The Year In: 2015 Sets Record

RAIN BY
MONTH
49.06
December
3.36 in.
SUNDAY january 10, 2016
THE YEAR IN
November
3.13 in.
RAIN
The
National
Weather
Service gets its
weather recordings
from Liberals Brad
Hinkle. Unfortunately,
Hinkle was injured last
month, and a spokesman for
the NWS, Duane Wolfe, said the
service had to use some daily
rainfall totals accumulated at Liberal
Municipal Airport to supplement the
official records.Though those
numbers totalled 50.57 inches,
Hinkles total was 49.06 inches.Wolfe
recommended the NWS will be
using that number as the official
total for 2015 unless further
investigation proves
otherwise.
42.57
September
1.5 in.
FORMER
RECORD
July
percent.
RIGHT: This semi is backing into a lot on

Virginia Avenue north of Pancake Blvd.
The rain total for June 11, 2015 was 5.00
inches, according to Liberals National
Weather Service observer Brad Hinkle.
This has brought the year-to-date total
for Liberal to 23.40 inches after a record
total in May of 13.37 inches in that month
alone. Liberal historically averages 18 to
20 inches a year. L&T photos/Larry Phillips
October
6.10 in.
August
4.42 in.
set in
1961
5.45 in.
had been historically

43.7
damaging, including the area
north of the Frog Pond and on
south Clay Avenue, due to the citys
flood projects that have been completed
in the last 10 to 15 years.
36.47
34.97
34.14 in.
2015 SETS RECORD
The
average
rainfall in
Liberal is 18 to
CENTER: Cars parked on the morning
20 inches.The
of June 12, 2015 at a mobile home
record for annual
park on East Second Street in
rainfall since it has
Liberal sit in 4 to 6 inches of
been recorded in Liberal
water throughout the eastwas 34.14 inches set in
side driveway. Many areas
saw flooding, like near Cain
1961.With the accumulation
and Seventh, where
of precipitation for 2015 at
several cars flooded out at
49.06
inches nearly double
dawn and had to be
the annual average the
removed with tow trucks.
former record was
Many areas were drained
off by 7:30, especially
shattered by 14.92
where previous flooding
inches, or
45.70
30.55
24.45
May
13.37 in.
June
6.53 in.
17.92
2015
had seven
months
with more than
3 inches.
May 2015 was
wettest month
with
13.37 inches
in 31 days.
4.55
March
Hatcher: Rains help

crops, wildlife, but
hinder construction
By ELLY GRIMM
Leader & Times
The rainfall amount in Liberal set a new record in 2015 at nearly 50 inches
after being at a paltry 34 inches since 1961.
While people throughout the whole Liberal community saw effects from
the extra moisture, local farmers were especially grateful.
I was a little skeptical simply because I knew any minute it was going to
quit. 10 years of drought had brainwashed me into thinking any given minute,
it would stop, admitted local farmer Nick Hatcher. But all the extra moisture
was absolutely amazing, just amazing.
Hatcher said his farming operations saw less input expenses due to not
needing to pump as much water as usual, which Hatcher added was a costsaver and helped save natural resources.
I dont have as much dry land as what other farmers have in the area and from
that perspective...Ive heard multiple stories of 150-160 bushel dry land milo and
those are phenomenal yields from the milo crop in the area, Hatcher said.
And that extra milo is a benefit all its own. The Conestoga plant, which
Hatcher is involved with, is seeing a substantial amount of milo and
employees at the plant will have access to that crop for use in the ethanol
plants.
Thats something we havent had much of in years past and that is just a huge
boom for agriculture because it gives those milo growers a better market and
somewhere to go with their product, Hatcher said. It helps add more value to the
crops we grow, which is great.
Even with the boom for local agriculture, Hatcher added there are a few detri-
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1.2 in.
DRY
2014
January
0.08 in.
April
2.56 in.
1.99
0.79
0.08
February
0.71 in.
22.37 INCHES
LESS THAN HALF OF 2015
Only a few months before the heavy

rainfalls began in 2014, a 12-car pileThe
up occured south of Liberal on U.S.
Highway 54 when low visibility
largest
caused by dry and dusty
single day of
conditions made it
rain had
impossible for drivers to
see hazards only a few
feet in front of their
vehicles. One person
on June 12, 2015.
was extricated from
Unofficial
a vehicle in the
observers said it
fracas that occured
all fell in about
April 27, 2014. L&T file
photos/Chris Linenbroker
5 to 6 hours.
5 inches
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Wind chill values as low as 5. South
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of 21. South wind around 7 mph
becoming west after midnight.
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IRENE ORTEGA
Irene Esparza Ortega, 62, died
Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2016 at her home
in Liberal.
She was born Nov. 27, 1953 to
Marcelino Esparza and Maria
Melero in Durango, Mexico.
She married Gerardo Ortega on
Aug. 15, 1970 in Col Independencia Namiquipa Chihuahua
Mexico. He survives.
Survivors also include sons: Luis
Gerardo Ortega Esparza, Liberal,
Otoniel (Tony) Ortega Esparza and
wife, Victoria, New Castle, Colo.,
Uriel Ortega Esparza and wife,
Vicky, Liberal and Sergio Ortega
Esparza, Liberal; four brothers;
four sisters; and six grandchildren.
Funeral mass took place at 10
a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016 at St.
Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
in Liberal with Fr. Jim Dieker
presiding.
Burial took place at the Liberal
Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to St.
Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
in care of Brenneman Funeral 1212
W. 2nd St. Liberal, KS 67901.
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MONDAY
Life After Loss is a free five-week
support group for persons who
have experienced a recent loss.
The program was developed by a
hospital chaplain and has been
proven effective by hospices,
churches, counseling centers and
funeral homes. Please pre-register
prior to the first session by calling
Peggy Lloyd at 620-624-2775. The
group will meet in the Classroom at
The Classy Rack (218 S. Kansas

Avenue) at 7 p.m.
Morning transportation for
persons age 55 and older is
available from 9 a.m. to noon and 1
to 4:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday through the Liberal Senior
Center. For more information or
to schedule a ride, call 624-2511.
Celebrate life from 6:30 to 8
p.m. at Assembly of God at 138 S.
Main in Hugoton. Park in the back
lot.
Al-Anon Family Group meets at
8 p.m. at 1405 Cemetery Road in
Hugoton. Call 620-544-2610 or
620-544-2854
for
more
information.
Attention veterans. An
Oklahoma Department of Veterans
veteran
service
Affairs
representative will meet with you
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the
Workforce Center in Guymon,
Okla., to advise you in obtaining
veteran benefits.
WEDNESDAY
TUESDAY
Overeaters Anonymous of
Guymon, Okla., will meet at 10:30
a.m. at the AA Club on Main
Street across from Homeland in
Guymon. All who have a problem
with food are welcome to attend.

Inside Out Kids at the Hugoton

Assembly of God, 138 S. Main,
beginning with dinner at 6:45 p.m.
Program will be from 7 to 8 p.m.
Rides are available by calling Pastor
Ben Coats at 620-428-1487 before
5:30 p.m.
New Community Missionary

Baptist Church hosts a food
cupboard beginning at 5:30 p.m.
every Tuesday. Residents in need
should bring identification to
receive services. The cupboard is
located at the Community
Missionary Baptist Educational
Center.
Affairs
veteran
service
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at High
Plains Vo-Tech in Woodward,
veteran benefits.
The Liberal Area Rape Crisis and

Domestic Violence Services
Womens Support Group will meet
at 7 p.m. at 909 N. Clay.
THURSDAY
The Al Anon Support Group for

inividuals whose lives have been
affected by family or friends with
an alcohol problem meets at 6:30
p.m. every Tuesday at Club One at
109 W. Second in Liberal. For
more information, call 620-5441533 or 620-629-7273.
Weight Watchers meeting every
Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m.
Doors open at 5 for registration
and weigh-ins. Come to 215 S.
Western to Western Avenue
Church of Christ. Questions? Call
580-651-5654.
The Open Arms Food Bank food
pantry will have a distribution from
4 to 5 p.m. No applications or
qualifying. Food will be given away
on a first come, first served basis.
Call the church if you have any
questions
at
624-4416.
Distribution will occur at the
church at 623 N. Grant Ave. in
Liberal. Please use the north
entrance.
Residents at Pioneer Manor in
Hugoton play Bingo at 2 p.m.
Community members are invited
to volunteer or play a game with

The Western Avenue Church of
Christ has a benevolent room
which is open to the public from 9
to 10 a.m. every Thursday. For
those in need of clothing, come by
215 S. Western Ave.
The Liberal Table Tennis Club
will meet at 7 p.m. at the Parks and
Rec office.
T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly), a non-profit weight loss
group, meets at 6 p.m. Thursdays
at Grace Lutheran Church at 1200
W. 11th Street in Liberal. The first
meeting is free. Dues are $28 per
year. Call Gail at 629-1379 with
questions.
The Liberal Area Rape Crisis and
Domestic Violence Services Mens
Support Group will meet from 7 to
8 p.m. at 909 N. Clay.
The Southwest Kansas Widows
and Widower Support Groups
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the residents.
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veteran
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Affairs
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the
Workforce Center in Woodward,
veteran benefits.
FRIDAY
the residents.
Affairs
veteran
service
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at City Hall
in Beaver, Okla., to advise you in
obtaining veteran benefits.
SATURDAY
The Dementia Support Group
that meets the third Saturday of
each month at the Main Street
Guymon office from 4 5 p.m. at
116 NE Fifth in Guymon. Dorothy
Countryman is the leader for the
group where anyone is welcome to
attend. For more information, call
580-338-6246.
SUNDAY, JAN. 17
How about a break from cooking
and cleaning the mess? Everyone is
invited to join the Plains
community for lunch and let the
kids play pool, fooze ball or watch a
kids movie while the adults visit
and meet others in the community.
If interested, a Fathers Feast, a
free home-cooked meal will be
available at 12:15 p.m. on the third
Sunday of every month in
downtown Plains at the Frog Pond

at 410 Grand Ave. The feast is
sponsored by Plains Christian
Church.
MONDAY, JAN. 18
Life After Loss is a free five-week
support group for persons who
have experienced a recent loss.
The program was developed by a
hospital chaplain and has been
proven effective by hospices,
churches, counseling centers and
funeral homes. Please pre-register
prior to the first session by calling
Peggy Lloyd at 620-624-2775. The
group will meet in the Classroom at
The Classy Rack (218 S. Kansas
Avenue) at 7 p.m.
The Turpin Senior Center will
celebrate
birthdays
and
anniversaries of the month with a
meal and games starting at 6:30
p.m. The center is funded by grants
and a percentage of Beaver County
tax funds. More information is
available at 580-778-3527 or 580778-3487.
Celebrate life from 6:30 to 8
p.m. at Assembly of God at 138 S.
Main in Hugoton. Park in the back
lot.
620-544-2854
for
more
information.
Affairs
veteran
service
from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at City
Hall in Boise City, Okla., to advise
you in obtaining veteran benefits.
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Farmers benefit from record precipitation in 2015
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By ROBERT PIERCE
Leader &Times
Rain ...
The record precipitation seen in Liberal

in 2015 proved to be much of a help to
many area farmers.
Seward County K-State Extension Ag
Agent Kylee Harrison said overall, local
crop yields were higher than 2014s, and
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that trend seem to hold throughout the
state.
ments to all the extra moisture received.
Based on Nov. 1 conditions, Kansass
There is one detriment and thats with
2015 corn crop was forecast at 570 million
more rain comes more weed growth and
bushels, up one percent from last years
we have to control the weeds more and so
production, according to the USDAs
on, Hatcher admitted. Ive also seen
National Agricultural Statistics Service.
more tractor activity in the fields this past
The area to be harvested for grain, at 3.85
summer and more spraying operations.
million acres, is up 1 percent from a year
Another benefit is weve seen a huge
ago. Yield was forecast at 148 bushels per
increase in pheasants and quail but with
acre, down 1 bushel from last year.
that, weve also seen a huge increase in the
Sorghum for grain in Kansas was forecast
mouse population and rabbits and everyat 277 million bushels, up 39 percent from
thing else that comes with nature.
last year. Area for harvest, at 3.15 million
Along with the bountiful harvest
acres, is up 17 percent from 2014. Record
farmers had, which Hatcher said he is
tying yield was forecast at 88 bushels per
extremely grateful for, he said he would
acre, up 14 bushels from last year.
also like to see commodity prices come up
Kansass soybean production was
a little bit to help both the local and
forecast at 148 million bushels, up 5
national economies.
percent from last year. Area for harvest, at
Weve had what you could call a 103.90 million acres, is 2 percent below 2014.
year drought weve gone through and
Yield is forecast at 38 bushels per acre, up
hopefully, that cycle has been broken and
2.5 bushels from last year.
well be in a wetter weather pattern,
Some crops dropped slightly or were
Hatcher said. I know Farmers Almanac
unchanged from 2014s yield numbers,
is calling for I believe a wetter spring but
though.
then later in the summer in July and
Cotton production in Kansas was
August its supposed to dry up and get
forecast at 24,000 bales, down 50 percent
warm so well be planning accordingly. But
from last year according to the USDAs
I hope we broke that drought pattern and
National Agricultural Statistics Service. Walking in the rain seldom is a problem in Southwest Kansas during normal years of rainfall. However, last years record
hopefully well be back in a wetter cycle.
Harvested acres, at 15,000 acres, are down provided numerous days of having to deal with heavy rainfall. One day in June saw 5 inches in less than 6 hours, and Mays
48 percent from 2014. Yield is forecast at total was 13.37. Courtesy photo
768 pounds per harvested acre, down 26
117 million pounds, up 28 percent from percent from a year ago. Yield of 1.80 tons not able to work with the muddy condi- muddy, she said.
pounds from last year.
Last year likewise saw much in the way
tions. Harrison said this was very little, if
Dry edible bean production in Kansas last year. Acreage for harvest, at 78,000 per acre, is up 0.20 ton from 2014.
of severe weather with many area
Winter wheat production was forecast at any, problem for most area farmers.
was forecast at 210,000 hundredweight acres, is up 19,000 acres from 2014.
Much of the rain was early enough in tornadoes and even a few hail storms
Yield was forecast at 1,498 pounds per 334 million bushels, up 36 percent from
(cwt) for 2015, up 79 percent from last
year. Total planted area, at 8,000 acres, is acre, down 54 pounds per acre from a year last years crop. Area for grain, at 8.8 the summer that it did not affect harvest pounding the area. For the most part, the
up 500 acres from last year. Harvested ago. Of the acres for harvest, non-oil million acres, is unchanged from last year. crops, she said. It definitely helped the storms did little in the way of damage to
crops, but Harrison did say one event in
acres, at 7,800 acres, are up 900 acres from sunflowers account for 25,000 acres and oil Yield is forecast at 38 bushels per acre, 10 wheat.
Harrison said for some, however, the particular did some.
bushels above last year.
2014. The forecasted yield for 2015 was sunflowers account for 53,000 acres.
The Memorial Day weekend storm
Oats production is forecast at 1.20 rains came too late.
Alfalfa hay production, at 2.47 million
2,690 pounds per harvested acre, 980
The wheat had already burnt up, she definitely showed some hail damage
tons, is up 8 percent from the 2014 crop. million bushels, up 43 percent from 2014.
pounds higher than last year.
around the county, she said.
Pinto beans account for 80 percent of Area for harvest, at 650,000 acres, is up 8 Yield, at 60 bushels per acre, is forecast to said.
With 2015 now in the rearview mirror for
Harrison said some farmers did have a
the total production; at 167,000 cwt, they percent from a year ago. Yield of 3.80 tons be up 4 bushels per acre from a year ago.
farmers, producers are looking forward to
are up from 92,000 cwt in 2014. All other per acre was unchanged from 2014. All Acreage for harvest, at 20,000 acres, is up problem getting field work done.
The moisture that came later this year 2016 crop harvest, and if Fridays snow is
bean classes represent 20 percent of the other hay production, at 3.24 million tons, 5,000 acres from last year.
Of course, having extra moisture in the made it hard to get into the field for many any indication, this year could be just as
is up 19 percent from 2014. Area for
states total production.
All sunflower production was forecast at harvest, at 1.80 million acres, is up 6 field can also be a drawback, with farmers farmers because it was too wet and wet and just as productive.
Huelskamp named new

chairman of small business
subcommittee
This new role will provide
Huelskamp opportunities
to highlight topics
important to Kansas small
businesses
Special to the Leader & Times
WASHINGTON Today the

House Small Business Committee
announced that Congressman Tim
Huelskamp (KS-01) has been
named the new chairman of
thesSubcommittee on Economic
Growth, Tax and Capital Access.
Huelskamp said of his new chairmanship, From family farms, to
small manufacturers and our
community banks, small businesses
are the lifeblood of the Kansas
economy. It will be an honor to
serve as chairman of this subcommittee and shine a light on issues
that are so important to our way of
life. As chairman, I will invite small
business owners, employees,
farmers, bankers, and others to give
their insight how the federal
government can work better for
them, or simply just get out of their
way.
This new role will provide
Huelskamp opportunities to
highlight topics important to
Kansas small businesses, the
backbone of the states economy.
Huelskamps priorities include
evaluating the current tax code that
is hurting small businesses, halting
harmful regulations on farmers and
many other small businesses, such
as the radical Waters of the U.S.
rule, and reducing the burden of
Dodd-Franks overregulation of the
community banks upon which our
small businesses rely.
Congressman
Huelskamps
appointment to the Economic
Growth, Tax and Capital Access
Subcommittee
will
have
immediate, positive implications.
HUELSKAMP
Regulatory accountability has been
lacking, environmental review
needs improving, and local voice
has been subordinated to bureau-
cratic agendas, said Jim Carlson of

