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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, February 16, 2012 Marshall County Minutes February 6, 2012 The Board of Marshall County Commissioners met in regular session with Thomas K. Holle Chairman; Charles R. Loiseau and Robert S. Connell members; and Sonya L. Stohs, County Clerk present. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. The Board opened the meeting with the flag salute. The minutes and agenda were approved as presented upon a motion by Charles R. Loiseau moved, seconded by Robert S. Connell. Unanimous. Custodian Lou Wassenberg met with the Board to let the Board know that her part-time help Beth Kohake gave her resignation effective February 15, Dane’s Automotive Stop in and see us for all your welding supplies and tires. All Automotive Repairs. Your Drop and Lock Hitch Dealer 324 E. Front St., Waterville, Ks 785-363-2143 2012. Agency on Aging Director Heather Ruhkamp met with the Board. Charles R. Loiseau moved, seconded Robert S. Connell to go into executive session for twenty minutes at 9:03 a.m., at the request of Agency on Aging Director Heather Ruhkamp, to discuss matters of non-elected personnel with Agency on Aging Director Heather Ruhkamp present. Unanimous. Robert S. Connell moved, seconded by Thomas K. Holle to approve the Home City Sewer bills and pay them from the appropriate funds available. Unanimous. Charles R. Loiseau moved, seconded by Thomas K. Holle to approve the following 2011 abatements with a value of 4,811 and a total tax of $835.49. Unanimous. Robert S. Connell moved, seconded by Thomas K. Holle to approve the Neighborhood Revitalization application for Precision Truss, Marysville, KS with the preconstruction pictures that were provided by the applicant. Unanimous. Public Works Administrator Mike Craig and Public Works Coordinating Supervisor Larry Polson met with the Board. Charles R. Loiseau moved, seconded by Robert S. Connell to approve the following purchase orders. Unanimous. Murphy Tractor and Equipment, Topeka, KS for repairs to loader $992.45-Road & Bridge fund-P.O. # 107593 Charles R. Loiseau moved, seconded by Robert S. Connell to approve signing 2011 Annual Noxious Weed Eradication Progress Report. Unanimous. Thomas K. Holle moved, seconded by Robert S. Connell to approve the 2012 Marshall County Annual Noxious Weed Management Plan. Unanimous. Wells Township Trustee Mike Bailey met with the Board to discuss vacating ¾ of a mile of road located between Sections 16 and 21 of Wells Township on Utah Road and asked about making some roads in the Township minimum maintenance. Thomas K. Holle moved, seconded by Robert S. Connell to go into executive session for ten minutes at 10:20 a.m. to discuss matters of non-elected personnel with Public Works Administrator Mike Craig and BUYING SCRAP IRON If you are wanting to save some money, maybe get an early start on your garden, and stretch your gardening season out, starting from seed indoors is a good way to do it. For more information, you can contact me at the Marshall County Extension Office by calling (785) 562-3531, or Email me with your questions at mvogt@ksu.edu. PUBLISHED WEEKLY EVERY THURSDAY Competitive Pricing per ton for scrap iron. SMITTY’S 785-736-2964 Axtell, Kansas Blue Rapids Free Press Jon A. and Linda L. Brake, Publishers Deb Barrington, Advertising, Photographer Chris Taylor, Page Layout and Design Web site: bluerapidsfreepress.com Subscriptions: eFreePress subscriptions are Free Street Address: 203 East 5th Street - NEW OFFICE - OPEN Mailing Address: Box 176, Blue Rapids, Kansas, 66411 E-Mail: brfreepress@kansas.net or jonbrake@kansas.net 785-363-7779 If you like the Free Press please tell these Advertisers Jim Daninghaus 785-799-5643 Baileyview, KS Jeff Cook 785-564-2173 Hanover, KS FIELDMEN Dave Bures Auctioneer 402-239-9717 Odell, NE Public Works Coordinating Supervisor Larry Polson present. Unanimous. Lloyd Shubkagel met with the Board to discuss a cemetery in Waterville Township. Robert S. Connell moved, seconded by Charles R. Loiseau to go into executive session for ten minutes at 10:50 a.m. to discuss non-elected personnel with County Clerk Sonya L. Stohs present. Unanimous. Charles R. Loiseau moved, seconded by Robert S. Connell to approve the following purchase orders. Unanimous. Merck, Carol Stream, IL for private vaccine $669.21-Health fund-P.O. # 4038 Kansas Correctional Industries, Lansing, KS for finish bulk microfilming of old records and files $2,500.00- General (District Court) fund- P.O. # 4087 Marbil Enterprises, Inc., Bellville, IL for surveillance equipment $1,160.99-Special Law fund-P.O. # 4090 Economic Development Director George McCune and Community Development Coordinator Juanita McCune met with the Board to give them a weekly update. The Board asked that Economic Development Director George McCune be the representative for Marshall County on the North Central Regional Planning Commission Board. Robert S. Connell moved, seconded by Charles R. Loiseau to adjourn at 12:10 p.m. Unanimous. The next scheduled meeting will