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& Manhattan, Ks 

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Vol. 2 Number 37 Thursday, March 17, 2011 

Workers Repair Waterville 

Railroad Crossing 

It took crewmen two days to repair the railroad track crossing in Waterville. 

The Little Engine That 

Could, did again!! 

After 2 1/2 days of hard 

labor, the MCRHS railroad 

crew repaired the Colorado 

Street crossing in Waterville. 

Andy Bell and Company 

using a trackhoe and dump 

truck tore out rotted and 

rough crossing planks and 

reinstalled new salvaged 

planks from the Marysville 

railbed relocation project. 

By Gene Meyer 

KansasReporter 

TOPEKA, Kan. – Kansas 

House tax writers on Monday 

sent two economic development 

initiatives to the full 

House for a vote and heard testimony 

generally backing a 

third. 

With deadlines approaching 

for proposed legislation to clear 

committees, members of the 

Kansas House Taxation 

Committee voted to send two 

bills to the House floor, one 

that would expand tax credits 

offered to businesses that pay 

higher than average wages to 

Kansas workers and one that 

would allow businesses to 

write off investments in production 

equipment more quickly. 

Committee members also 

heard proponents and opponents 

of a farther reaching set 

of proposed tax changes, called 

the March to Economic Growth 

Act, argue whether writing a 

tax-capping formula into 

Kansas law would increase the 

state’s competitive position 

with its neighbors. 

During a discussion of a 

Senate bill that would allow 

low income Kansas workers to 

set up tax-advantaged savings 

plans known as individual 

Under the supervision of 

Larry Moon, track superintendent, 

Andy Bell and construction 

crewman and 10 MCRHS 

members, the crew pulled up 

planks, jacked up tracks, 

tamped ballast, load and then 

unloaded rock and filled the 

ties. Sledge hammers were 

used to spike the planks and 

then tracks filled to level with 

gravel. 

Even with big equipment, 

Honors Society Carnival 

most of the backbreaking 

work was done by hand. 

The MCRHS would like 

to thank Andy Bell 

Construction, Gene Harding 

for use of his skidsteer 

loader, Sandy Harding for 

lunch on Friday and other 

members for their enthusiasm 

and monetary support 

that keeps the Little Engine 

That Could “Puffin” down 

the line. 

Panel Recommends Tax Cuts 

development accounts, State 

Rep. Marvin Kleeb, an 

Overland Park Republican and 

vice chair of the House tax 

committee, offered an amendment 

that would also allow 

more Kansas business owners 

to reap tax credits for paying 

higher than average wages to 

workers in certain qualified 

jobs. 

The credits already are available 

to some qualifying Kansas 

businesses through what is 

known as the Kansas High 

Performance Incentive 

Program, which offers dollarfor-dollar 

state tax reductions 

to employers who qualify for 

the reductions, which are paid 

for with money from workers ‘ 

tax withholding that otherwise 

would go into the state general 

fund. Changes in the so-called 

HPIP program would allow 

smaller employers than now to 

claim the tax credits and also 

help expand the program 

beyond 54 counties where it is 

used now, Kleeb said. 

But another changed feature 

of the program, which would 

allow larger businesses that 

earn the credits in one area of 

their operations to transfer 

unused credits to a different 

line of their business, drew criticism 

from state Rep. Nile 

Dillmore, a Wichita Democrat 

and the tax committee’s ranking 

minority member. 

That potential ability for a 

corporation to transfer the credits 

is unfair to smaller competitors 

in other enterprises who 

wouldn’t be able to qualify for 

the help themselves,. Dillmore 

said. 

The second economic initiative 

that panel members sent to 

the House drew little opposition. 

That is a plan, outlined by 

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, 

in his economic programs 

unveiled in January, that would 

allow Kansas businesses to 

write off the entire cost of production 

equipment when they 

buy it instead of depreciating 

the investment over specified 

numbers of years. 

Such a change would provide 

smaller tax breaks than 

some businesses now receive 

under more formal economic 

development programs it 

would replace, but those breaks 

would be available to all businesses 

who wanted them, not 

just a smaller number that qualify 

under the formal programs 

now, said University of Kansas 

economist Art Hall, whose 

work Brownback cited in his 

original proposal. 

The Valley Heights National Honors Society held a Carnival Saturday at the Blue 

Rapids Gym. Khloe (left) and Maecyn Gunn were winners at one of the stands. 

Soup Supper 

Blue Rapids 

Governor Cuts State Budget 

By Gene Meyer 

KansasReporter 

TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas 

Gov. Sam Brownback 

ordered $56.5 million in 

state spending cuts Friday to 

balance the state’s budget on 

June 30. 

Brownback ordered the 

cuts after Kansas House and 

Senate budget negotiators 

reached a dead-end 

Thursday night in efforts to 

come up with a compromise 

version of two different 

budget plans each body 

passed last month. 

Both those plans were 

tied to a budget the governor 

offered in January that 

aimed to create a $35 million 

surplus on June 30 that 

Brownback said was needed 

to help tackle a larger $493 

million budget deficit currently 

projected for 2012. 

Kansas’ state constitution 

requires the state to balance 

its budgets each year. But 

the cuts ordered Friday to 

meet that requirement by 

law, can only be large 

enough to reduce the $56.5 

million deficit projected for 

2011 to to zero and do not 

allow for any surplus to help 

fight the nearly nine-timeslarger 

deficit expected next 

year. 

While that means the 

state’s budget problems 

“will get bigger,” 

Brownback said in a press 

conference Friday, “to be 

able to balance our budget 

this year, it is necessary for 

us to do allotments now,” 

Brownback said. 

“I thought we had a shot 

at getting it through the legislative 

process, which is the 

preferred way,” Brownback 

said. 

Kansas House Speaker 

Mike O’Neal, however, said 

Friday that House leaders 

would take a close look at 

Brownback’s ordered cuts, 

compare them to the original 

budget proposal the governor 

submitted in January 

and to what Senate negotiators 

agreed to before the 

impasse, to seek ways to 

make additional cuts in an 

effort to restore some of the 

originally proposed $35 

million surplus. 

“The House is committed 

to a healthy ending balance...and 

anxious to continue 

working through the 

conference committee 

process to achieve the 

Governor’s goal,” O’Neal 

said. 

