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Vol. 3 Number 26
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Christmas Program...
Education Standards
Exit Strategy for States
The Blue Rapids United Methodist Church children put on a program last week. The
program was on the birth of Christ. Pictured are two kittens sitting on front row:
Callie Schmidt and Layla Woodyard. Next row, kneeling (l to r) are: Dylan Wagner;
Dustin Denton; Alexis Flower; Aiden Nemechek; Wesley Denton; Hudson Nemechek;
Tyler Wagner; and Madison and Faith Flower. Back row standing: Riley Wagner
holding Layden Woodyard.
Two Dogs Attack Waterville Man And Children
By Jon A. Brake
Waterville Chief of Police Mike Vermetten
was called to a dog attack Saturday, December
24th at a little after 4:00 p.m.
Vermetten told the Free Press that when he
arrived in front of the Weaver Hotel, a young
man was protecting three young children from
two very aggressive dogs. As it turned out the
man (Vermetten is withholding the names until
after a hearing next Wednesday) had picked up
the bicycle of his 6-year old niece and was protecting the girl and twin boys 2-3-year old.
Vermetten said the Uncle stood between the
dogs and the children and with one hand on the
handle bars and the other on the seat and he was
able to prevent the dogs from getting closer.
Vermetten said as he got out of the Police
Truck he grabbed his shotgun. He yelled loud
and that attracted the dogs to him. He said the
dog rushed to him and he was able to keep them
off with the end of the shotgun. Vermetten said
that most dogs will stop the attack after you yell
at them but these dogs would not quit. He then
fired and killed the male dog and the other dog
took off running.
Vermetten said the dead dog had the markings
of a Pit Bull but that it was a mix and he could
not say for sure but the markings were there.
Later a Waterville woman was charged with
six counts relating to the incident. She will
appear before the Waterville Municipal Judge
next Wednesday.
Parsons Hurt In Fall At Canton Home
Larry Parsons (BR Class of 58) fell coming
out of his condo in Canton, OH on Monday
morning. He was unable to get up so he called
911. It was found thru an MRI that Larry has
bilateral quadracept ruptures in both knees. The
quad tendon attaches the quad muscle to the
patella/kneecap. The surgeon said this isn’t too
common for one leg and is fairly rare for both.
He had surgery on Wednesday (5-inch incisions
on both knees). He is flat on his back wearing
braces to keep from bending his legs at the
knees.
They also found out that he needed a pacemaker so they put that in the same day as the
knee surgery. Larry was moved via ambulance to
a rehab center where he will be for approximately 2 weeks. He won’t be able to bend his knees
for 6 to 8 weeks
A good number to use to call Larry is 330479-4800, Room # 134. He is at Aultman
Woodlawn Rehab, 2821 Woodlawn Ave., NW,
Canton, OH 44708.
By Lindsey Burke
The Heritage Foundation.
The push for centralized control over what every
child should learn has never had more momentum.
The Obama Administration has pressured states to
adopt the Common Core State Standards Initiative,
conditioning more than $4 billion in Race to the
Top grants on its adoption. The Administration’s
blueprint for the rewrite of No Child Left Behind
also called for Title I dollars to be contingent on
states’ adoption of the nationalized standards.
Some state leaders have jumped on the bandwagon to nationalize the standards and content
taught in local schools. With little public notice,
many states have agreed to adopt the Common
Core national standards.
This movement is a challenge to educational
freedom in America and is costly in terms of liberty, not to mention dollars. State leaders who believe
in limited government and liberty should resist this
imposition of centralized standards. Adopting
national standards and tests through the Common
Core State Standards Initiative surrenders control
of standard-setting to distant national organizations
and Washington bureaucrats.
Education reform should give control over education to those closest to students. Conservatives
have the opportunity to reverse course and reject
this latest centralizing overreach. It is time for
states to reject the nationalization of standards,
tests, and ultimately, curricula, and instead work to
strengthen and improve excellence in their local
schools through state and local policy.
Exiting the Common Core National Standards
State policymakers should reclaim control over
the content taught in their local schools by resisting
the imposition of national standards and tests and
preventing their implementation. States should consider the following three strategies:
1. Determine how the decision was made to
cede the state’s standard-setting authority.
States can exit from the national standards overreach by first determining which state entity agreed
to adopt the Common Core State Standards. For
most states, the state board of education is the body
that made the decision.
State boards of education have wide-ranging
authority over education policy in most states.
While authority varies from state to state, state constitutions and statutes generally give broad authority to state boards to implement policies governing
standards, assessments, and curricula.
The adoption of Common Core national standards represents an abdication of this authority.
Putting national organizations and Washington
bureaucrats in charge of standards further removes
parents and taxpayers from the educational decision-making process.
State boards of education were elected or
appointed to govern state education policy, not to
surrender educational authority to a centralization
movement. Advocates of federalism should be concerned that their state officials have ceded authority of the standards and assessments that drive what
is taught in local schools. They should also be concerned that, in addition to the heavy cost to liberty,
states stand to incur significant new expenses as a
result of Common Core adoption.
2. Prohibit new spending for standards implementation.
Adoption of nationalized standards means overhauling existing state standards and assessments,
which will be a costly endeavor for states. State and
local taxpayers expended significant amounts of
money in most states to implement and maintain
existing state standards and tests. Making pedagogical and curricular changes, revamping professional development, and aligning textbooks and assessments to adhere to the Common Core will burden
already-strained state budgets. Texas Education
Commissioner Robert Scott estimates national
standards adoption would cost taxpayers in his state
more than $3 billion.
To assess the full fiscal impact, state leaders
should request an independent cost analysis of
national standards adoption to inform taxpayers
about the short-term and long-term costs of the
overhaul.
At the same time, governors and state policymakers concerned with the national standards push
should refuse to expend any state or local resources
to align state standards, tests, and curricula with the
Common Core national standards and tests.
3. Determine how to reverse course.
The rushed adoption of the Common Core in
many cases preceded the election of 2010, which
brought in new governors, legislators, and board
members. Newly elected conservative leaders
should be concerned about the authority handed to
centralizers by their predecessors and investigate
how to bring standards and curriculum control back
into the hands of state leaders.
A Better Path Forward
It is, as state constitutions and statutes demonstrate, the responsibility of states and local school
districts to define and implement standards, assessments, and curricula. Although many states moved
to adopt the Common Core national standards and
tests prior to the 2010 election—an unprecedented
surrender of state educational control to
Washington—conservative leaders can reclaim
control over the content taught in their local
schools by resisting the imposition of national standards and tests and preventing their implementation.
A half-century of ever-increasing federal
involvement in education has failed to increase academic achievement. Relinquishing control of state
educational autonomy to distant bureaucrats in
Washington will fail to improve outcomes for children. Instead, state leaders should work to strengthen state standards and tests, provide school performance information to parents and taxpayers, and
empower parents to act on school performance data
by offering more school-choice options.
Lindsey M. Burke is Senior Education Policy
Analyst in Domestic Policy Studies at The Heritage
Foundation.
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County
1997 Total Tax
2010 Total Tax
1997 Avg.
2010 Avg.
1997
2010
1997-10
1997-10
1997-10
Mills
Mills
Population
Population
Tax Chg.
