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opens its doors in
Hillsboro Heights.
Wednesday,
April 15, 2015
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Email a daily godsend for local nonagenarian
n Conversation possible Mo., said email has been a
godsend that fills the comafter loss of hearing.
munication void created by
the loss of Ewert’s hearing
during her 80s.
“For several years we
Amanda Ewert hasn’t let
the loss of hearing keep her could not call and talk to
Mom because she could no
from communicating with
longer hear us on the
family and friends.
The retired church secre- phone,” Behrends said. “It
was hard not being able to
tary, who is closing in on
her 95th birthday, has made communicate with her
except for writing letters.”
email conversation part of
In the late 1990s,
her daily routine from the
Behrends’ husband, Steve,
comfort of her room at
hatched an idea.
Parkside Homes in Hills“He had an extra comboro.
puter and said he was going
“It’s kind of unusual to
have someone who’s almost to teach her how to do
95 emailing,” said daughter emails,” Rachel said. “So we
Eldora Penner, who lives in took it to her at Christmas
four months before she
McPherson. “Since she’s
turned 80 years old. She
had her falls and things,
she’s slowed down as far as could still hear well enough
to follow his instructions.”
emailing. But we still hear
Every time the Behrends
from her every single mornvisited Ewert, the lessons
ing.”
continued.
Daughter Rachel
n See Email, Page 5A
Behrends of Kansas City,
BY
DON RATZLAFF
The Free Press
COURTESY PHOTO BY RACHEL BEHRENDS
Amanda Ewert types another email from her room at Parkside Homes. A few days away from her 95th birthday, Ewert
continues daily conversations with family and friends via the Internet after losing her hearing some 20 years ago.
Local elections produce a few surprises
see what direction these
cities go with their new
leadership,” she said.
A total of 1,113 people
BY PATTY DECKER
The Free Press
voted in the election for a 14
percent turnout, she added.
Last week’s spring gen“The number of eligible
eral city and school election
voters in Marion County
saw some surprises with
voters casting their ballots school boards and cities (including some out-of-county
for change.
According to Tina Spen- voters that vote on our
cer, Marion County election USDs) was 8236,” Spencer
officer, some of the write-in said.
“This was a pretty low
candidates even prevailed
turnout,” she said. “Unforover filed candidates.
“It will be interesting to tunately, this is not uncom-
n Overall turnout was
low across the county.
mon for our city/school
elections. Sure would like
to see it higher,”
In breaking down voter
turnout, most cities had
higher percentages of ballots cast than areas where
people were voting on
school board or uncontested races.
Even though the overall
turnout was 14 percent,
some towns saw much
higher numbers, Spencer
said.
The highest turnout was
in Lost Springs at 66 percent with the lowest
turnout in Hillsboro at 6
percent.
The other towns included Burns with a 30 percent; Florence (Wards 1 and
2 combined), 46 percent;
Goessel, 28 percent; Lehigh,
18 percent; Lincolnville, 17
percent; Peabody, 32 percent; Durham, 40 percent;
Ramona, 26 percent and
Tampa at 50 percent.
In addition to voter pern See Elections, Page 11A
Mennonite Relief Sale keeps on truckin’
n Two donated trucks
have Hillsboro origins.
Hutchinson this Friday and
Saturday.
Proceeds from its sale,
like everything else sold at
BY DON RATZLAFF
The Free Press
the annual event, will go to
the worldwide ministry of
Good intentions don’t
always pave the way to hell. Mennonite Central ComSometimes they lead to gen- mittee to fight hunger and
provide relief.
erous decisions.
The two-day sale usually
That was the case this
raises about $500,000 over a
year for Clark and Anna
24-hour period. Everything
Marie Wiebe of Hillsboro.
raised on sale day goes to
The 1951 Ford pickup that
Clark bought more than 10 MCC.
“I hope it does well,”
years ago as a future
Wiebe said about the pickrestoration project is now
up’s selling price. “I bought
heading for the auction
the truck primarily as a
block at the 47th Kansas
project that I never got to. It
Mennonite Relief Sale in
has languished in the shed
for a long time.
“We just decided because
of our pending move and
auction that we needed to
find a new home for it, and
we wanted the MCC sale to
benefit from whatever
funds it would generate.”
Wiebe said he never used
the truck as part of his
farming operation. In fact,
he had to pull it home from
Abilene after he bought it
because it didn’t run almost
the entire time the Wiebes
owned it.
Then Jerry Toews of
Goessel, who helps coordi-
nate the general auction,
got a hold of it.
“Jerry has just been a
magician to get it to run,”
Wiebe said. “I never had
time to mess with it for very
long, so Jerry spent some
time with it and worked his
magic on it.”
Toews describes the
pickup as having the “right
look and very original.”
“The engine starts easy
and runs very smooth,” he
said. “This one is a fun one
to drive.”
A second local truck
The Hillsboro area will
n See Truckin’, Page 11A
DON RATZLAFF / FREE PRESS
A crew member with Accu-Crete Mudjacking based in Hesston drills holes Thursday in a concrete sidewalk along
Grand Avenue in an effort to make the sidewalks in the
downtown business district level with the curbs. The company injects “mud” through the holes and underneath the
sidewalk to raise it. Hillsboro city crew member Mason
McCarty is operating a concrete saw in the background.
The Hillsboro City Council heard about the project during
its April 7 meeting.
Electric rate to
increase by 5%
n Cost increase fuels
Hillsboro council vote.
COURTESY PHOTOS BY JERRY TOEWS
This 1952 Ford pickup (left) and the 1948 Ford F-4 truck will be on the auction block at the 47th annual Kansas Mennonite Relief Sale this weekend. The vehicles were donated by Clark and Anna Marie Wiebe and by Herb and Pat
Bartel, respectively, to help raise money for the worldwide relief work of Mennonite Central Committee.
YOUR CAREER
SEARCH ENDS HERE.
at its April 7 meeting,
authorizing the increase to
offset the rising cost of
power across Kansas.
BY DON RATZLAFF
The Free Press
City Administrator
Hillsboro residential cus- Larry Paine, with help from
tomers can expect to see the Kansas Power Pool staff,
impact of a 5.2 percent rate developed a projection
increase for electricity
model showing that an
when their city bill arrives
increase from 10.99 cents
June 1.
per kilowatt hour to 11.58
The city council passed
cents would meet the proOrdinance 1260 by a 3-2 vote
n See Electric, Page 5A
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DailyLife
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TEEN group plans
April 22 meeting
The Technology Excellence in Education Network
will meet at 6 p.m.
Wednesday, April 22, at the
USD 408 office, 101 N. Thorp
St., Marion.
For more information,
call Lena Kleiner at 620-8770237.
Fall-prevention
classes to begin
Marion County Department on Aging will offer the
fall-prevention class,
“Matter of Balance,” later
this month at Florence and
Hillsboro.
The class in Florence
will begin at 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Thursday, April 23, in the
Carriage Manor community
room. The class in Hillsboro
will begin 2-4 p.m. April 23
at a location to be determined.
The cost for the eight-
week class at each site is $8.
To register for one of them,
call 620-382-3580.
CDDO to meet
April 20 at lake hall
The public is invited at 4
p.m. April 20 to attend a
meeting of the Community
Development Disability
Organization.
The event will be at the
Marion County Park and
Lake hall.
Hair donation part
of ACS Relay event
side effects of cancer treatments or other medical reasons.
After the cropping, local
Marion County hairdressers will be available to
give each donor a haircut.
Anyone interested in
donating hair or providing
haircuts afterward should
contact Brandi Williams at
620-382-5502 or
bwilliams5507@att.net.
Morris senior
recital is April 21
Trevor Morris, Tabor
College tenor and music
major, will perform his senThe ACS Relay For Life
ior voice recital at 7 p.m.
of Marion County is planTuesday, April 21, at the
ning a “Crop Your Tail!”
activity for the Oct. 10 event. Tabor College Chapel,
located in the H.W. Lohrenz
Both men and women
Building.
can have a group of cancer
Morris, from Murdock,
survivors crop off 8 inches
will
perform a variety of
or more of their hair to be
musical selections.
donated to an organization
“I like art songs,” he
that makes wigs for both
said.
“Many of them are
children and adults who
from
the Romantic period
have lost their hair due to
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and have wonderful
melodies and accompaniments.”
Morris is working
toward a degree in music
and is in the pre-physical
therapy program. After
graduation, he will study to
be a physical therapy assistant.
The program is open to
everyone. For more information, call 620-628-4883.
Fancy Nancy tea
party set APRIL 15
A Fancy Nancy tea party
is from 10 to 11 a.m.
Saturday, APRIL 15, at the
Marion City Library for
Couple to perform girls 3 to 10 years old.
Girls are encouraged to
ventriloquism
wear their finest attire and
enjoy snacks, games, crafts
An evening of illusions
and ventriloquism begins at and a photo booth.
Space is limited. Call the
7 p.m. April 29 at the First
library at 620-382-2442 for
Baptist Church of Canton,
more information or to
Fourth and McPherson
reserve a place.
streets.
Mike and Glenda Mann
of Hutchinson are the preCHS plans benefit
senters and will combine
illusions and ventriloquism golf tournament
to convey the message of
Centre High School is
the gospel.
sponsoring a benefit golf
In addition to appearing tournament beginning at 9
in churches, the husband
a.m. April 25 at Herington
and wife team also perform Country Club Golf Course.
in schools, libraries, fairs
The event is a four-perand festivals.
son scramble with a limit of
22 teams. Entry fee is $45
per person or $180 per team,
and includes lunch and
green fees.
For more information or
to register, contact Greg
Wyatt, coordinating the
event, at Centre High
School, 2374 310th St., Lost
Springs, KS 66859.
The deadline to register
is April 22. Make checks
payable to Centre High
School.
CARD SHOWER
Cards for Ewert’s
95th birthday
The family of Amanda
Ewert is inviting her friends
and acquaintances to mail
cards and best wishes on the
occasion of her 95th birthday April 20.
The mailing address is
Amanda Ewert, Room 10,
Parkside Homes, 200 Willow
Road, Hillsboro KS 67063.
SENIOR SCRIBBLES
HILLSBORO SENIOR CENTER
We are celebrating
National Volunteer Week on
April 12-18 by thanking
those who help make the
center run smoothly.
Senior Center volunteers
serve as board members,
kitchen staff, drivers for the
Meals on Wheels program
and other functions.
We are grateful for everything our volunteers do.
Our thanks, too, for
everyone who came to our
community breakfast
fundraiser Saturday.
We are also having a
multi-generational ladies
tea and fashion show from 2
to 4 p.m. May 2 by Nancy's
Fashion at the Hillsboro
senior center. We have reservations for 60 people, and
tickets are available at the
Hillsboro Senior center
Haris Zafar will visit at
11 a.m. Wednesday, April 15,
to provide hearing aid
checks.
After the noon meal
Wednesday we will play
Bingo.
Show ‘n Tell is Friday,
April 17, at the center. The
Mennonite Central
Committee sale is April 1718 at Hutchinson fairgrounds.
The center plans to have
games and fellowship
Mondays after lunch.
Footcare is Tuesday,
April 21, and anyone who
would like an appointment
time is encouraged to call.
The footcare is through
Greenhaw Wellness.
Everyone can join us for
a meal at the center. The
suggested cost for people 60
and older is $3.15, and for
those 59 and younger, $5.
Volunteers are always
needed, and anyone who can
help will get their meal free
that day.
For more information or
to volunteer, stop by 212 N.
Main St. or call 620-947-2304
between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.
We hope to see you soon.
—Brenda Moss, director
WEDNESDAY, April 15
Beef patty w/onions, seasoned pasta,
steamed cabbage w/parsley or alter-
The City of Hillsboro will be picking up
RECYCLABLES CURBSIDE as an “experimental week”
on April 27 through May 1
On your normal trash day, set out mixed recyclables by 8:00 a.m. in a separate cardboard box or plastic tote. PLEASE DO NOT PUT RECYCLABLES IN TRASH BAGS AS THEY
NEED TO BE LOOSE AND VISIBLE. Acceptable items are glass jars, aluminum cans, tin
cans, plastic #1 to #7, books, junk mail, cardboard (flattened), magazines, newspapers,
and office paper. The mixed recyclables will continue to be accepted at the Hillsboro
Recycle Center, 24/7, located at 100 N. Birch, after this one week of experimental curbside recycle pick-up.
Hillsboro produced over 4 million pounds of trash in 2014!
Let’s work together to boost our current recycling program!
Hillsboro’s Annual
Spring Clean-Up
Free to Hillsboro residents
April 27 - May 1• 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
In addition to the experimental curbside recycling week, the annual “Clean-up Week”
for the city of Hillsboro will also be held during the week of April 27th – May 1st (8:00
a.m.-5:00 p.m.). This week is set aside for residents of Hillsboro to dispose of extra trash,
recyclables and limbs at no charge. *There are a few exceptions. Appointments are not
necessary; items will be collected on the same day as your trash is picked up (ONE-TIME
ONLY). Please place items in the same location as your trash is collected by 8:00 a.m.
• Please have trash bagged, boxed or bundled. Branches, recyclables, and trash need
to be placed in separate piles.
• After Spring Clean-up Week, branches will no longer be collected.
• Concrete will not be picked up. Call City Hall if you need to dispose of concrete.
• Hazardous materials (paint, batteries, vehicle oil, etc) will not be picked up – please
dispose of hazardous materials at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 141 N. Coble
in Marion (Fridays & Saturdays only). PLEASE ALSO USE THE RECYCLE CENTER (100
BLOCK OF NORTH BIRCH) FOR CARDBOARD, NEWSPAPERS, GLASS, PLASTICS & METALS.
This will cut down on the amount of waste to the landfill. The center no longer accepts
plastic shopping bags. The recycle center is open 24/7.
• City tree dump will be open during Clean-up Week for woody shrubs and tree branches.
Please use Hillsboro’s compost site (N. Adams) for grass clippings, leaves, dead flowers
and corn stalks. LEAVES & GRASS CLIPPINGS WILL NOT BE PICKED UP CURBSIDE.
• PLEASE DON’T OVERFILL TRASH BARRELS & POLYCARTS. KEEP IN MIND
THAT MANY TIMES, ONLY ONE PERSON WILL BE DOING THE LIFTING.
• If you wish to have construction & demolition materials collected, call Waste Connections, Inc. at 316-838-4920. You may also take the materials to the county transfer
station in Marion (620-382-5655).
• Please pay in advance at City Hall for tire disposal (car/pick-up truck tires - $2.50 &
semi-truck tires - $7.00). There is not a charge for appliances, but please contact City
Hall to schedule a pick-up.
City of
Call City Hall with questions – 947-3162
www.cityofhillsboro.net
Hillsboro
nate of green beans, Jell-O w/fruit,
roll, milk.
THURSDAY, April 16
Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, candied
carrots, applesauce, frosted Jell-O
poke cake, roll, milk.
FRIDAY, April 17
Baked fish or alternate beef cutlet,
baked beans, spinach salad, alternate
carrots, fresh fruit, roll, milk.
MONDAY, April 20
Beef tips in gravy, buttered noodles,
vegetable blend, strawberries &
bananas, roll, milk.
TUESDAY, April 21
Green chili chicken casserole, peas &
carrots, fresh fruit, sherbet, roll, milk.
WEDNESDAY, April 22
Pork cutlet, brown gravy, mashed
potatoes, Brussels sprout or alternate
of green beans, apple cobbler, roll,
milk.
MARION SENIOR CENTER
We’ve had a week without our head cook, but our
own inexperienced help
pitched in.
A staff member from the
Area Agency in Manhattan
came to cook two days,
Vickie Kaempfe came in
once, the Hillsboro Senior
Center cooked us a meal
that Sue Clough picked up,
and we have a cookout
planned. It’s been a learning
experience for us all.
My birthday was April 7
and I brought treats for the
celebration.
Wanda Williams provided piano music after
lunch April 8. She played
familiar golden oldies.
Come join us April 22 for
a presentation by a
LifeTeam representative.
Plan now on April 30 for
“Poem in Your Pocket Day.”
The suggested price for
meals is $3.15 for seniors 60
and older, and $5 for anyone
59 and younger.
For more information or
to make a reservation, call
620-382-2942, or stop by 309 S.
Third St., Marion.
— Janet Bryant, director
WEDNESDAY, April 15
Meatloaf, potato wedges, candied
carrots, applesauce, frosted gelatin
poked cake, wheat roll, milk.
THURSDAY, April 16
Ham and northern beans, spinach
salad, fresh fruit, milk.
FRIDAY, April 17
Vegetable soup, chicken salad sandwich, deviled eggs, pineapple, milk.
MONDAY, April 20
Beef tips, gravy, buttered noodles,
vegetable blend, strawberries &
bananas, milk.
TUESDAY, April 21
Chicken breast, rice w/mushroom
soup, angel food cake w/fruit, peas &
carrots, wheat roll, milk.
WEDNESDAY, April 22
Pork cutlet, brown gravy, pinto
beans, apple cobbler, sweet potato,
wheat roll, milk.
PEABODY SENIOR CENTER
We have a busy spring
scheduled, so we hope others can come down to join
in the fun and activities.
We will have Ron
Traxson, superintendent of
USD 398, with us April 15
after lunch. He plans to discuss the local option budget
authority.
Bingo is planned for
after lunch Thursday, April
16, and as usual the prize
basket has plenty of goodies
so just stay after lunch and
play a few cards of bingo.
The SCMC meeting will
be in Tampa on Friday,
April 17, and our local business meeting will be held
after lunch on April 21.
Dinner with the Doc will
be after the midday meal on
April 22.
Randolph Whitely, a
medical doctor here in
Peabody, will present a program concerning health
issues pertinent to senior
living.
He always has handouts
which serve two purposes.
Those include if you
need clarification on what
you heard and, two if you
need to refer to the information at a later date.
We are going to celebrate
Cinco de Mayo May 5 here
at the center. Dress in your
favorite Mexican apparel
and enjoy lively fun and
Mexican food.
Birthday dinner is
Thursday in May and we
have some activities
planned for then also.
In June we are going to
have a fundraiser on
Wednesday evening. All the
details have not been finalized, but be sure to keep the
evening of June 10 open for
a meal at the senior center.
We will have hamburgers or hot dogs and live
entertainment.
Please join us for a meal
or just for a visit by having
a cup of coffee and seeing
friends.
Our meals on only a suggested donation of $3.15 for
seniors 60 and older and all
others just pay $5.
For more information or
to make a reservation, call
620-983-2226 or come by 106
N Walnut to pay us a visit.
—Ruth Lott, director
WEDNESDAY, April 15
Baked chicken breast, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetable, fruit, wheat
bread, milk.
THURSDAY, April 16
Ham & beans, cornbread, carrots, celery, tropical fruit, milk.
FRIDAY, April 17
Goulash, corn, wheat roll, fruit, milk.
MONDAY, April 20
Homemade chicken & noodles, broccoli, fruit, milk, wheat bread.
TUESDAY, April 21
Swiss steak, mashed potatoes, mixed
vegetables, fruit, wheat bread, milk.
WEDNESDAY, April 22
Ham, baked potato, corn, fruit,
wheat bread, milk.
PUBLIC RECORDS
DISTRICT COURT
Criminal
Brayton Marquis Allen-Stovall,
diversion status check, 10 a.m. May
13.
Xavier Michael Calahan, pretrial conference, 10 a.m. May 13.
John A. Drow, sentencing, 10:45
a.m. May 13.
Chase Garrett Hanson, arraignment, 10 a.m. May 12.
John Adam Hodge, arraignment, 10 a.m. May 13.
Hartney Eugene Hummer Jr.,
sentencing, 10:15 a.m. May 12.
Jennifer Lynn Humphrey, preliminary hearing, 10 a.m. April 15.
Patricia A. Igleheart, arraign-
CLOSED on
Saturday, April 18
8am-12pm to help
at MCC Sale
Open at Noon
Randy Wiens
1271⁄2 N. Main
Hillsboro
620-947-3690
ment, 10:30 a.m. May 13.
Jeff Allen Miller, bond appearance, 9:45 a.m. April 20.
Kyle Reese Nuckles, plea hearing, 10:15 a.m. April 20.
David D. Orcutt, preliminary
hearing, 10 a.m. May 6.
Debbie J. Orcutt, preliminary
hearing, 10 a.m. May 6.
Derek Scheuerman, arraignment, 10 a.m. May 13.
Julio Cesar Vizcarra, arraignment, 10 a.m. May 13.
April 1, Nolan Ty Litke, journal
entry of conviction and sentencing.
The court found the defendant
guilty of one count of possession of
an hallucinogenic drug, marijuana,
and one count of possession of
drug paraphernalia, and sentenced
the defendant to a controlling sentence of 12 months in the custody
of the Marion County sheriff for
Count 1. The court placed the defendant on immediate supervised
probation with Court Services for
18 months. Probation can be converted to unsupervised after 12
months if the defendant is in good
standing and the probation officer
deems appropriate. Said probation
is subject to all standard terms and
conditions and the following terms:
the defendant shall complete a
drug/alcohol evaluation and provide proof of such evaluation to the
county attorney within 30 days, at
THANK YOU!
We would like to thank all of you
that have kept us in your
thoughts and prayers, that have
given of your time to visit, have
sent cards, donations, and food
during Virg’s illness and death.
All of your kindness and support
has meant a lot to us. It was wonderful of the Burns United
Methodist Church to provide a
meal after the service. We feel
truly blessed that Pastors Jim
Helzer, Arlen Busenitz, Gary
Harms and Chaplain Charles
from Amedysis Hospice, prayed
with us, visited and helped with
Virg’s service.
