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Vol. 4 Number 15 Thursday, October 18, 2012 

Dedication... 

Pat Breeding gives his remarks at the Bridge dedication. 

Ribbon Cutting For Bridge, 

Breeding Sign Unveiling 

Remarks made by Pat Breeding, 

brother of 1st Lt. Michael Hugh 

Breeding for which the new 

bridge was named in honor of. 

Thanks to: Friends – Family and 

a special thanks to Representative 

Sharon Schwartz for sponsoring and 

introducing the legislation to get the 

bridge named in honor of Mike and 

to Don Kotopish and Lee Borck for 

their involvement in this project and 

to Dennis and Sharon Osborne for 

their help. If Don had not taken the 

initiative – this project may not have 

ever happened. 

For you that did not know Mike - 

here is a short overview of his background 

and relationship to Blue 

Rapids. 

Merle and Viola Breeding - most 

people knew them as Doc and 

Blondie moved to Blue Rapids in 

1949 or 1950 – I am not sure which. 

There were four of us in the family. 

Mike would have been 4 or 5 years 

old when we moved to Blue Rapids. 

We lived on the Hammett Ranch 

which is now the property that Dr. 

Duensing owns south of town. 

There was a small house – some 

outbuildings and a very large barn 

down below where the Duensing 

have their house today and that is 

where Mike and I grew up. 

Between 1958 and 1960 the folks 

bought a house that had to be moved 

because of Tuttle Creek dam and 

moved it out to the Ranch. It is the 

house that Dan and Kim Schmidt 

live in now. 

Mike completed all of his education 

in the Blue Rapids School system 

– graduating in 1963. 

Dad died in 1984 and mother died 

in 1986. Patti and I were married in 

1970 and lived in the big house 

south of town for a period of time – 

moving away from Blue Rapids in 

1976. 

Blue Rapids was the only home 

that Mike knew. 

In my remarks to the House of 

Representative Transportation 

Committee in 2010 I said: “I think it 

would be a great honor to Mike and 

his family to have the bridge named 

the 1st Lt. Michael Hugh Breeding 

Memorial Bridge.” 

“Honoring Mike by naming the 

bridge after him will also be a tribute 

to all of the others that have also made 

the supreme sacrifice and I am not so 

sure that the sign should not read: 

“1st Lt. MICHAEL HUGH 

BREEDING MEMORIAL 

BRIDGE” 

“DEDICATED TO HONOR ALL 

WHO GAVE THEIR LIFE IN 

DEFENSE OF AMERICA’S FREE- 

DOM” 

If even one person – who sees this 

sign – takes a moment to think about 

what the price of freedom is – this 

project will be a great memorial to 

Mike. 

When we met with the House 

Transportation Committee the Kansas 

Department of Transportation agreed 

to the added wording – but when the 

signs were made – it was disclosed 

that federal regulations would not permit 

the additional wording. 

Don and Lee have suggested an 

additional memorial of some type in 

the City Park and when that happens 

we will make sure that these words are 

exhibited there. 

To everyone who has donated to 

Mike’s Memorial fund – it was your 

donations that paid for the two signs 

that will be unveiled today – and for 

that – Thank you!! 

Pat Breeding continued: Mike 

enjoyed life – and led his life to the 

fullest. 

He was a good student in grade 

school and high school and enjoyed 

high school athletics. 

Mike went to college with an academic 

scholarship and lived in a 

Scholarship House when he first went 

to Kansas University in the fall of 

1963. I think he found the Scholarship 

House to be pretty boring. 

Somewhere along the line he met 

Doug Walker and they became good 

friends and ended up renting an apartment 

together. 

Being industrious young men who 

knew the value of hard work – they 

both got a job at McDonalds. Not the 

McDonalds that has the Golden 

Arches – this was the McDonalds that 

had the Budweiser Distributorship in 

Lawrence. 

At that time keg beer was delivered 

in a railroad box car – packed 

in block ice. Mike and Doug would 

unload the railcar of kegs by hand. I 

am not sure if they ever received a 

paycheck – but the benefits seemed 

to be pretty good. 

Mike enlisted in the Marine 

Corps on October 7th of 1965. 

The summer of 1966, between his 

junior and senior year in college 

was spent at Quantico, Virginia 

completing the Platoon Leaders 

Course. 

On June 7th of 1967 - after graduation 

from KU with a degree in 

Business Administration, Mike was 

commissioned as a 2nd Lt. and 

entered The Basic School. 

At the end of TBS the officers 

are assigned a MOS which is their 

job qualification and Mike was 

assigned to flight school. During 

flight school Mike showed knowledge 

and characteristics needed to 

become a Jet Fighter Pilot. 

It did not surprise me that Mike 

became a Fighter Pilot because he 

always liked speed. He had a TR4 

sports car that he wrecked one night 

racing up Memorial Hill road which 

is south of the football stadium at 

KU. 

Mike bought a Chevy convertible 

after he wrecked the TR4. He was 

driving that car one Sunday afternoon 

in 1967 - we were in 

Marysville and headed to Blue 

Rapids. The Court House news in 

the Marysville Advocate said that 

Mike was speeding in excess of 100 

MPH when the Highway Patrol 

caught us – I believe the Highway 

Patrol was very gracious at just 100 

MPH. 

I have read through all of Mike’s 

service records a couple of times 

over the past two weeks – something 

I have not completely done 

before. 

On his fitness and academic 

reports there were always good 

comments – here is one of the shorter 

ones – “An enthusiastic young 

See REMARKS page 12 

City Approves 

Online Bill Payment 

It can be said that the Blue Rapids 

City Council can move fast, that is if 

there is not too much on the agenda. 

Last Wednesday night the Council had 

a short agenda and completed their 

work in only one hour. 

The Council approved a motion by 

Councilman Mike Minihan to use 

Federal Payments (company) for the 

online payment of City bills. (Water, 

sewer and cost in Municiple Court.) 

The Agenda Minutes: 

Unapproved 

Record of the Proceedings of the 

Governing Body 

City of Blue Rapids, KS 

October 10, 2012 

The governing body of the City of 

Blue Rapids met in regular session 

October 10, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the 

Council Room of the Community 

Center. Council members present 

were: Bob Roepke, Jerry Pope, Amy 

Bishop, Jon Brake and Mike Minihan. 

The minutes of the October 10, 

2012 regular meeting were approved 

as presented. 

Minihan moved and Roepke seconded 

to approve pay ordinance 2251. 

Motion carried. 

Diana Land requested permission 

from the city to plant a tree in honor of 

Jerry Weis. She will work with Dave 

Sanner to find the spot to plant the 

tree. 

Cooking Can Be Murder is not 

coming from the Home Economics 

room, it is being brought to you by the 

Valley Heights Drama Club. Play 

rehearsals are well underway for this 

murder mystery involving over 30 students 

taking on acting roles or technician 

roles. 

Spend a night figuring out who 

caused James Casanova Valentino 

Bond to fall over dead in the middle of 

judging a cooking contest. But wait; 

what happens when yet another murder 

occurs, and then another? Reserve 

space on your calendars to attend one 

of the parody murder mystery performances 

at the Waterville Opera 

House: Nov. 9th - 8 p.m. 

Nov. 10th – 8 p.m. Drama Club 

Alumni night with Mexican dinner at 

Waterville Grade School preceding the 

performance Nov. 11th – 2 p.m. 

