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CONCORDIA
VOL. CXI NO. 12 (USPS 127-880)
CONCORDIA, KANSAS 66901
Thursday, June 16, 2016
City commission hears budget requests
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By Hailey Keller
Blade Staff Writer
Mayor Christy Hasch, along
with City Commissioners Lyle
Pounds, Sam Sacco, Tim Parker
and Chuck Lambertz, assembled Wednesday night at City
Hall to discuss budget requests
and Broadway Plaza.
Representatives from the
Concordia Senior Citizens Center, the Resources Council and
the Frank Carlson Library
addressed the commissioners
Wednesday night, each with
their own 2017 budget requests
for their ever-growing programs.
The Senior Citizens Center
had a twofold budget request.
First, Tony Burnett, the Fiscal
Manager for the Center asked
the commission for their usual
$4,000 to help supplement the
salaries of the nutrition staff
employed at the Senior Center.
Burnett then pleaded with
the commission to consider a
yearly contribution of $16,000
to $20,000 to help assist the
Senior Citizens Center with
their General Public Transportation service.
Burnett said that last year,
the Center gave 18,734 rides to
people around the community.
This is up about 18 percent
since 2014, when they provided
13,263 rides. The fare for a trip
in their van is $1 each way and
is open to everyone in the community.
Burnett said the Senior Center recently purchased another
van to help meet the demands.
The total operating cost of the
program is $128,000 a year.
With a $2 round- trip fare, it is
easy to see why the Center came
to the city for financial help.
Burnett said that a Federal
Formula Grant covers 50 percent of their yearly costs, while
another 20 percent is covered
by the Kansas Department of
Transportation Grant and the
remaining 30 percent is the
responsibility of the Concordia
Senior Citizens Center. Burnett
did say that the Center has considered raising the cost of the
ride to $5 round trip, which
would almost cover the cost of
yearly expenses.
Burnett, however, said that
raising the fare from $1 would
be detrimental to the audience
they serve, who, at times, are
unable to afford even the $2
round-trip fare.
Many guests, Burnett said,
choose to take the van to their
destination, and then walk
home, unable to find the extra
$1 for the trip back.
The Resources Council,
headed by Executive Director
Madison Timmons-Ritterling,
has also seen an uptick in those
needing to utilize the Council’s
services.
Across Kansas
Regents approve
tuition increases
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The governing board of Kansas public universities
signed off Wednesday on tuition increases
higher than first proposed on many of the
campuses following a cut in funding for
higher education from the state.
The move by the Kansas Board of
Regents in Topeka, Kansas, boosts tuition
for the coming school year by as much as
6 percent amid worries that more state
cuts may be looming in light of lagging tax
collections and nagging budget deficits.
Last month, Republican Gov. Sam
Brownback cut higher education spending
by 4 percent — one percent more than the
state’s universities expected — the same
day state universities submitted their
tuition proposals to regents.
Many of the campuses responded by
pushing their tuition requests upward,
ultimately getting the regents’ approval
Wednesday. The University of Kansas’
tuition for full-time, in-state undergraduates will go up by 5 percent, one percent
higher than the school sought last month.
Students at Kansas State University will
pay 5.8 percent more, Emporia State 4.9
percent, Pittsburg State 5.5 percent and
Fort Hays State by 6 percent. Only the
University of Kansas’ medical center and
Wichita State did not raise their rate
increase requests, sticking with 5 percent.
Tuition increases for full-time, out-ofstate undergraduates range from 3.6 percent to 6 percent.
Deputy convicted
of manslaughter
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) — An eastern
Kansas sheriff’s deputy has been found
guilty of vehicular manslaughter for a
2012 crash that killed a 59-year-old Madison man.
KVOE Radio reports L yon County
deputy Tyler Pettigrew initially was
charged with involuntary manslaughter,
aggravated battery and using a wireless
device to write, send or receive a written
communication while driving.
Pettigrew was in his personal vehicle
when he rear-ended a pickup truck driven
by Michael Argabright in Lyon County in
October 2012, then crossed the center line
and struck a vehicle driven by Mark Harrison of Madison. Harrison was killed in
the crash.
The 27-year-old has been suspended
since his arrest in November.
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Heavy load
A transformer weighing 440,000 pounds is loaded southeast of Concordia. The transformer, which is
part of the Elk Creek to Summit transmission line, was shipped from the Netherlands.
Transmission line through
Cloud County nearing completion
By Kathleen McAlister
Blade-Empire Intern
After approximately four years of routing,
engineering, and constructing, the new transmission line running through Cloud County is
nearing completion.
Known as the Elm Creek to Summit transmission line, the 60 miles of 345 kV line will link
the Summit Substation southeast of Salina to a
new Substation, Elm Creek, southeast of Concordia.
ITC Great Plains, under a co-development
agreement with Mid-Kansas Electric will construct, co-own with MKEC, and operate the
northern section of the line, to consist of approximately 30 miles.
Westar Energy, Inc. will construct, own and
operate the southern section.
ITC Great Plains is a transmission-only utility
operating in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP)
region and a subsidiary of the ITC Holdings Corporation.
Over 400 miles of circuit line run throughout
Kansas and Oklahoma, and ITC Great Plains has
headquarters in Topeka, Dodge City, Wichita,
Oklahoma City, and Little Rock, Ark.
ITC Holdings Corporation is based in Michigan.What makes ITC unique is its origin, purchasing no existing assets, but growing from the
ground up.
The project itself which consists of over 200
steel monopoles towering from 120 to 160 feet
began with initial routing in 2012, construction
commencing in the fall of last year. Everything is
looking to be completed sometime later this year.
The substation construction outside of Concordia is in its final stages, due for completion in
July.
Project line construction is well underway; the
foundations for the poles are complete, the erecting of poles is more than halfway complete and
crews are now working in Ottawa; wire installation is ongoing and will be followed by the installation of 11,225 bird diverters in late August to
early September.
These diverters, which help to make the lines
more visible to birds, thereby preventing more
bird deaths, will be installed by helicopter.
“The project is tracking on schedule with
anticipated completion by year’s end,” ITC Great
Plains Representative Elizabeth Hunt said, “This
line will be in service two years ahead of the
Southwest Power Pool’s desired schedule.”
The new lines which are part of a reliability
project for SPP, focused on improving the reliability of the grid for central Kansas, easing congestion and improving efficiency.
But beyond the improved reliability of the grid,
the Elm Creek to Summit Transmission Line
project has been a boost to the region.
Construction workers have frequented businesses in small towns along the route like Aurora and Miltonvale and the substation itself will
garner property tax for the county.
What’s more, the company has worked diligently to foster long-lasting relationships with
the communities and their members, beginning
well before the acquisition process.
“They did just a great job educating people
about the project and their choices and have
been great about moving to accommodate those
land or business owners,” CloudCorp Director
Ashley Hutchinson said.
“We strive to be good neighbors,” Hunt said,
‚”it’s one of our core values. ITC has served the
communities in varied arenas, showing up to
Minneapolis and Concordia Chamber of Commerce events, Concordia’s Fall Fest and Minneapolis’s Minnie-K day, and donating
scholarships to the Wind Energy Technology Program at Cloud County Community College,
among other things.”
“They’ve been great partners in the community,” said Hutchinson.
For more information about ITC Great Plains
and the Elm Creek to Summit project, or to view
project construction video, visit their website
www.itctransco.com or like their Facebook page.
ARVOS employees and spouses are invited to
the Job Fair scheduled for Tuesday, June 21,
from 1-7 p.m. at the Cloud County Fairgrounds
Commercial Building.
For employers, booth space is free. Setup starts
at noon.
This event is for the displaced workers at
ARVOS and their families only.
For employers, it is an opportunity to meet with
this highly skilled workforce. Displaced workers
and homemakers will be eligible for training dollars. For employees, Kansas Workforce One will be
on site to provide assistance. Those attending will
be able to sign up for Job Alert.
Job fair for ARVOS employees set
In 2015, the Food Bank, one
of the Council’s six services,
served 483 households, or
1,351 people in Cloud County.
Just from January to April of
this year, they have served 152
families, or 316 individuals.
Despite the increased usage
of the Food Bank and other programs, Ritterling requested the
same $20,000 amount as she
did last year.
Scot Henderson, the Treasurer for the Frank Carlson Library
Board, presented the Library’s
budget request in the amount of
$187,673, which is an increase
of $5,148 from last year.
“I am always impressed with
the expertise of the [library]
staff,” Hasch said. “I honestly
have to tell you that I believe we
are getting our money’s worth
and with just over a $5,000
increase in their budget request
seems very reasonable to me.”
(see Commission on page 8)
Lawmakers
discussing
funding fix
for schools
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas
legislators were discussing a
short-term education funding fix
Thursday to satisfy a state
Supreme Court order while also
debating longer -term proposals
for curbing the court’s power to
force school finance changes.
