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SUNDAY February 28, 2016
MILESTONE
Kansas Supreme Court says sobriety test law unconstitutional Page 3A
Rodriguez
arraigned,
faces 2 trials
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Under the BigTop

By ELLY GRIMM
Leader & Times
Sibling rivalry is common
in most households in the
U.S. and very rarely can it
help lead the way to a
career. With renowned
juggler
Charles
Peachock, however, that
is exactly what happened.
My older brother had
been juggling for a little
bit and at first I
thought
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stupid,
Christian women of Plains

part of worldwide movement
Join in a prayer service written
by women of Cuba as part of the
World Day of Prayer 2016
L&T staff report
At least one area church is scheduled to take
part in what is being called an ecumenical
celebration informed prayer and prayerful
action.
On Friday, March 4, the Plains-Kismet
Ministerial Alliance is inviting those in the area
to join them in a prayer service written by the
women of Cuba as part of the World Day of
Prayer 2016.
The event will be at the Plains Baptist
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Church at 306 W. Indiana in Plains. Registration begins at 10 a.m. with the service
following at 10:30 a.m.
There will be a covered dish dinner after the
service, and everyone is asked to bring a food
item. Drinks and table service will be provided.
Come pray for others around the world.
The World Day of Prayer, which takes place
about two months before the U.S.s National
Day of Prayer, is a worldwide movement of
Christian women of many traditions who come
together to observe a common day of prayer
each year, and who, in many countries, have a
continuing relationship in prayer and service.
WDP is a movement initiated and carried
out by women in more than 170 countries and
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SCCC/ATS offers a 2-day

public speaking course
Teen Court: Liberal

teens learning the
criminal justice system
Special to the Leader & Times
By ELLY GRIMM
Leader & Times
The Business and Industry office

at SCCC/ATS will be offering a
short-term, non-credit course on
Public speaking from 2 to 4 p.m.
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Needhams bring the gospel to Turpin

in the form of a joyful noise
That Liberal Band
Turpin Baptist Church
Boosters prepare for 36th

Annual Fish, Chicken Fry
On Thursday, March 10, That Liberal Band will

again be hosting its annual Fish and Chicken Fry at
the Seward County Activiy Center. The menu is the
same as a year ago with fish, chicken, hush puppies,
cole slaw and buttery corn on the menu. Iced tea will
be furnished, and soda can be purchased for $1.
The Liberal High School Jazz Program will be
providing the entertainment with the brand new
Jazz II performing the first two sets to be followed
by the Jazzmen playing the last three sets of music.
Serving will begin at 5 p.m. and end at 7:30. With
the purchase of the new cookers, there is no long
line or smoky atmosphere to deal with. Service is
fast, and the food is excellent. The LHS Band
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PEACHOCK TO JOIN LIBERAL
By ROBERT PIERCE
Leader &Times
Two trials have been set for a man arrested last
July for allegedly shooting at police officers who
were chasing him.
Friday, Hugo Rodriguez was arraigned on seven
charges related to that incident and three more
charges related
to an incident
during his time
in jail.
Rodriguez
pled guilty to all
of the charges,
and trials are
set for May 4-6
and June 7-8
respectively in
the two cases.
On July 2,
2015, Liberal
Police Capt.
Pat McClurg
said Rodriguez
was arrested
RODRIGUEZ
following
a
chase by local
police officers in which the defendant allegedly fired
shots at law enforcement.
An officer stopped a vehicle about 7:30 p.m. in
the 200 block of East Seventh Street for a traffic
DeLa Torre
reaches
1,000 points
The Southern Gospel group, The

Needhams, will be in concert starting
at 7 p.m. on March 5 and again at
10:30 a.m. March 6 at Turpin Baptist
Church.
The Needhams have toured since
1997 sharing the Gospel with their
own unique sound. Audiences across

the nation have discovered The
Needhams offer a broad spectrum of
music with original songwriting
combined with unique arrangements
of familiar, beloved tunes.
Every song, ranging from acoustic to
progressive, is crafted with the
common basis of pure family harmony
and lyrics grounded in the Word of

God.
Continuing a 17-year tradition of
heartfelt music, The Needhams have
released a new CD, Acoustic. The
Needhams current tour spotlights the
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SWMC Designed Blue Distinction

Center for maternity by BCBS of Kansas
Southwest Medical Center
In an effort to help prospective

parents find hospitals that deliver
quality, affordable maternity care, Blue
Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas
announced Southwest Medical Center
has been designated as one of the first
Vol. 130 Iss. 270 20 Pa ges
hospitals to receive the Blue Distinction

Center for Maternity Care designation,
a new designation under the Blue
Distinction Specialty Care program.
Blue Distinction Centers for

Maternity Care, an expansion of the
national Blue Distinction Specialty Care
program, are hospitals recognized for
delivering quality specialty care safely
and effectively, based on objective
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Teens in Liberal now have a very

unique opportunity to learn about
the inner workings of the criminal
justice system thanks to a Teen
Court program implemented last
year.
Thoughts of implementing such a
program began several years ago
and it was only a few years ago when
then Seward County attorney Don
Scott appeared before the Seward
County Commissioners, who asked
about implementing Teen Court.
Scott then approached Adolescent
Support Services Director Ivanhoe
Love and asked if he would be interested in starting such a program for
Seward County. Due to several
extenuating
circumstances,
however, the program did not get
off the ground until finally being
approved last year. Since it started,
the Teen Court has seen 16 cases
and has grown substantially.
I have to tell you, since we implemented this program, it has really
taken off beyond our wildest expectations, Love said during an update
at Tuesday evenings Liberal City
Commission meeting. You really
have to see it in operation in order
to appreciate it. We have put in
place a program where the high
school students can actually take
Teen Court and as a result of that it
helps prepare them to be actual
court officers for the court. If you
ever have the chance to come see it
in action, please come and watch,
youll be so proud of the young
people weve brought with us to do
this
With Teen Court the guilty party,
who has to stipulate their guilt, is
brought before a jury of their peers
to be evaluated and sentenced for
the crimes committed. The court is
comprised of Liberal High School
students who serve in all the roles,
including the prosecuting and
defense attorneys as well as the
judge and jury.
Both Love and Teen Court
coordinator Shawna Polk emphasized how the Teen Court only sees
low-risk cases so far, Polk said,
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Liberal, Ka nsas
Obituaries
WEATHER
TODAY
Sunny, with a high near 67. North
wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11
to 16 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Cear, with a low of 35.
North-NE winds 6-9 mph turning
South-SE after midnight.
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COLLEGE/AREA
TECHNICAL SCHOOL
The Seward County
Community College/Area
Technical School Board of
Trustees will have a special
meeting at 6 p.m. on
Wednesday, March 2 in the
Hobble Academic Building
Board Room. This will be a
non-action training session.
Agenda items include:
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DISCHARGES
Sherry Kelly, Perryton, Texas
Joel Garcia-Rodriguez, Liberal
BIRTHS
A son to Dalila Morales of Liberal
LILLIAN HOLIFIELD
Lillian Holifield, 89, died Friday,
Feb. 26, 2016 at St. Catharine
Hospital in Garden City.
She was born May 5, 1926 to
Homer and Dolly (Davis) Luna in
Lyman, Okla.
She married Leroy Armstrong on
June 8, 1947 in Fredonia. He
preceded her in death on Sept. 6,
1984 from ALS.
She married Boyd Holifield in
May 1990 in Liberal. He preceded
her in death on March 30, 2008.
She graduated High School in
1945 from the Goodman School
system in Goodman, Mo. After
graduation, she went to business
college in Missouri.
She was a member of the New
Beginnings Church, formerly
known as the Assembly of God.
She was very active in her church
and helped wherever she was
needed.
Her hobby was people and she
was always looking to help or
encourage someone.
She loved visiting friends at
Good Samaritan Center in Liberal.
Survivors include sons, Clifford
Cliff Armstrong, Liberal and
Robert Bob Armstrong, Liberal;
stepson, Larry Holifield and wife,
Faith, Liberal; three stepdaughters:
Tawana Earnest, Garden City, Pat
Winter and husband, Marvin,
Garden City and Marla Cannaley
and husband, John, Liberal; step
son-in-law, Jerry Griffith, Liberal;
sister, Kathy Grandby, New
London, Mo.; 12 step-grandchildren; 29 step-great-grandchildren; and two step-great -greatgrandchildren.
She was also preceded in death
by her parents; five brothers:
Frank, Roscoe, Bill, Claudie Dean
and infant baby Henry Luna;
sisters, Bea Harris and Ann Bunch;
stepdaughter Shirley Griffith; and
granddaughter, Allison Armstrong.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.
on Wednesday. March 2, 2016 at the
New Beginnings Church with pastors
Richard Martin and Kevin Alexander
presiding.
Burial will be at the Liberal
Cemetery.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8
p.m. on Tuesday, March 1 with the
family present to greet friends from 6 to
8 pm.
Memorials are suggested to New
Beginnings Church in care of
Brenneman Funeral Home 1212 W.
2nd Liberal, KS 67901.
Condolences may be left at
www.brennemanfuneralhome.com.
hospital
SOUTHWEST MEDICAL
CENTER
FRIDAY
ADMISSIONS
Dalila Morales, Liberal
Essie Witherspoon, Liberal
Maxine Ralstin, Liberal
calendar
TODAY
No events listed
MONDAY
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.
SUND AY, F E B R U A RY 28, 2016
TOMORROW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South

southwest wind 9 to 17 mph becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
Monday night: Chance of showers
before 11 p.m., then a chance of showers
after 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low of 36.
located at the Community

Missionary Baptist Educational
Center.
The Liberal Table Tennis Club

will meet at 7 p.m. at the Parks and
Rec office.
The Liberal Area Rape Crisis and

Domestic Violence Services
Womens Support Group will meet
at 7 p.m. at 909 N. Clay.
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 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.
Residents at Pioneer Manor in
Hugoton play Bingo at 2 p.m.
Community members are invited
to volunteer or play a game with
the residents.

Domestic Violence Services Mens
Support Group will meet from 7 to
8 p.m. at 909 N. Clay.
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 Woodward,
Okla., to advise you in obtaining
veteran benefits.
FRIDAY
WEDNESDAY


Affairs
veteran
service
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at City Hall
in Beaver, Okla., to advise you in
obtaining veteran benefits.
Hugoton Masonic Lodge No.

406 meets at 7:30 p.m.
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.
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.
Affairs
veteran
service
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at High
Plains Vo-Tech in Woodward,
Okla., to advise you in obtaining
veteran benefits.
TUESDAY
THURSDAY


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
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.
SATURDAY
Seward County has several
boards whose members are
appointed by the Board of County
Commissioners. The boards are
staffed by volunteer members from
the community. Those who
volunteer their time and efforts
help to make Seward County a
better place to live. Current
openings include a three-year term
on the Southwest Kansas Area on
Aging, a one-year term on the
Planning and Zoning Board and
four one-year terms on the Fair
Association Board Should you
want to serve on one of the listed
Boards, please complete the
for
Board
Application
Appointment. This is located on
the
county
website
at
www.sewardcounty.org or please
contact the county Administration
Office located at 515 N.
Washington Ste. 212. For more
information please call 620-6263212.
SUNDAY, MARCH 6
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MONDAY, MARCH 7
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.
TUESDAY, MARCH 8
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.
Domestic Violence Services
Womens Support Group will meet
at 7 p.m. at 909 N. Clay.
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.
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infraction, McClurg said in a press release. The

driver, a 22-year-old male, ran from the officer who
then initiated a foot pursuit. A second officer arrived
in the area to assist with the apprehension of the man.
As the officers were pursuing the man, he displayed a
gun and fired several shots toward the officers.
McClurg said neither officer was injured, the
officers were able to subdue the man, later identified
as Rodriguez, and take him into custody.
He was not injured, McClurg added.
Rodriguez was jailed and an affidavit was sent to
the Seward County Attorneys office.
McClurg said the affidavit was seeking charges of
attempted murder, aggravated assault of a law
enforcement officer, discharge of a firearm at an
occupied vehicle, possession of a firearm by a
convicted felon and interference with law
enforcement.
Liberal Mayor Joe Denoyer was proud of the fact
LPD officers did not respond with deadly force, and
in fact, never fired a shot in Rodriguez capture. He
issued a statement the day following the arrest.
I first would like to thank the Good Lord above for
protecting all those involved, LPD officers, innocent
civilians, and yes, even the suspect, in what could have
turned into an even more tragic situation, Denoyer
said. I am very proud of the officers involved with this
incident this (Thursday) evening, and all of the
Liberal Police Department, with their professionalism, code of conduct, and most importantly, their
willingness and sacrifice, to ensure the safety of our
community and its citizens.
Records from Seward County District Court
indicate Rodriguez is being held on no bond for the
following charges:
Attempted murder in the first degree;
Two counts of attempted assault of law
enforcement officer;
Criminal discharge of a firearm;
Aggravated weapons violation by felon;
Interference with law enforcement officer; and
Criminal damage to property.
During Fridays arraignment, District Judge Linda
Gilmore reviewed the time Rodriguez could face on

those charges.
The defendant could face as much as 653 months,
or about 54 and a half years, in the Department of
Corrections on the first degree murder charge alone if
convicted.
The aggravated assault on law enforcement charges
come with sentences anywhere from 17 to 46 months
each. The criminal discharge of a firearm charge could
cost Rodriguez anywhere from 11 to 34 months, while
the remaining charges each come with sentences of
five to 17 months.
Another trial facing Rodriguez concerns an alleged
incident in the Seward County Jail on the nigh of
Sept. 4, 2015.
Two detention officers, Johnathan Wright and Evan
Vasquez, testified during a January preliminary
hearing, and both testified that when asked to lock
down on the night of Sept. 4, Rodriguez became
resistant to the officers.
Around 7:55 p.m. that night, Vasquez said
Rodriguez was told to lock down and took offense to
the demand. While Rodriguez, according to Vasquez,
continued to be combative and refusing to lock down,
he said the inmate did not become violent.
The defendant did, however, cause an injury, not
severe, to one of the right hands of one of the four
detention officers who were trying to get Rodriguez
under control, according to Vasquez.
Rodriguez, Vasquez said, became combative after
one of his hand cuffs had come off, and after a bit of
a struggle ensued, the defendant had to be placed in
more shackles. A few moments later, the restraints
were released, and the incident was over, Vasquez
said.
Wrights testimony seemed to collaborate with
Vasquezs, as he said Rodriguez did not want to return
to his cell and was quite resistant.
Wright did say, though, the defendant was angry
and violent and had jerked the cuffs from his hand
after one of the cuffs was removed from one of
Rodriguezs hand.
In regards to that incident, the defendant was
charged with two counts of battery on a corrections
officer, a crime that could come with a sentence from
31 to 136 months on each count in the Department
of Corrections, and one count of criminal damage to
property, which carries with it a sentence of up to six
months in the county jail.
Kansas Supreme Court: Law on

sobriety tests unconstitutional
By JIM SUHR
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The

