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Publishers Free Press 

Blue Rapids, Ks 

& Manhattan, Ks 

The City of Blue Rapids 

recived this letter from Deputy 

Secretary of Kansas 

Department Jerome T. Younger. 

Here is the letter: 

Dear Mr. Nowak: 

Thank you for sharing your 

concerns regarding detour 

routes for the K-9 Coon Creek 

Bridge replacement project in 

Marshall County. Safety of the 

traveling public is at the core of 

every decision that the Kansas 

Department of Transportation 

(KDOT) makes. 

The K-9 over Coon Creek 

bridge replacement project in 

Marshall County (KA-2101- 

01) is tentatively scheduled for 

a late fall 2014 letting with projected 

construction taking up to 

eight months maximum, weather 

permitting. The existing 26’ 

wide two-girder structure is 

scheduled to be replaced with a 

36’ wide (two 12’ wide lanes 

with 6’ shoulders) structure. 

KDOT is still working on the 

design plans for the bridge 

project, thus the final construction 

plans, including traffic 

impacts, have not yet been 

finalized. 

With numerous transportation 

needs across the state, 

KDOT must make prudent, 

timely and cost-effective decisions 

that benefit the safety and 

driving experience for all travelers 

throughout our state. 

With that said, KDOT continues 

to look at ways to implement 

processes that provide 

cost-effective alternatives to 

highway construction projects. 

KDOT is planning to utilize an 

accelerated construction 

process on this bridge replacement 

project, which means that 

the majority of the bridge will 

be constructed off-site which 

will allow K-9 over Coon 

Creek to be closed during construction 

for a period of only 60 

Free Press 

Vol. 3 Number 43 Thursday, April 26, 2012 

The Kansas Department of Transportation now say that the Coon Creek bridge one mile west of Waterville will be 

closed for 60 days, that is down from the eight-months that had planned. Area residents have been calling and e-mailing 

KDOT and the State Senator and Representative about the problems the closed bridge would bring. 

Bridge Work Cut To 60-Days 

days. A typical bridge replacement 

project this size typically 

will have the roadway closed 

for approximately eight months 

for the bridge construction. 

The 60-day period would be 

scheduled during the summer 

months and K-9 would be 

reopened before the fall school 

session begins. 

KDOT design staff have 

evaluated various options to 

handle traffic during the bridge 

replacement project and determined 

that the preferred option 

is to detour traffic via a designated 

marked route on the state 

highway system. As you mentioned, 

there is no good local 

detour route and phased construction, 

such as building the 

bridge half at a time is not possible 

due to the fact that the 

existing structure is a two-girder 

structure. A shoofly detour 

route was considered, but there 

are significant costs related to 

the amount of embankment 

needed and the large temporary 

drainage structures needed to 

appropriately accommodate the 

creek flows during construc- 

Czech Festival Is Saturday 

One of the events offered 

during the Czech Festival April 

28 in Blue Rapids will be 

“Checking your Ancestors” 

(Czech or otherwise). Jan 

Wilkes, a long time genealogist, 

will make a presentation at 

11:00 am at the Community 

Center on how to use the features 

in the free web site 

www.FamilySearch.org. 

Images from the site will be 

projected for all to see and ask 

questions. Jan will search for 

information on your ancestors 

so you have a few weeks to 

gather some basic information 

such as names and dates to start 

your hunt. She will also discuss 

subscription web sites that 

can be accessed in Family 

History Centers. 

At 2:00 that afternoon, the 

Editorial: By Jon A. Brake 

Well, the phone calls and e-mails from residents in Marshall 

and Washington Counties did some good. The Kansas 

Department of Transportation took a second look at the bridge 

one mile West of Waterville and decided that closing the highway 

for six to eight months might be a little too long. In this 

letter to the City of Blue Rapids Deputy Secretary Jerome 

Younger says they plan to close the bridge for 60-days rather 

than the 6-8 months. 

Yes, 60-days is better but they are still throwing traffic onto 

Township Roads that are not built for that kind of traffic. No 

one, no one from this area is going to drive to Marysville, west 

on US36 and than back down to Barnes or Greenleaf, that's 

more that 40-miles. KDOT has no concern for the people in 

this area. They can give millions of dollars to Kansas City, 

Topeka, Wichita and Manhattan to beautify the ditches but 

when it comes to saving lives in small counties, they do not 

have the money. If you feel the state needs to put in a 

“Shoofly” contact Mr. Younger’s two bosses: 

Secretary of Transportation Mike King (785) 296-3461 or 

E-mail: publicinfo@ksdot.org or Governor Sam Brownback 

(785) 296-5059 (No e-mail address) 

session will be held at the 

Public Library on the Square at 

which time you will be given 

more individual help. Bring 

your laptop if you have one. If 

you have questions, please 

email plumswede@yahoo.com. 

Jan Wilkes has done extensive 

family genealogies and has 

a talent for turning tiny leads 

into a whole new branch of the 

family. She is related locally to 

the Smercheck-Pishney/Pishny 

families. This is a rare chance 

to have help from her on finding 

more about your ancestors. 

Watch & listen for future 

information about events at the 

Czech Festival, Saturday April 

28. A Czech lunch will be from 

11:00-2:00 at the Community 

Center. 

tion. A low speed shoofly that 

would accommodate traffic 

safely across the creek would 

With a staff almost half the 

size as last yearâ€s, the 

seven Valley Heights 

Journalism staff members have 

been put to the test all year. The 

staff is responsible for photographing 

and writing about student 

academic and athletic 

activities. Putting this into perspective 

that means each journalism 

member is responsible 

for following and reporting on 

cost 2-3 times more than the 

construction of an average 

shoofly. 

