Month: August 2012
Allyn L. Chambers
Allyn L. Chambers, age 79 of Ogallala, passed away August 15, 2012 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte.
Allyn was born September 24, 1932, in Elwood, the son of Clyde and Doris Rhinehart Wareham. He graduated from Gothenburg High School with the class of 1951. He attended Kearney State Teachers College and graduated with a B.A. in Education. Allyn served in the US Army, being stationed in Germany for a majority of his enlistment. He taught high school and junior high school. Allyn also coached football, basketball and track. In 1979 he began working for the Department of Agriculture as a Food Inspector. On September 7, 1989 Allyn married Connie Anderson. He retired from the State in 1994, but held numerous jobs after his retirement.
Allyn was a member of the Ogallala Moose Club and attended Martin Bay Community Church. He loved deer hunting, fishing and going out on the lake. He also enjoyed gardening and traveling to casinos. His pride and joy was his family, especially his grandchildren.
Allyn is survived by his wife Connie of Ogallala; 6 sons Jeff (Kathy) Chambers of Mankato, MN, Jim (Shawnda) Chambers of Independence, KS, Todd Chambers of North Platte, NE, Mark (Wendy) Chambers of Evans, CO, Ty Anderson of Ogallala, Treg Anderson of Ft. Collins, CO; 13 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Linda.
A memorial has been established and online condolences may be made at www.adamswanson.com. A family-led memorial service will be held Monday August 20, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. MT at Martin Bay Community Church in Keystone, with the Reverend Duane Dunwoody officiating. Inurnment will follow at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery at 3:00 p.m. CT (2:00 MT) with military honors graveside. Adams and Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
For all those who knew and loved Al … “GO PACKERS!!!”
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Thursday Sports Day – Padres Sold to Group Including Phil Mickleson
DENVER (AP) – A person familiar with the negotiations says Major League Baseball owners have approved the sale of the San Diego Padres to a group that includes the O’Malley family and pro golfer Phil Mickelson.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday on the condition of anonymity because Commissioner Bud Selig has yet to make an announcement. The owners were still in meetings.
Under the deal, the group will buy the franchise from John Moores for around $800 million.
The new ownership group includes Kevin and Brian O’Malley, the sons of former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Peter O’Malley. Ron Fowler, chief executive of Liquid Investments, is set to become controlling owner.
The agreement comes months after Jeff Moorad’s attempt to buy the team on a layaway plan collapsed.
NEW YORK (AP) – Full-time on-field officials and adding new crews are at the center of the dispute between the NFL and the NFL Referees Association.
The officials have been locked out by the league, and replacements are being used for exhibition games.
The NFLRA says Thursday that the NFL wants to add three crews totaling 21 officials without increasing “aggregate compensation.” Instead, that would cause a reduction in pay.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello says the proposal would allow each official to work fewer games, reduce travel, and allow the league to do more intensive training.
As for full-time officials, the NFLRA says the league has not made salary offers, but it isn’t opposed to full-time officials if they are fairly compensated. The league’ says the proposal “also focuses on improving the quality of officiating long term.”
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Texas at N-Y Yankees 12:05 p.m.
Boston at Baltimore 6:05 p.m.
Chi White Sox at Toronto 6:07 p.m.
Oakland at Kansas City 7:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels 9:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh 3:05 p.m.
N-Y Mets at Cincinnati 6:10 p.m.
San Diego at Atlanta 6:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Milwaukee 7:10 p.m.
Arizona at St. Louis 7:15 p.m.
Miami at Colorado 7:40 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410)
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON
Cincinnati at Atlanta 7:00 p.m.
Cleveland at Green Bay 7:00 p.m.
Lincoln County woman hospitalized from West Nile virus
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Health officials have reported Lincoln County’s first confirmed human case of West Nile virus in two years.
The West Central District Health Department says a Lincoln County woman in her 50s was recently hospitalized.
State officials say it’s the 12th confirmed human case reported in Nebraska this year. No deaths have been reported.
The virus is transmitted by mosquitoes that have been feeding on infected birds.
Health officials say residents should limit their time outdoors during dawn or dusk, wear long-sleeved shirts and pants if they are outside and use insect repellent.
Nebraska Lottery has one lucky person screaming Omaholla!
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a Nebraska Powerball player has won $2 million.
The Nebraska Lottery says the winning ticket was sold at a Hy-Vee gas outlet in northwest Omaha.
The ticket matched five of the six numbers drawn Wednesday night but missed the Powerball number. The ticket’s $1 million prize was doubled because the ticket buyer bought the Power Play multiplier option, which was two.