The state House and state Senate judiciary committees convened for joint hearings on both
issues. Republican Gov. Sam
Brownback called a special session of the GOP-dominated Legislature for June 23 to address a
state Supreme Court decision last
month in which it determined
that the state’s education funding
system is unfair to poor school
districts.
The court warned that public
schools might remain closed
across the state unless legislators
rewrite school finance laws by
June 30. Many Republican legislators were angered, and state
Senate Judiciary Committee
Chairman Jeff King promised to
draft a proposed amendment to
the state constitution to prevent
the courts from threatening to
close schools in the future.
But a proposed constitutional
change would have to go before
voters for their approval — and
they wouldn’t weigh in until the
November election. In the meantime, Brownback is pushing a
proposal to boost education funding by $38 million for 2016-17 to
help poor school districts.
“There’s been discussion that
we’re just here to talk about a
constitutional amendment,” King
told his colleagues as the meeting
started. “That’s not correct.”
State Rep. John Carmichael, a
Wichita Democrat, said his plan
would be to fully comply with the
court’s most recent order, rather
than
pursue
constitutional
changes.
Kansas has been in and out of
legal battles over education funding for nearly three decades, and
the latest round began with a lawsuit filed in 2010 by the Dodge
City, Hutchinson, Wichita and
Kansas City, Kansas, school districts.
The state provides more than
$4 billion a year in aid to its 286
local school districts, but the
court ruled in February that poor
districts weren’t getting their fair
share. Republican lawmakers
responded by rewriting school
finance laws, but the revisions
didn’t change the amount of aid
most districts would receive. The
court then rejected some of the
changes.
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OPINION
Washington Merry-Go-Round
by Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift
WASHINGTON – Presumptive Republican presidential
nominee Donald Trump has
lost so much ground in national polls that the debate is
re-opening about whether he
can be stopped at the GOP
Convention next month in
Cleveland. Trump has lived
and breathed the polls, citing his successes and taunting his rivals, but this week’s
Bloomberg National poll has
him 12 points behind Hillary Clinton with 63 percent
of women saying they would
never vote for him. So, if
Trump isn’t able to halt the
slide in his numbers, Cleveland could yet turn into a
donnybrook and produce a
different nominee.
Granted, this sounds
like more of the magical
thinking that sustained the
Never Trump movement for
months with no result. Yet
it must be said, Trump is a
nominee the likes of which
we have never seen before.
The 2016 campaign from beginning to end has been so
full of surprises that nothing
can be ruled out, including
a dump Trump effort at the
Convention.
Political parties are cor-
porate entities; they make
their own rules and are answerable only to their leadership and their members.
Republicans can change the
rule that says, for example,
delegates are pledged on the
first one or two ballots to
support the candidate they
said they backed during the
primary process.
Such a rule change would
result in an open convention
and likely produce a “dark
horse” candidate as last
happened when Democrat
Franklin Pierce was nominated on the 49th ballot in
1852. He wasn’t the popular
candidate; he was his party’s compromise candidate.
Applying this scenario to today could likewise result in
an unexpected compromise
candidate.
Pushing Trump aside at
the Convention is one option. Another is for more traditional Republicans to borrow a page from history and
walk out of the Convention
with the express purpose of
creating an alternative party.
It’s a little late for that, you
say. How would they get on
the ballot at this advanced
stage in the process? The
answer is each state controls
its own ballot rules, which
means that any state legislature can change its laws
and allow a late-announcing presidential candidate a
place on its ballot.
The closest analogy for
this situation was the election of 1912 when the progressives who supported
former President Teddy Roosevelt walked out of the Republican Convention and
formed the Bull Moose Party
with TR as their standard
bearer. That schism in the
GOP handed the election to
Democrat Woodrow Wilson.
Republicans
don’t
want to elect Hillary Clinton, but that could be the
price they’re willing to pay
if they’re going to preserve
their majorities in Congress.
Distancing from Trump,
even “de-endorsing” him, is
looking like the GOP’s survival strategy. On the other
hand, it is just possible for a
three-way race to deny any
candidate an Electoral College majority, and this would
throw the election into the
House of Representatives,
where the breakaway candidate could win.
DOONESBURY® by G.B. Trudeau
Trump won the primaries
fair and square after complaining they were rigged
against him. He won a majority of the pledged delegates,
so denying him the nomination would take some doing,
but it can be done. Certainly,
it would invite chaos and a
huge backlash from Trump
and his supporters, disruption of the Convention, and
a rending of the party for
years to come. But it might
save the House and minimize Senate losses to the
point where a GOP majority
might be retrievable in the
next election instead of the
next generation.
The point is there’s a lot
more leeway and freedom of
choice in the process than
most people realize.
Douglas Cohn’s new
book, “The President's First
Year: None Were Prepared,
Some Never Learned – Why
the Only School for Presidents Is the Presidency,” is
available in book stores.
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@WMerryGoRound
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The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that
human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds,
can change the outer aspects of their lives.
—William James
***
Minorities missing in many legislatures
As Virginia’s only Latino
state lawmaker, Alfonso Lopez made it his first order of
business to push for a law
granting in-state college tuition to immigrants living in
the U.S. illegally since childhood.
The bill died in committee.
So Lopez tried again the
next year. And the year after
that.
Now, in his fifth year in office, Lopez is gearing up for
one more attempt in 2017.
“If we had a more diverse
(legislature) and more Latinos
in the House of Delegates,” he
says, “I don’t think it would
be as difficult.”
America’s government is
much whiter than America it-
Today in History
50 years ago
June 16, 1966—Scouts
attending camp at Camp
Dave Hansen at Kirwin were
Van Morrissette, Neal Herman, Mike Charbonneau,
Richard Hattan, Charles
Laman, Davis Fazel, John
Breault,
Robert
Kohrs,
Charles Breault, Ronald Deneault, Tom Johnson, Leo
Pellant and Greg Hattan .
. . Continental Trailways
which had been in business
for 28 years in the basement of the Baron’s Hotel
was moving its office to 321
West 5th Street. Ruth I. Larson was the agent.
25 years ago
June 16, 1991—Kathy
Thoman and Rod Collette
announced their June 8
wedding, which took place
at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church
in Concordia . . . Steve
Shanks, 14-and-under, 80
pounds; Chris Ngo, 14-andunder, 100 pounds; Darrell
Zimmerman, 12-and under, 115 pounds, and Doug
Zimmerman, 16-and-under,
143 pounds, members of
the Concordia VFW Kids
Wrestling Club, competed
in the Southern Plains Regional Championships for
Kids and Cadet Divisions as
part of the Kansas National
Team.
10 years ago
June 16, 2006—The National Orphan Train Com-
plex received a $45,000
grant from the Travel and
Tourism Development Division of the Kansas Department of Commerce . . .
Concordia Area Chamber of
Commerce had contracted
Rainbow Fireworks to conduct the annual Fireworks.
The cost of $2,800 included
purchase price and the fee
to shoot the fireworks.
5 years ago
June 16, 2011—Outgoing Cloud County Community College board of trustees members Dan Gerber,
Charles Lowers and Marsha
Doyenne were being honored at a reception . . . Alan
Day and Latisha Deaver announced their June 11 wedding, which took place at
the Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Catholic Church in
Concordia.
1 year ago
June 16, 2015—Anna
Jackson cut the ribbon at
the Chamber of Commerce
celebration of her new business, Anna Jackson Photography located in the Builders Loan & Trust building
which was being renovated
. . . After a 15-minute session, the Concordia City
commission approved a
resolution to file a lawsuit
against K.C. Construction,
Inc., to recover damages the
city incurred after a sewer
line broke under the Republican River.
self, and not just in Virginia.
While
minorities
have
made some political gains
in recent decades, they remain significantly underrepresented in Congress and
nearly every state legislature
though they comprise a growing share of the U.S. population, according to an analysis
of demographic data by The
Associated Press. The disparity in elected representation is
especially large for Hispanics,
even though they are now the
nation’s largest ethnic minority.
A lack of political representation can carry real-life
consequences, and not only
on hot-button immigration
issues. State spending for
public schools, housing and
social programs all can have
big implications for minority
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.
communities. So can decisions on issues such as criminal justice reform, election
laws or the printing of public
documents in other languages besides English.
When the people elected
don’t look, think, talk or act
like the people they represent,
it can deepen divisions that
naturally exist in the U.S.
Campaigning door-to-door
in the heavily Latino neighborhoods of south Omaha,
Nebraska, first-time legislative candidate Tony Vargas
has talked with numerous
people afraid to participate
in democracy. Some felt
shunned or confused when
they once attempted to vote.
Others have misconceptions
about the legal requirements
to do so. Some simply believe
their vote doesn’t matter.
PEOPLE
CCCC star party to feature
Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
Annie’s
Mailbox
Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
will all be visible during the
June 18 star party at Cloud
County Community College. The event, from 9-11
p.m. will be at the college’s
Earl Bane Observatory.
