04-23-08

Happy Birthday Wishes to: 

 

Lloyd Frowick, Adam Cerv, John Gubbels, Mark Henery, Rhonda Ketteler, Pamela Knutson, Steve McFarlane, Dennis Miller, David Novotny, Tim Pearson, Dawn Reedy, Lindsay Schilousky, Michael Stoley, Beverly Tornow, Heidi Weyhrich, Pamela Zoucha

Skywatch Weather: 

 

Today, blend of clouds & sun, chance for showers, high 74. Tonight, mostly cloudy, chance for showers, low 56. Thursday, partial clearing at time, chance for showers, high 73.

Sports: 

 

Dan Jennings and three relievers held Creighton to four hits and Ben Kline drove in two runs, leading the Nebraska baseball team to a 4-3 victory over Creighton last night in Lincoln. Jennings limited the Bluejays to one run on three hits in six innings, striking out five and walking one. Nebraska scored four times in the sixth inning to take a 4-1 lead. Nick Nordgren's two-run homer in the seventh off reliever Erik Anderson pulled Creighton to 4-3. The teams meet again tonight at 6:30 at Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium. Nebraska is now 29-7-1 on the season while Creighton drops to 25-14.

 

The Omaha World Herald has updated it’s boys track & field leaders. In the 110 high hurdles, Norfolk Catholic’s Jon Love is sixth with a time of 14.7 seconds while he is tied for second with a time of 39.3 seconds in the 300 hurdles. In the Long Jump, Norfolk Catholic’s Chad Pinkelman is second with a height of 22’7. In the Pole Vault, Norfolk High’s Anthony Juhlin & Andrew Ellsworth is tied for ninth with a height of 14’0.

 

The Lutheran High Northeast track & field team participated in yesterday’s Wisner/Pilger Invite. The boys placed fourth with 52 points while the champion host team garnered 186. The girls were last with 47 points while champion Elkhorn Valley totaled 99. The Lady Eagle 400 relay team placed first in a time of 54.2.

 

Local Schedule: North Dakota St. At Nebraska (SB DH-2:00); Nebraska at Drake Relays at Des Moines, IA (T&F-10:00); Drake at Creighton (SB-4:00); Winona St. At WSC (Bsbl DH-2:00); Nebraska/Omaha at WSC (SB DH-2:00).

 

Local Scores: South Sioux City 13 Nfk High 9 (Bsbl); North Platte 3 Nfk High 2 (B Socc.); Nfk High 2 North Platte 1 (G Socc.); Fremont 154 Nfk High 165 (B Golf Dual); WSC 3-6 Concordia St. Paul 2-0 (SB DH); Omaha Royals 12 New Orleans 4 (Bsbl).

 

NBA Playoffs: New Orleans 127 Dallas 103 (2-0); Orlando 104 Toronto 103 (2-0); San Antonio 102 Phoenix 96 (2-0).

 

NHL Playoffs: Philadelphia 3 Washington 2 (OT) (Philadelphia wins series 4-3); San Jose 5 Calgary 3 (San Jose wins series 4-3).

Spracklen Physical Therapy Star Athlete of the Week:: 

 

Kyle Wemhoff of the Norfolk Catholic Track & Field team

Kwifax: 

 

Women spend about $5.1 billion a year on handbags.

News Briefs: 

 

Charges will not be filed against Madison County Attorney Joe Smith in a federal investigation of his alleged relationship with a convicted drug dealer. In a letter to Smith's lawyer, U.S. Attorney Joe Stecher says there is not enough evidence to warrant charges against Smith. The federal investigation and wiretaps of Smith's cell phone came to light in June 2005. Smith's attorney, James Martin Davis, tells WJAG NEWS the wiretaps were related to federal indictments in March 2005 of six people on charges of distributing methamphetamine.

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Although Nebraska drivers are paying a record average $3.50 a gallon for regular gas, that price is a penny cheaper than the national average - also a record. Experts say the prices - listed on the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report - are being pushed by all-time high prices for oil. Oil surged past $120 a barrel today on Asian markets. The Nebraska record breaks the state mark set only a day earlier of $3.49 a gallon for regular. A year ago, the average price for regular gas across the state was $2.84 a gallon.

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A longtime Norfolk barbershop is planning to move to a new location. Kent McCallum of Plaza Stylists and Barbers was before the Norfolk Planning Commission Tuesday, requesting a zoning change on property he's purchased at the corner of 13th Street and Taylor Avenue. He says he wants to construct a small strip mall on the lot. McCallum says the new location will also allow them to hire five additional employees. He says he's currently negotiating a lease with a bank to be another tenant on the property which is the former Mueting and Stoffer law office. The Planning Commission voted seven-to-one to forward a change in the city's comprehensive plan and for a zoning change from office district to service commercial district to the City Council for its consideration.

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The Norfolk City council approved ordinance number 5,000 this week. Ordinances have been numbered sequentially since the city was established in 1881. Ordinance 5000 amends the city's comprehensive plan for property on West Nucor Road.

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Joe Feeney, the Nebraska-born tenor who crooned "Danny Boy" and other standards for 25 years on "The Lawrence Welk Show," has died. He was 76. Feeney's family says he died of emphysema on April 16th at a hospice in Carlsbad, California. His family says Feeney never smoked, and they believe he may have contracted the illness from decades of performing in smoky casinos and nightclubs.

Today's Tickler: 

 

Some countries have an open-door policy .. but many more have an open-hand policy


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