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Publishers Free Press 

Blue Rapids, Ks 

& Manhattan, Ks 

Blue Rapids 

Free Press 

Vol. 3 Number 36 Thursday, March 8, 2012 

This bridge on Sunflower Road is a Township issue and is not safe for local trafic around the Highway 9 bridge. 

Unsafe At Any Speed 

Editorial 

By Jon A. Brake 

Waterville City Clerk Nori 

Blackburn only lives a mileand-a-half 

from where she 

works and it takes five minutes 

to drive. But, the Kansas 

Department of Transportation 

(KDOT) wants Nori to drive 

47-miles to work and then 

another 47-miles back home. 

KDOT will close Coon 

Creek Bridge one mile west of 

Waterville on Highway 9 for 

six months in 2014 and they 

will not put in a “sho-fly.” A 

“sho-fly.” is the detour at the 

construction site that gets traffic 

around the project. 

KDOT wants Nori and 

everyone else to drive to 

Barnes and take K-148 north to 

US-36 and then east to US-77 

in Marysville and then south to 

Blue Rapids and Waterville. 

That is a total of 47-miles. 

Someone needs to tell KDOT 

that it will not happen. Locals 

will not drive 47-miles one way 

to get around a two-hundredfoot 

bridge span. 

There is another way, a 

shorter way. You can travel 

north out of Waterville past the 

Cemetery and hit the river road 

and go 8 miles west and hit 

Barnes but most of that is a 

sand Township Road and will 

not be maintained as well as a 

Kansas Highway or a County 

Road. Oh, and another thing, 

there is one bridge that has a 9 

Ton load limit. 

Valley Heights School 

District has a bus that takes 

Highway 9 west and picks up 

17 children of all ages. The bus 

weighs 19,500 lbs., that's more 

that 9 Ton without any children. 

Does KDOT want the School 

District to take the 47-mile trip 

twice a day? 

Farm trucks can use the 

Sunflower bridge but not if 

they are loaded. 

KDOT said the Highway 

will close in the fall of 2014 

and stay closed until early summer 

of 2015. Football anyone? 

What about basketball, volleyball, 

track and golf? There are 

thirteen schools in the Twin 

Valley League and all of them 

use Highway 9. 

Nori Blackburn, School 

Buses and farm trucks are 

inconvenient for those local 

people but KDOT needs to be 

VH Girls Out of Sub-State 

FALL IN SUB-STATE...Drew Mann (35) scores two of her 

16 points in their Sub-State basketball game against Honover 

Friday night. Hanover won the game 58-52. Sidney Blackburn 

(23) is ready for the rebount if needed. 

told that this is a Safety Issue. 

The State cannot throw hundreds 

of cars and trucks onto 

Township Roads and not create 

a huge Safety Issue. Sand 

Township Roads do not mix 

with rain, sleet or snow without 

someone being hurt or killed. 

The KDOT design team that 

made the decision not to put in 

the “sho-fly” needs to reevaluate 

the situation. The 47-mile 

detour is “a bridge to far” and 

the 17-mile detour that will be 

used by locals is “Unsafe at any 

speed.” 

We need to let KDOT know 

that a “sho-fly” is needed for 

Safety. Call or e-mail: 

Northeast District 

Telephone 

785-296-3881 

Northeast District Engineer 

W. Clay Adams 

clay@ksdot.org 

Northeast District 

Public Affairs Manager 

Kimberly Qualls 

kqualls@ksdot.org 

Valley Heights 

Graduate 

In Accident 

A former Blue Rapids resident 

and Valley Heights graduate 

was in an accident in 

Nemaha County Sunday. 

The vehicle, a 2008 Chevy 

Silverado, was traveling southbound 

on K63, approached a 

curve and ran off the road to the 

left and rolled in the ditch 

coming to rest in a field on its 

drivers side. 

Loralet A. Prell, 22, of Home 

formerly of Blue Rapids was 

injured with multi broken 

bones and remains in KU 

Medical Center in Kansas City. 

Daniel John Schwarz, 23 of 

Manhattan was killed in the 

accident. 

Joshua W. Roady, 22 of 

Home and formerly of 

Marysville also received 

injuries and remains in the KU 

Medical Center. 

Michael Lewis Chase, 22, 

Beattie was taken to Onaga 

Hospital. 

Cards and letters may be sent 

to Loratet at: 

Loralet Prell 

Unit 51 room 5114 

3901 Rainbow Blvd 

Kansas City, Kansas 66106 

State Representative 

Sharon Schwartz 

Phone: 785-296-7637 

Email:sharon.schwartz@hou 

se.ks.gov 

State Senator 

Mark Taddiken 

Phone: 785-296-7371 

Email:Mark.Taddiken@senate.ks.gov 

GOP Caucus 

Will Be Saturday 

The Kansas Republican 

Party will hold caususes around 

Kansas this Saturday. 

* All Caucuses will start at 

10:00 am. Check-in begins as 

early as 9:00 am. Voting is by 

secret ballot. 

• Voting is free and open to 

all registered Kansas 

Republicans. Bring your photo 

ID with you. Check-in, speeches 

and voting could take up to 1 

hour. 

• Vote at any location inside 

your Congressional District. 

Speeches by Candidate representatives 

begin at 10:00 am. 

• You must be at a location 

before 1:00 pm to vote. Voting 

is by secret ballot and will bind 

the Kansas delegates. 

Area Caucus locations for 

the 1st Congressional District 

are: 

1Dist. Marshall County 

Helvering Sr Center 

111 8th St S 

Marysville, KS 66508 

1Dist. Clay County 

Evangelical Covenant 

Community Grants 

Available For Tourism 

The Marshall County 

Development Corporation and 

Tourism is offering community 

grants to be used for tourist 

attraction brochures and events. 

The brochure grants can be 

used to create or update existing 

brochures for Marshall 

County non-profit tourist sites, 

a community-owned tourist site 

or an attraction event within 

Marshall County. 

The event grants are for use 

Church 

1330 15th St 

Clay Center, KS 67432 

1Dist. Cloud County 

Cloud County Comm 

College, Rm #222 

2221 Campus Drive 

Concordia KS 66901 

1 & 2 Dist. Geary County 

4H Bldg 

1107 S Spring Valley Rd 

Junction City, KS 66411 

1 & 2 Nemaha County 

Nemaha Comm Bldg 

1500 Community Dr 

Seneca, KS 66538 

1Dist. Republic County 

Republic County High 

School 

2405 P St 

Belleville, KS 66964 

1Dist. Washington County 

First National Bank 

101 C St 

Washington, KS 66968 

by Marshall County organizations 

to supplement their 

monies to pay for expenses for 

events to enhance tourism 

within a community and the 

county. 

