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Senator Moran visits Bowlus

CROSS COUNTY Tyler Powelson, Iola, wins Pioneer League crown See B1

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Runners’ mental mettle

By SUSAN LYNN susan@iolaregister.com

With the Allen County Meltdown in its final weeks, three Iolans share their stories of how a renewed commitment to exercise and diet has given them a new lease on life.

Nicolle Hoepker: Exercise good outlet for busy mom

Nicolle Hoepker would be the first to admit she doesn’t experience a “runner’s high” — that time when the mind loses sight of the fact the

body is hard at work — as she logs long distances.

“The only time I feel that release is when I’m done running,” she said.

Still, Hoepker said running provides her an outlet, physical and mental.

“It’s probably the only time I’m truly alone,” the busy mother of three said. “I enjoy the quiet time. For me, running is a mental game. I push through the pain, then afterward, I’m very happy I’ve done it.”

Hoepker will run 13.1 miles, a half-marathon, Sun-

day in Wichita’s Prairie Fire Race.

“I’d originally planned to do the full marathon, but when school started, things got too hectic and I began to fall behind scheduled runs.”

Hoepker and her husband, Justin, have three children, Rayce, 14, Chassis, 13, and Speed, 11.

Hoepker began training on Memorial Day and worked up to 12-mile runs by August.

“I was religious about getSee RUN | Page A3

Getting started The more the merrier. Be it girlfriends, a school team, or man’s best friend, running with a partner helps keep the enthusiasm going. “Lori Lower kept me laughing through the hurt,” said Rhonda Sigg of her running partner. For Nicolle Hoepker, she was game to try a 5K-race if her friend Lori Cooper was.

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Nicolle Hoepker

Have fans. For Jason Franklin, his wife Lhen is “my cheerleader and photographer.” Hoepker’s three children “are my inspiration. They encourage me to do things I never thought possible.” And for Rhonda Sigg, her support network includes her husband, daughters Libby and Lexi, her church study group and “my precious grandchildren.”

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran takes a tour of the Bowlus Fine Arts Center and learns about the relationship the Bowlus and the school district have. From left is Mayor Bill Shirley, Senator Jerry Moran and Bowlus director Susan Raines.

By ALLISON TINN allison@iolaregister.com

Despite his many visits to Iola, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran never managed to visit Iola’s gem, the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.

He can now scratch that off his bucket list.

Moran toured the Bowlus Thursday, led by the center’s executive director Susan Raines.

Moran also took time to visit with USD 257 Superintendent of Schools Brian Pekarek, Mayor Bill Shirley and Iola Area Chamber of Commerce executive director Shelia Lampe.

Moran’s visit was part of his

annual trek through Kansas communities while Congress is in its fall recess, said Bill Maness, the senator’s district representative for Iola.

As Moran walked through the set of steel front doors he was briefed on the center’s history.

The center opened its doors in the fall of 1964, built with funds from the estate of Thomas H. Bowlus. It was intended to bring culture and the arts to area youth and community members.

The center relies on private contributions, such as those from

If you hurt, back off. “Listen to your body,” said Franklin. “If you don,’t you’re going to dig yourself into a bigger hole.”

Set goals. “I pump myself up mentally when I know I have a certain distance in mind,” said Hoepker.

But be realistic. “You’re going to have good days and bad days,” said Hoepker. “If I make my goal, great. If not, I realize walking isn’t failure.”

Jason Franklin

Lose the ego. “I’m a competitive person so it’s better if I don’t know what my time is during a run,” said Hoepker. “At this age, it does me more harm than good to obsess whether I’m running at a certain pace.”

Believe. “I feel so much better now that I’m back into exercising,” said Franklin. “I feel better as a mom,” Hoepker said. “Being healthy is gift to the whole family.” “Running gave me my life back,” said Sigg. “It’s no longer defined by cancer.”

Rhonda Sigg

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Young director comes with experience

No time for modesty Thrive Allen County is taking nominations for excellence in health and wellness, recreation and education.

Nominees can be an individual, organization and community efforts that stand out.

“The Thrive awards are our county’s way to celebrate the things that are going right in our communities,” program director David Toland said.

The awards given are the Award

By STEVEN SCHWARTZ steven@iolaregister.com

Allen County Historical Society’s most recent addition, Elyssa Jackson, is taking her duties as executive director head-on, less than two weeks after taking the position.

Jackson, a 24-year-old art history graduate of the University of California Santa Barbara, is currently working on her master’s degree with San Francisco State University in museum studies.

She said the position with the historical society is a perfect opportunity to make an impact in her field, while still working toward her degree — which she plans to finish in early 2013.

She said career opportunities are limited for someone with an art history degree, and she was excited to hear of an opening with the society while visiting See DIRECTOR | Page A7

for Excellence in Health and Wellness, Award for Excellence in Recreation, Award for Excellence in Education and the Donna Talkington Award, which is the highest honor given by Thrive.

In order to be eligible for an award, organizations or individuals must have done one or more of the following: • Expanded access to a particular service in the areas of health

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Health reform discussed Register/Steven Schwartz

Elyssa Jackson, new executive director for the Allen County Historical Society, has big plans for the museum’s role in the county.

A discussion on health reform will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday at Townhouse West 217 N. Washington Ave. The session is sponsored by Thrive Allen County and Kansas Health Consumer Coalition (KHCC).

Anna Lambert with KHCC and

Sheldon Wisegrau with the Health Reform Resource Project will be presenting. There will be a panel discussion and a question and answer session on what health reform means for Allen County.

The forum is open to the public.

For more information contact Thrive at (620) 365-8128.

Biden stirs the Democratic base; Ryan does same for GOP

By DAVID LIGHTMAN McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON — The 90-minute showdown between Vice President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Paul Ryan may be most remembered for Biden’s grinning, laughing and even mocking his younger opponent.

But the more lasting impact was reinforcing how this election is an unusually telling referendum on how people want America governed — and a call to arms for each party’s base.

Biden forcefully recited the Democratic mantra in ways that Democrats needed to hear after

President Barack Obama let them down with an underwhelming performance in his first debate against Republican Mitt Romney.

Biden spoke with the passion and warmth Obama lacked.

Biden, a skilled politician at ease talking to people, often addressing Ryan as “my friend,” effortlessly using anecdotes about his family to make his points, and turning serious and even somber when detailing his views on abortion.

His language was plain and pointed. There were no academic talking points about the perils of Romney’s tax cuts — “The middle class got knocked on their heels,” Biden protested. “The recession crushed them. They need some Vol. 114, No. 245

help now. The last people who need help are 120,000 families for another ... $500 billion tax cut.”

He vigorously defended the Obama administration’s slow, arguably steady economic progress.

“I don’t know how long it will take” to get the jobless rate, 7.8 percent last month, to drop further. But don’t worry, he urged: “We’re going to give you a fair shot again.”

Ryan presented the Republican line, talking tough on foreign policy and turning to the private sector to repair the economy. It was an almost scholarly performance, more from the head than the heart.

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Vice President Joe Biden, left, reacts as Congressman Paul Ryan makes a point Thursday night during the Vice Presidential Debate at Centre College in Danville, Ken.

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Obituaries Patricia Bain

Patricia Ann Bain, 63, of Colony, died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, at her home.

Patricia was born March 31, 1949, in C o l o n y, the daughter of John R. and Imo- Patricia Bain gene (Patrick) Reiter. She graduated from Colony High School and worked on the family farm before working at Gates Rubber Company for several years. She then served as caregiver for several people in the community.

Patricia married Bill Bain and he preceded her in death.

Survivors are her father, John R. Reiter, two brothers, Robert Reiter, Topeka, and John Scott Reiter, LaHarpe, four sisters, Roberta Mang, Schuyler, Neb., Frances Reiter, Welda, Pearl Lampe, Piqua, and Donna Korthals, Bon-

ner Springs.

She was preceded in death by her mother.

Graveside services are at 11 a.m., Monday at Colony Cemetery.

Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola, is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences for the family may be left on this website, www.iolafuneral.com. Mary Selander

Mary Selander

Mary Helen Selander, 88, of Greeley, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at Anderson County Long Term Care in Garnett.

She was born March 26, 1924 in Humboldt, the daughter of Michael J. and Anna (Achter) Ohmes. She graduated from Greeley High School.

Funeral services will be at 10 o’clock this morning at St. John’s Catholic Church in Greeley.

Burial will follow at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Greeley. A visitation was Friday at the church.

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Push on for KanCare

By MIKE SHIELDS KHI News Service

TOPEKA — With deadlines looming, including one for deciding if the three managed care companies are ready to go, officials in the administration of Gov. Sam Brownback continue their push toward a Jan. 1 launch for the package of Medicaid reforms they call KanCare.

Kari Bruffett, director of the Health Care Finance Division at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, told a legislative panel Wednesday the administration’s “readiness reviews” of the three KanCare contractors were in their second round and should be completed by next week.

Also, the managed care companies (MCOs) were expected to show state officials by Friday that their provider networks are at least 90 percent adequate, Bruffett said. Officials are scheduled to decide Friday

Larned nurses get raises TOPEKA — The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services announced Wednesday that licensed practical nurses at Larned State Hospital will be getting a pay raise later this month.

Effective Oct. 28, the hospital’s beginning LPNs will be paid $17.39 an hour. Currently, they’re paid $14.30 an hour.

An experienced LPN’s starting wage will increase from $15.03 an hour to $17.79 an hour.

The increases are designed to help the hospital recruit and retain more nurses. Earlier this year, one-fourth of the hospital’s 76 LPN positions were vacant.

KDADS officials announced in July a similar boost in pay for the hospital’s registered nurses.

Larned is one of the three state hospitals for the mentally ill.

In March, a national accreditation organization, The Joint Commission, cited the hospital for not having enough nurses and for not doing enough to ensure that medications were safe-

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You can give people a pay raise, but as soon as they find out they have to put in all that mandatory overtime, they’re not going to stay.

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ly dispensed. The findings put the hospital’s accreditation — and potentially $14.5 million in federal aid — in jeopardy.

The hospital has since filed a plan for correcting the 30 deficiencies. The Joint Commission’s surveyors are expected to return for an unannounced inspection between now and Oct. 28.

“I’m surprised that it’s taken (KDADS) so long to do this,” said Kansas Organization of State Employees Executive Director Mike Marvin. “We got it approved quite a while ago.”

According to a KDADS officials, implementation of the increase was tied to completion of a survey of wages paid by competing employers in the region.

Marvin said that while the raises were much deserved and long overdue, they likely would do little to improve worker conditions at the hospital.

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“Mandatory overtime is still out of control,” he said, noting that workers are often expected to work one or two 16-hour shifts a week.

“You can give people a pay raise,” Marvin said, “but as soon as they find out they have to put in all that mandatory overtime, they’re not going to stay.

They leave and then you get to a point where you’ve pretty much depleted the job market and nobody wants to work there.”

Marvin said state officials should consider moving the hospital’s Sexual Predator Treatment Program to a larger city to take advantage of bigger labor pools.

“It needs to be where there’s a larger population base,” he said. “There only so many people who are willing to do that kind of work and right now that has pretty much petered out.”

whether the new system is developed enough so that they can begin assigning Medicaid enrollees to the MCOs’ health plans.

Bruffett also said she and about nine other ranking state officials were scheduled to meet Thursday in Baltimore, Md. with officials from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Office of Management and Budget and others to review the status of the state’s application for a socalled Section 1115 Medicaid waiver. The federal approvals are needed in order to fully implement KanCare as planned by the administration.

“Next week is a pretty busy week,” she said.

Bruffett told members of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee that “with all those caveats and decision points along the way, we’re marching forward for Jan. 1 and all our efforts are for implementation on Jan. 1.”

SEK woman pleads guilty to deception

By KHI NEWS SERVICE TOPEKA — A 38-year-old Cherryvale woman pleaded guilty to charges of Medicaid fraud and has agreed to repay more than $18,000 as part of a plea bargain, according to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

Shannon Menzer pleaded guilty Tuesday in Labette County District Court to charges of unlawful acts relating to the Medicaid program, making a false claim to the Medicaid program, conspiracy to make a false claim and two counts of making a false information.

Her plea agreement requires her to repay $18,359.56 to the Kansas Medicaid program.

The charges stemmed from an investigation into home health care billings by several employees and independent care attendants who used Southeast Kansas Independent Living Center (SKIL) as their payroll agent.

