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Vol. 4 Number 24 Thursday, August 2, 2012
Lee And Heather Breasseale
Opens New Bakery In Blue Rapids
Open For Business
Lee Breasseale, owner of C-4 Bakery waits on a customer Saturday at their open house party.
C-4 Bakery
Opens
C-4 Bakery owned by Lee and
Heather Breasseale has opened for
business on East Highway 77 in
Blue Rapids. It is located in the former
Daisy Creem building at 505 E.
5th St.
The C-4 stands for Culinary,
Creations, Cakes and Confections
for all your Special Occasions. Lee
is a Culinary Artist Chef.
The C-4 Bakery is set up for costomers
to come in and enjoy coffee
and fantastic bakery creations.
Area residensts were coming and
going on Satuday and Sunday at the
Open House Party put on by C-4.
There hours will be: Mon. Tues.
Thurs. Fri. 5:30-10:30 a.m.
Closed Wed.
Saturday and Sunday they are
open. 6a.m.-Noon
C-4 Bakery owners Lee and Heather Breasseale with Alicia
(back row) Treven and Kyra.
Marysville Hosts
Local Artists
Businesses lining Marysville’s main
street will host local artists on
Thursday, August 9. From 5:00 p.m.
until 7:00 p.m. the Marshall County
Arts Cooperative and Marysville’s
Chamber of Commerce will sponsor
“After Hours With The Arts.” The
event teams the business community
with the arts community to attract people
to historic downtown Marysville.
This is the fourth time the groups
have teamed to sponsor the event.
“Our other collaborations were successful
so we decided to do it again,”
said Wayne Kruse, the arts cooperative’s
executive director. “Last year
several hundred people attended the
event, and people have talked about
the event since. It was an easy decision
to make to do it again.”
The Chamber of Commerce’s retail
committee discussed the idea and supported
sponsoring the fourth annual
event.
While people are shopping in
downtown Marysville, they get the
added bonus of watching artists create;
whether watching artists paint or
throw on the potter’s wheel or create
music, there will be a variety of art on
display. Plus, shoppers will have the
opportunity to buy pieces of art created
by local artists. Simply, the event
attracts shoppers to downtown businesses
as well as showcases the talents
of local artists.
“It’s a win-win collaboration,”
Kruse said.
More than fourteen artists are participating
in the event. Some of the
artists will demonstrate their painting
techniques and others will have their
paintings on display while others will
play music for people to enjoy. While
shoppers move from business to business,
they will have the opportunity to
watch artists paint as well as enter into
discussions with the artists about their
works.
Ray Buck, Teri Cohorst, Dennis and
Jeri Doak, Heather Etelamaki, Heidi
Etelamaki, Willa Griswold, Deborah
Hanes Nelson, Jerry Horton, Alex
Laughlin, Marshall County Country
Quilt Divas, Tom Parker, Judy Scott,
April Spicer, and Jenny Thayer-Wood
are the artists who will showcase their
art.
“As always, we’re pleased that so
many artists are willing to share their
talents with us,” said Kruse. “This
year, we’re featuring a stained glass
artist, too. Ray Buck is going to show
people how to create stained glass
works of art at Ar-Ex. This is always
a popular request – people want to
learn how to create stained glass.”
Additionally, special activities are
planned at the Koester House
Museum. Artworks that depict the
Koester House Museum and Gardens
will be displayed, created and emulated
during the event. The museum will
include a display of works by local
and other artists, all depicting some
feature of the museum and gardens.
Works by Mary Louise Tejeda Brown,
Joe Oswalt, Emily Spunaugle, Ray
Weisenberger, David Hammett, Dr.
Fernando Ugarte and Luci Swim will
be shown. The artworks are owned by
Marysville Public Library, the city of
Marysville, the Advocate, and individuals.
Plus, several local artists will set up
their easels and draw or paint in the
yard during the event. Included will be
Willa Griswold, Tom Parker, and April
Spicer.
In conjunction with the event, the
Marysville Public Library is sponsoring
a Craft Fest for children of all ages
from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the
library. “It’s a make-it and take-it
affair,” said Pat Breeding, one of the
library’s employees. “We’ll have a
variety of centers for kids to experience.
This will give the kids an opportunity
to express their artistic talents.”
The evening will culminate with a
special concert. The Marshall County
Community Band will give a concert
starting at 7:00 p.m. on the lawn of the
Koester House Museum located at the
corner of 10th Street and Broadway.
“After everyone has shopped and
watched the artists, they can come to
the Koester House for a great concert,”
said Kruse. “It’s a full evening
of festivities in downtown Marysville.
What a neat opportunity!”
A new addition was started at last
year’s event that featured a sweet shop
sponsored by RSVP. The tradition
continues this year at the new offices
of RSVP, 813 Broadway. Shoppers
can enjoy sweet treats made by RSVP
volunteers, explore the agency’s new
office, and view art.
The following businesses are participating
in the event: 4 Carats, Ar-Ex
Drug Store, Garden of Eden, Koester
House Museum, Marysville Advocate,
Lee Dam Center for Fine Art,
Marysville Public Library, Toledo’s
Coffee and Deli, Porch Swing,
Reflections Hallmark, RSVP, and
Wagon Wheel.
Valley Heights All Stars Take To The Stage This Weekend
Valley Heights All Stars will
own this weekend. Cool Suit takes
the stage on Friday, August 3 at 8
pm, Saturday, August 4 at 8 pm
and Sunday, August 5 at 2 pm. All
performances will be at the
Waterville Opera House. Cost of
admission is $6.00 for adults and
$4.00 for youth. There will also
be a lasagna supper at the
Waterville Grade School before
Saturday’s performance from 5 to
7 pm.
“Cool Suit”, a remake of the
Emperor’s New Clothes story, has
a total cast of forty-nine youth and
the returning experience of the
veterans provides a solid base for
the performances. “Going into my
senior year, I can’t imagine not
doing an All Stars production.
This is a great musical with some
of the best music we have ever
performed,” said Jessie Zidek.
When “Cool Suit” takes the
stage, there will be a total of sixteen
in the company that have
been a part of the All Stars group
for five productions or more.
Those with five years or more of
experience include Ashton
O’Toole, Max Blaske, Brady
Trimble, Kayla Smith, Rosa
Blaske, Gillian Zidek, Samantha
Vermetten, Nathan Kurtz, Haden
Botkin, Emma Tryon, Drew
Mann, Jessie Zidek, Greg Hutson,
Alex Laughlin and Shelby
On the final day of Valley Heights Summer Camp Exploration, the kids took a walk to the Opera House to watch the Valley Heights All
Stars present segments of their latest play, “Cool Suit”. The All Stars are looking forward to their performances of “Cool Suit” on
August 3 and August 4 at 8 pm and August 5 at 2 pm at the Waterville Opera House.

News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, August 2, 2012
The Waterville City Council
will hold their 2013 Budget
Hearing on Monday, August
13, 2012 at the Waterville City
Hall.
According to the Treasurer's
Yearly Financial Statement the
City started 2012 with
$940,639.97 in the bank. This
figure takes in all Funds.
The 2013 Net Expenditures,
shown above, is $2,156,045
this is lower than the
Obituaries
Ernest McRae
McRae, Ernest, 92, retired
attorney and WWII U.S. Army
Air Corps veteran, passed
away, Sunday, May 27, 2012.
