The Concordia Blade

BLADE-EMPIRE
CONCORDIA
VOL. CIX NO. 108 (USPS 127-880)
CONCORDIA, KANSAS 66901
Friday, October 31, 2014
Work begins to
recover bodies of
plane crash victims
Good Evening
Concordia Forecast
Tonight, mostly clear. Widespread frost
after midnight. Lows around 23. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday, breezy. Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs around
52. South winds 15 to 25 mph.
Saturday night, not as cool. Breezy. Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. South
winds 15 to 25 mph.
Sunday, warmer, breezy, sunny. Highs in
the mid 60s. South winds 20 to 25 mph with
gusts to around 35 mph.
Sunday night, warmer. Partly cloudy in
the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A
20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 50s.
Monday, mostly cloudy with chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
Monday night, mostly cloudy with showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
Tuesday, cooler. Mostly sunny with a 20
percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid
50s.
Tuesday night through Thursday, mostly
clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s.
Davis here Saturday
Democratic candidate for Governor Paul
Davis will be in Concordia Saturday,
November 1, at Jitters Coffee House at 2
p.m. to meet with voters and speak about
the issues in his campaign for Governor.
The stop in Concordia will be part of his
bus tour of Kansas to encourage people to
get out and vote on November 4. The public is invited to attend.
Across Kansas
Squirrel blamed for
Emporia poweroutage
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) — A squirrel is
being blamed for an hour-long power outage in Emporia that left Emporia State
University and thousands of customers
temporarily in the dark.
The Emporia Gazette reports a little
more than 3,000 customers of Westar
Energy and L yon-Coffey Electric lost
power when a squirrel came in contact
with electrical equipment on a transmission line around 9:50 a.m. Thursday.
Authorities seek
man on drug charges
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities in
northeast Kansas are searching for a man
who they say has possessed and manufactured drugs.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the
38-year-old from Mayetta has eluded
arrest by Jackson County authorities
since a warrant was issued for his arrest
in August. He faces charges of possessing
methamphetamine and conspiring to
manufacture a controlled substance.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
says five people wanted on related drug
charges were captured in September.
Man pleads guilty
in fatal accident
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita man
has pleaded guilty in a drunken-driving
car crash that killed his passenger.
The Wichita Eagle reports 56-year-old
Melvin Day pleaded guilty to involuntary
manslaughter on Thursday in connection
to the March death of 54-year-old Kevin
Donn Sr.
Donn died after the car slammed into a
tree. Witnesses tell police the vehicle was
speeding when the driver swerved to avoid
crashing into a mail truck.
A Sedgwick County District Attorney
spokesman says Day’s blood alcohol content level was nearly 3.5 times higher than
the legal limit of 0.08 at the time of the
crash.
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Creative costume
Draven Schutt, dressed as the fictional character Hannibal Lecter, participates in the costume contest at the Brown Grand Theatre on Thursday.
Schutt was on the most creative costume award in the first and second grade
division. (Blade photo by Jessica LeDuc)
Majority of early voters in
Kansas are Republicans
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — More registered Republicans have cast
early votes in Kansas than voters
affiliated with other parties in the
state, and GOP officials are trumpeting the data as a sign that Gov.
Sam Brownback and U.S. Sen. Pat
Roberts are headed toward re-election after tough races.
But Democrats and independent
Senate
candidate
Greg
Orman’s campaign differed with
that interpretation, saying that
GOP is trying to encourage conservative voters to get them to the
polls on Tuesday. Paul Davis, the
Democrat challenging Brownback,
said Friday that polling consistently suggests that 20 percent to 25
percent of registered Republicans
support him.
“We’ve been tracking the numbers, and we feel very good about
how we’re doing,” Davis said after
voting in advance in his hometown
of Lawrence. “All the signs that we
see so far are very positive.”
Recent polling suggests that
Roberts’ race with Orman and
Brownback’s contest with Davis
are close. Secretary of State Kris
Kobach is predicting voter turnout
of 50 percent, or 872,000 ballots
cast.
Nearly 153,000 people had
voted as of Thursday, according to
the secretary of state’s office. Of
those, 54.2 percent were registered Republicans, 30.6 percent
were Democrats and 14.9 percent
were unaffiliated. Among the
state’s 1.74 million registered voters, 44.6 percent are Republicans,
24.5 percent are Democrats and
30.2 percent are unaffiliated. Libertarians command less than 1
percent of either group.
Clay Barker, the Kansas Republican Party’s executive director,
issued a memo to reporters saying
the party is encouraged and
expects a strong GOP turnout.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) —
Work begins Friday to
recover the remains of the
four people who died when a
small plane crashed into a
flight training facility at a
Kansas airport, authorities
said.
Jet fuel from the plane
burned so hot during the
blaze after the crash Thursday morning at Wichita
Mid-Continent Airport that
portions of the building
remained unsafe all day and
emergency officials voiced
concerns about the stability
of the structure. Late
Thursday night, smoke continued to rise from the
wreckage.
Heavy equipment will be
brought in Friday to remove
portions of the building so
firefighters can reach the
victims, Wichita Fire Chief
Ronald Blackwell said.
Crews are expected to be at
the site for at least a couple
of days.
“The real work begins at
daylight,” Blackwell said
Thursday.
National Transportation
Safety Board investigator
Leah Yeager said the pilot
reported a problem with the
left engine of the twinengine Beechcraft King Air
soon after taking off from
the airport.
According to witness
reports, the plane was “flying low and slow before it
entered a left turn,” Yeager
said.
“It continued to turn left
and then impacted the
building,” she said.
The plane, which was
manufactured in 2000,
struck the top of the building and ignited a horrific
fire, Blackwell said. The aircraft remains in pieces, with
parts scattered on the roof
and on the ground of the
training facility.
NTSB investigators at the
scene will try to determine
what caused the engine failure. Peter Knudson, an
NTSB spokesman, told The
Associated Press early Friday that there are procedures for pilots to land with
an engine out but that he
had no information on why
those procedures were not
applied.
Officials said only one
person was onboard the
plane and that everyone
else inside the building had
been accounted for. Doug
Nolte,
city
police
spokesman, said in a news
release that three of the victims were from the Wichita
area and one was from
another country. Their
names and ages have not
been released pending notification of family members.
Five people were hurt in
the crash. One patient was
in serious condition at Via
Christi Hospital St. Francis
and four others have been
treated and released, hospital
spokesman
Roz
Hutchinson said.
Wichita Police Deputy
Chief John Speer said the
crash was an accident and
“not an intentional act.”
The crash did not significantly disrupt passenger
traffic at the airport.
The aircraft was headed
to Mena, Arkansas, for
painting and interior refurbishing work with Rose Aircraft
Services
Inc.,
according to that company’s
CEO, Keith Rose, who
offered his condolences to
the victims’ families.
Rose provided no further
details on the plane or its
pilot.
A tail number shows the
plane is registered to
Beechcraft Corp. Beechcraft
spokeswoman
Nicole
Alexander confirmed in an
email that the aircraft was
registered to the company
but said it was recently
sold. She said she couldn’t
comment
further
and
referred additional questions to the NTSB.
Located several miles
west of downtown, Wichita
Mid-Continent is used by
private aircraft and served
by several national airlines
and their regional affiliates.
It saw more than 13,000
departures and about 1.4
million passengers last
year, according to the U.S.
Department of Transportation.
The crash is the latest in
a string of incidents at the
airport. In December, an
avionics technician was
arrested and accused of trying to drive a van filled with
inert explosives onto the
tarmac. In January, an
Oklahoma man rammed his
pickup truck through a
security gate at the airport.
Study finds hunting is yearly boon for Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Keith
Houghton didn’t just boost his
own business career when he
co-created the Ringneck Ranch
up in Mitchell County years
ago.
He and wife Debra provide
55 to 60 jobs a year in the rural
area south of Waconda Lake,
The Wichita Eagle reported.
Grocery stores during hunting seasons do a booming business, he said. Ringneck Ranch
buys something like 24,000
pheasant chicks to raise for the
hunters he entertains. The
chicks need feed, so that’s
more money stirring the economy.
The economic boost goes on,
he said. Hunters who visit his
ranch in north-central Kansas
pay $500 a day to hunt. They
spend more elsewhere in the
state, buying high-end equipment, dinners, gas, snacks,
lodging, gifts. The footprint
those people leave on Kansas
economics is colored green.
In a state struggling to pay
bills and climb out of reces-
sion, contributions like this are
not only significant, but
instructive, state officials say.
A lot of out-of-state people
already come to Kansas to
hunt and fish and photograph
birds. They spend 32 percent
more on average during their
trips than the traditional
leisure traveler, the state said.
The Kansas Department of
Wildlife, Parks and Tourism is
planning a targeted marketing
campaign including television,
digital, e-mail blasts and print
advertising to attract even
more hunters and anglers to
the state.
Department of Wildlife,
Parks and Tourism officials
recently released the latest
annual figures showing the
hundreds of million dollars of
benefit Kansas gets every year
from hunters, anglers and bird
watchers including:
• $401 million or more in
hunting-related spending.
• $211 million from fishing
• $10.7 million in non-resident license sales for hunting
and fishing. In contrast, state
officials said in a prepared
statement, resident license
sales produced $7.8 million.
The
state
has
been
impressed enough with the
way Kansas businesses like
Houghton have boosted the
economy that they solicited
testimonials from him and
other Kansas businesspeople,
describing how spending by
outdoorsmen and women help
the state, and what could be
done to build on that.
“Once I realized that 80 to 90
percent of our hunters come
from out of state, I started
advertising nationally,” wrote
Ken Corbet, the owner of the
Ravenwood Lodge in Topeka.
“We’ve hosted about seven TV
crews to film national hunting
shows, which really show how
pretty Kansas is.
“I think there’s an important
lesson there,” Corbet wrote.
“Once people know what
Kansas really looks like and
what great hunting we offer,
they want to experience it.
Hunting in Kansas could be
what Pike’s Peak is to Colorado. Hunting is a renewable
commodity. We’re a pro-hunting state, and everybody loves
hunters. They’re friendly, they
spend money while they’re
here, and we have a lot of great
things to offer them.”
Kansas has a lot going for it,
Houghton said. Part of it is that
nature made Kansas beautiful
in many places - and made
Kansas a giant pit stop for millions of migratory game birds.
But much of it isn’t about
hunting, or spending money.
“Friendships are formed
here among the hunters who
come in for a couple of days,”
Houghton said. “They sit
around the campfire, sometimes until 2 in the morning,
telling stories. They don’t usually do that on the second
night, because by then we’ve
really taken the starch out of
them. But when they do it, they
talk far into the night and see
the night sky overhead like
they’ve never seen it before.”
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OPINION
Prairie Letters to the Editor
Pondering
by
Susan Martin
Ebola . . . still waiting
for a cure
A major part of the world
is aware and concerned
about Ebola and its possible
spread. Africa, the potentially rich but historically
mistreated continent, seems
most vulnerable.
For what they are worth,
points listed with Google
recently were at least three
people have contracted Ebola outside of Africa. The
virus has killed more than
4900 people. The symptoms can become “pretty
gruesome.” A person is not
contagious until symptoms
manifest. These can go undetected for almost a month.
Some animals can carry
Ebola and, as in humans,
through body fluids. As yet,
no pets have been found
with symptoms. As yet, no
cure has been found. Ebola
is not always fatal. The outbreak is almost a year old.
American troops are on the
ground in Africa helping in
control of the disease. It is
not expected to have a devastating effect on America.
In the middle of the
1300s, the black plague
spread in China, and rats
and sailors carried it to
England and other European ports. It struck without
warning, allowing one to enjoy lunch with family and be
dead by dinner time.
Boccaccio, an Italian,
wrote extensively about this.
