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Exercise center awaits lease

By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register

MORAN — Call it a lease on life for Moran residents who intend to work toward better physical condition.

“That’s all we’re waiting for, a signed lease” from Gratz Peters, Erie, “so we can get started on the building,” Larry Manes said during Monday evening’s Moran Council meeting.

Through the auspices of Thrive Allen County a grant of $25,800 was obtained last year to purchase equipment for an exercise center that will occupy a long-vacant convenience store Peters operated at the north edge of Moran. About 25 volunteers have signed on to clean up and refit the building.

“We set up a booth at the ballgame Friday (at Marmaton High School) and had interest from 24 households to be members,” Manes said. Memberships are $10 a month.

Manes said he is confident another 15 to 20 will want to participate, ensuring the membership fees will cover utilities, forecast at See MORAN | Page A3

Francisco Barria, Chile, second from left, a foreign exchange student attending Iola High School, surprised Chloe Hageman, far left, Iola, with a “promposal” after Hageman’s dance class at the Supernova Dance Authority. Assisting with the promposal were Hageman’s fellow dancers. COURTESY PHOTO/CHLOE HAGEMAN

Teens ‘prompose’ extraordinarily

By SHELLIE SMITLEY The Iola Register

Local teens are participating in the growing trend of creatively devised “promposing” strategies that are sweeping prospective dates off their feet.

Colton Toney, Iola, 18, said he got his idea of how to “prompose” to his prospective date, Scout Rush, Iola, 16, from Pinterest. He said he believes the trend of “promposing” is motivating teenagers to think creatively. Toney said he was a little nervous about asking Rush to prom, but when he heard that she was going to ask him, he elected to beat her to the punch.

“I kind of like turned the tables on her and surprised her,” Toney said.

Rush said she and Chloe

Annalise Whitcomb, Humboldt, saw her “promposal” from Noah Johnson from a helicopter. Johnson put lights on his family’s farmland. COUR-

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Wilson,17, were about to leave school, but when she went to get in Wilson’s car, Toney

was lying on the ground with a sign that said, “Now that I have kissed the ground that you have walked on, will you be my date to prom?” She said he had “prom?” spelled out on the ground with Hershey Kisses.

“It was super sweet,” Rush said.

Wilson received a unique promposal of her own. She said she was at home with friends when they persuaded her to go out to eat.

“They were being kind of weird about it, but they made me go with them, and they said they wanted to drive through the park,” Wilson said. “When we drove through (the park) one of my best friends, Evan Sigg, (had) spelled out “prom?” with Christmas lights on the football stadium’s fence.”

“It was freezing cold outside and it was snowing really hard and I was super surprised and shocked,” Wilson said. “It was really great.”

This is the third time Wilson will attend prom. She said the other promposals she received for the past years’ dances do not compare.

NOAH JOHNSON, 17, a junior at Humboldt High School, said he thinks prom, especially for seniors, is a special time that should come with special memories. He said that is what prompted him to prompose to Annalise Whitcomb, Humboldt, 17, in the way that he did.

“For people like me who have dated someone like her for seven months now, I want See PROM | Page A3

Republicans, governor near showdown

By JOHN HANNA The Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Republicans in the Kansas Legislature moved closer Monday to a confrontation with GOP Gov. Sam Brownback over his signature fiscal policies, accelerating work on proposals that would backtrack on personal income tax cuts he’s championed.

The Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee reviewed a new plan from the chamber’s GOP leaders to raise $660 million in new revenues over two years. The state faces projected budget

This dead boa constrictor was spotted along the Portland Lehigh Trail south of Iola Sunday. COURTESY PHOTO/SHARLA MILLER

A ssssssssslithery surprise

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

Sharla Miller’s leisurely jog along the Portland Lehigh Trail took an unexpected turn Sunday afternoon.

Miller was taking her usual route along the trail, where it passes under the Elm Creek Bridge, when she saw a coiled snake just

off the path.

A big one.

Miller didn’t stick around to see just how active — or mammoth — the brightly colored boa constricter actually was.

She just knew it was big.

“I set a personal record after seeing that snake,” she chuckled.

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shortfalls totaling nearly $1.1 billion through June 2019, and the tax measure would fill much — but not all — of the gaps. The committee hoped to vote on the plan today.

Brownback issued a statement strongly criticizing the plan, saying it punished the poor and middle-class fami-

lies, as well as “job-creators.”

But the House Taxation Committee is preparing to be even more aggressive. During a discussion Monday, a majority of committee members indicated by informal shows of hands that they want to raise between $900 million and $1.2 billion over two years, with some Democrats and GOP moderates willing to raise $1.5 billion.

Kansas has struggled to balance its budget since Republican legislators heeded Brownback’s calls in 2012 and 2013 to slash personal income See BUDGET | Page A3

CHC receives health care grant The Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City to continue serving the uninsured and underserved in Allen County.

Funds will be used to continue providing primary medical, dental, behavioral health and support services to lowincome, uninsured and underserved residents, according to a CHC news release.

The center offers discounted rates for services based on

income.

“The Health Care Foundation has been tremendously supportive of our work in Allen County since the very beginning,” Jason Wesco, CHC/ SEK executive vice president, said in the press release. “We continue to be extremely grateful for their partnership.”

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CHC/SEK first began providing dental services in Iola in 2008 and then expanded services in 2013 to include primary medical care at the same location. Since then, the clinic has grown to provide care to an estimated 6,800 patients annually, approximateSee CHC | Page A3

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Obituaries Margaret Evans Margaret Elizabeth Evans, 101, went to meet her Savior on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, at Windsor Place in Iola. Her kind personality, quick wit and extensive crossword assistance will be greatly missed.

Margaret was the third of four children born to John A. Griffith and Elizabeth (Driskell) Griffith in Collinsville, Okla., on Jan. 17, 1916.

Shortly thereafter, they moved to Iola where she grew up with her siblings and graduated from Iola High School in 1933. She was a member of Margaret First Christian Church since 1927; Evans played piano while active in choir, Children’s Choir, Sunday school and Christian Women’s Circle.

She married James Irvin (Irv) Evans on June 12, 1943. He preceded her in death on Dec. 9, 1989.

Margaret was also preceded in death by her parents and two siblings, a sister, G. Celeste Griffith, and a brother, John A. Griffith Jr., MD. She is survived by two sons, Steven Evans and wife Anita, Overland Park, and Scott Evans and wife, Linda, Austin, Texas; three grandchildren, Shannon Brooks and husband Evan, Denver, Ryan Evans, Prairie Village, and Kristen Dieter and husband, Matthew, Indianapolis; four great-grandchildren, Wyatt and Georgia Brooks of Denver plus Grayson and Oliver Dieter of Indianapolis; and one brother, Jerry Griffith Lawrence.

Her career included stops in Washington, D.C., for the U.S. Labor Department; Kansas City at the Federal Reserve Bank; Tulsa, for the National Bank of Tulsa before returning to Iola as secretary to Thomas H. Bowlus, Allen County State Bank. She also assisted her husband in operating the John Griffith Construction Company and then the Iola Glass Company before retiring.

Visitation will be at Feuerborn Family Service in Iola at 12:30 p.m. Friday with a graveside service following at 2 o’clock in Highland Cemetery, Iola. Memorial donations can be sent to the First Christian Church, 1608 Oregon RD, Iola, KS 66749, or to the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.

John Mulkey John Altyn Mulkey, 86, Yates Center, passed away at his home on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017.