Mill Chg
Pop. Chg.
Brown
$6,451,704.28
$13,550,662.82
109.29
116.12
11,037
9,984
110 %
6%
-10 %
Clay
$5,781,970.76
$10,842,178.51
125.76
145.23
9,226
8,535
88 %
16 %
-8 %
Geary
$11,335,661.29
$30,028,391.19
115.86
139.01
25,321
34,362
165 %
20 %
36 %
Morris
$3,737,747.38
$8,732,990.96
95.54
137.14
6,197
5,923
134 %
44 %
-4 %
Nemaha
$6,351,919.55
$13,662,828.04
103.72
116.80
10,254
10,178
115 %
13 %
-1 %
Leavenworth
$26,756,140.79
$73,210,495.10
98.16
127.42
70,176
76,227
174 %
30 %
9%
Marion
$7,748,295.66
$15,928,257.33
107.64
148.96
12,914
10,117
106 %
38 %
-22 %
Marshall
$7,162,231.61
$15,319,714.66
110.71
130.00
11,146
12,660
114 %
17 %
14 %
McPherson
$22,591,490.15
$37,079,870.51
110.75
117.85
27,596
29,180
64 %
6%
6%
Pottawatomie
$24,842,760.15
92.72
18,206
21,604
46 %
5%
19 %
Reno
$43,428,960.94
$76,640,908.27
122.25
157.93
62,920
64,511
77 %
29 %
3%
Republic
$4,978,285.41
$8,230,878.20
130.23
178.73
6,140
4,980
65 %
37 %
-19 %
Rice
$9,016,434.24
$15,744,632.11
119.81
135.02
9,991
10,083
75 %
13 %
1%
Riley
$24,875,023.69
$60,071,453.01
113.91
119.50
63,186
71,115
142 %
5%
13 %
Saline
$25,764,922.43
$61,944,943.66
79.91
117.50
51,620
55,606
140 %
47 %
8%
Sedgwick
$243,969,840.45
$521,357,140.34
104.57
121.79
438,679
498,365
114 %
17 %
14 %
Shawnee
$132,109,859.47
$203,375,571.08
138.63
137.57
164,932
177,934
54 %
-1 %
8%
Washington
$5,664,774.76
$10,179,299.43
126.85
164.76
6,598
5,799
80 %
30 %
-12 %
$36,165,638.97
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Obituaries
Erban L. Williams
Erban L. Williams, 75, of
Hanover, Kansas, died Friday,
December 23, 2011 at the
Hanover Hospital.
Visitation was Wednesday,
December 28, from 1 until 8
p.m. at the Hanover Mortuary.
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The family received friends
from 5 to 7 p.m.
A funeral service was held at
10:00
a.m.,
Thursday,
December 29 at Zion Lutheran
Church in Hanover.
Burial was in the Hanover
City Cemetery.
Erban
was
born
on
September 28, 1936 at Colby,
Kansas, the son of James and
Ethel Williams. He graduated
from Colby High School in
1955. Throughout high school
he worked at the Safeway store
in Colby and the bowling alley.
He married Lois E. Bieber.
To this union three sons were
born, Rodney, Scott and Mark.
On March 18, 1980 he married Loretta Southard at Zion
Lutheran Church in Denver,
Colorado.
Erban worked for Safeway
stores for 20 years. He then
worked at Office Depot in
Denver until retiring in 1998.
After retiring, Erban and
Loretta moved to Hanover.
He was a member of the
Elks. He enjoyed playing cards,
horse shoes, square dancing,
going to car shows, tinkering in
the garage, wood carving, playing games, traveling and his
time spent with the grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; one son, Mark
Allen Williams; three brothers,
Leonard, Jordan and an infant
brother; and an infant sister.
Survivors include his wife,
Loretta; four sons, Rod
Williams, Colby, KS, Scott
(Donetta) Williams, Colby, KS,
John
(Cindy)
Southard,
Fairbury, NE, and Paul (Karen)
Southard, Brighton, CO; five
sisters, Joy Williams, Beth
(Jay) DeMaranrille, Ruby
(Ariegh) Agan, Francis Sowers
and Edith Clair; two brothers,
Jim (Carol) Williams and
Orville Williams; thirteen
grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.
A memorial fund has been
established and will be designated at a later date.
Contributions may be sent in
care of the Hanover Mortuary.
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Dale Koll, 92, of Marysville,
KS, died Tuesday, December
20, 2011 at Community
Memorial
Healthcare
in
Marysville.
Visitation was Tuesday from
10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Kinsley
Mortuary. The family received
friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
A funeral service was held at
11:00
a.m.,
Wednesday,
December 28 at the First
Christian Church, Marysville.
Rev. Jerry Zanker officiated.
Dale was born October 1,
1919 to Edwin and Nettie
(Gibson) Koll at Home,
Kansas. He attended school and
graduated from Marysville
High School.
On May 11, 1941, he was
united in marriage to Uarda
Smith at Papillion, Nebraska.
Dale farmed with his father
until his marriage to Uarda. He
then moved to Omaha and
worked in the office for a trucking company. During the war
he returned and helped his
father farm. When times got
tough, Dale sold his farming
business and moved to Wichita
and worked at Boeing. In 1958,
they returned and began farming again. He especially
enjoyed harvesting the crops.
Dale was a member of the
First Christian Church and the
Oketo Masonic Lodge for 50
years. He enjoyed traveling
with his wife in their RV. They
spent winter months in Arizona
enjoying the sunshine and
meeting new friends.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, Uarda, on November
17, 2010; parents; and brother,
Duane Koll.
Survivors include a son,
Larry
(Janice)
Koll,
Marysville; brother, Darrell
(Betty) Koll, Wichita, KS; sister, Delores (Calvin) Graham,
Conway, Arkansas; three
grandchildren and six great
grandchildren.
A memorial fund has been
established to the First
Christian
Church.
Contributions may be sent in
care of Kinsley Mortuary.
Mrs. Grable was born
December 2, 1924 in Hastings,
NE. She was a retired bookkeeper for Boss Motors in
Marysville. She was a past
member Bethlehem Lutheran
Church, Bremen, Mt. Calvary
Lutheran Church, Marysville,
and Trinity Lutheran Church,
Gadsden, AL, where she has
been an active member for the
last 15 years.
She was preceded in death
by two husbands, Walter
Linkugel and Robert Grable;
parents, Morton and Irene
Winter; one brother, Roy
Winter; and two sisters, Connie
Garrett and Bonnie Garber.
Survivors include four
daughters, Melodie Smith,
Ohatchee, AL, Mindy (Dan)
Long, Jacksonville, AL, Candy
McKinsey, Ohatchee, AL, and
Connie (Jim) Wray, Duboise,
NE; two step-sons, Bob Grable
of Marysville, KS, and Jim
Grable, Beattie, KS; eight
grandchildren; nine greatgrandchildren; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
A memorial fund has been
established to Bethlehem
Lutheran
Church.
Contributions may be sent in
care of Kinsley Mortuary.
LaGrande restaurant. In 1976,
he retired from Wilson & Co.
and
then
started
CWAllerheiligen Sales, Inc., a
meat brokerage firm. In 2001,
Clarence started Allerheiligen
Properties, LLC, a farm and
rental property management
company.