People died in the streets
and often, in the worst of
it, lay there or were picked
up to be buried in whatever
mass grave was available. If
a religious service was being
conducted, a passing load of
bodies might be left with the
hope the service would benefit them and include burial. Families left dead bodies
in deserted homes and even
left ill members in such
rampant futility and terror.
There were no laborers;
crops failed in the fields and
livestock wandered afar for
food. The known world suffered in every way for years
because of the plague’s widespreading effect. By 1352
fifty million had died before
the disease disappeared in
the mid-1600s. One reason
for the spread was the lack
of sanitation in a variety of
ways in that time. Books
could and surely have been
written on that part of the
problem alone. It was not a
time of soap, water, disposal
of waste matter, and knowledge of germs.
Legions of scholars have
spent years studying related
matters. The Bible tells of
the plagues in Egypt. We,
today, can be thankful for
the research and time given
by many different believers
and devoted workers who,
for their own reasons, have
dedicated and continue to
give their lives to research
of varied types. We cannot
judge, only in our own small
ways try to cooperate.
One picture remains
in my mind, though it has
been a few years since I saw
it. A young man, almost a
boy, an Iranian, was a volunteer for Doctors Without
Borders. He somehow had
the look of the man Christians know as Jesus, and
I have wondered if he was
able to continue in his dedication or if the world proved
too much for him.
Our small bit of that
world is such a minute part
of the vast, unknown; and,
sometimes, we tend to exclude so much, even in that
space.
It is to wonder.
Two Malaysian boys
sue over Flight 370
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Two Malaysian
children sued Malaysia Airlines and the government
on Friday over the loss of
their father on Flight 370,
the first lawsuit filed in the
country by relatives of those
aboard the jetliner that mysteriously disappeared eight
months ago.
Jee Kinson, 13, and Jee
Kinland, 11, accused the
civil aviation department
of negligence for failing to
try and contact the plane
within a reasonable time after it disappeared from radar while flying from Kuala
Lumpur to Beijing on March
8 with 239 people on board.
The suit filed at the Kuala
Lumpur High Court alleges
the airline was negligent and
failed to take all due measures to ensure a safe flight.
It also named the directorsgeneral of civil aviation and
immigration, the country’s
air force chief and the government as respondents
and alleged they committed
gross neglect and breach of
duty.
“We have waited for eight
months. After speaking to
various experts, we believe
we have sufficient evidence
for a strong case. A big plane
missing in this age of technology is really unacceptable,” their lawyer Arunan
Selvaraj said.
The boys are seeking
damages for mental distress, emotional pain and
the loss of support following
the disappearance of their
father, Jee Jing Hang. He
operated an Internet business earning monthly income of nearly 17,000 ringgit ($5,200).
Selvaraj said the court
would
determine
the
amount of any damages to
award.
Nearly two-thirds of the
passengers on Flight 370
were from China.
Steve Wang, a Chinese
man whose mother was on
the plane, said many Chinese families had retained
lawyers but he didn’t think
any of them had filed a lawsuit yet.
“We are examining the
laws to figure out how to
best bring our cases — for
example, if we should file
the suits in Malaysia. But
without knowing where the
plane is, evidence is lacking, and there are still possibilities that things may
change,” Wang said. “For
now, it looks very difficult
for us to bring a suit against
the Malaysian government
and its military.”
Aviation lawyer Jeremy
Joseph said the boys certainly have a case for the
authorities to answer in
court but it won’t be easy.
“It’s going to be quite
challenging as the plane has
not been recovered. Without
knowing the cause of the incident, it’s all very speculative,” he said.
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Dear Editor,
It's time for the Big 1st District of Kansas to have a representative who actually represents the people of the Big
1st District. Someone who will listen to their concerns and
work across the aisle to effect change.
It's time for a representative with a positive attitude and
who will present a positive image of Kansas and her citizens.
It's time for a representative with knowledge of the
history of Kansas. Someone who understands that small
towns with their local schools and factories, industries
from aviation to beef packing to farming to tourism to the
arts, our colleges and universities are all vital components
of our state.
It's time for a representative with a global view who
knows the importance Kansas plays in international terms.
Jim Sherow is that person. It's time to bring respect and
leadership back to the 1st District. Please vote and support
Sherow for Congress.
Connie and Jim Hocking
Brookville
Dear Editor,
As a Senior Citizen, I would urge all fellow Seniors and
other thoughtful folk to look long and hard at what our present Governor is proposing. He has signed a bill, which our
Insurance Commissioner, Sandy Praeger and AARP Kansas
had urged him not to sign. This is a start toward his intention of turning Medicare into the financial disaster that he
has made our current Medicaid program. I don't know of
many senior citizens who are unhappy with the way Medicare is handled now. We personally have had prompt and
excellent coverage the several times we have needed it.
And as Seniors we need to see that this program is protected! I urge everyone to support and vote the Davis/
Docking ticket!!
Sincerely,
Nancy Champlin
Dear Editor,
ELECTION TIME
If the Lord doesn't guard the city, the sentry watches in
vain.
Good election day thought. VOTE!
George Meyer
Concordia
Dear Editor,
How many readers have noticed Independent Greg Orman candidate signs posted alongside Democrat Davis
signs? I have NOT noticed Orman signs posted alongside
Republican Brownback signs in my area. Orman is a Democrat in Independent sheep's clothing and a HUGE indicator of that is a recent New York fundraiser, hosted for
Orman by ultra-wealthy Democrat operative, Jonathan Soros, son of leftist billionaire, George Soros, who's been busy
channeling his wealth through various progressive-front
organizations for several years, in order to turn America
into a Socialist nation. Orman WILL caucus and vote with
the Democrat Party if elected to the U.S. Senate, since he
owes them his political soul for ditching their previously
chosen candidate, Democrat Taylor, in favor of Orman. If
Orman is elected and refuses to caucus with U.S. Senate
Democrats, he will find himself at the wrath of Democrat
Senate Leader, Harry Reid, should Democrats retain control of the U.S. Senate. Therefore, voters disillusioned with
the Obama administration do NOT want to vote for Orman
to help Democrats retain Senate control. Pat Roberts has a
proven, conservative U.S. Senate voting record and he will
NOT bolster the Obama/Reid Administration like Orman
would. Thank you.
Carolyn Simms
***
If no one ever took risks, Michelangelo would have
painted the Sistine floor.
-Neil Simon
***
Today in History
50 years ago
Oct 31, 1964—Jolene
Rae Cowell and Loren Cote
were married at Our Lady
of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Concordia. .
. . Eda Lou Czapanskiy of
Clyde was notified that she
had been named a Junior
Grand Prize winner of the
Week by Associated Press
News features for her question sent to Junior Editors.
25 years ago
Oct. 31, 1989—Shana Alexander, Concordia,
member of the Spirit of ‘76
4-H Club, was named county champion of arts crafts at
the 4-H Achievement banquet. . . . Dolores Landry,
Concordia, was organizing
local activities to commemorate the life and times of former president, Kansas native, Dwight D. Eisenhower.
10 years ago
Oct. 31, 2004—Concordia Cross Country runners
Nick Sprague and Gena
Akers received the Brent
Newton Extra Effort Awards
from coach Barbara Hubert.
. . . Alicia McKenna was
elected president of the Hollis Hustlers 4-H Club.
5 years ago
Oct. 31, 2009—Cloud
County Health Department
was having a walk-in Clinic
to dispense H1N1 vaccine. .
. . Ryan Sorell, son of Gerald and Marcia Sorell, Concordia, was crowned Homecoming King of Pittsburg
State University.
1 year ago
Oct.
31,
2013—Don
Bates was hired as the new
chief executive officer at
Cloud County Health Center. . . . Concordia High
School Drama Department
was rehearsing for the
play, “The Bold, the Young
and the Murdered.” Cast
members included Marcel
Rimrodt, Olivia Leif, Cody
Schmitz, Danielle Timme
and Leyli Beims.
In the
“Mean Time”
by
Bill Dunphy
“An unjust king asked a holy man, What is more excellent than prayer?' The holy man said, 'For you to
remain asleep till midday, that for this one interval you
may not afflict mankind.' ”
It may seem strange but I'm beginning to believe that
goodness is as much the result of not doing as of doing.
Number eleven of the “Symptoms of Inner Peace” speaks
to this, “Increasing tendency to let things happen rather
than to make them happen.” We have a tendency to always want to fix things as we think they need to be fixed.
The first of “The Criteria of Emotional Maturity: also
speaks to this, “The ability to deal constructively with
reality.” Could it be DOING NOTHING might be the most
constructive way to deal with certain realities?
These thoughts reminded me of “Please Listen” which
I found on a bulletin board at C.C.H.C. “When I ask
you to listen to me and you start giving advice, you have
not done what I ask nor heard what I need . . . When
I ask you to listen to me and you begin to tell me why I
shouldn't feel that way, you are trampling on my feelings
. . . When I ask you to listen to me and you feel you have
to DO something to solve my problem, you have failed
me–strange as that may seem . . . When you do something for me that I can and need to do for myself, you
contribute to my seeming fearful and weak . . . So, please
listen and just HEAR me . . . And if you want to talk, let's
plan for your turn, and I promise I'll listen to you.”
It seems to me that's what life is often saying to us,
PLEASE LISTEN! Instead of immediately trying to solve a
problem, listen, maybe the solution may be found within
the problem. In order to truly listen, however, we need
to stop for awhile and quiet the mind. Our stopping, at
times, may not be voluntary. It may be brought about
by a power greater than ourselves. I was thinking of that
truck commercial where the man is stopped at this construction site. While waiting for the go-ahead, a crane
operator mistakenly drops a very large load of dirt in the
bed of his pickup. The point of the commercial is for us
to marvel of the load capacity of the vehicle. When we
stop long enough to really listen to life, without feeling
the need to control it, we become aware of our capacity
to endure as well as our capacity to give. Another benefit
of our listening to life is coming to the realization of how
little of it is our responsibility. We often feel we have the
weight of the world on our shoulders when in reality it is
simply the weight of an overactive imagination.
All of this brings us to number seven of the "Symptoms of Inner Peace," and that is, "Loss of ability to worry." The author of these symptoms has a note attached
to this one, (This is a very serious symptom). I say it
borders on being unAmerican.
But let me assure you it's a great feeling. You must,
however, put up with those who may brand you as uncaring for being infected with this symptom.
Washington Merry-Go-Round
Blade-Empire, Friday, October 31, 2014 3
by Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift
WASHINGTON – A third
of Americans will have already voted by Election Day
on Tuesday, but that doesn’t
mean the pollsters are having
any easier time trying to gage
who will cast a vote in these
midterm elections. A whole
host of challenges make predicting harder than it used to
be. Besides, in a democracy,
you’re not supposed to know
the winner ahead of time.
This year’s midterms are
full of races that are too
close to call. Republicans are
counting on a general dissatisfaction with government to
tilt the playing field in their
favor, and Democrats are
relying on what they believe
is a better ground game that
will get their voters to the
polls.
A couple of marquis races
could tell us early if it’s going to be a big night for the
Republicans, or if the Democrats will be able to hang
on in red states where they
should have been counted
out months ago. In New
Hampshire,
Democrat
Jeanne Shaheen is popular
with the voters but in the last
few weeks Republican challenger Scott Brown has come
on strong. If she can ward off
Brown’s challenge, that’s a
good early beacon for Democrats, and vice-versa for
Republicans should Brown
prevail.
Colorado is another nailbiter. Barack Obama turned
the state blue, but it’s been
inching back red with the
affable Cory Gardner, a conservative favorite who has
confounded Democrats by
embracing over-the-counter
birth control and disavowing his earlier support of a
personhood amendment on
the Colorado ballot. Democrat Mark Udall is relying on
women to turn out in sufficient numbers to support his
policies on reproductive freedom, and return him to the
Senate.
