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Happy Thanksgiving 

Publishers Free Press 

Blue Rapids, Ks 

& Manhattan, Ks 

Blue Rapids 

Free Press 

Vol. 3 Number 21 Thursday, November 24 , 2011 

Story behind the 

Praying Hands picture 

Back in the fifteenth century, 

in a tiny village near 

Nuremberg, lived a family 

with eighteen children. 

Eighteen! In order merely to 

keep food on the table for 

this mob, the father and 

head of the household, 

goldsmith by profession, 

worked almost eighteen 

hours a day at his trade and 

any other paying chore he 

could find in the neighborhood. 

Despite their seemingly 

hopeless condition, two of 

Albrecht Durer the Elder’s 

children had a dream. They 

both wanted to pursue their 

talent for art, but they knew 

full well that their father 

would never be financially 

able to send either of them 

to Nuremberg to study at the 

Academy. 

After many long discussions 

at night in their crowded 

bed, the two boys finally 

worked out a pact. They 

would toss a coin. The loser 

would go down into the 

nearby mines and, with his 

earnings, support his brother 

while he attended the academy. 

Then, when that brother 

who won the toss completed 

his studies, in four years, he 

would support the other 

brother at the academy, 

either with sales of his artwork 

or, if necessary, also 

by laboring in the mines. 

They tossed a coin on a 

Sunday morning after 

church. Albrecht Durer won 

the toss and went off to 

Nuremberg. 

Albert went down into the 

dangerous mines and, for the 

next four years, financed his 

brother, whose work at the 

academy was almost an 

immediate sensation. 

Albrecht’s etchings, his 

woodcuts, and his oils were 

far better than those of most 

of his professors, and by the 

By Gene Meyer 

Kansas Reporter 

Kansas’ largest welfare 

agency quietly changed some 

key rules this month for 

applying for food stamps and 

other help that state officials 

say will save taxpayers at least 

$10 million annually. 

The actual savings will be 

larger, but the expected savings 

from reducing fraud and 

waste, and from moving as 

many welfare families as possible 

into full-time employment 

and self-sufficiency 

can’t be calculated now, said 

Department of Social and 

Rehabilitation Secretary Rob 

Siedlecki. 

The changes, which are part 

of a wider total overhaul of 

Kansas government proposed 

by Gov. Sam Brownback to 

improve the state’s economy, 

are designed to help create as 

many new jobs as possible in 

Kansas, Siedlecki said. 

Much of the expected savings 

will be plowed back into 

job training and job location 

programs, he said. 

“Helping people find jobs is 

our first priority,” Siedlecki 

said. Nearly 14,300 Kansas 

families are receiving food 

stamps and other welfare benefits, 

Siedlecki said. 

Many social services 

time he graduated, he was 

beginning to earn considerable 

fees for his commissioned 

works. 

When the young artist 

returned to his village, the 

Durer family held a festive 

dinner on their lawn to celebrate 

Albrecht’s triumphant 

homecoming. After a long and 

memorable meal, punctuated 

with music and laughter, 

Albrecht rose from his honored 

position at the head of 

the table to drink a toast to his 

beloved brother for the years 

of sacrifice that had enabled 

Albrecht to fulfill his ambition. 

His closing words were, 

“And now, Albert, blessed 

Kansas Tightens 

Welfare Standards 

offices, meanwhile, say they 

need to learn more details of 

the changes to determine the 

impact on their communities. 

Social and Rehabilitation 

Services, the state’s primary 

provider of welfare and other 

social services programs since 

1973, implemented some new 

welfare rules Nov. 1. 

The changes will cut $10 

million or more annually from 

the state’s primary food and 

child care assistance programs, 

he said. 

One of the biggest changes 

involves Kansas’ administration 

of a joint state-federal 

program called Temporary 

Assistance for Needy 

Families, or TANF, that helps 

families through temporary 

financial setbacks. 

Kansans applying for financial 

help through TANF now 

are required to begin immediate 

SRS supervised job 

searches, instead of waiting 30 

days as allowed before. 

Applicants will forfeit benefits 

for three months the first 

time they decline to search for 

jobs and for 10 years after the 

fourth time. Single parents 

who fail to provide information 

about their partners so 

child support can be calculated 

also face a similar loss of 

benefits. 

The Praying Hands by Albrecht Durer 

brother of mine, now it is your 

turn. Now you can go to 

Nuremberg to pursue your 

dream, and I will take care of 

you.” All heads turned in 

eager expectation to the far 

end of the table where Albert 

sat, tears streaming down his 

pale face, shaking his lowered 

head from side to side while 

he sobbed and repeated, over 

and over, “No …no …no 

…no.” 

Finally, Albert rose and 

wiped the tears from his 

cheeks. He glanced down the 

long table at the faces he 

loved, and then, holding his 

hands close to his right cheek, 

he said softly, “No, brother. I 

cannot go to Nuremberg. It is 

Brandi Roepke gets two more. 

JH Girls Win 38-32 

Brandi Roepke led the 

Valley Heights Junior High 

A team to a 38-32 victory at 

Hanover. Her 25 points was 

a career high, making 10 

field goals and going 5 for 8 

from the free-throw line. 

Other players deserving of 

recognition were Chevelle 

Murk and Sara Mann, who 

provided quality minutes 

too late for me. Look … 

look what four years in the 

mines have done to my 

hands! The bones in every 

finger have been smashed at 

least once, and lately I have 

been suffering from arthritis 

so badly in my right hand 

that I cannot even hold a 

glass to return your toast, 

much less make delicate 

lines on parchment or canvas 

with a pen or a brush. 

No, brother … for me it is 

too late.” 

*** 

More than 450 years have 

passed. By now, Albrecht 

Durer’s hundreds of masterful 

portraits, pen and silverpoint 

sketches, watercolors, 

charcoals, woodcuts, and 

copper engravings hang in 

every great museum in the 

world, but the odds are great 

that you, like most people, 

are familiar with only one 

of Albrecht Durer’s works. 

More than merely being 

familiar with it, you very 

well may have a reproduction 

hanging in your home 

or office. 

One day, to pay homage 

to Albert for all that he had 

sacrificed, Albrecht Durer 

painstakingly drew his 

brother’s abused hands with 

palms together and thin fingers 

stretched skyward. He 

called his powerful drawing 

simply “Hands,” but the 

entire world almost immediately 

opened their hearts to 

his great masterpiece and 

renamed his tribute of love 

“The Praying Hands.” 

