WYNOT —  The Wynot Blue Devils kept up their winning ways going strong last week with two more victories.
On Tuesday Wynot picked up another Lewis and Clark Conference win over the Allen Eagles.
Wynot jumped out to a 14-6 first-quarter margin and then exploded for 24 second-quarter points to put some distance between themselves and the Eagles and finished the visitors off 67-38.

Wynot would have four players hit double figures and another one just miss as they got balanced scoring. Nathan Wieseler lead the way with 15 points, Austin Wieseler and brother Davis Wieseler each had 12 point efforts while Chris Schmidt finished with 11 points and lead the team with seven rebounds. Jackson Sudbeck just missed but contributed with nine points.
Allen got double figures from Jake Stewart and Zach Crom with 10 points each.
Early on the Eagles matched up well against the taller Blue Devils. Allen got three points each from Jake Stewart and Austin Connot. Four points each from Chris Schmidt and Austin Wieseler late in the quarter boosted Wynot to a 14-6 lead.
Wynot would explode in the second quarter behind seven points from Nathan Wieseler and six points from Austin Wieseler, along with four points each from Davis Wieseler and Jackson Sudbeck. The 24-point outbreak gave Wynot a big 38-16 halftime advantage.
Allen got three-pointers from Zach Crom and Brandon Sullivan early in the third quarter. Wynot countered with four points each from Chris Schmidt and Nathan Wieseler as they held a 52-28 lead.
In the final quarter Allen got a three pointer from Zach Crom and a conventional three points from Jake Stewart but could not gain ground as Wynot got five points from Davis Wieseler and balanced scoring to take the 67-38 win.
Wynot    14    24    14    15—67
Allen     6    10    12    10—38

Wynot    Allen
FG    28-58        14-41
3PT    3-11        5-11
FT    8-11        5-13
REB              33            19

scoring
Wynot- Nathan Wieseler, 15;  Austin Wieseler, 12; Davis Wieseler, 12; Chris Schmdt, 11; Jackson Sudbeck, 9; Brady Stratman, 2; John DeBlauw, 2; Kyle Eskens, 2. Allen Jake Stewart, 10; Zach Crom, 10; Brandon Sullivan, 8; Charles Brahmstradt, 2; Landon Kraft, 2; Jon Bausch, 2.

The Wynot Blue Devils travelled across the border Thursday and put another one in the win column with a 75-41 pasting of the Gayville-Volin Raiders.
Wynot exploded out of the gate and ran up a 50-12 halftime-advantage then backed off and cruised to their 15th win of the season.
Wynot placed four players in double figures. Brady Stratman came off the bench and had a big second half to take top scoring honors with 16 points. Nathan Wieseler had 14 points and seven boards and Chris Schmidt had 14 points and five rebounds on the night.
Jackson Sudbeck also hit three from behind the arc and finished with 11 points to help the Blue Devil offense.
For the Raiders, Alec Barta had a good second half as he scored all 15 of his points after the break. Kyle Kocmick had all but two of his 12 points in the first half to lead the Raiders in the early going.
Chris Schmidt took on most of the scoring load in the early part of the first quarter as he exploded for 10 points.
The Blue Devils also got four points each from Austin Wieseler, Nathan Wieseler and Koby Sudbeck as well as a three-pointer from Brady Stratman as they bolted to a 29-6 first quarter lead.
Kyle Kocmick had all six of the Raider points in the second quarter. Wynot got a boost from Nathan Wieseler as he worked the low block area for eight points and then Jackson Sudbeck dropped a trio of three-point bombs on the Raiders and Wynot had a commanding 50-12 halftime lead.
The Raiders started to find some offense in the third quarter as they got six points from Alec Barta and some balanced scoring to go on a 13-11 run.
In the final quarter Barta kept the hot hand as he dropped in eight more points for Gayville-Volin. Wynot got a second three-pointer from Brady Stratman and seven points from the young guard as they closed out the game and took the 75-41 win.
Wynot  29    21        11    14 — 75
G-V       6    6        13    16 — 41

