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CONCORDIA
VOL. CX NO. 165 (USPS 127-880)
CONCORDIA, KANSAS 66901
Friday, January 22, 2016
House
passes bill
to keep
courts open
Good Evening
Concordia Forecast
Tonight, mostly cloudy. Lows around
13. Northeast winds up to 5 mph shifting
to the south after midnight.
Saturday, mostly sunny. Highs in the
mid 30s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Lowest
wind chill readings 1 below to 9 above zero
in the morning.
Saturday night, not as cold. Mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. South
winds around 10 mph.
Sunday, partly sunny. Highs in the
lower 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday night, mostly cloudy with slight
chance of snow and patchy light freezing
drizzle. Lows in the mid 20s.
Monday, cloudy with slight chance of
rain and snow. Highs in the mid 30s.
Monday night, mostly cloudy in the
evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows
in the lower 20s.
Tuesday, mostly sunny. Highs in the
mid 30s.
Tuesday night, mostly clear. Lows
around 19.
Wednesday, sunny. Highs around 40.
Wednesday night, partly cloudy. Lows in
the upper 20s.
Thursday, mostly sunny. Highs in the
mid 40s.
Across Kansas
Dress code draws
bipartisan ridicule
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A dress code
imposed by a Kansas Senate committee
chairman that prohibits women testifying
on bills from wearing low-cut necklines and
miniskirts is drawing bipartisan ridicule
from female legislators.
Sen. Mitch Holmes’ 11-point code of conduct does not include any restrictions on
men, who he said needed no instruction on
how to look professional, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported.
“Oh, for crying out loud, what century is
this?” Sen. Laura Kelly, a Topeka Democrat,
said Thursday.
Holmes, a 53-year-old Republican from
St. John who is chairman of the Senate
Ethics and Elections Committee, said he
wrote the instruction because provocatively
dressed women are a distraction. The guidelines don’t detail a minimum skirt length or
a permissible neckline for blouses.
“It’s one of those things that’s hard to
define,” Holmes said. “Put it out there and
let people know we’re really looking for you
to be addressing the issue rather than trying
to distract or bring eyes to yourself.”
Holmes said he considered requiring men
to wear suits and ties during testimony but
decided males didn’t need any guidance. He
expects lobbyists to understand the rules
when interacting with his committee,
although he acknowledged infrequent visitors to the Statehouse might be unaware.
Female senators said no one should
impose gender-specific demands on those
testifying before committees.
“Who’s going to define low-cut?” said Sen.
Vicki Schmidt, a Topeka Republican. “Does
it apply to senators?”
Sen. Carolyn McGinn, a Sedgwick
Republican, said people who don’t have
clothes that meet Holmes’ standards might
be deterred from testifying.
Thieves steal
wheelchair ramp
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The family of a
disabled Wichita woman is asking for help
after thieves stole the woman’s wheelchair
ramp from her front porch.
Stephanie Rozendal discovered the
$600 ramp missing when she woke up
Thursday morning. Her family believes
someone took the ramp, which was made
of aluminum, to sell for scrap.
KAKE-TV reports Rozendal had three
strokes that made it difficult for her to use
her right leg and to speak.
Her goddaughter, Stephanie Rozendal,
says the theft was reported to police but
the ramp hasn’t been located.
She says Tedrow can’t afford another
ramp and feels like she’s lost her freedom.
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The day after
City of Concordia employees clean off the streets in the Downtown area the day after 7 inches of
snow fell. (Blade photo by Jay Lowell)
Court: Kansas Constitution
protects abortion rights
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Court of
Appeals refused Friday to allow the state’s firstin-the-nation ban on a common secondtrimester abortion method to take effect, saying
in a split but groundbreaking decision that the
conservative state’s constitution protects abortion rights independent of the U.S. Constitution.
If the 7-7 ruling — released on the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade
decision — is allowed to stand, it could upend
several other abortion restrictions in Kansas
because a key issue in the case is whether a
woman’s right to end her pregnancy is specifically protected by the Kansas Constitution. Tie
votes from the court uphold the lower-court ruling being appealed.
Seven appellate judges agreed with a county
judge who said the Kansas Constitution’s Bill of
Rights has general statements about personal
liberties that create independent protections for
abortion rights. Such a finding would allow the
state’s courts to protect those rights more than
the federal courts have done, which abortion
opponents fear could allow state judges to invalidate restrictions in Kansas that federal courts
might allow.
“The rights of Kansas women in 2016 are not
limited to those specifically intended by the men
who drafted our state’s constitution in 1859,”
the appeals court wrote.
The decision is expected to be appealed to the
Kansas Supreme Court.
The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by two
abortion providers who said the 2015 law is an
unconstitutional burden on women seeking to
end their pregnancies. The law prohibits doctors from using forceps or similar instruments
on a live fetus to remove it from the womb in
pieces.
Such instruments are commonly used in
dilation and evacuation procedures, which the
Center for Reproductive Rights has said is the
safest and most common abortion procedure in
the U.S. in the second trimester.
A similar Oklahoma law also was blocked by
a state-court judge, while lawmakers in Nebraska have considered similar measures.
The Kansas law was put on hold by a lower
court during the legal fight, and the appeals
court upheld that decision. The lawsuit cites
only rights granted in the Kansas Constitution,
meaning the case will be handled in the state
court system.
The ruling came as abortion opponents con-
verged on the Statehouse for a rally marking the
43rd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s
Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide.
Kansas Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce
said he can’t imagine a scenario where the
framers of the Kansas Constitution meant to
legalize abortion. David Gittrich, a leader with
Kansans for Life, added that his group will work
to oust Kansas Court of Appeals judges in elections later this year.
“How much worse can you get?” Gittrich said.
“If any type of abortion should be banned, it’s
that one.”
The state law at issue in the case seeks to
prevent doctors from using their medical judgment to provide the best care for their patients,
said Julie Burkhart, founder and CEO of Trust
Women and South Wind Women’s Center, which
provides abortion services in Wichita.
“Women deserve the right to access necessary reproductive health care without undue
governmental interference,” Burkhart said,
praising the court’s ruling.
At issue in the lawsuit is whether broad legal
language about individual liberty protects abortion rights. The Kansas Constitution states that
residents have “natural rights,” and that “free
governments” were created for their residents’
“equal protection and benefit.”
A Shawnee County judge cited the same constitutional language when blocking the law last
year, ruling that the Kansas Constitution protects abortion rights at least as much as the
U.S. Constitution. The judge also ruled that the
ban imposes an unconstitutional burden on
women seeking abortions.
Kansas law calls the banned method “dismemberment abortion,” echoing a description
coined by anti-abortion groups. But none of the
attorneys or judges used such a phrase during
arguments before the court last year.
The lawsuit was filed by father-daughter Drs.
Herbert Hodes and Traci Nauser, who perform
abortions at their health center in the Kansas
City suburb of Overland Park.
The case has involved all of the appeals
court’s judges, rather than the normal threejudge panel, which judicial branch officials
believe hasn’t happened since 1989.
The decision upholding the lower-court ruling was written by Judge Steve Leben, an
appointee of former Democratic Gov. Kathleen
Sebelius.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A bill
aimed at keeping Kansas’ courts
open following a legal dispute
involving
their
budget
was
approved Thursday by the state
House.
The measure passed 119-0 vote
and goes next to the Senate. It
would repeal a 2015 law threatening the court system’s budget.
Abortion rights legislators said
they’ll pursue measures to repeal
several anti-abortion laws enacted
since Republican Gov. Sam Brownback took office in January 2011.
Democrats also outlined a package of “good government” measures that include a proposal aimed
at shortening the GOP-dominated
Legislature’s annual sessions.
Here is a look at legislative
developments Thursday.
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JUDICIAL BUDGET DISPUTE
Legislators are moving quickly
to avoid a shutdown of all state
courts from a push by some
Republicans to curb the Kansas
Supreme Court’s administrative
power.
The 2015 the House-passed bill
would repeal said the judiciary’s
entire budget through June 2017
would be nullified if the courts
struck down another law enacted
by Republicans in 2014.
The 2014 law stripped the
Supreme Court of its power to
appoint chief judges in each of the
state’s 31 judicial districts and
gave it to local judges instead. Supporters of the change said they
wanted to give local judges more
say in how their courts are run, not
shut the judiciary down.
The Supreme Court invalidated
the 2014 law last month, saying it
improperly infringed on the power
granted to the justices under the
state constitution to administer
the courts.
“All the courts will remain open
by this bill,” said Rep. Jerry Henry,
an Atchison Democrat. “We will be
able to have justice.”
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ABORTION PROPOSALS
Brownback said in his most
State of the State address earlier
this month that anti-abortion laws
in Kansas have made it “the shining city on the hill” and the state’s
residents “champions for life.”
But Rep. Barbara Bollier, a Mission Hills Republican, said she and
other abortion rights supporters
will introduce three bills that are a
response to attacks on a woman’s
right to make health care choices.
She was joined at a news conference by Democratic Reps. Annie
Kuether, of Topeka, and Jim Ward,
of Wichita.
One measure would repeal laws
that prevent women from deducting abortion expenses from their
state income taxes and restrict private health insurance coverage of
abortions.
A second bill would repeal a ban
on so-called telemedicine abortions.
A third measure promotes the
use of reversible contraceptives
that can prevent pregnancies for
up to 10 years.
Supreme Court voids Wichita pot ordinance
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The
Kansas Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voterapproved ordinance in Wichita
that reduced penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana.
The case has been closely
watched by activists in other
Kansas communities who are
considering similar voter-led initiatives if state lawmakers continue to block reform of
marijuana laws. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt had
asked the Supreme Court to
strike down the ordinance in the
state’s largest city, saying it conflicts with state law.
Schmidt’s office warned the
city before the April election that
the ordinance was in conflict
with state law and that it couldn’t be enforced. The state filed a
lawsuit soon after 54 percent of
Wichita voters approved the
measure anyway.
In its decision Friday, the state
Supreme Court said the ordinance wasn’t enacted according
to state law. The court said that
when the petition was filed with
the city clerk’s office, it didn’t
also include a copy of the proposed ordinance.
The high court also said its
ruling “effectively disposes of the
case,” and it therefore didn’t need
to rule on the state’s other arguments against the ordinance.
The City of Wichita released a
statement saying it respected the
court’s decision and that the ruling “provides clarity for all cities
receiving such petitions.” The
city also said there’s no action for
the city to take at this point; the
Supreme Court had put the ordinance on hold while it considering its legality.
The ordinance imposes a fine
of no more than $50 for someone
21 or older convicted for the first
time of possessing 32 grams or
less of marijuana — enough for
several dozen joints — or related
drug paraphernalia. State law
punishes the same crimes with
up to a year in jail and a fine of
$2,500.
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OPINION
What if people
didn't see color
In the
“Mean Time”
by
Bill Dunphy
By Brad Lowell
Comedian Stephan Colbert claims that he doesn't see
color and that people tell him he is white.
Monday was Martin Luther Kings's birthday and if only
the American people couldn't, as Colbert can't, see color.
If the American people could not see color, President
Obama's approval rating probably would soar.
Police officers would be less ready to pull their weapons
and fire if they only saw white.
If people couldn't see color, there would be no need for
voting rights laws and schools would always have been desegregated.
If people could not see color, there more than likely
would have been no slavery or for that matter the need for
a Confederate flag.
If people could only see white, neither MLK nor Medgar
Evers would have been assassinated.
There would have been no reason for Rosa Parks to be
sent to the back of the bus, if people only saw white.
Protests at lunch counters in Greensboro, Nashville, Tallahassee and Baltimore would have never taken place, if
people were cursed as Colbert and didn't see color..
And my friend and college teammate and retired Brig.
General Charlie Jackson would not have had to stay at a
different hotel than the rest of the Montana State players
and coaches when the team was in Little Rock for the 1956
Alumni Bowl football game, if in fact the eyes of the world
only saw white.
A few years ago the point was brought home to my wife
and me when we were hosting several Cloud County Community College basketball players. Lee told one of the players that his friend Jesse didn't have to come to our home, if
it was not something he wanted to do.
Bobby Carter quickly explained to her that it wasn't that
Jesse didn't want to come, but that he was uncomfortable
and a little suspicious because she was the first older white
woman that wasn't yelling at him to “get out of her yard.”
But the world sees more than white and other persecuted groups such as the Rainbow Coalition have chosen color
as a symbol for their cause. And, think what an artist's
pallet would be if it had only white paint. The world might
be duller, but a much more pleasant place in which to live.
Convicted killer
executed in Alabama
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) – A
man convicted of the 1992
rape and beating death of a
woman received a lethal injection Thursday evening in
Alabama’s first execution in
more than two years.
Christopher
Eugene
Brooks, 43, was pronounced
dead at 6:38 p.m. at the Holman Correctional Facility
in Atmore, authorities said.
The procedure began at 6:06
p.m., shortly after the U.S.
Supreme Court denied a lastminute defense request for a
stay.
Brooks was convicted of
capital murder in the death
of 23-year-old Jo Deann
Campbell, a woman authorities say he first met when
they worked at a camp in upstate New York.
Prior to a three-drug
combination being administered, Brooks had some final
words, saying: “I hope this
brings closure to everybody.”
He thanked his loved ones repeatedly, adding “love you all
... I will take you with me in
my heart ... I love y’all. Bye. I
love y’all.”
A prison chaplain held
Brooks’ hand and appeared
to pray with him as the first
drug, a sedative, began flowing. Brooks’ eyes closed, his
mouth gaped open and his
breathing slowed. A prison
captain pinched the inmate’s
upper left arm and pulled
open his eyelid to check for
consciousness before the final two drugs were administered.
