Hoyer Confident House Can Pass Health Care

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P HOTO E SSAY AWARD W INNER
Hoyer Confident House
Can Pass Health Care
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Returning to Washington
after a ‘’challenging month’‘
for
Democrats,
House
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer
said he was confident the
House would pass a health
care bill this year, but not necessarily with the new public
insurance plan sought by
many Democrats.
Hoyer, D-Md., speaking to
reporters as lawmakers
returned for a session where a
national health care overhaul
is sure to dominate the agenda, said he personally supported what is known as a
public option to private health
care plans.
But he stressed that that is
only one part of health care
proposals, and ‘’in the final
analysis we’ll have to come
down to see what we can
pass.’‘
Earlier Tuesday Rep. Mike
Ross of Arkansas, who has
led Democratic moderates in
the health care debate, said
that after talking to constituents over the August
recess he could not support a
bill that contained a public
option.
Hoyer shrugged off divisions between moderates
such as Ross and party leaders such as House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi who have said
the public option must be part
of the final product. ‘’I
believe a bill that accomplishes very substantially the
objectives the president has
put forward and we have put
forward can pass the House.’‘
As Hoyer talked, six senators — three Democrats and
three
Republicans
—
resumed closed-door negotiations on a compromise that
could garner support in the
Senate. The group, led by
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.,
has largely moved away from
the public option proposal.
Hoyer said he expected
President Barack Obama ‘’to be,
if not definitive, more specific
than he has been’‘ when he
addresses a joint session of
Congress Wednesday evening on
the health care issue.
At stake, beyond the future of
health care, is an accomplishment
Democrats need to persuade voters they deserve to remain in
power.
Hoyer insisted that raucous
town hall meetings across the
country, during which Democrats
heard strong objectives to a government role in health care, were
‘’productive.’‘ He said ‘’democracy is not always the process of
sweetness and light. It is animated discussion.’‘
Congress, as it returns for the
final months of this session, has
an agenda going well beyond
health care.
Senate Majority Leader Harry
Reid, D-Nev., presents an aggressive to-do list: ‘’Delivering on
health insurance reform and clean
energy, providing jobs by
improving our infrastructure, and
reining in the behavior on Wall
Street that contributed to the economic downturn.’‘
The House Financial Services
Committee is expected to consider a bill this month on Obama’s
proposals to protect consumers
from financial industry excesses.
The Senate is likely to follow
later in the year.
The death of Sen. Edward
Kennedy, D-Mass., has added a
twist. Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn.,
now chairman of the banking
committee, could become chairman of the Health, Education,
Labor and Pensions Committee,
formerly headed by Kennedy.
That would give Dodd a chance
at a high-profile victory as he
heads into a tough 2010 re-election campaign. It could also result
in leadership of the banking committee, and the financial overhaul
effort, going to Sen. Tim Johnson,
a moderate Democrat from South
Dakota, a center for the credit
card industry.
Obama wants to create a
government agency to protect
consumers from abuses in
such areas as credit cards and
mortgages. Johnson voted
against credit card protection
legislation pushed through by
Dodd earlier this year, saying
it could limit access to credit
and jeopardize thousands of
jobs in his home state.
And then there’s the issue
of clean energy. The House in
June narrowly passed a bill
based on a ‘’cap-and-trade’‘
system in which companies
would
get
pollution
allowances that they could
sell if they went below emissions limits, or buy if they
could not meet the requirements.
But prospects are uncertain
in the Senate, where
Republicans and coal-state
Democrats oppose it. The
leading Senate proponents,
Democrats Barbara Boxer of
California and John Kerry of
Massachusetts, plan to delay
introducing their bill until late
September.
They
cited
Kennedy’s death, Kerry’s
August hip surgery and the
Finance Committee’s focus on
health care.
Meanwhile, the Senate will
spend much of its floor time
on annual spending bills that
are supposed to be passed
before Oct. 1, the start of the
new fiscal year. The House
has passed all 12 bills that
provide the $1.2 trillion to
operate federal agencies in the
coming year — that’s the
‘’discretionary’‘ part of the
$3.6 trillion federal budget.
But the Senate has acted on
only four, and the House and
Senate have yet to reach common ground on any. That
means Congress, as has
become the custom in recent
years, will have to approve a
resolution to keep the government running after this budget
year ends Sept. 30.
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Meadowlark Hills
Receives PEAK Award
Meadowlark Hills will receive
the 2009 “Promoting Excellent
Alternatives in Kansas Nursing
Homes” (PEAK) award on
Monday morning, Sept. 14, at
Meadowlark
Hills.
Martin
Kennedy, Acting Secretary of the
Kansas Dept. on Aging, will present the award.
“All of these homes have truly
embraced the ideals of culture
change,” Kennedy said. “Personcentered care provides a happier
environment not only for residents, but also for staff. It’s great
to see the first-time winners this
year as well as previous winners
that have continued to expand
and move forward in this important area.”
Meadowlark Hills received the
award in 2002, 2004 and 2005.
Since then, Meadowlark Hills has
developed state-of-the-art healthcare households with round-theclock nursing care and a
Community Center including a
fitness center, theater, pub,
restaurant and café.
Willie Novotny, Executive
Leader of Meadowlark Hills, said
receiving this award is a true
honor.
“Changing our culture is something we should never really
complete if we are doing it right,”
Novotny said. “It is really encouraging for us to be recognized as a
leader in our mission and vision.”
The Kansas Dept. on Aging
(KDOA) developed an on-going
initiative in 2002 to support nursing homes instituting non-traditional models of care with home
environments and beginning the
PEAK award. The PEAK awards
program recognizes and encourages nursing homes to move
away from the institutional model
of care to a person-centered
model with residents having more
control over their activities and
schedules. Facilities much submit
an application to be considered
for the honor.
Hellebust To Retire
From KSU Foundation
Gary Hellebust, president and
CEO of the KSU Foundation, has
announced plans to step down from
his position effective Dec. 31, 2009.
Hellebust has been with the KSU
Foundation for 23 years and has
served as president and CEO of the
organization since 1996. In January
2010, he will begin a phased retirement, working offsite on mutually
agreed-upon initiatives on behalf of
the foundation and the university.
Hellebust joined the foundation
staff in 1986 as director of corporate
and foundation relations. He was promoted to vice president of major gifts
in 1993 and became executive vice
president that same year. In 1995, he
assumed additional responsibilities as
chief operating officer. He was
named president and chief executive
officer in 1996.
During Hellebust’s tenure as president, total annual contributions
increased from $21.7 million to a
record high of $99.5 million in 2008,
for a total of $885 million. During
that same period of time, the founda-
tion staff grew from 35 to 100. Two
major fundraising campaigns were
completed under his leadership. The
$50 million Scholarship Campaign
exceeded its goal with a total of $63.5
million; and the $500 million
Changing Lives Campaign concluded
in 2008 with a total of $529.5 million
raised.
Lee Harris, Leawood, Kan., chairman of the KSU Foundation
Executive Committee, said that he
would appoint a succession committee to coordinate the search for
Hellebust’s successor.
“Gary Hellebust has had a huge
impact on increasing private support
for K-State,” Harris said. “Under his
leadership, the foundation has grown
in every measure of effectiveness.
The span of his career with the foundation is impressive, and he has
moved fundraising for K-State to a
new level. All of the members of the
foundation board of trustees join me
in expressing our deep gratitude to
Gary for his dedicated service.”
N EWS
Paul Myers
Paul J. Myers, age 67, died
Saturday morning, September 5,
2009 at his home in Manhattan,
Kansas.
He was born on November 9,
1941 in Aliquipa, PA the son of
James H. and Juanita Bell
(Bowers) Myers.
Paul loved being with his family and friends. He especially
loved traveling and spending time
with them all over this great
Nora Johnson
Nora Marie Selmer Rogge
Johnson, age 74, died September
2, 2009, in Manhattan, Kansas.
