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TRIBUTE TO VETS AT CSC NOV. 2

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Two groups at Chadron State College…the Public Relations Club and the War Eagles Club…are hosting a special event Friday, Nov. 2,  that will pay tribute to American veterans while providing help to veterans organizations in this region.

The second-annual Veterans Benefit Ball…with the theme Help a Hero…runs from 6-10 p.m. in the Student Center ballroom.

Cost of the evening is $3 per person or $5 per couple, and there will be a date-and-labor auction throughout the evening featuring members of the Chadron State ROTC program.

All proceeds from the night will go to the American Legion Women’s Auxiliary to help with care items at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Hot Springs, S.D., and the Veterans Outreach Center in Rapid City, S.D.

The ball will feature live music by the CSC Birds…formerly the Jazz Birds…and three speakers: Patrick Russell of the VA Medical Center in Hot Springs, 1st Lt. Franklin Annis of the CSC ROTC program, and Lou Marshall of the Chadron American Legion Auxiliary.

Tickets will be available at the door, while more information is available by contacting CSC Public Relations Club advisor Shanda French at 308-432-6302 or sfrench@csc.edu, or club president Tiffany Valandra at 308-432-6061 or scliaison@csc.edu.

NEBRASKA FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCORES – OCT. 31

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Nebraska Football Playoff Scores — Wed., Oct. 31

Adams Central 12, Grand Island Central Catholic 6
Aquinas Catholic 55, Weeping Water 6
Arapahoe 16, Maxwell 0
Archbishop Bergan 55, Malcolm 21
BDS 42, Creighton 14
Bertrand 82, Kenesaw 45
Boone Central/Newman Grove 48, Chase County 20
Doniphan-Trumbull 49, Crofton 33
Elgin Public/Pope John 42, St. Mary’s 6
Elm Creek 42, Burwell 40
Exeter-Milligan 45, Lourdes Central Catholic 22
Falls City Sacred Heart 63, Parkview Christian 0
Fort Calhoun 42, Ashland-Greenwood 35
Giltner 42, Anselmo-Merna 6
Gothenburg 12, Chadron 0
Hershey 34, Blue Hill 20
High Plains Community 50, Hartington 14
Howells-Dodge 44, Guardian Angels Central Catholic 24
Humphrey St. Francis 64, Lawrence-Nelson 8
Kearney Catholic 41, Broken Bow 0
Lindsay Holy Family 46, Fullerton 22
Loup City 55, Hemingford 20
Lutheran High Northeast 41, Oakland-Craig 22
Medicine Valley 64, Garden County 42
Norfolk Catholic 53, Boys Town 18
North Platte St. Patrick’s 32, West Holt 6
Pierce 52, Wilber-Clatonia 31
Ponca 38, Hartington Cedar Catholic 29
Shelton 42, Spalding/Spalding Academy 17
Sterling 48, Wausa 28
Sutton 30, Hastings St. Cecilia 14
Wahoo 41, Lincoln Christian 35

Friday (11/02/2012)

Scheduled Games:
@ Beatrice: Aurora VS Beatrice
@ Millard North: Omaha Burke VS Millard North
@ Millard South: Millard West VS Millard South
@ Norris: Gretna VS Norris
@ Omaha Central: Creighton Preparatory School VS Omaha Central
@ Omaha North: Lincoln Southeast VS Omaha North
@ Omaha Skutt Catholic: Omaha Gross Catholic VS Omaha Skutt Catholic
@ York: Elkhorn VS York

CSC WOMEN TO PLAY EXHIBITION GAME AT BYU

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CHADRON – The Chadron State College women’s basketball team will open its schedule Thursday night by playing an exhibition game against NCAA Division I stalwart Brigham Young in Provo, Utah.  Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.

“We anticipate that BYU will be an extremely tough opponent,” said CSC coach Tim Connealy. “They’ll undoubtedly be bigger and more athletic, so we’ll have to pay attention to what we’ve been working on in practice and then execute it in the game.”

The Eagles have 11 players on the roster, five of them letter winners from a year ago when they finished 8-18.

The veterans are senior center Sadie Waugh, juniors Greer Babbe and Kattie Ranta and sophomores Dallas Shaw and Kate Simonton.

The roster also includes Lisa Durden, a junior transfer from Western Nebraska Community College; Hattie Guzman, a redshirt freshman; and four true freshmen—Abbie Alexander, Jazmin Lopez, Jamie McLain andElysha Stahla.

