Floodplain - The Concordia Blade

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CONCORDIA
VOL. CXI NO. 2 (USPS 127-880)
CONCORDIA, KANSAS 66901
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Commission hears floodplain concerns
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Concordia Forecast
Tonight, mostly clear. Lows in the upper
50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday, sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
South winds 5 to 15 mph.
Friday night, partly cloudy with slight
chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. South winds up
to 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight.
Saturday, sunny. Highs in the upper
70s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
Saturday night through sunday night,
clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around
80.
Monday through Tuesday night, mostly
clear. Highs in the mid 80s. Lows 57 to 62.
Wednesday, mostly sunny. Highs in the
mid 80s.
Across Kansas
Judge: Millionaire’s
updated will not valid
HAYS, Kan. (AP) — A judge has ruled
that a purported updated will from a
Kansas multimillionaire was not valid,
meaning most of the man’s $21 million
estate will go to the Fort Hays State University Foundation rather than his former
caretaker.
This week’s ruling by Kansas Senior
Judge William Lyle Jr. settles a dispute that
began when Wanda Oborny, the former
caretaker for 98-year-old Earl Field, of
Hays, said she found a letter shortly after
Field died in 2013 that said he had decided
to remove the foundation as his primary
beneficiary and give most of his estate to
Oborny, The Hutchinson News reported.
Field, a past president of the Fort Hays
State University Alumni Association, owned
farmland and mineral rights, as well as a
land abstract and title business and extensive investments. He and his wife, Winona,
who died in October 2009, had no children.
Oborny began working as caretaker and
bookkeeper for Field in 2008. Lyle wrote
that it was obvious Oborny became important to Field, who gave her more than
$800,000 in gifts before his death.
The judge said he did not believe
Oborny’s story about finding the second
document, noting forensic document
experts concluded that the new will was not
typed on Field’s typewriter and other differences “lead this court to believe that Earl
did not prepare these documents and his
signatures thereon are not genuine.”
The foundation’s attorneys said in court
records that 10 days before Field’s death,
he assured then-school president Edward
Hammond he had made no changes in this
estate plans. But Oborny said she found a
letter in Field’s office on the evening of his
death that left half the estate to her, a quarter to Field’s attorney, Joseph Jeter, and a
quarter to the foundation.
Jeter told Oborny the letter wasn’t a valid
because it had no witness signatures. A few
days later, Oborny’s friend, Steve Little, told
Jeter that Field had asked him and his wife,
Kathy, to witness the signing of a document
that included the same asset split as the
letter that lacked signatures. In their depositions, the Littles said Field signed the
paper, which was dated Jan. 22, 2013, in
front of them and they signed it as witnesses.
Topeka developer
faces 103 counts
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Topeka,
Kansas, real estate developer has been
indicted by federal grand jurors on 103
counts of bankruptcy fraud.
Sixty-four-year-old Kent Lindemuth
filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
in November 2012, claiming he had more
than $3.5 million of debt.
While federal law stipulates that any
property obtained after the bankruptcy filing belongs to the bankruptcy estate. But
Lindemuth is accused in Wednesday’s
indictment of buying more than 100
firearms valued at more than $80,000
from August 2013 to late 2014.
Lindemuth didn’t tell his creditors or
the bankruptcy trustee about the firearms
or the money used to buy them.
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By Hailey Keller
Blade Staff Reporter
The agenda for Wednesday
night’s City Commission meeting
was straightforward and void of
any surprises.
The City Commissioners,
sans Mayor Christy Hasch,
breezed through the meeting
and adjourned for a Study Session.
During this study session,
members of the commission
learned that, according to a
study done in late 2015 by KLA
Environmental Service, Inc., the
dams that were recently built,
and cost around two million,
may not be sufficient to remove
the area from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) floodplain maps.
“There is a distinction here,”
Larry Uri, City Manager, said.
“There is the flood map and
there’s the flood. As far as flooding, no one is saying that our
new dams won’t protect us from
a flood. It is the flood map that is
causing the problem for insurance [purposes].”
Uri said he and his city team
have been sitting on the maps for
several months now, as he wanted to handle this situation correctly and carefully.
“We are trying to be extremely
deliberate in thinking our way
through this,” Uri said.
In 2013, the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) published the updated
Floodplain Map for the City of
Concordia.
Areas of Concordia that had
not been previously included in
the flood zone in the event of the
100-year flood, were now included.
According
to
a
memo
addressed to the City Commission by Uri, KLA said that some
of the flooding, if it occurs, will
be, “Caused by drainage coming
from the higher ground to the
east and west along Broadway.”
In October 2013, the City
went to KLA and asked if they
could conduct a study on the
effectiveness of the dams on the
floodplain, and if they could handle a 100-year flood, if one was to
occur.
In August 2015, the City
again contracted with KLA to
review the floodplain map produced by FEMA and do the necessary surveying and research to
draw a new map to submit to
FEMA.
This map and an application
would hopefully convince FEMA
to reconsider the perimeters of
the established floodplain.
The reconsideration would be
on the account of the home and
business owners whose property
was within the floodplain.
Those within this area are
mandated by federal law to hold
floodplain insurance.
Home and business owners
are likely to pay between $400 to
$900 a year on their properties
for this insurance coverage.
Wednesday night, Uri showed
an aerial map of Concordia with
the floodplain outlined by FEMA
in blue, and then showed the
same map done by KLA, with the
floodplain outline in red. The
two maps were astonishingly different.
So, what does the city do
now?
Uri proposed yet another
analysis of the floodplain area,
this time, from Schwab-Eaton
Engineers, based out of Manhattan.
Stuart Porter, Vice President
of the consulting firm, was present at Wednesday night’s meeting to discuss the firm’s proposal
and answer any and all questions.
Porter, too, was concerned
that the KLA and FEMA maps
were so different. His theory,
after speaking to an engineer
with the Division of Water
Resources (DWR) and an engineer with FEMA, is that the
FEMA map was drawn before the
new dams were built and did not
include the storm sewer system.
Porter said that, again, after
speaking with the two engineers,
KLA’s map also did not consider
the impact that the storm sewer
system would have on any flood
drainage.
Uri said that Porter has actually walked through Concordia’s
storm drain system.
Porter said Concordia’s storm
drain is quite substantial, compared to other small communities.
Closely guarded
Abby Fredrickson, left, is guarded by Taylor Smith in a 2-on-2 drill during the Cloud County
Community College Girls’ Basketball Camp. (Blade photo by Jay Lowell)
CCCC to host Kids’ College
Area youth are invited to Cloud County
Community College’s eighth annual Kids’
College July 11-14 on the Concordia campus Theme for this year’s event is “Walk Like
An Egyptian,” and classes will run from 1-4
p.m. each day
Kids’ College is open to students who will
be entering kindergarten through sixth
grade in August. Enrollment fee includes a
Kids’ College t-shirt and three classes.
Early enrollment deadline is June 30.
Individual classes are limited to 20 students
each, so early enrollment is suggested.
Classes are based on age groups to better
facilitate learning for the students. A t-shirt
cannot be guaranteed without early enroll-
ment.
Some of the classes to be offered this year
include Egyptian Crafts, Fun and Games,
Kids-A-Cooking, Weird Science, Yoga, T Bird Olympics and Jewelry Making. A full
list of classes and their descriptions may be
found on the College’s website at
www.cloud.edu.
For more information about registering
for Kids’ College or volunteering to assist
during the week, contact Carleen Nordell, 1800-729-5101, ext. 344.
Kids’ College registration brochures were
delivered to area schools in May, and may
also be downloaded on the Cloud website at
www.cloud.edu.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators
wrangled on the final day of their annual
session Wednesday over whether to comply
with a court-ordered increase in aid to poor
school districts amid fresh evidence of the
state’s deteriorating financial condition.
Leaders of the Legislature’s GOP supermajorities considered whether to debate a
school finance bill before lawmakers formally adjourned their annual session Wednesday. But they backed off after a meeting of
Republican senators showed there was no
consensus on what to do.
The state Supreme Court on Friday rejected some education funding changes enacted
earlier this year by Republican legislators.
The justices said the school finance system
remains unfair to poor school districts and
warned lawmakers that public schools will
be unable to open after June 30 if lawmakers don’t act by then.
A few GOP senators wanted to pass a bill
Wednesday to boost aid to poor school districts. Others wanted more time to draft a
response, something that would require
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback to call a
special session later this month. Another
group wanted to defy the justices and test
whether the court really would declare that
schools must remain closed.
Lawmakers adjourn session
Porter said, due to the size of
the drain, it should have been
taken into consideration by KLA
when drawing their floodplain
map.
“I’m pretty floored by this, to
say the least,” Chuck Lambertz,
Mayor Pro Tem, said. “To say
that the dams have no impact
whatsoever, seems irrational.”
Uri wanted to make sure that
everyone knew that, although
this information has come to
light, he and the city are not saying that KLA is wrong or that
their map is wrong. As far as he
knows, he said, their estimation
of the dam could be right and
their map of the floodplain could
be right.
But, as the information is so
disconcerting, Uri felt that
another study by Schwab-Eaton
would be valid.
The partnership between
Schwab-Eaton and the City of
Concordia, if agreed upon,
would come at a cost to the city
to the tune of $88,500. For this
sum of money, the firm would
embark upon several phases.
They would use all of the
resources available from the
DWR and after everything was
complete, they would digitize a
new map with markings indicating where they think the floodplain should be. Porter said that
his firm has sent an application
and Letter of Map Revision to
FEMA before and had successful
outcomes.