Corrections Commissioner Jefferson Dunn said the
execution went as planned.
Brooks showed no obvious
signs of distress.
Authorities said it was the
first execution since Alabama
announced in 2014 that it
was changing two of the three
drugs, including switching
to the sedative midazolam
to render an inmate unconscious.
The victim’s mother, Mona
Campbell, said afterward in
a written statement that the
execution offered her no closure, but it did end the appeals that had been stressful
to her family for 23 years.
“This execution did not
and will not bring back my
precious youngest daughter who I loved with all my
heart,” the statement said.
Mona Campbell witnessed
the execution along with two
other daughters. “My hope is
that Brooks, who has done
this horrible inhumane act,
has made his peace with
God.”
Three of Brooks’ attorneys
were in the witness chamber,
along with a spiritual adviser
and two friends, one of whom
sobbed quietly throughout.
A jury convicted Brooks
in 1993 of capital murder
for murder committed in the
course of a robbery, burglary
and rape.
Prosecutors said Campbell
let Brooks spend the night
of Dec. 30, 1992, in the living room of her Homewood
apartment after the old acquaintance showed up at
the restaurant where she
worked. The next day, police found Campbell’s partially clothed body under
the bed in her apartment in
the Birmingham suburb of
Homewood. Prosecutors said
she was bludgeoned with an
8-pound dumbbell and sexually assaulted.
Brooks’ bloody fingerprint
was on a doorknob in Campbell’s bedroom and a latent
palm print on her ankle, according to court records. The
documents say Brooks was
found later with Campbell’s
car keys and had cashed her
paycheck.
A prosecution witness said
semen on the victim’s body
was consistent with Brooks’
DNA.
The new drug combination
was the subject of last-minute legal wrangling to halt
the execution.
Lawyers for the state have
argued Alabama’s new drug
combination is “virtually
identical” to one Florida has
used multiple times without incident. But attorneys
for Brooks had argued that
midazolam was used in problematic executions, including
one in which an Oklahoma
inmate took 43 minutes to
die.
“Children are surely one of God’s greatest gifts and
truest challenges. To share your life with a child is to
humble yourself, so that you may learn from them and
discover with them the beautiful secrets that are only uncovered in searching.” Katherine Tierney Crilly
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities,
but in the expert’s there are few.” Shunryu Suzuki
“Every child is an artist, the problem is how to remain
an artist after growing up.” Pablo Picasso
It was the Man born in a barn who told us that we
must become as little children if we ever hope to attain
peace and true happiness.
I once referred to myself, jokingly, as an expert. But
now, because of one of the quotations above, I want to
change my title to “beginner.” I like the idea of being open
to many possibilities rather than a few.
If there was anything I wanted to instill into my grandson it was to always remain open to possibilities. And I
knew the only way to do this was by example. Humility is
a must. The humility that allowed me to admit, even to a
nine-year-old, I did not have all the answers but would be
most happy to search for the answers with him.
Trying to use examples of my own growing up period
as a teaching tool was mostly fruitless. I was never young
in the way the young are today. I remember these words
in a book published in 1970 entitled, “The Experience of
Prayer” by Dom Sebastian Moore. “Today’s children do
not grow as did earlier generations against a stable social
and parental background. Often they see, in panic, that
their parents are really as bewildered as they; that they
do not seem to have solved the most elementary problems
of living together. And the fact that it is felt inappropriate
for them to admit as much to their children injects into
the whole affair an element of farce.”
Speaking of humility, one way that I found I could
make contact with my grandson when he was growing up
was to humble my body. I often needed to get down on
my knees or even to lie on the floor. To make real contact
we must always be open to many possibilities.
Some of our best times together were spent flat on our
backs, pretending to repair and make faster our NASCAR
racers. He was a big fan of Jeff Gordon. Not being especially turned on by competition, I could either take it or
leave it; but I still prefer the prone position to chasing the
bad guys.
I was once asked how I found the time to give full attention to my grandson. I answered, I MAKE time because
I desire to share my life with him and to discover with him
the “beautiful secrets only uncovered in searching.”
Today in History
50 years ago
Jan. 22, 1966—Central
Savings Association was
paying 4 1/2 percent on
insured savings. . . . Onion
burgers were only 25 cents
at Big John’s in Concordia.
25 years ago
Jan. 22, 1991—Bill and
Sondra Ramsey, Concordia,
announced the birth of their
son, Heath Leo, born Jan.
19. . . . Sophomores on the
“A” 3.50-3.99 Honor Roll at
Concordia High School were
Stacie Bombardier, Stephanie Bombardier, Corey
Brunkow, Mark Ford, Terri
Harris, Heather Herbin,
Jeromy Horkman, Luke
Hubert, Brandy Johnson,
Jessica Johnson, Amanda
Kearn, Brian Kindel, Amy
Kraft, Laurie Larsen, Kristi
Moon, Chris Nelson, Jenny Nelson, Dana Peterson,
Donna Saunders, Abraham
Smith, Julie Williams, Jeffrey Zimmerman.
10 years ago
Jan. 22, 2006—Tina
Brewer, Concordia Elementary School kindergarten
teacher, earned National
Board Certification on early
childhood education which
includes students ages 3-8
in all subject matters. . . .
Dustin Stull was hired by
Central National Bank as a
trust office serving its Kansas locations in Concordia,
Beloit, Glen Elder, Tipton,
Mankato and Superior, Neb.
5 years ago
Jan. 22, 2011—Lorene
Fraser was celebrating her
100th birthday at our Lady
of Perpetual Help Parish
Hall in Concordia. . . . The
Concordia seventh grade
boys’ basketball team suffered its first loss of the
season, 47-38, to unbeaten
Abilene. Cooper Holmes
scored 22 points for the
Panthers Trevor Tholstrup
added six points.
1 year ago
Jan. 22, 2015—Tony
Miller was the only candidate to have filed for the
position three on the USD
333 board of education Sara
Niehues had filed previously but withdrew her name.
. . . The M&M Sisters were
booked for the entertainment at Cloud County’s annual conservation meeting.
Washington Merry-Go-Round
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The
Concordia
Year of
Peace
by Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift
WASHINGTON – It’s rare
to see Donald Trump out of
his element, but he looked
uncomfortable sharing the
stage with Sarah Palin as
she veered from topic to topic in her rambling endorsement. Asked if he would
consider her as a running
mate should he win the
nomination, Trump dodged
the question, saying he
hadn’t talked to her about
that, but someone as smart
as Palin would of course
have a place in his administration.
Earlier in the campaign,
he said she would be in his
Cabinet, and Palin said the
Energy Department would
be nice so she could close it
down and get rid of all those
pesky government regulations.
Palin used to support
Senator Ted Cruz, R-Tex.,
a Tea Party compatriot, but
then Trump really took off
in the polls, and now she’s
riding on Trump’s coattails.
The question is will she do
to Trump what she did to
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.,
and shred his chances to
win the presidency.
She singlehandedly sunk
McCain, who at 70-plus
years old needed a credible vice-presidential pick
to assure voters the country would be in good hands
should something happen to
him. Palin’s ditzy behavior,
which the media characterized as “rogue,” undermined
McCain’s credibility and
destroyed any remaining
chance he had to achieve
the presidency in 2008.
Palin might yet do the
same thing to Trump should
he become the Republican
nominee, but in the primary
battle, she could prove very
useful. In the closing weeks
before the Iowa caucuses,
she can help Trump woo the
religious conservatives who
dominate the GOP there.
She remains popular with
evangelicals who fell in love
with the hockey mom and
see her as a champion for
family values.
But, like the Kardashians, and before them, Paris Hilton, Palin is famous
more for being famous
than for any actual accomplishments. She resigned
as governor of Alaska halfway through her term, and
hasn’t done anything conse-
quential since then unless
you count starring in reality
shows.
Now she’s back in the
news with her word salad
and “Mama Grizzly” biker
attitude, and the rest of us
will have to get used to it,
at least for a while. The New
York Daily News captured
what its news team views as
Trump’s latest stunt with a
cover photo of Trump and
Palin and the headline, “I’m
With Stupid.”
That’s a bit harsh, but
it’s about time the voters
wake up and realize this
isn’t a reality show, that being president is about more
than entertaining us.
And that brings us to
John McCain, who has defended his choice of Palin as
his running mate, and has
never said an unkind word
about her, at least not in
public. When she endorsed
Trump, who famously said
McCain wasn’t a hero because he was captured,
McCain simply said he
wouldn’t be taking sides at
this point, and that he respects Palin’s views.
Sorry, Senator McCain,
but you deserve some blame
DOONESBURY® by G.B. Trudeau
for foisting Palin on us. Anyone who regrets that McCain, a genuine war hero,
didn’t win the presidency,
must have pause when they
take stock of Palin. One
look at her and her claim to
fame is a reminder of McCain’s blunder. His error
in judgment contributed to
his defeat yet he chooses
to honor Palin, and when
he’s pressed, he cites the
excitement she brought to
his campaign, the tens of
thousands who flocked to
rallies just to get a glimpse
of her, how she brought
instant celebrity to his faltering campaign. Now what
she brings is notoriety, not
fame. There’s a difference,
though Trump, a veteran reality star himself, would not
be the best judge of that.
Douglas
Cohn’s
new
book, “The President’s First
Year,” analyzing every president’s freshman year, is
available at book stores everywhere.
Twitter
@WMerryGoRound
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North Korea says it arrested U.S. student
SUDOKU
Sudoku is a number-placing
puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with
several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9
in the empty squares so that each
row, each column and each 3x3
box contain the same number
only once. The difficulty level of
the Conceptis Sudoku increases
from Monday to Friday.
language surnames first, in
the Korean style. The University of Virginia’s online student directory lists someone
named Otto Frederick Warmbier as an undergraduate
commerce student.
A China-based tour company specializing in travel
to North Korea, Young Pioneer Tours, confirmed that
one of its customers, identified only as “Otto,” had been
detained in Pyongyang, the
North’s capital, but provided
no other details. Social media
accounts for Warmbier show
interests in finance, travel
and rap music; he was on the
University of Virginia’s dean’s
list and attended high school
in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area.
The U.S. State Department said in a statement that
it was “aware of media reports that a U.S. citizen was
detained in North Korea,” but
had “no further information
to share due to privacy considerations.”
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP)
– North Korea announced
Friday the arrest of a U.S.
university student for what it
called a “hostile act” orchestrated by the American government to undermine the
authoritarian nation.
In language that mirrors
past North Korean claims of
outside conspiracies, Pyongyang’s state media said the
University of Virginia student entered the country
under the guise of a tourist
and plotted to destroy North
Korean unity with “the tacit
connivance of the U.S. government and under its manipulation.”
The North’s official Korean
Central News Agency said in
a short report that the student, whom it identified as
Warmbier Otto Frederick,
was “arrested while perpetrating a hostile act,” but
didn’t say when he was detained or explain the nature
of the act. North Korea has
sometimes listed English-
ment comes amid a diplomatic push by Washington,
Seoul and their allies to slap
Pyongyang with tough sanctions for its recent nuclear
test. In the past, North Korea
has occasionally announced
the arrests of foreign detainees in times of tension with
the outside world in an apparent attempt to wrest concessions or diplomatic maneuvering room.
North Korea also regularly accuses Washington
and Seoul of sending “spies”
to overthrow its government
to enable the U.S.-backed
South Korean government
to control the entire Korean
Peninsula. Some foreigners previously arrested have
read statements of guilt that
they later said were coerced.
A few thousand Westerners are thought to visit
North Korea each year, and
Pyongyang is pushing for
more tourists as a way to
help its dismal economy. The
U.S. State Department has
warned against travel to the
North, however, and visitors,
especially those from America, who break the country’s
sometimes murky rules risk
detention, arrest and possible jail sentences, although
most have eventually been
released.
Earlier this month, CNN
reported that North Korea
had detained another U.S.
citizen on suspicion of spying. It said a man identified
as Kim Dong Chul was being
held by the North and said
authorities had accused him
of spying and stealing state
secrets. North Korea has yet
to comment on the report.
The U.S. State Department has said it could not
confirm the CNN report. It
declined to discuss the issue
further or confirm whether
the U.S. was consulting with
Sweden, which handles U.S.
consular issues in North Korea because Washington and
Pyongyang do not have diplomatic relations.
Generosity, service abound in
‘village in the state of Kansas’
By Sister Anna Marie
Broxerman
What does the word “Concordia” mean? A quick internet search turned up this:
“Concordia—a Latin word
for harmony, literally ‘one
heart:’ in mythology, the Roman goddess of harmony.”
Then I was taken aback as I
scrolled through the search
results to find an Urban Dictionary listing from an anonymous contributor who defined Concordia as “a village
in the state of Kansas that
has probably the most conservative, shallow-minded . .
.”and it gets worse.”!
As the Year of Peace Committee begins its seventh
year of writing these columns, we have he opportunity to speak words of kindness, encouragement and
hope. We can send forth positive energy as we join with
all the people in this “village
n the sate of Kansas” to witness to the value of peace in
building community.
I look forward to changing that writer’s perception
of us.
In fact as I read a poem
“Sixteen,” by Benedictine
Sister Mary Lou Kownacki,
I became mindful of how I
have known those qualities
in this our village. She wrote:
He came into my life as
unexpected as
Isaac to Sarah or John to
Elizabeth
Except there was no angel
only a police siren
Announcing the coming of
abused and damaged
Seven-year-old Scooter.
After four years of raging
temper tantrums.
