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The Concordia Blade

BLADE-EMPIRE
CONCORDIA
VOL. CX NO. 3 (USPS 127-880)
CONCORDIA, KANSAS 66901
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Rall settles in as new Chamber director
Good Evening
Concordia Forecast
Tonight, thunderstorms likely. Lows
around 67. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
Thursday, partly sunny with a 40 percent
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 86.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
around 25 mph.
Thursday night, partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A 50
percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
Friday, partly sunny with a 20 percent
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday night, mostly cloudy with a 30
the mid 60s.
Saturday, partly sunny with a 20 percent
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 80s.
Saturday night and Sunday, partly
cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
mid 80s.
Sunday night, partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A 20
the mid 60s.
Monday, mostly sunny with a 20 percent
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s.
Monday night and Tuesday, partly
cloudy. A 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s.
Across Kansas
Charges filed in
fatal accident
GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) — A central
Kansas man is charged with involuntary
manslaughter after an accident that killed a
couple riding in a group of motorcycles near
Great Bend last year.
The Great Bend Tribune reports William
Howard Baker of Great Bend made his first
court appearance Tuesday and his attorney
waived reading of the charges. Baker is
charged with two counts of involuntary
manslaughter and four traffic infractions.
Prosecutors say 27-year-old Reno County
Jail Deputy Shawn Schellenger and his 33year-old wife, Danielle, died last August
when a trailer came loose from a truck Baker
was driving. The trailer, which was hauling a
lawn mower, hit a motorcycle the Schellengers were riding just outside Great Bend.
They later died at a Wichita hospital.
By Kathleen McAlister
Blade-Empire Intern
A farmer’s daughter from
Rexford, Kan., new Chamber of
Commerce Director and Broadway Plaza Event Coordinator
Amanda Rall has become
enamored with Concordia.
“It’s such a welcoming town.
There’s a feeling of camaraderie
and I’ve felt incredibly welcomed as an outsider,” Rall
said.
On her first day on the job,
Rall talks about the beauty and
old-fashioned charm of Concordia, but also about its progressive nature, which she
attributes to community leaders. She said, “It’s rare that
people in decision-making
positions aren’t stagnant, but
Concordia’s leaders aren’t.”
This progressiveness has led
the chamber board of directors
to the creation of Rall’s position
with the advent of the Broadway Plaza.
“It’s not some stale institution, like an assembly line. It’s
all about creativity and making
the most of it,” Rall said about
her position.
Rall received both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree
from Kansas State University.
Her master’s ironically is in
public health.
“Public health is actually
very similar to what I’m doing
now. The goal is to market
healthy initiatives to the population and this job is a lot of
marketing,” Rall said.
After
graduating
from
Kansas State, Rall worked at a
retirement community in Manhattan, first in independent living,
and
then
in
an
administrative position. Both
entailed a lot of planning
events, which has prepared her
for this job and given her a network of programs.
Working in a retirement
community, Rall said, has also
taught her how to function in
relation to a board, keeping
them properly informed and
following their overall vision for
Concordia in her day-to-day
operations.
But her position is also surprisingly independent. “It’s
rare to find a position with
such autonomy,” she said.
In her position as Chamber
of Commerce director, Rall will
be working directly with businesses, discovering their needs
and how the community can
support local business better.
“It’s my job to drive commerce into local businesses,”
Rall said.
Rall will also have the additional duties as Broadway
Plaza Event Coordinator, after
its eventual completion.
As event coordinator, Rall
will bring in programs and
events that appeal to the entire
community.
That’s part of the brilliance
of the Plaza, Rall said, that it
has been structured in a way
that it can be whatever we want
it to be for all ages.
Another duty as event coordinator will be the promotion of
the events and Concordia itself.
By spreading the word, Rall
believes that others in the area
will begin to see Concordia as
an energetic community.
“Part of the job is just celebrating what Concordia is,”
Rall said.
This innovative, progressive
development, as Rall calls it, is
an example of the dedication of
community leaders to bringing
in business and marketing life
in Concordia to potential college students in the interest of
future generations and what
was part of the draw for her to
this position.
Now on the job
Amanda Rall is now on the job as the new Concordia Area Chamber
of Commerce Director and Broadway Plaza Event Coordinator.
(Blade photo by Jay Lowell)
“As a smaller community
you have to continually think,
what’s next?” Rall said.
It’s this drive, this creativity,
that Rall thinks will be her
biggest asset in her new position. She loves new ideas and
likes a challenge. She talks of
advice, saying, “My former boss
used to tell me that you can
make your job as challenging
as you want to. You can do the
minimum,
cookie
cutter
things, or you can push yourself.”
Her biggest challenge will be
her roots, she thinks. She’s
not a local, so she feels that she
doesn’t know what the community wants or needs like a Con-
Kinedyne closing
center in Lawrence
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A longtime
Lawrence manufacturer says it will close
its production center later this year and
move its operations to Alabama.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports
Kinedyne, which makes cargo straps and
similar products, is moving the work to
Prattville, Alabama, “later this summer.”
Lawrence economic development officials say the Lawrence plant employs 93
people. The company says 23 production
and warehouse positions will be displaced
by the closure, and an undisclosed number of office workers will stay in Lawrence
until December 2016. After that, those
jobs also will be shipped south.
New terminal opens
at Wichita airport
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A new terminal
at the Eisenhower National Airport in
Wichita is officially open.
State and local officials were on hand
Wednesday morning as the terminal
marked its first day of business.
Wichita media report the first flight was
supposed to be an American Airlines flight
to Dallas but that flight was delayed
because of a power problem on the airplane — not because of any problems in
the terminal. So a United Airlines flight to
Chicago became the first plane out of the
terminal.
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Making a splash
Water splashes as cars drive Lincoln Street during a rainstorm Wednesday morning. (Blade
photo by Jay Lowell)
Alcohol problems affect
almost 33 million adults
CHICAGO (AP) — Alcohol problems
affect almost 33 million adults and most
have never sought treatment, according to
a government survey that suggests rates
have increased in recent years.
The study is the first national estimate
based on a new term, “alcohol use disorder,” in a widely used psychiatric handbook that was updated in 2013.
Five things to know about the research
published Wednesday in the journal JAMA
Psychiatry:
DEFINING ALCOHOL PROBLEMS
The revised handbook, the DSM-5,
defines problem drinkers or those with the
disorder as people with at least two of 11
symptoms, including drinking that harms
performance at work, school or home, frequent hangovers and failed attempts to
limit drinking. Mild problems involve two
to three symptoms; severe involve at least
six symptoms. The new handbook com-
bined alcohol abuse and dependence,
which had been separate disorders, added
craving as one symptom and eliminated
alcohol-related legal problems as another.
THE NUMBERS
Researchers from the National Institute
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism asked
36,000 adults during 2012 or 2013 about
lifetime drinking habits, including current
or within the past year. About 14 percent
of adults were current or recent problem
drinkers, or nearly 33 million nationally,
and 30 percent — almost 69 million — had
been at some point in their lives. Mild
drinking problems were the most common, while 14 percent had ever experienced severe drinking problems.
Using the old definition, the rates were
13 percent for current or recent problem
drinking and 44 percent for lifetime prevalence — up from 9 percent and 30 percent
in the agency’s 2001-02 survey.
cordia native would.
However, Rall also believes
that Concordia could benefit
from an outside perspective
and new ideas.
Overall Rall feels that her
position here will be a success.
“Everyone here shares the
common goal of seeing Concordia prosper and grow,” Rall
said.
Still settling in, Rall believes
that Concordia will be home for
her and her fiance for years to
come.
And if you see her running
through your neighborhood,
she’s just admiring all the
beautiful architecture and
character of Concordia.
Lawmakers
agree on two
major items
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Even as sharp divisions among Republicans prevented the
Kansas Legislature from passing a plan
Tuesday for increasing taxes to balance the
state budget, they agreed on two revenueraising proposals that would close part of the
gap.
Multiple tax plans from GOP lawmakers
and one outlined last week by Republican
Gov. Sam Brownback include a proposal to
eliminate most state income tax deductions.
