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Vol. 1 Number 27
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Going Back To The
Opera House Hill
Top: Jean Warders and Andy
Buessing watch Clara and
Cooper take off down the hill.
Photos by
Deb Barrington
and Linda Brake
Family Fun
Top of the Hill
There was a time in this town’s life, when every
snow fall would bring 30, 40 or 50 kids to the Opera
House Hill. Boys and girls of all ages would met to
race down the hill only to take their time walking back
up the hill pulling the latest in sleds.
It was a wonderful time for the young to grow memories. It was a wonderful time to spend with friends
and classmates. It was a wonderful time.
It was a time when the younger you were the more
friends there were to watch out for you. It was a time
for fun, lots of fun.
Blue Rapids was a great place to grow up. It still is,
only now it’s someone else's time.
Left, Center and Right: Clara and Cooper having fun on the hill.
Grandpa take the work out of going back up hill.
Joe and Jean Warders were having the time of their
life. There is nothing better then to be able to show
your grandchildren how it use-to-be.
Saturday grandma and grandpa along with son-inlaw Andy Buessing of Colwich, Ks took seven-yearold Clara and five-year-old Cooper to the Opera House
Hill for a little down hill fun like grandpa did so many
years ago.
You can tell by the photos that Clara and Cooper
understand what it was like for grandpa growing up in
a small town with such a wonderful place to play like
The Opera House Hill.
Grandpa shows the grand kids how to end an ice dance.
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Obituaries
Beverly G. Sigler
Beverly G. Sigler, age 79,
passed away on Saturday,
December 26 at Mercy Regional
Hospital in Manhattan.
A memorial service will be
held at 10:30 am, Monday,
January 4, 2010 at St. Mark’s
Episcopal Church in Blue Rapids
with Father Tom Miles officiating. Music is to be provided by
Lois Anderson including selections of “Ode To Joy”, “The
Lord’s Prayer”, “Where My
Caravan Has Rested” and “In My
Father’s House”. A private inurnment at Fairmont Cemetery in
Blue Rapids is planned.
Memorials may be made out to
the Beverly Sigler Memorial
which is to be determined at a
later date and sent in care of
Terry-Christie Funeral Home,
P.O. Box 61, Waterville, Kansas
66548.
Beverly Gaye was born on
July 21, 1930 in Marysville,
Kansas, the daughter of William
W. and Edith Faye Coulter. She
graduated from Blue Rapids High
School in 1947. She attended
Kansas University, majoring in
vocal music and graduating in
1951.
Beverly met Robert Sigler
while at Kansas University. They
married on January 24, 1952 at
Trinity Episcopal Church in
Lawrence. Beverly taught vocal
music several years in Blue
Rapids. In 1954, Robert and
Beverly lost a baby boy, Timothy
Scott, when he was just three
days old.
Beverly was a member of St.
Mark’s Episcopal Church. She
would rather sing than anything
Thelma L. Walker
Thelma L. Walker, 89, Linn,
died Dec. 21, 2009, at StormontVail Regional Health Center,
Topeka, after a brief illness.
She was cremated. A private
inurnment will take place at Iowa
at a later date.
Thelma Walker was born Oct.
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else in her life. She lost her abil- Beverly had very high standards
ity to sing and then started play- about her physical appearance.
ing the piano. Her music meant She would always wear make-up,
the world to her. She was the jewelry, and fashionable clothes
organist at St. Mark’s Episcopal even while she was in the nursing
Church in Blue Rapids while they home.
lived there. Her church was very
She was very proud of her
important to her. When she daughter’s musical accomplishmoved to the nursing home she ments and never missed any of
continued to attend St. Paul’s her grade schools performances.
Episcopal Church in Manhattan Her grandson, Eric, was the light
as often as she could.
of her life. She knew he would be
She also loved her dogs. Over able to do anything he set his
the years, she had 2 Boxers, 1 mind to do. Her dream was to
Great Dane, and 3 black Scottish take her grandson to Ireland with
Terriers. She was also very proud her on a trip.
of her Coulter Irish heritage. She
Beverly was preceded in death
was very outgoing and made by her husband, Robert, in March
friends easily. While living in 2008. Survivors include a daughBlue Rapids, she loved her home ter, Carey Zeak and a grandson,
and took great pride decorating Eric, both of Manhattan.
it.
She loved to entertain.
29, 1920, at Ireton, Iowa, the
daughter of Charles and Lenora
Vlotho Reid. She graduated from
Ireton High School in 1938.
She married Lynn Walker on
Oct. 25, 1941, at Ireton.
She was a homemaker. She and
her husband lived in Iowa, Texas
and Kansas during their 67 years
of marriage.
Survivors include her son
David, Topeka; sister Marilyn
Torwelle, Ireton; two grandchildren; and four great-grandsons.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, in 2008; son Tom, in
2001; brothers, Darrell and
Eugene Reid; and a sister, Helen
Ping.
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The Waterville Post Office shows signs that the snow was everywhere. (Photo by Deb Barrington)
Samantha Parker Receives Scholarship
By Nellie Ryan
KSU News Service
Two Kansas State University graduate students are the inaugural recipients of a special scholarship created
to attract science majors to the teaching discipline.
The K-State TEACH scholarship is
a collaboration between the university's departments of secondary education, physics, geology, chemistry and
biology. The scholarship is supported
by the National Science Foundation's
Robert Noyce Scholarship Program,
which awarded K-State $875,000
over a five-year period to help
increase the number of highly qualified middle- and high-school teachers
in the science areas.
William Meier, a master's student
in curriculum and instruction,
Manhattan, is receiving a $15,000 KState TEACH scholarship for the
2009-2010 school year, while
Samantha Parker, a master's student
in curriculum and instruction,
Waterville, was awarded a $7,500
TEACH scholarship for the fall
semester.
Parker received her undergraduate
degree in neuroscience from Texas
Christian University in 2006. She
then went on to work as the at-risk
coordinator for Valley Heights High
School, where she realized her passion for teaching. She earned a graduate certificate in secondary education in December and will finish her
master's in curriculum and instruction
in summer 2010.
"By joining this program, I have
had to resign from my position at
Valley Heights High School, so this
scholarship will provide me with a
way to afford tuition," Parker said. "It
fits me perfectly because I currently
live in Waterville, a rural town just
north of Manhattan, and this scholarship is geared toward teachers interested in teaching in a rural school,
which is something I plan on doing."
Meier received his undergraduate
degree in horticulture with a minor in
business from K-State in 2006. After
graduating from K-State, Meier spent
two years working in a horticulturerelated career. He then realized that
teaching was his calling and made the
decision to return to K-State in pursuit of a master's degree and a graduate teaching certificate with an
emphasis in biology for grades 6-12.
His interest in teaching goes back
to his childhood when he watched his
mother teach in Olathe. "I enjoyed
those experiences and often found
myself wondering what it would be
like to be in her position," he said.
"Specifically, I really enjoy helping
other people learn about important
educational material and also about
themselves as they develop their
identity throughout childhood and
adolescence."
Local Stars Take Stage For “Route 36”
Recently, the Marshall County
Arts Cooperative has brought
professional artists like Theatre
A-Go-Go, Go For Baroque, and
Deb Marquart to Marshall
County to entertain residents. On
January 16, however, the arts
organization will showcase local
talent to entertain county citizens. The arts cooperative will
sponsor “Route 36: Traveling
With The Stars” Saturday,
January 16, at the Marysville
Moose Lodge.
