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YOUNG AUTHORS FETED

By SHELLIE SMITLEY The Iola Register

Budget deal averts shutdown

Young authors were joined with illustrator, E.B. Lewis and author Jewell Parker Rhodes, Friday, for a light dinner at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.

Students wrote 567 books for this year’s Young Authors event and the 135 winning stories were displayed at Friday’s dinner.

“The Bumpy Ride” is a book written by Brystal Hudlin, Humboldt Elementary School, about a dog gone wild while on a walk. Although Hudlin has a dog in real life, the book is fiction, she said.

Her favorite part of the weeklong young authors event was meeting both Lewis and Rhodes. She wants to be an author when she grows up and intends to write a book about time travel.

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By ANDREW TAYLOR The Associated Press

Author Jewell Parker Rhodes and Illustrator E.B. Lewis glance at “Sebastian,” written by young author Sophia Heim of Marmaton Valley Elementary School, with Deb Greenwall, one of the Allen County Young Authors founding committee members. REGISTER/SHELLIE SMITLEY

Library display features home-grown artists

By SHELLIE SMITLEY The Iola Register

The Iola Public Library displayed artworks from some of Iola’s best homegrown artists, Saturday. The artists were, clockwise from bottom left, Lane Roloff, Lois Brueseke, Tom Ellis, Angie Whitmore, Scott Renyer and Clarie Moran. Not pictured was Ryan Moran. REGISTER/SHELLIE SMITLEY

The Iola Public Library displayed artworks from some of Iola’s best homegrown artists Saturday in a meet-and-greet style exhibit.

Scott Renyer took a photograph of the Downdraft carnival ride in action during Farm City Days.

The result was a sci-fi-type masterpiece. He uses five second exposure and a bulb with a wireless remote. The

shots are not timed and he relies on his intuition, he said.

“I like the way the lights burned into the image,” he said. “I like the way the colors changed on the ride.”

Renyer’s interest in photography began over 35 years ago and he said he has too taken too many photos to have a favorite. He is working on getting his artwork exhibited in Topeka.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers today unveiled a huge $1 trillion-plus spending bill that would fund most government operations through September but would deny President Donald Trump money for a border wall and rejects his proposed cuts to popular domestic programs.

The 1,665-page bill agreed to on Sunday is the product of weeks of negotiations.

It was made public in the predawn hours today and is tentatively scheduled for a House vote on Wednesday.

The catchall spending bill would be the first major piece of bipartisan legislation to advance during Trump’s short tenure in the White House. While losing on funding for the wall along the U.S.Mexico border, Trump won a $15 billion down payment on his request to strengthen the military, though that too fell short of what he requested.

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Lawmakers return to Topeka

By JOHN HANNA The Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Like students who perpetually put off big projects, Kansas lawmakers are waiting until pressing deadlines loom to make the year’s biggest decisions on taxes and spending.

The Republican-controlled Legislature returns today from its annual spring break to finish business for the year with the thorniest issues far from resolved — and the resolutions are no closer than they were when the session started in January.

On the table: Funding and passing a state budget that includes enough money for schools to meet state Supreme

Welcome, Velo+ A steady rain did nothing to douse the enthusiasm Saturday surrounding the grand opening of Velo+ Bike Shop in Iola. A large crowd packed into the bike shop for a ribbon-cutting celebration featuring co-owners Vincent Rodriguez and Marco DeAngelis — also shown at far left — and facilities manager Paul Ebner. Also participating were Iola City Councilwoman Beverly Franklin and Thrive Allen County CEO David Toland. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

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Police reports Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Eric Spurgeon, 28, Garnett, for allegedly transporting an open container of alcohol and interfering with law enforcement Tuesday in the 100 block of North State Street. During the incident, Clarence Garber, 19, LaHarpe, was cited for allegedly driving without a valid license.

Sebastian Ashworth, 25, Independence, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant out of Iola Municipal Court.

Zach Danford, 22, Iola, was arrested Tuesday in the 10 block of West Madison Avenue for allegedly driving while under the influence of drugs and possessing mari-

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juana and drug paraphernalia, officers said.

Mitchal Walden, 30, Iola, was arrested for suspicion of battery April 24 in the 100 block of South Kentucky Street.

Bike recovered

Josh Malloy told Iola police officers Thursday somebody stole his daughter’s bicycle near McKinley Elementary School.

The bike was later recovered, officers said.

Bike found Iola police officers found a 20-inch boys bicycle on Davis Street April 24. The bike was made by the Hyper Bike Company.

Wreck injures California teen Danielle K. Mitchell, 17, Santa Ana, Calif., was injured Saturday afternoon when the car she was riding in was struck by a sport utility vehicle just north of Iola.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Hector Tornel Jr., 20, Santa Ana, was westbound on Oregon Road. He stopped at the U.S. 169 stop sign, and then proceeded to

Obituary Barbara Wood

cross the highway.

Tornel’s car, a 2017 Volkwagen, was struck by a southbound SUV driven

by David W. Hoard, Neodesha.

Mitchell was transported to Allen County Regional Hospital for what troopers described as “disabling” injuries.

Tornel, Hoard and three passengers in Hoard’s vehicle were unhurt.

Barbara Louise Wood, 65, Iola, died Sunday, April 23, 2017, at her home in Iola.

A celebration of her life will be hosted by her family at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Iola Masonic Lodge, 213 W. Madison Ave., in Iola. Condolences may be left at www.feuerbornfuneral.com.

