After serving the public for three months at the Alliance Campus of Western Nebraska Community College, Nebraska Workforce Development is back in its regular location at 302 Box Butte Avenue.
Workforce Development was forced to relocate following the June 12 standoff between law enforcement and Andy Gonzales at Thiele Pharmacy and Gifts.
The Workforce Development office is near Thiele’s back door where law enforcement were forced to enter using chemicals that damaged the interior of both buildings.
Workforce Development Director Mark Anderson says his staff returned to their regular location on Wednesday, Sept. 19.
He says the building has received new paint, new carpet, and other upgraded fixtures.
“We invite the public to come in and see our remodeled offices,” he said.
The neighboring Theile building will remain closed until October. The Pharmacy is currently serving the public at 2307 Box Butte Avenue in a former medical building north of Box Butte General Hospital.
“Alliance Memories” includes a photo the AHS marching band performing in a homecoming parade in the 1960s. (Pediment Publishing/Knight Museum photo)
Alliance will celebrate its 125th birthday next year — but going to press this week is a project co-sponsored by the Alliance Times-Herald, the Alliance Chamber of Commerce and the Knight Museum and Sandhills Center that certainly will stir memories and serve as an educational tool.
The book, Alliance Memories — Celebrating 125 Years — is scheduled to arrive in mid November, in plenty of time for Santa to place the book under your favorite Christmas Tree.
Alliance Times-Herald Sales Manager Cassie Darveau says the 128-page book will be an heirloom quality coffee table picture book depicting the history of the Alliance area.
“We began working on this book about a year ago,” she explained. “The publisher (Pediment Publishing) approached us about printing a book to celebrating the Times-Herald’s 125th anniversary, but we felt it would be better to sponsor a product that focused on the entire community. The book will be load with dozens upon dozens of photos from the late 1800s through today!”
The book retails for $39.95 plus tax ($42.75) and you can order your book from the Times-Herald today or purchase one when they arrive in November. However, Darveau says only 500 books are being printed, so you may not want to wait.
Darveau says the Alliance Chamber of Commerce will receive 50 percent of the net profits on the book, and that the chamber staff has worked hard to help make the project a success.
“The Knight Museum and Sandhills Center is a true pillar of this project as well,” she said. “Their photographs — so rich with Alliance history — make up at least 50% of this book. Museum Curator Becci Thomas worked with the publisher for several days sorting through photos during the scanning sessions.”
The Knight Museum will be one of the retail outlets for the book when it arrives, as well as the Times-Herald.
For more information, contact Ms. Darveau at the Times-Herald at 762-3060.
Jacob Krause, 13, bought “a quacker’s dozen” … which got him 13 tickets for $60. His dad paid for the tickets, but Jacob says he will repay his father so “I own the car outright!”
A rural Alliance boy and his family are the winners of a new Camaro.
Jacob Krause, an 8th grader at the Alliance Middle School, had his duck come across the finish line first Saturday at the 2012 United Way of Western Nebraska Duck Dash.
The car was donated by Team Chevrolet and Target.
The 13-year-old was present at the event Saturday along with his older brother and says the car “is not touching a dirt road.”
Krause’s parents, Jennifer and Ray Krause, claimed the car Monday morning, according to United Way Executive Director Steph Black.
Krause says his favorite subject in school is algebra. He is involved in 4-H, Teammates, and is the AMS student council treasurer.
For the first time in the 16 years of the Duck Dash, the local United Way sold 20,000 ducks, which Special Events Chair Jeana Allen says was “a goal the organization had set years ago.” Allen said she couldn’t be happier, adding it was a tribute to the community’s support of the event.
Allen says the Platte River was higher than expected Saturday, noting some water was added this past week by the managers of the river and it was not shut off. She said they did the best they could catching the ducks in the fast-moving water, but lost some ducks when their backup net broke.
Other Duck Dash winners:
2. 2012 Honda 4WD Atv donated in part by Sandberg Honda — Anthony Moreno
3. Installation of York furnace donated by Gering Valley One Hour — Gerry Hrasky
4. Cruise vouchers donated by McDonald’s of SB, gering, Alliance, and Torrington — Shawn Fisher
5. Samsung 55″ LED TV donated by First National Bank….. Sharon Walker
6. Traeger grill donated by Johnson Cashway Lumber — Wilard and Erma Rush
7. Two Roundtrip Great Lakes Airline tickets from Scottsbluff to Denver — Connie Frank
The Alliance Arts Council will be presenting five events in its 2012-2013 season. The programs will begin on November 3, 2012 with a concert by The International Tenors. These three men will perform tributes to the most famous tenors of all time; sing musical theatre numbers and pop/opera hits.