COOKING CAN BE MURDER 

CAST LIST 

Master of Ceremony - Bennett 

Bargdill 

Detective Biddle - Treg Arganbright 

Professional Whiffer, 2nd Seminar, 

1st Dog Walker - Max Blaske 

Cassanova - Alex Laughlin 

Hedda Hare - Drew Mann 

Paige Turner - Katie Musil 

Robin Banks - Brooke Claycamp 

Carrie Oakey - Kristena Crumbley 

Bras For A Cause 

(Editor’s Note: Jerry Weis was a 

membere of the Blue Rapids City 

Council, Blue Rapids businessman, 

and worked for the betterment of 

Marshall County in seveal areas. 

Jerry Weis died a few months ago 

and a group wants to didicate a tree 

in his honor.) 

Minihan moved and Bishop seconded 

to use Federal Payments for online 

payments once the city website is 

established. Motion carried. (See item 

above.) 

Bishop moved and Roepke seconded 

to make a budget transfer of 

$50,000 from the water/sewer/refuse 

fund to general fund. Motion carried. 

Pope moved and Bishop seconded 

to approve a cell phone policy for city 

employees. Motion carried. 

(Editor’s Note: the City of Blue 

Rapids did not have a policy on cell 

phones. This policy asks city 

employess to “never” text on the cell 

phone while driving city equipment. 

To limit personal calls and to not use 

the cell phone when driving.) 

Bishop moved and Pope seconded 

to purchase a new furnace for the community 

center for a cost up to $1500. 

Motion carried. 

On motion, meeting adjourned at 

7:56 p.m. 

Susan Hass, CMC, City Clerk 

Fall is the Time For 

The All-School Play 

Jane Smith - Payton Arganbright 

Ella Mentry - Jessie Zidek 

Howie Diddot - Isacc Medina 

Baker, Detective Drake - Alec 

Doner 

Cathy, Romena, Student - Kelli 

Jacobson 

Gail, Secretary - Baylea Kincheloe 

Gracie, 2nd Dog Walker, Lights - 

Lesley Frohberg 

1st Seminar, Good Howie - Sidney 

Blackburn 

3rd/5th Seminar, 3rd Dog Walker - 

Greg Hutson 

2nd Prom Attendee, 4th Dog 

Walker, Sydney - Brittany Brungardt 

4th Seminar, 4th Prom Attendee - 

Quentin Blaske 

Boy and Joe - Haden Botkin 

Aunt Sylvia, Darlene - Becky 

Atkinson 

Taylor - Jerrika Chase 

Jake - Devin Griffee 

1st Prom, Miss Glass - Taylor 

Doner 

3rd Prom, - Lori Shania Nemechek 

Dora, Sharon - Trysta Molthan 

Mama Jean, 4th Dog Walker - 

Vanessa Moctezuma 

Flo, Beverly - Maddy Hargrave 

Policeman, Backstage - Sheldon 

Kenworthy 

Bad Howie, Violinist, Lights - 

Charles Musil 

Nagging Wife - Morgan Wilkinson 

To help advertise that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month 

and to help fight Cancer of all types, the Marshall County Relay For 

Life organization had a pin-up last Sunday in Marysville. The 

object was to educate area residents about Relay For Life. The 

group were taking donations from people passing the Marysville 

City Park. (Photo by Deb Barrington)

Obituaries Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, October 18, 2012 

Dan Charles Palmateer 

Palmateer, DanCharles 

“Dan” Palmateer, age 60, of 

Blue Rapids, passed away on 

Sunday, October 14, 2012, at 

his home in Blue Rapids after 

battling brain cancer. 

Dan was born February 9, 

1952, in Clay Center to Charles 

L. and Martha L. (Luthi) 

Palmateer. Growing up south 

of Wakefield, he graduated 

from Chapman High School in 

1970 and from Kansas State 

University in 1974. On August 

17, 1974, he married his high 

school sweetheart, Mary E. 

McLaughlin. 

Shortly after they were married 

Dan and Mary moved to 

Blue Rapids and Dan began 

work as the new Vo Ag teacher 

at Valley Heights High School 

where he remained until his 

Brooklyn Jade Hyatt 

Brooklyn Jade Hyatt, age 1 

year 11 months 21 days, died 

Thursday, October 11, 2012 in 

her parents arms following a 

life long battle with 

Lissencephaly (Smooth Brain 

Disorder). 

Memorial services will be 

held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, 

October 16, 2012 at the First 

Church of God in Brighton, 

Iowa with Pastor Ryan Meader 

officiating. Visitation will 

begin noon Monday, October 

15th at the Jones & Eden 

Funeral Home where the family 

will receive friends from 

Mooneen E. Slan 

Mooneen E. Sloan, 72, of 

Greenleaf, KS, died Friday, 

October 11, 2012 at Stormont 

Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS. 

A funeral service was held at 

10 a.m., Monday, October 15, 

at Ward Funeral Home, 

Greenleaf. Pastor Sandra 

Jellison-Knock officiated. 

A private burial was held in 

the Greenleaf City Cemetery. 

Mooneen was born May 20, 

1940, at Beatrice, NE, daughter 

Donald L. Stuart 

Donald L. Stuart, age 85, of 

Blue Rapids, passed away on 

Saturday, October 13, 2012, at 

Blue Valley Senior Living in 

Blue Rapids. 

Don was born July 23, 1927 

to Charles H. and Phoebe I. 

(Conz) Stuart at Blue Rapids. 

He graduated from Blue Rapids 

High School in 1945 then 

joined the US Army serving in 

Korea. On December 9, 1948 

he married Barbara E. Brown at 

the Methodist Manse in Blue 

retirement in 2011. During his 

37 years at Valley Heights he 

spent many years coaching various 

sports and belonged to 

several professional vocational 

associations. 

Early in their marriage Dan 

began a wood business, cutting 

and selling hedge posts and 

firewood and clearing pastures. 

Dan enjoyed watching athletic 

events and hunting in his spare 

time and was well known as a 

fastpitch pitcher on the 

Highland Green softball team. 

Survivors include his wife 

Mary, his son Jordan Palmateer 

of Blue Rapids, his three 

daughters, Danielle L. Raper 

and husband Jimmy of Spring, 

Texas, Lacey E. Richey and 

husband Troy of Waterville and 

Brittany B. Gordon and hus- 

6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Monday 

evening. Private family interment 

will take place at a later 

date. Memorials have been 

established to Hospice of 

Washington County, the 

Children’s Miracle Network or 

a general memorial. Online 

condolences may be sent for 

Brooklyn’s family through the 

web at www.jonesfh.com. 

Brooklyn Jade Hyatt was 

born October 20, 2010 at 

Mercy Hospital in Iowa City 

the daughter of Charles 

Douglas Hyatt and Sarah 

Abigail Glaspie. 

Ruby (Detimore) Oberhelman 

Ruby (Detimore) 

Oberhelman, 83, of Marysville, 

KS, died October 10, 2012 at 

Cambridge Place, Marysville. 

A funeral service was held at 

10 a.m., Saturday, October 13, 

at United Evangelical Church 

of Christ, Marysville. Rev. 

Judy Scott officiated. 

Deb Landoll played the 

organ while Pat Breeding sang 

“Little Brown Church” and 

“Old Rugged Cross” and “I 

Can Only Imagine.” 