Powerball officials say a ticket sold in Lapeer, Mich., matched all six numbers, winning the buyer the jackpot of $337 million. Officials say the lump sum payout would be $241 million.
Man assaults domestic partner and juvenile
Violence is never the answer, unless you want to answer to the police.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb.- On Wednesday August 15th around 10PM officers from the North Platte Police Department responded to a residence on S Poplar St due to a disturbance.
The 40-year-old victim told officers that her domestic partner IE the suspect 26-year-old Mario Gallegos-Garcia had assaulted her. When a juvenile jumped in to intervene Gallegos-Garcia assaulted them as well.
After investigation of the incident there was probable cause to arrest Gallegos-Garcia for 3rd Degree Domestic Assault, and for 3rd Degree Assault on the juvenile.
Mario was transported to Lincoln County Detention Center, where he was jailed on the said charges.
Wednesday Sports Wrap – ‘King Felix’ Tosses Perfecto
Hernandez joins growing list
SEATTLE (AP) – Make it a record three perfect games in the major leagues this season.
Seattle’s Felix Hernandez faced the minimum 27 batters, striking out 12 of them, in the Mariners’ 1-0 victory over Tampa Bay. It’s the 23rd perfecto in major league history, with 12 of them, coming in the last 25 years.
Chicago’s Philip Humber threw a perfect game against the Mariners in April and San Francisco’s Matt Cain twirled one against Houston in June.
This also was the sixth no-hitter in the majors this season, three of them at Safeco Field. There have been seven no-hitters in a season twice since 1900. It happened in 1990 and again in 1991, with Nolan Ryan throwing one in each of those years.
For the Rays, it was an all-too-familiar feeling. This was the third time in four seasons they had a perfect game pitched against them.
In other AL action:
– The New York Yankees nipped Texas 3-2 despite two home runs by the Rangers’ Josh Hamilton. He is tied for the major league lead with 34 homers. The Yanks have taken the first three games of this series and go for the sweep this afternoon in the Bronx.
– Adam Dunn cracked his 34th home run and the Chicago White Sox worked over Toronto 9-5. Dayan Viciedo and DeWayne Wise also connected for the Sox, who won back-to-back games in Toronto for the first time in six years.
– Held hitless by Aaron Cook through five innings, the Baltimore Orioles sent 10 batters to the plate during a five-run sixth and beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3. Cook’s throwing error on a potential double play grounder led to three unearned runs.
– Miguel Cabrera became the first player in Tigers history to reach 30 home runs in five straight seasons as Detroit beat Minnesota 5-1. Cabrera also singled in the fifth to push his majors-leading total to 103 RBIs. Max Scherzer worked seven scoreless innings to pick up the win.
– Will Smith pitched seven strong innings, Chris Getz doubled home the go-ahead run and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics 3-2.
– The L.A. Angels doubled up Cleveland 8-4. Angels rookie sensation Mike Trout connected for his 22nd home run.
Over in the NL:
– Clayton Kershaw won his fourth consecutive start, Matt Kemp drove in three runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers moved into first place in the NL West with a 9-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Kershaw is 11-6.
– Stephen Strasburg outpitched two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum (LINZ’-ih-kuhm) in the Washington Nationals beat San Francisco 6-4. Strasburg is 14-5. He struck out seven in his six innings. Lincecum was routed for four runs on eight hits in four innings, his ERA rising to 5.45. Lincecum failed to reach five innings for the sixth time in his 25 starts this year.
– Atlanta remained four and a-half games back of Washington in the NL East by beating San Diego 6-1. Dan Uggla’s three-run homer in the third was the big hit.
– The Cincinnati Reds won their fifth in a row by beating R.A. Dickey and the New York Mets 6-1 on a Mike Leake four-hitter. Scott Rolen and Todd Frazier hit back-to-back homers and Jay Bruce also went deep for the Reds, who are 21-8 since the All-Star break.
– Greg Dobbs drove in the Marlins’ first run in 31 innings then hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth help Miami beat Philadelphia 9-2.
– David DeJesus hit two home runs to help the Cubs beat Houston 7-2. Starlin Castro also homered among his three hits for Chicago, which won for just the third time in 15 games.
– The St. Louis Cardinals got home runs from David Freese and Allen Craig in a 5-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Adam Wainwright improved to 11-10.
Cabrera suspended
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – San Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera has been suspended for 50 games without pay after testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance.
The commissioner’s office says the suspension is effective immediately.
Cabrera was the MVP of last month’s All-Star game. He’s batting .346 with 11 home runs and 60 RBIs in his first season with San Francisco.
