June 2015 – Page 40 – North Platte Post Archive

Tulowitzki powers Rockies to 11-3 win over Cardinals

Posted on June 8, 2015

DENVER (AP) — Troy Tulowitzki hit a three-run homer in the first and David Hale threw seven effective innings, lifting the Colorado Rockies to an 11-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.

Hale (2-0) was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque to make a spot start and retired the opening nine batters before surrendering a solo homer to Kolten Wong. The right-hander allowed three runs and struck out seven.

Nolan Arenado added a two-run homer as the Rockies roughed up John Lackey (4-4), who surrendered 10 runs — eight earned — and 12 hits in four innings. His ERA rose from 2.93 to 3.74.

St. Louis had a scary moment in the second when left fielder Matt Holliday fell awkwardly trying to chase down a bloop double by Carlos Gonzalez. Holliday grabbed his right leg and lay on the ground before gingerly walking off. The team said he suffered a right quadriceps strain.

City of Lincoln announces interim fire chief

Posted on June 8, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The city of Lincoln has a new interim fire chief.

Mayor Chris Beutler said Monday that Lincoln Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Tim Linke (LIN’-kee) will begin his job as interim fire chief on Friday.

Linke is taking over the post from Fire Chief John Huff, who announced in May that he was retiring. Huff worked for the department for 40 years.

Linke has worked for the department since 1998. He was appointed battalion chief in 2012.

Beutler says there will be a national search for a new fire chief.

Omaha school district eases students’ cellphone use

Posted on June 8, 2015

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Omaha school district has changed student conduct code to allow cellphone use during lunch or between classes.

The Omaha World-Herald (https://bit.ly/1Ipm8tf ) reports that the school board last week approved the new guidelines for high school students. The district previously required students to keep their phones off during the school day unless it was an emergency or had received special permission.

Elementary and middle school students still have to keep their phones inside lockers or backpacks and they must be off during the school day.

The district hopes the change in rules encourages more teachers to incorporate technology such as smartphones into lesson plans.

Nebraska village scrutinized for ‘questionable’ payments

Posted on June 8, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — State auditors have identified more than $30,000 in “questionable and possibly fraudulent” payments made by the south-central Nebraska village of Riverton.

The audit says most of the money went to former village clerk Kelly Jackson and her husband, Jeremy Jackson, a former water operator. State Auditor Charlie Janssen said Monday that his office has referred the case to the Nebraska attorney general’s office.

Auditors blamed the village board for insufficient monitoring and oversight. As of Jan. 31, the village owed more than $33,000 to various creditors. Auditors say at least one resident received a discount on his utilities bill based on a verbal agreement with Kelly Jackson.

A listed phone number for the Jacksons was disconnected. Board chairman Mike Lammers declined to comment, saying the audit was “a sore subject.”

Seven Kansas City Royals on track to start All-Star Game

Posted on June 8, 2015June 8, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — Seven players on the AL champion Kansas City Royals are on track to start in next month’s All-Star game.

Catcher Salvador Perez, first baseman Eric Hosmer, shortstop Alcides Escobar, third baseman Mike Moustakas and designated hitter Kendrys Morales all led their positions in voting totals released Monday. Lorenzo Cain was first among AL outfielders, with teammate Alex Gordon third, behind AL MVP Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels.

Kansas City’s Omar Infante was second among second basemen with 2.65 million votes, 150,000 behind AL batting champion Jose Altuve of Houston.

Voting runs through July 2, and starters are to be announced the weekend of July 4-5. The game in Cincinnati is scheduled for July 14.

NCAA approves 30-second shot clock in men’s basketball

Posted on June 8, 2015

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Men’s basketball teams will play with a quicker shot clock and fewer timeouts next season.

It’s the first time the shot clock has been trimmed since the 1993-94 season, when it went from 45 seconds to 35. Now it goes from 35 seconds to 30. Teams also will have one fewer second-half timeout, and if either team calls a timeout within 30 seconds of a media timeout, it would count as the scheduled break.

On Monday, the NCAA’s Playing Rules Oversight Panel officially approved both recommendations from the basketball rules committee. PROP also approved extending the arc inside the lane from 3 feet to 4 feet in hopes of reducing collisions.

PROP also approved a proposal allowing women’s teams to go to four 10-minute quarters instead of two 20-minute halves.