Other celestial highlights
will include the constellations Serpens the Serpent,
Ophiuchus the SerpentHolder, Cepheus the King,
Draco the Dragon and Hercules the Great Warrior.
Those planning to attend
the star party are asked to
park in lot one at the college, near the tennis courts.
In the event of inclement
weather, the movie “The
Martian” will be shown.
by Kathy Mitchell and
Marcy Sugar
Dear Annie: When is
enough, enough? My granddaughter is getting married
for the third time in August.
We received a "save the
date" card six months ago.
The first time this granddaughter got married, I attended the wedding and
gave her a generous gift.
The second time, I sent a
card with a small check.
But this is going too far.
My question is, am I obligated to attend this wedding? It is out of state,
which means a plane fare,
hotel and yet another gift.
I say "no more." A simple
card will suffice.
People say I am wrong,
but there comes a time
when "no" is the only answer in my book. My daughter is upset that no one in
the family went to her other daughter's wedding —
which was also her second
marriage and in another
state.
I would like to know what
you think. — A Grandmother Who Doesn't Get It
Dear Grandmother: If
you were unrelated, we'd
say a card is perfect. But
you are not just any guest.
You are the grandmother
and this puts you in a separate category. (Not to mention, third weddings should
be very small affairs.)
No one is obligated to attend any wedding, particularly a second or third. But
your daughter obviously
wants the support of her
family and your blessing
would mean a lot. If you can
afford to attend, it would be
a kindness to do so, but we
understand the hardship
of an out-of-state wedding.
You also are not obligated
to keep giving gifts for subsequent marriages. But
again, as the grandmother,
you may wish to send something small, such as a picture frame or bottle of wine.
The point is not to create
a rift, upset your daughter
or make your granddaughter think you love her less
because she can't seem to
get her act together. We say,
send her a lovely card with
a small token gift. Add that
you are so sorry you can-
not attend, but you will be
thinking of her.
Dear Annie: You would
be a hero to English teachers everywhere, and a help
to many people, if you would
use your column to explain
when to use "I" and when to
use "me."
"I" is a subject pronoun
(in the same group with
we, she, they, etc.). "Me" is
an object pronoun (as in
us, her, him and them). "I"
never is used after a proposition.
To me, it's simple. Use
"me" where you would use
"us," and use "I" when you
would use "we." — A Faithful Reader
Dear
Faithful:
Dear
Faithful: We know many
readers' eyes glazed over as
soon as you said "subject
pronoun." But your basic
instruction is good — use
"me" when you would similarly use "us," and use "I"
when you would similarly
use "we." We've noticed
this happens most often
when people think using
"I" is more classy than using "me." No, it's not. Sometimes, using a different pronoun or the singular version
makes it obvious which is
the correct choice. We've
heard people say, "Jim and
me went to the store," but
if you remove "Jim," you'd
never say, "Me went to the
store" (unless you are Cookie Monster).
And for all those who are
still paying attention, the
correct phrase is "between
you and me." Please.
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Those attending will learn
about the forms of technology shown in the movie,
which are being developed
by NASA for colonization of
Mars in the near future.
Two days after the
month’s star party is the
June solstice, which occurs at 5:34 p.m. on June
20. At that time, Earth’s
North Pole will be tilted toward the sun, which will
have reached its northernmost position in the sky.
The June Solstice is the
first day of summer in the
northern hemisphere.
Contact Dennis Smith at
the college, 785.243.1435,
ext. 223, with questions.
MR. and MRS. ERICK AUXIER
(Cassie Lowell)
Couple exchange vows
In an early evening outdoor ceremony May 21, at
Eighteen Ninety Events,
Platte City, Mo., Cassie Lowell and Erick Auxier, both of
Topeka, exchanged wedding
vows. Morgan Innes, Greenwood, Mo., officiated.
Parents of the bride are
Jim and Lori Lowell, Concordia. Parents of the groom
are Rod Auxier, Maryville,
Mo., and Vicki Landtiser,
Kansas City, Mo.
The bride wore an ivory
princess style dress with
a tulle skirt, chapel length
train, sheer bodice and
flower applique. She carried
a bouquet of fabric flowers
made by her mother.
Maid of Honor was Briana
Anderson, Topeka. Bridesmaids were Megan LaBarge,
Stephanie Trost and Lacey
Champlin.
They wore short teal chiffon dresses and carried bouquets of fabric flowers made
by the bride’s mother.
Best Man was Mike
Meade. Groomsmen were
Nate Morley, Drew Demott
and Ryan O’Connell.
Ushers were Devin Lowell
and Brent Auxier.
Flower girl was Mya Niehues and ring bearer was
Talan Niehues.
Also in the wedding party was Sara Niehues, assistant.
The bride graduated
from Northwest Missouri
State University with degrees in public relations and
journalism. She is an assistant golf professional at Cypress Ridge Golf Course in
Topeka.
The groom graduated
from the University of Missouri with a bachelor’s in
parks, recreation and tourism and earned a master’s
degree in athletic administration at Northwest Missouri State University. He
is a landscape designer in
Topeka.
The couple took a wedding trip to Colorado and
plan to go to Costa Rica in
the winter.
They are making their
home in Topeka.
Student
luminary
Katie Alexandra Thompson of Concordia has been
named to the Deans’ List/
Explore Center List of Distinguished Students at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the spring semester of the 2015-16 academic
year.
Thompson, a junior psychology major, was named
to the Dean’s List for the
College of Arts and Science.
Senior Citizens Menu
Friday, June 17—Meat
loaf, baked potatoes with sour
cream, green beans, fruit; 10
a.m.—Exercise; A.A.R.P.
Call Teddy at 243-1872
Rodeo queen contestants
for
questions or to make
Lauren Wheeler (left) pictured with her horse, Senator, and Kyra Voss pictured with her horse
reservations.
Faith, are this year’s NCK Saddle Club Rodeo queen contestants.
Milk, bread and butter
served with meals
Cinnamon rolls and fresh
coffee daily, 8-11 a.m.
Call Teddy Lineberry at
NCK Saddle Club has members.
she was a baby. Her horse’s
243-1872 for questions or
announced the names of
Wheeler, daughter of Ja- name is Faith.
to make reservations.
two contestants for this mie and Jason Wheeler, has
The rodeo will be July 27
year’s Rodeo Queen, Lauren been riding for nine years. and 28 at the fairgrounds
Wheeler and Kyra Voss.
Her horse’s name is Senator. arena and the queen will be
Both girls are sophoVoss, daughter of Eric crowned the first night. Both
mores at Concordia High Voss and Patricia Ketter- contestants will be selling
School and Saddle Club man, has been riding since tickets until July 25.
Two girls are vying for NCK Rodeo queen
(Each year the Concordia Elementary fourth graders
are asked to participate in an essay contest during nursing home week. The residents of Sunset Home, a local
nursing home, read the essays and select winners from
each class. The winners read their essays aloud to Sunset residents during National Nursing Home Week. The
essays will be printed in the Blade as space permits.)
Dorothy Morris
By Hattie Blackwood
I know a woman who is 82 and walks five miles a day.
Her name is Dorothy Morris. She is tall and skinny. She
looks young for her age. She loves to wear western style
clothing. She loves to cook and she also likes to make
quilts. She has made more than 15 quilts. She likes to
garden and loves to go to rodeos. She also loves to dance.
She does all of her work herself. Dorothy is a friend of my
family. She lives next door to us.
I sometimes help her with her yard. She has come to
the circus with us before. She also takes pictures with
us every Halloween. When she does activities with us, it
makes me feel warm inside.
She is caring, nice, sweet and loyal. Having those
qualities makes her a good person.
Dorothy is the best neighbor I could ask for. She is
very sweet and loving. I am glad to have her as my neighbor.
Police Department host
for “A Night in the Hood”
As part of their new Community Policing Initiative,
the Concordia Police Department will be host for “A
Night in the Hood: A Movie
with Cops” from 9-11 p.m.,
Friday, June 17, in Concordia’s Hood Park.
The idea behind community policing begins with
a commitment to building
trust and mutual respect
between police and communities. Children eight years
old and older with parental
consent are encouraged to
join the Police Department
for a movie, popcorn and
s’mores at the basketball
courts at Hood Park. Those
attending are encouraged to
bring their own lawn chairs.
Upcoming events
Friday, June 17, 9-11 p.m., Hood Park—Concordia Police
Department will be host for “A Night in the Hood: a Movie with
Cops.”
Saturday, June 18, 7 p.m.—Teens for Christ family concert
featuring Red Roots, Brown Grand Theatre.
Tuesday, June 21, 1-7 p.m., Cloud County Fairgrounds
Commercial Building—Job Fair for ARVOS employees and
spouses. Booth space free for employers. Setup at noon. Fair
is for displaced workers at ARVOS and their families only.