Other bellwether races
include Georgia and Louisiana, where Democrats
Michelle Nunn and Mary
Landrieu are running strong
races but may not reach the
50 percent plus 1 threshold
to win, and would then go
into a run-off. The Louisiana runoff is Saturday, December 6; the Georgia runoff
isn’t until January 6, after
the new Congress is sworn
in. If either of these races
decides which party controls
the Senate, Katy bar the door
– the money will flow, the attacks will fly, and it will be
war. Landrieu’s opponent is
a Republican Establishment
favorite, Rep. Bill Cassidy;
Nunn is running against
Fortune 500 businessman
David Perdue.
Keep your eye on Independents running in Kansas
and South Dakota. While
former Republican senator
turned Independent, Larry
Pressler, appears to be fading in South Dakota, businessman and entrepreneur
Craig Orman is coming on
strong in Kansas. If he wins,
he would expand the Independent caucus in the Senate from two to three, and
in a closely divided Senate,
that could be the balance of
power. Maine’s Angus King
and Vermont’s Bernie Sanders are the current Independents.
Republicans are well positioned to take the Senate,
and what they will do with
their newly gained majority
is a mystery. They haven’t
run on an agenda other than
their opposition to President
Obama. Republican Mitch
McConnell, R-Ky., has given up on his pledge to re-
peal Obamacare “root and
branch,” and now says that
there are pieces of the Affordable Care Act that the GOP
can chip away at with Democratic support, like repealing
an unpopular tax on medical
devices.
Lastly, beware of the polls.
In an increasingly mobile
society, many of the people
pollsters try to reach don’t
have traditional phones and
cell phone users are generally out of bounds for survey
takers. In 2012, Mitt Romney didn’t have a concession
speech prepared, he was so
convinced he would win the
election based on his campaign’s polling. His pollster
made the false assumption
that young people and African-Americans, disappointed in Obama, wouldn’t show
up in the numbers they did
four years earlier. Low turnout is forecast once again for
Tuesday. And once again,
the voters can prove the pollsters right – or wrong. They
have the power.
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Op-Ed
When You Vote – Buyer Beware!
Has someone ever tried
to sell you something and
mislabeled the product to
make it seem more desirable? That is why it makes
sense to buy from individuals with a proven reputation, or to research items in
publications like Consumer
Reports. Do you realize that
politicians “spin” their comments to mislead the public
about certain issues? They
consider it to be “just politics,” but most of us call it
lying. Political advertising often involves misleading statements about other
candidates. Aren’t you getting sick of Washington political gridlock? When we
elect politicians to work for
us, we are buying their political services… and Buyer
Beware!
The Affordable Care Act
has had its problems, but
it has been unfairly demonized. Do you realize that
after privatizing Medicaid,
Governor Brownback refused to set up a Kansas insurance exchange for working people who don’t get
health insurance through
their employment – despite
the fact that the federal government would pay for it?
As a result, a Gallup poll
now indicates that Kansas
is the only state in which
the rate of uninsured individuals significantly increased between 2013 and
2014. This means a large
number of people have to
get their primary medical
care in Emergency Rooms.
These people can’t pay for
Emergency Room treatment, which threatens to
close rural hospitals such
as Cloud County Health
Center. Then, rural hospitals try to cope by charging the rest of us more for
medical procedures. Some
politicians mislead you by
claiming that privatizing
Medicaid saved money. In
fact, it reduced prevention
and ongoing treatment,
thus raising costs in the
long run. In addition, Sam
Brownback supports turning Medicare over to private insurance companies,
which would eliminate the
federal guarantee of health
care for older people, and
increase what they pay for
prescription
medications.
This frightens our senior
citizens. Paul Davis is a
candidate for Governor who
disagrees with the current
Governor, Sam Brownback,
on these issues. He under-
stands that all Kansans deserve health care. Do you
think Mr. Davis has a point?
This leads to another
question. If our government
is in gridlock, do we want
to elect the same people
whose decisions led to this?
James Sherow is running
against current Representative Tim Huelskamp for
a seat in the U.S. House of
Representatives. Over the
past 15 years, Mr. Huelskamp failed to attend most
of the meetings of the Agricultural Committee. Mr.
Huelskamp’s own party has
now removed him from both
the Agriculture and Budget
committees. Mr. Huelskamp
has also lost the support
of the Kansas Corn Growers Association, the Kansas
Farm Bureau, the Kansas
Association of Ethanol Processors, and the Kansas
Grain Sorghum Producers Association. Candidate
James Sherow believes that
corporations currently have
too much say in government, and he supports agricultural policies that assist
those who farm and provide
our food. He also believes
that cooperation between
both major parties is essential to break the stalemate
caused by a rigid refusal
to negotiate. Jim Sherow’s
positions are in opposition
to those of Mr. Huelskamp.
Ask yourself which policies
are more likely to refuel our
stalled federal government.
James Sherow has endorsed an Independent candidate, Greg Orman, who is
running for the U.S. Senate
against current Senator Pat
Roberts. Mr. Roberts is 78
years old, and he entered
politics in the 1960s. He’s
a lifelong politician with
views that are problematic
for Kansas. For example,
he does not believe that all
citizens deserve health care.
After receiving major contributions from Koch Industries, he voted in a manner
consistent with its oil and
gas interests. His policies
are contributing to climate
change. At a debate with
Greg Orman at the Kansas
State Fair, Mr. Roberts did
not talk about the important
issues. Instead, he engaged
in name-calling. Mr. Roberts is part of the Washington gridlock. He is a Washington insider who lives in a
Virginia city with a population of 150,000. He admitted that he mainly comes to
Kansas to campaign, so it’s
no wonder that he’s out-oftouch with the day-to-day
problems of rural Kansans.
Mr. Roberts supports the
idea of privatizing Social Security, which would threaten the benefits of retirees.
The New York Times stated,
“Social Security is not going
bankrupt. In 2033, incoming payroll taxes will no longer be enough to pay for all
the benefits. But they’ll still
cover about 75 percent of
the payments and we could
take care of the rest of the
problem with a few tweaks
— like getting rid of the cap
on Social Security taxes.”
[Currently, the Social Security tax applies only to
income under $117,000; income above this is exempt
from the tax.] “The Center
on Budget and Policy Priorities also helpfully points
out that ‘by coincidence,’
the amount Social Security
would need to stay completely in balance over the
next 75 years is almost
exactly the same as the
amount the government lost
when Congress extended
the Bush tax cuts for people making over $250,000 a
year.” Do you think that the
rich should prosper while
older Americans’ benefits
are threatened? Mr. Roberts
supports taking money from
older Americans, in order to
give it to extremely wealthy
people.
Greg Orman is an Independent candidate for the
Senate, and he has received
endorsements from more
than 70 former Republican lawmakers who see his
views as representing those
of moderate Republicans.
Greg Orman stated his position as follows: “We can
have a good economy and a
good environment. I believe
we can have high-quality
and affordable health care.
The only way we can get
Congress back working
again is to cast off partisan
labels, preconceived notions and focus solely on
problem-solving.” Greg Orman is in favor of providing quality education and
building our infrastructure.
Unfortunately, many of today’s Republicans represent the super-rich instead
of everyday people. Greg Orman is like President Eisenhower and other moderate
Republicans. Greg Orman
favors the policies of President Ronald Reagan, whom
he views as having been a
moderate.
Interestingly, after the
Democratic challenger for
the U.S. Senate withdrew
his candidacy, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach
refused to remove his name
from the ballot – until ordered to do so by the Kansas Supreme Court. Kris
Kobach wanted two candidates (a Democrat and an
Independent) to split the
vote against Pat Roberts,
to increase the chance that
Mr. Roberts could keep his
seat. This was especially
inappropriate because Kris
Kobach is a member of Pat
Roberts’ honorary campaign committee. Do you
want a Kansas Secretary of
State who does not understand the legal limits of his
position?
Kris Kobach is running
for re-election this fall. Fortunately, Kansans have another choice. We can vote
for Jean Schodorf, who
served for 12 years as a Republican in the Kansas Senate. She withdrew from the
Republican Party because it
pushed moderates out. She
said she is now running to
become Kansas Secretary
of State because, “The best
choice for voters lies within
my plan to restore common
sense to the system of elections in Kansas. While the
current secretary of state
works for states and constituencies around the nation to further his extremist personal agenda, he has
continued to forget about
the voters he was elected to
serve. Stating publicly several times that he is ‘proud’
of the fact his administration… has stranded over
one in four potential Kansas
voters on a suspended list
[citizens who aren’t allowed
to vote], I know that such
an attitude is fool-hardy. I
will restore common sense
to the office, and work to
empower voters and not restrict them.”
When we vote to “hire”
political representation, we
need to be careful not to
focus on advertising and
labels. We can develop our
own opinions of the candidates. If you are tired of the
same old politics, don’t you
think it’s time for a change?
If you want change, consider voting for Paul Davis, Jean Schodorf, James
Sherow, and Greg Orman
on November 4.
Pat Prindaville
Kansans for Democracy
Sponsored By
Concordia American Legion Golf Course
Op-Ed
4 Blade-Empire, Friday, October 31, 2014
Your Birthday
By Stella Wilder
Born today, you are always keenly interested in
knowing what is going on
beneath the surface, what
makes other people tick and
how you fit into the grand
scheme of things. This information is not always immediately accessible to you,
however, so you are willing
to engage in the kind of investigation that can lead to
personal discoveries of all
kinds -- including, ultimately, the answers to your biggest questions. You are both
a thinker and a doer, and
you will always have to balance your desire to ponder
a problem with your need
to get up and begin working on a solution. One, of
course, can lead to the other
if you are careful to balance
thought and action.
You like to be heard, but
you don’t like to repeat yourself. This means that it is
your responsibility to make
yourself understood whenever you have something to
convey, but you must accept
the fact that it is not always
the listener’s fault if he or
she doesn’t grasp what you
say!
Also born on this date
are: Deidre Hall, actress;
Jane Pauley, television
journalist; Barbara Bel
Geddes, actress; Dale Evans, actress; Dan Rather,
television journalist; Michael Landon, actor; Rob
Schneider, actor and comedian; John Keats, poet.
To see what is in store
for you tomorrow, find your
birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let
your birthday star be your
daily guide.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov.
21) -- You may have a difference of opinion with someone in charge. Take care
that you don’t try too hard
to have the last word.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21) -- You’re eager to
see your team gel a bit more,
but you also understand
that such things take time.
Use the power of suggestion.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) -- You may have fun
experiencing something for
the first time. There is more
than mere pleasure to be
gained from this, of course.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18) -- You’ll want to look
very carefully at what remains after something unexpected passes through. You
can uncover some surprising evidence.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20) -- You’re eager to see
your plans develop. You may
receive information that you
can put to good use immediately.
ARIES (March 21-April
19) -- You may feel as though
you are in the wrong place
at the wrong time, but that
all depends on what you’re
ready to do.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20) -- You’ll be able to pick
up the pace, but take care
that you don’t leave teammates in the dust. You must
work together!
GEMINI (May 21-June
20) -- The instructions you
receive may not be entirely
clear, but you can fill in the
blanks with your own knowledge and experience.
CANCER (June 21-July
22) -- You’re trying to hide
from something that would
actually be beneficial to you
if everyone were willing to
come out in the open about
it.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
-- It’s important that you
stay in touch with those
who seem to be on the right
track. You can use a little of
their guidance at this time.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
-- Don’t let your suspicions
run away with you. You
must not make decisions
based only on what you
think you know!
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
-- Someone who affects you
in ways you do not entirely
understand is likely to be
more prominent today than
in the recent past.