be Monday, February 13, 2012 starting at 9:00 a.m. It’s About Time To Start Garden Plants From Seed By Michael Vogt Marshall County Extension Agent The last couple of year’s we have been starting our garden plants from seed. We have started our seed in our basement with a grow light. We have had success in the past. However, last year we struggled to have plants in good enough condition to plant and lost many. So, we moved our flats upstairs and put them in the warmest, lightest location in our house to grow plants from seed, the dining room. We did not eat at our dining room table for two months! Fortunately, starting plants from seed is not expensive to do and you can keep trying if you fail. So, this week I want to talk about what needs to be thought about before you start raising vegetables and flowers from seed. Growing plants from seed is by far the cheapest way to buy annual garden vegetables and flowers. Starting those seeds indoors extends the plants’ growing season. Indoor seeding requires a kind of reverse thinking, though. It also requires certain types of information – starting with what’s on the seed packet. For example, a Kansas gardener wanting to plant leaf lettuce or a cole crop (e.g., broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower) needs to know the local average date for putting those vegetables’ container-grown transplants in the garden. The vegetables are cool-season fans. According to K-State Research and Extension, their average transplant date is April 7 -- although a week later can be prime time for our area. Starting with that transplant date, the gardener can then count back by the number of weeks those varieties need to reach transplant size. Once seeds sprout, that time period can vary widely. But, for many vegetables and annual flowers, it’s six to eight weeks. The indoor planting date for leaf lettuce and cole crops is around Feb. 11. In most years, however, Kansans can still transplant those crops until mid to late April – which allows time for successive plantings. So, indoor seeding from Feb. 12 into early March can yield good results, too. In contrast, many warmthloving transplants typically enter the garden during mid- May. Counting backwards puts the average indoor seeding date at about March 24 for peppers and March 31 for tomatoes. I mentioned before, we had a terrible time last year starting plants from seed. This year, we built a grow light stand for our transplants and we have grown two flats of plants (one flat of a cool-season crop mix and one flat of tomatoes and peppers). We planted earlier than what I discussed, so my daughter, Jennifer, would have something to show as she demonstrates how to make and use a grow light during the Marshall County 4-H Club Day last week. We had plants up within five days. Maybe in the near future, I will write about how to make and manage a grow light. 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Classifieds Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, February 16, 2012 Senior Of The Week: Aaron Long By Jessica Vines VHHS Journalism Senior Aaron Long wants to be in the music industry, but his job of choice is to become an athletic team manager or director because he wants to make an impact on children’s lives. Long plans to attend college at Emporia State University because, “I know a few more people there, and I’ve been there a lot.” Long is the Son of Misty and David Long and has three sisters; Carrie, Kristin, and Amanda, and one brother, Jason. “My sister Kristin has really helped me stay focused as well as my parents.” states Long. One thing that Long has done that most people haven’t is served as manager at the Shrine Bowl. The Shrine Bowl is an All-Star football game that features the best players from sixty-eight school teams in the state of Kansas. This experience gave Long a memory that he will never forget. “I’m the first Valley Heights team member to be on the winning Shriner Bowl team.” The Play Off Game is an All Star game that raises money for Shriners Hospital. Home Notes By Susan A. Latta - CEA Marshall County Extension Agent Some men are not good fathers. So are children any better off without them in their lives? The research shows that Yes they are. Sadly, there are consequences of the separation that cannot be completely avoided. Single mothers can show tremendous courage in working alone to raise their children. Unfortunately, their heroism typically goes unrecognized. Adoptive parents can literally save the lives of the children they bring in to their lives. Stepfathers can make tremendous sacrifices on behalf of their stepchildren. However, these men, no matter how well intentioned can’t replace the birth fathers. Children who are separated from those who brought them into the world have a gap in their hearts that cannot be completely filled by a remaining parent, a stepparent, or adoptive parent. A child’s life is in three parts: child, father, and mother. When one is gone, a part of the child’s life is missing, and the consequences for both parent and child can be harmful. Young men who are or