When Clarence was younger
he played semi-pro baseball.
He also helped coach the
Marysville Blues and American
Legion baseball teams. He also
enjoyed playing golf. He and
Elda enjoyed attending sporting events, including K-State
football and men's and
women's basketball, KU football, and KC Royals.
Clarence was a member of
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
where he served as past president of the congregation. He
was instrumental in starting
Good Shepherd Lutheran
School in Marysville. He also
was past president of the
Marysville Lions, a member of
the Eagles, Elks, American
Legion, and VFW. He was past
president of the Marysville
Country Club. Clarence served
on many boards including the
Concordia
University
Foundation
at
Seward,
Nebraska, the Kansas State
University Foundation, Kansas
University School of Business
Board, Alvamar, Inc, and Blue
Valley National Bank.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; one son, David;
two
brothers,
Herb
Allerheiligen
and
Otto
Allerheiligen; and three sisters,
Helen Rettig, Gertrude Whited
and Olga Downing.
Survivors include his wife,
Elda; one daughter, Carol
(Rick) Wright, Marysville, KS;
two sons, Mark (Dawn)
Allerheiligen, Bremen, KS, and
Steve (Sherry) Allerheiligen,
Loveland, CO; daughter-inlaw, Lydia Allerheiligen, San
Antonio, TX; six grandchildren, three step-grandchildren,
and two great-grandchildren.
A memorial fund has been
established and will be designated at a later date.
Contributions may be sent in
care of Kinsley Mortuary.
Mary Eloise Linkugel Grable
Mary
Eloise
Linkugel
Grable, 87, formerly of
Marysville, passed away
Monday, December 19, 2011 at
the Jacksonville Medical
Center, Jacksonville, Alabama.
A funeral service was held at
10:00 a.m., Monday, December
26, 2011 at Bethlehem
Lutheran Church, Bremen, KS.
The Rev. Jack Kirk will officiate.
Arlyce Klipp played the
organ while the congregation
sang "Beautiful Savior", "Silent
Night" and "I Am But a
Stranger Here."
The pallbearers were Kevin
Long, Scott Grable, Jeremy
Grable, Andrew Grable, Dale
Linkugel and Devern Linkugel.
Burial was in the Bethlehem
Lutheran Cemetery.
Clarence “C.W.” Allerheiligen
Clarence
“C.W.”
Allerheiligen,
88,
died
Wednesday, December 21 at
Community
Memorial
Healthcare in Marysville.
Visitation was Tuesday,
December 27, from 11:00 a.m.
until 4:30 p.m. at Kinsley
Mortuary in Marysville, and
from 6 to 8 p.m. at Mt. Calvary
Lutheran Church in Marysville
where the family received
friends.
A funeral service was held at
10:00
a.m.
Wednesday,
December 28, at Mt. Calvary
Lutheran Church.
Burial was in the Marysville
City Cemetery.
Clarence was born on March
8, 1923 near Hanover, Kansas,
the son of Henry and Anna
(Wulff) Allerheiligen. In 1941,
he graduated from Marysville
High School.
In 1943, Clarence entered
into the U.S. Army/Air Corp. In
May he was granted a weekend
pass and on May 30, 1943 he
was united in marriage to Elda
Gleue at her parents home near
Bremen, Kansas. In 1946 after
his honorable discharge from
the U.S. Army/Air Corp,
Clarence
returned
to
Marysville and worked in the
meat department at the Red and
White Grocery Store. In 1949,
he began working for Wilson &
Co. selling meat to area stores
and restaurants in northeast
Kansas.
Clarence was involved in
many other business ventures
around Marysville as well. In
1962, he and Elda, built the
Country Kitchen west of
Marysville. They operated it
until selling it in 1964. In 1967,
he became a co-owner in the
A&G Burger Bar and later a
co-owner in the Fiesta
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Boeing's Rumored Move Sparks
Talks of Taxes, Incentives
Gene Meyer
Kansas Reporter
TOPEKA — Count Kansas
as the underdog in a possible
fight to keep Boeing Co.’s aircraft manufacturing jobs in
Wichita.
Washington state, the chief
rival, has emerged as a more
tax friendly home for businesses and consumers, said Mark
Robyn, a researcher at the nonprofit,
nonpartisan
Tax
Foundation research organization in Washington, D.C.
"One of the big differences is
that Washington has no personal income tax," Robyn said.
"That makes a big difference
because a lot of taxes that
(small) businesses pay are paid
as personal income taxes."
More
importantly,
the
Pacific Coast state has shown it
has the deep pockets to outbid
other competitors, said Jack
Norman, director of the
Institute for Wisconsin’s
Future, a public policy research
organization.
"One way Boeing wins
lucrative tax concessions is by
forcing a public contest among
states for a new Boeing investment," Norman said.
Boeing is expected to
announce in the coming weeks
whether it will close its Wichita
aircraft factory and move more
than 2,000 jobs to Washington
state. The main reason for the
move? Anticipated cuts in federal defense spending.
"Even states with poor tax climates can be very friendly to
specific types of businesses."
tives the company has sought,
and won, is eye popping, said
Norman.
If Boeing leaves Kansas,
Gov. Sam Brownback and the
state's congressional delegation
have said the company was
breaking a promise to build jet
tankers in Wichita in exchange
for Kansas help it win the U.S.
Air Force contract from rival
Airbus SAS, a French aircraft
manufacturer.
For Boeing employees who
like in Kansas, state land local
tax obligations take on average
about 9.7 percent of their annual income. It's the 19th highest
percentage calculated among
the states. If those same
employees worked and lived in
Washington state, they'd pay no
state income taxes and about
9.3 percent of their incomes in
other state and local taxes, putting them at 29th place.
“Boeing has been at the center of three of the most celebrated cases of site location
competition in U.S. history,”
Norman said. These cases are:
Tax lure
Moving to Washington state
could be attractive to Boeing
because of its taxes.
The Tax Foundation's 2011
ranking of state business climates puts Kansas at 35th and
Washington state at 11th, said
Robyn.
Kansas corporate tax rates
are now 4 percent for small
businesses and 7 percent for
larger business concerns.
Washington has no comparable
corporate rate, but charges a
business an occupation tax
equal to 0.4 percent and 1.8
percent of a business' gross
receipts based on a complex
system of business classification.
Such differences are important when states compete to
land businesses, Robyn said.
"But you need to look at specific details too," he said.
The foundation plans to
release new rankings early in
2012, Robyn said.
History of incentives
Given Boeing’s history, there
is a good chance that some kind
of incentive package will be
involved for whichever state
lands Boeing, said Scott
Hamilton, an analyst who follows Boeing's affairs at
Leeham Co., a suburban Seattle
aviation consulting services
firm.
“Seattle built the airport
known locally as Boeing Field,
because Bill Boeing threatened
to move the whole operation to
California,” he said.
“That was in the 1920s.
They’ve got a history,” he said.
•Washington state in 2003
secured a $3.2 billion, 20-year
package of tax breaks, offered
some additional reductions in
workers’ compensation and
unemployment taxes, and committed to a $4 billion road
building program to land
Washington production facilities for what became the 787
jetliners.
