The quarterback was different, but the result remained the same for the Denver Broncos against the New England Patriots. The Patriots defeated the Broncos 31-21 in Foxborough yesterday, their third win over Denver in the last two seasons. The final score doesn’t indicate just how dominant the Patriots were through the first three quarters as they built a 31-7 lead. But the Broncos scored twice in the fourth quarter and were trying to make it a three-point game when Willis McGahee fumbled in the red zone with just under four minutes left. Peyton Manning threw for 354 yards and three touchdowns, one each to Joel Dreessen, Eric Decker and Brandon Stokely, in the loss. The Broncos fall to 2-3 on the season. They’re in action on Monday Night Football next week, in an AFC West battle in San Diego against the Chargers.
Month: October 2012
Huskers Fall Out of Polls After Blowout Loss
For the first time in the history of the USA Today Coaches Poll, there are zero Big Ten teams in the top 25. Nebraska fell out of that poll after the 63-38 shellacking they took from Ohio State in Columbus on Saturday. The Buckeyes, the conference’s lone unbeaten team, are ranked in the AP poll, but are not eligible for the Coaches Poll due to their current NCAA sanctions. The Huskers are also out of the AP poll, where two Big Ten teams appear – Ohio State at number 8 and Michigan at number 25. The Huskers have a bye week to lick their wounds after allowing the most points in the Bo Pelini era. They’ll likely spend the bye scheming to stop mobile quarterbacks. They had no luck with Ohio State’s Braxton Miller, and in their next two games, they’ll see Northwestern’s Kain Colter and Michigan’s Denard Robinson.
James A. Wheeler
James A. Wheeler, age 73 of Ogallala, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2012 at his home.
Rosary will be recited at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 10th followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at St. Luke’s Catholic Church with Fr. Bryan Ernest as celebrant. Burial will be in the Ogallala Cemetery.
Jim was born November 12, 1938 at Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of Clifford “Hap” and Mary (Brady) Wheeler. He attended elementary school in Council Bluffs. He worked in his father’s drug store as a young man and attended Creighton Prep High School and Creighton University where he was a member of ROTC. He later also attended Automated Institute and received a certificate in computer programming. He worked as a computer programmer for Peter Keiwit and Sons before moving to Ogallala in 1972 to open a Western Auto Store. He was later employed by the Ogallala Community Hospital as a data processor.
Jim was a Boy Scout leader and a youth baseball coach. His hobbies included bowling, gardening, bird watching, puzzles and going to garage sales. He was an active member of the Regional Art Council.
Survivors include two daughters, Therese Wheeler and Mary (Dave) Barnes both of Ogallala; two sons, John (Cathy) Wheeler and Mike (Becky) Wheeler both of Ogallala; one sister, Peggy (Joe) Respeliers of Council Bluffs, IA; grandchildren, Tony Reyna of Ogallala, Tim (Jenelle) Reyna of Bennett, CO, Tiffany Reyna and fiancé Zeke Peterson of Brule, Camille (Aaron) Ballagh of Burwell, NE, Stephanie (Jeff) Armour of Ogallala, Kelsey (Jake) Snow of Ogallala, Elisha Stanislav of Lincoln, NE, Ryan Barnes of Ogallala, Jennifer (Joe) Rodriquez of Manhattan, KS and Austin Wheeler of Ogallala; and nine great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathyrn in 2007; his parents, Clifford “Hap” and Mary Wheeler; grandson, Davey Barnes; great granddaughter, Alejandra Reyna; and a niece Kathy Jo Reinhardt.
Memorials may be directed to Creighton Prep High School or the Ogallala Regional Arts Council in his memory. Online condolences may be sent to gubserfuneralhome.com. Gubser Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Margaret B. Westerbuhr
Margaret B. Westerbuhr, age 90, a longtime Brule resident, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2012 at the Garden County Hospital in Oshkosh.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Brule with Pastor Jon Dickmander officiating. Burial will be in the Brule Cemetery.
Margaret was born December 1, 1921 at Brule, the oldest daughter of Charles and Helen (Pearson) Welsh. She graduated from the Brule High School in 1939 and received a teaching certificate from Kearney State College and taught for five years in Keith County.
On January 12, 1944 she married Elmer Westerbuhr at her parent’s home. In 1960 she started two jobs, working at the Farmer’s Coop in Brule and the Ogallala Livestock Auction in Ogallala. In 1964 she went to work for the Keith County ASCS office retiring in the late 1980’s.