Applications are available at 

the Marshall County Visitor’s 

Center at 101 N. 10th St., 

Marysville, KS or call 785- 

562-3101. Applications are due 

back to the Visitor’s Center by 

April 1, 2012. 

Alice Roepke, Author Sue Stauffacher and LueAnn Roepke all worked together to get 

the information for the new book. (Photos by Deb Barrington) 

A good crowd attended the visit by Author Sue Stauffacheer at the Waterville Library 

displaying her new children’s book “Tillie The Terrible Swede.” 

The Story Of Tillie The Terrible Swede Is Told 

Author Sue Stauffacher visited 

Waterville and Blue Rapids 

Monday. Staufacher held a 

reception at the Waterville 

Library and talked with students 

at Waterville and Blue 

Rapids Grade Schools. 

A lot of the material used in 

her book “Tillie The Terrible 

Swede” was provided by Alice 

Roepke. The book is about 

Tillie Anderson of Chicago 

who during the 1890’s was 

taken in by the bicycle craze 

that swept America. 

LueAnn Roepke, Alice’s 

mother-in-law has worked with 

the Waterville Victorian Day’s 

and knew Alice had all kinds of 

information about her Great 

Aunt Tillie Anderson and used 

it in a display at Victorian 

Day’s. Alice saw where 

Stauffacher was going to do a 

book about Tillie and contacted 

her and they have traveled 

together promoting the book.

News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, March 8, 2012 

Forensics At Marysville 

By Casi Cochrane 

VHHS Journalism 

Using skill and determination 

the VHHS Forensics students 

made a fantastic breakthrough 

at the Marysville meet 

on February the 22nd. VHHS 

forensics team placed 7th out 

of the 21 schools that attended; 

this was the highest placement 

that Valley Heights has had in 

Marysville in the past few 

Obituaries 

Daniel John Schwarz 

Daniel John Schwarz, 23, 

formerly of Home, KS, died 

Sunday, March 4, 2012 from 

injuries in a one-vehicle acci- 

Audine Ekberg, 89, longtime 

resident of Manhattan, KS, 

died Monday, February 27, 

2012 at the Point Lookout 

Nursing & Rehab Facility in 

Hollister, MO. 

A graveside funeral service 

will be held at 2:00 p.m., 

Friday, March 2, at the Sunset 

Cemetery, Manhattan, KS. 

Audine was born December 

5, 1922 at Axtell, KS, the 

years. The Forensics coach 

Lynette Steele-Coon states “the 

Marysville meet is a good way 

to get our feet on the ground 

after TVL.” Valley Heights participated 

in three main events: 

IDA, Prose, and Poetry. 

Vanessa Moctezuma Fr. and 

Tommy Tryon Sr. worked 

together for the first time and 

achieved 6th place ranking in 

IDA- an improvised skit with 

dent in rural Nemaha County. 

Visitation will be Wednesday 

from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. at 

Kinsley Mortuary in 

Marysville. 

A rosary service will be held 

at 7 p.m., Wednesday, at St. 

Gregory’s Catholic Church in 

Marysville. 

Mass of Christian Burial will 

be held at 10:30 a.m., 

Thursday, March 8, at St. 

Gregory’s Catholic Church. 

Burial will be in the church 

cemetery. 

Daniel was born October 25, 

1988, at Marysville, KS, son of 

David and Geraldine (Haupt) 

Schwarz. 

He was serving his appren- 

Arthur Henry Ralph Lohmeyer 

Arthur Henry Ralph 

Lohmeyer, 92, died March 2, 

2012, at Journey House 

Hospice in Lincoln, NE. 

A funeral service will be held 

at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 10, 

at Good Shepherd Lutheran 

Church in Washington. 

Arthur was born October 17, 

1919, in Linn, KS, the son of 

Albert Fredrick and Marie 

Sophia (Laue) Lohmeyer. 

Art was confirmed and graduated 

from the Zion Lutheran 

Church and School in Linn in 

1933. After three semesters at 

Linn High School the Great 

Depression forced him to hire 

out as a farm hand. He returned 

to school after Pearl Harbor to 

learn sheet metal repair, and 

joined the Army Air Force as an 

aircraft repairman. He spent the 

war in India and China repairing 

airplanes for the 374th 

Bomber Squadron, 308th 

Group. 

On August 17, 1941, he married 

Mildred Elizabeth Loges, 

daughter of Henry and Anna 

Loges of Hanover. 

Art opened Lohmeyer 

Blacksmith and Welding Shop 

on Highway 36 in Washington 

in 1948, where he worked until 

his retirement. He took pride in 

Mary "Elaine" Regnier 

Mary "Elaine" Regnier, 92, 

of Beattie, KS, died March 3, 

2012 at Cambridge Place in 

Marysville. 

Visitation will be Monday, 

March 5, from 10 a.m. until 9 

Audine Ekberg 

p.m. at Kinsley Mortuary in 

Marysville. The family will 

receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. 

A funeral service will be held 

at 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 6, at 

the Beattie United Methodist 

Church. Rev. Norma Jeane 

Miller will officiate. 

Janet Plegge will play the 

organ while Jennifer Gee sings 

“How Great Thou Art” and “In 

the Garden.” 

The pallbearers will be 

Shawn A. Hiatt, Shawn M. 

Hiatt, Tom Dawson, Jacob E. 

Hiatt, Jason Rourke and Joel 

Rourke. 

Burial will be in the Beattie 

Union Cemetery. 

Elaine was born September 

26, 1919, south of Beattie, to 

daughter of Clifford and 

Edythe (Young) McKee. After 

growing up and attending 

school at Summerfield, KS, she 

moved to Manhattan, KS. She 

worked as a Licensed Practical 

Nurse at the Manhattan 

Hospital and in private care. 

Audine took great pride in 

caring for her home both inside 

and outside. She enjoyed yard 

work, taking care of the garden 

Home of Elsie Grace’s 

Dry Food Mixes and 

Homeade Fudge 

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which each group pair has three 

categories: setting, characters, 

and situation. In each category 

the group draws three and picks 

the best draw for the group. 

Alex Laughlin Jr., had a 

piece entered into the prose 

competition called All Summer 

in a Day by Ray Bradbury, 

earning him 2nd place. 

Laughlin’s prose piece is about 

a little girl with the name 

ticeship as a Boilermaker for 

Local #83 at D&Z Co. He was 

to graduate in July to attain 

Journeymen Boilermaker. He 

just recently moved to 

Havensville. 

In 2007, he graduated from 

Marysville High School. He 

love to played baseball, later 

softball, golf and enjoyed many 

outdoor activities. In high 

school he worked for Fisher 

Rocks in Home, KS. 