We also spoke with the 

Marshall County Emergency 

Manager regarding emergency 

services coverage for the residents 

of Blue Rapids, 

Waterville, Barnes and 

Greenleaf during the proposed 

60-day closure of K-9. All the 

details regarding emergency 

coverage during the closure 

have not yet been ironed out, 

but KDOT staff will continue 

to communicate with emergency 

services regarding the 

bridge closure. KDOT will 

also provide plenty of notice 

well in advance of the project 

start to keep the media, public 

and local stakeholders 

informed on construction phasing 

and traffic impacts for the 

project. 

nearly 30 students per week, or 

keeping up with what is going 

on in all 34 plus groups, clubs, 

and sporting organizations at 

Valley Heights. All this while at 

the same time learning how to 

write journalistically, take photos, 

conduct an interview, run a 

website, operate the two yearbook 

software programs among 

other tasks. 

Blue Rapids 

Forensics Team 

Performs Friday 

State Forensic Champ-ionships 

are Saturday, May 5th in 

Salina and the Valley Heights 

Forensic Team is polishing 

their pieces to hopefully bring 

home some medals. Six students 

have qualified for State 

Champs (the top competitive 

event for forensic students.) 

Jessie Zidek – Poetry and Duet 

Acting, Brooke Claycamp - 

Poetry and Alex Laughlin – 

Prose, Duet Acting and IDA are 

back for a third year in a row. 

Treg Arganbright qualified his 

second year in a row with his 

Solo Acting Humorous and 

IDA. Drew Man, has qualified 

with her Solo Acting Serious as 

Blue Rapids has once again 

been recognized by the Kansas 

Forest Service and the Arbor 

Day Foundation as a Tree City 

USA Community. Blue Rapids 

has been recognized as a Tree 

City USA for 30 years. 

To qualify for Tree City USA 

a community must designate a 

tree board or department by 

municipal ordinance to operate 

the program, have an annual 

budget of $2 per capita and participate 

in Arbor Day with a 

proclamation and tree planting 

ceremony. Blue Rapids tree 

board members are: Don Musil, 

Chairman, John Schwartz, Joe 

a first year freshman. Katie 

Kinzel is taking her Prose and 

her Poetry as a first year 

Champs (last year she won a 

place on the Festival team.) 

Haden Botkin, qualified for 

State Festival with his poetry 

piece, as did Tommy Tryon and 

Vanessa Moctezuma for IDA. 

The community has an 

opportunity to see the State 

Champs finalists perform this 

Friday night, April 27th at 7pm 

at the Valley Heights 

Commons. Refreshments will 

be served after the show. Come 

see our local talent and cheer 

them on. 

Blue Rapids: Tree 

City USA x30 

As the school year winds 

down, the staff members are 

put into over-drive rushing to 

complete yearbook pages while 

trying to keep up with the many 

end-of-the-year events. The 

staff’s goal is to include each 

high school member in the 

yearbook three times and 

include as many junior high 

students as possible. This 

means working overtime, 

Warders, Dennis Osborne and 

Jan Bergkamp. 

In Kansas only one tree is 

being planted for every four 

removed. The national trend 

reveals that urban areas are 

expanding by 2.2 million acres 

each year. The values that trees 

provide are generally not considered 

as urban expansion 

occurs. Consequently, valuable 

green space is lost each year. 

Citizens are encouraged to 

thank their volunteer tree board 

members who serve on the 

city’s tree board. Arbor is April 

27, 2012. 

Baccalaureate Will Be May 6th 

The Valley Heights High 

School Baccalaureate for the 

Seniors will be held on Sunday 

evening May 6th at 7:30 p.m. at 

the VHHS commons area. Rev. 

Marilyn Sweet of the United 

Presbyterian Church will give 

the opening, Rev. Richard 

Coleman of the New Hope 

Presbyterian Church will give 

the message. Payer for the 

Seniors will be given by Pastor 

Fletcher Abbott of the Berean 

Church. Rev. Debby Dick of 

the United Methodist Church 

will give the closing. 

Music will be provided by 

local talent. Cookies, punch 

and coffee will be available to 

the public at the conclusion of 

the service and provided by the 

ladies of the community 

churches. 

Journalism Staff: Back Row - Isacc Medina, Morgan Wilkinson, Lexi Hartloff. Front Row - Kaitlyn Wilson, Alicia 

Vega, Jessica Flower, Casi Cochrane. 

Valley Heights Yearbooks On Sale Now 

which is really after-school 

hours each week. But all this 

extra work is paying off as the 

2012 Mustang yearbook is well 

underway and everyone can 

reserve their own copy between 

now and April 27th. Please visit 

www.jostens.com to order 

online, or see one of the journalism 

staff members.

Obituaries Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, April 26, 2012 

August L. Glaeys 

August L. Claeys, 87, of 

Marysville, KS, died Monday, 

April 16, 2012 at Community 

Memorial Health Care in 

Marysville. 

Visitation was Thursday 

from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. at 

Kinsley Mortuary and one hour 

prior to service times at the 

church. 

A rosary service was held at 

7 p.m., Thursday, April 19, at 

St. Gregory's Catholic Church, 

Marysville. 

Mass of Christian Burial was 

held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 

20, at St. Gregory's. Father Jim 

Gary W. Tobin 

Gary W. Tobin, 73, of 

Marysville, KS, died Tuesday, 

April 17, 2012, at his home 

north of Marysville. 

Visitation was Friday, April 

20, from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. at 

Kinsley Mortuary. The family 

received friends from 5 to 7 

p.m. 

A funeral service was held at 

10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 21 

at Kinsley Mortuary. Pastor 

Donnie Stuart officiated. 

The pallbearers were Ron 

Jacques, Jim Lange, Dennis 

L’Ecuyer, Rick Meinecke, 

Norbert D. Slupianek 

Norbert D. Slupianek, 91, of 

Marysville, KS, died Friday, 

April 20, 2012 at Community 

Memorial Healthcare in 

Marysville. 

Visitation will be Friday, 

April 27, from 10 a.m. until 9 

p.m. Kinsley Mortuary. The 

family will receive friends 

from 6 to 8 p.m. 

Celebration of Life services 

are planned for 2:00 p.m., 

Saturday, April 28, at the 

Evangelical United Church of 

Christ in Marysville. 

