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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Rarely one to talk publicly about the big picture or much beyond winning the next game, Denver coach John Fox weighed in on the interesting race for Most Valuable Player. That race could come down to Peyton Manning of the Broncos vs. old rival Tom Brady of the Patriots and Adrian Peterson of the Vikings. “Obviously, I’m going to be a little biased,” Fox said Monday. His vote, of course, would go to Manning, not so much for the numbers he’s put up as for the obstacles he’s overcome – namely, a season off, four neck sur...
LINCOLN – It was homecoming 1991. Ninth-ranked Nebraska was favored by 35 points over Kansas State, still thought of as a woebegone program at the time and whose best days were still far on the horizon. A quarterback named Paul Watson was shredding the Huskers’ secondary, and the Wildcats led by a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Rob Zatechka, a redshirt freshman who later would play on Nebraska’s famed “Pipeline” offensive line, remembers pandemonium on the sideline. Teammates were yelling a...
Fruit and vegetable growers, both large and small, are becoming increasingly aware of the food safety issues related to field-grown produce, and the importance of food safety to consumers. The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, signed into law in 2011, enhances the traceability of fresh produce grown in the United States, and creates greater responsibility for food safety to producers. The bill requires producers to evaluate hazards to their products, take steps to prevent contamination and to develop written food safety plans. The University...
Happy holidays dear friends and family, It’s that time of year again! Time to take a break from gourmet cookie baking and ornate present wrapping to share the exploits of my perfect family. It is a joy to reveal a window of our world to you. It is a shining window indeed. Clean and streak free. The very perfection of my family makes this letter writing business a snap. Imagine my happiness at being able to share our outstanding talents, achievements and overall excellence with you, humble friend or family member. While we do regularly see d...
This year the world came together to survive a giant feat, the end of the Mayan calendar. While some shrugged off the idea of the world’s demise, others took it seriously. The build up of Dec. 21, 2012, will be noted in history. I’ve heard the end of the world defined in many different ways. I’ve heard some people say the world would go up in an instant ball of fire, like a nuclear explosion. Others say the world would be under attack by a force unknown, be it a plague or people, leaving few survivors. We fortunately did not find out the defin...
Jack Klugman 1922 to 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) – For many, Jack Klugman will always be the messy one. His portrayal of sloppy sportswriter Oscar Madison on TV’s “The Odd Couple” left viewers laughing but it also gave Klugman the leverage to create a more serious character, the gruff medical examiner in “Quincy M.E.” His everyman ethos and comic timing endeared him to audiences and led to a prolific, six-decade acting career that spanned stage, screen and television. Klugman died Monday at age 90 i...
Charles Durning 1923 to 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) – Charles Durning grew up in poverty, lost five of his nine siblings to disease, barely lived through D-Day and was taken prisoner at the Battle of the Bulge. His hard life and wartime trauma provided the basis for a prolific 50-year career as a consummate Oscar-nominated character actor, playing everyone from a Nazi colonel to the pope to Dustin Hoffman’s would-be suitor in “Tootsie.” Durning, who died Monday at age 89 in New York, got his start a...
Joseph Lechman 1923 to 2012 Joseph Jack Lechman, 89, of Chappell, died early Wednesday morning, Dec. 19, 2012, at Miller Memorial Care Center in Chappell. Mass of Christian Burial has taken place at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Chappell with Father Steven Deaver officiating. Burial followed in the Chappell Cemetery. Memorials have been established to the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church or the Miller Memorial Care Center. You can view the online obituary and share condolences with the fam...
Warren James Ellison 1923 to 2012 Warren James Ellison passed away peacefully on Dec. 7, 2012, in Chandler, Ariz. Memorial services were held at Village Oaks/Ameritas in Chandler, Arizona on Dec. 15, 2012. Warren’s final resting place will be in Nebraska. Memorials have been established in Warren’s name to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) or Hospice of the Valley. Memorials can be sent to Jim and Gail Ellison, 1645 Yucca Drive, Gering, NE 69341. Warren was...
Martha Boerner 1934 to 2012 Martha Boerner, 78, of Fleming, Colo., passed away on Dec. 22, 2012, surrounded by her family at the Haxtun Hospital. She was born Feb., 8, 1934 in Sterling, Colo. She attended St. Anthony’s Catholic School and graduated from Sterling High School. She was a book keeper for her stepfather and a loving mother. She married Ralph Roach and to this union was born three children. In January of 1965, she married Thomas Boerner and to this union was born five children. She i...
WASHINGTON – When it comes to the nation’s budget challenges, congressional leaders are fond of saying dismissively they don’t want to kick the can down the road. But now, a deadline hard ahead, even derided half-measures are uncertain as President Barack Obama and lawmakers struggle to avert across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts that comprise an economy-threatening fiscal cliff. Congressional officials said Wednesday they knew of no significant strides toward a compromise over a lon...
Next to North Elementary school sits a small house like church that can easily be over looked if one doesn’t know where they are going. Or one would be acutely aware of where the church is, thanks to North Elementary school. Either way this small homey church is a Four Square Church, a Christian denomination headed by Pastor Kelvin Boltjes since 1986. The pastor wasn’t always a Four Square Christian, as a child he grew up within the Presbyterian Church in Otis, Colo. and in the beginning of his...
During the holiday break, area youth enjoyed a white Christmas as a layer of snow blanketed the area on Dec. 24. That made travelling a bit trecherous for some, but also gave area youth the opportunity to go sledding, make snow angels and build some very creative snowmen, like this Santa Snowman by Peyton Barnes....
WASHINGTON – U.S. holiday sales so far this year have been the weakest since 2008, when the nation was in a deep recession. That puts pressure on stores that now hope for a post-Christmas burst of spending. This year’s holiday season was marred by bad weather and uncertainty about the economy in the face of possible tax hikes and spending cuts early next year. Some analysts say the massacre of schoolchildren in Newtown, Conn., earlier this month may also have chipped away at shoppers’ enthu...
