The Concordia Blade

BLADE-EMPIRE
CONCORDIA
VOL. CX NO. 230 (USPS 127-880)
CONCORDIA, KANSAS 66901
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Sacco sworn in as City Commissioner
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Across Kansas
Court suspends
attorney’s license
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas
Supreme Court has suspended the license of
a Lawrence attorney for 18 months amid
complaints from her clients and others attorneys.
Under an order issued last week, Joan M.
Hawkins also was instructed to pay the costs
for the disciplinary proceedings. The
Lawrence Journal-World reports that
Hawkins is the owner of J Hawk law firm and
handles family law cases. She didn’t immediately return a phone message that The Associated Press left at her office seeking
comment.
The court’s order said Hawkins had filed
false pleadings in district court, delayed
returning unearned legal fees to a former
client and improperly called into question
the veracity of a court employee. The court
also found that she engaged “in behavior that
unreasonably delayed the resolution of two
legal matters.”
By Hailey Keller
Blade-Staff Writer
For the last year, Mayor
Christy Hasch, along with
Commissioners Chuck Lambertz, Tim Parker, Marsha
Wentz and L yle Pounds have
served on the City Commission
together.
Wednesday night, Wentz
gracefully gave her commissioner seat to Sam Sacco,
newly-elected City Commissioner.
On April 5, the City of Concordia cast 397 votes for Sacco
compared to 285 votes for
Wentz.
The election earned him
Wentz’s spot on the Commission.
Stacey Crum, City Clerk,
presented Wentz with a plaque
for her years of service, including two full terms, or six years,
as a City Commissioner and
two years as Concordia’s
mayor-elect.
After the ceremony and a
brief recess, Sacco took his
place with the mayor, Lambertz, Parker and Pounds.
Hasch, who had 328 votes
during the city.s election was
re-appointed as mayor of the
City of Concordia Wednesday
night, and will serve in that
capacity until Jan. 9, 2017.
The other commissioners
nominated and voted Lambertz
to serve as Mayor Pro Tem.
The new city commission
team jumped right into the outlined agenda, to address the
$63,524.23 that the City of
Concordia was awarded by the
Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) in Federal
Funds. Federal Funds allow
the city to exchange their federal allotment for state transportation dollars. The exchange
rate for the program is 90 percent of the now state funds
with 10 percent going back to
KDOT.
Every year, the City of Con-
cordia has received a Federal
Fund allotment, and every year,
they have made the exchange.
Beginning in 2013, under
the direction of Ron Copple,
Public Works Director, the city
has stockpiled the Federal
Funds money.
After four years of saving the
money, $245,547.01 is available in state funds.
Copple said that the city has
been “Banking the money for a
larger, more specific project.”
According to Copple, saving
the yearly allotment is crucial
to getting anything on a largescale completed.
This year, for example, the
city received $63,524.23.
Copple said that $50,000 to
$60,000 wouldn’t even cover
the costs of one block of street,
if total reconstruction, including curb and gutter, were needed. Thus, the stockpiling of the
money, Copple said.
The city has tried to also
save money when dealing with
the dirt work and excavating
needed for the project on College Drive, over by Cloud County Community College.
On Wednesday night, Larry
Uri, City Manager, informed the
Commission that an extra
$4,250 would be needed for the
college side of the 21st Street
flood control area.
The additional monies are
needed to compensate the Koch
Excavating contractor who,
according to the language written in the change order, “Discovered concrete rubble and
tree debris disposed and
buried” in the area.
According to the language of
the change order, the debris
may have been buried during
the 2013 Sanitary Sewer Project, or, possibly, even from a
previous landowner.
The
original
contract
amount for the project was
$203,250.
The Commission approved
New commissioner
Concordia City Clerk Stacey Crum, left, swears in Sam Sacco as a
City Commissioner on Wednesday. (Blade photo by Hailey Keller)
the change order, which
increased the total contract
cost to $212,364.
The five-membered commission went from spending a bit
to saving a bit as Ashley
Hutchinson, CloudCorp director, reported that, after applying for a grant for seating at
Broadway Plaza, the Community Foundation has awarded
$6,700 for the venture.
Hutchinson said that $5,000
came from the Dane G. Hansen
Foundation and $1,700 from
the Impact Fund.
Last City Commission meeting, the City Commission met
with Dan Haist, owner of Cloud
Cover, LLC., to discuss a tent
rental agreement for a 20 by 50
foot tent, to be used at Broadway Plaza.
Wednesday night, the Commissioners agreed to Cloud
Cover’s tent rental agreement,
and also to a five-year exclusion clause.
This means that no other
large-scale tents can be used at
the Plaza until the five-year
term has passed.
Parties will have the option
to erect their own small tents,
however, but not to exceed 15
Take Back Day
set forApril 30
Person of interest in
sexual battery jailed
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have
booked into jail a 28-year-old man who
has been identified as a person of interest
in a sexually battery at a Wichita high
school.
The Wichita Eagle reports that the man
is being held on suspicion of multiple
charges, including sexual battery and
criminal discharge of a firearm. Jail
records show the man was booked into jail
Wednesday and is being held on a $65,000
bond.
Authorities began investigating in September after an 18-year-old student told
administrators that a stranger approached
her in Wichita East High School and asked
her where the gym was located. Police said
the teen alleged that the man followed her
into a bathroom and sexually battered her
as she attempted to return to the hall.
McPherson College
receives $1 million gift
MCPHERSON, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita
businessman has established a $1 million
endowment that will provide a new music
series and a student scholarship at
McPherson College.
The Salina Journal reports that Steve
Clark is using the endowment at the central Kansas school to honor his mother,
Fern Lingenfelter. The music series will
include two annual music performance
events with special emphasis on piano. It
will be followed by the creation of the Fern
Lingenfelter Scholarship in Music, an
annual merit-based scholarship for one or
more McPherson students majoring in
music.
Lingenfelter earned a certificate in
piano in 1924, a bachelor of music degree
in 1925 and a Bachelor of Arts in 1938, all
from McPherson. She taught piano in
McPherson for many years.
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feet by 15 feet in size.
The tent will be available to
rent for the following fees: $400
for 24 hours, $600 for 48 hours
and $200 for each successive
24-hour period after the 48
hours.
In other City Commission
news: The City Commission
met with Hutchinson during a
30-minute executive session to
discuss confidential business
data.
The Commission approved
the $12,780 purchase of a
Revcord Rack Mount Chassis
Voice Logging System for the
Concordia Police Department.
Crum was appointed to
serve on the Housing Authority
board.
Crum’s appointment came
after two spots were made
available when their members
resigned.
Uri said that the position
was advertised in the Blade
Empire, but there was no interest.
Crum volunteered to serve in
that capacity.
The City Commissioners
signed a proclamation making
April 2016 Sexual Assault
Awareness Month.
Making the grade
A Cloud County employee grades Quail Road west of Cloud County Community College on
Thursday morning. (Blade photo by Jay Lowell)
Pessimistic fiscal forecast
blows hole in Kansas budget
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas plans to
delay major highway projects and cut additional spending at state universities, a top
aide to Republican Gov. Sam Brownback
announced Wednesday, after a new pessimistic fiscal forecast blew a hole in the
state’s budget.
Budget Director Shawn Sullivan also outlined a proposal from the GOP governor to
sell off the rights to some the state’s funds
from a national legal settlement with tobacco companies in the 1990s. The annual payments would back bonds giving Kansas a
one-time infusion of about $158 million.
Sullivan presented two alternatives to the
tobacco-money proposal for lawmakers to
consider. One would delay $99 million in
contributions to public employee pensions
due over the next 2¬Ω months until July
2017. Another would make $139 million in
spending cuts, including in Medicaid and aid
to public schools. All three options involve
varying degrees of spending cuts.
Brownback’s administration unveiled the
proposals after a new, more pessimistic fiscal forecast for state government slashed
projected revenues through June 2017 by
$348 million and left the state with projected shortfalls in its current and next budgets
totaling more than $290 million.
On April 30 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. the Concordia Police Department and the Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give
the public its 11th opportunity in six years
to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding
their homes of potentially dangerous
expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.
People are asked to bring their pills for
disposal to Concordia City Hall at 701
Washington (The DEA cannot accept liquids or needles or sharps, only pills or
patches.) The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
Last September, Americans turned in
350 tons (over 702,000 pounds) of prescription drugs at more than 5,000 sites
operated by the DEA and more than 3,800
of its state and local law enforcement partners.
Overall, in its 10 previous Take Back
events, DEA and its partners have taken in
over 5.5 million pounds-more than 2,750
tons-of pills.
This initiative addresses a vital public
safety and public health issue.
Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion,
misuse, and abuse.
Rates of prescription drug abuse in the
U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses
because of these drugs.
Studies show that a majority of abused
prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home
medicine cabinet.
In addition, Americans are now advised
that their usual methods for disposing of
unused medicines-flushing them down the
toilet or throwing them in the trash-both
pose potential safety and health hazards.
For more information about the disposal
of prescription drugs or about the April 30
Take Back Day event, go to the DEA Diversion
website<http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.go
v/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html> or
contact Lt. Ric Fredrickson at the Concordia Police Department (785) 243-3131.
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OPINION
Washington Merry-Go-Round
by Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift
WASHINGTON – Senator
John McCain, R-Ariz., is not
impressed with President
Obama’s latest moves in the
military campaign against
the Islamic State. Two hundred additional U.S. troops
and eight Apache helicopters to assist the Iraqis in
the fight are “yet another
example of the grudging
incrementalism that rarely
wins wars, but could certainly lose one,” McCain
said.