The next time you see a 

copy of that touching creation, 

take a second look. 

Let it be your reminder, if 

you still need one, that no 

one – no one – ever makes 

it alone! 

off the bench and helped 

their team to victory. 

The B-team was defeated 

in a close game, 28-26. 

Going into Thanksgiving, 

the C-team has a record of 

1-1. The B-team is 0-3, and 

the A-team is 2-1. The 

ladies will play again on 

December 1st @ Linn. 

District Needs 

Parent Volunteers 

By Terre Carter 

PIV Committee Member 

Valley Heights USD 498 

has recently organized a volunteer 

committee called 

“Parent Involvement 

/Volunteer Com-mittee (PIV). 

The purpose of this committee 

is to recruit volunteers in 

Valley Heights Schools. 

There are endless volunteer 

opportunities for parents, 

grandparents, relatives, businesses, 

and anyone who 

would like to help with the 

overall education of our children. 

Research shows that students 

with parents or volunteers 

who are actively 

involved in their children’s 

school have fewer behavioral 

problems, do much better academically, 

and are more likely 

to complete school than students 

who do not have active 

parental or volunteer participation 

in their school. When 

parents or volunteers participate 

in their children’s school, 

the students also have higher 

grades and test scores, better 

attendance, lower rates of suspension, 

and decreased use of 

drugs and alcohol. 

The opportunities to volunteer 

at Valley Heights are endless. 

Opportunities are available 

for those who would like 

to volunteer on a regular basis 

(every day, a few days per 

week, or only on scheduled 

days) as well as special-occasion 

volunteers and even athome 

volunteers. We welcome 

retirees and grandma 

and grandpa. Ways to volunteer 

include reading to or having 

a student read to you, 

helping a teacher in the classroom, 

preparing materials 

from home, or sharing your 

talent with students. You can 

volunteer a little or a lot. You 

can change your schedule at 

any time, or you don’t even 

have to follow a schedule. 

Volunteering can be just as 

rewarding and beneficial for 

you as it is for the students. If 

you have spare time and 

would like to be important in 

the life of a child, please contact 

either Rhonda Trimble at 

(785) 363-2530 or (785) 363- 

7693 or Tony Yungeberg at 

(785) 363-2211. 

Pictured (left to right): Art Instructor Kaci Smith (BC 

Alumnus), Kaite Kinzel, Alex Laughlin, and Emily 

Bussmann. 

Local Students 

At Art Workshop 

Valley Heights High School 

art students attended the 

Bethany College Art Studio 

Workshop Day at Mingenback 

Art Center. 

Fifteen High Schools from 

the surrounding area spent a 

day in the life of a Bethany 

College Art Major at the Art 

Studio Workshop Day at 

Mingenback Art Center at the 

Tuesday, October 18 event. 

Represented at the event were 

44 students accompanied by 

their instructors and professors 

from the Bethany Art 

Department. The students 

experienced an intense daylong 

college level art class 

with different art teachers, 

exploring the many facets of 

art. 

Students that worked with 

Anita Powell concentrated on 

folded forms in Clay. Frank 

Shaw led lessons on self-portrait, 

contour line studies and 

extended value drawing in 

charcoal. Ed Pogue taught students 

how to make a paintedceremonial 

mask. Bethany 

College undergraduate teaching 

assistants assisted these 

full-time faculty members. 

During the course of the day 

the high school students 

explored materials, content, 

and participated in critiques, 

as they interacted with the art 

faculty and Bethany students. 

The high school art instructors 

and accompanying 

Bethany College studentteacher 

attending, spent the 

morning participating in a 

woodcut printmaking workshop 

led by the Pearson 

Swedish Professor, Jordi 

Arkö. The afternoon was also 

dedicated to professional collaborating 

on lesson plan ideas 

with their fellow teachers. 

Bethany College offers 

bachelor’s degrees in studio 

art, art education, art therapy 

and art administration. In 

addition, all students choose at 

least one of the following 

areas of concentration: ceramics, 

drawing, painting or 

sculpture. Bethany College art 

education graduates have a 

100 percent employment 

record for all who have 

applied for teaching positions. 

Graduates in art therapy have 

a 100 percent placement 

record in acceptance to graduate 

schools nationwide. The 

art department is housed in 

Mingenback Art Center, 

designed specifically for the 

visual arts. The art center 

includes a centrally-located 

gallery that provides students 

with opportunities for group 

exhibits and individual senior 

shows as well as visiting artist 

exhibits and lectures. 

Bethany College, established 

by Swedish Lutheran 

immigrants in 1881, is a college 

of the Evangelical 

Lutheran Church in America. 

The mission of Bethany 

College is to educate, develop 

and challenge individuals to 

reach for truth and excellence 

as they lead lives of faith, 

learning and service. Bethany 

College is on the Web at 

www.bethanylb.edu.

NEWS EWS Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, November 24, 2011 

Students dress up like pilgrims 

Mrs. Baier's "pilgrim" kindergarten class proudly wearing the pilgrim hats they made. 

Obituaries 

Evelyn M. Lohmeyer Rea 

Evelyn M. Lohmeyer Rea, 

94, of Greenleaf, KS, died 

Friday, November 18, 2011 at 

the Blue Valley Nursing Home 

Alice M. Forgey, 92, of Marysville, 

Kansas, died Saturday, November 19, 

2011 at Country Place Senior Living in 

Marysville. 

Visitation was Monday, November 21, 

from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Kinsley 

Mortuary. 

A rosary service was held at 7:00 p.m., 

Monday, November 21, at St. Gregory's 

Catholic Church. 

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 

10:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 23, at St. 

Gregory's Catholic Church. 

Burial will be in St. Gregory's Catholic 

Mrs. William's 2nd grade class in Waterville made their hats and 

decorated bags for Santa's Gift Shop. (Photos courtesy of Laura Musil) 

in Blue Rapids, KS. 

Visitation was Sunday, 

November 20, from 4 until 7 

p.m. at Ward Funeral Home in 

Greenleaf. 

A funeral service was held 

at 10:00 a.m., Monday, 

November 21, at Trinity 

Lutheran Church in Greenleaf. 

Burial will be in the Linn 

City Cemetery. 

Evelyn was born July 18, 

1917 at Kimeo, Kansas, the 

daughter of Peter F. and Kate 

(McCarthy) Hiltgen. 

On August 10, 1937 she 

married Orville Lohmeyer. He 

Alice M. Forgey 

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later married William Rea. He 

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Evelyn owned and operated 

a hobby shop in Marysville 

until moving to Greenleaf 

where she managed a restaurant. 

