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VOL. CVIII NO. 250 (USPS 127-880)
CONCORDIA, KANSAS 66901
Thursday, May 22, 2014
City moves forward on TIF project
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By Jessica LeDuc
Blade Staff Writer
A plan to improve the downtown area with Tax Increment
Financing dollars moved forward after the Concordia City
Commission approved a redevelopment
project
resolution
Wednesday night.
According to City Manager
Larry Uri, the downtown TIF
project will support the private
development and retention of
commercial, service and entertainment business. The plan
may include streetscape amenities, including the proposed
Broadway Plaza at 6th and
Broadway streets, replacement
of water, sewer and other utility
lines and business connections,
and construction or improvements of the streets and alleys
between 6th and 7th streets in
the downtown area.
The cost of the improvements
to be undertaken is estimated at
$1.5 million. The project encompasses all of downtown that lies
in the TIF district, and would
potentially include resurfacing
6th Street from Cedar to Broadway, as well as reconstructing
the alley between 6th and 7th
from Lincoln to Cedar.
“This is not saying specifically what will be done, because the
improvements are yet to be
determined,” Uri said.
Finance Director Amber
Farha said after all present TIF
obligations are paid, including
the construction of the dam at
21st Street, an estimated $1.5
million will be available for use
in the remaining life of the TIF
district. The TIF district will
expire in 2020.
A public hearing to consider
the adoption of the downtown
redevelopment project plan as a
TIF project will be at the July 2
City Commission meeting at
5:30 p.m.
As part of the proposed revitalization of the downtown,
plans are in the works for
Broadway Plaza, an outdoor
public venue to be constructed
on the vacant lots at 6th and
Broadway.
Last night, the Commission
moved forward with that aspect
of the project by approving a
$43,950 contract with Bowman,
Bowman and Novick (BBN) to
develop a master plan for the
Plaza, as well as the entire
downtown area.
According to the contract,
BBN will review the area and
conduct a public workshop
where those in attendance can
provide thoughts on what they
would like to see included in the
downtown streetscape.
During the workshop, BBN
will develop a list of possible
Across Kansas
Woman sentenced
in brother’s death
EL DORADO, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas
woman was sentenced to more than nine
years in prison for killing her brother and
leaving his body in the backyard of her
home.
Fifty-five-year-old Susan L. May was
sentenced Wednesday to nine years and
one month in prison for killing her 55year-old brother, Richard Hrejsa. His
decomposing body was found last October
in the backyard of May’s rural Butler
County home. Authorities believe he was
killed about a month earlier.
The Wichita Eagle reports May was originally charged with first-degree murder but
pleaded guilty in January to reckless second-degree murder. Two counts of interference with law enforcement and one count
of criminal desecration of a body were
dropped as part of the plea deal.
Kansas to host
Capital Camp-Out
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Camping and
outdoor enthusiasts are gearing up for a
Kansas outing that is part of a national
effort to get more people camping.
The Capital Camp-Out is scheduled for
May 30 at MacLennan Park in northwest
Topeka near Cedar Crest, the governor’s
official residence. The event is one of four
being held across the United States as
part of National Great Outdoors Month.
Gov. Sam Brownback is to mark the
month by signing a proclamation to begin
the event.
Democrat files for
1st District seat
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas State
University history professor and former
Manhattan mayor has filed for the Democratic primary in the state’s 1st Congressional District.
Jim Sherow (shuh-ROH’) filed the
paperwork Wednesday to put his name
on the Aug. 5 ballot. The seat is currently held by conservative Republican Rep.
Tim Huelskamp, who is seeking a third
term.
Sherow joins Bryan Whitney of Wichita
in the Democratic primary. Huelskamp is
being challenged in the Republican primary by Alan LaPolice of Clyde.
The 1st Congressional District is the
state’s largest, covering all of western and
most of central Kansas.
Sherow says he wants to promote
cooperation in Congress and represent
the Kansas district’s agricultural interests.
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Milling
APAC Kansas Inc., Salina, is milling East Sixth Street Thursday morning as part of the
resurfacing project from Church Street to Archer Street. (Blade photo by Jay Lowell)
Negative repercussions could
leave Brownback vulnerable
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Despite accomplishing much of his agenda — or perhaps,
because of it — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has run into a wave of negative repercussions that have roiled his prospects for
re-election and ignited Democratic hopes
in this deeply red state.
Elected three years ago as a leading
conservative voice for making state government more business-friendly, Brownback has rolled over his opponents in
Kansas to pass tax and spending cuts that
seemed to pave a smooth path to a second
term.
But recent developments have left his
office on the defensive, illustrating the difficulties of putting some of his fiscal ideas
into effect.
The state’s bond rating recently was
downgraded over concerns the state would
have to burn through its rainy day funds
to make up for revenues lost to his tax
cuts. Angry teachers have staged demonstrations at his public appearances and
charged that his fiscal experiment will
short schools and lead to crowded classrooms.
And the FBI has launched an inquiry
into whether members of Brownback’s
inner political circle tried to pressure companies to hire certain lobbyists close to
Brownback’s administration.
Even Brownback’s admirers acknowledge that his aggressive agenda has complicated his future.
“Brownback has become a real reformer
in the constellation of Republican governors,” said Phil Musser, former executive
director of the Republican Governors
Association. “That, of course, has political
costs.”
Suddenly, Democratic groups that
ignored Kansas in 2010, when Brownback
won election by 30 points after giving up
his U.S. Senate seat to run, are showing
interest. A national party organization is
training four field operatives to help Democratic candidates in the state and the
Democratic Governors Association sent
out a fundraising email touting Brownback’s leading opponent, Democratic state
Rep. Paul Davis.
Recent polls have shown the race to be
close, but Republicans enjoy a nearly 20percentage advantage in registered voters,
and Brownback predicts more will move
his way later.
“You’re going to be in through late summer before they really pay attention to the
race,” he said.
But Davis said he’s encouraged. “For a
state that is very concerned about public
education and values that, this is a lot of
angst and a lot of concern about the direction we’re going,” Davis said.
Brownback, who grew up on a farm and
was state agriculture secretary before
being elected to the Senate, envisions
using low taxes and other incentives to
attract more businesses to replace the jobs
being lost to declining agricultural and
manufacturing employment. Job growth
for the previous decade had been stagnant.
But his aggressive schedule for cutting
tax rates has reduced revenue faster than
economic growth can replace it. With the
owners of 191,000 businesses exempted
from paying anything at all and the top
rate cut by 40 percent by 2018, tax collections are running 9 percent behind the
previous year, with some estimates projecting the budget going into the red by
mid-2017.
School officials and moderate Republican lawmakers are worried about the
impact on education, which draws more
than half the state’s revenues.
In rural Scott City, teachers have
already agreed to a 2 percent pay cut to
avoid layoffs, but parents are worried
about larger classes, said Republican state
Rep. Don Hineman, whose western
Kansas district includes the town.
“It cuts across political philosophies
when it comes to that subject,” Hineman
said.
improvements, which may
include the Plaza, gateway elements, decorative paving, landscaping,
crosswalk
improvements,
lighting
enhancements, site furnishings,
and signage.
The Broadway Plaza is
planned as an area to host community events, as well as features such as a stage, movie
screen, bathrooms, and outdoor
seating on the five currently
vacant lots.
The master plan is expected
to be completed in 10-12 weeks.
In other business, the Commission gave its approval to a
Concordia Revolving Loan fund
application made by Dallas and
Lisa Hasenbank. The $245,000
loan will allow the Hasenbanks
to purchase Geisler Roofing &
Home Improvement for a total of
$515,000.
(see TIF on page 8)
Omaha man
killed in
vehicle accident
A 20-year-old Omaha man was killed in a
two-vehicle crash on Highway 81 in Concordia
Wednesday afternoon.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol,
Tyler J. Alitz, Omaha, was northbound on
Highway 81 in a 2000 Toyota Avalon when his
vehicle crossed into oncoming lanes and collided with a southbound 2014 Dodge Ram
hauling three cars on a trailer in the left-hand
lane.