McCain chairs the Senate Armed Service Committee, so what he says matters, and although he has
an argument on this one,
there is also a case for incremental warfare because
there are wars, and there
are wars.
This is not 1991 when
U.S. troops operating under Colin Powell’s dictum of
overwhelming force ousted
the Iraqi army from Kuwait in the 100-hour Desert
Storm war.
Saddam Hussein’s Iraq
had a large standing Army
that could be seen and
counted and defeated.
The war against ISIS is
not a war in the convention-
al sense. It is a war against
20,000 terrorists, and as
Obama makes what could
be his final push as president against ISIS, his strategy will be scrutinized, as
well it should.
He predicts that by
year’s end, there will be visible progress. “We will have
created conditions whereby
Mosul will eventually fall,”
he told CBS News.
The Obama doctrine put
simply is for U.S. forces to
assist local forces, and not
to take the lead role in the
conflict. Obama has said
many times that American
troops cannot win the war
for the Iraqis or the Syrians,
that it is their fight and
their cause, and American
troops can’t want victory
more than they do.
America’s military is the
best in the world. It knows
how to fight a war, but it
can’t win the peace for the
people who will live in the
region long after U.S. troops
depart. To win a peace that
is sustainable, the locals
have got to take the lead.
Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq, is a good example. The people of Mosul
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Harriet Tubman
to be face on $20 bill
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S.
paper money is getting a
historic makeover.
Harriet Tubman, an African-American abolitionist
born into slavery, will be the
new face on the $20 bill.
The leader of the Underground Railroad is replacing
the portrait of Andrew Jackson, the nation’s seventh
president and a slave owner,
who is being pushed to the
back of the bill.
And Alexander Hamilton, the nation’s first Treasury secretary who’s enjoying a revival thanks to a hit
Broadway play, will keep his
spot on the $10 note after
earlier talk of his removal.
The changes are part of
a currency redesign announced Wednesday by
Treasury
Secretary
Jacob Lew, with the new $20
marking two historic milestones: Tubman will become
the first African-American
on U.S. paper money and
the first woman to be depicted on currency in 100 years.
“This gesture sends a
powerful message, because
of the tendency in American
history, the background of
excluding women and marginalizing them as national
symbols,” said Riche Richardson, associate professor
in the Africana Studies and
Research Center at Cornell
University. “So even the
symbolic significance of this
cannot be overstated.”
Lew also settled a backlash that had erupted after
he had announced an initial plan to remove Hamilton
from the $10 bill in order
to honor a woman on the
bill. Instead, the Treasury
building on the back of the
bill will be changed to commemorate a 1913 march
that ended on the steps
of the building. It will also
feature suffragette leaders
Lucretia Mott, Sojourner
Truth, Susan B. Anthony,
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and
Alice Paul.
The back of the $20,
which now shows the White
House, will be redesigned
to include the White House
and Jackson, whose statute
stands across the street in
Lafayette Park.
The $5 bill will also undergo change: The illustration of the Lincoln Memorial
on the back will be redesigned to honor “events at
the Lincoln Memorial that
helped to shape our history
and our democracy.”
The new image on the $5
bill will include civil rights
leader Martin Luther King
Jr., who gave his famous
“I have a dream” speech on
the steps of the memorial
in 1963, and Marian Anderson and Eleanor Roosevelt. Anderson, an AfricanAmerican opera singer, gave
a concert at the memorial
in 1939 after she had been
blocked from singing at the
then-segregated Constitution Hall. The Lincoln Memorial concert was arranged
by Mrs. Roosevelt.
An online group, Women
on 20s, said it was encouraged that Lew was responding to its campaign to replace
Jackson with a woman. But
it said it wouldn’t be satisfied unless Lew committed
to issuing the new $20 bill
at the same time that the redesigned $10 bill is scheduled to be issued in 2020.
Lew didn’t go that far
Wednesday. But he pledged
that at least the designs for
all three bills will be accelerated so they’ll be finished by
2020 – the 100th anniversary of passage of the 19th
amendment giving women
the right to vote. He said the
new notes will go into circulation as fast as possible after that, consistent with the
need to incorporate new anti-counterfeiting measures
in the designs.
are primarily Sunnis, and
while they want to be free
of ISIS, they don’t want to
be liberated by Iraqi Shiites. Their blood feud with
the Shiites goes back to
the 14th century, and they
don’t trust them.
The people of Mosul
don’t want to be liberated
by the Kurds either because
they’re afraid of being swept
up and becoming part of
Kurdistan, the region in
northern Iraq the Kurds
claim for their own.
The dilemma for the
people of Mosul: Who will
be their liberators? That’s
what justifies the carefully
calibrated incrementalism
that is Obama’s signature
in the conflict. The administration is helping the Kurds
and the Iraqis in their fight
to liberate Mosul.
The administration just
paid the back wages of
Kurdish fighters, who are
worth every penny. And the
Iraqis have long requested
Apache helicopters. This is
the first time Obama has
agreed to send them.
The small number of additional U.S. troops will act
as advisors as the Iraqi and
Kurdish forces inch toward
Mosul, and if everything
goes according to plan, they
will rout the ISIS fighters.
This will set the stage for
the citizens of Mosul to rise
up and retake their city. It is
a complicated, convoluted
task, part military, and part
ethnic sociology – incrementalism at its core. These
age old conflicts playing out
in the new age of terrorism
and Islamic extremism do
not yield to the simple military solutions.
Obama is a cerebral president, and he thinks about
what happens once military
action is undertaken, and
the consequences of what
he and the next president
must take into account: the
peace that follows.
Douglas Cohn’s new
book, “The President's First
Year: None Were Prepared,
Some Never Learned – Why
the Only School for Presidents Is the Presidency,” is
available in book stores.
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Suits: KSU ignored off-campus rapes
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – Two
female students allege that
Kansas State University has
refused to investigate their
rapes and other sex assaults
at
off-campus
fraternity
houses, according to federal
lawsuits filed Wednesday.
The civil rights lawsuits,
filed in U.S. District Court
in Kansas, contend that the
university’s practice endangers students and violates
federal law by creating a hostile learning environment for
victims.
Already, Kansas State is
the subject of four open federal Title IX investigations
for allegedly mishandling sex
assault complaints, according to the U.S. Department
of Education’s Office of Civil
Rights. The university, located in Manhattan, Kansas,
would not comment beyond
an emailed statement: “Kansas State University does not
discuss litigation matters in
the media, nor do we publicly discuss individual reports
of discrimination, including
sexual violence.”
The U.S. Department of
Education has said schools
have an obligation to respond to such complaints,
even if they occur off campus, according to the students’ attorney, Cari Simon.
“Schools understand that
attending school on a campus alongside an assailant
can cause a hostile environment for a student, that
it really impacts a victim. It
can really prevent them from
fully accessing their education and can affect their
well-being, so schools across
the country are investigating
these in fact,” Simon said.
“Kansas State’s position is
an outlier.”
Campus sex assaults –
and universities’ responses
have been pushed to the
forefront in the past couple
of years, most recently involving or allegedly involving
student-athletes at Baylor
University and the University of Tennessee. The Office of
Civil Rights is investigating
224 sexual violence cases at
178 colleges and universities
across the nation – including
the four at Kansas State. The
Obama administration also
has taken steps to push colleges to better tackle the issue, including releasing the
names colleges and universities that were facing investigations for their handling of
such cases under Title IX, a
federal anti-discrimination
law involving women.
Kansas State’s campus
crime statistics show 16
rapes in 2014, six of which
occurred off campus. The
lawsuits cite police reports
that indicate at least 11
rapes were alleged to have
happened at Kansas State
fraternities since 2012.
The Associated Press typically does not identify alleged victims of sexual assault, but Simon said her
clients have publicly used
Today in History
50 years ago
April 21, 1966—A&W
Drive-In had opened a dining room serving flavorcrisp chicken, golden fried
shrimp, seafood dinners
and more than 20 different sandwiches and favorite beverages . . . Inviting
motorists to Fill up at Phillips “66” Downtown Service
were Leonard LeDuc, owner-manager; Clyde Graham,
service; and John Brownell,
mechanical service.
25 years ago
April 21, 1991—Vicki
Charbonneau won the shot
put and discus at the Chapman Junior High Invitational Track and Field Meet . . .
Tom and Cindy Thompson,
rural Concordia, announced
the birth of their son, Dakota Scot, born April 18.
10 years ago
April 21, 2006—Members of the Davies-Crook
Post 76 of the American
Legion selected Ben Swenson, Zach Widen, Graham
Pritchett, Michael Pounds,
Blake Erkenbrack, Ryan LaBarge and Stuart Warkentin
as delegates to attend Boys
State June 11-17 at Kansas
State University in Manhattan . . . Justin LeDuc and
Heath Jackson were laying brick in the sidewalk in
front of the new Majestic 4
Theatre in Concordia.
5 years ago
April 21, 2011—A son,
Cooper Roy, was born to
Richard and Rachel Bell,
Winfield.
His
maternal
grandparents were Richard and Roberta Lowrey,
Concordia . . . Kirk Lowell,
CloudCorp executive director, was the third of eight
monthly speakers giving
speeches during the 2011
Concordia Speakers Series.
He was speaking on the area’s strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats.
1 year ago
April 21, 2015—Funk
Pharmacy was robbed at
gunpoint by a man who had
a scarf covering his face and
took an unknown quantity
of narcotics . . . Taskin Kindel and Torxton Kindel gave
demonstrations at the Hollis
Hustlers 4-H Club meeting.
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SUDOKU
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in the empty squares so that each
row, each column and each 3x3
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their names because they
felt they didn’t do anything
wrong. The women, both 21,
are still students at Kansas
State.
