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Over
10
inches of
snow Tuesday and
Wednesday crippled
Junction City and the
surrounding area,
breaking several snow-
fall records and setting
up the city to break even
more.
The 10.5 inches of snow
Tuesday into Wednesday
morning was the highest
single snowfall event in
recent history, according
to County Extension
Agent Chuck Otte, of the
Geary County Extension
Office. February 2014 has
also become the third-
snowiest month in recent history,
leaving the area four inches shy of the
all-time record, set in December 2009.
Breaking that record is a possibility
as well. The National Weather Service
reports a winter storm could move
through the Geary County area Mon-
day and Tuesday, bringing another
chance of accumulation. Possible accumu-
lation amounts are not yet known.
The recent storm caused many organi-
zations and businesses to close early Tues-
day and remain closed Wednesday. Fort
Riley operated at minimal manning both
days, and only
essential per-
sonnel were
required to
report to
Geary Com-
munity Hos-
pital. Meanwhile,
Unified School Dis-
trict 475 cancelled
class Tuesday and
Wednesday, not
only citing snow-
fall but cold tem-
peratures as well.
USD 475
an no un ce d Wednesday after-
noon it would be operating on a two-
hour delay today.
Junction City also closed all offices
Tuesday afternoon, but resumed nor-
mal operations Wednesday. The City
Commission meeting scheduled for
Tuesday evening was rescheduled for 7
p.m. tonight.
Residents spent much of Tuesday
night and Wednesday morning bundling
up and digging out their driveways, and
city crews spent the days trying to help
those residents.
The Junction City Fire Department
responded to 11 EMS calls and two fire
calls Tuesday. One fire call was a false
alarm, but the second, in the 1300 block of
Record-setting snowfall cripples JC
Snowiest events
to date:
-Feb. 2014: 10.5 inches (Feb. 4-5)
-Feb. 2001: 10.0 inches (Feb. 9-10)
-March 1998: 9.0 inches (March 8-9)Source: Chuck Otte, Geary County Extension Office
Story by Alix KunkleWinters Fury
Please see Fury, 8A
BYT IM WEIDEMAN
Fair or not, State Rep. Allan Rothlisberghas become the poster boy for a small-but-growing group who says theyre fed upwith politicians speaking as though theywere doctors.
The group, Pissed Off Women over 50and Pissed Off Friends of Women over 50,began as a Facebook event and morerecently became a Facebook page for like-minded people to follow.
One of the groups leaders, Jan Stowe,told The Daily Union Rothlisbergs remarksabout obstetrics and gynecology servicesmade Jan. 14 during a House Stand-ing Commerce, Labor and Econom-ic Development meeting got the ballrolling.
A photo of Rothlisberg (R-Grand-view Plaza) quickly made the roundson social media following the meet-ing. The picture contains the pur-ported quote, If I was a womanover 50, I wouldnt need gynecologi-cal services.
Though The Daily Union has beenin contact with several people whoclaim to have credible sources who attend-ed the meeting, none of those sources havestepped forward to verify the quotes
authenticity.But what Stowe saw online was enoughto make her angry.
When I saw that quote, it just really,really pissed me off, said Stowe, a retiredOB/GYN from Michigan.
Rothlisberg has said the direct quote thatangered Stowe and her groups 1,600 Face-book followers was fabricated.
He said hes attempting to have the audio
clarified by either Legislative Administra-tive Services or the Kansas Bureau ofInvestigation.
I want to have that cleared up so itsvery clear, Rothlisberg said Wednesday. Iwould love to see that happen. That way,
nobody would have to go throughthe BS that Im going through.
The Daily Union also has submit-ted an open records request foraudio or a transcript, but hasreceived no official response.
Stowe said focusing on the accu-racy of the quote isnt important.
Whether or not he said it isirrelevant, at this point, she said.
The point, Stowe added, is thatRothlisberg has given a group of
people across the country and fromother countries a reason to unite for acause. Stowe said the group aims to speakout against politicians without medical
training making decisions about womenshealth.
Hes kind of like the poster boy of thismovement, she said of why the groupsfocused on Rothlisberg thus far.
Rothlisberg became the poster boy,Stowe said, following a phone conversationshe said they had Jan. 17.
Rothlisberg becomes posterboy of group speaking out
against politicians
ALLAN
ROTHLISBERGBYT IM WEIDEMAN
Crime in Junction City
continues to decrease, with
2013 being no exception.Junction City Police
Chief Tim Brown this week
said 915 part-one crimes
were committed last year,
the lowest total of any year
available on record.
Available statistics date
back to 1989.
In that year, more than3,000 part-one crimes were
reported.The number of crimes
reported in 2013 is down
from 2012, too.Overall, for the year,
we had a 10 percent reduc-
tion in crime (comparedto 2012), Brown said.
Part-one crimes are
reported by local juris-dictions to the Kansas
Bureau of Investigationand Federal Bureau
of Investigation.The category is further
divided into two subcate-
gories violent and prop-erty.
Murder, rape, aggravat-
ed battery and aggravated
assault are violent crimes.Burglary, theft and
motor vehicle theft are
property crimes.Brown credited the
reduction in crime to the
publics increased aware-
Violence continuesto decrease in Junction City
2013 crime statistics
Please see Poster boy, 8APlease see Crime, 8A
Were not going to stop withjust targeting him because werealize hes just a small fish in areally big pond in the scope of
things.
JANSTOWE
LEADEROFPISSEDOFFWOMENOVER50
File photo by Ti m Weid emanViolent crime in Junction City decreased in 2013 from 2012, according to Junction City Police ChiefTim Brown.
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MANHATTAN A Kansas
State University survey of recent
graduates has found an increase in
the percentage of new graduates
with jobs -- more than half of them
in Kansas -- as well as rising sala-
ries and a broad range of career
choices.
Survey results show that 93 per-
cent of graduates who earned
bachelors degrees in 2012-2013 are
employed or pursuing further edu-
cation and advanced degrees apercentage increase from last year.
The universitys latest class of
graduates also had the highest
employment percentage of the last
five years at 72 percent.
Results for our most recent
class reflect the steady success of
K-State graduates in obtaining
employment or continuing their
education with a K-State degree,
said Kerri Day Keller, director of
the universitys career and employ-
ment services. Its exciting to see
them taking their first steps toward
their career aspirations.
As reported by the National
Association of Colleges and
Employers, the national averagestarting salary for 2013 college
graduates is almost 3 percent high-
er than last year. The universitys
survey shows that more than half
of all majors saw their salary offers
increase over the previous year.
Employer interest in this years
class appears strong as well,
Keller said. We have kicked off
the new semester with three sold-
out career fairs and are hosting
about 350 employers on-campus
within a 30-day time period this
spring.
According to the survey results,
the top corporate employers of
bachelors degree graduates are
Cerner, GTM Sportswear, KochIndustries, Cargill and Burns &
McDonnell; the top public and
nonprofit sector employers are
Saint Francis Community Servic-
es, the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air
Force. Top unified school district
employers are Geary County, Man-
hattan-Ogden and Blue Valley. The
survey also showed that 62 percent
of employed bachelors degree
graduates accepted jobs in Kansas,
while Missouri, Texas and Colora-
do are the top out-of-state loca-
tions.
Students know that by choos-
ing Kansas State University they
will get an unparalleled under-
graduate experience, said PatBosco, vice president for student
life and dean of students. Whats
more, they can see from their peers
that the undergraduate experience
will pay off when they enter the
workforce or continue on to gradu-
ate and professional schools.
Conducted by the universitys
career and employment services,
the survey polled Kansas State
University graduates who received
bachelors, masters and doctoral
degrees during 2012-2013 and had
response rates of 86, 87 and 88 per-
cent respectively.
The breakdown of salaries, a list
of employers who have hired the
universitys graduates and morecan be found on the career and
employment services website,
http://www.k-state.edu/ces/stu-
dents/employmentinformation.
html.
Survey finds more jobs and advanced degrees for recent grads
MANHATTAN A teamof researchers from the
anatomy and physiology
department in the College
of Veterinary Medicine at
Kansas State University hasjust closed the book on an
important chapter on stemcell research.
