June 2014 – Page 44 – North Platte Post Archive

State Games Discount Deadline is Monday, June 16

Posted on June 13, 2014

Lincoln–The discount deadline to register for the 30^th Anniversary Cornhusker State Games is Monday, June 16. After June 16, entry fees increase by $5 for most individual sports and $3 per person for most team events. June 30 is the final deadline for most sports. Those interested can register or find more information at CornhuskerStateGames.com.

The Games, most of which take place July 18-27, includes competition for athletes of all ages and abilities in 65 sports at venues in Lincoln, Omaha and surrounding communities. Officials said entries are on pace to top 13,000 with athletes from 145 different Nebraska communities already registered as of June 12. Last year’s total was 12,343.

Nebraska Sports Council officials also announced that Joy Patten, General Manager of Three Eagles Communications in Lincoln, has been named the Honorary Chair of the 2014 Games. Patten will declare the Games open upon the lighting of the caldron at the Opening Ceremonies on July 18 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Three Eagles, which includes the KFRX, KIBZ, KZKX and KTGL FM radio stations and KLMS and KFOR AM stations, has been a media partner of the Nebraska Sports Council for many years, but Patten also has a family connection to the Games. Her father, Albert Rosenbohm, has directed the Horseshoe Pitching tournament since it became part of the Games in 1986.

Posted on June 13, 2014

PLAYING FRIDAY 6/13 – THURSDAY 6/19
Screen #1
Fault in Our Stars….1:10, 4:15, 7:15, 10:00
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Train Your Dragon 2D….4:00, 7:00…..12m Fri. 6/13 only
Train Your Dragon 3D….1:00, 9:30
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Edge of Tomorrow 2D….4:25, 7:00
Edge of Tomorrow 3D….1:10, 9:50
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22 Jumpt Street….1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30….12m Fri 6/13 only
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Maleficent 2D….4:25, 7:00
Maleficent 3D….1:15, 9:45
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Million Ways to Die….1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:50….Rated “R” Must ID

Nebraska Woman Gets Probation for Aiding Suicide

Posted on June 13, 2014

SIDNEY, Neb. (AP) — A western Nebraska woman convicted of helping her husband kill himself has been sentenced to time served and three years of probation.

Fifty-three-year-old Deann Kimble was sentenced on Thursday. She’d pleaded no contest to a felony charge of aiding a suicide. In exchange for her plea, prosecutors dropped a charge of concealing human remains.

Deputies have said Kimble told them she promised 61-year-old Russell Kimble that she would not intervene when he decided it was “his time to die.”

Deann Kimble told investigators that her husband shot himself March 22 inside their rural Sidney home. She said he used her 20-gauge shotgun, a youth model, because he couldn’t properly align his larger shotgun. She says that as he made his final preparations, she went outside and sat in their van.

Owens Named Nebraska Director of Basketball Operations

Posted on June 13, 2014

Lincoln – Nebraska men’s basketball coach Tim Miles announced Friday that Teddy Owens has been named Director of Operations for the Husker basketball program.

“Teddy will be terrific as our Director of Operations. It is a challenging job, but one he will handle well,” Miles said. “In this role, we rely on him to be a liaison for our program both on campus and in the community, and Teddy possesses both the personality and organization skills to make sure our program is running smoothly.”

Owens served as administrative coordinator for the Huskers during the 2013-14 season, assisting Coach Miles and his staff in daily operations, on-campus recruiting, student-athlete outreach, social media initiatives and other program events such as Legends Weekend and the Husker Buddies youth camp.

Owens replaces Jayden Olson, who was named an assistant coach at North Dakota State earlier this spring.

Before joining the Nebraska staff in July of 2013, Owens spent two seasons working as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma under Lon Kruger. While at Oklahoma, he was in charge of on-campus recruiting tours for recruits and family members, created recruiting pieces, assisted in individual workouts and practices and helped coordinate Oklahoma’s summer basketball camps. The Sooners went 20-12 and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2012-13.

In addition to his work at Oklahoma, Owens spent three seasons as the basketball coach at Lincoln Christian in Tulsa, Okla., compiling a 48-27 record leading the school to a pair of Class 2A state tournament appearances in 2009 and 2010. He also was an assistant coach at Holland Hall Preparatory and Tulsa Edison High Schools. He served as a student manager at Oklahoma State during the 2003-04 season, when the Cowboys went 31-4, won the Big 12 title and reached the Final Four.

Owens received his bachelor’s degree in liberal studies from Oklahoma State and his master’s degree in human relations from Oklahoma in May of 2013. He is the son of former Kansas basketball coach Ted Owens, who went 348-182 in 19 seasons at Kansas from 1965 to 1983. The elder Owens won six Big Eight titles and reached the Final Four with the Jayhawks in 1971 and 1974.

