July 2013 – Page 41 – North Platte Post Archive

Documents Show Omaha Killings Followed Doctor’s License Denials

Posted on July 16, 2013

(AP) — Documents show a doctor fired from his medical residency at Omaha’s Creighton University in 2001 is suspected of carrying out two attacks that left four people dead after being denied medical licenses in other states.

Illinois State Police arrested Dr. Anthony Garcia, of Terre Haute, Ind., during a traffic stop Monday in southern Illinois. He remains jailed there without bond.

He is suspected in the 2008 stabbing deaths of Creighton pathology professor William Hunter’s 11-year-old son and housekeeper. Garcia is also suspected in the May deaths of Creighton pathology professor Roger Brumback and his wife, Mary.

Documents provided Tuesday by Indiana officials show the 2008 killings occurred a month after Garcia was denied a Louisiana medical license. The May killings occurred within months of Garcia being denied an Indiana license.

Microsoft Asks Attorney General Holder to Ease Gag on NSA Program

Posted on July 16, 2013July 16, 2013

(AP) — Microsoft has sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder calling on him to personally review a gag order that prevents the company and others from further discussing the secret national security requests for customer emails, Skype calls and documents stored on its servers.

The letter follows Microsoft’s motion in a secret court last month asking for permission to break out which requests were from law enforcement officials and which were from the National Security Agency. It hasn’t received a response.

A spokesman for the attorney general says the office is reviewing the letter, which was sent by Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday.

Ron Shaner

Posted on July 16, 2013July 16, 2013

Ron Shaner, 86, of North Platte, NE, passed away Monday, July 15, 2013, at Linden Court in North Platte.

He was born Ronald Eugene on October 10, 1926, at Maxwell, NE to Orville and Ida Vergene Deets Shaner. He grew up in North Platte and attended North Platte High School. Ron joined the U.S. Navy in November 1944 and served until May 1946. After his discharge he returned to North Platte and started Shaner and Schram Garage then Shaner Garage. He retired in 1982 but never stopped working.

On February 24, 1945, Ron married Betty Jean Larson at Atwood, KS and they made their home in North Platte where they raised their two children.

Ron was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church and a life member of P.R. Halligan Post #163 American Legion and the Moose Lodge. He enjoyed fishing, yard work, building birdhouses, hunting and “making prairie dogs fly.” Ron especially loved his grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Betty, of North Platte; his son, Steve (Deb) Shaner, of Manhattan, KS; a daughter, Ronda (Doug) Johnson, of Frisco, TX; three grandchildren, Alison (Rich) Wiegard, Ben (Kristie) Johnson and Dr. Adam Shaner; a great-grandson, Cash Johnson; his nephew, Mark Shaner; and other family.

Ron was preceded in death by his parents, Orville and Ida Vergene, and a brother, Gerald Shaner.

A graveside funeral service with military honors will be 11:30 a.m. Friday, July 19, 2013, in Fort McPherson National Cemetery with Mr. Lloyd Speicher officiating. Visitation will be 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Odean Colonial Chapel At C & Sycamore. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Shriners Children’s Hospital Transportation Fund or the donor’s choice. Odean Colonial Chapel At C & Sycamore is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may also be shared at odeanchapel.com

Joleen Joyce Shaw

Posted on July 16, 2013

Joleen Joyce Shaw, 76, of North Platte, Nebraska, died July 15, 2013 in North Platte, NE.

She was born February 6, 1937 in Gothenburg, NE, daughter of Theo and Nora Rodine. She grew up at Gothenburg and attended New Hope elementary and graduated from Gothenburg High School. She married Larry Shaw Jr, June 17, 1961, they had three children. Larry preceded her in death in 1981. For the past 10 years she worked at the Cabela’s Call Center in North Platte. She attended First Baptist Church in North Platte. Her passions were her family, Nebraska Football, golf and her animals.

Joleen is survived by her friend Mel Sappenfield of North Platte; daughter – Sandy McFarland of Salt Lake, UT; son Larry (Kris) Shaw of Tampa, FL; 2 grandsons – Josh McFarland of Los Angeles, CA, Austin Shaw of Carrolton, GA; 2 granddaughters – Ashley McFarland of Salt Lake, UT, Chelsea Shaw of Peru, IN; brother – Wallace Rodine of North Platte, NE; sister – Marian Peterson of Brady, NE; along with nieces, nephews and extended family and friends.

Joleen was preceded in death by husband, Larry Herman Shaw Jr.; father, Theo Rodine; mother, Nora Rodine; daughter, Debbie Shaw; son-in-law, Dillon McFarland; and her in-laws.

Visitation will be held at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel, Gothenburg, Nebraska; Thursday, July 18, 2013, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm.

Services will be held at First Baptist Church, July 19, 2013 at 10:30 am with Pastor Bill Ivey officiating.

Interment will follow in the Gothenburg Cemetery, Gothenburg, Nebraska.

