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Vol. 4 Number 25 Thursday, December 27, 2012 

Chamber Contest... 

The Blue Rapids Chamber 

announced the 2012 

"Christmas Lighting Contest" 

on December 22nd. The 

1st place Larry & Carol Claycamp, 414 E. 4th St. 

2nd Lyle and Janice Brooks, 709 Western Ave. 

3rd place Greg and Angel Crumbley, 708 East Avenue. 

Chamber contest winners were: 

1st place Larry & Carol 

Claycamp, 414 E. 4th St.; 2nd 

Lyle and Janice Brooks, 709 

Western Ave.; 3rd place Greg 

and Angel Crumbley, 708 East 

Avenue. If you have not seen 

the beautiful lighted homes you 

still have a few days. The 

Chamber would like to thank 

everyone that participated. 

How Fossil Fuels 

Saved Humanity 

By Indur M. Goklany 

The Cato Institute 

For most of its existence, 

mankind’s wellbeing was dictated 

by disease, the elements 

and other natural factors, and 

the occasional conflict. 

Virtually everything it needed 

— food, fuel, clothing, medicine, 

transport, mechanical 

power — was the direct or indirect 

product of living nature. 

Good harvests reduced 

hunger, improved health, and 

increased life expectancy and 

population — until the next 

inevitable epidemic, crop failure, 

natural disaster, or conflict. 

These Malthusian checks 

ensured little or no sustained 

growth in population or wellbeing. 

Then mankind began to 

develop technologies to augment 

or displace living nature’s 

uncertain bounty. Gradually 

food supplies and nutrition 

improved and population, living 

standards, and human wellbeing 

advanced haltingly. The 

Industrial Revolution accelerated 

these trends. Mankind broke 

its Malthusian bonds. Growth 

became the norm. Population 

exploded, along with living 

Extension To Hold 

Meetings For Women 

More and more women are 

involved in agriculture each 

year. Many women manage or 

help manage farm and ranch 

operations and/or they are landlords. 

To address the needs of 

women involved in agriculture, 

the Geary, Marshall, 

Pottawatomie, Riley, Morris, 

and Wabaunsee Extension 

Services will be holding a 

series of six meetings called 

Women Involved in Agriculture 

- A Kansas Annie's Project. 

Sorry men, this is a women’s 

only program. 

So, what is Annie's Project? 

Annie's is a series of meetings 

for women involved in 

agriculture, designed to help 

them learn more about managing 

the farm and making busi- 

standards and well-being. 

Technologies dependent on 

cheap fossil fuels enabled these 

improving trends. Nothing can 

be made, transported, or used 

without energy, and fossil fuels 

provide 80 percent of 

mankind’s energy and 60 percent 

of its food and clothing. 

Thus, absent fossil fuels, global 

cropland would have to 

increase by 150 percent to meet 

current food demand, but conversion 

of habitat to cropland is 

already the greatest threat to 

biodiversity. By lowering 

humanity’s reliance on living 

nature, fossil fuels not only 

saved humanity from nature’s 

whims, but nature from humanity’s 

demands. 

Key to these developments 

was that these technologies 

accelerated the generation of 

ideas that spawned even better 

technologies through, among 

other things, greater accumulation 

of human capital (via 

greater populations, timeexpanding 

illumination, and timesaving 

machinery) and faster 

exchange of ideas and knowledge 

(via greater and faster 

trade and communications). 

ness decisions. The mission 

statement for Annie's nationwide 

is "to empower farm 

women to be better business 

partners through networks and 

by managing and organizing 

critical information". 

Six meetings for women in 

agriculture have already been 

scheduled. The sessions will 

be held on Fridays from 10:00 

A.M. to 3:00 P.M., starting on 

February 1 and continuing 

through March 15, 2013. 

Meetings will be held at the 

Highland Community College 

on East Highway 24 in 

Wamego. 

We'll lead off the series with 

a session on True Colors, a personality 

profile system that 

See Extension page 2 

Dreaming Of A 

Cold Christmas 

If you live in Blue Rapids or Waterville and you were 

dreaming of a white Christmas, you got your wish along 

with cold weather. The State Bank clock showed the 

temperature to be only 19 degrees at 1:00 on 

Wednesday, December 26th.

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helps you understand how 

different personality types 

think and how you can work 

with or around other personality 

colors. Also, there will be 

sessions on financial management, 

record keeping, leasing, 

Laberta M. Allen 

Laberta M. Allen, 83, of 

Frankfort, KS, died Tuesday, 

December 18, 2012 at 

Community Memorial 

Healthcare, Marysville. 

A funeral service will be 

held at 10 a.m., December 28, 

Nadine Taphorn 

Nadine Taphorn, 73, of 

Marysville, KS, died Tuesday, 

December 25, 2012, at St. 

Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln, 

NE. 

Visitation is Thursday, 

December 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 

p.m., at Kinsley Mortuary, 

Marysville. 

A rosary service will be held 

at 7 p.m., Thursday, December 

27, at St. Gregory’s Catholic 

Church, Marysville. 

Mass of Christian Burial will 

be held at 10 a.m., Friday, 

December 28, at St. Gregory’s 

Catholic Church. 

Clara M. Youngberg, 97, of 

Waterville, KS, died Saturday, 

December 15, 2012, at 

Meadowlark Hills Retirement 

Community in Manhattan, KS. 

Visitation was held Friday, 

December 21, from 10:00 a.m. 

until 9:00 p.m., at Kinsley 

Mortuary in Marysville and 

one hour before service time. 

A funeral service was held at 

1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 

22, at the United Methodist 

Church in Waterville. Rev. 

Debbie Dick will officiate. 

Beverly Hedke played the 

organ while Kim Oatney sings 

“How Great Thou Art” and “In 

the Garden.” The congregation 

will sing “Amazing Grace.” 

MSgt (RET.) Lawton Alex 

“Wes” Westberry, Sr., 64, of 

Lebanon, Virginia and formerly 

of Valdosta, Georgia died 

Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 

Bristol Regional Medical 

Center in Bristol, Tennessee. 

He was born in Waycross, 

Georgia on June 4, 1948 to the 

late Lawton Walker and Macie 

Tuten Westberry. Mr. 

Westberry served with distinction 

in the United States Air 

Force for twenty four years and 

served overseas tours in 

Vietnam, Japan, Korea and 

Honduras. He served twelve 

years as a correctional officer 

with the State of Georgia and 

was a member of the Northside 

Baptist Church in Valdosta. 

Survivors include his wife, 

Rita Westberry of Lebanon, 

marketing, estate planning, and 

much more. 

One of the 2012 participants 

said this about Women 

Involved in Agriculture, “This 

was a very good course. I really 

enjoyed each week with the 

at Kinsley Mortuary, 

Marysville. 

Burial will be in the Berg 

Cemetery, Blaine, KS. 

Laberta was born August 30, 

1929, at Wheaton, KS, daughter 

of Peter Curtis and Mayme 

Nadine was born on January 

31, 1939 at the Randall 

Hospital in Marysville, daughter 

of Henry and Gladys 

(Heglar) Nieman. She attended 

Deer Creek Grade School and 

in 1957 graduated from 

Marysville High School. In 

school she won an award for 

her penmanship and was a 

baton twirler in the band. 

On April 23, 1960, she married 

Edward Taphorn. They 

were blessed with five sons. 

Nadine worked as a secretary 

for the Marshall County Sheriff 

office and Citizens State Bank. 

Clara M. Youngberg 

The pallbearers were Wayne 

Miller, Bruce Feldhausen, Dick 

Reinhardt, Leo Schneider, 

Leon Kraus and Ryan Wieters. 

Burial was in Riverside 

Cemetery in Waterville. 

Clara was born to Hugh and 

Clara (Burgess) McGrath on 

December 8, 1915 at Home, 

KS. She attended Balderson 

School for seven years and 

graduated from Marysville 

High School. Clara went on to 

study at the University of 

Kansas, graduating with a 

major in music education, 

voice, piano and a minor in 

pipe organ. She did graduate 

work at University of Kansas, 

Nebraska and Colorado. 

Lawton Alex Westberry, Sr 

VA., two sons and daughters in 

law, Alex and Anna Westberry 

of Rome, GA, Nick and Kristie 

Westberry of Valdosta, GA, 

stepdaughter, Brittney Ashby 

of Lebanon, VA, four grandchildren, 

Andrew Westberry, 

Macie Westberry, Rylee 

Westberry and Emeri 

Westberry, one brother, Edward 

Westberry of Valdosta, GA and 

four sisters and brothers in law, 

Frankie and Charles Murphy of 

Brunswick, GA, Gloria and 

Sammy Crosby of St. Marys, 

GA, Charlene and Tommy 

Vaughn of Jacksonville, FL, 

Barbara and Buddy Davis of 

Patterson, GA, his mother in 

law, Marjorie Anderson of 

Waterville, KS, brother in law 

and sister in law, Wendell and 

Brenda Anderson of Randolph, 

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various topics. The speakers 

were friendly & informative. 