Stillwater Technical Solutions and
the Kansas Natural Resource
Coalition. Carlson is based in
Garden City.
Congressman
Huelskamp
listens to his constituents first and
foremost, said Chairman Chabot,
the Chairman of the full Small
Business Committee. Thats what
small businesses need from their
representatives in Washington, and
that is what will make him a great
leader for the Economic Growth,
Tax and Capital Access Subcommittee.
This marks another recent victory
for conservatives under new House
Speaker Ryan. In December,
Congressman Huelskamp was also
elected by his colleagues to the
powerful
House
Steering
Committee which makes selections
for all other House Committees.
Man charged with stealing thousands of pounds of candy

HESPERIA, Calif. (AP) Candy might not be
so sweet for a Southern California man.
Jesus Ibarra of Hesperia was arrested Thursday
after authorities say they found his garage full of
stolen sweets. He was freed on bail but couldnt
be reached for comment at his home Friday.
The Riverside Press-Enterprise says Mars
Candy Co. sweets that hadnt passed inspection
were supposed to be trucked to a location in San
Bernardino County for destruction but when the

truck arrived, 7,500 pounds of candy were
missing.
The Sheriffs Department says investigators
caught a break when ads starting turning up
online.
That led to Ibarras home. Authorities say his
garage had been turned into a candy store with 30
racks of boxed candy labeled with prices.
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OPINION
You dont stop laughing

because you grow old. You grow
old because you stop laughing.
Salina Journal
Jan. 5
M I CH A E L P R I T CH A R D
We can wait
before we
spend money to
make buildings
gun-secure
Is Bernie a Socialist?
It all depends on
what you mean by
socialist.
society to pay taxes to support

schools for the common good and
that this is technically socialism,
they tend to either redefine it or
immediately find excuses why all
schools should be private.
But the fact remains that
anything of major consequence in
civilization is accomplished by
people coming together and acting
in concert. Many objected when
our President observed that You
didnt make that in reference to
the power of community. But
anyone who objects can ride off
alone on their pony to the log
cabin they built,
because the
public roads,
the police, the
fire department,
the army, and
the schools were
built by communities coming
together. You
can call this
Unfortunately, Western cultures

array political beliefs along a
simplistic far-right to far-left
spectrum dating from the French
Revolution. This array from
monarchists to aristocrats to
conservatives to moderates to
liberals to socialists to communists
is simplistic and confuses
economic systems with political
systems.
Just as conservatives come in
flavors from
moderate fiscal
conservatives to
extremists who
act to shut down
government,
there are
dictatorial
socialists and
democratic
socialists who
are a world
apart.
The minimal
education we
receive in public
schools on this
topic often
leaves students
with the belief
that socialism is
always
Longtime Kansas
oppressive, as in
Educator
the national
socialists of
Germany (Nazis), the USSR, or
communitarianism or something
the just-outvoted socialist
else, but the American public
government in Venezuela.
knee-jerk response against the
Few stop to think about the
term
socialism is hard to
currently successful Scandinavian
overcome.
democratic socialist states that
This was recognized over a
accept full free market capitalism
century
ago by Edward Bellamy.
and provide comprehensive
As
a
kid,
I read many utopian
welfare, free education based on
works,
from
Thomas Mores
merit, universal health care, and
to
Bellamys
Looking
Utopia
collective bargaining at the
national level. Even our ally France Backward, a novel that predicted
a future that solved social
is currently led by Francois
problems by abandoning
Hollande, a democratic socialist.
competition and having the state
When Senator Bernie Sanders
own all industry. Bellamy was very
spoke last month to explain his
democratic socialist philosophy, his much an American patriothis
cousin Francis Bellamy wrote our
position was even milder than the
Pledge of Allegiance.
Scandinavian democratic model.
But he knew the taint on the
He spoke much of FDRs New
word
socialism kept citizens from
Deal, social security, the growing
thinking
deeper. In a letter he
one percent of wealthy, and our
wrote
in
1888,
Bellamy stated: In
income inequality. No mention of
the
radicalness
of the opinions I
nationalizing the power
have
expressed,
I may seem to outcompanies, the railroads,
socialize
the
socialists,
yet the
petroleum companies, or other
word
socialist
is
one
I
never
could
industries. He would appear to be
well
stomach.
In
the
first
place
it is
a president in the mode of FDR
a
foreign
word
in
itself,
and
equally
and LBJ. But both Franklin
foreign in all its suggestions. It
Delano and Lyndon Baines were
smells to the average American of
wise enough to not use the
petroleum, suggests the red flag...
socialist label.
and so forth. So Bellamy used the
Why am I, an education
term nationalism instead, and
commentator, taking time to
gained a national following.
discuss socialism? It is simple. I
It is unfortunate that every time
have always worked for socialist
Bernie
tries to explain democratic
institutions: public schools and
socialism,
the number who will
public universities. Should you
recoil
from
the socialist label will
object to this usage, I will point
exceed
those
who understand the
out that they sure arent private.
value of working together as a
When folks on the far right
communityand his support will
occasionally wake up to the fact
drop.
that we have come together as a
GUEST
COLUMN
John Richard Schrock
Comments help define

people and problems
My ancestors
came to
America in
1620, 1630,
1699 and
1884 from
different
cultures
(France,
England,
Wales and
Germany) to
be
Americans
in a unique
American
culture. They
still
celebrated
cultures they
came from
but were
Americans
first and
foremost.
am.
Is stating fact scapegoating? In what
way has Garden City grown? Is it just
about numbers? If Hispanics are what
have made Garden grow, why hasnt
Liberal grown similarly? (Hispanic
populations are about the same).
This isnt about racism; it is about
I write as a native of Liberal, being
assimilation American culture and
born here in 1936. My grandparents
attitude. Attitude is a state of mind or
homesteaded in Beaver County, Okla.,
feeling with regard to some matter;
on the Kansas state line 13 miles east of disposition.
Liberal in 1905. I see myself as a native
What does anyone
to the area.
in these comments
I grew up in the
know about my
northeast part of Liberal
leadership from just
where the multi-culture
my comments?
was at the time. I
Does ones common
attended grade school
sense come from
with several races and
academia or the real
cultures of people. I got
world?
along with all kinds and
There is nothing
races of people. We saw
said or implied
ourselves as Americans,
about race (maybe
not a race or culture.
white folk culture?)
My ancestors came to
T R U T H & in my comments to
America in 1620, 1630,
the L&T. Migrants
SOUND
1699 and 1884 from
can be of any race,
different cultures (France, L E A R N I N G culture or mind set.
England, Wales and
The comments are
Germany) to be Americans
from me not the
in a unique American
L&T. I agree compeculture. They still celebrated
tition can be good
cultures they came from but
for business. What
were Americans first and foremost. I
are the only certain companies the
dont know of any of my ancestors
commissioners allow in Liberal?
being racist, and I am not.
Cities go through a dying process
My son-in-law is American citizen
until they hit a point of stagnation.
born Hispanic and sees himself, as we
Liberal is now in the process of dying.
do, as American not Mexican, etc.
Multi-culturalism and racism divide;
I attended grade school with many
Americanism joins and coalesces.
different races, cultures, rich, poor,
While living in Memphis, Tenn.,
bullies, jerks, etc but accepted that
during
World War II, the people and
as part of life and a learning experience,
teachers
couldnt believe how non-racist
not hate, racism, phobia, resistance,
I
and
my
family were. Why should
agenda, divisiveness or hate. Maybe
Americans have to interpret what we
people now lack maturity as Mr. Pugh
say to any of the people in Seward
suggests.
County
if the people are assimilated
Follow me as I comment on your
into our culture and have learned
comments.
English as is required for citizenship in
My mother attended Emporia State
America?
University in the late 1920s. I trust it is
Welfare is a need, not a desire.
still a fine school today. We each define
ourselves because we each know
Welfare should be temporary as much
ourselves better than others know us.
as possible, not a lifelong guarantee.
Dont judge one until you know the
I keep hearing and reading that
individual because comments from
Liberal needs to change but not much
others dont always define the real
on how and what needs to change. I
person behind his/her words. Opinions
continue
to see people migrating to
and comments most likely are only a
Liberal
but
dont hear what they are
small part of who that person is.
migrating
from.
Were they part of
Xenophobe; a person unduly fearful
messing up where they come from?
or contemptuous of strangers or
foreigners. That does not define what I
Migrants arent just Hispanics.
I want to thank all for your

comments on my writing
about America and Liberal
dying. Please give some
thought to my following
comments.
Merle Roberts
of Liberal
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The Kansas
Legislature has decided
that every person who
so desires should be
able to carry a firearm
concealed or out in
the open into almost
any public building,
including on college
campuses and in
county courthouses.
For Reno County, the alternative
would mean renovations to the
courthouse to create a secure
entrance that would cost about
$300,000 more than originally
planned, not including the roughly
$200,000 a year it would cost to
staff a single secure entryway.
Lawmakers, eager to gather the
votes of those passionate about the
Second Amendment, have passed a
number of laws to eliminate restrictions on guns. This includes a law
dubbed Constitutional Carry, a
name that has more to do with
political pandering than it does
with protecting freedoms under the
Constitution.
But set the issue of the Second
Amendment aside and consider
what Kansas lawmakers really have
created. With public buildings,
local governments have been given
two options under the new law
make buildings exceedingly secure,
whatever the cost to taxpayers, or
allow the unfettered carrying of
firearms.
While Kansas lawmakers have
hailed such measures as protection
of a right that never was in
jeopardy in Kansas, what theyve
actually done is created an
inordinate burden on local
governments that would rather not
see the proliferation of firearms in
government buildings such as
courthouses, where emotions often
run high.
When the federal government
imposes such laws whether it be
regulations on government or
business its labeled an
unfunded mandate and dismissed
as another federal overreach, where
costly rules are established with no
mechanism to pay for compliance.
Its no different here, where the
state has told every county, city and
public college in the state that they
must comply either in the most
costly way imaginable or through
acceptance of the Legislatures
philosophy on firearms.
This past week, the Reno County
Commission learned that its desire
to keep guns out of the courthouse
would cost far more than expected,
and the cost of staffing a secure
entrance well into the future is
nearly inestimable. That led
commissioners to consider
scrapping the plan altogether,
recognizing that the Kansas
Legislature likely will continue to
push its will or the will of some
of its largest lobbyists against
local governments that lack the
resources to resist or comply.
As designed, lawmakers keep the
conversation on gun rights, an
issue on which supporters are
passionate and vocal and election
cycle fodder can be generated
against anyone who might have the
audacity to propose a commonsense alternative. But under all the
hyperbole about the right to bear
arms is the reality that state
lawmakers are forcing their
ideology on local governments, and
if they wont comply, local leaders
can only attempt to spend obscene
amounts of local tax money to
preserve the right of local control.
County commissioners are right
to reconsider the value of spending
over $1.1 million to secure the
courthouse when the rules on guns
could change again at the whim of
state lawmakers.
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Total Assets
Total Return/Rank
Pct
Min Init
Obj ($Mlns)
NAV 4-wk
12-mo
5-year Load
Invt
MA 49,226 23.04 -3.9
-1.8/A
+8.9/A 5.75
250
IH
68,048 53.84 -3.4
-6.4/C
+5.8/A 5.75
250
WS 52,405 40.87 -6.2
-7.4/C
+5.8/C 5.75
250
LB 44,588 47.69 -7.0
-2.5/A
+9.8/C 5.75
250
LG 74,040 38.55 -7.6
-1.2/B +10.4/C 5.75
250
MA 70,460 19.48 -3.8
-5.4/C
+7.5/A 5.75
250
LB 54,745 31.54 -6.0
-6.7/C
+9.3/C 5.75
250
LV 49,978 36.26 -6.2
-5.9/A +10.5/A 5.75
250
CI
43,898 13.33 -0.3
-0.6/D
+3.7/B
NL
2,500
FB 61,812 33.43 -9.8
-18.3/E
+1.1/D
NL
2,500
LV 56,975 151.85 -8.0
-10.6/D
+9.8/A
NL
2,500
LG 77,869 92.55 -7.9
-0.3/B +11.0/B
NL
2,500
LB 51,042 67.56 -6.7
-4.8/B +10.9/A
NL
10,000
CA 45,850
2.01 -4.3
-11.3/E
+4.1/C 4.25
1,000
CI
43,434 10.67 +0.3
+0.2/B
+4.7/A
NL
3,000,000
CI
59,148 10.09 -0.1
0.0
+3.6
NL
1,000,000
LB 152,739 177.35 -6.7
-4.8/B +10.9/A
NL
10,000
LB 104,704 175.59 -6.7
-4.8/B +10.9/A
NL
5,000,000
LB 90,041 175.61 -6.7
-4.8/B +10.9/A
NL 200,000,000
FB 53,744 90.71 -6.4
-9.6/E
+0.2/E
NL 100,000,000
MI 41,832 14.38 +1.3
+3.3/A
+5.0/B
NL
50,000
CI
60,782 10.72 +0.4
+0.5/B
+3.3/C
NL
10,000
FB 74,771 13.56 -6.5
-9.6/E
+0.1/E
NL
3,000
LB 126,363 47.68 -7.0
-5.9/B +10.5/B
NL
10,000
LB 57,437 47.69 -7.0
-5.9/B +10.5/B
NL
5,000,000
LB 96,322 47.66 -7.0
-6.0/C +10.4/B
NL
3,000
MA 67,468 61.16 -4.3
-3.9/B
+8.1/A
NL
50,000
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Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV - Mid-Cap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World
Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt:
Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.
Market Days: Offering hand-on experience

to aspiring entrepreneurs
With Market Days, the
students try and
simulate a business
for one day they take
an idea and generate it
and they go through
trying to sell and
market their product
Via poem,
judge dismisses
inmates suit
over bathroom
access
Franklin County
Judge David Cain
concluded the
inmate didnt have
a case
By ELLY GRIMM
Leader & Times
There are many TV programs nowadays
about starting or running a business such as
Shark Tank and Undercover Boss. While
not featured on national TV, students
throughout Southwest Kansas recently had
the opportunity to take part in a program
that simulates running a business.
Youth Entrepreneurs is an elective twosemester class for students to take. The first
semester is made up of general business
information and basic marketing including
know your client, learning to do a survey to
try and figure out what the clients want, how
to price things. Then, the first semester is
capped off with Market Days, which is a
hands-on experience of everything the
students learned to that point.
With Market Days, the students try and
simulate a business for one day they take
an idea and generate it and they go through
trying to sell and market their product.
Before the event, however, the students also
go through the process of determining a
price for that product and then are taken on
a field trip to Sams Club so they can buy the
items they in bulk if they need to do so.
Then the students are also taken to
Worthington Industries so they can see part
of a manufacturing process.
I would say the best thing about Market
Days is the hands-on experience. I know a
lot of schools have in-school stores and
generally the organizations who run those
stores are the ones who keep the profit and
the students dont normally get a share of
that, Carl Bors, the Southwest Kansas
Program Manager for Youth Entrepreneurs,
said. I would also say if they put in the work
and take care of the decision-making
processes, if theyre in charge of what they
sell, they should keep that. Give more
control to the students and also give them
part of the profits. That to me is more
motivating to them than hearing If you do
this well, Ill give you an A.
The most recent Market Days started on
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A g r o u p o f L i b e r a l H i g h S c h o o l s t u d e n t s s e l l f o o d g o o d s a t a r e ce n t M a r k e t D a y s e v e n t, p u t ti n g t h e i r e n t r e p r e n e u r i a l s k i l l s i n t o
p r a c t i c e . A Y o u t h E n t r e p r e n e u r s i n i t i a t i ve , s t u d e n t s g a i n h a n d s - o n b u s i n e s s e x p e r i e n c e t h r o u g h M a r k e t D a ys b y c r e a t i n g a n d
ex ec uti ng t hei r o wn bu si ness pla ns . Courtesy photo
Oct. 28 at Garden City High School and
concluded on Nov. 6 at Dodge City High
School, visiting Liberal High School and
Scott City High School in between. Forty one high schools in Kansas and Missouri
took part in this years events, resulting in
total sales of $147,260 and a total profit of
$60,193, according to Bors. Bors also said a
new high profit was set at the most recent
event a student in Scott City who was
selling T-shirts made more money than
anyone has ever done and the last time Bors
said he spoke to that student, she said she
was still getting requests. That student
ended up taking over the top spot from a
student in Garden City from a couple years
ago.
Another major lesson learned throughout
the process was networking.
We actually brought in business people
from the community and had them talk to
the groups about the plans they had before
Market Days came around and people with
more experience were giving the students
advice about things like pricing and
marketing and that type of thing, Bors
said. To me, the more successful groups
were the ones who followed that advice. So
that networking also proved really
valuable.
Bors again talked about the benefits of the
hands-on experience the students received