Four killed in shooting TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Police say four men are dead — including the suspected gunman — after a shooting at a home in Topeka, Kansas, that is part of a

Budget: Deal keeps federal government open Continued from A1

such as medical research and infrastructure grants.

Successful votes later this week would also clear away any remaining threat of a government shutdown — at least until the Oct. 1, start of the 2018 budget year. Trump has submitted a partial 2018 budget promising a whopping $54 billion, 10 percent increase for the Pentagon from current levels, financed by cutting foreign aid and other nondefense programs by an equal amount. Negotiators on the pending measure, however, rejected a smaller $18 billion package of cuts and instead slightly increased funding for domestic programs.

Democrats were quick to praise the deal.

“This agreement is a good agreement for the American people, and takes the threat of a government shutdown off the table,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., a key force in the talks. “The bill ensures taxpayer dollars aren’t used to fund an ineffective border wall, excludes poison pill riders, and increases investments in programs that the middle class relies on, like medical research, education and infrastructure.”

Some Republican conservatives, however, were wary. “I think you’re going to see conservatives have some real concerns with this

legislation,” Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio said on CNN, citing domestic spending obtained by Democrats and other issues. “We told (voters) we were going to do a short-term spending bill that was going to come due at the end of April so that we could fight on these very issues, and now it looks like we’re not going to do that.”

Trump said at nearly every campaign stop last year that Mexico would pay for the 2,000mile border wall, a claim Mexican leaders have repeatedly rejected. The administration sought some $1.4 billion in U.S. taxpayer dollars for the wall and related costs in the spending bill, but Trump later re-

lented and said the issue could wait until September.

Trump, however, obtained $1.5 billion for border security measures such as 5,000 additional detention beds, an upgrade in border infrastructure and technologies such as surveillance.

The measure is assured of winning bipartisan support in votes this week; the House and Senate have until midnight Friday to pass the measure to avert a government shutdown.

It’s unclear, however, how much support the measure will receive from GOP conservatives such as Jordan and how warmly it will be received by the White House.

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Court demands for increased funding.

While GOP leaders hope the work can be completed by mid-May, the talks could drag into June, as they did in 2015.

A look at the biggest issues for lawmakers:

___ FIXING THE BUDGET

Since the Legislature passed Brownback’s desired massive personal income tax cuts in 2012 and 2013, the state has struggled to fund the state budget. Efforts to cut and find efficiencies have not come close to closing budget gaps created by cutting income taxes and slumps in agriculture and energy production. The state now faces projected budget shortfalls totaling $889 million through June 2019, and legislators expect to increase taxes. The state constitution prohibits a deficit.

A new budget would authorize spending starting July 1, but state payroll rules require that a budget be in place by mid-June to keep employees on the job.

The Senate has passed proposed budgets for each of the next two fiscal years that don’t balance, while the House has yet to debate a budget.

Bipartisan majorities passed a bill in February to increase income taxes to raise more than $1 billion over two years, in part by rolling back Brownback’s tax cuts, but the governor vetoed it. Republican leaders said several new income-tax plans are in the works.

“We’re hoping that we can knock it out in the first week,” said Senate Majority Leader Jim

Denning, an Overland Park Republican. ___ HOW MUCH OF A TAX INCREASE IS LIKELY?

Denning’s goal might be too optimistic. Besides disagreeing on details of a new tax plan, legislators still are debating how much to increase taxes.

“We have yet to present a proposal that has any consensus around it,” said Sen. Laura Kelly, of Topeka, the top Democrat on the Senate budget committee.

Legislative researchers have told the House and Senate budget committees that they need to raise between $303 million and $355 million over two years, based on spending recommendations they’ve pursued.

But those figures assume lawmakers divert $581 million from highway projects to education, social services and other government programs. Some legislators say the state already has siphoned too much money from transportation.

The figures also don’t include extra aid for public schools after the state Supreme Court ruled in March that education funding is inadequate.

Some Democrats argue the state needs to raise between $1.5 billion and $1.8 billion in new revenue over two years to fix the state’s budget problems and provide new dollars for schools.

___ SCHOOL FUNDING

The Supreme Court directed legislators to enact a new school funding law by June 30.

The state now provides more than $4 billion a year in aid to pub-

lic schools, and a House committee’s plan would phase in a $750 million increase over five years.

Many Republicans question whether satisfying the court requires that much money.

Legislators also must decide exactly how dollars are distributed to the state’s 286 school districts through a perstudent formula and how much to limit local tax levies that supplement state funding. Rural, urban and suburban lawmakers are likely to clash.

___ OTHER ISSUES

Guns, abortion and expanding Medicaid also will be on lawmakers’

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Legislators in both parties want to expand state health coverage for the poor, needy and disabled under former President Barack Obama’s signature federal health care law. Brownback vetoed a bill earlier this month, but the possibility that one of two Topeka community hospitals could close this summer spotlighted the issue again.

Lawmakers also expect to consider proposals aimed at keeping concealed guns out of public hospitals and off university campuses and new disclosure requirements for abortion providers.

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Democrats played a strong hand in the talks since their votes are needed to pass the bill, even though Republicans control both the White House and Congress. As a result, the measure doesn’t look much different than the deal that could have been struck on President Barack Obama’s watch last year.

But Republicans are eager to move on to other issues such as overhauling the tax code and reviving their moribund effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Obama’s health care law.

private business providing in-home care for people with special needs.

