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THE SIGNAL | JANUARY 26, 2012

Kansas AG looks to end scamming of military families

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Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is asking other states to cooperate in a new federal database that will track scam artists who target military families and try to elude authorities. “Crooks and scam artists who prey on military families require a particul a r f o c u s f r o m l a w e n f o rc e m e n t authorities,” Schmidt said. “Kansas law gives our office special authority to go after those who prey on military families, and we are working toward better cooperation with other states and with federal authorities so there is no place to hide.” He and Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway, who are co-chairmen of a consumer protection committee for the National Association of Attorneys

General, have sent a letter to other states urging them to cooperate with federal authorities on providing information about convictions and judgments. Schmidt’s office announced the nationwide database, called the Repeat Offenders Against Military Database, or ROAM Database, is available to law enforcement and will include information on civil and criminal enforcement actions against companies and individuals who have victimized military families. According to the letter, scam artists often move from state to state. “The initial issue this presents is simply identifying who the repeat offenders are,” Schmidt and Conway wrote in their letter, “especially when they may operate under different corporate names.”

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Baldwin HIgh School cheerleaders pep up the crowd during the Bulldogs game Tuesday against St. Marys in the Wellsville Top Gun Tournament.

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Baldwin High School sophomores Cornell Brown (15) and Caleb Gaylord (32) receive medals after being named Saturday to the Baldwin Invitational Tournament All-Tourny Team.

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Exhausting schedule part of circus routine By Elvyn Jones ejones@theworldco.info

Natalie Chandler was in the midday heat Thursday, watering the trained dogs of the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus. It was a quiet time at the circus grounds on the old baseball field at Baldwin High School, before the excitement of the night’s two shows and after the hustle and bustle of setting up the big top and establishing camp for the day. Chandler was one of a handful of those with the circus out in the sun, doing day-to-day maintenance or routine chores. For Chandler, it was all part of doing a job she loves. “I love it all,” she said. “I love the shows, traveling, the work. It’s all fun to me.” Once a self-taught trapeze artist, Chandler is now one of Culpepper & Merriweather’s ring masters, announcing the second half of the show. It’s a job she does twice a day during the season, which spans March to midOctober. It’s also a job she does in a different town every day. Chandler said the circus leaves the site of the previous day’s performance at 6 a.m. to get to the next town. It then sets up before enjoying a few quiet hours of rest before that night’s shows. When that is

finished, it will break down and prepare to travel in the morning. The only variety in the schedule is on weekends, when the circus does matinee shows, she said. It sounds like an exhausting schedule, but Chandler said it didn’t bother her. “I’m used to it,” she said. “I’ve been with a circus for 25 years. I was born to it.” Helping Chandler with the dogs was her 3-year-old daughter, Genevieve. A single mother of two, Chandler said she went to regular schools when young, traveling with her parents’ circus in the summer or during school breaks. She intends to home school her two daughters. “I’d like to think there will be bigtent circuses around when they’re grown,” she said. Last Thursday did present something different for the circus from the southeastern Oklahoma town of Hugo, Chandler said. Its 2012 tour took it out of the Midlands’ heat. “We were in the Michigan Upper Peninsula,” she said. “The temperatures were in the 60s and 70s. This is the hottest day we’ve had.” As Chandler was caring for the dogs, Dave Volponi was repairing the water tank on her travel trailer. Earlier, he served as tour guide for a class of Baldwin High School students. Volponi said he joined the circus when

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A TIGER with Culpepper & Merriweather Circus grabs a catnap last Thursday during a slow period after the circus camp was set up and before the evening show. it visited his hometown in California. “I was a stilt walker,” he said. “I helped out at the circus that day, and they asked me if I wanted a job. I said I’d have to have time to think about it. They said I had until morning. That was 25 years ago.” He was with the circus when it last visited Baldwin in 1991, Volponi said.

During his time with the circus, he has added a number of skills to his repertoire, doing a high-wire act and riding a unicycle. Chandler said she would be happy when the season ends but would soon be impatient to get back on the road. “After a few weeks, I’ll be ready to go,” she said. “That’s the way it always is.”

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Dave Killingsworth, Pastor . ........... 785-764-6868 Sunday Meal and Gathering ........................ Noon

BAPTIST

Worship Service ................. ................ 10:30 a.m. Bible Study Sunday at church ................... 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Evening Service ................ 7:00 p.m.

Annunciation Catholic Church 740 North 6th St., 594-3700 Father Brandon Farrar

Sunday Holy Mass ...........10:30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. Confessions Sunday ............................. 5:00 p.m. Adoration 1st Sunday of month

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Baldwin Church of Christ 203 10th St., Box 282.................... 594-6712 Minister James Kennedy Sunday Class ...................................... 10:00 Sunday Morning Worship .................... 11:00 Sunday Evening Service ....................... 5:00 Wednesday Class ................................. 7:00

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VINLAND CHURCH OF CHRIST 1702 N 700 Rd.594-3648 Shawn Smith, Preacher

Bible School ........................................ 10:00 Worship Service .................................. 10:45 Sunday Evening Service ....................... 6:00 Wednesday Bible Study ........................ 7:00

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Sunday Worship .................................. 10:30 a.m.

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Bible Study .......................................... 10:00 Worship ............................................... 11:00 Sunday Eve ........................................... 6:00 Wednesday Bible Study ........................ 7:00

Lighthouse Baptist Church 115 6th St. ..... 594-4101 Pastor Richard Austin

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315 W. 5th St., Ottawa .............................785-242-5390 Rite 1 Service (2nd Sunday/Month) ................. 8:30 a.m. Rite 2 Service (Every Sunday) ......................10:15 a.m. Healing Service (Every 1st Thursday) ...........12:15 a.m.

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Christ Gospel Church 1600 South St................ ............... 594-2992 Coal Creek Gospel Hall 1718 N 466 Rd. .......................785.979.5012 Good News

UNITED METHODIST Clearfield United Methodist Church ..........................................................883-2360 Pastor Rev. Lane Bailey Morning Worship ................ .................. 9:00 a.m. Sunday School ................... ................ 10:30 a.m.

First United Methodist Church 704 8th St., Box 25........ ............... 594-6612 Pastor Paul Babcock Sunday School ................... .................. 9:30 a.m. Worship Service ................. ................ 10:45 a.m.

Ives Chapel United Methodist Church 1018 Miami (West Baldwin)...594-6555 Pastor Rev. Jacob Cloud Sunday School ................... .................. 9:45 a.m. Worship Service ................. ................ 11:00 a.m.

Vinland United Methodist Church 1724 N 692 Rd.594-3256 Pastor Nick Woods Sunday Worship .................................. 10:30 a.m. Sunday School ................... .................. 9:30 a.m.

Worden United Methodist Church 298 E 900 Rd. (3 1/2 miles west of jct. 56/59) ............................... 594-3894 Bud Tuxhorn, Pastor Traditional Worship ............................... 8:15 a.m. Church School ....................................... 9:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship ....................... 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School ................................ 11:45 a.m.

