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Vol. 3 Number 31 Thursday, Februay 2, 2012 

The 2012 Pioneer Class of Leadership Marshall County Program are: Back Row: Rachel Wanklyn, Scott Toerber, 

Coby Sedlacek, Austin Schotte, Mike Melcher, Erin Kroeger, Ali Argo Middle Row: Marilyn Sweet, Brenda 

Staggenborg, Michelle Whitesell, Alison Slifer, Julie Popejoy, Georgena Lindquist, Lonny Hardwick Front Row: 

Nolan Sump, Mandy Cook, Lesa Dierking, Barb Haines. 

First Class Of Leadership 

Marshall County Named 

The 2012 pioneer class of 

Leadership Marshall County 

has been announced. 

Leadership Marshall County is 

a new organization to train 

local residents in leadership. 

Here is the 2012 Class: 

Allie Argo 

Allie lives in Marysville 

with her husband, Jared. She is 

the executive director for 

Marysville Main Street and she 

is the owner of Allie Belle 

Creations. Allie received her 

bachelor’s degree in recreation, 

park, and tourism management 

from the University 

of Nebraska at Kearney. Allie 

is a member of RSVP’s Board 

of Directors, she’s a Cubbies 

Leader for Awana, and she’s a 

member of Power-Ups – 21- to 

39-year old Kansans who are 

“rural” by choice. In her spare 

time, Allie enjoys camping and 

any water sport, playing league 

volleyball, shooting trap, and 

junking with her family! Her 

favorite place to be is sitting on 

her boat in the middle of the 

lake with her husband, Jared! 

Mandy Cook 

Mandy is a clerk and data 

collector in the Marshall 

County Appraiser’s office. In 

addition to her full-time career 

and responsibilities as a mother 

to Ian and Natalie and wife 

to Brian, Mandy finds time to 

be involved in several local 

organizations. She is a member 

of the Little Black Dress 

Alliance and actively participates 

in many of the county’s 

arts organizations – the 

Marysville Area Community 

Theatre, the Marshall County 

Arts Cooperative where she 

recently performed in their 

annual fund-raiser, the 

Marshall County Community 

Choir, and Landmark 

Enterprises, Incorporated. 

Mandy says she stays active in 

the arts community because 

she wants her children to have 

access to the arts. Mandy is a 

graduate of Valley Heights 

High School and Emporia 

State University. Currently, 

she resides in Marysville. 

Lesa Dierking 

Lesa lives in Marysville and 

has one daughter, Allison. 

Lesa received her bachelor’s 

degree in education from 

Emporia State University. 

Before moving to Marysville 

Lesa taught in Melvern and 

Wamego. Currently, Lesa 

works for the Marysville 

Public Library where she is in 

charge of the weekly family 

story-time. She also oversees 

the activities of the three-day 

per week Homework Center 

for school-age kids so they 

have a place to come and do 

their homework. Lesa volunteers 

a lot of her time for our 

daughter’s school, Good 

Shepherd Lutheran School; 

additionally, she shares her talents 

with various boards. She 

enjoys scrapbooking, cardmaking, 

and going to the 

movies. 

Barbara Haines 

Barbara is a Blue Rapids 

resident and graduate of Valley 

Heights High School. Barbara 

is married to Daniel Haines 

and they are the proud parents 

of Adrianna, Evan, and Lance. 

Barbara is active in many of 

her children’s activities: she 

serves as a Girl Scout leader, a 

board member for the Boy 

Scouts, plus she’s been a baseball 

and t-ball coach. She is 

also a board member for Valley 

Heights’ Community Education. 

Barbara says that her 

interests include spending time 

with her family, cooking, and 

scrapbooking. Barbara works 

in the marketing department at 

Landoll Corporation. 

Lonny Hardwick 

Lonny the operation/maintenance 

gatekeeper for Georgia 

Pacific. Lonny lives in 

Frankfort with his wife, Heidi, 

and their four children: Kyla, 

Austin, Joey, and Emma. 

Lonny holds a degree in business 

from the University of 

Phoenix. In addition to his 

work responsibilities and the 

time he spends with his family, 

Lonny stays active as a volunteer 

firefighter; additionally, he 

is a school board member for 

USD 380. Lonny is also a 

member of Frankfort’s Rotary 

Club. 

Erin Kroeger 

Erin spends her time in several 

parts of our county – she 

lives in Home and works in 

Waterville as an accountant at 

Sink, Gordon, and Associates. 

Erin holds an accounting 

degree from Kansas State 

University; while at K-State, 

Kansas Day At Blue Rapids School 

Dalton Molthan (left) Chris Whittaker and Shyanne Carter plant wheat for their 

class at the Blue Rapids Grade School celebrating Kansas Day. 

(Photo courtesy of Angie Reed) 

Erin was involved with the 

Beta Alpha Psi accounting fraternity 

where she was the codirector 

of Community 

Involvement. Since moving 

back to Marshall County, Erin 

finds herself attending various 

high school sporting events 

and coaching the youth of our 

community; Erin is a freshmen 

volleyball coach at Marysville 

High School. Erin says that 

she finds a great sense of 

accomplishment in learning 

first-hand from these efforts. 

Georgena Lindquist 

Georgena lives in Blue 

Rapids with her husband, 

Robert; Georgena and Robert 

have two children: Todd and 

Tracy. She is the vice president 

for the State Bank of Blue 

Rapids. Georgena says that she 

enjoys volunteering for whatever 

the community needs. 

Georgena’s influence has been 

felt in many community organizations. 

She is the current 

president of the George 

Bedford American Legion 

Auxillary – interestingly, she’s 

held all offices in this organization. 

She is the current treasurer 

for the Blue Rapids 

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Smithsonian To 

Document BR Work 

The Blue Rapids Historical 

Society has been selected as a 

partner site for the 

Smithsonian Institution’s traveling 

exhibition, “The Way We 

Worked.” The new project, 

funded through a matching 

grant from the Kansas 

Humanities Council, will document 

all Blue Rapids businesses 

as well as their owners 

and employees engaged in routine 

day-today responsibilities. 

The project is expected to take 

about one year to complete 

with a final exhibit scheduled 

for summer 2013. 

There is no cost to participate 

in the project. The only 

requirements are that you grant 

access to our photographer for 

several hours and that model 

releases are signed. 

The project is more than just 

a snapshot of Blue Rapids at 

the beginning of the 21st century—it’s 

the story of who we 

were, how we worked, how we 

lived and how we faced the 

future in an age of rural depop- 

The Marshall County Arts 

Cooperative is bringing the 

Topeka Symphony Orchestra 

to Marysville to give a free 

concert for the public. The 

concert, titled “Mozart and 

More,” will be Sunday, 

February 12, at 3:00 p.m. in the 

Marysville High School auditorium. 

The symphony will play a 

series of compositions by 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 

including the “Overture” to 

“The Impressario” and 

“Symphony No. 35 in D 

major.” 

“We are elated that we’re 

able to bring an orchestra to 

our county,” said Wayne 

Kruse, the arts cooperative’s 

executive director. “It’s a 

remarkable experience to sit in 

an auditorium and enjoy the 

exhilarating sound of a full 

orchestra. Plus, the concert 

repertoire is top-notch – 

they’re performing some of 

Mozart’s most memorable 

pieces.” 

The concert will also feature 

guitar soloist, Nicolas Ciraldo, 

performing Richard Harvey’s 

“Concerto Antico.” 

ulation, youth outmigration 

and small town marginalization. 

The community will be 

invited to a special slideshow 

at the completion of the project 

to see it in its entirety, plus 100 

of the most evocative images 

will be presented at the Blue 

Rapids Museum. 

Please accept this invitation 

to participate in “The Way We 

Worked.” Depending upon circumstances, 

some businesses 

will need additional photos 

taken on a seasonal or special 

basis. 

Principal funding for this 

program is provided by the 

Kansas Humanities Council, a 

nonprofit cultural organization 

promoting understanding of 

the history, traditions, and 

ideas that shape our lives and 

build our community. 

For further questions or concerns, 

please call Pat Osborne 

at 363-7949, or Tom Parker 

(the photographer) at 363- 

7228. 

Symphony To 

Perform Concert 

The Babies Have Arrived 

At The Junior High School 

Ciraldo is a classical guitarist 

who is praised as “an 

exceptionally musical and 

accomplished guitarist.” He 

has won awards and reached 

high levels at several prestigious 

solo competitions. 

Additionally, he has enjoyed 

numerous solo, chamber, and 

concerto performances 

throughout the United States, 

South America, and Europe. 

Ciraldo stays active in the 

arts community and has held 

various positions with several 

arts organizations including 

Artistic Director of the Boston 

Classical Guitar Society and 

Vice President of the Austin 

Classical Guitar Society. He is 

also the founder of the 

Hammer/Nail Project, a program 

that links student composers 

with guitarists and 

shows how to write for the guitar. 

He currently serves as faculty 

advisor to the USM Guitar 

Society. 

