Kansas officials begin redistricting process

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Kansas lawmakers
approve plan for
balancing budget
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Delinquent accounts will be disconnected
on May 17 if not paid by 8 a.m.
Across Kansas
Legislature approves
public welfare bill
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators approved a health and public welfare
bill Monday that would reduce prescription drug costs within the state’s Medicaid
program and make changes to eligibility
for public assistance.
Senators voted 27-13 in favor of the
measure early Monday after the House
approved it in a 79-43 vote. The measure
will now go to Gov. Sam Brownback, who
has touted welfare reform in the past.
The Kansas House initially voted 69-52
against the measure Sunday, sending it to
a conference committee where negotiators
added more patient protections to the socalled step therapy provision that would
require participants to try a less expensive
drug before being allowed to get a more
expensive one.
However, patients with multiple sclerosis would be able to switch to another drug
after a 30-day trial if the medication is
found unsuitable for them. Patients who
have already tried a drug and discontinued
it because it was ineffective or had adverse
effects also would be exempted from the
therapy.
A provision in the measure also requires
that the organization administering the
drug respond to a physician’s request to
override the step-therapy requirement
within 72 hours.
Republican leaders saw the measure as
crucial to resolving budget issues because
it would reduce the state’s costs in providing health coverage to poor and disabled
residents by nearly $11 million a year.
Police: Woman dies in
parking spot dispute
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a
woman has been stabbed to death in
Wichita during a parking spot dispute.
KSNW-TV reports that the stabbing
happened Saturday night in the parking
lot of an apartment complex.
Wichita Police Sgt. Brian Sigman says
the 23-year-old victim was sitting in a car
with four other women with the driver’s
door open. Another driver wanted her to
close the door so he could pull into an
adjacent parking space and is accused of
stabbing her when she refused. She was
rushed to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Sgt. Joe Kennedy says another woman
received treatment after she was stabbed
in the arm.
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Tiny Nebraska town
says no to 1,100 jobs
NICKERSON, Neb. (AP) — Halfton pickup trucks crowd the curb
outside the One Horse Saloon, a
neon Coors Light sign in the window and rib-eye steaks on the
menu, but otherwise Nickerson,
Nebraska, is nearly silent on a
spring evening, with only rumbling
freight trains interrupting bird
songs.
Regional economic development
officials thought it was the perfect
spot for a chicken processing plant
that would liven up the 400-person
town with 1,100 jobs, more than it
had ever seen. When plans leaked
out, though, there was no celebration, only furious opposition that
culminated in residents packing
the fire hall to complain the roads
couldn’t handle the truck traffic,
the stench from the plant would be
unbearable and immigrants and
out-of-towners would flood the
area, overwhelming schools and
changing the town’s character.
“Everyone was against it,” said
Jackie Ladd, who has lived there
for more than 30 years. “How many
jobs would it mean for people here?
Not many.”
The village board unanimously
voted against the proposed $300
million plant, and two weeks later,
the company said they’d take their
plant — and money — elsewhere.
Deep-rooted, rural agricultural
communities around the U.S. are
seeking economic investments to
keep from shedding residents, but
those very places face trade-offs
that increasing numbers of those
who oppose meat processing
plants say threaten to burden their
way of life and bring in outsiders.
“Maybe it’s just an issue of the
times in which we live in which so
many people want certain things
but they don’t want the inconveniences that go with them,” said
Chris Young, executive director of
the American Association of Meat
Processors.
Nickerson fought against Georgia-based Lincoln Premium Poultry, which wanted to process 1.6
million chickens a week for warehouse chain Costco. It was a similar story in Turlock, California,
which turned down a hog-processing plant last fall, and Port Arthur,
Texas, where residents last week
stopped a meat processing plant.
There also were complaints this
month about a huge hog processing plant planned in Mason City,
Iowa, but the project has moved
ahead.
The Nickerson plant would have
helped area farmers, who mostly
grow corn and soybeans, start up
poultry operations and buy locally
grown grain for feed, said Willow
Holliback, who lives 40 miles away
and heads an agriculture group
that backed the proposal.
“When farmers are doing well,
the towns are doing well,” she said.
The question of who would work
the tough jobs was at the forefront
of the debate, though many were
adamant they aren’t anti-immigrant. Opposition leader Randy
Ruppert even announced: “This is
not about race. This is not about
religion.”
But both were raised at the raucous April 4 meeting where the
local board rejected the plant. One
speaker said he’d toured a chicken
processing plant elsewhere and felt
nervous because most of the workers were minorities.
More overtly, John Wiegert, from
nearby Fremont where two meat
processors employ many immigrants, questioned whether Nickerson’s plant would attract legal
immigrants from Somalia — more
than 1,000 of whom have moved to
other Nebraska cities for similar
jobs, along with people from Mexico, Central America and Southeast
Asia.
“Being a Christian, I don’t want
Somalis in here,” Wiegert, who has
led efforts to deny rental housing to
immigrants in the country illegally,
told the crowd. “They’re of Muslim
descent. I’m worried about the type
of people this is going to attract.”
Others pointed out that, given
Nebraska’s unemployment rate is
among the nation’s lowest near 3
percent, few local residents would
accept the entry-level jobs. While
the projected wage of $13 to $17 an
hour was above the region’s current median wage for production
workers, opponents argued meat
processors generally have high
turnover.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) —
Kansas legislators approved
a plan early Monday morning to dump most of the
work of balancing the state’s
budget on Republican Gov.
Sam
Brownback
while
telling him he can’t cut aid to
public schools.
The measure passed by
divided GOP supermajorities
in both chambers assumes
the conservative governor
follows through on plans to
delay major highway projects and cut higher education spending. It also
anticipates him making $92
million in further cuts during the next fiscal year,
beginning July 1, that could
touch state Medicaid health
coverage for the poor and
disabled and other social
services.
The state would delay $96
million in contributions to
public employee pensions
due this spring, but the bill
by
lawmaker
approved
blocks Brownback from
touching aid to public
schools. Kansas had been
facing shortfalls totaling
more than $290 million in its
current budget and the one
for the next fiscal year.
“Everybody’s sufficiently
uncomfortable, but that’s
generally what it takes to get
compromise,” said Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Chairman Ty Masterson, an
Andover Republican.
The Senate approved the
bill, 22-18; the measure had
appeared initially to be failing, but several GOP senators switched their votes.
The House had approved it
earlier Monday morning, 63chief
59.
Brownback’s
spokeswoman has said the
governor believes he can
sign it.
Kansas has struggled to
balance its budget since the
GOP lawmakers slashed personal income taxes in 2012
and 2013 at Brownback’s
urging in an effort to stimulate the economy. The push
to have the term-limited governor make the tough decisions about the budget
reflects some lawmakers’
frustration that he won’t
back away from key cuts.
But even legislators who
continue to support the
income tax cuts had some
misgivings about the budget-balancing plan, at least a
few because legislators were
giving Brownback so much
power over spending. Others
were bothered by the pension contribution shuffle.
Under the plan, the pension contributions for public
employees could be delayed
until July 2018, though the
move won’t affect retirees’
benefits.
The Department of Transportation announced last
month that it was delaying
25 major highway projects;
Brownback plans to divert
$185 million in road funds to
general government programs.
The figure for unspecified
cuts Brownback would
make in the next fiscal year
is tied to a list of potential
reductions the governor’s
budget director, Shawn Sullivan, outlined earlier this
month as a potential budgetbalancing option for lawmakers to consider.
The list included $27 million in cuts to the higher
education system and $51
million in cuts to social services, mostly the Medicaid
program
that
provides
health coverage for the poor
and disabled.
“There are a number of
very, painful, painful cuts
that will be enacted,” said
Rep. Jerry Henry, an Atchison Democrat. “And those
cuts will be received by some
of the most vulnerable people in our society.”
Sullivan’s list of potential
cuts also included a $57 million cut in aid to public
schools, but the legislative
plan rejects that.
Republican leaders used
the protection in the bill for
aid to public schools as a
selling point for GOP lawmakers reluctant to embrace
the plan, particularly in the
House.
The Kansas Supreme
Court is reviewing a lawsuit
filed by four of the state’s
286 school districts in 2010,
arguing that the state doesn’t spend enough money on
its public schools and distributes the money unfairly.
The justices are hearing
arguments May 10 in a key
part of the case —whether
the state’s distribution of aid
remains unfair poor districts
after changes made earlier
this year.
After passing the budgetbalancing plan, legislators
gaveled out of session until
June 1, when their only
scheduled business is a brief
ceremony to adjourn for the
year. But an adverse
Supreme Court ruling on
education funding could
force them back to work.
Legislators’ work also
could be undone if the
state’s tax collections fail to
meet expectations — as they
have 11 of the past 12
months. Many lawmakers
see the state’s budget woes
continuing.
“We come back next year
and it hasn’t turned around,
what do we do then?” said
Sen. Ralph Ostmeyer, a
Grinnell Republican.
MONTEZUMA, Kan. (AP)
— Classes have been canceled in two rural western
Kansas school districts
because of law enforcement
situation at a home.
South Gray High school
principal Tim Skinner says
classes are canceled Monday
in the Montezuma and
Copeland school districts.
The Gray County sheriff’s
office said in a Facebook post
that deputies and the Kansas
Bureau of Investigation are
working on “resolving a situation with a subject in a resi-
dence.”
Skinner says the residence
is near the high school and
elementary school in Montezuma. The two districts
share a junior high and high
school and busing services.
They have a combined enrollment of about 240 students.
The sheriff’s office provided no additional information.
