The Concordia Blade

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CONCORDIA
VOL. CX NO. 208 (USPS 127-880)
CONCORDIA, KANSAS 66901
Friday, March 18, 2016
CCCC trustees approve new programs
Good Evening
Concordia Forecast
Tonight, colder. Partly cloudy. Lows in
the mid 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday, mostly sunny. Highs in the
upper 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph
with gusts to around 30 mph.
Saturday night, mostly clear. Lows in
the mid 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
Sunday, sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday night, mostly clear. Lows
around 30.
Monday, warmer, sunny. Highs in the
upper 60s.
Monday night, not as cool. Partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
Tuesday, mostly sunny. Highs in the
mid 70s.
Tuesday night, partly cloudy. Lows in
the mid 40s.
Wednesday, cooler. Partly sunny with
slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s.
Wednesday night, colder. Mostly cloudy
with slight chance of rain and snow. Lows
in the mid 30s.
Thursday, mostly cloudy with slight
chance of rain and snow. Highs in the
lower 50s.
The Cloud County Community College board of trustees
approved the requests for two
new programs during a special
meeting on Friday morning.
Programs approved by the
board were precision agriculture production (PA) and
unmanned aircraft systems
(UAS).
Both PA and UAS will be
offered as certificate and associate of applied science (AAS)
degree programs.
The precision agriculture
production program will prepare students to implement PA
practices in their farming operations or support the implementation of PA practices
through services provided by
the agriculture industry specialists, such as cooperatives
and equipment dealers. It
includes course offerings in
agronomy, software, hardware,
unmanned aircraft and data
management.
Emphasis for the precision
agriculture program will be
placed on decision making
leading to management practice selection.
The PA program is designed
to help those involved in agriculture production to increase
production while reducing
input costs through the use of
precision equipment to determine agronomic practices that
would be most beneficial to
maximize crop yield on a fieldspecific basis.
The AAS program will help
prepare students for employment in industries that support
the implementation of PA practices.
Students could be employed
as PA technicians for cooperatives, equipment dealers or any
agriculture business that uses
GPS/GIS mapping, unmanned
aircraft systems, data management and/or remote sensing
for agronomic practice decision
making.
Nancy Zenger-Beneda, dean
of sciences and business, told
the trustees that there is a
lengthy list of equipment that
will be needed for the program.
She also said that there could
be some industry support.
The estimated cost of equipment required for the first year
of the program is $35,000 and
$5,000 for tools and/or supplies required.
Trustee Greg Askren asked if
existing faculty would be used
for the program.
Cloud County is in the
process of hiring an agronomy
instructor.
Zenger-Beneda said that
there is a possibility that someone could be hired for agronomy and PA.
“I would like to find someone
to do both programs,” ZengerBeneda said.
The UAS program would prepare students for careers in the
Across Kansas
Officials take steps
to protect eagles
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Parks officials
are taking steps to protect a pair of eagles
and their babies who are nesting at a lake
just east of Topeka.
Shawnee County workers — with the
help of the Kansas Department of
Wildlife, Parks and Tourism — placed two
buoys this week in Lake Shawnee. The
Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the
goal is to keep boaters a safe distance
from the shore near the tree where the
birds are nesting.
Mike McLaughlin, of the Shawnee
County Parks and Recreation Department, says people in boats and kayaks
had been getting close to the birds trying
to get photos. McLaughlin says the nest is
still visible, especially with a good camera
lens.
A parks police officer reported seeing at
least two eaglets in the nest.
Woman convicted
in death of daughter
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — An
Arkansas City woman has been found
guilty in connection to the death of her 16month-old daughter.
KAKE-TV reports that Lindsey Abegg
pleaded guilty to aggravated endangerment of a child in the August 2015 death
of Astra Abegg. She also pleaded guilty to
possession of methamphetamine and marijuana.
Police say that Astra Abegg was found
dead at an Arkansas City apartment when
emergency crews responded to a report of
a medical emergency involving a child.
The cause of the child’s death has not
been released.
Vote on Westar
proposal delayed
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas regulators have delayed a vote on a Westar Energy proposal to raise its transmission
charge for residential customers.
The Kansas Corporation Commission
on Thursday pushed a final vote until
March 31 on the Westar proposal to raise
its transmission charge by 31 percent for
home customers while cutting some business rates.
The Wichita Eagle reports commissioners said they have questions about the
proposal, but didn’t say what those questions were in their meeting Thursday.
The proposed increase would bring
Westar about $25 million more a year, in
addition to the $78 million the company
got in a general rate case in September.
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Grabbing groceries
Cloud County Food Bank director Madison Ritterling piles food items into a
shopping cart during the Concordia Rotary Club’s Grocery Grab Thursday at
Rod’s Food Store. (Blade photo by Jay Lowell)
Food Bank benefits
from Grocery Grab
Cloud County Food Bank received
$1,007.36 worth of food in Concordia
Rotary Club’s Grocery Grab Thursday at Rod’s Food Store.
Madison Ritterling, Food Bank
director, had the winning ticket and
based her “grabbing” on opinions she
had received from the Cloud County
Resource board after finding out she
was a finalist. Her target was meats
packaged in small amounts (not
huge roasts or hams but lunch meat,
etc.) plus staples such as flour, sugar
and items with high shelf life like oils,
shortenings, canned fruit and
canned chicken and tuna.
First runner-up was Jeff Freed,
who won a $50 Chamber gift certificate and second runner- up was
Debbie Sterrett who won a $25
Chamber gift certificate.
Altogether, the Rotary Club sold
$2,725 worth of tickets for a total
profit of $1,642.64. This will benefit
Youth Literacy in Cloud County, supporting two established programs:
Dictionaries given to every third
grader in Cloud County, plus a $500
donation to the Concordia Elementary School library.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas
Senate’s eight Democrats have sent a
letter to President Barack Obama
opposing moving terror suspects to
Fort Leavenworth from Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba.
The letter Thursday to the Democratic president came two days after
the Republican-dominated Legislature adopted a resolution decrying
Obama’s push to close the Guantanamo detention center.
The GOP-sponsored resolution
goes to Obama. It not only criticizes
his plans but declares that he’s
shown a willingness to violate American law and sought to lower the
nation’s standing in the world.
Kansas officials and members of
the state’s congressional delegation
have promised to fight any effort to
close Guantanamo and move its prisoners to Fort Leavenworth.
But state Senate Minority Leader
and Topeka Democrat Anthony
Hensley said the resolution contained “polarizing and uncivil rhetoric.”
Democrats opppose moving
terror suspects to Kansas
field of remotely piloted aircraft,
and for the use of UAS to support other industries.
The program intends to:
Prepare unmanned aircraft
vehicle pilots; provide training
for professionals outside of the
UAS industry to use unmanned
aircraft in their respective
industries such as mass communications, wind energy, electricity
transmission
and
agriculture through the certificate program; prepare a workforce to provide UAS vehicles to
industries; train technicians to
service unmanned aircraft
vehicles; and articulate curriculum with Kansas State
Polytechnic of Salina so that
students who are interested in
design and production of UAS
systems can transfer to a bachelor of science program.
The estimated cost of equipment, supplies and technology
for the first year of the program
is $10,200.
Kansas bills limit
accommodation of
transgender students
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) —
Transgender students at
Kansas public schools and
colleges would be required
to use restrooms, showers
and locker rooms for their
birth sex under two bills
introduced in the Legislature.
A
transgender-rights
activist decried the proposals Thursday, but the chairwoman
of
a
House
committee sponsoring one
of the measures said the
state must deal with such
issues and students’ privacy.
The House also advanced
two proposals to limit local
government officials’ power,
and the Senate passed a bill
to tighten up the rules for a
state program that uses
bonds to help finance big
economic development projects.
Here is a look at legislative developments Thursday.
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TRANSGENDER
STUDENTS
Separate but identical
measures dealing with how
public schools and colleges
accommodate transgender
students were introduced
Wednesday in the House by
its Federal and State Affairs
Committee and in the Senate by the Ways and Means
Committee.
Both say schools and colleges must limit such facilities to use by a single gender
and say sex is “determined
by a person’s chromosomes.” Both bills declare
that they’re enacting “student physical privacy” protections and that allowing
students to use facilities for
the opposite sex could cause
“embarrassment,
shame
and psychological injury.”
The measures would
allow parents to request
special
accommodations
such as unisex bathrooms,
but in no case could a parent seek access to facilities
for “the opposite sex.”
House committee Chairwoman Jan Pauls, a
Hutchinson
Republican,
said no one has sought a
hearing on her panel’s
measure and it’s most likely
intended to raise the issue
with the public.
“It’s a serious privacy
concern for parents as well
as students,” Pauls said.
“We still keep male coaches
out of women’s locker
rooms.”
Witt,
executive
Tom
director of Equality Kansas,
said passing such legislation would force transgender girls being to use boys’
facilities, and transgender
boys to use girls’ facilities.
“All this is going to do is
single out and isolate trans
kids in high school and it’s
going to make them vulnerable to attack, bullying,
injury or possibly worse,”
Witt said.
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STAR BONDS CHANGES
The Senate approved a
bill that would tighten up
the rules for using so-called
STAR bonds. The state
Department of Commerce
authorizes such bonds for
cities and counties, and
they’re paid off with sales
tax revenues generated in a
development district.
The chamber’s 34-4 vote
sends the measure to the
House.
Each STAR bonds project
would be required to have
an independent consulting
report and a commitment
from private developers to
provide more than half of
the financing.
is
a
The
measure
response to efforts by
Republican
Gov.
Sam
Brownback’s administration
to lure the 117-year-old
American Royal horse and
livestock
exhibition
to
Kansas from Kansas City,
Missouri. Critics fear the
state would expand an existing district in Wyandotte
County and use existing tax
revenues that might flow to
the state to back new bonds.
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KANSAS BIOSCIENCE
AUTHORITY
The bill on STAR bonds
also allows the state to sell
off the assets of the Kansas
Bioscience Authority. The
agency was set up a decade
ago to nurture emerging bioscience businesses and
diverts state income tax revenues for investments.
Brownback and other
critics argue that such
investments are more effectively handled in the private
sector. Also, the governor
hopes to raise $25 million to
help balance the state budget.
The
senators
voting
against the bill said the Bioscience Authority has been
an effective economic development tool.
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by
Susan Martin
It's Circus Time . . .
Most of us, in a part of
our childhood, were the
owners of some size piggybank and we learned, or
our parents hoped we would
learn, to feed the piggy the
pennies we earned or were
given. When it was fattened to the extent its pottery sides would hold, big
brother or sister would get
a table knife and ease out
each penny as we eagerly
watched and counted together.
When the piggy was
emptied, its contents were
deposited in the “bank”
which was a chosen resting place with Mama as
the chief officer in charge.
She never shirked her duty
and sometimes managed
to hasten the filling of the
sometimes skinny piglet. If
I could remember to have
it somewhere in plain sight
when the uncles visited, it
profited greatly. But if big
brother was out of change
and just beginning to find
that girls meant jingling
coins, it could suffer a loss,
this after a lengthy debate,
or rather he reasoned and I
debated.
Apparently some governors in our country grew up
as big brothers; but, unlike
mine, they don't replace the
removals. In fact, our own
governor seems to be better
at governing by taking out,
as in school budgets, but
not putting in.
Seems he isn't the only
governor who got rid of more
money than he returned.
Bobby Jindal, two term Louisiana Republican governor,
now has both Democrats
and members of his own
party upset over what the
new Democratic governor,
John Bel Edwards, has to
say. Which is that the state
has a $940 million budget
shortfall, not to mention two
billion more is needed just
to pay for basic education
and welfare programs.