(see Floodplain on page 8)
Trustees
appoint
Reynolds to
VP position
By Hailey Keller
Blade-Staff Writer
The Cloud County Board of Trustees
met Thursday morning at 7 a.m. for a
special meeting.
The purpose of the meeting was to
accept the Consent Agenda, which
included the appointment of four individuals to new positions.
Eric Gilliland was approved to be the
new Head Baseball coach, effective June
6. Gilliland has been the Sports Information Director (SID) at Cloud for less than
a year.
Chris Wilson, Director of Human
Resources for CCCC, said Gilliland will
retain his position as SID for right now,
but will not be expected to perform the
duties of both positions for long. The
school plans to open the position for rehire, but does not have a definitive timeline for the action.
Kim Reynolds, the Director of the
Foundation, has been serving as Interim
Vice President for Student Affairs and
Advancement since August 11, 2015.
Reynolds took the interim position when
the former VP, Joel Figgs, resigned.
The board approved to appoint
Reynolds to fill the vacant position of VP
of Student Affairs and Advancement.
Jennifer Zabokrtsky was recommended
and approved to be the Director of the
Geary County Campus effective July 1.
Wilson said Zabokrtsky has been with
the college for over 15 years.
Zabokrtsky will leave her position as
Coordinator of Student Services to fill her
new directorial role.
The CCCC Board of Trustees also
authorized Hadyn Murphy to fill the
Instructor in English as a Second Language (ESL) and Developmental English
instructor position.
Murphy’s contract will be effective
August 12. Murphy is currently teaching
at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, as
an Intensive English and Orientation Program (IEOP) Lecturer.
Before the Consent Agenda could be
approved, Tom Tuggle, board member,
asked for a 15-minute executive session
to discuss non-elected personnel.
The board asked for an additional five
minutes, making the executive session 20
minutes long.
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Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars Today in History
By Jacqueline Bigar
***
The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want,
drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d rather not.
—Mark Twain
***
SUDOKU
Sudoku is a number-placing
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
box contain the same number
only once. The difficulty level of
the Conceptis Sudoku increases
from Monday to Friday.
A baby born today has a
Sun in Gemini and a Moon
in Taurus.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for
Thursday, June 2, 2016:
This year you make
waves because of your unconventional ideas. You can
take wild ideas and harness them, and then find a
practical way of executing
them. You often greet success, which could appear
as financial compensation,
a promotion and/or general
admiration. Do not stand
on the sidelines. If you are
single, several people would
like to get to know you better. You are likely to stumble into a very romantic
bond as soon as fall or as
late as next spring! If you
are attached, the two of you
spend many happy hours
together at home. You both
like the privacy and caring
that come from this setting.
TAURUS reads between the
lines.
The Stars Show the
Kind of Day You’ll Have:
5-Dynamic;
4-Positive;
3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
ARIES (March 21-April
19)
*** Err on the side of
caution. You might want
to think through what you
need to do in order to feel
comfortable. Your efforts
will be noticed, as you do
nearly everything 110 percent.
Your
enthusiasm
comes from committing to
what you totally believe in.
Tonight: Make it your treat.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20)
**** Zero in on what you
want. A gesture could make
a tremendous difference to
a friend or loved one. Your
creativity melds with your
sense of humor, which
draws many people toward
you, especially a younger
person, who clearly enjoys
your company. Tonight: It is
your call.
GEMINI (May 21-June
20)
*** You might want to
say less in a discussion that
could be uncomfortable for
you as well as for others.
They know that something
is off if you are so quiet.
Your intuition guides you
through a decision that
could affect your domestic
and/or personal life. Tonight: Vanish quickly.
CANCER (June 21-July
22)
***** You’ll say the right
words to get someone’s attention. A conversation with
this person seems inevitable, as he or she wants to
know more about you. Know
that you do not need to be
an open book, but it is important to be authentic. Tonight: In the center of the
action.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
*** The limelight shines
on you, and you are very
comfortable with the attention. Recognize that you
need to take the lead, but
don’t criticize others. In fact,
you might want to share
your priorities more openly; you could find mutual
agreement. Tonight: Look at
what others see.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
**** Look at the dynamics
in a key situation. Get out
of yourself in order to see
the big picture. If you can
imagine what it is like to be
someone else involved, you
will understand his or her
position, which will make
mutual agreement possible.
Tonight: Start the weekend
now!
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
**** Deal with a partner
on a one-on-one level. You
could be too tired to come to
terms with what is happening. Someone might share
a humorous, private story.
You might be left with an
ear-to-ear grin. You don’t
need to share what you
know. Tonight: With a favorite person.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov.
21)
*** You accomplish a lot
simply by staying focused.
Others could distract you
quickly, as they seem to
have news that could delight you. Hearing piecemeal comments might not
be comfortable for you; take
time to focus on the whole
story. Tonight: Defer to a
loved one.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21)
*** Pace yourself, and try
not to daydream. You have
something on your mind
that appears more worthy of
your attention. Perhaps you
need to let go and handle
this matter. Afterward, you
will feel more like focusing
on what comes along. Tonight: Off for a walk, or to
the gym.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19)
**** You could be taken
aback by a loved one’s ideas,
as they could be off-the-wall
yet delightful and creative.
Use your sixth sense in an
important
conversation.
Stay more tuned in to those
around you. You might not
want to share your thoughts
quite yet. Tonight: Out late.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18)
**** Stay as centered as
possible, especially when
it comes to understanding
what is going on. You easily
could miscount your change
or make an error that affects your finances. Stay
as anchored as possible
when dealing with others!
Tonight: Don’t lose sight of
what you want.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20)
*** You could be in a position where you might like
to handle a personal matter differently. Sometimes
you are quite vague about
what you want to do. Support yourself more often in
doing exactly what you desire. Tonight: You have difficulty staying anywhere for
a length of time.
BORN TODAY
Philosopher Marquis de
Sade (1740), actress Sally
Kellerman (1937), comedian Dana Carvey (1955)
***
Jacqueline Bigar is on
the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com.
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***
Home ought to be our clearinghouse, the place from which
we go forth lessoned and disciplined, and ready for life.
—Kathleen Norris
***
50 years ago
June 2, 1966—Family
season tickets at Concordia
Municipal swimming pool
were $15. Pool hours were
1-9 p.m. every day except
when pool manager deemed
weather too cool or rainy
for swimming . . . Concordia fishermen Everett Cassel
and Donald Lamme had good
luck fishing on a bank line
in the Republican River and
brought their catches to the
Blade Office for a photo. Cassel’s yellow catfish weighed
12 pounds and Lamme’s
weighed 31 pounds.
25 years ago
June 2, 1991—New officers of the Concordia American Legion Auxiliary were
Jean Glenn, president; Geneva Nordquist, first vice
president; Marilyn Thoman,
second vice president; Laura Christensen, secretary;
Michelle Fisher, treasurer;
Vicki Roberts, historian; Rita
Sorell, chaplain, Teresa Benson, sergeant at arms . . . In
order to save money, USD
333 was having 90 light fixtures replaced with fluorescent fixtures at the Concordia Middle School.
10 years ago
June 2, 2006—Fifth graders on the Gold-4.0 Honor
Roll at Concordia Middle
School were: Gabe Bergstrom, Rachel Blochlinger,
Marie Brewer, Alyssa Champlin, Micah Fabarez, Ceanna
Hamilton, Garret Koester,
Amanda Lawrence, Heather
Letourneau, Siri McGuire,
Kaylee Mosher, Trevor Nordell, Romy Rohovit, Gaven
Stensaas, LaTijah Tate, Joel
Timme, Emily Trigg and Logan Whitney . . . Dustin Stull
joined Raymond James Financial Services Inc., located
at Central National Bank, as
an investment representative.
5 years ago
June 2, 2011—Hospital
CEO Jim Wahlmeier told
Concordia city commissioners his board had instructed
him to negotiate an agreement for the construction
of a hospital. The potential
site was east of the camping
area in the Airport park . . .
Seventh graders on the “A”
4.00 Honor Roll were Jaiden
Buller, Taylor Lagasse, Margaret Lambert, Chandler
Lamm, Noahlana Monzon,
Allison Redmond, Connor
Reynolds, Josh Timme and
Colby Trost.
1 year ago
June 2. 2015—At a meeting of Cloud County board
of commissioners, Ashley
Hutchinson,
CloudCorp,
asked the board to consider an increase in funding
to CloudCorp for 2016. An
additional $3,000 was requested for small business
development and would be
used to privatize their small
business development services . . . Work began to create a pumpkin patch just
south of the Concordia Community Garden of Hope on
the grounds of the Nazareth
Motherhouse.
PEOPLE Extension Extra
Annie’s
Mailbox
by Kathy Mitchell and
Marcy Sugar
Dear Annie: I've been
married for 29 years. I
have three sons who are all
grown. I held a job only for
a few years of that time. I
am not working now. I have
custody of one grandson,
and babysit him and another grandson.
For the past five years,
my husband and I haven't
gotten along. He is so controlling. He took the car and
bank account card away.
Now he won't let me touch
any money, and I'm stuck in
the house with no way to get
anywhere.
I have to cook what he
buys, whether I like it or
not. I have to beg for a soda.
He will only buy water for
me. I'm not allowed to have
anything. My mom has tried
to help with shampoo and
stuff. The little money I get
from babysitting I use for
toothpaste and body wash.
