in kitchen, carpet and paint in 2010,
open loft area, large master newer roof. Call for more
information. $74,900
bath. $210,000
402-463-4591
1616 APACHE
Ranch,
3 BR, 2 BA, main
4025
OAK
RIDGE
RD.
1213 E. 2ND
3 BR, 2 BA, 2 car Quiet country living! 3 floor laundry, double
garage, all brick home, BR, 30x40 building & garage, fenced yard.
$179,900
more. $159,900
large lot. $92,500
Anne Halbert
460-1352
SOLD
See our Virtual Tours at
www.regrouphastings.com
905 S. ST. JOSEPH
1423 W. B STREET
3 bedroom ranch home 3 BR ranch with dbl.
attached plus 2 single
on corner lot. $67,500
garages on 1/2 acre lot.
$99,500
406 E. 9TH
Charming 3 BR, 2 BA,
519 UNIVERSITY
1.5 story, beautiful woodwork,
2
enclosed Nice 4 BR home very
close to Hastings College.
porches. $79,900
$115,000
2229 BATEMAN
211 E. 2ND STREET
Well maintained 3 unit apt. Spacious 3 BR, 2 BA,
house. 2 car garage, open floor plan, large
additional
storage. garage. $115,000
$86,500
827 N. BELLEVUE
Classic 3 BR brick. Nice
1135 W. 6TH
2 story, 4 BR, 2 BA, newly yard & large garage.
remodeled, main floor $117,000
laundry. $89,000
2208 BATEMAN
Well-kept 3 BR, 2 BA, full
1148 RENAE LANE
3 bedroom, 2 baths, MF basement, family room,
laundry, newer carpet & storage shed. $126,500
updated bath. $89,000
300 E. 9TH
Beautiful 3 BR, 2 BA, 2
829 WEBSTER
Charming 4 BR, 2 BA car garage. New roof &
updated, furnace, central furnace and stainless
appliances.
air, plumbing, wiring, steel
kitchen & bath. $89,900 $149,950
Tom Cafferty
461-8230
921 West 12th
Nice 1 1/2 story home with 5
bedrooms, 2 baths, updated
kitchen and bath, large family
room, fresh exterior and interior paint. $75,900
REAL EOFSTATE
G
ROUP
HASTINGS
1323 W. 4TH
Cute 3 BR, newer roof,
siding, furnace & CA.
Main floor laundry, backyard. $58,900
901 E. PARK STREET
3 BR, 1.5 story on a
large lot. Many upgrades.
$64,500
110 East G
$118,900
130 East 9th
3 bedroom, 2 bath bungalow
near Heartwell Park and the
1310 Cedar
college. Both baths redone.
Newer roof, nice wood floors, Beautifully updated brick
lots of recent updates. home. Large family room with
fireplace, extra large dining
$116,950.
area, large heated shop and
attached garage. $162,500
706 South Bellevue
Cute bungalow with stucco
1121 Washington
exterior, newer windows, and Nice brick home with new
roof, new driveway, open carpet and paint, remodeled
floor plan, updated kitchen bath, family room, insulated
flooring and much more. garage. $99,000
$59,950
609 N. Pine
$43,000
2703 Bateman
402 East 5th
$65,000
SOLD
1142 West H
$75,000
Mike
Engelhardt
Broker
984-4678
Connie Hansen
460-1144
1511 North Pine Ridge Court
$169,950
NEW LISTINGS
1208 Sheridan
1208Sheridan.com
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OPEN HOUSE
SUN. 3:00-4:00
Gary Kile
469-5132
2008 CRANE CIRCLE DR.
Quality maintenance free
town home. Open floor
plan, fireplace, walking
trail. $247,500
MULTI FAMILY
2730 W. 82ND
Acreage with lots of potential!
3 BR, 1 BA. Call for information. $37,000
1740 HWY. 41,
CLAY CENTER
13.14 Acres, 3 BR, 1 BA
home, new kitchen, and new
addition. Many out buildings.
$119,000
7490 W. LOCHLAND RD.
Must see! Newer 2 BR, 1 1/2
BA, acreage. Open floor plan.
$135,000
SOLD
522 N. HASTINGS
Two, 1 BR apartments,
appliances included, downtown area, good investment
property. $55,000
COMMERCIAL
CAR WASH
$225,000
1008 W. 2ND
Be your own boss!
High traffic location,
sign included.