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FOOD

MEALTIME IDEAS AND RECIPES FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

Tortellini masquerade as croutons in a robust Caesar By J.M. Hirsch AP Food Editor

My 7-year-old son has made me an expert at Caesar salad. Though to be fair, some credit goes to April Bloomfield, too. After several years of “green is evil” behavior by my son, I recently — finally! — managed to persuade him to try Caesar salad. The kid loves savory, umami-rich foods, and I have the receipts from the butcher and cheese shops to prove it. So despite his reluctance to embrace romaine lettuce, I knew an anchovy, egg and Parmesanrich Caesar dressing could win his heart. I had tried any number of times, but the sight of the lettuce always had him running. Until a few weeks ago. On a whim, I opened one of my new favorite cookbooks, “A Girl and Her Pig” by Bloomfield. If you don’t know her, you should. She is the culinary force behind some of New York’s top spots at the moment, including The Spotted Pig and The John Dory Oyster Bar. Her food smacks of big, bold, slapyou-silly flavor. And her unpretentious cookbook of totally accessible recipes brings this into your home. All of which is to say that when I saw her recipe for Caesar salad — she insists the dressing is best applied by gently tossing it onto the lettuce with your hands — I knew I had to try it. I fell in love. More importantly, so did my son. And it was no fluke. I’ve since made the salad for him about a dozen times and he still devours his greens with glee. Trouble is, Caesar salad alone does not make a healthy diet, and certainly not a substantial meal. So I have experimented with how to bulk up this simple, delicious salad. Chicken was an obvious (if not all that original) choice. But rotisserie chicken is simply too easy to pass up for a summer salad-as-meal. I could

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CHEESE TORTELLINI is an innovative way to turn Caesar salad into a light meal. have stopped there, but I wanted to play around with the starch. Traditionally, honking big croutons play that role. But I liked the idea of something that is both crunchy and cheesysoft. Pan-crisped cheese tortellini were the perfect choice. Most people don’t realize it, but fresh pasta (the variety sold in the refrigerator case) can be cooked without water. Just give a spritz of cooking spray to a non-stick skillet, then add the pasta and saute until lightly browned and crisp.

Cheese Tortellini Caesar Salad If you have leftover cooked chicken, use that. I found that a 1 1/2-pound rotisserie chicken worked well. Start to finish: 15 minutes Servings: 4

10-ounce package fresh cheese tortellini 2-ounce tin oil-packed anchovy fillets, drained 3 cloves garlic 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard 1/4 cup Champagne or white balsamic vinegar 1 large egg 1 cup canola or olive oil Ground black pepper 1 ounce Parmesan cheese, finely chopped 3 cups cooked and cooled chicken meat, torn into bite-size chunks 3 heads romaine lettuce, roughly chopped Heat a large skillet over medium-high. Spritz with cooking spray, then add the tortellini. Saute the tortellini for 6 minutes, or until lightly browned and slightly

crisped. Transfer to a plate to cool. Meanwhile, in a blender combine the anchovies, garlic, mustard, vinegar and egg. Puree until smooth. With the blender on low speed, drizzle in the oil. Add the cheese and puree until smooth. Season with pepper, then set aside. In a large bowl, toss the chicken and romaine. Drizzle about half the dressing over the salad, then use your hands to toss until well coated. Add the tortellini and drizzle additional dressing, tossing again. You may not need all of the dressing. Serve immediately. Nutrition information per serving: 980 calories; 620 calories from fat (63 percent of total calories); 70 g fat (13 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 170 mg cholesterol; 42 g carbohydrate; 46 g protein; 3 g fiber; 1,350 mg sodium.

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To the editor: National Assisted Living Week® begins on Grandparent’s Day, Sunday, Sept. 9, and continues until Sept. 15. Many assisted living residents have made significant contributions to our country as teachers, police officers, fire fighters, business people, civic leaders, public officials, parents and grandparents. They have contributed so much to their communities. This week gives us a chance to honor these citizens’ contributions along with the care team, families, friends, and volunteers of our community. The theme for the 2012 National Assisted Living Week is “Art for the Ages.” Many of our residents have been artists of many different types over the years. Being an artist encompasses a wide range of talents, such as painting, sewing, quilting, woodworking, music, dancing or writing and other talents. We at Vintage Park will be having an “Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social” at

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I am writing this column on LaNow, a sad finale to my column bor Day — one of the year’s defining about the ride Mary Swan and I endays. Baker University students have joyed with Ralph Earles on the land returned, Baldwin schools have re- trust donated by his family. Since then, opened, and athletic contests are in a group of people entered the land and full swing. Although we had a reprieve broke a window in Ralph’s sauna. Mindfrom the drought with welcome rains less destruction of property shows a (too much in some clear lack of values. areas) let us hope JUNE JEWETT It reflects upon your the intense heat will entire family because soon depart. Thank it is a lack of teaching you to the Baldwin of common decency power company and and respect. Long our local water supbefore the return of pliers for their realBaker students, my istic handling of both daughter, Tricia, and critical situations. I witnessed a group A recent walk diof young people, vulged that Douglas State Lake needs mostly boys, smashing beer bottles on more rain. The east arm of the lake is the rocks of a pier on the eastern side of a mudflat where only a trickle of wa- the lake. They tossed the broken bottles ter is visible. The beaver pond was into the water. Light kayaks are easier completely dry and still provides no to climb into if one is in the water with beaver habitat. A faint trail can be dis- the kayak. Broken glass underfoot is cerned where deer and other animals dangerous. The entire pier was a mess emerge from the under brush to cross of trash. A lake employee happened to the road to obtain water from the lake. stop by in his truck. We told him about Saturday morning, I opened a win- the pier, and he cleaned it up. He said dow to catch early morning cool air he tries to keep the rest rooms clean and and spotted twin fawns in my back- neat, which they usually are. yard, cropping a few bits of grass that Formerly, picnic tables were placed had emerged after the rains. Both around the lake for the enjoyment of raised their heads. I froze. From exten- campers. They often were broken and sive reading of L’Amour Westerns, I thrown in the lake. A few tables remain knew if I stayed absolutely still, they at the dam. Recently, one was destroyed would not be frightened away. My and was repaired. We have often enarm was raised and I held my position. joyed lunch on these tables. Wonderful, L’Amour’s advice was true, and the elaborate, metal fire rings with grills, fawns resumed eating. I tired of hold- which lowered and raised, were proing my position and put down my arm. vided. They did not last long. Only a few In a flash, they were gone. rings with no grills have survived. I once almost stepped on a small Why this destruction? Are family rabbit lying motionless in the grass. values no longer taught? When I walk Movement attracts attention. Mike, around the lake, I carry a pad and penmy wonderful handyman, was work- cil and write down car license numbers. ing on my front deck and suddenly, a If one witnesses wanton destruction or small fawn at his feet raised its head campers leaving a mess, it is of public and headed for the woods. It had lain interest. Be circumspect when writing immobile while he worked nearby. I down a license number. Anyone who often wonder how much we miss in practices public littering and/or destroys this modern rush of constant action. property is capable of retaliatory actions.

6:30 p.m. Sunday Sept. 9. We will showcase our residents’ talents The 2012 Vintage Park King and Queen will also be crowned that evening. I”m honored to be a part of the assisted living profession that nearly 1,000,000 Americans make their home, choosing the comfortable home-like setting in which to live with the advantage of supervision. Assisted living residences offer an ideal blend of independence, social involvement and personal assistance. With dignity and respect, the care team assist residents in many facets of their lives, ranging from meals bathing, dressing and supervision of medication. With this individualized assistance, residents can live in a safe environment while enjoying their independence. I encourage all to share time with a senior citizen. I wish to thank you readers for the countless ways you have already shared in the lives of the residents at Vintage Park. You make a difference.

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To the editor: I would just like to relay my gratitude to all the local businesses and organizations that helped promote, as well as sell and distribute tickets in order for the circus to come to town. I would especially like to thank the Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce,

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Rivalry resumed BALDWIN HIGH SCHOOL senior tight end Dayton Valentine drags Wellsville tacklers forward for extra yardage at the end of a second-half reception in Baldwin’s 33-6, seasonopening victory Friday. It was the first game between the two schools since Wellsville left the Frontier League five years ago. Elvyn Jones/Staff

Bulldogs use big 2nd quarter to put away Eagles By Elvyn Jones ejones@theworldco.info

The Baldwin Bulldogs used a big second quarter and a versatile Cornell Brown to defeat visiting Wellsville, 336, in the season-opening football game Friday for both teams. Brown had a 70-yard punt return for a touchdown, hauled in a pass for another score, set up Baldwin’s last touchdown with a 62-yard run and intercepted a pass in the game that marked the renewal of a rivalry that ended five years ago when Wellsville left the Frontier League.

