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Blue Rapids, Ks 

& Manhattan, Ks 

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Vol. 2 Number 50 Thursday, June 16, 2011 

Farmers Market 

FARMER’S MARKET...Blue Rapids held it’s first Farmer’s Market Friday night at 

the Fair Grounds. Several farmers took part in the event and many local people 

turned out. Above Nolan Sump, Blue Rapids shows off a table of items to Sara and 

Joyce Maddox. 

Pope And O’Toole Named To Council 

Monday night the Mayor 

John Novok appointed Jerry 

Pope and Joey O’Toole to the 

City Council. The Council 

approved the appointment 3-0. 

Pope was sworn in at the 

meeting. O’Toole will take 

office at the next meeting. 

Pope served on the Council 

in the early 1990’s. 

O’Toole serves on the Valley 

Heights School Board. County 

Clerk Sonya Stohs told the Free 

Press that the City Attorney and 

School Board Attorney will 

meet to discuss any conflict of 

interest by O’Toole serving on 

both the School Board and the 

Council. 

Pope replaces Jonas Smith 

who resigned and O’Toole 

takes the place of Bob Skillen 

who move outside of town. 

Kansas Revenues Up In May 

By Gene Meyer 

KansasReporter 

TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas tax 

revenues during May inched 

closer to recently lowered targets 

for the fiscal year ending 

June 30, state revenue officials 

reported Tuesday. 

The latest month-end preliminary 

report from the Kansas 

Department of Revenue 

showed the state collected 

$445.3 million in income, 

sales, use and other taxes during 

May, which is $47 million, 

or nearly 12 percent more than 

expected. That brings total collections 

since July 1 to $5.01 

billion, or more than 14 percent 

above year-earlier totals for the 

comparable 11 months. 

May was a mixed month for 

two of the state's perennially 

largest sources of tax revenues. 

Individual income tax payments 

to Kansas reached nearly 

$225 million during the month, 

topping both expectations and 

year earlier collections by 36 

percent, or just less than $60 

million. Retail sales tax collections 

totalling just less than 

$161 million were $13 million 

below expectations, but $38 

million higher than a year ago, 

before the state's basic sales 

tax rate increased a percentage 

point to 6.3 percent. 

The potential effects of 

Kansas' abnormally high 6.3 

percent unemployment rate and 

of high energy prices on consumers' 

wallets led state budget 

officials and Legislative 

Research finance specialists in 

mid April to lower their pro- 

Church Gets Siding... 

Jerry Pope takes office. 

jections for 2011 tax revenues 

to about $5.46 billion for the 

tax categories reported by the 

revenue department and to 

$5.77 billion for all general 

fund revenue when interest 

earnings, fee income and other 

income sources are included. 

Tuesday's preliminary report 

suggests even hitting those 

lowered expectations may be 

difficult. With just one more 

month remaining in the fiscal 

year, Kansas needs to collect an 

additional $150 million in 

income taxes, $191 million in 

sales taxes and $451 million in 

all taxes to hit the reduced projections. 

With the major exception 

of income tax collections, 

most tax revenues in May fell 

short of the totals needed in 

June to hit projections. 

Dave Ellenbecker and Darrell Gabbert of Marysville put new siding on the Blue 

Rapids St. Marks Episcopal Church this week. 

Now you can receive a 

call from the Marshall 

County Emergency 

Management Office anytime 

the County is under an 

emergency watch. 

IRIS is a call notification 

system made available by 

the North East Kansas 

Homeland Security Council 

through Marshall County 

Emergency Management to 

Marshall County residents. 

The county’s emergency 

responders were added to 

the system first and now the 

general public is invited to 

sign up too. IRIS messages 

are sent out by the directors/chiefs 

of the county 

response agencies or by 

Marshall County 

Emergency Management. 

This system is sometimes 

called reverse 911. IRIS 

may be used under the following 

circumstances; a 

release of a hazardous substance, 

critical infrastructure 

issues like major road closings 

or public water supply 

issues, or other instances 

that require rapid mass public 

notification for public 

safety reasons. 

The National Weather 

Service also offers weather 

The Spring Walking 

Kansas Celebration was 

held in the Marshall County 

Courthouse on Wednesday, 

June 1. Walking Kansas is 

sponsored by the Marshall 

County Extension Service. 

Bill Schwindamann, 

Marshall County 

Emergency Management 

Director, talked about the 

IRIS program. 

A video entitled For The 

Love of It with Dewitt Jones 

was viewed. 

Susie Latta, Marshall 

County Extension Agent, 

announced that 234 people 

participated in the program 

this spring. Of those that 

participated, 105 returned 

their minute logs to the 

Extension Office. 

Participants recorded a total 

of 258,780 exercise minutes; 

4,313 hours, or 17,252 

miles. 

The first place team exercised 

22,175 exercise minutes. 

Team members of 

“Roost’s” included: 

Lyndsi Morton, Kate 

Blue Rapids 

You Have An Emergency Call 

information through IRIS. 

If a member of the public is 

interested in getting weather 

information, they can specify 

what type of information 

they want and how they 

want to receive that information. 

To enroll: 

1. Call the Emergency 

Management Office at 785- 

562-4550 and sign up over 

the phone. 

2. Go to the county website 

at http://ksmarshall.manatron.com/ 

and click on the Emergency 

Management link, then 

scroll to the bottom of the 

page and click on the IRIS 

dispatch link to fill out the 

form. 

3. Fill out a paper form 

located outside the 


office in the courthouse 

basement and return it to the 

EM office. 

The information required 

for registration is first and 

last name, at least one telephone 

number, and a street 

address. A street address is 

needed so that we can contact 

people in a specific area 

for incidents that may affect 

only their town, street, or 

other geographical area. 

Walking Kansas Celebration 

Koch, Nan Roeder, and 

Julie Caffrey. The second 

place team exercised 14,310 

exercise minutes. Team 

members of “BEO” include 

Nanci Bruna, Jessica Miller, 

Janelle Price, and Heather 

Ruhkamp. The third place 

team exercised 12,869 exercised 

minutes. Team members 

of the Motivated 

Methodists include: Gwen 

Turner, Delores Hargadine, 

Althea Wertz, and Vicki 

Hargadine. 

