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Thursday, Jan. 16, 1992 Almanac Fremont Tribune OBITUARIES Leroy J. Storm YUTAN Leroy J. Storm, 77, of Yutan died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 1992, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha.

He was a farmer. Mr. Storm was born Jan. 6, 1915, in Yutan. He married Emma Ueberrhein June 15, 1941, in Wahoo.

She died July 31, 1991. Survivors include a son, Harlan of Yutan; two daughters, Karen Fisher of Yutan and Linda Sass of Elkhorn; a brother, Harry of Yutan; a sister, Laura Gehr man of Broken Bow; three grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at St. Peter's United Church of Christ in Yutan.

The Rev. Carol Taylor will officiate. Visitation is in progress until 8 tonight at Reichmuth Funeral Home in Yutan. Burial will be in Hollst Lawn Cemetery at Yutan. Memorials have.

been tablished to the Yutan Rescue Squad and the church. Alvin E. Soukup MORSE BLUFF Alvin E. 72, of Morse Bluff died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 1992, at Birchwood Manor in North Bend.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Moser Memorial Chapel in North Bend. Harold V. Johnson CRAIG The funeral for Harold V. Johnson, 85, of Craig will be 2 p.m. Friday at Craig Methodist Church.

Mr. Johnson died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 1992, at Oakland Me- morial Hospital. He was born April 28, 1906, in Uchling and attended school in the area. He was a farmer in the Craig area until retiring in 1978.

He sold insurance for Hooper Mutual for many years. Mr. Johnson was a member of Craig Methodist Church and former member of Alder Grove Methodist Church, south of Craig. He was director of both churches' choirs for many years and gave violin lessons in the area. He was a past president of the Burt County Farm Bureau and a member of the Burt County Coop Board, Craig Rural Fire Board, Craig Rescue Squad, Craig town board and Country Card Club of Craig.

He married Fern Wagner March 28, 1928, i in Swaburg. She died April 6, 1991. Survivors include three sons, Merle, Roger and Ramon, all of Craig; a brother, Eugene of Fremont; two sisters, Florence Shrago and Lucille Richards, both of Las Vegas, 11 grandchildren and 18 greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother. The Rev.

Dawn Carder will officiate Friday's service. Visitation will be 3-9 today at Whitted Funeral Chapel in Oakland. The family will receive friends 7- 8:30 tonight, and a prayer service will be 7:30 tonight both at the funeral chapel. Burial will be in the Craig Cemetery. Edward J.

Schoen WAHOO The funeral for Edward J. Schoen, 93, of Wahoo will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church in Wahoo. Mr. Schoen died Tuesday, Jan.

14, 1992, at Saunders County Care Center in Wahoo. He was a retired farmer. He was born Dec. 26, 1898, in Gladstone. He lived in the Gladstone area until 1941, when he moved to the Valparaiso area.

In 1967, he moved to Wahoo. Mr. Schoen was a member of United Methodist Church in Wahoo, Wahoo Kiwanis Club and Capital City Grange of Lincoln, charter member of the Wahoo Senior Citizens Center, life member of Saunders County Historical Society, founder of the Salt Wahoo Watershed Project and of Oak Valley Grange and a past member of the Valparaiso school board. He married Mary Louise Miller Sept. 1, 1922, in Gladstone.

She died Dec. 3, 1991. Survivors include four sons, Kenneth of Weston, Ray and Les, both of Lincoln and Lou of Minneapolis; two daughters, Esther Sorensen of Lincoln and Virginia (Mrs. Alvin) Smart of Cascade, Idaho; 14 grandchildren, 14 great -grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren. The Revs.

Armin Vogt, Lyle Schoen, G. Wesley Ballard and Lou Schoen will officiate. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Pruss Funeral Home in Wahoo and an hour before the service Saturday at the church.

Burial will be in Sunrise Cemetery in Wahoo. A memorial has been established to the church. Lee J. Wagner NORTH BEND The funeral for Lee J. Wagner, 96, of North Bend was Thursday at Moser Memorial Chapel in North Bend.

