weather report $1 upcoming event local markets Goodland Star-News The 1205 Main Avenue, Goodland, KS 67735 • Phone (785) 899-2338 Volume 84, Number 100 10 Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735 WEEKEND Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 The Carnegie Arts Center is displaying a Local Artists Exhibit through the month of December. It features a variety of paintings, sculptures, and other works of art. The Carnegie gift shop is also running a Christmas sale. Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News Local Artists Exhibit The winter tableau and nativity scene on this house is one of many around town decorated for the holidays. Decorations can also be found at city parks, the hospital and on Main Street. Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News All lit up for Christmas Chilly volunteer This Salvation Army bell ringer took shelter from the cold on while volunteering on Monday. Anyone interested in lending their time to ring the bell can call the Genesis Help Line at (785) 890-2299 and leave a message. All donations to the Salvation Army bucket, Genesis and Toys for Tots are spent in Sherman County. Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News By Pat Schiefen [email protected]Marie Elias’s second grade en- richment class was at the Goodland School Board meeting talking about the class’ acts of kindness and their project to learn sign language from community volunteer Debbie Martin. The class demonstrated the alphabet, their names and several sentences. Elias said the group de- cided what activities they wanted to do. Chase Topliff, computer teacher at Goodland Junior/Senior High School, was at the meeting with two of his entrepreneurship students, Jade Artzer and Landon Reicks, to talk about the recent Youth Entrpre- neurship Fair that was recently held at the Wolak Building. Artzer talked about her ongoing Made by Jade business and how the business had improved from year to year. Reicks had a plan to start up a trucking business with three trucks: one grain, one fertilizer and one livestock. The new asphalt parking lot at the high school tech building is scheduled to be done over Christ- mas break. The cost will be $9,000. The board voted to dispose of unused wrestling sweatshirts so par- ents and other persons can buy them. Board member Ron Vignery moved to accept the bid from Da- vis Electric of Cimmaron to do the electrical upgrade at Central for $105,000. The transformer from the city would be an added expense. The total cost of the project would be $118,900. The second came from Brad Bergsma and the motion passed, 6-0. There were two other higher bids including the company that did the high school renovation. Superintendent Bill Biermann said they would start on the project on Jan. 9 and do the majority of the work on spring break. Biermann said the air condition- ing unit installed at the concession stand on the west end of Max Jones is working well. The Black and Gold The Kansas Supreme Court has selected Kevin Berens to be chief judge of the 15th judicial district that includes Cheyenne, Logan, Sheridan, Sherman, Rawlins, Thomas, and Wallace counties. Berens was elected district judge Nov. 9 for a term that begins Jan. 9. His term as chief judge will begin the same day. He succeeds Chief Judge Glenn Schiffner, who will retire when his term as district judge ends January 9. “We appreciate that Kevin is willing to take on the additional duties of chief judge as soon he’s sworn in as district judge,” said Chief Justice Lawton Nuss. “We look forward to his contributions leading the 15th judi- cial district and managing its administrative functions.” Each of Kansas’ 31 judicial districts has a chief judge who, in addition to his or her judicial responsibilities, has general control over case assignments within the district, as well as general supervisory authority over the administrative and clerical functions of the court. Berens said he looks forward to his new roles with the Kansas judicial branch. “I’m honored by the confidence placed in me by the Supreme Court,” Berens said. “I will do my best to ensure the effective administration of justice in our district for the benefit of our communities.” Berens currently is the Thomas County Attorney and the City Attorney for Bird City. He previously served as Cheyenne County Attorney and Assistant Cheyenne County Attorney. He also practiced law in Kansas and Colorado. Prior to receiving his law degree, he worked as an accountant. Berens graduated from Fort Hays State University and from the Washburn University School of Law. While in law school, he was a staff writer for the Washburn Law Journal and clerked for judges of the 3rd judicial district. Berens was appointed to the Kansas Sentencing Commission in 2011. He is a member of the Northwest Kansas Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association, Kansas County and District Attorney Association, and the American Bar Association. He serves on the Best Practices Committee for the Kansas County & District Attorney Association. Foundation raises more than $100,000 The Sherman County Commu- nity Foundation was overwhelmed at the response it has gotten for its first ever “Match Day”and “Match Month.” Their preliminary figures are $103,000 being raised through the two events. Approximately, $61,000 was do- nated by Sherman County residents on behalf of Match Day, which will result in gifts to some 24 community non-profit organizations in Jan. Due Newly-elected judge to serve as chief See FOUNDATION, Page 5 Enrichment, entrepreneurship students visit with school board See BOARD, Page 5 Drill site explosion injures five in Wallace County A gas explosion Monday at an oil drilling site in rural Wallace County on Monday left five people injured. The accident happened when crews were adding pipe at a rig about eight miles south of Sharon Springs. The gas got onto the floor of a warming hut. An electrical spark set off an explosion. Firefighters were able to get the flames put out quickly, but five people were hospi- talized, with two being airlifted out of the hospital in Tribune. The Associated Press reported Tuesday that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident. The site is owned by Murfin Drilling. Free license day is Jan. 17 The City of Goodland will offer free animal licenses for citizens within the city limits who own dogs or cats from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the city offices. The event was previously announced for Jan. 16, however the city offices will be closed that day in observance of Martin Luther King Day. City ordinances require all dogs and cats to be licensed. To obtain the free license, you must provide written proof to the City that the animal has current rabies vaccination. Free licenses will only be available Jan. 17. Regular fees are $2.50 a year for dogs and cats that are spayed or neutered and $5 for those that aren’t. Fees are doubled after Jan. 31. 23° 10 a.m. Thursday Today • Sunset, 4:25 p.m. Saturday • Sunrise, 7:01 a.m. • Sunset, 4:25 p.m. Midday Conditions • Soil temperature 25 degrees • Humidity 52 percent • Sky partly sunny • Winds south 35-45 mph • Barometer 29.99 inches and rising • Record High today 74° (1962) • Record Low today -4° (1964) Last 24 Hours* High Wednesday 26° Low Wednesday 11° Precipitation none This month 0.09 Year to date 16.87 Below normal 2.55 inches The Topside Forecast Today: Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of snow after mid- night, a high near 46, winds out of the south at 10 to 15 mph switching to northeast in the afternoon and a low around -1 with wind chills as low as -14. Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cold with a 60 percent chance of blowing snow, a high near 8, winds out of the north at 15 to 35 mph and a low around -6. Extended Forecast Sunday: Sunny with a high near 25 and a low around 4. Monday: Sunny with a high near 34 and a low around 12. Tuesday: Sunny with a high near 43 and a low around 17. 10 a.m. Wheat — $2.89 bushel Posted county price — $2.76 Corn — $2.88 bushel Posted county price — $3.24 Milo — $2.48 bushel Soybeans — $9.04 bushel Posted county price — $9.41 Millet — no bid Sunflowers Oil current crop — $14.55 cwt. Posted county price — $15.65 Pinto beans — $24 (new crop) (Markets by Scoular Grain, Frontier Ag and 21st Century Bean. These may not be closing figures. )
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Goodland Star-NewsThe
1205 Main Avenue, Goodland, KS 67735 • Phone (785) 899-2338
Volume 84, Number 100 10 Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735
WEEKENDFriday, Dec. 16,
2016
The Carnegie Arts Center is displaying a Local Artists Exhibit through the month of December. It features a variety of paintings,
sculptures, and other works of art. The Carnegie gift shop is also running a Christmas sale. Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News
Local Artists Exhibit
The winter tableau and nativity scene on this house is one of many around town decorated for the holidays. Decorations can also be
found at city parks, the hospital and on Main Street.Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News
All lit up for Christmas
Chilly volunteer
This Salvation Army bell ringer took shelter from the cold on while volunteering on Monday. Anyone interested in lending their time to ring the bell can call the Genesis Help Line at (785) 890-2299 and leave a message. All donations to the Salvation Army bucket, Genesis and Toys for Tots are spent in Sherman County. Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News
Marie Elias’s second grade en-richment class was at the Goodland School Board meeting talking about the class’ acts of kindness and their project to learn sign language from community volunteer Debbie Martin. The class demonstrated the alphabet, their names and several sentences. Elias said the group de-cided what activities they wanted to do.
Chase Topliff, computer teacher at Goodland Junior/Senior High School, was at the meeting with two of his entrepreneurship students, Jade Artzer and Landon Reicks, to talk about the recent Youth Entrpre-
neurship Fair that was recently held at the Wolak Building.