May God Bless you all.
Norma Clark, Jan and Jerry
McConnell and Family, Charles
and Kay Clark and Family,
Gail and Phil Topham and
Family, Tom and Lisa Clark
and Family, Alisa and Brian
McDowell and Family
his own expense. The defendant
shall abide by any and all recommendations of the evaluator and all
recommendations shall become
part of the conditions. The defendant was ordered to serve 48 hours
in the county jail for every positive
drug/alcohol test, refusal to submit,
or admission of usage. The defendant was ordered to refrain from
the use of alcohol or drugs and submit to a blood, breath or urine test
upon request of a Court Services officer or law enforcement officer.
The court ordered the defendant to
pay court costs and surcharge of
$158, a booking fee of $45, a probation fee of $60 and court-appointed-attorney fees as
determined by the court. The court
ordered the defendant shall complete 30 hours of community service work. The court ordered the
defendant shall be allowed to complete community service work at $7
an hour toward the court-appointed-attorney fees. The court ordered the defendant’s supervised
probation can be transferred to
Morris County for supervision. The
court further ordered the defendant to obey all federal, state and
city laws and ordinances.
April 8, John Kasper, Kansas
Sentencing Guidelines Journal Entry
of Judgment. The defendant was
sentenced to a controlling term of
eight months with the secretary of
Corrections and placed on supervised probation with Community
Corrections for 12 months. As a
condition of probation, the defendant was ordered to serve 14 days
in the Marion County Jail. The defendant has 24 hours from his release to meet with the Community
Join us this Sunday
at the Hillsboro
Elementary School
Grace Community Fellowship
Sunday School: 9:15 am
Worship Service: 10:30 am
Corrections officer. The defendant
is to follow all rules of his supervising officer. The defendant was ordered to not have any contact
whatsoever with Brian Hatterman,
Eugene Remmers and Douglas
Gable. The defendant was further
ordered to submit to random
blood, breath or urine testing upon
the request of his Court Services officer or any law enforcement officer. The defendant was ordered to
notify the intensive supervision officer of changes in employment, residence and phone number. The
defendant was ordered to submit
to DNA registration and be responsible for all associated costs. The defendant was ordered to serve 48
hours in the Marion County Jail for
every positive drug/alcohol testing,
refusal to submit, failure to follow
the UA testing instructions or admission of usage. Should the defendant deny usage and the specimen
require positive laboratory confirmation, he may be made to serve
an additional 48 hours in jail for
failing to be truthful with the supervising officer. The defendant is
to obey all local, state and firearms
restrictions. The defendant must
pay the following amounts: court
costs $193, probation fee $120,
DNA fee $200, restitution $102.50,
attorney fees $600, BIDS fee $100,
and booking fee $45.
Domestic
Social Rehabilitation Services,
petitioner vs. Chantz E. Golden, et
al., respondent, hearing at 2 p.m.
May 4.
Michael T. Loomis, petitioner vs.
Joyce E. Loomis, respondent, protection from abuse hearing at 2
p.m. May 4.
March 5, Casey Taylor vs.
Richard Wade Taylor, petition for
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DEATHS
n REGGIE BITNER, 53, of
Marion, died April 7.
The service was Friday,
April 10, at the Marion
Christian Church, Marion,
with pastor Carl Helm officiating.
He was born July 19,
1961, to Roger and Lucille
(Mitchell) Bitner at Marion.
On May 31, 1983, he was
married to Barbara Wright
May, who survives.
He also is survived by
sons Bobby Allen Vanderzanden of Park City and C.J.
Vanderzanden of Marion;
daughter Sue Ann and
spouse Jack Collins of Park
City; brother John and
spouse Rexann Bitner of
Whitewater; sister Beth
Louise and spouse David
McGuire of Marion; parents, of Marion and five
grandchildren.
Memorials may be made
to the Good Shepherd Hospice or Marion Christian
Church and sent in care of
Jost Funeral Home, P.O. Box
266, Hillsboro, KS 67063.
Online condolences may
be sent to the family via:
jostfuneralhome.com.
Records
part SW4 33-21-3 (2 pieces).
April 3, Ralph Wendell Gard,
husband, and Sheryl Gard, wife, to
Martin R. Nellans, trustee, and Alice
M. Nellans, trustee, WD, 1/3 interest
in part SW4 33-21-3 (2 parts).
April 3, Jon F. Gard, husband,
and Carolyn Gard, wife, to Jon F.
Gard, husband, and Carolyn Gard,
wife, QCD, part SW4 33-21-3.
April 3, Ralph Wendell Gard,
husband, and Sheryl Gard, wife, to
Jon F. Gard, husband, and Carolyn
Gard, wife, QCD, part SW4 33-21-3.
April 6, Wells Fargo Bank to
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, WD, E 90.98’ lots 10-12,
Block 64, North Peabody, Peabody.
April 6, Jeff W. Foster, trustee,
to Rudy C. Hernandez and Jeanna
Hernandez, TRD, part Lot 44,
Miller’s First Addition, Marion.
April 7, Robert D. Rahn, husband, and Florence M. Rahn, wife,
to Glen L. Rahn, Deana Pogue, Curtis C. Vajnar, Jason D. Vajnar,
Matthew L. Vajnar and Amy L. Vajnar, TODWD, part SE4 29-20-2.
April 7, Stuart Woodruff and
Tracy Woodruff to Michael M. Kralicek, husband, and Randy L. Kralicek, wife, WD, lots 1 and 2, Block
30, North Peabody, Peabody.
April 7, Barbara J. Anderson to
David Williams, WD, lots 25-28,
Range 4, Church Addition, St. Francis City, commonly called Burns.
April 8, Keith Harder, trustee, to
Byron P. Lange, TRD, undivided 9.3
percent S2 NE4 12-19-5 with exception; E2 SW4 and SE4 12-19-5.
April 9, Travis Schafers, husband, and Kelley Schafers, wife, to
Scott Fisher, QCD, Lot 6, Block 8,
Freeborn’s Addition, Marion.
April 9, Ty R. Zeiner to Jeffrey
Lee and Dawn Lee, WD, lots 2, 4, 6,
8, 10 and 12, Block 22, Original
Town, Florence.
Marriage licenses
Amber N. Smith, Marion; Tyler
n from Page 2A
June 1.
April 7, State of Kansas ex rel vs.
Grady Stephenson, order to extend
child support.
April 7, Department for Children and Families vs. Thomas
James, petition for support.
April 8, Benjamin Lee Krause vs.
Shaston LoriAnn Krause, decree of
divorce.
Probate
April 9, in the matter of Freda
H. Epp, petition to admit foreign
will to probate and record.
Civil
Edna Mueller, estate, et al., vs.
Mel Epling, bench trial, 9 a.m. July
2.
Tri Force Alberta Construction,
Ltd. vs. Terrence Bayliss, et al., status hearing, 10 a.m. June 2.
Randon Production Co. Inc. vs.
Arbuckly Energy Inc., status hearing, 10 a.m. June 2.
March 16, Marion Police
Department vs Shannon Thomas
Lehr, notice of pending forfeiture.
March 27, State of Kansas vs.
Stephanie Jill Lewis, notice of pending forfeiture.
March 31, Willis I. Peterson vs.
Agri-Producers Inc., other contract.
April 3, State of Kansas vs.
David D. Orcutt, et al., (Debbie J.
Orcutt), notice of pending forfeiture.
Small claims
April 3, The Lumberyard Inc. vs.
Rollind Elgin Bartel, dismissal of petition by plaintiff.
Traffic
Feb. 22, Anthony Jay Daniel,
speed, $153 fines and fees.
March 23, Luke Strand Augustine, speed, $177 fines and fees.
March 26, James A. Bloodsworth, over weight limits on wheels
and axles, $168 fines and fees.
March 28, Stephanie A. Layug,
speed, $222 fines and fees.
March 29, Larry Bailey Lipe,
speed, $213 fines and fees.
March 30, David A. Johnson,
failure to wear seat belt, $10 fines
and fees.
April 1, Travis Clay Hegg, speed,
$153 fines and fees.
MARION CO. REGISTER OF DEEDS
April 3, Paul H. Loewer Jr., husband, and Nancy L. Loewer, wife, to
Paul H. Loewer Jr., trustee, WD, SE4
5-18-2; 57 acres SW4 33-19-3; part
SW4 33-19-3; W2 NE4 8-19-2; E2
NE4 8-19-2; S2 SE4 8-19-2.
April 3, Sheriff of Marion
County to Secretary of Housing &
Urban Development, SHERIF, Lot 1,
N2 Lot 2, Block 63, North Peabody,
Peabody.
April 3, Jon F. Gard, husband,
and Carolyn Gard, wife, to Martin
R. Nellans, trustee, and Alice M.
Nellans, trustee, WD, 2/3 interest in
n ROY E. BROCKMEIER
SR., 81, formerly of
Herington, died April 12 at
Via Christi—St. Francis,
Wichita.
The service is at 10:30
a.m. Thursday, April 16, at
Grace Community Church,
Newton.
Burial will be at
Kensington Gardens
Cemetery in Wichita.
Visitation is from 10 a.m.
to 8 p.m. Wednesday at
Zeiner Funeral Home, 205
Elm St., Marion.
His parents were
Theodore and Frieda
n DAVID W. FOLEY, 68, a
retired supervisor at a Del
Monte Food Processing
Plant at Tyson, of Florence,
and formerly of Clements,
died April 6 at his home.
He was cremated and his
family had a private burial
with a U.S. Navy Funeral
R. Schlesener, Marion.
Mieka Serene, Hillsboro; Casey
Bartel, Hillsboro.
MARION COUNTY SHERIFF
Jail roster, April 3-10
Chris Lieder, 25, Wichita, probation violation.
Shane Mascareno, 45, Herington, court commit.
Ashley Kelly, 24, Dodge City,
rape, sodomy, exploitation of a
child.
Eric Williams, 27, Florence, probation violation.
Melinda Dougherty, 26, Florence, bond revocation.
Daniel Kyle, 52, Florence, probation violation.
James Woods Sr., 38, Eureka,
felony theft.
Leslie Coker, 55, Wichita, court
commit.
Cameron Alvarez, 23, Herington, failure to appear.
John Kasper, 48, Hope, court
commit.
Kenneth Newell, 47, rape, aggravated indecent liberties, housed
at McPherson County jail.
New arrests
Kari Cook, 40, Marion, driving
while suspended.
Christopher Logan, 22, Galena,
driving while suspended.
Joyce Loomis, 42, Marion, violation of protection from abuse
order.
Nancy Garcia, 40, Florence,
court commit.
Joseph Jones, 21, Park City,
court commit.
Amy Park, 27, Marion, court
commit.
Accidents
At 1:30 p.m. March 30, Ryan N.
Nelson, 52, Towanda, was driving a
2005 GMC Sierra south on U.S.
Highway 56/77 when a pickup hauling a trailer crossed the center line,
hitting the vehicle. The pickup did
not stop, but continued on north.
Honor Guard at Clements
Cemetery.
The service was April 12
at Florence United
Methodist Church.
He was born July 9, 1946,
to Homer and Nettie A.
(Snyder) Foley at Louisville
Ky. On July 31, 1965, he was
married to Norma Elizabeth
Tassanari, who he later
divorced. On Dec. 28, 1990,
he was married to Susan
Chessman, who predeceased
him Aug. 3, 2006.
Survivors include sons
David Foley Jr. and wife
Kathy of Portland, Ore., and
James Foley of Fresno,
Calif.; daughters Stephanie
Foley of Dothan, Ala., and
Tammy Whitmire and husband Jason of Ozark, Ala.;
brother Leslie Foley of Rose
Hill; sisters Lola Pierce of
Rose Hill and Alberta
Wenke of Nogales, Ariz.; a
Deputy Travis Wilson investigated.
At 1 p.m. March 31, Claire M.
Williams, 41, Newton, was driving a
2014 Volkswagen Tiguan north on
Diamond. The driver was going too
fast to make the turn onto 70th
and put the vehicle into the ditch,
hitting a telephone box east of the
intersection. Deputy Travis Wilson
investigated.
At 2:40 p.m. April 6, Jason
James Johnson, 44, Derby, was driving a 1997 Ford F150 pickup westbound on US Highway 50. The
vehicle struck a bump going over
the bridge and the trailer it was
pulling came loose, breaking the
safety chains. The trailer went into
the north ditch, striking a culvert
and the embankment. Undersheriff
David V. Huntley investigated.
At 4:15 p.m. April 7, Kiefer
Logan Larson, 17, Peabody, was
driving a 2002 Ford Mustang eastbound on 60th. The driver stated
that as he approached Timber, he
saw smoke inside the vehicle so he
made a U-turn at Timber. During
the U-turn, the vehicle caught fire
and the driver drove into the south
ditch at the southwest corner of
the intersection. The vehicle was
destroyed by fire. Undersheriff
David V. Huntley investigated.
Offenses
Between noon and 4:15 p.m.
April 5, a 2003 Jeep sport utility vehicle valued at $20,000 was taken
from a location on 90th in Newton.
HILLSBORO POLICE DEPT.
Daily log, April 5-11
April 5: Littering complaint in
the 200 block of South Washington.
Phone harassment complaint in the
300 block of North Birch; subject reported receiving two prank calls.
Report of a possible attempted suicide in Hillsboro Heights; the subject was transported to Hillsboro
Community Hospital by ambulance.
Checked a suspicious vehicle in the
n DWAIN G. GILL, 84, a
retired mail carrier and
farmer of Sylvia, died April
3 at the Stafford County
Hospital in Stafford.
The funeral was April 6
at Minnis Chapel, Stafford,
with pastor Steve Gill officiating. Burial was at Sylvia
Cemetery.
He was born Oct. 13,
1930, to Carl and Edith
(Ankerholz) Gill on their
family farm north of Sylvia.
On Nov. 16, 1952, he was
married to Phyliss A.
Willinger, who survives.
Other survivors include
son Steve and Vonda Gill of
Sylvia; daughters Cindy and
Galen Childs of Abbyville,
Carol and Randy Vogel of
Marion and Brenda and
David Marshall of
Hutchinson; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and sister Lila
Reynolds of Topeka.
Memorials may be sent
to Trails West Emergency
Medical Services, Stafford
County Hospital or memorial of the donor’s choice
and sent in care of Minnis
Chapel, 125 N. Main St.,
Stafford, KS 67578.
500 block of East D Street.
April 6: Subject reported an
identity theft. Subject reported a
possible child abuse; further investigation revealed the case had already been reported and
investigated. Motorist assist at
Grand and Main streets.
April 7: Officers worked on weather watch equipment. Officer instructed Drug Abuse Resistance
Education class at elementary school.
April 8: Officers checked the
weather watch station because of
possible severe weather. Dog complaint in the 500 block of East First.
Report of suspicious activity at the
water plant. Checked suspicious activity downtown.
April 9: Trespass complaint in
the 100 block of East D; several cars
were left on private property without permission from the owner; the
vehicles had been placed there to
avoid possible severe weather. Assisted Peabody Police Department
with an investigation. Assisted
Emergency Medical Services in the
200 block of South Ash.
April 10: Assisted the Marion
County Sheriff’s office with an injury accident. Report of suspicious
activity in the 200 block of South
Birch. Checked suspicious activity in
the 100 block of East Grand.
April 11: Report of a suspicious
person in Memorial Park. Assist
with a power outage caused by a
storm. 911 disconnect in the 600
block of South Main.
stepsister, Paula Maxwell of
Anderson SC; eight grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild.
Memorials may be made
to the Florence United
Methodist Church or the
Wounded Warriors Project
and sent in care of BrownBennett-Alexander Funeral
Home, 201 Cherry St.,
Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845,
in charge of arrangements.
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EDITORIAL
Weary of
watching
TV hoops
A new era begins
n People who care about the future of our
community will move forward with grace.
A
new economic era began last Wednesday with the grand opening of the
Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market in
Hillsboro Heights. Few topics have generated more speculation and conversation
over the past 12 months than the “mystery
business” that simultaneously generated
fears and cheers when its identity was
finally confirmed in September.
Yes, the issue could have been handled
with more candor than city leaders exercised. But we are in the post-Wal-Mart era
now; our focus should be on moving forward
as a community. For every person who
believed the arrival of Wal-Mart sounded a
death knell for the local economy was a person who welcomed the news as a godsend.
Some people signed a petition never to
patronize the store; others patronized it as
soon as the doors were opened.
Here’s the point: People who care about
the future of our community will move forward with grace. Neither supporters nor
boycotters should be judged for their
response. Instead, let’s support local businesses wholeheartedly and whenever possible, according to our convictions. Every
dollar spent at home will help ensure our
present and future prosperity. —DR
Game night creates
great bonding time
I
me wrong, but the
t's the simple
fact that we can all
things in life that
talk and discuss curare sometimes
rent events while
the most gratifying.
playing is even more
Lindsey and I had
enjoyable.
the joy of spending
There is somea recent Saturday
thing about staring
evening with
AS I SEE IT at a television screen
Lindsey’s sister and
my brother-in-law.
Joey Young with a controller in
your hands that
Often when we
get together for a night out, doesn’t have the same social
we spend time eating some- interaction we enjoy so
much.
thing delicious, chatting,
While I love an occaand the evening usually
sional game of Madden, or
ends with a good old-fasheven something a little more
ioned board game.
challenging, a social board
We have played all sorts
or card game brings more
of games with them. We
have graduated from Mono- enjoyment.
We don’t often get to have
poly—we can’t play that
these little nights, given our
anymore, but that is for
busy schedule and theirs.
another column—back
But when we get the opporwhen Lindsey and I were
tunity, we always head back
dating, to different, newer
games as we have outgrown home late at night with the
intention of doing it again
others.
sometime in the near future.
Recently, we played
The evenings are always
Settler’s of Catan, a strategy
memorable. I often see
and resource management
game; Pandemic, a coopera- myself waking up groggy
tive game that has us trying the next day, but in a much
better mood.
to stop a worldwide outIf you have a chance, call
break; and a couple of card
games. We played for hours. some friends or family, turn
Game night seems some- off the TV and head to the
thing straight out of the ’60s social space in your home.
to many of my friends who The game really doesn’t
matter, but pick one, and
find it odd that we would
enjoy a night talking, being
choose to gather around a
competitive and being
kitchen table and play a
game rather than fire up an social.
It’s nice to take your face
Xbox and play one of the
out of your phone, commillions of games that are
puter or TV occasionally.
offered in that realm.
On the surface, I am sure
Joey Young is publisher of
we seem like a bunch of
the Free Press. You can reach
nerds who just don’t get it.
him at joey@hillsborofreepTo me, it is simple. The
ress.com
games are fun, so don’t get
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I
Run from the comparison trap
W
ith track season in full
swing once
again, my kids have
spent time with babysitters, grandparents and
daddy, but they’ve also
been able to come with
LIPSTICK
me to practice on occa&
PEARLS
sion.
Malinda Just
As long as it isn’t a
bitterly cold and windy
day, I never mind having my kids down
at the field with me. Sometimes they run
and play on their own accord, and sometimes they try to emulate the middle and
high schoolers on the Hillsboro track
teams.
I enjoy being able to share this part of
my life with my family, and it excites me
that my kids enjoy the track and field
atmosphere.
Last week, my daughters started running a lap with the high school team.
The high school kids and my kids all
seem to mutually enjoy each other, so I
didn’t think much about it, and went
about gathering equipment for the jumping workouts I had planned.
A little later, one of my sweet high
school girls came up to me apologizing
profusely for running over my middle
child. I smiled at her and told her it was
OK. And it was. My girl wasn’t hurt, and
it was an accident. No harm, no foul.
But as I was brainstorming for this
column, I realized this incident allowed
me a unique perspective into the comparison trap.
I’ve been thinking about that trap for
awhile now. Ever since I read an article
about parental holiday overkill a friend
linked to on Facebook, I’ve been trying to
develop my own solid viewpoint on the
matter. Not on holiday overkill, but comparison.
Social media is no longer a stage for
unique thought, but instead a platform
for sharing the giant voices of bloggers
and other Internet sensations.
I was reading a chapter from Francis
Chan’s book “Crazy Love” the other day,
and these words made me stop in my
tracks: “We are a culture that relies on
technology over community, a society in
which spoken and written words are
cheap, easy to come by, and excessive....
We are slow to listen, quick to speak, and
quick to become angry.”
Sounds exactly like Facebook right?
And these easy-to-come-by voices run
right over their smaller counterparts.
Another article I’ve read recently—
also linked and shared on Facebook multiple times—implied it was undesirable
to be “that” parent. You know, the one
who makes handmade Valentines or
likes heading up class parties.
I’m one of those undesirable parents.
n See Just, Page 5A
Cats earn their keep at times
U
seful pets seem to
be the theme for
me lately. Some of
you might remember
being introduced to our
new house cat Jack a
while ago.
For the rest of you,
FEARLESS
Jack is a huge black cat
FARM FRAU
that my stepdad found
and gave us after our
Shana
previous elderly cats had
Thornhill
passed on. I’m a firm
believer in having a house cat to keep the
vermin out of the house, but little did I
know how really valuable they can be.
There are normal cats, and then
there’s Jack. He’s so huge that we sometimes wonder whether his mother was a
panther. At the same time, he’s so tolerant that his dad must have been a carpet.