$149,900
RESIDENTIAL LOTS
1302 UNIVERSITY
$12,000
1915 W. A
$18,000
LOT 11, BLOCK 1
SKYE LOCH 13 SUB.
Nice lot, Lochland area.
Priced to sell. $23,000
S SMOKEY HILL ROAD
LOT
Great location on
Golf Course.
$35,000
SKYE LOCH
SUBDIVISION
LOCHLAND
$25,000 to $36,000
PHEASANT VIEW,
CLAY CENTER
$9,000-$12,000
MADDEN RD. LOTS
$30,000
Becky Marble
469-7952
OSBORNE DRIVE EAST
90.96 Acres, approx. 5 acres
of 281 frontage. Great for
development.
Call for
details.
2001 W. 2ND
4800 sq. ft. Building only.
$175,000
2001 W. 2ND
Business & Equipment only.
$150,000
105 N. HASTINGS
Great potential, office and
retail opportunities, zoned
commercial,
Historical
bldg.
in
downtown
Hastings. $239,900
806 W. 16TH ST.
Large family owned restaurant building or business for sale owner
financing
available.
$325,000
Teresa Edgington
469-0900
Tom Harman
469-5922
Sherri Patterson
469-1368
Dwight Splitt
469-3177
B8
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
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Houses
For Rent
2-BEDROOM:
Garage.
Remodeled. 718 S. Denver. $650. 402-460-9626.
Customer Satisfaction is our Specialty
108 Office Space
LOCHLAND
DUPLEX CONDOMINIUMS
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313 O
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GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD
Call For A Tour Today!
402-461-4100
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RUHTER AUCTION & REALTY INC
2012 ANNUAL
FARM AND CONSTRUCTION
EQUIPMENT
AUCTION
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012 • 9:30 A.M.
LOCATED AT THE ADAMS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS,
947 SOUTH BALTIMORE, HASTINGS, NEBRASKA.
To consign your items to this auction, contact Ruhter
Auction & Realty Inc. at the home office at
auctions@ruhterauction.com, phone (402) 463-8565 or in
the York area call Mike (402) 362-4440.
Early Advertising Deadline: January 20th, 5:00 P.M.
Whether you have a full or partial equipment line or select
QUALITY single items call us with your inventory listing.
Advertising is the key to the successful marketing of your
item. Please get us your listing as soon as possible to
take advantage of our entire advertising package.
This well advertised auction will include on-line bidding
on select items. Watch our website for details and catalog.
Equipment delivery begins Thursday, February 9th at
8:00 A.M. and will continue each day until February 14th
from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Items delivered after February
12th at 12:00 noon may not be included in our on-line
bidding catalog.
“The Auction Standard Since 1967”
402-463-8565 • 402-362-4440
Ruhter Auction & Realty Inc.
Specializing In
Ag Real Estate,
Equipment,
And Business
Liquidation
Auctions.
• Monday, February 6, 2012, 10:00 a.m.
Located at the Quality Inn/Garden Cafe
Banquet Room, Hastings, Nebraska
160 acre Clay County land auction
Laurie Glantz-Murphy
• Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 9:30 a.m.
Located at the Adams County Fairgrounds,
Hastings, Nebraska
Winter Multi-Party Farm and Construction
Equipment Auction
Call with your quality consignments
• Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 11:00 a.m.
Located at the Hastings Hotel/Garden
Cafe Banquet Facility, Hastings, Nebraska
80 acres of Adams County Irrigated Farmland
Mary King & Stephanie Cobain
COMPLETE AUCTION SERVICE
If you are considering the sale of Real Estate or
Equipment give us a call for a no-obligation visit
to show what we have to offer.
Licensed for the sale of Real Estate in
Nebraska and Kansas
2837 W. Highway 6, Hastings, NE 68901
(402) 463-8565 • (402) 362-4440
Single story home built in 2001 with main floor
consisting of 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, living room
with fire place, kitchen/dining area, laundry and
insulate 2 car attached garage. Full basement
with conforming bedroom, bath, family room,
with fireplace, bar, storm cellar, furnace room,
storage room and area for additional bedroom.
Modern efficient amenities to include all electic
utilities & heat pump, in-ground swimming pool
and 30’ x 40’ steel shed, underground sprinklers
and covered deck.
Price Reduced to
$239,000.00
CABIN #45 AT LOVEWELL LAKE IN
JEWELL CO., KANSAS
2 bedroom cabin with living room, dining room,
bath, kitchen & screened in back porch.