Artzer talked about her ongoing Made by Jade business and how the business had improved from year to year. Reicks had a plan to start up a trucking business with three trucks: one grain, one fertilizer and one livestock.
The new asphalt parking lot at the high school tech building is scheduled to be done over Christ-mas break. The cost will be $9,000.
The board voted to dispose of unused wrestling sweatshirts so par-ents and other persons can buy them.
Board member Ron Vignery moved to accept the bid from Da-vis Electric of Cimmaron to do the
electrical upgrade at Central for $105,000. The transformer from the city would be an added expense. The total cost of the project would be $118,900. The second came from Brad Bergsma and the motion passed, 6-0. There were two other higher bids including the company that did the high school renovation.
Superintendent Bill Biermann said they would start on the project on Jan. 9 and do the majority of the work on spring break.
Biermann said the air condition-ing unit installed at the concession stand on the west end of Max Jones is working well. The Black and Gold
The Kansas Supreme Court has selected Kevin Berens to be chief judge of the 15th judicial district that includes Cheyenne, Logan, Sheridan, Sherman, Rawlins, Thomas, and Wallace counties.
Berens was elected district judge Nov. 9 for a term that begins Jan. 9. His term as chief judge will begin the same day. He succeeds Chief Judge Glenn Schiffner, who will retire when his term as district judge ends January 9.
“We appreciate that Kevin is willing to take on the additional duties of chief judge as soon he’s sworn in as district judge,” said Chief Justice Lawton Nuss. “We look forward to his contributions leading the 15th judi-cial district and managing its administrative functions.”
Each of Kansas’ 31 judicial districts has a chief judge who, in addition to his or her judicial responsibilities, has general control over case assignments within the district, as well as general supervisory authority over the administrative and clerical functions of the court.
Berens said he looks forward to his new roles with the Kansas judicial branch.
“I’m honored by the confidence placed in me by
the Supreme Court,” Berens said. “I will do my best to ensure the effective administration of justice in our district for the benefit of our communities.”
Berens currently is the Thomas County Attorney and the City Attorney for Bird City. He previously served as Cheyenne County Attorney and Assistant Cheyenne County Attorney. He also practiced law in Kansas and Colorado. Prior to receiving his law degree, he worked as an accountant.
Berens graduated from Fort Hays State University and from the Washburn University School of Law. While in law school, he was a staff writer for the Washburn Law Journal and clerked for judges of the 3rd judicial district.
Berens was appointed to the Kansas Sentencing Commission in 2011. He is a member of the Northwest Kansas Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association, Kansas County and District Attorney Association, and the American Bar Association. He serves on the Best Practices Committee for the Kansas County & District Attorney Association.
Foundationraises more than $100,000
The Sherman County Commu-nity Foundation was overwhelmed at the response it has gotten for its first ever “Match Day”and “Match Month.” Their preliminary figures are $103,000 being raised through the two events.
Approximately, $61,000 was do-nated by Sherman County residents on behalf of Match Day, which will result in gifts to some 24 community non-profit organizations in Jan. Due
Newly-elected judge to serve as chief
See FOUNDATION, Page 5
Enrichment, entrepreneurship students visit with school board
See BOARD, Page 5
Drill siteexplosioninjuresfive inWallaceCounty
A gas explosion Monday at an oil drilling site in rural Wallace County on Monday left five people injured.
The accident happened when crews were adding pipe at a rig about eight miles south of Sharon Springs. The gas got onto the floor of a warming hut. An electrical spark set off an explosion. Firefighters were able to get the flames put out quickly, but five people were hospi-talized, with two being airlifted out of the hospital in Tribune.
The Associated Press reported Tuesday that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident.
The site is owned by Murfin Drilling.
Free licenseday is Jan. 17
The City of Goodland will offer free animal licenses for citizens within the city limits who own dogs or cats from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the city offices.
The event was previously announced for Jan. 16, however the city offices will be closed that day in observance of Martin Luther King Day.
City ordinances require all dogs and cats to be licensed. To obtain the free license, you must provide written proof to the City that the animal has current rabies vaccination.
Free licenses will only be available Jan. 17. Regular fees are $2.50 a year for dogs and cats that are spayed or neutered and $5 for those that aren’t. Fees are doubled after Jan. 31.
23°10 a.m.
Thursday
Today• Sunset, 4:25 p.m.
Saturday• Sunrise, 7:01 a.m.• Sunset, 4:25 p.m.
Midday Conditions• Soil temperature 25 degrees• Humidity 52 percent• Sky partly sunny• Winds south 35-45 mph• Barometer 29.99 inches and rising• Record High today 74° (1962)
• Record Low today -4° (1964)
Last 24 Hours*High Wednesday 26°Low Wednesday 11°Precipitation none This month 0.09 Year to date 16.87 Below normal 2.55 inches
The Topside ForecastToday: Partly sunny with a 40
percent chance of snow after mid-night, a high near 46, winds out of the south at 10 to 15 mph switching to northeast in the afternoon and a low around -1 with wind chills as low as -14. Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cold with a 60 percent chance of blowing snow, a high near 8, winds out of the north at 15 to 35 mph and a low around -6.
Extended ForecastSunday: Sunny with a high near
25 and a low around 4. Monday: Sunny with a high near 34 and a low around 12. Tuesday: Sunny with a high near 43 and a low around 17.
10 a.m.Wheat — $2.89 bushel Posted county price — $2.76Corn — $2.88 bushel Posted county price — $3.24Milo — $2.48 bushelSoybeans — $9.04 bushel Posted county price — $9.41Millet — no bidSunflowers Oil current crop — $14.55 cwt. Posted county price — $15.65Pinto beans — $24 (new crop)
(Markets by Scoular Grain, Frontier Ag and 21st Century Bean. These may not
be closing figures. )
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card showerThe family of Bill and Mary
Alice (Adams) Daise is having a 70th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, at the First Christian Church — Disciples of Christ, 711 Arcade, Goodland. The celebration will be from 10 a.m. to noon and will be come and go. The couple will be married for 70 years. They were married on Dec. 15, 1946, at her parents’ home in Goodland. Cards may be sent to them at 310 Eustis Street Apt. 4, Goodland, Kan. 67735.
volunteers neededBell Ringers are needed for the
Salvation Army until Dec. 24. To volunteer call (785) 890-2299.
Genesis and the Salvation Army are available year round to help those in need. Call (785) 890-2299 to speak to a volunteer.
drug drop-off boxA drug drop-off box for anyone
who wants to dispose of excess prescription drugs, vitamins and supplements is available 24-hours a day in the alley between the Sher-man County Courthouse and the Sherman County Sheriff’s Office.
genealogyFree classes to build your family
tree and search for you ancestors will be at the Goodland Public Li-brary, 812 Broadway, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays in the Kansas Room.
The Family History Center, 1200 N. 15th, Burlington, run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, is open from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays. Everyone is welcome to do free family history research.
activitiesTours of the 1907 Victorian
Ennis-Handy House at 202 W. 13th are from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednes-day through Monday. Closed on Tuesday.
The High Plains Museum, 1717 Cherry Ave., is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday through Saturday and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Tuesdays.
The Carnegie Arts Center is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues-day through Saturday at 120 W. 12th. The center has new monthly exhibits and you are invited to visit the gift shop.
The Goodland Public Library is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For information call (785) 899-5461 or stop by the library.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Sher-man County is seeking mentors and children to mentor. Call 890-3665.
Breast Cancer Support Group meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Monday of the month. Any woman with cancer is welcome. Call Norma at 890-6629 for more information.
The Goodland Activities Center has the daily activities. For informa-tion call 890-7242. Memberships options for everyone including day passes for $5. Visit goodlandgac.com or stop by 808 Main. The hours are 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, Friday 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. Aerobics are at 5:30 a.m. on Monday and Wednesday. Insanity class meets at 5:30 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Taekwondo with Wayne Luckert, Lowell Coon and Connie Jo Coon call for times and dates.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensi-bly) meets at 5 p.m. on Mondays at the Goodland Public Library, 812 Broadway. For information call (785) 821-4998.
Weight Watchers meets at 5:30 p.m. for weigh in and 6 p.m. for the meeting every Tuesday at the Harvest Evangelical Free Church, 521 E. Hwy. 24. For information call (785) 890-6423.
Goodland Alcoholics Anony-mous, 1222 Main If you drink alco-hol, that’s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. Call 821-0754,
821-0433 or (785) 995-9322.Goodland Al-Anon Family
Group meets and for information call 890-5914 or 821-2862.