•South Carolina offered
about $1 billion in tax incentives to win designation as a
subassembly site for the same
787 jetliners.
•Chicago offered an estimated $63 million to the company
for moving its headquarters
from Seattle, where it had been
based since its founding in
1916. Among the concessions
were tax credits that allow
Boeing to keep what otherwise
would be part of Illinois state
income taxes collected from
workers’ paychecks, various
property and sales tax exemptions, and grants to help cover
moving expenses and other
costs.
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Name: Johnson, Jeremy
Address: Topeka, Kansas
Date of Birth: 05-04-1983
Charge: Marshall County
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Date of Arrival: 12-23-2011
Date of Release: Still
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Reason: Still Incarcerated
Name: Bussmann, Jeffrey
Address: Marysville, Kansas
Date of Birth: 11-06-1970
Charge: DUI 4th, DWS
Date of Arrival: 12-25-2011
Date of Release: Still
Incarcerated
Reason: Still Incarcerated
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Obituaries______________Continued from page 2A
Ruby Hoeflicker
26 at St. Gregory’s Catholic
Church, Marysville.
Mass of Christian Burial was
held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday,
December 27, at St. Gregory’s
Catholic Church.
Burial was in St. Gregory’s
Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation was Monday, 10
a.m. until 5 p.m. at Kinsley
Mortuary.
Ruby was born on Aug. 20,
1942 at Meridian, MS, the
daughter of James and Alice
(Ramos) Eddins. In 1960, she
graduated from East High
School in Kansas City, MO. On
Nov. 12, 1960, she married
Herbie Hoeflicker at St.
Michael’s Catholic Church in
Kansas City, MO.
A rosary service was held at
7:00 p.m., Monday, December
In 1969 they moved to
Marysville and bought KNDY
Ruby Hoeflicker, 69, of
Edwards,
MO,
died
Wednesday, December 21,
2011 at Columbia, MO.
AM-FM. Together they owned
and operated KNDY AM-FM
in Marysville, KS, KFRM in
Salina, KS, KRFS AM-FM in
Superior, NE, KDNS in
Downs, KS, and KZDY in Glen
Elder, KS. During their careers
they lived in Marysville,
Belleville and Glen Elder until
retiring in 2006 and moved to
the Lake of the Ozarks.
Ruby was active in her
church and attended at St.
Gregory’s Catholic Church, St.
Edward’s Catholic Church in
Belleville,
St.
Joseph’s
Catholic Church in Superior,
NE, St. Peter & Paul Catholic
Church in Cawker City, KS,
and Our Lady of the Snow
Catholic Church in Climax
Springs, MO. She was a member of the Red Hat Society.
She enjoyed cooking, fishing, reading, traveling and
attending her children and
grandchildren’s ball games.
Her parents, and an infant
sister, Linda, preceded her in
death.
Survivors include her husband, Herbie; three daughters,
Cindy (Bob) Voet of Home,
KS, Becky (Bruce) Jacobitz of
Nelson, NE, Deb (Bob) Sasser
of Belleville, KS; and five
grandchildren.
A memorial fund has been
established in her name to be
designated by the family at a
later time. Contributions may
be sent in care of Kinsley
Mortuary.
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Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, December 29, 2011
Local Students Graduate Manhattan Area Tech College
Manhattan Area Technical
College held its fall commencement exercises on
Friday, December 9, 2011, at
McCain
Auditorium
in
Manhattan,
KS.
Brent
McKeeman,
Manhattan
Technical College Alumni,
delivered the commencement
address to over 70 graduates in
nine programs of study. MATC
awarded 50 associate of
applied science degrees, and 24
graduates received technical
certificates.
The following nineteen graduating students were inducted
into the National Technical
Honor Society: John D. Marker
(Business
Administration),
Bingo Creates a Connection
Photos by: Jessica Vines and
Alicia Vega
VHHS Journalism
Part of a well-rounded education includes learning to give
and serve others, which is why
students from Valley Heights
Jr/Sr High School take time to
play Bingo with residents of
Blue Valley Senior Living.
Once each month throughout
the school year, students visit
the residents during PLC
Wednesday time. This experience helps to build relationships between people who
would otherwise have very little chance of interacting. It was
obvious that the students and
residents were having an enjoyable time winning Bingo prizes
and snacking on cookies that
were made during one of Mrs.
Rhonda Joseph’s FAX classes.
As one of the resident’s put it,
“I love it [playing Bingo with
the students]. Thank you; I
appreciate it. Thank you, Thank
you.”
Chase M. Carlson, Cody Ellis,
Aaron P. Frieb, Joshua A.
Gayle, Jordan D. Habiger, Brad
Heidman, Dillon T. Howbert,
Sean T. McNally, Jacob Dean
Oppenheimer, Zebulon Bryant
Peak,
Anthony
Donald
Schuetz,
Ryan
Williams
Swatzell, Jason D. Thomas
(Electrical
Power
and
Distribution), James Earl
Brochtrup, Nathanael Jacob
Brooks, Scott E. Jansen
(Information
Network
Technology), Dawn V M
Genzer, Crystal R. Mitchell
(Nursing).
Following is a list of MATC
graduates by area:
Axtell: Andrew Kuckelman
Blue
Rapids:
Ashley
Swearingen
Frankfort:
Kyle
Huddleston, Brooke Gerstner,
Jolene Wessel
Marysville: Travis Cashier
Valley Heights Jr/Sr High Students visit with the residents of
Blue Valley Senior living during PLC Wednesday time to play bingo.
Birth Announcement:
Ellaire Scout Claycamp
Tim and Kelly Claycamp
would like to announce the
birth of Ellarie Scout Claycamp
born on November 15th, 2011.
7lbs 14 oz, 20 1/2 inches
long. Siblings are Kadin 9,
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Trayton 7, and Kinsley 4.
Grandparetnts are Darrell and
Karen Claycamp of Blue
Rapids, Ks., Stan and Mert
Reed of Winifred, Ks., and
Roger and Marjie Zvolanek of
Barnston,
Ne.
Great
Grandparent is Marie Griffee of
Beattie, Ks.
Ashley Swearingen of Blue Rapids.
(Photo by Deb Barrington)
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Will be closed
Sat 12-31-11 and
Mon 1-02-11 for the
New Year Holiday
Thank
You
A special thank you to all who
donated food and monetary gifts to
the “Team Mean Jean Relay for
Life” Bake Sale which was held
December 23rd at Gators’
Hometown Foods.
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Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, December 29, 2011
Second Annual Roc Day Celebration Approaches
Roc Day II, a gathering for
fiber enthusiasts, quilters, spinners, weavers and other
crafters will be held Saturday,
January 7, from 10:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. at the Lee Dam
Center for Fine Art in
Marysville, KS. The event is
sponsored by the Marshall
County Arts Cooperative. The
public is invited.
Roc Day, also known as
Saint Distaff’s Day, was traditionally known for the day
women returned to their duties
following the twelve days of
Christmas.
“This is the second year that
we’re sponsoring this event,”
said Wayne Kruse, the arts
cooperative’s executive director. “Usually the art center is
filled with paintings and photographs – the traditional
mediums that people think of
when they think about art.