Henry refutes Yahoo! Sports report
UNDATED (AP) – Red Sox owner John Henry says no one at a meeting with players last month called for manager Bobby Valentine to be replaced.
Henry sent an email one day after Yahoo! Sports reported that several players met with Henry and team president Larry Lucchino (loo-KEE’-noh) on July 27 in New York to complain about the manager’s handling of the team.
Owner Tom Werner also was at the meeting, according to Henry, who says that no one who attended took the position that Valentine should be or needed to be replaced. The Red Sox are a disappointing 57-60 in Valentine’s first season.
There is some bad news for Red Sox fans. Slugger David Ortiz has been shut down as he strives to return from a strained right Achilles tendon. Ortiz had already been told not to take batting practice, and now he’s been ordered to also stop running. Ortiz has been on the DL since July 18.
Witten out of action
UNDATED (AP) – Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl tight end Jason Witten sustained a “slightly lacerated” spleen in the preseason opener Monday night against Oakland. He’s expected to miss the rest of the preseason. Witten will rest for the rest of the week then be reassessed to see if surgery is needed.
Bynum happy to be in Philly
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – With hundreds of fans cheering him on, Andrew Bynum made his first appearance as a member of the 76ers after coming over from the L.A. Lakers in a four-team trade last week. The veteran center says he’s leaning toward making Philadelphia his home, bringing even louder cheers from an event that was more pep rally than press conference.
Bynum’s contract is up after this season, but the Sixers can offer him a max deal worth more than $100 million over five seasons.
US earns historic win in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Michael Orozco Fiscal scored in the 80th minute, giving the United States its first-ever win at Mexico with a 1-0 victory in an exhibition match.
The U.S. had been 0-23-1 in 75 years of games at Mexico, including 0-19-1 in the thin air at altitude in Mexico City – where they have been outscored 81-14.
Nadal out
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) – The U.S. Open says that Rafael Nadal (rah-fay-ehl nah-DAHL’) has withdrawn from the last Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year because of tendinitis in his left knee. The third-ranked Spaniard hasn’t played a match since June 28, when he was upset in the second round of Wimbledon by the 100th ranked player in the world.
It’s the same problem that forced Nadal to pull out of the London Olympics and a U.S. Open hard-court tuneup tournament in Cincinnati.
The year’s final Grand Slam starts Aug. 27.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 5 Minnesota 1
Seattle 1 Tampa Bay 0
Baltimore 5 Boston 3
N-Y Yankees 3 Texas 2
Chi White Sox 9 Toronto 5
Kansas City 3 Oakland 2
L.A. Angels 8 Cleveland 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Miami 9 Philadelphia 2
Chi Cubs 7 Houston 2
Colorado 7 Milwaukee 6
Washington 6 San Francisco 4
L.A. Dodgers 9 Pittsburgh 3
Cincinnati 6 N-Y Mets 1
Atlanta 6 San Diego 1
St. Louis 5 Arizona 2
Broadcaster Association Taps North Platte Man for Board Membership
NORTH PLATTE Neb.- A North Platte man has been named to the board of directors of the Nebraska Broadcasters Associaton. He’s 
Jerome Gilg, the general manager of Radio Stations KELN, KOOQ, and KNPQ. Gilg was chosen at the group’s annual convention, Wednesday, in Lincoln.
The Nebraska Broadcasters Association is one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious institutions, having been formed in 1934, with the purposes of advancing the best interests of the free, local, over-the-air, full service radio and television broadcast industry in the State of Nebraska, and in that regard: to optimize the business and regulatory environment in which the broadcast industry operates on a state level, on a regional level, and on a federal level; to advance the state of the art of broadcasting; to increase respect for and the credibility of broadcasting; to help each broadcast station to better serve the public interest; and to otherwise engage in activities and other undertakings, including but not limited to Noncommercial Sustaining Announcement Programs (NCSA), which serve those purposes.
Gilg has been a part of the broadcasting profession for 18 years. Prior to taking his current post at Eagle Communications in North Platte, he put in 20 years as the first executive director of the North Platte Catholic Schools Endowment-Trust.
Convicted sex offender pleads not guilty
NORTH PLATTE, Neb.- A Convicted sex offender who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count, failed to register as a sex offender, and now is charged with first degree sexual assault of a child has pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The 69-year-old Donald Warfield of North Platte was convicted of sexually assaulting a 11-year-old in 2002.
According to police, Warfield began touching the 15-year-old who is now working with investigators. The 15-year-old says the inappropriate touching began when she was 7-years-old continuing for three or four years.
Warfield was arrested earlier this year for not registering as a sex offender, later pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count spending 30 days in jail.