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Vol. 4 Number 41 Thursday, April 18, 2013 

Tractor Playday Fun For All 

Let’s face it. Tractors don’t 

get much attention from their 

owners unless it is time to 

harness up and go to work. 

Saturday, April 13, twenty 

one lucky tractors from 

Marshall Co. and the surrounding 

area were treated to 

a 32 mile play day. Their 

owners took them on the Blue 

Valley River Tractor Run 

sponsored by the Blue Rapids 

Museum which went over hill 

and dale and through some 

mud holes from Blue Rapids 

south on gravel and dirt roads 

to the sites of old Irving and 

old Cleburne and back to 

town. 

Once at Cleburne, the tractors 

were allowed to rest 

while the drivers enjoyed 

lunch, a brief history of 

Cleburne by Dennis Hampl 

and LaVona Spunaugle, and a 

trading of insults by the drivers 

about the other’s breed of 

tractor. Disaster was averted 

at lunch when some drivers 

balked at eating lunch off the 

donated John Deere plates by 

turning the plates over to the 

white side. Other donations 

of caps, cups, gloves, and 

koozies from Don’s Tractor 

Repair, Landolls, and Ehnen’s 

NAPA Store were cheerfully 

received as prizes. The 

Museum was also helped by 

Gator’ Hometown Grocery, 

and by monetary support for 

the lunch from Bruna 

Implement and Kan Equip 

Implement who also donated 

a toilet seat. 

The oldest tractor out for 

the day was a 1948 Ford driven 

by Dan Danielson of 

Belleville. Seven John Deere, 

four Case, four Ford, two 

IHC, two White, one Allis 

Chalmers and one Ferguson 

made the trip. It was a virgin 

tractor run for a number of 

participants while others 

belong to Tractor Clubs and 

make frequent runs. The BR 

Museum may want to do this 

again next year but in the 

meantime the Flint Hill’s 

Tractor ride will be Sept. 28, 

2013. Call Pat Zeller 785 250 

0637 to sign up. 

Gene Lott (left) talks to the tractor drivers about the route and stops along the way. 

The first three lead tractors turn at the Coop and take the Irving road. 

MACT Announces 

2013-14 Season 

Marysville Area Community 

Theatre announced its new season 

on Friday, April 5 at the 

annual appreciation event for 

season ticket holders and supporters. 

Season tickets are now 

available for the 2013-14 season, 

starting this summer with 

the musical “Into the Woods.” 

This year’s fundraiser and 

season ticket holder appreciation 

gathering was held at 

Landoll Lanes Conference 

Center, in conjunction with the 

opening of “Nunset Boulevard” 

which set in a bowling alley. 

Sharon and Howard Kessinger 

were presented with the Angel 

Award, M-ACT’s recognition 

of special supporters who have 

given behind the scenes to the 

local theater group. “We couldn’t 

do our shows without the 

great support we have gotten 

from the Advocate over the last 

31 years, and as owners, 

Howard and Sharon have been 

great promoters of our organization 

for a long time. It is time 

to recognize them for their 

backing,” said M-ACT president 

Carla Wolfe at the 

fundraiser. 

Season tickets are available 

at the Marysville Chamber of 

Commerce Office or by mailing 

a check to M-ACT, PO Box 

172, Marysville. Prices are $25 

for adults and $22 for senior 

citizens, a $5 savings off of box 

office prices for the three 

shows. Children season tickets 

are $12 for a $3 savings. 

Another way folks can contribute 

to M-ACT is through 

tax-deductible donations, 

becoming members at various 

levels. These include the 

Benefactor levels of Platinum 

($1000) and Gold ($500) which 

gain the benefit of free tickets 

to every show. 

All contributors are recognized 

in the programs of each 

M-ACT show. Another benefit 

is reserved seats and an invitation 

to the opening night cast 

party for the summer musical. 

Other levels of membership are 

as follows: 

Spotlight……………..$250 

Center Stage……….$150 

Director………………$125 

Producer…………….$100 

Chorus Line…………..$75 

Choreographer……..$50 

Stage Hand……………$25 

“As a non-profit, all-volunteer 

organization, M-ACT 

could not continue providing 

great performances to Marshall 

County without the generous 

donations of our faithful supporters,” 

adds Wolfe. “We are 

also happy to add new blood to 

our family and hope anyone 

interested in supporting the arts 

considers becoming a supporting 

member of M-ACT.” 

Bringing quality theatre to 

Marshall County and surrounding 

area for over 30 years. M- 

ACT is tackling some challenging 

titles for their next season, 

beginning with Stephen 

Sondheim and James Lapine’s 

“Into the Woods,”a fractured 

fairytale that has an important 

moral hidden within. This 

famous Broadway musical will 

be held on the MHS stage on 

July 25-28. 

“Nana’s Naughty Knickers,” 

a comedy set in New York, 

City, is scheduled for the fall 

play. In this light-hearted 

spoof, Bridget goes to stay with 

her favorite grandmother only 

to discover that Nana is running 

an illegal boutique from 

her apartment, selling handmade 

knickers to every senior 

citizen in the five borough 

area! Dates for this play are 

November 22, 23, and 24. 

The spring show on April 11- 

13 will be “Forbidden 

Broadway,” a musical spoof of 

Broadway presented in a 

cabaret style show. This show 

has been called “The Saturday 

Night Live of Broadway.” 

“It is always great to select a 

new season’s shows and start 

planning for new theatrical 

experiences for M-ACT,” states 

M-ACT board member Pat 

Breeding. “These shows will be 

another fun chance to bring 

quality theatre experiences to 

Marshall County, something 

M-ACT has been doing now 

for 3 decades. We invite anyone 

interested to come join us, 

onstage or off!” 

Children 17 & Under To Swim Free At Blue Rapids Pool 

The Blue Rapids City 

Council voted 5-0 last 

Wednesday night to allow children 

17 and under to swim free 

this summer at the Blue Rapids 

pool. 

Brake moved and Minihan 

seconded to set the 2013 fee 

schedule for the swimming 

pool as follows: Ages 17 and 

under are free; 18 and over are 

$1.25 per day. An adult season 

pass is $35 for a single person 

and $55 for husband/wife. All 

pool receipts will be deposited 

into the city’s general bank 

account and at the end of the 

season $3,000 will be transferred 

from the general bank 

account to the pool improvement 

bank account. Motion 

carried. 

(Editor’s Note: In working 

on the 2013 Budget last summer 

the Council noticed the 

swimming pool was only 

bringing in $3,000 per year. 

That money was then transfered 

into the pool improvement 

account. It is the hope of 

the Council to get more children 

using the pool.) 

Mayor Nowak went through 

the process of the zoning 

change request and stated the 

council has received the recommendation 

from the Planning 

Commission (vote was 3-2 to 

recommend the change). There 

is a 14 day period in which a 

protest can be made so action 

will be taken at the May 8 

meeting. 

(Editor’s Note: Sharp 

Manufacturing of Blue Rapids 

and Musil Farms had requested 

a zoning change on land owned 

by Musil Farms located at the 

corner of 11th and the Irving 

Road. Sharp wants to expand 

their trailer manufacturing to 

that location. 

To complete the project 

Sharp was to purchase 5 acres 

in the Industrial Park and trade 

that land for 5 acres Musil 

Farms owned but the farm 

ground (Zoned Moble Home 

Park) would need to be rezoned 

to Industrial. 

At a zoning meeting two 

weeks ago some of the home 

owners in the area objected to 

the zoning change. 

Monday the Council members 

were notified of a special 

meeting tonight (Thursday, 

Apirl 17th) to discuse the purchase 

of the Industrial land and 

the withdraw of the zoning 

change. If Sharp’s purchane the 

Industrial site they will build a 

new building there.) 

Unapproved 

Record of the Proceedings 

of the Governing Body 

City of Blue Rapids, KS 

April 10, 2013 

The governing body of the 

City of Blue Rapids met in regular 

session April 10, 2013 at 

7:00 p.m. in the Council Room 

of the Community Center. 

Council members present were: 

Amy Bishop, Jon Brake, Mike 

Minihan and Bob Roepke. 

Jerry Pope was absent. John 

Nowak, Mayor, presided. 

The minutes of the March 

13, 2013 regular meeting and 

March 26, 2013 special meeting 

were approved as presented. 

There were no additions to 

the agenda. 

Minihan presented pay ordinance 

2258 for approval. 

Roepke seconded the motion. 

Motion carried. 

The mayor announced the 

ranking results for the two 

businesses that submitted letters 

of interest in the downtown 

commercial revitalization grant 

with CDBG funds. The ranking 

was done by the entire 

council and the results were 

136 points for Blue Rapids 

Auto and Hardware and 97 

points for Happy Cow 

Creamery and Beanery. 

Minihan moved and Roepke 

seconded to notify Blue Rapids 

Auto and Hardware and give 

them until April 24 to decide 

whether or not they want to 

proceed. Motion carried. 

Roepke moved and Bishop 

seconded to approve the resolution 

recertifying special assessments 

on 901 Lincoln. Motion 

carried. Bishop moved and 

Minihan seconded to approve 

the resolution recertifying special 

assessments on 501 

Lincoln. Motion carried. 

Minihan moved and Roepke 

seconded to declare April 26, 

2013 as Arbor Day in the City 

of Blue Rapids. Motion carried. 

Bishop moved and Minihan 

seconded to declare April as 

Fair Housing Month in the City 

of Blue Rapids. Motion carried. 

After reviewing the agreement 

between the City and 

Pope Disposal, the council 

determined that no changes are 

required. 

Mayor Nowak opened the 

public hearing on 11 Public 

Square. The owner was not 

April Recycling To Be 

Held In Blue Rapids 

The Valley Heights recycling 

day is Saturday, April 20 th 

from 9:30 am to 11:00 am. The 

collection trailer will be in Blue 

Rapids. It will be located by 

the barns at the north end of the 

fair grounds. 