Mrs. Johnson was born Sept.
12, 1934, to Mildred A.
Stevenson and Hollis K. Selmer.
She was later raised by Mildred
and husband Theodore Rogge.
Nora Graduated from Linn
(Kansas) Rural High School in
1952 and was married to Merlin
D. Johnson in Kansas City,
Missouri, on June 24, 1955.
They belonged to Our Savior
Lutheran Church in Kansas City,
Kansas, until finally moving to
Nevada, Missouri in 1980, where
they were highly active members
of Trinity Lutheran Church and
resided until Mr. Johnson passed
away last year. Mrs. Johnson then
moved to Manhattan, KS, to be
closer to her remaining family.
Her final year was joyously filled
with frequent visits with her great
grandson
Oliver
Mason
Cunningham and other social visits with family and friends.
Despite being less involved in
Margaret Strain
Margaret M. (Larkin) Strain,
age 91, of Manhattan, died
September 6, 2009, at her residence.
She was born May 2, 1918, in
Skiddy, Kansas, the daughter of
John F. and Mary E. (Kamm)
Larkin.
She graduated from White City
High School. She worked as a
dental assistant prior to working
Federal Civil Service at IrwinArmy Hospital at Fort Riley as a
receptionist in the OB-GYN
Clinic. She retired after 19 years
of service.
Mrs. Strain was a charter member of St. Thomas More Catholic
Church, and was a member of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Auxiliary.
She was a volunteer at the St.
Mary’s Hospital and enjoying
dancing and music. She loved
spending time with her grandchildren and family.
She was married to Nolan Day,
and he died while serving in
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country.
In his lifetime, he served in the
United States Army as a Medical
Corpsman 91000 for over 3 years.
He earned the rank of Private
First Class and was stationed in
Alaska and the Federal Republic
of Germany. After his stint in the
Army, he worked various jobs
including: working for a sawmill,
Box Factory foreman, Gas
Station handyman, Foreman of a
soda machine factory, Home
Siding salesman, where he
became the #1 salesman for the
company until the day he left.
Paul loved being a bartender,
where he knew everyone’s name
and their drink. He was most
recently the CSM at Wal-Mart in
Manhattan.
Paul was preceded in death by
his wife Mary, father: James H.
Myres, Mother Juanita Bell
Bowers Myers Calett; sister Betty
Puffenburger and a brother: Harry
Scott Myers.
Survivors include his children:
church activities due to health
limitations, Mrs. Johnson kept
her Lutheran faith with daily
prayers and Bible reading.
International
Harvester
employed Nora for 19 years, and
she later worked for the Nevada
Housing Authority (18 years)
until she retired in 1999. Both
before and after retirement, she
enjoyed traveling, gardening,
family genealogy, and a bit of
woodworking with her husband.
Mrs. Johnson was preceded in
death by her Husband Merlin
Delbert Johnson; her parents, a
brother Milton Rogge of
Washington, Kansas; and sister
Sondra Selmer Ronning of North
Bend, Oregon.
She is survived by her daughter
Debra Diane McDaniel & dear
friend Deborah West, granddaughter Jennifer Lynn McDaniel
Cunningham & husband Brad
and great grandson Oliver, all of
Manhattan, KS; sister Carol Rahe
& husband Raymond of Linn,
KS; brothers Michael Selmer &
wife Onda of Silver Spring, MD,
and Floyd Rogge & wife Eleanor
of Washington, KS; and sistersin-law Shirley Davidson of
Midwest City, OK, Esther Ruth
Johnson & Georgina Johnson,
both of Atlanta, GA, one aunt and
numerous nieces & nephews.
A memorial service was held
1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 5,
2009 at the Yorgensen-MeloanLondeen Funeral Chapel, 1616
Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS
66502 with Reverend Dr. Joseph
A. Jones officiating. Mrs.
Johnson’s cremains will be laid to
rest at a later date next to her husband at Mt. Moriah Cemetery in
Kansas City, Missouri.
On-line condolences may be
left for the family through the
funeral home website located at
www.ymlfuneralhome.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
have been established for Habitat
for Humanity or the American
Cancer Society to which Mr. and
Mrs. Johnson both gave their support. Contributions may be left in
care of the Yorgensen-MeloanLondeen Funeral Home, 1616
Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan,
Kansas 66502.
World War II. She later married
Earl Strain. He preceded her in
death in 1976. She was also preceded in death by her three brothers: Chesley, John and Gayle
Larkin.
Survivors include three children: Richard Nolan Day and his
wife Jane of Lenexa, KS, Mary
Ann Pierce and her husband
Candler of Scituate, RI, and
Shannon Strain of Manhattan;
eight grandchildren: Doug, Dan,
Dave and Don Day, Jessica,
Andrea and Justin Pierce, and
Connor Strain; one great-grandchild, Deven Day; and the mother
of four of her grandchildren,
Delores Day, who she loved dearly.
Mass of the Christian Burial
will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday
at St. Thomas More Catholic
Church with Father Loren Werth
as Celebrant. Interment will be in
the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery
in Junction City.
A Christian Wake Service will
be held at 7:00 P.M. Thursday at
the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen
Funeral Home. The family will
receive friends from 6:00 until
7:00 P.M. Thursday at the funeral
home prior to the Wake.
Online condolences may be left
for the family through the funeral
home website at www.ymlfuneralhome.com.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Arthritis Foundation.
Contributions may be left in care
of
the
Yorgensen-MeloanLondeen Funeral Home, 1616
Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS
66502.
Greg Myers of Grovetown, GA;
Kenny Myers, Paula Myers and
Donald Myers, all of Fremont,
Ohio; Step-children: Leslie
Myers of Stockton, CA; Faith
Armstrong of Tiffin Ohio and
Tracilu Gillig of Fremont, Ohio.
He is also survived by 18 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren;
step-father: Jack Calett of
Martinsburg, West Virginia; 3
brothers: James Myers, Jr. of
Pennsylvania, Dale Myers of
Martinsburg, WV, and Ronald
Myers of Hagerstown, Maryland;
4 sisters: Lola Smith and Judy
Baker, both of Martinsburg West
Virginia, Linda Rhinehart of
Hagerstown, Maryland and Dawn
Willis of Alabama.
Visitation was held from 6:00
p.m. until 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday
September 8, 2009 at the
Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen
Funeral Home, Manhattan,
Kansas. Additional visitation in
Martinsburg, West Virginia will
be from 6:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.
on Friday Sept. 11 at the Brown
Funeral Home. Funeral Services
will be held at 1:00 p.m. on
Saturday, September 12, 2009 at
the Brown Funeral Home,
Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Interment will be in the Pleasant
View
Memory
Gardens,
Martinsburg.
Memorial Contributions may
be made to the Terry C. Johnson
Center for Basic Cancer Research
at KSU and left in care of the
Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen
Funeral Home 1616 Poyntz
Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas
66502.
On-line condolences may be
left for the family through the
funeral home website at:
www.ymlfuneralhome.com.
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News
Promenade On Poynts
Will Be October 8th
Tickets are now on sale for the
5th Annual Promenade on Poyntz
which will be held on Thursday,
October 8th.
Various downtown businesses
will serve as the stops for participants along the Promenade path
as they stroll around Poyntz
Avenue sampling the different
wines and hors d’oeuvres featured at each location. Each business will feature both a white and
red wine selection.
The 2009 participating businesses include Della Voce, GAIA
Salon, Homecare & Hospice,
J&C Imaging, Lilac’s on the
Prairie, Steve’s Floral and
Strecker-Nelson Art Gallery.
The Promenade on Poyntz
check in begins at 5:30 p.m. at the
Manhattan Town Center and the
event lasts until 8:30p.m. Tickets
are $25 each and only 250 tickets
will be sold.
You can purchase tickets by
calling or stopping by the
Homecare & Hospice office
located at 323 Poyntz Avenue.