Baldwin got off to a quick 7-0 start when senior Mark Harmon scored from three yards out with 6:18 to play in the first quarter. The Bulldogs stayed on the ground on the short drive, set up when the Bulldogs forced the Eagles to punt from within their own 10-yard line on their first drive. Baldwin found the end zone next with 8:44 to play in the second quarter, again on a Harmon 3-yard run. Big pass plays from quarterback Tyler Cawley to Brown and tight end Dayton Valentine set up the touchdown. Coach Mike Berg said the contrast of the grind-it-out first drive and the

big-play passing game of the second scoring drive was something Bulldog fans should expect this year. “We’ve got some kids who can execute in the running game and the passing game,” he said. “We practice the passing game. If we practice it, I want to run it in ball games.” The Bulldog defense kept up its pressure on the Eagles, forcing a punt on the visitor’s next drive. Brown fielded the ball on the Baldwin 30-yard line, found a crease and burned by Eagle defenders to score, increasing the Bulldog lead to 19-0 with 4:14 to play in the second quarter.

On its next possession, Wellsville mounted its biggest threat of the half, moving the ball onto the Baldwin side of the field when an Eagle receiver hauled in a tipped pass for a long gain. Brown put an end to the drive with an interception on a fourth-down pass on the Baldwin 9-yard-line with 1:31 to play in the half. That was plenty of time for quarterback Cawley and Brown, who hooked up on three-straight passes, which moved the ball more than 70 yards for the score, giving the Bulldogs a 26-0 Please see BALDWIN, Page 13

BHS soccer team finishes tough early season schedule with 3-1 record By Elvyn Jones ejones@theworldco.info

The Baldwin High School soccer went 1-1 for the week, winning at home against Spring Hill before losing for the first time this season Monday at De Soto, 1-0.

Monday’s match ended a tough early season schedule that included two teams coach Mark Joslyn identified as the top competition in the Frontier League, De Soto and Spring Hill. The Bulldogs also beat Tonganoxie in a season-opening battle of state tournament qualifying teams from a year

ago. Tonganoxie has since won three straight. De Soto was the best team the Bulldogs have played, Joslyn said. Baldwin’s defense played very well in the loss, but the team was unable to generate an offense attack, partly because of De Soto’s midfield pressure, he said.

Last Thursday, Baldwin downed Spring Hill, 5-4, in a wild overtime match. The Bulldogs found themselves down, 2-0, at halftime, but took the lead with goals by Joel Dixon, Nick Joslyn, Russell Cloon and Nate Clem. Please see SOCCER, Page 13

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Cooking With Kids: Healthy Skills and Habits for Life

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If the idea of cooking with children — young children — gives you the chills, you’re not alone. It’s a common feeling among anyone who has spent time cleaning up after a twoyear-old eats lunch.

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Alexis Foster, 8, of Eudora, participates in a variety of sports despite suffering a severed foot in a mowing accident when she was 2. She also has taken home more than two dozen pageant trophies. Participating in pageants has helped give her confidence, and she believes there’s nothing that she can’t do.

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Fair to encourage Baker volunteerism By Meagan Thomas mthomas@theworldco.info

Baker University students and Baldwin City residents will have the opportunity to learn more about community service opportunities in the Douglas County area during a Student Volunteer Fair Thursday in Harter Union. Lauren Williams, undergraduate summer intern for the Office of Student Life, organized the fair over the summer by contacting nonprofit organizations in the county who might be looking for more volunteers. “It’s important that they (students) reach out to the whole community,” Williams said. “Baker is just a school. There’s a whole city outside of Baker, and Baldwin City is in Douglas County, and the whole county needs support.” Organizations participating in the fair range from Baker University service-based clubs to national organizations with groups in the county such as Big Brothers Big Sisters and Habitat for Humanity. One of the agencies participating is Harvesters Community Food Network, a food bank that is based in Topeka and Kansas City, Mo., and serves a 26-county area, including Douglas County. Baker University students have pro-

vided more than 350 hours of service at Harvesters, and Jannett Wiens, constituent relationship manager at Harvesters, said participating in the fair to attract more volunteers from BU was a no-brainer. “They’re not only an energetic group of students when they’re here, but they’re enthusiastic and very engaged,” Wiens said. The volunteer fair is intended to make volunteering easier for Baker students by bringing the organizations they’re interested in or have already been involved with to campus. Williams said it is important to educate students about groups in the area, especially ones who may be in need of extra help. “We (Harvesters) appreciate the support of the university to allow us the opportunity to share these volunteer opportunities with the students so we can distribute more food out to counties we’re responsible for,” Wiens said. The volunteer fair is from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday in Harter Union and, although it will be geared toward college students, the fair is open to everyone. “One little thing we do can make a big impact all over the place and if we can spread out where we volunteer and do that one little thing, we can reach a lot of different people,” Williams said

U.S. Highway 59 project set for October completion By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com

TOPEKA — The nearly three-year long U.S. Highway 59 realignment project is nearing the end of the road. “We’re hoping to open it the first week of October,” said Kim Qualls, a spokeswoman with the Kansas Department of Transportation. There is still paving, striping and signage work going on, Qualls said. She said some folks may see a particular part of the project and believe that it’s finished now, but they aren’t see-

ing the whole thing. The first phase of the project, which began in January 2009, entailed earthwork and construction of bridges for an 11-mile four-lane freeway between Lawrence and Ottawa. That cost $57 million. The second phase is the surfacing and pavement work, totaling $24.7 million. Currently, that is happening on the north end of the project, which is close to the southern city limits of Lawrence. A 7.6-mile stretch of the freeway in Franklin County — costing $63.5 million — was completed and ready for use in 2010.

Uninsured numbers increase in state, county By Karrey Brett kbrett@ljworld.com

The percentage of Kansans under the age of 65 who are living without health insurance increased in 2010 and some health care providers expect that percentage to rise yet more unless the economy improves. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that 15.8 percent of Kansas residents under age 65 — 380,000 people — did not have health insurance in 2010, compared with 14.6 percent in 2009.

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In Douglas County, 17.7 percent — or 16,404 residents — did not have health insurance in 2010, compared to 14.3 percent or 14,668 residents in 2009. The census also reported for the first time on health insurance coverage for those between 50 and 64, a group more likely to use health insurance than younger age groups. In 2010, about 60,800 people ages 50 to 64, or 11.4 percent of that group, did not have health insurance. In Douglas County there were 1,888 people, or 11.2 percent, who fell into that age category.

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Narrative Quilt Project, Lawrence Senior Center, 6 to 7 p.m. Lions Club, Vintage Park, 6:30 p.m.

Baldwin Tourism Committee, Three Sisters Inn, 9 a.m.

Boy Scouts Troop 65 meeting, Boy Scout Cabin 341 Fremont St. 7 p.m.

Daily Exercises, Vintage Park, 321 Crimson Ave., 10 a.m. Bingo, Vintage Park, 2 p.m. Maple Leaf Festival Committee meeting, Baldwin City Public Library, 7:30 p.m.

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Coffee Talk, Vintage Park, 9 a.m. Daily Exercises, Vintage Park, 10 a.m.

Coffee Talk, Vintage Par., 9 a.m.

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Daily Exercises, Vintage Park, 10:30 a.m. Bingo, Vintage Park, 2 p.m.

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Coffee Talk, Vintage Park, 9 a.m. Daily Exercises, Vintage Park, 10 a.m.

Farmers Market, downtown west of the Post Office, 7:30 a.m. to noon.

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Daily Exercises, Vintage Park, 321 Crimson Ave., 10 a.m. Bingo, Vintage Park, 2 p.m. Best of Baldwin, in front of Harter Union, 5 to 6 p.m. State of the county reception, The Lodge, 6 to 8 p.m. Book talk, Baldwin City Public Library, 7 to 8 p.m.