Police Lt. Colleen Stuart told the Topeka Capital-Journal dispatchers received a report about the shooting late Sunday afternoon in a call from the home. Stuart said the four men were pronounced dead at the scene and another male victim was taken to a hospital with injuries not believed to be lifethreatening.

Stuart said the suspected gunman died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

None of the deceased were identified pending notification of kin. Stuart said the shooter and all the victims were associated with the home but declined to elaborate.

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— Moran Public Library meeting, 5 p.m., Moran Public Library — Moran City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Moran City Hall.

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— Allen County Commission meeting, 8:30 a.m., Allen County Courthouse.

— Iola Kiwanis Club, noon, Allen County Regional Hospital.

— Knights of Columbus, 7 p.m., K of C Room, St. John Parish Center.

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— Rotary Club, noon, Pizza Hut. — TOPS No. KS 880 5 p.m. weigh in, 5:30 p.m. meeting, Calvary United Methodist Church.

— Iola Public Library board meeting, 6 p.m., Iola Public Library.

— Iola High School and Iola Middle School strings concert, 7 p.m., Creitz Recital Hall, Bowlus Fine Arts Center.

— Allen Community College Drama Department presents “Dearly Beloved,” 7:30 p.m., Bowlus Fine Arts Center.

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— Senior Citizens Card Club potluck dinner, 5:30 p.m., senior citizens center.

— Allen Community College Drama Department presents “Dearly Beloved,” 7:30 p.m., Bowlus Fine Arts Center.

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— Iola Community Theatre presents “Frog and Toad,” 7:30 p.m., ICT Warehouse, 203 S. Jefferson Ave. — Allen Community College Drama Department presents “Dearly Beloved,” 7:30 p.m., Bowlus Fine Arts Center.

— Iola Community Theatre presents “Frog and Toad,” 2 p.m., ICT Warehouse, 203 S. Jefferson Ave.

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Forget gimmicks and come up with a tax plan An elderly woman who lives in north Iola is not an atypical example of what careless government overreach may do to those it should be most careful about serving.

In her late 70s and a widow, the woman lives alone in a small, comfortable home and depends on less than $600 a month in Social Security benefits to pay her bills.

The house being free and clear, utilities, food, insurance and medications are her main concerns each month. Property taxes are minimal. She has cable TV, though at its most inexpensive tier. She has some tech savvy, but no computer. She depends on a cellphone to communicate with friends and relatives, who live elsewhere.

Reading is a hobby and friends occasionally drop by. A neighbor boy mows her lawn on the cheap, and she sometimes worries what she’ll do when he graduates high school.

For years she and her husband were careful with money, but they never were able to accumulate much.

She carefully budgets, and any deviation from current responsibilities would be a burden.

No one would guess she “just gets by.” She’s cheerful and never frets about what occurs.

Even so, when Jim Denning, GOP majority leader in the Kansas Senate, last week proposed adding a fee to utility bills to provide new dollars for public schools, the outcome would have been distressing for our nice little lady in Iola, as well as many other folks.

And not just the elderly.

Young couples with one, two or more children also have to count pennies as the next payday approaches, and any external increase of what they must pay is a millstone encircling their neck.

Denning suggested $9 for residential customers — $3

each for electric, water and natural gas — and $10 for businesses.

To a Johnson Countian who is as flush as Denning likely is, $9 or $10 seems like a financial afterthought.

Not for many in our fair state.

Denning’s proposal isn’t likely to fly, but it points out how some legislators — thankfully not so many as in sessions past — are willing to go to any length to preserve the devastating income tax cuts of 2012-13 that put Kansas on the Laffer Curve to a fiscal wilderness.

Efforts of former governors set example

INSTEAD of with bits and pieces coming from smoke-filled back rooms, legislators must — and that’s a very strong must — begin today with the session reconvening to flesh out a plan to increase revenue coming from income taxes.

They have the $889 million shortfall looming in fiscal years 2018 and 2019, and yet unknown how much to satisfy the constitutional mandate to make public education adequately and equitably funded.

Supreme Court justices gave legislators an ultimatum of structuring a school finance formula — after finding block-grant funding unconstitutional. They also must provide state aid to fund the new formula, which is bound to require no less than $150 million a year more than this year was sent education’s way.

Probably more Sales and property taxes are tenuous options, and neither has the wherewithal to meet demand of the two-year shortage, much less what school finance will require.

It is well past time to stop playing silly fiscal games and get down to restoring income taxes at a level to generate revenue to meet the needs of the state and provide all that is required for its citizens.

— Bob Johnson

Bipartisanship hasn’t died in Kansas.

It did all but disappear for a time in the state Capitol when ultraconservatives took control in 2013, and wouldn’t tolerate input into policymaking from anyone outside their circle.

But the hard-right turn didn’t sit well with many Kansans who grew weary of the extremism and its damaging fallout on economic and social fronts.

The sad decline compelled voters in 2016 to speak with conviction in sidelining numerous allies of Gov. Sam Brownback in favor of more moderate candidates. When the dust settled, nearly 30 legislators who helped rubber-stamp Brownback’s radical agenda were no longer around.

Four former governors of Kansas played a big part in helping citizens understand the need to change course.

Republicans Bill Graves and Mike Hayden, and Democrats Kathleen Sebelius and John Carlin signed on with the Save Kansas Coalition, an alliance of Republicans, Independents and Democrats that worked to abolish extremism controlling state government.

They also aligned with commonsense Kansans who know

it’s possible to be fiscally responsible and still maintain good schools, roads and other core services.