Friday’s cuts include: 

—A $50.2 million reduction 

in general state aid to 

education, which will 

require legislative action in 

order to coordinate that 

change with expected 

increases in health and 

human services caseloads. 

—$2.3 million reductions 

each in Board of Regents 

system operating budgets 

and Social and 

Rehabilitation Services 

mental health care managed 

services. 

—A $1.3 million reduction 

in State Finance 

Council funds dedicated to 

assuring Kansas government 

salaries are competitive 

with the private sector. 

—A total $374,000 in 

reduced debt service costs 

and lowered operating 

budgets for the Kansas 

Court of Tax Appeals, the 

Kansas Attorney General’s 

office, the Kansas Art 

Commission and the Kansas 

Department of Wildlife and 

Parks. 

During some occasionally 

tense negotiations 

Wednesday and Thursday, 

leaders of the Kansas House 

Appropriations and Kansas 

Senate Ways and Means 

committees seemed to be 

nearing agreement on a 

complex web of spending 

nips and cuts designed to 

provide about $20 million of 

the $35 million surplus originally 

aimed for while at the 

same time restoring $21.2 

million in funding for special 

education funding for 

Kansas schools that 

Brownback originally proposed 

to cut. 

Senate Ways and Means 

Chair Carolyn McGinn, a 

Sedgewick Republican, and 

other Senate members said 

that funding was needed to 

prevent the loss of more 

than $26 million annually in 

similar federal funding for 

Kansas schools. 

House Ways and Means 

Chair Marc Rhoades, a 

Newton Republican, and 

other House members initially 

proposed withholding 

that money until it became 

clearer near fiscal year-end 

would be needed. 

Early Thursday evening, 

in what would be the last 

attempt at compromise, 

Rhoades and the House 

negotiators said they would 

accept the Senate’s funding 

proposal in order to conclude 

the negotiations, but 

that they would not recommend 

its passage when they 

presented it to the full 

House for a vote. 

That pronouncement “is 

just a little bit disingenuous,” 

McGinn said. 

It also may make it harder 

for budget negotiators to 

work out a plan for what’s 

expected to be a much more 

difficult budget for 2012, on 

which legislators are 

expected to begin accelerating 

work next week. 

“It’s simply more honest 

to say up front that I can’t 

go back to my caucus and 

lie about saying I like it,” 

Rhoades said. 

A Relay For Life Soup Supper fundraiser was held Sunday at the Community Center. 

Kortlyn Roepke (left) and Ali Pishny eyes the crowd. 

Valley Heights Recycling March 19 

The Valley Heights recycling 

day is Saturday, March 

19 from 9:30 am to 11:00 

am. The collection trailer 

will be in Blue Rapids north 

of the fair ground barns. 

Enter by the church stand. 

All typical recycled items 

will be collected including 

paper, cardboard, cans, junk 

mail, glass etc. Plastics are 

limited to numbers one (1) 

and two (2). Please rinse 

food containers to reduce 

odors. Pre-sorting material 

allows the line to move 

smoothly for everyone. 

The Valley Heights 

Recycling Program will collect 

unwanted, out-dated, 

left over or unusable prescription 

medications. 

These will be destroyed 

according to KDHE guide- 

lines. This prevents medications 

from becoming a 

contaminant or soil or water. 

We thank all our community 

volunteers for their dedication 

to this effort benefiting 

the Valley Heights community. 

For more information 

call Phil Osborne at 

363-7949 or Sammy Parker 

at 363-2333. 

O

NEWS EWS Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, March 17, 2011 

Blue Rapids Chamber of Commerce 

The Blue Rapids Chamber of 

Commerce would like to invite 

businesses and individuals 

alike to join and become more 

involved in our communities 

activities. 

Elizabeth G. McLeod, age 

96, of Blue Rapids, passed 

away on Sunday, March 13, 

2011 at Cambridge Place 

Nursing Home in Marysville. 

Elizabeth was born February 

17, 2915 at Westmoreland to 

Warren S. and Mary O. 

(Middleton) Plummer. She 

graduated from Westmoreland 

High School in 1933. She then 

attended Emporia State 

University. Having received 

her teaching certificate she 

began teaching in country 

schools. She married Leo E. 

McLeod on May 19, 1940 at 

Westmoreland, he passed away 

June 9, 2003. After her marriage 

she continued to teach 

and during the summers attended 

Kansas State University, 

graduating in 1962. 

She was a member of the 

Blue Rapids United Methodist 

Church, the United Methodist 

Women and was organist there 

for many years. She was also a 

member of the Blue Rapids 

Lions Club and was active in 

Kansas Farm Bureau. 

Survivors include two 

daughters; Myra L. McLeod of 

Wichita and Mary S. Green of 

Azle, Texas, four grandchildren, 

four great grandchildren 

and two great-great grandchildren. 

Elizabeth was preceded in 

death by her husband Leo, two 

daughters; Leah M. McLeod in 

infancy and Myrna J. Long in 

2005 and by two brothers; 

Arland Plummer and Chester 

Plummer. 

Funeral services were 

planned for 10:00 am, 

Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 

the United Methodist Church in 

Blue Rapids. Burial was at 

Marysville City Cemetery. 

Viewing was from Noon until 

The Chamber meets the 4th 

Tuesday of every month at 7:00 

pm at the community center, 

the meeting is open to the public. 

Individual memberships are 

RSVP Funding in Peril 

Recently the U.S. House of 

Representatives passed a bill 

eliminating federal funding for 

RSVP of Northeast Kansas and 

many similar volunteer-based 

groups. The U.S. Senate must 

agree for this action to take 

place. This step seems to be an 

attempt to repair a large budget 

shortfall. It could affect current 

older Americans and 77 million 

Baby Boomers. 

There is little doubt the federal 

budget needs repairs. As a 

volunteer and past board member 

with RSVP, we saw 

changes coming. Preparations 

were being made to cope with 

modified funding. What was 

not foreseen was a complete 

Obituaries 

JoAnn Rauch 

JoAnn M. Rauch, 79 of the 

Honey Creek Cottage in 

Swisher, formerly of Blue 

Rapids, Kansas died at Honey 

Elizabeth 

McLeod 

loss of federal dollars. Modest 

funding adjustments could be 

tolerated; total elimination can 

not. 

