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Judy VonEyeJudy Ann VonEye, 62, of
Menno died early Thursday,Oct. 23, 2014, at the Menno-Olivet Care Center, Menno.
Funeral services are at10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 27, atSalem Reformed Church,
Menno, with the Rev. MichaelHecht officiating. Burial willbe in the Menno Cemetery.
Visitations are 1-3 p.m.Sunday, Oct. 26, at the Aisen-brey-Opsahl-Kostel MemorialChapel, Menno. Visitationswill resume one hour prior tothe service at the church.
Dorothy Kremer Dorothy M. Kremer, 89,
of Crofton, Nebraska diedon Wednesday, October 22,2014 at the Golden LivingCenter in Hartington, Ne-braska.
Mass of Christian Burialwill be on Saturday, Octo-ber 25, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. atSt. Rose of Lima CatholicChurch in Crofton with theRev. Michael Schmitz offici-ating. Burial will be in St.Rose of Lima Cemetery inCrofton.
Visitation will be on Fri-day from 4 to 7:00 p.m.with a vigil service at 7:00p.m. at the Wintz FuneralHome in Crofton. Visitationwill continue on Saturdayone hour prior to services.
Pallbearers will be RyanDonner, David Schumacher,Nicholas Lammers, EverettArens, Harrison Arens andSawyer Arens. Honorarypallbearers will beDorothy’s Great Grandchil-dren and all her Day CareChildren.
Dorothy Marie Kremerwas born September 13,1925 in Hartington, NE toAdam and Mary (Schmidt)Burbach. She grew up westof Hartington and gradu-ated from Holy Trinity HighSchool in Hartington. Shemarried Joseph Frank Kre-mer on April 29, 1947 inHartington. After their mar-riage they farmed in theHartington area until mov-ing to a farm west ofCrofton in 1964. Theymoved into Crofton in 1970.Dorothy had a Day Care inher home for 30 years. Herhusband Joe died on De-cember 24, 1997 at the ageof 77 years. Dorothy movedto Hartington in Decemberof 2007 and had been a res-ident of the Golden Living
NursingCenter sincethe fall of2008.
She wasa member ofSt. Rose ofLima andthe LadiesGuild, Chris-
tian Mothers, and was veryactive in the Crofton Ameri-can Legion Auxiliary Post128. Dorothy also belongedto a card club.
Dorothy is survived byher six children and theirspouses, Patricia and Mar-lin Van Slyke of Randolph,Phyllis Lammers of Harting-ton, Vickie Donner of Hart-ington, Marilyn and DennisSchumacher of Hartington,Jolene and Chuck Arens ofHartington, Timothy andRene Kremer of Elkhorn; 24grandchildren; 25 greatgrandchildren; one brotherBernard and Helen Bur-bach of Neligh; sister-in-lawHilaria “Dickie” Burbach ofHartington.
She was preceded indeath by her parents, hus-band Joe, grandson An-thony Van Slyke;granddaughter Penny VanSlyke; sister TheresaPinkelman; five brothersAlphonse, Harold, Jerome,Ray, and Marlen Burbach;son-in-law Norm Lammers.Yankton Press & Dakotan
October 24, 2014
Calvin HespeCalvin Dean Hespe, age
65 of Yankton passed awayon Tuesday, October 21,2014 from injuries as a resultof a motor vehicle accident.
Funeral services will beat 11:00 a.m. Monday, Octo-ber 27, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel,Yankton with Rev. BeverlyLanzendorf officiating. Burialwill be at 3 p.m. at the Mt.Hope Cemetery inSpringview, NE.
Visitations will be onehour prior to the service atthe funeral home.
Calvin was born June 8,1949 in Ainsworth, NE toGustave and Mabel (McIn-tosh) Hespe.
Calvin was a wonderfulloving man who lovedspending time with familyand friends. He alwaysmade people laugh andsmile. He love the outdoors,fishing and hanging out en-joying life. He loved drivingthe semi and stopping by tosurprise family. Calvin andhis weekly phone calls to somany will be missed. We allknew he had a great storyto make us laugh. We will allbe looking forward to see-ing that ornery grin again.