and said students are ready for the next
Market Days event. He also offered encouragement for students possibly interested in
taking the class
Like I said, the cool thing about it is its a
hands-on activity but at the end of the day,
after they reconcile everything and pay back
their loan, they groups get to keep the
money theyve earned, Bors said. Another
thing is they actually get to realize the profit
and get to keep it and if they lose money, its
a learning experience. We do have another
semester coming up and some other events
coming up that will make this class unlike
any other class theyve taken.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A

judge used a five-stanza poem to
dismiss an Ohio prisoners lawsuit
over bathroom access, writing that
neither runs nor constipation can
justify this litigation.
Franklin County Judge David
Cain concluded the inmate didnt
have a case.
You know, if he is going to file
something that frivolous, he cant
expect me to be too judicious in
how I respond, Cain told The
Columbus Dispatch. He cant
expect me to take it seriously.
The inmate, Darek Lathan,
alleged that he soiled himself and
was ridiculed after a guard at the
Correctional Reception Center in
Orient refused his request to use an
open restroom during recreation
time one evening. He sued the
state, seeking at least $2 million in
damages.
Cain dismissed the case Thursday
through written rhymes that
summarized Lathans allegations
and the jurists conclusions,
including: Claiming loss and
shame to boot the plaintiff filed the
present suit, but the law provideth
no relief from such unmitigated
grief.
Records show Lathan, 47, is now
incarcerated elsewhere and had no
attorney in the case who could
comment on his behalf.
The judge, who started out as a
journalist, said it took him about an
hour to write the poem.
We have to have some fun every
once in a while in this job, Cain
told the newspaper.
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Had enough meteorological mayhem? Sorry, thanks

to El Nio, things are likely to get even worse
ByTOMYULSMAN
Director of the Center for Environmental
Journalism and Professor of Journalism at
the University of Colorado, Boulder
GARRISON
EVERETTE
Everette
sentenced 22
years for murder
By ROBERT PIERCE
Leader &Times
After a delay to his attorney filing
a motion for a new trial, the man
convicted in December 2015 of
hanging a Liberal woman last
January has been sentenced.
After a bit of legal maneuvering,
Judge Brad Ambrosier handed
down a sentence of 272 months, an
equivalent of 22 years and 8
months of prison time, in the case
against Foster Everette for one
count of second degree murder.
Monday, Ambrosier turned down
two of the issues brought up by
Razmi Tahirkeli, the attorney for
Everette, in which the lawyer
claimed the family of Andrea
Garrison, the woman Everette
killed, was displaying images
through pictures and even T-shirts
with the victims face in an attempt
to influence the jury in the case.
Friday, Ambrosier also denied
the third issue Tahirkeli had
brought up, that of phone records
he believed were entered into
evidence incorrectly.
Ambrosier said he had reviewed
previous cases given to him by
Tahirkeli the attorney said served as
precedence in the case, as well as
documentation from the evidence
presented in trial, and the judge
said he did not believe any of that
provided basis for a new trial.
After both Tahirkeli and prosecutor Russell Hasenbank agreed
the criminal history and presentence investigation were right,
Ambrosier asked Hasenbank for
the states recommendation for
sentencing. Hasenbank said the
state was recommending a standard
sentence of 272 months in the
Kansas Department of Corrections.
Before Ambrosier agreed with
the states recommendation and
both attorneys likewise agreed to
the sentencing, Tahirkeli gave his
client time to speak about what had
taken place during the trial.
Everette, despite Ambrosiers
denial of the motion for a new trial,
said he thought the jury had been
influenced, and he claimed phone
records for Garrison were not
admitted into evidence. If they had,
Everette said this would prove
Garrison was on the phone at the
time she was ruled dead, proving
she was still alive at that time.
Everette also argued the height
of closet rod from which Garrison

was hung was exaggerated. The rod
was estimated by investigators to be
about six feet and five inches above
the floor of the closet in which the
victim was hung, and at that height,
Garrison, who stood four feet and
11 inches tall, would have easily
cleared the ground, which law
enforcement said she did not.
Everette continued by stating
evidence such as syringes found at
the crime scene were not tested,
and he believed law enforcement
had set him up as the prime suspect
in the crime. Thus, he claimed he
was not guilty of murdering
Garrison.
Everettes sentence includes 287
days of credited time served. His
sentence began March 27, 2015,
and includes 15 percent potential
good time credit and 36 months of
post release supervision. He also
must register as an offender for the
rest of his life.
Everettes arrest came after an
extensive
investigation
that
indicated Garrison did not commit
suicide as original evidence
suggested, according to a press
release from Liberal Police Capt.
Pat McClurg.
On Friday, Jan. 2, at about 3:38
p.m., officers were dispatched to
the 600 block of North Clay
Avenue, for a report of a possible
suicide, McClurg said in the
March 27 release.
The female was identified as
Garrison of Liberal, and she was
pronounced dead at the scene from
an apparent suicide, McClurg
added.
An autopsy on Garrison was
completed Jan. 5, 2015 and further
investigation of the incident started
providing suspicious circumstances surrounding her death,
according to McClurg.
Investigators
interviewed
witnesses, conducted search
warrants and collected physical
evidence indicating that Garrison
was a victim of foul play, he
reported.
McClurg added on March 27,
investigators arrested a 35-year-old
male, Everette, in connection with
Garrisons death.
An affidavit was sent to the
Seward County attorney seeking a
charge of murder in the first
degree, McClurg said. No other
suspects are being sought in
connection with this incident.
Vermont deli near

Trump venue didnt
sell bologna special
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP)
Workers at a Vermont deli near
where Republican presidential
candidate Donald Trump appeared
say they didnt sell any of the
bologna sandwich specials named
for him.
The sandwich was on sale for
$20.16 at the Kountry Kart Deli,
next door to the Flynn Center for
the Performing Arts. Trump
appeared there Thursday.
The Trump sandwich is bologna
on white bread with American
cheese, lettuce, tomato, deli
mustard and bacon slices, abbreviated B.S.

There also were deli counter tip
jars with the faces of Trump and
Burlingtons own U.S. Sen. Bernie
Sanders, a Democratic presidential
candidate.
Kountry Kart owner Mike
Williams tells Boston.com the
Trump jar received $6.70 by the
end of Thursday while the Sanders
jar had $120.
Most of the delis other
sandwiches sell for about $7 to $10.
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From preternatural Christmas

warmth enveloping the eastern
U.S., to deadly tornados raking the
nations midsection, to historic
flooding that followed close
behind, and most recently to a
monstrous storm that unfroze the
Arctic, the past several weeks have
brought a pronounced bout of
meteorological mayhem.
And that list doesnt include the
impacts that many millions of
people in poor parts of the world
have been experiencing. As my
friend and colleague at the BBC,
Matt McGrath, reports:
Drought and erratic rains have
affected two million people across
Guatemala,
Honduras,
El
Salvador and Nicaragua. More
floods are expected in Central
America in January.
Millions more have been experiencing drought and crop failure in
places like Ethiopia, Haiti and
Papua New Guinea.
Much of what weve been seeing
recently but definitely not all of
it can be attributed in part to
the powerful influence of the
Godzilla in the room, El Nio.
El Nio impacts across many
continents have been powerful for
many months, says William
Patzert, a research scientist with
NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
From South America to Africa to
the Western Pacific, El Nio has
delivered huge impacts.
Back in April, Patzert said this
one had the potential of being the
Godzilla El Nio. Looks like he
was right.
Unfortunately, things are almost
certainly going to get worse.
Perhaps much worse although
for California, the intense bouts of
precipitation that are likely to
bring landslides in coming months
should also help alleviate the
drought that has sucked the states
reservoirs almost dry.
To get a sense of El Nios
possible connections to the recent
meteorological mayhem, and what
we probably have in store, I
emailed some questions to Patzert.
What follows are selections from
his responses, interspersed with
explanations
and
relevant
graphics.
Here in the U.S., the canonical,
or typical, pattern has not kicked
in. Yet chaotic weather behavior in
the Midwest and Southeast has
been influenced by an active
subtropical jet stream that is surely
El Nio driven.
That comment prompted me to
take a look at how the Pacific
subtropical jet stream looks right
now, and how it is forecast to
evolve over the next two weeks.
The active, extended subtropical
jet stream evident across the
Pacific is a hallmark of El Nio. It
helps to deliver storms to
California and across the southern
tier of the United States.
What of the tornadoes that
raked a broad section of the U.S.
midsection, from Texas to Mississippi and, incredibly, up to
Michigan?
Heres how Bob Henson and
Jeff Masters of Weather Underground described the outbreak:
The widespread persistence of
warm, humid conditions over the
last few days has led to an unusual
U.S. stretch of severe weather for
December, including tornadoes
from Mississippi to Michigan on
Wednesday. The EF1 tornado that
touched down in Canton,
Michigan on December 23 was
Michigans first December
tornado on record. If tornadoes
are confirmed on Monday, it will
be the sixth calendar day in a row
with at least one U.S. tornado
reported, tying a monthly record
set on December 22-27, 1982,
during the super El Nio of
1982-83.
Is it a coincidence that the
current tornadic outbreak looks
similar to what happened in a
previous super El Nio episode?
Bill Patzert doesnt think so:
Remember, El Nio Decembers
have a history of tornado chaos. Is
this El Nio? History says yes!
Moist, unstable air colliding with
deep troughs in November and
December is El Nios history . . .
Having said all that, the exact
footprint of El Nio is difficult to
pinpoint.
Actual snowpack data validates
what you can see in the animation:
T h e s e f l o o d w a t e r s a r e f r o m t h e M e r a me c R i v e r i n M i s s o u r i , w h i ch o v e r t h e p a s t f o u r d a y s h a s r i s e n
3 5 fee t o r mo r e, t ha nks to r eco r d r a ins . Courtesy photo
At the end of 2014, Sierra
snowpack was at just 50 percent of
average for that time of year. As of
Dec. 30 of this year, it stood at 105
percent of average.
Thats certainly good news. But
its hasnt come primarily as a
result of El Nio not yet.
Californias drought was greatly
exacerbated by a huge and
persistent pool of very warm
surface waters, dubbed the blob,
off the coast of North America.
This helped reinforce a stubborn
ridge of high pressure that kept
diverting storms away from
California. But now, the blob is all
but dead. And thats allowing the
normal cool-season parade of
Pacific storms to blanket Western
mountains.
As Patzert puts it:
In the West, the polar jet stream
has overpowered the infamous
Blob, and the Northwest, much

of the West and the Northern
Sierras, are getting much needed
snowpack and hope for drought
relief. These are not your typical El
Nio storms.
But that situation is about to
change:
As we move into January,
February and March, I expect the
subtropical jet to move into the
expected zonal pattern and deliver
the much discussed drenching
across the southern tier of the U.S.
That drenching, falling as snow
in the mountains, is desperately
needed in California, still suffering
from exceptional drought. (Click
on the thumbnail at right to see
the current drought situation in
the state.)
Of course, were talking about
weather here, and that means
there are no guarantees. Only
odds. But Bill Patzert is ready to

place his bets:
That the U.S., and especially the
American West, will have a benign
and quiet winter would be an
unbelievably long shot. This
episode is huge in size and
intensity. My call: The U.S. is in for
a wild ride in January, February
and March, and perhaps into April
and May. I aint alone in this
forecast. If we are wrong, there will
be plenty of climate degrees
revoked. Me? Ill go into a witness
protection program, and you will
be able to reach me with a note in
a bottle in Tahiti or some other
remote South Pacific Island.
Im betting that the note-in-abottle method will not be
necessary.
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HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL
BY MICHAEL ROIZEN, M.D., AND MEHMET OZ, M.D.
Q: Ive battled depression for a long
time, and Ive tried antidepressants. At
first they seem to work, but after a
while not so much. Do you know of any
other things that would make me feel
better? Jessie G., Atlanta
A: Chronic depression can result from
a variety of conditions or a combination
of them: It can be a brain disease triggered by a genetic predisposition to a disruption of your mood-influencing neurotransmitters, such as serotonin and
dopamine. Depression is also a risk if
you have an abnormal genetic vitamin
process, so make sure you take half a
multi with methyl folate twice a day. But
depression also is associated with a
chronic stress response (which elevates
stress hormones that affect the brain) and
as well as chronic pain, diabetes or being
overweight.
While antidepressants and vitamins
can be effective, they dont help everyone. A new study out of Rice University
might indicate why. It found that depression is linked to chronic, bodywide
inflammation.
In some folks with depression, markers
of inflammation called C-reactive protein
and interleukin-6 are elevated by up to 50
percent. The study says, Depression and
inflammation are intertwined, fueling
and feeding off each other.
The good news? The study also found
that depression that resists treatment by
traditional methods often eases if a person does inflammation-cooling yoga,
meditation and exercise. You also can
ease inflammation and depression by taking 900 mg daily of omega-3 DHA from
algal oil and eliminating processed foods,
red meat and added sugars and syrups
from your diet.
So check out the yoga and meditation
info at sharecare.com; start walking with
a pedometer and a buddy, heading for
10,000 steps a day; and dive into 5-9
servings of fruits and veggies daily, 100
percent whole grains and healthy fats like
EVOO. Note: DO NOT stop taking antidepressants without talking to your doctor. Abruptly stopping can trigger serious
side effects. And let us know how three
months of this anti-inflammation routine
makes you feel.
Q: My wife is due to give birth to our
first child in three months, and I am
nervous about bringing the baby home
in the car. Whats the safest way to
transport a newborn? Claude G.,

Wichita, Kansas
A: Congratulations, and while thats a
very smart question, you should realize
that new-parent jitters are often, well,
more jittery than necessary. Youll do
great! And so will mom and your infant
child if you use a rear-facing car seat
thats 100 percent properly installed.
Unfortunately, 8,500 infants are
injured in car accidents every year, but
properly installed car seats can cut the
injury rate by 71 percent. Problem is,
installing them correctly isnt that easy. A
new study from Oregon Health & Science University examined the car-seat
use of 291 families being discharged
from the hospital with a healthy newborn. Fully 95 percent of parents made at
least one error in car-seat use, and 91 percent made a serious error including a
loose harness, loose car-seat installation,
low chest clip and incorrect recline angle.
Even a minor accident could cause an
infant injury if those problems arent
eliminated.
The solution? Buy your infant car seat
early, read the accompanying installation
instructions carefully and the instructions
on car seats that come with your car.
Then make an appointment to see a certified car-seat technician: They really
exist! The National Child Passenger
Safety Certification Program website can
help locate one in your area. Your hospital should provide references too, and
most firehouses have at least one expert
available. In addition, after you install a
car seat, you can have it inspected for
safety. Safercar.gov and seatcheck.org
offer a wealth of info on car seats, plus
the location in your area of a child carseat inspection station. Follow these
steps, and when the day arrives you
should be ready to bring your bundle of
joy home safely.
***
Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of The Dr.
Oz Show, and Mike Roizen, M.D. is
Chief Wellness Officer and Chair of
Wellness Institute at Cleveland Clinic.
Email your health and wellness questions
to Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen at
youdocsdaily(at sign)sharecare.com.
2016 Michael Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet Oz,
M.D.
Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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In this webcam image taken

and supplied by WildCam
Gorongosa, buck drink at a
watering hole in the
Gorongosa National Park,
central Mozambique. Lions are
getting pregnant and the
waterbuck population is
soaring at one of
Mozambiques main national
parks, once the scene of
fighting during a civil war
whose combatants virtually
wiped out the parks lions,
elephants and many other
species. WildCam Gorogosa via AP
Koreas slide into Cold

War standoff after
nuke test by North
By FOSTER KLUG
and KIMTONG-HYUNG
Associated Press
Mozambique park sees wildlife numbers

grow in wake of war, despite poachers
By CHRISTOPHERTORCHIA
Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG Lions are getting

pregnant and the waterbuck population is
soaring at one of Mozambiques main national
parks, once the scene of fighting during a civil
war which virtually wiped out the parks lions,
elephants and many other species.
The 15-year conflict that killed up to 1 million
people ended in 1992, and some former battlefield foes are now working together as rangers at
Gorongosa National Park, where foreign donors
and conservationists helped launch a turnaround
on a continent accustomed to bad news about
wildlife welfare.
Still, the park remains vulnerable to poachers
and other problems. Tourism dropped in 2013
and 2014 during sporadic violence linked to the
rivalry between Renamo, Mozambiques main
opposition group, and its former adversary
during the civil war, the ruling Frelimo party. The
park is also in Sofala province, an opposition
stronghold in central Mozambique.
Gorongosa became a national park under
Portuguese colonizers in 1960. The decade that
followed is considered the parks heyday; actors
John Wayne and Gregory Peck and author
James Michener went on safari there, according
to the parks website.
The civil war began in 1977 after Portugals
exit from Mozambique. Fighters killed
Gorongosas elephants for their ivory and
slaughtered other animals, emptying a onceteeming landscape. Widespread poaching
continued after a peace deal.
Today, there is a lot to see, thanks largely to a
2008 deal in which a non-profit group founded
by American philanthropist Greg Carr pledged
at least $1.2 million annually to the restoration
of Gorongosa for 20 years. More funding came
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from European governments, the United States

