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Vol. 3 Number 38
Thursday, March 22, 2012
City’s Problems With Warning
System May Be Worked Out
New Renovations
The City of Blue Rapids has
been experiencing problems
with the Fire and Tornado
Warning.
Marshall County received a
$240,330 grant from Homeland
Security Department. The grant
was for all of the cities and fire
department in the county to
purchase new radios and siren
activation equipment.
Part of that grant went to the
City of Blue Rapids for a new
radio controlled siren activation decoder which move us
from the broad band to the new
narrow band equipment.
That
equipment
was
installed a month ago and the
City has been having problems
on a daily basis.
At first the City could not get
the sirens to shut off and then
The Fire Warning is a straight line siren.
The Tornado Warning is a wobble line siren.
they had problems with the
sirens giving out the wrong signal. After last weeks City
Council meeting the problems
were discussed with Haug
Communications of Seneca and
Marysville.
Apparently, it turned out to
be a problem with the coding.
The City of Blue Rapids test
the warnings as a noon siren.
One day they will test the Fire
warning which is a straight line
siren and the next day they test
the tornado warning which is a
wobble siren. The City will not
test the tornado warning on a
stormy day.
Swearingen, Botkin
Hired By City To Run Pool
Waterville Opera House
Magic Show, Bob Hope Review, Coming
The Waterville Opera
House Committee continues
to work towards renovating
the historic theater to make it
accessible to all patrons with
a new elevator, to add new
restrooms, and to give it a
general face-lift. The opera
house continues to host
many events. Some of these
are youth theater productions,
school plays, adult productions,
traveling performers, weddings, meetings and more. The
next event is a magic show on
April 14, underwritten by the
Marshall
County
Arts
Cooperative.
On June 16 the Committee
will host the “Bob Hope
Review”. The need help in
bringing this act to the stage
and to continue the efforts
towards the Waterville Opera
House Renovation.
On page 8 of this weeks
Free Press is a schedule of
the underwriting opportunities available.
M-ACT’s Celebration
30th Anniversary May 18th
By Jan Pope
In celebration of their 30th
year,
Marysville
Area
Community
Theatre
is
announcing a celebration in
conjunction with their annual
fundraiser promoting their
2012-2013 season. Friday, May
18th at the Moose Lodge in
Marysville, the local theatre
group will take a trip down
memory lane following the
theme: “Kick Up Your Heels,
M-ACT is 30!”
Going back to the first show
in their 30-year history,
Oklahoma! in 1983, M-ACT is
hosting a catered barbecue
meal with birthday cake as part
of
the
30th
Birthday
Celebration. Western attire is
encouraged for those attending.
Also invited will be the benefactors and 2011-12 season
ticket holders who receive an
invitation to this spring event
as a thank you for their support.
“We thought it only fitting
that we return to our roots with
a western theme,” said M-ACT
president
Carla
Wolfe.
“Oklahoma! lends itself to a
fun atmosphere with a hometown barbecue and party, so we
decided to go with it!”
Entertainment is currently
being planned, but will be sure
to include retrospective performances of numbers from
past shows. Some means of
recognizing members of casts
of all the shows is being considered as well. “We figure
everyone will be there to reconnect with those they shared
shows with,” said M-ACT secretary Lona Dittmar, “so we
think it would be fun to figure
out a way to have the casts be a
part of our entertainment as
well.”
Music and dancing following the program will ensure
plenty of time for previous
actors and crew members to
mingle and visit about M-ACT
memories. Close to 600 people
have been involved in the local
theater group’s history. If anyone has contact with a person
who has been in any past MACT play or musical, please
send their contact information
to
Dittmar
at
[email protected].
Even if previous cast and
crew members cannot attend
the celebration, they can send a
YouTube message of favorite
M-ACT memories and/or
“What M-ACT has meant to
me”.
Special commemorative tshirts are also available for the
30th Anniversary of M-ACT.
These cost $16, or $21 with
shipping and handling for those
not able to attend the event but
would like a memory of MACT’s 30th.
Tickets for the event will
cost $10.00 for adults, $5.00
for children 12 and under while
Preschoolers are no charge. An
RSVP date of May 1st is set to
Wolfe at email address:
[email protected]
where tickets and shirts can be
ordered. This email is also the
place to request information
about the YouTube messages.
“We are so happy this celebration will coordinate with our
benefactor recognition and season ticket holders’ fundraiser,”
said M-ACT treasurer Barb
Buck. “As M-ACT grows
older, the theater group continues to touch lives, both young
and old, and it will be fun to see
that through the shared memories. It promises to be a memorable evening for everyone!”
The council reviewed the
applications that were received
for lifeguard, assistant pool
manager, pool manager and
maintenance
department.
Bishop moved and Minihan
seconded to hire the following
for
lifeguards:
Blake
Woodyard, Bennett Bargdill,
Miranda Bargdill, Alexandra
Pishny, Lesley Frohberg,
Payton Arganbright. Minihan
moved and Bishop seconded to
set the wage of all lifeguards at
$6.50 per hour. Motion carried.
Minihan moved and Brake
seconded to hire Dana
Swearingen as pool manager at
$3000.00 for the season and to
hire Gentry Botkin as assistant
manager at $7.25 per hour.
Vote: Yes – Bishop, Brake,
Minihan, Roepke. No – Pope.
Motion carried.
Record of the Proceedings
of the Governing Body City
of Blue Rapids, KS March 14,
2012: Unapproved
The governing body of the
City of Blue Rapids met in regular session March 14, 2012 at
7:00 p.m. in the Council Room
of the Community Center.
Council members present were:
Jon Brake, Jerry Pope and Bob
Roepke.
Mayor Nowak
presided. Amy Bishop arrived
at 7:06 and Mike Minihan
arrived at 8:50.
The minutes of the February
8, 2012 regular meeting was
approved as amended by
motion and second. Minutes of
the February 16 special meeting were approved as presented. Pay Ordinance 2237 was
presented for approval by
Minihan, seconded by Brake.