Eight defendants have now pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the investigation and been ordered to repay nearly $90,000.

Charges against three other people are still pending.

Executive pleads guilts to Medicaid fraud

By KHI NEWS SERVICE

TOPEKA — A former executive with Kansas Health Solutions has pleaded guilty to scheming to steal more than $2 million in Medicaid funds, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom announced Friday.

Jason Sellers, 43, of Lyndon pleaded guilty to a single count of wire fraud.

He admitted that while he was chief financial officer at Kansas Health Solutions he diverted Medicaid funds to Advanced Business Consulting, a shell company he created.

Sellers fraudulently billed Kansas Health Solutions for information technology services ostensibly

performed by the bogus business. He also billed Kansas Health Solutions for equipment and uniforms for sports teams with which he was associated and computer equipment for a local school, himself and his family.

Grissom said Sellers used some of the stolen money to build and furnish a $375,000 home on 11 acres near Lyndon. The thefts occurred between 2007 and 2011.

The state of Kansas contracted with Kansas Health Solutions to manage community-based mental health services.

Sellers’ sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 17. Prosecutors will recommend a

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The house near Lyndon that federal prosecutors say Jason Sellers built and furnished with money stolen from the Medicaid program. sentence of three years in federal prison and restitution of more than $2 million.

Grissom commended the U.S. Department of Health

and Human Services, the FBI, the Kansas Attorney General’s Office and Assistant U.S. Attorney Tanya Treadway for their work on the case.

DISTRICT COURT Judge Daniel Creitz Civil cases filed: Reid Haberer vs. Storrer Implement, Inc., et al, contract. Wells Fargo Bank, NA, vs. Billy Meins, et al, mortgage foreclosure. Jacob Scott Potter vs. Summer N. Salzwedel, protection from abuse. Stephen M. Sipe vs. Joyce S. Sipe, petition for divorce.

MAGISTRATE COURT Judge Thomas Saxton Convicted of speeding or other violations with fines assessed: Krystal Caziah Kirk, Iola, transporting an open container, $448. Justin Diebolt, Iola, driving without a valid license, $218. James D. Grayson, Wakeeney, 57/35, $204.

William R. Montgomery, Decatur, Ark., 73/65, $155.

Michael G. Langley, Shawnee, Okla., 78/65, $161.

Matthew Allen Nine, Erie, 70/45, $248. Derick R. Bowling, Spokane, Mo., failure to wear hunter orange, $233. Geary J. Bowman, Coffeyville, 75/65, $143. Missy Michelle Rogers, LaHarpe, 49/35, $149.

Jason Lee Maley, Iola, over weight limit on axles and wheels, $258. Franklin D. Logan, Gas, 82/65, $185.

Theron L. Collum, Humboldt, 52/35, $185. Kelly Spears, Iola, 79/65, $167.

Shawn Gregory Maxwell, Pleasanton, possession of marijuana, $445, sentenced to 90 days in jail, suspended for 12 months

probation. Jared Alexander Brailsford, Iola, driving with a suspended license, $181. Everett E. Potter, Owasso, Okla., 75/65, $143. Megan Larinn Dewey, Humboldt, parking in a handicap space, $198.

Katlynn D. Mcvey, Iola, 66/55, $149. Suzie H. McKinnis, Iola, failure to yield at a stop sign, $173. Brandon T. Robb, Humboldt, 46/35, $149.

Convicted of no seat belts and fined $10: Rodney D. Andres, Iola.

Failed to appear: Jayce Aden Schomaker, Humboldt, driving without a valid license.

Criminal cases filed: Alex J. Pitts, Chanute, possession of methamphetamine. Brandon Dean Brown, Iola, criminal threat, two counts of battery. Randal Ray Beeman, violation of offender registration act.

Civil court cases filed: Discovery Bank vs.

Jon Dunbar. Capital One Bank TSYS Debt Management vs. Jamie Powell.

Great Southern Bank vs.

Michael Paul Dyche, et al. Midwest Division — OPRMC, LLC vs. Susan R. Beasley, et al.

Small claims filed: D & D Propane, Inc. vs.

Melvin D. Smoot, et al.

Sigg Financial Services LLC vs. Timothy Michael Stinnett. D & D Propane, Inc. vs. Samantha Hurlock. Cisha Ann Wallace vs. Joseph M. Leftwich.

Diebolt Lumber & Supply vs. Dana Herfurth.

Correction

In Thursday’s issue of the Register Gene Wolf ’s name was misspelled. It should have read as Jean Wolfe. The Register regrets the error.

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The Farm-City Day Committee met Thursday for the wrap-up session. I want to thank all who have stepped up to the task of volunteering with this very important event. What started out as a weary six-person committee has turned into a great group of volunteers focused and determined to make this a great 41st Farm-City Days.

A condensed version of the schedule is here. Look and listen for more details in the Iola Register and on the radio. * Wednesday evening — Carnival will be set up and going strong. Tickets are available at the Chamber office and local banks. * Thursday — Family Fun Night, 6-8 p.m. There will be Money in the Hay, Pancake Brigade, Balloon Pop, Bean Bag Toss, Face the Cookie, Tic Tack Travel, Cake Walk, Car Bash, and more. That evening is also the Little Miss FarmCity Pageant at 7 p.m. on the bandstand. * Friday evening will have a great lineup of entertainment from 6 to 7, followed by the Pub Crawl.

To enter the Pub Crawl go to one of the establishments to sign up. * Saturday — a big day.

All of the following will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Motorcycle Show, Commercial and Craft

getting my runs in. This will be her second year in a row to run the half-marathon in Wichita.

Shelia Lampe Chamber Musings Booths, Farm Bureau Ag Central with Hay Toss, Milking Contest, and Tractor Pull starting at 9 a.m. (You can sign up on that day or at the Chamber or at the Farm Bureau office.)

Entertainment continues on the stage. Live Artisan Demonstrations, Car Show, Antique-New Tractor Show. At 10 a.m. will be the crowing of Little Miss Farm-City.

At 1 p.m. our Grand Marshals will lead the parade.

The Iola Reads Trolley will offer rides at 2 p.m., tickets will be free but must be picked up in front on the Allen County Historical Society after 10 a.m. to ride the trolley.

At 3 p.m. the Car Show Awards will be given out.

To close out the evening there will be a Street Dance on West Street beginning at 7 p.m. and featuring D.J. Big K. No alcohol will be permitted.

There will also be a great show at the Bowlus starting at 7:30 p.m., “Gravity Attacks.”

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Toland said he sees the significance of the awards having grown over the last five years.

“You can see the Thrive Awards in every corner of the county,” Toland said.

“The awards are the most important thing Thrive does all year.”

The awards are given at the Thrive Annual Meeting on Friday, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m.

To nominate an organization or an individual visit thriveallencounty. org or contact Thrive at (620) 365-8128.

HOEPKER’S first taste of running began in 2010 when she and friend Lori Cooper trained for Iola’s late-night Charlie Melvin Mad Bomber run.

“It’s always good to have a buddy,” Hoepker said. “It keeps you responsible.”

Hoepker and Cooper followed an online “Couch Potato to 5K,” program to get into the habit of running.

“I hadn’t run a mile since junior high track,” said Hoepker, 38.

The program had the women walk with 30-second stints of jogging interspersed every few blocks.

“After three days, we could run a quarter-mile,” she said.

By July, the women could do the 3.1-mile Mad Bomber run with ease. “We were surprised. It wasn’t that hard,” she said.

Twelve members of Hoepker’s family participated in that year’s Mad Bomber run/walk.

Hoepker is the daughter of Lorenzo and Jackie Jensen, owners of J&J Contractors, where Hoepker works as office manager.

Hoepker’s sister, Lori Gunzelman, a teacher in Andover, will run the 26.2mile marathon in Sunday’s race.

“That’s why I was geared to do the marathon, too,” Hoepker said of her sister’s efforts.

Is it still a goal?

“We’ll see,” she said.

“Maybe when the children get older. Right now, I’m content with the half. It’s still quite an effort and I feel good I’m able to do it.”

Rhonda Sigg “I got my life back.”

Not many of us get a wake-up call so loud that it changes our lives.

Rhonda Sigg, 61, has received not one, but two, such alerts.

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treatment and used the scare to put her health as a priority.

Then at a doctor’s appointment in 2009, Sigg was told she had a 60 percent chance of her cancer returning because she was overweight.

“I had the kind of cancer that was stimulated by estrogen,” Sigg said. And because fatty tissue creates estrogen, every extra pound was a life-threatening enemy.

“All I could think about was my grandchildren, and how I want to be there for them,” she said.

So Sigg readily agreed to participate in a study conducted at the University of Kansas Medical Center to see if weight loss and a healthier lifestyle would reduce her chances of the cancer coming back.

Once a week Sigg traveled to KU Med to attend meetings that taught a group of 15 women healthier ways to cook, portion control, and the benefits of exercise.

“They told me I needed to lose 35 pounds,” she said.

When Sigg is feeling her oats, she’s all of five feet tall.

That she needed to lose weight wasn’t news.

“I’d been on one kind of diet or the other my entire life,” she said. “It was when I viewed this as a change in lifestyle, not as a weight loss program, that I could embrace it.”

A DIETICIAN taught the women how to read food labels, count calories, and eliminate certain foods to get each within their specific caloric ranges. For Sigg, bread was out. Cheese, for the most part. And her Achilles heel – fattening desserts.

“I’ve had ice cream twice in three years and I can honestly say I don’t miss it. Frozen strawberries whipped into a protein shake is every bit as delicious.”

Of her former diet, Sigg said, “I knew I didn’t feel great, but I didn’t think I felt bad.”

The switch to more fresh fruits and vegetables also helped her husband, Herb, who was battling high cholesterol.

As the weight fell off slow and steady, Sigg picked up exercising. First goal, to move more.

“We were to walk 10,000 steps a day. A pedometer told me I was averaging 3,000.”

Sigg hit the streets, walking with friends. When the weather turned cold, a treadmill sufficed.

“I was walking a good mile,” she said. Good, but not great.

Which is when her sonin-law, Andy Hineman, gently suggested she try running on a track.

“I couldn’t run one quarter of a lap,” she said of the quarter-mile distance. But she kept at it, every day. “It made me feel so good. The next week, I managed to run half a lap.”

In two months, Sigg was able to run four laps, one mile.

By spring, Sigg was given a challenge. To run a 2K, 1.1 miles, in a race – out in public.

“I had to let go of thinking everybody’s watching me. Truth is, nobody’s looking.”

The day of the race, “I was a nervous. I’d never done anything like this by myself before. Being so short, I felt lost in that big crowd.”

Just before the gun sounded, Sigg’s three-yearold grandson pulled her down to his level and whispered in her ear, “ Grandma, I know you can do it.”

“And I thought, you know, I think I can.”

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Rhonda Sigg, 61, crosses the finish line at the Rock the Parkway half-marathon in Kansas City last April.

“Crossing the finish line was an out-of-body experience,” she said. “I couldn’t believe I did it.”

Crossing the finish line, “was the most freeing moment in my life. I knew then that even though I’ve had cancer, I’m OK. The race gave me back control over my body. That was the true beginning of this new lifestyle.”

SIGG NOW starts most days with a run. “If I run in the morning, it’s guaranteed I’ll have a good day,” she said.

In April, she ran the Rock the Parkway half-marathon in Kansas City. Again, her son-in-law put the bug in her ear that she could do the 13.1 mile run. This time she had her good friend, Lisa Lower, as a companion.

“Lisa’s good sense of humor and confidence helped me a lot,” Sigg said of the grueling effort.

She also was running with a purpose.

Two years ago a young family of four from Scott City was killed in an airplane crash. The family was good friends of Sigg’s daughter, Libby, husband, Andy, and their two children. The young couple were avid runners and big Kansas State fans.

“About mile 8 I was beginning to fade,” Sigg said of the race. “Then I saw this little girl in a K-State purple dress dancing on the sidelines. She was just like the one we lost. I felt a wind beneath my wings that lifted me.

“When I finished the race, it was an out-of-body experience. I still had some energy left. I never once dreamed I could do something like this.”

Jason Franklin Marathon Man

Half a lifetime ago, Jason Franklin figured running would always be a part of his life. He was on the cross country team at Iola High School. In 1997 he was on the team that placed third at the state meet in Wamego..

After high school he ran for one year at Allen Community College.

