July 2015 – Page 10 – North Platte Post Archive

Mega Monster Trucks set for destruction at Wild West Arena

Posted on July 27, 2015

On Saturday night, August 1st, the Mega Monster Truck Tour will invade the Wild West Arena!

“We are very excited to put on a quality Monster Truck Show for the community” said Linda Beckley who is the owner of the Mega Monster Truck Tour. “ We know the people of the North Platte Nebraska region will really have a good time at this show” Beckley added.

The Mega Monster Truck show will feature Wicked, King Krunch, Nitro, and un-named and un-tamed. Monster trucks isn’t all they have, families will also be able to enjoy performances from the BMX stunt team the tuff trucks and more!

Stalkup RV superstore based out of Wyoming is the presenting sponsor, along with the many other longtime sponsors including ABC Auto Salvage, Jody’s Auto Sales, and Titan Rentals. Tickets are available for sale at any of the North Platte Kwik Stop Locations and at Video Kingdom in McCook, or online at www.megapromotionstour.com. Get ready for another year of roaring fun with Mega Promotions at the Wild West Arena.

TICKET INFORMATION:

Tickets for this event are on sale now at area ticket outlets and online at www.megapromotionstour.com

North Platte’s Pavelka, Rowland Win State High School Fishing Title

Posted on July 27, 2015

LINCOLN – Grant Pavelka and Tyler Rowland of the North Platte Bass Bosses caught a five-fish limit weighing 9.86 pounds to capture the Nebraska High School Fishing Championship on July 25 at Lewis and Clark Lake near Crofton.

The winning team’s largest bass weighed 2.35 pounds. Ben Pavelka was the team’s coach and boat operator.

Rees Cudaback and Eli Leggett of the Millard North Mustangs took second place with three fishing weighing 5.84 pounds. Zane Leibhart and Brent Bergman of Lincoln County Bass Bosses caught three fish weighing 4.86 pounds for third place.

The Millard North team of Caleb Hoover and Grant Young caught the tournament’s biggest bass at 2.49 pounds.

This fifth annual event at Lewis and Clark Lake State Recreation Area’s Weigand Marina was hosted by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and The Bass Federation-Student Angler Federation. Twelve teams competed. Each team could weigh in a maximum of five bass, with a minimum length limit of 12 inches. For more information on the tournament, visit: https://www.highschoolfishing.org/2015-state-championships/.

The winning team will represent Nebraska at the Southern Conference Regional tournament on Oct. 17. The event will take place on the Arkansas River at Pine Bluff, Ark., where they will compete against teams from Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Anglers at this tournament will attempt to qualify for the TBF/FLW High School National Championship next spring and a $10,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

Barbara (Peterson) Allbery

Posted on July 27, 2015

Barbara (Peterson) Allbery, 80, of North Platte, passed away on June 13th, 2015, in Lincoln, surrounded by her family.
Barbara was the daughter of Clarence & Evelyn Peterson; born on March 29th, 1935. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1953. She then married and had three daughters, Marlene, Sharlene & Julie.
Barbara was blessed with musical talent and was a member of the Octect in High School, sang and played the piano and organ in numerous weddings for family and friends and was the Music Director at Trinity Chapel in Rokeby and Lakeview Methodist in Capitol Beach. Barbara also loved entertaining patrons with her organ playing at Lees’ Restaurant and spent much time leading 4H groups focusing on music and sewing.
Around 1967, Barbara began working for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, where she met her second husband, Dwight Allbery. In 1971, Barbara & Dwight married and moved to North Platte, NE where they had two daughters, Rachelle & Rhonda. They made their home in North Platte for 41 years.
Barbara continued playing the organ and piano for weddings, church services and funerals, as well as assisting 4H groups with sewing projects and musical competitions. She and Dwight loved to travel and visited Colorado, Alaska, Hawaii, Newfoundland, New York, Arizona and British Columbia, as well as numerous other locations across the US.
Another passion of Barb’s was her gardening and she was known for her beautiful flowers, especially her iris. She was also an extremely talented seamstress, making wedding and prom dresses for friends and family, creating an outfit in a day for a big event and costumes and outfits for her daughter’s 4H and dance competitions.
Barbara found another avenue to showcase her creativity in 1974 when she began making “Carp-Art”. This ‘hobby’ turned into a family business and led to many traveling experiences for almost 30 years. Trips included Denver, Cheyenne, Sidney, Oklahoma City, Las Vegas, Kansas City, Minot and other small towns around the Midwest.
Barbara worked at Bonnie’s Travel Chain and the Lincoln County Courthouse, was a long-time member of The Eagles Club, and she and Dwight were founding members of the Cody Ringnecks chapter of Pheasants Forever.
Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence & Evelyn Peterson and her husband, Dwight Allbery.
Barbara is survived by her daughters, Marlene Wiest-Kansas City, Sharlene (David) Carmichael-(Beatrice), Julie Alm- North Platte, Rachelle (Shawn) Allbery-McQuade-North Platte, and Rhonda (Allan) McGill- Lincoln. Her grandchildren, Justin (Gena) Jones, Casey (Alesa) Jones, Cody (Amanda) Burrows, Shelby Wiest, Matthew Wiest, Landon and Lilli McGill and Gage, Sissy and Rylee McQuade as well as seven great-grandchildren.
Memorials are suggested to the Dwight Allbery Pheasants Forever Scholarship fund or the Great Plains chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. Online condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial.com.
A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held on July 31st, 1:00 pm at United Methodist Church in North Platte, NE. Carpenter Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Stull Named Director of Sports Psychology