Wynot    Gayville-Volin
FG              28        14
3PT              6        1
FT            13-23        12-20

scoring
Wynot- Brady Stratman, 15; Chris Schmidt, 14; Nathan Wieseler, 14; Jackson Sudbeck, 11; Koby Sudbeck, 6; Davis Wieseler, 6; Austin Wieseler, 4; Scott Foxhoven, 2; Joe Harold, 1; Kyle Eskens, 1. Gayville-Volin – Alec Barta, 15; Kyle Kocmick, 12; Justin

NORFOLK — Antonette G. Lange, 78, Norfolk, formerly of Hartington, died Dec. 26, 2011, at Faith Regional Health Services, Norfolk.
Visitation and a Vigil Service were Dec. 28 at the Wintz Funeral Home, Hartington, and continued one hour prior to services Thursday at the church.
Mass of Christian Burial was Dec. 29 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Hartington, with Rev. Timothy Lange and Deacon Mike Stratman officiating.
Burial was in the St. Michael’s Cemetery, Hartington.

Pallbearers were Nathan Stratman, Justin Eskens, Adam Lange, Tyler Eskens, Nicole Kunzie and Kora Kunzie.
Antonette was born Sept. 22, 1933, to Gilbert and Coletta (Maly) Steffen at the family residence in rural Crofton. She grew up in the Constance area and attended St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and school until 1947. She then moved with her family to rural Wakonda, S.D., and graduated from Wakonda High School in 1952. She worked at the Wakonda bank June 1952-August 1956. Antonette married Quintin Lange Oct. 8, 1956, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Wakonda. They had four children, Cynthia Rose, Tamara Anne, Bradley Joseph and Beth Audrey. She and Quintin farmed eight miles south of Yankton, S.D., until 1959, when they moved and farmed northwest of Hartington. They resided there until the time of Quintin’s death Feb. 25, 1987. At that time, Antonette moved into Hartington and lived there until moving to Norfolk in 2006.
She was a member of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Guild, Christian Mothers and Catholic Daughters of America in Hartington. She was a former member of the Solitaires. Antonette was instrumental in having the Sunday Mass videotaped and played at the nursing home where she did a lot of volunteer work. She also enjoyed playing cards.
Antonette is survived by four children and their spouses, Cynthia and Mike Stratman, Terre Haute, Ind.; Tamara and Ron Eskens, Fordyce; Bradley and Kandi Lange, Pierce: and Beth and KC Kunzie, Norfolk; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; four brothers and spouses, Bill and Bonnie Steffen, Ogden, Iowa; Bernard and Ruth Steffen, Wakonda, S.D.; Leon and Linda Steffen, Holiday Island, Ark.; Roman and Ruth Steffen, Fordyce; three brothers-in-law, John Carpenter, Pahrump, Nev.; Luverne and Bud Lange, and Rev. Timothy Lange, all of Yankton, S.D.; two sisters-in-law, Verda Cardwell, St. George, Utah, and Audrey Jonas, Littleton, Colo.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Quintin, at age 59; her parents; two sisters, Ailene Carpenter and Angela Hill; three brothers-in-law, Albert Hill, Les Cardwell and George Jonas; a sister-in-law, Mary Lange; and two nephews, John and Christopher Steffen.

The jury trial opened at 9 a.m., Dec. 14. Closing statements were given Dec 17.
The jury then began deliberating Saturday afternoon and Monday morning before finding Kelly guilty of two counts each of first-degree sexual assault and incest.
Judge Vaughan set the sentencing date for Kelly of Feb. 13, 2012.
District Judge Robert Ensz had accepted Kelly’s “not guilty” plea on the sexual assault charges April 11, 2011.
At that time Ensz had told Kelly he could be imprisoned for 1-50 years if found guilty on the Class II Felonies of sexual assault and for 1-20 years for the Class III Felonies of incest. Kelly was also informed he would be required to register as a sex offender if found guilty.
The 37-year-old Cedar County man had been arrested on sexual assault charges in February 2011.
Kelly has been held in the Cedar County Jail since his arrest on a $50,000 bond – 10 percent of $500,000.

