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Month: September 2012

Vince George Maliszewski

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Vincent George Maliszewski, 85, of Kearney, NE formerly of North Platte, NE died Tuesday, September 18, 2012, at Mother Hull Nursing Home in Kearney.

Vince was born July 10, 1927, at Watertown, SD to Vincent J. and Margaret V. Gasperich Maliszewski. He grew up in Watertown and graduated from there then went to Saint John’s University.

Vince joined the U.S. Marines on February 12, 1947, and served three years. After his discharge in 1950, he moved to Omaha, NE and was employed by Northwestern Bell Telephone Company.

On February 1, 1952, Vince married Violette ‘Mike’ Marie Stanley at Watertown and they made their home in Omaha. They later moved to Sidney, NE where Vince worked for the phone company and was City Manager. After 19 years, Vince and Mike moved to North Platte where he continued working with the phone company until he retired in 1988.

Vince was a deeply religious man and a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church. He was active in the Telephone Pioneers of America and a member of the Eagles #2839. He liked hunting, fishing and wood working. He also enjoyed gardening; his specialty was raising raspberries and growing a good tomato plant. Vince loved making Sunday breakfast for his family.

Vince is survived by his daughters, Peg Brinson, of Lochbuie, CO and Judy (Marv) Crouch, of Kearney; a son, Tom Maliszewski, of North Platte; son-in-law, Bill Newkirk, of Round Rock, TX; 13 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and other family.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mike; two daughters, Diane Maliszewski and Mary Jane Newkirk; his parents, Vincent and Margaret; and a brother, Don Maliszewski.

Rosary will be 9:30 a.m. Friday, September 21, 2012, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church with Father Jim Novakowski as celebrant. Burial will follow in Fort McPherson National Cemetery. Visitation will be 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Odean Colonial Chapel At C & Sycamore and condolences may be shared at odeanchapel.com. Memorials are suggested to the Telephone Pioneers of America. Odean Colonial Chapel At C & Sycamore is in charge of arrangements.

Peggy Hirsch

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Peggy Hirsch, 67, a teacher at Broken Bow Elementary School for more than 25 years, died at approximately 7:35 a.m. on Sept. 16, 2012, at Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center of complications due to interstitial lung disease.
Peggy, daughter of Charles Ernest and Ellen Elizabeth Harvey, was born June 14, 1945, in Denver, Colo., and grew up in Edgewater, a little town on the west side of Denver. The family moved to Kansas City, Kan., in 1957, and after graduating from Shawnee Mission North High School in 1963, Peggy attended Kansas State University at Manhattan, Kan., where she majored in elementary education and joined Pi Beta Phi sorority. She graduated in 1967, taught school for a year in Overland Park, Kan., and in 1968 married Neil Hirsch, of Callaway, whom she met while they were both in college.
Over the next several years, they moved around Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa as Neil pursued farming and ranching enterprises. During those years, Peggy taught in Lincoln, Dodge City, Kan., and Oconto and Callaway. Ultimately, they settled in central Nebraska and, while living outside of Anselmo, their daughter, Heather Elizabeth, was born March 28, 1975. Neil and Peggy were divorced in 1979.
For most of her teaching years, she lived one block from school on N. 13th St. and she earned a master’s degree in Special Education from Kearney State College in 1984. She also pursued numerous hobbies and interests – sewing, home decoration, bridge, gardening, bike riding and walks with friends – and she and her daughter traveled often to Denver to visit Peggy’s parents over the years. Following her retirement from teaching full time, she enjoyed traveling to various places, including San Francisco, England, Hawaii, South Padre Island and Alaska. She also enjoyed traveling to Dallas, Texas, during the 10 years that her daughter lived there.
On April 20, 2007, Peggy survived a tornado that broke her back, neck, pelvis and more ribs than the medical staff could count. Soon after the tornado struck, her daughter created a Caring Bridge site on the Internet to keep friends and family updated on her progress. Peggy was determined to return to a normal life and tackled rehabilitation with great dedication. Within a year, she was able to walk again, occasionally relying upon a cane. Subsequently, she developed a lung condition and had to depend upon oxygen. Her lung infections worsened and sent her back to the hospital repeatedly. At her last return to the hospital, she decided to decline all further treatment and died quietly the next day.
She is survived by her daughter, Heather (Jay) Dunning, of Kearney; her brother, Robert (Linda) Harvey, of Commerce City, Colo.; significant other of 21 years, Don Lydic, of Brady; mother-in-law, Elleanor Hirsch, of Callaway; sisters-in-law, Julie (Mark) Freburg, of Holdrege, Diane (Greg) Musfeldt, of Ft. Worth, Texas; three nieces; three nephews; and countless friends, who visited the Caring Bridge page 6,182 times since the tornado struck. She will be greatly missed.
Services will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 20, at the Presbyterian Church in Broken Bow with the Rev. Sharon Ruzicka officiating. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., today, with the family greeting friends from 5-7 p.m. at Govier Brothers in Broken Bow.
Memorials are suggested to the American Lung Association , the family, National Jewish Health Center or Caring Bridge.