It could be argued that “we 

must cut somewhere, why not 

here?” The argument fails 

because federal funding of nonprofit 

volunteer-based organizations 

is not where our budget 

problems lie. Using total dollars 

or percent-of-whole basis, 

any measurement of this action 

shows a near zero impact on the 

budget shortfall. 

Elimination of funding for 

the affected groups would be 

ruinous. The impacted programs 

are; RSVP of NE 

Kansas, Senior Companions, 

Creek Cottage on Saturday 

March 12, 2011. Memorial 

service will be held at a later 

date. Cedar Memorial Park 

Funeral Home is in charge of 

arrangements. 

Survivors include her husband 

Jack, two sons, James 

(Nicole) of Cedar Rapids and 

Keith (Linda) of White House, 

Tennessee. She is also survived 

by five grandchildren, Kirsten 

Gilbert; Megan, Ben, Joe and 

Peter Rauch and two great 

grandchildren, Layna Rauch 

and Noelle Gilbert. 

JoAnn was born on 

November 20, 1931 in Granby, 

Missouri, the daughter of 

Joseph and Claudia Hilton 

Zehr. She married Jack D. 

Rauch on November 18, 1951 

8:00 pm Tuesday with visitation 

from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at 

Terry-Christie Funeral Home in 

Blue Rapids. 

Memorials are suggested to 

the Blue Rapids United 

Methodist Church and may be 

sent in care of the funeral home 

at PO Box 61, Waterville, 

Kansas 66548 

Condolences may be left on 

line at www.terrychristiefuneralhome.com. 

Terry-Christie Funeral Home 

in charge of arrangements. 

Blue Rapids Mercantile 

Now Open Monday-Saturday 

10 am - 5 pm 

Many Vendors - One Store 

Free gift wrap & local delivery 

Gift certificates available 

The best dishcloths - EVER 

Jams-n-Jellies, Sugar Shack candles, soaps 

& lotions. 

Collectable, Retro and Fun Stuff! 

401 East 5th Street (US 77) Blue Rapids, Kansas 66411 

785-363-7900 

A Div. of Blue Valley Insurance Agencies, Inc. 

available for $15 a year; business 

memberships are available 

from $25 a year and are based 

on amount of employees. We 

are interested in hearing new 

fresh ideas, please join us. 

Foster Grandparent Programs, 

SHICK (Medicare Part D counseling) 

and other programs 

sponsored by RSVP of NE 

Kansas such as TCE and VITA 

(tax assistance). Senate budget 

debate begins March 18 th. A 

personal note to our Senators 

will have a great impact. 

Sooner is better – act now. 

Senator Pat Roberts 

444 SE Quincy Room 392 

Topeka, KS 66683 

785-295-2745 

Senator Jerry Moran 

PO Box 2683 

800 SW Jackson Ste 1108 

785-232-2605 

In 2010 RSVP of NE Kansas 

in Seneca, Missouri. She was a 

member of the Tuesday 

Afternoon Club, Eastern Star, 

Senior Housing Directors and 

the Library Board of Directors 

all in Kansas 

JoAnn was a homemaker 

and enjoyed playing her piano, 

reading, collecting thimbles 

and especially enjoyed the time 

Blue Room at the 

Greenleaf Cafe 

Pool Tournament 

March 18th 

Begins at 8pm 

$10.00 entry fee per person 

Trophy and Cash for 1st 

and 2nd Place 

Blue Rapids Chamber of 

Commerce Officers for 2011 

President 

Bob Lindquist 

Vice President 

Rod Christie 

volunteers either returned or 

retained $303,299 in actual dollars 

for the pockets of our older 

population. The amount of 

total federal funds for the same 

year was $55,694. That is a 

tremendous return on the 

investment, and does not 

include the value of most volunteer 

hours. Please do what 

you can to assure continuation 

of these endangered programs. 

Write or call today. Many will 

thank you. 

Phil Osborne 

RSVP SHICK Counselor 

RSVP Volunteer 

Past RSVP Board of 

Directors 

Jill L. Gray, D.D.S., P.A. 

Family Dentistry 

107 South 8th Street 

Marysville, Ks 66508 

Office: (785 562-5323 

Cell: (785 556-1487 

Recording Secretary 

Deb Barrington 

Secretary 

Karen Swearingen 

Treasurer 

Georgena Lindquist 

Blue Valley Seamless Gutters 

Replace those old gutters and 

downspouts with a new seamless 

system from Blue Valley Seamless 

Gutters. 

and Home Improvement 

• Free Estimates 

• Insured 

785-363-7414 or 785-268-0236 

John & Cheryl Ralph, Owners 

2A 

First Baptist Church 

703 Lincoln 

Blue Rapids, Kansas 

Pastor Titus Mohler—(785)363-7547 

Sunday School—9:30 

Morning Worship—10:30 

Evening Worship—6:00 

All are welcome—Come join us! 

If you do not have a church home we would 

like to invite you to come worship the Lord with us! 

Relay For Life 

“Team Attitude” 

Bake Sale 

at Spring Fling 

Shirts, Koozies, Decals 

March 19th 

9am - 1pm 


Community Center 

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Mary C. 

Kenworthy 

Mary C. Kenworthy, 67, of 

Waterville, formerly of 

Frankfort, passed away 

Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 

Mercy Regional Health Center 

in Manhattan. 

Blue Rapids Greenhouse 

Take part in our "Living Wreath" class 

presented by Kris Gant of Twin Oaks 

Nursery at the Blue Rapids Greenhouse. 

Tuesday, March 22 @ 6:00 p.m. 

Plants and supplies 

included in registration fee. 

To register, call 363-7300 

spent with friends and her 

beloved family. 

Memorial donations may be 

given to the Alzheimer’s 

Foundation in JoAnn’s name. 

Please leave a message or tribute 

to the Rauch family on our 

web page, www.cedarmemorial.com 

under Obituaries. 

Visitation will be Thursday 

from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. at 

Padden Funeral Chapel in 

Frankfort. The family will 

receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. 

A funeral service will be held 

at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 18 

at Padden Funeral Chapel. 

Burial will be in the 

Frankfort City Cemetery. 