Tessa Farmer alleges in
her lawsuit that she was
raped March 6, 2015, after
a party at a fraternity house
where she had become “very
intoxicated.” She went home,
but later returned with a student to the fraternity house,
where they had sex. She
blacked out and woke up to
find another student sexually assaulting her, according
to the lawsuit.
Sara Weckhorst was a
freshman when she accepted
an invitation to a fraternity
event at Pillsbury Crossing,
a wildlife area that is a frequent party location not far
from campus. Her lawsuit
contends she became “extremely incapacitated” from
consuming a large amount of
alcohol and blacked out. One
of the students raped her in
his truck while 15 other students looked on, some taking video and photographs,
according to the court filing.
Her lawsuit also alleges multiple rapes while going to and
at a fraternity house.
Both women said they reported the sexual assaults
to police and went to hospitals where rape kits were
taken; prosecutors declined
to file charges related to
Weckhorst’s allegations and
a decision is pending on
whether to file charges in
Farmer’s case, Simon said.
But their lawsuits allege that
Kansas State told them they
wouldn’t do anything about
the rapes because they occurred off campus, so they
filed complaints with the federal government.
Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars
By Jacqueline Bigar
A baby born today has a
Sun in Taurus and a Moon
in Libra if born before 8:17
p.m. (EST). Afterward, the
Moon will be in Scorpio.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for
Thursday, April 21, 2016:
This year you could experience a lot of high-voltage
surprises, which certainly
will keep your life exciting.
More often than not you will
see both sides of an argument. Go beyond that and
see the core issue. Others
play a key role in your year.
If you are single, your animal magnetism soars, which
adds to your desirability.
You might find it difficult to
choose the right person, but
you will enjoy the process.
If you are attached, the two
of you often kiss and make
up. Respect your differences
rather than make a big deal
out of them. SCORPIO is as
stubborn as you are.
The Stars Show the
Kind of Day You’ll Have:
5-Dynamic;
4-Positive;
3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
ARIES (March 21-April
19)
*** Some of you sense unusual vibrations or seem to
know when the unexpected
is about to occur. Others
simply might feel tension
building. The unexpected
occurs today as you build to
a Full Moon. Hold on tight to
your wallet. Know when to
say “no.” Tonight: All smiles.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20)
*** You will be out of sorts
for a good part of the day.
You might not realize what
is ailing you. You could feel
drained, but that status will
change later today. Feel free
to take a walk or a nap in
order to keep your energy
levels up. Tonight: Suddenly
you feel more like yourself.
GEMINI (May 21-June
20)
**** You sense when
something is off. You need to
focus and not get distracted
by today’s high energy. Concentrate on your goals and
important meetings. You
can’t afford to be distracted,
though a friend might try.
Tonight: Be responsible, but
know when to call it a night.
CANCER (June 21-July
22)
*** You might feel tense,
even when just doing your
own thing. Know that your
sensitivities to the fluctuation of the Moon are playing
out. You are about to experience a Full Moon. Romance
seems to be in the air. Tonight: Be kind to someone
who might not be feeling as
good as you are.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
**** Get a head start on
your day. You have a lot to
squeeze in, and sooner or
later a snafu is likely to appear. If you have an hour to
spare, you will want to deal
with this minor issue. Make
calls, return emails and
clear your desk. Tonight:
You just might be happiest
at home.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
*** You might be startled
by news that is centered
on how you handle your finances. You know when
you have had enough, and
you know how to discipline
yourself. Think about your
financial goals and consider
whether this situation conforms to those desires. Tonight: Chat with a friend.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
**** You might be wondering what is going on
around you. Someone you
care about might stun you
with his or her behavior. Say
little and evaluate. You’ll
feel a need to make sure you
feel more stable. That sense
of well-being can come only
from you. Tonight: Run errands.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov.
21)
*** You might be sluggish or slow today as you
try to zero in on an important project or situation. If
you observe more and say
little, a burst of sudden insight is likely. Take a brisk
walk if you are feeling overly
stressed. Tonight: Take a
power nap, then decide.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21)
**** You might feel as
if there is no better way to
open a discussion about a
difficult situation than during a meeting. You will get a
lot of different opinions as a
result. A child or loved one
is likely to surprise you in
the morning. Tonight: Slow
down; you need to relax.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19)
**** You could be in a
situation where you would
prefer to have a conversation with a boss without everyone listening. You might
feel as if you need this person’s feedback. Don’t allow
someone to rock your boat.
Stand firmly by your beliefs.
Tonight: Off with friends.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18)
**** Reach out to someone
at a distance. How you handle a personal matter could
change after a conversation
with this person. Surprises
that surround you could
force you to regroup and decide what is best to do. Detach and take an overview of
certain elements of your life.
Tonight: Out.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20)
**** You do best when
relating to others on a oneon-one level. Getting direct
feedback and being able to
negotiate allows you to gain
an understanding and make
a firm decision. Use caution around your funds. Be
ready for an adventure. Tonight: Catch some zzz.
BORN TODAY
Queen
Elizabeth
II
(1926), actress Andie MacDowell (1958), politician
Thomas Kean (1935)
***
Jacqueline Bigar is on
the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com.
(c) 2016 by King Features
Syndicate Inc.
Blade-Empire, Thursday, April 21 , 2016 3
Looking Back
Today is Thursday, April 21, the 112th day of 2016.
There are 254 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On April 21, 1926, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was born
in Mayfair, London; she was the first child of The Duke
and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and
the Queen Mother. Christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary,
the princess became monarch upon the death of her father
in 1952, beginning a 64-year-old reign surpassing that of
Queen Victoria.
On this date:
•In 1649, the Maryland Toleration Act, providing for freedom of worship for all Christians, was passed by the Maryland assembly.
•In 1789, John Adams was sworn in as the first vice
president of the United States.
•In 1816, Charlotte Bronte, author of “Jane Eyre,” was
born in Thornton, England.
•In 1836, an army of Texans led by Sam Houston defeated the Mexicans at San Jacinto, assuring Texas independence.
•In 1910, author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better
known as Mark Twain, died in Redding, Connecticut, at
age 74.
•In 1930, fire broke out inside the overcrowded Ohio
Penitentiary in Columbus, killing 332 inmates.
•In 1940, the quiz show that asked the “$64 question,”
‘’Take It or Leave It,” premiered on CBS Radio.
•In 1955, the Jerome Lawrence-Robert Lee play “Inherit
the Wind,” inspired by the Scopes trial of 1925, opened at
the National Theatre in New York.
•In 1960, Brazil inaugurated its new capital, Brasilia,
transferring the seat of national government from Rio de
Janeiro.
•In 1976, clinical trials of the swine flu vaccine began in
Washington, D.C.
•In 1986, a rediscovered vault in Chicago’s Lexington
Hotel that was linked to Al Capone was opened during a
widely watched live TV special hosted by Geraldo Rivera;
aside from a few bottles and a sign, the vault turned out to
be empty.
•In 1996, oddsmaker Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder died in
Las Vegas at age 77.
Ten years ago: Nouri al-Maliki (NOO’-ree ahl-MAHL’-ihkee) was nominated by the Shiites as Iraq’s prime minister after outgoing Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari (EE’brah-heem ahl JAH’-fah-ree) gave up his bid for another
term. Chinese President Hu Jintao (hoo jin-tow) wrapped
up his U.S. tour with a visit to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Miss Kentucky Tara Elizabeth Conner was
crowned Miss USA during the pageant in Baltimore.
Five years ago: President Barack Obama announced the
Justice Department was assembling a team to “root out any
cases of fraud or manipulation” in oil markets that might
be contributing to $4 a gallon-plus gasoline prices. Sen.
John Ensign, R-Nev., announced he would step down amid
a developing ethics probe over how he’d handled an admitted extramarital affair with a former staffer and whether he
tried to illegally cover it up. (The Senate Ethics Committee
referred the case to the Justice Department, which decided
not to prosecute Ensign.) Jess Jackson, 81, founder of the
Kendall-Jackson winery, died in Geyerville, California.
One year ago: An Egyptian criminal court sentenced
ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to 20 years
in prison over the killing of protesters in 2012. An Indonesian court found an American couple, Tommy Schaefer
and Heather Mack, guilty of premeditated murder and sentenced them to prison in the death of Mack’s mother, Sheila
von Wiese-Mack, on the resort island of Bali. The head of
the Drug Enforcement Administration, Michele Leonhart,
announced her retirement in the wake of allegations that
DEA agents had attended sex parties with prostitutes. Pope
Francis accepted the resignation of U.S. Bishop Robert
Finn, who’d pleaded guilty to failing to report a suspected
child abuser. Mary Doyle Keefe, 92, the model for Norman
Rockwell’s iconic 1943 Rosie the Riveter painting, died in
Simsbury, Connecticut.
Today’s Birthdays: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is 90.
Actress-comedian-writer Elaine May is 84. Actor Charles
Grodin is 81. Actor Reni Santoni (REH’-nee san-TOH’-nee)
is 78. Anti-death penalty activist Sister Helen Prejean is
77. Singer-musician Iggy Pop is 69. Actress Patti LuPone
is 67. Actor Tony Danza is 65. Actor James Morrison is 62.
Actress Andie MacDowell is 58. Rock singer Robert Smith
(The Cure) is 57. Rock musician Michael Timmins (Cowboy
Junkies) is 57. Actor John Cameron Mitchell is 53. Rapper
Michael Franti (Spearhead) is 50. Actor Toby Stephens is
47. Rock singer-musician Glen Hansard (The Frames) is
46. Actor Rob Riggle is 46. Comedian Nicole Sullivan is 46.
Football player-turned-actor Brian White is 43. Olympic
gold medal pairs figure skater Jamie Sale (sah-LAY’) is 39.