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puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with
several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9
in the empty squares so that each
row, each column and each 3x3
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Thank You for Reading the Blade-Empire
Single mom says “Sun isn’t shining in Kansas”
I’m writing this piece
in the hopes of cutting
through the political noise
of the upcoming election. I
have a story to tell and I
believe it matters. My name is Mary Lucas
and I’m the proud mother
of a six-year-old boy. We
are the face of Governor
Brownback’s experiment.
I’ve seen his ad featuring
“Becky,” a young woman
attesting to her belief Governor Brownback’s economic solutions are better
for her and her family. I passionately disagree. I’m a single mom. My
son is the focus of my energy and I work hard every
day with the sole intention
of providing for him so he
can excel in our world with
greater ease than I have
known. It’s the wish of every parent. I provide for Reigner on
a shoestring budget. There
are no handouts. I make
just barely enough to keep
us from qualifying for any
government
assistance,
including the state’s child
care subsidy program and
free/reduced school meals
program. I am so proud
that I do not have to use
assistance. It is what I
strive for. But it’s frustrating to feel like I am being
attacked for trying to get
ahead and make things
happen for my son. I am
a hard worker and a good
Kansan and I hate being
witness to my governor
working against me. It’s a
defeating feeling. The Brownback experiment with Kansas income
tax reform has enabled
my friends with significant
six figure incomes to have
their Kansas income tax
liability reduced to zero.
They no longer pay Kansas
income tax, while I have
seen my Kansas income
tax liability increase 50
percent under the Brownback administration. Yes, you read that correctly. Brownback’s exper-
iment has inflicted on the
working poor a significant
tax increase. Today, as an
earner with an adjusted
gross income in the bottom
20 percent of Kansas residents, I pay fifty percent
more in taxes. Those
dollars
that
“Becky” says Governor
Brownback will let her
keep? That’s not true, unless she’s among a wealthier tier of the Kansas population. Our governor’s claims
ring hollow. The sun is not
shining in Kansas. There
are many hard working
Kansans bringing home
less each year because of
the Governor’s approved
changes to the Kansas food
sales tax credit, homestead property tax refund
for renters, and dependent
child care credit. I don’t begrudge higher
earners their income tax
relief. But I must ask – is
this the outcome we intended? DOONESBURY® by G.B. Trudeau
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Church’s annual Trunk-N-Treat at the Church, located at
16th and Cedar.
Saturday, Nov. 1, 9-11:30 a.m.—Holiday Bake Sale and
Brunch. Pies, cookies, rolls, breads, Terri Lynn “new crop”
walnuts, pecans, bridge mix, trail mix; brunch features
breakfast casserole, homemade cinnamon roll, fruit and
drink, Concordia Lutheran Church, 8th and Olive.
Saturday, Nov. 1, 1-7 p.m.—Zombie Run, sponsored by
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Saturday, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.—Cloud County Community
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Sunday, Nov. 2, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.—Our Lady of Perpetual Help annual church bazaar. Contact church office
for tickets.
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 5-6:30 p.m.—Free hot meal for
Cloud County residents, First Christian Church fellowship
hall, 402 W. 6th St., Concordia.
Friday, Nov. 21, 7 p.m. —Being Ginger: A documentary
about being a redhead, Brown Grand Theatre.
Saturday, Nov. 22, 7 p.m.—Benefit Concert with Diamond Wranglers, Brown Grand Theatre.
Thursday, Dec. 11, 7 p.m.—Rolling Stones: A Concert/
documentary, Brown Grand Theatre.
Thursday, Dec. 18, 7 p.m.—Tuna Christmas, Brown
Grand Players, Brown Grand Theatre.
Friday, Dec. 19, 7 p.m.—Tuna Christmas, Brown Grand
Players, Brown Grand Theatre.
Saturday, Dec. 20, 7 p.m.—Teens for Christ, Brown
Grand Theatre.
Sunday, Dec. 21, 2 p.m.—Tuna Christmas, Brown Grand
Players, Brown Grand Theatre.
As we near Election Day,
I hope every Kansas voter
will seriously consider the
ramifications of reelecting
Governor Brownback. His
tax policies are failing the
state and while for a few
that policy has put dollars back into already rich
pockets, the loss of income
to those who need it the
most is having far-reaching negative outcomes for
our state. We cannot afford
four more years of protecting the wealthy at the expense of the working class. Kansans
didn’t
ask
to become experimental
ground for the long refuted economic policies touted by Arthur Laffer. This
failed venture is bankrupting our state and families
like mine. We must return
Kansas to her glory on November 4th by electing Paul
Davis, a man I know represents the best interests
of every Kansan, not only
those who wield significant
financial influence.
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Medicare paid for
meds for dead people
WASHINGTON (AP) –
Call it drugs for the departed: Medicare’s prescription
program kept paying for
costly medications even after patients were dead.
The problem was traced
back to a head-scratching
bureaucratic rule that’s
now getting a second look.
A report coming out Friday from the Health and
Human Services Department’s inspector general
says the Medicare rule allows payment for prescriptions filled up to 32 days
after a patient’s death ‚Äî
at odds with the program’s
basic principles, not to
mention common sense.
“Drugs
for
deceased
beneficiaries are clearly
not medically indicated,
which is a requirement for
(Medicare) coverage,” the
IG report said. It urged immediate changes to eliminate or restrict the payment policy.
Medicare said it’s working on a fix.
Investigators examined
claims from 2012 for a tiny
sliver of Medicare drugs –
medications to treat HIV,
the virus that causes AIDS
– and then cross-referenced them with death records. They found that the
program paid for drugs for
158 beneficiaries after they
were already dead. The cost
to taxpayers: $292,381, an
average of $1,850 for each
beneficiary.
Medicare’s
“current
practices allowed most of
these payments to occur,”
the report said.
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by Kathy Mitchell and
Marcy Sugar
Dear Annie: I recently
found out that my 62-yearold husband has been texting a woman with whom he
had an intimate relationship
in the past. He has admitted
that these texts were flirtatious and filled with "dirty
talk." He swears that there
was no physical contact, but
I'm skeptical. It's been going
on for at least eight months,
and I am not convinced it is
over. He deleted her name
from his contacts, but kept
her cellphone number under
a fake name.
During this same period,
my husband did not give me
an anniversary card or a Valentine's Day card, nor did we
go out to lunch as often as
we usually did. He also announced that he wants to get
a new wedding ring, as he is
"bored" with the one I gave
him 12 years ago.
He has allowed this woman to come between us.
Whether or not there was
anything physical, this was
absolutely an emotional attachment. He insists that she
means nothing to him, but I
feel rejected and foolish. Am I
wrong to consider this an affair? — Ohio
Dear Ohio: You're not
wrong. Your husband doesn't
appear to be trustworthy,
especially if he still has this
woman's number in his cellphone and is trying to hide it
from you. Even if he no longer texts her, it means he is
unwilling to cut off contact,
perhaps keeping her "in reserve." Please get some counseling — with or without him
— and work on your next
step.
Dear Annie: I've been close
friends with "Lisa" for many
years. We've shared many
important life events and social occasions over that time.
She is warm, intelligent, educated and respected. Since
she moves in well-educated
circles, people are shocked
by her mispronunciation of
words that are normally corrected in elementary school.
For instance, she says "pitchers" instead of "pictures,"
which she puts in her "liberry" instead of "library."
None of us would risk offending her by calling this
to her attention, but we also
know that her job puts her in
a position to influence young
adults who notice these
things.
Several of her friends (including me) have used these
same terms correctly in front
of her as a kind way of pointing out her errors, but she
just doesn't get it. How do we
help Lisa without damaging
her pride and our relationship? Or should we ignore it
and let the chips fall? — Need Visitors from Sweden
Some Guidance
Levente Pap (left) and Danola Einarsson from Varnamo, were
Dear Guidance: It is dif- recent visitors of members of the Sallman family in north cenficult to correct a grownup's tral Kansas
pronunciation without causing offense. You are neither
her teacher nor her parent.
If Lisa is married, would her
husband comment? Otherwise, we recommend you accept her as she is and keep
using those words correctly
so she can hear them and,
Recent visitors of the they explored Clifton’s Bufhopefully, incorporate them Sallman family in Kansas falo Ranch.
into her daily speech.
were Donola Einarsson and
Two dinners were held
Dear Annie: I read the let- Levente Pap from Varnamo, for them. The first one
ter from "Wedding Jitters," Sweden. They visited de- was in Clifton with Vivian
who asked about a prenup. scendants of Frank and Mil- Schwab, Loretta Jackson,
Please also tell her that a pre- lie (Othburg) Sallman.
Vickie Britton, Doug and
nup doesn't cover everything.
Einarsson, principal of Lisa Schwab, Dave and JaMy husband and I have a Grondalsschool
in
Var- net Schwab, Eva Schwab,
prenup, but he is now in an namo, and Pap, history Vernon Mai, Karla and Gary
assisted living facility. He will teacher, were on assign- Arpin, Daniel, Chanddra,
not be eligible for Medicaid ment working on a project Violayne and Aubrey, Sanwhile I am alive and have fi- for the Swedish school sys- dra Schwab, Matt and Ashnancial assets. Because we tem. They contacted schools ley Schwab attending.
are married, the government in the Denver and Cheyenne
The second dinner was in
considers my income to be area.
Concordia and was attendhis.
In Kansas the two were ed by Edith Sallman LinOurs is a happy 25-year guests of Loretta Jackson, den, Kenneth Gustavson,
second marriage. We thought Junction City; Vickie Brit- Liz Standley, Aaron Crowl,
we had protected ourselves ton, Hutchinson; and Viv- Dwane Schwab, Alice Godfinancially. If I had it to do ian Schwab, Morganville. dard, Eva Schwab, Iris Lee,
over, I never would have mar- The men and their hosts Rita Begnoche, Joni Parried a second time, especially toured Ft. Riley, and vis- sons, Vickie Britton, Vivian
at my age. Make an agree- ited the Sandzen Gallery, Schwab and Loretta Jackment together and pledge the Old Mill Museum and son. The group then toured
your love, but don't make it the Coronado monument in Pawnee monument.
legal and risk getting the gov- Lindsborg.
Darlyne Standley invited
ernment involved in your fuIn Clifton they spent them to gather at the origiture well-being. — Reader in the morning at the Clifton- nal Sallman family farm beVermont
Clyde Unified School, re- tween Scandia and CourtDear Vermont: Your situ- ceiving information from land, which they considered
ation has little to do with a the principal and attending the highlight of their trip.
prenup, but thanks for the classes including the fourth The next morning they left
warning.
grade class taught by their for New York, planning to
Dear Readers: Happy Hal- relative, Nicole Schurle. Af- spend four days touring
loween. Please dress your ter coffee at Eva Schwab’s New York City.
trick-or-treaters in flame-retardant costumes that don't
obstruct walking or vision,
and be sure to accompany
them.
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Avenue of Flags, 7:30 p.m., American Legion Post Home
WEDNESDAY
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), 9 a.m., Catholic Religious Education Center, 232 East 5th
AA, 8p.m., Scandia Helping Hands group, United
Methodist Church basement
Came to Believe Group, Brown Baggers meeting at
noon, 317 W. 5th, Concordia
Agenda AA Literature Study, 8 p.m., 18 Delmar Street
Red Hat Club, 11:30 a.m., New Dragon House
SASNAK, Callie Reber
Fibromyalgia/Arthritis Support Group, 7 p.m., United
Methodist Church, Beloit
THURSDAY
Alcoholics Anonymous Primary Purpose Group, 7 p.m.,
317 W. 5th, Concordia
American Legion Auxiliary, 7:30 p.m., Post Home
FRIDAY
Came to Believe Group, noon, 317 W. 5th, Concordia
Alcoholics Anonymous, Concordia Gateway Group, 8
p.m., 317 W. 5th, Concordia
Chapter EV, P.E.O., Nancy Reynolds
Atheneum, Margo Hosie
Call Cloud County Chemical Dependency Committee
(CCCDC) 24/7 hotline for assistance including area addiction group meetings. They also have a website that
lists all of its AA, NA, Al-Anon and OA meeting times and
places. Freedom Club Website is www.freedom-club.org.
