Marie Ann Dailey, age 92 of North Platte, passed away October 26, 2012. Marie was born on April 17, 1920 in Schuyler, NE to Joseph and Emma (Knapp) Dubsky. She was one of twelve children and attended Schuyler schools. Marie worked in the family’s grocery store, and in her younger days went dancing almost every Saturday with her sisters and brothers. She graduated as a Registered Nurse from St. Joseph’s School of Nursing at Creighton University in Omaha, NE in 1941.
On October 25, 1941 Marie married Dr. Arthur E. Dailey at Church of the Holy Spirit in Plattsmouth, NE. She was a loving wife and mother. She deeply loved her family and grandchildren. Her passions were baking kolaches and raisin bread. She grew beautiful flowers in her yard, especially mums. She loved the Lord and was a member of both St. Patrick’s and Holy Spirit Catholic Churches.
Marie is survived by her sons Edmund (Mary) Dailey of North Platte, NE, William (Mia) Dailey of Ft. Collins, CO, Robert (Mary) Dailey of Omaha, NE; daughters Patricia (Jerry) Kaufman of Bladen, NE, Teresa (Stephen) Skibinski of Sioux Falls, SD, Dr. Mary Dailey of North Platte, NE, Kathie (Al Mendoza) Dailey of North Platte, NE; 16 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren; brother Jerry Dubsky of David City, NE; and sister Ruth Stuchil of David City, NE.
Marie is preceded in death by her husband Dr. Arthur E. Daily; sisters Ella Weber, Martha Schmidt, Marguerite Molacek, Dorothy Molacek, Genevieve Mihulka and Lucille Molacek; and brothers Art, Neil and Frank Dubsky.
A memorial has been established to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church or the North Platte Catholic Schools. Online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com. Christian Wake service will be Sunday October 28, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday October 29, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with Reverend Neal Hock officiating. Burial will follow at 1:00 p.m. at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday and Sunday from noon until 6:00 p.m. at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.
Month: October 2012
Weekend Sports Schedule, October 27-28
| WORLD SERIES |
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| Saturday |
San Francisco at Detroit, 7:07 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410)
| TOP 25 FOOTBALL |
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No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 13 Mississippi State, 7:30 p.m.
No. 2 Oregon vs. Colorado, 2 p.m.
No. 3 Florida vs. No. 12 Georgia at Jacksonville, Fla., 2:30 p.m.
No. 4 Kansas State vs. No. 15 Texas Tech, 2:30 p.m.
No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 8 Oklahoma, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Oregon State at Washington, 9:15 p.m.
No. 9 Ohio State at Penn State, 4:30 p.m.
No. 10 Southern Cal at Arizona, 2:30 p.m.
No. 11 Florida State vs. Duke, 2:30 p.m.
No. 17 South Carolina vs. Tennessee, 11 a.m.
No. 18 Rutgers vs. Kent State, 2:30 p.m.
No. 19 Stanford vs. Washington State, 5:15 p.m.
No. 20 Michigan at Nebraska, 7 p.m.
No. 21 Boise State at Wyoming, 2:30 p.m.
No. 22 Texas A&M at Auburn, 6 p.m.
No. 23 Ohio at Miami (Ohio), 2:30 p.m.
| MOTORSPORTS |
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Formula One, Indian Grand Prix Qualifying, New Delhi, 3:30 a.m.
NASCAR Camping World Truck, Kroger 200 Qualifying, Martinsville, Va., 9:35 a.m.
NHRA, Big O Tires Nationals Qualifying, Las Vegas, 12:30 p.m.
NASCAR Camping World Truck, Kroger 200, Martinsville, Va., 1 p.m.
| Sunday |
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| WORLD SERIES |
San Francisco at Detroit, 7:15 p.m.
| NFL |
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Jacksonville at Green Bay, noon
Indianapolis at Tennessee, noon
Carolina at Chicago, noon
Miami at N.Y. Jets, noon
San Diego at Cleveland, noon
Atlanta at Philadelphia, noon
Seattle at Detroit, noon
Washington at Pittsburgh, noon
New England vs. St. Louis at London, noon
Oakland at Kansas City, 3:05 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 3:25 p.m.
New Orleans at Denver, 8:20 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410)
| MOTORSPORTS |
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Formula One, Indian Grand Prix, New Delhi, 4:30 a.m.
NASCAR Sprint Cup, Tums Fast Relief 500, Martinsville, Va., 12:30 p.m.
NHRA, Big O Tires Nationals, Las Vegas, 1 p.m.
Adopt A Backpack North Platte Receives A Head Start
On October, 26th at 10:30am, Robbie Stefka, board member of the North Platte Public Schools Foundation, presented a one-thousand dollar check to Mandy Brandes, Healthy Schools Healthy Kids Coordinator with the West Central District Health Department, as the first donation to kick off the fundraiser, ‘Adopt-A-Backpack’ which will help fund the WCDHD’s Backpack Program.
The Backpack Program provides food for hungry children on weekends and school vacations. When staff members at local elementary schools identify hungry students, they communicate with the health department so that the student may take home a bag that has been supplied with nonperishable & perishable food to take home on Friday afternoons which includes two breakfast meals, two lunch or dinner meals and are delivered to participating schools by volunteers.
According to the news release from Kirsten Parker, Campaign Co-Chair of the Adopt-A-Backpack fundraiser, there are children on a waiting list for the program,
“Currently over 150 backpacks go out each week with kids on the waiting list. Our goal with the Adopt-A-Backpack campaign is raise the funds so every child in need will have a backpack! Our goal is raise $10,000 by December 31st, which will provide an additional 35 backpacks per week, for a year available for kids in need. We are promoting to businesses to “Adopt-A-Backpack” for a year for $288, 3 backpacks for $864 or 5 for $1,440. Each backpack is valued at approximately $6 per bag, per week, per child.”