I moved into a spare
bedroom a year ago. Now
he won't pay for my doctor
visits and leaves my medications at the pharmacy
for weeks at a time. I have
asthma, high blood pressure and a blood disorder. I
need those medications. I'm
scared he will hurt me if I try
to go to the bank for money.
Is this abuse? — Help Me,
Please
Dear Help: Yes, this
is abuse. Your husband
doesn't have to hit you to
be an abuser. Controlling
all the money, as well as
access to your medications
and doctors, is also a form
of abuse. Please contact the
National Domestic Violence
hotline (thehotline.org) at
1-800-799-SAFE. Someone
there can help you find the
safest way to leave this situation. Please don't wait. Call
right now.
Dear Annie: My daughter
was recently a bridesmaid
in a wedding. The bride was
one of her closest friends
growing up, and I always
thought of her as a second
daughter.
My husband and I looked
at her registry and pur-
Student
luminaries
MANHATTAN—Karijanna Miller, Concordia, and
Abigail Sikes, Clyde, were
among nine area students
who received scholarships
from the North Central
Kansas Catbackers, Solomon Valley Catbackers, the
Col. Gayle Foster Endowed
Scholarship Fund and the
K-State Alumni Association.
TOPEKA—Leyli
Beims,
Concordia, College of Arts
and Sciences, was named to
the Dean’s List at Washburn
University. To qualify for this
honor a student must be enrolled in 12 hours of graded
credits and earn a semester
grade point average of 3.4 to
3.99. She is the daughter of
Tim and Angela Beims.
chased expensive china for
her that cost us hundreds
of dollars. We just received
her thank-you note in the
mail. It was a postcard with
a short message thanking
us for the "dinnerware."
I am greatly disappointed to have received a postcard instead of an actual,
thoughtful,
handwritten
note. I know it's the thought
that counts and we should
be grateful to receive an
acknowledgement since so
many newlyweds don't even
bother, but does this generation lack the finer skills
of proprietary and manners?
I know I taught my daughter better than that and she
sent personalized thank-you
notes for her wedding gifts.
Should I say anything to the
bride? — Concerned Mom
Dear Mom: Please don't
say anything to the bride. As
close as you may be, you are
not her mother. We know
you are disappointed in the
quality of your thank-you
note, and we understand.
However, you did receive an
acknowledgement of your
gift, along with a "thanks" of
some kind. That will simply
have to do. A proper thankyou note should always say
something specific, gracious
and appreciative. It's too bad
so many brides and grooms
don't realize how important
that small effort is to the recipient.
Annie's Mailbox is written
by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors
of the Ann Landers column.
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By Gina Aurand
River Valley Extension
Laundry List for Graduates
College and high school graduations have come and
gone. The graduates are looking forward to new jobs, or
maybe more classes, but definitely moving on to new chapters of their lives. Their parents on the other hand are
wondering about totally different things like, are they really
ready to be on their own, will they check their oil, do they
know how to change a tire, will they balance their bank accounts, will they eat something once in a while that didn’t
come out of a box, and will they ever do their laundry?
Sometimes the thought of them doing laundry sends
fear into a mother’s heart. Will their whites be pink? Will
they wash and dry everything on high heat? Do they know
what the washer looks like? So to help take a little pressure
off of parents I decided that a column on laundry basics
might be in order. Like many other things the best thing to
do with laundry is to read the label. Garment care labels
provide the manufacturer instructions for cleaning the garment. It is best to follow these directions.
Then you have to purchase laundry products. Let’s
face it, the laundry aisle can be pretty intimidating, even for
those us seasoned laundry professionals. First you have
pre-washes. Some of these can be applied directly to the
stains before laundering the item. Others are added to the
wash cycle to work with the detergent. These come in many
forms from sprays, to gels, to wipes. All work well and it
often comes down to personal preference.
Bleach is the next stumbling block. It comes in two
forms. Oxygen, or color safe, bleach is gentler and works
on all washable fabrics. They brighten fabrics and help
remove stubborn stains. It helps maintain whiteness, but
doesn’t restore it. This bleach is added to the wash water before adding the clothes. Sodium hypochlorite bleach,
or chlorine bleach, is more powerful. It disinfects while it
cleans and whitens. It works well on whites and some colorfast colors but you should always do a colorfast check in
an unnoticeable part of the garment. This bleach needs to
be diluted add to the wash cycle after it has been going for
about 5 minutes. This keeps it from destroying enzymes
and fluorescent whiteners in the detergent.
Fabric softeners are another option to consider. The
benefits of it are that it decreases static cling, makes fabrics softer and fluffier, reduces drying time, reduces wrinkling, and makes ironing easier. There are liquids that are
added to the final rinse water or sheets that can be tossed
in the dryer. Liquid softeners need to be diluted first and
should never be poured directly onto the garments as they
can cause staining.
Sorting can be another stumbling block. First, sort by
color. Whites together; brights and darks by themselves;
and pastels and mediums can be together. Second, sort by
soil. Heavily soiled items should be washed separate from
lighter soiled items. Third, sort by special items. Sweatshirts, towels, and flannels tend to be lint sharers. They
should be washed separate from garments that collect lint.
Delicate fabrics should be washed separate and on a gentle
cycle.
This is just the tip of the laundry pile, but hopefully can
help you send your new graduate off with some laundry
basics. For more information visit the American Cleaning
Club notes
Ten women gathered for the
monthly luncheon meeting of
Lady Bracknell Red Hat Club
at the Dragon House Chinese Restaurant, Wednesday,
June 1. There were no June
birthdays to celebrate. Judy
Condray gave a twenty-eight
question trivia quiz to those
attending. Della Hefner was
first place winner with Karen
Woodford, Rosalee Olson, Pat
Taylor, Barbara Johnston
and Nancy Reynolds tying for
second place. Everyone had
a good time answering questions like who first invented
chicken nuggets, how many
marriages did actress Elizabeth Taylor have and what
U.S. President was the first to
live in the White House. The
next luncheon meeting will
be at Gambino’s on July 6 at
11:30 a.m. To join the Red
Hat group or to turn in reservations, call Nancy Reynolds
262-4016. There are no dues
and they meet monthly at different eating establishments
in Concordia.
Senior Citizens Menu
Friday, June 3—Pancakes, sausage links, Mandarin oranges; 10 a.m.—Exercise.
Milk, bread and butter
served with meals
Cinnamon rolls and fresh
coffee daily, 8-11 a.m.
Call Teddy Lineberry at
243-1872 for questions or to
make reservations.
Blade-Empire, Thursday, June 2, 2016 3
My Favorite Older Person
(Each year the Concordia Elementary fourth graders
are asked to participate in an essay contest during nursing home week. The residents of Sunset Home, a local
nursing home, read the essays and select winners from
each class. The winners read their essays aloud to Sunset
residents during National Nursing Home Week. The essays will be printed in the Blade as space permits.)
Grandma Sue Dean
By Aivree Halfhide
Yum, Yum cake and cookies are a few of my older person’s specialties. My favorite older person is my grandma,
Sue Dean. She has grey short curly hair. She is as pretty
as a flower. She also has a voice as sweet as ice cream.
Two of her hobbies are cooking and making crafts. She
lives in Concordia, Kan. She is my grandma on my mom’s
side.
My grandma lets me bake with her. We like to make
cookies, cake, cupcakes and French toast. When I get
the chance to bake with my favorite older person, I feel
warm and gooey like a fresh cookie. She’s sweet, caring
and awesome. These qualities make her special because
I know she loves me.
She’s the best grandma in the world. I love her. I would
die for her.
Kansas Profile –
Now That’s Rural:
Brian Hansen – Dustrol
By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd
National Institute for Rural Development
at Kansas State University.
From a lonely highway in Montana to a busy interstate
near Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, there are highways being repaired by a business which is the largest rotomilling company in the United States – and that company
is headquartered in rural Kansas.
Brian Hansen is president of Dustrol Inc., this innovative asphalt maintenance business. Brian explained that
the company was founded by Ted Dankert more than 40
years ago.
Ted Dankert served in the Army. After retiring from the
military, he went to work for his father-in-law who had an
asphalt paving business in El Dorado, Kansas. In 1973, he
went out on his own and founded his own company to sell
emulsions for sealing asphalt and controlling dust. Because it worked so well in controlling dust on roads, he
named the business Dustrol.
Ted Dankert expanded the business over time. In 1975,
the company began using rented equipment to recycle asphalt in order to complement its pavement maintenence
operations.
1979 was a big year for the company. Dustrol got its first
contract to do patch and crack sealing along Interstate 70
in northwest Kansas. Brian Hansen, a Colby native, along
with Tim Murphy, joined the company at that time. In that
same year, Dustrol purchased its first cold milling machine,
one of the first in the state of Kansas. The company began
focusing exclusively on asphalt recycling and resurfacing
and has expanded through the years.
Today, Dustrol is a leading independent provider of asphalt recycling and related highway maintenance services.
It is believed to be the largest rotomilling company in the
U.S.
Rotomilling, also called cold milling, is a process of removing the surface of a roadway so as to prepare it for restoration and repair. Asphalt picked up during the milling
process can be recycled for use on the same job or on future
paving projects, which can provide a major savings.
The company was also an innovator in a process called
hot-in-place recycling. In this process, the road surface is
heated, milled, windrowed, treated, laid back down and
paved. A series of big machines in a row make it possible
to rejuvenate a road and have it reopened in a matter of
hours. Dustrol’s process is called MARS – Mobile Asphalt
Recycling System.