John was born Oct. 4, 1930, in Selma, to John Robert “Kenneth” Mulkey and Francis Marjorie (Burlingham) Mulkey. He attended grade schools in that area and graduated from LaHarpe High School in 1948. He was married to Elizabeth Wylie on Sept. 22, 1958, and they became the parents of two daughters, Sandra and Cynthia. Later they were divorced. He was married three more times. Eva Conner and Ethel Barr both preceded him in death. On Oct. 4, 2012, he married Joyce McCormick of Yates Center. He served in the U.S. Navy; he was very proud of being a veteran. After returning home, he went to work as a pipeline welder and worked at this until he retired.

He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter, Cynthia Stranghoner, stepdaughter, Nancy Evans, and sister, Dorothy Elbrader.

John is survived by his wife Joyce, of the home; daughter, Sandra Sotomayor and husband Alex, Port Angeles, Wash.; six stepchildren, Peggy Marple and husband Jake, Iola, James Porter and wife Tammy, Yates Center, John Porter and wife Teresa, Derby, Jolene “Joy” Bedsole and husband Stephen, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Jana Porter, Kansas City, Mo., and Joel Porter and wife Kiz, Yates Center; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, 16 N. Buckeye, Iola. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery, Mildred. John will lie in state from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Gideons International and left in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left at www.feuerbornfuneral.com.

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KS mental health hamstrung Steven Phillips Steven Eugene Phillips, 68, passed away Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, at Olathe Medical Center.

Steve was born Sept. 13, 1948, in Gas. He is the son of Lee and Colleen Gumfory. Steve was the oldest of four children. There were two infants who preceded him in death in Iola.

Steve was a lifelong resident of Iola, until he was drafted into the U.S. Army. Steve was an Army Specialist Four and was a member of the 1st Battalion, Steven Phillips 69th Armor 4th Infantry Division. Steve served in Vietnam where he served to defend his country for 14 months. Steve received several commendations which include the Bronze star with Valor and a Purple Heart, which he refused because he felt it wasn’t honorably deserved due to friendly fire.

After returning from the war, Steve married Connie Lindsay of Bush City on Oct. 31, 1969, in Bush City, at the home of Connie’s parents and were married for 47 years. Together they moved to Iola and on Dec. 21, 1970, were blessed with twin boys Michael Lee and Mitchell Eugene.

In the early years of their marriage, Steve worked with his father Lee at Zero Packing Company. Steve also worked at Williams Monument Company, and was the manager at Iola Cable TV before taking a job with Berg Manufacturing. Steve retired from Russell Stover.

Steve is survived by his wife, Connie, of the home; sons Michael and wife Jennifer Phillips, Iola, and Mitchell and wife Amanda Phillips, Iola; his parents, Lee and Colleen Gumfory, Iola; his mother-in-law, Dixie Lindsay, also of Iola; and three sisters, Connie Lee Miller and Roy Caler, LaHarpe, Roxy Peters, Iola, and Debbie and husband Lewis Clark, Iola; sister-in-law Linda and husband Joe Michael, Humboldt, and Cindy Lindsay, Garnett; an uncle Charles and wife Eunice Lindsay, Oakley; an aunt Betty Raines, Le Roy; and numerous aunts and uncles and nieces and nephews Steve was preceded in death by father-in-law Emmett Lindsay, three brothers-in-law Vaughn Tomlinson, Jerry Lindsay and Joe Peters, and uncle George Lindsay.

Steve’s service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service in Iola.

Visitation is 6 to 7 tonight at the funeral home.

Contributions in Steve’s memory may be made to ACARF or to the Steve Phillips Memorial Fund and left in care of the funeral home.

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A key Kansas lawmaker says the state doesn’t have the money to fix problems in its mental health system, which a new report says are getting steadily worse.

The report, the second from a task force created in 2015 to advise the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, says the system has continued to deteriorate. The task force’s first report, issued about 18 months ago, concluded the system was “stretched beyond its ability to provide the right care at the right time in the right place.”

Rep. Brenda Landwehr, who chairs the House Social Services Budget Committee, agreed there are substantial gaps in the system but said lawmakers are virtually powerless to respond because of the depth of the state’s budget problems.

“The situation we’re in is tough,” said Landwehr, a Wichita Republican. “We just don’t have the money to do that (pay for more services).”

The state faces a projected $320 million deficit in the current budget year.

Given the amount of projected red ink, Landwehr said the state can’t afford to implement task force recommendations that would require significant new spending.

Specifically, she said, it can’t afford to add psychiatric residential services for people covered

by KanCare, the state’s privatized Medicaid program.

A lack of supervised living arrangements for people who are too ill to live on their own but

who don’t need to be in a hospital is one of the most critical gaps in the system, said Amy Campbell, a task force member who lobbies on behalf of the Kansas Mental Health Coalition.

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help’ and I was like ‘I am stuck under the sink,’” Hageman said.

She said once she got her hands free she walked into the studio to find six of her fellow dance students and Barria holding up letters that spelled out “prom?”

Hageman said she was T H E surprised TREND is so and said c o n t a g i o u s Colton Toney, 18, Iola, surprised Scout Rush, “yes” to Barthat Chloe 16, with a prom invitation using Hershey ria for the Hageman, 15, Kisses. PHOTO BY CHLOE WILSON second time.

Iola, said she From signs was asked to to Christmas plies to a bucket under a go to prom twice by the lights and Hershey Kisses sink. same student. She said “I had this bucket like to helicopters, Whitcomb, she had already been stuck under the sink Rush, Wilson and Hageasked right after Christand (the instructor) was man all said they now mas break by foreign like ‘Chloe can you come have dates for the prom. exchange student, Francisco Barria, Chile.

“I knew he was going to re-ask me,” Hageman said. “He told me he wanted to because he saw how everyone had asked and he was like ‘wait I did it wrong.’”

Hageman said months went by and she forgot it.

Then one day after Chloe Wilson received a “promposal” from Evan Sigg dance class her dance with Christmas lights at the Riverside Park football instructor asked her to stadium. PHOTO BY COLBI RILEY transfer cleaning suppromposal. “ T h i s ( p ro m p o s a l ) topped every single one of them,” Whitcomb said. “It was so awesome.”

Johnson said most of his friends have stuck to the classic poster style promposal, although one promposed in a Jesus costume.

to go all out because she is my girlfriend,” Johnson said. “I want her to remember it.”

Whitcomb said Johnson told her they were going on a helicopter ride. She said once she showed up he told her that it was only a twoperson helicopter and that she would have to ride by herself with the pilot, his uncle, Jerry Daniels. While she was up in the air Daniels hinted that she might want to take photos with her cell phone. After about five minutes of flying around Daniels handed her a note that said, “Anna will you go to prom with me? If yes, land the helicopter, if no, then kindly ask for the pilot to crash.”

“So I turned to the pilot and I was like I really want to land the helicopter, please don’t crash,” Whitcomb said. “So we flew around and I saw all the lights around his house in the field.”

Whitcomb said Johnson used lights to spell out the word “prom” in the field.

“I thought I was on a helicopter ride just for the fun of it,” Whitcomb laughed.

Whitcomb said this is the third time she will attend prom but never with such a grand

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taxes. His goal was to stimulate the economy, and while he and aides insist the tax-cutting experiment works, some GOP voters have come to see it as a bust.

“We’re getting rid of the insanity that took place in 2012,” said Rep. Tom Sawyer, of Wichita, the top Democrat on the House committee.

Kansas legislators already have enacted large tax increases since passing the first personal income tax cuts in 2012, including by boosting sales and cigarette taxes in 2015 to fill budget holes. But lawmakers have preserved core Brownback policies: moving from three to two income tax

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brackets, decreasing rates and giving an exemption to more than 330,000 farmers and business owners.