Coffee talk, Vintage Park at Baldwin City, 321 Crimson Ave. 9 a.m. Daily exercises, Vintage Park, 10 a.m. Bingo, Vintage Park, 2 p.m.

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advantage at the half. Brown set up the Bulldogs’ last touchdown with a 62-yard run on Baldwin’s first possession of the second half. On the next snap, Cawley called his own number, scoring on from nine yards out and giving the Bulldogs a 33-0 lead with 10:38 to play in the third quarter. His big night and the team’s success were the result of a solid week of preparation, Brown said. “We had good focus all week,” he said. “I thought the rain might bother us, but we played awesome.” The game was played in a steady rain as what was left of Hurricane Isaac soaked Liston Stadium. Berg said he thought his team executed well in weather it hadn’t had a chance to practice in during the drought. Play did get a bit sloppy in the third

quarter as Berg took out some of his starters. Baldwin’s drives stalled with multiple penalties and miscues. Wellsville got its lone score when Brett Osbern got into the end zone from a yard out with 5:15 remaining in the game. A Baldwin fumble just inside the Bulldog 20-yard line set up the touchdown. With a victory against 3A Wellsville to build its confidence, Baldwin will now go on the road to face Paola. “They’re traditionally very strong. They usually make the playoffs and go deep in the 4A playoffs,” Berg said. “We have to regroup and be ready to play.” Baldwin – 7 19 7 0 – 33 Wellsville – 0 0 0 6 – 6 Baldwin: Mark Harmon, 3-yard run, (Austin Krause kick); Harmon, 3-yard run, PTA failed: Cornell Brown, 70-yard punt return, PTA failed; Brown 19-yard pass from Tyler Cawley (Krause kick); Cawley 9 yard run (Cawley kick) Wellsville: Brett Osbern, 1-yard run (kick failed)

Baker Wildcats win again on the road PERU, NEB. – With a strong running game and an efficient day from quarterback Sam Vossen, the No. 18 ranked Baker University football team improved to 2-0 on the year and 1-0 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference with a 34-13 win over Peru State. The Wildcats won their second road game of the young season after defeating No. 11 Ottawa last weekend, 27-20. The Wildcats got on the board first with a 3-yard rushing touchdown by freshman running back Jermaine Broomfield with 12:10 left in the second quarter. Then University of Southern California transfer Dillon Baxter scored his first touchdown of the season with 5:21 left in the first half on a 6-yard run. In the third quarter, Ryan Ludlow brought the Bobcats within eight points with a 1-yard touchdown of his own, but the extra point was no good and the score stood at 14-6 in favor Wildcats. The biggest play of the contest came with 2:09 left in the third quarter when Vossen tossed the ball up in the Nebraska air and senior receiver

Reggie Harris reached up to grab his first touchdown of the season on a 50yard pass play, giving Baker the 21-6 lead. Vossen followed that up with a 28-yard touchdown pass to tight end Joel Murphy. Ludlow added his second touchdown of the game with 10:56 left in the game, but that was the final points of the game for the Bobcats. Broomfield finished the scoring with a rushing touchdown with 4:42 left, putting the Wildcats up, 34-13 . Broomfield led the Wildcats in rushing with 96 yards and Baxter finished with 79, while Vossen threw for 187 yards on 12-of-17 passing. Defensively, the Cats’ held Ludlow to just 60 yards rushing and quarterback Bo Shepard to just 37 yards after each went for over 200 and 100 yards respectively the week before. Gunnar McKenna recovered a fumble for Baker and senior Adam Steele led the way in tackles with eight and two tackles for loss. Baker will have its home opener Saturday against HAAC opponent Evangel University at 6 p.m. at Liston Stadium.

Baker teams sweep Maple Leaf cross country meet Both the men and women’s Baker University cross country teams took first-place Saturday in the Maple Leaf Invitational Tournament at the Baldwin City Golf Course. The No. 25 ranked mens team finished 1-4 individually in the race as freshman Jeremy Bryan took home first in the 5K in a time of 16:13. Teammate Aaron Caldwell was second in a time of 16:23 and Jeremy’s twin brother, Justin Bryan, finished third with a time of 16:35. Rounding out the top four was Wildcat Eric Larson in a time of 16:36. Six Wildcats finished in the Top 25 for the men, including Taylor Nall, who placed 16th, and Vincent Tadokoro, who took 25th in a time of 17:21.

Freshman Tosh Mihesuah finished 35th in his first meet as a Wildcat. For the second-straight year, Baker’s Lauren Jaqua took home first-place in a time of 15:07. Teammates Kerry Kurta and Ashley McBride joined her in the top 10, as Kurta finished seventh in a time of 16:04 and McBride ran the 4K in a time of 16:10. Megan Rosa finished just behind McBride in 12th place and Lindsey Brown came in 16th. Jenna Stambrough became the sixth Wildcat to finish in the top 20 with her 19th-place finish. The Wildcats will next compete in the Missouri Southern State University Southern Stampede race on Sept. 15.

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A WELLSVILLE defender tackled Baldwin’s Cornell Brown on this play, but too often for the Eagles, Brown wasn’t stopped until he found the end zone or big yardage.

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Baldwin appeared to have the game in hand until officials awarded Spring Hill a penalty kick with 50 left in regulation. The Broncos converted to send the game into overtime. The Bulldogs ended the suspense early in overtime with a goal off a corner kick. Brendan Ownings scored the goal a minute into the

extra period. Coach Joslyn said his team was a bit banged up but was playing better every game and through adversity. “If our defense continues to develop, we will be tough to beat,” he said. Baldwin will step out of Frontier League play for a 6 p.m. match today at Basehor-Linwood. It will return home and to league play with a 4 p.m. match Tuesday against Eudora.

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BHS cross country teams victorious at year’s first meet BALDWIN SENIOR Ethan Hartzell runs by himself at the Anderson County meet, finishing 50 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher.

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Baldwin High School cross country teams did what they trained and expected to do in their first meet of the year. Last Thursday, the boys and girls teams finished first at the Jerry Howarter Invitational in Garnett. “They have high expectations, and they’ve worked hard,” coach Mike Spielman said. “We had a real good first meet.” Expectations are very high for the girls team, which is five-time 4A state champion. The squad returns a number of runners with multiple years of experience at the state finals, including seniors Kaitlyn Barnes and Sienna Durr and juniors Katie Jones and Libby Verhaeghe. The boys team finished fifth at state last year and return seniors Ethan Hartzell, who was runner up at state last year, and Cordon Horne, junior Tucker Clark and sophomore Joe Pierce. They are joined on the varsity by three talented freshmen, Dakota Helm, George Letner and Zach Smith, who wasted no time in announcing their arrival.

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Hartzell was the headliner of the Anderson County meet, winning the boys title with a time of 17:37.12. “He ran really well,” Spieman said. “He won by about a minute.” Freshman Helm was third in his first high school meet with at time of 18:39.84. Pierce finished ninth at 18:54.09, and Letner 10th with a time of 18:56.56. Other boys finishers were

Smith, 20th, Clark, 26th, and Horne, 42nd. The boys won the 10-team event with 37 points. St. James Academy was second with 58 points. The girls also posted a relatively easy victory with 34 points. St. James was once again second with 55. Pacing the girls were Barnes (17:01.11) and Jones (17:03.80), who finished third and fourth, respectively. Verhaeghe and freshman Addie Dick finished eighth and ninth. Three other Bulldog runners finished in the top 20,

including Durr (11th), senior Glenn Kelley McCabe (13th) and freshman Fayth Peterson (14th). Next up for the Bulldogs in the Wamego Invitational. Spielman said he expects a step up of competition for the event contested on the site of the state meet on the Wamego Country Club. “Twenty-four 4A teams will be there,” he said. “We’ll find out how we stack up against the good teams because the teams that want to do well at state want to get experience on the course.”