Franklin, 33, was a Marv Smith prodigy, continuing long after graduation to help the high school cross country and track coach at local meets.

“I never thought I’d give up running,” he said.

In 2004, Franklin hung up his shoes.

“I got busy doing other things,” he said. He took on a job with the City of Iola as a service technician. In 2010, he married Lhen.

“And I got fat,” he said.

Over the past eight years Franklin put on 30 pounds, going from 170 pounds to

214.

It wasn’t until last fall, when Franklin was helping with the Doc Stiles cross country race that something clicked.

“I dug out my running shoes and went out and ran that course,” Franklin said.

“It was hard. I can definitely tell a difference between now and when I was 18.”

So just like Marv coaches his student athletes, Franklin started at square one. “I started out slow and worked myself back into shape.

During the winter I joined a gym, ran on the treadmill and lifted weights. I quit drinking pop – a Marv thing.

“When the weather got nice, I turned in my key and started running outside.”

For those who think it can’t possibly be that easy, Franklin says, “it is.”

“It’s all about you and what you want. Don’t think about what others are doing. You don’t want to hurt yourself; just be active. And if you have a beautiful day, take advantage of it.

“I can tell you I now feel so much better. I have energy.”

FRANKLIN’S first race in 2011 was Iola’s Jingle Bell Jog, a fun run on a blistery cold day. This year, he’s done numerous 5Ks, including last weekend’s Biblesta.

With those successes under his belt, Franklin began to push himself and add more miles to his runs. Since spring, he’s run three halfmarathons, the Joplin Memorial Run, Storm the Dam in El Dorado, and Rock the Parkway in Kansas City.

“After each half-marathon, I’d say I’ll never do that again,” he said. “It was pretty tough.”

Come Sunday Franklin is going to run the 26.2-mile marathon at Wichita’s Prairie Fire race.

“It’s something I’ve always wanted to do. I’m battling shin splints, but I definitely have the lungs to go the distance.”

To train, Franklin mainly sticks to area roads. Occasionally he’ll run the rail trail from Iola to Carlyle and back. He’s averaged 7-8 miles a day, getting in a few 17-mile runs.

His main concern Sunday is taking it easy.

“I’m competitive and it’s very hard to stay back.

When I start passing people then I just want to go for it.

That’s not a good strategy for the marathon. This will be a different kind of challenge than I’ve ever faced before.

“I always have a kick at the end of a race. I’m hoping that’s the case Sunday as well.”

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Iola Middle School students learn what it would be like to lose an arm during the Civil War in Roger Carlin’s social studies class Friday. The students used turkey legs to stand in for arms. The turkey legs were donated

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Biden-Ryan vie as backups for the top spot Thursday night’s debatewatchers may have asked themselves an appropriate question: “Who would I rather see as president — Joe Biden or Paul Ryan?” The vice president of the United States is always a heartbeat away from the oval office.

A Ryan presidency would mean a vastly different United States. Biden promised to keep the current structure and spruce it up.

Ryan’s vision for the country can be seen most clearly in his plan to junk the current Medicare program and replace it with a defined benefit plan that would allocate a set amount of money for each beneficiary that would be used to buy coverage. The amount would increase very slightly each year, far less than health care costs have increased and can be expected to increase. The difference would be paid by the individual.

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office calculates that seniors would be faced with a $6,400 supplemental health insurance bill within a few years. As the plan stands now, those who could not afford the premiums would lose coverage.

Ryan also backs the 20 percent across the board reduction in income taxes which Mitt Romney promises. It would be paid for, both men say, by eliminating loopholes — but Ryan refused to say what loopholes he has in mind when asked that direct question. Romney has been equally evasive. Independent analysts have said that even doing away with the mortgage interest deduction, the deduction for donations to churches and other charities and the deduction for college expenses would not balance the loss of revenue from the tax reductions.

A Ryan presidency would mean the end of the Medicare program that Lyndon Johnson created and replace it with a

new, smaller, less comprehensive program that would be partly funded by the elderly. It would mean a stripped down Social Security. It would mean continued tax breaks for the very rich, widening the gap between the rich and the rest of the population still further. While calling for more spending on the military, Ryan seemed to be saying that all of the rest of the federal government should be cut back or eliminated entirely.

Thursday night’s debate also focused on the difference between the Barack Obama administration and a RomneyRyan regime on foreign affairs. Ryan accused Obama of being weak in its handling of Afghanistan, Syria, Iran and the terrorist attack on the U.S. embassy in Libya. A Romney administration, Ryan averred, would be much tougher.

How tough?

“The last thing we need is another war,” Biden said. Well, Ryan backed away from sending troops to Syria. He also stopped short of advocating going to war with Iran to stop its nuclear bomb program.

He insisted that Iran cannot be allowed to develop a bomb — which is the oft-repeated Obama position — without offering any new initiative.

We should have had troops in place to protect the embassy in Libya, he said. But he offered no defense when Biden pointed out that Ryan, as chairman of the House budget committee, had cut millions out of the defense budget put there to defend embassies.

Biden pointed out repeatedly the United States is working closely with its allies, Israel included, in dealing with the Middle East. Ryan responded by advocating more “toughness.”

SPEAKING AS one member of the senior generation, I am comfortable with Joe Biden as backup president.

— Emerson Lynn, jr.

Canada steps backward on sexual awareness Extra- and premarital sex is a lot like skydiving. Not everyone does it and those who do are aware of the risks. Nevertheless, when it comes to skydiving, those who partake are given the right to informed consent before doing so. As of Oct. 5, those engaging in casual sex are no longer so lucky.

Thanks to an ill-considered and even reckless decision by the Supreme Court of Canada, informed consent and being given the right to choose the level of risk you care to take while having sex has been removed from many people — particularly young people just exploring their sexuality.

In a 9-0 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that people infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, need not inform a sexual partner of their status if they wear a condom and their viral load is low as a result of treatment.

In 1998, the Supreme Court

ruled that not informing a potential sexual partner of their HIV status was akin to aggravated sexual assault. That ruling was just.

This latest decision is flawed on many levels. The simplest flaw, of course, is that many sexually active people know that condoms break.

The justices cite an expert who said that condoms reduce the risk of the transmission of HIV by 80 per cent.

If a skydiving company told its customers that its safety rate was 80 per cent, it’s a good bet that their risk-taking clients would go elsewhere.

Ultimately, people should have the right to disclosure and to give informed consent as to the level of risk they are prepared to take when having sex with a person carrying a chronic and potentially deadly disease.

— The Calgary (Alberta) Herald

City girl likes small town ways My friend Janet resumed her cross-country trip Thursday morning. As our guest for one week — long by American standards — Janet got a good taste of Iola.

“Everybody is so involved,” was her impression of smalltown life.

By contrast, Janet lives in a suburb of Seattle called Lake Forest Park. The average housing price is $208,800, average age 39, and about 34,000 people live in an area of less than 8 square miles.

Her town is but a speck amongst the greater Seattle area of 4.3 million.

So it shouldn’t be surprising that Janet doesn’t follow her local news.

“I’m not sure who our mayor is, much less anyone serving on city or county boards,” she said. If the ambulance service is changed, power provider switched, or a dog park opened, the news is mostly under her radar.

When her children were young, Janet was very involved with school activities. That energy was

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poured into her church when her children “aged-out.”

Janet says she’s now entering the “third phase” of life. She and her husband want to downsize.

Russ is leaning toward moving farther from the bustle. Janet, however, would like to move inner city — “to get that feeling of community, like you have here.”

City mouse, meet country mouse.

THIS WEEK was National Newspaper Week, with a focus on the right to information.

Last Saturday the Register published an extensive story on how city and county EMS directors envision a change in services. The story included the projected sav-

ings from each department.

The story ruffled not a few feathers, supposedly because Register reporter Richard Luken acted on reports others had yet to see, but were made public by the respective city and county directors.

No one has a corner on this information. We weren’t stepping on any toes in getting the news out to the public.

The Register’s purpose all along has been to present the facts. We have not weighed in on what we think the best solution would be, though we’ll make no bones that we think one comprehensive service would result in a savings of taxpayer monies.

We at the Register value our role in the community and appreciate the sentiment that the newspaper is “yours.” That sense of ownership by the public is what keeps us feeling pumped.

Yes, the Register is a private business and must operate as such.

But that does not conflict with our goal of serving you, our readers. Thanks for the opportunity.

Kobach a political lightning rod If Gov. Sam Brownback is contemplating another run for president, he must avoid being eclipsed by his secretary of state, a nationally controversial figure who now defines Kansas politics in the post-Ike, post-Dole era.

Like the charmed entrepreneur who turns to gold all he touches, Kris Kobach, the legal brains behind the anti-immigration movement, seems to generate a headline just by reporting to work in the morning. Indeed, his ability to capture national attention from a state bureaucratic post is uncanny.

In Kansas, news that Topeka activist Sonny Scroggins is heading an effort to recall Kobach received passing mention in the state’s media this month. Scroggins is a perennial champion of causes and, while no one questions his sincerity, most Kansans probably assume Scroggins won’t be able to meet the state’s high threshold for a recall petition: 83,000 signatures, followed by court review, followed by 330,000 more signatures, according to some reports.

Outside Kansas, however, the story has received widespread play. News outlets from the Huffington Post to the Sacramento Bee have reported the recall effort as the latest development in the meteoric career of Kobach, whose mission is passage of Voter ID laws for cities and states across the country.

How Americans perceive Kobach’s anti-immigration work and his obvious ambition for higher office depends entirely on their political orientation.

Kobach’s widely publicized effort to circumscribe political power for those can’t produce a government-issued photo ID has

Gwen Mellinger Insight Kansas thrilled tea party conservatives and other far-right constituencies. That some of these laws have not fully withstood legal scrutiny is no matter. In scratching a nativist itch and stoking fear, Kobach’s anti-immigration efforts play to a mobilized political base.

At the same time, Kobach is such a controversial figure that the question of whether he had in fact advised the Romney campaign, as he claimed, made national news last month because it might have clarified Romney’s views on immigration reform.

Divided political reaction to Kobach’s immigration agenda explains why the Romney campaign, eager to court Latino voters, waffled in acknowledging help from Kobach and why the story warranted mention by news outlets as diverse as the Wall Street Journal and Univision.

In the view of many moderates and liberals, Kobach’s crusade to make sure that non-citizens don’t vote, despite evidence that few if any do, is a dangerous parallel to Jim Crow-era poll taxes and literacy tests. As enthusiastically as his conservative fans embrace him, Kobach’s detractors declare him toxic.

Perhaps the most damning criticism of Kobach’s Voter ID work came last year, when the Southern Poverty Law Center, the legendary non-profit that monitors hate groups, issued a report on

Kobach’s affiliation with the legal arm of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which the SPLC deems a racist organization. As a result, Kobach now resides in the SPLC pantheon, alongside Grand Wizards and skinheads to be watched and feared.

This was an astonishing development, but most Kansans, including many members of the state’s media, missed its significance. For his part, Kobach denied the SPLC’s contention that FAIR was a hate group, but ongoing scrutiny by the SPLC, an established and credible organization, places a neon asterisk next to Kobach’s name.

Without Kobach’s notoriety in the mix, it’s unlikely the State Objections Board proceedings last month would have made national news. All eyes were on Kansas when the board, chaired by Kobach, docketed a citizen complaint that Obama was not nativeborn and shouldn’t be listed on the ballot. Many in the national media assumed Kobach would revive the birth certificate question and devoted plenty of coverage to the action before the man who filed the complaint withdrew it.

Kobach’s public image certainly has consequences for Kansas’ reputation, but it also complicates the state’s political hierarchy.

One can’t help but wonder how a governor whose ambition to be president is unfulfilled views the conservative star power of this younger upstart, a relative neophyte who has quickly developed national name recognition, even among those with only a passing interest in politics.

Like it or not, Kobach now casts the longest shadow of any Kansas politician.

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Jeff Jordan, technical director and facility manager, gave Moran a brief update on recent upgrades to the Bowlus sound system, curtains, light board, seat reupholstering and sound board — all funded by the Friends of the Bowlus.

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Not being a stranger to Kansas highways, Moran wondered aloud about Iola’s geographical location being a problem in regard to selling tickets.

“Mr. Bowlus’ mission was to bring these (attractions) to our community,” Raines said.

Moran also got a peek into the center’s educational side.

Moran, whose wife plays piano, said he worried about the future of fine arts in public education.