All typical recycled items 

will be collected including 

paper, cardboard, cans, junk 

mail, glass etc. Plastics are 

limited to numbers one (1) and 

two (2). Please rinse food containers 

to reduce odors. Pre- 

present. Some progress has 

been made. Brake moved and 

Minihan seconded to continue 

the hearing to May 8, 2013. 


Minihan moved and Brake 

seconded to pledge $1250 to 

the Marshall County revolving 

loan program. Motion carried. 

On motion, meeting 

adjourned at 8:25 p.m. 

sorting material allows the line 

to move smoothly for everyone. 

We thank all our community 

volunteers for their dedication 

to this effort benefiting the 

Valley Heights community. 

For more information call Tony 

Yungeberg at Valley Heights 

Community Education at 363- 

2211, Stacy Vermetten at 363- 

2030 or Phil Osborne at 363- 

7949.

Obituaries Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, April 18, 2013 

Judith Ann Dewey 

Judith Ann Dewey, 68, died 

Monday, April 15, 2013 at her 

home. 

Visitation will be 

Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 

Ward Funeral Home, 

Washington. The family will 

receive friends from 5:30 p.m. 

Omer “Dan” Daniel Smart 

Jr. 83 of Lincoln, NE passed 

away on Monday, April 15, 

2013. Dan is a retired Welding 

Salesman with Union Carbide, 

Korean War Veteran, Graduate 

of the University of Oklahoma, 

Saint Mark’s United Methodist 

Church, MMM Fellowship, 

Will Rogers Blue Lodge in 

Darrell C. Gregory 

Darrell C. Gregory 76, died 

Monday, April 15, 2013, at 

Mercy Regional Health Center, 

Manhattan, surrounded by his 

loving wife and adoring children. 

Visitation with the family 

will be from 6 to 8 p.m., 

Thursday, April 18 at Padden 

Funeral Chapel, Frankfort. 

A funeral service will be held 

10 a.m. Friday, April 19, 2013 

at the United Methodist 

Church, Frankfort, KS. Dr. 

Merris Brady and Pastor 

Norma Jean Miller will officiate. 

The urn will be presented 

at the altar by grandson 

to 7 p.m. 

A rosary service is at 7 p.m., 

Wednesday, at Ward Funeral 

Home. 

Mass of Christian Burial is 

10 a.m., Thursday, April 18 at 

St. Augustine Catholic Church 

Washington, KS. Burial will be 

Omer “Dan” Daniel Smart 

James Ruiz, III 

James Ruiz, III, better 

known as JR to his family and 

friends, passed away April 10, 

2013 at Community Memorial 

Hospital in Marysville. 

JR was born on November 

2, 1981, in Ogden, Utah, the 

son of Patricia McFarland 

Aguilar and James Ruiz, II. JR 

Enjoyed all things outdoors, he 

especially loved to snow board 

the Wasatch mountains in 

Utah. He spent time in Alaska 

with his cousin Jason Ruiz 

where he fell in love with the 

land and he hoped to return 

there someday. JR trained as 

an electrician apprentice while 

living in Utah. Most recently 

Marvin E. Holle 

Marvin E. Holle, 81, of 

Marysville, KS, died Saturday, 

April 13, 2013 at Cambridge 

Place in Marysville. 

Visitation was Monday, 10 

a.m. until 9 p.m., at Kinsley 

Mortuary. The family received 

friends from 6 to 8 p.m. 

A funeral service was held at 

10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 16, 

at Mt. Calvary Lutheran 

Church in Marysville. Rev. 

Donnie Hofman officiated. 

Susan Moore played the 

organ while the congregation 

sang “Beautiful Savior” and 

“Heaven is My Home.” The 

Beatrice Homestead 

Harmonizers sang “Precious 

Lord, Take My Hand”, “Sweet 

Oklahoma, Scottish Rite in 

Omaha, Sesotris Shrine, 

Sunrise Kiwanis and the 

Retired Officers Association. 

Survivors include Wife: 

Kathryn “Kitty” Smart- 

Lincoln, NE, Daughter & Sonin-law: 

Christine A. & Larry 

Such- San Clemente, CA, 

Brother & Sister-in-law: 

Gregory Allman. 

Burial will be in the Barrett 

Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers 

are Joe Horigan, Chet 

Fincham, Bob Mirchell, Wayne 

Mitchell, Don Parthemer, Neal 

Beeman, Cole Horigan, Kevin 

Horigan, Chris Jones, Chris 

Teveirne, and Ronnie Koch. 

Darrell was born November 

20, 1936 at Peabody, Kansas, 

son of Johnny and Katherine 

(Moore) Gregory. He graduated 

from Peabody High School and 

went to Emporia State 

University. In 1959 he began 

his career as a Highway patrolman 

for the State of Kansas. In 

JR worked as a welder at 

Travalong Trailer 

Manufacturing in Waterville. 

JR is survived by his mother 

Patricia Aguilar of Waterville 

and father Jimmy Ruiz and 

wife Angela of Ogden, Utah, 

his partner Debra Ptacek of 

Waterville, two sons Gavin and 

Jahki and daughter Myla, five 

sisters; Sheila Jones and husband 

Wayne of Junction City, 

Felice Gant and husband 

Anterious, Melissa Ruiz, 

Mariah Ruiz of Ogden, Utah, 

Teresa Castillo Gray and husband 

Bob of Plain City, Utah, 

five brothers; Marcos Castillo 

and wife Cassandra of 

Chariot” and “Lord’s Prayer.” 

The pallbearers were Clinton 

Fritschi, Jacob Fritschi, Ethan 

Fritschi, Adam Fritschi, 

Brandon Holle, Matthew Holle 

and Coleman Forst. 

Burial was in the Zion - Mt. 

Calvary Lutheran Cemetery 

north of Herkimer, KS. 

Marvin was born June 19, 

1931 near Herkimer, son of 

Edwin and Holda Holle. He 

graduated from Marysville 

High School in 1949. After 

high school he helped his father 

farm. In 1953 he began serving 

in the U.S. Navy until his honorable 

discharge in 1957. 

On June 16, 1957 he was 

united in marriage to Anita 

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Survivors include her husband, 

Marvin; son, Marc (Jodi) 

Dewey of Beatrice, NE; daughter, 

Sami Harms of Beatrice, 

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of Washington; brother Dennis 

(Kim) Tegethoff of Holton, KS; 

Sidney & Janie Smart- 

Claremore, OK. Many nieces, 

nephews & cousins. Preceded 

in death by parents Omer & 

Elizabeth, 2 brothers Fred & 

Donald. Visitation will be 

Thursday 9-9 and with the family 

from 6-8pm at funeral 

home. Friday 10-11am at the 

church. 

1971, he began work for the 

U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Office of Motor 

Carriers and retired in 1996 as 

Regional Director of the Motor 

Carrier Administration, Atlanta 

Georgia. 

He was a member of the 

Army Reserve and a member 

of the Frankfort American 

legion. He enjoyed hunting and 

, after retirement, working with 

cattle. 

Preceding him in death were 

his parents; and two grandsons. 

Darrell is survived by his 

wife, Linda Jones Gregory; five 

children, Linda (Steve) 

Washington, Jared Ruiz of 

Ogden, Utah, Ray Aguilar and 

Gabriel Aguilar of Waterville, 

Chris Castillo of Ogden, Utah. 

Grandparents Larry and Karin 

Damron of Belton, South 

Carolina and Grandmother 

Isabel Anguiano, two aunts; 

Theresa McFarland of Saint 

George and Lena Ruiz, an 

uncle Jessie Ruiz and wife 

Renee of Ogden, Utah and 

many cousins, nieces and 

nephews. 

JR was preceded in death by 

his grandfathers; James Ruiz, 

Sr and Bobbie McFarland, 

Grandmother Tommy Ruiz and 

Uncles Matt Ruiz and Danny 

Schotte at Hermansberg 

Immanuel Lutheran Church. To 

this union four children were 

born. 

Marvin enjoyed being a 

farmer and stockman. He also 

enjoyed spending time with his 

family and grandchildren. He 

liked to sing and was a member 

of the church choir and 

Beatrice Homestead 

Harmonizers. He also was a 4H 

project leader, served on the 

Marshall County Fair Board, 

was Past President and Elder 

and Zion Lutheran Church, 

Herkimer, and served on the 

Zion-Mt. Calvary Cemetery 

Board. 

Survivors include his wife, 

Kenneth L. Sells, Agent 

and three grandchildren. 

A memorial fund has been 

established in her name and 

will be designated at a later 

date. Contributions may be sent 

in care of Ward Funeral Home. 

Funeral will be Friday, April 

19, 2013 at 11:00am at Saint 

Mark’s United Methodist 

Church, 85th & Pioneer Blvd. 

Burial will be at 3:30pm in 

Waterville, KS at Riverside 

Cemetery. Memorials to Saint 

Mark’s United Methodist 

Foundation. Reverend Wayne 

Alloway officiating. 

Hobkirk of St. Charles, MO, 

Jan (Roger) Taveirne of Austin, 

TX, Ann (Tony) Fonod of 

House Springs, MO, Jay (Kim) 

Moeller of Fredericksburg, VA, 

Jim (Margie) Gregory of St 

Charles, MO; eleven grandchildren 

and three great grandchildren; 

and many nieces and 

nephews. 


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Damron and Aunt Eva Ruiz. 

There will be a private family 

viewing followed by cremation. 

It was JR’s wish that his 

final resting place be Alaska 

where he had found peace. 

A memorial has been established 

in his name and will be 

designated later. Contributions 

may be sent in care of Terry- 

Christie Funeral Home at PO 

Box 61, Waterville, Kansas 

66548. 

Terry-Christie Funeral 

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of arrangements. 