The “Freedom Today” group of Narcotics Anonymous meets at 7 and 8 p.m. on Sundays at 1222 Main. Call 821-1911 or 332-5895.
Bird City Alcoholics Anony-mous group meets at 6:30 p.m. (Mountain Time) on Fridays at the Senior Center on 4th Street.
Narcotics Anonymous meets at 6:30 (Mountain Time) on Tues-days at the Senior Center. Call (785) 734-2734 for more information.
thrift storeThe Goodland Churches Thrift
Shop, 1002 Main, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday. Donations welcome. Books are no longer accepted. They have daily specials in different depart-ments. For information call 890-2007.
health departmentThe Sherman County Health De-
partment at 1622 Broadway is open from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Blood pressures; infants’, chil-dren’s and adults’ immunizations; health assessments for Kan Be Healthy, daycare and school entry; fasting blood sugar and hemoglo-bin; and family planning available by appointment. Sharps containers are available for a fee. WIC program available. Call 890-4888 or go to www.sherman.kansas.com.
If you have questions, concerns or complaints about child care, call the health department.
Water Testing — The Northwest Local Environmental Protection Group does well evaluations, in-cluding testing for bacteria and nitrates. To schedule an evaluation or discuss environmental concerns, call the Health Department at 890-4888.
hospital volunteersGift shop hours are 9 a.m. to noon
and 1 to 4 p.m.; a.m. and p.m. vol-unteers are in the gift shop. Today: a.m. Jan Haigler. Monday: a.m. Haigler. Tuesday: a.m. Connie Soellner. Wednesday: a.m. Faye Paxton and p.m. Marilyn Collett. Thursday: a.m. Haigler. Friday: Closed at noon.goodland community learning center
The Goodland Community Learning Center is a school for adults 18 years of age and older that are wanting to complete their high school diploma. The center offers an online program staffed by teachers. Students may choose to study at home or in our classroom located on the second floor of the Central School building, 1311 Main, Goodland. Hours are Monday and Wednesday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. to noon or by appointment when necessary. Call 890-1699 for information. You do not need to live in Goodland to attend.
early head startEarly Head Start is a state funded
program for income eligible fami-lies with prenatal mothers and chil-dren up to age three. Families par-ticipate in a variety of educational activities and receive free medical and dental care.
Services include special needs of children with disabilities. If you have a family member with a special problem, such as drug or alcohol abuse, job loss or other family crisis, your family can qualify. Call 785-672-3125, ext. 187.
preschoolSherman County Head Start is
a free preschool for eligible 3 and 4 year olds. The federally funded
program is targeted to families who meet certain economic guidelines and provides hearing, vision, dental and educational screenings. Nutri-tious meals are served, and parents are encouraged to get involved in their children’s education. For in-formation call 890-2552.
crimestoppersIf you have information about
any crime, call the Goodland Area Crime Stoppers “Look Line” at 899-5665. Your call will be confidential and you will not be asked your name. If the information results in
the arrest and/or conviction of those involved, you could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Goodland Area Crime Stoppers is a nonprofit organization formed by citizens against crime.
The police department can also be called at 890-4570.
family shelterThe Northwest Kansas Domestic
and Sexual Violence Services pro-vides help day or night to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. For information or help, call (800) 794-4624.
the calendarcalendarA Community Blood Drive
will be from noon to 6 p.m. on Thursday at the Harvest Evan-gelical Church, 521 E. Highway 24. To schedule your appointment contact Hailey Murray at (785) 772-1496 or visit redcrossblood.org to make you appointment.
The Sherman Community High School Association An-nual Meeting will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8, at Western State Bank meeting room, 815 Center.
The Kanorado Senior Center will have an All you can eat Buf-fet Supper from 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday at the center. They will have meatloaf, roast beef and fried chicken.
Craig Foster of the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs will be in Goodland from 1 to 2:30
p.m. the first Thursday of the month in the Assembly Room on the third floor of the courthouse to help veterans and dependents with claims. Call the office in Colby any Monday, Wednesday or Friday at (785) 462-3967.
Prairie Land Food distribu-tion is 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Cat’s TnT, 115 E. 9th, or at the Bernadine Johnson residence, located at 704 Walnut. For infor-mation call 899-2338, 821-1275, 890-2287, 821-1827, 890-3113 or 899-4278 or order online at www.prairielandfood.com.
senior menuToday: Taco burger with let-
tuce, tomato, cheese, tater tots or triangles, bun and fruit crisp. Monday: Tuna and noodles, peas and carrots, pineapple, bread and
brownie. Tuesday: Sloppy joe, parslied potatoes, corn, bun and applesauce. Wednesday: Chicken tortilla soup, broccoli salad, crack-ers, tropical fruit and cottage cheese. Thursday: Split smoked sausage, hashbrowns, scrambled eggs, bread and half an orange. Friday: Closed for Christmas.
school menuToday: No school until Tues-
day, Jan. 3.
school calendarToday: No school. Teacher
professional day. 3:45 p.m. junior varsity and c team basketball at Hugoton. 5:30 p.m. varsity basket-ball against Hugoton. Saturday: 9 a.m. Holiday Classic wrestling Tournament. Monday: No school until Tuesday, Jan. 3.
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Doris Raile, longtime Goodland resident, died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, at Good Samaritan Society — Sherman County.
Services are pending with Bate-man Funeral Home, 211 E. 11th, Goodland.
John H. McDermott, 71, Colby, former employee of Beamgard Garage and KN Energy, died on Sat-urday, Dec. 10, 2016, at St. Joseph Hospital, Denver.
He was born on Nov. 7, 1945, to Clarence and Ruth (Bence) McDer-mott in Butte, Mont.
In 1964 he graduated from At-wood High Schhol and the North-west Kansas Technical College in auto mechanics in 1966.
On Dec. 27, 1987, he and Carlotta Corke were married in Goodland.
Mr. McDermott served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1969 as a mo-tor sergeant in Stuttgart, Germany at the Fifth General Hospital dur-ing the Vietnam Conflict. In 1977 he enlisted in the Kansas Army National Guard serving with the 995th Maintenance Company out of Colby, which later became the 170th Maintenance Company. He served in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. In 1994 he retired from the guard.
He was a member of the American Legion Post #117 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #1133, both of Goodland; the Cushman Club of America, Kansas Nebraska and Colorado chapters; and the Military Vehicle Preservation Assocition in Kansas and Colorado.
Mr. McDermott was an avid
collector of many things, includ-ing World War II memorabilia and Cushman Motor Scooters. He was a woodworker and created many de-tailed and intricate items for friends and family. He also loved hats and could be seen wearing a silly hat for the current holiday or occasion.
Preceding him in death were his parents, his mother-in-law Delores Corks and his sister-in-law Sharon Corke.
Survivors include his wife of the home, a sister Annalea (Phil) Janousek, his father-in-law Kenneth Corke of Goodland, and brothers and sisters-in-law, Clarence Corke of Clovis, Calif., Rodney Corke of Goodland, Roger (Barbara) Corke of Azle, Texas, Marian Corke and Marlene (Don) Regehr, both of Great Bend.
A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, at the Bateman Funeral Home, 211 E. 11th, Goodland with burial to follow at the Goodland Cemetery.
Visitation was from 2 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, at the funeral home.
Memorials to the National Mul-tiple Sclerosis Society may be sent to the funeral home, Box 278, Goodland, Kan. 67735.
Online condolences may be made at www.batemanfuneral.com.
David Simmering, 68, former Goodland truck driver, died Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, at the Wichita Veter-ans Affairs Hospice in Wichita.
He was born on March 28, 1948, to John and Grace Simmering in Goodland.
Mr. Simmering graduated from Goodland High School in 1966.
He served in the Army National Guard Unit 995 in Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
Preceding him in death was his father.
Survivors include his mother of
Goodland; a sister, Linda (Gary) Foos of Bazine; a brother, Daniel (Angela) Simmering of Colby; four daughters, Laura (Curt) Blicken-staff of Lenexa, Debra (Levi) Turner of Littleton, Colo., Dana Simmering of Bakersfield, Calif. and Jana Sim-mering of Bakersfield, Calif.; and three grandchildren.
A graveside service will be at 12:30 p.m. (Mountain Time) on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, at the Kansas Veterans Cemetery in WaK-enney.
Kaylee Sue and Drew Garrett Wilkens
Kaylee Sue Schmeidler and Drew Garrett Wilkens were married Sat-urday, Aug. 20, 2016 at St. Joseph Church, Hays with Father Earl Befort officiating.