The Promenade on Poyntz is
part of the Flint Hills Festival of
Wines, an annual fundraiser
sponsored by Standard Beverage
Corporation to benefit the
Homecare
&
Hospice
Foundation.
The original Homecare &
Hospice, your local, non-profit
leader for end of life care striving
to provide quality health and support services to Manhattan,
Junction City, Wamego and the
surrounding communities for
over 30 years.
Meadowlark Hills hosts Konza Art Gallery Opening
Considered one of the finest art
collections
in
the
state,
Meadowlark Hills will showcase
its premier artwork at the Konza
Gallery Opening from 4 to 7 p.m.
on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at
Meadowlark Hills. The community is invited to come and meet
the artists, and the Meadowlark
Art Committee will attend. The
event is open to the public. Hor
d’oeuvres and beverages will be
served.
Thom Jackson, Executive
Director of the Meadowlark Hills
Foundation, is looking forward to
the event.
“This is a truly outstanding collection that any art lover will
enjoy,” Jackson said.
Featured artists include Jane
Booth, Ralph Fontenot, Kevin
Sink, Joan Parker and many others.
Meadowlark Hills is a nonprofit retirement community with
an abundance of lifestyle choices,
located in the northeastern hills of
Manhattan.
Seniors’ Center Annual Baked Potato and Salad Supper
The Annual Baked Potato and
Salad Bar fund raiser will be at
the Seniors’ Center, 412
Leavenworth on Wednesday,
September 23rd at 5:30 p.m. The
event is sponsored by the Gamma
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Lambda, ESA. Nick and Peggy
Edvy will perform a variety of
country, folk and Irish songs.
Tickets are $6.00 and may be purchased in advanced or at the
door. The event supports the
activities and services of the
Seniors’ Center. For more information call 537-4040 or e-mail:
[email protected].
popular among viewers age 1835. Bear Grylls himself went
through the Alpha Course, and he
has publicly discussed how Alpha
has been helpful in the development of his Christian faith.
“We are thrilled to work with
Faith to raise the profile of the
Alpha Course in our city,” says
Michael Ide, pastor at Peace.
Such interdenominational displays of unity have become commonplace with the Alpha Course,
which was begun by an Anglican
church, Holy Trinity Brompton,
in London.
Since its birth in the 1970s,
Alpha has spread around the
world. The course is run in all
major denominations and in prisons, homes, schools, night clubs,
coffee shops, university campuses, workplaces, senior care facilities, and military bases.
Over 13 million people in 163
countries have completed the
Alpha Course. The Alpha USA
website (http://alphausa.org) provides links to hundreds of Alpha
Courses running across the state
and nation.
The Alpha Course, including
the introductory dinner party, is
free. Childcare is provided.
For more information, please
visit or contact: www.faithmanhattan.org/alpha
www.alphausa.org
Justin Kastner, Alpha Course
director, Faith (785-410-5792;
[email protected])
Steve Ratliff, senior pastor,
Faith (776-2086; [email protected]) Patty Boomer,
Alpha Course director, Peace
(539-7371)
Michael Ide, senior pastor,
Peace (539-7371;
Middle of Nowhere Fair
The Middle of Nowhere Fair
returns to the tiny rural city of Oak
Hill (pop. @30) on Saturday October
10th from 9 am to 4 pm in southwestern Clay County. This big fair in our
little town celebrates rural Kansas
life on the prairie. This year we have
local vendors selling their handmade
Arts & Crafts, and Kansas made
products including pottery, botanical
art, weaving, honey, jams, herbal
vinegars, 4-H bake sale, collectibles,
antiques and much, much more. An
excellent opportunity to do some
Christmas shopping, buy local, and
support area artisans.
We have Kansas authors who will
sell their books and also do workshops on how they find and write
their stories. Lunch will be a local
fresh roasted pig washed down with
our delicious bottled water from
Longford. While you chow down or
just stroll around, you can listen to
live music and get your face painted.
More events are in the works and
booths are still available. For further
information or an application,
pleaase contact Meg Perry at 785
388-2665 or [email protected]
or stop by Blackberry Mercantile.
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Meadowlark Hills hosts Konza Art Gallery Opening
Southern singer/songwriter
Adam Hood will be performing at
the Flint Hills Music Fest in
Manhattan, KS on September
19th.
He was “discovered” (really,
old Hollywood style) by Grammy
winning producer Pete Anderson
(Dwight Yoakam, kd lang, Roy
Orbison) in a Little Rock club
one night, who promptly signed
him to his own Little
Dog Records and mentored his
debut album, Different Groove.
Pete mentioned Adam to
Saguaro Road Records, home to
Patty Loveless, Tanya Tucker and
the Blind Boys of Alabama. The
label
quickly
handpicked
Different Groove to be its very
first upstream album, giving it a
new release date, wider distribution and a thorough marketing
campaign to build upon the solid
base that Little Dog established.
Different Groove was re-released
on June 2nd.
Raw and bluesy, rocking and
southern, the album is full of
great, solid and earnest American
roots music. I’ve included a link
to the album here but would love
to send a copy if you’re interested. Adam is available for interviews, in case you’re thinking of
previewing the Fest :)
http://www.saguaroroad.com/b
log/?p=683
Peace, Faith, And Alpha: To Promote Christianity
Working across denominations,
two area churches invite
Manhattanites to preview a
Christianity course that has
received increased attention following its endorsement by Bear
Grylls, host of the Discovery
ChannelTM show Man vs Wild.
This month, Peace Lutheran
Church (2500 Kimball Avenue)
and Faith Evangelical Free
Church (1921 Barnes Road) will
host dinner parties previewing the
Alpha Course, a tenweek practical introduction to the Christian
faith. Billed as “an opportunity to
explore the meaning of life,” the
Alpha Course touches on all
aspects of Christianity, and weekly sessions involve dinner, a talk,
and an opportunity for discussion. Peace’s Alpha dinner party
will take place on Monday,
September 14 at 6:15pm; Faith’s
party will occur Tuesday,
September 15 at 6pm.
“We invite anyone interested in
exploring spirituality to attend
one of these dinner parties,” says
Steve Ratliff, senior pastor at
Faith. “It is at the Alpha dinner
party that guests ‘get a taste’ of
Alpha and decide if they want to
do the Alpha Course.”
In a visible display of unity, the
congregations of Faith and Peace
have partnered in a promotional
campaign featuring cable television and cinema ads, banners, and
a billboard advertisement at the
intersection of Tuttle Creek
Boulevard and Kimball Avenue.
The keystone of the advertising
efforts features the newly
released “Bear Grylls Did Alpha”
ad (http://alphausa.org/bear).
Bear Grylls is host of the
Discovery ChannelTM show,
Man vs Wild, which is wildly
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Thoughts From The Prairie
Recalculating!
We came from the East, West,
North, and South guided by
Global Positioning Systems
(GPS) that loudly proclaim
“Recalculating!” when a deviation in the planned route was
detected. We converged on
Arlington National Cemetery to
pay tribute to Irene, the matriarch
of our family. Irene’s vacated
“earthly house” was joining that
of her husband, a retired Air
Force flyer, in an over-under
grave at Arlington. Like Irene, the
occasion was alternately solemn,
patriotic and hilarious. She loved
America and the great land of
opportunity. One eulogy story
related that even though chronically ill from unknown causes,
she headed off to teacher’s college with one small suitcase and
ten dollars.
Next she graduated from
Purdue University as a Medical
Technician and joined the staff at
Tucson Medical Center. Then
came a career as an Air Force
officer’s wife and mother of two
sons against medical odds. When
Dick Miller
her husband retired, they built a
successful real estate brokerage
in California that she managed
after his untimely death.
Although her temporal guidance
system was occasionally forced
in to a “Recalculating!” mode,
her ultimate homing system
anchored in her love of God and
Country, successfully guided her
to her final destination.