The team, headed by
associate professor MasaakiTamura, contributed
Umbilical Cord Matrix
Stem Cells for Cytotherapy
of Breast Cancer for the
book Stem Cell Therapeu-tics for Cancer, which was
published in December
2013.
Stem Cell Therapeutics
for Cancer was edited byKhalid Shah, an associate
professor at the Harvard
Medical School.
The book covers theapplication of stem cells in
various cancers, with anemphasis on the aspects of
these strategies that are
critical to the success offuture stem cell-based ther-
apies for human cancer.
This is very exciting,
Tamura said. A number of
researchers have shown apotential for the use of
umbilical cord matrix stem
cells for therapy in nerve
injuries, renal failure and
several organ-type cancers.Recent studies suggest there
may be potentially good
therapeutic cells for human
breast cancer treatment.
As stated in the book
chapter, breast cancer is the
most frequently diagnosedcancer in women in the
United States.
Approximately 1 out of 8
women develops breast can-
cer in her lifetime, and thiscancer-dependent mortality
is the second leading causeof cancer-dependent death
in women.
Kansas State UniversitysDeryl Troyer, a professor of
anatomy and physiology,
and a group of graduate
students, staff and postdoc-
toral fellows -- Naomi Ohta,Atsushi Kawabata, Deepthi
Uppalapati and Susumu
Ishiguro -- helped compose
the chapter on breast can-
cer.The chapter examines
immune evasion mecha-
nisms and tropism of
umbilical cord matrix stemcells to pathological lesions
as well as the impact oftherapies for primary breast
cancer and breast cancer
lung metastasis.Although cytotherapy
with umbilical cord matrix
stem cells seems to be a
very promising and practi-
cal therapy for human can-cer, inflammatory diseases
and degenerative disorders,
the potential for human use
has not been rigorously
studied, Tamura said.Our research will further
clarify the therapeutic
potential and contribute
significantly to the research
in humanstem cell-based
targeted cancer therapy.
Researchers writechapter on breastcancer for stem
cell book
K-STATE2A The Daily Union. Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014
Press p hotoA visually stunning blend of traditional and contemporary Chinese dance comes to K-state at 7:30 p.m., on Friday, Feb. 28. Elegant,sensual and captivating, the Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company melds ancient Chinese forms with modern dance in an artistic and inven-tive marriage of styles. Dynasties and Beyond embarks on a dazzling journey of contrasts; from ancient Chinese dynasties to remoteregional cultures, and from the elegance of court dances to the dynamic brilliance of contemporary ribbon dancing. With vivid chore-ography and style, Lily Cai reveals the strength, beauty and complexity of the Chinese woman from the distant past to today. In thefirst six spellbinding minutes, Lily Cai served notice to her audience that they were in for an evening that would be not only exotic butbrilliantly theatrical a terrific show. Sacramento Bee
Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company Dynasties and Beyond
MANHATTAN A $2.5 million
national grant will be used by Kan-sas State University and four other
educational institutions in Kansas to
help students find success in science,
technology, engineering and math --or STEM -- careers, regardless oftheir race, ethnicity or economic sta-
tus.
The university is the lead institu-
tion for the five-year grant awardfrom the prestigious Louis Stokes
Alliances for Minority Participation,
or LSAMP, program of the National
Science Foundation. This program is
aimed at increasing the quality andquantity of students successfully
completing STEM baccalaureate
degree programs, as well as increas-
ing the number of students qualified,
prepared and accepted into graduatestudy programs. It is named in honor
of Louis Stokes, a longtime African-
American congressman from Ohio.
Kansas State University is part-
nering with Dodge City Community
College, Garden City CommunityCollege and Seward County Commu-
nity College/Area Technical School,
all in southwest Kansas, and with
Donnelly College, a minority-servingprivate institution in Kansas City,Kan., to establish the KS-LSAMP
program, Pathways to STEM. The
schools were selected because they
serve the rapidly growing Hispanic/Latino population of the state and
have strong existing ties to Kansas
State University.
An initial meeting to introduce the
program and its alliance memberswill be at 10 a.m. Friday, March 14, in
the Town Hall Room at the Leader-
ship Studies Building at Kansas State
University, Manhattan.
The schools will use Pathways toSTEM to build upon and expand
recruitment and retention strategies
of under represented students
including African-Americans, Native
Americans/American Indians and
Hispanic/Latino students andtheir ultimate transfer to Kansas
State University.
One of the exciting aspects of this
project is that it will develop an inno-vative pathway that reflects theunique institutional characteristics
and student demographics of each
partner institution. The pathway will
lead to an increase in the number ofdiverse students who receive STEM
degrees, which will in turn address
regional and state workforce needs,
said April Mason, principal investi-
gator of the project and Kansas StateUniversity provost and senior vice
president.
The project will include special-
ized activities at critical junctures in
the pathway, Mason said, such ashigh school to college; two-year to
four-year institutions; and the criti-
cal freshman-to-sophomore transi-
tion at four-year institutions.
Grant to help five postsecondary schools
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In briefNAACP meeting
The local branch of theNAACP is hosting a meetingfrom 10 a.m. to noon Satur-day at the Dorothy Bram-lage Public Library, 230 W.Seventh St.
Geary County Commis-sion Chair Larry Hicks isthe scheduled guest speak-er.
Community members areencouraged to attend.
For more information,contact President JackieLeeMcDonald at (785) 492-8380or (785) 762-4902.
Geary CountyDemocratic womenmeeting cancelledThe Geary County Demo-
cratic Womens meeting forFebruary has been can-celled.
Ground Hog supperrescheduled
The Lyona United Meth-odist Church Ground HogSupper has been postponeduntil Feb. 11. Serving willbegin at 3:30 p.m. and con-
tinue throughout the eve-ning.
Diabetes supportgroup meeting
The Geary County Hospi-tal diabetes support groupwill meet at 6 p.m. today inthe Fegan A meeting room,next to the Thomas B. FeganDining Room. Laurel Peter-son, RN, certified diabeteseducator at Geary Commu-nity Hospital, will present aprogram on fad diets.
The support group is freeand open to all people withdiabetes, and their support
families. For more informa-tion, or to sign up for diabe-tes counseling, contactPeterson at (785) 210-3344.
Aglow fellowshipmeeting
Pastor Mary Somrak willbe speaking at the nextAglow Fellowship meetingFeb. 6 at the Hampton Inn,located at 1039 S. Washing-ton St. Fellowship begins at6:30 p.m., and the meetingbegins at 7 p.m. All are wel-come.
Cootie sweetheartdance
Military Order of the Coo-ties/Military Order of theCooties Auxiliary ScratchMe No. 6 will host a cootiesweetheart dance from 9p.m. to 2 a.m. Feb. 8 at theVeterans of Foreign WarsPost 8773, located on SouthWashington Street. Tickets(donations) are $15 per per-son, and $25 per couple.There will be door prizes,drawings and snacks. Dressis semi-formal.
Sweetheart DinnerThe Junction City Arts
Council will host its annualSweetheart Dinner begin-ning at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 14 atthe C.L. Hoover OperaHouse in Junction City.Tickets are $30 per person,or $240 for a table of eight.The cash bar opens at 5:30p.m., with dinner-table ser-vice beginning at 6 p.m.Entertainment will be pro-vided by the JC Singers.
Attire is festive. RSVP isrequired by Feb. 10. To pur-chase tickets, contact theC.L. Hoover Opera House
box office at (785) 238-3906.
SAL roast beefsandwich dinner
The Sons of the Ameri-can Legion will hold a hotroast beef sandwich dinnerfrom 6 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 atthe American Legion, locat-ed at 201 E. Fourth St. inJunction City. Dinners willinclude a roast beef sand-wich, mashed potatoes,gravy and vegetables.DJing will be by FabelousF starting at 7 p.m. Tick-ets are $10. To RSVP (byFeb. 12), call (785) 238-2432.
BYCHASEJORDAN
With a smile, JosephRichard sat by his fifth-grade son, Jerohn, as theydove into the world of mathtogether.