Parents of the couple are Glenn and Mary Jane Schmeidler of Hays, and Chuck and Alicia Wilkens of Goodland.
Grandparents of the couple are the late William and Virginia Schmidt, Harold Schmeidler, the late Norma Schmeidler, Art and Mae Wilkens, and the late Donald and Freda Deeds.
Maid of Honor was Kristin Kos-micki, sister of the bride. Atten-dants were Tonya Schmeidler, sister-in-law of the bride, Heidi Fieler, Charlsie Klaus and Hannah Benyshek. Junior bridesmaids were Jersey Kosmicki and Jenna Sch-meidler, nieces of the bride. Flower girl was Paisley Winter, cousin of the groom.
Best men were Grant Wilkens
and Brock Wilkens, brothers of the groom. Groomsmen were David Livengood, Jake Johnson, and Antony Benavides. Junior grooms-men were Drew Cure and Stockton Kosmicki, nephews of the bride, Ring Bearer was Ty Schmeidler, nephew of the bride.
Ushers were Jeremy Schmeidler, brother of the bride, Tim Kosmicki, brother-in-law of the bride, Levi Coon, cousin of the groom, and Wade Taylor.
The bride is a 2009 graduate of Hays High School, a 2013 graduate of Colby Community College and 2015 graduate of Fort Hays State University. She is a registered nurse at Hays Medical Center.
The bridegroom is a 2005 gradu-ate of Goodland High School and a 2012 graduate of Kansas State University. He is a sales manager at Bruckners in Hays.
The couple are at home in Hays.
Couple wed in HaysMatch Day is about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. The Sherman County Community Foundation extends a sincere THANK YOU to all who made donations either to “Match Day” or “Match Month” on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at the Goodland Public Library.
Truly, every gift matters, and your support will make an incred-ible impact on the future of Sherman County. We exceeded expectations with your help, and at halftime of the Goodland-Wray basketball game on January 24, 2017, the Sherman County Community Foundation will present Match Day checks to representatives of all involved non-profit groups.
Stay tuned for further updates on Match Day/Match Month from the Sherman County Community Foundation!
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT
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The Palace Hotel, located at the northwest corner of 8th and Main, burned. This building had been the Eustis Court House and was moved to Goodland after the county seat conflict was settled.
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The two story building, which the town of Eustis had built and used as the county court house while Eustis was designated the temporary county seat, was moved to the corner of 8th and Main after Goodland was officially declared the county seat on May 10, 1888. The building had a bell tower and steeple. A photo of the building can be seen on page 150 of Volume One.
At that time, the plans were that 8th and Main would be the center of the business district of Goodland. The common use community windmill was located at that intersection. The court house was a block to the east.
The fire that destroyed the Palace Hotel was so intense that the residents were barely able to escape with their lives. Later, when digging for a basement for a home that was to built in the area, the kitchen range from the old hotel was brought up with loaves of bread still in the oven.
On This Day in Sherman County History
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KLOE radio show host Ron Barkley was honored at a reception held last Saturday at the Goodland Public Library by the Kansas Humanities Council with the Committee to Celebrate 130 years of Sherman County. A grant from the Kansas Humanities Council, the library and the Committee to Celebrate 130 years of Sherman
County allowed Barkley’s 169 radio talk tapes, “Let’s Talk About the High Plains,” to be converted onto compact discs. The discs are available to be checked out at the library. Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News
Prepare for severewinter weather
It’s a message that most people have heard before, but it’s one that bears repeating: The time to prepare for severe winter weather is now.
“The current forecast is for bitter temperatures and wind chills with various amounts of snowfall across the state,” said Angee Morgan, dep-uty director of the Kansas Division of Emergency Management. “If you haven’t already done so, now is the time to check your home and car emergency kits and replenish any outdated supplies.”
Emergency kits should include a minimum three-day supply of water (one gallon per day per per-son), nonperishable high-energy foods, extra blankets, flashlights and extra batteries, a safe alternate heat source, extra medications and other essentials.
Pet owners are reminded to see to the needs of their pets, particularly if kept outdoors. When making your home emergency kit, make one for your pets, as well, with the same three-day supply of food and water, and other essentials. Ensure that your pet has a warm, dry shelter with straw or other bedding material, and access to food and water that is not covered by snow or ice. If you do not have a heated water dish, make sure to replace the water at least daily when temperatures drop below freezing. During particularly severe conditions, bring the pet indoors to a garage, mud room or other warm area.
Road travel is discouraged during extreme storm situations; however, if you must travel, you should take extra precautions to keep yourself and your family safe. Keep at least a half a tank of gas in your car at all
times in case you get stranded or stuck in traffic. Arrange your travel plans so you can leave well ahead of bad weather and keep an emergency kit in your car.
Recommended items to include in your vehicle:
• Water• Snack food• Shovel• Windshield scraper and small
broom• Flashlight• Battery powered radio• Extra batteries• Matches• Extra hats, socks and mittens• First aid kit with pocket knife• Necessary medications• Blanket(s)• Tow chain or rope• Road salt and sand• Booster cables• Emergency flares• Fluorescent distress flagInformation on winter driving
tips is available from the Kansas Highway Patrol at http://www.kansashighwaypatrol.org/259/Winter-Driving-Tips. You can also follow the Kansas Highway Patrol on Facebook and Twitter at www.kansashighwaypatrol.org.
If you must travel, get the latest road information from the Kansas Department of Transportation by calling 5-1-1 or visiting the Kan-drive website at kandrive.org. To find information on road conditions when not in the state, call (866) 511-5368.
For a complete list of items for a home or car emergency kit and for other helpful preparedness informa-tion, go to www.ksready.gov.
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A minute with Marshall
Nullification used to protect illegals
Record crops, low prices and stalled trade negotiations spell troubled times for Kansas farmers and ranchers heading into 2017.
Like many other small businesses, inputs to produce a bumper crop generally entail an abundance of costs as well. Except for lower fuel prices, most agricultural inputs remain high and continue to rise.
Drive through rural Kansas, and you’ll see huge piles of red and gold grain on the ground. Talk to farmers and ranchers, and they’ll tell you their near economic prospects don’t look good.
“Insight” visited with Congressman-elect Roger Marshall at the recent Kansas Farm Bureau convention to ask him what could be done to remedy some of the ailments in farm country.
Marshall campaigned on a platform of bringing Kansas farm-ers a voice on the House Ag Committee. He labeled himself a “fifth-generation farm kid” and said, “I do know what the back side of a tractor feels like and I hauled a lot of hay in my day.”
He’s practiced as an obstetrician and gynecologist and served as board chariman of Great Bend Regional Hospital. Marshall says some of his best knowledge about agriculture was learned as a board member of the Farmers Bank and Trust in Great Bend.
“Times are tough in agriculture,” Marshall said, :”and there are no simple solutions.”
Beefing up our trade policy would help the Kansas farmer, he said. While he understands president-elect Trump is against the Trans-Pacific Partnership regional trade agreement in its present form, Marshall says he is committed to free and fair trade and that may leave room to work.
Many farmers, ranchers and other ag leaders believe if this nation engaged in more free trade, it would drive up prices.
“If we passed TPP tomorrow, it’d mean $400,000 a day of ad-ditional cattle sales to the Pacific-rim countries,” Marshall said.
Positive trade deals could provide Kansas farmers and ranch-ers with an opportunity to remain competitive in today’s global marketplace. If the United States stays on the sideline, others will continue to sign trade agreements with China, India, Japan and developing countries that otherwise would welcome Kan-sas’ high-quality feed grains, protein, value-added products and manufactured goods.
Marshall said he also believes decreasing regulations in agriculture, banking and health care could drive costs down.
“The new administration is going to come in and say, ‘halt and desist’ to the Environmental Protection Agency,” the congressman-elect said. “I expect (legislation on) Waters of the United States to slow down or stop all together.
“When you look at the law that talks about navigable streams, as near as I can tell, water running in a ditch is not navigable where I come from.”
Tax reform is another way to help this country’s economy and that of Kansas farmers and ranchers, Marshall says. He believes a reduction in corporate taxes will spur companies and individuals to invest money and grow businesses.
Rebuilding this nation’s infrastructure could also invigorate this nation’s economy.
“Buckle in, because we’re going to start to work on Jan. 4,” Marshall said. “Congress will no longer conduct two- and three-day work weeks. Our new president expects us to pro-duce and we expect to operate as a Congress of action. We’re going to turn our economy around.”