Rock musician David Brenner (Theory of a Deadman) is 38.
Actor James McAvoy is 37. NFL quarterback Tony Romo is
36. Actor Terrence J is 34. Actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw is
33. Actor Christoph (cq) Sanders is 28. Rock singer Sydney
Sierota (Echosmith) is 19.
Thought for Today: “I try to avoid looking forward or
backward, and try to keep looking upward.”
– Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855).
More Highlight in History:
•In 1945, during World War II, famed American war correspondent Ernie Pyle, 44, was killed by Japanese gunfire
on the Pacific island of Ie Shima (ee-eh shee-mah), off Okinawa.
•In 1946, the League of Nations met for the last time. The
International Court of Justice, the judicial arm of the United Nations, held its first sitting in The Hague, Netherlands.
•In 1956, American actress Grace Kelly married Prince
Rainier (ray-NEER’) of Monaco in a civil ceremony. (A
church wedding took place the next day.)
•In 1978, the Senate approved the Panama Canal Treaty,
providing for the complete turnover of control of the waterway to Panama on the last day of 1999.
•In 1983, 63 people, including 17 Americans, were killed
at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, by a suicide bomber.
PEOPLE
Walking tour planned
for Walk @ Lunch Day
Annie’s
Mailbox
by Kathy Mitchell and
Marcy Sugar
Dear Annie: Two years
ago, my husband bought a
dog from a breeder. It is a
designer dog that's supposed
to be hypoallergenic, since
I have very bad allergies to
dogs. (I take medication now.)
Here's the problem: We
didn't know at the time that
the dog was part of a litter
that came from our neighbor's dog. The mother still
lives with our neighbors and
they like to come around every day and take our dog for a
walk. Our dog loves them so
much that he often crosses
the electric fence when he
sees his mom outside. If he's
tied up, the neighbors will
come by and just untie him.
This is a major annoyance.
Worse is that when they take
him for a walk, I have to go
to their place to pick him up
after, and the neighbor tries
to make me feel guilty for not
walking him myself.
My husband doesn't have
a problem with it since he's
away all day and walks the
dog when he gets home. Annie, I really didn't want a dog
and my husband knew it, but
got one anyway. Now I have a
responsibility to take care of
him and deal with intrusive
neighbors. What do I do? —
Desperate
Dear
Desperate: You
could go the nuclear route —
your neighbors are trespassing and taking your dog without permission. You could
call the police. But try this instead: Let them walk the dog
and take him back to their
house. Then leave him there.
You know the dog is being
well cared for, and your husband can pick him up when
he gets home. That way, you
get to relax, you don't have to
visit your critical neighbor,
and your husband becomes
more responsible for the dog
— which is what can happen
when one person in a relationship makes a unilateral
decision that negatively affects the other.
Dear Annie: I'm a 74-yearold happily married man. I
read the letter from "Confused," the 51-year-old lady
who asked whether she
should stay in a relationship
with her 58-year-old fiance.
Each of them is twice divorced. He's had four DUIs
and likes to watch porn. They
met online and hit it off quickly. The guy moved in with her
and took control. She supports him financially. Yet she
said that her only problem is
his sexual demands, including bringing in another woman to join them. She wanted
your advice.
Annie, is this woman so
insecure that she can't see
the whole picture? She must
like the way she's living or
she would have dumped this
fast-talking bozo a long time
ago. I may not have been the
perfect husband, but I still
pray that we'll stay married
for many more years to come.
I know a good thing when I
see it. Glad to say, I've only
been married once. — Life is
Good
Dear Life: A lot of people
cannot see the whole picture
when they are in the middle of
a relationship. And there are
usually some good aspects,
which muddies the view.
But the guy who is great in
bed does not make up for the
same guy who won't get a job
and yells at you all day. This
is especially true for those,
like "Confused," who were
previously in abusive relationships. They don't know
what a healthy one looks like.
We're glad you do.
Annie's Mailbox is written
by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy
Sugar, longtime editors of the
Ann Landers column. Please
email your questions to [email protected],
or write to: Annie's Mailbox,
c/o Creators Syndicate, 737
3rd Street, Hermosa Beach,
CA 90254. You can also find
Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies.
Germanns will celebrate
30th wedding anniversary
Greg and Melanie Germann, Clifton, will celebrate
their 30th wedding anniversary Sunday, April 24, with
an open house reception at
Faith United Church Presbyterian, Clifton. Hours will be
2-4 p.m.
Greg Germann and Melanie Charbonneau were married April 26, 1985, at Our
Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Concordia by
Father Maurice J. Ptacek.
Greg is a supervisor for
Farmway Co-op, Concordia,
and Melanie works for Central Kansas Home Health of
Clay Center.
The honorees request only
your presence as their gift.
The couple have two children, Jacob Lawrence and
Catherine JoAnn, both of
Clifton.
Cards may be sent to
310 E. Bartlett, Clifton, KS
66937.
Club notes
Linda Hayden gave a
program on “De-Stressing”
when SASNAK Study Club
met with her April 20.
Hayden suggested the
new phase of adult coloring
books and told about how
group get-togethers provided coloring art therapy as a
good way to de-stress. She
then brought out several of
the new types of coloring
books and colored pencils
and asked members to pick
a picture and begin.
This was the last meeting
of this club year. The study
club will begin its new year
in September.
Chapter EV of P.E.O. met
April 15 at the United Meth-
Senior Citizens Menu
odist Church with Marjorie
Cruzen as hostess. Officers
gave the Exempliciation of
the Ritual. Pat Wright was
installed as guard.
Shirley Moynihan began
her program by showing
her wedding dress that was
later worn by a sister-in-law
and her daughter.
Members told stories of
their weddings which included the groom being
late, having the mumps four
days after the ceremony
and someone writing “Help”
on the soles of the groom’s
shoes, so it would show
when the groom knelt at the
altar.
Next meeting will be May
6 with Carman Davis.
Friday, April 22—Pork cutlets, scalloped potatoes, peas
and carrots, fruit; 10 a.m.—Exercise; progressive cards.
Honored
Stacey Crum, City Clerk, presented Marsha Wentz, longtime
City Commissioner and two-term mayor with a special plaque
Wednesday night commemorating her service. (Blade photo
by Hailey Keller)
Kansas Profile –
Now That’s Rural:
Gary LaGrange – Soldier Agricultural
Vocational Education
By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National
Institute for Rural Development at
Kansas State University.
The chairman of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Agricultural Appropriations is calling the hearing to order in
Washington, D.C. Today this committee is learning about
an innovative project which will help veterans and wounded warriors transition into healing careers in agriculture. A
proposed location for this national model facility is in rural
Kansas.
Gary LaGrange is president of Soldier Agricultural Vocational Education or SAVE for short. As a retired garrison
commander at Fort Riley, Gary knows first-hand about the
needs of soldiers and veterans.
Gary grew up on a farm in Iowa. He joined the Army,
served in Viet Nam and worked his way up through the
ranks. After multiple tours overseas, his final post before
retiring was at Fort Riley. He found that he enjoyed beekeeping as a hobby, and he observed that soldiers who
helped him seemed to benefit from the experience.
Gary’s daughter Shari is a clinical psychologist specializing in post traumatic stress disorder and brain injuries of
wounded warriors. In 2012, she recommended that a training farm for veterans and transitioning soldiers would be
of great value to them. Gary started to explore the idea,
including therapy and clinical support.
Meanwhile, occupational therapists at Fort Riley’s Warrior Transition Battalion asked Gary to develop a beekeeping training program for soldiers, which he did. He then
organized educational tours to farms and farm support organizations near the fort. “The results were extraordinarily
positive,” Gary said.
Gary met extensively with Kansas State University faculty and others. He found strong support for this idea from
the College of Agriculture, and especially from the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering’s AgrAbility
program for farmers with a disability. The College of Architecture volunteered to do a class project of developing designs for the training farm, using 155 acres of land owned
and farmed by retired K-State professor Marvin Hachmeister.
This acreage is contiguous to Fort Riley and close to KState. It’s located in a peaceful setting between Manhattan
and the rural community of Keats, which has a population
of perhaps 100 people. Now, that’s rural.
As Gary thought about the needs of the 800,000 soldiers
who will be transitioning from the military to civilian life,
he learned about the need for new farmers. Forty percent
of farms are owned and operated by farmers over age 65,
and 63 percent of farms are in their last generation of family ownership. In the next 15 years, an estimated 1 million
new farmers will be needed. This project can help respond
to both needs: Soldiers seeking a healing occupation, and
farmers needing a new generation of successors.
In December 2015, Soldier Agricultural Vocational Education was officially formed as a non-profit organization
in Kansas. A board of directors was created with diverse
membership, chaired by former general Mike Dodson. Full
disclosure: I serve on this board also.
Current plans for the SAVE farm include training on
crops such as wheat, corn, soybeans, grain sorghum, alfalfa, produce and an orchard, plus cattle, sheep, goats,
swine, horses and poultry. The complex of buildings on
the farm would include a clinic, chapel, residences for 100
students and family, greenhouse, commercial kitchen, and
more. By connecting with K-State, this model could be replicated at land-grant universities across the nation.
SAVE was selected by the federal administration as one
of the top ideas with potential to help produce beginning
farmers. Gary was chosen to present the idea at the White
House in February 2016.
Sen. Jerry Moran has been very supportive of this idea
and invited Gary to testify before his subcommittee. As one
farm organization put it, “The creation of the SAVE Farm
would be a win-win situation for both agriculture and the
military.” Another letter said: “When agricultural training
is coupled with a therapy center, as proposed by the SAVE
Project, such an approach can literally save lives.”