Freedom Club address is 317 W. 5th Street.
DVACK Weekly Support Groups in Concordia
Tuesdays – Domestic Violence Support Group; the dynamics of domestic violence, safety planning, healthy relationships and boundaries; Sexual Assault/Women Empowered Support Group; trauma, coping techniques and
self-care.
Wednesdays – Survivors with Disabilities Support
Group; navigating various systems, accessing universal
services without discrimination, individual rights and opportunities and empowerment; Economic Support Group,
budgeting, individual assessment and reflection of financial literacy, gaining employment and financial goal setting.
Thursdays – Domestic Violence Parent Support Group;
cycle of abuse, identifying children’s emotions and coping
behaviors, establishing solid family connections and support; Sexual Assault Parent Support Group; child trauma, triggers and coping techniques.
Call 785.243.4349 for times/location and to preregister for support group meetings.
6 Blade-Empire, Friday, October 31, 2014
Kindergarten and under
Third and Fourth grade
Sammy McDole, left, was the judges’ choice winner, Garrett Forshee, center, as a combine,
was most creative and Keirsten Heinrichs, right, was scariest at Thursday’s downtown Halloween costume contest at the Brown Grand Theatre.
1st and 2nd grade
Draven Schutt, left, received most creative; Dylan Morris, center, was judges’ choice; and
Christopher LaPolice, right, was scariest at Thursday’s downtown Halloween costume contest
at the Brown Grand Theatre.
Most creative in the third and fourth grade division went to
Peyton and Paige Zadina, and Brody Womack, center, as
characters from the movie Frozen.
Fifth grade and up
Aiden Poore was the judges’ choice, Samantha Terrill, center, was scariest, and Ryah Klima
received most creative costume at Thursday’s downtown Halloween costume contest at the
Brown Grand Theatre.
Shea Crum
Third and Fourth grade
Zoe Britt, left, received judges’ choice, Koda Swisher, right, was scariest at Thursday’s downtown Halloween costume contest at the Brown Grand Theatre.
Shea Crum, a senior on the Concordia High School football
team, rushed for a team-high 137 yards in the Panthers’ 45-7
win over Goodland last Friday night. Crum also scored a
touchdown in the game.
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Sports
CCCC roster filled with new faces
Headed to state
Concordia High School senior Isaac Sprague will run in the
Class 4A state cross country meet Saturday at Wamego
Country Club. (Blade photo by Jay Lowell)
Sprague to make
run at state medal
WAMEGO — Concordia
High School Senior Isaac
Sprague ran the best time of
his career to earn his first
trip to the Class 4A state
cross country meet.
To capture a state medal,
Sprague will most likely
have to go lower.
Sprague turned in a time
of 17:25.80 to place ninth in
the regional meet at Hays
and qualify for the state
meet, scheduled for Saturday morning at Wamego
Country Club.
“He ran very well. It was
his best time ever,” Concordia coach John James said
of Sprague, “He is running
so well right now. He is one
of the best practicers I have
coached in a long time.”
Sprague will look to
improve on that time and
finish in the top 20 at state.
“He is very capable of
going top 20 at state and
medaling at state. His work
ethic is really good right
now. He has got to run down
around 17 flat, and he is
very capable,” James said, “I
am pretty happy with him.
He is blooming right now.”
Sprague has four top five
finishes this season, and
placed fourth in the North
Central Kansas League
meet at Chapman with a
time of 17:46.71.
“We lost two meets to
weather, and he took the
ACT. He hasn’t run in many
meets this year,” James
said.
Sprague was taking his
ACT test the day of the
Wamego Invitational, but
has run on the state course
in previous seasons.
“He has run it before. He
knows the course. He knows
the places he has to be,”
James said.
Getting off to a good start
will be key for Sprague if he
wants to finish in the top
20.
“If you aren’t there early,
you are not going to do very
well,” James said.
Janae Champlin, a fourtime state qualifier, was presented
the
Most
Outstanding Golfer Award
during the Concordia High
School girls’ golf banquet at
The 19th Hole.
Champlin placed 10th in
the Class 4A regional tournament to earn a fourth
straight trip to state. She
had five top 10 finishes on
the season and also received
the Outstanding Senior
Award.
Kayla Dvorak was pre-
sented the Outstanding
Junior Award.
Allayna Hanson received
the Outstanding Sophomore
Award.
Lauren
Trecek
was
named the recipient of the
Outstanding
Freshman
and
the
Most
Award
Improved Player Award.
Zoe Walsh received the
Rookie of the Year Award.
Letter
winners
include:Champlin, Dvorak,
Hanson, Stormie Hittle, Bailey Strait and Kora Snavely.
LIBERAL — The Cloud
County Community College
volleyball team suffered a 31 defeat to Seward County
in the regular season finale.
Cloud County, 18-8 overall, finished 10-6 and in a
three-way tie for third place
in the Jayhawk Conference
Western with Pratt and
Seward County.
Hutchinson (16-0) won
the Jayhawk West championship. Colby (11-5) finished second.
Seward County downed
the Thunderbirds 25-18 in
the first set.
Cloud County made it 1-
1 with a 25-22 victory in the
second set.
A 25-22 win in the third
set gave Seward County a 21 lead.
The Saints then pulled
out a marathon fourth set,
37-35.
Laura
Sudbeck
and
McKenna White had 18 kills
each for Cloud County.
White also had four stuff
blocks.
Kaylee Bontrager finished with eight kills.
Jaci Kolm had 44 assists
and seven digs for the T Birds.
Emily Brown had 16 digs.
Champlin named
Outstanding Golfer
Seward County
downs Thunderbirds
Chad Eshbaugh, having
coached eight years at
Cloud County Community
College, understands that
turnover is commonplace
in the junior college ranks.
But not even Eshbaugh
has seen a roster shakeup
as dramatic as Cloud
County’s from last season
to this season.
The Thunderbirds, who
open their season by hosting the York (Neb.) College
junior varsity at 8:00 Saturday night, return just
two players, Creighton
Brinker
and
Alan
Garcia,who averaged a
combined 5.1 points per
game.
Brinker, a 6-8 forward
from Seneca, played in 30
of 31 games as a freshman
and averaged 4.4 points
and 4.2 rebounds per
game.
Garcia, a 5-10 guard
from Concordia, saw spot
duty in nine games and
averaged 0.7 points.
“It was kind of unique
circumstances last year,”
Eshbaugh said.
Cloud County, which
finished 16-15 overall and
8-6 and tied for third place
in the Jayhawk Conference
Western Division, graduated seven sophomores, had
one freshman move on to a
four -year school and had
three other freshmen not
return.
“Our attrition from last
year is pretty severe,
Creighton saw significant
minutes. Alan saw spot
duty. We have 13 new
faces,” Eshbaugh said.
Eshbaugh has brought
in 11 freshmen and two
sophomore transfers.
“I really like this group. I
think there is talent there.
It is just very inexperienced
talent,” Eshbaugh said.
Devon Thomas and Isaiah Hicks do have experience at the college level.
Thomas is a 6-0 point
guard from Silver Spring,
Md. who played at Missouri
State University as a freshman and averaged 3 points
per game.
“It is huge for us to get a
point guard in the program
who does have some experience,” Eshbaugh said.
Hicks, a 6-5 win player
from Los Angeles, averaged
12 points per game for Alan
Hancock Community College in California.
“He had a good freshman year. Isaiah is a great
kid who brings length on
the perimeter for us. He
should make an impact
right away,” Eshbaugh
said.
Eshbaugh will be looking for Brinker and Garcia
to lead the way for the newcomers.
“Creighton has been
great. He is a very good
player. He is a guy who has
been through the Jayhawk
West.
He understands
what is going on. He provides quality leadership on
the front line,” Eshbaugh
said, “AG (Garcia) is a very
important to our program
because he is so tough. He
is tough physically and he
is tough mentally. He leads
by example and has
become a very good shooter. He has really progressed from his freshman
year.”
Thomas and E.J. Garnes, a 5-8 freshman from
Wichita, will see action at
point guard for the T Birds.
“Our point guard plays
are something I feel confident in at this point. These
guys are very fast and can
make plays for other. It will
allow us to play at an up
tempo pace,” Eshbaugh
said.
Cloud County has added
guards Demonte Ojinnaka,
6-5, Silver Spring, Md.,
and Ridell Camidge, 6-3,
Wilmington, N.C.
“Both are very capable
scorers, have good size at
the guard position and can
make threes,” Eshbaugh
said.
Terrance Smith, 6-7,
Memphis, Tenn.; Caleb
Meyer, 6-6, Seneca; and
Jesse Patrick, 6-4, Abilene,
will play on the wing for the
T -Birds.
“Those are 6-6 and 6-7
guys who can go back and
forth between forward and
guard. They give us some
versatility,”
Eshbaugh
said.
Along the front line the
T -Birds have brought in
Justin Kurash, Trevor Singleton
and
Cardarius
Williams.
Kurash is a 6-8 center
from Elmhurst, Ill. who is a
transfer, but took a redshirt last year.
“He brings good size and
physicality,”
Eshbaugh
said.
Singleton is a 6-8 forward from Wilmington,
N.C.
“A kid with a chance to
be an excellent player in
this league. He has a combination of size and a feel
for the game, which is honestly hard to find,” Eshbaugh said.
Williams, a 6-7 forward
from Wichita who did not
play high school basketball.
“One of the most athletic
kids I have had since I have
been here, and is learning
by the day,” Eshbaugh
said.
Sterlin Cato, a 6-9 center from Houston is expected to redshirt this season.
Eshbaugh likes what he
has seen from the group so
far, but isn’t quite sure
what he has got.
“I think this is a wait
and see group,” Eshbaugh
said, “I have never gone
into a season not knowing
as much about a group as I
don’t know about this
group. It is not something
they have done wrong, we
just need to play some
games.”
Following the season
opener, the T -Birds will be
on the road for games at
Central (Neb.) Community
College and Southeast
(Neb.) Community College.
“Back to back road
games at Central and
Southeast will be challenges,” Eshbaugh said.
Cloud County, with the
roster shakeup, was picked
to finish eighth in the Jayhawk West.
“Preseason polls in junior college basketball mean
absolutely nothing because
nobody knows,” Eshbaugh
said.
Hutchinson was picked
to finish first, but Eshbaugh gives the nod to
Seward County.
“Until proven otherwise,
Seward. They bring back
two 15-point scorers. On
paper, based on their track
record and what they
return, I really like their
group,” Eshbaugh said.
Cloud County opens
conference play on Jan. 3
at Colby.
T-Birds topple Pratt in shootout
Converting on all five
penalty kicks, and getting
one save by goalkeeper
Jesus Calderon, the Cloud
County
Thunderbirds
escaped with a 5-4 victory
over Pratt Community College in the opening round
of the Region 6 Men’s Soccer Playoffs Thursday
afternoon at the Thunderbird Soccer Complex.
Cloud County, the number four seed, and Pratt,
the number five seed, were
tied at 2-2 at the end of
regulation play.
“We were lucky to be at
2-2 going into overtime,”
Cloud
County
coach
James Ross said.
Neither team would
score in either of the two
15 minute overtime periods.
Ross put Calderon in at
goalkeeper in place of Carlos Prieto.
“We have been working
on penalties for a month
and Jesus has more penalty kicks in practice,” Ross
said.