Kansas Bureau of Investigation Senior Special Agent
Mark Malick didn’t immediately return an email message from The Associated
Press.
Classes canceled in
two rural districts
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Kansas officials begin
redistricting process
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Six
years before it has to be
done, state and federal officials are already talking
about redistricting of congressional and legislative
districts in Kansas.
The new maps for political districts aren’t due in
Kansas until 2022. But officials from the U.S. Census
Bureau met with the state
Legislature’s research department last week to discuss the process and get
familiar with data and computer software that will be
used, The Lawrence Journal-World reported.
The next census will be
in 2020 and states have two
years after that to draw new
political maps.
“It’s a long process, so
we want to get information
out early so folks can start
preparing whatever material they need — geographic
information; software —
so they can start thinking
about how they’re going
to implement the program
when it comes time to actually start redistricting,”
said Michael Ratcliffe, the
Census Bureau’s assistant
division chief for geographic
standards in Washington.
The census counts each
state’s residents and maps
them into geographic units
known as census “blocks.”
Legislatures use that data
to draw maps that are supposed to be as equal in population as possible.
The process is often controversial. In 2012, Kansas
lawmakers were unable to
draw a redistricting plan of
their own, leaving the job to
a three-judge federal court
panel.
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.
An estimated 2.9 million
people currently live in Kansas, about 2.1 percent more
than the count from the
2010 census. Kansans are
steadily moving from rural
areas into the state’s larger
cities, particularly Kansas
City and Lawrence, and Ratcliff said that trend is likely
to continue.
“Some of the (rural) counties out here in Kansas,
Nebraska and the Dakotas
hit their peaks in the late
1800s, others in the early
part of the 20th century,” he
said. “And that’s happening
all across the country, really, not just out here.”
The shift likely means
the next round of redistricting will leave Kansas City,
Lawrence and Wichita metropolitan areas with more
seats in the Kansas Legislature, with fewer rural legislators. That could lead to
significant changes in how
the state’s four congressional districts are configured.
It appears the First district,
which covers all of western
Kansas and much of central
Kansas will become larger
geographically, while the
Second and Third Districts
of eastern Kansas, and
the Fourth District around
Wichita will become smaller.
The state officials who
met at the Statehouse won’t
be involved in those decisions. They will manage the
data files and software programs that allow lawmakers
and others to draw maps
and submit their proposals
for the new districts.
“We provide the data. The
states then do the work. We
stay out of that,” Ratcliffe
said.
A baby born today has a
Sun in Taurus and a Moon
in Pisces.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for
Monday, May 2, 2016:
This year you will achieve
many of your goals. You also
will examine them to see
how valid they are, as you
have changed since you last
focused on these desires.
Your circle of friends enlarges and becomes more significant. If you are single, you
will meet someone through
your friends or through an
organization in which you
are involved. This person
could turn your life upside
down. If you are attached,
the two of you broaden your
horizons and are likely to
want to be more social or
committed to your community. Your bond strengthens
as a result. PISCES can be
challenging, but you can
count on him or her.
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)
*** You might not be expressing your thoughts at
the moment. You could feel
as if the timing is off, or
perhaps you are questioning certain aspects of your
thinking. You would be wise
to keep some things to yourself, especially if you are not
ready for others’ opinions.
Tonight: Get some R and R.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20)
***** Know that there always are other options, even
if you don’t see them at first.
Your creativity comes into
play during a meeting or a
difficult situation involving
a partnership. You have an
idea of what you want, and
you have what it takes to get
it. Tonight: Brainstorm.
GEMINI (May 21-June
20)
*** People will observe
your actions. Though some
might question what you
are doing, others will admire
you. It is best to simply focus on what you need; their
disagreement will help you
to fine-tune your thoughts.
Tonight: You express your
ideas as if you are in a
dreamlike state.
CANCER (June 21-July
22)
***** Reach out to someone you admire. You will
gain a different perspective
about a key issue involving
travel or a legal matter. The
more you know, the better
you will understand others’ thinking. Tonight: Relax
your mind. Do some bingewatching or whatever works
for you.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
**** You often have great
ideas, but right now you
might need to listen to
someone else’s. Play devil’s
advocate if need be. Feelings
could come forward in a discussion that you’ll need to
be careful with. Understand
what a friend is saying. Tonight: Veg. Do what you
want.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
**** Defer to others. Re-
think a choice more carefully. Others mean well, and
one person in particular
cheers you on. You might
not understand why, but
you’ll know that he or she
is there for you. As a result,
you can break out of your
patterns. Tonight: Be a wild
thing.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
*** Concern about your
effectiveness might be appropriate. Take some time
to center yourself before
acting.
Communication
might not be as fluid as
you would like. Be aware of
what is happening on the
homefront. A family member seems to want control.
Tonight: Out and about.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov.
21)
***** Your playfulness
emerges when dealing with
others. A meeting could add
a chaotic element to your
day; a boss seems nearly too
enthusiastic. Rein in your
finances, and realize that
a tendency to go overboard
could cost you more than is
evident. Tonight: Use your
creativity.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21)
*** Tension builds as a
domestic issue lurks. If possible, get this matter settled,
as it keeps weaving its way
through your thoughts and
actions. Your finances could
be tied up in a power play
and you seem to resist any
pressure. Tonight: Observe,
then decide what to do.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19)
***** Your ability to communicate and get past others’ resistance will be more
important than you realize.
Someone might be holding
back some important information because of his or her
concerns. Use your ability to
detach and see the big picture. Tonight: Go for what
you need.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18)
***Avoid a tendency to go
overboard. You don’t want
to say “no” to someone you
care about. A well-meaning friend can be difficult
at times. Use caution with
someone you meet at this
time; this person could be
very controlling. Tonight:
Pay bills before deciding on
another purchase.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20)
****You might be more
energized than you have
been in a while. In a discussion with someone you look
up to, you’ll realize that one
of your long-term goals is no
longer valid. You are likely
to feel much freer than you
have in a long time. Tonight:
Do only what you want to
do.
BORN TODAY
Russian empress Catherine the Great (1729),
pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock (1903), actor
Dwayne Johnson (1972)
***
Jacqueline Bigar is on
the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com.
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***
I am rather inclined to silence, and whether that be wise or not,
it is at least more unusual nowadays to find a man who
can hold his tongue than to find one who cannot.
—Abraham Lincoln
***
Today in History
50 years ago
May 2, 1966—At a Notre
Dame Athletes Banquet,
Phil Nault was named honorary captain of the 1965
grid squad. Other lettermen were Tom Cyphers,
Bob Charbonneau, Richard
Walker, Lyle Bonebrake,
Duane Michaud,
Jerry
Wagoner, Dennis Hebert
and Paul Justyna; juniors,
John Schmidt, Larry Charbonneau, Tom Tyler, John
Paul Chaput and Richard
Sulanka; and sophomores
Mike Hager, Steve Metro and
Greg Sulanka . . . Nita Culley Lambert was crowned
Miss Kansas Wesleyan University. The daughter of Eoline Culley and the late Ray
Culley of Concordia, she was
the second married student
to receive the Miss Wesleyan
crown in the past five years.
25 years ago
May 2, 1991—A ribbon
cutting officially opened the
new Boogaart’s Food Store
that was located in the Concordia Plaza . . . Ramona
Derousseau,
Registered
Nurse from Concordia, was
selected as Nurse of the Year
by the District XII , Kansas
State Nurses Association.
10 years ago
May 2, 2006—Tea Time
was the theme for the
Mother-Daughter
dinner
at Trinity United Methodist Church. Guest speakers
were Lorraine Palmer and
Johnita Crawford, owners of
the Cloud County Tea Company at Clyde . . . Garret
Hake, 15, Concordia, won
the IMCA Compact feature
race at the Thayer County
Speedway in Deshler, Neb.
It was his first feature win.
5 years ago
May 2, 2011—Quentin
Breese, director of bands
and an administrative at
Southeast of Saline, was
hired as Concordia High
School’s new principal . . .
Concordia residents used
“Take Back Day” to rid
their medicine cabinets of
11 pounds of outdated and
unused prescription drugs.
The Concordia Police Department and the Cloud
County Chemical Dependency Commission, administrated by the Federal Drug
Enforcement
Administration, held the collection at
the First Christian Church
of Concordia.
1 year ago
May 2, 2015—Hugo Nava
and Mikyna Voss were the
Concordia Middle School
Students of the Month . . .
James Bell of Concordia was
honored as the State Knight
of the Year for the state of
Kansas.
PEOPLE
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Hopkins retires from
Annie’s teaching special education
Mailbox
by Kathy Mitchell and
Marcy Sugar
Dear Annie: I am a
38-year-old single man with
a serious problem involving my 13-year-old nephew,
"Hayden." Hayden's father
died when he was 3, and I
immediately stepped in as a
surrogate parent. We share
a close, affectionate relationship, and he has spent
the night at my house on
numerous occasions. There
was never a problem until a
month ago.
During a sleepover, I
awoke to find Hayden had
crawled into my bed and
was attempting to perform a
sex act on me. I immediately
stopped him, and we spent
the rest of the evening discussing what happened. He
confessed he was attracted
to men and had been obsessed with having an intimate homosexual encounter since he was 11 years
old. He thought I would be
receptive to it because I always give him a hug and
kiss when I see him. I have
been doing this since he was
a toddler, and there was
never anything remotely
sexual about it.
Hayden also admitted he
has had a few sexual encounters with a 16-yearold male neighbor. I was
stunned by all this. I calmly
explained to Hayden that a
sexual relationship between
us was simply not possible,
and that it was dangerous to
be looking for that with any
adult. He seemed genuinely
sorry and begged me not
to tell his mother. I agreed,
but now regret making that
promise. I worry he might
seek an encounter with
someone who may not have
his best interests in mind.