He is survived by hiswife, Barbara Hespe of Nor-folk, NE; mother, MabelHespe of Burton, NE; sons,Eric Hespe of Grand Island,
NE and ZachHespe ofUtica, SD;daughters,Dawn(James)Hutchison ofCape Coral,FL and An-gela (Todd)Pearson of
Alda, NE; 14 grandchildrenand two great-grandchildren;brothers: Larry (Dixie)Hespe of Springfield, NE,Dennis (Romona) Hespe ofSpencer, NE, David (Cora)Hespe of Naper, NE, Roger(Robin) Hespe of Newcastle,WY and Daniel Hespe of Bur-ton, NE; sisters: Donna(Robert) Basgall of SylvanGrove, KS, Loretta Lasiter ofWebster City, IA and Mavis(Richard) Schuman of Salina,KS and many nieces,nephews and extendedfamily.
He was preceded in deathby his father and daughter,Bobbi Schomer.
The family request me-morials be directed to Bene-fit Account of Cal Hespe atFirst Dakota Bank, 225 CedarStreet, Yankton, SD 57078. Yankton Press & Dakotan
October 24, 2014
Online condolences at: www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com
HespeKremer
Kathryn HansenKathryn J. Hansen, 99, of
Coleridge, Nebraska, died onThursday, Oct. 23, 2014, at
Park View Haven NursingHome in Coleridge.
Funeral Services are pend-ing at the Wintz Funeral Homein Coleridge, Nebraska.
BY BOB MERCERState Capitol Bureau
PIERRE — The state Department ofTransportation can’t find enough snow-plow drivers.
That means DOT once again willlimit when its crews are on the roadsthis winter.
Plows, sanders and and de-icingtrucks generally will work between 5a.m. and 7 p.m.
Some highways in the Rapid Cityand Sioux Falls metro areas will see ex-tended hours.
The state Transportation Commis-sion approved the winter maintenanceThursday.
“We have just enough staff to fill ourplows for one shift,” said JasonHumphrey, who oversees DOT’s winterplan.
Drivers show up at 4 a.m. to getready and plow throughout the day, ac-cording to Humphrey.
He said they can’t keep working intothe night and then be back at 4 a.m.
“We have a difficult time getting op-erators,” Humphrey said. “They’re justnot there. That work force isn’t
available to hire.”Transportation Secretary Darin
Bergquist said then-Gov. Mike Rounds atone point challenged DOT to provide24/7 plowing on interstates. The effortsended after two winters.
“It just turned out to not even be pos-sible,” Bergquist said.
The amount targeted for snow andice removal this winter is $19.1 million.That’s up from the $18.2 million a yearago.
DOT finished last winter with about$3 million left over. That was put towardbuying salt and equipment.
The public is adapting to the limitedhours that crews work the roads, ac-cording to Humphrey.
Motorists increasingly use theClearPath 511 telephone system andthe SafeTravel USA information systemto check conditions, he said.
Those are updated three times onweekdays — sunrise, midday and lateafternoon — and twice daily on week-ends after sunrise and around sunset.
DOT relies more and more on scienceto determine how to fight each storm,Humphrey said, making decisions basedon temperature and weather conditions.
“We’ve seen considerable savings inour materials and efforts,” he said.
South Dakota is working with otherstates on a computer program thatlinks to most trucks.
Other trucks have icing guidelines inthe cabs advising drivers when to usechemicals.
One of the questions Humphrey re-ceived from a commissioner was whySouth Dakota doesn’t have many snowfences.
Humphrey said there are tree beltspurposely positioned along somestretches but that in most instancesDOT prefers to let the snow keep blow-ing across the road.
DOT Battles Snowplow Driver Shortage
Neb. Students Charged In Alcohol DeathLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say several Univer-
sity of Nebraska-Lincoln students in a fraternity face felonycharges in the alcohol-related death of a freshman.
University police say four FarmHouse Fraternity mem-bers were arrested Thursday on suspicion of procuring al-cohol to a minor resulting in death. Three other students,including another fraternity member, face citations.
Eighteen-year-old Clayton Real was found dead at thefraternity house near campus in September. Affidavitsshow Real’s cause of death was acute alcohol intoxication.
The affidavits also say fraternity members threw a partythe night before and provided alcohol to underage atten-dees, including Real.
Sgt. Jerry Plessel says the arrested students are in cus-tody at the Lancaster County jail. A hearing is scheduledFriday. University spokesman Steve Smith says the schoolhas suspended the fraternity chapter indefinitely.