Service, 11:00 a.m. Friday, St.
Memorial Services for Paul
Watson Cornell and Margaret
Cornell will be held at the
United Presbyterian Church in
Blue Rapids on August 11th at
City of Waterville
will meet on the 13th day of August, 2012 at 7:25 p.m. at the City Hall for the purpose of
hearing and answering objections of taxpayers relating to the proposed use of all funds and the amount of ad valorem tax
$2,310,000 in last years
Budget. The 2012 Net figure
shown above is what they
spent. In the 2012 Budget the
Waterville Council had the
authority to spend the $2.3 but
looking above they only spent
$1.4 million.
The Blue Rapids 2013
Budget calls for the authority to
spend up to $1,505,300. The
reason that Waterville, a smaller
town, has a larger budget is
James Episcopal Church.
Preceded in death by his son,
Marc. Survivors include his
wife, Joan; children, Karen
Muth, Marsha Bacon, Janet
Paul Cornell and Margaret Cornell
1:00 p.m.. Both were cremated.
Paul was born in Blue Rapids
on April 19, 1915 and died on
April 26, 2010. Margaret died
on February 12, 2012. Paul was
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BUDGET SUMMARU
Proposed Budget 2013 Expenditures and Amount of 2012 Ad Valorem Tax establish the maximum limits of the 2013 budget
Est Tax Rate is subject to change depending on the final assessed valuation.
2011 2012 Proposed Budget 2013
Prior Year Actual Actual Current Year Est Actual Amount of 2012 Est.
FUND Expenditures Tax Rate * of Expenditures Tax Rate * Expenditures Ad Valorem Tax Tax Rate *
General 459,937 59.637 461,774 58.737 560,803 156,203 58.684
Library 27,411 2.185 25,588 2.143 291,304 5,880 2.209
Special Highway 44,897 47,900 50,135
Ambulance 91,748 92,336 152,166
Special Machinery (Equip. Res 13,213 5,000 37,508
Historical 6,369 15,800 31,158
Sewer Utility 41,634 48,050 132,310
Water Utility 86,743 122,600 302,334
Lights Utility 796,776 834,260 795,827
Totals 1,568,728 61.822 1,653,308 60.880 2,353,545 162,083 60.893
Less: Transfers 132,500 162,500 197,500
Net Expenditure 1,436,228 1,490,808 2,156,045
Total Tax Levied 161,524 160,399 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assessed
Valuation 2,612,716 2,634,715 2,661,767
Outstanding Indebtedness,
January 1, 2010 2011 2012
G.O. Bonds 0 0 0
Revenue Bonds 0 0 0
Other 0 109,195 83,288
Lease Pur Princ 57,945 20,263 0
Total 57,945 129,458 83,288
*Tax rates are expressed in mills
Waterville Council Will Hold Budget Hearing
Georgia Larmore
Georgia K. Larmore, age 69,
of Manhattan, died July 25,
2012, at Via Christi Village in
Manhattan.
She was born February 22,
1943, in Blue Rapids, Kansas,
the daughter of Cylester D. and
Lucille V. (Harrington) Saville.
She grew up in Wamego and
attended local schools.
Georgia worked for her parents
in the Wamego Café for
several years. She later worked
for various restaurants in
Manhattan, and for 11 years she
worked for Country Kitchen
and retired as the manager.
She enjoyed camping, traveling,
flowers, crafts when
younger and spoiling her dogs.
Georgia K. Larmore
On August 15, 1983, in
Manhattan, she was married to
Phillip Larmore. Mr. Larmore
survives of the home.
Additional survivors include
that Waterville owns it’s own
Electrical System. They have a
budget (2013) of $795,827.
Last year they spend $834,260.
Waterville could have spent
$1,009,142 last year but they
did not.
The way the State of Kansas
has City Budget the year is a
little confusing. The Budget for
2013 gives them the authority
to spend up to an amount. But
on they same form the City is
Chegwidden & Brian McRae;
sister, Betty Feldhausen; seven
grandchildren; five great
grandchildren. In lieu of flowers,
a memorial has been estab-
the grandson of Samuel Francis
Paul who was a long time resident
of Blue Rapids. Reception
will be held at 2:15 p.m. in
Faith Hall and interment at
her two sisters: Sheryl Saville
and Mary Holley both of
Wamego; and numerous nieces
and nephews, and great nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; two sisters,
Velota Moore and Linda
Hecke; and one brother, Loren
Dale Saville in infancy.
Cremation is planned with
memorial services were held at
2:00 P.M. Tuesday, July 31st, at
the Yorgensen- Meloan-
Londeen Funeral Chapel with
Father Don Zimmerman officiating.
Private family inurnment
will be in the Kansas
Veterans’ Cemetery at Fort
Riley.
Kenneth L. Sells, Agent
required to list the Actual
amount for (2011) and what
they think they will spend in
2012.
A citizen can not look at the
2013 Budget and compare it to
2012 unless they have the proposed
2012 Budget in their
hand.
This is why people look at
the Budget Hearing notice and
decide to stay home.
lished with St. James Episcopal
Church, 3750 E. Douglas,
Wichita, KS 67208
Prospect Hill Cemetery at 3:50
p.m.
The family will receiveed
friends from 7:00 until 8:30
P.M. Monday at the Yorgensen-
Meloan-Londeen Funeral
Home.
Online condolences may be
left for the family through the
funeral home website at
www.ymlfuneralhome.com.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Terry C.
Johnson Center for Basic
Cancer Research.
Contributions may be left in
care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-
Londeen Funeral Home, 1616
Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS
66502.
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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, August 2, 2012 3A
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is showing off the paint on her hands after making artwork with her hand prints.
Kansas Profile...
Marci Penner..Part 1
By Ron Wilson, director of
the Huck Boyd National
Institute for Rural
Development at Kansas State
University.
There’s a storm forming in
south central Kansas. Looks
like a strong one. But there’s no
need to take cover and there’s
no alert issued by the National
Weather Service. This isn’t a
thunderstorm. It’s a brainstorm
– specifically, a big rural brainstorm,
generated from the creative
mind of rural advocate
Marci Penner. It’s today’s
Kansas Profile.
Marci Penner, whom we’ve
featured before, is an author
and founder of the Kansas
Explorers Club, the Kansas
Sampler Foundation, and the
We Kan! initiative. Marci,
based at Inman, has long been
an advocate of rural Kansas.
Marci and others came up
with the idea for a special type
of gathering. It wasn’t a conference
or a seminar. It came to be
called the Big Rural
Brainstorm, and it was held in
Newton in February 2012.
As articulated by Marci, the
goal of the gathering was to
“bring together people from
every aspect of rural life in
order to find common possibilities
and create innovative
grassroots solutions that are
achievable, especially by volunteer-led
communities.”
As with other Marci projects,
it was driven by possibilities.
The planners asked, “What if
we brought a couple of hundred
passionate rural Kansans
together, stirred up the energy,
and looked at common issues
from a completely different
point of view? What if we all
were committed to a “renewed
rural” and we amped up our
collective energies and focused
on ideas that could result in
grassroots action—some by the
time we leave? What if the
room was full of PowerUps to
mix with all those who have
been working at this for years?
And, what if we had a lot of fun
doing this?”
Those questions led to a special
type of gathering. This was
not your grandfather’s conference.
It was different from the
meetings put on by representatives
of government agencies.