Do I break my promise
and tell my sister, thereby
losing his trust? Or do I
handle this myself, and if
so, how? — Louisville Uncle
Dear Uncle: You have
handled this well so far.
However, at some point
you will need to break that
promise, so first arm yourself with useful information.
Contact PFLAG (pflag.org)
and encourage Hayden to
Senior Citizens Menu
Tuesday, May 3—Ham
and cheese sandwiches,
tossed salad, vanilla pudding with raisins; VA representative.
Wednesday, May 4—Pork
chop, au gratin potatoes,
carrots, fruit; 10 a.m.—Exercise; 12:30 p.m.—BINGO.
do the same. Like any teenager, he should understand
the emotional and physical
risks of becoming sexually
active, and he needs guidance.
Dear Annie: My daughter
received an iTunes gift card
from one of her friends. At
the birthday party, she and
this friend attempted to redeem the card online, but it
did not activate. The friend
told her mother the card did
not work. Two days later,
we attempted to exchange
the card at the store where
it was purchased, but we
needed a receipt. I called
the friend's mother, but she
told me she thought she
had thrown it out, but she'd
check and let me know.
Anyway, this particular
mother has not contacted
me, apologized or tried to
exchange the purchase herself. If it were me, I would
have taken the card back
and gotten another. Am I
out of line? What would
be the proper action if this
happens again? — Kind of
Annoyed in Florida
Dear
Annoyed:
Say
nothing. Is it possible this
girl gave your daughter a
card that had already been
used? That would explain
a lot, including Mom's reaction. Yes, of course she
should have apologized and
exchanged the card herself.
However, it was a gift, which
means even if Mom was illmannered and cheap, you're
out of luck.
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by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors
of the Ann Landers column.
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Student
luminary
WICHITA—Madison Ritterling, daughter of Dustin
and Becky Timmons, Jamestown, will receive a Master’s
in Teaching from Friends
University, Saturday, May 7.
Former Concordian, Joy
Hopkins, now of Newton,
will celebrate her retirement
from 42 years of teaching
special education from 4:306:30 p.m., Friday, May 6,
at the Cooper Early Education Center in Newton. Hopkins has been teaching early
childhood special education
in the Newton Public School
district for the past eight
years.
Hopkins has spent her
entire career advocating for
and educating persons with
disabilities. She received a
Bachelor’s degree in Child
Development
and
Family Environment from Iowa
State University in 1974 and
Master’s in Early Childhood
Special Education from Kansas State University in 1990.
Her career in the field of
advocacy began with working as a case manager for
adolescents. She was vital
in teaching adolescents successful life skills to be able
to transition from local institutions into living and working in community settings.
In 1976, Hopkins moved
to Concordia where she
worked as a preschool coordinator and grant writer for
the Occupational Center of
Central Kansas. Her greatest achievement was writing
grants for public schools to
begin serving preschool children.
Also in this position, she
taught adults with disabilities independent living skills
in order to live within community group homes.
In 1988, she began her
greatest career passion in
education as a preschool
teacher at North Central
Kansas Special Education
Joy Hopkins
Cooperative. She devoted 28
years of her service teaching
preschool children with a variety of disabilities, helping
them learn and thrive within
an educational environment.
In addition, she coordinated infant and toddler services for special needs children and taught exceptional
children in the classroom at
Cloud County Community
College.
Following these endeavors, she transitioned into a
similar position in the Early
Childhood Special Education classroom in the Newton Public School District.
In this role, she has had the
privilege to work with a supportive team that upholds
and values early childhood
education as an asset to the
community.
Hopkins plans to spend
her retirement traveling with
her husband, playing with
and educating her grandchildren
and
volunteering within her community.
Friends may send cards of
congratulation and appreciation to 916 Glendale Ave,
Newton, KS 67114.
CCCC will offer a
Hybrid CNA course
Cloud County Community College will offer a hybrid
Certified Nurse Aide Class in
Beloit starting June 7. The
hybrid class will blend online and in-class instruction.
This course will prepare
the students for care of the
ill, disabled, or elderly in a
nursing home or hospital
setting. Students are eligible
for employment once they
have completed the first 40
hours of class.
Rhonda Mehl, RN will be
the clinical instructor for
this CNA class, and Melanie
Fischer, RN will be the classroom instructor.
The class begins June
7, and ends on July 1. The
classes will meet at Hilltop
Lodge, Inc., 815 N. Independence, in Beloit. Enrollment
will be on May 31, starting at
3 p.m., also at Hilltop Lodge.
The class is limited to 10
participants.
For further information
or to preregister, please
1.800.729.5101, ext 372 or
785.243.1435, ext 372 at
Cloud County Community
College.
***
The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how
much you stuff into it, it doesn’t get bigger or heavier.
—Bill Gates
***
Circus bids farewell to
performing elephants
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) –
Ringling Bros. and Barnum
& Bailey Circus bid farewell
to its performing elephants
on Sunday, as the show
closed its own chapter on a
practice that has entertained
audiences in America for two
centuries but has come under fire by animal rights activists.
“This is a very emotional
time for us,” Ringmaster
Johnathan Lee Iverson told
the crowd as the performance came to an end in
Providence, Rhode Island, on
Sunday.
He called the six Asian
elephants beloved members of the circus family
and thanked the animals for
more than 100 years of service.
“We love our girls. Thank
you so much for so many
years of joy,” he said as the
elephants left the ring for a
final time. “That’s history
tonight there, ladies and
gentlemen, true American
icons.”
Earlier, the crowd watched
as the elephants performed
an act that had them dancing, balancing on each others’ backs, sitting on their
hind legs and pretending to
sleep.
“We came to say farewell
to the elephants,” said Sheila
Oliver, of East Providence,
who brought her 4-year-old
daughter, Lilliana. “This is
her first circus and, unfortunately, it’s their last one.”
Five elephants also performed earlier Sunday in a
Ringling Bros. show in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.
The
Providence
show
opened with the national anthem. An elephant carried a
performer holding an American flag then stood at attention as the song ended. A few
minutes later, six elephants
entered the ring, each holding the tail of the one in front
of her.
After Sunday’s performance, the animals will live
at Ringling’s 200-acre Center
for Elephant Conservation
in Florida, said Alana Feld,
executive vice president of
Feld Entertainment, which
owns the circus. Its herd of
40 Asian elephants, the largest in North America, will
continue a breeding program
and be used in a pediatric
cancer research project.
Elephants have been used
in the circus in America for
more than 200 years. In the
early 1800s, Hackaliah Bailey added the elephant “Old
Bet” to his circus. P.T. Barnum added the African elephant he named “Jumbo”
to “The Greatest Show on
Earth” in 1882.
The Humane Society says
more than a dozen circuses
in the United States continue
to use elephants. But none
tour as widely or are as well-
known as Ringling Bros.
It’s also getting more difficult for circuses to tour
with elephants. Dozens of
cities have banned the use of
bullhooks - used to train elephants - and some states are
considering such legislation.
Just as in the Disney movie “Dumbo,” elephants in the
past have been dressed up
as people and trained to do a
range of tricks: play baseball,
ride bicycles, play musical
instruments, wear wedding
dresses or dress in mourning
clothes, said Ronald B. Tobias, author of the 2013 book
“Behemoth: The History of
the Elephant in America.”
The change at Ringling
signifies a shift in Americans’
understanding of elephants,
Tobias said. People no longer
see elephants as circus performers, he said, “but sentient animals that are capable of a full range of human
emotions.”
Attitudes
are
shifting
about other animals as well.
Last month, Sea World announced it would end live
orca shows and breeding.
Ringling will continue to use
animals, Feld said. Sunday’s
show included horses, lions,
tigers, dogs, pigs and other
animals.
Before Sunday’s show,
around half a dozen protesters stood outside, including
one wearing a lion costume,
to protest Ringling’s use of
animals.
The
Humane
Society
has called for an end to the
breeding program at Ringling’s Florida center, and for
the company to retire its elephants to one of two accredited sanctuaries, one in California and one in Tennessee,
both of which have more
than 2,000 acres of land.
Feld said they have the
most successful breeding
program in North America
and have determined they
can accommodate the elephants in the space they
have. In 2014, Feld Entertainment won more than $25
million in settlements from
animal-rights groups, including the Humane Society,
over unproven allegations of
mistreated elephants.
An announcer told the
crowd before Sunday’s performance
in
Providence
about the cancer project.
Cancer is less common in elephants than humans, and
their cells contain 20 copies
of a major cancer-suppressing gene, compared with just
one copy in humans. A researcher at the University of
Utah is working with Ringling to study the elephants’
blood cells.
Tobias said as attitudes
have changed, people are
more interested in seeing elephants in a natural habitat
such as a sanctuary, rather
than in a circus or zoo.
Student starts business
recycling dorm fridges
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) –
A college student appalled
at the dorm furnishings
his roommates were leaving behind his freshman
year has started a booming
business recycling mini refrigerators.
Mitch Newlin, of Brunswick, Maine, goes to Bates
College, a private, liberal
arts college in Lewiston,
Maine, about 35 miles
north of Portland. The
22-year-old buys dorm refrigerators at the end of the
school year and sells them
to incoming students the
next year.
His company, Re-Fridge,
has branched out to a total of 17 colleges in Maine,
Vermont and Massachusetts and expects to collect
more than $70,000 in revenues this year, the Portland Press Herald reported.