Their plans also would create a short-term
amnesty program this fall to get delinquent
taxpayers to pay up.
Brownback and the Republican-dominated Legislature must close a projected $406
million shortfall for the fiscal year beginning
July 1. The two proposals on which there’s
broad agreement would raise $127 million.
The consensus on the two issues contrasts strongly with disagreements among
Republicans over how much to increase the
state’s 6.15 percent sales tax and how much
to backtrack on a 2012 tax break championed by Brownback for business owners and
farmers.
“You just have, really, a couple of variables, where people are still, ‘Well, I just don’t
know about this one or that one,’” Brownback said in unveiling his plan.
The Senate considered tax proposals
again Tuesday but took no final votes on a
bill, after contentious debates Sunday and
Monday showed that its GOP supermajority
was fractured. The House has yet to pass a
tax plan that would balance the budget, and
Tuesday was the 103rd day of the Legislature’s annual session, making it one of the
longest in state history.
The state’s budget problems arose after
legislators heeded Brownback’s call in 2012
and 2013 to slash personal income taxes as
an economic stimulus. The state cut income
tax rates and exempted the profits of
281,000 business owners and 53,000 farmers.
Senate President Susan Wagle, a Wichita
Republican, said the amnesty program and
eliminating deductions are finding favor
because, “They’re not rate increases.”
OPINION
Trivial History of Concordia and Environs
By Clarence Paulsen
June 7, 1985
THE BELL GIRLS’
STORY
In the fall of 1982 the
Concordia
Blade-Empire
carried my Trivial History
account of the capture by
Indians on August 13, 1868,
of Sarah White, a Cloud
County,
Kansas,
girl. The
Indians
were probably Cheye n n e s .
T h e y
murdered
Benjamin
W h i t e ,
Sarah’s
father,
Clarence
that same
Paulsen, 1987
day.
At that time other marauding Indians murdered
and kidnapped settlers in
the valley of the Solomon
River in Mitchell, Cloud
and Ottawa counties. The
steady pressure of white encroachment on their hunting grounds had put the
Indians on the warpath.
Although it happened more
than twenty miles from
Concordia, I want to tell of
an Indian raid involving the
Bell and Bogardus families. The stories about this
raid are many and conflicting. When Esther Dunlap,
nee Bell, was 65 years old,
livinag in Beloit, Kansas, a
writer for the Beloit Gazette
interviewed her. The resulting feature in the Gazette
was copied in the Concordia Blade-Empire on August 16, 1924. Told by one
of the victims of the raid, I
deemed it more nearly accurate than many. I have
relied heavily on it in the
following narrative.
Braxton Bell and David
Bogardus settled in Mitchell
County, Kansas, about five
and a half miles southeast
of the present site of Beloit.
On August 12, 1868, they
were hewing logs near the
Bell cabin. Bell’s wife and
one-yearold daughter,
Ella, were there, as were his
nieces, eight-year-old Esther Bell and six-yearold
Margaret Bell. Bogardus
had with him his wife and
two sons, Matthew and William, aged eight years and
nine months respectively.
Braxton Bell’s first name
was
sometimes
spelled
Brackton. Aaron A. Bell,
Braxton’s brother and the
father of Esther and Margaret, had settled on the land
which later became the
townsite of Beloit.
Aaron A. Bell was not
present that forenoon when
a group of about one hundred Indians, mounted on
horses and decked out in
war paint, approached the
Braxton Bell cabin.
Braxton, unarmed and
carrying Ella in his arms,
went to meet the Indians. They shot and killed
him, and with a knife they
slashed the back of the
baby’s head. She lived, but
carried a scar the rest of her
life. She became the wife of
James Rowe.
Bogardus, seeing what
had happened to Bell, ran
to get his gun. The Indians
shot him. Before he died he
shouted to his wife to take
the children and try to make
it to a nearby settlement.
She didn’t have a chance.
The Indians caught her and
Mrs. Bell, and ransacked
the cabin. Then they tried
to put the two women on
horses. The Bogardus dog,
Major, thwarted the kidnapping of Mrs. Bogardus.
The Indians were trying to
shoot the dog when Mrs.
Bogardus yelled, “Soldiers!”
That word seemed to scare
the Indians. They let Mrs.
Bogardus go. They succeeded in getting Mrs. Bell on a
horse. They tied Esther and
Margaret on horses with
other booty from the cabin,
and hastily headed south.
They had gone only a
short distance when Mrs.
Bell jumped from her horse
and ran back toward the
cabin. The savages shot
her, the bullet passing
through her lungs. They
left her where she fell. After
they had gone she managed
to drag herself to the cabin.
Several weeks later she died
of her wound.
Esther and Margaret
were taken across the Solomon River to a hill. There
the Indians held a powwow. Then the band moved
farther south and west toward the Saline River where
the party was joined by other Indians and camped that
night. Esther had kept her
doll clutched to her through
the ordeal. The doll fascinated and delighted the
squaws. The little girls were
treated well. They were fed
buffalo meat, and berries
picked from wild bushes.
They slept on buffalo robes
in a teepee separately furnished for them.
The next afternoon, the
day Sarah White was kidnapped and her father killed
in Cloud County, the Indian
band holding the Bell girls
was moving farther southwest. That afternoon the
Indians thought they saw
a contingent of soldiers in
the distance. The two girls
were taken off their horses
and left with a squaw while
the braves scouted. That
evening the Indians came
back, took the squaw with
them, and left the little
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girls to wander alone on the
empty prairie without food,
shelter or water.
The girls chanced upon
an abandoned dugout and
spent their first night alone
in it, listening to the howling of coyotes and the hooting of owls, and imagining that rattlesnakes were
everywhere. The next day
they got to a river, probably
the Saline but maybe the
Smoky Hill, and were able
to drink. They wandered all
that day without food, and
spent the night under a big
tree. The next forenoon they
were still wandering along
the river when they saw
two scouting settlers. They
thought the settlers were
Indians, and the settlers
thought the girls were Indians. Fortunately, the settlers discovered their error
before the girls got shot.
The settlers took the two
little girls to a camp where
other settlers and their families had congregated to defend themselves against the
savages. There the girls remained until they could be
taken to Fort Harker, where
they stayed about three
weeks. Fort Harker was
where the town of Kanopolis
now is, in Ellsworth County. Finally, about a month
after their capture, the little girls were taken back to
their parents’ home on the
bank of the Solomon, where
Beloit is now in 1985.
Esther Bell married
James A. Dunlap, and died
of influenza in Beloit on August 13, 1925, fifty-seven
years and one day after she
was captured by the Indians. Margaret Bell married
a man named Woodward.
Her address in 1924 was
Miltonvale, Kansas. When
or where she died, I have
not learned.
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U.S. auto sales in
May top expectations
fell 1 percent. Nissan and
Toyota said sales were flat,
while Hyundai’s sales fell
10 percent.
May is typically one of the
biggest sales months of the
year, as buyers flush with
tax returns look forward
to summer road trips. Last
May, sales jumped 11 percent to just over 1.61 million, their highest monthly
total in nine years.
After five years of blistering growth after the recession, it’s getting increasingly difficult for the industry
to match those kinds of
numbers. U.S. sales are
expected to hit 17 million
this year, near their historic peak of a decade ago,
and automakers will have
to work harder to post big
gains.
But the industry isn’t
alarmed. Because of factory closures during the
recession, output is closer
to matching consumer demand, so car companies
don’t have to resort to as
much expensive discounting as they did in the past.
Demand is also healthy
thanks to easing credit
standards, improving employment numbers, lower
gas prices and enticing new
vehicles.
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side; to the Greeks, the left was the source of bad omens.
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DETROIT (AP) – U.S. auto
sales were stronger than
expected in May, boosted
by Memorial Day promotions and strong demand
for new SUVs.
Sales rose 2 percent over
last May to more than 1.64
million cars and trucks,
their fastest pace since July
2005, according to Autodata Corp. Analysts had expected sales to fall slightly
because of lower sales to
rental car companies and
other auto fleets.
Subaru led automakers with a 12 percent sales
gain. General Motors’ sales
rose 3 percent, Fiat Chrysler was up 4 percent and
Honda rose 1 percent.