Brake abstained from voting on
the Free Press payment. Pope
moved to approve pay ordinance 2237 and Roepke seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Kay Hartloff was present to
seek council approval to have a
live band at her residence on
June 9. Council asked her to
speak to all her neighbors, the
band should face south and the
band should stop playing at
midnight.
By consensus,
request was approved.
Roepke moved and Brake
seconded to approve new fencing guidelines within the city’s
zoning ordinance to read as follows: A. General Provisions –
Item 5 Building Line:
5a Side or Back Line –
Fencing may be constructed at
the property line along property
boundaries. Prior communication (see paragraph 1) must
take place.
Motion carried.
City discussed a survey project to survey the entire city
using GPS technology. The
cost possibly warrants the project being done over a period of
3-4 years and the budget committee will consider these
expenditures at budget time.
Roepke moved and Bishop
seconded to approve the contracts between the city and the
State of Kansas Department of
Commerce for grant agreement
number 12-PF-027 to repair the
storm sewer on south Main
street. Motion carried.
(Editor’s Note: This new
storm sewer line will run
from 11th and Main for three
or four blocks north)
Brake moved and Bishop
seconded to approve the
Determination of Level of
Review for grant number 12PF-027. Motion carried.
Pope moved and Roepke
seconded to close the Water
Tower Grant bank account and
open a new bank account for
the Storm Sewer Grant.
Motion carried.
No action was taken by the
council in reference to Tony
Duever’s question about when
the city wants to begin construction on the storm sewer
grant project. Council will discuss again at April meeting.
Mayor Nowak opened the
following bids for mowing
Fairmont Cemetery:
Scott Chilson $3800
Marlin Harrison $4500
Ray Hass $5200
Brake moved and Pope seconded to accept the bid from
Ray Hass. Motion carried.
(Editor’s Note: Council
would have taken the lower
bid but Chilson had the contract in 2000 and did not finish.)
Ordinance 2236, amending
court costs, was presented for
approval with a motion by
Bishop. Roepke seconded the
motion. Motion carried.
Pope moved and Brake seconded to approve the cost of
materials to replace the façade
at the community center in the
amount of $1043.10 from
Hometown Lumber. The color
Tan was selected. City crew
will install the new façade.
Motion carried.
Minihan moved and Roepke
seconded to approve Rod
Christie as the purchasing
agent for fireworks. Motion
carried.
The mayor will send a letter
to
the
Department
of
Transportation, Representative
Sharon Schwartz and Senator
Mark Taddiken regarding
KDOT’s plan to close Coon
Creek bridge for replacement
and not to construct a shoo-fly
to re-route traffic during construction.
Mayor Nowak signed the
Fair Housing Proclamation and
the Arbor Day proclamation.
Minihan moved and Roepke
seconded to have Chad Parker
prepare the annual treasurer’s
report at a cost of $95 per hour
(approximately four hours).
Motion carried.
On motion, the meeting was
adjourned at 9:02 p.m.
Two New Businesses Open In Barnes And Waterville
Jeremy and Kylie Milner have open J&K Service, a tire service store at 113 North
Nebraska St. in Waterville. The store is on North Nebraska St. behind the Sutton
IOOF lodge on Commercial St. Jeremy has worked for his father in tire service at
their farm north of Waterville. J&K will sell several brands of new tires including
Cooper Tires, fix flats, oil changes, and do brake work.
Nicole Jones and Jeremiah Johnson have opened the Barnes Mercantile. The Mercantile will
now carry common grocery items for the local residents. The store will also have room for other
to rent and sell their collectables and goods. The store will also carry antiques owned by Jones
and Johnson and other vendors. The Mercantile is in the same old building on Main St.
Obituaries
Reuben L. Boeschling
Reuben L. Boeschling, age
90, of Marysville, passed away
on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at
Community
Memorial
Healthcare in Marysville.
Reuben was born near the
Afton Community south of
Hanover on October 20, 1921
to Fredrick H. and Maria E.
“Mary”
(Genschorck)
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Louise A. Allerheiligen at Zion
Lutheran Church in Hanover.
Reuben was a farmer and
stockman who lived and
worked
in
the
Afton
Community his entire life.
He was baptized on
November 27, 1921 and
Confirmed on May 31, 1936 at
Afton Trinity Lutheran Church.
He was a member of Afton
Trinity Lutheran Church north
of Waterville and served the
church as President of the
Church Council for twenty-five
years. He had been a member
of the National Farmer’s
Organization.
Reuben is survived by his
wife of 65 years, Louise, four
sons; Dennis L. Boeschling and
wife Wilma of Salina, Larry L.
Boeschling and wife Patty of
Forest Lakes, Arizona, Gailyn
A. Boeschling and wife Sandy
of Clay Center and Rick E.
Boeschling and wife Lisa of
Waterville, by eleven grandchildren and seventeen greatgrandchildren.
He was preceded in death by
three sisters; Regina Lohse,
Wilhelmina Jorgenson and Lela
Eden.
Funeral services were held at
11:00 am, Wednesday, March
21, 2012 at Afton Trinity
Lutheran Church north of
Waterville with Rev. Dr. Roger
Baskerville
officiated.
Congregational Hymns included
“Amazing
Grace”
“Beautiful Savior” and “Abide
with Me”, Melinda and Rachel
Christie sang duets of “The Old
Rugged Cross” and “How
Great Thou Art”. The organist
was Carol Hood.
Casket
Bearers were her grandsons;
Nicolas Boeschling, Aaron
Boeschling, Kirby Boeschling,
Marty Boeschling, Dennis D.
Boeschling
and
Jacob
Boeschling. Honorary Bearers
were Francis Hanke, Luin
Berger, Leslie Bruna and Mike
Cox. Burial was at Afton
Trinity Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to
the church and may be sent in
care of Terry-Christie Funeral
Home at PO Box 61,
Waterville, KS 66548.
Condolences may be left at
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Mary Esther Poell, 89, of
Hanover,
Kansas,
died
Monday, March 12, 2012 at the
Shawnee Mission Medical
Center in Merrian, Kansas.