Agency for International Development and
other donors.
Workers have built tourism facilities, planted
trees and relocated buffalos, hippos and
elephants from neighboring South Africa into
Gorongosa; money has flowed to poor local
communities whose support for the park is seen
as indispensable.
Things are really starting to go quite fast,
said Marc Stalmans, director of scientific
services at Gorongosa, which encompasses
1,570 square miles (4,070 square kilometers)
and was expanded to include the mountain of
the same name in 2010.
The numbers tell a remarkable story of
recovery, particularly at a time when populations
of threatened species are under pressure from
poachers and human encroachment elsewhere
in Mozambique and in much of the rest of
Africa. Even so, the counts in Gorongosa are
generally far below what they were before the
war.
The estimated elephant population went from
2,500 in the early 1970s, to fewer than 200 in
2000, and more than 500 in 2014. Similarly,
researchers have counted nearly 60 lions, double
the number a few years ago, but below the
estimated 200 in 1972.
Four lions were pregnant in December, and at
least one of them has produced a litter, Stalmans
wrote in an email to The Associated Press.
The biggest cause of mortality is lions
becoming by-catch in snares and traps set for
antelopes by the poachers, Stalmans said. A
significant percentage of our lions have lost toes
or part of a paw to snares and traps but managed
to break loose. Some unfortunately die.
The waterbuck population is more than
34,000, 10 times the figure recorded 40 years
ago. It is likely the single largest group of
waterbuck in Africa, according to park

managers.
Jen Guyton, an ecologist working in
Gorongosa, believes one reason that waterbucks
have bred so fast is because, unlike other
antelope, they like eating weeds that replaced
grasses on floodplains, a change in vegetation
possibly related to the massive loss of wildlife
during the war. Experts have noted significant
changes in the ecosystem, apparently linked to
the animal slaughter, and are trying to understand them.
Another theory is that waterbuck survived the
civil war in greater numbers than other species,
and are simply growing in population at what is
considered a normal rate.
Most of the park is inaccessible by road. To
keep track of wildlife, researchers have installed
50 motion-sensitive cameras, amassing several
hundred thousand images. Some cameras can
only be reached by helicopter, including in
limestone gorges. Some cameras were destroyed
by elephants or inundated by rising rivers and
were replaced.
Under Gorongosas WildCam project,
online volunteers help sort the vast amount of
data, logging onto an interactive website and
identifying animals in photos, noting how many
are visible and reporting what they are doing
(resting and eating are options).
The wildlife resurgence has led to new
challenges, including conflict between villagers
and elephants encroaching on farmland. Also,
the goal of a park reliant on its own revenue is
distant it reported just 2,300 tourists in 2015,
far below visitor numbers in major parks in, for
example, South Africa and Kenya.
Gorongosas last rhinos, a species under heavy
threat today, were wiped out in the 1970s. One
day, park managers hope, rhinos will again roam
there.
SEOUL, South Korea North

Korea trumpets a hydrogen bomb
test. South Korea responds by
cranking up blasts of harsh propaganda from giant green speakers
aimed across the worlds most
border.
Now
dangerous
Pyongyang warns of war, even as it
reportedly has started its own
broadcasts.
As the world looked Saturday
for ways to punish the North over
a nuclear test that pushes
Pyongyang closer to its goal of a
nuclear-armed missile that can
reach the U.S. mainland, the two
Koreas have quickly slid into the
kind of Cold War-era standoff that
has defined their relationship over
the past seven decades.
A top North Korean ruling
party officials warning that the
Souths broadcasts have pushed
the Korean Peninsula toward the
brink of war is typical of
Pyongyangs over-the-top rhetoric.
But it is also indicative of the real
fury that the broadcasts, which
criticize the countrys revered
dictatorship, cause in the North.
Seoul resumed the cross-border
broadcasts Friday for the first time
in nearly five months. Pyongyang
says the broadcasts are tantamount to an act of war. When
Seoul Korea briefly resumed
propaganda broadcasts in August
after an 11-year break, Seoul says
the two Koreas exchanged artillery
fire.
South Koreas Yonhap news
agency, citing an anonymous
military source, reported late
Saturday that the North had
started its own broadcasts,
presumably to keep its soldiers
from hearing the South Korean
broadcasts. The Norths broadcasts were too weak to hear clearly
on the South Korean side of the
border. South Korean military

officials wouldnt confirm the
Yonhap report.
Besides the brink of war
comment,
Workers
Party
Secretary Kim Ki Nam said in
comments broadcasts on state TV
on Friday that Pyongyangs rivals
are jealous of the Norths
successful hydrogen bomb test.
Many outside governments and
experts question whether the blast
was in fact a powerful hydrogen
test.
South Korean troops, near
about 10 sites where loudspeakers
started blaring propaganda Friday,
were on the highest alert, but have
not detected any unusual
movement from North Korea
along the border, said an official
from Seouls Defense Ministry,
who refused to be named, citing
office rules.
The Souths Yonhap news
agency said Seoul had deployed
missiles, artillery and other
weapons systems near the border
to swiftly deal with any possible
North Korean provocation. The
ministry did not confirm the
report.
Officials say broadcasts from
the Souths loudspeakers can
travel about 10 kilometers (6
miles) during the day and 24
kilometers (15 miles) at night.
That reaches many of the huge
force of North Korean soldiers
stationed near the border, as well
as residents in border towns such
as Kaesong, where the Koreas
jointly operate an industrial park
that has been a valuable cash
source for the impoverished
North.
Seoul also planned to use
mobile speakers to broadcast from
a small South Korean island just a
few kilometers (miles) from North
Korean shores.
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Long-term caregivers make New Years resolutions to
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Responsibilities
cause physical,
emotional and
financial strains
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When a major illness or injury leaves
someone in need of long-term, nearly
round-the-clock care, its often up to a family member to step in and provide it.
But research shows that the role of caregiving can lead to its own health issues, creating a significant amount of stress and
strain for the caregiver.
That stress can come in many forms,
says Marylee MacDonald, a caregiver advocate and writer whose debut novel,
Montpelier Tomorrow, was inspired in
part by her experience helping care for her
son-in-law.
There is emotional stress, physical stress
and even financial stress. Sometimes
theres also additional stress from the guilt
that caregivers feel when they find themselves resenting the people they are caring
for.
MacDonald says caregivers overwhelmed by the stress must make a concerted effort to find things that will bring
happiness into their lives. That may be even
more important during the holidays when
the season calls for merriment, but each
day still brings its share of difficulties.
Finding your bliss ranks high on the todo list, she says. Its not easy, but you always should be on the lookout for things
that surprise you and bring you joy.
A recent study by the AARP Public Policy Institute and the National Alliance for
Caregiving revealed that 22 percent of
caregivers felt their health had gotten
worse because of caregiving.
I dont think thats all that surprising,
MacDonald says. If anything, its a wonder that the percentage isnt higher.
Other findings in the study included:
Nearly one in five caregivers (19 percent) reported a high level of physical strain
resulting from caregiving, while 38 percent
considered their caregiving situation to be
emotionally stressful. Those percentages go
up significantly for caregivers who provide
21 or more hours of care each week.
When people feel that had no choice in
taking on their caregiving role, the stress
becomes even greater. More than half 53
percent report high levels of emotional
stress.
Caring for a close relative causes more
emotional stress than caring for another
relative or a non-relative, with 45 percent
of those caring for a spouse and 44 percent
of those caring for a parent reporting emotional stress. That compares to 35 percent
of those caring for another relative and 18
percent of those caring for a non-relative.
Finances sometimes take a hit, with 18
percent of caregivers saying they experienced financial strain. Financial strain was
more commonly reported by higher-hour
caregivers.
What often happens these days is that
most of the burden falls to one person, with
Caring for a close relative causes more emotional stress

than caring for another relative or a non-relative, with 45
percent of those caring for a spouse and 44 percent of
those caring for a parent reporting emotional stress. That
compares to 35 percent of those caring for another relative
and 18 percent of those caring for a non-relative
maybe other family members stepping in
occasionally to provide respite care, MacDonald says. Some of that is because of
the way society is today. We dont have
three generations living within a few blocks
of each other any more.
MacDonalds involvement in caregiving
began when her son-in-law became afflicted with ALS and she put some of her own
goals on hold to help her daughter.

My son-in-laws illness threatened my
daughters happiness and I wanted to protect her, MacDonald says. I think thats
only natural. But it also made me aware of
the strains that caregivers are under, and
that in many cases there arent always good
long-term institutional care options available. That puts the onus on family mem-
bers.
Depending on the situation, caregivers
become responsible for any number of duties. They help the care recipient get in and
out of bed and chairs. They deal with incontinence or diapers, help the recipient to
and from the toilet, and assist with bathing
or showering.
They also provide transportation, take
care of grocery or other shopping, and do

housework.
People have their own lives to live, and
not everyone wants to work without pay
24/7, for months or years on end, MacDonald says. Thats another reason why
one person often has to take on the bulk of
the responsibility alone.
About Marylee MacDonald
Marylee MacDonald is a caregiver advocate and a writer whose debut novel, Montpelier Tomorrow, focuses on a family caring for a
loved one with ALS.
The novel recently won Gold Medal for Drama from Readers Favorites. MacDonalds fiction has won the Barry Hannah Prize, the
ALR Fiction Award, the Ron Rash Award, the
Matt Clark Prize and two Illinois Arts Council Fellowships.
Her works have appeared in the American
Literary Review, Blue Moon Literary & Art Review, Briar Cliff Review, Broad River Review
and others. She lives in Tempe, Ariz.
Southern tradition can be enjoyed at anytime of the year

I was born in Texas, and though I moved
to Kansas when I was very young, the
southern food and hospitality still remains dear to my heart. Consequently,
every year before New Years Day, blackeyed peas come to mind. It might interest
you to know a little of the history of this
tan legume with a black-eye.
There is a legend that, during the Civil
War, the town ofVicksburg, Miss., ran out
of food while under attack when the
Union soldiers ate up all the food, and ignoring the black-eyed peas, considered
livestock feed. Residents of the town discovered the black-eyed pea, also known
as a cowpea was a good food and did not
have to go hungry. From that point, the
black-eyed pea was considered lucky.
What I did not know was that pork too,
is a customary New Years Day food as
well. The reason for this is that when
pigs eat, they root forward (as opposed
to chickens, who eat while scratching
backwards) which represents progress.
Additionally, the rich fat content of the
pork meat also signifies wealth and prosperity.While my reading uncovered pork
roasts and similar cuts the traditional
pork to eat on New Years Day, ham was
appreciated as well. I enjoyed learning a
little bit about the customs of NewYears
Day, and the food we enjoyed in the
recipe I will share today can be enjoyed
any day of the year, not just on New
Years, though winter is a good time for
this spicy comfort food.
When soaking these beans, I used oil, as
recommended when cooking in a pressure cooker to avoid foaming. It is optional when slow cooking, but I thought if
of salt, and a tablespoon of olive oil,

optional
4 cups of water
1 pound ham steak
1 medium onion, diced or large
chunks OR
1 teaspoon onion powder
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 ounces mild green chilies (I used
homemade, frozen)
teaspoon chili powder or omit, if
palates desire
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon cumin
IN THE KITCHEN
WITH TRACY
Directions
Black-eyed peas cooked with ham steak, and flavored with a little spice makes a very traditional southern meal,
enjoyed anytime of the year. Courtesy photo
TRACY COMPAAN
it reduced the foaming even in the slow
cooker, that would be a worthwhile benefit.
If the minimum amount of chili powder
called for in the recipe below doesnt

seem like enough spice for you, feel free
to add more. The original recipe called
for 1- teaspoons, but my family cant
stomach the spice. I also thought I was
doing them a favor by using my homemade, flash-frozen green chilies that I
wrote about some time back. Unfortunately for them, my latest batch con-
tained some red in the chilies, which possibly contributed to a little spicier taste,
more than they appreciated. On the plus
side, that meant more leftovers for me.
When making this dish, keep these taste
preferences in mind, and make it as spicy,
or mild as you like. I loved the original
meal, as well as the lunches in the days to
follow; using the black eyed peas, a little
leftover ham, wrapped in a tortilla and

heated, with sour cream as a garnish. Delicious every time.
Slow Cooker Black-eyed

Peas and Ham
Ingredients
1 pound dried black eyed peas, rinsed

and soaked overnight in a tablespoon
Soak beans overnight, at least 8

hours, in a large bowl with 6-8 cups
of water to cover. Drain soaked
beans, then place beans in slow
cooker. Cover beans with 4 cups of
water, and add chopped or chunked
onion, green chilies, garlic, chili powder, pepper and cumin. Stir gently to
combine. Lay ham steak over beans
and mixture.
Cook on high for 6 hours, being
careful not to overcook, and
therefore dry out, the ham steak
and check seasoning, adding
additional salt or other seasonings
as necessary. Serve beans with serving size pieces of ham steak.
Leftover beans taste excellent
wrapped and reheated in a tortilla,
and served with sour cream for a
quick and filling lunch.
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John and Beverly Malin

celebrated their 65th wedding
anniversary Dec. 27, 2015.
Beverly Headrick and John D.
Malin were united in marriage Dec.
27, 1950, at First United Methodist
Church in Liberal with Dr. Templin
officiating.
They have three children, Randy
Malin and wife, Janis DeCamp,
Liberal, Valerie Mardick and
husband, Bruce, Littleton, Colo.,
and Michelle Brien and husband,
Tom, Harlet, Texas.
They have six grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren.
milestone
anniversary
Mr. and Mrs.

John Malin
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Wedding
Anniversary
Gases like radon and carbon monoxide can be deadly and are
undetectable without proper testing. Deadly effects from these gases are
100 percent preventable. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer
in the United States. Only smoking causes more lung cancer.There are no
early symptoms of radon exposure and no easy way to test individuals for
exposure.The best prevention is to test the home. Carbon monoxide is an
odorless and tasteless gas that can be given off during the burning of fuel.
It is the leading cause of poisoning deaths in the United States.The best
protection is to have fuel burning appliances inspected annually and to
install a carbon monoxide detector on each level of the home. Courtesy
photo
Health risks due to radon

exposure are preventable
MANHATTAN Radon, a
naturally occurring element
produced from radioactive decay in
the soil is an odorless, colorless and
tasteless gas, and the leading cause
of lung cancer in non-smokers. Its
the second leading cause of lung
cancer in the general population.
Radon surveys have shown that 6
percent of U.S. homes have average
concentrations above levels that
would be considered safe.
However, a Kansas survey
indicated that one in four homes
about 25 percent in the state were
above safe levels, said Bruce Snead,
director of engineering extension at
Kansas State University.
Anyone can be vulnerable, said
Snead, who added that the cancercausing gas, which can seep from
the soil beneath the foundation
through cracks or joints (in the
foundation) into a home, is
typically easy to detect and mitigate
at a moderate cost.
Detection is relatively simple,
said Snead, who recommends
starting with a home radon
detector, which, in its simplest
form, can be purchased from many
K-State Research and Extension
offices in the state (for between $5
and $10), at home and hardware
stores, and on the internet, usually
for $25 or less.
A $5 to $25 test may be all that
it takes to spare you or a loved one
from lung cancer, he said.
Testing is important, because it's
the only sure way to tell how much
of the gas is present, he said,
adding that in Kansas, since 1987,
43 percent (31,539) of the 73,959
test results available had levels
above the recommended ceiling of
4.0 pCi/L (Pico Curies per liter of
air, is the unit of measurement) .
Tests in your home should be
conducted in the lowest lived-in
level, in a bedroom, living room or
family room and about 20 to 24
inches above the floor for two to
five days. The goal is to measure the
potential for elevated concentrations which come from the soil
beneath the home's foundation.
Testing in a kitchen or
bathrooms, where more humid air
and ventilation are typically
occurring, is not recommended.
Following test directions is a must,
Snead said.
If your initial test shows a reading
of 4 pCi/L or higher, take a followup test. Consider fixing your home
if the average of your first and
second test is 4 pCi/L or higher.
If your initial result is low, further
testing is advised if living patterns
change and you begin occupying a
lower level, or a significant change
occurs in the foundation, heating or
cooling systems, or insulation or air
sealing features. Hiring a professional contractor to fix your home is
recommended.
Lists
of
Kansas
radon
measurement and mitigation
contractors who participate in one
of two national radon proficiency
programs are available at
http://www.kansasradonprogram.or
g/contractors.
Since 2011, all professional radon
measurement and mitigation
technicians and laboratories
providing services in Kansas are
required to have a state certification through the Kansas
Department of Health and
Environment.
In Kansas, since July 1, 2009,
residential real estate contracts
must contain a paragraph recommending radon testing in real estate
transactions and disclosure of test
results.
There are, however, currently no
laws requiring such tests or
mitigation of high levels of radon, if
found, he said.
The cities of Manhattan, Topeka,
Lawrence, Salina, and Junction
City have passed ordinances
requiring the use of radon-resistant
building techniques in the
construction of new single- and
two-family homes, Snead said.
More information about radon is
available through the Kansas
Radon Program at K-State
Research and Extension offices
throughout the state, online:
http://www.kansasradonprogram.or
g and by calling: 1-800-693-5343.
Radon programs at Kansas State
University are supported by the
Kansas Department of Health and
Environment and the Environmental Protection Agency, and
serve as a state and national
resource on radon awareness,
testing, and mitigation.
Those attending the Eta Beta Christmas party Dec. 14 at Pub on the Bricks are Pam and Kenny McElvain,Avis Brown and Carl Massa, Becky and Dale
Kile, Sheila and Tom Limbocker, Micayla Limbocker, Nancy and Jim Bowman, Bonita and Eugene Harke, Karen and Gary Warden, Sherry and Daniel
Fick,Ann and Richard Laman and Bud and Margaret Wessler. Courtesy photo
Eta Beta Christmas party

The Eta Beta Chapter of Epsilon
Sigma Alpha met Dec. 14, 2015, at
the Pub on the Bricks Restaurant
for their Christmas party.
Hostesses for the evening were
Pam McElvain, Avis Brown, Becky
Kile, Sheila Limbocker and
Micayla Limbocker.
The tables were beautifully
adorned with Christmas decora-
tions. Punch and hor doeuvres

were served by the hostesses
before dinner.
Several games were played after
dinner. The prize for the games
winner of the ladies gift was Sheila
Limbocker and the gentlemans
gift to winner Daniel Fick. A
dessert table was enjoyed by the
group.
Ann Lamon presented Sherry

Fick with a wonderful scrapbook
with accomplishments and
memories of her years as Eta Beta
chapter president.
A photo was taken of the group
on the curing stairway at the
restaurant.
Those attending were Pam and
Kenny McElvain, Avis Brown and
Carl Massa, Becky Kile, Sheila and

Tom
Limbocker,
Micayla
Limbocker, Nancy and Jim
Bowman, Bonita and Eugene
Harke, Karen and Gary Warden,
Sherry and Daniel Fick, Ann and
Richard Lamon and Bud and
Margaret Wessler.
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Eager for myriad possibilities?