Error 

In the March 10th issue of the Blue Rapids 

Free Press an ad ran for the Wagon Wheel 

in Marysville. The ad was a coupon offering 

a Thursday Special of Buy 1 Hamburger 

and get one Free. This ad ran without 

approval of the Wagon Wheel and they 

cannot honor the Coupon. The Blue Rapids 

Free Press regrets the error.

Sports Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, March 17, 2011 

Sports 

What beautiful snow on the trees. Looks like mother nature just doesn’t want spring to come. 

Karson Roepke eating olives off of his fingers at the “Team Mean Jean” Soup Supper. 

Opposing teams can break bread together for such a 

great cause 

Photos by Linda Brake and Deb Barrington 


Blue Valley Nursing Home 

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.” 

HANDYMAN DAVE 

Waterville, Kansas 

DAVE BAIER 

Plumbing, Electrical, General Construction, 

Painting, Deck Staining, Remodeling 

Home: 785-363-2222 * Cell: 785-713-1414 

All Your Ag Needs 

See us for range cubes, salt, mineral and creep feed. 

HEDKE AG. CO. 

411 East Main Street 

Dog Food, Cat Food, Water Softner and More 

Call 363-2777 SCOTT HEDKE 

Winter Wonderland 

“Team Mean Jean” Soup Supper 

Michael Schrair and Jean “Barker” Gallagher, serve 

up some soup at the soup supper. 

Spring Fling Open House 

Saturday, March 19th 

9 am - 1 pm 


Community Center 

Multi-Vendors Available 

Route 77 Corner Stores 

TIGER’s DEN 

Odell, Ne - 402-766-8805 

Fri. Mar. 18 Night Buffet: Beef Fries and Lasagna 

Sun. Mar. 20 Lunch Buffet: Chicken & Mushrooms 

and BBQ Meatballs 

Prime Rib Every Friday and Saturday after 5:30pm. 

Catering & Party Room Available! 

St. Patty's Day March 17th - Ruben Special and Green Beers 

Happy Hour Drink and Appetizer Specials 4-6 pm Tues-Fri 

Pope Disposal, Inc 

Since 1977 

Blue Rapids 785-363-7364 

Waterville 785-363-2641 

Roy and Mandi Hartloff 

Commercial & Residential 

Hauling 

For Blue Rapids and 

Waterville 

785-363-7537 Jerry Pope, Owner 

Open Mon-Thur 12 - 9 • Fri and Sat 10 - 10 

3A 

Lilly Pad Daycare 

Tracy Lindquist $90 per 

Waterville, Ks Week 

Full Time Spots Available 

Monday - Friday 

7am - 6pm 

785 268 0560 or 

lillypaddaycare@yahoo.com 

Fundraiser to Help 

with Medical Expenses 

For: Laura Oldham 

March 19th 

American Legion 

Greenleaf, Ks 

Chicken Noodle 

Soup Dinner 

Begins 4pm 

*********************** 

Silent Autcion 4pm - 8pm 

Live Auction 6pm - 8pm 

Lone Wolf Karaoke 

8pm - Midnight 

Relay For Life 

Button Bling Things 

March 27th 

1pm - 4pm 

Marysville Citizen’s 

State Bank Basement 

Percentage of the sales goes to 

“Team Attitude” 

For Sale: 

Rings $15 or 2 for $25 

Pendants $8 per button 

Bracelets $8 per button 

Earrings $8 per button 

If you bring your 

own buttons: 

$10 for rings 

$5 per button for 

the other pieces 

Terry-Christie 

Funeral Home 

308 West Walnut, Waterville and 302 East 4th 

Street, Blue Rapids; 785-363-2627 

“A Personal Approach to Service at a Very 

Personal Time.”


Stay Unreasonable 

By Michael D. Tanner 

The Cato Institute 

Last week, the 

Republican-controlled 

House of Representatives 

voted to reduce FY2011 

federal spending by $61 billion. 

Democrats responded 

as if Armageddon had erupted. 

"Irresponsible," complained 

Senate majority 

leader Harry Reid. Taking 

"a meat axe to the budget," 

offered Sen. Chuck 

Schumer of New York. 

"Severe and indiscriminate," 

added House minority 

leader Nancy Pelosi. 

"Dangerous," warned the 

New York Times. 

A million people will be 

thrown out of work, according 

to one report. Children 

will starve, said another. 

What next? "Volcanoes, 

earthquakes, human sacrifice, 

mass hysteria, dogs and 

cats living together ?" 

Before we get too far into 

worrying that the sky is 

falling, a bit of perspective 

might be in order. The cuts 

were part of a $1.35 trillion 

bill to fund the government 

for the seven months 

remaining in FY2011. The 

spending cuts were a reduction 

from 2010 spending 

levels, the same levels that 

were contained in the "continuing 

resolution" that 

Congress passed in 

December to fund the government 

through March 4. 

In 2010, the federal government 

spent $3.46 trillion. 

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Assuming a 2010 baseline 

for this year's budget makes 

those "draconian" budget 

cuts equal to just 1.7 percent 

of this year's federal spending. 

What part of "broke" do 

the Democrats not understand? 

Or look at it another way. 

The administration just 

announced that it expects 

this year's budget deficit to 

be $1.65 trillion. Thus, the 

House's budget cuts 

amounted to 3.6 percent of 

the deficit. Think about that: 

Republicans just cut less 

than 4 percent of the spending 

that we don't have the 

money to pay for. Heck, our 

budget deficit for last month 

was $48 billion, so apparently 

we've covered 

January. Whew! 

What part of "broke" do 

the Democrats not understand? 

Even after these budget 

cuts, government spending 

will have increased by 24 

percent since President 

Obama took office. And 

those spending increases 

came on top of the spending 

increases during the Bush 

administration. By "slashing" 

government programs, 

Republicans will have 

reduced the size of government 

from 23.8 percent of 

GDP to just 23.4 percent. As 

recently as ten years ago, 

under President Clinton, the 

federal government consumed 

just 18 percent of 

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GDP. 

This is like taking a cupcake 

away from the world's 

fattest man and having 

somebody scream that he's 

starving. 