All four automakers benefited as buyers continued
a steady shift from cars into
small and medium-sized
SUVs. Honda sold more
than 6,300 HR-V small
SUVs in the first two weeks
it was on sale. Sales of the
GMC Acadia SUV jumped
67 percent, while sales of
the Jeep Cherokee were up
23 percent. Sales of Subaru’s XV Crosstrek small
SUV jumped 36 percent.
Long-struggling
Volkswagen surprised with an
8 percent sales gain thanks
to its new Golf. Ford’s sales
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PEOPLE
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By Jacqueline Bigar
In-state tuition rates
Annie’s extended to veterans
Mailbox
by Kathy Mitchell and
Marcy Sugar
Dear Annie: My friend
"Nancy" has become one of
those stepmothers who negatively influences her husband's relationship with his
adult children.
When things began to turn
sour between Nancy and her
husband's daughter, who
lived nearby, the daughter
retaliated by distancing herself from her father, refusing to see him and avoiding
his calls. Nancy persuaded
her husband to move across
the country. She blames the
move on the daughter, who
"drove them away," but I'm
sure his daughter sees it as
Nancy making sure Dad is
totally alienated from his
family.
Now, when Nancy's husband speaks of visiting his
daughter and her family,
Nancy actively tries to discourage him, reminding him
that he wasn't treated properly. Family members have
suggested to Nancy that she
allow her husband to handle his relationship with his
daughter on his own, but
she's unwilling to do that.
I hope Nancy's husband
reads this and sees himself.
Perhaps other men with controlling wives will, too. He
should remember that his
relationship with his children predates his marriage to
Nancy and that he needs to
honor that relationship and
quit being so passive around
his wife. — On the Sidelines,
but Been There
Dear Sidelines: Many
men would rather abandon
their children than fight with
their wives. They also figure
the kids don't need them
that much. But truthfully,
kids always need their parents' love and support, and
once a husband takes a firm
stand on the issue, the arguments tend to be shorter,
and the wife often backs off.
But it takes some initial effort. And by the way, this
dynamic works with either
spouse. There are husbands
who push their wives to move
away from their kids, and the
wives allow it. Sometimes it
borders on an abusive, isolating relationship.
You can't force someone to
grow a spine.
You've expressed your
opinion to Nancy, and she
has chosen to ignore you.
We hope her husband finds
a way to reconcile with his
daughter before the estrangement is permanent.
Dear Annie: Last night,
my husband finally came
home after being away for
three weeks. He was exhausted, mentally and physically. He is still tense, and I
know it will take him at least
a week to recover.
My husband is a trial lawyer. When he takes a case, he
applies all of his training and
skill, as well as his physical
and mental energy toward
helping his client. He wears
himself out worrying about
the case. He works as hard
as he can on his client's behalf until the case is finished.
It takes a toll, but I am proud
of him.
I wish the people who
make jokes about lawyers
could see how much my husband cares for his clients and
how hard he works for them.
— Married To a Lawyer
Dear Married: What a
sweet and supportive letter.
Lawyers generally have a
terrible reputation ("sharks"
comes to mind), but most
attorneys are dedicated and
extremely hardworking professionals. Their job is to
represent the client. They are
obligated to do their best, but
others often blame the attorney if the client is unpopular
or the lawyer is aggressive
in the client's defense. But
everyone is entitled to legal
representation, and no one
would want an attorney who
makes a half-hearted effort.
And many lawyers work pro
bono (unpaid) cases in what
little spare time they have.
Thanks for the testimonial.
Annie's Mailbox is written
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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed into law HB
2154 which includes authorization for all veterans eligible
for federal education benefits,
along with all current members of the Armed Forces, to
be eligible for in-state tuition
rates at all 32 public postsecondary colleges and universities in Kansas, effective July
1, regardless of time spent in
the state.
In addition to extending this benefit to veterans,
Kansas has declared all cur-
rent members of the Armed
Forces to be residents of the
state for tuition and fee purposes (including Army, Navy,
Marine Corps, Air Force,
Coast Guard, Kansas Army
or Air National Guard, or any
branch of the military reserves of the United States),
along with current members’
spouses and dependent children, who are enrolled or
have been accepted for admission at a Kansas post
secondary educational institution.
My favorite Older Person
In conjunction with National Nursing Home Week last
month, fourth graders at Concordia Elementary School
wrote essays about their favorite older person.
Sunset Home residents chose four students from each
fourth grade classroom to read their essays at the Home.
These students read to the residents May 13.
The Blade will publish one of the winning essays each
day on the People Page.
Great Grandma Rosalee
By Madison Strecker
Do you know who is 86 and makes the best homemade macaroni and cheese? My Great Grandma Rosalee.
My Great Grandma Rosalee has gray hair that is almost
white, blue eyes, and is pleasantly plump. She is my
dad’s grandma and one of my favorite older people.
My great grandma is my favorite older person because
we are so close. She is a very good role model. She has
been very successful with her life. We have been to Colorado to visit my aunt and to go to the Hot Springs. We
have also celebrated Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other
holidays together. I also enjoy making meals with her,
such as liver and onions. The first time I made it with
her she said it was the best liver she had ever had. Often
she will say, “I’m going to blister you” when she is giving
someone a hard time. Also my middle name is Rose after
my great grandma Rosalee.
That’s only some of the reasons why my great grandma Rosalee is my favorite older person.
My great grandma will always be in my heart and my
memory. I love her and I know she will always love me.
Enrichment class
coming soon
A community enrichment
course is coming soon to
Concordia. OSHA will be providing a 10- hour construction industry outreach training from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June
23 and 24 at the Wind Energy Technology facility, 1530
Lincoln Street, Concordia.
The OSHA course is designed for any company involved in the construction
industry to include repair,
renovation alteration and demolition.
This course is for individuals in industry who have an
interest in preventing workplace injuries and illnesses,
have an interest in finding a
position in the area of safety,
are risk managers, project
managers, supervisors, and/
or municipality staff with
construction oversight responsibilities.
Instructor for this noncredit class will be Dan Cyre
from the CCCC Wind Energy
Technology Program.
Class size is limited. For
further information or to preregister call 1.800.729.5101,
ext. 375.
Blain is speaker for CWO
Ashley Blain, an English
teacher at Concordia High
School, will be providing
the music and message at
Christian Women’s Outreach Tuesday, June 9. All
women are invited. Blain
and her husband Josh have
lived in Concordia for three
years. They have a daugh-
Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars
ter, Callie.
Blain will be sharing
her thoughts on waiting for
the Lord. Her program will
follow the 9 a.m. brunch.
To make or cancel a reservation, call Dorothy Morgan, 785.243.1807 or Vicki
Whitead, 719.494.9317 by
June 4.
A baby born today has a
Sun in Gemini and a Moon
in Sagittarius if born before
5:50 p.m. (PDT). Afterward,
the Moon will be in Capricorn.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for
Wednesday, June 3, 2015:
This year you display
not only an adventurous
streak but also a conservative thought process. You
often alternate from being
extremely cautious to taking
a walk on the wild side. You
have a tendency to overindulge. Be careful with your
finances. If you are single,
others might be somewhat
reticent to approach you.
Nevertheless, in the next
few months you could meet
someone quite significant to
your life. If you are attached,
the two of you are quite content to be alone together.
You do not need others to be
happy. CAPRICORN knows
how to suggest alternatives
to you.
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)
* * * * * Appreciate the
ease of relating to others that
you seem to be experiencing
right now. An awkward moment could occur when relating to a child. You might
need to figure out what is going on and take another stab
at this same conversation.
Tonight: Till the wee hours.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20)
* * * * You finally will be
able to identify with a partner
over a difficult issue or need.
Nevertheless, you still might
not agree with this person.
For the sake of peace, consider going along for the ride
and seeing what happens.
Tonight: Make plans for a
summer getaway.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
* * * * Your ability to get
through problems is heightened. You will need to defer to someone else more
frequently; otherwise, you
could find it difficult to relate
to this person. Both of you
have valid ideas. Hold off on
making judgments for now.
