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NEWS EWS Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, November 3, 2011 Kleio historical society & gift shop open Kleio Historical Society & Gift Shop opened its doors at 107 Front Street (next to Senior Center in the old Beauty Shop/Blocker Realty Office), Randolph, Kansas on October 8, 2011. Hours are: Saturday & Sunday - 1-4 p.m. and other times by chance Displays are among the items for sale in the gift shop and we are constantly growing. Items for sale in the gift shop include: Crocheted afghans, shawls, scarves, and more Knitted scarves and hats Hand crafted silver jewelry Jewelry News books - some signed by author Slightly used books DVDs Swords Berta Hummel Ornaments Glassware THANK YOU! We would like to thank Robert Leazenby who donated an old hair dryer - not sure of date - looks like a cone head and a dress form which now is fitted with a Nelly Donn dress. Thanks to Robert Dreith for the base drum from the Computer Have You Baffled? Internet a mystery to you? Frustrated by e-mail? Need help with your home theater system? Call Ken Lamoreaux - 40 years of experience waiting to help you. By appointment only. 363-2443 If you like the Free Press please tell these Advertisers Blue Rapids Auto & Hardware NAPA Auto Parts Do It Best Hardware Hunting & Fishing Licenses Hydraulic Hoses • Saw Chains Corn Stoves • Ammunition Infrared Heaters Winkler Band. It is in excellent condition! Thanks guys! LOOKING FOR! We are seeking photos of veterans and active duty personnel in uniform for our Veterans display. The photos can be scanned and emailed to cyannris@gmail.com or bring them to the gift shop any day it is open. MARK YOUR CALEN- DAR! We will be hosting an Open House on Sunday, November 13 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 10% of the proceeds from sales in the gift shop that day will be 10 Public Square, Blue Rapids, Kansas 66411 785-363-7384 donated to a local charity (TBA). We will have refreshments at the Open House. Shop at the gift shop and buy a unique item for that special someone on your Christmas list. November Opening Dates: November 5 - 1-4 p.m. November 6 - 1-4 p.m. November 12 - Noon - 4 p.m. November 13 - 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. November 19 - 1 -4 p.m. November 20 - 1-4 p.m. November 25 - 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. November 26 - Noon - 4 p.m. November 27 - 1-4 p.m. Other times by chance. If you would like to visit the gift shop and cannot make it on any of the dates and time listed above, please let me know via email cyannris@gmail.com and I will make arrangements to have the gift shop opened for a date and time that will work for you. Happy Shopping, Cynthia Harris President, Kleio Historical Society VHHS boys basketball info Head Coach: Adam Plummer Years Head Coach at School: 3rd School phone: (785) 363- 7693 Cell Phone: (785) 477-4003 E-mail address: aplummer@valleyheights.org Work Phone: (785) 363-2508 College graduated from/year: K-State 2006 Best time to be reached: 12:49 – 1:43 pm or on cell from 6:00 to 10:00 pm Assistant Coach: Lew Whitson Number of returning letterman: 1 Number of returning starters: 1 Valley Heights High School Boys Basketball Returning Starters Pos. Name Height Class C Charles Musil 6’4” 10 VHHS Key Returnees/Newcomers Pos. Name Height Class SG Mar E. Whitson 5’7” 12 PG/G Tanner Trimble 5’11” 11 C Sheldon Kenworthy 6’2” 11 F Dylan Parker 6’ 11 G Derek Trimble 6’2” 10 PG/G Bennett Bargdill 5’6” 10 G/F Gage Woodyard 6’ 9 G Elijah Smith 6’1” 9 Team Strengths: ▪ We will have more depth compared to last year ▪ Young talent that will produce over the next 3 to 4 years Team Weaknesses: ▪ We lack size ▪ Shooting Strengths and Weaknesses at Spots: Point Guard: A position that hasn’t been consistent for us the past few years that looks more promising this year and in the future with junior, Tanner Trimble (Tanner missed last year with an injury) and sophomore Bennett Bargdill. He has great court vision and is very crafty. Guards: Senior, Mar E. Whitson will lead the wings with his ability to shoot the ball. He is a competitor and may be the emotional leader for our team. Other wings will be sophomore, Derek Trimble who saw limited action last year at the varsity level. He is an athletic kid that will help us with rebounding, defense, and scoring in transition. Freshman, Elijah Smith has the athleticism to play but mentally may be unprepared. Forwards/Centers: Sophomore, Charles Musil will lead the