“That was one of the downsides of No Child Left Behind,” Moran said. “Teachers focus on what is going to be on the test and the arts don’t get as much attention.

“If you have this building (in your community) it is hard to say you don’t have a strong arts department,” the senator said.

Raines didn’t leave any aspect of the Bowlus unturned, showing the senator several “behindthe-scenes” areas.

The dressing room “might seem small, but it didn’t matter if it was Henry Mancini,” Raines said. “This is where everyone gets ready.”

“The message you are sending me is good philanthropy generates more philanthropy,” Moran said.

After the Bowlus tour, Moran headed south to visit the new Chanute High School.

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Iola for a family reunion in July. Jackson’s grandmother, Alberta Rock, is a long-time resident of Allen County.

Jackson said she takes her job very seriously, citing the society and the museum’s duty to accurately represent information that is given to them.

“It’s important to be transparent and honest when you’re dealing with a community’s historical background,” Jackson said.

Jackson has her goals for the historical society listed on a white board in her office — and it wasn’t a short list. She said she has already been busy trying to decide how to use the numerous volunteers’ time efficiently. Many of her goals for the program

For God so loved the world that He gave His only son, & whoever calls upon His name shall not perish but have everlasting life.

John 3:16

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Read The Instructions

Last year we had a new furnace installed in our home and I recently wanted to reset my thermostat. With the help of the sixty page instruction book I proceeded to try to figure out the eighteen buttons on our new thermostat. Finally, after about an hour, I was able to change our thermostat setting. It seems that life is becoming more complicated, and it is really difficult to understand all of the numerous complex devices that are part of our daily lives. One thing that should not be complicated or difficult to understand is our relationship with God. Our Lord’s instruction book, the Bible, hasn’t changed in thousands of years, and His instructions are clear and easy to follow.

The Bible gives us many examples and prophecies, and reflects to us the past and tells us what to expect in the future. The Good News of the Bible is that it not only shows us our Savior, but it tells us how we should live our lives for God’s glory.

But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and believing ye might have life through His name.

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First Baptist Church

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Wed. Prayer Meeting......6:00 p.m.

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7th & Osage Humboldt (620) 473-2481 Sunday School..............9:45 a.m.

Sunday Worship..........10:50 a.m.

Sunday Evening Kids Bible Club........5:30 p.m.

Evening Service.................7 p.m.

Wed. Night Bible Study. . . . . .7 p.m.

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First Christian Church

East 54 Hwy Iola Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Evening Prayer as announced Gary Murphey, pastor Phone: (620) 365-2683

Covenant of Faith Christian Center 407 N. Chestnut Iola

Sunday worship.....10:00 a.m.

Sunday evening. . . . . . .6:30 p.m.

Tuesday Bible study. . . . .7 p.m.

Wednesday service........7 p.m.

Rev. Philip Honeycutt (620) 365-7405

Fellowship Regional Church Saturday: CRUX...................7 p.m.

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1608 Oregon Rd. Iola (620) 365-3436

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Sunday School:..............9:30 a.m.

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

Bible Study...............6:00 p.m.

Wed, prayer....................6:30 p.m.

Pastor Dave McGullion

Youth Pastor Travis Riley fcciola@aceks.com

First Presbyterian Church – Iola

302 E. Madison Iola Sunday Worship ......9:30 a.m.

Sunday School . . . . . .10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Kids Club . .3 p.m.

Rev. Kathryn Bell Interim Pastor (620) 365-3481

Friends Home Lutheran Church Savonburg

Sunday Worship...............11 a.m

Pastors, Jeff Cokely Jared Ellis & Luke Bycroft 365-8001

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First Assembly of God

Grace Lutheran Church

1020 E. Carpenter Iola Sunday School, All Ages........9 a.m.

Sunday Worship..............10 a.m.

Sunday Afternoon Teens FIRST.......2:30 Sunday Praise & Prayer. . . . . . . .6 p.m.

Wednesday Kids FIRST.........6:30 Wednesday Bible Class...........7 p.m.

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First Baptist Church

801 N. Cottonwood Iola, 365-2779

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Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Adult Bible Class 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

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Harvest Baptist Church

401 S. Walnut Iola (620) 365-3688 (620) 228-2522 Adult Small Group (no childcare provided) 9:15 a.m. & Fellowship Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Pastor: Tony Godfrey

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806 N. 9th Humboldt (620) 473-3242 Sunday School..............9:30 a.m.

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Independent & Fundamental

Lincoln & Second Streets, Iola Sunday School (all ages). 9:45 a.m.

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LaHarpe Baptist Mission

901 S. Main LaHarpe (620) 228-1829 Sunday School............10:00 a.m.

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Moran United Methodist Church First and Cedar Streets Moran (620) 237-4442

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Northcott Church 12425 SW Barton Rd Colony, KS (620) 852-3077

Sunday School.....................9:00 a.m.

Sunday Worship.................10:00 a.m.

Sunday Evening...............6 p.m.

Pastor Sharon K. Voorhees

Poplar Grove Baptist Church

305 Mulberry Humboldt (620) 473-3063 church Come Let Us Worship The Lord

Sunday School.....................9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship.................10:45 a.m.

Thursday Service...............6 p.m.

Rev. James Manual

Salem United Methodist Church “The Little White Church in the Country”

3 miles west, 2 miles south of Iola Sunday school: 10:00 a.m.

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Rev. Gene McIntosh Pastor (620) 365-3883

St. John’s Catholic Church (620) 365-3454

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(September through May) Confessions Saturday 4:30-5:00 p.m.

Father John P. Miller

St. Peter ’ s Lutheran Church

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Sunday School..............9:30 a.m.

Pastor David E. Meier (620) 473-2343

St. Timothy ’ s Episcopal Church 202 S. Walnut Iola Holy Eucharist & Sermon at 9 a.m. followed by coffee and fellowship

Rev. Jan Chubb (620) 365-7306

Trinity Lutheran Church 430 N. Grant Garnett, KS

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Sunday Worship..................10 a.m.

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Trinity United Methodist Church

Broadway & Kentucky Iola (620) 365-5235 Sunday Worship 11 a.m.

Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

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Ward Chapel A.M.E.

Lincoln and Buckeye Streets Iola Sunday School.........10:00 a.m.

Sunday Worship.......11:00 a.m.

Pastor: Barbara J. Miniefee

Wesley United Methodist Church Madison & Buckeye 365-2285

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“ It’s (Iola) definitely different than California,

and that’s what I love about it. I’m still getting used to people saying hello back when you wave at them — which people don’t normally do in San Francisco.

— Elyssa Jackson Historical Society director

are centered on increasing contact between the society and local schools. She said the Kansas Department of Education has certain standards for historical education, and programs through the county’s historical society can be an important tool to help students receive a well-rounded education.

“I would love to have school programs every single day,” Jackson said. “I realize that goal is ‘pie in the sky,’ but I think it’s a good goal to have.”

She said an additional goal for the society is to increase the reach of the museum’s representation throughout the county. She said as a county historical society, there is a responsibility to give a voice to all of the communities in Allen County, not just Iola.

She compared this responsibility to that of a journalist, saying there needs to be fair and accurate coverage of cities such as Humboldt, Moran, Yates Center and all of the cities within the county lines.

Donna Houser, an active volunteer with the society who was carrying many of the responsibilities before Jackson was hired, said she has been impressed with the new director’s ambition in just her first two weeks of employment. She said while Jackson is young, she is a bright and friendly addition to the society that will help take them to the next level.

“The more new things we try as an organization, the more we’ll grow,” Houser said.

Jackson said she has become accustomed to being the youngest person among her colleagues. She began

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her work toward her master’s degree immediately after completing her undergraduate work. She said she has experienced some skepticism in the past, and people have questioned her authority and experience.

However, she said she has experienced a warm welcome since moving to Iola.

Her goal was to move to a smaller community, and she said she is appreciating the difference between her new home and San Francisco.

“It’s (Iola) definitely different than California, and that’s what I love about it,” Jackson said. “I’m still getting used to people saying hello back when you wave at them — which people don’t normally do in San Francisco.”

Jackson said she wants people in the county to be involved with the historical society. She said she welcomes any input from the community and always encourages an “open-door policy.”

Jackson said her ultimate goal is preserve the museum and society for years to come, and it’s her duty to make sure Allen County’s history will live on past her role as executive director.

“Things live here (museum), people don’t,” Jackson said, “so I want to make sure all of this history is around for the next 100 years.”

The Allen County Historical Society will host its annual meeting in the North Community Building tonight at 7 o’clock. For those with tickets, dinner will be provided at 6 p.m. The society plans to induct Gary Hawk as a “Famous Allen Countian.”

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“We have three bottom lines” on taxes, he said: “Don’t raise the deficit, don’t raise taxes on the middle class and don’t lower the share of income that is borne by the high-income earners.”

History says vice presidential debates rarely matter, since people vote for president, not the running mate.

Still, in a skintight race with an unusually polarized electorate, where almost anything can make a difference, it’s likely the BidenRyan debate in Danville, Ky., will further incite the partisans.

On that score, Biden and Ryan did what they had to do. Polls taken after the debate reflected the split: A CNN/ORC International survey found 48 percent of registered voters thought Ryan did better, while 44 percent preferred Biden’s performance.

Biden succeeded, though he probably will be lampooned for his frequent smirking and tut-tutting as Ryan spoke.

Democrats probably will appreciate comebacks like his dig at Ryan on Iran and the Middle East: “So all this bluster I keep hearing, all this loose talk, what are they talking about?” an animated Biden asked.

“Are you talking about, to be more credible — what more can the president do, stand before the United Nations, tell the whole world,

directly communicate to the ayatollah, we will not let them acquire a nuclear weapon, period, unless he’s talking about going to war?”

Ryan responded, and Biden, 69, was almost lecturing his 42-year-old opponent.

He spoke about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “who’s been my friend 39 years.” He insisted that in Iran, “the ayatollah sees his economy being crippled.” And finally, “I don’t know what world this guy’s living in.”

Democrats also were buoyed by his plain talk on domestic issues. He cited the Romney remark that 47 percent of Americans see themselves as “victims” dependent on government help. Biden recalled “the people I grew up with, my neighbors, they pay more effective tax than Gov. Romney pays in his federal income tax. They are elderly people who in fact are living off of Social Security.”

Romney had his own mission Thursday. The former Massachusetts governor, whose patrician image got a makeover in the first debate, needed Ryan to continue marketing the brand of sensitive conservatism that Republicans are selling.

Ryan probably pleased Republicans. He stoically stuck to his talking points, refusing to be goaded by Biden’s prodding. Ryan insisted Iran was now four years closer to a nuclear weapon. No they aren’t, said Biden. “Of course they are,” said Ryan.

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State fair saw $200K spike HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas State Fair collected 14 percent more in ticket sales this year than last year as attendance increased.

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Comets too much for Iola Chanute rolls to 42-0 win

By RICHARD LUKEN richard@iolaregister.com

A three-hour rain delay did little to douse the enthusiasm of a raucous crowd of Iola High supporters Friday evening at Riverside Park.

Chanute High’s Brock Gilmore and the Blue Comet defense took care of that.

Behind the aerial fireworks of the 6-4, 220-pound senior quarterback, Chanute raced to a 28-0 halftime lead en route to a 42-0 win.

The loss drops Iola to 5-2 on the season. More importantly, the Mustangs fall to 0-1 in Kansas Class 4A, District 6 play.

Iola has little time to mope. It hosts highly regarded Fort Scott next Friday in another district tilt.

Gilmore tossed first-half touchdowns covering 23 and 13 yards to Sebastian Fairchild — the second coming with no time left in the first half — and 33 yards to Derek Sharps to open the scoring early in

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the first quarter.

Iola lost three prime scoring chances. A slant pass from quarterback Mason Coons to Jacob Harrison bounced off Harrison’s fingertips while Harrison was clear in the Blue Comet secondary.

Then, on Chanute’s next drive, the Mustangs’ Levi Ashmore baited Gilmore into an ill-advised sideline pass that Ashmore let slip through his fingertips with a potential pick six eluding his grasp.

And finally, Iola’s final drive of the second quarter ended on a fourth-down pass bounced out of Harrison’s grasp as he rolled through the back of the end zone. Iola head coach Doug Kerr argued unsuccessfully Harrison had possession long enough for touchdown to count.

The misfire set up Chanute at its own 15-yard line.

