September 2013 – Page 2 – North Platte Post Archive

Pollmiller Selected as Big Ten Setter of the Week

Posted on September 30, 2013

Lincoln, Neb. – The Big Ten Conference announced on Monday that junior Mary Pollmiller was selected as this week’s Big Ten Setter of the Week. The honor marks her first Big Ten weekly award.

Pollmiller guided the Huskers to road wins over Northwestern (3-1) and Illinois (3-0) over the weekend. She paced the Husker offense with 81 assists, averaging 11.6 assists per set.

Pollmiller also recorded six total blocks for NU. She helped Nebraska record a .307 team hitting percentage and added nine digs against the Wildcats on Friday night.

The last Husker to earn Setter of the Week honors was Lauren Cook on Oct. 15, 2012.
2013 Big Ten Volleyball Players of the Week

Sept. 2 P: Tori Dixon, Sr., MINN

D: Bethany Yeager, Sr., IOWA

S: Taylor Sherwin, Jr., OSU

F: Maddie Mayers, ILL

Sept. 9 P: Kaitlyn Leary, Sr., OSU

D: Tori Dixon, Sr., MINN

S: Lexi Dannemiller, Jr., MICH

F: Abby Cole, MICH

Sept. 16 P: Lauren Wicinski, Sr., MSU

D: Faye Adelaja, Fr., PUR

S: Taylor Sherwin, Jr., OSU

F: Amber Rolfzen, NEB

Faye Adelaja, PUR

Sept. 23 P: Stephanie Holthus, Sr., NU

D: Tori Dixon, Sr., MINN

S: Caleigh Ryan, Fr., NU

F: Caleigh Ryan, NU

Sept. 30 P: Lauren Wicinski, Sr., MSU

D: Ashley Wittman, Sr., MINN

S: Mary Pollmiller, Jr., NEB

F: Haleigh Nelson, WIS

Linda K. Broge

Posted on September 30, 2013

Linda K. Broge, 70, of North Platte, passed away September 29, 2013, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center after a valiant battle with cancer.
She was born on April 23, 1943, to Foster and Gertrude (Rose) Broge in Monroe, Wisconsin. She and her family moved to Sutherland, Nebraska, in 1952. Linda graduated from Sutherland High School in 1961. She attended Colorado State University in Fort Collins, receiving her BA in 1965. She received her MA from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1967. She taught government and psychology at North Platte High School from 1967 until her retirement in 2000.
Linda was a member of the Sutherland Methodist Church, the Eastern Star in Lincoln, the NEA, NSEA, and NPEA as well as many other professional organizations. She was a member of the North Platte Public Library Advisory Board and the North Platte Public Library Foundation Board until her health no longer permitted this.
Linda loved photography, travel, needle work, flowers, but she especially had a passion for books and the North Platte Public Library and the Library Foundation.
She is survived by her sister, Jan (Paul) Goosey of North Platte; brother, Craig (Lori) Broge of Sutherland; nephews, Marcus and Matthew Goosey of North Platte; her aunts, Fern Rose of Phoenix, AZ, Gloria Frey (Lincoln); and many cousins and friends.
Linda was preceded in death by her parents; grandparents; and numerous other relatives.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the North Platte Public Library Foundation and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com.
Cremation was chosen. Linda’s memorial service will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 3, at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home with Father Jeffrey Nelson officiating. Inurnment will be at Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens.
Those wishing to sign the register book may do so from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. today and Wednesday at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.

NPCC Men’s Basketball Team to Hold Haunted Hoops Basketball Program October 27

Posted on September 30, 2013

The North Platte Community College men’s team will host the 2013 version of its annual Haunted Hoops Basketball Program. The clinic is held on the last Sunday of October and this year falls on October 27. The clinic will run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in McDonald-Belton Gymnasium. The clinic is for 1^st through 6^th grade boys AND girls.

Participants will receive a Knights Haunted Hoops T-Shirt. The Haunted Hoops T-Shirt can be worn for FREE admission to all home games. The camp entry fee is $40. Campers will be taught by the defending Region IX Champions and nationally ranked Knights Men’s Basketball team. Participants will be instructed in basketball skills such as shooting, ball handling and passing along with the importance of academics and setting goals.

The Knights leading scorer sophomore Ethan Montalvo and fellow sophomores Tim Simmons, Jake Maslo, Tre’Vaun Hymer, Marcus Linson and Jimma Lew will help lead the camp along with 12 new freshmen to the program. Head coach Kevin O’Connor and assistant coach Nathan Wieseler will direct the camp.