Woman To Seek Pardon In 1958 DeathsLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Two lawyers say a woman who
was convicted as an accomplice in her boyfriend’s 1958killing spree will apply for a pardon.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports Caril Clair, formerlyCaril Fugate, was 14 when she accompanied Charlie Stark-weather, who killed 10 people over eight days in Nebraska.Clair was convicted of first-degree murder for her role inthe slayings.
Lawyers John Stevens Berry Sr. and Linda Battisti to-gether wrote “The Twelfth Victim, the Innocence of CarilFugate in the Starkweather Murder Rampage.” They con-tend Clair is innocent. They say on the day that the killingsbegan, Clair arrived home from school and was greeted byStarkweather who was holding a gun. They say Clair wasforced to go with Starkweather in the slayings.
Berry says his office will file the application for Clair’spardon.
COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — Atrain has crashed into a carthat got stuck on tracks after itwas maneuvered around a bar-ricade at a crossing inColumbus.
The accident occurredaround 6:30 a.m. Police say thedriver was later cited for tres-
passing and a railroad crossingviolation. The driver and herpassenger were not injured.
Police say another drivergot stuck at the same crossingaround 10:15 p.m. Wednesday,but the crew of an oncomingtrain was alerted in time tostop before hitting the car.
BY KEVIN BURBACHAssociated Press
PIERRE — Almost 25years after the long-shut-tered Deadwood casinos re-opened their doors, voterswill be asked whether to ap-prove a new batch of gamesthat supporters say wouldstir stagnant revenues in thehistoric Old West town. Op-ponents are concerned it willonly strengthen gambling ad-dictions and lead to morecrime.
Deadwood casinos cur-rently offer slot machines,poker and blackjack, butthe proposed constitu-tional amendment —Amendment Q — will askthe state’s voters whetherit should also offerroulette, keno and craps —three games supportershope would attractyounger players. The meas-ure also would allow SouthDakota’s tribal casinos tooffer the three games sincefederal law lets tribal casi-nos to offer any gamblingallowed elsewhere in astate.
Supporters of the meas-ure say that gambling rev-enue has been stagnant inrecent years, in part be-cause of new casinos innearby Iowa and Colorado,and believe new gameswould bring in more profitsand jobs. The measure ispart of a larger, multiyeareffort to rejuvenate thetown, which still relies ongambling to attract visitorsin addition to historicaltourism.
Deadwood Gaming As-sociation executive direc-tor Mike Rodman said
when gambling was legal-ized in Deadwood on Nov.1, 1989, only Nevada andAtlantic City, New Jersey,had gambling in the UnitedStates. Now, the majority ofstates have some sort of le-galized gambling.
“Deadwood’s had a cou-ple of pretty flat years, andwe think that this may beone of the issues, that weare no longer as competi-tive,” he said.
Rodman said researchshows that the proposedgames, which the ruggedtown’s original casinos hadmore than a century ago,are more popular withyounger players, especiallycraps. “It’s a more interac-tive game,” he said.
Rodman said internalpolling shows strong sup-port for the measure, butthe proposed amendmentisn’t without detractors.
The Family Heritage Al-liance has been the maingroup to come out againstthe measure, saying the ad-ditional games will bolsterthe negative effects of gam-bling, such as increasedcrime, suicides, addictionsand divorce. Members ofthe alliance did not immedi-ately respond to The Asso-ciated Press’ requests forinterviews.
Rep. Steve Hickey, aSioux Falls Republican whovoted against putting themeasure on the ballot, saysthis is the “wrong way tojumpstart Deadwood.”
“We need to curtail gam-bling in Deadwood. There’sa social cost to it,” he said.“We need to not be involvedin helping people lose sub-stantial amounts of money.”
Train In Columbus Crashes Into CarGambling Measure:Fiscal Boon OrSocial Burden?
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The owner of a medical wastecompany says it was an improperly secured truck doorthat sent hundreds of confidential medical records onto anOmaha street.
Cellphone video taken Wednesday by Omaha businessowner Jason Bucsis shows thousands of pages blowing onand around a southwest Omaha street. Bucsis says a backdoor of a Medi-Waste Disposal truck was open as it trav-eled, sending boxes of records into the street.
Omaha television station KETV reports that goodSamaritans scrambled to try to help the driver recover therecords, even reaching into sewers to grab papers.
Medi-Waste Disposal owner Ryan Funk says he believesmost of the records were recovered. He says new policieswill be put in place to try to keep such an accident fromhappening again.
Papers Scattered Across Omaha Street