Norbert was born March 23, 

Cecilia A. Holle 

Cecilia A. Holle, 89, of 

Marysville, KS, died Sunday, 

April 22, 2012 at Cambridge 

Place. 

Visitation will be Wednesday 

from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. at 

Kinsley Mortuary. 

A funeral service will be held 

at 10 a.m., Thursday, April 26, 

at Mt. Calvary Lutheran 

Church in Marysville. Rev. 

Donnie Hofman will officiate. 

Carol Wright will play the 

organ while the congregation 

Marilyn J. Kreger 

Marilyn J. Kreger, 77, of 

Hanover, KS, died Thursday, 

April 19, 2012, at the 

Centennial Homestead in 

Washington, KS. 

A graveside funeral service 

was held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, 

April 21, at the Hanover City 

Cemetery. The service was 

conducted by Jonathan 

Koehler. 

Marilyn Kreger was born 

September 2, 1934 in Toledo , 

Ohio. She married Paul F. 

Kreger at the Walled Lake 

Baptist church, Walled Lake, 

Michigan. She joined the Novi 

Police Department in 1974, as a 

dispatcher but quickly 

advanced to a patrol officer, 

Shaughnessy officiated. 

Dolores Bruna play the 

organ while Scotti Claeys sang 

“Be Not Afraid”, “Amazing 

Grace”, “On Eagles Wings”, 

“Song of Farewell” and “How 

Great Thou Art.” 

The pallbearers were Mike 

Ring, Matt Claeys, Kyle 

Behrens, Glen Behrens, Doug 

Wollenberg and John 

Wollenberg. 

Burial was in St. Gregory's 

Catholic Cemetery. 

August was born March 31, 

1925 near Marysville, son of 

Emiel and Marie (Van Hedke) 

Chris Kloppenberg and Bob 

Kloppenberg. 

The honorary pallbearers 

were Jeff Jenkins, Ron Lange, 

Jim Lindeen, Vance Meinecke 

and Paul Oldehoeft. 

Burial was in the Marysville 

City Cemetery. 

Gary was born September 

29, 1938 at Highland, KS, son 

of Harvey Warren and Flossie 

Mae (Sparks) Tobin. At the age 

of six he moved with his family 

to Marysville. He attended 

Marysville schools and graduated 

from Marysville High 

1921 at St. Louis, MO, son of 

Emil and Freida (Kerston) 

Slupianek. 

In 1939 he graduated from 

Marysville High School. From 

1942 to 1946 he was in the U.S. 

Army and served one year in 

China. 

Norbert was self employed 

in electronics. 

He was a member of 

American Legion, Chamber of 

Commerce, Country Club and 

Harris Fellow. 

Family events were of great 

importance to him and he loved 

sings “I Know That My 

Redeemer Lives”, “The Old 

Rugged Cross” and “Amazing 

Grace.” 

The pallbearers will be Carl 

Kopp, Ted Griffee, Dyllon 

Holle, Roy Dierking, Francis 

Hanke and Lawrence Kopp. 

Burial will be in the 

Marysville City Cemetery. 

Cecilia was born July 10, 

1922 near Baileyville, KS, 

daughter of Bernard and 

Fredericka (Knipper) 

making her one of the first 

female police officers in the 

State of Michigan. She wrote 

numerous articles for the Novi 

Police magazine and had a very 

eventful career. 

She then moved on in 1977, 

to become a highly respected 

Union Steward in the community 

of Novi. 

Marilyn moved to 

Commerce in 1984 and served 

as the park ranger in 

Kensington State Park and in 

Dodge State Park No. 4. She 

loved working in the parks. 

Marilyn moved to Hanover, 

Kansas in 1992, where her 

daughter Rhoda lived. Since 

then she traveled often to spend 

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Claeys. 

On February 20, 1954 he 

married Maxine Wollenberg. 

She survives. 

Other survivors include his 

daughter, Donna (John) 

Borgerding, Manhattan; granddaughter, 

Danielle Borgerding, 

Manhattan; and one greatgrandson, 

Dylan Plaice of 

Manhattan; brothers, Victor 

Claeys, St. George, KS, and 

Gus Claeys and Francis Claeys, 

both of Marysville. 

His parents; sister, Margaret 

Wood; and two brothers, 

Maurice and Lawrence Claeys, 

School in 1956. 

Gary served in the U.S. Navy 

and was stationed in Hawaii. 

While on leave he married 

Opal Lange, of Morrowville, 

KS, on June 26, 1958. They 

lived in Hawaii until being 

called home when his father 

was killed in an accident. Gary 

went to work for the Union 

Pacific Railroad as a conductor 

and retired in 1994. 

Together Gary and Opal 

owned and operated the Exotic 

Birds Farm north of 

Marysville. 

being a part of the Tangeman 

Family Reunion. 

Personal activities that he 

enjoyed were traveling, roller 

skating, snow skiing and camping 

in the same pop-up camper 

for 44 years. 

He wanted his friends and 

family to remember him as an 

optimist. 

On August 23, 1942 he married 

Marcia Tangeman at the 

Marysville Evangelical 

Church. She survives. 

Other survivors include his 

children, Larry (Debbie) 

Kreutzman. She attended 

school at Baileyville. 

On April 6, 1954 she married 

Arthur Holle at the Zion 

Lutheran Church in Herkimer. 

She enjoyed gardening, raising 

chickens and cooking. 

Her parents; husband, 

Arthur, on May 20, 1996; four 

sisters, Margaret Haverkamp, 

Sister Mary Kreutzman, Agnes 

Kopp and Alma Kreutzman; 

and five brothers, John, Albert, 

Ben, Frank and Joe Kreutzman, 

time with family, always 

returning to Hanover where she 

enjoyed her little home on 

Main Street. She delighted in 

visiting and storytelling with 

her many friends and family. 

She was a gifted singer, poet, 

writer, artist and avid gardener. 

In her younger years, she sang 

and played folk and country 

songs. Marilyn was an animal 

lover; she had horses, dogs cats 

and even parrots. 