Registration can be completed by filling out a brochure that can be found online at the North Platte Community College website www.npccknights.comor at the Sports Shoppe in North Platte. Registration must be postmarked by October 15 or a $5 late entry fee will be assessed. Contact Nathan Wieseler at 308-520-4838 or wieselern@mpcc.edu for more information. Checks and registration can be sent to:

Attention Men’s Basketball

601 West State Farm Road

North Platte, NE 69101

Nebraska-Purdue to be Televised by BTN

Posted on September 30, 2013

The Big Ten Conference announced on Monday morning that Nebraska’s Oct. 12 game at Purdue will be televised by BTN with kickoff set for 11 a.m. CT (Noon local time in West Lafayette).

The BTN game will mark Nebraska’s fourth of the season on the network, after three of four non-conference games were also televised by BTN.

Nebraska and Purdue will be meeting for the first time as Big Ten opponents and for just the second time ever. The only previous meeting occurred in 1958.

Before traveling to Purdue, Nebraska will play host to Illinois on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Kickoff time this weekend is also set for 11 a.m. CT with the game televised on ESPNU.

Kickoff times and television information for Nebraska’s remaining games will be announced six to 12 days in advance of kickoff.

Former Nuggets Coach Karl Joins ESPN as Analyst

Posted on September 30, 2013September 30, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — George Karl is joining ESPN as a studio analyst.

Karl won the Coach of the Year award last season but then lost his job in Denver. He will debut Friday night on “SportsCenter” and also appear on other NBA programming on the network as part of a multiyear deal. He previously worked for ESPN as a studio analyst during the 2003-04 season.

Karl led the Nuggets to a 57-25 record last season. But Denver, unwilling to give him a contract extension, instead fired him with a year left on his contract. He says it will be difficult not being in a training camp this week. But Karl says he enjoyed his previous work in TV and hopes he can “maybe give some insights that coaches are really important in this game.”

Official: Platte River Water Still a Health Risk

Posted on September 30, 2013

(AP) — Authorities say more tests are needed to determine how long water from the swollen Platte River will pose a health risk.

The Platte has been filled with Colorado floodwater that contained debris, chemicals and raw sewage. The flow down the South Platte hit record levels in western Nebraska, but the flooding threat ebbed when the South Platte joined the North Platte and became the Platte. Department of Environmental Quality spokesman Brian McManus said tests show bacteria levels in the Platte River near the central Nebraska towns of Brady, Cozad and Overton were 10-15 times the amount that poses a higher risk of causing an illness.

McManus says more tests must be completed before state officials can determine how long the health risk will continue.

Nebraska Inmate Says He Wasn’t Ready for Freedom

Posted on September 30, 2013

(AP) — A prison inmate suspected of robbing a Beatrice bank while on work release says he wasn’t ready for freedom.

Lucius Turner was serving a 10- to 15-year sentence for robbing a Lincoln bank in 2007. Authorities say Turner robbed the Pinnacle Bank branch in Beatrice on Aug. 16. Turner had been assigned to work release and was supposed to be looking for a job that day.

Turner says he knows how to survive in prison or on some mean streets in Omaha, but he floundered when he was given some freedom to go find a job.

The 31-year-old told the Journal Star that he doesn’t “really think I was ready to go back out there.”

Kimball Woman, 73, Accused of Social Security Theft

Posted on September 30, 2013

(AP) — A 73-year-old western Nebraska woman has been accused of stealing from the Social Security Administration since 1998.

Federal prosecutors say Lois Powell, of Kimball, is charged with theft of government funds. She’s suspected of taking nearly $178,000 by accepting payments to which she knew she wasn’t entitled.

She faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

A public phone listing for Powell couldn’t be found. Online records don’t list the name of her attorney.

North Platte Weather-Sept. 30th

Posted on September 30, 2013October 1, 2013

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light west wind becoming southwest 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East southeast wind around 7 mph

Nebraska-Illinois Set for 11 a.m. on ESPNU

Posted on September 30, 2013

The Big Ten Conference announced Sunday morning that Nebraska’s homecoming game with Illinois will kick off at 11 a.m. and will be televised nationally on ESPNU. The remainder of the kickoffs and TV broadcasts for the remainder of the 2013 games, with the exception of the Iowa game on Nov. 29, will be announced on either a six-or-12 day basis.