For the most part, this was 

a serious exercise in budget 

cutting. Sure, some of it was 

political positioning (were 

five separate amendments to 

defund Obamacare really 

necessary?) or silliness 

(Rep. Steve Womack of 

Arizona introduced an 

amendment to take away 

Obama's teleprompter), and 

many of the targets (Planned 

Parenthood, the Corporation 

for Public Broadcasting) 

were easy ones for 

Republicans. Still, this represented 

the first significant 

reduction in federal spending 

in many years, with the 

cuts spread across virtually 

the entire government, 

including defense and 

homeland security. And to 

paraphrase the late Sen. 

Everett Dirksen, "Sixty-one 

billion here, 61 billion there, 

and pretty soon you're talking 

real money." 

On the other hand, before 

Republicans dislocate a 

shoulder patting themselves 

on the back, they should 

realize just how far they still 

have to go. To actually bring 

the budget into balance will 

clearly require much bigger 

cuts. Going into the FY2012 

budget, Republicans are 

going to have to be prepared 

to cut even more popular 

Fannie, Freddie, and 

the Subprime Mortgage Market 

By Mark A. Calabria 

Mark Calabria is the 

director of financial regulation 

studies at the Cato 

Institute. 

The recent financial crisis 

was characterized by losses 

in nearly every type of 

investment vehicle. Yet no 

product has attracted as 

much attention as the subprime 

mortgage. 

What is generally agreed 

is that subprime mortgages 

disproportionately contributed 

both to the severity 

of the crisis and to the size 

of losses imposed upon the 

taxpayer. What remains in 

dispute is the role of govern- 

ment — specifically, that of 

Fannie Mae and Freddie 

Mac — in expanding the 

availability of subprime 

mortgage credit. 

Changes in the mortgage 

market, resulting largely 

from misguided monetary 

policy, drove a frenzy of 

refinancing activity in 2003. 

When that origination boom 

died out, mortgage industry 

participants looked elsewhere 

for profits. Fannie 

and Freddie, among others, 

found those illusionary 

profits in lowering credit 

quality. 

Foremost among the government-sponsored 

enter- 


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Everyone invited, come enjoy 

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prises' deleterious activities 

was their vast direct purchases 

of loans that can only 

be characterized as subprime. 

Under reasonable 

definitions of subprime, 

almost 30 percent of Fannie 

and Freddie direct purchases 

could be considered subprime. 

The government-sponsored 

enterprises were also 

the largest single investor in 

subprime privatelabel mortgage-backed 

securities. 

During the height of the 

housing bubble, almost 40 

percent of newly issued private-label 

subprime securities 

were purchased by 

Fannie Mae and Freddie 

Mac. 

In order to protect both 

the taxpayer and our broader 

economy, Fannie Mae 

and Freddie Mac should be 

abolished, along with other 

policies that transfer the risk 

of mortgage default from 

the lender to the taxpayer. 

Mark Calabria is the 

programs, including bigger 

cuts in defense, and to finally 

tackle entitlements. 

Recently, majority whip 

Eric Cantor and Budget 

Committee chairman Paul 

Ryan have indicated that 

they may be willing to seriously 

take on that challenge. 

That's what makes the 

upcoming fight over preserving 

the $61 billion in 

cuts so important. Once the 

Senate passes its budget — 

which probably will have 

far fewer cuts — we can 

expect another round of stories 

about how "unreasonable" 

Republicans are for 

insisting on those $61 billion 

in savings. But if 

Republicans back down 

from making these cuts, 

there will be no chance of 

withstanding the howls of 

outrage that can be expected 

to greet the next round of 

cuts. 

Let's hope they stay 

unreasonable. 

Michael D. Tanner is a 

senior fellow at the Cato 

Institute and author of 

Leviathan on the Right: 

How Big-Government 

Conservatism Brought 

Down the Republican 

Revolution. 


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Marshall County Minutes 

March 7, 2011 

The Board of Marshall 

County Commissioners met in 

regular session with Charles R. 

Loiseau, Chairman; Robert S. 

Connell and Thomas K. Holle 

members; and Sonya L. Stohs, 

County Clerk present. 

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 moved, seconded by 

Robert S. Connell. 

Unanimous. 

County Attorney Laura 

Johnson-McNish met with the 

Board. Thomas K. Holle 

moved, seconded by Charles R. 

Loiseau to go into executive 

session for five minutes at 9:01 

a.m. to discuss matters of possible 

litigation with County 

Attorney Laura Johnson- 

McNish present. Unanimous. 

Charles R. Loiseau moved, 

seconded by Thomas K. Holle 

to approve the Home City 

Sewer bills and pay them from 

the appropriate funds available. 

Unanimous. 

Thomas K. Holle moved, 

seconded by Robert S. Connell 

to approve the Neighborhood 

Revitalization applications for 

Duane and Anita Anderson, 

Frankfort and Fred Lienemann, 

Marysville as long as when the 

Home Notes - 

By Susan A. Latta - CEA 

Marshall County Extension 

Agent 

RESCUE DINNER TIME 

BY PLANNING AHEAD 

“I don’t feel like cooking.” 

“We don’t have anything to 

eat.” 

“I ate a big lunch, I’m not 

hungry.” 

“I don’t have time to cook.” 

“Just heat up a frozen pizza.” 

Do these statements sound 

familiar? Often mealtime 

means stress for most families. 

Lack of time, lack of preparation, 

and sometimes a tight 

budget can make planning not 

seem so fun. Thankfully it 

doesn’t have to be that way. 

Whether your family consists 

of five people, two, or one, 

everyone deserves good food 

and dinner at the table! The key 

to a consistent mealtime is 

Jail Report... 

Marshall County Sheriff’s 

Department 

Jail Activity Sheet 

Wweek of: March 7, 2011 to 

March 13, 2011 

Name: Enneking, Colby 

Address: Seneca, Kansas 

Date of Birth: 01-22-1992 

Charge: DUI 

Date of Arrival: 03-07-2011 

Date of Release: 03-07-2011 

Reason: Court Release 

County Appraiser’s office goes 

to take preconstruction pictures 

that no construction has been 

started. Unanimous. 



to approve the vouchers, as presented, 

and issue manual warrants 

from the respective funds. 

Unanimous. 

Robert S. Connell moved, 

seconded by Charles R. 

Loiseau to approve the following 

2010 abatements with a 

value of 2.220 with a total tax 

of $368.45; 2009 abatements 

with a value of 2,220 with a 

total tax of $380.59; 2007 

abatements with a value of 954 

with a total tax of $163.06. 