During his two terms,
Jindal sold off state assets
and spent hundreds of state
trust funds. His critics say
his tax policy was planned
to make him popular among
Republicans, nationally, as
presidential material. (There
were so many candidates, I
forgot he was one of them,
somewhere in the crowd.)
His lieutenant governor,
Jay Dardenne, says, “We
have been living in a fictional world for the last eight
years.”
As deeply in debt as we
are, as endangered as the
middle class is, as fractured
as our population seems
to be . . . who in the world
would want to be president?
Turn on the TV.
And some of us will sit
up till the cows come home,
watching the circus perform
or reading about it in "The
Week!"
Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars Today in History
By Jacqueline Bigar
A baby born today has a
Sun in Pisces and a Moon in
Cancer if born before 3:54
a.m. (EST). Afterward, the
Moon will be in Leo.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for
Friday, March 18, 2016:
This year you often feel
tense and pressured. You
have learned how to work
well under these circumstances. Go within yourself
for solutions. You have a lot
of energy, and with it you
can achieve more than most
people can. Trust yourself. If
you are single, your romantic nature mixes well with
your high charisma, making
nearly anything possible.
Be reasonable about your
choice of potential suitors. If
you are attached, the two of
you enjoy a warm year with
a lot of closeness and excitement. You often share more
of your professional and/or
public life with your sweetie.
LEO makes you smile.
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)
* * * * * Your essence
comes out today, no matter
what you do. You might feel
as if your day and interactions work like a well-oiled
machine. Enjoy! Remember
this sense of well-being is
not a daily happening. Make
the most of the moment. Tonight: Respond to a touchy
friend.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20)
* * * You might opt to
change plans unexpectedly. You also might want
to make an adjustment.
The reason most likely surrounds finances and/or a
loved one. Invest more in
your domestic environment.
You have higher standards
than many people. Tonight:
Cozy at home.
GEMINI (May 21-June
20)
* * * * * Your chatter finally falls on worthy ears that
know what to do with what
they are hearing. Slowing
down and emphasizing your
statements will help define
your points. Listen to what
someone else says and how
he or she says it. Tonight:
Add more charm to the moment.
CANCER (June 21-July
22)
* * * * Be aware of the
costs of proceeding as you
have been. Somehow, you
seem to have missed a major point, which could disappoint you but also add to the
moment. Your sense of wellbeing emerges when dealing
with a child or someone you
care about. Tonight: Indulge
to the max.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
* * * * Your smiling ways
seem to throw someone off,
causing him or her to misread you. Be aware of this
misconception, and deal
with it accordingly. Someone
might think that everything
between you is good, but he
or she could be wrong. Tonight: Greet the weekend as
you only can.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
* * * Avoid being overly
sensitive about what others say. You are in a volatile
situation to say the least.
Don’t allow someone you
care about to say too much
about a situation around
you. This matter is temporary and does not need attention. Tonight: Some seclusion might be nice!
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
* * * * Zero in on what you
feel is necessary. You have
a tendency to go overboard
when trying to make someone feel important. If you really feel that way, then this
behavior is appropriate, but
if you’re being manipulative,
expect a backfire. Tonight:
Celebrate the weekend!
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov.
21)
* * * You are in control
of only yourself. You might
watch certain people and
matters spin out of control. You could be in a position of leadership, but do
not underestimate the role
of free will, even if someone
is clearly in the wrong. Tonight: Maintain a sense of
humor.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21)
* * * * You might want to
reevaluate certain choices
you have made and try to
undo them. Others sense
your remorse, so perhaps
you are best off expressing
it. Undoing a situation could
be impossible. You popularity is likely to soar if you
detach. Tonight: Take off
ASAP.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19)
* * * * Perhaps you are not
be aware of how strong your
feelings are, as you could be
suppressing them. Don’t be
surprised if some strange
words pop out of your
mouth or if you start acting
different. You might want to
do some reflection. Tonight:
Be with a loved one.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18)
* * * * * A friend might
be pushy and even annoying. How much do you value
this friendship? Take action
accordingly, and know what
you want to have happen. A
new relationship demands
your attention. Do not try to
escape what is happening.
Tonight: Out with a favorite
person.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20)
* * * Tension builds when
dealing with those insistent
upon having their way. You
can’t control anyone else’s
behavior or force their hand.
You can change only your
own attitude. You could be
making a judgment about
what you should do. Tonight: Do your best to hold
it together.
BORN TODAY
Actress/singer
Queen
Latifah (1970), actress/
singer Vanessa Williams
(1963), former U.S. President Grover Cleveland
(1837)
***
Jacqueline Bigar is on
the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com.
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Syndicate Inc.
***
The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent,
tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example;
to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her
proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.
—Francis Maitland Balfour
***
50 years ago
March 18, 1966—Midway
Motor Co., Inc. announced it
had purchased the tools and
equipment of the Slater Body
Shop and had moved it to
107 West 7th Street. Their
new body shop was open and
Harold Slater and T. Temple
were the operators . . . Larry
Wagoner who had been employed in Concordia by Associates Finance Company had
been transferred to Ft. Morgan Colo., and his family was
moving there in April.
25 years ago
March 18, 1991—Miller
won the Youth Basketball
League Tournament for girls’
teams made up of third and
fourth graders. Team members were Kristin Miller,
Janelle Evan, Amy Anderson, Britt Runft, Peggy Lervold, Cara O’Donnell, Alissa
Bombardier, Brook Nelson
and Lindsey Pounds. . . .
Concordia High School players, directed by Thomas V.
McLaughlin Jr., were presenting “Voices from High
School.” Cast members were:
Abe Smith, Megan Brackney,
Darrick Silkman, Nathan
Culley, Malinda Swihart, Aimee Harper, Cindy Hart, Colleen Brunkow, Amy Kraft.
Bob Kraft, Heather Herbin,
Paula Pesto, Jessica Johnson, Randy Ballard, Russ
Budreau and Doug Zimmerman.
10 years ago
March 18, 2006—Wrestlers from the Concordia Kids
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.
Wrestling Club who qualified
for the Kansas Kids State
Championships in Topeka
were Alec Ngo, Brady Lowell, Dalton Fraser, Dalton
Junek, Tracer Workman,
Trevor Lowell, Tyler Hasenbank, John Mastin, Chase
Champlin, Levi Kindel, Lex
Deal, Jordan Brown, Taelor
Mendenhall, Alec Champlin, Jarin Brown, Jordan
Tholstrup, Skyler Hittle and
Brentin Hake. . . . At the Pack
38 Blue and Gold Banquet,
winner of the Outlaw race in
the Pinewood Derby was Dalton Buckland. Overall Best of
Show car was made by Matthew McCall.
5 years ago
March 18, 2011—NCKPAWS (North Central Kansas Partners for the Animal
Welfare Society) became a
member of the Community
Foundation for Cloud County. Jane Linden was the organization’s president . . .
Madison Deal, daughter of
Brad and Laurie Deal, was
the Concordia High School
Student of the Month.
1 year ago
March 18, 2015—Concordia High School junior Cooper Holmes had been named
to the All-North Central Kansas League basketball team.
. . . The mural of children at
Lester’s Sweet Shop was produced by Picture This and
installed by Fran Trost and
Morgan Budke at the Cloud
County Historical Society
Museum.
Looking Back
Today is Friday, March 18, the 78th day of 2016.
There are 288 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
•On March 18, 1766, Britain repealed the Stamp Act of
1765.
On this date:
•In 1837, the 22nd and 24th president of the United
States, Grover Cleveland, was born in Caldwell, New Jersey.
•In 1910, the first filmed adaptation of Mary Shelley’s
novel “Frankenstein,” a silent short produced by Thomas
Edison’s New York movie studio, was released.
•In 1925, the Tri-State Tornado struck southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois and southwestern Indiana, resulting
in some 700 deaths.
•In 1937, some 300 people, mostly children, were killed in
a gas explosion at a school in New London, Texas.
•In 1940, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met at the
Brenner Pass, where the Italian dictator agreed to join Germany’s war against France and Britain.
•In 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the
Hawaii statehood bill. (Hawaii became a state on Aug. 21,
1959.)
•In 1962, France and Algerian rebels signed the Evian Accords, a cease-fire agreement which took effect the next day,
ending the Algerian War.
•In 1965, the first spacewalk took place as Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov went outside his Voskhod 2 capsule,
secured by a tether. Farouk I, the former king of Egypt, died
in exile in Rome.
•In 1974, most of the Arab oil-producing nations ended
their 5-month-old embargo against the United States that
had been sparked by American support for Israel in the Yom
Kippur War.
•In 1980, Frank Gotti, the 12-year-old youngest son of
mobster John Gotti, was struck and killed by a car driven by
John Favara, a neighbor in Queens, New York. (The following July, Favara vanished, the apparent victim of a gang hit.)
•In 1990, thieves made off with 13 works of art from the
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston (the crime remains unsolved).
•In 1996, rejecting an insanity defense, a jury in Dedham,
Massachusetts, convicted John C. Salvi III of murdering two
women in attacks at two Boston-area abortion clinics in
Dec. 1994. (Salvi later committed suicide in his prison cell.)
Ten years ago: Thousands of anti-war protesters took
to the streets around the world, marking the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. Students and activists clashed with police in Paris as demonstrations against
a government plan to loosen job protections spread across
France. Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic
(sloh-BOH’-dahn mee-LOH’-shuh-vich) was laid to rest in
his hometown of Pozarevac (POH’-zhuh-ray-vahts) in SerbiaMontenegro.
Five years ago: President Barack Obama demanded that
Moammar Gadhafi halt all military attacks on civilians and
said that if the Libyan leader did not stand down, the United
States would join other nations in launching military action
against him. At a massive demonstration against Yemen’s
government, snipers fired on protesters and police blocked
an escape route; dozens were killed, including children. Former Secretary of State Warren M. Christopher died in Los
Angeles at 85. Princess Antoinette of Monaco, the late Prince
Rainier III’s oldest sister and a prominent advocate for animal rights, died at 90.
One year ago: Militants opened fire at a museum in Tunisia’s capital, killing 22 people, most of them foreign tourists.
Serbia arrested eight men accused of taking part in the massacre of some 1,300 people at a warehouse on the outskirts
of Srebrenica (sreh-breh-NEET’-sah) in 1995. Lindsey Vonn
won the World Cup downhill title for the seventh time, winning the last race in the discipline at the World Cup finals
in Meribel, France.
Today’s Birthdays: Composer John Kander is 89. Country singer Charley Pride is 82. Nobel peace laureate and former South African president F.W. de Klerk is 80. Country
singer Margie Bowes is 75. Actor Kevin Dobson is 73. Actor
Brad Dourif is 66. Jazz musician Bill Frisell is 65. Singer
Irene Cara is 57. Movie writer-director Luc Besson is 57.
Actor Geoffrey Owens is 55. Actor Thomas Ian Griffith is
54. Singer-songwriter James McMurtry is 54. TV personality Mike Rowe (TV: “Dirty Jobs”) is 54. Singer-actress Vanessa L. Williams is 53. Olympic gold medal speedskater Bonnie Blair is 52. Country musician Scott Saunders (Sons of
the Desert) is 52. Actor David Cubitt is 51. Rock musician
Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains) is 50. Rock singer-musician
Miki Berenyi (ber-EN’-ee) is 49. Actor Michael Bergin is 47.
Rapper-actress-talk show host Queen Latifah is 46. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is 44.