In the future, Jerohn willprobably have a similareducation experience withstudents across the UnitedStates.
Its the reason his fatherattended Lincoln Elemen-tarys Common Core Nightwith him. I think it wascool learning math and
doing stuff with the Com-mon Core, Jerohn Richardsaid. I had a good time.
The purpose of the recentevent was to help introduceparents to the Kansas Col-lege and Career ReadyStandards, which are basedon the Common Core Stan-dards.
The Kansas College andCareer Ready Standardswere developed to bringtogether a single set of edu-cational standards in Eng-lish, language arts, mathand science.
Joseph Richard said edu-
cational programs acrossthe country are not equaland thats another reasonhe favors the program.
He believes everythingshould be equal across theboard.
I dont think its fair tosay were going to have aset of standards across thecountry when the resourc-es in one city or county arenot equal, Joseph Richardsaid.
During the event, RitaPowell watched her sonSean work with teacherChelsea Faulkner as sheshowed him multiplicationstrategies.
Theyre building on
what they learn from eachgrade, Rita Powell said.They can change schoolsand theyll be on the samestandard if they move to adifferent school district.
Faulkner, a third gradeeducator, noticed a differ-ence since Common Corewas recently implemented.
Theyre more willing toexplain what theyre doing,as theyre actually under-standing what theyredoing, instead of just giv-ing an answer, Faulknersaid.
Although many parentsare in favor of it, the sys-tem has sparked some con-troversy. Some peopleopposed believe it takesaway educational rightsfrom states and places itthe federal governmentshand.
But many educators pre-fer the method over multi-ple choice testing. Lincolnsacademic coach MarilynReynoldson shares a simi-lar opinion.
Its going to createthinkers that perform thekind of things that areneeded later in life, Reyn-oldson said.
Common Core Night brings students, parents together
Chase Jordan The Daily UnioniJoseph Richard helps his son, Jerohn, during Common Core Night last week at Lincoln ElementarySchool. Jerohn is a fifth-grade student at Lincoln Elementary School.
The Geary County Volunteer Income Tax Assistanceprogram (VITA) site is now scheduling appointments foreligible families to have their tax returns prepared.
Appointments are available between 5 and 8 p.m. onMondays and Wednesdays, and will be held at the UnitedWay, 139 E. Eighth St. in Junction City. Appointments areavailable between Feb. 10 and April 14.
Individuals and households with a gross income lessthan $52,000 are eligible for the free service. IRS volun-teer tax assistors will prepare federal and Kansas state
returns. Returns are prepared by appointment only.After making an appointment, individuals and house-
holds will be required to bring proof of identification; allwage and earning statement forms; Social Security cardsfor spouse and dependents; bank account routing num-bers and account numbers for direct deposit; a copy oflast years federal and state returns (if available); andany other pertinent documents or papers.
For more information, or to make an appointment, callthe United Way office at (785) 238-2117.
Geary County VITA sitescheduling appointments
TAX SEASON
Special to The Daily Union
Jody Hittle, a registered nurse at GearyCommunity Hospital (GCH), recentlypassed the certification exam knownas CNOR (certified nurse operatingroom). Hittle is the nurse managerof the Geary Community HospitalSurgery Center.
I am very proud of her accom-plishments, said Dawn Engel, RN,interim chief nursing officer. Jodydemonstrates her dedication to qual-ity and excellence in the surgerydepartment. Obtaining her certifica-
tion confirms her competence andcapabilities.
As the only accredited credential pro-gram for perioperative registered nurses,CNOR certification is the gold standard.
Earning the CNOR credential is a markof distinction and a highly sought-after
personal as well as professional accom-plishment.
The CNOR credentialing program is forperioperative nurses interested in enhanc-
ing as well as validating their spe-cialized knowledge and skills.
Speciality nursing certificationis an objective measure of knowl-edge, which validates that a nurseis qualified to provide specializednursing care.
More than 34,250 perioperativenurses currently hold the CNORcredential.
Candidates have three hours
and 45 minutes to complete theCNOR exam, which has 200 multiple-choice questions.
These questions assess a nurses profi-ciency in nine comprehensive periopera-tive nursing subjects.
GCH nurse receives CNOR certification
JODY
HITTLE
Special to The Daily Union
Sheridan Elementary
School was one of 42schools recently recog-nized as part of the sev-enth annual GovernorsAchievement Awards,which honors the top per-forming schools in thestate.
The GovernorsAchievements Award is asignificant recognition forKansas schools, said Kan-sas Education Commis-sioner Dr. Diane DeBacker.The accomplishment rec-ognizes a schools high
expectations and the abil-ity of the school staff toassist students in achiev-
ing to those expecta-tions.
The school must havebeen among the top fivepercent of schools in bothreading and mathematicson the state assessmentsat its respective level andmet one additional mea-sure. For elementaryschools and middle/juniorhigh schools that addi-tional measure is atten-dance and for high schools,the measure is the gradu-ation rate.
Sheridan Elementaryreceives Governors Award
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CardiologyAt Geary Community Hospital
Its here at
Geary!
An important part of the healthcare provided at Geary Community Hospitalis the specialty physicians that bring their expertise and services to us on a part-time basis. These outreach clinics allow you to see your physician in a way thatis much more convenient than having to drive to Manhattan, Topeka, or evenKansas City. Depending on the physician and your needs, you may be able tohave initial consults, follow-ups, or maintenance visits in the familiar ofces ofGCH, saving you the time and expense of the drive.
American Heart Month is a great time to shine the light on the excellentcardiologists - physicians certied in diagnosing and treating conditions of theheart and blood vessels - that provide outreach clinical services at GCH:
Priyantha Ranaweera, M.D. (785) 256-0332Ofce hours available 1st Wednesday of the month.
Thaju Salam, M.D. (913) 632-9870*Shawnee Mission Cardiology AssociatesOfce hours available 1st and 2nd Tuesday / month.
Rajya Malay, M.D. (913) 632-9870*Shawnee Mission Cardiology AssociatesOfce hours available 4th Wednesday of the month.
Amit Kumar, M.D. (785) 233-9643Arnold Graham, M.D.*St. Francis Heart and Vascular CenterOfce hours available every Tuesday.
James Birkbeck, M.D. (800) 468-0177Gilbert Katz, M.D.*Cotton ONeil Cardiology Clinic
Ofce hours: Some Mondays. Call for schedule.
Stephen Kaine, M.D. (888) 550-3880Pediatric Cardiology*Childrens Mercy HospitalOfce hours available by referral only.
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Dorothy SmithDec. 30, 1951 Feb. 2, 2014
Clark MorrowAug. 15, 1962 Feb. 1, 2014
Dorothy Star (Root) Smith, 62, of Manhattan, passedaway Feb. 2, 2014, after a courageous and extensive battlewith lung disease at Mercy Regional Health Center.
Dorothy was born Dec. 30, 1951, in Jersey City, N.J. andspent her childhood on a farm in rural Dwight. She gradu-ated from St. Xaviers High School in Junction City in 1969,where she excelled as a student and was the recipient of asedes sapientiae key for her outstanding citizenship andacademic excellence.
Upon graduation, Dorothy spent several years traveling,spending time in France, Austria, Switzerland and Ger-many.
Little did she know her travels wouldprepare her well for her future role ofhousewife to a military man.
On May 29, 1987, Dorothy was united inmarriage to Ret. Staff Sgt . Steven BradSmith in Junction City.
She was by his side to move the familyfive different times, and was the head ofhousehold for three deployments.
Dorothy was a member of Seven DolorsCatholic Church and volunteered as a cat-echist educator for several different par-ishes.
She was extraordinarily devoted to her faith and livedit.
Dorothy was of quick wit, humor and was the enter-tainer of the family.
She was an exceptional mother, sister, aunt, grandmoth-er and friend who had a compassionate heart and was alsoa breast cancer survivor.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Etta and RalphSchmedemann of Dwight; her brother, Peter Charowhas ofJunction City; and her sister, Valerie Terzi of St. George.