Awards were also given to 

the top three individuals. 

The winner in this category 

was 1st place, Carolyn 

Lickteig, who exercised 

6,485 minutes, 2nd place 

was David Lickteig who 

exercised 4,935 minutes, 

and 3rd place was Jane 

Zimmerman who exercised 

4,695 minutes. 

Of the 234 participants in 

the program, 88 met the 

exercise goal of 1,500 minutes 

in the 10 week period. 

Again this year participants 

had the opportunity to 

Park Improvements... 

Each person registering for 

IRIS is responsible for 

ensuring their information is 

correct. If an update in 

address, phone number, email, 

weather information 

selections, etc. needs to be 

made users can adjust their 

account by going to 

www.irisdispatch.com and 

logging in with the user 

name and password they set 

up when they registered. If 

no user name or password 

was set up (as this information 

is not required to have 

an account) their information 

can be accessed by 


personnel. A user name and 

password can be set up or 

reset by contacting 

Emergency Management. 


personnel will be at the 

county fair again this summer 

with IRIS forms and 

information. If there are 

any questions please call 

785-562-4550, e-mail 

msco911ep@bluevalley.net, 

msco910@bluevalley.net, 

fax 785-562-4551 or stop in 

the office at 1201 Broadway 

office B4 Marysville. 

report the amount of fruits 

and vegetables eaten each 

week. There were 51 participants 

that tracked the 

amount they ate each week. 

Of those that tracked, 9 met 

the goal. Participants consumed 

9,803.25 servings in 

a 10 week period. 

Participants also had the 

option of tracking their 

whole grain intake. Fortynine 

people kept track and 

32 people made half of their 

grains whole. 

Pat Olson, Beattie, won 

the $100 drawing for those 

who met their exercise goal. 

Julie Caffrey, Frankfort, 

won the $25 drawing for 

those who met their fruit 

and vegetable goal. Jean 

Warders, Blue Rapids, won 

the grain drawing. 

Walking Kansas will be 

held again starting in 

March, 2011. For more 

information about this program, 

contact the Marshall 

County Extension Office. 

NEED FUNDS...The Waterville Playground Committee is trying to upgrade the 

Waterville Playground. PVC Pipe has already been purchased to contain the new 

mulch. Some funds have been raised but more is needed to put rubber mulch down to 

keep the weeds under control. Also benches need to be purchased so parents can sit 

and watch their children and enjoy the park. All options are open, you can purchase 

a bench with your name on it, or contribute money to the rubber mulch. Bricks for 

the wall are also available for purchasing and engraving. Call Citizens State Bank for 

more information 363-2521.

NEWS EWS Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, June 16, 2011 

Obituaries Additional Obituaries on Page 5A 

Blue Rapids Greenhouse 

Uwe Grund 

Uwe Grund, 63 of 

Marysville, Kansas, died 

Tuesday morning, June 14, 

2011 at the Beatrice 

Community Hospital in 

Beatrice, Nebraska. 

Norma L. 

Zimmerman 

Norma L. Zimmerman, 86, 

of Marysville, Kansas, died 

Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 

Community Memorial 

Healthcare in Marysville. 

Visitation was Tuesday, June 

14 from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 

p.m. at Kinsley Mortuary in 

Marysville. 

Derek B. 

Baynton 

Derek B. Baynton, 24, of 

Marysville, Kansas died 

Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at his 

home in Marysville. 

A Tribute Services was held 

at 6:00 p.m., Sunday, June 12, 

at Kinsley Mortuary in 

Marysville. The Rev. Joel 

Barber officiated. 

Derek was born October 15, 

Elsie M. 

Wempe 

Elsie M. Wempe, 89, of 

Marysville, Kansas passed 

away Wednesday, June 8, 2011 

at Cambridge Place in 

Neal Henry 

Schreiber 

Visitation will be Thursday, 

June 16, from 10:00 a.m. until 

9:00 p.m. at Kinsley Mortuary. 

Funeral Services will be held 

at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 17, 

at Kinsley Chapel with Rev. 

Jerry Zanker officiating. 

Burial will be at the 

A rosary service was held at 

7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 14 at 

St. Gregory's Catholic Church 

in Marysville. 

Mass of Christian Burial was 

held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, 

June 15 at St. Gregory's. Father 

Jim Shaughnessy will officiate. 

Bob Welch will play the 

organ while Paula Landoll- 

Smith leads the church choir in 

singing “Here I Am Lord”, 

“Ave Maria”, “Prayer of St. 

Francis” and “You Are Mine”. 

The pallbearers will be Joe 

Bergman, Brandon Bergman, 

Josh Bergman, Jesse Bergman, 

James Hoffman, Marcus 

Bergman and Ryan Feldhausen. 

Burial will be in St. 

Gregory's Catholic Cemetery. 

Norma was born December 

26, 1924 at Sabetha, Kansas, 

daughter of Edward and 

Malinda (Brammer) Brunner. 

In January 1947, she married 

Regis Bergman at Seneca, 

1986 in Wichita, Kansas, the 

son of G. "Bill" and Shelley 

(Scott) Baynton. He had a 

brother, Daniel, and was a loving 

father to his daughter, 

Izzabella, and son, Gabriel. 

Derek was a friend to many 

people here in Kansas, 

Missouri and Florida. He has 

family in Kansas, Missouri, 

Florida, Louisana, Nevada, 

Georgia, South Carolina, 

Maryland, Pennsylvania, 

Michigan and Wisconsin. 

Marysville. 

Visitation was Sunday from 

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

Kinsley Mortuary in 

Marysville. 

A rosary service was held at 

7:00 p.m., Sunday, at St. 

Gregory's Catholic Church in 

Marysville. 

Mass of Christian Burial was 

held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, 

June 13, at St. Gregory's. 

Father Jim Shaughnessy officiated. 