The pallbearers will be Lee 

Busch, Tim Busch, Jason 

Henthorne, Justin Esslinger, 

Jonathan Esslinger and Tristin 

Detimore. 

The honorary pallbearers 

will be Brycen Detimore, Mark 

Nester and Derek Brown. 

Burial was in the Marysville 

Cemetery. 

Ruby was born at Delia, KS, 

daughter of Oral and Anna 

Hainlaine Pasley. 

In 1949, she married LeRoy 

Detimore. He preceded her in 

death in 1992. 

of O.C. and Doris (McKissik) 

Warren. In 1958, she graduated 

from Beatrice High School and 

then attended 2 years of college 

at Fairbury, NE. 

On April 23, 1965 she married 

James Sloan at Beatrice. 

Mooneen enjoyed working 

with everyone at Twin Valley 

Developmental in Greenleaf. 

She loved all of her grandchildren 

and family get-togethers. 

Mooneen also enjoyed read- 

Rapids. 

After being discharged from 

the Army in 1947 he began 

working for the US Postal 

Service eventually becoming 

the Postmaster at Blue Rapids. 

In 1982 he retired from the 

postal service after 35 years of 

service. 

Don attended the Blue 

Rapids United Methodist 

Church. He was a member of 

the Masonic Lodge and the 

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Kansas, a brother Gary L. 

Palmateer and wife Linda of 

New Cambria, and by six 

grandchildren. 

Dan was preceded in death 

by both parents and an infant 

daughter, Bethany. 

Funeral services was held at 

2:00 pm, Wednesday, October 

17, 2012, at the Valley Heights 

High School Gymnasium 

between Blue Rapids and 

Waterville. 

Pastor Debby Dick officiated 

the service, Randy Wecker, Tim 

Steele and John Bergkamp 

gave eulogies. Music included 

a recording of “I Will Always 

Love You”, “10,000 Reasons” 

sung by Mike Minihan and 

“Amazing Grace” sung by the 

congregation, Kim Oatney 

She attended the First 

Church of God in Brighton. 

Brooklyn enjoyed music and 

loved being snuggled with. 

She liked being outside in the 

sun and found great pleasure in 

being pushed in her swing. 

Brooklyn is survived by her 

parents, Charlie Hyatt and 

Sarah Glaspie of Washington, 

Iowa; paternal grandmother, 

Nancy Brault of Blue Rapids, 

Kansas; maternal grandparents, 

Jeff and Danielle Glaspie of 

Brighton, Iowa; uncle, Justin 

Glaspie of Brighton, Iowa; 

uncle Shane Hyatt of 

In 1996, she married Donald 

Oberhelman. He preceded her 

in death in 1998. 

She was also preceded in 

death by her brothers, Russell 

Pasley and Donald 

Pasley; and children, Edna 

Barnett and Martha Dierking. 

Ruby was active in the 

Evangelical United Church of 

Christ. She enjoyed 

bingo, visiting the casinos, 

dancing, gardening and canning. 

Surviviors include her son, 

ing, cooking, crocheting, and 

riding around the country. 

Her grandchildren remember 

her as the strongest woman 

they ever knew and always 

waking up with a smile even 

when she was having a bad day. 

She was preceded in death 

by her parents; daughters, 

Debrah Woods Flower and 

Janeen “Ky” Woods 

Thompson; son, James E. 

Sloan; brother, Michael 

ed in Blue Rapids, of the 

American Legion in Manhattan 

and the Moose Lodge in 

Marysville. Along with their 

friends, Don and his wife 

Barbara enjoyed many years of 

dancing. 

Survivors include his wife 

Barbara, two children, Kay 

Ellen Baker and husband 

William of Irving, Texas and 

Lee C. Stuart and wife Diana of 

Olathe, by six grandchildren 

and four great-grandchildren. 

Kenneth L. Sells, Agent 

accompanied on the piano. 

Casket Bearers were Duane 

Lewis, Greg Pfizenmaier, Pat 

Irvine, Jim Gould, Dennis 

White, Chad Parker, Kenny 

Steinfort and Derrik Russell. 

Honorary Bearers were Angie 

Denton, Jami Gillig, Kim 

Schmidt, Susan Steinfort, Jana 

Wehrman, Sandy Killingsworth, 

Harry Johnston and 

Larry Nolte. Burial is at 

Prospect Hill Cemetery, north 

of Blue Rapids. 

Memorial contributions are 

suggested to the Dan Palmateer 

Memorial Scholarship Fund 

and may be sent in care of the 

funeral home at PO Box 61, 

Waterville, Kansas 66548. 

Services arranged by Terry- 

Christie Funeral Home, 

Waterville, Kansas. 

Indianapolis, Indiana; maternal 

great grandmother, Della 

Glaspie of Washington, Iowa; 

maternal great grandfather, 

Ken Meiners of New Albin, 

Iowa; maternal great grandmother, 

Marlin Meiners of 

Wellman, Iowa; and numerous 

great aunts, great uncles and 

cousins. 

She was preceded in death 

by her paternal grandfather, 

Gerald Hyatt; maternal grandfather, 

Larry Freese; and several 

great uncles. 

Alan (Amy) Detimore, 

Marysville; daughters, Jean 

(Terry) Ungerer, Topeka, 

Wanita (Gary) Busch, 

Marysville, Karen (Rick) 

Owens, Wheatland, WY, Laura 

(Kent) Nester, Marysville, 

Alice (Albert) Esslinger, 

Marysville; brother, Clyde 

(Pat) Pasley, Topeka; sister, 

Rosalie (Fred) Rogers, Perry, 

KS; eighteen grandchildren and 

thirty-six great-grandchildren. 

Kinsley Mortuary is in 

charge of arrangements. 

Warren; and grandson, Jamie 

Sloan. 

Survivors include her husband, 

James; two sons, John 

(Brenda) Woods, Salina, KS, 

and Michael Sloan, Topeka, 

KS; six grandchildren and eight 

great-grandchildren. 

A memorial fund has been 

established and will be designated 

later. 

Contributions may be sent in 

care of Ward Funeral Home 

A private graveside service 

at Fairmont Cemetery is 

planned. 

Memorials are suggested to 

the Meadowlark Hospice and 

may be sent in care of the 

funeral home at PO Box 61, 

Waterville, Kansas 66548. 

Services arranged by Terry- 

Christie Funeral Home, 

Waterville, Kansas. 

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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, October 18, 2012 3A 

FCCH Introduces New Staff Members 

Frankfort Community Care 

Home would like to introduce 

their Administrator, Laura 

O’Neil, and their Director of 

Nursing, Tish Outhet, to the 

community. 

Laura received her bachelor 

of science degree in nursing 

from Marymount School of 

Nursing in Salina, KS. In the 

years since receiving her 

degree, she has accumulated a 

wide range of medical experience 

including work in 

med/surgery, obstetrics, emergency 

medicine, cardiac, geriatrics,endoscopy/bronchoscopy, 

urology and surgery. 

In 2004, Laura began working 

on an as needed basis at FCCH, 

and in March 2005, she was 

appointed director of nursing. 