Court documents alleged the victim had been sexually assaulted several times while in the states of Iowa and Nebraska.
The victim had undergone a medical examination at the Mercy Medical Center Child Advocacy Center, Sioux City, as part of the investigation, which was conducted by a Nebraska State Patrol Investigator and an Iowa Police Detective.

The medical exam revealed the teen could have been sexually assaulted from the age of five or six into her teen years.

The Cedar Catholic Dance Team performed at halftime of Tuesday night’s basketball game here between the Cedar Trojans and the Crofton Warriors.

According to the Resolution the HSUS opposes hunting, fishing, rodeos and circuses and equates meat consumption to animal abuse advocating for “reducing, refining and replacing” meat in individual diets.
According to the Resolution, in 2010 the Neb. Legislature passed, with Gov. Dave Heineman’s signature, the Livestock Animal Welfare Act which updated standards for the humane treatment of farm animals.
Cedar County Commissioners resolve to oppose any organization or group that would adversely affect the ability of Nebraska producers to raise livestock and poultry – thereby harming Nebraska’s economy and raising food costs to consumers.
In other action, board members voted to change the current indigent burial rate from  $1,000 to $1,300 along with making cremation mandatory for those burials.
Before making the decision board members looked at the amounts other counties pay for burials.
The county recently helped with funds for a burial according to County Clerk Dave Dowling.
Assessor Don Hoesing will be sending letters out to people who own land along the river. An aerial map which can be used to identify any land that was lost due to the Missouri River flood waters will be included with the letter.
“If they want to, they can come in and we will work with them on this,” Hoesing said.  “We have had only one call on this so far.”
Zoning Administrator Dave Sudbeck met with board members.
Two conditional use permits will be coming up and some changes may have to be made on land near the river according to Sudbeck.
Several cabins are located on the land that is east of Sportsman’s.
“The land might be sold,” Sudbeck said.
Zoning regulations could require having a survey done and each parcel may have to include an acre of land according to Sudbeck.
Board members received an update on the Courthouse geothermal heating and cooling system during a conference call with Lonnie Weidner, Merit Mechanical, Inc.
Board members had concerns with the geothermal well field which involves digging 40 holes – 300 ft. deep – behind the Courthouse.
Commissioner Dave McGregor said there was some concern on the voids and the grouting that is being done.
“It is being done correctly – the voids are getting filled up,” Weidner said.
Commissioner Marlen Kraemer asked who was supervising the project.
“You are our project manager – you alluded you would be there at all times to watch,” Kraemer said. “Who is supervising when you are not here?”
According to Weidner the wells should be dug by Dec. 17.
“I have hopes of having it hooked up by the first of the year,” Weidner said.
Commissioner Terry Pinkelman reported the attendance was low at the “Taste of Christmas” event at the Corps of Discovery Welcome Center Dec. 3.
“The weather wasn’t good which kept people from coming,” Pinkelman said.
Bids can still be submitted on-line for the Silent Auction items until Dec. 23, according to Pinkelman.
The items can be viewed by going to the Welcome Center’s web site at www.corpsofdiscoverywelcomecenter.net.
McGregor reported the Northeast Nebraska Public Health Dept. has paid off the bank loan on the building that had been purchased and remodeled.
The Health Dept. received H1N1 grant funds of $271,000, McGregor said.
“The loan in the amount of $110,469 was paid off for the building and the remodeling,” McGregor said. “They paid it off and stopped the interest.”

HARTINGTON — Even though Thanksgiving is a week away, Hartington area residents are going full steam ahead with their preparations for the Candlelight Christmas celebration.

Candlelight Christmas Cookie baking contest organizers, Kristi Bruning and Jackie Steffen, gather together the left-overs of the 34 entries to the first annual Christmas Cookie Baking Contest.

The four categories and winnners are, Candy-like, Alice Pommer;  Decorated and Traditional, Julie Bruning Harding; and Youth, Grace Wortmann.

Judges for the event were Brian Phelan, Jim Anderson, Kaly Rutar, Peggy Year and Bill Schulte. The judges had a very difficult time making the final decision, but enjoyed every last crumb of the contest entries.