Anita; children, Keith (Patty) 

Holle, Marysville, Janet 

(Martin) Fritschi, Hanover, KS, 

Theresa (Jerry) Forst, 

Marysville, and Curtis (Jody) 

Holle, Marysville; brothers, 

Merle (Mary Ann) Holle, 

Marysville, and Daryl (Donna) 

Holle, Berthoud, CO; eleven 

grandchildren and one step 

great-grandchild. 

He was preceded in death by 

his parents; brother, Don Holle; 

and one great-grandchild. 


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Tuttle Creek Dam Will Be 50 This Year 

Heritage Of The Blue River Valley 

The Blue River Valley lies 

north of Manhattan, Kansas. 

Many residents of the valley 

trace their heritage back to 

1847 when German immigrants 

homesteaded. These energetic 

farmers plowed the fertile soil, 

grazed cattle, and built homes 

for their families. The population 

of the valley increased in 

the early 1860s when the U. S. 

government gave the Kansas 

Pacific Railway a grant of five 

million acres to encourage the 

building of a railroad across the 

state. In turn the railroad sold 

land to settlers who would 

eventually ship their produce to 

market by rail. 

The railroad advertised the 

Blue River Valley as one of the 

“Gems of the West” with some 

of the richest and best watered 

lands to be found. 

The valley soon included 

Swedish immigrants. In 1855 

John A. Johnson, the first 

Swede to settle in Kansas, 

began farming in an area called 

Mariadahl. By 1866 several 

more Swedish settlers had 

arrived. Mr. Johnson donated 

land for the building of the first 

Swedish Lutheran Church west 

of the Missouri River. The 

grounds also included a home 

for orphaned children and the 

community cemetery. 

The proposal of Tuttle Creek 

Dam greatly affected the members 

of the church. In 1951 

Reverend C. G. Bloomquist 

wrote: “The disastrous flood of 

last summer, from which many 

of our members suffered financially 

in a distressing degree, 

brought renewed agitation for 

Tuttle Creek Dam. It has 

caused and still is causing us 

grave concern. 

Its construction, according to 

the plans of Army Engineers, 

would practically obliterate 

both church, the Home, and our 

church constituency. Our membership 

has been on the front 

line fighting valiantly with a 

host of others in this whole 

watershed for a far better 

method of controlling the 

excess water flow. The battle is 

by no means won. We hope and 

pray that a flood control and 

soil conservation program will 

be devised which will preserve 

for us and our children that 

which we rightfully value so 

highly and thus save from disintegration 

this Lutheran 

Christian community.” 

Due to efforts of the Blue 

Valley residents, funding for 

the building of Tuttle Creek 

was delayed. In 1957 the threat 

was once again knocking at 

their door. Mariadahl Pastor 

Gustafson wrote, “We again 

walk in perilous times. It would 

seem that those outside our 

area would send us to a watery 

grave. We are again challenged 

Molly (Walters) Ryan 

Finished Marathon 

Before The Explosion 

Molly (Walters) Ryan (formerley 

of Waterville) is back 

home in Bixby after crossing 

the finish line in Boston just 

half an hour before the second 

blast. 

This was her third year to run 

the race. She finished with a 

time of 3:14:55, which is faster 

than she hoped. 

She says she crossed the finish 

line, found her husband 

Wayne and they started to leave 

downtown. That’s when her 

sister-in-law called and asked 

in a hushed tone if they were 

OK. 

“I know that was strange for 

her to speak to me that way,” 

Molly says. Then they got the 

bad news of the second explosion 

near the finish line. 

A few minutes later, they 

saw emergency vehicles come 

down the side road where she 

and Wayne were driving. 

“Then it became real to me,” 

Molly says. 

Usually, Molly and Wayne 

take the subway, but this year, 

they decided to rent a car. That 

means they got out of downtown 

a lot more quickly. 

“All of those ‘what-ifs’ go 

through your head at that point 

because you’re in a little bit of 

disbelief that this is going on, 

and you want to get to the TV 

and the news as quickly as you 

can to see if it’s true, if it’s for 

real,” Molly says. “I don’t 

know why it happened when it 

did, but if it had been 30-40 

minutes sooner, it could’ve 

been Wayne affected by [the 

explosion].” 

Molly says it was unnerving 

to see all the coverage on TV. 

“I’ve never been this close to 

something so real,” she says. 

“It’s kind of a struggle. I think 

that’s why I feel very angry, 

because I spent the last few 

days trying to grab my emotions 

and make it understandable 

in my head. The more I 

watch the news, the angrier I 

get because it doesn’t seem 

right.” 

She says nothing seemed out 

of the ordinary when she 

crossed the finish line. Police 

officers and volunteers were 

lined up shoulder-to shoulder. 

“You never once felt unprotected; 

they were everywhere.” 

She says she will definitely 

run the race next time. “I don’t 

want anyone to tell me what I 

can and cannot work for as far 

as what I go and do.” 

She says she hopes the race 

will not lose its prestige just 

because of some “senseless 

act.” “I don’t think anyone 

who trains for any marathon or 

sporting event that they’re 

involved in should be afraid, 

otherwise we won’t achieve 

anything.” 

Molly says she hopes the 

Boston Marathon will continue 

to be the amazing marathon 

that it is. 

Molly is the daughter of Lyle 

and Ann Walter of Waterville. 

Residence of Pollard Carnahan - Garrison, Pottawatomie Co. Kansas. 

Quentin Carnahan 

as work is resumed on the controversial 

site of Tuttle Creek 

Dam. . . . Should water rest in 

this place a few years from 

now—shall it cause disbelief in 

a man’s heart and hatred in his 

bones?” 

Carnahan family farm dating 

from 1855. 

Many of the families in the 

Blue River Valley had farmed 

there for years. One of these 

Photo of Molly going past the bomb, photo taken by 

her husband Wayne Ryan. 

Welcome, Kegan 

Kegan Mitchell 

was the Samuel Carnahan family, 

which settled in the valley 

in 1855 near the town of 

Garrison. The 1887 Evert’s 

KansasAtlas featured this prosperous 

farm owned by 

Samuel’s son, Pollard. 

Generations of Carnahans 

continued to farm the land in 

the Blue Valley until the building 

of the dam and reservoir. In 

1950 Quentin Carnahan, great 

great grandson of Samuel, like 

many other sons and daughters 

of the valley graduated from 

Kansas State University. 

Quentin, along with many others, 

returned to the family farm. 

Shortly thereafter he was drafted 

by the U. S. Army. He 

became a member of the 25th 

Infantry fighting in the Korean 

War. In an interview conducted 

by The K-Stater, October 1952, 

Quentin’s father Herbert asked: 

“What will he [Quentin] say 

when he comes home and finds 

out that while he fought for his 

country they moved his family 

off their land?” 

Bomb 

Timing’s good. Kegan 

was moving to the area 

and Ott’s needed to add a 

technician. Kegan’s 

experiences, which include 

running his own plumbing 

business, are heavy in 

Heat & Air and full service 

Plumbing. He’ll be a good 

 

and for our customers. 

We hope you get a change to meet Kegan on 

your next Ott Electric service call. 

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Plumbing • Heat & Air Appliances 

800-559-OTTS 

“The railroad advertised the Blue River Valley as one of the 

“Gems of the West” with some of the richest and best watered 

lands to be found.” 

Spain Law Office, P.A. 

Phone (785) 363-2723 

Darrell E. Spain 

Attorney at Law 

107 S. Kansas Ave. 

Waterville, KS 66548 

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First Baptist Church 

703 Lincoln Blue Rapids, Kansas 

Pastor Titus Mohler—(785)363-7547 

SERVICE SCHEDULE: 

Sunday School—9:30 AM 

Sunday Morning Worship—10:30 AM 

Sunday—King’s Kids—4:30 PM 

Sunday Evening—6:00 PM 

Ifyoudonothaveachurchhomewewould 

like to invite you to come worship the Lord 

with us! All are welcome—Come join us!

News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, April 11, 2013 

News 

Peace, Maddox, Peace... 

By Jon A. Brake 

You may not know Maddox 

O’Toole 7-year old son Joe and 

Dena O’Toole, Blue Rapids but 

Maddox is known to his friends 

as a youngster with a big smile 

on his face and running from 

here to there, loving life. 

Somewhere along the line 

Maddox picked up the Peace 

The qualifying season for 

Forensics came to a close last 

week at Washington County 

High School on Thursday, 

April 10th. The VHHS 

Forensic team has qualified 

eleven students and 17 events 

for the State Tournaments May 

4 in Salina. Nine of the eleven 

students have qualified for 

State Champs, the highest level 

of competition at the state 

level. As an added distinction, 

every student in the forensics 

class has qualified, (there are 

five other students that participate 

in forensics outside of 

class.) 

The Waterville Grade School students supporting Maddox O’Toole. (Photo by Deb Barrington) 

Forensics Teams Qualifies Eleven 

Valley Heights, Marysville 

and Frankfort-Vermillion 

Parents as Teachers programs 

would like to thank everyone 

for their support of our first 

annual Early Childhood Health 

and Safety Fair held Saturday 

April 6th at the Marysville 

National Guard Armory. 

We appreciate the vendors 

for setting up their booths and 

having so many great things to 

sign like Winston Churchill 

from World War II. With 

Maddox the sign is a very 

warm goodbye. 

Maddox was born with early 

onset of scoliosis and last 

Wednesday he had his eight 

operation. The six hour procedure 

to put in new growing 

rods. 

In addition to the first place 

finish at TVL, the Mustangs 

took a 3rd place plaque home 

from the Riley County Meet, 

March 7th where they competed 

against schools such as 

Manhattan, Wamego and 

Highland from Topeka. Other 

meets throughout the season 

have found them in the 4th 

through 6th place finishes out 

of about 14 schools. 

The community will have a 

chance to see these state qualifiers 

perform at Forensic Night 

Monday, April 29 at 7pm at the 

Valley Heights Commons Area. 

There will be a reception 

share with our families, the 

Happy Go Lucky 4-H club for 

the best concession stand, and 

we thank the families for coming 

out and taking part in this 

event! 