The crash occurred shortly after 4 p.m. in
the vicinity of Taco John’s on Highway 81.
The KHP reported on its crash log that the
truck was driven by Kyle Glassman, 27, of
Duncan, Okla. Neither Alitz nor Glassman was
wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
Alitz was trapped in his vehicle and had to
be extricated by Concordia EMS. He was
transported to Cloud County Health Center,
where he was pronounced dead.
Concordia Fire Chief Eric Voss said Glassman was also trapped in his vehicle and had to
be extricated by EMS. He said Glassman was
transported to CCHC, in stable condition, for
treatment of injuries.
Alitz attended Garden City Community College and had played baseball, where he was
the starting shortstop this season. He had
recently signed a letter of intent to play at
Morehead State University in Kentucky next
season.
Voss commended area law enforcement and
the KHP for assistance in the crash.
School officials
deciding if test
results are invalid
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Education officials are
considering whether technological problems
and Internet attacks made results from school
tests administered in Kansas this year invalid.
The annual math and reading tests were disrupted this year by problems with the state’s
new test delivery system. When those problems
eased, the tests were hit by Internet attacks.
The state’s students finished the tests last
week.
The problems have raised questions about
whether Kansas would have enough testing
data to release accurate results, and whether
individual test questions were valid, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports.
Marianne Perie, director of the University of
Kansas’ Center for Educational Testing and
Evaluation, which designs and administers the
tests, said university and state education officials will meet with an advisory committee of
national testing experts to determine if the
results are valid at the state, district, school
and student levels. The testing center likely will
make a recommendation to the state education
department on the matter next month, she
said.
When testing began in March, many schools
weren’t able to access and complete tests,
prompting some districts to change their testing procedures. That raised concerns about
whether Kansas would have enough testing
data this year to release accurate results and to
explore whether individual test questions were
valid.
OPINION
Washington Merry-Go-Round
by Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift
WASHINGTON – Tuesday’s primary elections sent
a new message about women candidates and how they
see their gender playing on
the campaign trail. Over the
last couple of decades their
gender has moved from being a disadvantage to being
neutral to quite possibly being an advantage in today’s
political environment.
Democrats Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky
and Michelle Nunn in Georgia, and Republican Monica
Wehby in Oregon, are running as mainstream candidates capable of independent thought and action,
carving out a place in the
political firmament that is
their own, apart from their
party.
Grimes was most adamant about her independence in her victory speech
declaring she is “not an
empty dress . . . not a rubber stamp . . . not a cheerleader.” Declaring herself “a
strong Kentucky woman”
who will make decisions
based on what’s best for
Kentucky, “not partisan interests.” Then the coup de
grace, “I won’t answer to the
president, no matter who he
or she might be.”
That invited cries of “Hillary, Hillary,” from support-
ers, a reminder of what lies
ahead should Hillary Clinton decide to run. A lot has
changed in the six years
since Clinton waged her primary fight against Barack
Obama, ceding the historical nature of the first woman seriously contending for
the presidency to the more
compelling prospect of the
first black president.
When Clinton ended her
bid and thanked “my sisterhood of the traveling pantsuits,” it was her wardrobe
of choice, and it was a metaphor for a woman’s admittance into the mostly male
club of Washington politics.
Pantsuits also make it a
whole lot easier to maneuver
in and out of planes, and to
cover the ground necessary
for a national campaign.
But it’s not the required
uniform. Women running
today are in dresses and
high heels if that’s what
pleases them. Wehby in
Oregon might show up in
scrubs. She’s a pediatric
neurosurgeon, a calling in
and of itself. Just contemplating the image that she is
able to project underscores
the realization that what
seems normal and natural today was anything but
a decade ago when women
still seemed more of an ex-
ception on the campaign
trail, fighting for an equal
playing field against the
guys.
The three women Senate
candidates in key races that
emerged Tuesday night are
all playing the gender card
in the sense that they are
putting their gender front
and center. With women a
majority of the electorate,
being a woman contending
for the Senate is a positive
attribute in this age of gridlock when voters are looking
for someone who can bridge
the gaps in Washington.
The 20 women currently
in the Senate (16 Democrats; 4 Republicans) get
together regularly for dinner
and have formed alliances
across party lines when
they have common interests. Maryland Democrat
Barbara Mikulski, the longest serving woman in the
Senate, acts as den mother
for the group. When she was
elected in 1986, she was the
first Democratic woman to
win a seat in the Senate on
her own, without having to
succeed a deceased spouse.
In the quarter-century
since, with women coming
into their own, a generation
of female legacy candidates
is stepping up to run for
office. Kentucky’s Grimes
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comes from a political family in the state, and she has
served as secretary of state,
running and winning statewide. In Georgia, Michelle
Nunn is the daughter of
former Senator Sam Nunn,
a pro-defense Democrat
whose tenure in Washington is fondly remembered
by voters.
Grimes and Nunn are
running in red states where
the odds are against their
winning in November. The
Grimes versus Mitch McConnell race in Kentucky is
expected to cost $100 million and is being billed as
this year’s marquee race.
Nunn will face whichever
Republican wins a runoff nine weeks from now.
The independence shown
by her father when he was
in office, now embodied in
her approach to politics, is
emblematic of this generation of women. Like Ginger
Rogers dancing with Fred
Astaire, she did everything
he did, except in high heels
and backwards.
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50 years ago
May 22, 1964—Howard Johnson left for basic
training in the Air National
Guard at Lackland Air Force
Base, San Antonio, Texas. .
. . Twirlers elected for 196465 at Concordia Public High
School were Linda VanKooten, head twirler; Jenny
Brownell, Connie Peck, Carol Reeves, Susan Blackburn
and alternate, Cathy Worley.
Flag twirlers were Cheryl
Mowery, Barbara Pearson,
captains; Kathy Cory, Linda Hummel, Sherri Reeves,
Linda Smith, Barbara Hobbie, Karen Cory and alternate, Jeannine Borsdorf.
5 years ago
May 22, 2009—Members
of the Hollis Hustlers 4-H
Club who helped beautify
the grounds for the summer at Mt. Joseph Senior
Village were Rope Dorman,
Trevor McDaniel, Tracer
Workman, Gabby Hernandez, Sadie Mosher, Mariah
Blazek, Mallory Thompson,
Megan Thoman, Audrey
Stiles, Alex Wilcox, Emily
Hasch and Taryn Mosher.
. . . Randy Hake won both
the truck A feature and the
Trophy dash, sponsored by
Johnson Auto during the
races at the Cloud County
Fairgrounds.
25 years ago
May 22, 1989—James
Charbonneau and Judi Wise
announced their May 6 wedding, which took place at St.
Joseph Catholic Church in
Damar. . . . A box of potatoes was only $1.50 with a
purchase of a bucket, barrel
or tub of chicken at George’s
Country Fried Chicken, 135
East 13th Street.
1 year ago
May 22, 2013—Ragena
Belden received $100 for
having the first place duck
in Concordia Chamber of
Commerce sponsored first
ever duck races. . . . Scoring in five events, the Concordia High School girls’
track and field team placed
sixth in the Class 4A state
meet in Wichita. . . . Sixth
graders listed on the Gold,
4.0 Honor Roll at Concordia
Middle School were Beau
Bonebrake, Grace Carder,
Bethany Craig, Mykah Eshbaugh, Callahan Figgs,
Chloe Hibbs, Jaedyn Kearn,
Sreya Kemling, Austin Krier, Timothy Lambert, Madelyn Meyer, Katlynn Miller,
Corben Monzon, Karmen
Nelson, Deklyn Payeur, Tim
Peltier, Allison Poore, Paul
Rundus, Tanner Smith,
Trey Snyder, Elijah Steffen,
Alexandra Taylor, Emma
Thyfault, Delaney Trost and
Lauren Wheeler.
10 years ago
May 22, 2004—Art instructor Nick Jones won the
Phi Theta Kappa Instructor of the Year award at the
Cloud County Community
College annual Employee
Recognition Dinner. . . .