With this event, however, we
celebrate the fiber arts and fill
the center will beautiful artwork created with fabrics. It’s
a neat way to explore another
artistic avenue.”
Participants or visitors can
stay for the day or just drop by
and stay as long as they want.
Lunch will be available for a
free-will donation.
Several new mediums and
techniques will be demonstrated this year. Encaustic paint-
ing, an art form dating back to
the Egyptians, will be demonstrated by Carolyn Berry,
Lawrence. Berry will introduce fabrics and silk tissue
transfers into beeswax and
paints, adding textural overlays and preparing different
surfaces for encaustic work.
Karen Higgins, Beatrice,
NE, will demonstrate weaving
on table-top looms. Several
looms will be available for
instructional use. Her husband,
Gary, will demonstrate an
antique sock machine used to
make socks for soldiers during
World War I and World War II.
Socks created on the machine
will be for sale.
April Spicer, Marysville,
will teach two classes on crocheting with beads, the first at
10:00 a.m. and the second at
1:00 p.m.
For quilters, Gwen Turner,
Blue Rapids, will display several of her quilts including a
millennium quilt made in 2000
out of 2,000 pieces of material.
Bonnie Olsen, Clifton, will
also display her quilts, including one made in remembrance
of 9/11.
Mary Leck, Washington,
will show how to knit wrist
warmers.
Connie Mueller, Linn, will
sell items handcrafted from
alpaca wool.
Sally Brandon, owner of the
Shepherd’s Mill, Phillipsburg,
will demonstrate bobbin lace
techniques.
Kay McCoy, owner of Great
Plains Artisans, and daughter
Brandi, will demonstrate wool
felting techniques.
Talysha Pinnick, owner of
TRP Designs, Marysville, will
demonstrate Celtic love knot
necklace.
Carla Wolfe will share her
mother’s rug hooking collection.
Additional interactive displays and classes will feature
knot tying, broomstick lace,
wool dryer balls, spinning,
knitting, rug hooking, crochet-
ing and other forms of fiber
artistry. “It’s the perfect opportunity to learn from others or
to start the new year with new
fiber interests or projects,”
said Lori Parker, the event’s
organizer.
Items will also be for sale.
Participants are encouraged
to bring their spinning wheels,
knitting or fiber-related projects.
Those wishing to participate
should contact Parker at 785363-7228 or e-mail
[email protected].
get from being a good sport
yourself.
3) Help your child remember
to play. Discuss both the competitive and fun parts of
involvement. Discuss the fun
that comes from doing their
best, performing well, and
spending time with friends –
regardless of the outcome of the
event.
4) Discuss the headlines.
When you watch TV or read the
newspaper, point out actions
related to sportsmanship. Ask
your child what they think of
competitors who “showboat” or
about the cost to the team for a
technical foul. Look for examples of positive behavior as
well.
5) Read books together with
a
sportsmanship
theme.
Particularly with younger children, you can use this time to
discuss examples of good
sportsmanship and poor sportsmanship behaviors.
6) Reflect. Use the language
of sportsmanship (respect,
integrity, responsibility, fairness) with your child when discussing practice and games.
Ask them to think about why
they had a bad or good game
and what role sportsmanship
played.
7) Emphasize teamwork in
team events. Help your child to
think “we” instead of “me”.
8) Make sure you and your
child know the rules of the
event. When you know the
rules of competition, you can
help your child to follow the
rules as well.
9) Emphasize good sportsmanship at home. Games or
contests at home are great family activities. Keep sportsmanship in-line during these activities.
Watch for teachable
moments when your family is
engaged in competition.
10) Emphasize good character in daily life. The same
behaviors that demonstrate
good sportsmanship extend
beyond the competitive arena.
Promote respect, responsibility,
trustworthiness, fairness, caring, and citizenship in your
daily lives.
Sportsmanship Checklist
I abide by the rules of the
event.
I try to avoid arguments.
I share in the responsibilities
of the team.
I give everyone a chance to
play according to the rules.
I always play fair.
I follow the directions of the
coach/leader.
I respect the other team’s
effort.
I offer encouragement to my
teammates.
I accept the judgment calls of
the officials or judges.
I end the competition
smoothly and graciously - win
or lose.
Sportsmanship is the ability to:
Win without gloating (don’t
rub it in)
Lose without complaining
(don’t make excuses)
Treat your opponent, your
teammates,
and
the
officials/judges with respect
Home Notes
By Susan A. Latta - CEA
Marshall County Extension
Agent
Ringing in the New Year
brings lots of Bowl games and
the basketball and wrestling
seasons are now in full swing.
While we are cheering our team
to a victory, it is important for
fans and athletes alike, to
remember to display good
sportsmanship.
As parents of athletes, we
love to watch our children play
in games and push them to
achieve success in every play of
each game. We sit on the edge
of our seats waiting for the next
moment in time when our child
goes into the game and the team
works together like a well oiled
machine. At the same time, it’s
hard for us to walk the fine line
between being supportive and
becoming
over-involved.
However, through example and
conscious teaching, we can help
our children to have a positive
experience in their activities
and to become a good sport.
Here are some tips for teaching your child about sportsmanship.
1) Expect and reinforce good
sportsmanship with your child.
Point out and reward good
sportsmanship. Have a plan for
dealing with poor sportsmanship.
2) Model sportsmanship.
Discuss how you personally
show sportsmanship. Describe
how you can show respect to
the opponent by shaking their
parent’s hands after the event.
Describe the good feelings you
Valley Heights High School Basketball Schedule 2011-12
BOYS
December
*2
7:45PM Centralia @ Valley Heights
*6
7:45PM Valley Heights @ Bern
Bern: Platt 20 (3-3's), E.Meyer 18. VH: Musil 27.
7:45PM Wabaunsee High School @ Valley Heights
VH: Musil 11, Trimble 10.
7:45PM Valley Heights @ Republic County
9
13
GIRLS
Results Record
Results Record
45 - 38 0 - 1
December
*2
6:15PM Centralia @ Valley Heights
47 - 46 0 - 1
51 - 63 0 - 2
*6
72 - 23 1 - 1
42 - 45 1 - 2
9
32 - 63 1 - 3
13
6:15PM Valley Heights @ Bern
VH: Blackburn 22, Mann 13, Potter 11
6:15PM Wabaunsee High School @ Valley Heights
VH: Mann 12, Blackburn 10.
6:15PM Valley Heights @ Republic County
January
*3
7:45PM Clifton-Clyde @ Valley Heights
6:15PM Valley Heights @ Blue Valley
VH: Potter 28, Mann 13. BV: Tucker 20.
* 20 6:15PM Linn @ Valley Heights
VH: Blackburn 12, Mann 10.
January
*3
6:15PM Clifton-Clyde @ Valley Heights
*6
7:45PM Valley Heights @ Axtell
*6
6:15PM Valley Heights @ Axtell
10
7:45PM Valley Heights @ Centralia
10
6:15PM Valley Heights @ Centralia
* 16
* 20
7:45PM Valley Heights @ Blue Valley
54 - 64 1 - 4
BV: 21-10 4th qtr. Drouillard 22, Peter 20. VH: Musil & Bargdill 11.