Burroughs, Green Head to Senior World Team Trials

Posted on June 8, 2015

**James Green went 35-5 as a senior and led the team in technical falls with 10. (Courtesy Scott Bruhn/NU Media Relations)**

Madison, WI – Jordan Burroughs and James Green are set to compete in the U.S. Senior World Team Trials with Colton McCrystal competing in the UWW Junior World Team Trials, June 12-14 in Madison, WI.

Green and McCrystal will be competing in the Challenge Tournament at the Alliant Energy Center. The winner of the Challenge Tournament will go on to face the winner of the U.S. Open in the best-of-three finals to claim a spot on the world team. McCrystal, a Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, native compiled a 24-5 overall record as a redshirt freshman in the 2014-15 season. The UWW Junior Challenge Tournament will begin Friday at 9:00am. Green, a Willingboro, N.J., native went 35-5 in his final regular season at NU and went on to place third at the 2015 NCAA Championships.

Olympic Gold Medalist and and assistant coach Jordan Burroughs will sit in the best-of-three finals to wait to battle the winner of the Challenge Tournament. This event is the final qualifier for the Junior and Senior World Teams.

Anton Gill Transfers to Nebraska

Posted on June 8, 2015June 8, 2015

Lincoln – University of Nebraska Basketball Coach Tim Miles announced Monday that Anton Gill has transferred to the University of Nebraska and joined the Husker basketball program. Gill began classes at Nebraska on Monday, the first of two summer sessions at UNL.

Gill, who spent the previous two seasons at the University of Louisville, will sit out the 2015-16 season and have two years of eligibility remaining beginning with the 2016-17 campaign.

A 6-foot-3, 190-pound guard from Raleigh, N.C., Gill spent two seasons at Louisville, where he played in 55 career games for the Cardinals, who reached the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight in his tenure. A former top-50 recruit out of Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy, Miles believes that Gill, who selected Nebraska over Georgetown and East Carolina, will provide the Huskers additional scoring punch when he becomes eligible.

“I’m excited to add Anton to our team,” Miles said. “He is a high-caliber player who has played in an elite program and understands the regimentation it takes for a program to be successful. As I have got to know him, I enjoy the way he puts thought into his game. He has an outstanding basketball IQ and pays attention to the game, and that is someone who has traditionally excelled in our system. He was a renowned scorer on the AAU circuit and at Hargrave Academy. We think he can be someone who can step in and be scoring threat who can replace Shavon Shields after he graduates next year.”

As a sophomore, he played in 31 games, helping Louisville to a 27-9 record and a berth in the Elite Eight in 2014-15. He averaged 2.5 points and 0.7 rebounds per game in just under 10 minutes per contest. Gill posted a pair of double-figure efforts in 2014-15, including a career-high 15 point effort against Florida International and had 14 points, including a career-high four 3-pointers, in a win over Florida State. Gill also had seven points and a pair of steals in the final six minutes of Louisville’s East Regional semifinal win over North Carolina State, including the go-ahead basket with 5:55 remaining. As a freshman, he played in 24 game as a reserve for the Cardinals. In addition to his work on the court, Gill was named to the 2015 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Men’s Basketball team.

A consensus top-50 recruit, Gill averaged 28.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists for Hargrave Military Academy as a senior, including a school-record 56 point game and another 50-point effort, as the school went 38-8 on the season. He was a first-team all-state pick at Ravenscroft High School as a junior, averaging 18.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals to lead the program to a 31-4 record and the Class 3A North Carolina state championship.

Gill’s father, Anton, played basketball at East Carolina, earning first team All-Colonial Athletic Conference honors in 1995 and CAA All-Rookie team honors in 1992. He scored 1,485 points at ECU and ranks fifth on the Pirates’ all-time scoring list. Anton is the son of Anton and Shauntell Gill.

Gill’s Career Bests (at Louisville)

Rebounds	6 vs. Jacksonville St. (11/17/14)
Assists	3 vs. Cal State Northridge (12/23/14)
Blocks	1 (4 times), last vs. Syracuse (2/18/15)
Steals	4 vs. Savannah St. (11/24/14)
FGM	6 vs. Florida International (12/5/14)
FGA	10 vs. Florida International (12/5/14)
3FGM	4 vs. Florida State (2/28/15)
3FGA	5 vs. Houston (1/16/14); vs. Florida International (12/5/14)
FT	3 vs. Louisiana Lafayette (12/7/13)
FTA	4 vs. Louisiana Lafayette (12/7/13); vs. Minnesota (11/14/14)

Doris Jeanne Turner

Posted on June 8, 2015July 16, 2015

Doris Jeanne Turner, 91, of North Platte, NE, was taken home by her heavenly Father on Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at Great Plains Health in North Platte.