She was a member of the 

American Legion Auxiliary 

and Bible Study at Trinity 

Lutheran Church in Greenleaf. 

She was also preceded in 

death by her parents; two 

brothers, Wilfred Hiltgen and 

Marvin Hiltgen; and one 

granddaughter. 

Cemetery. 

Alice was born on March 6, 1919 at 

Hull, Kansas, the daughter of John and 

Lena (Smidt) Wassenberg. She graduated 

from Marysville High School in 1937. 

She married Harold Forgey on February 

14, 1942 in Marysville. Harold passed 

away on March 21, 1997. 

Alice worked as a bookkeeper at the 

drug store and also worked at the movie 

theatre. 

She was a member of the Union Pacific 

Old Timers, Women of the Moose, 

American Legion Auxillary, and St. 

Kenneth L. Sells, Agent 

Survivors include two 

daughters, Kay (Wayne) 

Friedrichs, Greenleaf, KS, and 

DeVon (Leo) Swiat, 

Vicksburg, MI; three brothers, 

Robert (Gloria) Hiltgen, 

Greenleaf, Cleo (Geneva) 

Hiltgen, Mankato, KS, and 

Kenneth (Karon) Hiltgen, 

Frankfort, KS; one sister, 

Ruby Cairns, Concordia, KS; 

seven grandchildren, ten greatgrandchildren, 

and three step 

great-grandchildren. 

Gregory's Altar Society. 

She is survived by her son, Larry 

Forgey of Marysville, and her daughter, 

Donna Forgey of Prairie Village, Kansas. 

Alice was preceded in death by her parents, 

husband, Harold, two brothers, 

Clarence Wassenberg and John 

Wassenberg, Jr. and her sister, Helen. 

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Families spanning generations came out for the Blue People from all around the community came out to see 

Rapids Greenhouse & Flower Shop’s Open House. what was in store for them at the open house. 

Photos by Deb Barrington. 

KS jobs recovery remains 3 years away 

By Gene Meyer 

Kansas Reporter 

TOPEKA — Finding jobs in 

Kansas is a mixed bag. 

For jobseekers with general 

skills in manufacturing and 

construction, for example, 

fewer jobs are available and 

competition is fierce. Other 

positions remain unfilled, 

because too few people have 

the specific skills for the job. 

"If you're good at IT (information 

technology), you can 

find a job right now," said Eric 

MacDonald, an accounts manager 

at the Adecco USA job 

placement and staffing service 

here. 

However, "some days we 

see good things, like when 

Mars announced they were 

opening a plant here," said 

MacDonald. 

Mars Inc., the global candy 

making giant, announced in 

June it would build a $250 

million candy factory here that 

would hire 425 workers after 

its planned completion in 

2013. 

"But we see a lot of other 

companies that are just not 

replacing their workforce too," 

he said. 

Sprint Nextel Corp. in 

Overland Park, for example, 

laid off more than 10,000 

employees companywide in 

2009, leaving it since then 

with a total workforce of about 

40,000, including 7,300 at its 

Overland Park headquarters. 

The company has replaced 

some of those workers as 

needed, but precise numbers 

are not immediately available, 

said Melinda Tiemeyer, a 

spokeswoman for the nation's 

third largest telecommunications 

company. 

Uneven job growth across 

Kansas and from industry to 

industry makes it difficult to 

forecast when Kansas' current 

6.6 percent statewide unemployment 

rate will return to a 

more long-term normal of 

between 4.5 percent to 5 percent, 

said Inayat 

There was a great turnout for the Mistletoe Magic held at the Weaver Hotel. 

(Photo by Deb Barrington) 

FFA leadership team misses 

third place by two points! 

VHHS Journalism 

Skilled FFA students attend 

the FFA Leadership School 

and competition that was held 

in Holton on November 10, 

2011. The senior team took 4th 

place out of 12 teams that 

competed. The team was dis- 

Charles Musil and Cole Maddox at the FFA 

Leadership School and competition. 

Margaret E Nelms tells her 

life story in the book she has 

written at her children’s 

request, 

“From Buggies to B-52s”. 

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Noormohmad, director of the 

Kansas Department of Labor's 

Labor Market Services 

Division. 

"But I don't think we'll be 

there in 2012, and I doubt 

we'll be there in 2013," 

Noormohmad said. 

IHS Global Insight, a 

Lexington, Mass., business 

information and forecasting 

firm, calculated that at the 

pace jobs are being created or 

recovered now, Kansas workers 

will not regain the more 

than 90,000 lost since April 

2008 until the end of 2014. 

IHS Global, a forecasting 

arm of IHS, an international 

Margaret Nelms: 

“From Buggies to B-52s” 

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2011 2 PM to 5 PM 

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business information company 

in Englewood, Colo., made the 

projection as part of a state-bystate 

job forecast released 

Monday. 

IHS Global calculates that 

Kansas will recover faster than 

states such as Michigan, Ohio, 

California or Florida, where 

large manufacturing layoffs 

and collapsing housing markets 

caused the Great 

Recession to hit quicker and 

deeper, but more slowly than 

places such as the Dakotas, 

Nebraska and Texas, where 

high energy prices are leading 

to the expansion of production 

jobs there. 

Mistletoe magic at Weaver 

appointed that they were only 

a couple of points away from 

being in the top 3 teams. FFA 

students were consistent with 

their work and thought that the 

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individual events – Charles 

Musil/5th in FFA Information; 

Cole Maddox/10th in Par-Law 

test. “This is not a bad motivator 

as most of these students 

will be returning to the competition 

next year,” says FFA 

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the team’s performance. 

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NEWS EWS Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, November 24, 2011 

Basketball begins at Valley Heights schools 

Article and Photos by: 

Kaitlyn Wilson 


The High School basketball 

teams started off the season 

bright and early on November 

11th. Twenty-eight players 

arrived at the gyms at 6 a.m. to 

begin the start of two-a-day 

practices, taking place 

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 

and the following Monday for 

the boys. 

The girls’ basketball team 

includes thirteen players and 

three managers. Head Coach 

Don Potter says that since 

there are no senior girls playing, 

the biggest obstacle to 

overcome is lack of experience. 

“We are going to be very 

young and inexperienced, but I 

am very excited about the 

group of girls we have. It is 

too early to specifically determine 

our strengths and weaknesses 

due to our inexperience, 

but we will evaluate those and 

play to our strengths and 


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You are invited to come worship during 

the Advent season at the 

United Presbyterian Church. Everthing 

has been decorated to celebrate the birth 

of Jesus. 

