April 2014 – Page 37 – North Platte Post Archive

Players Championship Changes to 3-Hole Playoff

Posted on April 16, 2014

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Players Championship is changing this year to a three-hole aggregate playoff involving the closing stretch at the TPC Sawgrass.

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem announced the new format Wednesday.

The Players Championship previously was a sudden-death playoff that began on the par-3 17th hole, famous for having an island green. Starting this year, a playoff would take place on the par-5 16th hole, the 17th, and the par-4 18th. If players are still tied, it would go to sudden death starting on the 17th.

The Players Championship is May 8-11. It becomes the only regular PGA Tour event to use a playoff format that is not sudden death.

Clippers Beat Nuggets 117-105 for Record 57th Win

Posted on April 16, 2014

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin scored 24 points while picking up his 16th technical, and the Los Angeles Clippers led all the way in beating the Denver Nuggets 117-105 on Tuesday night for their franchise-record 57th victory of the season.

Chris Paul had 21 points and 10 assists, and J.J. Redick added 18 points in the Clippers’ finale at home, where they went 34-7 for another franchise mark. DeAndre Jordan had 13 points and 16 rebounds.

The win kept the Clippers in the hunt for the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. They would need to win at Portland and Oklahoma City would need to lose to Detroit on Wednesday night for the Clippers to claim the second spot. Otherwise, they will remain the third seed.

Los Angeles will have to get by without Griffin on the road since his 16th tech triggered a league-mandated one-game suspension.

Nicasio Solid in Rockies’ 3-2 Win over Padres

Posted on April 16, 2014

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Juan Nicasio pitched six solid innings and the Colorado Rockies recorded a rare road victory with a 3-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.

Nicasio (2-0) limited the light-hitting Padres to two runs on six hits. The right-hander allowed hits to San Diego’s first four batters in the first inning as the Padres took a 2-0 lead. He gave up just two hits after that.

LaTroy Hawkins, the fourth Rockies reliever, pitched the ninth inning for his second save.

Colorado won for just the third time in nine road games this season.

Nicasio ran his career mark to 3-0 in six starts against San Diego with a 2.89 ERA.

The Rockies scratched together a single run in three separate innings, including the go-ahead run in the fifth off Robbie Erlin (1-1).

Police: Neb. Child Got Stuck Inside Claw Machine

Posted on April 16, 2014April 16, 2014

(AP) — Authorities in Lincoln say a toddler was not hurt after getting stuck inside a claw crane machine at a bowling alley.

Lincoln police say a woman called Monday afternoon to report her 3-year-old son missing from her apartment.

Authorities later discovered the boy had ended up inside a claw crane machine at a bowling alley across the street. Patrons at the bowling alley spotted the boy playing with stuffed animals inside the machine.

The machine’s vendor was contacted to let the boy out. He was reunited with his mother a short time later.

Police say the mother was not cited because she immediately contacted police about the missing child.

FDA OKs Merch Tablet to Reduce Grass Allergies

Posted on April 16, 2014April 15, 2014

(AP) — Merck & Co. says the Food and Drug Administration has approved its new tablet for grass allergies, Grastek, for patients five to 65 years old.

Meant as an alternative to weekly allergy shots, the tablet dissolves under the tongue. Taken daily for a few years, it gradually reduces sensitivity to common grasses, instead of temporarily relieving symptoms including sneezing, runny nose, and itchy, watery eyes.

Merck, based in Whitehouse Station, N.J., will market the tablet in North America. Its partner, ALK-Abello, sells it in Europe as Grazas.

Merck said Grastek will be available in U.S. pharmacies in late April. However, it’s best to start taking it three months before grass pollen season begins.

The drug can cause severe allergic reactions and shouldn’t be used by patients with severe asthma.

Farmers Off to Slow Start Planting Corn Crop

Posted on April 16, 2014April 15, 2014

(AP) — Spring planting across the nation’s Corn Belt is sputtering because the soil remains too soggy or cold for effective seeding.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 3 percent of the corn crop is sown. That’s half the pace of last year when one of the wettest springs on record got farmers off to the slowest start in decades.