Of trips to psychologists,
allergies, social workers,
After four years of crawling after him
Behind sofas and under
tables
To talk and talk and talk,
To repeat over and over,
“I’ll love you, Scooter,
I’ll love you, forever.”
After four years of hug
upon rejected hug,
He came softly into my
study one afternoon
And handed me a home-
Sister Anna Marie
Broxerman
made valentine
on which he scrawled,
“I like your help
And love for me.”
Is this not a miracle?
The circumstances may
be different, but I’ve known
this kind of change to happen at Neighbor to Neighbor,
at Pawnee Mental Health,
at Cloud County Health
Center, at our social service agencies, at OCCK, IN
groups and even in book
study groups.
I witnessed it through the
generous services of those
who clear our streets, who
pick up our trash, who work
diligently to save our planet
through recycling.
I heard similar stories of
our teachers in our schools,
and of students themselves
reaching out to those who
needed a friend when befriending them was not a
popular thing to do. Then
there are the EMTs, the fire
and police departments who
serve us without regard to
affluence or poverty.
The community concerts
and the school plays and
concerts speak of people
who lovingly take the time
to make a difference—and it
does!
The commissioners of
both Cloud County and the
City of Concordia along with
the Chamber of Commerce
and CloudCorp work tirelessly to make our village a
wholesome place to live and
work.
4 Blade-Empire, Friday, January 22, 2016
Looking Back
Today is Friday, Jan. 22, the 22nd day of 2016. There
are 344 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlights in History:
On Jan. 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court, in its Roe
v. Wade decision, legalized abortions using a trimester approach. Former President Lyndon B. Johnson died at his
Texas ranch at age 64.
On this date:
•In 1498, during his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus arrived at the present-day
Caribbean island of St. Vincent.
•In 1901, Britain’s Queen Victoria died at age 81 after
a reign of 63 years; she was succeeded by her eldest son,
Edward VII.
•In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson pleaded for an end
to war in Europe, calling for “peace without victory.” (By
April, however, America also was at war.)
•In 1922, Pope Benedict XV died; he was succeeded by
Pius XI.
•In 1938, Thornton Wilder’s play “Our Town” was performed publicly for the first time in Princeton, New Jersey.
•In 1944, during World War II, Allied forces began landing at Anzio, Italy.
•In 1953, the Arthur Miller drama “The Crucible” opened
on Broadway.
•In 1968, “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” premiered on
NBC-TV.
•In 1970, the first regularly scheduled commercial flight
of the Boeing 747 began in New York and ended in London
some 6 1/2 hours later.
•In 1984, the Los Angeles Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins 38-9 to win Super Bowl XVIII (18) at Tampa
Stadium in Florida; the CBS-TV broadcast featured Apple
Computer’s famous “1984” commercial introducing the Macintosh computer.
•In 1995, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy died at the Kennedy
compound at Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, at age 104.
•In 2008, actor Heath Ledger was found dead of an accidental prescription overdose in New York City; he was 28.
•Ten years ago: Evo Morales, Bolivia’s first Indian president, took office with a promise to lift his nation’s struggling indigenous majority out of centuries of poverty and
discrimination. The Pittsburgh Steelers won the AFC title
game, dismantling the Denver Broncos 34-17. The Seattle
Seahawks claimed the NFC title, routing the Carolina Panthers 34-14.
•Five years ago: Drawing inspiration from the revolt
in Tunisia, thousands of Yemenis demanded the ouster of
President Ali Abdullah Saleh (AH’-lee ahb-DUH’-luh sahLEH’) in a noisy demonstration that appeared to be the first
large-scale public challenge to the strongman. (He stepped
down as president in 2012.) Pope Benedict XVI told priests
to do a better job counseling would-be spouses to ensure
their marriages last, and said that no one had an absolute
right to a wedding.
•One year ago: With thousands of abortion protesters
swarming Washington in their annual March for Life, the
House voted 242-179 to permanently forbid federal funds
for most abortion coverage, even though the legislation had
no realistic chance of passage. Yemen’s U.S.-backed president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, quit under pressure from
rebels holding him captive in his home. Former U.S. Senator and Kentucky Governor Wendell Ford, 90, died in Owensboro.
Today’s Birthdays: Former Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., is
88. Actress Piper Laurie is 84. Actor Seymour Cassel is 81.
Author Joseph Wambaugh is 79. Actor John Hurt is 76.
Singer Steve Perry is 67. Country singer-musician Teddy
Gentry (Alabama) is 64. Movie director Jim Jarmusch is 63.
Actor John Wesley Shipp is 61. Hockey Hall-of-Famer Mike
Bossy is 59. Actress Linda Blair is 57. Actress Diane Lane
is 51. Actor-rap DJ Jazzy Jeff is 51. Country singer Regina
Nicks (Regina Regina) is 51. Celebrity chef Guy Fieri is 48.
Actress Olivia d’Abo is 47. Rhythm-and-blues singer Marc
Gay (Shai) is 47. Actress Katie Finneran is 45. Actor Gabriel
Macht is 44. Actor Balthazar Getty is 41. Actor Christopher
Kennedy Masterson is 36. Jazz singer Lizz Wright is 36. Pop
singer Willa Ford is 35. Actress Beverley (cq) Mitchell is 35.
Rock singer-musician Ben Moody is 35. Actor Kevin Sheridan is 34. Actress-singer Phoebe Strole is 33. Actress Sami
Gayle (TV: “Blue Bloods”) is 20.
Thought for Today: “Praise undeserved is satire in
disguise.”
– Henry Broadhurst, English politician (1840-1911).
RETIREMENT RECEPTION FOR
ROGER BARRETT
Please join us to celebrate Roger’s 24 years
of service to Farmway Co-op, Inc. on
Friday, January 29, 2016.
Please stop by one of the two
Retirement Receptions for cake and
refreshments as we honor Roger.
Friday, January 29th
Courtland Agronomy
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Friday, January 29th
Concordia Agronomy
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Kansas blacksmith is a throwback
HARDTNER, Kan. (AP)
– Pake McNally is a throwback.
At age 30, he is easily one
of the youngest full-time
blacksmiths in the state thriving in an occupation
considered obsolete more
than a century ago.
McNally uses the blacksmith shop of his now deceased friend and mentor,
Tom Smith. It is filled with
dust and charcoal smoke,
tools, tongs, anvils and
branding irons. Small hills
of scrap metal surround the
property.
Each day McNally goes
to work, he does it with the
determination of keeping
his town and family’s name
alive.
“You ever heard of Louis
L’Amour? The Tinker?” McNally tells a couple of visitors, citing the famed writer
of westerns and L’Amour’s
blacksmith character who
created knives with his
hands.
McNally hammers a piece
of red-orange metal on an
anvil.
“That sparked my interest. No pun intended,” he
says.
“I put off being a blacksmith for a long, long time.
Not because I wasn’t interested, but because I was
dating a girl, and she told
me there was no money in
it. And I listened to her.
“That relationship didn’t
last.”
He pounds the metal
some more.
“This place is where I am
supposed to be, what I am
supposed to be doing.”
For three generations,
McNallys have lived in Barber County.
Pake’s grandfather Preston McNally was an area
rancher. His father, Mike,
was as well; he was killed
in a truck accident west of
town 11 years ago.
Three years ago, Pake
McNally began working in
Smith’s blacksmith shop.
The
Wichita
Eagle
(http://bit.ly/1JWhyXL
)
reports that to passers-by
on U.S. 281, it looks like a
tin-covered pole barn. To
McNally, it is church.
“There’s not very more
like it anymore,” McNally
says.
At the turn of the 20th
century, blacksmith shops
were
quietly
disappearing on Main Streets across
America as horses were retired from farms and cities.
Tractors, cars and trucks
replaced the equine workforce as mechanics, welders and fabricators took the
place of blacksmiths.
But blacksmithing is still
going strong, says Patrick
Briggs, past president of the
Great Plains Blacksmith Association.
“There are thousands of
hobbyists making knives
and
tomahawks,”
says
Briggs, of Douglass.
“When I was growing
up, every town would have
a blacksmith and a doctor.
You could survive with both.
“Blacksmiths were actually the rocket scientists
of their day, because they
could make anything and
fix anything - wagon wheels,
plows and harrows. You
took it to the blacksmith,
who could make anything
from scratch. All that went
by the wayside when modern equipment and welding
came along.”
In the heyday of blacksmithing, the blacksmith
also served as a farrier, trimming and shoeing horse’s
hooves. There are still those
who do that today, traveling
the region.
But, Briggs says, the oldtime blacksmith who makes
a full-time living creating
things from scratch is harder to find.
For McNally, it was simply a matter of time and
finding the right mentor,
Tom Smith, who was 93
when he died.
“I knew Tom growing up,”
McNally says. “My dad and
grandpa got a lot of their
work done here.
“I remember asking my
dad if he would talk to Tom
about me apprenticing over
here. And Tom, he was a
man’s man, a hard guy.
“My dad told me he would
break me. And he would
have. I had to come back
home as a man for him to
respect me and for me to
be able to carry my own
weight.”
After graduating from
high school, McNally says,
he spent six years working
as a firefighter in Colorado
and Wyoming.
“I was a wild man firefighter, and we went all over
the West fighting fires,” he
says. “And then I did fulltime structure fires and
EMS in Junction City.”
At 27, he came back to
Hardtner.
By then, he had built his
own forge and worked in his
stepfather’s shop at Belvue,
near Wamego. He learned
Brazilian jujitsu and cage
fighting.
He was now ready to
become friends with Tom
Smith.
It started out a bit
strained.
“I didn’t know him,” McNally says. “He didn’t know
me.”
All they had in common
was McNally’s interest in
blacksmithing and Smith’s
knowledge of the subject.
They started on Smith’s
living room couch in the
1950s-era house Smith built
himself. The house is on the
corner, down the street from
the blacksmith’s shop. By
the time McNally got to be
friends with Smith, his mentor was home-bound and
had trouble getting around.
“He was like a grandfather, a friend,” McNally says
of Smith. “We talked about
blacksmithing a lot.
“But we also talked about
politics and women and
fighting - fighting war and
fighting fire.
“We talked about life. I
told him I was engaged, and
he told me I was diving into
deep water.”
On Dec. 5, McNally married Tayla Kimball, a woman
with Barber County ranching roots who supports his
blacksmithing.
Each day, for three years,
McNally says, he would go
and talk with Smith. They
would drink beer and tell
stories.
Smith was born on Dec.
12, 1921, in Piedmont, Mo.
He served as a blacksmith
on a U.S. Navy ship in the
Pacific during World War II.
After the war, he first
worked in a blacksmith’s
shop in Wakita, Oklahoma,
until he bought the blacksmith shop in Hardtner in
1948. His wife, Juanita, was
originally from neighboring
Kiowa.
“He spent the duration of
the war in the South Pacific,
and his ship was blown up,”
McNally says. “He had some
pretty crazy stories.”
The blacksmith’s shop
is filled with the tools and
memories of Smith. Skillets hang from a corner in
the shop; Smith used them
to make Stateline Roadkill
Chili.
“He’d tell folks it had possum, ‘coon, all the roadkill
you could imagine. Pick your
poison. I know how he made
it,” McNally says as his voice
cracks with emotion.
“He used venison and
beef and chili powder and
a few other things. He tried
telling me the day before he
died, but he was pretty weak
and couldn’t get it out.”
To pay tribute to his
friend, McNally wants to
make the chili and invite
all of Smith’s and his own
friends for a reunion to get
the old-timers back.
Best of all, McNally says,
he also learned from his
friend how to work hard.
“Tom taught me to get
out and get in the shop and
get to work,” McNally says.
“Don’t waste a day. That
generation was all about
getting stuff done.
“He drove that point home
in a way that resonated with
me. I am my own boss, and
that is key.”
The last time they got together, they drank beer and
Smith yelled. He died a few
days later, on Sept. 25.
“I was doing something
that wasn’t the way he
did it,” McNally says. “He
taught me some stuff I still
use. I was overcomplicating
things, and he was on me
about that.
“He wasn’t really yelling.
He was driving the point
home.”
The blacksmith’s shop
is all about light and darkness. Sunlight spills into it,
but corners and walls hold
pieces of dark treasure.
“To a lot of people, this is
just a pole barn,” McNally
says. “But it is like a church
to me. I come in here, it is
peaceful and quiet. I am
surrounded by history and
the things I can make with
my own hands.”
Six months before Mike
McNally died, he told his
son that Smith’s shop held
his grandfather’s branding
irons. Pake McNally found
the irons a week after he began working in the shop.
“That hit me right here,”
he says, his voice breaking.
“My grandfather’s brand is
on that door right over there.
This is a piece of history that
I am fortunate enough to
keep alive.
“There are pieces of different ranches and outfits from
all over this part of the state,
and some of their grandsons
come in here and have me
make branding irons for
them.”
Pake
McNally
makes
signs for large ranches,
hand-forged fireplace tools,
branding irons and artwork
he sells across the state. He
made a unity cross for his
wedding last month that he
and Kimball put together in
front of friends and family.
He has made custom handrails and large pieces of artwork such as the tipi at the
new powwow arena in Medicine Lodge.
His business comes from
his Facebook page, McNally
Metal Design, from festivals
he shows at and from word
of mouth.
“I am always worried
about this business and
afraid I won’t be able to put
food on the table, but the
thing is, right when I start
to freak out, a check will
come in the mail and I will
get a big job, and that’s how
I know I am supposed to be
in here,” he says.
“The stress level has gone
down a lot since I have realized this is what I am supposed to be doing.”
With only 127 residents,
the Barber County town
of Hardtner is like a lot of
small towns across Kansas it struggles to keep the next
generation in town.