In the fall of 2010, she began 

working as an administrator in 

training. In 2011, she obtained 

a temporary Kansas 

Administrator License and was 

appointed interim administrator 

By Skyler Smith 

With the challenge that the 

low number of Valley Heights 

band members presents, Band 

Director Kim Oatney has been 

“thinking outside the box” this 

year to make music fun and 

continue to entertain the community. 

Oatney not only organized 

the drum line, she also 

invited alumni and 6th graders 

to participate in pep band at 

home football games. “When I 

asked what the 6th graders 

thought of participating in pep 

band their reaction was as if I 

told them they won a million 

dollars,” said Oatney. 

One alumnus who helps the 

band two to three times per 

at FCCH. In January of this 

year, Laura passed the National 

Administrator Board test and 

became the administrator of the 

care home. 

Laura lives in Beattie, KS 

with her husband, Ron. They 

have three children, Ben, 

Robert and Melissa (Philip) 

Bruna, and one grandchild, 

Arthur Bruna. Laura belongs 

to the ladies guild at St. 

Malachy’s Catholic Church in 

Beattie, is the organist for the 

church, and is a member of the 

American College of Health 

Care Administrators. 

Tish Outhet, FCCH’s new 

director of nursing who only 

recently came to the position, is 

a lifelong resident of Marshall 

County, currently living in 

Oketo. Tish received an associate 

of science degree from 

Highland Community College 

and her associate of nursing 

from BryanLGH College of 

Health Science in Lincoln, NE. 

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week by assisting during class 

is Shelli Miller. Alumnus 

Wendy Hale has also helped 

pep band at home football 

games. Oatney said they serve 

as role models sharing their 

love of music with current band 

members. 

Even though Oatney has 

thought outside the box this 

year, she still faces challenges. 

Whether or not the band will 

take part in league competition 

is still undecided due to the 

small numbers of band members 

and because alumni and 

6th graders are not eligible to 

compete. But says Oatney this 

challenge will be short-lived as 

she looks forward to working 

She, too, has acquired a wide 

range of medical experience 

while working at hospitals in 

Beatrice, NE, and Lincoln, NE, 

and Marysville. Tish brings a 

TEAM philosophy with her to 

FCCH—Together Everyone 

Achieves More!!! 

Tish shares her home with 

The Drum Line at the Homecoming parade. 

with the 5th and 6th grade 

musicians as they move up to 

the high school level. 

Oatney feels that music is 

important because so many 

studies show that people 

involved in music can multitask 

better than those not musically 

inclined. It also gives students 

who don’t like or don’t 

participate in sports a way to be 

involved and builds an application 

of music that can be 

enjoyed throughout a lifetime. 

Adrian Young, a new addition 

to the VHHS band, is 

already on his way of a lifetime 

of music appreciation. Young, a 

sophomore at VHHS and member 

of the Marshal County 

her two rat terriers, Payton and 

KaDee. She is a member of St. 

Gregory’s Catholic Church and 

the Altar Society. Helping family 

and friend during harvest, 

gardening, being outdoors, 

cooking, grilling and entertaining 

are Tish’s favorite things. 

Numbers Won’t Keep Us Down 

New Fitness Class Starting 

Tony Yungeberg, Director, 

Valley Heights Community 

Education announced today 

that two new fitness classes 

will be offered in Waterville. 

“Quote from Tony……” 

The Older Adult Movement 

Class will be offered on 

Monday mornings at 9:00am in 

the Waterville Community 

Center beginning Monday, 

October 15th. 

Designed to emphasize and 

enhance strength, stability and 

mobility in an aging population, 

this class is sponsored by 

Valley Heights Community 

Education, and is free to the 

public . The hour-long class 

includes stretching, weight 

training, core strengthening and 

movement exercises to enhance 

balance and stability. Although 

it is designed for older adults, 

all ages and fitness levels are 

welcome. “This class is a lot of 

fun – it’s a pretty easy pace but 

you will definitely get a workout”, 

says Max Vogler, the class 

instructor, “I starte dteaching 

this class 5 years ago at the 

Brooklyn YMCA – it’s amazing 

how much people can 

change their bodies no matter 

what age they are.” 

On Wednesday, October 17th 

at 6:30-8:30pm in the 

Waterville Elementary School 

gym, there will be a free introductory 

Pilates open house. 

This is a great opportunity to 

experience Pilates first hand. If 

Laura O’Neil and Tish Outhet 

you’ve been curious about it 

but never tried it or if you’ve 

only worked with taped work 

outs, this is your chance to see 

how much more effective it is 

with a teacher to explain what 

you’re trying to achieve. 

“Pilates can be pretty mystifying 

and intimidating until 

you understand the fundamen- 

Community Band, also thinks 

that music is important. “Music 

has inspired me by pushing me 

to learn new things.” Young has 

learned to play many instruments 

including: several types 

of guitars, drum set, marching 

percussion, tuba, trombone, 

clarinet, bass clarinet, trumpet, 

bassoon, and French horn. 

Oatney wants to let students 

know that the band is learning 

really fun music with pieces 

that include rock and pop. She 

welcomes people to join band 

with open arms and reminds 

the community to attend the 

Fall Concert on October 18th at 

7 pm. 

tals”, says Vogler. “Pilates targets 

specific muscle groups 

deep in the body that are fundamental 

structures of support 

and strength – and they're really 

hard to find at first because 

they’re so deep and they’re 

designed to work automatically. 

Once you find them though, 

they develop really quickly.” 

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 

701 Lincoln Blue Rapids, KS 

Each Sunday at 4:30 PM 

(starting Sept. 9) 

Ages 4—6th grade 

*Bible lessons *Games *Prizes 

*T- shirts *Snacks 

*Earn points to spend in the store 

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: 

785- 363- 7547 

HUGE YARD SALE 

We're pulling it all out of storage, years of stuff, 

items from the closed Adam's Attic store. Furniture, 

books, collectables, paintings, johnboat, large doghouse, 

xmas items, etc. One day only, Saturday, 

October 27th. 8:00 - 5:00 

132 W. Elm, Waterville. 4 blocks north of the 

Corner Store Gas station on Hwy 77. 

Help Wanted 

Mesa View is looking for additional help for sidewalk 

snow removal. Snow blowers and power brush available. 

Could use one or two more people. Call Lynette 

at 363-7711 for more information, or stop by the housing 

authority at 504 E 5th, Blue Rapids. 

Help Wanted 

USD #498 Valley Heights is in need of 

substitute bus drivers. Must have CDL or 

be willing to do required steps to receive 

one. District will pay all expenses associated 

with this process. For information contact 

District Office 785.363.2398 

SPOOKY SORORITY SUPPER 

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$6.00 

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Mustangs Beat Doniphan West 28-21 

Valley Heights Elijah Smith (22) looks like he is setting 

down on the job but the tackler is underneath him. 

Doniphan West @ Valley 

Heights Mustangs played on 

10/12/2012 7:00:00 PM. 

Box Score 

Team 1 2 3 4 T 

Doniphan West 0 7 7 7 21 

Valley Heights 6 6 0 16 28 

Scoring Plays 

Team Quarter Time Scoring Play Home 

Visitor 

Valley Heights Mustangs 1 04:36 #15 Gage 

Woodyard runs for 3 yards. Touchdown! 0 6 

Doniphan West 2 10:45 #15 Tristan Speer 

runs for 13 yards. Touchdown! 6 6 

Doniphan West 2 10:45 Point after kick by 

#10 Lane Spiker. Good! 7 6 

Valley Heights Mustangs 2 03:18 #15 Gage 

Woodyard runs for 56 yards. Touchdown! 7 12 

Valley Heights Mustangs 3 06:30 #7 Derek 

Trimble pass intended for #15 Gage Woodyard. 