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BALDWIN’S KATIE JONES, left, and Kaitlyn Barnes run together at the season-opening Anderson County event, helping the Bulldogs to a first-place team finish with their third- and fourth-place individual finishes.

Bulldog volleyball team downs Spring Hill By Elvyn Jones ejones@theworldco.info

The Baldwin High School volleyball team defeated Spring Hill in a Tuesday Frontier League match, 25-21, 1025, 24-26, 25-23, 15-5. “It was a great match for us,” coach Jill Brown said. “We dug ourselves into a hole in game two that we couldn’t dig out of. But, aside from that, we played very well.”

Brown said she was pleased with her team’s response after being down in sets, 1-2. “We played together and stayed aggressive,” she said. “In the fifth set, we just came out and dominated.” Alexia Stein had a good night at the net blocking, and Morgan Lober was aggressive attacking the ball, Brown said. The team’s next action will be at 6 p.m. today at Tonganoxie.

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BALDWIN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION board member Susan Butell, left, and president Patty Irick, right, present Baldwin Junior High School language arts teacher Patty Flory-Evans with an innovative program grant to be used to bring a two-man show on Edgar Allan Poe to the school this year. It was one of 22 grants handed Friday during the annual Pawz Patrol.

Pawz Patrol stalks schools to award grants to teachers By Elvyn Jones ejones@theworldco.info

Walking Friday down a Baldwin Junior High School hall, Baldwin school board member Ruth Barkley confessed this was her favorite day of the year. The reason was obvious when Barkley and the group she was with dropped in unannounced on the classroom junior high language arts teacher Patty Flory-Evans. “I know what this is,” Flory-Evans said, clasping her hands in glee. The group was there to present Flory-Evans with an innovative project grant of $800 so that she could bring the two-man show “Poe in Use,” to the school later this year. The show features one man reciting the works to the 19th century writer to the riffs provided by an electric guitar player. In relating the news to her classroom, Flory-Evans shared her excitement with her students, explaining what Edgar Allan Poe meant to her and the influence he continued to have on literature. The check-presenting group, which included Baldwin USD 238 Superintendent Paul Dorathy, Baldwin Education Foundation president Patty Irick and executive director Kathy Gerstner and donors, visited all four district schools, informing teachers Friday their grant applications had been selected for grant funding. When they were finished, 22 grants totaling nearly $12,000 had been awarded to 41 teachers. The 22 grants awarded were chosen from more than 35 projects submitted by district teachers, Gerstner said. “We had the most applications this

year we’ve ever had, and this is the most awards we’ve ever done,” she said. Grants from $52 to $800 were given for curriculum enhancing materials like the “Poe in Use,” iPods, e-readers, smart boards and other technology upgrades or character building programs such as a junior high program emphasizing interpersonal social skills in an age of texting and social media. “Many students spend their time texting people when there are real people right in their presence,” said Baldwin Junior High School technology teacher Rachelle Patterson when receiving an $800 grant for the program. “It has a lot to do with issues we’re beginning to notice because of all of our technology.” The Baldwin Educational Foundation raised the money for the grants from its annual spring luncheon, an alumni mailing and various other fundraisers. Also this year, it received memorials from the families of former Baldwin City police officer George Rebman, and former Baldwin High School teacher and football coach Merle Venable, and his son, Steve Venable. “Our community is very generous,” Gerstner said. “We’re very appreciative of that.” Dorathy said it was always fun to pass out money, especially when the checks allowed teachers to offer something that the school district’s budget couldn’t provide. “All the money that everybody puts into this, this is what it was all about today,” he said. “For teachers to help kids in the classroom. It allows them to do things they don’t normally get to do.”

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Vinland Fair elections to be Sept. 17 The Vinland Fair Board will meet at 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17, at the Vinland United Methodist Church to elect board members and receive public comments on the fair. The pubic is invited to participate in the election and comment session. Members of the community may nominate someone to the board, provided the nominee is willing to serve a three-year term on the fair board.

Senior bus drivers needed The Baldwin City Senior Wheels Program is looking for drivers to help make rides available to Baldwin City area seniors 60 years of age or older for shopping trips, club meetings, medical and hair appointments and other locations. Those interested in volunteering for the service are asked to call Bill Neuenswander at 785-766-4935 or Linda Russell at 785-594-3376.

Ice cream social scheduled To commemorate National Assisted Living Week, Vintage Park of Baldwin City will have an ice cream social and resident apartment art tour starting at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at the facility, 321 Crimson Ave. The Worden United Methodist Church Praise Band will provide entertainment. Those attending are reminded to bring a lawn chair.

Book talk to start The Baldwin City Library will have its first book talk of the semester at 7 p.m. Sept. 13 at the library. The first book discussed will be “One Soldier’s Story” by Bob Dole.

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BHS 2012 seniors outperform peers statewide on ACT exams By Elvyn Jones ejones@theworldco.info

The Baldwin High School Class of 2012 recorded noticeable increases in ACT scores from those posted the year before. The performance of BHS students was in contrast to statewide results. Kansas seniors overall recorded stagnant scores on the exams that test seniors’ college readiness in math, reading, English and science. Scores in those four subjects and composite scores of all categories were released earlier this month. Last year’s Baldwin High School seniors earned a composite score of 23.1, an improvement of the 22.8 composite score of 2011 seniors. The highest possible score is 36. The ACT results don’t have the importance to the district as those on state assessments, which could force districts to make changes if they continually fail to achieve annual yearly progress. Nonetheless, Baldwin Superintendent Paul Dorathy said the ACT provided an important benchmark for the district. “Basically, it tells us how ready our students are for college,” he said. “It does help us in a way by telling us how good a job our teachers and students

are doing in preparing for college.” In contrast to the district’s composite score improvement, the statewide composite score of 2012 seniors fell to 21.9. That was a slight decline from the score of 22 for the previous two years. The nationwide average was 21.1. Baldwin students did best in math. They collectively earned a 23.8 on the ACT, a 0.6-point improvement from the year before. The 21.8 statewide 2012 math score was the same as that for 2011 seniors. Last year’s BHS seniors also improved in reading (from 23.1 to 23.5) and science (from 22.8 to 23.1). The statewide average for reading was stagnant at 22.3 and fell in science from 21.9 to 21.7. English was the only ACT category 2012 seniors did not improve from 2011. Both years, BHS seniors collectively had a 21.6 score. That compared to a statewide score of 21.4 in 2012 and 21.3 in 2011. Dorathy said the Class of 2012 achieved the improved scores despite having a high number of students taking the ACT. Seventy-seven of the 108 students in the class took the exam. “It’s good that we went up that much with a larger group of kids,” he said. “That’s the second-highest number we’ve had take the ACT in the last five years.”

Lighthouse Baptist rezoning gets 1st approval By Elvyn Jones ejones@theworldco.info

The Baldwin City Council gave first approval to two measures that will allow Lighthouse Baptist Church to relocate to the former elementary school on Chapel Street. The Baldwin USD 348 school board in June approved selling the former school and its grounds to the church for $200,000. The sale had several conditions, including the rezoning of the property. On Monday, the city council unanimously approved on first reading a request from the school district, which still owns the elementary school, to rezone all buildings on the north side of Chapel Street from Sixth to Eighth streets from R1-A to R1-B. It was explained at the meeting, the rezoning would eliminate non-conforming setback issues on the properties. City building inspector Tina Rakes said the new zoning would be consistent with that of surrounding properties. The council also approved on a 5-0 vote the first reading of the Lighthouse Baptist Church’s request for a conditional-use permit to use the old elementary school as a church and for church-related activities. Rakes said city regulations used to allow churches at any location in the city but that was changed in recognition that they do bring traffic, noise and other issues.