Posted on July 27, 2015

Lincoln – The University of Nebraska Athletic Department recently added Dr. Todd Stull to its full-time staff as Nebraska’s Director of Sports Psychology. Previously, Stull had worked as a consulting sport psychiatrist for the Huskers.

Nebraska’s first full-time sports psychiatrist, Stull will work with each of the Huskers’ 24 varsity sports. A leader in the sports psychiatry field, Stull will utilize his extensive knowledge and more than 20 years of psychiatric medical practice to implement programs designed to maximize the performance and well-being of each of Nebraska’s more than 600 student-athletes.

“I am excited that Dr. Stull will be working with Husker student-athletes and sports teams on a full-time basis,” said Steve Waterfield, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Performance and Strategic Research. “Increased access to Todd’s expertise in sports performance and mental wellness will enhance the student-athlete experience and continue to position Nebraska at the forefront of sports performance and mental health resources at the collegiate level.”

Stull earned his medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He is the founder of Inside Performance Mindroom, a private practice that combines performance psychiatry with the latest sport science training to offer an innovative approach to enhancing individual, team and coaching performance. In addition to working with corporate executives and physicians, Stull served as a consulting sports psychiatrist for both the Nebraska and Creighton Athletic Departments.

A board certified psychiatrist in Addiction Medicine as well as General and Addiction Psychiatry, Stull is a professional member of the American Psychiatric Association, the Association of Applied Sports Psychology and the International Society of Sports Psychiatry. Stull also serves on the N

LCSO Begins Housing State Inmates

Posted on July 27, 2015

On July 23, the Lincoln County Detention Center began housing Nebraska Department of Corrections inmates.

Initially the Detention Center will house around ten Department of Correction inmates, but will house more if space allows. Only certain types of inmates will be housed at the Lincoln Detention Center.

All inmates who are released from the Department of Corrections will be transported back to Lincoln for release, not North Platte.

Officials say the highly trained staff at the Lincoln County Detention Center can manage these inmates with few problems.

“We all know that inmates in prison were once housed in County Jails,” the LCSO said in a news release. “All medical, legal and transportation costs will be paid for by the Nebraska Department of Corrections.

Projected revenue from this program will be $300,000.00 to $400,000.00 per year, depending on the number of inmates. This is on top of the approximately $100,000.00 the Detention Center generates for housing surrounding counties inmates.

All revenue will go back to the Lincoln County General Fund.

Man Convicted in NP Homicide Gets 30 Years to Life

Posted on July 27, 2015July 27, 2015

A transient who was one of three people charged in the beating death of a Colorado man has been sentenced to the maximum sentence.

46-year-old David Saxton appeared in Lincoln County District Court on Monday for sentencing.

In June, Saxton pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Lonnie Sanchez.

Sanchez’s body was found last September near a transient camp along the South Platte River near the city of North Platte. Authorities say he was beaten to death by Saxton and another man, 31-year-old Randy Nevsimal.

Prior to sentencing, Lincoln County Attorney Rebecca Harling asked District Court Judge Richard Birch to sentence Saxton to the maximum sentence allowed.

Harling told the court that, during a pre-sentence investigation, Saxton stated that he had no remorse for Sanchez’ death. Harling said that this is one of the biggest concerns her office has with Saxton.

Saxton’s attorney, Patrick Hayes, said he felt that Harling’s statements were a bit of a misrepresentation. Hayes said the co-defendants and Sanchez had been drinking and things just got out of hand.

Hayes said Saxton had expressed remorse on multiple occasions.

Saxton then addressed the court saying, “I’m sorry for what I did. Things just got out of control and I can’t take it back.”

Judge Birch then said that he too was very concerned by the lack of remorse that Saxton showed in the pre-sentence investigation.

He also said that he had received numerous letters from Sanchez’ friends and family, stating what an important part of their life he had been.

“Despite his shortcomings, Mr. Sanchez didn’t deserve this,” Judge Birch said. “This was a senseless violent act.”

Judge Birch then sentenced Saxton to the maximum sentence of 30 years to life in prison. He was given credit for 316 days he’s already served.

Nevsimal has pleaded not guilty to a count of second-degree murder. Court records don’t show a trial date has been set.