Price Reduced to $69,500.00
N 1/2 SE 1/4 & NE 1/4 OF SECTION 15-1-7 IN
JEWELL CO., KANSAS
240 acres with approximately 213 acres of
farmground with balance in waterways and
waste.
BURLINGTON CENTER
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CROSIER PARK
Professional Center
Suites Available
1-6,500 sq. ft. office suite:
multi office, reception.
1-3,500 sq. ft. suite: 10-12
private offices, reception
area, conference room,
kitchenette. Perfect for real
estate agency, accounting
firm, insurance agency.
1-600 sq. ft.: Great 1-3
person office.
2-2 room suites available.
2-Individual offices: Ready
to go! 402-463-6229, 402460-7229.
Lease d
Leased
108 Office Space
108 Office Space
AVAILABLE NOW: Office
suite at Depot Plaza, store
front. Reasonable rates.
Call Diane, 402-469-4777.
AFFORDABLE, professional large office; reception
area. 402-469-6635.
NICE, SMALL office with
bathroom. 645 S. Burlington. $325 plus electric. Alton Jackson 402-463-0688
OFFICE SPACE
Single office, double office,
up to 4 office suites available. Very nice. Conference
and meeting room available. 402-461-4100.
Landmark Center
AT YOUR SERVICE Ads
can help you advertise
your business without a
large investment. 16
words or less, everyday
for one full month is only
$49.00.
463-2361
Landm ark C enter,Suite 336
www.benchmarkiv.com
MLS
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N E W L IS TIN G
Mikkelsen Real Estate & Auction
356 E. 3rd St. Superior, NE 68978
Phone 402-879-4464
website: mikkelsen-realestate-auctions.com
e-mail: mikkelsenre@windstream.net
FOUR LEVEL Split in excellent
location. Large family room, well
maintained. Fenced yard. Call for
more information and a showing.
$149,950
IMMEDIATE occupancy. New four
bedroom, three bath ranch. Open
floor plan. Family room, two bed rooms and bath in finished base ment. Three car garage. $269,900
331 ACRES - 4 TRACTS
HARLAN COUNTY, NE
ABSOLUTE
AUCTION
OXFORD, NEBRASKA
FOUR BEDROOM , 3 bath home,
kitchen with island, family room
with fireplace, three car garage &
more. $199,900
Linda Chartier
GRI-CRS
461-6482
Miles Marshall, Broker & Auctioneer
LAND BROKERS & AUCTIONEERS
2033 Central Ave. - Kearney, NE
Office 308-234-6266
HAMILTON & CLAY CO. LAND AUCTION
LAND AUCTION
Ranee
Dillman
461-8848
Dave
Sheppard
469-0659
Ramona
Bredthaur
984-8586
Henry
Wilson
460-7021
AGENT ALWAYS ON CALL
Auction to be held in the American Legion Hall next to Cornwall St.
in downtown Oxford.
Patty Johnson Family Partnership
owner
Highly productive irrigated cropland and dryland with
good soils plus small areas of pastureland and CRP
providing abundant wildlife and natural habitat. Four
tracts from 67 acres to 103 acres each.
Well located with easy access - 1 1/2 to 3 miles east
of Oxford.
Call for illustrated brochure or see marshallauction.com
John
Stitt
469-2598
COMPLETELY updated. Three bed room, full basement, cozy fireplace
with remote, double attached
garage. Immediate Occupancy.
$95,000
ADAMS COUNTY
80 ACRE IRRIGATED LAND
AUCTION
LOCATED AT THE HASTINGS HOTELS / GARDEN
CAFE BANQUET FACILITY, 2205 OSBORNE DRIVE
EAST, HASTINGS, NEBRASKA.
This auction will consist of an excellent irrigated
Adams County, Nebraska farm. The farm is currently
being irrigated from a center pivot on the adjacent
piece of land and is not included in this transaction.
This gently rolling farm has excellent soil types and
was previously gravity irrigated.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: W ½, NW ¼ of Section 2-610 Adams County, Nebraska, 80.78 acres more or
less.
LOCATION: From Hastings, Nebraska go 3 miles
south on US Hwy 281 to Oak Ridge Road, then 1 mile
west.