– John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau
American cities are in rebellion. Since the election of Donald Trump, mayors have lined up by the dozens and announced that they will not assist the federal government in the deportation of illegals. Universities followed, declaring themselves off-limits to federal law. None of this is protected by the Constitution. But now California is using the Tenth Amend-ment, the nullification doctrine, to become a sanctuary state and defy federal law as well. Is it constitutional?
Sanctuary cities defying federal law are nothing new. They did it under President Barack Obama with his encouragement. Estimates of illegals with criminal convic-tions released to the streets during the Obama tenure range as high as 68,000. Probably most hang out in sanctuary cities that seemingly plan on preventing their deportation. More than 600 of these were released back into the public more than twice. On August 19, 2015, 193 with homicide convictions and 426 with sexual assault convictions were released by the Obama Administration. One, 45-year-old Juan Francisco Lopez Sanchez, with seven felonies and having been deported five times, murdered Kate Steinle, July 5, 2015. More than 340 cities have laws shielding illegal aliens from federal law.
Two constitutional problems exist: as men-tioned, the Constitution does not give cities any right to defy the laws of the land emanating from Congress (the only law making part of the federal government), nor should cities or states follow law made solely by the president, as for example executive amnesty. Every mayor has taken a solemn oath “to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” The existence of sanctuary cities is as clear a constitutional violation as exists.
But a state is exempted from federal law that is not constitutionally based by two parts of the Constitution: Article I, Section 8 and Amend-ment 10. The first, known as the enumeration clause, lists the areas where Congress can make law. Any extension of this list requires an Amendment to the Constitution as all other power remains with the states. Amendment 10 clarifies this relationship more firmly. “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively,
or to the people.”So states can refuse to obey federal law and
should do so to keep the federal government from absorbing the jurisdiction left to them, “powers not delegated” to the federal gov-ernment. Remember our Founders created a system of dual governance between the states and the federal government with neither being master or slave.
Founding Fathers Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton were each especially vocal with respect to states having the authority to “Just Say No!” to federal law not enumerated. Such was used in 1798 in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolves, in 1832 in the Nullification Crisis in South Carolina, and more successfully with the northern states, especially Wisconsin, in 1854 over the highly unconstitutional Fugitive Slave Act.
More recently the 10th Amendment, and re-sulting Doctrine of Nullification, first strongly implied in the Constitution and then more firm-ly stated in the 10th Amendment, is being used by states to prevent the federal government’s overreach of enumerated powers. Thirty states and the District of Columbia currently have laws legalizing marijuana in some form, usu-ally medical, openly defying federal law and on November 8, California, Massachusetts, and Nevada joined Alaska, Oregon, Wash-ington and Colorado completely legalizing marijuana for recreational use as well. Whether my reader views this as good or bad, the fact still remains that without a new amendment to the Constitution this issue remains a state issue. States’ refusal to implement the Real ID Act, passed in 2005, which established new federal standards for state-issued drivers licenses, is a form of nullification as well.
When enough states say no, the feds back away. In 2013, nine State Sheriffs’ Associations put the Executive and Legislative Branches on notice that they support the traditional inter-pretation of the 2nd Amendment of the Bill of Rights and 336 elected county sheriffs inferred
that they would protect their people on this is-sue―even against federal agents coming into their counties. Barack Obama and the Justice Department backed away.
The use of marijuana, and the ID Act are not within the scope of enumerated powers and thus belong to the states. President Obama’s reinterpretation of the 2nd Amendment right-fully was ignored by the states. Health, educa-tion, and marriage, or anything remotely like unto them, can not be found in the Constitution as federal powers and thus, as per Amendment 10, remain state functions only – regardless of what five rogue justices on the Supreme Court may rule. Any other interpretation would lead the federal government to legislate any thing it wished, end federalism (dual government), and in time destroy all the other checks and balances in the Constitution.
Now California is using the doctrine of nul-lification to defy federal law on immigration, as it rules itself a sanctuary state. The problem is immigration is clearly constitutionally left to the federal government alone. Article I, Sec-tion 8, Clause 4 gives the federal government the right, “To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization.” It has and thus states cannot defy it. Moreover, eight of the 18 clauses listed as the powers of Congress deal with national security and border security defines even the existence of a nation. The Constitution puts an end to the issue in Article 6: “This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; … shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.”
Dr. Harold Pease is a syndicated columnist and an expert on the United States Constitu-tion. He has dedicated his career to studying the writings of the Founding Fathers and ap-plying that knowledge to current events. He has taught history and political science from this perspective for over 30 years at Taft College. To read more of his weekly articles, please visit www.LibertyUnderFire.org.
It’s still fall in Georgia, while ol’ man winter is breathing down our necks here in Kansas.
We just returned from the land o’ cotton Saturday, and I’m ready to go back and maybe even a little farther south.
It freezes in Georgia, and even snows on occasion. However, right now, the trees are still dropping their beautiful red and yellow leaves and every drive brings a cry of “Oh, look at that one.”
We helped youngest daughter pack up clothes, toys, dishes and a trampoline for her Christmas move to Arkansas.
Let me tell you, packing a full-size trampo-line is a job and a half. The netting, sides and bottom filled three large trash bags, and the metal supports had to be disconnected from each other and put in a box. The box was too small, however, so we divided the metal poles into nine bundles according to size and shrink wrapped them. It’ll be a miracle if everything gets where it’s going, but we sure tried.
Daughter has taken a new job as a medical li-brarian with the University of Arkansas. Since her husband works from home for an Internet company – you can have a real job that way nowadays – he can work anywhere.
He wasn’t too happy when she told him she wanted to take the job. She had interviewed
with medical schools in Denver, Boston and on the West Coast, and he sort of figured she would never change jobs.
He soon figured out that this was the real deal, so he flew to Little Rock and found them a new house and now he, daughter, grand-daughter, 6, grandson, 3, and their miniature schnauzer are moving from Augusta, Ga., to a suburb in the heart of Arkansas.
Steve and I are just smiling.We moved our household from Kansas City
to a tiny town in the Colorado mountains back in 1980. We sold our home, packed all our stuff and moved our three children, ages 6, 3 and 6 months, to a place where it gets 40 degrees below zero in the winter and the school has less than 100 children in kindergarten through high school.
Our kids may be crazy, but we certainly were crazier.
They are moving to a four-bedroom home
in the suburbs. We moved into a one-bedroom summer cabin, then into a two-bedroom manu-factured house. It was most of a year before we had a home of our own.
I don’t think we had as much stuff as the kids. We certainly didn’t have a trampoline, and we left the kids’ swing set and our barbecue grill behind. (So are they.) Still, we tried to pack everything ourselves and found that we were able to finish at 6 a.m. the day the movers were to get there to pick up our stuff.
We were soooo tired, and there wasn’t any-where to lie down except the floor, since we had packed all the beds, blankets and pillows. Floors are pretty chilly in Kansas City in No-vember, so we got in our vehicles and took off, dividing the children between us.
The kids, too, are dividing the children on their 12-hour trip to Arkansas and they, also, will be driving in separate cars, since how else are you going to get them both there?
Christmas is coming early in their house, since by the 25th they will be in Arkansas in a welter of boxes and shrink-wrapped furniture – but no tree.
Oh, and it snowed in Little Rock this week. Seems we’re not the only ones going from fall to winter.
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to the volume of the donations, the foundation raised it initial allocation of $10,000 for Match Day to around $40,000. The donations to involved non-profits will be prorated when presented based upon funds re-ceived and Match Day funds from the foundation.
Match Day checks will be dis-tributed at the halftime of the Good-land-Wray basketball game on Jan. 24. All organizations that will receive funds have been notified and have been asked to have one or more representatives on hand for the distribution of the checks.
Sherman County residents also provided approximately $42,000 in gifts toward Match Month to the foundation. The exciting thing about these donations is that they will be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the Dane Hansen Foundation of Logan. The $42,000
will become an endowment of $84,000 for the Sherman County Community Foundation.
The foundation continues to re-ceive payments on behalf of Match Month with funds still eligible for the dollar-for-dollar match if donated by the end of December. If someone wants to donate they may still do so by forwarding payments to the foundation, Box 888, Good-land, Kan. 67735.
The foundation’s board mem-bers include Adam Dees, Megan Thomas, Ron Schilling, Jeff Bhend, Kris Yost, Dale Schields and Board Chairman Cora House.