Mr. Wagner died Monday, Jan. 13, 1 1992, at Birchwood Manor in North Bend. He was born Sept. 10, 1895, in Prague and grew up in that area.

He served with the U.S. Army during World War 1, June 1918 to August 1919 in France. He lived at North Bend since 1923 and farmed near Belgrade. He farmed north of North for five years and then operated the Comer Cafe at North Bend for 13 years. He later operated grocery store there for five years.

He was a fireman for five years at the Mead Ordnance Plant and then worked at the former Cherny and Watson Lumber Co. in North Bend. He retired in 1960. Mr. Wagner was a member of the North Bend Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No.

8223 and the Morse Bluff American Legion Post No. 340 and a former member of the North Bend Volunteer Fire Department. He was the last surviving member of the Crack Drill Team of Morse Bluff American Legion; the group made appearances statewide. He married Mae Pabian Dec. 30, 1919, in Omaha.

She survives. Other survivors include daughter, Vivian (Mrs. D.L.) Nichols of Roanoke, three grandchildren and a greatgrandson. He was preceded in death by two sons, a brother, and three sisters. Burial was in Woodland Cemetery in North Bend.

Memorials have been established to Birchwood Manor and the North Bend Rescue Squad. Gerald J. Mickel Gerald J. Mickel, 52, of Tucson, died Wednesday, Jan. '15, 1992, at the veterans hospital in Tucson.

Mr. Mickel was born Feb. 23, 1939, in Omaha. He was a former vice president of Signa Dental Health Care in Des Plaines, Ill. He lived in Omaha until 1956, when he joined the U.S.

Navy. He retired as a chief petty officer. Survivors include his mother, Naomi Mickel of Fremont; his father and stepmother, Jack and Lenora Mickel of Fremont; two sons, Raymond of Snow Camp, N.C., and James of Illinois; a daughter, Debbie Schultz of Las Vegas, a brother, Jack of Tucson; four sisters, Jackie (Mrs. David) Moore of Fremont, Jeanette (Mrs. Darrell) King of Blair, Nancy (Mrs.

David) Bibbee of Newberg, and Sally (Mrs. James) Graham of Potomac, a stepbrother, Gary Brown of Norfolk; three stepsisters, Debbie Cattlet and Barbara Rusinko, both of Fremont, and Sandra Mayer of Scottsbluff; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church in Blair.

The Rev. McBride will officiate. Burial will be in Snow Camp, N.C. Margaret M. Luebbert SNYDER Margaret Mae Luebbert, 48, of Snyder died Wednesday, Jan.

15, 1992, at the West Point Living Center. Visitation will be all day Friday until 5 p.m. at the funeral home. Rosaries will be said 7:30 p.m. today at Ben Stalp Funeral Chapel in West Point, 6:30 p.m.

Friday at St. Leo's Catholic Church in Snyder for the church guild and Christian Mothers and 7:30 p.m. Friday for public at the church. Other arrangements are pending at Ben Stalp Funeral Chapel in West Point. CALENDAR Today BLOODMOBILE noon to 6 p.m.

at the Nebraska National Guard Armory, 910 N. Lincoln Ave. in Fremont. CIVIL AIR PATROL, 7 p.m., Nebraska Army National Guard Armory, 910 N. Lincoin Ave.

TALLY HO TOASTMASTERS, 7 p.m., at Midland Lutheran College's Fremont Hall, (at about 10th and Irving) Room 110. NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION Fremont chapter, 7 p.m., Craig's Restaurant. Open to public. SQUARE DANCE LESSONS, 7 p.m., mainstream lessons, 7:30 p.m., Trinity school gym, 250 N. St.

PREPARED NATURAL CHILDBIRTH, 7:30 p.m., Rawhide room, Memorial Hospital Health Education Center, 2340 N. Clarkson St. Friday FREMONT COSMOPOLITAN 100 CLUB, 7 a.m., Holiday Lodge, 1220 E. 23rd St. BLOODMOBILE 8 a.m.

to 2 p.m. at Fremont Senior High School. Sponsored by Fremont Educational Association. LOCAL TEMPERATURES Unofficial weather data for downtown Fremont (courtesy of gas division of the Fremont Department of Utilities) 9 a.m. 9 p.m.

