Actress Lauren Bacall is 89
Blues singer B.B. King is 88
Singer Betty Kelly of Martha and the Vandellas is 69
Drummer Kenney Jones (Small Faces, Faces, The Who) is 65
Actress Susan Ruttan (“L.A. Law”) is 65
Actor Ed Begley Jr. is 64
Singer David Bellamy of the Bellamy Brothers is 63
Jazz guitarist Earl Klugh is 60
Actor Christopher Rich (“Reba,” ”Murphy Brown”) is 60
TV weatherman Mark McEwen is 59
Singer Frank Reed of the Chi-Lites is 59
Illusionist David Copperfield is 57
Actor Mickey Rourke is 57
Country singer Terry McBride is 55
Actress Jennifer Tilly is 55
Actress Jayne Brook (“Chicago Hope”) is 53
Singer Richard Marx is 50
Comedian Molly Shannon (“Saturday Night Live”) is 49
Singer Marc Anthony is 45
Comedian Amy Poehler (“Parks and Recreation,” ”Saturday Night Live”) is 42
Singer Musiq is 36
Actress Alexis Bledel (“Gilmore Girls”) is 32
Actress Sabrina Bryan (“The Cheetah Girls”) is 29
Actress Madeline Zima (“The Nanny”) is 28
Actress Kyla Pratt (“Fat Albert,” ”Dr. Doolittle”) is 27
Singer Teddy Geiger is 25
Musician Nick Jonas of The Jonas Brothers is 21.
Month: September 2013
Entertainment History
On September 16th, 1963, the science-fiction anthology series “The Outer Limits” premiered on ABC.
In 1964, the rock-and-roll TV show “Shindig” premiered on ABC. The show was considered a cut above its competitors at the time because the acts performed on stage, rather than just lip-synched. The first show featured Bobby Sherman, the Everly Brothers, the Righteous Brothers and Sam Cooke.
In 1968, the final episode of “The Andy Griffith Show” aired.
In 1970, a poll in Britain’s “Melody Maker” magazine found that Led Zeppelin was the most popular band. It was the first time in eight years that The Beatles had not topped the list.
In 1972, “The Bob Newhart Show” debuted on CBS.
In 1977, Marc Bolan, leader of the band T. Rex, died in a car crash near London. His girlfriend was at the wheel.
In 1978, the Grateful Dead performed a concert before the pyramids of Egypt.
In 1979, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang was released. It’s considered to be the first rap record.
In 1991, country singer Willie Nelson married makeup artist Ann-Marie D’Angelo. They met on the set of Nelson’s 1986 movie “Red Headed Stranger.”
In 1992, Barbra Streisand sang in public for the first time in six years at a fundraiser in Beverly Hills for Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton.
In 1995, TV viewers voted to keep the swimsuit competition in the Miss America pageant.
In 1998, members of Mott the Hoople reunited for a concert in London, their first concert in 24 years.
North Platte Weather Sept. 16th
- Today: Isolated showers before 1pm, then isolated showers after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 9 to 13 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Fairbury Cop Busted in Stolen Squad Car in North Platte
(AP) — A Fairbury police officer has been arrested in North Platte, accused of stealing a Fairbury police car and leading other officers on a chase.
40-year-old Stanly Colby was arrested Saturday night south of North Platte.
Fairbury police officials called the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office to report that Colby had stolen the squad car and could be in the North Platte area.
A North Platte police officer spotted the Fairbury police car a short time later, and the chase began.
Authorities say Colby — still in uniform — stopped several miles south of North Platte and was arrested without further incident.
Colby remained in the Lincoln County Detention Center on Sunday. No other details were available.
Inmate Attacks 2 Lancaster County Jail Guards
(AP) — Lincoln police say an inmate has been cited for attacked two correctional officers at the Lancaster County Jail.
The attack happened Saturday evening following visitation.
Police Capt. David Beggs says the two guards were walking 26-year-old Justin Bolinger back to his cell and instructed Bolinger to turn left. But Bolinger said he wanted to turn right and head to the showers.
Beggs says an officer stood in Bolinger’s way, and Bolinger proceeded to hit and scratch the officers, choking one.
The guards, ages, 57 and 28, were left with scratches on their necks. They eventually got Bolinger back to his cell, and he was cited on suspicion of two counts of assault by a confined person and one count of strangulation.
Nebraska Out of AP Poll; Tide No. 1
Nebraska has dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll after its latest humbling loss, and the top of the rankings was unchanged after No. 1 Alabama passed its first big test of the season.
The Cornhuskers, No. 23 last week, are unranked the day after UCLA won in Lincoln, Neb., 41-21. The Bruins scored the final 38 points. Since Nebraska’s record streak of 348 consecutive poll appearances ended in September 2002, there have been only two seasons (2010, ’11) in which the Huskers have been ranked every week, starting in the preseason.
The Tide received all but one of 60 first-place votes from the media panel after beating Texas A&M 49-42. The Aggies are 10th. The rest of the top five is Oregon, Clemson, Ohio State and Stanford.
$15K Grant to Cover Nebr. Health Screenings
(AP) — Eight agricultural operations in central Nebraska are receiving free health screenings and farm safety inspections through a $15,000 grant.
The grant is intended to help prevent illness and injuries among agricultural workers and their families. Farmers, their families and employees will be examined and given screenings for blood pressure, glucose, hearing loss, skin cancer and other health issues.
The Nebraska Safety Center in Kearney is partnering with the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha and the College of Nursing in Kearney to provide the services in September for farms in the Kearney area. First-year nurses in training will conduct the private health screenings.
The grant comes from Central States Center for Agricultural & Safety Health
Deadline Looms for Nebraska Insurance Marketplace
(AP) — Community groups are hustling to meet an Oct. 1 deadline to launch a new health insurance marketplace in Nebraska, a key piece of the federal health care law designed to steer users toward a coverage plan.
Nebraska state officials have maintained a hands-off approach to the marketplace, which requires hiring and training a small army of experts to guide newcomers through the process. Gov. Dave Heineman rejected a state-run option in November, saying it was too expensive, so the federal government took charge of setting it up.
Community Action of Nebraska is still hiring its insurance “navigators,” and some of the group’s current employees have yet to finish the 20-hour online training course to meet the program’s requirements. Executive director Roger Furrer says he’s confident his group will be ready.
Report: Pickup Driver Failed to Stop in Potter Bus Crash
(AP) — An accident reports say a 58-year-old driver of a pickup failed to stop at a stop sign when his truck crashed into a school bus crash that injured seven students.
The Cheyenne County accident report says Robert Hilpert was eastbound on a county road in far west Nebraska when he missed the stop sign and plowed into the rear passenger side of the Potter-Dix school bus Thursday.
All seven students on the bus and its driver, as well as Hilpert, were injured and taken to a nearby hospital. At least two people were then flown to a Scottsbluff hospital, including Hilpert, who remains in critical condition.
Magnifying Glass Left on Norfolk Deck Starts Fire
(AP) — It turns out ants aren’t the only things one can ignite with a magnifying glass.
Fire officials in Norfolk say a magnifying glass left on a wooden deck sparked a fire Thursday afternoon.
Firefighters say the blaze was small and confined to the deck of the two-story house serving as apartments.
There were no injuries.