Also a big thanks to the area 

businesses who donated prizes 

for the drawings held including: 

Landoll Lanes, Pizza Hut, 

Wal-Mart, Astro 3 Theatre, 

Yungeberg Drug, Gator’s 

On the day of his operation 

his Kindergarten Class and all 

of the other classes showed 

their support for Maddox by 

wearing T-shirts that said: 

“Scoliosis Stinks” along with a 

picture of a skunk. 

The photo above shows all of 

his classmates and all of the 

directly following the performances. 

The following is the list 

of the 2013 State forensic qualifiers: 

Jessie Zidek, Sr., State 

Champs Qualifier for Prose and 

Duet 

Alex Laughlin, Sr., State 

Champs Qualifier for Solo 

Acting Serious and Duet 

Treg Arganbright,Sr., State 


Acting Serious and Humorous 

Isacc Medina, Sr.,State 


Poetry 

Brooke Claycamp, Sr.,State 

Champs Qualifier for Prose 

Parents As Teachers Thank Supporters 

Hometown Foods/Subway, 

Cromes Market, and Discovery 

Center! Also a big big thanks 

to the National Guard Armory 

for the use of such a great facility 

to host this event. 

We plan to hold this event 

again next year and hoping this 

becomes a yearly tradition in 

our county! Thanks again to 

each and everyone one of youwe 

are so fortunate to be a part 

other classes in the Waterville 

Grade School gym holding up 

Maddox’s peace sign. 

Maddox returned home 

Tuesday only one week after 

the operation and is doing 

good. Maddox is two-inches 

taller and still has that big 

smile. PEACE... 

Max Blaske, So.,State 


Poetry 

Drew Mann, So.,State 


Acting Serious 

Payton Arganbright, Jr., 

State Champs Qualifier for 

Poetry 

Vanessa Moctezuma, So. 

State Champs Qualifier for 

Poetry 

Karina Andraka, Sr., State 

Festival Qualifier for Poetry 

and Prose 

Brittany Brungardt, Fr., State 

Festival Qualifier for Poetry 

The Forensics Team.Back row: Alex Laughlin; Treg Arganbright; Second rwo from top: Brittany Brungardt; Brooke 

Claycamp; Jessie Zidek; Isacc Medina. Third row: Venessa Moctezuma; Max Blaske; Drew Mann. Front row: Karina Andraka; 

Payton Arganbright. (Photo by Deb Barrington) 

of such a supportive, caring 

community! 

4A 

Closed Saturday 

Cindy’s Country Kitchen in 

Waterville will be closed 

Saturday, April 20th for the 

funeral of an employee. 

MDS Coordinator 

Are you looking for a change that offers you some flexibility? 

Blue Valley Senior Living is currently hiring a Full Time 

RN/MDS Coordinator. Qualified Applicant must have a minimum 

of 1 year FT experience as an MDS coordinator. This 

position offers benefits including BCBS insurance. If interested 

please contact Deb Schwindamann at 785-363-7777 or 785- 

562-5321 or stop by 710 Western Ave in Blue Rapids to fill out 

an application. E.O.E. 

For Sale 

Onion Plants/ Seed Potatoes 

Blue Rapids Mercantile 

401 East 5th 

Blue Rapids, Ks. 

785-363-7900 

City Wide Garage Sales 

If you would like to participate in the Blue 

Rapids “City Wide Garage Sales” May 11th 

Please Contact 

Deb Barrington at 363-7149 or 

Georgena Lindquist at 363-7344 

You may leave a message with your name 

address and times you will be open so that it can be 

added to the list by April 26th


Home Notes... 

Improving Your Financial Future 

Susan A. Latta - CEA 

Marshall County Extension 

Agent 

If your overall financial picture 

needs to be improved, it’s 

going to take some time. 

However, you’ve got to start 

somewhere and your monthly 

expenses are a good place to 

begin. Saving $50 per month 

may not sound like much, but if 

you can find five different ways 

to do this, you’ll have saved 

$3,000 in only one year. 

Here are some simple 

options to consider: 

1. Price Matching/Clip 

Coupons - Most folk simply do 

not realize the power of price 

matching or clipping coupons 

to save on groceries. Go to 

websites from Manhattan to 

Lincoln, NE and look at ads 

from various grocery stores and 

discount stores. It is surprising 

the deals you can find on groceries. 

One example is that on 

most weeks you can save up to 

$2.00 a gallon on milk. Pick up 

a copy of the Sunday paper, and 

get the kids involved to find 

coupons for the items you buy 

most. But remember to comparison 

shop. Sometimes you 

can buy the store brand cheaper 

than the brand name with a 

coupon. Organize your 

coupons in a file folder by expiration 

date so you can be sure 

to use them before they expire. 

Don’t buy something just 

because you have a coupon for 

it. 

2. Bring A Brown Bag 

Lunch To Work - Lunch is a 

minor expense in the eyes of 

most, but it adds up fast. Let’s 

say you eat out every work day 

and spend an average of $7.00. 

In one month you’ve spent 

$140.00. Instead, pack some of 

last night’s leftovers, or make a 

sandwich yourself. That way 

you can easily cut your daily 

lunch expense in half, which 

saves more than $50 over the 

course of a month. 

3. Eliminate Your Landline 

Telephone - If you have a cell 

phone, you may not need a land 

line anymore. As long as you 

have a reliable internet connection, 

you can pick up a device 

that connects to your computer 

and then to a telephone. 

4. Reduce Entertainment - 

Even if you only eliminate one 

night out at a restaurant or one 

trip to the movies per month, 

you could save $50.00. Instead 

of going out, cook a meal with 

the whole family pitching in 

and rent movies. 

5. Cut Back On Personal 

Purchases - Just about everything 

you buy at a convenience 

store can either be eliminated 

or purchased else where for 

less. Lottery tickets, snacks, 

sodas, and many other things 

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 

are truly unnecessary purchases. 

If you’re a coffee drinker, 

brew it at home instead of buying 

it at a store each day. There 

are plenty of other ways to 

reduce your personal purchases. 

Any time you reach for 

your wallet or purse, just ask 

yourself: “Do I really need 

this?” 

Let’s say you implement all 

of these ideas, and the savings 

equal exactly $250.00 each 

month. Instead of wasting this 

money, figure out how to best 

use it. Pay off credit card balances, 

invest in your retirement 

plan, save money in your emergency 

fund, or set it aside for 

your children’s college fund. 

Once you start to see positive 

effects of these savings, you 

will have all the motivation you 

need to keep going. Maybe 

you can think of other ways to 

save $50.00 a month. 

Here are ten keys for 

Financial Success: 

Spend Less Than You Earn. 

Keep a budget or spending plan 

and track your spending. 

While tracking your spending 

isn’t easy, just start with a day. 

The goal would be to track your 

spending for at least a week. 

You might be surprised as to 

where your money is going. 

Have A Plan. Get organized, 

write down your financial 

goals, track your expenses. 

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I would like to thank those who supported 

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Prepare For Expected Events 

such as retirement, holidays, 

birthdays, taxes, prom, and 

vacations. 

Prepare for Unexpected 

Events such as emergencies 

and job loss. 

Always Know Your Interest 

Rates. Know what you pay on 

interest and fees. Know how 

your interest is being calculated. 

Keep A Healthy Credit 

Report. Receive a free annual 

credit report at annualcreditreport.com 

Avoid Waste. Eat at home, 

clip coupons, return purchases 

you won’t use. 

Take Advantage Of Tax 

Breaks. Earned Income Credit 

and the volunteer tax assistance 

program. 

Fill in the financial gaps. 

Garage sale, eBay, recycle, sell 

excess produce at a Farmer’s 

Market, house cleaning, and do 

other odd jobs to make money. 

Give Back To Your 

Community. Participate by 

giving to the food pantry, Angel 

Tree program, Toys for Tots, 

Habitat for Humanity, and 

other programs that help others. 

There are many ways to volunteer 

in your community as a 

way to give back to others. 

For ideas on how to get more 

involved in your community 

contact the Marshall County 

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NE Kansas. 

Senior Of The Week... Michael Clark 

By VHHS Journalism 

VHHS Journalism 

The life of a farmer is the 

only life for Michael Clark, 

which he has shown in many of 

his achievements. Clark won 

the Greenhand Award in FFA 

and was the Farm Chairman for 

one year. Clark elaborates saying, 

“I grew up on a farm and I 

always helped out.” His modest 

hope is to make a living from 

farming and make a name for 

himself. 

His parents, Bill and Linda 

Clark, and his family have 

always pushed him to do what 

he wants and not worry about 

anything else. 

“Only those who will risk 

going too far can possibly find 

out how far one can go,” said 

T.S. Elliot. This is a quote that 

has inspired Clark to always 

test the limits. This sort of attitude 

has helped Clark get a 

scholarship at North Central 

Kansas Tech where he plans to 

study agriculture to reach his 

dream of being a farmer. 

Some of Clark’s other activities 

include working at Dane’s 

Auto and riding off road vehicles, 

“which helps to get my 

mind off things,” Clark 

explains. He also plays golf 

which gave him memories of 

good times with friends that he 

will never forget. “I want people 

to remember me as a happy 

and cheerful person,” Clark 

says. 

For two years he played basketball, 

but more important to 

Clark, he participated in FFA 

all four years of his high school 

career again showing his determination 

to be a farmer. 

One thing Clark says makes 

him different from others is that 

he doesn’t follow what other 

people are doing; metaphorically 

not jumping of the cliff 

with the herd, he makes his 

own path and sticks to it. So it 

seems his path is that of a 

farmer, and he is well on his 

way. 

