Opening Commodity Prices At Area Elevators This Morning:
Wheat: $7.99 to $8.16
Corn: $7.02
Northerns: $40
Pintos: $35
Navies: $32
Kidneys: Ask
Author: Eagle Communications
“THE VOICE”-CASSADEE WINS
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Cassadee Pope is “The Voice.” She’s also got the looks. Cassadee wins season three of The Voice, beating Nicholas David and runner-up Terry McDermott. Her soaring vocals and spectacular ball gowns wowed the judges in the last weeks of the competition. Last night’s two-hour finale also featured performances by Rihanna, Bruno Mars, the Killers, Smokey Robinson and Peter Frampton. And Cassadee got to do a duet with her idol Avril Lavigne. As the winner, Cassadee gets a recording contract. But past Voice winners have been duds when it comes to music sales.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN / BILLY JOEL: 12-12-12 TRACKS AVAILABLE ONLINE
NEW YORK (AP) – It was a week ago tonight that a bunch of stars got together at Madison Square Garden to help raise money to help victims of Superstorm Sandy. And now, you can buy some of the music that made 12-12-12 so special. Tracks from the benefit are being released on iTunes. Two dozen songs are available – with a physical album set for release in the new year. Among the tracks you can download include the opening number – “Land of Hope and Dreams” by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, “Jumping Jack Flash” by The Rolling Stones, Alicia Keys’ “Empire State of Mind” and “three tunes by Billy Joel.
“RALPHIE”, “DIRTY HARRY” ENTER LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY
WASHINGTON (AP) – “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “Dirty Harry” and “A League of Their Own” are being preserved for their enduring significance in American culture, along with “A Christmas Story” and some pioneering sports movies.
On Wednesday, the Library of Congress is announcing 25 films it will induct into the National Film Registry. Congress created the program in 1989 to preserve films with cultural or historical significance. They include Hollywood features, documentaries, independent films and early experimental flicks.
This year’s selections date back to 1897’s “The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Title Fight.” Film curators say the boxing movie helped establish the film industry as a successful business by drawing on the sport’s popularity and controversy.
The newest film selection is 1999’s “The Matrix.”
Each title will be preserved in the library’s Virginia vault or through other archives.
GARLAND D. “BUD” WICKHAM, 84
Garland D. “Bud” Wickham, 84, died Monday, December 17, 2012 at Good Samaritan Health Care Center.
He was born May 23, 1928 at Fowler, Colorado to Ralph A. and Iva Mae (Sellers) Wickham.
Bud served in the United States Army during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1952. Following his service in the military, he began his career at the Burlington Northern Railroad where he worked as a machinist for 38 years, retiring in 1990.
He married Lillie Fern Kotschwar on April 14, 1964 in Gering, Nebraska.
Bud was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the American Legion and was a lifetime member of the VFW. He was also a baptized member of the United Methodist Church.
He enjoyed fishing, traveling to Arizona after his retirement, making fine silver jewelry, and was an avid football and baseball fan.
He is survived by his wife, Fern Wickham of Alliance; his children, Steve (Sue) Wickham of Kearney, and Rick (Carol) Wickham of Alliance; and his step-children, Roger (Terri) Kotschwar and Linda (Steve) Lulow, all of Alliance. He is also survived by his brothers, George Wickham of Hemingford and Dever Wickham of North Glenn, Colorado; 18 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter Becky Wickham, his step-daughter Diana Schommer, and his brother Joe Wickham.
Funeral services will be held Friday, December 21, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at the Bates-Gould Chapel. Reverend Tom Lucas will officiate. Burial with military rites will be in the Alliance Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to Prairie Haven Hospice, 2409 Box Butte Ave., Alliance, NE., 69301, or Good Samaritan Health Care Center, 1016 E. 6th, Alliance, NE., 69301.
Online condolences may be left at www.batesgould.com. Bates-Gould Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
MARKETS – DECEMBER 18, 2012
Opening Commodity Prices At Area Elevators This Morning:
Wheat: $7.89 to $7.98
Corn: $7.01
Northerns: $40
Pintos: $35
Navies: $32
Kidneys: Ask
“NEW GIRL” IS NOW DIVORCED GIRL
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Zooey Deschanel is officially single again. Court records show a judge in L-A has finalized her divorce from Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard. They were married in September 2009 and didn’t have any kids together.
ANNE HATHAWAY WAS WEARING A SLING BECAUSE HER ARM WAS BROKEN! WHO’DA THUNK IT…
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) – People were wondering why Anne Hathaway was wearing a sling last June. Now we know. Hathaway tells Ellen DeGeneres she broke her arm falling off her bike. She says didn’t want anyone to know because her role as Catwoman in “The Dark Knight Rises” hadn’t come out yet. She managed to keep it a secret. But she says she couldn’t keep her wedding a secret.
AUDITIONS FOR X FACTOR NOW OPEN
UNDATED (AP) – The second season isn’t even over yet and auditions are already starting for the third season of “The X Factor.” Solo artists and vocal groups can submit a two-minute a cappella video to TheXFactorUSA.com. You have to be at least 12 years old. There will also be in-person auditions in five cities, starting with Los Angeles in March.
MARIANNE FRITZLER, 70
Marianne Fritzler, 70, was called home on Saturday, December 15, 2012. She passed away peacefully with family by her side at Box Butte General Hospital in Alliance.
Marianne was born October 27, 1942 at Alliance, Nebraska to Harry and Joy (Martindale) VanKirk.
She met LaVerne Fritzler and they married on February 9, 1964 at the First Christian Church in Alliance. To this union 2 sons were born, Tony and Marty.
Following LaVerne’s death on December 18, 1969, Marianne dedicated her life to providing exceptional love and care to generations of Alliances’ children. She retired from her in-home daycare but found she missed the kids. She returned to her calling, and for the last 5 years continued to touch lives by being a foster grandparent at Alliance Head Start, retiring in June of this year. Marianne never met a child she didn’t love; just as every child she met knew her kind heart. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Alliance.
Marianne is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Tony and Wendy Fritzler of Alliance and Marty and Brenda Fritzler of Chadron; sister and brother-in-law, Sally and Bob Mowbray of Port Angeles, WA; grandchildren, Brad Fritzler of Chadron, Kayla Hatch and husband Caleb of Alliance, Alex and Brooklynn Fritzler of Chadron, and Rhegan and Creighton Fritzler of Alliance; and great granddaughters, Allison and Addison and two great grandchildren on the way. She is also survived by her nieces Marcy Long from California and Sarah Stahl from Washington, and nephew David Long and wife Karen from Washington. Marianne was preceded in death by her loving husband LaVerne Fritzler and her parents Harry and Joy VanKirk.
Memorial services will be held Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church with Jeanie Sedivy officiating. Inurnment will be in the Alliance Cemetery.
Memorials can be directed to Jane’s Closet, P.O. Box 810, Alliance, Nebraska, 69301, to support breast cancer.
Online condolences may be left at www.batesgould.com. Bates-Gould Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.