Jose Vaquera converted
for Pratt on the first penalty kick, and Saul Gutierrez
matched it for Cloud
County.
Calderon then got a stop
on the Beavers’ second
penalty kick.
Ngozi Gregory converted
to give the T -Birds a 2-1
lead.
Pratt and Cloud County
each made good on their
next two attempts with
Kendy Pierre and Daniel
Sanchez scoring for the T Birds.
Marquis Pitt then converted to give Cloud County the 5-4 win.
The T -Birds (9-9-1) will
be on the road to play topseeded Neosho County in
the semifinals on Sunday
afternoon.
Neosho County, which
defeated Cloud County 3-0
in the regular season, nar-
Under control
Cloud County’s Genaro Corona, right, controls the ball during a first-round game in the Region
6 Playoffs against Pratt Thursday afternoon. The Thunderbirds beat the Beavers 5-4 in a
shootout to advance to the second round. (Blade photo by Jay Lowell)
rowly beat eighth-seeded
Northwest Kansas Technical College 1-0 in the
opening round.
Second-seeded
Coffeyville downed Johnson
County 4-2 and sixthseeded Barton County
upset third-seeded Dodge
City 3-2 in overtime.
Coffeyville hosts Barton
County on Sunday.
Pratt scored first in the
opening round match on a
goal by James Gragson, off
an assist by Luis Fernandez in the 25th minute.
“They were playing a lot
harder than us,” Ross
said.
Cloud County’s Genaro
Corona was fouled in the
box in the 35th minute,
and Pitt knocked in the
penalty kick to tie the
match at 1-1.
“We could not have
played a worst first half,
and we were lucky to have
a 1-1 tie,” Ross said.
Pratt reclaimed the lead
at 2-1 when Misael Moncayo scored, with an assist
by Henry Vela, in the 60th
minute.
Sanchez scored 11 minutes later on a shot from
about 22 yards out to pull
the T -Birds even once
again.
Corona was credited
with the assist.
The match was scoreless the rest of the way,
and went to penalty kicks.
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Full-time position working
with youth in Belleville area
where your support and
positive influence will help
them succeed in their home,
school and community. Hours
will primarily be during the
daytime, but may include some
evenings and weekends. High
School diploma or equivalent
and valid driver’s license
with an acceptable record
required. Offering $9.00/
hr to start, $9.50 after 90
successful days, the potential
to earn $10/hr after 6 months
and a comprehensive benefit
plan. To apply visit www.
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Groomer/Veterinarian
Assistant
30 hrs./wk, pay
commensurate with
experience.
Call for application.
CONCORDIA SMALL
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PART-TIME DIETARY AIDE
Afternoon hours and
available weekends 1:30pm
to 7:30pm.
Please apply within.
Applications available
from 8a-5p.
Jobs Wanted
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Call 785-262-7299 or
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Must possess good people
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receivable/accounts payable
a plus. Competitive salary
and benefits offered. EOE.
Send resume to
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c/o The Blade Empire
P.O. Box 309
Concordia, KS 66901.
Sales Calendar
•Monday, November 3,
2014– Real Estate Auction at 10:00 a.m. located
at National Guard Armory
on the South edge of Concordia, Kansas. Farm is located on Union Road and
240th Road. 141.99 acres
with 139.5 cropland acres.
Norman and Pattie Elliott,
Sellers. Thummel Auction.
•Saturday,
November
8, 2014– Public Auction
at 9:00 a.m. located at the
Kearn Auction House, 220
West 5th Street, Concordia,
Kansas. 2014 Buick Enclave, Tools, Misc. and Collectibles. Dannie Kearn Auction.
•Tuesday, November 11,
2014– Real Estate Auction
at 6:00 p.m. located at 1425
and 1431 East 6th St. Trafficway, Concordia, Kansas.
Commercial Property, 4,300
sq. ft. Lot size 175 x 200.
Larry Lagasse Auction.
•Saturday,
November
15, 2014– Land Auction at
10:00 a.m. at the American
Legion Building, 3070 Frontier Road, Clifton, Kansas.
Two Farms, 160 acres and
145 acres. Wilcid E. and
Edna Mae Michaud Trust,
Sellers. Raymond Bott Auction.
•Monday, November 17,
2014– Real Estate Auction
at 10:00 a.m. located at the
Miltonvale Community Center in Miltonvale, Kansas.
317 Acres Ottawa County
Cropland and Pasture. 2
Tracts of Land. Marjorie
J. Bulleigh Trust, Sellers.
Larry Lagasse Auction.
•Saturday,
November
22, 2014– Public Auction
at 10:00 a.m. located at the
Cloud County Fairgrounds
on the East edge of Concordia. Guns, Ammo, Hunting
Gear and Apparel. Melvern
D. Giersch Estate, Seller.
Larry Lagasse Auction.
Small Business Workshop
Series Set for November 2014
Resources for starting a business, developing a business
plan and projecting cash flow will be the topics discussed
at small business workshops scheduled during November
2014. These workshops are presented by Linda Sutton of
the NCK Small Business Development Center. To register
for a workshop, check out our website at www.ncksbdc.
com or call 785.243.9913. All workshops require advance
registration and only those preregistered will be notified of
cancellation. The workshop schedule for November is:
Meeting the 3Ms:
Wednesday, November 12; 10:00 a.m.– Noon
NCK SBDC, 606 Washington Street, Concordia
Thursday, November 20; 10:00 a.m.– Noon
Salina Area Chamber, 120 W. Ash, Salina, Kansas
The information in this workshop is critical for anyone
considering starting a business. Information about money,
marketing and management will help assess the feasibility of starting a new business. Information about many resources available in Kansas to help start-up businesses will
be provided. FREE with advance registration.
The Right Start Using a Business Plan:
Wednesday, November 12; 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
NCK SBDC, 606 Washington Street, Concordia
Learn how to develop a business plan and its importance to a successful business. Individual questions are
addressed in this fast-paced workshop. Fee to attend.
Cash Flow Made Easy:
Thursday, November 20; 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Salina Area Chamber, 120 W. Ash, Salina, Kansas
This workshop will assist current and potential business
owners in calculating sales and costs by line item to build a
budget and understanding the future needs of a business.
Fee to attend.
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with
the U.S. Small Business Administration
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.
Contact the NCK SBDC by calling 785.243.9913.
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ZITS® by Scott and Borgman
(First published in The Concordia
Blade-Empire, on October 17, 2014.)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CLOUD
COUNTY, KANSAS
PROBATE DIVISION
In the Matter of the Estate of Steven N.
Willard,
whose full name was Steven Noble
Willard,
also known as Steve N. Willard and
Steve Willard, deceased.
Case No. 13-P-22
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The State of Kansas to All Persons
Concerned:
You are hereby notified that on June
14, 2013, Penny L. Willard was appointed
as Executrix of the Estate of Steven N. Willard, without bond.
You are further advised that under the
provisions of the Kansas Simplified Estates
Act the Court need not supervise administration of the estate and no further notice
of any action of the administrator or other
proceedings of the administration will be
given, except for notice of petition to sell,
lease or mortgage real property and notice
of final settlement of the decedent’s estate.
You are further advised that if written objections to simplified administration are filed
with the Court, the Court may order that
supervised administration ensue.
All creditors of the above-named decedent are notified to exhibit their demands
against the estate within four (4) months
from the date of the first publication of this
notice as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be
forever barred.
Penny L. Willard,
Petitioner
Dana Brewer
Kansas Supreme Court #09501
BREWER & LONG, L.L.C.
613 Washington-Box 549
Concordia, Kansas 66901-0549
Telephone: (785) 243-3790
Fax: (785) 243-5018
sblattys@att.net
Attorneys for Petitioner
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day, we still joke about it.
Cash: Except, she claims that she
was looking for the exit and accidentally took the wrong door!
Carry: We don't know if your husband's mistake was a typo or a bad
practical joke. In either case, you obviously want him to make it up to you. So
to avoid having this matter come up for
the next ten years, come up with a list of
things that he can do to apologize.
Cash: When he completes his list,
you need to forgive him and let it go. It
should not be something that comes up
whenever you're mad at him. With any
luck, you both will be laughing about it
for years to come.
Carry: And if not, you could take the
advice of my wife: Nothing says you're
sorry like flowers, chocolate and diamonds!
Typos are problems that everyone
tries to avoid, but they do occur in
newspapers, memos and other documents. While most are harmless or create a funny headline, one was upsetting
to thousands of people. The Daily
News, one of the major newspapers in
New York City, accidentally misprinted
their scratch off card for a promotional
game in one of their issues. Thousands
of readers thought that they had won
the $100,000 grand prize, but were
even more surprised when they learned
it was just a typo.
How Old Are You Now?
We all like to sing "Happy Birthday".
However, that catchy little tune is a
copyrighted song that nets
Warner/Chappell Music nearly 2 million dollars in royalties. While consumers are free to sing it at family
gatherings, commercial enterprises
must pay a royalty whenever they use it.
However, their copyright is now the
subject of a class-action lawsuit claiming the song is actually public domain
and cannot be copyrighted. To date, no
decisions have been made by the courts.
www.ClassifiedGuys.com
Courthouse
District Court
CIVIL
Filed:
BOKE, NA National Banking Association seeks a judgment of $34,126.86 plus
interest from Billie Jean
Rowland et al, Clyde.
LIMITED CIVIL
Settled:
Discover Bank received
a judgment of $1,373 and
costs from Travis Schmidt,
Concordia
Central National Bank
received a judgment of
$395.32 plus interest and
costs from Bobby R. Dillow,
Concordia.
Cloud County Health Center Inc. and Cloud County
Health Center Inc. dba Family Care Center received a
judgment of $256 plus interest and costs from Theresa
M. Ward, Minneapolis.
Cloud County Health
Center Inc. and Cloud County Health Center Inc. dba
Family Care Center received
a judgment of $445.73 plus
interest and costs from Michael R. Trost, Concordia.
Cloud County Health
Center Inc. and Cloud County Health Center Inc. dba
Family Care Center received
a judgment of $277.91 plus
interest and costs from Matthew P. Cyre, Concordia.
Cloud County Health
Center Inc. and Cloud County Health Center Inc. dba
Family Care Center received
a judgment of $430.67 plus
interest and costs from Jerod R. Fisher, Concordia.
Cloud County Health
Center Inc. and Cloud County Health Center Inc. dba
Family Care Center received
a judgment of $468.12 plus
interest and costs from
Brennan L. Anderson, Norton.
Cloud County Health
Center Inc. and Cloud County Health Center Inc. dba
Family Care Center received
a judgment of $1,100 plus
interest and costs from Jeremy E. Mildfeldt, Concordia.
Cloud County Health
Center Inc. and Cloud County Health Center Inc. dba
Family Care Center received
a judgment of $1,091 plus
interest and costs from Lisa
M. Goldy, Concordia.
Cloud County Health
Center Inc. and Cloud County Health Center Inc. dba
Family Care Center received
a judgment of $1,348.35
plus interest and costs from
Christopher Kennedy, Concordia.
Cloud County Health
Center Inc. and Cloud County Health Center Inc. dba
Family Care Center received
a judgment of $4,127.50
plus interest and costs from
Misty Dawn Brown, Miltonvale.
Cloud County Health Center Inc. and Cloud County
Health Center Inc. dba Family Care Center received a
judgment of $1,821.50 plus
interest and costs from Melissa D. Bradley, Concordia.
Cloud County Health
Center Inc. and Cloud County Health Center Inc. dba
Family Care Center received
a judgment of $1,715.47
plus interest and costs from
Kayla R. Lawson, Lawrence.
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Central National Bank received a judgment of $503.23
plus costs and interest from
Justin D. Rhudolph, Clyde.