Doris was born January 20, 1924, to William Bryan and Gladys Jane Smith Knobel at Julesburg, CO. She graduated from Fairbury High School in 1941 and later taught school in Jefferson County.

On June 17, 1942 Doris married Robert Benjamin Turner at Marysville, KS. In 1949 they moved to North Platte where they raised their family and 26 foster children. Doris worked as a finance officer for St. Mary’s Hospital for several years and volunteered at the Thrift Connection as well as other places for many years. She was a member of the North Platte Berean Church and attended the Salvation Army Bible Study. Doris enjoyed gardening, loved to read and was a good artist.

Survivors include her daughter, Patricia (Marvin) Bartels of North Platte; two sons, Michael Turner, of Scottsbluff, NE and Dennis (Penny) Turner, of Villa Rica, GA; two daughter-in-laws, Paula Turner, of Hayes, VA and Pam Turner, of Wichita, KS; brothers, Harold (Nell) Knobel, of Pueblo, CO and Leland (Susan) Knobel, of Lincoln, NE; 18 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a great great-grandson; and many nieces, nephews, other family and her friends.

Doris was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; two sons, David W. and Robert L. Turner; her infant daughter, Judith Jean Turner; parents, William and Gladys Knobel; a sister, Gertrude Rolland; and three brothers, Daryl, James and John Knobel.

Doris donated her body to science. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday, July 24, 2015, at the Berean Church with Pastor John Stone officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date in Fort McPherson National Cemetery. The memorial book may be signed at odeanchapel.com or from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore. Memorials are suggested to the Berean Church or KJLT Radio. Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore is in charge of arrangements.

Barbara Ann Olivigni

Posted on June 8, 2015

Barbara Ann Olivigni, 84, of Hickman, NE, died Monday, June 8 at her home.

Mrs. Olivigni was born August 25, 1930 at the family farm near Elsie, NE to Bryan and Minnie (Glunz) McGahan. She was the sixth of eight children. She attended school in the Elsie area until 1945. She then joined her sister Mary in Boston where she completed her junior year at St. Mary’s Catholic School. In 1946, she returned to Nebraska and graduated from St. Pat’s High School in North Platte at the age of 16.

On January 22, 1951 Barb married John Olivigni at Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church in Elsie, NE. The newlyweds returned to John’s hometown of Boston, MA for several months before settling in Elsie, NE. They also lived in Arapahoe, NE and Damar, KS before moving to Lewellen, NE in 1964. After a lifetime in western Nebraska, Barb then moved to Hickman in June of 2013 to be closer to her children.

Barb enjoyed reading, putting puzzles together, playing Bingo and solving crossword puzzles. She also enjoyed gardening and she was an avid garage saler and never met a bargain she didn’t like. She was blessed with good gambling skills and enjoyed pickle cards, Keno, and trips to Deadwood. She retired from Marshalltown Instruments in Oshkosh, NE after 17 years as a quality control inspector. She then worked part-time at the Oregon Trail Trading Post in Lewellen, NE for several years before retiring for a second time.

Barb was a member of St. Elizabeth’s Parish in Oshkosh, NE.

Survivors include three daughters and two sons-in-law, Karen and Larry Davison of Lincoln, NE, Lorna and Steve Triplett of Dumfries, VA, and Lisa Olivigni of Crete, NE;
One son and daughter-in-law, Fran and Lynne Olivigni of Barnhart, MO; one sister Margaret Berger of Omaha, NE; four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Also surviving are many nieces, nephews and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; four brothers and two sisters.

Memorials are suggested to HoriSun Hospice in Lincoln, NE and St. Patrick’s Catholic Schools in North Platte, NE. Online condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial.com.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in North Platte, NE Thursday, June 11, 2015 with the Reverend Michael Pampara as celebrant. Burial will be at Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell, NE.

Family will be receiving friends with visitation from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10 at Carpenter Memorial Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.