He was a member of St. 

Gregory’s Catholic Church and 

was a 1st Degree Knight’s Of 

Columbus. 

Survivors include his parents, 

David and Gerry 

Schwarz, Home; sisters, Ginny 

being able to repair broken 

equipment and often reinforcing 

it to stronger than new condition. 

He enjoyed people, 

solving their problems and getting 

them back to work. 

Art had a large garden to 

help feed his family thanks to 

the Mildred’s canning skills. 

He was a member of Good 

Shepherd Lutheran Church, 

enjoyed bowling, fishing, hunting 

volunteering at Kansas 

Specialty Dog, and being a part 

of the community of 

Washington. He was also a 

member of the American 

Legion and Veterans of Foreign 

Wars. 

After they retired, Art and 

Mildred enjoyed camping and 

wintered in Yuma, AZ, where 

they developed friendships 

with the “Snowbirds” who 

flocked there. 

Art and Mildred moved to 

John and Lula May DeVault 

Hadorn. She attended Life 

Grade School and graduated 

from Marysville High School 

in 1937. 

She worked for Coe Seed 

Co., of Topeka, later the Civil 

Service, Fort Leavenworth 

school system for 15 years, 

taught school north of Beattie 

and Life School. 

Elaine was a member of 

Eastern Star, Snipe Creek Club, 

United Methodist Church and 

Womens Club, Post Script 

Club, and volunteered at the 

library and Marshall County 

Historical Society. 

In 1946, she married Wesley 

Hiatt. She later married Evert 

Regnier. 

and flowers, and helping others 

with their spring cleaning. She 

also enjoyed gathering with 

friends and playing cards. 

She was a member of Trinity 

Presbyterian Church and the 

Women’s Fellowship Group. 

Survivors include her daughter, 

Carol Zuercher, Branson, 

MO; son, Kent Ekberg, 

Manhattan; sister, Marge 

Larkin, Marysville; and four 

Kenneth L. Sells, Agent 

Margot who lives on the planet 

Venus. Margot knows that 

today was the day that the sun 

was going to shine for the first 

time in seven years. 

VHHS dominated the Poetry 

event taking the top three highest 

scores. Katie Kinzel Sr. 

placed 3rd in poetry. Jr. Jessie 

Zidek places 5th and Jr. Brooke 

Claycamp placed 6th in the 

poetry event. The next meet for 

(Trevor) Gill, Fairbury, NE, 

Bobbi (Allen) Scott, Home; 

brothers, Jeff Gray, Nebraska 

City, NE, and Dominic 

Schwarz, Home; grandparents, 

Elmer and Isla Schwarz, Home, 

and Virginia Haupt, Syracuse, 

NE; nephew, Bryan Scott, 

nieces, Alexandra Scott, Rylee 

Gill and Jordyn Gill. 

He was preceded in death by 

his grandfather, Donald Haupt; 

uncle, Ed Brown; and cousins, 

Paula Brown and Kelsey 

Kempkes. 

A memorial fund has been 

established and will be designated 

at a later date. 

Contributions may be sent in 

care of Kinsley Mortuary. 

Lincoln in 2008 to be closer to 

Jim and Beth when the limitations 

of age kept them from 

caring for their home and one 

another adequately. 

Survivors include James 

(Beth) of Eagle, NE and 

Richard (Ann) of Broomfield, 

CO, grandsons, Joe (Misty) of 

Hays, KS, and Scott (Jamie) of 

Centennial, CO, three granddaughters, 

and numerous 

nieces and nephews. 

Arthur Lohmeyer was preceded 

in death by his parents, 

Mildred, brothers: Orville and 

LaVern; sisters: Charlotte 

(Melvin) Hornbostel, Alma 

(Raymond) Smith and Adela 

(Walter) Langrehr. 


established to Good Shepherd 

Lutheran Church, or Kansas 

Specialty Dog Service. 


care of Ward Funeral Home. 

Survivors include her daughter, 

Judy (Jerry) Rourke, 

Assaria, KS; two sons, Terry 

(Donna) Hiatt, Leavenworth, 

KS, and Dennis Hiatt and 

friend, Susan Dunando, Blue 

Rapids, KS; brother, Calvin 

Hadorn, Marysville; eight 

grandchildren and ten greatgrandchildren. 

She was preceded in death 

by her parents; husband, Evert; 

and brother, Dale. 


established to the Beattie 

United Methodist Church or 

Meadowlark Hospice. 



grandchildren. 

She was preceded in death 

by her parents; son, Gary 

Ekberg; sister, Shirley McKee; 

brother, Ronald McKee, and 

grandson, Kyle. 


established and will be designated 

at a later date. 



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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, March 8, 2012 3A 

News 

Wild & Wacky Weather 

Severe Weather Awareness 

Week 2012: March 12th-16th 

The Kansas Division of 

Emergency Management 

encourages you to prepare for a 

disaster or emergency! 

Participate in Severe Weather 

Awareness Week activities to 

help prepare your family for a 

disaster or emergency. Visit 

ksready.gov and the Kansas 

Division of Emergency 

Management Facebook page 

during this week to participate 

in challenges and contests for 

all ages! 

Monday, March 12th: 

Personal/Family 

Preparedness Day 

Build a kit! Make a plan! Be 

prepared! 

Designate storm shelters in 

your home! Talk about where 

to go during a storm with your 

family! 

If you complete this challenge 

post “I’m Prepared!” to 

our Facebook page (Kansas 


Management) to get entered 

into a drawing! 

Tuesday, March 13th: Pet 

Preparedness Day 

Play for your pet during disasters! 

Build a disaster kit for 

your pet today! 

Get a jump start on your pet 

disaster kit! Post a picture of 

you and your pet to our 

Facebook page (Kansas 


Management) and print and 

copy and put it in your pet disaster 

kit! If you complete this 

By Casi Cochrane 


Katelyn Kinzel was born on 

challenge and post to our 

Facebook page you will get 

entered into a drawing! 

Wednesday, March 14th: 

Fires, Floods, & Tornadoes 

(Oh My!) 

Learn weather facts and 

activites that you can do with 

your family to teach weather 

safety! 

Do you have a weather radio 

and/or smoke alarm in your 

home? If you have one/both or 

purchase and plug one/both in 

April 16th of 1994. Kinzel has 

two brothers, Stephen and 

Ozzy, and is the daughter of 

Michelle and Stephen Kinzel. 

During Kinzel’s high school 

career she has been a part of 

FFA, Peer Tutor, Model UN, 

and Show Choir for one year. 

For two years she’s had places 

in the All School, Art class and 

Forensics. Outside of school 

Kinzel enjoys LARPing (Live 

Action Role-Playing games), 

playing video games, and 

“Pinterest… [I’m an] addict.” 