Kansas Supreme Court struck
down a state law Friday that
punished suspected drunken
drivers who refuse to submit to
sobriety testing even if police have
not obtained a search warrant.
With the U.S. Supreme Court
poised to decide the issue on a
national scale, Kansas high court,
in a 6-1 ruling, declared the state
law a violation of constitutional
protections against unreasonable
search and seizure, and by
extension due process.
In essence, the states reasons
are not good enough, and its law
not precise enough, to encroach
on the fundamental liberty interest
in avoiding an unreasonable
search, Justice Marla Luckert
wrote for the majority.
Under Kansas law, anyone who
operates a motor vehicle gives
implied consent to breath, blood
or urine testing to assess his or her
sobriety. But according to Fridays
ruling, the Kansas constitution
allows a driver to withdraw
consent, in Kansas case without
the prospect of being punished for
it.
Such a refusal had been a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year
in jail and at least a $1,250 fine.
Roughly a dozen states make it a
crime to refuse to consent to
warrantless alcohol testing. State
supreme courts in Minnesota and

North Dakota have ruled that the
laws dont violate constitutional
rights.
The U.S. Supreme Court
announced in December it also
will decide whether states can
criminalize a drivers refusal to take
an alcohol test. In all three cases
the high court will consider, the
challengers argue that warrantless
searches are justified only in
extraordinary circumstances, and
that routine drunk driving investigations are among the most
ordinary of law enforcement
functions in which traditional
privacy rights apply.
The nations Supreme Court
ruled in 2013 that police usually
must try to obtain a search warrant
before ordering blood tests for
drunken-driving suspects. The
high court said circumstances
justifying an exception to the
warrant requirement should be
decided on a case-by-case basis.
In his dissent Friday, Justice

Caleb Stegall concluded the
questioned statute could be
applied on a case-by-case basis.
By making this case about
consent, the majority effectively
looks at this appeal through the
wrong end of the telescope and
ends up with a myopic interpretation of (the statute), Stegall
wrote.
Chris Mann, Mothers Against
Drunk Driving board member,
considered Fridays ruling discouraging, noting that the organization
considers driving a privilege, not a
right. Nationwide, he said, one in
five suspected drunken drivers
refuses to be tested for alcohol use.
Law enforcement needs to have
all of the tools at their disposal in
order to keep our roads safe from
drunk drivers, said Mann, of
Lenexa, Kansas. We anticipated
most states would wait to see what
the (U.S.) Supreme Court would
do. Obviously, Kansas would not.
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Peachock ...
Peachock admitted, laughing. But then I couldnt

have him doing something I couldnt do so then I
decided to learn a little bit. Then I caught the bug and
got hooked.
Peachock has been juggling since the age of 11 and
took it on seriously during his formative years. Upon
turning 18, he went into the world of professional
performing, touring the world mostly on cruise ships
with his act. He has been touring with his act for more
than two decades and said he has visited every
continent but Antarctica.
Citizens will soon have the opportunity to see
Peachocks act for themselves as he will be providing
the entertainment at this years Chamber Bash on
Saturday, March 12, aptly themed Under the Big
Top. Peachock said it was Ronn Lucas, who provided
the well-received entertainment at last years
Chamber Bash who proposed him.
He called me up afterward and said Hey, I just did
this gig I think youd be perfect for! I told Rozelle from
the Chamber of Commerce I think youre a perfect fit
so why dont you guys get in contact? Peachock said.
While he has never brought his act to Liberal,
Peachock said he has actually been through the area
on the way to another show, which he found rather
amusing.
Its so funny because Ive actually driven through it.
I landed in Wichita and I was driving to a gig right
outside of Kansas, he revealed. Once I started
researching you guys and saw you had the Wizard of
Oz and Dorothys House museum, I remembered
driving through that area and seeing all these advertisements for that museum and all of that. I almost
had enough time to stop but I knew I wouldnt really
be able to relax because I knew I had to get to this
other gig so I knew it wasnt meant to be at that
point.
Since he will have more time to hang out this time
around, Peachock said he is excited to show his act to
Public speaking ...

beginning Monday and meeting

again on Thursday,
How to Give a Presentation:
Public Speaking will assist inexperienced speakers to become skilled
speakers. Key presentation skills will
be covered as well as how to present
ideas with conviction, control, and
poise and without fear. Plus,
participants will receive expert
advice on how to handle especially
challenging situations from Gloria
Goodwin, SCCC/ATS Communications and Theater Instructor.
The cost for the course is $49. To
register or for more information,
call the Business and Industry office
office at (620) 417-1170.
Prayer ...

regions. It is a movement
symbolized by an annual day of
celebration the first Friday of
March to which all people are
welcome.
Likewise, WDP is a movement
which brings together women of
various races, cultures and traditions in closer fellowship, understanding and action throughout the
year.
Through WDP, women affirm
that prayer and action are
inseperable and that both have
immeasurable influence in the
world. The motto of the World Day
of Prayer is Informed Prayer and
Prayerful Action.
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everyone to come out.
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update my art form and
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think when they
hear juggler.
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see something creative and different but funny and I
try to combine all of those things, he said. I think its
a really good match. Ive heard the people are really
sweet and the venues really nice, its a nice little
auditorium. When I see a good fit for what I do and
when everythings set up so well, I get so excited
because I know it will work and everyone should have
a great time.
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have sold tickets and who are
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March 10.
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individuals who are donating
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S U N D AY, F E B R U A RY 2 8 , 2 0 1 6
Opinion
MEMBERS
The Associated Press
Kansas Press Association
Hutchinson News
Jan. 19
Objections
to STAR
bonds reveal
legislators
clueless on
tax policy
PETER DRUCKER (1909 - 2005)
Make America
greater by embracing
Furthermore, it
encompasses a
lot of Americans
across all racial
and political lines.
Americans should
be afraid that
after making a bet that a
progressive president could make
things right by re-litigating the past
and is somehow able to put
everyone back to GO like in the
game of Monopoly where wed all
get a fair chance.
The real world doesnt work that
way.
The result of the attempts in
engineering to punish success,
stalling financial momentum,
embarrassing job-creators, and
bludgeoning nascent dreams of
individuals who may have once
considered being extraordinary is
an American economy that looks
and acts like the dying economies
of Europe. There are the
it isnt just about

how much the
government can
reward folks for
not working, but
it also covers
things like participation trophies and the ambush of
free speech on college campuses.
In essence, society-shapers now
ask/demand less from an
individual, yet promise to reward
the individual with more; this is so
counter-intuitive, it will always be
doomed for failure.
As much as I would like to think
this is only an American trait,
where self-interest is perfected in a
way that the entire society
benefits, even competing and
winning is seen throughout the
animal kingdom.
So, here we are limping
alongpeople are demanding
more than hope. They want a plan
and they will vote for one in
November.
Charles Payne
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A SECOND
OPINION
Plans are only good intentions

unless they immediately degenerate
into hard work.
The Trump Train keeps disheartening economic realities of

outcomes from the avalanche of
moving along. It has
higher taxes, fees, and regulations.
become a locomotive on There is the crushing reality that
the Affordable Healthcare Act has
the verge of crashing
made life more expensive and
through political
miserable for individuals and small
orthodoxy and providing businesses.
The nation is crestfallen and
hope for a lot of people looking
for solutions.
who feel
One solution
might
be to get
their place
GUEST COLUMN
back to a nation
in the
that revered
winning and
nation and
winners. The
in the world
Welfare Utopia
is passing
progressive have
cobbled together,
them by.
L&T
During Lent, its always good to ask,

What are you willing to sacrifice?
I could
endeavor to
listen more
and lecture
less, perhaps
the only, tiny
hope for a
cure for the
silent,
unconscious
racism that
has lived like
a virus in our
nation since
its beginning.
Its still close to 30

degrees each morning when
I set out for work, but weve
reached that time of year
when afternoons are warm
enough to make a winter
coat feel like dead weight. I
saw a robin perched on a
tree stump Friday, and felt
a little gladder that the
work week had come to an
end, and maybe winter
might, too.
Rachel Coleman
Were in the first half of Lent, a time

for reflection and rebirth. For devout
Christians, Lent means a sort of
personal, spiritual housecleaning. But
even nominal churchgoers and
unbelievers find benefit in the notion
of a clean slate, a fresh start.
Sacrifice plays a large part in the
great religious tradition of Lent
small, often daily choices, concessions
that accumulate to fuel the pursuit of
holiness. It might seem like a flighty or
minor thing to forgo chocolate or
alcohol, or stay off social media. Yet
the absence of even a small source of
gratification can serve as a simple
reminder that its possible to do better.
Do we ever need it.
Since the year I was born and the
televised debate became a staple of the
run-up to Election Day, rancor has
ruled the race. Its worse than ever this
year, no matter where you fall on the
liberal-conservative spectrum. Its so
much worse, in fact, that regular,
mainstream Americans now experience
a level of patriotic embarrassment once
reserved for college sophomores who
planned to go live in Europe, where
everything is cooler.
Are you a Republican? Gosh, the
partys a hot mess, with all those illbehaved strivers and only a few fellows
decent enough to try to save their
country by bowing out early. I cant,
for the life of me, understand why
everyone who is not Donald Trump
cant seem to see that if youre not for
him, you had better grow up and start
making some new friends on the
Elephant Team.
The Democrats are campaigning on
the limp side, with declarations that
sound suspiciously desperate to
convince: I care! About children! Even
black ones! Really! Or, I care about
black people! Really! I marched with
Dr. King!
... Which brings us to Black History

Month, which has somehow become a
source of belligerent resentment for
non-black groups. The day began as a
modest effort to affirm people whose
lives in America have nearly always
been described through lists and
economic statistics slave ship
manifests, property lists, jail logs, the
poverty index rather than in terms
of their own human experience and
value. Today, we are told Black History
Month and its focus on saving nearly
forgotten stories represents reverse
racism. Its a curious notion that
reminds me of the Mad Hatter and
the March Hare in Alices Wonderland.
So here we are, politically-minded or
apathetic, trudging toward an end of
the short, dark days of winter. What
could we give up?
While its so much easier to suggest
Lenten sacrifices for Ted Cruz and
Hillary Clinton than to engage in selfreflection, Im inclined to give it a try. I
could start by giving up other-gazing
that habit of picking out the faults
of others, smugly unaware of my own.
Or I might try to forsake cynicism, a
tall order in this strange land peopled
by toupee-wearing, casino-running
reality TV moguls who talk ugly and
collect applause in the Heartland of
America. I could endeavor to listen
more and lecture less, perhaps the
only, tiny hope for a cure for the silent,
unconscious racism that has lived like a
virus in our nation since its beginning.
As a friend once suggested in regard to
parenting teens: Dont pay attention
to the words listen for the feelings!
When it comes to politics, race, or
religion, thats excellent advice. For
me, the resolution might well outlast
Lent.
And if it fails me theres always
the possibility of catching sight of a
robin.
Liberal City Commission:

City Hall; 324 N. Kansas Ave.;
626-2202.
Seward County
Commission: County Administration Building 515 N.
Washington 626-3300.
Kansas Senator Garrett
Love: P.O. Box 1, Montezuma,
KS 67867. Topeka office
contact Info: (785) 296-7359. Email:
garrett.love@senate.ks.gov.
Kansas Representative Shannon
Francis: Topeka office at 167-W,
phone number is 785-296-7655 and
email is shannon.francis@house.ks.gov.
U.S. Representative Tim
Huelskamp: 126 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2715
G R AV I T Y
& S TA R S
GETTING IN TOUCH
Fax: (202) 225-5124. Salina Office

(785) 309-0572. E-mail:
http://huelskamp.house.gov.
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran: 4
Russell Courtyard (Temp), District of
Columbia 20510-1604 Phone: (202)
224-6521. Fax: (202) 228-6966; E-mail:
http://www.moran.senate.gov/public/in
dex.cfm/e-mail-jerry
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts: 100

Military Plaza, Suite 203, P.O. Box
550, Dodge City, KS 67801. Fax:
(620) 227-2264; Phone: (620) 2272244; E-mail:
pat_roberts@senate.gov.
Tips on contacting elected
officials:
I Identify who you are and
where you live make it clear you
are a constituent. Include phone
and address so your official can
contact you.
I Keep to one topic per letter or
call. If appropriate, refer to the specific
ordinance, bill or date pertaining to
the subject.
I Be clear about what you hope
your elected official will do.
I Remain polite, even when
disagreeing.
So now Kansas
legislators are beginning
to balk at tax breaks
championed by Gov.
Sam Brownback. They're
way too late to be
crashing his party. They
should have spoken up
four years ago when the
governor's biggest tax-cut
binge began.
Now that the state is in dire
financial straits, suddenly some
legislators think Kansas can't afford
to be giving up tax revenue.
Problem is, they picked the wrong
tax incentive program to raise an
objection. This one creates jobs
and stimulates the economy.
It is the STAR bond program,
which allows sales taxes in a
designated district to be used to
finance a tourism-related
development. Hutchinson used
STAR bonds for Strataca
Underground Salt Museum.
The first and biggest STAR bond
project in the state was the
development of the Kansas
Speedway near Kansas City and
the surrounding Legends shopping
center and other retail, restaurant
and hotel projects. That's been an
unquestionable success so much
so that the bonds are being paid
off early from the sales-tax revenue.
Brownback now proposes
expanding that STAR bond district
for more development
reportedly for a massive project to
attract the American Royal horse
and livestock exhibition along with
a new hotel, 5,000-seat hockey
arena and children's museum.
House and Senate budget
negotiators want legislation that
would restrict future STAR bond
projects. Their current hold on new
projects also almost halted a
planned large downtown
redevelopment project in Salina
until that one apparently was given
a pass.
All of this sudden concern about
STAR bonds is terribly misguided.
At the risk of quoting the governor
who doesn't have a good record at
all on tax policy, he has it right
when it comes to STAR bonds.
"The STAR bond concept was
that you're creating new sales tax.
The best example of that is the
Legends area. There wasn't
anything there 15 years ago,"
Brownback said.
So here's the deal and the
same can be said for property tax
abatements, tax-increment
financing districts and similar tax
incentive tools for economic
development: These tax breaks
aren't giving away existing tax
revenue. No tax revenue would
exist were these projects not built
and no jobs and the resulting
economic impact .
So you can say "no" to the new
STAR bonds and be no better off
worse off, in fact when the
American Royal and the hockey
arena and the children's museum
and whatever else doesn't get built.
It's complaining about giving up
something you never had to give
up.
One part of this that can be
debated legitimately is whether the
original STAR bond district in
Wyandotte County should remain
intact for the new development.
Would be nice, of course, to open
that stream of sales-tax revenue to
the state about $42 million
once the bonds are retired. But if
the state has an opportunity to add
to this marvelous development,
that seems short-sighted.
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not see felony cases or cases with a high level of restitution or similar cases.
Basically what weve done is become the low-risk
agency for crimes in the community, Love explained
during his Tuesday presentation. If you are a teenager
and go out and commit a crime, you are considered a
low-risk offender if its your first offense and you
havent committed any felonies, you are then referred
to the Teen Court.
The process for Teen Court is also quite simple. Polk
said when she has a case referred to her by the county
attorney, she then sets up the intake to be done with
the student attorney, herself, the parents and the client.
From that point, the court date and other parts are set
up and then the kids start to prepare for their roles. The
Teen Court typically meets the third Thursday of each
month.
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also seeing several benefits.
Teen Court started off as more of a club with like
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own time, Ruby Ortega, a student at LHS, said. Now
its a class where we have more students involved and
with our court cases we have students who are our age
who have done some things and we give them a second
chance to correct their mistakes. I really like Teen
Court, its a great opportunity to help and not many
people my age have the chance to do that. Its pretty
cool to play the role of an attorney.
It sounded like a unique opportunity so I took the
class and so far in class weve learned about how the
court system works and the systems history and now
were learning about the Constitution and going
through all that, added fellow LHS student Calen
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TOPEKA Gov. Sam