Performance
times are 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
“We are proud to bring outside
talent to our area so county citizens have contact with professional artists,” said Wayne Kruse,
the arts cooperative’s executive
director. “Just as importantly, we
want to showcase local performers so residents are exposed to the
rich pool of talent this area
offers.”
“Route 36” is a two act musical
revue featuring six local residents
singing a selection of tunes. Pat
Breeding, Molly Cashier, Brian
Cook, Mandy Cook, Kruse, and
Travis Panning will serve as the
musical ensemble. They will be
introduced by Victor Blecharczyk
and Jeremie Vore; Tam Johnson
will be the accompanist.
Approximately twenty songs will
be sung by the ensemble and two
guest stars will join the company
for special numbers. “We’re having a fun time rehearsing,” said
Mandy Cook, performer. “We’re
singing a wide variety of songs –
everything from Broadway to
disco. Plus, we’re keeping things
fresh by singing solos, duets, as
well as some small group numbers. I think the audience will
enjoy the variety review.”
The performance includes renditions
of
“KoKoMo,”
“California Dreamin’,” “On The
Road Again,” and “Route 66.”
The six-member singing
ensemble will be joined by Janet
Robinson and her husband,
Michael Ray Tyler. Robinson, a
Marysville native and the daughter of John and Norma Robinson,
is now a music teacher at Las
Vegas High School. Her husband
is a professional musician who
just released his fourth CD, “Cool
Breeze.” Robinson and Tyler will
perform selections from the new
CD as well as some jazz standards like “When I Fall In Love”
and “What A Wonderful World.”
“There’s something for everyone,” said Kruse. “There’s a lot
of diversity in the musical selections. From some jazz classics to
some hits from the 50s and 60s, I
think people will enjoy the wide
repertoire.”
In addition to an evening of
entertainment, guests will be
treated to light hors d’oeuvres
before the show starts and dessert
during intermission. Doors open
at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. so
guests can mingle and enjoy the
appetizers. The shows start at
2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
There is no cost to attend.
“There is no admission to attend
the event; however, this is a
fundraiser so we hope audience
members will give a donation to
support the arts,” says Kruse.
“We’re fortunate that so many
people are donating to this cause.
The performers are donating their
talents, the Moose Lodge is
donating the use of the facility,
and area businesses are donating
food. Hopefully, MCAC will be
able to raise money so that we
can bring more artists to work in
the schools.”
The Marshall County Arts
Cooperative works for a powerful
arts network in Marshall County.
The arts cooperative encourages
local artistic growth and develops
an effective arts network among
area schools, parents, teachers,
and communities. Plus, MCAC
maximizes Marshall County residents’ exposure to the arts to create arts access for rural populations. MCAC is an umbrella
organization which works closely
with the Lee Dam Center for Fine
Art, the Marshall County
Community Band, the Marshall
County Community Choir, the
Marshall County Educational
Artists Series, the Marshall
County Historical Society, and
the Marysville Area Community
Theatre. MCAC receives the
majority of its funding from the
R.L. & Elsa Helvering Trust and
the Guise-Weber Foundation.
For additional information contact Kruse at 785-562-5629.
The
Marshall
County
Historical Society will hold its
annual meeting on Monday,
January 11, at the Marysville City
Building. A potluck dinner at
noon will be followed by election
of officers and directors for the
next year.
The public is invited to attend
the dinner or to come for the program which will begin about
1:15. The program will highlight
the 150th anniversary of the creation of the Pony Express, to be
celebrated in 2010 with special
events planned all along the
route. Lyle Ladner, Frankfort,
president of the Kansas Division
of the National Pony Express
Association, will give a short history of the Pony Express, and talk
about the role of the Pony
Express re-riders and how the
Kansas Division publicizes the
history and traditions of the Pony
Express.
“Babies” Is
The Next
Exhibit
Lois Cohorst, Marysville, will
be the kick-off speaker for the
Blue Rapids Museum’s next
quarterly exhibit, “Babies”.
Cohorst will be showing some
of her baby doll collection.
The program will be January 3,
Sunday, at 2:00 p.m. followed by
a tea party.
You are invited to bring your
antique, collectible or well loved
dolls. Lois will give you an
“antique road show” discussion
about your doll.
This will not be a potluck like
the Museum usually has but you
are asked to bring cookies or tea
sandwiches to share.
Please
bring any baby items that the
museum may borrow for 90 days
including clothes, toys, strollers,
high chairs, books, crib mobiles,
potty chairs, dishes, etc. We will
also display your baby picture
along with a grown up picture for
people to match.
We have
encouraged school children to
bring a baby picture and a school
or other recent picture.
The Blue Rapids Museum on
the south side of the square is
open Saturdays 9:00-12:00 and
other times by appointment: Pat
@785 363 7949.
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BLUE RAPIDS FREE PRESS - Thursday, December 31, 2009
Financial Reform:
Dodd's Bigger Government
Solution to Financial Risk
By David C. John
The Heritage Foundation
Senate Banking Committee Chairman
Chris Dodd's (D-CT) draft financial reform
package is so filled with bad policies that it
is hard to decide where to start. Rather than
trying to break up the financial regulatory
reform proposed by the Obama
Administration into six or seven smaller
chunks like his House counterparts have
done, he introduced it all in one big, 1,000plus-page package.
But size is the least of the problems. The
proposal, being circulated at the moment as
a "discussion draft," includes big government solutions to virtually every problem
that it seeks to address, including in many
cases even more government intervention
and new government agencies than the
House legislation.
Bad Policies
Senate Banking Committee Members
from both parties balked, and at Dodd's
request, bipartisan pairs are looking at each
of the major parts of his draft with the expectation that they will propose language that
will be more acceptable to the committee as
a whole. However, this does not mean that
Dodd's draft is dead but merely that it could
be revised as the legislative process continues.
Dodd's plan consists of many different
parts covering a wide array of financial regulatory issues including the following.
* A New Consumer Agency. Like the
House effort, Dodd would create a new
Consumer Financial Protection Agency by
pulling the consumer regulatory functions
out of the existing financial regulators and
merging them into a big new agency
designed to micromanage consumer financial products.[1] Although intended to help
consumers, the net result of such a move
would be to stifle the innovations that would
bring them improved, lower-cost financial
products.
* A New Mission for the FDIC. Dodd's
plan would also give the FDIC an extensive
new role in resolving troubled large financial services firms.[2] Under the plan, the
FDIC would take charge of any failing
financial institution that could pose a risk to
the overall financial system. Once in charge,
the agency could change its management,
take steps to preserve the firm's assets and
liquidity, and provide it with additional
financing during the process of closing it or
selling it off in whole or in part.
This would for the first time extend
FDIC's authority beyond the banks that it
directly insures. The new FDIC authority is
also quite broad, raising questions about
which institutions can be taken over and at
what point. And, unlike current bankruptcy
processes, there would be little recourse to
courts.
While the FDIC has done a fairly good job
resolving smaller banks, it lacks the expertise and resources to handle a very complex
multi-national
financial
institution.
Bankruptcy courts, on the other hand, have
both expertise and experience with complex
corporations and, with revisions to the bankruptcy law, could more effectively handle
financial institutions.
* A New Systemic Risk Agency. Dodd
would also create another new Agency for
Financial Stability that would have virtually
unlimited powers to monitor systemic
risk.[3] It could essentially draft any financial firm into the federal financial regulatory
system and subject it to a wide variety of
restrictions that could include compelling
large financial firms to sell off portions of
themselves, drop lines of business, break up,
or otherwise reduce the "risk" that the regulators believe they may impose on the financial system.