In response to a question from Councilwoman Bonnie Plumberg, Rakes said the church would add some paving to the north part of the property but most of the green space would be maintained. The council is scheduled to vote on the second reading of the two measurers at its Sept. 17 meeting. Also receiving the council’s unanimous approval on first reading was an ordinance that would allow outdoor dining at downtown restaurants. City Administrator Chris Lowe said the measure was in line with a council goal to enhance downtown. The ordinance was modeled on one in Lawrence and would require restaurants to submit a site plan and maintain American with Disabilities Act standards on sidewalks, Lowe said. The outdoor dining permits would be renewable yearly and have a $25 fee. Restaurants also would be required to lease the space they use at the rate of $1 per square foot (Lawrence charges $3.50 per square foot) and have an approved plan to cordon it off, Lowe said. After the council approved updated traffic and offense ordinances, Police Chief Greg Neis said he would impose no parking on the south side of Monroe Street between Eighth and Ninth streets. The city has received complaints about the street being blocked when Kappa Sigma has parties, he said.

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BALDWIN CITY SCENE The first significant rainfall in three months didn’t dampen spirits at Da Bash or of fans cheering the Baldwin Bulldogs to a convincing victory it the renewed rivalry with Wellsville.

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BALDWIN HIGH School junior Sydney Roller helps fellow cheerleader and junior Samantha Robinson with her raincoat before the start of Friday’s BHS game against Wellsville.

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BALDWIN HIGH School senior Dayton Valentine leads the Bulldog football team onto field for its opener.

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A TENT kept those enjoying Da Bash’s pregame meal dry, but there was no such protection during the game.

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THE BALDWIN High School student fans enjoy the game despite getting soaked from the steady rain.

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sister was a little bossy. I took him with me everywhere.” Gary was good-natured and caring, Rochester said, and very athletic. He liked to hunt but was also fond of animals, adopting and nursing orphaned squirrels, rabbits and birds he would find. In his late high school years and before he was drafted into the Army, Gary would baby-sit her two boys, Rochester said. “They loved to have Gary watch them,” she said. “He would get down on his hands and knees to play with them.” He would spend nights and weekends at the farm of friends Mike and Ike Taylor, returning home with stories of painting rooms and other chores Gary’s mother said she could never get him to do. Mike Taylor, who graduated with Gary from Baldwin High School in 1966 and also served in Vietnam, said specific memories of Gary have faded in the 43 years since his friend’s death. But he, too, remembers Gary as a happy-go-lucky guy. They did what teenagers did in the 1960s, hang out and drive around town, Taylor said. They were both on a Baldwin High School football teams Taylor remembers went undefeated for two seasons. Gary worked a number of jobs in the year after his high school graduation and before he was drafted, including working at a filling station Rochester and her husband, Gary, owned. But he hadn’t settled on anything and had no qualms about being drafted. “He didn’t regret being called because some of his friends had been drafted, and he thought, ‘Why hadn’t he been called?’” Rochester said. Her athletic brother found basic training easy, writing that he sometimes carried the packs of those less fit during training exercises, Rochester said. When he got to Vietnam in November 1967, Gary wrote that he felt sorry for the country’s children “because they didn’t have anything,” she said.

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She wrote Gary four or five times a week while he was in the Army, sending candy with the letters, Rochester said. Eighty percent of the letters came back. Those letters and those Gary sent are not part of his file. “I destroyed the letters,” she said. “It was too hard to look at them.” Gary was killed four months into his combat tour. Rochester said her family learned the details of his death from a friend of Gary’s from Indiana who served in his unit. The young man visited Baldwin City, spending a night at the home of her parents, Pearl and Lloyd Johnson. “It seemed to help my parents,” Rochester said. “I remember mom was so nervous about him coming. She wanted to know what she was going to feed him. I said ‘He’s a boy. Make him hamburgers.’” The community shared the Johnsons’ grief and contributed money for a memorial that was placed in Baldwin High School, which now rest in front of the flagpole at the Baldwin Junior High School entrance. Gary is honored each year with others who served their country during Memorial Day ceremonies at Oakwood Cemetery. “I haven’t missed one since they started,” Rochester said. “At the beginning, it wasn’t very big. There were maybe 10 of us. It’s grown to a pretty big thing.”

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DEATHS Albert Lee Mauk Albert Lee Mauk, 55, of Log Cabin, TX passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, Texas surrounded by family members. He passed peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer. Albert was born on August 6, 1956 in Independence, MO to Richard and Rowena Mauk. After Albert’s birth the family moved to Port Lavaca, TX for a time, then to Pratt, KS and finally relocated to Baldwin City, KS where Albert grew up. He attended Baldwin Grade School and Baldwin High School. After leaving high school in 1973, Albert fashioned an evolving career and life doing the things he loved- electronics repair, design and invention, travel and outdoor challenges, learning and playing music on all types of instruments, and spending time with friends and family. These interests coupled with technical training at the Electronics Institute of Kansas City allowed Albert the opportunity for travel and occupations in various far-flung locations from the Bering Strait in Alaska to Puerto Rico and California to Florida. As part of his various occupational pursuits, Albert invented and authored a patent for an environmental device for cleaning industrial wastewater. Albert is survived by daughter Deja Coffin with spouse Nicolas of McLouth, KS with children Kaylynn

(7), Kadence (4) and Kash (1); daughter Devin Mauk with spouse Bob and daughter Maya (4) of Kansas City, MO; father Richard Mauk of Dallas, TX, mother Rowena (Mauk) Lacer and stepfather Lloyd Lacer of Baldwin City, KS; 3 brothers- Fred of Lawrence, KS, Dick of Omaha, NE; Chuck of Baldwin City, KS; 3 sistersCathy and Mary of Raytown, MO; and Susan of Omaha, NE. A graveside memorial service will be held May 26, 2012 at 10:00 am at Oakwood Cemetery in Baldwin City, KS. A celebration of Albert’s life will be held May 26 at 1:00 pm at the home of Albert’s brother, Chuck, 16 E. 1200 Road, Baldwin City. A pending memorial tribute on Facebook will supply information regarding other plans for honoring Albert’s memory. Please sign this guestbook at obituaries.ljworld.com.

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The Baldwin USD 348 Board of Education unanimously agreed to put the closed Marion Springs Elementary School on the market. Superintendent Paul Dorathy said he would meet with an individual soon interested in buying the property. Earlier this month, the board rejected a recommendation in an administrator’s report that the district build a new multi-use center to house district offices and other functions. Instead, the board wanted to make use of unused district properties should programs be displaced with the sale of district properties. A factor in any new use of the closed

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SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS TO EDITOR@BALDWINCITY.COM BAKER UNIVERSITY business professor Martha Harris carries the university’s mace Sunday as she leads the Kansas City St. Andrew Pipes and Drums, and Baker’s undergraduate class of 2012, on a procession through campus to commencement ceremonies at the George F. Collins Center.

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A DECORATION atop the cap of Chelsea Carnagie, Eudora, indicated she was one of 47 students graduating Sunday from the Baker University School of Nursing.

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There were no Jumbotrons or crowds jamming a football stadium Sunday at the Baker University Spring 2012 commencement. And the intimate setting — far different from Kansas University’s commencement last weekend — seemed to fit with the tight-knit Baker community. When Baker President Patricia Long spoke and gave hugs during the cer-

emony inside the George F. Collins Center in Baldwin City, it appeared she knew each of the roughly 170 graduating students smiling and looking back at her. “I am so proud of you,” Long said, addressing the graduates. “It’s been the joy of a lifetime.” When Shavon Brown, senior class president, stepped up to the podium, the stage didn’t bother her — she was just talking to her friends. “We have become a family,” said Brown, graduating with a communications degree. “I love you guys.”