Intercepted by #13 Luke Rush. 13 12 




Trimble pass complete to #15 Gage Woodyard for 8 

yards. Touchdown! 14 18 

Valley Heights Mustangs 4 11:53 Two point 

conversion run by #10 Tanner Trimble. Good! 14 

20 


Trimble runs for 11 yards. Touchdown! 14 26 

Valley Heights Mustangs 4 06:47 Two point 

conversion pass by #7 Derek Trimble to #15 Gage 

Woodyard. Good! 14 28 

Doniphan West 4 02:38 #15 Tristan Speer 

pass complete to #28 Tynan Bollinger for 2 yards. 

Touchdown! 20 28 



Team Stats Doniphan West Valley 

Flu Shot Clinics At Polling 

Places National Initiative 

On Election Day 2012, those 

who go to polling places in 

Marshall County will find that 

they can do more than vote— 

—they can get a flu shot. 

Marshall County Health 

Department will be setting up 

flu shot clinics at every polling 

site in Marshall County. This is 

a part of a nationwide pilot program 

to help improve the 

health of all Americans. We 

have chosen to be one of the 

growing number of health 

organizations across the country 

participating in Vote & Vax, 

a national project to encourage 

the hosting of flu clinics at 

polling sites. 

This is a great opportunity 

for everyone, but particularly 

adults age 50 and older who are 

especially vulnerable to illness 

during flu season, to safely and 

conveniently receive a flu shot 

from a medical professional 

while also voting. 

Each year, as many as 60 

million people in the United 

Stated come down with the flu. 

Hundreds of thousands of people 

are hospitalized and more 

than 36,000 people die as a 

result of the flu. The majority 

of those who die are adults age 

50 and over. 

It is important that people 

take all precautions to ensure 

they stay healthy. This is why 

the staff at Marshall County 

Health Department is providing 

voters and other community 

members with easy access to 

flu shots at polling places to 

help protect their health and the 

health of the community. 

Election Day represents a 

good opportunity for us to 

make contact with a large cross 

section 

of the community. Great 

effort is expanded on Election 

Day to get people to the polls. 

Because of this, we can vaccinate 

many people who may 

otherwise not be reached. 

The big event of the evening was when the game was 

delayed because of lighting. 

Valley Heights Cross Country 

Team Has Poor Showing 

By Jerrika Chase 

Falling short of their potential 

the Valley Heights Cross 

Country team faced disappointment 

at Riley County on 

October 6th. Alec Doner, 

jr., the only runner on the boy’s 

team to improved their time, 

said that the 

disappointing meet could have 

been because of “the cold 

weather bringing us down and 

our stamina was down.” One 

way Doner kept his momentum 

up and stayed focused was 

by simply, “working harder.” 

Adrian Pishny, 8th, used 

Doner’s advice by working outside 

of practice to keep up with 

his fellow teammates, “I 

always try to beat the person in 

front of me, even if they’re on 

my team.” Pishny, being the 

youngest male on the team, 

bravely joked, “I feel different 

from my teammates. Maybe 

taller, but I’m fine with it.” 

Due to Pishny’s young age he is 

not eligible to medal at every 

meet but participates as often 

as he can because of his passion 

for running. Doner hopes at 

their next meet in Onaga, 

which is also TVL, they can get 

their passion and drive back 

and take it all. 

Riley County Results: 

Men’s High School competition 

had 154 runners: 

Max Blaske 71st place 

Blake Woodyard 90th place 

Alec Doner 91st place 

Benny Bargdill 143rd place 

Men’s Junior High competition 

had 14 runners. 

Adrian Pishny 2nd place 

Girl’s High School competition 

had 88 runners. 

Taylor Donor 39th place 

Girl’s Junior High School 

competition had 19 runners. 

DeAndra Woodyard 4th 

place 

Deer Season Means 

Defensive Driving Needed 

Deer and driving...it’s time 

to be prepared, according to 

Sandy Praeger, Commissioner 

of Insurance. 

“Constant defensive driving 

on Kansas roads and highways 

is a must during this fall’s deer 

mating season,” Commissioner 

Praeger said. “Be vigilant when 

you take the wheel.” 

Mid-fall is a likely time of 

the year for deer to be seen on 

roadways. Sunrise and sunset 

are the times they are most 

active around roadways. 

Accidents involving deer 

cause almost $4 billion in vehicle 

damage yearly in the United 

States, according to statistics 

from the Insurance Information 

Institute. The average property 

damage is estimated at more 

than $3,000 per vehicle. 

“I urge Kansas motorists to 

check with their insurance 

agents or companies to find out 

if they have physical damage 

coverage (comprehensive and 

collision) on their vehicle policies,” 

Commissioner Praeger 

said. “If not, they should get a 

quote to find out the additional 

premium charge to add that 

coverage, just so you have all 

the necessary information.” 

The Commissioner also 

emphasizes two factors: For 

consumers who have only a liability 

policy, any damage in a 

deer/vehicle collision would 

not be covered by insurance. 

Second, the higher the 

deductible a person has, the 

more out-of-pocket costs that 

person will have to pay. 

To help avoid deer-vehicle 

collisions, Commissioner 

Praeger suggests the following: 

* Stay alert, always wear 

your seat belt and drive at a 

safe, sensible speed for conditions. 

* Watch for the reflection of 

deer eyes and for deer silhouettes 

on the shoulder of the 

road. 

* Do not rely exclusively on 

devices such as deer whistles, 

deer fences and reflectors to 

deter deer. 

* If you see one deer, there 

are probably more nearby. 

Coupon 

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( Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri) 

Tammy Parker 

Broker/Owner 

LIMIT: 6 items per coupon. 1 coupon per person 

Coupon good thru Nov. 18, 2012 

871 Cyclone Ln, Blue Rapids 

A newer 4 Bedroom, 2 Bath country 

home w/1,756 sq. ft. of living. $92,000 

222 E. Main St., Waterville 

A very well kept 2 Bedroom, 1 

Bath vinyl sided home $62,500 

301 E. 8th , Blue Rapids 

A nice 2Br, 2 Ba home w/appliances 

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Location, Location, Location. A 5 

Bedroom, 2 Bath home $39,900 

117 W Walnut, Waterville 

A beautiful, very well kept 2 Br, 1.5 

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732 Dogwood Ln, Blue Rapids 

A 4 Br, 1 Ba fixer upper Country 

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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, October 18, 2012 

Constitutional Amendment On Nov. 6th Ballot 

DCH Enterprises, Inc. doing business as 

Dave’s Body Shop and R&K Service 

Windshields 

Paintless 

dent repair 

Spray-in 

Bedliner 

Page One of Ballot Back Page of Ballot 

A Kansas Constitutional Amendment is on the November 6th Ballot. The State of 

Kansas is asking voter for the right to change the amount of taxes they may or may 

not decide to tax water craft. The Ballot is confusing because the Amendments list 

Real Property, Land, Vacant Lots and the percentage that must be taxed. 