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Marshall County Minutes 

April 8, 2013 

The Board of Marshall 

County Commissioners met at 

8:00 a.m. to canvass the 2013 

City School General Election 

results. In attendance from the 

public was Advocate represen- 

tatives Sarah Kessinger and 

Sally Gray, Advocate reporter 

Paul Chavarria-Kessinger, 

Marysville City Mayor Bill 

Phillipi, and Vicki Sue Gross, 

Marysville. County Election 

Officer Sonya L. Stohs 

Farmers Service 

125 South Colorado 

Waterville, KS 

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.” 

reviewed the votes from 

Advance and Election Day and 

presented provisional ballots to 

be counted or not counted. The 

Board reviewed the provisional 

ballots and 14 ballots were 

approved for being tallied. The 

results of the provisional ballots 

were added to the vote 

totals and the results were 

made final. The canvass was 

adjourned by the Board at 9:00 

a.m. 

The Board of Marshall 

County Commissioners met in 

regular adjourned session with 

Robert S. Connell, Chairman, 

Charles R. Loiseau and 

Thomas K. Holle 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 seconded by Thomas 

K. Holle. Unanimous. 

Commissioner Loiseau left 

the meeting at 9:05 a.m. 

Thomas K. Holle moved, 

seconded by Robert S. Connell 

to approve the Home City 

Sewer bills and pay them from 

the appropriate funds available. 




Dr. Sara Baskerville-Crome 

ALTERNATIVE 

HEALTH CARE 

T-shirts 

Sweatshirts 

Hoodies 

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 

Jackets Coats 

Hats Bags 


to approve the following purchase 

orders. Motion carried. 

Community Memorial 

Healthcare, Marysville, KS for 

Influenza vaccine $1,432.00- 

Health fund-P.O. #4379 

Election Systems and 

Software, Chicago, IL for layout 

charge and election coding 

service $6,307.15-Eection 

fund-P.O. #4356 

Steve Kraushaar, Marysville, 

KS for court appointed attorney 

$600.00-General (District 

Court) fund-P.O. #4404 

Frontier Forensics Midwest, 

LLC, Kansas City, KS for two 

autopsy’s $1,250.00-General 

(Coroner) fund-P.O. #4357 

Morrison and Dickson Co., 

LLC, Shreveport, LA for private 

vaccine $506.66- Health 

fund-P.O. #4380 

Election Systems and 

Software, Chicago, IL for ballots 

$1,659.02-Election fund- 

P.O. #4360 

Reese &Novelly, PA, 

Manhattan, KS for audit fee 

$7,500.00-General 

(Commissioner) fund-P.O. 

#4358 

Public Works Administrator 

Mike Craig and Public Works 

Coordinating Supervisor Larry 

Polson met with the Board. 

The Board placed a call to 

Commissioner Loiseauto dis- 

Waterville City Council Minutes Of April 8th 

RECORD OF THE PRO- 

CEEDINGS 

OF THE WATERVILLE 

CITY COUNCIL 

City of Waterville, Kansas 

April 8, 2013 

The Waterville City Council 

met in regular session, April 8, 

2013, at 7:30 p.m. at the 

Community Center. Council 

members present were Tony 

Mann, Jim Oatney, Terry 

Blaser, Colby Hearn, and Kris 

Hargrave. Mayor David 

Whitesell presided. 

Don King, Jim Osborne, 

Karen Swearingen, Carol Hill, 

and Wayne Hill were guests 

present. Employees present 

were Mick Swearingen, 

Johnathan Oatney, Terry 

Yungeberg, Chuck Tryon, and 

Nori Blackburn. 

By motion the council 

approved the minutes of the 

March 11, 2013 regular meeting 

and the March 25, 2013 

Sheriff’s Report 

Marshall County Sheriff’s 

Department 

Jail Activity Sheet 

Activities for the week of: 

April 8, 2013 to April 14, 

2013 

Name: Shanek, Ronald 

Address: Marysville, Kansas 

Date of Birth: 02/07/1976 

Charge: Marshall County 

Warrant 

Date of Arrival: 04/08/2013 

Date of Release: 04/08/2013 

Reason: Book and Release 

Name: Smith, David 

Address: Blue Rapids 

Kansas 



Warrant 



Reason: $8,500 Cash Surety 

special meeting. 

Phil Osborne and Karen 

Swearingen, representing the 

Marshall County Partnership 

for Growth, discussed an 

opportunity to access the North 

Central Regional Planning 

Commission’s Revolving Loan 

Fund. The county will need to 

provide a minimum of $17,600 

in order to become eligible to 

access the fund. Colby Hearn 

made a motion to pledge 

$3,000 to Marshall County 

Partnership for Growth. Mann 

seconded, motion carried. 

Osborne and Swearingen 

thanked everyone and left at 

this time. 

During council reports, Jim 

Oatney reported that the backhoe 

is not working again and 

the city has put a lot of money 

into it. The city crew was able 

to rent one for the month for 

$600. Colby Hearn made a 

motion to purchase the backhoe 

from Frank Popejoy for 

Name: Nichols, Donald 

Address: Barnes, Kansas 


Charge: Fifth DUI, 5th 

Driving While Revoked, No 

Insurance, Transporting Open 

Container, and Refusing 

Breathalyzer Test. 


Date of Release: Still 

Incarcerated 

Reason: Still Incarcerated 

Name: Nichole, Edward 



Charge: Fail To Appear 

Warrant 



Reason: $326 Cash Bond 

Name: Slifer, Cole 



$26,000 with a three year lease 

purchase. Mann seconded, 

motion carried. 

Terry Blaser asked that the 

employees and council be getting 

any budget information 

ready for the 2014 budget planning. 

Kris Hargrave reported that 

the lifeguards are hired and will 

be training April 26-28. 

Hargrave also agreed to check 

on the shade project for over 

the baby pool. 

The Mayor and Council congratulated 

Nori Blackburn on 

her City Clerk of the Year 

award given by Kansas Rural 

Water Association. 

Jim Oatney made a motion to 

send Chuck Tryon to the KMU 

Conference May 8-10. 

Hargrave seconded, motion 

carried. 

Chuck Tryon reported that 

the fire department gun raffle 

tickets are about sold and the 

department is planning on hav- 

Charge: Domestic Battery 

Warrant 




Name: Kaufman, Samuel 

Address: Sabetha, Kansas 



Warrant for Theft by Deception 



Incarcerated 


Name: May, Joshua 

Address: Beatrice, Nebraska 



Warrant for Failure to Appear 



Incarcerated 


ing the smoke off again this 

year on September 28. 

The Mayor proclaimed April 

26, 2013 as Arbor Day in the 

City of Waterville. 

The Council accepted the 

address change from the 

Chamber of Commerce to their 

Cereal Malt Beverage license. 

By motion, the council 

approved Dixie Tommer, Beth 

Krasny, and Beverly Roepke to 

the Waterville Library Board. 

Motion was made by Mann 

to pay all bills presented; 

motion wasseconded by 

Hargrave and carried. 

The council agreed, by 

motion, to replenish the Petty 

Cash Fund with $146.44. 

Blaser made a motion to 

approve the Marchfinancial 

statement. Hargrave seconded, 

motion carried. 

The Mayor and council 

reviewed city insurance forms. 

Motion to adjourn carried. 

Name: Lenno, John 

Address: Waterville, Kansas 


Charge: Topeka Warrant for 

Dog at Large 




Name: Armstrong, Justin 

Address: Frankfort, Kansas 


Charge: Serve Five Days 



Incarcerated 


Name: Dalsing, Mavric 



Charge: Open Container and 

Possession of Paraphernalia 



Reason: $666 Cash Surety 

Open Saturdays by Appointment 

Koozies 

Banners 

Pens 

Lots More 

Route 77 Corner Stores 

Blue Rapids 785-363-7364 

Waterville 785-363-2641 

Roy and Mandi Hartloff 

cuss the low water crossing on 

the Marshall and Nemaha 

County line east of Vermillion, 

KS. 

Public Works Administrator 

Mike Craig informed the Board 

he received a bid from 

Scottwood Industries, Kansas 

City, KS $.99 a gallon for dust 

control which is a $.04 increase 

from 2012. Mike recommended 

increasing the cost of a minimum 

of 500 feet from $500.00 

to $550.00 for the 2013 dust 

control. 



to approve the increase from 

$500.00 to $550.00 for a minimum 

of 500 feet dust control. 


Robert S. Connell moved, 

seconded by Thomas K. Holle 

to approve the following purchase 

orders. Motion carried. 

Interstate Battery, Topeka, 

KS for batteries $521.80-Road 

& Bridge fund-P.O. # 108013 

Power Plan, Carols Stream, 

IL for brake cylinder 

$1,050.46-Road & Bridge 

fund-P.O. # 107838 

Welborn Sales, Salina, KS 

for 48” corrugated metal pipe 

6A 

$1,313.60-Road & Bridge 

fund-P.O. # 107907 

BAT Tire, Frankfort, KS for 

tires $800.00-Road & Bridge 

fund-P.O. # 107883 

Agency on Aging Director 

Heather Ruhkamp and Agency 

on Aging Office Manager 

Diane Broxterman met with the 

Board to join a conference call 

with KDOT representatives 

Josh Powers, Stacy Cowan, and 

Corey Davis; ATA bus representatives 

Ann Smith and 

Carlos Reyes; and Twin Valley 

representatives Ed Henry and 

Bill McGehee to discuss some 

issues that need to be worked 

out with the new regionalized 

dispatch and transportation system. 



to approve the vouchers, as presented, 

and issue warrants from 

the respective funds. Motion 

carried. 



to adjourn at 12:02 p.m. 

Unanimous. The next scheduledmeeting 

will be Monday, 

April 15, 2013 starting at 9:00 

a.m. 

ddeBoer LANDCARE COMPANY 

785-562-6519 

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Owner, Landscape Designer, Arborist 

Services available: 

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Patio and retaining wall construction 

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Cindy’s Country Inn 

420 South Colorado 

Waterville, Ks 

785-363-2192 

Daily Specials 

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Thursday 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Breakfast Only 

Friday & Saturday 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. 