The Blue Comets marched 85 yards over the final two minutes, aided by a 25yard pass from Gilmore to Abrom Weaver and a key fourth-down completion from Gilmore to Christian Wiltse.

“They’re a good football team,” Kerr said. “I’m proud of the guys. We made some adjustments and had a couple of scor-

ing chances that we just missed. If it’s 21-14 at halftime, it’s a different ball game.”

Iola’s opening drive of the second half went much the same way as the first.

The Mustangs reached scoring position, but a Mason pass into the end zone was intercepted by the Blue Comets’ Weaver.

Kerr noted much of the pre-game talk centered on Iola’s defection from the Southeast Kansas League to the Pioneer League — and presumably off of Chanute’s radar in the regular season — only to find the two schools tossed into the same football district.

“This game wasn’t about the Pioneer League, and it wasn’t about SEK,” Kerr said. “They’re just a good, senior-laden football team. We’re working toward that.”

Chanute extended the lead to 35-0 with a 55-yard punt return for a touchdown by Ethin VanAnne late in the third quarter.

Josh Smeed’s five-yard run to paydirt capped the Blue Comet scoring.

John Whitworth carried 14 times for 70 yards, while Coons had a negative-21 yards rushing, See COMETS | B2

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Iola High’s John Whitworth (24) finds the going tough in the first half Friday’s contest against Chanute High. The Blue Comets rolled to a 42-0 win over Iola.

POWELSON TAKES TITLE

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Iola High’s Tyler Powelson, far right, took home the Pioneer League Cross Country title Thursday at Wellsville. He was joined by all-league runners, from left, Michael Wilson, Jeremy Spears, Abigail Taylor and Trent Latta.

Iola runners shine at Wellsville

By RICHARD LUKEN richard@iolaregister.com

WELLSVILLE — Iola High Cross Country runner Tyler Powelson added a Pioneer League championship to his athletic resume Thursday.

Powelson’s time of 17 minutes, 38 seconds was a full 15 seconds faster than second-place finisher Trent Latta’s mark of 17:53 along the 5K course.

The marks highlighted a solid day of running for the Mustangs, which earned spots 1, 2 and 4 in the boys’ race and the second spot on the girls’ side.

The Mustangs claimed the silver team medal behind host Wellsville.

On the girls’ side, Iola’s Abigail Taylor claimed the silver medal by running the 4K route in 17:14. Her second-place finish was the only one in the top seven individuals not from Anderson County.

“A silver medal and an all league patch are a nice reward for the excellent season Abigail has had,” Iola cross country coach Marv

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Iola High’s Tyler Powelson leads the pack at the Class 4A Regional Cross Country Meet Thursday.

Smith said.

“We had a really good day of racing, even though we trailed Wellsville 38-32 for the (boys) team title,” IHS cross country coach Marvin Smith said.

Wildcats remain perfect with lopsided win PLEASANTON — The blocking of Marmaton Valley High’s offensive line, coupled with the speed of their running backs, proved to be enough to end the game at halftime Friday in their 58-6 win over Pleasanton High.

The game started fast with a 40yard punt return for a score from Wildcat senior Jimmy Frye early in the first quarter. Pleasanton responded quickly with a one-yard touchdown run to finish their drive. It was Pleasanton’s only score of the night The Wildcats scored 50 unanswered points before the clock ran out on the second quarter.

The team rushed 17 times for 260 yards. Daylen Houk had a 65-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

Cole Becker had the longest run of the night with 66 yards ending with a touchdown, then closed the first quarter with 55 yard run to the end zone.

The second quarter was all Wildcats as well. Ryan Smith completed a 25-yard touchdown pass to Houk. Smith ran for two more touchdowns, and Houk ran once more for a touchdown with a 33-yard jaunt. The game was ended at half, due to the Kansas eight-man football mercy rule.

The Wildcat defense held the Eagles to a scant 52 yards of total offense. Houk led the team in tackles with 10, Becker and Frye each had seven. Senior Lucas Hamlin had two quarterback sacks and Jared Kale contributed one.

Coach Kent Houk attributed

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Iola’s top three runners, Powelson, Latta and Jeremy Spears, all were better than their respective counterparts from Wellsville.

“Unfortunately, our number four runner was standing beside me on the course with a cast on his broken arm,” Smith said. Kohl Endicott is out for the year with his arm injury.

Spears’ time of 18:25 was good for fourth place overall.

Powelson and Latta began the race immediately behind Wellsville’s number-one runner at the time over the first half of the race before passing him to take the lead “I was elated for Powelson to have such a strong race and win the individual championship,” Smith said.

Latta, with back spasms, and Spears, with a sore knee, were held out of practice Wednesday, Smith said.

“Still, their times were very good,” Smith said.

Michael Wilson earned See RUNNERS | B2

Sports calendar

Today High School Volleyball Iola at Anderson Co. Invitational Southern Coffey County at Lyon County League tourney, Emporia Sunday Jr. College Soccer Dodge City at Allen, women 2 p.m., women 4 p.m.

Monday High School Football Chanute at Iola JV, 5 p.m.

Eureka at Humboldt 6 p.m.

Jr. College Volleyball Allen at Labette, 6:30 p.m.

Jr. College Golf Allen at Kansas City, Kan. Tuesday High School Volleyball Iola at Anderson County, 4:30 p.m.

Uniontown, Pleasanton at Marmaton Valley Burlington, Fredonia at Humboldt Yates Center at Neodesha Crest at St. Paul Jr. College Soccer Allen at Northern Oklahoma, women 2 p.m., men 4 p.m.

Thursday Jr. High Football IMS 7th, 8th at Parsons, 5 p.m.

Register file photo/Steven Schwartz

Marmaton Valley High’s Ryan Smith (22) shown here earlier this season, was again key Friday in the Wildcats’ 58-6 win over Pleasanton High.

Friday’s win to the exceptional blocking of the Wildcat offensive line, and they played a role in every single successful run.

“The offensive line really fired off,” Houk said. “I would see Na-

than Smart (senior offensive lineman) 20 yards downfield blocking for the run.”

He said the running backs read their blocks well, and that helped them rack up as many yards as

they did. The Wildcats will prepare for Yates Center in their home game next Friday. Houk said the defense needs to be ready See MV | B2

Friday High School Football Fort Scott at Iola, 7 p.m.

Yates Center at Marmaton Valley Fredonia at Humboldt Crest at SCC Cross Country Allen at Butler County Relay, El Dorado, 4 p.m.

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Area cross country runners show mettle Busteed tops among local harriers MV’s Stevenson takes bronze BURLINGTON — Yates Center High’s Drake Busteed finished fifth overall in the Tri-Valley League Cross Country Meet Thursday, running the 5K course with a time of 17:52. Teammate Ceaton Cooper was two spots behind in seventh at 18:08.

Yates Center finished second as a team among the Tri-Valley schools behind host Burlington On the girls’ side, Yates Center’s Emily Baker finished eighth overall with a mark of 16:41.33 in her 4K run. Sabrina Arell was 13th overall with a time of 18:24.52.

Humboldt’s Tanner Orth and Ethan Bartlett led the

Cub runners with marks of 18:52 and 18:58, respectively, good for 23rd and 24th overall.

In the boys’ junior varsity race, Humboldt’s Rayden Goltry had the fastest 2-mile time of 12:16. Zach Vanatta finished fourth at 12:55 and Bryce Isaac was seventh at 13:23. Layne Gonzalez’s mark of 14:15 was good for 15th. Jimmy Mangold was 31st at 17:08.

Wyatt Suefert placed fifth in the seventh-grade boys competition for Humboldt, running a mile in 6:05. Josh Vanatta was eighth at 6:18.

Brady Slocum ran his race in 7:21, good for 20th. Edward O’Neal was 23rd at 7:36.

On the eighth-grade girls’ side, Humboldt’s Padyne Durand finished fourth at 14:50.

Individual results follow Tri Valley League Cross Country Meet Boys 5. Drake Busteed, YC, 17:52 7. Ceaton Cooper, YC, 18:08 23. Tanner Orth, H, 19:07 24. Ethan Bartlett, H, 19:11 29. Nick Keazer, H, 19:19 33. Brett Holloway, YC, 19:28.37 37. Ronny Jarred, H, 19:36 47. Caleb D’Armond, H, 20:02 52. Tyler Keenan, YC, 20:15 57. Dillon Aikins, H, 20:38 73. Hayden Splechter, YC, 21:17.04 98. Andrew Keazer, Humboldt, 26:23 Girls 8. Emily Baker, YC, 16:41.33 33. Abrina Arell, YC, 18:24.52

MVJH volleyball team wins 3 MORAN — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s volleyball teams ended their respective 2012 campaigns on a winning note Thursday, sweeping all three games against the visiting Crest Middle School Lancers.

The A team won 25-17, 25-13.

Trinitee Gutierrez had 11 service points, followed

by Nalea Alexander with nine, Kyla Drake with nine points and five kills and Misty Storrer with four kills.

The Wildcats finished 10-5.

“Overall the girls had an awesome year,” head coach Brenda Mills said. “We played our best in the last two matches and started to

hit the ball a lot more. This was a good Crest team and they really made my job easy with the way they played.”

The B team won 25-9, 2516, behind Shelby Yoho’s nine service points. Megan Ensminger and Clara Boyd added seven points apiece. Emily Smart added six. The B team finished the season 10-3.

“It amazed me to see how much better this team got from day one,” assistant coach Scott Brady said. “We might not have had the tallest team, but they played each point under control and served an amazing 93 percent on the year. I couldn’t be more proud of this group of girls.”

The C team won 15-4, 1510 to cap a 6-0 season.

Shailee Woods had seven service points. Lana Myers had five.

“Our sixth-grade girls were just learning the basics this year, but they did an amazing job,” Brady said. “I am excited to see how they progress next year.”

Team players were eighth-graders Emily Plaschka, Drake, Storrer, Magie Stevenson and Alexander. Seventh-graders were Yoho, Boyd, Emily Smart, Isabelle Bigelow and Ensminger. Sixthgraders were Myers, Patricia Outlan, Karlie Stephens, Sarah Spillman, Kari Shadden, Woods and Mickayla Genn.

BURLINGTON — Marmaton Valley High’s Chance Stevenson hauled in a bronze medal Thursday in the 2012 Three Rivers League Cross Country Meet hosted by Burlington.

Stevenson’s 5K time of 18 minutes, 43 seconds, was a scant two seconds ahead of Rene Rodriguez of Crest High, who finished fourth among TRL runners at 18:45.

The event also featured several Tri-Valley League schools, including Humboldt and Yates Center, racing in their separate league contest.

Crest’s boys took third among TRL schools with 48 points, followed by Mar-

maton Valley in fourth with 52 points. Northeast-Arma, which featured the top two individual runners in TRL, won the boys competition with 19 points.

Other local runners earning medals in the TRL race were Crest’s David Womelsdorf, ninth at 19:32, Marmaton Valley’s Marcus Miller, 11th at 19:44, and Michael Armstrong of Crest, 13th at 20:01.

Ashtynn Louk of Marmaton Valley earned an eighth-place medal among TRL runners for her time of 18:59.

In junior varsity competition, Marmaton Valley’s Marc Waggoner earned

Individual results: Three Rivers League Cross Country Meet Boys 3. Chance Stevenson, MV,18:43 4. Rene Rodriguez, C, 18:45 9. David Womelsdorf, C, 19:32 11. Marcus Miller, MV, 19:44 13. Michael Armstrong, C, 20:01 18. Garrett Booth, MV, 21:07 24. Michael Swift, MV, 21:50 26. Dal Lacy, C, 22:14 Girls 8. Ashtynn Louk, MV, 18:50

Crest wins shootout COLONY — Crest High Lancers outscored Chetopa High in a shootout Friday night, improving their district record to 2-1 with a 7836 win over the Hornets.

The Lancers racked up an impressive 536 yards of rushing. Kyle Hammond led the team with 220 yards rushing, resulting in five touchdowns. Dylan Sedlak followed with 126 yards and two touchdowns. Hammond also led the team in receiving, with 81 yards and two touchdowns, bringing his total to seven touchdowns for Friday’s game.

The Hornets’ points came in the first and third quarters. Jordan Morton had four interceptions in

the contest, Brock Ellis came up with one.

Lancer’s coach Brent Smith said he was impressed with the enthusiasm his team showed during the game. He said the players stepped up offensively, but showed the most improvement through their determination on defense.