In April, another co-defendant, Maybelle Collins, was given 364 days in jail. She’d been convicted of false reporting.

Body Pulled from Missouri River at Council Bluffs

Posted on July 27, 2015

COUNCIL BLUFF, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have been trying to identify the body of a man that was pulled from the Missouri River at Council Bluffs.

The body was spotted a little before 5:30 p.m. Sunday just south of the Veterans Memorial Bridge, which connects Council Bluffs with south Omaha, Nebraska. Council Bluffs firefighters recovered the body less than 30 minutes later.

An autopsy has been ordered.

North Platte Weather-July 27

Posted on July 27, 2015

Today

Isolated thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. South southeast wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms before 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 7 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 88. North northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Ona O. Warden Funeral Notice

Posted on July 27, 2015

Ona O. Warden, 96, of Mullen died Friday, July 24, 2015 at Pioneer Memorial Rest Home in Mullen
Services will be held Wednesday, July 29, 2015 @ 10 AM MDT @ United Methodist Church in Mullen
Interment is at Cedarview Cemetery in Mullen
Memorials to Cedarview Cemetery or United Methodist Church
Visitation Hours Tuesday from 1 to 7 PM MDT @ the Mullen Funeral Home

Lloyd L. Ginkens, Jr

Posted on July 27, 2015

Lloyd L. Ginkens, Jr, 89, of Mullen, passed away July 23, 2015 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte.
Lloyd “Ginks” was born October 30, 1925 in Mullen, NE to Lloyd and Sara (French) Ginkens. In the early years he attended a country school with Austin Ginkens and the John Barneby kids. In 1935 the family went broke and traveled to the West Coast. They didn’t have much luck with jobs so they returned to Nebraska and moved in with Grandpa and Grandma French. In the summer of 1938 the family rented a place north of Mullen on the Middle Loup River from McCully and Bramer.
Lloyd attended school in Mullen. He drove a truck for Ray Sexton after school and on the weekends once he was old enough to drive and in the summer time worked for his uncle Gerald French. After graduating from Mullen High School in 1943, he worked for Mullen Coop running a tank wagon delivery truck which he unloaded with a 5 gallon bucket. Lloyd joined the U.S. Army February 22, 1944. He was wounded and honorably discharged December 21, 1945, receiving a Purple Heart.
On June 14, 1949 Lloyd married Betty Fosdick in Mullen. They lived in the same house in Mullen all of their married life and he continued to live there after Betty’s death in 2002. “Ginks” went to work for Mathews Chevrolet Company and sold cars. In 1959 he became the Postmaster of Mullen retiring after 31 years in November, 1989.
“Ginks” was an active volunteer in the Mullen community. He was one of the first EMTs, running his own station wagon as an ambulance and later driving the Mullen ambulance. He was an original member of the “walking blood bank” and continued to be a blood donor throughout his life. Lloyd was the Commander of the American Legion Firing Squad for 60 years; Chairman of the Boys & Girls County Government Day for 50 years; served on the Mullen Volunteer Fire Department for 50 years; served on the Rodeo Committee for 30 years; was a Cub Master and helped with the Boy Scout Pine Wood Derby for 25 years; and served on the Mullen Golf Club Board of Directors while volunteering his labor for over 40 years at the course. “Gramps” was also a huge supporter of the youth and was selected the 2013 MHS Fan of the Year.
“Ginks” touched many lives in more ways than one and will be remembered for his quick comebacks and witty remarks. No matter where you went, he always ran into someone he knew. He loved life, his family, and friends. He was also very proud to be a World War II Infantry veteran.
He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife Betty, brother Jim and sisters Miriam (Johnny) Morris and Carol Hendrickson Volk. He is survived by his children: Tom (Nancy) Ginkens of Overton, Jean (Ron) Jones of Hastings and Dale (Pam) Ginkens of Mullen. Grandchildren Sarah Davenport, Rebecca (Carl) Schluckebier, Amanda Ginkens, Tina (Don) Nelson, Jason (Angie) Jones, Ryan (Jennifer) Jones, Jake Ginkens, Logan Ginkens and Ally Ginkens. Twelve Great Grandchildren: Drake, Jaylee, Trip, Barrett, Britton, Corbin, Keira, Kellen, Reese, Rowan, Kaiden and Kinleigh. Sisters-in-law Louise Ginkens and Johnna Morgan and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
Per “Gink’s” request, in lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Sara Ginkens Memorial Scholarship Fund, the Mullen Ambulance Fund or donor’s choice.
Visitation will be Monday 9 AM to 7 PM MDT at the Mullen Funeral Home. Services will be held at 1:30 PM MDT Tuesday, July 28 at the Lariat Auditorium in Mullen. Burial with Military Honors with American Legion Post #109 and VFW #5541 of Mullen will be at Cedarview Cemetery followed by fellowship at the Bullseye Building. “Ginks” said “no sense people getting all “fuzzed up” for this” so please dress casually. Mullen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.