Terry-Christie 

Funeral Home 

308 West Walnut, Waterville 

785-363-2627 

“A Personal Approach to Service at a Very 

Personal Time.” 

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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, April 18, 2013 7A 

Kansans Spent Welfare Cash On Strippers, Smokes, And Sour Mash 

By Travis Perry 

Kansas Watchdog 

A Kansas Watchdog investigation 

has uncovered thousands 

of dollars in potentially 

abusive welfare transactions 

during a three-month period 

last year. From August to 

October 2012, Sunflower State 

welfare recipients withdrew 

more than $43,000 from ATMs 

at places like Golden Eagle 

Casino in Horton, Vegas Video 

Adult Superstore in Wichita 

and G Spot, a Junction City 

strip club, just to name a few. 

The money in question is 

provided through the 

Temporary Assistance for 

Needy Families program. 

Administered nationally by the 

U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services, TANF funds 

are targeted at helping lowincome 

families afford the bare 

essentials, such as gas and groceries. 

In Kansas, where TANF 

funds are distributed via 

Electronic Benefit Transfer 

cards through the Kansas 

Department for Children and 

Families, a family of four can 

receive up to $497 every 

month. 

The vast majority of transactions 

processed within the time 

frame Kansas Watchdog examined 

wouldn’t raise an eyebrow. 

In all, more than $1.5 million 

in transactions were made during 

the August to October period, 

meaning the questionable 

transactions Kansas Watchdog 

identified equal less than 3 per- 

Big Changes On The Marshall Co. Fairgrounds 

MICHAEL VOGT 

MARSHALL COUNTY 

EXTENSION AGENT 

I don’t know if you have been 

by the Marshall County 

Fairgrounds in Blue Rapids lately, 

but there are some big changes 

occurring. 

For those who are familiar 

with the Marshall County 

Fairgrounds there are two buildings 

(barns) missing. Those 

buildings were the Swine Barn 

and the 

Sheep/Goats/Dairy/Bucket 

Calves Barn. Both barns were 

demolished last fall and winter 

and will be replaced by new 

barns. Both barns have been on 

the Marshall County Fairgrounds 

for a long time and have seen a 

lot animals and kids spend their 

time at the Marshall County Fair 

in them. But, these barns served 

their purpose and were starting to 

need some major and expensive 

repair to keep the buildings safe 

and fit for people and animals 

during the Marshall County Fair. 

The Marshall County Fair 

Association was successful in 

securing a Community Service 

Tax Credit Grant from the 

Kansas Department of 

Commerce to erect two new livestock 

barns for the Marshall 

County Fair Grounds. The grant 

covers most of the expenses of 

replacing the barns, but there are 

things that the funds from the 

grant won’t cover such as pens, 

stalls, wash racks, and the weigh 

scale. 

To raise funds for the pens and 

stalls, the Marshall County 

Fairboard is looking for sponsorships 

to help cover the cost of the 

new livestock pens and stalls. 

The new pens for the hogs, 

sheep, and goats will be a 6Ã—6 

pen with a front gate. All panels 

will be a vertical bar style with 


Blue Rapids Mercantile 

Come Visit Us! 

Harmony Hills Jams-n-Jellies 

Peanut Brittle all year long! 

Affordable Furniture Pieces, 

Collectibles, Rada Cutlery, etc. 

Gift Certificates Available 

401 East 5th Street (US 77) Blue Rapids, Kansas 66411 

785-363-7900 Mon-Sat 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

Prairie Quilt Show 

Friday, April 19, 12 noon - 6pm 

Satuday, April 20, 10am - 5pm 

1st Presbyterian Church 

801 Leavenworth St., Manhattan, KS 

DESCRIPTION: 200 plus quilts on display, vendors, desserts, 

viewer’s choice ADMISSION: $5.00 pay at the door no strollers 

or spike heels, please 

Contacts: 785-539-8713 785-313-2065 

EASY MONEY: Kansas welfare recipients withdrew more 

than $43,000 from ATMs at liquor stores, smoke shops, casinos 

and strip clubs from August to October 2012. 

cent of the total. 

TANF recipients regularly 

make large purchases at places 

like Walmart, Walgreens, 

Dillons and other similar businesses, 

and it’s easy to see how 

a $300 transaction at Price 

Chopper could be a reasonable 

use of taxpayer money. 

But what about the $102.25 

one welfare recipient withdrew 

at Denver’s Coors Field, home 

of the Colorado Rockies? 

Other questionable examples 

include the $203 transaction at 

Johnny’s Tavern in Kansas 

City’s popular Power and Light 

District, as well as the $83.60 

another individual withdrew 

while attending the KC 

Renaissance Festival. 

While some argue there’s no 

way to prove money withdrawn 

from these locations is being 

used inappropriately, it’s hard 

to believe there isn’t some 

abuse of the system. 

The KDCF outlines specific 

spending restrictions on its 

website: TANF recipients may 

not use their government assis- 

tance to purchase alcohol, 

tobacco or lottery tickets. It’s 

easy enough to control electronically; 

anyone trying to 

purchase such items with the 

physical EBT card will be 

greeted with a denied transaction. 

But there’s a loophole. 

While businesses can’t 

directly process EBT cards for 

the front walk through gate having 

an overhead. Dairy tie stalls 

will consist of two rows of tie 

stall panels that will make up a 

center tack alley. 

Sponsors for the pens and tie 

stalls will have their names displayed 

on a permanent board to 

be displayed in the respective 

barn. Pen or stall sponsorship is 

$200 per pen or stall. There are 

144 pens and 16 stalls available 

for sponsorship. There are levels 

of donations based on the number 

of stalls sponsored. Of course, 

any donation amount will appreciated 

and will be recognized. 

If you, your business, or civic 

group are interested in sponsoring 

pen(s) or stall(s), please contact 

the following Marshall 

County Fairboard members: 

Dan Matson 785-548-5284, 

matsondan@yahoo.com; 

Kevin Wessel 785-268-0602, 

kjwessel@excite.com; or 

Relay Recess 

Valley Heights schools will be having a Relay Recess 

on April 24th, starting at 1:30p.m. at the High School 

Stadium. The public and all cancer survivors are welcome 

to attend. Mark your calendars and hope to see 

everyone there!!! If you have any questions please 

contact Lori Dobrovony at VHHS or Dawn Vorseth 

at 785-713-0725!!! 

See Back Issues of 

the Blue Rapids 

Free Press online at 

www.BlueRapidsFreePress.com 

Blue Valley Seamless Gutters 

Replace those old gutters and 

downspouts with a new seamless 

system from Blue Valley Seamless 

Gutters. 

such illicit purchases, most 

have ATMs conveniently located 

on the premises. With cash 

in hand, welfare recipients are 

able to skirt the law with relative 

ease. 

Overall, the largest chunk of 

questionable EBT withdrawals 

took place at discount cigarette 

retailers and smoke shops, 

where recipients took out 

$19,302.42 during the three 

months. 

Coming in a distant second, 

cash advance and payday loan 

locations accounted for 

$8,578.10, followed by liquor 

stores, $6500.98; casinos, 

$4,532.25; miscellaneous locations, 

$3,271.44; and bars and 

restaurants, $1,298.45 

Questionable EBT withdrawal 

locations during August 

through October 2012 include, 

but are not limited to: 

(May include multiple loca- 

BY THE NUMBERS: The above chart shows a breakdown 

of potentially illicit transactions made by Kansas 

welfare recipients. 

HELPING HAND: Funds provided through the TANF program are intended to help low-income families. 

Dan Schmidt 785-562-6685 

dan.g.schmidt@sbcglobal.net 

Or visit the Marshall County 

Fair website, mscountyfair.com 

for a donation form. 

The Marshall County 

Extension Office has forms and 

information available to the public, 

or we can E-mail the sponsorship 

form to you. 

Construction of the two buildings 

will begin very soon. 

Support for building the two 

livestock barns has been very 

good, but we still have a little 

ways to go to have the project 

totally funded. 

I hope that if you have an 

interest and the means to support 

the effort, I hope you can do so. 

These barns will be great 

additions to the Marshall County 

Fairgrounds and help provide 

wonderful Marshall County Fair 

memories for many years to 

come. 

and Home Improvement 

• Free Estimates 

• Insured 

785-363-7414 or 785-268-0236 

John & Cheryl Ralph, Owners 

tions/transactions) 

Speedy Cash – $3,621.50 

Ace Cash Express – 

$4,956.60 

7th Street Casino – $2,455 

Buffalo Run Casino – $218 

Choctaw Casino – $746 

Golden Eagle Casino – 

$704.75 

The Legends shopping center 

– $1,056 

Smoke Eazy – $922.50 

Bullfrogs Live – $102.5 

Dave and Busters – $387.50 

Angela de Rocha, KDCF 

communications director, told 

Kansas Watchdog in a previous 

interview the state has no way 

to stop questionable withdrawals. 

“You can take your Vision 

card into a strip joint or Disney 

Land or Graceland or wherever 

and use that to get cash,” de 

Rocha said. “There’s nothing 

we can do about that. We can’t 

control that.” 

Kansas Watchdog reached 

out to Ken Thompson, director 

of the KDCF Fraud 

Investigation Unit, but he was 

unavailable for comment. 

March Activities 

At County Place 

A fun craft was enjoyed by 

making yarn Easter eggs that 

were hung on a white tree 

branch to decorate the living 

area. Women’s History 

Month was observed by having 

LaVerna Arganbright, 

Waterville, present information 

on famous women dating 

back to Joan of Arc. 

Residents always enjoy sampling 

food items. 

For National Nutrition 

Month, they got to sample 

yogurt, guacamole and chips, 

and pomegranate juice as they 

tried to name various fruit and 

vegetable pictures while taking 

a trivia test. Another 

nutritious snack, rice cakes, 

was enjoyed following the 

Victory Baptist Singers program. 

On National Cereal 

Day, a tasty treat of seasoned 

cereal mix was enjoyed. 