This was planned by private
sector, non-profit rural advocates.
Instead of one big corporate
sponsor, there were lots of
small sponsorships from individuals
and local businesses.
Some 200 rural Kansans
attended the Big Rural
Brainstorm. They came from
Kansas communities large and
small. People even came from
communities as small as
Olsburg, population 189;
Morrowville, population 164;
and Morland, population 159
people. Now, that’s rural.
As promised, it was different
from just another conference.
Here is a list of the keynote
speakers:…… Oops, there
were no keynote speakers. All
participants had the opportunity
to speak up, network and
brainstorm together, in groups
large and small.
The Big Rural Brainstorm
began with self-introductions
of people who described why
they love their rural communities.
The format which followed
consisted of diverse
breakout sessions, StandUp
reviews, appointments, and
group discussions on particular
rural topics. Discussion topics
included rural housing, utilizing
the elderly, technology,
rural tourism, foodies, linking
inventors and investors, education,
rural grocery stores, and
more. Participants were
encouraged to think big and
bold. Of course, there was food
and fun along the way, including
Lost Trail Root Beer floats.
The Big Rural Brainstorm
definitely brought together
diverse perspectives on rural
issues, but what about that element
of action which is all-toooften
missing from the conferences
people attend? Marci and
the planners had ideas on that
as well.
They organized the program
so that, on the final morning,
many participants were invited
to come forward and declare
specific action steps they
would take when they returned
to their home communities. A
sampling of those actions
included starting a community
garden and community foundation,
developing a rural entertainment
network and internship
programs for businesses,
and doing an inventory of
PowerUps.
For more information, go
to Kansas Sampler Foundation.
The storm has cleared over
south central Kansas. It was a
strong one, alright, but it wasn’t
a thunderstorm or tornado. It
was a brainstorm. We commend
Marci Penner and all
those involved with the Big
Rural Brainstorm for making a
difference by stimulating creative
thinking and moving people
to action. Besides rain,
that’s the type of storm we need
in rural Kansas.
And there’s more. A major
part of the Big Rural
Brainstorm had to do with
PowerUps. What are
PowerUps? We’ll learn the
answer to that question next
week.
OTE
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Marshall County Treasurer
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NEWS EWS Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, August 2, 2012
"Suitable" Funding of K-12
Should Not be Based on Montoy
Kansas Policy Institute
The attorneys representing
Kansas school districts suing
taxpayers for additional funding
in Gannon v. State of
Kansas are trying to prove that
the State is not making suitable
provision for K-12 funding.
Their definition of "suitable" is
based on a formula that the legislature
implemented after the
Kansas Supreme Court ordered
nearly a billion dollar increase
in the 2005 Montoy decision.
But the Montoy decision was
based on a seriously flawed
study.
"Basing suitability on the
Montoy decision or any variation
thereof throws efficient use
of taxpayer money out the window.
The 2001 Augenblick &
Myers (A&M) study was supposed
to take efficiency into
account but they admitted that
they deviated from their own
methodology and by doing so,
gave the court inflated numbers,"
said Kansas Policy
Institute president Dave
Trabert.
KPI published a legal analysis
of Montoy in 2009 that was
written by Caleb Stegall, now
Gov. Brownback's general
counsel. Stegall wrote a critique
of the previous efforts to
By Pat Osborne
The Museum volunteers are
frequently so busy they don’t
take time to share with you all
that is going on in your Blue
Rapids Museum. We thought
that a brief note in the Blue
Rapids Free Press would be a
good way to keep you caught
up.
On Sunday, August 12, from
7:00-9:00 the Museum will be
sponsoring a “Pickin and
Grinnin” and Eatin’ Ice Cream
in Fountain Park. Plans are to
determine suitability with a nod
to cost-effectiveness that still
holds today, "So while the
Legislative Post Audit (LPA)
study - and the A&M study for
that matter - attempted to provide
informed estimates of the
price of certain policy decisions,
in the end, LPA rightly
recognized that only the
Legislature is capable of making
such decisions. As such, the
best that any cost study can do
is inform the Legislature as to
the range of possible costs
associated with different policy
decision, and not dictate the
exact price tag associated with
a funding system that passes
constitutional muster. This fact
simply brings critical clarity to
the contradictions at the heart
of the school finance debacle in
Kansas."
Trabert continued, "The subsequent
Legislative Post Audit
study was designed to essentially
replicate the A&M study.
LPA very deliberately reported
that they were not asked to
determine what it would cost if
schools were organized and
operated in a cost-effective
manner."
LPA made this very clear on
page two of their report. "In
other words, it's important to
remember that these cost stud-
Sharing The Events
have each chef prepare their
favorite homemade ice cream
recipe so you all have an interesting
assortment from which
to pick.
Progress is being made on
the “back room”. The new
donation room has been framed
and electrified. Lee Bigham
says he will donate his labor to
insulate it. Once wallboards
are up and painted, flooring
installed and shelving moved
in, we will be ready to move all
the donated items in the old
ies are intended to help the
Legislature decide appropriate
funding levels for K-12 public
education. They aren't intended
to dictate any specific funding
level, and shouldn't be viewed
that way.
Finally, within these cost
studies we weren't directed to,
nor did we try to, examine the
most cost-effective way for
Kansas school districts to be
organized and operated. Those
can be major studies in their
own right. However, such
issues potentially could be
addressed in the on-going
school audits we'll be doing
after these cost studies are
completed. Topics for those
audits will be approved by the
2010 Commission, which was
created by the 2005
Legislature."
The 2010 Commission waited
three years to have LPA
begin to look at efficient operations
of schools. They released
a study in July 2009 that cited
eighty recommendations for
schools to save money without
impacting outcomes. The next
step was to have been audits of
individual districts but superintendents
objected and convinced
the Commission to stop
the mandatory efficiency
audits.
At one time, this Bell System operator desk was the newest in State of Kansas. Now
you can see it at the Blue Rapids Museum.
room into the new room.
Progress!
On July 19th, we had special
visitors from Valley View
Senior Life Home in Junction
City. Five residents and four
assistants joined Nancy Nolte,
Pat and Kathy Osborne at the
Blue Valley Cafe for lunch and
then toured the Museum. Betty
Karr from Valley View was a
special guest of Pat and
Kathy’s as she was Kathy’s
babysitter in Hays, KS about 45
years ago.
Trabert continued, "All
along the way, the Legislature
has attempted to receive information
on the efficient use of
taxpayer money in public education
but their efforts have
been thwarted. They passed
legislation that encouraged districts
to direct 65% of funding
into Instructional costs in
another attempt to ensure that
taxpayer money was put to the
best use but districts ignored
them. Instruction spending
accounted for 53.6% of total
spending in 2005; total spending
was $1.3 billion higher in
2011 but Instruction spending
was only 54.3% of the total.
Upon discovering that districts
had used another $400 million
in state and local tax dollars to
increase cash reserves since
2005, legislation was passed to
make a lot of that money easily
accessible but very little of the
money has been used."
Trabert concluded by saying,
"Legislators have shown multiple
good-faith efforts to make
provision for suitable finance
of public education and we
believe they have fulfilled their
constitutional obligation to do
so. 'Suitability' may not be a
clearly-defined term but it certainly
hasn't been established
by any study to date."