Funeral Services will be held
at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March
31, 2012 at the Hanover
Mortuary in Hanover, with
Rev. Jill Menard officiating.
Burial will follow at St.
John's Catholic Cemetery in
Hanover.
Mary
was
born
on
November 17, 1922 at
Hanover, the daughter of
Charles and Maude (Hauver)
Harder. She attended the
Hanover public grade school
and high school. Mary was a
resident of Hanover until
November of 2011 at which
time she moved to Overland
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Park. She was a member of the
Hanover Methodist Church
until its closure. Mary was also
an active member of the
American Legion Auxilliary
until recent years.
Mary and her husband
Gilbert "Box" owned and operated several businesses in
Hanover until they retired.
After retirement they spent
winters in Mesa, Arizona for
several years and when in
Hanover they enjoyed spending
time with their friends and family.
One of the great joys of her
life was her art. She so enjoyed
painting and working on many
other crafts. Reading novels
was another one of her passions
and she enjoyed attending
events in which her great
grandsons participated.
Mary is survived by her
daughter, Joy Soder and her
husband Norman of Overland
Park, granddaughter, Nichole
Brown and her husband Kevin,
and great grandsons, Alex,
Zachary, and Spencer Brown
all of Overland Park.
She was preceded in death
by her parents and her husband,
Gilbert "Box" Poell, who died
on March 20, 1997, also her
sisters, Velma Harder, Ruth
Justis, and Doris Wolfe, and her
brothers, Charles, William,
Richard, and Robert Harder.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the American Heart
Association and can be sent in
care of the Hanover Mortuary
in Hanover.
Dorothy Landen, 97, of
Marysville,
KS,
died
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at
the Frankfort Community Care
Home.
Visitation was Sunday from
10 a.m. until 9 p.m. at Kinsley
Mortuary. The family received
friends from 4 to 6 p.m.
A funeral service was held at
10 a.m., Monday, March 19 at
the United Methodist Church in
Marysville. Rev. Dale Lewis
officiated.
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Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, March 22, 2012
gregation sang “The Old
Rugged Cross.”
The pallbearers were Greg
Post, Bill Post, Charles Landen,
Jr., Jason Gose, Andy Post,
Jerimiah Hipp and Keagan
Laflin.
The honorary pallbearers
were Corey Spellmeier, Vicki
Post, Tricia Gose, Jessica Hipp,
June Parks, Margie Hawkins,
Sharon Byrum and Caroline
Komko.
Burial was in the Oketo
Cemetery.
Dorothy was born November
6, 1914 at St. Paul, TX, daughter of Jacob and Sophia (Belli)
Carpenter. She attended Deer
Creek School north of
Marysville.
On October 19, 1934, she
married James William Landen
at Seneca, KS. They lived most
of their married lives at Oketo.
After James preceded her in
death on January 30, 1983, she
moved to Marysville. In 2010,
she moved to the Frankfort
Community Care Home.
Dorothy was a homemaker
Thank you for all the cards, visits and especially the prayers.
They helped me through my hospital stay. Your support is greatly
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but also helped others by working as a seamstress, doing laundries, ironings, cleaned homes
and prepared meals.
She was a member of the
Marysville and Oketo United
Methodist Churches, United
Methodist Women, Methodist
Church Circle, VFW Auxiliary
and
Hospital
Auxiliary.
Dorothy volunteered as a tour
guide at the Pony Express
Museum in Marysville, 25+
year volunteer for RSVP, and
was a greeter at Community
Memorial Healthcare.
Dorothy enjoyed cooking,
sewing, quilting, flowers, going
to the nursing home to help others play bingo, and spending
time with her family.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; husband; and
three
brothers,
William,
Charles and Benny Carpenter.
Survivors include one son,
Charles (Ann) Landen, Sr.,
Lyman, SC; two daughters,
Darlene Barnes, Edwardsville,
KS, and Theresa "Teri" (Corey)
Spellmeier, Home, KS; eleven
grandchildren,
thirty-three
great-grandchildren, twentyone great-great-grandchildren
and one great-great-great
grandbaby.
A memorial fund has been
established to the United
Methodist Church, Susan G.
Komen Race for the Cure, or
American
Diabetes
Association's Tour de Cure.
Contributions may be sent in
care of Kinsley Mortuary.
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Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, March 22, 2012
K-State Zoology Alum Establishes Ice Age Monument
Kansas State University
Spring Newsletter 2012
Kansas State University
alumnus George Callison was
looking for a way to give back to
his hometown – the small town
of Blue Rapids, Kan.
Drawing on his undergraduate education in zoology at KState – before the Division of
Biology was merged from the
departments of zoology, bacteriology and botany – and his
experiences thereafter, Callison
is building the Ice Age
Monument in Blue Rapids as a
tribute to the era that shaped the
landscape.
The monument is being built
in the community’s City Park
and will depict the glaciers that
once sculpted the land that made
Blue Rapids an ideal place to
establish a town.
“The town was established
because the glaciers that once
moved through sculpted the
land, creating rapids,” said
Callison, a professor emeritus of
biological sciences at California
State University, Long Beach.
“The rapids on the Blue River
created enough of a drop in the
water gradient that the differential could be used as a hydrostatic head to power a plant generating enough energy for a few factories.”
During embryology class at
K-State in 1961, Callison was in
charge of copying the illustrations at lectures to share with
others in the class. It helped him
develop his artistic skills and
combine them with his appreciation for the natural world. Since
then, he has spent the majority
of his career designing nature
parks and touring natural history
exhibits. Most recently he has
pursued a retirement career in
fine arts painting.
Those experiences and the
connections he made with various design and exhibition specialists have helped him in his
quest to create the Ice Age
Monument. The monument
design includes four concrete
white pylons, the tallest being 16
feet tall to represent the size and
shape of the glaciers. Along with
the pylons are gigantic boulders,
brought down from Minnesota
by the glaciers and deposited in
Kansas. A few of those boulders
are embedded in the pylons to
emphasize the power of the glaciers. Large illustrated labels tell
of the Ice Age, the great glaciers
and the oldest rocks in Kansas.
