September 2013 – Page 44 – North Platte Post Archive

Retired Nebr. Superintendent to Run for Legislature

Posted on September 9, 2013

(AP) — A retired school district administrator from eastern Nebraska is running for the Legislature.

Roy Baker of Lincoln announced Monday that he will seek the seat held by state Sen. Norm Wallman, or Cortland. Wallman is ineligible for re-election in 2014 because of term limits.

Baker retired in 2010 as the superintendent of the Norris School District. He also served as the interim superintendent for Beatrice Public Schools during the last school year, to fill in for an administrator who died. Baker now works as a consultant for school boards who are looking to hire superintendents.

The District 30 legislative seat represents parts of southern Lincoln, Beatrice, and Wymore in southeast Nebraska.

Work at Nebraska Panhandle Oil Test Well Suspended

Posted on September 9, 2013

(AP) — A Denver-based oil exploration and production company has suspended operations at a test well it drilled in the southern Nebraska Panhandle.

Earthstone Energy Inc. says in a news release that it had reached oil at its Cheyenne County well, which reached down 6,550 feet. But Earthstone says it didn’t find enough oil to justify construction of production facilities.

Earthstone says it’s acquired oil rights on almost 47 square miles of land, mostly in Cheyenne County, which borders Colorado.

Earthstone President Ray Singleton says the company still plans to drill one or two more wells in the area in the next 18 months.

Omaha Philanthropist Suzanne Scott Dead at 83

Posted on September 9, 2013

(AP) — Omaha philanthropist Suzanne Scott, whose name adorns many prominent projects alongside her husband Walter, has died.

Suzanne Scott led the Omaha Zoological Foundation from 1984 to 1988, and the zoo’s impressive new aquarium is named in honor of the Scotts.

The 83-year-old Suzanne Scott was married to Walter Scott for more than 25 years. The two met while she worked for the zoo and he led the zoo’s board.

Billionaire Walter Scott is the chairman emeritus of Peter Kiewit Sons Inc.

Suzanne Scott also volunteered her time to a number of organizations and served on the boards of Bellevue University, Children’s Hospital and United Way of the Midlands.

Bill Cutler at the Heafey Heafey Hoffman Dworak and Cutler funeral home said Scott died Monday morning. Funeral arrangements are pending.

Boy, 11, Shoots Self in Foot Near North Platte

Posted on September 9, 2013September 9, 2013

An eleven-year-old boy was treated at Great Plains Regional Medical Center (GPRMC) after he accidentally shot himself in the foot.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Emergency Room at GPRMC Saturday after receiving a report that they were treating a boy for a gunshot wound to his right foot.

Deputies spoke with the boy and his mother and were told that the boy had shot himself with a .22 caliber rifle after he and some friends took the gun from the top shelf of a closet in his home and went to a homemade fort about a mile from his home which is located north of North Platte. The boy told Deputies they planned to use the firearm to shoot birds.

Deputies say none of the boys had much experience with firearms, but managed to get the gun loaded. The boy then picked the gun up by the butt stock and trigger when it fired, hitting him in the foot.

Authorities say an investigation revealed that all weapons in the home were stored property with the exception of the .22.

No charges have been filed at this time, and Deputies are considering the shooting to be accidental.

Joan M. Berlis

Posted on September 9, 2013

Joan M. Berlis, 77, of North Platte, formerly of Brule, NE, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2013, at the North Platte Care Center.

Joan was born on August 19, 1936, the daughter of Glen and Fern (Golden) Petersen in Cushing, NE and grew up in Denver, CO. She moved to Los Angeles, CA in 1953 where she met and married George Berlis, her husband of 55 years. She moved back to Denver in 1957. In 1960 Joan moved to Brule with her husband and three children and lived there until 2003 when she moved to North Platte.

She is survived by three daughters, Belle (Martin) Enderle, of North Platte, Linda Berlis, of Denver and Lori (Marc) Adams, of St. Louis MO; a son, Scott, of Denver; four grandchildren, Derek Enderle, of Nederland, CO, Nathan Enderle, of Seattle WA, Jordan Enderle, of Lincoln, NE, and Sarah Berlis, of Denver; and other family.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, George, in 2009; and three sons, Butch, Tony and Chuck.

Services and inurnment will be with immediate family only. Condolences may be shared at odeanchapel.com. Odean Colonial Chapel At C & Sycamore is in charge of arrangements.

Big Ten Football Players of the Week

Posted on September 9, 2013

Following Big Ten football games on Sept. 7, the offensive, defensive and special teams players of the week and freshman of the week in the Big Ten were announced this morning. Below are this week’s honorees:

Offensive Player of the Week

Jeremy Gallon, Michigan

Sr., WR, Apopka, Fla./Apopka

· Finished with career highs in receiving yards (184) and touchdowns (three) as Michigan defeated Notre Dame on Saturday in front of an NCAA-record crowd of 115,109
· Collected eight catches to accrue 184 yards, the sixth-most in program history and most since Roy Roundtree recorded 246 receiving yards in 2010
· Became the first Wolverine with three touchdown grabs in a game since Mario Manningham in 2006
· Scored on touchdown grabs of 61 yards in the first quarter, 12 yards in the second and 13 in the third
· Records his first career weekly honor
· Last Michigan Offensive Player of the Week: Devin Gardner (Nov. 19, 2012)

