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“It’s going to have a pretty big impact on how the new House and Senate are going to look.”

“I think it’s totally ridiculous. Total disrespect for the system.”

Rep. Joe Seiwert, R-Pretty Prairie

Sen. Allen Schmidt, D-Hays

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“The bottom line is that there was friction between traditional Republicans and ultraconservative Republicans.”

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POLITICS REDRAWN WINNERS AND LOSERS

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■ HIGHLIGHTS OF RULING, A4 ■ HOUSE, SENATE MAPS, A4, A5 ■ EFFECTS ON 117TH, A3 ■ CHANGES TO INCUMBENT LANDSCAPE, A3

■ Rep. Jan Pauls looks to

relocate as Hutch is split among group of districts.

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TIM HUELSKAMP – The federal court ruling expanded the Big First District eastward to include Manhattan and Kansas State University. Earlier congressional maps kept those areas in the 2nd District, and stretched the 1st as far east as Wyandotte County.

JOHNSON COUNTY – With its population gains, the northeastern Kansas county picked up several additional House seats.

U.S. COURT – A threejudge panel was able to do in a matter of days what the Kansas legislature couldn’t accomplish in six months, showing that redistricting can be conducted solely on the basis of population and geography.

MODERATE REPUBLICANS – The federal courts didn’t consider incumbency when redrawing boundaries, which thwarted earlier attempts to draw in more conservative challengers to those districts.

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JAN PAULS – The federal court moved her out of the 102nd district by just a few blocks. On Friday, Pauls said she’ll move into an empty church she owns at 11th and Walnut – safely within the 102nd.

ALLEN SCHMIDT – After fighting to keep the 36th Senate district alive, the courts moved Schmidt, a Democrat, to the 40th Senate district, where he’ll face a Republican incumbent.

WESTERN KANSAS – Western counties saw Senate and House districts increase in size, and in some cases disappear altogether. At least one district – expected to collapse after redistricting – doesn’t have a candidate.

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Rep. Jan Pauls, DHutchinson, decided Friday to move in order to live in her old legislative district. She avoids facing a potentially strong Republican challenger in her new district.

Pauls PAULS called the Kansas House of Representatives’ redistricting map issued by federal court Thursday night “crazy.”

Rep. Joe Seiwert, R-Pretty Prairie, denounced the map and blamed the Kansas Senate for throwing redistricting into the hands of federal judges.

Seiwert isn’t moving, but the 101st District will no longer be the rural district it was, he said, as it stretches into Sedgwick County.

Speaker of the House Mike O’Neal, R-Hutchinson, guaranteed that Reno County’s voice in Topeka would change next year when he announced June 1 he was retiring after 28 years. Redistricting, though, will send even more changes reverberating through Reno County.

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TOPEKA – Kansas lawmakers scrambled Friday to adjust to a new political landscape after three federal judges redrew the state’s voting districts and created more than two dozen open legislative seats and potential incumbent-on-incumbent match-ups.

The judges released maps Thursday night that imposed new boundaries for congressional, state House, state Senate and State Board of Education districts because the Legislature failed to do so. The maps needed to be redrawn to account for population shifts over the last decade, but a bitter feud among Republicans blocked lawmakers’ proposals, so a lawsuit was filed that forced the judges to step in.

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PAGE TWO DAILY PLANNER THINGS TO DO TODAY

NEWS IN A HURRY WORLD Obama backtracks after saying private sector ‘fine’ WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama made Mitt Romney’s day by declaring “the private sector is doing fine” and opening himself to the accusation that he – not the rich Republican – is the one who is out of touch with reality. Obama quickly clarified his remark Friday but Republicans already had their teeth in it and weren’t letting go.

“Is he really that out of touch?” GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney asked as Obama’s initial comments ricocheted through the presidential campaign.

Seeking to head off any damage, Obama backpedaled and declared it is “absolutely clear that the economy is not doing fine.” While there had been some “good momentum” in the private sector, Obama said, public sector growth lagged behind, making it imperative that Congress act on his proposals to hire more teachers and first-responders.

Obama’s original six-word sentence, even if taken out of context, amounted to an unforced political error. The economy is the single biggest issue on voters’ minds and a weak spot for him, given the nation’s stubbornly high 8.2 percent unemployment rate.

Potential Romney mates stress their credentials CHICAGO – Stands up to unions? Check. Not afraid to chop government budgets? You bet. Cut taxes? Done that.

With Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker a GOP hero after his recall election triumph – a mere mention of his name drew cheers Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Chicago – prominent Republicans seen as possible vice presidential picks took pains to remind conservatives they’re working from a similar playbook.