Memorials may be given to the First Baptist Church. To sign the online guest book, go to www.blasestrauser.com.

Former NE Prison Guard Guilty of Sexually Abusing Parolee

Posted on July 16, 2013July 16, 2013

(AP) — A former guard at a Nebraska corrections facility has been convicted of sexually abusing a parolee.

Anoroy Loyuk was convicted last week. State law bars corrections employees from having sex with inmates or parolees, even if both parties agree.

He and the woman had met while Loyuk was working at the Community Corrections Center in Lincoln. It’s a residential center for work release and other inmates.

Loyuk’s lawyer told the court that the pair’s relationship didn’t begin until more than a month after she was paroled and was being supervised by a parole officer.

He’s quit his job and the two are engaged.

Loyuk is scheduled for sentencing on Sept. 9.

Stevie Wonder Vows Not to Perform in Florida After Zimmerman Verdict (VIDEO)

Posted on July 16, 2013July 16, 2013

(AP) — Stevie Wonder says he won’t perform in Florida and other states with a “stand your ground” law.

In a video posted on YouTube, the 63-year-old singer said at a concert in Quebec City, Canada, on Sunday “that until the ‘stand your ground’ law is abolished in Florida, I will never perform there again.” Wonder added: “Wherever I find that law exists, I will not perform in that state or in that part of the world.”

The “stand your ground” law allows people to use deadly force if they believe their life is in danger.

George Zimmerman shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin during a February 2012 confrontation in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman said he fired his gun in self-defense. A six-member jury acquitted Zimmerman of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges on Saturday.

Wonder’s representative said the singer had no further comment.

Bell Named to Biletnikoff Award Watch List

Posted on July 16, 2013July 16, 2013

Lincoln – University of Nebraska junior wide receiver Kenny Bell joins the growing list of Huskers on preseason watch lists, as he was selected for the Biletnikoff Award on Tuesday. The 6-foot-1, 185-pounder from Boulder, Colo., comes off a season where he earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the coaches and media, and first-team accolades from BTN.com and ESPN.com among others.

Bell comes one off the most prolific receiving season in school history, setting Husker sophomore marks for catches (50), yards (863), touchdowns (eight) and 100-yard receiving games (three). His 50 catches ranked seventh on NU’s single-season chart while his yards and TDs both were eighth all-time for a single season at Nebraska. Of Bell’s 50 catches in 2012, 16 went for at least 20 yards, including all eight of his touchdowns. He had a career-high nine catches for 136 yards and two scores against Minnesota, while his other two 100-yard games came at UCLA and at Ohio State. In addition, Bell also averaged 23.2 yards on 14 kickoff returns in 2012 and set the school record for longest TD run by a freshmen in 2011 (82 yards).

In two seasons at Nebraska, he has 82 catches for 1,324 yards and 11 touchdowns, while leading the Huskers in catches, receiving yards and touchdown receptions each of the past two seasons.

The 2013 Biletnikoff Award will be presented live on December 12, 2013, on The Home Depot College Football Awards Show, and the 2013 banquet is set for Saturday, February 8, 2014.

Lincoln Police Identify Crash Victim

Posted on July 16, 2013July 16, 2013

(AP) — Authorities have released the name of a Nebraska City man who died after his car rammed a light pole in southeast Lincoln.

Lincoln police identified him as 28-year-old Matthew McCall.

The accident occurred around 5 a.m. Monday at the intersection of South 70th Street and Nebraska Highway 2.

Police spokeswoman Katie Flood says the car missed a slight curve and ran off the roadway into the pole. The car burst into flames before rescue workers arrived.

Conditions Worsen for Nebraska Dryland Corn

Posted on July 16, 2013July 16, 2013

(AP) — Officials say higher-than-normal summer temperatures and lower rainfall totals have taken a toll on Nebraska’s dryland corn crop.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday in its survey report for the week ending Sunday that dryland corn was rated 57 percent good or excellent. That compares with 66 percent good or excellent a week ago and 69 percent on average by this date.

Irrigated corn was rated at 81 percent good or excellent, compared with 83 percent last week and 78 percent on average.

Soybeans were rated at 70 percent good or excellent. Thirty-nine percent of the crop was blooming, just 1 percentage point below the average of 40 percent by this date.

Cuddyer Just Misses Final Round in Home Run Derby

Posted on July 16, 2013July 16, 2013

UNDATED (AP) — Colorado outfielder Michael Cuddyer might not have won baseball’s Home Run Derby, but he came close to making the final round.

Yoenis Cespedes won the derby Monday night, becoming the first player left out of the All-Star game to take home the crown. The Oakland Athletics slugger beat Bryce Harper 9-8 in the final round at reconfigured Citi Field, hitting the decisive drive with five swings to spare.

Cuddyer hit 15 home runs in the first two rounds but was edged out of the final by Harper, who hit 16. Cespedes easily made the final round after hitting 17 homers in just the first round.