McNally wanted to come
back.
“I want to raise a family
here and do all that responsible stuff,” he says.
“This town, well, it’s dying. There are some really
good people here and really
good stuff that happens.
But the guys my age - the
men and women - they need
to start stepping up and
taking part.
“For the most part, we do.
We have the best Fourth of
July celebration in the state
of Kansas and anywhere, as
far as I’m concerned.”
The town hosts a pit barbecue, has a parade and
shoots off thousands of dollars’ worth of fireworks.
“That got started in 1958;
my grandpa was in charge of
pitting the beef in town, my
dad did it for years, and now
it is my turn,” he says.
“I love this place. I want
to keep trying, even if the
town is dying, fine. But if we
don’t fight for it, that’s what
would upset me.
“You got to at least try.”
Blade-Empire Friday, January 22, 2016 5
Sports
MLB owners discuss revenue sharing Iowa shakes off
pesky Rutgers
CORAL GABLES, Fla.
(AP) — Major League Baseball owners held a lengthy
executive session to discuss bargaining strategy
over contentious issues
such as revenue sharing
ahead of the start of negotiations for a new labor contract with players.
Revenue sharing was a
divisive issue before and
during the 1994-95 negotiations that led to a 7 1/2month strike. Some teams
that pay revenue sharing
money have expressed
anger at receiving clubs
they think are not maximizing their local revenue.
“You try to be creative
about how you address
their concerns, and you reemphasize to people that
we have a democratic
process and we have to
move forward as a whole at
the end of the day,” Commissioner Rob Manfred
said after Thursday’s session that was limited to one
representative from each of
the 30 clubs.
Manfred’s first anniversary as Bud Selig’s successor
is
Monday,
and
bargaining with the players’ association is expected
to start during spring
training. The current fiveyear deal expires Dec. 1.
“I think that every one of
the 30 recognize that revenue sharing is part of the
legacy of Bud Selig,” Manfred said. “It’s helped produce
tremendous
competitive balance in our
sport, and I think as of a
result of those two realizations, it’s less controversial
among the clubs than it
probably was 20 years
ago.”
The threshold at where
the luxury tax starts and
its rates also have become
key components of the
labor agreement. Manage-
ment also has talked about
a renewed push for an
international
amateur
draft.
After a series of eight
work stoppages from 197295, baseball has had two
decades of labor peace, the
longest current stretch
among the major U.S. professional leagues. The
union will enter bargaining
for the first time since former All-Star first baseman
Tony Clark became its
head following the death of
Michael Weiner.
On other topics:
TRADE DEADLINE
MLB pushed back this
year’s deadline to make
trades without waivers by
one day to Aug 1, avoiding
having the 4 p.m. deadline
pass on a Sunday while
many
games
are
in
progress.
DESIGNATED HITTER
Manfred says NL teams
may be more receptive to
the DH than in the past. It
has been used in the AL
since 1973.
“Twenty years ago, when
you talked to National
League owners about the
DH, you’d think you were
talking some sort of heretical comment,” Manfred
said. “But we have a newer
group. There has been
turnover, and I think our
owners in general have
demonstrated a willingness
to change the game in ways
that we think would be
good for the fans, always
respecting the history and
traditions of the sport.”
INSTANT REPLAY
Video review is making a
slight expansion and can
be used to place baserunners on overthrows into the
seats and on fan interference.
OPT OUTS
MLB Chief Legal Officer
Dan Halem updated own-
ers on the labor market,
which saw Johnny Cueto,
Jason Heyward, Scott
Kazmir, David Price and
Justin Upton agree to
contracts with opt-out
provisions. Pitcher Zack
Greinke terminated a
$147 million, six-year
deal with the Los Angeles
Dodgers after three seasons and signed a $206.5
million, six-year deal with
NL West rival Arizona.
“Obviously the opt out
seems to be the flavor of
the month right now,”
Manfred said.
CARDINALS HACKING
Baseball’s investigating
of the St. Louis Cardinals’
hacking into the player
database and email system of the Houston Astros
will be a slow process.
Former Cardinals scouting director Chris Correa
pleaded guilty to five
counts of unauthorized
access of a protected computer from 2013 to at
least 2014.
“The government is
uniquely positioned to
know exactly what happened there,” Manfred
said. “If I conduct my own
investigation, the idea
that I would be able to
uncover the sort of information they can with the
benefit of subpoenas and
warrants and whatnot, I
mean, it’s just not realistic. ... I’m hopeful that as
that process moves along,
that the U.S. Attorney will
share as much information as he can with us,
and I’ll try to make the
best decision possible.”
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
MLB is unsure when it
will complete investigations of New York Yankees
closer Aroldis Chapman,
Dodgers outfielder Yasiel
Puig and Colorado Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes
under the sport’s new
domestic violence policy.
“I would love to have
these resolved before we
begin play again,” Manfred said. “The one thing
I’ve learned about these
cases is timing is not
mine, right? You have to
really rely on the criminal
process playing out in
order to put yourself in a
position that you’re comfortable to actually know
what the facts are.”
BAM TECH
Owners
voted
in
August to create BAM
Tech, a spinoff for the
non-baseball business of
MLB Advanced Media,
which owns MLB.com.
Now MLB hopes to sell a
stake in the spinoff.
“We remain interested
in a transaction that
might bring us a partner
that will put us in a position to grow what we
think is a great business
into an even greater business,”
Manfred
said,
adding the timetable for a
deal was “weeks, not
years,
probably
not
months.”
ANTITRUST
Manfred termed this
week’s settlement of an
antitrust lawsuit against
MLB “maybe the biggest
piece of good news.”
Lawyers for fans who filed
the class action lawsuit in
2012 said MLB will offer
unbundled Internet packages for the next five
years at a price 23 percent lower than the
cheapest version previously available.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts and
Tampa Bay Rays Principal
Owner Stuart Sternberg
were elected to full fouryear terms on MLB’s executive council.
Spurs scorch Suns for 12th straight win
PHOENIX (AP) — Kawhi
Leonard scored 21 points to
lead the San Antonio Spurs
past the Phoenix Suns 11789 on Thursday night for
their 12th straight victory.
Leonard, selected as an
All-Star starter for first time
in his career earlier in the
day, scored eight of his
points in the third quarter
for San Antonio. Boban
Marjanovic added 17 points
and 13 rebounds, and
Jonathon Simmons had 13
points.
Having already tied the
best start in franchise history, the Spurs moved to 37-6
and kept pace with the
2010-11 team, which also
had a 37-6 mark. They got
66 points from their bench.
The
Spurs
cruised
despite missing starters
Tony Parker and Tim Duncan. Parker had right hip
soreness and Duncan was
given the night off to rest.
Devin Booker’s 24 points
led the Suns, who lost their
sixth straight and 15th in
16 games.
Cavaliers 115,
Clippers 102
CLEVELAND (AP) —
LeBron James had 22
points and 12 assists, J.R.
Smith made six 3-pointers
and the Cleveland Cavaliers
beat the Los Angeles Clippers.
Kevin Love added 18
points and 16 rebounds for
the Cavs, playing their first
home game since being
embarrassed in a 34-point
loss to Golden State on
Monday in a rematch of last
year’s NBA Finals. They
bounced back with a win at
Brooklyn on Wednesday,
but the Nets aren’t the Clippers, who came in 11-1 in
their past 12.
Kyrie Irving had 21
points for Cleveland, which
has won 13 of 14 against
Los Angeles.
Chris Paul scored 30 for
Los Angeles, which made
only six 3-pointers after
knocking down 22 on Monday against Houston. The
Clippers were again without
star forward Blake Griffin
(torn quadriceps).
Pelicans 115,
Pistons 99
NEW ORLEANS (AP) —
Anthony Davis scored 32
points
and
the
New
Orleans Pelicans beat the
Detroit Pistons for their
fourth victory in five
games.
Tyreke Evans had 22
points and 10 assists for
the Pelicans, who raced to
a 72-53 halftime lead and
never allowed Detroit to get
closer than nine points the
rest of the way.
The game was the first
for New Orleans since
starting shooting guard
Eric Gordon was ruled out
for 4-to-6 weeks with a
broken ring finger on his
shooting hand. Norris Cole
was moved into the starting lineup and responded
with 12 points, eight
rebounds
and
seven
assists.
Andre Drummond had
19 points and 22 rebounds
for Detroit.
Kings 91,
Hawks 88
SACRAMENTO,
Calif.
(AP) — DeMarcus Cousins
had 24 points and 15
rebounds to help the
Sacramento Kings beat
Atlanta for their fourth
straight win and first
against the Hawks in nearly eight years.
Rajon Rondo made a
clutch basket in the fourth
quarter and had his fifth
triple-double of the season
with 11 points, 11 assists
and 10 rebounds for the
Kings. Sacramento had
dropped 15 straight games
to Atlanta since a 119-107
victory Feb. 20, 2008.
Paul Millsap had 14
points and 14 rebounds for
Atlanta, which had its
three-game win streak
snapped.
Grizzlies 102,
Nuggets 101
DENVER (AP) — Marc
Gasol had 27 points,
including
a
go-ahead
three-point play with 12.2
seconds left, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the
Denver Nuggets.
Mike Conley had 20
points as the Grizzlies won
their fourth in a row in
front of NBA Commissioner
Adam Silver.
With Memphis trailing
by one, Gasol hit a driving
layup and was fouled. His
free throw put Memphis
ahead 100-98. Danilo Gallinari, who led Denver with
17 points, missed a 3pointer with 3.9 seconds
left and Conley followed
with two free throws.
MELBOURNE, Australia
(AP) — Roger Federer was
already a long way clear at
the top of the list of men
with the most wins in
Grand Slam singles matches, so becoming the first to
300 wasn’t a major distraction.
He reached the milestone
at Rod Laver Arena on Friday, when he moved into
the fourth round of the
Australian Open with a 6-4,
3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory over
Grigor Dimitrov.
“It’s very exciting, I must
tell you,” Federer said of his
latest record, adding that
reaching 1,000 wins in tour
matches last year was also
a cause for celebration. “It
was a big deal for me.
“Not something I ever
aimed for or looked for, but
when it happens, it’s very
special. Yeah, you look
deeper into it, I guess,
where it’s all happened and
how. So it’s very nice.”
Defending
champions
and top-ranked Serena
Williams
and
Novak
Djokovic had night matches
starting at the same time on
nearby courts.
Six-time champion Serena Williams raced to a 6-1,
6-1 win in 45 minutes over
18-year-old Russian Daria
Kasatkina on Rod Laver
Arena. She will next play
Margarita Gasparyan, who
beat Yulia Putintseva 6-3,
6-4.
Djokovic needed only 25
minutes to win the first set
against No. 28-seeded
Andreas Seppi but had a
tougher time in the next
two, saving two set points
in the tiebreaker before
winning 6-1, 7-5, 7-6 (6) on
Margaret Court Arena.
After making way for
Williams on the main court,
he noted it was his first
match on Melbourne Park’s
No. 2 court since it was renovated to include a roof.
Federer picks up 300th Grand Slam win
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) —
Peter Jok scored a careerhigh 29 points and No. 9
Iowa shook off pesky Rutgers in the second half in
posting a harder-thanexpected 90-76 victory on
Thursday night.
Jarrod Uthoff
and
Anthony Clemmons added
20 points apiece as the
Hawkeyes (15-3, 6-0) won
their eighth straight game
and their 12th in a row in
the Big Ten Conference,
dating to last season.
Iowa used a zone defense
late in the first half in a 167 run that gave it a 45-37
lead, and it opened the
game up in the second half
with its long-range shooting.
Mike Williams had 17
points to lead Rutgers (614, 0-7), which was coming
off a 50-point loss to No. 22
Purdue on Monday, its
worst home loss.
No. 12 Arizona 71,
Stanford 57
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) —
Gabe York made a long 3pointer with 8:24 left on the
way to 19 points, and No. 12
Arizona survived a Stanford
rally midway through the
second half for a 71-57 victory Thursday night.
Ryan Anderson added 18
points on 7-for-7 shooting
and eight rebounds for the
Wildcats (16-3, 4-2 Pac-12)
in their 12th straight win
against the Cardinal dating
to a loss on Jan. 4, 2009.
Arizona’s Kadeem Allen
went down in the corner by
his team’s bench with 10:55
left then briefly left for the
locker room before returning.
Grant Verhoeven provided a big lift in the second
half for Stanford (10-7, 3-3),
but the Cardinal went cold
when it counted as Arizona
pulled away for good.
Verhoeven’s three-point
play with 15:35 remaining
pulled Stanford within 3937, then he converted
another three-point play at
14:19 before a pair of
missed free throws by Kaleb
Tarczewski. Verhoeven took
a charge at 13:20.
No. 23 Kentucky 80,
Arkansas 66
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP)
— Tyler Ulis scored 24
points to lead four Kentucky
players in double figures as
the Wildcats bounced back
from a loss at Auburn with
a victory at Arkansas.
The win is the first for
John Calipari as coach of
the Wildcats in Bud Walton
Arena, where he improved
to 2-4 all-time — including
a win with Memphis in
2003.
Jamal Murray added 19
points, Derek Willis 12 and
Skai Labissiere 11 for Kentucky (14-4, 4-2 Southeastern Conference), which
avoided losing two straight
games for the first time
since 2014.
Dusty Hannahs led the
Razorbacks (9-9, 3-3) with
20 points, while Anthlon
Bell had 16 and Moses
Kingsley 13.
Oregon 89,
No. 21 USC 81
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) —
Elgin Cook matched his
career high with 26 points
and Chris Boucher had 16
points and nine rebounds to
lead Oregon to a victory over
Southern California.