Saturday, July 9, 1-5 p.m.—Meet the new pastor at Faith
Baptist Church, 1810 Archer, Concordia. Hot dogs, drinks,
door prizes, lots of games and a bouncy house for the kids. No
charge for attending.
Blade-Empire Thursday, June 16, 2016 5
Sports
Royals thump Indians 9-4 to complete sweep
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —
The Kansas City Royals won
six straight games to take
the AL Central lead, then
dropped eight straight to
lose it.
Now, they’re riding another five-game winning streak.
“Yeah, to say we’re
streaky — it’s kind of crazy
how it’s going,” said Ian
Kennedy,
who
pitched
Kansas City to a 9-4 victory
over the Cleveland Indians
on Wednesday night to polish off a three-game sweep.
The Royals have won nine
straight at home, their best
stretch since 2003.
Salvador Perez hit a threerun shot during a go-ahead
fifth inning against Corey
Kluber (6-7), while Eric Hosmer added two RBIs and
Whit Merrifield remained hot
to pace the Kansas City
attack.
“We were on the attack
early,” Hosmer said. “We
took advantage of getting a
lot of guys on base.”
Kennedy (5-5) allowed
just five hits, including tworun homers by Rajai Davis
and Michael Martinez, as he
pitched into the seventh
inning. He won for the first
time since beating Cleveland
on May 7.
Even with the two long
balls, the Indians only managed seven runs the entire
series.
Kluber gave up more than
that in five innings Wednesday night. The 2014 Cy
Young winner matched a
career high by allowing eight
runs and nine hits in a performance nearly as shoddy
as his defense, which made
two errors and probably
could have been charged
with a couple more.
“Yeah, to get swept is disappointing,” Kluber said.
“We didn’t play very well
these three games.”
Merrifield, who homered
in each of the first two
games, got the Royals going
again with a base hit in the
first inning. Consecutive
doubles by Hosmer and
Lorenzo Cain gave Kansas
City a 2-0 lead.
Kluber also ran into trouble in the second inning,
though it was caused by
consecutive errors by second
baseman Jason Kipnis and
third baseman Martinez.
Kluber bounced back to
strand runners on second
and third, then went
through a stretch of six batters in which he struck out
five.
“He’s tough,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “He’s just
tough.”
The Indians tied it in the
fifth when Kennedy failed to
cover first base on Martinez’s
grounder up the line.
Moments later, Davis sent a
1-2 pitch soaring over the
wall in left field to tie the
game.
That only lasted until the
bottom half of the inning.
Drew Butera blooped a
double to right that fell
between Cleveland fielders,
then reached third on a
groundout before scampering home for the go-ahead
run on Kluber’s wild pitch.
Hosmer and Cain added singles, and Perez swatted his
11th homer of the season to
center field.
Perez hit a go-ahead tworun shot in the eighth inning
of the Royals’ 3-2 win Tuesday night.
Kansas
City
(35-30)
added three more runs in
the sixth to put the game
away, and move into a tie
with the Indians for first
place in the division.
“Very disappointing. We
swept them at home and
they return the favor,” Kipnis said. “I thought this
entire series was more on
the position players. I think
the pitching staff did an outstanding job. You can’t ask
for much more from the
pitching staff.”
TROUBLED TRIBE
The Indians had not been
swept at Kauffman Stadium
since July 31-Aug. 2, 2012.
They have lost six of their
last nine after winning their
previous six, trending in the
opposite direction of the
Royals. Part of the problem
has been sloppy fielding —
they have five errors in their
last five games.
INFANTE OUT
The Royals designated
INF Omar Infante for assignment, likely ending his
tenure in KC. Infante has
struggled with injuries since
signing a $30.25 million,
four-year deal. Unless he is
traded or claimed on
waivers, both unlikely, the
Royals would owe him the
remainder of $7.75 million
due this season, $8 million
on his contract next season
and a $2 million buyout for
the 2018 season.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals OF Alex Gordon
(broken right hand) took batting practice for the first time
since landing on the DL on
May 23, even hitting a
homer into the fountains.
Gordon does not know when
he will begin a rehab assignment but said “it should be
coming soon.” ... Royals RHP
Kris Medlen (right rotator
inflammation) made first
rehab start Wednesday for
Northwest Arkansas. He
threw two scoreless innings.
UP NEXT
Royals LHP Danny Duffy
opens a four-game series
against Detroit on Thursday
night, while Cleveland takes
the day off before beginning
a three-game set against the
White Sox on Friday night.
NBA finals could Suzuki surpasses Rose’s hit total
match the longest
CLEVELAND (AP) — If it
seems like these NBA Finals
have lasted awhile, there’s a
reason for that.
They have.
A variety of factors led the
NBA to build some extra
days of rest into the schedule for this year’s title series
between the Golden State
Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers. If a Game 7 is needed
on Sunday night, this series
would need 18 days to go
from start to finish — and
that would match the 1978
NBA Finals for the longest
championship round in
major U.S. sports history.
Even the 1989 World
Series, which was interrupted by an earthquake for
more than a week, didn’t
take that long.
“It’s been beneficial for
me for sure,” Cavaliers
guard Kyrie Irving said. “I
hope my teammates can say
the same. That four-and-ahalf-hour, four-hour flight
coming from the west coast
and getting adjusted to the
time, it can take a toll on
your body. But I love the
extra day. ... I know the NBA
and I know the fans would
like to see all of us at our
best, and that extra day is
beneficial.”
So the Cavs aren’t complaining.
But the Warriors aren’t
exactly thrilled.
“With our team it’s
‘strength in numbers,’”
Golden State’s Andre Iguodala said, with a nod to the
team’s motto that touts how
deep the Warriors are compared to other clubs. “So I
don’t know if it goes against
us being that the other team
can get rest and they don’t
use as many bodies. The
schedule is what it is and
you just better be ready to
play.”
When Game 6 rolls
around Thursday, it’ll be the
15th day of the series —
which is how long the last
seven-game finals took in
2013, between Miami and
San Antonio.
The only instance of
teams having one day
between games was for
Games 3 and 4 on June 8
and June 10. Every other
game in the series is being
preceded by two off days.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr
says he’d prefer playing
every other day.
“I understand we’re doing
this to stretch it out and
have more media sessions or
whatever,” Kerr said. “But I
just think every other day is
the way it should be.”
This series is already
assured of matching the
longest in the NBA since the
1984 Finals, which went 17
days and had two long early
breaks before going to an
every-other-day format later
in the series. The first 10
days of that series between
the Boston Celtics and Los
Angeles Lakers saw only
three games played, while
four games and three crosscountry
flights
were
squeezed into the final seven
days.
The NBA went to the 2-32 system instead of the 2-21-1-1 for the finals a year
later. It brought back 2-2-11-1 for the finals in 2014,
and tinkered with that formula for the extra rest this
year.
“You allow guys to get
rest, you allow guys to get
recovery, which in turn
allows us to put a better
game on the court,” Cleveland’s Richard Jefferson
said. “It allows us to play at
a higher level.”
Sports in Brief
The Associated Press
BAYLOR SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION
WACO, Texas (AP) — Three more women filed a federal
civil rights lawsuit against Baylor University, saying the
school did nothing to help them after they reported being
sexually assaulted on or near campus.
The Baptist school in Waco has come under intense criticism for mishandling allegations of sexual assault over several years, including cases involving football players. In
recent weeks, university president and chancellor Ken Starr
was demoted and head football coach Art Briles was fired.
Already, Baylor is trying to settle a similar lawsuit filed by
former student Jasmin Hernandez, who was attacked by
former football player Tevin Elliott in 2012. Elliott is one of
two former Baylor football players convicted of sexual
assault since 2014. The Associated Press generally doesn’t
identify sexual assault victims, but Hernandez has spoken
publicly to draw attention to the case.
The lawsuit filed Wednesday lists three “Jane Doe” plaintiffs who allege they were attacked by fellow students on or
near campus in 2004, 2013 and 2014. None of the alleged
assailants are identified, but the woman in the 2014 case
alleges the attacker was a football player.
SAN DIEGO (AP) —
With two hits for the Marlins on Wednesday in
Miami’s 6-3 loss to the
San Diego Padres on
Wednesday, Ichiro Suzuki
raised his career total in
the Japanese and North
American major leagues to
4,257, passing Pete Rose’s
Major
League
record
Baseball total.
Suzuki had 1,278 hits
for Orix in Japan’s Pacific
League (1992-00) and has
2,979 with Seattle, the
New York Yankees and
Marlins. His first hit
Wednesday was on a dribbler in the first. His second was a double into the
right-field corner in the
ninth.
Melvin Upton Jr. homered and had two RBIs, and
Derek Norris had a goahead, two-run single for
the Padres, who stopped a
four-game losing streak.