Together with the expanded FDIC role
and a plan to create a new resolution fund to
pay some of the costs of dealing with large
problem financial institutions, this new
bureaucracy would almost guarantee more
big bank bailouts costing taxpayers untold
billions of dollars. The new regulators could
declare any problem with a major financial
institution to be a potential systemic risk and
tap into the fund to bail it out.
* Creation of a New Super Banking
Regulator. One of the biggest policy mistakes is Dodd's proposal to merge the regulatory functions of the four agencies that
now share it -- Federal Reserve, FDIC,
Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), and
Comptroller of the Currency -- into a new
Financial
Institutions
Regulatory
Administration. (The comptroller's office
and OTS would be eliminated entirely.
There is certainly a good argument for
making substantial changes to the existing
patchwork system of financial regulators.
One of the best is that the current system better mirrors the financial industry of 50-75
years ago than the industry that exists today,
but Dodd's piecemeal proposal makes little
policy sense.
It is hard to justify taking away the regulatory powers of the Federal Reserve and (to
a lesser extent) the FDIC if the result is a
system where both agencies still have the
responsibility for dealing with any crises
that come down the road. Dodd's approach
would take away those agencies' ability to
analyze market activities so that they could
better anticipate problems and -- even more
importantly -- place those that develop into
context so they can decide what (if any)
action to take. As long as these agencies
retain underlying roles in the system, this
would greatly increase the chance that a relatively small problem could develop into a
catastrophe.
This is not to say that either agency is
untouchable in a more comprehensive, better considered merger of financial regulators. However, the Dodd package is certainly not that proposal. In addition to merging
the OTS into the Comptroller of the
Currency, Dodd should eliminate agencies
like the Commodities Futures Trading
Commission, whose mission duplicates that
of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
He should then propose to realign the
remaining agencies so that their missions do
not overlap and that the whole regime covers
today's financial products with the flexibility to meet future industry developments.
* More Bad Ideas. Dodd's package also
deals with a number of other issues, including regulating derivatives, municipal securities, hedge funds, and credit rating agencies.
In addition, it would place restrictions on
executive compensation, change corporate
governance rules, increase investor protections, and change securitization rules. In
each case, his plan would increase regulatory burden and attempt to micromanage these
areas.
Bigger Is Not Better
A good rule of thumb is that the quality of
a financial reform package is usually inverse
to its size and complexity. This is certainly
true of the Dodd package, which is filled
with poor policies and outright mistakes that
should be quietly dropped as the Banking
Committee develops alternatives. As the legislative process continues, the Dodd draft
will be mainly useful as a guide of what not
to do.
David C. John is Senior Research Fellow
in Retirement Security and Financial
Institutions in the Thomas A. Roe Institute
for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage
Foundation.
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Kansas Profile - Now That´s Rural
Enrique Franz - La Mexicana Radio
By Ron Wilson, director of the
Huck Boyd National Institute
for Rural Development at
Kansas State University.
How many people are in your
family? One? Two? Six? How
about 20,000? Wow, that would
make quite a Thanksgiving dinner. Today in Kansas Profile, we
will learn about an innovative
radio enterprise which is reaching
out to the growing Hispanic community in southwest Kansas. Part
of their success has been making
the listeners feel like part of their
family.
Enrique Franz is the manager
of the Spanish-language Rocking
M Radio stations serving Liberal,
Garden City, and Dodge City.
Last week we learned about the
Rocking M Radio network of stations across Kansas. One of their
initiatives has been in response to
the growth of the Hispanic market.
Enrique has seen such growth
first-hand. He came from Liberal,
served in the Marines, came back
to Liberal and saw how the
Hispanic population had grown
significantly. Enrique said,
“Seward County is 60 to 70 percent Hispanic now. It is also more
diverse with people coming from
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Central America and Cuba as
well as Mexico.”
Enrique went to work for the
small, local AM radio station
which was doing regional
Mexican music. When the Miller
family bought this and other stations, they asked Enrique and others what should be done. Enrique
told them, “We have a good product but it is so limited. There is
more that we can do for the community.”
So, the Millers changed the format. The AM station now plays
oldies music, while the Mexican
music was moved to two strong
FM stations serving Liberal,
Garden City and Dodge City. The
format features Mexican regional
music and is called La Mexicana.
“We are now a full service
radio station with high quality
local production,” focused on
regional Mexican music, Enrique
said. “Regional Mexican music is
traditional. It’s like country music
to Mexicans.”
These stations serve Liberal,
Garden City and Dodge and the
rural communities around them.
They even have listeners in towns
like Montezuma, population 968;
and Moscow, population 243 people. Now, that’s rural.
The stations work hard at local
programming.
“When we do a live remote, it
isn’t some drop-in deal,” Enrique
said. “We’ll pull in a trailer, put
up a tent, have contests, and make
a big splash. People show up like
it’s a media event” – which I
guess it is. We want to make sure
we are getting results for our
Vintagee Charm
m B&B
advertisers.”
These stations are also expanding local sports coverage.
Enrique said, “We started doing
play-by-play for the Liberal
Redskins soccer team. They
ended up winning third in state.
We also did an adult baseball
league with some 13 teams.”
Such high energy, local programming targeted to the
Hispanic community has had an
impact. Enrique said, “I really
like the feedback we get from our
listeners.”
Gloria Freeland, director of the
Huck Boyd National Center for
Community Media at K-State,
said, “Broadcast stations and
other community media should
tailor their news and other information to their individual communities. As the Hispanic population has increased in southwest
Kansas, Enrique Franz has done a
great job of reaching out to that
community with programming
especially for that audience.”
Enrique likes the changes he is
seeing in the communities. “We
have a good school system. If
you’re coming from California,
then Liberal, Kansas is a great
place to be,” he said.
“More Hispanic families are
buying homes. More of our kids
are going to college. People are
believing in the American dream
and getting their children a better
way of life. Every day we are
working, not just for what’s better
for Hispanic families, but for
what’s good for everybody,”
Enrique said.
“For Hispanics, trust and personal relationships are very
important. We want our listeners
to feel like part of the family,” he
said.
So how many people are in
your family? Two? Four? How
about 20,000? It is exciting that
these radio stations are reaching
out to the Hispanic community
and making them feel part of their
extended family. We salute
Enrique Franz and all those
involved with La Mexicana for
making a difference with their
focus on local and cultural programming. Ultimately, what is so
important is la familia.
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Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, December 31, 2009
Jimmy Jewell Blue Valley Nursing Home talked with Santa Claus last week. Santa made his visit a little early
on Christmas Eve to deliver presents to the residents.
Tips For Farm Families In Difficult Times
Tough financial times have hit
communities across the United States
and beyond, but the problems are not
just urban and suburban. Many farm
families – particularly those in pork
and dairy production – have been hit
hard by economic forces, many of
which were beyond their control.
“I have had several hog and dairy
operations that have been severely
impacted by the markets of the past
18 months – some to the extent they
may not stay in business,” said
Kansas State University agricultural
economist Duane Hund. “In fact, I
have two who are selling out because
they can’t afford to continue on.”
“Of course when bad economic
times hit an industry, those who have
taken on additional debt because of
recent expansion or who recently
entered the swine or dairy business,
will typically be the first to exit,”
Hund said. As administrator of the KState Research and Extension Farm
Analyst Program, he works one-on-
one with farm owners and managers
to determine their financial position
and improve it.