While the four former governors weighed in on tax policy, public education, health care and other areas of concern in the run-up to the election, their part in defending the state’s independent judiciary was especially notable.

Brownback made clear his interest in controlling all three branches of state government as a way to eliminate resistance to his ultraconservative pursuits. He even contributed to political efforts to unseat Kansas Supreme Court justices because he didn’t like the high court’s decisions on school finance in particular.

The governor brazenly

admitted he wanted justices who would go along with him.

For their part in pointing out the recklessness of such a self-serving crusade, Graves, Hayden, Sebelius and Carlin recently were honored by Kansas Appleseed, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that focuses on poverty and injustice.

Four former governors of different parties working together for the good of their state was a rare, if not unprecedented occurrence.

The bipartisan collaboration also delivered a lesson for other states and a nation damaged by extreme partisanship: Now more than ever, we need moderate, pragmatic problem-solvers working together, regardless of party labels.

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Ina Mitchussen, owner of the South Devon herd on the M & M Cattle Co. ranch north of Iola, sold 100 registered cows, 38 calves and 12 bulls at auction at the Allen County Livestock Sales

Barn. She said the sale was a herd reduction move because there wasn’t enough pasture to support a larger herd.

Work began this week on widening Kentucky Street 15 inches on each side from Lincoln to Strickler Road.

Repaving will follow.

Trump’s school cuts, voucher plan are unlikely to pass President Trump’s proposal to cut federal education funding and expand vouchers faces roadblocks in Washington, D.C. And that’s a good thing, given the financial problems public schools are facing.

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, RKan., told members of the Kansas State Board of Education last week that Trump’s proposal to cut federal education spending by $9.2 billion

lacked support in Congress, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported.

“I think the dramatic reductions in spending would not be supported by enough senators to pass,” he said.

Moran also said Trump’s plan to spend $1.5 billion more on vouchers and charter schools would face resistance.

“You can’t take money and put it into vouchers without

Congress allowing that,” Moran said.

Moran said Education Secretary Betsy DeVos told him there would be no federally mandated school vouchers for Kansas.

“Her commitment to me was that there would be no federally required vouchers,” he said. “We would be an active opponent to any kind of increase in the federal government telling us

how to run our schools here in Kansas.”

Kansas Education Commissioner Randy Watson said the state would be “disproportionally hurt” by Trump’s proposals.

“Charters and vouchers have a difficult time in our Kansas Constitution and rural state,” he said, so Kansas wouldn’t receive much of that new money.

But Kansas would be

harmed by the proposed funding cut, which would reduce funding for teacher quality initiatives.

“We’re not asking for more (money) but we can protect what we have,” Watson told Moran.

“We’re asking for what is supposed to be coming to Kansas.”

That shouldn’t be too much to ask.

—The Wichita Eagle

How to contact your elected officials

President Donald Trump, (Republican) 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. Washington D.C., 20500; phone (switchboard): (202) 456-1414; (comments): (202) 4561111

Gov. Sam Brownback, (Republican) Capital, 300 S.W. 10th Ave., Suite 212S, Topeka, KS 66612-1590; phone: (785) 2963232; www.governor. ks.gov/comments/comment.htm

U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, (Republican) 109 Hart Senate Office Building Washington D.C., 20510; phone: (202) 224-4774; Email: www.roberts. senate.gov/public/index. cfm?p=EmailPat

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, (Republican) Russell Senate Office Building, Room 354, Washington D.C., 20510; phone: (202) 224-6521; Pittsburg: 306 N. Broadway, Suite 125, Pittsburg, KS, 66762; (620) 232-2286. Email: moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-jerry

Rep. Lynn Jenkins, (Republican) 130 Cannon House Office Building, Washington D.C., 20515; phone: (202) 225-6601; Pittsburg: 701 N. Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762; phone: (620) 231-5966. Email: lynnjenkins.house.gov/ contact-me/

Sen. Caryn Tyson, (Republican) State Capitol-236 E Topeka, KS 66612 phone: (785) 2966838; e-mail: caryn. tyson@senate.ks.gov or 19984 County Rd. 1077 Parker, KS 66072 phone: (913) 898-2366

Rep. Kent Thompson, (Republican) House District No. 9, phone: (620) 496-7200 State Capitol, Room 050-S 300 SW Tenth Ave. Topeka, KS 66612, or phone: 620-496-2255 1816 2800 St., LaHarpe, KS 66751 email: kent@iolare. kscoxmail.com

Rep. Adam Lusker, (Democrat) House District No. 2, phone: (785) 2967698 State Capitol, Room 043-S 300 SW Tenth Ave. Topeka, KS 66612, email: adam.lusker@ house.ks.gov

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Authors: Allen County students share works of literature Continued from A1

Valley’s third grader, Sophia Heim, wrote the book “Sebastian.”

“It is about a singing cat who knows a little bit of poetry,”she said.

Heim has her sights on growing up to be a lawyer, but predicted that she will continue to write poetry for fun.

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Briley Prather, Lincoln Elementary, gets a pile of books signed by illustrator E.B. Lewis, Friday, during the Young Authors dinner at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Haley Carlin gets a book signed by author Jewell Parker Rhodes while Madi Carlin looks on. REGISTER/SHELLIE SMITLEY

Artists: Library displays locals’ work Continued from A1

viewing or purchasing any of his unique photographs should call Flatlands Photography at 620-228-2740.

LOIS Brueseke exhibited two of her finest pastels portraying scenes from the Manhattan area.