“Our process is energy efficient, cost effective, and one
hundred percent recyclable,” Brian said.
Dustrol Inc. headquarters moved to Towanda in the early 1980s. Brian Hansen worked his way up through the
ranks and became president in 2103. Tim Murphy is current CEO. Ted Dankert retired and is now chairman emeritus. Brian noted that the company is now organized as an
employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) so is 100 percent
employee-owned.
Ted Dankert and a handful of other innovators in this
business got together and created a trade association called
Asphalt Recycling and Reclaiming Association. Ted went on
to become president of that association, as would Brian
Hansen years later.
“Our company is kind of a hybrid, because we manufacture equipment and also do contract work for road repair,” Brian said. “We build the majority of our equipment
ourselves.” For example, Dustrol manufactures those huge,
1,100 horsepower milling machines which a person will see
working on highways. “We continue to improve our processes and our equipment all the time,” Brian said. When it
comes to doing roadwork, Dustrol is typically a subcontractor for other companies.
Today, this company, which began as a one-man shop
consisting of Ted Dankert by himself, now employs some
260 people. Dustrol’s trade territory goes from Louisiana to
Montana and Tennessee to Arizona. The company has even
done road repair as far away as Juarez, Mexico.
It’s a remarkable record for a company based in the rural community of Towanda, population 1,319 people. Now,
that’s rural.
For more information, go to www.dustrol.com.
Whether it is a lonely highway in Montana or a busy interstate headed toward the speedway in Tennessee, it is
good to see that it is being repaired and maintained by a
company from Kansas. We commend Brian Hansen, Ted
Dankert, and all those involved with Dustrol Inc. for making a difference with innovation and entrepreneurship. I
hope their road ahead is a smooth one.
Blade-Empire Thursday, June 2, 2016 5
Sports
CNB, F&A Food Sales split twinbill American Legion
posts 10-0 shutout
Citizens National Bank
and F&A Food Sales split
a K-18 Baseball doubleheader Wednesday at the
Concordia Sports Complex.
Jumping out to a 6-2
lead in the first inning,
Citizens National Bank
won the first game of the
twinbill, 10-2.
F&A
Food
Sales
bounced back to win the
second game, 10-5.
Falling behind 2-0 in
game
one,
Citizens
National
Bank
took
advantage of five walks to
score six runs in the bottom of the first inning,
and led 6-2.
Citizens National Bank
added one run in the second inning to make it a 72 game.
Three runs in the third
inning
gave
Citizens
National Bank a 10-2
advantage.
The game ended after
the top of the fourth
inning because of the
eight-run rule.
Chas Carlgren picked
up the win for Citizens
National Bank. He gave up
two runs on six hits,
struck out four and
walked one.
Wyatt Trost, Chance
LeDuc and Chase Parker
scored two runs each for
Citizens National Bank.
Paul Rundus and Alex
Bonebrake did the pitching for F&A Food Sales.
F&A Food Sales used a
five-run fourth inning to
get the win in the second
game.
The game was tied at 55 heading into the top of
the fourth.
Five walks and two hits
led to five runs for F&A
Food Sales.
Citizens National Bank
was shut out over the final
two innings.
Alex Bonebrake pitched
four innings to get the win
for F&A Food Sales. Jacob
Williams worked the fifth.
Tryston
Jochems
scored three runs for F&A
Food Sales. Williams,
Bonebrake and Rundus
scored two runs each.
Gavin Thomas and
Parker did the pitching for
Citizens National Bank.
Hunter
Schroeder
scored two runs for Citizens National Bank.
F&A Food Sales put up
four runs in the top of the
first inning.
Citizens National Bank
responded with three runs
in the bottom of the first.
One run in the top of
the third inning gave F&A
Food Sales a 5-3 lead.
Citizens National Bank
tied the game with two
runs in the bottom of the
third.
F&A Food Sales then
used the big fourth inning
to get the win.
Scoring 20 runs, F&A
Food
Sales
defeated
Belleville twice on Tuesday night.
F&A Food Sales won
the first game 12-2 in
three innings and took the
second game 8-0 in three
innings.
Jochems was the winning pitcher in game one.
Nathan Lawrence and
Ivon Owen did the pitching in game two.
Royals complete perfect homestand
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)
— The Kansas City Royals
will spend the next 11 days
on the road after completing their best homestand in
nearly three decades.
Danny Duffy pitched six
effective innings and rookie
Whit Merrifield had two
hits and scored a run as
the Kansas City Royals
beat the Tampa Bay Rays
6-3 on Wednesday night to
complete a 6-0 homestand.
The last time the Royals
had a homestand of 6-0 or
better was June 2-8, 1988,
when they went 7-0.
“It feels good. I wish we
could stay here another
week,” said Jarrod Dyson,
who had a sacrifice bunt,
stole a base, walked, scored
a run and picked up his
sixth outfield assist.
Duffy (1-0) allowed three
runs and seven hits, while
walking none and striking
out six over six innings, his
longest outing since moving into the rotation on May
15.
“It’s nice, you have to
take care of business at
home,” Duffy said. “We didn’t lose in this series at
home. It’s huge.”
Duffy
was
efficient,
throwing only 40 pitches in
the first four innings and
75 total. Early in his career
he would get his pitch
count up in a hurry.
“The only way to escape
your past is be better than
your past,” Duffy said.
“Everybody grows in this
game.”
Royals relievers Joakim
Soria, Kelvin Herrera and
Wade Davis held the Rays
scoreless over the final
three innings. Davis picked
up his 16th save in 17
chances, but not before
walking one, giving up a hit
and uncorking a wild pitch.
Merrifield has hit in his
first 11 career starts, which
is a Royals’ record. He doubled in the first and scored
on Lorenzo Cain’s single.
He has scored a run in nine
consecutive games, which
matches a Royals rookie
record set by Mike Aviles in
2008. Merrifield singled in
the fourth for his seventh
multihit game.
Chris Archer (3-7) gave
up five runs, four earned,
eight hits and two walks
over six innings.
“We were down from the
start really quick,” Rays
manager Kevin Cash said.
“Archer came out and it
looked like his thought was
to pound the strike zone
and their thought was not
to take anything.”
The
Royals’
offense
included Cain going 3 for 4
with an RBI and scoring
two runs. Cain has 24 RBIs
in 20 games after driving in
just 10 in his first 30.
Kendrys Morales had two
hits and drove in a run.
Curt Casali homered for
the Rays, while Mikie Mahtook snapped a career worst 0-for-19 skid with a
third-inning double and
scored on a single by Brad
Miller.
“Baseball players are
dumb sometimes,” Casali
said. “We try to over-swing.
That’s when we get into fits
and stuff doesn’t go the way
we want it to. I’m not trying
to hit home runs. I’m trying
to hit the ball as hard as I
can and put as quick of a
swing as I can. Fortunately
that was a good one.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rays:
RHP
Brad
Boxberger was placed on
the DL with a left oblique
strain. He came off the DL
on Monday, threw 16 pitches Tuesday and returned to
the DL. ... 2B Steve Pearce
was held out of the lineup
with right elbow tendinitis.
Royals: 3B Mike Moustakas is scheduled to
undergo
season-ending
right knee surgery Thursday to repair a torn ACL. ...
OF Brett Eibner went on
the DL with a left ankle
sprain. ... C Salvador Perez,
who has missed four games
with a bruised thigh, took
batting practice and did
some light running. He
could return sometime
during
the
four -game
series at Cleveland.
ROSTER MOVES
The Rays recalled INF
Tim Beckham from TripleA Durham for his second
stint. He struck out 23
times in 54 at-bats in his
first stint. ... The Royals
recalled RHP Peter Moylan
and OF Reymond Fuentes,
who started in right in the
season opener, from TripleA Omaha. RHP Dillon Gee,
who started and won Tuesday, was optioned to
Omaha.
UP NEXT
Rays: LHP Matt Moore is
1-0 with a 3.24 ERA in
three career appearances
against the Twins. He
snapped a six-game winless streak when he beat
the Mets in his previous
start.
Royals: Royals RHP Yordano Ventura, who starts
Thursday at Cleveland, has
a 7.16 ERA in his past six
starts, allowing 37 hits,
including seven home runs,
and walking 19 in 32 2/3
innings.
Bowlsby wants decision on Big 12 expansion
IRVING, Texas (AP) —
Big 12 Commissioner Bob
Bowlsby wants conference
leaders to make decisions
one way or the other on
the lingering topics of
expansion,
a
football
championship game and a
league network by the end
of the summer.
Athletic directors spent
about 90 minutes during
the Big 12 spring meetings
Wednesday in what were
termed “philosophical discussions” about those
issues that will ultimately
be decided by the league’s
board of directors comprised of school presidents
and chancellors.
The 10 directors, which
include interim leaders at
Baylor, Kansas State and
Texas Tech, will join the
conference
meetings
Thursday and Friday.
They will have a significant
amount of data to discuss
this week and consider
into the summer when
returning to their campuses.
“Unless we find that
there is something we just
have missed ... I don’t see
any reason why we can’t
stay on that timeframe,”
Bowlsby said.
Faculty athletic representatives deadlocked 5-5
regarding
a
proposed
change in a league rule
that would have given for-
mer Texas Tech walk-on
quarterback Baker Mayfield an extra season of eligibility at Oklahoma. The
proposal, which failed
because it lacked a majority, would have eliminated
the year of lost eligibility
for non-scholarship athletes who transfer within
the league.