Concordia Panther girls captured the Class 4A regional
track and field crown when
they competed in Hoyt. First
place finishers for Concordia included Kayla Smith,
shot put; Josie Mark, discus; Abby James, pole vault;
Blair Vignery, 200.
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Whatever thrift is, it is not avarice. Avarice is not generous, and,
after all, it is the thrifty people who are generous.
-Lord Rosebery
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Area students receive
Annie’s degrees from CCCC
Mailbox
by Kathy Mitchell and
Marcy Sugar
Dear Annie: At least once
a week, my oldest daughter,
"Alice," asks me to babysit
her two kids. I have back
problems and cannot get up
and down all the time. She
has never offered me a dime,
even when she was married and had two incomes. I
could use the money.
Alice
recently
went
through a divorce. I babysat
a lot during that time, but
she never showed any appreciation. Alice blames me
for everything bad that has
ever happened to her, because I divorced her father.
So I feel guilty and agree
to babysit all the time. Of
course, their father moved
away without saying goodbye to any of the kids and
was out of their lives for
seven years, leaving me with
two teenagers and a 9-yearold to raise on my own. He
never paid a drop of child
support.
I am remarried, and my
husband and I like to have
the weekends to ourselves.
We would love it if Alice
brought the kids over for
a visit and stayed. But she
drops them at the front door
and speeds away. She is
often gone for hours. She
doesn't answer her cellphone when I call to ask
when she's coming back.
The kids run out to her car,
and she zips off.
Alice never phones just
to talk, only to ask me to
babysit. If I don't answer,
she drives over and pounds
on my door. I'm afraid to sit
on the porch for fear she
will show up and ask me to
babysit. All of the children
are now reunited with their
father. Why doesn't Alice
ask him to babysit once in a
while? — Hiding Out in Indiana
Dear Hiding Out: You
need to be more assertive
with Alice. Tell her that
you'd like her to visit once
in a while instead of using
you as a drop-off service.
Also say that you love the
kids, but cannot babysit so
much. Be sure she knows
you mean it. It's OK to say
no, even if it makes her angry.
If you want to work out
some type of payment, that's
between the two of you, but
don't be afraid to bring it up.
Dear Annie: I am an
87-year-old widower and
am appalled at the number
of letters in your column
about bickering between
parents, children, siblings,
grandparents, friends, husbands and wives.
I wish I could share some
of the love I am blessed to
experience. After my wife
of 52 years died, I went out
late at night to clear snow
from the church parking
lot. Upon returning, there
were four messages on my
answering machine, and
my granddaughter was calling to say her father was on
his way to check on me —
a 40-mile round trip. So for
the past 15 years, they have
called every night, no matter
where they are.
My son-in-law uses a
week of his vacation to drive
1,500 miles to check on
my 90-year-old sister. And
he drives 80 miles on Sundays to get me to church.
My granddaughters take
me to the doctor, and my
nephew and his wife often
take me to dinner. My wife's
family includes me in their
get-togethers. My son calls
daily, and my grandson fills
in when his family is out of
town.
We reap what we sow.
Love is like an echo: What
you do or say will return to
you. — A Blessed Grandpaw
Dear
Grandpaw:
It
warms our hearts to know
how close and loving your
family is. We wish everyone
were so cherished. Thank
you.
Dear Annie: This is for
"Grimacing in Sarasota,
Fla." and all the toilet hoverers: Use a piece of toilet
tissue to pick up the seat.
Then hover all you want.
When finished, use another
piece of tissue to put the
seat back down. Piece of
cake! — Ruth in Davenport,
Iowa
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Friday, March 23—Scrambled eggs, biscuit and gravy,
V-8 juice, Mandarin oranges; 10 a.m.—Exercise; progressive cards.
Fresh coffee and cinnamon rolls daily, 9-11 a.m. Call
Teddy Lineberry at 243.1872 for questions or to make reservations.
Cloud County Community College awarded 280
degrees during its 2014
Commencement ceremony
May 16. The following area
students were awarded degrees:
AURORA—Allissa L. Kearn, Associate of Science in
Elementary Education; Kendra Joy Merritts, Associate
of Science in Business.
CLYDE—Alyssa
Jean
Biery, Associate of Applied
Science in Nursing; Tamara
JoAnne Biery, Associate of
Science in Pre-Chiropractic;
Kaylee Gail Mosher, Associate of Science in Elementary
Education; Sherri Loraine
Pierce, Associate of Arts in
General Studies; Ashley
Dawn Seifert, Associate of
Science in Pre-Nursing BSN.
CONCORDIA—Michael
Arthur Benes, Associate of
Applied Science in Wind Energy Technology; Holly Mae
Boley, Linda Jean DehnelSnavely, Alex Thomas Fall,
Ashlee RuthAnn Johnson,
Tanya Sue Kearn, Taelor
Logan Mendenhall, Jordan
Nicole Pounds, Joshua D.
Pounds, Cody Lee Silhan,
Tyler Cole Snavely, James
Andrew Tyler, Associate of
Science in General Studies; Bernard Cain Jackson,
Associate of Science in Engineering; Erynn Brianne
Cory, Lindsay Dawn Gabbert, Christopher Alexander
Thomas, Cal Michael Zagurski, Associate of Science
in Business; Nichole Jilene
Curtis, Krystal Rae Cyr, Associate of Applied Science
in Nursing; Michelle Nichole Dehnel-Snavely, Amber
Marie Squires, Associate
of Science in Elementary
Education; Drew Erkenbrack, Associate of Science
in Teaching K-12; Tammy
Lynn Istas, Kristina Marie
Jensen, Associate of Applied
Science in Nursing; Bailey
Robert Kymer, Associate of
Science in Physical Therapy;
Connor Alexander Lamm,
Associate of Arts in Journalism; Courtney M. Lanoue,
Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene; Kevin Christopher Mead, Associate of
Arts in Criminal Justice;
Chanelle Anne O’Dwyer,
Associate of Science in Kinesiology/Exercise Science;
Jesse Taylor Rall, Associate of Science in Pre-Med;
Steve Craig Rotert, Associate of Arts in Music; Shanae
Clair Thompson, Associate
of Applied Science in Early
Childhood Teacher; Emily
Rose Trigg, Associate of Science in Sociology/Pre-Social
Work/Counseling; Drew D.
Ukens, Associate of Arts in
Art.
JAMESTOWN—Lee
J.
Bocksnick, Associate of Applied Science in Wind Energy; Shane Alan Zimmer, Associate of Science in General
Studies.
MILTONVALE—Marilee
R. Turner, Associate of Applied Science in Nursing.
CCCC offers a wide variety of courses toward completion of transfer and career degrees in four areas:
Associate of Arts, Associate
of Science, Associate of Applied Science and Associate
of General Studies.
CCCC is one of 26 public two-year community and
technical colleges in Kansas
and is coordinated by the
Kansas Board of Regents. Its
service area encompasses a
12-county area primarily in
north central Kansas with
its two physical campuses
in Concordia and Junction
City.
“My Favorite Older Person”
The winning essays in Concordia Elementary School
fourth graders’ “My Favorite Older Person” writing activity
selected by Sunset Home residents are being published
as space permits in the Blade. Following is an essay by
Tucker Arnold.
“My Favorite Older Person”
By Tucker Arnold
Do you know a person who is caring, trustful and lives
in Courtland? My grandma Minda! My grandma is caring,
loving and intelligent. She has white hair and blue eyes.
My grandma’s and my favorite hobbies are: Baking
cookies and planting, watering and pulling weeds. We
adore planting: Potatoes, strawberries, corn, sunflowers and lettuce. We like to bake chocolate cookies, sugar
cookies and raisin cookies.
My grandma and I like to watch TV (mostly basketball), go to the nearest playground and read books. The
books we like to read are: Castle in the Attic, Bible books
and “The Wizard’s Revenge.” My grandma is generous because she sends me post cards.
When I spend time with my grandma I feel like I’m
loved, happy, confident, excited and jolly. These things
make me special because all of these things equal . . .
LOVE!!
Now you know that my grandma is the best grandma
ever! My grandma is the sweetest most loving you can
ever have!