Luis Perdomo (2-2)
allowed three runs and six
hits in six innings, and
Fernando Rodney pitched
a two-hit ninth to remain
in
13
save
perfect
chances. Justin Nicolino
(2-4) gave up five runs and
10 hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Braves 9,
Reds 8, 13 innings
ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman hit for the
cycle and Chase d’Arnaud
had a bases-loaded single
in the 13th inning to cap a
three-run rally.
The Reds took an 8-6
lead in the 13th on Jose
Peraza’s
bases-loaded
walk with two outs and
Joey Votto’s run-scoring
single off Alexi Ogando (21), the Braves’ ninth
pitcher.
Alfredo Simon (2-7)
gave up five hits and a
walk in the 13th. Adonis
Garcia and Nick Markakis
opened the inning with
singles, Jace Peterson hit
a run-scoring double and
Tyler Flowers added a
tying single. An intentional walk to Erick Aybar
loaded the bases before
d’Arnaud’s fly ball fell in
center field.
Freeman became the
first Brave to hit for the
cycle since Mark Kotsay
against the Cubs on Aug.
14, 2008. He is also the
first to do it in the majors
this season.
Dodgers 3,
Diamondbacks 2
PHOENIX (AP) — Clayton
Kershaw
(10-1)
allowed two runs and five
hits in 7 1/3 innings,
striking out 11 and walking one. He has 133
strikeouts
and
seven
walks this season.
Scott Van Slyke hit his
first home run this season, a three-run drive in
the sixth against Patrick
Corbin (3-6) that overcame a second-inning
homer by Rickie Weeks Jr.
Kenley Jansen tossed a
perfect ninth for his 19th
save this season and
161st with the Dodgers,
tying Eric Gagne’s team
career record.
National 5,
Cubs 4, 12 innings
WASHINGTON (AP) —
îJayson Werth singled in
the winning run with two
outs in the 12th inning.
Facing Adam Warren,
Werth hit a liner off the
wall in center field to score
Michael Taylor, who hit an
RBI single against Trevor
Cahill (0-2).
Addison Russell had
given the Cubs the lead
with a run-scoring single
off Yusmeiro Petit (2-0) in
the top half.
Stephen Strasburg gave
up one run in seven
innings for the Nationals,
and Jason Hammel did
the same for Chicago.
White Sox 5,
Tigers 3
CHICAGO (AP) — Chris
Sale allowed three runs in
seven innings to become
the first 11-game winner
in the majors.
Sale (11-2) was 1-2 with
a 6.75 ERA in his last four
starts after beginning the
season by winning his
first nine. He survived a
shaky third inning in
which he allowed all three
runs and five of the six
hits he surrendered.
Mike
Pelfrey
(1-7)
allowed four runs in six
innings.
Rays 3,
Mariners 2, 13 innings
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
(AP) —Mike Montgomery
walked Logan Morrison
with the bases loaded in
the 13th inning to bring in
the winning run.
Logan Forsythe tripled
with one out and scored
the winning run after
Montgomery hit pinch-hitter Tim Beckham with a
pitch and walked pinchhitter Taylor Motter.
Matt Andriese (6-0)
pitched 2 2/3 innings to
get the win in his first
relief appearance of the
season.
Montgomery (2-3) lost
for the second straight
night.
Rockies 6,
Yankees 3
DENVER (AP) — Nolan
Arenado tied for the major
league lead with his 20th
homer as Colorado completed a two-game sweep
and extended New York’s
losing streak to four.
Chad
Bettis
(5-5)
allowed three runs — two
earned — and seven hits
in six innings, and Carlos
Estevez pitched the ninth
for his third save.
Ivan Nova (5-4) gave up
five runs and 10 hits in
five innings. New York (3134) has skidded again
since Friday, when it
moved over .500 for the
first time since it was 4-3
during the second week of
the season. The Yankees
are 13-20 on the road.
Giants 10,
Brewers 1
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)
— Johnny Cueto (10-1)
won his seventh consecutive decision, striking out
nine in seven innings, as
San Francisco (41-26)
won its fifth straight and
moved a season-high 15
games over .500.
Buster Posey hit a
bases-loaded,
two-run
single in the third, and
Matt Duffy followed with
an RBI single against
Jimmy Nelson (5-6).
Mets 11,
Pirates 2
NEW YORK (AP) —
Noah Syndergaard (7-2)
struck out 11, gave up five
hits and took a shutout
into the ninth. Wilmer Flores homered and drove in
four runs, and New York
piled up a season-high 19
hits.
John Jaso doubled
leading off the ninth for
his third hit and, one out
later, Syndergaard gave
up an RBI double to
pinch-hitter David Freese.
Late replacement Kelly
Johnson also homered for
New York. Johnson, Rene
Rivera and substitute second
baseman
Matt
Reynolds each had three
hits and two RBIs.
Yoenis Cespedes had
three hits and scored
three times as the Mets
busted loose at the plate
against lefty Jeff Locke (55), who was charged with
seven runs and nine hits
in four-plus innings.
Rangers 7,
Athletics 5
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
Robinson Chirinos and
Rougned Odor both homered twice and Texas rallied from a five-run deficit.
The A’s lost for the
ninth time in 11 games.
Chirinos hit a solo
homer off A’s reliever
John Axford (3-2) in the
top of the seventh inning
that broke a 5-5 tie.
Texas trailed 5-0 in the
sixth when Chirinos started a five-run rally with a
leadoff homer off starter
Sonny Gray. Odor’s tworun homer off Gray tied
the game.
Blue Jays 7,
Phillies 2
PHILADELPHIA (AP) —
Marco
Estrada
(5-2)
allowed two runs and four
hits, striking out five in 6
2/3 innings, and Edwin
Encarnacion and Josh
Donaldson
hit
solo
homers.
Cody Asche had a
homer, two doubles and
drove in both runs for the
Phillies, who have lost six
of seven and 19 of 25.
Jeremy Hellickson (4-5)
allowed four runs and five
hits in six innings.
Toronto (37-31) is a
season-high six games
over .500 while the
Phillies (30-36) are a season-worst
six
games
under .500.
Red Sox 6,
Orioles 4
BOSTON (AP) — Hanley
Ramirez hit his first
homer since May 10 and
knuckleballer
Steven
Wright, backed by a fiverun third, allowed three
runs and six hits in 7 1/3
innings.
Craig Kimbrel got three
outs for his 15th save.
Adam Jones hit a tworun homer for the Orioles,
who ended a stretch of five
straight
multi-homer
games. Kevin Gausman
(0-4) gave up six runs and
seven
hits
in
three
innings.
Astros 4,
Cardinals 1
ST. LOUIS (AP) —
George Springer hit a goahead, two-run homer off
Kevin Siegrist (4-2) in the
eighth, and Houston completed a two-game sweep.
The Astros are 15-7 since
moving Springer to the
leadoff spot ahead of Jose
Altuve.
Tony Sipp (1-2) got the
last out of the seventh in
relief of Collin McHugh,
Carlos Correa’s two-run
single off Trevor Rosenthal made it a three-run
lead in the ninth and Will
Harris finished for his fifth
save.
Angels 10,
Twins 2
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) —
C.J. Cron and Jett Bandy
drove in three runs apiece
and Hector Santiago (4-4)
pitched six strong innings
for Los Angeles.
Tyler Duffey (2-6) gave
up six hits and six runs
while pitching into the
fifth inning of his third
loss in four starts for the
Twins, who have lost five
of seven.
6 Blade-Empire, Thursday, June 16, 2016
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Legals
(Published in the Blade-Empire on
Thursday, June16, 2016)
NOTICE OF HEARING ON
KANSAS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
AUTHORITY
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
REVENUE BONDS
A public hearing will be held on the
30th day of June 2016, in the offices of
Kansas Development Finance Authority, 534 S. Kansas Avenue, Suite 800,
in Topeka, Kansas at 9:00 a.m., or soon
thereafter, on the proposal for the Kansas
Development Finance Authority to issue its
Agricultural Development Revenue Bonds
for the Project(s) numbered below, in the
respective maximum principal amounts.
The Bond(s) will be issued to assist the
respective Borrower (the “Beginning Farmer”) named below (who will be the owner
and operator of the respective Project) to
finance the cost in the amount of the Bond,
which is then typically purchased by a
lender bank (“Lender”) who then through
Kansas Development Finance Authority,
loans the bond proceeds to the Borrower
for the purposes of acquiring the respective Project(s) as described below. Each
Project shall be located as shown:
Project No. 000953 Maximum Principal Amount: $220,304.57. Owner/Operator: William C & Sondra L Ramsey;
Description: Acquisition of 217 acres of
agricultural land and related improvements and equipment to be used by the
owner/operator for farming purposes (the
"Project"). The Project is being financed
by the Lender for William C & Sondra L
Ramsey (the "Beginning Farmer") and is
located at Section 1, Sibley West Township, Cloud County Kansas, approximately
4 miles north of Concordia, Kansas, 2 ½
miles west, and ½ mile northdescription of
property.