Hund said that farmers and ranchers who have equity built up and have
older facilities that are paid for can
weather economic storms longer than
other more financially vulnerable
operations.
“Nonetheless, even some of those
(producers) are questioning their
ability to stand additional losses if
they continue,” he said. “It’s hard to
start and stop a dairy or swine operation. It takes a lot of startup time and
the fixed costs for things such as
facilities and insurance continue on
whether animals are present or not.”
“From a farm financial management point of view, I would urge people not to retreat from or deny their
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“Keep your professional advisors
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them regularly,” advised LaVell
Winsor, also an economist with KState’s Farm Analyst program. “A lot
of the problems right now are industry problems, but producers should
identify any ‘holes’ in their operation,
and take steps to improve those problems.”
Key stakeholders need to have a
clear understanding of where the
operation is financially, Winsor said.
She recommends that producers analyze their expenses and reduce them
where possible.
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Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, December 31, 2009
Schedules
TUESDAY, JANUARY 05
North Central Kansas League
Abilene @ Chapman
Maize South @ Concordia
Wamego @ St. Mary’s
Twin Valley League
Clifton-Clyde @ Linn
Frankfort @ Hanover
Onaga @ Centralia
Valley Heights @ Wetmore
Twin Valley 2009-10 Boys Basketball Standings
School
Frankfort
Hanover
Clifton-Clyde
Centralia
Linn
B&B
Washington Co
Blue Valley
Valley Heights
Onaga
Axtell
Bern
Wetmore
Twin Valley
3-0
1.000
2-0
1.000
2-0
1.000
1-0
1.000
2-2
.500
1-1
.500
1-1
.500
1-1
.500
1-1
.500
1-2
.333
0-2
.000
0-2
.000
0-3
.000
Overall
5-1
5-0
4-1
3-1
3-2
6-1
4-1
2-3
2-3
2-3
2-3
0-5
0-5
.833
1.000
.800
.750
.600
.857
.800
.400
.400
.400
.400
.000
.000
Streak
Won 2
Won 5
Won 2
Won 3
Won 2
Lost 1
Won 1
Lost 1
Won 1
Lost 1
Lost 2
Lost 5
Lost 5
Washington Co. @ Blue Valley
FRIDAY, JANUARY 08
North Central Kansas League
Abilene @ Marysville
Clay Center @ Chapman
Twin Valley League
Baileyville B&B @ Valley
Heights
Bern @ Linn
Blue Valley @ Frankfort
Clifton-Clyde @ Centralia
Hanover @ Axtell
Wetmore @ Washington Co.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12
North Central Kansas League
Chapman @ Beloit
Concordia @ Marysville
Thomas Moore Prep @ Abilene
Twin Valley League
Axtell @ Wetmore
Centralia @ Baileyville B&B
Franfort @ Valley Heights
Hanover @ Blue Valley
Onaga @ Bern
Wakefield @ Linn
Chapman @ Royal Valley
Tournament
Concordia Boys @ Salina
Invitational Tourn.
Marysville Girls @ Abilene
Wamego @ Hillsboro
Tournament
Abilene Girls @ Hays
Marysville Boys @ Nemaha
Valley
Raider Classic
Smoky Valley Girls @ Clay
Center
Wamego @ Hillsboro
Tournament
Twin Valley League
Twin Valley League
Twin Valley League
Twin Valley League
Tournament @ Axtell/B&B
Tournament @ Axtell/B&B
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20
North Central Kansas League
Abilene Boys @ Salina
Invitational Tourn.
Twin Valley 2009-10 Girls Basketball Standings
School
Frankfort
Valley Heights
Clifton-Clyde
Centralia
Linn
Bern
B&B
Blue Valley
Onaga
Washington Co
Axtell
Hanover
Wetmore
Twin Valley
3-0
1.000
2-0
1.000
2-0
1.000
1-0
1.000
3-1
.750
1-1
.500
1-1
.500
1-1
.500
1-2
.333
0-2
.000
0-2
.000
0-2
.000
0-3
.000
Overall
5-1
4-1
3-2
3-1
4-1
4-1
5-2
2-3
1-4
3-2
1-4
1-4
0-5
.833
.800
.600
.750
.800
.800
.714
.400
.200
.600
.200
.200
.000
Streak
Won 4
Won 3
Won 2
Lost 1
Won 1
Lost 1
Won 3
Lost 1
Lost 3
Lost 2
Lost 4
Lost 1
Lost 5
Clay Center Boys @ Salina
Invitational Tourn.
Concordia Boys @
Salina Invitational Tourn.
Twin Valley League
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21
North Central Kansas League
Abilene Boys @ Salina
Invitational Tourn.
Clay Center Boys @ Salina
Invitational Tourn.
Chapman @ Royal Valley
Tournament
Concordia Boys @ Salina
Invitational Tourn.
Marysville Boys @
Nemaha Valley Raider Classic
Wamego @ Hillsboro
Tournament
Washington Co. @ Clifton-Clyde
Tournament @ Axtell/B&B
FRIDAY, JANUARY 15
North Central Kansas League
Abilene @ Clay Center
Chapman @ Concordia
Marysville @ Wamego
MONDAY, JANUARY 18
North Central Kansas League
Wamego @ Hillsboro
Tournament
Twin Valley League
Twin Valley League
Tournament @ Axtell/B&B
Rock Hills @ Blue Valley
Twin Valley League
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16
Tournament @ Axtell/B&B
Twin Valley League
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19
North Central Kansas League
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22
North Central Kansas League
Abilene Boys @ Salina
Invitational Tourn.
Clay Center Boys @
Salina Invitational Tourn.
Twin Valley League
SATURDAY, JANUARY 23
North Central Kansas League
Abilene Boys @ Salina
Invitational Tourn.
Clay Center Boys @ Salina
Invitational Tourn.
Chapman @ Royal Valley
Tournament
Concordia Boys @ Salina
Invitational Tourn.
Marysville Boys @ Nemaha
Valley Raider Classic
Wamego @ Hillsboro
Tournament
Twin Valley League
Twin Valley League
Twin Valley League
Tournament @ Axtell/B&B
MONDAY, JANUARY 25
North Central Kansas League
Abilene Girls @ SE of Saline
Invitational
Concordia Girls @ SE of Saline
Invitational
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26
North Central Kansas League
Abilene Boys @ Hays
Abilene Girls @ SE of Saline
Invitational
Concordia Girls @ SE of Saline
Invitational
Hesston @ Chapman
Marysville Girls @ Hiawatha
Invitational
Wamego @ Council Grove
Twin Valley League
Axtell @ Baileyville B&B
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8A
The
Beauty
After
The
Storm.
Wagon wheels in the snow.
Rocks make a good place for snow to hide.
To be used later.
Photos by Deb Barrington
Ready to be used in any weather.
Snow forts in the city streets.
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A warm welcome.
Looking
For
The
Simple
Things.
It is a lot of work.
Photos by Linda Brake
It’s a cool ride.
Snow adds to the garland.