Now a junior majoring
in economics, Newlin hires
students at the other col-
leges to pick up and deliver
the refrigerators, capitalizing on the convenience to
the customers.
At the end of his freshman year, Newlin says he
hauled his roommates’ leftbehind fridges and furniture home and stored them
in his parents’ basement in
Brunswick while he mulled
over his business plan.
“There had to be a way
to prevent this stuff from
being thrown out and recycled to a new owner,” he
said.
He polled fellow Bates
students
on
Facebook
about what they would be
willing to sell at the end
of the school year to avoid
items going into landfills
and being fined $50 by the
college for leaving items
behind. He said 50 people
approached him and told
them he could have their
refrigerators, and Re-Fridge
became a reality.
Concordia Junior -Senior Prom
Star Wars
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Photos By Deanna Kymer
Blade-Empire Monday, May 2, 2016 5
Sports
Royals sink Mariners, snap losing skid CHS places third
in Beloit Relays
SEATTLE (AP) — Ian
Kennedy felt like he only
had one pitch working for
him against the Seattle
Mariners on Sunday. He
was still able to take a
shutout into the sixth
inning, and get a big boost
from his bullpen when he
finally ran into trouble.
Kennedy had a three-run
lead when he loaded the
bases in the sixth inning on
two singles and a walk.
Reliever Danny Duffy came
on to bail out the Royals,
who went on to win 4-1 to
end a five-game losing
streak.
“Danny coming in with
the bases loaded right there
and coming at them with
great stuff was huge right
there,” Kansas City manager Ned Yost said. “We had a
three-run lead and it was
starting to get away from
us.”
Eric Hosmer homered,
Lorenzo Cain had an RBI
single and scored a run,
and Alex Escobar had three
hits and also scored for the
Royals, who had been shut
out in the first two games of
this series.
Kennedy (3-2) said his
curveball and other offspeed pitches weren’t working against the Mariners,
but he was still able to hold
Seattle to four hits and
struck out six in five-plus
innings.
“At least I had a good
fastball going,” Kennedy
said. “Good location, good
life on it. It was one of those
days where I was trying to
get by with the one good
pitch I had.”
Kennedy loaded the
bases in the sixth, Duffy
struck out Dae-Ho Lee and
Kyle Seager before Chris
Iannetta hit a run-scoring
single. However, Jarrod
Dyson easily threw out
Robinson Cano at home
trying to score a second
run.
“It was a big point in the
game, would have been a
big run with momentum
and everything going in our
favor, but they made a
play,” Seattle manager
Scott Servais said.
The Royals, who came in
with seven straight road
losses, extended their
scoreless streak to 27
innings before ending the
drought in the second. Alex
Gordon started it when he
was hit by a pitch. He
advanced to third on a
short hit by Salvador Perez,
then scored on Omar
Infante’s single.
Kansas City added a run
in the third on Cain’s RBI
single up the middle.
The Mariners’ defense
helped out the Royals in the
fifth. With two outs and
Cain on second base, Seattle shortstop Ketel Marte
fielded Hosmer’s grounder
moving
toward
third.
Marte’s throw to first was
wild, allowing Cain to score.
Wade Davis pitched the
ninth for his eighth save in
eight chances.
Taijuan Walker (2-1)
pitched five innings, his
shortest outing this season,
and allowed a season-high
three runs and seven hits
for Seattle. Walker had
opened the season with
four starts of at least six
innings while allowing two
or fewer runs, which tied a
team record.
Hosmer capped the scoring with his fourth home
run in the eighth.
“We knew we were going
to have to find ways to
scratch runs across the
board, and we did a good
job of that,” Hosmer said.
“We had some things going
on the bases today, we had
some big hits.”
LINEUP SHUFFLE
Nori Aoki, Seattle’s usual
leadoff hitter, was on the
bench to start Sunday’s
game. Mariners manager
Scott Servais wanted to give
2B Cano some rest by slotting him at DH. With both
Nelson Cruz and Seth
Smith, who have split time
at DH this year, in the outfield, Aoki was left out. Servais said Aoki, who has
struggled at the plate so far
this season, would remain
the team’s usual leadoff
hitter.
Aoki pinch-hit for 2B
Luis Sardinas in the seventh inning and stayed in
the game as the left fielder.
Cano then moved from DH
to 2B, taking the DH spot
away for the Mariners.
TRAINING ROOM
Yost said reliever Luke
Hochevar was not available
for the game with soreness
in his elbow. “As a precaution, we wanted to give him
the day and we’ll see how
he feels tomorrow,” Yost
said.
UP NEXT
Royals: RHP Edinson
Volquez (3-1, 3.64 ERA)
opens the series against the
Nationals on Monday, facing off against LHP Gio
Gonzalez (1-1, 1.42 ERA).
Mariners: RHP Nate
Karns (2-1, 3.63 ERA) goes
in the series opener against
Oakland on Monday. He
will be opposed by RHP
Kendall Graveman (1-2,
4.03).
CCCC men finish fourth in Region VI meet
GARDEN CITY — Battling
cool, wet and windy conditions, the Cloud County
Community College placed
fourth in the NJCAA Region
VI Outdoor Championships
hosted by Garden City Community College on Friday
and Saturday.
The Cloud County men
scored 57 points in the meet.
Butler Community College won the team title with
133 points. Barton Community College was second with
127 and Coffeyville Community College was third with
81.
The Cloud County women
placed seventh as a team
with 46 points.
Barton racked up 163
points to place first. Coffeyville was second with 155
and Butler was third with
102.
The Cloud County men
had Chance Chrisman clear
14-8 to place first in the pole
vault. Kyle Gierhan was
third (13-8 1/4) and Cody
Huerter was eighth (12-2
1/2).
Cloud County’s 4x800
relay
team
of
Jamal
Namous, Zane Downing,
Jace Coppoc and Boone
Cady
finished
second
(7:57.15).
Brett Peters placed third
in the hammer throw (1691). He was also seventh in
the discus (145-8).
Rajindra Campbell was
fourth in the discus (151-7)
and sixth in the shot put
(50-10 1/4).
Jared Pfeifer was in contention in the decathlon
before having to pull up in
the final event, the 1,500meter run. He scored 5,158
points to finish fourth.
Kevin Philbert placed
fourth in the long jump (239 1/2).
Namous finished fourth in
the
1,500-meter
run
(4:15.54).
Cloud County’s 4x400
relay team of Coppoc, Cady,
Downing and Philbert finished sixth (3:24.36).
Downing was seventh in
the 800-meter run (1:58.64).
Bryce Golightley placed
seventh in the 3,000-meter
steeplechase
(10:50.34).
Dominic Rotich was eighth
(10:58.10).
Chad Gross finished
eighth in the high jump (6-1
1/4).
Trevontee Garner, Xavier
Harris, Kurt van de Merwe
and Jarreth Martina placed
eighth in the 4x100 relay
(43.11).
The Cloud County women
got a first-place finish by
Nayoka Clunis with a throw
of 137-9. She was also
fourth in the hammer throw
(159-7) and fifth in the
javelin (114-6).
Haley Falk placed third in
the pole vault (10-6).
Chanelle Barnett, Renee
Summerville,
Marjorie
Thompson and Jade Weathersby finished fourth in the
4x100 relay (48.15).
Weathersby was sixth in
the 100 dash (12.24), eighth
in the long jump (17-4) and
eighth in the triple jump (356 1/2).
Alicia Thalman finished
sixth in the heptathlon
(3,590).
Thompson was seventh in
the 200 dash (25.67).
Laramie Leakey placed
seventh in the 3,000 steeplechase (14:36.40).
Summerville
finished
eighth in the 100-meter hurdles 915.32).
Leakey, Debbie Ames,
Camilla Faudez and Yazmin
Rendon placed eighth in the
4x800 relay (11:20.04).
IOLA — Riding a hot
streak heading into postseason play, the Cloud County
Community College Thunderbirds cooled off in the
opening round of the Region
VI Division II District D softball playoffs.
Cloud County won seven
of its final eight regular season games, but lost 2-1 and
8-0 to Allen County in the
best of three series.
The T-Birds, who finished
the season 17-21, managed
just one run and seven hits
in dropping straight games
to the Red Devils.
Allen County (33-19)
grabbed a 2-0 lead in the
bottom of the second inning
in game one.
Ashley Womack led off
the inning with a home run.
Ali Morris singled and
scored on a single by Sarah
Eckart.
Cloud County closed the
gap to 2-1 with a run in the
top of the fourth inning.
Jaycee Worrell singled
and stole second.
Samantha
Shafer
reached base on an error.
Worrell scored on a sacrifice fly by Leslie Schuetz.
Cloud
County
had
baserunners at first and
third when a fly ball ended
the inning.
The T -Birds were shut
out on two hits over the final
three innings.
Bayleigh Cope gave up
two runs on nine hits,
struck out four and walked
two in six innings in taking
the loss.
Allen County’s Baileigh
Rager limited Cloud County
to one run on four hits. She
struck out four and didn’t
walk any.
Raegen Beckley shut the
T-Birds out on three hits in
the second game as the Red
Devils advanced. She struck
out six and didn’t walk any.
Allen County scored one
run in the first inning and
two in the second to go up 30.
Eckart hit a two-run
home run in the bottom of
the third inning, and the
Red Devils tacked on three
runs to make it 6-0.
A run in the fourth inning
gave Allen County a 7-0
advantage.
Morris led off the bottom
of the fifth inning with a single. She would score on an
error to end the game
because of the eight-run
rule.
Lexi Duhrkop took the
loss. She allowed seven
runs, five earned, on seven
hits and walked two in three
and a third innings.