“This is an added bonus,” 

said Kruse. “Not only do we 

get to enjoy the sounds of the 

symphony, we also get to hear 

See Symphony page 5 

Hannah Steenson (left) and Taylor Doner with their life experiencing dolls. 

Junior High students enrolled 

in Mrs. Joseph’s Intro to 

Human Services class have a 

new project they are performing 

this year. Babies. 

Thanks to a grant from Wal- 

Mart, the Valley Heights 

Foundation and FCCLA there 

are 5 new electronic babies at 

Valley Heights this year. The 

baby simulation is not new for 

Valley Heights students however, 

new babies were necessary 

to replace the ones that were 

outdated and quit working. 

The baby simulation is a lifechanging 

experience for the students. 

It allows the students the 

chance to understand the 

responsibility that is needed for 

parenting. The students are able 

to realize the sacrifices they 

have to make when they have to 

get up in the middle of the night 

or that they just can’t go wherever 

they want with a child. The 

simulation is a step in preventing 

teenage pregnancy.

Obituaries Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, February 2, 2012 

Elmer L. Dettmer 

Elmer L. Dettmer, age 77 of 

Randolph, Kansas, died Friday, 

January 27, 2012 at his home. 

He was born on June 2, 

1934, at the family farm north- 

Velma Theye Peeks 

Velma Theye Peeks, 93, of 

Marysville, Kansas, died 

Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 

Midland Hospice in Topeka, 

Kansas. 

Visitation was Wednesday, 

Robert "Bob" D. Stohs, 60, 

of Bremen, Kansas, died 

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 

Community Memorial 

Healthcare in Marysville. 

Visitation was Friday, 

January 27, from 10 a.m. until 

9 p.m at Kinsley Mortuary. The 

family received friends from 6 

Mary Lou Roepke 

Mary Lou Roepke, of 

Waterville, passed away on 

Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 

age 79. She was born in 

Waterville on June 21, 1932 to 

Margaret and Victor Johnson. 

She graduated from Waterville 

High School in 1950. 

A funeral service was 

planned for 10:30, Wednesday, 

February 1, 2012 at St. Mark’s 

west of Randolph, the son of 

Albert and Louie (Jenkins) 

Dettmer. He graduated from 

Randolph Rural High School in 

1952. 

Elmer was married to 

Beverly Ann Dimon on August 

24, 1969 at Topeka, Kansas. 

She survives of the home. 

He was a farmer and rancher 

in the Randolph area for the 

majority of life. He was a 

member of the Clay Center 

United Methodist Church and 

Alcoholics Annonymous where 

he had a medallion commemorating 

his 27 years of sobriety. 

In addition to his wife, he is 

February 1, from 10:00 am. 

until 9:00 pm. at Kinsley 

Mortuary. 

A funeral service will be held 

at 10:00 am., Thursday, 

February 2, at the Evangelical 

United Church of Christ, 

Marysville. 

Burial will be in the 

Marysville City Cemetery. 

Velma was born April 24, 

1918 to Henry and Mary 

(Meyer) Theye at their rural 

Wymore home. 

She went to Pleasant Hill 

School in Nebraska. She was a 

member of the last German 

Confirmation class and was 

confirmed at State Line 

Robert "Bob" D. Stohs 

to 8 p.m. 

A funeral service was held at 

10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 

28, at the United Methodist 

Church in Marysville. 

Burial was in the Marysville 

City Cemetery. 

Bob was born on October 24, 

1951 in Marysville, to 

Normond G. and Loeda M. 

(Spreer) Stohs. On November 

18, 1951, he was baptized at 

Trinity Lutheran Church, 

Waterville. In 1969, he graduated 

from Valley Heights High 

School. On June 5, 1982, he 

married Lori J. Giebler at 

Marysville. They have lived in 

Bremen since 1997. 

He worked at Always 

Freightline, owned Stohs 

Liquor for 14 years, worked at 

Lutheran Church in Waterville 

with burial at Riverside 

Cemetery in Waterville. 

Viewing was from noon to 8:00 

pm, Tuesday at Terry-Christie 

Funeral Home in Waterville. 

The late Milton H. Roepke 

and Mary Lou were married 

October 13, 1951. They were 

parents of Richard C. Roepke, 

and grandparents to Nina C. 

Roepke. 

Mary Lou was postmistress 

of the Waterville Post Office 

for 30 years from 1967 - 1997. 

She was a member of the 

American Association of 

Postmasters. Upon retirement, 

Mary Lou increased her volunteer 

efforts to support the town 

she truly loved. She was a 

recent past president of the 

Shakespeare Club, board member 

of the Waterville Public 

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survived by one son, Kevin 

Dettmer and wife Kyra of 

Manhattan, Kansas, one sister, 

Helen DeWyke of Waterville, 

Kansas; two grandchildren, 

Kelbi Dettmer and Kaghen 

Dettmer, both of Manhattan, 

Kansas; three sisters-in-law, 

Carol Dettmer, Betty Dettmer 

and Peggy Dettmer and six 

nieces. 

He was preceded in death by 

five brothers, Donald Dettmer, 

Marvin Dettmer, Neil Dettmer, 

David Dettmer and Wesley 

Dettmer. 

Funeral services were held at 

10:30 AM, Tuesday, January 

Lutheran Church. 

She married Emil F. Peeks in 

August of 1941; they were 

partners in caring for the land, 

crops, and livestock they raised 

together. She continued being 

an active and faithful steward 

of the family farm up until the 

time of her death. 

Velma worked 18 years at 

Mary Marshall Manor preparing 

residents meals. She loved 

planting colorful flowers and 

feeding the hummingbirds 

which returned each year to her 

yard and watching the fireflies 

as they arrived each spring. 

Velma was a member of 

EUCC church. She was active 

the Herkimer Coop, was a 

Maintainer Operator for Oketo 

and Marysville Townships, a 

trustee for Logan Township, 

and enjoyed going on harvest 

with area friends and farmers. 

For the last 20 years, Bob 

worked for the Marshall 

County Public Works and later 

became Supervisor. 

Bob enjoyed spending time 

with his friends and family, 

spoiling the grandkids, following 

his daughters to all of their 

sporting events, country cruising, 

and hunting. He enjoyed 

the outdoors and was always 

working on his farmers tan. 

Lori and the girls would like 

Bob to be remembered as the 

fun and stubborn "Super Bob" 

with a cheesy grin, a toothpick 

Library, involved in fundraising 

activities for the renovation 

of the Opera House and served 

on the Weaver Hotel renovation 

committee. St. Mark’s 

Lutheran Church was a special 

place for Mary Lou; she was a 

Sunday school teacher, a member 

of the Ladies Aid Society, 

and choir member. Mary Lou 

also spent 61 years as a member 

of the American Legion 

Auxiliary in Waterville. 

The activities associated 

with Sorority, participating in 

and planning Victorian Days 

citywide celebrations, playing 

bridge, working in her yard 

were all activities from which 

Mary Lou gained much pleasure. 

She was predeceased in 

death by her parents, husband, 

Milton H. Roepke, niece Sandy 

Kenneth L. Sells, Agent 

31, 2012 at the Clay Center 

United Methodist Church with 

Rev. Larry Meyers officiating. 

Respect calls may be made 

anytime Monday at the 

Holmes-Pfeifley Funeral Home 

in Riley, Kansas where the 

family received friends from 7 

to 8 PM. Burial will followed 

in the St. John’s Cemetery, 

northwest of Randolph, 

Kansas. 

A memorial has been established 

for the Clay Center 

United Methodist. Memorial 

contributions may be left in 

care of the Holmes-Pfeifley 

Funeral Home. 

in the EUCC quilting group 

through December of 2011. 

Survivors are daughters: 

Vernita Peeks of Marysville, 

Marilyn Di Pasquale of Topeka 

and JoAnn Peeks of Houston, 

Texas. 5 grandchildren and 3 

great grandchildren. One brother 

Clarence Theye of Odell, 

Nebraska. 

She was preceded in death 

by her parents, husband Emil 

on Sept. 30 1985. Sisters: Rosa 

Helmrichs and Clara Jurgens 

and brother Albert Theye. 

Memorial contributions will 

be designated later and can be 

sent in care of Kinsley 

Mortuary in Marysville. 

in his pocket, serious face and 

the big ol'teddy bear that he 

was. 

Survivors include his wife, 

Lori; four daughters, Tish L. 

Outhet, Oketo, Ashley M. 

(Daniel) Holle, Hanover, Jenna 

R. (Tom) Scheetz, Hanover, 

and Haley R. (Tyler) Finley, 

Fort Campbell, KY; brother, 

Donald (Betty) Stohs, 

Waterville; two sisters, Judy 

Myers and Alice Stratton, both 

of Baldwin City, KS; and four 

grandchildren, Shaelyn, 

Carson, Dillon, Brianna; and 

baby Finley, due in July. 