The next artist, Martha Hannah from Austin, TX, is a Medieval Comedienne & Stand-Up Historian. She will work with 4th graders in Alliance schools for five days, then present a public performance on January 18, 2013.
The AAC will provide the March 2013 exhibit at the Carnegie Arts Center entitled “Paws, Claws, Scales & Tales” a multimedia exhibit of animal imagery from the collections of the Museum of Nebraska Art.
On March 8, 2013 Gordy “Crazyfingers” Lindquist will entertain on the piano.
On April 6th Earl Bates will present “Will Rogers in the 21st Century.”
Business co-presenters for the season’s events are Bank of the West, Western Heritage Credit Union, KCOW/Double Q Country Radio, Gregory’s Insurance, Western Nebraska Real Estate, Cover-Jones Motor Company and First National Bank.
The Nebraska Arts Council, a state agency, has supported these arts events through its matching grants program funded by the Nebraska legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. Visit www.nebraskaartscouncil.org information on how the Nebraska Arts Council can assist your organization.
The Alliance Arts Council’s annual membership drive is now under way. Season ticket memberships may be purchased for $40 for Adults or $35 for Senior (60) or Students.
If you have not received a brochure in the mail and are interested in purchasing a season ticket you may contact Alliance Arts Council Executive Director Cindy Randall at (308) 762-2244 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (308) 762-2244 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or any AAC Board Member.
Admission tickets will also be sold at the door at each event.
The driver in a fatal one-vehicle accident Friday night near Minatare has waived his right to a preliminary hearing and been bound over for trial.
21-year-old Drew Schaltz is charged with 2 felony counts: driving intoxicated and manslaughter.
Schmaltz is free on $10,000 bond awaiting his arraignment in Scotts Bluff County District Court this Friday afternoon at 1:00.
21-year old Taylor Magdaleno of Gering was killed when he was ejected from a pickup driven by Schmaltz that rolled multiple times after running off a county road northwest of Minatare shortly before midnight Friday night.
Court documents say an alcohol breath test administered to Schmaltz after the accident showed a blood-alcohol level of .155 nearly twice the legal limit.
Schmaltz was arrested after being treated at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. The other 4 passengers…two of whom were in the bed of the pickup…were also treated there.
Authorities say none of them was wearing a seat belt.
BEIJING (AP) _ Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman says his trade mission to China is off to a good start.
Heineman and officials from two Nebraska companies said Monday that several agreements between Chinese companies and Nebraska ones have already been signed.
Behlen Manufacturing signed an agreement with Beijing Unit Construction Co. to build and distribute Behlen’s steel buildings in China.
And UNeMed, the entity that markets ideas developed through the University of Nebraska Medical Center, says a pain reliever researchers developed will soon be available in China.
University of Nebraska researchers also signed an agreement to work with Chinese researchers.
Heineman says he’s encouraged by his conversations with Chinese officials.
China is Nebraska’s fourth-largest trading partner and one of its fastest-growing markets.
Scotts Bluff County Sheriff Mark Overman reports that one person was killed in a rollover accident near Minatare late Friday night, July 27.
Taylor Magdaleno, (male) age 21, of Gering, died as a result of injuries suffered in a single vehicle rollover accident near the intersection of County Road 29 and County Road M northwest of Minatare.
Emergency personnel were notified of the accident at 11:41 p.m.
Scotts Bluff County Sheriff’s Deputies, the Minatare Fire Department, Valley Ambulance, and the Nebraska State Patrol responded. Airlink responded but did not transport any of the victims. County Attorney Doug Warner also responded as coroner.
The investigation revealed that a southbound pickup truck occupied by six males and driven by Drew Schmaltz, age 21, of Minatare, left the roadway and rolled several times. At the time of the accident, four of the males were riding in the cab, and two in the pickup bed. Taylor Magdaleno was the front seat passenger, and was ejected. The other individuals in the vehicle were:
Ruben Esparza, age 21, of Gering
Carlos Palomo, age 21, of Gering
Jake Peltz, age 21, of Alliance
Dillon Broussard, age 22, of Minatare
None of the occupants were wearing seat belts.
All of the occupants received treatment for their injuries. As of early Saturday morning, Jake Peltz was the only person that remained hospitalized. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Following treatment at Regional West Medical Center, Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Drew Schmaltz and transported him to the Scotts Bluff County detention center. He is charged with Second Offense Driving Under the Influence and Felony Motor Vehicle Homicide.
The 7th annual Gage Edwards memorial blood Drive is this Thursday, August 2, at the Alliance Public Library meeting rooms. It will run from 11:00-5:15.
You can set up an appointment (which is faster) or walk in and donate. Call 605-342-8585 to schedule an appt or go to www.bloodhero.com and enter code: alliance in the donate blood section.
