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6A Record The Columbus, Telegram Sunday, March 10, 1996 Kearney being considered for $88 million plant Obituaries Rita Steiner COLUMBUS Rita L. Steiner, 73, of 765 10th Ave. died Friday, March 8, 19, at Clarkson Hospital in Omaha. KEARNEY (AP) Kearney is one of two finalists for an $88 million mill that will turn cornstalks into paper. Heartland Fibers LLC of Will-mar, said Friday that Kearney and a combined location in Rensselaer, and Bloomington, 111., are finalists for its first Corn-BioMass pulp processing plant.

A final division is expected by mid-April. The plant would provide 50 jobs with an annual payroll of about $4 million. It would give area farmers a chance to make money off the cornstalks left in their fields after harvest. The plant turns cornstalks, husks and leaves left behind called stover into a pulp used to make paper. "We've always had an optimism that Kearney could be one of the sites," said Gary Anderson, general manager of the Kearney Area Ag Producers Alliance.

Ron Tillery of the Buffalo County Economic Development Council said the company would need enough farmers to produce 100,000 acres of corn stover a year. Some farmers have expressed concern about using their cornstalks for paper rather than cattle feed. Others may be put off by the $100 an acre they would each have to invest to become members in the mill. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St.

Anthony Church with the Rev. Joseph A. Miksch officiating. Burial will be in St. Bonaventure Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. Monday at McK-own Funeral Home, after 6 p.m. Monday at the church and 8-10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Vigil service will be at 7 p.m.

Monday at the church. Mrs. Steiner was born Oct. 19, 1922, at David City to George and Louisa (Zegars) Jacobs. She graduated (mm DnviH Hifv Hiirh SrJinnl Clinton conducts Internet 'barn raising' on NetDay96 Steiner On Feb.

17, 1942, she and Edward J. Steiner were married in David City. She worked at Billie's Cafe, Adam's Cafe and for Dale Electronics until her retirement. She was a member of the church, St. Theresa Sodality and was an avid sports fan.

Mrs. Steiner is survived by four sons, John "Jack" of Auburn, Dan and Dave, both of Columbus, and Mike of Duncan; two daughters, Gayle Buss of Broadland, S.D., and Donna Edwards of Cataldo, Idaho; and 10 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, two sisters, three brothers and an infant son. Memorials are to donor's choice. Patricia Wolfe CONCORD, Calif.

(AP) In what he called the modern-day equivalent of an "old-fashioned barn-raising," President Clinton opened a one-day statewide effort here to link 20 percent of California's classrooms to the information superhighway. Speaking in an outdoor courtyard at Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord, Clinton said that "technology is going to liberate Americans and bring them together." The president and Vice President Al Gore were attending NetDay96 to lead 20,000 volunteers in installing 6 million feet of computer cable and plugs in classrooms at 3,000 schools across the state. SPEAKING TO a crowd of more than 1,000 people, many of them local students, Clinton said: "Some day your children will marvel at the idea there ever was a classroom without a computer." "You can tell them you were a pioneer," the president said. "We will make the best of this new technology together," he said. "Let the future begin." Standing at the edge of the crowd, Greg Simon, the vice president's chief domestic policy adviser, said high-tech companies in California are providing an array of free on-line services to the state's public schools.

"There are millions of dollars of labor, equipment and services being provided free today," Simon said. SIMON SAID Clinton will soon issue an executive order to provide government surplus computers to public schools, especially in "empowerment zones," which were established by the federal government to help residents of poor neighborhoods improve their economic lot. SCHUYLER Patricia "Trish" Wolfe, 48, of Schuyler died Saturday, March 9, 1996, at Alegent Health Memorial Hospital Inc. in Schuyler. Services are pending with Svoboda Funeral Home in Schuyler.

Paul Coffey GRANBY, Colo. Paul E. Coffey, 82, of Granby, died Tuesday, March 5, 1996, at his home. Services are at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Olinger-Moore Howard Chapel of Granby with burial at Crown Hill Cemetery.

Mr. Colfey was born July 29, 1913, in Polk County to Roy and Lydia i Houser) Coffey. I Ie served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater from 1941-45. lie married Audra Marple July 25, 1947, at Denver.