Mayfield left Tech after
his freshman season in
2013, then had to sit out
to a season to satisfy
NCAA transfer rules while
also losing a season of eligibility in the Big 12. The
quarterback who led the
Sooners to the College
Football Playoff last season could conceivably play
this fall at Oklahoma, then
graduate from the school
and transfer to play immediately for one more season for a team outside the
Big 12.
“We’re hoping we can
make progress so we can
get this changed before we
get there,” Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione said.
A research firm hired by
the league has provided
data that shows the conference would have a better chance to get into the
College Football Playoff
each season by expanding
to 12 teams and playing
eight conference games,
along with a championship
game. That is opposed to
its current standing of 10
teams playing a roundrobin conference schedule
without a title game.
“There’s an awful lot
right about the way we
conduct our competition.
There’s a lot right about
playing a full round-robin
in football and doubleround in basketball. I
think we’re going to be a
little bit slow to depart
from that,” Bowlsby said.
“We don’t want to give that
away in any sort of way
that doesn’t provide at
least
equal
or
more
rewards than what we currently have.”
Castiglione described
the round-robin schedule
as a distinguishing characteristic for the Big 12,
and pointed out that having a conference championship game wouldn’t
guarantee
the
winner
going to the playoff like the
Sooners did this season.
When
asked
about
expansion, Texas athletic
director Mike Perrin said
he believes “the prudent
thing” is for the conference
to stay at 10 teams. He
seemed a little more open
to discuss the possibility
of a championship game
without expanding.
But the Longhorn Network remains a huge hurdle in any discussions
about a league-wide network.
While
some
other
schools have contacted the
Big 12, Bowlsby said the
league doesn’t have what
he would consider a list of
expansion candidates and
that such discussions
“would be premature.”
— The Big 12 meetings
come a week after Baylor
football
fired
regents
coach Art Briles and
removed Ken Starr as
president over the school’s
handling of sexual assault
complaints against football players. Athletic director Ian McCaw was also
penalized and has since
resigned.
“It’s a campus issue, it’s
one that we certainly are
watching closely,” Bowlsby
said. “It’s not clear where
we would engage in any
sort of punitive way at this
point.”
Baylor is represented at
the Big 12 meetings by
interim President David
Garland and Todd Patulski, the deputy athletic
director.
— ADs were presented
data that showed concussions in Big 12 football
have dropped by one-third
since 2013. League officials attributed much of
that to limited contact
rules put in place over the
past few years.
Three pitchers combined
on a no-hitter and Nathan
Brown homered to lead the
American Legion to a 10-0
win over Concordia Chevrolet/Buick in Peewee Baseball play Wednesday night
at the Concordia Sports
Complex.
Brown, Stryker Hake and
Kale Pearson teamed up to
strike out 11 in four innings
for the American Legion.
In the other games played
on Wednesday, AuBurn
Pharmacy doubled up the
Concordia Lions 14-7 and
16th Street Car Wash
downed the Knights of
Columbus, 7-4.
With Brown hitting a solo
home run, the American
Legion got out to a 4-0 lead
on Chevrolet/Buick in the
first inning.
Three runs in the second
inning gave the American
Legion a 7-0 advantage.
Tacking on two runs in
the third inning, the American Legion led 9-0.
The American Legion
scored one run in the fourth
inning to make it 10-0.
Brown and Koby Tyler
had two hits and scored two
runs each.
Hunter Teel had two hits
and Hake scored two runs.
AuBurn Pharmacy 14,
Concordia Lions 7
Putting up 10 runs in the
first two innings, AuBurn
Pharmacy picked up the
win over the Concordia
Lions.
AuBurn Pharmacy got
out to a 7-0 lead in the top
of the first inning.
The Concordia Lions
scored two runs in the bot-
tom of the first.
Pushing across three
runs in the top of the second inning, AuBurn Pharmacy led 10-2.
The Concordia Lions
added two runs in the bottom of the second.
Each team scored a run
in the third inning, and
Auburn Pharmacy led 11-5.
AuBurn Pharmacy added
three runs in the top of the
fourth inning to make it 145.
The Concordia Lions
scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth.
Alec Francis and Dakota
Brockman scored three
runs each for AuBurn Pharmacy. Dylan Morris and
Alexis Garcia scored two
runs each.
Maddox
Frey
and
Torxsten Kindel scored two
runs each for the Concordia
Lions.
16th Street Car Wash 7,
Knights of Columbus 4
16th Street Car Wash
built a 6-3 lead, and went
on to defeat the Knights of
Columbus.
Each team scored two
runs in the first inning.
16th Street Car Wash put
up four runs in the second
inning, to one for the
Knights of Columbus to go
up 6-3.
One run in the fourth
inning gave 16th Street Car
Wash a 7-3 cushion.
The Knights of Columbus
scored one run in the fifth
inning.
Shelby Giersch scored
three runs for 16th Street
Car Wash and Dalton Owen
scored two runs.
CLEVELAND (AP) —
Marlon Byrd’s second strike
with performance-enhancing drugs cost him a full
season — and his career.
The Indians veteran outfielder was suspended 162
games without pay by
Major League Baseball on
Wednesday after testing
positive for Ipamorelin, a
growth hormone releasing
peptide.
It’s Byrd’s second violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention
and Treatment Program.
Shortly after he was
released in 2012 by Boston,
Byrd served a 50-game suspension for testing positive
for Tamoxifen, a medication
used by body builders but
also to treat breast cancer.
In 2014, MLB increased
its penalty for a second
offense from 100 games to a
full season.
Byrd packed his belongings following a loss to
Texas on Tuesday night,
but he didn’t tell the team
about his suspension until
he called manager Terry
Francona on Wednesday
morning. Later, he spoke to
his teammates as a group
in Cleveland’s clubhouse.
“Marlon stood up in front
of everybody and took
responsibility and apologized,” Francona said.
“And, basically, he told the
guys that his career is over
and this is not how he
wanted it to end. I’m sure
there’s going to be a lot of
criticism of the situation,
but it doesn’t take away
that we care about him. We
care about our team, but
we also care about the individuals. So, that hurts.
“It feels like we got
kicked in the stomach a little bit.”
Byrd is the second Cleveland outfielder to be sus-
pended for PED use this
season. Abraham Almonte,
who was expected to open
the season in center field,
was slapped with an 80game suspension during
spring training.
Byrd released a statement, saying he had no
intention of taking a
banned substance and consulted with “a medical professional” for advice on
what he could take since
his suspension four years
ago. He realized certain
supplements he was ingesting were not approved, and
he thinks he took a tainted
supplement.
“I assumed certain risks
in taking them,” he said. “I
alone am responsible for
what I put in my body, and
therefore, I have decided to
forgo my right to an appeal
in this matter and accept
the suspension. I apologize
for any harm this has
caused the Cleveland Indians, Indians’ fans, my
teammates,
and
most
importantly, my family.”
A third suspension for
Byrd would result in a lifetime ban. In February, New
York Mets pitcher Jenrry
Meija became the first player to receive that sanction.
Byrd, Meija and New York
star
Alex
Yankees
Rodriguez are the only players to receive full-season
suspensions.
Even if he’s able stay
clean, at 38, Byrd is unlikely to return to playing.
He signed a minor league
contract as a free agent in
March with Cleveland,
which needed veteran outfield depth because both
left fielder Michael Brantley
and right fielder Lonnie
Chisenhall were recovering
from injuries, then was
added to the big league roster just ahead of the opener.
Byrd suspended
for 162 games
6 Blade-Empire, Thursday, June 2, 2016
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communicating upcoming
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All applicants should be
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Legals
(First published in the Blade Empire on
Thursday May 26, 2016.)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CLOUD
COUNTY, KANSAS
PROBATE DIVISION
In the Matter of the Estate of
Vivian M. Snavely, who was sometimes known as Vivian Snavely, and whose
full name was Vivian Maxine Snavely, deceased
Case No. 15-PR-02
NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION
FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE
The State of Kansas to All Persons
Concerned:
You are hereby notified that on April 27,
2016, a petition was filed in such court by
Janet S. Easter, JoAnn I. Williamson and
Judy K. Jernigan, the Co-Executrices of
the Estate of Vivian M. Snavely, deceased,
praying for final settlement of such estate,
including the approval of their acts as CoExecutrices, along with the settlement and
allowance of their accounting, also filed in
the above proceeding; and that the assets
of such estate be assigned to the person(s)
entitled to those assets, after the payment
of the final settlement expenses of the estate, and be distributed to them. Still further,
that the Court determine and order that:
the fees for the Co-Executrices and their
attorneys and the reimbursement of their
out-of-pocket expenses, as requested are
reasonable and allow the same; all other final settlement expenses are approved and
authorize their payment; the administration
of the estate be closed; and upon the filing
of receipts showing all of those payments
and distributions, the petitioners be finally
discharged as the Co-Executrices of the
Estate of Vivian M. Snavely, deceased.
You are hereby required to file your
written defenses thereto on or before the
16th day of June, 2016, at 10:30 o'clock
a.m., of that day, in the above court, in the
city of Concordia, in such county and state,
at which time such cause will be heard.
Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course on that
petition.
