Stories from Wednesday, March 25, 2009

GRAND ISLAND -- On Saturday, April 4 the Nebraska Fellowship of Christian Athletes will be hosting the statewide Doing Sports God's Way Power Camp at Grand Island Northwest High School. The Power Camp offers junior high and middle school student-athletes sport-specific training from area coaches throughout the day. A schedule of the camp is as follows:...

LINCOLN -- Nebraska was 9-4 with a bowl win in Bo Pelini's first season but, true to his nature, he sounded more like a coach whose team went 4-9. "We're going into year two here. I expect us to make a big jump," he said Tuesday. "Until we're at the top, we're not satisfied. We're not there yet."...

LINCOLN -- DJ Belfonte's two-run triple in the bottom of the eighth capped a four-run rally, as Nebraska overcame a seven-run deficit to stun Northern Colorado 14-13 Tuesday afternoon at Hawks Field in Lincoln. The Huskers (15-7-1) overcame deficits of 10-3 and 13-9, scoring five unanswered runs in the seventh and eighth innings to record their ninth come-from-behind win of the season...

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Michigan State's coaches and players will have no trouble picking it up on film. The Kansas Jayhawks have done a lot of growing up since they visited East Lansing 11 weeks ago. In many ways, they hardly resemble the hesitant young bunch who let the Spartans go on a 19-1 run and absorbed a 75-62 shellacking on Jan. 10 at Michigan State...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Contrary to remarks by Kansas City owner Clark Hunt, Tony Gonzalez wants to be traded if the right deal can be made, a person close to the Pro Bowl tight end told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Asking not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the subject, the person said Gonzalez was surprised that Hunt had said the Chiefs were definitely not going to trade their 10-time Pro Bowler...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Mike Aviles hit a grand slam in the third inning and drove in five runs and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics 8-3 on Tuesday night. Royals right-hander Zack Greinke, who had given up 11 runs in eight innings in his previous two starts, struck out eight in five innings and allowed three runs, two earned, on four hits and two walks...

High Plains Radio is pleased to announce that AM 1300 KBRL is now home for the Kansas City Royals Radio Network, starting with the upcoming 2009 baseball season. This means that 1300 KBRL will become McCook's radio home for Royals Baseball. Opening Day for the Royals on 1300 KBRL will be on April 6 when Kansas City travels to the Chicago White Sox...

McCook Midget Baseball Association opened the 2009 enrollment period. Enrollment will be open until April 3rd. Forms have been distributed to local schools. Forms are available online at www.mccookbaseball.org and at the Sports Shoppe. Forms were sent home this...

Jan. 11, 1938 - March 24, 2008 OBERLIN -- Dell O. Pomeroy, 71, died Tuesday (March 24, 2009) at Decatur County Hospital in Oberlin. He was born Jan. 11, 1938, in Phillips County, Kan., to Stanford and Challice (Johnson) Pomeroy. He grew up in Phillips County and graduated from Phillipsburg High School. He was a member of the National Guard...

March 4, 1938 - March 24, 2009 BEAVER CITY -- Darel Dean Perkins, 71, of Inver Grove Heights, Minn., formerly of the Stamford and Beaver City area, died Tuesday (March 24, 2009) at his home in Minnesota after a short battle with cancer. He was born March 4, 1938, at Beaver City to Herman and Beth (Andrews ) Perkins. He grew up in Furnas County, graduating in 1955 from Beaver City High School...

Feb. 2, 1979 - March 23, 2009 HOLDREGE -- Funeral services for Rashanna M. Fulmer will be conducted from the Holcomb Evangelical Free Church north of Holdrege, on Friday, March 27, 2009, at 10:30 a.m., with the Rev.Todd Marcy officiating. Following the traditional funeral service, a private family inurnment will be at a later date...

Comparability studies always seem to be a part of the mix when local entities are deciding how much to pay teachers, administrators or other executives. We're often amazed at some of the salaries these entities find it necessary to pay in order to hire qualified personnel, especially the taxpayer-supported entities...

The 2009 Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival will take place on June 12 and 13 at various locations throughout the city of McCook. The festival is made possible, in part, by Nebraska Humanities Council grant funds. This year's event will feature former Methodist Pastor, humorist and storyteller Bil Lepp. ...

The Community Hospital board of directors approved a resolution to authorize the hospital president to begin working with an architect to design plans for new patient rooms and a surgery wing, among other improvements to the facility. "The journey continues for Community Hospital in its on-going efforts to improve and add to our existing medical facilities in order to meet the healthcare needs of Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas for years to come," said Jim Ulrich, hospital president and chief executive officer.. ...

McCook Public Schools may hire a teacher for art classes at the junior and senior high, the board of education authorizing the advertisement of the new position during a special board meeting Tuesday evening. It was a recommendation from the board's programs committee (board members Diane Lyons and Scott Johnson and Superintendent Dave Schley) to advertise for an instructor to teach two exploratory art classes at the junior high and one class at the senior high (in addition to current teacher Steve Clapp's schedule). ...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) announced today that he will seek fewer earmarks this year for Nebraska projects now that $1.1 billion in federal funds are coming to Nebraska for economic stimulus, including about $52 million for one-time projects...

It must be the latest craze. And in these times of economic hardship, if I could figure out a way to make a buck off it, I would. Or, maybe not. The game is called "Deadly Denial," and there seems to be no limit to the number of players or the varieties of the game...