New Jersey’s Chris Christie, Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal and Virginia’s Bob McDonnell all paid visits to the conference in President Barack Obama’s back yard, where they eagerly boasted of their own accomplishments.

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is expected to give those three and others a look before choosing his running mate this summer.

EVENTS 7:30 a.m.

Reno County Farmer’s Market, Second and Washington.

9 a.m.

Salt Fest Mud Volleyball Tournament, near Lionette Ballpark, South Hutchinson.

10 a.m.

Farm at Yoder, one mile south of Yoder.

Time at Salt City Splash Aquatic Center, 1601 S. Plum St.

7:30 p.m.

“The Artist,” Fox Theatre, 18 E. First Ave.

11:45 a.m.

American Legion Classic, Great Bend Sports Complex.

“Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” Flag Theatre, 310 N. Main St.

Noon Screenwriter Workshop, City Arts, Wichita.

2 p.m.

Free Clothing Closet at the old Riverside Baptist Church, 217 S. Pershing St.

Sam’s Summer Karate KickOff, Kansas Army National Guard, 1111 N. Severance St. Thai Chicken Pizza Demonstration, Apron Strings 10:30 a.m.

Store, 201 S. Main St. Thin-Crust, White-Sauce Pizza Class, Apron Strings 4 p.m.

Store, 201 S. Main St. “Complete Guide to Kansas Fishing” book sign11 a.m. ing, Hastings, 416 E. 30th Toddler Time and Boomer Ave.

Harpist Elaina Orwoll at Metropolitan Coffee, 17th and Lorraine.

9 p.m.

Dance with “Nobody’s Business” at the Wooden Nickel, 329 N. Van Buren St.

OTHER Great Bend Renaissance Fair, Great Bend Expo Complex.

Lowen Corp. company picnic, Sunflower South Building, Kansas State Fairgrounds, 2000 N. Poplar St.

THINGS TO DO TOMORROW EVENTS 2 p.m.

Ashley Davis: Irish Concert, Hutchinson Community College’s Stringer Fine Arts Center, 1300 N. Plum St. 2:30 p.m.

Girl Scouts Toys and Treats, Hutchinson Animal Shelter, 1501 S. Severance St. 3 p.m.

“Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” Flag Theatre, 310 N. Main St. 6 p.m.

Spintacular Basketball Show, Inman High School Gym, 404 S. Main St., Inman.

For more information, see the online calendar at calendar.hutchnews.com.

Have an event you’d like to add? Email it to calendar@hutchnews.com, call (620) 694-5700, ext. 331, or log on to hutchnews.com, click the event calendar and click “add your event.”

Please submit events at least a week in advance.

Officials probe E. coli outbreak linked to 14 illnesses ATLANTA – A mysterious and scattered outbreak of the E. coli bacteria is linked to 14 illnesses, including a child’s death, health officials say.

No form of contaminated food or other cause has been identified in the illnesses, which occurred in April and May, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Three people were hospitalized. One – a child in the New Orleans area – died last week.

The reported illnesses were spread across six states.

Georgia had five cases, Louisiana four, Alabama two, and Tennessee, Florida and California each had one.

Authorities puzzle over three bombs inside flashlights PHOENIX – Flick the switch on these flashlights and they don’t light up. They blow up.

Three of these bombs have exploded within the last month in the Phoenix area, causing minor injuries to five people and raising fears of more serious ones.

Police still have no idea who is behind them and have taken the unusual step of putting up 22 billboards across the sprawling metro area to warn residents about discarded flashlights.

“The nature of the bombings are so random,” said Tom Mangan, a special agent at the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Phoenix.

Woman charged with gambling away college money A 73-year-old woman has been found in Louisiana after being charged with stealing and gambling away $97,000 from a trust fund for her grandson’s college education, authorities said, but she may never return to Indiana for prosecution.

Edna Sue Pate was wanted in Indiana, where the charges were filed, but authorities there said they would not have her brought there to face the charges.

Officials in that state had been ordered to extradite her only if she was found in a surrounding state, which would not include Louisiana.

Messages seeking comment with Lake County, Ind., Magistrate Kathleen Sullivan were not returned Thursday and Friday.

Webster Parish Sheriff Gary Sexton said deputies found Pate at a home in the northern Louisiana town of Minden on Wednesday. Sexton said his agency would arrest Pate if authorities in Indiana decided they wanted to have her taken there for prosecution – assuming she stayed at the same home in Minden.