The Lancers are on the road next Friday to face off against Southern Coffey County.

Crest 10-38-16-14—78 Chetopa 16-0-20-0—36 Chetopa — Cassell 64 yd run (Cassell run) Crest — safety Chetopa — Cassell run (Cassell run) Crest — Hammond 4 yd run (Ellis pass from Hammond)

Crest — Hammond 49 yd pass from Morton (Ellis pass from Hammond) Crest — Hammond 15 yd pass from Morton (Ellis pass from Hammond) Crest — Hammond 34 yd run (Ellis pass from Hammond) Crest — Sedlak 55 yd run (Ellis pass from Hammond) Crest — Morton 1 yd run (PAT failed) Crest — Sedlak 27 yd run (Morton run) Chetopa — Dixon 3 yd run (PAT failed) Crest — Hammond 18 yd run (Hammond run) Chetopa — Cassell 56 yd pass from Moses (Sanders pass from Moses) Chetopa — Cassell 30 yd pass from Moses (PAT failed) Crest — Hammond 37 yd run (Hammond run) Crest — Hammond 37 yd run (PAT failed)

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Iola High’s Bryce Misenhelter (87) and Eric Heffern (23) converge on Chanute High ball carrier Blake Kisner in Friday’s 42-0 Blue Comet win.

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But, Houk said his team played well, fought hard, and the players had a good time on the field, describing the game as “good old-fashioned, on-theground football.”

Marmaton Valley High’s win improved their season record to 7-0 and 3-0 in district play.

Pleasanton 6 -0-x-x—6 MV 3 0-28-x-x—58 MV — Fry 40 yd punt return (Smith run)

Pleasanton — Campbell 1 yd run (PAT failed) MV — Houk 65 yd kickoff return (Becker run) MV — Becker 66 yd run (Smith run) MV — Becker 53 yd run (PAT failed) MV — Houk 25 yd pass from Smith (PAT failed) MV — Smith 20 yd run (Becker run) MV — Smith 8 yd run (PAT failed) MV — Houk 33 yd run (Becker run)

Pleasanton MV First downs 2 5 Rushing 24-9 17-260 Passing-yds 43 25 Total offense 52 285 Passing 2-9 3-3 Fumbles 2 1

many coming from sacks. Jacob Rhoads had 27 yards on six carries.

Kaden Macha rushed 10 times for 20 yards.

Adam Kauth had a twoyard carry. Ashmore’s only rush went for minus-four yards.

Coons was 4 of 12 passing for 45 yards with an interception.

Kauth had a 26-yard reception. Zeph Larney had one reception for 17

yards.

Rhoads led the Iola defense with 10 tackles. Bryce Misenhelter, meanwhile, had six tackles, including three quarterback sacks. Eric Heffern and Derek Weir also had sacks for the Mustangs.

Chanute 14-14-7-7—42 Iola 0-0-0-0—0 Chanute — Sharp 33 yd pass from Gilmore (PAT failed) Chanute — Fairchild 23 yd pass from Gilmore (Fairchild

pass from Gilmore) Chanute — Kisser 5 yd run (LaRocca kick) Chanute — Fairchild 13 yd pass from Gilmore (LaRocca kick) Chanute — VanAnne 55 yd punt return (LaRocca kick) Chanute — Smeed 5 yd run (LaRocca kick Chanute Iola First Downs 11 8 Rushes-yds 37-162 35-72 Passing yds 192 45 Total Offense 354 116 Passing 11-20-0 4-12-1 Fumbles 1-0 1-1 Punts-yds 3/26 6/32

Iola did not record a team score on the girls’ side.

The competition also featured a 2-mile middle school race. Iola’s Braden Plumlee was five seconds ahead of his nearest pursuer to win the competition at 11:49.

The IHS squads now advance to the Kansas Class 4A Regional Tournament at Anderson County High School in Garnett Oct.

GIRARD — Iola’s freshman volleyball went 2-1 Thursday on three road matches Thursday.

The Fillies defeated Girard 20-25, 25-10, 15-12 and Southeast Cherokee 25-15, 25-9 before losing to Frontenac 25-22, 25-22.

Taylor Heslop, Mikaela Platt and McKayli Cleaver were the team’s leading servers, freshman head coach Jeff Fehr said,. Heslop led the team in assists.

Ashlie Shields, Valaree Burtnett and Platt led the team in kills.

Individual statistics were unavailable.

The freshmen will head to Anderson County High Tuesday with the varsity and junior varsity squads.

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* Runners all-league honorable mention with his 12th-place finish at 19:22. Freshman Zach St. Clair ran a season-best 19:48 for 19th overall.

The top seven runners are classified as all-league runners. The next seven receive honorable mention.

“I think (Michael) really wanted that all-league honorable mention spot,” Smith said.

20th place in a 2-mile course with a time of 14:43. Jake Wise was 27th at 15:19.

Josh Wise of Marmaton Valley finished 14th among seventh-grade boy runners, completing a one-mile course in 6:46. Nate Berry of Crest finished 10th in 16:20.

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Iola’s individual results from the league meet follow: Boys (5K)

1. Tyler Powelson 17:38 2. Trent Latta 17:53 4. Jeremy Spears 18:25 12. Michael Wilson, 19:22 19. Zach St. Clair 19:48 23. Blaine Klubek 20:02

26. Jacob Cooper 20:17 33. Travis Hermstein 20:53 36. Bryan Mueller 20:58 37. Tyler Holloway 20:59 52. Jason Tidd 22:01 58. Levi Baker 22:42 61. Yohon Sinclair 23:07 65. Thomas Elder 24:07 69. Sagar Patel 24:35 71. Ankit Gandhi 25:28 72. Drew Smith 25:30 75. Garrett Prall 26:56

76. Cole Cescon 26:57 77. Tyler Heinrich 27:30 Girls (4K)

2. Abigail Taylor 17:14 20. Shannon Vogel 20:25 31. Klair Vogel 22:36 41. Courtney Smith 26:12

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Sharpshooter tops in Mo.

By RICHARD LUKEN richard@iolaregister.com

A quick thought entered, then quickly exited, C.L. Fulton’s mind while en route to a trap shoot in Missouri.

“I’d never won a buckle before,” he noted. “I thought it’d be neat if I could win one.”

He did it three times at the Missouri Fall Championship Shoot at Linn Creek, near Camdenton, Mo. There, Fulton won three events. The Fall Handicap Championship Shoot and his individual yardage group. He also had the highest all-around score in B Class.

He won belt buckles for all three.

Fulton had already headed home from Missouri Sunday when he also was named the recipient

Above, Iola Middle School eighth-grader Garrett Wade (14) avoids Roosevelt Middle School tackler Markael Hays in Iola’s 14-6 win Thursday.

At right, The Ponies’ Evan Sigg, defender left, pushes aside Roosevelt defender Chris Kitterman (25) while Iola teammate Nick Vaughn prepares a block.

By RICHARD LUKEN richard@iolaregister.com

IMS ponies take home wins Iola Middle School’s seventh- and eighth-grade football squads were strong early on in their respective contests Thursday, giving them enough cushion to hold off late rallies.

The eighth-graders downed visiting Roosevelt Middle School out of Coffeyville 14-6, while the seventh-graders scored 22 firsthalf points in a 22-14 win.

The Pony eighth-graders improved to 3-3 with the win. The seventh-graders stand at 4-2.

Both squads will wrap up their 2012 season next Thursday at Parsons.

In the eighth-grade contest, Iola’s Ben Cooper passed an 11-yard touchdown pass to Chase Regehr late in the first quarter for a 6-0 lead. The duo connected again from four yards out for another touchdown with 4:48 in the contest to lead 14-0.

The second touchdown was key because the Coffeyville squad connected

of the Andy Johnson Trophy for his shooting prowess, “although I’m not exactly sure what it’s for,” he joked.

With the gleaming hardware came his grand prize, a Browning XT shotgun.

Fulton’s hardware came from hitting 99 out of 100 clay targets on the day

Humboldt squad stays perfect

Register/Richard Luken

By RICHARD LUKEN richard@iolaregister.com

C.L. Fulton

from 22 yards, the only one of 568 registered shooters from across North America to hit that many.

The competition featured shooters from as far away as Canada and Pennsylvania Fulton, 40, is in his first year of registered trap shooting.

“I’ve done outlaw trap shooting for the past 15 years,” he said. “A few people have told me I’d be good enough to compete at registered events.”

Fulton began entering registered events in May. He hit 100 straight traps at an event in Lawrence.

He broke 98 of 100 traps at the Kansas State Shot to win his class.

“I’ve got several more events coming up,” he said.

Fulton works as a service technician at Flynn Appliance in Iola.

on its next play from scrimmage, a 48-yard touchdown pass with 4:36 left in the game.

But the Ponies were able to record three straight first downs to run out the clock without losing possession.

“It was a very good team effort,” Pony head coach Marty Taylor said. “We had three starters ineligible and the kids stepped up and played well. R.J. Holding had his best game of the year on defense along with Trea Mitchell.”

Cooper completed 5 of 11 passes for 50 yards, all of which went to Regehr.

Ethan Scheibmeir rushed 17 times for 57 yards, followed by 11 carries for 47 yards. Cooper had 21 yards on four rushes.

Mitchell and Holding each had four tackles, while Mitchell recovered a fumble. Seth Sanford and Regehr had three stops.

Cooper added an interception on defense.

THE PONIES scored two touchdowns in the final

3:10 of the second quarter, including a 30-yard touchdown pass from Evan Sigg to Ethan Holloway with no time on the clock.

The scores pushed an 8-0 cushion to 22-0 at the break.

“We came out and played a very good first half,” Taylor said. “We lost a little bit at halftime but overall, it was a pretty good effort.

Nick Peterson was outstanding on defense. Isaac Vink and Drake Sell stepped up and played well.”

Cale Barnhart scored on a two-yard run to open the scoring for IMS. Sigg plunged in on a one-yard quarterback sneak for the Ponies’ second score.

Barnhart rushed for 131 yards on 17 carries. Sigg had six rushes for 11 yards and completed 2 of 3 passes for 56 yards. Vink had the other reception, good for 26 yards.

Matt Komma had 10 tackles on defense, while Barnhart and Nick Vaughn had eight stops apiece. Vaughn also had a fumble recovery.

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Middle School’s volleyball A team took home the TriValley League championship Thursday and ensured a spotless regular season record with a pair of wins over Caney Valley.

The quad defeated Caney Valley 25-15, 25-4 in the first game and 25-13, 25-14 in the finale.

“I am so proud of the girls,” Lady Cub head coach Terry Meadows said. “They came ready to play tonight.

It is great knowing we are league champions and undefeated” at 12-0.

In the first contest, Annalise Whitcomb had five points — all on ace serves — and seven assists. Sydney Houk also had five points with four kills and an ace.

Makaylah McCall had three points, a kill and two aces. Cara Bartlett, Kassie Angleton, Rylan Wilhite and Tilar Wells each had a point. Bartlett and Wilhite also had single kills.

In the second contest, Angleton had 10 points with nine aces and a kill. Wells had eight points on five aces and three kills. Bartlett’s six points came from aces.

Humboldt’s B team also was victorious in both of its matches against Caney Valley, winning the first 25-7, 1525, 15-11 and the second 25-4, 25-12.

The B team is 9-4 for the season.

Register/Richard Luken

Humboldt Middle School’s Makaylah McCall goes up for a kill against Caney Valley Thursday.

Iola Crush

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The Iola Crush 8-and-Under ASA tournament team took home third place overall at a tournament Oct. 6 and Sunday at the Olathe Girls Softball Complex in Olathe. The competition was only the girls’ second together. Team members are, front from left, Brooklyn Ellis, Gracie Westerman, Karley Wools, Hanna Jones and Chloe Sell; second row from left, Jenna Curry, Reece Murry, Lindsey Godderz, Logan Ulrich, McKenna Orear and Kailey Schinstock; and second row from left, coaches Brett Curry, Brek Ulrich and Corey Schinstock.

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Area youngsters competing at a district Elks Soccer Shoot Competition were, from left, R.J. Holding, Hunter Zimbelman, Caiden Cloud, Anthony Rodriguez and Olivia Carney. Carney won her age division and advances to a state soccer shoot today in Great Bend.

Youngsters get kick out of soccer shoot Five local families competed in the District Elks Soccer Shoot Sept. 29 with one advancing to the state soccer shoot today in Great Bend.