7:45PM Linn @ Valley Heights
50 - 22 1 - 5
Linn: Herrs & Wiese 10.
14
* 16
14
Valley Heights vs. TBA
TVL at Valley Heights (Jan.14-21st)
58 - 38 1 - 2
19 - 53 1 - 3
(2OT) 54 - 51 2 - 3
11 - 31 3 - 3
Valley Heights vs. TBA
TVL at Valley Heights (Jan.14-21st)
* 27
7:45PM B&B @ Valley Heights
* 27
6:15PM B&B @ Valley Heights
* 31
7:45PM Valley Heights @ Wetmore
* 31
6:15PM Valley Heights @ Wetmore
February
3
7:45PM Wamego High School @ Valley Heights
February
3
6:15PM Wamego High School @ Valley Heights
*7
7:45PM Frankfort @ Valley Heights
*7
6:15PM Frankfort @ Valley Heights
* 10
7:45PM Valley Heights @ Hanover
* 10
6:15PM Valley Heights @ Hanover
* 14
7:45PM Onaga @ Valley Heights
* 14
6:15PM Onaga @ Valley Heights
* 17
7:45PM Washington County @ Valley Heights
* 17
6:15PM Washington County @ Valley Heights
21
7:45PM Valley Heights @ Linn
21
6:15PM Valley Heights @ Linn
27
Valley Heights vs. TBA
Sub-State
27
Valley Heights vs. TBA
Sub-State
* Conference Event
% Exhibition/Scrimmage Event
Event times are (CST)
* Conference Event
% Exhibition/Scrimmage Event
Event times are (CST)
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Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, December 29, 2011
Marshall County Minutes
December 19, 2011
The Board of Marshall
County Commissioners met in
regular adjourned session with
Charles R. Loiseau, Chairman;
Thomas K. Holle and Robert S.
Connell member; and Sonya L.
Stohs, County Clerk present.
The meeting was called to
order at 9:00 a.m.
The Board opened the meeting with the flag salute.
The minutes and agenda
were approved as presented
upon a motion by
Robert S. Connell moved,
seconded by Thomas K. Holle.
Unanimous.
Emergency
Management
Director
William
Schwindamann Jr. met with the
Board.
Thomas K. Holle
moved, seconded by Robert S.
Connell to appoint Bill
Schwindamann and Carly Tyler
to be the Marshall County’s
Exercise Program managers.
Unanimous.
County Attorney Laura
Johnson-McNish met with the
Board.
Thomas K. Holle moved,
seconded by Robert S. Connell
to go into executive session for
ten minutes at 9:04 a.m. to discuss matters of pending litigation with County Attorney
Laura Johnson-McNish present. Unanimous.
Charles R. Loiseau moved,
seconded by Robert S. Connell
to approve Resolution #11-1219-1 transferring up to
$10,000.00 from the County
General
(Emergency
Management) fund to the
Emergency
Management
Capital
Outlay
fund.
Unanimous.
District Court Clerk Nancy
Koch met with the Board to
discuss purchasing a shredder.
Thomas K. Holle moved, seconded by Robert S. Connell to
approve the following purchase
order. Unanimous.
Quill.com, Philadelphia, PA
for shredder $1,199.99-County
Equipment fund-P.O. # 4075
Thomas K. Holle moved,
seconded by Robert S. Connell
to approve the following 2011
abatements with a value of
5,088 and a total tax of
$649.25. Unanimous.
Thomas K. Holle moved,
seconded by Charles R.
Loiseau to approve Resolution
#11-12-19-2 transferring up to
$2,000.00 from the Appraiser
fund to the Appraiser Capital
Outlay fund. Unanimous.
Robert S. Connell moved,
seconded by Charles R.
Loiseau to approve the following
purchase
order.
Unanimous.
McBattas Packaging and
Printing, Fairbury, NE for 6000
envelopes for CVN’s $552.96Appraiser fund-P.O. # 4079
Public Works Administrator
Mike Craig and Public Works
Coordinating Supervisor Larry
Polson met with the Board.
Robert S. Connell moved,
seconded by Thomas K. Holle
to approve the following purchase orders. Unanimous.
National Sign Co., Ottawa,
KS for signs $1,329.50-Road &
Bridge fund-P.O. # 107638
Newman Signs, Jamestown,
ND for signs, letters, and
brackets
$4,199.40-E-911
fund-P.O. # 107637
Foley Industries, Wichita,
KS for troubleshoot engine oil
sensor and replace bypass
valves $1,339.46-Road &
Bridge fund-P.O. # 107639
Charles R. Loiseau moved,
seconded by Robert S. Connell
to go into executive session for
fifteen minutes at 9:50 a.m. to
discuss matters of non-elected
personnel with Public Works
Administrator Mike Craig and
Public Works Coordinating
Supervisor Larry Polson present. Unanimous. Charles R.
Loiseau moved, seconded by
Robert S. Connell extend executive session for five minutes at
10:05 a.m. for the same reasons
with the same persons present.
Unanimous.
Public Works Administrator
Mike Craig informed the Board
of two retiring Supervisors
Max Turnbull, Jr., Frankfort
and
William Yungeberg,
Waterville effective December
31, 2011.
Public Works Administrator
Mike Craig recommended the
following realignment of personnel in the Public Works
Department: Marysville Shop Brad Armstrong from Senior
Operator I at $13.75 an hour to
Senior Operator II at $13.88 an
hour;
Mike Griffee from
Operator II at $13.24 an hour to
Senior Operator I at $13.75 an
hour; Frankfort Shop- Dave
Younger from Senior Operator
I at $13.75 an hour
to
Supervisor at $15.70 an hour;
Jim Boeckman from Operator
II at $13.24 an hour to Senior
Operator I at $13.75 an hour;
Waterville Shop – Colby Hearn
from Senior Operator I at
$13.75 an hour to Supervisor at
$15.70 an hour; Bill Orr from
Operator II at $13.24 an hour to
Senior Operator II at $13.88 an
hour; Bridge Crew – Tony
Mann from Operator II at 13.24
an hour to Senior Operator I at
$13.75 an hour; Transfer
Station-Kuert Giebler from
Operator II at $13.24 an hour to
a new position to be created
Transfer Station Manager at
$13.88 an hour . Charles R.
Loiseau moved, seconded by
Robert S. Connell to approve
the creation of a Transfer
Station Manager position on
the pay scale at $13.88 an hour.
Unanimous.
Charles R.
Loiseau moved, seconded by
Robert S. Connell to approve
the following realignment of
personnel in the Public Works
Department: Marysville Shop Brad Armstrong from Senior
Operator I at $13.75 an hour to
Senior Operator II at $13.88 an
hour;
Mike Griffee from
Operator II at $13.24 an hour to
Senior Operator I at $13.75 an
hour; Frankfort Shop- Dave
Younger from Senior Operator
I at $13.75 an hour
to
Supervisor at $15.70 an hour;
Jim Boeckman from Operator
II at $13.24 an hour to Senior
Operator I at $13.75 an hour;
Waterville Shop – Colby Hearn
from Senior Operator I at
$13.75 an hour to Supervisor at
$15.70 an hour; Bill Orr from
Operator II at $13.24 an hour to
Senior Operator II at $13.88 an
hour; Bridge Crew – Tony
Mann from Operator II at
$13.24 an hour to Senior
Operator I at $13.75 an hour;
Transfer Station-Kuert Giebler
from Operator II at $13.24 an
hour to a new position to be
created
Transfer
Station
Manager at $13.88 an hour
with a 90 day probation period
for the newly appointed Public
Works
Supervisors
and
Transfer Station Manager
effective January 1, 2012 .