Actor-comedian Dane Cook is 44. Country singer Philip
Sweet (Little Big Town) is 42. Rock musician Stuart Zender
is 42. Singers Evan and Jaron Lowenstein are 42. Actresssinger-dancer Sutton Foster is 41. Singer Devin Lima (LFO)
is 39. Rock singer Adam Levine (Maroon 5) is 37. Rock musician Daren Taylor (Airborne Toxic Event) is 36. Olympic gold
medal figure skater Alexei Yagudin is 36. Actor Adam Pally
is 34. Actor Cornelius Smith Jr. is 34. Actress-dancer Julia
Goldani Telles is 21. Actress Ciara Bravo is 19. Actor Blake
Garrett Rosenthal is 12.
Thought for Today: “No man has a right in America
to treat any other man tolerantly, for tolerance is the
assumption of superiority.” – Wendell Willkie, American
politician (1892-1944).
More Highlights in History
One year ago: The United States and Iran plunged back
into negotiations in Lausanne, Switzerland, hoping to end
a decades-long standoff on Iran’s nuclear program. A pair
of suicide bombers attacked two churches in the eastern
Pakistani city of Lahore, killing at least 15 people. Mike
Porcaro, 59, who’d carved out a long, successful career as
the bass player for the award-winning pop group Toto, died
in Los Angeles. Actress-dancer Sally Forrest, 86, died in
Beverly Hills, California.
Thought for Today: “There are no hopeless situations; there are only men who have grown helpless
about them.” – Clare Boothe Luce, American author,
diplomat, member of Congress (1903-1987).
Conservatives plot
to stop Trump
SUN CITY, Ariz. (AP) –
Fearful of a Donald Trump
nomination to lead the GOP,
conservative leaders huddled
privately in Washington on
Thursday in search of a plan
to stop the billionaire businessman. His Republican
rivals braced for another
Trump victory next week,
this time in delegate-rich Arizona.
The GOP has an eager alternative in Texas Sen. Ted
Cruz, yet some party leaders are exploring “other avenues” instead of rallying
behind the fiery conservative, an ominous sign that
Republican leaders’ deep dislike of Cruz complicates their
overwhelming concern about
Trump.
“The establishment is like
a wounded animal, now cornered,” said Mark Meckler,
an early leader in the tea
party movement. “They are
terrified, irrational and flailing wildly.”
Even after being denied
victory in five contests Tuesday, Cruz insists he still
has a path to the 1,237 delegates necessary to claim
the Republican presidential
nomination. But in a strategy memo obtained by The
Associated Press, his campaign essentially cedes Arizona’s March 22 primary to
Trump and acknowledges
Cruz must win 79 percent of
the remaining delegates before the GOP’s July national
convention.
“This is the moment for
all those who believe in a
strong America to come together and craft a new path
forward,” Cruz declared on
Twitter while conservatives
were meeting in downtown
Washington to brainstorm
ways to stop his party’s
front-runner.
Organizers of the meeting
included conservative commentator Erick Erickson and
Christian conservative leader
Bob Fischer. The goal, as
stated in the invitation, was
“to strategize how to defeat
Donald Trump for the Republican nomination, and if
he is the Republican nominee for president, to offer a
true conservative candidate
in the general election.”
The group released a
statement after roughly four
hours behind closed doors
calling for a “unity ticket that
unites the Republican Party.”
While many in the room
supported Cruz, they declined to endorse the Texas
senator or the only other
remaining presidential contender, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, and instead urged all
former Republican presidential candidates to unite
against Trump. They also
embraced the possibility of a
contested convention.
“Lastly, we intend to keep
our options open as to other
avenues to oppose Donald
Trump,” they said, an apparent reference to a possible
third-party candidacy that
might stop Trump but would
likely sacrifice the Republican Party’s chances in the
general election to Democrat
Hillary Clinton.
On Capitol Hill, South
Carolina Sen. Lindsey Gra-
ham said he’d help Cruz
raise campaign cash in the
hope of stopping Trump’s
march.
Graham, who dropped
his own presidential bid last
month, called Cruz “a reliable Republican.” That was
a sharp shift from Graham’s
recent statement comparing
the choice between Trump
and Cruz to “the difference
between poisoned or shot —
you’re still dead.”
Amid the Republican chaos, Democratic front-runner
Clinton focused on fundraising as her campaign begins
to look ahead to the general
election. She claimed a fifth
victory in Tuesday’s primaries, as rival Bernie Sanders
conceded defeat in Missouri.
However, Sanders continued to campaign aggressively
ahead of contests next Tuesday in Arizona and Utah.
Arizona residents are far
more likely to see commercials for Sanders than for
any other candidate in either party, advertising tracker Kantar Media’s CMAG
shows. Though trailing badly
in delegates, he is spending
about $1.8 million on Arizona ads, triple Clinton’s media
plan.
On the Republican side,
so far only Cruz is advertising in the state, a relatively
light $256,000, but he got a
boost from an allied super
PAC on Thursday that reserved $415,000 in Arizona
and another $165,000 in
Utah, according to CMAG.
The ads are scheduled to run
through the states’ March 22
primaries.
While none of the Republican candidates campaigned
publicly on Thursday, Cruz
was to appear in Arizona on
Friday before shifting his attention to Utah, which his
campaign identified in the
strategy memo as a key state
in his path forward.
Kasich is also making an
aggressive play in Utah, with
four public events scheduled there over the next two
days. The Ohio governor also
unveiled the endorsement
of former Utah Gov. Mike
Leavitt, who praised “the
temperament and the tone”
of the Kasich campaign, an
indirect jab at Trump.
Kasich has seized on
Trump’s sometimes violent rhetoric, while an allied
group began airing running a
TV ad across Utah Thursday
that shows a protester being punched in the face at a
Trump rally.
“There was a time when
presidents were honorable.
Trustworthy. What’s happened?” the narrator asks,
later adding, “John Kasich is
presidential.”
With a big delegate lead
over Kasich, Cruz remains
the Republican best positioned to catch Trump.
Even under a best-case
scenario, however, Cruz’s
campaign envisions a slim
chance he can win enough
delegates to claim the nomination before the convention.
The campaign is predicting
success Tuesday in Utah
and upcoming contests in
North Dakota, Wisconsin
and Colorado.
Blade-Empire, Friday, March 18, 2016 3
The
Concordia
Year of
Peace
Gather ’round flame-free campfire
(guitar & marshmallows optional)
By Denise
deRochefort-Reynolds
Imagine if Concordia had
a community campfire. All
kinds of people would probably come: families, neighbors, friends. It would attract people from all parts of
town. Someone would bring
a guitar. Another would
bring
marshmallows
to
toast over the flames. People
would get to talking, swapping stories, opinions, and
songs. The event would cost
next to nothing but would
be remembered and talked
about for years. Wouldn’t
you participate?
Concordia has a (flamefree) community campfire
and you can find it at the
Frank Carlson Library, six
days a week.
Spring break fun. Community
jigsaw
puzzles.
“Singing the Cattle North.”
Author visits, book discussion groups. Wii parties.
Magic shows. Such entertaining, informative activities draw our community
together.
Our library touches lives
near and far. The same public access computers used to
file taxes electronically also
connect us to Facebook.
Lots of places in Concordia offer free Wi-Fi, but you
have to bring your own device. The Library is the only
place that provides computers for anyone to use, library
card holder or not. For free.
Where else can you sit at
a table for an hour without
buying anything? On cold
days, the library provides
coffee. That’s free, too. Read
a newspaper or magazine.
Make yourself at home.
If your air conditioner is
broken, where can you and
your kids escape the heat
and not spend a fortune?
The public library, of course.
Play a board game, put
on a puppet show, build a
castle, read a story, travel
back in time, pretend to be
a cowboy. All the tools you
need are at the library. Just
add imagination.
For a few hours each day,
your library offers an environment of companionable
quiet. If that’s what you’re
seeking,
avoid
Tuesday
mornings. Then the library
erupts with the kind of positive energy only preschoolers possess. Come on in and
witness the joy of little kids
sitting around their pretend
campfire listening to stories
and making new friends.
Brainy Kids storytime creates community for a new
generation.
Activities, free access to
collections and quiet read-
Denise
deRochefort-Reynolds
ing areas, access to technology…these are hallmarks of
modern public library service. The very first Carnegie
Library ever built, located
in Braddock, Pa., opened in
1889 with billiard tables on
the first floor. Four years later, that library expanded to
include an indoor swimming
pool and other amenities.
Although Andrew Carnegie wanted public libraries
to provide books so individuals could better themselves
by reading edifying works of
non-fiction, the public demanded something more.
Library users didn’t want to
be molded by the public library; they wanted the public library to be responsive
to their needs. They wanted
recreational reading, especially popular novels. They
wanted a space where they
could discuss the books they
read with others. They wanted activities (and a place to
play games). We still do.
Public libraries have never been simply storehouses
for books. Instead, they are
community spaces, built
and maintained for the common good. Library users of
tomorrow will continue to
shape the services provided by their public libraries.
Books might be delivered
electronically, but people
will never cease desiring to
exchange ideas about what
they have read or viewed.
Public libraries will continue to encourage lifelong
learning, early literacy and
self-improvement using new
techniques to bring people
together and build community.
Nobody is required to go
to the public library. People
want to come through our
doors, drawn to the continual community campfire that
all can enjoy.
— Denise de RochefortReynolds is the director of
the Frank Carlson Library in
Concordia.
PEOPLE
4 Blade-Empire, Friday, March 18, 2016
B.G. Theatre Group
will hold auditions
Auditions for upcoming one-act plays and skits will be
from 6:30-8:30 p.m., April 4 and 5 at the Brown Grand
Theatre.
“The Killers,” directed by Brenton Phillips, is based
on the famous short story by Ernest Hemingway. Parts
are available for six men and five women of varying ages.
Kelsey Larson will direct F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Porcelain and Pink,” requiring two young women and a young
man.
Skits from the long-running Carol Burnett Show and
a Wayne and Schuster parody will round out the production.
One-act plays allow for a greater total number of
performers along with a smaller time commitment. Rehearsal schedules will be based, as much as possible,
on actors’ personal schedules. The Players Community
Theatre group was organized in 1968 by Susan Sutton.
Performances are scheduled for June 10, 11 and 12
at the Brown Grand Theatre. For more information, contact Brenton Phillips.
American IS fighter:
“I made bad decision”
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) – The
American
Islamic
State
group fighter who handed
himself over to Kurdish
forces in northern Iraq earlier this week said he made
“a bad decision” in joining
the IS, according to a heavily edited interview he gave
to an Iraqi Kurdish television station.
In the TV interview,
which aired late Thursday
night, Mohamad Jamal
Khweis, 26, from Alexandria, Virginia detailed his
weeks-long journey from
the United States to London, Amsterdam, Turkey,
through Syria and finally to
the IS-controlled Iraqi city
of Mosul.
Once in Mosul, Iraq’s
second-largest city that
was captured by the Islamic State in the summer
of 2014, Khweis was moved
into a house with dozens
of other foreign fighters, he
told the Kurdistan 24 station.
Khweis said he met an
Iraqi woman with ties to IS
in Turkey who arranged his
travel into Syria and then
across the border into Iraq.
In Mosul, Khweis said he
began more than a month
of intensive Islamic studies
and it was then he decided
to try and flee.
“I didn’t agree with their
ideology,” he said, explaining why he decided to escape a few weeks after arriving. “I made a bad decision
to go with the girl and go to
Mosul.”
Khweis said a friend
helped him escape from Mosul to the nearby city of Tal
Afar. From there he walked
toward Kurdish troops. “I
wanted to go to the Kurdish
side,” he said, “because I
know they are good with the
Americans.”
The surrender took place
on the front lines near the
town of Sinjar, which was
retaken by Iraqi forces from
IS militants late last year.
In the past year, IS fighters
have lost large amounts of
territory in Syria and Iraq.
Khweis is currently being
held by Kurdish forces for
interrogation.