Just before embracing Long, Brown predicted: “I see nothing but success for the class of 2012.” Randy Pembrook, vice president for academic affairs at Washburn University and former Baker official, gave the commencement address and encouraged the graduates to hang on to the memories they made at Baker. What will they remember 50 years from now, Pembrook asked? For Keith DeMint, who earned his sports administration degree Sunday, that’s easy: his Kappa Sigma fraternity. “All the memories with my broth-

ers,” said DeMint, originally from Sabetha. What DeMint’s fellow group of future educators, nurses, biologists and artists will eventually turn out to be is unknown. But Spring Hill graduate Kathryn Fritz smiles at the opportunities. “Oh my goodness,” said Fritz, who received her bachelor’s degree with a double major in psychology and French. She talked of graduate school, traveling to Europe or staying in Kansas. Basically, the future is wide open.

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An early Sunday morning fire caused an estimated $50,000 in damage to the Lumberyard Arts Center. The fire started in the building at 718 High St. shortly after 4 a.m., and firefighters arriving at about 4:30 a.m. reported fire showing on the north side of the building. Baldwin City Fire Department Chief Allen Craig said there were no injuries. He said the Kansas State Fire Marshal was investigating the fire. Craig said Monday the fire caused an estimated $50,000 in damage. Fire protection measures built into the Lumberyard Arts Center proved their worth in the fire, said Sandy Cardens, Lumberyard Arts Center board secretary and gallery coordinator. Damage from the fire was limited to the non-renovated north section of the building, which is to be a future theater, she said. A sprinkler system in the north section went off with the fire, but a firewall kept sprinklers in the renovated southern section from activating. “Everything worked as it was designed to,” Cardens said. “We’re very happy. It could have been a whole lot worse. “A firefighter said the sprinkler system paid for itself.” There was no damage to any artwork, Cardens said. Art in the central

courtyard and classrooms was moved temporarily to the Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce office next door. The work in a visiting art show in the gallery was protected by yet another set of doors, she said. It has since been removed. In the week before the fire, windows in the clerestory were replaced at a cost of about $20,000, Cardens said. Those in the north section would have to be replaced. There is also fire damage to the rafters and supports in the section. The firewall kept smoke and water damage to a minimum in the renovated section, but a strong smell of smoke would prevent the Lumberyard from reopening this week, Cardens said Paul Davis Restoration arrived Tuesday at the Lumberyard to start the cleanup. Cardens said she answered phone calls and text messages all day Sunday from people volunteering to help with repairs and one person offering to make a donation. “People have risen to the occasion like they do,” she said. “We will be letting people know if we need more help in the future. “This is a minor thing. We aren’t going to let this prevent us from going ahead with the project.” The Lumberyard Arts Center, at the location of the 1914 Ives-Hartley Lumber Company building, was designed in 2003 at a cost of around $1,000,000. The nonprofit center serves as a downtown Baldwin City arts center.

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A FASCINATION with marbles led to Shawnee resident Richard Maxwell’s collection and his new book.

Collecting marbles Marbles, those whimsical orbs behind phrases like “knuckling down” and “playing for keeps,” pervade our culture. Now, Richard Maxwell, Shawnee, has written “Collecting Marbles: A Beginner’s Guide,” featuring photos by Clif Hall. Maxwell offers the following insights into the hobby. Q: How long have marbles been around? A: Marbles made of rocks and nuts have been found in Egyptian tombs. In 1800s Germany, workers were making glass beads and eyeballs for dolls, and they found children liked playing with them. The marbles scissors were invented in 1848, allowing them to be made faster. They were called German swirls, and the United States became the biggest customer. Q: Why collect them? A: People want to find something valuable, and you get addicted.

Most look for machine-made marbles from the 1900s to 1950s. Q: How did you get started? A: On my birthday 12 years ago, my wife bought me a marble-collecting book. I started going to estate sales, and at one I bought a jar full for $40. I took them to Moon Marble, and the owner looked at one and said, “You’ve got a corkscrew.” That ignited me — the fact you could learn to tell one from another. Q: Why did you write the book? A: For people like this 88-yearold man and his wife I met at Moon Marble. They had 30 or 40 jars of marbles and didn’t know what they had. Q: Where do you look for marbles? A: Antique stores, estate sales, estate auctions. Marbles on eBay cost too much. Almost every one I’ve bought cost $1 to $10.

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Local students complete degrees at Kansas State Three Baldwin High School graduates were among the 2,825 students completing degree requirements this spring at Kansas State University. The local students were Colby Heckathorne, bachelor of science in education; Tess Lyons, bachelor of science; and Benton Andrew Taylor, bachelor of science in aeronautical technology.

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State bound Bulldogs BALDWIN SOPHOMORE Chad Berg edges Julian Cole of KC Piper to win the 200-meter dash regional title. Berg finished second in the 100-meter dash to teammate Asher Hannon and was on the winning 4-by-400 relay team, helping the BHS boys team to the regional championship. ABOVE: BALDWIN’S KATIE Kehl prepares for one of her attempts in the discus at Friday’s 4A regionals. Kehl won the event with a throw of 140 and finished first in the shot put ahead of teammate Alexia Stein. Jesse Katzer finished first in the javelin and Bulldog Jordan Hoffman second, giving the Baldwin girls a sweep in the 4A regional throwing events. Elvyn Jones/Staff

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There were two impressive teams Friday at the 4A regional track and field meet at Baker University’s Liston Stadium, and both were wearing the purple and white of Baldwin High School. Boosted by a home crowd, Baldwin boys and girls teams both cruised to team titles in regional competition, qualifying deep teams for this weekend’s state finals in Wichita. The boys team scored 119 points to claim the title, outdistancing the 63 points of second-place Ottawa. The girls totaled 123 points, which was 45 points more than that earned by runner-up St. James Academy. Six Bulldog boys will compete at Wichita in individual event, while nine individual girls will vie for medals. In additional, all three boys and girls relay teams earned spots in the state finals. In all, 10 boys and 12 girls plus two alternates will make the trip to Wichita. “We did a great job of getting better and qualifying as many as possible for state,” boys coach Mike Spielman said. “We have 14 chances to score at state. That gives us lots of opportunities to do well at state.”

Spielman pumped up his winning 4-by-400 relay team for the last event of the meet by telling them the crowd would be behind them. The boys also had the example of the girls’ team for the same distance. The girls threatened the state record in breaking their own week-old school record with a time of 3:59.15. Girls coach Ted Zuzzio said team members Kaitlyn Barnes and Elizabeth Sigvaldson had personal-best times of 59.5, and Carol Whaley ran her best leg

ever at 1:01.9. The boys delivered, too, winning the race with a time of 3:25.08. The relay team had three of its members claim individual titles. Neither Hannon’s gold-medal performances the 100- and 400-meter dashes (11.19 and 50.22) nor the first-place finish of Mihesauh in the 800-meter (2:01.7) were unexpected, but less anticipated was Berg’s victory in 200 meters. The sophomore edged out Julian Cole of K.C. Piper

4A REGIONAL RESULTS Boys Team: Baldwin, 119; Ottawa, 63; De Soto, 60; K.C. Piper, 59; St. James, 45; Eudora, 40; Basehor-Linwood, 33; PerryLecompton, 32; Tonganoxie, 30.5; Bonner Spring, 24; Santa Fe Trail, 16; Spring Hill, 14.5; Sumner Academy, 13; Jeff West, 8 Baldwin medalist (first through fourth qualify for state): Shot put: 1. Dayton Valentine, 56-05.5; 3. Jake Mindez, 50-09; discus, 1. Dayton Valentine, 175; javelin, 2. Jake Mindez, 161-07; 110-meter hurdles, 6. Austin Kraus, 16.37; 300-meter hurdles, 3. Mark Harman, 41.62; 100meter dash, 1. Asher Hannon, 11.19, 2. Chad Berg, 11.33; 1,600-meter, 5. Ethan Hartzell, 4:39.59; 400-meters, 1. A. Hannon, 50.22; 800 meters, 1. Tosh Mihesuah, 2.01.7, 5. Brian Wright, 2:05.11; 200-meter dash, 1. Chad Berg, 22.82; 3,200-meter run, 4. Ethan Hartzell, 10:31.06, 4x400 relay, Baldwin (Brian Wright, Darius Johnson, Joe Pierce and Tosh Mihesuah), 8:28,09; 4x100, Baldwin (Chad Berg, Tosh Mihesuah, Mark Harmon and Asher Hannon), 43.54; 4x400, 1. Baldwin (Chad Berg, Tosh Milesuah, Joel Halford and Asher Hannon), 3:25.08