A memorial fund has been 

established and can be sent in 

care of Kinsley Mortuary in 

Marysville. 

Schuchart Ross, brother-in-law, 

Jack Regnier, several brothers 

and sisters-in law. Mary Lou is 

survived by her son, Richard 

and wife Sidonie, granddaughter 

Nina of Rochester, NY, sister, 

Marge Regnier of Marion, 

KS and sister and brother-inlaw 

Dorothy and John 

Schuchart of Waterville, nieces, 

nephews, great-nieces and 

nephews, and a great-greatniece 

and nephew. 

Mary Lou took great pride in 

her hometown of Waterville. 

Memorials may be given to St. 

Mark’s Lutheran Church or for 

the preservation of the Opera 

House. Memorials may be sent 

to Terry-Christie Funeral Home 

at PO Box 61, Waterville, 

Kansas 66548. 

Obituaries Continued 

on Page 3A 

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Obituaries 

Caryl Toedter 

Caryl Toedter, 98, of 

Marysville, Kansas, died 

Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 

Community Memorial Health 

Care in Marysville. 

Visitation was Wednesday, 

February 1, from 10 a.m. until 

9 p.m. at Kinsley Mortuary 

A funeral services was held 

at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, 

February 2, at Memorial 

Presbyterian Church, 

Marysville. 

Burial was at the Marysville 

City Cemetery. 

Caryl was born on July 13, 

1913, in a farm home north of 

Matilda Talbot 

Matilda Talbot, 99, died 

January 31, at the Linn 

Community Nursing Home. 

A funeral service will be 10 

Thelma R. Wiggans 

Thelma R. Wiggans, 90, died 

January 29, 2012 at the Linn 

Community Nursing Home, 

Linn. 

A funeral service will be 

10:30 a.m., Friday, February 3, 

at Ward Funeral Home, 

Washington. 

Visitation is from noon to 8 

p.m. Thursday at Ward Funeral 

Home, Washington. The family 

will receive friends from 5 to 7 

p.m. 

Burial is in the Washington 

Melanie Renee Graves, 34, 

of Marysville, Kansas died 

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 

her home in Marysville. 

A graveside service will be 

held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, 

February 4, at the Greenwood 

Cemetery, south of Blue 

Rapids, Kansas. Rev. Wendell 

Sack will officiate. 

William H. (Bill) Shubkagel, 

90 of Frankfort, Kansas, died 

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Beattie, KS, to John and Alma 

Anderson, who immigrated to 

this country from Sweden. 

Caryl attended Beattie schools 

and graduated from Beattie 

High School. At the time of her 

graduation, she received the 

highest grade on the Normal 

Training Teacher’s exam that 

had ever been received in the 

state of Kansas. Following 

graduation, she taught for two 

years at the one room Snipe 

Creek Elementary School. 

She attended the University 

of Kansas where she received 

her degree and Phi Beta Kappa 

honors in the spring of 1936. 

She remained a loyal Jayhawk 

fan and influenced many of her 

family and students to become 

Jayhawks. 

During her teaching career, 

Caryl was selected as one of 

twenty-five teachers in the 

country to attend the National 

Foundation for Mathematics at 

the University of Kansas. She 

did graduate work in modern 

a.m. Friday, February 3 at 

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 

Greenleaf. 

Visitation will be from 10 

City Cemetery, Washington. 

Thelma was born April 8, 

1921, on the family farm southeast 

of Linn, KS, to James 

Harry and Amanda 

(Schwerdtfeger) Alexander. 

She attended country school 

and graduated from Linn High 

School. Thelma went to 

Topeka, where she graduated 

from beauty school. She met 

Wm. Harley Wiggans at 

Topeka and they were married 

at Imperial, NE by her uncle, 

who was a judge, on March 15, 

1941. 

During WWII she worked on 

airplanes at Cheyenne, WY, 

while her husband served in the 

Army. After returning to this 

area, she worked in a restaurant 

in Linn, a retail business in 

Washington and worked many 

years at the Washington County 

Hospital. 

Thelma was a member of the 

Melanie Renee Graves 

Melanie was born on May 

25, 1977 at Petersburg, 

Virginia, the daughter of 

Jackson Wayne Crowder, Sr., 

and Carol Sue Stumbo. She 

graduated from Linn High 

School in 1995. On August 17, 

1997 she married Brian Graves 

at Washington, Kansas. 

She was a Certified Nurses 

William H. (Bill) Shubkagel 

Monday morning, January 30, 

2012 at the Frankfort 

Community Care Home in 

Frankfort. 

Visitation will be on 

Monday, February 6, from 2:00 

p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the 

Padden Funeral Chapel in 

Frankfort. 

Funeral Services will be held 

at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, 

February 7 at the Padden 

Funeral Chapel. 

Private burial will be at the 

Antioch Cemetery at a later 

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Bill was born on May 2, 

1921 at Bigelow, Kansas, the 

son of William and Elsie 

(Rhodes) Shubkagel. 

After his area schooling Bill 

joined the Army Air Corp. He 

was a A20 fighter plane gunner 

in New Guinea. With the help 

of the GI bill he was able to 

graduate from electrical motor 

school in Denver, Colorado. 

He had a electrical motor and 

air conditioning repair shop in 

Frankfort for over 50 years. 

He was a member of 

Masons, VFW, and American 

Legion. He enjoyed fishing, 

hunting, playing his guitar and 

wood carving. 

Preceded in death by sisters: 

Irene Saville, Blanche Burton, 

Jessie Francisco. Brothers: 

Charlie and George Shubkagel. 

Survived by Nieces: Ruth 

Ann Vopata of Frankfort, Diana 

Braunschweig of Golden, 

Colo., Sharon Rodman of 

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and the University of Kansas. 

In 1941 Caryl was married to 

Wallace Toedter, who was a 

farmer, stockman in the 

Marysville area. During their 

retirement years, they took 

many trips and enjoyed traveling 

all over the world, including 

a trip to Sweden, to meet 

many of her relatives. 

Caryl had a strong Christian 

faith and was active in many 

church activities at the 

Marysville Presbyterian 

Church. She also participated 

in many civic and charitable 

activities. She and her husband, 

Wallace, established scholarship 

funds that have helped 

many local students meet their 

financial needs in college and 

will continue to provide scholarships 

in the future. She was 

proud of the students she assisted 

and kept a scrapbook with 

their pictures and accomplishments. 

Caryl dedicated her life to 

a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at the 

Ward Funeral Home in 

Greenleaf. 

Rosary service will be 7 p.m. 

Good Shepherd Lutheran 

Church and was a 29 year 

member of the Linn American 

Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed 

quilting, having made quilts for 

her children, grandchildren and 

great-grandchildren. She also 

quilted with the Good 

Shepherd Lutheran quilters. 

Camping, fishing, playing 

bingo and doing word search 

puzzles were some of her 

favorite pastimes. Spending 

time with her grandchildren 

and great-grandchildren always 

brought her great joy. 

For the past thirteen months, 

she resided at the Linn 

Community Nursing Home, 

where she enjoyed the wonderful 

care and traveling to various 

locations. 

Preceding Thelma in death 

were her parents; husband, 

Harley; brothers, Leroy and 

Virgil Alexander; and sister-in- 

Aide and had worked at the 

Linn Community Nursing 

Home, Homestead Nursing 

Home in Washington, and the 

Hanover Hospital in Hanover. 

Survivors include her husband, 

Brian Graves, Greenleaf; 

brother, Jack (Monica) 

Crowder, Blue Rapids; sister, 

Cindy Pettus, Marysville; step- 

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her husband, her students and 

her community. She was 

extremely proud of those she 

taught and continued throughout 

the years to share and celebrate 

their successes by attending 

their class reunions. One of 

her greatest joys was to have 

someone acknowledge that she 

had been their teacher and had 

influenced their life in a positive 

way. She will be remembered 

as a lady with style and 

grace. 

Her contributions to 

Marysville through her teaching 

and generosity, will have a 

lasting impact on the community. 

Preceding Caryl in death 

were her parents; her husband, 

Wallace; sisters, Elizabeth 

Campbell, Viola Dean, Ann 

Jones Garrett, Jennie 

Kupfersmith; and her brother 

Elmer J. Anderson. 

Surviving her is her sister, 

Esther Wetzler of Marysville; 

and many nieces and nephews. 

Thursday at the church. 

Burial will be in the Sacred 

Heart Catholic Cemetery. 

law, Nola Alexander. 

Surviving her is a daughter, 

Susan Kay (Thomas) Cooney, 

Branson, MO; son, Maurice 

Dean (Carlene) Wiggans, 

Harbine, NE; grandchildren, 

Michelle (Aaron) Staebell, 

Thomas (Catherine) Cooney, 

Kimberly (Chris) Behrends, 

Kristy (Adam) Bolek, Angela 

(Randy) Peitzmeier; and greatgrandchildren, 

Emma , 

Caroline and Henry Staebell, 

Thomas and Liliana Cooney, 

Chase and Mason Behrends, 

Rasine and Makenzie 

Peitzmeier; and brother-in-law, 

Joe (Jean) Wiggans of Derby, 

KS; and several nieces and 

nephews. 