Connealy said the Eagles seem to have meshed well and formed positive team chemistry. He also said the players are learning to work hard, and that he’s pleased with how they rallied around each other during what he called “our tough preseason workouts.”

“If we get maximum effort from everybody in the games, I think we can be in the games down the stretch,” the coach said.  “When that happens, a team can win by making a few good plays.”

Brigham Young is expected to have an outstanding season. Although last year’s top player, Kristan Riley (11.4 points and 8.2 rebounds per game), has expended her eligibility, nine of the next 10 players on the scoring chart have returned.

Lexi Eaton, a 5-10 sophomore, averaged 10.5 points last year to lead the returnees in scoring. Next are 5-11 Kim Parker Beeston and 6-7 Jennifer Hamson at 9.5 points a game apiece.

The Cougars were 26-7 overall last season and 12-4 in the West Coast Conference. They are the defending WCC Tournament champions. Coach Jeff Judkins has a 231-115 record at BYU, making him the school’s winningest women’s basketball coach.

After the trip to Provo, the Eagles will play another exhibition game on Monday, Nov. 5 against the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. The Lady Falcons were 6-24 a year ago. Both of last year’s leading scorers, 5-9 Alicia Leippronat at 12.7 points a game and 5-10 Dymond James at 12.4, have returned.

CSC’s first regular season game will be on Sunday, Nov. 11 at home against Montana State-Billings. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m.

CSC Sports Information

EAGLES TO FORT LEWIS FOR LAST REGULAR-SEASON ROAD GAME

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CHADRON – Sporting a 7-2 seasonal record and a 6-1 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference log, the Chadron State football makes its seventh and final trip of the regular season to Durango, Colo., to play Fort Lewis on Saturday.  Kickoff will be at 1 p.m.

Despite having some capable players, the Skyhawks are struggling.  They are 0-8 overall and 0-7 in the conference.

New Mexico Highlands dealt Fort Lewis a 50-0 setback in the season opener while Division I-AA Northern Arizona won 69-0 the next week.

The Skyhawks then played what may have their best game of the season, falling by just 42-34 to Western New Mexico. The other scores have been CSU-Pueblo 50-21, Colorado Mines 58-15, Colorado Mesa 36-12, Western State 18-6 and Adams State 55-9.

Chadron State coaches say Fort Lewis has an outstanding weapon in quarterback Tim Jenkins.  Both head coach Jay Long and defensive coordinator Jeff Larson believe Jenkins is among the best signal callers in the conference.

“It seems like nearly everybody in the conference has a great quarterback and they throw the ball about 80 times a game,” Larson said. “The Fort Lewis quarterback is one of the best.  He’s big and strong, experienced and he throws the ball well.”

A 6-foot-3, 220-pound graduate of Thunder Ridge High in the Denver area, Jenkins has completed 161 of 301 passes for 1,817 yards and eight touchdowns.  He’s also thrown eight interceptions.

Six Fort Lewis players have caught at least a dozen passes, led by junior Doyle Bode, who has 43 catches for 475 yards. The leading rusher is Van Gramann, a 5-11, 170-pound sophomore. He has carried 85 times for 347 yards.

Particularly on defense, the Skyhawks are the smallest team physically in the RMAC.  None of the four defensive linemen weighs more than 235 pounds and one linebacker is listed at 180 pounds and the other at 200.

The opponents have rushed for 1,800 yards against Fort Lewis, which has gained just 561 yards on the ground. The foes also have thrown for 25 touchdowns.

Senior Jonathan Price, who has 31 pass receptions for 251 yards, is averaging 9.9 yards on punt returns and 23.6 yards on kickoff returns.

Despite Saturday’s win, the Eagles still haven’t cracked the American Football Coaches Association top 25. However, they remain third in the all-important Super Region 4 rankings, which mean the most at this juncture in the season.

Undefeated Ashland of Ohio and CSU-Pueblo lead the way in the ratings, both at 9-0. CSC and Indianapolis, both at 7-2 for the season and 7-1 in Division II, are third and fourth.

Chadron State, which is 24-3 all-time against the Skyhawks, also recently moved to 19th in the D2football.com Top 25 poll.

Con Marshall, Information Services

 

SPEAKER OF NE LEGISLATURE VISITS BOX BUTTE CO.

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Box Butte County was visited Monday by Nebraska District 19 State Senator and Speaker of the Legislature Sen. Mike Flood (center) on a tour of business and industry leaders in Alliance and Hemingford.