Though such defections
are rare, Syrian Kurdish
fighters battling IS have told
The Associated Press that
they are seeing an increase
in the number of IS members surrendering following
recent territorial losses. As
the militants lose territory,
U.S. officials predict there
will be more desertions.
“I
wasn’t
thinking
straight,” Khweis said in the
TV interview.
Need your
high school
diploma?
Sign up for classes at our
CONCORDIA CAMPUS
Adult Education program!
2221 Campus Drive • Concordia, KS
785.243.1435
Our Adult Education program can help!
Adult education classes begin March 28.
Register TODAY!
Orientation is March 23 & 24.
For more information, contact Debbie Kearn
at: 800.729.5101 or 243.1435 ext. 335
Concordia • Geary County • Online & Outreach
800.729.5101 • www.cloud.edu
Cloud County Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or
ancestry in admission to, access to, treatment of, or employment in, its programs and activities.
Cancer survivors will
discuss diagnosis,
treatment in CCCC class
Two cancer survivors
will discuss their diagnosis,
treatment, and their lives today in an upcoming Cloud
County Community College
continuing education class.
A clinical nurse specialist
will discuss new treatments,
clinical trials and other
forms of cancer treatments.
There will also be a panel
discussion involving oncology and radiation therapy
nurses, a social worker and
two cancer survivors who
will explore all aspects of a
cancer diagnosis.
Instructors for this class
will be Melanie Leepers, RN,
MBA, Cancer Program Manager at the Tammy Walker
Cancer Center, and two cancer survivors, Amanda Strait
and Gordon Dowell.
This eight-hour continuing education class will meet
from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, at the Tammy
Walker Cancer Center, 511
South Santa Fe in Salina.
For further information
or to preregister, please call
1.800.729.5101, ext 370 or
785.243.1435, ext 370 at
Cloud County Community
College.
Rimovsky reports on activities
at POW Camp Concordia meeting
President Paul Rimovsky
reported on the following projects and activities
when the POW Camp Concordia Preservation Society
met March 14 at the Cloud
County Historical Society
Museum Annex:
1) Some of the captions on
the display cubes are being
corrected; 2) Joe Collins will
apply joint compound to the
area for the mural and then
it will be repainted before the
mural is put back up; 3) The
old radio has been repaired
so it plays 1940s music; 4)
The Society will take part
in the progressive dinner in
April; 5) The Historical So-
ciety is loaning their Jeep
so it can be displayed in T9;
6) He gave a talk about the
camp at the Cuba Rock-athon; 7) Wildside Creative
has designed a new logo for
the POW Society; 8)A dolly is
located at T9 which will be
used to move heavy items.
Members discussed the
upcoming progressive dinner. Final plans will be made
at the April meeting. Everett Ford said he will donate
2x4s to build a rack for the
mess hall prep table. Sue
Sutton said she will work on
the bulletin board for T9 so
that it looks correct for the
period.
SOCIAL CALENDAR
(Clip and Save)
SUNDAY
AA, 10 a.m., Came to Believe, 317 W. 5th, Concordia
Grupo AA de Concordia-en Espanol, 317 W. 5th, Concordia
NA, 7 p.m., CCHC cafeteria
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
Chapter AO, P.E.O. at home of Nancy Champlin
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
SASNAK Study Club, with Martha Souchek
BOOSTERS at Senior Center
THURSDAY
Alcoholics Anonymous Primary Purpose Group, 7
p.m., 317 W. 5th, Concordia
Needles and Stitches charity knit/crochet group, 6:308:30 p.m., hospital lobby
FRIDAY
Came to Believe Group, noon, 317 W. 5th, Concordia
Alcoholics Anonymous, Concordia Gateway Group, 8
p.m., 317 W. 5th, Concordia
Progressive Cards at Senior Center
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.freedom-club.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.
Annie’s
Mailbox
by Kathy Mitchell and
Marcy Sugar
Dear Annie: My husband,
"Derek" and I have been married for 18 years and we have
four children. Lately, I feel
like a piece of meat. Derek
wants sex every day and
grabs my breasts constantly.
If I refuse, he pouts.
Derek recently lost his job
and we were evicted, so we
moved in with my mom. The
longest Derek has ever held a
job is four years. He looks for
work, but then sits and plays
games on the computer while
my mom and I do chores
and help the kids with their
homework. I was raised with
a strong work ethic, and have
been the primary breadwinner for most of our marriage.
I resent Derek for not respecting me when I say no
to his constant demands
for sex. Even in the midst
of a kidney infection, he still
wanted me to mess around.
I am ready to leave him over
these issues. Please help. —
Indiana Sex Object
Dear Indiana: We think
Derek feels inadequate as a
provider, and instead of fixing that, he uses sex as a
way to control the relationship and keep you in what he
sees as a subservient position. But lest we be accused
of practicing psychiatry without a license, we strongly
urge you to get into counseling and figure this out. Derek
may have adult ADD or some
other problem that interferes
with his ability to hold onto
a job. Obviously, it would be
best if Derek would go with
you for counseling, but if not,
go on your own. Check to see
if your workplace has an employee assistance program
that can help. There also
are low-cost counseling options available through your
clergyperson, United Way,
Catholic Charities and the
Department of Children and
Family Services.
Dear Annie: Wow, I was
so surprised by your comment to "Outraged in Pennsylvania," that her husband's
girlie calendar was none of
her business.
Most women I know would
be upset if their husband
willingly encouraged the exploitation of women by allowing this calendar to hang for
all the other boys to ogle in
the bathroom. This is sleazy.
If a woman has any class
or values, this would bother
her, as it goes against everything women have been fighting for — not to be looked at
as sexual objects and to be
taken seriously. It's offensive
at any workplace, whether
women are present or not.
If it were my husband,
this would be a huge character issue. For women like you
to say this is OK is shocking!
— K.
Dear K.: Please read
more carefully. We did not
say this was OK. In fact, we
agree with everything you
say about it being sleazy and
exploitative. Here is where
we differ: She should not be
telling her husband how to
run his office. We would say
the same if her husband objected to something at his
wife's office — it's none of his
business. She has registered
her complaint with him, but
how he deals with it is entirely his decision, not hers.
If she finds his response to
be inadequate or offensive,
and it changes how she feels
about him, that is a different
matter and should be taken
up with the nearest marriage
counselor.
Club notes
Kathleen Stump, Belleville, presented an audience participation program
called “Quick and Simple
Projects” when the Stained
Glass Stitchers met Thursday evening at the Concordia
Lutheran Church.
During the business session, treasurer Sylvia Chancellor reported a $110 increase in the club’s income
from dues that were paid last
month.
Bonnie Strait reminded members of the Banner
workshop set for April 2 at
the Lutheran Church. She
will send out further information about the workshop
indicating time and cost (if
any).
The Guild recognized
Jean Buoy for her contribution of quilts to the hospital
for a fundraiser so the hospi-
tal can buy equipment. Members agreed to give $100 to
the Lutheran Church as a donation for use of the meeting
space. Danny McReynolds
said he had been receiving information about quilt shows
from around the state and he
agreed to send this information to members. McReynolds also reminded members
of preparations for the Cloud
County Fair July 26-31 and
said that quilt frames will be
moved to the air conditioned
building.
Eleven members attended
the meeting, some of whom
had quilting projects to show.
The following people
agreed to be members of the
nominating committee: Buoy,
McReynolds and Norlene Letourneau. They will give a report at the April 21 meeting.
Tammy Mayer will present
the program. New members
are always welcome.
Senior Citizens Menu
Eva Budreau
Card Shower for
Eva Budreau’s 80th
Eva Budreau, Concordia,
will celebrate her 80th birthday, Friday, March 25th.
Friends may send cards to
111 140th Road, Concordia,
KS 66901.
Monday, March 21—Goulash, garlic bread, Brussels
sprouts, fruit; 10 a.m.—Exercise.
Tuesday, March 22—Pork
cutlets, au gratin potatoes,
yellow squash, cake.
Wednesday, March 23—
Southern fried chicken, potato salad, beets, fruit; 10
a.m.—Exercise.
Thursday, March 24—
Meat loaf, baked potatoes,
sour cream, green beans,
Jell-O® with fruit.
Friday, March 25—Good
Friday–Tuna casserole, broccoli, fruit and cookies; alt.,
chicken strips; 10 a.m.—Exercise; progressive cards.
Call Teddy at 243-1872
for questions or to make reservations.
Blade-Empire Friday, March 18, 2016 5
Sports
Shockers use swarming defense to oust Arizona
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP)
— It didn’t take long for
Wichita State to send a
message to Arizona that the
Wildcats were in for a long
night.
After Wichita State’s Fred
VanVleet and Ron Baker
dived to the floor for a loose
ball at Arizona’s end in the
first minute of their NCAA
Tournament game Thursday night, Wildcats coach
Sean Miller called a timeout.
It was evident from the
outset that Wichita State’s
in-your-face defense was
going to be a huge factor
again.
“That was kind of a statement from the go that we
were going to start the game
playing hard,” Baker said.
The Shockers’ senior duo
of VanVleet and Baker combined for 29 points and
Wichita State’s swarming
defense did the rest in a 6555 first-round victory. Arizona entered the game
averaging 81.2 points.
“Big-time effort, big-time
game plan,” said VanVleet,
who finished with 16 points
and five steals. “Obviously, I
was able to have some success early.”
Wichita State (26-8) will
play Miami (26-7), the third
seed in the South Region,
on Saturday.
The Shockers forced 19
turnovers they converted
into 22 points and snared
nine steals. And Arizona’s
big three of Ryan Anderson,
Gabe York, and Allonzo
Spurs knock off
Blazers, 118-110
SAN ANTONIO (AP) —
Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge each had 22
points and the San Antonio
Spurs beat the Portland Trail
Blazers 118-110 Thursday
night to secure the secondbest home start to a season
in league history.
The Spurs have won 34
straight at home to open the
season and only trail the 37
wins by the Chicago Bulls
during their historic 72-victory season in 1995-96.
A dominant third quarter
enabled San Antonio to sit its
starters for much of the
fourth quarter in advance of
Saturday’s showdown with
Golden State. The Warriors
and the Spurs have both
clinched playoff berths and
division titles and are on
pace to finish with two of the
three best single-season
records in league history.
Tony Parker had 18 points
and a season-high 16
assists. The Spurs shot 52
percent while committing
seven turnovers, which was
one off its season low.
C.J. McCollum had 26
points and Damian Lillard
had 23 for Portland.
Raptors 101, Pacers 94
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) —
DeMar DeRozan and Kyle
Lowry each scored 28 points
to lead Toronto over Indiana.
DeRozan had 10 points in
the fourth quarter. He had a
chance to win the game for
Toronto at the end of regulation but missed a fade-away
jumper on the wing as time
expired. He’s scored at least
25 points in five of Toronto’s
last six games.
Lowry added four assists
and eight rebounds for the
Raptors but also committed
eight turnovers. Bismack
Biyombo finished with 16
points and a career-high 25
rebounds.
Paul George led the Pacers
with 18 points and nine
rebounds. George Hill added
18 points and CJ Miles
scored 13 points off the
bench.
Playing their fourth game
in five nights, the Raptors
kept pace with conferenceleader Cleveland. Indiana fell
to 1-7 in overtime this season.
Wizards 99, 76ers 94
PHILADELPHIA (AP) —
John Wall had 16 points, 14
assists and 13 rebounds for
his fourth triple-double of the
season and the Wizards held
on for a victory over the
76ers.
Wall made eight free
throws in the final 14.6 seconds to help the Wizards win
their third straight following
a five-game losing streak that
put their playoff hopes in
peril. Washington, which
began Thursday 1 1/2 games
behind Detroit for the final
playoff spot in the Eastern
Conference,
followed
resounding victories this
week over current playoff
teams Detroit and Chicago
with a win over the last-place
76ers.