Memorial Fund: Established 

to the Good Shepherd Lutheran 

Church or to the Linn Nursing 

Home Resident Van Fund 

Contributions may be sent in 

care of Ward Funeral Home. 

father, Ray Overton, 

Waterville; and father, Jackson 

Crowder, Sr., Petersburg, VA. 

She was preceded in death 

by her mother, Carol Overton; 

and brother, Gary Pettus. 

Kinsley Mortuary of 

Marysville is in charge of 

arrangements. 

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NEWS EWS Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, February 2, 2012 

Leadership ______________________________________________from page one 

Chamber of Commerce and 

the secretary for the Marshall 

County Development 

Corporation. She plays an 

active role in Marshall County 

4-H and is a member of St. 

Mark’s Lutheran Church and 

the Friends of the Weaver. 

Mike Melcher 

Mike lives in Marysville and 

is a teacher at Marysville High 

School. Mike holds a degree 

from Emporia State University 

and is currently working on his 

Master’s Degree. Mike enjoys 

spending time with family and 

friends, watching K-State basketball 

and football, and coaching 

young people. As a coach, 

Mike is the head varsity boys’ 

basketball coach, head junior 

high boys’ track coach, the 

summer weights and conditioning 

coach, and the assistant junior 

high football coach. Mike 

shares his leadership skills by 

playing active roles as a member 

for the school’s Multi-Tier 

Systems of Support Team, as a 

member of the Students 

Assistance Team, as a Project 

Stay Team Member, and as a 

Faculty Advisory Committee 

Member. 

Julie Popejoy 

Julie and her husband, 

Frank, moved to Marshall 

County from El Centro, 

California, after they purchased 

lovely home a Blue Rapids. 

Julie and Frank have a son, 

Carter. Julie is the manager 

and owner of CJF Enterprises. 

Julie is a board member for the 

Blue Rapids Public Library and 

is about to serve a four-year 

term on the board of directors 

for the Marshall County Arts 

Cooperative. Julie loves 

music, singing and performing. 

She says that her community is 

very important to her. She 

wants to see this area thrive not 

just survive. 

Austin Schotte 

Marshall County native, 

Austin Schotte, is a graduate of 

Marysville High School and 

Kansas State University, Austin 

is a loan officer at Citizens 

State Bank. Austin grew up in 

Marshall County where he says 

that he learned great leadership 

skills; he says, however, that he 

still wants to become a better 

Marshall County Sheriff’s 

Department 

Jail Activity Sheet 

Week of: 1/22/2012 to 

1/29/2012 

Name: Brandon Schell 

Address: Marysville 

Date of Birth: 9/3/1991 

Charge: prob. violation 

Date of Arrival:1/23/2012 

Date of Release: n/a 

Conditions: still incarcerated 

Name: Marcus Nolan 



Charge: Warrant 

Date of Arrival: 1/25/2012 

Date of Release: n/a 

Turner’s liaison for the 

Manhattan, KS Chamber of 

Commerce where she represents 

Turner at chamber events 

and helps to establish relationships 

with businesses and 

organizations within that community. 

In Marshall County 

Michelle is the secretary for St. 

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Gregory’s Catholic Church’s 

Altar Society. Additionally, 

she’s a member of the Little 

Black Dress Alliance and she is 

the Online Chairperson for 

Marshall County’s Relay for 

Life. Plus, Michelle is a frequent 

volunteer for our area’s 

recycling program. 


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Hydraulic Hoses • Saw Chains 

Corn Stoves • Ammunition 

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leader. Previously, Austin held 

leadership positions in his 4-H 

club, church youth group, and 

local FFA chapter. At K-State 

Austin was active in 

AgEcon/AgBus Club. Austin’s 

interests include the outdoors, 

sports, helping others, community 

service, and helping on the 

family farm. 

Coby Sedlacek 

Coby lives in Hanover with 

his wife, Krista, and two children: 

Brody and Ryder. 

Although Coby lives in 

Washington County, he works 

in Marshall County at Landoll 

Corporation. Coby is a graduate 

of Kansas State University 

where he played football for 

Bill Snyder; while there, Coby 

made the Big XII commissioner’s 

honor roll. Coby is active 

in Hanover’s Chamber of 

Commerce and helps sponsor 

Hanover’s annual fireworks 

display. Coby is also the coowner 

of Made 2 Grill and 

Snappers Pub and Grub. 

Allison Slifer 

Alison lives in Vermillion 

with her husband, Adam, and 

two children, Dylan and 

Alayna. Alison is the owner, 

operator, and sole proprietor of 

Alison Slifer Drafting and 

Design. She is a member of the 

Flint Hills Area Builders 

Association as well as the 

American Institute of 

Architects where she served as 

the relations director for the 

National Associates 

Committee. Alison enjoys 

being creative and she likes to 

spend time outdoors. Alison 

enjoys watercolor painting, 

making jewelry, hiking, kayaking, 

and … then … sharing all 

of these interests with her family. 

Alison says that it is important 

to her to instill in her children 

the concept that it is the 

simple things in life that bring 

the most joy: to be kind and 

empathetic, take care of what 

we have, to share our gifts with 

others, and do our part to help 

out. Good lessons to learn. 

Brenda Staggenborg 

Brenda is the executive secretary 

for the Marysville 

Chamber of Commerce. 

Brenda and her husband, 

Frank, live in Marysville, and 

10 Public Square, Blue Rapids, Kansas 66411 

785-363-7384 

Conditions: still incarcerated 

Name: Christopher Torngren 

Address: Souix City , Ia. 


Charge: Poss. of Meth, Para, 

DWS, No Ins. 


Date of Release: 1/28/2012 

Conditions: $10,000 c/s 

Name: Tim Denton 

Address: Beatrice, Nb. 





Conditions: $361.58 cash 

bond 

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 

have two grown children: 

Adam and Lana. (name pronounced 

with a short “a”) 

Brenda has played an active 

role in our community. 

Currently, she is the vice president 

for St. Gregory’s Altar 

Society and also the vice president 

for the North Central 

Kansas Tourism Council. 

Brenda is a board member for 

the Flint Hills Coalition and is a 

past president, secretary, and 

treasurer for Beta Sigma Phi. 

Plus, for many years, Brenda 

helped organize Marshall 

County’s Junior Miss pageant. 

Brenda attends numerous conferences 

and workshops to 

strengthen her skills in promoting 

our community. Brenda 

says that her job is to promote 

Marysville, to help make it a 

better place to live and to draw 

others to us. 

Nolan Sump 

Recently, Nolan married 

Waterville native, Monica 

Walter, and the two now reside 

in Blue Rapids. Nolan received 

his bachelor’s degree from 

Bethany College and is currently 

working on his master’s 

degree from the same university. 

Nolan is the gifted facilitator 

for USD 498. Nolan is 

interested in landscape design, 

living history, theatre, and public 

speaking. He is a member 

of Oketo’s Masonic Lodge and 

is currently the district deputy 

of several lodges and a grand 

lodge officer. Previously, 

Nolan was on the board of 

directors for Central Kansas 

Fly Wheels and he was on the 

Tree Advisory Board for the 

city of Salina. 

Marilyn Sweet 

Marilyn is the administrator 

and lead pastor for the Oregon 

Trail Presbyterian Ministry 

which is a partnership of the 

four congregations in Marshall 

and Washington Counties. 

Marilyn lives in Oketo with her 

husband, Dennis, and they have 

four children: Margaret and 

Lyall, Laura, and Chris. 

Marilyn holds degrees from the 

University of Kentucky and 

from the Union Theological 

Seminary. Marilyn has an 

interest in the changing demographics 

of the Great Plains. 

She continually updates a 

Name: James Davis 



Charge: 



Conditions: Released 

Name: Robert Shanek 

Address: Waterville 

Date of Birth: 

Charge: Serve 48 hours 



Conditions: Time Served 

Name: Jesse Hormann 



Charge: DUI, 2nd 

review of Marshall County’s 

economic, housing, and labor 

market data that she started in 

2003. She is preparing a new 

analysis based on the 2010 federal 

census and state economic 

reports. Marilyn is an active 

member of Marysville’s Rotary 

Club where she is a past president. 

Scott Toerber 

Scott is married to Sarah and 

they have five daughters: 

Emma, Catherine, Margaret, 

Anne, and Eleanor and they 

live in Blue Rapids. Scott has a 

degree in chemistry from 

Bethel College and currently 

works in the bioscientific field 

for Waters Corporation, an 

international company based 

out of Milford, MA – they are 

known as the premier leader in 

chromatography and mass 

spectrometry technology. 