Shop Concordia Thursday Nights from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Thank You for Reading the Blade-Empire
Carlee Baumann
Micah Fabarez
Mitchell Long
Kylie L. Cailteux
Cook Family Scholarship
gives four awards
The Pauline and Richard
A. Cook Family Scholarship
Fund awarded four $1,000
scholarships to the following
area students: Carlee Baumann, Concordia, who is
attending the University of
Kansas School of Pharmacy;
Micah James Fabarez, who
is attending Fort Hays State
University; Mitchell Long,
Clifton, who is attending
Kansas State University;
and Kylie L. Cailteux, Clyde,
who is attending the University of Kansas.
In March, 2006, Richard
Cook established this scholarship fund in the Community Foundation for Cloud
County in recognition of
Pauline’s personal commitment to furthering higher
education.
The criteria established
for these scholarships from
the Pauline and Richard A.
Cook Scholarship Fund are
that the recipient shall be a
north central Kansas resident, preferably from Cloud
County, and preferably a
sophomore in good standing who is attending Cloud
County Community College,
Kansas State University,
the University of Kansas, or
Fort Hays State University.
Those with questions
regarding the Community
Foundation, the GROW II
matching grant, or a program request regarding the
Community
Foundation
may call Bob Steimel, executive director, 243.1008.
Flags committee finalizes
plans for Memorial Day
Avenue of Flags committee met Monday at the
American Legion Home and
finalized plans for the Memorial Day Service at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Flags will be placed on
the Avenue at 8 a.m., Monday, May 26, and taken
down at 5 p.m. Small flags
will be placed on graves at
both Pleasant Hill and St.
Concordia Cemetery.
Those who can help are
asked to meet at the southwest corner of Pleasant Hill
Cemetery at 9 a.m., Saturday, May 24. All help is appreciated.
6 Blade-Empire, Thursday, May 22, 2014
ONE PLACE HAS IT ALL
THE CLASSIFIEDS
For Rent
FOR RENT- 1 bedroom apartment,
utilities included. Contact 785-2433325, Ext. 2.
FOR RENT- 1 bedroom apartment,
includes trash & water, $350/mo. 785275-2062.
FOR RENT
Available Immediately
3 bedroom House
with stove, refrigerator
furnished. W/D hookup and
carport. Close to school and
park, $450/mo., 432 W. 14th.
Call 785-243-1489 day and
785-243-6534 eve.
FOR RENT- 1 & 2 bedroom apartments in quiet building, beautiful open
floor plan, most utilities, $600/mo.
785-275-2062.
FOR RENT-Storage spaces, various
sizes, reasonable, locally owned.
785-243-4105.
FOR RENT- 1 bedroom apartment,
$300/mo.Trash, laundry facility, off
street parking, in Scandia and Jamestown, KS. 816-341-6983
FOR RENT- Newly remodeled 2 bedroom apartment, stove and refrigerator, washer and dryer hookups, partial
utilities. 785-243-9886.
For Sale
FOR SALE
Picnic table, nice $75. Older
ladies bike $35. Mauve colored
King bedspread $5.00. Wooden
chest with hinged lid $35,
Tablemate adjustable $10. All
in good shape.
Part-time
Housekeeping and/or
Laundry
Includes every other
weekend.
Apply in person
PARK VILLA
114 S. High, Clyde, KS
785-446-2818
SUNSET HOME, Inc.
is looking for a responsible
and dependable team
player to fill an Evening
Cook’s Position. Pay will
be reflective of experience.
Every other weekend off. For
the opportunity to work in the
growing health care industry
apply in person, 620 2nd
Ave., Concordia, KS. EOE.
We test for drugs.
SUNSET HOME, INC.
is in need of caring and
energetic CNAs for Day Shift
and Night shift. Excellent
shift differential. We do drug
testing.
Submit application to:
Sunset Home, Inc.
620 2nd Ave.
Concordia, KS 66901
Sunset Home, Inc. is an Equal
Opportunity Employer.
HELP WANTED
Accessible Home
Health, Inc. is hiring LPN
Call 785-243-4410
for in-home pediatric care.
Immediate placement.
Weekly pay and benefits.
For Sale or Rent
Email resume to:
accessjennifer1@gmail.
com or call 785-493-0340
EOE.
FOR RENT OR FOR SALE
330 E. 14th, Concordia.
Remodeled 3 bedroom, 2
bath, all appliances, CH/
CA, $500 deposit, $600 rent.
Available June 1st.
785-979-7812
Garage Sales
YA R D S A L E - 1 8 1 8 N .
180th Rd. Saturday, 8-2.
Furniture, clothes, & misc.
MOVING SALE
Sat. 7-?
815 W. 9th St.
Schwinn scooter, dining
room chairs, wardrobe, filing
cabinet, rocking chair, twin
bed, metal tables, games.
Help Wanted
SALES MANAGERS
ASSISTANT
OPPORTUNITY NOW
AVAILABLE
Concordia Chevy
Buick
is looking for full time
Managers Assistant. We
are currently looking for
someone who has great
people skills and good
computer skills.
Send your resume to brice@
concordiachevybuick.com or
stop and get a resume at
212 E. 6th, Concordia, KS
66901.
H E L P WA N T E D N e e d
Laborers for Roofing Crew.
Must have transportation,
no experience needed. Call
Randy or Justin, 785-6141244 or 785-479-1524.
HELP WANTED- Part time Home
Repairman Assistant. Concordia area.
785-262-1253.
CNA
All Shifts
Excellent benefits. Apply in
person, M-F, 8:30-4:30. EOE
Mount Joseph Senior Village
1110 W. 11th, Concordia, KS.
Sunset Home
in Concordia
CMA wanted for Assisted
Living;
Full Time Position will
require working every other
weekend.
We test for drugs. Apply in
person at 620 2nd. Ave.,
EOE.
Director of
Information
Technology
Clay County Medical
Center is seeking an IT
Manager. CCMC is a 25bed, critical access hospital
in North Central Kansas
with acute care, ICU, OB,
ES, Outpatient Services,
Surgery and a full range of
ancillary services. Bachelor’s
degree in computer
science with experience
preferred. Will direct the
design and development of
new application programs
for specified projects,
manage the voice, data,
and video communication
systems throughout the
organization including
planning, designing,
installing and maintenance
of networks. Oversees
budgeting and future
planning of IT department,
systems and projects.
Previous management
experience is a plus. Salary
is commensurate with
experience and includes a
great benefit package.
For more information
about the Clay County
Medical Center, check us
out at www.ccmcks.org.
Print an application from
our website or pick one up
at the Clay County Medical
Center, P.O. Box 512,
617 Liberty, Clay Center.
Post-offer drug screen and
physical required. CCMC is
tobacco free, a mandatory
flu vaccination facility and an
Equal Opportunity Employer.
Texas has three of Financial Focus
fast-growing cities Avoid Problems by Updating
WASHINGTON (AP) – They
grow everything bigger in
Texas, even the cities.
Three of the nation’s five
fastest-growing cities – and
seven of the top 15 – are located in the Lone Star State,
new data from the Census
Bureau shows. The Texas
cities of San Marcos, Frisco
and Cedar Park were No. 1,
2 and 4 in percentage population growth between 2012
and 2013, each growing by
at least 5 percent in that time
span.
Utah had two of the top
five: South Jordan, at No. 3,
and Lehi, at No. 5.
This is the second year in
a row that San Marcos, centrally located between Austin
and San Antonio on Interstate 35, has topped the list
of fastest-growing cities with
a population of more than
50,000. Its population grew
by 8 percent between July
2012 and 2013 to 54,076
people.
That’s well ahead of its
2011-12 increase of 4.9
percent, which pushed San
Marcos into the upper echelon of cities with 50,000-plus
people.
Mayor Daniel Guerrero, in
Chicago recruiting business
investment for his city, said
that in addition to its enviable location between Austin
and San Antonio, San Marcos has one of the nation’s
largest outlet malls and is
Sales Calendar
•Saturday,
May
31,
2014– Public Auction at
9:00 a.m. located at the Kearn Auction House, 220
West 5th Street, Concordia,
Kansas. Vehicles, Misc. and
Collectibles. Dannie Kearn
Auction.