The drinks, candy, and meals 

were appreciated. Thank you!” 

Most of the participants have 

learned and enjoyed the comradry 

and the friendships made 

Elizabeth (Valburg) Allen. 

She was preceded in death 

by her parents. 

Survivors include her brother, 

George Allen, Waterville, 

KS; and sister, Mayme E. 

Kerney, Marysville. 

She was also a secretary for St. 

Gregory’s Catholic School and 

a bookkeeper for Sidle’s 

Automotive. 

Nadine was a member of St. 

Gregory’s Catholic Church, 

Altar Society, Church Choir, 

Lucky EHU, and the 

Neighborhood Card Club. She 

was a partner with the Taphorn 

Farms, a farmwife and mother. 

Nadine loved to entertain and 

host family gatherings. 


by her parents; and sister, 

Norma Schroller Keller. 

Survivors include her hus- 

Clara taught music at the 

schools in Waterville and Blue 

Rapids. She had a private studio 

where she taught voice, 

piano and organ for many 

years. 

Clara was a member of the 

United Methodist Church, 

P.E.O., Shakespeare Club, 

American Legion Auxiliary 

and the Welcome Club. She 

directed the choir in St Mark 

Lutheran Church for over 50 

years, was the organist for the 

Methodist and Lutheran 

churches for many years and 

sang for numerous occasions. 

She married Clem Youngberg 

and they owned and operated 

Youngberg Funeral Home, 

where she was a licensed funer- 

KS, three sisters in law and 

brothers in law, Karen and 

Dickie Orsak of Friendswood, 

TX, Arlyss and Jim Vathauer of 

Clay Center, KS, Lisa and John 

Diederich of Barnes, KS, 

brother in law, Dewey Harris of 

Jacksonville, FL, many nieces 

and nephews. 

He was preceded in death by 

his first wife, Lauranell 

Anderson Westberry, a sister, 

Sarah Harris and father in law, 

Leonard Anderson. 

A visitation will be held on 

Friday, December 21, 2012 

from 5-7pm at the Carson 

McLane Funeral Home, 2215 

N. Patterson St., Valdosta, GA. 

Family and friends are to meet 

at 12:30 pm, Sunday, 

December 23, 2012, at Terry- 

Christie Funeral Home in 

Kenneth L. Sells, Agent 

by participating in Women 

Involved in Agriculture classes 

and have said they would 

encourage their friends to participate. 

The cost to attend will 

be $60, which will cover the 

cost of the binder, publications, 

A memorial fund has been 

established and will be designated 

at a later date. 

Contributions may be sent in 

care of Kinsley Mortuary. 

band, Edward; sons, Kevin 

(Janet) Taphorn, Omaha, NE, 

Michael (Donna) Taphorn, 

Clay Center, KS, David (Amy) 

Taphorn, Manhattan, KS, Brian 

(Brenda) Taphorn, Kansas City, 

MO, Jeff (Marcie) Taphorn, 

Greenfield, IN; sister, Anita 

(Duane) Ehnen, Marysville; 

nineteen grandchildren and five 

great-grandchildren. 


established to St. Gregory's 

Catholic School. Contributions 

may be sent in care of Kinsley 

Mortuary. 

al director. They sold the funeral 

business when Clem’s health 

failed. 


by her parents; husband, Clem 

Youngberg; and brothers, Frank 

and Harry McGrath. 

Surviving her is a nephew, 

Chad L. McGrath and wife, 

Agnes, of Tigard, OR; great 

nephew, Matthew C. McGrath 

of Seattle , WA; and great 

niece, Monika Bennett of 

Stockholm, Sweden. 


established to the United 

Methodist Church in 

Waterville. Contributions may 

be sent in care of Kinsley 

Mortuary, Marysville. 

Waterville, Kansas. Graveside 

services with Military Honors 

provided by the US Air Force 

will be at Cottage Hill 

Cemetery, south of Waterville 

following the meeting of family 

and friends. 

Memorial contributions are 

suggested to the Wounded 

Warriors Project and may be 

sent in care of Terry-Christie 

Funeral Home at PO Box 61, 

Waterville, Kansas 66548, in 

charge of local arrangements. 

Condolences to the family 

may be conveyed online at 

www.mclanecares.com. Carson 

McLane Funeral Home, 

Valdosta, Georgia, in charge of 

arrangements. 

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and meals. Space will be limited 

to 25 participants. 

If you want to participate in 

Women Involved in Agriculture 

- A Kansas Annie's Project, 

please fill out the registration 

form in this issue of the 

Marshall County Extension 

Service General Newsletter, by 

Tuesday, January 29, 2013. You 

can ontact the Marshall County 

Extension Office at (785) 562- 

3531, or E-mail Mike at 

mvogt@ksu.edu 

Country Place Activities 

Country Place Senior Living 

was blessed with the beautiful 

voices and piano playing of 

310 individuals during the 

month of December. As each 

youth left, they were given a 

candy cane and adults were 

given gift boxes made by residents 

from recycled Christmas 

cards. Each box contained 

mints made by the residents. 

Groups who caroled or played 

for the residents were: Bremen 

Hustlers 4-H Club, Beattie 

Methodist Church, PEO, St. 

Gregory’s youth choir and parents, 

Boy Scouts, Rotary Club, 

Bulldog Singers and sponsors, 

Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, 

Marysville Methodist Church, 

Immanuel Lutheran choir and 

Hannah Malotte’s piano students. 

During the month, residents 

enjoyed decorating Christmas 

cookies and making Christmas 

trees from ice cream cones decorated 

with icing. Santa made 

an appearance at the Christmas 

party. He handed out gifts to 

each resident. 

The residents reminisced of 

Christmases past and then 

enjoyed punch and homemade 

cookies and candies. 

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Filing Deadline 

The filing deadline for those interested in 

running for the Valley Heights USD 498 

School Board is 12:00 noon January 22, 

2013. The Board has three positions up for 

re-election. Position #4 is currently held by 

Sharon Osborne. Position 4 includes the 

City of Blue Rapids EAST OF GENESEE 

STREET. Position #5 is currently held by 

Chris McNary and includes the CITY OF 

WATERVILLE AND WATERVILLE 

TOWNSHIP. Position #6 is currently held 

by Kenneth Steinfort and includes ALL 

RURAL AREA IN THE DISTRICT 

INCLUDING THE AREA WEST OF 

GENESEE STREET WITHIN THE CITY 

LIMITS OF BLUE RAPIDS. 

The current Board and Administration 

encourages all eligible citizens within the 

district boundaries to consider this very 

important civic opportunity. We need guidance 

and direction from those interested in 

our young people’s education as well as 

those interested in sustaining the quality 

education we have come to expect in USD 

498. If interested in more details on how to 

file, please contact one of the current board 

members or the Board of Education office, 

phone number 785-363-2398. 

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Twinkies Layoffs Show Up In Kansas Report 

By Gene Meyer 

Kansas Reporter 

FAIRWAY – Ghosts of 

Twinkies past are starting to 

show up in Kansas jobless 

numbers. 

Kansas’ unemployment rate 

dipped 0.3 percent to a seasonally 

adjusted 5.4 percent during 

November, the Kansas 

Department of Labor reported 

Thursday. That’s one full percentage 

point lower than a year 

ago. 

But separate numbers, without 

the seasonal adjustments, 

showed that unemployment 

increased in 15 of 19 of 

Kansas’ largest communities 

the department also surveys. 

One of them is Emporia, where 

local unemployment rates 

increased to 5 percent from 4.6 

By Travis Perry 

Kansas Watchdog 

OSAWATOMIE — 

The Kansas Sexual Predator 

Treatment Program could face 

another audit, even though 

the Larned State Hospital program 

and the state Department 

of Corrections have yet to 

address at least one issue found 

by auditors some seven years 

ago. 

Recent scrutiny of some 

state lawmakers has placed the 

Larned program back into the 

spotlight after a pair of legislative 

committees asked the state 

conduct a second performance 

audit. 

Republicans Carolyn 

McGinn, chair of the Senate 

Ways and Means Committee, 

and Marc Rhoades, chair of 

the House Appropriations 

Committee, expressed concern 

over the expanding population 

of sexual predators living at 

Larned, saying low release 

rates suggest the program isn’t 

effective in rehabilitating 

offenders. 