For more information, see www.thesavefarm.org.
It’s time to leave Washington, D.C., where the SAVE project is being highlighted before a national, Congressional
panel. We commend Gary LaGrange and all those involved
with SAVE for making a difference by helping those who
serve, and those who farm.
Cloud County Convention and Tourism, the Frank
Carlson Library and Marla’s Joy are teaming up to bring
a new event to Concordia. Wednesday, April 27, is National Walk @ Lunch Day.
To encourage participation Susie Haver and Audrey
Kalivoda will provide a walking tour of downtown Concordia at noon on this day.
The tour will begin at the Whole Wall, then progress
along 6th Street. The tour guides will point out buildings
of historical interest, share interesting facts about the
downtown businesses and reveal some surprising details
about Concordia.
“Concordia’s architecture is truly amazing, said Haver. “It will all be on display for the Walking Tour. This
is the kind of event where it’s going to be polite to stare.”
The tour will last about 30 minutes, ending near the
Brown Grand. Participants can opt to have a salad bar
lunch at Marla’s Joy following the tour.
Tickets are available at the Frank Carlson Library, the
Cloud County Tourism office and Marla’s Joy Tea House.
The National Walk @ Lunch Day tour is offered to the
public free of charge. Cost of lunch will be the responsibility of individual participants.
For more information call the Frank Carlson Library, 243.2250 or the Cloud County Convention office,
243.4303.
KCLY Spring Expo set
for Friday in Clay Center
The KCLY Spring Expo will
be Friday, April 22, from 10
a.m.-7:15 p.m. at the Armory
at the Clay County Fairgrounds in Clay Center at
12th and Bridge Streets.
This is the 36th year for
the event which attracts as
many as 1,500 people.
Young families, new families and residents with established homes come to view
the more than 80 booths
representing products, services and organizations that
comprise the best of what the
region offers.
The expo offers free parking and free admission. Hourly door prizes will be given by
vendors throughout the day.
Food booths will be onsite all day and include
wood-fired brick oven pizza,
sandwiches, barbecue and
homemade pie.
Early History of Clyde
focus for McCall’s program
As part of Clyde’s 150th
Anniversary
celebration,
the Clyde Community Historical Society will present a
program at 2 p.m., Sunday,
April 24, at at the Clyde Historical Society Building, Old
Presbyterian Church, 200
block of South Grant.
Guest speaker will be
Bob MCall, Salina, who will
share early history of the
town and some of its early
settlers. Everyone is invited
and refreshments will be
served.
Upcoming events
Sunday, April 24, 2 p.m.—Program on early Clyde history by Bob McCall at the Clyde Historical Society Building,
Old Presbyterian Church, 200 block of South Grant.
Sunday, April 24, 2 p.m., Trinity United Methodist
Church in Salina—Heartland Men’s Chorus in concert.
Tuesday, April 26, 7 p.m., Brown Grand Theatre—Comedy Pet Show.
In the U.S., both National Pig Day and Peanut Butter Lover’s Day are observed on March 1st—hopefully, not at the
same time in the same place.
Sponsored By
Concordia Golf & Wellness, LLC
Blade-Empire Thursday, April 21, 2016 5
Sports
Bench sparks
Clippers to win
Royals come up short against Tigers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)
— It took the Kansas City
Royals into the seventh
inning before knocking
Jordan Zimmermann from
the game, and it took them
until the ninth inning
before they finally punctured the scoreboard.
They ran out of outs
with the tying runner on
second base.
Alex Gordon and Salvador Perez gave the Royals
a chance with back-toback homers off Detroit
closer
Francisco
Rodriguez. But the veteran
bounced back to strike out
Mike
Moustakas
and
strand two runners on
base, preserving the Tigers’
3-2 victory Wednesday
night.
“I figured it was going to
be a pitcher’s duel,” Royals
manager Ned Yost said.
Jordan Zimmermann
got the better of it for
Detroit, scattering seven
hits and a walk over 6 1/3
innings with eight strikeouts. He has yet to allow a
run over 19 1/3 innings, a
stretch that is beginning to
make the $110 million,
five-year
contract
he
signed in November look
like a bargain.
It’s the longest scoreless
stretch to start a season by
a Detroit pitcher since at
least 1913.
“He’s aggressive. He’s
LOS ANGELES (AP) —
Chris Paul and Blake Griffin
were in no hurry to go back
into the game. The reserves
were rolling and again creating some breathing room.
Paul and Griffin urged
coach Doc Rivers to let the
second unit keep playing. He
agreed, and the bench scored
43 points in the Clippers’
102-81 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on
Wednesday night, giving Los
Angeles a 2-0 lead in its firstround playoff series.
“Those guys looked like
they were in a good rhythm,”
said Paul, who led the Clippers with 25 points. “We’ve all
been together long enough to
know, let them keep rolling,
let them keep going until they
really need a break. If we
come out of the game up six,
when we go back in the game,
we may be up 10 or up 12.
We just need those guys to
keep playing with that confidence.”
Jamal Crawford, the
NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year,
led the reserves with 11
points and Jeff Green added
10 on a night when the Clippers’ starters weren’t their
usual dominant selves. The
bench opened the second
quarter on a 12-2 run,
stretching a six-point lead to
15.
“The bench won us the
game,” J.J. Redick said.
“Defensively, they were great
all the way down the line and
they each had impact on the
game.
Among
the
starters,
Redick scored 17 points,
Blake Griffin had 12 points
and nine rebounds, and
DeAndre Jordan had 18
rebounds for the Clippers,
who topped 100 points for
the second straight game.
Damian Lillard and Mason
Plumlee led the Blazers with
17 points each. CJ McCollum
added 16 after being held to
nine in their 20-point loss in
the series opener. Plumlee
and Al-Farouq Aminu had 10
rebounds each. Portland
shot a season-worst 34.1
percent.
“Especially at the start of
the game, I got a lot of good
looks,” Lillard said. “When
you get those good looks
you’ve got to knock them
down, especially in a playoff
series like this when they’re
trapping and sending two
guys.”
Game 3 is Saturday in
Portland.
“Going home, everybody
will be a little bit more confident,”
McCollum
said.
“Teams usually shoot better
at home.”
The Clippers’ bench put
the game out of reach in the
fourth, stretching a six-point
lead to 16 before Redick, Paul
and Griffin returned with
7:38 to play. Griffin made his
presence felt immediately
with a monstrous cutting
dunk that roused the crowd.
Los Angeles’ reserves
opened the fourth on a 14-4
run. McCollum’s struggles in
that stretch were emblematic
of the entire game. He turned
the ball over and missed a 3pointer while the Clippers
kept converting at their end.
Wesley Johnson grabbed an
offensive rebound and hit a
turnaround jumper, Austin
Rivers hit a 3-pointer to beat
the shot clock and Jamal
Crawford benefited from a
goaltending call.
“Their bench was effective
for them and they did it in different ways,” Portland coach
Terry Stotts said. “I thought
Austin Rivers’ 3-point shot
was a big momentum play.
That kind of turned the tide
in the fourth quarter.”
The Blazers’ only lead
came on the game’s opening
basket. They got better production from McCollum (nine
points in Game 1) and Plumlee (four points, five rebounds
and no assists in Game 1),
but were doomed by their
shooting.
“We got some good looks,
and I got some good-looking
shots I didn’t make,” McCollum said. “I had a wide-open
3 in the corner in transition.
We’re going to make those
shots nine times out of 10.
Those are the types of shots
we have to make. Moving forward, we will.”
Curt Schilling helped the
Boston Red Sox end an 86year championship drought
and then immediately started squandering the goodwill
he had earned.
Even before the celebratory champagne could go
flat,
Schilling
irritated
Democrats in presidential
candidate John Kerry’s
home state — many of them
Red Sox fans — by blurting
out on national TV, “Vote
Bush.” He toyed with public
office himself in 2009 after
U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy
died, a plan that was complicated because, as an
unenrolled voter, Schilling
would have had to run as an
CLEVELAND (AP) — J.R.
Smith looked down at the
postgame box score and
couldn’t believe his eyes.
“We shot 38 3s?” he asked.
“Damn.”
Yep, and dropped 20 to
sink the Pistons.
LeBron James scored 27
points, Smith made seven of
Cleveland’s NBA playoff
record-tying 20 3-pointers,
and the Cavs opened a 2-0
lead in their increasingly
testy series with a 107-90
victory over Detroit on
Wednesday night.
The top-seeded Cavs put
away the up-and-coming Pistons in the third quarter,
outscoring them 27-15 to
protect home-court advantage. They did it with a flurry
of six 3s, including two by
Smith.
“I’m open, so I shoot the
ball,” Smith explained. “It’s
kind of simple for me.”
There was nothing easy
about their first two wins and
the Cavs, favored to win the
Eastern Conference and
return to the finals, will have
their work cut out when the
best-of-seven series resumes
on Friday night at Detroit.
The young Pistons aren’t
backing down and rookie
Stanley Johnson had strong
words for the Cavs afterward.
“Their whole team talks,”
said Johnson, who was also
upset with James for bumping him at the end of the first
quarter. “All those guys on
the bench, they’re like cheer-
leaders. Only 7-8 guys are
playing, but they’re all talking. They might as well be in
the stands.”
James also took exception
to being hit by Marcus Morris’ elbow in the fourth quarter.
There’s
a
video
circulating of James taking
issue with it and mouthing a
threat.
“There hasn’t been one
dirty play in the series,”
James said, downplaying the
teams’ dislike for each other.