Survivors include her husband, Brad Smith of Manhat-tan; five daughters, Raven (Damon) Fairchild of Manhat-tan, Robin (Troy) Alotis of Haleiwa, Hawaii, Scarlett (Lam-ont) Rankin of Fort Meade, Md., Halley Campbell, andMary-Etta Smith of Manhattan; one son, Thatcher Camp-bell of Manhattan; two sisters, Cherie Minkowitz of Ger-mantown, N.Y., and Anita Schmedemann of Dwight; onebrother, Ralph Schmedemann of Acton, Maine; and 10grandchildren, five nephews and three nieces.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Feb.7 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church with Father Joseph S.Popelka as celebrant. Interment will follow in the KansasVeterans Cemetery at Fort Riley.
The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 6at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home.
A Christian Wake Service will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 6 inthe funeral home chapel.
Online condolences may be left for the family throughthe funeral home website at www.ymlfuneralhome.com.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Seven DolorsCatholic Church and may be left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Man-hattan, KS 66502.
Clark Morrow, 51, of Olathe, passed away unexpect-edly on Feb. 1, 2014 at his home.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Feb. 8 at theCollege Church of the Nazarene, located at 2020 E. Sheri-dan in Olathe. The family will receive friendsfrom 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 7 at the church.
He was born Aug. 15, 1962 to Robert and Bar-bara Morrow in Fort Knox, Ky.
Clark worked as a police officer in the city ofOlathe from Jan. 19, 1989 until he retired onMarch 18, 2013.
During his service to the community of Olathe,he worked as a Police Officer in Patrol and Inves-tigations; a Sergeant in Patrol and Police Admin-istration; a Lieutenant in Investigations; a Cap-tain in Investigations and Patrol; and a Major in
Support Services.During his time of service he was the recipient of theKansas Association of Chiefs of Police Silver Award forValor in 1993, as well as the departments Medal of Valorand Purple Heart uniform bar.
Additionally, Clark received the highest award givento law enforcement officers with the city of Olathe threetimes the William A. Shepard Award.
He was the commander for the first few days inGreensburg after the devastating tornado strike there.
He proudly served the citizens of Olathe and theregional area for 24 years.
For more than a decade, Clark has been writing films,plays and books.
In 2006 his screenplay Peepers was a finalist in theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences NichollFellowship.
He went on to write several original screenplays andteleplays, and was working with producers inHollywood developing film and TV projects.
Since retirement, he has been dividing histime between Olathe and Los Angeles. His play,The War Room, was selected for presentationand workshop as part of PlayLab at the GreatPlains Theater Conference in 2012.
He recently completed his first novel Hitch inthe City.
He was a proud member of the Writers Guildof America, West and the Dramatists Guild ofAmerica.
Clark was a genuine, caring man who had a deep lovefor his family and friends. He will be deeply missed bymany.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his sisterBrenda Lee Miller.
Clark is survived by his wife of 32 years, Andrea Mor-row; and his loving daughters, Emma and Mairen; andhis adopted son, Andrew Whiteside and his brotherDanny Morrow.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to AndreaMorrow for a college fund to be supplemented for Emmaand Mairen.
To leave a special message for the family please visitwww.PenwellGabelOlathe.com.
DOROTHY
SMITH
Robert L. LudoweseFuneral services for Robert L. Ludowese, 76, of Wake-
field, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 6 at the WakefieldFuneral Chapel. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. untilthe time of services Feb. 6 at the funeral home.
Death notice
CLARK
MORROW
By The Associated Press
ST. PAUL, Minn. JoanMondale, who burnished areputation as Joan of Artfor her passionate advocacyfor the arts while her hus-band was vice presidentand a U.S. ambassador, diedMonday. She was 83.
Walter Mondale, sonsTed and William and otherfamily members were byher side when she died, thefamily said in a statementreleased by their church.
The family hadannounced Sunday thatshe had gone into hospice
care, but declined to dis-cuss her illness.
Joan was greatly lovedby many. We will miss herdearly, the former vicepresident said in a writtenstatement. An arts loverand an avid potter, JoanMondale was given a grandplatform to promote thearts when Walter, then aDemocratic senator, waselected Jimmy Cartersvice president in 1976. Cart-er named her honorary
chairwoman of the FederalCouncil on the Arts andHumanities, and in thatrole she frequently traveled
to museums, theaters andartist studios on the admin-
istrations behalf.She lobbied Congress
and states to boost public
arts programs and fund-ing.
She also showcased thework of prominent artistsin the vice presidential res-
idence, including photogra-pher Ansel Adams, sculp-
tor David Smith and painterGeorgia OKeeffe.
She was exemplary inusing the opportunitiespublic service provided to
advance the arts and otherissues important to her andmany Americans, Carter
and his wife, Rosalynn, saidin a written statement.
Her enthusiasm for thecause earned widespreadpraise in the arts commu-
nity, including from JimMelchert, director of the
visual arts program for theNational Endowment for
the Arts during Cartersadministration.
Your rare fire hasbrightened many a day for
more people than you mayimagine, Melchert wrote
to her after the 1980 Carter-Mondale re-election defeat.What youve done with
style and seeming ease willcontinue illuminating our
world for a long time tocome.
President Barack Obama
and first lady MichelleObama also praised those
contributions Monday.Through her contribu-
tions to the Federal Councilon the Arts and Humani-ties and the Kennedy Cen-
ter, she passionately advo-cated for the role of art inthe life of our nation and
the promotion of under-standing worldwide, the
Obamas said in a state-ment.
As Carters No. 2, Walter
Mondale was seen as atrusted adviser and credit-
ed with making the officeof the vice president more
relevant. It was naturalthat his wife would do thesame for her role. Vicepresidential aide Al Eisele
once said of his boss: Itwas important to him that
Joan not just be the vicepresidents wife, but hispartner.
Joan Mondale wouldlater take her cultural zeal
overseas when her hus-band was named U.S.ambassador to Japan dur-
ing President Bill Clintonsadministration.
Minnesota Sen. AmyKlobuchar first met Joan
Mondale while working asan intern for the vice presi-dent in 1980. Klobuchar still
has two coffee mugs on herkitchen table that weremade by Joan.
She was always down toearth, Klobuchar said
Monday. She was just ashappy going out to ruralfarms in Elmore (Minn.) as
she was mixing it up atfancy receptions at the
ambassadors residence inJapan.
Former 2nd lady Mondale dies at age 83
By The Associated Press
BAGHDAD Multipleexplosions rocked Baghdadon Wednesday, killing atleast 34 people and sendingplumes of smoke into thesky across the street from amajor government buildingin a brazen reminder of theability of insurgents to pen-etrate the heart of the capi-tal.
The attacks come as al-Qaida-led militants are bat-tling for control of mainly
Sunni areas to the west inthe first test of the Shiite-led government to maintainsecurity in the countrymore than two years afterthe withdrawal of U.S.troops.
The deadliest of Wednes-days attacks took placeacross the street from thehigh-rise building housingthe Foreign Ministry, shat-tering the windows of near-by apartment buildings.Two parked car bombswent off simultaneously indifferent parking lots, kill-ing at least 12 people,including three policemen,
and wounding 22, a policeofficer said.
Shortly afterward, a sui-cide bomber blew himselfup in a nearby falafel res-taurant frequented by offi-cials or visitors waiting forsecurity escorts to takethem inside the GreenZone, a walled-off area thathouses the prime minis-ters office and the U.S. andother foreign embassies.
Five people were killedand 12 wounded in thatattack, the officer said.
All the roads leading tothe blast sites place weresealed off by police as work-
ers cleared debris andwashed away bloodstainsfrom the sidewalks.
Another parked car bombexploded in Khilani Square,a busy commercial area incentral Baghdad, killingfive people and wounding11, another police officersaid. Security forces sealedoff the area as firefightersstruggled to put out theblaze ignited by the bomb-ing. Smoke billowed fromseveral stores and stalls asvendors hurriedly stuffed
their goods into big bagsand carried them away ontheir backs.
Shortly before sunset, atriple car bombing struckan outdoor market in themainly Shiite suburb ofJisr Diyala in southeasternBaghdad, killing nine peo-
ple and wounding 24. Min-utes later, a rocket landednear the western gate ofthe green zone, killing onepasser-by and woundingseven others, police said.