Call or email the office at auctions@ruhterauction.com
for a Property Information Packet (P.I.P.)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012 • 10:30 AM
BREMER COMMUNITY CENTER, 1604 L ST, AURORA, NE
OWNERS: William C. Alberts, Patty Jo Alberts,
Tony Lee Alberts, Gary L & Roma K Alberts Trustees
UA & Gary L & Roma K Alberts Rev Liv Trust UA
AUCTIONEERS NOTE: Do not miss this
opportunity to invest in good producing farms in
the Heart of Nebraska Corn Country. Good Soils
and Underground Water.
Tract #1 – 76 Acres; From Aurora Nebraska I-80
Exit #332; 5 ½ Miles South on Hwy 14; Legal; N ½
NE ¼ 21-9-6 Hamilton Co. Neb. containing 76 Acres
more or less; The Farm; Gravity Irrigated Farm level
to gently rolling. Has 1 8” Irrigation well and reuse
pit.
Tract #2 – 120 Acres; From Eldorado, Nebraska; ¼
mile east; Legal: 120 Acres Tract part of the NW ¼
10-8-6, Clay Co. Neb. including Buildings containing
120 Acres more or less. The Farm; Nearly all level
combination Pivot & Gravity Irrigated Parcel. The
Farm has 2 8” Irrigation Wells and Valley 6 Tower
Center Pivot Improvements; 1 1/2 Story Home.
Steel Quonset, Granary, 2-Car Garage, Washhouse,
Various Other Outbuildings. Grain Bin
Tract #3 – 80 Acres; From Stockham, Nebraska Hwy
14 Intersection; 1 W & ½ N; Legal; S ½ NE ¼ 29-96, Hamilton Co., Neb; The Farm; Rolling Dryland
Farm; Possible Potential for Pivot Irrigation
Development.
Possession; Full Possession on March 1, 2012
Terms: 15% Down on Sale day with balance due on
March 1, 2012
For complete details on each tract; Contact
Cornwell Inc, for a Farms Data Information Packet;
402-694-2216 or Toll Free at 1-800-909-3894 or
email tcornwell@hamilton.net
Cornwell, Inc. Land and Home Brokers - Auctioneers
are the agents of the seller.
Tom Cornwell
Dick Mundt
Auctioneers
402-463-8565 • 402-362-4440
FABULOUS GARTNER
SPORTS MEMORABILIA
AUCTION
SUNDAY, JAN. 22, 2012 • 12:30 P.M.
Held inside the Adams County
Fairgrounds Community Building,
947 S. Baltimore Ave., Hastings, NE
(Watch for Auction Signs)
Go to proxibid.com to view photos of this large auction.
Selling Autographed: Rare Authenticated Game Worn
Kobe Bryant Jersey; 1979 Ten kt. Gold Orange Bowl
Starting Player’s Ring; Baseballs; Jerseys; Basketball
Bats; Nebraska Football Memorabilia; Baseball Cards
Sets By Donruss; Fleer; Upper Deck; Plus Much More!
Autographed Items By: Mickey Mantle; Tiger Woods;
Wilt Chamberlain; Magic Johnson; Ernie Banks; Nolan
Ryan; Mike Schmidt; Sammy Sosa; Michael Jordan;
Alex Rodriguez; Mark McGwire; Wayne Gretzky; Mario
Lemiex; Barry Sanders; Sandy Koufax; Rich Dempsey;
Greg Maddux; Albert Pujols; LeBron James; Payton
Manning; Whitey Ford; Carson Palmer; Husker
Autographed Items; Texaco Full Size Gas Pump
Replica; Plus Much More!
TERMS: Cash or good check. ID required for bidder’s number. All property at
bidder’s risk when bid off. All property sold in its “As Is” condition. No property
removed until settled for. Not responsible for accidents. All announcements
day of sale take precedence over printed advertising. All items sold that day
must be removed.
AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: GO TO PROXIBID TO VIEW
PICTURES OF THIS GREAT AUCTION. SELLING OVER 250
PLUS LOTS OF AUTHENTIC SPORTS MEMORABILIA.
STARTING AT 12:30 P.M. CENTRAL STANDARD TIME.
GERRITSEN AUCTIONEERS AND APPRAISERS
Steve Gerritsen, Auctioneer
Gerritsen Auctioneers And Appraisers,
Clerks & Cashiers
Hastings, Nebraska
402-462-8574
Serving Nebraska & The Nation
The Antique Professionals Since 1979
Contractors
ABC SEAMLESS SIDING, WINDOWS &
GUTTERS
Hastings, www.abcseamless.com. . .402-463-7580
Counselors-Human Relations
50
13
Total
Health Foods
NATURAL FOOD PRODUCTS
Large Inventory, Wide Variety, Over 40 Years In Business
www.naturalfoodproducts.net
707 W. State Street, Grand Island. . .308-382-0869
Home Appliances & Electronics
135
HASTINGS
20 BRED cows: 3, 4, 5
year olds. Calve March 1.