Bob Welch played the organ 

while the church choir sang, 

“Here I Am Lord”, “Amazing 

Grace”, “On Eagles Wings”, 

“Song of Farewell” and “How 

Great Thou Art”. 

The pallbearers were Gary 

Adrian, Bill Besinger, Lance 

Mertes, Jacob Wempe, Jerry 

Neal Henry Schreiber, 87 of 

Home, Kansas died Tuesday, 

June 7, 2011 at Community 

Memorial Healthcare in 

Marysville, Kansas. 

Visitation was Thursday, 

June 9 from 10:00 a.m. until 

9:00 p.m. at Kinsley Mortuary 

in Marysville. 

A funeral service was held at 

2:00 p.m., Friday, June 10 at 

Kinsley Mortuary. Rev. 

Marilyn Sweet officiated. 

Deb Landoll played the 

organ while Pat Breeding sang 

"How Great Thou Art", 

"Amazing Grace", and 

"Grandpa (Tell Me About The 

Good Old Days)". 

The honorary pallbearers 

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Marysville City Cemetery. 

Uwe was born on December 

12, 1947 in Germany, the son 

of Ernest and Paula (Rose) 

Grund. 

He was a veteran of the U.S. 

Army serving in Vietnam. Uwe 

worked for the Union Pacific 

Kansas. To this union seven 

children were born. Regis preceded 

her in death. 

On July 2, 1966, she married 

Clifford Zimmerman at 

Marysville. 

At a young age she moved to 

Chicago and worked in 

accounting for a company until 

her sister was in an auto accident. 

Norma made the decision 

to return and help raise her sisters 

two children. Norma also 

worked at Dr. Hash’s office in 

Seneca, Axtell Hospital, housekeeping 

at Community 

Memorial Healthcare and as a 

nurse’s aide at the Blue Valley 

Nursing Home. 

She enjoyed bingo and playing 

cards. In July 2010, she 

moved to the Frankfort 

Community Care Home. 

Her parents; husband, 

Clifford Zimmerman; sister, 

Leota Cunningham; grandson, 

Donald “Bud” Cudney, Jr.; and 

In 2005, he graduated from 

high school in Missouri. In 

March 2009, he married 

Amanda Marina Robbins at 

Ocala, Florida. During the 

summer of 2010 they moved to 

Marysville. 

Derek worked at Sonic in 

Marysville and also was a substitute 

teacher. He was currently 

working as a Certified 

Nurses Aide at the Good 

Samaritan Home in Wymore, 

Nebraska. He had been taking 

Luebbe and David Kongs. 

Burial was in St. Gregory's 

Catholic Cemetery. 

Elsie was born September 9, 

1921 at Centralia, Kansas, the 

daughter of Elmer and Julia 

(Flentie) Sunderland. She graduated 

from Centralia High 

School in 1939. 

On October 5, 1943 she married 

Gerald Wempe at San 

Diego, California. After 

Gerald's discharge from the 

U.S. Army they moved back to 

Nemaha County. 

In 1959, Gerald and Elsie 

moved to Marysville where 

Elsie was the secrectary for 

Wempe Insurance from 1959 

until retiring in 1983. She was 

also a substitute teacher at St. 

Gregory's Catholic School. 

Elsie was a member of St. 

were Larry Boltz, Ronnie 

Boltz, Mary Ann Lehman, Jim 

Breeding, Jim Schramm and 

Kurt Obermeyer. 

The pallbearers were Glen 

Behrens, Richard Claeys, Lynn 

Hermesch, Bill Montanio, 

Hugh Nemechek and Robert 

Wolfgang. 

Burial was in the Marysville 

City Cemetery. 

Neal was born May 28, 1924 

at Home, Kansas, the son of 

Henry J. and Ella J. (Coulter) 

Schreiber. On January 14, 1945 

he married Laura "Pat" 

Hawkins at Home, Kansas. 

Neal was a farmer in the 

Home City area for most all of 

life and he also ran a bulldozer, 

Kenneth L. Sells, Agent 

Railroad and became disabled 

and retired in 1980. 

Survivors include his wife, 

Linda (Kraemer) Grund of 

Marysville, four children, Eric 

Grund, Erin Grund, Erica 

Phiefer, and Elana Moore, and 

nine grandchildren. 

son-in-law, Joe Gallagher, preceded 

her in death. 

Survivors include her children, 

Marcia Gallagher, 

Cleveland, Mo., Carol (Don) 

Blocker, Marysville, Larry 

(Gwen) Bergman, Lincoln, 

Neb., Danny Bergman, 

Marysville, Nancy (Don) 

Cudney, Marysville, Roger 

Bergman, Topeka, Kan., Fred 

(Pam) Bergman, Belton, Mo., 

Mary (Delbert) Hoffman, 

Haddam, Kan., David (Jan) 

Zimmerman, Lincoln, Neb., 

and Frances (Dan) Feldhausen, 

Marysville; brother, Marvin 

(Ella Mae) Brunner, Sabetha, 

Kan.; sister, Naomi Aschleman, 

Deer Creek, Ill.; eighteen 

grandchildren and twelve 

great-grandchildren. 

A memorial fund has been 

established and will be designated 

at a later date. 

Contributions may be sent in 

care of Kinsley Mortuary. 

some college classes and was 

getting ready to start taking 

classes at Manhattan Vo-Tech 

to become a surgical technician. 

Derek enjoyed playing 

golf, video games, motorcycles 

and fast cars. 

A memorial fund has been 

established for his children. 

Contributions should be made 

to Bella and Gabe Baynton and 

sent in care of PNC Bank, 2000 

Rock Road, DeSoto, Mo. 

63020 

Gregory's Catholic Church, 

Altar Society and Daughters of 

Isabella. She enjoyed playing 

cards, sewing, cooking, and 

playing golf at the Marysville 

Country Club where she was a 

member. 

Survivors include her husband, 

Gerald, of the home; 

daughter, Connie (Michael) 

Mertes, Racine, Wisc.; son, 

Rick (Cecilia) Wempe, Austin, 

Tex.; two grandchildren and 

three great-granddaughters. 

