Новости за 31.12.2016

BOSTON (AP) — Patrice Bergeron and Tim Schaller scored second-period goals Saturday to help the Boston Bruins beat Buffalo 3-1 and complete a sweep of home-and-home games against the Sabres.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The bluegrass music super-duo of Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent has been invited to become official members of the Grand Ole Opry.

NEW YORK (AP) — Genealogy detectives have discovered that Benedict Cumberbatch, the British actor who portrays Sherlock Holmes in the PBS television series, is distantly related to the author who created the iconic character more than a century ago.

LONDON (AP) — A Kink, a former Spice Girl, a Vogue editor and a dedicated glassblower are moving up a notch or two in the British hierarchy.

BOSTON (AP) — Bruins winger Brad Marchand is standing up to a Twitter user who attacked him with a homophobic slur.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A forgetful fish, infighting superheroes and some intergalactic rebels led the North American box office in 2016, which, with an estimated $11.2 billion in earnings to date, has become the highest grossing year of all time…

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Devils defenseman John Moore was removed from the ice on a stretcher during Saturday's game against the Washington Capitals.

MILAN (AP) — Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. Or else.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A fabled music studio where acts including the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan recorded hits is already being named Alabama's No. 1 tourist stop of 2017, even though it's still undergoing renovation.

LONDON (AP) — Allan Williams, a fixture on the Liverpool music scene who gave the Beatles a place to practice and helped them get early gigs, has died. He was 86.

As 2016 draws to a close, revelers around the world are bidding a weary adieu to a year filled with political surprises, prolonged conflicts and deaths of legendary celebrities.

WALLINGFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police say two are dead and two injured after a shooting outside a Connecticut theater late Friday night following a concert.

NEW ENGLAND — Rose Mary Dolechek, 75, New England, died Dec. 23, 2016, while visiting family in Minnetonka, Minn. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MST today, Dec. 31, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Dickinson. Interment will take place…

Joseph “Joe” Vogel, 87, Mandan, passed away Dec. 28, 2016, at Sanford Health Continuing Care Off Collins, Mandan. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mandan, with…

WAHPETON — Alice Elizabeth Evans, 97, Wahpeton, passed away Dec. 25, 2016, at CHI-St. Francis Healthcare, Breckenridge, Minn. Formal services will be held at a later date in Turtle Lake. There will be a gathering at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Jan.…

Gary Allen Jacobson, 73, Chandler, Ariz., formerly of the Bismarck/Mandan area, passed away Dec. 26, 2016, at a Gilbert, Ariz., hospital. Services will be held at 3 p.m. MST Monday, Jan. 2, at Legacy Funeral Home, Chandler. Burial will be…

TURTLE LAKE — Mervin E. Koehler, 76, Turtle Lake, died unexpectedly Dec, 27, 2016, at CHI Community Memorial Hospital, Turtle Lake. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Turtle Lake, with the…

Agnes M. Thompson, 89, Mandan, died Dec. 30, 2016, at a Mandan care center. Arrangements are pending with Bismarck Funeral Home.

HETTINGER — Dennis Howard, 68, Hettinger, died Dec. 29, 2016. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. MST Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Hettinger Lutheran Church. Burial will be at the Hettinger Cemetery.

Karen M. Martin, 60,Williston, died Dec. 29, 2016, at her home. Arrangements are pending with Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston.

DICKINSON — Frances Dvorak, 92, Dickinson, died Dec. 30, 2016, at St. Benedict's Health Center, Dickinson. Arrangements are pending with Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson.

DICKINSON — Monica Dukart, 96, Dickinson, died Dec. 29, 2016, at CHI St. Alexius Health, Dickinson. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MST Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Burial will take place at a later…

GARRISON — Clara Giese, 99, Garrison, formerly of Max, died Dec. 29, 2016, at Benedictine Living Center, Garrison. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Max. Further arrangements are pending with Thompson…

DICKINSON — Kelly D. Dewey, 59, Dickinson, died Dec. 25, 2016, at Sanford Health, Bismarck. After nearly 20 years, she lost her battle against cancer. A memorial gathering will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. MST Wednesday, Jan. 4,…

CAVALIER — Florence Heller, 89.