Even though the ballot lists all of the other taxable items it is only the Water Craft 

that is being changed and the Legislators are asking you to give them the right to tax 

(and what amount) or to not tax at all. It would be up to the State Legislature. 

Main Street Program To 

Undergo Big Changes 

The Kansas Department of 

Commerce announces today a 

plan that will transition the 

Kansas Main Street program to 

local control. The Department 

announced on Sept. 20 that it 

was ending the Main Street 

program at the state level 

because of expected smaller 

state and federal budgets moving 

forward. 

“The decision to end a program 

like Kansas Main Street 

program was not an easy one,” 

said Kansas Commerce 

Secretary Pat George. 

“However, in light of our future 

budget constraints, the 

Commerce Department must 

focus on programs that impact 

the most communities and 

businesses as we work to 

expand economic development 

and grow private-sector jobs 

Contact 

Dave or Keith 

562-2338 562-3336 

Come on out for a free estimate at 

742 Pony Express Hwy. 

west of Marysville 

statewide.” 

After the Sept. 20 announcement, 

the Department began 

working with Main Street communities 

to transition the program 

out of state control. A key 

part of the program has been 

the $3.7 million in Incentive 

Without Walls (IWW) funding 

that has been used by 35 communities 

since 1996. IWW 

funding is loaned to communities 

to help with various downtown 

business needs. 

Current IWW funding in use 

by communities can continue 

to be utilized by those communities 

as long as it is used for 

economic development and 

downtown revitalization 

efforts. Those communities 

will continue to submit annual 

reports on IWW funding to the 

Department. 

Owners: David & Christina Hartsook 

Brakes 

Tue ups 

Exhaust 

Engine repair 

Farmers Service 

125 South Colorado 

Waterville, KS 

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.” 

Spain Law Office, P.A. 

Phone (785) 363-2723 


Dr. Sara Baskerville-Crome 

ALTERNATIVE 

HEALTH CARE 

CHIROPRACTIC 

785-562-1900 

Darrell E. Spain 

Attorney at Law 

107 S. Kansas Ave. 

Waterville, KS 66548 

39 95 The 

Works 

Motorcraft oil and filter change, rotate and inspect four 

tires, inspect brake system, test battery, check air and cabin 

filters, check belts and hoses. Top off all fluids. 

Offer valid with coupon. Taxes extra. Expires 60 days 

from 10-12-12. 

Dick Edwards Ford Lincoln Mercury 

7929 E. Highway 24, Manhattan, 785-776-4004 

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 

Route 77 Corner Stores 

Blue Rapids 785-363-7364 

Waterville 785-363-2641 

Roy and Mandi Hartloff 

5A 

Cindy’s Country Inn 

420 South Colorado 

Waterville, Ks 

785-363-2192 

Daily Specials 

Tuesday - Sunday 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. 

Thursday 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Breakfast Only 

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

Terry-Christie 

Funeral Home 

308 West Walnut, Waterville 

785-363-2627 

“A Personal Approach to Service at a Very 

Personal Time.” 

www.terrychristiefuneralhome.com


Marshall County Minutes 

October 8, 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 seconded by Robert S. 

Connell. Unanimous. 

Custodian Lou Wassenberg 

met with the Board to discuss 

the timer on the generator not 

working and the fact that no 

replacement parts are available 

because it is obsolete. 

Commissioner Connell said he 

would check into getting it 

repaired. 

Thomas K. Holle moved, 

seconded by Robert S. Connell 

to approve the Neighborhood 

Revitalization application for 

Rich and B. J. Ruetti, 

Frankfort, KS with the preconstruction 

pictures that were 

provided by the applicant and 

the Neighborhood Revitalization 

application for Brian and 

Neva Potter, Pittsville, WI with 

the preconstruction pictures 

that were provided by the 

applicant. Unanimous. 

The Board spoke with 

Michael Joehl, Suther Feeds, 

Frankfort who is asking for a 

six month extension on his 

Neighborhood Revitalization. 

Charles R. Loiseau moved, seconded 

by Robert S. Connell to 

approve a six month extension 

as of November 21, 2012 for 

the Suther Feeds, Frankfort, KS 

Neighborhood Revitalization 

application. Unanimous. 

Charles R. Loiseau moved, 


to approve the following pur- 

chase orders. Unanimous. 

Parcells Reg. Forensics 

Services, Leawood, KS for 

autopsy $550.00-General 

(District Coroner) fund-P.O. # 

4257 

Kansas Association of 

Counties, Topeka, KS for conference 

registrations $660.00- 

General (Commissioner) fund- 

P.O. # 4258 

Kinsley Mortuary, 

Marysville, KS for two coroner 

expenses $1760.00-General 

(District Coroner) fund-P.O. # 

4259 

Election Administrators, St. 

Louis, MO for pollbook software 

programming $2,970.00- 

Election fund-P.O. # 4260 

Southwest Solutions of 

Kansas, Addison, TX for scanner 

repair $503.75-General 

(District Court) fund-P.O. # 

4285 

Dave’s Body Shop, 

Marysville, KS for tires 

$782.44-General (Sheriff) 

fund-P.O. # 4218 

George Vandermark, 

Overland Park, KS for autopsy 

$600.00-General (District 

Coroner) fund-P.O. # 4261 

Glaxo Smith Kline, Atlanta, 

GA for private vaccine 

$26,322.00-Health fund-P.O. # 

4229 

Midland Medical Supply, 

Omaha, NE for medical supplies 

$653.27-Health fund-P.O. 

# 4230 

Kelly Harries, Marysville, 

KS for motel rooms $654.63- 

Health fund-P.O. # 4231 

Foley Industries, Park City, 

KS for generator repair 

$1,548.99-Health Building 

fund-P.O. # 4232 

Barneston Quarry, Wymore, 

NE for rock $1,434.24-General 

(Sheriff) fund-P.O. # 4217 

Dean Thomas, Marysville, 

KS for Kitchen remodel 

$1,154.36-General (Sheriff) 

fund-P.O. # 4215 

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 

BUYING 

SCRAP IRON 

Marshall County Sheriff’s 

Department 

Jail Activity Sheet 

Activities for the week of: 

10/08/2012 to 10/14/2012 

Name: May, Joshua 

Address: Beatrice, Nebraska 

Date of Birth: 01-21-1989 

Charge: Marshall County 

Warrant 

Date of Arrival: 10-08-2012 

Date of Release: Still 

Incarcerated 

Reason: Still Incarcerated 

Name: Roderick, Cheryl 

Address: Marysville, Kansas 


Charge: Criminal Damage to 

Property, Disorderly Conduct, 

Criminal Threat 


Date of Release: Still 

Incarcerated 

Reason: Still Incarcerated 

Name: Coon, Courtney 

Address: Frankfort, Kansas 



Warrant 


Date of Release: 10-13-2012 

Reason: $500 Cash Bond 

Name: Wright, John 

Address: Blue Rapids, 

Kansas 


Charge: Nemaha County 

Warrant 




Name: Wright, Robin 

Address: Blue Rapids, 

Kansas 


Charge: Nemaha County 

Warrant 



Competitive Pricing per ton for scrap 

iron. 