Nobody claimed respon-sibility for the attacks, butcar bombings and suicideattacks targeting govern-ment buildings, securityforces and Shiites are typi-cally carried out by al-Qai-das affiliate in Iraq. InAugust 2009, the groupclaimed responsibility for
massive suicide attacks onthe Foreign Ministry aswell as the Finance Minis-try that killed more than100 people.
The network now knownas the Islamic State of Iraqand the Levant has beenemboldened by the success-
es of its fellow militants inthe civil war next door inSyria and by widespreadSunni anger at the govern-ment in Baghdad.
A bomb went off laterinside a cafe in the mainlySunni neighborhood ofDora, killing two peopleand wounding six, officialssaid. It was unclear whowas responsible for thatattack. Sunni insurgentsfrequently target rivalswithin the community whohave allied with the govern-
ment. Shiite extremists alsosometimes plant bombs inSunni areas, raising fearsof a new wave of retaliatoryviolence that pushed thecountry to the brink ofcivil war in the years fol-lowing the 2003 U.S.-ledinvasion that toppled Sadd-
am Hussein.Medical officials con-
firmed the casualty figures.All officials spoke on condi-tion of anonymity becausethey were not authorized totalk to media.
Iraqi Interior Ministryspokesman Saad MaanIbrahim said the recentattacks in Baghdad repre-sent a futile reaction bythe terrorist groups towardthe defeats they are suffer-ing at the hands of the secu-rity forces in the western
Anbar province.Since late December, al-
Qaida-led militants havetaken over parts of theAnbar provincial capital ofRamadi and the center ofnearby Fallujah, promptinga standoff with governmentsoldiers.
More than 200 militantshave been killed in air-strikes and clashes withsoldiers since the govern-ment and allied tribeslaunched an offensive towrest control of the citiesin Anbar province on Jan.26, according to the IraqiDefense Ministry.
The government has notprovided casualty figuresfor security forces, but theIslamic State of Iraq andthe Levant has claimedresponsibility for the exe-
cution-style killings of fourIraqi commandos near Fal-lujah last month.
Human Rights Watchcondemned the killings,which were recorded on avideo that shows the menbeing forced to kneel, thenshot in the back of the head.
Explosions rock Iraqi capital, killing at least 34
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THEDAILYUNION.
To the PublicWe propose to stand by the progressivemovements which will benefit thecondition of the people of these United States.
John Montgomery and E.M. GilbertJunction City Union
July 28, 1888
John G. Montgomery
Publisher Emeritus
Tim Hobbs
Publisher/Editor
Penny Nelson
Office Manager
Lisa SeiserManaging Editor
Jacob KeehnAd Services Director
Grady MalsburyPress Supervisor
Our viewSupporting FHRC
The seven member counties of the Flint Hills
Regional Council are united in their desire to
support the establishment of a Flint Hills
Economic Development District, which will require
state approval. We urge the governor and attorney
general to provide that approval as soon as practi-
cable.
This would be a major step toward increasing
collaboration among the seven counties and vari-
ous cities in the Flint Hills region in order to pos-
sibly secure funding from the United States Eco-
nomic Development Administration.
If approved, the economic development district
would work to create a brand for the region, helpexisting businesses to expand, recruit new indus-
tries and businesses and work on other projects to
improve the regional economy.
Not all projects would necessarily include all
members of the council; it would depend on the
size and scope of the project.
What is important is the sense of collaboration
and cooperation that is evident in this latest move
and the realization by working together, the
Flint Hills region is much more likely to prosper
and grow.
Cleanup program importantThe latest snowfall has covered up much of the
unsightly trash and debris that still mars the
appearance of our city, but that wont last long.
Meanwhile, an effort to come up with a countywide
cleanup program still has not materialized despite
the efforts of a chamber committee.One holdup is that a countywide cleanup effort
could overwhelm the countys solid waste transfer
station, which is used by other counties as well and
then hauled off by a private company.
The next step is to try to strike a one-time deal to
see if a private contractor might donate a private
container for a cleanup drive.
We hope a solution can be reached. Once this
snow melts, the trash will still be around. We cer-
tainly support efforts to make Junction City and
Geary County more attractive by making it easier
for citizens to have somewhere affordable to haul
off their debris in a one-time cleanup effort.
Opera House has new leaderWe join the community in welcoming Randal
West as interim director of the C. L. Hoover Opera
House. He certainly brings a wealth of experience
to the position, as our story last weekend indicated.
His most recent stint was as Executive/Artistic
Director of Way Off Broadway, Iowas only profes-
sional musical theater company.
Our hope is that West can bring stability to the
leadership and administration of the opera house,
which is also home to all of Junction Citys art
agencies. As we have said many times, we consider
the facility to be a crown jewel of the city and con-
sider its success vital to the cultural quality of life
of the area.
The Daily Union
The end of the line?BYJOHNSCHLAGECK
Kansas Farm Bureau
In some areas of western Kansas the
winter wheat crop continues toshow signs of stress. Constant
windy conditions and a lack of snow-fall or other moisture is turning the
crop bluish brown in color.
Hamilton County crop and stockmanSteven Hines says the winds have beenterrible.
Gusts from 40 to 60 miles per hourseem to sweep through our country
nearly every other day, Hines says.
Temperatures have been one rollercoaster ride after another. For a few
days its 50 or 60 degrees then wellexperience a cold snap in the teens or
near zero.How well the wheat stands up
depends on how well the crop is rooted,Hines says. It could winter kill if it isnt
rooted firmly in the soil. The groundwill heave until it pulls the roots lose
and the wheat will die.Most of ours is pretty well rooted
down with the moisture we received inAugust and September, the southwest-
ern Kansas farmer says. That drink ofwater started our wheat crop with a
bang.Unfortunately the moisture ranging
from one to three inches in August and
one-half to four inches in Septemberwasnt enough to provide much needed
subsoil moisture. Until more moisturearrives this years wheat crop is livingon borrowed time.
February can be a really good month,if wet snows blanket the crop. Theground is generally thawed enough sothe snow melts and the moisture insu-lates the wheat.
On the other hand, if moisture con-tinues to be scarce this does not bode
well for the young crop.Blowing soil has been another prob-
lem this winter. When this happensfarmers chisel their ground in anattempt to keep their fields from blow-ing. Hines, his two brothers and neph-ew chiseled 240 acres of their winterwheat ground recently.
Theres not enough cover on theground to keep the soil from movingwhen its dry like this, Hines explains.We had to run pretty deep with thechisel to pull up any clods, but I feelgood about what we accomplished.
Certain regions of western Kansashave been in some degree of droughtsince 2007. The Hines family farmdidnt harvest any fall crops to speak of
last year. The 2013 wheat crop was atotal bust.We harvested 1246 bushels from
2,200 acres planted, Hines says. Lastyear was the first time in 40 years I hadto buy wheat seed to plant back in theground.
Hines hopes February will bringsnow and spring rains. He understands
if his wheat receives moisture at the
right time his region of the state can
raise a tremendous crop on 10-12 inches
of moisture if temperatures dont
get too hot.
Because of the sparse fall harvest,
the Hines family kept its entire milo
crop to use for cattle feed. This grain
shortfall hit them hard in the pocket-
book.
The extended drought has also
resulted in downsizing their momma
cow herd.
Were down between 50-75 head,
Hines says. Any cows that havent pro-
duced calves were sold and we havent
replaced them.
Other Kansas cattlemen have been
forced to liquidate or down-size their
herds as well. Hines fears cattlemen in
his region will not restock their herds
when, and if, better times return.
A lot of the guys that sold their
herds are older and some will retire or
find it too difficult to take a chance
with cattle again, he says.
JOH N SCHLAGECK is a leadingcommentator on agriculture andrural Kansas. Born and raised on adiversified farm in northwesternKansas, his writing reflects a lifetime
of experience, knowledge andpassion.
The Daily Union. Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 5A
OPINION
Letter to the Editor
Other viewpoints
Farmers not greedy at allTo the Editor:
So, Congress finally passed a Farm Bill. Con-gratulations. I kind of hesitant to call it a farmbill since 80 percent of the thing consists of
food stamps but I will set that aside for just a sec-ond.