Jack lets the kids lug him around like
baggage, and has managed to become the
first animal I allow on the bed (since he
minds his manners and stays by my
feet). He’s still young enough to be playful, even downright goofy sometimes.
The other day, I was knitting happily,
minding my own business and stitch
counts. Jack was bounding around in the
dining room. I glanced casually over to
see what bit of lint had caught his attention this time. Oh, I said to myself. He’s
playing with one of the kids’ rubber
snakes.... Wait. Rubber snakes don’t have
moving tongues, and they sure as shooting don’t raise up like that. That. Is. A.
REAL. Snake.
Rather calmly (I thought), I called to
my intrepid hubby to come see what
Jack was playing with. That wasn’t a
tremor in my higher-pitched-than-usual
voice. It must have been one of those
earthquakes we’ve been having lately.
He emerged from the office and
jumped (on the inside). He prides himself on his inner gymnastics, and didn’t
disappoint this time. As Jack batted at
the 3-foot snake that was busily trying to
be somewhere else, Hubby went downstairs to grab the fireplace tongs.
Jack pounced and swiped, and managed to keep the snake in one area until
our resident snake remover arrived, got
a grip on the writhing reptile, and carried it outside. I was hoping to see the
guineas in action (they’re supposed to
eat snakes), but apparently this particular specimen was more than they cared
to swallow. The chickens had a peek, but
soon got interested in other chicken pursuits.
Finally, the barn cats decided to take
turns at snake relocation. The last I saw,
the snake was headed elsewhere at the
highest possible speed. We all breathed a
sigh of relief, except for Jack. He looked
rather put out that we had removed his
entertainment.
So, that’s two snakes in four or so
years out here on the farm. I know, most
of you are thinking, man did she get off
easy. Not so fast. The very next day, same
scenario. Me, yarn, needles. Jack pouncing around the dining room. I really didn’t want to look up. I really wanted him
to be playing with some lint, or a feather,
n See Thornhill, Page 5A
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n State senator
Rick Wilborn (Dist. 35), 1504 Heritage
Place, McPherson, KS 67460. Phone: 620242-4355. Topeka: 785-296-7354;
richard.wilborn@senate.ks.gov .
(home), 1-800-432-3924 (work); E-mail:
don.schroeder@house. ks.gov.
John Barker (Dist. 70), 109 E. 1st St.,
Abilene 67410. Phone: 785-263-4704. Email: John.Barker@house.ks. gov. House
switchboard (in session): 785-296-0111.
n County commissioners
Lori Lalouette-Crawford (Dist. 1), 311
W, Arbor Court, Hillsboro, 67063. Phone:
620-947-0261 (work) or 620-381-0637
(cell). Email: lori@lalouettelaw.com.
Daniel Holub (Dist. 2), 1953 240th,
Marion, 66861. Phone: 620-924-5753.
Email: dan-navord@hotmail.com.
Randy Dallke (Dist. 3), 504 E. 9th,
Peabody. Phone: 620-983-2978.
t just
occurred
to me how
much time I
have spent
watching college basketball on TV
this past seaPARTLY
son. And I am NONSENSE
beginning to
Joel Klaassen
wonder if it is
worth it. All of the
anguish—the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.
It might be time to move
on and enjoy some other
things. The announcers and
talking heads, with their
blather, are too much to listen to anymore.
Too much bias in the officiating and announcing.
Why can’t coaches comment
on the officiating or anything else that is on their
mind? If I were Bo Ryan, I
don’t know how I could have
bottled it up after the championship game.
I think it’s the style of the
game that has me worked up.
I really don’t like the way a
player can drive to the basket, lean into the defender
and be rewarded for doing so
with an “and one.”
I have also seen enough of
the one-and-done players
going through our universities. Call me old school or
just a square, but this is
enough already.
n
Diet soda is an addiction.
I know because I am addicted to it. If I seem a little flat
and haggard looking these
days, it’s because I am in the
process of cutting down on
my intake.
I am trying to live on just
one in the morning and none
the rest of the day. I have to
admit that after one week it
has been like trying to walk
across hot sand without
shoes. Time will tell.
I saw somewhere that of
all of the drinkable water in
the entire world, a good portion of it is contained in
Coke products.
n
It may be just me, but I
know Apple is not going to
sell me a watch that acts like
a computer. The screen on
my phone is small enough.
Seems funny that the
world started out with
pocket watches—I have my
grandpa’s pocket watch he
got for his 18th birthday
hanging in a shadowbox on
the wall because I think it is
cool.
Then the world went to
wrist watches. I think many
people use their phones for a
watch, which are in our
pockets. So full cycle back to
the watch in the pocket. It
works for me.
n
Does anyone think it is
odd to dig out dandelions in
the front yard wearing go-tochurch dress clothes? I didn’t, but someone did.
n
I recently heard an explanation of why Internet
access has become so expensive. I was told by someone
who is trained in installing
fiber that when the Internet
first came about the Internet
service provider (ISP) had
only to provide enough bandwidth for one desktop computer in the house.
He said now with all of
the wireless devices that his
family owns, which he
thought was about eight and
the entire family’s cell
phones, tablets, computers
and TV. The demand for
bandwidth has multiplied
many times over for each
household from when it first
started.
Time to face it that most
everything costs more than
it used to cost.
n
If you wish to share your
comments or ideas, my e-mail
address is joel@
hillsborofreepress.com.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015 n HILLSBORO FREE PRESS
Electric
n from Page 1A
jected budget expense for
2015 of $3.15 million.
Paine’s model also projected the need to increase
electric rates again in 2016
by 4.6 percent to 12.11 cents
per kwh as the cost of
power to the city is estimated to increase to $3.37
million. That estimated
increase was not acted
upon.
With the new rate, the
average residential customer will see an increase of
about $5 per month, Paine
said. At the council’s March
17 meeting, the initial projection was a monthly
increase of $9 or $10.
“These (latest) numbers
look a lot better,” Mayor
Delores Dalke said.
Prior to the vote, Councilor Shelby Dirks stated his
opposition to the recommendation.
“I know there are areas
of the budget that can be cut
to absorb this increase,”
Dirks said, citing a 44 percent increase in employee
salaries over the past seven
years.
Byron McCarty joined
Dirks in voting against the
rate increase while Bob
Watson and David Loewen
voted in favor. Dalke then
cast the tie-breaking vote.
After the meeting, Paine
said he reviewed the spreadsheet from which Dirks
cited the city’s salary
increase and discovered a
“logic error.”
The salary expense in
2007 was artificially low,
Paine said, because he and
the city’s economic development director had not been
employed by the city the
first half of the year. Also,
the building inspector position was vacant for the second half of 2007.
“The better choice would
have been to compare years
with full staffing, like 2008,”
Paine told the Free Press.
“In that case, the percentage
increase from 2008 to 2014
would have been 22.17 percent. That is an average
(increase) of 3.65 percent
each year for six years.”
At the request of the
council at the March 17
meeting, Paine also developed a billing projecting
based on a higher rate during the high-use summer
months, but asked that it
not be considered for 2015.
Other business
In other business, the
council:
n approved the low bid of
$159,360 from Maguire Iron
of Sioux Falls, S.D., to
repair the city’s “little water
tower.” The job includes
routine repairs as well as
replacing the tower’s cover,
which was blown off by a
windstorm Sept. 1.
Because the 1927 water
tower is on the National
Historic Register, the city
received a Heritage Trust
Fund grant of $197,300. The
state’s maximum share of
the cost is $103,500; the city
will pay the balance from its
capital improvement
Just
“The better choice
would have been to
compare years with
full staffing, like 2008.
In that case, the percentage increase from
2008 to 2014 would
have been 22.17 percent. That is an average
(increase) of 3.65 percent each year for six
years.” —LARRY PAINE ON
CITY STAFF INCREASES
budget.
n approved a sound permit for Tabor College to
accommodate the annual
Taborstock outdoor music
festival. The permit allows
amplified sound from 10
a.m. to 9:15 p.m. May 9.
Sara Sigley, the college’s
student activities adviser,
said local residents are welcomed to attend the event.
n unanimously approved
a job description for the
next economic development
director. Developed by Brad
Bartel and Lyman Adams of
Hillsboro Development
Corp. and Paine and Dalke
from the city, the job
description will be used to
recruit a successor to Clint
Seibel, who will be retiring
from the position at the end
of June.
n heard that a “mud
jacking” company from
Hesston has been hired to
raise sidewalks to the
height of the curb in the
downtown business district.
The company uses
hydraulic power to force
“mud” beneath the sidewalk
to elevate it.
Once the sidewalks are
leveled, Paine said the surface beneath the red-brick
ribbon will be repacked so
the bricks are level to the
sidewalk. Paine said the
cost of the three-day project
will be under $5,000.
n approved the mayor’s
appointment of Shelly
Acton to the Hillsboro
Library Board, and the
reappointment of Pete
Richert to the Community
Planning and Development
Commission.
n heard the effort to
refurbish a rescue truck for
the fire department has
been completed. Paine said
several businesses contributed time and services
to the project.
n heard that the two
directional signposts at
Main Street and Grand
Avenue that indicate the
location of downtown business are being updated to
reflect changes.
n heard that street supervisor Dale Dalke is organizing a citywide single-stream
curbside recycling “experiment” the week of April 27
to May 1. Residents are
asked to place mixed recyclables in a separate cardboard box or plastic tote at
the curb on their trash day.
Recyclables in trash bags
will not be collected.
n heard Paine report
that he had declined a
request from the Hillsboro
Museum Board for a 50-50
city match for the $20,000
Bartel House project.
bounce around from one
thing to the next. I get sidetracked a lot. I don’t always
n from Page 4A
finish things I start.
But I don’t make crafty
And I have some mom
things to make others feel
friends who are amazing at
bad. I make them because I scheduling and finishing
really enjoy doing it. Our
tasks in a timely manner.
family spent one evening
Talents are like that. We
around the table stamping
aren’t all the same.
Valentines and taping
Those run-you-over
candy. We crafted and
voices are good at talking up
enjoyed each other at the
their viewpoint, but at the
same time.
expense of those on the
I spent time planning
other side. Whatever “side”
and preparing for a class
we’re on, we can find giants
party because I love creatto back us up and run others
ing those kinds of events.
down.
My daughter and I
Or, we could try a new
recently made her birthday
way.
invitations together, and it
Instead of seeing other
was a great way for us to
talents
through a lens of
reconnect after she had
been away all day at school. comparison, maybe we
could try celebration.
Maybe doing those
Celebrating the success
things would make you
of
others
rather than focuscrazy. It’s OK. Really, it is.
ing on our own failure is defJust because I enjoy
initely an about-face in
doing those things doesn’t
perspective. But I say that’s
mean I’m the end all, be all
a good thing.
mom. But it also doesn’t
Sometimes a change in
make me “that” mom either.
There are lots of things I direction is important. Just
struggle with. Take schedul- make sure to always watch
where you’re running.
ing for example. I tend to
A good reason to say ‘halo’ to angel food cake
I
like to stretch my
abilities in the
kitchen to try
making foods I’ve
never made before.
This week, I was able
to conquer another
recipe off my culiSPICE UP
nary bucket list by
YOUR LIFE
making an angel
Lindsey
food cake from
Young
scratch.
I decided I would give it a try for
our family Easter lunch, and I have
to admit I was a bit nervous about
whether I actually accomplished the
right texture all the way until everyone dug into it after the meal.
Thankfully, it turned out really
well, and I was pretty proud of
myself for achieving this light and
fluffy cake.
The recipe that served me so well
was from a blog called “Chef in
Training.” You can find the original
at http://www.chef-in-training.com/2015/03/best-angel-food-cake/. I doubled the vanilla for my version.
Also, instead of using cake flour, I
measured one cup of regular flour,
removed two tablespoons from it and
added two tablespoons of cornstarch.
Email
I then sifted it about four times. It
worked great.
***
The Best Angel Food Cake
Ingredients
1 3/4 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup cake flour
12 egg whites, room temperature
1/3 cup warm water
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Process the sugar in a blender or
food processor until it is very fine.
Sift half of the sugar, the salt and
flour together into a bowl.
Combine the egg whites, water,
vanilla and cream of tartar in a bowl
and whisk by hand for about two
minutes. Add the rest of the sugar
and switch to an electric mixer and
beat on high until medium peaks
form (This takes awhile. Be patient. I
was sure for several minutes that I
totally screwed it up, but it came
together.).
Add the flour mixture a little at a
time, folding it in gently, until all the
flour has been incorporated.
Pour the batter into an ungreased
Regular-mail request
The family of Amanda
Ewert is inviting her
friends and acquaintances
to mail cards and best
wishes on the occasion of
her 95th birthday April
20. The mailing address is
Room 10, Parkside Homes,
200 Willow Road, Hillsboro KS 67063.
n from Page 1A
“At her 80th (birthday
celebration), she announced
to everyone, ‘I can email!”
Penner said. “It’s just been
her world. She lip-reads, and
now she’s connected so
many people, like nieces
and nephews, with forwards.”
Ewert’s email correspondence hasn’t been limited to
family and a few friends.
“Mom has had an
unusual ability to relate to
people of different ages, cultures and backgrounds,”
said son Al Ewert, who lives
in Wichita. “That has been
shown by her network.
“It has been amazing to
see the number of people
she has communicated with
over the years,” he added.
“That has been a reflection
of her personality for all
over her years.”
Amanda Ewert’s personality was a key asset during
her 23 years as office secretary for the Hillsboro
Mennonite Brethren
Church, not to mention the
excellent typing skills she
developed well before the
rise of computers.
Following her retirement
in 1984, Ewert was able to
maintain connections
through normal conversation. She lost most of her
hearing during the 1990s.
“It was hard for Mom to
be in groups because she
could not hear the conversations,” Penner said. “Mom
played piano by ear and quit
playing because she
couldn’t hear the music.”
Ewert has encountered a
variety of physical setbacks
along the way.
“Three and a half years
ago she fell and broke her
right arm,” Behrends said.
“Since then, she hasn’t been
able to use that hand. Now
Thornhill
Flying Wallenda in his general vicinity. Make no mistake about it folks, this little
n from Page 4A
critter was MAD!
Hubby’s internal gymor even a ticking time bomb.
nastics didn’t show at all
No such luck. After I
finally persuaded my neck, this time. He didn’t even get
head, and eyes to cooperate the eye twitch I sometimes
see when I bring home more
and look in that direction,
chickens. He must really be
my suspicion was conpracticing hard lately. He
firmed. Somehow, that cat
had found yet another snake got the trusty tongs, and
took the little seething ball
and brought it out to “the
of snake outside.
spot” in the dining room.
Jack, again deprived of
This one was smaller and
brown, and had much more his afternoon’s entertainof a problem with a cat act- ment and workout, spent the
rest of the day sullenly eyeing like a combination of
ing my houseplants to see if
Muhammad Ali and a
tube pan.
Bake for 35 minutes until the top
is golden brown.
After removing from the oven,
invert the pan (my mom always does
this on top of a glass soda bottle,
which is what I did as well, and it
worked great), and let the cake cool
completely before removing it from
the pan.
When it’s cool, run a knife around
the sides to loosen the cake. Trim
any uneven parts off the bottom so it
will sit flat, and invert onto a plate.
Store in an airtight container.
***
I made my cake the night before
we ate it. It was delicious—especially
with some beautiful fresh strawberries and ice cream.
It was nice to get to cross another
recipe off my to do list, but it was
just as wonderful to share a great
meal with my family. I love those
sweet times, with or without dessert
to go with them.
When not helping husband Joey with
newspaper work, Lindsey teaches
speech, debate and forensics at Haven
High School. She can be reached at
lindseyclarion@gmail.com.
she types with one finger.
We talk about the power of
one finger and how she
communicates with one finger. The emails are shorter,
but we get to hear how she
is doing.”
Penner said, “Mom has
always told us, ‘I don’t want
to complain, I want to keep
a good attitude.’”
For Amanda Ewert, communication goes both ways.
Email is the way she finds
out news about her family
and friends as well as her
community.
“When she wakes up, she
can’t wait to get to her computer and read her emails,”
Behrends said. “If she
didn’t have a computer,
there is no way we would be
able to hear from her. We
love getting her emails, and
look for them every morning.”
Ewert’s family expressed
gratitude for everyone who
helped Amanda with her
computer issues during her
time at Salem Home and
now Parkside.
“When the computer
doesn’t work, it is hard for
Mom to be out of touch
with family,” Penner said
HUMC ‘Skeeter Run’
set for APRIL 15
perhaps there were any
more snakes lurking around
that he could nab without
me bothering him.
His attitude improved
markedly around suppertime though, so I assume
he’s planning his next surprise reptilian diversion.
Here’s hoping he sticks to
the nonvenomous variety.
More power to him. As
creepy as it is to find your
cat playing with snakes in
the middle of the dining
room, it would be far
creepier for you to discover
said snakes with your bare
foot in the middle of the
night.
Even barn cats get some
credit here. Sure, they hang
out in the coop and eat the
chicken feed sometimes, but
(knock on wood) I have yet
to find a snake in the coop
or in the nestboxes. And
that’s absolutely fine by me.
Hillsboro United Methodist Church will be sponsoring its annual Skeeter Run
APRIL 15.
The 5-kilometer and onemile races/walks will begin
at 9 a.m. from the church.
Proceeds from the event
will go to the UMC “Imagine
No Malaria”project.
Participants will be eligible for awards and door
prizes and can enjoy a fruit,
cinnamon roll and beverage
buffet after the race.
For more information or
a registration form, contact
the church office at 620-9475643 or go to the church’s
Facebook page. Those who
register before April 10 will
receive a race T-shirt.
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This past week the NCAA women also played their national championship game. In this puzzle you will find the 16 teams that were in the
Sweet 16. Puzzle created by Gary Ewert. Solution: Page 5A.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015 n HILLSBORO FREE PRESS
Tabor takes three from Bethany
BY JANAE
REMPEL
The Free Press
DON RATZLAFF / FREE PRESS
Lead-off hitter Allison Weber slaps a two-strike pitch for
a single during the fourth inning of Game 2 against
Hoisington. Weber was the winning pitcher in the 5-3
complete-game victory.
Trojans take two
from Hoisington
out by Sarah Jost and a
bloop single by Allison
Weber. A base-loaded single
A five-run second
by Emily Jost drove in the
inning was all the offense
Hillsboro needed to secure fourth and fifth runs.
That was all the offense
a 5-3 softball win over
Weber needed from her
Hoisington and a doubleteammates. The senior
header sweep April 7 in
right-hander limited the
Hillsboro.
Cardinals to single runs in
The Trojans won the
the third and fifth innings,
first game 10-0 behind a
both aided by a Trojan
run-rule no-hitter from
error.
pitcher Julie Sinclair.
In the opener, Hillsboro
Karisa Schremmer, the
pitcher the Trojans tagged greeted Schremmer with a
three-run first inning
for eight hits and seven
fueled by a two-run opporuns in the opener, found
site-field triple by Madison
her stride in Game 2. The
junior scattered three hits Klein.
“I believe we were deterover five shutout innings,
mined to get on the scorebut the Trojans touched
board because we knew she
her for four hits in the
was a good pitcher,” coach
game-changing second
Stephanie Sinclair said
frame.
With Hillsboro trailing, about the strong start. “We
had heard about her curve
1-0, Shannon Heiser made
ball and tried to focus on
it to first when a fielder’s
throw pulled the first-base- that some in practice.”
After a scoreless second
man’s foot off the bag.
inning, the Trojans added
Sinclair followed with a
four runs in the third and
double and Kennedy
three in the fourth.
Lucero walked to load the
“I think the girls really
bases.
The Trojans then scored feed off each other when
we start hitting,” Sinclair
in successive at-bats on a
said.
single by Samantha Moss,
a fielder’s choice ground
n See Trojans, Page 9A
BY
DON RATZLAFF
The Free Press
The Tabor College baseball team took three of four
from Bethany over a twoday series Friday and
Saturday to improve to 15-5
in the KCAC, 38-8 overall.
Coach Mark Standiford
said any conference opponent provides a challenge,
and Bethany was no exception.
“Anytime you play in
conference, they’re always
tough,” he said. “I don’t care
who you play. Bethany is a
very good team. They throw
out very good arms and they
swing the bat well.”
The series began with a
doubleheader split at
Bethany Friday.
Tabor won Game 1, 2-1.
None of the runs scored
were earned.
Bluejay starter Dustin
Hurlbutt battled Bethany’s
Clayton Cozzitorto through
five scoreless innings. Tabor
left seven on base during
that time, while Bethany
stranded two base runners.
Tabor scored its first run
in the sixth inning. Jean
Acevedo reached base on a
misplayed grounder, and
Colton Flax later hit a single
to score pinch-runner
Dakota Vaughn.
The Bluejays scored
again in the top of the seventh off of two hits and a
pair of errors, but Bethany
used two hits and an error
to plate a run in the bottom
half of the inning.
JANAE REMPEL / FREE PRESS
The Bluejays congratulate Michael Baca (center) after he hit a two-run home run during
the second inning of Game 2 Saturday against Bethany. Baca had three of Tabor’s six
home runs in the Bluejays’ doubleheader sweep of the Swedes.
Flax was 2-for-3 and had
one RBI.
Hurlbutt went the distance to earn the pitching
win. He scattered four hits
and one unearned run over
seven innings. He walked
two batters and struck out
five.
Tabor lost Game 2, 3-1.
The Bluejays scored
their only run in the top of
the first inning. Michael
Baca led-off with a single,
and Alex Couch brought
him home with a one-out
single.