•Monday, June 2, 2014–
Public Auction at 4:00
p.m. located at the National
Guard Armory on the South
edge of Concordia, Kansas
on Highway 81. Car, Scooter
Chair, Art, Collectibles and
Household. Darlyne Lampert Estate, Seller. Thummel Auction.
•Saturday, June
21,
2014– Public Auction at
10:00 a.m. located at the
Cloud County Fairgrounds
Commercial Bldg., East edge
of Concordia, Kansas on Industrial Road. Antiques and
Collectibles. Alvena Swenson, Seller. Larry Lagasse
Auction.
home of the 35,000-student
Texas State University.
“We have an immaculate
natural beauty to our community, certainly the springfed river ... San Marcos River... historic neighborhoods,
a growing and beautified
downtown that we’ve been
investing in heavily over
the last few years,” Guerrero said. The presence and
growth of the university is
also a factor, he said.
The West is in the middle
of a population boom, with
energy production one of the
fastest-growing
industries
in the United States. The
oil- and gas-rich fields of the
Great Plains and Mountain
West have fueled the population increase. The majority of
the fastest-growing cities are
west of the Mississippi River.
The 15 top cities by percentage increase were San
Marcos, Texas, 8 percent;
Frisco, Texas, 6.5 percent;
South Jordan, Utah,
6.1
percent; Cedar Park, Texas,
5.6 percent; Lehi, Utah, 5.5
percent; Goodyear, Arizona,
4.8 percent; Georgetown,
Texas, 4.5 percent; Gaithersburg, Maryland, 4.4 percent;
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, 4.1 percent; Meridian,
Idaho, 4.0 percent; Odessa,
Texas, 4.0 percent; Gilbert,
Arizona, 4.0 percent; McKinney, Texas, 3.9 percent;
Franklin, Tennessee, 3.9 percent; and Pearland, Texas,
3.8 percent.
By population increase,
New York City is still on top,
growing by 61,440 people in
2012 to 8.4 million people
in 2013. In addition to having the largest numerical increase, New York City is also
still the largest city in the
United States by population.
Houston increased by
35,202 people to 2.2 million
in 2013. Los Angeles grew by
31,525 to 3.8 million.
Beneficiary Designations
Like many people, you might not particularly enjoy
thinking about your estate plans, but such planning is necessary to make sure your assets go where you want them to
go. And it’s just as important to regularly review your plans
with your tax, legal and financial professionals in case any
changes are needed. For instance, some of your wishes expressed in your will may be overridden by beneficiary designations you filled out years ago. If these designations become outdated, your assets could be passed to those you
didn’t intend.
You might be surprised at how many of your financial
assets and legal documents have beneficiary designations
tied to them. If you have an IRA, a 401(k) or other employersponsored retirement plan, a life insurance policy, an annuity, a transfer-on-death (TOD) arrangement, or any of a
variety of other assets or accounts, you almost certainly
named a beneficiary. And this beneficiary designation offers
a simple, direct and efficient way to get assets in the hands
of your loved ones who survive you.
However, as time goes by, you may experience many
changes in your life — and when your life changes, your
beneficiary designations may need to follow. But if you are
like many people, you might forget to update these designations after a marriage, divorce or other change in your
family situation. And because the beneficiary designation is
a legally binding document, the asset will go to the person
you once named as a beneficiary, regardless of your current
relationship status.
It really doesn’t take much effort to look over your accounts and legal arrangements to ensure that your beneficiary designations are current — and if they aren’t, it’s
pretty easy to change them. In fact, for some financial accounts, you may be able to update the beneficiary designations online. In any case, plan on reviewing your beneficiary
designations regularly, but especially when you experience
a change in your life.
Here’s one more thing to keep in mind: Make sure your
current beneficiaries are informed that they will eventually
be receiving your 401(k), IRA, life insurance proceeds or
other assets that require a beneficiary designation. This advance knowledge may help your loved ones as they plan
and maintain their own financial and investment strategies.
Although it’s clearly important for you to update your
beneficiary designations and to communicate your actions,
you will still need to attend to other areas of your estate
planning, such as providing care for minor children or dependents, deciding who you want to receive specific items
that do not carry a beneficiary designation, naming someone to manage your affairs should you become incapacitated, and specifying the control you wish your beneficiaries to
have over their inheritance. These are just a few examples
of estate-planning considerations.
Because everyone’s situation is different, you will need
to consult with your legal advisor to determine the level of
estate planning you require. As we’ve seen, updating your
beneficiary is one piece of the puzzle — but to leave the
legacy you desire, you’ve got to complete the picture.
MUTTS® by Patrick McDonnell
ZITS® by Scott and Borgman
NANCY® by Guy & Brad Gilchrist
HELP WANTED
FULL TIME
TEMPORARY POSITION
Must be able to lift 100 lbs.,
not be afraid of heights and
have own transportation.
BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH® by John Rose
Call 785-819-2840
Construction Help
Needed
For Irrigation and Grain
Bins
Prefer valid driver’s license.
$10-$25/hr depending on
experience. Random drug
testing. Apply in person
Monday thru Friday, open 8-5.
604 Industrial Rd.
or call 785-243-4650
Wanted to Buy
WANTED TO BUY- Alfalfa, large
square or round bales, picked up or
delivered. 620-804-1506.
HAGER THE HORRIBLE® by Chris Browne
8 Blade-Empire, Thursday, May 22, 2014
Obituaries
CATHARINE “LUCILLE” CLEMONS
Catharine “Lucille” Clemons, age 97, died Tuesday,
May 20, 2014, at Mitchell County Health Systems
Long Term Care, Beloit. She
was born on Aug. 18, 1916,
in Cheyenne County, Kansas to James and Merdith
(Medcalf) Collins.
Lucille attended country grade schools then high
school in Simpson
and
graduated from Asherville in
1934. She taught at country
schools before she married
Byron Clemons on Sept. 28,
1940, in Beloit, Kan. He preceded her in death on Sept. 2,
1975. She worked as a clerk
for the Hutchinson Market
in Jamestown for more than
15 years. She later worked
as a bookkeeper for Babe
Houser, the Jamestown Elevator and station and for
both water districts. All her
life she cared for neighborhood children and then some
of their children. She was a
member of the Jamestown
United Methodist Church
and enjoyed church activities, Cub Scouts and school
events. She helped establish
the Jolly Jayhawks 4-H Club
in the area.
She is survived by her
son, David Clemons and
wife Glenda, Concordia;
daughter, Linda Clemons,
Burleson, Texas; brother,
Wes Carlton; sisters, Rosemary Freeman and Wanda
Barnes; nine grandchildren;
11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death
Catharine “Lucille”
Clemons
by her husband, Byron; son,
Douglas; parents;two brothers; four sisters and granddaughter, Nicole Barleen.
Funeral services will be
at 10:30 a.m., Saturday,
May 24, 2014, at ChaputBuoy Funeral Home, Concordia. Visitation will be
from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with
the family greeting friends
from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Friday
at Chaput-Buoy Funeral
Home. Cremation will follow the funeral services and
burial of the cremains will be
at a later date in the Jamestown Cemetery, Jamestown.
The family suggest memorials to Solomon Valley Hospice or Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cloud County in care
of the funeral home. For online condolences, please visit
http://www.chaputbuoy.
com/
Your Birthday
By Stella Wilder
Born today, you are a
highly physical individual.
You express yourself in all
manner of ways that involve your entire being, top
to toe. It is likely that you
will be quite athletic -- if not
physically, then mentally.
Your intellectual athleticism will be considerable,
and you will be quite nimble
of thought throughout your
lifetime. You’re not the kind
to let yourself stagnate in
any way; you want to think
about and do things in new
ways. You generally accept
the new and untried into
your life on a daily basis,
again and again. You know
how to stand up for yourself, too.