He and his wife Ashley have one son, Layton Bracket.

Bellevue Man Gets Jail in Chainsaw Incident

Posted on June 13, 2014

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Bellevue man who had used a chain saw to injure himself during a domestic dispute has been sent to jail.

Online court records say 24-year-old Michael Nordmeyer was sentenced on Wednesday to a year for misdemeanor false imprisonment and 30 days for interfering with a public service company. Prosecutors had lowered the two charges and dropped three others in return for Nordmeyer’s pleas.

Officers who were sent to a Bellevue house on Dec. 17 to check on a domestic dispute found Nordmeyer in the basement. The officers say Nordmeyer was holding a chain saw that he kept turning on and off and had several self-inflicted injuries. Officers used a stun gun to subdue him so he could be taken to a hospital in Omaha.

Hastings Couple Plead Not Guilty in Boy’s Slaying

Posted on June 13, 2014June 13, 2014

HASTINGS, Neb.–The mother of a slain 4-year-old Hastings boy and her live-in boyfriend have pleaded not guilty to charges of child abuse resulting in death.

29-year-old Amanda Pecor and 30-year-old Matthew Edwards made their plea Thursday in Adams County District Court. Police say the Pecor’s 9-year-old son fatally shot his 4-year-old brother, Beau Pecor, on April 18.

Prosecutors say police, school and mental health officials had concerns about the 9-year-old’s often violent behavior. Prosecutors say officials had warned both Pecor and Edwards in the weeks before the shooting not to have guns in the house and to lock up all knives and other sharp objects.

North Platte Weather-Weekend

Posted on June 13, 2014

Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 14 to 16 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East northeast wind 8 to 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. West northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Catherine Kay ‘Cathy’ Spotts

Posted on June 13, 2014

Catherine Kay ‘Cathy’ Spotts, 74, of North Platte, NE, died at her home Wednesday, June 11, 2014.

Cathy was born February 4, 1940, to Wilbert William Willard and Agnes Martha Hoagland Johnson at Gothenburg, NE. She grew up south of Brady, NE and went to country school, graduating from the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture at Curtis, NE in 1957. Cathy first went to work as a waitress in North Platte then as a bookkeeper for W.J. O’Connors before working at First National Bank in the administrative department. Cathy then spent 23 years and five months at Shopko before she retired in 2011.

On May 16, 1977, Cathy married Glen Roy ‘Skip’ Spotts, Jr. at North Platte where they made their home. Cathy was an avid bowler and enjoyed reading, puzzles and her family. She especially loved her dogs, Buster and Tico.

She is survived by her sister, Karen ‘Sissy’ (Gilbert) Larson, of Curtis, NE; nieces and nephews, Tony (DeAnn) Larson, of Denver, CO, Teresa (Troy) Greve, of Waverly, NE, Mike (Shirley) Godwin, of Enid, OK and Patty Hill (Craig Bramer), of Phoenix, AZ; her great nieces and nephews, Ryan (Megan) Larson, Eric, Brooke and Brett Larson, Tiffany and Alexis Hill, Trae and Trev Greve and Colby and Taylor Godwin; brother-in-law, Larry Godwin, of Mexico; and other family and her friends.

Cathy was preceded in death by her husband, Skip; her parents, Wilbert and Agnes Johnson; a sister, Diane Godwin; and three infant brothers, Lyle, DeLoit and Richard Johnson.

Cremation was chosen. A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Monday, June 16, at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore. Inurnment will follow in Fort McPherson National Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Curtis Community Center. The memorial book may be signed from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and before services at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore which is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may also be shared at odeanchapel.com

Construction Worker Hurt in Lincoln Home Explosion

Posted on June 12, 2014June 12, 2014

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a construction worker was injured in a house explosion and fire in south Lincoln.

Crews were called to the home shortly before noon on Thursday. Lincoln Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Leo Benes says a large fire was burning on the first floor. Three construction workers were renovating the home at the time, and one was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Neighbors say they heard a loud boom and a crash and then saw smoke coming out of the home’s window.

Investigators say the fire caused $80,000 to $90,000 in damage.

Turkey Vultures Not Welcome at Fremont Airport

Posted on June 12, 2014June 12, 2014

FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — Not everything that flies into the Fremont Municipal Airport is welcome.

Local officials are working to get rid of turkey vultures that have created a hazard at the airport.

Wildlife Specialist Scot Rosendahl told the Dodge County Board of Supervisors Wednesday that he saw a dozen of the birds out between the airport’s runways that morning.

Rosendahl says foxes and badgers are also a nuisance at the airport because they dig large holes near the runways.

Jim Kjeldgaard, who works at the airport, says the animals have not caused any incidents involving aircraft. But he says the animals aren’t wanted there, and their numbers appears to be increasing.