“I will make sure my guys
understand that we’re here
to play basketball, everything
else is irrelevant. There’s a
video here, a video there —
means absolutely nothing. I
took a shot, but I’m OK, I’m
still standing tall.”
Kyrie Irving added 22
points for Cleveland, which
shares the postseason record
for 3s with Golden State
(2015), Dallas (2011) and
Seattle (1996).
Andre Drummond scored
20 for the Pistons, who have
lost 10 straight playoff games
against Cleveland. Drummond was just 4 of 16 from
the line and the Pistons didn’t do enough on either end
to slow the Cavs.
“I don’t care if you’re left
by yourself, 20 of 38 is pretty
good shooting,” Pistons
coach Stan Van Gundy said
of
Cleveland’s
3-point
onslaught.
Smith’s outside shooting
was a welcomed addition for
the Cavs, who got 81 points
from James, Irving and Kevin
Love in Game 1 but can’t
count on that production
from them every time. Smith
scored only nine points in the
opener, but that didn’t deter
him from firing away.
The Cavs are counting on
Smith, who had a rough
postseason last year, when
he was suspended in the first
round and shot poorly in the
NBA Finals.
Cleveland made six 3s in
the third when it twisted a
five-point deficit into a 14point lead.
The biggest 3 in the spurt
came from James, who after
knocking down his shot,
raised three fingers on both
hands while standing just a
few feet away from Van
Gundy. It was some payback
for James, who had refused
to get caught up in a verbal
battle between games with
Van Gundy. Detroit’s talkative coached was fined
$25,000 by the NBA for criticizing what he felt was preferential treatment for James.
James went on a fourminute tear in the second
quarter, capping it with a
two-handed jam he punctuated by him hanging on the
rim and swinging in celebration.
Following his dismount,
James screamed as he
backpedaled on defense as
his teammates erupted on
the bench and Cavs fans
high-fived
throughout
Quicken Loans Arena.
not scared to throw his
fastball,” Perez said. “If you
keep the ball down, it’s
hard to hit a guy like that.”
Then
there
was
Rodriguez, who earned his
fourth save of the season.
It was the 390th of his
career, matching Dennis
Eckersley for sixth-most on
baseball’s career list.
“It was his to save or
lose,” Tigers manager Brad
Ausmus said.
Victor Martinez drove in
the 1,000th run of his
career, and Ian Kinsler
drove in the other two runs
for Detroit, which did just
enough
against
Ian
Kennedy (2-1) and the
Kansas
City
bullpen.
Kennedy allowed two runs
on six hits and two walks
while striking out seven in
his third straight solid
start.
“They have a really good
lineup over there, a really
good team,” he said. “They
keep it really close. Zimmermann did a really good
job.”
The Tigers beat the Royals with their own formula:
timely hitting and solid
defense.
One night after watching
Kansas City score all of its
runs with two outs in an 86 defeat, Kinsler drove in
the first run of Wednesday
night’s game with a twoout double in the third
inning.
Martinez added his runscoring single with two
outs in the sixth. He joined
teammate Miguel Cabrera,
Andres Galarraga, Bobby
Abreu
and
Magglio
Ordonez as the only
Venezuelan-born players
with 1,000 RBIs.
The few base runners
that Zimmermann allowed
were
squandered
by
Kansas City.
Moustakas was caught
wandering too far off first
and got nabbed in a rundown to end the third
inning. Then in the fifth,
after putting runners on
first and second with
nobody out, Omar Infante
failed to get down a bunt
before striking out and Jarrod Dyson grounded into a
double play.
The one big mistake
Zimmermann made came
in the sixth, when he bobbled a bouncer from Eric
Hosmer’s bat for an error.
He rebounded to retire
Kendrys
Morales
and
strand a pair of runners.
“Just keep pounding the
zone. I had good fastball
command for the first time
all year,” Zimmermann
said. “I got two strikes on a
lot of guys and was able to
put them away.”
STATS AND STREAKS
Perez homered for the
second straight game. He
hit a three-run shot Tuesday night. ... Hosmer
pushed his on-base streak
to 22 games, the longest in
the AL. The Tigers’ J.D.
Martinez reached base in
his 19th straight. ... The
Tigers (8-5) improved to 60 when scoring first.
FOR THE KIDS
Royals
GM
Dayton
Moore joined Mayor Sly
James in breaking ground
on the Kansas City Urban
Youth
Academy
on
Wednesday. Several members of the Royals have
donated money to the $14
million facility, which will
feature baseball and softball fields, revamped playgrounds
and
other
amenities.
SORIA’S FLAW
Royals reliever Joakim
Soria
discovered
a
mechanical problem in his
delivery during a video session with manager Ned
Yost and pitching coach
Dave Eiland on Wednesday. Soria thinks the flaw
is the reason he has struggled after signing a $25
million, three-year deal in
the offseason.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Tigers C James McCann
is hitting in the cage and
was expected to begin
throwing
Wednesday,
though it’s still unclear
when he will return. He
went on the DL on April 12
ESPN fires Schilling for comments
Cavs shoot down Pistons
independent.
That was the essence of
the pitcher known in Boston
as “The Big Schill”: Outspoken,
controversial,
supremely confident in his
opinions in the moment
only to realize soon enough
that he hadn’t quite thought
things through.
On Wednesday, Schilling
was fired from his job as an
ESPN baseball analyst after
comments on Facebook
critical
of
transgender
rights.
The post included an
image of a man wearing a
long blond wig and revealing women’s clothing and
the phrase, “Let him in! To
the restroom with your
daughter or else you’re a
narrow minded, judgmental, unloving, racist bigot
who needs to die!!!”
In response to recent
laws in several states that
restrict bathroom access for
transgender
people,
Schilling added: “A man is a
man no matter what they
call themselves,” and, “Now
you need laws telling us differently? Pathetic.”
The network, which suspended Schilling from the
Little League World Series
last year over a tweet in
which he compared Muslim
extremists to Nazi-era Germans, said Wednesday
night that he had been fired.
“ESPN is an inclusive
company,” the network said
in a statement. “Curt
Schilling has been advised
that his conduct was unacceptable and his employment with ESPN has been
terminated.”
The
49-year-old
Schilling, did not immediately respond to a text message sent to the telephone
number he had when he
pitched for the Red Sox. But
he wrote on his blog on
Tuesday that his critics
were “just dying to be
offended so you can create
some sort of faux cause to
rally behind.”
6 Blade-Empire, Thursday, April 21, 2016
ONE PLACE HAS IT ALL
THE CLASSIFIEDS
Card Of Thanks
Help Wanted
Don & Dawna Robinett
Cars & Trucks, Used
FOR SALE
2011 GMC 3500
4x4, 4 door, silver, Duramax
Dually, black leather, heated
seats, nav., 72K mi. $31,000
OBO.
Chester Neb.,
307-321-5709
For Rent
FOR RENT- House, newly decorated,
CA, taking applications. 785-827-2333.
FOR RENT-Storage spaces, various
sizes, reasonable, locally owned.
785-243-4105.
FOR RENT
Large spacious
1 & 2 bedroom
apartments
on-site laundry facilities,
water and trash paid.
Available now.
MD Properties
785-534-2070
*SPRING INTO SAVINGS!
$100 Off ...Or More!
for 3 Months
2 BR APTS...
Near schools & town.
Roomy! Nice! All electric!
Hi-Eff! “Small” pets & kids
welcomed. Call Frances or
Trent. Say “Spring Clean”.
Office 785-818-5028 or cell
785-614-1078.
*Super Senior &
Vets Savings!
FOR RENT- 4 bedroom, 2 bath house
with w/d, $1000/mo. all utilities. 785275-2062.
FOR RENT
330 E. 14th, Concordia.
Remodeled 3 bedroom, 2
bath, all appliances, CH/CA,
$500 deposit, $630 rent.
Available June 1st.
785-979-7812 785-2751306
FOR RENT- Very nice 1&2 bedroom
apartments, $425 & $600) in quiet,
safe building, close to downtown, most
utilities. 785-275-2062.
Garage Sales
MULTI-FAMILY
GARAGE SALE
418 W. 16th St.
Friday April 22nd, 3-7;
Saturday April 23rd, 8-12
Furniture, tools, fishing
equipment, beds, organ,
lots of kitchen household
items, toys, clothes 6 up, leaf
blower, books.
MOVING SALE
230 W. 10th
Fri. 5-7:30; Sat. 7am-3pm
Home and holiday decor,
tools, desks, couch and
chair, dining room table
with 6 chairs, name brand
clothing, men’s size 13
shoes, TV, books, sports
& KU collectibles, LOTS of
misc. ALL PRICED TO SELL!
PORCH SALE
Friday April 22, 5-7pm
Sat. April 23, 8am-11am
320 W. 9th
Auto ramps, furniture, ironing
board, cabinet, sink, dishes,
bedding, curtains, treadmill,
pressure canner.
Cash Only. No Early Sales.
YARD SALE
Sat. 8am-6pm?
1004 Grand Ave, Clyde.
1972 JD 110 riding mower (working
Classic), twin-full-& queen size complete bed sets, loveseat, clothing,
furniture, yard tools, homemade
lump charcoal and other items.
NOTICE- Let the Classified Department at the Blade-Empire help you with
your advertising. Call 785-243-2424.
Notice
READ THE BLADE-EMPIRE
ON-LINE
at
CARD OF THANKS
We would like to thank our
family and friends for all
the lovely cards, beautiful
messages and warm wishes
for our 65th Wedding
Anniversary. We are so
blessed to have all of you
to make our special day so
memorable.
HELP WANTED
CNA/CMA for all Shifts
Full or part time including
every other weekend. Shift
differential, paid holidays
after probation period.