Sunday Morning at 9:00 a.m. 

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best summer, basketball wise, 

since I have been at Valley 

Heights,” says Head Coach 

Adam Plummer. “I am 

extremely excited to start the 

year with the group of kids we 

have. We are young and inexperienced 

at the varsity level, 

but I think many of our underclassmen 

will surprise people.” 

Plummer says his guidelines to 

keep the team on track and be 

successful are to; stay healthy, 

focus on daily improvement, 

and shoot at a high percentage 

from the perimeter. 

Cassidy Coggins (12) looks for an opening as the Lady Mustangs practiced. 

Hungry students at Valley Heights 

By Isacc Lorenzo Medina 


Hungry students eat the traditional 

turkey dinner that 

school cooks prepared for 

Thanksgiving celebration on 

November 21, 2011. This year 

there were more servings consumed 

than usual due to special 

guests. Staff from USD 498 

were invited to the schools for 

lunch with the jr. high and elementary 

students. The guests 

were invited because the teachers 

thought it would be nice to 

show appreciation for the peo- 

ple who do jobs that keep the 

district functional. Mrs. 

Crawford, 7th grade class sponsor, 

came up with this brilliant 

idea. For the first year the outcome 

was successful, although 

it is not certain whether or not 

this festive activity will be an 

annual event. “I liked it; it was 

better than a normal lunch. We 

should do it again,” says 

Quentin Blaske, 8th grader. 

Students gathered with their parents and teachers to 

enjoy a Thanksgiving meal. (Photo by Deb Barrington) 

Thank you Veterans 

Thank you Veterans for 

coming out for the 2nd Annual 

Parade. Thanks to the cinnamon 

roll makers, Betty Ball 

for lunch, the kitchen workers, 

Richard for announcing, golf 

cart drivers for helping the 

Vets, the V.H. Band, the 

American Legion flag crew, 

the Color Guard, the dignified 

WWI marchers, the Museum 

Board and especially those 

cute Rosy the Riveters! It 

takes all of you to make this 

happen. 

Donations for the Veteran’s 

Hospital may be left at the 

Museum on Saturday mornings 

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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, November 24, 2011 5A 

There’s No Place L ike H om e 

Chapter 14 

The State of 

Kansas 

Last Chapter: Millions of grasshoppers 

rained from the sky in 1874, and Jack and 

Mollie were caught in the midst of the 

plague. They find shelter in a sod house 

with the Hansen family and witness the total 

destruction of anything edible from gardens 

to field crops, and tree leaves, to hoe handles 

and cloth. Mollie wonders if the 

grasshoppers had hit Hays, too, that year. 

Much of what the twins had witnessed of 

the grasshopper invasion of 1874, they now 

read about on the computer. It had been 

widespread across most of Kansas and 

neighboring states, in some places so thick 

they even stopped trains. 

“That’s impossible,” Mollie said. 

“No, it’s not,” Jack said. “They made the 

rails so slick, the trains couldn’t get 

traction.” 

“It says they ate everything,” Mollie said, 

“even leather harnesses and wooden handles 

on farm tools.” She shivered 

remembering the feel of the 

insects on her skin. “It’s a 

good thing they’re insects, or 

after they ate your food, your 

curtains, and your clothes, 

they’d probably have eaten all 

the small children.” 

“The big ones, too. Guts and 

all.” Jack said. He laughed 

when Mollie gave him a 

shove. “You started it,” he 

said. 

The twins found a website 

with dozens of stories of those 

who remembered the 

grasshopper plague or had the 

stories handed down to them. 

There were stories of water so 

fouled with grasshopper bodies, they could 

not drink it, and of not being able to eat their 

chickens or pigs because the animals had 

eaten so many grasshoppers their meat tasted 

and smelled like grasshoppers. 

They read about Mary “Mother” 

Bickerdyke, a woman who had nursed 

soldiers during the Civil War and had helped 

provide for them afterwards. After the 

grasshopper invasion, she gathered up 

enough food and clothing for those in need, 

to fill two hundred train cars. 

“I know there is a Bickerdyke school in 

By Eunice Boeve 

Illustrated by Michelle Meade 

Russell,” Jack said. “Do you think it’s named 

after her?” Jack said. 

“Maybe,” Mollie said, as she typed in the 

name and location. “It’s named after her 

son,” she said, reading the information on the 

screen. “He was the first superintendent at 

Russell.” 

The twins now only had seconds before the 

time machine would activate the system that 

would send them on. Both wished to go 

home, for like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, 

they realized there was still no place they’d 

rather be. 

But instead of home, they found themselves 

on a street corner in the midst of a jostling, 

cheering crowd. 

The twins felt the cold and turned up the 

collars on their coats and pulled their dark 

wool head coverings, Jack’s a cap and 

Mollie’s a bonnet, tighter over their red hair. 

“Ain’t it great?” A boy, a few years older 

than the twins, said grinning at them. 

“What?” Jack said. 

“You don’t know?” another boy pushed up 

beside the first. “Kansas has just become a 

state!” 

“Oh, that’s what you meant,” Jack said with 

a grin big enough, he hoped to cover his 

ignorance. 

“What else could I mean?” The boy 

frowned and looked at Jack like he thought he 

was stupid, before he turned and disappeared 

into the crowd. 

“Probably looking for someone not quite so 

dense to share his news,” Mollie said with a 

grin. 

“Do you remember the date Kansas became 

a state?” Jack asked, lowering his voice so 

those around them wouldn’t hear. 

“Sure, January 29, 1861. So that must be 

today. Grandma Andrews’ grandmother was 

born that day in Lawrence.” She grinned, 

“Just think, right now, today, our great 

grandmother is being born.” 

“I remember Grandma saying that her 

grandmother always celebrated Kansas Day 

with a birthday cake for her and one for 

Kansas.” He grinned. “I wouldn’t mind two 

cakes for my birthday.” 

“You would probably choose two chocolate 

cakes with fudge frosting,” Mollie said. She 

smiled and then sobered. “Grandma said her 

grandfather used to tell about those days 

when people who wanted slaves and the 

people who didn’t would actually kill each 

other.” 

“Even before the Civil War?” Jack said. 

“Yes. Both before and after, I guess. 

Grandma always said that the pro-slavery 

were the worst, not only killing men who 

didn’t agree with them, but also burning their 

homes and businesses, so their families 

would be left with nothing.” 