Wayne Fisher, Marysville, 

entertained the residents with 

his beautiful piano music. 

A most interesting travel 

program of Europe was presented 

by Karen Nanniga of 

Axtell. Kristin Hain, 

Marysville, assisted the residents 

in making hangers covered 

with yarn. 

A special treat this month 

was having 3 Schmitz family 

members from Axtell entertain 

on the piano, violin and 

guitar and having dance students 

of Carol Landoll-Owen, 

Washington, perform. A very 

special day was enjoyed by all 

residents when they were 

treated to “Spa Day”. Jan 

Beck, masseuse from Blue 

Rapids, did neck, hand, and 

feet massages with assistance 

from Melva Sanner, Country 

Place Director. Activity 

Director, Margaret Blaske 

provided hand paraffin baths 

and warm, moist, facial towel 

wraps. 

Jaqi Sanner, med aid, 

assisted as needed in cleaning 

rings, doing hand massages, 

and preparing residents for 

vibrating foot soaks. Snacks 

served during the afternoon 

included fresh fruit picks, 

pretzels, and fresh lemon 

water. Residents filled Easter 

eggs with candy and decorated 

cupcakes for the Easter egg 

hunt held for children and 

grandchildren of staff and 

great grandchildren of the residents. 

A number of the residents 

signed up for the 

â€œWalking Kansasâ€ program 

and have been actively 

participating by doing additional 

walking each day. 

Located at 1149 

Country Place Dr. — 

East of the Airport 

on North Street 

Marysville, KS 

785-562-4001


Blue Valley Tractor Run 

Twenty-one tractors were entered into the first Blue Valley Tractor Run held by the Blue Rapids Museum. 

Everett Murk drives his older White tractor. 

Line up and get them ready. 

It took a lot of time to load, drive to Blue Rapids and then unload. 


Sunday Breakfast Buffet 

Now Serving 8 A.M. - 11 A.M. 

C-4 Bakery 

Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, 

Hash Browns, Biscuits-Gravy, 

Assort. Pastries and Fresh Fruit. 

Coffee, New Prices 

Orange Juice $8.99 - One Trip 

One Trip $7.49 

Included $10.99 All you - can All You eat $9.49 can Eat 

Kids 10 10 and and under $3.99 

Blue Rapids Auto & Hardware 

NAPA Auto Parts 

Do It Best Hardware 

Hunting & Fishing Licenses 

Hydraulic Hoses • Saw Chains 

Corn Stoves • Ammunition 

Infrared Heaters 

10 Public Square, Blue Rapids, Kansas 66411 

785-363-7384 

It was a little cold Saturday morning. 

Time to talk about all the different tractors. 

Photos 

by Deb 

Barrington 

Don’s Used Cars 

943 Quail Road 

Halfway Between Blue Rapids and Marysville 

Professional Mechanic: 

Matt Haller 

10 years Experience 

Matt Cell: 785-927-0609 

Don Cohorst: 785-562-5531 

The Blue Rapids Free Press 

web site averages 76,000 hits 

a month, yes, that is correct 

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ABSOLUTE FARM AUCTION 

Highly productive Marshall County Farm 

80 +/- acres mostly Class II Soils 

Thursday,May16*4PM 

Blue Rapids Community Center 

04 Public Square, Blue Rapids. KS 66411 

For more information, call Chris Bober 

(402) 312-5076 

Twin Valley Thrift Stores 

UNLOAD YOUR UNWANTED ITEMS, 

WE’LL PICK THEM UP! 

Drop off your items at any one of these 

divisions of Twin Valley Developmental 

Services nearest to you 

The Wearhouse 

107 Commercial 

Waterville, KS 

(785) 363-2490 

Next 2 New 

507 Williams 

Beattie, KS 

(785) 353-2347 

TO BUY OR SELL - CALL PRELL 

FARM • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL 

Donald Prell Realty & Auction 

1488 Frontier Rd. • Marysville, Ks 66508 

785-799-3787 • Cell - 785-562-6787 

Wildcat Thrift 

107 W. North 

Hanover, KS 

(785) 337-2629


News 

Valley Heights Holds Athletic Banquet 

A large crowd attended the Valley Heights Athletic Banquet last Friday night. 

Athletic Director and football coach Tony Trimble. 

Jenny Yungeberg gives out the Girls Basketball letters. 

Adoption 

ADOPT: Lots of love, hugs 

& a secure life await your baby. 

Expenses pd. Kathryn & Brian, 

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For Sale 

Happy Jack¿ Skin Balm: 

Stops scratching & gnawing. 

Promotes healing & hair 

growth on dogs & cats suffering 

from grass & flea allergies 

without steroids! Orscheln 

Farm & Home. www.happyjackinc.com 

Help Wanted 

Heavy Equipment Operator 

Career! 3 Week Hands On 

Training School. Bulldozers, 

Backhoes, Excavators. 

National Certifications. 

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OTR Drivers APU Equipped 

Cutting the cakes. 

Pre-Pass EZ-pass passenger 

policy. 2012 & Newer equipment. 

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Become an Aviation 

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approved training. Financial 

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Job placement assistance. 

The football team receives their letters. 

The Cheerleaders receive their letters from Buffy Oatney. 

Classifieds... Call Aviation Institute of 

Maintenance 888-248-7449. 

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Linda Brake 

and Jon Brake 

ESTATE AUCTION 

1:00 PM, Sunday, April 28, 2013 

At the house, 106 Prospect Court, Blue Rapids, Kansas (go north on Union Street) 

VEHICLES 

2004 Ford F-250 XLT Super Duty pickup, regular cab, 4x4, 5.4L V-8, auto, flatbed, 

148,000+ miles, white. 

2001 Toyota Tacoma SRS pickup, 4x4, 2.7L 4 cylinder, 5 speed, extended cab, hail damaged, 

140,000 miles, silver. 

CLASSIC AUTOMOBILE 

1976 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, for parts or restoration. 

Relay For Life Fundraiser! 

 

 

 

 

 

SKIDSTEERS & TRACTOR 

Bobcat T190 skid steer loader, w/dirt bucket,1,825 hours, SN 519315639. 

Bobcat 763 skid steer loader, w/dirt bucket, 2,728 hours, SN 512237836. 

John Deere 2010 utility tractor, gas, wide front, 8 speed, shows 4,690 hrs, 14.9x28 rears, 

missing side panels, new paint. 

Tree saw, rotary blade, skid steer mount 

Tree shear, skid steer mount 

Forks 

TRAILERS 

Tandem axle 6 ½ x 20 gooseneck hydraulic tilt trailer w/winch, heavy axles 

Tandem axle gooseneck 8x12 flatbed dump trailer, heavy axles 

Tandem axle bumper hitch dump trailer, 2 ft. sides, electric over hydraulic, heavy axles 

6x10 ATV trailer, new. 

Flatbed for small pickup. 

GUN – BOWS – HUNTING & OUTDOOR ITEMS 

Conn. Valley Optima Pro .50 caliber muzzle loader rifle 

Matthews left hand compound bow 

Bear Whitetail II compound bow 

Corner gun cabinet 

Deer antlers 

TOOLS – ANTIQUES – HEDGE POSTS 

Hedge posts; Universal “Base Burner” heating stove, original; other old heating stoves; 

bonnets and other stove parts; large wood burning shop stove; rough sawn oak lumber; 

Dayton ½ drill w/press; wrenches; other tools. 

The DAN PALMATEER ESTATE 

Terms: cash or good check. 

STRIKE 

OUT 

CANCER 

 

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Auction by: Raymond Bott Realty & Auction 

Washington, Kansas 785-325-2734, 747-8017, 747-6888 

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McFadden, King Lead Kansas State To Win Over Iowa 

KSU Sports Information 

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Blake 

McFadden tossed six solid 

innings with a career-best five 

strikeouts and Jared King 

recorded a season-high four 

hits, including his fourth home 

run of the year, as Kansas State 

defeated Iowa, 5-3, in the rubber 

match of a three-game 

series Sunday afternoon at 

Duane Banks Field. 

With the win, the Wildcats 

improved to 26-11 and picked 

up their 16th victory in the last 

20 games. The Hawkeyes fell 

to 12-18. 

McFadden, who made his 

sixth start of the year and second-straight 

in a weekend 

series, also set a career high in 

innings pitched while walking 

just one batter. The freshman 

right-hander surrendered three 

runs – only one of which scored 

with him on the mound – and 

allowed just four hits. 

“I thought Blake was outstanding 

today,” head coach 

Brad Hill said. “He really 

attacked the zone with good 

pitches all the way around. 

He’s getting three pitches in the 

game, too. He continues to 

make progress each week. His 

slider is getting better, and he 

got the changeup in the game 

today. When he starts becoming 

a three-pitch pitcher, that’s 

going to make him even more 

effective.” 

Except for a two-out RBI 

single by Eric Toole in the third 

inning, McFadden cruised his 

first two times through the 

Iowa order as he faced just 

MANHATTAN, Kan. – 

Kansas State guard Brittany 

Chambers was selected with 

the 22nd overall selection in 

the second round of the 2013 

WNBA Draft by the Los 

Angeles Sparks on Monday 

night at the WNBA’s annual 

draft event. Former Wildcat 

Jalana Childs will also have an 

opportunity to make a WNBA 

roster, as she has been invited 

to participate in the training 

camp of the Phoenix Mercury. 

Chambers becomes the seventh 

player in school history to 

be selected during the WNBA 

Draft. Chambers and Childs are 

the ninth and 10th players overall 

to become a part of the 

league. 

Los Angeles, coached by 

Carol Ross, finished second in 

three over the minimum number 

of batters in six innings. 

The Savannah, Mo., native 

began the seventh inning with a 

5-1 lead but surrendered a leadoff 

infield single and a double. 

K-State brought in freshman 

right-hander in Jake Matthys, 

who produced three groundball 

outs as the Wildcats conceded 

a pair of runs to avoid a 

big inning. 