A bill before the House committee ends the exemption for farmers and business owners, to raise a projected $412 million through June 2019. But Chairman Steven Johnson, an Assaria Republican, said his committee would consider other income tax proposals, and the discussion Monday showed there is an appetite for other ideas.

But the House committee is still drafting its plan and has yet to take any votes. The Senate committee will act first, with approval of a bill setting up a debate by the full chamber.

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On her return past the snake a second time, Miller realized the serpent was dead.

Somebody had uncoiled the snake to get a better grasp of its length: 15 feet, 8 inches, according to the Allen County Sheriff ’s Department, which was called to investigate.

Deputies aren’t cer-

tain if the snake was dead and dumped on the trail.

They suspect the boa had recently eaten, leading them to speculate the animal was alive when it was left.

They’d like to find out the truth.

Anybody with information is encouraged to call the Sheriff ’s Department at 365-1400.

Moran: Signed lease sought for exercise center to open through the heart of Moran as Cedar Street.

Maintaining storm drains, signs, markings and sidewalks, as well as removing snow, is on Moran’s nickel.

— Approved Chief of Police Shane Smith enrolling Moran in countywide computerized record keeping at $1,086 a year starting in 2018. Allen County commissioners are expected to absorb about $88,000 in software and others costs to give all law enforcement and other public safety officers ac-

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$400 a month.

Council members approved guidelines for use of the facility, including people taking advantage must be 16 or older if they arrive alone; 14- and 15-year-olds may be admitted with parents. Hours will be 5 a.m. to midnight.

In other business, councilmen: — Learned the Kansas Department of Transportation was responsible only for maintenance of the traffic lanes of U.S. 59, which runs

cess to recordings of arrests, investigations, and such things.

Smith noted he has had to depend on hard copies, obtained in person or by another person, from the sheriff ’s office to keep abreast of what was occurring.

With the system, “I’ll know if we have someone in Moran who is wanted on a warrant, for example,” he said.

— Accepted an Allen County Emergency Resources Guide from Damaris Kunkler, Thrive representative also on hand

for the exercise center decision. She said the guide and help through the newly organized Humanity House organization in Iola will give assistance to Moran residents who face eviction because of house condemnation, or another reason. She cited an instance in LaHarpe, where “we moved a family into quality housing after their old house, which wasn’t fit to live in, was condemned. We can do the same in Moran.”

“It will give us more options,” said Councilman Bill Bigelow

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ly 32 percent of which are either uninsured or considered low-income and would otherwise lack access to these services.

“HCF is proud to support this work to provide medical, dental and mental health services to the underserved community of Allen County,” HCF Program Officer Andres Dominguez said.

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New flower species to try in 2017 In my last column, I highlighted the AllAmerica Selections (AAS) vegetables for 2017. There is also a listing of new flowers that have been chosen.

These plants have proven themselves to do well in trials across North America. The AAS winner label is like a stamp of approval.

The flower descriptions were taken from All-American Selections material.

Celosia, Asian Garden – This spiked beau-

ty claimed victory in N o r t h America’s trial sites to become the first ever AAS Winner from Japanese breeding company Murakami Seed.

Asian Garden Celosia bloomed on sturdy stems, keeping its bright pink color all summer long, holding up even through some of the first frosts of the season.

Judges commented on the fact that this celosia was a pollinator-magnet.

Dianthus Interspecific, Supra Pink F1 – Su-

pra Pink joins its sister, 2006 AAS Winner Supra Purple, to give us two fantastic colors in an easy-to-grow interspecific dianthus for three-

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ers or in landscapes for high- impact color.

Verbena, EnduraSpaceTM Pink Bicolor – EnduraSpaceTM is

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season (spring, summer, fall) garden color. This compact, bu s hy p l a n t blooms prolifically with novel mottled pink flowers sporting frilly petal edges that hold up in the summer heat and drought. No deadheading needed! Grows just under a foot in height but is a vigorous grower and will deliver fancy, clear pink flowers.

Penstemon Barbatus, Twizzle Purple F1 – Vibrant purple

blooms present a new and unique color in penstemon!

T h i s N o r t h American nat i v e blooms profusely with 1-inch tubular flowers on long slender stalks that grow up to 35 inches high, making this beauty a magnet for pollinators from mid- to late summer. Twizzle Purple can be used to add height to combination plant-

described as “tough as nails” because it is the first verb e n a that can tolerate drought and heat plus survive cooler temperatures down to the low teens. This longblooming pink bicolor verbena is spectacular in the landscape, edging a walk or border as well as in large containers and baskets. Vigorous plants are sturdy spreaders that pop with abundant soft pink blossoms that darken in intensity towards the center of the bloom.

Vinca, Mega Bloom Orchid Halo F1 & Mega Bloom Pink Halo F1 –

Mega Bloom is an exciting new series of vinca bred to withstand heat and humidity without s u c cumbing to disease. Orchid Halo produces bright rich purple blossoms with a wide white eye creating a striking look for the garden, even from a distance. Pink Halo produces huge soft pink blos-

soms with a wide white eye. Plants maintain a nice, dense habit with flowers staying on top of the foliage for full flower power color.

Zinnia, Profusion Red – This newest Pro-

fusion Zinnia winner is the fourth color in a single flower series to win the coveted AAS Wi n n e r award.

The original Profusions were groundbreaking plants because of their compact form, disease resistance, early and continuous blooms all season long and ease in growing.

Judges raved about the vibrant, perfectly true red color of this zinnia which doesn’t fade in summer’s intense rays.

Gardeners will find many uses for the true red zinnia that’s easy to grow and a favorite of pollinators.

For a complete description of the 2017 All America Selections, visit www.all-americaselections.org.

Krista Harding is a K-State Research and Extension Agricultural agent assigned to Southwind District. She may be reached at 620-2443826 or kharding@ksu. edu

Allen Community College’s Bailey Corwine, front row at right, was among the winners at a Young Farmers & Ranchers leaders conference in Manhattan Jan. 27-29. COURTESY ALLEN COUNTY FARM BUREAU

Allen student shines at young farmers event MANHATTAN — Farmers and ranchers from across Kansas gathered in Manhattan Jan. 27-29 for the annual Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) leaders conference.

Nearly 450 young crop and livestock producers from 83 counties across the state attended the Kansas Farm Bureau conference designed to maximize efficiency on their family operations.

Among the winners was Allen Community College’s Bailey Corwine, who won the

“Collegiate Discussion Meet” competition.

The conference provided young ag producers between the ages of 18-35 with agricultural education, motivational speakers and opportunities to connect with industry resources and network with peers.

Congressman Roger Marshall addressed the ag producers at a networking luncheon Jan. 28.

State committee members from each of the 10 Kansas Farm Bureau districts planned

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4-H Day: Past and present One of the most important 4-H events is 4-H Day. 4-H Day started in 1925 as a model meeting contest at RoundUp, a state-level event and developed through Spring Festival, an area-level event to become, eventually, 4-H Day as we now know it. As interest in model meetings increased, orchestra, band, and choruses were added to the Round-Up. In 1930, the one-act play was another addition. The term Spring Festival appeared in 1937. Twelve

Jennifer Murphy Extension Agent for 4-H cal games were added in 1950. Area Club Days were discontinued in 1952. Twelve Regional Club Days, involving four or more counties, were held with no competition beyond the Regional Level. Project and Activity Talks were added to Club Day in

4-H Day provides additional opportunities for 4-H members to further develop their skills, self-confidence, and personal developments as they learn and have fun with others in their club, county, and district. sub-district Spring Festivals were held, four in each Extension Area.