Marilyn loved to read and 

write, she was a published poet 

and writer. Her most recent 

poem “The Barn” can be found 

in the July 2010 issue of 

Reminisce Magazine. 

Preceding her in death were 

Kenneth L. Sells, Agent 

preceded him in death. 

August enjoyed farming and 

he took great pride in his work. 

He went to rural McLeod grade 

school and St. Gregory grade 

school and Marysville High 

school. He served in the United 

States Army during the Korean 

War from 1951 to 1953. 

A memorial fund has been 

established and will be designated 

later. Contributions may 

be sent in care of Kinsley 

Mortuary. 

Preceding him in death were 

his parents; sister, Judy Mayer; 

and three brothers, Harvey W. 

Tobin, Jr., Dale Jenkins and 

Lowell Jenkins. 

Survivors include his wife of 

54 years, Opal; sister-in-law, 

Frances Jenkins, Topeka; and 

several nieces and nephews. 



later. Contributions may 

be sent in care of Kinsley 

Mortuary. 

Slupianek, Carey, NC; Lee 

(Debbie) Slupianek, Shingle 

Springs, CA; Warren (Buff), 

Marysville, Norris (Midge 

Wichita, KS; nine grandchildren 

and four great-grandchildren. 

Norbert was preceded in 

death by his parents; and brothers, 

Carroll and Arlyn 

Slupianek. 


established in memory of the 

Evangelical United Church of 

Christ or Marysville High 

School Alumnus Association. 

preceded her in death. 

Survivors include two sons, 

Lynn (Gina) Holle, Marysville, 

and Larry Holle, Aurora, CO; 

two grandchildren; and one 

great-granddaughter. 



at a later date. 

Contributions may be sent in 

care of Kinsley Mortuary. 

her parents; husband, Paul; 

infant daughter, Christine 

Marie; and brother, Joel Still. 

She is survived by children, 

Lon E Vanderslice Kreger, 

Rhoda M. Koehler, Paul F. 

Kreger III, David J. Kreger and 

Marilyn “Bird” Schramm; 

brothers, Jeffory Still, Brian 

Still and Richard “Mac” Still; 

twelve grandchildren and 25 

great-grandchildren. 


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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, April 26, 2012 3A 

Bridge Work... 

Workers on the bridge East of Blue Rapids are shown working on the deck. 

Kristine Stout a handbell soloist plays the “Joybell” at the Waterville Methodist Church Monday night. 

No Work If Under 16 

According to the Daily 

Caller a proposal from the 

Obama administration to prevent 

children from doing farm 

chores has drawn plenty of criticism 

from rural-district members 

of Congress. But now it’s 

attracting barbs from farm kids 

themselves. 

The Department of Labor is 

poised to put the finishing 

touches on a rule that would 

apply child-labor laws to children 

working on family farms, 

prohibiting them from perform- 

All Your Ag Needs 

ing a list of jobs on their own 

families’ land. 

Under the rules, children 

under 18 could no longer work 

“in the storing, marketing and 

transporting of farm product 

raw materials.” 

“Prohibited places of 

employment,” a Department 

press release read, “would 

include country grain elevators, 

grain bins, silos, feed lots, 

stockyards, livestock 

exchanges and livestock auctions.” 


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better than many other states, 

according to a study released 

Thursday by policy analysts at 

the nonprofit Pew Center on 

the States in Washington, D.C. 

But Kansas still has a long 

way to go, according to a 

February, 2010 state performance 

audit cited in the report. 

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Eight of nearly three dozen 

tax-credit programs examined 

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fulfilling their original purposes. 

The state lacked a strong 

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tax credit programs, the 

report said. 

“There’s room for improvement,” 

Kansas Commerce 

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Thursday. “You can’t tell what 

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NEWS EWS Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, April 26, 2012 

The Ice Age Monument is taking shape. Workers are shown here putting in a red-tint concrete sidewalk. 

Marshall Co. To Kansas Sampler 

The Marshall County 

Development Corporation/ 

Tourism are busy preparing to 

be part of the 23rd annual 

Kansas Sampler Festival to be 

held in Liberal’s Light Park on 

May 5-6. 

Representing Marshall 

County will be Bill Oborny, 

St. Monica and Saint 

Elizabeth Catholic Church in 

Blue Rapids is once again making 

plans for a Cinco de Mayo 

festival which will be held at 

the church’s hall at 5:30 pm on 

May 5th. 

The date is observed in the 

United States as a celebration 

of Mexican heritage and pride, 

and to commemorate the cause 

of freedom and democracy during 

the first years of the 

American Civil War. 

Contrary to widespread popular 

belief, Cinco de Mayo is 

not Mexico's Independence 

John Howard, Ann Mann, 

Joyce Stryker, Brenda 

Staggenborg, Sharon Steenson, 

Sandy Isaacson-Bynum. 

The statewide celebration is 

designed to provide the public 

a sample of what there is to see, 

do, hear, taste, and buy in 

Kansas. MCDC/Tourism will 

Day. 

St. Monica and Saint 

Elizabeth Catholic church had 

previously held a Cinco de 

Mayo celebration but had not 

repeated the event due to the 

loss of some key coordinators 

The Church feels that this 

may become an annual event 

since the project leadership 

rolls are being handled by 

many 2nd generation church 

members 

Some changes include 

The previous more formal 

meal will be replace with a 

more relaxed Taco bar layout. 

promote what there is to see 

and do in Marshall County. 

Annually, more than 130 

Kansas communities of every 

size are represented at this premier 

outdoor travel festival. 

Between 5-8,000 people attend 

to find day trip ideas, to hear 

Kansas musicians and histori- 

Cinco de Mayo Will Be May 5th 

Our annual seniors vs. 

faculty basketball game will 

be held on Monday, April 

30, 2012 at Valley Heights 

High School. The faculty 

women will play the senior 

girls at 6:30 PM and the 

men’s game will follow 

after. We would love to see 

you there. 