He was a retired iron worker. Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Mary Baumberger of Granby; four brothers, Richard, Wayne and Robert, all of Columbus, and Fred of Greeley, one sister, Lorene Mueller of Colorado; and one granddaughter. He was preceded in death by one brother. found that both hit the ground at the same time. "It proves that gravitational pull is exactly the same on two things even if they don't weigh the same," he said.

"It was sort of interesting about how the balls landed at the same time. I thought the golf ball was going to land first." Mildred Murphy HELLO WORLD 'King a one-month old baby King Penguin hatched at Sea World of Florida, is one of 20 new penguin chicks in the marine life park's polar penguin population. The formidable featherweight tips the scales at 3.5 pounds and will be introduced to his new home at Sea World's Penguin Encounter attraction in about six months. AP Photo Immanuel Continued from Page 1A Students' projects also were graded by their teachers. "The purpose of the science fair is just to give the kids a chance to use the scientific theories, methods and so forth, to acquaint them and orient them with that," Pfeiffer said.

Fifth-grader Joshua Donahoo, son of Glen Donahoo of Madison and Judy Donahoo of Columbus, did a project about gravitational pull on two balls that are different sizes. He dropped a golf ball and smaller rubber ball at the same time from the same height and Court Record LARSON "Tk Sourer For Quality Mtniwtv" YOUR PROM HEADQUARTERS! where you can choose a kidstiiff COLUMBUS Mildred A. Murphy, 91, of Columbus died Saturday, March 9, 1996, at Columbus Manor. Sendees will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Gass-Haney Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev.

Don Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Columbus Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-9 p.m. Monday and a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Harlan Johnson STROMSBURG Harlan S. Johnson, 86, of Stromsburg died Friday, March 8, 1996, at Midwest Covenant Home in Stromsburg. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Salem Lutheran Church in Stromsburg with the Rev. Keith Brozek officiating.

Burial will be in Stromsburg Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Monday at Anderson-Dodds-Palmer Funeral Home in Stromsburg. Mr. Johnson was born March 28, 1909, on the family farm northwest of Swede Home to J.

August and Beda S. (Rydell) Johnson. He received his education at District 8 near Swede Home and went two years to Osceoia High School and two years to the Luther Academy in Wahoo. On May 17, 1933, he and Mabel I. Olson were married.

He farmed in the Swede Home area his entire life. He was a member the Fanners Co-op Oil Board of Directors. He was a member of the church. Sun-ivors include one son, Devon of Osceola; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. I Ie was preceded in death by his wife and one brother.

Dennis KiolbasaSr. COLUMBUS Dennis A. Kiolbasa 77, of Columbus died Saturday, March 9, 1996, at Schuyler Nursing Center. Funeral services are pending with McKown Funeral Home in Jl W' i'rli' tlittii) itifiitf ht 4 2508 13 St. Columbus (402) 564-7840 4 yTOWNTOWN HOURS SAVE MONEY TO of District Court Richard E.

Semper, 34, David City, will be sentenced April 12 after pleading no contest Friday to one count of possession with the intent to deliver a controlled substance stemming from a November 1 995 incident. The charge is a Class III felony. Semper was also originally charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance, but that charge was dropped after Semper agreed to change his original plea of not guilty on both counts to the plea of no contest on the second charge. County Court Mike Schmidt, 32, 222 North How-ells, was sentenced to 12 months probation and received a S200 fine after pleading guilty to one count of driving while intoxicated-sec-ond offense. Travis Peters, 22, 402 Leflore, Poteau, will be sentenced March 19 after pleading guilty to one count of dnving while intoxicated.

Cynthia Puckett, 30, 1704 14th received a $75 fine after pleading no contest to one count of shoplifting. Anthony Marks, 25, 310 Sixth will be sentenced April 9 after pleading no contest to one count of dnving while intoxicated. Pablo Parra, 20, 44 E. 10th Schuyler, pleaded guilty to one count of no proof of insurance and one count of no operators license. Parra received a S50 fine on each count.