She was preceded in death 

by her parents; and four sisters, 

Evelyn Bergmann, Louise 

Pence, Pauline Ostercamp and 

Elma McGinnis. 

Memorials may be made to 

St. Gregory's Catholic School 

Endowment Fund and sent in 

care of Kinsley Mortuary. 

worked construction and drove 

a transport. He was a member 

of the Moose Lodge in 

Marysville. Neal enjoyed caring 

for his family and hunting. 

Survivors include his two 

sons, Mark (Linda) Schreiber, 

Home, Kan., and Alan 

Schreiber of Maryville, Tenn.; 

four grandchildren, and several 

great-grandchildren. 

He was preceded in death by 

his parents; wife, Laura "Pat", 

on May 18, 1985; and infant 

daughter, Linda Joyce 

Schreiber. 

Memorial contributions will 

be designated later and may be 

sent in care of Kinsley 

Mortuary. 

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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, June 16, 2011 3A 

News 

Blue Rapids City Minutes 

(unapproved)The governing 

body adjourned the regularly 

scheduled meeting to 6:30 p.m. 

on June 8 because there was not 

a quorum. The governing body 

of the City of Blue Rapids met 

in an adjourned session June 

13, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. in the 

Council Room of the 

Community Center. Council 

members present were: Amy 

Bishop, Mike Minihan, and 

Bob Roepke. Mayor Nowak 

presided. The minutes of the 

May 11, 2011 regular meeting 

were approved as presented. 

The following items were 

added to the agenda: placing a 

security light at the shelter 

house, appoint a council member 

to the housing board, 

appoint council committee 

members, consider additional 

fee for temporary cereal malt 

beverage licenses, set a date for 

the finance committee to meet 

on 2012 budget, and consider if 

city or contractor will repair the 

7th and Genesee dirt settling 

issue. 

Mayor Nowak recommended 

Jerry Pope to replace Jonas 

Smith on the council and Joe 

RSVP of the Flint Hills, Inc 

was awarded a $12,903 grant 

from the Kansas Health 

Foundation to develop a Bone 

Builders program. This new 

program will be for individuals 

55 years of age and older to 

increase their bone density, 

build their muscle strength and 

positively impact their balance, 

O’Toole to replace Bob Skillin 

on the council. Vote: Jerry 

Pope – unanimous. Vote: Joe 

O’Toole unanimous. 

Jerry Pope was present so he 

was sworn in by the city clerk. 

Approved pay Ordinance 

#2217 to pay certain claims 

against the city 

Approved ordinance 2218 

repealing ordinance 2215 that 

closed 7th Street west of 

Pomeroy Street. 

City council will ask the 

planning commission to reconsider 

the setback requirements 

on fencing. 

Purchased a fire hydrant 

meter and a check valve from 

Salina Supply Company in the 

amount of $1310.50. 

Purchased fireworks from 

Aerial FX in the amount of 

$3211.20 to be reimbursed 

100% by Chamber of 

Commerce and Terry-Christie 

Funeral Home. 

Purchased a new repeater 

from Haug Communications in 

the amount of $1941.50. 

Approved fireworks applications 

from Steve Gaydusek and 

Bonnie Whitesell, Jan Hogan 

RSVP Develops 

Bone Builders Program 

flexibility, energy and nutritional 

well-being. Three sessions 

will be offered. Each session 

will include 21 one hour 

weight bearing exercises at 

Max Fitness by a certified 

trainer, twice a week for three 

months. In addition, there will 

be 3 two hour nutrition and 

hands-on food preparation 

and Cheryl Ralph. 

Established a Storm Sewer 

Capital Project Fund for expenditures 

on the storm sewer project 

at 7th and Genesee. 

Mayor Nowak appointed 

Jerry Pope as a member of the 

grant housing board. 

New council members were 

appointed to committees by the 

Mayor. 

Council determined by common 

consent that Diamond D 

Ranch Contracting will be 

asked to fix the dirt settling 

issue at the 7th & Genesee site 

where the storm sewer was 

replaced. 

Minihan moved to set a fee 

of $30 for temporary cereal 

malt beverage license applications. 

The hearing on the birds at 

1200 Genesee was opened at 

7:30 p.m. The owner of the 

birds was not present. The 

hearing was continued to July 

13 at which time the owner’s 

presence will be requested by 

letter from the city attorney. 

The following contractors 

are licensed to work in the city: 

Bailey Construction. 

classes at Hy-Vee. Pre and post 

measurements of bone density, 

balance, flexibility, strength 

gains, body weight and percent 

of body fat will be taken. Each 

session will have a maximum 

of 20 participants. This is a free 

program for participants. For 

more information, contact Lori 

Bishop at 785-776-7787. 

Valley Heights Royals Take The Field 

KPERS' Cost to Rise 

for Taxpayers, Workers 

By Gene Meyer 

KansasReporter 

TOPEKA, Kan. - Using 

newly passed legislation to 

begin plugging funding holes 

in the Kansas Public 

Employees Retirement System 

will cost state taxpayers an 

additional $14.5 million in just 

the first year of the reforms, 

system officials told legislators 

Wednesday. 

Those scheduled increases in 

2014, on top of about $481.4 

million that taxpayers already 

pay to fund Kansas' required 

annual contributions to teachers 

and state workers' pension 

plans, escalate sharply after 

that, to a projected $94.8 million 

by 2017, Glenn Deck, 

KPERS chief executive, told a 

meeting of the legislature's 

Joint Committee on Pensions, 

Investments and Benefits. 

But escalating those payments 

now will save taxpayers 

money in the long run, Deck 

told the legislators. Investing 

more money earlier in the 

underfunded teachers' and state 

workers' plans is projected to 

cut a bit more than $2.9 billion 

from the estimated $23 billion 

that would be required at present 

contribution rates to fund 

the plans through 2033. 