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BLUE RAPIDS FREE PRESS - Thursday, December 31, 2009
VALLEY HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL 2009-2010
Date
Team
Boy’s Score
Boy’s Record
Girl’s Score
Girl’s Record
12/4/09
HERE vs. Hanover
70 - 43 (L)
0-1
30 - 47 (W)
1-0
12/8/09
@ Linn
12/11/09
HERE vs. Alma-Wabaunsee
39 - 84 (W)
1-1
60 - 56 (L)
1-1
12/15/09
@ Republic County 4:15 PM
38 - 31 (L)
1-2
53 - 63 (W)
2-1
12/18/09
@ Axtell
35 - 37 (W)
2-2
29 - 43 (W)
3-1
1/5/10
@ Wetmore
1/8
HERE vs. B&B
1/12
HERE vs. Frankfort
1/16
TVL Tournament @ Axtell and B&B
1/26
HERE vs. Onaga
1/29
@ Bern
2/2
@ Hanover
2/5
HERE vs. Wamego
2/9
HERE vs. Clifton/Clyde
2/12
HERE vs. Centralia
2/16
@ Blue Valley
2/19
@ Frankfort
2/23
HERE vs. Washington Co. (Parents Night)
3/1
Sub-State
3/10-13
State @ Bramlage in Manhattan
Location TBD
(First games each night start at 4:45 unless otherwise indicated)
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BLUE RAPIDS FREE PRESS - Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wildcats 11-1
Jayhawks 12-0
Men's Basketball - 2009-10
Men’s Basketball - 2009-2010
Schedule/Results
Date
Opponent
Location
Media
Sun, Nov 08
Pittsburg State (Exh.)
Manhattan
Fri, Nov 13
Loyola Chicago
Manhattan
Sun, Nov 15
Western Illinois
Manhattan
O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tipoff
Thu, Nov 19
Boston University at San Juan, Puerto Rico
Fri, Nov 20
Ole Miss at San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sun, Nov 22
Dayton 18/21
at San Juan, Puerto Rico
K-State Holiday Classic
Sat, Nov 28
IUPUI Kansas City, Mo.
Tue, Dec 01
Fort Hays State
Manhattan
Big 12 / Pac-10 Hardwood Series
Sat, Dec 05
Washington State Manhattan
Tue, Dec 08
Xavier Manhattan
Sat, Dec 12
UNLV at Las Vegas, Nev.
Coors Classic
Sat, Dec 19
Alabama at Mobile, Ala.
Mon, Dec 21
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Manhattan
Tue, Dec 29
Cleveland State
Manhattan
Sun, Jan 03
South Dakota
Manhattan
Sat, Jan 09
Missouri *
at Columbia, Mo.
Tue, Jan 12
Texas A&M *
Manhattan
Sat, Jan 16
Colorado *
at Boulder, Colo.
Mon, Jan 18
Texas * Manhattan
Sat, Jan 23
Oklahoma State * Manhattan
Tue, Jan 26
Baylor * at Waco, Texas
Sat, Jan 30
Kansas * Manhattan
Tue, Feb 02
Nebraska *
at Lincoln, Neb.
Sat, Feb 06
Iowa State *
at Ames, Iowa
Sat, Feb 13
Colorado *
Manhattan
Wed, Feb 17
Nebraska *
Manhattan
Sat, Feb 20
Oklahoma *
at Norman, Okla.
Tue, Feb 23
Texas Tech *
at Lubbock, Texas
Sat, Feb 27
Missouri *
Manhattan
Wed, Mar 03
Kansas * at Lawrence, Kan.
Sat, Mar 06
Wed, Mar 10
SCHEDULE
Results
89 - 53 (W)
92 - 54 (W)
82 - 50 (W)
Location
Lawrence, Kan.
Lawrence, Kan.
Lawrence, Kan.
Result
W, 107-68
W, 103-45
W, 101-65
Hall-of-Fame-Classic
80 - 70 (W)
74 - 86 (L)
83 - 75 (W)
70 - 57 (W)
83 - 76 (W)
11/17/09 vs. Memphis TV
11/19/09vs. Central Arkansas TV
11/25/09 vs. Oakland TV
11/27/09 vs. Tennessee Tech TV
12/02/09 vs. Alcorn State TV
St. Louis, Mo.
Lawrence, Kan.
Lawrence, Kan.
Lawrence, Kan.
Lawrence, Kan.
W, 57-55
W, 94-44
W, 89-59
W, 112-75
W 98-31
Big 12/Pac 10 Hardwood Series
86-69 (W)
71-56 (W)
95-80 (W)
87-74 (W)
90-76 (W)
85-56 (W)
Iowa State *
Manhattan
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship
TBA
at Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center)
* Conference Games
Date
Opponent / Event
11/03/09 vs. Fort Hays State ! TV
11/10/09 vs. Pittsburg St ! TV
11/13/09 vs. Hofstra TV
12/06/09 at UCLA TV
12/09/09 vs. Radford TV
12/12/09 vs. La Salle TV
12/19/09 vs. Michigan TV
12/22/09 vs. California TV
12/29/09 vs. Belmont TV
01/02/10 at Temple TV
01/06/10 vs. Cornell TV
01/10/10 at Tennessee TV
01/13/10 at Nebraska * TV
01/16/10 vs. Texas Tech * TV
01/20/10 vs. Baylor * TV
01/23/10 at Iowa State * TV
01/25/10 vs. Missouri * TV
01/30/10 at Kansas State * TV
02/03/10 at Colorado * TV
02/06/10 vs. Nebraska * TV
02/08/10 at Texas * TV
02/13/10 vs. Iowa State * TV
02/15/10 at Texas A&M * TV
02/20/10 vs. Colorado * TV
02/22/10 vs. Oklahoma TV
02/27/10 at Oklahoma State * TV
03/03/10 vs. Kansas State * TV
03/06/10 at Missouri * TV
Los Angeles, Calif.
W 73-61
Lawrence, Kan.
W 99-64
Kansas City, Mo.
W 90-65
Lawrence, Kan.
W 75-64
Lawrence, Kan.
W 84-69
Lawrence, Kan.
W 81-51
Philadelphia, Pa. 4:30 p.m. CT
Lawrence, Kan. 7:00 p.m. CT
Knoxville, Tenn. 12:30 or 3:30 PM
Lincoln, Neb. 8:00 p.m. CT
Lawrence, Kan. 12:45 p.m. CT
Lawrence, Kan. 8:00 p.m. CT
Ames, Iowa
1:00 p.m. CT
Lawrence, Kan. 8:00 p.m. CT
Manhattan, Kan. 6:00 p.m. CT
Boulder, Colo. 8:00 p.m. CT
Lawrence, Kan. 5:00 p.m. CT
Austin, Texas 8:00 p.m. CT
Lawrence, Kan. 7:00 p.m. CT
College Station, Texas 8:00 p.m. CT
Lawrence, Kan. 3:00 p.m. CT
Lawrence, Kan. 8:00 p.m. CT
Stillwater, Okla. 3:00 p.m. CT
Lawrence, Kan. 7:00 p.m. CT
Columbia, Mo. 1:00 p.m. CT
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Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, December 31, 2009
What To Do With The Christmas Tree
By Michael Vogt
Marshall County
Extension Agent
The presents are unwrapped,
you’re stuffed from all the good
Christmas food, and the guests have
left. Now, you need to decide how
you will dispose of your real
Christmas tree.
After the holidays, many towns
and cities allow old Christmas trees
to be placed curbside. The trees are
then collected and ground up for
mulch or burned. Check with your
town or city to see where you can dispose of your Christmas tree.
If you miss the designated date, or
your trash collector doesn't accept
trees, there are several options to prolong the useful life of the tree.