Brownback criticized an effort by
Kansas legislators to block his
administrations efforts to lure a
weeks-long annual horse and
livestock exhibition out of Kansas
City, Missouri, even as he promised
to work with lawmakers to overhaul
a program that could help finance
the project.
The Republican governor is
reviewing a budget bill approved by
the GOP-dominated Legislature
last week that includes a provision
against a development in
Wyandotte County for the
American Royal. The provision says
the state cannot authorize bonds
backed by sales tax revenues for a
project in the county through June
2017 unless the bonding program is
reformed.
Brownback has until March 4 to
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Moore. Weve learned the roles everyone plays and

one case I was involved in I was the defense attorney
and got to defend someone. Its also a good way to
teach people how to become better public speakers. It
also helps you understand what someone else might be
going through. Ive defended only one person who goes
to the high school with me and I dont know him on a
personal level but I feel it impacted him through this
system.
Besides the educational benefit, Love said he
believes the program has also had an impact on overall
crime in the community and both he and Polk praised
the efforts of the students who are participating.
Theyre doing this on a volunteer basis theyre not
getting extra credit for it. Theyre getting community
service hours after school but theyre doing it because
they want to, not because they have to, Polk said. It
gives them a better appreciation for their justice system
and I think thats something that will benefit our
community in the future. And as far as the punishments go, it has been kind of surprising to me mostly
because whenever the offenders go through their
process, part of it is they have to serve on the jury so
after they go through their own case. You would think
they would be less inclined to be as stiff and harsh with
their punishments, but theyre not, theyre actually very
fair.
Overall, Love said, he expects the program to keep
growing and being successful. He also praised the work
of everyone involved with the program.
We know sitting in judgement of your peers is a big
responsibility and what that does in the long run is it
brings a certain amount of respect for the law and the
judicial system, Love said. I think overall, our agency
is here to help people stay in the confines of the law
and have a respect for the law and abide by the laws in
our community to help make them better citizens. And
my hat goes off to our staff, we would not be as
successful as we are right now without the people we
work with.
act on the budget measure, which

eliminates a projected budget
deficit of nearly $200 million for
the fiscal year that begins July 1.
The American Royal provision
blocks STAR bonds only for
projects in Wyandotte County.
The governor has the power to
veto individual items in budget bills
and said during a wide-ranging
Statehouse news conference that
he hasnt decided whether to use it
on the anti-American Royal
provision.
We are willing to work with the
Legislature on any bill that they
propose to address their concerns
about STAR bonds and how they
should be used in the future, but it
does not seem reasonable to me for
the Legislature to identify one
county as being ineligible to use an
economic incentive, Brownback
told reporters.
The state created the STAR
bonds program in the 1990s as a
way to help finance big projects for
CURRENCIES
major tourist destinations, though

the program has been expanded to
help finance smaller projects across
the state.
Brownback said state Commerce
Secretary Antonio Soave already is
working on proposed changes in
the program, without being more
specific.
I think the STAR bonds system
has gotten loose, he said. Its
being used legally, but I think its
gotten away from its initial intent.
Sen. Jim Denning, an Overland
Park Republican who pushed for an
anti-American Royal provision in
the budget legislation, said
lawmakers were being as direct as
we can with Brownback about
reforming the STAR onds program.
Vetoing the provision sends
exactly the wrong message, as if he
doesnt want legislative oversight,
Denning said.
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10,000
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NL
3,000
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10,000
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+9.9/B
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SWMC ...

measures developed with input
from the medical community. To
receive a Blue Distinction Centers
for Maternity Care designation, a
hospital must also meet requirements for cost efficiency.
Hospitals were assessed using a
combination of publicly available
quality information and cost
measures derived from Blue Cross
and Blue Shield companies
medical claims.
Providing the best quality of
care for our patients is at the
forefront of everything we do,
Southwest Medical Center
President and CEO Bill Ermann
said. We have a caring
community of providers and team
members who commit themselves
to the highest standards in
medicine not only for maternity
care, but across all the services we
provide. This designation speaks
to the great efforts our team has
put into providing quality
healthcare close to home in
Southwest Kansas.
Improving quality of care while
also attaining cost efficiency is
integral to transforming the health
care system, so we are proud to
recognize Southwest Medical
Center for demonstrating higher
levels of quality, expertise and
efficiency resulting in better
maternity care for our members,
said Andrew C. Corbin, BCBSKS
president/CEO.
Nearly four million babies are
born in the U.S. annually, making
childbirth the most common cause
of hospitalization. This new Blue
Distinction Centers for Maternity
Care program evaluates hospitals
on several quality measures,
including the percentage of
newborns that fall into the
category of early elective delivery,
an ongoing concern in the medical
community. Compared with
babies born 39 weeks or later, early
term infants face higher risks of
infant death and respiratory
ailments such as respiratory
distress syndrome, pneumonia,
and respiratory failure, among
other conditions. These babies
also have a higher rate of
admission to neonatal intensive
care units.
In addition, hospitals that
receive a Blue Distinction Center
for Maternity Care designation
agreed to meet requirements that
align with principles that support
evidence-based practices of care,
as well as having initiated
programs to promote successful
breastfeeding, as described in the
Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative

by Baby-Friendly USA or the
Mother-Friendly
Hospital
program by the Coalition for
Improving Maternity Services
(CIMS) through its Ten Steps of
Mother-Friendly Care. The
program also evaluates hospitals
on overall patient satisfaction,
including a willingness to
recommend the hospital to others.
Since 2006, the Blue Distinction
Specialty Care program has
helped patients find quality
providers for their specialty care
needs in the areas of bariatric
surgery, cardiac care, complex and
rare cancers, knee and hip replacements, spine surgery, and transplants. Research shows that
compared to other facilities, those
designated as Blue Distinction
Centers demonstrate better
quality and improved outcomes
for patients. On average, Blue
Distinction Centers are also 20
percent more cost-efficient than
non-Blue Distinction Center
designated health care facilities.
For more information about the
program,
please
visit
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Suspect in Kansas shooting had

been served protection order
By ROXANA HEGEMAN
Associated Press
HESSTON A convicted felon was ordered

to stay away from a former girlfriend and
obtained two firearms from another woman
before killing three people and wounding 14
others during a shooting rampage that ended at
a factory in central Kansas, investigators say.
Cedric L. Ford was fatally shot during a
shootout with the police chief in Hesston, a
town about 30 miles north of Wichita, after
opening fire Thursday at the Excel Industries
lawnmower parts plant where he worked,
authorities said Friday. Ford also shot and
wounded two people from his car as he drove to
the site.
Federal prosecutors charged Sarah Hopkins,
of nearby Newton, with one count of knowingly
transferring a firearm to a convicted felon on
Friday. Prosecutors allege that Hopkins, a friend
of Fords, knew he was a convicted felon when
she gave him a semi-automatic rifle and a
handgun.
Authorities have said Ford, 38, was armed
with an assault rifle and a pistol.
Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton said earlier
Friday that Hesstons police chief, Doug
Schroeder, was a tremendous hero. Walton
said between 200 and 300 people were in the
factory at the time, and the shooter wasnt done
by any means when Schroeder chased and shot
him.
Had that Hesston officer not done what he
did, this would be a whole lot more tragic,
Walton said.
Authorities identified the dead as 44-year-old
Brian Sadowsky of Newton; 31-year-old Josh
Higbee of Buhler; and 30-year-old Renee
Benjamin, whose hometown wasnt immediately
available. All three victims worked at the plant
and were killed inside the building.
Walton said his office served Ford with a
protection-from-abuse order at around 3:30
p.m. Thursday, about 90 minutes before the first
shooting happened. He said such orders are
usually filed because theres some type of
violence in a relationship. He did not disclose
the nature of the relationship in question.
A judge issued a temporary order of
protection earlier this month for a woman who
said Ford was a violent, depressed alcoholic. The
woman said she and Ford were arguing on Feb.
5 when he grabbed her, placed her in a choke
hold from behind and took her to the ground.
Its my belief he is in desperate need of
medical and psychological help! she wrote.
Authorities on Friday said Ford had a history
of domestic violence, including an arrest in
Newton in November 2008 for felony battery
and disorderly conduct. He also was arrested in
July 2010, for driving while intoxicated and
obstruction.
Investigators said that while driving to the
factory Thursday, the gunman shot a man on the
street, striking him in the shoulder, and later
Sandy Southern, right, and Jackie Peters hug during a candlelight vigil at Heritage Park in
Hesston on Friday. On Thursday, Cedric Ford, an employee of Excel Industries in Hesston,
allegedly entered the factory and killed three people and wounded over a dozen others.
Slayton works at Excel but wasn't in the building at the time of the shooting. Travis Heying/The
Wichita Eagle via AP
shot someone in the leg at an intersection. He
also shot one person in the factory parking lot
before opening fire inside the building,
according to the sheriffs office.
Hesston is a community of about 3,700 about
35 miles north of Wichita. Excel Industries was
founded there in 1960. The company manufac-
tures Hustler and Big Dog mowing equipment.

The shooting came less than a week after a
man opened fire at several locations in the
Kalamazoo, Michigan, area, leaving six people
dead and two severely wounded. Authorities
have not disclosed a possible motive in those
attacks. The suspect remains in custody.
AP Poll: 2 in 3 say gender has Concert ...

no bearing on 2016 choice
Christie, in about-face, endorses

former GOP rival Trump
By JILL COLVIN
Associated Press
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie

has a reputation for vengeance.
And he delivered it with gusto
on Friday as he shocked many in
the political world by endorsing
GOP front-runner Donald Trump
for the Republican presidential
nomination.
The surprise endorsement, the
first for Trump from a sitting
governor and by far his most
prominent, comes as Trump rival
Marco Rubio appeared on the
cusp of a breakthrough following a
break-out debate performance.
And it marks the second time that
Christie has knee-capped the
Florida senator, just as he
appeared to be on the rise.
At the news conference in Fort
Worth, Texas, Christie described
Trump a man he had previously
panned as ill-suited for the White
House as the best Republican
candidate to lead the country and
beat Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Ive gotten to know all the
people on that stage and there is
none who is better prepared to
provide America with the strong
leadership that it needs both at
home and around the world than
Donald Trump, Christie said.
Reporters covering the event were
visibly stunned when the governor,
who dropped his own bid for the
presidency earlier this month
following a disappointing finish in
New Hampshire, walked into the
room.
The endorsement comes at a
particularly opportune time for
the real estate mogul, who on
Thursday night faced a barrage of
new attacks from Rubio during
the final debate ahead of next
weeks Super Tuesday contests,
where large numbers of delegates
are at stake. During the debate,
Rubio hit at Trumps business
record, history of hiring foreign
workers and his vague policy
positions. The broadsides clearly
irritated Trump and threatened to
provide Rubio with a jolt of new
momentum as he seeks to turn the
contest into a two-man race.
Rubio appeared to be flying
high on Friday morning, delivering new Trump attack lines,
including mocking his spelling on
Twitter, with newfound glee.
But then, in charged Christie to
steal the news cycle and
momentum.
I think this changes the
narrative in a dramatic way, said
Fred Malek, a major Republican
fundraiser, of Christies decision.
The
timing
immediately
following the debate appeared to

be a coincidence. A former
Christie campaign official said the
governor made his decision to
endorse Trump on Thursday
following a meeting in Manhattan
attended by the two men and their
wives. Christie was already on a
plane heading to Texas as the
debate was airing, according to
the former official, who was not
authorized to speak publically on
Christies behalf and spoke on the
condition of anonymity.
But it was nonetheless the
second time Christie has managed
to tear down Rubio just as he was
on the rise. During the last GOP
debate before the New
Hampshire primary, as Rubio
appeared on the cusp of a breakthrough, Christie set a verbal trap
that left Rubio repeating the same
practiced line over and over again.
It was a high moment for
Christies campaign - and
especially personal. Christie has
grown deeply resentful of Rubio.
Some of that anger stemmed from
a super PAC supporting the
Florida senator that was responsible for much of the negative
advertising
that
Christies
campaign and his allies have
blamed for his loss in the race.
Throughout his campaign,
Christie bashed the baby-faced
senator as inexperienced, drawing
parallels with another first-termsenator-turned-president, Barack
Obama, and blasted Rubio for his
frequent missed votes and
Washington insider status.
Ironically, Christies tactic was
the same one used so effectively
by Rubio against Trump on
Thursday night, as he forced the
billionaire to repeat the same
talking points to describe a health
care plan thin on detail. I just
watched you repeat yourself five
times five seconds ago, Rubio
said.
With his endorsement, Christie
is now back in the game, and his
role now appears to be that of
attack dog. Christie appeared to
embrace the role within minutes
of announcing his endorsement,
painting Rubio as a desperate man
on the cusp of losing the race.
And Trump appeared to relish
the
attacks,
repeatedly
mentioning Christies take-down
of Rubio during that pre-New
Hampshire debate.
I gotta tell you, Chris was so wow, what he did. That was one of
the great prosecutions Ive ever
seen, Trump raved at a postendorsement rally.
By KENTHOMAS
and EMILY SWANSON
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP)
Hillary Clinton could be the
nations first female president.
Bernie Sanders warns of the role of
super PACs in politics. While the
two themes have become a big
part of their primary contest,
Americans view the issues very
differently.
Nineteen percent of Americans
say they would be more likely to
vote for a presidential candidate if
the person is a woman, according
to a new Associated Press-GfK
poll, while 64 percent say a
candidates gender has no bearing
on their vote.
In a sign of Sanders potent
message on political money, the
poll finds that 46 percent say
theyre more likely to vote for a
candidate who doesnt want
outside groups supporting his or
her campaign. Only 13 percent
are less likely to vote for a
candidate like that and 38 percent
says it makes no difference.
Sanders notes his opposition to
super PACs at every event and
rails against the influence of
millionaires and billionaires in
the political system. His robust
online fundraising operation has
drawn more than 4 million contributions since last spring and his
average donation of $27 is so wellknown among his supporters they
often shout out the number when
he talks about it during rallies.
Clinton is more overt about her
attempt to break the glass ceiling
compared to her 2008 presidential
campaign, when she emphasized
her experience and toughness. She

often tells audiences that shes not
asking for their vote simply
because Im a woman but
because she would bring the views
and perspective of a woman to the
White House, pointing to the dealmaking bipartisan work by female
senators as an example of what it
might offer to the country.
Hillary Clinton certainly
doesnt expect any woman to vote
for her because shes a woman.
She wants people to vote
for her because shes
going to make a
difference in their
lives, said Clintons
chief strategist, Joel
Benenson, during
an
appearance
Thursday at the American
Enterprise Institute.
The poll suggested that
as Clinton navigates the
primary against Sanders,
she cannot rely heavily on
her potential to become
the first woman to win the
White House. In the first
three contests, Sanders has
won an overwhelming
support among young
voters, including women,
while
Clinton
has
generated
enthusiasm
among older voters,
including women from the
Baby Boomer
generation.
Among
Democrats, the poll showed that

28 percent said theyre more
likely to vote for a female
president, including 12 percent
who said theyre much more
likely to do so. But about 64
percent of Democrats said it
made no difference. The poll also
found that women were not
significantly more likely than
men to say they are more likely to
vote for a candidate who is a
woman.
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Cops: High school senior was

