09-03-10

Posted on Sep 3rd, 2010 at 7:36 am

Happy Birthday Wishes to:
 Suzann Bugenhagen, Diane Ellenberger, Bert Lammli, Howard Leshovsky, Bill Marx, Lisa S. Walters
 
Skywatch Weather:
 Today, mainly sunny, high 74.  Tonight, mostly clear, low 44.  Saturday, mostly sunny, high 80.
 
Sports:
 The Norfolk High boys & girls cross country teams both placed second at yesterday’s Papillion La Vista South Invite.  Concerning the boys, Lincoln Southwest was the champion with 22 points while the Panthers totaled 70.  Individually, Austin Sweigard was fifth and Tim Metcalf got eighth.  The Lady Panthers scored 52 points while the champion host school totaled 25 points.  Individually, Melissa Parks was third and Emilee Aschoff placed tenth. 
 
Norfolk Catholic & Lutheran High Northeast had their cross country teams competing in the Wisner/Pilger Invitational yesterday.  Concerning the Knights, the boys placed second in the Class “B” & “C” Division with 29 points while champion South Sioux City had 28.  Individually, Tyler Maguire was the champion in 18:21, Jared Maguire was fifth and Ryan Klima took tenth.  The Lady Knights were the champion with 16 points while Madison/Humphrey St. Francis was second with 32.  Individually, Morgan Hauser was second, Abby Beller placed third, Dani Stappert got fourth, Megan Aschoff took seventh, Nicole Timmerman placed ninth, and Michaela O’Brien placed tenth.  The Lutheran High Northeast boys was third in the Class “D” Division with 72 points.  Lindsay Holy Family/Newman Grove was the champion with 42 points.  Tyler Ellis was the individual champion with a time of 19:15.
 
Local Schedule:  Nfk High Vs. Lincoln NE at Beechner Field in Lincoln (FB-7:00); Nfk High Vs. Omaha Skutt-4:30; Vs. Beatrice-5:45; Vs. Hastings-7:00 (Beatrice VB Tourn.); Plainview at Nfk Cath (GG Dual-3:30); Laurel/Concord at LHNE (FB-7:00).
 
Tonight:  The 1-0 Norfolk Panther football squad visits Beechner Field in Lincoln to play 1-0 Lincoln Northeast at 7:00.  Pregame coverage at 6:30 on 106 KIX & 106KIX.com.
 
Saturday Morning:  Sportstalk on Newstalk WJAG 780 AM, 105.9 FM, & WJAG.com from 9:05-10:00 AM from Hy-Vee East.  This Week:  Nfk High’s Tom Olson & Chuck Hughes; Nfk Cath’s Jeff Bellar & Gail Borgmann; LHNE’s Darin Suckstorf; and we’ll review Husker Media Day.
 
Local Scores:  Nfk Cath 38 Columbus Lakeview 3 (FB); Fremont 8-0 Nfk High 3-2 (SB DH); Nfk Cath 25-25 Schuyler 13-9; Nfk Cath 25-25 Pierce 17-14 (Pierce VB Tri.); LHNE 25-25 Pender 15-13; LHNE 25-25 Bancroft/Rosalie 23-10 (NE Neb. VB Classic); Omaha Royals 6 Round Rock 2 (Bsbl).
 
Kwifax:
 The wad of cotton at the end of a Q-tip is called the bud.
 
News Briefs:
 A federal judge has permanently blocked enforcement of Nebraska's ban on flag mutilation in a case brought by a Kansas woman. The ruling closes the case. Megan Phelps-Roper of Kansas' Westboro Baptist Church sued saying the Nebraska law violates her right to free speech. Westboro members protest at soldier funerals, often trampling on or wearing the American flag.
 
The Nebraska State Board of Education has approved a resolution asking the governor and lawmakers to oppose unfunded mandates. Gov. Dave Heineman had asked education groups to support rolling back the federal health care law or he'd assume they support cuts in education funding.
 
The AAA Motor Club expects 34 million Americans will travel over the Labor Day weekend -- which began Thursday for some of them. That's an increase of about ten percent over 2009. Nebraska AAA spokesman Gail Weinholzer says gasoline prices statewide are currently averaging $2.75 a gallon. It was $2.60 at this time last year.
 
Health alerts have been extended for Willow Creek Lake near Pierce and Merritt Reservoir in Cherry County after samples earlier this week showed high levels of toxic blue-green algae. People can still camp, fish and boat on lakes under an alert but should not have full-body contact.
 
The budget to fund Madison County's governmental operations will be up slightly compared with a year ago. County Commissioners approved a motion this week that calls for a property tax levy of 40.9 cents per $100 of valuation, up one cent over last year.
 
Members of the Norfolk Area Recruiters gathered Thursday night to celebrate the successful return of about 40 families to Norfolk in the past six years. NAR President Jay Knobbe says the organization is a resource for the community, and money donated to NAR is an investment in the future of Northeast Nebraska.
 
Through Tuesday, more than 120,000 people had gone to the state fair in Grand Island. Fewer have walked through the fair gates than last year, when the fair was held in Lincoln. But attendance is higher than in 2008. And a board member says many skeptics of the move to Grand Island have told him they "were wrong."
 
Today's Tickler:
 Most of us can keep our lives on track all right … if you don’t mind riding in the caboose.

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