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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, October 25, 2012 Marshall County Minutes October 15, 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. County Treasurer Linda Weber met with the Board to present the 2012 Investment Report and the balancing reports for the 2011 tax year. Custodian Lou Wassenberg met with the Board to discuss the timer replacement on the Courthouse generator. Commissioner Connell informed her that B & W Electric, Hanover have a replacement timer and will install it for $350.00. Foley Equipment Machine Sales Representative Joe Schmidtlein met with the Board to discuss the purchase of a new grader. Public Works Coordinating Supervisor Larry Polson met with the Board. Charles R. Loiseau moved, seconded by Robert S. Connell to approve the following purchase order. Unanimous. Newman Signs, Jamestown, ND for 500 white delineators $1,450.00- Road & Bridge fund-P.O. # 107157 Thomas K. Holle moved seconded by Robert S. Connell to approve the 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 November 1: Breastfeeding Class, 6:30-8:00 PM, Contact - Michelle Luppen, (785) 268-0025. November 7: 55PLUS Lunch Bunch , 12:00 Noon - Jerry Coleman, Director, Community Medical Equipment, Community Memorial Healthcare: “Wanting 40 Winks: Treating Sleep Apnea.” November 15: La Leche League 6:30-8:00 PM, Contact - Michelle Luppen, (785) 268-0025. November 22: Clinic closed for Thanksgiving holiday. November 29: Meadowlark Hospice Bereavement Support Group , 4:30-5:30 PM. November 29: Loss of Child Grief Support Group , 7:00-8:00 PM. Unless otherwise noted, programs are held in the South Plaza Conference Room. For more information about classes/programs, please call (785) 562 -2311, or visit our web site at www.cmhcare.org. Thanks. If you like the Free Press please tell these Advertisers 1920 Center St, Marysville, KS 785-562-5000 For more information about CMH specialty services, please call (785) 562 -4459. SALES AND SERVICE OF ALL MAKES AND NEW TIRES Neighborhood Revitalization application for Keystone Investments, Marysville, KS with the preconstruction pictures that were provided by the applicant. Unanimous. Charlie Friedrichs, Marysville met with the Board to inform them that the Moderate Income Housing grant application was not accepted. Public Works Administrator Mike Craig met with the Board to present the following steer tire bids. BAT Tire, Frankfort, KS: DynaTrac - $1,427.34 Mike’s OK Tire, Marysville, KS: BF Goodrich - $1,689.28 Public Works Administrator Mike Craig recommends the BF Goodrich tires from Mike’s OK Tire, Marysville, KS because he prefers to purchase a better brand name tire for steer tires on equipment. Thomas K. Holle moved, seconded by Robert S. Connell to approve the recommendation and purchase the BF Goodrich tires from Mike’s OK Tire, Marysville, KS in the amount of 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 Waterville, KS Let us help with your home improvements • Carpet We have a wide selection of • Ceramic Tile 3 Full-time •Vinyl • Laminates Installers We can help you furnish every room in your home! • Sofa, Chairs & Oak Furniture • Bedroom Sets & •Occasional Tables & Lamps Mattress/Box Springs • Dinette & Kitchen Sets • Wallpaper, Border, Paints Dusin Enterprises, Inc. 203 Commercial, Washington, Ks - 325-2379 or 1-800-491-2379 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 BUYING SCRAP IRON $1,689.28. Unanimous. Economic Development Director George McCune and Community Development Coordinator Juanita McCune met with the Board to give them a weekly update. They also informed the Board that the Kansas Housing Corporation is no longer funding the HOME rehabilitation grant program any longer. Thomas K. Holle moved, seconded by Robert S. Connell to approve the following purchase order. Unanimous. Mike’s OK Tire, Marysville, KS for 4 BF Goodrich tires $1,689.28- Road & Bridge fund-P.O. # 107159 Charles R. Loiseau moved, seconded by Thomas K. Holle to approve the vouchers, as presented, and issue manual warrants from the respective funds. Unanimous. Robert S. Connell moved, seconded by Charles R. Loiseau to adjourn the meeting at 11:55 a.m. Unanimous. The next scheduled meeting will be Monday, October 22, 2012 starting at 9:00 a.m. Competitive Pricing per ton for scrap iron. SMITTY’S 785-736-2964 Axtell, Kansas Trevor Lundberg 785-770-2271 Frankfort, KS Commercial & Residential Hauling For Blue Rapids and Waterville 785-363-7537 Jerry Pope, Owner For Sale Tractor 8N Mower 5’ (brush hog) 7’ Blades, 2 Way Dirt Scoop $3,000.00 for all) Marvyn Weeks 785-363-7960 HUGE YARD SALE D. Roche Fencing, Inc. Farm • Commercial • Residential Don & Deb Roche Quality Fencing Since 1980 Thrift Shop 6A 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. ddeBoer LANDCARE COMPANY 785-562-6519 Derek deBoer Owner, Landscape Designer, Arborist Services available: Landscape design, installation, maintenance Patio and retaining wall construction Tree planting and pruning Check us out on facebook Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri General Surgery: Call for appointment 562 -2517. Occupational Therapy Crist & Pieschl Physical Therapy McKinley Speech Services Rehabilitative services: By referral only, call 562 -2311. 