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Month: May 2013
Marcelle Varlyne House
Marcelle Varlyne House, 86, of North Platte, NE, was called home by the Lord on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte.
Marcelle was born November 20, 1926, to William John and Ruth Louden Crook at Paxton, NE where she grew up. She graduated from Paxton High School in 1945. During W.W.II, Marcelle was active at the Canteen on Paxton Day.
On January 14, 1946, Marcelle married Norman LeRoy House at her parent’s home in Paxton. The couple made their home in Paxton before moving to North Platte in 1950. In 1954 they started House of Time and owned it until they retired in 1987. For the next 13 years they spent time traveling.
Marcelle was a faithful member of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church and involved in Ruth’s Circle. She enjoyed her flowers, loved Big Red Football and was always baking. Marcelle especially loved her grandchildren and always had hugs for everyone. She was a very positive person.
Survivors include her husband, Norman, of North Platte; two daughters, Sherolyn “Sherry” (Vaughn) Bishop, of Buena Vista, CO and Janiece (Scott L.) Garrett, of North Platte; six grandchildren, Kendra (Ken) Conkle, Keri (Pete) Mangers, Kyle Bishop, Amanda Garrett, Justin Garrett and Allysun Garrett; three great-grandchildren, Emma, Addisen and Aubrey Mangers; her brother, Gary (Rosa) Crook, of Omaha, NE; a sister-in-law, Virginia Crook, of North Platte; several nieces, nephews and other family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Ruth Crook; and a brother, R. Dean Crook.
Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church with Pastor Frank Fitch III officiating. Burial will follow in Fort McPherson National Cemetery. Visitation will be 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday with family greeting friends from 5 to 7 p.m. at Odean Colonial Chapel At C & Sycamore. Condolences may be shared at odeanchapel.com. Memorials are suggested to the First Evangelical Lutheran Church. Odean Colonial Chapel At C & Sycamore is in charge of arrangements.
Traffic Stop Near GI Nets 53 Pounds of Weed
A Wednesday evening traffic stop on Interstate 80 just west of the Grand Island interchange led to the seizure of nearly 53 pounds of marijuana and the arrest of a California man.
Just before 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 22, a trooper with the Nebraska State Patrol stopped an eastbound 2012 Mitsubishi Galant for driving on the shoulder, three miles west of the Grand Island I-80 Interchange.
The trooper was given consent to search the vehicle.
The search led to the seizure of 52.8 lbs. of marijuana. The marijuana was located in five duffel bags in the trunk of the vehicle.
The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle, Peter J. Millar, 50, San Francisco, Calif., was lodged in the Hall County Jail on a charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver
Lincoln Police Sergeant Commits Suicide
A Sergeant with the Lincoln Police Department has been found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Investigator’s with the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office believe that 53-year-old Tom Hamm killed himself Tuesday night.
Lincoln Police say a Lancaster County Deputy found Hamm in a wooded area east of Stagecoach Lake near Hickman at around 10:20 p.m. on Tuesday with a gunshot wound to the head.
Hamm’s daughter, Charity, is also a Lincoln Police Officer.
Funeral arrangements are still pending.
Former Elementary Teacher Due in Federal Court on Child Porn Charges
A former elementary school teacher who was on the FBI’s list of most wanted fugitives is due in federal court on a child pornography charge.
Eric Justin Toth is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Thursday afternoon in Washington.
He was arrested in Nicaragua last month after five years on the run. The FBI last year added him to its “Ten Most Wanted” list to try to drum up attention to the case.
In 2008, Toth was escorted from the campus of Beauvoir, an elementary school on the grounds of the National Cathedral, after another school employee reported finding images of child pornography on a school camera in Toth’s possession. He fled before he could be arrested.
NSP Kicks Off 100 Days of Summer
Reducing the potential for serious injury and fatality crashes is the goal of the Nebraska State Patrol’s (NSP) “100 Days of Summer” enforcement initiative. The special initiative designed to promote voluntary compliance with all traffic safety laws will run from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
In its sixth year, the “100 Days of summer” initiative provides motorists an opportunity to view planned NSP enforcement activities. Each day, beginning with the Memorial Day holiday weekend and continuing through Labor Day, the Nebraska State Patrol Field Services Division will work to hold at least one traffic safety enforcement operation somewhere in the state.
Interested motorists can visit the Nebraska State Patrol website atwww.statepatrol.nebraska.gov and click on the NSP Enforcement Activities link located beneath the state map on the NSP homepage to access an enforcement calendar. The enforcement calendar will list at least one traffic safety enforcement effort per day. By viewing the calendar, motorists will access information on the type of enforcement planned and the location of the enforcement.
“Roadway safety is a shared responsibility,” said Colonel David Sankey, Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. “You can help us make this summer travel season a safe one. Remember to always wear your seat belt, obey the posted speed limit and never drive impaired or distracted.”
UP Stresses Safety at Railroad Crossings
When travelers hit the road for Memorial Day weekend, they should be careful when crossing railroad tracks.
It can take more than a mile for a train to stop, and when a train collides with a vehicle there can be disastrous consequences for the vehicle’s occupants.
Union Pacific’s public safety director Dale Bray says by the time a locomotive engineer sees a vehicle on a crossing, it is often too late to stop the train.
The Federal Railroad Administration says there were 1,960 incidents at railroad crossings nationwide last year and 233 deaths.
House GOP Passes Bill to Speed Up Keystone XL Approval
House Republicans have pushed through legislation to bypass the president to speed up approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.
The bill was approved 241-175 largely along party lines. It’s unlikely to be taken up by the Democratic-controlled Senate.
Democrats criticized the legislation as a blatant attempt to allow a foreign company to avoid environmental review. Republicans say the measure is needed to ensure that the pipeline first proposed in 2008 is built.
The measure would deem the project approved without a presidential permit, as required under current law, and with no further environmental review. It also would limit legal challenges to the project.
President Barack Obama has twice thwarted the pipeline project amid concerns about a proposed route through environmentally sensitive land in Nebraska. The White House approved a southern portion of the project from Oklahoma to Texas.
Norfolk City Councilman Arrested for DUI
A Norfolk city councilman has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.
Josh Moenning was arrested early Wednesday morning in Norfolk.
Police say officers were called to the area for a report of a car parking in the middle of a street. When they arrived, the car, driven by Moenning, pulled over and parked illegally. Police say Moenning failed a field sobriety test and refused to submit to blood alcohol testing after being taken to jail.
Moenning, who is also a spokesman for Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, apologized to his family and the community, saying he was embarrassed and that he takes “full responsibility for the incident.”
Lincoln Woman Who Slapped Police Officer Given Probation
A judge has given probation to a Lincoln woman who slapped a police officer while being escorted from the business from which she had been fired.
42-year-old Anita Cobb was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months’ probation.
Court records say Cobb was fired from her job as a personnel director on Aug. 27, but sat at a picnic table at the business and refused to leave. Police say that when officers resorted to forcibly removing her from the property, she struggled and hit Officer Robert Brenner in the face with an open hand.
Cobb pleaded guilty March 25 to third-degree assault and resisting arrest, both misdemeanors.