Time after time while reading the news I readleft-leaning columnists wailing and whiningbecause the food stamp program got a disgustinglymodest cut of 1 percent. They go on about howgreedy farmers are taking money away from theneedy and cashing in big time on crop subsidies.This was in evidence in a column published by syn-dicated left-wing hack Cynthia Tucker in thisweekends paper.
Those arguments are so phony and disingenuous
it makes my stomach turn. As I mentioned earlier,8 of every 10 dollars of the Farm Bill go to foodstamp payouts. Two of every 10 go to actual farmprograms such as price supports, direct payments,and crop insurance.
Few people around here have forgotten the 3-yeardrought we just went through (still ongoing inWestern Kansas by the way) and the level of pain itinflicted on those who grow our food for a living.
I would challenge Mrs. Tucker to bring herselfout here to where food is actually grown and tell afarmer here in Kansas who went through this mostrecent drought, and many others, to his face thatcrop insurance is unnecessary as she asserted inher column this weekend. The reaction would beepic.
Rob Zlotow
Junction City
How safe is your credit card?The following editorial appeared in theLos Angeles Times on Tuesday, Feb. 4
The blockbuster theft of creditcard data from Target during theholiday shopping rush was just
one example of the way outdated cardsare leaving Americans more vulnera-ble to fraud and identity theft thanshoppers are in other developed coun-tries.
The good news is that the credit cardindustry is in the process of fixing partof the problem. The bad news is thatsquabbling among retailers, banks andpayment processors is getting in theway of a more complete solution.
The United States is one of the fewremaining places where credit anddebit cards rely on a magnetic stripe,rather than a microchip, to store andtransmit account information.
Magnetic stripes are easy to stealinformation from and to counterfeit,but thats next to impossible with chips.Thats why, as other countries switchedto chip-based smart cards, hackersshifted their attention to U.S. targets.
Belatedly, the companies that pro-cess credit card transactions (such asVisa and MasterCard) have given banks
and retailers until October 2015 toadopt smart cards. If a bank issues thenew cards but a retailer doesnt equipitself to read them, liability for anylosses caused by fraud will shift fromthe bank to the retailer. Thats as far asbanks and credit card companies wantto go; thus far theyre refusing torequire consumers to use personalidentification numbers with smartcards, arguing that many retailersdont the necessary PIN pads.
But requiring PIN use would helpcombat the unauthorized use of legiti-mate cards, which seems worth thecost that the added equipment wouldimpose on some retailers.
Unfortunately, even more sophisti-
cated cards cant stop fraud in onlineshopping, where there are no smart-card readers or PIN pads. The keythere is to prevent hackers from steal-ing account information in the firstplace, which means that any company
storing such data must keep it encrypt-
ed.
Several Senate Democrats have
called for federal regulators to set min-
imum standards for protecting stored
data. As tempting as this may be, how-
ever, the federal government should
not be telling companies which tech-
nologies to use.
Such mandates cant possibly keep
pace with the techniques being devel-
oped by hackers and the security com-
panies trying to stop them. Instead,
lawmakers should make it more expen-
sive for companies that lose credit card
data by requiring them to do more to
protect customers in the event of a
breach. For starters, companies could
be required to cover the cost of issuing
new cards and, in the case of stolen
debit card data, new checks.
Today, too many retailers behave as
if its costlier to protect credit card
numbers than to lose them. Its time to
flip that equation around.
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POLICE& RECORDS6A The Daily Union. Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014
Junction City
Police DepartmentThe Junction City Police
Department made five
arrests and responded to 130calls in the 48-hour periodending 6 a.m. Wednesday.
Monday 12:17 p.m. Accident,
Seventh St. and WashingtonSt.
1:21 p.m. Theft, 416
W. Sixth St. 3 p.m. Theft, 1703
McFarland Road
3:08 p.m. Accident,
802 N. Washington St.
4:28 p.m. Damage to
property, 1810 Caroline Ave.
7:13 p.m. Battery, 820N. Monroe St.
Tuesday 6:45 a.m. Accident,
700 block of N. Jefferson St.
11:39 a.m. Battery,
1102 Saint Marys Road
11:56 a.m. Accident,
Spruce St. and Franklin St.
1:08 p.m. Domestic,
100 block of W. Fourth St.
8:14 p.m. Accident,
Sixth St. and Adams St.
Wednesday 2:34 a.m. Battery, 820
N. Webster St.
Grandview Plaza
Police DepartmentThe Grandview Plaza
Police Department made
two arrests and responded
to 10 calls in the 24-hour
period ending 12 a.m.
Wednesday. A report for
Monday wasnt received.
Tuesday 12:02 a.m. Domestic,
500 block of Janice
8:38 a.m. Accident,
113 W. Flint Hills
11:30 a.m. Burglary,
101 Continental
Junction City
Fire DepartmentReports from the Junction
City Fire Department for
Monday and Tuesday
weren t recei ved as of
Wednesday afternoon.
Geary CountySheriffs
DepartmentThe Geary County Sher-
iffs Department made five
arrests and responded to 93
calls in the 48-hour period
ending 7 a.m. Wednesday.
Tuesday
5:01 a.m. Accident,I-70 westbound mile marker
313
12:30 p.m. Accident,
I-70 mile marker 313
Wednesday 12:45 a.m. DUI, 100
block of East Chestnut St.
4:24 a.m. Accident,
I-70 mile marker 303
Geary CountyDetention CenterThe Geary County Deten-
tion Center booked the fol-
lowing individuals duringthe 24-hour period ending 7
a.m. Wednesday. A reportfor Monday wasnt received.
Tuesday 1:35 p.m. Kimberly
Ortiz, battery 2:31 p.m. Diabllo
McFarland, outside warrant 11:25 p.m. Alton Hall,
disorderly conductWednesday 12:15 a.m. Vanessa
Colunga, probation viola-tion
1:10 a.m. Bruce Cox,driving under the influenceof alcohol or drugs, refusal ofpreliminary breath test
KANSAS NEWS
TOPEKA Kansas dug
out Wednesday after a thick
blanket of snow closedschools and shut down
state government for a sec-
ond consecutive day, mak-
ing streets and highwaysslick and forcing hundreds
of homeless people to seek
shelter.
The storm had dumpedmore than a foot of snow insome parts of northern
Kansas, including the capi-
tal of Topeka.
The Highway Patrol
linked the weather to high-way crashes Tuesday in
southeast and south-cen-
tral Kansas that killed a
total of three people.
Teams went out Tuesdayand Wednesday in Topeka
to coax hardcore outdoors
folks to come inside, said
Barry Feaker, executive
director of the Topeka Res-cue Mission. Then 308
homeless people sought
refuge at the shelter, Feak-er said.
We are out of room, he
said, adding that the facili-
ty could add more cots with
the citys permission.
Some mentally ill resi-dents who dont like being
around others could be
placed in hotel rooms, he
said.
The shelter serves anaverage of 1,200 meals a
day from 5 a.m. through
early evening.
The snow stopped falling
early Wednesday as thestorm tracked toward the
New England states.
The National Weather
Service said 9 inches of
snow fell in Wichita, andmore than a foot in Topeka
and surrounding cities.
Temperatures for
Wednesday were forecastto stay under 10 degrees for
much of the state, accom-
panied by wind chills well
below zero.
There was a slight chanceof additional snow to
return to Kansas through
Monday with temperatures
remaining below freezing.
Still, Gov. Sam Brown-back declared that state
offices in the area wouldresume normal operating
hours Thursday, and the
Legislature planned toreturn to the Statehouse
after two days of canceled
meetings.
Most schools and univer-
sities remained closedWednesday. Fort Leaven-
worth was operating on a
four-hour delay at the
northeast Kansas Armypost.