Ish Smith scored 20
points and Nerlens Noel had
14 points and 16 rebounds
for Philadelphia, which has
lost 16 of 17.
Hornets 109, Heat 106
MIAMI (AP) — Al Jefferson
and Kemba Walker each
scored 21 points, and the
Hornets overcame a 15-point
first-half deficit to beat the
Heat.
Nic Batum scored 19 for
the Hornets, who split four
games with Miami this season and now have the same
39-29 record as the Heat in
the jampacked Eastern Conference playoff chase. The
Hornets are now 15-3 in
their last 18 games.
Charlotte trailed 45-30 in
the second quarter, then took
the lead by halftime and held
it for most of the second half.
Courtney Lee had 13 and
Marvin Williams scored 12
for the Hornets.
Luol Deng led the Heat
with 22 points. It was the
10th time this season that
Miami lost a game in which it
led at one point by double figures, with six of those coming at home.
Bulls 118, Nets 102
CHICAGO (AP) — Doug
McDermott scored 25 points
and Jimmy Butler added 22
to help the Bulls beat the
Nets.
It’s the third straight 20plus point game for McDermott as Chicago moved a
half-game in front of idle
Detroit into eighth place and
the final playoff spot in the
Eastern Conference. Bobby
Portis added 12 points and
14 rebounds.
The injury-ravaged Bulls
raced to a 24-point lead in
the second quarter, then held
on and finally finished off the
lowly Nets, who outscored
Chicago 37-24 in the third
and closed to within four
points early in the fourth.
Chicago got a season-high
60 points from its reserves,
including McDermott’s output.
Bojan Bogdanovic led the
Nets comeback with 26
points, one game after scoring a career-high 44 points.
Hawks 116, Nuggets 98
ATLANTA (AP) — Tim
Hardaway Jr. scored a season-high 21 points in his first
start of the season and the
surging Hawks beat the
Nuggets.
Paul Millsap and Jeff
Teague each had 16 points
for the Hawks, who have won
four straight and seven of
eight to move to third place in
the Eastern Conference. The
Hawks had eight scorers in
double figures, including
Thabo Sefolosha, who had 14
points.
Trier, each averaging 15
points, combined for just
28.
The Shockers didn’t
flinch at Arizona 7-footer
Kaleb Tarczewski, limiting
him to three shots. They
were used to coping with big
guys, using terrific team
defense in the post to beat a
Vanderbilt team with three
7-footers by 20 points in a
First Four game in Dayton,
Ohio on Tuesday night.
“We tried to deny them
(Arizona’s big men) the ball
as much as we could,”
Shockers coach Gregg Marshall said. “Our post players
did a great job.”
Baker and VanVleet, who
were part of the Shockers’
2013 Final Four team, led
the way against Vandy,
combining for a triple double (28 points, 12 rebounds,
and 10 assists).
It was more of the same
against the Wildcats.
Wichita State built a 3119 halftime lead behind 10
points from VanVleet and
cruised behind its bench,
which accounted for 28
points.
“We always try to come in
and push the lead,” said
Conner Frankamp, who finished with 10 points in 14
minutes.
The peripatetic Baker,
seemingly everywhere on
the floor, set up Shaquille
Morris for a rim-rattling
slam that he converted into
a three-point play for a 4627 lead with 13:38 left.
Frankamp followed with
a 3 from the left corner and
drained two free throws
after Arizona was whistled
for a technical, boosting the
lead to a daunting 22
points.
“We struggled,” Miller
said. “They forced the fifthmost turnovers in the
nation. That’s hard to do
when you play man-man
and you don’t press. You
feel it when you’re out there.
There’s pressures everywhere.”
The Wildcats staged a
late rally, Gordon’s 3 and a
slam by Anderson moving
them within 53-40 with
7:56 on the clock.
Five points from Kadeem
Allen, a pair of blocks by
Tarczewski, and two free
throws by York moved the
Wildcats within 60-51 with
96 seconds left. When the
ball glanced out of bounds
off York in the final minute,
Baker yelled ‘Yeah!’ with the
victory secure.
TIPINS
WICHITA STATE: Wichita
State has reached 25 wins
seven straight times, besting Cincinnati’s mark of six
seasons in a row from 195763. ... The victory over Arizona was VanVleet’s 120th,
tying him with Tekele Cotton for the school and conference record.
ARIZONA: Was ranked
17th in the most recent AP
poll. ... Wildcats are 54-32
in the tournament.
UP NEXT
Wichita State: Secondround game against Miami.
Top-seeded KU buries Governors
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP)
— Kansas earned the top
overall seed for the NCAA
Tournament without getting much of anything from
Svi Mykhailiuk.
If the Ukranian guard
steps up, look out.
Mykhailiuk scored a
career-high 23 points on 9of-11 shooting and Perry
Ellis had 21, leading the
Jayhawks to a 105-79 victory over Austin Peay on
Thursday.
Landen Lucas added 16
points for the Jayhawks
(31-4), who will face Connecticut on Saturday with
a chance to return to the
Sweet 16 for the first time
since 2013.
“We played pretty well in
stretches. Didn’t guard as
well as we needed to guard
to have a chance to
advance past Saturday,”
Kansas coach Bill Self said.
“So we’ve got to tighten that
up. I do like how our bench
played.”
Kansas, the No. 1 seed
in the South Region,
jumped ahead by 20 by
halftime and cruised to its
10th straight win in an
NCAA Tournament opener.
Josh Robinson scored
24 points for the Governors
(18-18),
who
learned
quickly that the magic they
leaned on to win four
straight and the Ohio Valley title was no match for
the talented Jayhawks.
“I think it’s pretty clear
Kansas is obviously a really
talented
basketball
team. Great size, athletic
ability,” Austin Peay coach
Dave Loos said.
Kansas entered this
year’s tournament as one
of the favorites to win it all
after dominating the brutal
Big 12 for most the season.
Self is looking for his second
national
championship, and the Jayhawks
got off to a strong start by
dismantling
the
overmatched Governors.
The most promising
development was the play
of Mykhailiuk.
Mykhailiuk, an 18-yearold reserve whose production often has failed to live
up to his promise, didn’t
even score in wins over
Baylor and West Virginia in
the recent Big 12 tournament. But he hit three of
his first four 3-point
attempts, and his threepoint play early in the sec-
ond half helped put Austin
Peay away after it closed to
61-44.
“It’s like that all the time
in practice. He didn’t surprise me because I see it all
the time from him,” Kansas
forward Jamari Traylor
said. “He’s just got to stay
confident like this.”
Kansas
star
Wayne
Selden, who averaged a
paltry 2.5 points in four
previous NCAA Tournament games and was shut
out in a loss to Wichita
State last March, also
with
seven
impressed
points in the first 12 minutes. He finished with 14
points.
Any hope the Governors
had at pulling off a monumental upset — or even
staying close — was done
in by a brutal start from
the floor. Austin Peay hit
just seven of its first 24
shots, with many of those
misses from close range.
Chris Horton had 14
points and 10 rebounds in
his final game for the Governors.
TIP-INS
Kansas: Even though
Kansas was barely bothered by the Governors, Self
was his usual animated,
well, self. After a rare
Mykhailiuk mistake, Self
screamed “Svi! What are
you
doing?
Good
God!”...The Jayhawks shot
56 percent from the field.
Austin Peay: The Governors fell to 2-8 in the NCAA
Tournament. Their last win
came in 1987 over Illinois,
68-67. ... Austin Peay actually led for 1:18 in the first
half before Kansas got
rolling.
STAR POWER
Mykhailiuk didn’t score
at all in the NCAA Tournament last season. But he
was the best player on the
floor at times on Thursday,
hitting four 3s and shooting 5 of 6 from inside 20
feet.
STAT LINES
The Governors were just
4 of 15 from 3-point range.
But surprisingly, they got
the free-throw line 10 more
times than Kansas and
went 25 of 37. ... Devonte
Graham went scoreless for
Kansas but dished out six
assists.
UP NEXT
Kansas will face ninthseeded Connecticut in the
second round on Saturday.
Yale upsets Baylor for first tournament win
One 12 seed got its first
NCAA Tournament win in
program history, another
staged a huge comeback
then hung on for a doubleovertime victory and two 11
seeds also pulled upsets. In
total, seven lower-seeded
teams won in the tourney’s
first 16 games, but of
course, the No. 1 seeds have
so far assured themselves a
spot in the second round.
Not bad for the opening
day at the NCAA Tournament.
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WEST REGION
Yale 79,
Baylor 75
PROVIDENCE, R.I. —
Makai Mason had a careerhigh 31 points, including
six of Yale’s final nine
points, and the No. 12 seed
Bulldogs held on to upset
fifth seed Baylor on Thursday.
Yale (23-6) earned its first
NCAA Tournament victory.
It comes in its first appearance since 1962.
Justin Sears added 18
points. Brandon Sherrod
finished with 10.
The Bulldogs led by as
many as 13 points in the
second half before having
its lead cut to 1 point. But a
late turnover by the Bears
helped Yale secure the victory.
Taurean Prince led Baylor (22-12) with 28 points.
Johnathan Motley finished
with 15 points and seven
rebounds.
Expelled Yale player Jack
Montague, dismissed last
month because of a sexual
assault allegation, was in
the stands for the game. He
was present as a fan and sat
across from the Yale bench.
Yale will play No. 4 seed
Duke on Saturday.
Duke 93,
UNC Wilmington 85
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP)
— Marshall Plumlee ditched
the mask guarding his broken nose and responded by
scoring a career-high 23
points to lead defending
national champion Duke
past UNC Wilmington.
Plumlee had 10 of his
points and two blocks as
the Blue Devils stepped up
the defensive pressure early
in the second half to build a
lead after trailing at the
break.
Duke (24-10), seeded
fourth in the West, will next
play Yale or Baylor. UNCW
(25-8), seeded 13th, was in
it until the closing moments
after Plumlee and Matt
Jones fouled out.
Grayson
Allen
also
scored 23 points for the
Blue Devils, but 15 came
from the foul line as he shot
just 4 of 12 from the field.
Brandon Ingram added 20.
Craig Ponder led UNCW
with 22 points. Chris Flemmings had 18, Denzel
Ingram 17 and C.J. Bryce
16.
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MIDWEST REGION
Little Rock 85,
Purdue 83, 2OT
DENVER (AP) — Little
Rock is advancing thanks to
an out-of-nowhere come-
back that led to a victory
over Purdue.
Josh Hagins sent the
game into overtime with a
shot from the edge of the
midcourt logo, and then
into double OT with an arcing shot off glass over an
outstretched defender.
The 6-foot-1 senior finished with 31 points,
including six in the second
overtime.
The 12th-seeded Trojans
(30-4), trailed 65-52 with
3:33 to go in regulation, and
then went on a 12-0 run to
make it a game. Trailing by
three on the final possession, Hagins tried to find
space, then stepped back
and launched from 30 feet
to tie it.
Little Rock will face Iowa
State on Saturday in the
second round.
Vince Edwards led Purdue (26-9) with 24 points.
Gonzaga 68,
Seton Hall 52
DENVER (AP) — Gonzaga
is moving on in the NCAA
Tournament after pulling
away from Seton Hall
behind 21 points and 16
rebounds from Domantas
Sabonis.
Kyle Wiltjer added 13 for
the Bulldogs (27-7), who
will play Utah on Saturday
for a trip to the Sweet 16.
Gonzaga came in as an
11 seed — a team that
struggled at times this season and was no sure bet to
make its 18th straight trip
into March Madness until it
won its conference tournament.