Unanimous. 



to go into executive session for 

fifteen minutes at 9:16 a.m. to 

discuss matters of non-elected 

personnel with County Clerk 

Sonya L. Stohs present. 

Unanimous. 

Public Works Administrator 

Mike Craig and Public Works 

Coordinating Supervisor Larry 

Polson met with the Board. 



to approve the following purchase 

orders. Unanimous. 

J & J Excavating, Axtell, KS 

for labor to install tube 

$1,040.00-Road & Bridge 

fund-P.O. # 106551 

planning. Having a consistent 

dinner time ensures healthier 

eating habits, saves time in the 

kitchen, more money in your 

pocket, and most importantly, 

allows family bonding. So no 

more excuses, here are a few 

ideas to make planning easier. 

Planning your menus a week 

or two in advance gets most of 

the stress out of the way. This 

allows you to buy all the groceries 

you will need for those 

meals with one trip to the grocery 

store. A fun way to plan is 

making a theme for each night 

of the week. This doesn’t mean 

have a party every night, but 

just something your family 

learns to know and can get 

excited about knowing what 

foods you will be having. For 

example: Monday could be 

soup night; Tuesday, Mexican 

food; Wednesday, grill night; 

Name: Rockwell, Timothy 

Address: Marysville, Kansas 


Charge: 60 Days 


Date of Release: Still 

Incarcerated 

Reason: Still Incarcerated 

Name: Holle, Tanna 

Address: Linn, Kansas 

Midwest Service and Sales, 

Schuyler, NE 

for timber planks 

$13,201.00-Road & Bridge 

fund-P.O. # 106618 



to go into executive session for 

five minutes at 10:10 a.m. to 

discuss matters of non-elected 

personnel with Public Works 

Administrator Mike Craig and 

Public Works Coordinating 

Supervisor Larry Polson present. 

Unanimous. 

Agency on Aging Director 

Heather Ruhkamp met with the 

Board to discuss trading in the 

2006 Dodge Magnum that is 

owned by the Agency on Aging 

department. 

Agency on Aging Director 

Heather Ruhkamp also discussed 

providing Meals on 

Wheels in Beattie with food 

prepared by Robodiux Café, 

Beattie for a possible 12 participates 

at a cost of $2,145.00 a 

month and to sell them for 

$7.55 a meal. The cost to the 

Agency on Aging budget will 

be $330.00 a month that is not 

budgeted. 

County Sanitarian Gary May 

met with the Board to give a 

monthly update. 

Custodian Lou Wassenberg 

met with the Board. 

360 Representative Aaron 

Etzkorn met with the Board to 

give an update on them on the 

progress on the HVAC and 

Lighting System replacement. 





Xerox Corporation, Dallas, 

TX 

for copier cartridge 

$560.00-County Attorney 

fund-P.O. # 3895 

Ka-Comm, Inc., Salina, KS 

for dual mount electric gunlocks 

and mounts 

$900.00-Co. General 

(Sheriff) fund-P.O. # 3888 

Brown County Treasurer, 

Hiawatha, KS 

for Marshall County share of 

4-County budget 

$836.68-Co. General 

(District Court) fund-P.O. # 

3855 

Sheriff Daniel A. Hargrave 

met with the Board. Robert S. 

Connell moved, seconded by 

Thomas K. Holle to go into 

executive session for 20 minutes 

at 11:05 a.m. to discuss 

matters of non-elected personnel 

with Sheriff Daniel A. 

Hargrave and County Clerk 

Sonya L. Stohs present. 

Unanimous. Robert S. Connell 

moved, seconded by Thomas 

Thursday, homemade pizza 

night, etc. 

First, always check your 

pantry for what you already 

have on-hand. The good thing 

about starting this way is the 

food is already there. Build 

your menus from there. 

Sometimes it’s helpful to check 

the sale ads or coupons. If 

you’re on a tight budget, make 

sure the most expensive part of 

the meal isn’t the biggest part 

of the meal. Once you have 

completed your week’s menus, 

always make a list and don’t 

deviate from it. This will help 

keep your budget in check. 

While you’re at the store, 

keep in mind fresh fruits and 

vegetables in season will be a 

little cheaper. If you decide to 

buy in bulk, make sure you 

have the room to store foods 

and your family will be able to 


Charge: 4 Days for 

Washington County 



Incarcerated 


Name: Perez, Jessie 



Charge: 48 Hours 

K. Holle to extend executive 

session for 20 minutes at 11:25 

a.m. for the same reasons with 

the same persons present. 

Unanimous. No decision was 

made as a result of executive 

session. 

Economic Development 

Director George McCune and 

Community Development 

Coordinator Juanita McCune 

met with the Board to give 

them a weekly update. 

Register of Deeds Martha 

Roesch met with the Board. 

Thomas K. Holle moved, seconded 

by Robert S. Connell to 

approve signing the Annual 

Peopleware Agreement with 

CIC (Computer Information 

Concepts) for software maintenance. 

Unanimous. 


seconded by Charles R. 

Loiseau to approve the following 

purchase order. 

Unanimous. 

CIC, Greeley, CO 

for Annual Peopleware 

agreement 

$8,565.00-Register of Deeds 

Tech Fund-P.O. # 3823 

County Health Nurse Sue 

Rhodes met with the Board. 

Charles R. Loiseau moved, seconded 

by Robert S. Connell to 

go into executive session for 

ten minutes at 1:20 p.m. at the 

request of County Health Nurse 

Sue Rhodes to discuss matters 

of non-elected personnel with 

County Health Nurse Sue 

Rhodes present. Unanimous. 



to adjourn at 1:41 p.m. 

Unanimous. The next scheduled 

meeting will be Monday, 

March 14, 2011 starting at 9:00 

a.m. 

The Board went and viewed 

bridges in the County after the 

meeting. 

March 9, 2011 

The Board of Marshall 

County Commissioners met in 

special session with Charles R. 

Loiseau, Chairman; Robert S. 

Connell and Thomas K. Holle 

members; and Sonya L. Stohs, 

County Clerk present. 

The meeting was called to 

order at 10:15 a.m. 