Ukrainian man, 23, with fake ID
By KRISTEN DE GROOT
Associated Press
A Pennsylvania high school

honors student just months from
graduation was actually a 23-yearold Ukrainian national using a
false identity after his visa expired,
police said Thursday.
Artur Samarin, who used the
alias Asher Potts, was arrested and
charged Tuesday in Harrisburg,
the capital city, police said.
Samarin is accused of
masquerading as a Harrisburg
High School student who was a
member of the National Honor
Society. Samarin was actively
involved at the school, working
with a student advisory group on a
food bank, and he was a member
of the schools ROTC and Naval
Sea Cadet programs.
He had a Pennsylvania drivers
license in Potts name when he

was arrested, authorities said.
Police believe that identity was
fabricated and no ones identity
was compromised.
Sgt. Terry Wealand said
Thursday that police got a tip
about Samarin about two months
ago.
Authorities believe he was in the
country for about four years, he
said. Samarin enrolled at the high
school as a freshman and was less
than four months from graduation.
Wealand said he arrived on a
temporary visa for a short stay, and
he came to the U.S. under his
original name. It wasnt clear if
Samarin was in Harrisburg the
entire time.
He apparently lived with people
he befriended, Wealand said.
Authorities are investigating
whether anyone else conspired

with Samarin on creating or
maintaining his fake identity.
I would think there would have
to be someone who knew,
Wealand said. And if there is, they
are going to pay, too.
Marcel
McCaskill
knew
Samarin from a seven-week math
and science program the two were
selected to participate in at Penn
State. He and Samarin were in a
group together and did a presentation on cosmic rays and
detecting radiation in the summer
of 2013.
Its totally mind-blowing to
me, said McCaskill, a freshman at
Wheeling Jesuit University in West
Virginia. Honestly, he was a very
respectable guy. He was the
perfect role model, someone you
would want your son to look up
to.
Oklahoma Muslims listen to the National Anthem in the rotunda of the State Capitol building in
Oklahoma City, during "Muslim Day at the Capitol," on Friday. Paul Hellstern/The Oklahoman via AP
Muslim gathering at Oklahoma

Capitol draws dueling protests
By DANIEL C. HOUSTON
Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY An advocacy group and

Oklahoma lawmakers welcomed a group of Muslims at
the state Capitol Friday while pro- and anti-Muslim
groups bickered outside.
The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on AmericanIslamic Relations held its second Muslim Day at the
Capitol, where an estimated 200 Muslims discussed
religious policy, law enforcement issues and political
advocacy with at least eight lawmakers.
We wanted to bring people to the Capitol here
today show them this is your state Capitol building;
this is where government happens, said Anna Facci,
operations and events coordinator for CAIR.
The group paused for prayer throughout the day and
heard messages from Jewish, Christian and Muslim
faith leaders who were critical of a small but vocal antiMuslim display that had greeted participants as they
entered the building.
Outside the Capitol, protesters held signs
disparaging Islam and shouted down its supporters.
The Interfaith Alliance of Oklahoma and the
Oklahoma Conference of Churches drew more than
60 people to welcome Muslims as they passed the
protesters.
William Tabbernee, executive director for the
Oklahoma Conference of Churches, looked on and

shook his head. It made him sad, he said, to see the
protesters tell Muslims they werent welcome to participate in public discourse.
(Muslims) have the right, as everybody else has the
right, to exercise their political and civic duties, and to
learn about what the Legislature is doing, Tabbernee
said.
Several of the anti-Islam protesters were street
preachers who came from out of state, said Jim Gilles,
a protester from Evansville, Indiana. A group of them
planned to hold anti-Muslim signs outside the Donald
Trump presidential rally later that day in Oklahoma
City, he said.
Its sad to see Americans supporting that which
would destroy their lives, Gilles said of Islam as interfaith supporters sang God Bless America a few feet
away.
After a call to prayer, Imam John Ederer of the
Islamic Society of Tulsa defended Islam from attacks
that he said mistakenly conflate the Qurans meaning
as widely practiced with radical interpretations like that
of the Islamic State.
We were intended to be different and that will
enable us to learn from each other, Ederer said. The
more humble we are in recognizing Gods beauty in
each other, the more godly we become.
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One-year spaceman sees mission as steppingstone to Mars

By MARCIA DUNN
AP AerospaceWriter
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.

As soon as he returns from the
International Space Station,
NASAs first and only yearlong
spaceman, Scott Kelly, will try to
pop up from a lying position and
stand still for three minutes.
Hell take a crack at a miniobstacle course and attempt to
walk a straight line, heel to toe
all so researchers can see whether
hed hit the ground running if this
were Mars instead of Earth.
NASA considers it crucial prep
work for future Mars explorers who
will have to spend much longer in
space and wont have the help of a
welcoming committee. In fact, this
mission which began with a
launch last March is all about
Mars.
I think well learn a lot about
longer-duration spaceflight and
how that will take us to Mars
someday, Kelly said Thursday in
his final news conference from
orbit. So Id like to think that this
is another of many steppingstones
to us landing on Mars sometime in
our future.
Kellys 340-day mission the
longest by 125 days for NASA
comes to a dramatic end
Wednesday on the remote steppes
of Kazakhstan. (It will be Tuesday
night in the U.S.) The astronaut
will ride a Soyuz spacecraft back
with two Russians, including
Mikhail Kornienko, his roommate
for the past year.
Once out of the capsule, the two
will submit to a multitude of field
tests.
What could new arrivals do on
Mars, asks Dr. Stevan Gilmore, the
lead flight surgeon who will be at
the landing site to receive Kelly.
Could they jump up and down?
Could they open a hatch? Could
they do an immediate spacewalk?
The tests on Kelly and Kornienko
should provide some answers.
There will also be blood draws,
heart monitoring and other
medical exams. The testing will
continue for weeks if not months
once theyre back home in
Houston and at cosmonaut
headquarters at Star City, Russia.
Checkups will also continue for
Kellys identical twin, retired
astronaut Mark Kelly. The 52-yearold brothers joined forces to
provide NASA with a potential
gold mine of scientific data: one
twin studied for a year in orbit
twice the usual space station stay
while his genetic double
underwent similar tests on the
ground.
While a handful of Russians have
spent longer in space, the record
being a 438-day flight, those
expeditions date back to the 1980s
and 1990s aboard the Mir space
station, rustic if not rickety
compared with the current space
station. Medical testing was spotty
back then, and the data werent
always widely shared.
As of Thursday Day 335
Kelly professed to feeling pretty
good. Indeed, flight surgeon
Gilmore doesnt expect any
alarming results at touchdown.
Kellys vision has degraded a bit
as it did during his last mission, a
normal outcome for some astronauts because of increased
pressure inside the skull in weightlessness. He anticipates his bones
and muscles have weakened as
well, despite daily exercise in orbit.
The real question mark and
Kellys biggest concern is the
possible lingering effects of space
radiation.
Hopefully, Ill never find out
what the true effects are of that,
Kelly said in a TV interview last
week. NASA will need to tackle the
problem for Mars trips because of
the increased level of exposure.
Johnson Space Center physiologist John Charles puts the psychological side of long-duration spaceflight right up there with radiation,
as well as in-flight medical care and
even food preservation and
packaging for the long haul.
Just about everything is a big
problem for Mars, Charles said in
a phone interview.
Mars expeditions planned for the
2030s will last 2 years; the anticipated crew size will be four to six.
The astronauts will almost certainly
have to grow some of their own
food; thats the reason for an experimental greenhouse aboard the
space station.
Kelly and his crewmates grew red
romaine lettuce in the minihothouse last summer and sampled
some of the crop.
In this April 9, 2015

photo made
available by NASA,
astronauts Terry
Virts, bottom, and
Scott Kelly perform
eye exams in the
Destiny Laboratory
of the International
Space Station as
part of ongoing
studies on vision
health in
microgravity. Kelly
sees his nearly
completed one-year
mission as a
'steppingstone' to
Mars. America's
record-breaking
astronaut will
submit to numerous
tests when he
returns from the
International Space
Station. Researchers
want to see if Kelly
would hit the ground
running if this were
Mars instead of
Earth. NASA via AP
Even more impressive, Kelly
nursed zinnias back to health in
January, displaying a lush orange
and yellow bouquet on Valentines
Day. He had to channel my inner
Mark Watney the lone
astronaut who survives on potatoes
in last years blockbuster movie
The Martian to save the
zinnias from mold.
Trust me when to add water,
Kelly urged Mission Control, not
some preflight script. Thats how it
will need to be when astronauts
venture to Mars, he gently

reminded everyone.
Charles stresses that Mars travel
will be different than a space
station stay. No regular phone
chats with the husbands, wives and
kids back home. No constant
whispering in the astronauts ears
from Mission Control. Support
would come via email.
Theyre going to be highly
autonomous, Charles said of the
Mars explorers, and thats
something that were trying to
practice on the space station now

... learning how to get Mission
Control out of the back pockets of
the astronauts.
Kelly points out that crew
quarters on Mars-bound craft will
be much tighter than the space
station and nothing like the
spaceships of science fiction.
Between sleeping and working on
his laptop, Kelly estimates hes
spent almost half his time inside his
personal cubicle about the size
of a phone booth.
NASA will need to improve

privacy on Mars missions, he said,
if it hopes to combat crew stress
and fatigue.
The toughest part for Kelly has
been the physical isolation from
everyone he loves, 250 miles below
him. But on a trip to Mars, tens of
millions of miles away, astronauts
wont be able to even see Earth.
Obviously going to Mars, there
are a lot of other challenges, but
none of these we cant overcome,
Kelly said.
NASA is discussing doing more

one-year flights with the other
countries involved in the station
program; more subjects are needed
for a better understanding of all the
challenges. Its a long time, no
matter how you cut it. Just ask
Kelly, who recently acknowledged,
a year now seems longer than I
thought it would be.
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Research by Kansas State University meat scientists confirms that freezing of strip loin and inside round steaks can make the meat more tender. Courtesy
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THE DEATH Freezing steak improves

AND WAKE tenderness of some cuts
OF ROI TEX
Beef cattle in Kansas
K-State Research and Extension
The play is a parody of the old

Gunsmoke Series
Garden City Community College
The Garden City Community
College College Players will present
their annual fundraising dinner theatre production March 3-6 in the
Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Auditorium.
All performances will begin at 7
p.m., and the doors open at 6:30
p.m. for dinner seating. The play is
a parody of the old Gunsmoke Series titled The Death and Wake of
Roi Tex, written and directed by
GCCC Director of Drama, Phil
Hoke.
The production The Death and
Wake of Roi Tex will be a most
lamentable and woeful murder
mystery. Dinner guests will witness
and solve the notorious murder of
pioneer Roi Tex. Set in the Long
Branch Saloon, diners will be
served their meals by the likes of

Matt Dillon, Miss Kitty, Festus,
Doc, and a group of questionable
characters of television past. This is
great fun if you are in the mood for
a bit of television nostalgia and a
delicious meal.
The event will be catered by
Great Western Dining and features
a strawberry salad, rib dinner complete with a twice baked potato,
green bean almondine, biscuit, and
dessert. This is the major, annual
fundraiser for the College Players.
Tickets are now on sale! The cost
for dinner and show is $25.00 for
one or $45.00 for two. Dont miss
out on this great entertainment by
the talent at Garden City Community College. Call Joyce Bernbeck
for ticket information at 620-2769540.
MANHATTAN Meat lovers may find it

appealing to take a fresh steak from the store
right to their home grill, but research continues
to show that freezing the steak and cooking it
later actually improves the tenderness of certain
cuts.
Kansas State University meat scientists say
they've confirmed previous findings about the
impact of freezing strip loin and inside round
steaks. In a recent study, they tested six major
muscles from the hind quarter and found that
those two cuts were as much as 10 percent
more tender after freezing.
Steaks were evaluated for tenderness using
the Warner-Bratzler Shear Force test, which
measures the force needed to shear muscles.
So the question we had was why did these
two cuts react while the other four did not,
said John Unruh, professor of animal sciences
and industry.
Part of the answer, he noted, is moisture loss.
These two muscles, for some reason, did not
lose as much moisture during freezing as the
other four, Unruh said.
Unruh and a team of graduate students also
evaluated 125 paired strip loin steaks available
in a retail setting. The steaks were frozen,
thawed and evaluated for tenderness.
The strip loin steaks showed a 6 percent improvement in the Warner-Bratzler Shear Force
test, indicating a more tender steak, Unruh
said. Moisture loss did occur, but it was low,
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over 9 billion dollars. Of this, approximately 62 percent of the total cash receipts in
Kansas came from cattle and calves. Nationally, Kansas ranks first in the number
of cattle processed (approximately 8.2 million or about 23 percent of the U.S.
total), second in fed cattle marketings (approximately 5.4 million or about 22
percent of the U.S. total), and seventh in beef cows (approximately 1.5 million or
about 5 percent of the U.S. total). Additionally, Kansas producers graze or
background about 2.5 to 3.0 million stockers annually. Without question, beef
production is the economic workhorse of Kansas agriculture.
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about 2 percent.
Freezing does, indeed, improve the tenderness of beef strip loin steaks, Unruh said.
In a related study, the scientists tested the
tenderness of strip loin steaks being sold in retail grocery stores.
We monitored the differences in these steaks
at different times of the year and different quality grades, including Premium Choice, Choice
and Select, Unruh said. A higher percentage
of the steaks in the higher quality category, Premium Choice, met Warner-Bratzler shear
thresholds for tender or very tender.
Lower quality cuts were more likely to fluctuate in tenderness throughout the year, he said.
Unruh and his students will present their
findings at the Kansas State University Cattleman's Day, which will take place March 4 in
Manhattan. For more information on that
event, visit asi.k-state.edu/species/beef/cattle
mens-day.
Operation: Kids in the kitchen

Feeling a bit overwhelmed lately, I sat
down to write this weeks article, and
came up with complete writers block. If
you really want to know the truth, Ive
also come up with chefs block recently, as work, family and school obligations
are piling high, and creative meals slowly
inched their way out of our lives recently. It is a challenge to come up with the
energy to put together slow cooker
meals the night before; (I know many of
you can relate,) and when getting home
from a long day, throwing a meal together (planned or not) can seem inconceivable.
For once, Im throwing out a white flag of
surrender. I like to think I can manage it
all, but I admit that sometimes its just too
much. This place in my life is why I am
thrilled beyond words that my eldest son
(turning 11 this week!) has become passionately interested in cooking. I am so
excited that he loves to follow recipes,
and create meals in the kitchen, and recently, has taken it upon himself to make
Saturday morning breakfasts, with pancakes, eggs, and sometimes fried ham.
Last week, he switched it to a brinner
at my request, and served us the same
breakfast at dinnertime.
In addition, he has helped me finish cooking and put dinner on the table when Ive
come home late, and makes lunches on
the weekend. Im excited that he has advanced enough for me to give him some
of these responsibilities.This is of course
helpful to me, but also very educational
and a source of maturing for him.
If you have children who are interested in
what you cook, let them help with measuring, pouring, reading the directions,
and anything else you can let them par-
Ingredients
IN THE KITCHEN
WITH TRACY
1 cup flour (we use whole wheat pastry flour)