But against sixth-seeded
Seton Hall (25-9), this didn’t
feel like an upset.
The key was limiting Isaiah Whitehead. Whitehead,
the star of Seton Hall’s run
to its first Big East tournament title since 1993,
scored only 10 points and
missed all 10 of his 3-point
shots.
Iowa State 94,
Iona 81
DENVER (AP) — Monte
Morris showed no lingering
effects of his right shoulder
injury, scoring 20 points
and dishing out eight
assists in Iowa State’s win
over Iona.
Georges
Niang’s
28
points led the No. 3 seed
Cyclones (22-11), who saw
all five of their starters score
in double figures. They will
play either Purdue or
Arkansas-Little Rock on
Saturday at the Pepsi Center.
Less than 24 hours after
declaring he’d never felt better, Morris went out and
proved it. Abdel Nader
added 19 points, Matt
Thomas had 14 and Jameel
McKay 11 for the Cyclones.
A.J. English led 14thseeded Iona (22-11) with 28
points and Jordan Washington scored 26.
Butler 71,
Texas Tech 61
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) —
Kelan Martin scored all 11
of his points in the final 8
1/2 minutes, including consecutive 3-pointers to break
a tie game, to help Butler
beat Texas Tech.
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Applicant must meet the
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Starting wages are based
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Legals
(First published in The Concordia
Blade-Empire, Thursday, March 3, 2016.)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CLOUD
COUNTY, KANSAS
In the Matter of the Estate of JAMES
WALKER,
Case No. 15-PR-01
Deceased.
NOTICE OF HEARING
FILE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 59
OF THE KANSAS STATUTES ANNOTATED
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL
PERSONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that on the 2nd
day March 2016, a Petition for Final Settlement was filed in this Court by Nicole Powell and Martha Peterson, Co-Executors of
the Estate of James Walker, deceased,
requesting that the acts and proceedings
of the Co-Executors be approved by the
Court; that their accounting be approved;
that the Court direct final settlement of the
estate; that the heirs be determined; that
the Court authorize an allowance for attorney’s fees; that the Court determine the
court costs due herein and order the same
paid; and that upon the filing of receipts
showing disbursements and distribution in
accordance with said orders, an order be
made and entered closing said estate and
discharging said Co-Executors from all further duties and liabilities; and for such other
and further relief as may be just and equitable in the premises.
You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 28th day
of March 2016, at 9:00 o’clock A.M. of said
day, in this Court, in the City of Concordia,
in Cloud County, Kansas at which time and
place the cause will be heard. Should you
fail, judgment and decree will be entered in
due course upon the Petition.
/s/ Nels P. Noel
Nels P. Noel, #17619
Attorney for Petitioners
3th
(Published in The Concordia BladeEmpire Friday, March 18, 2016)
Notice of adoption of Ordinance
On March 16, 2016, the City of Concordia adopted Ordinance No. 2016-3105, for
the purpose of annexing into the city, with
the owner’s consent, the real estate described as the South Twenty-five (25) feet
of Lot Twelve (12), all of Lot Fourteen (14),
and the North Fifty (50) feet of Lot Sixteen
(16), all in Block One (1) of Craig’s Addition, Cloud County, Kansas, according to
the recorded Plat thereof. A reproduction
of this ordinance will be available for not
less than one week following the publication of this summary of the ordinance at the
website address of the City of Concordia,
http://www.concordiaks.org. This summary
is certified by the city attorney to be legally
accurate and sufficient.
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Dear Classified Guys,
I don't know what to do. My car is 5
years old and I was getting ready to
sell it. I don't like to keep a car much
past that point. That way I don't have
to deal with repairs or any wear and
tear. Although I'm very handy for a
woman, I try to avoid all car repairs,
even changing my wiper blades.
Just as I placed my ad yesterday to
sell the car, the "check engine" light
on the dashboard turned on. Go figure! I had a local auto store check it
with their handheld diagnostic tool,
but the error codes just point to
some sensor that kicked. I'm sure it
is something simple since the car
runs perfectly fine. However, I figure
a trip to the mechanic is at least
$500. I was going to knock the
cost off the price but I'm
guessing anybody would
be leery of buying a car
that needs repair. Do you
think I can sell it with a check
engine light on or should I
spend the money and have it fixed?
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simply wiper blades. Unfortunately,
sometimes there are more complicated
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issues such as the triggering of your
"check engine" light.
Carry: The fix for your car, as you
suggested, may be fairly simple, especially given that the vehicle seems to be
running fine. Since you have some
information about the error codes
already, contact your local dealership
or auto mechanic and explain the problem. They may be able to give you a
more accurate idea of the repair costs.
Cash: Once you have that information, you can better judge if it's worth
having the car repaired prior to the sale.
A good rule of thumb is that if your car
has significant value and runs well, then
having it repaired is a good idea. Since
your car is only five years old, you
would probably yield a better sell price
by repairing it before the sale rather
than discounting your asking price.
Carry: If you choose not to repair
the vehicle, finding a buyer may be
more difficult, and those that are interested will want a fairly good discount
to accommodate the inconvenience of
having to fix the problem themselves.
Cash: In the end, having to repair
your car is just one of those things that
comes with ownership. However, on
the bright side, you probably don't have
to change your wiper blades!
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Check Engine
Reader Humor
Break Down
When Henry Ford began assembling
vehicles in the early 1900's, he probably
never imagined the complexity of cars
today. They have evolved over time to
include all sorts of gadgets and safety
devices. In the early 1980's, federal
clean air regulations required that vehicles be equipped with catalytic converters to reduce smog emissions. This
required complex sensors to measure
oxygen levels in the exhaust system.
New regulations in the 1990's required
more sensors to perform diagnostic tests
while the vehicle was in use. When these
sensors detect a problem, the result is a
"check engine" light on your dashboard.
It's not easy being a funeral director and driving around in a hearse.
Despite the fact that many people
fear my car, I did stop to help a
woman I saw stranded on the side of
the road. Her car hood was open and
light smoke was seeping out of the
engine area.
She had flagged me down and told
me that it just happened and she
couldn't get cell phone service to call
for help. Suspecting she probably
needed a tow truck, I offered, "Would
you like a ride to the service station?"
"I sure would," she smiled looking
down the length of my hearse. "As
long as you don't make me sit in the
back."
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Capable Drivers
When it comes to cars, women are in
charge! According to Road and Travel
magazine, women purchase more than
65% of all new cars and nearly 53% of
all used cars. More importantly, they
influence 95% of all new car purchases.
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WASHINGTON (AP) – The
Obama administration is
openly stepping up efforts to
find and deport immigrants
who were part of the 2014
surge of illegal crossings by
unaccompanied children and
families.
The politically fraught endeavor is a follow-through on
a nearly 2-year-old warning
that those immigrants who
don’t win permission to stay
in the United States would be
sent packing. It comes at a
time when Republican presidential candidates are pushing for tougher immigration
action.
Homeland Security officials have kept a wary eye on
the border since more than
68,000 unaccompanied children and roughly as many
people traveling as families
were caught crossing the border illegally in 2014. The effort to step up enforcement
against families and young
immigrants started in the
midst of a new flood of such
immigrants.
Previous efforts to curb illegal crossings seemed to
work initially, as the number
of children and families crossing illegally dropped about
40 percent between 2014
and 2015. But that number
started to rise again late last
summer. At the same time,
the immigration court system
faced a backlog of more than
474,000 cases.
Now the Obama administration is touting its efforts
to find and deport families as
well as those unaccompanied
children who are now adults
who have been ordered home.
Homeland Security Secretary
Jeh Johnson has highlighted
his department’s deportation
efforts.
One of those unaccompanied children-turned-adults
targeted
by
Immigration
and Customs Enforcement
is 19-year-old Wildin David
Guillen Acosta. He said he
came to the United States
from Honduras by bus, car
and on foot after a gang member threatened to kill him.
“I wouldn’t go out at night.
He’d call me and say, ‘I’m going to kill you, I’m going to kill
you,’ “ Acosta said in Spanish. “I told my mother and she
told me to come to the United
For the
Record
Police Dept. Report
Accident—Officers investigated an accident at 4:15
p.m., March 17, that had
occurred in the 1500 block
of Lincoln involving a vehicle driven by Mary Crane,
Clyde, and a vehicle owned
by Menique Mathew, Concordia.
States.”
Acosta, speaking from an
immigration jail in rural Georgia, said he was afraid to go
home.
“I’m scared. I don’t want to
go back. There’s a lot of violence, a lot of death,” Acosta
said. “They’ll kill you for a telephone. How is this possible?”
His mother, Dilsia Acosta,
said her son came to the U.S.
in June 2014 at the peak of
a wave of immigrant children.
His father, Hector Guillen,
came to the United States illegally in 2005 and his mother followed in 2013. Wildin
Acosta was arrested in January after a judge ruled that he
should be deported.
Wildin Acosta, who had
been going to school and
working since arriving in
North Carolina, said now he
hopes to win asylum. But the
odds are against him because
he has a pending deportation
order.
Immigration
advocates
have rallied around Wildin
Acosta and others and are
pressing the administration to
reverse course.
But U.S. Immigrations and
Customs Enforcement isn’t
backing down.
Since October, more than
800 immigrants who arrived
as unaccompanied children
have been sent home, according to ICE statistics. Other
formerly
unaccompanied
child immigrants with pending deportation orders have
been detained in preparation
for deportation.
ICE’s head of enforcement
operations, Tom Homan, told
Congress in February that
his agents are aggressively
pursuing
unaccompanied
former-child immigrants and
families.
April showers may bring May flowers, but March is National
Umbrella Month. While ranking high on the list of truly obscure celebrations, this “Month” can still teach us a few things
– especially if we think about “umbrellas” that can help us
protect our financial goals.
Consider these key areas:
Your vulnerability to emergencies – It’s a good idea to
maintain an emergency fund containing three to six months’
worth of living expenses. Without such a fund, you may need
to dip into your long-term investments to pay for unexpected,
and unexpectedly large, expenses such as a new furnace or a
big bill from the doctor. You’ll want to keep your emergency
fund in a liquid, low-risk account.
Your family’s financial situation – If something happened
to you, how would your loved ones be affected? Would your
family be able to stay in your house? Could your children
eventually go to college? Would your surviving spouse have
enough retirement income to maintain the lifestyle he or she
has envisioned? Having adequate life insurance in place can
help ensure that all your hopes and plans don’t fall apart upon
your passing. Different types of life insurance offer different
features. For example, “term” insurance, as its name suggests,
is designed to provide a death benefit for a certain number of
years. On the other hand, “permanent” insurance, such as
whole life or universal life, can be kept in force indefinitely.
This type of coverage may also offer a cash value component.
Your current income — If an illness or injury keeps you
out of work, even for a little while, the loss of income could
disrupt your family’s ability to pay its bills, leading to potentially big problems down the road. Your employer may offer
some type of disability insurance as an employee benefit, but
the coverage may be insufficient. So you may want to consider
purchasing an individual disability policy.
Your ability to live independently – If you’re fortunate,
you may never need to spend time in a nursing home or require any other type of long-term care. But no one can predict
the future – and it pays to be prepared, because long-term care
costs can be catastrophic. In fact, the annual average cost for a
private room in a nursing home is more than $90,000, according to the 2015 Cost of Care Survey produced by Genworth, a
financial services company. A financial professional can help
you find an appropriate way of paying for these types of costs.
Your capacity to protect your biggest assets – Your home
is probably going to be the biggest asset you ever own – so you
need to protect it properly, with adequate homeowners insurance. It’s also important to have sufficient insurance for your
other major assets, such as your car, boat and so on.