5 Coatsworth- Cardiology Lawson- Orthopedics Ugarte- Surgery Nuclear Stress 12 Lawson- Orthopedics Ugarte- Surgery Nuclear Stress 19 Coatsworth- Cardiology Lawson- Orthopedics Ugarte- Surgery Nuclear Stress 26 Lawson- Orthopedics Ugarte- Surgery Nuclear Stress Bone Density: M-F CT Scans: M-F Sonograms: M-F Echo: By appointment Mammograms: -F M CVE: Mon/Thu MRI: Tues/Fri EEG/Sleep Study Pulmonary Testing 6 Ruggle- Audiology Tyndall- Cardiology Devine- Urology Ugarte- Surgery 13 Ruggle- Audiology Baker- Cardiology Thompson- Cardiology Pease- ENT Ugarte- Surgery 20 Ruggle- Audiology Devine- Urology Ugarte- Surgery 27 Ruggle- Audiology Baker- Cardiology Pease- ENT Bedros- Nephrology Ugarte- Surgery 7 Short- Pulmonology Ugarte- Surgery Nuclear Stress 14 Rundlett- Cardiology Radhi- Neurology Ugarte- Surgery 21 Ugarte- Surgery Nuclear Stress 28 Martin- Cardiology Ugarte- Surgery 1 James- Podiatry Ugarte- Surgery Nuclear Stress 8 Martin- Cardiology Sutton- Eye Surgery Ugarte- Surgery 15 Ugarte- Surgery Nuclear Stress 2 Ugarte- Surgery 9 Sutton- Eye Clinic Berg- Oncology Ugarte- Surgery Nuclear Stress 16 Ugarte- Surgery 22 23 Ugarte- Surgery Clinic closed for Nuclear Stress Thanksgiving holiday 29 Kumar- Neurology Ugarte- Surgery Nuclear Stress 30 Pan- Retina Clinic Ugarte- Surgery Community Memorial Healthcare 708 N. 18th Street, Marysville, KS (785) 562-2311 www.cmhcare.org • Recycle • Reuse • Reduce • Rebuild 2006 Center, Marysville, Ks * 785-562-1070 785-292-4271 • 785-587-4931 • Frankfort, Kansas • droche@bluevalley.net
News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, October 25, 2012 News Barack Obama’s Top 10 Apologies By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D. and Morgan Lorraine Roach The Heritage Foundation A common theme that runs through President Obama’s statements is the idea the United States must atone for its past policies, whether it is America’s application of the war against Islamist terrorism or its overall foreign policy. At the core of this message is the concept that the U.S. is a flawed nation that must seek redemption by apologizing for its past “sins.” On several occasions, President Obama has sought to apologize for the actions of his own country when addressing a foreign audience—including seven of the 10 apologies listed below. The President has already apologized for his country to nearly 3 billion people across Europe, the Muslim world, and the Americas. The Obama Administration’s strategy of unconditional engagement with America’s enemies combined with a relentless penchant for apology-making is a dangerous recipe for failure. The overall effect of this approach has been to weaken American power on the world stage rather than strengthen it. 1. Apology to France and Europe (“America Has Shown Arrogance”) Speech by President Obama, Rhenus Sports Arena, Strasbourg, France, April 3, 2009. So we must be honest with ourselves. In recent years we’ve allowed our Alliance to drift. I know that there have been honest disagreements over policy, but we also know that there’s something more that has crept into our relationship. In America, there’s a failure to appreciate Europe’s leading role in the world. Instead of celebrating your dynamic union and seeking to partner with you to meet common challenges, there have been times where America has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive. 2. Apology to the Muslim World (“We Have Not Been Perfect”) President Obama, interview with Al Arabiya, January 27, 2009. My job to the Muslim world is to communicate that the Americans are not your enemy. We sometimes make mistakes. We have not been perfect. But if you look at the track record, as you say, America was not born as a colonial power, and that the same respect and partnership that America had with the Muslim world as recently as 20 or 30 years ago, there’s no reason why we can’t restore that. 3. Apology to the Summit of the Americas (“At Times We Sought to Dictate Our Terms”) President Obama, address to the Summit of the Americas opening ceremony, Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 17, 2009. All of us must now renew the common stake that we have in one another. I know that promises of partnership have gone unfulfilled in the past, and that trust has to be earned over time. While the United States has done much