2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
teaspoon salt
teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 large egg
One Add-in of your choice;
1 cup frozen blueberries OR
1 cup frozen strawberries (chopped
into smaller pieces) OR
cup chocolate chips
Other possibilities are cup
chopped walnuts AND cup dried
cranberries
Directions
Pancakes made by my son, can be made with add-ins or without. Teach a child to cook, and hell return the favor by
cooking for you. Courtesy photo
TRACY COMPAAN
ticipate in. The more exposure we give
our kids, the more they will be interested
in. Give them the gift of childrens cookbooks to get the creative juices flowing,
and let them help with meal planning on
occasion.Youd be amazed at how inter-
ested kids can be in cooking once they

realize they get to choose the delicious
creations they want to eat.
In the past, Ive shared a pancake recipe
that has become my favorite, but this
week, Im going to share a recipe hes
grown attached to, and give you some of
the variations he has come up with on his
own.This is very easy for children to follow and make, and it originally came from
a kids cookbook. Adults, please stand by
to assist with the hot stove.
It looks like I made more meals than days

in the week, but I guess its better to over
plan, than under plan. Some meals sounded good in theory, but when it came time
to cook, some fit better into our plans
than others.
My Meal Plan This Week
Roast, carrots and potatoes

Chicken, Potatoes and Green Beans
Casserole
Hot Dogs, Macaroni and Cheese and
Green Beans
Pulled Pork Enchiladas?
Beef and Zucchini Pasta
Hamburgers
Ham and Potato casserole
Beef and Lentils
Dakotas Pancakes with

add-ins (usually tripled,
always with a different addin)
In a small (unless tripled, then large)

bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar,
baking powder, salt, and cinnamon if
using. In a large bowl, mix the milk,
vanilla extract, melted butter and
the egg together until well blended.
Whisk dry ingredients into the wet
ingredients, just until dry ingredients
are wet; do not over mix.With a
spatula, fold add-ins of your choice
gently into pancake batter. Heat
large skillet or griddle over medium
low heat. Grease skillet only if
necessary, our nonstick griddle does
not need it. Using cookie scoop, or a
measuring cup, for each pancake,
drop 2 tablespoons-1/4 cup of
batter onto hot skillet. Cook until
golden brown, about 1 minute per
side. Serve with maple syrup or
powdered sugar.
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A pleasant, helpful read for current retirees Childrens Healthy

Your No-Plan plan stretches for
miles.
Youve no plans for alarm clocks,
suit-and-tie combos, rush-hour
commutes, cubicles, or boring
meetings. Youre ready to retire and
leave them all behind but can you
afford to avoid those things forever?
With How to Make Your Money
Last by Jane Bryant Quinn, youve
got a working chance of it.
What will you do when you can
finally do what you want?
Thats an important question,
says Quinn. The routine you
followed for 20, 30, even 40 years
probably wont be the same after
retirement, and you may need
some direction. You might be
happy about not looking at a
calendar all the time, but you wont
want to look at a calendar thats
blank.
The key to making the most of
your retirement is to make the most
of your money. Youll particularly
want to know how to prudently
parcel your money out so you
dont take too much or too little of
the funds available to you for the
duration. There are also things to
consider: tax issues, investment
tools, tricks for bringing more to
your bank account, and ways to
protect your spouse.
On that latter point, says Quinn,
talk, talk, talk. Before you retire,
discuss expectations and concerns
with your spouse, and bring all
money matters to the table. Its not
easy, she admits, but it is necessary.
Its time for a financial scan
next, she says. Know how to
rightsize, consider housing needs,
look at savings, and figure out how
youll budget to trim expenses and
still enjoy retirement. Know Seven
Special Situations that cant be
shoehorned neatly into the
process and learn when its
perfectly acceptable to tell your
children no.
Fun Fair coming up
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Educate yourself on the ins and
outs of Social Security, and how
waiting to file may make a huge
difference, long-term. See why
Quinn says Social Security wont
go bankrupt. Learn to choose the
best pension benefits and why
buying a pension may be advantageous. Know how to get the right
health insurance coverage. Learn
about home equity loans and how
to leverage your homes value. And
remember: Theres no clean way of
knowing whom to trust.
Oh, so much to remember! So
much to learn, too, but author Jane
Bryant Quinn makes it easier in
How to Make Your Money Last.

From the first pages filled with
ideas for filling your time, to the
choosing of a Power of Attorney,
Quinn covers almost every kind of
money matter a retiring Boomer
might need to know all presented
with terms and formulas that are
simplified, even for the most
mathematically-challenged.
I
appreciated that Quinn starts most
points with need-to-know infor-
mation, offers other places to turn

for help, and includes things of
which readers should beware.
All that, and an informal tone
make this book a pleasant, helpful
read for current retirees, those
about to retire, and younger
readers who may want to retire
someday. And since thats you, no
doubt, How to Make Your Money
Last is a book you should plan to
read.
Myths and facts about e-cigarettes

Electronic cigarettes, or ecigarettes, are a popular new
tobacco product that have still
largely unknown public and
individual health effects. In fact,
you may be surprised to learn that
e-cigarettes are entirely unregulated by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA). Because of
this, there are no safety checks or
requirements for what can go into
an e-cigarette.
The American Lung Association
is concerned about the potential
health consequences of ecigarettes. Federal oversight and
regulation of e-cigarettes is desperately needed to protect children
and the public. This need has
become more urgent as e-cigarette
use has dramatically increased,
especially among youth.
Heres a look at five common
misperceptions about e-cigarettes.
MYTH 1: E-cigarettes are safe.
FACT: E-cigarettes are unregulated tobacco products.
Nearly 500 brands and 7,700
flavors of e-cigarettes are on the
market and none of them have
been evaluated by the FDA. We
dont know for sure whats in them.
Studies have found toxic chemicals,
including an ingredient used in
antifreeze and formaldehyde in ecigarettes. Because the FDA
doesnt regulate these products,
there arent requirements around
ingredient disclosure, warning
labels or youth access restrictions.
MYTH 2: E-cigarettes dont
have nicotine.
FACT: Almost all e-cigarettes
contain nicotineincluding many
that claim they are nicotine-free.
A 2014 study showed wideranging nicotine levels in ecigarettes and inconsistencies
between listed and actual nicotine
levels in these products. Nicotine is
an addictive substance that can
have negative health impacts,
including on adolescent brain
development. The more nicotine a
person uses, the greater the
potential for addiction.
MYTH 3: E-cigarettes can help
smokers quit.
FACT: The FDA hasnt found
any e-cigarette to be safe and
effective in helping smokers quit.
Instead of quitting, many ecigarette users are continuing to
use e-cigarettes while still using
conventional cigarettes. In 2013,
76.8 percent of the people who
recently used e-cigarettes also
currently smoked conventional
cigarettes. The U.S. Surgeon
General has found that even
smoking a few cigarettes a day is
In this photo illustration, a woman smokes an

E-Cigarette at the V-Revolution E-Cigarette
shop in Covent Garden on August 27, 2014 in
London, England. Dan KitwoodGetty Images
Before I tell you about the

Childrens Healthy Fun Fair, lets
take a look at what else is coming
up at the library this week.
Tuesday, 10 a.m. noon: The
LifeStory Institute Presents:
Memoir and Family History
Writing Workshop Charley
Kempthorne, writer and teacher,
will conduct this workshop,
which is free and open to all.
Registration is required as
space is limited. Register by
calling 620-626-0180 or going to
our website: lmlibrary.libcal.
com/event/2490233
Tuesday at 6 p.m. and
Thursday at 11:15 a.m.:
Storytime. Were reading some
classic Dr. Seuss stories in honor
of his birthday and doing a
Seussian craft.
Thursday at 6 p.m.: A special
evening Dr. Seuss Storytime.
Enjoy some favorite Seuss books
and make a Seuss-inspired craft.
Now, lets talk about the
Thirteenth Annual Childrens
Healthy Fun Fair. This years fair
will be on Saturday from 10 a.m.
1 p.m. in the Agriculture
Building at Seward County
Fairgrounds.
Its free, and its a lot of fun for
the whole family. Children ages
birth to sixth grade and their
parents are especially invited to
the fair, as are women who are
pregnant.
This year, we have a lot of great
things lined up for the Fair. New
this year, United Healthcare is
bringing a Community Baby
Shower to the fair. Pregnant
mothers will be able to learn
about prenatal, post-partum, and
well-baby checkups.
They will also be able to learn
about services available to their
children, once they are born.
United will also be giving gifts
and a snack for pregnant
mothers.
Russell Child Development
Center will be handing out some
fun things for the kids! This
includes rubber ducks and
various other items.
The Health Dept. and Safety
Council will be giving out information on car seat safety and
they will raffle 4 booster seats for
children 4 8 years old.
Seward County Fire will have a
fire truck display outside,
weather permitting. They will
also be handing out coloring
books and badges.
Seward County Emergency
Management will be handing out
coloring books, the new revised
disaster response guides for
adults, and other items dealing
with how to react to both natural
and manmade disasters. They will
also have pictures of recent
storms in our area.
CHILDRENS
LIBRARIAN
ELIZABETH RANKIN
USD 480 will have their
alphabet fishing booth, where
children can fish for the letters of
the alphabet, and get a piece of
sidewalk chalk with suggested
motor activities for children.
They will also be giving away
books for kids. They will also have
The Newcomers Center taking
pictures of the children, and kids
can decorate a frame for it.
Also new this year, Southwest
Kansas Diaper Bank will be
displaying and handing out information about diaper need, how
to help with that need, and how
people can receive help with
getting diapers.
Genesis Family Health
together with Life Time Smile
will be performing oral
screenings.
Southwest Medical Center will
have information about X-Rays, a
demonstration of the effects of
smoking on the lungs, a hands-on
hand hygiene activity, and a
general information booth.
Kansas Talking Books will have
a booth highlighting the service,
which provides free audiobooks
to borrow to patrons with vision
issues and children with certain
reading disabilities. They will
also have some fun give-a-way
items for kids.
The library will have some
tabletop games to play and free
books for kids, plus information
for parents.
We hope that all pregnant
mothers along with children ages
birth sixth grade and their
parents will join us on Saturday
between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at
the Ag Building on the Seward
County Fairgrounds for a fun
time of exhibits, demonstrations,
activities, give-a-ways, and more.
March begins with

week full of fun
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LIVING WELL
KATHY BLOOM
dangerous to your health.
When smokers are ready to quit,
they should talk with their doctors
about using one of the seven FDAapproved medications proven to be
safe and effective in helping

smokers quit. They can also contact
the American Lung Association to
find a program that is right for
them.
MYTH 4: E-cigarettes arent
marketed to kids.
FACT: E-cigarette use among
middle and high school students
tripled from 2011 to 2013.
With aggressive industry tactics
such as cartoon characters and
candy flavors including bubble
gum, fruit loops, chocolate and
strawberry, its no surprise studies
show a dramatic increase in kids
using e-cigarettes. For the first time
ever, teens are smoking e-cigarettes
more than traditional cigarettes.
MYTH
5: Theres no
secondhand emissions from ecigarettes.
FACT: E-cigarettes expose
others to secondhand emissions.
The aerosol (vapor) emitted by ecigarettes and exhaled by users
contains carcinogens, such as
formaldehyde, according to early
studies. Little is known about these
emissions or the potential harm
they can cause.
Bottom line
Without regulation by the FDA
and despite being on the market for
several years, there still is a lot we
do not know about e-cigarettes.
Initial tests have found e-cigarettes
contain varying levels of the
addictive substance nicotine as well
as cancer-causing chemicals, such
as formaldehyde.
The American Lung Association
is concerned about the potential
health consequences of ecigarettes. It is urgent for FDA to
begin regulatory oversight of ecigarettes, which would require
ingredient disclosure to FDA,
warning labels and youth access
restrictions For more information
go to the American Lung Association website: http://www.lung.org ,
the Kansas Tobacco Quitline:
http://www.kdheks.gov/tobacco/ces
sation.html, stop by our office at
1081 Stadium Road, email us at
sw@listserv.ksu.edu or give us a call
at 620-624-5604.
The ending of one month and

the beginning of another. How
exciting to look forward to opportunities ahead.
This week at the center, you are
welcome to join the ladies for
aerobics at 8:30 a.m. on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. This is a
fun bunch who enjoy conversation
as much as muscle movement. I
encourage you to join and make
new friendships.
Every weekday is a good day to
enjoy lunch at noon in the center.
The cost is $5.25 for ages 50-59
and $3.25 for ages 60 and older. If
possible, call the day before at
624-2511 to make a reservation.
Enjoy Tea at 2 on Thursday the
3rd with delightful conversation
and of course tea.
On Friday at 12:30, prepare to
be amazed with photographs of
Niagra Falls in a slide presentation
presented by Gerald Mann. Buck
bingo will begin at 1:30.
Volunteer opportunities are
available here at the center. If you
are looking for a fun and enjoyable
place to volunteer, we would love
to know you and get started. Our
address is 701 N. Grant. Stop by,
ask for me, and we can talk about
what talents you can provide. I am
sure I will be able to find
something just perfect for you.
Continue to look for future
articles as exciting things are bing
LIBERAL SENIOR CENTER

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DARLENE FORD
planned. A grage sale is being
planned in April. It should be fun
to see what we find.
If you need bierocks, noodles or
pumpkin rolls, please give us a call
at 624-2511. We make them every
week.
SWliving
L&T
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LEFT: Cimarron River Valley

Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution served lunch
to Quilts of Valor participants at
their once a year National QOV
Day on the first Saturday of
February each year. Pictured in the
center front is Peggy Luck,
Southwest coordinator of QOV and
DAR quest Jane Jones. Brack row
left is chapter regent Virginia
McNitt, chapter secretary Bonnie
Raff and vice-regent Connie
Richmeier. Reba Smothermon,
Carol Lockas and Stacy and Sammy
Cope were also present to help
serve the meal.
RIGHT: First place winners in

local DAR contests honored at
George Washington Day Tea.
photos courtesy
cimarron river
valley chapter
of daughters of
the american
revolution
DAR honors contest winners

Cimarron RiverValley Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
On Saturday, Feb. 20, Cimarron River Valley
Chapter of DAR honored the first place contest
winners at their George Washington Day Tea.
There were three categories in which a student
could enter: Banner, Poster. and Stamp Design.
There were 13 first place winners honored with
a sack full of prizes. The following names tell the
catagory and the grade level of each winner. All
first place entries were sent to the contest at the
state level.
Poster Contest
Stamp Design
Sunflower Intermediate 4th Kimberly

Alonso; 5th Lourdes Marquez Ascencio; 6th
Jesus Solis
McKinley School 2nd Kim Foster; 3rd