There were numerous hilarious
stories at this gathering, including
instances of GPSs defaulting to
the recalculating mode caused by
closed exits, disbelieving drivers
who toured the countryside with
Tommie insistently declaring
“Recalculating” or Garmin misreading a multilevel intersection
leading to a dead end in downtown Washington! But such is life
and there are times we would do
well to heed the GPS advice and
recalculate our heading.
Jenny and I traveled by air
beginning with the American
flight out of Manhattan and that
worked great. On the flight I
came across an article in the
AmericanWay magazine that definitely confirms the need for
recalculating the American auto
industry and the wrong turn it has
taken recently. This article by
Mary M. Woodsen is titled “Class
Act” and begins with, “They spill
through the door with the little
shoves and high fives and chatter
of kids out of school. But they are
still in school. Only call it the
school of life, where they’re part
of an epic drive to reinvent the
See Thoughts on page 14
“Conscience of Kansas”
The Calling of the Roll: Side
Making and Side Taking for
the Future of America
By Paul A. Ibbetson
Whose side are you on? When
it comes to what kind of America
we will have in the future, that we
will hand down to our children,
the battle lines are being drawn,
opposing sides are marshalling
their forces and counting their
numbers. Yes, those that would
wish to see a new America
through the vision of President
Barack Obama, an America
washed free of the capitalistic
free market and its Christian
foundations, have never been
closer to seeing this scarlet dream
come alive. For those who would
wish to hold together the constitutional representative republic
brought forth by the founding
fathers, the country as they have
known it appears to be slipping
through their fingers. Each side
actively sounds their bugles and
screams to the nation, “whose
side are you on?”
The fact that the battle for the
future of the country can be accurately described as a “war” is
unsettling to many, and rightly so,
as it evokes the mental pictures of
harsh confrontations with an
inevitable image of the final victor and also the vanquished. What
the proclamation of such a conflict does not depict are the subtle
ways in which wars are fought,
won, and lost.
In my book Feeding Lions:
Sharing
The
Conservative
Philosophy In A politically
Paul A. Ibbetson
Hostile World, a book written
before President Obama had been
crowned, before the creation of
his jack-booted czars, or
Whitehouse
“flag
e-mail”
accounts, or any of the others
woes we now associate with
“hope and change,” I indentified
what kind of battle would be
fought for this country and who
would be the combatants. I will
share a portion of this simple, but
powerful, truth with you now.
The battle for the heart and soul
of this country has always been,
and will always be an ideological
contest. Every physical action,
whether it is the commercials that
emerge on your television to the
swishing sound of the President’s
pen as he strikes a new law into
motion, these actions are set forth
by an ideological belief system
that is engrained within the individual. With that said, the two
contending ideologies are that of
the modern liberal and the modern conservative. If we care to cut
through the fluff and get to the
heart of the matter, the building
blocks of what make up the modern conservative; that is, the values of God, Family, and Country,
are in direct opposition to the philosophy of the modern liberal,
with their atheistic Marxian quest
for utopia. To quip over the accuracies of this truth is to toll in
needless frivolities.
The road to victory for either
side goes beyond money, flyers,
and infomercials. Victory is
found on the side that articulates
a viable ideological way forward
for this country that resonates
with the largest amount of people.
This is the part I always enjoy
because of the obvious evidence
that the majority of the nation
adheres to conservative values.
However, a belief system that is
not inspired and invigorated will
remain dormant and ineffective.
To this point, the Republican
Party deserves a strong critique.
The Republican Party, the most
viable place where conservative
values can be victorious, has
failed to take the battle to the
Democrat Party and Barack
Obama. This is most tedious to
watch as Obama has worked so
hard to destroy himself with an
assembly line of catastrophic
plans for the country. It has been
the American people, not the
Republican Party, who have
See Conscience page 14
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Opinion
House Health Care Bill Will
Hurt Small Businesses:
A Reply to My Critics
By D. Mark Wilson
The Heritage Foundation
On August 28, Igor Volsky, a
health care researcher and blogger at the Center for American
Progress, posted a story claiming
The Heritage Foundation released
a biased report on the effects of
the employer play-or-pay mandates contained in the health care
bills currently working their way
through Congress. Sadly, it is
Volsky who is misleading policymakers.
Myth: "The four health care
bills before Congress require
large employers to either provide coverage to their workers
or pay a tax to finance the
expansion of health care coverage."
Fact: Many small businesses
are large enough to qualify
under the bills.
* The Small Business
Administration,
Office
of
Advocacy, defines a small business for research purposes as an
independent business having
fewer than 500 employees.
* The Senate Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions
Committee health care reform
bill, the Affordable Health
Choices Act, covers employers
with 25 or more employees.
* All three versions of the
House health care reform bill,
America's Affordable Health
Choices Act of 2009 (H.R. 3200),
cover employers with more than
$250,000 or $500,000 in annual
payroll, and, according to Census
Bureau data, firms with annual
payrolls of $250,000 to $1.5 million have an average of 10-34
employees.
* Clearly, the House and
Senate health care reform bills
cover many small businesses no
matter how much Volsky tries to
explain away the facts.
Myth: "The Heritage analysis erroneously assumes that
higher costs to business
inevitably translate into job loss
or lower take-home pay."
Fact:
The
Heritage
Foundation report makes no
such assumption.
* The report relies on a substantial body of empirical economic research that finds that the
cost of health insurance mandates
will be shifted to employees,
resulting in lower wages.
* The report also points out
that the costs of the mandate can
be passed on to consumers in the
form of higher prices, which
effectively reduces real wages of
employees (who are, of course,
also consumers) and will have the
greatest adverse impact on savers
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and those on fixed incomes.
* The report also notes that
some of the cost may be borne by
shareholders and business owners
in the form of lower profits and
proprietor income and that firms
may be able to offset the cost by
increasing productivity without
reducing the hours of work.
Myth: "The Heritage analysis disregards all of the expected job and productivity gains
from an employer mandate."
Advocates of the bill expect
additional jobs in the health
care sector, increased productivity and efficiency in the
workforce, and a lower rate of
growth of health care costs.
Fact: In many cases, the costs
would outweigh the benefits.
* Although there may be some
benefits from an employer mandate, there will also be costs.
Individual firms and specific
industries will be impacted differently by those costs and benefits.
* There is very little in the
health care reform bills that
would significantly "lower the
rate of growth of health care
costs." On the contrary, the coverage and benefit mandates and
limits on cost sharing that are in
the bills will likely increase the
rate of growth of health care
costs.
Myth: Economic research
debunks Heritage's conclusion.
"The established economic literature surrounding employers'
response to increased costs and
modest pay-or-play proposals
completely
contradicts
the
Heritage
conclusion.
For
instance, virtually all economic
research shows that minimum
wage increases--which are similar to the new modest pay or play
requirements--'have little or no
impact on employment.'"
Fact: The established economic
literature on mandated employee
benefits finds the cost of health
insurance mandates is shifted to
employees.[8]
* Moreover, the preponderance
of empirical research on the minimum wage supports the consensus view held prior to 1995 that
minimum wage increases have a
negative employment effect on
teenagers and other low-skilled
workers.[9]
Myth: "The Heritage analysis
also relies on an outdated bill and
disingenuously implies that the
overwhelming
majority
of
American businesses would face
higher costs."
Fact: The bill cited in the
Heritage report is one of three
competing versions of the bill in
the House.
* The version of H.R. 3200 that
passed the House Energy and
Commerce Committee does not
automatically "outdate" the versions passed by the Ways and
Means Committee and the
Education and Labor Committee.
Moreover, the chairmen of those
committees would likely take
offense to Volsky's characterization of their bills as "outdated."