Tonight: Buy a token gift of
affection.
CANCER (June 21-July
22)
* * * * Your diligence and
willingness to pitch in will
score high with others, specifically a close friend or
loved one who counts on
your caring. You could be
feeling as if you don’t have
enough time to do what you
want. Revise your schedule
if need be. Tonight: Play it
easy.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 24)
* * * * You have so many
ideas right now that you
might find it difficult to get
into a routine, though you
might have to. Others seem
to enjoy your upbeat nature,
but a boss expects more, and
that becomes clear. Avoid a
problem rather than create
one. Tonight: Be fluid.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
* * * * You will want to
rethink a matter more thoroughly. You might not realize
how important this issue is
for you until something goes
wrong. Keep a steady course.
Reiterate any question if you
are not clear about the response. Tonight: Go out and
let off some steam.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
* * * * Speak your mind
and get past an issue. Everything will work out, though
perhaps not immediately.
For now, you need to be
more in touch with what
you need rather than what
others need. News heads in
from a distance, and quite
quickly at that. Tonight: Out
and about.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov.
21)
* * * Use good sense with
your finances. You need to
hear what someone else has
to say. You might be thinking
of an investment for which
you will need to carefully
weigh the pros and cons.
Tonight: Have an important
discussion with someone in
the know.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21)
* * * * * You will appreciate the support you get
from several people. The real
question is: Can you open
up more without feeling like
you are taking a risk? Someone might surprise you with
an insight that is not only
provocative but also enticing. Tonight: A quick check
on your budget.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19)
* * * * You could be much
more involved in a situation
than you need to be. Why not
deal with the issue another
day? Tomorrow would work.
Try to stay out of noncontroversial waters, as it probably
won’t bring you any kind of
benefit. Tonight: How about
a massage?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18)
* * * * You will zero in on
what is important and go full
speed ahead. You could discover that the time has come
to act. Use caution with
someone whom you need to
have an important discussions with. You might reveal
a lot about yourself. Tonight:
Get some extra R and R.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20)
* * * No one likes dealing with mayhem, especially
with finances, but you’ll witness a friend create just that.
You could be taken aback
by this person’s bluntness.
Know that you need to get
involved. Just be polite, and
don’t let him or her get to
you. Tonight: Time for some
fun.
BORN TODAY
Journalist
Anderson
Cooper (1967), poet Allen Ginsberg (1926), actor
Tony Curtis (1925)
***
Jacqueline Bigar is on
the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com.
(c) 2015 by King Features
Syndicate Inc.
Business Interest
Tallgrass host for
customer appreciation
Tallgrass Veterinary Hospital, 1457 Union Road,
Concordia, owned by Dr.
Randall Hobrock, DVM, will
be host for a customer appreciation night Thursday,
June 4, from 3-6 p.m.
Refreshments,
hors
Senior Citizens Menu
d’oeuvres, tours and prizes
will be featured. Everyone
is encouraged to come meet
the new veterinarians, Dr.
Holly Lenz, DVM and Dr.
Brad Robért, DVM, as well
as the rest of the Tallgrass
staff.
Thursday, June 4—Tuna casserole, cauliflower, Jell-O®
with fruit, alt: hamburger patty.
Friday, June 5—Pork roast, mashed potatoes and gravy,
mixed vegetables, pineapple; 10 a.m.—Exercise.
Fresh coffee and cinnamon rolls daily 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
ONE PLACE HAS IT ALL
THE CLASSIFIEDS
Cars & Trucks, Used
FOR SALE- 2004 Pontiac Sunfire,
120K, 5spd, new brakes, runs well,
great school car. $2000. 1991 Mercury
Capri 2dr. XR2 convertible turbo, 5spd,
doesn’t run, includes storage rack.
$1200 OBO. 785-243-0183.
FOR RENT- 1 bedroom apartments in
quiet building, most utilities, $600/mo.
785-275-2062.
FOR RENT- Duplex. 1 1/2 bedrooms,
no smoking, no pets, lease required.
785-243-7519.
FOR RENT-Storage spaces, various
sizes, reasonable, locally owned.
785-243-4105.
For Sale or Rent
FOR SALE OR RENT- Or Rent to Own,
3 bedroom home. 785-243-1981.
Garage Sales
2 FAMILY GARAGE SALE- Lots of
misc., 325 E. 13th, Friday and Saturday, 8-?.
Help Wanted
Part-time
Administrative Assistant
Must possess good people and
computer skills and be able to
multi-task and communicate
effectively. EOE.
Send resume to:
WADDELL & REED
213 W. 6th St.,
Concordia, KS
Email:
lmalone@wradvisors.com
or 785-243-9977, ask for Luke
in Concordia
is looking for a responsible
and dependable team player
in our Activities Department.
Activities Assistant will work
30-40 hours per week.
Successful person will hold
current CNA certification and
have proficient computer
skills.
Apply in person at
620 2nd Ave
EOE.
HELP WANTED
For Rent
$PRING INTO $AVINGS
at Acorn Village
Apartments
All beautifully remodeled, 2
bedroom residences, $400$500 monthly. You’re going
to like where you live. We
guarantee it.
785-614-1078
or 785-818-5028
Ask about our
Move-in Special!
SUNSET HOME
Is now recruiting for a
CNA/CMA
Full or part time includes
every other weekend. All
shifts available. Differential
paid for 2nd and 3rd shifts.
In the Concordia Office.
HOUSEKEEPER
every other weekend.
The West Region
Department for Children and
Families (DCF)
Social Worker
Specialist Position
Primary functions of the
position are to investigate
reports of suspected abuse and
neglect and determine safety
and risk factors regarding the
safety and welfare of adults.
Minimum requirements:
License to practice social work
in the State of Kansas at the
time of hire.
An application and Kansas
Tax Clearance Certificate are
required. The application can
be submitted at www.jobs.
ks.gov select DCF - West
Region, Requisition number
180681. Position is open till
filled. You may obtain a State
Tax Clearance Certificate
by accessing the Kansas
Department of Revenue’s
w e b s i t e a t h t t p : / / w w w.
ksrevenue.org/taxclearance.
html.
For more information send
an email to WestJobs@dcf.
ks.gov. and reference the
Requisition number.
Now Hiring
STORE MANAGER
Submit resume to:
Mike’s TV & Appliance
112 E. 6th, Concordia
785-243-7500
MUTTS® by Patrick McDonnell
ZITS® by Scott and Borgman
BABY BLUE® by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott
BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH® by John Rose
HAGER THE HORRIBLE® by Chris Browne
DIETARY AIDE/
COOK’S ASSISTANT
every other weekend.
Park Villa is looking for
dependable, caring team
members to ensure the best
care for our residents.
Apply in person
PARK VILLA
114 S. High St.
Clyde, KS 66938
785-446-2818
Sunset Home, Inc.
is in need of caring and
energetic CNAs for Day &
Evening Shift. Positions would
include working every other
weekend.
Submit application to:
Sunset Home, Inc.
620 2nd Ave.
Concordia, KS 66901
Or apply in person or online at
www.sunsethomeinc.com. An
Equal Opportunity Employer.
We do pre-employment drug
screening.
LPN 2-10 Shift
Excellent benefits.
Apply in person,
Mount Joseph Senior Village
1110 W. 11th St.,Concordia.
Employment Opportunity
USD #333
Has an opening for a
CUSTODIAN
For more information, call the
Board Office at 785-243-3518
or applications may be picked
up at 217 W. 7th.
USD 333 is an Equal Opportunity
Employer and shall not
discriminate in its employment
practices and policies with
respect to hiring, compensation,
terms, conditions, or privileges
of employment because of an
individual’s race, color, religion,
sex, age, disability or national
origin.
Application deadline: Until Filled.
SUNSET HOME, INC.
is in need of a caring and
energetic
CMA
Position is for the 2-10pm
shift and every other
weekend.
Submit application to:
Sunset Home, Inc.
620 2nd Ave.,
Concordia, KS 66901
Sunset Home, Inc. is an
Equal Opportunity Employer.
We test for drugs.