Break Up the Banks? Be
Careful of What You Ask For
By Mark A. Calabria
CATO Institute
One of the architects of
today’s big banks, Sandy Weill,
who helped build Citibank into
the behemoth it is today, has
come out and called for breaking
up the largest banks “so that
the taxpayer will never be at
risk, the depositors won’t be at
risk.”
If only it were so simple.
Weill should remember the
savings & loan crisis of the late
1980s and early 1990s. That
crisis mostly involved
small institutions, yet
it cost taxpayers a lot and did
significant harm to depositors.
Perhaps Weill believes the
400+ small banks that have
failed in the current crisis had
little effect on the economy.
While I admittedly haven’t
run the numbers, it’s hard for
me to believe that 400+ bank
failures did not have some negative
macroeconomic effects,
in addition to being very
expensive for the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation.
In fact, I would argue that the
single largest problem facing
the banking industry before this
crisis was a lack of geographic
diversification. Our long history
of extensive branch banking
restrictions kept banks small
and extremely vulnerable to
local and regional downturns.
Fortunately, we deregulated
that area in 1994. The result has
been a more stable financial
system. Would Wells Fargo
even be standing today if it had
been limited to the California
housing market (where Wells
Fargo got its start)?
Weill needs to tell us, if we
were to break up the banks,
where exactly will that
risk go? It isn’t going to just
disappear. As I’ve argued elsewhere,
one result of our small,
fragmented 1920s banking system
was the creation of Fannie
Mae, the Federal Housing
Administration, and the Federal
Home Loan Banks.
Need I remind Weill that the
current bailout of Fannie and
Freddie is at least $180 billion
and counting, far exceeding the
costs of all other rescues in the
recent financial crisis combined?
If we’d had bigger
banks in the 1930s, we could
have avoided the creation of
such disasters as Fannie and
Freddie and the FDIC (witness
the stability of Canada’s diversified
banking system, both in
the 1930s and recently).
The most effective solution
to risk-taking by big banks, as
I’ve argued elsewhere, is to
stop trying to micromanage
what risk banks are taking and
start pulling back their safety
net. It is largely the moral hazard
created by various government
guarantees protecting
“Too-Big-To-Fail” banks that
caused the most recent crisis.
It’s time to start reducing, if
not eliminating, those guarantees.
Ultimately, Too-Big-To-
Fail is a political problem, not
an economic one. The solution
is to be found in limiting government,
not the banks.
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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, August 2, 2012 5A
Team Takes Second Place
The Lady Prospects 13U basketball team are show with their 2nd place medals from the Bonner Springs MAYB
tournament. Picture are (l to r) Jordan VanAuken, Kiersten Talbot, Taylor Doner, Chloe Cudney, Rachel Heiman,
Ally Kort, Jordan Eshbaugh, and Bryclin Alstrom.
Be Cautious Of Door-To-Door Sales
By Kansas Attorney General
Derek Schmidt
This time of year, our office
receives many complaints from
consumers regarding door-todoor
sales. Lately, we’ve seen
an increase in these complaints,
especially those regarding the
sale of meat and security systems.
So, here are a few tips to
help keep you safe from highpressure
sales, which may even
be outright scams.
Know your rights. Kansas
law guarantees you three days
to cancel any purchase of $25
or more made in your home or
at a location that is not the permanent
place of business or
local address of the seller, often
referred to as the “Cooling-Off
Rule.” The salesperson must
verbally inform you of your
cancellation rights at the time
of sale. You also must be given
two copies of a cancellation
form and a copy of your contract
or receipt.
The contract or receipt must
be dated, show the name and
address of the seller, be in a
large legible font and explain
your right to cancel. The contract
or receipt must be in the
same language used in the sales
presentation. If you wish to
cancel and you did not receive
two copies of the cancellation
policy, for your records, be sure
to copy the signed and dated
policy that you are mailing to
the company. It is also suggested
you send this cancellation
by certified mail so you can
track it. Companies are then
required to refund the customer’s
money within 10 days
of receiving the cancellation.
Under this Cooling-Off Rule, it
is also against Kansas law for
the salespersons or the company
to cash your check within
this three-day period.
Meat Sales
Ask for documentation. Ask
for written information on the
company and dealer and take
plenty of time to read it. If you
lack the time to check into the
distribution practices of the
company, consider not purchasing
at that point in time. Once
you have read the information
and researched the company,
you can contact them to come
back and make a purchase then.
Reputable companies will have
a local sales office with a published
price list that includes
the address and phone number
of the company. Along with the
price list, the company may
offer recipes and nutritional
information about its products.
You can also check the company
online through the Better
Business Bureau at
www.bbb.com.
Look at the label. U.S.
Department of Agriculture-
(USDA) and state-inspected
products are required to have
the inspection legend or “bug”
and give information about the
product on the label. On raw
products, species, cut, net
weight, ingredients and safe
handling instructions are
required. No ingredient, including
marinades or other flavorings,
may be added to fresh
meat or poultry unless the
ingredient is listed on the label.
Beware of any dealer who
wants you to purchase bulk
quantities of meat and poultry
that are not properly labeled.
Always ask the dealer to leave
the box or labeling information
if individual products are not
labeled. If a product is labeled
with a term such as “restaurant
quality,” ask the company
which USDA grade is compa-
Corporate Welfare In
The Federal Budget
Tad DeHaven
Cato Institute
Rising federal spending and
huge deficits are pushing the
nation toward a financial and
economic crisis. Policymakers
should find and eliminate
wasteful, damaging, and
unneeded programs in the federal
budget. One good way to
save money would be to cut
subsidies to businesses.
Corporate welfare in the feder-
al budget costs taxpayers
almost $100 billion a year.
Policymakers claim that
business subsidies are needed
to fix alleged market failures or
to help American companies
better compete in the global
economy. However, corporate
welfare often subsidizes failing
and mismanaged businesses
and induces firms to spend
more time on lobbying rather
than on making better products.
July Activities At Country Place
The Fourth of July was celebrated
by shooting fireworks,
including each resident having
their own box of snappers.
Following the fireworks, homemade
ice cream and red, white
and blue cupcakes were
enjoyed.
Residents met to organize a
reading club. Inspirational
mysteries seemed to be the
topic of interest for the first
book. National Sugar Cookie
Day was celebrated with residents
decorating an assortment
of cookie designs with various
colors of icing and decorations.
Our first outing to a movie
was enjoyed at the local theatre
with a special showing for our
residents of “Big Miracle”. It
was too hot to play outdoor
games this month so the resi-
dents enjoyed bowling on the
Wii. Musical entertainment
throughout the month included
the Victory Singers from
Victory Baptist Church, Larry
and Betty Raub, and JoAnn
Walcott.
A shopping trip to Wal-Mart
was enjoyed by several residents,
followed by coffee and
donuts. Donita Cohorst,
Pampered Chef dealer, showed
the latest in kitchen utensils,
compared to ones used years
ago. Various crafts are being
enjoyed each week.
A favorite was painting
flower pots and planting Hen
and Chick plants. Sunday
church services were conducted
by Victory Baptist,
Vineyard, United Methodist,
Church of Christ, and the
Christian churches.
rable. For additional information
contact the USDA Meat
and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-
674-6854 or
www.fsis.usda.gov.
Ask to see a retail food permit.