B & W Electric, Hanover, 

KS 

for HVAC units for Energy 

project 

$106,059.60-County 

Building fund-P.O. # 3907 



to approve the vouchers, as pre- 

eat any perishable foods before 

they expire or spoil. 

When you get home, many 

dishes can be put together 

ahead of time. This is a great 

way to get the family together 

and assemble dishes for the 

week or the night before so 

they are ready to go when you 

get home. It will be great for 

your family to have a hot meal 

ready and all the great aroma 

that comes along with cooking 

food! 

Finally, there is no better 

time to change your meal planning 

strategy than now! Every 

family deserves to take the time 

to unwind at the dinner table 

with a well-balanced meal and 

the benefits that come from eating 

together. 

Source: The Nebline, 

February 2011 


Date of Release: 03-14-2011 

Reason: Time Served 

Name: Stell, Courtney 



Charge: 48 Hours 



Incarcerated 


sented, and issue manual warrant 

from the respective fund. 

Unanimous. 



5A 

to adjourn at 10:20 a.m. 

Unanimous. The next scheduled 

meeting will be Monday, 

March 14, 2011 starting at 9:00 

a.m. 


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Purchase at the City Office between the hours of 8 and 

4:30 Monday - Friday. A current rabies vaccination 

certificate is required. 

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lots. Two snow blowers and a snow 

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Call Lynette at 363-7711 for more 

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Offense is a given for No. 3 

Baylor, so coach Kim Mulkey 

was especially pleased with 

the defense and rebounding 

effort that advanced the Lady 

Bears to the Big 12 tournament 

final. 

Brittney Griner scored 21 

points and Destiny Williams 

added 18 to lead Baylor to an 

86-53 victory over Kansas 

State, holding the Wildcats to 

35 percent shooting and outrebounding 

the Wildcats 52- 

24. 

``Those kids come to your 

program as some of the best 

players in the country, but 

those kids have never had to 

guard anybody,'' Mulkey said. 

``That's the biggest adjustment 

and where you see the 

most improvement.'' 

Baylor will meet the winner 

of the Texas A&M- 

Oklahoma semifinal on 

Saturday. 

Point guard Odyssey Sims 

added 14 while holding 

Kansas State's top scorer 

Brittany Chambers to 3-of-11 

shooting and eight points. 

Kelsey Hill led the fourthseeded 

Wildcats (21-10) with 

14 points. 

Williams finished 7 for 9 

from the field. The offensive 

emergence of Williams gives 

opponents more to think 

about as they try to contain 

Griner inside. 

`Ì just feel comfortable out 

there,'' Williams said. 

``Shooters just have to keep 

shooting.'' 

The 6-foot-8 Griner scored 

all her points in just 29 minutes, 

and her intimidating 

presence left Kansas State 

mainly shooting from the 

perimeter. 

``She's a phenom and she's 

only going to get better,'' 

Mulkey said. 

Griner and Williams left 

the game midway through the 

second half with Baylor up by 

30 points. 

The inside-outside combination 

of Griner and Sims 

sustained Baylor throughout 

the first half. Griner set the 

tone by posting up and hitting 

two short jumpers for the 

opening four points. 

Baylor rolled to a 22-5 lead 

midway through the first half, 

but the Wildcats rallied from 

long range. Kansas State was 

7 of 13 from behind the arc in 

the first half and received a 

big boost from Hill, who was 

3 of 4 from 3-point range. 

One 3-pointer by Hill brought 

the Wildcats within 28-19 

before consecutive 3s by 

Sims quickly pushed Baylor's 

lead to 15. 

When Kansas State relied 

on its zone defense to limit 

Griner's touches around the 

basket, Sims hit four 3-pointers. 

She finished the half with 

all 14 of her points, while 

Griner added 12 for a 41-26 

lead at the break. 

``The first half, we might 

not have been our best, but I 

think we were keeping the 

game competitive,'' Kansas 

State coach Deb Patterson 

K-State’s Alina Voronenko (32) takes a shot and scored 

9 points against Baylor. 

said. ``The second 20 minutes, 

we just failed in our 

ability to do that.'' 

Baylor had 22 offensive 

rebounds, tying for the 

fourth-most in Big 12 tournament 

history. 

Kansas State's Jalana 

Childs played just three minutes 

because of a hip flexor 

strain. Patterson is hopeful 

Childs will be healthy for the 

NCAA tournament. 

Baylor's lead swelled to 38 

points with 4:20 remaining. 

``We knew we had to 

defend them all 30 seconds of 

the shot clock, and that's what 

we did,'' Sims said. 

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Salary and benefits are negotiable based on 

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Kays host the 10th Annual 

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grocery bags by young strong 

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To watch the V.H. Kays host 

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service to the consumers 

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everyone enjoying the decorated 

atmosphere, music, refreshments, 

and door prizes on a 

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I appreciate every door that 

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Blue Rapids Council Minutes 

(unapproved) The governing 

body of the City of Blue Rapids 

met in regular session March 9, 

2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the 

Council Room of the 

Community Center. Council 

members present were: Ginny 

Bates, Patricia Osborne, Bob 

Roepke, and Jonas Smith. Bob 

Skillin was absent. Mayor 

Nowak presided. 

The following items were 

added to the agenda: Gun lock 

for police pickup, Vance 

Brother’s seminar, polka dancing, 

and speed enforcement 

day. The minutes of the 

February 9, 2011 regular meeting 

were approved as presented. 

Approved Pay Ordinance 

#2213 to pay certain claims 

against the city. 

Approved waiver of the 

community center rental fee for 

the community Thanksgiving 

dinner. Mark DeWalt was present 

to inform the council of his 

plans to put the mobile home at 

700 Pomeroy back on the foundation 

as soon as Diamond D 

Ranch Contracting can assist 

him. No action was taken by 

the council. 

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Approved ordinance 2212 to 

establish a housing board for 

the Department of Commerce 

CDBG grant 11-HR-030. 

Hired Mandy Hartloff as 

pool manager for the 2011 season 

at a salary of $3000 for the 

season. Hired Gentry Botkin as 

assistant pool manager at an 

hourly rate of $7.25. Hired the 

following lifeguards: Miranda 

Tormondson, Bennett Bargdill, 

Sam Jones, and Adria Borchert 

at an hourly rate of $6.50. 