James Wilson, 33, 627 Countryview Estates, pleaded guilty to one count of driving while intoxicated-second offense. Sentencing has been scheduled for a later date. Jonathon Coffin, 21 RR2, Box 205B, Columbus, pleaded guilty to one count of no proof of insurance and received a $50 fine. Esmerelda Bobbadilla, 26, will be sentenced April 9 after pleading guilty to one count of driving under suspension. Richard Neuhaus, 35, RR3, Box 57, received a $250 fine and had his license revoked for 90 days after pleading guilty to one count of reckless driving.

Micheal Deluna, 1 9, 402 E. Part Mad ison, pleaded guilty to no operator's license and no proof of insurance. He received a $75 fine. Henry Washington, 28, 3172 37th received four months of probation and a $150 fine after pleading guilty to driving under suspension. Billy Ziegler, 36, 1060 20th was sentenced to 45 days in jail after pleading guilty to third-degree assault.

Vmcente Barraza, 23, 732 Countryview Estates, will be sentenced April 2 after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated-second offense. Miguel Paez, 2 1 received a $75 fine after pleading guilty to one count of no proof of insurance. Roberta Pena, 20, No. 16 Evergreen Trailer Court, will be sentenced Apnl 2 after pleading guilty to one count of no proof of insurance. Jesus Olivas, 26, 712 Countryview Estates, will be sentenced April 2 after pleading guilty to one count of driving while intoxicated.

Bradley Kielian, 24, RR1 Box 5, Silver Creek, was bound over to district court on three counts of second degree forgery. Gayle Burnett, 43, 2919 16th was bound over to district court on one count of felony bad check writing. David Thompson, 38, 1321 16th will be sentenced April 16 after pleading quiltv to one count of obstructing a peace officer. William Adams, 29, 3209 13th was found guilty of one count of dog at large, one count of no dog license and one count of no proof of rabies vaccination. He was fined $1 0 for each count and ordered to pay $88 restitution.

Marriage licenses Richard Dale Hager and Shannon C. Morris, both of Columbus. Bradley Scott Keyes and Carol Marie Koch, both of Columbus. Robert G. Eisenmenger, Humphrey, and Lori S.

Podany, Lincoln. Jeremy Lee Jannsen, Platte Center, and Jill Christine Inselman, Columbus. Jose J. Prado and Heather L. Slizoski, both of Columbus.

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Public Schools, Superintendent Ken Anderson said the district had a net loss of about 40 students this year. "We're not experiencing an exodus of students from Hastings Public Schools," he said. "Many of the students who are leaving have never even actually gone to school in Hastings. "Also, students who live in areas annexed by the city usually choose to continue attending the school they've been attending," he said. Madison said his daughter Stephanie chose Adams Central because it resembled the school she attended in Oklahoma City.

Hastings Senior High was similar to the school Heidi and Jennifer had HASTINGS (AP) When the Rev. Randy Madison and his family moved to Hastings last summer, one of the keys to a smooth transition for his children was Nebraska's school option enrollment program. "We wanted them to be able to attend the school they were most comfortable with," Madison said. "We were pleased to have that freedom of choice." While daughters Heidi and Jennifer decided to go to Hastings Senior High School, Stephanie enrolled at Adams Central Junior-Senior High School. Nine-year-old Christopher goes to Longfellow Elementary School.

The state allows students to attend a school outside their home district. According to the state De partment of Education, 10,000 Nebraska children use the option enrollment program. Parents continue to pay taxes in their home district while the state reimburses the school district that takes their children in. Tinkering with the reimbursement formula is a hot issue at the state Legislature this year. Officials in Adams Central, which accepts a large number of option students, were concerned about legislation that would have cut reimbursement for option students.

The bill (LB1050) has been amended to allow for more money per student. Next year, Adams Central will have a net gain of about 44 students as a result of the option enrollment program. At Hastings Gordon D. Bai nbridge, M.D BOARD CERTIFIED ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON 800 Alpha Street PO Box 5500 Grand Island, NE 68802 FAX: 308-382-3335 Answering Service: 308-384-3199 Toll Free: 1-800-462-169.