Two traffic deaths Tues-
day afternoon from a two-
car crash on U.S. 69 south
of Pittsburg in CrawfordCounty were blamed on the
weather conditions.In a separate accident,
also believed to be weather-
related, a truck driver waskilled when his truck col-
lided with another Tuesday
morning on Interstate 135
just north of Hesston in
south-central Kansas.The highway patrol said
the driver, 58-year-old Rich-
ard Lynn Conquest of
Moundridge, died Wednes-
day in a hospital.The Kansas Department
of Transportation reported
most other major highways
were still covered withsnow or ice Wednesday
morning.
In Topeka, Jason Wills,
an electrician for the agen-cy that maintains state
buildings, used a blower to
clear snow from the side-
walks around his andneighbors homes near the
public library after spend-
ing part of his morning
doing the same outside hischurch.
The father of four
installed a spare carbure-
tor to get it running.
Down the block, Pat Fire-
baugh, an investigator withthe Kansas attorney gener-
als office, braved the cold
to try to extricate his car
from the parking lot of his
apartment complex.He said he spent Tues-
day holed up in his apart-
ment.
Im going to get out and
get moving, he said. Immore worried about get-
ting out of the parking lot
than the streets.In Wichita, the city was
using sand to treat its roads
because the cold made salt
less effective, said Joe
Pajor, the deputy public
works director.Rural areas were digging
out, too. Near Brewster in
northwest Kansas, rancher
Mike Schultz was up at 6
a.m. to start his tractorsand feed his 80 head of cat-
tle.
He used them to plow a
snow-drifted county road
to reach his herd in a pas-ture 14 miles from his
home.
It is kind of miserable,
he said.
Kansas FedExdriver threatened
at gunpointCOLWICH A subur-
ban Wichita man is accused
of pointing a shotgun at a
FedEx driver who deliv-
ered a package to the wronghouse.
The Sedgwick County
sheriffs office says the
incident happened aroundnoon Tuesday near Col-
wich, in the northwesternpart of the county.
The driver told deputies
he had just left the packageat a home when a man
opened the door, pointed a
shotgun at him and told
him to come and take it
away.The driver obeyed, then
called 911.
Deputies arrested the
71-year-old man and
booked him into jail onsuspicion of aggravated
assault.
Sheriffs Lt. Dave Mat-
tingly says the package
should have been delivered
to the house next door, butauthorities still arent sure
why the resident reacted to
the mix-up with a firearm.
Kansas utilitiesseek for change ingreen energy lawTOPEKA Utilities in
Kansas are lobbying legis-
lators to rewrite a state
renewable energy law toprovide less of a financial
benefit to consumers who
install solar panels or
windmills.
However, a solar energy
advocate said bills intro-
duced in the House and
Senate would make Kansasone of the worst states in
the country for solar busi-
nesses, The Topeka Capi-
tal-Journal reported.Under the states net
metering law, consumers
who use renewable resourc-
es and generate more elec-tricity than they need getfull credit for each extra
kilowatt hour they send to
the electric grid.
Westar Energy, the
states largest electric com-pany, said the practice does
not account for utilities
fixed costs, such as power
plants and lines.
When a customer gen-
erates some of his or herown power and gets paid
the full retail rate of 10
cents, the result is that
other customers pay hisshare of the cost of the
entire infrastructure that
he continues to use, Mark
Schreiber, Westars execu-tive director of governmentaffairs, told legislators
Tuesday. Rooftop solar
systems dont remove a
customers reliance on the
utility grid of power plants they just save fuel.
Mark Moser, of Manhat-
tan, is inventor and owner
of the Konza Solar Tracker,
which moves solar panels
with the sun to make themmore efficient.
He warned solar busi-
nesses would move to other
states if net meteringbilling ended.
I would be left with few
options, Moser said, not-
ing that 43 states have netmetering. As the prover-bial solar tracking mustard
seed, the Konza Solar
Tracker will have to find
more fertile ground to grow
in elsewhere.Schreiber said the pro-
posed bills would still com-
pensate consumers at a
premium for their excess
electricity but lower the
reimbursement to the util-itys avoided cost rather
than the full retail price.
Otherwise, he said
Westar might have to raiserates on customers who
dont generate their own
electricity.
Kansas Interfaith Powerand Light, a group of reli-gious leaders against cli-
mate change, has made the
net-metering bills a top pri-
ority, along with measures
to roll back renewable stan-dards that are expected to
come before lawmakers
this year.
Kansas slowly digs out from heavy snow, cold
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SocialDuplicate BridgeThe Social Duplicate
Bridge group met Feb. 3 atSterling House with 14individuals participatingin the Howell movement.
The first place winnersfor the evening were MaryMinick and Ramona Nor-cross. The second placewinners were Gary andMary Devin. Joel and JudyHofer placed third.
There were 18 individu-als participating in theHowell movement on Jan.
27. The first place winnersat that meeting were Garyand Mary Devin. Winningsecond place were TomGelvin and Art Cohen.Ron Moon and RussellGaston placed third.
The group meets eachMonday at 6:30 p.m. at Ster-ling House, 1022 CarolineAve. All bridge players arewelcome. For more infor-mation call Ramona Nor-cross at (785) 762-2218.
Kiwanis clubmeeting
Patty presided and some-where between talkingabout her proud grand-mother, she urged all tosell pancake tickets for theMarch 1 pancake feed.
Ray Schmidt and TomDill were our guest speak-ers, reminiscing abouttheir African safari.
It all started when Tombid on this trip for two fora 10-day safari at a Nation-al Wild Turkey Federationbanquet.
This past August, thetwo of them flew 16 hoursto Johannesburg, SouthAfrica, flew another two
hours north and thendrove another two hoursalmost to the Zimbabweborder.
There was a fenced-inhunting ranch consistingof tens of thousands ofacres. This was a huntingranch, but there are alsobreeding ranches that justbreed the animals and sellthem to the hunting ranch-
es.Ray and Tom were
allowed three animals eachand had the opportunity tohunt other animals on an ala carte basis.
This trip included allmeals, nice accommoda-tions, and guides.
They were assigned aprofessional hunter and aprofessional tracker.
They were warned to notget bitten by the blackmamba snake because it ishighly venomous and noth-ing could be done.
Just sit back and die.They did take their own
weapons and went througha lengthy process beforethey left.
Their day started at 6a.m. and they hunted everyday. In the mornings whena little cooler (40s) theydrove looking for theirprey and in the afternoons(50-70s) they would go tothe watering holes.
They also were able togo hunting from a helicop-ter.
They were able to dineon the meat they shot, andthe rest is fed to the ranchhands or sold to helpfinance the ranching busi-
ness.Some of the animals
they either saw or killedincluded zebra, gemsbok,kudu, warthog, impala,and cape buffalo.
The hides and skulls arebeing shipped back to JC,but first have to undergo asix-to eight-month processof disinfecting them.
They will then take to alocal taxidermist to finish.
Board meeting nextWednesday and Don Wolfhas the program on Feb.12. Pancake Feed is March1.
JCLT Guild meetingThe Guild members of
the Junction City LittleTheater met Jan. 29 at 9:30a.m. in the TheaterAnnex.
Hostesses Mary KayMunson, Jennie Mae Heck,Sheila Markley, and NancySampson served a sumptu-ous Valentine-themed
brunch to 20 members andtwo guests: Mickie Daviesand Flora Lewis.
After President AnessaLocke called the meetingto order, the minutes andtreasurers reports weregiven and approved.
Wrapping up old busi-ness, the group was givenreports on the successfulrun of our Christmasshow, Its a WonderfulLife.
It was reported that theGuild had a successful saleof hot chocolate, coffee,and Christmas cookies.
Ellen Westerhaus report-
ed the Tuesday volunteergroup made headway inorganizing the storage ofcostume pieces in the attic,and the prop room hasbeen successfully sortedand cleaned, giving morespace for important items.
She also explained theprocedure for renting cos-tumes is easy for anyone touse. She keeps meticulousrecords of what pieces ofclothing are checked outand stated costume rentalof our extensive costumesupply is open to all orga-nizations and individuals.
New business consisted
of preparing for the upcom-ing Valentines show, The25th Annual Putnam Coun-ty Spelling Bee to beshown Feb. 14 and 15 at7:30 p.m. and Feb. 16 at 2p.m. Signups and instruc-tions were given to callers,program folders, conces-sion workers, for makingValentine-themed cookiesand for selling the refresh-ments during intermis-sions of the show.