could be sexually active should understand the lifetime impact on the children who could be brought into the world. For too long professionals have sold the idea to our culture that biological fathers are unnecessary, that any loving man (or woman), would do. As difficult as it might be for some to accept, the research shows that this is not true. Biology does matter. We know the impact of father absence and presence on both girls and boys. Understanding why this is true is difficult to explain because our science is The Marshall County Arts Cooperative is opening the doors to the Lee Dam Center for Fine Art for a special showing of the exhibit, “Unmasking Mental Illness.” As an added incentive, the cooperative is inviting guests to have lunch while viewing the display. “Lunch with the Arts,” the first in a series of monthly luncheons scheduled for the center, will be Friday, February 17, from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. “We want to attract as many people to the art center as possible,” said Renee Hoffman, the chairper- Career Opportunity ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE from Home. *Medical, *Business, *Criminal Justice, *Hospitality. Job placement assistance. Computer available. Long has been the Football manager for four years, basketball manager for three years and track three years. Long has also been in: FFA one year, KAYs one year Library Assistant one year, Band four years, Vocal/Show Choir three years, VH Club four years, and FCA one year. Long uses a quote that is from the Bible, which gets him through the day, “My Belief is that it’s greater to lose my life for the sake of the gospel of Christ than to keep it.” This quote inspires Long because, “No matter what the Lord has in store for my life, He should get the glory. God could’ve called me to heaven when I was born. However, he has a purpose for me on earth,” says Long. Long collects the Left Behind series of novels, which are Christian based books about the end of time. “They show the earth’s last days through four kids and adults’ views.” Long wants to be remembered as the person who never wasted his time. “We have a very short time here on earth. No one knows where or when God will take their breath inadequate. Being a father is more than biology though. The word “father” has to be a verb, not just a noun. Fathers have to prove their worth. Children want their fathers to become their heroes. Courage is doing the right thing even if you are afraid; heroism is putting that courage to work for a noble purpose. What could be a more noble purpose than being a parent who takes an active role by nurturing and guiding a young life? What does becoming a heroic father for children mean? Fathers have to achieve four outcomes to be seen as a hero in their children’s eyes. Each outcome can be summarized by one word: stability, devotion, respect, and integrity. Each outcome is a test that challenges fathers, especially when they are separated from their children. First, stability means having a respectful relationship with the child’s mother. When both parents care about each other, making that love evident to their children contributes to that stability. Even though the love between parents can sadly disappear, the love for their children can endure. When parents are divorced, conflict with each other is very stressful for children. Children do not want to be used as pawns in a game or revenge between parents. Moreover, they will lose respect for a parent who demeans the other. A father who treats the child’s mother fairly and says only what is positive about her to their children takes the high road that wins the child’s admiration. Second, devotion means putting our child’s well being before our own. This requires a sacrifice of time to be a part of a child’s life. It means giving son for the cooperative’s committee that oversees the center. “We thought if we served lunch that would attract people to view the exhibit during their lunch period. It’s a great atmosphere to have a casual lunch while viewing some really interesting art pieces.” The exhibit is presented in collaboration with Pawnee Mental Health Services, and it includes a display of art from Pawnee’s clients, families, and friends that reside in ten counties. The exhibit features more than sixty pieces of work ranging from paintings to pot- Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV certified. Call 888-220- 3977 www.CenturaOnline.com Career Training AIRLINES ARE HIRING - Train for hands on Aviation away. That being said, we need to use the time we have to bring glory to God,” said Long. Long is very unique in his own way which makes him different from other people. “I’m not tender and nurturing hugs, listening to a child, and sharing our feeling in words that children can understand. By sharing how we feel, we can give our children an opportunity for kindness. Sharing such experiences shows that we have the strength to be open, to be a window not a wall. Devotion means proving we care. Third, respect means standing for something worth teaching. If you