Bethany answered with
a pair of runs off of four
hits and an error in the bottom half of the inning.
Neither team scored
again until the sixth inning
when the Swedes plated
their final run.
Bethany tallied 10 hits to
Tabor’s five and relied on
the pitching of Dan Eck,
who was a Co-Pitcher of the
Year last year.
Russell Longworth
absorbed the pitching loss.
Over six innings, he gave up
10 hits and three runs (two
earned). He walked one batter and struck out five.
“Bethany’s field is
always difficult to score,
just because of the way it
sets,” Standiford said.
“Every year I’ve been here,
it’s very difficult. Their
pitchers threw very well,
too. You’ve got to give them
credit.”
Tabor continued the
series at home Saturday.
n See Tabor, Page 13A
Tabor softball team 1-3 for the week
two runs off of four hits in
the top of the third inning.
Kellyn Holt led off with a
The Tabor College softsingle, and Madison Tracy,
ball team split a doubleBush and Sara Vela also hit
header with the University
singles in the inning.
of Saint Mary before dropOttawa scored a run in
ping two to Ottawa, giving
them a 7-5 KCAC record, 18- the fifth inning, but Tabor
countered by plating a run
21 overall.
in the sixth, thanks to an
Ottawa—Tabor lost two
games on the road Saturday. RBI single by Raegan
Ternes, to maintain the
The Bluejays lost Game
lead, 3-1.
1, 9-1. Tabor scored its only
The Braves, however,
run in the fourth inning,
thanks to a two-out RBI dou- used four hits—including a
double and a triple—and an
ble by Stormie Bush.
The Bluejays tallied four error to score three runs in
the bottom of the seventh to
hits in the game, led by
Bush who was 2-for-3 at-bat. claim the walk-off win.
Vela was 2-for-3 at-bat;
Marilee Burge (11-9)
Tracy was 2-for-4. Tristen
absorbed the pitching loss.
Over four innings, she gave Hall (3-3) took the pitching
loss. Over six innings, she
up six hits and seven runs
(all earned). She walked two gave up seven hits and four
batters and struck out three. runs (three earned). She
walked four batters and
Tabor lost Game 2, 4-3,
struck out no one.
despite out-hitting the
Saint Mary—Tabor split a
Braves, 10-7.
doubleheader Tuesday.
After two scoreless
The Bluejays won Game
innings, the Bluejays plated
BY JANAE
REMPEL
The Free Press
1, 4-3, in walk-off fashion.
Having scored a pair of
runs in the first inning
when Kellyn Holt led off
with a single and Araselly
Vargas knocked out a tworun home run, Tabor led
through five innings. But
the Spires scored on a threerun home run in the top of
the sixth inning to take a 3-2
lead.
Tabor pitcher Marilee
Burge retired the side in
order in the top of the seventh, then went to work
offensively in the bottom
half of the inning. Raegan
Ternes led off with a single,
then Sara Vela doubled.
Pinch runner Stormie Bush
scored on a ground out, and
pinch runner Tori Rose
scored on a wild throw to
give Tabor the victory.
Holt and Vargas were
each 2-for-3 at-bat. Vargas
had two RBIs.
Burge went the distance
for the Bluejays, scattering
seven hits and three runs
(all earned) over seven
innings of work. She
walked one batter and
struck out four.
Tabor lost Game 2, 9-0, in
five innings.
The Bluejays trailed just
1-0 through two innings, but
Saint Mary scored four runs
off of six hits in the third
inning, then added a pair of
runs in both the fourth and
fifth innings.
Tabor managed just
three hits, including one
each from Holt, Vela and
Chelsea Nutt.
Starter Jordan Haney
absorbed the pitching loss.
In 21⁄3 innings, she gave up
four hits and four runs (all
earned). She neither walked
nor struck out any batters.
Coming—Tabor will host
Kansas Wesleyan (10-2, 35-7)
tonight at 5 p.m. and will
travel to Sterling (5-7, 21-13)
Saturday for a doubleheader
beginning at 1 p.m.
Marion softball starts HOA play with 4-0 record
BY JANAE
REMPEL
The Free Press
The Marion softball team
improved to 4-0 in Heart of
America play by sweeping
two teams last week.
Bennington—Despite
winning two games Friday,
coach Jennifer Felvus saw
room for improvement.
“We had moments of
brilliance, but to be honest,
we didn’t play our best softball,” she said. “They’re
wins that we didn’t get with
our best ball, and I want to
get them with our best ball.
“I sensed complacency in
the players. Our goal in bettering ourselves is to play
our best ball regardless of
our opponent.”
The Warriors won Game
1 in three innings, 18-3.
Marion scored seven runs
off of five hits and an error
in the first inning and added
a pair of runs in the second
inning, which was highlighted by Reann Hamm’s
RBI double.
Bennington scored three
runs on two hits in the third
inning, but Marion sealed
the run-rule win with nine
runs off of five hits in the
bottom half of the inning.
The Bulldogs walked eight
Warriors in the inning.
These Warriors hit an RBI
single: Hamm, Kourtney
Hansen, Shelby Felvus,
Kayla Kroupa and Paige
May.
Felvus went the distance
on the mound to earn the
win. She scattered two hits
and three runs (all earned)
over three innings of work.
She walked four batters and
struck out five.
Marion completed the
sweep with a 16-6 victory in
five innings in the nightcap.
In her first varsity
appearance, pitcher Emily
Hague held Bennington
scoreless through four
innings. Offensively, Marion
plated two runs in the first
inning, thanks to a single by
Davies and an error. The
Warriors added a run in the
second and another in the
third to stake a 4-0 lead.
Marion took control in
the fourth inning, using
four hits in succession and a
pair of errors to score nine
runs. After a lead-off hit by
pitch followed by a walk,
Felvus hit a two-RBI single.
Davies drove in a run with a
single, Kline hit an RBI double and Kroupa hit a single.
Bennington scored six
runs in the fifth inning, but
Marion added three runs off
three hits and an error to
secure the run-rule victory.
Coach Felvus said offensively, her team still has
room for improvement, but
she was impressed with the
Warriors’ base-running.
“The girls are taking
bases when they’re available,” she said. “They’re
making the most of situations. They’re not watching
the other plays happen,
they’re working.
“Offensively, really, we
struggled. We’re stronger
than what we put out there.”
Hague earned the pitching win in her first full
game. She scattered six hits
and six runs (all earned)
over five innings of work.
She walked six batters and
struck out three.
“I think Emily did fantastic,” Coach Felvus said.
“I think she stepped up and
she did really well.”
Sedgwick—Marion came
from behind twice to sweep
a doubleheader Tuesday.
“The ability these girls
have to stay in the fight
always impresses me,”
coach Jennifer Felvus said.
“It ain't over til it's over, and
these girls fight to the end.”
The Warriors won Game
1 in walk-off fashion, 6-5.
The game was tied, 1-1,
after the first inning. Shelby
Felvus reached base on a
walk to lead off the inning
and scored on a wild pitch.
Sedgwick plated two
runs in the top of the second.
Both teams scored one
run in the fourth—Marion
scored thanks to a triple by
Sheridyn Arterburn followed by a sacrifice fly by
Elizabeth Meyer—to make
it 4-2 in favor of the
Cardinals.
Sedgwick extended its
lead with a run in the top of
the sixth, but Marion tied
the game at 5 with three
runs in the bottom half of
the inning. Sam Davies led
off with a single, and Kayla
Kroupa brought her home
with an RBI single. Those
were the only two hits in the
inning, but Marion benefited from two Cardinal
errors.
After two quick outs to
start the seventh inning,
two Cardinals reached base
by walk, but pitcher Shelby
Felvus escaped the damage
JANAE REMPEL / FREE PRESS
Emily Hague fires a pitch during Game 2 against Bennington. In her first varsity appearance, Hague pitched her
first full game to earn the win, scattering six hits and six
runs over five innings of work. She struck out three batters. Marion swept Bennington, 18-3 and 16-6.
n See Marion, Page 13A
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015 n HILLSBORO FREE PRESS
7A
Warrior baseball sweeps Bulldogs
BY JANAE
Jacob Baldwin
fires a pitch
during Game 1
against Bennington Friday.
He earned his
first pitching
win of the season in Marion’s 21-3
victory in
three innings.
The Warriors
won the nightcap, 14-8, to
sweep the
Bulldogs.
REMPEL
The Free Press
The Marion baseball
team swept Bennington
Friday in an improved outing following Tuesday’s
losses to Sedgwick.
“We worked real hard
Wednesday and Thursday
on our effort, our attitude,
those kinds of things, and I
think it showed up for the
most part,” coach Roger
Schroeder said. “We still
can’t stay locked in for every
out, and that’s something
that a young, inexperienced
team is going to struggle
with, but we’re getting better.”
The Warriors won Game
1 in three innings, 21-3.
Marion used three hits
and an error to score five
runs in the first inning,
then blew the game open
with 16 runs on five hits and
four errors in the second.
Mason Pedersen reached
base on an error, and
Bennington’s starting
pitcher walked four of the
next six Warriors he faced,
prompting the Bulldogs to
go to their bullpen.
By the time Bennington
went to its bullpen a second
time, Kruse and Dylan
Pippin each had an RBI single to add to two hit by
pitches, an error and three
JANAE REMPEL / FREE
PRESS
Sechrist, Knoll run at
Pre-state Challenge
BY
REMPEL
The Free Press
Both Marion track and
field teams won the Marion
Relays hosted at Herington
Friday.
“We had a great day at
the meet,” coach Grant
Thierolf said. “Any time
you can come out of a meet
of this quality with two
team championships is a
pretty big deal. We will have
to keep in mind that it is
early April and what we are
shooting for is in late May,
but we are pretty pleased
with the way the day went.”
The boys scored 98
points—edging El Dorado
by one point—to win the 12team field, which included
four Class 4A schools.
McPherson was third at 87.
Kyle Palic paved the way
by scoring 26 points. Palic
won the discus with a throw
of 150 feet, 6 inches, and also
earned the gold medal in the
javelin (173-4). Palic placed
third in the shot put (47-111⁄2).
walks with only one out.
Seth Savage hit an RBI single and Garrett Hoffner also
drove in a run before the
Bulldogs finally stopped the
bleeding.
Bennington scored three
runs on four hits in the
third, but Marion earned
the run-rule victory.
Kruse was 2-for-3 at-bat
and had one RBI. Nathan
Baldwin had three RBIs.
Jacob Baldwin (1-0)
earned the pitching win. In
three innings, he gave up
five hits and three runs (all
earned). He walked two batters and struck out two.
Marion won Game 2, 14-8.
Bennington plated a run in
the first inning, but Marion
responded by scoring five
runs on four hits, including
a leadoff single by Bret
Voth, RBI singles by Kruse
and Cole Srajer and a twoRBI double by Corbin
Wheeler.
Marion added a run on
two hits and an error in the
second inning to lead, 6-1.
After Bennington scored
three runs, Marion plated
two, thanks to a lead-off
n See Warriors, Page 14A
Seth Snelling was
Marion’s second scoring
leader. He won the 400-meter
dash (52.98), took second in
the pole vault (13-6), and
anchored the gold-medal
winning 4x400 relay, alongside teammates Tyler
Neufeld, Braden Fahey and
Brad Stone (3:39.55).
Stone also won the 300
hurdles (43.09) and placed
fourth in the long jump (18111⁄2).
Marion earned three
bronze medals: Quinton
Hett in the triple jump (385); Jack Schneider in the 100
(11.57); and Austin Neufeld,
Devin Regnier, Tyler
Arocha and Colin Williams
in the 4x800 (9:55.20).
Tyler Palic was fourth in
the discus (123-3).
Three Warriors placed
fifth: Nicholas Stuchlik in
the high jump (5-10); Tyler
Neufeld in the pole vault (116); and Schneider in the 200
(24).
These events placed
sixth: Tyler Neufeld in the
400 (55.6); Williams in the
800 (2:13.5); and Tyler
Neufeld, Quinton Hett,
Kolton Brewer and
Schneider in the 4x100
(47.96).
The Warrior girls also
won the meet, tallying 97
points ahead of McPherson
(89) and Chapman (72).
Marissa Jacobson paved
the way, winning the triple
jump (34-7), and placing second in both the long jump
(16-81⁄4) and the 400 (1:02.94).
Jacobson, and teammates Sam Richmond,
McKenzee Remmers and
Marshelle Mermis, won the
4x400 relay (4:20.18).
Kristen Herzet placed in
three events, winning the
discus (115-3), taking third
in the javelin (113-8) and finishing sixth in the shot put
(31-101⁄2).
McKenzee Remmers
brought home a gold medal
in the 3,200 (13:02.22) and
placed third in the 800
(2:36.05).
Erika Hess and Alli
Molleker tied for second in
the pole vault (7-6).
Mermis placed third in
the 400 (1:03.95); while
Meggan Frese was fourth in
the 3,200 (13:44.25).
Two relays placed fifth:
Hess, Mermis, Emily
Schneider and Molleker in
the 4x100 (54.66) and
Richmond, Jessi Lewman,
Frese and Remmers in the
4x800 (11:43.65).
Sterling CKTL—Marion
kicked off its season in a
successful outing at Sterling
Tuesday.
The Warrior boys won
the meet with 182 points,
thanks to eight gold medals
earned in the outing.
Kyle Palic swept the
throwing events, placing
first in the shot put (47 feet),
the discus (153-9) and the
javelin (146-3).
Seth Snelling won both
the pole vault (12-6) and the
n See Relays, Page 9A
AREA TRACK
Canton-Galva—The
Eagles kicked off their season at the Goessel CKTL
meet Tuesday.
Kaylee Littrell paced the
girls by placing second in
the discus with a throw of
90 feet, 3 inches. Krystal
May also finished among
the top three by placing
third in the high jump (4-2).
As a team, the girls
placed fourth with 32 points.
Hesston won with 232.
Meanwhile, Trey
Moddelmog paved the way
for the boys, earning three
silver medals. He placed second in the high jump (5-8),
in the triple jump (39-41⁄2) and
in the 100 (12.03).
Kendrick Bandy turned
in a second-place finish in
the discus (103-10).
As a team, the boys
placed fourth with 47 points.
Hesston won with 263.
The Eagles were scheduled to compete at
Herington Tuesday and will
travel to Haven April 21.
Centre—The Cougars
opened the season at the
DON RATZLAFF
The Free Press
Warrior track teams win Marion Relays
BY JANAE
COURTESY PHOTOS BY DENNIS BOLDT
Emily Sechrist (left) and Grant Knoll competed in the
1,600-meter and 3,200-meter races at the Shocker PreState Challenge Thursday at Wichita State University.
Remington quint Tuesday.
The boys turned in three
top-three performances and
finished fifth as a team with
21 points. Barrett Smith finished second in the javelin
(142-1); Max Svoboda was
second in the 200 (24.6); and
Brendon Bina was third in
the javelin (128-5).
The girls, meanwhile,
turned in 11 top-three performances.
The girls earned four
gold medals: Nellie
Kassebaum in the 800
(2:46.7); Brenna Shields in
the javelin (105-5); Lotti
Benning in the high jump
(4-4); and Summer Espinoza
in the shot put (28-91⁄2).
Two athletes placed second: Cassidy Hill in the discus (82-9); and Shields in the
200 (28.8).
Shields also placed third
in the 100 (13.5) and the long
jump (14-2).
Kailyn Riffel also turned
in third-place finishes in the
shot put (11-5) and the
javelin (87-11). Alexa
Ammann was third in the
discus (81-11).
As a team, the girls
placed third with 70 points.
Central Christian won with
991⁄2.
The Cougars competed at
the Marion Relays Friday.
The girls turned in two
fifth-place finishes: Cassidy
Hill in the discus (88-0) and
Kate Basore in the javelin
(98-5).
Centre was scheduled to
compete at the Marion quint
Tuesday and will travel to
Fairfield April 21.
Goessel—The Bluebirds
opened their season by hosting a CKTL meet Tuesday.
Brittney Hiebert paced
the girls’ team, winning the
800-meter run with a time of
2 minutes, 33.50 seconds.
Hiebert also finished second
in the 1,600 (5:39.57).
The Bluebirds turned in
three more second-place finishes: Olivia Duerksen in
the high jump (4-8); Aleena
Cook in the pole vault (6-6);
and Jennifer Meysing in the
3,200 (14:05.43).
Goessel turned in eight
third-place finishes: Coral
Mitchell in the pole vault (66); Duerksen in the long
jump (14-31⁄2); Meysing in the
triple jump (27-31⁄4); Kara
Burkholder in the javelin
(84-9); Rachel Manis in the
1,600 (6:06.35); Burkholder,
Hiebert, Lauren Rymill and
Cook in the 4x100 (57.61);
Erin Brubaker, Manis,
Duerksen and Hiebert in the
4x400 (4:46.63); and Maxine
Keyse, Heidi Sandres, Elna
Wesener and Maddy Meier
in the 4x800 (13:41.89).
As a team, the girls
placed third with 111 points
behind Hesston (232) and
Sedgwick (112).
Meanwhile, for the boys’
team, Zach Wiens led the
way by earning the gold
medal in the 110-meter hurdles (17.34).
Two Bluebird relays
placed second: Miguel
Guerrero, Josh Schmidt,
Chase Flaming and Noah
Heckel in the 4x100 (48.10);
and Guerrero, Schmidt,
Heckel and Wiens in the
Grant Knoll and Emily
Sechrist represented Hillsboro track and field at the
Shocker Pre-State Challenge, Thursday evening at
Wichita State University.
Both seniors ran the
1,600-meter and 3,200-meter
races. Sechrist competed in
the Elite Division, finishing third in each race.
Sechrist’s time in the
1,600 was 5 minutes 36.07
seconds, which was 3 seconds behind the winner,
Courtney Griffiths of
Winfield. Her time in the
3,200 was 12:02.26, about 17
seconds behind winner
Alexis Mijares of Wichita
Trinity.
Knoll competed in the
Elite Division of the 1,600,
finishing eighth in 4:53.48,
which was about 15 seconds behind winner Riley
Osen of Winfield.
Knoll ran the 3,200 in
the 1A-3A Division, placing
second in 10:39.57 to Reno
Ferris of Cheney, who
crossed the finish line in
10:28.19.
“It was windy and cold
and the competition was
strong,” coach Dennis
Boldt said. “They were definitely up for the challenge
and did not let the elements
impede this opportunity to
showcase their talents on
this stage featuring ath-
letes from all six classes.”
Remington CKTL—The
Trojans opened their competitive season April 7 with
the boys’ and girls’ teams
each placing second in a
five-school field at
Remington.
Sophomore Jonathan
Hinerman won the 800
meters in 2 minutes, 23.64
seconds, placed second in
the 1,600 (5:08.02) and was
on the first-place 4x400
team that also included
Travis King, Matthew
Denholm and Justin
Siebert (4:03.77).
Denholm also won gold
in the 110-meter hurdles
(18.97) and the 300-meter
hurdles (47.30). Brodie
Rathbone was second in
both races.
King, Cody Craney,
Kaden Ward and Justus
Hilliard won the 4x100
(47:30).
Hilliard also won the
long jump with a leap of 18
feet, 8 inches and was second in the 100-meter dash
(11.95). Craney took third
in shot put (39-9). Ward
cleared 10 feet in pole vault
for second.
Remington won the
team title with 103 points,
followed by Hillsboro (99),
Herington (84), Central
Christian (35) and Centre
(21).
For the girls, Marah
n See Track, Page 8A
Trojans lose two
to Hoisington
row, the Trojans lost a lead
in the later innings for an
8-6 setback in Game 1, then
The Hillsboro baseball
team is still looking for its suffered a 12-4 loss in the
nightcap to fall to 0-4 for
first win after dropping a
pair of games against Hois- the young season.
“The kids are battling,
ington April 7 at Memorial
they’re competing,” coach
Field.
n See HHS, Page 11A
For the third game in a
BY
DON RATZLAFF
The Free Press
n See Area, Page 11A
AREA BASEBALL
Canton-Galva—The
Eagles split their seasonopener at Inman Tuesday.
Canton-Galva won Game
1, 12-7. Hunter Pearson was
3-for-3 at-bat, including a
double, and had two RBIs.
Ethan Loyd was 3-for-5,
including a triple, and had
two RBIs. Reed Wiens also
hit a double and had two
RBIs.
Tanner Klingensmith
was the winning pitcher.
Over five innings, he scattered three hits and one run.
He walked two batters and
struck out eight.
Canton-Galva lost Game
2, 19-9. Klingensmith was 2for-3 at-bat and had two
RBIs. Nick Bray absorbed
the pitching loss.
The Eagles swept
Moundridge Friday.
Game 1 was a back and
forth battle, and the Eagles
led, 3-2, through four
innings. After Moundridge
tied it with a run in the
fourth, the Eagles scored
two in the bottom half of
the inning. The Wildcats
plated two runs in the seventh to tie the game, but
Pearson drove in the winning run in the bottom half
of the inning.
Connor Farnham and
Reed Wiens were each 2-for3. Farnham hit two triples.
Klingensmith hit a double.
Farnham earned the
pitching win, giving up 10
hits and three earned runs.
He walked two batters and
struck out 14.
The Eagles won Game 2,
11-6. Canton-Galva led, 5-4,
through five innings, but
Moundridge took the lead
with a pair of runs in the
sixth. The Eagles scored six
runs in the bottom half of
the inning to get the win.
Klingensmith was 4-for-4,
including a double, and had
six RBIs. Relief pitcher
Nick Bray earned the win.
