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January 27th, 2011
Martelle Anita Ritz, 93 of Twin Falls, Idaho, passed away Jan. 7, 2011, at Bridgeview Estates in Twin Falls.
Martelle was born April 7, 1917, in Westerville, the daughter of Henry Giles and Margaret (Metta) Boeltz Giles. She grew up and attended schools in Nebraska. Martelle furthered her education at the Kearney State Teachers College and taught school in a one-room school house for seven years.
Geraldine Frances (Smith) Russell, 92, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, in Peoria, Ariz.
Retired from California State Service, she was born in Broken Bow, March 18, 1918, and was a graduate of Broken Bow High School. She attended Hastings Business College and for a time worked in Broken Bow and Kearney, before the family moved to Sacramento, Calif.
By
Deborah McCaslin, Publisher
The weathermen started out saying it would be scattered flurries. The next thing we knew, central Nebraska was in an all out weather watch, and the snows came, and so did the wind.
For two days, emergency personnel answered the calls.
âThere were so many accidents, we wouldnât even get one completed before the call came to answer another,â said Custer County Sheriff Dan Osmond.
And it wasnât a staffing issue, everyone on call Tuesday was working.
âIt usually takes one good storm for folks to remember how to drive in the snow. This last week I think they started all over.â
By
Deborah McCaslin, Publisher
âąLegislative proposal includes the moving of legal notices to the Internet.
Dear readers,
You, as a citizen of a democracy have the right to know. You have a right to know how your elected officials conduct business on your behalf.
You as a citizen of Nebraska are in danger of losing that transparency. This newspaper contains a very important section called âPublic Noticesâ or Legals. This is where our elected officials are required, by law, to publically
By
Ellen Mortensen, Chief Editor
It was the love of being outdoors that first lured Ted Henderson into law enforcement back in 1973. After more than 37 years, Ted decided it was once again time for a change.
âI just retired from law enforcement, I didnât completely retire,â Ted smiles.
His career began in the same area where his life began, Gage County. It was an unexpected job offer, which he decided to accept, that changed his life.
Broken Bow is about to be a little brighter when the sun goes down. It will be installing 550 new street lights through a energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant.
The $189,580 grant has a $27,916 city match that the city feels it will recover in just a couple of years in electricity alone.
By replacing the current street lights with LED (Light emitting Diode) lights, there will be an estimated savings of 201,000 kilowatts per year, which equates to approximately $10,000 in electricity.
Fourteen Broken Bow firemen responded to a structure fire Jan. 19, at the residence of BBPD officer Dalen Woods. The call came in at 3:27 p.m. of smoke coming from the roof of a barn on the property.
The department responded with five trucks and one ambulance with three crew members aboard. The firemen were able to save the barn, with only minimal damage reported.
According to Andy Holland, the cause of the fire was determined to be a heat lamp. There were no injuries. The department was on scene for an hour.
The Broken Bow High School FFA Chapter hosted its 75th annual Labor Auction Jan. 17, in the high school cafeteria. The auction followed a soup supper fundraiser.
A total of 55 students were auctioned off with the students required to work an 8-hour day for their buyer. Below is the list of this yearâs students on the auction block, how they described themselves and how much they brought.
Seniors
Nate Birnie - âMost of the time people put what they like to do or what they are good at. For me it would be easier to tell what I donât do. . . nothing comes to mind.â - $170 by his dad
January 26th
Tuesday (01/25/2011)
GIRLS
Ansley 51, Loup City 47
Arcadia 40, St. Edward 39 (OT)
Litchfield 56, Elba 38
Sargent 46, South Loup 30
Sandhills Conference Girls Tournament
Brady 55, Arthur County 8
Cody-Kilgore 38, Hyannis 21
Sandhills/Thedford 51, SMC 48
BOYS
Arcadia 48, St. Edward 33
Litchfield 71, Elba 22
Loup City 48, Ansley 28
Sargent 46, South Loup 30
Southwest Conference Boys Tournament
Ainsworth 68, Cozad 31
Ogallala 54, Gothenburg 51
Valentine 53, Broken Bow 48
January 25th
The Broken Bow Lady Indians defeated Ainsworth 52-38 in the first round of the Southwest Conference Tournament last night. The Lady Indians fell behind early and trailed throughout most of the first half.
After trailing at halftime, the Lady Indians increased their intensity on defense. The Lady Indians' full court pressure created a number of Ainsworth turnovers resulting in quick points to take the lead early in the third quarter.