Pinterest is a social media website 

were people share ideas 

such as crafts by posting 

images. “I enjoy doing any random 

craft, from making jewelry 

to cutting up t-shirts.” 

Kinzel believes she has 

“really grown into her skin and 

is the happiest she had ever 

been.” Kinzel doesn’t concern 

herself with how others will 

remember her; she feel it is 

more important to focus on 

how she views herself.” Putting 

herself in other people’s shoes 

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Learn facts about hazardous 

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Visit ksready.gov or our 

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Don’t be scared, be prepared! 

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MarE Whitson Signs To Sterling College 

MarE Whitson signed a letter of intent to play Football for Sterling College. 

Pictured (Left to Right): Jill Whitson, MarE Whitson, Coach Trimble and Lew Whitson. 

(Photo by Deb Barrington) 

Senior Of The Week: Katelyn Kinzel 

before making a decision, is 

what Kinzel feels makes her 

unique and is an important trait 

to have when considering politics, 

another interest of 

Kinzel’s. She is so involved in 

the interest of politics that she 

called into an online television 

show to talk about whom she 

wanted as president and why 

The Constitution is so important. 

Kinzel feels too old to be in 

High School but still has a 

childlike excitement about 

what her future holds. The 

excitement reminds her of 

when she was a kid hearing the 

Katelyn Kinzel 

ice cream truck singing from 

several blacks away and rushing 

to the edge of the street 

waiting in anticipation for its 

arrival and the ice cream 

reward. She hears her future 

calling and is anxiously awaiting 

the arrival of the graduation 

and the new experience that 

will fallow. 

As of right now Kinzel’s 

future dreams are to remain 

involved in theater and art, possibly 

as a theater teacher. 

Recently she has auditioned for 

a technical theater scholarship 

to K-State University, in effort 

to obtain a theater degree. 

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Don’t forget to turn your clocks 

ahead 1 hour on Sun. March 11th. 

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Friday & Saturday 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. 

Congratulations to Ryan 

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the birth of Jace Ryan 

Jace was born on March 2nd at 4:45 p.m. 

He weighs 7 lbs 14 oz and is 19 3/4 inches long 

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Reopening March 10, 2012 

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Mon. thru Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

Antiques, General 

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Wanted: Local 

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NEWS EWS Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, March 8, 2012 

Grant My Wish 

Story by: Jessica Flower 


Planning for changes to next 

year’s curriculum, Rhonda 

Joseph Valley Heights Family 

and Consumer Science teacher, 

applies for a grant to purchase a 

“comprehensive Consumer 

Education curriculum that is upto-date.” 

Joseph submitted a 

statement explaining why 

Valley Heights High School 

8:30 a.m. Continental 

Breakfast 

Courtesy of: 

Settle Inn at Spring Creek 

9 a.m. Welcome and 

Overview 

• Linda Honeyman, Seneca 

Travel and Tourism 

• Dr. Raffaele DeVito, Chair, 

Kansas International Trade 

Coordinating Council 

9:15 a.m. Getting Started 

and Staying in the 

Game: Trade and Your 

Company’s Bottom Line 

Presented by: 

• Robert Rebori, President, 

Bio-Microbics, 

2011 Kansas Governor’s 

Exporter of the Year 

• John Pierson, CFO, Wenger 

Manufacturing, 



• Don Landoll, President and 

Chairman, Landoll Corp. 



10 a.m. Break 

10:15 a.m. Effective State 

and Federal 

Resources/State Trade 

Export Promotion Grant 

Presented by: 

• Ruby Sirna, International 

Trade Specialist, 

U.S. Department of 

Commerce, U.S. Commercial 

Service – Kansas City 

• Linda F. (Bailey) Glover, 

Senior LRS, U.S. Small 

Business Administration 

• Nathalie Scharf, STEP 

Grant Manager, Kansas 

Department of Commerce, 

Trade Development Division 

11 a.m. Panel and Audience 

Discussion 

Moderator: 

• Dr. Raffaele DeVito 

11:30 a.m. Lunch 

Sponsored by: 


Blue Rapids Auto & Hardware 

NAPA Auto Parts 

Do It Best Hardware 

Hunting & Fishing Licenses 

Hydraulic Hoses • Saw Chains 

Corn Stoves • Ammunition 

Infrared Heaters 

should be one of the 250 schools 

who will receive the H&R 

Block Dollars & Sense 

Curriculum Grant. Joseph 

states, “The way they decide 

who is awarded a grant is 

through [online] voting.” All 

qualifying applications will be 

posted at www.hrblockdollarsandsense.combetween 

the 

dates of March 1 through April 

17, 2012. Visitors may view 


and Seneca Downtown Impact 

TIME AND DATE: 

Wednesday, March 14 

8:30 a.m. – Noon 


1615 North St. (Hwy. 36) 

Seneca, KS 66538 

If you are a business owner 

or economic development 

professional and are interested 

in trade, this program is 

for you. Join us to network 

with successful traders and 

10 Public Square, Blue Rapids, Kansas 66411 

785-363-7384 

Prairie Valley 

Veterinary Clinic 

Don Musil, DVM 

Nicole Porter, DVM 

821 Hwy 9 

Phone: 785.363.7903 Blue Rapids, Ks 66411 

We have Hill’s Prescription and Science Diet Dog & Cat Food 

Boarding and Grooming Services Available 

and vote for the school they feel 

should receive the H&R 

Block Dollars & Sense 

Curriculum Grant. A valid email 

address is required to vote. The 

limit for voting is one vote per 

email address per day and the 

days voting begins at 12:00 a.m. 

and ends at 11:59 p.m. CT. “The 

curriculum is valued at $1,500 

and would be beneficial to my 

Consumer Education Class. If 

Mrs. Joesph gives instructions to FCCLA members at the blood drive. 

you could go on and vote and 

encourage everyone you know 

personally or through Facebook 

to vote, then hopefully we can 

win one of the grants. I would 

appreciate anyone’s help with 

this process,” states Joseph. 

Go here to vote for Rhonda 

Joseph to get our Consumer Ed 

materials we need! 

www.hrblockdollarsandsense.c 

om 

Spring International Trade Networking Event 

learn about the State Trade 

Export Promotion Grant and 

the impact it can have on 

your exporting budget. 

ADMISSION IS FREE. 