Unanimous.
Thomas R. Holle moved,
seconded by Robert S. Connell
to allow the Public Works
Department to advertise for
two employees on the bridge
crew that would report to
Waterville Shop.
Thomas K. Holle moved,
seconded by Robert S. Connell
to approve the following purchase order. Unanimous.
Central Restaurant Products,
Indianapolis, IN for Bunn automatic coffee brewer $725.49Title III C fund-P.O. # 3833
Sheriff Daniel A. Hargrave
met with the Board to present
the following bids for financing
the two Dodge Chargers:
State Bank of Blue Rapids,
Blue Rapids, KS: 4.75% interest for 60 months
United Bank and Trust,
Marysville, KS: 3.49% interest
for 60 months
Sheriff Daniel A. Hargrave
recommended the bid from
United Bank & Trust in
Marysville at 3.49% interest for
60 months. Robert S. Connell
moved, seconded by Thomas
K. Holle to approve the bid and
recommendation from United
Bank & Trust in Marysville at
3.49% interest for 60 months
for the two Dodge Chargers for
the Sheriff’s Department.
Unanimous.
The Board went and viewed
a Neighborhood Revitalization
project to verify how much of
the project had been started.
Agency on Aging Director
Heather Ruhkamp met with the
Board.
Thomas K. Holle
moved, seconded by Robert S.
Connell to approve moving
Sheryl Rengstorf from parttime Nutrition Site with no
benefits to Nutrition Site Step
II at $10.63 an hour with
KPERS benefits effective
January 1, 2012.
Robert S. Connell moved,
seconded by Thomas K. Holle
to approve the vouchers, as presented, and issue manual warrants from the respective funds.
Unanimous.
Economic
Development
Director George McCune and
Community
Development
Coordinator Juanita McCune
met with the Board to give
them a weekly update.
The Board had a conference
call with RPM Access representatives George Black and
Felix Friedman to discuss the
Marshall Wind Energy, LLC
project, the potential road
agreement and how the project
is suspended until mid
February at this time.
Robert S. Connell moved,
seconded by Thomas K. Holle
to approve the Neighborhood
Revitalization application for
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Amoco Food Shop-Harrington
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and
the
Neighborhood
Revitalization application for
Steve Moser, Robert and
Bernice Moser Trust with the
preconstruction pictures that
were provided by the applicant
with exception of the concrete
foundation that was already
completed. Unanimous.
The Board placed a call to
Brett Parker, Waterville at his
request to discuss to replacing a
gate with two new swinging
gates on Zenith Road in
Cottage Hill Township between
Sections 11 and 2. The Board
said they would view the situation no action was taken.
Robert S. Connell moved,
seconded by Charles R.
Loiseau to adjourn the meeting
at 12:12 p.m. Unanimous. The
next scheduled meeting will be
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
starting at 9:00 a.m.
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Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, December 29, 2011
If America Is the Battleground, Nobody Has Any Rights
By Gene Healy
Last Thursday — which happened to be the 220th anniversary of the ratification of the
Bill of Rights — the Senate
passed a defense bill that
demonstrates just how cavalier
Congress can be with our fundamental liberties.
Given the opportunity to
clarify existing law and confirm that American citizens are
not subject to indefinite military detention at the order of
the president — Congress punted.
After a debate in which key
members seriously contemplated empowering the president to
"Gitmo-ize" Americans suspected of terrorist activity, the
National
Defense
Authorization Act of 2012
leaves the question open.
Maybe he can, maybe he can't,
so let's let the courts sort it out.
The legislation is ready for
President Obama's signature,
the president having caved on
his earlier veto threat. Happy
Bill of Rights Day!
It could have been even
worse. An earlier version of the
bill would, according to one of
its cosponsors, Sen. John
McCain, R-Ariz., have allowed
the president to use the U.S.
military to seize American citizens on the home front and ship
them to Guantanamo.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, RS.C., cheered the provision,
because it would "basically say
in law for the first time that the
homeland is part of the battlefield." He added that "I believe
our military should be deeply
involved in fighting these guys
at home."
James Madison, the father of
the Bill of Rights, was somewhat less giddy about the
prospect of militarizing the
home front. "A standing military force, with an overgrown
Executive will not long be safe
companions to liberty," he
warned at the Constitutional
Convention, "the means of
defense against foreign danger
have always been the instruments of tyranny at home."
Yet for all the Tea Partyinspired Constitution-waving
on the Hill, only a minority of
Republicans seem to share the
Founders' justified fear of
standing armies at home.
An amendment that would
have explicitly excluded U.S.
citizens from the bill's military
detention provisions failed by a
45-55 vote in the Senate, with
only a handful of Tea Party
Republicans — including Sens.
Rand Paul, R-Ky., Mike Lee,
R-Utah, and Mark Kirk, R-Ill.,
— breaking with their party to
oppose selective martial law
within the United States.
The language that passed
Thursday ducks the issue, stating that the bill isn't intended to
change existing law on U.S.
citizens arrested in the U.S. But
the compromise Congress settled on settles nothing. Existing
law is unclear, and the NDAA
makes it murkier still.
In 2002 during the Bush
administration, federal officials
seized Brooklyn-born al Qaeda
suspect Jose Padilla, declared
him an "enemy combatant,"
and ordered him held in a military brig without charges.
The
Bush
Justice
Department
argued
that
Congress had authorized military detention of citizens at
home when it authorized war
against al Qaeda. But fearing a
Supreme Court rebuke, the
administration
transferred
Kansas jobs, taxes and the economy
dominated 2011 Statehouse debates
By Gene Meyer
Kansas Reporter
TOPEKA — Jobs, taxes and
efforts to make Kansas’ economy more competitive dominated the state government agenda
in 2011.
And they likely will spill
over into 2012.
Kansas legislators, who last
session sought to cut state
spending, streamline state government and fund schools,
passed a budget that House
Speaker Mike O’Neal, RHutchinson, described as one
of the largest reductions in proposed state spending in memory.
“It was pretty remarkable,”
O’Neal said when the current
fiscal 2012 budget passed in
May.
The budget called for a nearly 6 percent increase, to $6 billion, in general fund tax revenue spending to partly offset
reductions in a larger $14 billion all-funds budget.
The larger $14 billion allfunds budget, which includes
federal matching funds for various programs, was about 6
percent smaller than last year.
Those cuts were divided among
several social service, local
safety net and education programs.
Legislators and Kansas Gov.
Sam Brownback, a Republican,
generally are bracing for additional reductions in federal dollars in the next fiscal year's
budget, as U.S. lawmakers continue to wrangle over reining in
federal debt.