Margaret was a longtime member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Brule. Amount her interests were crocheting, playing cards, watching Denver Rockies baseball, volunteering at the Senior Center and staying active in her church.
Survivors include one daughter, DeEtta (Bud) Madson of Papillion, NE; one son Delmer (Karen) Westerbuhr of Oshkosh, NE; four grandchildren, Cheryl Madson of Papillion, NE, Chad (Margarita) Madson of Ralston, NE, Sarah Westerbuhr (Dana Sendin) of Loveland, CO and Steve (Tara) Westerbuhr of Lincoln, NE; five great grandchildren, Alex and Angela Madson, Elena Sendin, Jenna and Paige Westerbuhr; one sister, Erma Hulinsky of Brule and many special nieces and nephews and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer in 1980; her parents; one great granddaughter and two sisters, Mildred McCroden and Thelma Wiest.
In lieu of flowers memorial may be directed to St. John’s Lutheran Church of Brule, the Garden County Nursing Home in Oshkosh or the Donor’s Choice in her memory.
Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Monday, October 8th at the Gubser Funeral Home. Gubser Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
FOOTBALL: Week Seven Recap
Class A
North Platte 27, Lincoln High 24, OT
Given a reprieve after a defensive penalty on the last play in regulation, the Bulldogs got a 36 yard field goal from Brandon Hedgecock to tie the game and a 26 yard field goal from Hedgecock to win it in the first overtime. Here’s how the winning field goal sounded:
Class C-1
Kearney Catholic 31, Cozad 7
Class C-2
Hershey 49, Dundy County-Stratton 16
St. Pat’s 42, Cambridge 7
Oberlin (KS) 21, Perkins County 12
Class D-1
Hemingford 48, Paxton 18
Maxwell 50, Morrill 6
SMC 78, Sutherland 36
Class D-2
Hayes Center 66, Brady 56
Sandhills/Thedford 66, Creek Valley 14
Wallace 47, Hitchcock County 40
Six-man
Arthur County 46, Minatare 20
Hyannis 38, Maywood 14
Broncos D.J. Williams Adds 3 More Games To Suspension
The Denver Broncos will be without linebacker D.J. Williams until mid-November after the NFL added three games to his suspension Friday.
Williams was punished for violating the league’s policy and program for substances of abuse following his conviction in August of driving while ability impaired.
He already was serving a six-game suspension to start the season for violating the league’s banned-substances policy after the NFL said he supplied a “non-human” urine sample during an offseason drug test.
Williams, the team’s leading tackler in four of the last five seasons, won’t be eligible to return to the Broncos until Nov. 12.
The Broncos were flying to New England for their game against the Patriots when the new suspension was handed down.
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#1. All this road construction is outrageous. Seems monkeys could do a better job.
#.2 Always thought North Platte was a good town. Its funny to hear all the nicknames for the city. I’m from The Dirty.
#3. Sonic in North Platte is under new management. Thank the sonic gods. Maybe that place will shape up. 😀
#4. What’s up with the lady from Cub Scout Pack 405 selling her son’s popcorn for him this past weekend at Walmart? I thought all sales were not to start until Monday October 1st for all Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts and thought the boys were to do the selling and not the parents? Very unfair to the boys who actually follow the rules!
#5. Bold & Beautiful salon is disgusting and filthy dirty.
Weekend Sports Schedule
Saturday
BASEBALL
Division Series
AL: Oakland at Detroit, 5:07 p.m.
NL: Cincinnati at San Francisco, 8:37 p.m.
TOP 25 FOOTBALL
No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 23 Washington, 9:30 p.m.
No. 3 Florida State at N.C. State, 7 p.m.
No. 4 LSU at No. 10 Florida, 2:30 p.m.
No. 5 Georgia at No. 6 South Carolina, 6 p.m.
No. 7 Kansas State vs. Kansas, 11 a.m.
No. 8 West Virginia at No. 11 Texas, 6 p.m.
No. 9 Notre Dame vs. Miami at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.
No. 12 Ohio State vs. No. 21 Nebraska, 7 p.m.
No. 14 Oregon State vs. Washington State, 5 p.m.
No. 15 Clemson vs. Georgia Tech, 2:30 p.m.
No. 15 TCU vs. Iowa State, 2:30 p.m.
No. 17 Oklahoma at Texas Tech, 2:30 p.m.