Atlanta-area megachurch pastor Dollar is arrested ATLANTA – Megachurch pastor and televangelist Creflo Dollar was arrested early Friday after authorities say he slightly hurt his 15-year-old daughter in a fight at his metro Atlanta home.

Fayette County Sheriff ’s deputies responded to a call of domestic violence at the home in unincorporated Fayette County around 1 a.m., Investigator Brent Rowan said. The 50-year-old pastor and his daughter were arguing over whether she could go to a party when Dollar “got physical” with her, leaving her with “superficial injuries,” Rowan said.

Dollar faces misdemeanor charges of simple battery and cruelty to children. He bonded out of Fayette County jail Friday morning.

“As a father I love my children and I always have their best interest at heart at all times, and I would never use my hand to ever cause bodily harm to my children,” Dollar said in a statement released by his lawyer Nikki Bonner. “The facts in this case will be handled privately to further protect my children. My family thanks you for your prayers and continued support.”

Lindsay Lohan involved in crash on coastal highway SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Police were investigating a car crash involving Lindsay Lohan on Friday, with authorities saying no one else was injured in the crash and the extent of the actress’ injuries were not known.

Santa Monica Police Sgt. Candice Cobarrubias said the crash happened around 11:45 a.m. on the Pacific Coast Highway, and officers continued to investigate the accident.

LOTTERIES Friday’s numbers Daily Pick 3: 1-4-6 2by2: Red: 17-20 White: 19-21 Mega Millions: 4-9-34-40-48 Megaball: 25 Megaplay: 3

CORRECTION A brief in Friday’s edition about charges against Jodie Mosier of Wichita contained an error. One of the charges in Sedgwick County against Mosier is aggravated indecent liberties with a child for fondling a child under age 14. The News apologizes for the error.

UN team sees massacre site in Syria

BY DIAA HADID Associated Press

BEIRUT – U.N. observers could smell the stench of burned corpses Friday and saw body parts scattered around a Syrian farming hamlet that was the scene of a massacre this week in which nearly 80 men, women and children were reported slain.

The observers were finally able to get inside the deserted village of Mazraat alQubair after being blocked by government troops and residents, and coming under small arms fire Thursday, a day after the slayings were first reported.

In central Damascus, rebels brazenly battled government security forces in the heart of the capital Friday for the first time, witnesses said, and explosions echoed for hours.

Government artillery repeatedly pounded the central city of Homs and troops tried to storm it from three sides.

Associated Press

A Syrian man chants slogans during an anti-Bashar Assad protest after Friday prayers on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with international envoy Kofi Annan in Washington to discuss how to salvage his faltering plan to end 15 months of bloodshed in Syria. Western nations blame President Bashar Assad for the violent crackdown on anti-government protests that grew out of the Arab Spring.

The U.N. team was the

Mob attacks women at anti-assault rally

BY AYA BATRAWY Associated Press

CAIRO – A mob of hundreds of men assaulted women holding a march demanding an end to sexual harassment Friday, with the attackers overwhelming the male guardians and groping and molesting several of the female marchers in Cairo’s Tahrir Square.

From the ferocity of the assault, some of the victims said it appeared to be an organized attempt to drive women out of demonstrations and trample on the prodemocracy movement.

The attack follows smaller scale assaults on women this week in Tahrir, the epicenter of the uprising that forced Hosni Mubarak to step down last year. Thousands have been gathering in the square this week in protests over a variety of issues – mainly over worries that presidential elections this month will se-

cure the continued rule by elements of Mubarak’s regime backed by the ruling military.

Earlier in the week, an Associated Press reporter witnessed around 200 men assault a woman who eventually fainted before men trying to help could reach her.

Friday’s march was called to demand an end to sexual assaults. About 50 women participated, surrounded by a large group of male supporters who joined to hands to form a ring around them. The protesters carried posters saying, “The people want to cut the hand of the sexual harasser,” and chanted, “The Egyptian girl says it loudly, harassment is barbaric.”

After the marchers entered a crowded corner of the square, a group of men waded into the women, heckling them and groping them. The male supporters tried to fend them off, and it turned into a melee involving a mob of hundreds.

first independent group to arrive in Mazraat alQubair, a village of about 160 people in central Hama province.

Opposition activists and Syrian government officials blamed each other for the killings and differed about the number of dead.

Activists said that up to 78 people, including women and children, were shot, hacked and burned to death,

saying pro-government militiamen known as “shabiha” were responsible. A government statement on the staterun news agency SANA said “an armed terrorist group” killed nine women and children before Hama authorities were called and killed the attackers.