Where We Belong is for you
You have to be somewhere today.
Theres no hurry or schedule to
follow, but you must get there on
time. You dont have a map or
itinerary and the destination might
be a surprise but once you arrive, as
happens in the new book Where
We Belong by Hoda Kotb (with
Jane Lorenzini), youll be in exactly
the right place.
Its natural: a turn of the
calendar, and youre feeling some
inner restlessness. Its okay to admit
it, says Kotb: you sense that theres
more to life, and you yearn to find
it. The good news is that its never
too late to start working toward
that perfect spot in your world; in
fact, here, Kotb introduces readers
to people who did.
Michelle Hauser grew up in
Mason City , Iowa , living
sometimes with her mother and
sometimes with her father. By age
ten, she skillfully ran a household;
at twelve, she landed a paying job
because she sensed a need for selfsufficiency; at fourteen, she worked
in a restaurant, where her love of
cooking was cemented. She
ultimately became a chef but
throughout her life, she always
harbored a dream of being a
doctor. It would be even better if
her two passions could unite
Craig Juntenen never wanted
children and had taken steps to
ensure that it didnt happen; his
wife, Kathi, had known about his
tenets when they were dating, and
she accepted them. She was,
therefore, very surprised when
Craig came home after a golf
outing and announced that he had
an idea that ultimately changed
their lives and their family, when
two became five
Kay Abrahams grew up in the lap
of luxury with everything she
THE
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Childrens book awards

This week at the library
Join us for Library and Lunch
on Tuesday at noon, where we
will discuss The Luckiest Girl
Alive by Jessica Knoll. Bilingual
Storytime launches this month
on Thursday at 6 p.m.
Kids and their parents can
come enjoy Spanish and English
stories and songs, followed by a
craft. And dont forget our
normal storytimes, Tuesdays at 6
pm and Thursdays at 11:15 a.m.
We will also have a Lego Build
Day on Wednesday at 4 p.m. in
the Cooper-Clark Room. There
will be treats, Legos, the
Minecraft card game, and
Minecraft crafts.
Fun for
builders of all ages.
CHILDRENS
LIBRARIAN
Newberys, Caldecotts,
and other Childrens
Book Awards
TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER
wanted - except parental attention,
which she longed for. Her parents
loved her, that was a fact, but they
were busy with careers and had
little time for her. Eventually, she
fell into the same situation but a
move halfway across the country
helped her find the family she
needed.
And for successful businessman
Lindley DeGarmo, the move away
from a sales career meant moving
toward a job closer to his heart
and to his soul.
So wheres your turning point? It
wont be identical to the ones youll
find inside Where We Belong, but
youll get a lot of inspiration just the
same; youll also get a lot of same.
Indeed, the stories here are all very

similar and, with one exception,
pre-existing wealth shows up quite
often in the tales. That may turn a
few readers off.
And yet, who doesnt struggle
with New Years Resolutions? If
youve made em, you probably do,
and author Hoda Kotb (with Jane
Lorenzini) offers something here
thatll energize you: true, encour-
aging stories. If those everyday

people can identify, find, and
accomplish life-changing goals,
surely you can, too.
And so, in the end, I mostly
enjoyed Where We Belong." Its a
happy book, perhaps just whats
needed to start a year with myriad
possibilities. And if youre eager for
that, then this book belongs in your
hands.
Todays leader must be

more collaborative,
transparent, and willing
to test their employees
ideas and ideals by
providing them a
platform where their
voices can be heard.
Leaders must embrace
an entrepreneurial
attitude that empowers
employees to be
themselves and inspires
them to be courageous.
Leaders dont have all
the answers and thus
must trust themselves
enough to know when
to rely on their
employees for the
betterment of a
healthier whole. Courtesy
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Tomorrow is a very exciting day

for all who love Childrens literature. Tomorrow morning at the
American Library Associations
Midwinter Conference (held this
year in Boston), the winners of
the Newbery Medal, Caldecott
Medal, and several other
childrens book awards will be
announced.
Im excited to see what the
committees have picked as the
best of the best for 2015! With
these medals on the verge of
being announced, I thought Id
revisit some of my favorite past
Newbery Medal winners, all
available for checkout at the
library:
Moon Over Manifest by
Vanderpool
(2011
Clare
Newbery winner): The author of
this book lives in Wichita. From
the book description: Twelveyear-old Abilene Tucker is the
daughter of a drifter who, in the
summer of 1936, sends her to
stay with an old friend in
Manifest, Kansas, where he grew
up, and where she hopes to find
out some things about his past.
Holes by Louis Sachar (1999
Newbery winner): From the
book description: Stanley
Yelnats has been unjustly sent to
a boys detention center, Camp
Green Lake, where the boys
build character by spending all
day, every day digging holes
exactly five feet wide and five feet
deep.
Stanley tries to dig up the truth
in this inventive and darkly
humorous tale of crime and
punishment and redemption.
There is also a good movie
ELIZABETH RANKIN
adaptation of the same name,
starring Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney
Weaver, and Jon Voight.
The Giver by Lois Lowry
(1994 Newbery winner): From
the book description: Given his
lifetime assignment at the
Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas
becomes the receiver of
memories shared by only one
other in his community and
discovers the terrible truth about
the society in which he lives.
A Wrinkle in Time by
Madeleine LEngle (1963
Newbery winner): From the
book description: Meg Murry,
her savant younger brother
Charles Wallace, and her friend
Calvin become involved with
unearthly strangers and a search
for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret
work for the government.
And, as a long-time Dr. Seuss
fan, I cant forget about the
Geisel Awards, given to the
author(s) and illustrator(s) of the
most
distinguished
American book for beginning
readers.
There is a Bird on Your Head
by Mo Willems (2008 Geisel
winner): From the book
description:
Gerald the elephant discovers
that there is something worse
than a bird on your head-- two
birds on your head! Piggie will try
to help her best friend. Mo
Willemss book Are You Ready to
Play Outside?, also featuring
Gerald and Piggie, won the
Geisel in 2009.
Change your behaviors to become

a more inspiring leader in 2016
News and Experts
Habits can be a trap for people in leadership
positions whether they are in business, politics
or another field.
As leaders, they should provide a compelling
vision that inspires those around them. Instead,
many of them lapse into automatic and mindless
thinking. And that can affect every decision they
make and the actions of the people who report
to them.
Too often, we dont come up with imaginative
solutions because we let ourselves be ruled by
routine and by preconceived notions, says RobJan de Jong, a behavioral strategist and author of
Anticipate: The Art of Leading By Looking
Ahead (www.robjandejong.com).
We think we know ahead of time what will
and wont work, which makes us quick to
dismiss ideas that sound too out there. The
people who answer to you learn the lesson that
creative thinking is frowned upon, even if thats
not the lesson you wanted to teach.
Simply making a New Years resolution to
have a more open mind in 2016 likely wont be
enough to turn things around. But de Jong says
there are behaviors and practices that, through
repetition and perseverance, can help leaders
and anyone else develop a mindset thats open to
imaginative and better ideas.
Formulate powerful questions. Generating
ideas starts with asking the right questions and
the best questions are thought-provoking. They
challenge underlying assumptions and invite
creativity. They also give us energy, making us
aware of the fact there is something to explore
that we hadnt fully grasped before, de Jong
says.
Train yourself to catch poorly designed

questions, asked by you or someone else, and
reformulate them. Questions that begin with
why, what and how are best because they
require more thoughtful responses than those
that begin with who, when, where and
which. Especially avoid questions that can be
answered with a yes or no.
Expand your sphere of influence. We are
strongly influenced, for better or worse, by the
small group of people we have direct contact
with, de Jong says. Since we tend to hang out
with people who are fairly similar to ourselves,
chances are we are limiting our perspectives.
He recommends making a deliberate effort to
encounter people and ideas that are profoundly
different from the usual suspects you hang out
with.
Visit a conference of a different profession,
hang out with skaters, join an arts club or buy a
magazine randomly off the shelf.
Break your patterns. You can increase your
chances of seeing things differently if you deliberately break your normal pattern of working,
communicating, thinking, reacting and
responding, de Jong says.
Take a different route to work. Change where
you sit in meetings. If you are normally the first
to volunteer, hold back.
Learn to listen. Weve all been taught the
importance of being good listeners, de Jong
says. The problem is most of us struggle to
actually do it.
Often when people are listening, they really
are waiting for the first opportunity to share
their story, their opinion or their experience. De
Jong suggests training yourself to engage in
three pure listening conversations a week.
They dont need to be longer than 15 to 20

minutes, they can be formal or informal, and the
other person doesnt need to know what youre
doing.
Vow that you wont try to take over the conversation no matter how much you want to. Just
keep asking questions and dont dismiss
anything the other person says, de Jong says.
After the conversation, reflect on what you
learned.
Dont dismiss any ideas or views that dont
align with yours. Dare to challenge your own
assumptions and reframe your beliefs if need
be, he says.
Some of these practices may take people
outside their comfort zones, and everyone might
not be ready to try all of these at once, de Jong
says. But if you start to put them into practice,
youll be able to grow into a more mindful,
visionary leader one step at a time.
About Rob-Jan de Jong

Rob-Jan de Jong, author of Anticipate: The Art of
Leading
By
Looking
Ahead
(www.robjandejong.com), is an international
speaker, writer and consultant on strategy and
leadership themes. He serves as an expert lecturer at
various leading business schools such as the Wharton
Business School (USA), Thunderbird School of
Global Management (USA), Nyenrode Business
University (The Netherlands), and Sabanci Business
University (Turkey).
As a behavioral strategist, he speaks, teaches and
consults on executive subjects such as visionary
leadership, influence, strategic decision-making, and
innovation.
Kosher Salt-Encrusted
Prime Rib Roast
My Daily Moment
Its prime time. Were talking
about preparing this rib roast
thats covered in salt. Serve with
rice, potatoes or the side of your
choice. You cant go wrong with
this meaty lead.
AT A GLANCE
Main Ingredient:
Beef
Cooking Method:
Bake
Difficulty:
Easy
Moderate
Course/Dish:
Meat
Healthy Eating:
Kosher
Occasions:
Dinner Parties
Serves:
12-15
INGREDIENTS
2 cups coarse kosher salt
4 lb. prime rib roast
1 tbsp. ground black pepper
1 tbsp. seasoning salt
METHODS/STEPS
Preheat oven to 210 degrees.
Cover the bottom of a roasting
pan with a layer of kosher salt.
Place the roast, bone side down,
on the salt. Season the meat with
the ground black pepper and
seasoning salt, then cover
completely with kosher salt. Roast
in preheated oven for 4 to 5 hours,
or until the internal temperature of
the meat reaches 145 degrees.
Remove from oven and let rest for
30 minutes. This sets the juices
and makes the roast easier to
carve. Be sure to remove all the
salt from the roast before serving.
S U N DAY, J A N UA RY 1 0 , 2 0 1 6
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For classifieds 24 hours a day, visit
To place an ad
Employment
Help Wanted
Warehouse
Receiver/Shipper
Hog Slat, Inc. is in

search of a candidate with
experience in RECEIVING/SHIPPING in a warehouse environment with a
hard work ethic to join the
team at our location in
Guymon, OK.
As a RECEIVER/SHIPPER your primary responsibilities will include

assisting the in-store team
with shipping weekly customer orders, outgoing
UPS, receiving the weekly
store truck as well as
incoming UPS and shelving parts for a multi-store
retail chain as well as
maintaining an organized
store front and warehouse. Candidates must
be able to lift and move
up to 75 pounds on a regular basis.
We offer a competitive
salary and a full range of
benefits. Please apply
online:
www.hogslat.com
Visit our Guymon location

Hog Slat, Inc.
Rt. 1 Hwy. 54 East
Guymon, OK 73942
(580) 338-5003
Equal Opportunity
Employer of
Minorities/Women/
Disabilities/Veterans
Convoy Systems is hiring

Class A drivers to run from
Kansas City to the west
coast. Home Weekly!
Great Benefits! www.convoysystems.com
(http://www.convoysystems.com/) Call Lori 1800-926-6869 ext. 303.
626-0840
Temporary Farm Labor:

Turnage Farms, Hayti,
MO, has 3 positions with
3
mo.
experience
required for operating
large farm tractors &
machinery with GPS for
tilling, cultivating, fertilizing, planting & spraying soybeans & cotton,
irrigation maintenance,
operating cotton strippers & balers for cotton
harvest; repairs & maintenance to building &
equip; must be able to
lift 75 pounds; must able
to obtain drivers license
within 30 days; once
hired, workers may be
required to take random
drug tests at no cost to
worker; testing positive
or failure to comply may
result in immediate termination from employment; tools, equipment,
housing and daily trans
provided for employees
who cant return home
daily; trans & subsistence
expenses
reimb.; minimum wage
rate
of
$12.17/hr,
increase based on experience, may work nights
and weekends; threefourths work period
guaranteed from 2/15/16
11/30/16.
Apply at
nearest KS Workforce
Office with Job Order
11550930 or call 785-2913470.
Mosaic Has a place for

you!
Direct Support
Associate
Mosaic, a leader in the

field of non-profit service
providers for people with
intellectual
disabilities.
Mosaic offers competitive
wages
with
possible
increases within 6 months,
paid training, paid time off,
free health insurance and
tuition assistance available. We will train you!
Must have a high school
diploma/GED, valid drivers license, and pass
drug screen and background checks. Full time,
part time, and on-call positions available.
Complete an application
online and see other job
opportunities at:
http://www.mosaicinfo.o
rg/liberal/employment
First National Bank of Liberal has an opening for a

Network IT Specialist/Support. This position will assist
in the management and coordination of an IT system,
including working with active directory, virtualization,
switching, routing, and security. Will also provide
end-user assistance with Microsoft OSs, imaging, and
troubleshooting application/printer/phone issues.
Experience in network security/application, whitelisting
is preferred. Salary is commensurate with experience.
This is a full-time position with excellent benefit
package.
EEOE
C
AU
O
TI
If interested submit your resume to:

First National Bank of Liberal
1700 N. Lincoln
Liberal, Kansas 67901
Attention: Human Resources
Member FDIC
denasa@hpleader.com
Weekend Availability
HS Diploma or Equivalent
Preferred
HIGH PLAINS ENERGY,

LLC a rapidly growing
service oriented company,
is seeking a full time Route
Sales Person for the
Ulysses, Hugoton and
Liberal area. Applicant
must be 21, have a valid
CDL and good driving
record. Hazmat endorsement, tanker, air brakes,
and/or propane delivery
experience, a plus. We will
train the proper applicant.
We offer competitive
wages, health insurance,
life insurance, retirement,
sick leave, vacation and
paid holidays.
Call
Anthony
Krull
(Operations Manager):
620-276-0506 or (Office)
620-482-0212 for more
information.
SALES POSITIONS
Frito-Lay, Inc. the worlds

snack food leader, has an
immediate openings at our
Liberal area.
Responsibilities include
selling and merchandising
our complete line of products to existing and new
accounts.
This position does require
travel.
Candidates must possess

the following:
Relevant
Experience
Sales
(3 years of Grocery or
DSD Sales)
Clean Driving Record
Must Be Willing to Travel
Frito-Lay offers a competitive compensation and

benefits package that
includes stock options.
Interested candidate
must apply at:
www.fritolayemployment.com
EOE M/F/D/V

Stapleton Farms, Inc.,
Plains, KS, has 2 positions with 3 mo. experience for operating farm
equipment with GPS for
strip tilling, conventional
tilling, spray fertilizer on
grain & oilseed crops,
daily maintenance of irrigation systems both
sprinkler & natural gas;
repairs & maintenance
to building & equip;
must be able to lift 75
pounds; must able to
obtain drivers license
within 30 days; once
hired, workers may be
required to take random
drug tests at no cost to
worker; testing positive
or failure to comply may
result in immediate termination from employment; tools, equipment,
housing and daily trans
provided for employees
who cant return home
daily; trans & subsistence
expenses
reimb.; minimum wage
rate
of
$13.80/hr,
increase based on experience, may work nights
and weekends; threefourths work period
guaranteed from 2/15/16
12/15/16.
Apply at
nearest KS Workforce
9843156 or call 785-2913470.