group of forward/centers. Charles is the only returning starter and will be expected to increase his offensive production from last year. He has put in hundreds of hours over the summer and it will be evident when he takes the court this winter. Junior, Dylan Parker will play a key role in the 4 spot. He is a solid rebounder and has the ability to step out and shoot. Junior, Sheldon Kenworthy will also fill in around Musil and Parker. Freshman, Gage Woodyard will most likely see some action because of his athleticism and mental understanding of the game. Style of play to be expected: Defensively, we will be an aggressive, helping team. We will implement any and every defense scheme that puts our kids and team in a position to be successful. Scoring in transition and turning our defense into offense will be a key to us scoring. We will be aggressive driving to the basket and trying to get to the free throw line. Hopefully, this will be the year we improve our field goal percentage from 10’ and out. Keys for our team to be successful: ▪ Stay Healthy ▪ Focus & daily improvement with our young team ▪ Shoot the ball at a high percentage from the perimeter My thoughts on the season: We have had the best summer, basketball wise, since I have been at Valley Heights. I am extremely excited to start the year with the group of kids we have this year. We are young and inexperienced at the varsity level but I think many of our underclassmen will surprise people. It will be interesting to see what substate we get into now that we dropped to 1A. Lost to Graduation: We lost 4 key starters from last years team, 82% of our scoring, and 67% of our rebounding. Making manhole covers City forman Dave Sanner (center) and Steve Carlson (right) work to fill manhole cover molds. (Photo by Deb Barrington) TIGER’s DEN Odell, Ne - 402-766-8805 Fri Nov 4 Night Buffet: Fish Fry Sun Nov 6 Noon Buffet: Fried Chicken and Meatballs Tuesday Mexican Night Wednesday Wing Night Thursday Spaghetti Night Signature Prime Rib every Friday and Saturday Catering & Party Room Available! Prairie Valley Veterinary Clinic Don Musil, DVM Nicole Porter, DVM 821 Hwy 9 Phone: 785.363.7903 Blue Rapids, Ks 66411 We have Hill’s Prescription and Science Diet Dog & Cat Food Boarding and Grooming Services Available TO BUY OR SELL - CALL PRELL FARM • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL Donald Prell Realty & Auction 1488 Frontier Rd. • Marysville, Ks 66508 785-799-3787 • Cell - 785-562-6787 4A Pick up your copy of the Free Press at our office at 203 East 5th in Blue Rapids, KS WATERVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FALL SUPPER Tuesday, November 8th 5 pm – 7 pm Adults $7.50 Children $2.50 VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION “THEIR SERVICE – OUR FREEDOM” Friday, November 11, 2011 7:00-9:00 a.m. Veterans Day Breakfast $4.00 Donation American Legion Post #17 114 McCall Road, Manhattan, Kansas 9:00 a.m. State and Territorial Flag Display City Hall Front Entrance 9:30 a.m. Veterans Day Honor Parade Poyntz Avenue Manhattan Town Center to City Park Featuring service members, elementary students And Other units Grand Marshall – Major General William C. Mayville, Jr. Commanding General 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley 11:00 a.m. Commemorative Program – City Hall Speaker: Major General William C. Mayville, Jr. 6:00 p.m. Veterans Day Recognition Banquet All Veterans Welcome American Legion Post 17, 114 McCall Road $12.00 per person – Reservations appreciated 785-776- 4556 Flint Hills Veterans Coalition, Inc./City of Manhattan www.flinthillsveteransday.com In the event of inclement weather, the cancellation of the parade will be announced over KMAN Radio 1350 AM and KBLS SUNNY 102.5 FM at 7:00 a.m. on November 11th. Twin Valley Thrift Stores UNLOAD YOUR UNWANTED ITEMS, WE’LL PICK THEM UP! Drop off your items at any one of these divisions of Twin Valley Developmental Services nearest to you The Wearhouse 107 Commercial Waterville, KS (785) 363-2490 Carry outs call 363-2161 or 363-2467 Serving turkey, ham loaf and all the trimmings Including homemade pies and desserts! Next 2 New 507 Williams Beattie, KS (785) 353-2347 Wildcat Thrift 107 W. North Hanover, KS (785) 337-2629