Dismissed:
The case of Cloud County Health Center Inc. and
Cloud County Health Center
Inc. dba Family Care Center
vs. Todd A. Garman, Belleville, has been dismissed
or the reason that defendant
has filed for Bankruptcy relief.
Filed:
Capital One Bank (USA)
NA seeks a judgment of
$2,850.14 plus interest and
costs from Dennis E. Whitaker, Concordia.
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Reader Humor
Playoffs
Whenever anything controversial
happens in our community, the local
newspaper publishes a question and
asks its readers to call and leave their
opinion on a recorded telephone line.
The next day, they publish everyone's
response in the newspaper.
One weekend, a 75-year-old man
ran naked across a football field at a
big game to oppose a local ordinance. The newspaper posed a question the very next day that asked,
"What's your opinion about the 75year-old man who streaked the football game in his birthday suit?"
Among all the serious political
responses, there was one caller with a
sense of humor. He said, "I think his
birthday suit needs ironing."
(Thanks to Jimmy B.)
Laughs For Sale
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10 Blade-Empire, Friday, October 31, 2014
QuickBooks® Training for Small
Businesses set for November
Linda Sutton, with the NCK Small Business Development Center, announces that QuickBooks® training for small
businesses is scheduled during November 2014. Each class
ends with a Q&A period. To register for a workshop, call
785.243.9913 or try our online registration at: http://ksbdc.
ecenterdirect.com/Conferences.action.
All workshops require advance registration and only those
preregistered will be notified of cancellation. The workshop
schedule for November is:
Quickbooks Intermediate
• Monday, November 3; 6-8 p.m.
NCK SBDC, 606 Washington Street, Concordia
You probably know the areas of QuickBooks you use very
well, but you know QuickBooks has more capabilities. You
may also have specific questions or problems with QuickBooks. Angie Allgood, QB Pro Advisor with Farm Management
Services, Inc. will help you discover QuickBooks abilities and
help answer all of your questions. $50 fee to attend.
QuickBooks Point of Sale
• Thursday November 20 ; 6-8 p.m.
NCK SBDC, 606 Washington Street, Concordia
Considering starting up a retail business or upgrading
your manual cash register to a point of sale system? Many
features are available with QuickBooks Point of Sale in conjunction with your regular QuickBooks financial software.
A QB Pro Advisor with Farm Management Services, Inc. will
help answer all of your questions. $50 fee to attend.
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the
U.S. Small Business Administration.
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities
will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the NCK SBDC by calling 785.243.9913.
Weather
For the Record
Police Dept. Report
Accident—Officers
investigated an accident at
7:55 p.m., Oct. 30, which
occurred at the intersection
of Lincoln and College Drive
involving vehicles driven by
Dalayne Snyder, Concordia,
and Nasse Lambert, Dallas,
Texas.
Criminal
damage—Officers investigated criminal
damage at 7:10 p.m., Oct.
30, in the 200 block of East
7th involving property belonging to Serra Dibbell,
Concordia.
Investigation
continues.
Courthouse
(continued from page 9)
Central National Bank
seeks a judgment of $349.21
plus interest and costs from
Martha Harvey et al, Glasco.
Credit Management Services Inc. seeks a judgment
of $272.84 plus interest and
costs from Chancy Gibbs,
Jamestown.
SMALL CLAIMS
Settled:
United Bank & Trust received a judgment of $194.16
plus $62.50 costs and 12
Brown
Enviro-Control
Inc. received a judgment of
$2,069.97 plus $82.50 costs
and 12 percent per annul interest from Sara Reed, Concordia.
Reliable Heating & Air
Conditioning
received
a
judgment of $5587.28 plus
$82.50 costs and 12 percent
per annum interest from
Brandon Stensaas, Concordia.
Reliable Heating received
a judgment of $688.13 from
Joyce Sallman, Aurora. Defendant agreed to principle
amount and making $25
payments a month starting
Nov. 20. Plaintiff agreed not
to charge interest.
Dismissed:
The case of United Bank
& Trust vs. Christopher M.
Lynn, Concordia, has been
dismissed with prejudice.
The case of Brown Enviro-Control Inc. vs. Mike Linden, Concordia, has been
dismissed iwth prejudice.
Controversy between plaintiff and defendant has been
settled.
The case of Brown Enviro-
Markets
LOCAL MARKETS -EAST
Wheat ...........................$5.53
Milo ......(per bushel) ....$3.79
Corn .............................$3.34
Soybeans .....................$9.76
Oats ..............................$3.25
AGMARK
LOADING FACILITY
LOCAL MARKETS - WEST
Wheat ..........................$5.53
Milo .....(per bushel) .....$3.79
JAMESTOWN MARKETS
Wheat ...........................$5.48
Milo ...(per bushel) ........$3.72
Soybeans .....................$9.71
Nusun .........................$15.05
Control Inc. vs. Mary L. Hydorn, Concordia, has been
dismissed with prejudice.
Controversy between plaintiff and defendant has been
settled.
The case of Brown Enviro-Control Inc. vs. Marinella
Hemenway, Concordia, has
been dism issed with prejudice. Controversy between
plaintiff and defendant has
been settled.
The case of Reliable Heating & Air Conditioning vs.
Daniel C. Lavoie, Concordia, has been dismissed
with prejudice. Controversy
between plaintiff and defendant has been settled.
The case of Reliable Heating & Air vs. Jared LeDuc,
Concordia, has been dismissed with prejudice.
The case of Hood Heating,
Plumbing, Electric Inc., vs.
Melissa D. Bradley, Concordia, has been dismissed with
prejudice.
The case of Hood Heating, Plumbing, electric Inc.
vs. Roger Garrett, Concordia, has been dismissed with
prejudice.
TRAFFIC
All Subtypes
Oct. 22-28
The following people received fines for Speeding:
Angela N. Bowling, Courtney
M. Kennedy, Salvador Mancha Mendez, Matthew R.
Mcleighton, Nathan A. Regnier, Rebecca L. Timmons,
$153; Brian Ly Quang Ngo,
$189; Albert Rodriquez,
$183; Clinton W. Sandman,
$207; Troy M. Smith, $171;
Darrick E. Nekuda, $258.
Receiving fines for other
violations were: Justin J.
Crough, driving while cancelled/suspended/revoked,
first conviction, $289; Courtney Kennedy, Use wireless
communication device while
driving to send or receive
messages, $60; Eduardo
Esteves, operating motor vehicle without a valid license,
$250; Kinsi K. Hicks, purchase/consumption
alcoholic liquor/CMB by minor,
$308; Bryan Ly Quang Ngo,
Driving While suspended;
2nd or subsequent conviction, $100; Darrick E. Nekuda, failure to wear seat belt,
$10; Bobbie L Sanders Jr.,
failure to stop at accident,
first offense in a year damage,< $1,000, $208; Ericka
L. Trabeaux, operating motor vehicle without a valid
license, $208; Christopher
Jordan Walker, racing on
highways, $208.
CRIMINAL
Jimmy Dean Brown appeared Oct. 29 and was
found Guilty and convicted
of Disorderly conduct. He
was sentenced to 30 days
in the Cloud County Jail
and ordered to pay costs of
the action, $158, and a fine
of $50 by Dec. 10. His sentence was suspended with
Defendant being placed on
unsupervised probation for
a period of six months following specific terms and
conditions.
Kaylee Marie Martinez
appeared Oct. 29 and was
found Guilty and convicted
of Furnishing Alcohol to Minors. She was sentenced
to six months in the Cloud
County Jail and ordered
to pay costs of the action,
$158, a fine of $200, an alcohol/drug testing fee of
$40, a probation supervision fee of $60, a community
work insurance fee of $8.50
and all other assessed fees.
The Court found that attorney fees should be waived,
Defendant was given credit
for time previously served
and her sentence was suspended. She was placed
on supervised probation
with Court Services for 12
months following specific
terms and conditions.
Kurtis J. Ninemire appeared Oct. 30 and was
found Guilty and convicted
of disorderly conduct. He
was sentenced to 30 days in
the Cloud County Jail and
ordered to pay costs of the
action, $158 and a fine of
$50 by Jan. 8, 2015. Attorney fees were waived. Defendant shall reappear before
the Court at 9 a.m., Jan. 8,
if any costs or restitution remains unpaid.
Christina M. Noah appeared Oct. 30 and was
found Guilty and convicted
of No Driver’s License. She
was sentenced to 30 days
in the Cloud County Jail
and ordered to pay a fine of
$200 and costs of the action,
$108 by Jan. 8, 2015, at 9
a.m. Defendant’s sentence
was suspended, except for
a 48 hour period, upon payment of all costs and fine.
Defendant shall report to the
Cloud County Jail Oct. 31
at 5 p.m. to serve 48 hours.
Defendant shall reappear
before the Court at 9 a.m.,
Jan. 8, 2015, if all costs and
fine are not paid in full.
Grandparents return to role of parenting
HARVEYVILLE, Kan. (AP)
– Donna and Buddy Smallwood thought their years of
raising small children were
over. Then they received a
phone call about 2 1/2 years
ago from a social worker.
Their three grandchildren
had been taken into protective custody and placed in
a foster home after their father – the Smallwoods’ son
– was shot in his home while
the children were there.
The social worker was
looking for a family member who would step up and
be responsible for the chil-
dren’s welfare. The oldest
grandchild – Billy Don, now
8 – told the social worker to
call his grandmother, The
Topeka
Capital-Journal
(http://bit.ly/1wzGr2b ) reported.
“They’d lived with us off
and on throughout their
lives,” said Donna, 58, who
teaches computer skills at
Stoney Point North Elementary School in Kansas City,
Kansas.
While the Smallwoods underwent background checks
and home studies, the children stayed in the foster
home. It was two months before the couple could bring
Billy Don and his siblings –
Andrew, now 6, and Lilianna,
now 3 – to their Harveyville
farm.
A few months later, the
Smallwoods received another
call from a social worker. The
children’s mother had given
birth to a baby girl and was
unable to care for her. After
a trip to Walmart to get diapers and formula, the couple
welcomed 5-day-old Paityn –
now a 1-year-old – into their
home, too.
Life for the Smallwoods
has changed forever. They no
longer meet after work in To-
peka to dine at their favorite
restaurants. Personal interests or hobbies have taken a
back seat.
Their days typically start
at 5:30 a.m. with getting the
boys ready for school, the
girls ready for day care and
themselves ready for work,
and wind down with the children in bed at 8 p.m. and
hopefully asleep an hour
later.
“Whatever life we had before (is gone). Our life is now
their life,” said Buddy, 59,
west office manager for the
Harveyville Seed Co.
The
Smallwoods
are
among the growing number
of grandparents and other
relatives who are finding
themselves parenting the
second time around.
Kansas has 35,274 children living in households
headed by grandparents or
other relatives, according to
the Kansas Department for
Children and Families. About
30 percent of the children in
foster care in Kansas are being cared for by relatives. In
most instances, the relative
is a grandparent.
“It is always our goal to
keep children in their homes
when it is safe to do so,” DCF
secretary Phyllis Gilmore
said. “When that is not possible, grandparents often provide a safe and loving alternative to reduce the trauma
of children being removed
from their home.”
B.J. Gore, supervisor of
the Parents Helping Parents
groups at the Kansas Children’s Service League, said
about 95 percent of children
who are living with grandparents or other relatives
have been removed from the
home, in part, because of parental alcohol and/or drug
abuse.
Other common reasons
include homelessness, death
or illness of a parent, child
abuse or neglect, incarceration and domestic violence.
In addition to maintaining familial bonds, Gore said,
placement in a grandparent’s
home allows for the continuation of the family’s culture,
which is key to the child’s
identity.