Never one to be frustrated
by a closed or locked door,
you will always seek a way
in. You consider closed
doors a challenge, and you
will always work to open
them and provide others
with greater opportunities
and rewards than they have
enjoyed before. You’re likely
to become known as something of a trailblazer -- personally and professionally.
Also born on this date
are:
Naomi
Campbell,
model; Katie Price, model;
Ginnifer Goodwin, actress;
Apolo
Ohno,
Olympic
speed skater; Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle, author; Harvey Milk, politician and
civil rights leader; Richard Wagner, composer; Sir
Laurence Olivier, actor
and director; Mary Cassatt, artist; Paul Winfield,
actor; Richard Benjamin,
actor; Michael Constantine, actor.
To see what is in store
for you tomorrow, find your
birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let
your birthday star be your
daily guide.
FRIDAY, MAY 23
GEMINI (May 21-June
20) -- You are onto something that could propel you
forward at a dramatically
accelerated rate, but you
haven’t anticipated all eventualities.
CANCER (June 21-July
22) -- You’ve made a plan
and gotten all your ducks in
a row. What you must wait
for, of course, is someone
else’s willingness to take
part.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
-- Someone may be slowing
things down for you, as he
or she is unaware of how
you are being affected -both directly and indirectly.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
-- It’s time for you to let a
certain someone know just
how you feel about certain
key issues, several of which
have come between you recently.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
-- You’ll have the chance to
get a great deal of your own
work done even as you tend
to the needs of those who
are relying on you.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov.
21) -- Remember to honor
your own priorities. If you
forget what comes first, or
even second, you’re sure to
sink into frustration or depression.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21) -- You’ll stumble
across something that you
will very soon realize has
been missing from your life.
Hang on to it, by all means!
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) -- In spite of yourself, you’re likely to be excited by what someone else
offers. It may be time to
bend your own rules a bit.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18) -- There’s no need to go
scavenging when what you
want and need is very close
at hand. All you have to do
is look in the right places.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20) -- It’s a good day to
trust in routine to see you
through. Indeed, the “normal” can prove quite valuable to you in all areas at
this time.
ARIES (March 21-April
19) -- You’re eager to learn
a thing or two about a topic
that has been kept from you
in recent days or weeks. It’s
time to lift the veil!
TAURUS (April 20-May
20) -- Others may choose
to be silent about an issue
that is affecting them, but
you’re not about to keep
mum when you are affected
as well.
***
The butterfly counts not months but moments and has time enough.
-Rabindranath Tagore
***
Woman kidnapped Weather
a decade ago found
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) –
A woman who disappeared
as a teenager a decade ago
was reunited with her family after she went to police
and told them her mother’s
ex-boyfriend drugged and
kidnapped her in 2004,
forced her to marry him and
fathered her child.
Isidro Garcia, 41, of Bell
Gardens, was arrested on
suspicion of kidnapping for
rape, lewd acts with a minor
and false imprisonment, the
Santa Ana Police Department said.
Police described a decade
during which the woman –
abused mentally, physically
and sexually by her captor –
tities to hide her from family
and authorities.
According to police, Garcia told her that if she tried
to contact her family, the
police would deport her to
Mexico and that he was her
only hope. She was locked
up at first, but she eventually began to lead what appeared from the outside to
be a normal life.
“Even with the opportunity to escape, after years of
physical and mental abuse,
the victim saw no way out of
her situation,” police said in
a written statement.
Neighbors were stunned,
describing the couple as
seemingly happy. They doted on their young daughter
and liked to host parties
at their apartment in the
working-class community
of Bell Gardens, about 20
miles from where she originally disappeared.
“He treats her like a
queen. He does his best to
do whatever she wants,”
next-door neighbor Maria
Sanchez said in Spanish.
The
now-25-year-old
woman, whose identity is
not being released, first contacted authorities Monday
– the same day Garcia was
first arrested. Police said
she came forward to police
after finding her sister on
Facebook.
Santa Ana police Cpl.
Anthony Bertagna said his
department’s investigation
concluded the following:
The girl arrived from
Mexico in February 2004 to
join her mother and sister in
Santa Ana, about 30 miles
southeast of downtown Los
Angeles. She had entered
the United States illegally
and spoke no English.
Garcia was her mother’s
boyfriend. After one fight between the girl’s mother and
Garcia in August 2004, the
girl’s mother left the house
and the girl, then 15, went
to a nearby park.
Garcia followed the girl.
When he caught up with
her, she said she had a
headache and wanted to go
home.
Garcia began threatening the girl and gave her five
pills that he said would help
her headache but instead
knocked her out.
When the girl awoke, she
was locked in a garage in
Compton, a city between
Santa Ana and Los Angeles.
The mother “filed a police
report and for 10 years (police) did due diligence. But
they were changing their
names and dates of birth
and physical locations so
that made it exceedingly difficult,” Bertagna said.
“You’re talking about a
15-year-old girl that’s in
a new country,” he said.
“She’s got nowhere to go.”
In 2007, Garcia got documents from Mexico that
gave the girl a new name
and date of birth. Using
those documents, he married her at a courthouse. He
fathered a girl with her in
2012.
Garcia secured two jobs
for them on a night cleaning
crew so he could keep watch
over her. She tried to escape
twice but was severely beaten.
Recently, she found her
sister on Facebook and they
started to communicate.
She also learned that her
mother had indeed tried to
find her, going to a Spanishlanguage television station
and newspaper in 2004.
She started reflecting on
her own child’s situation
and realized she needed to
leave, Bertagna said. On
Monday, she went to police
in Bell Gardens and reported that she was a victim of
domestic abuse. She also
told them of her abduction.
Police arrested Garcia
on Monday during a traffic stop in Bell Gardens. On
Tuesday, Santa Ana police
arrested him on the kidnapping and other charges, and
also interviewed him.
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CloudCorp Executive Director Ashley McMillan said
the Hasenbanks have an
owner’s injection of $59,000
and
Peoples
Exchange
Bank will supply a separate
$80,000 loan for the purchase of the building.
The
Hasenbanks
are
seeking a $376,000 loan
through Peoples with the
$245,000 loan guaranty
from the revolving loan
fund.
McMillan said Peoples is
unable to fulfill the entire
$376,000 loan request due
to the collateral coverage not
meeting the bank’s internal requirements. However,
the bank would be willing
to provide financing to the
Hasenbanks if the Commission approved the revolving
loan application, which it
did unanimously.
The Commission received a favorable report on
the 2013 audit, which was
accepted as presented. Neil
Phillips of Jarred, Gilmore &
Phillips, PA, presented the
audit, and said the city is
in compliance with all Kansas cash basis laws. There
were no audit violations or
adjustments, which Phillips
said is a big positive for city
staff.
The Commission also accepted a bid of $12,542 from
Century Business Systems,
of Salina, for a lease-purchase agreement on a new
copier for the police department. Police Chief Bruce
Johnson said Century Business Systems will provide
maintenance as part of the
contract, and at the end of
the four-year agreement,
the department will own the
copier.
The Commission also accepted into the city’s demolition program a house at
824 East 5th that had been
damaged by fire earlier this
year, and agreed to return
insurance funds on the firedamaged house at 315 West
2nd, as it has been demolished.
During public comments, Megan Patterson addressed the Commission on
the recently released survey
concerning what kinds of
animals should be allowed
in the city limits.
Patterson asked how the
survey, which is available to
take online, could be valid
if citizens aren’t required to
give their name or address.
She also questioned the
breed-specific ban, which is
currently in place, and said
there is not such breed of
dog as a fighting mastiff.
Later in the meeting, Uri
said the surveys had also
been sent out with water
bills, and since Monday, the
majority of the 285 surveys
received have been mailed
or dropped off at City Hall.
He presented a graph laying
out responses, which overwhelmingly indicated citizens are against allowing pit
bulls, hybrid dogs, barnyard
animals, and wild animals.
The surveys can be filled
out online, via the city’s web
site, or returned to City Hall
until June 11.