Scott’s profession has allowed 

him to work closely with the 

scientific community of Kansas 

and the surrounding states of 

Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa 

where he vigorously follows 

the development of the biomedical 

and bio-agricultural 

industries of Kansas. Scott is a 

member of the American 

Society of Mass Spectrometry 

and is a member of the 

President’s Club for Waters 

Corporation where he participates 

in round table executive 

discussions to develop the 

company’s 2012 business operations. 

Rachel Wanklyn 

Rachel lives in Winifred 

with her husband Zach. Rachel 

is the manager for Wanklyn Oil 

Company which is based in 

Frankfort. Rachel received her 

bachelor’s and master’s 

degrees from Kansas State 

University. Rachel is a member 

of the American Institute of 

CPAs and participates in 

Frankfort’s Summerfest 

Committee. 

Michelle Whitesell 

Michelle lives in Marysville 

with her husband, Joe, and 

daughter, Hannah. Michelle 

received her bachelor’s degree 

from Kansas State University 

and is now the marketing coordinator 

for Turner 

Construction. Michelle is 

Marshall County Sheriff’s Jail Report 




Name: Ryan Nincehelser 



Charge: Dis. Conduct 



Conditions: OR bond 

Name: Matthew Woodyard 







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Friday Feb 3 Night Buffet: BBQ Ribs and Smothered Steak 

Sunday Feb 5 Noon - Fried Chicken Special with Mashed 

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Signature Prime Rib available every Friday and Saturday 

Catering & Party Room Available! 

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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, February 2, 2012 5A 

News 

Blue Rapids Chamber of Commerce 

Annual Dinner and January Meeting 

The Blue Rapids Chamber of 

Commerce held their Annual 

Dinner and Meeting January 

24, 2012 at the Blue Rapids 

Community Center. 

President, Robert Lindquist 

gave the Welcome, Rod 

Christie-Prayer, Carter Popejoy 

led the Pledge of Allegiance, 

Opening Remarks by President 

Lindquist, Election Of Officers. 

The Blue Rapids Chamber 

Officers for 2012 are: 

President-Robert Lindquist, 

Vice President-Rod Christie, 

Four years ago this spring, it 

was under consideration by the 

Blue Rapids City Council to 

close the city pool. At that time, 

some concerned citizens 

offered to share the responsibility 

of managing the pool in 

order to keep it open. 

The City council gave us one 

summer to see if we could turn 

things around. It has been 4 

summers and all is well. In the 

first 2 years we worked on getting 

the pool back to being a 

fun place for the children and 

parents. The last two years we 

have really focused on repairs, 

adequate seating and a volleyball 

net. We were able to do 

these things because of fund 

raising. Fundraising has 

included: bake sales, 2 kickball 

tournaments including concessions, 

pass the noodle (We 

placed pool flotation noodles at 

one home, that homeowner 

then paid a fee to have the noodles 

passed to another persons 

house). We have also had 2 

beer gardens at the Marshall 

County fairgrounds and concessions 

at several auctions. 

The Pool Committee has also 

been asked to provide concessions 

for the Blue Rapids Ball 

Field this summer. Also, we 

hosted a Halloween party and a 

haunted hayrack ride. We have 

also put donation boxes at sev- 

Blue Valley Tele- 

Communications, Home, KS, 

will award scholarships in the 

amount of $500 and $250 to 

graduating seniors in each of 

Blue Valley’s twelve telephone 

exchanges – Axtell, Beattie, 

Centralia, Home, Linn, Oketo, 

Onaga, Palmer, Summerfield, 

Vermillion, Westmoreland, and 

Wheaton. In addition, $250 

Rec. Sec.-Deborah Barrington, 

Correspondece Sec.-Karen 

Swearingen, Treasurer- 

Georgena Lindquist. 

The Dinner was catered by 

Moser's Catering of Waterville. 

Guest Speaker was Jean 

Gallagher for the Pool Project 

accompanied by Joe O'Toole. 

2011 in Review was: 

February-Spaghetti Supper, 

April-Easter Egg Hunt, May- 

Community Garage Sales, July- 

4th of July Celebration, 

Marshall County Fair and 

eral businesses in Blue Rapids. 

There are currently two 

accounts for the pool at the 

State Bank of Blue Rapids. One 

account holds the majority of 

our funds and is operated by the 

city for repairs and as a general 

fund for the pool only. A second 

account has been made to 

be able to continue fund raising. 

After spending two years 

focused on keeping the pool 

open and making it a fun place 

for families, we have realized 

that the pool’s current condition 

is beyond repair and we 

should really be focusing our 

efforts on building a new pool 

for our community. Our Pool 

Committee then formed a 

Board of Directors. The current 

positions held are: 

President, Jean Gallagher 

Vice President, Joe O’Toole 

Secretary, Dena O’Toole 

Treasurer, Zita Duensing 

Fundraising Coordinator, 

Jaime Land 

As a committee, we convene 

every month in the summer and 

every other month in the winter 

to discuss plans, ideas and 

future fundraisers. 

Our pool is approximately 

53 years old. It was originally 

round and was replaced that 

same year with the one we are 

using now. 

scholarships are available for 

students in Marysville, 

Bremen, Frankfort, Blue 

Rapids, Waterville, Washington 

and Hanover. Applicants will 

be critiqued on their personal 

achievements, future plans, and 

financial need. All graduating 

seniors are encouraged to 

apply. 

In addition, Blue Valley 

ed under the name of the Topeka 

Civic Symphony, and in 1980, 

officially became the Topeka 

Symphony Orchestra. Under the 

direction of Dr. John Strickler, 

the Symphony has come to host 

a full seven-concert series, 

including classical, pops, holiday, 

and educational concerts. 

Since Dr. Strickler assumed 

leadership of the Symphony, the 

Parade, October-Soup Supper, 

December-Lighted Tractor 

Parade, Baked Potato Bar, Visit 

from Santa. 

Winners of the door prizes 

were: 

Vases of Flowers donated by 

Rod Christie: Mel and Liz 

Bartz, Ragena Smith, Pat 

Osborne, Lyle and Janice 

Brooks, Nancy Nolte, Tom 

Parker, Rob and Karen 

Swearingen. 

Pictures donated by Mel and 

Liz Bartz: Jan Bergkamp, Don 

Our pool is in really bad 

shape. It consistently loses 

water, the filtering system is 

outdated and does not work 

properly. Chlorine is put 

through the system daily but 

every other week the pool must 

be “shocked” to keep the chlorine 

levels up. This usually 

happens when the pool is busy 

on very hot days and the pump 

house cannot keep up. The bath 

house roof is leaking and deteriorating. 

It has been sealed 

with a roofing compound, but 

is still deteriorating underneath 

that. Our pool is not currently 

handicapped accessible. Not 

only would this be a nice feature 

for anyone with disabilities, 

but also the elderly. 

We have been in contact with 

a pool company from Kansas 

City called Capri Pool. We 

have discussed our ideas with 

them and they have given us 

feedback about our existing 

pool and a new pool. They have 

told us that there is really no 

way to repair or change our 

pool to bring it up to the standard 

that the Department of 

Health and Environment would 

require. They also traveled to 

Blue Rapids and spoke at a 

public meeting to answer any 

questions or concerns the community 

may have. 

At this time, we have taken 

Tele-Communications will 

award scholarships in the 

amount of $500 to students 

planning to attend technical 

school in either Beloit or 

Goodland to study a telephonybased 

program. 

Scholarship applications for 

the BVTC Scholarships as well 

as PRIMO, and FRS are available 

on-line at www.blueval- 

and Laura Musil, Deborah 

Barrington, Vic and Norma 

Stanley, Mike and Teresa 

Minihan. 

Hat and Koozie: Jean 

Gallagher 

$10.00 Gift Certificate from 

After Hours Feed: Rod and 

Melinda Christie 

$15.00 cash from Sharp 

Mfg.: Jean Warders 

Collectible Coins from the 

State Bank of Blue Rapids: 

Kristen Bigham and Carter 

Popejpoy. 

Jean Gallagher at BR Chamber Dinner 

BVTC Scholarships Available 

plans to the Manhattan Area 

Technical College Drafting 

class and they are working on 

drawing up blue prints of a pool 

for us. We also need to get soil 

samples taken and tested. This 

project will be pretty expensive, 

so we are still looking for 

different ways to fund it. 

We are still continuing to do 

fundraising and are seeking and 

accepting private donations as 

well. The Blue Rapids City 

Council has plans to put a possible 

sales tax increase on the 

August ballot. 

I think we would all agree 

that Blue Rapids is a great 

place to live. We have awesome 

schools, strong businesses, and 

a small town community that I 

don’t think you will find in 

many other places. What we 

are missing is something for 

the kids. What keeps or attracts 

young families to a town? Fun, 

safe activities for their children. 

I think if we work together we 

can accomplish this for Blue 

Rapids. 