In 11⁄3 innings, he gave up no
hits or runs and walked no
one.
The Eagles will host Ellis
Friday.
DON RATZLAFF / FREE PRESS
Braden Vogt delivers a pitch during the second inning of
Hillsboro first game against Hoisington. Vogt threw 42⁄3
innings in an 8-6 loss.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015 n HILLSBORO FREE PRESS
TC tennis 1-5 for week
BY JANAE
REMPEL
The Free Press
The Tabor College tennis
teams faced three KCAC
schools last week.
Tabor began the week at
Bethany Monday and had
mixed results. The women
defeated the Swedes, 8-1, but
the men lost, 9-0, to a Bethany team ranked eighth in
the NAIA Top 25 poll.
Tabor faced Bethel and
Kansas Wesleyan Saturday.
Both teams lost to Bethel.
The men lost, 9-0, while the
women suffered their first
KCAC loss of the season, 7-2,
to a Thresher team receiving votes in the Top 25 poll.
The Bluejays lost hardfought, 5-4 battles to Kansas
Wesleyan in their second
outings of the day Saturday.
Coming—Tabor was
scheduled to host
McPherson Monday. The
Bluejays will travel to
Southwestern Thursday for
matches beginning at 3 p.m.
and will host Ottawa
Saturday at noon.
Tabor tennis
Kansas Wesleyan (April 11)
Kansas Wesleyan 5, Tabor men 4
Singles (3-3). No. 1: Luis Navarrete (T) lost
to Samir Lopez 6-1, 6-0. No. 2: Harry Faber (T)
def. Lee Mendez 7-6(6), 6-4. No. 3: Jared
Friesen (T) lost to Mitchell Byers 6-1, 6-0. No.
4: Stephen Wilson (T) def. Daniel Railsback 61, 6-2. No. 5: Jeff Pritchard (T) lost to PJ
Delaney 6-4, 7-5. No. 6: Aram Najar (T) def.
Eiam Kahmeyer 4-6, 6-1 (10-4).
Doubles (1-2). No. 1: Navarrete/Faber lost
to Mendez/Lopez 8-4. No. 2: Friesen/Wilson
def. Railsback/Kahmeyer 8-4. No. 3:
Pritchard/Najar lost to Byers/Delaney 8-6.
Record: 0-4 KCAC, 1-13 overall.
Kansas Wesleyan 5, Tabor women 4
Singles (1-6). No. 1: Jessica Emoto (T) def.
Djurdina Urhovac 3-0 (injury). No. 2: Becky
Faber (T) def. Amber Zimmerman 7-6(2), 7-5.
No. 3: Heidi Klaassen (T) lost to Cassidy Cook
6-3, 6-0. No. 4: Celeste Worthy (T) lost to
Heather Koester 6-1, 6-3. No. 5: Kiana Fujioka
(T) def. Taylor Noel 7-6(2), 6-1. No. 6: Krista
Schmidt (T) lost to Brenda Sanchez 6-2, 6-3.
Doubles (1-2). No. 1: Emoto/Faber def.
Urhovac/Zimmerman 8-5. No. 2:
Klaassen/Fujioka lost to Cook/Koester 8-2. No.
3: Schmidt/Stroud lost to Noel/Sanchez 8-2.
Record: 2-2 KCAC, 8-7 overall.
Bethel (April 11)
Bethel 9, Tabor men 0
Singles (0-6). No. 1: Luis Navarrete (T) lost
to Logan Palenske 6-0, 6-0. No. 2: Harry Faber
(T) lost to Jesse Voth-Gaeddert 6-1, 6-1. No. 3:
Jared Friesen (T) lost to Chris Soasalu 6-0, 61. No. 4: Stephen Wilson (T) lost to Davian
Lightbourne 6-1, 6-2. No. 5: Jeff Pritchard (T)
JANAE REMPEL / FREE PRESS
Jessica Emoto returns the
ball during her singles
match against Bethel Saturday. Emoto lost the
match, 6-2, 2-6, 4-6.
lost to Jensen Kingsley 6-0, 6-2. No. 6:
Aram Najar (T) lost to Preston Gapter 6-4,
1-6 (11-9).
Doubles (0-3). No. 1: Navarrete/Faber
lost to Palenske/Voth-Gaeddert, 8-0. No. 2:
Friesen/Wilson lost to Soasalu/Lightbourne
8-1. No. 3: Pritchard/Najar lost to
Kingsley/Shima 8-0.
Record: 0-3 KCAC, 1-12 overall.
Bethel 7, Tabor women 2
Singles (1-6). No. 1: Jessica Emoto (T)
lost to Bree Honer 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. No. 2:
Becky Faber (T) lost to Allie Hipp 6-1, 6-1.
No. 3: Heidi Klaassen (T) def. Madelyn
Weaver 2-6, 7-5, 6-0. No. 4: Celeste Worth
(T) lost to Rachel Herzong 6-2, 6-4. No. 5:
Krista Schmidt (T) lost to Ashley Suhr 6-0,
6-0. No. 6: Lindsey Stroud (T) lost to Rachel
Shogren 6-4, 6-2.
Doubles (1-2). No. 1: Emoto/Faber def.
Weaver/Hipp 9-8 (7-2). No. 2:
Klaassen/Worthy lost to Honer/Herzog 8-0.
No. 3: Schmidt/Stroud lost to
Rogers/Buzbee 8-3.
Record: 2-1 KCAC, 8-6 overall.
Bethany (April 6)
Bethany 9, Tabor men 0
Singles (0-6). No. 1: Luis Navarrete (T)
lost to Juan Mateus 6-1, 6-0. No. 2: Harry
Faber (T) lost to Michiel Van Den Bogaert
6-3, 6-0. No. 3: Jared Friesen (T) lost to
Bruno Campos 6-0, 6-0. No. 4: Stephen
Wilson (T) lost to Dujoh Ollivierre 6-1, 6-0.
No. 5: Jeff Pritchard (T) lost to Thomas
Mayberry 6-3, 6-0. No. 6: Aram Najar (T)
lost to Josh Meier 6-3, 2-6 (11-9).
Doubles (0-3). No. 1: Navarrete/Faber
lost to Raga/Van Den Bogaert 8-0. No. 2:
Friesen/Wilson lost to Mateus/Campos 8-0.
No. 3: Pritchard/Johnson lost to
Olliviere/Mayberry 8-0.
Record: 0-2 KCAC, 1-11 overall.
Tabor women 8, Bethany 1
Singles (5-1). No. 1: Jessica Emoto (T)
def. Juliana Bezerra 6-0, 6-0. No. 2: Becky
Faber (T) def. Mackenzi Choitz 6-3, 6-4. No.
3: Heidi Klaassen (T) def. Amelia Fabrizius
6-3, 6-2. No. 4: Celeste Worthy (T) lost to
Kittey Edwards 7-6 (7-4), 6-3. No. 5: Kiana
Fujioka (T) def. Kayla Frank 6-4, 6-1. No. 6:
Krista Schmidt (T) def. Michelle Rambo 6-3,
2-6 (12-10).
Doubles (3-0). No. 1: Emoto/Faber def.
Bezerra/Frank 8-3. No. 2: Klaassen/Fujioka
def. Choitz/Fabrizius 8-4. No. 3:
Schmidt/Stroud def. Edwards/Rambo 8-2.
Record: 2-0 KCAC, 8-5 overall.
SCORECARD
0-0-0-0), K. Kleiner 2-0-0-0 (J. Funk 1-0-0-0).
Totals: 27-8-6-6. 2B: Dick, Cross.
COLLEGE
KCAC BASEBALL
Tabor (8)
Saint Mary
Sterling (20)
Ottawa
Bethany
Friends
Kansas Wesleyan
McPherson
Hoisington 12, Hillsboro 4 (G1)
KCAC
W
L
Overall
W
L
15
14
13
10
10
8
8
2
38
23
33
20
19
23
20
8
5
6
7
10
10
12
12
18
8
15
11
20
22
18
14
33
KCAC SOFTBALL
Ks Wesleyan
Friends
Ottawa
Saint Mary
Tabor
Bethany
Sterling
Southwestern
Bethel
McPherson
KCAC
W L T
Overall
W L T
10
10
10
8
7
6
5
2
1
1
35
25
23
26
18
21
21
6
4
4
2
2
2
4
5
6
7
10
11
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
15
14
15
20
19
13
24
21
29
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
April 7 at Memorial Park
Hoisington
Hillsboro (0-4)
3 1 0 1 0 7 0 — 12 11 2
101 010 1— 4 8 3
HHS pitching: Kleiner (L 0-1) 4 innings, 23
batters, 2 strikeouts, 5 walks, 5 hits, 5 runs, 4
earned runs; Allen 3 innings, 21 batters, 2
strikeouts, 3 walks, 6 hits, 7 runs, 6 earned
runs, 1 hit batter. Catcher: Dick.
HHS hitting (ab-r-h-rbi): M. Allen 3-3-1-0,
D. Dick 4-1-2-0, J. Hanschu 3-0-3-3, A. Cross
4-0-1-1, B. Vogt 4-0-0-0, K. Kleiner 2-0-1-0, R.
Stepanek 2-0-0-0, C. Bettles 3-0-0-0, T.
Reimer 3-0-0-0. Totals: 28-4-8-4. 2B: Allen,
Kleiner.
Marion 21, Benningt’n 3 (G1)
April 10 at Marion
Bennington
Marion (3-2)
0 0 3 —3 5 5
5 16 x — 21 8 0
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
MHS pitching: J. Baldwin, 3 innings, 16
batters, 5 hits, 3 runs, 3 earned runs, 2 walks,
2 strikeouts. Catcher: N. Baldwin.
MHS hitting (ab-r-h-rbi): Dylan Deines, 1-00-0, N. Baldwin 1-3-1-3, Wheeler 1-0-0-0,
Vondenkamp 1-0-0-0, Voth 1-2-0-0, Pippin 22-1-1, Kruse 3-2-2-1, Savage 3-1-1-2, Hoffner
1-0-1-1, J. Baldwin 1-3-1-0, Putter 1-2-1-1,
Pedersen 2-3-0-1, Heidebrecht 1-3-0-1.
Hillsboro 10, Hoisington 0 (G1)
Marion 14, Benningt’n 8 (G2)
April 10 at Marion
April 7 at Hillsboro Sports Complex
Hoisington
Hillsboro (3-0)
000 00— 0 0 4
3 0 4 3 x — 10 2 0
Bennington
Marion (4-2)
1 0 3 4 0 0 0 — 8 12 3
5 1 2 4 0 2 x —14 14 4
HHS pitching: Sinclair (W 2-0), 5 innings,
22 batters, 0 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 12 strikeouts. Catcher: Klein.
HHS hitting (ab-r-h-rbi): A. Weber 2-2-1-0,
E. Jost 2-3-2-0, M. Klein 3-2-2-2, B. Nowak 32-3-4, S. Heiser 3-0-0-0, J. Sinclair 2-1-1-2, K.
Lucero 1-0-0-1, S. Moss 2-0-0-0 (M. Merrell 10-0-0), S. Unruh 2-0-0-0 (T. Helmer 1-0-0-0).
Totals: 22-10-9-9. 3B: Klein. 2B: Sinclair, Jost,
Nowak.
MHS pitching: Voth, 7 innings, 37 batters,
12 hits, 8 runs, 2 earned runs, 1 walk, 8
strikeouts. Catcher: N. Baldwin.
MHS hitting (ab-r-h-rbi): N. Baldwin 1-3-0-0,
Wheeler 5-2-3-5, Voth 4-1-2-1, Srajer 4-2-3-1,
Kruse 5-2-2-1, Savage 4-1-2-2, J. Baldwin 4-01-2, Pedersen 3-2-0-0, Heidebrecht 3-1-1-2.
Hillsboro 5, Hoisington 3 (G2)
Sedgwick
Marion (2-1)
April 7 at Hillsboro Sports Complex
Hoisington
Hillsboro (4-0)
011 010 0—3 7 1
050 000 0—5 7 3
HHS pitching: Weber (W 2-0), 7 innings,
28 batters, 7 hits, 3 runs, 2 earned runs, 0
walks, 7 strikeouts. Catcher: Nowak.
HHS hitting (ab-r-h-rbi): A. Weber 4-1-2-1,
E. Jost 3-0-1-1, M. Klein 2-0-1-1, B. Nowak 30-0-0, S. Heiser 3-1-1-0, J. Sinclair 3-0-1-0, K.
Lucero 2-1-0-0, S. Moss 1-1-1-1 (K. Moss 1-00-0, S. Jost 3-1-0-0). Totals: 26-5-7-4. 2B: Sinclair.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Hoisington 8, Hillsboro 6 (G1)
April 7 at Memorial Park
Hoisington
Hillsboro (0-3)
030 032 0—8 8 3
203 010 0—6 4 2
HHS pitching: B. Vogt 4.2 innings, 28 batters, 5 strikeouts, 7 walks, 6 hits, 6 runs, 6
earned runs; Cross (L 0-1) 2.1 innings, 11
batters, 4 strikeouts, 0 walks, 2 hits, 2 runs, 0
earned runs, 1 wild pitch. Catcher: Dick.
HHS hitting (ab-r-h-rbi): M. Allen 3-2-0-0,
D. Dick 3-2-1-0, J. Hanschu 3-1-1-1, A. Cross
4-1-1-2, B. Vogt 4-0-0-2, T. Reimer 2-0-0-1, R.
Stepanek 2-0-0-0, C. Bettles 3-0-1-0 (B. Koop
Sedgwick 8, Marion 1 (G1)
April 7 at Marion
hen I officiated basketball, I
can recall being caught in a
court-storming situation by
fans at high school games. I don’t
recall it as being particularly scary,
although I had to weave my way off
the court to the safety of the dressing
room.
By and large, the students rushing
the court were oblivious to my presence. They ran onto the court to celebrate with their team at the exciting
conclusion of a nail-biter. Still, I
couldn’t help but bump into several
students as I left the court.
The late-season court-rushing incident at K-State after an upset win over
Kansas was far more serious. One fan
appeared to intentionally collide with
a KU player, and KU Coach Bill Self
was trapped along the scorers’ table as
K-State Coach Bruce Webber provided
a human shield.
It wasn’t pretty and put a damper
on a night that should have been more
about the game than what happened
after the final buzzer.
“It’s a ballgame,” Self said. “It’s
fine if you want to celebrate when you
beat us, that’s your business. That’s
fine. But at least you shouldn’t put
anybody at risk.”
KU appears to lead the nation in
being victimized by court-storming
situations this season. That’s what
happens when you’re perennially one
of the best teams in the country and
you lose on the road.
It’s easy to appreciate the exuberance of students after a big win. On
the other hand, when a mob mentality
Track
n from Page 7A
Franz won the pole vault by
clearing 9 feet. Sienna Kaufman placed third (8-0).
Franz was on the winning 4x400 team (4:53.58)
along with Brittany Schale,
Karyn Leihy and Abby
is at work, even
though most are in a
celebratory mood,
anything can happen.
I suppose KU can
be proud that opposing fans think beating
them is that noteworSIDELINE thy. But both OklaSLANTS
homa State and
K-State have beaten
Joe
Kleinsasser KU the past couple of
years. At what point
should fans begin to celebrate without
storming the court?
I’m a tad wishy-washy when it
comes to whether storming the court
should be allowed. I don’t want to
come across as an old fogey and say
court-storming should be disallowed.
However, I’m far from wishy-washy
when it comes to the importance of
protecting players, coaches and officials. That has to take precedence.
That said, if a court-storming
appears to be a possibility, at the very
least, security should act quickly to
provide a way of escape for the visiting team and officials. It should be
understood beforehand that if there’s
a potential of court-storming, the two
teams should forego the obligatory
sportsmanlike handshake line, and
the visiting team should immediately
get off the court, no disrespect
intended.
The Southeastern Conference fines
teams as much as $50,000 for a courtstorming. But that’s the exception and
hardly the rule nationwide for dealing
with the issue.
Sechrist.
Schale won the 1,600
(6:19.92) with Leihy finishing second (6:28.21).
The team of Schale,
Callie Linnens, Kennedy
Klein and Leihy also won
the 4x800 (11:27.76), with the
4x100 team of Kaufman,
Sechrist, Klein and Franz
placing second (55.64).
Hillsboro tennis
takes to the courts
BY
DON RATZLAFF
The Free Press
The Hillsboro tennis
team competed at Smoky
Valley April 7 in a tournament format that featured a
single bracket for both doubles and singles.
In doubles, the team of
Josh Funk and Dakota Klein
were 0-3 for the day, losing to
Hesston (8-0), Wichita Collegiate (8-1) and Pratt (6-1).
The team of Jacob Isaac
and Brandon Wiebe also
went 0-3, losing to Smoky
Valley (8-0), Pratt (8-3) and
Smoky Valley (6-1).
In singles, Dylan Wiens
lost matches against
Abilene (8-0), Smoky Valley
(8-0) and Pratt (6-0).
“All the guys continue to
improve and make progress,” coach Stuart Holmes
said.
Hillsboro hosted its first
invitational tournament of
PHYLLIS RICHERT PHOTO
Dakota Klein competes in
the Hillsboro Invitational
Thursday. He went 0-3.
the season Thursday.
Because of a church event,
Klein was the only Trojan
to compete. He went 0-3.
Coming—Hillsboro was
scheduled to compete
Tuesday at Sterling and
Thursday at Circle.
Sedgwick 19, Marion 2 (G2)
April 7 at Marion
6 1 4 8 — 19 6 1
110 0—2 3 5
MHS pitching: Savage, 3 innings, 23 batters, 3 hits, 11 runs, 4 earned runs, 6 walks, 3
strikeouts. Hoffner, 1⁄3 inning, 5 batters, 1 hit, 5
runs, 3 earned runs, 2 walks, 0 strikeouts. J.
Baldwin, 2⁄3 inning, 8 batters, 2 hits, 3 runs, 3
earned runs, 4 walks, 2 strikeouts. Catcher:
Wheeler.
MHS hitting (ab-r-h-rbi): Deines 1-0-0-0,
Wheeler 2-0-0-0, Voth 1-1-0-0, Srajer 2-0-1-0,
Pippin 1-1-0-0, Kruse 2-0-0-0, Savage 1-0-00, J. Baldwin 1-0-1-1, Pedersen 3-0-1-0,
Heidebrecht 1-0-0-0.
coach Dennis Boldt said. “It
is always nice to get those
first marks in a meet in
which weather was a positive factor. The athletes now
have a baseline and can
begin focusing on improvement.”
Coming—The Trojans
were scheduled to compete
Tuesday in a CKTL meet
hosted by Marion at Hillsboro.
Their next meet will be
April 21 in CKTL meet
hosted by Hillsboro.
TC competes at KT
Woodman Classic
REMPEL
The Free Press
Settle leads HHS golf
BY
Few athletes can claim more firsthand knowledge of the danger of fans
storming the court than 27-year-old
Arizonan Joe Kay.
A 6-foot-6 high school valedictorian, Kay was a basketball and volleyball star headed to Stanford. Nine
years ago, Kay’s breakaway dunk climaxed a big rivalry win for Tucson
High, the night before his 18th birthday.
In the ensuring euphoria, his
school’s fans stormed the court and
the talents Kay had taken for granted
were gone in an instant. He was
thrown to the floor and suffered a torn
carotid artery and a stroke, leaving
him paralyzed on the right side.
Kay’s story was featured in a story
on “Outside the Lines” on ESPN.
The unusual aspect of his story is
that he was on the winning team and
he got hurt. Usually we think only
players on the losing team are at risk.
Kay isn’t completely opposed to
court-storming, although after watching some court-storming situations,
he’s amazed more people aren’t hurt.
“It’s perfectly fine to celebrate,”
said Kay, but “maybe they need to rein
it in and give it more structure and
take into account the safety of everyone.”
There doesn’t appear to be a clearcut answer for dealing with a spontaneous court-storming, but it’s time for
game management at the high school,
college and pro basketball level to be
prepared for handling such a scenario.
Sechrist won the 300meter hurdles (53.50) and
placed second in the 110 hurdles (19.91).
Klein placed third in the
800 (2:50.43) and Rebecca
Kaufman was third in the
triple jump (28-81⁄2).
As a team, Central Christian won with 99.5 points,
followed by Hillsboro (86.5),
Centre (70), Herington (46)
and Remington (37).
“There were a great
number of outstanding performances for the first
competition this year,”
BY JANAE
1 3 1 0 1 2 0 — 8 10 1
000 100 0 —1 3 2
MHS pitching: Pippin, 5 innings, 26 batters, 9 hits, 6 runs, 6 earned runs, 1 walk, 3
strikeouts. Heidebrecht, 2 innings, 11 batters,
1 hit, 2 runs, 2 earned runs, 2 walks, 0 strikeouts. Catcher: Cyr.
MHS hitting (ab-r-h-rbi): Dylan Deines 1-00-0, Wheeler, 1-0-0-0, Voth 3-0-1-0, Srajer 10-0-0, Pippin 2-0-0-0, Kruse 3-0-0-0, Cyr
1-0-0-0, Savage 2-0-0-0, J. Baldwin 3-0-0-0,
Putter 2-0-0-0, Pedersen 3-1-2-0, Heidebrecht
2-0-0-0.
Sedgwick
Marion (2-2)
Court-storming a tricky debate
W
The Tabor College track
and field team competed at
the KT Woodman Classic
Friday and Saturday.
The Tabor men turned
in nine top-10 finishes.