to promote peace and prosperity in the hemisphere, we have at times been disengaged, and at times we sought to dictate our terms. But I pledge to you that we seek an equal partnership. There is no senior partner and junior partner in our relations; there is simply engagement based on mutual respect and common interests and shared values. So Blue Rapids Auto & Hardware NAPA Auto Parts Do It Best Hardware Hunting & Fishing Licenses Hydraulic Hoses • Saw Chains Corn Stoves • Ammunition Infrared Heaters I’m here to launch a new chapter of engagement that will be sustained throughout my administration. The United States will be willing to acknowledge past errors where those errors have been made. 4. Apology at the G-20 Summit of World Leaders (“Some Restoration of America’s Standing in the World”) News conference by President Obama, ExCel Center, London, United Kingdom, April 2, 2009. I would like to think that with my election and the early decisions that we’ve made, that you’re starting to see some restoration of America’s standing in the world. And although, as you know, I always mistrust polls, international polls seem to indicate that you’re seeing people more hopeful about America’s leadership. I just think in a world that is as complex as it is, that it is very important for us to be able to forge partnerships as opposed to simply dictating solutions. Just to try to crystallize the example, there’s been a lot of comparison here about Bretton Woods. “Oh, well, last time you saw the entire international architecture being remade.” Well, if there’s just Roosevelt and Churchill sitting in a room with a brandy, that’s an easier negotiation. But that’s not the world we live in, and it shouldn’t be the world that we live in. 5. Apology for the War on Terror (“We Went off Course”) President Obama, speech at the National Archives, Washington, D.C., May 21, 2009. Unfortunately, faced with an uncertain threat, our government made a series of hasty decisions. I believe that many of these decisions were motivated by a sincere desire to protect the American people. But I also believe that all too often our government made decisions based on fear rather than foresight; that all too often our government trimmed facts and evidence to fit ideological predispositions. Instead of strategically applying our power and our principles, too often we set those principles aside as luxuries that we could no longer afford. And during this season of fear, too many of us— Democrats and Republicans, politicians, journalists, and citizens—fell silent. In other words, we went off course. And this is not my assessment alone. It was an assessment that was shared by the American people who nominated candidates for President from both major parties who, despite our many differences, called for a new approach— one that rejected torture and one that recognized the imperative of closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay. 6. Apology for Guantanamo in France (“Sacrificing Your Values”) If you like the Free Press please tell these Advertisers 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 Speech by President Obama, Rhenus Sports Arena, Strasbourg, France, April 3, 2009. Our two republics were founded in service of these ideals. In America, it is written into our founding documents as “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” In France: “Liberté”—absolutely—“egalité, fraternité.” Our moral authority is derived from the fact that generations of our citizens have fought and bled to uphold these values in our nations and others. And that’s why we can never sacrifice them for expedience’s sake. That’s why I’ve ordered the closing of the detention center in Guantanamo Bay. That’s why I can stand here today and say without equivocation or exception that the United States of America does not and will not torture. In dealing with terrorism, we can’t lose sight of our values and who we are. That’s why I closed Guantanamo. That’s why I made very clear that we will not engage in certain interrogation practices. I don’t believe that there is a contradiction between our security and our values. And when you start sacrificing your values, when you lose yourself, then over the long term that will make you less secure. 