In closing, on behalf of the 

Pool Committee and Board of 

Directors I’d like to thank the 

Chamber of Commerce for 

having me here tonight and for 

your interest in helping us meet 

our goal of a new pool for our 

community. 

ley.net or can be picked up at 

the office. For additional questions 

or to have an application 

mailed to you, please contact 

Jada Ackerman at 877-876- 

1228. Applications for the 

BVTC scholarships must be 

postmarked by March 16, 

2012; winners will be 

announced prior to May 1. 

Symphony ______________________from page one 

a classical guitarist. Every year 

we get requests to bring a guitarist 

to the area – this is the 

chance to hear an accomplished 

guitarist perform a piece that 

showcases his amazing talents.” 

The Topeka Symphony 

Orchestra was formed in 1946 by 

Dr. Everett Fetter, chairman of 

the Department of Music at 

Washburn University. It originat- 

Farmers Service 

125 South Colorado 


785-363-2581 

Full Service 

Mechanic On Duty 

Services Provided: Gas, Oil Change, 

Complete Car Care, Car Wash, Licensed Gun Dealer, 

Interstate Batteries, Hydraulic Hoses, Roller Chains, 

Oils and Greases 

Blue Valley 

Senior Living 

710 Western Ave. 

Blue Rapids, Ks 66411 

785-363-7777 

“We have a warm friendly home like environment that 

you feel when you enter the door.” 

organization has grown. The 

Symphony has achieved a high 

level of excellence and distinction, 

prompting the press to call 

performances “inspired” and 

“superb.” The Symphony has 

commissioned two works and 

has performed five world premieres 

as well as several U.S. 

premieres. Seasons are highlighted 

by world-renowned class 

artists such as Dave Brubeck, 

Andre Watts, Itzhak Perlman, 

Frederica von Stade and the 

Canadian Brass. Guest artists 

regularly present in-school 

demonstrations and master classes 

to help music students 

improve their skills. 

Following the performance a 

reception will be held at the Lee 

Dam Center for Fine Art. 


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 

Dr. Sara Baskerville-Crome 

ALTERNATIVE 

HEALTH CARE 

CHIROPRACTIC 

785-562-1900 

CHIROPRACTIC 

Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, 

Thursday, & Friday 

Mondays & 8:30 Thursdays AM - 5:30 9 a.m. PMto 

5 p.m. 

600 Sharp, Blue Rapids 

785-363-7755 Located at 1124 - Answering Pony Express phone Mon.-Sat. Highway 

Marysville, Kansas 

Route 77 Corner Stores 

Blue Rapids 785-363-7364 

Waterville 785-363-2641 

Roy and Mandi Hartloff 

Cindy’s Country Inn 

420 South Colorado • Waterville, KS 

Valentine’s Day 

“Dinner for Two” 

Tues. February 14th 

5 p.m. - 8 p.m. 

$25.00 

Menu: 

*Smothered Chicken 

Breast 

*6oz Fillet 

*Pork Chop 

Served with choice of 

potatoes, vegetable, 

salad bar and dessert 

Terry-Christie 

Funeral Home 

308 West Walnut, Waterville and 302 East 4th 

Street, Blue Rapids; 785-363-2627 

“A Personal Approach to Service at a Very 

Personal Time.”

News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, February 2, 2012 

Marshall County Minutes 

January 23, 2012 

The Board of Marshall 

County Commissioners met in 

regular adjourned session with 

Thomas K. Holle Chairman; 

Charles R. Loiseau and Robert 

S. Connell members; and 

Sonya L. Stohs, County Clerk 

present. 

The meeting was called to 

order at 9:00 a.m. 

The Board opened the meeting 

with the flag salute. 

The minutes and agenda 

were approved as presented 

upon a motion by Charles R. 

Loiseau moved, seconded by 

Robert S. Connell. 

Unanimous. 

County Appraiser Janet 

Duever and County Appraiser 

Clerk Mandy Cook met with 

the Board to discuss that 

County Appraiser Clerk Mandy 

Cook was excepted into the 

five day Marshall County 

Leadership program and they 

would like the five days to be 

covered under regular time 

rather than having to take vacation 

to attend the Leadership 

Marshall County program. 

Charles R. Loiseau moved, seconded 

by Robert S. Connell to 

approve allowing County 

Appraiser Clerk Mandy Cook 

to use three of the five days of 

the five day Leadership School 

be covered under regular time 

and the remaining two days the 

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 

employee vacation must be 

used. Motion carried. 

Commissioner Holle abstained. 

Agency on Aging Director 

Heather Ruhkamp met with the 

Board. Charles R. Loiseau 

moved, seconded by Robert S. 

Connell to have the Board sign 

a letter of commitment for the 

Agency on Aging KDOT transportation 

grant. Unanimous. 

Thomas K. Holle moved, seconded 

by Charles R. Loiseau to 

approve signing a letter giving 

Agency on Aging Heather 

Ruhkamp permission to sign 

the grant forms for the KDOT 

grant on behalf of the County. 

Unanimous. 

County Attorney Laura 

Johnson-McNish met with the 

Board. Thomas K. Holle 

moved, seconded by Charles R. 

Loiseau to approve going into 

executive session for twenty 

minutes at 9:14 a.m. to discuss 

matters of litigation and nonelected 

personnel with County 

Attorney Laura Johnson- 

McNish present. Unanimous. 

Thomas K. Holle moved, seconded 

by Charles R. Loiseau to 

extend executive session for 

five minutes at 9:34 a.m. for the 

same reasons with the same 

persons present. Unanimous. 

Public Works Administrator 

Mike Craig and Public Works 

Coordinating Supervisor Larry 

Polson met with the Board. 

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Public Works Coordinating 

Supervisor Larry Polson presented 

the following bids for 

250 pieces of assorted size 

bridge plank: 

Midwest Service and Sales, 

Schuyler, NE - $13,908.40 

Bridge and Highway 

Material, Enid, OK - 

$13,123.60 

Thomas K. Holle moved, 

seconded by Charles R. 

Loiseau to approve the low bid 

from Bridge and Highway 

Material, Enid, OK in the 

amount of $13,123.60 for 250 

piece assorted size bridge 

plank. Unanimous. 

Robert S. Connell moved, 


Loiseau to approve the following 

purchase orders. 

Unanimous. 

Truck Repair Plus, Inc., 

Marysville, KS for 5th wheel 

and kit pin $1,053.67-Road & 

Bridge fund-P.O. # 107669 

Bridge & Highway Material, 

Inc., Enid, OK for 250 pc. 

ACZA treated bridge timber 

$13,123.60-Road & Bridge 

fund-P.O. # 107670 

Sheriff Daniel A. Hargrave 

met with the Board to recommend 

the following step raises 

for Lynn Feldhausen, Brian 

Kenworthy and Donald Self 

from Deputy Sheriff Step II at 

$14.64 an hour to Deputy 

Sheriff Step III at $15.24 an 

hour effective February 1, 

2012. Charles R. Loiseau 

moved, seconded by Robert S. 

Connell to approve the following 

step raises for Lynn 

Feldhausen, Brian Kenworthy 

and Donald Self from Deputy 

Sheriff Step II at $14.64 an 

hour to Deputy Sheriff Step III 

at $15.24 an hour effective 

February 1, 2012. Unanimous. 



Loiseau to approve the following 

purchase orders. 

Unanimous. 

Wyeth, Dallas, TX for private 

vaccine $5,927.30-Health 

fund-P.O. # 4036 

Glaxo Smith Kline, Atlanta, 

GA for private vaccine 

$4,365.10-Health fund-P.O. # 

4037 

Election Systems and 

Software, Chicago, IL for 

maintenance for election equipment 

$3,400.00-Election 

Reserve fund-P.O. # 4085 

County Health Nurse Sue 

Rhodes met with the Board to 

get clarification of what shots 

they are suggesting (Hep B and 

Tdap). If you do not have 

insurance or what the insurance 

does not cover the Health 

Department will bill the 

Commissioners. 

Charles R. Loiseau moved, 

seconded by Robert S. Connell 

to go into executive session for 

five minutes at 10:46 a.m. to 

discuss matters of non-elected 

personnel with County Health 

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to approve moving Hannah 

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Health Department from 

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hour effective February 1, 

2012. Unanimous. 



Loiseau to give a $50.00 a 

month cost of living increase 

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employees and prorated for 

part-time employees within 

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Appropriations effective 

January 1, 2012. Unanimous. 

Landoll Corporation 

Administrative Assistant 

Laurie Cudney, Landoll 

Corporation Owner/President 

Don Landoll and Landoll 

Corporation Controller Dan 

Caffrey met with the Board to 

discuss a ten year tax abatement 

for a new expansion of 

32,000 square foot at the 1085 

Pony Express Hwy. location 

south side to be called Shop 80 

for additional manufacturing 

assembly and storage area to 

that location. 



Loiseau to approve setting a 

Public Hearing for February 

13, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. to discuss 

approving a ten year tax 

abatement for a new expansion 

of 32,000 square foot at the 

1085 Pony Express Hwy. location 

south side to be called 

Shop 80 for additional manufacturing 

assembly and storage 

area to that location. 