Jonathan Gibson won
the javelin throw with a distance of 150 feet, 10 inches.
Shawn Johnston was
third in the shot put (40-23⁄4);
while Johnny Loera was
fifth in that event (39-10).
Caleb Neufeld finished
fifth in the discus (123-9);
while Avery Franz was seventh in the long jump (2053⁄4).
The men’s 4x400 relay
placed seventh (3:26.12);
Matt Richert was eighth in
the shot put (36-31⁄2); and
Daniel Quiring placed
eighth in the discus (116-5)
and 10th in the hammer
(137).
Coach Dave Kroeker said
Quiring set personal
records in the shot put, discus and hammer.
Also highlighting the
men’s performance, Caleb
Blue and Keith Francis both
finished the 400 in less than
50 seconds. Blue was 16th in
49.49, while Francis was
21st in 49.78.
Meanwhile, for the
women, Ashton Kroeker
won the triple jump (35-6).
Hannah Holmes placed
eighth in the 10,000 with a
time of 38:55.91, which
broke Tabor’s school record
by 56 seconds.
Coming—Tabor will host
an invitational meet
Saturday. Events are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
DON RATZLAFF
The Free Press
Hillsboro golfers Colin
Settle placed 21st and Alex
Dalke 33 in a field of 48 individual players competing at
the 10-school Hillsboro
Invitational Friday.
Settle carded a 103 and
Dalke a 106 to finish midpack. Brandt Blixt of Chapman was the individual
medalist with a score of 82.
Blixt led the Irish to the
team title with a combined
score of 357, which was 20
strokes better than runnerup Halstead.
Hillsboro did not have
enough golfers to field a
team.
The Trojans are scheduled to compete at the
Sacred Heart Invitational
Friday.
JANAE REMPEL / FREE PRESS
PHYLLIS RICHERT PHOTO
Colin Settle shows the
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Makovec signs for McPherson hoops
Centre High School senior Shelby Makovec signed a letter
of intent Monday to play basketball next year at McPherson College. Over her career at Centre, Makovec scored an
average of 15.3 points per game, including 19.5 points per
game her senior season. She was a first-team All-Wheat
State League selection all four years. For her senior campaign, in which she helped lead the Cougars to a thirdplace finish at the Class 1A, Division I state tournament,
Makovec received all-state first-team recognition from
The Wichita Eagle, The Topeka Capital-Journal, Sports in
Kansas and the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association.
Seated with Makovec are her parents, Darren and Amy
Makovec. Standing are (from left) Gordon Reimer, McPherson head basketball coach; and Alan Stahlecker, Centre
head basketball coach.
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TSA chapter wins eight top-three awards at state
type, the team of Hinerman
and Franklin Jost placed
second. Each team must
The Hillsboro High
School chapter of the Tech- design and manufacture a
nology Student Association prototype of a designated
product. The team also proearned eight top-three
awards, including four first- vides a description of how
the product could be manuplace finishes, at the state
factured in a state-of-the-art
competition in Salina
American manufacturing
March 24-26.
Adviser Creigh Bell said facility.
The Hillsboro team of
it was the school’s best perReece Berens, Hinerman
formance at the state conand Nathan Simhiser won
vention so far.
Hillsboro entrants swept the System Control
Technology competition.
the top three places in the
In this event, a team of
Dragster Design competithree individuals works on
tion. Jacob Isaac finished
site to develop a computerfirst, Westin Etheridge
controlled model-solution to
placed second and Travis
a problem, typically one
King third.
In this competition, par- from an industrial setting.
Teams analyze the probticipants design, produce
lem, build a computer-conworking drawings for and
trolled mechanical model,
build a CO2-powered dragprogram the model, explain
ster.
the program and mechaniIn Flight Endurance,
Matthew Denholm took first cal features of the modelsolution and write
and Jonathan Hinerman
placed second. Participants instructions for evaluators
to operate the device.
analyze flight principles
Hinerman teamed with
with a rubber band-powered
Carson Herbel to win the
model aircraft.
In Manufacturing Proto- Structural Design & Engin-
BY
DON RATZLAFF
The Free Press
Trojans
n from Page 6A
Nowak led the attack
with three hits, including a
double, in three at-bats and
drove in four runs.
Meanwhile, the Cardinals’ only offensive success
against Sinclair was two
walks. Of the 15 outs she
needed, 12 were strikeouts.
It was her second fiveinning shutout victory in
two starts.
“Pitching for Julie has
been exceptional,” coach
Relays
n from Page 7A
400 (53.49 seconds).
Quinton Hett won the
triple jump with a distance
of 38-113⁄4; Colin Williams
finished first in the 800
(2:15.3); and Tyler Neufeld,
Braden Fahey, Brad Stone
and Snelling won the 4x400
relay (3:45.4).
The Warriors brought
home six silver medals.
Those placing second
included: Tyler Palic in the
discus (125-8); Nicholas
Stuchlik in the high jump
(5-8); Bryce Shults in the
pole vault (10-6); Stone in
the 300 hurdles (43.46);
Neufeld in the 400 (54.7);
and Tyler Arocha, Stuchlik,
Williams and Jack
Schneider in the 4x400
(3:52.6).
Completing the top-three
finishers by placing third
were: Tyler Palic in the
javelin (136); Neufeld in the
pole vault (9-6); Stone in the
110 hurdles (16.68); and
Williams in the 3,200
(11:53.4).
The Warrior girls, meanwhile, finished second
behind Sterling with 130
points.
Marion won five gold
medals. Kristen Herzet
Sinclair said of the senior
left-hander. “She had a good
work ethic during basketball season to throw a lot
and refine herself. I think
that has been key for her
being so successful starting
the season. Also, our catchers do a great job calling
pitches and selling them to
the umpire.”
Coming—The Trojans (40) were to return to action
Tuesday with a home doubleheader against Pratt.
Kingman will come to town
Friday for a twinbill starting at 4 p.m.
paved the way by winning
the discus (105-11) and the
javelin (107-5). Marshelle
Mermis won the 400 (1:03.2);
Marissa Jacobson won the
long jump (16-51⁄4); and Sam
Richmond, McKenzee
Remmers, Jacobson and
Mermis won the 4x400 relay
(4:25.9).
Four Warrior events
placed second, including:
Jacobson in the triple jump
(33-5); Kirsten Hansen in
the pole vault (7-6); Meggan
Frese in the 3,200 (14:40.8);
and Kaylie Waner, Jessi
Lewman, Frese and
Remmers in the 4x800
(12:21.8).
Marion brought home
five bronze medals. Those
placing third were: Molly
Hess in the shot put (32-7);
Erika Hess in the pole vault
(7-0); Remmers in the 800
(2:36.9); Brittany Hett in the
3,200 (18:57); and Erika
Hess, Hansen, Courtney
Herzet and Alli Molleker in
the 4x100 (56.4).
Coach Grant Thierolf
said it was a “great first
night for all Warriors.”
Coming—Marion was
scheduled to compete
Tuesday in a meet at Tabor
College and will travel to
Smoky Valley Friday, where
events are scheduled to
begin at 4 p.m.
COURTESY PHOTO
Members of the Hillsboro High School chapter of Technology Student Association hold up the plaques they won at the
state TSA conference in Salina March 24-26. As a chapter, they returned home with eight top-three awards, including
four first-place finishes.
eering competition.
In this event, each twoperson team builds a structure that is posted on the
TSA website. The structure
is destructively tested and
assessed to determine
design efficiency. Semifinalists work on a construction
problem that is a variation
of the posted design.
Hinerman and Herbel’s
winning structure weighed
63 grams and supported 455
pounds. The second-place
structure, tested just prior
to Hillsboro’s, held 230
pounds, according to Bell.
The goal of TSA is to fosters personal growth, leadership and opportunities in
science, technology, engineering and mathematics,
according to the state website. Members apply and
integrate these concepts
through co-curricular activ-
ities, competitions and
related programs.
TSA offers 35 different
competitive events within
its state and national system. State winners can
advance to the national TSA
competition June 28 to July
2 in Nashville, Tenn.
Piano students participate in KMTA Music Progressions in North Newton
Several area students
participated in the District 6
Kansas Music Teachers
Association Music Progressions at Bethel College,
North Newton, April 11.
This annual musical
event evaluates the progressive growth of all students—those studying
music as a hobby or those
wishing to be professional
musicians. In addition to
performing on the piano,
each student is tested in
areas of listening, keyboard
theory and written theory.
Area students participating were Jada Childs, Jacob
Engelland, Paul Glanzer,
Jenna Hinerman, Ellie Just,
Halle Krehbiel, Anna Lubbers, Devin Miller, Monica
Plank, Laura Savage, Lydia
Stange, Sarah Stange,
Veronica Stockton, Victoria
Stockton, Katelyn Sundquist and Natalia Varpness.
The adjudicators were
Carol Denning, Wichita, and
Karen Schlabaugh, Newton.
Newton Music Teachers
Association and area
piano teachers involved in
this event were: Karla Conner, Newton; Carol Klingenberg, Peabody; Sheila Litke,
Hillsboro; Beverly Richards,
Hillsboro, and Faith
Wenger, Hesston.
HHS ‘Students of the Month’ for April
JULIE SINCLAIR, senior
Parents: Roger and Stephanie Sinclair
Extra-curricular: Softball, volleyball,
basketball statistician, concert choir, Spirit
‘N’ Celebration, H-Club, Book Club, HMBC
youth group.
Hobbies/interests: Playing summer
softball, helping teach and coach young
softball players, reading, traveling, baking, exercising, watching movies; umpiring for Hillsboro Rec during the summer.
Future: Attending Oklahoma Baptist
University and planning to major in exercise and sports science, with an emphasis
in pre-allied health and rehabilitation
services.
JON HINERMAN, sophomore
Parents: Jerry and Tamara Hinerman
Extra-curricular: TSA, cross-country,
track.
Hobbies/interests: Working at the
Tabor College cafeteria.
Future: I’m looking to major in engineering, maybe mechanical, electrical or
computer engineering.
Sinclair
JEFF JORGENSON, sophomore
Parents: Jeff and JoAnne Jorgenson
Extra-curricular: Football, soccer and
youth group at Parkview.
Hobbies/interests: I enjoy playing soccer and spending time outdoors.
Future: I want to go to college and
major in something along the lines of
engineering.
SHANNON HEISER, junior
Parents: Kim and Larry Heiser
Extra-curricular: Softball, volleyball,
club volleyball, FFA, UMC youth group,
Book Club; I volunteer at Marion County
Fair Association.
Hobbies/interests: Working at Hillsboro Animal Clinic.
Future: Major in animal science/prevet. Attend either Kansas State University
or Oklahoma State University.
Hinerman
DEVIN LAMKIN, junior
Parents: Dawn Lamkin, Herb Lamkin
Extra-curricular: I work at Salem Home
as a CNA.
Hobbies/interests: Working on my car
and work.
Future: Majoring at Kansas University
in pre-med, then going to an orthopedic
Lamkin
specialty in Kansas City.
LISA GEIS, senior
Parents: Wayne and Deb Geis
Extra-curricular: I am part of the
Tampa Triple T’s 4-H Club, Hillsboro FFA
chapter.
Hobbies/interests: In my free time I
enjoy competing in barrel races and livestock shows.
Future: I will attend Salina Area
Technical College and major in dental
assisting.
Jorgenson
Heiser
Geis
Hillsboro High School “Students of the Month” are nominated and voted upon by the faculty and staff.
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LEFT PHOTO: Hillsboro Mayor Delores Dalke addresses the crowd of some 100 people who gathered for the grand
opening of the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market at 7:30 a.m. April 8. Dalke said the store is trying to be part of the
community, and has joined the Chamber of Commerce. Later, two Hillsboro organizations received contributions from
Wal-Mart totaling $2,500. TOP PHOTO: Store manager Brian Miller cuts the ceremonial ribbon as members of the
Chamber and Wal-Mart store staff gather in support.
Wal-Mart opens its doors with ribbon-cutting
then developing his management potential after he
Love it or fear it, the new began working at the entry
level.
Wal-Mart Neighborhood
During her brief
Market store opened its
remarks, Hillsboro Mayor
doors April 8 with a grand
Delores Dalke said if she
opening launch that drew
about 100 people to its Hills- had told people a year or
two ago that the nation’s
boro Heights location.
Under a canopy of clouds largest retailer would build
a store in Hillsboro, “People
and with a chill in the air,
store manager Brian Miller would have thought I had
lost my mind and needed to
welcomed the gathering of
city leaders, company repre- retire.”
Dalke said the company
sentatives and the generally
never asked for any financurious with words of
cial breaks or special conappreciation for the recepsiderations after it
tion the business has
announced its intention to
received during the conbuild the store. She also
struction phase.
“Everyone here has been noted that several of the
employees now working in
extremely helpful and
the store are from Hillsboro.
friendly,” Miller said. He
Dalke said the business
also thanked the Wal-Mart
organization for seeing and wants to be part of the com-
BY
DON RATZLAFF
The Free Press
PERSONALr PROPERTY
Antiques
Glassware
Furniture!
Sale starts
at 10 AM!
munity and has already
joined the local Chamber of
Commerce.
Prior to the traditional
Chamber ribbon-cutting,
Miller presented two donation checks on Wal-Mart’s
behalf: one for $1,000 to the
Families and Communities
Together organization, and
one for $1,500 to Main Street
Ministries.
The program, which
began with the flag salute,
ended with the “Wal-Mart
Cheer” led by Miller with
participation by local staff.
Divided path
Wal-Mart’s path from
possibility to grand opening
generated significant public
interest in and around
Hillsboro, both for and
against.
Concerns about the
store’s impact on the local
economy surfaced soon
after it was reported in
March 2014 that Ben
MARKETS
Saturday, April 25 • 10:00am
AUCTIONEER'S NOTE: Chase County Consignments has decided to close it's
doors. They would like to thank the Chase Co. Community and all their customers for their support. There is a wide variety of merchandise so come take
advantage of this opportunity and join us in downtown Cottonwood Falls.
Chase County Consignments will be open until the auction so this list is subject
to change based on items that might be sold up to the auction date.
FURNITURE: Rare LA Period Furniture Mfg Starline Blonde Bedroom Set w/
Carved Dresser w/ Inlay; Oak Cabinet w/10 Glass Fronted Drawers; Primitive
Pie Cupboard; Victorian Walnut Dresser w/Carved Pulls; Primitive Orange
Kitchen Cabinet; Sideboard Buffet; Art Deco Floor Lamp; Maple Dresser w/
Mirror; Floral Love Seat; Hall Tree; Midcentury Wrought Iron Nesting Tables;
Wrought Iron Vanity Stool; Vanity Dresser; Blonde Dressers; White Leather
Chair; Wooden Serving Cart; Antique Spindled Baby Bed; Kids Oak Chair;
Several Desks; Brent Wood Cane Seat Chair; Coffee Table; End Tables;
Wicker Heart Chair; Mid Century China Cabinet; Several Shelf Units (Wood,
Metal, Plastic); Pedestal Sofa Table; Round Walnut Pedestal Dining Table w/
Leaf & 4 Matching Upholstered Chairs (NEWER, GOOD CONDITION); Baker's
Rack; China Cabinet; Wicker Corner Shelf; Pink & White Dresser & Vanity;
Oak Office Chair; Upholstered Swivel Office Chair; Metal Cabinet; 2 Drawer
File Cabinet; Single Spindled Bed & Mattress; Kids Lightning McQueen Bed;
Decorator Storage Seat/Toy Chest; Quilt Rack; Spindled Corner Shelf; Telephone Chair; School Desk Chair; Round Kitchen Table w/ Chairs; Doll Rocking
Chairs;
GLASSWARE: Vintage Juice Glasses & Pitchers; Pyrex Town & Country 3
Piece Casserole Dishes w/ Lids; Relish Dish w/ Gold Base; Yellow Daisey
Basket; Pitcher & Wash Basin; Teapots; Coin Glass; Fire King Gay Fad;
Moonstone; Gibson China; Lots of Misc. Corningware; Jewel T (9" Bowl, Soufflé Bowl, Aladdin Tea Pot, Casserole Dish w/ Lid); Clear Glass Covered Bowl
w/ Frosted Bottom; Metal Serving Pitcher, Teapot, Cream & Sugar, Mug,
Warmer; Clear Glass Serving Pitcher; Covered Footed Bowl; Misc. Vases;
Pink Depression Covered Dish; Frankoma Leaf; Apple Coffee Pot & Cream &
Sugar; Misc. Cream & Sugars; Painted Refrigerator Dishes; Hand Painted
Juice Glasses; Sundae Glasses; Pyrex Forest Fancies Mixing Bowl Set &
Bowls; Pyrex Divided Casserole Dish; Punch Bowl Set; Lots Amber Glassware; Milk Glass;
ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES: Conservo Steamer Cookstove by the Toledo
Cooker Co.; Primitive Step Stool; Wood Crate; Metal Kitchen Cart; Patchwork
Quilt; Birdhouse Display Shelf; Vintage Chic Hair Dryer w/ Stand; Pink Lamp;
GE Wildcat Solid State Portable Record Player; Records (Elvis, 3 Dog Night,
Willie Nelson, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Steppenwolf, Simon & Garfunkel, Santana,
Misc.); Misc. Baskets; Seth Thomas Mantel Clock; Military Ammo Box; Misc.
Enamel Pots, Pans, Coffee Pot, Bowls, Books by Dan Coldsmith; Rock Collection; 40th Anniversary McKee Foods Car Set; Primitive Wood Box; Singer
Treadle Sewing Machine; Sewing Baskets; Midcentury Sewing Machine w/
Cabinet; Hammered Aluminum (Tray, Platters, Covered Bowl, Pitcher); Wash
Boards; Crock; Gott Galvanized Water Jug; Ransburg Flower Painted Crock;
Chrome 3 Pc Canister Set; Several Knives, Scull & Dragon Decorative; Ladies
Hats; Victrola, Metal Childs Lawn Chair; Ice Cream Parlor Chair; more misc.
items
HOUSEHOLD: Sunbeam Stand Mixer; Coffee Pots; Popcorn Maker; George
Foreman Fusion Grill; Food Processor; Iron Smokeless Indoor Grill; Misc
Tools; #6 Vise; 8 Amp Battery Charger; B& D Car Vac Plus; Powermate
Water Cooler; Coleman Water Jug; Clothes Rack on Wheels; Kitchen Utensils;
Oval Mirror; Luggage; Misc. Pictures
TERMS: Cash, approved check or credit card with 3% processing fee on all
credit card transactions. All statements made day of auction take precedence
over advertisements. Owners and auction company not responsible for accidents or theft. Nothing removed until settlement has been made. Sales tax
will be collected. Concessions and restrooms available.
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Cell: 620-343-0473
Chuck Maggard
Auctioneer/Sales
Cell: 620-794-8824
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Dalke was quoted as saying the store would attract
the attention of passers-by
on U.S. Highway 56, and the
city and county would
receive local sales tax revenue that goes toward capital improvement projects.
In the corporate news
release, Dalke emphasized
the significance of having a
local economy that would
attract Wal-Mart to the community in the first place.
“We feel that this is
recognition of the robust
business climate that our
city offers,” she was quoted
as saying.
Later, the mayor told the
Free Press, “I do have real
empathy for the businesses
that feel threatened. We’re
not trying to hurt anybody.
We’re trying to encourage
the future of Hillsboro—and
if we hurt local businesses,
that wouldn’t be for the betterment of our future.”
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COURTESY OF COOPERATIVE GRAIN & SUPPLY
BY JOHN
COMMENTARY
SCHALGECK
Kansas Farm Bureau
Next week marks the
45th anniversary of what
many consider to be the
birth of the modern environmental movement. The
first Earth Day celebration
occurred April 22, 1970.
This is also a special
week for those farmers and
ranchers who are involved
with the production of food,
fuel and fiber. The original
premise of Earth Day was
to promote the conservation
of our natural resources. It
is only fitting that on this
day we showcase the
progress of the Kansas
farmer and rancher—but is
there really any question
most people who live on the
planet Earth support its survival?
Back in the 1990s, I
remember Fortune magazine proclaiming for the
first time that the environ-
COMMUNITY
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Mowers,
ATV, Tools,
Antiques
Vehicles sell
at 2:00 pm
Sunday, April 19 • 1:00 pm
Sellers: Living Estate of Dorothy Gilbert, the
late Joyce Courtney Sandie Phipps and others
Sales tax will
be collected
Auction Location: T Building, Swope Park,
Cottonwood Falls, Kansas
DIRECTIONS: From Hwy. 177 at Casey’s in Cottonwood Falls, turn east on Rd.
210 and take immediate right into Swope Park to T-building.
Rick Griffin,
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Cell: 620-343-0473
In office:
Nancy Griffin
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city’s version after accepting most of the suggested
changes. The council
reviewed the proposal at its
July 29 meeting, and eventually voted 3-2 on the advice
of the city attorney, who
said the city could face a
lawsuit because as a public
entity the city cannot
legally reject a contract if it
is substantially similar to
previous land contracts it
has accepted.
Over the ensuing weeks,
several local business representatives participated in
council discussions, stating
they would be negatively
affected by a Wal-Martrelated store.
The official announcement from Wal-Mart was
issued Sept. 11 and attracted
regional media attention. A
story appearing on the
Wichita Eagle website
focused on the concerns of
local grocers.