402-469-0367.
(next to Applause Video)
462-5220
Pets & Animal Control
HEARTLAND PET CONNECTION
1807 W. J Hastings
www.petfinder.com............402-462-PETS (7387)
Pizza
LITTLE CAESAR’S
ROGER’S INC.
Carry Out and Delivery
314 N. Burlington Ave. Hastings. . . . . .402-462-5220
1035 S. Burlington Hastings............402-463-1345
PAPA RAY’S PIZZA
Newspapers
HASTINGS TRIBUNE
www.hastingstribune.com
908 W. 2nd St. Hastings..................402-462-2131
COMMERCIAL SPACE
for rent. 1,386 sq. ft. Call
Diane. 402-469-4777
111
Storage/
Warehouse
RV STORAGE near Hastings. 24/7 easy in and out
access. 402-845-2352 or
cell 308-379-7183.
RV, BOAT, car storage.
$1/foot. Call 402-469-4777
to reserve space.
112
Acreages
For Rent
1440 ACRES: Franklin
County. 1000 acres grass
in three parcels. 220 acres
irrigated. 1 pivot, rest in
gravity. 220 acres dry
land. Available March 1.
402-460-4771.
113 Lots For Rent
KINGSWOOD PLAZA
RV sites available
402-463-1958
2604 W. 2nd Street, Hastings..........402-463-1626
Upholstery
THE COVER UP UPHOLSTERY
204 N. Clay, Box 387, Harvard.........402-772-4031
To Purchase Advertising On This Page Contact 462-2131
Houses
For Sale
1003 OSWEGO: 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 2-car garage, large master bedroom, family room with
fireplace, all oak, underground sprinklers. Great
neighborhood. Move in
ready! 402-460-0139
118 Mobile Homes
For Sale
COME SEE now newer 3bedroom. Will finance with
tax return. 402-469-4777
119
Residential
Lots
LOTS, MODEL Homes: 4
Subdivisions. Agent/owner, 402-461-1785.
130 Auction Sales
Korky Lightner Auction
New semi-load of merchandise. Every Monday,
5:30 p.m. 1940 West A.
402-469-0703
PARR AUCTION
Dave Parr, associate,
Gateway Realty. 756-6135
RANDY RUHTER, Auctioneer and Broker, 2837
W. Hwy. 6, Hastings, NE,
402-463-8565.
Husker Auction &
Real Estate, Inc.
THIS WEEK’S FEATURED HOME
4155 S. WANDA AVE., JUNIATA
Acreage on oil road with
nicely updated 3 BR home features newer windows, high
efficiency furnace, vinyl siding, shingles. Includes 30’x60’
garage that has heat/AC, plus
2 updated storage sheds.
Price Adjusted to $145,000.
402-463-5995 • 2727 W. 2nd, Ste. 104
Landmark Center • Hastings
www.huskerrealty.com
Ron Skrdla, Broker
MLS
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HAMILTON CO. LAND AUCTION
LAND AUCTION
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012 * 11:00 AM
GILTNER COMMUNITY CENTER, MAIN ST, GILTNER, NE
OWNERS - Ruth A. Decker And Maurice Mcnerney
AUCTIONEERS NOTE; Here will be your
opportunity to invest in development farmland.
This Farm Has Great Potential for Pivot
Irrigation. It has Good Soils and Underground
Water Supply.
The Farm – 154 Acres; Location: From Giltner, NE
I-80 Exit #324; ½ Mile South and 2 ½ miles west.
Legal; NW 1/4 exc Tract 26-10-8, Hamilton County,
Neb. containing 154 acres more or less.
The Farm; Combination Gravity Irrigated, Dry Land,
and Pastureland Farm. It has a 6”Irrigation well rated
at 1,000 GPM.
Possession; Landlord Possession on March 1, 2012
Lease; Sale is Subject to a Cash Rent Lease for the
2012 Crop Year.
Terms; 15% Down on Sale day with balance due on
March 1, 2012
For complete details; Contact Cornwell Inc, for a
Farms Data Information Packet; 402-694-2216 or Toll
Free at 1-800-909-3894 or email: tcornwell@hamilton.net.