Apply in person,
Park Villa
114 S. High St., Clyde, Ks
785-446-2818
www.bladeempire.com
CNA
2P-10P
We offer benefits.
Apply in person,
M-F, 8:30-4:30.
Mount Joseph Senior Village
1110 W. 11th St.
Concordia, KS. EOE
785-243-1347
CONCORDIA
WALMART
SUPERCENTER
Is hiring the following
positions: cashiers, sales
associates in apparel,
hardware, meat dept. and
produce, overnight stockers
and unloaders. Evening
and weekend availability is
required with a starting wage
of $9.00 per hour.
Please apply at Walmart at
the Hiring Center or online
at walmart.com/careers.
Applications are valid for
60 days. Walmart Stores
Inc. is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.
CDL DRIVER
Champlin Tire Recycling
Is hiring for a full time Class
A CDL Driver to operate
truck with self-loading
boom. Sign-on bonus plus
eligible for attendance/safety
bonuses. Benefits available.
Home weekends and most
evenings. Apply in person
at 301 Cedar, Concordia
or call 785-243-3345. EOE.
DIETARY POSITION
Part time Evening
Position Available.
Every other weekend and
holidays required.
CNA Part-time and
PRN Positions Available
ALL SHIFTS
Part time positions include
working every other weekend.
For an opportunity to work
as part of our team, please
apply in person at 303 E.
Buffalo St., Glasco, KS. The
Nicol Home Inc., is an Equal
Opportunity Employer. Any
questions please call Julie
or Melissa @ 785-568-2251
LPN or RN
6a-6p and 6p-6a Part-Time
Positions Available
Would include working every
other weekend.
For an opportunity to work
as part of our team, please
apply in person at 303 E.
Buffalo St., Glasco, KS. The
Nicol Home Inc., is an Equal
Opportunity Employer. Any
questions please call Julie
or Melissa @ 785-568-2251
Full Time
Fleet Maintenance
Technician
Applicant must meet the
following criteria:
*Have a working knowledge
of Fleet Maintenance for Air
Brakes, Tire Repair, Annual
DOT Requirements
* Have own hand Tools
* Be able to Travel
* Highly Motivated
* Safety Oriented
Salary will be based on
experience. We also offer
Quarterly Attendance
bonuses, Paid Holidays,
p a i d Va c a t i o n D a y s ,
Life Insurance, AFLAC
Supplemental Insurance,
Simple IRA, Cell Phone
Allowance.
Apply in person at 301
Cedar, Concordia, KS or
call for application.
TRUCK DRIVER
Class A CDL, minimum 2yrs.
experience required. Good pay,
vacation and bonuses.
Caudy Trucking Inc.,
402-768-6134
Real Estate
FOR SALE BY OWNER
9-yr.-old home w/full finished
basement on 3 1/4 acres
edge of Concordia near
College. For appointment,
Call 785-614-3790
Sales Calendar
•Saturday,
April
23,
2016 – Public Auction at
10:00 a.m. located at 914 K
Street or 1 block West and
1/2 block South of Water
Tower in Belleville, Kansas.
Fork Lift, Truck, Tractor,
4 Wheeler, New Lumber,
Coragated Tin, Carpenter
Tools, Computer and Other.
Riteway Lumber & Roger
Fuller Construction, Seller. Novak Bros. & Gieber
Auction
•Monday,
April
25,
2016– Real Estate Auction
at 10:00 a.m. located at the
American Legion in Concordia, Kansas. 160+ Acres
Cloud County Tillable Cropland. Dewey and Kathy
Nelson, Sellers. Larry Lagasse Auction.
•Saturday,
April
30,
2016 – Public Auction at
10:00 a.m. located at the
4-H Building at the Fairgrounds in Belleville, Kansas. Vehicle, Guns, Household, Antiques, Collectibles,
Tools and Misc. Irene Hiatt
Estate, Seller. Novak Bros.
& Gieber Auction.
•Saturday,
April
30,
2016– Public Auction at
9:00 a.m. located at the Kearn Auction House, 220
West 5th Street, Concordia,
Kansas. Furniture, Misc.,
Antiques and Tools. Dannie
Kearn Auction.
•Sunday, May 1, 2016 –
Public Auction at 1:00 p.m.
located at the home located
at 404 Teal Road ( Southeast corner) of Jamestown,
Kansas.
Guns,
Tractor,
Equipment, Horse Equipment, Tools, Collectibles
and Household. Jack Trussell, Seller. Thummel Auction.
•Saturday, May 7, 2016–
Public Auction at 10:00
a.m. located at 502 Brandon Street in Cuba, Kansas.
Snap-On, Mac, and Craftsman Tools, Camaro Carr
Parts, Household, Antiques,
Boat, Guns and Coins. Ronald K. Kauer Estate, Seller.
Novak Bros. & Gieber Auction.
Man charged in case of missing priest
ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia
authorities have filed a murder charge against a man described as a “career criminal”
who led authorities to a body
believed to be that of a missing Florida priest, a law enforcement official said Thursday morning.
Steve James Murray, 28,
of Jacksonville, Florida, faces
a first-degree murder charge,
Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesman Scott Dutton
told The Associated Press.
An autopsy found that the
victim – believed to be the
Rev. Rene Wayne Robert of
St. Augustine, Florida – was
shot multiple times, Dutton
said.
Robert had dedicated his
life to working with prisoners
and society’s downtrodden, a
calling police say put him in
contact with his killer. Robert
may have been trying to help
Murray, who was recently released from jail, police have
said.
“There are more details
through interviews that will
hopefully clarify some of those
issues,” Dutton said.
The body was found in a
heavily wooded area of Burke
County, in east Georgia,
where Murray is being held
without bond, Dutton said.
Police say Murray led authorities to the body.
Murray was arrested in
South Carolina while driving
the priest’s Toyota Corolla.
Murray had several guns,
including a double-barrel
shotgun, a pump-action rifle
and several BB guns, according to the arrest warrant from
South Carolina. Murray also
had jewelry, cash, medication
and merchandise that had
been reported stolen, it states.
Robert, 71, a Roman Catholic priest, was reported missing April 12 after not showing
up for an appointment. He
was a priest for the Diocese of
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St. Augustine.
Authorities believe the suspect kidnapped the priest,
took him to Georgia in his
own car and killed him there,
but the motive for the killing remains unclear. It’s believed Robert was introduced
to Murray by a young woman
the priest had been counseling.
In Florida, St. Johns County Sheriff David Shoar called
Murray a “career criminal.”
He was released from the Duval County Jail in Jacksonville
on April 6 following a March
22 arrest for operating a vehicle with a suspended license.
Shoar said Murray also broke
into homes in South Carolina
before his arrest.
All indications are that
the body found is that of the
missing priest, but Dutton
said the medical examiner
will await dental records from
Florida before making the
identification absolutely cer-
8 Blade-Empire, Thursday, April 21, 2016
Extension Extra
By: Kim Larson, Crop Production Extension Agent
River Valley Extension District
Tractor and Machinery Safety
Trainings Offered
Federal Law requires youth ages 14 and 15 to participate
in a Hazardous Occupations Training and become certified
in order to work for hire for anyone other than their parents.
Youth must pass a safe tractor and machinery operation
program to be certified. To meet this requirement the River
Valley Extension District will conduct a district-wide Hazardous Occupations Trainings/Tractor and Machinery Safety Training May 14th. The training provides trainees with
knowledge of tractor, machinery, and other farm hazards
to reduce the farm accident rate. It also provides sufficient
information to pass a written examination and an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to pass a safe tractor driving
examination.
The training will be Saturday, May 14, 2016 from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at CTI John Deere in Concordia.
Pre-registration has been extended to Monday, May 2nd.
Register at any River Valley Extension District office. Cost of
the course is $20 and includes materials and refreshments.
You must provide, name, address, date of birth, and contact
information as well as pay the fee at registration time.
Youth must complete assignments before coming to
class, must attend the entire day, and then must complete a
driving requirement in order to receive certification.
Contact the River Valley Extension Office at 785-2438185 with questions or to register.
From the
Kitchen
Crock Pot Parmesan Honey Pork Roast!!
Ingredients:
1 boneless whole pork loin roast (4 pounds)
2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup honey
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons dried basil
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water
Directions:
Cut roast in half. Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker. In a
small bowl, combine the cheese, honey, soy sauce, basil,
garlic, oil and salt; pour over pork. Cover and cook on low
for 5-1/2 to 6 hours or until a meat thermometer reads
160°.
Remove meat to a serving platter; keep warm. Skim fat
from cooking juices; transfer to a small saucepan. Bring liquid to a boil. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth.
Gradually stir into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2
minutes or until thickened. Slice roast; serve with gravy.
Yield: 10 servings.
Markets
A slide in telecom services,
consumer staples and utilities
companies helped pull U.S.
stock indexes mostly lower in
afternoon trading Thursday.
The decline came as investors
weighed the latest batch of
company earnings. Oil prices
were also headed lower.
KEEPING SCORE: The
Dow Jones industrial average fell 68 points, or 0.4 percent, to 18,028 as of 1:23
p.m. Eastern time. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index shed
six points, or 0.3 percent, to
2,095. The Nasdaq composite index was up less than
one point to 4,948. The stock
market is coming off a three-
Courthouse
District Court
LIMITED CIVIL
Settled:
Credit Management Services Inc. received a judgment from Karah Standridge,
Concordia, of $581.41 and
12 percent per annum interest from the date of judgment and costs of $102.92
and costs and process service fees incurred hereafter
as allowed by law.