An old Christmas tree can be used
to benefit birds, fish, and the landscape by placing it in a corner of your
deck, and spreading some birdseed
nearby, or tying it to a deciduous tree
or post near a bird feeder. The birds
benefit from having escape cover
nearby when hawks or cats threaten,
and the dense boughs reduce the
windchill on a cold night.
Sinking your Christmas tree in a
pond is an easy way to improve fish
habitat and fishing. The tree serves as
a little coral reef, in that the branches
provide substrate for water plants to
grow, and cover for minnows and
other forms of small aquatic life.
Larger fish are drawn by the shade
and the presence of prey. How do
you sink a tree? Tie the base to a cin-
der block with a short, stout rope, and
toss it in. Just be sure to get permission from the pond owner first!
Using the little tree around the
landscape requires clipping off all of
the branches. Use the boughs to add
extra insulation around semi-hardy
perennials or to trees and shrubs that
were recently planted. The leftover
trunk may be used as a garden stake
next spring. Or cut and let it dry for a
few weeks, and you will have some
easy lighting firewood. Just beware
that most conifer species tend to
spark and pop more than hardwoods,
as resin pockets in the wood make
tiny explosions. This can delight the
youngsters, but for safety's sake keep
an eye on the fire when burning
Christmas tree logs!
Home Notes: The Healthy Weigh
By Susan A. Latta - CEA
Marshall County Extension Agent
If your holidays were anything like
mine, you were surrounded by plates
and plates of delicious food. In fact,
so much food that many of us gain 5,
10, even 15 pounds in those few
weeks each year. It´s also why many
of us choose to lose weight or be
more physically active as our New
Year´s resolution. It´s not just the
holiday weight gain, it´s also the 1-2
pounds most of us add on each year
by consuming an extra 40 calories
each day. You can gain 10 pounds in
a year from an extra 100 calories per
day. That´s just an extra tablespoon
of salad dressing or up sizing your
soft drink or fries.
It´s easy to over consume when
our portions keep getting bigger, too.
Research shows we eat more if we
are served more.
Most people
know they are eating more than one
serving of pasta in their plate of
spaghetti, but how about that bagel
you grab for breakfast each morning?
Would you believe it´s equal to five
slices of bread! The size of a bagel
has increased by 210 calories in the
last 20 years.
It would take a 130 pound person
fifty minutes of raking leaves to burn
that off. It´s pretty easy to see why
we are gaining so much weight. We
have to pay attention to our portion
sizes.
Did you know:
What´s your choice from menu?
Two out of every three adults living in the U.S. are overweight or
obese. So, it´s not surprising that
Can De-Icers Harm People, Plants?
Carefully limited use of de-icers
can boost sidewalk and driveway
safety, yet cause little to no injury to
concrete surfaces or nearby plants.
“Unfortunately, though, de-icers
seem to be the kind of product that
makes people think, ‘If a little is
good, a lot should be even better.’
That can lead to problems – which
typically won’t show up until spring
or summer,” said Ward Upham,
Kansas State University Research
and Extension horticulturist.
Often, the worst cases result when
buyer-appliers don’t understand the
products’ intended use.
“De-icers are not a snow shovel
substitute. When possible, the best
way to promote safe outdoor conditions is to shovel as soon as a storm
stops. That way, you won’t have the
compacted ice that results so quickly
when someone walks or drives on
new-fallen snow. You won’t get ice
from later melt-freeze cycles, either,”
Upham said.
Once ice enters the picture, however, applying a de-icer can help loosen
snow and ice from pavement surfaces. That, in turn, can make shoveling easier. In general, the thinner and
newer the ice buildup, the more
effective the de-icing is likely to be.
Birth
Announcement
Jeremy and Nicole Fajen, Riley,
welcomed a little boy, Royce Allan
on November 24th. He was born at
Mercy Regional Hospital, Manhattan
at 7:58 am. He weighed 8 lbs 13 oz
and was 21 ½ inches long. He has a
sister, Sophie, 18 months to welcome
him home. Grandparents are Roy
and Keli Yungeberg, Waterville, Dr.
and Mrs. John Fajen, Riley, Great
Grandparents are Kent and LoAllen
Obermeyer, Oketo, Bill and Cheryl
Yungeberg, Waterville and Marie
Fransen, Clay Center. Great Great
Grandmothers are Virginia Woborny,
Blue Rapids, Dorothy Yungeberg,
Waterville and the late Geneva
Reinhardt, Oketo.
“Breaking the bond between ice
and pavement also helps you do a
complete enough job that you don’t
leave slick spots or chemical-laden
slush behind. Those things can
become hazards for future pedestrian
safety. In many cases, they also can
lead to pitted paving and burned
plants,” Upham said.
Yet another factor that leads to
overuse is that no de-icer is perfect
on all counts, he said. Plus, the five
main ingredients most often used as
chemical de-icers have differing abilities.
“People who don’t know what
they’re buying can expect too much
of a particular product. So, when they
don’t achieve the results they want,
they often try applying ‘just a little
more,’” Upham said.
Major De-Icers Differ
The horticulturist outlined the abilities of the major de-icer ingredients
as follows:
* Calcium chloride — the traditional ice-melting product. It will
continue to melt ice down to temperatures of 25 degrees below zero. It
gets to work fairly quickly, too,
because it attracts its own solvent and
then gives off heat when it reacts to
the water. But, it forms slippery,
slimy surfaces on concrete and other
hard surfaces. And, excessive use can
harm plant roots.
* Sodium chloride (rock salt) – the
cheapest option. It remains effective
down to about 12 degrees. However,
it can damage not only plants but also
metals and soils (i.e., “sow salt”).
weight loss is one of the most popular New Year´s resolutions. Do you
think you´re ordering low calorie
when dining out? Answer these
questions, then read on to see how
well you know a menu!
1. Which sandwich has fewer than
500 calories?
A. Tuna wrap
B. Tomato and fresh mozzarella
C.
Turkey
Answer: Turkey has fewer calories
(350) than a tuna wrap (600) or tomato and fresh mozzarella (700).
Calories start to climb if you add
cheese, mayo, guacamole or sauce.
For low calorie flavor, add
mustard or, better yet, veggies.
2. Which breakfast has about half
the calories of the others?
A. Belgian waffle & fruit topping
B. Two eggs & 1 slice buttered
toast
C. 3 slices French toast & syrup
D. Eggs Benedict
Answer: Two eggs, scrambled, and
a slice of buttered toast (430) have
fewer calories than eggs Benedict
(700), three slices of French toast
with syrup (800), or a Belgian waffle
with fruit topping (800).
To avoid eating 400 milligrams of
cholesterol in the eggs, choose egg
whites or scrambled egg substitute.
3. Which Italian dish has fewer
than 800 calories?
A.
Fettuccine Alfredo
B.
Spaghetti with meatballs
C.
Eggplant parmigiana
D.
Cheese ravioli
Answer: A plate of cheese ravioli
typically has about 600 calories,
fewer than the eggplant parmigiana
(800), spaghetti with meatballs
(1,200), or fettuccine Alfredo
(1,500). They all have at least half a
day´s portion of saturated fat (the
Alfredo has more than two day´s
worth). For a lower fat choice, split
an order of pasta with red sauce.
4.
Which side dish has at least
twice the calories of the others?
A.
Mashed potatoes and gravy
B.
Rice pilaf
C.
Cole slaw
D.