SPONSORED BY: 

• Settle Inn at Spring Creek 

• Northeast Kansas Coalition 

for Rural Economic 

Development 

• Seneca Downtown Impact 

SUPPORTING ORGANI- 

ZATIONS: 

• U.S. Commercial Service – 

Kansas City 

• Kansas International Trade 

Coordinating Council 

• U.S. Small Business 

Administration 

CONTACT FOR QUES- 

TIONS: 

Linda Honeyman, Seneca 

Travel & Tourism 

(785) 336-3663 or lindasettleinn@yahoo.com 

Greg Call, Kansas 

Department of Commerce 

(316) 771-6808 or 

gcall@kansascommerce.com 

Ms. Co. Woman Sentenced To 

Prison For 2nd-Degree Murder 

MARYSVILLE – (March 6, 

2012) – A Marysville woman 

has been sentenced to nearly 15 

years in prison for seconddegree 

intentional murder and 

aggravated assault, Kansas 

Attorney General Derek 

Schmidt said today. 

Amanda Baynton, 25, was 

sentenced Tuesday in Marshall 

County District Court by Judge 

John L. Weingart to 178 

months in the Kansas 

Department of Corrections. 

The crimes occurred on June 8, 

2011, resulting in the death of 

her husband, Derek Bjorn 

Baynton. Ms. Baynton pled no 

contest to the charges on 

January 25, 2012. 

Assistant Attorney General 

Amy Hanley prosecuted the 

case with the assistance of 

Marshall County Attorney 

Laura Johnson-McNish. The 

case was investigated by the 

Kansas Bureau of Investigation 

with the assistance of the 

Marysville and Blue Rapids 

Police departments. 

Amanda Baynton 

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Phone: 785-562-3485 • Fax: 785-562-9984 

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City of Frankfort will be taking bids 

for the construction of an addition to 

the current fire station. RFP’s can be 

picked up at City Hall after 

Wednesday, February 8th and will be 

due back to City Hall no later than, 

Friday, March 9th @ 4pm. 

For more information, please contact 

City Hall, 785-292-4240. 

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News Blue Rapids Free Press - 

News 

Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, March 8, 2012 5A 

VHHS Forensic Squad Wins First In Five Events At TVL 

By Lynette Steele-Coon 

VHHS Forensic Squad travels 

to Centralia on Wednesday, 

February 22nd to compete at 

the annual TVL Forensic 

Tournament. Valley Heights 

competes in seven of the nine 

events that are offered. 

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KansasStateCars.com 

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liminary rounds, Valley 

Heights had eight events qualify 

for the medal round with 

four students missing the medal 

round by only one quality 

point. When the results were 

tabulated, Valley Heights 

brought home a first in Poetry 

by Jessie Zidek, jr., a first in 

Prose by Katie Kinzel, sr., a 

first in Solo Acting Humorous 

by Treg Arganbright, jr., a first 

in Solo Acting Serious by Drew 

Mann, fr., a first in Duet Acting 

by Alex Laughlin, jr. and Jessie 

Zidek, a second in IDA by Treg 

Arganbright and Alex 

Laughlin, a third in Poetry by 

Brooke Claycamp, jr. All of 

these students had the added 

distinction of qualifying for 

State Champs based upon their 

places. In addition, Haden 

Botkin made it to the medal 

round and got a sixth place in 

Solo Acting Serious. 

Everyone on the team was 

considered a winner when their 

points contributed to VHHS 

taking third place in sweepstakes 

preceded by Linn in first 

place and Bern in second place. 

Farmers Service 

125 South Colorado 


785-363-2581 

Full Service 

Mechanic On Duty 

Services Provided: Gas, Oil Change, 

Complete Car Care, Car Wash, Licensed Gun Dealer, 

Interstate Batteries, Hydraulic Hoses, Roller Chains, 

Oils and Greases 

Blue Valley 

Senior Living 

710 Western Ave. 

Blue Rapids, Ks 66411 

785-363-7777 

“We have a warm friendly home like environment that 

you feel when you enter the door.” 

“I was proud of the team, they 

have worked hard and did an 

outstanding job representing 

our school,” said Mrs. Coon. 

“We had a couple of newcomers 

to the team and a couple of 

new events that scored well for 

the first time out. We are 

halfway through the season and 

some of these new students are 

going to do very well. We also 

greatly missed Jerrika Chase, 

freshman team member who 

was absent recovering from 

recent heart surgery.” 

“It was really neat to see all 

of my teammates go to the 

medal ceremony and then even 

more exciting to see Valley 

Heights the only school left up 

there at the end to receive their 

first place medals five times,” 

said Jessie Medina, jr. “I’m 

going to work hard to qualify 

for state, too this season.” 

Competing at TVL are: 

Treg Arganbright – 1st in 

Solo Acting Serious and 2nd in 

IDA 

Haden Botkin – 6th in Solo 

Acting Humorous and competed 

in Prose 

Brooke Claycamp- 3rd in 

Poetry and competed in Duet 

Acting 

Sheldon Kenworthy – 

Competed in Poetry and Duet 

Acting 

Katie Kinzel – 1st in Prose 

and competed in Poetry 

Alex Laughlin – 1st in Duet 

Acting and 2nd in IDA 

Drew Mann – 1st in Solo 

Acting Serious and competed 

in Duet Acting 

Isacc Medina – Competed in 

Prose and IDA 

Jessie Medina - Competed in 

IDA 

Vanessa Moctezuma – 

Competed Prose 

Tommy Tryon – Competed 

in Original Oration Speech and 

Duet Acting 

Jessie Zidek – 1st in Poetry 

and 1st in Duet Acting 

(Jerrika Chase – absent) 

Valley Heights competes in 

Marysville on Saturday, 

February 25th and then in 

Concordia on March 3rd. After 

that, Valley Heights will host 

their St. Paddy’s Forensic 

Tournament at the high school 

Route 77 Corner Stores 

Blue Rapids 785-363-7364 

Waterville 785-363-2641 

Roy and Mandi Hartloff 

on March 15th. Anyone wishing 

to help judge or just help 

out is encouraged to call the 

high school at 363-2508 and 

speak to Mrs. Coon. 


DCH Enterprises, Inc. doing business as 

Dave’s Body Shop and R&K Service 

Windshields 

Paintless 

dent repair 

Spray-in 

Bedliner 

Contact 

Dave or Keith 

562-2338 562-3336 

Come on out for a free estimate at 

742 Pony Express Hwy. 

west of Marysville 

Owners: David & Christina Hartsook 

VHHS Forensics Squad at the TVL tournament. 

Back Row (Left to Right): Hayden Botkin, Jesse 

Medina, Treg Arganbright, Sheldon Kenworthy, Alex 

Laughlin, Tommy Tryon and Isacc Medina. 

Front Row (Left to Right): Brooke Claycamp, Drew 

Mann, Jerrika Chase, Jessie Zidek and Katie Kinzel. 