* Table 1 of the Heritage report
clearly shows that the number of
firms that will be covered by
play-or-pay mandate runs from
509,000 to 1.4 million, depending
on which version of mandate
would be enacted. The report
never implies that the overwhelming majority of American
businesses would see higher
costs.
Myth: The mandate is simply
a safeguard to prevent big businesses from dropping coverage.
As Pat Gorafalo alleges, "this
is essentially a mandate on
large employers, to ensure that
they can't simply drop their
coverage" and send their
employees into the health insurance exchange or the non-group
market."
Fact: The bill actually makes
it more likely that businesses
will drop coverage.
* According to the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, health insurance
benefits currently cost employers
11.6 percent of wages and
salaries.[10] Some employers
will find it more attractive to pay
the 8 percent tax than to continue
offering benefits. Thus, the bill
actually
encourages
some
employers to drop their coverage
and send employees into the
exchange.
*
According
to
the
Congressional Budget Office,
under H.R. 3200, 9 million parttime, low-wage employees will
lose their employer-provided
health insurance because some
employers, both large and small,
will make the decision to pay
instead of play and drop their
coverage.[11]
* As noted above, all four
health care reform bills will cover
some small businesses.
Myth: Mandates will help
businesses.
"With increased access to
care, all firms would benefit
from the reduction in unpaid
medical bills incurred by the
uninsured and the savings due
to a reduced rate of health care
cost growth and greater labor
productivity."
Fact: This is wishful thinking.
* Employers who currently
do not provide health insurance
to their employees will not benefit from the current bills. They
will have to pay up to an 8 percent payroll tax or pay for their
share of the cost of providing
health insurance under the
mandate.
* These costs will be passed on
to employees.
Hurting Those Who Need
Help
Volsky and the Center for
American Progress may want
policymakers to focus on the benefits of an employer mandate, but
that does not mean there will not
be costs and unintended consequences associated with it.
Policymakers need to know
that the costs and benefits of an
employer mandate will not be
equally borne by firms and
employees. Some firms will see
their health care costs decline,
and some will see their costs rise.
For those whose costs rise, it will
be the low-wage, unskilled workers who will bear the brunt of the
burden.
D. Mark Wilson is a consultant
for The Heritage Foundation and
Principal of Applied Economic
Strategies LLC.
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Country Creek Honey
By Ron Wilson, director of the
Huck Boyd National Institute
for Rural Development at
Kansas State University.
Busy as a bee. If you have
observed a hive of bees at work,
you know that saying is accurate.
It seems bees are always working,
going after nectar for the hive.
Today we´ll meet a family in rural
Kansas that started raising bees
and found that the enterprise is
keeping them quite busy as well.
Steve and Becky Tipton are the
owners of Country Creek Honey
near Meriden, Kansas.
Steve is from north Topeka
originally. His parents bought a
farm near Meriden in 1967. Steve
went to Washburn, married
Becky, went to work at Goodyear
and moved back to the farm.
Becky is a teacher at Seaman
High School. She has always
been interested in bees and had
read lots of bee journals, but
hadn´t tried raising bees.
One day in late 1988, Steve
went to a farm store in Emporia
to pick up a part for a tractor.
Steve said, “It was three days
before Christmas, and the store
had a sign that said, `Beginning
beekeeper kits - everything you
need to get started.´” He said to
himself, “Yes! My Christmas
shopping is done.”
Now isn´t that a guy´s dream to Christmas shop for his wife at
the farm store? Anyway, Steve
bought that beekeeper kit and
gave it to Becky. They soon
bought two hives of bees and
have raised bees ever since.
When Steve retired from
Goodyear, he took over the beekeeping. Today, their business is
known as Country Creek Honey.
Steve says with a smile, “This
has grown into a hobby well out
of control.” The Tiptons own 100
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The parade starts at 10:30 a.m.
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hives. At 60,000 to 80,000 bees
per hive, that means that the
Tiptons could have some 8 million bees. As amazing as that
sounds, Steve says it pales in
comparison to some commercial
operations in California.
“There are some California
operators with a thousand hives,
where they use the bees to pollinate fruit and almond orchards,”
he says.
Steve and Becky are self-taught
beekeepers, and now they share
their expertise with others. They
teach in the master beekeeper
program at the University of
Nebraska (directed by Dr. Marion
Ellis), do seminars for the Kansas
Honey Producers, and teach
beginning beekeeping classes
locally. Becky has represented
Kansas on committees of the
National Honey Board.
Steve says, “One of the things
we learned was to promote anything that comes out of the hive.”
In other words, the honey has
value, but other related products
such as beeswax can have value
as well.
The Tiptons took this advice to
heart. They market an amazing
variety of products and flavors.
For example, they offer lip balm,
soap leaves, beeswax lotion, liquid soap, natural insect repellent,
and - oh yeah - honey.
All these products are made by
the Tiptons themselves from
honey or beeswax from their
hives, with added flavors like
raspberry cream, cinnamon,
blackberry, wildflower, and
jalapeno. The soaps come in flavors like honey lemon sunshine
scrub, bee clean shampoo and
body bar, drone scrub, bees in the
garden, buzzy face, honey herb,
cranberry bumble, pollen pleasure, honey rose, and many more.
There is even a baby bee
extremely mild soap.
In addition to the soap and
lotion bars, there are soap leaves,
flavored honey stix, and a natural
insect repellent called Buzz Off.
All these products are sold at
farmers´ markets, festivals, and
craft fairs. One passerby at the
Topeka farmers market described
Steve as “the best bee person
alive.”
Becky teaches soapmaking and
Steve gives talks to schools and
garden clubs. They have gone to
honey group meetings in locations from Texas to Delaware, but
after those meetings, they return
to their rural community of
Meriden, Kansas, population 701
people. Now, that´s rural. How
exciting to find these entrepreneurs of bees in rural Kansas.
Busy as a bee. Just as bees stay
busy in the field and in the hive,
so Steve and Becky stay busy
at promoting honey and related
products. We commend the
Tiptons for making a difference
with their honey production and
marketing. This type of agricultural entrepreneurship can help
rural communities bee all that
they can bee.
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K-State Beats UMass 21-17 In Snyders Return
By JOHN MARSHALL
AP Sports Writer
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) _ A
sellout crowd filled the stadium,
making it look like a giant bowl of
purple jelly beans. More than 300
former players returned and lined the
Kansas State sideline wearing their
jerseys.
They were all there to witness the
triumph return of the coach who’s
name adorns the stadium.
What they got was a dud. A win,
but still a dud.
Carson Coffman threw two touchdown passes to Attrail Snipes, and
Kansas State had a less-than-stellar
start to the second Bill Snyder era,
holding off Massachusetts 21-17 on
Saturday.
``I’m tremendously disappointed
and not for Bill Snyder,’‘ Snyder
said. ``I’m tremendously disappointed for our football team and for all
the wonderful people who came
back. It was really special to have all
those people back, and I would have
loved to have had a far better performance for them.’‘
Kansas State bumbled its way
through Snyder’s first game in three
years, turning it over three times and
allowing a blocked punt return for a
touchdown to fritter away most of an
18-point halftime lead. The Wildcats
had one good quarter (the second)
and spent most of the second half as
if they were playing in sand, manag-
Bill Snyder returns to the K-State sidelines.
ing a meager 126 total yards and no
points.
``We’ve got a lot of improvements
to make,’‘ Coffman said. ``I was kind
of embarrassed by our performance,
especially in the second half. We got
off to a slow start, picked it up and
got shut out in the second half. We
can’t do that if we want to win here.’‘
UMass also struggled for most of
Kevin Morris’ debut as coach, allowing Kansas State to score three touchdowns in the second quarter, managing 212 total yards on offense. The
Minutemen played decent defense to
keep it close in the second half, then
got back in it with two special teams
turnovers.