Cope pitched an inning
and two-thirds, and gave up
one unearned run on three
hits.
Bailey Dixon had two of
Cloud County’s three hits in
the game.
T-Birds’ season ends with losses to Allen
CCCC suffers pair of one run losses
EL DORADO — Playing
their final series of the season, the Cloud County
Thunderbirds suffered a
pair of one run losses to
Butler Community College
on Sunday.
The start of the four game Jayhawk Conference
Western Division series
was pushed back a day
because of wet conditions.
Cloud County wraps up
the season with two games
against the Grizzlies today.
Butler shut out Cloud
County 1-0 in the first
game of the twinbill.
The Grizzlies won the
second game 3-2 in 13
innings.
Cloud County’s Kasey
Biddle and Butler’s Isaiah
Montoya-Gonzales locked
up in a pitchers’ dual in
game one.
Biddle gave up just one
run on three hits, struck
out six and walked just one
in six innings in taking the
loss.
Montoya-Gonzales shut
the T -Birds out on three
hits in seven innings.
Butler scored the only
run in the game in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Caleb Cox singled to
drive in Bryant Kluesner
for the Grizzlies.
Game two was scoreless
through three innings.
A solo home run by Jake
Wells gave Cloud County a
1-0 advantage.
Trace Nelson homered
in the top of the fifth
inning, and the T -Birds led
2-0.
Butler picked up two
runs in the bottom of the
fifth to tie the game at 2-2.
The game was still tied
through nine innings, and
went to extra innings.
The
Grizzlies
then
scored the winning run in
the bottom of the 13th
inning.
Kluesner doubled to
drive in Javis Larson.
Three Butler pitchers
limited Cloud County to
two runs on three hits.
Marcus
Washington
pitched
two
scoreless
innings to get the win. He
struck out four.
BELOIT — Recording top
two finishes in each of the
three relay races, the Concordia High School girls’
track and field team placed
third in the 76th Beloit
Relays on a cold, wet Friday.
Concordia won the 4x100
relay and placed second in
the 4x400 and 4x800.
The Panthers also got a
first-place finish by Jessica
Williams in the pole vault.
The Panthers scored 73
points in the meet.
Beloit won the meet with
110 points. Clay Center was
second with 75.5.
The
Concordia
boys
placed 10th with 21 points.
Abilene captured the
team title with 106 points.
Beloit was a close second
with 104 and Minneapolis
was third with 50.
Williams,
Cydney
Bergmann, Shania Anguish
and
Emma
Wahlmeier
teamed up to win the 4x100
relay for the Concordia girls
in 53.26.
Those same four runners
turned in a time of 4:22.90
to place second in the
4x400 relay.
The 4x800 team of Peyton
Reynolds,
Maycie
Mendenhall,
Hunter
Mendenhall and Mariah
Blazek finished second in
11:01.23.
Williams cleared 10-6 to
take first in the pole vault.
Concordia had Bergmann place second in the
100-meter hurdles (16.71).
Anguish was third (17.06).
Anguish finished second
in the 300-meter hurdles
(50.49). Bergmann was fifth
(53.24).
Wahlmeier placed second
in the 400 dash (1:05.05).
Blazek finished fourth in
the 800 (2:45.25). Reynolds
was sixth (2:46.98).
The Concordia boys had
Logan Higbee place second
in the 300 hurdles (43.09).
Matus Kapunec was third
(45.45).
Kapunec was also sixth
in the 110 hurdles (19.06).
Concordia’s 4x400 relay
team of Higbee, Kapunec,
Rope Dorman and Matt
Davenport finished third
(3:49.27).
BELOIT RELAYS
Boys
Team Scores
Abilene 106, Beloit 104, Minneapolis 50, Chapman 47, Marion 41,
Clay Center 39, Ellsworth 39, Russell
37, Riley County 23, Concordia 21,
Southeast of Saline 20, Phillipsburg
11.
Individual Results
100 - 1. Davis, E, 10.95; 2. Bender,
A, 11.29; 3. Schneider, Ma, 11.32.
200 - 1. Davis, E, 22.41; 2. Schneider, Ma, 23.08; 3. Baker, Mi, 23.51.
400 - 1. Davis, E, 53.93; 2. Blocker, Ch, 54.987; 3. Reames, B, 55.04.
800 - 1. Gfeller, R, 2:04.33; 2.
Wolfe, Mi, 2:10.27; 3. Nunez, B,
2:11.96.
1,600 - 1. Siebold, CC, 5:01.99; 2.
Kulp, RC, 5:07.37; 3. Williams, Ma,
5:08.24.
3,200 - Modrow, Ch, 10:44.47; 2.
Kulp, RC, 10;48.74; 3. Tokach, A,
10:53.07.
110 hurdles - 1. Bender, A, 15.30;
2. H. Budke, B, 15.68; 3. Adams, B,
16.61; 6. Kapunec, Co, 19.06.
300 hurdles - 1. Adams, B, 42.60;
2. Higbee, Co, 43.09; 3. Kapunec, Co,
45.45.
4x100 - 1. Clay Center, 46.25; 2.
Abilene, 47.12; 3. Russell, 47.59.
4x400 - 1. Abilene, 3:38.20; 2.
Beloit, 3:42.37; 3. Concordia, 3:49.27.
4x800 - 1. Beloit, 8:41.92; 2. Abilene, 8:44.76; 3. Clay Center, 9:11.88.
High jump - 1. Mong, B, 5-10; 2. C.
Budke, B, 5-8; 3. Haist, SE, 5-8.
Long jump - 1. Rothenberger, Mi,
21-1 3/4; 2. C. Budke, B, 19-8 3/4; .
Baker, Mi, 17-11 1/2.
Triple jump - 1. Rothenberger, Mi,
40-6 1/4; 2. Mong, B, 40-2 1/2; 3. C.
Budke, B, 38-6.
Shot put - 1. Burt, A, 48-4 1/2; 2.
Tope, A, 43-9 1/2; 3. Hettenbach, Ch,
43-5.
Discus - Palic, Ma, 234-4; 2.
Gustin, E, 132-8; 3. Tope, A, 123-0.
Javelin - 1. Pettijohn, SE, 162-1;
2. Riekeman, A, 159-6; 3. Steck, Ch,
154-9.
Girls
Team Scores
Beloit 94, Clay Center 75.5, Concordia 73, Southeast of Saline 62,
Russell 53, Marion 46, Chapman 38,
Abilene 35.5, Minneapolis 29,
Ellsworth 25, Rile County 7, Phillipsburg 1.
Individual Results
100 - 1. Little, Ch,12.66; 2. Shupe,
Mi, 23.85; 3. Poague, SE, 13.20.
200 - 1. Little, Ch, 26.50; 2.
Shupe, Mi, 27.41; 3. Poague, Se,
27.77.
400 - 1. Gfeller, R, 1:03.08; 2.
Wahlmeier, Co, 1:05.05; 3. Robbins,
CC, 1:06.16.
800 - 1, Stutterheim, SE, 2:35.69;
2. Burton, A, 2:38.14; 3. Pederson,
CC, 2:41.31; 4. Blazek, Co, 2:45.25; 6.
Reynolds, Co, 2:46.98.
1,600 - 1. Stutterheim, SE,
5:42.51; 2. Chestnut, CC, 5:52.09; 3.
Larson, CC, 5:52.09.
3,200 - 1. Larson, CC, 12:20.30; 2.
Remmers, Ma, 12:54.92. 3. Hahn, Ch,
13:29.65.
100 hurdles - 1. Poague, SE,
15.87; 2. Bergmann, Co, 16.71; 3.
Anguish, Co, 17.06.
300 hurdles - 1. Poague, SE,
50.18; 2. Anguish, Co, 50.49; 3.
Mullin, CC, 52.70; 5. Bergmann, Co,
53.24.
4x100 - 1. Concordia, 53.26; 2.
Beloit, 53.40; 3. Minneapolis, 53.66.
4x400 - 1. Russell, 4:21.95; 2.
Concordia, 4:22.90; 3. Clay Center,
4:25.31.
4x800 - 1. Abilene, 10:46.70; 2.
Concordia, 10;53.17; 3. Ellsworth,
11:19.23.
High jump - 1. Behrends, B, 5-0;
2. Davis, E, 5-0; 3. Jones, CC, 4-10.
Pole vault - 1. Williams, Co, 10-6;
2. Lillich, A, 10-0; 3. Paul, B, 10-0.
Long jump - 1. Gfeller, R, 17-6; 2.
Little, Ch, 16-4 1/2; 3. Budke, B, 162.
Triple jump - 1. Jacobson, Ma, 352 3/4; 2. Gfeller, R, 35-1; 3. Behrends,
B, 34-11 3/4.
Shot put - 1. Johnson, B, 42-5; 2.
Hubert, B, 35-11 1/2; 3. Morgenstern, R, 35-3 1/2.
Discus - 1. Johnson, B, 132-2; 2.
Herset, Ma, 126-0; 3. Soukup, E, 10110.
Javelin - 1. Hubert, B, 139-8; 2.
Herzet, Ma, 123-9; 3. Thaxton, SE,
120-10.
The 2016 Thunderbird
Basketball Camp, for girls
who will be entering grades
5-8, is scheduled for May
31-June 2.
Cloud County Community College women’s basketball coach Brett Erkenbrack
will be conducting the camp,
which will run from 1:002:45 p.m. each day.
Focus for the camp,
which will be in Bryant
Gymnasium on the campus
of Cloud County Communi-
ty College, is on individual
skill development and team
offensive and defensive concepts.
Those attending the camp
will need to bring basketball
shoes. No street shoes will
be allowed on the court.