News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, November 3, 2011 5A There’s No Place L ike H om e Chapter 11 The Flying Machine Last Chapter: Escaping from the harrowing experience of being a runaway slave, Jack and Mollie meet a woman who nursed soldiers at Fort Hays during a cholera epidemic. On the time machine’s computer, they learn she might have been Elizabeth Polly. The twins put on their glasses and are thrilled to be in Hays, but soon realize that time has stood still and no one can see or hear them. “Good thing we don’t get tired,” Mollie said as they walked toward home. “It doesn’t matter how long it takes either,” Jack said, shrugging his shoulders. “Time stands still anyway.” A few cars and trucks rolled past the twins, but as usual no one could see them. They stayed close to the edge of the road, wondering if they were real enough to get hit. They laughed a little about it, although being invisible was really not that funny. The house looked the same and Dog was still on the porch. He raised his head and his tail thumped twice and went still. They reached down to pet him and he sighed, laid his head on his outstretched paws, and closed his eyes. “I think he senses us,” Mollie said. “But he can’t see us.” “The door’s still locked and the car’s gone so Mom and Dad are probably still in town.” Jack looked toward the barn. “I bet we’re still in there.” “Get the key and we’ll look,” Mollie said, a strange feeling coming over her. Would it be creepy to see yourself? “Just a minute.” Jack eyes darted from the time machine, still on their right every time they looked, and back toward the barn. “Maybe we should check our departure time.” “We’re not going, are we?” Mollie said, as she stood beside her brother in the time machine, her eyes on the computer screen. “We have five minutes to decide,” Jack said. “I vote we don’t,” Mollie said. “If we don’t, will we be lost in some time warp, unable to go on into another time and not able to come back to this time either?” “Oh.” Mollie’s face paled. “We are sort By Eunice Boeve Illustrated by Michelle Meade 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 VHHS chem students are mad scientists! Photos and Caption by: Isacc Lorenzo Medina VHHS Journalism Curious chemistry students learn how to distill or clean water as an experiment on Tuesday October 25, 2011. The students boiled water containing potassium permanganate, which dyes the water purple. The steam from the water ran down plastic tubing into a test tube that captured the steam resulting in cleansed water. Mr. Crawford, the chemistry and physics teacher, told the students that this distillation experiment would be the most dangerous one of the year due to the chance of burns from steam and the bubbling water. So far the students think the chemistry class is a challenge but fun at the same time. “It was an enlightening Brooke Claycamp gets her burner in place. of like ghosts. If Mom and Dad were home right now, even they couldn’t see us.” “The time machine is probably invisible, too.” Jack sighed. “So we’d better go on.” Mollie nodded, tears stinging her eyes. As they waited, Jack tried to cheer up his sister and himself as well. “Maybe this time we’ll go flying with Amelia Earhart. She grew up in Atchison, you know.” “I’d rather just go to her museum,” Mollie said. “Although, I bet she’d be fun to know. Wouldn’t it be something if we could find out what happened to her?” “Her plane went down somewhere over the ocean. The time machine doesn’t go beyond Kansas.” “I know,” Mollie said. “Grandma Andrews is a big fan of hers. I bet Grandma would love to fly around the world.” “Maybe,” Jack said, “But I think she likes her because she’s named for her. Her mother listened to the radio every day for news of her progress. She even drew a map and marked it every day. Grandma was born a few days before the plane disappeared.” Jack sighed. “It’s too bad she didn’t make it. A few men had flown over the top of the world, but she wanted to go the longer way, around the equator.” “Maybe we’ll go back to her time and meet her,” Mollie said. “It would be sad © 2011 Harris Enterprises. All rights reserved. experience and it was better than doing bookwork,” says Casi Cochrane, Jr. though, knowing what was going to happen to her.” Mollie was still thinking about Amelia Earhart when the ticking sound began. This time the twins found themselves standing just inside the open doorway of a huge airport hanger where two men stood beside an odd looking machine. “You weren’t far off,” Mollie said. Jack grinned. “It’s some kind of a flying machine anyway.” “It looks like a go-cart with double wings.” Mollie turned to question a man beside her. “What is it?” The big man smiled. “That, little lady, is Purvis and Wilson’s flying machine. It’s going to put Goodland, Kansas, right