Cornwell, Inc. Land and Home Brokers - Auctioneers
are agents of the seller.
Tom Cornwell
Dick Mundt
Auctioneers
Tom Cell:
402-694-9104
Office: 402-694-2216
Renee Arnold, Broker
MLS
TM
402-463-8565 • 402-362-4440
FARM LISTINGS
ADAMS COUNTY FARMLAND
Located on the west side of Hastings, Nebraska this
approximate 40 acre tract of land is located adjacent to both
established and expanding housing developments. This is
an excellent opportunity to own a piece of farmland with an
abundance of current developmental potential.
$360,000
SOUTHERN NEBRASKA RETREAT
Just north of Riverton, Nebraska this is 119 acres of
absolutely the best in fishing, upland, turkey and whitetail
deer hunting. Features live stream, running springs, 7
ponds and dams, open meadows, deep canyon habitat
and a ranch style home with all the amenities. Call today
for information and a private showing.
SECLUDED HABITAT
ADD $2.50
FOR
DELIVERY
314 N. Burlington Ave.
2-BEDROOM: Unfinished
basement. On 4 lots in
Harvard. 402-469-7483.
JEWELL COUNTY KANSAS PARADISE
160 acres of native pasture covered with cedars
and hardwoods.
One Extra Large Pizza w/2 toppings
Plus Crazy Bread and 2 Liter Pop
$
2-BEDROOM: Main floor
utilities. Joyce Schlachter,
Broker, 402-462-5794.
ROCK COUNTY PIVOT IRRIGATED
WEEKEND SPECIAL
GENERAL COUNSELING LLC
Cyndee Fintel, LIMHP, Jessica Hunt, MS, PLMHP
www.generalcounseling.com...........402-463-6811
25ʼx30ʼ, 25ʼx60ʼ heated
shops, bath, 14ʼx14ʼ overhead door; 16ʼx26ʼ shop.
462-0594, 402-541-2480.
Houses
For Sale
1, 280 acres with 8 center pivots. Located just east of
Rose, Nebraska.
Computer Repair
House Calls/ Free pickup and delivery 9 a.m.-9 p.m. daily
402-984-8001 or toll free 1-800-383-8141
Visa & Mastercard accepted.
Business
Property
116
YELLOW
PAGES
DEA ELECTRONICS
109
116
136
Livestock
Livestock
Items
RITCHIE WATERS parts,
sales, installation. Authorized dealer. 402-817-4279.
137
Hay/Seeds
80 BIG round soybean
bales. $25 each or best offer. 402-756-7824
141
Services
DISC ROLLING
Sell, install, and roll disc
blades. Jess Putnam Jr.,
Gibbon, NE. 866-297-5130
or 308-325-4608.
141
Services
NOW ACCEPTING appointments for custom
beef butchering at Custom
Pack in Hastings. 402462-2532
This 200 acre property in very north-central
Kansas offers some of the finest Whitetail and Wild
Turkey habitat in the Midwest.
DEVELOPMENTAL LOTS
GREEN ACRES SUBDIVISION, JUNIATA, NEBRASKA
16 lots of various sizes and prices for sale. Call the
office for details.
5 LOTS • REDUCED TO $7,500
144
Want To
Rent Land
FATHER, ALONG with
son (who is hoping to get
started in the farming business), is looking for farm
ground to rent. Modern
equipment. Will pay going
rent price. Please call 308991-5184.
WANT to rent or buy crop,
pasture or hay ground.
Young farmers. 402-8795465 or 402-879-5934.
Located at the corner of Walnut & Oak, Harvard.
614 S. KANSAS, HASTINGS
Lot. $15,000
COMMERCIAL LISTINGS
120 E. 2ND, HASTINGS
$289,900
PROPERTY MAY BE DIVIDED
112-124 CHESTNUT AVENUE, HASTINGS, NE
PRICE REDUCED
This property is zoned Light Industrial and features
over 34,000 square feet of storage/work space in 3
buildings. Reduced to $600,000
For further information on these listings check our website.
To place your want ad for the
Farmer's Corner call
402-462-2131
Randy Ruhter
402-469-0130
Lee Hogan
402-469-0112
Travis Augustin
402-469-0219
Sam Ruhter
402-460-1158
Janine Ruhter
402-469-6622
Alan Anderson
402-461-1785

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