Gore said grandparents
who find themselves parenting again face several challenges, including:
– Changing roles from an
affectionate grandparent to
a parent who provides structure and discipline.
Health Fair registration
Pam Blochlinger (paper in hand) and Kathy Bissitt help with registration for lab screening at the
recent Health and Wellness Fair in Concordia.
Wellness Fair was a success
The recent 2014 Health
and Wellness Fair, sponsored by Cloud County
Health Center, was a big
success, according to Kathy
Bissitt, Education coordinator.
More than 200 people
registered and participated
in the event, which was significantly more than last
year’s Health Fair.
Participants were able
to preregister for the Health
Fair either online or at Cloud
County Health Center.
“We were all a little nervous that the new electronic
medical record would make
the registration process longer, but it was a smooth
process,” Bissitt said.
Participants were able to
have screening laboratory
tests at reduced prices, a
well as blood pressure and
biometric screening. Cloud
County Community College
nursing students helped
with the lab draws and provided the BP and biometric
screening. Cloud County
Health Department handed out free toothbrushes,
toothpaste and dental floss
received through a grant.
Sailing for Success, a
hospital employee group,
provided a breakfast of egg
and sausage casserole and
a yogurt and fruit bar for a
small price.
CCHC appreciated everyone who took advantage
of the opportunity to check Student of the Month
their health status and Danielle Timme, September Student of the Month at Concordia High School, accepts her comlook for ways to maintain a memorative plaque from Cyndy Thompson, employee of Central National Bank, Student of the
healthy community.
Month sponsor. (Blade photo by Jay Lowell)
Church Directory
4J COWBOY CHURCH
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
1420 Plum Road
Pastors Bob and Debbie Cook
1022 E. 11th Street
CONCORDIA FIRST UNITED METHODIST
740 W. 11th Phone 243-4560
243-9773, 243-9767
Pastor Tessa Zehring
Sunday, 10 a.m.—Worship
Branch President, Kenneth Hansen, 785.280.1638
Missionaries, Elder and Sister Hooks, 620.770.6474
HUSCHER UNITED METHODIST
VICTORY FAITH ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Sunday, 9:30 a.m.—Sacrament; 10:40 a.m.—Sunday School.
R.R. 3, Concordia Phone 243-3049
Majestic 4 Theatre, 229 W. 6th St.
Sunday, 9:30 a.m. –Worship
ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
9:30 a.m.—Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.—Worship Service and Children’s Ministry
CROSSPOINT CHURCH
6th & Archer, Hom e 243-3043
Pastor Cory Shipley
Pastor Joe Koechner
Sunday, 9:30 a.m.—Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.—Worship;
Matthew Carder, Campus Pastor
10:30 a.m. – Sunday School.
6 p.m.—Evening service.
Andy Addis, Senior Pastor
JAMESTOWN UNITED METHODIST
Wednesday, 6 p.m.—IMPACT Youth Ministry; 6:30 p.m.—Victory Kids Outreach.
Sunday, 10 a.m.—Worship.
BAPTIST
2376 N. 60th Road, Jamestown
EPISCOPAL
Church, 439-6488 Lay Minister, Randy Whitley, 439-6353
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY
333 West 7th Phone 243-3756
117 W. 8th, P.O. Box 466, Concordia 243-2947 (O)
10:45 a.m.—Worship.
Pastor David M. Fabarez
1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays, 10:00 a.m.— Morning Prayer .
TRINITY UNITED METHODIST
2nd and 4th Sundays, 9:00 a.m. – Holy Communion.
Lincoln at Eighth Phone 243-3049
Living Hope Foursquare Church
Sunday, 11 a.m.—Worship.
9:15 a.m.—Sunday School;
10:15 a.m.—Coffee fellowship;
Sunday, 9:30 a.m.—Sunday School;
FOURSQUARE
10:45 a.m.– Worship. 6:30 p.m. – Youth Group.
Wednesday, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.—AWANA (during school year);
7:00 p.m.—Prayer meeting.
129 W. 6th Phone 243-2289
Handicap Accessible
Sunday, 10:30 a.m.—Service.
Pastor Joe Koechner
PRESBYTERIAN
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH
Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. – Bible Study
233 W. 7th 243-3785
Pastor Brian Hughes
PEACE PARISH LUTHERAN CHURCHES
Sunday, 9:30 a.m.–Worship service with Pastor Bob Frasier.
For pickup, call 243-3230
Parish Office, 785.335.2267
Sunday School following Service.
Sunday, 10 a.m.—Sunday School; 11 a.m.—Worship; 6:00 p.m.—Service.
Pastor Thomas Kamprath
4:00 p.m. (Central Standard Time) Installation of Pastor Bob Frasier.
LUTHERAN
18th & Archer Phone 243-3230
Wednesday, 7 p.m.—Mid-Week Service. We love kids!
Pastor Bob Frasier
BETHEL CHURCH
Office Hours: Tuesday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Church Dinner to follow.
Wednesday, 9 a.m -11 a.m.; Friday, 10a.m. to Noon.
Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. – Choir Practice.
Bethel Church
ADA LUTHERAN CHURCH, Rural Courtland
(nondenominational)
Sunday, 11 a.m. – Worship.
7 miles east and 1 mile south of Glasco or
AMANA LUTHERAN CHURCH, Scandia, Phone 335-2265
2 miles west of 81/24 junction and 1 mile south.
CATHOLIC
Sunday, 9 am.—Worship.
www.providencereformedfellowship.com
AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH, Belleville
Sunday, 9 a.m. – Sunday School; 10 a.m. – Worship.
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
Sunday, 9 a.m.—Worship.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, Norway, 785-335-2628
307 E. 5th Phone 243-1099
Sunday, 11 a.m.—Worship.
Father Brian Lager
CONCORDIA LUTHERAN CHURCH
PROVIDENCE REFORMED
FELLOWSHIP
122 West 6th (the Dance Company building)
SCOTTSVILLE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Commercial Ave. Scottsville Phone 785-534-3227
Pastor Joshua Krohse
THE WESLEYAN CHURCH
Priest’s residence, 420 Kansas
325 E. 8th, 243-2476
MASS SCHEDULE:
Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Holiday Bake Sale and Brunch.
Pastor David Redmond, Lead Pastor
Sunday, 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. Saturday evening, 5 p.m.
Sunday, 9:15 a.m. – Sunday School;
Pastor Bob Burns, Assistant Pastor/Visitation
Weekdays, 7:15 a.m
10:30 a.m. – Worship and Communion. Coffee Fellowship to follow.
Pastor Josh Blain, Assistant Pastor/Youth
ST. PETER’S CHURCH
Foundation Meeting.
Sunday, 9:15 a.m.—Traditional Worship; 10:45 a.m.—Contemporary Worship;
Aurora
Fr. Larry Letourneau
First, Third and Fifth Saturdays, 7 p.m.—Mass.
Second and Fourth Sundays, 8:30 a.m.—Mass.
MOUNT JOSEPH CHAPEL
Sunday, 11 a.m.; Monday-Friday, 11:15 a.m.
16th and Cedar, Phone 243-4071
Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. – Bible Study;
*Nursery is available for newborn thru 36 months during both worship services.
5:30 p.m. – Confirmation/Pre-Confirmation.
Children’s Worship is available for children ages 4 through 1st grade and meets
6:30 p.m. – Worship.
during the 10:45 worship service after the worship medley;
CHRISTIAN
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN
9:15 a.m.—Sunday School for all ages.
Glasco, Kansas
Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. (during the school year) – FW Friends for
Phone 785-568-2762
FIRST CHRISTIAN
children ages 4 yrs - 4th grade.
Rt. 56 for kids in 5th and 6th grades.
MANNA HOUSE
Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. – Delta Chi for kids in Jr. and Sr. High; Adult Bible Studies.
Jeff Nielsen, Pastor
MANNA HOUSE OF PRAYER
Nursery is available for newborn - 36 months during the school year.
Sunday, 9:30 a.m.—Bible School; 10:40 a.m.—Worship.
323 E. 5th 243-4428
For more information visit www.wesleyan.org/beliefs.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GLASCO
Betty Suther C.S.J., Contact
Dennis McAlister, Pastor 568-2344
Retreats, workshops, spiritual direction, bookstore and video tapes.
6th and Cedar Phone 243-3449
Sunday, 9:30 a.m.—Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.—Worship;
5 p.m.—God and Country Rally.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
(785) 827-2957
243-1154
Kent Otott, Director
UNITED METHODIST
Hosting TFC Rallies on the 3rd Saturday of each month at the Brown Grand
GLASCO UNITED METHODIST
Theatre at 7:00 p.m. Providing Christian encouragement and programs
David Geisler, Pastor
to students and families throughout the area.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
1646 N. 9th St., Salina, Kan. 67401
North Central Kansas Teens for Christ
P.O. Box 9, Concordia, Kansas
Sunday, 9:45 a.m.—Sunday School; 11 a.m.—Worship.
CONCORDIA MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
DELPHOS UNITED METHODIST
President—Matthew Carder; Vice President, David Strommen;
Sunday, 9:30 a.m.—Worship; 10:40 a.m.—Sunday School.
Treasurer, Tessa Zehring; Secretary, Rose Koerber.
Sunday, 7:30 a.m.— “Search for the Lord’s Way,” Channel 13.
We offer tribute to these
Church Sponsors
4J Cowboy Church
Cloud County Health Center
Duis Meat Processing
The Pizza Hut
Schendel Pest Control
Baumann Repair
and Employee
Brown Enviro-Control, Inc.
Bruce and Irene Brown and Employees
Taco John’s
and Employees
ServiceMaster of N.C.K.
Dennis and Nancy Smith and Employees
Schendel Pest Control
and All Employees
Rod’s Food Store
Rodney & Kathy Imhoff and Employees
The Pizza Hut
and All Employees
Family Health Mart Pharmacy
Steve Palmquist, Ken & Mary Ann Palmquist
and Employees
Nutter Mortuary
Bruce G. Nutter, Owner
Richard J. Kueker O.D., P.A.
Michael E. Miller O.D.
and Staff
Martin LeSage Post No. 588
Ladies Auxiliary to the V.F.W.
The Jamestown State Bank
F.D.I.C. Officers and Staff
Funk Pharmacy
Doug Funk and Employees
Hood Heating, Air,
Plumbing, Electric
and Staff
John L. Fischer DDS
and Staff
EcoWater of N.C.K.
Joe and Jana Strecker and Employees
Duis Meat Processing
All the Duises
Concordia Blade-Empire
and Employees
Cloud County Health Center
Officers and Staff
Cloud County Co-op Elevator
Association
Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home
Joshua Meyer and Staff
C&C Truck Lines, Inc.
Adolph and Beth Charbonneau
Dr. Steven Bryant
and Staff
Concordia Chevrolet/Buick
and Employees
Walmart Supercenter
and Employees
LeDuc Memorial Design
Troy and Shirley LeDuc, owners
Don’t worry
Dealing with the details of an
event can be so overwhelming
that the person in charge may
find it impossible to enjoy what’s
going on. They may even complain to the Lord that others are
not doing their part.
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord
answered, “you are worried and
Pastors Bob and Debbie Cook
upset about many things, but few
things are needed—or indeed
only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken
away from her.” (Luke 10:41-42).
Martha, stressed over the preparations for dinner, came to Jesus with a complaint. Her sister, Mary, was not helping, and Martha wanted Jesus to intervene. But His response was a gentle rebuke to Martha. While Martha worried over the details of dinner,
Mary chose to honor Jesus with her undivided attention. While
Martha’s work was good, Mary’s worship was better.
When Christians give Jesus their undivided attention, He gives
purpose to their work. Busyness takes on significance and honors God when it is approached from an attitude of worship.
Challenge for today: Cultivate a life of worship.
—from God’s Word for Today
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