smack on the map and be written up in all the big newspapers just like the Wright Brothers were seven years ago.” “Seven years ago?” Mollie said. “Yep, little lady. In 1903.” A sudden silence fell over the crowd as one of the men beside the machine stepped forward and raised his hand. “Most of you know me, William Purvis, and my partner here, Charlie Wilson. “As you’ll recall from seeing the model launched last Thanksgiving, this machine is designed to go straight up in the air, fly to its destination, and then set straight down on the ground. It’ll be handy for getting in and out of tight places.” Earnestly, he continued to praise the gyrocopter as he called it, and the crowd cheered and clapped when he finished. Eagerly the people moved back to give them room as the two men rolled their machine out into the open field next to the hanger. They waited in breathless silence as the men readied their gyrocopter. The motor roared to life. The gyrocopter lifted … maybe a few feet, maybe not. Afterwards, the twins weren’t sure. Then it tipped over and the two sets of huge double blades smashed onto the ground. A cry went up from the crowd and the two men stared helplessly at the ruined machine. Jack looked at Mollie and shook his head. “Let’s go,” he said. They had come to this place with their glasses in their pockets and now they slipped them on, glad to escape what had to be embarrassing, as well as a huge disappointment, for the two men. Inside the time machine they went to the computer to read about the gyrocopter. They were pleased to see that Goodland’s High Plains Museum had a full-sized replica Kandice Haile moves in to light the burner while Kaitlyn Wilson prepares to record data and Casi Cochrane finishes setup. Casi Cochrane gets her flask clamped onto the stand. Valley Heights basketball schedule DATE OPPONENT LEVEL LOCATION TIME 12/2/11 Centralia * Var / JV VHHS 4:45 PM 12/6/11 Bern * Var / JV Bern 4:45 PM 12/9/11 Alma-Wabaunsee Var / JV VHHS 4:45 PM 12/13/11 Belleville Rep. Co. Var / JV Belleville 4:15 PM 12/16/11 Blue Valley * Var / JV Blue Valley 4:45 PM 12/20/11 Linn Var / JV VHHS 4:45 PM 1/3/12 Clifton-Clyde * Var / JV VHHS 4:45 PM 1/6/12 Axtell * Var / JV Axtell 4:45 PM 1/10/12 Centralia Var / JV Centralia 4:45 PM 1/14/12 TVL Tourney(VHHS) Varsity VHHS TBA 1/27/12 Baileyville B&B * Var / JV VHHS 4:45 PM DATE OPPONENT LEVEL LOCATION TIME 1/31/12 Wetmore * Var / JV Wetmore 4:00 PM 2/3/12 Wamego Var / JV VHHS 4:45 PM 2/7/12 Frankfort * Var / JV VHHS 4:45 PM 2/10/12 Hanover * Var / JV Hanover 4:45 PM 2/14/12 Onaga * Var / JV VHHS 4:45 PM 2/17/12 Wash Co. (Parents Night) Var / JV VHHS 4:45 PM 2/21/12 Linn * Var / JV Linn 4:45 PM 2/27/12 - 3/3/12 Sub-State Varsity TBA TBA 3/7/12 STATE Varsity Manhattan TBA * League Game and they thought it would be fun to come see it someday when they were back in their real lives. But they were sorry to read that the gyrocopter broke the men financially and they never realized their dream. The men’s loss made them think of their parents and their struggles to build the time machine. Imagining their parent’s joy when they returned, both Jack and Mollie hoped they could soon go home in real time. They were happy to read that the two men had taken out a patent on their machine, the first ever for a vertical flying machine. At least the men had that distinction. They were surprised that it had taken 40 more years before a working helicopter was invented. Now they remembered that their mom had mentioned that Goodland had a huge replica of the famous Van Gogh’s painting titled Sunflower. The twins stepped outside the time machine and looked through their glasses at the famous painting. “I wish Mom could see this,” Mollie said, “I …” She stopped, tears choking her voice. She had never been so homesick in her life. To Be Continued. 901 Broadway, Marysville, Ks 66508 785-562-3919 Christmas Open House Saturday November 5th 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday November 6th 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Specials Throughout The Store Register For Prizes See All The New Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments Great Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Save On Hallmark Gift Wrap and Boxed Christmas Cards 1004 Tobias Drive 620-257-5247 1544 Navajo Road Lyons, KS 67554 785-562-6190 Home, KS 66438 Party Basket (Regular or Jalapeno) $20.00 plus S & H 1- 1 pound package Summer Sausage 2- 4 oz. Sticks 1- 4 oz. 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