Defensive Player of the Week

Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State

So., DE, Middletown, N.J./Middletown North

· Scored two defensive touchdowns, one on a fumble recovery and another on an interception return, in Michigan State’s 21-6 win over South Florida
· Returned a fumble four yards for a touchdown in the second quarter and an interception 56 yards for another in the third, becoming the first Spartan defender with three touchdowns in the same season since T.J. Turner in 1999
· Also finished with two tackles for loss and one sack as Michigan State allowed just 155 total yards
· Claims his first career Defensive Player of the Week honor
· Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week: Tyler Hoover (Oct. 25, 2010)

Special Teams Co-Players of the Week

Marcus Jones, Minnesota

Jr., PR/KR, Wake Forest, N.C./Wake Forest-Rolesville

· Returned a punt 65 yards for a touchdown in Minnesota’s 44-21 win on the road against New Mexico State on Saturday
· The score marked his second return touchdown of the season, having returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score in the Gophers’ opener against UNLV
· Wins his first career Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honor
· Last Minnesota Special Teams Player of the Week: Jordan Wettstein (Oct. 31, 2011)

Akeem Hunt, Purdue

Jr., KR, Covington, Ga./Newton

· Took the opening kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown and finished with 123 kickoff return yards for the day as Purdue defeated Indiana State, 20-14, on Saturday
· Recorded his second career kickoff return touchdown after having returned his first 100 yards against Ohio State in 2012
· Wins his first career Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honor
· Last Purdue Special Teams Player of the Week: Cody Webster (Sept. 10, 2012)

Freshman of the Week

Corey Clement, Wisconsin

RB, Glassboro, N.J./Glassboro

· Recorded his second straight 100-yard rushing effort of the season, finishing with 149 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries, an 11.5 yards per carry average, in Wisconsin’s 48-0 victory over Tennessee Tech
· Ran for fourth-quarter touchdowns from 1 yard and 75 yards out, boosting his yards per carry average to 8.6 this season
· One of three Badger running backs to rush for 100 yards or more in two straight games
· Wins his first career weekly award
· Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: James White (Nov. 22, 2010)

Huskers-South Dakota State Game to be Carried by BTN

Posted on September 9, 2013

The Big Ten Conference and BTN announced on Monday morning that Nebraska’s Sept. 21 home game against South Dakota State will be televised by BTN. Kickoff for the contest from Memorial Stadium has been set for 2:30 p.m. CDT.

The BTN contest will be Nebraska’s third in four games on BTN, after opening the season with prime-time games on the network against Wyoming and Southern Miss. This week’s matchup with UCLA in Lincoln is set for an 11 a.m. kickoff with the game televised nationally by ABC.

Game times have also been set for Nebraska home games against Illinois (Oct. 5) and Iowa (Nov. 29). Both games will kick off at 11 a.m. at Memorial Stadium. Game times for the remainder of Nebraska’s contests will be set six to 12 days in advance.

Lincoln County Marriage Licenses (Week of September 2)

Posted on September 9, 2013

Matthew David Harris, 20, Colorado Springs CO and Noelle Mathea Davis, 18, Memphis NE

Adam Travis Kershaw, 29, North Platte and Alyssa Marie Matthews, 25, North Platte

Randall Harlan Koehn, 21, Sutherland NE and Tanya Ranae Koehn, 21, Sutherland NE

Dwayne Lee Zeigler, 39, North Platte and Brenda Kae Reichman, 38, North Platte

Steven Marcus Bucholz, 23, North Platte and Emily Ruth Fischer, 22, Maywood

Wesley Lee Sharp, 40, North Platte and Roxanne Alice Foust, 40, North Platte

Ryan William Nickolite, 34, North Platte and Lindsay Alyson Young. 32, North Platte

Trent Michael Norquest, 24, North Platte and Alexandria Sue Stansbery, 23, North Platte

Names of Omaha Warehouse Crash Victims Released

Posted on September 9, 2013

(AP) — Authorities have released the names of two people who were killed when a car slammed into an Omaha warehouse.

Omaha police identified the driver as 28-year-old Brooke Mace and her passenger as 27-year-old Claudio Perea-Perez. Both were from Omaha.

The accident in south-central Omaha was discovered about 7 a.m. Sunday.

Police say the car was speeding south into the industrial area and didn’t stop at a T-intersection. There were no skid marks near the crash.

Calls Climb at Nebraska Ombudsman’s Office

Posted on September 9, 2013September 9, 2013

(AP) — The Nebraska Ombudsman’s Office expects to handle a record number of calls this year.

The office handles people’s complaints about state agencies. Over the past 10 years, the office has averaged nearly 2,300 cases a year.

The number has been climbing. By Sept. 1 the count had hit 2,075. The record set last year was nearly 2,500.

State Ombudsman Marshall Lux said that, by his rough math, his office will have handled 3,100 cases by Dec. 31.

Lux says problems with the state’s ACCESSNebraska hotline have added to the load of calls to his office. Callers have been having trouble getting through to the hotline.