Olivia Carney took home first place in her age division in the district competition in Winfield and advances to today’s state soccer shoot in Great Bend.

Carney was joined by local winners A.J. Holding, Hunter Zimbelman, Caiden

Cloud and Anthony Rodriguez at the district competition.

The students qualified for district by winning a local competition in Iola Sept. 23.

“I am so proud of these kids,” Christina Ramirez, exalted ruler for Iola Elks, said. “I was expecting them to go to district and give it their best shot, but I really didn’t think they would all rank so high. We have some

really talented kids.”

The competition consists of a series of contests, such as aiming for smaller goals or at different grids of a regulation-sized soccer goal.

Holding, Zimbelman, Cloud and Rodriguez each earned second place in their respective competitions.

If Carney wins today at state, she would advance to a regional competition including youth from Nebraska, Oklahoma and Col-

orado.

Ramirez said the Elks’ soccer and hoop shoot programs are great avenues for kids — even those who may not be otherwise skilled in athletics.

“It gives kids a chance to excel individually instead of relying on factors they have no control over,” Ramirez said. “Every child makes the team, gets to shoot and gets their opportunity to shine.”

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By ROBERT SCHRODER MarketWatch

WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The U.S. government finished fiscal 2012 with a deficit of $1.089 trillion, the Treasury Department reported Friday, a smaller gap than in the prior year but still the fourth straight year with a $1 trillion-plus shortfall.

Compared to the full year of fiscal 2011, the deficit for all of 2012 is about 16 percent lower, thanks to both increased revenue and decreased spending.

The deficit amounts to 7 percent of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s GDP, according to the Treasury.

The government ran a surplus of $75 billion in September, Treasury said in its monthly budget statement, the second monthly surplus of the fiscal year and the biggest surplus since April 2008.

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30.

The full-year figure comes about a month before voters go to the polls and choose President Barack Obama or former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for the White House.

Warning reflects fears of cyberattack WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Defense Secretary Leon Panettaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pointed warning that the U.S. will strike back against a cyberattack underscores the Obama administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growing concern that Iran could be the first country to unleash cyberterrorism on America.

Panettaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unusually strong comments Thursday came as former U.S. government officials and cybersecurity experts said the U.S. believes Iranianbased hackers were responsible for cyberattacks that devastated computer systems of Persian Gulf oil and gas companies.

Unencumbered by diplomatic or economic ties that restrain other nations from direct conflict with the U.S., Iran is an unpredictable foe that national security experts contend is not only capable but willing to use a sophisticated computer-based attack.

Panetta made it clear that the military is ready to retaliate â&#x20AC;&#x201D; though he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say how â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if it believes the nation is threatened by a cyberattack, and he made it evident that the U.S. would consider a preemptive strike. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iran is a country for whom terror has simply been another tool in their foreign policy toolbox, and they are a country that feels it has less and less to lose by breaking the norms of the rest of the world,â&#x20AC;? said Stewart Baker, former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security and now in private law practice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If anybody is going to release irresponsible unlimited attacks, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d expect it to be Iran.â&#x20AC;?

National security experts have long complained that the administration needs to be much more open about what the military could and would do if the U.S. were to be the victim of cyberattacks. They argue that such deterrence worked in the Cold War with Russia and

would help convince wouldbe attackers that an assault on America would have dire results.

Panetta took the first steps toward answering those critics in a speech analysts said was a thinly veiled warning to Iran, and the opening salvo in the campaign to convince Tehran that any cyberattack against America would trigger a swift and deadly response.

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Iran is a country for whom terror has simply been another tool in their foreign policy toolbox, and they are a country that feels it has less and less to lose by breaking the norms of the rest of the world. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Stewart Baker, former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Potential aggressors should be aware that the United States has the capacity to locate them and hold them accountable for actions that harm America or its interests,â&#x20AC;? Panetta said in a speech in New York City to the Business Executives for National Security.

And while he did not directly connect Iran to the Gulf cyberattacks, he warned that Iranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abilities were growing.

Security analysts agree.

The presumed Iranian cyberattacks hit the Saudi Arabian state oil company Aramco and Qatari natural gas producer RasGas using a virus, known as Shamoon, which can spread through networked computers and ultimately wipes out files by overwriting them.

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What to do if you find yourself in too deep Dear Tom and Ray:

I’m an authentic Chinese citizen writing to you guys from China. Did you imagine you would ever have faithful listeners and readers across the Pacific?

Well, you have at least one!

I studied and worked in the U.S. for 10 years before moving my family back to China. Now I commute about 50 miles a day by car. Your “Car Talk” radioshow podcast has made this routine journey bearable, and even joyful sometimes. Thank you!

My question: Last week, a huge storm hit Beijing, causing serious flooding inside the city. One man reportedly drove his SUV under an underpass, and got trapped under 10 feet of water. Realizing that his car windows and doors were all stuck (or locked), he desperately tried to crack a window to escape. Meanwhile, he called his wife, asking her to come and rescue him with a hammer. Sadly,

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Tom and Ray Magliozzi after spending about 40 minutes inside the car, he still could not break the window. When his wife arrived, it was too late. Of course, shame on the government’s infrastructure system. But I wonder what advice you would offer to anyone who finds himself in this sort of situation.

You may think it is an uncommon scenario, but who can exclude the possibility that a disgruntled husband, like myself, desperately annoyed by his wife, may want to terminate his life by driving his car into a lake? And when he is already in the water, he realizes he forgot to turn off the rice cooker, and suddenly needs to get out?

Thanks! — Yang TOM: That’s why we al-

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ways say make sure you double-check the rice cooker before leaving the house, Yang.

RAY: Actually, this kind of accident, where a car ends up under — or largely under — water can happen anywhere. So here’s what you need to know in case it happens to you.

TOM: First, the window is a better option than the door. There’s a huge amount of pressure against the outside of the door from the surrounding water, so it’s very, very hard to push open a door.

RAY: Second, on many cars, power windows will continue to work for at least a short time after a car has been submerged.

So Step 1 is to take a deep breath and try to open your window immediately.

If you have passengers, make sure they’re all conscious and free of their seatbelts before letting water flood in.

TOM: In case the power windows do not work, then

you should keep a tool in the glove box that you can use to break a window.

Car windows are hard to break. Manufacturers don’t want them to break easily, or they’d be breaking all the time when they get hit by road debris.

RAY: Car glass also is tempered, which means it’s been specially manufactured to be harder to break. And when it does break, it’s supposed to shatter into small, nonsharp pieces. That’s so that in the event of an accident, there are no shards or dangerous glass spears that can injure the car’s occupants.

TOM: The way you break tempered glass is with a sharp, pointed object. A hammer, along with something like an awl or nail set will suffice. Or there are special small, pointy hammers made just for breaking car windows in an emergency. So it’s a good idea to keep something like that in your glove box.

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Case No. 2012 PR 36 NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that on September 19, 2012, a Petition was filed in this Court by the Kansas Estate Recovery Program, an authorized agent of the Kansas Department of Health & Environment, Division of Health Care Finance, praying for the appointment of an administrator.

You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 30th day of October, 2012, at 8:30 a.m. of said day, in the District Court sitting at the Courthouse in Iola, Allen County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

All creditors are notified to exhibit their demands against the estate within four (4) months of the date of first publication of this Notice, as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred.

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Endeavour treks through streets LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a surreal sight residents wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t soon forget: A hulking space shuttle strutting down city streets, pausing every so often to get its bearings as it creeps toward retirement.

Endeavourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s terrestrial journey began before dawn Friday when it departed from the Los Angeles International Airport, rolling on a 160-wheeled carrier past diamond-shaped â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shuttle Xingâ&#x20AC;? signs.

Hundreds of cameratoting spectators, some with pajama-clad children in tow, gaped as the 170,000-pound Endeavour inched by with its tail towering over streetlights and its wings spanning the roadway.

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After an initial bumpy ride and a brief delay, the shuttle pulled off a massive feat of parallel parking by backing into a shopping center parking lot for a layover

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Spectators flocked to the parking lot in the Westchester neighborhood to get a glimpse of Endeavour, which was guarded by an entourage of police, private security and construction crews.

Janet Dion, a family therapist from nearby Manhattan Beach, marveled at the shuttle, its exterior weathered by millions of miles in space and two dozen re-entries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can sense the magnitude of where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been,â&#x20AC;?

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Elmer Nichols celebrated his 100th birthday Monday.

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Sunday, Rev. Traw will continue teaching from the Book of Daniel at the 9:30 a.m. service. David Loomis will lead Sunday school at 10:30 a.m.

Bible study is at 3 p.m. Tuesdays on the Book of James.

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Buffeted by debt crisis, EU wins Nobel Peace Prize BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission president had no reason to expect anything but another bad day. Then, out of the blue, after three years of back-biting and seemingly daily financial crisis, the European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize for fostering peace on a continent long ravaged by war.

It was a badly needed morale boost for a 60-yearold union in the midst of a midlife crisis.

Even as it announced the award Friday, the Norwegian prize jury warned that the financial crisis challenging the 27-nation bloc’s unity could lead to a return to “extremism and nationalism.” It urged Europeans to remember the EU’s role in building peace and reconciliation among enemies who fought Europe’s bloodiest wars, even as they tackle the economic crisis that threatens its future.

The award was hailed at EU headquarters in Brussels and by pro-EU leaders across Europe, but derided by “euroskeptics” who consider the EU an elitist super-state that erodes national identities.

Emerging for a brief encounter with reporters, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso was beaming as he declared: “Ladies and gentlemen, I have to say that when I woke up this morning, I did not expect it to be such a good day.”

“The Nobel Peace Prize committee and the international community are

now sending a very important message to Europe that the European Union is something very precious, that we should cherish it for the good of Europeans and for the good of the entire world,” he said.

The announcement was met with negative reactions in debt-ridden countries like Spain and Greece, where many blame Germany and other northern EU neighbors for the painful austerity measures like higher taxes and job cuts they have endured in a so-far failed effort to salvage their floundering economies.

As the EU grinds toward the three-year mark in its withering financial crisis, problems abound, progress is slow and 25 million people are out of work.

The prize will do nothing to balance out-of-kilter national budgets or spur economic growth in Greece or bring down the borrowing costs of some of the weaker countries that use the euro, such as Spain.

Nor will it provide solace to the unemployed.

“For them, people may even think that this is cynical,” said Paul De Grauwe, an economist with the London School of Economics. “If I were living in Portugal or Spain or Greece, I would be upset about it: ‘They are giving this prize to these people in Brussels, and they are the source of my misery.’”

Still, there seems little doubt that the European Union has played a major role in bringing peace to a continent that had known precious little of it.

“This is practically a provocation consider-

ing the suffering of millions of Europeans who today see themselves led by the European Union to a veritable economic and social war.

— Marine Le Pen, head of the far-right National Front in France

Growing out of the devastation of World War II, the premise of the project was that closer economic interdependence would ensure that centuries-old enemies never again turn on each other. The EU is now made up of 500 million people in 27 nations, with others lined up to join.

“If we ask Europeans anywhere, in any country, of any age, including the youngest ones, they can’t imagine that there could be war in Europe today. It’s over,” said former French President Valerie Giscard d’Estaing, who was born in Germany, fought in World War II and drafted the first version of the EU constitution.

Jacques Delors, often dubbed Mr. Europe for his efforts as European Commission president to push toward greater unity in the 1980s and ‘90s, said the prize was “a great satisfaction for the founding fathers of Europe, and all the activists for the European cause over the years who tried to make progress on what was for them, at the outset, a dream.”

“The European construction is a work of peace. It was meant to reconcile people,” Delors said.

But if economic ties once brought peace, they

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are now putting European unity at risk. The economic crisis has stirred tensions between north and south, caused unemployment to soar and sent hundreds of thousands of people into the streets to protest tax hikes and job cuts.

The bloc’s financial disarray is threatening the euro — the common currency used by 17 of its members — and fueling the rise of extremist movements such as Golden Dawn in Greece. The party, branded as neo-Nazi by opponents, has soared in popularity as Greece sinks deeper into a debt-fueled morass.

Marine Le Pen, head of the far-right National Front in France, told AP Television News that the EU is “massively rejected

by Europeans” and doesn’t deserve the prize.