How those cuts may affect
Kansas taxpayers are expected
to
be
revealed
when
Brownback delivers his State of
the State address to the
Legislature on Jan. 11.
Brownback has declined to
estimate how large the federal
cuts might be, “but I’m telling
our folks here we should prepare for a big number."
Although Kansas’ unemployment rate has dropped to
6.5 percent in November, the
most recent month reported,
from 6.9 percent a year earlier
and private sector employment
during the same period has
risen by 4,500, more needs to
be done, said Brownback, who
was sworn into office as the
state’s 46th governor in
January.
“The last decade was a lost
decade for jobs in Kansas,” he
said. “We’ve got to turn that
around.”
Brownback and a markedly
more conservative Kansas
Legislature — in which
Republicans
outnumber
Democrats 92-33 in the Kansas
House and 32-8 in the Kansas
Senate — began immediately
to try to increase private-sector
employment and trim the size
of government with proposed
combinations of tax friendly
policies and reduced regulation.
Brownback in February
issued seven executive reorganization orders that moved or
consolidated several state agencies with broadly similar functions and abolished three agencies.
Among these consolidations
was merging separate human
resources operations in 18 state
agencies into one unit in the
state
Department
of
Administration, which is part
of the governor’s office.
The primary purpose of that
change was to cut costs and
streamline
operations,
Brownback said.
“It’s what businesses do,” he
said in an interview earlier this
month.
Kansas legislators also tried
last session to overhaul the
state’s tax code, but that effort
stalled.
In May, the state Senate
declined to debate a proposal
by state Rep. Richard Carlson,
R-St. Marys, chairman of the
House Taxation Committee,
that would have limited any tax
increases by linking them to
previous year’s collection levels.
Brownback has promised to
offer legislators proposed
changes to the state tax structure that are “simpler, flatter
and fairer” in his Jan. 11
speech. He has declined to
offer any further details.
Other legislators also are
offering tax proposals or spending plans.
State Sen. Carolyn McGinn,
R-Sedgwick, chairwoman of
the Senate Ways and Means
Committee, said she will propose repealing a temporary 1
cent sales tax increase on Jan.
1, 2013, six months ahead of
schedule.
With state tax revenue now
on track to top earlier projections by about $200 million,
reducing the rate “is the fiscally responsible thing to do,”
McGinn said.
State Sen. Ruth Teichman,
R-Stafford, last month proposed using $34 million that
Kansas expects to save because
1,000 workers accepted a stateoffered early retirement plan to
restore part of the money previously cut from school aid.
That ultimately is a competitiveness issue, Teichman said,
because a better educated
workforce means “Kansas
employers have ready access to
a workforce competing in a
global marketplace.”
Also during the year:
• The Brownback administration in December proposed
statewide school funding formula to replace the current 20year-old plan. The proposal
increases per-pupil spending
and allows districts to raise
property taxes. But it also locks
in funding near levels lowered
by previous education cuts and
“gives the term “Bleeding
Kansas’ a new meaning,” said
Karen Godfrey, vice president
of the Kansas National
Education Association, the
state’s largest teachers union.
• A special Kansas commission was formed to help resolve
an $8.3 billion funding gap in
the Kansas Public Employees
Retirement
System.
In
December, it recommended
retirement savings accounts for
future teachers and other government employees instead of
pensions. The change would
limit future taxpayer exposure
to retirement plan costs, but do
nothing to fill the gap that
exists now.
Blue Rapids Museum Believes!
Maxine Haller delivered a
donation from their son Don
Haller to the museum which
was received with much excitement. The Museum knew that
in 1918 Marshall County citizens donated to send a carload
of flour to the war stricken
Belgians. The Belgian Relief
committee purchased a full carload of Perfection Flour from
the Blue Rapids Mfg. Co.
In 1941, E. M. Carlson
received a letter from a Mrs.
William Pudney of Montclair,
NJ stating that in preparing to
move she had run across a sou-
venir of WWI that she felt
belonged in Blue Rapids. Mr.
Carlson expressed a strong
interest and sent her $1 for
postage which she in turn
planned to use to send some
clothing to the British Relief.
Mrs. Pudney called the item
a “sweet little music case
embroidered on one of the
Perfection Flour sacks” and
said, “This touching tribute to
American aid was made by a
Belgian woman and presented
to an American ambulance
friend of mine and handed to
me at a YMCA canteen in
France.” The article arrived in
Blue Rapids where it was displayed in the window of the
Stanton Hardware.
From newspaper articles, the
Museum knew all the above
but has often wondered who
had this treasure hidden in their
belongings. Enter Santa, aka
Don Haller, who idly turned
over an embroidered folder at
an auction in Abilene, saw the
Blue Rapids Milling logo and
outbid the competitors.
A piece of cardboard stiffens
the flour sack. In large letters
on the cover are the words La
Brabanconne and a stanza of
music. Bound inside is a copy
of the Belgian national anthem.
Mrs. Pudney’s original letter
was also with the “music case”.
All parts are now together in a
display at the BR Museum, #36
Public Square.
And another Santa donated
$10,000 to the Leaky Roof
Fund bringing the museum
within about $1,000 of matching Larry Parson’s $20,000
donation. WE BELIEVE!
There will be a catered dinner
featuring smoked brisket and
seasoned pork loin at 7:00pm.
Following dinner there will be
table games and railroad
movies. At 11:00pm there will
be a ride on the rail for all who
dare to brave the winter weather. The New Year will be celebrated with a fireworks display
at the end of the ride, and
Biscuits and Gravy will be
served to warm up with.
Reservations for this fun
filled evening are available by
calling 785-562-8803.
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Padilla to federal prison in
early 2006, so that question has
never been resolved by the
Court.
But Congress can clarify the
issue itself. Paul has joined 12
of his colleagues in backing the
"Due Process Guarantee Act of
2011," which insists that congressional authorization for a
war "shall not authorize the
detention without charge or
trial of a citizen... apprehended
in the United States, unless an
Act of Congress expressly
authorizes such detention."
A decade into the War on
Terror, al Qaeda is a radically
diminished force. At home, it's
apparently been reduced to a
few hapless radicals, too dumb
to realize they're being played
by FBI informants.
If Congress thinks its necessary to turn America into a battlefield to address that sort of
threat, the least they can do is
to say so.
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Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, December 29, 2011
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Blue Rapids Methodist Church makes Cheer Plates
Delores Hargadine, Pastor Debby Dick, Lucille Constable, Kay Taylor, Roberta Osborne, Doug Pishney, Martha
Sutton, Jean Thorton, Linda Nemechek, Becky Pishney and Gewn Turner gather together after they are done.
Kay Taylor arranges the done plates out on the table.
Martha Sutton carefully arranges cookies on the cheer
plates that the Methodist Church made.
Roberta Osborne, Pastor Debby Dick, Patsy Jackson, Lucille Constable and Jean Thorton
work their way around all of the cookies to make up the cheer plates.
Photos by Deb Barrington.
Santa visits Blue Valley Senior Living
Mildred Gallup and Santa.
Dick Spunaugle and Santa.
Tillie Hass and Santa.
Santa handed out presents to all of the residents during the resident and family Christmas party.
Photos Courtesy of Kristen Bigham.