Model Meetings, choruses, bands, and orchestras were a part of the Spring Festival.

In the 1938 Spring Festival, 99 counties participated in 12 subdistrict festivals, with one-act plays being added.

Instrumental ensembles became a part of the Spring Festival in 1939, with six of them competing at Round-Up. Another addition to the Spring Festival came in 1940 when vocal ensembles were added. Counties reported 103 vocal ensembles competed in their Spring Festivals that year.

Because of restrictions during World War II, only sub-district Spring Festivals were held in 1942. Gasoline was rationed in 1943 and no Area Festivals were held. In 1944, Area Festivals were brought back with 11 being held in the State with the addition of project talks and demonstrations became a part of Spring Festivals that year.

Spring Festivals were called County Club Days for the first time in 1945. Demonstrations and Promotional Talks became a part of the County Club Day in 1949, and musi-

1958, and the number of Regional Club Days increased to 15. In 1960, the state was divided into 16 regions.

4-H Club Day was then called County 4-H Day. The dynamics of this group has changed as well with the formulation of Extension Districts in recent years.

The Southwind Extension District, consisting of Allen, Bourbon, and Neosho Counties, has combined the County 4-H Day into Southwind District 4-H Day. Each county still has representation and only competes against other members of the county. Those 4-H’ers who receive a Top Blue (purple) ranking are then invited to attend Regional 4-H Day. 4-H Day provides additional opportunities for 4-H members to further develop their skills, self-confidence, and personal developments as they learn and have fun with others in their club, county, and district. The chance to participate at Regional 4-H Day provides even more learning beyond the local level. More than 100 youth from the Southwind District will participate in 4-H Day on Saturday. Regional 4-H Day will have close to 100 youth from five counties on March 4.

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Goal of $15,000 tuition prompts new matches A proposal of Gov. Sam Brownback’s in his State of the State message was for Kansas universities to find a way for students to earn a bachelor’s degree for the bargain-basement tuition cost of $15,000.

He asked the Legislature to earmark $1 million for the proposal.

A spokesman for the Board of Regents, Breeze Richardson, said then for such a program to work “it will have to be through a multi-institution response.”

Cowley County Community College in Arkansas City will try to develop a program that fits within the $15,000 limit. Cowley County’s plan is for students to complete two years of college courses while still in high school, and then transfer to Fort Hays State University, where tuition currently is $4,884.

Robbing higher ed funds for the last several years has beleaguered the financials at the 32 institutions within the Board of Regents’ decision-making venue. To deal with state budget shortfalls — fiscal year 2017’s stands at $320 million, and 2018’s is projected at $500 million — revenue for post-secondary schools has been cut $75 million the last three years.

We would look favorably on Brownback’s degreeon-the-cheap, if the devil can be removed from the details. Assuming tuition for four years of education could be limited to $15,000, a student also would have to think about room and board, books and other learning materials, and external forces such as inflation.

A start on the road to better days — for public

and higher education, and much else — would be reconfiguration of the income tax code to begin recovering what has been lost through lower rates for those who bask in wealth and restoration of taxes for the 330,000 business and farm owners who have been exempted.

Another consideration, and one that should be front row center: The University of Kansas and Kansas State University, in particular, might be on the outside looking in if Brownback’s proposal finds legs. KU’s tuition is $10,550, K-State’s $9,874.

If we want to cultivate the finest minds with topflight education (i.e., at research institutions such as KU and K-State), Brownback’s proposal might be a little cursory.

And, Brownback’s proposal isn’t altogether innovative. A similar program for nursing students has been around for 10 years in which the state provides $1.8 million a year for scholarships; 2,865 have graduated.

In sum, we applaud Brownback for having recognized that not every student who wants a college education can afford it.

Now, he needs to encourage, in specific terms, legislators to return fiscal sanity to Kansas and accept their decisions with the stroke of his pen.

Then, just maybe, his proposal could be expanded to make more sense educationally and to the advantage of Kansas as we race into a job market that is certain to be more technologically demanding than anything we have seen.

— Bob Johnson

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Two Iola High School senior girls, Debra Conger and Vicky Ritter, spent last week living at Osawatomie State Hospital, attending therapy sessions, talking to staff psychologists and working with patients. The program is run every year, and Iola is one of the few high schools in the state that participates, psychology teacher Norman Shire said. Most of the other live-in student volunteers are college students. ***** Ulrich Furniture, on the west side of the square, is a chaotic tangle of machinery and men, and will continue to be for as much as a month more. The building is getting a facelift, with tin sheeting to cover the aging brick on the east and north sides.

On Valentine’s Day, the Ulrichs will have been in business 40 years. ***** HUMBOLDT — City council voted to put the question of issuing bonds to build a new water plant before the voters. The plant will cost $1,350,000, according to the Topeka engineering firm of Kramer Engineering and Surveying. General obligation bonds totaling $800,000 will be voted on by the city residents. If the issue passes, it will raise the city taxes 16 to 20 mills on assessed valuation. The additional $550,000 would be in revenue

bonds, paid for by an increase in water rates. ***** Merle Smith, a native of Colony, who amazed neighbors with his barnstorming feats in the early days of the airplane, has been named to the Aviation Pioneers Hall of Fame. Smith built his first plane in a Colony field in 1923 and was an airplane mechanic until 1932, when he joined the Inman Brothers Flying Circus. In 1937 he went to Cordova, Alaska, and formed Cordova Airlines. He was president of the airline until 1967, when it merged with Alaska Airlines. ***** Area law enforcement officers in a carefully coordinated effort raided three Iola houses simultaneously and arrested three adults and two juveniles. A large quantity of marijuana and other drugs was seized. ***** Iola and Allen County will be used as an example of successful industrial recruiting by John Gatling, the new executive vice president of Mid America, Inc., Gatling told members of the Iola Chamber of Commerce.

“Iola and Allen County are the guiding lights of the area,” he said, repeatedly complimenting Iola for its new industries. He predicted that Allen County would be the fastest growing county in the region over the next 10 years.

Women & science: a good pairing

By SHELLEY PAYNE The Dallas Morning News

When it comes to interest in science, most people enter the world on a level playing field.

Boys and girls alike experience a natural sense of wonder at the world around them. Whether watching a butterfly emerge from its cocoon or watching a meteor shower while lying on the grass, children start life with the innate curiosity every scientist needs.

Think of how they take things apart to see how they work, challenge one another with math puzzles and problem-solving games, and collect stray bugs and animals — my own childhood choice, an opossum, is not recommended. So why, in later years, do so few girls and women wind up exploring U.S. scientist Vera Rubin, who discovered dark matter, had careers in science and math? many obstacles to overcome in the science community because Culture and history, not of her sex. nature, create most of the discrepancy between men threat for large sectors of curiosity, tolerating the inand women in science, tech- the economy — and for our sect collections and pet oposnology, engineering and ability as a nation to prob- sum, and teachers who enmath, or STEM. Previously, lem-solve some of society’s couraged me. When I arrived our society saw no role for biggest challenges, from in- at the points in my career women in these fields, and frastructure to disease to cli- where relatively few women such barriers take time to mate change. remained, I retained a stubbreak down. Yet we know that What’s more, having more born love for science and had schoolchildren are motivated women and people of color supportive male mentors who to perform well in science on teams improves scientific didn’t treat women in laboraand math, regardless of gen- outcomes: Researchers have tories as an unknown species. der. And recent data indicate found that scientific papers I was fortunate. But luck there’s little to no difference with more diverse author- shouldn’t determine whethin ability between female ship receive more citations, er a promising student stays and male students — espe- and that a tech startup or in science. We need to take cially in countries where the pharmaceutical company advantage of the potential culture values having both in with more women on its in bright and curious girls, the sciences. board of directors is more allowing them to be as sucIn declaring Feb. 11, 2017, likely to succeed. cessful as their male counthe International Day of Why this occurs isn’t clear. terparts.