“This is practically a provocation considering the suffering of millions of Europeans who today see themselves led by the European Union to a veritable economic and social war,” she said. “Three years ago, it was Barack Obama who won it while he was engaged in military wars. So this Nobel Peace Prize has actually become a Nobel prize of war.”

Activist has fighting words over Peace Prize choice

By SERGEO L. LOIKO Los Angeles Times

MOSCOW — In Russia many perceived the decision as strange and curious to say the least.

Veteran human rights activist Svetlana Gannushkina, who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the fourth time, called the Nobel committee’s selection Friday of the European Union “absurd.”

“It is a prize that in my

opinion goes nowhere,” Gannushkina, a board member of the human rights Memorial society, said in an interview. “Who gets the prize: the nations of the European Union or the bureaucratic structure that manages it?”

“And after all, European states haven’t been all that peaceful in recent years,” she said. “They fought in Yugoslavia, Iraq and they are still fighting in Afghan-

istan, something I can’t approve of at all.”

Gannushkina complained that the Memorial society, which was on the short list of Peace Prize nominees, is undergoing a very difficult period, because funding for its North Caucasus program has been cut as a result of the expulsion from Russia of its main donor, USAID. “If the Peace Prize were awarded to the Memorial

Robbery suspect makes Washburn says no court appearance SALINA, Kan. (AP) — A bank robbery suspect accused of exchanging gunfire with a Kansas trooper while fleeing with a woman and three children made his first court appearance Friday on multiple charges.

The Salina Journal reported that a Saline County judge appointed a public defender to represent 30-yearold Jason Michael Gleason.

The public defender’s office didn’t immediately return a phone call from The Associated Press.

Gleason, who is jailed in Saline County on $1 million bond, is scheduled to appear in court again Monday with his attorney.

He is charged with attempted first-degree murder for allegedly shooting at the trooper after crashing a sport utility vehicle Tuesday night near Gypsum in central Kansas.

The trooper was injured by flying glass when one of the shots hit the patrol car, and he returned fire. The woman and one of the three children in the SUV were injured by gunfire, one so seriously that a helicopter flew the person to a Wichita hospital. Their conditions weren’t immediately known.

Authorities haven’t released the ages of the children in the SUV or said why they or the woman were with Gleason.

Gleason was captured later Tuesday after a search that involved aircraft and police dogs. Gleason also faces four counts of attempted second-degree murder, two counts of aggravated battery, two counts of criminal discharge of a firearm into an occupied vehicle, two counts of aggravated kidnapping and two counts of kidnapping.

Gleason is a suspect but hasn’t been charged in a robbery that happened Tuesday morning at the First Bank of Chase, a town of 500 people west of Lyons on U.S. Highway 56. Jim Cross, spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office, said in an email that the state is prosecuting the case first.

Bank robbery is a federal offense.

The Hutchinson News reported previously that Gleason was released from prison in June after spending more than eight years in and out of prison for robbing seven people in the front yards of Reno County residences on July 23, 2003.

scare of TB outbreak

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Washburn University officials say they are not concerned about a possible tuberculosis outbreak on campus after a student tested positive for the disease this week.

The Topeka CapitalJournal reports the male student is taking classes from home while he recovers. He was diagnosed by his primary doctor.

Washburn’s director of student health, Shirley Dinkel, says students, faculty and staff who may have had contact with the student are being notified by email.

They will be offered TB blood tests next week.

Dinkel says only a few faculty and students had even remote contact with the student, making it unlikely that anyone else on campus has the infectious disease.

Officials say the student is expected to make a full recovery.

it could make the Kremlin have another thing coming before completely shutting us down, which is quite possible now,” Gannushkina said. According to the new legislation, the Memorial and other human rights groups operating in Russia that are sponsored from abroad have to officially declare themselves “foreign agents” or face the prospects of being closed.

Nickerson to drop police NICKERSON, Kan. (AP) — The small central Kansas town of Nickerson is dropping its police force because of budget concerns.

The City Council made the decision Thursday on a 4-3 vote. The last police shift in the town of about 1,000 residents will end at midnight tonight. The Reno County Sheriff ’s Office will be the primary law enforcement agency in Nickerson after Tuesday, when the department officially will be eliminated.

The Hutchinson News reported that the county already responds to about half the city’s calls, and questions had been raised about the actual effect of the city’s mostly part-time police staff.

“I believe in law and order,” said Councilman Dale Brown, who voted to close the department. “Our duty

is not to put this town into a shaky financial system.”

Mayor Jim Gladden said he would be open to reinstating the department with two full-time officers once the city could make budget adjustments and would re-evaluate the situation in six months to a year.

The decision came in the wake of the resignation of Police Chief Michael Kelsey.

The public will miss the law enforcement service Nickerson police provided, said police officer Chris Shultz.

Convenience store manager Heather Story said her store is open 24 hours in the area and local police made her feel comfortable.

“It makes everyone feel secure,” she said.

Reno County Sheriff ’s Office Deputy Travis Vogt suggested the community

implement a citizen patrol board that could report crimes in progress to law enforcement and record information that could be used to solve crimes. Such a system has worked for small Kansas towns such as Pretty Prairie and Sylvia.

“People are going to know that there are people watching,” Vogt said.

“There’s still a decent set of eyes out.”

Two council members who voted against the proposal said the public wanted to keep their local police.

“Poor leadership is what we have,” council member Jim Koon said. “If this is voted to do this, you’re going to hear about it.”

The department once employed five full-time officers providing round-theclock coverage.

Gov.’s attorney applies for appeals court TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s top staff attorney is among 21 applicants for an opening on the state’s second-highest court.

Brownback Chief Counsel Caleb Stegall was joined by five lower-court judges

in meeting Friday’s deadline to apply for the Court of Appeals.

They included Sedgwick County District Judge Tony Powell of Wichita, a former Kansas House member.

The applicants are seeking the seat held by Judge

Christel Marquardt. She plans to retire in January after 17 years on the 13-member court.

A statewide nominating commission will interview the applicants next month and send the names of three finalists to Brownback.

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NASCAR This Week’s Monte Dutton gives his take: “In fairness, restrictor-plate racing changes the rules where blocking is concerned, but Stewart has been the sport’s most outspoken opponent of it. He violated his own rules and paid for it.”

Nice Guys Finish 2nd, Too

Kenseth won the Chase race at Charlotte Motor Speedway a year ago, but he still brings up the rear in the 12-driver field, trailing Keselowski by 62 points.

Mistakes hurt much more than victories help. Kenseth picked up only 10 points on Keselowski by winning. Stewart lost 14 by finishing 22nd. Bowyer lost 15 by finishing 23rd.

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Only Johnson and Denny Hamlin are within 35 points of Keselowski headed to Charlotte.

Hamlin trails by 23.

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Brad Keselowski managed to salvage a seventh-place finish, boosting his points edge over Jimmie Johnson from five to 14.

Matt Kenseth, notably unlucky in the Chase’s first three races, reversed his curse with his second restrictor-plate victory of the season, ending a six-race winless streak for Ford drivers dating back to Greg Biffle’s Michigan victory.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., who has won five times at Talladega, called the racing at the track “bloodthirsty” and said he wouldn’t race there if he “had a choice.”

Stewart, to his credit, took full blame for the last-lap crash and apologized for his misdeed.

Most of his peers were charitable in their remarks, given the position Stewart was in.

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Earlier this season, Tony Stewart said he’d wreck anyone who blocked him, and he proved to be a man of his word at Talladega, wrecking himself and 24 others on the final lap.

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Race: Kroger 200 Where: Martinsville (Va.) Speedway (.526 mi.), 200 laps/105.2 miles.

When: Saturday, Oct. 27.

Last year’s winner: Denny Hamlin, Toyota.

Qualifying record: Matt Crafton, Chevy, 96.352 mph, Oct. 29, 2011.

Race record: Jon Wood, Ford, 72.069 mph, Oct. 8, 2003.

Last race: Parker Kligerman claimed his first career victory, winning the Fred’s 250 at Talladega after enduring five runner-up finishes, during the past two seasons.

Another Toyota driver, Johnny Sauter, finished second, ahead of the Chevys of James Buescher and Ty Dillon.

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Race: Dollar General 300 Where: Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C. (1.5 mi.), 200 laps/300 miles.

When: Friday, Oct. 12.

Last year’s winner: Carl Edwards, Ford.

Qualifying record: Jimmie Johnson, Chevy, 187.735 mph, Oct. 14, 2005.

Race record: Mark Martin, Ford, 155.799 mph, May 25, 1996.

Last race: Joey Logano, in a Toyota, dominated at Dover, leading 184 of 200 laps to win for the seventh time this season. Paul Menard finished second and Michael Annett third. Justin Allgaier led the first 13, but Logano led all but three laps afterward, completing a sweep at the Monster Mile.

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Race: Bank of America 500 Where: Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C. (1.5 mi.), 334 laps/501 miles.

When: Saturday, Oct. 13.

Last year’s winner: Matt Kenseth, Ford.

Qualifying record: Elliott Sadler, Ford, 193.216 mph, Oct. 13, 2005.

Race record: Jeff Gordon, Chevy, 160.306 mph, Oct. 11, 1999.

Last race: Matt Kenseth was clear of a 25-car pileup on the final lap Sunday in a race he was likely going to win anyway.

Also fortunately able to get through the mayhem were runner-up Jeff Gordon, third-place Kyle Busch, fourth-place David Ragan and fifth-place Regan Smith. Kenseth began the season with a Daytona 500 win.

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Sunday’s massive last-lap wreck knocked out 25 cars at the famed Talladega Superspeedway. After the wreck, past winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. stepped up his criticism of the way the race ended and the way fans love NASCAR’s wrecks.

Enough Is Enough

The term “modern era” is generally considered to be from 1972 to the present.

Including the latest race at Talladega, the top five in runner-up finishes are Dale Earnhardt with 70, Richard Petty 66, Gordon 65, Mark Martin 61 and Darrell Waltrip 58.

Junior calls for change in wake of latest ’Dega wreck

By Monte Dutton

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TALLADEGA, Ala. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. has won five races at Talladega Superspeedway. His father won 10.

When a NASCAR driver named Earnhardt says “enough is enough,” he deserves an airing of his grievances.

The Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 ended with the track strewn with as many burnt-out vehicles as tanks left smoldering at El Alamein.

This wasn’t a battle, though. It only resembled one.

Everyone walked away.

In the fourth turn of the final lap — which was one too many, owing to overtime — 25 cars crashed, making Matt Kenseth’s victory elementary.

That crash left Earnhardt 20th in the race and, more importantly, 11th among the 12 in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. He is 51 points behind Brad Keselowski, and since Talladega will host no other races this fine autumn, the odds of an Earnhardt championship are as long as the distance from Talladega to El Alamein,

which is in Egypt.

The ending was ridiculous, as Earnhardt freely admitted.

“If this is what we did every week I wouldn’t be doing it,” he said, exasperated. “I will just put it to you like that.

If this is how we raced every week, I would find another job.

“It’s really not racing. I don’t know. It’s a little disappointing how that all went down. That cost a lot of money right there. If this is how we are going to race, and that is how we are going to continue to race and nothing is going to change, I think NASCAR should build the cars.

It would save us a lot of money.”

Someone attempted to rationalize the … savagery on the basis of the fans “loving it.”

“Really?” replied Earnhardt. “It’s not safe. Wrecking like that is ridiculous. It’s bloodthirsty if that’s what people want. It’s ridiculous.

“I don’t even want to go to Daytona or Talladega next year, but I ain’t got much choice.”

Junior’s ’Dega Stretch During the 2001-04 seasons, Dale Earnhardt Jr. enjoyed the most successful stretch of seven races in Talladega Superspeedway history. He won five times and finished second in the other two.

Earnhardt Jr. hasn’t won at the 2.66-mile track since, and his average finish in the past seven Sprint Cup races at Talladega is 17.3.

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Calm amid the storm — While all around him, other drivers were talking “wild card” and emphasizing the opportunity for upward mobility at Talladega Superspeedway, Sprint Cup points leader Brad Keselowski seemed unruffled.

“I don’t know a better place to be than in the points lead,” he said. “I N ERVICE don’tHE knowARM why youIRE wouldn’t want to be there. It’s a challenge, and I like the challenge that Talladega is.”

Keselowski described the track as “less-controlled chaos,” adding, “I think the key thing is that you may have less control of your destiny here, but you can still do something dumb and make it worse than it has to be.”

He finished seventh and boosted his points lead to 14.

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