Girls Team: Baldwin, 123; St. James Academy, 78; Spring Hill, 52; K.C. Piper, 50; De Soto, 49.5; Tonganoxie, 45; Eudora, 44; Basehor-Linwood, 35; Perry-Lecompton, 34; Jeff West, 19; Bonner Springs, 10; Sumner Academy, 9; Bishop Ward, 3; Atchison, 2.5; Santa Fe Trail, 2; Ottawa, 2 Shot put: 1. Katie Kehl, 42-11.75, 2. Alexia Stein, 37-10, 5. Jesse Katzer, 36-05.5; discus, 1. Katie Kehl, 140. 6. Jordan Hoffman, 111-08; javelin, 1. Jesse Katzer, 110-08; Jordan Hoffman, 108-05; pole vault, 6. Katie Jones, 8-00; 1,600-meter, 4. Abi Hartzell, 5:39.65; 400 meter, 1. Glenn Kelly McCabe, 58.64, 5. Morgan Lober, 1.02.44; 300 meter hurdles, 2. Maddie Ogle, 48.40; 800 meter, 1. Kaitlyn Barnes, 2:19.54, 2. Carol Whaley, 2:24.95, 3. Hannah Hutton, 2:28.99; 3,200 meter, 5. Abi Hartzell, 12:34.08; 4x800, 1. Baldwin (Whaley, Elizabeth Sigvaldson, Hutton, Barnes) 9:59.11; 4x100, 4. Baldwin (Elena Watson, Barnes, Sigvaldson, McCabe) 50.66; 4x400, 1. Baldwin (Whaley, Sigvaldson, Barnes, McCabe), 3:59.88

at the finish to claim gold with a personal-best time of 22.82. He was also second in the 100 meters. The girls 4-by-400 relay team had two individual champions — Glenn Kelly McCabe in the 400 and Barnes in the 800. Helping the girls to the title was a Bulldog sweep of the throwing events. Junior Katie Kehl was first in the shot put and discus and junior Jesse Katzer brought home gold in the javelin. Also helping the Bulldogs pile up points in the throws was Alexia Stein’s secondplace and Katzer’s fifth-place finish in the shot put, as well as Jordan Hoffman’s second-place toss in the javelin and sixth-place effort in the discus. “Katie competed like the gold-medal winner she is,” Zuzzio said. “Alexia had her best toss of the year going 37-10 in the shot, and it was nice to have the two javelin girls making the trip and in the hunt for state medals and points.” Dayton Valentine once again claimed first in the shot put and discus, in which he broke his own school record with a throw of 175 feet. Senior Jake Mindez recorded his second 50foot performance of the year, claiming third-place in the shot put. Mindez also earned a trip to the state finals in the javelin with a second-place effort of 161-7.

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Baldwin City American Legion Post 228 will mark Memorial Day weekend with a busy Saturday and a public ceremony Monday at Oakwood Cemetery. Tim Russell, past post commander and current 2nd District commander, said Legionnaires will place American flags Saturday morning in downtown nuances to create an Avenue of Flags. Legionnaires will then move to Oakwood Cemetery, where with the help of Baldwin City Boy Scouts they will place about 400 small flags on the graves of veterans. The graves of veterans will also be decorated with flags at Prairie Center, Sutton, Worden, St. Johns and Baldwin Catholic cemeteries, he said. Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Memorial Day ceremony will start at 10 a.m. at Oakwood Cemetery. In the case of rain or threatening weather, the ceremony will be moved to the American Legion Hall, 803 High St. The ceremony will include The Rev. Ira DeSpainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening prayer, the playing of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tapsâ&#x20AC;? by Baldwin High School instrumental music teacher Will Cooper or one of his students and an address from former Post Commander Larry Francq. It will conclude with the ringing of the memorial bell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are invited to say the name of a loved one, what branch of service or war the individual served in and ring the bell,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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SHIRLEY ROCHESTER looks at a photograph of her younger brother Gary Johnson taken shortly before he was killed in action in the Vietnam War. Rochester remembers her brother as a fun-loving young man who accepted it as his duty to go to a war in which his friends had served. Elvyn Jones/Staff

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Shirley Rochester points to a photograph of her brother Gary Johnson on her kitchen table. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in a football uniform, kneeling on one knee with his windblown black hair giving him a first-glance appearance of a young Elvis Presley. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how I remember him,â&#x20AC;? his sister said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He had pitch-black hair.â&#x20AC;? Nearby is another photo of Gary. It shows him shorn of most of his hair and again kneeling on one knee between two other soldiers, all wearing white T-

shirts and olive green fatigues. On Feb. 16, 1968, shortly after the second photograph was taken, an enemy sniper took Garyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life in Gia Dinh Province outside of Saign. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was walking point with another guy,â&#x20AC;? Rochester said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gary was out in the open, and the other soldier was in the jungle. They were talking back and forth when Gary was shot.â&#x20AC;? The photographs are among a file of keepsakes Rochester has of her brother â&#x20AC;&#x201D; more photos, newspaper clippings and rubbings of his name friends have made at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a while since

she had looked at the material. Sometimes the pain is too great, Rochester said. But there are times she finds it comforting. Her brother Larry, four years Garyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior, has a home movie of Gary in his Army uniform waving goodbye before he left for Vietnam. She finds too heartbreaking to watch, she said. Rochester was 8 years old when her youngest brother was born on Nov. 6, 1947. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I took care of him a lot,â&#x20AC;? Rochester said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was enough older he was just a doll to me. I think he thought his older

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Baldwin Junior High School sixth-graders Henry Letner and Sydney Bergan prepare to start test LEGO robot on a “ratio run” course. It is one of ﬁve contests they and their fellow grade-level extended learning students can enter in LEGO robot competition. The students tested themselves in their ﬁrst competition Wednesday in Burlington.

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ydney Bergan was frustrated Monday with the maze laid out on the floor of Pam Davis’ Baldwin Junior High School classroom, although it would probably take just a few slices of cheese to train a rat to run it. But the sixth-grader wasn’t trying to coax a teachable flesh-and-blood rodent through the maze. The task of Bergan and her teammate Henry Letner was to correctly program shoebox-sized assemblage of computer chips, servos, wiring and LEGOs blocks through the relatively simple maze. There was some pressure to make progress Monday. Bergan, Letner and others in their sixth-grade extended learning class competed Wednesday in a Burlington Middle School LEGO Robot Competition. At the start of another test run through the maze, Bergan carefully aligned the robot at the starting gate, switched it on, and then watched as it hit the first wall, backed up a few inches, turned right, hit a second wall, backed up and turned left. All that was exactly as programmed and designed. But then the robot rammed

against the side of the maze and started going through a loop of turns with forward and backward movements that ended all progress. “It’s backing up too far,” Letner diagnosed. Bergan grabbed the robot and raced to a laptop to re-program a command chain of basic right and left turns and forward and backup movements. Bergan explained students could move the commands to different places within the chains and copy a set of movements to make loops. Individual command boxes have tabs, which allow students to vary the degree of turns or distance of forward or backward motion. That program is then downloaded into the robot with an infrared USB device. “Problems, problems,” Bergan said as she took her glasses off at the computer. “I’ve got a headache.” About 40 minutes earlier, Bergan was the first to arrive in the classroom after sixthgrade lunch, a time when the extended learning students can work on their projects. After that allotted time expired, Bergan secured a pass for Letner and her to SEE BALDWIN JUNIOR HIGH, PAGE 7