“I actually grew up around Manhattan, the foothills,” she said.

She spent a weekend with her daughter, Brenda Nelson, driving around her old stomping ground and taking photos. She then turned those rolling hills into permanent chalked memories.

Brueseke takes classes in Chanute with art teacher Steve Greenwall, she said. Some of her work was exhibited at the Arts Rolla gallery in Rolla, Missouri, and more recently in Chanute. She is working toward having her pastels displayed at more exhibits and is not opposed to selling her art.

“If I could find somebody who wants to buy it,” she said modestly.

Anyone interested in viewing or purchas-

ing any of her artwork should call 620-228-0145.

ANGIE Whitmore leads a simple but fun community painting and wine event through Humanity House Foundation, “Vino Need No Stinkin Brushes.” She brought two paintings to the library exhibit.

One painting depicting a “voodoo” doll, a Virgin Mary, rosary beads and a hat was a self-portrait, she said.

“My self-portraits are very abstract.”

Whitmore said painting is a hobby for right now, but she does conduct classes for kids’ parties and bridal and baby showers. The parties are similar to what she does for Humanity House.

Anyone interested in hiring Whitmore can contact her at 620228-7599 or at her Facebook page, AngieWhitmoreArt. ARTISTRY runs in Clarie Moran’s family.

Both her and her brother Ryan had artwork exhibited in Saturday’s event. Clarie showed an oil painting that depicted a close-up ver-

sion of bacon frying in a cast iron skillet. She is a freshman at Allen Community College, studying art, and she will be transferring to Emporia State, where Ryan studies painting.

One of her senior year water-color paintings, Chinatown, and one of Ryan’s works, can be found hanging at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Ryan’s work is also exhibited at the Strecker Nelson West Gallery in Manhattan.

“I think definitely if (Ryan) had not been so involved in art I don’t know that I would be,” Clarie said.

Her great -aunt, Cecelia Orcutt, and her great-uncle, Steve Orcutt were both art teachers in Iola.

LANE Roloff exhibited a date night anime and manga animation sketch. He recently discovered his talent to produce etchings in the Japanese cartoon style.

This is the first time his work has been exhibited. An unfortunate incident caused him to bring only one piece.

“I hoped to enter another one but my dog

(Mia) destroyed it,” he said.

Roloff is home schooled and works for the Iola Register. What started out as an interest has evolved into a hope for his future.

He wants to work for a Japanese art company after he finishes school.

“I wish my dog would stop eating my art,” he said.

TOM Ellis displayed two of his oil paintings from a series called “Out of Bounds.”

“I don’t want anyone to know exactly what they mean,” he said.

“I want them to bring their own imagination to the picture.”

Ellis said the series of abstract art focuses on beauty and after that there are no rules.

His artwork starts at $30 for a 8” by 11” and each one is hand signed. Ellis has exhibited his work in Los Angeles and at the Bowlus.

Anyone interested in viewing or purchasing any of his artwork can call 333- 377-1212 or view his Facebook page, TomEllis/artist/ los angeles/newyork/ Kansas.

CARLIE Weilert, Humboldt, wrote “The Bully.” It is a theme, she said, that “popped up” in her mind the moment her teacher mentioned writing a book. Weilert has not ruled out being an author when she grows up, but is also considering working as an artist. If she writes another book, it will be about her mom having her baby sister, she said.

Her favorite part of the week-long celebration was coloring.

JESSE Taylor, Iola Middle School student and author of “The Little Sailor,” wrote about a boy stranded on a deserted island. The boy has to find his way back to his family amidst a terrible storm. Taylor said he enjoys writing, but his story includes a hint of where his heart really lies. He wants to grow up to be a meteorologist. If Taylor writes another book it will be about weather, he said.

LEWIS addressed the students and their

families on the importance of empowerment and eliminating racism. Children empower themselves, Lewis said, but it is important for adults to give them the tools to do that. He had an amazing time visiting Allen County students at their schools, he said. Lewis credited childhood participation in school programs like Allen County Young Authors as helping him to attain success.

JEWELL, who travels globally teaching creative writing to students, also spoke.

“This whole experience has touched my heart so greatly,” Rhodes said. “ You have inspired these kids to do something that is ancient...telling stories.”

Empowering children of all races to be who they are is the greatest civil right, she said.

Both Rhodes and Lewis were available for book signings after the event.

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Pony track & field results — B2

Monday, May 1, 2017

High School Baseball: Humboldt 10, Lebo 2; Humboldt 15, Lebo 0

Opening inning sparks Cubs’ lopsided win over Wolf-Dogs

By JON DYKSTRA The Iola Register

Humboldt second baseman Josh Vanatta drops down a bunt for a hit against Lebo-Waverly on Friday at the Humboldt Sports Complex. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA

HUMBOLDT — Cubs’ coach Mike Miller was not pleased with how his team began the opener of Friday’s doubleheader against Lebo-Waverly, despite ending up with a 10-2

victory.

“In the first game, I would have liked to come out a little bit better than we did,” Miller said. “We came out slow before we started putting stuff in play and putting some pressure on them.”

The Cubs made up for that

High School Softball: Humboldt 10, Lebo-Waverly 0; Humboldt 10, Lebo-Waverly 2

in the second game when they sent 21 batters to the plate in the first inning and jumped out to a 15-0 lead.

“It is always good to jump on them early,” Cub catcher Griffin Voorheis said. “We See BASEBALL | Page B4

H.S. Track & Field:

Kunkler adds two golds in Osawatomie

By JON DYKSTRA The Iola Register

Humboldt junior Rylan Wilhite throws a pitch during Friday’s sweep of Lebo-Waverly at the Humboldt Sports Complex.