Kyle Havens turned the first
turnover _ a muffed punt by Brandon
Banks _ into on a 4-yard touchdown
pass to Andrew Krevis late in the
third quarter. On Kansas State’s next
drive, D.J. Adeoba scooped up
Jeremy Horne’s blocked punt and
rumbled 26 yards for a touchdown to
get the Minutemen within four.
Massachusetts just couldn’t make
it all the way back; Kansas State’s
defense held and its offense controlled the ball just long enough to
keep the Minutemen from pulling off
the upset.
``We came out and played a good
Kansas State team, had opportunities
to take it and just didn’t make plays
when we needed to,’‘ Havens said.
``It definitely shows that we can play
with the best.’‘
The 69-year-old Snyder returned
from a three-year retirement, hoping
to pull off another reclamation project after the program he built unraveled under Ron Prince.
With 50,750 fans _ a home-opener
record _ turning Bill Snyder Family
Stadium into a giant purple party,
Snyder seemed right at home pacing
the sideline again. He wasn’t alone,
though. A student spent the entire
game tethered to Snyder, holding a
headset transmitter that wouldn’t fit
on the coach’s beltless gray slacks.
Even with the shadow, Snyder conveyed the same calming presence as
before _ despite his team’s struggles.
Coffman, after two seasons as Josh
Freeman’s understudy, was sometimes shaky. The junior missed badly
on several passes, fumbled on Kansas
State’s first drive and threw an interception on the second after getting hit
on the arm.
Coffman settled down for a bit,
scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run to
cap a 76-yard drive early in the second quarter. Then he hit Snipes on a
40-yard touchdown pass on a short
crossing route.
Coffman got one more chance in
the half after Chris Carney blocked a
punt at the UMass 40. He hit Banks
on a 28-yard pass, then Snipes on a
12-yard touchdown with 3 seconds
left that made it 21-3.
Coffman couldn’t keep it going in
the second half and finished 14 for 27
with 182 yards. Not bad, but not
exactly what Snyder had in mind
when he picked Coffman over Grant
Gregory as the starter after a tight
preseason battle.
K-State’s Bill Snyder Holds Weekly Press Conference
Head Coach Bill Snyder
Opening Statement...
"Well, I would like to focus on the
positive things that took place on
Saturday, the first of which is that we
had such a wonderful crowd. I was
certainly pleased about that, as were
our players. I thought the students
were great. It really was reminiscent
of past years. I really appreciate all
the effort that went in to bringing all
of the former players back. It was bittersweet because I did not get a
chance to spend as much time as I
would have liked with so many of
them. It was really a special time and
all of them responded so favorably.
The words I heard, from every single
one of them, was that it was absolutely great. They really enjoyed themselves. I really do appreciate all the
people that helped put all of that
together. It was a nice event.
"The ballgame was probably disappointing to them. I was certainly
disappointed with the outcome, but it
allows us to understand exactly
where we are. I said going into it that
the UMass game would give us a
basis to really determine where we
are. To be quite honest with you, we
have an awful lot of work ahead of
us. I was obviously very disappointed
in our kicking game. I think the outcome of the game would have been
extremely different had we had the
discipline to perform well enough in
the kicking game but that's my
responsibility, as are many of the
other things that we look at.
"We had enough turnovers and
untimely penalties to lose the ballgame. Again, that comes back to discipline and that's my responsibility.
So there was a tremendous amount of
disappointment, but we know where
we are and we know what our issues
are. I think our youngsters will work
hard and try to improve themselves. I
think all of us will.
"This coming ballgame will be a
very difficult trip. We know Lafayette
is a very good football team. It was
an eight-point game here last year,
and I know that thought that they
should have won the ballgame. They
are a well-coached football team and
they play extremely hard. They have
very good quickness, as you would
expect from a school in the south. I
also think they will be a very confident football team."
On the play of running backs
Daniel Thomas and Keithen
Valentine...
"I think they both did a nice job.
They are two different types of runners. (Daniel) Thomas is a fluid runner and can run with some strength
and power. As you saw, he has the
ability to move the pile and that
comes from good lower- and upperbody strength. Keithen (Valentine)
runs hard as well. But the important
thing for us is that we have to block
the people in front of them and give
them some chances. They made a lot
of things happen after first contact.
So what we have to do is give them
more space in which to operate and
that did happen a few times."
On the play of safety Tysyn
Hartman...
"He gets himself in position to
make plays because he is an intelligent young guy. He is a quick learner
and he has a feel for what we are trying to accomplish defensively. With
the position that he plays, there are a
lot of responsibilities that goes with it
and he can handle that. I think he is
one of those guys that are not there
yet, but he is getting closer to being
able to play where his maximum
speed happens to be. On Saturday, he
showed up in a lot of different places,
not just in his two interceptions, but
also in the running game. The important thing is that he did not get himself caught out of position playing the
run. He came up and played the run
when it was appropriate to do so, not
because he was not paying attention
to what his responsibly was. I think
he is conscientious and he will get
better as the season progresses. "
On the play of quarterback
Grant Gregory...
"Grant played well. He did put the
ball on the ground once and that was
just a mechanical error on his part.
Aside for that, he made some plays
when he ran the ball. He got us a very
critical first down right at the end
which allowed the clock to run out.
He did the things that we asked of
him. I think his progress is continual.
He really works at everything with a
tremendous attitude. He has a great
sense of leadership and he is getting
more and more acclimated to what
the offense is about, and hopefully he
will be on the field a little more."
and defensive speed, Lafayette utilizes their speed on special teams.
They are good on special teams. They
use their starters in that department
and I appreciate that kind of attitude.
That is the attitude that I like to have
and you have to appreciate players
who play as hard on special teams as
they do on offense and defense.
There is a great deal of speed on their
special teams, more than what you
might normally find in a lot of programs."
On how the team speed of
Louisiana will prepare the team for
the Big 12 season ...
"You always hope that you can
take something away from a previous
game that will help you prepare for
your conference play and yes it will
help us. You try to get your players to
play as fast as they can play. I think
that's pretty commonly recognized in
the coaching ranks. Sometimes when
a player is a little slower afoot, if he
plays as hard, as smart and as fast as
he possibly can, sometimes that can
make up for a lack of speed. I think
that is what we strive to do for our
football team, to try to get our players
to play to their maximum speed
capacity. That helps to close the gap
on the difference in speed. Yes, it
does help you prepare, but as I have
said, the quickness will be a factor in
the game. But its not just offensive
On the Louisiana heat...
"I think that it is important for our
players to stay hydrated. They have
to constantly drink fluids. I think that
there is a certain mental aspect of it,
but you just have to go play. We practiced indoors last night and turned the
heat up to about 90 degrees. The temperature and the humidity down in
Louisiana will be always higher, but
that's part of the game. We can't cancel the trip, we just have to go down
there and play."
Freshman Punter Ryan Doerr
On special teams play...
"Right now, I do not feel like we
are at where we need to be to compete and play at the level we are
going to be playing at. We had a lot of
errors last game and we are going to
do everything we can to get them
fixed and get better."
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It Was Not A Picture Perfect Game
Tysyn Hartman (2) and Eric Childs (90) try to stop the pass.
Photos
by
Jon A. Brake
Daniel Thomas (8) breaks thru the middle.
Attrail Snipes (81) goes in to a touchdown.
America’s Team?
Quarterback Carson Coffman (14) scores the first K-State touchdown.
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Record Crowd Sees Wildcats' Win 21-17
Keithen Valentine (25) goes up the middle.
Photos by
Ben Brake
Attrail Snipes (81) gets the ball.
Daniel Thomas (8) make a cut.
Emmanuel Lamur (23) and David Garrett (27) go for the stop.
Wildcat Quarterback Carson Coffman (14) picks up more yards.
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2009 Football Schedule
Date
Opponent
K-State Family Reunion
Sat, Sep 05
Massachusetts
Location
Time (CST)
Manhattan, Kan.
Results
21-17
1-0
Sat, Sep 12 Louisiana
at Lafayette, La.