have a child (or can imagine having one), imagine the child growing older...then older, until he or she is late middle aged. A friend approaches your adult child and asks, “When you were growing up what did you learn from your father? What did your father stand for? (The same could be said for mothers as well). How would you want your adult child to respond? Children who answer the question positively with an expression of gratitude reveal the extent of their respect for their fathers. We teach the important things by making important limits “Treat people gently!” is a better teaching limit than “No hitting!” We use our authority to convey principles that can last a lifetime. This means setting fair and clear limits for children and enforcing them when necessary. We accept the burden of authority that is an important element in our relationships with our children. Mothers and fathers should be friendly to their children but understand that having authority means that they cannot really be their children’s friends. Real friendship has to wait until their children are old enough to be free of parental authority. Fourth, integrity means making our words matter. We have to think before we speak because we will be challenged to be faithful to what we say. Arts Cooperative to Host Luncheon Classifieds Pancake Supper St. Mark¹s Episcopal Church, Blue Rapids, will have its annual Shrove Tuesday pancake supper from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at the church. A free-will offering will be taken. The menu will be pancakes, sausage, orange juice and coffee. A portion of the proceeds will go toward food programs in the community. St. Mark¹s Episcopal is at Sixth and Lincoln streets. tery, and it brings attention to the fact that mental disorders are common in the United States. “This is a really unique exhibit that features a variety of pieces,” Hoffman said. “We’re exploring various times to have the art center open to attract a crowd. We thought over the lunch hour might be a way to attract some new clients.” While viewing the exhibit guests can enjoy a casual lunch that features sandwiches, salads, potato chips, desserts, and drinks. The cost of the lunch is $5.00. “We plan to do this every Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified - Housing available CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance 888-248-7449. Educational ALLIED HEALTH career training - Attend college 100% online. Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV certified. Call 800-481-9409 www.CenturaOnline.com Help Wanted Exp. Flatbed Drivers: Regional opportunities now open with plenty of freight & great pay! 800-277-0212 or primeinc.com Aaron Long afraid to stand up for what is right,” says Long. “If something is there that I think is wrong, I’m going to make it known.” Therefore, if we say we will go see a child’s performance at a school play we have to be there no matter how inconvenient it might be. Excuses do not work with children because they view our making commitments as promises. The same is true for setting consequences for misbehavior. Telling a toddler, “If you throw your spaghetti on the floor one more time, we are not going to grandma’s house this weekend!” The child throws the spaghetti on the floor. Now what? Will we do what we said we would? We could respond, “What I just said was a mistake. Now you have to leave the table and help me clean up the mess.” Mistakes are human. Saying that we made a mistake or telling children, “I am sorry” too often though, diminishes our integrity and the respect they have for us. Better to choose our words wisely at the outset. Stability, devotion, respect, and integrity are four outcomes that are important achievements for both parents. Mothers and fathers are likely to follow different paths in a common journey to become heroes in their children’s memories. Just being a father, though, does not deserve the mantle of being a hero. We have to earn that position in a child’s mind by making sacrifices, being there whenever possible, and showing our love in many different ways. For some men that journey is a rocky road. If so, its difficulty also provides greater opportunities for nobility for over coming fear and earning our child’s respect and admiration. When we do, we have passed the test for becoming a hero in our children’s eyes. month,” Hoffman said. “Right now, we’re in the process of setting up exhibits for the coming months. We think this has a lot of potential.” Contact Terri at 402-498-1161 or Terri.Spieker@boystown.org for more information. Apply at www.boystown.org/careers. 7A NOW HIRING: Family Teaching Couples 1201-026-02 Sunflower Housecleaning and Organizer Affordable and Reliable Homes and Offices Contact Cally Hanshaw Waterville, Kansas at 785-541-0791 Acreage Just North of Blue Rapids - Near Hwy 77. Modern 3+ bedroom, 3 ba, ranch style home with 2 Morton bldgs on 33 Acres. Frankfort - 108 E. 5th - Spacious 3 bedroom, 2-story home with detached garage on shaded lot. $55,000 Frankfort - 701 N. 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