But a 2005 audit of the 

Larned SPTP highlighted the 

apparent lack of faith officials 

have in the state’s other sexoffender 

treatment program, 

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“Some might have, but we 

definitely will see the effects in 

the December report,” Catlett 

said. That report is due in about 

four weeks. 

Labor statisticians usually 

survey Emporia and other 

cities’ job markets in the middle 

of the month, typically 

around the 13th, Catlett said. 

That makes gauging what 

Emporians call the Dolly people 

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Seven Years Later, Auditors Question Sex-Offender Program 

A 2005 audit of the Larned SPTP highlighted the apparent 

lack of faith officials have in the state’s other sexoffender 

treatment program. 

orchestrated by the DOC. At 

the time, auditors said just 

more than half of the 156 individuals 

in the Larned program 

had gone through some kind of 

previous program while serving 

out their prison sentences. 

“Program officials told us 

that completion of the treatment 

program in prison generally 

has no impact on — and 

shouldn’t be used as an indicator 

of — how well a resident 

will progress in the Sexual 

Predator Treatment Program,” 

the audit said. 

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which uses a mix of evidencebased 

therapy techniques to 

decrease an offender’s risk to 

the community and increase 

pro-social behavior. While 

SPTP therapy methods aren’t 

much different, the sticking 

point is the level of expectation. 

“To complete the prison program, 

an offender only has to 

demonstrate a desire to 

change,” the audit stated. “To 

complete the Sexual Predator 

Treatment Program, residents 

have to demonstrate that they 

have changed and can control 

their thought processes.” 

Information on the number 

of people now in the Larned 

program who have completed 

the DOC program was not 

immediately available. 

Jeremy Barclay, DOC communications 

director, defended 

the department’s process and 

said the program works, but 

some offenders are more difficult 

to reach than others. 

“Ours is, as you put it, doing 

its job. The difference there is 

you’re talking about individuals 

who are assessed to have a 

clinically longer need of treatment 

than what we’re setup to 

provide,” Barclay said, noting 

that it takes about four to nine 

months to complete the program. 

“You’re looking at a longer 

term issue than the treatment 

we’re providing,” he said. 

Statistically, Barclay said 

only 3.5 percent of released 

Kansas sex offenders will commit 

another offense. 

While the Larned program is 

designed to take about seven 

years to complete, only three 

individuals have been released 

since the program began in 

1994. The rest either fail to 

move through each step of the 

program, or they refuse to participate. 

Convicted sex offenders 

who have completed their 

prison sentences can be civilly 

committed to the program if a 

judge deems them a continuing 

threat to the community, but 

they cannot be forced to undergo 

treatment. 

Cliff Voelker, director of the 

Larned program, declined to 

comment on the matter, and 

instead directed Kansas 

Watchdog to Angela de Rocha, 

communications director for 

the Kansas Department of 

Aging and Disability Services. 

Rocha said her department 

didn’t keep track of Larned 

offenders who have also completed 

the DOC program, but 

acknowledged that there are 

many such individuals 

involved in the SPTP. She 

noted that this doesn’t mean the 

DOC program is ineffective, 

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Some of those workers probably 

showed up in the latest 

numbers. 

“We can’t disclose information 

about individual companies, 

but I can tell you that 

unemployment claims doubled 

that month in Emporia,” said 

Inayat Noormohmad, a senior 

labor economist at the Kansas 

department. 

Otherwise, it’s difficult to 

draw trend month-to-month 

comparisons for smaller communities, 

Noormohmad said. 

Samples are small and the 

department does not adjust the 

reported numbers for seasonal 

hiring changes. 

“Look at a year ago,” he suggested. 

“Most of those areas 

have improved since then.” 

but declined to comment further 

on another agency’s program. 

Rocha added that, at this 

time, the system can’t be 

changed to avoid duplicate 

treatment; sex offenders must 

be processed through the DOC 

and its own treatment program 

before transitioning to Larned. 

Since 2005, funding of the 

Larned SPTP has increased by 

about $5.2 million, to $12.7 

million total. In that same time 

period, funding for DOC sex 

offender programs has 

increased by $274,400 to about 

$1.7 million. 

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Home Notes... 

Susan A. Latta - CEA 


Agent 

In a world of instant coffee, 

microwaves, drive-throughs, 

and ATMs, you would think we 

would have time to relax and 

enjoy the day in an unhurried 

way. But that is not the case: in 

reality we are often addicted to 

rushing. Phrases like I’ll call 

you later”, “Hurry I have to 

go”, ”Answer me ASAP” are 

daily jargon. 

I once read a sign that said 

“If tomorrow were your last 

day, what would your family 

say about you? Would they 

miss making cookies with you, 

going to the car races together, 

or playing together at the park, 

the person who was always 

there to listen..... or would they 

say, we are going to notice her 

absence but in truth she did not 

Ag Profitability Meeting Slated For Jan. 31st 

Michael Vogt 


Agent 

Having a profitable farm and 

ranch operation can be difficult 

in the 21st Century. Farmers 

and ranchers face many challenges, 

such as volatility in the 

grain and livestock markets, 

increases in production costs, a 

new Farm Bill, and changes in 

the global economy. 

To help farmers and ranchers 

have a better understanding of 

these challenges, the Marshall 

County Extension Service will 

host an Ag Profitability 

Conference. 

connect with us as a family. 

She was always in a rush and 

other things seemed to come 

first. 

It was once said that “Single 

mindedness is an endangered 

practice”. We are conditioned 

to do multiple things at a time. 

It has become our way of life, 

our oppressive obsession. 

What a liberating blessing of 

grace and space to give ourselves 

permission to choose 

one over all, more often than 

not. 

Every day we are gifted with 

so many beautiful, comforting, 

and joyous moments to enjoy, 

but they are lost on us because 

we are going too fast to notice 

them. 

In 2013, let’s make a resolution 

to slow down and immerse 

ourselves in those gifts life and 

nature bring to us. Let’s try not 

Tomato: Fruit Or Vegetable? 

Michael Vogt 


Agent 

New Year’s Eve is fast 

approaching and if you to spark 

a lively discussion during a 

New Year’s Eve Party, ask 

whether the tomato is a fruit or 

a vegetable. I guarantee that 

you will get to answers. 

Actually, tomatoes are both. 

Botanically, a tomato is a fruit, 

but horticulturally and legally, 

the tomato is a vegetable. There 

is an interesting story behind 

the legal decision that tomatoes 

are a vegetable. It all comes 

back to Congress and protective 

tariffs. 

In 1883, the U.S. Congress 

passed an act establishing protective 

tariffs on several commodities 

including vegetables. 

There was a 10 percent tariff 

January 1st: Outpatient Clinic closed 

for New Year s Day. 

January 2: No 55PLUS Lunch Bunch 

program this month due to the New 

Year s holiday. We will see you on 

Wednesday, February 6th. 

January 3: Breastfeeding Class, 

6:30-8:00 PM, Contact - Michelle 

Luppen, (785) 268-0025. 

January 17: La Leche League 

6:30-8:00 PM, Contact - Michelle 

Luppen, (785) 268-0025. 

January 24: Meadowlark Hospice 

Bereavement Support Group, 

4:30-5:30 PM. 

January 24: Loss of Child Grief 

Support Group, 7:00-8:00 PM. 

Unless otherwise noted, programs are held 

in the South Plaza Conference Room. For 

more information about classes/programs, 

please call (785) 562-2311, or visit our web 

site at www.cmhcare.org. Thanks. 

For more information about 

CMH specialty services, please 

call (785) 562-4459. 

imposed on the value of 

imported vegetables coming 

into the US from the 

Caribbean. An enterprising 

importer had a load of tomatoes 

shipped from the Caribbean 

region through the port of New 

York in 1886. 

When assessed a tariff, he 

protested saying tomatoes were 

fruits and not vegetables. He 

sued through the court system 

and his case eventually came 

before the U.S. Supreme Court. 

The court ruled that tomatoes 

were to be classed as vegetables, 

not fruit. Therefore, he 

lost the case and had to pay the 

tariff. In 1893, Justice Horace 

Gray wrote the following opinion 

for the court: 

“Botanically speaking, tomatoes 

are the fruit of a vine, just 

as are cucumbers, squashes, 

The Ag Profitability 

Conference will be held on 

Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 

the Blue Valley Telecommunications 

Lower Level Public 

Meeting Room (1559 Pony 

Express Highway) in Home 

City. The conference will start 

at 9:30 A.M. with registration, 

and will conclude by 2:00 P.M. 