Economic Development 

Director George McCune and 

Community Development 

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met with the Board to give 

them a weekly update. 

Charles R. Loiseau moved, 


to adjourn at 12:10 p.m. 

Unanimous. The next scheduled 

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January 30, 2012 starting at 

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Senior of the Week: Alexandra Pishny 

By Kaitlyn Wilson 

Alexandra Pishny is the 

daughter of Jeff and Jennifer 

Pishny. She has been in 

Cheerleading three years, Drill 

Team three years, VH club four 

years, FCCLA three years, 

band two years, vocal two 

years, FFA one year, All School 

Play one year, Library 

Assistant one year, Art one 

year, Journalism one year, 

Model UN one year, Forensics 

one year, and a Girls State 

Delegate one year. In addition, 

Pishny has also been the 

FCCLA president for one year, 

and cheer and dance captain for 

one year. Pishny says she was 

influenced most by her mother 

and Avril Lavigne. “She’s been 

my role model since the fourth 

grade,” says Pishny. “I’ve been 

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By Michael Vogt 

Marshall County Extension 

Agent 

With the mild winter we 

have been experiencing this 

year, people are looking for 

things to do outside while it is 

nice. Something people can do 

this time of year is prune deciduous 

trees, fruit trees, and 

shrubs. 

Pruning is on my to-do list 

right now. I have some branches 

I am tired of getting 

whacked with while I am mowing 

and I need to remove a few 

branches to provide more sunlight 

to one of our gardens. 

This time of the year is truly 

the best time of year to be pruning 

our deciduous trees because 

most of our area deciduous 

trees were fully dormant by 

early January. The trees achieving 

that status began the part of 

winter that many experts consider 

the best time of the year 

for pruning. 

Owners of two tree types 

tend to be the first to get out 

saws and loppers. Their trees 

and reasons are: 

•Fruit trees. Pruning early is 

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since she was three years old. 

She is an avid member of the 

Footloose Dance Studio in 

Marysville and the Valley 

Heights Drill Team. Along 

with these activities, Pishny 

also takes ballet and plans to try 

out for the dance team at Cloud 

County Community College. 

After high school, Pishny 

plans to attend Cloud County 

Community College for two 

years and then attend K-State 

for four years in order to attain 

her masters in psychology. “I 

want to have a career where I 

can help people in some way or 

another,” says Pishny. “I like 

when people trust me with their 

problems.” 

After graduation, Pishny 

would like to be remembered 

as someone who was, “friendly 

to everybody because I try to be 

and I want people to remember 

that I wasn’t ever afraid to 

speak my mind.” 

part of working to achieve the 

strongest branch structure possible 

for holding heavy fruit. 

With fruit trees you want to 

selectively prune branches that 

rub against each other, compete 

for sunlight, or doesn’t allow 

sunlight to reach the center of 

the tree. You want to remove 

the trunk sprouts. The trunk 

sprouts rob the tree of water 

and nutrients and are a nuisance 

to work around. It also 

allows owners time to apply a 

scale-controlling dormant oil 

before March 1 (the usual 

deadline) without wasting any 

spray on branches destined to 

be to cut out and discarded. 

•"Bleeder" trees, including 

such maples as the silver, sugar, 

amur, Norway, and hedge plus 

such other species as the black 

walnut, pecan, birch, mulberry, 

and Osage orange (also called 

hedge tree). Temperatures in 

the 20- to 32-degree range help 

limit the sap flow from these 

trees fresh-cut wounds - a flow 

that in warm weather can be 

both plentiful and disturbinglooking. 

I pruned my maple 

trees when it was near 60 

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degrees Fahrenheit one year, 

after I would make my cut it 

would start to “rain” on me. 

But, to me it was still a good 

day to prune the trees. The 

temperature was right for me, 

but maybe not for the tree. 

Just before the year´s leaves 

emerge is a good time to prune 

almost any deciduous tree or 

shrub, though. After all, without 

any leaves in your way, 

judging structure can be much 

easier. You won´t be nearly as 

likely to miss branches that are 

weak, damaged, rubbing, or 

badly attached. 

Plus, spring will be rolling 

around in a matter of weeks. 

That´s when almost all pruned 

plants have the best odds for a 

quick, healthy recovery. 

The one factor that should 

delay any late-winter pruning 

has to do with the weather. 

Pruning when temperatures 

are below 20 degrees is not a 

good idea. Doing so brings the 

risk of internal wood-tissue 

injury. Besides, you yourself 

could very well be too cold to 

saw safely. 

Remember, when pruning 

for items that last a long time. 

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trees and shrubs, be safe. 

Nothing ruins a good day of 

pruning outdoors than a trip to 

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If a tree is too large for you 

to safely prune, there are several 

reputable tree service companies 

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knowledge and equipment to 

prune large trees or trees you 

don’t feel capable of pruning. 

So, if you looking for something 

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Office. You can call me at (785) 

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Evan Haines drives the ball down court. 

NOLO GAMES!! 

Photos and Story by: Jessica 

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VHHS Journalism 

Achieving their New Year’s 

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Joseph and her Junior High 

Seminar students invited all 7th 

and 8th graders to an activity 

called NOLO: NO ONE LEFT 

OUT. Joseph’s seminar came 

up with this idea because they 

feel everyone should be included 

in school activities. “The 

students need to look at their 

Keaton DeWalt feeds his life experiencing doll during a 

basketball game. (Photo courtesy of Allen Yungeberg) 

Will Yungeberg (43) stays close to Linn’s Tanner 

Spence (33) to keep him from moving down court. 

surroundings and see if everyone 

is being included and if 

there is someone not included 

to just invite them in on their 

Junior High Takes On Linn 

Brandi Ropeke (55) jumps high over the Bulldogs to score 16 points for the Mustangs. 

Photos by Deb Barrington. 


conversation,” says Joseph. 

There was another purpose for 

the NOLO games which was to 

strengthen the bond between 

Valley Heights 7th and 8th grade students participate 

in the No One Left Out games. 

Bradyen Boucek (55) and Garret Link (31) work on 

keeping the Bulldogs from getting near the net. 

Junior High Girls Beat Linn, 42 - 26 

At Clifton on Thursday, 

January 26, the B team started 

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to put many points on the 

board, the Lady Mustangs lost 

8-18. They were led by 

Chevelle Murk with 4 points. 

During the A game, Valley 

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half, and cruised to 43-29 victory. 

Brandi Roepke led all 

scorers with 20 points. 

On Monday, January 30 at 

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much of a lead. They trailed at 

half by 2 and ended up losing a 

close game by a score of 24-27. 

Chevelle Murk was high point 

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the A game, a tied game at half 

turned into a 42-26 victory for 

the Lady Mustangs behind 

Brandi Roepke's 16 point performance. 

Caison Hartloff fights to keep control of the ball. 

the 7th and 8th graders. Joseph 

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fun with it; I heard a lot of good 

comments so we are hoping to 

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Soil Fertility School 

By Michael Vogt 


Agent 

In order to strive for higher 

crop yield goals having a good 

understanding of the soil and 

soil fertility is crucial to meeting 

those goals and to being 

successful crop producer. 

To help producer reach their 

yield goals and have a better 

understanding of how fertilizer 

nutrients function, K-State 

Research and Extension in 

cooperation the with Tuttle 

Creek Watershed Restoration 

and Protection Strategy 

(WRAPS) Group will hold a 

Soil Fertility School. 

The Soil Fertility School will 

be held on Tuesday, February 

14, 2012 in Marysville, KS at 

the Marysville American 

Legion (310 N. 19th). 

Registration and gathering will 

begin at 9:45 A.M., and the 

program will begin at 10:00 

A.M. and conclude around 3:00 

By Morgan Wilkinson 


Choosing to have after prom 

at the Lincoln Champions Fun 

Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, is 

very expensive. The cost of the 

Coach bus, the fee for getting 

into the facility, and the purchase 

of food all add in to the 

budget, which is estimated to 

be around $2,500. To help 

fundraise for After Prom, the 

Junior and Senior classes are 

selling VH Discount Cards for 

$20. 

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consumers to purchase goods 

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such as Whitney’s Hair 

Scarvetastic 

Photos and Caption by: 

Jessica Vines 


Donating their time and the 

creative skills, Valley Heights 

students spend their PLC time 

making scarfs to give to grade 

school students. KAY members 

chose to do a creative activity 

for their community service 

project requirement that was 

suggested by their sponsor, 

Dixie Talbot. “I started the 

scarf making activity because 

my grandson gave me a tied 

scarf for Christmas, and I 

thought that it would be a great 

creative project for the Kay 

Members,” says Talbot. Tied 

scarfs are made from one layer 

of fleece with fringed edges 

which are secured by tying 

smaller strips of fleece to the 

ends. KAYs donated money 

earned from their magazines 

sales and Mrs. Dobrovolny 

pitched in money to buy fleece 

for about sixty scarves. After 

the scarfs were made, they 

By Kaitlyn Wilson 


It’s not “elementary” but the 

chemistry lab performed by the 

juniors and seniors on January 

16th did rely on some very 

Shelock-esque skills. Students 

were divided into several 

groups. Each group was given 

three liquids, four solids, and 

ten mixtures of the four solids; 

all the samples were common 

household chemicals. The 

pupils combined minute samples 

of the solids and com- 

P.M. 