(Photo by Lynette Steele-Coon) 

Jail Report 

Marshall County Sheriff’s 

Department 

Jail Activity Sheet 

Week of: Feb. 26 to Mar. 4 

Name: Nicholas Morley 

Address: Marysville 

Date of birth: 05/27/1988 

Charge: Out of county warrant 

Date of Arrival: 02/27/2012 

Date of Release: 02/27/2012 

Conditions: $1,000 c/s bond 

Name: John Koelsch 

Address: El Dorado 


Charge: court appearance 


Date of Release: n/a 

Conditions: still incarcerated 

Name: Cathy O’Donnell 



Charge: Brown County 

Warrant 



Conditions: $ 716 cash bond 

Name: Jessee Capp 



Charge: Marshall County 

warrant 



Conditions: $ 500 cash bond 

Name: Eric West 



Charge: Serve 20 days 

Brakes 

Tue ups 

Exhaust 

Engine repair 




Name: Robert Shanek 

Address: Waterville 


Charge: Serve 48 hours 



Conditions: Time served 

Name: Troy Stell 

Address: Greenleaf 






Name: Vince Bowling 

Address: Greenleaf 






Name: Claude Hittle 



Charge: DUI 



Conditions: $750 cash bond 

Name: David Barry 

Address: San Antonio, Tx. 


Charge: DUI 3rd, Open container 




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CHIROPRACTIC 

Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, 

Thursday, & Friday 

Mondays & 8:30 Thursdays AM - 5:30 9 a.m. PMto 

5 p.m. 

600 Sharp, Blue Rapids 

785-363-7755 Located at 1124 - Answering Pony Express phone Mon.-Sat. Highway 

Marysville, Kansas 

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Repair and Service 604 Oak 

Marysville, KS 66508 

Located Just North of 

The Bus Barn. 

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Funeral Home 

308 West Walnut, Waterville 

785-363-2627 

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Personal Time.” 

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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, March 8, 2012 

Marshall County Minutes 

February 27, 2012 

The Board of Marshall 

County Commissioners met in 

regular adjourned session with 

Thomas K. Holle Chairman; 

Charles R. Loiseau and Robert 

S. Connell members; and 

Sonya L. Stohs, County Clerk 

present. 

The meeting was called to 

order at 9:00 a.m. 

The Board opened the meeting 

with the flag salute. 

The minutes and agenda 

were approved as presented 

upon a motion by Charles R. 

Loiseau moved, seconded by 

Robert S. Connell. 

Unanimous. 

Vince O'Toole, Marysville 

was present to observe the 

meeting. 

County Treasurer Linda 

Weber met with the Board to 

discuss the Annual Report for 

the Home City Sewer and the 

By Kaitlyn Wilson 


The Teens as Teachers volunteered 

their time on 

Wednesday, February 22, in 

order to help elementary students 

understand the dangers of 

alcohol and tobacco use. The 

organization, led by Kathy 

Steinfort, brings coloring page 

handouts, stickers, and various 

demonstrations – like short 

skits about the big bad wolf 

smoking, and an assortment of 

undesirable household chemicals 

that are used in cigarettes – 

to show the children what hazards 

they will encounter by 

divulging in bad habits. The 

Teens as Teachers volunteered 

their time at both Waterville 

and Blue Rapids Elementary 

from noon-3 pm. “My favorite 

part was when the fourth 

graders had to trace a body and 

make it look like a smoker,” 

said Freshman Katlynn Treff. 

“My group was four girls and 

one boy. The girls just took it 

over and put jewelry and makeup 

on their person.” Treff says 

that it was really nerve racking 

for her to be in front of people, 

even ones as young as the elementary 

students. “I’m just not 

good in front of people, so I let 

the others in my group do the 

talking while I handed out the 

coloring worksheets.” 

Dane’s Automotive 

Stop in and see us for all your 

welding supplies and tires. 

All Automotive Repairs. 

Your Drop and Lock Hitch Dealer 

324 E. Front St., Waterville, Ks 

785-363-2143 

Home City Sewer Boards 

request to raise the rates for 

Home City Sewer from $28.00 

to $30.00 and the late fee from 

$2.00 to $15.00. 

Robert S. Connell moved, 

seconded by Charles R. 

Loiseau to approve Resolution 

# 12-02-27-1 due to the rising 

cost of operating and maintenance 

and the need to be prepared 

to replace aging equipment 

within the Home City 

Sewer District #1, the monthly 

service fee will be increased by 

$2.00 per month beginning 

April 1, 2012. The new fee 

amount will be $30.00 per 

month with $19.00 going 

toward the debt obligation and 

$11.00 for operation and maintenance. 

Unanimous. 

Register of Deeds Martha 

Roesch met with the Board to 

discuss the 2012 Annual 

Peopleware contract with 

Computer Information 

Concepts, Greeley, Co in the 

amount of $8,815.00 which is 

an increase of $250.00 from the 

2011 Computer Information 

Concepts contract for maintenance 

and software on the 

Register of Deeds office. 

Charles R. Loiseau moved, seconded 

by Thomas K. Holle to 

approve the 2012 Annual 

Peopleware contract with 

Computer Information 

Concepts, Greeley, CO in the 

amount of $8,815.00. 

Unanimous. 

Public Works Administrator 

Mike Craig and Public Works 

Coordinating Supervisor Larry 

Polson met with the Board. 



Loiseau to approve the following 

purchase orders. 

Unanimous. 

Newman Traffic Signs, 

Jamestown, ND for 60-42" sign 

blades $1,052.40-E-911 Local 

fund-P.O. # 106761 

Truck Repair Plus, Inc., 

Marysville, KS for labor and 

parts for truck repair 

$1,892.09-Road & Bridge 

fund-P.O. # 106759 

Thomas K. Holle moved, 


Loiseau to go into executive 

session for fifteen minutes at 

10:03 a.m. to discuss matters of 

non-elected personnel with 

Public Works Administrator 

Mike Craig and Public Works 

Coordinating Supervisor Larry 

Polson present. Unanimous. 

Charles R. Loiseau moved, 

seconded by Robert S. Connell 

to approve the following 2010 

abatements with a value of 

2,930 and a total tax of $458.29 

and 2011 abatements with a 

value of 728 and a total tax of 

$128.92. Unanimous. 

Robert S. Connell , seconded 

by Thomas K. Holle to approve 

the following purchase order. 

Teens as Teachers Make a Difference 

Members of Teens as 

Teachers are: 

Freshmen – Peyton Manley, 

Katlynn Treff, Kelsey Potter 

Sophomore – Charles Musil 

Juniors – Katie Musil, 

Kristena Crumbley 

Katlynn Treff passes out papers to her group. 

BUYING 

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PUBLISHED WEEKLY EVERY THURSDAY 

Competitive Pricing per ton for scrap 

iron. 