Topics and speakers from the 

K-State Agricultural Economics 

Department will be: 

“Beef and Cattle Economic 

Market Outlook by Glynn 

Tonsor” 

Update on the 2012 Farm 

Bill by Troy Dumler 

“Grain Market Analysis & 

to think, just sense; that’s the 

key to savoring life. Then and 

only then can we live a calmer 

and satisfying life. 

Quiet Morning Stillness - 

Get out of the house for a couple 

minutes and breathe deeply 

the distinctive aroma that a new 

day gives. Fill your lungs with 

that awakening. 

Hot Morning Drink - Slowly 

experience the first sips of your 

hot drink. Notice the warmth 

as it goes down the center of 

your body and spreads heat 

from the inside out. The slower 

you go, the more you notice 

and the greater the experience. 

Listening to Music - Next 

time you listen to music, try to 

melt into the sound. Go with 

your feelings when you listen 

to the music. Let the music 

invade you completely and 

relax. 

beans and peas. But in the common 

language of the people” 

whether consumers or sellers of 

provisions “all these are vegetables 

which are grown in 

kitchen gardens and, whether 

eaten cooked or raw, are, like 

potatoes, carrots, parsnips, 

turnips, beets, cauliflower, cabbage, 

celery or lettuce, usually 

served at dinner in, with or 

after the soup, fish or meats 

which constitute the principal 

part of the meal, and not, like 

fruits generally, like deserts.” 

This Supreme Court decision 

established the working definition 

that is currently used to 

determine whether a particular 

food item should be classed as 

a fruit or vegetable. However, 

there is still some question 

regarding melons because they 

are grown like vegetables but 

Outlook by Dan O’Brien” Crop 

Insurance and the 2012 

Drought by Art Barnaby 

Something new for this meeting, 

we will have two of our 

speakers present via the 

Internet since they will be in 

Western Kansas. 

The registration fee is $10.00 

per person, or $15 at the door, 

and reservations are requested 

by Thursday, January 24, 2013. 

The fee is to cover the cost of 

meals and materials. Checks 

are to be made payable to the 

Marshall County Educational 

Fund. 

If you are interested in 

attending this meeting, please 

are generally eaten like fruits. 

We may need another court 

decision for melons. 

January 3rd is the Fiesta 

Bowl K-State vs. Oregon, if 

you want to spark a conversation 

during a Fiesta Bowl Party, 

discuss why Collin Klein 

should have received the 

Heisman Trophy instead of that 

other guy, Johnny Manziel 

from Texas A&M. Maybe that 

issue should have gone to the 

Supreme Court, too. I hope 

whether you are a K-State 

Wildcat fan or not that you will 

root for our K-State Wildcats in 

the Fiesta Bowl. This is going 

to be a great game. 

If you have questions, please 

feel free to contact me at the 


Office at (785) 562-3531, or Email 

me at mvogt@ksu.edu. 

fill out the registration form in 

this issue of the Marshall 

County Extension Service 

General Newsletter, call the 



Michael Vogt at 

Mvogt@ksu.edu. Please preregister 

by Friday, January 25, 

2013, so we may know how 

many lunches to prepare. 

If you want to learn how to 

manage some of the challenges 

in agriculture, you will want to 

make plans to attend the Ag 

Profitability Conference on 

January 31 at the Blue Valley 

Telecommunications in Home 

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This can include the sounds 

of simply being out in nature. 

Take time to notice your 

inner skills. Reconnect with 

the real you. Make a self 

analysis and recognize your 

unique abilities. They were 

given to you for a purpose. 

Take pride in them and keep 

them sharp. 

Think about your family and 

loved ones. Ponder on their 

uniqueness and celebrate that 

you are a part of them. Savor 

that connection growing more 

and more over time. Create 

memories through photos; look 

at them after years have passed. 

Highlight the positive 

moments together and learn 

from the rest. 

Keep an attitude of gratitude. 

Being thankful is not a trait 

that comes from within it is a 

skill that we need to exercise 

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but that brings many benefits. 

Give priority to making minutes 

during the day to express 

gratitude internally and also to 

those around us. 

Make an intentional effort to 

see more clearly the ordinary 

and the extraordinary, listen 

3 

Ayala - Cardiology NHI 

James - Podiatry 


10 

Sutton - Eye Surgery 



17 

Rundlett - Cardiology 


24 

Kumar - Neurology 



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Ayala - Cardiology NHI 

Sutton - Eye Surgery 


more carefully to sounds and 

silences, and think more 

deeply, especially about those 

ideas and thoughts that stimulate 

new growth and positive 

change. 

Wishing you a peaceful and 

joyous new year. Happy 2013! 

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Sutton - Eye Clinic 

Berg - Oncology 


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Chruscicki - Retina 

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Doctors Will Learn To Dance To A New Song 

By Peter Weiss M.D. 

Obama won, Obamacare is the 

law, and, as my wife says, I will 

just have to learn to dance to a 

new song. 

Now, don’t get me wrong, 

Obamacare is awful. Forget all 

the “free stuff” it provides. 

Children covered on their parents’ 

plan until 26 years of age? 

A scam, making young adults 

— excuse me, children — pay 

for complete, comprehensive 

health insurance when all they 

need and should pay for is 

major catastrophe insurance. 

Then there is the “annual ” or 

“preventative” exam, which 

according to Obamacare is 

“free.” 

What Do You Mean I Have To Answer 

Another Survey? The Ag Census Is Coming 

Farmers and ranchers are 

asked to complete many surveys 

during a year. Most farmers 

and ranchers don’t like to 

complete surveys. Believe me, 

I hear about it from our farmers 

and ranchers. If most farmers 

and ranchers are anything like 

my Dad when he is asked to 

complete an ag related survey 

on our farm operation, he will 

throw the survey away or if it is 

a phone survey he will hang up 

on the surveyer. Dad and I 

have had many discussions 

about the importance of governmental 

agriculture surveys. 

Dad would say, “I don’t want 

Jerry and Selene Yungeberg 

will be celebrating their 50th 

wedding anniversary on 

January 1, 2013. 

The couple were married in 

Waterville at the United 

Methodist Church on January 

1, 1963. 

Both are retired and reside in 

Waterville. They will celebrate 

this Golden Anniversary with a 

trip to North Carolina later in 

the year . 

Their children and grand- 

Jerry and Selene Yungeberg 


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You gotta love this stuff. I 

wish I had the chutzpah of the 

people who wrote Obamacare. 

What they did not tell you, and 

I am, is that it covers absolutely 

nothing more than the bare 

minimum. 

I have now posted a notice in 

my office and each exam room 

stating exactly what 

Obamacare will cover for those 

yearly visits. Remember 

Obama promised this as a free 

exam — no co-pay, no 

deductible, no charge. That’s 

fine and dandy if you are 

healthy and have no complaints. 

However, we are obligated 

by law to code specifically 

for the reason of the visit. An 

annual exam is one specific 

anyone to know my business!” 

I would say, “I understand, but 

some of the governmental ag 

surveys are important to many 

people including me. 

County/District Extension 

Agents use the information 

gathered from the National 

Agricultural Statistics Service 

for assisting ag producers, educational 

programs, and for program 

planning. I have helped 

local ag businesses with their 

business planning with information 

from agricultural surveys. 

Without some of these 

surveys, I would be flying in 

the dark as I try to educate and 

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code; you can not mix this with 

another code, say, for rectal 

bleeding. This annual visit covers 

the exam and “discussion 

about the status of previously 

diagnosed stable conditions.” 

That’s the exact wording under 

that code — insurance will not 

cover any new ailment under 

that code. 

If you are here for that annual 

exam, you will not be covered 

if you want to discuss any 

new ailment or unstable condition. 

I cannot bait and switch to 

another code — that’s illegal. 

We, the physicians, are audited 

all the time and can lose our 

license for insurance fraud. 

You, the patient, will then 

have to make a decision. 

help people. He grumbles, fills 

out the survey, and we go on 

about our business. 

Like my Dad, many farmers 

and ranchers will not 

answer ag related surveys. 

But, there is one survey that 

comes around every five years 

that all farmers and ranchers 

must complete. That is the 

2012 Census of Agriculture, 

coming soon to your mailbox. 

The 2012 Census of 

Agriculture will be mailed out 

early January 2013. The 2012 

Census of Agriculture will ask 

questions about land use and 

ownership, production practices, 

expenditures, and other 

factors. 

The Census of Agriculture 

provides information that is not 

available anywhere else – 

information that benefits agricultural 

producers and their 

communities in many ways. 

The survey information is used 

by lawmakers in making farm 

policy decisions, by businesses 

in making business decisions, 

and even agricultural producers 

can use the information to 

make business decisions about 

their farm and ranch operation. 

