Tigers at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita play with a snowman on Wednesday. Lady Stetson perfume was sprayed on the snowman to entice them to play. JAIME GREEN/WICHITA EAGLE
THE IOLA REGISTER Thursday, February 6, 2014
STATE NEWS
Roberts outraises primary opponent TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts raised more than twice as much money as his Republican primary challenger during the last three months of 2013, and contributions from political action committees were a key reason, campaign finance reports show. The three-term incumbent’s advantage with PACs led GOP rival Dr. Milton Wolf ’s campaign to label him “PAC-Man Pat” in the headline of a statement Sen. Pat Roberts We d n e s day. A Roberts spokesman described Wolf ’s fundraising as “paltry.” Roberts’ re-election campaign said in its most recent finance report that it received net contributions of $613,912 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31. Wolf ’s latest report showed net contributions of $238,031 and disclosed that the challenger loaned his campaign an additional $30,000. But Roberts’ re-election campaign disclosed receiving $291,963 from non-party See ROBERTS | Page A5
ACC delivers Valentines in person Allen Community College music students are preparing to sing their hearts out for local sweethearts this Valentine’s Day. They are offering live Valentine deliveries on Feb. 13 and Feb. 14 for $25. The delivery includes a rose, a box of candy and Ted Clous a personalized card. For those with a long-distance sweetheart, they provide phone deliveries for $10. To save 10 percent on an order, contact the music department at 365-5116 by Feb. 7. Valentines will be delivered anywhere withing a 20-minute drive, including Humboldt and Moran.
The Growing Place ready in any conditions
Kansas digs out from snow By JOHN HANNA The Iola Register
Center finds ways to beat the weather By KAYLA BANZET The Iola Register
At top, Cassidy Friend, left, Paige Marvin and Sydnea Bumstead dance to music in a classroom at Growing Place Wednesday afternoon. They are part of the school age program at the center. Above, Tina Cady-Friend is the director of Growing Place. REGISTER/
HUMBOLDT — Murals of butterflies and flowers line the bright hallway at Growing Place Child Care Center in Humboldt. On Wednesday afternoon it was fairly quiet and peaceful. Nap time for the youngsters. Despite the snow and school cancellations this week, Growing Place stayed open for the children. “Our biggest concern is having the kids come in safely,” said Tina Cady-Friend, director of Growing Place. “The hardest part is being able to staff accordingly. We don’t want to chance the staff coming in if we don’t have the numbers.” On a daily basis Growing Place, a not-for-profit, state-licensed childcare center and preschool, has anywhere from 55 to 60 children. On snow days the numbers are hit-or-miss. “During days like this we have lower numbers because the See GROWING | Page A5
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas dug out Wednesday after a thick blanket of snow closed schools and shut down state government for a second consecutive day, making streets and highways slick and forcing hundreds of homeless people to seek shelter. The storm had dumped more than a foot of snow in some parts of northern Kansas, including the capital of Topeka. The Highway Patrol linked the weather to highway crashes Tuesday in southeast and southcentral Kansas that killed a total of three people.
We are out of room. — Barry Feaker, Topeka Rescue Mission
Teams went out Tuesday and Wednesday in Topeka to coax “hardcore outdoors folks” to come inside, said Barry Feaker, executive director of the Topeka Rescue Mission. Then 308 homeless people sought refuge at the shelter, Feaker said. “We are out of room,” he said, adding that the facility could add more cots with the city’s permission. Some mentally ill residents who don’t like being around others could be See SNOW | Page A5
Keeping your critters safe from the cold By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register
Pets often are like one of the family, and when it comes to their care during severe winter weather that’s the way they should be treated, said Dr. Darrell Monfort at Red Barn Veterinary Clinic. “They need to be fed and watered, kept dry and be able to stay in as warm a place as possible,” Monfort said. They also have human traits in that winter weather is harder on older pets and the very young, said Dr. Leann Flowers, also of Red Barn. “If they’re healthy and body weight is maintained, they usually can avoid problems,” Monfort said. “It’s not something that can be done overnight. You have to prepare them ahead of time. “You want them to have good coats,” which comes from being healthy, he said. “If a dog, or cat, has a thin coat, it’s hard for them to ward off the cold.”
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Diet is a part of the equation. “An animal that’s too thin can have problems, while ones that may be a little too heavy can fair better,” Monfort observed. Food and water take on added importance when a pet has to deal with cold weather. “They need more food to generate body heat,” he said, as well as water to keep them hydrated. “Every farmer knows that he has to feed Dr. Leann Flowers and a house cat at Red Barn Veterinary Clinic. more hay when REGISTER/BOB JOHNSON weather turns said owners should remem“Then, you need to be carecold,” to pro- ber it may be drafty at floor- ful,” Flowers said. “When it vide fuel for a level. refreezes it can have jagged Dr. Darrell cow’s internal “It’s also important to keep edges that will cut an aniMonfort furnace, Mon- pets dry,” she said, especially mal’s feet.” fort said. “It’s after they’ve been outdoors. Monfort also noted it’s a also impor- “Being wet can really chill an good idea to wipe off a pet’s tant for horses to be fed hay, animal.” feet. rather than grain, when it’s The pads on animals’ feet “Ice-melt probably won’t cold. The hay cycles through have enough insulation for hurt them, but some people a horse slower and provides them to go outdoors without use fertilizer to melt ice, more body heat.” concern of frostbite or dam- which contains insecticide. age, until snow and ice starts See ANIMALS | Page A5 INDOOR PETS have an to melt. advantage, although Flowers
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