In Kansas, door-to-door
meat salespersons are required
to have a state license or permit
to sell meat, just like a regular
retailer. Ask to see the salesperson’s
license to sell. Contact
the Kansas Department of
Agriculture at (785) 296-5600
to see if the company is
licensed. State or federal
inspections are mandatory for
meat and poultry being transported
and sold within Kansas.
The state inspection programs
must enforce requirements at
least equal to those of federal
inspection laws.
Compare the price. Meat is
required to be priced by the
pound so you can comparison
shop.
Security Alarm Companies
Do your research. Some
cities require security alarm
companies to have a license,
including Topeka and Wichita.
Some even require each technician
installing an alarm to be
licensed. Make sure you know
what your city requires by calling
your City Hall, and ask any
technicians who come to your
door to show you the appropriate
license. Before you install
an alarm system, check the
company through the Better
Business Bureau website at
www.bbb.com.
Check your contracts. If you
have a current alarm and they
want to replace your old system,
make sure you are not still
obligated through a contractual
agreement with your current
security company.
Remember, it’s always best
Instead of correcting market
failures, federal subsidies misallocate
resources and introduce
government failures into
the marketplace.
While corporate welfare may
be popular with policymakers
who want to aid home-state
businesses, it undermines the
broader economy and transfers
wealth from average taxpaying
households to favored firms.
Corporate welfare also creates
strong ties between politicians
and business leaders, and these
ties are often the source of corruption
scandals in
Washington. Americans are
sick and tired of “crony capitalism,”
and the way to solve the
problem is to eliminate business
subsidy programs.
Corporate welfare doesn’t
aid economic growth and it is
an affront to America’s constitutional
principles of limited
government and equality under
the law. Policymakers should
therefore scour the budget for
business subsidies to eliminate.
Budget experts and policymakers
may differ on exactly which
programs represent unjustified
corporate welfare, but this
study provides a menu of about
$100 billion in programs to terminate.
Tad DeHaven is a budget
analyst on federal and state
budget issues for the Cato
Institute.
to control your own transactions,
rather than giving in to a
high-pressure salesperson
standing at your doorstep. If
you experience any problems
with door-to-door sales, please
call our Consumer Protection
Division at 1-800-432-2310 or
go online to www.ag.ks.gov to
file a complaint. It’s our job to
make sure Kansans’ rights as
consumers are observed and
protected.
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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, August 2, 2012 6A
Duensing Starts Medical Education
KANSAS CITY, Kan.—
Kirk Duensing from Blue
Rapids has begun his medical
education at the University of
Kansas.
Duensing is a recent graduate
of the University of Kansas.
As an undergraduate, he participated
in the Scholars in Rural
Health program, which identifies
and encourages students
from rural Kansas who are
interested in building successful
careers as physicians in
medically underserved areas.
The program provides a path
for students to assure their
admission to the University of
Kansas School of Medicine.
HOME NOTE...
By Susan A. Latta - CEA
Marshall County Extension
Agent
It is time to think about back
to school and with that brings
many opportunities for students
to participate in. My kids have
been getting invitations to join
dance, Boy Scouts, Soccer,
Football, Band, choir, 4-H, and
several others. It is amazing all
the different opportunities that
our youth have available to
them. While it’s natural for
parents to want children to
grow, learn and succeed, over
scheduling a child and his or
her family is rarely productive.
Parents need to evaluate
opportunities before making a
commitment some professionals
call a “competitive, super
culture.” For example a 13-
All Your Ag Needs
year-old boy who had been
invited to join a communitybased
soccer team. The boy
was enthusiastic after attending
a practice that went well.
Before deciding to add the
activity, he and his parents
reviewed his current commitments,
including school, football,
piano, and 4-H. Seeing
that his plate was already full,
the boy decided not to add soccer
to the list.
The family’s evaluation
before adding an activity sets a
good example. Parents need to
involve their children in the
evaluation and decision-making
process. When parents
make all the decisions, or when
the child makes all the decisions
the ultimate outcome of
the decision is rarely the best
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for the family. If children are
in different grades and attend
different schools, time commitments
may overlap, which can
add issues with transportation
and childcare. When making
decisions for the family it is
important to consider parentsâ€
time, job responsibilities,
and commitment to family
and community.
Check the financial commitment
before making a decision.
What will the activity cost? Do
you have to rent a band instrument
or uniform, buy a
required outfit for choir, purchase
football, cross country, or
tennis shoes or a tennis racquet?
And, what is the cost to
the family to attend events to
support their child/sibling?
In scheduling family activi-
Do I Need To Water My Lawn?
Michael Vogt
Marshall County Extension
Agent
It was the year 2000. I was
finishing my Masterâ€s
Thesis that summer and didn’t
have time to water and mow to
keep the lawn healthy. I
thought I will let the lawn go
dormant and I won’t have to
water or mow as much this
summer. That wasn’t a good
decision. The summer was dry
and when rain returned in the
fall much of my cool-season
lawn did not green up. So, in
WASHINGTON, D.C. –
Last night, the Lions Clubs
International Century of
Service Commemorative Coin
Act, S.1299, passed the U.S.
Senate by unanimous consent.
The legislation, authored by
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-
Kan.), authorizes the U.S.
Treasury to mint $1 silver coins
in honor of the Lions Clubs
International 100th
Anniversary in 2017. The bill
costs taxpayers no money, as
the sale price includes the cost
of designing and issuing the
coins. S.1299 must now be
passed by the U.S. House of
Representatives.
“We will soon celebrate the
100th Anniversary of an organization
that truly lives up to its
motto of ‘We Serve,’” Sen.
Students in the Scholars in
Rural Health program discover
2001 I had to replant much of
my lawn, which wasn’t all bad.
I got to plant a better tall fescue
variety.
Normally, a healthy lawn can
stay dormant for a good 5
weeks and still recover. After
the five weeks are up, it is
important to keep the crown
hydrated because if the crown
dies, the plant dies.
Apply about 1/4 inch of
water every two weeks to
hydrate the crown. This will be
enough to hydrate the crown
but not enough to encourage
Moran said, a 35-year member
and former President of the
Hays Lions Club in Kansas.
“Lions Clubs have empowered
generations of Americans to
serve their communities and
meet humanitarian needs. The
Lions Clubs International
Century of Service
Commemorative Coin Act is a
fitting way to honor the great
charitable work of millions of
volunteers since the organization’s
inception. Proceeds from
the coin will go toward Lions’
efforts to provide high-demand
charitable services to the most
vulnerable people throughout
the world.”
Lions Clubs International is
the world’s largest service club
organization with 1.35 million
members in more than 45,000
the rewards and challenges of
rural practice as they prepare
weed germination and growth.
The recommendations differ
for a lawn that was overwatered
so that it had a limited
root system. Such a lawn may
die unless allowed to slowly
enter dormancy. This is done
by shutting off the water gradually.
For example, instead of
watering several times a week,
wait a week before irrigating.
Then don’t water again for two
weeks. Thereafter, water every
two weeks as described above.
If you are wondering if the
turf is still alive, pull up an
clubs in 206 countries and geographic
areas, including more
than 270 clubs in Kansas. In
addition to its efforts to conquer
blindness, the organization
has made a strong commitment
to community service,
disaster relief, and helping
youth in Kansas and throughout
the world.
“I want to thank Senator
Moran – a fellow Lions club
member – and all the members
of Congress who are helping
pass the Lions Clubs
International Century of
Service Commemorative Coin
Act,” President of Lions Clubs
International Wayne A.