TIF
Today’s weather artwork by
Dustin Bisnette,
a 4th grader in
Mr. Brown’s class
Today’s weather artwork by
Julie Schindler,
a 4th grader in
Mrs. Thoman’s class
Dozens charged
in child porn case
NEW YORK (AP) – Seemingly respectable members
of the mainstream – a police officer, a paramedic, a
rabbi, an airline pilot, an
architect, a Boy Scout leader – were caught using the
Internet to collect and trade
child pornography, federal
officials said Wednesday.
The six were among 70
New York City-area men
and one woman charged
as the result of a five-week
investigation by the Homeland Security Investigations
arm of U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement.
Some of the defendants,
using search terms like “real
child rape” and “family sex,”
had downloaded thousands
of disturbing images on
their computers inside suburban homes they shared
with their families. The lone
woman was accused of allowing another suspect to
videotape her son.
Federal and state officials
who announced the arrests
on Wednesday called it one
of the largest local roundups ever of people who seek
to anonymously share the
porn online — and a stark
reminder that they come
from all walks of life.
“This operation puts the
lie to the classic, stereotypical profile that child predators are nothing more than
unemployed drifters,” said
James Hayes, head of ICE’s
New York office.
Authorities say an alarming number of the defendants held positions of
trust that gave them access
to young children. The Boy
Scout leader also coached
a youth baseball team. The
rabbi home-schooled his
children and others. Another person used hidden
cameras to secretly film his
children’s friends.
The operation was meant
to send a message to producers and consumers of
child porn “that they are
going to be identified, that
they are going to be found,”
Hayes said. “Those people
need to look themselves in
For the Record
Fire Dept./EMS Report
At 4:10 p.m., Wednesday, Medic-5 went to the 800
block of Russ for a Life Line
activation. No transport was
made.
At 4:12 p.m., Wednesday,
Medic-1, Rescue-1, Medic-5
and Truck-1 went to the 2000
block of Lincoln St. for a two
motor vehicle crash. Medic-5
transported a 20-year-old
male to Cloud County Health
Center. Medic-1 transported
a 28-year-old male to Cloud
County Health Center.
At 11:55 p.m., Wednesday, Medic-5 went to Marquis Place and transported
an 88-year-old female to
Cloud County Health Center.
the mirror and do whatever
they need to do to stop this
activity.”
Authorities say advances
in technology and computer
capacity have allowed childporn collectors to easily
amass vast troves of images
and to exchange files with
each other directly. The New
York effort resulted in the
seizure of nearly 600 desktop and laptop computers,
tablets, smartphones and
other devices containing
massive amounts of storage.
Agents were still examining the devices to locate
and catalog evidence, an
arduous task that could
result in more arrests. The
National Center for Missing
and Exploited Children also
will have analysts review
the images to see whether
it can identify children using databases of known victims.
“We refer to each of these
images as a crime scene
photo because that’s exactly what they are,” said John
Ryan, the organization’s
chief executive officer.
Authorities decided to
launch the operation after
the arrest in January of the
Mount Pleasant, New York,
police chief, who pleaded
not guilty this week to federal charges of knowingly
receiving and distributing
child pornography. Court
papers allege that Brian
Fanelli told investigators he
began looking at child porn
as research before it grew
into a “personal interest.”
In May, agents on computers created a digital
dragnet with the same tactics used in the Fanelli
case: Agents posed as collectors of child porn who
wanted to anonymously
trade it through file-sharing programs others use to
share pirated hit music and
movies. Once given access
to personal libraries of child
porn photos and videos, the
agents identified the numeric IP addresses of the
sources of the material.
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Arts & Entertainment
The Fog of
War
Friendship quilt
The May Quilt of the Month at the Cloud County Historical Society Museum was made by past presidents of the Concordia
VFW Auxiliary. Each president made one of the 18 blocks.
May quilt at museum
was made by past VFW
Auxiliary presidents
The May quilt display at the Cloud County Historical Society Museum features the Friendship Quilt made by past
presidents of the Concordia VFW Auxiliary.
It is comprised of 18 blocks, made and crocheted by each
member. This quilt was put together by Iona Burch Joiner and donated to the Museum by her daughter, Bobbie
Paulsen.
This particular display is in honor of Memorial Day, a
day set aside for us to remember our American heroes who
died in service of our country.
Ruth Bombardier donated the VFW Auxiliary anniversary cake from Jan. 20, 1999. The cake is decorated with
poppies.
The VFW’s first nationwide sale of poppies began in 1922
to renew our pledge to Col. John McCrae’s fallen soldier.
The pledge “honors the dead by honoring the living.” Sale of
these poppies brought hope to the disabled veterans—those
who had borne the brunt of the battle.
In April 1915, a battle weary Canadian soldier viewed
the resting place of thousands of young men who had fallen
in the second battle of Ypres in Belgium. Despondently, he
contemplated the rows of hastily dug graves—each marked
by a lonely cross. In a sudden revelation, he heard the singing of larks in the sky and spied patches of red amid the
graves that were poppies.
This inspired Col. McCrae to write this poem we have
now, known as “In Flanders Field.” McCrae did not live to
see the end of WWI, but his poem survived in print and in
the minds and hearts of generations—and brings us hope.
“In Flanders Fields”
By Lt. Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
Canadian Army
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Library News
from the Frank Carlson Library
Library Summer
Reading begins
(May is the month for remembering our veterans who
fought and died for our freedom. Danny San Romani, curator of the Combat Air Museum in Topeka, has written an
article that commemorates the experience that one Kansas
family had during and after World War II when they lost
Frank Carlson Library tetrahedron they can build,
their son, Staff Sergeant Clayton Eugene Heller, who is bur- has announced its Sum- and more. Other activities
ied in Concordia’s Pleasant Hill Cemetery. This is the fourth mer Reading Program: “Fizz, include Social Chess evand final installment of his story.)
Boom, Read!” Activities in- ery Wednesday afternoon
clude science experiments, with Melissae Stiles and
World War II ended in September 1945 aboard the bat- robot building, grossology the Chess Club starting
tleship USS MISSOURI in Tokyo Bay, but the Fog of War fun, nature explorations Wednesday, June 4, from
did not end for the Heller family. At some point in time the and more.
3-4 p.m.
Hellers apparently made efforts to locate S/Sgt. Heller’s reThe program kicks off
The Library is introducmains in Italy. There are no documents to show to whom at 10 a.m., Friday, May 23, ing an all new teen program
they may have made their queries.
with Randy’s Music Jam in this summer for students
The collection does have a letter from the Office of the the Frank Carlson Room. who have completed 6th
Quartermaster General dated 15 September 1948 that ad- Patrons are invited to dance grade and above. Theme is
dressed the effort to find S/Sgt. Heller’s remains. The letter and sing along as they jour- “Spark a Reaction.” Teen
relates the destruction of the B-24. Seven men successfully ney through the science events begin with a Risk
bailed out and were taken Prisoner of War. Three, includ- world to find out why things Tournament at 2 p.m.,
ing S/Sgt. Heller, never left the bomber. The other two were go fizz, why things go boom, Tuesday, May 27.
copilot and 2nd Lt. George Hersh, who left his parachute and why it is important to
Adults will explore Literin the cockpit, and S/Sgt. Nick Smith listed as the hatch read and learn about sci- ary Elements at the Library
gunner. After the seven bailed out, “the plane rolled over all ence.
this summer. Several proaflame, and blew up.”
