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DEVELOPING: PIANO IN TOW, BKW-NCAA-NORTHERN IOWA-NEBRASKA
ADDS: PIANO IN TOW, EXCHANGE-BOWEL PROBLEMS, EXCHANGE-FAST LEARNER, BKW-NCAA-NORTHERN IOWA-NEBRASKA
PIANO IN TOW
LINCOLN—No, Nicole Narboni isn’t hauling duck decoys or other hunting knickknacks in the camouflage trailer she calls “Lovely” and that she’s taking on the road this week through western Nebraska. It’s a piano, a big one—about 1,000 pounds, 7 1/2 feet long. And unlike most classical musicians who may drive by towns like Lewellen (pop. 280) on their way to big markets where lots of people know the difference between Chopin and Cher, she plans to stop for more than gas. By Nate Jenkins.
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EXCHANGE-BOWEL PROBLEMS
BEATRICE—Jonathon Schleufer is just like any other sixth grade student. He likes science. He is an honor roll student. He participates in Children’s Theater. He likes swimming and hunting using his imagination. He is social once he gets to know someone. By Chris Dunker.
EXCHANGE-FAST LEARNER
CRETE—OK, so she was hungry, but what’s interesting about Crystal Vander Zanden’s first word isn’t that it was “eat.” It’s that she spoke it at the age of three months. By Kevin Abourezk.
SPORTS:
BKW–NCAA-NORTHERN IOWA-NEBRASKA MINNEAPOLIS—Top-seeded Nebraska takes on No. 16 seed Northern Iowa, as the Cornhuskers—who have already doubled their win total from last season—begin their championship quest at Williams Arena in Minnesota. Game starts at 6 p.m. CT. By Jon Krawczynski.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— NEBRASKA EARTHQUAKE—Residents of north-central Nebraska recently received a surprising shake from an earthquake this weekend.
— BOWLING ALLEY SHOOTING—A Douglas County judge has thrown out the murder charge prosecutors filed after an Omaha bowling alley shooting because a key witness twice failed to appear in court.
— ROSENBLATT TRADEMARK—The city of Omaha has worked out a deal to obtain the rights to use the name Rosenblatt Stadium.
— PINES THREATENED—Mountain pine beetles and pine wilt disease are posing a threat to Nebraska’s trees.
— AG YOUTH—A deadline is looming for college-age Nebraskans who want to join the Nebraska Agricultural Youth Institute.
— TRANSPORTATION SUMMIT—U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson will hold a summit in Lincoln later this month to discuss Nebraska transportation projects—particularly how to finish them more efficiently.
— RURAL JOBS CONFERENCE—Organizers are planning a Rural Jobs, Rural Opportunities Conference for later this month in Kearney.
The AP, Omaha.
