01-29-10

Happy Birthday Wishes to: 

 John Harmon, Louise Hronek, Ron Klein, Heidi Merritt, Cassie LaCost, Judy Oltmer, Ray Moore, David Scarf, Laura Tilson, Dale Voigt

 

Skywatch Weather: 

 Today, partial sunshine, high 18.  Tonight, partly to mostly cloudy, low 2.  Saturday, partial sunshine early, then clearing, chance for flurries, high 19.

 

Sports: 

 ESPN Radio now at 105.9 WJAG-FM & 780 WJAG-AM Mon-Fri at 5:00 PM & Sat & Sun at 4:00!

 

Boston's Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo and Atlanta's Joe Johnson and Al Horford were among the reserve players named to the NBA All-Star game on Feb. 14 at Cowboys Stadium in Texas.  Others named were Oklahoma City swingman Kevin Durant, Charlotte's Gerald Wallace, Memphis forward Zach Randolph, Chicago's Derrick Rose and Utah point guard Deron Williams.

 

The Lutheran High Northeast girls basketball team improved to 17-0 on the season last night.  They defeated Battle Creek on the road 38-26.  Becky Wessel scored 17 points and recorded four steals while Liz Gebhardt continued ten points, six rebounds, and two blocked shots off the bench.  They are one of two undefeated teams in Class “C-1” and nine overall.  Steph Kudera led the Bravettes with eleven points.  They drop to 5-10 on the season and have lost seven in a row.

 

Local Schedule:  Lincoln SW at Nfk High (G&B BB-6:00); Humphrey St. Francis at Nfk Cath (BBB-7:45); North Platte CC at NECC (W&M BB-6:00); WSC at St. Cloud State at St. Cloud, MN (W&M BB-6:00); Drake at Creighton (WBB-7:35); Missouri at Nebraska (WR Dual-7:00).

 

Saturday Morning:  Sportstalk on Newstalk WJAG 780 AM, 105.9 FM, & WJAG.com from 9:05-10:00.  Live from Faith Regional Health Services First Step Rehab Clinic.  This Week:  Nfk High’s Ben Ries & Tony Brown; Nfk Cath’s Tim Kassmeier; LHNE’s Greg Rathke; NECC’s Matt Svehla; and Humphrey High girls basketball coach Blake Anderson.

 

Saturday:  The Norfolk High girls & boys basketball teams visit Kearney.  We’ll have both games starting with the girls contest at 4:45.  Pregame coverage at approximately 4:25 on Newstalk WJAG 105.9 FM & WJAG.com.

 

Tuesday Night:  The Lutheran High Northeast boys hoops team is on the road at Columbus Scotus at 8:00.  Pregame coverage at 7:40 on Newstalk WJAG 105.9 FM & WJAG.com.

 

Local Scores:  Nfk High 106 Lincoln SW 79 (B. Swim Dual); Nfk High 93 Lincoln SW 92 (G. Swim Dual); Boone Central 31 Nfk Cath 30 (GBB); Wayne 56 Nfk Cath 15 (WR Dual); Madison 72 LHNE 0 (WR Dual).

 

Kwifax: 

 According to polls, more women than men talk to their cars.

 

News Briefs: 

 Nebraska education leaders are asking lawmakers to keep in-state tuition for some illegal immigrants. The leaders in a letter to the Legislature's Education Committee say repealing the law would deny children economic, intellectual, and social benefits that serve both them and the state. A bill would repeal the 2006 law.

 

State senators Thursday killed a measure that would have required political parties to report campaign expenditures before elections just as so-called independent committees do. The mostly party-line vote followed a debate over whether there is partisanship in the officially nonpartisan Legislature.

 

A prisoner transport Thursday was anything but routine for a Winnebago Police officer. A 15-year-old being taken to the Northeast Nebraska Youth Detention Center in Madison became violent and disruptive. Stanton County Sheriff Mike Unger says the boy was able to break out a passenger window Thursday morning just east of Pilger on Highway 275. The officer called for assistance and two patrol units from the Stanton County Sheriff's office responded. Unger says the teenager was physically removed from the patrol unit, subdued and restrained for a trip back to Winnebago. Charges are pending.

 

Enrollment in the diesel technology program at Northeast Community College in Norfolk remains strong. Vice President for Educational Services at Northeast, John Blaylock, tells WJAG NEWS the job market is also strong for the program's graduates.

 

This winter's snow storms have provided an opportunity for landowners. They are able to easily see where a shelterbelt would lessen the need for snow removal, save energy and protect livestock. District Forester Steve Rasmussen urges landowners to take advantage of professional services available to properly design a shelterbelt from agencies like the NRCS and NRD.

 

Governor Dave Heineman was in Norfolk Thursday to recognize a state employee who has logged more than 4 million steps in a state wellness program. Renee Tichota was honored at a ceremony Thursday afternoon at the Norfolk Veteran's Home for her accomplishment in the "Walk This Way" program. Tichota has walked the equivalent of 15 trips from Norfolk to Lincoln.

 

Today's Tickler: 

 Pain is just nature’s way of telling you not to move any more than absolutely necessary.

 


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