Each Bond when issued, will be a limited obligation of the Kansas Development
Finance Authority and will not constitute a
general obligation or indebtedness of the
State of Kansas or any political subdivision
thereof, including the Authority, nor will it
be an indebtedness for which the faith and
credit and taxing powers of the State of
Kansas are pledged, but each Bond will
be payable solely and only from amounts
received from the respective Borrower,
the obligation of which will be sufficient to
pay the principal of, interest and redemption premium, if any, on each Bond as and
when it shall become due.
At the time and place fixed for the
hearings, all individuals who appear will be
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By Jacqueline Bigar
Kansas Profile –
Now That’s Rural:
Conard Family – Part 1
By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National
Institute for Rural Development at
Kansas State University.
“If you’re looking for fame and fortune, you may not find
it. But if you’re looking for a place to serve, you can definitely find it here.” Those words of wisdom might apply to many
places and types of careers, but in this case, it refers to a
family physician who is serving rural Kansas and beyond.
Shawn Conard is a family doctor at Minneola District
Hospital in Minneola, Kansas. Minneola is a rural community in Clark County, south of Dodge City.
Shawn grew up in Hays and went to K-State. He got involved with Intervarsity Christian Fellowship where he went
on a mission trip with a young woman named Gayly. Their
relationship flourished and the two were wed.
Shawn attended medical school at KUMC and became
part of a pilot program for Primary Care in which he was
placed in McPherson with Dr. Thomas. He then “matched”
at Via Christi Family Medicine where they taught full scope
family practice including obstetrics.
After graduation, he and Gayly moved to west Texas
where he worked in family practice and emergency room
duty. After their first two children were born, they wanted to move closer to their families in Kansas and began
searching for jobs.
While in residency, Shawn had met Dr. Marc Stephens,
a faculty member at Via Christi. Marc’s father was Dr.
Charles Stephens, a highly regarded family doctor who
practiced for more than 50 years in the community of Minneola. Dr. Charles Stephens and another son, Dr. Todd Stephens, began recruiting Shawn to Minneola. “The breadth
of practice was incredible,” Shawn said.
In this practice, the physicians had a tradition of working in the mission field overseas. “They were a great group
of doctors and wonderful mentors,” Shawn said. “They
taught me that our faith is key to practicing and thriving in
medicine."
Today, Shawn is one of two doctors in the practice along
with several mid-level assistants. They plan to expand the
staff so that this fall, they would have three physician assistants and three nurse practitioners. The Minneola District
Hospital is considered a critical access rural health clinic.
Being a rural doctor can be very demanding. Most Kansas counties are considered medically underserved. Shawn
said that one of the advantages of being in a practice like
this is that he can concentrate on medicine while the hospital takes care of the paperwork.
“Paperwork requirements are getting greater every day,”
Shawn said. “Fortunately, we have a great CEO, Deb Bruner."
Dr. Stephen’s son Todd later moved to Wichita to join
the faculty of Via Christi. He started a program called The
International Medical Fellowship, under which two to four
family practice residents will go overseas and practice for
six months in Africa, and then come back to the states to
study in rotations such as trauma, orthopedics, infectious
disease and public health.
The program brings life-changing experiences. “It really
prepares you for the variety of things you face in rural medicine,” Shawn said. “These residents also provide locums to
cover our hospital and ER here, among other towns, which
helps pay for the program.”
Can health care be sustained in rural Kansas? Can we
attract and retain rural doctors? “There is hope, for those
who want to serve,” Shawn said. “But it takes staying power. You can’t just train the doctor, you need to prepare the
spouse too,” he said. “Job creation is really important so
that there’s a place for the spouse.”
Shawn sees the joys and challenges of rural practice
firsthand. After all, he’s located in the town of Minneola,
population 721 people. Now, that’s rural.
“If you’re looking for fame and fortune, you may not find
it. But if you’re looking for a place to serve, you can definitely find it here.” We commend Shawn Conard for sharing
those words and for making a difference with his service in
rural Kansas as well as in the mission field.
And there’s more. The Conard family has adopted children from China, including three with special needs. They
are now experiencing a breakthrough that is helping their
daughter. We’ll learn about that next week.
A baby born today has a
Sun in Gemini and a Moon
in Scorpio.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for
Thursday, June 16, 2016:
This year your wit, intelligence and desire to know
more emerge. You become
reserved and driven to find
the source of a question
as well as its significance.
Some of you might become
involved in research of some
sort. At this point in your
life, you no longer can accept superficial responses.
If you are single, the person
who intrigues you will be far
different from your usual
type. Enjoy the bond, but
don’t make a commitment
yet. If you are attached, your
sweetie wonders if you are
OK. Take his or her hand
and share some of your visions; you will maintain a
sense of intimacy that way.
SCORPIO can be hard to
deal with at times.
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 have given your
mind a lot to consider.
Remain true to your values. Caring seems to be all
around you, especially from
one caring individual. Consider this period to be very
special. You are coming
from a good place; maximize
the energy. Tonight: Make
the most of the night.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20)
****
Your
creativity
emerges when dealing with a
somewhat flaky friend. You
might not be in a position to
counteract this person’s actions, especially when you
are getting together. Consider making fewer plans with
him or her; the message will
be clear. Tonight: Where
your friends are.
GEMINI (May 21-June
20)
**** Reach out to someone who has a profound
impact on you, whether he
or she lives at a distance or
close by. You like hearing
from this person, but you
also tend to need his or her
feedback. Listen carefully,
and you are likely to find
a solution. Tonight: Play it
easy.
CANCER (June 21-July
22)
***** When you find an
idea that pleases you, you
will come up with a great
plan to bring it to fruition.
A brainstorming session will
be instrumental to your success. You might hear a lot of
suggestions that you can’t
connect to, but you will, given some time. Tonight: Keep
it light.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
**** You could be stuck
on an idea or personal matter. Remain sensitive to
what is gently suggested by
someone. Go along with it if
you feel it has any validity.
Know that keeping a matter
low profile is important. Tonight: Order in, rather than
add to the present commotion.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
**** The words you
choose, as well as how you
deliver them, will carry a
lot of impact right now. Be
aware of your facial expressions; the emphasis you use
could make all the difference. Be optimistic, as you
have Lady Luck watching
over you. Tonight: Proceed
as you wish.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
**** Use caution with
money decisions, as you
could cause yourself some
disruption if you choose to
pursue an unwise risk. Understand that no one except
you will feel the ramifications of this decision. Stay
conservative for the time being. Tonight: Chill out with
loved ones.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov.
21)
***** Express your interest in what is happening. At
the same time, claim your
power. Make choices that
serve you well. Someone
whom you speak to often
could become restrained.
See what is going on with
this person; it likely isn’t
about you. Tonight: Only
what you want.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21)
**** You might be more
withdrawn in a personal
matter than you had anticipated. You are likely to
make a decision to be open,
but on some level, you can’t
seem to follow through with
this. Sometimes, your inner
self simply decides to take
over. This pattern could be
difficult to change. Tonight:
Read between the lines, yet
say little. Take a night off for
you.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19)
***** Discussions will drift
from one topic to another.
Stay focused, and help others stay focused as well.
You have a greater sense of
direction than many people
do. Others respond to you
and your thoughts, but you
can expect some questioning. Tonight: Where you
want to be.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18)
**** Sometimes you find
it difficult to carry on. Note
that you might be more involved than you have been
in the recent past. As a result, you could feel overwhelmed. Balance various
concerns or activities. Remember that you are only
human. Tonight: Juggle different aspects of your life.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20)
**** You are tuned in to
others and sometimes their
subconscious. At this point,
you have a better idea than
most about what is happening around you and what to
expect. A partner or loved
one is connected to your
thoughts. Embrace this
bond. Tonight: Among the
crowds.
BORN TODAY
Rapper Tupac Shakur
(1971), golfer Phil Mickelson (1970), author Joyce
Carol Oates (1938)
***
Jacqueline Bigar is on
the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com.
(c) 2016 by King Features
Syndicate Inc.
***
The greatest thing a human being ever does in this world
is to see something. To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and
religion, all in one.
—John Ruskin
***
Blade-Empire, Thursday, June 16, 2016 7
Looking Back
Today is Thursday, June 16, the 168th day of 2016.
There are 198 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 16, 1963, the world’s first female space traveler, Valentina Tereshkova (teh-ruhsh-KOH’-vuh), 26, was
launched into orbit by the Soviet Union aboard Vostok 6;
she spent 71 hours in flight, circling the Earth 48 times
before returning safely.
On this date:
•In 1567, Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned in Lochleven Castle in Scotland. (She escaped almost a year later
but ended up imprisoned again.)