Janet S. Easter, Co-Executrix
JoAnn I. Williamson, Co-Executrix
Judy K. Jernigan, Co-Executrix
Dana Brewer
Kansas Supreme Court #09501
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Sales Calendar
•Thursday, June 2, 2016–
RESCHEDULED AND TIME
CHANGE DUE TO BAD
WEATHER. CTI Auction
at 1:00 p.m. located at the
Old CTI Building, 642 West
Crawford Street, Clay Center
Kansas, Kansas. John Deere
Parts and Office Misc. Items.
Dannie Kearn Auction.
•Saturday, June 4, 2016–
Estate Auction at 9:00
a.m. at the Kearn Auction
House, 220 West 5th Street,
Concordia, Kansas. Misc.
and Collectibles. Selling for
Laura Rivers. Dannie Kearn
Auction.
•Saturday,
June
11,
2016– Public Auction at
10:00 a.m. located at 1111
Thayer Ave. or the North
End of Main Street and
Highway 8 in Chester, Neb.
Pickup, Tractor, Machinery,
Tools, Lawn Equipment, Antiques, Household and Office Equipment. Foote Service & Charles Kleveland
Estate, Seller. Novak Bros.
& Gieber Auction.
Saturday,
June
11,
2016– Public Auction at
9:30 a.m. located at 1116
East 7th Street in Concordia, Kansas. Real Estate,
Cars, Tractor, Antiques, Collectibles, Mowers, Golf Cart,
Tools and Household. Ron
and Blanche Deal Estate,
Seller. Thummel Auction.
•Saturday,
June
25,
2016– Public Auction at
9:30 a.m. located at the
National Guard Armory in
Concordia, Kansas. Trailer,
Lawn Mowers, Tools, Antiques, Household and Collectibles. Harvey M. Olson
Trust & Rosalee Olson Revocable Trust, Seller. Novak Bros. & Gieber Auction.
•Monday,
June
27,
2016– Farmland Auction
at 7:00 p.m. at the Glasco
Senior Center at 109 East
Main Street, Glasco, Kansas. 155.57 + Acres of Cloud
County Farmland. James
and Patricia Lamay Family
Trust, Sellers.Crossroads
Auction, Salina, Ks.
Driver gives officer
in foot pursuit a ride
NORWICH, Conn. (AP) –
Police in Connecticut say
they were able to apprehend
a suspect they were running
after thanks to a passing
motorist who saw the foot
pursuit and offered an officer a ride.
The Bulletin of Norwich
reports that two Norwich officers on Wednesday pulled
over a vehicle that was suspected of being involved in
an earlier road rage incident.
The driver fled on foot and
officers gave chase.
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During the pursuit, an
unknown citizen driving by
offered a ride to one officer,
who accepted. The officer
was dropped off in front of
the suspect and arrested
him.
The anonymous driver
then left the scene, but police issued a public thank
you.
The suspect, meanwhile,
faces a charge of driving a
motor vehicle while under
suspension, and drug offenses.
Looking Back
Today is Thursday, June 2, the 154th day of 2016.
There are 212 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 2, 1941, baseball’s “Iron Horse,” Lou Gehrig,
died in New York of a degenerative disease, amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis; he was 37.
On this date:
•In 1863, during the Civil War, Union Maj. Gen. William
T. Sherman wrote a letter to his wife, Ellen, in which he
commented, “Vox populi, vox humbug” (The voice of the
people is the voice of humbug).
•In 1886, President Grover Cleveland, 49, married Frances Folsom, 21, in the Blue Room of the White House. (To
date, Cleveland is the only president to marry in the executive mansion.)
•In 1897, Mark Twain, 61, was quoted by the New York
Journal as saying from London that “the report of my death
was an exaggeration.”
•In 1924, Congress passed, and President Calvin Coolidge
signed, a measure guaranteeing full American citizenship
for all Native Americans born within U.S. territorial limits.
•In 1946, Italy held a referendum which resulted in the
Italian monarchy being abolished in favor of a republic.
•In 1953, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place
in London’s Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death
of her father, King George VI.
•In 1966, U.S. space probe Surveyor 1 landed on the
moon and began transmitting detailed photographs of the
lunar surface.
•In 1976, Arizona Republic investigative reporter Don
Bolles was mortally injured by a bomb planted underneath
his car; he died 11 days later. (Prosecutors believed Bolles
was targeted because he had written stories that upset a
liquor wholesaler; three men were convicted of the killing.)
•In 1981, the Japanese video arcade game “Donkey
Kong” was released by Nintendo.
•In 1983, half of the 46 people aboard an Air Canada
DC-9 were killed after fire broke out on board, forcing the
jetliner to make an emergency landing at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
•In 1986, for the first time, the public could watch the
proceedings of the U.S. Senate on television as a six-week
experiment began.
•In 1997, Timothy McVeigh was convicted of murder and
conspiracy in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah
Federal Building in Oklahoma City. (McVeigh was executed
in June 2001.)
Ten years ago: The United Nations General Assembly
concluded a conference on AIDS by promising to set “ambitious national targets,” but falling short of setting exact
financial goals for the fight against the disease. Canadian
authorities announced they had foiled a homegrown terrorist attack to set off bombs outside Toronto’s Stock Exchange, a building housing Canada’s spy agency and a military base. Grateful Dead keyboardist Vince Welnick died in
Sonoma County, California, at age 55.
Five years ago: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney announced his bid for the Republican presidential
nomination during an appearance in New Hampshire. A
73-year-old man opened fire in the Yuma, Arizona, area,
killing five people and wounding one other before fatally
shooting himself. A judge in Placerville, California, sentenced serial sex offender Phillip Garrido to life in prison
for kidnapping and raping Jaycee Dugard; Garrido’s wife,
Nancy, received a decades-long sentence. Eighth-grader
Sukanya Roy of South Abington Township, Pennsylvania,
won the 84th Scripps National Spelling Bee.
One year ago: President Barack Obama signed the USA
Freedom Act, extending three expiring surveillance provisions of the 9/11-era USA Patriot Act. FIFA President Sepp
Blatter announced his resignation as head of soccer’s governing body just four days after being re-elected to the post
amid a widening corruption scandal.
Today’s Birthdays: Actress-singer Sally Kellerman is 79.
Actor Ron Ely is 78. Actor Stacy Keach is 75. Rock musician
Charlie Watts is 75. Actor Charles Haid is 73. Movie director Lasse (LAH’-suh) Hallstrom is 70. Actor Jerry Mathers
is 68. Actress Joanna Gleason is 66. Actor Dennis Haysbert
is 62. Comedian Dana Carvey is 61. Actor Gary Grimes is
61. Pop musician Michael Steele is 61. Rock singer Tony
Hadley (Spandau Ballet) is 56. Actor Liam Cunningham is
55. Actor Navid Negahban is 52. Singer Merril Bainbridge is
48. Rapper B-Real (Cypress Hill) is 46. Actress Paula Cale
is 46. Actor Anthony Montgomery is 45. Actor-comedian
Wayne Brady is 44. Actor Wentworth Miller is 44. Rock musician Tim Rice-Oxley (Keane) is 40. Actor Zachary Quinto
is 39. Actor Dominic Cooper is 38. Actress Nikki Cox is
38. Actor Justin Long is 38. Actor Deon Richmond is 38.
Actress Morena Baccarin is 37. Rhythm-and-blues singer
Irish Grinstead (702) is 36. Rock musician Fabrizio Moretti
(The Strokes) is 36. Olympic gold medal soccer player Abby
Wambach is 36. Country singer Dan Cahoon (Marshall Dyllon) is 33. Singer-songwriter ZZ Ward is 30. Actress Brittany Curran is 26. Actor Sterling Beaumon is 21.
Thought for Today: “We are minor in everything but
our passions.” –Elizabeth Bowen, Irish author (18991973).
More Highlights in History
Five years ago: President Barack Obama for the first
time endorsed the Palestinians’ demand that their eventual state be based on borders that existed before the 1967
Middle East war, a position that put him sharply at odds
with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Former
Irish Taoiseach (TEE’-shuk) Garret FitzGerald, 85, died in
Dublin. Katie Couric, the first regular solo anchorwoman of
a network evening newscast, signed off the “CBS Evening
News” for the last time after five years.
One year ago: On a visit to Ireland, Prince Charles shook
hands with Sinn Fein (shin fayn) party president Gerry Adams in a significant moment for Anglo-Irish relations. National Football League owners meeting in San Francisco
agreed to move back extra-point kicks and allow defenses to score on conversion turnovers. Margaretta “Happy”
Rockefeller, 88, the widow of former U.S. Vice President and
New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, died in Tarrytown, New
York.
UCLA goes from
fear to sadness in
professor’s death
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A
murder-suicide brought a
massive police response
and widespread fear of an
active shooter among tens
of thousands of people at
UCLA. Now fear has shifted
to sadness as many lament
the death of a professor who
worked on computer models of the human heart who
was also a doting father who
coached his young son’s
baseball team.
William S. Klug, a professor of mechanical engineering, was gunned down in an
engineering building office
Wednesday, according to
a law enforcement official
with knowledge of the investigation but not authorized
to publicly discuss it.
The shooter in the murder-suicide has not yet been
identified, and finding his
motive in killing Klug will be
foremost in the investigation
as it continues Thursday.
Classes at the University
of California, Los Angeles
campus will resume Thursday for most of the school,
and on Monday for the engineering department, whose
students and faculty were
coming to grips with his
loss.