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Cubs pick up sweep as Fillies tilt looms

By JON DYKSTRA The Iola Register

HUMBOLDT — With the Super Bowl of Allen County softball right around the corner, the Cubs were able to sweep Lebo-Waverly on Friday night to ensure that they entered Monday’s doubleheader against Iola

with a maximum amount of momentum.

The Cubs swept the Wolf-Dogs by scores of 10-0 and 10-2.

In game one, the Cubs were able to capitalize on Wolf-Dog mistakes in the first inning as they built a 3-0 lead despite the only hit of the inning being a double by pitcher Rylan

Wilhite. The Wolf-Dogs hit the first two batters of the inning and also walked one.

The Cubs added four more runs in third inning with senior Makaylah McCall getting things rolling with a one-out triple and then with two See SOFTBALL | Page B3

OSAWATOMIE — Iola’s fabulous freshman continued the dominating start to her high school career on Thursday during the Francis Wendt Invitational in Osawatomie.

Elysia Kunkler won the 100-meter dash, with a personal-best time of 12.99, and the 300-meter hurdles with a 51.57. She picked up second in her other two events with a 16.04 in the 100-meter high hurdles and a jump of 15’3” in the long jump.

Fellow-freshman Elka Billings had the next highest finish for the Fillies with a personal-best 6:02.09 in the 1,600-meter run to take third.

Madison Carlin took fourth in the high jump by clearing 4’6”.

Ella Taylor finished sixth in the 300-meter hurdles with a 59.1.

Junior Erin Klubek was sixth in the triple jump with a 26’3.75”.

In the junior varsity meet, the Fillies had two relays win with the 4x100 relay team of Taylor, Klubek, Carlin and Kylee Maloney running a 58.46 and the 4x400 team of Taylor, Klubek, Carlin and Billings running a 5:01.84.

MUSTANGS Senior Chase Regehr was the headliner for the Mustangs with a season-best 2:08.53 in the 800-meter run to place second.

“This is the best time that he has run in two years,” Iola coach Dana Daugharthy said.

“He is really coming on strong as the season progresses.”

Regehr picked up another second as a member of the See TRACK | Page B4

Racing: Humboldt Speedway

College Baseball:

Coffeyville sweeps Allen

By JON DYKSTRA The Iola Register

Cody Jolly races during the B-Mod race at Humboldt Speedway on Friday. FINISHLINE PHOTOGRAPHY/DAYTON SUTTERBY

Fuqua takes checkers

By JEFF FEHR Humboldt Speedway

HUMBOLDT — After a rain soaked week, the Humboldt Speedway roared back to life Friday night with NASCAR

Whelen All-American Racing on the famed Bull Ring.

The premiere division for NASCAR/Whelen AllAmerican series at HumSee RACING | Page B4

Allen Community College catcher Kole McKinnon tags out a Coffeyville Community college runner at the plate on Friday at McLean Field. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA

Clint Stoy trotted out a newlook lineup on Friday in the final regular-season series of the year against Coffeyville Community College.

After an incredible start to the season, the Red Devils have been struggling of late so the Allen coach decided to stack his best hitters at the See ALLEN | Page B4

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Pony track and field team competes in Burlington

By JON DYKSTRA The Iola Register

BURLINGTON — The Iola seventhgrade boys took second in Burlington on Friday thanks to three first-place showings.

Trenton Varney took first in the 1,600-meter run with a 5:17.43.

Evan Casner was first in the hurdles with a 18.22.

The Iola medley-relay team also finished first with a 2:01.55.

Brett Willis was a big-time point-getter for the Ponies with three second-place finishes.

He finished the 100-meter dash in 12.72, the 200-meter dash in 27.59 and jumped 14’3” in the long jump.

Varney also added a second place showing in the 800-meter run with a 2:27.4.

Iola’s 4x20 relay finished fourth with a 2:07.65.

Casner added a fifth-place mark in the 200-meter dash with a 28.59.

Cooper Riley rounded out the top finishers for Iola with a fifth-place showing in the discus by throwing 78’8.5”.

7TH-GRADE GIRLS The Iola seventhgrade girls took fourth as a team, but were able to come away with two individual champions.

Josie Plumlee won the 1,600-meter run with a 6:09.83.

Hannah Dorsey took first in the hurdles with a 19.35.

Dorsey added a fourth-place finish in the 100-meter dash with a 14.65.

Plumlee also took third in the 400-meter run with a 1:11.63.

The Iola relay teams were also very successful.

The 4x400 relay was third with a 5:05.75.

The 4x200 relay finished third with a 3:12.52.

The 4x100 relay took sixth with a 1:02.43.

8TH-GRADE BOYS The Iola eighth-grade boys finished sixth as a team.

Jack Adams won the 3,200-meter run with a 11:03.

Adams also took fifth in the high jump with a 4’8”.

Landen Nading finished second in the hurdles with a 17.50.

The Iola medley-relay team took fourth with a 2:02.53.

8TH-GRADE GIRLS The Iola eighth-grade girls took second as a team with a strong ef-

fort, despite not having an individual champion.

Averie Sharon picked up a pair of runner-up finishes.

She took second in the 3,200-meter run with a 14:30 and second in the 800-meter run with a 2:56.

Audrey Coltrane took second in the 1,600-meter run with a 6:44.84 and was fifth in the 800-meter run with a 3:03.

