04-18-08

Happy Birthday Wishes to: 

 

Mark Bohac, Aimee Clausen, Robert Kelberlau, Verdean Meyer, Maralyn Reznicek

Skywatch Weather: 

 

Today, partial clearing at times, chance for showers, high 57. Tonight, mostly cloudy early, then clearing, chance for showers, lwo 35. Saturday, mainly sunny, high 72

Sports: 

 

Baseball fans got their money's worth overnight in San Diego. The visiting Colorado Rockies beat the hometown Padres but it took them 22 innings and six-hours, 16 minutes to do it. It was the longest game ever for the Rockies or the Padres and the longest in the majors in nearly 15 years.

 

Manny Ramirez hit his fourth and fifth homers of the young season and the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 7-5. Ramirez now has 495 home runs, passing Lou Gehrig and Fred McGriff for sole possession of 24th place on the career list.

 

Norfolk Catholic won the boys competition of the Pierce Invitational Thursday while the host team came in second in the six team track and field meet. The Knights won with 214 points while the Bluejays scored 162. Pierce won the girls division with 164.66 points while Norfolk Catholic was second with 137 points. Crofton was right behind with 134.33.

Hastings St. Cecilia took tops honors at the Columbus Scotus golf invitational Thursday in cloudy, rainy and windy conditions. St. Cecilia shot a 314 while Norfolk Catholic was second. Norfolk Catholic’s Keaton Knake was sixth with a 77. Colby Blackman was low score for the Norfolk JV team with an 81.

 

The annual Norfolk High School Track and Field Invitational will be held today at Johnny Carson Field. Boy and girl teams from Norfolk, Columbus, Grand Island, Lincoln Southwest, Millard North and Omaha Benson will take part in this year’s event.

 

Local Schedule: Nfk at Ram Inv at Ralston G&B Soccer; Creighton at N. Iowa (Bsbl. 6:30): Kansas at nebraska (Bsbl. 6:35).

 

American League: Boston 7 NY Yankees 5; Baltimore 6 Chi White Sox 5, 10 Innings; Cleveland 11 Detroit 1; Texas 4 Toronto 1; Tampa Bay 7 Minnesota 3; L.A. Angels 5 Kansas City 3; Seattle 8 Oakland 1.

 

National League: Philadelphia 10 Houston 2; Milwaukee 5 St. Louis 3, 10 Innings; Cincinnati 9 Chi Cubs 2; Atlanta 8 Florida 0; NY Mets 3 Washington 2, 14 Innings; Colorado 2 San Diego 1, 22 Innings.

 

NHL Playoffs: Boston 5 Montreal 1; 2OT Philadelphia 4 Washington 3; Dallas 3 Anaheim 1; Colorado 3 Minnesota 2; San Jose 4 Calgary 3.

Kwifax: 

 

U.S. President George Washington loved cream of peanut soup and had a dog named Sweet Lips

News Briefs: 

 

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is pulling funding from a Nebraska commission designed to fight housing discrimination, citing in part the state attorney general's refusal to prosecute a case on behalf of two illegal immigrants. A department official said yesterday that it would no longer reimburse the state for pursuing discrimination cases and would stop forwarding complaints to the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission.

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State lawmakers have turned down the governor's veto of a measure to require Nebraska towns with at least 1,000 residents to add fluoride to their drinking water. Governor Dave Heineman called the bill an unfunded mandate. Communities can opt out of the proposed law. The governor said Thursday the cost of a ballot initiative to do so would be passed on to taxpayers.

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A new method of taxing fuel in the state has received final approval from the Legislature. It won't cause drivers to pay more in the short term, because an appropriation bill attached to the measure was removed by lawmakers. But the decision to begin taxing fuel at the wholesale level could eventually lead to higher pump prices. If the appropriation measure hadn't been removed, the fuel tax could have jumped by about 3 cents per gallon.

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Nebraska lawmakers cast their final votes of the legislative session Thursday -- and said good-bye to 15 veteran lawmakers who won't be coming back. Speaker Mike Flood of Norfolk tells WJAG NEWS lawmakers tackled a number of key issues this session, including a "deal" moving the State Fair to Grand Island, a statewide smoking ban, embryonic stem cell research, and a safe haven law, among others. He says his highlight was balancing the state budget.

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A night of international foods, high energy native dances, poetry readings and a fashion show featuring clothing from the around the world will highlight this year's Multi-Cultural Show at Northeast Community College. A number of students from different nations attend the Norfolk school. The Multi-Cultural Show will be held Sunday evening at 6:00 in the college's Lifelong Learning Center. Advanced tickets are 12 dollars for adults and six dollars for students. They go up to 15 dollars at the door for everyone. Call 844-7150 for more information.

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Two metals experts have a new book out blaming lower quality rivets for the sinking of the Titanic. The authors say the builder, Harland and Wolff of Belfast, Northern Ireland, needed to build the ship quickly and at reasonable cost, which may have compromised quality.

Today's Tickler: 

 

Patience is the ability to wait until you’re too old to care anymore


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