No. 18 Stanford vs. Arizona, 2 p.m.
No. 20 Mississippi State at Kentucky, 11:21 a.m.
No. 22 Rutgers vs. UConn, 11 a.m.
No. 24 Northwestern at Penn State, 11 a.m.
No. 25 UCLA at California, 9 p.m.
NBA PRESEASON
Dallas at Alba Berlin (Germany), 1 p.m.
Real Madrid (Spain) at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Montepaschi Siena (Italy) at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
Denver vs. L.A. Clippers at Las Vegas, 9:30 p.m.
MOTORSPORTS
Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, 12 a.m.
NHRA, Auto-Plus Nationals Qualifying, Mohnton, Pa., 10 a.m.
NASCAR Sprint Cup, Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 Qualifying, Talladega, Ala., 11:15 a.m.
NASCAR Camping World Trucks, Fred’s 250, Talladega, Ala., 4 p.m.
Sunday
BASEBALL
Division Series
Times TBA
AL: Oakland at Detroit
AL: New York at Baltimore or Texas
NL: Cincinnati at San Francisco
NL: Washington at St. Louis or Atlanta
NFL
Baltimore at Kansas City, 12 p.m.
Atlanta at Washington, 12 p.m.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 12 p.m.
Green Bay at Indianapolis, 12 p.m.
Cleveland at N.Y. Giants, 12 p.m.
Miami at Cincinnati, 12 p.m.
Seattle at Carolina, 3:05 p.m.
Chicago at Jacksonville, 3:05 p.m.
Buffalo at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.
Tennessee at Minnesota, 3:25 p.m.
Denver at New England, 3:25 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410)
San Diego at New Orleans, 7:20 p.m.
NBA PRESEASON
Boston at EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy), 11 a.m.
Washington at Charlotte, 12 p.m.
Miami at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Orlando vs. New Orleans at Mexico City, 1:30 p.m.
Golden State vs. L.A. Lakers at Fresno, Calif., 9 p.m.
MOTORSPORTS
Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, 1 a.m.
NHRA, Auto-Plus Nationals, Mohnton, Pa., 10 a.m.
NASCAR Sprint Cup, Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500, Talladega, Ala., 1 p.m.
Follow Up: Casey’s General Store Robbery Details
On Friday September 28th at 12:17AM, Casey’s General Store located at 2421 Rodeo Road, was robbed at gun point by a 16-year-old juvenile suspect. An amount less than $500 cash was taken from the store according to the North Platte Police Department. It’s believed that an employee called law enforcement minutes after the incident.
Responding officers reviewed surveillance footage and interviewed witnesses at the scene. Following investigation, officers believed they knew where the juvenile suspect was located at. Once at the residence, officers made contact with suspect 19-year-old Amanda Giles, when she allowed entry to the home. The juvenile suspect was located inside the home, along with evidence to the robbery.
Giles was arrested for being an accessory to a felony for allegedly withholding evidence and allegedly claiming the suspect was not in the home.
It was determined during the investigation that the juvenile suspect acted alone. According to the NPPD, it’s believed that Giles didn’t have previous knowledge about the juvenile suspect’s alleged intentions to commit the robbery.
The juvenile suspect was arrested for robbery and use of a firearm to commit a felony.
Both suspects are housed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.
Walmart Issued Recall On Specific Great Value Brand Beef Product
Sometime last week, Walmart posted an XL Foods, Inc. beef recall for the “Great Value 8lb Beef Patties; UPC Code 007874206246; Best if used by 2 June 13.”
Make sure to check your freezer for any previously purchased products that match the description and UPC Code.
The recall reads:
Like many other retailers, we were recently informed that some of the fresh and frozen ground beef items produced for Walmart and Sam’s Club were made using beef trimmings imported from XL Foods, Inc. in Canada and could possibly be contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7.
Because we are committed to providing our customers and members with safe and affordable food, we promptly removed the specific products in cooperation with the following suppliers: Fair Oaks Farm, Interstate Meat Distributors, and Kenosha Beef International. In addition, we programmed our cash registers to block any sales of the recalled products.
While no illnesses have been reported to date, we encourage our customers and members to check their refrigerators and freezers for possible items affected by this recall. Those who may have purchased any of the items listed below should properly dispose or return the products to the store or club of purchase for a full refund.
Please note that all ground beef products currently on display are NOT impacted by the recall.
If you would like to read the full recall release, click here