Women and Girls in Sci- Whatever the reason, what That starts with removing ence, the United Nations is clear is that increasing all the artificial barriers to highlights that just 28 per- underrepresented groups’ success. Parents and teachcent of current researchers numbers in STEM fields has ers can help work against worldwide are women. The the potential to transform cultural biases, by encourproportion in the U.S. is very research and aging and nurturing their similar. And large sectors daughters’ and female stuin Texas, colof the econo- dents’ early interest in scilege-bound ence. And people in leaderIt’s in our national in- my. boys are I’ve thought ship — from elected officials terest to have more about this a lot to school principals — can more than three times as women and minorities since the De- speak up for a vision of a likely as girls in science careers. A cember death future STEM workforce that to express an ground- reflects the population as a limited talent pool is a of interest in a breaking sci- whole. threat for large sectors entist STEM major, Women don’t need token Vera according to of the economy — and Rubin.

She accommodations or to be The Alliance for our ability as a na- discovered ev- treated as an afterthought. for Science & tion to problem-solve idence of dark Their value is inherent. But Te c h n o l o g y matter, but she from preschool to graduate some of society’s big- faced numer- school and beyond, we must Research in America. gest challenges, from ous unneces- support girls and boys, men We need infrastructure to disease sary barriers and women. to keep more It’s on all of us to foster in her work. to climate change. women, as I can only future interest in STEM and well as people imagine what help our children develop the of color, enshe might have necessary skills to succeed. gaged with accomplished Our society will benefit from science. if her pursuit of astronomy it.

It’s in our national inter- had been helped, rather than ABOUT THE WRITER est. Having careers in science hindered, by some of the peoShelley Payne is a profesand math remain largely the ple around her. sor of molecular biosciences purview of a minority of When I consider how I at The University of Texas the population severely lim- wound up a scientist, I credit at Austin. She wrote this for its our talent pool. That’s a my parents who nurtured my The Dallas Morning News.

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Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been active in volleyball and basketball all four years, three years of track and one year of softball; four years of FFA and dance team, three years of Student Council, three years of the National Honor Society, four years of FCA, three years of FCCLA and one year of FBLA. Kyla enjoys playing sports and spending time with family and friends, particularly with her winter volleyball league.

After high school, Kyla will attend Allen Community College for a year before transferring to Labette Community College to become a physical therapist assistant.

Her high school highlights were qualifying for the state track meet as a sophomore, earning first-team all-league softball honors as a junior and being a unanimous first-team all-league volleyball player this year.

Jesse Gardner Jesse is the daughter of Gloria and Rick Gardner.

Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s played band since the fifth grade, while being a class officer and Scholarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bowl team member all four years of high school, been a three-year member of the National Honors Society, played softball and been on the Student Council for two years and acted one year in the fall play.

She enjoys playing the trombone and euphonium, drawing, science, singing, playing with cats and baking.

Jesse works as a server at Sam & Louieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Iola.

She plans to study music education at Baker University.

Her high school highlights include being named to the allstate honor band for two years, being named all-district honor band for two years, receiving a perfect solo at the state music festival as a junior, and earning induction into the National Honors Society her sophomore year.

Molly Henderson

Molly is the daughter of Sharon and Gary Henderson.

Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been in band for year years, art and Scholarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bowl for four years, choir and the school play for two years and one year with forensics. She also was class president her junior year.

Outside of the classroom, she enjoys art and writing.

Molly plans to attend Allen Community College, then either Emporia State or Wichita State in order to become a high school English teacher for a few years, and then a school counselor.

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Bowling: Brightening Veterans’ Lives event

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Bowlers at Country Lanes Bowling Alley donated $133 to “Brightening Veterans’ Lives” and across Kansas more than $14,000 was raised to support the cause which supplies services and materials to Veterans Administration hospitals across the country.

Due to a death on the Prairie View girls’ team, the Buffalo girls have forfeited today’s games in Iola.

The boys games will all be played at Iola High School with junior varsity first, then freshmen and varsity.

Local bowlers support charity for veterans

MLB:

Royals lock up Hammel to bolster pitching

Three of those hospitals are located in Kansas — Topeka, Leavenworth and Wichita.

Lapel pins were awarded to the winners in each division. Iola winners were: Tyler Newland (men), Erica Hunt See BOWLING | Page B6

Fillies’ game with Prairie View tonight canceled Local bowlers were honored as winners in the Brightening Veterans’ Lives bowling event. Back row, from left, Kyle Cuppy, Tyler Newland, Erica Hunt and Emily Lawrence; front row, Lee Summers and Blayke Patterson. SUBMITTED PHOTO

College Basketball: Kansas 74, Kansas State 71

By RUSTIN DODD The Kansas City Star

In the days after tragedy, as the Royals and Kansas City wrestled with the death of starting pitcher Yordano Ventura, general manager Dayton Moore made it clear that the franchise was prepared to fill the on-field hole. Moore did not know how it would be done. The loss and pain was all too fresh. But the organization would find a way forward, he said.

For now, the grieving process continues. But Moore and the front office moved aggressively on Sunday to fill the hole in the club’s starting rotation, agreeing to terms on a two-year deal with free agent starting pitcher Jason Hammel.

The deal was first reported

by Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal late Sunday night. It includes a guaranteed $16 million over two years, pending a physical this week, according to Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Passan. The specific terms of the contract were not yet known as of late Sunday, but the deal is likely to be significantly backloaded, limiting the financial cost in 2017.

Moore was not able to be reached for comment late Sunday, though club policy prohibits team officials from commenting on deals until contracts are official.

Hammel, 34, is coming off a season in which he posted a 3.83 ERA and recorded 144 strikeouts in 166 2/3 innings for the Chicago Cubs. As spring training loomed, he remained the best available free agent starting pitcher on the market.

Since 2014, Hammel has See ROYALS | Page B3

Kansas center Landen Lucas dunks during Monday night’s victory over Kansas State in Manhattan. LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD/NICK KRUG

Sunflower Squeaker Jayhawks slip

by Wildcats in rivalry showdown

By DAVE SKRETTA The Associated Press

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Josh Jackson’s left eye was still blood red after it got poked during practice earlier in the day, and a bruise was forming on Frank Mason III’s right elbow after a spill over courtside tables as he tried to save a loose ball.

Yes, third-ranked Kansas is a su-

premely talented team.

Turns out the Jayhawks have a lot of fight, too.

Jackson dealt with the bright lights that caused him vision problems to score 18 points, Mason’s trip over the table highlighted his 21-point performance, and the Jayhawks rebounded from a rare home loss to hold off pesky Kansas State See JAYHAWKS | Page B4

College Baseball: Allen 5, Ottawa J.V. 0; Allen 10, Ottawa J.V. 0

Red Devils flex muscle in pair of season opening shutouts

By JON DYKSTRA The Iola Register

The Allen Community College baseball team looked in mid-season form on Monday in Iola as they blasted Ottawa University’s junior varsity 5-0 and 10-0 in their season-opening doubleheader.

To obtain the pair of shutouts, Allen used seven pitchers and all proved to be effective.