In addition, blue and white lights
will shine on the monument at
night to give the pylons the
appearance of ice.
“When things like the ice age
projects are installed in small
communities, they add yet
another feature that helps the
community members have pride
in their town,” Callison said.
“When people have pride in
something they tend to respect it
and build upon that pride with
enthusiasm.”
Callison is the initiator, chief
designer, coordinator and
fundraiser for the project and he
credits his education at K-State
for sparking his curiosity about
the history of life and nature on
our planet.
“K-State professors were
instrumental in my having fun,
fascinating and productive
careers as a biology professor at
California State University,
Long Beach; a research vertebrate paleontologist at the Los
Angeles County Museum of
Natural History; a nature park
designer with Ron Yeo, an architect from Corona del Mar, Calif.,
who is also a fellow of the
American Institute of Architects;
an educator and designer of
touring natural history exhibitions featuring robotically animated animals at Dinamation
International
Corp.
in
California; and currently as a
fine arts painter living in Grand
Junction, Colo.,” Callison said.
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Donkey Basketball Returns
The Valley Heights Booster
Clubs will sponsor their fourth
Donkey Basketball game at the
Blue Rapids Elementary
Gymnasium on Monday, April
9th at 7:00 PM.
Arrive early! You don’t even
have
to
cook
supper!
Hamburgers / Hot Dogs and
general concessions will be
available at 5:30 PM.
Four teams and their donkeys will battle it out on the
Callison hopes the monument
will be completed by the end of
March, with a dedication ceremony set for 11 a.m. May 19.
The dedication will include ice
court Monday night. First the
Valley Heights seniors will
play against the Valley Heights
juniors. Then the Valley
Heights Alumni will play
against each the Valley Heights
Faculty to prove who’s best!
After 15-20 minute intermission, the winners of each game
will play each other for the
grand championship.
Plenty of hilarious action
and a huge crowd are expected
at this wild tournament, where
donkeys actually play basketball! Or do they? This is not
ordinary basketball competition. Players ride real donkeys
in the game. They do not have
to dribble the ball on the court,
but they do have to be mounted
on the donkey in order to score
a shot. If you’re up for an
evening of hilarious fun and
laughter, there are still a few
tickets remaining!
Senior players include
Kandice Haile, MarE Whitson,
Levi Berger, Tommy Tryon,
Austin Vanalst, Joey Aguire,
Rachel Christie, Alli Pishny,
Emily Bussmann, Kaitlyn
Wilson!
Junior players include
Sheldon Kenworthy, Dylan
Parker,
Tanner
Trimble,
Brenden Dobrovolny, Jesse
Medina, Morgan Wilkinson,
Kristena Crumbley, Jessie
Zidek & Coach Brian
Kenworthy!
Alumni members playing
include Allen Yungeberg, Roy
Hartloff, Thad Arganbright,
Aaron Dewalt, Chad Parker,
Vicki
Hargadine,
Dava
Warders, Sonya Smercheck,
Brittani Whiting & Coach
Terry Roepke!
Faculty players are Tony
Trimble, Tony Yungeberg, Alex
Nolte, Adam Schreiner, Adam
Plummer, Jenny Yungeberg,
Marcy Manley, Mandy Hartloff
& Coach Lori Dobrovolny!
Many fans believe it is the
donkeys who are the very pride
of the court and the stars of the
show. The talented and sportsminded animals are from
Buckeye Donkey Ball of Mt.
Sterling, Ohio, and all of them
know their way around a basketball court! One of the donkey teams is comprised of
Beatle Bomb, Super Stupid,
Elvis and Rigor Mortis. The
other team is formed by
Thunder Ball, Snuffy, Kilroy
and Honey Pot… the world’s
buckin’est donkey!
There will be FREE donkey
rides at half-time for children
12 and under!
Advance tickets for the game
are $6 each, and may be purchased at Hometown Foods in
Blue Rapids, State Bank of
Blue Rapids, Citizens State
Bank in Waterville, and The
Corner Store in Waterville &
Blue Rapids. Game tickets will
also be available at the door on
game night for $8 each.
Admissions for children 5 and
under are FREE!
All proceeds go to the Valley
Heights Booster Clubs, who
provide financial support for
field trips and general teaching
aides, athletic equipment, and
much more for the Valley
Heights Schools.
The City of Blue Rapids is
accepting applications for a
summer mowing & maintenance
position. Applicants must be 18
years of age or older. Applications
can be obtained at city office.
Application deadline is April 4,
2012. EOE. 785-363-7736
Easter Is Early
This Year
The Waterville
Easter Egg Hunt
Will Be Held On
Sat. April 7th
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Senior of the Week: Kandice Haile
By Kaitlyn Wilson
VHHS Journalism
“I’m myself, not influenced
by others.” This statement
describes how strong-willed
Senior Kandice Haile lives her
life. The unpressured Haile is
proud that she has never participated in any harmful activities
and tries to live her life by
“treating others how I want to
be treated and being kindhearted.”
Haile has been in Volleyball
3 years and Basketball 1 year.
She has participated in FFA 2
years, KAYs 4 years, FCCLA 4
years, Art 1 year, VH Club 3
years, and FCA 4 years. Haile
has also been a KAYs National
Officer for 1 year. In her free
time Haile enjoys playing softball, being a member of 4-H,
Horse Club, and the Berean
Youth Group. She has also
been a part of her church’s mission trip to Strong Tower
Ranch in St. Louis, Missouri.
Haile was most inspired by
her late Grandpa Ron. “We did
everything together,” she says.
“My favorite was going to
church with him every Sunday.
The thing I remember most was
the silly way he used to dance
and all the stories he told.”