“Bill was an absolutely
wonderful man, just the
nicest guy you would ever
want to meet,” said a collaborator, UCLA Professor
Alan Garfinkel. “Devoted
family man, superb mentor
and teacher to so many students. He was my close colleague and friend. Our research together was to build
a computer model of the
heart, a 50 million variable
‘virtual heart’ that could be
used to test drugs.”
Peter
Gianusso,
who
headed the El Segundo
Little League where Klug
coached, said he “exemplified what Little League was
all about: character, courage and loyalty.”
“He had a special relationship with his son through
baseball, was a great coach,
spent countless hours on
the field with the boys and
girls of El Segundo Little
League,” Gianusso said.
The initial reports from
the scene set off widespread
fears of an attempted mass
shooting on campus, bringing a response of hundreds
of heavily armed officers
who swarmed the campus.
Groups
of
officers
stormed into buildings that
had been locked down and
cleared hallways as police
helicopters hovered overhead.
Advised by university text
alerts to turn out the lights
and lock the doors where
they were, many students
let friends and family know
they were safe in social media posts. Some described
frantic evacuation scenes,
while others wrote that their
doors weren’t locking and
posted photos of photocopiers and foosball tables they
used as barricades.
After about two hours,
city Police Chief Charlie
Beck said it was a murdersuicide and declared the
threat over. Two men were
dead, and authorities found
a gun and what might be a
suicide note, he said.
It was the week before final exams at UCLA, whose
43,000 students make it the
largest campus in the University of California system.
Those locked down inside
classrooms described a nervous calm. Some said they
had to rig the doors closed
with whatever was at hand
because they would not
lock.
Umar Rehman, 21, was
in a math sciences classroom adjacent to Engineering IV, the building where
the shooting took place. The
buildings are connected by
walkway bridges near the
center of the 419-acre campus.
“We kept our eye on the
door. We knew that somebody
eventually
could
come,” he said, acknowledging the terror he felt.
The door would not lock
and those in the room devised a plan to hold it closed
using a belt and crowbar,
and demand ID from anyone who tried to get in.
Scott Waugh, an executive vice chancellor and
provost, said the university
would look into concerns
about doors that would not
lock.
One student who spent
hours sheltering in a building did the same thing almost exactly two years ago
when he was locked down
in a dorm at UC Santa Barbara during a shooting rampage in the surrounding
neighborhood that left six
students dead and wounded
13 people.
Jeremy Peschard, 21,
said it was “scary” and “eerily similar” but also that
having been through the
feeling of crisis before left
him almost numb.
Blade-Empire, Thursday, June 2, 2016 7
Worry less
By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau
Worry affects the circulation, the heart, the glands,
the whole nervous system. I have never known a man
who died from overwork, but many who died from
doubt.”
Dr. Charles H. Mayo
Worry has been labeled the root of all evil. It has also
been linked to farm accidents.
Worrying about finances, weather or personal problems while operating powerful farm equipment places
farmers at risk. When a farmer loses his or her concentration on the task at hand, or makes hasty decisions in
anger, accidents can happen.
Numerous professionals and friends can help people
with stress. The key is to seek help.
While it has been suggested over and over again, communication remains a key to reducing stress.
If you are concerned about finances, you may want
to visit your banker. You may also want to talk to family members. Remember, you don’t have to share exact
figures, just some of your major concerns. The important
thing is to keep communication lines open.
Another method to fight stress includes renewed involvement in church, school and community. This helps
expand a person’s sense of purpose and self-esteem.
Approaching tasks and challenges early with and “I
can” and “I care” attitude can also help alleviate stress.
If a person tackles a problem bogged down with doubt,
the results can be less than favorable. It is important to
develop and keep a positive outlook.
Short breaks or vacations from farming and ranching can offer a fresh perspective and help producers ease
stressful situations. Agricultural tours and field days can
provide farmers with such opportunities.
Even if the break is for a couple hours, or better yet, a
short weekend, this time away from the routine can often
relieve some tension and clear the mind.
Participating in a farm or commodity organization may
also provide relief from the day-to-day challenges facing
farmers and ranchers. Serving on committees you believe
in while cultivating relationships with like-minded people
can also alleviate consternation.
Scheduling a yearly physical is also a good way to
reduce stress. Going to a family doctor and receiving a
clean bill of health can work wonders for a person’s peace
of mind.
Eating healthy can help prevent illnesses and result
in better decision making. People always feel better about
themselves when they exercise discipline and eat right.
Remember, set realistic goals for yourself, family, land
and livestock. Allow enough time for a restful night’s
sleep and make quality time for your family and yourself.
The amount of time spent on tasks is not important if
the end result is not productive. Most farmers and ranchers know when to let up physically, but they many may
not recognize how mental strain can take its toll.
Keep the communication lines open with your family
and friends. You will be safer and healthier in the long
run.
John Schlageck is a leading commentator on agriculture and rural Kansas. Born and raised on a diversified
farm in northwestern Kansas, his writing reflects a lifetime of experience, knowledge and passion.
Education official calls
for more counselors
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP)
– Kansas’ top education official says he fears that
school counselor positions
in the state have become too
focused on administrative
tasks.
Education commissioner
Randy Watson addressed
more than 350 school counselors from across the state
at an annual conference
Tuesday in Manhattan organized by Kansas State University, The Topeka CapitalJournal reported.
Kansas data indicates
that each public school
counselor in the state handles about 440 students
each. Watson said the state
needs to decrease that number.
“We’re going to have to
lower that,” Watson said.
“Effective is probably somewhere in the neighborhood
of 200 to 250, where you
can really spend time with
each individual kid.”
Watson said counselors
often pour many hours into
administrative duties that
detract them from fulfilling
their mission of helping stu-
dents build social and emotional skills and explore options for after high school.
He says Kansas schools
need to rethink the number
of counselors they employ
as well as what tasks they
assign to counselors.
“Running it for the whole
school and making sure
classes balance could really
be done by somebody else,”
he said. “And that could be a
task that could free up hundreds of hours for a counselor to then spend time on
the social-emotional side.”
Watson also noted that
schools face limited resources and she that school
counselors need more funding.
“There’s things we can
change within the system
that don’t require money
– they just require how we
look at things,” he said.
“And so are we going to put
all of our resources, what
little bit we have, into reading and math preparation,
or should we put some into
the social-emotional side?
Those are decisions about
allocation of resources.”
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Identity Theft
Identity theft is a big problem. How big? Consider this:
In 2015, about 13 million Americans were victimized, with
a total fraud amount of $15 billion, according to Javelin
Strategy & Research. That’s a lot of victims, and a lot of
money. How can you protect yourself from becoming a statistic?
Here are a few suggestions:
Secure your Social Security number. Identity thieves
eagerly seek Social Security numbers — so don’t give out
yours to anyone who asks for it. In fact, as a general rule,
be reluctant to give it out at all. Always ask whomever
you’re dealing with if he or she will accept another form of
identification, or at the very least will take just the last four
digits of your number. And never carry your Social Security
card with you.
Shred credit card offers and bank statements. If you’re
not going to apply for the credit cards offered to you, shred
the offers. Identity thieves have been known to go through
garbage, fill out credit card offers and take advantage of
them. At the same time, shred your bank and brokerage
statements – and any other statement containing personal
or financial information.
Study your credit card bills and checking account statements. Question any credit card charge or checking account activity you don’t recognize as your own.
Don’t give out your credit card number unless you’re
initiating a purchase. Many of us shop online. As long as
you’re dealing with a reputable merchant who uses a secure site — i.e., one that has “https” in the web address
— you should be fairly confident that your credit card information will be protected. Never give out your credit card
number to people or businesses who, unsolicited, try to sell
you something over the phone or Internet.
Protect your passwords. Do you use a password to log
onto your computer? If so, don’t share it with anyone, outside perhaps your most trusted family members. And use a
strong password – one that doesn’t contain your real name
or even a complete word that could be used to identify you.
Also, it doesn’t hurt to periodically change your password,
whether it’s for your computer logon or for entry to any of
your financial or consumer accounts.
Even after taking these steps, you could still run into
identity theft. That’s why you need to watch for certain
signs, such as the arrival of unexpected credit cards or account statements, denials of credit for no clear reason, or
calls or letters regarding purchases you didn’t make. If any
of these things happen to you, you may want to place a
“fraud alert” on your credit reports and review them carefully. Three national credit-reporting companies – Equifax,
Experian and TransUnion – keep records of your credit
history. If someone has misused your personal or financial information, contact one of the companies and ask for
an initial fraud alert on your credit report. A fraud alert is
free, but you must provide proof of your identity. And the
company you call must tell the other companies about your
alert. (For more information on placing a fraud alert, visit
the website of any of the three companies.)
You can help preserve your good name from those who
want to misuse it – so, stay vigilant.
Scott: Disaster coming
in Florida without
help to battle Zika
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) –
Florida will experience a “disaster” with the Zika virus if
federal authorities don’t immediately provide money to
help battle the virus, Florida
Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday.
Scott, who had already visited Washington, D.C., in an
effort to get Congress to act,
sent a strongly worded letter
to President Barack Obama
asking the federal government to do something. The
Republican governor called
it “profoundly disappointing”
that Congress has not taken
“immediate action.”
White House spokesman
Josh Earnest responded to
the letter by saying that “we
hope that Republicans in
Congress will finally get the
message” and approve the
$1.9 billion that the president has been seeking. Congress is currently divided
over how much money to
spend to battle the virus,
which can cause grave birth
defects and be spread by certain mosquitoes.