Women Faculty 

Gunn, Emily 

Hartloff, Mandi 

Manley, Marcy 

Parker, Sammi 

Potter, Kerry 

Smith, Kelly 

Yungeberg, Jenny 

Senior Girls 

Christie, Rachel 

Cochrane, Cari 

Fry, Kourtney 

Haile, Kandice 

Hale, Wendy 

Tormondson, 

Miranda 

Men Faculty 

Noel, Ryan 

Trimble, Tony 

Nolte, Alex 

Potter, Don 

Beverages will be offered 

separately and not as part of the 

meal. 

Meal prices will be lower 

than previous. 

At approximately 7 pm, 

there will be a piñata event on 

the dance floor for the kids. 

Live dancers and recorded 

music are being replaced by a 

live band. (After the piñata) 

Dancing will continue until 

11:pm. 

Watch for details in an 

upcoming edition on the Free 

Press. 

Faculty, Senior Game April 30th 

Stoddard, Eric 

Plummer, Adam 

Schreiner, Adam 

Whitson, Lew 

Seniors Boys 

Aguirre, Joey 

Berger, Levi 

Crook, Jordan 

Long, Aaron 

Oldehoeft, Luke 

Tryon, Tommy 

VanAlst, Austin 

Whitson, Lamar 

Zimmerling, Blake 

cal performers, to buy Kansas 

products, art, and books, and 

taste Kansas foods. 

The festival is a project of 

the Inman-based Kansas 

Sampler Foundation whose 

mission is to preserve and sustain 

rural culture. The festival 

was held on the Penner Farm 

near Inman from 1990-1997 

before it started moving around 

the state. Host towns have been 

Pratt, Ottawa, Independence, 

Newton, Garden City, 

Concordia, and Leavenworth. 

The 2012 Kansas Sampler 

Festival will be held in 

Liberal’s Light Park at 11th and 

Kansas on Saturday, May 5 

from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 

Sunday, May 6 from 10 a.m.-4 

p.m. Admission is $5 for adults 

and $3 for children ages 7-12. 

For more information go to 

kansassamplerfestival.com. 

“Socialism is a philosophy 

of failure, the creed of ignorance, 

and the gospel of envy, 

its inherent virtue is the equal 

sharing of misery..” 

— Winston Churchill 

These are possibly the 5 best 

sentences you’ll ever read: 

Unfortunately, most voters 

don’t know this. 

1. You cannot legislate the 

poor into prosperity, by legislating 

the wealth out of prosperity. 

2. What one person receives 

without working for, another 

person must work for without 

receiving. 

3. The government cannot 

give to anybody anything that 

the government does not first 

take from somebody else. 

4. You cannot multiply 

wealth by dividing it. 

5. When half of the people 

get the idea that they do not 

have to work because the other 

half is going to take care of 

them; and when the other half 

gets the idea that it does no 

good to work, because somebody 

else is going to get what 

they work for, that is the beginning 

of the end of any nation. 


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Dixie Talbot gives the book “Friday Night Lights” to Benton Coon. The mission of World Book Night is to seek out 

light or non-readers in the community. Books are given out free to 16 years of age or older. They are not for those 

who already read books regularly. Dixie is the Valley Heights librarian. 

Home Notes 

Susan A. Latta - CEA 

Marshall County 

Extension Agent 

Have you every heard that 

your body doesnâ€t have 

enough good bacteria and you 

need more probiotics in your 

diet? While probiotics have 

been around for years, we are 

starting to hear more about 

them and are seeing the word 

â€œprobioticâ€ on food 

labels and in the popular press 

more often. 

Recently, health benefits 

associated with probiotics and 


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prebiotics have piqued the 

curiosity of consumers. Many 

are questioning â€œhow does 

ingesting live bacteria improve 

my health?â€ 

Probiotics are live microorganisms 

with nearly 20 known 

species. Probiotic foods contain 

live bacteria, either as a 

result of fermentation or as an 

intentional addition. They are 

healthful for normal intestinal 

function and often prevent 

harmful bacteria from causing 

disease. Probiotics are present 

in sour cream, yogurt, buttermilk, 

powdered milk, frozen 

desserts, kefir, tempeh, miso, 

kim chi, sauerkraut, and other 

fermented foods. 

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Located Just North of 

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Owners: David & Christina Hartsook 

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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.” 

Many consumers may not 

yet be familiar with prebiotics, 

the nondigestible carbohydrates 

that promote the growth 

of â€œgoodâ€ bacteria, also 

called probiotics, living inside 

the gut. Digestion of food and 

absorption of nutrients primarily 

occur in the small intestines. 

However, the nondigestible 

carbohydrates (prebiotics) 

found in onions, whole grains, 

bananas, garlic, honey, leeks, 

artichokes, fortified foods and 

beverages, and dietary supplements 

are able to pass through 

the small intestine intact and 

thereby able to enter the large 

intestines to stimulate the 

growth of the bodyâ€s own 

natural bacteria (probiotics) 

living inside the colon. Since 

vitamins, minerals, and water 

are absorbed in the large intestines, 

prebiotics have been 

shown to increase the absorption 

of calcium and magnesium 

from the colon. 

Some researchers proposed 

that prebiotics may have a positive 

effect on the immune system 

and may decrease the risk 

for colorectal diseases. 

Prebiotics serve as a food 

source for probiotics. The probiotics 

feed off the prebiotics 

and increase in number. 

Different probiotics have different 

actions in the gut. Each 

probiotic species provides a 

distinctive health benefit. 

Therefore, an increase in the 

number of probiotics positively 

impacts the digestive system by 

improving digestive health 

such as reducing the symptoms 

of irritable bowel syndrome 

and inflammatory bowel diseases 

(i.e. Crohnâ€s disease); 

promoting regularity; 

reducing the growth of harmful 

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bacteria; synthesizing vitamins 

(primarily B vitamins); 

decreasing lactose intolerance; 

improving serum cholesterol 

levels; and decreasing the risk 

of certain cancers. 

Synbiotics are products 

that contain both probiotics and 

prebiotics. These products have 

the â€œgoodâ€ bacteria (probiotics) 

and the non-digestible 

carbohydrate source (prebiotics) 

to encourage the growth 

of beneficial bacteria. 