Your exposure to property loss or liability – You may
someday face costs associated with repairing or replacing your
home, auto or boat, or even liability-related expenses. Additional liability insurance – known as an “umbrella” policy –
is designed to kick in when your standard coverage on other
policies, such as home or auto, has been exhausted.
The sun may be shining in your life today, but it’s always
wise to be prepared for the proverbial “rainy day.” So have
your umbrellas ready.
LAND AUCTION
240 ACRES M/L GRANT TOWNSHIP,
WASHINGTON COUNTY, KANSAS
MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2016 — 10:00 AM
Haddam City Hall, HADDAM, KANSAS
PROPERTY ADDRESS: Corner of Arrowhead Rd and 16th Rd (SW
corner of property)
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: The Southwest ¼ & the West ½ of the SE
Quarter of Section 08, Township O3, Range 01 East of the 6th P.M.,
Washington County, Kansas.
MINERALS: Seller's mineral rights will pass to the buyer.
TAXES: 2015 taxes approx. $2,001.00.
POSSESSION: Immediate possession following the auction.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: 46 acres in production; 81 acres of
CRP; 2.6 acres of waterways; and 110 acres of pasture and wildlife
habitat. This a very diversified farm offering cropland, pasture and
hunting. There is a creek on the West side of the property with mature
hardwood trees. Deer and turkeys are plentiful. Cropland is on the
East side of the creek gently sloping up to the pasture. Many more
acres of cropland could be developed. Electricity and 2 wells are located on the S/W corner of the property.
TERMS OF SALE: 10% down day of the sale, balance due at closing. Closing
shall be on or before May 4, 2016. Seller to pay 2015 taxes and Buyer to pay
2016 and subsequent taxes. Title insurance, escrow and closing costs to be
split equally between buyer and seller. Immediate possession following the auction and upon the 10% payment. This property to be sold “as-is”. All inspections
by the buyer should be made independently by the buyer prior to date of sale.
This is a cash sale and will not be subject to financing. Burt Farm & Ranch Realty, LLC is acting as a Seller’s agent and represents the seller’s interest.
All information has been obtained from Washington County sources and is
deemed reliable but not guaranteed. The Law Office of Elizabeth Baskerville Hiltgen P.A. will act as escrow and closing
agent. Statements made day of sale will take precedence over
printed material.
BURT FARM & RANCH REALTY, LLC
123 W. 2nd, Washington, KS • 785-325-2260
TODD BURT,
Broker
(785) 541-0419
ETHAN SCHUETTE,
Agent & Auctioneer
(785) 541-1027
LAURIE BURT,
Agent
(785) 541-0519
www.tburtrealty.com [email protected]
8 Blade-Empire, Friday, March 18, 2016
Kansas Profile –
Now That’s Rural:
Marieta Hauser - Leader
By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd
National Institute for Rural Development
at Kansas State University.
Orlando, Florida. We are at the national meeting of the
American Farm Bureau Federation, where four candidates
are vying to become president of this national organization.
It is a highly contested election, and the four candidates
are speaking at a candidate’s forum. Would you believe,
the person who is moderating this forum is a woman from
rural Kansas?
Marieta Hauser is the woman who moderated this candidate forum for the national Farm Bureau organization.
She has risen through the ranks to be a key leader in agriculture.
Marieta was born and raised in Grant County in southwest Kansas. Grant County is located 30 miles from Oklahoma to the south and borders the mountain time zone on
the west. Marieta’s ancestors were in ranching and then
got into the grain elevator business in Grant County.
Marieta met Tom Hauser in school and ultimately married him. They moved to Tom’s farm where today they raise
dryland crops of wheat and milo. Tom and Marieta had
three sons and a daughter. After the kids were older, Marieta took the job as director of the Grant County Chamber
of Commerce and Tourism, where she serves today.
Marieta enjoys promoting her home county. “Our historic Adobe Museum is outstanding, and Wagon Bed Springs
has rich history from its location along the Santa Fe Trail,”
Marieta said. “Mountain man Jedediah Smith is said to
have died here in an Indian battle.”
Each year, Marieta promotes the annual Grant County Home Products Dinner (as we have previously profiled)
which serves all-local foods to more than a thousand people.
Years ago, Marieta had gotten involved in the Farm Bureau organization. Shortly after moving to the farm, her
husband was invited to join the county Farm Bureau board
and Marieta joined the county women’s committee.
“As a service to members, we were going to offer a first
aid class,” Marieta said. “Since I was certified in first aid
and CPR, I agreed to help.” She did so well that she was
asked to chair the committee the next year, and her involvement with Kansas Farm Bureau grew from there.
“I loved the fact that it was a grass-roots organization
and members can really get involved and make a difference,” Marieta said. She got so involved at the county level
that she had the opportunity to serve on the state resolutions committee. Then a vacancy opened up for the chairmanship of the statewide Women’s Leadership Committee.
Marieta ran for the office and was elected. That position
entails serving on the Kansas Farm Bureau Board of Directors.
Then a vacancy opened on the national level – the American Farm Bureau Federation Women’s Leadership Committee. Again, Marieta ran for the office and won. Her duties
involve working with the national Farm Bureau organization to promote agriculture and enhance leadership.
In 2015, the long-time president of the American Farm
Bureau Federation announced he was going to retire. Four
men from different regions of the nation threw their hats in
the ring in hopes of being elected as his successor.
The Women’s Leadership Committee recognized that the
voting delegates needed more information about these candidates. They proposed to the American Farm Bureau Federation that they would host a candidate’s forum where all
four candidates would speak side by side at the same time,
and the organization agreed. When the national convention was held in Orlando, the Women’s Leadership Committee hosted the event. And when that committee needed
someone impartial to moderate the event, the person to
whom they turned was Marieta Hauser.
“I had moderated some candidate forums locally, so I
agreed to take it on,” Marieta said. On that national stage,
she led the discussion with the candidates. It was an exciting moment for someone from the rural community of
Ulysses, Kansas, population 5,857 people. Now, that’s rural.
“I’m grateful for the opportunities I’ve had through Farm
Bureau to broaden my horizons,” Marieta said.
It’s time to leave Orlando, where Marieta Hauser is making a difference by using her skills to help inform the voters and enhance her organization. She has grown from the
grass-roots into national leadership.
Have a
Great
Weekend &
Thank You
for
Reading the
Blade-Empire
Automakers agree to Weather
automatic braking
WASHINGTON (AP) –
Automatic braking will be
standard in most cars and
light trucks within six years
and on heavier SUVs and
pickup trucks within eight
years under an agreement
that transportation officials
and automakers announced
on Thursday.
The voluntary agreement
with 20 car manufacturers
means that the important
safety technology will be
available more quickly than
if the government had gone
through the lengthy process
of issuing mandatory rules,
said Mark Rosekind, head of
the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration.
However, some safety advocates have filed a petition
asking the government to issue mandatory regulations.
They say voluntary agreements aren’t enforceable,
and that since automatic
braking is already available
in some cars, issuing rules
requiring the technology
could be done faster than
the six to eight years allowed under the agreement.
Automatic braking systems use cameras, radar
and other sensors to see objects that are in the way and
slow or stop a vehicle if the
driver doesn’t react. It’s the
most important safety technology currently available
that’s not already required
in cars.
“A commitment of this
magnitude is unprecedented, and it will bring more
safety to more Americans
sooner,” Rosekind said.
Deborah Hersman, president of the National Safety
Council, said the agreement
“has the potential to save
more lives than almost anything else we can accomplish in the next six years.”
There are about 1.7 million rear-end crashes a year
in the U.S., killing more
than 200 people, injuring
400,000 others and costing about $47 billion. More
than half of those crashes
could be avoided or mitigated by automatic braking or
systems that warn drivers
of an impending collision,
NHTSA has estimated.
Of the 194 most popular
vehicle models already on
the market, 17 come with
automatic braking as standard equipment. It is available as part of an options
package in 71 other models.
The reason automakers
don’t want to be required to
put automatic braking into
vehicles sooner than the six
to eight years promised in
the voluntary agreement is
that they don’t want to have
to redesign vehicles and
change production schedules sooner than planned,
said safety advocate Joan
Claybrook, a former NHTSA
administrator.
“This six- to nine-year
lead time is all about the
auto
companies
saving
money,” she said.
The agreement requires
that automatic braking be
standard in most cars and
light trucks with weighing
up to 8,500 pounds no later than Sept. 1, 2022. The
braking would have to be
standard on nearly SUVs
and pickup trucks with
weighing between 8,501 and
10,000 pounds beginning
no later than Sept. 1, 2025.
Markets
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. Health care is the worst-perstocks are ticking higher in forming S&P 500 sector this
Friday afternoon trading and year.
are on the verge of extending LOCAL MARKETS -EAST
a winning streak that has Wheat ...........................$4.08
erased most of this year’s Milo ......(per bushel) ....$3.19
early losses. Health care Corn .............................$3.13
stocks are recovering after Soybeans .....................$8.24
a punishing week. Starwood
Hotels and Columbia Pipe- CONCORDIA TERMINAL
line Group are climbing after
LOADING FACILITY
they each agreed to be acLOCAL MARKETS - WEST
quired.
Wheat ..........................$4.08
KEEPING SCORE:
The
Dow Jones industrial aver- Milo .....(per bushel) .....$3.19
age rose 72 points, or 0.4
percent, to 17,564 as of JAMESTOWN MARKETS
1:35 p.m. Eastern time. The Wheat ...........................$3.98
Standard & Poor’s 500 in- Milo ...(per bushel) ........$3.09
dex gained three points, or Soybeans .....................$8.14
0.2 percent, to 2,043. After Nusun .........................$14.40
weeks of gains, the Dow is
up slightly for the year and
the S&P 500 is flat. The Nasdaq composite edged up five
points, or 0.1 percent, to
4,780.
PIPELINE
FLOWING:
Columbia Pipeline Group
climbed after TransCanada Corp. agreed to buy the
company for $10 billion, or
$25.50 per share, in an attempt to expand further into
the U.S. Columbia Pipeline
stock advanced $1.34, or 5.7
percent, to $24.85.
HEALTH CARE RECOVERY: Health care stocks
regained some ground after a rough week. Hospital
operator Tenet Healthcare
rose $1.48, or 5.6 percent,
to $28.05 and prescription
drug distributor McKesson
gained $6.39, or 4.2 percent,
to $158.08. Drug companies also ticked upward after days of losses, including
Biogen, which rose $3.11,
or 1.3 percent, to $249.92.
Today’s weather artwork by
Keigan Guy,
a 3rd grader in
Mrs. Balthazor’s class
Today’s weather artwork by
Kohl Newlin,
a 1st grader in
Mrs. Thompson’s class
Upcoming events
Saturday, March 19—North Central Kansas Teens For
Christ, 7 p.m., Brown Grand Theatre, concert with McKinney
Sisters and missionary Abbigail Hitchcock will speak.
Saturday, March 19–Star Party at CCCC, 8 to 10 p.m.
Saturday, March 19, 1 p.m.—Community annual Easter
Egg Hunt conducted by Concordia Wesleyan Church, Concordia City Park.
Saturday, March 19, 8-10:30 A.M., Concordia Lutheran Church—NCK Down Syndrome Society, Bake Sale and
Brunch, freewill donation.
Sunday, March 20, 1:30 and 3 p.m.—Tulip Tea, to honor
the memory of Gertrude Brown, Brown Grand Theatre.
Tuesday, March 22, 7 p.m., Ada Lutheran Church, Courtland—Andy Bishop, professional trumpet player, will present
a concert.
Sunday, April 3—Homemade chicken and noodles and lasagna, 11:30a.m.-2 p.m., bazaar items available for purchase,
First United Methodist Church, 740 W. 11th, Concordia.