Being hungry impairs a child’s ability to learn, you can help our future leaders learn and live a less hungry life by helping the Adopt-A-Backpack fundraiser reach ten-thousand dollars raised by December 31st.
Police Find Piece Of Ear In Mans Pocket
Police arresting a Tulsa man accused in the brutal beating of a woman found piece of an ear in his pocket.
The injured woman flagged down an officer early Friday outside an apartment complex. She told police that 24-year-old Joseph Sidney Hall Jr. had beaten and held her against her will.
A police report says the victim had bruises on her face, head, torso, arms and legs as well as bite marks, broken ribs and a collapsed lung. Officers discovered the piece of ear as they booked Hall into the Tulsa Jail.
The Tulsa World reports that Hall is held without bond on complaints of domestic assault and battery, kidnapping, maiming and obstruction. Jail records do not list an attorney for Hall.
Colorado Police Want To Question Suspect In Two Unsolved Cases
Police in a Colorado town where the body of a missing 10-year-old girl was found want to question a teenage suspect in two unsolved child enticement cases.
Arvada police spokesman Sgt. Mark Nazaryk Friday says a sketch developed in the September incidents bears some resemblance to 17-year-old Austin Sigg, who’s being held on suspicion of first-degree murder and kidnapping in the death of Jessica Ridgeway.
Nazaryk notes the sketch and Sigg’s mug shot isn’t an exact match.
He also says that investigators are trying to determine if Sigg had access to a royal blue, four-door sedan described by witnesses in both cases.
The September child enticement cases involved a man who tried to lure two boys about the same age as Jessica into a car.
No suspects were identified in those incidents.
Former Scoutmaster Admits He Molested 10 Boys
A former scoutmaster in North Carolina admits he molested as many as 10 boys in the early 1970s.
The file on Thomas J. Menghi Jr. is just one among thousands of pages on suspected abusers kept by the Boy Scouts of America and released under a recent court order.
He tells The Associated Press he was usually drunk when he had sex with boys in Troop 786 in Fayetteville.
He’s now 69 years old and lives in Monroe, near Charlotte. He says he would like to apologize to his victims and fears going to jail.
Memos in Menghi’s file from 1974 show other scout leaders contemplated whether to report the abuse to the police, but were directed not to by a national official.
There were 2 cases of reported abuse in North Platte and 43 statewide. Not all cases had documentation available including the 2 here in North Platte. The following Nebraska cases contain actual documentation.
1960 Griffin, Raymond G. Omaha Nebraska Troop 313
1960 Griffin, Raymond G. Omaha Nebraska Troop 98
1962 Linder, Alva D. Plattsmouth Nebraska Troop 366
1962 Linder, Alva D. Plattsmouth Nebraska Troop 369
1965 Hauswirth, Norman E. Omaha Nebraska Troop 405
1969 Kalasky, James E. Omaha Nebraska Troop 352
1971 Latham, Richard William Offutt AFB Nebraska Troop 452
Hearing Scheduled To Address Graffiti In Omaha
Nebraska lawmakers have scheduled a hearing to address what one senator describes as a pervasive graffiti problem in Omaha.
The hearing is set for 9 a.m. Friday at Metropolitan Community College’s South Omaha Campus.
Sens. Jeremy Nordquist and Heath Mello introduced an interim study this year study to explore ways to fight graffiti. The senators both represent portions of south Omaha, and Nordquist says graffiti remains in a pervasive problem in the city.
Mello says lawmakers will look at the effectiveness of existing penalties for those who spread graffiti.
Paralyzed Former Husker Moves Into Nice Home
A former University of Nebraska football player who was paralyzed has moved into a new, barrier-free home with his family.
Budge Porter was paralyzed after suffering a neck injury during spring practice in 1976. He’s worked as a stockbroker but had to quit as his health declined. He and his family have been living in an apartment.
Some friends launched what they called the Budge Porter Project to build the home in Omaha. One donated the land. Another helped secure a loan. Another designed and built the ranch-style home. Subcontractors and suppliers discounted their bills.
Porter and his three children moved in on Thursday.
The home is open for $5 public tours this weekend. The money will go to the foundation to help others acquire barrier-free homes.
Gravestone Found Under Burn Pile In Bradshaw
A municipal worker in the east-central town of Bradshaw has found a gravestone in the town’s burn pile.
The York News-Times says the worker was moving brush and branches when he spotted the stone.
Bradshaw Cemetery caretaker Bob Goodridge told the York News-Times that he has no idea where the military-style gravestone came from, but he’d like to return it to its rightful place.
The name on it is Lawrence F. Steenson. Other words on it include U.S. Army and World War I. The date of birth is listed as June 20, 1895, and the date of death as March 31, 1978.
Goodridge says the York County Veterans Service office hasn’t turned up any information on the marker yet.
Goodridge can be reached at 402-736-4473.
Mother With A Mission For An Overpass
An Omaha mother wants the city to build a pedestrian overpass at the intersection where her 13-year-old son was fatally injured.
Jennah Chase told television station KETV that she wakes up every day with a mission to ensure that no other child dies at the busy west Omaha intersection.
Jeremiah “J.T.” Butrick-Chase was hit by a car on Sept. 21 as he was headed to school.
But the city of Omaha so far has rejected her request.
City engineer Todd Pfitzer says statistics don’t indicate such overpasses make it safer for pedestrians. In fact, he says, statistics show the overpasses made it more dangerous, because drivers stop watching for pedestrians who might not be using the overpasses.
Chase is raising money to continue her fight for a safer intersection.