Haile, who is of Native
American origins, will never
forget her naming ceremony (a
tradition of her Pottawatomie
tribe). “I went into the teepee
at dusk,” says Haile, “did ceremonial things until dawn, put
on my ribbon dress and
returned to the tent.” Haile was
named Piadasgekwe (meaning
sunray) by her aunt. “In our
culture your family members
name you, not your parents.”
Haile plans on attending
Peru State in Nebraska and
majoring in Criminal Justice.
“I want to become a probation
officer for juveniles.” Haile
says she has always wanted to
help children and would like to
be remembered as a great softball player who encouraged her
teammates with a positive attitude.
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1 Bedroom, Stove, Refrigerator,
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Utilities Paid Call 785-556-1694
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The
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Motorcraft oil and filter change, rotate and inspect four
tires, inspect brake system, test battery, check air and cabin
filters, check belts and hoses. Top off all fluids.
Offer valid with coupon. Taxes extra. Expires 60 days
from 3-1-12.
Dick Edwards Ford Lincoln Mercury
7929 E. Highway 24, Manhattan, 785-776-4004
MARSHALL COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
600 Broadway, Marysville, Ks
Phone: 785-562-3485 • Fax: 785-562-9984
•Immunizations •WIC
•Kan Be Healthy Screening •Pre-School & Kindergarten Physicals
•HIV/STD Testing Site •Child Care Licensing & Complaint Site
Kandica Haile
Picking ‘N
Grinning
Lee Breasseale puts a new coat of paint on the inside of the Daisy Cream on it’s
way to becoming a Bakery. (Photo by Deb Barrington)
Engagement Announcement:
Briana Bruna and Cory Jensen
Briana Lynn Bruna of
Hanover and Cory Michael
Jensen of Waterville, have
announced plans for a May
2012 wedding at St. John’s
Catholic Church in Hanover,
Kansas.
Briana is the daughter of
Andrew and Anne Bruna of
Hanover and Granddaughter of
Dean
and
Mary
Ellen
Diederich of Greenleaf and
Wilbur and the late Mary Jo
Bruna of Hanover. She is a
2008 graduate of Hanover High
School and an alumnus of
Washburn University where
she received her BSN degree.
She is currently a nurse at
Jefferson Community Health
Center of Fairbury, Nebraska.
Cory is the son of Rich and
Michelle Jensen of Manhattan
and grandson of Shirley and the
late Robert Jensen and Helen
and the late Earl DeWyke of
Waterville. Cory is a 2004
graduate of Valley Heights
High School and an alumnus
of Kansas State University
where he received his bachelor’s degree in secondary education. He is currently a teacher
at Plainville High School.
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In case you missed it on that
Facebook thingy, here are the
details. Mike and Theresa
Minihan will host a picking 'n
grinning session at 7 pm March
24 th in their garage at 603
Chestnut in Blue Rapids. This
is an all-weather venue. It is
NOT sound-proof by any
means.
Food fare is pretty much
snacking stuff, so bring what
you think might impress others.
Seating and libations are left to
ones own discretion. Music
will be played and wrestled
until we get it right or the last
calloused finger goes home.
Bring what ya' got and enjoy
the evening with old friends
and new alike.
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Thursday March 22: Spaghetti Dinner and $4.99 Pitchers
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Friday and Saturday: Signature Prime Rib
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Catering & Party Room Available!
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1488 Frontier Rd. • Marysville, Ks 66508
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News
NSCS Welcomes Tim Laughlin Eldon & Pat Davis
Celebrate 25 Years
The National Society Of
Collegiate Scholars Welcomes
Tim Laughlin As A New
Member
Tim Laughlin of Waterville,
Kansas has accepted membership in The Nation Society of
Collegiate Scholars (NSCS).
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Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, March 22, 2012
average and class standing.
NSCS has more than 850,000
lifetime members and 300
chapters in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia and
Puerto Rico.
For more information about
The National Society of
Collegiate Scholars, please call
202.265.9000, visit NSCS’
Web site nscs.org, or contact
Tim Laughlin:
Tim Luaghlin
252 W. Commercial St.
Waterville, KS 66548
“NSCS is more than just a
symbol of academic achievement. Membership gives students access to a number of
amazing benefits including
career
and
networking
resources, scholarships, travel,
and service projects both on
campus and in the community,”
says Stephen E. Loflin, NSCS
Founder & Chief Executive
Office.
Have You
Read What
The Free
Press Said?
Eldon and Pat Davis
Eldon and Pat Davis
observed their 25th wedding
anniversary on Feb 15th.
They were married at the St.
Marks Episcopal Church,
Blue Rapids. They are the
parents of 7 children, 1
deceased. The couple celebrated with a cruise to the
Bahamas with Rob and Karen
Swearingen and Dianne
NSCS is a member of the
Association of College Honor
Societies and is the nation’s
only interdisciplinary honors
organization for first- and second-year college students.
Membership is by invitation
only, based on the grade point
Davis. The family will have a
dinner for family and friends
Sat. Evening. Their children
are Dianne, Karen (Rob),
Lori, Michelle, Robin (Sean)
and Glenna (Kris). The family
requests a card shower for the
Davis's.
Cards may be sent to 208
West 8th, Blue Rapids, Ks.
66411
Tim Laughlin
MCDC March 1st Minutes
The
Marshall
County
Development Corp/Tourism
meeting was held March 1,
2012 at the Frankfort Elm
Street Apartments at 7:00 pm.
Vice
President
Bruce
Dierking called the meeting to
order after eating the cheesecake Ann had promised John.
Brenda S. is keeping the
website up to date, and reminded everyone to have detailed
information sent to her. She is
also still working on bus trips
she reported that this will take
some time because it has to be
quite detailed.
The Fort Riley Expo is
March 31 from 10 to 3. John
Howard and Bill Oborny will
go down on Friday to set up the
booth.
Bill Oborny, Joyce
Stryker, Georgena Lindquist
will man the booth. Bill Oborny
will ask Charlie Weickert and
Sharon Steenson if they would
like to go on Saturday to help
since they helped last year.
John Howard and Brenda
Staggenborg attended the NCK
meeting held in Minneapolis.