Dwayne Benjamin also
had 16 points off the bench
for the Ducks (15-4, 4-2),
who moved into a tie for second place in the Pac-12 with
their 18th consecutive
home win. Oregon held the
Trojans (15-4, 4-2), the conference’s best 3-point shooting team, to 8 of 28 (28.6
percent) from long range.
Freshman Bennie Boatright had 23 points and 12
rebounds, both season
highs, to lead USC (15-4, 42) before fouling out late in
the game. Julian Jacobs
also had 18 points, six
rebounds and five assists
for the Trojans.
USC lost contact with the
Ducks when they rode a 131 run to a 71-56 lead midway through the second
half.
No. 22 Purdue 75,
Ohio State 64
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.
(AP) — P.J. Thompson
scored 10 of his 12 points in
the final seven minutes
Thursday night, helping
Purdue pull away from Ohio
State.
A.J. Hammons added 16
points as the Boilermakers
(17-3, 5-2 Big Ten) won
their third straight.
Ohio State (12-8, 4-3)
was led by Jae’Sean Tate,
who had 17 points and 10
rebounds.
Purdue trailed 36-33 at
halftime and stayed within
one possession most of the
second half until Ryan
Cline’s 3 with 9:02 to go
made it 53-52.
Thompson made sure the
Boilermakers never trailed
again.
He scored five in a row to
make it 60-54.
After Ohio State’s Trevor
Thompson made only 1 of 2
free throws with 2:51 left,
when he could have tied the
score, Thompson scored five
more to extend the lead to
66-61.
Purdue sealed it by making six free throws in the
final minute.
Sports in Brief
The Associated Press
NBA
NEW YORK (AP) — Kobe Bryant is the leading vote-getter
for his final NBA All-Star Game, and Kawhi Leonard and Kyle
Lowry made late moves to join him in the starting lineup.
Leonard will start in his first All-Star Game and Lowry will
start on his home court in Toronto after both made up
ground in the final days of voting.
Nobody was catching Bryant, who had 1.9 million votes
and was selected an All-Star for the 18th time.
MVP Stephen Curry of Golden State was next with 1.6
million and will be joined in the Western Conference lineup
by Bryant, Leonard, and Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant and
Russell Westbrook.
Cleveland’s LeBron James and Indiana’s Paul George will
start in the East frontcourt with New York’s Carmelo Anthony, along with Miami’s Dwyane Wade and host Toronto’s
Lowry in the backcourt.
NFL
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A second lawsuit has been filed over the
Rams’ move to Los Angeles, this time by holders of personal
seat licenses who say they should retain their right to seat
licenses and season tickets, even in California.
The suit said the PSL agreement in St. Louis granted holders “the right to purchase season tickets for the assigned
seats for each and every football season through the year
2025,” but did not stipulate that the games had to be played
in St. Louis.
6 Blade-Empire, Friday, January 22, 2016
ONE PLACE HAS IT ALL
THE CLASSIFIEDS
Antiques & Collectors Items
WANTED
Abilene, Kan.
NURSING
(1) Full-time RN position,
main responsibility will be
coag. clinic, also float ER/
Med Surg./ICU/OPS. Day
shift with various hours,
rotation of weekends and
holidays.
5 Antique Malls
Annual Storewide
Sales
Jan. 15-31
For Rent
516 E. 16th
Office at 1610 Archer St.
Call for Availability,
Frequent Openings,
785-243-4464
Clean, safe, income-based
housing
1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apartments
FOR RENT- 2 bedroom upstairs apartment, water and trash included. $300/
mo. 785-614-1856.
FOR RENT-Storage spaces, various
sizes, reasonable, locally owned.
785-243-4105.
FOR RENT
1 bedroom apartment with
appliances, laundry room
and utilities included in rent.
Call 785-243-3325 Ext. 2
or stop by 212 E. 6th for
Rental Application.
FOR RENT- 3 bedroom house in
triplex, 2 bath, full basement, CH.CA,
no pets, available now. 785-243-2286.
FOR RENT
Large spacious
1 & 2 bedroom
apartments
on-site laundry facilities,
water and trash paid.
Available now.
All one level spacious
2 bedrooom duplex
available now. All appliances
provided including washer
and dryer.
To schedule an appointment
call:
MD Properties
785-534-2070
*$$AVING$! Up to 2
Month$ FREE RENT!
2 BR APTS.
Near schools & town, roomy
& warm! All electric, Hi-Eff &
Kuddly! “Small” pets and kids
welcomed. Call Frances or
Trent and say “Awesome
‘Possum”. Office 785-8185028 or cell 785-614-1078.
FOR RENT- 7 bedroom house in Concordia, $595. 785-447-3478.
FOR RENT- 2 bedroom house, remodeled, CHA. 785-262-1185.
Help Wanted
PART-TIME
PROGRAM
COORDINATOR
(approx. 20 hrs/wk)
for Cloud County Farm
Bureau Association, a
progressive non-profit
agriculture association. Job
location is in Concordia.
Responsibilities include
membership services for
900+ members, program
development and
presentation in the areas
of agriculture education for
youth and adults, public
relations, event/activity
planning and administrative
support including financial
record keeping. Must be selfmotivated with knowledge in
Microsoft Office programs
helpful. Agricultural
knowledge/background
preferred. Flexible schedule
offered. Submit resume to:
Pam Dankenbring, Kansas
Farm Bureau 5th District
Administrator, 307 N 17th,
Marysville, KS 66508 or
[email protected].
Call 785-629-0005 for
details. resumes requested
by January 29th to the
address or email above.
EOE.
(1) Full-time RN positions for
rotation of ER and med surg.
11am-11pm shift with a third
shift to be picked up on nights
or weekends per scheduling
manager.
(1) * Full time Med Surg. RN
(7pm-7am shift) weekend
and holiday rotation, must be
willing to train in other areas
of nursing.
(2) * Full time RN positions
for House Supervisor/ICU/
ER.Med-Surg. (7pm-7am
shift) weekend and holiday
rotation.
ADMINISTRATION
(1) *Full-time Accountant,
required to have a 4 year
accounting degree with
2+ years of experience.
Job duties included but
not limited to: balance all
balance sheet accounts
monthly, prepare journal
entries, prepare financial
statements, help with annual
budget, audit, cost reports
and other financial audits,
meet with department
directors concerning budget
variances.
REHAB
(1)*Full-time Occupational
Therapist (Monday-Friday
8am-4:30pm) Requiredcurrent KS OT license.
(1) Contract Physical
Therapist (Saturday &
Sunday), including sick &
vacation coverage.
(1) Contract Physical
Therapist Assistant (Saturday
& Sunday), including sick &
vacation coverage.
CARDIOPULMONARY
(1) Full-time CRT/RRT
flexible 12 hour day shift with
call, weekend and holiday
rotation.
Required-current CRT or
RRT license, BLS, PALS,
ACLS.
(1) Part-time or PRN CRT/
RRT to work flexible 8 or 12
hour shifts with call, weekend
and holiday rotation, requiredcurrent CRT or RRT license,
BLS, PALS, ACLS.
REWARD:
NEW
competitive wages and
benefits!
* indicates sign-on bonus job
opportunities*
Please visit www.CCHC.
com for more information
and to apply.
EOE
FULL-TIME
CUSTODIAN
for
Cloud County
Courthouse and Health
Department
Pick up an application at
County Clerk’s office or at
Custodian’s office at Cloud
County Courthouse. 811
Washington, Concordia,
KS 66901.
CDL DRIVER
1:00-6:00 Monday-Friday
8:00-12:30 Saturday
[email protected]
When you need to
buy or sell
advertise in the
blade-empire
PART TIME
SALES ASSOCIATE
FAMILY HEALTH MART
PHARMACY
1526 Lincoln
Concordia, KS
CNA Day and Evening
Shifts, Full and Part
time: Positions would
include working every other
weekend.
CMA Day Shift, Full
Time: Position would
include working every other
weekend.
LPN or RN Day and Night
Shift, Full Time: Position
would include working every
3rd weekend.
All applicants should be
reliable and ready to work.
Motivation and willingness to
work as a team are a must.
Starting wages are based
on experience, with benefits
including:
* 401(k) Retirement Plan
* Paid Days Off, Sick Leave,
and Six Annual Holidays.
* Supplemental Insurance
Plans
* Sign on Bonus of $500
($250 after 3 months and
$250 after 6 months).
For an opportunity to work
in the growing healthcare
industry, please apply online
at www.sunsethomeinc.com
or in person at 620 Second
Avenue, Concordia, KS.
Sunset Home, Inc. is an
Equal Opportunity Employer.
Sunset Home, Inc. does drug
testing.
SUNSET HOME, INC.
is accepting applications for
Dietary Aide Morning &
Evening Shift, Part Time:
Responsibilities include
meal setup, service and
clean-up. Position would
include working every other
weekend.
All applicants should be
reliable and ready to work.
Motivation and willingness to
work as a team are a must.
Starting wages are based
on experience, with benefits
including:
*401(k) Retirement Plan
* Paid Days Off, Sick leave,
and Six Annual Holidays.
* Supplemental Insurance
Plans
* Sign on Bonus of $500
($250 after 3 months and
$250 after 6 months)
For an opportunity to work
in the growing healthcare
industry, please apply online
at www.sunsethomeinc.com
or in person at 620 Second
Avenue, Concordia.
Sunset Home, Inc. is an
Equal Opportunity Employer.
Sunset Home, Inc. does drug
testing.
CNA 2p-10p & 10p-6a
Apply in person, M-F, 8:30-4:30.
2p-10p Nurse/Full Time
Full-time Housekeeper
Mount Joseph Senior Village
1110 W. 11th St.
Concordia, KS. EOE
DRIVERS: CDL-A w/hazmat.
PT/FT. 2016 Freightliners.
Excellent Pay, Weekends Off!
Union Benefits. No Slip Seat.
Flexible Runs.
Services
THE CLOUD COUNTY
HEALTH CENTER
Is currently looking for
No Place Like Home Health
Agency, LLC is dedicated to
helping elderly individuals
safely stay in their own home.
We offer a variety of services
that inlcude but not limited to:
- Cooking
- Cleaning
- Transportation to appts.
- Weekly medication setup
- and much more.
Call Jenna to find out more
information: 785-630-0452.
855-599-4608
A Full-time Experienced
Physician Assistant
or Nurse Practitioner
to work in the Rural Health
Clinic and take call in the
Critical Access Hospital,
Board certified, DEA and
current state license required,
PALS and ACLS are a plus.
National Health Service
Corps approved site with
loan repayment available.
A Full-time
Cardiopulmonary Director
to work 12 hour shifts. Take
call, weekend and holiday
rotation. Current RCP, ACLS
and NPR certified is required,
administrative experience is
preferred.
A Full-time Occupational
Therapist
To work Monday-Friday,
8am-4:30pm. Current KS
OT license is required.
Blizzard pushes
toward Eastern U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A
blizzard menacing the Eastern United States started
dumping snow in Virginia,
Tennessee and other parts of
the South on Friday as millions of people in the storm’s
path prepared for icy roads,
possible power outages and
other treacherous conditions.
Snowfall as heavy as 1
to 3 inches an hour could
last for 24 hours or more in
some areas, said meteorologist Paul Kocin with the National Weather Service. That
puts estimates at more than
2 feet for Washington, a foot
to 18 inches for Philadelphia
and 8 inches to a foot in New
York.
Kocin compared the storm
to “Snowmageddon,” the first
of two storms that “wiped
out” Washington in 2010
and dumped up to 30 inches of snow in places, but he
said the weekend timing and
days of warning could help
limit deaths and damage.
Roads in southwest Virginia were already seeing deteriorating conditions Friday
morning as the storm moved
north.
In the mountains of
Craigsville, West Virginia,
people bought the usual
kerosene heaters, propane
tanks and gas cans, but also
a special item: a rake that
helps homeowners get snow
off their roofs.
“It’s going to be bad, probably,” said Missy Keaton, cashier and office secretary at
the town’s hardware store,
called Hardware, That’s Us.
But she said many people
are prepared after snow from
Superstorm Sandy caused
numerous roof collapses
in nearby Summersville in
2012. A grocery store and
a convenience store were
forced to close, and roof collapses also affected an apartment complex, a hardwood
plant and three homes.
MUTTS® by Patrick McDonnell
ZITS® by Scott and Borgman
Apply online cchc.com or
call 785-243-8522.
Position: Outreach Advocate
Responsible to: Executive
Director and Director of Client
Services
Primary Responsibilities;
Provides direct and support
services to domestic violence
and sexual assault victims in ten
county outreach area. Triages
crisis calls, provides counseling,
personal, medical, hospital,
court, and economic advocacy,
facilitates weekly support
groups, assists with protection
from abuse and protection from
stalking orders for victims and
conducts presentations and
trainings.
BABY BLUE® by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott
Specific Duties
list of duties or inquire at
interview.
Employment Status: This is a
part-time position up to 30 hours.
Basic work schedule will be set
by DVACK’s Executive Director.
BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH® by John Rose
Hourly Rate: $14.85
Champlin Tire Recycling
Is hiring for a full time Class
A CDL Driver to operate
truck with self-loading
boom. Sign-on bonus plus
eligible for attendance/safety
bonuses. Benefits available.
Home weekends and most
evenings. Apply in person
at 301 Cedar, Concordia
or call 785-243-3345. EOE.
HELP WANTED
SUNSET HOME, INC.
Is accepting applications for
various positions
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Needed: Bachelor’s Degree
in any field. Some of the
necessary skills include
excellent organization, oral and
written communication, problem
solving skills, and computer
skills. Position requires some
evening availability. You need
to have a reliable car.