Sales Calendar
•Friday & Saturday, March 18 & 19, 2016– Two Day Public Auction located at the Valley Rental Center, 9th and Valley Street, Concordia, Kansas. (Friday, 6:00 p.m.) Guns, Kinives, Bows and Fishing Equipment. (Saturday, 10:00 a.m.)
Power and Hand Tools, Furniture, Household and Collectibles. Mrs. Oscar (Connie) Dickinson and Florence (Flossie) Wilkes, Sellers. Larry Lagasse Auction.
•Saturday, March 19, 2016– WWII Honor Flight Auction
at 9:00 a.m. located at the Kearn Auction House, 220 West
5th Street, Concordia, Kansas. Misc., Antiques, Coins, Silver
Dollars, Sports Memorabilia and Tools. Dannie Kearn Auction.
•Saturday, March 26, 2016– Public Auction at the 4-H
Building at the Fair Grounds in Belleville, Kansas. Unique
Items and Tools, Household and Collectibles. Republic County Marching Buff Band Auction, Sellers. Novak Bros. &
Gieber Auction.
•Saturday, April 2, 2016– Public Auction at the farm located 15 miles South of Concordia, Kansas on 81 Highway
to Camp Road, 4 miles East to 180 Road and 1 mile South.
Tractor, Combine, Equipment, Tools, Collectibles, and Misc.
Bill Garrison, Seller. Larry Lagasse Auction.
•Monday, April 4, 2016– Land Auction at 10:00 a.m. located at the Haddam City Hall, Haddam Kansas. 240 Acres
m/l Grant Township, Washington County, Kansas. Burt
Farm & Ranch Realty, LLC, Auction.
Business Interest
Ribbon cutting
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Marc Swihart and his fiancee, Megan Eakins use the Concordia Area Chamber of Commerce
Scissors of Success to cut the ribbon at the grand opening of Me and Ma’s Bakery, 134 West
6th. (Blade photo by Jay Lowell)
Church Directory
4J COWBOY CHURCH
221 West 2nd Street, Phone 275-2392
Pastor Earl Hale
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
UNITED METHODIST
Branch President, Kenneth Hansen, 785.280.1638
Sunday, 9:45 a.m.—Sunday School; 11 a.m.—Worship.
1022 E. 11th Street
Sunday, 10 a.m.—Morning Worship; 6:00 p.m.– Night Worship
Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. – Night Worship.
243-9773, 243-9767
GLASCO UNITED METHODIST
David Geisler, Pastor
ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
Missionaries, Elder and Sister Gordon, 479-366-2285
DELPHOS UNITED METHODIST
Sunday, 9:30 a.m.—Sacrament; 10:40 a.m.—Sunday School.
Sunday, 9:30 a.m.—Worship; 10:40 a.m.—Sunday School.
6th & Archer, Home 243-3043
Majestic 4 Theatre, 229 W. 6th St.
CROSSPOINT CHURCH
VICTORY FAITH ASSEMBLY OF GOD
CONCORDIA FIRST UNITED METHODIST
740 W. 11th Phone 243-4560
Pastor Cory Shipley
Matthew Carder, Campus Pastor
Pastor Tessa Zehring
Sunday, 9:30 a.m.—Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.—Worship;
Andy Addis, Senior Pastor
9:30 a.m.—Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.—Worship Service and Children’s Ministry
6 p.m.—Evening service.
Sunday, 10 a.m.—Worship.
HUSCHER UNITED METHODIST
Wednesday, 6 p.m.—IMPACT Youth Ministry; 6:30 p.m.—Victory Kids Outreach.
EPISCOPAL
R.R. 3, Concordia Phone 243-3049
CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY
Pastor Joe Koechner
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
117 W. 8th, P.O. Box 466, Concordia 243-2947 (O)
Sunday, 9:30 a.m. –Worship.
333 West 7th Phone 243-3756
Sunday, (Mar. 20) 10:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer.
BAPTIST
10:30 a.m. – Sunday School.
JAMESTOWN UNITED METHODIST
10:45 a.m.– Worship. 6:30 p.m. – Youth Group.
FOURSQUARE.
Living Hope Foursquare Church
2376 N. 60th Road, Jamestown
Wednesday, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.—AWANA (during school year);
Pastor Stuart Johnson
Church, 439-6488 Lay Minister, Randy Whitley, 439-6353
7:00 p.m.—Prayer meeting.
129 W. 6th Phone 243-2289
Sunday, 9:30 a.m.—Sunday School;
Handicap Accessible
FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday, 10:30 a.m.—Service.
10:45 a.m.—Worship.
Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. – Bible Study
TRINITY UNITED METHODIST
Pastor Brian Hughes
LUTHERAN
9:15 a.m.—Sunday School;
10:15 a.m.—Coffee fellowship;
18th & Archer Phone 243-3230
For pickup, call 243-3230
Sunday, 10 a.m.—Sunday School; 11 a.m.—Worship; 6:00 p.m.—Service.
Pastor Joe Koechner
PEACE PARISH LUTHERAN CHURCHES
Sunday – 11:00 a.m. Worship Service.
Pastor Thomas Kamprath
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
Parish Office, 785.335.2267
Wednesday, 7 p.m.—Mid-Week Service. We love kids!
Office Hours: Tuesday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
BETHEL CHURCH
Lincoln at Eighth Phone 243-3049
PRESBYTERIAN
233 W. 7th 243-3785
Wednesday, 9 a.m -11 a.m.; Friday, 10a.m. to Noon.
Pastor Bob Frasier
ADA LUTHERAN CHURCH, Rural Courtland
Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – Choir Practice.
Bethel Church
(nondenominational)
Sunday, 11 a.m. – Worship.
Sunday, 9:30 a.m. – Worship Service
7 miles east and 1 mile south of Glasco or
Tuesday, March 22, 7:00 p.m. – Trumpet Concert by Andy Bishop.
Adult and Children’s Sunday School to follow Worship Service.
2 miles west of 81/24 junction and 1 mile south.
Friday, March 25, 7:00 p.m. – Joint Peace Parish Good Friday services.
CATHOLIC
Sunrise service - 7:00 a.m. ; Easter Sunday service - 11:00 a.m.
PROVIDENCE REFORMED
FELLOWSHIP
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
AMANA LUTHERAN CHURCH, Scandia, Phone 335-2265
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sunday, 9 a.m. – Worship.
www.providencereformedfellowship.com
307 E. 5th Phone 243-1099
Wednesday, March 23, Contemporary Services.
Sunday, 9 a.m. – Sunday School; 10 a.m. – Worship.
Father Brian Lager
Easter Sunday service - 9:30 a.m.
Priest’s residence, 420 Kansas
AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH, Belleville
MASS SCHEDULE:
Sunday, 9 a.m. – Worship.
Sunday, 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. Saturday evening, 5 p.m.
Easter Sunday service - 8:00 a.m.
122 West 6th (the Dance Company building)
SCOTTSVILLE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Commercial Ave. Scottsville Phone 785-534-3227
Pastor Joshua Krohse
THE WESLEYAN CHURCH
Weekdays, 7:15 a.m
OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, Norway, 785-335-2628
ST. PETER’S CHURCH
Sunday, 11 a.m. – Worship.
Pastor David Redmond, Lead Pastor
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.
Thursday, March 24, 7:00 p.m. – Joint Peace Parish Maundy Thursday services.
Pastor Bob Burns, Assistant Pastor/Visitation
CHRISTIAN
16th and Cedar, Phone 243-4071
Easter Sunday service - 6:30 a.m.
Pastor Josh Blain, Assistant Pastor/Youth
CONCORDIA LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday, 9:15 a.m.—Traditional Worship; 10:45 a.m.—Contemporary Worship;
325 E. 8th, 243-2476
*Nursery is available for newborn thru 36 months during both worship services.
Sunday, 9:15 a.m. – Sunday School
Children’s Worship is available for children ages 4 through 1st grade and meets
10:30 a.m. – Worship and Communion. Coffee Fellowship. PALM SUNDAY.
during the 10:45 worship service after the worship medley;
Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. – Bible Study.
9:15 a.m.—Sunday School for all ages.
FIRST CHRISTIAN
5:30 p.m.– Confirmation/ Pre-Confirmation.
7:00 p.m. (during the school year) – FW Friends for
6th and Cedar Phone 243-3449
Thursday, 6:30 p.m. –Maundy Thursday Service.
children ages 4 yrs - 4th grade.
Jeff Nielsen, Pastor
Friday, 6:30 p.m. – Good Friday Service.
Rt. 56 for kids in 5th and 6th grades.
Sunday, 9:30 a.m.—Bible School; 10:40 a.m.—Worship.
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN
Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. – Delta Chi for kids in Jr. and Sr. High; Adult Bible Studies.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GLASCO
Glasco, Kansas
Nursery is available for newborn - 36 months during the school year.
Dennis McAlister, Pastor 568-2344
Phone 785-568-2762
Sunday, 9:30 a.m.—Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.—Worship;
9:00 a.m. – Worship. Coffee Fellowship following.
North Central Kansas Teens for Christ
MANNA HOUSE
Hosting TFC Rallies on the 3rd Saturday of each month at the Brown Grand
MANNA HOUSE OF PRAYER
Theatre at 7:00 p.m. Providing Christian encouragement and programs
323 E. 5th 243-4428
to students and families throughout the area.
5 p.m.—God and Country Rally.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
CHURCH OF CHRIST
1646 N. 9th St., Salina, Kan. 67401
(785) 827-2957
Sunday, 7:30 a.m.— “Search for the Lord’s Way,” Channel 13.
For more information visit www.wesleyan.org/beliefs.
P.O. Box 9, Concordia, Kansas
243-1154
Kent Otott, Director
Betty Suther C.S.J., Contact
CONCORDIA MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
Retreats, workshops, spiritual direction, bookstore and video tapes.
President—Matthew Carder; Vice President, Robert Frasier;
Treasurer, Tessa Zehring; Secretary, Rose Koerber.
We offer tribute to these
Church Sponsors
Nutter Mortuary
Trinity and Huscher
United Methodist Churches
Family Health Mart Pharmacy
LeDuc Memorial Designs
The Citizens National Bank
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
Romans 6:4-11
Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism
into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through
the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of
life.
For if we have become united with Him in the likeness
of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His
resurrection, knowing this, that our old self was crucified with
Pastor Joe Koechner
Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so
that we would no longer be slaves to sin, for he who has died
is free from sin.
The Easter season is upon us and soon the church of Jesus Christ will be celebrating His
resurrection of more than 2,000 years ago, all over the planet. Easter happens to be my most
favorite holiday of the year for a number of reasons. Sermons from pulpits all over this country
will be centered around the resurrection because of this meaningful time of the year. The resurrection was the event that proved to the world that Jesus was truly the promised Messiah, Savior
of mankind and the Son of Jehovah God. It was the only sign that Jesus gave to the world in His
day to prove His Divine genealogy.
There is another side of the resurrection that we in the church fail to emphasize during this
marvelous holiday. It’s the subject of the scripture I opened this article with in Romans 6:4-11. The
Apostle Paul likened Jesus’ resurrection to the resurrection of the born again believer, because
Jesus is called “The first born among many brethren” in the New Covenant.
In Romans 6:4, he referred to the ability of a true believer to walk in newness of life, because
of his or her own resurrection from spiritual death. If you are a born again believer, then you also
have been raised from the dead in the likeness of Jesus’ resurrection. As the resurrection is celebrated in church families this Easter, don’t fail to celebrate your resurrection from dead works
and the supernatural power you have inherited from your Savior to walk in newness of life.
Thanks be to God for His marvelous gift of salvation!
Pastor Bob Burns
Concordia Wesleyan Church
for Joe Koechner
Trinity United Methodist Church