Triple S Farms, Hydro,
OK, has 4 positions with
3 mo. experience for
operating large farm
equipment with GPS &
auto steer for cultivating, fertilizing, planting
peanuts, watermelons,
sweet potatoes, soybeans, cotton & wheat,
harvesting equipment &
transporting crops from
field to storage; service
& repair machinery &
equipment; must able to
within 30 days with airbrake
endorsement;
pounds; hired workers
may be required to take
random drug tests at no
cost to worker; testing
positive or failure to
comply may result in
immediate termination
from employment; tools,
equipment, housing and
daily trans provided for
employees who cant
return home daily; trans
& subsistence expenses
reimb.; employer will
pay the higher wage of
$11.15/hr., may work
nights and weekends;
three-fourths work period guaranteed from
2/20/16 12/20/16. Apply
at nearest KS Workforce
OK1065913 or call 785291-3470.
Brookdale Liberal Springs

is accepting applications
for the following positions:
*CMAs
*Dietary Aide
*Housekeeping
Please apply in Person

at
1500 Terrace Ave.
Truck drivers wanted to
haul boxed meat and general commodities in the
Midwest region. Excellent
wages and benefits including non-taxable per diem.
CDL required. Home twice
per week. Safety and
Performance
Bonus.
Experienced drivers are
eligible for hiring bonus.
Contact Delana at 800835-0193 for details.
KINDSVATER
TRUCKING
DODGE CITY, KS
Brookdale Liberal Springs

is accepting applications
for the following positions:
Cook/Dietary Aide
Please apply in Person
at
1500 Terrace Ave.
AU
Cattle Empire, LLC is one of the largest family-owned

commercial cattle feeding operations in the United States.
Is looking for a Commodity Risk Manager.
Primary responsibilities include analysis, purchasing,

scheduling and distribution of the commodities required
for the companys cattle feeding operations. Bachelors
degree in Agricultural Business Administration,
Agricultural Economics and 1 year related experience is
preferred.
Cattle Empire, LLC offers competitive wages and outstanding benefits (including Medical, Dental, and Vision
insurance, plus a 401-k with company match, and more).
Interested applicants are encouraged to send their
resume and cover letter via EMAIL
(hr@cattle-empire.net), or ONLINE
(www.cattle-empire.net/73/employment),
or via FAX (620-649-2291).
An application can also be downloaded by visiting:
http://www.cattle-empire.net/73/employment.
EOE/Equal Opportunity Employer
Pharmacy Director, southeast Nebraska Critical

Access Hospital. Requires
BS Pharmacy, excellent
organizational, customer
service and planning skills.
Experience in healthcare
pharmacy management
preferred.
Competitive
salary, benefits. Apply at
w w w . j c h c . u s
(http:/www.jchc.us). For
information cal HR at (402)
729-6850.
Plant
Ops
/Safety
/ E m e r g e n c y
Preparedness Director,
southeast
Nebraska
Critical Access Hospital.
Requires
bachelors,
excellent organizational,
customer service, planning skills. Experience:
safety
management,
OSHA,
environmental
safety, Homeland security
preferred.
Competitive
compensation.
Apply:
w w w . j c h c . u s
( h t t p : / / w w w. j c h c . u s ) .
Information: HR (402) 7296850
The
Stepping
Stone
Shelter is seeking an
Executive Director. Salary
and benefits will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Send resume to: Attention
Board of Directors, 1015
N. Washington, Liberal,
KS 67901 phone: 620626-6024, email: steppingstone@swko.net or fax:
620-626-6886.
O N 24th ANNUAL
WESTERN KANSAS
FARM & INDUSTRIAL
EQUIP. AUCTION
I
CT
GARDEN CITY, KS REGIONAL AIRPORT
Sepulveda Plumbing
Heating & Air is looking
for a HVAC Technician.
Valid drivers license
required. Experience preferred. Will train the right
candidate.
Call 620-624-2323
for more information.
Commodity Risk Manager

Kells Farm Partnership,
Satanta, KS, has 5 positions with 3 mo. experience for operating large
farm equipment for cultivating, tilling, planting,
fertilizing & harvesting
of grain and silage,
swathing, raking, baling
& transporting hay via
semi truck; assisting
with livestock, moving
dry cows, vaccinating
branding, ear tagging &
feed supplements; service & repair machinery &
equipment; must able to
within 30 days with airbrake
endorsement;
pounds; hired workers
may be required to take
random drug tests at no
cost to worker; testing
positive or failure to
comply may result in
immediate termination
from employment; tools,
equipment, housing and
daily trans provided for
employees who cant
return home daily; trans
& subsistence expenses
reimb.; employer will
pay the higher wage of
$13.80/hr., may work
nights and weekends;
three-fourths work period guaranteed from
2/20/16 12/20/16. Apply
at nearest KS Workforce
9840625 or call 785-2913470.
MON./TUE./WED.
FEB. 15-16-17, 2016
NOW ACCEPTING
CONSIGNMENTS!!
Memorial Hospital of Texas County

Guymon, Oklahoma
Offering exciting opportunities!
Emergency Dept RN FT
Med/Surg RN - FT
Labor & Delivery RN FT
Nurse Practitioner - FT
Accepting applications for full time RNs in the

Emergency Department, Med/Surg and Labor &
Delivery. Varied shifts available with weekend
rotation including shift differentials. Must have
current Oklahoma RN license. Accepting
applications for a Family Nurse Practitioner in
our clinic. Must have current licensure as an
Advanced Practice RN. Visit our website @
www.mhtcg.com or contact Susanna Ritter at
580-338-6515 x2204.
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EOE
VEHICLE AUCTION
30+ CARS, SUV'S, PICKUPS

GARDEN CITY, KS
SAT., JANUARY 16TH, 1:PM CT.
OPEN HOUSE: Friday, Jan. 15th, 1:00 - 5:00 PM.
NEW LISTING!
LOCATION:
THE NEW AUCTION CENTER BUILDING
9940 E. HWY 50, BUILDING #2,
GARDEN CITY, KS
NEW LISTING!
1310 Jerry St.
$120,000
3 BR, 2 BA, 2 Car Garage
2101 Nevada Dr.

$335,000
4 BR, 4 BA, 2 Car Garage,
Basement
311 Superior Plains

$75,000
4 BR, 2 BA, Basement,
2 Car Garage
930 Apollo St.

$258,500
Basement
804 N. Roosevelt Ave.

REDUCED! $94,900
121 Lilac Dr.

REDUCED! $176,000
501 Locust St.- Kismet

$78,000
Basement
2520 Zinnia Ln.

REDUCED! $299,000
Basement
(Building #2 in the former Garst Seed buildings at the

GCK regional airport)
See complete list and pictures at

www.scottauction.com
08 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 168k 07 CHRY, PACIFICA 133k 07

CHEV. HHR 231k 07 BUICK TERRAZA, 172k - 06 FORD FREESTYLE
105k 06 CHEV. IMPALA 166k 05 CHRY. 300, 193k -05 TOYOTA
COROLLA, rebuilt title, TMU - ;04 NISSAN TITAN 4X4 BLACK 216k 04
MERC. MOUNTAINEER 171k 03 MITSUBISHI LANCER 206k 03
DODGE RAM 1500 Quad Cab, 211k 03 FORD EXPLORER, 190k 03
CHEV. VENTURE, 172k 03 CADILLAC CTS 189k, front damage 03
ISUZU AXIOM, 162k mi, - 02 JEEP GRAND CHROKEE 4X4, 211k 02
DODGE RAM 3500, ExCab Dually, Cummins Diesel, NO Trans., TMU, - 02
FORD EXPLORER SPORT, 210k 02 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB,
155k 01 CHRY. VOYAGER, 202k 01 CHEV 1500 ExCab, 168k 01
DODGE RAM 1500 ExCab, TMU 99 JEEP GR CHEROKEE, 158k - ;99
CHEV. BLAZER, 193k 99 JEEP GR CHEROKEE 4x4, 169k 97 DODGE
RAM 1500, 279k - 97 CHEV. C/K 1500 Ex Cab, GREEN, 176k 97 FORD
TAURAS, 202k 96 FORD TAURAS GRAY 160k 96 CADI. DEVILLE
138k, 95 FORD ASPIRE, 126 mi 1990 JEEP "CHEROKEE, LARADO" 4x4,
TMU - - Very few small items, be on time
REDUCED!
1480 General Welch Blvd.
$390,000
6,000 sq. ft
Excellent Commercial
Industrial property, only 2
blocks of Western Ave in
Airport Industrial Park with
great access and visibility.
Offices & shop, 5 ton hoist,
Overhead drive thru doors,
fenced yard, concrete &
gravel parking. Overhead
doors are 14 X 16.
321 Canna Ln.

$315,000
8 BR, 3 BA, 3+ Car Garage
Basement
1211 Terrace Ave.

$139,900
1721 Bellaire Ave.

$153,500
2531 Cheyenne Rd.

$175,000
Basement
413 Tamarack Ln.

$80,000
2 BR, 1 BA, Basement
TERMS: CASH - Check w/ positive ID 10% BUYERS PREMIUM. - Bidders are advised to personally determine condition of items prior to bidding. All merchandise is sold in its present condition with NO warranties.
No warranties expressed or implied. -Announcements day of sale take
precedence. All merchandise must be removed within one week.
500 S. Parkway Blvd

$275,000
Basement
807 N. Missouri Ave.

$82,000
3 BR, 1 BA
TWO FOR THE PRICE OF
ONE!
1107 N. Calhoun Ave.

$154,500
Basement
110 S. Pershing Ave.

$77,000
Storm Shelter
Residential Commercial
Rental Management
Office: (620) 432-8016
Se habla Espaol
S U N DAY, J A N UA RY 1 0 , 2 0 1 6
5B
L&T
Mosaic has a place for

you!
Direct Support Manager
Mosaic, a leader in the

field of non-profit service
providers for people with
intellectual
disabilities.
Mosaic offers competitive
salary and a highly competitive benefit package
including no cost health
with vision and prescription Insurance option, dental and life insurance,
retirement plan, tuition
assistance plus paid time
off. Must have a High
School
Diploma/GED.
One year supervisory
experience or experience
in a related field preferred.
Classifieds
denasa@hpleader.com
Complete an application
online and see other job
opportunities at:
http://mosaicinfo.org/
liberal/employment
ELECTRICAL APPRENTICESHIP
OPPORTUNITY
WICHITA ELECTRICAL
JATC offers a four-year
electrical apprenticeship Work
for
Electrical
Contractor and attend
related classes one day
every other week - Starting
wage $14.69 +
benefits - Age 17 or older
- High School Grad or
GED with a year of
Algebra I (Official Copy of
Transcript- required) Aptitude Test - Valid
Drivers License and Birth
Certificate - Be physically
fit and free from drugs
- Application fee $25,

Money
Order
only,
payable at time of application.
Contact (316) 264-9231 or
www.wejatc.org for further
information. EOE
City on A Hill - Liberal

Facility, is looking for an
energetic hardworking and
dedicated individual for an
Overnight House Monitor
to work in our 90-Day
Reintegration
Program
located at 529 N. New
York Avenue, Liberal KS,
67901. Team players with
flexibility need only apply.
Lots of potential for
growth.
Applications are being

accepted Monday-Friday
between 8AM and 5PM.
Interviews will start immediately. Stop in and pick up
an application at 529 N.
New York.
Personal Care
Assistant Needed
Call:
620-626-5618
845 S. Cain Ave.
Investors take note. 2 br, with

basement, attached 1 car
garage, fenced yard.
START THE NEW

YEAR IN A
NEW HOME!
All Bids must be placed

on www.Auction.com
MLS #5525
GREAT STARTER HOME!
1003 Elizabeth Ln.
310 E. 5th St.
Looking for a warehouse for car

or RV storage? Several overhead
doors and fenced yard.
Priced At $79,900
MLS #5290
2 Br, 1 bath, up to date paint

and floor coverings, attached
garage, CA/CH
$94,900
MLS #5521
LOCATION & STYLE
JUST GETTING STARTED!
1800 N. Carlton Ave.
1307 Elm Blvd.
Custom built home on the Golf

Course! 3 Brs, 2 3/4 baths, 2
level brick home with a beautiful
view of the Country Club
Course. Enclosed patio as well
as an outdoor patio for entertaining. Enjoy the cozy fireplace
this winter in the open living
room.
REDUCED $214,900
MLS #5495
2 Bedroom, 1 bath, great starter

home near the High School, 1
car attached garage, CA/CH,
$79,900
MLS #5488
HUGE PRICE REDUCTION
220 W Walnut
Great Income Potential - Brick

4 plex, each with 2 Bedrooms,
updated floorcoverings, CA/CH.
fenced yard and 4 storage bldgs.
Contract Pending
#5423
1122 Westhaven Dr.

Just in time for school ! This 4
br 2 bath with a full bsmt , main
floor laundry, new carpeting,
workshop and garage, CA/CH
could fill your growing family!
Lincoln District
REDUCED! $139,900
MLS #5289
LUXURIOUS EXECUTIVE HOME
300 Canna Ln.
ou will love the decorating! 3

Brs and 2 baths on the main
floor, 2 more brs, and 1 bath in
the basement. Main floor laundry, 2 living areas, pretty wood,
tile, stained concrete and carpeted flooring, nice storage bldg.,
CA/CH, 2 car garage
$335,000 - MLS #5284
LOOK AT THIS PRICE!!!
315 W. 7th St.
Are you looking for a home

with character? This brick bungalow has it. 2 Brs, 1 3/4 bath,
partial bsmt, detached garage,
CA/CH
NEW PRICE! $128,000

MLS #5502
PRIME RESIDENTIAL LOT - 1540 Bellaire -$35,000 224 N. Grant -5-1 Br. Units - Apartment Complex
2 Rural Properties - In KS and OK with Acerage Call for More Information!

Janie Rine
Broker
620-621-5025
BY JACQUELINE BIGAR
Horoscope
Note: Bigars Stars is based on the

degree of your sun at birth. The sign
name is simply a label astrologers put on
a set of degrees for convenience. For best
results, readers should refer to the dates
following each sign.
A baby born today has a Sun in
Capricorn and a Moon in Aquarius.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Jan.

11, 2016:
This year you will be able to go with the
flow as long as you can detach and not
get too hung up on the minor details.
Once you gain a full perspective, you
naturally make better decisions.
Someone in your life provides excitement more often than not. If you are single, be cautious about whom you hook
up with. Usually, the person who seems
most desirable is the one who is most
unavailable. Take your time. If you are
attached, the two of you benefit from taking more time away from your day-today life and issues. Your bond becomes
delightful and fun. AQUARIUS can cost
you a pretty penny.
The Stars Show the Kind of Day Youll

Have:
5-Dynamic;
4-Positive;
3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
ARIES (March 21-April 19)

#### A serious conversation with an
associate or loved one could provoke a
strong reaction. As a result, a new feeling
of openness evolves between you and
this person. Your unexpected response is
likely to surprise many people later in the
day. Tonight: Feel your Wheaties.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
#### Someone could be cold and
unsupportive about a work-related matter
or an issue involving the community.
Your attitude attracts others, even a difficult person. You will see a situation differently as a result of your reaction and
insight. Tonight: A must appearance.
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

#### You could find that a loved one
is touchy. No matter what you do, you
have difficulty opening this person up.
Your efforts do count, as you will see. A
friend will be full of solutions. Be imaginative when making plans. Tonight: Try
something offbeat. Others will join in.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
#### Your efforts count when dealing
with others. You might feel as if you are
not being appreciated by someone you
care about. It doesnt have to do with
you; a domestic issue could be coloring
this persons thoughts. Youll deal well
with changes. Tonight: Go with the flow.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
##### Deferring to others does not
come easily for you, but it might be the
best choice at the moment. You could be
dealing with a difficult project that is
more frustrating than youll admit. When
you detach, you will see the situation
much differently. Tonight: Go along with
an offer.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
#### Pace yourself, as you want to
cover a lot of ground and have much to
do. An associate might be dragging you
down in a way that makes you uncomfortable. You can be only so tolerant; discuss your feelings. A partner could surprise you. Tonight: Opt for togetherness.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
#### Defer to others who have strong
reactions. You might be having difficulty
opening up a conversation. It appears as
though someone is closed down, and all
the charm that you so easily produce
makes no difference. Use your creativity
here. Tonight: Go with the unexpected.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
#### You might want to rethink a
decision more carefully, especially if it
involves your finances. You could be
taken aback by what a friend does. It will
put a pause in a conversation, if nothing
else. Make time to chat with a family
member. Tonight: Make the most of the
moment.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
#### You have the ability to switch
from icy to warm, which surprises many
people. You are likely to make a difference where it counts. A new person in
your life adds more excitement into your
day than you might want. Tonight: Allow
a little more havoc to run through your
day.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
### Follow your instincts with a
money matter. You might not know what
is needed to make a situation work, but
you do know what wont work. You
could be surprised by someones actions.
Follow your instincts when discussing an
emotional issue. Tonight: Try to share
more.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
### A friend could disappoint you.
You tend to go with the flow with this
person, but you could be put off by how
often this behavior occurs. Surprising
news heads your way. You might not like
what you hear. Take a walk, if need be.
Tonight: Say what you think, and be
spontaneous.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
##### You could be responsive to a
boss or older person, but it will take an
extraordinary effort to open this person
up, as he or she can be very touchy, controlling and difficult. When he or she
finally smiles, you can believe it is
because of your efforts. Tonight: Use
care with spending.
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Dear Heloise: This hint is for DADS