•In 1858, accepting the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate, Abraham Lincoln said the slavery issue had to be resolved, declaring, “A house divided
against itself cannot stand.”
•In 1903, Ford Motor Co. was incorporated.
•In 1911, IBM had its beginnings as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. was incorporated in New York State.
•In 1933, the National Industrial Recovery Act became
law with President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s signature. (The
Act was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.) The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was founded as President
Roosevelt signed the Banking Act of 1933.
•In 1941, National Airport (now Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport) opened for business with a ceremony
attended by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
•In 1943, comedian Charles Chaplin, 54, married his
fourth wife, 18-year-old Oona O’Neill, daughter of playwright Eugene O’Neill, in Carpinteria, California.
•In 1944, George Stinney, a 14-year-old black youth, became the youngest person to die in the electric chair as the
state of South Carolina executed him for the murders of
two white girls, Betty June Binnicker, 11, and Mary Emma
Thames, 7.
•In 1956, poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes were married in London.
•In 1978, President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian
leader Omar Torrijos (toh-REE’-ohs) exchanged the instruments of ratification for the Panama Canal treaties.
•In 1987, a jury in New York acquitted Bernhard Goetz of
attempted murder in the subway shooting of four youths he
said were going to rob him; however, Goetz was convicted
of illegal weapons possession. (In 1996, a civil jury ordered
Goetz to pay $43 million to one of the persons he’d shot.)
•In 1996, Russian voters went to the polls in their first
independent presidential election; the result was a runoff
between President Boris Yeltsin (the eventual winner) and
Communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov. Sportscaster
Mel Allen died in Greenwich, Connecticut, at age 83.
Ten years ago: The House rejected a timetable for pulling U.S. forces out of Iraq, 256-153. In Iraq, three 101st
Airborne Division soldiers were killed in an attack while two
others were abducted (their mutilated bodies were found
three days later). In Martinez, California, Susan Polk, 48,
was convicted of second-degree murder for stabbing to
death her millionaire psychotherapist husband, Felix Polk,
whom she had first met as a 14-year-old girl in treatment.
“Lonelygirl15,” a fictitious video blogger played by actress
Jessica Lee Rose, made her online debut.
Five years ago: U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., announced his resignation from Congress, bowing to the furor caused by his sexually charged online dalliances with a
former porn actress and other women. Osama bin Laden’s
longtime second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri (AY’muhn ahl-ZWAH’-ree), took control of al-Qaida.
One year ago: Real estate mogul Donald Trump launched
his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.
A 21st-birthday party thrown by a group of visiting Irish
college students in Berkeley, California, turned tragic when
the fifth-floor balcony they were crowded on collapsed,
spilling 13 people about 50 feet onto the pavement, killing
six. The Golden State Warriors won their first NBA championship since 1975, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-97
in Game 6.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Bill Cobbs is 82. Author Joyce
Carol Oates is 78. Country singer Billy “Crash” Craddock
is 78. Songwriter Lamont Dozier is 75. Rhythm-and-blues
singer Eddie Levert is 74. Actress Joan Van Ark is 73. Actor
Geoff Pierson is 67. Rhythm-and-blues singer James Smith
(The Stylistics) is 66. Boxing Hall of Famer Roberto Duran
is 65. Pop singer Gino Vannelli is 64. Actress Laurie Metcalf
is 61. Actor Arnold Vosloo is 54. Actor Danny Burstein is
52. Model-actress Jenny Shimizu is 49. Actor James Patrick Stuart is 48. Rapper MC Ren is 47. Actor Clifton Collins Jr. is 46. Golfer Phil Mickelson is 46. Actor John Cho
is 44. Actor Eddie Cibrian is 43. Actor Fred Koehler is 41.
Actress China (chee-nah) Shavers is 39. Actor Daniel Bruhl
is 38. Actress Sibel Kekilli is 36. Actress Missy Peregrym
(PEH’-rih-grihm) is 34. Actress Olivia Hack is 33. Singer
Diana DeGarmo (TV: “American Idol”) is 29. Pop-rock musician Ian Keaggy (Hot Chelle (SHEL)) is 29.
Thought for Today: “Our memories are card indexes
consulted and then returned in disorder by authorities
whom we do not control.” – Cyril Connolly, British critic (1903-1974).
More Highlights in History
•In 1842, Queen Victoria became the first British monarch to ride on a train, traveling from Slough Railway Station to Paddington in 25 minutes.
•In 1865, Nobel Prize-winning poet-playwright William
Butler Yeats was born in Dublin, Ireland.
•In 1886, King Ludwig II of Bavaria drowned in Lake
Starnberg.
•In 1927, aviation hero Charles Lindbergh was honored
with a ticker-tape parade in New York City.
•In 1935, James Braddock claimed the title of world
heavyweight boxing champion from Max Baer in a 15-round
fight in Queens, New York. “Becky Sharp,” the first movie
photographed in “three-strip” Technicolor, opened in New
York.
•In 1942, the first of two four-man Nazi sabotage teams
arrived in the United States during World War II. (The eight
were arrested after one of them went to U.S. authorities; six
of the saboteurs were executed.)
8 Blade-Empire, Thursday, June 16, 2016
Obituaries
DARYL COX
Daryl Cox, 86, Clifton, died
June 13, 2016. Born March
16, 1930, to George and Emilie (Peterson) Cox. He served
in the U.S. Navy during the
Korean War. He worked in
the family water well drilling
business. Survivors: sons,
Kirk Cox, Mark Cox; daughters, Cheryl Hotchkiss, Amy
Moore; nine grandchildren;
sisters: Donnis Knoettgen,
Darlene Swartz; brother,
Francis Cox; special friend,
Barbara Cox. Preceded by
an infant daughter. Memorial services: Monday, June
20, 10:30 a.m., Faith United
Church Presbyterian, Clifton. Inurnment, IOOF Cemetery, Clifton, with military
honors by the Clifton American Legion. Visitation: Monday, 9 a.m.-service time at
the church.
Condolences:
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Body of boy snatched
by gator is found
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.
(AP) – The body of a 2-yearold Nebraska boy who was
snatched off a Walt Disney
World beach by an alligator and dragged underwater
was recovered Wednesday,
ending a ghastly search at
one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations.
Divers found the body of
Lane Graves about 16 hours
after authorities first got the
call that a reptile had taken the boy from the water’s
edge at Seven Seas Lagoon
despite his father’s frantic
attempt to save the child.
Sheriff Jerry Demings
said it appeared the gator
pulled the child into deeper
water and drowned him,
leaving the body near the
spot where he was last seen.
An autopsy was planned.
“Of course the family was
distraught, but also I believe somewhat relieved that
his body was found intact,”
Demings told a news conference.
The boy’s parents were
identified as Matt and Melissa Graves of Elkhorn, Nebraska, a suburban area of
Omaha. A family friend released a statement on behalf
of the couple thanking wellwishers for their “thoughts
and hope-filled prayers.”
CEO Michael Iaccarino
of Infogroup, a marketing company where Matt
Graves is chief data officer,
said Grave’s family “is the
light of his life.”
In a statement from Disney World Resort President
George A. Kalogridis, the
company said it was “doing what we can” to help the
family.
Disney
World
closed
beaches around Seven Seas
Lagoon during the search,
and it was not immediately
clear when they would reopen.
While “no swimming”
signs are posted at the
beach where the boy was
attacked, no signs warn
about alligators. A company
representative said it would
“thoroughly review the situation for the future.”
Demings said his agency
and state wildlife officials
would look into the issue of
warning signs. The sheriff
told The Associated Press
that investigators would
also review whether the
boy’s parents should be
charged, but it’s not likely.
“There nothing in this
case to indicate that there
was anything extraordinary” in terms of neglect by
the parents, Demings said.
Wildlife officials said the
attack was a rarity in a state
with a gator population estimated at 1 million. But it
still spooked visitors in a
city built on tourism.
“We have been to Yellowstone and encountered
grizzly bears, but this is
just freaky,” said Minnesota
tourist John Aho, who was
staying at the park with his
wife, Kim, and their 12-yearold son, Johnny.
The child had waded no
more than 1 or 2 feet into
the water around nightfall
Tuesday when he was taken
from a small beach, authorities said.
The boy’s father desperately tried to fight off the
gator, suffering lacerations
on a hand, but he could not
save his son. Neither could
a nearby lifeguard, officials
said.
No other alligator attacks
have been reported on the
man-made lake, according
to Demings.
Some visitors were surprised to learn the reptiles
lived on the property.
“My question is why are
there alligators in there?”
said Michelle Stone, who
lives near Detroit and was
visiting Disney for 10 days
with her two children.
The sheriff said the company has a wildlife management system and has
“worked diligently to ensure
their guests are not unduly
exposed to wildlife here in
this area.”