Songs include Fizz Boom grams have been scheduled
The letter reports that search team members of the Boom, Soda Pop Bop and for adults beginning MonAmerican Graves Registration Service made an extensive F.I.Z.Z. Children will be able day, June 5, from 7-8 p.m.
search over the Italian countryside, including coastline and to play Boomwhackers. This This will be an overview of
offshore islands in the area, with no matches. The letter hour of energy and fun will the Sunflower e-Library diggoes on to report, “the Department of the Army has been be presented free of charge ital collection of books, auforced to conclude that the remains of your son are not at the Library.
dio books, movies and murecoverable.” This is followed by “. . . you may rest assured
Additionally, the library sic for free checkout.
that this does not forever end the possibility of future in- will have weekly programs
The Fizz, Boom, Read!
vestigation, should any credible evidence come to our at- for children ages 6 months summer reading program
tention.”
through 6th grade. Early runs from May 23-July 31
About seven and one-half months later, Parmer Heller Literacy Story Times include for all ages, 6 months to
received another letter from the Office of the Quartermaster Brainy Babies for children adult, with programs, prize
General, dated 28 April 1949. This letter refers to the let- ages 6 months to 3 years old drawings, story times, and
ter of 15 September 1948, and reiterates some of its con- each Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. other special events with
tent. The newest letter goes on to inform Mr. Heller that and Fizz Boom Story Time guest presenters scheduled
further investigation conducted by American forces in the for children ages 3-6 at 10 throughout the summer.
field, “has resulted in the identification of the remains of a.m. on Tuesdays. Both beEnrollment began last
your loved one.” The letter goes on to recognize that such gin on Tuesday, May 27.
week and will continue
conflicting information between the two letters might, “be
Lunch Bunch for chil- throughout the summer at
difficult to comprehend,” and explains the circumstances dren grades 1-6 will begin the library, 702 Broadway,
by which the remains were found.
May 29 at 12:45 p.m. Those www.fcarlsonlib.org or the
American Graves Registration Service personnel recov- attending are asked to bring Frank Carlson Library Faceered remains from a civilian cemetery at San Fele, Italy, a sack lunch to eat at the book Page.
Bari, Italy. Initially, these remains were associated with weekly indoor picnics. Then
For more information
another aircraft that crashed near San Michele, Italy, on they will learn about famous about the Summer ReadAug. 16, 1943, but the remains had not yet been processed. inventors, try their hand at ing Program contact Alice
When that was done, Graves Registrant Personnel definitely constructing something fun Bachand at the Library,
determined the remains were of Mr. Heller’s son and his two with legos or other build- 243.2250 or e-mail: frankcrew members. Each set of remains was positively identi- ing blocks, see how large a carlsonreads @yahoo.com.
fied.
The letter goes on to explain how the remains were positively identified, using tooth charts and other forensic evidence. The exact grave site location of where S/Sgt. Heller’s
remains were interred in the Bari Cemetery is in the letter,
but once identified, they were casketed and held pending
final disposition instructions from the next of kin. The letter
indicated pamphlets and forms were enclosed for the next
of kin to use if they wished to have the remains returned to
the United States.
Copies of documents dealing with the return of remains
are in the collection. An in Memoriam program is also in
the collection. Its date and origin are not known, but it does
include the grave plot location of where S/Sgt. Heller was
interred in Bari, Italy, placing it sometime after April 28,
1949. Remarkably, the program reads that S/Sgt/ Heller
died on the Ploesti, Romania, mission.
There is a lengthy telegram dated 1949 Oct. 26 from
the Quartermaster Corps to Parmer Heller telling him that
“THE REMAINS OF THE LATE S SGT CLAYTON E HELLER
ARE EN ROUTE TO THE UNITED STATES” The telegram
confirmed that the remains are to be delivered to a funeral
home in Concordia and that it may take several weeks for
them to arrive, being delivered by railroad. The remains
would have a military escort and would arrive in the U.S. at
a New York port.
The remains of S/Sgt. Clayton Eugene Heller arrived in
Concordia, Kansas, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1949. Newspaper
clippings report this fact and the funeral services were held
the following day. S/Sgt. Heller is buried amongst other
Sponsored By
military veterans in the northwest corner of Pleasant Hill
Cemetery in Concordia. His father’s headstone is about 100
yards to the north of his son’s.
***
Upcoming events
Friday, May 23—Kickoff program for Frank Carlson Library’s summer reading program, Randy’s Music Jam, 10
a.m., for all ages.
Sunday, May 25, 5-8 p.m.—Benefit for the Miltonvale
Band Shell, barbecue supper served at Miltonvale Park,
sponsored by Kountry Kafé, freewill donation.
Saturday, May 24—Concordia Municipal Pool opens for
the summer. Hours, 1-7 p.m. daily, weather permitting.
Saturday, May 31—National Orphan Train Complex host
to the exhibit, “Museum Collections Make Connections,”
through May 31.
Saturday, June 7, 5:30 p.m.—Annual Chamber Gala,
Cocktail Hour, Crawfish Boil, live jazz music, celebrate the
Best of Concordia winners, Valley Rental Center, contact
243.4290 to purchase tickets.
***
Who is rich? He who rejoices in his portion.
-The Talmud
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Course #
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^ AJ 209 A
^ AJ 210 A
^ AJ 211 A
^ AR 100 A
^ BE 100 A
^ BE 115 A
^ BE 122 A
^ BE 139 A
^ BE 152 A
^ BE 153 A
^ BE 154 A
^ BE 155 A
^ BE 160 A
^ BE 161 A
^ BE 162 A
^ BE 165 A
^ BE 166 A
^ BE 188 A
^ BE 210 A
^ CA 192 A
^ CA 221 A
^ CM 101 A
^ CM 102 A
^ CM 115 A
^ CM 121 A
^ CM 125 A
^ CM 127 A
^ CS 108 A
^ EC 101 A
^ EC 102 A
^ GE 101 A
^ HE 124 A
^ HE 144 A
^ HE 150 A
^ HE 151 A
^ HE 153 A
^ HE 160 A
^ HE 161 A
^ HE 162 A
^ HE 164 A
^ HE 165 A
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Cloud County Community College
Summer 2014 Online Class Schedule
Classes begin: June 2, 2014 and end: July 30, 2014
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Course Title
AGENCY ADMINISTRATION
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY & JUSTICE
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
CJ INTERVIEW & REPORT WRITING
ART APPRECIATION
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS
BUSINESS MATHEMATICS
MEDICAL OFFICE VOCABULARY
BASIC PERSONAL FINANCE
SALESMANSHIP
PERSONAL FINANCE
BUSINESS LAW
MARKETING
BUSINESS ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING I
ACCOUNTING II
COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING
PAYROLL ACCOUNTING
PRINCIPLES OF ADVERTISING
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
DYNAMICS OF CAREER PLANNING
JOB SEARCH
ENGLISH COMPOSITION I
ENGLISH COMPOSITION II
PUBLIC SPEAKING
INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE
LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN
THE SHORT STORY
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
ECONOMICS I
ECONOMICS II
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
NUTRITION
INCLUSIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD ED.
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT LAB
CREATIVE ACT/YOUNG CHILDREN
CHILD CARE ADMIN. & ORGANIZ.
HEALTH & NUTRITION FOR YG CHILD.
CHILD CARE MANAGEMENT
DEV PRGM PLANNING/YNG CHLDRN<2.5
DEV PRGM PLANNING/YNG CHLDRN<2.5 LAB
FAMILY & CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES
BASIC MEDIA WRITING
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^ MA 105 A I
^ MA 107 A I
^ MA 110 A I
^ MA 111 A I
^ MG 101 A I
^ MG 102 A I
^ PE 131 A I
^ PE 136 A I
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^ PE 155 A I
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***ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA
SURVEY OF MATHEMATICS
MEDICAL MATHEMATICS
INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA
COLLEGE ALGEBRA
MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
FIRST AID AND SAFETY
THEORY OF COACHING
INTRODUCTION TO RECREATION
TECHNIQUES OF COACHING BASKETBALL
PERSONAL WELLNESS
RECOGNITION AND CARE OF ATHLETIC IN.
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
WORLD RELIGIONS
SURVEY OF SCIENCE
GENERAL BIOLOGY
GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB
METEOROLOGY
METEOROLOGY LAB
MICROBIOLOGY
HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I
HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I LAB
HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II
HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II LAB
INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY
NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS
NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS LAB
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
HUMAN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
WESTERN CIVILIZATION I
WESTERN CIVILIZATION II
U.S. HISTORY I
U.S. HISTORY II
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO WIND ENERGY
ELECTRICAL THEORY
ELECTRICAL POWER DELIVERY
AIRFOILS AND COMPOSITE REPAIR
WIND TURBINE SITING
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Concordia campus, Geary County campus and Outreach locations
course schedules can be find online at www.cloud.edu.
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