7. Apology before the Turkish Parliament (“Our Own Darker Periods in Our History”) Speech by President Obama to the Turkish Parliament, Ankara, Turkey, April 6, 2009. Every challenge that we face is more easily met if we tend to our own democratic foundation. This work is never over. That’s why, in the United States, we recently ordered the prison at Guantanamo Bay closed. That’s why we prohibited—without exception or equivocation—the use of torture. All of us have to change. And sometimes change is hard. Another issue that confronts all democracies as they move to the future is how we deal with the past. The United States is still working through some of our own darker periods in our history. Facing the Washington Monument that I spoke of is a memorial of Abraham Lincoln, the man who freed those who were enslaved even after Washington led our Revolution. Our country still struggles with the legacies of slavery and segregation, the past treatment of Native Americans. Human endeavor is by its nature imperfect. History is often tragic, but unresolved, it can be a heavy weight. Each country must work through its past. And reckoning with the past can help us seize a better future. 8. Apology for U.S. Policy toward the Americas (“The United States Has Not Pursued and Sustained Engagement with Our Neighbors”) Opinion editorial by President Obama: “Choosing a Better Future in the Americas,” April 16, 2009. Too often, the United States has not pursued and sustained engagement with our neighbors. We have been too easily distracted by other priorities, and have failed to see that our own progress is tied directly to progress throughout the Americas. My Administration is committed to the promise of a new day. We will renew and sustain a broader partnership between the United States and the hemisphere on behalf of our common prosperity and our common security. 9. Apology for the Mistakes of the CIA (“Potentially We’ve Made Some Mistakes”) Remarks by the President to CIA employees, CIA Headquarters, Langley, Virginia, April 20, 2009. The remarks followed the controversial decision to release Office of Legal Counsel memoranda detailing CIA enhanced interrogation techniques used against terrorist suspects. So don’t be discouraged by what’s happened in the last few weeks. Don’t be discouraged that we have to acknowledge potentially we’ve made some mistakes. That’s how we learn. But the fact that we are willing to acknowledge them and then move forward, that is precisely why I am proud to be President of the United States, and that’s why you should be proud to be members of the CIA. 10. Apology for Guantanamo in Washington (“A Rallying Cry for Our Enemies”) President Obama, speech at the National Archives, Washington, D.C., May 21, 2009. There is also no question that Guantanamo set back the moral authority that is America’s strongest currency in the world. Instead of building a durable framework for the struggle against al Qaeda that drew upon our deeply held values and traditions, our government was defending positions that undermined the rule of law. In fact, part of the rationale for establishing Guantanamo in the first place was the misplaced notion that a prison there would be beyond the law—a proposition that the Supreme Court soundly rejected. Meanwhile, instead of serving as a tool to counter terrorism, Guantanamo TIGER’s DEN Odell, Ne - 402-766-8805 Friday: Fish Fry with catfish, pollock or tilapia and Prime Rib Saturday: Signature Prime Rib Sunday Noon: Fried Chicken Dinner Catering & Party Room Available! became a symbol that helped al Qaeda recruit terrorists to its cause. Indeed, the existence of Guantanamo likely created more terrorists around the world than it ever detained. TO BUY OR SELL - CALL PRELL FARM • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL Donald Prell Realty & Auction 1488 Frontier Rd. • Marysville, Ks 66508 785-799-3787 • Cell - 785-562-6787 7A 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 GARAGE SALE Hugh Multi-Family Garage Sale Fri: 26th 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Sat: 27th 8 a.m. - Noon Floral Hall @ Blue Rapids Fair-grounds Twin Valley Thrift Stores UNLOAD YOUR UNWANTED ITEMS, WE’LL PICK THEM UP! Drop off your items at any one of these divisions of Twin Valley Developmental Services nearest to you The Wearhouse 107 Commercial Waterville, KS (785) 363-2490 Blue Rapids United Methodist Church Soup Day - Nov. 6th Serving 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Chili, Veg. Beef, Potato, Chicken Noodle Relishes, Dessert, Drink, Free Will Offering GO VOTE! 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. MARSHALL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 600 Broadway, Marysville, Ks Phone: 785-562-3485 • Fax: 785-562-9984 •Immunizations •WIC •Kan Be Healthy Screening •Pre-School & Kindergarten Physicals •HIV/STD Testing Site •Child Care Licensing & Complaint Site HOURS: Mon./Tues./Thurs.: 8am-12pm & 12:30-5pm – Wed.:8am-8pm Friday: Closed For a complete listing of services, visit www.marshallcohealth.org Next 2 New 507 Williams Beattie, KS (785) 353-2347 So the record is clear: Rather than keeping us safer, the prison at Guantanamo has weakened American national security. It is a rallying cry for our enemies. Wildcat Thrift 107 W. North Hanover, KS (785) 337-2629
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