No lodging, meals or
transportation will be provided.
For more information
contact Erkenbrack at 1800-729-5101 ext. 298 or at
[email protected].
The Cloud County Community College volleyball
program will host its annual
summer camps in June at
Bryant Gymnasium on the
Cloud County campus.
An advanced camp for
students who will be entering grades 9-12 will be June
6-8 from 9 a.m.-noon each
day.
The intermediate camp,
for students entering grades
6-8, will be June 6-8 from 14 p.m, each day.
The basic camp, for students entering grades 2-5,
will be for one day on June
9 from 9 a.m.-noon.
More information on the
camps can be found at
www.cloudtbirds.com.
T-Bird camp set
for May 31-June 2
CCCC to host
volleyball camps
6 Blade-Empire, Monday, May 2, 2016
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THE CLASSIFIEDS
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is seeking a custodian to work
30hrs per week. Experience
preferred but not required.
Pay commensurate with
experience. Contact Senior
Center, 785-243-1872 or
apply in person at 109 W.
7th St.
FULL-TIME POSITION
Head Start/Early Head Start
Mental Health Specialist
for 5-County Area.
Some driving required. 40
hours per week and must
be licensed or certified. Job
duties include tracking of all
mental health issues relating
to program. Position officed
in Clay Center.
Call 785-632-2195 or 785632-5399, 1021 4th, Clay
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deadline May 15, 2016.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH of Concordia
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requires good people skills,
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Should have knowledge of
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Requries capable, caring
person for child care 1 1/2
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Home weekends and most
evenings. Apply in person
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For an opportunity to work
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Applicant must meet the
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We offer benefits.
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Puerto Rico won’t make debt payment
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico
(AP) – Gov. Alejandro Garcia
Padilla announced that Puerto Rico’s government will not
make nearly $370 million in
bond payments due Monday
after a failure to restructure
or find a political solution to
the U.S. territory’s spiraling
public debt crisis.
Garcia said Sunday that
he had issued an executive
order suspending payments
on debt owed by the island’s
Government
Development
Bank, a default that will
likely prompt lawsuits from
creditors and could be a prelude to a deadline to a much
larger payment due July 1.
The governor said Puerto Rico can’t pay the bonds
without cutting essential services.
Island officials spent the
weekend trying to negotiate
a settlement that would have
avoided the default but apparently came up short. The
development comes as Congress has so far been unable
to pass a debt restructuring
bill for Puerto Rico.
“Let me be very clear, this
was a painful decision,” Garcia said in a speech. “We
would have preferred to have
had a legal framework to restructure our debts in an orderly manner.”
The Government Development Bank had $422 million
in payments due Monday.
Puerto Rico will pay $22 million interest and it reached
a deal Friday to restructure
about $30 million, leaving it
short $370 million.
The administration also
will be paying about $50 million in other debt payments
due Monday owed by various
other territorial agencies.
Nearly all the bonds are
held by a variety of U.S.
hedge funds and mutual
funds.
Garcia said Puerto Rico’s
government could not make
the payment without sacrificing basic necessities
for the island’s 3.5 million
residents, including keeping
schools and public hospitals
open.
“We will continue working
to try to reach a consensual
solution with our creditors,”
Sales Calendar
•Saturday, May 7, 2016–
Public Auction at 9:00 a.m.
located at the Kearn Auction House, 220 West 5th
Street, Concordia, Kansas.
Vehicle, Misc. and Antiques.
Dannie Kearn Auction.
•Saturday, May 7, 2016–
Public Auction at 10:00
a.m. located at 502 Brandon Street in Cuba, Kansas.
Snap-On, Mac, and Craftsman Tools, Camaro Carr
Parts, Household, Antiques,
Boat, Guns and Coins. Ronald K. Kauer Estate, Seller.
Novak Bros. & Gieber Auction.
•Tuesday,
May
17,
2016 – Real Estate Auction at 7:00 p.m. located at
the Glasco Senior Center,
Glasco, Kansas. The farm
is located on the NW Corner
Deer and 90th Road ( Highway 24 and Delphs Corner) east of Glasco, Kansas.
158.03 Acres with 103.48
acres crop and 54.46 grass.
Mike and David Loy, Sellers. Thummel Auction.
he said. “That is one of our
commitments. But what we
will never do is put the lives
and safety of our people in
danger.”
The governor had been
warning since last year that
the island’s overall public
debt of more than $70 billion
is unpayable.
Puerto Rico has been suffering through more than a
decade of economic decline
since Congress phased out
tax cuts that had made the
island a center for pharmaceutical and medical equip-
ment manufacturing. Garcia’s predecessors and the
island legislature borrowed
heavily to cover over budget
deficits, causing a debt spiral
that has already prompted
several smaller defaults.
Creditors have accused
the government of exaggerating the crisis to avoid upcoming payments of more than
$1 billion due July 1 that
includes general obligation
bonds, which are guaranteed
by the constitution.
Economists have warned
that a default of this magni-
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tude could cause Puerto Rico
to lose access to capital markets and make the situation
worse as the government faces the much larger payment
due July 1.
Garcia lashed out at Congress for failing to pass a bill
that would create a control
board to help manage the
island’s $70 billion debt and
to oversee some debt restructuring. He said it has been
held up by “internal partisan
and ideological divisions” in
the House of Representatives.
Blade-Empire, Monday, May 2, 2016 7
Looking Back
Kansas lawmakers approve abortion bills
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) —
Kansas legislators tackled
issued that included abortion and preventing cities
and counties from regulating artery-clogging restaurant meals or sugary snacks
as the worked on balancing
the state’s next budget.
Legislators passed and
sent Gov. Sam Brownback
multiple other measures
Sunday before adjourning
early Monday morning.
___
ANTI-ABORTION
MEASURES
Two anti-abortion proposals won approval from
legislators. They’re likely to
become law: Brownback is
a strong abortion opponent
who has signed every piece
of anti-abortion legislation
sent to him since he took office in January 2011.
One measure approved
Sunday night explicitly prohibits midwives from performing abortions or administering abortion-inducing
drugs. The proposal was
part of a comprehensive
health care regulation bill
that included new rules for
acupuncture.
The Senate’s vote was 40-
0, and the House passed it,
115-7.
The
other
measure
makes permanent an annual budget policy in place
since 2011 that prevents
the state from providing federal family planning dollars
to Planned Parenthood. The
funds are used to cover the
costs of non-abortion services for poor patients.
The votes on the bill were
87-34 in the House and
32-8 in the House.
___
LOCAL CONTROL?
Kansas legislators are
trying to prevent cities in
counties from regulating
work schedules at private
businesses and popular but
unhealthy foods.
The votes on a bill limiting local officials’ power
were 32-6 in the Senate and
76-45 in the House.
The bill also would block
cities and counties from
imposing food labeling requirements or limiting the
sale of food products.
The measure would prohibit cities and counties
from setting regulations
that affect the schedules of
workers for private employ-
First published in the Blade-Empire on Mon., April 25, 2016
***
You cannot plow a field by turning it over in your mind.
—Anonymous
***
ers unless the restrictions
are required by federal law.
The measure would void existing local rules.
Business groups argued
that such policies should be
consistent statewide. Critics
said lawmakers shouldn’t
attack cites’ and counties’
control over local affairs.
___
BIOSCIENCE
AUTHORITY
Kansas legislators authorized selling off the assets
of the Kansas Bioscience
Authority a dozen years after creating it to nurture
emerging
biotechnology
companies.
A bill allowing the sale
passed the Senate unanimously and the House, 8932. Brownback pushed for
the sale.
The bill was a key companion to the budgetbalancing plan because
Brownback believes the sale
will raise $25 million.
When lawmakers established the authority in
2004, they viewed its creation as a major economic
development initiative.
But
Brownback
and
some lawmakers thought it
ultimately had only a mixed
record. They also argued
its activities could be better
handled by private companies.
___
HIGHWAY PATROL
HELPED
Kansas legislators approved an increase in vehicle registration fees to
provide extra funds for the
state Highway Patrol to hire
additional troopers.
The votes on the bills
were 92-27 in the House
and 36-4 in the Senate.
The bill also includes another fee increase to provide
additional funds for a center
in Hutchinson that trains
law enforcement officers.
Vehicle registration fees
would increase a total of
$3.25. Most vehicle owners
now pay $35.
A $2 increase would
raise $5.4 million a year for
the patrol so it could hire
an additional 75 troopers.
Thirty-five of the state’s 105
counties have no assigned
trooper.
An additional $1.25 fee
increase would raise $3.4
million annually for the
training center.
Trump, Clinton set
sights on each other
LA PORTE, Ind. (AP) –
On the eve of Indiana’s primary, Donald Trump and
Hillary Clinton are looking
past their struggling rivals
and directly at each other,
previewing the caustic oneon-one race that seems inevitable if they sew up the
Republican and Democratic
presidential nominations.
Trump made clear Monday that he will have more
to say about his accusation
that Clinton is playing gender politics: “We’re making a
list of the many, many times
where it’s all about her being
a woman.”
“I haven’t started on Hillary yet,” he told CNN, although actually he’s been
trashing her record for quite
some time.
For her part, Clinton told
thousands at an NAACP
dinner in Detroit on Sunday that President Barack
Obama’s legacy can’t be allowed to “fall into Donald
Trump’s hands” and be consumed by “these voices of
hatred.” She cited Trump’s
“insidious” part in the
birther movement that questioned Obama’s citizenship.