Madden said. “This act will
support Lions Clubs global
mission to help those with visual
impairments or disabilities,
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for entry into medical school.
During their junior and senior
years, students learn at the the
side of a physician-mentor in or
near their home community.
Duensing’s physician-mentor
was Randall Brown, M.D., of
Marysville.
Duensing is one of 14
Scholars to be accepted into the
School of Medicine’s Class of
2016. He and other first-year
students were formally welcomed
into the medical profession
at a white coat ceremony
in Kansas City on July 27.
Duensing attends the Kansas
City campus.
ties, remember to include family
time, such as game night, a
casual brunch, walk on a local
trail, bike ride, or volunteer
opportunity, such as cleaning
up a neighborâ€s yard, volunteering
at the thrift shop, or
helping out at a local recycling
center.
Doing so helps family members
make a connection as a
unit, and strengthens each
member of the unit. Donâ€t
forget to schedule “down
time†for adequate rest.
Still too busy? Review priorities
periodically and make
changes as needed.
More information on managing
family relationships is
available at K-State Research
and Extension office in
Marshall County or online:
www.ksre.ksu.edu.
individual plant and separate
the leaves from the crown. The
crown is the area between the
leaves and the roots. If it is still
hard and not papery and dry,
the plant is still alive.
I guess the lesson I learned is
that it is alright to let a lawn go
dormant, but even in dormancy
we may need to water in order
for the lawn to survive.
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
mvogt@ksu.edu.
Lions Gets Commemorative Coin
youth and those affected by disaster.”
The passage of S.1299,
which was endorsed by the
Special Olympics, highlights a
century of charitable services
to people in need and would
raise critical resources for
ongoing Lions programs for the
visually impaired, disabled,
youth and those affected by
major disasters. Over the last
century, Lions clubs have
played a major role in the fight
against blindness by preventing
vision loss for more than 30
million people and saving the
sight of more than 14 million
children through eye screenings,
surgeries, vaccinations
and other treatments.
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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, August 2, 2012
Marshall County Minutes
July 23, 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 Robert S.
Connell moved, seconded by
Thomas K. Holle. Unanimous.
Janitor Lou Wassenberg met
with the Board the following
bids for an 80 gallon commercial
water heater for the
Courthouse:
Latta Plumbing, Marysville,
KS A.O. Smith DVE 80 gallon
Sheriff’s Report
Marshall County Sheriff’s
Department
Jail Activity Sheet
Activities for the week of:
7/23/2012 to 7/29/2012
Name: Busby, Dannon
Address: Marysville, Kansas
Date of Birth: 11-05-1991
Charge: Domestic Battery
Date of Arrival: 07-25-2012
Date of Release: 07-25-
2012
Reason: OR Bond
Name: Butler, Jason
Address: Marysville,
Kansas
Date of Birth: 01-16-1978
Charge: Abuse of Toxic
Vapors
Date of Arrival: 07-25-2012
commercial water heater:
$4,895.00
State CSB 80 gallon commercial
water heater: $4,885.00
B & W Electric, Hanover, KS
A.O. Smith DVE 80 gallon
commercial water heater:
$4,180.00 State CSB 80 gallon
commercial water heater:
$3,907.88
Hanover Electric, Hanover,
KS A.O. Smith DVE 80 gallon
commercial water heater:
$4,999.00 State CSB 80 gallon
commercial water heater:
$3,485.65
County Attorney Laura
Johnson-McNish met with the
Board to present her 2013
County Attorney budget in the
amount of $175,500.00 which
is a $2,000.00 decrease from
the 2012 budget.
Emergency Management
Director William
Date of Release: Still
Incarcerated
Reason: Still Incarcerated
Name: Barry, David
Address: Blue Rapids,
Kansas
Date of Birth: 07-30-1981
Charge: DWS
Date of Arrival: 07-25-2012
Date of Release: Still
Incarcerated
Reason: Still Incarcerated
Name: Edgar, Lonnie
Address: Unknown
Date of Birth: 06-04-1955
Charge: DUI 2nd
Date of Arrival: 07-26-2012
Date of Release: 07-27-
2012
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Reason: $1,465 Surety Bond
Name: Williams, Lana
Address: Marysville,
Kansas
Date of Birth: 12-09-1978
Charge: Probation Violation
Date of Arrival: 07-26-2012
Date of Release: 07-27-
2012
Reason: $500 Cash Bond
Name: Bowling, Vince
Address: Green Leaf,
Kansas
Date of Birth: 08-15-1963
Charge: 48 Hours
Date of Arrival: 07-27-2012
Date of Release: 07-27-
2012
Reason: House Arrest
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Schwindamann Jr. met with the
Board to inform them that the
south tower in the County
needs the transmission antenna
realigned. The Board approved
the south tower transmission
antenna being realigned.
Public Works Administrator
Mike Craig met with the Board.
John Deere sales representative
Joe Schmidtlein met with
the Board to ask if he can sponsor
a tow and show event in
Marshall County to showcase
their new John Deere motor
grader. The Board approved
the event to be held some time
in October.
At 10:00 a.m. the Board held
a road vacation public hearing.
Roger Cottrell, Marysville was
present for the hearing.
Robert S. Connell moved,
seconded by Charles R.
Loiseau to approve Resolution
# 12-07-23-1 with a partial
vacation of an East-West road
(Navajo Road) lying between
sections 8 and 17, Township 3
South, Range 7 East in
Marshall County, Kansas as
recorded on Page 120-G of
Marshall County Road
Records, more specifically,
beginning at a point located
approximately 3200 feet West
of West right of way line of
East River Road (said beginning
point approximately 125
feet west of Cottrell farmstead
entrance) and thence west to
the beginning point of the road
vacation as recorded in
Marshall County Road Record
255-H. Unanimous.
Public Works Administrator
Mike Craig discussed with the
Board the purchasing of used
bridge beams from J & A
Materials in Haysville, KS.
Charles R. Loiseau moved,
seconded by Robert S. Connell
to approve the following purchase
order. Unanimous.
J & A Materials, Haysville,
KS for 14-45.67’ used bridge
beams $13,912.91-Road &
Bridge fund-P.O. # 107033
Jim Daninghaus
785-799-5643
Baileyview, KS
Jeff Cook
785-564-2173
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Robert S. Connell moved,
seconded by Charles R.
Loiseau to go into executive
session for five minutes at
10:15 a.m. to discuss matters of
non-elected personnel with
Public Works Administrator
Mike Craig present.
Unanimous.
Reese & Novelly, P.A.
Certified Public Accountant
Melanie Tuttle, CPA, and
Michelle Morton, Accounting
Staff presented the 2011
Annual Audit draft presentation.
County Treasurer Linda
Weber and County Attorney
Laura Johnson-McNish were
present for the 2011 Annual
Audit draft presentation.
Charles R. Loiseau moved,
seconded by Thomas K. Holle
to approve the Neighborhood
Revitalization application for
Dan Wullschleger, Frankfort,
KS with the preconstruction
pictures that were provided by
the applicant. Unanimous.
Charles R. Loiseau moved,
seconded by Thomas K. Holle
to approve the Neighborhood
Revitalization application for
Christine Brooks, Axtell, KS
with the preconstruction pictures
that were provided by the
applicant. Unanimous.