DVACK is an EOE
If interested, please submit
your cover letter and resume
to Andrea Quill via fax 785827-2410 or email: andreaq@
dvack.org.
NOTICE- For your Classified Ad
needs, call the Blade-Empire, 785243-2424.
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE® by Chris Browne
At a supermarket in Baltimore, Sharon Brewington
stocked her cart Thursday
with ready-to-eat snacks,
bread, milk and cold cuts.
In 2010, she and her daughter were stuck at home with
nothing but noodles and water.
“I’m not going to make
that mistake again,” she
said.
As food and supplies vanished from store shelves, five
states and the District of
Columbia declared states of
emergency ahead of the slowmoving system. Schools and
government offices closed
pre-emptively.
Thousands
of flights were canceled. College basketball games and
concerts were postponed.
The snowfall, expected to
continue from late Friday
into Sunday, could easily
cause more than $1 billion
in damage and paralyze the
Eastern third of the nation,
weather service director Louis Uccellini said.
“It does have the potential to be an extremely dangerous storm that can affect more than 50 million
people,” Uccellini said at the
Weather Prediction Center in
College Park, Maryland.
The director said all the
ingredients have come together to create a blizzard
with brutally high winds,
dangerous inland flooding,
white-out conditions and
even the possibility of thunder snow.
Washington looks like
the bull’s-eye of the blizzard, Uccellini said. White
House spokesman Josh Earnest said President Barack
Obama would hunker down
at the White House.
“It’s going to be dangerous out there,” said Tonya
Woods, 42, a Washington
Metro station manager who
lives in suburban Clinton,
Maryland. “I say they should
shut things down.”
Ask the Guys
Dear Classified Guys,
When it comes to working around
the house, I like to hire the jobs out.
Most recently I hired a carpenter to
build a closet in my hallway. He was
fully insured, quite skilled and very
reasonably priced. In fact, he was
considerably cheaper than anyone
else. The problem was he was generally grumpy and tough to communicate with. I tolerated it because his
price was so good and the project
looked fine. Now I've learned that he
uses me as a reference. I found out
when one guy knocked on my door
to see if I had any problems with his
demeanor. Since then, I've had several calls asking me about his work.
I'm not sure what to do. I don't want
to call him to tell him he's grumpy,
but being honest could cost
him business. I can vow for
his work, but I don't have
anything nice to say about
his people skills. Do I dare be
truthful with people who call?
• • •
Cash: Your carpenter sounds like
one of the seven dwarfs. Mr. Grumpy
here may have been a good price for the
carpentry skills, but apparently friendliness costs extra!
Carry: Whenever you hire someone
Duane “Cash” Holze
& Todd “Carry” Holze
01/17/16
©The Classified Guys®
for a job, it's important to open a good
line of communication regardless of the
price. You were fortunate that your
project was straightforward enough to
be completed as planned. If you had
changed direction along the way, things
may not have been as simple.
Cash: Although Mr. Grumpy may
not have been chummy on the job, he
apparently thought enough of you to
use you as a reference. So either the
job went well, or he has a limited number of choices.
Carry: If you're uncomfortable being
a reference for his work, you need to let
him know. It would have been nice of
him to ask you before passing along
your information, but since he didn't,
you will have to take charge. If you
don't want to call him to discuss the matter, you could leave a voicemail after
hours or send him a letter requesting he
stop using you as a recommendation.
Cash: If you do choose to continue
being a reference, it's always best to be
upfront and honest with anyone that
calls. Since he did a good job at a reasonable price, you can share that with
the callers. However, since you seemed
to have problems communicating with
him, you can share that as well.
Carry: And all things considered,
look at the bright side. At least you
hired Grumpy and not Sleepy or Dopey!
Fast Facts
Job Earnings
Reader Humor
Leisure Job
Carpenters make up the largest segment of the construction trade at over
1.5 million workers, but are closely followed by electricians, HVAC technicians and construction project
managers. According to the US Bureau
of Labor Statistics, the average carpenter earns about $39,000 per year, an
electrician earns $47,000 and a HVAC
technician makes $38,000. And like
most jobs, management pays best. The
average construction project manager
earns $80,000 annually.
I work at a large construction site
with over 100 workers. With so many
people, it's easy for some to slack off
without being noticed. When the
project began running over budget, the
building owners hired a new management company to streamline the project. A few days later I noticed that
one of the carpenters, Jake, was no
longer around. My buddy told me that
the new management fired him.
"Really!" I said. "Why was he
fired?"
"Well," he replied, "you know how
foremen usually look like they're
hanging around all day never using
any tools?"
As I chuckled 'yeah', he continued,
"The new management realized Jake
wasn't a foreman!"
(Thanks to Keith G.)
Uh-Oh
Are you planning to do a remodeling
project yourself? If so, you're not alone
according to a survey by Consumer
Reports. Their study found that nearly
91% of homeowners get involved with
some form of repair or remodeling
project. Unfortunately, there's always
surprises in the world of construction.
Of those surveyed, many changed plans
during the project, adding an additional
$1500 to the cost of a kitchen remodeling or $650 to the cost of a bathroom
project. In addition, 17% found unexpected water damage and 10% discovered structural issues.
www.ClassifiedGuys.com
EPA official resigns over Flint water crisis
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.
(AP) – A regional director of
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency resigned in
connection with the drinking
water crisis in Flint, Michigan, the same day the agency’s chief issued an emergency order directing state and
city officials to take actions
to protect public health.
The EPA said in a statement Thursday that Susan
Hedman, head of the agency’s regional office in Chicago
whose jurisdiction includes
Michigan,
was
stepping
down Feb. 1 so it could focus
“solely on the restoration of
Flint’s drinking water.”
High levels of lead have
been detected in the impoverished city’s water since
officials switched from the
Detroit municipal system
and began drawing from the
Flint River as a cost-saving
measure in April 2014. Some
children’s blood has tested
positive for lead, a potent
neurotoxin linked to learning
disabilities, lower IQ and behavioral problems.
While much of the blame
Have a Nice Day !
has been directed at Gov.
Rick Snyder and state officials, particularly the Department of Environmental
Quality, some have faulted
the EPA’s Region 5 office for
not acting more forcefully.
The emergency order EPA
Administrator Gina McCarthy issued Thursday acknowledges the state notified
EPA officials in April 2015
that Flint was not treating
the river water with additives to prevent corrosion
from pipes. It says Hedman
and others in the regional
EPA office voiced concern to
state and city officials over
the next few months. But it
wasn’t until Oct. 16 that EPA
established a task force to
provide technical help — the
day Flint switched back to
the Detroit water system.
“Mismanagement
has
plagued the region for far
too long and Ms. Hedman’s
resignation is way overdue,”
said U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah, chairman of the
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
The agency also released a
letter from McCarthy to Snyder outlining terms of the order, which says that city and
state responses to the water
crisis have failed.
The EPA “is deeply concerned by continuing delays
and lack of transparency,”
the letter said, describing the
measures as “essential to ensuring the safe operation of
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Flint’s drinking water system
and the protection of public
health.”
Among them: submitting plans for ensuring that
Flint’s water has adequate
treatment, including corrosion controls; making sure
city personnel are qualified
to operate the water system
in a way that meets federal
quality standards; and creating a website where citizens
can get information.
The agency also said it
would begin sampling and
analyzing lead levels and
would make the results public.
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PEOPLE
SOCIAL
CALENDAR
Annie’s
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SUNDAY
AA, 10 a.m., Came to
Believe, 317 W. 5th, Concordia
Group AA de Concordia-en Espanol, 317 W.
5th, Concordia
NA, 7 p.m., CCHC cafeteria
by Kathy Mitchell and
Marcy Sugar
Dear Annie: Please help
me before I pull my hair out.
I am 40 and have been married for the last eight years
to a man I love more than I
thought possible. We have
a good relationship. We are
open and talk often.
My dilemma is that he
complains all the time about
aches and pains. Not a day
goes by that there isn't some
ailment bothering him. I
have tried to think back to
earlier in our relationship,
and I don't recall whether
he's always done this and
I had blinders on, or if his
complaints have become
more frequent.
Granted, he has had his
share of minor health problems, but so have I and
many other people. I don't
want to overlook anything
serious, nor do I think he is
a hypochondriac, but I have
found myself becoming more
and more callus and dismissive of his complaints and
have even caught myself
rolling my eyes. This is not
in my nature and I don't like
responding this way.
How should I handle this
situation? If I tell him how
I feel about it, I know it will
hurt his feelings. On the other hand, if I do nothing, I am
eventually going to snap and
bark at him. Any suggestions? — Married to a Kvetch
Dear Married: The first
thing you need to do is make
sure his constant aches and
pains are not, in fact, masking something worse. So
the next time he grumbles,
insist that he make an appointment with his doctor
and go with him. If he says
it's "nothing to worry about,"
tell him, "No. You've been
complaining about this for a
long time, and I want to be
sure there is nothing seriously wrong."
If the doctor's examination shows nothing beyond
normal wear-and-tear, encourage your husband to
get a massage, see a chiropractor or acupuncturist, or
change his workout, which
could be aggravating something.
(If he's not working out,
suggest that he start, as
it could help build up his
strength.) If you do this with
sincerity and concern every
time he complains, he will
become more aware of it and
less likely to continue.
Dear Annie: I need to address your response to "Wary
Wife," whose husband used
to go to strip clubs and she
doesn't trust that he's not
looking to meet strippers.
This woman works two
jobs and they have three
children. Telling her to be
more attentive to her husband is shocking. Why isn't
her husband there for her
and for their kids? Why has
he money to go out while his
wife has to work?
I think there are serious
questions that need to be
answered here. Please reconsider your response. —
A.
Dear A.: We appreciate that the wife is working hard, but she says in
her letter, "I will admit that
I haven't been the most attentive wife," so we think
she needs to work on that,
too. It cannot all be about
the husband's peccadilloes,
even though he certainly is
undermining his wife's trust
and needs to stop. But you
cannot neglect your spouse,
regardless of the reason, and
expect things to be just fine.
It doesn't matter which one
of them is more to blame.
The point is to repair the
damage and make the marriage stronger, and that
will take effort from both of
them.
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by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy
Sugar, longtime editors of the
Ann Landers column. Please
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Club notes
Chapter AO and EV of
P.E.O. had their joint Founders Day program Jan. 16 at
the Presbyterian Church.
AO hostesses were Susan
Kueker, Rachel Kueker,
Julie Bowers and Richelle
Malone. They were assisted
by EV members Anne Severance and Nancy Jones.
Susan Regan, AO president, gave the welcome
and gave the program
Senior Citizens Menu
about starting of P.E.O.
AO displayed their seven
dolls dressed like the seven founders. Seven teenage girls founded P.E.O. in
1869.
Chapter AO's next meeting will be Feb. 9 at the
Presbyterian church. Chapter EV will meet Feb. 5 with
Nancy Reynolds. Members
are to bring a picture of
someone they love or loved.
Monday, Jan. 25—Goulash, cauliflower, fruit, cookies;
10 a.m.—Exercise.
Tuesday, Jan. 26—Chicken pot pie, biscuit, Jello®with
fruit.
Wednesday, Jan. 27—Potato soup, grilled ham and
cheese, sandwiches, fruit; 10 a.m.—Exercise; Boosters.
Thursday, Jan. 28—Pulled pork, potato salad, baked
beans, cookies.
Friday, Jan. 29—Spaghetti with meat balls, green salad,
garlic bread, Jello®.
Milk, bread and butter served with meals
Cinnamon rolls and fresh coffee daily, 8-11 a.m.
MONDAY
AA, Belleville Crossroads Group, 24th and O
Street, Belleville
AA, Came to Believe,
6:30 p.m., 317 W. 5th,
Concordia
TUESDAY
AA Concordia Gateway
Group, 8 p.m., 317 West
5th
Alanon, 8 p.m., We
Care, 6th and Valley, Concordia
Compete in Olathe
Members of the CHS Dance Squad who recently competed in Olathe are front row (l-r:) Cassidy
Brown, Kora Snavely, Olivia Nelson; back row: Autumn Belden, Madelyn Meyer, Mariah Blazek,
Katie Pfanz, Roylynn Madden, Bethany Craig.
CHS Dance Squad
competes in Olathe
The
Concordia
High
School Dance Squad competed at the Miss Kansas
Dance Competition in Olathe
Jan. 15 and 16.
Participating with approximately 45 squads, CHS
received numerous awards
which included the Sweepstakes and Three Judges
Awards.
To earn the Sweepstakes
Award, teams must enter at
least three categories. CHS
received Division I ratings
for all three routines. The
team was judged on execution, precision, choreography
and presentation. The squad
must score an 86 or above
up to 100 points to receive
the Division I rating. The
team received Division I ratings for their jazz, pom and
novelty routines.
The Judges Awards are
given at the discretion of the
judges. They are based upon
a strong presentation of the
routine, choreography, technique and creativity. The
Judges Award is where the
judges select their favorite
routines from the entire category. The dance team earned
a Judges Award in Choreography in the Jazz category,
a Judges Award for Showmanship and Energy in the
Pom category and a Judges
Award for Polish and Precision in the Jazz category.
In addition to their team
awards, there were two solos
taken by members Cassidy
Brown and Roylynn Madden.
Brown and Madden each received a Division I Rating on
their solo performances.
Members of the squad
are captains Olivia Nelson
and Kora Snavely; Mariah
Blazek, Madden, Autumn
Belden, Katie Pfanz, Bethany
Craig and Madelyn Meyer.