Sat, Sep 19 UCLA
at Pasadena, Calif. 9:15 p.m.
Fort Riley/Band Day
Sat, Sep 26 Tennessee Tech
Manhattan, Kan.
Record
6 p.m.
ESPN360
FSN
1:10 p.m.
Sat, Oct 03 Iowa State *
at Kansas City, Mo.
TBA
Sat, Oct 10 Texas Tech *
at Lubbock, Texas
TBA
Harley Day
Sat, Oct 17 Texas A&M *
Manhattan, Kan.
TBA
Homecoming
Sat, Oct 24 Colorado *
Manhattan, Kan.
TBA
Sat, Oct 31 Oklahoma *
at Norman, Okla. TBA
Sat, Nov 07 Kansas *
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The Board of County
Commissioners Minutes
The Board of County
Commissioners
Of Riley County, Kansas
The Regular meeting of the Board
of County Commissioners met at the
Riley County Plaza East Building
August 27, 2009 with the following
members present: Alvan Johnson,
Chair; Mike Kearns, Vice Chair; and
Rich Vargo, County Clerk. Karen
McCulloh, Member, was absent.
8:30 Public Comment & Business
Meeting
Joyce Mermis, KMAN; Rod
Meredith, Assistant Public Works
Director/Parks Director; Clancy
Holeman, Counselor/Director of
Administrative Services; Leon
Hobson, Director of Public
Works/County Engineer; Johnette
Shepek, Budget and Finance Officer;
Lori Muir, Real Estate Specialist;
Julie Winter, Officer Manager; Doug
Messer, Assistant Fire Chief; Bob
Isaac, Planner; Shelly Williams,
Community Corrections Director;
Mike Holtman, Sink, Gillmore, and
Gordon; and Joan Strickler, League
of Women Voters, attended.
Meredith presented pictures of the
large draw near CiCo that Mrs. Cable
called about.
Meredith said there is a little water
in the bottom on Riley County’s side.
Meredith recommended not doing
anything, because it is not bad yet.
Meredith said the part with standing
water is on private property.
Kearns said it sounds like the problem is on the private property.
Kearns said Joe McGraw called
him about the wreck on K-18 and
Scenic Drive. Kearns said McGraw
suggested a traffic light at K-18 and
Scenic Drive.
Kearns asked about the status of
the bad engines on the ambulance.
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Holeman stated he is reviewing the
class action suit.
Johnson stated he visited with
Alice Stockwell about access to her
property. Johnson stated Holeman,
Hobson, and himself will look at the
property today.
Kearns said Jim Gardner contacted
him concerned about a borrow pit.
Hobson said it is the one he is
working on.
Isaac stated Higgins is working on
the borrow pit issues.
Holtman presented a Client
Representation Letter and a Legal
Request Letter for Sink, Gillmore,
and Gordon.
Kearns moved to sign a Client
Representation Letter and a Legal
Request Letter for Sink, Gillmore,
and Gordon. Johnson seconded.
Carried 2-0.
Kearns moved to sign a Highway
Use Permit with AT&T to bury
approximately 850’ of copper cable
starting at the pedestal stenciled 3301
on the south side of Buffalo Road and
bury east to the east side of Cliffside
Drive and continue north approximately 400’ to pedestal stenciled
5512. Approximately 95% of this
will be bored due to timber, landscaping, and road crossings. Johnson seconded. Carried 2-0.
Kearns moved to sign a Highway
Use Permit with AT&T to replace
telephone cable in McDowell Creek
right of way that was damaged by
flooding at the Kings Creek crossing.
Johnson seconded. Carried 2-0.
Kearns moved to sign a Highway
Use Permit with AT&T to bury copper cable starting at the corner of
Tuttle Creek Boulevard and Marlatt.
Place in previously placed conduit
for 900’ then direct bury to new
Northwing subdivision, boring under
all roads, drives, and ditches. Johnson
seconded. Carried 2-0.
The
Board
of
County
Commissioners signed a thank you
letter to Buck Gehrt for serving on
the Riley County Planning Board.
Kearns moved to appoint Diane
Hoobler to the Riley County
Planning Board, expiration term
December 31, 2010 and “Resolution
No. 082709-23, A Resolution
appointing a representative to the
Riley County Planning Board.”
Johnson seconded. Carried 2-0.
Kearns moved to recess as the
Board of County Commissioners and
convene as the Governing Board of
Fire District #1. Johnson seconded.
Carried 2-0.
Kearns moved to approve the
Interlocal Fire Protection Agreement
with Raymond and Kellie Larson.
Johnson seconded. Carried 2-0.
Kearns moved to reconvene as the
Board of County Commissioners.
Johnson seconded. Carried 2-0.
Kearns moved to sign the
Certification of unpaid fees and/or
charges for utility services on the
property located Lot 11 Terra Heights
Subdivision for Terra Heights Benefit
Sewer District. Johnson seconded.
Carried 2-0.
Kearns moved to approve the
Plaza Reservation Request for the
REACH Committee on Thursday,
September 24, 2009 from 11:30 a.m.
– 1:30 p.m. for a BBQ. Johnson seconded. Carried 2-0.
Kearns moved to approve the payroll vouchers in the amount of
$204,703.25 and the following warrant vouchers for August 28, 2009:
2009 Budget
County General $325,926.79
Riley Co Juvenile Service
5,705.83
Motor Vehicle Operations
4,261.85
21st Jud Dist Teen Court 821.59
Riley Co Adult Services
7,062.85
Capital Improvements Fund
200.00
Economic Development 177.47
Emergency 911 826.40
Solid Waste
42,134.24
County Building 25,709.17
RCPD Levy/Op 5,411.41
Riley Co Fire Dist #1
3,069.13
University Park W&S
75.00
Hunters Island Water Dist 43.72
Deep Creek Sewer
135.19
Valleywood Operations
2,607.52
Terra Heights Sewer
282.50
Konza Water Operations 429.71
TOTAL. . . . . . . .
$424,880.37
Johnson seconded. Carried 2-0.
Kearns moved to approve the minutes of August 24, 2009 as amended.
Johnson seconded. Carried 2-0.
Volanti stated the high
school has contacted her about hiring
high school students part-time.
Volanti said in light of the hiring
freeze she needed to ask the Board.
The Board stated not if they are not
critical.
Volanti presented personnel forms.
Vargo stated the Elections
Supervisor position is essential to fill
in the Clerk’s Office.
The
Board
of
County
Commissioners signed Riley County
Position Action Forms for the following:
Elections Supervisor, in the
County Clerk’s Office, at a grade T.
Intensive Supervision Officer
(ISO) Assistant, in the Community
Corrections Department, at a grade
H.
The
Board
of
County
Commissioners signed a Riley
County Personnel Action Form for
Amy Carlisle, an ISO Assistant, in
the
Community
Corrections
Department, for Separation from
County Service, effective August 20,
2009.
Higgins discussed the contractor
using the borrow pit who is working
with Hobson on repairing the damage
to the road.
Higgins discussed reviewing current borrow pit regulations to address
concerns.
Hobson discussed requiring a bond
or surety or some sort of an agreement with borrow pit applicants.
Higgins stated he will contact Mr.
Gardner.
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Commissioners ______________from page 12
9:13 Budget and Planning
Committee
Joyce Mermis, KMAN;
Joan Strickler, League of Women
Voters;
Clancy
Holeman,
Counselor/Director of Administrative
Services; Rod Meredith, Assistant
Public
Works
Director/Parks
Director; Leon Hobson, Public
Works Director/County Engineer;
Will Klusener, Manhattan Mercury;
and Barry Wilkerson, County
Attorney, attended.
Shepek presented a CIP, county
building, economic development, and
½ cent sales tax update.