LPN or RN
ALL SHIFTS AVAILABLE
Excellent benefits. Apply in
person, please M-F,
8:30-4:30 at Business Office
Mount Joseph
Senior Village
1110 W. 11th St.
Concordia, KS 66901
EOE
Real Estate
FOR SALE
Very Nice
3 Bed/2 Bath House
in College Heights Area.
Hardwood floors in LR, DR
and kitchen. Family room/
den with fireplace, single car
garage and deck on large
lot. Available immediately.
$114,000 OBO.
Call for more
information,
785-243-1489 day
or 785-243-6534
Kansas
Classifieds
Farm Equipment
KANSAS HUNTING LAND WANTED! Earn thousands on your land by
leasing the hunting rights. Free evaluation & info packet. Liability coverage included. The experts at Base
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landowners & hunters together since
1999. Email: info@basecampleasing.
com Call: 866-309-1507 BaseCampLeasing.com
Help Wanted
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Equipment? Bulldozers, Backhoes,
Excavators. Hands On Training! Certifications Offered. National Average
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Benefits Eligible! 1-866-362-6497
Help Wanted/Truck Driver
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Sales Calendar
Saturday, June 6, 2015–Living Estate Auction at 9:00
a.m. located at the Kearn Auction House, 220 West 5th
Street, Concordia, Kansas. High Quality Vintage Dolls and
Antiques. Dannie Kearn Auction.
•Saturday, June 13, 2015– Public Auction at 10:00
a.m. located 411 Republic Ave. in Republic, Kansas. Real
Estate, Tractor, Welding, Mechanic Tools, Hardware Store
Items and Antiques. Republic Feed, Fertilizer & Welding
Shop, Sellers. Novak Bros. & Gieber Auction.
•Thursday, June 25, 2015– Land Auction at 1:30 p.m.
HELP WANTED- Rural Carrier As- located at the Community Center, 308 Delaware, Jewell,
sociate Opening at the Concordia Kansas. 78 acres of land 5 miles East of Randall, Kansas
Post Office. $16.65/hr. Apply at on 300 Road between Roads G and H. James and Marcella
www.usps.com/employment.
Whipple, Sellers. Mikkelsen Auction.
Blade-Empire Wednesday, June 3, 2015 5
Sports
Royals rue replay in 2-1 loss to Tribe
Outstanding seniors
Tristen Leiszler, left, and Robin Daniels are named co-recipients of the Concordia High School Outstanding Senior Softball Player Award.
Leiszler, Miller
named All-NCKL
Concordia High School
senior infielder Tristen
Leiszler and junior outfielder Kahlie Miller were named
to the All-North Central
Kansas League softball
team.
Leiszler led Concordia
with a .467 batting average.
She drove in 11 runs and
scored 22.
Miller hit .370 for the
Panthers.
Pitchers named to the
all-league team include:
Jenna Klein, Abilene;
Abby Sweet, Chapman; and
Courtney Hammel, Clay
Center.
The all-league catchers
are Kaitlyn Bohnenblust,
Clay Center, and Britney
Murry, Abilene.
Infielders named allleague along with Leiszler
include:
Caitlyn
Claussen,
Wamego; Macey Langvardt,
Chapman; Daryan Weis,
Chapman; Kelsey Jones,
Clay Center; and Macy
Franson, Clay Center.
Outfielders to be selected
All-NCKL include:
Alex Rogers, Wamego;
Sydney Pacha, Marysville;
Gillian Farley, Chapman;
and Lorren Williams, Clay
Center.
Ashley Faiola, Wamego,
and Megan Blake, Clay
Center, were named allleague as utility players.
Leiszler
and
Robin
Daniels were selected as the
co-recipients of the Concordia Outstanding Senior
Softball Player Award.
Daniels batted .306 with
three home runs and 22
runs batted in.
Panthers receiving varsity letters include:
Leiszler, Daniels, Miller,
Carley Martin, Allayna
Hanson, Olivia Nelson,
Hadley Thyfault, Autumn
Sicard, Kelsey Kearn, Brianna Hake, Laken Schroeder, Kristie Blochlinger,
Paige Wheeler and Kym
Funk.
Receiving participation
awards include:
Clare Conway, Emily
Daniels, Carlie Barleen,
Jenna Bloomer, Karlie
Blochlinger, Katie Kearn,
Shawna Mendenhall, Mary
Bishop, Jissel Garcia, Tora
Vanous
and
Autumn
Belden.
Cloud County Co-op
scored a run in the bottom
of the seventh inning to pull
out a 10-9 victory over Funk
Pharmacy in Concordia
Recreation Girls’ Softball
play Tuesday night at the
Concordia Sports Complex.
The game was tied at 9-9
through five innings.Neither
team would score in the
sixth.
Funk Pharmacy left the
bases loaded in the top of
the seventh inning.
Karlee Wahlmeier led off
the bottom of the seventh by
reaching base on an error.
She would score the winning run on an error.
Funk Pharmacy jumped
out to a 4-0 lead in the first
inning.
Two runs in the top of the
second inning gave Funk
Pharmacy a 6-0 advantage.
Cloud County Co-op put
up four runs in the bottom
of the second and three in
the third to take a 7-6 lead.
Funk
Pharmacy
reclaimed the lead at 9-7
with three runs in the top of
the fourth inning.
Cloud County Co-op
scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth to tie the
game at 9-9, and then
scored the winning run in
the seventh.
Zoe Bechard did the
pitching for Cloud County
Co-op.
Terin Rundus scored
three runs for the winning
team, and Jara Nordell had
a three-run double.
In the other game played
Tuesday night, Subway
knocked off the American
Legion,
17-7
in
four
innings.
Subway scored four runs
in the top of the first inning.
The American Legion tied
the game at 4-4 with three
runs in the first inning and
one in the second.
Subway erupted for eight
runs on nine hits in the top
of the third inning, and led
12-4.
Rachelle Anderson had
two triples in the inning.
The American Legion
made it 12-7 with three
runs in the bottom of the
third.
Subway added five runs
in the fourth inning.
McKenzie Widen and
Kendall Reynolds did the
pitching for Subway.
Anderson had two hits
and scored three runs.
Reynolds and Kinley
Hanson had two hits and
scored two runs each.
Co-op pulls out
10-9 win over Funk
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)
— Just about the only persons at Kauffman Stadium
who thought the Indians’
Jose Ramirez was safe at
first base on a crucial play
in the eighth inning were
the umpires.
Not Royals manager Ned
Yost, who said he was
“shocked” when the call by
first base umpire Bob
Davidson stood through a
nearly 3-minute review. Not
first baseman Eric Hosmer,
who said he was “100 percent” certain that Ramirez
was out. Not more than
30,000 fans who cheered
when the replay was shown
on the massive crownshaped video board in center field.
Not even Cleveland manager Terry Francona, who
almost sheepishly acknowledged of the would-be double play: “I thought maybe it
was going to get overturned.”
Instead, the call came
down from an umpire in
New York that Ramirez was
safe, leaving the Indians
with one out in the inning.
It proved to be a critical
decision minutes later
when Michael Brantley hit a
two-out double to center,
spurring the Indians to a 21 victory Tuesday night.
“I was shocked when
they called him safe (on
replay),” Yost said. “I don’t
know what they were look-
ing at. On the angle showed
on the big screen, he definitely looked out.”
It all began when Wade
Davis (2-1) was summoned
in the eighth to keep the
game tied.
He
walked
Michael
Bourn to lead off the inning,
but Ramirez appeared to
ground into a double play
moments later. When the
call stood, so did Ramirez —
right on first base.
Jason Kipnis followed by
grounding into a fielder’s
choice — second baseman
Omar Infante bobbled the
ball to scuttle another
potential double play ‚Äî
and Carlos Santana worked
a full-count walk, all before
Brantley ripped his goahead single to center field.
It was the first run Davis
yielded this season.
“He’s a great pitcher. He
didn’t have an ERA for a
reason,” Brantley said. “I
knew he was going to make
pitches. I was just waiting
for something I could hit.”
Brantley made a winner
of Carlos Carrasco (7-4),
who allowed five hits over
seven innings to win his
third straight start. The big
right-hander struck out
eight while dominating
Kansas City for the second
time in a month.