But if they’re itching to
engage in full measure, they
still have party rivals to dispatch, and Trump’s next
challenge is to beat back
Sen. Ted Cruz in Indiana on
Tuesday. He’s got farther to
go win the prize than does
Clinton in her contest with
Bernie Sanders.
Trump is exuding confidence, telling a cheering crowd Sunday in Terre
Haute: “If we win here, it’s
over, OK?”
Not quite, as the New
York real estate mogul can’t
win enough delegates Tuesday to clinch the Republican
nomination. But after his
wins in five states last week,
Trump no longer needs to
win a majority of the remaining delegates in coming races to lock up the GOP
nomination.
Cruz has no such cushion. Already eliminated from
reaching 1,237 delegates
needed to win the nomination outright, he desperately
needs a victory in Indiana to
keep Trump from that number and press ahead with
his strategy of claiming the
nomination at a contested
convention in Cleveland this
summer.
Today is Monday, May 2, the 123rd day of 2016.
There are 243 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
•On May 2, 1946, violence erupted during a foiled escape attempt at the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San
Francisco Bay; the “Battle of Alcatraz” claimed the lives of
three inmates and two correctional officers before it was
put down two days later.
On this date:
•In 1536, Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII,
was arrested and charged with adultery; she was beheaded
17 days later.
•In 1863, during the Civil War, Confederate Gen. Thomas
“Stonewall” Jackson was accidentally wounded by his own
men at Chancellorsville, Virginia; he died eight days later.
•In 1890, the Oklahoma Territory was organized.
•In 1908, the original version of “Take Me Out to the Ball
Game,” with music by Albert Von Tilzer and lyrics by Jack
Norworth, was published by Von Tilzer’s York Music Co.
•In 1936, “Peter and the Wolf,” a symphonic tale for children by Sergei Prokofiev, had its world premiere in Moscow.
•In 1941, General Mills began shipping its new cereal,
“Cheerioats,” to six test markets. (The cereal was later renamed “Cheerios.”)
•In 1945, the Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin,
and the Allies reported the surrender of German troops in
Italy.
•In 1957, Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R-Wis., died at
Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland.
•In 1965, Intelsat 1, also known as the Early Bird satellite, was first used to transmit television pictures across
the Atlantic.
•In 1970, jockey Diane Crump became the first woman
to ride in the Kentucky Derby; she finished in 15th place
aboard Fathom. (The winning horse was Dust Commander.)
•In 1982, the Weather Channel made its debut.
•In 1994, Nelson Mandela claimed victory in the wake of
South Africa’s first democratic elections; President F.W. de
Klerk acknowledged defeat.
Ten years ago: Rene Braeunlich and Thomas Nitzschke,
two German engineers held captive for 99 days in Iraq,
were released unharmed. Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi
(behr-loos-KOH’-nee) resigned to make way for a center-left
government led by Romano Prodi (roh-MAH’-noh PROH’dee). Business author, columnist and TV commentator
Louis Rukeyser died in Greenwich, Connecticut, at age 73.
Five years ago: Osama bin Laden was killed by elite
American forces at his Pakistan compound, then quickly
buried at sea after a decade on the run. During a ceremony in the White House East Room, President Barack
Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor posthumously on two
Army privates – Anthony T. Kaho’ohanohano (KAH’-oh-ohhahn-oh-HAHN’-oh) of Pukalani, Hawaii, and Henry Svehla (SVAY’-lah) of Belleville, New Jersey ‚Äî who had given
their lives in the Korean War. Conservative Prime Minister
Stephen Harper won a coveted majority government in Canadian elections while the opposition Liberals and Quebec
separatists suffered a shattering defeat.
One year ago: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, gave
birth in London to a daughter, later named Charlotte, who
became fourth in the line of succession to the throne and
the fifth great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II. American
Pharoah rallied in the stretch to beat Firing Line by a length
and delivered trainer Bob Baffert’s first Kentucky Derby
since 2002.
Today’s Birthdays: Singer Engelbert Humperdinck is
80. Former International Olympic Committee President
Jacques Rogge is 74. Actress-activist Bianca Jagger is 71.
Country singer R.C. Bannon is 71. Actor David Suchet
(SOO’-shay) is 70. Singer-songwriter Larry Gatlin is 68.
Rock singer Lou Gramm (Foreigner) is 66. Actress Christine
Baranski is 64. Singer Angela Bofill is 62. Fashion designer
Donatella Versace is 61. Actor Brian Tochi is 57. Movie director Stephen Daldry is 56. Actress Elizabeth Berridge is
54. Country singer Ty Herndon is 54. Actress Mitzi Kapture
is 54. Broadcast journalist Mika Brzezinski is 49. Rock musician Todd Sucherman (Styx) is 47. Wrestler-turned-actor
Dwayne Johnson (AKA The Rock) is 44. Soccer player David
Beckham is 41. Actress Jenna Von Oy is 39. Actress Ellie Kemper is 36. Actor Robert Buckley is 35. Actor Gaius
(GY’-ehs) Charles is 33. Pop singer Lily Rose Cooper is 31.
Olympic gold medal figure skater Sarah Hughes is 31. Rock
musician Jim Almgren (Carolina Liar) is 30. Actor Thomas
McDonell is 30. Actress Kay Panabaker is 26.
Thought for Today: “What experience and history
teach is this: that people and governments have never
learned anything from history.” – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (HAY’-guhl), German philosopher (17701831).
More Highlight in History:
•In 1996, Israeli shells killed 107 Lebanese refugees in
a United Nations camp; Israel called the attack an “unfortunate mistake.” Gunmen opened fire at a hotel in Egypt,
killing 18 Greek tourists they’d mistaken for Israelis.
Ten years ago: President George W. Bush reshuffled his
economic team, appointing Rob Portman his new budget
chief. Chinese President Hu Jintao (hoo jin-tow) arrived
in the Seattle area for talks with business leaders before
heading to Washington, D.C. Suri Cruise, daughter of Tom
Cruise and Katie Holmes, was born.
One year ago: A ship believed to be carrying more than
800 migrants from Africa sank in the Mediterranean off Libya; only about 30 people were rescued. A motorcycle-riding
suicide bomber attacked a line of people waiting outside
a bank in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 35. Ringo
Starr, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, pop punks Green
Day, soul singer-songwriter Bill Withers, underground-rock
icon Lou Reed, bluesy guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and
Double Trouble, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and The
“5’’ Royales were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame.
Thought for Today: “There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out.”
– Russian proverb.
8 Blade-Empire, Monday, May 2, 2016
Obituaries
DOROTHY E. McCLURE
Dorothy E. McClure, age
101 of Concordia, left this
earthly life on Friday, April
29, 2016, at Sunset Nursing
Home, Concordia, Kan. She
was born on July 26, 1914,
at the family farm in Minneapolis, Kan., to Andrew &
Grace (Russell) McKissor.
She attended school and
graduated from Minneapolis
High School. She was united
in marriage to Kenneth McClure June 4, 1942, and to
this union, one daughter,
Mary Ann, was born in 1944.
They lived overseas and in
various places before making
Concordia their home after
Kenneth retired from the service. Dorothy was a stay-athome Mom until Mary Ann
passed away in 1961. She
then worked at the Gambles
store in Concordia until she
retired. Kenneth and Dorothy enjoyed traveling to every state in the union, Canada and Mexico. They spent
their winters in Yuma, Ariz.,
and Pharr, Texas, making a
multitude of friends in their
travels. Dorothy was a gifted
crafter, making many gifts
that she shared with family
and friends. She was a member of The Baptist Church
in Concordia and made her
home the last few years at
Dorothy E. McClure
Sunset Nursing Home.
Dorothy is survived by
several nephews; nieces;
great-nephews and nieces;
great-great- nephews and
nieces; sister-in-law; special
friend, Mary Dean Nelson
and a host of friends.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Kenneth
(2005); daughter, Mary Ann
(1961); brother, Louis McKissor; sister, Norine Clark; and
three infant siblings.
Funeral services were today, May 2, at Chaput-Buoy
Funeral Home, Concordia,
with the Rev. Tessa Zehring
officiating. Burial followed at
Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Concordia. The family suggest
memorials to Meadowlark
Hospice, in care of the funeral home. For online condolences, please visit www.
chaputbuoy.com.
WILLADENE HEBERT
Willadene Hebert, age 86,
passed away on Saturday,
April 30, 2016, at her residence in Concordia.
She
was born in Concordia,
Kan., on May 22, 1929, to
Jake and Thelma (Moore)
Vanek.
She was a 1947 Concordia High School graduate.
Willadene married Don L.
Hebert March 19, 1949, in
Concordia. He preceded her
in death on June 15, 1999.
Willadene was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Catholic Church, Women of the Elks Lodge #586
and Moose Lodge all of Concordia, Kan.
She retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone after
many years of service.
She was also preceded in
death by her parents, a son,
Tom Hebert, one brother,
Harry Lee Vanek, one sister,
Bonnie Lawyer.
Survivors include her
son, Dan Hebert; seven
grandchildren,
Jami
Oppegard-Roeder
(Rich),
Lincoln, Neb.; Jari Hagen
(John), Marion, Iowa; Maddy
Atkins (Chris), Concordia;
Kate Tow (Brad), Hubert,
N.C.; Eli Haskett, Wichita;
Willadene Hebert
Sara Harvey, Olathe; Waylon
Harvey, Concordia; 13 greatgrandchildren.
Visitation will be Wednesday, May 4, 2016, from 9
a.m.-9 p.m. with family receiving friends from 6-7
p.m., at the Chaput-Buoy
Funeral Home, Concordia.