9:22 Barry Wilkerson, County
Attorney
Joyce Mermis, KMAN;
Joan Strickler, League of Women
Voters;
Clancy
Holeman,
Counselor/Director of Administrative
Services; Will Klusener, Manhattan
Mercury; and Johnette Shepek,
Budget and Finance Officer, attended.
Wilkerson stated he is
working on a best practice manual on
domestic violence prosecution.
Wilkerson said the State is looking
at possibly releasing inmates early to
free up bed space, which could
impact us locally.
9:27 Robert Nall, Information
Technology Director
Joyce Mermis, KMAN;
Joan Strickler, League of Women
Voters;
Clancy
Holeman,
Counselor/Director of Administrative
Services; Will Klusener, Manhattan
Mercury; Dawn Shoffner, Assistant
Director of Technology; and Johnette
Shepek, Budget and Finance Officer,
attended.
Nall discussed the need for
a power generator due to recent
power outages. Nall said recently
warranties have covered damage.
Nall said the surges are detrimental to
the server equipment.
Nall asked, what can he do to get
some source of dedicated power
backup
for
the
Information
Technology Department?
Hobson said with some limited
changes Information Technology
could be an island to provide power
to. Hobson said Orazem and
Scalora’s estimate for HVAC backup
and generator was $150,000.00,
which he felt is too high.
Kearns suggested a Commission
Agenda Report on the subject be presented to the Board of County
Commissioners.
Holeman discussed doing remote
access for employees to work off-site
if needed during a pandemic outbreak.
Nall stated there is high speed
access with laptops that are set up
correctly and if the location has high
speed internet access.
Vargo asked, how many laptops
are available?
Nall stated each department has
one laptop and there are probably
enough laptops to provide two per
department.
Kearns suggested a work
session in preparation on how Riley
County will function if a pandemic
were to happen.
Nall discussed the website
redesign.
Kearns discussed making the website available to the blind.
Nall stated it is possible with third
party software.
Nall said he will look into it.
Kearns
moved
to
allow
Information Technology to upgrade
the website for a one time cost of
$9.900.00 ($7,900.00 redesign and
$2,000.00 added features) to be funded by the Information Technology
fund. Johnson seconded. Carried 2-0.
9:50 Clancy Holeman,
Counselor/Director of Administrative
Services
Administrative Work Session
Joyce Mermis, KMAN; Joan
Strickler, League of Women Voters;
and Johnette Shepek, Budget and
Finance Officer, attended.
Holeman stated there is a request
from Pete Loewen for a fence viewing. Holeman suggested September
14, 2009 or September 21, 2009 for
the date of the fence viewing.
Holeman discussed the KAC
Policy Board Meeting.
10:20 Bob Isaac, Planner
Doug Messer, Assistant
Fire Chief; and Joan Strickler,
League of Women Voters, attended.
Johnson opened the Public
Hearing for a replat for Steiner.
Isaac presented a request for a
replat of Lot 1 of the Oberhelman
Subdivision, Unit Two, into two residential lots for Steiner.
No public comment.
Johnson closed the Public Hearing.
Kearns moved to approve
“Resolution 082709-24, A Resolution
approving
the
Oberhelman
Subdivision Unit three plat and
accepting the street rights of way,
easements, and licenses as shown to
be dedicated on said plat.” Johnson
seconded. Carried 2-0.
Johnson discussed Gary Morris’ email
regarding
the
Health
Department’s requirement to disconnect his septic system to his cabin
near Randolph.
Johnson opened the Public
Hearing for special use permit for
Fire District #1.
Isaac presented a request for a
Special Use Permit to allow for the
construction and operation of an
Emergency Response and Training
Center.
No public comment.
Johnson closed the Public Hearing.
Kearns moved to approve
“Resolution
No.
082709-25,
Resolution amending the zoning map
of Riley County concerning the use
of certain real estate located in
Manhattan Township – Special Use
Authorization.” Johnson seconded.
Carried 2-0.
10:40 Bill Dodge, Ron Thomas,
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Scott Michie
Johnette Shepek, Budget
and Finance Officer; Joan Strickler,
League of Women Voters; and
Clancy Holeman, Counselor/Director
of Administrative Services, attended.
Dodge presented and
reviewed a draft table of contents for
the Final Report of the Regional
Planning
Organization
(RPO)
Project.
Dodge stated today the
RPO committee will discuss establishing assessments to each community.
Dodge discussed the Department
of Defense’s contribution that is a
substantial amount of startup funding
to establish the organization.
Dodge discussed establishing a
members’ agreement.
Kearns stated the budgeting issue
will be critical. Kearns said if the
budget is established by a Board of
Directors, it is unpopular for entities
to be required to fund the amount
without input.
Kearns discussed Fort Riley’s
point of contact.
Dodge said when entering into a
membership agreement dues will be
established by the Board, but many
times accommodations are made due
to circumstances.
Thomas said the budget is generally put together based on hard and soft
commitments.
Thomas stated dues are generally
14-20% of the organizations budget.
See County page 14
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X Prize is an initiative “to inspire
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sample of the training Stephen
Ministers (lay caregivers) receive,
and will take home practical knowledge on “Ministering to Those
Experiencing Grief” and “How to
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The cost of the workshop is $15
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For more information, or to register
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Pastor Keith Wiens at First Lutheran
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“Participants will go home with
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organize laypeople in their congregation for caring ministry,” he said.
County Minutes _______________from page 13
11:10 Craig Cox, Assistant County
Counselor
Joan Strickler, League of
Women Voters; Steve Higgins,
Zoning Enforcement Officer; and
Clancy Holeman, Counselor/Director
of Administrative Services, attended.
Cox presented an Ed Doyle
zoning case settlement.
Cox said Ed Doyle owns
the Northeast Quarter of Section 2,
Township 9 South, Range 6 East,
which is also known as 7855
Stockdale Park Road, Manhattan,
Kansas, and zoned G-1, General
Agricultural. Mr. Doyle has four (4)
rental mobile homes located on the
property in violation of the Riley
County Zoning Regulations.
Cox said Mr. Doyle proposed to
locate each mobile home on a separate 20 acre lot. With each lot being
20 acres or more, there is no need to
either plat or rezone Mr. Doyle’s
property. Planning and Development
agreed that such an arrangement
would bring Mr. Doyle’s property
into compliance with the zoning regulations.
Cox said Mr. Doyle hired Sig
Meier to create legal descriptions for
the four twenty acre lots.
Cox said Counsel recommends
that the Board either approve the
Journal Entry and Settlement
Agreement or advise any changes it
desires.
Kearns moved that the Board
approve the Journal Entry and
Settlement Agreement for Ed Doyle
Caring Workshop At First Lutheran Church
Active listening and reaching out
to others will be emphasized in a
Caring Workshop from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at First
Lutheran Church, 930 Poyntz in
Manhattan. Registration begins at 8
a.m., and refreshments will be
served.
Co-hosted by First Lutheran and
First United Methodist Church, the
Stephens Series Caring Ministry
Workshop is designed to help congregations explore ways to expand their
caring ministry and to enhance the
care-giving skills of participants.
Those attending will experience a
as submitted. Johnson seconded.
Carried 2-0.
11:15 Kearns moved that the
County Commission recess into
executive session pursuant to the
attorney-client relationship exception
to the Kansas Open Meetings Act in
order to obtain confidential legal
advice regarding pending or potential
litigation issues, the open meeting to
resume in the County Commission
Chambers at 11:25 a.m. Johnson seconded. Carried 2-0.
11:25 Kearns moved to go out of
executive session. Johnson seconded.
Carried 2-0.
No binding action was taken during the executive session.
11:26 Kearns moved to adjourn.
Johnson seconded. Carried 2-0.
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MANHATTAN FREE PRESS - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
Bill Snyder Returns To Kansas State Football
Photos
By Ben and
Jon A. Brake
Snyder walks off the field after seeing to a player.
Snyder working the sideline.
Snyder comes onto the field for the start of the game.