Cody Allen handled a
perfect ninth for his 12th
save as the Indians won for
the 11th time in 14 games.
AL Central rival Kansas
City lost for the sixth time
in its last seven.
Most
of
the
game
amounted to a showdown
between Carrasco and Jeremy Guthrie.
Carrasco was hardly a
surprise. He had allowed
three runs over 14 innings
in winning his last two
starts, and was facing a
Royals offense that has now
scored seven runs in its last
six losses.
Guthrie was the more
surprising half of the pitcher’s duel.
The veteran had given up
a career-high 11 runs,
including four homers,
while retiring three last
Monday at Yankee Stadium.
Thirteen of the 16 batters
he faced reached base.
Bouncing back against
the
Indians,
Guthrie
allowed two hits in 5 2-3
innings: Moss’s home run
on a full-count pitch in the
fourth and a double by Santana in the sixth.
At that point, Yost turned
the game over to his
bullpen. Franklin Morales
and Kelvin Herrera got the
game to Davis, whose long
scoreless streak finally
came to an end.
“We’ve seen Davis too
many times and he’s so
good,” Francona said. “But
Brantley, regardless of how
he’s swinging, you want
him up there in that situa-
tion.”
STATS AND STREAKS
The Indians are 5-0 in
games started by Carrasco
at Kauffman Stadium. ...
The home run by Moss was
the 100th of his career. ...
Davis threw a season-high
38 pitches.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Indians: C Yan Gomes
was back behind the plate.
He caught 21 innings in two
games over the weekend.
Gomes recently return from
an injured ligament in his
knee.
Royals: C Sal Perez left in
the eighth for precautionary
reasons after taking a foul
ball off his mask. “It’s nothing,” Perez said. “I got tested
already
(for
a
concussion) and passed the
test.” ... LHP Danny Duffy
(biceps tendinitis) and RHP
Kris Medlen (Tommy John
surgery) will each throw two
innings in a simulated
game Thursday.
UP NEXT
Indians: RHP Corey Kluber tries to win his fourth
straight after starting 0-5.
The reigning Cy Young
Award winner has gone
seven-plus innings in four
consecutive starts.
Royals: LHP Jason Vargas makes his second start
since missing 16 games
with a left flexor strain. He
allowed two runs in four
innings against the Yankees
last time out.
Citizens National Bank
swept a K-18 Baseball
doubleheader
from
Clifton-Clyde
Tuesday
night at the Concordia
Sports Complex.
Jumping out to an 11-0
lead in the first inning,
won the first game, 11-6.
shut out Clifton-Clyde 120 in three innings in the
second game.
Sending 14 batters to
the plate, Citizens National Bank put up 11 runs in
the bottom of the first
inning in game one.
Brent Beaumont had a
three-run home run, a
three-run
triple
and
scored two runs in the
inning.
Blake Leiszler and Tyler
Stupka
each
singled,
walked and scored two
runs in the inning.
Billy Bechard walked
twice and scored a pair of
runs.
Clifton-Clyde made it an
11-4 game with four runs
in the top of the second
inning.
Two runs in the third
inning left Clifton-Clyde
trailing 11-6.
Stupka shut out CliftonClyde on four hits in Citizens National Bank’s win
in game two. He struck out
six and walked two.
grabbed a 3-0 lead in the
first inning.
Rapping out five hits,
and drawing four walks,
Citizens National Bank put
up nine runs in the bottom
of the third inning, and led
12-0.
Beaumont had a double,
walked and scored two
runs in the inning.
Stupka had two hits and
scored two runs for Citizens National Bank.
Leiszler and Bechard
scored two runs each.
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Kevin Pillar hit two home
runs off Max Scherzer,
including a go-ahead threerun drive, as the Toronto Blue
Jays beat the Washington
Nationals 7-3 Tuesday night
to earn a split of a day-night
doubleheader.
Zimmermann
Jordan
pitched six-hit ball for eight
innings in the opener, a 2-0
victory that ended a threegame losing streak.
Bryce Harper had a goahead single off R.A. Dickey,
then he thrilled a fan before
the nightcap by taking a selfie
in right field with her phone.
Scherzer (6-4) had won
each of his previous five starts
and appeared poised for
another with a 3-1 lead.
Pillar had other ideas,
though. He drove a pitch over
the wall in left in the sixth for
his second homer and fourth
on the season for a 4-3 lead.
Marco
Estrada
(2-3)
pitched six innings in the second game for Toronto, allowing three runs ‚Äî two earned
‚Äî and six hits.
Zimmermann (5-2) struck
out four and walked one to
win for the third time in four
starts.
Dickey (2-6) gave up eight
hits, struck out six and
walked one.
Rockies 6, Dodgers 3
Dodgers 9, Rockies 8
DENVER (AP) — Alex
Guerrero hit a grand slam off
reliever Rafael Betancourt
with two outs in the top of the
ninth, helping Los Angeles
salvage a doubleheader split.
Guerrero sent a fastball
from Betancourt (2-2) to the
deepest part of Coors Field,
just eluding the glove of leap-
ing center fielder Charlie
Blackmon. It was Guerrero’s
first career grand slam and
fourth homer of the day for
the Dodgers.
In the opener, Jorge De La
Rosa threw six solid innings
with a healing cut on his middle finger and Michael McKenry homered to lead
Colorado.
De La Rosa (2-2) had his
start pushed back twice
because of a cut he got from
the seams on a baseball. The
lefty allowed three runs and
struck out six for his 71st win
with the Rockies, one shy of
matching Aaron Cook’s team
record.
John
Axford
pitched
around a leadoff single in the
ninth for his 10th save.
Ian Thomas (0-1) allowed
four runs in three innings for
the Dodgers, and rookie Joc
Pederson hit his 15th home
run, a shot estimated at 477
feet.
Red Sox 1, Twins 0
BOSTON (AP) — Clay
Buchholz
pitched
eight
innings and got all the run
support he needed on Rusney
Castillo’s RBI single in the
seventh as Boston ended a
three-game skid.
Buchholz (3-6) struck out
eight and scattered three hits
before Koji Uehara took over
in the ninth and picked up his
11th save to preserve the
shutout.
Mike Pelfrey (4-2) had a
solid start as he and Buchholz both carried a shutout
into the seventh inning, when
the Red Sox broke the tie.
Xander Bogaerts hit a two-out
double off the wall in center
and scored easily on Castillo’s
single up the middle.
Buchholz got his first win
since Boston beat Toronto 6-3
on May 10.
Marlins 5, Cubs 2
MIAMI (AP) — Brad Hand
pitched six innings to earn his
fifth victory in 33 career starts
to lead Miami.
Hand (1-1) improved 5-18
in his career as a starter. Even
with the victory, his winning
percentage as a starter (.217)
is the lowest in the majors
among active pitchers with at
least 20 decisions, according
to STATS.
Giancarlo Stanton hit a
solo homer, his 16th. He has
seven of Miami’s 14 homers at
Marlins Park this year.
Rookie Addison Russell’s
baserunning blunder helped
A.J. Ramos earn his fifth save
in seven chances.
Marcell Ozuna hit a twoout, three-run double off Kyle
Hendricks (1-2) that put
Miami ahead to stay in the
fifth.
Athletics 5, Tigers 3
DETROIT (AP) — Ben
Zobrist’s grand slam highlighted a five-run seventh
inning as Oakland rallied for
the win.
Alfredo Simon (5-3) held
the A’s to one hit over the first
six innings, but the Tigers
scuffled defensively in the
seventh, and Oakland had
the bases loaded with one run
already in when the righthander was pulled. Angel
Nesbitt came on in relief, and
Zobrist greeted him with a
line drive over the wall in right
field for his sixth career grand
slam.
Kendall Graveman (3-2)
allowed three runs and eight
hits in six innings. Evan
Scribner pitched two perfect
innings of relief, and Tyler
Clippard finished for his
eighth save.
Simon allowed four runs
and four hits in 6 1/3 innings
as the Tigers lost a seasonhigh fifth straight.