Sophomore Jacob Butterfield got the start in game one

and was brilliant with four shutout innings while allowing only two hits and no walks to go with five strikeouts.

Fellow sophomore Chase Gooding was maybe even more spectacular in relief of Butterfield. Gooding pitched the final three innings of the 5-0 victory and didn’t allow a hit while he walked two and struck out five.

“Our staff really filled up the strike zone and that isn’t something you always get on opening day,” Allen coach

Clint Stoy said.

Although the Red Devils lost a lot of their power hitters to graduation last season, they were able to demonstrate that they still have to ability to hit the ball with authority up and down the order.

“Our power numbers are going to be there,” Stoy said.

“We are just going to have more guys one-through-nine who can juice the ball out of the yard, instead of just three See ALLEN | Page B6

Allen Community College’s Sky-lar Culver takes a swing on Monday against Ottawa University’s junior varsity in Iola. REGISTER/JON

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State, federal lawyers argue travel ban

By ERIC TUCKER and SUDHIN THANAWALA The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — State and federal lawyers will argue before a panel of federal appellate court judges today in the pitched fight over President Donald Trump’s travel and refugee ban that could reach the Supreme Court.

The legal dispute involves two divergent views of the role of the executive branch and the court system.

The federal government maintains the president alone has the power to decide who can enter or stay in the United States, while states suing Trump say his executive order is unconstitutional.

Seattle U.S. District Judge James Robart, who on Friday temporarily blocked Trump’s order, has said a judge’s job is to ensure that an action taken by the government “comports with our country’s laws.”

The Justice Department filed a new defense of Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations as a federal appeals court weighs whether to restore the administration’s executive order.

The lawyers said Monday the travel ban was a “lawful exercise” of the president’s authority to protect national security and said Robart’s order that put the policy on hold should be overruled.

The filing with the San Francisco-based

9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was the latest salvo in a high-stakes legal fight surrounding Trump’s order.

Washington state, Minnesota and other states say the appellate court should allow a temporary restraining order blocking the travel ban to stand as their lawsuit moves through the legal system.

The judges hearing the arguments — two Democrat-appointed judges and one Republican appointee — are from a randomly assigned panel.

The appeals court over the weekend refused to immediately reinstate the ban, and lawyers for Washington and Minnesota argued anew on Monday that any resumption would “unleash chaos again,” separating families and stranding university students.

The Justice Department responded that the president has clear authority to “suspend the entry of any class of aliens” to the U.S. in the name of national security. It said the travel ban, which temporarily suspends the country’s refugee program and immigration from seven countries with terrorism concerns, was intended “to permit an orderly review and revision of screening procedures to ensure that adequate standards are in place to protect against terrorist attacks.”

The challengers of the ban were asking “courts to take the extraordinary step of second-guessing

a formal national security judgment made by the president himself pursuant to broad grants of statutory authority,” the Justice Department wrote.

The Seattle judge’s ruling triggered a Twitter rant by the president.

On Sunday, Trump tweeted, “Just cannot believe a judge would put our country in such peril. If something happens blame him and court system. People pouring in. Bad!” Whatever the appeals court decides, either side could ask the Supreme Court to intervene.

It could prove difficult, though, to find the necessary five votes at the high court to undo a lower court order; the Supreme Court has been at less than full strength since Justice Antonin Scalia’s death a year ago. The last immigration case that reached the justices ended in a 4-4 tie.

How and when a case might get to the Supreme Court is unclear.

The travel ban itself is to expire in 90 days, meaning it could run its course before a higher court takes up the issue.

Or the administration could change it in any number of ways that would keep the issue alive.

After Robart’s ruling, the State Department quickly said people from the seven countries — Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen — could travel to the U.S. if they had valid visas.

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Kansas lifts Bragg’s suspension LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has lifted the indefinite suspension of sophomore Carlton Bragg Jr., who has missed the past three games after he was charged with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.

Bragg was expected to play for the No. 3 Jayhawks against Kansas State on Monday night.

The drug paraphernalia was uncovered during a separate investigation in December into an alleged rape at the dorm where Kansas basketball players live.

Bragg was charged with possession of two glass smoking devices, and was granted and signed a diversion agreement last week. The charge will be dismissed in sixth months if Bragg does not commit any other crimes.

Five of Bragg’s teammates remain listed as witnesses in the rape investigation, while Bragg is listed as a witness in a runaway case in the dorm on the same night.

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Ponies’ eighth-grade sweeps Prairie View The Iola eighth-grade varsity boys basketball team was able to pick up a hard-fought 44-37 victory over Prairie View on Monday on the road.

“We played our best defensive game tonight by keeping their top scorers from executing offense,” Iola coach Scott Ellis said. “I thought all the boys played with a relentless attitude. You could tell how bad they wanted it and it showed on the court.

“I’m proud of them and we hope to build off of this win,” he said.

Nathan Louk continued his recent high-scoring run with 14 points for the Ponies and Drake Sellman was a force on the interior with 12 points and a team-high 13 rebounds.

Kole Rogers was instrumental in spacing the floor with a pair of three pointers and finished with eight points.

Jack Adams and Henry Wicoff each scored two points and Dillon Slaven and Dillon Bycroft each had two to round out the scoring for Iola.

8TH-GRADE JV The Iola eighth-grade junior varsity squad picked up a lopsided 19-10 win over Prairie View.

The Ponies built a 6-0 lead after the first quarter and that lead went to 14-5 at halftime and 19-7 at the

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Landen Nading was also strong defensively with four steals.

7TH-GRADE VARSITY The Ponies’ seventhgrade varsity lost to Prairie View 37-25.

“The boys were slow to move the ball tonight and late to attack the goal,” Ellis said. “We need to get back to our inside-out game.”

“Defensively we struggled stopping their bigs, but we’re going to keep our heads up.”

Tyler Boeken led the Ponies with 11 points.

“Boeken played better offensively for us tonight,” Ellis said. “He posted up more aggressively.”

Ryker Curry added six points for Iola while Brett Morrison and Cooper Riley rounded out the scoring with four points each.

Iola seventh grader T.J. Taylor shoots a lay up earlier this season against Santa Fe Trail in Iola. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA end of three quarters.

Eli Smith led the Ponies with eight points while Josh Kaufman had

six and Grant Luedke had five.

“Good win for the boys,” Ellis said. “Smith,

Kaufman, and Luedke played strong on both sides of the floor. Solid group effort.”

UP NEXT Iola will continue its road stretch with a game at Santa Fe Trail on Thursday.

Royals: Kansas City signs Hammel Continued from B1

exceeded 500 innings pitched while posting a 3.68 ERA. He will likely slot into the middle of the rotation, behind lefthander Danny Duffy and right-hander Ian Kennedy.

Left-hander Jason Vargas is also positioned as a rotation lock in his first full season back from Tommy John surgery. Right-hander Nathan Karns could enter spring training as a favorite to win the final spot in the rotation, but he will likely draw heavy competition from lefthander Matt Strahm, who also projects as an option at the back end of the bullpen.

The move comes just one week after the club completed a deal for slugger Brandon Moss.

At a news conference on Wednesday, Moore hinted that the Royals were looking for ways to shore up the starting rotation.

“We’ll do something,” Moore said. “I think

we’ll do something. I got a feeling. I don’t know what, but certainly before spring training.”

By late Sunday, that something was a deal for Hammel, the top arm on the market.

The prospective signing also represents a mild shift in offseason philosophy. All offseason, Royals officials have stated that the club’s payroll would not exceed the club-record of more than $140 million in 2016.

But that could change after deals for Moss and Hammel.