Many KPERS-covered 

workers, who now put nearly 

$216 million of their own 

money into the plan through 

payroll deductions, will be 

kicking more into the effor too, 

Deck said. Those contribitions 

are scheduled to go up another 

$32 million in 2014 and nearly 

Left: Jackson O’Toole 

gets a good hit. (Photo by 

Jon Brake) 

$80 million in 2015. These 

increase won't hit workers 

hired after July 1, 2009; the 

new pension changes will trim 

their future benefits instead, 

through either lost cost of living 

adjustment guarantees or 

benefit calculation formulas 

that will result in smaller 

checks. 

All these projections are subject 

to change, however. The 

new law, which Kansas Gov. 

Sam Brownback signed a week 

ago, also calls for the creation 

of a 13-member KPERS study 

commission, appointed by the 

governor and leaders of both 

houses of the legislature, to 

come up with proposals for 

revamping the retirement plan 

entirely and to present them to 

legislators next January. 

Rockwell’s 

Heels, Soles, 

Baseball Gloves 

Relaced 

Zipper put in coats 

(overalls etc.) 

Hours m-f 8-5 

Closed Saturday 

ROCKWELL’s 

Shoe Repair 

1200 Walnut 

Marysville 

785-713-1884 

NOTICE: 

The Outdoor Sports 

program at the 

Blue Rapids Museum has been 

postponed to 

2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 25th. 

PRACTICES/YOUTH BB 

High School Boys 

Practices every Friday 

June 10 - July 22 

9-11 AM 

Boys Youth Basketball 

($30) 

Every Friday 

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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, June 16, 2011 

Wedding Announcement 

Andrea Strohmeyer and 

Tres Humerickhouse 

Dan and Jane 

Strohmeyer of 

Manhattan, KS and Rex 

and Beth Humerickhouse 

of Famington, MN are 

pleased to announce the 

engagement and upcoming 

marriage of their children, 

Andrea Danielle to 

Rex Eugene. Andrea is a 

graduate of Manhattan 

High School and Rex 

(Tres) is a graduate of 

Woodcreek High School 

in Roseville, CA. They 

both graduated from 

Hamline University in St. 

John & Karen Nordquist will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on 

Saturday July 2 with a reception at the Waterville Community Center from 2:00- 

4:00pm and a Karaoke dance later that evening in the 4-H building at the fairgrounds 

in Blue Rapids 7:30-10:30. Music provided by Backroads Entertainment. 

RSVP of Northeast 

Kansas, Inc. is announcing 

their Fall Foliage 

Fundraising Trip for 

October 1-4, 2011. Trip 

participants will travel by 

deluxe motor coach to 

Davenport, IA, where 

they will board the steamboat 

TWILIGHT and 

travel up the Mississippi 

River to Dubuque, IA, 

viewing the beautiful fall 

colors of the trees lining 

the river along the way. 

Group participants will 

stay at the Grand Harbour 

Resort in Dubuque. A 

free trolley service is 


HANDYMAN DAVE 

Waterville, Kansas 

Paul, MN, where they 

met. The couple is planning 

a July 9, 2011 wedding 

celebration in 

Rochester, MN. 

Andrea is the granddaughter 

of Virgil 

(deceased) and Verita 

Schmitz formally of 

Baileyville, KS - Verita 

resides now in Seneca, 

KS. 

Don & Jacqueline 

Strohmeyer (both 

Deceased) of Axtell, Ks 

were her paternal grandparents. 

Happy 50th Anniversary 

John & Karen Nordquist 

RSVP Fall Foliage Trip 

available between the 

hotel and the National 

Mississippi River 

Museum for those interested. 

The trolley may 

also be taken to the 

downtown area, or participants 

can try their luck at 

the casino in the dock 

area. On the third day of 

the trip, the group will 

travel back down river on 

the steamboat TWI- 

LIGHT, with historic 

comments by the captain, 

free bingo, and live 

music. 

The cost per traveler 

will be $660 and includes 

DAVE BAIER 

Plumbing, Electrical, General Construction, 

Painting, Deck Staining, Remodeling 

Home: 785-363-2222 * Cell: 785-713-1414 

Top Prices Paid For Used Guns 

405 West Commerical 

Waterville, Ks 66548 

Andrea Strohmeyer and Tres Humerickhouse 

transportation costs, all 

lodging, attraction fees, 

seven meals and a complimentary 

shirt for participants 

to keep. The 

price is based on doubleoccupancy. 

If participants 

prefer a single 

room, the rate will be 

$726. Group leaders for 

the trip will be Gary and 

Cathy Lindquist, 

Marysville. 

The deadline to register 

for the trip is June 20. 

Those interested may 

contact the RSVP Office 

at 785-562-2154 to get 

signed up. 

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Waterville, KS 

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NEWS EWS Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, June 16, 2011 

4th of July in Waterville 

By Mary Medina (Citizen of 

Wateville) 

What draws people from the 

big city to small towns like 

Waterville? That’s easy! It’s the 

charm of the town, the history 

it holds and the many traditions 

it keeps. I’ve been lucky 

enough to take part in helping 

Obituary: Diane L. Stewart 

Diane L. Stewart, age 61, 

died Thursday June 9, 2011 at 

Meadowlark Hills – Wroten 

House, Manhattan, Kansas 

after an extended illness. 

She was born on August 8, 

1949 in Marysville, Kansas the 

daughter of Lloyd and Virginia 

(Brown) Lillibridge. Diane 

graduated from Manhattan 

High in 1968. She worked at 

Manhattan Laundry, where she 

met her future husband, and 

later at Carol Lee Donuts. 

On August 8, 1972, she was 

united in marriage to Alvin 

“Al” Lee Stewart. This union 

was blessed with their son: 

Corey Lee. Alvin preceded her 

in death on March 29, 1998. 

DCH Enterprises, Inc. doing business as 

Dave’s Body Shop and R&K Service 

Windshields 

Paintless 

dent repair 

Spray-in 

Bedliner 

Contact 

Dave or Keith 

562-2338 562-3336 

Come on out for a free estimate at 

742 Pony Express Hwy. 

west of Marysville 

Owners: David & Christina Hartsook 

Brakes 

Tue ups 

Exhaust 

Engine repair 

Diane loved animals, 

NASCAR, especially Jeff 

Gordon, collecting dolls and 

coins, but most of all she loved 

spending time with her son and 

family. 