SMITTY’S 

785-736-2964 

Axtell, Kansas 


Name: Privett, Heather 



Charge: 48 Hours 



Reason: Time Served 

Name: Schoonmaker, Randy 



Charge: City Of Marysville 

Warrant 



Reason: OR Bond 

Name: Pearce, Michael 




SALES AND SERVICE 

OF ALL MAKES 

AND NEW TIRES 

1920 Center St, Marysville, KS 

785-562-5000 

Jerry’s Sports Center, 

Chapin, SC for three Stag AR- 

15 $1,028.11-General (Sheriff) 

fund-P.O. # 4214 

Marysville Ambulance, 

Marysville, KS for two ambulance 

calls for inmates 

$1,200.00-General (Sheriff) 

fund-P.O. # 4216 

Public Works Administrator 

Mike Craig and Public Works 

Coordinating Supervisor Larry 

Polson met with the Board. 

Martin Tractor Sales 

Representative Joe Schmidtlein 

met with the Board to discuss 

motor grader and backhoe 

options. 



to approve the following purchase 

orders. Unanimous. 

Ehnen”s Automotive, 

Marysville, KS for impact 

wrench, coupler, and adapter 

$600.58-Solid Waste fund-P.O. 

# 107154 

Foley Industries, Wichita, 

KS for troubleshoot, replacement 

gasket and reseal scarfire 

cylinder $1,007.12-Road & 

Bridge fund-P.O. # 107049 

M & M Tire LLC, 

Washington, KS for tire repair 

and service call $621.53-Road 

& Bridge fund-P.O. # 107085 

Nemaha County CO-OP 

Assoc., Seneca, KS for 

Alliance Radial tire $1,450.25- 

Road & Bridge fund-P.O. # 

107046 

Blue Valley Auto Glass, Blue 

Rapids, KS for crane and backhoe 

glass repair $753.16-Road 

& Bridge fund-P.O. # 107165 



to approve Blue Valley 

Telecom, Home, KS installing 

security equipment at the 

Marshall County Landfill. 

Unanimous. 

County Attorney Laura 

Johnson McNish placed a call 

into the Board. 

NCK Environmental, LLC 

President Marlene Stamm met 

with the Board to discuss the 

two agreements to have her 

provide County Sanitarian 

services for Marshall County. 


seconded by Charles R. 

Loiseau to approve two agreements 

with NCK 

Environmental, LLC, 

Washington, KS one as an 

independent contractor to 

implement and enforce the 

Marshall County Sanitary Code 

and the other as an independent 

contractor to complete the 

pending permits started by 

Rural Lakes, Junction City. 

Unanimous. 

County Attorney Laura 

Johnson McNish placed a call 

to the Board. Charles R. 

Loiseau moved, seconded by 

Robert S. Connell to go into 

executive session for ten minutes 

at 10:50 a.m. to discuss 

possible litigation with County 

Clerk Sonya L. Stohs present 

and County Attorney Laura 

Johnson McNish present by 

phone. Unanimous. 

Agency on Aging Director 

Heather Ruhkamp and 

Marshall County Silver Hair 

Legislation representative 

Pansy Rudolph met with the 

Jim Daninghaus 

785-799-5643 

Baileyview, KS 

Jeff Cook 

785-564-2173 

Hanover, KS 

FIELDMEN 

Dave Bures 

Auctioneer 

402-239-9717 

Odell, NE 

Greg Anderson 

785-747-8170 


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Store Hours: Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri. 9:00 - 5:00 - Thur. 9:00 - 7:00 - Sat. 9:00 - 1:00 

Pope Disposal, Inc 

Since 1977 

Board to discuss the purpose 

and mission statement of the 

Silver Hair Legislation and to 

ask for a $200.00 donation to 

the organization. 



to approve donating $100.00 

from the Commissioners fund 

and $100.00 from the Agency 

on Aging fund to the Silver 

Hair Legislation. Unanimous. 

Trevor Lundberg 

785-770-2271 

Frankfort, KS 

Commercial & Residential 

Hauling 

For Blue Rapids and 

Waterville 

785-363-7537 Jerry Pope, Owner 

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newspapers or newspapers without a 

government, I should not hesitate a 

moment to prefer the latter.” 

- Thomas Jefferson, 1787 

Economic Development 

Director George McCune and 

Community Development 

Coordinator Juanita McCune 

met with the Board. They gave 

the Board a weekly update and 

presented a copy of an Activity 

Report of all they have accomplished 

since they started in the 

Economic Development 

Office. 

Robert S. Connell moved, 

Jon A. and Linda L. Brake, Publishers 

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Loiseau to approve the vouchers, 

as presented, and issue 

warrants from the respective 

funds. Unanimous. 

Robert S. Connell moved, 


Loiseau to adjourn the meeting 

at 11:55 a.m. Unanimous. The 

next scheduled meeting will be 

Monday, October 15, 2012 

starting at 9:00 a.m. 

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Home Notes... 

By Susan A. Latta - CEA 

Marshall County Extension 

Agent 

Children go to school to 

learn, but parents and care 

givers should be teaching their 

children social-emotional skills 

long before the kids get to preschool. 

Social-emotional skills 

are skills that help children 

know how to behave in social 

settings, and how to express 

and handle emotion. 

For children to succeed in 

school, children need to know 

how to follow directions. To 

learn this skill, start with something 

simple like “Take your 

plate and put it in the dishwasher.” 

Repetition helps with 

learning. Another example is 

playing a game because they 

must follow the rules. 

Children must know how to 

pay attention in a classroom. 

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Reading a book or performing 

one activity for an extended 

period of time helps children 

gradually increase their attention 

span. As children are 

expanding their attention span, 

adults may have to help children. 

For example, adults 

could show children many different 

ways of stacking blocks 

and encourage them as they 

play with the blocks. 

Another crucial skill is 

knowing how to share and take 

turns which helps them be considerate 

of others. Parents and 

care givers must guide children 

through this process so children 

understand the importance of 

sharing. Instead of saying, we 

need to share and grabbing a 

toy away from the child, adults 

need to explain why they must 

share and set a good example 

by doing it themselves. 

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Children must also learn how 

to solve problems with words 

instead of getting angry. A 

child who screams and yells 

does not know how to express 

his or her emotion in a healthy 

way. Instead of immediately 

scolding, ask them what they 

could have done instead of getting 

angry. Then have them 

practice the right behavior. 

For younger children, learning 

can be done with praise. 

Children need about five positive 

interactions to every negative 

interaction to keep on 

learning. Do not just scold 

them for doing wrong; praise 

them for doing something right. 

However, if a child has a negative 

behavior, such as biting or 

kicking, he or she will need 13 

positive interactions for every 

negative interaction to change 

the behavior. 

At the core of teaching children 

social-emotional skills is 

parents and care givers building 

relationships with their 

Challenges For Soybean Harvest 

Michael Vogt 

Marshall County Extension 

Agent 

In our area, many soybean 

farmers have been harvesting 

soybeans because the pods and 

seeds are brown and dry, but 

the leaves and stems are still 

green. This makes harvesting 

soybeans this year more challenging. 

Our recent hard freeze killed 

the leaves and stems, but it still 

may take a while for the leaves 

to drop. 

Producers can either harvest 

these soybeans now if the seed 

moisture is dry enough, or wait 

until the leaves have dropped. 

In most cases, it would be best 

to harvest sooner rather than 

later to reduce losses from shattering 

and lower seed quality. 