Fermented dairy products 

(yogurt and kefir) are synbiotic 

because they contain live bacteria 

and the food source needed 

for them to thrive. Without 

its food source, a probiotic 

would have a difficult time surviving 

in the digestive system 

because it cannot tolerate oxygen, 

low pH and temperature. 

Although benefits associated 

with prebiotics and probiotics 

are favorable, researchers are 

cautious about drawing firm 

conclusions because benefits 

vary, depending on type and 

amount of pre- and probiotic 

consumed. Therefore, more 

human studies need to be done 

to provide a better understanding 

of their direct effect on 

health. 

Although you don't need 

probiotics to be healthy, these 

microorganisms may assist 

with digestion or help protect 

against some harmful bacteria. 

Consuming foods with these 

bacteria may help with diarrhea 

after antibiotics, rotavirus 

infection, chemotherapy, or 

when traveling to other countries. 

It appears that the worst 

that can happen if you choose 

to eat or drink these products is 

that they do nothing extra for 

you. 

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Waterville 785-363-2641 

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Spain Law Office, P.A. 

Phone (785) 363-2723 

Darrell E. Spain 

Attorney at Law 

107 S. Kansas Ave. 

Waterville, KS 66548 

Don’s Used Cars 

943 Quail Road 

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Professional Mechanic: 

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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, April 26, 2012 

Marshall County Minutes 

April 16, 2012 

The Board of Marshall 

County Commissioners met in 

regular adjourned session with 

Thomas K. Holle Chairman; 

Charles R. Loiseau and Robert 

S. Connell members; and 

Sonya L. Stohs, County Clerk 

present. 

The meeting was called into 

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 Charles R . 

Loiseau, seconded by Robert S. 

Connell. Unanimous. 

Custodian Lou Wassenberg 

met with the Board to discuss 

grant paperwork for a matching 

funds grant in the amount of 

$2,812.32 for waste tire mulch 

to go in the landscaping on the 

west side of the Courthouse. 

County Attorney Laura 

Johnson-McNish met with the 

Board. 

The Board received a call 

from Matt Kemplay, 

Marysville to ask for a six 

month extension on his 

Neighborhood Revitalization 

application. Thomas K. Holle 

moved, seconded by Robert S. 

Connell to approve a six month 

extension for the 

Neighborhood Revitalization 

application for Matthew 

Kemplay, Marysville effective 

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Your Drop and Lock Hitch Dealer 

324 E. Front St., Waterville, Ks 

785-363-2143 

May 9, 2012. Unanimous. 

Public Works Administrator 

Mike Craig and Public Works 

Coordinating Supervisor Larry 

Polson met with the Board. 

Public Works Coordinating 

Supervisor Larry Polson presented 

the following bids for 

bridge steel packages. 

1st bridge package for 

20X20 structure: 

Husker Steel, Columbus, 

NE-$25,622.00 

Midwest Service and Sales, 

Schuyler, NE-$26,478.57 

Oden Enterprises, Wahoo, 

NE-$26,792.99 

2nd bridge package for 

28X20 structure: 

Husker Steel, Columbus, 

NE-$29,551.80 

Midwest Service and Sales, 

Schuyler, NE-$30,874.58 

Oden Enterprises, Wahoo, 

NE-$30,034.03 

Charles R. Loiseau moved, 

seconded by Robert S. Connell 

to approve the low bid for both 

bid bridge steel packages from 

Husker Steel, Columbus, NE. 

Unanimous. 

Robert S. Connell moved, 

seconded by Thomas K. Holle 

to approve the following purchase 

orders. Unanimous. 

Husker Steel, Columbus, NE 

for bridge steel package 

$25,622.00-Road & Bridge 

fund-P.O. # 106832 

Husker Steel, Columbus, NE 

Blue Rapids Greenhouse 

Marysville Stand 

Across from Dank’s 

Broadway Market 

Mon - Sat 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. 

Sun 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

for bridge steel package 


fund-P.O. # 106833 

Mid America Truck 

Equipment, Belleville, KS for 

pintle hitch and hookups 


fund-P.O. # 106835 

National Signs, Ottawa, KS 

for 300 3X8 delineators 

$672.00-Road & Bridge fund- 

P.O. # 106834 

Vicki Gross, Marysville 

joined the meeting to observe 

at 9:45 a.m. and left at 10:15 

a.m. 



to approve having dust control 

applied to the two miles of 26th 

Road starting at US 36 going to 

Indian Road that is being used 

for a detour while a bridge is 

being replaced on 110 Hwy. 

Unanimous. The funds to pay 

for the dust control are from the 

Kansas Department of 

Transportation allowance given 

to the County for use of the 

road for detour. 

Custodian Lou Wassenberg 

met with the Board to give 

them further information on the 

waste tire mulch grant. 

Public Works Administrator 

Mike Craig recommended the 

hiring of Derek Richter, Barnes 

as a Laborer at the Marysville 

Shop at $12.69 an hour effective 

April 23, 2012. Charles R. 

Loiseau moved, seconded by 

Thomas K. Holle to approve 

the hiring of Derek Richter, 

Barnes as a Laborer at the 

Marysville Shop at $12.69 an 

hour effective April 23, 2012 

with the stipulation that he 

must have a Marshall County 

residence by the end of his 90 

day probation or his employment 

is terminated. 

Unanimous. 

County Attorney Laura 

Johnson-McNish met with the 

Board. 


seconded by Charles R. 

Loiseau to approve Resolution 

#12-04-16-1 whereas the Board 

of County Commissioners has 

the authority pursuant to K. 

S.A. 19-101 to use the Kansas 

Department of Administration 

offers an Accounts Receivables 

Set-Off Program. Unanimous. 

Thomas K. Holle moved, 


to approve entering into an 

agreement by the Accounts 

Receivable Setoff Program, 

Department of Administration, 

State of Kansas and Marshall 

County for the purpose of utilizing 

the deby setoff procedures 

provided by K. S. A. 75- 

6201. Unanimous. 



to approve the following purchase 

orders. Unanimous. 