“We are so very grateful to the wonderful people of Sherman County for their generous response to our initial Match Day/Match Month event. Your gifts will enable us to support out community’s non-profits as well as helping build Sher-man County ‘for good – for ever.’”
Booster club paid for one half of the cost of the project.
Principals Steve Raymer and Michelle Wil-liams are being the search for a new reading curriculum for the school. The current one has been in use for about five years.
In other business, the board:• Paid $161,277 in bills.• Accepted the retirement of Alan Johnson,
grounds and maintenance on Dec. 31.• Hired Chance Hollern as an evening cus-
todian at the Max Jones Fieldhouse for the remainder of the 2016-17.
• Hired Derrick Amend as a paraprofessional
at West Elementary School for the remainder of the 2016-17.
• Hired Aliana LaDawn Ornealas as a pra-professional at Goodland Junior/Senior High School for the remainder of the 2016-17.
• Hired Erika Soto as an English as Second Language tutor at North Elementary School for the remainder of the 2016-17.
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Republican River meeting planned in St. FrancisState and local water officials will
host an informational meeting and discussion forum for water users and others interested in the water supply of the South Fork Repub-lican River. The meeting will take place at noon (Mountain Time) on Wednesday, Jan. 4, at the Cheyenne County 4-H building at the fair-grounds on N. College Street, St. Francis, Kansas.
The Kansas Department of Ag-riculture and the Kansas Water Office will share information about the resolutions reached between
Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska this year. Stakeholders are encour-aged to attend and provide input to state water officials charged with administering the Republican River Compact. The Vision for the Future of Water Supply in Kansas includes a focus to represent Kansas in in-terstate water issues in order to best serve Kansas and its citizens.
“We want to hear from water users in the area as we continue to represent their needs in these interstate issues,” said Secretary of Agriculture Jackie McClaskey.
“This long-term agreement reached by the three states will provide flex-ibility and greater certainty to all water users in this region.”
For more information on the meeting, please contact Chris
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On Dec. 2, Shauna Johnson was presented a certificate of completion for finishing a 300-hour Certified Public Manager Program.
The certificate was presented at a graduation ceremony at the state capitol. The nationally accredited program, ad-ministrated by the University of Kansas, includes classroom hours, online courses and outside assignments to teach about management techniques and issues such as media-tion, ethics, budget, public policy and communication.
At the Goodland City Commission meeting on Dec. 5, the commission praised Johnson, saying she is the only city employee to have completed a management course.
“I’d like to thank the city for allowing me to do this,” she said.Johnson said the capstone of the program was a project.
Her’s was to establish the Junior City Commission, which brings in high school students with an interest in local gov-ernment.
Elks give dictionaries, award
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Seventy-five student dictionaries were delivered to all third grade students at North Elementary in Goodland on Nov. 9. Dictionaries were delivered also to area school third graders: nine to Brewster, 26 to St. Francis, three for Winona, seven for Bird City (Cheylin), five to Weskan, 16 to Sharon Springs, 10 to Sacred Heart in Colby and seven to Heartland Cristian in Colby. Pictured is Greg Cure, Est. Leading Knight; and Larry Enfield, Board of Trustees Chairman, Goodland. 1435 dictionaries distributed over the past 14 years.
Goodland Elks Lodge Number 1528, Goodland, Kansas, honored Tristan Cooper (Goodland Boy Scout Troop Number 142) with the Elks Eagle Scout certificate and an American flag Thursday evening, Nov. 17. Tristan and his parents, Jacque and Kendall Cooper, enjoyed a dinner with the officers and trustees prior to the special presenta-tion. Tristan’s Eagle Scout project was a gazebo erected south of the Goodland Public Library in Goodland. In the photo are Tristan and his parents along with Charles Bohme, Exalted Ruler of the lodge.
The Goodland Masons sold tickets for the raffle of a 1965 Ford Mustand Convertible during the Fall Flat-lander Festival the last week of September. The drawing was on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Topeka. The winner of the Mustang was Mike Walters who runs the Cowboy Corner in Goodland. The raffle raised money for the Kansas Masonic Foundation.
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no truth to the rumor that during the Christmas season when I was 3-years-old I was observed wan-dering through the house singing “Away in a Manger,”
I was probably four when I did that, or even five. Six would seem to be even more likely.
I loved that old Christmas Carol, just like you did. And we still do, don’t we? In my mind, “Away in a Manger” seemed to best express the story of the miracle of the birth of Jesus, as well as the relationship
of God to man.“Silent Night” did the same thing;
the lyrics say “all is calm, all is bright,” expressing the assurance that all is well in our lives. There is a great story that goes with the creation of “Silent Night” and I encourage you to Google it some
time between now and Christmas Eve and see for yourself.
There are so many beau-tiful Christmas Carols ; “Joy to the World,” written in 1716 by Issac Watts, “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear,” “O Come All Ye Faithful,” and perhaps the
most meaningful of them all, “O Holy Night.” All stand out in my mind as keepers, and are among many others that tell the true story of the birth of the Christ child.
While the carols carry the most meaning and truly celebrate the sea-
son, there are so many other popular songs of Christmas that help us enjoy the Holiday. Gene Autry came along in the 30’s and gave us “Up on the Housetop,” “Here Comes Santa Claus,” and his most memorable of all, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” in 1949.
Bing Crosby and Irving Berlin teamed up in 1942 to present us with the wonderful “White Christmas,” and Bing’s recording still reigns as the best selling record of all time!
And what would the season be like without Nat King Cole’s “The Christmas Song,” written by anoth-er fine musician, Mel Torme. Perry
Como gave us “Home for the Holi-days,” which also serves to usher in the Thanksgiving holiday. And if you haven’t heard Faith Hill’s recent recording of “The Little Drummer Boy,” you may have missed the best of them all.
The television industry has given us unforgettable animation with the classic Disney production of “The Charlie Brown Christmas” and you can probably see Jimmy Stewart and “It’s a Wonderful Life” just about any night of the season.
My Mother was a very good singer, and she would sing to Max and I year around when we were
small. Her songs were even more special during the Christmas sea-son. My Dad couldn’t sing a lick, but dutifully held one side of the hymnal at church for Mom. His lips never moved, but surely he was humming.
Christmas music has always been an important part of my life, and I suspect it is meaningful to you. It has always set the tone for the season. Music still serves to define the precious connection between us as individuals and our God in particular.
“Joy to the World!!” The Lord is Come!!
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Agribusiness has grown to even include reindeerBy Ron Wilson
DirectorHuck Boyd National Institute
for Rural Developmentat Kansas State University
“On Dasher, on Dancer, on Pranc-er and Vixen! On Comet, on Cupid, on Donner and Blitzen!” Those words tell us that Santa’s reindeer are on their way. But what if we could see an actual, living reindeer? Today, in the conclusion of this special two-part holiday Kansas Profile, we’ll learn about a rural Kansas family that is incorporat-ing reindeer into their remarkable agritourism operation.
Last week we learned about the Corbin family at Fulton Valley Farms in Butler County. David and Betty Corbin are the fifth generation on their family farm. Through the years, they diversified the operation to include a commodities broker-age and a wedding venue. Their son Richard is now a part of the operation.
One year they needed a venue for their son’s wedding reception. The wedding was in a small church but there was not enough room in the fellowship hall. They decided to clean out a barn and host the
wedding reception themselves, right there on the family farmstead. It was so successful that another lady wanted to use the barn for her reception.
That was the beginning of the building which the Corbins call the Boot Scootin’ Barn. It was their first wedding venue and they found there was a lot of interest in rural, outdoor weddings. The Corbins invested in the materials and infrastructure to expand the wedding operation.
“Through the rural electric co-operative, we got a couple of big telephone poles which let us build a bridge over the creek to the woods next to the barn,” Richard Corbin said. “We used a skid steer to clear out some of the deer trails in the woods. We didn’t take out any trees, but we made nice paths for the people to walk.”
The Corbins have continued to expand and improve facilities, and use creative ideas and good cus-tomer service to grow the business. They are located in a pretty, rural setting, just minutes from Wichita and El Dorado.
Over time, they have converted buildings to offer places for meet-ings and retreats as well as wed-
dings. Today the farm offers six ven-ues: The Boot Scootin’ Barn which can hold up to 350, lodging for up to 16 in The Creek House, several outdoor wedding sites, a secluded dining location in the woods called The Bower, a corporate meeting place called The Woods Conference Center, and smaller meeting places in the Cattle Shed and the Hayloft.