Savannh Salley
Cottonwood Intermediate 4th Sarahi
Lucena; 5th Esmeralda Medina Sanchez
Sunflower Intermediate 6th Raquel
Ramirez
Banner Contest
Sunflower Intermediate 4th graders Mia
Mendez, Angela Garcia, Karime Neave, Brook
Perry and Arely Rios.
State winners will be announced at the April
KSDAR Conference in Manhattan.
Soldiers,
charities
benefit from
Girl Scout
Cookie Shares
Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland poised to hit 100,000 Cookie Shares in 2016
Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland
WICHITA Girl Scout Cookie
customers can help Kansas Girl
Scouts reach an important
milestone this year: 100,000
Cookie Shares benefiting military
members and their families, local
charities, and food pantries.
Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland
has distributed more than 94,500
packages of Girl Scout Cookies
through its Cookie Share Program
since the program started in 2010,
with more than half going to
military members and their
families, including those stationed
overseas. Last year, Kansas Girl
Scouts sold 16,150 Cookie Shares
thats 16,150 boxes of cookies
customers bought and donated to
soldiers and local charities.
Girl Scout Cookie customers
who participate in the Cookie
Share Program are simply making a
donation, with a single Cookie
Share priced at the same $4 as a
single package of cookies. Cookie
Shares are also tax-deductible and
provide a great opportunity for
customers to support local girls and
help others at the same time.
Last year, Jessica Lemons, a
Garden City resident and Navy
Reservist
who
served
in
Afghanistan, described what it was
like to receive a Girl Scout Cookie
Share.
While I was deployed, we

received three huge boxes filled
with Girl Scout Cookies, and the
looks on the soldiers faces
reminded me of children on
Christmas morning seeing all the
presents, Lemons said. We all ran
to tear open the box and get our
favorites.
It was the perfect slice of home
for us, Lemons said of Girl Scout
Cookies. I also remember reading
the letters from the Girl Scout
troops and them thanking us, when
in reality, we wanted to send them
big thank-yous for thinking of us
and bringing a piece of home to
Afghanistan.
Agencies across the state benefit
from Cookie Shares, including the
Kansas Food Bank, Catholic
Charities, Kansas National Guard,
McConnell Air Force Base, and
many others.
The 2016 Girl Scout Cookie Sale
ends March 20, so there is still time
to support Girl Scouts, members of
the military, and Kansas charities
through the Cookie Share
Program. All proceeds from the
Girl Scout Cookie Sale, every
penny after paying the baker, stay
in Kansas to support local girls,
helping pay for camp, uniforms,
Girl Scout troop activities, financial
aid, and community service
projects across the state.
To participate in the Girl Scout
4-H offers choices,

grows its reach to
youth statewide
In addition to joining 4-H community clubs,
young people can join special interest clubs or
participate in after-school programs
K-State Research and Extension
MANHATTAN Rogan
Tokach of Abilene started
beekeeping as a 4-H project. In his
first year of beekeeping, he was
able to get five gallons of honey.
For two hives, and especially
for your first year, thats pretty
good, he said.
Tokach enjoys being a 4-H
member, because he has the
opportunity to learn leadership
skills and interact with other
youth. He wanted to get more
people interested in 4-H, so he
decided to start a 4-H SPIN club
in the last year that focused on
beekeeping. Now, he has a
handful of his peers working
alongside him to grow the number
of hives and honey.
SPIN stands for special
interest. Whats unique about 4H SPIN clubs is they last a shorter
amount of time within a year
about six weeks compared to
participating for a full year in a 4H community club.
The 4-H SPIN clubs are among
the many reasons why more young
people have been touched by
Kansas 4-H in the last year, said
Barbara Stone, Kansas 4-H state
program leader. In fact, in 20142015, a total of 86,719 youth
participated in Kansas 4-H
programs or projects. This is an
increase of 26,050 participants
from 2013-2014, which totaled
60,669.
This increase is a reflection of
the total Kansas 4-H staffs efforts
to provide support to extension
professionals in the field and
encourage innovation so that we
can provide quality youth development programs across the
state, Stone said.
Not only have more participants
benefited from Kansas 4-H activities, programming and events in
the last year, the number of youth
and adult volunteers has also gone
up from about 8,000 to 11,000,
she said.
Working together
Members of the Kansas National Guard were

among the beneficiaries of the more than
16,150 Cookie Shares distributed by Girl
Scouts of Kansas Heartland in 2015. Courtesy
photo
Cookie Share Program, ask a local

Girl Scout or enter your zip code at
girlscoutcookies.org to find the
nearest cookie booth. Customers
can also call the Cookie Hotline at

888-686-MINT (6468) for assistance connecting with local Girl
Scouts to buy cookies.
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Sarah Keatley, Kansas 4-H

events coordinator, said statewide
staff and volunteers work together
to reach children through
community clubs, in addition to
new ways that are constantly
evolving.
There are several avenues we
use to reach youth, whether that is
community clubs, after-school
programming, camping, SPIN
clubs, project clubs or school
enrichment, Keatley said. The
community club model is valued
and works for some people but
maybe not others. These shortterm experiences might fit in more
with their lifestyle.
SPIN clubs and other 4-H
outreach efforts have sprung up
across Kansas, particularly in the
last four years, according to Stone.

For example, the number of SPIN
clubs statewide has gone from 10
clubs in 2012-2013 to 54 total
clubs in 2014-2015. Members
have grown from 173 in 20122013 to 913 in 2014-2015.
Other outreach efforts are also
expanding. The Wildcat Extension
District, located in southeast
Kansas, has hosted back-to-school
sessions in area schools, where
students learned about activities
and projects available through 4H. School enrichment across the
state could include anything from
chick embryology, or hatching
chicks in classrooms, to STEM
(science, technology, engineering
and math) programming.
Edwards County 4-H ambassadors have hosted day camps for
youth who are not current 4-H
members and implemented 4-H
learning materials. Members and
volunteers from Johnson and Ford
counties have offered new family
orientation sessions, where
children could participate in fun
activities while parents learned
more about the 4-H program.
These are just a few of the many
examples where local 4-H enthusiasts are finding ways to reach
more youth in Kansas, Keatley
said.
Providing positive
experiences
Although many new participants are touched briefly by
Kansas 4-H through SPIN clubs
and after-school programs, many
still learn what 4-H means by
actively stating the 4-H pledge and
taking part in various service
elements, Stone said.
Tokach and his beekeeping
SPIN club provide one example of
service, the Honey for Heifer
project (https://www.facebook.
com/Honey-for-Heifer-40751
8522709017/). Those who donate
$10 receive a 1-pound jar of honey.
For every $30 Tokach collects,
he can buy a hive of bees for
Heifer International (www.heifer.
org/), a charity that helps end
hunger and poverty. These bees
help provide food and income for
people in Central America.
To watch a video featuring
Tokach and his beekeeping SPIN
club, visit the K-State Research
and Extension YouTube page
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=amgREDjDjc4).
Kansas 4-H staff members have
found that many youth who participate in SPIN clubs, after-school
programs or other short-term
opportunities eventually want to
join a community club and participate in year-long 4-H activities. To
learn more about Kansas 4-H, and
find out how to become involved,
visit your local extension office or
go online to http://www.kansas4h.org.
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ELDER FINANCIAL ABUSE; NEW ADULT VACCINATION

GUIDELINES
BY MICHAEL ROIZEN, M.D., AND MEHMET OZ, M.D.
Q: My 80-year-old neighbor got a
phone call saying he had to mail in
$12,375 in back taxes to the IRS or his
bank account would be frozen. It upset
him so much (he believed it) he developed chest pains and had to go to the
ER. How can older folks protect themselves from such dangerous scams?
Dorothy G., Evanston, Illinois
A: Such scams are common, and
theyre not just financially dangerous!
The editor of Public Policy & Aging
Report put it succinctly: Elder financial
abuse ... damages health, harms wellbeing and arguably costs lives.
Unfortunately, scam artists know that
the elderly (with hard-earned savings)
often have cognitive issues and may be
easily scared. So heres how to help your
older friends and family members
counter scams.
Tell them about scams to watch out
for in addition to the IRS scam: Calls
from supposed grandkids asking for
money to be wired to them for an emergency (Dont tell Mom!); home healthcare workers who ask for loans; a call,
allegedly from Medicare, asking for personal data; solicitation to donate to any
organization (for legit organizations, they
can give later through the mail).
Tell them to say nothing and ask for
a call-back number if anyone calls
demanding payment or says theyre from
any government agency. They may not
get one, a big clue that its fake. Then call
a legitimate number at the named organization (the local IRS office, for example)
and ask if they know anything about such
calls.
Have them sign up for the Do Not
Call List at 888-382-1222. But even they
have reported that scammers have been
calling folks claiming to be from the
National Do Not Call Registry!
Let them know some banks are starting programs with names like The Elder
Client Initiative, and AARP has an AGEFriendly Banking Initiative designed to
help protect an older person from being
scammed.
Tell them to lock up their checkbook
and other valuables, including sensitive
information, when others will be in the
home.
And encourage them to keep their
brain sharp with social interaction, new
learning, a diet filled with fresh produce
and lean protein, and a daily
exercise/walking routine. Thats no
scam!
Q: Im confused about what vaccinations I should get now that Im 65.

Plus, there are new recommendations!
Can you clarify? Katie J., Sioux
Falls, South Dakota
A: Heres the latest on the Centers for
Disease Control and Preventions
updated recommendations for adult inoculations. Changes from last year include:
For adults 65-plus with a healthy
immune system, there are two pneumonia vaccines, a 13-valent vaccine and a
23-valent one. The recommended interval between the two is now at least 12
months. But folks with a compromised
immune system and certain other conditions should receive the 23-valent vaccine at least eight weeks after the 13valent version.
Men up to age 21 and women up to
age 26 should now get the HPV ninevalent vaccine. Its the most effective
inoculation against some cancers of the
throat, cervix, vulva and vagina and
might soon be recommended for older
adults, too.
Anyone 10 or older who lives in an
area where theres been an outbreak of
meningitis B or who suffers from persistent complement component deficiency
should get the MenB vaccine.
There also are important guidelines for
other vaccines and booster shots that
adults should get.
td/Tdap: To protect you from
tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) get a booster every 10 years.
Women should get a Tdap vaccine during
every pregnancy to help protect the
health of the fetus.
At age 50 get the shingles vaccine,
even if you have had shingles before.
(We recommend this, but youll probably
have to pay for it yourself if you dont
wait until 60, the officially recommended
age.)
Need a first-time vaccine for chickenpox (varicella), MMR (measles,
mumps, rubella), Tdap, hepatitis A and
hepatitis B? Get them now.
***
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.
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IN THE DISTRICT
COURT OF SEWARD
COUNTY, KANSAS
CIVIL DEPARTMENT
U.S.
Bank
Association
Plaintiff,
National
vs.
Jeffrey Leatherman and
Lorri Banning, et al.
Defendants.
Case No. 15CV73
Court Number:
Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of an

Order of Sale issued to me
by the Clerk of the District
Court of Seward County,
Kansas, the undersigned
Sheriff of Seward County,
Kansas, will offer for sale
at public auction and sell
to the highest bidder for
cash in hand, at the Front
Door of the Courthouse at
Liberal, Seward County,
Kansas, on March 22,
2016, at 10:00 AM, the following real estate:
Surface and surface
rights only, in and to:
Lot Twelve (12), Block
Nineteen
(19),
PARKVIEW ADDITION to
the City of Liberal,
Seward County, Kansas,
according to the recorded
Plat
thereof.,
commonly
known as 1103 West 2nd
Street, Liberal, KS 67901
(the Property)
to satisfy the judgment in
the above-entitled case.
The sale is to be made
without appraisement and
subject to the redemption
period as provided by law,
and further subject to the
approval of the Court. For
more information, visit
www.Southlaw.com
Bill McBryde, Sheriff
626-0840
Seward County, Kansas

Prepared By:
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245 N. Waco, Suite 410
Wichita, KS 67202
(316) 684-7733
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Any person or firm having

a legitimate claim against
goods stored by:
Taylor Olomon
Tyrone, OK 73951
at R&R Storage, Tyrone,

OK must submit proof of
claim on or before
03/18/2016
otherwise
goods will be sold for nonpayment of rent.
R&R Storage
Rt. 1 Box 80
Tyrone, OK 73951
Employment
Help Wanted
Wanted: Ready mix drivers for Liberal and

Guymon area. Must have
Class B CDL with acceptable driving record. DOT
drug screening required.
Incentive program pay
outs every quarter for
safety. Health care benefits available after 90 days.
Very competitive wages.
Please apply in person at:
J-A-G Construction
1531 Airport Road
or call
620-624-0200-Liberal
580-338-3188 Guymon
HIRING Crude Oil Drivers
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and
Woodward, OK. Full benefits, Hourly Pay Scale.
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Interested in an exciting
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service and aviation? Must
be available evenings and
weekends.
Apply in person
757 Terminal Rd.
SERIOUS INQUIRIES
ONLY!
Drivers: CDL A or B to
transfer vehicles from local
body plants to various
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as much as you want!!
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918-519-4852 and speak
with Zena.
Temporary Farm Labor:
Justin & Amy Abernathy,
Altus, OK, has 8 positions with 3 mo. experience required for operating large farm equipment with GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing,
planting & harvesting &
transporting of wheat &
cotton crops, daily maintenance for drip & center
pivot irrigation systems;
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
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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
$11.15/hr,
increase based on experience, may work nights
and weekends; threefourths work period
guaranteed from 4/15/16
1/1/17. Apply at nearest KS Workforce Office
with
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785-291-3470.
Convoy Systems is hiring
Class A drivers to run from
Kansas City to the west
coast. Home Weekly!
Great Benefits! www.convoysystems.com Call Tina
ext. 301 or Lori ext. 303 1800-926-6869
TriOak Foods a leader in

Pork Production is looking
for an individual to join
our team as a Feed
Haul/Live Animal Transfer
Driver. Position would be
located near our Turpin,
Oklahoma operations.
Ideal candidate would be

responsible for transfer of
live animals or feed product and cleaning and
maintaining trucks being
used.
Brookdale Liberal Springs

is accepting applications
for the following position:
Receptionist
Please apply in Person

at
1500 Terrace Ave.
This job will be full-time

permanent position and
starting wage will depend
on experience. Hours of
work will vary depending
on
load
schedules.
Applicants must be able to
pass a pre-employment
drug test and a CDL is preferred but not required.
TriOak Foods also offers a
very generous benefit
package for all full-time
employees.
All Interested candidates please contact
our Turpin, Oklahoma
office by calling
580-778-3644
Licensed Nurse Needed!! At 2160 Zinnia Lane, Liberal

Must be caring PROFESSIONAL, who will put the resident
first. Applicants should posess good communication skills,
organizational skills and have a high work ethic for
themselves and the staff under them. All Shifts.
Looking forward to meeting YOU! Contact Nakiesha at
620-624-3831. All applications are on line at
www.good-sam.com, Careers.
The Society is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer; all qualified

applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, creed, gender, marital/ familial status, national origin, ancestry,
age, disability, protected veteran/military status, public assistance status,
sexual orentation, genetic information or any other protected classes.
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. Basic knowledge of bus/auto mechanics.
3. Must pass and is subject to drug test as required by
federal and state law and the Boards policies
regarding drug testing.
4. Must have communication skills (reading, writing,
speaking, telephone and interpersonal).
5. Familiarity with safety standards, law codes,
rules, regulations, policies, and procedures related
to pupil transportation preferred.
6. Previous experience with school transportation and
employee management preferred.
For More
Information Contact:
Mike Rogg
620-604-1010
PLEASE APPLY
ONLINE FOR THIS
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Empire Calf Ranch, LLC (located 4 miles west on 50th

Road and Hwy 83 Satanta, KS) is the newest Cattle
Empire company specializing in the care of calves. We are
looking for a qualified Equipment and Facility
Maintenance Mechanic (building and grounds, loaders,
tractors, etc.) to join our team.
311 Superior Plains

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

$258,500
5 BR, 3 BA, 2 Car Garage,
Basement
804 N. Roosevelt Ave.

REDUCED! $78,900
4 BR, 2 BA, 2 Car Garage
121 Lilac Dr.

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

$78,000
Basement
723 S. Clay Ave.

$125,000
REDUCED!
500 S. Parkway Blvd
$275,000
Basement
2500 Zinnia Ln.

REDUCED! $249,500
Basement
1240 Sycamore St.

$117,500
807 N. Missouri Ave.

$82,000 - 3 BR, 1 BA
2 FOR THE PRICE OF 1!
904 Elm Blvd.