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10 1 a.m. 15 2 p.m. 12 2 a.m. 17 3 p.m..... 14 3 a.m.

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14 6 a.m. 23 7 p.m.. 14 7 a.m.. 24 8 p.m. 14 8 a.m., 24 Sunset today, sunrise Friday: sunset Friday 5:21.

Local precipitation total for 1992: 0.64 inch. Normal precipitation for this date: 0.32 inch. LOCAL FORECAST Tonight, mostly cloudy with possible flurries. Low 10 to 15. A brisk northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.

Friday, partly sunny and colder. High around 25. A brisk northwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. EXTENDED FORECAST Saturday, Sunday, Monday: Mainly dry with a warming trend. Highs in the 30s west and 20s east Saturday warming, into the 40s Monday.

the teens west and zero to 10 above east Saturday, teens to lower 20s Sunday and Monday. Midland From Page A1 pact on the local economy and cultural arts. Williams presented the council with a petition that he said was signed by more than 100 households who oppose the street closings. Petitions were collected from residences north of 10th Street between Logan and Pebble streets, he said. Williams said Midland intentionally in city fathers Wednesday with a flair for public speaking to support the street closings.

Road From Page A1 would have to be built on the north side of the airport fence to keep bikes away from the street. But then bikes would be too close to the runway, he said. On another issue, the council accepted four bids to operate the city's keno lottery. The applicants currently operate lotteries in Beatrice, Ralston Kearney, and LaVista, Memphis, Two bids from operators of some of the state's largest lotteries were rejected because the REGIONAL Weather Friday, Jan. 17 Accu-Weather forecast for daytime conditions and high temperatures Billings Minneapolis Denver Memphis Oklahoma Atlanta El Paso Houston 1992 Accu-Weather, RAIN T-STORMS FLURRIES SNOW ICE SUNNY PT.

CLOUDY CLOUDY SHOWERS Via Associated Press Chilly Temperatures In our area Friday under partly sunny skies. Low a cold front from the Ohio Valley snow and flurries. Ahead of the the Southeast will ease with some 'They don't have a pulse on the community," he said of the supporters. "The neighbors were there because they live near Council members Patti Emanuel-Vaughan of the 3rd Ward and Chuck Strasburg of the 1st Ward didn't attend the meeting. In other city business, the council: Voted 6-0 to provide the Dodge County Humane Society with up to $1,500 to establish a Spay and Neuter Incentive Fund for animals adopted from the shelter.

The money only will be provided if the humane society receives matching funds. bid was either late or didn't include a $10,000 surety bond. Fred Assam, chief operating officer of Big Red Keno Inc. of Omaha, urged the council to reconsider his bid although it was 20 minutes late. The deadline was 2 p.m.

Friday. Assam said his computer locked up Friday morning and then he got stuck in Omaha traffic. Big Red Keno operates two Omaha lotteries. The city has a policy of denying all late bids, Sutton said. For Big Red Keno's bid to be reconsidered the city would have to readvertise for bids possibly los- Staff O'Keefe Into the 'arms' of Uncle Woody A Tuesday night gust of wind blew this piece of plywood from 1319 Missouri Ave.

around the corner to 2535 Missouri Ave. and safely into a tree owned by Sandy Hinkel. She said the plywood began Its flight about 10 p.m. According to the National Weather Service, 56-mph winds were recorded in northwest Omaha at 10:45 p.m. the strongest gust of the HOSPITAL Admissions Brenda Woodcock, Susan Eix, Patti Emanuel- Vaughan and Darrel A.