Callie Murcko took fourth in the hurdles with a 21.28. Teammate Zareona Pulley was fifth with a 21.56.

Adrianna Reynolds jumped 4 feet to take fifth in the high jump.

Olivia Kerr was fifth in the long jump with a 12’2.5”.

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Softball: Cubs beat up on Wolf-Dogs Continued from B1

outs, Sydney Barker, Kira McReynolds, Maggie Johnson and Morgan Mauk all reached base to extend the Cubs lead to 7-0.

While all this scoring was happening, Wilhite and her defense were equally impressive. The junior pitched a five-inning complete-game shutout and allowed just one hit.

“I did decent,” Wilhite said. “I could have done better, I need to work on hitting my spots a little bit better.”

McCall scored another run in the fourth inning and the Cubs ended it in the fifth with Barker and McReynolds scoring to runrule the Wolf-Dogs 10-0.

McCall and McReynolds each had two hits in the win.

GAME TWO Humboldt coach Brad Piley had the option of letting Wilhite play the field in game two and give another pitcher some experience in the second game, but with all the shortened games the Cubs have had lately, he opted to get his ace as much work as possible.

“We are trying to stretch her out a little bit now, because we are coming to the end of the season,” Piley said. “I don’t

Humboldt senior Makaylah McCall collides with LeboWaverly’s second baseman, who is blocking second base, during the Cubs’ sweep of the Wolf-Dogs on Friday at the Humboldt Sports Complex. REGISTER/JON

DYKSTRA

think she has ever thrown 14 innings yet so we are just trying to stretch her out and make sure she can go for a full doubleheader.”

Early on, it appeared Wilhite wouldn’t be able to get very much more work in as the Cubs struck with a seven-run first inning and looked well on their way to run-ruling the Wolf-Dogs after three or five innings again.

The Cubs collected eight hits in the opening inning to take the 7-0 lead, but then the offense went cold for the next three inning with the only hits be-

ing a double in the second by junior Sydney Houk and a single in the third by Mauk, but no runs came from them.

“I wasn’t happy with our second game,” Piley said. “This game (we should have run-ruled them, but we didn’t.) We gave away outs and we had some lapses that we just can’t do.”

Defensive lapses were the most frustrating for Piley.

“Our defense on the infield is as good as anybody around,” Piley said. “We shouldn’t have (mistakes) on defense.”

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The Wolf-Dogs were finally able to get on the board against Wilhite with a home run in the top of the fifth.

Giving up a run may have been the wake-up call the Cub offense needed though and back-to-backto-back hits by Mauk, freshman Winter Snyder and Wilhite ended up in three runs for the Cubs and they padded their lead to 10-1.

The Wolf-Dogs got one run back in the seventh, but it wasn’t enough as Humboldt notched the 10-2 win.

Wilhite wasn’t as crisp as she was in game one with the two runs allowed on eight hits, but she was able to complete all 12 innings and that is a great sign for the Cubs as they enter the stretch run of the schedule and prepare for regionals.

“I feel like I am doing well,” Wilhite said of her stamina. “I pitch a lot in practice to get used to it, so I think I’m ready.”

Mauk and Houk led the Humboldt offense with three hits each.

UP NEXT The Cubs are scheduled to host Iola today at 4:30 p.m. in Humboldt.

“We are going to try our best,” Wilhite said when asked if they were going to beat the Fillies.

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Baseball: Cubs sweep Wolf-Dogs Continued from B1

started out sluggish the first game, but we got our hitting back the second game. We have been starting out sluggish a lot lately so it was good to start hitting.”

The Cubs had ten hits in the inning and were led by senior lead-off hitter Rayce Hoepker, who had three hits including a double.

No other Cub had more than one hit, but Josh Vanatta, Dagen Goodner, Jackson Aikens, Conor Haviland, Edward O’Neal, Wyatt Seufert and Griffin Voorhies each had one hit in the game, which ended in a 15-0 Cub victory after just two and a half innings.

“It is always good to get that many plate appearances, but you would like to see it under different circumstances where they weren’t kicking the ball around so much,” Miller said.

“We still hit the ball well though and that was good to see, because our offense has been a little hit and miss so hopefully we are getting on a role going into the right time of the year.”

Cooper Jaro got the win on the mound for the Cubs.

“He threw really well,” Miller said. “We expect big things from him in the future so it was nice to get him some varsity work for us.”

The freshman has seen limited varsity action on the mound this season with Daylon Splane, Hoepker, Vanatta and Seufert getting a majority of the innings, but Miller was able to take advantage of the opportunity to rest his main weapons and Jaro embraced his opportunity.

Jaro threw all three innings with just two hits allowed with two walks

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Racing: Fuqua wins at Hummer Continued from B1

Humboldt freshman Cooper Jaro pitches in Friday’s game two against Lebo-Waverly at the Humboldt Sports Complex. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA and five strikeouts.

“It is always good to have other pitchers besides Rayce and Daylon,” Voorheis said. “And we didn’t even pitch our fourth pitcher, Josh. It was big of Coop to come in as a freshman and get that complete-game shutout.”

GAME ONE The Wolf-Dogs jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning over the Cubs with Seufert on the mound for Humboldt.

The 1-0 lead held until the bottom of the third, when with runners on first and third, the WolfDogs tried to pick Hoepker off on first.

The ball got away from the first baseman and Seufert was able to score on the play to tie the score 1-1.