Survivors include her son: 

Corey Lee Stewart of Saint 

George, KS; her mother: 

Virginia Levier of Manhattan; 

her father: Lloyd of Saint 

George, KS; her sister: Linda 

Daily of Manhattan, KS and 2 

brothers: Larry Lillibridge of 

Manhattan, KS and Mike 

Lillibridge of Saint George, 

KS. She is also survived by 

many other family members 

and friends. 

food and all the supplies that go 

into the nights festivities. They 

do it all from set up, cooking, 

shooting fireworks and clean 

up. You would think this was an 

army of 20 or more with all that 

they do. Truthfully, there are 

less than 10 of them but they 

are a mighty force that keeps 

this tradition going year after 

year. 

However, in recent years it 

has become harder and harder 

to keep the wheels turning on 

this event. As our economy has 

taken a downward turn, so has 

some of the support and funding 

this committee seeks each 

year. It is becoming harder and 

harder to find enough hands to 

help and funding to make it all 

possible. I have watched as 

Victorian Day came to an end 

and other events in town have 

struggled to keep going. Our 

elders who have made this 

town what it is are looking for 

the newer generations to step 

up and keep the traditions alive. 

So citizens of Waterville and 

all those interested, we are calling 

on you to help show your 

support. Monetary donations 

are welcomed and can be sent 

to the Citizens State Bank in 

Waterville. If you have some 

Flag Day at Country Place Senior Living 

LaVerna Arganbright displayed an antique flag during a program she put on about the history of the American 

Flag. (Photo courtesy of Country Place Senior Living) 

Office 785-562-9880 

Leon’s Cell 785-713-1060 

1122 Pony Express Hwy 

Marysville, Ks 

The family received friends 

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

on Wednesday June 15, 2011 at 

the Yorgensen-Meloan- 

Londeen Funeral Home 1616 

Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, 

Kansas. Private inurnment will 

be at a later date. 

Memorial contributions may 

be made to Homecare & 

Hospice, Inc. and left in care of 

the Yorgensen-Meloan- 

Londeen Funeral Home 1616 

Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, 

Kansas 66502. 

Online condolences may be 

left for the family by clicking 

"send condolences" on this 

page. 

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spare time and would like to 

lend a helping hand, you can 

call the Waterville City office at 

363-2367 and leave a message 

for the Fireworks Committee 

5A 

and someone will be in touch. 

Lets ban together and show this 

small team that we care to 

make a difference. 


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with some of the most traditional 

events here in Waterville. 

Events like Victorian Day and 

Nickel Day. This year I have 

the privilege of helping the 

Waterville Fireworks 

Committee who, for fifteen 

years, has been responsible for 

one of the most important 

Route 36 Auto Sales 

10 Public Square, Blue Rapids, Kansas 66411 

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events of the year. The 4th of 

July Fireworks show at the 

Lipton Ball field. 

As I get to talking more with 

the committee members I find 

that there is more to this small 

team than meets the eye. They 

single handedly are responsible 

for raising funds for fireworks, 

58th Stryker Family Reunion 

The younger Stryker generation poses for a quick picture during the reunion. 

Flag Day was observed at 

Country Place Senior 

Living in Marysville June 

14th. LaVerna Arganbright, 

Waterville, presented a program 

on the history, etiquette, 

and facts of the 

American flag. She displayed 

an antique flag 

which had been made for 

the 100th anniversary of the 

first American flag, making 

the one on display 134 years 

old. The flag was donated to 

the city of Waterville by the 

family of Lila Specht. Lila 

had found the flag in one of 

the country schools in which 

she taught. The school 

board told her she could 

keep the flag. LaVerna's 

program concluded with the 

group singing, "You're A 

Grand Ole Flag." 

Obituary: Jim Gronquist 

James L. ‘Jim’ Gronquist age 

65, of Blue Rapids, passed 

away Tuesday, June 15, 2011 at 

the Frankfort Community Care 

Home. 

Funeral services will be held 

on Monday, June 20, 2011 at 

the Blue Rapids United 

Methodist Church with 

Reverend Bob Whitaker officiating. 

Burial will be at 

Fairmont Cemetery in Blue 

Rapids. Viewing will be from 

Noon until 8:00 pm, Sunday at 

Terry-Christie Funeral Home in 

Blue Rapids with visitation 

from 6:00 until 8:00 pm. 

Memorials are to be designated 

later and may be sent in 

care of the funeral home. 

A full obituary will follow at 

a later date. 

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Marshall County Minutes 

June 6, 2011 

The Board of Marshall 

County Commissioners met in 

regular session with Charles R. 

Loiseau, Chairman; Robert S. 

Connell and Thomas K. Holle 

members; and Sonya L. Stohs, 

County Clerk present. 

The meeting was called to 

Home Notes - 

By Susan A. Latta - CEA 

Marshall County Extension 

Agent 

Are you tired of the cold and 

ready for the bright sun shiney 

days of Summer? You know 

those kind of days, where the 

sun radiates 90 degree temperatures 

all day in a cloudless sky. 

Before you go running out into 

those bright sunshine days, 

remember that skin cancer is 

one of the fastest growing cancers. 

In fact, the American 

Academy of Dermatology estimates 

that children receive 

about 80 percent of their lifetime 

sun exposure before the 

age of 18. Evidence of longterm 

sun exposure may appear 

on the skin 20 or 30 years later. 

This may be in the form of premature 

skin aging, cataracts 

Jail Report... 