The Marshall County Soil 

Fertility School is a basic soils 

101 school that will provide 

training in basic soil fertility 

providing information on soils 

and soil nutrients. Topics will 

include: soil basics, soil pH, 

soil nutrients (N, P, K and 

micronutrients), soil sampling 

and testing, and manure nutrient 

management. 

K-State Research and 

Extension Specialists, Dave 

Mengel, Soil Fertility, Dorivar 

Ruiz Diaz, Nutrient 

Management, and Stu Duncan, 

NE Extension Crops and Soil 

Agronomist, will be the presenters. 

During the program we will 

have a lunch sponsored by the 

Tuttle Creek WRAPS and local 

agricultural businesses such as 

the Southeast Nebraska COOP. 

We encourage producers, 

consultants, dealers, landowners, 

and Extension and other 

Salon of Waterville, Subway in 

Blue Rapids, and Pizza Hut in 

Marysville, at discounted rates. 

Tony Yungeberg, Community 

Education Director, researched 

this fundraiser and felt it would 

be a great because the cards 

benefit both the consumer and 

local businesses. 

VH Discount Cards are good 

from February of 2012 until 

February of 2013 and can be 

used at participating businesses 

without limit during this time. 

Every junior and senior was 

given six cards to sell; if they 

do not sell all of them, the individual 

student has to pay the 

remainder of the $120 dollar 

pounds with the liquids and 

observed the chemical processes 

taking place. The purpose of 

the lab was to investigate the 

chemical properties of the reactions 

to determine the identity 

of each substance. “It was a 

pretty fun assignment,” says 

Junior Jesse Medina. “We 

were able to see the reactions 

and deduce what they were.” 

Medina says the lab will help 

him learn the difference 

between a qualitative (quality) 

and quantitative (amount) lab. 

agency personnel. 

We have applied for 

Commerical Pesticide 

Applicator and Certified Crop 

Advisor Continuing Education 

Credits for this meeting. 

If you are interested in 

attending this meeting, please 

fill out the registration form in 

this issue of the Marshall 

County Extension Service 

General Newsletter, call the 


Office at (785) 562-3531, or Email 

Michael Vogt at 

Mvogt@ksu.edu. Please preregister 

by Friday, February 10, 

2012, so we may know how 

many lunches to prepare. 

If you want to learn how to 

get the most out of your fertilizer 

by understanding how fertilizers 

work, you will want to 

attend the Marshall County 

Soil Fertility School on 

February 14. 

Discounts to Promote After Prom 

fee. Each class is expected to 

earn around $2,300 to go 

toward the cost of After Prom, 

and whatever money is left will 

be saved for other class expenses. 

Juniors are responsible for 

generating enough money to 

host a good Prom each year, but 

with the extra cost of traveling 

to Lincoln for After Prom, seniors 

also have the responsible 

of fundraising. Junior Class 

Sponsor, Lori Dobrovolny stated, 

“I believe this is the best 

fundraiser we have done, other 

than Krispy Kremes!” 

were given to Mandy Hartloff, the school nurse, to give to the grade schools. 

Investigating Chemistry 

After 2 years of fund raising 

and donations, the BR 

Museum Leaky Roof fund 

stood at about $7,000. The 

local goal was to match the 

$20,000 Larry Parsons would 

donate. 

A gift from Martha Petr 

Kneuven’s will brought us to 

the half way mark. When an 

anonymous donor handed us a 

Emporia State University 

Fall 2011 Honor Roll 

EMPORIA, KAN. 

(01/30/2012)(readMedia)-- 

Emporia State University has 

Students displaying the scarves that they made for the grade school students. 

Back row (left to right): Kandace Haile, Jesse Zidek, Kylie Eckstrum, Brooke 

Claycamp, Paige Claycamp, Sara Mann and Emily Steenson. 

Front row (left to right): Inez Medina, Chevelle Murk, Riley Wagner and Kim Enoch. 

Jesse Medina works diligently to figure out what each 

chemical was. 

Blue Valley Senior Living Activities 

Lou Ann Roepke made peanut brittle for our residents to watch. Everyone had a wonderful time watching her 

and it was very interesting to see her technique. Thank you Lou Ann! (Photo courtesy of Kristen Bigham) 

check for $10,000 shortly after 

Christmas, there was dancing 

in the “Stanley’s building”. We 

accepted a bid from Geisler 

Roofing & Home Improvement 

of Concordia and expect our 

new roofing to be installed in 

April. Then all that remains to 

be done is floor repair, electrical 

wiring and lights, insulation 

and wallboard and furnace/air 

released the honor roll for the 

Fall 2011 semester. To qualify 

for the semester honor roll, students 

must earn a minimum 

3.80 semester grade point average 

in at least 12 graded hours. 

Students from this area 

named to the honor roll are: 

•Landon Wright of Beattie, 

Kan. 

•Shannon Mangnall of 

Marysville, Kan. 

9A 

B.R. Museum Reaches Goal 

For Leaky Roof Fund 

conditioning. Then we can get 

to the fun stuff—museum 

design. 

If you are interested in 

being a part of this great project 

for the people of Blue 

Rapids, please call Pat 

Osborne at 785 363 7949 or 

Nancy Nolte at 785 363 7911. 

The Blue Rapids Museum Leaky Roof Fund Speedometer is full and the new roof 

will be put on soon. (Photo courtesy of Patricia Osborne) 

Yungeberg Drug 

Will be Closed 

Sat. Feb 4

Sports Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, February 2, 2012 

Bennett Bargdill (11) jumps over the Falcons’ defense 

to make a pass 

Elijah Smith (22) watches the ball as it moves towards 

the net after being shot by the Falcon’s offense. 

Sidney Blackburn (23) takes a shot against the Falcons. 

Elijah Smith (22) and Charles Musil (24) work to try 

and steal the ball from B&B’s Corey Holthaus (20) 

Tanner Trimble (10) jumps to block the Falcon’s from 

passing. 


10A 10 

Valley Heights Boys Lose against B&B, 43-49 

Sheldon Kenworthy (30) jumps high while getting 

sandwiched by the Falcons to take a shot. 

Charles Musil (24) moves to keep Falcon’s Corey 

Holthaus (20) from getting close to the net. 

Lady Mustangs Lose to B&B Falcons, 38 - 57 

In Friday's league outing, the 

B & B Falcons (11-3) basketball 

squad knocked off the host 

Valley Heights Mustangs, by a 

margin of 53-39. "I thought we 

played very well at times, but 

against quality teams you have 

to be consistent throughout the 

entire game. We had a stretch 

in the second quarter where we 

weren't at our best and of course 

that hurt our chances of coming 

away with a win." "Our kids 

are tough, they will keep working 

and continue to get better." 

D. Mann-17 

S. Blackburn-8 

K. Potter-7 

L. Frohberg-5 

B. Atkinson-2 

The Mustangs now own a 8- 

6 record. They take the court 

next when they travel to 

Wetmore for a Twin Valley outing 

on Tuesday, January 31. 

Valley Heights will clash with a 

Cardinals squad coming off a 

50-35 league win over Blue 

Valley. The Cardinals record 

now stands at 11-2. 

VHHS Basketball Schedule 11-12 

BOYS Results Record 

January 

* 27 7:45PM B&B @ Valley Heights 49 - 43 3 - 10 

* 31 7:45PM Valley Heights @ Wetmore 48 - 50 3 - 11 

February 

3 7:45PM Wamego High School @ Valley Heights 

* 7 7:45PM Frankfort @ Valley Heights 

* 10 7:45PM Valley Heights @ Hanover 

* 14 7:45PM Onaga @ Valley Heights 

* 17 7:45PM Washington County @ Valley Heights 

21 7:45PM Valley Heights @ Linn 

27 Valley Heights vs. TBA 

Sub-State 

GIRLS Results Record 

January 

* 27 6:15PM B&B @ Valley Heights 53 - 39 8 - 6 

* 31 6:15PM Valley Heights @ Wetmore 38 - 57 8 - 7 

February 

3 6:15PM Wamego High School @ Valley Heights 

* 7 6:15PM Frankfort @ Valley Heights 

* 10 6:15PM Valley Heights @ Hanover 

* 14 6:15PM Onaga @ Valley Heights 

* 17 6:15PM Washington County @ Valley Heights 

21 6:15PM Valley Heights @ Linn 

27 Valley Heights vs. TBA 

Sub-State 

* Conference Event Event times are (CST) 

Drew Mann (35) catches a rebound.

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