Fun happenings at the Spike!
The Great Plains Corvette Club and Archway Corvette Club Chapters will be touring the Golden Spike Tower at 3pm Saturday, June 14th. See over 20 of the “fancy” corvette cars as they rally through the area!
Month: June 2014
US Players Prepare for Anything from Referees
SAO PAULO (AP) — The U.S. players are preparing for any circumstance when it comes to calls by the referees in the World Cup.
They saw just what can happen in Thursday’s opener, when Brazil beat Croatia 3-1 with the help of a debated call by referee Yuichi Nishimura of Japan.
It was on the Americans’ minds Friday as they prepared to depart from their Sao Paulo headquarters for Natal. They play their Group G opener Monday night against Ghana, which eliminated the U.S. the past two World Cups.
Midfielder Jermaine Jones says he especially must be careful considering his penchant for yellow cards.
Vickerson Eager to Join Comeback Express
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Kevin Vickerson thought he’d be back on the football field by now.
Instead, he spends his days rehabbing his right hip, which was dislocated seven months ago in New England, and working on his strength and conditioning so that he hold can up 700 pounds of double teams like he used to when he anchored Denver’s defense.
It’s not the wait or the weights that are the hardest part for Vickerson, but “watching the Super Bowl,” he said, “and not being out there with my guys.”
On occasion he finishes his work with the athletic trainer and the strength and conditioning coach early enough to wander onto the fields at the Broncos training facility.
Those days are bittersweet.
Chiefs Release Flowers after Voluntary Workouts
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs released cornerback Brandon Flowers on Friday, shortly after finishing up three weeks of voluntary workouts in which the former starter was conspicuously absent.
Kansas City has been bumping up against the salary cap, so the move to part ways with Flowers was largely expected. He was due to make $5.25 million this season, and the former starter carried a salary cap number of $10.5 million next season.
The decision to release Flowers will save the Chiefs about $7.25 million this season and $7.5 million next season. That money could be used to help the Chiefs sign quarterback Alex Smith and linebacker Justin Houston to contract extensions.
Both of them are in the final year of their contracts.
Huskers Post NCAA’s Largest Basketball Attendance Increase Since 2007
Lincoln – For the Nebraska men’s basketball program, the 2013-14 season was a record-setting one at the box office, as the Huskers enjoyed the largest average attendance increase in college basketball over the last seven years.
The Huskers ranked 13th in the final NCAA attendance rankings released Friday, averaging a school-record 15,419 fans per game as 246,702 fans saw Husker basketball during the first season at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Nebraska increased its average attendance by 5,067 fans per game in 2013-14, the largest single-season increase by a Division I program in men’s basketball since Virginia averaged 5,725 more fans per game during the 2006-07 season, its first season at John Paul Jones Arena. Nebraska’s attendance increase marks only the eighth time (by seven schools) where attendance has increased by more than 5,000 fans per game since the 1999-2000 season.
The 2013-14 season is also the highest Nebraska has been ranked in average attendance since the NCAA expanded the attendance list from 10 teams beginning with the 1977-78 season. NU’s previous best was 18th in 1978-79, and the Huskers had ranked in the top-20 three other times, most recently in 1993-94.
Nebraska broke its single-game attendance five times in 2013-14, capped by a school-record crowd of 15,998 against ninth-ranked Wisconsin in the regular-season finale on March 9. The Huskers easily shattered since-season records for both average attendance (13,537) and total attendance (213,715), both of which were set during the 1992-93 season.
Nebraska was one of seven Big Ten teams to rank in the top-18 nationally in average attendance. The Big Ten led the nation in average attendance for the 38th consecutive season with13,354 fans per game, setting a record for the highest average attendance by any conference in NCAA history.
Reigning Big Ten Coach of the Year Tim Miles begins his third season at Nebraska after leading the Huskers to a 19-13 record and the school’s first NCAA appearance since 1998 last season. The Huskers return all five starters from a team that finished fourth in the Big Ten with an 11-7 Big Ten mark, including All-American candidate Terran Petteway, who averaged a Big Ten-high 18.1 points per game while adding 4.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. Junior wing Shavon Shields also earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors after averaging 12.8 points and a team-high 5.8 rebounds per contest. In all, the Huskers return over 80 percent of its scoring, including seven of its top eight scorers, and top-five rebounders from a year ago.
Nebraska Court Dismisses Same-Sex Divorce Case
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of a same-sex couple seeking a divorce in Nebraska.