Harvesting soybeans before 

the leaves have dropped can be 

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messy and gum up the combine, 

but at least the yield level 

will be maintained. Make sure 

harvesting equipment is sharp 

and in top condition, and take it 

slow in the field. 

What caused this unusual situation 

this year? It’s most likely 

due to a combination of 

stress, low pod counts, and late 

rains. 

In a normal situation, soybeans 

will accumulate carbohydrates 

and proteins in the 

leaves and stems up until seeds 

begin to form (R5). The leaves 

provide the photosynthates 

needed by the newly formed 

seeds as they begin filling. As 

the seeds continue to get bigger, 

their need for photosynthates 

will eventually become 

greater than what the leaves 

can provide through normal 

photosynthesis. As this hap- 

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pens, the plants will move carbohydrates 

and proteins from 

the leaves and stems into the 

seeds. This can be referred to as 

“cannibalization” of the vegetative 

tissue, but it’s a normal 

process. 

This eventually causes 

leaves to turn yellow and drop, 

and the stems to turn brown and 

die. 

This year, however, 

some fields had far fewer pods 

than normal. Stress conditions 

around flowering caused 

flower drop or pod abortion. 

Corn earworms and other 

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When pod counts are 

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children. Adults build relationships 

with their children by 

spending time with them and 

paying attention to them. Talk 

and listen to your child and get 

to know his or her likes and dislikes. 

Laugh and joke with 

them. Give them changes to 

make decisions, such as which 

shirt they want to wear to 

school to help them understand 

the importance of making their 

own decisions. Parents and 

care givers should keep in mind 

children need time to learn, so 

adults must provide patient 

reminders and explanations 

repeatedly over a period of 

time. Adults must consistently 

model good and healthy behaviors 

for the children. 

In the end, children cannot 

be expected to behave like 

adults because they are still 

kids. What is important is they 

learn age appropriate socialemotional 

skills that help them 

make friends, work well with 

others, and succeed in school. 

extensively as normal. 

As a result, the leaves and 

stems retain their photosynthates 

longer, and can remain 

green even up through physiological 

maturity of the beans. 

Late-season rainfall can make 

the problem worse by keeping 

the plants alive as the seeds 

have dried down. It will take 

either a frost or a desiccant to 

kill the leaves and stems in this 

situation. 

If the leaves are still green 

and intact when pods have 

turned brown and have reached 

13-14% moisture, it’s almost 

always an indication of midseason 

stress around flowering/pod 

set and low yield 

potential – at least relative to 

the amount of foliage produced.. 

Contact me at (785) 562- 

3531, or mvogt@ksu.edu. 

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Blue Rapids Free Press Page 9 

Thursday, October 18, 2012 

KSU Sports Photos 

Look at the blocking Collin Klein gets on this play. Keenan Taylor (79) takes out a linebacker. Braden Wilson (37) blocks a lineman and John Hubert (33) is ready. 

Jarell Childs (28) fights off a receiver and goes for the ball. 

Braden Wilson (37) takes a short pass for more yardage. 

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K-State Daniel Sams (4) gets hit after a good gain. (Photo by Ben Brake) 

Center B.J. Finney (66) blocks for Collin Klein (7). 

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Kansas State Linebacker Jarell Childs (26) knows his responsibility is anyone coming through between the guard and tackle. (Photos by Tonya Ricklefs and Ben Brake) 

Is he going to run or is Collin Klein (7) going to pass, you never know with Klein. 

It’s tradition for the K-State players to great the fans after the game. 

A good size K-State crowd came along for the victory. 

K-State Quarterback Collin Klein looks over the Iowa State defense.




Kansas State’s John Hubert (33) receives the hand off from Quarterback Collin Klein and starts off around left end. (Photos by Tonya Ricklefs and Ben Brake) 

Ty Zimmerman (12) takes down the Iowa State runner. 

Wildcat Linebacker Tre Walker (50) gets another tackle in the game. 

The extra K-State helmets are ready for action if called up on. 

Coach Bill Snyder’s Wildcats are in first place in the Big 12.


Bridging The Blue 

REMARKS continued 

from page one 

officer that is quite thorough. 

He displays excellent potential!” 

Another said “His intense 

drive in flying has however 

caused him to lose sight of the 

other requirements as an officer” 

– which to me means that 

Mike would rather fly then put 

up with the spit and polish of 

the Marine Corps. 

Mike logged his first flight 

time on November 7, 1967 and 

between then and December 

31, 1969 he logged 448.8 hours 

with no accidents or rule violations. 

Mike received his orders for 

Viet Nam in October of 1969, 

had leave over Christmas and 

arrived in Viet Nam in January 

of 1970. 

He flew one mission on the 

1st – 2nd – 3rd – and 4th of 

January – 2 missions on the 5th 

– one mission on the 8th – two 

missions on the 10th and was 

flying his second mission of the 

day when his plane went down 

on the 12th. 

All these years I understood 

that Mike was on his 3rd mission 

of the day on the 12th but 

in visiting with Major Dunn 

over the past two weeks we 

now know that Mike only flew 

two missions on the 12th – one 

had been cancelled. 

David has a few words to say 

– and I have ask him to explain 

the “crossover maneuver” that 

Mike was doing at the time his 

plane went down and also what 

he feels may have happened. 

A Marine Casualty Team 

made the trip to Blue Rapids on 

the 15th of February which 

happened to be a Sunday morning 

to let the family know that 

Mike’s plane had gone down. 

Don Osborne remembers seeing 

them come in to town. 

At that time Mike and his 

Radar Intercept Officer Lt. 

Robert Bradshaw III were listed 

as Missing in Action. 

On March 18th Mike’s status 

was changed from MIA to 

Killed in Action. 

On April 12, 1970 - there 

was a Memorial Service held at 

the Mt. Calvary Lutheran 

Church in Marysville with full 

military honors. 

At a time like this – you 

appreciate how fragile life is – 

and appreciate the family and 

friends that you have! 

Doc and Blondie would be 

proud of what we are doing 

today! 

Semper Fi Mike!! 

Sharon Schwartz made these 

comments: 

There were six men from 

Marshall County that died in 

Viet Nam. 

Gerald Dean Founds – 

February 7, 1965 – From 

Frankfort 

Joseph Arthur Zutterman Jr. 

The placement of the flags at the start of the proceedings. 

Representative Sharon Schwartz speaks with KDOT Deputy Secretary Jerry Younger in back 

The U.S. Marine Color Guard with the new memorial sign. 

The ribbon cutting for the 1st. Lt. Michael Hugh Breeding Memorial Bridge, northeast of Blue Rapids. 

– April 20, 1968 – From 

Marysville 

Michael Hugh Breeding – 

February 12, 1970 – From Blue 

Rapids 

Allen Eugene Oatney – June 

22, 1970 – From Waterville 

Ronald William Munger – 

August 21, 1970 – From 

Beattie 

Michael Terry Martin – 

November 22, 1970 – From 

Marysville 

This bridge will be name for 

Mike – 

And legislation was passed 

to name one of the new bridges 

in Marysville in honor of Joe 

Zutterman – and the other new 

Blue Rapids Mayor John Nowak gives a welcome to the crowd. 

The Color Guard attending to the last detail. 

bridge will be named in honor 

of Mike Martin. 

Our goal now is to do something 

to honor the other three 

men. 

Photos by Deb Barrington, Linda Brake and Jon A. Brake

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