Marshall County Sheriff’s 

Department 

Jail Activity Sheet 

Week of: June 5, 2011 to 

June 12, 2011 

Name: Holmes, Archie 

Address: Blue Rapids, 

Kansas 

Date of Birth: 08-18-1969 

Charge: Battery 

Date of Arrival: 06-06-2011 

Date of Release: 06-06-2011 

Reason: Bonded 

Name: Schwindamann, Alan 

Address: Blue Rapids, 

Kansas 


Charge: Marshall County 

Warrant 


Date of Release: Still 

Incarcerated 

Reason: Still Incarcerated 

Name: Ground, David 

Address: Waterville, Kansas 


Charge: Domestic Battery 




Name: Hartman, Mark 

Address: Home, Kansas 


Charge: 48 Hour Sentence 



Reason: Time Served 

Name: Stohs, Jonathon 

Address: Marysville, Kansas 


Charge: DUI driving under 

influence, Transporting Open 

Container 




Name: Schell, Brandon 



Charge: MIC minor in consumption 


Date of Release: Still 

Incarcerated 

Dane’s Automotive 

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Your Drop and Lock Hitch Dealer 

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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 Thomas K. 

Holle moved, seconded by 

Charles R. Loiseau. 

Unanimous. 

and other eye damage, or skin 

cancer. Believe it or not, your 

skin remembers every sunburn 

you have ever had, which 

means the damage builds up 

over the years. Unfortunately 

there is no such thing as a 

“healthy tan.” A tan means you 

have damaged your skin. You 

can be safe and enjoy these 

days if you remember the 

words of the Slip, Slop, Slap, 

Rap. 

Here are some guides to consider: 

Check the ultraviolet (UV) 

radiation index in your area. 

Since 1994 the National 

Weather Service has implemented 

the UV index with 0 - 2 

minimal to 10+ high. This rating 

is the burning potential 

from daily UV exposure. This 

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Open 6 am to 9 pm everyday 

County Treasurer Linda 

Weber met with the Board to 

present her 2012 budget 

request in the amount of 

$104,875.00 which is an 

increase of $720.00 from the 

2011 budget. 

County Treasurer Linda 

Weber stated to the Board that 

the Neighborhood 

Revitalization check processing 

with the County Clerk’s 

office went very well so she 

will be willing to continue 

printing the checks from now 

on. County Treasurer Linda 

Weber also asked the Board 

again that if her office is discussed 

that she be asked to sit 

in on the conversation. 

County Appraiser Janet 

Duever met with the Board to 

discuss the moving of items 

from the room that was her 

Hearing Room without consulting 

her first. 

The Board clarified that they 

asked for the Election 

Equipment Storage room to be 

moved to the Appraiser’s 

Hearing room so that the 

employees can have a proper 

lounge. This move meant that 

the Appraiser’s Hearing room 

would be moved to the old 

Veterans Administration office. 

Thomas K. Holle moved, 

seconded by Robert S. Connell 

index is shown on the weather 

channel or can be found on the 

web at 

http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/u 

vindex.html 

Stay out of the direct sun 

from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. 

which is the hottest part of the 

day. Seek shade to protect 

yourself. 

Wear a hat with at least a 

three inch brim for sun protection. 

Remember a hat is not a 

ball cap. A ball cap only protects 

the eyes, but a hat also 

protects the ears and the back 

of the neck. 

Wear sunglasses that provide 

95 percent or better protection 

from ultraviolet radiation. 

Protect skin by applying sunscreen 

with a Sun Protectant 

Factor (SPF) of 15 or greater. 


Name: Stell, Courtney 






Reason: served 48 hours 

Name: Parde, Teresa 

Address: Wymore, Nebraska 


Charge: DUI, Open 

Container 




Name: Martinez, __________ 

Address: Uknnown 


Charge: No License 


Date of Release: Still incarcerated 


Name: Howard, Jeremy 

Address: Frankfort, Kansas 

BUYING 

SCRAP IRON 

to approve the voucher for the 

Home Sewer District and 

instruct the County Treasurer to 

pay these bills out of funds 

available for this purpose. 

Unanimous. 

The Board received a resignation 

from Center Township 

Treasurer Anthony Nietfeld 

because he moved out of the 

Township and an appointment 

request of Matthew T. 

Bergmann to fill the vacated 

position. Charles R. Loiseau 

moved, seconded by Thomas 

K. Holle to accept the resignation 

of Center Township 

Treasurer Anthony Nietfeld and 

the appointment of Matthew T. 

Bergmann to fill the vacated 

position effective immediately. 

Unanimous. 



to approve the following purchase 

order. Unanimous. 

Wyeth, Vonore, TN for private 

vaccine $4,475.28-Health 

fund-P.O. # 3880 



to approve the vouchers, as presented, 

and issue manual warrants 

from the respective funds. 

Unanimous. 

County Clerk Sonya Stohs 

presented the 2011 July 

employer health insurance 

Make sure you apply the sunscreen 

20 to 30 minutes before 

heading outdoors so the lotion 

has time to bind with the skin. 

Use sunscreen even if the day is 

cloudy. As much as 80 percent 

of the UV rays pass through the 

clouds. 

Wear loose fitting clothing, 

preferably a shirt with long 

sleeves and a tight weave as 

well as long pants if out in the 

sun for long periods of time. 

If all else fails remember 

Slip, Slop, Slap, Rap. Before 

going out doors, Slip on a shirt, 

slop on some sunscreen, and 

slap on a hat. If you follow this 

advice you will enjoy the bright 

sun shiney days of summer. 





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which is a 15% increase 

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Public Works Administrator 

Mike Craig and Public Works 

Coordinating Supervisor Larry 

Polson met with the Board. 

Robert S. Connell moved, 

seconded by Thomas K. Holle 

to approve the Neighborhood 

Revitalization application for 

Greg Marples, Marysville, KS 

with the preconstruction pictures 

that were provided by the 

applicant. Unanimous. 

At 10:30 a.m. the Board of 

County Commissioners held a 

hearing on proposed changes to 

the Marshall County Sanitary 

Code. 

Rural Lakes Regional 

Director Lisa Davies; County 

Sanitarian Gary May; Patty 

Morton, Patty Day Realty; 

Tammy Parker, Tammy Parker 

Realty; Richard Petr, Blue 

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Jon A. and Linda L. Brake, Publishers 

Deb Barrington, Advertising, Photographer 

Chris Taylor, Page Layout and Design 

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Real Estate; Robert Dallas, 

Frankfort were present for the 

Sanitary Code Hearing. 


seconded by Charles R. 