In their first year of wedding operations, the Corbins hosted a half-dozen events. By 2015, they hosted 75 weddings at the farm.
Then came the holidays. “Mom loves Christmas,” Richard said.
They strung lights up to 45 feet in the air through the trees across the creek and hosted Country Christmas dinners. “This year we’ll have close to 50,000 lights, all blinking in time to the music.”
The Corbins even thought about getting reindeer. It turns out one doesn’t just buy reindeer down at the sale barn. In fact, they were nowhere to be found in Kansas.
The Corbins finally found a breeder in Minnesota, but they had to order the reindeer in advance, pay a deposit, and be placed on a waiting list. Now the Corbins have them.
Guests can sit in a sleigh and get their pictures taken with an authen-tic reindeer. Richard also takes the reindeer out on location. This year the reindeer will make 35 appear-ances, as far away as Omaha, Nebr.
Visitors to Fulton Valley Farms can walk through the light displays, enjoy hot chocolate, and visit a live nativity scene.
“With all the weddings plus other special events, we figure we had nearly 20,000 people at the farm in the last year,” Richard said.
“It’s been amazing,” Betty Corbin said.
That’s certainly impressive for a place near the rural community of Towanda, population 1,319 people. Now, that’s rural.
For more information, see www.fultonvalleyfarms.com.
We commend Dave, Betty and Richard Corbin and all those in-volved with Fulton Valley Farms for making a difference with entrepre-neurship in agritourism. “Now, dash away, dash away, dash away all!”
Wishing you happy holidays, for the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development.
December weathermuch talked aboutBy Jeanne Falk Jones
Kansas State Agronomist
There is quite a bit of discussion about the weather here in December. We are having many nice days with little snow. The lack of snow and warm days are a concern for many farm-ers. If you look at the drought moni-tor, several counties in northwest Kansas is rated a D1 (moderate drought). Southwest Kansas has moved into D2 (severe drought). For reference the drought scale is from D0 (abnormally dry) to D4 (exceptional drought).
Because of these conditions, I thought I would pass along some information from a Kansas State cli-matologist in our Weather Data Li-brary, Mary Knapp. She referenced the recent maps from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin-istration. Those maps are posted on the Kansas State Sunflower District website at www.sunflower.ksu.edu/agronomy. On the map for tempera-ture predictions, northwest Kansas is in the equal chances category. That means equal chances for above or below normal temperatures. For the precipitation, northwest Kansas is also in the equal chances category. Again, that means we have equal chances for above or below normal chances for precipitation. So, I plan to ask Santa Claus for snow and moisture for our crops!
Here is the rest of the article from Knapp: The temperature outlook is neutral, with a slight tendency towards warmer-than-normal tem-peratures in southwest Kansas. That tendency increases as you move farther south and west in the Plains. It is important to remember that this is the three-month average. There could be significant cold periods and still have an overall warmer-than-normal winter. One difficulty with that pattern is that neither crops nor livestock develop strong winter hardiness and can be more severely affected by the occasional extreme cold snap.
For precipitation, the outlook is also neutral. It is equally likely to have above- or below-average pre-cipitation over the period. Winter is normally the driest time of the year for most of the Plains. Southeast
Kansas is an exception, with a more even distribution across the year. It is also worth noting that neither the temperature nor the precipitation outlook predicts the degree to which conditions will vary. A tenth of a degree warmer than normal would validate the outlook as much as 10 degrees warmer. A hundredth of an inch greater than normal would have a similar result in the precipitation outlook. Significantly wetter condi-tions, similar to last winter, would be needed to improve the drought conditions in the western Plains.
The major force driving the cur-rent outlook is the El Nino- South-ern Oscillation signal. At this time it has a weak La Niña pattern – that is, cooler-than-normal waters in the Pacific along the Equator. Dur-ing a La Niña winter there is typi-cally a more zonal flow across the continental U.S., with the polar jet steering systems across the North-ern Plains. Given the weak nature of the La Niña, other factors may have a stronger influence. Two pat-terns that deserve attention are the North Atlantic Oscillation and the Eastern Pacific Oscillation. Both are comparisons of high and low pressure in the respective basins.
When the North Atlantic Oscil-lation is negative (with a weak gradient between high pressure in the subtropics and low pressure over Iceland), the east coast of the U.S. tends to have stronger cold outbreaks, with more snow. Some of that can clip the eastern Plains region. When the Eastern Pacific Oscillation is in the negative phase (with strong pressure to the north and low to the south), as it is cur-rently, there tends to be increased cooling in the Central and Eastern US.
Unfortunately, both the North Atlantic Oxcillation and Eastern Pacific Oscillation conditions can change rapidly, and forecasts for these patterns are not as well devel-oped as for the El Nino- Southern Oscillation. That makes it difficult to gauge their impacts on an ex-tended basis.
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SHERMAN COUNTY, KANSAS
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I n r e o n e 2 0 1 6 Vo l v o C O N V E N T I O N A L - C A B S e m i - T R A C T O R , V I N 4 V 4 N C 9 E H 9 G N 9 4 8 8 1 8 , owned by PRECISION TRUCK LINES, INC.,
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THE STATE OF KANSAS TO:
T h e u n k n o w n h e i r s , executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns to: the decedents Carlos Cabrera-Perez, Edvin D e l a C r u z - H e r n a n d e z , Duoglas Munguia, Oscar Lara, Efrain Ramirez-Calmo, Lorenzo Ramirez-Pablo; the injured parties Calvin Flores, Rosalina Flores-Beltran, Erika Cartagena, Francisco Lozaro-Morales, Freddy Linares-Gutierrez; AND ALL OTHER PERSONS WHO ARE OR MAY BE CONCERNED:
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SHERMAN COUNTY,
KANSAS
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROD L. BOYCE, A/K/A RODNEY L. BOYCE,
DECEASED.
CASE NO. 2016-PR-28|
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THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed in this Court by Brian Boyce praying:
Descent be determined of the following described real estate situated in Sherman County, Kansas:
Lots Eleven (11), Twelve (12), Thirteen (13), Fourteen (14), Fifteen (15), Sixteen (16), Seventeen (17), and the East One-Half (E 1/2) of Lot Eighteen (18), in Block Thirty-three (33) in the Harstrines Second Addition to the Ci ty of Kanorado, Sherman County, Kansas, according to the recorded plat thereof;
and all personal property and other Kansas real estate owned by decedent at the time of death. And that such property and all personal property and other Kansas real estate owned
by the decedent at the time of death be assigned pursuant to the laws of intestate succession.
You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before January 10, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. in the city of Goodland, in Sherman County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.
BRIAN BOYCE,PETITIONER
John D. Gatz, #10808Attorney at LawP. O. Box 346Colby, KS 67701-0346785-460-3383 telAttorney for Petitioner
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sportsstar-news The Goodland Star-News / Friday, December 16, 2016 9
The Goodland High School var-sity wrestling team placed fifth in the Eagle Invitation in Colby last Friday and Saturday.
The Cowboys defeated Lexing-ton in the finals on Saturday but lost to Dodge City.
Goodland placed second in the duals held on Friday at the Colby Community Building. In that pool, one of three, Garden City placed first; Topeka Seaman, third; Oak-ley, fourth; Eaglecrest, fifth; and Blue Valley North, sixth.
Finals• Against Lexington, the Cow-
boys won 37-33.Kasey Stramel (120 pounds)
won 3-0, Jesus Dominguez (132) won 6-4, Dawson Ensign (138) won 14-10, and Cameron Gray (195) won 10-0. Tate Withington (126) won by fall.
Tucker Harkins (182) lost 6-0. Taye Payne (106), Sergio Lazo (113), Jacob Burian (152) and Dawson Holub (170) lost by fall.
Lexington was open at 145, 160, 220 and 285.
• Against Dodge City, the Cow-boys lost 52-23.
Withington won 19-4. Ensign won by fall.
Stramel lost 4-1 and Hagan Hoss (220) lost 8-4. Lazo, Dominguez, Burian, Holub and Harkins lost by fall.
Dodge City was open at 106 and 285. The Cowboys were open at 145 and 160.
Friday Duals• Against Eaglecrest, the Cow-
boys won 58-17.Dominguez won 9-1. Withing-
ton, Ensign, Harkins, Gray and Luis Ledesma (285) won by fall.
Simon Bassett (145) lost 3-0, Burian lost 6-4, and Taylor Ratliff (160) lost 15-0. Holub lost by fall.
Eaglecrest was open at 106, 113, 120 and 220.