Charles R. Loiseau moved,
seconded by Thomas K. Holle
to approve the Neighborhood
Revitalization application for
Anthony and Kelly Schroedl,
Marysville, KS with the preconstruction
pictures that were
provided by the applicant.
Unanimous.
Sheriff Daniel A. Hargrave
met with the Board.
Charles R. Loiseau moved,
seconded by Robert S. Connell
to go into executive session for
ten minutes at 11:34 a.m. to
discuss matters of non-elected
personnel with Sheriff Daniel
A. Hargrave and County Clerk
Sonya L. Stohs present.
Sheriff Daniel A. Hargrave
presented and recommended a
new pay scale for the Sheriff’s
Department to be effective
January 1, 2013.
Robert S. Connell moved,
seconded by Charles R.
Loiseau to approve the follow-
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14.00
Corrections Officer, 4 year
14.25
Corrections Officer, 5 year
14.75
Corrections Officer, 7 year
15.75
Corrections Officer, 10 year
16.00
Communications Operator,
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Communications Operator, 1
year (after Probation)
13.00
Communications Operator, 2
year 13.25
Communications Operator, 3
year 13.50
Communications Operator, 4
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Thomas K. Holle moved,
seconded by Charles R.
Loiseau to approve the following
purchase order.
Unanimous.
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Charles R. Loiseau moved,
seconded by Robert S. Connell
to approve to approve the
vouchers, as presented, and
issue manual warrants from the
respective funds. Unanimous.
Economic Development
Director George McCune and
Community Development
Coordinator Juanita McCune
met with the Board to give
them a weekly update.
The Board discussed the
need of an 80 gallon water
heater went and viewed the
current water heater that needs
replaced. After the viewing the
Board decided that Custodian
Lou Wassenberg go back out
for bids for a 40 gallon residential
water heater with a circulating
pump and a 40 gallon commercial
water heater with a circulating
pump installed with no
brand preference.
Thomas K. Holle moved,
seconded by Robert S. Connell
to adjourn the meeting at 12:45
p.m. Unanimous. The next
scheduled meeting will be
Monday, July 30, 2012 starting
at 9:00 a.m.
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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, August 2, 2012
Harris And
Hilty Wedding
Hope Harris and Macray
Hilty were united in marriage
in a double ring ceremony at
6:30pm on June 9th at the Hilty
Residence in Tightwad, Mo.
Quinten Harrison presided
over the ceremony.
Parents of the couple are Mr.
and Mrs. Arlen Harris of
Greensburg, Ks and Mr. and
Mrs. Shawn Hilty of Tightwad,
Mo.
Maid of Honor was Alicia
Caddell of Billings, Mt.
Bridesmaids were Tia Hopp-
Billings, Mt., Heather Harris-
Mission, Ks., Holly Masterson-
Cheney, Ks., and Katie
Vanarsdall of Buckner, Mo.
Best Men were Luke Mosley
and Kyle Spackler of
Clinton,Mo. Groomsmen were
Adam Mills and Dylan Braun
of Clinton and Ben Scott of
DCH Enterprises, Inc. doing business as
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Mattaya Allen,Bozeman,Mt.,
a special friend of the couple,
served as flower girl and Owen
Masterson, nephew of the
bride, was ring bearer.
After a honeymoon cruise to
Eastern Caribbean, the couple
reside in Bozeman, Mt.
Hope and Macray both graduated
from Clinton High
School in Clinton, Mo. Macray
is a 2012 graduate of Montana
State Univ. with a Major in
Business Management and a
Minor in Entrepreneurship.
Hope is attending her Sr. year
at Montana State School of
Nursing in Billings, Mt.
Hope is the grand-daughter
of the late Bob and Audrey
Boyd and George and Sadie
Harris all of Blue Rapids.
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iPad-Parent And Student Information
From The School Web Page
iPad Initiative
Everyone is excited the
Superintendent and the Board
of Education has supported an
iPad initiative for all 9-12 students
at Valley Heights Jr./Sr.
High School. This initiative
will provide many positive
educational benefits to our students.
At this time we are
developing policies and procedures
that will assist us in making
a smooth transition to
excellent use of iPads as a tool
in the educational process.
This specific information will
be shared with students when
the iPads are checked out to
students. Below, I have given
you some general information
to be of assistance in preparation
of our iPad initiative.
Philosophy:
Technology plays a major
role in all areas of life. Our
current technology within the
building is excellent. However,
we feel this is a perfect time to
provide our students with
unlimited opportunities to further
their education in non-traditional
ways using the iPad.
At the same time, we are committed
to offering an appropriate
balance of teaching learning
tools and techniques for all students.
Technology is simply
another learning tool that will
give our students a more well-
The descendants of John Sr.
and Katie Dobersberger
Wiechman met July 29 at the
Bethlehem Lutheran Parish
Hall, Greenleaf, for their annual
reunion.
Twenty family members and
guests enjoyed the dinner
catered by Dieck’s Catering.
Don Vorce entertained with his
accordion, bringing us memories
of our German musical
heritage.
Attending from the John and
Emma Wiechman family were
Jere and Judy Wiechman, Idana
Perkins, and Todd Perkins,
Barnes; Gary and Deb Voelker,
Julie Hillman, Dena and
rounded education making our
students college and career
ready.
Why iPads:
A number of factors played
into the decision to purchase
iPads. Some of the factors
include; functionality, mobility,
design, size, battery life, variety
of education applications,
ease of use, and price. We also
wanted the staff to have a
device with the same capabilities.
Information for BACK TO
SCHOOL (iPads)
In this section I will try to
answer some common questions
you may have about the
iPad initiative.
We will have a time before
school starts where students
and parents will come to get the
iPad checked out and go
through a basic orientation.
Students will have the same
iPad for the next 3 years.
(Seniors will have the opportunity
to purchase them at a prorated
price)
Insurance/Care/Deposit--students
will be responsible for
caring for their device and will
be expected to return them at
the end of the year in good
working condition. Students
will be charged a $25
Technology deposit at enrollment
time. Students will be
responsible for the first $100 in
Wiechman Reunion
Kenzie Hillman, of Linn.
Descendants of the Paul and
Lulu Wiechmann family were
Lyle Wiechmann, Jacksonville,
FL, and Melvin Wiechmann,
Waterville.
Attending from the
Lawrence (Jim) and Paula
Wiechman family were Alvin
and Lois Wiechman, Ruth
Sears of Salina, Richard and
LaVonne Wiechman,
Marysville, Calvin Wiechman,
Washington and Don and
Arlene Vorce of Davenport,
NE.
Guests were Gertrude
Behrens, Linn and Joyce
Voelker of Greenleaf.
the event the device is accidentally
damaged and needs
repaired. (Intentional damage
may result in the student paying
the full amount of the
repair). Depending on your personal
homeowner’s insurance
policy, you may be able to add
the device to your policy at a
minimal cost. *We are still
finalizing this procedure, more
information on this topic will
be available prior to students
receiving their iPads.
Students will have access
to their device 24/7. Obviously,
you as parents will need to
establish ground rules for iPad
use outside of the school day.
Devices will have Internet filtering
on them at all times at
school.
USD No. 498 will also be
able to restrict the content that
can be put on the device.
Students will need to have
a personal iTunes account. I
believe many students already
have an account set up. If you
do not, that is something that is
relatively easily to do. (FYI--
You can set up an account without
adding credit card information.