After stops at WESTCO and New Alliance Bean Co., he arrived at Box Butte General Hospital for a tour of the facility. This is the second time this year Sen. Flood has visited BBGH, having done so in July for input on the hospital expansion/renovation project.

From BBGH, the Senator visited other Alliance business and industry leaders, including BNSF, and then made a trip to Hemingford to visit Farmer’s Co-op Elevator Co. and Mobius Communications.

Listening as Sen. Flood comments about the hospital serving his District 19 community of Norfolk are, l-r: BBGH Practice Administrator Scott Alwin, Chief Nursing Officer Jane McConkey, CFO Tracy Jatczak and CEO Dan Griess.

NEBRASKA DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL RESULTS – OCT. 30

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DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL RESULTS — OCT. 30
Class B-1
Semifinal
Gretna def. Omaha Duchesne Academy, 25-14, 25-18, 25-17
Omaha Skutt Catholic def. Omaha Gross Catholic, 25-18, 15-25, 29-27, 25-18
Class B-2
Semifinal
Elkhorn def. Bennington, 10-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-23
Elkhorn South def. South Sioux City, 25-21, 25-13, 25-15
Class B-3
Semifinal
Norris def. Beatrice, 25-15, 25-20, 28-26
Waverly def. Platteview, 25-9, 25-12, 25-16
Class B-4
First Round
Columbus def. Schuyler, 25-19, 25-18, 25-18
Semifinal
Seward def. Columbus, 25-14, 25-13, 25-18
York def. Crete, 15-25, 25-21, 25-22, 19-25, 15-9
Class B-5
First Round
Hastings def. Lexington, 25-16, 25-13, 25-11
Semifinal
Aurora def. Holdrege, 25-19, 25-18, 25-21
Grand Island Northwest def. Hastings, 25-9, 25-10, 25-15
Class B-6
Semifinals
Alliance def. McCook, 25-15, 25-16, 25-12
Sidney def. Gering, 25-19, 25-11, 25-19
First Round
Gering def. Scottsbluff, 25-22, 19-25, 13-25, 25-16, 15-12
Subdistrict C1-1
Championship
Syracuse def. Auburn, 25-21, 25-13, 25-16
Subdistrict C1-2
First Round
Lincoln Christian def. Raymond Central, 25-7, 25-14, 25-18
Lincoln Lutheran def. Ashland-Greenwood, 25-23, 25-14, 25-16
Subdistrict C1-3
Championship
Concordia def. Douglas County West, 20-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-18, 15-13
Subdistrict C1-4
Championship
Columbus Scotus def. Wahoo, 25-22, 25-16, 25-19
Subdistrict C1-5
Championship
Fillmore Central def. Milford, 15-25, 26-24, 25-22, 21-25, 15-4
Subdistrict C1-6
First Round
Grand Island Central Catholic def. Adams Central, 25-15, 25-8, 25-12
Sandy Creek def. Central City, 23-25, 25-20, 25-19, 26-24
Championship
Grand Island Central Catholic def. Sandy Creek, 15-25, 25-13, 25-16
Subdistrict C1-7
Championship
Wayne def. Ponca, 25-15, 25-13, 16-25, 25-21
Subdistrict C1-8
Championship
Norfolk Catholic def. Pierce, 25-16, 28-26, 25-14
Subdistrict C1-9
First Round
Kearney Catholic def. Gibbon, 25-9, 25-7, 25-13
Minden def. St. Paul, 25-13, 25-22, 25-19
Championship
Kearney Catholic def. Minden, 25-16, 25-16, 25-20
Subdistrict C1-10
Championship
Ord def. Valentine, 25-18, 25-20, 25-23
Subdistrict C1-11
First Round
Gothenburg def. Chase County, 25-18, 20-25, 25-22, 21-25, 16-14
Ogallala def. Cozad, 25-14, 25-10, 25-14
Championship
Ogallala def. Gothenburg, 25-13, 27-25, 25-15
Subdistrict C1-12
First Round
Chadron def. Gordon/Rushville, 25-14, 25-15, 25-19
Mitchell def. Kimball, 25-23, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20
Championship
Chadron def. Mitchell, 25-13, 16-25, 25-20, 25-18
Subdistrict C2-1
Championship
Freeman def. Palmyra, 25-20, 26-24, 25-15
Subdistrict C2-2
Championship
Elmwood-Murdock def. Yutan, 25-22, 19-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-10
Lincoln Lutheran def. Lincoln Christian, 25-15, 21-25, 9-25, 30-28, 15-13
Subdistrict C2-3
Championship
Wisner-Pilger def. North Bend Central, 23-25, 19-25, 25-19, 25-22, 15-12
Subdistrict C2-4
Championship
Lutheran High Northeast def. Stanton, 25-13, 25-9, 22-25, 25-23