Entering Sunday, the Royals owed close to $128 million for 18 players, according to Star projections, a number that includes $8 million owed to second baseman Omar Infante and $3.25 million for Ventura. The Royals may receive some relief on Ventura’s contract through an insurance policy, though the contract status may take months to sort out, according to club officials.

In addition, the Royals were on the hook this offseason for $6 million in buyouts for Kendrys Morales, Edinson Volquez, Kris Medlen and Luke Hochevar.

As the offseason began last October, the Royals appeared unwilling to open the coffers and make splash in freeagency, citing the need to control cost. In an effort to find that payroll relief and replenish the organization’s assets for the future, they dealt closer Wade Davis to the Chicago Cubs for outfielder Jorge Soler, saving close to $7 million in 2017 salary. They shaved off another $2 million or so by exchanging outfielder Jarrod Dyson for Karns, who is under club control through 2020.

But with a hole in the rotation, and a pivotal season on the horizon, the Royals appear poised to allocate resources toward Hammel, a former 10th-round pick who has pieced together the best

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7TH-GRADE JV The seventh grade junior varsity Ponies rolled to an 18-6 victory over Prairie View.

Sam Fager and Trenton Varney shared the team lead in scoring with six points each.

Carter Wilson, Colin Long and T.J. Taylor each scored two for the Ponies.

run of his career in his early 30s.

Hammel debuted for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2006 before bouncing to the Colorado Rockies in 2009 after three forgettable years in the American League.

Hammel’s run in Colorado was also unspectacular, at least statistically.

In three seasons, he put up a 4.63 ERA across 524 2/3 innings. But in the context of Coors Field and the nightmarish conditions that meet pitchers in Colorado, the performance was adequate, foreshadowing a breakthrough to come.

The better days would come in Baltimore in 2012, when Hammel posted a career-best 3.43 ERA and 113 strikeouts in 118 innings across 20 starts. But Hammel struggled again the next year, posting an ERA just below five and hitting free agency at the end of the year.

Hammel signed a free-agent deal with the Chicago Cubs before the 2014 season and found a comfort zone in Chicago, logging a 2.98 ERA in 17 starts before being dealt to the Oakland A’s at the trade deadline. He spent the rest of the season in Oakland, surrendering the game-winning single to Royals catcher Salvador Perez in the 12th inning of the 2014 American League Wild Card Game at Kauffman Stadium.

Hammel returned to Chicago via free agency before the 2015 season.

He posted ERAs of 3.74 ERA and 3.83 during the last two seasons, helping the Cubs to consecutive playoff appearances and a World Series championship in 2016. He did not pitch during the 2016 postseason run after battling elbow tightness in September.

When the season was over, the Cubs declined a $12 million option on Hammel and granted the pitcher free agency.

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Jayhawks: KU tops K-State on the road That was two teams competing hard against each other.”

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74-71 on Monday night.

“I think those plays define seasons,” Kansas coach Bill Self said afterward. “It’s always an extra-possession hustle play that means the most to your team.”

All those hustle plays allowed the Jayhawks (21-3, 9-2 Big 12) to beat the Wildcats (16-8, 5-6) for the fifth straight time, though it was just as nip-and-tuck as their meeting in Lawrence.

The game was tied 63all with 2:50 left when Kansas ripped off six quick points, but the Wildcats kept hanging around. D.J. Johnson hit three of four foul shots down the stretch, and Kamau Stokes hit a 3-pointer from the wing to get within 72-69 with 19.2 seconds to go.

Devonte Graham calmly hit two more free throws to put the game away.

“We haven’t lost two in a row since 2013, not that it matters,” Mason said, “but we wanted to come in here and play aggressive and play with a lot of pride.”

Dean Wade led the Wildcats with 20 points.

Stokes added 16 points and eight boards, Johnson had 14 points and Wesley Iwundu contributed 13 points and 11 rebounds.

“They’re really good.

They’re one of the top five teams in the country, there’s no doubt about it,” KansasState coach Bruce Weber said.

“We played both games to the last possession, but there’s no moral victories. You have to win the game.”

Kansas guard Frank Mason III gestures to the crowd in Manhattan on Monday night against Kansas State.

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The Wildcats no doubt remembered the first meeting in Allen Fieldhouse, when the Jayhawks’ Svi Mykhailiuk traveled on the way to the basket — no whistle was blown — for the winning layup. And they promptly roared out to a big early lead, leaning on their defense to produce easy offense.

But rarely do the Sunflower State rivals get together without a tussle.

Kansas used a pair of big runs to take a 3735 lead into halftime, then appeared to flex its muscle coming out of the break. Jackson hit back-to-back 3-pointers, Landen Lucas threw down a dunk and theJayhawks stretched their lead to 47-38 and forced Kansas State to call

timeout.

The Wildcats responded by inching closer throughout the second half, and their big break came when Jackson picked up his fourth foul with 9:56 to go. With the springy freshman reduced to sitting on the bench, the Wildcats pulled ahead 60-59 on Wade’s basket with 4 1/2 minutes to go.

It was still tied 63-all when Mykhailiuk hit an open 3-pointer from the wing, and that triggered a quick spurt by the Jayhawks that included free throws from Mason and Jackson.

They never trailed the rest of the way.

“I thought our guys competed really hard,” Self said. “That was a good basketball game.

BRAGG RETURNS Self lifted Carlton Bragg Jr.’s indefinite suspension after the sophomore was granted diversion for misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, a charge that will be dismissed if he does not commit a crime for the next six months. Bragg left briefly in the second half after hurting his left foot, and nearly got a technical foul during a scrap for a loose ball, before finishing with six points.

“We know he’s been through a lot,” Jackson said. “He did a great job of overcoming that and coming out and playing hard tonight. He did a great job.”

BIG PICTURE Kansas maintained control of the Big 12 race by sweeping the season series. But big games loom in the next couple weeks, including a visit from West Virginia and a trip to Baylor.

Kansas State showed in a road win over the Bears on Saturday that it can beat the nation’s best, but close losses are starting to stack up. The Wildcats lost to Maryland, Texas Tech, Iowa State, TCU and now Kansas twice in games decided by five points or fewer.

UP NEXT Kansas heads to Texas Tech on Saturday.

Kansas State visits West Virginia on Saturday.

Mustangs junior varsity squad throttles Waverly Iola junior guard Cale Barnhart dribbles the ball earlier this season at Santa Fe Trail High School. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA

WAVERLY — The Iola Mustangs junior varsity basketball team opened the Waverly Tournament on Monday night in dominant fashion with a 64-34 blowout victory over the host school Waverly.

The Bulldogs struggled to match up with the size of the Mustangs.

Hunter Preston and Trey Bruner dominated

the paint for Iola.

Preston finished with 13 points while Bruner had 12.

Kane Rogers had eight points for Iola while Cale Barnhart and Calvin Delich each had seven points.

Blake Ashmore finished with five points and Cole Regehr and Cal Leonard each netted four.

Casen Barker and Derek Bycroft rounded out the scoring for the Mustangs with two points each.

UP NEXT The Mustang junior varsity will play today at 4:30 p.m., against Prairie View at the high school.

The Waverly Tournament with continue on Thursday.

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Local anesthetic causes headaches for weeks

By DR. KEITH ROACH To Your Good Health

Dear Dr. Roach: I have had reactions to local anesthetics. I had a mole removed from my back, and immediately felt heat move up my spine and hit my head. Three days of horrible headache followed. This was repeated

during dental work. My dentist tried lidocaine without epinephrine, with no improvement.