$143,000
Basement
2101 Nevada Dr.

$335,000
Basement
REDUCED!
1211 Terrace Ave.
$139,900
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
(cecareers@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
Cattle Empire, LLC 1174 Empire Circle

Satanta, KS 67870
620.649.2235 Fax 620.649.2218
www.cattle-empire.net
300 N. Lincoln Ave.

$395,500 - 11,640 sq ft
This office is well designed
with professionals in mind,
Conference rooms, large
offices, break rooms, can be
sub-divided-move in ready.
340 S. Virginia Ave.

$145,000 - 5,560 sq ft.
Located on commercial street, corner lot, gravel and concrete parking.

Additional 1,500 sq. feet metal building located on same site. Main
building has 4,200 sq. feet warehouse and 1,360 sq. feet of offices.
3 slide by double doors.
203 W. Walnut St.

$124,500
2 BR, 2 BA, 3+ Car Garage
413 Tamarack Ln.

$80,000
2 BR, 1 BA, Basement
NEW LISTING!
419 S. Washington Ave.
$63,500 - 1,784 sq ft.
Building has been remodeled

and some new siding, tile flooring. Excellent for clothing store,
appliance store, church, many
uses for this site.
Adjacent land can be purchased
for additional parking.
110 S. Pershing Ave.

$77,000
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Rental Management
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hot air equals dry skin.
* After showering or bathing, pat
skin dry, then use moisturizer. Coconut
oil and baby oil are good choices.
* Dont forget sunscreen, depending
on where you live.
Heloise
PET PAL
Dear Readers: One perk of working

at Heloise Central? Every day is Bring
Your Dog to Work Day! Sharon, one of
my Heloise Helpers, captured a picture
of her two Chihuahuas, Daisy and
Oliver, having a sunbath by the office
door. Sunning and napping are in their
job description.
She calls them the #SunshineSquad,
because they move every so often to a
sunny spot. To see Daisy and Oliver
and other Pet Pals, visit www.Heloise.
com and click on Pet of the Week at
the top of the page. Heloise
A LESSON IN LITTER
Dear Readers: Cats can be a little

particular and somewhat peculiar, but
lovable at the same time ... well, feline
time. Here are a few refresher hints
for some owners, and good advice for
P
new cat owners:

Scoop out the box daily. Keep it in
an easily accessible, yet private, area.
Dont hide the litter box in an out-ofthe-way place or one that is not easy to
get to.
The general rule is: One box per cat,
plus one extra. Would you want to
share a litter box? No.
Sprinkle a thin layer of baking soda
in the box, after deep-cleaning the box
and replacing the cat litter, to control
odors.
How much litter to use? Each cat
will tell you, but generally about 2
inches of litter is sufficient. If you
change the brand of litter, or move the
box someplace new, and the cats arent
happy, they will tell you MEOW,
MEOW LOUD! Heloise
GET A GRIP
Dear Heloise: Do you need a good

gripper in the kitchen for opening those
difficult lids? I use a sock with rubber
patches on the sole (like the freebies
you get at the hospital). I just slip my
hand into the sock and twist.
I also find them handy to use with
my cookie presses, especially when my
hands get greasy from the dough. I
hope this is a helpful hint. Debbie
L., Washington Court House, Ohio
MORNING MAKEUP
Dear Heloise: When doing my

makeup in the morning, I brush a tiny
amount of either blush or bronzer on
my earlobes. This way, my earlobes
match my face. One thing to be careful
of: Dont get any on your hairline.
Liz in Texas
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Crossword
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 Pisces
and a Moon in Scorpio if born before
6:54 p.m. (EST). Afterward, the Moon
will be in Sagittarius.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Feb.

29, 2016:
This year youll experience a lot of confusion. If you tune in to your intuitive
sense, you will have an easier time sorting through the facts. You have a strong
drive to learn more and to travel. Many
of you could go back to school or schedule an exotic trip. If you are single, you
tend to extend yourself too much when
you meet someone of interest. Allow the
other party to do more work in making
plans. If you are attached, emotional
closeness will be enhanced by a new
sense of understanding and acceptance.
Dont fight with your sweetie over trivial
matters. SAGITTARIUS can irritate you.
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)

#### You will be mulling over a situation that has financial implications that
could affect a key relationship. Someone
you are dealing with seems to have quite
a temper. Reach out to a friend for a more
detached opinion. Tonight: Give yourself
some time away from a tense situation.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
### Someone might see you as being
more easygoing than you really are. A
disagreement could emerge later in the
day. You will need to pull back some
until your temper subsides. Fortunately,
this does not happen frequently. Tonight:
For entertainment purpose only. The Daily Leader does not

endorse predictions.
Let a partner or loved one steal center

stage.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
## You could be so focused on a personal matter that you miss an important
detail. Tempers might flare up; however,
there is a way to work together. In any
case, you might feel as if you need to
double back in order to redo part of a
project. Tonight: Go along with a suggestion.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
#### You could quickly change your
mind about a certain person. As a result,
others might see you as being too
changeable. You have the gift of being
able to pick up on peoples emotions,
perhaps even better than those who are
experiencing them. Tonight: Know when
to call it.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
### Your instinct will be to keep your
opinions close to your chest. Do your
best not to put too much pressure on a
loved one, as this person could be working through some anger. Maintain selfdiscipline, but still remember to express
yourself. Tonight: Share your feelings.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
#### Make time for a long-overdue
conversation. What you might hear is a
lot of misconceptions that seem to have
popped up from out of nowhere. You
could experience some anger at being
misunderstood. Tonight: Time to hang
out and let go of recent squabbles.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
### You cant keep pushing a money
situation to the extent that you have,
especially if you want to maintain some
semblance of order. Still, you might feel
the need to pay off several bills or make
an important expenditure. Tonight: Enjoy
someone elses kind efforts toward you.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
#### You could be sorting through a
lot of conflicting data that you have been
told. Recognize that different people naturally will have different perception of
the same event. Refuse to get into a quarrel with someone who keeps pushing
you. Tonight: Be thoughtful of a family
member.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
### Lie low during the day, as you are
likely to see many different situations
develop. You might not be sure which
way would be best. Dont worry an
option will open up from out of the blue.
Tonight: Your words and tone will make
all the difference.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
#### Know that you are best off in a
group setting right now. Try not to be
alone. You will find an answer that works
because of others suggestions. A male
friend or associate could be very pushy.
Refuse to respond to this persons present mood. Tonight: Not to be found.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
#### Be willing to accept more
responsibility as you head in a key direction. Others will make helpful suggestions, or they will at least trigger conversations that point to new options. Be
grateful for this group of associates or
friends. Tonight: You have a lot to smile
about.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
#### Make calls to those who have a
different mental position from yours.
You have the ability to visualize much
more than the majority of people around
you. Use your imagination to visualize
the results of proceeding in several different directions. Tonight: Out till the
wee hours.
BORN TODAY
Musician
Mark
Foster
(1984),
singer/songwriter Saul Williams (1972),
Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones (1984)
***
Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at

www.jacquelinebigar.com.
2016 by King Features Syndicate Inc.
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Sportszone
F E B RUA RY 2 8 , 2 0 1 6
1C
Celebrating a WAC title

BASKETBALL
STANDINGS
GIRLS
Dodge City
Great Bend
Liberal
Hays
Garden City
The Liberal Redskins celebrate after beating

Dodge City Thursday, 58-56, to win the Western
Athletic Conference title L&T photo/Earl Watt
DeLa Torre reaches 1000 points
8-0
5-3
4-4
2-6
0-8
BOYS
Liberal*
Hays*
Dodge City
Great Bend
Garden City
6-2
6-2
5-3
2-6
1-7
* - Co-WAC champs
DONE
Saints end season
in first round of
Region VI
Page 3C
STILL ALIVE
Hooker Bulldogs
advance
Mustang
reaches scoring
milestone after
leading SWH
to 66-46 win
L&T staff report
Southwestern Heights 66-46 win over Wichita County might
have seemed like an afterthought when the final buzzer
sounded.
A bigger achievement may have been Jorge DeLa Torres
scoring mark. The Mustang senior scored 26 points in the win
and eclipsed 1,000 points in his career as a Mustang.
DeLa Torres stellar senior season continued with another big
scoring night, something the Mustang faithful have become
accustomed to seeing.
Wichita County kept the game close early, but a strong second
quarter opened the floodgates for Heights, and they cruised to
the easy win.
DeLa Torre continued to provide the lions share of the
scoring for the Mustangs with his 26 points, making 12 of his 20
shot attempts and both free throws he attempted.
DeLa Torre was also able to get second chances by
dominating the offensive glass. He had seven offensive rebounds
in the win to go along with five on the defensive side to complete
a double double with 12 rebounds in the game.
Junior Oscar Juarez also contributed by scoring 14 points.
Emilio Bernabe provided Heights only three pointer on the
night.
As a team, the Mustangs shot 50 percent in the win.
The win secured a winning season for the Mustangs at 11-9.
DeLa Torre will look to add to his scoring total when Heights
travels to Larned Monday to start the post-season. Tip off is
scheduled for 6 p.m.
Jorge DeLa Torre joins coach Nefro Saucedo after scoring 26 points against Wichita County, pushing him to more
than 1,000 points in his career as a Mustang. Courtesy photo
Page 4C
Fourth quarter key again as Forgan tops Tyrone

By JASON EPP
Leader &Times
TOUGH END
Lady Bulldogs cant
overcome injury
Page 4C
Experience can pay off. And for the

Forgan Bulldogs who have made deep runs
in the playoffs, including four title game
appearances and three state championships in recent years, they have found
out how to win when the game is on the
line and did it again, defeating Tyrone, 4843 Friday night.
Heading into the fourth quarter Tyrone
held a slight 33-31 lead, but the experience
of the big game really kicks in, in the final
period. Forgan outscored the Bobcats 1710 to pull out the win.
Both teams who stepped up big on the
big stage. Forgans Terry Lopez connected
six times from 3-point range and scored 9
of his 21 points in the fourth quarter. For
Tyrone it was big man Willie Slater with 14

in the first half and 21 for the game.
The first half was a tightly played game
with Tyrone taking a 16-13 lead by the end
of the first quarter. Forgan fired back in the
second with an 11-8 advantage to knot the
game at 24 at the half.

Past Lopezs 21, Cody Mathews scored
14, and Dee Alston added 12 for the
Bulldogs. For the Bobcats, Erik Lomas
scored 12 to add to Slaters 21.
No.4 Forgan (21-18) is now one game
from another trip to the State Tournament.
Forgan will take on No.6 Hammon
Saturday at 8 p.m. in Woodward, with the
winner headed to the State Fair Grounds
Arena in Oklahoma City.
No. 11 Tyrone finishes with one of, if not
the best record in school history at 26-3.
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2C
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Lightly recruited players now

turning heads at NFL combine
By MICHAEL MAROT,
AP SportsWriter
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Jack
Conklin walked to the podium in
Indianapolis, glanced down at the
surrounding crowd and shook his head in
disbelief.
Four years ago, Conklin had only one
scholarship offer and was ready to attend
prep school. Now the left tackle from
Michigan State, who started his college
career as an invited walk-on, is one of the
most coveted offensive linemen in the
nation.
Its crazy just to see how far Ive
come, Conklin said at the NFL scouting
combine. Its hard to think about to go
from being four years ago to have no idea
if I was going to be on a Division I team
going into the fall. Its hard to take in how
far Ive come as a person and a player.
The odds were certainly stacked
against Conklin making it this far.
He played for his father, Darren, at a
small Michigan high school, where the
staff was not well-schooled in the art of
selling recruits to college coaches.
The book on Conklin was he was too
light and not strong enough to be a
college lineman, and his resume
supported the notion. He played mostly
defensive end and tight end in high
school and could lift only 225 pounds on
the bench press about 10 times in
succession.
His skill set appeared to be translated
better to basketball, where he averaged
17.1 points and 10.4 rebounds as a
senior, and if he had taken up Wayne
State on its scholarship offer, Conklin
might have fallen through the cracks in
Division II football.
Instead, Conklin bet on himself just
like a surprisingly high number of other
big-name players in this years draft class.
It was always a dream, North Dakota
State quarterback Carson Wentz said. I
didnt think that today, this is where I was
going to be. I didnt think like that. It was
a goal.
Wentz was lightly recruited after
moving from receiver to quarterback as a
high school senior. His only FBS offer
came from Central Michigan, so he
wound up staying in his home state and
playing for a school that has won five
straight FCS national championships.
Wentz could be the first quarterback
taken in April, but he wont be the only
one with this kind of story.
The only scholarship offers fielded by
Connor Cook, Conklins college
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KC Washington 74, KC Harmon 55
Lawrence 75, Lawrence Free State 60
Lebo 54, Rural Vista 46
Maize 54, Newton 35
Manhattan 66, Topeka Seaman 56
Marais des Cygnes Valley 59, AltoonaMidway 13
Maranatha Academy 61, Waverly 55
teammate, came from Michigan State,

Miami (Ohio) and Akron. He wound
starting three years and played on two
Big Ten championship teams.
Paxton Lynch initially drew interest
from schools such as Bethune-Cookman,
Florida Tech and Florida A&M until he
was chosen MVP of the 2011 Central
Florida All-Star game. Then Indiana and
Florida jumped on board, but his home
state Gators only wanted him as a walkon. So when Lynch got a late scholarship
offer from Memphis, he took it.
Both could be first-round picks in
April.
Its not just a quarterback thing.
Some thought Derrick Henry would
move to defense in college. Alabama
coach Nick Saban kept him at running
back and after two seasons as T.J.
Yeldons backup, Henry became the
schools second Heisman Trophy winner
and led the Crimson Tide to the national
championship.
Receiver Josh Doctson wanted to play
college football in his native Texas, but
spent his freshman season at Wyoming.
He transferred to TCU, going from walkon to All-American and now to one of
the top receivers in this years draft.
To Doctson, the chance of a combine
invite seemed so remote he didnt even
consider it until he played his final
college game.
Im not supposed to be standing here
in this stadium ... not really being
recruited out of high school, Doctson
said Friday. Im fortunate to be standing
here in these shoes.
Sure, there are stories like this at every
combine. This year, they are more
commonplace, more compelling and
more eye-popping to those evaluating
the prospects, who put a premium on the
steady progression in college.
Its a positive evaluation, Hall of
Fame executive Bill Polian said. What it
tells you is that the guy has tremendous
drive, and in some cases, you see that on
tape. Whats the difference between Jack
Conklin and (former Colts center) Jeff
Saturday? Jacks going to get drafted a
little higher because hes a little taller.
Four years ago, such a comparison
seemed improbable. Today, Conklin just
smiles, nods his head and appreciates
how much has changed.
Four years ago, I was thinking, I had
no idea where I was going to be, he said.
To be here now four years later, training
for the combine and possibly being a
first-round pick, its crazy.
Michigan State offensive lineman Jack Conklin runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine in Friday in Indianapolis. AP
Photo/Darron Cummings
KANSAS PREP BASKETBALL SCORES
Marion 68, Hutchinson Trinity 61