Maria Blochlinger is their
coach.
The Dance Squad has
shared its talent at many
community events, including
Relay for Life, Fall Fest, pep
rallies, home football games
and basketball games.
The CHS Dance Squad
will host for “A Night of 1,000
Dances” Monday, March 7,
at 6:30 p.m. when they will
perform their routines. It
will be held at the Concordia
High School gymnasium. Everyone is welcome to come.
The “Princesses” will have
a meet and greet in front of
the castle in the varsity gym
from 6-6:20 p.m.
Auditions being held for Hints from
Gurney’s “Love Letters” Heloise
Anyone interested in participating in community theatre, but wanting a short commitment, should consider
auditioning for the readers’ theatre production of “Love
Letters” by A.R. Gurney on Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m.,
Brown Grand Theatre, in Concordia.
Parts are available for two men and two women. One
pair will perform on Saturday, Feb. 13, and one pair on
Sunday Feb. 14. Memorization is not required and the
commitment for rehearsal time is very short.
This Brown Grand Players production will be a fundraiser for the Brown Grand Theatre.
CCCC to offer CNA
class in February
Cloud County Community College will be offering
a Certified Nurse Aide class
beginning Tuesday, Feb.
23, at Sunset Home, Concordia.
Certified Nurse Aides
are always in demand. This
course will prepare students for care of the ill, disabled or elderly people in
the nursing home or hospital setting. Students are eligible for employment once
they have completed the
first 40 hours of class.
Vonda Pumarlo, RN, will
be the instructor for this
CNA class.
The class will begin on
Tuesday, Feb. 23, and ends
on Friday, April 22. This
class will meet at Sunset Home, 620 2nd Ave, in
Concordia. The class is limited to 10 participants.
For further information
or to pre-register, please
call 1.800.729.5101, ext
372, or 785.243.1435, ext
372 at Cloud County Community College.
***
It takes a long time to grow an old friend.
—John Leonard
***
BY HELOISE
EYEBROW HINTS
Dear Readers: Eyebrows
serve more of a purpose
than to just, well, sit above
your eyes! They keep sweat
and debris out of our eyes
(some people, anyway), and
they can make a statement.
A few quick hints to help
keep your brows looking
good:
* Too much? Maybe an
appointment with a professional will help you learn
the right and wrong way to
shape.
* Good tweezers and a
brow comb are tools you
need. However, I still use a
lime-green baby toothbrush
as my brow brush. Works
fine, and I can find it in my
makeup bag.
* Don’t go overboard
plucking! Usually, just pluck
a few strays underneath the
brow. Unless you know what
you are doing, STOP after a
minute or two. Don’t go crazy and pluck everything at
one time.
-- Heloise
P.S.: Once the shape is
what you like, then simply
pluck a few stray hairs every morning or night to keep
things shipshape
WEDNESDAY
TOPS (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly), 9 a.m., Catholic
Religious Education Center, 232 East 5th
AA, 8p.m., Scandia
Helping Hands group,
United Methodist Church
basement
Came to Believe Group,
Brown Baggers meeting at
noon, 317 W. 5th, Concordia
Agenda AA Literature
Study, 8 p.m., 18 Delmar
Street
Cloud County Health
Center Auxiliary, noon,
CCHC dining rooms.
Booster Club, Senior
Center.
THURSDAY
Alcoholics Anonymous
Primary Purpose Group,
7 p.m., 317 W. 5th, Concordia
FRIDAY
Came to Believe Group,
noon, 317 W. 5th, Concordia
Alcoholics
Anonymous, Concordia Gateway
Group, 8 p.m., 317 W.
5th, Concordia
Call
Cloud
County
Chemical
Dependency
Committee (CCCDC) 24/7
hotline for assistance including area addiction
group meetings. They also
have a website that lists
all of its AA, NA, Al-Anon
and OA
meeting times
and places. Freedom Club
Website is www.freedomclub.org. Freedom Club
address is 317 W. 5th
Street.
DVACK Weekly Support Groups in Concordia
Tuesdays—Domestic
Violence Support Group;
the dynamics of domestic
violence, safety planning,
healthy relationships and
boundaries; Sexual Assault/Women Empowered
Support Group; trauma,
coping techniques and
self-care.
Wednesdays—Survivors with Disabilities
Support Group; navigating various systems, accessing universal services
without
discrimination,
individual rights and opportunities and empowerment; Economic Support
Group, budgeting, individual assessment and reflection of financial literacy,
gaining employment and
financial goal setting.
Thursdays—Domestic
Violence Parent Support
Group; cycle of abuse,
identifying children’s emotions and coping behaviors, establishing solid
family connections and
support; Sexual Assault
Parent Support Group;
child trauma, triggers and
coping techniques.
Call 785.243.4349 for
times/location and to preregister for support group
meetings.
Former
officer
Weather
Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars
gets 263 years for
rapes, sexual assaults
10 Blade-Empire, Friday, January 22, 2016
By Jacqueline Bigar
A baby born today has
a Sun in Capricorn and a
Moon in Cancer.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for
Friday, Jan. 22, 2016:
This year your relationships with others star as
a major preoccupation. At
the same time, you become
aware of your need for space.
Rather than creating uproar,
verbalize this need. If you
are single, you often weigh
the pros and cons of how
much to give and what is
too much. Understand that
you might need to date for a
while before getting involved
with someone. If you are attached, the two of you have
a better time when you’re
alone together. You naturally
adore and respect each other. Honor each other’s need
for space. CANCER’s moods
can go from one extreme to
the other.
The Stars Show the Kind
of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
ARIES (March 21-April
19)
HHHH You might be rejoicing that the weekend
is right around the corner.
Someone who is significant
to your life might decide to
be controlling; it’s his or her
way or the highway. You’re
likely to choose the highway. Don’t create uproar.
Tonight: Let off steam with
your friends.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20)
HHHH Your words have
power. Witness the response
you get after you issue an
insightful ultimatum. Be
ready for the knee-jerk reaction that you have evoked.
By the end of the day, you
could feel that the uproar
was not worth it. Consider
running away. Tonight: Out
and about.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
HHH You could be suppressing some discomfort
or anger. If you see yourself spending money like a
drunken sailor, you might
want to stop and ask yourself what’s bothering you. A
loved one might be pushing
your buttons a little too hard.
Tonight: You don’t need to
make a big splash.
CANCER (June 21-July
22)
* * * * You are about to experience a Full Moon in your
sign tomorrow. You respond
to the energy of the Moon
more than any other sign
does. In fact, a manic quality, often associated with
your response to the Full
Moon, could emerge at any
moment. Tonight: Get some
exercise.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
* * * * You are likely to say
what you mean, which could
startle several people. News
heads your way that might
put a different slant on a personal matter. Don’t hesitate
to take action. Make a call,
and seek out more information. Tonight: In the swing of
the moment.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
* * * * You have been fo-
cused on manifesting a
long-term goal. You are on
the precipice of making this
dream become a reality. Do
not lose sight of where you’re
heading. Stay out of the uproar that surrounds your
friends and acquaintances.
Tonight: Celebrate the moment!
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
* * * You often coil up with
tension, especially when you
feel the need to answer not
only to yourself but also to
others. You have a highly
evolved sense of responsibility. Perhaps it’s your values that cause much of your
stress. Tonight: Uncork the
tension, and let off some
steam.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov.
21)
* * * * You could become
volatile and overly reactive
to a situation. An alternative might be to distance
yourself from the issue and
take another look at it from
a detached place. You could
see the whole matter from
a more evolved perspective.
Tonight: Empathize rather
than judge.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21)
* * * * If you encounter a
problem, go directly to the
source. Have a long-overdue
discussion. You easily could
find a resolution. Your success today lies in your ability
to interact with others. Know
that it is important to walk
in someone else’s shoes. Tonight: Make love, not war.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19)
* * * * * Relationships are
a high priority. You might
find others to be demanding,
or not as easygoing as you
might like. They also could
find you to be unusually
controlling. Remember not
to play into any uproar. Tonight: The only thing you can
do wrong is be alone.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18)
* * * You often run on frenetic energy. At some point,
you won’t be able to go any
further. Today it appears as
if someone has pulled the
plug and you are left running
on less energy. Know when
to call it quits. Later you will
be better for the experience.
Tonight: Not to be found.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20)
* * * * You have a delightful imagination. A friend
might not understand exactly where you’re coming from.
Remember that fact later,
when having discussions
with this person. A child or a
loved one will delight in your
flights of fantasy. He or she
joins right in. Tonight: Go
with the flow.
BORN TODAY
Actress Linda Blair
(1959), musician Steven
Adler (1965), restaurateur
Guy Fieri (1968)
***
Jacqueline Bigar is on
the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com.
(c) 2016 by King Features
Syndicate Inc.
Sales Calendar
•Saturday, January 23, 2016 – Land Auction at 11:00
a.m. located at the American Legion Building, Clifton, Kansas. 275 Acres Clifton Township, Washington County, Kansas land. The Herman and Valora Wurtz Trust, Seller.
Raymond Bott Auction.
•Saturday, January 30, 2016 – Public Auction at 9:00
a.m. located at the Kearn Auction House, 220 West 5th
Street, Concordia, Kansas. Vehicles, Misc. and Collectibles.
Selling for Herman and Valora Wurtz Trust. Dannie Kearn Auction.
•Monday, February 1, 2016 – Land Auction at 10:00
a.m. located at the Aurora KC Hall. 158.83 Acres Cloud
County Farmland. 104.22 Tillable Cropland and 54.61
acres Timber and Grass. Eugene Fiffe Trust, Seller. Larry
Lagasse Auction.
•Tuesday, February 9, 2016 – Bankruptcy Auction at
1315 Crescent Lane (incase of bad weather, auction held at
Century 21, 201 West 6th Street) Concordia, Kansas. Lot
Only in the Lost Creek Hills addition. Century 21 GHC
Associates, Inc. is acting as seller agent. Dan Haist Auctioneer.
•Saturday, March 12, 2016 – Optimist Club Annual
Consignment Auction.
•Saturday, March 19, 2016 – Public Auction at 10:00
a.m. located at the Valley Rental Center, 803 Valley Street,
Concordia, Kansas. Guns, Tools, Furniture, Antiques and
Misc. Oscar Dickinson Estate, (Connie Dickinson) Seller. Larry Lagasse Auction.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) –
A former police officer convicted of raping and sexually victimizing women while
on his beat in a low-income
Oklahoma City neighborhood was ordered Thursday
to spend the rest of his life
in prison.
Jurors had recommended that Daniel Holtzclaw be
sentenced to 263 years in
prison for preying on women
in 2013 and 2014. District
Judge Timothy Henderson
agreed, said Holtzclaw will
serve the terms consecutively and denied his request for
an appeal bond.
Holtzclaw waived his right
to remain in custody in the
county jail for 10 days, instead opting to be taken
directly to prison. Defense
attorney Scott Adams said
Holtzclaw will appeal.
“It is what it is,” Adams
said. “It wasn’t a surprise.”
Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater had strong words for
Holtzclaw, who was convicted last month on 18 counts,
including four first-degree
rape counts as well as forcible oral sodomy, sexual
battery, procuring lewd exhibition and second-degree
rape. Holtzclaw was acquitted on 18 other counts.
“I think people need to realize that this is not a lawenforcement officer that
committed these crimes.
This is a rapist who masqueraded as a law-enforcement officer,” Prater said
after the sentencing. “If he
was a true law enforcement
officer he would have upheld
his duty to protect those citizens rather than victimize
them.”
The
Associated
Press
highlighted Holtzclaw’s case
in a yearlong examination
of sexual misconduct by law
officers, which found that
about 1,000 officers in the
U.S. lost their licenses for
sex crimes or other sexual
misconduct over a six-year
period.
Those figures are likely
an undercount, because not
every state has a process to
ban problem officers from
law enforcement. In states
that do decertify officers, reporting requirements vary,
but the AP’s findings suggest that sexual misconduct
is among the most prevalent
complaints against law officers.
During the monthlong
trial, 13 women testified
against Holtzclaw, and several said he stopped them,
For the
Record
Police Dept. report
Accidents—Officers investigated an accident at
5:05 p.m., Jan. 21, which
had occurred at the intersection of 8th and Republican involving vehicles driven
by Shania Anguish and Victor Salas, both of Concordia.
Officers investigated an
accident at 9 a.m., Jan. 21,
which had occurred in the
1600 block of Lincoln involving a vehicle driven by Rex
Bird, Belleville and a vehicle
owned by Royce Bruntzel,
Concordia.
checked them for outstanding warrants or drug paraphernalia, and then forced
himself on them. All of
the accusers were black.
Holtzclaw is half-white, halfJapanese, and the son of a
longtime Enid, Oklahoma,
police officer.
Holtzclaw’s attorney had
described the former college
football star as a model officer whose attempts to help
the drug addicts and prostitutes he came in contact
with were distorted. Adams
also attacked the credibility
of some of the women, who
had arrest records and histories of drug abuse, noting
that many didn’t come forward until police had already
identified them as possible
victims after launching their
investigation.
Holtzclaw’s victims included a teenager and woman in her 50s. Three accusers delivered victim-impact
statements Thursday, and
at least one other was in the
courtroom.
Jannie Ligons, whose
complaint in June 2014
launched the investigation
of Holtzclaw, said she has
been under stress because
of the case and the fear of
being sexually assaulted
again. “My daughter and
sisters are frightful when a
police car pulls up behind
them,” Ligons said.
The Associated Press does
not identify victims of sex
crimes without their consent, but she was among two
women who spoke publicly
about the case and agreed to
be identified.