Our scavenger hunt was
approved to do in our tent at the
Sampler. We will have a
greeter at the door to pass out
the cards; other exhibitors in
the tent will take turns being a
greeter. We will give away gyp
rocks at Sampler.
The Big Rural Brainstorm
was attended by Brenda
Staggenborg. It was to come up
with ideas to keep rural Kansa
alive and to help with what
resources are available.
TravelKs is going to an
annual printing with a cost of
$80 per site.
Brenda
Staggenborg passed out what is
on the website to be reviewed
and updated, needs to be done
as soon as possible. It was
moved by John Howard to pay
for the 21 entries in the printed
version of TravelKs, Bonnie
Feldhausen second, passed. It
will be published November
2012.
Show at the Opera House.
Next meeting will be April
12, 2012 at the Blue Rapids
Historical Museum.
Georgena Lindquist, Sec.
PLEASE MARK YOUR
CALANDER: May Meeting
will be May 10.
Several museum reports
have been turned in. Georgena
Lindquist will wait to see if
anymore come in before compiling the data.
Community grant forms are
slow in coming in. Georgena
Lindquist will put an article in
the papers to remind the communities that they are available
and due April 1.
There was discussion of
using Tammy Brit for a training
session in the fall.
Show and Tell:
Ice
Age
Monument
Dedication May 19 invite was
read
Waterville is having a Magic
"THANK YOU" to all for the
many prayers, cards, food,
visits & calls since my recent
surgery. It means a lot to live
in a very caring community.
Thanks again,
Roger Terry
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News
Marshall County Minutes
March 12, 2012
The Board of Marshall
County Commissioners met in
regular adjourned session with
Thomas K. Holle Chairman;
Charles R. Loiseau and Robert
S. Connell 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 and agenda
were approved as presented
upon a motion by Charles R.
Loiseau moved, seconded by
Robert S. Connell. Unanimous.
Agency on Aging Director
Heather Ruhkamp met with the
Board.
Thomas K. Holle
moved, seconded by Robert S.
Connell to go into executive
session for twenty minutes at
9:02 a.m. to discuss matters of
non-elected personnel with
Agency on Aging Director
Heather Ruhkamp present.
Unanimous.
Agency on Aging Director
Heather Ruhkamp informed the
Board that the umbrella that the
Nutrition Site is currently under
will be changing to be called
Aging and Disability Resource
Centers instead Area Agency
on Aging Centers which will
now combine with Medicad
Services. This change will put
more of the tax burden on the
local level as more clients will
be served with no additional
State funds.
With these
changes the County is looking
to be forced to increase rates
and limit services that they are
currently offering.
Public Works Administrator
Mike Craig and Public Works
Coordinating Supervisor Larry
Polson met with the Board.
Charles R. Loiseau moved,
seconded by Robert S. Connell
to approve the following 2011
abatement with a value of
14,038 with a total tax of
$2,318.83. Unanimous.
Terry Hughes, Marysville
met with the Board to discuss
his concerns with the County
portion of Intangible Tax.
Charles R. Loiseau moved,
seconded by Robert S. Connell
to approve the Neighborhood
Revitalization application for
Justin
and
Evangeline
Armstrong, Frankfort with the
preconstruction pictures that
were provided by the applicant.
Unanimous.
Thomas K. Holle moved,
seconded by Charles R.
Loiseau to approve the following
purchase
orders.
Unanimous.
Foley Industries, Wichita,
KS
for generator repairs
$582.31-911 Local fund-P.O.
# 4053
Coast to Coast Solutions,
Birmingham, AL
for caution tape
$612.40-Emergency
Management Grant fund-P.O. #
4018
Election
Systems
&
Software, Chicago, IL
for software maintenance
Valley Heights Golf Schedule
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$3,400.00-Election Reserve
fund-P.O. # 4118
Mail Finance, Chicago, IL
for mail machine lease
$1,090.62-General
(Courthouse) fund-P.O. # 4126
Gall’s LLC, Chicago, IL
for 2 light bars
$899.21-General (Sheriff)
fund-P.O. # 4054
Ka-Comm, Inc., Salina, KS
for 2 gun mounts
$900.00-General (Sheriff)
fund-P.O. # 4055
KCAMP, Topeka, KS
for 2012 Liability Insurance
$55,930.00-Liability fundP.O. # 4119
Haug
Communications,
Seneca, KS
for invertor/power supply
$900.00-General
(Emergency
Management)
fund-P.O. # 4120
Emergency
Management
Director
William
Schwindamann Jr. met with the
Board. Charles R. Loiseau,
moved, seconded by Robert S.
Connell to have the Chairman
sign the form to continue to
have William Schwindamann
Jr. serve on the Northeast
Kansas Incident Management
Team. Unanimous.
County Appraiser Janet
Duever met with the Board at
their request to discuss a question they had on Neighborhood
Revitalization.
County Attorney Laura
Johnson-McNish met with the
Board.
Economic
Development
Director George McCune and
Community
Development
Coordinator Juanita McCune
met with the Board to give
them a weekly update.
Charles R. Loiseau moved,
seconded by Thomas K. Holle
to approve the vouchers, as presented, and issue warrants from
the
respective
funds.
Unanimous.
Robert S. Connell moved,
seconded by Charles R.
Loiseau to adjourn the meeting
at 12:25 p.m. Unanimous. The
next meeting will be Monday,
March 19, 2012 starting at 9:00
a.m.
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remaining money being given
to the local firemen's funds to
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Fireman’s Appreciation Dinner
Joe Krasny is once again
planning the annual Firemen
and EMT Appreciation supper.
He is contacting potential
donors now for donations to
finance the event. The fifth
annual Fireman's Appreciation
supper
will
be
held
Wednesday,June 20, 2012 at
the Waterville Community
Center., 6:00pm.
Each year Krasny plans this
event as an evening of fellowship for the people of our two
Farm & Ranch
Enterprise
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Blue Rapids and Waterville
volunteers to attend the supper.