Florida currently has 162
cases of Zika virus, including 38 pregnant women. All
of the cases involve residents
infected outside the country,
but state officials are worried
that the onset of hurricane
season and wet weather will
lead to the virus being transmitted to mosquitoes domestically.
“There is no doubt that we
fall further and further behind fighting the spread of
this virus with every day that
passes and we are not fully
prepared,” Scott wrote in his
letter. “... We need federal action now to keep our citizens
safe and healthy through
what would no doubt be a
disaster if this virus becomes
mosquito-borne in our state.”
Scott wants money to help
the state pay for insecticides,
mosquito-spraying
equipment and kits to help with
Zika preparation efforts as
well as money to help local
governments hire additional
people to increase spraying
efforts.
Adding urgency to Scott’s
request: Health officials announced Wednesday that a
tourist contracted dengue
fever in Key West. The mosquitoes that carry dengue
also transmit Zika and other
viruses.
A statement from the Florida Department of Health in
Monroe County says the person, who is not a state resident, is recovering. “All indications are that this infection
was locally acquired in Key
West,” it says, adding that
mosquito control officials
have intensified their activities in the southernmost city
in the continental U.S.
Dengue fever is rarely fatal
but causes debilitating pain.
The island chain had been
free of dengue since an outbreak that infected dozens
of people in Key West ended
in October 2010. Since then,
the state typically records a
handful of cases each year,
mostly in the Miami area.
Scott has not yet said
if he will tap into state dollars to cover costs needed
to battle the virus if the federal government remains at
a stalemate over how to respond. He has the power to
ask that legislative leaders
approve emergency spending requests, but he has not
done so.
Floodplain
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“I wouldn’t have put a
proposal together if I didn’t
think we would be successful,” Porter said.
The first phase of the project, Porter said, would take
between three to five months.
Porter said that in order
to construct a new floodplain
map, a tremendous amount
of research, analysis, evaluations and surveying must be
done.
Commissioner
Lyle
Pounds said that before any
contract is signed and before
the city goes any further with
this process, he would like
for Porter or Campbell and
Johnson, the city’s on-retainer engineers, to contact KLA
and ask them a few questions, one being, of course,
why they did not factor in the
storm drain system into the
floodplain map.
Uri and the other three
commissioners agreed that it
would be beneficial to speak
to KLA first before any additional contract be signed.
Moving forward with other happenings at Wednesday night’s City Commission
meeting, the commissioners
heard from Ashley Hutchinson, CloudCorp Executive
Director and Jessica Brucken, CloudCorp’s administrative assistant and newly appointed events manager for
Broadway Plaza.
Brucken will have the tall
order of orchestrating 100
events per year, a goal that
CloudCorp has set for Broadway Plaza.
Hutchinson wanted to
make it clear that Brucken
is not an event “putter-onner.” Hutchinson said that
Brucken will not be in charge
of creating events, but rather
searching out people, groups
and businesses who would
like to have events at the
Plaza.
Hutchinson and Brucken
outlined seven goals for the
Concordia Broadway Plaza,
and also how they will track
the success of those goals in
action:
1. High Quality Construction
2. 100 events per year
3. 20 percent increase in
restaurant sales tax after
one full year of programming
-- “Will be tracking quarterly
sales tax revenues from Taco
John’s, Heavy’s, Gambino’s,
El Puerto, Subway and McDonald’s.”
4. Weekend hotel occupancy increase -- “Will track
from Bed Tax dollars through
tourism and coordination
with hotels.” Hutchinson said
they will also be tracking the
Bed Tax dollars throughout
the week as well.
5. Fill empty storefronts
-- “Compare before and after
storefront fills. Starting count
is from April 1, 2016, [there
are] currently six for sale/for
rent spaces and two vacant/
no commerce happening
spaces.
6. Increased attendance
at tourist attractions -- “Coordination
from
Orphan
Train, Tourism Office, Brown
Grand, Convent and POW
Camp.”
7. Bigger sense of community -- “Impossible to track,
but [it is] our No. 1 goal.”
Hutchinson said they want
the Plaza to be somewhere
that the community can go
and be together, and to be a
part of something bigger.
The Broadway Plaza Management Agreement was also
discussed. As Amanda Mocaby has left her position as
Chamber of Commerce president, the Broadway Plaza
management will fall under
the direction of CloudCorp.
As manager of the Plaza, the
City of Concordia will pay
CloudCorp a $15,000 sum
per 12-month period.
Uri reported that the video screen for the Plaza will
be installed June 13-14. The
concrete for the stage is being poured Thursday and the
support structures for the
screen and electrical equipment will be put in, in two
weeks.
In other City Commission
news:
CloudCorp requested
$55,000 to be added to their
2017 budget. According to
Hutchinson, CloudCorp has
requested the same $55,000
amount from the city since
2012. They also asked for an
additional $3,000, which will
be used for Small Business
Development (SBD) with LRS
Consulting. In 2015, CloudCorp was paying $14,000 a
year for small business development through a different company. Commissioner
Sam Sacco said he appreciated the decrease in the SBD
rate.
Uri reported that the city’s
Use Tax has increased by
almost $70,000 during this
year’s first five months compared to last year’s first five
months. Uri contributes the
jump in revenue to Concordia residents doing more online shopping.
The City Commissioners heard from Police Chief
Bruce Johnson during the
study session in regards to a
phone upgrade for the police
department. Before the Next
Generation 911 software
and hardware can be fully
integrated, the police station must have new phones
that can interface with the
Next Generation 911 project. Johnson said the upfront
cost for the phones would be
$9,722.98, with a five -year
total cost of $15,981.90.
Johnson said the money will
come out of the station’s operational budget.
Doris Hale, the Poppy
Chairman from the American Legion Auxiliary, asked
the commissioners to sign a
proclamation declaring June
11 as Poppy Day. “The red
poppy has been designated
as a symbol of sacrifice of the
lives in all wars,” the proclamation read. Hale said she
will be standing outside of
Walmart on June 11, beginning at 8:30 a.m., to hand
out red poppies.
Weather
Today’s weather artwork by
Kaitlyn Nelson,
a 4th grader in
Mrs. Garlow’s class
AP: Food companies
shape nutrition science
NEW YORK (AP) – It was
a startling scientific finding:
Children who eat candy tend
to weigh less than those who
don’t.
Less startling was how it
came about. The paper, it
turns out, was funded by a
trade association representing the makers of Butterfingers, Hershey and Skittles.
And its findings were touted
by the group even though one
of its authors didn’t seem to
think much of it.
“We’re hoping they can do
something with it ‚Äî it’s thin
and clearly padded,” a professor of nutrition at Louisiana
State University wrote to her
co-author in early 2011, with
an abstract for the paper attached.
The paper nevertheless
served the interests of the
candy industry ‚Äî and that’s
not unusual. The comment
was found in thousands of
pages of emails obtained by
The Associated Press through
records requests with public universities as part of an
investigation into how food
companies influence thinking
about healthy eating.
One of the industry’s most
powerful tactics is the funding of nutrition research. It
carries the weight of academic authority, becomes a part
of scientific literature and
generates headlines.
“Hot oatmeal breakfast
keeps you fuller for longer,”
declared a Daily Mail article
on a study funded by Quaker
Oats.
“Study: Diet beverages
better for losing weight than
water,” said a CBS Denver
story about research funded
by Coke and Pepsi’s lobbying
group.
The studies have their defenders.
Upcoming events
•Friday, June 3, 7:00 p.m., Brown Grand Theatre, viewing of the new Iowa PBS documentary “West By Orphan
Train.”
•Saturday, June 4, 10:30 a.m., Brown Grand Theatre,
“The Chosen,” original Orphan Train play.
•Saturday, June 4, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.—Mountain Man Rendezvous, Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site.
•Saturday, June 4, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.—Junk Jamboree,
downtown Concordia, downtown rummage sale. Call
243.4290 to reserve a booth.
•Saturday, June 11—Concordia Chamber of Commerce
annual Awards Ceremony and Business Recognition Banquet, Cloud County Fairgrounds Commercial Building,
theme is “Flappers and Fellas.” Reservations due by June 3
at the Chamber office.
For the
Record
Police Dept. Report
Theft—Durflinger
Disposal Service of Belleville
reported June 1 a Theft of
Property which had occurred
in the 600 block of West 7th.
Investigation continues.
Today’s weather artwork by
Jocelyn Harvey,
a 2nd grader in
Mrs. Zimmerman’s class
Food companies say they
follow guidelines to ensure
scientific integrity, and that
academics have the right to
publish no matter what they
find. Many in the research
world also see industry funding as critical for advancing
science as competition for
government funding has intensified.
It’s not surprising that
companies would pay for research likely to show the benefits of their products. But
critics say the worry is that
they’re hijacking science for
marketing purposes, and that
they cherry-pick or hype findings.
The thinner-children-atecandy research is an example. It was drawn from a
government database of surveys that asks people to recall
what they ate in the past 24
hours. The data “may not reflect usual intake” and “cause
and effect associations cannot be drawn,” the candy paper authors wrote in a section
about the study’s limitations.
The candy association’s
press release did not mention that and declared, “New
study shows children and adolescents who eat candy are
less overweight or obese.”
The headline at cbsnews.
com: “Does candy keep kids
from getting fat?”
Markets
U.S. stock indexes veered
lower in midday trading Thursday as investors
weighed the latest company
earnings news and moves
in oil markets. Energy companies were down after a
meeting of OPEC ministers
ended without an agreement
on crude production cuts.
Technology stocks also fell.
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