It was announced theshow is progressing well,and audiences will delightin the humor. It was also
mentioned that parentaldiscretion is advised sincethe show is more appropri-ate for adults and willmake a great Valentinedate opportunity for cou-ples. The meeting wasadjourned until the nextmeeting to be held in lateMarch preceding the Aprilmusical, Jesus Christ,Superstar.
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(From left) Red Dunham and Lawrence Long, who have been members of the JC Breakfast OptimistClub for 45 years each spoke last Wednesday at the Hampton Inn to the club.
Club NewsOld timers
Special to The Daily Union
Once upon a time, therewas a middle school princi-pal who retired after manyyears in the education field.
This principal had a clearidea of what retirementwould be like: some familyobligations, a bit of time topursue personal interestssuch as good music, and, lastbut not least, serving thecommunity.
It is not surprising thenthat when this retired middleschool principal, Dr. Ferrell
Miller, found it necessary toresign as president of theI.C.A.R.E. board, I.C.A.R.E.executive director VickieBobbitt began her expressionof appreciation with the fol-lowing statement: Our pur-pose in life, with the time wehave, should be gearedtoward giving back to thecommunity through volun-teer services such as school,organizations and church.
Miller and fellow retirededucator Mike Ritchie,I.C.A.R.E. treasurer, whoalso resigned from the board,have been attentive and com-mitted board members who
helped make it possible toincrease the number of youthand older adults formingpositive relationships, whichis the mission of the I.C.A.R.E.organization.
Community surveys timeand time again show localresidents want choices thataccommodate their enter-tainment, competitive, andother interests and needs.
Sometimes, there is a dis-connect between wantingthose activities and beingwilling to contribute so thatsuch things can happen.
Big events such as Sun-
down Salute and Jammin inJC certainly require a com-
mitment of time from manypeople to happen.
The majority of time isdonated by volunteers whohelp because help is needed,and they are willing to pitchin.
The same can be said ofthose who volunteer for orga-nizations that enrich thecommunity suchas I.C.A.R.E., theArts Council, theHistorical Societyand many others.
One of the firstlife lessons young
people learn isthey dont havetime to do all thethings they wantto do, as well asall the things theymust do.
As adults, weface the samedilemma.
Over time, thethings we want todo and those wemust do may havechanged, but westill have to decidehow to spend ourtime.
A young-minded olderlady who volunteered hertime by serving the commu-nity in numerous ways onceremarked to me that as longas a person lives, they havethe responsibility to giveback to the community.
Giving what one can in theservice of others is the smallprice we pay for occupyingspace on this earth.
Her advice is as validtoday as when I first heard itover 30 years ago.
When researchers studywhat makes life meaningfulthe answer is always thesame: relationships.
I.C.A.R.E. strives to buildpositive relationships
between young people andolder adults.
As young people and olderadults begin interacting, theslate for all is fresh.
Acceptance is uncondi-tional. You dont have to earnthe privilege of building apositive relationship thatis a gift you give yourself
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I . C . A . R . E .matches groupsof young peoplewho would like toget to know andlearn from olderpeople, and olderpeople who wouldlike to get to knowand learn fromyounger people.
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Additional informationabout I.C.A.R.E., includingboard opportunities, is avail-able from Vickie Bobbitt,Executive Director, at (785)761-6278.
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Junction City Arts Councils
40th Anniversary
Sweetheart DinnerFriday Evening, February 14, 2014At the C.L. Hoover Opera House135 W. Seventh, Junction CityCash Bar Opens at 5:30 p.m.
Dinner ~ Table Service at 6:00 p.m.Festive Attire
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ness and participation inreporting crimes to lawenforcement agencies andorganizations such asJunction City-GearyCounty Crime Stoppers.
In addition, the PoliceDepartment and the GearyCounty Sheriffs Depart-ment have been proactivein their approach to stop-ping crime, Brown said.
This is a partnershipthat kind of led to thisreduction in crime, hesaid.
Another likely factor,
Brown said, was Opera-tion Adabag, a multi-agency drug bust carriedout in May that nettedmore than 100 arrests inJunction City, GrandviewPlaza, Manhattan andOgden.
In a two-day span, law
enforcement agencies inthose areas, along withthe KBI and assistingagencies from other juris-dictions, executed searchand arrest warrants.
Officials seized cocaine,vehicles, firearms, otherillegal drugs and para-phernalia during the bust.The bust was the culmina-tion of a 13-month investi-gation into an area crackcocaine distribution ring.
Brown said OperationAdabag knocked thatcriminal element (in Junc-tion City) back on theirtoes.
Statistics provided byBrown show, of violentcrimes, aggravated
assaults decreased themost from 156 in 2012 to134 in 2013. Robberiesdecreased from 16 in 2012to 15 in 2013.
Other violent crimesactually increased.
Criminal homicidesincreased from one in 2012
to three in 2013 and forc-
ible rapes increased from
14 in 2012 to 15 in 2013.
All three crimes con-
tained in the property
crime statistics decreased
from 2012 to 2013.
The number of burglar-
ies fell from 177 in 2012 to
128 in 2013, thefts fell from
622 in 2012 to 598 in 2013
and auto thefts fell from
27 in 2012 to 22 in 2013.
Brown said the overall
reduction in crime has
been a theme for many
years.
Its been in decline all
the way since 1989, he
said.
CRIMEContinued from Page 1A
Overall, for theyear, we had a 10
percent reduction incrime (compared to
2012).
TIMBROWN
Junction City Police Chief
Stowe claims Rothlisberghung up on her in the mid-dle of their phone conver-sation. Stowe later sent anemail to Rothlisberg voic-ing her displeasure of howtheir previous conversationended. She also sent an
email to Speaker of theHouse Ray Merrick(R-Stilwell).
The email requests Mer-rick make Rothlisberg post
a written apology for thepublic to see, receive sensi-tivity training and take ananger management course.
Rothlisberg said hedoesnt recall Stowe, spe-cifically, because hesreceived so many phone
calls and emails since hiscomments made therounds on social networks.Stowe said the group plansto target politicians from
other areas of the coun-try.
Were not going to stopwith just targeting himbecause we realize hesjust a small fish in a reallybig pond in the scope ofthings, she said.
POSTERBOYContinued from Page 1A
Candlelight Lane, was a kitchen fire. Junc-
tion City Fire Chief Kevin Royse said the
crew operated two men short but was able
to contain the fire to the kitchen. Estimat-
ed damages were roughly $10,000, and no
injuries were reported.
Meanwhile, the Junction City Police
Department spent part of the two days
assisting motorists who were stuck on the
road. Tuesday, the JCPD reported three
accidents and responded to 71 calls. Mean-
while, the Geary County Sheriffs Office
reported three accidents Tuesday and
Wednesday, all on Interstate 70, and the
Grandview Plaza Police Department
reported one accident. There was no word
on injuries.Junction City Police Chief Tim Brown
said citizens generally responded well to
warnings issued by the city over the
impending storm.
For the most part everyone was well-
behaved during the storm, and there were
very few incidents or accidents, he said.
Overall, I was very proud with the way
our citizens handled one of the worst
snow events in recent history.
The department initiated emergency
snow procedures Tuesday afternoon,
which stated officers would not respond tovehicle accidents with less than $1,000 in
damage, or accidents without injuries.
Those procedures were still in effect
Wednesday night, but could be lifted today,
he said.
Brown said roughly 18 vehicles were
ticketed and towed for failing to comply
with the emergency snow route declara-
tion issued by the city Tuesday afternoon,
which prohibited residents from parking
on posted emergency snow routes. Brown
said that number was a lot less than I
thought.
If they do not comply with the signage
they are subject to get ticketed and
towed, he said. We will try to contact
them but if we cant, they will be towed.The emergency snow route declaration
was also still in effect Wednesday evening.
Brown also indicated it would take time
for public works crews to clear residential
streets.
An email sent to Junction City Director
of Public Works Ray Ibarra was not
returned by Wednesday evening.
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