We tried Marcaine (bupivacaine). It was great, no pain, until three hours after the dental work — and the headache lasted two weeks. Though I am unusually sensitive to pain, I have had biopsies with only ice packs. I have had

deep dental scraping/ cleaning without anesthetic. After seeing my tears in anticipation of lidocaine, a dentist this week filled a cavity without anesthetic. What do I do? — P.E. Answer: I have heard of a few cases of headache in response to local anesthetics, but days (or

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weeks) of symptoms is beyond my experience.

There are two different families of local anesthetics; they are metabolized differently by the body. Both lidocaine and bupivacaine are in the aminoamide family.

It might be worth trying one in the aminoester family, such as procaine or tetracaine.

Public notice (First published in The Iola Register, February 7, 2017)

Mortgage Foreclosure

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS J. P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP. PLAINTIFF -vsCOLLIN WILLE, et. al.; DEFENDANTS No. 2016-CV-000070 Div. No. K.S.A. 60

(First published in The Iola Register, February 7, 2017) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT Ditech Financial LLC Plaintiff, vs.

John Harrison aka John J. Harrison II, and Sheree Harrison aka Sheree E. Harrison, et al., Defendants Case No.17CV5 Court No. Title to Real Estate Involved Pursuant to K.S.A. §60 NOTICE OF SUIT STATE OF KANSAS to the above named Defendants and The Unknown Heirs, executors, devisees, trustees, creditors, and assigns of

(First published in The Iola Register, January 31, 2017) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT EMPRISE BANK, a banking corporation, Plaintiff, vs.

CHERRI RAE UPPERMAN; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Acting By and Through the Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service; and THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Acting By and Through the Small Business Administration, Defendants.

Pursuant to Chapter 60 of K.S.A. Case No. 2016-CV-000055 TITLE TO REAL ESTATE INVOLVED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the District Court

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the Clerk of the District Court in and for the said County of Allen, in a certain cause in said Court Numbered 2016-CV000070, wherein the parties above named were respectively plaintiff and defendant, and to me, the undersigned Sheriff of said County, directed, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand at the

any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses of any defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants that are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defendants that are or were partners or in partnership; and the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendants that are minors or are under any legal disability and all other person who are or may be concerned: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition for Mortgage Foreclosure has been filed in the District Court of Allen County, Kansas

by Ditech Financial LLC, praying for foreclosure of certain real property legally described as follows:

of Allen County, Kansas, in the above entitled action, I will, on the 22nd day of February, 2017, at 10:00 A.M., on the main floor of the Courthouse, 1 North Washington Avenue, in the City of Iola, Allen County, Kansas, offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand all of the right, title and interest of the Defendant above named in and to the following described real property located in Allen County, Kansas: All that part of the NE/4 NW/4 of Section Twenty-six (26), Township Twenty-four (24) South, Range Eighteen (18) East of the Sixth Principal Meridian, described as follows: Commencing at a point Forty feet North and Four Hundred Eighty-three feet East of the Northwest Corner of Lot Seven (7), Block Three (3), Hankins Addition to the City of Iola, thence North Two Hundred (200’) feet, thence East Seventy (70’) feet, thence South Two Hundred (200’) feet, thence

South door of the courthouse in the City of Iola in said County, on March 1, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., of said day the following described real estate located in the County of Allen, State of Kansas, to wit: LOT EIGHT (8), BLOCK FORTYEIGHT (48), ORIGINAL PLAT, CITY OF HUMBOLDT, IN ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS. Commonly known as 508 Cherokee St., Humboldt, Kansas 66748 This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that pur-

LOT 6, BLOCK 28, ORIGINAL PLAT, CITY OF HUMBOLDT, ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS. Tax ID No.: 172-03-0-3010-003.00-0-01 Commonly known as 1303 Osage St., Humboldt, KS 66748 (“the Property”) MS179370 for a judgment against defendants and any other interested parties and, unless otherwise served by personal or mail service of summons, the time in which you have to plead to the Petition for Foreclosure in the District Court of Allen County Kansas will expire on March 20, 2017. If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the request of plaintiff MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC By: Chad R. Doornink, #23536

West Seventy (70’) feet to the point of beginning, Allen County, Kansas, commonly known as 224 East Jim, Iola, Kansas 66749 Said real property is levied on as the property of the Defendant above named and will be sold without appraisement to satisfy said Order of Sale. The Defendantowner has no rights of redemption; however, the USA retains its rights of redemption pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2410, for both the SBA and USDA, for a period of one year from the date of sale.

pose.

Bryan J. Murphy SHERIFF OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS SHAPIRO & KREISMAN, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 4220 Shawnee Mission Parkway Suite 418B Fairway, KS 66205 (913)831-3000 Fax No. (913)831-3320 Our File No. 16-009693/jm (2) 7, 14, 21

cdoornink@msfirm.com 8900 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 180 Overland Park, KS 66210 (913) 339-9132 (913) 339-9045 (fax) By: Christina E. Carr, #27514 ccarr@msfirm.com Michael E. Boyd, #21325 mboyd@msfirm.com Aaron M. Schuckman, #22251 aschuckman@msfirm.com 612 Spirit Dr. St. Louis, MO 63005 (636) 537-0110 (636) 537-0067 (fax) ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. (2) 7, 14, 21

(316) 262-2671 Attorneys for Plaintiff (1) 31, (2) 7, 14

NOTICE This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

BRYAN J. MURPHY, Sheriff Allen County, Kansas Karl R. Swartz, #12532 MORRIS. LAING, EVANS, BROCK & KENNEDY, CHARTERED 300 North Mead, Suite 200 Wichita, KS 67202

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or four guys.”

In the third inning, a two-out double from center fielder Aaron Mason set the table for right fielder Roberto Enriquez to break a scoreless tie with a two-run homer over the right field fence.

Mason went deep himself during a three-run sixth inning to bust the game wide-open.

Allen left fielder Nathan Best also had a wonderful day at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a couple of doubles.

Game two was even more lopsided with Allen scoring runs in the first and second inning, before a six-run third inning broke the game open.

The Red Devil offense was good in game two, but once again the pitching was even better.

Sophomore Jesse Kutzke threw three perfect innings before being relieved to begin the fourth inning.

The 6-5 pitcher from Topeka added five strikeouts to his no-hit, no-walk dominance.

The Red Devil bullpen was able to keep the shutout by throwing three innings amongst four pitchers and surrendering only two hits. Conner Bond, Joseph Polanski, A.J. Rolle and Derek Sallee all saw work out of the bullpen.

Sallee was the most dominant among the relievers. The sophomore struck out the side in a 1-23 sixth frame.

“Sallee is a guy that you figure into the mix, that you might have not been to start the year,” Stoy said. “If he goes out there and does that, now he is going to be a go-to guy.”

Former Humboldt standout Jacob Haviland was warming up to enter the game in the seventh inning, but the Red Devils were able to win before they needed their local freshman.

Enriquez led off the

(women), Kyle Cuppy (junior majors boys), Emily Lawrence (junior majors girls), Lee Summers (bantam/prep boys) and Blayke Patterson (junior majors girls).

Newland was the biggest winner, taking first place in the state for his division and earned a medal.

Tyler Newland took first in his division in the Brightening Veterans’ Lives bowling event. SUB-

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Valentines Day is Tuesday, February 14th Allen Community College pitcher Jesse Kutzke pitches during the Red Devils’ 10-0 win on Monday over Ottawa University’s junior varsity in Iola. REGIS-

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left-handed hitter — who played first base in game one — went 4-for-4 and had an RBI and scored a run.

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