“Let’s see if we can find a newspaper and 

see what it says about Kansas becoming a 

state,” Jack said, as he turned to push his way 

through the crowd. 

As they weaved in between and around the 

people crowding the wooden sidewalks, 

Mollie noted that most were men. 

“The women are probably home tending 

babies and keeping the house,” she said. 

Figuring quickly in her head, she exclaimed. 

“My gosh, women won’t get the vote for 51 

more years!” 

“So all of this was done without women,” 

Jack said with a grin. 

“Actual voting, yes. But, women like Mom 

would have talked to the men about it. Mom 

would probably have joined women like 

Susan B. Anthony, even if she was thrown in 

jail.” 

Jack nodded, his face sober. “What if I told 

these people that Joan Finney and Kathleen 

Sebelius will one day be governors of 

Kansas?” 

“Sure, go ahead.” Mollie grinned back at 

him. “I’ll wave goodbye as they cart you off 

to the State Hospital at Larned.” 

The twins had come up beside two men 

discussing some of the factions that led to 

statehood and paused to listen. One 

mentioned the Kansas-Nebraska Act that let 

territories choose whether or not to allow 

slavery within their borders. 

“It sure stirred up a big hornet’s nest,” one 

of the men said. 

“I reckon the slavery issue is dead now,” 

another man said, joining the conversation. 

“Our new governor is a Free-State thinker. 

I ’spect Charles Robinson did as much to 

bring Kansas into the Union as anyone 

around. He was even jailed back in ’56 on 

treason charges in his fight to keep Kansas 

free of slavery.” 

“Did you read that book his pretty wife 

wrote?” another man asked. “She sure helped 

the cause of free-thinkers. She rightly pointed 

out that Shannon, although he was the 

territorial governor of all the people in the 

territory, he favored slavery, and leaned way 

over that way.” 

“I’m packing up and leaving Kansas,” a 

rough voice said. “I ain’t living among you 

weak, sniveling, do-gooders any longer.” 

Anger in his voice, another man said, “Your 

kind that lives off the backs of a whole race of 

people, isn’t wanted anyhow. We’ll hire folks 

that want to work at an honest wage.” 

The rough-voiced man’s eyes narrowed. 

“Our slaves helped the economy of this 

country a lot more than you and your so 

called ‘honest wages.’ I bet you pay just 

enough to keep your workers from starving to 

death. You sanctimonious, lily-livered …” 

Jack saw the fist coming, saw the roughvoiced 

man step aside and as he felt the 

blow and his legs give way, he heard Mollie 

scream. 

To Be Continued. 

This is an original serial story that is written and illustrated by two Kansas women. To learn more about them, go to their websites: www.euniceboeve.net and www.michellemeade.weebly.com 

The following were in attendance: 

Wayne Hill; Carol Hill; 

George McCune; Juanita 

McCune; Dr. Bill Oborny; 

Commissioner Bob Connell; 

Commissioner Tom Holle; Phil 

Osborne; Rob Peschel; Bill 

Phillipi; Rick Shain; and Ryan 

Smith. 

The meeting minutes for the 

September 27, 2011 meeting 

were reviewed. Rob moved 

that the minutes be approved. 

Tom seconded. Unanimous. 

Wayne Hill presented the 

treasurer’s report. Wayne 

reported on the account at First 

National Bank of Frankfort 

and the State Bank of Blue 

Rapids. The Partnership 

Group has set up an account at 

United Bank and Trust in 

Marysville. This account is 

for the contributions collected 

for the SRS Building only. 

Bill Phillipi moved that this be 

approved. Tom seconded. 

Unanimous. 

George McCune presented 

the SRS Agreement and also 

indicated the places for signatures 

of the contact. Bill 

Phillipi moved that the contract 

be approved and signed. 

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Marshall County partnership for growth, inc. meeting – 10/20/11 

Wayne seconded. Phil and 

Wayne signed the agreement 

for the Partnership Group. 

Rob Peschel abstained. 

George recommended that a 

nominating committee be 

appointed before the annual 

meeting. Phil Osborne; Rob 

Peschel; and Bill Phillipi volunteered 

as members of the 

nominating committee and 

should have nominees before 

the next meeting for the positions 

which need to be filled. 

George recommended that 

there should be a 2012 annual 

meeting committee. Two peo- 

If it is brown, cut it down 

By Michael Vogt 

Marshall County Extension Agent 

Now that I have your attention, I want 

to tell you about a serious disease/insect 

problem that affects primarily Scots Pines, 

but has caused problems in Austrian and 

White Pines. The particular disease 

prefers Scots Pines. This particular disease 

is fatal in almost all cases. This particular 

disease spreads rapidly, and kills a 

tree within a year. 

So, what is this dreaded disease? The 

disease is called Pine Wilt, and to me, wilt 

is an understatement. Pine death should 

really be the name for this disease. 

The only good news about Pine Wilt, is 

that it prefers Scots Pine, and occasionally 

bothers Austrian Pine, which is the most 

popular pine in Marshall County, and 

White Pine, which I would like to see 

more planted in Marshall County. If you 

are Scots Pine owner, there isn’t any good 

news, just pray that this disease doesn’t 

infect your tree, and watch your tree(s) 

very closely. 

We have many cases of Pine Wilt in 

Marshall County over the years. I have 

sent in sample to our Plant Pathology Lab 

and look at windbreaks. This disease has 

been spreading from the east for many 

years. It was just a matter of time before 

Pine Wilt appeared in this area. The disease 

was first identified in the United 

States in Columbia, Missouri in 1979, and 

shortly thereafter, also in 1979, a confirmed 

case was found in southeast 

Kansas. It has been slowly spreading east 

and north. 

If you have ever traveled on Highway 

36 in Missouri or other areas to the south 

and east of us, you have probably seen 

many examples of dead Scots Pine trees. 

One of the real problems with a disease 

like this is that its an non-native disease 

on a non-native tree. That always makes 

control a challenge! 

The disease, Pine Wilt, is caused by the 

pinewood nematode. Nematodes are 

microscopic worm like organisms. The 

nematodes are carried into the tree by 

hitchhiking a ride on an insect known as 

the pine sawyer. Once a tree is infested, 

the nematodes multiply rapidly and clog 

up the resin canals. With these canals 

plugged, transpiration from the needles 

decreases rapidly, as does the production 

of resin. Needles first show a gray-green 

discoloration, then turn yellow and brown. 