As I mentioned before, many 

times over the years, I have 

used the information in the 

Census of Agriculture and 

other agricultural statistics surveys 

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Do you want your “free” 

yearly exam, or do you want to 

pay for a visit which is coded 

for a particular, new problem? 

You can have my “free” exam 

if you only discuss what 

Obamacare wants me to discuss. 

This happened to me personally, 

as a patient, when I went 

for my physical. It is the law. If 

you are complaining of a new 

problem, then you have to 

reschedule, since Obamacare is 

very clear as to what is covered 

and what is not. Obamacare — 

intentionally — makes it as difficult 

to be seen and taken care 

of as possible. 

Patients can be very tricky. I 

have had patients make an 

makers, businesses, farmers, 

and ranchers in making important 

decisions. The 2012 

Census of Agriculture is agriculture’s 

way of telling its 

story. 

The Census of Agriculture 

Surveys need to be returned by 

February 4, 2013. 

Farmers can return their 

forms by mail or online by visiting 

a secure website, 

www.agcensus.usda.gov. 

My Dad is always concerned 

about someone “knowing about 

his business.” 

Farmers and ranchers need 

to remember that by law, all 

data provided by 

individual producers will be 

kept strictly confidential!!! 

My whole point about the 

Census of Agriculture is that I 

hope that ag producers will 

take the time to complete the 

Census properly. We may not 

like to complete the survey, but 

its information is very important 

to agriculture and to our 

country. 

I have been know to help 

people answer questions on 

previous Census of 

Agricultures. So, if you have 

questions about the 2012 

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feel free to contact me at the 



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“annual” exam, only to want to 

discuss and be treated for 

another ailment. I can’t do it. 

I can hear the complaints 

from you guys already — I 

become the bad guy. “Why 

don’t you just take care of the 

problem, and not bill out any 

different code? You’re a rich 

doctor, and we are entitled to 

free stuff.” 

It doesn’t work that way. 

First, doctors are not rich and, 

like most of you, actually work 

terribly hard for a living. 

Second, Obamacare is the law 

— and as I said earlier, we are 

audited all the time now. 

Also — I don’t ask for free 

gas when I go to the gas station, 

or ask for free food from the 

supermarket. Additionally, 

Obamacare has a 23% cut in 

Medicare reimbursement to 

doctors and hospitals. 

These lower payments won’t 

cover the cost of staying in 

practice to take care of the 

patient. 

Private doctors are becoming 

a thing of the past. By 2014, 

less than 25% of physicians 

will be in private medicine. 

Obama was right in stating you 

can keep your doctor if you 

want to — the problem is he or 

she will rarely be available. 

On top of all of that, doctors 

will be obligated — that’s right, 

obligated — to talk to you 

about things you may have no 

interest or need to talk about. 

You may just want to have a 

pap smear or check your cholesterol. 

However, I am now 

mandated by the government to 

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talk to you about your weight, 

exercise, family life, smoking, 

sexual abuse(!), and even to ask 

if you wear seat belts. And I am 

mandated to record your 

answers. 

I am a physician. But I need 

to tell you to wear a seat belt 

and then record your answer. 

I have received interesting 

responses from my patients 

since I put up the notice. 

Almost all are supportive and 

totally understand. The very 

few who complain? The same 

patients who always ask for 

free samples, who always complain 

that we do not validate 

parking. These are also the 

same patients who call my 

office and ask for free samples 

even when they are not even 

being seen. 

Obamacare and its 2,000plus 

pages are here to stay. I 

will still give my patients 100% 

of my time, energy, and knowledge. 

I still love being a doctor 

— my patients’ doctor. I will, 

however, abide by the law and 

follow it to the letter. I will 

have to learn this new dance. 

“Free” has its price. 

Peter Weiss M.D., 

F.A.C.O.G., is Director and 

Founder of The Rodeo Drive 

Women’s Health Center. He is 

also Assistant Clinical 

Professor of OB/GYN at The 

David Geffen School of 

Medicine at UCLA. He was 

health care adviser to John 

McCain’s presidential campaign. 

Dr Weiss is an Attending 

physician at Cedars Sinai and 

St Johns Health Centers 

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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, December 27, 2012 6A 

Conservatives Stand Their Ground 

By Rob Bluey 

Heritage Foundation 

“When you can’t make 

them see the light, make 

them feel the heat.” 

President Ronald 

Reagan’s sound advice rang 

true yesterday. Grassroots 

activists and conservative 

groups, led by Heritage 

Action for America, 

derailed a plan to raise taxes 

on some Americans and 

small businesses. 

Lacking votes from his 

own party, Speaker John 

Boehner (R-OH) called off 

consideration of “Plan B” 

last night, sending lawmakers 

home for Christmas 

instead. When the dust settled, 

conservatives stuck to 

their principles: to cut 

spending without raising 

taxes. 

When they return to work, 

all eyes will be on President 

Obama and Senate Majority 

Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). 

Their failure to act has left 

the nation on the brink of 

the fiscal cliff. 

It didn’t have to come to 

this. Nearly five months 

ago, on August 1, the House 

of Representatives voted to 

prevent a tax hike on all 

Americans. The measure 

passed on a 256-to-171 

vote, winning the support of 

19 Democrats. 

Meanwhile, as Obama 

divided the country with his 

class-warfare campaign, 

Reid sat idle. 

Heritage’s Patrick Louis 

Knudsen, the Grover M. 

Hermann Fellow in Federal 

Budgetary Affairs, wrote 

last month about the 

Senate’s failure to act: 

Although the House 

passed legislation this year 

replacing the across-the- 

President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D- 

NV) have not passed a budget in 4-years. 

board cuts with specific policy 

changes, the Senate 

refused to act, forcing any 

resolution to wait until after 

this year’s election. Now 

this large problem joins with 

other unresolved issues, 

such as the “doc fix” 

(extending Medicare physicians’ 

payment rates) and 

extended unemployment 

benefits—and another debtceiling 

increase looms early 

next year as well. 

Now there are just 11 

days left before Americans 

face a massive slate of tax 

hikes and reckless defense 

cuts. The fiscal cliff will 

affect all American taxpayers, 

with an average 

increase of more than 

$4,100 in taxes. 

This is unacceptable. 

Reid could have brought 

the House-passed measure 

to the Senate for an open 

debate and vote. He could 

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years old. This year I have been 

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it if you could bring me a new 

kitchen table for my family and 

new clothes. I might also like a 

new race car. Thank you and 

Merry Christmas! 


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it if you could bring me a gymnastic 

Dora doll, a real fur 

puppy, and a doll house. Thank 

you and Merry Christmas! 


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gymnastic doll. Thank you and 



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it if you could bring me shirts 

and a bat cave, but do not put it 

in my stocking because it is too 

big. Thank you and Merry 

Christmas! 


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it if you could bring me a castle, 

a horse for my dolls, a new 

step stool (make it pink), and a 

purple chair like the one we 

have in our classroom. Thank 



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it if you could bring me a truck 

that is blue and is a remote control. 

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have instructed Senate 

Budget Chairman Kent 

Conrad (D-ND) to produce 

a budget. Instead, Reid did 

neither. The Senate has now 

gone 3 years, 7 months, and 

22 days without a budget. 

Boehner, who oversaw 

passage of Republicandrafted 

budgets in 2011 and 

2012, was right to place 

blame on the Senate for failing 

to act: 

Now it is up to the president 

to work with Senator 

Reid on legislation to avert 

the fiscal cliff. The House 

has already passed legislation 

to stop all of the 

January 1 tax rate increases 

and replace the sequester 

with responsible spending 

cuts that will begin to 

address our nation’s crippling 

debt. The Senate must 

now act. 

Heritage Action, our sister 

organization, has urged lawmakers 

to remain true to 


it if you could bring me a 

Barbie and a horse together, 

and a new computer just for 

me. Thank you and Merry 

Christmas! 


My name is Kyler. I am 5 



it if you could bring me a doll 

with long hair. Thank you and 



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it if you could bring me some 

toys, some pink shoes, and 

things to put in my hair. Thank 



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their principles. Earlier this 

week at a Capitol Hill press 

conference, Heritage Action 

chief executive Michael 

Needham led a group of 

conservative leaders, 

including Representative 

Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), to 

voice opposition to a tax 

increase. 

In a statement last night, 

Needham commended the 

House for acting months 

ago and urged Obama and 

Reid to “reject the political 

gimmicks and demonstrate 

that same level of seriousness.” 

Throughout the fiscal cliff 

negotiations, Obama has 

demonstrated a lack of seriousness. 