The Cub bats woke up for good in the fourth inning with six runs scoring.

Errors and walks fueled the big inning with the Cubs only managing three four hits, but four errors and two walks game the Cubs their op-

portunities to score.

Voorheis and Haviland each had two-run singles in the game-deciding frame.

The Cubs added three more runs in the fifth inning with the big hit being a two-run single by Hoepker.

Seufert gave up another run in the seventh inning as the Cubs secured their 10-2 victory.

Seufert pitched a complete game with just on of the two runs allowed being earned. He allowed seven hits with one walk and four strikeouts.

“That is the first time he has pitched in a game in at least two weeks with the rain outs and everything, so it was good to get him some action,” Miller said. “It was good to see him get back on the mound and get some work in against some live competition.”

Hoepker led the Cubs at the plate with a 2-for-4 game and three RBI. UP NEXT The Cubs next varsity game is Thursday at Uniontown.

Allen: Baseball swept at home Continued from B1

top of the lineup and see if he could find a spark.

Stoy moved Robby Enriquez from the threehole into the leadoff spot and Kole McKinnon inherited the second spot for game one.

While the top hitters remained productive in game one — Enriquez, McKinnon and Sky-Lar Culver, the three hitter, had three hits — the four through nine hitters only managed one hit between them in the 10-1 game one loss.

Jesse Kutzke took the loss on the mound, allowing six earned runs on 11 hits while striking out five.

GAME TWO Game two began much better with the Red Devils jumping out to a 7-4 lead after five innings.

Chase Gooding pitched the first five frames and allowed just two earned runs on six hits with seven strike-

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Last week’s feature winner RC Whitwell started on the pole and paced the field for the first 10 laps.

Mayetta ace Darron Fuqua worked his way from his fifthstarting position to take the lead and the win.

Tyler Wolf, Whitwell’s LOBO Racing teammate, finished second and Wichita’s Cody Schniepp rounded out the top three.

Current points leader Mitch Keeter maintained his points lead with a fourth place finish. Picking up the Out Pace Hard Charger award was Wolf.

In Ray’s Metal Depot B-Mod action, Jasper, Mo.’s Cody Jolly shook off the gremlins that have plagued him and led wire to wire for his first vic-

tory at Humboldt Speedway this season.

Thayer’s Shane Collins ran second and Chanute’s Kenton Allen finished third, a career best.

Heat race wins went to Jolly, Tim VanGotten and Tyler Kidwell. The points battle has heated up with Riley Whitworth taking over the top spot over Chanute’s Dylan Allen, The Street Stock division saw yet another new winner as Clever, Mo.’s Darrin Crisler drove to the victory over Jay Lamon’s Jr., and Rusty Etherton.

Altoona’s Brad Jarman and Nick Fritch rounded out the top five. Crisler, a regular at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo., started on the pole and held off a late-charging Lamons for the win.

The Factory Stock division at Humboldt Speedway had a repeat winner in Chanute’s Jon Westhoff. Westhoff started on the pole after a strong heat race per-

formance and drove to the checkered.

Bryce Weldon and Jacob Ellison battled hard for second with Weldon holding on to the second spot. Ethan Vance and Todd Kidwell rounded out the finishing five.

The Sport Compact class saw the domination of John Willard come to end with St. Joseph’s Steven Bunton using his pole position starting spot to capitalize and pick up the win.

Topeka’s Barry Luthi and John Willard completed the top three. Heat race winners were Bunton and Willard.

Races return to Humboldt Speedway on May 5th for regular NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing competition.

The following week, May 12th, ASCS Red River Region Sprint Cars invade Humboldt Speedway for winged sprint action.

For further information and results visit www.humboldtspeedway.com.

Track: Results from Thursday Continued from B1

4x800 relay team with Cale Barnhart, Nathan Sprague and Bryce Andres. They finished with a 9:05, 15 seconds better than their previous best.

Sprague made the biggest improvement by cutting six seconds off his time and he continued that success with a season-best 54.34 in the 400-meter run to take fourth.

Junior Ethan Holloway took fourth in the high jump and senior Trea Williams

had a season-best throw of 37’10” to place fourth in the shot put.

Tyler Gardner jumped 37’11.75” to finish fourth in the triple jump.

The 4x100 relay team of Barnhart, Gardner Jonathan Rodewald and Sprague took fifth with a 47.78.

The 4x400 relay team of Barnhart, Regehr, Rodewald and Sprague was fifth with a 3:53.88.

In the junior varsity competition, Iola’s 4x100 relay team of Pieter Venter, Holloway, Andres and Christian Jackson took

fourth with a 52.68.

UP NEXT Iola with have junior varsity meets in Burlington on Tuesday and in Humboldt on Thursday.

Their next varsity meet is Friday in Chanute.

Red Devil rescheduling Allen softball will play their threegame playoff series at Cloud Community College on Tuesday.

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Allen Community College shortstop Chase Norwood flips the ball to third base for a force out during game two’s loss to Coffeyville Community College on Friday at McLean Field. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA outs.

The bullpen couldn’t hold the lead however as Conner Bond allowed four runs while just recording four outs.

Jake Butterfield gave up the final three Coffeyville runs in the seventh inning as Coffeyville was able to record the 11-7 victory.

Nathan Best led the

Red Devils with three hits while Ku’Ron Summons, Derek Sallee and Culver each had two.

UP NEXT The series finales in Coffeyville were originally scheduled for Saturday, but the games have been pushed back to today at 5 p.m., and 7 p.m.

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