The needles will remain attached to the 

trees for up to 6 to 12 months. Another 

important diagnostic clue is that branches 

become very brittle. There are other conditions 

that will cause needles to turn yellow 

or brown, but in those cases the needles 

either fall off the tree, or the branches 

remain flexible and a broken branch will 

produce sticky resin. 

The life cycle of the disease and the 

insect vector are very closely related. In 

May or June, adult pine sawyers emerge 

from the trees. These beetles fly to new 

trees and feed under the bark of young 

pine shoots. Here the adult beetles feed, 

mate, and reproduce. Since the young 

insects feed and develop beneath the bark 

and within woody tissues of the trees, 

they can be carried in logs to new locations. 

If the adult beetles are carrying the 

pinewood nematode, the nematode will 

move into the water conducting tissue of 

the pine tree, as the beetle feeds and 

makes egg laying wounds. This infestation 

will occur in late spring and early summer. 

Once evidence of the disease becomes 

apparent, the tree is well on its way to 

ple, who would take care of 

the speaker and program and 

two people to handle location 

and meal. No action was 

taken. 

Rob Peschel reported on the 

Leadership Marshall County 

progress and indicated at their 

meeting they met with the 

media and gave a list of the 

classes. The first class is 

scheduled for 1/27/12. 

The next meeting is scheduled 

for Thursday, 11/17/11 at 

5:28 p.m. Tom moved the 

meeting be adjourned. Bob 

seconded. Unanimous. 

death. What we normally see is the tree 

rapidly turning brown in August through 

November. Therefore, if it is late summer 

or fall and you have a Scots Pine that 

turns brown in a hurry, the needles stay on 

the tree, and the small branches are very 

brittle, then more than likely your Scots 

Pine has Pine Wilt. 

There isn’t much that we can do to stop 

the disease, we can only try to reduce its 

spread. Dead trees need to be cut down as 

soon as possible. Hence the saying, “If it 

is brown, cut it down.” The wood from 

these trees would best be burned. An alternate 

possibility would be to chip the tree 

for mulch. If you chip the tree, it needs to 

be done in the fall or early winter, and 

then leave the mulch piled up away from 

any Scots Pines, and when it is used do 

not use around other Scots Pines. 

Whichever method is used, the wood 

needs to be destroyed by May of the following 

spring. The pine sawyers seem to 

be attracted to stressed Scots Pines, so 

keep your trees healthy. And when you are 

planting new pines do not plant any more 

Scots Pines. 

I don’t want anyone to panic and start 

cutting down every Scots Pine in the 

county. However, we need to be aware of 

this disease and watch for it. Early detection 

is crucial. If we suspect a tree is 

infected, we can send a branch sample to 

the K-State Research and Extension Plant 

Diagnostic Lab for confirmation of the 

disease. The cost of the test is $20 per 

sample. Knowledge is half the battle in 

this fight. Unfortunately, the other half of 

the battle may be a chainsaw for infected 

trees. 

Contact the County Extension Office 

for more information about Pine Wilt. 

Submitted by, 

Juanita McCune 

Marshall County 

Community Development 

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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, November 24, 2011 

News 

Kansas quilters meet in Blue Rapids 

Lindsay Woodside with Monica 

LaCoste, who the quit was made for. 

(Photos by Deb Barrington) 

A semi-annual soup luncheon 

was held on Thursday, 

November 17 for quilters and 

friends at the home of Lindsay 

Woodside in Blue Rapids. 

Those attending were Gladys 

Balocca of Oskaloosa, Chris 

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LaCoste, Frankfort, Cindy 

Smith, Vilets, Joy Claycamp, 

Patsy Jackson, Robin Foley, 

Deborah Barrington, all from 

Blue Rapids. 

A memory quilt was shown 

which will belong to Monica 

LaCoste in memory of her 

mother who died last January. 

Incorporated in this quilt is 

fabric from a robe of her 

Marshall County Minutes 

November 10, 2011 

The Board of Marshall County 

Commissioners met in special session with 

Charles R. Loiseau, Chairman; Thomas K. 

Holle and Robert S. Connell member; and 

Sonya L. Stohs, County Clerk present. 

The meeting was called to order at 8:30 

a.m. 

The Board opened the meeting with the 

flag salute. 

Charles R. Loiseau moved, seconded by 

Robert S. Connell to approve the 

Neighborhood Revitalization application 

for Phillip Buessing, Axtell, KS with the 

preconstruction pictures that were provid- 

Marshall County Sheriff’s 

Department 

Jail Activity Sheet 

Week of: November 14, 2011 

to November 20, 2011 

Name: Wilder, Jeffrey 

Address: reenleaf, Kansas 

Date of Birth: 03-25-1968 

Charge: Warrant 

Date of Arrival: 11-15-2011 

Date of Release: Still 

Incarcerated 

Reason: Still Incarcerated 

Name: Roepke, Caitlyn 

Address: Beattie, Kansas 


Charge: Marshall County 

Warrant 


Date of Release: 11-18-2011 

Reason: $500 Cash plus 

$500 Surety 

Members of the Kansas Quilters on-line group who met at Lindsay Woodside’s 

house are Gladys Balocca, Oskaloosa; Chris Shipp, Overbrook; JoAnn Rodgers, 

Tecumseh; Sherri Kennedy, Topeka; Lindsay Woodside, Blue Rapids. 

ed by the applicant. Unanimous. 

Thomas K. Holle moved, seconded by 

Robert S. Connell to approve the 

Neighborhood Revitalization application 

for Doug Plegge, Home, KS with the preconstruction 

pictures that were provided by 

the applicant. Unanimous. 

Robert S. Connell moved, seconded by 

Thomas K. Holle to approve the vouchers, 

as presented, and issue warrants from the 

respective funds. Unanimous. 

Charles R. Loiseau moved, seconded by 

Robert S. Connell to adjourn the meeting 

at 9:08 a.m. 

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Address: Beattie, Kansas 


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Name: Wilson, Benjamin 

Address: Frankfort, Kansas 


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Pre-season Junior High basketball 

By Casi Cochrane 


With the beginning of the basketball 

season now underway, the junior high 

boys and girls basketball teams are ready 

to test their skills. Boys Head Coach 

Adam Schreiner and Assistant Coach 

Gary Bargdill have worked hard to get 

their players prepared. Schreiner feels that 

his players improve daily, “Without a 

doubt. The players have worked tremendously 

hard and whether its ball handling 

Marysville Chamber of Commerce & 

Marysville Main Street to host celebration 

The Marysville Chamber of Commerce 

and Marysville Main Street have joined 

forces to present A “Merry”sville 

Christmas. The event will begin with 

stores opening on Friday, November 25th 

with “Black Friday” specials and include 

the following events: 

Friday, November 25th: 

•Most store open at 7 a.m. with “Black 

Friday” specials, product sampling & 

treats 

•“Shop at Home & Win!” begins. 