Heritage’s Alison 

Acosta Fraser recounted 

earlier this week that Obama 

initially wanted an $800 billion 

tax increase, only to 

later double that demand to 

$1.5 trillion. His plan lacks 

any substantive spending 

cuts, insisting on tax hikes 

first. And to top it off, the 

more concessions 

Republicans have made, the 

more Obama wants to take 

from the American people. 

Enough is enough. 

Conservatives stood their 

ground last night and sent a 

powerful message. Now it’s 

time for lawmakers to take 

the “least repugnant remaining 

resolution to the fiscal 

cliff,” as Heritage’s J.D. 

Foster wrote earlier this 

week, and pass a temporary 

measure that extends all tax 

rates and all spending policy 

without sequestration cuts 

through March 31, 2013. 

That’s the best possible 

outcome in this unfortunate 

situation. 

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Marshall County Minutes 

December 17, 2012 

The Board of Marshall 

County Commissioners met in 

regular session with Thomas K. 

Holle Chairman; Robert S. 

Connell member and Sonya L. 

Stohs, County Clerk present. 

Commissioner Charles R. 

Loiseau was not present at the 

meeting. 

The meeting was called to 

order at 9:00 a.m. 

The Board opened the meeting 

with the flag salute. 

The minutes and agenda 

were approved as presented 

upon a motion by Thomas K. 

Holle seconded by Robert S. 

Connell. Motion carried. 

County Attorney Laura 

Johnson-McNish met with the 

Board. 

County Sanitarian Marlene 

Stamm met with the Board and 

gave them a quarterly update. 


Loiseau placed a call to the 

Board. 

Thomas K. Holle moved, 

seconded by Robert S. Connell 

to approve the following 

Resolution # 12-12-17-1 transferring 

up to $4,000.00 from 

the General (Treasurer) fund to 

the County Equipment fund 

and Resolution # 12-12-17-2 

transferring up to $2,000.00 

from the Appraiser fund to the 

Appraiser Capital Outlay. 

DCH Enterprises, Inc. doing business as 

Dave’s Body Shop and R&K Service 

Windshields 

Paintless 

dent repair 

Spray-in 

Bedliner 

Contact 

Dave or Keith 

562-2338 562-3336 

Come on out for a free estimate at 

742 Pony Express Hwy. 

west of Marysville 

Motion carried. 

Robert S. Connell moved, 

seconded by Thomas K. Holle 

to approve the following purchase 

orders. Motion carried. 

Laura Johnson-McNish, 

Marysville, KS for prepare 

brief $1,350.00-General 

(County Attorney) fund-P.O. # 

4298 

BVAC ProGrade Ammo 

Group, Stevensville, MT for 

ammo $644.00-General 

(Sheriff) fund- P.O. # 4220 

Public Works Administrator 

Mike Craig Public Works 

Coordinating Supervisor Larry 

Polson met with the Board. 

Murphy Tractor sales representative 

Chadd Blackwood 

and Foley Tractor sales representative 

Joe Schmidtlein met 

with the Board for the presentation 

of motor grader bids. 

The following bids were 

received for a new motor grader 

to replace the 2002 CAT 

140H that is used out of the 

Waterville Shop: 

Murphy Tractor, Topeka, 

KS: 

2013 John Deere 670G 4WD 

steering wheel - $184,000.00 

Trade in on the 2002 CAT 

140H-$101,000.00 7500 buy 

back-$115,000.00 

2013 John Deere 672G 6WD 

steering wheel - $207,000.00 

Sheriff’s Report... 

Marshall County Sheriff’s 

Department 

Jail Activity Sheet 

Activities for the week of: 

December 17, 2012 to 

December 23, 2012 

Name: Kravitez, Danny 

Address: Manhattan, Kansas 

Date of Birth: 09/08/1972 

Charge: Marshall Co. 

Warrant for Failure to Appear 

Date of Arrival: 12/17/2012 

Date of Release: 12/21/2012 

Reason: Oral Recognizance 

Bond 

Name: Wienck, Cory 

Address: Marysville, Kansas 


Charge: DUI 1st, Poss. 

Marijuana 2nd, Poss. 

Paraphernalia, and Refusing a 

PBT 



Reason: $5,000 Cash Surety 

Bond 

Name: Hogan, Bret 

Address: Blue Rapids, 

Kansas 


Charge: KDOC Warrant 


Date of Release: Still 

Incarcerated 

Reason: Still Incarcerated 


Owners: David & Christina Hartsook 

Brakes 

Tue ups 

Exhaust 

Engine repair 

Farmers Service 

125 South Colorado 

Waterville, KS 

785-363-2581 

Full Service 

Mechanic On Duty 

Services Provided: Gas, Oil Change, 

Complete Car Care, Car Wash, Licensed Gun Dealer, 

Interstate Batteries, Hydraulic Hoses, Roller Chains, 

Oils and Greases 

Blue Valley 

Senior Living 

710 Western Ave. 

Blue Rapids, Ks 66411 

785-363-7777 

“We have a warm friendly home like environment that 

you feel when you enter the door.” 


140H-$101,000.00 7/7500 buy 

back-$124,500.00 

2013 John Deere 670GP 

4WD joystick - $203,000.00 


140H-$101,000.00 7/7500 buy 

back-$135,500.00 

2013 John Deere 672GP 

6WD joystick - $246,000.00 


140H-$101,000.00 7/7500 buy 

back-$150,000.00 

Foley Tractor, Topeka, KS 

2013 CAT 120M2 - 

$217,050.62 


140H-$98,000.00 7/7500 buy 

back-$110,500.00 

2013 CAT 12m2 - 

$236,635.00 Trade in on the 

2002 CAT 140H-$98,000.00 

7/7500 buy back-$119,000.00 





Koch Excavating, Axtell, KS 

for removed bridge $770.00- 

Road & Bridge fund-P.O. # 

107744 

Foley Industries, Manhattan, 

KS for mold board face, solenoid 

and valve assembly 

$3,678.36-Road & Bridge 

fund-P.O. # 107182 



to sign an agreement with Hall 

Bros., Marysville, KS concerning 

1.5” overlay on Indian 

Road west of Axtell shall be 

reimbursed the sum of the project 

with the understanding that 

if there are any problems 

between completion and May 

1, 2013 it will be taken care of 

by Hall Bros. with no cost to 

Marshall County. Motion carried. 



to approve Resolution # 12-12- 

17-3 to impose restrictions to 

weight of vehicles to be operated 

on Marshall County Rural 

Route No. 442 (Axtell 

Blacktop) Indian Road. 

Motion carried. This is the 

same Resolution on weight 

restriction as 12th Road (Oketo 

Road). 



to approve the vouchers, as presented, 

and issue manual warrants 

from the respective funds. 


Vicki Gross, Marysville joined 

the meeting at 10:20 a.m. to 

Name: Kreiter, Brandon 

Address: Concordia, Kansas 


Charge: Two Marshall Co. 

Warrants for Criminal Damage 

to Property 



Reason: Book and Release 

Name: Ring, Meggan 

Address: Centralia, Kansas 


Charge: 48 Hours 



Reason: Time Served 

Dr. Sara Baskerville-Crome 

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Marysville, Kansas 

Jackets Coats 

Hats Bags 

observe. 


Loiseau placed a call to the 

Board to discuss the shooting 

range dirt work and the motor 

grader bids. 


Mike Craig and Sheriff Daniel 

A. Hargrave met with the 

Board to discuss completing 

the dirt work on the City of 

Marysville shooting range. 

The Marshall County Public 

Works have dug the first rifle 

range and will now complete 

the second pistol range. The 

project cost of dirt work is 

being shared by the Sheriff 

Department and City of 

Marysville Police department 

up to $5,000.00 each. 

Murphy Tractor sales representative 

Chadd Blackwood 

met with the Board. 



to approve the purchase of a 

John Deere 672G 6WD motor 

grader for $103,500.00 from 

Murphy Tractor, Topeka, KS 

with a 7 year/7500 hour buy 

back trading in the 2002 CAT 

140H motor grader. Motion 

carried. 





Manatron, Hays, KS for 2 

Dell Optiplex computers and 

installation $2,826.30-General 

(District Court) fund-P.O. # 

4325 

William C. O’Keefe 

Attorney, Seneca, KS for court 

appointed attorney $1,340.72- 

General (District Court) fund- 

P.O. # 4323 

Kimble Mapping, Inc., 

Manhattan, KS for 2012 

Maintenance for Maps 

$3,000.00-Appraiser fund-P.O. 

# 4291 

Frese CPA, LLC, 

Marysville, KS for 2009 ending 

budget year audit 

$12,367.00-General 

(Commissioner) fund-P.O. # 

4297 



to approve the following 2012 

abatements with a value of 639 

with a total tax of $74.92. 




to re-appoint Lucy Papes, 

Marysville as a Pawnee County 

Name: Schwindamann, Alan 

Address: Deering, North 

Dakota 


Charge: Marshall Co. 