Kimble Mapping, Inc., 

Manhattan, KS for final 2011 

Mapping contract payment 


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Jeff Cook 

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Hanover, KS 

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SCRAP IRON 

$6,400.00-Appraiser fund-P.O. 

# 4138 

Manatron, Inc., Hays, KS 

for Fujitsu 6130Z scanner 

$957.00-Election Reserve 

fund-P.O. # 4139 

Glaxo Smith Kline, Atlanta, 

GA for private vaccine 

$4,802.50-Health fund-P.O. # 

4105 Wyeth, Dallas, TX for 

private vaccine $3,556.38- 

Health fund-P.O. # 4104 

Pocket Press, Inc., Portland, 

OR for 40 ea. 2012 criminal 

and traffic law books $683.24- 

Special County Attorney fund- 

P.O. # 4137 

Economic Development 

George McCune and 

Community Development 

Coordinator Juanita McCune 

met with the Board to give 

them a weekly update. 

Thomas K. Holle moved, 


Loiseau to allow the Marshall 

County Economic 

Development Office run the 

two college recruitment ads for 

one week each in the 

Washburn, Kansas State and 

Kansas University newspapers 

with the Counties $2,000.00 

appropriation coming from the 

Economic Development budget. 

Unanimous. 



Loiseau to approve the vouchers, 

as presented, and issue 

manual warrants from the 

respective funds. Unanimous. 



to adjourn at 12:00 p.m. 

Motion carried. The next 

scheduled meeting will be 

Monday, April 23, 2012 starting 

at 9:00 a.m. 

Greg Anderson 

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News Blue Rapids Free Press - Thursday, April 26, 2012 

Wheat Leaf Diseases: To Spray or Not To Spray? 

Lately, I have been answering 

questions or identifying 

diseases on wheat samples 

brought into the Marshall 

County Extension Office. 

When discussing the wheat diseases 

eventually we discuss 

whether the wheat producer 

should apply a fungicide to 

control some of the wheat diseases 

or to put another way, “To 

Spray or Not To Spray, That Is 

The Question?” 

Our wheat crop is ahead of 

schedule thanks to warmer than 

normal temperatures in March. 

The return of cooler weather in 

early April slowed the crop’s 

development and has also 

favored the development of 

diseases. I am seeing a whole 

host of wheat diseases this year 

such as Barley Yellow Dwarf 

Virus, Wheat Streak Mosaic 

Virus, Stripe Rust, Powdery 

Mildew, and Tan Spot to name 

a few. 

The elevated disease activity 

has many farmers thinking 

about possibly using a fungicide 

to help protect the crop. 

There isn’t much we can do 

about viruses at this time, so 

let’s focus on foliar diseases. 

Producers have a lot of 

excellent fungicide options,” 

said Kansas State University 

plant pathologist, Erick De 

Wolf. “In my experience, based 

on all the data I have seen in 

research trials in Kansas and 

other states, the importance of 

correctly identifying situations 

where fungicides are needed or 

not needed is far greater than 

the choice of fungicide product.” 

“Most reports indicate that 

low levels of rust diseases can 

be found on the top three leaves 

but is probably most common 

on the second and third leaf 

down into the canopy,” said De 

Wolf, who is a wheat disease 

specialist with K-State 

Research and Extension. 

Recent requests to Marshall 

County Commissioners and 

Marysville City Council to end 

the local unfair intangible taxes 

imposed on earned interest 

income have been denied. Now 

concerned citizens are gather- 

Infection of the flag leaf by 

stripe rust has been reported in 

southeast and south central 

regions this past week. Recent 

reports indicate the disease is 

increasing rapidly in central 

and north central regions of the 

state. Tan spot and Septoria tritici 

blotch are at moderate levels 

in many fields, with infections 

commonly occurring on the 

lower leaves and mid canopy. 

“The excellent yield 

potential of many fields and 

emerging risk of disease has 

many farmers thinking about 

fungicide applications,” he 

said. “Based on the information 

I have to date, it appears that 

most areas of central Kansas 

are at a moderate risk for disease-related 

yield loss this year. 

I suggest that farmers scout 

their fields for disease and 

carefully evaluate the need for 

fungicides.” 

“The residual life of a fungicide 

is influenced by many factors, 

including the rate at which 

the product is applied, the targeted 

disease and the level of 

disease pressure,” De Wolf 

said. Fungicides applied at the 

full-labeled rate will generally 

have longer residual life. 

Fungicides will generally provide 

longer residual life against 

rust diseases (often more than 

21 days) than leaf spot diseases. 

Some products may provide 

additional residual life but 

this extra residual does not 

always translate into more 

grain yield. 

“The research I have 

reviewed indicates that fungicides 

listed in the publication 

Foliar Fungicide Efficacy 

Ratings for Wheat Disease 

Management 2012, EP130, will 

generally provide 21 days of 

solid protection against fungal 

diseases,” he said. “This 

includes products with the 

active ingredient tebuconazole 

that is listed in the table as the 

Letter To The Editor: 

ing signatures to place the issue 

before the voters. 

Monday night, Carla Grund 

reviewed the Marysville 

Budget with the Marysville 

City Council. The meeting was 

filmed by BVTV and will be 

Golf Team Looking To Improve 

In a tough meet dominated 

by a couple larger schools, the 

Valley Heights golf team competed 

well and brought home 

some hardware. The “4-man” 

team of Brenden Dobrovolny, 

Patrick Hale, Levi Berger, and 

Alec Doner tallied a total of 

376 to bring home 3rd place 

medals in the “4-man” division. 

Michael Clark and Devin 

Griffee finished with a 225 

total in the two man division, 

good for 11th place. 

Overall, I was pleased with our 

course management and that’s 

an area we want to improve on. 

I was able to watch all of our 

team members make wise decisions 

on the course, and our 

scores show that we are continuing 

to improve. 