All donors are also invited to
come to the dinner to observe
for themselves how their donations are distributed. It is the
generous donations of cash and
prizes that make the evening so
enjoyable for all who attend.
Anyone interested in donating to this event is urged to call
Joe Krasny(785-363-2532) to
be added to those donating.
Street Address:
203 East 5th Street - NEW OFFICE - OPEN
Mailing Address:
Box 176, Blue Rapids, Kansas, 66411
E-Mail:
[email protected] or [email protected]
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Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, March 22, 2012
Senior of the Week: Taylor Kenworthy
By Morgan Wilkinson
VHHS Journalism
Taylor Leeann Kenworthy
lives by the motto, “Life is like
a boomerang, what you give to
life is always returns to you.”
Kenworthy has grown up in
Waterville, Kansas all her life
but has not limited herself to
local experiences. Kenworthy
attended Bates Dance Studio in
Manhattan, Kansas for two
years and attended Footloose
Dance studio in Marysville,
Kansas for six years.
One memory Kenworthy
will never forget is attending
ELCA youth group gathering in
New Orleans in 2009 and will
attend again this summer with
her younger brother Micah.
ELCA is the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America;
they gather every three years
for Bible study, service, worship, dances, and tours.
Kenworthy enjoyed this experience because it was somewhere
she had never been, met new
people from different schools,
and helped victims from
Hurricane Katrina by cleaning
up their communities.
Kenworthy enjoys many
craft projects such as bow making and being creative with pictures. One thing most people
don’t know about Kenworthy is
that she enjoys spending time
with her nephews Ethan,
Jayden, and Brady; Kenworthy
is a very family orientated person. She is the daughter of
Doug and Dianne Kenworthy
and the sister to Tiffany
Dewalt, Steve Kenworthy, and
Micah Kenworthy. She has
been influenced most by her
sister, Tiffany, for her work,
family values, and giving her
support when needed.
When Kenworthy graduates
she plans to get hands-on training to become a Dental
Assistant.
Other
dreams
Kenworthy would like to
achieve are opening up her own
photography
studio.
Kenworthy stated, “When I
leave Valley Heights I want to
be remembered as someone
who was their self and always
followed her heart.”
Activities:
Sports:
Cheerleading – 2 yrs
Clubs/Activities:
KAYs – 4 yrs
FCCLA – 4 yrs
Library Assistant – 1 yr
Vocal – 3 yrs
Choir – 2 yrs
VH Club – 2 yrs
In House Training – 1 yr
Leadership Roles:
Secretary/Treasurer
for
FCCLA – 1 yr
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Soon It Will Be Time To Plant Lettuce
By Michael Vogt
Marshall County Extension
Agent
With the recent warm weather, many of us are getting anxious to plant something in the
garden. One of the things the
Vogt Family likes to grow in
the garden this time of the year
is various kinds of lettuce and
spinach.
We are soon approaching the
time to plant lettuce and
spinach. So, I want to talk
about how to grow lettuce.
Though lettuce is most often
planted directly from seed in
late March to early April it can
be started from transplants.
Transplants allow lettuce to
mature earlier so that it escapes
the excessive heat that can lead
to a strong flavor and bitterness. Seed should be started
four to five weeks before transplanting. Because transplants
are placed at the same time as
direct seeding, now would be a
good time to begin. Use a seed
starting mix and plant shallow
as lettuce requires light for germination. A soil temperature of
70 degrees will encourage germination. However, a cooler
temperature of 55 to 60 degrees
should be used once the plants
emerge.
Time to maturity varies
depending on the type of lettuce, with leaf lettuce being the
quickest, followed by bibb,
romaine, and buttercrunch let-
tuce. Head or crisphead lettuce
is the slowest and is least likely
to mature before becoming bitter.
Spacing also varies with
type. Leaf lettuce plants are
spaced 4 to 6 inches apart, buttercrunch, bibb, and romaine
are set at 6 to 8 inches and head
lettuce should be at least 8
inches apart in the row. If you
plant lettuce by seed, you will
seed heavier and then thin to
the spacing mentioned above.
Lettuce does not have an extensive root system and requires
regular watering if rainfall is
lacking.
Fertilize before planting
according to soil test. Plants
should also be sidedressed
when about 1/3 grown.
Sidedressing is done with fertilizers that have more nitrogen
than phosphorus and potassium. Use 1/3 cup of nitrate of
soda (16-0-0) or 1/4 cup of a
27-3-3, 29-5-4 or similar fertilizer per 10 feet of row. The latter fertilizers are lawn fertilizers but will work well for sidedressing as long as they do not
contain weed killers or weed
preventers.
For more information, you
can contact me at the Marshall
County Extension Office by
calling (785) 562-3531, or Email me with your questions at
[email protected].
mother.”
Life in families can bring us
great joy or excruciating pain,
depending upon how well family relationships are going. A
healthy marriage and family
can be a valuable resource for
helping us endure difficulties
that life inevitably brings.
Unhealthy or dysfunctional
relationships can create terrible
problems that may persist from
one generation to the next.
By working together in our
communities, we demonstrate
the importance of families to
the well-being of the total community and we contribute to the
happiness of all.
Home Notes
By Susan A. Latta - CEA
Marshall County Extension
Agent
Why are families so important you might ask? A marriage
and
family
enrichment
researcher once said that nothing in the world could make
human life happier than to
greatly increase the number of
strong families. And I agree
with him. Families in all the
diverse patterns, sizes, creeds,
and colors they come in, are,
indeed, the heart and soul of
our society.
Marriage and family are perhaps society’s oldest and most
resilient institutions. From the
beginning of human life, most
people have grouped themselves into families to find
emotional, physical, and communal support. Although in
recent years, social commentators have predicted the demise
of both marriage and the family, they not only survive but
continue to change and evolve.
Family structures may vary
around the world, and yet, the
value of “family” endures.
Families are the basic, foundational social units in society.
Therefore, healthy individuals
within healthy families are at
the core of a healthy society.
It’s in everyone’s best interest,
then, to help create a positive
environment for all families.