AND GRANDFATHERS on outings
with their little girls. Im not comfortable taking my daughter into a mens
room, because you never know what
youll find there. Furthermore, theyre
often filthy. Heres my work-around:
I open the ladies room door, bang on
it and shout: JANITOR! COMING
IN! Thats nonthreatening to most
people. If anyone is inside, theyll let
me know, and I usually can arrange for
a woman to assist. If its empty, I take
my daughter inside, get her set up and
then stand in the doorway of the ladies
room until she is finished. Frank in
Birmingham, Ala.
Frank, you are a good father, and
there are many, many like you! Its not
easy today, is it? Look for a family
restroom where you can go in with
your daughter, lock the door and its
only one room.
As you said, the good: most women
C
are happy to help; the bad: yuck
some mens restrooms are filthy! Do
men act that way at home? At their
mothers or grandmothers house? I
hope not! Heloise
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Dear Readers: Judith in New Hampshire sent a picture of her gorgeous 13year-old cat, Sam, playing Santa, wearing an adorable Santa hat. His picture is
used on the label she makes for her
homemade bread for gifts at Christmas.
If youd like to see Santa Sam and
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Dear Heloise: Heres my solution to

P
prevent powdered laundry detergent

from clumping. I pour it into a garbage
bag and twist it tight so moisture cant
get in. It also keeps spills inside the bag
when dipping out some for a load of
laundry. No mess on the floor or
washer.
Also, I use the store carryout bags to
line my small trash cans. They fit perfectly. I usually put three or four at a
time inside each can, and I dont have
to replace them so often.
In our locale, the bags are called
Appalachian tumbleweeds, because
too many people throw them out the
car window. Dave A., New Boston,
Ohio
Dave, isnt it nice to reuse, recycle
and save some money? Heloise
THE VERY LAST DROP
Dear Heloise: I use a lot of products

in tubes and plastic containers. I cut the
tube on both sides and across the bottom, and put it into a plastic sandwich
bag.
Im always surprised how much
more I have when I use everything to
the very last drop! I would like to help
everyone save money; that would
make me happy. M.S.S. in Pittsburgh
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Dear Heloise: I recently learned to

cut steel-wool pads into quarters with
an old pair of scissors. This has been
one of my favorite cleaning tools, and
I was pleased to learn how to save most
of the pads.
The rust from a partially used pad
was a big waste. Ann D., Pleasant
Hope, Mo.
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Liberals Laci Rush dribbles across the baseline Tuesday against Perryton. Friday, Rush and the Lady Redskins traveled to Hays, and in a game of scoring
streaks and droughts, the Lay Redskins had the last run of the game to earn a 56-51 win. L&T photo/Earl Watt
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Mickens moment
Lady Redskins get last run, win 56-51,
Mickens scores career high 24 points
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CLEMSON
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7:30 p.m. Monday
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Deladris Green
makes a pass
against Hereford
earlier this
season. Green
scored 11 against
Hays Friday, but
the Redskins
couldnt get the
last basket to fall
in a 55-54 road
loss. L&T
photo/Earl Watt
Hays took the first turn at putting together a

scoring run, but the Lady Redskins put together
the last, and the Lady Redskins rallied from being
down by eight points in the second half to earn a
56-51 win over the Lady Indians in Hays.
The Lady Redskins started slow, and before they
made their first basket, the Lady Indians had an 80 lead.
But the Lady Redskins outscored Hays 12-2 the
rest of the first quarter to take a 12-10 lead.
Liberal jumped out to a five point lead, but
Hays put together another run to lead 21-18 at

half.
Hays started the second half like they started
the game, and the Lady Redskins trailed by eight,
27-19.
And like the first half, the Lady Redskins,
sparked by Jada Mickens, rallied to erase the
deficit and take the lead, 32-28.
But the Lady Indians kept pushing to the
basket, and the Lady Redskins could not keep
from fouling, and Hays used the free throw line to
spark an 8-3 run midway through the fourth
quarter, and the Lady Indians had a 45-44 lead.
Mickens continued to dominate in the paint,
and the junior continued to respond to the Lady

Indians.
The Lady Redskins struggled at the free throw
line most of the game, but down the stretch they
were able to make the shots that counted to
preserve a late lead, and the Redskins outscored
the Lady Indians 12-6 in the final run of the game
for the 56-51 win.
Mickens scored a career-high 24 points in the
win, and Diamond Bailey added 16 despite having
a sore hand after a first-half injury.
Liberal (5-2, 1-0) will travel to Garden City (43, 0-1) Tuesday.
Three strikes miss in final

10 seconds, Liberal falls 55-54
By EARL WATT
Leader &Times
A back-and-forth battle came down to the final 10
seconds with the Redskins trailing by one with the ball and
a time out to set up a play, and despite executing to get the
right shot, the Redskins missed three times and fell 5554 at Hays.
Hays had the ball with 18 seconds to play but could not
extend their one-point lead, and the Redskins brought the
ball over midcourt and took a time out with 10 seconds to
play.
Liberal coach Scott Hinkle set up a play, and the
Redskins got the ball in the hands of Kylan
Thomas in the lane. But his shot fell
short off the front of the rim, but the
Redskins rebounded and tried
another putback that again
missed the basket, and
another Redskin rebound
and shot fell missed
before the buzzer
sounded, and the
Redskins lost 55-51.
Hays and Liberal
battled back and forth
early with Hays taking
a 13-12 lead after the
first quarter but the Redskins taking a 24-21 lead at half.

But the quarter that killed the Redskins was the third.
Hays fired back to erase Liberals three-point halftime
lead, and the Redskins struggled to score, and the Indians
took a 10-point lead into the fourth quarter by outscoring
the Redskins 24-11 in the period.
But the Redskins went to work and started to erase the
Hays advantage, and with a minute-and-a-half to go, the
Redskins started trading fouls against Hays for baskets, and
Liberal hit a three-point basket that cut the Hays lead to
one.
But the Redskins couldnt get the key basket in the final
10 seconds and fell by one.
Cade Hinkle led the Redskins with 15
points. Deladris Green added 11 points
and 11 rebounds for a double
double. Cole Evans had nine
points.
Liberal struggled at the
free throw line, only
making 13 of 25 attempts.
Liberal (5-2, 0-1) will
try to get its first
Western
Athletic
Conference
win
Tuesday on the road
against Garden City
(3-5, 0-1).
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Whos at home for wild-card round? Not favorites

By BARRYWILNER
AP Pro FootballWriter
Its great to make the playoffs
and get a home game in the wildcard round. Not so great is being
an underdog for that game.
Thats the situation for the
Redskins, Bengals, Texans and
Vikings this weekend.
Considering that the four visitors
have never swept in the opening
round of the playoffs since the
current format was adopted for the
1990 season, one of those teams, at
the least, might escape.
Still, the prevailing opinion is
that the Chiefs should be favored
at Houston, the Steelers at
Cincinnati, the Seahawks at
Minnesota, and the Packers at
Washington.
Doesnt matter, Texans star
receiver DeAndre Hopkins said.
Im not going to go out there
and change the way I play or the
way I think because its a playoff
game, honestly, he said.
Im going to go out and do what
Ive been doing. I feel like a lot of
guys think like that. Its just the
outside people. They put more
emphasis on the playoffs. But in
the locker room, guys are going to
do what they have to do.
Same approach for the guys
those outside people seem to
have more faith in.
It doesnt matter what we did
last week, not to mention four
weeks back, five weeks back,
Seahawks cornerback Richard
Sherman said.
We wiped the slate completely
clean. We approach them like a
Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston (50) tackles Buffalo Bills wide
receiver Robert Woods (10) during the first half of an NFL football game
in Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City is a favorite despite playing on the road
agaisnt Houston. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
new team, were going to study
them, do what we can, find our
indicators, find our adjustments,
then go out there and play a
ballgame.
Heres a look at all four wild-card
ballgames.
Kansas City (11-5) at Houston
(9-7), Saturday
The Chiefs won at Houston in
the season opener, then blew a
game late to Denver the next week
and went into a funk. But after
losing five straight, they made one
of the greatest turnarounds in NFL
history, sweeping the final 10
games.
It only got them the fifth seed,
but it also got them an opponent
they have defeated.
Theyre more patient, theyre
careful with the ball no
turnovers, Chiefs standout
linebacker Justin Houston, who
plans to return from a knee injury

that cost him the last five games,
said of the Texans. So weve got to
create turnovers to give us a chance
to win.
Thats been a Kansas City
specialty: The Chiefs led the AFC
with a plus-14 turnover margin.
Houston was at plus-5.
Key Matchups: Kansas Citys
secondary against Hopkins; Texans
offensive line against KCs
Houston and Tamba Hali.
Pittsburgh (10-6) at Cincinnati
(12-4), Saturday
One franchises history is filled
with postseason success and Super
Bowl triumphs: six Lombardi
Trophy celebrations.
Yep, that would be the Steelers.
The other franchise has a terrific
recent regular-season record,
making the playoffs for the fifth
straight year. Its last postseason
victory: Jan. 6, 1991.

Yep, that would be the Bengals.
The numbers are overwhelmingly
in Pittsburghs favor: 18-7 overall
against the Bengals since 2004;
winning 21 of the past 26 at Riverfront or Paul Brown stadiums; a 3320 victory in Cincinnati last month.
The QB matchup also favors the
Steelers, whether its Ben Roethlisberger vs. Andy Dalton or AJ
McCarron (more likely). But
remember that the Bengals had the
stingiest scoring defense in the
AFC and are plus-11 in turnover
differential, second to Kansas City
in the conference.
Key Matchups: Cincinnati trying
to slow down WR Antonio Brown;
Pittsburgh getting pressure on
whoever is at quarterback for the
Bengals.
Seattle (10-6) at Minnesota (115), Sunday
It could be bitter cold in
Minneapolis, which Sherman said
has never entered his mind. The
Seahawks dont appear to be the
type of team that lets the elements
matter.
What will matter is how effective
each team is in the ground game.
The first priority against the Vikings
always is to slow down the leagues
top rusher, Adrian Peterson. That
usually is the main challenge
against Seattles offense, but
Marshawn Lynch was ruled out late
Friday as he recovers from
abdominal surgery. But in his
absence, Russell Wilson has really
cranked up the Seahawks passing
attack.
Both defenses are good enough
to turn the game in their teams
Mind Games: How Clemson

built an undefeated mindset
By PETE IACOBELLI
AP SportsWriter
CLEMSON, S.C. Clemson quarterback
Deshaun Watson had nearly wrapped up a
summertime appearance when someone asked if
the Tigers could win a national championship.
No doubt about it, Watson said with a grin.
15-0.
Fifteen? Are there even that many games?
In the College Football Playoff era, the Tigers
are trying to break new ground. Watson and the
top-ranked Tigers are trying to make history as
the first undefeated team with 15 wins against
No. 2 Alabama on Monday night, hoping to
finish off a goal set down as the ultimate target
long ago.
Sure, there have been other undefeated
teams. Clemsons last national championship
team in 1981 finished with a 12-0 record.
Florida State was 14-0 in its national championship year two years ago. With the playoff in
the mix, the Tigers could be the first team to
reach 15-0.
The undefeated mindset was set as the teams
theme for the season before the Tigers ever
stepped on the field. Swinney put 15 up on the
board at an early gathering. He passed out Tshirts with 15 for 15 on the back.
Its 2015, Swinney told them. Right now,
weve sold every ticket, but theres only 12. We
want to make them print 15 tickets.
That parts done. Now, its up to Clemson to
finish off its first perfect season since the 1981
national champions.
It was not easy to get everyone to buy into
this, co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott said. It
took planning and preparation.
Swinney regularly worked with a sports
psychologist, Milt Lowder, who has consulted
The Clemson NCAA college football team

arrives Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, in Phoenix. Clemson is
scheduled to face Alabama on Monday in the
college football championship game. Rob
Schumacher/The Arizona Republic via AP
with Clemson athletes and coaches since 2005.
Lowder said he met with Swinney at least once
a week during the season, the coach sharing
ideas about techniques on keeping the Tigers
focused.
Lowder said none of this seasons success
wouldve happened without Clemsons steady
success the past several seasons. The Tigers have
won 10 or more games each of the past five
years, defeating college powers LSU, Ohio State
and Oklahoma twice in bowl games.

Older players understood and accepted the
work it took to win games. Without that, Lowder
said, Swinneys words would ring hollow.
So when the season began, the team forgot
about the big goal. They looked at the milestone
in increments. They didnt think about 15
anymore. 2-0 became 3-0. Then 4-0, and 5-0. 60, then 7-0. The win column kept changing, the
loss column never did.
Swinney puts it simply: You cant be 15-0
unless youre 3-0.
Youve got to have a process on getting there,
something that youre confident works with your
team, said Brent Walker, president of the
Association for Applied Sport Psychology. Its
easier to do that once your players understand
your commitment to them.
The players, led by Watson, easily followed
along. The sophomore had an injury-plagued
first year, and was eager to show the high school
promise that made him one of the countrys top
prospects. He helped the younger Tigers get on
board.
Watson says it was an easy sell. To those
holdouts, Watson insisted he came to Clemson
to win championships and needed everyone to
have that focus.
Its about believing in each other, he said.
Thats what we do around here.
That belief as succeeded for Clemson before.
The 1981 national champion was No. 1 and 110 into a David-vs.-Goliath showing in the
Orange Bowl against powerful and pedigreed
Nebraksa. The result? Tigers 22-15.
No one except up thought we could win,
said Jeff Davis, a linebacker for that championship group. That sounds like now.
On Monday, on the games biggest stage, this
years group will get the chance to prove it.
favor.
Key Matchups: Seattle running
the ball on the Vikings; Minnesota
running the ball on the Seahawks.
Green Bay (10-6) at Washington
(9-7), Sunday
Washington won its final four
games to take the weak NFC East
as its offense came alive and it
finally had some road success. Kirk
Cousins was among the leagues
top quarterbacks in December as
the offense got dynamic.
Cant say the same for the
Packers, who despite the presence

of Aaron Rodgers have stagnated
with the ball. Their defense isnt
good enough to carry a sporadic
attack, either.
But the Pack has tons of playoff
experience, and the Redskins did
not beat a team that finished with a
winning record all season.
Key Matchups: Green Bays
sputtering offense against a
mediocre, but improving defense;
Cousins versus the Packers so-so
secondary.
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the second half of an NFL football game, in Denver. Khalil Mack has become the first selection at two positions in the same year, while Adrian Peterson
and J.J.Watt are unanimous choices for the 2015 Associated Press NFL All-Pro Team. AP Photo/Joe Mahoney, File
Mack an AP All-Pro at 2 positions;