Another woman, who was
17 at the time of the assault,
said her “life has been upside down” since Holtzclaw
raped her on the front porch
of her mother’s home.
“It’s been hard on my
family. It’s been hard on
me,” she told the court. “Every time I see the police, I
don’t even know what to do.
I don’t ever go outside, and
when I do I’m terrified.”
Several of Holtzclaw’s
victims have filed civil lawsuits against Holtzclaw and
the city in state and federal
court.
Thursday’s hearing was
delayed by a few hours as
Holtzclaw and attorneys
met with the judge over the
defense’s request for a new
trial or evidentiary hearing,
but after hearing testimony
from another officer, Henderson rejected the request
and moved on to witness
statements.
Today’s weather artwork by
Haven Collette,
a 3rd grader in
Mrs. Barta’s class
Today’s weather artwork by
Logan Jackson,
a 2nd grader in
Mrs. Zimmerman’s class
Markets
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S.
stocks are higher Friday as
energy prices continue to
climb and boost energy companies. A global rally lifted
stocks in Asia and Europe.
After two days of gains, major indexes in the U.S. are
set to rise for the first week
in the last four.
KEEPING SCORE: The
Dow Jones industrial average gained 156 points, or 1
percent, to 16,038 as of 1:15
p.m. Eastern time. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose
31 points, or 1.5 percent, to
1,899. The Nasdaq composite climbed 96 points, or 2.1
percent, to 4,567.
Despite a big loss on
Wednesday, the S&P 500 is
up 1 percent this week and
the Nasdaq is up almost 2
percent.
ENERGY PRICES RISE:
U.S. crude oil rose $2.07, or
7 percent, to $31.60 a barrel
in New York. That’s its highest price in about two weeks.
Brent crude, a benchmark
for international oils, added $2.21, or 7.6 percent, to
$31.46 a barrel in London.
Oil had dropped to its lowest price in about 12 years,
and just two days ago it fell
almost 7 percent.
Wholesale gasoline rose
4.6 percent to $1.08 a gallon
and heating oil climbed 8.4
percent to 97 cents a gallon.
ENERGY STOCKS: Pipeline operator Kinder Morgan
rose $1.55, or 11.2 percent,
to $15.43 after it jumped 16
percent Thursday. Pipeline
company Williams Cos. add-
ed $2.76, or 17.2 percent,
to $18.80. Devon Energy
gained $1.06, or 4.4 percent,
to $25.24.
CHANGES FOR ENERGY: Goldman Sachs analyst
Jeffrey Currie said energy
prices have fallen so far that
the industry is making real
cuts in production. “We are
now at a price level that is
creating real fundamental
change,” he said.
Currie said it will take a
long time for the market to
recover from the huge decline in energy prices. But
he said prices are down because of a supply glut, not
because demand is collapsing.
Low energy prices are
good for many industries
and consumers, but investors have gotten nervous
that falling energy prices
foretell a big slowdown in
the global economy.
LOCAL MARKETS -EAST
Wheat ...........................$4.22
Milo ......(per bushel) ....$3.18
Corn .............................$3.23
Soybeans .....................$8.11
CONCORDIA TERMINAL
LOADING FACILITY
LOCAL MARKETS - WEST
Wheat ..........................$4.22
Milo .....(per bushel) .....$3.18
JAMESTOWN MARKETS
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Church Directory
4J COWBOY CHURCH
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
221 West 2nd Street, Phone 275-2392
Pastor Earl Hale
1022 E. 11th Street
CONCORDIA FIRST UNITED METHODIST
740 W. 11th Phone 243-4560
243-9773, 243-9767
Pastor Tessa Zehring
Sunday, 10 a.m.—Worship
Branch President, Kenneth Hansen, 785.280.1638
9:30 a.m.—Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.—Worship Service and Children’s Ministry
ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
Missionaries, Elder and Sister Gordon, 479-366-2285
HUSCHER UNITED METHODIST
Sunday, 9:30 a.m.—Sacrament; 10:40 a.m.—Sunday School.
R.R. 3, Concordia Phone 243-3049
6th & Archer, Home 243-3043
Majestic 4 Theatre, 229 W. 6th St.
Sunday, 9:30 a.m. –Worship.
CROSSPOINT CHURCH
VICTORY FAITH ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Pastor Joe Koechner
Pastor Cory Shipley
Matthew Carder, Campus Pastor
10:30 a.m. – Sunday School.
Sunday, 9:30 a.m.—Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.—Worship;
Andy Addis, Senior Pastor
JAMESTOWN UNITED METHODIST
6 p.m.—Evening service.
Sunday, 10 a.m.—Worship.
2376 N. 60th Road, Jamestown
Wednesday, 6 p.m.—IMPACT Youth Ministry; 6:30 p.m.—Victory Kids Outreach.
EPISCOPAL
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
117 W. 8th, P.O. Box 466, Concordia 243-2947 (O)
10:45 a.m.—Worship.
333 West 7th Phone 243-3756
Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer.
TRINITY UNITED METHODIST
BAPTIST
9:15 a.m.—Sunday School;
Church, 439-6488 Lay Minister, Randy Whitley, 439-6353
CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY
10:15 a.m.—Coffee fellowship;
Sunday, 9:30 a.m.—Sunday School;
Lincoln at Eighth Phone 243-3049
FOURSQUARE.
10:45 a.m.– Worship. 6:30 p.m. – Youth Group.
Wednesday, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.—AWANA (during school year);
Pastor Joe Koechner
Living Hope Foursquare Church
7:00 p.m.—Prayer meeting.
Pastor Stuart Johnson
Handicap Accessible
129 W. 6th Phone 243-2289
FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday – 11:00 a.m. Worship Service.
PRESBYTERIAN
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
Sunday, 10:30 a.m.—Service.
18th & Archer Phone 243-3230
233 W. 7th 243-3785
Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. – Bible Study
Pastor Bob Frasier
LUTHERAN
Pastor Brian Hughes
Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – Choir Practice.
PEACE PARISH LUTHERAN CHURCHES
For pickup, call 243-3230
Sunday, 10 a.m.—Sunday School; 11 a.m.—Worship; 6:00 p.m.—Service.
Wednesday, 7 p.m.—Mid-Week Service. We love kids!
BETHEL CHURCH
Sunday, 9:30 a.m. – Worship Service.
Parish Office, 785.335.2267
Adult and Children’s Sunday School to follow Worship Service.
Pastor Thomas Kamprath
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. –Pizza Dinner with Annual meeting to follow.
PROVIDENCE REFORMED
FELLOWSHIP
Office Hours: Tuesday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Bethel Church
Wednesday, 9 a.m -11 a.m.; Friday, 10a.m. to Noon.
(nondenominational)
ADA LUTHERAN CHURCH, Rural Courtland
7 miles east and 1 mile south of Glasco or
Sunday, 11 a.m. – Worship.
www.providencereformedfellowship.com
2 miles west of 81/24 junction and 1 mile south.
AMANA LUTHERAN CHURCH, Scandia, Phone 335-2265
Sunday, 9 a.m. – Sunday School; 10 a.m. – Worship.
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH, Belleville
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sunday, 9 a.m. – Worship.
307 E. 5th Phone 243-1099
OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, Norway, 785-335-2628
CATHOLIC
Sunday, 9 a.m. – Worship.
122 West 6th (the Dance Company building)
SCOTTSVILLE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Commercial Ave. Scottsville Phone 785-534-3227
Pastor Joshua Krohse
THE WESLEYAN CHURCH
Father Brian Lager
Sunday, 11 a.m. – Worship.
Priest’s residence, 420 Kansas
CONCORDIA LUTHERAN CHURCH
Pastor David Redmond, Lead Pastor
16th and Cedar, Phone 243-4071
Pastor Bob Burns, Assistant Pastor/Visitation
MASS SCHEDULE:
325 E. 8th, 243-2476
Sunday, 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. Saturday evening, 5 p.m.
Sunday, 9:15 a.m. – Sunday School
Pastor Josh Blain, Assistant Pastor/Youth
Weekdays, 7:15 a.m
10:30 a.m. – Worship and Communion with Bishop Roger Gustafson.
Sunday, 9:15 a.m.—Traditional Worship; 10:45 a.m.—Contemporary Worship;
ST. PETER’S CHURCH
Coffee Fellowship. Annual Meeting.
*Nursery is available for newborn thru 36 months during both worship services.
Aurora
Fr. James Soosainathan
First, Third and Fifth Saturdays, 7 p.m.—Mass.
Second and Fourth Sundays, 8:30 a.m.—Mass.
MOUNT JOSEPH CHAPEL
Sunday, 11 a.m.; Monday-Friday, 11:15 a.m.
Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. – Bible Study.
Children’s Worship is available for children ages 4 through 1st grade and meets
5:30 p.m.– Confirmation/ Pre-Confirmation.
during the 10:45 worship service after the worship medley;
6:30 p.m. – Worship Service.
9:15 a.m.—Sunday School for all ages.
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN
7:00 p.m. (during the school year) – FW Friends for
Glasco, Kansas
children ages 4 yrs - 4th grade.
CHRISTIAN
Phone 785-568-2762
Rt. 56 for kids in 5th and 6th grades.
9:00 a.m. – Worship. Coffee Fellowship following.
Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. – Delta Chi for kids in Jr. and Sr. High; Adult Bible Studies.
6th and Cedar Phone 243-3449
MANNA HOUSE OF PRAYER
Jeff Nielsen, Pastor
323 E. 5th 243-4428
MANNA HOUSE
FIRST CHRISTIAN
Sunday, 9:30 a.m.—Bible School; 10:40 a.m.—Worship.
Betty Suther C.S.J., Contact
CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GLASCO
Retreats, workshops, spiritual direction, bookstore and video tapes.
Dennis McAlister, Pastor 568-2344
UNITED METHODIST
Sunday, 9:30 a.m.—Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.—Worship;
5 p.m.—God and Country Rally.
For more information visit www.wesleyan.org/beliefs.
North Central Kansas Teens for Christ
P.O. Box 9, Concordia, Kansas
243-1154
Kent Otott, Director
Hosting TFC Rallies on the 3rd Saturday of each month at the Brown Grand
Theatre at 7:00 p.m. Providing Christian encouragement and programs
GLASCO UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH OF CHRIST
to students and families throughout the area.
David Geisler, Pastor
CHURCH OF CHRIST
1646 N. 9th St., Salina, Kan. 67401
Nursery is available for newborn - 36 months during the school year.
Sunday, 9:45 a.m.—Sunday School; 11 a.m.—Worship.
CONCORDIA MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
DELPHOS UNITED METHODIST
President—Matthew Carder; Vice President, Robert Frasier;
Sunday, 9:30 a.m.—Worship; 10:40 a.m.—Sunday School.
Treasurer, Tessa Zehring; Secretary, Rose Koerber.
(785) 827-2957
Sunday, 7:30 a.m.— “Search for the Lord’s Way,” Channel 13.
We offer tribute to these
Church Sponsors
First United Methodist Church
Newton’s Electric
Tom’s Music House
Concordia Chevrolet/Buick
C&C Truck Lines, Inc.
Walmart Supercenter
John L. Fischer DDS
and Employees
and Staff
and Employees
Robb Rosenbaum and Employees
Adolph and Beth Charbonneau
F.D.I.C. Officers and Staff
Concordia Chevrolet/Buick
C&C Truck Lines, Inc.
Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home
Joshua Meyer and Staff
The Citizens National Bank
Officers and Staff
Cloud County Co-op Elevator
Association
Concordia Blade-Empire
and Employees
Funk Pharmacy
The Jamestown State Bank
VFW #588 Auxiliary
Martin LeSage Post #588
Richard J. Kueker O.D., P.A.
Michael E. Miller O.D.
and Staff
Newton’s Electric
Gale and Mary
Nutter Mortuary
Dairy Queen
Bruce G. Nutter, Owner
Lowell and Employees
Steven Palmquist, Ken & Mary Ann Palmquist
EcoWater of N.C.K.
Jason Martin and Employees
F&A Food Sales Co.
and Employees
Farm Management Services
310 Washington
LeDuc Memorial Designs
Troy and Shirley LeDuc, owners
Family Health Mart Pharmacy
and Employees
Rod’s Food Store
Rodney Imhoff and Employees
ServiceMaster of N.C.K.
Dennis and Nancy Smith and Employees
Tom’s Music House
and Employees
A lesson in praise
Praise the Lord!—Psalm 150
Psalm 150 is not only a beautiful expression of praise, it’s also a lesson in
praising the Lord. It tells us where to praise, why we’re to praise, how we’re to
praise, and who should praise.
Where do we praise? In God’s “sanctuary” and “mighty firmament” (v.1).
Wherever we are in the world is a proper place to praise the only One who created all things.
Why do we praise? First, because of what God does. He performs “mighty
acts.” Second, because of who God is. The psalmist praised Him for “His excellent greatness.” (v.2) The all-powerful Creator is the Sustainer of the universe.
How should we praise? Loudly, Softly, Soothingly. Enthusiastically. Rhythmically. Boldly. Unexpectedly. Fearlessly. In other words, we can praise God in
many ways and on many occasions (vv.3-5)
Who should praise? “Everything that has breath” (v.6). Young and old. rich
and poor. Weak and strong. Every living creature. God’s will is for everyone to
whom He gave the breath of life to use that breath to acknowledge His power
and greatness.
Praise is our enthusiastic expression of gratitude to God for reigning in glory
forever.
—Julie Ackerman Link, Our Daily Bread
Let Every creature rise and bring
Peculiar honors honors to our King;
Angels descend with songs again.
And earth repeat the loud amen!—Watts