This can be a labor of love for
all of our social institutions:
educational institutions, businesses, human and family service agencies, religious institutions, health organizations, literally everyone involved in the
daily life of a community.
Families are our most inti-
mate social environment. They
are the places where we begin
the vital processes of socializing our children, teaching them
in partnership with countless
others in the community how to
survive and thrive in the world.
Many marriages are experiencing difficulties today and
part of the challenge to building family-friendly communities is to also build marriage
friendly communities.
Involving fathers in the day
to day life of families is crucial.
Of course, there are countless
single parent families who are
strong and emotionally healthy
in our country.
It is important for communities to find creative ways to
strengthen and support twoparent families and make it
possible for fathers to enjoy the
benefits of increased time and
involvement with their children. Moms shouldn’t have to
carry all the burdens of child
rearing alone.
And dads
shouldn’t miss all the wonderful feelings a parent experiences watching one’s children
grow and learn.
Sometimes marriages get
lost in all the hubbub surrounding life. We attend to the children’s needs. We make the
boss happy at work. But we
often let our own personal
health and well-being slide and
we borrow time and energy
from our marriages to satisfy
other demands in our world.
The problem with this is that a
healthy marriage is at the heart
of a healthy two-parent family.
I am reminded of the saying
“The best thing a father can do
for his children is to love their
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Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, March 22, 2012
Valley Heights Hosts St. Paddy’s Forensic Meet
Sheldon Kenworthy and Derek Trimble keep time during the forensics meet.
Hannah Edgar, of Linn, practices before she takes her
turn during the competition.
Fourteen schools attended
the St. Paddy’s Tournament at
Valley Heights High school on
Thursday, March 15th. Mrs.
Coon, the VHHS Forensic
Squad, Drama and Speech students organized and ran the
meet. Over 100 Valley Heights
Community members, teachers
and staff provided judging
expertise and helped to man the
hospitality suite organized by
Rhonda Joseph. This forensic
tournament helps provide funds
for the VHHS forensic team to
compete at over eight meets
and State Champs in Salina.
Out of the 13 TVL schools,
Valley Heights is one of only
three schools that host a meet.
Rock Creek High school
took first in sweepstakes with
Washington County coming in
2nd and Hanover took 3rd.
Valley Heights is not allowed
to compete at their own meet.
The VHHS squad will come
back from spring break and
compete on Tuesday, March
27th at Linn and then on March
28th at the Mid East
Tournament in Riley.
Girl Scouts Celebrate 100 Years
The girl scouts at the Blue
Rapids Elementary raised the
American Flag March 16th in
honor of the 100 Birthday of
Girl Scouting. All students
gathered around and said the
"Pledge of Allegiance". Troop
Waterville Opera House
Leader is Ashley Swearingen.
Those Girl Scouts participating
are Abby and Bailee Lister,
Adrianna Haines, Seaira
Nordquist, Megan Gray and
Shea Murk. Helping with the
flag ceremony is Kathi Menzel.
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Bob Hope Review
June 16, 2012
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On June 16 we will host the
“Bob Hope Review”. We
would like to request your
help in bringing this act to
the stage of our grand old
lady, and to continue our
efforts towards the
Waterville Opera House
Renovation.
Carolyn “DeVault” Walker, Ken Lamoreaux, David Walker, Joyce “Hale” Haxton, terry
Haxton, Pam Bulson and Claudia Atkinson work on planning the class of 1962’s 50th reunion.
Photos by Deb Barrington.
This Much I
Know Is True
By Frankie Rae Baker
1994-2011
Today, we stand divided.
Our nation-broken into
smaller pieces of a once great
whole. We stand today, not as
American citizens, but as
republicans and democrats,
blue vs. red, brother vs.
brother. We stand, not as a
symbol of unity and greatness but a symbol of corporate greed. We stand in wait
of a government, a leader,
that has not and likely will
not come. We stand not as the
United States of America, but
as a segregated country.
United we stood, and broken and prejudiced we shall
fall. In the absence the revolution will come, and there is
no doubt, despite peaceful
intentions, there will be violence. The poor will become
poorer, the wealthy, sucking
life from our economy,
wealthier, and the middle
class will evaporate entirely.
The people of America will
not stand idly by as their children starve, we have been too
strong and proud a people for
that. The people of America
will rise, and there shall be
turmoil. There WILL be
change, government facilitated or otherwise, there MUST
be change.
So, I ask you, the future of
America to stand, not as a
young democrat or young
republican, but as the youth
of our great nation, as one
unit working together despite
different
opinions
and
beliefs, and DEMAND
CHANGE. Demand your
education. Demand your
right to the freedom of
speech and press. Because
change starts with YOU. The
world is a big place, and you
are one person but you have a
voice, BE HEARD. We have
the power to create change,
now we must exercise that
power. I ask you to be tolerant and accepting of others,
our differences will make us
strong. Defy stereotypes,
understand others, understanding will lead to the necessary unity and change. But
things will not be easy, we
must not look upon the issues
with a sense of entitlement,
that has become the
American attitude as viewed
by the rest of the world. We
must not approach this as
arrogant politicians but as the
people’s catalyst, the humble
servants of a nation seeking
reform. We are the youth of
the nation, and we will grow
to be its leaders, and the parents of future leaders.
This much I know is true:
change will come, nothing
will remain the same, but if
we act now the change may
be for the better, for OUR
better. We must not remain
ignorant to the goings-ons of
our government. We have to,
instead, educate ourselves on
the issues. Take an interest in
your future, before it is
placed in the hands of someone else.
Thank you.
Benefit Dinner and Auction
Benefit Lasagna Dinner and
Silent Auction for Dale Link
for Medical Expenses.
It will be held on Sat, Mar
24th at the Barnes Firehouse
from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
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Girls Scouts at the Blue Rapids Grade School raised
the flag as the school said the “Pledge of Allegiance”
to celebrate girl scouting’s 100th birthday.
Joyce Stryker
President
Opera House Committee
785-363-2168