Individually: 

Dobrovolny - 87 - Tied for 

13th 

Doner - 93 - Tied for 23rd 

Berger - 96 - Tied for 31st 

Hale - 100 - 38th 

Clark - 104 - Tied for 42nd 

Griffee - 121 - Tied for 58th 

2 nd Half 2011 Property Taxes 

Due 

May 10, 2012 

You may pay your taxes at any local bank, by mail or in 

person at our office. You may pay by Credit Card 

online at www.marshall.kansasgov.com Go to the 

Treasurer’s page and then to Online Payments. Follow 

the instructions on the Official Payments site. You may 

also pay by credit card in our office. The credit card 

company will charge the handling fees for their services 

to you. 

Those taxpayers eligible for a Neighborhood 

Revitalization refund this year must have both Real 

Estate and Personal Property Taxes paid by May 10, 

2012 or they become ineligible for all future NR 

refunds. We offer monthly payment plans on real estate 

for taxpayers with delinquent taxes or for those who 

wish to pay in advance. 

Linda Weber, Marshall County Treasurer 

MOTOR VEHICLE & DRIVERS 

LICENSE OFFICE CLOSED MAY 1-7 

STATEWIDE 

Due to the closing of all vehicle offices, there will be no 

type of vehicle transactions or driver’s license renewals 

during this time. WE WILL BE ABLE TO ACCEPT 

PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS. PEOPLE ARE 

STRONGLY URGED TO PAY TAXES EARLY AND 

NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE OR THEY 

CAN EXPECT A LONGER WAIT THAN USUAL. 

More taxpayers with vehicle and driver’s license transactions 

will be coming in to make up for the closed 

days. We appreciate your patience during this time as 

we become accustomed to operating the new Vehicle 

system provided by the State of Kansas. 

Linda Weber, Marshall County Treasurer 

product Folicur, but is also 

marketed in generic formulations. 

These products are generally 

the least cost product 

option.” The publication is 

online at: 

http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/librar 

y/plant2/ep130.pdf. 

De Wolf believes there is 

confusion about the preventative 

and curative activity of 

various fungicides. 

“All of the fungicides listed 

in the Foliar Fungicide Efficacy 

Ratings for Wheat Disease 

Management publication are 

best applied when the disease is 

at low levels,” the plant pathologist 

said. “The triazole fungicides 

are generally considered 

to provide some limited curative 

activity, which means they 

can stop the development of 

fungi already inside the plant. 

The triazole-only fungicides 

include products such as 

Prosaro, Carmaba, Tilt and 

Folicur. Triazole fungicides are 

also included in mixed modeof-action 

products such as 

Quilt Xcel, Stratego YLD, and 

TwinLine. Both the triazole and 

the mixed mode-of-action 

fungicides provide excellent 

protection against new infections 

that is often considered 

‘preventive’ activity.” 

“It would be an error to think 

that a triazole fungicide does 

not provide preventive activity 

simply because it also has curative 

activity,” De Wolf added. 

The curative activity is good 

thing, especially with a disease 

such as stripe rust where the 

fungus grows within the plant 

to cause additional expansion 

of the stripes. 

Wheat producers should 

consider many factors before 

applying a fungicide this year, 

such as what wheat variety(ies) 

were planted. Some wheat 

varieties such as Everest, 

Armour, and Art have the best 

leaf disease resistance of the 

aired this week, hopefully 

Wednesday and Sunday night 

at 9 pm. The meeting was 

informative and would be helpful 

for voters to watch. 

Lots of Circulators are gathering 

signatures to get this 

unfair tax abolished by the people. 

Most people who pay this 

tax are not rich, but only honest. 

This is a voluntary tax that 

is decreasing all over the state 

because there is no way to 

enforce collection. 

The people should come first 

before letting our elected officials 

use this intangible tax to 

wheat varieties that are planted 

in our area. Although, I have 

seen stripe rust on Everest. So, 

getting a yield response by 

applying a fungicide to these 

varieties may not pay off this 

year. Other wheat varieties 

may have a yield response to a 

fungicide application. 

Wheat stage of development 

is another factor to consider. 

Most of our wheat is in the boot 

to heading stages. So, the window 

to apply a fungicide is 

close to an end. The last wheat 

stage to apply a fungicide is 

when the wheat is flowering 

(Feekes Stage 10.5). 

Economics and yield potential 

are the final factors to consider. 

For example, a stripe rust 

susceptible variety may have a 

20 percent loss in yield on 50 

bushels per acre. The wheat 

yield loss would be 10 bushels 

per acre. At $5.50 per bushel, it 

would be a loss of $55 per acre, 

which would easily cover the 

cost of a fungicide application, 

which should cost around $25 

to $30 per acre. Many times 

with lower wheat prices, spraying 

a fungicide is not a paying 

proposition. This year, if you 

have a high yield potential, a 

susceptible rust or powdery 

mildew wheat variety, and diseases 

present in the midcanopy 

area are good candidates 

for a fungicide application. 

I don’t recommend spraying 

every wheat acre. Farmers 

should monitor their wheat 

fields because each wheat field 

will have different levels of disease, 

different varieties, have 

different levels of disease 

resistance, etc. Remember, just 

because your neighbor is spraying 

doesn’t mean you need to, 

but it is a good idea to monitor 

your wheat. 

extract revenue from our hard 

earned savings. We have 

looked at the county and city 

budgets and the county is in 

good shape. There is no reason 

for attempted scare tactics that 

it will raise the mill levy if the 

intangible tax is repealed. 

County Commissioners and 

City Council need to be responsible 

by balancing their budgets. 

Local intangible taxes are 

unfair and should be repealed. 

I can be reached at 785-562- 

5303 and would like to hear 

from you. 

Terry Hughes 

Marysville 

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Date: 1, 8, 15, 22 

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Manhattan, KS 

Cardiology - NHI 

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Dr. Kaliprasad Ayala 

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Nebraska Heart Institute 

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Manhattan, KS 

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Lincoln, NE 

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Manhattan, KS 

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Manhattan, KS 

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Lincoln, NE 

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Lincoln, NE 

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