Nick Wiley with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said
witnesses estimated the alligator was 4 feet to 7 feet
long. Crews removed five
gators from the lake during the search, and officials
said one could have been
the animal that attacked the
boy.
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Commission
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With money on the mind,
Ron Copple, Public Works
Director, presented his FiveYear Street Plan for Concordia to the five-membered
commission. The five-year
plan
encompasses
total
reconstruction to six city
streets, which will all be widened to accommodate traffic.
Copple said his No. 1 priority
is to reconstruct 18th Street,
Lincoln West to State.
Copple’s
six
priority
streets have been on his revival plan for quite some
time, with Archer Street, 6th
Street to 11th Street being on
the docket since 1993.
The presented five-year
plan has the estimated cost
of four of the six projects, although each of the street’s
estimated costs are not recent projected costs. The
18th Street project was estimated to cost $450,000
in 2013. Cedar Street, 7th
Street South to 11th
Street was estimated to
cost $735,000 in 2010. Matthew Street, 6th Street South
to 11th Street was estimated
to cost $755,000 in 2010.
Campus Drive/State Street,
18th Street South to Republican was estimated to cost
$640,000 in 2010. Archer
Street, 6th Street to 11th
Street was estimated to cost
$350,000 in 1993. Copple
said that this street, if estimated now, would probably
be double in cost.
Cedar Street, 11th Street
South to 18th Street and
Campus Drive/State Street,
18th Street South to Republican, are also on the fiveyear plan, but do not have
estimated costs.
All of these streets have
been planned, but each year,
budget restrictions push
their reconstruction back yet
again.
Commissioner Sacco said
it is important for the people
of Concordia to know that
the city does have a plan
for the streets around town.
“Sometimes they get the feeling that we are not doing
anything, and that is totally
false,” Sacco said.
Budget requests aside, the
city commissioners moved to
approvals, with the first being
to approve the Broadway Plaza Management Agreement.
Ashley Hutchinson, Executive Director of CloudCorp,
presented the agreement,
which will allow CloudCorp
to be the manager of Broadway Plaza for $15,000 a year
for three years.
The city commission approved the agreement, with
a 4-1 vote. Commissioner
Parker abstained from the
vote, as he is the president of
CloudCorp.
Last
city
commission
meeting, Police Chief Bruce
Johnson asked the commissioners to consider allowing
the Police Station to upgrade
their phone system from
Voice Systems Solutions
for a total five-year contract
plan of $15,981. Wednesday night, the commission
obliged. The money will come
out of the station’s operational budget.
The commissioners also
approved to replace 34 lights
at the City Pool. Hood Heating and Air will do the work
for $20,998, plus an additional $204 for installation of
the fixtures.
Stacey Crum, City Clerk,
filled in for both Amber Farha, Finance Director, and
Larry Uri, City Manager, at
Wednesday night’s meeting.
Crum reported that the
city’s insurance through
Midwest Public Risk (MPR),
has increased 28 percent
since 2013, when they started with the company. Since
that time, Crum said the
City of Concordia has added
many insurable projects and
properties, including: Two
new dams, City Park playground, the Second Street
playground, Hood Park playground, restrooms at Rasure
field and the Sports Complex,
as well as the newly acquired
property next to the Brown
Grand Theatre. Crum said
the city has also added a new
fleet of vehicles and other
new city trucks. All of those,
on top of everything else the
city owns, Crum said she
feels that they are still getting
a great deal with MPR.
For the Record
Police Dept. Report
Accident—Officers
investigated an accident at
1:40 p.m., June 15, which
had occurred in the 300
block of East 11th involving
a vehicle driven by Matthew
James, Concordia, and a
vehicle owned by the city of
Concordia.
Arrest—Officers
re-
sponded to the 2200 block
of Campus Drive at 9 p.m.,
June 15, and upon investigation arrested Karl Dupont, 22, Waynesville, Mo.
He was charged with Possession of Marijuana and
Criminal
Trespass
and
transferred to the Cloud
County Law Enforcement
Center.
Work zone crashes are
costly in many ways
Road work is in full swing across Kansas. Some projects
are short-term, some will last until winter and beyond, but
all of them require safety to be priority.
The Kansas Department of Transportation reminds motorists to follow all traffic regulations in work zones and that
these regulations, including lowered speed limits, are in effect when posted even if there isn’t obvious construction
taking place.
Not following traffic regulations can also lighten your
wallet. For example, driving up to 20 miles over the speed
limit could cost $318 or more in fines and court costs.
“Highway work can occur at any time of the night or day,
and conditions such as edge drops or equipment near the
open lanes are a possibility in most work zones,” said KDOT
Work Zones Engineer Kristi Ericksen. “Having safe and efficient work zones requires effort from contractors, DOT staff
and the driving public. Drivers do their part by intentionally following traffic regulations at all times, especially work
zone speeds, even when the reasons aren’t clear.”
Last year in Kansas, four people were killed and 480
people injured in work zone crashes. Driver-related circumstances were a factor in 72 percent in these crashes including following too closely, inattention, too fast for conditions,
right of way violation and improper lane change.
“National research shows that more than 80 percent of
work zone fatalities are motorists and their passengers,
rather than highway workers,” Ericksen said. “It is important for drivers to do their part to improve safety in work
zones.”
When driving in work zones, KDOT reminds motorists to:
•Follow traffic control
•Stay alert and calm
•Watch for highway workers
•Expect delays – leave early or choose alternate routes
•Allow ample space between you and the car in front of
you
•Change lanes when directed to do so.
Weather
Today’s weather artwork by
Hattie Blackwood,
a 4th grader in
Mr. Brown’s class
Outhouse lore
By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau
Several images surface as we dust off the cobwebs of
our minds and reflect back on rural Kansas and those
days of years gone by. Red barns, silver-steel windmills,
cream separators, harvest crews, Burma Shave signs and
certainly the outhouse come to mind.
While many have tried to describe (or forget) the typical Kansas privy, each was as different and original as
the men whose job it was to build them. This column is
dedicated to those prairie dwellers across Kansas who, in
the middle of pioneering this great state, still took time for
moments of contemplation.
Kansas outhouses were a reflection of its people –
the region of the state where they settled and where they
came from back in the Old Country. Each was a classic
in its own right, inherent of early settler architecture – the
sturdy and inspirational “Little House on the Prairie.”
To Midwesterners and High Plains dwellers the outhouse has always seemed a fitting memorial to the ingenuity and practicality of our forefathers – those restless,
imaginative spirits who first caught the scent of opportunity in the westerly breeze. And for all its many charms,
the privy has gone the way of the mail-order catalog which
it had such a long and intimate relationship.
Heck, some old timers in the community I grew up in
went so far as to label an outhouse the very seat of government – a place where equality of all people was perceptible and indeed undeniable.
Built with a few broad boards, wide sweeping strap
hinges and a bold slice cut through the doorway, it was
as solidly based as the distant barn itself. Usually a twoseater, it was equipped with flies, hornets, mosquitoes,
spiders, corncobs or a Sears & Roebuck.
Normally it was located at a safe, but convenient distance from the main house, at the end of a cinder path
and behind a lilac bush – hence the old expression, “I’m
going out to smell the lilacs.”
Yes, at one time in our state’s history, a privy was certainly an interesting topic of discussion. Talk to today’s
old timers or seniors and they’ll probably break into a
broad smile and share an experience or two of their time
spent in the privy.
While we always enjoyed indoor plumbing, I can remember Sundays at my Uncle Lloyd’s in Phillips County.
His family still used an outdoor toilet.
I was less than thrilled about doing my business in
this dark, dank establishment. To begin with, there was
a distinct odor I wasn’t fond of. I could never relax while
imagining the black widow spiders lurking below me just
waiting to send me to an early grave.
One story I’ll never forget involved a certain Volga German who built an outhouse shrine to himself less than
a stone’s throw from his family dwelling. This structure
was built with notched corners, manly hinges and a husky thumb latch.
Strong and solid, this structure was a match for any
prairie cyclone. The old gent loved his retreat and spent
many an hour in his palace on the prairie.
His wife, on the other hand, considered this privy
overbuilt, unnecessary and she remarked on more than
one occasion that she wished the main house she lived in
were as well built as her husband’s “s_ _ _ house.”
And one more story I recall became legend in northwestern Kansas. It was told about a special outhouse
named Granny’s Glory. Built by Grandpa who adored his
bride of 50-some years, this wonderful little privy faced
the eastern Kansas sky and included a nice southern
window that cast a soft light on Granny’s reading material.
The dear old dame made and hung the curtains herself. When the couple died, the grandchildren couldn’t
bring themselves to tear down the decaying monument.
Yessiree Bob, the outhouse is a part of our rich Kansas heritage we will never flush away.
John Schlageck is a leading commentator on agriculture and rural Kansas. Born and raised on a diversified
farm in northwestern Kansas, his writing reflects a lifetime of experience, knowledge and passion.
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