Peterson, Watt unanimous
By BARRYWILNER
AP Pro FootballWriter
NEW YORK (AP) Khalil Mack has made
All-Pro history.
Macks versatility and relentlessness earned
him selection at two positions on the 2015
Associated Press All-Pro Team, an NFL first.
The second-year Oakland Raiders defensive end
and outside linebacker drew enough support
Friday from a panel of 50 media members who
regularly cover the league to make the squad
both spots.
Others, including Houstons J.J. Watt last year,
have been chosen first team at one position and
second at another. Watt was a unanimous pick at
defensive end for this seasons team, as was
Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson.
I do whatever I can to help the team win. Im
a team guy, said Mack, who had 15 1/2 sacks
(five in one game), behind only Watt in the
league. Whether its dropping in coverage or
rushing the passer. I can do either. I think they
(voters) saw that.
What the voters also saw was the superb work
by the Carolina Panthers.
Carolina, with an NFL-best 15-1 record, had
the most All-Pros with six: quarterback Cam
Newton, fullback Mike Tolbert, center Ryan
Kalil, linebackers Luke Kuechly and Thomas
Davis, and cornerback Josh Norman. Kuechly
led the Panthers contingent with 49 votes.
He has fulfilled everything we thought he
could be, Panthers general manager Dave
Gettleman said of Newton. And hes just had a
great year. Again, the franchise quarterbacks
make everybody better thats what they do.
Newton was especially happy to join Kuechly
on the team; the linebacker has made it in three
of his four pro seasons.
Thats big, man, Newton said, adding with a
laugh, Im just trying to be like Luke Kuechly
man, thats it Captain America, man. He sets
the tone.
Five teams New England, Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati, Arizona and St. Louis had two
All-Pros each. Steelers receiver Antonio Brown
drew 49 votes; teammate David DeCastro made
it at guard.
PETERSON
WATT
The Patriots were tight end Rob Gronkowski

and kicker Stephen Gostkowski. From
Cincinnati, it was DT Geno Atkins and OT
Andrew Whitworth. Arizona, in a measure of the
strength of its secondary, had cornerback Patrick
Peterson and safety Tyrann Mathieu. St. Louis
All-Pros were DT Aaron Donald and punter
Johnny Hekker.
One rookie, Seattle kick returner Tyler
Lockett, was selected.
It means a lot, Lockett said. There are a lot
of great players who come in to the NFL and do
an exceptional job and have a great career, but
theyre never able to make it on the All-Pro
team. Its nothing that they did, just other
players may have had a better season. To be a
rookie to be able to come in, its a crazy
experience and a crazy accolade to have.
In all, 15 NFC players and 12 from the AFC
were chosen.
The other All-Pros: Tampa Bay RB Doug
Martin, Atlanta WR Julio Jones, Cleveland OT
Joe Thomas, Baltimore G Marshal Yanda,
Denver OLB Von Miller, San Francisco ILB
NaVorro Bowman, and Kansas City S Eric
Berry.
For Berry, 2015 was a particularly special
season. He was diagnosed with lymphoma and
this time a year ago was undergoing

chemotherapy. He returned in spectacular
fashion, helping the Chiefs win their final 10
games this season to make the playoffs.
Its an incredible honor. It means a lot to me,
said Berry, who also made the 2013 team.
Footballs a team game, so I have to give credit
to those guys around me as well. Weve been
hungry from the get-go. I dont know how to
explain it, but I think you see it throughout our
play. I think our play speaks for itself.
Bowman is another player coming off a courageous comeback from a major knee injury
sustained in the 2013 NFC title game. He only
returned to the field this season after being an
All-Pro in 2011, 12 and 13.
Newcomers to the team along with Mack and
Lockett are Newton, Norman and Davis among
the Panthers, plus Jones, Whitworth, Martin,
DeCastro, Donald and Mathieu.
Thats another goal check off my list,
Norman said. It really is. It went from Pro Bowl
to All-Pro to hopefully Defensive Player of the
Year. Sheesh.
That is all personal goals, though. The Super
Bowl is the granddaddy of them all. Im working
so hard toward that right now. All of these other
accolades will fall into place.
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By CLIFF BRUNT
AP SportsWriter
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma
State coach Mike Gundy feels his coaching staff
got as much as they could out of this years team.
The Cowboys were unranked in the preseason
and picked to finish fourth in the Big 12. Things
turned out much better than that Oklahoma
State won its first 10 games, finished second in
the league and reached the Sugar Bowl. Even
Gundy was a bit surprised to tally the programs
fourth 10-win season in six years.
I told you guys all year, I said, Were a good
football team. Were not a great football team.
Were not a great football team this year, he
said. Were a good football team that had good
chemistry that won 10 games.
The Cowboys combined one of the nations
most explosive offenses with an opportunistic,
playmaking defense to create a winning formula
that masked some major weaknesses.
A key reason the Cowboys exceeded expectations was the sophomore combination of
quarterback Mason Rudolph and receiver James
Washington. Rudolph finished third in school
history in yards passing in a season with 3,770,
despite a hairline fracture in his right foot that
cost him most of the Oklahoma game and left
him hobbled for the Sugar Bowl loss to Ole
Miss.
He avoided the sophomore jinx, Gundy
said. There was a lot of talk about it (before the
season). He avoided it. For the most part, he
had a good year. He was considerably different
in games five through 10, before he hurt his foot,
than he was in the first three or four games. And
thats the growth youre looking for.
Gundy said theres more ahead for the 6-foot4, 220-pound pocket passer with deceptive
mobility.
Hell get bigger and stronger and develop his
BOYS
Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy looks

on during an NCAA college football practice,
Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, in New Orleans.
Oklahoma State is set to face Mississippi in the
Sugar Bowl on New Years Day. AP Photo/Jonathan
Bachman
body more, Gundy said.
Washington emerged as one of the nations
best deep threats with 53 catches for 1,087 yards
and 10 touchdowns. Gundy said Washington
built on the experience he gained as a freshman.
He played early, so he gained that game
experience, just recognition and the tempo of
the game, Gundy said.
Most of the offensive stars will return aside
from David Glidden, who led the team in receptions, and red zone specialist J.W. Walsh.
Even with all the big numbers on offense, the
Cowboys lacked balance. Oklahoma States
leading rusher, Chris Carson, finished with just
557 yards and averaged just 3.9 yards per carry.
The teams No. 2 rusher, Walsh, was a backup
quarterback who played primarily in red zone

and short-yardage situations.
When you look at this years team, its pretty
amazing what we were able to accomplish
without being able to rush the football at all,
Gundy said. When we improve in that area, the
rest of our offense is going to be better.
Gundy said he expected more from Carson,
the preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, but
he hasnt given up on the junior college transfer.
Hes got something there, Gundy said of
Carson. Weve got to get it. Hes got to get a
really good frame of mind, and be in attack
mode. Hes got to develop.
On defense, Emmanuel Ogbah was named
the AP Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, but
he has declared early for the NFL draft. The
Cowboys also lose defensive end Jimmy Bean,
who missed the late part of the season with a
torn ACL. Gundy said he believes Bean could
be a late-round draft pick. The Cowboys also
lose linebacker Ryan Simmons, who missed
much of the season with a knee injury.
With the ailments, the defense was the
primary reason the Cowboys didnt accomplish
even more. Even in their best win, they gave up
663 total yards in a win over TCU. Oklahoma
State surrendered 700 total yards on more than
100 plays in a loss to Baylor.
In the losses to Baylor, Oklahoma and Ole
Miss, the Cowboys allowed 285 yards rushing
per game. Gundy said the Cowboys will need to
improve in that area to take another step
forward.
Defensively, we need to be a better run fit
team, Gundy said. When we played these
really explosive offenses at the end of the year,
we didnt fit the run very good. We were spread
out all over the place. And those are relatively
easy fixes, we just need to rep it and clear it all
up.
KANSAS PREP BASKETBALL SCORES
Abilene 63, Marysville 43

ACCA 40, Ponca City, Okla. 37
Andale 53, Wichita Collegiate 42
Andover 53, Goddard 44
Andover Central 63, Arkansas City 48
Ashland 59, Pawnee Heights 41
Attica 49, Pratt Skyline 38
Axtell 65, Frankfort 33
Baldwin 66, Louisburg 35
Basehor-Linwood 69, KC Bishop Ward
22
Beloit 92, Russell 63
Bennington 63, Sedgwick 43
Berean Academy 52, Moundridge 33
Bishop Miege 65, BV North 49
Bonner Springs 67, Mill Valley 65
Buhler 75, Winfield 48
Burlingame 55, Southern Coffey 51
Burrton 63, Fairfield 50
BV Northwest 71, Blue Valley Stillwell 54
BV West 63, Gardner-Edgerton 53
Cair Paravel 73, Whitfield, Mo. 40
Cedar Vale/Dexter 40, Oxford 39
Central Plains 73, Macksville 37
Centralia 61, BV Randolph 30
Cheney 62, Chaparral 50
Cherryvale 59, Neodesha 51
Chetopa 67, Altoona-Midway 12
Circle 82, Wellington 75
Clay Center 67, Chapman 62
Clearwater 70, Mulvane 38
Coffeyville 64, Parsons 56
Conway Springs 56, Medicine Lodge 37
Council Grove 76, Northern Heights 46
Crest 77, Marmaton Valley 63
Deerfield 72, Granada, Colo. 47
Derby 60, Newton 46
Dodge City 62, Cimarron 49
Doniphan West 56, Clifton-Clyde 32
Douglass 56, Belle Plaine 52
Ellsworth 39, Republic County 29
Eudora 61, DeSoto 37
Flinthills 45, Derby Invasion 42
Fort Scott 54, Labette County 46
Fowler 45, Rolla 22
Fredonia 76, Eureka 56
Girard 53, Prairie View 21
Goddard-Eisenhower 77, Valley Center
55
Goessel 49, Pretty Prairie 39
Greeley County 61, Hoxie 41
Hanover 59, Valley Heights 58
Hartford 62, Madison/Hamilton 50
Haven 66, Hoisington 48
Hays 55, Liberal 54
Hays-TMP-Marian 49, Ellis 32
Hesston 50, Halstead 41
Hiawatha 47, Atchison County 31
Highland Park 76, Emporia 52
Hodgeman County 50, Satanta 43
Holcomb 76, Ulysses 57
Horton 54, Pleasant Ridge 50
Hugoton 57, Goodland 36
Ingalls 61, Bucklin 23
Inman 58, Canton-Galva 22
Jackson Heights 85, McLouth 24
Johnson-Stanton County 56, Wichita
County 51
KC Christian 75, Oskaloosa 39
KC Sumner 56, Atchison 54
Lamar, Mo. 79, Frontenac 65
Lansing 52, Tonganoxie 47
Larned 55, Hillsboro 34
Lawrence 62, Olathe South 50
Lawrence Free State 54, Olathe North 41

Lebo 68, Waverly 51
Lincoln 57, Osborne 52, OT
Logan 65, Northern Valley 48
Lyons 43, Smoky Valley 40
Maize 59, Salina South 43
Manhattan 66, Topeka 56
Marion 64, Hutchinson Trinity 62
McPherson 50, Augusta 38
Nemaha Central 52, Holton 32
Nickerson 58, Kingman 44
Northeast-Arma 71, Southeast 33
Olathe East 57, Olathe Northwest 35
Olpe 58, Marais des Cygnes Valley 45
Osage City 62, Lyndon 42
Osawatomie 60, Iola 49
Pike Valley 39, Lakeside 34
Pittsburg 60, Chanute 55
Pittsburg Colgan 62, Columbus 23
Plainville 59, Phillipsburg 57
Pratt 59, Sterling 53
Remington 56, Ell-Saline 43
Riverside 60, Jefferson West 58, OT
Riverton 60, Baxter Springs 48
Rock Creek 76, Silver Lake 46
Rock Hills 57, Chase 52
Rose Hill 49, El Dorado 45
Sabetha 42, Royal Valley 31
Salina Central 59, Wichita Campus 44
Santa Fe Trail 41, Central Heights 24
Scott City 74, Colby 38
Sedan 59, Udall 34
Shawnee Heights 65, Junction City 55
SM North 69, SM East 49
SM Northwest 51, Leavenworth 46
SM West 74, SM South 56
Smith Center 64, Oakley 40
South Gray 58, South Central 50
Southeast Saline 64, Minneapolis 36
St. John 53, Ness City 39
St. Johns Beloit 55, Hill City 50
St. Marys 60, Wabaunsee 44
St. Thomas Aquinas 45, Blue Valley
Southwest 43
Tescott 45, Sylvan-Lucas 36
Topeka Hayden 53, Topeka West 44
Topeka Heritage Christian 70, St. Johns
Military 60
Topeka Seaman 54, Washburn Rural 51
Uniontown 67, Erie 60
Valley Falls 58, Immaculata 28
Victoria 48, Otis-Bison 43
Wakefield 35, Little River 26
Wallace County 74, Rawlins County 59
Wamego 81, Concordia 58
Washington County 49, Troy 42
Wellsville 51, Anderson County 47
West Franklin 52, Chase County 47
Wetmore 40, Linn 38
Wichita Bishop Carroll 62, Wichita West
22
Wichita Heights 57, Wichita East 45
Wichita
Northwest
68,
Wichita
Southeast 63
Wichita South 69, Kapaun Mount
Carmel 54
Wilson 60, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern
Cloud 50
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
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Abilene 60, Marysville 49

Andale 30, Wichita Collegiate 14
Ashland 50, Pawnee Heights 38
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Attica 54, Pratt Skyline 25

Axtell 65, Frankfort 47
Baldwin 66, Louisburg 35
Basehor-Linwood 71, KC Bishop Ward
33
Baxter Springs 48, Riverton 40
Bennington 35, Sedgwick 31
Bishop Miege 63, BV North 35
Bonner Springs 47, Mill Valley 44
Cair Paravel 47, Whitfield, Mo. 17
Caney Valley 66, Yates Center 6
Canton-Galva 46, Inman 39
Central Plains 75, Macksville 23
Centralia 59, BV Randolph 30
Centralia 59, Blue Valley Stillwell 30
Centre 44, Peabody-Burns 11
Chanute 50, Pittsburg 45
Chase 36, Rock Hills 28
Chase County 55, West Franklin 48
Cheney 57, Chaparral 26
Clay Center 51, Chapman 36
Clearwater 39, Mulvane 25
Clifton-Clyde 42, Doniphan West 31
Colby 36, Scott City 31
Conway Springs 38, Medicine Lodge 33
Council Grove 60, Northern Heights 30
Derby 50, Newton 46
DeSoto 54, Eudora 22
Dighton 37, Quinter 20
Dodge City 72, Cimarron 34
Douglass 57, Belle Plaine 34
Elyria Christian 51, Rural Vista 22
Emporia 47, Highland Park 31
Fairfield 50, Burrton 46
Flinthills 56, Derby Invasion 31
Fredonia 59, Eureka 31
Frontenac 46, Lamar, Mo. 36
Garden Plain 50, Bluestem 16
Goddard 42, Andover 25
Goessel 61, Pretty Prairie 25
Golden Plains 49, Triplains-Brewster 20
Granada, Colo. 57, Deerfield 32
Hartford 41, Madison/Hamilton 36
Hays-TMP-Marian 53, Ellis 38
Herington 41, Mission Valley 35
Hesston 40, Halstead 23
Hiawatha 52, Atchison County 22
Hill City 59, St. Johns Beloit 40
Hillsboro 42, Larned 32
Holcomb 38, Ulysses 33
Hoxie 90, Greeley County 12
Hugoton 70, Goodland 43
Ingalls 55, Bucklin 20
Iola 64, Osawatomie 22
Jackson Heights 54, McLouth 24
Jefferson West 56, Riverside 22
KC Piper 71, KC Turner 21
KC Sumner 69, Atchison 19
Kingman 61, Nickerson 31
Kinsley 30, Cunningham 27
Labette County 67, Fort Scott 37
Lansing 46, Tonganoxie 26
Lawrence Free State 57, Olathe North 27
Leavenworth 52, SM Northwest 47, OT
Lees Summit Community Christian,
Mo. 59, Maranatha Academy 13
Liberal 56, Hays 51
Lincoln 36, Osborne 35
Linn 45, Wetmore 39
Maize 52, Salina South 30
Manhattan 57, Topeka 38
Marion 42, Hutchinson Trinity 21
Marmaton Valley 42, Crest 33
Maur Hill - Mount Academy 36,
Jefferson North 21
McPherson 50, Augusta 32
Moundridge 37, Berean Academy 24
Nemaha Central 52, Holton 45
Neodesha 62, Cherryvale 43
Ness City 49, St. John 41
Northeast-Arma 60, Southeast 37
Northern Valley 47, Logan 29
Olathe East 45, Olathe Northwest 30
Olathe South 44, Lawrence 32
Olpe 79, Marais des Cygnes Valley 31
Osage City 48, Lyndon 47
Oskaloosa 34, KC Christian 15
Oswego 44, Jayhawk Linn 25
Oxford 40, Cedar Vale/Dexter 37
Paola 62, Ottawa 47
Parsons 56, Coffeyville 55, OT
Phillipsburg 72, Plainville 45
Pike Valley 55, Lakeside 51
Pittsburg Colgan 49, Columbus 35
Pleasant Ridge 50, Horton 42
Remington 68, Ell-Saline 43
Republic County 48, Ellsworth 27
Riley County 62, Rossville 56
Rolla 46, Fowler 30
Rose Hill 69, El Dorado 51
Sabetha 51, Royal Valley 38
Salina Central 69, Wichita Campus 52
Santa Fe Trail 43, Central Heights 29
Satanta 61, Hodgeman County 50
Sedan 59, Udall 34
Shawnee Heights 64, Junction City 36
Silver Lake 56, Rock Creek 50
SM North 49, SM East 46
SM West 49, SM South 36
Smith Center 47, Oakley 34
Smoky Valley 36, Lyons 33
South Central 59, South Gray 44
Southeast Saline 44, Minneapolis 34
St. Thomas Aquinas 47, Blue Valley
Southwest 40
Sterling 66, Pratt 53
Sublette 67, Elkhart 49
Sylvan-Lucas 47, Tescott 34
Topeka Hayden 68, Topeka West 48
Uniontown 41, Erie 23
Valley Center 64, Goddard-Eisenhower
26
Valley Falls 48, Immaculata 17
Valley Heights 69, Hanover 67
Veritas Christian 63, Bishop Seabury
Academy 42
Victoria 37, Otis-Bison 35
Wabaunsee 64, St. Marys 40
Wakefield 41, Little River 29
Wallace County 36, Rawlins County 34
Wamego 39, Concordia 35
Washburn Rural 50, Topeka Seaman 38
Washington County 56, Troy 34
Waverly 56, Lebo 24
Wellington 51, Circle 47
Wellsville 46, Anderson County 42
Weskan 68, Cheylin 60, 2OT
Wichita Bishop Carroll 62, Wichita West
22
Wichita Heights 63, Wichita East 25
Wichita Independent 39, Wichita Trinity
37
Wichita South 54, Kapaun Mount
Carmel 20
Wilson 37, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern
Cloud 35
Winfield 53, Buhler 42
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
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