Subdistrict C2-5
First Round
Malcolm def. Sutton, 25-18, 26-24, 20-25, 27-26
Thayer Central def. Tri County, 25-8, 25-8, 25-13
Championship
Thayer Central def. Malcolm, 25-13, 25-19, 25-19
Subdistrict C2-6
First Round
Aquinas def. East Butler, 25-23, 25-10, 25-14
Shelby/Rising City def. Nebraska Christian, 25-23, 25-16, 23-25, 25-15
Championship
Aquinas def. Shelby/Rising City, 25-20, 26-24, 25-18
Subdistrict C2-7
Championship
Hartington Cedar Catholic def. Wakefield, 25-17, 25-21, 26-28, 25-19
Subdistrict C2-8
Championship
Neligh-Oakdale def. West Holt, 15-25, 25-17, 25-13, 25-21
Subdistrict C2-9
Championship
Hastings St. Cecilia def. Blue Hill, 25-15, 25-20, 25-16
Subdistrict C2-10
Championship
Wood River def. Arcadia-Loup City, 23-25, 25-11, 25-21, 25-18 Subdistrict C2-11
North Platte St. Patrick’s def. Hershey, 25-17, 25-16, 25-22
First Round
Hershey def. Dundy County-Stratton, 25-19, 25-11, 25-13
North Platte St. Patrick’s def. Perkins County, 25-10, 25-13, 25-10
Subdistrict C2-12
First Round
Bayard def. Morrill, 25-23, 25-15, 25-12
Bridgeport def. Hemingford, 25-20, 25-18, 25-23
Championship
Bridgeport def. Bayard, 25-15, 25-17, 21-25, 25-20
Subdistrict D1-1
Championship
Pawnee City def. Johnson-Brock, 18-25, 22-25, 25-21, 27-25, 15-10
Subdistrict D1-2
Championship
Exeter/Milligan def. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, 25-22, 25-23, 25-18
Subdistrict D1-3
Championship
Silver Lake def. Kenesaw, 25-16, 25-14, 25-16
Subdistrict D1-4
Championship
Cross County def. Palmer, 28-30, 25-22, 20-25, 28-26, 15-10
Subdistrict D1-5
First Round
Guardian Angels def. Cedar Bluffs, 25-21, 25-9, 25-13
Howells/Dodge def. Scribner-Snyder, 22-25, 25-9, 25-12, 25-13
Championship
Howells/Dodge def. Guardian Angels, 14-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-23, 16-14
Subdistrict D1-6
Championship
Allen def. Hartington, 21-25, 25-16, 25-23, 25-14
Subdistrict D1-7
Championship
St. Mary’s def. Randolph, 18-25, 25-22, 25-15, 18-25, 15-10
Subdistrict D1-8
Championship
Ansley-Litchfield def. Twin Loup, 18-25, 25-14, 25-16, 25-16
Subdistrict D1-9
First Round
Alma def. Elm Creek, 25-23, 25-21, 25-19
Overton def. Wilcox-Hildreth, 25-14, 25-22, 25-18
Championship
Alma def. Overton, 24-26, 25-19, 25-20, 25-17
Subdistrict D1-10
First Round
Arapahoe def. Elwood, 20-25, 25-22, 25-15, 21-25, 15-10
Southwest def. Cambridge, 25-10, 25-21, 25-21
Championship
Southwest def. Arapahoe, 26-24, 25-10, 25-20
Subdistrict D1-11
Championship
Sutherland def. Paxton, 25-17, 25-15, 25-14
Subdistrict D1-12
Championship
Potter-Dix def. Creek Valley, 25-21, 25-21, 24-26, 25-15
Subdistrict D2-1
Championship
Mead def. Sterling, 16-25, 17-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-13
Subdistrict D2-2
Championship
Giltner def. Deshler, 25-5, 25-14, 20-25, 25-15
Subdistrict D2-3
Championship
Humphrey def. Lindsay Holy Family, 25-20, 25-19, 25-20
Subdistrict D2-4
Championship
Wynot def. Winside, 25-15, 25-22, 25-18
Subdistrict D2-5
Championship
Cedar Valley def. Hampton, 24-26, 25-19, 25-18, 22-25, 15-6
Subdistrict D2-6
Championship
Amherst def. Axtell, 25-11, 25-16, 25-27, 25-21
Subdistrict D2-7
First Round
Osmond def. Santee, 25-15, 25-4, 25-5
Wausa def. Elkhorn Valley, 16-25, 25-20, 25-21, 20-25, 16-14
Championship
Osmond def. Wausa, 25-17, 25-17, 25-20
Subdistrict D2-8
First Round
Ewing def. Lynch, 25-13, 25-18, 25-9
Stuart def. West Boyd, 25-16, 25-19, 25-11
Subdistrict D2-9
First Round
Bertrand def. Anselmo-Merna, 25-9, 25-5, 25-8
Brady def. Eustis-Farnam, 25-18, 25-23, 25-21
Championship
Brady def. Bertrand, 16-25, 25-23, 14-25, 25-21, 15-13
Subdistrict D2-10
Championship
Wallace def. Wauneta-Palisade, 25-15, 10-25, 16-25, 25-21, 19-17
Subdistrict D2-11
Championship
Mullen def. Hyannis, 20-25, 25-18, 25-9, 25-8
Subdistrict D2-12
Championship
Leyton def. South Platte, 25-14, 25-20, 25-18