Funeral services will be
held 11 a.m., Thursday, May
5, 2016, at Chaput-Buoy
Funeral Home, Concordia,
with the Rev. Brian Lager officiating. Burial will follow
in the St. Concordia Cemetery, Concordia.
Memorial contributions
may be given to Meadowlark
Hospice or to the family for
a memorial at Lovewell Lake,
c/o Chaput-Buoy Funeral
Home.
Online condolences may
be sent to www.chaputbuoy.
com
MARGARET ELOISE DERUSSEAU
Margaret Eloise Derusseau, age 95, passed away
on Friday, April 29, 2016,
at the Sunrise Senior Living, Overland Park, Kan.
She was born in Concordia,
Kan., on Sept. 22, 1920, to
Dora (Roswell) and Charles
Bray. She was a devoted
and loving wife, mother and
grandmother
She was a Concordia
High School graduate. She
was a homemaker and was
a volunteer for the Red
Cross Blood Bank for many
years. She was a member of
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Catholic Church.
Eloise was preceded
in death by her husband,
Homer, on May 27, 2001.
They had 62 wonderful
years together. She was
also preceded in death by
her sisters and brothers:
Ilene McGinnis, Genevieve
Wright, Betty Perkins, Paul
Bray, Jay Bray and Harlan
Bray.
She is survived by a
daughter, Martha Letourneau (Dave), Olathe; a sister, Clarice Zimmerman,
Bonney Lake, Wash.; Three
grandchildren, Steve Letourneau (Pam), Frisco,
Texas; Christine Letourneau, Olathe; Mike Letourneau (Jeannie), McKinney,
Texas; six great-grandchildren, Danielle, Alex, Jacob,
Justin, Sean and Dominic
Letourneau.
Visitation will be Tuesday, May 3, 2016, from 9
a.m.-9 p.m. with a Rosary
Service at 6 p.m. with family receiving friends after the
Rosary all at the ChaputBuoy Funeral Home, Concordia.
Mass of a Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m.,
Wednesday, May 4, 2016,
at Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Catholic Church with
the Rev. Brian Lager officiating. Burial will follow in
the Pleasant Hill Cemetery,
Concordia.
Memorial Contributions
may be given to Catholic
Community Hospice, 9720
W. 87th Street, Overland
Park, KS 66212 c/o Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home.
Online condolences may
be sent to www.chaputbuoy.
com
***
Dogs come when they’re called;
cats take a message and get back to you later.
—Mary Bly
***
Arson Awareness Weather
Week is May 1-7
TOPEKA—The
Office
of the State Fire Marshal
(OSFM) in Kansas joins the
United States Fire Administration (USFA) in dedicating the week of May 1-7 as
Arson Awareness Week. The
purpose for this week is the
recognition, awareness and
understanding of the crime
of arson - one of our nation’s
most dangerous and costly
threats to people and property.
The theme for this year’s
Arson Awareness Week is
“Prevent Wildfire Arson.”
The goal of this year’s campaign is to provide citizens
of the state with information
and strategies to combat
intentionally-set wildfires in
the state.
According to the USFA,
23 percent of wildfires reported were arson-caused.
USFA also reports that wildfires in the U.S. resulted in
over $3 billion in damages.
Arson is the willful, malicious, intentional and/or
reckless burning of property. Wildfire arson takes
place on underdeveloped
wildland or uncultivated
land comprised of forest,
brush or grassland.
To prevent wildfire arson,
it’s important to understand
what motivates arsonists to
commit this crime. The most
common motives for wildfire
arson include:
*Curiosity - A misuse of
fire that is most often associated with juveniles.
*Vandalism - Malicious
mischief that may be associated with boredom, peer
pressure, or even gang activity.
*Concealing
another
Crime - Misuse of fire used
to mask another crime such
as burglary, larceny or murder.
*Excitement - Most of
these fires are nuisance fires
but can escalate to home
fires.
*Revenge - The setting of
a fire in retaliation for an actual or perceived injustice.
*Insurance Fraud/Arson
for Profit - A criminal method of obtaining money from
a fire loss policy.
*Wildland Firefighter Arson - Sometimes caused by
a firefighter who gets paid
to fight fires, giving them a
financial incentive to start
fires, and in other cases
motivated by a “hero complex” in which firesetters set
fires in order to warn others,
potentially rescue trapped
people, demonstrate their
alertness, or save land from
being burned.
Anyone with information
on any arson should call
1-800-KS-CRIME or submit
an information report online at http://firemarshal.
ks.gov/arson. For more arson prevention tips, visit the
OSFM website: FireMarshal.
ks.gov.
State Fire Marshal and
United States Fire Administration focus on Wildfire
Arson during 2016 Arson
Awareness Week, May 1-7.
Official says no
selfies in voting booth
CHARLESTON,
W.Va.
(AP) – If you want to share
your voting experience on
social media, you’ll have to
find some way other than
taking a photo in the voting booth. West Virginia
Secretary of State Natalie
E. Tennant says it’s forbidden.
Tennant said in a news
release Friday that it’s illegal to photograph any part
of the voting process, and
no electronic devices or
cellphones are allowed in
the voting booth.
She says signs are posted in every West Virginia
precinct, and poll workers
have been instructed to tell
people not to bring devices
out while they’re voting.
The early voting period
began last Wednesday.
Voters may cast their ballot during regular business
hours and next Saturday
at their county courthouse,
courthouse annex or community voting location designated by the county.
For the Record
Police Dept. Report
Accidents—Officers investigated an accident at
11:50 p.m., April 28, which
had occurred in the 1400
block of Lincoln involving
vehicles driven by Brian
Hoober, Concordia, and Mataya Land, Belleville.
Officers investigated an
accident at 2 p.m., April 28,
which had occurred in the
2200 block of Campus Drive
involving a vehicle owned by
Teddy Vogan, Salina, and an
unknown vehicle which left
the scene prior to officer’s
arrival.
Officers investigated a
two vehicle accident at 8:35
a.m., April 30, at Lincoln
St. and College involving vehicles driven by David Gomez and Amy Drury, both of
Concordia.
Officers investigated a
two vehicle accident at 1:00
p.m., April 30, at 6th and
Broadway Streets involving
vehicles driven by James
Thelen, Hugo, Colo., and
Cody Palecek, Munden.
Officers investigated a
three vehicle accident at
9:20 p.m., April 30, at East
6th and Lincoln Streets involving vehicles driven by
Hope Reinke, Deshler, Neb.;
Andrew Asch, Concordia;
and Jeffrey Field, Republic.
Lost and found
A number of items have
been found and turned in to
the Concordia Police Depart-
www.bladeempire.com
ment to be identified and
claimed. Following are the
items and dates and location
found:
Cash, March 11, 1400
block of Olive Street; Two
keys, March 16, 700 block
of Valley Street; Bicycle,
March 28, 200 block of West
8th St.; garage door opener,
March 28, 100 block of West
7th Street; key and key ring,
March 29, basketball court;
key on key chain, April 15,
100 block of West 6th Street.
Today’s weather artwork by
Kolten Haskett,
a 3rd grader in
Mrs. Nease’s class
Today’s weather artwork by
Jaylin Roush,
a 1st grader in
Mrs. Gross’s class
Markets
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S.
stock indexes were slightly
higher Monday afternoon,
recovering some of last
week’s steep declines. Japan’s market fell sharply.
KEEPING SCORE: The
Dow Jones industrial average rose 77 points, or 0.4
percent, to 17,850 as of 1:09
p.m. Eastern. The Standard
& Poor’s 500 index rose eight
points, or 0.4 percent, to
2,074 and the Nasdaq composite was up 11 points, or
0.2 percent, to 4,786. Last
week the market had its biggest decline since February.
JAPANESE DISAPPOINTMENT: Japan’s Nikkei stock
index fell more than 3 percent overnight as markets
reopened after a holiday.
The market fell as Japanese
investors continued to react
negatively to the Bank of
Japan’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged. The
Japanese yen also continues to climb sharply, which
hurts Japanese exporters.
CALLED OFF: Halliburton
rose after a $34 billion merger with Baker Hughes was
called off following antitrust
concerns from the Justice
Department.
Halliburton
rose $1.25, or 3 percent, to
Upcoming
events
Thursday, May 5, 7 p.m.—
CCCC Choirs present “Frostiana,” Cook Theater, Cloud
County Community College.
Saturday, May 7, 9 a.m.-3
p.m.—Sisters of St. Joseph
Spring Plant Sale, Nazareth
Motherhouse.
Saturday, May 7, 9–noon,
Mother’s Day Bake Sale at
Jamestown City Library.
Enjoy free coffee with your
baked goods and visit with
friends.
$42.55. Baker Hughes was
down $1.26, or 3 percent, to
$47.10.
GET AN EDUCATION:
Apollo Education Group,
which runs the University
of Phoenix, is rising sharply
after a group of investors
raised their bid for the company. Apollo rose 78 cents,
or 10 percent, to $8.58.
LOCAL MARKETS -EAST
Wheat ...........................$3.96
Milo ......(per bushel) ....$2.99
Corn .............................$3.26
Soybeans .....................$9.38
CONCORDIA TERMINAL
LOADING FACILITY
LOCAL MARKETS - WEST
Wheat ..........................$3.96
Milo .....(per bushel) .....$2.99
JAMESTOWN MARKETS
Wheat ...........................$3.86
Milo ...(per bushel) ........$2.94
Soybeans .....................$9.28
Nusun .........................$14.20
Courthouse
District Court
CRIMINAL
David Quezada appeared
April 27 and was found
Guilty and convicted of No
Driver’s License. He was ordered to pay a fine of $100
and costs of the action, $108
forthwith.
Have a Great Day !