Make a purchase at participating businesses 

and receive a chance to win $100 in 

Chamber Gift Certificates. 

Saturday, November 26th: 

•10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – “A Vintage Kitchen 

Christmas” at the Lee Dam Center for 

Fine Art, will include viewing of vintage 

printed tablecloths, vintage aprons and an 

By Susan A. Latta - CEA 

Marshall County Extension 

Agent 

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For most of us, the best 

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special family times like vacations 

and holidays. The traditions 

we follow are treasured 

memories that remind us what 

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in advance of the holiday or 

occasion where the child will 

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is expected. It may please the 

parents to have their children 

be part of all of the family festivities, 

but if it means an 

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Since the first day of practice, on October, 

24th Noel feels, “We’ve all improved 

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have worked hard and trusted me as a new 

The Junior High boys basketball team works on their ball handling as 

they play against themselves. 

A “Merry”sville Christmas 

enamelware collection. Coffee & cocoa 

will be served. 

•10 a.m. – Taffy pulling demonstration 

at the Lee Dam Center for Fine Art, plus 

homemade caramels and Elsie Grace’s 

fudge. 

•10 a.m. – Koester House Museum 

Open House celebrating the 130th birthday 

of the lions at the gate. Enjoy cookies, 

cider and music. Take your child’s 

photo on the lions and buy a lion cupcake. 

Tinnie Koester’s holiday cards will be for 

sale. 

•11 a.m. – Santa’s Christmas Parade 

•After the parade – Visit with Santa in 

his house until 2 p.m. 

•11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Stagecoach 

rides 

•12 p.m. – Family story time with special 

guest reader Mayor Bill Phillipi 

•Musicians & Carolers – 9th & 

Broadway 

and excitement, parents may 

want to re-think the plan. 

Older children will want to 

help decide how they spend 

their day, and if reasonable, 

parents should try to make it 

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When dividing the holidays, 

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holiday are for the parents and 

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• Plan ahead as far as possible 

and let your children know 

what the plan is well in 

advance. 

• Remember there is more 

than a “day” in holiday. In 

fact, most occasions are little 

seasons unto themselves with 

multiple events for celebration. 

Celebrate the different facets 

of the holiday. 

• Consider occasionally 

splitting the children so one 

parent isn’t alone. Some children 

enjoy “special” alone 

time with a parent. 

• Is it workable for the 

whole family to be together? If 

parents are getting along well, 

children enjoy having everyone 

together on some special 

occasions. 

coach. We’ve improved in many different 

areas, with each athlete making strides 

and gains in numerous phases of the 

game, I hope to see [the players] compete 

and trust each other.” 

The Junior High girls basketball 

team worked on their shooting. 

Cody Wanklyn - parade grand marshall 

The Barnes Lighted Horse 

Parade committee announced 

that Cody Wanklyn of 

Frankfort will be this year's 

parade Grand Marshall on 

Saturday, November 26th at 

7:00 p.m. Cody is the son of 

SueAnn & Tim Wanklyn of 

Frankfort. He is 11 years old 

Home Notes 

and a 5th grader at Marysville 

Elementry School. Cody will 

be riding a horse called 

Snowflake in the parade. This 

will be his fourth year riding 

in the Barnes parade. 

His is member of the 

Roadrunners Special Olympics 

team from Beattie. Cody is a 

very special boy with Down 

syndrome. He loves the outdoors, 

playing with his dogs 

and cats, as well as going deer 

hunting with mom and dad. 

The Annual Parade is sponsored 

by the Barnes 

Community Development 

Corporation, Barnes Lion's 

Club, City of Barnes and 

Barnes Rural Fire Department. 

All of the downtown businesses 

will be open for the event. 

Parade entries are welcomed. 

Phone 785-763-4310 for more 

information. 

•Specialty Food Booths 

•4 p.m. – 2nd Annual Chili Cook-off 

judging begins at the Helvering Center 

•5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – Chili Soup 

Supper with homemade pies at the 

Helvering Center 

•Matinee at the Astro Theatre 

•“Shop at Home & Win!” continues 

•Most stores open until 5 p.m. 

We hope everyone can join us for our 

Christmas opening in Marysville and 

enjoy the many activities planned. 

Everyone is encouraged to place an entry 

in the parade. Floats, cars, truck, bands, 

children – everyone is welcome. Call 

Marysville Main Street to enter the parade 

at 562-8374. Entries for the Chili Cookoff 

are still being taken. Call the 

Chamber Office at 785-562-3101 to enter 

your chili. 

• Allow discussion of memories 

of past holidays. Invite 

children to talk about how they 

feel. You may not be able to 

“fix” it, but at least you have 

an understanding of their feelings. 

• Don’t let competition 

between parents become an 

undue burden for the kids. 

Trying to outdo each other 

with gifts and activities results 

in overindulged children and 

parents who are angry with 

each other. 

• Spend time with your children. 

Children pick up their 

ideas from their parents, so be 

sure you are sending the message 

you want to send about 

the meaning of the holiday. 

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Community 

Thanksgiving Dinner 

Nov. 24th 

11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 

Blue Rapids 

Community Center 

Turkey-dressing, mashed potatoes, 

gravy, veg, roll, dessert 

Served by: Tryon’s Pour House 

Free Will Donation 

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Blue Rapids Free Press Thursday, November 24, 2011 

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Wins 17-14 

By JIM VERTUNO 

AP Sports Writer 

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ 

Collin Klein and Kansas State 

just keep finding ways to win. 

A week after a wild overtime 

thriller, Klein and No. 16 

Wildcats survived a dominating 

performance by the Texas 

defense for a rugged 17-13 victory 

despite gaining just 121 

total yards. 

Klein was clutch when he 

absolutely had to be. 

Klein passed for a touchdown 

in the final seconds of the 

first half and capped a short 

drive in the third quarter with 

his 25th rushing touchdown of 

the season. 

There weren't many other 

highlights for Klein and the 

Wildcats (9-2, 6-2 Big 12), but 

it was enough for Kansas 

State's fourth win in a row over 

the Longhorns. The Wildcats 

are the only Big 12 team with a 

winning record over Texas. 