Let’s keep our commitment to
wise use of our lifegiving land
VEHICLES, ATV, MOWERS, TOOLS, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES,
HOUSEHOLD & OUTDOOR
Office: 305 Broadway, Cottonwood Falls, Ks. 66845
Phone: 620-273-6421 • Toll Free: 866-273-6421
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Auction Location: 314 Broadway, Cottonwood Falls, KS
WHEAT
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Sellers: Chase County Consignment
Hawkins, a land buyer representing an unnamed
Fortune 500 company, had
submitted a proposal to the
city to buy 3.7 acres in
Hillsboro Heights for a store
that would sell fuel, groceries and pharmaceuticals.
Based on similar real
estate activity in other
smaller towns in Kansas,
many speculated from the
start that the “mystery business” was Wal-Mart related.
In May, the issue seemed
obsolete when the city
received notice from
Hawkins that he was withdrawing the purchase offer.
But less than two months
later, Hawkins submitted an
identical contract. The city
council discussed it at its
July 15 meeting, then
agreed to submit a modified
version of the agreement
back to the agent as a
counter-proposal.
Hawkins returned the
Chuck Maggard
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NATIVE
GRASS
PRAIRIE
HAY
Thursday, April 16 • 7:00 pm
Seller: The Kile Family Revocable Trust
Auction Location: Hillsboro Scout House, Memorial Drive,
Hillsboro, Kansas 67063
PROPERTY LOCATION: From Hillsboro, KS, go west on Hwy 56 for 3 miles
to Falcon Rd, turn north on Falcon Rd and drive 1 mile to the southeast corner
of the property OR From Lehigh, KS, go east on 210th St for 2 miles to the
southeast corner of the property.
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Cell: 620-794-8824
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80 ACRES NATIVE GRASS
MARION CO.
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Phone: 620-273-6421 • Toll Free: 866-273-6421
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ment was a cause worthy of
saving. Others shouted from
the mountaintops that while
motherhood, apple pie, baseball and the flag all may be
subject to controversy, saving our planet was beyond
debate.
Noble, without question.
But isn’t there a big difference between the desire for
clean air, clean water, clean
places to hike and the
wholesale condemnation of
modern agriculture?
Protecting and caring for
this world can be a challenge because some regard
the land as a private commodity. Others, including
farmers, ranchers and those
who make their living from
the land, view it as a community to which they
belong. They love, respect
and care for the land. They
adhere to an ethic, which
enlarges the boundaries of
their community to include
soils, waters, plants and animals. Collectively, the land.
There is no other way for
the land to survive the
impact of modern man. We
must remember that while
our land yields fruits, vegetables and grains, it also
yields a cultural harvest—
one we as inhabitants all
share and must nurture.
We must ensure our educational and economic systems head toward, rather
than away from, an
increased consciousness of
the land.
Today only a handful of
people make their living
from the land. Many have
no vital relation to the land.
For them, it is generally
thought of as, “that space
between cities on which
crops and grass grow, or cattle graze.”
Let’s remember throughout the year, not only on
Earth Day, that land is used
right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability
and beauty of the living
community. It is used wrong
when it tends to be other-
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Kaden Kleiner for three
runs in the first inning. The
Trojans were still within
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striking distance through
Doug Dick said. “We’re just five innings, trailing 5-3.
a mistake or two away from
“I was really pleased
getting those wins.”
with his effort,” Dick said of
In the opener, the
Kleiner. “To come out and
Trojans took a 5-3 lead in
pitch well for four innings,
the bottom of the third
he kept us in the game.”
inning with a three-run
Unfortunately,
burst. A double by Austin
Hoisington roughed up
Cross chased home David
reliever Micah Allen for
Dick and Jakob Hanschu;
seven runs in the sixth, putCross scored on a ground
ting victory beyond reach.
out by Tyson Reimer.
For the day, Hanschu led
After the Cardinals coun- the Trojan attack with four
tered with three runs in the hits and four runs batted in
top of the fifth, Hillsboro
with six official at-bats.
tied the game in its next atThe first four batters in
bat on a run-scoring single
the Trojan lineup—Allen,
by Hanschu.
David Dick, Hanschu and
A pair of Trojan errors
Cross—accounted for 10 of
led to Hoisington’s winning Hillsboro’s 12 hits for the
runs in the sixth.
doubleheader.
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Starter Braden Vogt
“I’m pleased with the
threw 42⁄3 innings in his sec- way we’re playing offenHillsboro Chamber of Commerce members gathered April 3 in the Hillsboro Ampride store for a ribbon-cutting cerond start of the season.
sively, for the most part,”
emony marking the opening of the Instaboro movie rental business owned and operated by David and Hannah
“Braden did really well.” Dick said. “(We need to) get
Vogel. The video vending machine behind them has been providing DVD rentals since last November. Pictured are:
Dick said. “He had a rough
some of those guys consisfront row (from left), Cynthia Fleming, Chamber president, Hannah and David Vogel, Dawn Helmer and Verlenia
second inning, but he battent about putting the ball
Hall, Chamber office manager; back row, Laura Legg, Ampride store manager, Larry Paine, Clint Seibel and Lyman
tled through it and had a
in play. I think we have some
Adams.
good third and fourth
guys who can lay down
inning. When his pitch
bunts, and we probably need
count got up, I needed to
to do a little more of that to
get people in position.”
didates vying for three posi- Jared Jost with 122 and
only candidate who filed for pull him.”
Cross (0-1) absorbed the
John O. Dalke, a write-in,
tions and one candidate,
Coming—Hillsboro was
the mayor’s position receiv1
Tom Spencer, was a write in won the tie-breaker with
ing five votes. The winner in loss during his 2 ⁄3 innings of scheduled to host Pratt for a
n from Page 1A
clinching the third position one vote. Kimberly Klein
doubleheader Tuesday, with
the race was a write-in can- relief work. The two runs
centages, the following can- with 87 votes.
will fill the unexpired term didate, Mike Sorenson with he allowed were unearned.
Kingman coming to
didates and number of votes
with 41 votes.
The other two winners
Hillsboro never led in
Memorial Field Friday for a
24 votes.
included:
Mayor Delores Dalke rewere Travis Lynn Wilson
Game 2. The Cardinals
pair of games with a 4 p.m.
In the race for council,
Florence
ceived 92 votes and will rewith 107 and Megan Holt
jumped
on
freshman
starter
start.
five seats needed to be filled.
In the race for mayor, in- with 159. The other two can- tain her position for another According to Spencer, the
cumbent Mary Shipman
term.
didates running, but were
results saw Alan M. Accardi
with 52 votes was defeated
Also uncontested were
unsuccessful in their bid for
As a team, the girls tied
with 17 votes, R. Gene Duke
by Robert Gayle with 65
two council seats to include with 16 votes, Wendell D.
a seat included Joan M.
for fifth with 10 points.
votes.
Berg with 67, Timothy Cald- Robert Watson with 49 votes Cook, 15 votes, Edward
Hesston won with 232.
n from Page 7A
In addition to Shipman
and David A. Loewen with
well, 52, and Kenny Rogers
The Warrior boys, meanFlaming, 13 votes and
and Gayle, two write-in
55 votes.
with 77.
while, earned two gold
4x400 (4:02.29).
Travis Cook, a write-in,
votes were also tabulated
Lost Springs
USD 398 Peabody had
medals. Cody Partridge won
Guerrero also placed
with eight votes.
during the canvass Monday four positions open. The
Tish Keesling was
third in both the long jump the high jump (5-10), and
Burns
by the Marion County com- winners in that race inelected mayor by write-in
Corbin Rives finished first
(17-8) and the triple jump
No candidates threw
missioners.
cluded Terril Eberhard with receiving 12 votes.
in the javelin (156-8).
(36-93⁄4); while Flaming fintheir hats in the ring for
Another incumbent was 194 votes, Timothy Earl
Five seats were open on
Partridge placed second
ished
third
in
the
shot
put
mayor of Burns, but Ryan
also defeated in the Flothe Lost Springs city counCaldwell with 106 votes,
in the long jump (18-10),
(36-3).
Johnson won as a write-in
rence first council with Paul Glendon Parks with 198
cil. The winners included
while Rives was third in the
As a team, the boys
candidate with 16 votes.
Reilly Reid receiving 32
votes and Alicia Morse with Joseph A. Zinn with 12
Roland Boesker received placed third behind Hesston 100 (12.12).
votes to Daniel Ludwig’s 20. 198 votes.
votes, Jessica L. Moenning
Also finished second
(263) and Peabody-Burns
21 votes for one of the two
Although Trayce Warner
with 10 votes and three oth- city council seats with
Spencer noted that rewere: Austin Reynolds in
(85).
in the second ward had 36
ers were write-in votes.
garding all four candidates
Goessel was scheduled to the 110 hurdles (18.94); and
Jason Miller, a write-in, revotes, a write-in campaign
They were Frank Wirtz
the results are not final. She
Marcus Sanders, Austin
compete at Haven Tuesday
ceiving 11 votes. However,
for Rick Turner came up
said she is waiting for final with 20 votes, John Zeiner
Purk, Matthew Montigney
and
will
participate
in
the
Spencer said Miller is not
short with 24 votes.
with 16 votes and Connie
certification from other
and Bryant Young in the
Hillsboro Quint April 21.
currently qualified to hold
Goessel
Jenkins with 10 votes.
counties.
The Bluebirds competed 4x800 (10:12.72).
the office.
Another contested race
Lehigh
Centre USD 397
Nick Preheim placed
at the Marion Relays hosted
Ramona
involved the Goessel City
No one chose to run in
Three school board seats
third
in the discus (98-7);
at
Herington
Friday
.
Byron Noeth received 21
Council and how five candi- were open, but only two
Lehigh’s race for mayor, but votes to retain his position
while Partridge, Rives,
As a team, the boys
dates were vying for three
David Terrell received 14
were contested.
Derik Newman and Bailey
scored six points to finish
as Ramona’s mayor.
positions.
votes as a write-in.
Jesse Brunner with 27
Penner finished third in the
12th. Three events placed
The winners of the five
The winners included
The same was true revotes defeated Amber Peter4x100 (48.73).
fifth:
Zach
Wiens
in
the
110
council seats included Ben
Rollin Schmidt with 71
garding the five open seats
son with 20 votes.
As a team, the Warriors
hurdles (17.4) and the 300
Calvert, 21 votes; Amber
votes, Jeffrey W. Boese with
In the second race, Terry on the council. The candiplaced second with 85 points
hurdles (46); and Miguel
Lopez, 19 votes; Arthur
60 votes and Dean Snelling
dates elected to the council
Deines with 32 votes debehind Hesston (263).
Stroda, 21 votes; Alan J. Svo- Guerrero, Josh Schmidt,
with 55 votes.
included Claude (Jim)
feated Michelle D. Hajak.
The Warriors competed
Chase
Flaming
and
Noah
boda, 16 votes and James
The other two candidates
Mark Heiser won his seat Dawes with 13 write-in
at the Marion Relays Friday.
Heckel in the 4x100 (47.5).
Thompson, 17 votes.
were James W. Wiens with
votes, Marion Fontenot with
with 27 votes.
The boys tied for eighth
Meanwhile, the girls’
Tampa
29 votes and Sam Griffin
12 write-in votes, Glen
Marion
The city of Tampa’s may team scored 15 points to fin- with 22 points.
with 25 votes.
In the USD 408 race four George with 12 write-in
Cody Partridge led the
is Timothy Svoboda with 26 ish 10th in a 13-team field.
In the USD 411 race, four seats were open and the
votes and Eldon Kaiser had write-in votes.
Olivia Duerksen finished way by placing second in
positions were open to in13 write-ins. Nick McLaughwinners included Timothy
third in the high jump (4-10). the high jump (5-10) and
The two council posiclude Darla Meysing with
lin, who received 13 votes
Young won with 222 votes;
fourth in the long jump (18Brittney Hiebert placed
tions went to Ty Peterson
125 votes, Maynard Knepp
was not qualified to hold of- with 31 votes and Russell
Nick Kraus with 193; Jere111⁄2).
third in the 1,600 (6:00.1),
with 126 votes, Dan Miller
fice, according to Spencer.
miah Lange with 250 votes
Corbin Rives was third
while Rachel Manis placed
Kerbs with 14 votes.
with 124 votes and Kyle
Lincolnville
and Ronald Duane Kirkin the javelin (161-8).
fifth in that event (6:16.8).
Cottonwood Valley
Funk with 132 votes.
Three council seats were
patrick Jr. with 148 votes.
Rounding out the top-six
Jennifer Meysing was
Three candidates, John
Peabody
Marion had no city races open in Lincolnville with
finishes:
Austin Purk,
sixth
in
the
3,200
(13:59.3).
(Rocky) Hett, Darvin
Retaining his seat as
only one candidate, Joseph
this spring, but voters will
Matthew Montigney,
Peabody-Burns—The
Markley and Alan W. Hett,
Peabody’s mayor, Larry K.
consider candidates for the H. Vinduska, on the ballot.
Marcus Sanders and Bryant
Warriors opened their seareceived 23 votes, 24 votes
Larson defeated opponent
Vinduska received 17
school district, Spencer
Young were fourth in the
and 25 votes respectively for son at the Goessel CKTL
Stephen Rose 126 to 76 revotes and two other write-in the three open seats with
said.
4x800 (10:08.02); and Chance
meet Tuesday.
spectively.
candidates, Sherri Pankratz the Cottonwood Valley
Hillsboro
Cheyenne Shaw, Mallory Elliott sixth in the 110 hurIn addition, six write-in
and Letizia Vinduska reFive seats were open in
dles (19.03).
Harris, Anna Lubbers and
Drainage District.
votes were received.
ceived 7 and 3 write-in votes
USD 410. The winners inThe Warriors were
Katy Benson placed fourth
According to Spencer,
Another contested race
respectively.
cluded Timothy Kaufman
scheduled
to compete at
in
the
4x400
(5:13.06),
turnthis is a taxing district rewas within the Peabody
Durham
with 122 votes, Roderick
garding drainage of the Cot- ing in the girls’ top perform- Herington Tuesday and will
City Council with five canGary Gerringer was the
Wayne Koons with 120,
travel to Langdon April 21.
ance of the outing.
tonwood River.
Instaboro formally opens with Chamber ribbon-cut at Ampride
Elections
Area
Truckin’
n from Page 1A
be represented with a second truck at the auction.
Herb and Pat Bartel, who
live north of town, have
donated their 1948 Ford F-4
truck. It has its original
paint and 100 horsepower
Mercury flathead V-8
engine.
Land
n from Page 10A
wise. We can never throw
away or limit the tools that
have provided so much for
so many. Let’s remember
throughout the year our
commitment to the successful and wise use of our lifegiving land. Let’s remember
we will never outgrow the
land.
John Schlageck is a leading
commentator on agriculture
and rural Kansas. He was
born and raised on a diversified farm in northwestern
Kansas.
All of its life, the truck
has been a working vehicle
for small farms, starting
with Herb Funk of Hillsboro, according to the
Bartels. Funk used the
truck to haul wheat to
Marion and Canada and
cattle to their summer pastures.
The truck was auctioned
at his farm sale in the early
1980s and purchased by
Herb and Pat, who farmed
seven miles away.
“We used the truck to
haul wheat, for wheat-sowing and general hauling,”
Herb Bartel said. “It has
never been driven where
the roads have been salted.
For about 35 years, it pro-
vided trouble-free service
on the Bartel farm.”
Toews did a few repairs
on this truck, too. He
rebuilt the wheel cylinders
and adjusted the brakes and
clutch among other things.
“This truck is a relic of
the days before agricultural
consolidation and the era of
farm semi-trucks—what a
legacy,” Toews said.
Multiple auctions
The Mennonite Relief
Sale actually offers several
different auctions:
n The general auction in
the Sunflower North building features the antique
vehicles, but also has a
grandfather clock, camper,
antiques, tools and almost
anything imaginable.
n The quilt auction in
the Meadowlark building
will feature about 250
Mennonite handmade
quilts.
n The children’s auction, with a clown auctioneer, starts at 10 a.m. in the
children’s building.
n The silent auction
closes at 1 p.m. Saturday in
the Sunflower South building.
n The surplus auction
starts at 3 p.m., also in
Sunflower South.
The Mennonite Relief
Sale opens at 4 p.m. Friday;
on Saturday, all auctions
start at 8:45 a.m.
The 25,000 people in
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Famous for its Low
German and Swiss Mennonite cuisine, including
around 24,000 verenike and
35,000 New Year’s Cookies
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run to open the second
inning. Tabor scored its
fifth run in the bottom half
n from Page 6A
of the inning when Jerrik
The Bluejays won Game 1, 9- Sigg hit a single to score
4.
Neufeld who had hit a oneJean Acevedo, who is
out triple.
undefeated at 7-0, pitched a
After a scoreless third
complete game to earn the
inning, Bethany drew
win, scattering seven hits
within 5-3 off two hits and
and four runs (two earned)
an error in the fourth.
over seven innings. He
The Bluejays scored
walked one batter and
again in the fifth inning.
struck out seven. He began
Couch led off with a single,
by retiring the side in order Molbury reached on a walk,
in the first inning.
and Colton Flax singled to
Offensively, Michael
load the bases. Tabor scored
Baca set the tone for the
its only run of the inning on
Bluejays by hitting a leadoff a bases-loaded walk.
home run. Following backAfter Bethany scored its
to-back walks, Matthew
final run in the top of the
Molbury continued the
sixth, Tabor solidified the
trend with a three-run
win with three runs in the
homer. When the dust setbottom half of the inning.
tled at the end of the first
Alex Couch hit an RBI sininning, Tabor led, 4-0.
gle, followed by a double by
Bethany got in on the
Molbury. Flax then drove in
action with a leadoff home
the final two runs with a
Tabor
Marion
n from Page 6A
by throwing a strikeout.
In the bottom half of the
inning, Taylor May led off
with a single. Following a
strikeout, Felvus hit a single, and Sam Davies followed with a walk-off RBI
single to end the game.
Felvus went the distance
to earn the pitching win.
She gave up six hits and five
runs (all earned). She
walked eight batters and
struck out 11.
Marion won Game 2 in
six innings, 20-10.
The Warriors trailed at
the start, as Sedgwick
scored eight runs on three
hits and an error in the top
of the first inning. Marion
used singles by Davies and
Arterburn and scored four
runs in the bottom half of
the inning.
Each team added a run
in the second. Kourtney
Hansen hit a leadoff single
and Shayla Kline hit a twoout single to bring her
home. Marion trailed 9-5
through two innings.
Felvus gave up a leadoff
inning, thanks to a two-run
single.
Molbury was 2-for-2 and home run by McClure.
Tabor added four runs on
had three RBIs. Couch was
two hits and an error in the
2-for-3 and had one RBI.
sixth inning before Bethany
Tabor won the series
with a 15-5 victory in Game plated its final three runs in
the top of the seventh.
2.
Baca was 3-for-5 at-bat,
In the bottom of the first
including two home runs
inning, Sigg hit a one-out
and a double, and had three
triple, and Couch brought
RBIs. McClure was 2-for-4
him home with a sacrifice
fly. Molbury then hit his sec- and had three RBIs. Flax
was 2-for-4 and had one RBI.
ond home run of the day,
Jerrik Sigg was 2-for-2.
giving Tabor a 2-0 lead.
Gregory Turner (2-2)
Tabor scored three runs
in the second inning, which earned the pitching win.
Over five innings, he gave
was highlighted by Baca’s
second home run of the day, up six hits and two runs
(both earned). He walked no
this time a two-run shot
one and struck out five batover the centerfield fence.
The Bluejays added three ters.
With every game impormore in the third. Flax and
DeLeon hit RBI doubles, and tant in building the
Tabor led, 8-0 through three. Bluejays’ résumé as well as
in their hunt for a KCAC
Baca led off the fourth
inning with his third home title, Saturday’s sweep to get
the series win was key.
run of the day to increase
“It was big for us to get
Tabor’s margin to 9-0.
Bethany used four hits to these two today, there’s no
get on the board with a pair doubt,” Standiford said. “We
needed a game like this
walk in the third inning, but of runs in the top of the
though, this last one—kind
fifth,
but
Tabor
countered
in
retired the next three
of a feel-good game.”
Cardinals, and Marion took the bottom half of the
the lead with five runs off of
three hits in the bottom of
the third. Hansen, Felvus
and Kline hit singles, and
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sixth to increase its margin
to 13-6 through six innings.
MidAmerica scored its
final run in the ninth
thanks to a lead-off triple.
Baez and Couch were
both 3-for-5 at-bat. Baez had
three RBIs; Couch had one
RBI. Acevedo was 2-for-3
and had three RBIs, while
Flax was 2-for-4 and had one
RBI.
Dylan Algra (4-1) was the
winning pitcher. In 52⁄3
innings pitching in relief of
starter Thomas Longworth,
Algra gave up four hits and
one run (earned). He walked
one batter and struck out
six.
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MidAmerica Nazarene—
Tabor used a big first inning
to defeat the Pioneers in one
nine-inning game at Wichita
State’s Eck Stadium
Tuesday.
Tabor scored nine runs
off of six hits and a pair of
errors in the first inning to
take control from the start.
Gadiel Baez, Jerrik Sigg
and Alex Couch all hit singles in their first batting
opportunity. Jean Acevedo
hit a three-RBI double, and
Colton Flax hit a single. The
inning culminated in a
three-run home run by
Baez.
MidAmerica countered
with four runs in the second
inning and scored two more
in the fourth before Tabor
scored one in the bottom
half of that inning. Couch
hit an RBI double to score
Sigg, who had hit a triple to
get on base.