Matthys worked around a 

one-out hit-by-pitch in the 

eighth inning before Tanner 

Witt pitched a scoreless ninth 

with a strikeout for his fifth 

save of the year. 

“Jake attacked the zone and 

got strikes,” Hill said. “It was 

disappointing offensively 

today, but give them (Iowa) 

credit. We just needed one or 

two more runs. We couldn’t get 

that big hit to put the game 

away.” 

King went 4-for-5 in the contest 

and drove in two runs on 

his fifth-inning home run that 

gave K-State its four-run 

advantage. The junior also set a 

new career high with three 

stolen bases, finishing the 

weekend perfect in five 

attempts. 

A product of Dublin, Ohio, 

King’s career-high tying fourhit 

performance capped a 7-for- 

12, four-RBI weekend. 

Witt recorded his 16th multihit 

game of the year by going 2for-5, 

including a two-out RBI 

triple in the second inning. It 

was K-State’s third triple of the 

series and 20th of the year. Jon 

Davis went 2-for-4, while 

the Western Conference regular 

season standings with a 24-10 

record during the 2012 season. 

The Sparks advanced to the 

Western Conference Finals, 

falling to the 2011 WNBA 

champion Minnesota Lynx. 

In her K-State career, 

Chambers finished as one of 

just four players at Big 12 

schools to register 2,000 career 

points, 850 career rebounds and 

350 career assists. She set 20 

school records (which included 

single game, single season and 

career marks) during her senior 

campaign including: points in a 

single-game (42), points in a 

single season (778) and consecutive 

games scored (134). She 

also reached double figures in 

109 career games to rank tied 

for 17th in NCAA Division I 

McGruder Wins 3 Awards 

Ross Kivett (7) is safe at third base against Texas Tech. (Photo by Ben Brake) 

Clayton Dalrymple was 2-for-2 

with a RBI single in the fourth 

inning and his first-career 

stolen base. 

Eight of the nine Wildcat 

starters recorded a hit as 

history and second in program 

history behind Ohlde’s school 

record of 117 career games 

with 10 or more points. 

She ranks among the top-10 

in 12 career categories including: 

points (2,156, third), 

rebounds (862, fifth), assists 

(363, eighth), three-point field 

goals made (350, second), 

three-point field goals attempted 

(974, first), field goals made 

(751, fourth), field goals 

attempted (1,845, third), free 

throws made (304, ninth), minutes 

played (4,738, first), 

games played (135, first) and 

games started (130, first). 

Chambers ranks second in 

school and Big 12 history for 

career three-point field goals 

made. She ranks ninth in 

NCAA history for career three- 

Kansas State finished the game 

with 14. Kansas State improved 

its team batting average by two 

points in the series – a mark 

that now stands at .333 – by 

producing 38 hits over the three 

games. 

Iowa starting pitcher Sasha 

Kuebel (1-7) suffered the loss 

by allowing five runs on 11 hits 

in five innings of work. 

Reserve catcher Dan Sheppard 

Brittany Chambers (2) (Photo by Ben Brake) 

and designated hitter Ryan 

Rumpf recorded the RBI 

ground outs in the seventh 

inning. 

Chambers Selected by LA in 2013 WNBA Draft 

Senior Rodney McGruder 

captured three awards, including 

the Rolando Blackman 

Team Most Valuable Player 

Award, to highlight festivities 

at the annual Kansas State 

men’s basketball banquet held 

Monday night at the Hilton 

Garden Inn and Manhattan 

Conference Center. 

In addition to his MVP trophy, 

McGruder was named the 

winner of the 1st Battalion, 7th 

Field Artillery “Never Broken” 

Award and the Tex Winter Top 

Offensive Player Award. One 

of only two players in school 

history to rank among the Top 

10 in both career scoring and 

rebounding, he led the Wildcats 

in eight categories in 2012-13 

en route to earning All-Big 12 

First Team and honorable mention 

All-America honors. 

McGruder is the third player 

to repeat as team MVP, while 

he is the fourth to earn the top 

offensive player award twice in 

a career. He is the fourth recipient 

of the “Never Broken” 

Award given by the 1st 

Battalion, 7th Field Artillery 

regiment at Fort Riley. The 

team has had a relationship 

with the unit for the past six 

seasons, sharing experiences 

both on campus and on base. 

McGruder was the only men’s 

basketball player to earn recognition 

to the All-Big 12 First 

Team in both athletics and academics. 

Sophomore Angel Rodriguez 

won two awards on the night, 

while seniors Jordan Henriquez 

and Martavious Irving, freshman 

D.J. Johnson, sophomore 

Brian Rohleder and junior 

Shane Southwell each captured 

one apiece. 

Rodriguez was selected as 

the winner of the Jack Hartman 

Top Defensive Player and the 

Ernie Barrett Play Hard 

Awards. A member of the All- 

Big 12 Second Team and Big 

12 All-Defensive Team, he led 

the Wildcats in 3-point field 

goals (55), assists (173) and 

steals (50) and was second in 

scoring (11.4 ppg.), doubledigit 

scoring games (23) and 

minutes per game (28.2). 

Rodriguez ranked among the 

Top 5 in the Big 12 in assist-toturnover 

ratio (second), assists 

(third), free throw percentage 

(third) and steals (fourth). 

Irving was named the winner 

of the Porky Morgan Most 

Inspirational Player Award, 

which is the program’s oldest 

award and honors the longtime 

K-State Athletics Trainer from 

1950-80. Irving was one of the 

team’s top bench players, averaging 

5.1 points, 2.2 assists and 

1.8 rebounds in 20.8 minutes 

per game in 31 of 33 games off 

the bench. Henriquez captured 

the Mitch Richmond Mr. 

Basketball Award after leading 

the Wildcats in blocked shots 

(64) to go with averages of 5.0 

points and 5.0 rebounds in 15.9 

minutes per game. 

The three-man senior class 

of Henriquez, Irving and 

McGruder is the winningest 

(101) in school history, while 

they are three of just four 

Wildcats to appear in four consecutive 

NCAA Tournaments. 

Southwell was chosen as the 

recipient of the Ed Nealy Most 

Improved Player Award, which 

goes to the player who makes 

the most improvement from 

one season to the next. An honorable 

mention All-Big 12 performer, 

he averaged 8.4 points 

on 45.2 percent shooting, 

including 43.6 percent from 3point 

range, to go with 3.8 

rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 

steals in 25.9 minutes per game 

as a junior. He ranked second 

on the team in assists and third 

in scoring, 3-point field goals 

and steals and fourth in minutes 

played. 

point field goals made. With 

former Wildcat Laurie Koehn 

holding the career NCAA 

Division I record with 392 

made 3-point field goals, K- 

State is one of two program’s in 

NCAA Division I women’s 

basketball history to have two 

players with 300 or more made 

3-point field goals in a career. 

In the 2012-13 season, 

Chambers registered career 

season-highs in three major statistical 

categories and became 

the first player in Big 12 history 

to score 750 or more points 

(778; 21.03 ppg), grab 250 or 

more rebounds (281; 7.6 rpg) 

and dish out 100 or more assists 

(122; 3.3 apg). In addition to 

leading the Wildcats in scoring 

and rebounding this season, 

Chambers paced the Wildcats 

in three-point field goals made 

and attempted (117-of-310, 

.377) and free throws made and 

attempted (115-of-149, .772). 

The 778 points were a 

career-high for Chambers, a 

school record for points in a 

single-season and ranks eighth 

in Big 12 history. The product 

of Jordan, Minn., scored in 

double figures in 35 of the 37 

games this season, including a 

school record 22 games of 20 

or more points with a school 

record run of nine straight 

games with 20 or more points. 

Chambers was a 2013 

Associated Press All-America 

honorable mention recipient, 

earned Senior CLASS Award 

All-America second team honors, 

garnered a WBCA All- 

Region 5 citation, was threetime 

All-Big 12 First Team 

honoree and pulled in 2013 

WNIT All-Tournament Team 

honors. 

In addition to her on-court 

honors this season, Chambers 

was recognized as the inaugural 

Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of 

the Year for women’s basketball 

recipient, earned her third 

career Academic All-Big 12 

First Team honor. Chambers 

holds a 3.5 grade point average 

as a pre-med major. 

Childs will be achieving a 

goal she set for herself before 

coming to K-State. 

“Before I came to college I 

would tell Coach P (K-State 

head coach Deb Patterson) that 

one of my goals was to be a 

WNBA player,” said Childs. 

“During my senior year at K- 

State I started to think that I just 

wanted to play overseas and 

not take a chance in the 

WNBA. After playing overseas, 

my love for the game 

improved and I felt the WNBA 

was going to be a good thing 

for me. When the Phoenix 

Mercury offered me this opportunity, 

I figured I had nothing 

to lose and everything to prove 

and gain.” 

After concluding her K-State 

career in 2012 as a All-Big 12 

First Team selection with averages 

of 14.3 points and 5.0 

rebounds in her senior season, 

Childs accepted an opportunity 

to play for H.R. Le-Zion in the 

Israeli Basketball League. The 

product of Orlando, Fla., joined 

the team in late December and 

played in 10 games, averaging 

5.0 points and 3.5 rebounds. 

Childs’ is looking forward to 

the chance at competing for an 

opportunity in Phoenix. 

“My expectations for the 

training camp are to work hard 

and learn from the veterans like 

Diana Taurasi and Candice 

Dupree. It will be a great learning 

experience and a fun experience 

for me.” 

Phoenix, the 2007 and 2009 

WNBA champions, has a history 

with former Wildcat post 

players. The Mercury acquired 

former K-State great Nicole 

Ohlde in a trade with the 

Minnesota Lynx prior to the 

start of the 2009 season. Ohlde 

then helped the Mercury capture 

the second WNBA in franchise 

history by averaging 5.2 

points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.0 

blocks off the bench.

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