• Against Blue Valley North, the Cowboys won 67-12.
Ensign won 11-3 and Burian won 6-5. Withington, Bassett, Harkins, Hoss and Ledesma won by fall.
Ratliff and Holub lost by fall.Blue Valley North was open at
106, 113, 120, 132 and 195.• Against Oakley, the Cowboys
won 38-33.Dominguez won 6-2. Withing-
ton won by fall.Stramel lost 4-3, Bassett lost 4-3
and Hoss lost 5-0. Burian, Ratliff, Holub and Harkins lost by fall.
Oakley was open at 106, 113, 138 and 195.
• Against Garden City, the Cow-boys lost 55-15.
Stramel won 8-6 and Ensign won due to an injury. Withington won by fall.
Gray lost 12-4 and Ledesma lost 3-2. Payne, Lazo, Dominguez, Bassett, Burian, Holub and Hoss lost by fall.
Both teams were open at 160.• Against Topeka Seaman, the
Cowboys won 46-36Stramel won 11-3. Withington,
Ensign Harkins, Gray and Ledes-ma won by fall.
Payne, Lazo, Dominguez, Bas-sett and Hoss lost by fall.
Topeka Seaman was open at 160 and 170. Goodland was open at 152.
The Cowboys’ annual Holiday Classic tournament is set for this weekend. Matches will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Max Jones Fieldhouse.
The Sagebrush Shootout high school basketball tournament in Brewster continued on Friday and Saturday with Golden Plains win-ning the girls bracket and St. Francis winning the boys side.
In the girls bracket, Triplains-Brewster was second; St. Francis, third; Logan, fourth; Weskan, fifth; Cheylin, sixth; Wichita County, seventh; and Heartland Christian, eighth.
On the boys side, Logan was second; Triplains-Brewster, third; Cheylin, fourth; Wichita County, fifth; Golden Plains, sixth; Weskan, seventh; and Heartland Christian, eighth.
GirlsTriplains Brewster vs Logan
FridayThe Lady Titans had defeated
Weskan in the opening round and faced Logan in the semifinals.
The game, held at the same time as the Golden Plains-St. Francis contest, proved to be a lower-scor-ing affair. In the first quarter, the Lady Titans put in five points on free throws from Rose Smith and a three pointer from Taryn Stramel. They outscored Logan by one point.
Smith was the only Lady Titan to put in a basket in the second, while Logan scored another four points to take an 8-7 lead at the half.
The Lady Titans got the game go-ing in the third, putting in nine points and holding Logan to three. Katie Hillery put in a pair of baskets while Maddie Lamb made one basket and Kanami Soejima put in a basket and a free throw. The Lady Titans had regained the lead 16-11 at the end of the quarter.
In the fourth, Triplains-Brewster continued to ramp up its scoring efforts, putting in 15 points, with Hillery and Mia Carter getting six baskets each and Stramel a three pointer.
Logan put in 10, but the Lady Titans stayed well ahead, winning 31-21.
Golden Plains vs Triplains-Brewster
SaturdayWith the win, Triplains Brews-
ter would face Golden Plains for the tournament championship on Saturday.
The Lady Bulldogs opened up a big lead, 23-4, in the first quarter. Most of the scoring for the Bulldogs came from Miller, who put in two three pointer, three baskets and three free throws. Also scoring were Schiltz with two free throws, Scha-
ben with two baskets and Lugo with one. For the Lady Titans, Soejima did all the scoring with two baskets.
Triplains-Brewster found its rhythm in the second quarter, put-ting in 12 points, but the Lady Bulldogs kept pace with 12 of their own. Lamb and Stramel put in three pointers for the Lady Titans while Hillery scored two baskets and two free throws. For Golden Plains, Miller had another pair of three pointers, while Schitlz put in two baskets and a free throw and Amanda Cheney put in a free throw. Golden Plains led 35-16 at the half.
The Lady Titans outscored Gold-en Plains for the first time in the third quarter, putting in nine points to the Lady Bulldogs’ eight. Mia Carter put in two baskets while Hillery and Lamb each had one and Stramel put in a free throw. For Golden Plains, Miller put in two free throws while Schiltz got two baskets and Lugo, one.
The Lady Bulldogs were still ahead 43-35 going into the fourth, and they sealed the championship with with a further 16 points, while Triplains-Brewster added 10. Miller put in her fifth three pointer as well as a basket and two free throws, for a total of 30 points in the game. Nie-man and Carmen Sepulveda each had one basket while Lugo put in three free throws and Schiltz, two. For Heartland Christian, Smith had a three pointer and a two-point bas-ket, while Soejima and Elke Kernal put in one basket each and Madison Carter made a free throw.
Golden Plains won the champion-ship game 59-35.
BoysTriplains-Brewster vs Logan
FridayAfter beating Weskan in the open-
ing round, the Triplains-Brewster boys advanced to play Logan in the semifinals.
The Titans fell behind 11-7 in the opening quarter. Hudson Stramel put in a three pointer while Brett Roulier added a basket and Jacob Benham, a pair of free throws.
In the second, Roulier put in another basket, along with a free throw from Tad Holm and a basket and two free throws from Stramel. The seven points were eclipsed by 16 from Logan, who led 27-14 going into halftime.
The Titans outscored Logan for the the first time in the third, putting in 10 points to Logan’s eight. Adrian Cortes hit a three pointer, while
Roulier contributed a free throw; Stramel, one basket; and Holm, a basket and two free throws.
The Titans continued their rally in the fourth, putting in 22 points. Hunter House hit a three pointer and added a pair of free throws. Roulier also put in a three. Holm hit two three pointers and made two more baskets for a team-high 15 total points. Cortes added a basket and Stramel, a pair of free throws.
Logan also its best quarter, scor-ing 17 points, holding off the Titans’
rally to win 52-46.Triplains-Brewster vs. Cheylin
SaturdayWith the loss, the Titans went
to the third place game against Cheylin.
The Titans put in a massive 27 points in the first quarter, more than doubling Cheylin’s 10 points. Holm had seven points in the quarter, with a free throw and a pair of baskets. House had a pair of free throw, while Jaden Schmidt had two baskets; Roulier, one basket; and Benham,
one free throw.In the second, the Titans put in
10 points while Cheylin closed the gap a little with 12. House put in his third three pointer and added a free throw. Holm got a basket and made three of four free throw at-tempts, while Schmidt also had a free throw. Triplains-Brewster led 37-24 at the half.
Cheylin closed the gap further in the third quarter, outscoring the Ti-tans 15-7 and making it a five-point game. Schmidt and Cortes each had
baskets while Stramel had a basket and a free throw.
The Titans didn’t let Cheylin get any closer however, scoring 12 points in the fourth and holding Cheylin to just four. House put in his fifth and sixth three pointers, tying Stramel for top scorer with 16 total points. Stramel scored a basket and four free throws in the fourth.
The Titans clinched third place with a 56-43 win.
Cowboys take fifthat Colby tournament
Shay Smith inbounded the ball from the sidelines during the junior varsity basketball game against Burlington on Monday at the Max Jones Fieldhouse. The 1-1 junior varsity Cowgirls defeated Burlington 35-33 in the first round of the home tournament. The boys team defeated Burlington 39-24 in the opening round Monday, and then lost at Norton 34-37 in a non-tournament game Tuesday. The junior varsity Cowboys are 2-1. Tournament play was set to resume Thursday.
Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News
Inbound pass
Triplains-Brewster teams second, third at home tournament
Basketball teams lose at NortonThe Goodland High School varsity girls basketball
team traveled to Norton on Tuesday for a rematch of their narrow loss in the Topside Tipoff third-place game. The Cowgirls didn’t fare as well against the Lady Bluejays this time around, however, falling 42-33.
Goodland was down by two at the end of the first quarter, and was only able to score four points in the second, falling behind 20-12 at the half. Norton added another 10 points to Goodland’s six in the third. The Cowgirls had their best quarter in the fourth, putting in 15 points. However, the Lady Bluejays put in 12 to
keep their lead and win 42-33.The varsity Cowboys had even less luck. Despite
matching the Bluejays 18-18 in the first quarter, the boys team fell behind in the second, ending the half down 34-26. The Cowboys were held to single digit scoring in the third and fourth quarters, while Norton added 38 points to win 72-43.
The 3-2 Cowboys and 2-3 Cowgirls will be in ac-tion tonight at Hugoton in the final games before the winter break. They first games after the break will be at Holcomb on Friday, Jan. 6.
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