Buttered baked potato
Answer: A buttered bake potato
typically has about 400 calories,
doubt that of cole slaw, rice pilaf, or
mashed potatoes with gravy (200
each). Higher calorie choices include
French fries (600), loaded baked
potato (600), and onion rings (900).
You´ll get fewer calories by choosing
steamed vegetables.
Source: ksre.ksu.edu/humannutrition/JanFeb DiningonDime2. Pdf
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Marshall County Sheriff’s Department
Jail Activity Sheet
Activities for the Week of:
December 21 - December 27,
2009
Name: Woerman, David
Address: Marysville
Date of Birth: 4-14-76
Charge: Serve 48 hours
Date of Arrival: 12-21-09
Date of Release: 12-23-09
Conditions: 48 Hours Served
Name: McHenry, Susan
Address: Marysville
Date of Birth: 11-16-57
Charge: Serve 60 Days
Date of Arrival: 12-21-09
Date
of
Release:
Still
Incarcerated
Conditions: N/A
Name: Privett, James
Address: Home
Date of Birth: 8-2-88
Charge: MSCO Warrant
Date of Arrival: 12-22-09
Date of Release: 12-23-09
Conditions: $10,000 Surety
Bond
Name: Bowhay, James
Address: Sioux Falls, South
Dakota
Date of Birth: 7-30-89
Charge: DUI
Date of Arrival: 12-24-09
Date of Release: 12-24-09
Conditions: $1,800 Cash Bond
Name: O’Donnell, Robert
Address: Marysville
Date of Birth: 9-21-61
Charge: Serve 60 Days
Date of Arrival: 12-26-09
Date
of
Release:
Still
Incarcerated
Conditions: N/A
Marshall County
Minutes
December 21, 2009
The Board of Marshall County
Commissioners met in regular
adjourned session with Thomas
K. Holle, Chairman; Michael J.
Keating and Charles R. Loiseau
members; and Sonya L. Stohs,
County Clerk, present.
The meeting was called to
order at 9:00 a.m.
The Board opened the meeting
with the flag salute.
The minutes were approved as
presented upon a motion by
Michael J. Keating moved, seconded by Charles R. Loiseau.
Unanimous.
Emergency
Management
Director William Schwindamann
met with the Board. Thomas K.
Holle moved, seconded by
Michael J. Keating to approve the
signing of the Local Emergency
Operations Plan. Unanimous.
Emergency
Management
Director William Schwindamann
recommended the purchase of the
B & W Electric, Hanover, KS bid
in the amount of $34,218.00 for a
CAT generator. The Board asked
that Bill schedule presentations
from HEMI, Seneca, KS and
B&W Electric, Hanover, KS to
answer the questions of the
Board.
County Health Nurse Sue
Rhodes met with the Board.
Thomas K. Holle moved, seconded by Michael J. Keating to
go into executive session for fifteen minutes at 9:12 a.m. to discuss matters of non-elected personnel with County Health
Nurse Sue Rhodes and
Emergency
Management
Director
William
Schwindamann
present.
Thomas K. Holle moved, seconded by Michael J. Keating to
extend executive session for five
minutes at 9:27 a.m. for the
same reasons with the same
persons present. Unanimous.
County Health Nurse Sue
Rhodes recommended to the
Board to make Office Clerk
Hannah Largen a permanent fulltime employee at the Health
Department. Thomas K. Holle
moved, seconded by Charles R.
Loiseau to approve that Office
Clerk Hannah Largen become a
permanent full-time employee at
the
Health
Department.
Unanimous.
Charles R. Loiseau moved, seconded by Michael J. Keating to
approve the following purchase
orders. Unanimous.
Kimble Mapping, Inc., for
installment 1 of mapping contract
$3,000.00-Appraiser fund-P.O. #
3661
North Central Kansas Regional
Juvenile Detention, Junction City,
KS for 7 days of service
$980.00-Co. General (Juvenile
Detention)fund-P.O. # 3660
Public Works Administrator
Mike Craig met with the Board.
Thomas K. Holle moved, seconded by Michael J. Keating to
approve
purchase
orders.
Unanimous.
JJ’s Welding, Axtell, KS for
switch flatbed for bridge truck
$1,800.00-Road & Bridge fundP.O. # 105701
Berry Tractor Equipment Co.,
Topeka, KS for 32-7 ft. cutting
edge $2,182.40-Road & Bridge
fund-P.O. # 105598
Thomas K. Holle moved, seconded by Charles R. Loiseau to
approve the transfer of funds
from Appraiser Capital Outlay
fund to Vehicle fund in the
amount $2,000.00. Unanimous.
Michael J. Keating moved, seconded by Charles R. Loiseau to
approve 2010 cereal malt beverage licenses for Homefries, LLC
d/b/a Little Hap’s, in Home, KS
(Franklin Twp.); Don Minge, The
Well, Bremen, KS (Logan Twp.);
Betty Raymond, Lillis Tavern,
Lillis, KS (Cleveland Twp.);
Grace and Robert Grable, Grace’s
Korner Store, Home, KS
(Franklin Twp.). Unanimous.
Representative
Sharon
Schwartz and Senator Mark
Taddiken met with the Board to
discuss the upcoming legislative
session.
Economic
Development
Director
George
McCune,
Community
Development
Coordinator Juanita McCune;
Tom Grieshaber, Liberty Inc.;
Dan
Caffrey,
Landoll
Corporation; and Don Landoll,
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Landoll
Corporation;
Rob
Peschel, Marysville; Doug
McKinney,
North
Central
Regional Planning Commission;
County Attorney Brian Carroll,
County Treasurer Linda Weber,
Agency on Aging Director
Heather Ruhkamp, Public Works
Administrator Mike Craig, and
County Appraiser Janet Duever
were present to discuss issues
with the legislators.
Michael J. Keating moved, seconded by Charles R. Loiseau to
approve Resolution No. 09-1221-1 County Support of Regional
Strategic Plan & Regional
Incentives and Resolution No.
09-12-21-2 confirming that a
county economic development
agency has been established as
required by the 74-50-11(c)(1),
for the purpose of qualifying the
County of Marshall as a designated non metropolitan business
region. Unanimous
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Number of Executive Session by the County Commission
Date:
Marshall Co.
Washington Co. Pottowattome Co.
Brown Co.
Sept. 8th
Sept. 14th
Sept 21st
Sept 28th
Oct. 5th
Oct. 12th
Oct. 19th
Oct. 26th
Nov. 2nd
Nov. 9th
Nov. 16th
Nov. 23rd
Nov. 30th
Dec. 8
Dec. 14
Dec. 21
3
5
6
2
1
1
3
1
3
2
No Meeting
4
2
4
4
2
2
1
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
Total
43
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
No Meeting
0
0
0
0
1
13
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Blue Rapids City Council
Unapproved
The governing body of the City
of Blue Rapids met in regular session November 12, 2009 at 7:00
p.m. in the Council Room of the
Community Center.
Council
members present were:
Bob
Roepke, Bob Skillin, Patricia
Osborne. Jonas Smith, John
Nowak and Tom Parker were
absent.
Council president
Patricia Osborne presided. The
following items were added to the
agenda:
State truck and audit/budget
preparation. The minutes of the
October 14 regular meeting were
approved as presented. Pay
Ordinance #2179 to pay certain
claims against the city was
approved.
In other business the council:
Approved ordinance 2177
establishing a housing grant fund.
Approved ordinance 2178
establishing a water storage grant
fund.
Allocated $20,000 from the
utility reserve fund to help pay
down the KDHE loan on the
water storage tank.