Phillies 5,Reds 4
PHILADELPHIA (AP) —
îDarin Ruf hit a walkoff single
with one out in the ninth
inning after Maikel Franco
tied it in the eighth with a tworun homer to lead Philadelphia to a rare late-inning
comeback victory.
Odubel Herrera led off the
ninth against Tony Cingrani
(0-2) with an opposite-field
double to left. Herrera went to
third on Carlos Ruiz’s sacrifice bunt and scored on Ruf’s
single to right.
Jonathan Papelbon (1-0)
pitched a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out two, to earn the victory.
The Phillies looked headed
to their eighth straight loss
before scoring two runs with
two outs in the eighth.
Philadelphia improved to
2-30 when trailing after seven
innings.
Rangers 15, White Sox 2
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) —
Joey Gallo hit an upper-deck
homer, doubled off the top of
the wall and set a Rangers
franchise record for a major
league debut with four RBIs
as Texas cruised past Chicago.
Gallo, the top prospect in
the Rangers organization,
made the jump from DoubleA Frisco for what is supposed
to be a short stint while fourtime All-Star third baseman
Adrian Beltre is on the 15-day
disabled list with a sprained
left thumb.
Citizens National Bank sweeps twinbill
Pillar homers twice in Blue Jays’ 7-3 win
Obituaries
SHIRLEY A. ALEXANDER
Shirley A. Alexander, 80,
of Overland Park, Kan., died
Sunday, May 31, 2015, at
the home.
Shirley was born in Clay
Center, Kan., Oct. 4, 1934,
the daughter of Clarence
E. Taylor and Jeanne E.
Walker. She was raised in
Concordia, Kan., where she
attended Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Concordia
High School before attending St. Teresa School of
Nursing in Kansas City, Mo.
She retired from Johnson
County Library in 2000, as
a library clerk. She participated in numerous volunteer programs over the years
including Meals on Wheels,
League of Women Voters,
Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and
her children’s activities. She
enjoyed reading, participating in book club, NPR, PBS,
playing piano, singing and
playing bridge.
Shirley was preceded in
death by both her parents
and two sons, David and
Martin. She is survived by
her husband of 61 years, J
Dean, three children: Scott
of Kingsland, Ga., Katie of
the home and Sara (Tony)
O’Bryan of Lee’s Summit,
Mo.; three grandchildren:
Jennifer Pendarvis, Marcus
and Ashley Alexander and
their mother, Patty Alexander; two great-grandchildren:
Harper and Taylor; a sister:
Johanna (Eddie) Fields of
Wichita, Kan. and numerous
nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Kansas City Hospice or Great
Plains SPCA.
(Arrangements:
Cremation Society of KS and MO,
online condolences, www.kccremation.com.)
A. WAYNE STEINERT
A. Wayne Steinert, age
78, of Concordia, Kan., died
June 2, 2015, at Salina Regional Health Center.
Memorial services will
be at 10:30 a.m., Monday,
June 8, 2015, at First United Methodist Church. Visi-
tation will be Sunday, June
7, 2015, from 1-8 p.m. at
Nutter Mortuary Chapel.
Memorials may be given
to First United Methodist
Church Scholarship fund.
Nutter Mortuary in
charge of arrangements.
Courthouse
District Court
CRIMINAL
Tracy Jean Davis appeared May 28 and was
found Guilty and convicted
of Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence
of an Intoxicant, First Offense. She was sentenced
to six months in the Cloud
County Jail and ordered to
pay the costs of this action
in the sum of $108, a fine of
$500, a Community Corrections fee of $250 (DUI fine),
an alcohol/drug testing fee
of $40, a probation supervision fee of $60 and all other
assessed fees. Her sentence
was suspended with the
exception of a 48-hour term
with the Defendant being
placed on supervised pro-
bation with Court Services
for 12 moths following specific terms and conditions.
Crockett
Alexander
Stortz appeared May 28 and
was found Guilty and convicted of Possession of Drug
Paraphernalia. He was sentenced to 12 months in the
Cloud County Jail and ordered to pay the costs of the
action, $158, an alcohol/
drug testing fee of $40, a
probation supervision fee of
$60, attorney fees of $100
and all other assessed fees.
Sentence was suspended
with the Defendant being
placed on supervised probation with Court Services
for 12 months following
specific terms and conditions.
Three children dead
after boat capsizes
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A
summery day on a Utah lake
turned deadly for a family
and friends when high waves
and violent winds kicked
up and capsized their boat,
throwing all seven people
into the cold water.
Four died, including three
children, as rescuers struggled to find the boaters for at
least two hours in continued
bad weather. The other three
eventually were pulled from
the choppy waters and hospitalized.
It happened Monday at
Bear Lake, which spans
more than 112 square miles
in Utah and Idaho.
Utah doctor Lance Capener, 46, took the ski boat out
with his wife, Kathy, 42, their
two daughters and three of
the girls’ friends, authorities
said. It was 80 degrees.
The group was reported
missing at about 6 p.m.,
around the same time temperatures dropped and the
National Weather Service
tracked wind gusts of up to
51 mph in nearby Garden
City. The windstorm that
rolled in over nearby mountains produced giant waves
that also ripped to pieces
a floating plastic dock at a
nearby Boy Scout camp.
All seven people on the
boat wore lifejackets, but the
water was 53 degrees Fahrenheit, posing a serious hypothermia risk, authorities
said.
The boaters were in the
water for at least two hours
amid waves that reached 10
feet and frothed in the wind
as rescuers searched for
them, said Mike Wahlberg,
Garden City fire chief. He
called the conditions some
of the worst he’s seen and
“about as extreme as it gets.”
Rescuers reached the
group and pulled them from
the water, but Lance Capener died at the lake, said Utah
State Parks Lt. Eric Stucki.
His daughters Kelsey
Capener, 13, and Kilee
Capener, 7, and their friend
Sierra Hadley, 13, were flown
to a Salt Lake City hospital
but died early Tuesday.
Surviving members of the
Capener family remembered
the sisters as sweet and bubbly in a statement Tuesday.
Kathy Capener was hospitalized in the northern Utah
city of Logan, along with family friends Tiffany Stoker and
Tylinn Tilley, both 14 years
old. The teens were released
from the hospital Tuesday,
Stucki said.
A few other boats were on
the water at the time, but no
other injuries or accidents
were reported, Stucki said.
Bear Lake is about 120
miles north of Salt Lake City.
Another boating accident
was reported three hours
south, at Utah Lake. Rescuers pulled two people from
the water Monday night after
high winds overturned their
sailboat.
The two adults involved
were uninjured and wearing life vests, Utah County
Sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Cannon said.
Police: Man shot
dead lunged at
officer, FBI agent
BOSTON (AP) – Police
said they have video showing a man who was under
24-hour surveillance by terrorism investigators lunging with a knife at a Boston
police officer and an FBI
agent before he was shot
and killed – an account his
brother has disputed.
A law enforcement official
with knowledge of the investigation said Usaama Rahim
had been making threats
against law enforcement.
The official was not authorized to release details of the
investigation and spoke on
the condition of anonymity.
Police Commissioner William Evans said members
of the Joint Terrorism Task
Force approached Rahim in
the city’s Roslindale neighborhood Tuesday morning
to question him about “terrorist-related information”
when he went at officers
with a large military-style
knife.
Evans said officers repeatedly ordered Rahim to
drop the knife but he continued to move toward them
with it. He said task force
members fired their guns,
hitting Rahim once in the
torso and once in the abdomen. Rahim, 26, was taken
to a hospital but died.
Late Tuesday, the FBI
arrested a man in connection with the case. Christina
DiIorio-Sterling,
a
spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz, said
David Wright was taken
into custody at his home
in suburban Everett. She
said Wright will face federal
charges and is expected to
appear in court Wednesday.
DiIorio-Sterling wouldn’t
specify the charges, but
confirmed they’re related to
the Rahim investigation.
Authorities also searched
a home in Warwick, Rhode
Island, but would not confirm that was linked to the
Boston shooting.
Evans said authorities
had been watching Rahim
“for quite a time,” but “a level of alarm” prompted them
to try to question him Tuesday.