Loiseau to approve Resolution 

11-06-6-1 amending the 

Marshall County Sanitary Code 

adding 2-5.6 the Property Sale 

or Refinance Section. Motion 

carried. Commissioner 

Connell voted no. 

Economic Development 

Director George McCune and 

Community Development 

Coordinator Juanita McCune 

met with the Board to give 

them a weekly update. 

Robert S. Connell moved, 

seconded by Charles R. 

Loiseau to adjourn at 12:00 

p.m. Unanimous. The next 

scheduled meeting will be 

Monday, June 13, 2011 starting 

at 9:00 a.m. 

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Sunday 12:00 - 3:00 

Closed Tuesday 

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Cambridge News 

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plays the piano for the residents at 

Cambridge Place. 

Right: Rachel Freese entertains 

the residents with her music. 

(Photos Courtesy of Cambridge Place) 

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Wayne Fisher at the piano and we heard the 

strains of harmonica, guitar, and vocals by 

Larry and Betty Raub. The Raub's are from 

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Over the weekend "The Music Man" was a featured 

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Conversations centered on Decoration Day 

(Memorial Day) memories and the halls were 

filled with visitors of all ages! Stop in, pick up 

a copy of our monthly calendar, visit a friend 

and sit in on an activity or two with them! 

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*Criminal Justice. Job 

placement assistance. 

Computer available. 

Financial Aid if qualified. 

Call 888-220-3977 

www.CenturaOnline.com 

Route 77 Corner Stores 

Blue Rapids 785-363-7364 

Waterville 785-363-2641 

Roy and Mandi Hartloff 

Commercial & Residential 

Hauling 

For Blue Rapids and 

Waterville 

785-363-7537 Jerry Pope, Owner 

Located at 1149 

Country Place Dr. — 

East of the Airport 

on North Street 

Marysville, KS 

785-562-4001 

Farm Storage 42’x60’ 

Very Basic = $22,970.00 


Terry-Christie 

Funeral Home 

Open Mon-Thur 12 - 9 • Fri and Sat 10 - 10 

7A 

Call Today for Details - Offer Ends 6/30/2011 

Clinton (660) 885-5759 

Colby (785) 462-7505 

Garden City (620) 275-4105 

Holton (785) 364-4177 

Very Nice = $36,532.00 

Minden (308) 832-1715 

Monett (417) 235-7804 

Salina (785) 823-6359 

Winfield (620) 221-3265 

Call your local Morton Buildings office today for details and to schedule an appointment,. 

Prices and availability vary by location. Pricing and products subject to change without notice. Offer ends 6/30/2011. Photos and 

illustrations may contain optional features not included in price. Certain restrictions apply. All transactions are subject to credit approval, 

applicable taxes, and other terms . ©2009 Morton Buildings, Inc. Morton Buildings is a registered trademark. All rights reserved. 

(800) 447-7436 mortonbuildings.com 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

308 West Walnut, Waterville and 302 East 4th 

Street, Blue Rapids; 785-363-2627 

“A Personal Approach to Service at a Very 

Personal Time.” 

Vintage Charm 

Breakfast and Guesthouse 

785-363-2327 • 134 West Hazelwood, Waterville, Ks 

Enjoy the luxury of having this beautiful 

3 bedroom home to yourself. 

•Complimentary country-style breakfast served 

• Each bedroom features its own bathroom 

Ask about our special rates for parties, showers & 

longterm stays. 

A break from life that’s close to home.


KC Legacy Basketball Camp 

Marshall County Shot Clinic 

Nurse Cheryl Skella gently gives Dustin Denton a shot. 

Nurse Lisa Kenworthy getting ready give Jered Oatney his shot. 

Photos by Deb Barrington 

3 Attend KU Football Camp 

Three local 7th grade boys, Logan Woodyard, Garrett Link, and Will Yungeberg, attended a 

one day football camp at the University of Kansas. The boys recieved instruction from head 

coach Turner Gil and offensive coordinator Chuck Long. Much was learned on that hot afternoon 

but the highlight of the day was that they were the only kids that got a private tour of 

the KU locker room and weight room. (Photo courtesy of Allen Yungeberg) 

The KC Legacy 

Basketball Camp was 

hosted at the Valley 

Heights High School. Mike 

Martin, Owner of Martin 

Sports Enterprises, and 

Charles Musil were the clinicians 

at the camp. 

The camp was put on to 

cover shooting mechanics, 

and basic and advanced 

footwork with the students. 

It looks like everyone had 

a good time and learned a 

lot at the basketball camp. 

La so in the 

Savings! 

LIVING ROOM SECTIONAL 

With Loose Back Pillows 

Matching Ottoman $ 248 

Serenity Firm 

Queen Set 

$ 658 

King Set $898 

$ 868 

FURNITURE Warehouse 

2326 Sky-Vue Lane Manhattan, KS 66502 

(785) 537-2288 

Mon-Sat 10am to 6pm Sunday 1pm to 5pm 

www.the-furniture-warehouse.com 

5 PC. SOLID WOOD 

GATHERING TABLE 

$ 348 

SALE ENDS JUNE 30th 

One block south of Fort Riley 

Blvd., behind Briggs Auto Lane. 

Seth 

Child Rd. 

Stagg Hill Rd. 

8A 

6 PC. BEDROOM SET 

Dresser, Mirror, Nightstand, 

Headboard, Footboard 

and Rails. 

$ 798 

Chest 

Available 

$ 298 

TV CART 

Huge selection of TV Carts in 

many styles and finishes. 

Starting at $158 

We’re stomping down prices on ourvalue 

line Queen mattress sets startingat $ 

10 Year Warranty* 297 

Renew Plush 

Queen Set 

$ 698 

King Set $958 

Essential Pillow Top 

Queen Set 

$ 758 

King Set $998 

YOUR HOMETOWN VALUE LEADER 

Quality Mattresses At Low Warehouse Prices! 

Clarion 

Ft. Riley Blvd. 

 

 

Richards 

Dr. 

Sky-Vue Ln. 

Rosencutter 

Furniture Warehouse

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