Tuesday Sports Wrap – Mariners, Orioles Play Until Nearly 4 AM

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Sleepless in Seattle…Giants’ magic number is 7

UNDATED (AP) — The Orioles beat the Mariners 4-2 in 18 innings to inch within a percentage point of the Yankees in the race for the AL East crown. Taylor Teagarden plated the winning run with a pinch-hit single.

Baltimore’s 14th straight extra-inning victory keeps them three games ahead of the L.A. Angels for the league’s second wild card.

The Yankees were rained out and will play a split double-header with Toronto today in New York.

Jered Weaver picked up his 100th career victory in the Angels’ 11-3 drubbing of West leader Texas. The Angels have won 15 of 20 to move within 3½ games of wild-card leading Oakland.

The Athletics were routed by the Tigers 12-2. Triple Crown candidate Miguel Cabrera homered twice, including an eighth-inning grand slam. Cabrera matched a career high with six RBIs and now has a career-best 40 homers on the season.

In the rest of the American League:

— Alex Rios hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 for their fifth consecutive win. Alejandro De Aza and Gordon Beckham also went deep for AL Central-leading Chicago, which maintained its three-game advantage over Detroit.

— Darin Mastroianni scored the go-ahead run from second base on an infield hit in a two-run 12th inning and the Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland 6-4.

— Felix Doubront limited Tampa Bay’s sputtering offense to one hit over six innings and the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 7-5 victory that dealt another blow to the Rays’ fading playoff hopes. Tampa Bay is six back in the AL East race.

— Toronto at the New York Yankees was rained out. They’ll play a day-night doubleheader today.

In the National League:

— The Miami Marlins squandered a three-run lead in the ninth inning but recovered in the 10th to beat Atlanta 4-3 on a game-ending single by Jose Reyes. The loss dropped the Braves five and a-half games back of idle Washington. The Nationals’ magic number for clinching the NL East is 10.

— Kyle Lohse threw seven scoreless innings for his 15th victory and contributed an RBI double as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 4-1 to stay in front for the second NL wild card.

— Milwaukee stayed two and a-half games back of St. Louis in the wild card hunt by blanking Pittsburgh 6-0. Yovani Gallardo allowed just two hits in six and two-thirds innings, striking out six. He is 16-8.

— Ryan Hanigan hit a three-run double and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 to move closer to the NL Central title. Homer Bailey pitched effectively into the eighth inning to win his 12th game.

— Ian Kennedy gave up one run in eight innings for his 14th victory, Miguel Montero drove in two runs with two doubles and the Arizona Diamondbacks edged the San Diego Padres, 3-2.

— The L.A. Dodgers at Washington was rained out. They’ll play a doubleheader this evening.

— Philadelphia at the New York Mets was rained out. They’ll make it up Thursday.

Kershaw may pitch this season…Larkin’s new gig

UNDATED (AP) — Reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw was examined Tuesday by a hip specialist who said the Los Angeles left-hander can continue to pitch without risking damage to his sore right hip. But, the Dodgers want to keep him sidelined if the pain persists.

The team said Kershaw would re-start a throwing program immediately. Dodgers manager Don Mattingly says there’s a chance Kershaw could pitch again this season.

Kershaw was scratched from a start on Sunday because of the right hip. He is 12-9 with a 2.70 ERA and NL-leading 206 strikeouts this season.

In other baseball news:

— Hall of Famer Barry Larkin has been hired by the Brazilian baseball federation to manage its national team in a qualifying round for next year’s World Baseball Classic.

— Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar has been suspended 3 games by the team for having a homophobic slur on his eye-black during a game over the weekend.

Center out for the season

UNDATED (AP) — Will Smith and Anthony Hargrove met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday about the Saints bounty scandal but Scott Fujita’s meeting was postponed.

Fujita, now with the Cleveland Browns, is undergoing treatment for an injured left knee which he hurt during the preseason and couldn’t come to New York, according to the players union.

In other NFL news:

— The Eagles have placed center Jason Kelce on injured reserve, ending his season. Kelce had surgery today to repair a torn medial collateral ligament in his right knee. Once that heals, he will have surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

— Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner was jailed on charges of drunken driving just hours after he scored a touchdown in the team’s 27-21 win over the Denver Broncos. Turner was booked into the Gwinnett County jail in metro Atlanta just after 5 a.m. Jail records show that he spent barely two hours behind bars before he was released on $2,179 bond. A police spokesman said that Turner was clocked going 97 mph, 32 mph over the speed limit.

— Miami Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland admits he muttered a profanity as he walked away from a fan following an unfriendly conversation at halftime of the team’s most recent game. Ireland said one man approached him, complained about the direction of the Dolphins and told the GM he should fire himself. Ireland said he regrets what he said.

— NFL Films President Steve Sabol has died of brain cancer. He was 69. The NFL said Sabol died Tuesday, 18 months after he was diagnosed with a tumor on the left side of his brain. Sabol started working with his father Ed, the founder of NFL Films, in 1964, and their innovations revolutionized sports broadcasting and helped make the NFL the country’s most popular sport. Ed was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame last year.