He said authorities knew
Rahim “had some extremism as far as his views,” but
he would not confirm media reports that Rahim had
been radicalized by online
propaganda by the Islamic
State group.
Evans said the officers
didn’t have their guns drawn
when
they
approached
Rahim. He said the video
shows Rahim “coming at
officers” while they were
backing away.
That description differs
from one given by Rahim’s
brother Ibrahim Rahim,
who posted on Facebook
that his youngest brother
was killed while waiting at a
bus stop to go to his job.
“He was confronted by
three Boston Police officers
and subsequently shot in
the back three times,” he
wrote. “He was on his cellphone with my dear father
during the confrontation
needing a witness.”
Ibrahim Rahim, a former assistant imam at a
Boston mosque, could not
be reached for more comment Tuesday. In an email,
he said he was traveling to
Boston to bury his brother.
Hopes dim for
rescuing over 400
from capsized ship
Weather
Today’s weather artwork by
Katelyn Reedy,
a 2nd grader in
Mrs. Moore’s class
Today in History
50 years ago
June 3, 1965—Robin
Hood, a 1965 graduate of
Notre Dame High School, had
been awarded the Concordia
Jaycees $100 scholarship to
Cloud County Community
Junior College. . . . Eighth
graders on the “A” Honor Roll
at Concordia Middle School
were Ann Beckman, Paul
Chubbuck, Ron Green, Sally
Humes, Benson Keil, Patricia
Naylor and Deanna Perry.
Listed on the “B” Honor Roll
were Janet Kagle, Pamela
Nordquist, Dorothy Olson,
David Swiercinsky, Dennis
Demanette, Larry Erickson,
Pam Wilson, Barbara Boyd,
Ann Doyen, Mary Emery, Janet Goodwin, Sandra Lanoue
and Brice Leon.
25 years ago
June
3,
1990—Gene
Miller was leaving his post
as Concordia’s Director of
Economic Development. He
had accepted an economic development position in
Leavenworth, working in the
Chamber of Commerce office.
. . . Army Reserve Staff Sergeant John R. Hansen, son of
Gene and Charlene Hansen
of rural Concordia, had returned from annual training
at Camp Las Delicias, Honduras.
two years, Scott and Barb
Nelson, Concordia, had seen
three of their four children
leave home to enter the service of our country: Allison,
U.S. Navy, 2004; Brooke,
U.S. Marines, 2004 and Michael, U.S. Marines 2005.
5 years ago
June
3,
2010—Fifth
graders at Concordia Middle
School receiving all “A’s” for
the past school year were
Devin Kymer, Mariah Blazek,
Ethan Sicard, Lydia Knapp,
Shalea Lawson, Taylor Muff,
Cameron Collins, Addison
Johnson, Olivia Nelson and
Jordan Eshbaugh. . . . Eighth
graders listed on the 3.003.49 Honor Roll at Concordia Junior High School were
Lane Campbell, Anthony
Dunlap, Alyssa Felix, Kathryn Koerber, Azalia Malcuit,
Kyle Marks, Chelsea Martin,
Juan Nava, Zakary Romo,
Samanthah Sicard, Jaden
Spear and Kayla Valcoure.
1 year ago
June 3, 2014—Freshmen on the 4.0 2nd Semester Honor Roll at Concordia High School were Mary
Bishop, Braden Brownell,
Cameron Collins, Jordan Eshbaugh, Caleb Hartzell, Addison Johnson, Lydia Knapp,
Devin Kymer, Ethan Sicard
and Mallory Thompson. . . .
Four CHS baseball players
were named to the All-North
Central Kansas first team:
Infielders Jordan Mehl and
Drake Hake; outfielder Tanner Gilbert; and pitcher Skyler Hittle.
10 years ago
June 3, 2005—A generous gift from Oklahoman
Robert F. Summers II helped
into portions of the hull.
the National Orphan Train
Thirteen
navy
divers Complex purchase a decorasearched the boat Tues- tive clock for the Union Paday, and military authori- cific Depot. . . . In less than
ties said an additional 170
would arrive by Wednesday
to vastly expand the pace of
those efforts.
Access to the site of the
site was blocked by police
and paramilitary troops
stationed along the Yangtze
river embankment. Scores
of trucks belonging to the
People’s Armed Police were
Resources for starting a business, developing a busiparked along the verge and
ness plan and projecting cash flow will be the topics disat least two ambulances
cussed at small business workshops scheduled during
were seeing leaving the area
June 2015. These workshops are presented by Linda Sutwith their lights on and siton of the NCK Small Business Development Center. To
rens blaring.
register for a workshop, check out our website at www.
Huang Delong, a deck
ncksbdc.com or call 785.243.9913. All workshops rehand on a car ferry crossing
quire advance registration and only those preregistered
the Yangtze several kilomewill be notified of cancellation. The workshop schedule
ters (miles) upstream of the
for June is:
site, said he was working
Meeting the 3Ms:
Monday evening when the
Tuesday, June 9; 10:00 – Noon.
weather turned nasty.
NCK SBDC, 606 Washington Street, Concordia
“From about 9 p.m. it beThursday, June 18; 10:00 a.m.–Noon
gan raining extremely hard,
Salina Area Chamber, 120 W. Ash, Salina,
then the cyclone hit and the
The information in this workshop is critical for anywind was really terrifying,”
one considering starting a business. Information about
Huang said while crossing
money, marketing and management will help assess the
the broad river in a steady
feasibility of starting a new business. Information about
drizzle Tuesday afternoon.
many resources available in Kansas to help start-up businesses will be provided. FREE with advance registration.
The Right Start Using a Business Plan:
Thursday, June 18; 1:00–3:00 p.m.
Salina Area Chamber, 120 W. Ash, Salina, Kansas
LOCAL MARKETS -EAST
Learn how to develop a business plan and its imporWheat ...........................$5.10 tance to a successful business. Individual questions are
Milo ......(per bushel) ....$3.99 addressed in this fast-paced workshop. Fee to attend.
Corn .............................$3.29
Cash Flow Made Easy:
Soybeans .....................$8.70
Wednesday, April 1; 1:00–3:00 p.m.
Salina Area Chamber, 120 W. Ash, Salina, Kansas
Tuesday, June 9; 1:00–3:00 p.m.
AGMARK
NCK SBDC, 606 Washington Street, Concordia
LOADING FACILITY
This
workshop will assist current and potential busiLOCAL MARKETS - WEST
ness
owners
in calculating sales and costs by line item to
Wheat ..........................$5.10
build
a
budget
and understanding the future needs of a
Milo .....(per bushel) .....$3.99
business. Fee to attend.
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement
JAMESTOWN MARKETS
with the U.S. Small Business Administration
Wheat ...........................$5.03
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabiliMilo ...(per bushel) ........$3.84
ties will be made if requested at least two weeks in adSoybeans .....................$8.65
vance. Contact the NCK SBDC by calling 785.243.9913.
JIANLI, China (AP) –
Hopes dimmed Wednesday
for rescuing more than 400
people still trapped in a
capsized river cruise ship
that overturned in stormy
weather, as hundreds of
rescuers
searched
the
Yangtze River site in what
could become the deadliest
Chinese maritime accident
in decades.
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported that
18 bodies had been pulled
from the boat, which was
floating with a sliver of its
hull jutting from the grey
river water about 36 hours
after it capsized. A total of
fourteen people have been
rescued, but the vast majority of the 456 people on
board, many of them elderly tourists, were unaccounted for.
The shallow-draft, multidecked Eastern Star was
traveling upstream Monday
night from the eastern city
of Nanjing to the southwestern city of Chongqing when it overturned in
China’s Hubei Province in
what state media reported
as a cyclone with winds of
up to 80 mph (130 kph).
State media reported that
rescuers heard people yelling for help within the overturned hull, and divers on
Tuesday rescued a 65-yearold woman and, later, two
men who had been trapped.
CCTV said more people had
been found and were being
rescued, but did not say
whether they were still inside the overturned hull.
The yelling was heard
Tuesday, and it is not
known if any sounds were
heard Wednesday. CCTV
said rescuers would possibly support the ship with a
giant crane while they cut Nusun .........................$16.30
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