Bates moved the council 

recess into executive session 

pursuant to the acquisition of 

real property exemption in 

order to discuss the possible 

acquisition of real property for 

two (2) minutes. Motion was 

seconded by Roepke. City 

attorney John McNish asked 

Dave Sanner, Ryan Woodyard 

and Susan Hass to participate. 

Motion to come out of the 

executive session was made by 

Osborne and seconded by 

Bates. 

Hired Charles Ascheman for 

mowing and maintenance 

assistance for the season beginning 

May 1. His hourly rate 

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probationary period. The 

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$9.00 per hour after the probationary 

period. 

Approved moving 

Certificate of Deposit numbers 

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01005723 to a 12 month term 

when they mature in August 

2011. 

Accepted the bid from 

Mustang Construction for 

repairs to the shelter house in 

the amount of $5498.00. The 

Lions Club has agreed to contribute 

$1700 toward the 

repairs. 

Accepted the lone bid from 

Ray Hass to mow Fairmont 

Cemetery for $5200. 

Approved an increase the 

petty cash balance to $200. 

Donated $100 to the Valley 

Heights After Prom party. 

Approved the contracts with 

Department of Commerce for 


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Higgins leads Colorado past No. 19 Kansas St 87-75 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) 

When Colorado waltzed in 

and beat nationally ranked 

Kansas State two months ago, 

ending a nine-game losing 

streak to the Wildcats, Cory 

Higgins sounded a warning. 

`Ìt's a whole new 

Colorado,'' the senior said. 

Indeed, it is. 

Higgins scored 28 points, 

Alec Burks added 24 and the 

Buffaloes made it three in a 

row over Kansas State on 

Thursday, ousting the No. 19 

Wildcats 87-75 in the quarterfinals 

of the Big 12 tournament. 

Kansas State had dominated 

Colorado for years. But 

now, for the first time in a 

series that began in 1933, the 

Buffaloes have beaten the 

Wildcats three times in one 

season. 

``We beat a great team 

three times,'' Higgins said. `Ìt 

can't be a fluke all three 

K-State’s Curtis Kelly (24) goes up for the net and 

scored 18 points against Colorado. 

times.'' 

Colorado (21-12) was the 

only team to beat the streaking 

Wildcats (22-10) in their 

final nine games. And the latest 

win was a big one for the 

Buffaloes as they try to secure 

an NCAA tournament bid in 

Will Spradling (55) drives the ball down court and 

scored 14 points for the Wildcats. 

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their final season as a member 

of the Big 12 before packing 

up for the Pac-10. 

``People will see the results 

of this game and see the fact 

that K-State's playing at a 

high level,'' Colorado coach 

Tad Boyle said. ``Those guys 

are good and they're playing 

very, very well right now. We 

beat a good team. We're not 

backing into this thing. I try 

not to talk about things I don't 

have control over. But this is 

our sixth top-50 RPI win of 

the season. I don't know how 

many bubble teams have six.'' 

Jacob Pullen and Curtis 

Kelly had 18 points apiece for 

Kansas State, which rode a 

six-game winning streak into 

the tournament. Kelly also 

had 10 rebounds. 

``They beat us three times, 

so they're just better than we 

are, no ifs, ands or buts about 

it,'' Kansas State coach Frank 

Martin said. ``That's been 

proven on the floor.'' 

Higgins had 19 points in 

the second half, picking up 

the slack while Burks struggled 

with three fouls and 

spent much of the time on the 

bench. The Buffaloes closed 

the game on a 14-3 run, sinking 

eight straight free throws 

during one stretch. They were 

23 of 27 from the line. 

``We feed off each other,'' 

Higgins said of himself and 

Burks. ``Throughout the year 

we talk to each other during 

the game. It's hard for teams 

to shut down both of us. We 

just pick each other up.'' 

Andre Roberson had 11 

points and 14 rebounds for 

Colorado. 

Burks, shadowed by 

Pullen, picked up three quick 

fouls in the second half and 

went to the bench. But 

Higgins took control and 

scored 10 straight points, 

keeping Colorado close until 

its all-Big 12 guard got back 

in the game. 

Kelly's tip-in and Will 

Spradling's 3-pointer sliced 

Colorado's lead to 70-69 

before Marcus Relphorde hit 

a 3-pointer from the baseline. 

After Spradling's driving 

layup cut it to 73-72, Burks 

went to the line and hit both 

ends of a 1-and-1. 

With 1:23 to go, Kansas 

State inbounded the ball and 

Spradling put up a 3-pointer 

that missed. Burks batted 

away Rodney McGruder's 

follow attempt and Devon 

Peterson was called for a foul. 

Relphorde, with 59.9 seconds 

to go, made both foul shots 

for a 77-72 lead. Roberson 

made a foul shot and Higgins 

made two before Roberson's 

layup gave the Buffs, a longtime 

Big 12 doormat, a comfortable 

lead. 

``We made some bad decisions,'' 

Pullen said. `Ìt's the 

same thing that plagued us 

when we weren't doing well 

in the Big 12. We were undisciplined, 

we gave up some 

easy shots and we made some 

bad decisions on offense and 

Jacob Pullen (0) moves to block the Colorado offense. Pullen scored 18 points for 

the Wildcats. 

it cost us the game. At this 

time of year, you can't have 

those type of breakdowns or 

those type of lapses, or you'll 

never be able to beat a good 

team.'' 

Earlier, with Burks on the 

bench, Higgins hit two free 

throws, Pullen canned a 3pointer 

for a 55-50 lead, and 

then Higgins went inside for a 

contested bucket and followed 

that with a driving 

layup that cut the lead to 55- 

54. 

After Peterson scored for 

Kansas State, Higgins 

answered with another basket. 

Levi Knutson's two foul 

shots and long 3-pointer put 

Colorado on top 61-57. 

The Wildcats tied it 62-all 

on Pullen's 3-pointer, then 

Higgins hit a fallaway jumper 

and followed that with a driving 

layup. Burks, with just his 

second bucket of the second 

half, tipped in a shot and 

Higgins made a floater in the 

lane, capping an 8-2 run for a 

70-64 lead with 3:31 to play. 

Photos by Ben Brake 

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K-State’s Rodney McGruder (22) jumps high for a shot 

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