The decision came in the case of Bonnie Nichols, a Raymond woman who married her long-time partner, Margie, in 2009 in Iowa. Bonnie Nichols filed for divorce last year, but a Lancaster County judge ruled that the court couldn’t grant it without recognizing the marriage.
Same-sex marriages are allowed in Iowa, but Nebraska’s constitution doesn’t recognize them.
The judge issued an order giving Bonnie Nichols 15 days to file an amended complaint, but said the case would be dismissed without the ability to refile if she didn’t.
Nichols instead appealed. On Friday, the high court said that because she appealed from a conditional order and not a final judgment, it lacks jurisdiction.
Floyd G. Trew
Floyd G. Trew, 87, passed away May 19, 2014 at the North Platte Care Center in North Platte, NE. He was born January 20, 1927 near Cumro, NE to Leonard and Rose (Fortik) Trew. He attended grade school at Cat Creek District and graduated from Ansley High School in just three years. After graduation he worked during the haying season in the Nebraska Sand Hills region. He then enrolled in Kearney State College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in education. Soon after, by taking night and summer classed he received a Master of Science degree, also from Kearney State College. On August 25, 1957, he married Mary Sue Held. To this union two children were born, Terry Leon and Vicki Sue. During his teaching career Floyd taught in Oconto, Odessa, Grand Island and served as principal in the Loup City Schools. Later, Floyd married Margaret Corn and they had a daughter, Robyn Christine. Floyd also did carpentry, building and remodeling homes. He later moved to North Platte, where he did substitute teaching. Floyd enjoyed gardening and really had a green thumb; he could make almost anything grow and loved his lawn, flowers and plants. Floyd was a member of the German American Club and enjoyed dancing at the North Platte Senior Center. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Terry; three brothers, Glenn, Earl and Wayne Trew; and one sister, Bernice Peterson. He is survived by two daughters, Vicki Heath of Colorado Springs, CO, and Robyn Colgan of Omaha; two grandsons, Zane and Cade Colgan of Omaha; a brother, Larry (Claudia) Trew of Grand Island; four sisters, Vivian Reisser of Norfolk, Evelyn Catlett of Westerville, Margurette (Chuck) Johnson of North Platte, Laraine (Paul) St. John of Kearney; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and his cat, “Kitty”. Cremation was chosen. Online condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial.com. In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to the family. Memorial services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 27, 2014 at Carpenter Memorial Chapel with Chaplain Gary Smith officiating. Private family inurnment will take place at the Ansley Cemetery. Carpenter Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Dedication Set for New Mahoney State Park Cabins
ASHLAND, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Game and Parks officials are preparing to dedicate new cabins at Eugene T. Mahoney State Park near Ashland.
The cabins were built with $1 million approved by state lawmakers and Gov. Dave Heineman. Heineman will dedicate the first of the completed cabins during a ceremony at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The public is invited to an open house and trolley car rides from 2:45 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The Game and Parks Commission says Mahoney State Park is one of the state’s top tourist attractions, with more than 1 million visitors a year. The park generates about $6 million in lodging and campground fees, park permit sales and other revenue.
Local Active Military and Veterans to be Recognized at West Nebraska All Star Games
SCOTTSBLUFF—Local active military and veterans will be recognized at the West Nebraska All Star Football Game, Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Bearcat Stadium. This will be the third year that veterans have been recognized at the game.
All active military and veterans will receive free admission to both the All Star Volleyball game to be held at CougarPalace at 2 p.m. and to the football game that evening at 7 p.m. by showing their military identification. Spouses of all active military and veterans will also receive free admission to both games.
A special recognition ceremony will take place prior to the West Nebraska All Star Football Game. All active military and veterans in attendance at the football game will be recognized on the field prior to the kickoff. Veterans are asked to be at Bearcat Stadium by 6:40 p.m. so that they can be escorted onto the field.
Geneva Man Charged with Child Abuse in Son’s Death
GENEVA, Neb. (AP) — A 23-year-old Geneva man is scheduled to return to court next month to face child abuse charges in the death of his 5-week-old son.
Anthony Long is being held on $1 million bail, charged with child abuse resulting in death and child abuse resulting in injury. His attorney didn’t immediately return a call Friday.
Long was arrested in Omaha on May 31 after the baby was flown there for treatment. Doctors had told officers that the boy had brain injuries consistent with being shaken. The baby died June 3.
A court affidavit says Long acknowledged to investigators that he’d used an open hand to strike the boy a few times on May 31 and previously, because he’d gotten frustrated with the boy while feeding him.