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Axtell, Kansas 

Blue Rapids Free Press 

Jon A. and Linda L. Brake, Publishers 

Deb Barrington, Advertising, Photographer 

Chris Taylor, Page Layout and Design 

Web site: bluerapidsfreepress.com 

Subscriptions: eFreePress subscriptions are Free 

Street Address: 

203 East 5th Street - NEW OFFICE - OPEN 

Mailing Address: 

Box 176, Blue Rapids, Kansas, 66411 

E-Mail: 

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Jim Daninghaus 

785-799-5643 

Baileyview, KS 

Jeff Cook 

785-564-2173 

Hanover, KS 

FIELDMEN 

Dave Bures 

Auctioneer 

402-239-9717 

Odell, NE 

Unanimous. 

Blue Valley 

Telecommunications, Home, 

KS for 1st half tower rent 

$750.00-911 fund-P.O. # 4019 

Melodee E. Bruna, 

Marysville, KS for transcript of 

Dec 20, 2011 hearing $656.50- 

General (County Attorney) 

fund-P.O. # 4100 

Brown County Treasurer, 

Marysville, KS for share of 4- 

County budget $961.14- 

General (District Court) fund- 

P.O. # 4097 

Ott Electric, Marysville, KS 

for kitchen equipment 

$5,640.75-General (Building) 

fund-P.O. # 4099 

Manatron, Inc., Hay, KS for 

3 yr. renewal on anti-virus 

trend micro-20 licenses 

$815.40-General (Computer 

Equipment) fund-P.O. # 4101 

Vicki Gross, Marysville was 

present to observe the meeting 

at 10:55 a.m. 

Sheriff Daniel A. Hargrave 

met with the Board to recommend 

hiring Mark Dewalt, 

Blue Rapids from part-time to 

full-time Corrections Officer I 

at $12.14 an hour for the 

Sheriff's Department effective 

March 1, 2012. Charles R. 

Loiseau moved, seconded by 

Thomas K. Holle to approve 

the move of Mark Dewalt from 

part-time Corrections Officer 

to full-time Corrections Officer 

I at $12.14 an hour effective 

March 1, 2012. Unanimous. 



Loiseau to approve the 

County's share of payrolls and 

related vouchers, as presented, 

processed the motor vehicle 

payroll and issued manual warrants 

from the representative 

funds. Unanimous. 

Economic Development 

Director George McCune and 

Community Development 

Coordinator Juanita McCune 

met with the Board to give 

them a weekly update. 



Loiseau to approve the 2011 

County Inventory, as presented. 

Unanimous. 



Loiseau to adjourn at 12:02 

p.m. Unanimous. The next 

scheduled meeting will be 

Monday, March 5, 2012 starting 

at 9:00 a.m. 

Greg Anderson 

785-747-8170 


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Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, March 8, 2012 

Country Place Senior Living Feb. Activities For Rent 

Country Place Senior Living 

in Marysville has seen lots of 

activity the past month. In 

observance of National Jello 

Week, residents tasted 4 flavors 

of Jello and tried to guess what 

it was. Valentines were made 

to send to loved ones and a 

Valentine’s party was enjoyed. 

In observance of President’s 

Day, presidential trivia was 

enjoyed. Shoefly pie and sour 

cream raisin pie were a special 

treat for National Pie Day. 

Heart Month was observed by 

having 3 staff from Community 

Memorial Healthcare present a 

program on how to keep a 

healthy heart. The Marysville 

Public Library presented a program 

on the services they can 

provide as well as the various 

forms of media available. This 

was in observance of National 

Library Lovers Month. Wii 

bowling and indoor golf are 

gaining popularity with the residents. 

Of special interest to 

several residents was a program 

presented by Pastor 

Charlene Barnes on the history 

Home Notes 

By Susan A. Latta - CEA 

Marshall County Extension 

Agent 

With lent upon us, many in 

our community are making an 

effort to eat more fish. While 

everyone knows eating fish is 

good for you, most of us don’t 

make the effort to incorporate 

more fish into our diet. 

The fats in certain fish are a 

great source of Omega-3 fatty 

acids that research has shown 

may help prevent heart disease, 

diabetes, some types of cancers, 

and arthritis. Omega-3 

fatty acids may also help in the 

prevention of Alzheimer’s and 

help prevent blood clots that 

cause stroke. Omega-3's help 

to raise our HDL or food cholesterol 

and may even help prevent 

hearing loss. 

Fish high in Omega-3 fatty 

acids include salmon, mackerel, 

herring, lake trout, sardines, 

and albacore tuna. The latest 

Dietary Guidelines for 

Americans, which are published 

by the Department of 

Health and Human Services 

and by the Department of 

Agriculture, emphasize the 

importance of eating fish at 

least twice a week. 

We aren’t so good at cooking 

fish because Americans eat 

By Michael Vogt 

Marshall County Extension 

Agent 

As our farmers and small 

business owners age, they begin 

to think about how they will 

pass their farm or business to 

the next generation. Also, with 

the agricultural economy being 

strong, we are seeing more 

young people wanting to come 

back to farm. To pass the farm 

to the next generation requires 

planning. 

I would like to share with 

you six steps by Michael 

Langemeier, professor in 

Kansas State University’s 

Department of Agricultural 

Economics, for farm and small 

business transition planning. A 

farm or business transition plan 

can help farm operators and 

small business owners chart the 

course for future growth and 

sustainability of their farm or 

small business. 

“Strategic planning, which 

should be an ongoing process, 

is most important during times 

of transition,” Langemeier said. 

When an operation is bringing 

on a new family member or hiring 

new employees, those are 

vital times to devise or reevaluate 

the strategic plan. 

“Formally or informally, the 

discussion needs to take place 

between family members so 

everyone knows their role,” he 

said. 

Once that discussion begins, 

the most important topic is 

assets, he added. Farm operations 

have many assets that 

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as K. U. and K. S. U. basketball 

games have been enjoyed as a 

group activity. In observance 

of National Responsible Pet 

Owner’s Month, Becca 

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technician from Wahoo, NE, 

presented a program on how to 

keep a healthy pet. Melva 

Sanner, Director of Country 

Place, brought her Chesapeake 

Bay Retriever, Bella, to demonstrate 

various tricks and obedience 

training Melva has done 

with her. Mardi Gras was 

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only about 15 pounds of fish 

per person per year at home, 

yet enjoy eating twice the 

amount at restaurants each 

year. 

Cooking fish is not difficult 

if we know some basics. It is 

different than cooking beef. 

Fish has very little connective 

tissue, so it is more delicate 

when cooked. The meat is not 

red because, unlike a large animal, 

it does not need a lot of 

oxygen to move long distances. 