`Ì just love this team,'' Klein 

said. ``Bottom line is we made 

some plays.'' 

They didn't make too many. 

Klein was sacked five times, 

held to 4 yards rushing _ he 

came in averaging 101 _ and 

completed 9 of 17 passes in an 

offense that managed just eight 

first downs. He needs two more 

rushing touchdowns to tie the 

Big 12 season record set by 

Texas running back Ricky 

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Kansas State’s Collin Klein (7) was held to only 4-yards against a dominating Texas defense. 

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``They just beat the tar out of 

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defense. 

Down 17-3 in the third, 

Texas (6-4, 3-4) had a chance 

to rally behind backup sophomore 

Case McCoy, who came 

in after freshman David Ash 

threw his second interception. 

The turnover set up Klein's 

rushing touchdown. 

McCoy led the Longhorns to 

a touchdown on his first drive, 

completing all three of his 

passes and a rollout 36-yard 

touchdown strike to tight end 

Blaine Irby. 

Texas got within 17-13 on 

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their last chance to rally ended 

at midfield on the final play. 

Texas snapped the ball as time 

expired and McCoy ran around 

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incomplete nowhere near the 

end zone. 

`Ì really thought we had a 

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Texas outgained Kansas 

State 310-121 but the return of 

running backs Malcolm Brown 

and Joe Bergeron couldn't provide 

points. Texas has scored 

just one touchdown in the last 

two games. Both were losses 

that spoiled dominating performances 

by the defense. 

The younger brother of Colt 

McCoy, who engineered so 

many rallies for the Longhorns 

Kansas State’s Adam Davis got to Case McCoy late in the game. 

in his career, couldn't muster 

another one. Case McCoy finished 

with 80 yards passing and 

Cody Johnson ran for 61 yards 

for the Longhorns. 

`Ì was proud of the way we 

fought,'' said McCoy, whose 

play will likely reignite the 

quarterback debate for Texas' 

final two games. Ash has started 

five in a row and is 2-3. 

McCoy and Ash could learn 

a lesson from Klein, who came 

through with big plays despite 

getting beaten up most of the 

night. 

After getting sacked for the 

fourth time, Klein converted a 

3rd-and-14 with a 24-yard sideline 

pass to Sheldon Smith, 

who barely kept his left foot 

inbounds. Two plays later, 

Klein hit Chris Harper with a 

perfect strike to the corner of 

the end zone. Texas cornerback 

Carrington Byndum never 

turned around on the throw and 

Harper snagged an easy touchdown 

to give Kansas State a 

10-3 halftime lead. 

Ty Zimmerman's interception 

set up Klein's rushing 

touchdown and a pass interference 

penalty against Byndum 

in the end zone put the Wildcats 

on the 3. Klein plowed over 

Texas linebacker Emmanuel 

Acho to put Kansas State ahead 

17-3. 

`Ìf you had told me that we 

would hold (Klein) to four 

yards rushing,'' Brown said, `Ì 

would have known that we won 

the game.'' 

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K-State wins number 4 in a row over Texas 

Ty Zimmerman's interception set up Collin Klein (7) rushing touchdown. 


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Kansas State’s punter Ryan Doerr (9) is shown here getting off one of his ten punts Saturday night. Doerr averaged 42.7-yards per punt and that helped keep Texas deep in 

their own territory. 

Sports update: Cats may go cotton pick’n 

Hello Wildcat Fans, 

The game in Austin, 

Texas against the 

Longhorns was anything 

but pretty, but even the ugly 

wins count as a win. 

Kansas State held on with a 

17 to 13 victory over the 

University of Texas and 

once again went down to 

the last play of the game. 

K-State (9-2, 6-2 Big 12) is 

now ranked 11th in the 

BCS, 16th in the AP, and 

15th in the USA Today 

Coaches poll. As of now, 

the Wildcats are looking 

good for the Cotton Bowl 

Ben Brake 

or the Alamo Bowl with the 

way things are looking at 

this time. 

Offense: The Longhorns 

had a linebacker shadow 

Klein the entire game and 

boy did it work in a big 

way. Klein and the Wildcats 

produced 121 total yards of 

offense with 83 yards passing 

and 38 yards rushing. 

Klein was 9 of 17 passing 

for 83 yards with 1 touchdown 

and no interceptions. 

RB Hubert was the rushing 

leader with 12 carries for 

32 yards with no touchdowns. 

Klein had 26 carries 

for 4 yards and 1 touchdown, 

but was sacked 5 

times for -32 yards. Klein 

and the offense put just 

enough together to win the 

game when they needed to 

for a victory. 

Defense: The Wildcat 

defense gave up 310 yards 

to the Longhorn offense 

with 119 yards passing and 

191 rushing. The defense 

was able to get their first 

quarterback sack since 

October 22nd when they 

played KU in Lawrence. K- 

State was able put some 

pressure on UT’s quarterbacks 

and had 2 interceptions 

against QB David Ash 

which was enough to have 

him replaced by QB Case 

McCoy over halfway 

through the 3rd quarter 

after an interception by Ty 

Zimmerman which was the 

second by the Cats. I have 

to say, the Wildcat defense 

looked better than they 

have since the KU game. 

The defense needs to get 

most of the credit for the 

win in Austin. 

Prediction for this 

Saturday: K-State fans will 

be wondering why their 

blood pressure seems to be 

dropping; nerves seem to 

be a little more relaxed, but 

wishing the Cats were playing 

another close game to 

satisfy the need for some 

heart thumping Wildcat 

football! K-State fans have 

definitely got their money’s 

worth for their football 

tickets this year. 

Happy Thanksgiving 

everyone! Drive careful if 

you are going out of town 

and best wishes to all of 

you over the holiday. Have 

a Great Wildcat 

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VH Junior High girls A team win at Hanover, 38 - 32 

Kayla Smith (45) pushes past Hanover’s Shelby Bruna (15). 

Photos by Deb Barrington. 

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Brandi Roepke (55) takes a foul shot. She scored a career high 25 points for the Mustangs. 

Junior High boys lose at Hanover, A-Team: 33-54 and B-Team: 19-50 

Logan Woodyard (33) goes up for a layup. Layton Hartloff (14) and Bryan Yungeberg (24) go up for the 

rebound against Hanover’s (15). 

Harrison Blaske (2) makes a layup. 

Keaton DeWalt (0) fights for a rebound. 

Micah Kenworthy (4) takes a wide open shot.

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