Credit Management Services Inc. received a judgment
from
Christopher
Kennedy,
Concordia,
of
$1,301.29 plus interest at
rate of 12 percent per annum from date of judgment
entry, costs of $95.96 and
court costs and process fees
hereafter as allowed by law.
Cloud County Health
Center Inc. et al dba Family
Care Center, received a judgment of $1,643.59 plus interest of $226.24 and costs
from Aaron D. Clairmont et
al, Miltonvale.
Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC received a judgment of $1,771.56 and costs
from Nancy Gibbs, Glasco.
Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC received a judgment of $6,435.34 and costs
from Eric W. Hampton, Concordia.
Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC received a judgment of $1,685.50 plus
costs from Katrina Ramirez,
Concordia.
Dismissed:
The case of Cloud County
Health Center et al vs. Stacy
Vandenbroeder, Concordia,
has been dismissed without
prejudice. Claim has been
satisfied.
CIVIL
Phillip L. Turner et
al seeks a judgment of
$120,000 plus interest from
Hiner Farm Corporation,
Concordia.
Citizens Sate Bank &
Trust Co., Ellsworth, seeks a
judgment of $3,910.97 plus
interest and costs from Stephen L. Beat, Glasco.
TRAFFIC
All Subtypes
April 14-19
The following people received fines for Speeding:
Zachary A. Douglas, Jessica C. Haskins-Ritonya,
Jessica K. Murphree, Laura
M. Putnam, Renee Michelle
Vaughters, $153; Su ShunMei Lim, $240; Gilberto
Martinez-Vaquera,
$357;
day winning streak.
LeRoy Rios, $189; Tesheena
K. Stewart, $195; Dakotah
LOCAL MARKETS -EAST
Wheat ...........................$4.28 L. Vanfleet $438; ReceivMilo ......(per bushel) ....$3.12 ing fines for other violations
Corn .............................$3.37 were: Alfredo Lorenzo, driving under the influence of
Soybeans .....................$9.31
drugs/alcohol, second conviction, $1,558; Brittany
CONCORDIA TERMINAL
Mills, failure to wear seat
LOADING FACILITY
belt, $10.
LOCAL MARKETS - WEST
Wheat ..........................$4.28
Milo .....(per bushel) .....$3.12
LEGAL TRANSFERS
Transfer
on
Death
Deeds:
JAMESTOWN MARKETS
Katherine Adams to CarWheat ...........................$4.18 ole K. Mendenhall, lot 1 and
Milo ...(per bushel) ........$3.07 the east 22’ of lot 2 in block
Soybeans .....................$9.21 C in Foster’s addition, an
Nusun .........................$14.25 addition to the city of Concordia except the east 15’ of
said lot 1 in Cloud County
Kansas according to the recorded plat thereof.
Warranty Deeds:
Arthur W. Slaughter to
Lisa R. Adkisson, lots 5 and
6 in block 88 in Concordia,
Cloud County Kansas, see
record.
Norman P. Sicard to Nathan E. Sicard, lots 9 and 10
in Hagaman’s sub-division
of block 194 in the city of
Concordia, Cloud County
Kansas according to the recorded plat thereof.
Daymian D. Reed and Nicole R. Reed to Reed Seed
Enterprises LLC, lot 29 in
Heller’s addition to the city
of Clyde, Cloud Kansas, see
record; east 60’ of lot 29
in block 6 in Heller’s addition to city of Clyde, Cloud
County Kansas; 478’ east of
northwest corner of lot 22 in
bock 6 in Heller’s addition to
city of Clyde, Cloud County
Kansas, see record; 553’
east of northwest corner of
lot 22, block 6 in Heller’s addition to city of Clyde, Cloud
County Kansas, see record;
438’ east of northwest corner of lot 22, Heller’s addition to city of Clyde, Cloud
County Kansas, see record.
Peggy M. Lingo to Chester
M. Greenberg and Patricia L.
Greenberg, a parcel of land
located in 36-7-3; containing 208.41 acres more or
less, see record.
EARLY HISTORY OF
CLOUD COUNTY
BY H.E. SMITH
THE CRINKLETON MYSTERY
It was exposed in a poor,
mean little den—not a curiosity shop at all—a kind of
huckster’s place. Here the
teapot was offered with a
view of finding some purchaser who would use it for
the purpose of making tea.
He was enraptured with it.
He could at least ask the
price. Four-and-sixpence—
worth, he said, five guineas,
and would be worth double
by-and-by. As we went out
it was offered for three-andsix. It was very tempting,
but he resisted it then.
The next day he took me
out with him for a walk, but
this was for a second inspection. He delayed long before
he could make up his mind,
but at last the purchase
was made. Then it was to
be brought home, and then
came the difficulty. Where
was it to be placed?—for
their Argur eyes would detect the slightest change.
They had an instinct that
something was wrong. The
daughter was in the parlor window, looking up and
down the street, while she—
I always thought of her as
though she were a unique,
like the teapot—opened the
door and gave a police-manlike look at his figure. The
grotesque was hidden away
under his coat, but a great
protuberance revealed its
place of concealment. We
were both arrested, the trembling victim assailed by both
women, and the grotesque
confiscated on the spot, as,
indeed, all his treasures had
been already. I saw them
later inspecting it curiously
and with eager eyes, for they
had a suspicion of its value,
and after all trusted to his
judgment.
Indeed, latterly I noticed
that this pair was inspecting the cabinets; and more
than once I had surprised
them with their heads bent
down over some little cup or
figure.
One day, too, I heard
them
talking
earnestly
about someone they called:
Dimbley’s man,” and what
he had said. This did not
make much impression, but
in a day or two I again heard
a remark about Dimbley’s
man, and to the effect that
he was coming tomorrow. In
our next little walk, grown
curious about the matter, I
asked my father:
“Who is Dimbley’s man,
father?” He started.
“Why,” he said; “what
about him? What do you
know about him? Who
wants him?”
(continued)
Jana Roush
Register of Deeds
Have a Great Day !
Missouri lawmakers
reject Brownback’s
“border war” plan
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
(AP) – Missouri lawmakers
appear uninterested in Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s
proposal to reduce the business “border war” between
the two states.
Brownback last week offered to lessen his state’s efforts to lure jobs away from
the Missouri side of the Kansas City metropolitan area if
Missouri’s lawmakers would
in turn weaken a law they
approved in 2014 addressing
the issue.
Some Missouri lawmakers
said Wednesday that Brownback’s proposal doesn’t go
far enough to stop incentives
for businesses to relocate
from Missouri and Kansas,
The Kansas City Star reported.
Brownback directed his
commerce secretary to reduce the use of a tax incentive program called Promoting
Employment
Across
Kansas to encourage companies to move existing jobs
from five border counties
in Missouri to four Kansas
counties. That would happen only if Missouri changes
a 2014 law that offered a
truce in the border fight if
Kansas agrees to the law’s
terms by Aug. 28.
The Kansas governor also
sought to have Missouri
lawmakers curtail Missouri
Works, the state’s main
business incentive program.
It offers tax breaks to businesses that add a certain
number of jobs while meeting minimum requirements
for wage levels and health
benefits. It also offers aid for
employee job training.
Since 2009, 5,702 jobs
have moved from Jackson
County, Missouri, to Johnson or Wyandotte counties in Kansas using PEAK
incentives, and 3,998 jobs
have moved from Johnson or
Wyandotte counties to Jackson County with Missouri
Works incentives.
“Do I have any desire to
amend the Missouri Works
program?” said Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard,
a Joplin Republican. “No. I
don’t.”
Missouri lawmakers noted Brownback’s proposal did
not reduce use of incentives
if companies invest at least
$10 million in a new building and didn’t include any
changes to the STAR bonds
program, which allows municipalities to issue bonds
to finance commercial, entertainment and tourism areas and then use sales tax
revenue generated by those
developments to pay off the
bonds.
“They would still be offering state incentives to businesses to relocate from Missouri to Kansas,” said Rep.
T.J. Berry, a Republican
from Clay County, one of the
five Missouri border counties
affected by the proposal. “A
truce would mean making
the Kansas City area a neutral zone where no state incentives are granted to companies hopping the border.”
Berry also noted Kansas
still has four months to accept Missouri’s terms before
the 2014 deal expires, and
that Brownback made his
proposal less than a month
before the Missouri Legislature’s adjourns May 13.
“He’s had two years, and
then waits until just before
we adjourn. We can’t do anything now. It’s not possible,”
Berry said.
Brownback’s
spokeswoman, Eileen Hawley, said
in a statement Wednesday
that he governor had “offered a workable plan to end
the border war that would
have benefited both states
by leveling the economic development playing field in
the Kansas City area. The
governor will only support
a plan that he feels is in the
best interest of his constituents and he fully expects the
elected officials in Missouri
to do the same.”
Weather
Today’s weather artwork by
Kylee Herrman,
a 2nd grader in
Mrs. Zimmerman’s class
Today’s weather artwork by
Eli Henderson,
a 1st grader in
Mrs. Peltier’s class
Man chucks steak at
officer during chase
LONGVIEW, Texas (AP)
– Police say a man stole
steaks from an East Texas
Wal-Mart then tossed some
of the meat from his vehicle
as authorities pursued him
in a high-speed chase.
Police say the pursuit began around 11
a.m. Wednesday after the
suspect fled the store in
Longview, in Gregg and
Harrison counties, about
130 miles east of Dallas.
East Mountain Patrol
Sgt. Marc Nichols who was
one of the officers pursuing the man tells TV station KLTV that the suspect
was throwing the meat out
of his vehicle. He says one
steak bounced off his patrol
car.
KLTV reports that the
man sped across two counties, sometimes topping
100mph,
before
deputies apprehended him in
Upshur County.
No officers were injured.