Fish also continues to cook 

after it is removed from the 

heat, so we want to be careful 

to not over cook. Marinating 

can add flavor and moisture, 

but fish should only be marinated 

for about an hour and not 

with an acidic tenderizer, which 

can make the fish mushy. 

Unless we live near a large 

body of water, most of the fish 

we prepare will be frozen or 

canned. Fresh fish only keeps 

one or two days in the refrigerator 

and would then need to be 

frozen. At the store, we are 

most familiar with prepared 

fish, like frozen fish sticks, fillets, 

and canned tuna. After 

frozen prepared fish and 

canned tuna, canned salmon 

comes in a close third in our 

choices of fish. If you choose a 

should be used efficiently. It is 

important for farmers to monitor 

their past performance, compare 

themselves to competitors, 

and determine if growth or staying 

the same size will be the 

most financially responsible. 

Langemeier cited six steps 

that can be beneficial for farm 

operations. 

Step 1- Develop an effective 

mission statement. Consider 

what makes the operation 

unique, business values and 

what the business should be 

recognized for. Motivating 

employees and focusing efforts 

are two benefits of a clear mission 

statement. 

Step 2 – Formulate goals and 

objectives for the business. This 

means having specific, measurable, 

attainable, rewarding and 

timed smart goals which will 

provide strong reference points 

for decision making and measuring 

progress. 

It is important to have specific 

goals. Instead of wanting the 

farm to grow, specify you want 

the farm to grow by a certain 

profit or acreage each year. 

Measurable goals let you look 

back in five years and see if you 

grew by a set amount.” 

Using a SWOT analysis 

investigates the strengths, 

weaknesses, opportunities, and 

threats associated with the business 

in the third and fourth 

steps. 

Step 3 – Focus on firm 

resources. Strengths and weaknesses 

reflect the internal components 

of the business. 

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prepared fish be sure to read the 

package label. Many prepared 

fish products contain mostly 

breading, are deep fried which 

make them high in unhealthy 

fat, and can be high in added 

salt. 

Tuna is a healthy choice, 

especially if packed in water 

and served without adding 

extra dressings. 

We are going to focus on 

salmon, which many nutritionist 

consider one of our very best 

foods for offering health benefits 

and value. Salmon is a fish 

even people who don’t like fish 

can enjoy eating. Salmon is 

firm enough to grill, bake, 

poach, or broil and does not dry 

out as easily as other fish. 

Cooked salmon can be eaten 

hot or cold. It comes fresh, 

frozen, smoked, and canned. 

Fresh salmon should smell 

fresh, not fishy. If frozen, thaw 

in refrigerator over night before 

cooking. Either red or pink 

canned salmon is easy to prepare 

because it is already 

cooked. Some canned salmon 

contains bones, which can be 

crushed and cooked into the 

meat, but more prefer to 

remove the bones and skin 

before preparing. 

This recipe is a quick and 

Contemplate human, physical, 

financial, technological, and 

consumer resources. The 

important thing to do is think 

about changes that may occur in 

the near future that would 

impact your farm’s ability to 

compete or changes that could 

lead to profitable endeavors. 

Step 4 – Evaluate opportunities 

and threats in the external 

environment of the business. 

Survey the current and future 

business environment centers 

around competitors, markets, 

powers of suppliers and buyers, 

and the operating environment. 

Ask such questions as, “What 

are the key factors to competitive 

success?” “What are the 

industry’s dominant economic 

traits?” 

Step 5 – Identify and select 

strategies to achieve goals and 

objectives set in Step 2. This 

step requires matches to be 

made between strengths and 

opportunities outlined in Steps 

3 and 4. 

Step 6 – Engage in continuous 

self-assessment and strategy 

refinement. Develop best 

practices to monitor success. 

Langemeier said that farmers 

may need to make revisions if 

their monitoring shows undesirable 

outcomes from the strategic 

plan. He recommends 

reevaluating at the beginning or 

end of each year, adding that it 

won’t take much time, but is an 

important way to start or end 

the year. 

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easy way to prepare and serve 

salmon. You can use fresh (or 

frozen and thawed) salmon. 

Easy Baked Salmon 

1 pound salmon steaks = 4 

servings (or 1 individual package 

per person) 

Lemon juice 

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Dill seasoning 

Ground pepper 

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When done, the meal should 

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Other flavors to try include 

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breads. Refrigerate leftovers 

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Strategic Planning Key in Farm Transitions 

small business transition planning. 

If you would like to learn 

more about farm transition 

planning, the River Valley 

Extension District will be holding 

a conference called, 

“Passing on the Family Farm or 

Agri-Business.” This conference 

will be held on Saturday, 

March 31, 2012 at Cloud 

County Community College in 

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DesktopDefault.aspx. This is 

going to be an excellent conference 

about transition planning 

similar to the one we hosted in 

Marysville a few years ago. 

For more information, you 

can contact me at the Marshall 

County Extension Office by 

calling (785) 562-3531, or Email 

me with your questions at 

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Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, March 8, 2012 8A 

Lady Mustangs Fall To Hanover In Semi-Finals, 52-58 

Lesley Frohberg (14) goes up for a layup against Hanover’s Riley Doebele (14). 

Lesley scored 15 points for the Lady Mustangs. 

Sidney Blackburn (23) takes a shot while Bluejay’s 

Shelby Bruna (15) tries to block it. 

Drew Mann (35) jumps high over the Hanover defense 

to take a shot on her way to scoring 16 points. 

Photos by Jon Brake and Linda Brake. 

Blue Rapids Pool 

The Blue Rapids Pool 

Committee has been working 

hard for the last four years to 

keep our pool open. A couple 

of years ago the city wanted to 

shut our pool down due to the 

pools conditions. We are in 

desperate need of a new pool. 

The committee has been 

working hard on fundraisers 

and getting a pool design 

drawn up to show the community 

their ideas. In August it 

will be on the voting ballet to 

possibly raise sales tax so we 

can afford a new pool. If it 

doesn’t pass it will go back on 

the ballet in November. 

If you have any questions 

you may contact Jaime Land at 

785 562 6242 or Jean 

Gallagher at 785 268 0084. 

All donations are accepted 

and appreciated. They may 

also be dropped off at the State 

Bank of Blue Rapids. 

The pool design includes 

zero entry, baby pool, splash 

pad, slide, 2 life guard stand, 

high and low dive, a new pump 

house, and a new bath house. 

Cassidy Coggins (12) drives the ball around Bluejay’s Morganne Zabokrtsky (23) to 

get the ball down court. 

Lesley Frohberg (14) and Drew Mann (35) reach to keep the ball away from 

Hanover’s Ashley Hynek (13).

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