Tabor added one run in
the fifth and two more in the
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County to help
with Burns
street project
route and off city pavement.
The commissioners
approved a request from
Sometimes the county
Marion Fire Chief Mike
has the resources to do
things more easily than the Regnier to purchase nine
LED rechargeable safety
smaller towns.
Marion County commis- lights for fire departments
across the county to use
sioners said Monday that
the road and bridge director during night fires at a cost
knows best on behalf of the of $4,745.
County Attorney Susan
city of Burns in cooperating
Robson was directed to send
COURTESY PHOTO with Mid-Kansas Cooperaa letter to owners seeking
tive to reconstruct gravel
Casey Donahew (foreground, middle) will take the stage with his band as the Saturday headliner concert June 6 dur10th Avenue and build turn- county purchase of land for
ing Chingawassa Days.
road construction at 24 Rock
arounds for two-way semitruck grain-hauling traffic. Road to allow better ambulance access to the area.
The Burns City Council
The commissioners and
told Erik Lange, contractor
county clerk’s office personfor MKC, that it wants
nel met for the first hour
heavy truck traffic kept off
new overlays downtown on and a half of the meeting to
streets such as Washington canvas votes for the city,
school and general election
and Broadway.
Burleson, Texas, native’s
Our goal, though, is to bring 2011” list.
The Casey Donahew
Lange said MKC realizes April 7.
Commission Chairman
ability not to take himself
The band sold out conBand has agreed to headline the young folks in with
road and bridge will have to
Dan Holub said, after 20
the Chingawassa Days festi- Casey Donahew and please secutive concerts in Wichita too seriously.
work on the project over a
minutes in executive ses“We are delighted to wel- period of time to fit it in
just a few months ago and
the more mature fans with
val Saturday evening consion for personnel, that the
come Casey Donahew to the with its schedule. But the
venues from Kansas to
our headliner band for
cert June 6.
commissioners were makMarion area, as we know
Alabama.
The band will enliven the Friday night.”
MKC also wants to operate
ing an offer to a candidate to
this band will put on a fan“The Casey Donahew
Friday night’s headliner
quiet and serenity of
in advance for cooperation
tastic show for festival
Band continues to thrill
is yet to be announced.
Central Park with its “Red
to build the best project pos- be director of the transfer
station, recycling and noxattenders,” said Clayton
crowds each week with a
Casey Donahew kicked
Dirt Music” mix of
sible, he said.
ious weed.
Garnica, Chingawassa
Southern rock and country, off 2011 with the release his combined frenetic onstage
Road and Bridge DirecHe said they will
Committee chairman.
energy and everyman likeaccording to Tammy Ensey, fourth studio album, “Doutor Randy Crawford said the
announce the name until
Buttons for Chingawassa effort to widen the rocked
ability,” according to Ensey.
ble Wide Dream,” on his
a member of the planning
next week if the person
Days go on sale in May for
The new video for
own label, Almost Country
committee.
road to 24 feet and rebuild
accepts the position.
$25, with an increase to $35
“Double Wide Dream,”
“We anticipate this band Entertainment.
its base correctly probably
The commissioners
after May 31. Day passes for will cost $15,000 or more in
debuted on Country Music
The album debuted at
and this type of music to
$6 will be available at the
Television, where it was a
No. 2 on iTunes Country
draw a young crowd from
gravel with no estimate yet voted 3-0 to proclaim April
12-18 as National Public
gate, but do not include
Chart, No. 8 on iTunes over- “World Premiere,” and
outside of Marion County,
on total construction.
admission to the concerts.
spent a week in the No. 1
folks that wouldn’t typically all chart, No. 32 on
Crawford acknowledged Safety Communications
For more details, go to
attend Chingawassa Days,” Billboard’s Top 200 Albums position on CMT.com’s
that widening the road and Week to honor men and
women who provide 911
Facebook at Chingawassa,
homepage in “Today’s Top
Chart and No. 10 on its
Ensey said.
turning areas likely will
Marion, KS or visit chin“Casey Donahew is sure Country Chart and also was Videos.”
encourage big-truck drivers emergency assistance everywhere.
The song exemplifies the gawassadays.com.
to please people of all ages. on iTunes’ coveted “Best of
to stay on the designated
BY JERRY
ENGLER
The Free Press
Casey Donahew Band booked
for Marion’s Chingawassa Days
Srajer was 3-for-4 and
had one RBI. Wheeler was 3for-5 and had five RBIs.
n from Page 7A
Bret Voth (2-0) earned the
double by Srajer followed by pitching win. In seven
singles by Savage and Voth, innings, he gave up 12 hits
giving Marion an 8-4 lead.
and eight runs (two earned).
The Bulldogs tied the
He walked one batter and
game with four runs in the
struck out eight.
fourth. Marion regained the
The Warriors committed
lead with four runs in the
four errors in the game,
bottom half of the inning,
something Schroeder said
and from there, Marion
they will need to clean up
scored its final two runs in
moving forward.
the sixth when Wheeler
“We’re not where we
drove in both with a double. need to be, and they know
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that, but we’re making
strides to get there,” he said.
“This was a much better
end of the week than the
beginning of the week for
sure.”
Sedgwick—A doubleheader loss left little for
coach Roger Schroeder to
praise Tuesday.
“We didn’t pitch well; we
didn’t play defense well; we
didn’t hit well; we didn’t
coach well,” Schroeder said.
“I didn’t have our guys
ready to play against a good
team, and that’s on me.”
Marion suffered an 8-1
loss in Game 1. But things
only went south from there,
as the Warriors lost, 19-2, in
four innings in the nightcap.
The Warriors played
without starting catcher
Nathan Baldwin and right
fielder Dakota Stimpson,
which created some tough
assignments, Schroeder
said. Senior Nathan Cyr
stepped in behind the plate,
as did freshman Corbin
Wheeler, a contributor at
shortstop who had never
caught a varsity game. Seth
Savage was called to fill in
on the mound, with Bret
Voth locked in at shortstop
and unable to pitch.
Not one for excuses,
Schroeder said the absences
did not account for the lack
of execution.
In Game 1, Sedgwick
built a 5-0 lead through
three.
Marion got on the board
in the fourth inning. Mason
Pedersen, who had two of
the Warriors’ three hits in
the game, led-off with an
infield single and later
scored on a passed ball.
Brylie Ware, however,
led-off the fifth inning with
a solo shot, and the
Cardinals scored their final
two runs in the sixth.
In the bottom of the
sixth, the Warriors loaded
the bases with two outs but
could not score. Marion was
retired in order in the seventh.
Pedersen was 2-for-3,
including a double. Dylan
Pippin (0-1) took the pitching loss. Over five innings,
he gave up nine hits and six
runs (all earned). He walked
one batter and struck out
three.
Marion lost game 2, 19-2,
in four innings. Sedgwick
scored six unearned runs in
the first inning.
The Warriors responded
with a run in the bottom of
the inning, thanks to an RBI
single by Jacob Baldwin.
Both teams added a run
in the second. Marion used
a leadoff walk and two
hits—including singles by
Cole Srajer and Pedersen.
The Warriors left two on
base.
The Cardinals, however,
plated four runs in the top of
the third, using four walks,
a sacrifice fly and a two-RBI
single, to stake an 11-2 lead.
From there, Sedgwick
scored eight runs off of
three hits and an error in
the fourth to all but seal the
run-rule win. Marion
walked five batters in the
inning.
Sedgwick had six hits to
Marion’s three for the game.
Savage (1-1) absorbed the
pitching loss. In three
innings, he gave up three
hits and 11 runs (four
earned). He walked six batters and struck out three.
“We didn’t do a single
thing well all day, and it
started from the first inning
of the first game to the last
inning of the second game,”
Schroeder said. “We’ve got
an inexperienced group, but
that’s not an excuse to play
that poorly because we practice better than that.”
Coming—Marion (2-2, 4-2)
was scheduled to play at
Council Grove Tuesday and
will travel to Ell-Saline
Friday for a doubleheader
beginning at 3 p.m.
Spring Home Improvement
& Lawn and Garden
Special Section
Wednesday,
April 15, 2015
2B Hillsboro Free Press, Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Garden-inspired decor brightens spaces and mood
M
any homeowners
take up gardening
to transform their
homes with beautiful flowers and foliage, while others do so to yield fresh
fruits and vegetables. But
gardening can be more
than just a weekend hobby.
In fact, it may be especially
beneficial for homeowners
to surround themselves
with more plants and natural decor, whether in the
yard or in the home.
Studies have indicated
that gardening can be good
for the mind and body. In
addition to improving
mood and reducing stress,
plant life and gardening
also may help people have
a more hopeful outlook on
life. If reaping the benefit
of a beautiful landscape is
not reason enough to get
into gardening, elevating
your mood and coping with
depression or illness may
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Home-design trends
seem to be following suit,
offering individuals more
opportunities to surround
themselves with potentially therapeutic plants.
Explore these emerging
and established garden
décor trends to try in and
around your home.
• Living wall planters:
A living wall planter can
add greenery to any décor
without taking up floor or
table space. Ideal for outdoor structures, these
planters also can be used
indoors if you safeguard
against leaks and dripping.
A living wall planter is a
framed device that houses
plants in a manner that
enables them to be vertically mounted to a wall
surface. While there are
commercially available
models, you can create
your own design and paint
or stain it to match the
existing décor. Use a soilfree potting substrate to
avoid the mess that regular
soil may create.
• Combining fish with
gardening: Enjoy the best
of two relaxing worlds by
installing a water feature
in your yard. Garden retailers offer ready-made kits
that can make fast work of
establishing a pond or
Fire pits and outdoor fireplaces are increasingly popular in backyards.
other water feature in the
backyard. Otherwise, there
are plenty of water garden
companies and installers
who can suggest a design
and put in your desired
water features. Add fish
suitable for outdoor life to
your pond. These include
koi and certain goldfish
varieties. Game fish are
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• Creative furniture
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unique and whimsical?
Tables, benches and chairs
can be built with planting
channels that enable you to
have greenery and garden
décor in one piece.
Envision a picnic table
with a cutout down the
center for a thin row of
plants or decorative
grasses. This is a project
the entire family can get
behind, as the more creative ideas the better.
• Improved outdoor
lighting: People who like
to spend time in their gardens and yards may not
want to be limited by sunrise and sunset. By incorporating different lighting
sources, you can create a
retreat that is welcoming at
any hour. Although flood
lights and overhead lights
can illuminate a space, consider ambient and decorative lighting to create the
desired ambiance.
• Functional fire pits
and places: A blazing fire
creates a cozy spot to
gather on chilly evenings,
but fire pits and fireplaces
also can be used as
impromptu cooking spots
for s’mores or frankfurters
on a stick. You can purchase a stand-alone fire pit
from any number of retailers or build your own with
patio pavers and fire bricks
to line the interior of the
fire pit. Outdoor fireplaces
require more work, and
you want to hire a mason
to ensure proper installation.
• Enjoyable yard additions: While plants and
seating may take center
stage, some people still
want to have fun in their
yards. There’s an increased
demand for yard designs
and décor that can put the
fun in backyard living.
Bocce courts, ring- or
horseshoe-toss setups, as
well as bean bag-toss
boards, can be incorporated into landscape
designs, giving you yet
another reason to spend a
few hours in the great outdoors, where you can experience a few healthy laughs
in the process.
Gardening and spending time outdoors are great
hobbies and may even
boost your mood.
Homeowners can explore
the popular trends in garden décor and natural elements that they can enjoy
inside and outside of their
homes.
- Metro Services
Hillsboro Free Press, Wednesday, April 15, 2015 – 3B
How to make your renovation a
successful, positive experience
I
n the United States, renovation spending has
more than doubled
since the late 1990s, reaching nearly $65 billion last
year alone. Oftentimes the
investment a homeowner
makes is substantial, both
financially and emotionally. The stakes are high.
That’s why it’s imperative
that the job is done well
from start to finish. There
are a number of steps a
homeowner can take to
ensure a positive experience and a successful outcome, including:
1. Know your goal.
Ask the question, “What is
this renovation designed to
accomplish? More functionality? Storage? Living
space?” If a homeowner
doesn’t know where they’re
going with the renovation,
chances are they’ll never
get there.
2. Do your research. In
most things, knowledge is
power, and knowing what
to expect, in advance, can
keep expectations in check.
Investigate options, budgets and timelines, and
arrange financing in
advance.
3. Hire professionals. Be
sure that they are happy to
work with you to meet your
budget and achieve your
vision. Communicate
clearly and often to ensure
understanding on both
sides.
4. Opt for a general
contractor and trades
that are experienced,
licensed and insured.
Don’t hesitate to check credentials and references.
Get recommendations from
family, friends and colleagues who have had work
done and were satisfied
with the results.
5. Start with quality
building materials. When it
comes to home renovation
and construction, the
adage, “it’s what’s on the
inside that counts” seems
apt. While homeowners
tend to get caught up in the
aesthetics of a project,
such as finishings and
paint colors, the key to a
successful renovation often
lies in what you won’t see.
Investing in quality behind
your walls will ensure
durability, comfort and
safety for years to come.
6. Focus on the basics.
This includes quality electrical, plumbing, HVAC,
framing and drywall. Don’t
underestimate the importance of insulation — especially in a basement
renovation. Not all insulation is created equal. Opt
for insulation that is fireresistant, sound absorbent
and resistant to mold,
mildew, bacterial growth,
and rot. In my renovations,
I like to use products like
Roxul’s Comfortbatt and
Comfortboard IS to help
achieve a more energy efficient home, buy you valuable time in the event of a
fire and prevent moisture
issues that can pose health
risks and lead to costly
repairs.
7. Develop a good
plan. This includes preparing for the unexpected.
Setting aside a 20 percent
contingency fund will help
bring you to the finish line
when unanticipated issues
creep up.
Lastly, the key to a successful renovation includes
patience. Living in a construction zone — or alternately moving out while
the work is done — can be
stressful and trying. Keep
your eyes on the prize.
There’s nothing more
rewarding than the end
result, which can bring
years of enjoyment and
ultimately add to your
home’s bottom line.
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around the roots of the
overcup oak tree planted in
front of the school April
10. The tree was planted in
honor of Malorie, who was
named the state winner in
the annual Kansas Arbor
Day Poster Contest in early
March. The theme of Malorie’s winning poster was,
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or is it crumbly? If your
insulation has degraded or
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for an upgrade. But be careful, as certain types of
older insulation, such as
Vermiculite insulation,
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you’re unsure, do not disturb it and hire a professional to conduct testing
and/or removal. This
should not be a do-it-yourself job.
5. You detect pests
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Insulation — and your
building envelope — can be
compromised by the presence of pests. Moisture is
an even bigger obstacle to
optimal thermal performance, as some types of
insulation can sag or collapse when damp, leaving
voids and causing air to
flow in and out of the
building envelope.
While some solutions
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requiring the opening of
the existing wall cavities,
others can be addressed
more easily. The best way
to improve thermal performance and increase
energy efficiency is to
upgrade attic insulation.
Laying Comfortbatt insulation over existing material
to achieve a minimum
depth of 16 inches, or an Rvalue of R50, is a simple
DIY project that can generate immediate results. To
fully assess your home and
explore remediation solutions, consider hiring a
professional home energy
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- Metro Services
Hillsboro Free Press, Wednesday, April 15, 2015 – 5B
Veggie garden tips for beginners
P
lanting a vegetable
garden can be a
worthwhile endeavor
for anyone who has an
available patch of land.
Gardens need not take up
much space, and even
apartment dwellers without yards can plant small
gardens in containers they
place on terraces or window boxes.
Although establishing a
garden is easy enough,
beginners may make a few
mistakes along the way.
Those who already have
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tips.
One of the first decisions novice gardeners
must make is which crops
to grow. This will help
determine how much land
you will need and which
supplies or soil amendments will be necessary.
According to The Old
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planting too much and
more than anyone could
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that small garden.
Plants such as peppers,
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many plants to provide for
your needs. Less prolific
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Locate your garden in
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Without enough light, they
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could be susceptible to
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Vegetables and fruit also
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Another good tip is to
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This way you can easily
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Soil preparation is also
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Plant the tallest crops at
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ome ownership can
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series of adventures, especially for those
homeowners who love good
home improvement projects. Some projects are fun
and improve the value of a
home instantly, while others are undertaken to
address a potentially serious issue.
Discovering that termites are taking up residence where you live can
be disconcerting, but termites are a very common
occurrence. Understanding
termites and recognizing
the signs of termite damage early on can help
homeowners reduce the
havoc that such critters can
wreak on their homes.
Termites are social
insects that live together in
colonies. These colonies
eat nonstop, dining on
wood and other cellulose
plant matter. They also eat
materials made from
plants, like fabric and
paper. According to the
National Pest
Management
Association, termites cause
more than $5
billion in
property
damage
a year.
Studies
show
that
queen
termites can
live up to decades
under ideal climate conditions while workers and
soldiers live approximately
one to two years.
While there are many
varieties of termites, all
are silent destroyers capable of chewing undetected
through housing structures. To eradicate termites, homeowners must
first identify the insects
and then contact a termite
management specialist to
address the pest problem.
Spotting termites
Termites may not
always be visible.
Subterranean termite
homes are usually formed
in soil, where the termites
build elaborate tunnel systems that channel through
to above-ground food
sources. Drywood
and dampwood
termites
may live within
the wood they consume and be undetectable until the wood
collapses or rots away.
Homeowners often realize
they have a termite problem when they witness
swarming termites. At this
point there already may be
a mature colony at work
damaging a home.
Swarming, winged termites form in a mature,
established colony. Winged
termites emerge and fly off
looking for mates.
Afterward they will locate
a new breeding site and
form another colony, poten-
tially spreading infestations through multiple
locations. Winged termites
are attracted to light and
can be seen by windows
and doors in spring.
Other signs of termites
include accumulation of
soil or dirt at the base of
wood structures or the
foundation of a home.
There also may
be fissures or cracks
near wood surfaces.
Sometimes "frass" or termite droppings can be
seen. They appear as
rough, granulated sawdust.
Covered mud tubes, or
channels of mud leading
from the soil up the foundation of a home, are indicative of the presence of
termites. Even if termites
are no longer present in
these tubes, that does not
mean the termites have
moved on. They simply
may have chosen a new
path to your home.
Keeping termites away
Once termites have been
identified, it is time to
eliminate them. This
means getting rid of water
and food sources that are
close to a home.
* Repair leaky faucets
and other water drips in
and around the house.
* Keep gutters and
downspouts clean.
* Seal entry points
around water and utility
lines or pipes.
* Divert water away
from the foundation.
* Keep lumber,
firewood or paper
away from the foundation of the home.
* Clear away
stumps and tree
debris.
* Prevent
untreated wood
from contacting
the soil.
Treating termites
It is very difficult
for homeowners to get
rid of termites by
themselves. Very often
they require the work of
professionals. A termite
exterminator will conduct
a visual inspection of a
home and property and
may do extensive testing
involving expensive
acoustic or infrared equipment to probe the soil
beneath the house.
Depending on the
species of termite, the
exterminator will suggest
various treatments. These
may include the application of pesticides and making areas around the home
less hospitable to termites.
Severely damaged wood
may need to be removed
and replaced.
Termites are problematic in many areas of the
world. These insects often
stay hidden and do serious
damage that can cost homeowners a fortune. Treating
termites promptly is essential.
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Hillsboro Free Press, Wednesday, April 15, 2015 – 7B
Secrets to keeping an organized shed
D
espite other intentions, homeowners
often turn their
garages into storage centers for random, little-used
items, leaving little to no
room for the tools and even
vehicles that actually
belong in a garage. Such
homeowners may turn to
sheds to store their garage
overflow and keep yard
equipment at the ready, but
storage sheds are not
immune to clutter, and
homeowners may find the
very structure erected to
keep them organized
requires a bit of organization itself.
A well-organized shed
can save homeowners time
and energy, as it’s easy to
abandon or delay a project
if you can’t find that pair
of work gloves you stashed.
The first step to any organizing project is to take
everything out of the shed
and determine just what
needs to go back in. Items
that do not belong in the
shed should be moved to
their rightful locations or
tossed in the trash if
they’re no longer needed.
Make a pile of anything
that will be kept, a separate
one for donations and a
third for garbage. Take
inventory of what you have
so you know whether
Hanging items vertically frees up more space in a shed or garage.
you’re missing any items
or you have something and
do not need to purchase
another.
Now that the entire
shed is empty, you can
assess just how much room
you have. Utilizing vertical
and overhead space effectively can free up areas on
the floor for larger equipment.
Shelving, racks, pegboards and any other materials that enable you to
hang or store items off the
floor are good investments.
Visit your nearby home
improvement retailer to
find items that can simplify your storage. You also
may be able to put scrap
wood to use to make your
own storage shelves or a
work bench. Extra kitchen
cabinets can be installed in
the shed to organize additional items.
In order to remember
where items go, label or
sort them accordingly.
Some people like to take
organization a step further
by tracing the outline of
tools hung on the wall so
they can be placed back in
the same spot after use.
This also serves as a visual
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are missing and which
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Don’t forget to utilize
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rakes and shovels, on the
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Metal funnels can hold
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chemical fertilizers and
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and children safe.
Make sure the shed
floor is sturdy and level.
This makes it easier to
neatly store larger items.
Roll in the lawnmower,
wheelbarrow and any
other cumbersome items.
Now that more things are
mounted vertically, you
should find that you have
more area to move around.
Taking the time to clean
and organize a shed can
help make anyone more
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