Held public hearings on the following properties: 701 Pomeroy
– The owners were present.
Dismissed this property from the
unsafe and hazardous properties
list. 901 Lincoln – no representative for the property was present.
Continued the hearing to
December 9.
Jim Robinson from Galaxy
Cable was invited to attend this
meeting and accepted the invitation to address issues of concern
in Blue Rapids. Mr. Robinson
did not appear at the meeting.
Approved the following cereal
malt beverage licenses for 2010:
Casey’s General Stores, Home
Oil, 7Rs.
Approved having CES Group
P.A. update the city’s sewer and
water maps.
Decided to turn in “in place” a
generator that has been on loan
from the Kansas Forestry
Service.
Opened sealed bids on demolition of the house and outbuildings
at 900 Genesee:
Weaver
Construction ($7850) and Wilbur
Jueneman
Construction
($5800.00). Accepted the bid
from Wilbur Jueneman for
$5800.
Approved the City of Blue
Rapids general disaster response
plan.
Accepted the proposal from
Sink, Gillmore, Gordon to assist
with the 2011 budget preparation
at $85 per hour and 2009 audit at
a cost of $7245.
Happy New Year
from the staff of the
Blue Rapids Free Press
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credits are offered through KState’s department of educational
leadership.
“People who work in groups in
their communities through organizations like their schools,
libraries, city councils or chambers of commerce will benefit
from the facilitation skills taught
in this course,” said Jeff
Zacharakis, associate professor of
educational leadership.
“Adult education historically
has sought to improve the lives of
individuals through the collective
development of their communities
and
organizations,”
Zacharakis said. “One important
educational approach to getting
people to share their ideas, concerns and visions is through town
meetings and other community
gatherings. This course teaches
the important facilitation skills
needed to maximize individual
participation in these group gatherings.”
To register, contact the K-State
Division of Continuing Education
at 785-532-5569 or 1-800-4328222, or register online at
http://www.dce.kstate.edu/courses and search
“Facilitation for Results.”
County Minutes ________from page 12
Agency on Aging Director
Heather Ruhkamp met with the
Board.
Economic
Development
Director
George
McCune,
Community
Development
Coordinator Juanita McCune, and
North Central Regional Planning
Commission Executive Director
Doug McKinney met with the
Board to discuss the wind turbine
project.
Emergency
Management
Director
William
Schwindamann and Sheriff
Daniel A. Hargrave met with
the Board. Charles R. Loiseau
moved, seconded by Thomas K.
Holle to go into executive ses-
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a.m. to discuss matters of nonelected
personnel
with
Emergency
Management
Director
William
Schwindamann and Sheriff
Daniel A. Hargrave present.
Unanimous. No action was
taken.
Michael J. Keating moved, seconded by Charles R. Loiseau to
approve the vouchers, as presented, and issue manual warrants
from the respective funds.
Unanimous.
Commissioner Keating left the
meeting at 12:05 p.m.
Sheriff Daniel A. Hargrave met
with the Board to ask to put two
laptops and a Chevrolet Capris
Classic car on surplus.
Charles R. Loiseau moved, seconded by Thomas K. Holle to
destroy the two laptop computers
and put the car on surplus.
Motion carried.
Michael J. Keating moved, seconded by Charles R. Loiseau to
adjourn the meeting at 12:10 p.m.
Motion carried. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday,
December 29, 2009 starting at
9:00 a.m.
The Courthouse will be closed
at noon on the 24th all day the
25th and 28th of December for
the Christmas Holiday.
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offer a three credit-hour course in
conjunction with the K-State
Institute for Civic Discourse and
Democracy’s Public Issues
Facilitation Workshop.
The workshop will be Jan. 1113, 2010, at the K-State Alumni
Center.
Students who take the course
for credit will continue to deepen
their learning from the workshop
with eight weeks of online work
that includes applied readings,
projects and assignments. Course
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front door. (Photo by Linda Brake)
In New Year, Aim to Improve
Eating Habits, Family Meals
New Year’s resolutions can fade
quickly, yet taking stock of the family’s eating habits and making even
small changes in meals and snacks
can improve one’s health, a Kansas
State University nutrition specialist
said.
Introducing changes gradually,
rather than announcing a total
makeover, may be more likely to earn
a high-five from family members,
however, said Sandy Procter, Kansas
State University Research and
Extension nutrition educator.
Such changes might include introducing more fruits and vegetables,
taming over-sized portions, or serving more foods that are lower in calories, fat and sodium, without sacrificing flavor, said Procter, who is a registered dietitian and state coordinator
for the USDA’s Expanded Food and
Nutrition Education Program.
Procter recommends adding new
foods (or new recipes) without calling attention to them. She explained
that a child will typically model a
parent’s behavior. If a child sees a
parent enjoying any food, he or she
will usually follow suit.
If a child turns up his or her nose
when a new food is served, parents
are encouraged to let the snub pass
without a fuss and to re-introduce the
new food in a different form later. A
child who snubs a glass of vegetable
juice may not realize it is being reintroduced in spaghetti sauce or a
Sloppy Joe sandwich mix, Procter
said.
Also, children who shun cooked
vegetables often are happy to snack
on fresh, cut vegetables with a lowcalorie, low-fat dip, she said. Making
sure that healthy foods such as fruits,
vegetables, whole grain cereals,
crackers or bread and low-fat dairy
products are available can make
choosing them as a snack more likely.
Easing the family away from foods
that are high in calories, fat and sodium will take some time —and some
tact, said Procter, who recommended
100-calorie snack packs to help children (and others in the family) learn
to feel more comfortable with a rec-
ommended portion. The snack packs
can be purchased or packaged at
home using products from larger
packages bought at a reduced price.
Doing so also can reduce the temptation to eat chips or cookies directly
out of the bag without regard to serving size, she said.
“Making time to gather the family
for meals and snacks rather than eating on the run, grazing or while
watching television can improve
nutrition and health, and also offer
stability and encouragement for family members,” Procter said.
When a child knows he or she can
count on regular meals, parents may
note an increase in positive interaction with others and participation in
school or pre-school classes and family activities, and a decrease in negative, or anti-social behaviors, the
nutrition specialist said.
Infants and toddlers sitting at or
near the family table who make eye
contact with parents and siblings and
listen in to family conversations can
have a head start on building vocabulary and literacy skills, she said.
Getting the family together isn’t
always easy, said Procter, who noted
that if scheduling prevents sharing an
evening meal, making a point to eat
breakfast together or share more
leisurely meals on weekends when
more time is available, can help to
encourage healthy meals — and relationships.
Using a slow-cooker, or cooking
larger quantities and using leftovers
can alleviate the pressure in getting a
meal together, Procter said. And,
inviting children into the kitchen and
encouraging them to learn about
food, food safety, nutrition and health
and basic cooking skills can be a plus
for families.
Children who learn about food typically make better eating choices at
home or away from home, she said.
“Start gradually, and make it fun,”
said Procter, who noted that a healthy
family meal does not have to be elaborate.
“Do, however, try to eat a variety
of seasonal foods to take full advantage of health-promoting vitamins,
minerals, and other compounds,
including healthy phyto-(plantbased) chemicals and cancer-preventing antioxidants such foods offer,”
Procter said.
“Food prepared and eaten at home
also is usually lower in calories, fat
and sodium,” said Procter, who said
that eating more meals at home often
can help trim the waistline and the
food budget.
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