. . .I would recommend
this option). iTunes cards can
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be purchased if students want
to add music and personal apps
to their account.
Students iPads will come
loaded with some default apps
that include; Pages, Keynote,
Numbers and etc. Other apps
may be added by the school or
the student. Some will be free
and others may cost. ie.
Graphing Calculator apps are
available ranging in price from
free to $3.99. The typical cost
of most apps is $.99. Students
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The district will purchase
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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, August 2, 2012
Real Estate Developers
May Get Drought Aid Too
By Gene Meyer
Kansas Reporter
OVERLAND PARK — Real
estate developers in the sprawling,
increasingly upscale suburbs
south and west of Kansas
City are, to paraphrase the old
proverb, making hay while the
sun shines.
Really, they’re making hay
— cut, dried grass.
In Kansas, hay pays.
Under Kansas tax laws, harvesting
a crop – any crop –
from empty lots where subdivisions
or shopping strips might
crop up will save owners thousands
in potential property
taxes, state audits say.
A 2-acre plot along a busy
stretch of Metcalf Avenue in
Overland Park was appraised at
$440,000. That appraisal was
dropped to $120 for tax purposes
after someone cut and baled
the grass, auditors found in a
2005 report.
Things haven’t changed
much since, says Roger Hamm,
Kansas Department of
Revenue’s property valuation
division chief. For two
decades, he worked as a dairy
farmer.
Sunset Zoo recently welcomed
a new primate to the
animal collection – a baby
Colobus Monkey. Blinkin, the
animal’s mother, and the new
infant are doing well. The new
addition is roughly a week old
and is now on exhibit to the
public in the Primate Building
located along the Zoo’s African
Forest Trail.
Unlike adult Colobus who
are known for their highly contrastive
coloring - glossy black
fur with white hair around their
face and a bushy white tail - the
infants are born with completely
white hair. Over time the
animal’s hair will darken,
achieving full adult coloration
by three to four months. Sunset
Zoo’s new addition is currently
on exhibit with its mother and
father, Mabon. Guests should
look for the primate family primarily
in the indoor public
viewing area of the exhibit.
Zoo guests should be patient
when looking for the infant –
the baby will cling to its mother
for roughly the first year and
Blinkin is a bit protective of the
new baby, often shielding the
animal from public view. The
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“Land in Doniphan County,
which usually is among the
highest in the state, that sells
for thousands of dollars an
acre, is valued at $75 an acre
under our agricultural use
rules,” Hamm said.
The reduction in tax revenues
compared to what higher
valuations would produce “is
significant,” Hamm said.
“In Kansas, agriculture is
golden,” says Johnson County
Appraiser Paul Welcome, who
for years has unsuccessfully
argued against applying Kansas
agricultural usage law to urban
land development.
But the law is the law and in
Kansas, “as long as they (property
owners) harvest a crop, it’s
legal,” said Janis Lee, a
Kensington ranch owner chief
hearing officer of the Kansas
Court of Tax Appeals.
But wait, there’s more.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary
Tom Vilsack on Wednesday
declared a drought disaster in
upscale-suburb-dominated
Johnson County. The fiercest
drought in decades has consumed
the near entirety of
Kansas, including its biggest
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The U.S. Department of
Agriculture wants to extend
help to all producers affected
by the dry weather — including
the real estate developers who
cut and bale tall grass — to
qualify for tax reductions as
agricultural producers, and
maybe donate their crop to a
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Typically, Olson says, he’s
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taxes. But under Kansas agricultural
usage laws, “it’s the
regular taxpayers who are getting
ripped off because they are
subsidizing these guys.”
Allowing developers to ask
for federal help after the failure
of a crop planted to avoid higher
taxes is over the top, Olson
said.
“Once again, these guys are
taking advantage of the system.”
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small, maybe an acre or two.
Others are larger, such as the 20
acres or more needed for a
Walmart Superstore or a modest
strip mall.
Under USDA guidelines,
“they all may be eligible for
some assistance,” said Myron
Stroup, USDA’s Farm Service
Agency chief for Johnson and
Miami counties.
But how much help for
which developers might qualify
is impossible to forecast,
Stroup said. Some have individual
harvesting contracts
with commercial farmers that
specify who gets disaster help,
if offered. Some of the relief
for which they might be eligible
– such as a loan to buy livestock
feed – wouldn’t seem that
useful for suburban developers,
he said.
Olson in Olathe said he
won’t take chances.
“We can write legislation
with language that’s clear
enough to say who is a real
farmer,” he said. “I’m going to
contact the governor’s office
tomorrow.”
weaned after the first year.
Blinkin, a first-time mother, is
doing an exceptional job caring
for the new baby and is receiving
great support from the
more-experienced father,
Mabon.
Colobus Monkeys are native
to Africa and typically live to
30 years of age. Eating a diet
primarily of leaves and fruits in
the wild, the animals also enjoy
sweet potatoes, peanuts and
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are diurnal – typically
spending more than half their
day resting. However, when
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great jumpers covering distances
up to 50 feet when leaping
in the trees!
The opportunity to name the
new Colobus infant will be
auctioned off at the third annual
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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, August 2, 2012 10A
Colts And VH Youth Football Start
The Valley Heights Colts Football team
held a meeting Sunday for eveyone to sign
up and get their pads.
The coaches this year are Ryan
Woodyard and Dakota Tormondson heading
up the offense and Robert Chase running
the defense. Ryan and Robert are not
new to coaching Colts Football. Robert is
going on his 7th season and Ryan is going
on his 4th consecutive season. Dakota is
new this year following in his father’s
footsteps, Scot Tormondson, who had been
one of the originators of the Colt Football
Program back in 2002 and had coached a
total of 6 years. Dakota was a member of
the original Colts Football team back in
2002 and went on to play college football
at Dodge City Community College.
We held our sign-up on Sunday, July
29th at 7pm at the Waterville City Park
where Scot announced he would no longer
be coaching. The Colts Football Program
would like to say a big thank you to Scot
for all his hard work and dedication to the
program; his coaching and enthusiasm will
be greatly missed. The coaches spoke to
the parents and kids about the program and
expectations. The cost for new players is
$100 and returning players is $50. This
includes a very nice keepsake jersey with
their name on the back. So far, we have 33
players signed up which includes 4th, 5th
and 6th graders. At the sign-up all the players
were fitted for their equipment and
were excited to get to take it home.
Following the fitting, we held a pool party
for all current and past Colt Football players
and their families from 8-10pm. The
first practice will be held on Monday,
August 13th at 7pm. The first game is tentatively
scheduled for September 8th at
6pm against Washington at the VHHS. Be
watching upcoming issues for a complete
final schedule.
Official name - VH Youth Football but
we go by Colts Football. We are not associated
with Valley Heights or Community
Don’t I look like a football player?
Thirty-three players signed up.
That’s 32 young men and one young lady.
Photos Deb Barrington
Coach Dakota Tormondson adjusts the helmet to make sure it fits. The Colts picked up their pads and uniforms Sunday.
Education; therefore, the program is
open to children from outside the USD
498 school district.
We joined the Pony Express League
out of Marysville in 2004 so the program
is going into its 9th year. Prior to that, the
program ran under the Manhattan Area
Youth Football League for 2 years.
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Grand Opening
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Big Drawings
on
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Lot of
Prizes &
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Local BBQ
Products Will
Be For Sale
Also Ribs
Pulled Pork
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