ALLIANCE POLICE INVESTIGATING TWO DEATHS

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Alliance police are investigating two deaths.

Police Chief John Kiss says that the first body was discovered Monday around 6 p.m. in the 800 block of Emerson.  Police and EMS personnel were called to the home were the body of a 40-year-old man was found in the resident’s basement.    The male was a resident of the home.

The second body was discovered around 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, when police received a call which reported a male leaned up against a fence in the 1300 block of West Third.

A Native American was found and his identification is pending.

ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA – NOV. 1

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ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA CITY COUNCIL MEETING
School Board Meeting Room
1604 Sweetwater Avenue
November 1, 2012 – 7:00 p.m.

AGENDA
Call to Order
Roll Call

Open Meetings Act Announcement — For the public’s reference a copy of the Open Meetings Law has been posted on the north wall of this room in the audience area. This posting complies with the requirements of the Nebraska  Legislature.

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

A. Introduction of New Employee — Andrew Mages, Maintenance Worker I for the Water Department.

B. Consent Calendar

C. Discussions — Electric Rate Review and Municipal Building Front Steps

D. City Manager’s Report

E. Ordinance No. 2718 – First Reading Easement Reduction in Lakefield Addition

Ordinance No. 2718 is before Council on first reading. This ordinance will reduce the size of a utility easement between Lots 10 and 11, Block 5, Lakefield Addition. The easement is currently used for a street light service and staff does not have a problem with the size reduction.

F. Resolution No. 12-89 — KAB Conditional Use Permit
Resolution No. 12-89 will authorize the continuance of the Conditional Use Permit of Barry Harris as property owner on behalf of Keep Alliance Beautiful for an additional three years. The Conditional Use Permit allows the operation of a recycling center at Lot 4, Block 27, Original Town, Alliance, NE. The center is located on the alley between 1st and 2nd Streets west of Niobrara Avenue.

G. Fourth Quarter Financial Report — Finance Director Randy Waggener will be presenting to Council the Fourth Quarter Financial Report.

H. Board Vacancies — The City is in receipt of a letter of interest from Patrick S. Jones to serve on the Police Advisory Board as the School Representative for a term which will expire December 30, 2012; from Dr. Paul M. Willette to serve on the Golf Course Advisory Board for a term which will expire December 31, 2014, and from Matthew T. Harris to service on the Alliance Housing Authority for a term which will expire December 31, 2016. Copies of their applications have been included  in the packet.

** Added by addendum to agenda 24 hours prior to the meeting October 29, 2012

The City is also in receipt of the resignation of Kristi Ellstrom from the A-1 Downtown Improvement Board. The term of her appointment is scheduled to end October 31, 2013. The City of Alliance continues to have vacancies on the Board of Adjustment, A-1 and A-2  Downtown Improvement Boards, the Economic Development Plan Citizen Advisory Board, Youth Representative on the Library Board, and the Park and Tree Board. Anyone interested in  serving on these Boards should contact the City Clerk’s Office. Information on all of the City  Boards is also available on our web site, www.cityofalliance.net.

I. Recap Actions

Adjourn

 

 

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