Warrant 



Incarcerated 

Reason: Still Incarcerated 

Name: Butler, Jason 

Address: Marysville, Kansas 


Charge: Return From 

Treatment 



Incarcerated 

Koozies 

Banners 

Pens 

Lots More 

Route 77 Corner Stores 

Blue Rapids 785-363-7364 

Waterville 785-363-2641 

Roy and Mandi Hartloff 

Mental Health board member 

representing Marshall County. 




to approve publishing a Notice 

of Budget Hearing to amend 

the 2012 Marshall County 

budget for the Health 

Department fund to be held on 

December 31, 2012 at 10:30 

a.m. at the Commissioner 

Room in the Courthouse. 



Mike Craig met with the Board. 


7A 




McConnell & Associates, 

Wichita, KS for 56- 50# bad of 

UPM cold patch $698.20-Road 

& Bridge fund-P.O. # 107748 

Murphy Tractor, Topeka, KS 

for 2012 John Deere 672G 

motor grader $103,500.00- 

Special Machinery fund-P.O. # 

107749 



to adjourn the meeting at 11:22 

a.m. Motion carried. The next 

scheduled meeting will be 

Monday, December 24, 2012 

starting at 9:00 a.m. 

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McGruder Named Phillips 

66 Big 12 Player of the Week 

K-State Sports Information 

MANHATTAN, Kan. – 

Senior Rodney McGruder 

earned Phillips 66 Big 12 

Player of the Week honors for 

the second time in three 

weeks on Monday after helping 

Kansas State to a pair of 

wins last week. 

McGruder averaged a 

team-best 19.5 points on 55.2 

percent shooting (16-of-29) 

with 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists 

and 1.5 steals in 36 minutes in 

the wins over Texas Southern 

and No. 8/9 Florida. He also 

connected on 7-of-10 from 

the free throw line, including 

a 5-of-6 effort in the win over 

the Gators. 

McGruder opened the week 

with a season-high 26 points 

in the win over Texas 

Southern on Dec. 18 on 12-of- 

17 field goals to go with three 

assists, two rebounds and one 

steal in 34 minutes. It was 

15th career 20-point scoring 

game, while the 12 field goals 

were a career-high. He was 

solid all-around in the 67-61 

win over No. 8/9 Florida in 

the Hy-Vee Wildcat Classic 

on Saturday at the Sprint 

Center, the Wildcats’ first regular-season, 

non-conference 

Top 10 win since knocking off 

No. 8 Minnesota at home, 62- 

52, on Dec. 21, 1981. 

Overall, it was just the 12th 

non-conference Top 10 win in 

school history, including the 

seventh in the regular season. 

Playing 38 minutes, he posted 

13 points, six rebounds, three 

assists and two steals against 

the Gators. 

McGruder earns the award 

for the third time in his career 

and the second time this season 

after winning it on Dec. 

10 with his double-double 

effort in the road victory over 

George Washington. He was 

also named the weekly award 


LAS VEGAS, Nev. - In a 

rematch of the 2011 BTI 

Invitational final, Kansas State 

faced UNLV on Friday evening 

at the World Vision Classic. 

The Wildcats avenged last season’s 

loss to the Runnin’ Rebels 

with a 80-54 win to close out its 

week at the Cox Pavilion. With 

the win, K-State ended a threegame 

losing streak. 

K-State (8-3) was led on 

Friday by senior and All- 

America candidate Brittany 

Chambers with 28 points and a 

K-State’s Rodney McGruder (22) was named Big 12 Player of the Week for the second time 

this year. (Photo by Ben Brake) 

winner on Dec. 26, 2011 after 

his MVP performance at the 

Hawaiian Airlines Diamond 

Head Classic. 

One of just eight Wildcats 

with 1,100 points and 500 

rebounds in a career, McGruder 

paces two players in double 

figures with a team-high 13.3 

points per game on 41.4 per- 

career-high 15 rebounds. 

Chambers, still playing with a 

high ankle sprain from the Dec. 

16 game against UTEP, carded 

her 10th career double-double 

and third this season by halftime, 

as she had 11 points and 

11 rebounds at the break. 

She has scored 20 or more 

points in five games this season 

and K-State has now won 18 

straight games when Chambers 

scores 20 or more points in a 

game. Chambers also added 5 

assists and four steals to her 

final stat line. 

cent shooting with 5.3 

rebounds and 2.1 assists in 28.7 

minutes per game. He has a 

team-tying seven double-figure 

scoring games (and two 20point 

outings), all of which 

have come in the last nine 

games. 

The Wildcats (9-2) conclude 

the non-conference slate with 

Chambers, Craig Lead K-State To 80-54 Win 

Joining Chambers in double 

figures was freshman Bri 

Craig. Craig tallied a careerhigh 

15 points and reached 

double figures for the fourth 

time in the last five games. 

For the 11th straight game 

this season, K-State reached 

double figures in steals with a 

season-high 18. For the season, 

the Wildcats have 138 steals 

which are the most through 11 

games in the Deb Patterson era. 

After the Runnin’ Rebels 

narrowed K-State’s early lead 

to one, 13-12, with 11:39 

Thinking About Retiring? 

two home games in a threeday 

span against UMKC (4- 

8) on Saturday, Dec. 29 and 

South Dakota (5-8) on 

Monday, Dec. 31 before 

opening the Big 12 schedule 

against nationally-ranked 

Oklahoma State (10-1) on 

Saturday, Jan. 5. 

remaining in the first half, the 

Wildcats strung together a 20-4 

run to secure a 33-16 lead at the 

half. During the run, K-State’s 

defense held UNLV without a 

basket for seven minutes. 

Chambers jump started the 

run with consecutive threepoint 

field goals, followed by 

four points from Caron. 

Ashlynn Knoll helped cap the 

run with four points, two on a 

turnaround jumper and another 

two on a coast to coast steal and 

layup with 6:15 to play. The 

Wildcats carded 11 fast break 


LAS VEGAS, Nev. – 

Fifth-ranked Notre Dame 

foiled K-State’s bid to end 

its recent downturn by besting 

the Wildcats 87- 

57 Thursday night at the 

World Vision Classic, 

extending K-State’s losing 

streak to three straight 

after opening the season 

with seven consecutive 

wins. 

K-State (7-3) had three 

players reach double figures 

for the second straight game 

and was led by senior All- 

America candidate Brittany 

Chambers with 18 points 

and seven rebounds despite 

a high ankle sprain she suffered 

against UTEP on 

Sunday. With her output on 

Thursday, the guard from 

Jordan, Minn., moved into 

eighth place on K-State’s 

career scoring list with 

1,559 points passing 

Tammie Romstad (1978-82; 

1,548). 

Joining Chambers in double 

figures were sophomore 

Haley Texada and Ashia 

Woods. Texada tallied 11 

points, while Woods carded 

10 points and five rebounds. 

For the 10th straight game 

this season, K-State reached 

double figures in steals with 

12 for the night. For the season, 

the Wildcats have 120 

steals, or 12.0 per game. 

Notre Dame (8-1) had 

five players score in double 

figures, led by consensus 

All-American Skylar 

Diggins with a game-high 

22 points and eight assists. 

Joining Diggins in twin figures 

were Natalie Achonwa 

with 13 points, while Kayla 

McBride added 12 and Ariel 

Braker and Kaila Turner 

each chipped in with 11. 

Notre Dame forced the 

8A 

Lady Cats Downed 

By No. 5 Notre Dame 

points in the opening stanza 

and 19 for the game. 

Chambers and Craig carded 

the first 12 points of the second 

for the Wildcats. Chambers 

opened the half with back-toback 

jumpers, while Craig 

drained eight straight points, 

including consecutive threepoint 

field goals to boost K- 

State’s lead to 45-22 with 15:04 

to play. 

The Wildcats built a 26-point 

advantage, as Mariah White 

and Haley Texada each carded 

consecutive corner three-point 

K-State’s Mariah White 

Wildcats into seven 

turnovers in the first six 

minutes, scoring 11 points 

off those errors including 

eight in transition to take a 

17-5 lead. The Fighting 

Irish were led during this 

stretch by Diggins with 11 

points. 

The Fighting Irish built 

their lead to 21 at 41-19 

with 4:12 remaining the in 

half. Consecutive threepoint 

field goals from 

Texada and Kendra Spresser 

narrowed the deficit to 41- 

25 with 2:17 to play. Notre 

Dame built the lead back to 

24, 49-25, before halftime 

with a 7-0 run capped by a 

Turner three-pointer before 

the halftime buzzer. 