— Pro Football Hall of Famer Earl Campbell says he is undergoing nerve treatment after doctors ruled out concerns that he might have Lou Gehrig’s disease. The 57-year-old former Heisman Trophy winner says that he will be hospitalized in Houston through the weekend. He compared the effects of the nerve problem to a robot that moves its right leg when instructed to move its left.

 

Driver reinstated following rehab

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The first phase of his comeback complete, an optimistic AJ Allmendinger is ready to get on with his life.

He’s hopeful that includes another job in racing.

Allmendinger was reinstated by NASCAR, which said he successfully completed its rehabilitation program after testing positive for a banned substance. The process took a little over two months, and Allmendinger said he learned a lot about himself while participating in the “Road to Recovery” program.

Rockies Shut Down by Lincecum in Loss

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tim Lincecum pitched San Francisco one win closer to an NL West crown, and the Giants lowered their magic number to clinch the division to seven with a 6-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.

Lincecum (10-14) struck out six and walked two in 6 1-3 scoreless innings on a day the second-place Los Angeles Dodgers were postponed by rain in Washington.

Marco Scutaro had three singles, drove in a run and scored twice and Xavier Nady had two RBI singles for the Giants (85-63), who moved a season-high 22 games over .500. Pablo Sandoval added two hits, including a double, and Hunter Pence added a sacrifice fly.

Wilin Rosario hit a two-run homer off Santiago Casilla in the eighth inning, matching the Rockies’ rookie record of 25 set by Todd Helton in 1998.

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Council Bluffs Express Becoming Lincoln Haymakers

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Lincoln will have an indoor football team next spring when the Council Bluffs Express becomes the Lincoln Haymakers.

The team’s owners said Tuesday that the Lincoln team will be part of the new Champions Professional Indoor Football League.

The team’s majority owner is Ho-Chunk Inc., the Winnebago tribe’s economic development corporation. Justin Hayes and Brad Lindgren also own part of the team that will play in Lincoln’s Pershing Auditorium.

The Lincoln Haymakers will hold an open try-out on Oct. 20. But the team has already signed two former Nebraska running backs: Cory Ross and Marlon Lucky.

Ross will also serve as assistant director of player personnel and help with marketing.

NSP Re-Focusing On 13 Year Old Cold Case

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The Nebraska State Patrol is focusing renewed attention on a 13-year-old unsolved murder in northeast Nebraska.

A patrol news release this week says the body of 54-year-old Jeanne Kassebaum was discovered by family members in the bathtub of her West Point home on Aug. 21, 1999. Initially, her death was ruled an accident, until an autopsy determined she had been strangled.

Nebraska State Patrol Investigator Melanie Lueders says the patrol believes there are “still people out there who know more about what happened the night she died.”

Kassebaums’ picture and information about her death are featured in a 2010 deck of playing cards designed to help crack cold cases in Nebraska. A full deck of the cards can be viewed on the Nebraska State Patrol website.

15 Year Old Student Threatens To “Shoot People At The School”

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A 15-year-old student has been arrested, accused of threatening to shoot people at Omaha’s North High School.

School district spokesman David Patton said Tuesday that the boy wasn’t armed and made the threats during a confrontation with a student at another district school.

An Omaha police report shows the alleged threat was made and investigated Sept. 7, although the student was not arrested until Sept. 10. An investigating officer noted in the report that the student threatened “to shoot people at the school, causing another Columbine and Von Maur incident by killing people.”

The Von Maur comment references the December 2007 Omaha mall shooting in which a gunman killed himself and eight others. “Columbine” refers to the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School in suburban Denver that killed 15 people.

Another Mountain Lion Killed, Panhandle Wildfires To Blame

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The recent flash of wildfires in the northwest Nebraska panhandle may be a reason mountain lion sightings have increased.

On Sunday morning around 10AM a male mountain lion was spotted in a tree by a 10-year-old girl Mikayla Jaggers, she then told her father Jeff Jaggers about the mountain lion. Once the young Jaggers was safe inside the family’s home east of Rushville, Jeff Jaggers shot the mountain lion out of the tree.

The tree occupied by the mountain lion is located near a chicken coop.

Nebraska Game and Parks officials obtained the carcass of the mountain lion for testing. The wildfires in the panhandle burned more than 200 square miles of grasslands and trees which could attribute to increased mountain lion sightings.

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The Search For A Missing Amtrak Passenger Stretches To McCook

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The family of a retired California firefighter who disappeared from an Amtrak train says it now appears that he may have fallen from the train somewhere in eastern Colorado or western Nebraska.

Charlie Dowd’s family members had been organizing searches in Omaha and Lincoln for the 69-year-old San Mateo man because they believed he may have mistakenly gotten off the train at one of those stops.

But Jen Dowd said Tuesday Amtrak police told the family a passenger on the California-to-Chicago train saw Dowd standing near a train door Thursday night. Another passenger later found an exterior door ajar around 11 p.m. Thursday.

Jen Dowd says the search for her father will now focus on the 160 miles of track between Fort Morgan, Colo., and McCook, Neb.

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