Madsen all of Fremont and Gina Metschke of Snyder. Dismissals Gina Metschke and daughter of Snyder. Births Mike and Gina Metschke of Snyder, a daughter born Monday; David and Susan Eix of Fremont, son born Tuesday; Jerry and Brenda Woodcock of Fremont, a son born Tuesday; Paul Vaughan and Patti Emanuel- Vaughan of Fremont, a daughter bom Tuesday. Police hoping vandalism spree isn't repeated BY CINDY HADISH Tribune Staff will reach a high around 25 pressure In Canada will drag Into Texas, causing light cold front, today's chill in sunshine. Voted 5-1 to adopt an ordinance implementing salaries agreed upon in the city's 1990-92 contract with the Nebraska Commission on Industrial Relations.

The ordinance provides a 5 percent pay raise effective Feb. 1. City employees last received a raise in August 1990. Fourth Ward Councilman Bob Warner voted against the ordinance saying city officials rather than the commission should negotiate salaries. He added that the ordinance did not provide equitable salaries.

For example, he said a librarian or tree trimer is paid more than a police officer. ing two months of keno revenue in the process, he said. "I want keno to start straight and clean without bending the said 1st Ward Councilman Larry Gaeth, recommending that the other bids be rejected. Gaeth is chairman of a 10- member ad hoc committee that is expected to recommend an operator at the Feb. 11 council meeting.

Second Ward Councilman Gary Palmer said he voted against rejecting the other bids because he said it seemed Assam made an honest effort. He said the city also could benefit from having more bids from which to select. Community Lottery Systems of Columbus also was rejected for not including a surety bond. It operates 34 lotteries across the state. Accepted bids include proposals from Fremont Keno O.K.

Lottery Inc. of Omaha, Bridger Inc. of Beatrice and 24 Karat Keno Inc. Fremont Keno Inc. would be formed by owners of the La Vista and Kearney keno operations and 24 Karat would be formed by owners of the Wahoo and Memphis keno operations.

'Addams Family' TV show creator sues moviemakers LOS ANGELES (AP) The creator of "'The Addams Family" TV series is suing the makers of the "Addams Family" movie for $50 million, accusing them of ripping off his ideas. David Levy, who holds rights to the 1964-66 series, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in state court. Among the defendants: Paramount Studios and Orion Productions, which sold Paramount the uncompleted film for about $22 million. CAFE Res BAR 631 Park 721-3353 COUPON FREE Birthday Dinner Come in and have dinner with a party of 4 or more and receive your dinner FREE with purchase of equal value dinner. Must be redeemed on your birthday.

Must Present Coupon Fremont Police Department officials are "holding their concerning the latest round of vandalism in the city. Reports of tires slashed on the city bus both on Tuesday and Wednesday and about 20 tires slashed at an automobile dealership have police concerned that another string of criminal mischief is about to occur, Police Chief Tim Mullen said. lot of times we'll see one or two incidents of vandalism and two or three nights later, there's 15 more," he said. just holding our breath it seems like once they cross that barrier, they'll do it again." Damage to the city bus was estimated at $200, according to reports. A report from L.A.

Auto, 346 S. Broad indicates $865 in damage to tires at the small auto dealership. Jan Ashbrook, who owns L.A. Auto with her husband, Lee, said the damage would probably be more than that. "I'd like to see those people come down here and see what goes into fixing these tires," she said.

"It's not an easy Ashbrook said because of the small size of the business, the loss is especially great. "We're just a small car lot trying to give the people of Fremont a good deal on a used car," she said. "It's hard to do that when you get vandalism like this." Several juveniles and one adult are facing hearings in Dodge County Court this month in connection with vandalism to garbage containers and mailboxes that occurred in December. Police were tipped by a citizen who observed suspicious activity in those cases. Wolf-dog From Page A1 Parks Commission, was advised by the attorney general's office that Jake would be considered a wolf because it is only onequarter dog, Mullen said.

However, no official opinion has been issued by the attorney general's office, said Deputy Attorney General Steve Grasz. "We'd have to see if the senators had discussed (crossbreeds) on the floor of the Legislature," he said. "'That research hasn't been done yet." The request for an official opinion would have to come from the county attorney's office, Grasz said. "I don't see any definition in the law at Healey said. "A crossbreed isn't a wolf." Healey said a lawsuit may be filed, depending on how the city reacts to the letter.

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