K-State was able to bring 

the contest to within 21 

points following a Chantay 

Caron three-point play with 

11:54 remaining in the second 

half, but Notre Dame 

proved too strong and built 

its lead to as many as 31 

with under four minutes to 

play. 

field goals to raise K-State’s 

lead to 65-39, with under five 

minutes to play. 

Kansas State will have a 

brief break for the holidays, 

before returning to action on 

Saturday, Dec. 29 at UC Santa 

Barbara at 4 p.m. (CT). K- 

State’s game against the 

Gauchos will be available on 

the K-State Sports Network 

with updates available on the 

official K-State Gameday 

account on Twitter 

(@kstate_gameday). 

Come home to Blue Rapids and 

Waterville, it’s just a short paddle 

down stream to be with friends.

Blue Rapids Free Press Page 9 

Thursday, December 27, 2012 

Rodney McGruder (22) took home Big 12 honors after his 

play against Florida. 

Kansas State Head Basketball Coach Bruce Weber takes in the whole game walking 

the sideline encouraging his players and giving directions for the next play. (Photos 

by Ben Brake) 

K-State Sports 

Kansas State Downs Florida, Breaks AP’s Top 25 

It’s hard for a bigger man to keep up with K-State’s Guard Angel Rodriguez (13). 

Kansas States Will Spradling (55) drives the middle and looks for the basket or for 

someone open to dump off to.

Sports Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, December 27, 2012 10A 

Wildcats Down No. 8 Gators, 67-61 


KANSAS CITY, Mo. - It 

was a big night for K-State fans 

at the Sprint Center on 

Saturday night as they witnessed 

something the Wildcats 

had not done since 1981. 

Junior Will Spradling had a 

season-best 17 points, as he 

helped lead the Wildcats to a 

67-61 victory No.8 Florida. 

The victory marked K-State’s 

first nonconference win over a 

Top 10 team in the regular season 

since defeating No. 8 

Minnesota on Dec. 21, 1981. 

Rodney McGruder also 

ended the night in double digit 

scoring, finishing with 13 as he 

hit key free throws down the 

stretch. Jordan Henriquez had a 

strong night off the bench to 

give the Wildcats an emotional 

charge with nine points, six 

rebounds and five blocks. 

The opening half was a seesaw 

battle, with both teams 

going back-and-forth. K-State 

(9-2) jumped out to a quick 7-3 

lead after Spradling knocked 

down his first 3-pointer of the 

night. Florida (8-2) would 

quickly answer with seven 

straight to take a 10-7 advantage. 

With the Gators holding a 

two-point lead, Angel 

Rodriguez answered with a big 

3-pointer to give the Wildcats a 

20-19 lead with 7:29 left in the 

period. K-State would build on 

its lead and go into halftime 

holding a 33-23 lead. 

The second half saw the 

Gators change the momentum, 

quickly cutting the Wildcats 

lead to one with 16:15 remaining. 

Rodriguez once again 

answered the Gators’ scoring 

with another 3-point shot to 

give K-State a 39-35 lead. 

Florida would go on to tie the 

game at 41 apiece after backto-back 

3-pointers, but a 

Martavious Irving’s trey gave 

the Wildcats the lead for good. 

K-State controlled possession 

on its way to the win, and 

Henriquez provided a defensive 

presence underneath with 

four of his blocks coming in the 

second half. Patric Young led 

Florida with 19 points and 10 

rebounds. 

K-State’s depth was the difference 

maker, as the Wildcat 

reserves outscored their Florida 

counterparts, 21-7. The 

Wildcats also outrebounded 

Kansas State Guard Will Spradling (55) lays one in. (Photos by Ben Brake) 

Florida 36-27, including 25 on 

the defensive end that limited 

the Gators to only 10 second 

chance points. 

The Wildcats return to action 

on Dec.29, as they host UMKC 

in Manhattan. The game can be 

seen live on Fox Sports Kansas 

City, with a tipoff time of 6 

p.m. 

Postgame Quotes 

K-State vs. No. 8 Florida 

Quotes Head Coach Bruce 

Weber Opening Statement… 

“That was a heck of an effort 

by our guys. The thing is, we 

had to compete for 40 minutes 

just to give ourselves a chance. 

Against Michigan and 

Gonzaga, we competed for 20 

minutes and we did not have 

the greatest second half tonight, 

either. During that timeout 

when they made a little run, I 

said ‘We have been here 

before,.’ We were like this in 

Brazil, where you get to a point 

where the other team comes at 

you and do you lay down or do 

you step up? We had to guard 

and we had to rebound. 

Whether the shots go in or not, 

you still have to do the things 

and you cannot break down. 

Billy Donovan said that we 

held them to the lowest point 

total of the year. The magic 

level of playing before the 

crowd energized, we made 

shots, which was a great confidence 

booster for everybody. 

We only had 10 turnovers 

which was a positive thing for 

us against a very, very good 

defense. We had a lot of guys 

step up. Obviously, Jordan 

Henriquez had some struggles 

but he came out tonight and 

played with great energy and 

not only blocked shots, but he 

made some big, big plays for 

us. Obviously, Will Spradling 

was hot early. I thought our 

movement hurt them. 

Martavious Irving had two big 

3-pointers. I thought that was 

huge and I thought that he really 

competed on the defensive 

end.” 

On team’s performance... 

“For Will, as far as somebody 

as picked up our system, he has 

done the best job. He has a 

great feel of what we want. I 

thought he got moving tonight. 

We talk about the magic level 

and he got moving a little and 

he hit a couple shots and after 

that, you just start feeling good 

about yourself. I think that is 

ironic that he missed some free 

throws but Jordan finally made 

one, so I guess you have got to 

take that. You would like to see 

Will make them all but it was 

nice to see Jordan make them. I 

also thought that Martavious 

made a couple of big shots and 

I thought Rodney really competed 

and brought it up. We 

have been really on them in 

practice to compete everyday 

and that is the only way that 

you can get better. We are starting 

to see a little bit of light, but 

there is a long way to go. This 

is one win. There is no doubt 

that the crowd energized us. 

You got out there and you see 

all of the purple and the noise, 

it was a good all-around team 

win.” 

Senior Center 

Jordan Henriquez 

On playing relaxed… 

“I have been struggling lately 

and I just went out there and 

left it all on the floor. Coach 

has told me since the day he got 

here, that I have to be consistent 

and that has what I have 

been dealing with. Tonight, I 

just went out and played my 

heart out.” 

On his defensive performance 

tonight… 

“I love blocking shots and 

protecting the rim. It helps our 

team in transition to get out and 

get fast breaks and have good 

offensive opportunities.” 

Senior Forward Rodney 

McGruder 

On the team’s performance… 

“It is big time. We know that 

we can compete with the best 

and beat them. This win is a 

great confidence builder.” 

On tonight’s win over 

Florida… 

“I do believe that we competed. 

Coach gave us a great 

motivational speech before the 

game and we let each other 

down the past couple times that 

we have played against Top 25 

teams, so we did not want to 

have another meltdown like 

that. So we challenged one 

another to go out there and 

compete for 40 minutes.” 

Junior Guard Will Spradling 

On his early shooting success 

“It brought energy. 

Whenever you are shooting it 

well and you see the ball go 

through the net, it brings confidence 

to yourself and to your 

teammates. You saw 

Martavious shooting it well too 

and that just brings confidence 

to the team.” 

On his performance in 

tonight’s game… 

“It was probably my best allaround 

performance that I have 

had. I did not have any 

turnovers and I played 39 minutes. 

I had a solid game.” 

Florida Head Coach Billy 

Donovan 

On Patric Young’s foul 

trouble…. 

“No, not really. He got 19 

points in the game, and I 

thought he played a very good 

game. I thought it was really 

our team that did not play at the 

level we needed to to beat 

Kansas State today. I thought 

that their kids played with great 

passion and great energy, and 

they played very hard. They 

made key plays and key 

rebounds in crucial situations, I 

thought, in the second half. I 

did not necessarily think that 

Pat’s (Young) foul trouble had 

anything to do with it. For the 

amount of minutes he was out 

there, he would have only had 

four or five more minutes, and 

he is probably not going to play 

any more than that. He is probably 

a guy that is going to play 

between 28 and 30 minutes just 

from a fatigue standpoint. So, I 

do not think that played much 

of a factor in the game. 

K-State’s Martaviovus Irving (3) mixes it up with the big boys. Angel Rodriguez (13) looks for the cutter. Now all that Thomas Gipson (42) has to do is jump straight up 

and he will be fouled in the act of shooting.

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