McPherson 67, Buhler 38
Meade 67, Syracuse 55
Olathe East 64, Olathe South 55
Olathe North 46, Olathe Northwest 45
Ottawa 46, Spring Hill 42
Paola 70, Louisburg 31
Pittsburg 91, Columbus 37
Rock Hills 45, Osborne 42
Royal Valley 49, Holton 40
Salina Central 55, Hutchinson 45
Salina South 71, Derby 57
Shawnee Heights 67, Topeka Hayden 56
SM North 60, SM Northwest 40
SM West 64, Leavenworth 51
Southwestern Hts. 66, Wichita County
46
St. Johns Beloit-Tipton 61, Lincoln 47
St. Johns Military 67, Heritage Christian
54
Sylvan-Lucas 57, Lakeside 44
Tonganoxie 56, KC Bishop Ward 34
Topeka 59, Washburn Rural 50
Triplains-Brewster 59, Northern Valley
39
Troy 53, Riverside 50
Ulysses 54, Colby 33
Valley Falls 56, McLouth 24
Wheatland-Grinnell 62, Palco 25
Wichita Collegiate 76, Circle 52
Wilson 51, Thunder Ridge 30
KCAA Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Manhattan CHIEF 52, Derby Invasion 34
St. Johns Military 67, Topeka Heritage
Christian 54
Semifinal
Veritas Christian 60, St. Marys
Academy 53
Wichita Sunrise 68, Wichita Home

School 43
GIRLS
Baldwin 49, DeSoto 42

Bishop Miege 65, Gardner-Edgerton 36
Blue Valley Southwest 54, BV
Northwest 48
Blue Valley Stillwell 58, BV West 42
Bonner Springs 50, KC Turner 23
BV Randolph 49, Centre 25
Chanute 56, Parsons 21
Chase 48, Burrton 38
Colby 38, Ulysses 35
Derby 51, Salina South 32
Emporia 46, Highland Park 22
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 46,
Natoma 42
Goddard-Eisenhower 53, Goddard 30
Golden Plains 51, Cheylin 25
Great Bend 62, Hays 51
Holton 53, Royal Valley 39
Horton 40, Jackson Heights 30
Hugoton 54, Lakin 33
Immaculata 49, Pleasant Ridge 46, OT
Independence 44, Fort Scott 40
Jefferson North 38, Oskaloosa 22
Junction City 64, Topeka West 59, OT
KC Piper 65, Lansing 53
KC Washington 48, KC Harmon 14
Labette County 68, Coffeyville 25
Lakeside 52, Sylvan-Lucas 44
Lawrence 52, Lawrence Free State 43
Leavenworth 40, SM West 37
Manhattan 49, Topeka Seaman 42
Marais des Cygnes Valley 58, AltoonaMidway 15
McPherson 48, Buhler 25
Meade 68, Syracuse 39

Mill Valley 57, Basehor-Linwood 30
Newton 50, Maize 41
Northern Valley 61, Triplains-Brewster
45
Olathe Northwest 55, Olathe North 42
Olathe South 40, Olathe East 29
Osborne 43, Rock Hills 20
Paola 74, Louisburg 30
Pittsburg 56, Columbus 42
Rolla 54, Deerfield 23
Rural Vista 61, Lebo 44
Salina Central 59, Hutchinson 45
Shawnee Heights 67, Topeka Hayden 48
SM Northwest 55, SM North 36
SM South 50, SM East 39Southwestern
Hts. 72, Wichita County 53
Spring Hill 44, Ottawa 38
St. Johns Beloit-Tipton 54, Lincoln 37
Thunder Ridge 69, Wilson 40
Valley Falls 48, McLouth 9
Washburn Rural 56, Topeka 43
Waverly 70, Maranatha Academy 17
Wheatland-Grinnell 53, Palco 10
Wichita Collegiate 47, Circle 40
Winfield 40, El Dorado 39
KCAA Tournament
Topeka Heritage Christian 48, Veritas
Christian 44
Veritas Christian 61, Wichita Home
School 59
Wichita Sunrise 49, Derby Invasion 33
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DISAPPOINTING END
Seward bows out of

Region VI tourney
By EARL WATT
Leader &Times
The Seward County Saints 20152016 season came to an abrupt halt
Thursday night in the Perryman
Center in Garden City as Seward
trailed from the opening tip in a
116-93 loss to the rival Garden
City Broncbusters, marking the
first time in 10 seasons that the
Saints dropped their 1st round
Region VI Tournament game.
It was a rough start for the Saints
who didnt find the basket for
nearly four minutes to start the

game as they found themselves in
an early 6-0 hole. Garden City
quickly pushed their lead to 16-6
and Seward was forced to play
catch up from there. Niem
Stevenson put his best effort forth
to keep Seward in the game, but
the Saints had a hard time even
slowing down the Busters as they
remained comfortably ahead at the
midway point of the first half. A
pair of threes from Delwin Young
off the bench brought the Saints
closer, but by the half, the Busters
had their lead back to eight at 4739.

Seward shot 42% in the half,
keeping themselves alive with 16
first half free throws on 22
attempts. Stevenson led all scorers
with 15 points in the first 20
minutes whileMarcus Mathieu
chipped in 8 for Seward.
Twice early in the second half,
Seward closed to within five, but
both times, the pushes were
answered with 5-0 Garden City
runs to again cushion the Buster
lead to double digits. With whistles
blowing with regularity, the Saints

had a chance to get back into the
game at the line, but after missing
front ends of one and ones on back
to back trips, Seward found
themselves in a 13 point hole they
would never dig out of. A miss on
a long three for Seward turned into
a dunk on the other end for the
Busters and that was all she wrote
for the Saints with 7:29 to go. The
end of the game turned ugly with a

number of technical fouls blown on
both sides and a pair of ejections
on the Seward side as Garden City
continued to pile up the points on
the Saints until mercifully the final
horn sounded in a 116-93 win for
the Busters.
In his final game as a Saint,
Niem Stevenson put on one final
show, scoring 34 points to finish his
illustrious career with 1,384 points,

ranking him fourth in school
history behind a trio of Seward Hall
of Famers.
Seward ends their season 18-13,
falling in the first round of the
Region VI Tournament for the first
time in 10 years. Garden City
marches on at 18-13 where they
will take on top seeded Hutchinson
at 1 p.m. today in Park City.
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Kansas guard Devonte Graham (4) celebrates after sinking a 3-point basket late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Baylor
on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, in Waco,Texas. Kansas won 66-60. AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez
Jayhawks can lock up share

of 12th straight Big 12 title
By DAVE SKRETTA
AP SportsWriter
LAWRENCE (AP) The championships
could easily bleed together, one right into the
next, each one special but none of them rising
above the rest during Kansass remarkable string
of Big 12 titles.
Instead, No. 12 may trump all others.
Thats the opinion of coach Bill Self, who has
presided over all of them, and its rooted in this
logic: Never before has the league featured so
many elite teams. And if the Jayhawks can beat
Texas Tech in Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday, the
five-time national champions will move within
one of matching the record of 13 consecutive
championships established by the UCLA teams
of the 1960s and 70s.
I do think this one will be significant for our
players and for me and our staff, Self explained,
because its a year in which our conference was
probably the best its ever been.
The Jayhawks (24-4, 12-3) swept Oklahoma,
which spent time at No. 1 this season. Theyve
split with West Virginia, which has been a top-10
mainstay. And proved to Iowa State, Texas,
Baylor and the rest that the road to Big 12
supremacy still tracks along Naismith Drive in
Lawrence.
There are a lot of positives about our league
that winning it this year, at least from our
perspective, would probably be more of an
accomplishment, Self said, because youre not
going through one or two teams. Youve got to
beat six or whatever. And so that to me is pretty
significant.
Just to be clear, Self adds: If were fortunate
enough to win it. But consider the fact that the

Red Raiders have never won at Allen Fieldhouse, and Kansas has won 38 straight in their
building, and the enormity of the challenge
facing coach Tubby Smiths crew comes into
focus.
The streak began quietly enough, in Selfs
second season in town. The Jayhawks were
coming off a trip to the Elite Eight and managed
to tie Oklahoma for the regular-season crown.
They tied for the championship two of the
next three years, too. But six of the past seven
titles have been won alone, some in lopsided
fashion. And while wrapping up a share of this
years championship on Saturday is noteworthy,
winning it outright next week would be even
better.
Kansas finishes with a trip to No. 25 Texas and
a home game against No. 17 Iowa State.
We should be talking about playing Texas
Tech, and thats how well handle it with our
guys, Self said. If we are able to take care of
business and do well, then you have a chance to
celebrate a little bit. But the reality of it is our
last three games are against teams that are all
ranked in the top 25 in the RPI, so weve still got
a lot of work to do.
Another reason this Big 12 title would be
noteworthy? The roster.
Andrew Wiggins, Kelly Oubre Jr. and other
one-and-done stars have spent time at Kansas
during the streak, offering enough talent to
almost single-handedly win games. But this
years team may not have a lottery pick in fact
it may not even have a first-round pick.
Cheick Diallo is the best pro prospect, but the
raw forward has played sparingly and may be
best-served returning for his sophomore season.

Ditto for smooth-shooting sophomore
swingman Svi Mykhailiuk, who is still getting up
to speed in college. And while junior guard
Wayne Selden and senior forward Perry Ellis will
make money playing the game, both are
probably second-round picks at best.
We dont have the great prospects that weve
had in the past. Weve had some pretty good
prospects run through here, Self said. (But)
sometimes when you say that, youre discrediting how good your players are. Im not doing
that at all. I think we have really good players, a
bunch of them. I just dont feel like we have the
NBA-projected top lottery picks like we have in
some of the years past.
Other programs have sewn together
remarkable runs of conference success.
Gonzaga dominated the West Coast
Conference for 11 consecutive years from 200111. Connecticut won 10 straight titles in the old
Yankee league in the 1950s and 60s. UNLV
rattled off 10 in a row in the Big West from
1983-92.
But none of those leagues was as good as the
Big 12. And none of those programs have had,
year after year, the same kind of staying power as
the Jayhawks.
We just have an understanding to represent a
streak thats been made by other people who
have come before us, and made possible by
them, junior power forward Landen Lucas said.
Theres an understanding that theres
something greater than us that we have to keep
alive.
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Hooker dominates
Cordell 75-56 to
advance
Lady Bulldogs season

ends at Regionals
By JASON EPP
Leader &Times
The Forgan Lady Bulldogs suffered their
second loss of the playoffs after the loss of
Destiny Alston and saw their season come to an
end with a 39-31 loss to No.11 Hammon.
Forgan fell behind 13-7 in the first quarter,
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but battled back in the second with

an 11-6 advantage, trailing by just one
at the half, 19-18.
Hammon took back control in the
third, outscoring Forgan 13-6 to take a
32-24 lead into the fourth quarter. The Lady
Bulldogs could not make up the difference and
saw their season come to an end.
By JASON EPP
Leader &Times
Siona Walsh finished the game with 11 points;
Courtney Eagan added 8, and Nikki Taylor
scored 7.
Forgan finished the season 25-3.
The Hooker Bulldogs came out

firing on all cylinders Friday afternoon
at the Class 2A Regional Tournament in
Fairview, and coasted to a 75-56 win over Cordell.
Dawson Metcalf opened the scoring on the Bulldogs first possession
with a three and the floodgates were open. Hooker scored on almost
every possession of the first quarter, and with a 9-0 run that put them
up 19-6 with a minute still left in the first quarter.
The Metcalf brothers, Dayton and Dalton in particular were hot at
the offensive end, combining to score Hookers first 14 points. By the
end of the first quarter Hooker led 23-8.
The Bulldogs onslaught continued in the second quarter with a 7-0
run early in the quarter that put Hooker up 30-11. It was a 12-0 run just
before halftime that pushed the margin to its largest at 29 (44-17).
Hooker led 44-17 at half.
Cordell tried to shoot their way back into the game at the start of the
second half when they hit three threes in a 14-4 spurt that cut Hookers
lead to 17 (48-31). But by the end of the third Hooker still led by 20
points, 58-38.
In the fourth quarter, Hooker committed quite a few turnovers, but
still managed to keep pace with Cordell to win by 19.
Dalton Metcalf led the Bulldogs with 20 points; Dawson Metcalf
added 16, Jacob Johnson scored 11, John Godfrey 10, Tate Cathcart 8,
Jordan Kennedy 6, and Dakotah McBride had 4.
Hooker (16-9) faced the Watonga at 3 p.m. Saturday for the Regional
Consolation Championship for a chance to earn a spot in the Area
Tournament.
Hooker 51, OBA 63 (girls)
The Hooker Lady Bulldogs season came to an end Friday afternoon
with a 63-51 loss to Oklahoma Bible Academy. The Lady Bulldogs
finished with a 12-14 record. With no seniors, Hooker returns their
entire team next season.
A race fan takes a selfie photo with Kevin Harvick, right, on pit road before qualifying for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International
Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, in Daytona Beach, Fla. AP Photo/John Raoux
Harvick says hell follow along

with SHRs move to Ford
By CHARLES ODUM
AP SportsWriter
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) Kevin Harvick,
who has spent his entire Sprint Cup career
driving a Chevrolet, said Friday this weeks
announcement that Stewart-Haas Racing is
moving to Ford wont force him to look for a
new team.
Harvick and SHR co-owner Tony Stewart
each won championships for the team driving
Chevrolets. The teams move to Ford in 2017 set
up a potentially awkward final 2016 season with
Chevrolet and led to questions about how
Harvick would react.
The 2014 Cup champion said during Fridays
practice at Atlanta Motor Speedway he plans to
stay with SHR.
Just got to follow along with what your
organization thinks is best, Harvick told
reporters. I think they have the same interest in
mind that I do, and thats to compete for wins
and championships.
Asked if that means he wont leave SHR,
Harvick said I just want to win races. Thats
what were all going to focus on.
Harvick said the move does not make him a
free agent. He was evasive when asked about his
contract status after 2016.

My contract, I havent even looked at, he
said. I havent even asked. I just assumed that it
was all sealed up and done.
SHR will get its engines from Roush Yates,
instead of Hendrick Motorsports.
Wednesdays surprise announcement was still
big news on Friday during practice and qualifying. Greg Biffle said it was a very smart move
on Fords part.
Quite honestly, Im very surprised it took to
2016 for them to make a move to add some
competitive teams to the lineup because they
want to be known for winning on Sundays, said
Biffle, driver of the No. 16 Roush Performance
Ford.
Youve got to have enough organizations
where your odds get higher. If you own threequarters of the field, your odds are better each
week.
Stewart has driven for General Motors in all
but one of his 18 NASCAR seasons. He is
retiring after this season.
Stewart said Wednesday he hopes to continue
in his great relationship with Hendrick Motorsports in 2016 even as SHR prepares to try to
be as self-sufficient as we can going into 2017.
We see this as a lot of growth for Stewart-
Haas Racing, Stewart said. ... Its a great

opportunity for us to kind of get out of the
shadows and, to some degree, get off the
coattails, to a certain degree, and really get out
on our own.
Even though he has been loyal to Chevrolet
throughout his career, Harvick was firm in his
commitment to SHR.
Ive got a great team, he said. Ive got great
people. Ive got a great organization thats
wanted to win races and to not be committed to
them would be foolish on my part to be in the
best position Ive ever been in as a driver.
Stewart said announcing the plans for Ford so
early in the 2016 season could be seen as
awkward when he and Harvick are still driving
Chevrolets.
Yeah, we definitely understand that, but at
the same time were committed to Chevrolet
this year and were committed to winning races
and trying to contend for a championship again
this year, Stewart said. They realize that. Were
still all-in this year with Chevrolet. ... Thats what
we do. Thats our commitment as a race team.
We still respect our partnership with Chevy at
this point.
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