In Illinois, just 1 percent of this year’s corn has been planted. That’s one-tenth of the average pace of the previous five years. The USDA says farmers in other key corn-producing states are equally idle.

Farmers still are upbeat, saying they still have some time to get the job done. The USDA says corn sowing traditionally begins in mid-April. It’s typically in full swing from April 21 through May 23.

Dorys Jean Roach

Posted on April 16, 2014

Dorys Jean Roach, 82, of Gothenburg, NE, formerly of North Platte, NE, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg.

Dorys was born October 3, 1931, to George Albert and Opal Faye Walz Ballard in North Platte. She started school in North Platte and graduated in 1950 from St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Omaha, NE. Dorys returned to North Platte where she married Jack L. Jenkins on December 28, 1950. They lived in and around North Platte where they raised seven children.

In 1972 Dorys married William Alan “Al” Roach and they made their home in North Platte. They later lived in El Paso, TX and Silver City, NM before retiring to Gothenburg in 2003.

Dorys was a 4-H leader for many years and a member of the Church of Christ in North Platte and Gothenburg and Does Drove #109. She was also a member and past president of the Nebraska Teachers Association. She was a poet, artist, musician and music teacher. Dorys was a great mother and wife.

She is survived by her husband, Al, of Gothenburg; four daughters, Roselyn Kay (Preston) Polk, of Hazlehurst, MS, Christie Banowetz, of Lone Tree, CO, Ramona Jean Jenkins, of Warner Robins, GA and Laurie (Mike) Viter, of Brady, NE; three sons, George LaVerne (Tammy) Jenkins, of North Platte, Ken (Jackie) Jenkins, of Lincoln, NE and Gregory Lynn (Marcy) Jenkins, of Sidney, NE; 15 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and other family.

Dorys was preceded in death by her parents, George and Opal Ballard; her children’s father, Jack Jenkins; and a grandson, Tucker Jenkins.

Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore with Sid Kite and Haun Kite of the Gothenburg Church of Christ officiating. Burial will follow in the North Platte Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 8:30 a.m. until service time at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore which is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may also be shared at odeanchapel.com. In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to the Church of Christ.

Grand Island Attorney Named to Judgeship

Posted on April 16, 2014April 15, 2014

(AP) — A former Hall County prosecutor has been named to fill an open district court judgeship in eastern Nebraska’s 5th Judicial District.

The office of Gov. Dave Heineman says he’s selected 43-year-old Rachel Daugherty, of Grand Island. She’s been in private practice in Grand Island since 2000. She holds a law degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln law school.

The opening was created by the retirement of Judge Michael Owens, who was appointed to the post in 1996.

The 5th Judicial District covers Boone, Butler, Colfax, Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Platte, Polk, Saunders, Seward and York counties.

NebraskaLand Bank Receives Community Service Award

Posted on April 16, 2014

NebraskaLand National Bank has been selected to receive the 2014 First Lady’s Outstanding Community Service Award in the Business Support for Education category.

This recognition is awarded annually to a business that has demonstrated community involvement by encouraging employee volunteerism and active participation in a school or school district.

Representatives from both North Platte Public Schools and North Platte Catholic Schools together nominated the Bank for this award. Nebraska’s First Lady, Sally Ganem, honored the Bank at an awards luncheon on Friday, April 11 in Omaha.

First Lady Ganem serves as honorary chair of ServeNebraska, and is a champion of volunteering and service.

As a former elementary school principal, she has a particular affection for students, educators and service-learning projects. Given her lifelong interest and passion for education, the First Lady’s Outstanding Community Service Awards have been designed to reflect her commitment to learning.

The First Lady’s Outstanding Community Service Awards have been annually awarded since 2001. There are 11 awards in total with two categories including education and outstanding volunteerism. Categories for awards include individuals, groups, businesses, service organizations, faith-based organizations, youth and national service members.

North Platte Weather-April 16

Posted on April 16, 2014

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northeast wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. East wind 5 to 13 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South southeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.