Sausan Ghosheh, spokeswoman for the U.N. observers, said residents’ accounts of the mass killing were “conflicting,” and that they needed to cross check the names of the missing and dead with those supplied by nearby villagers.

Mazraat al-Qubair itself was “empty of the local inhabitants,” she said.

“You can smell the burnt smell of the dead bodies,” Ghosheh said. “You could also see body parts in and around the village.”

Ghosheh said she saw two homes damaged by shells and bullets. She spoke of burned bodies found in a house, but did not elaborate and was not clear whether the U.N. team saw them.

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With remap, 117th District lacks representative ■ Former state treasurer

Change in area Kansas House Districts

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BY KAYLA REGAN The Hutchinson News kregan@hutchnews.com

The new 117th House District – now including Pawnee, Hodgeman, Kiowa, Edwards, Ford and Ness counties – is without a statehouse representative, redistricting maps from U.S. District Court revealed.

Because members of the Legislature assumed the 117th District would be dissolved, no candidates are in line for the state House seat.

Kansas law requires filers to live in the area at the time of filing, and the deadline to file is noon Monday.

Dennis McKinney, former Kansas state treasurer and state representative, said he was considMCKINNEY ering a run for the spot. He said he was turned off by the political climate of the Legislature and outside money influencing decisions.

“Running a campaign doesn’t appeal to me,” McKinney said. “On the other hand, it seems like we’re short on people who want to cooperate.”

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whether the 117th District representative was a Republican or Democrat. Instead, McKinney said the district should elect someone willing

to listen and solve problems.

If the redistricting put some representatives in a bind, McKinney said the Legislature deserved it.

HOUSE DISTRICTS WITH MORE THAN ONE INCUMBENT District 2

Jerry D. Williams Robert Grant

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Bill Feuerborn Caryn Tyson

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“The redistricting is a perfect example of how the Legislature isn’t working,” McKinney said. “The court only acted because the Legis-

Terri Lois Gregory Anthony Brown

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Lance Kinzer Ron Worley

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Melanie Meier Connie O’Brien

Democrat Republican

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Anna Tietze Mike Burgess Lana Gordon

Democrat Republican Republican

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District 61

Trent LeDoux Richard Carlson

Republican Republican

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District 68

James Fawcett Tom Moxley

Republican Republican

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William R. Prescott Peggy Mast Bill Otto

Republican Republican Republican

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Judith Loganbill Jim Ward

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Nile Dillmore Brenda Landwehr

Democrat Republican

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Joe McLeland Leslie Osterman

Republican Republican

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Phil Hermanson Geraldine Flaharty

Republican Democrat

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Dan Kerchen Joe Seiwert

Republican Republican

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Jan Pauls Mike O’Neal

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Clay Aurand Sharon J. Schwartz

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Richard Billinger Ward Cassidy

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Larry Powell Gary Hayzlett

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SENATE DISTRICTS WITHOUT AN INCUMBENT District 12 District 14 District 21 District 36 – Kyle Abbott, RSmith Center, has filed

As clock ticks for contenders, filing rules vital

BY THE NEWS STAFF

HOUSE DISTRICTS WITHOUT AN INCUMBENT District 4 District 9 District 14 District 15 District 17 District 26 District 28 District 38 District 40 District 43 – Bill Sutton, RGardner, has filed.

District 51 – Tyler Bennett, DTopeka, has filed District 52 District 57 District 59 District 65 – Melody Saxton, D-Junction City, has filed

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Dixson said he was still figuring out the new districts.

Greensburg used to be part of the 116th District, but is now included in the 117th.

He said he wasn’t worried about it, as the communities in the districts are similar.

“We have a lot in comDIXSON mon with oil and gas, agriculture and wind energy,” Dixson said.

“I’m a firm believer that people who run for office are public servants and will best represent their constituency.”

Dixson said that even he didn’t know who would run for the House spot. However, he wasn’t worried about it being too tight of a deadline.

He said the person who would run has probably thought about it for a while and knew this could be coming.

Another south-central House district presents the opposite situation from the 117th: It has two incumbents in the race.

Rep. Kyle Hoffman, RColdwater, represents the 116th District, and redistricting moved its eastern boundary to include the home of Rep. Vincent Wetta, DWellington.

“I still plan on running. It won’t change anything,” Hoffman said.

Wetta will be on the ballot, too.

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lature failed.”

McKinney, who lives on his Greensburg ranch, said he was still weighing the pros and cons of running for the seat. He said he already had one supporter, though.

“My wife would probably like to get me out of the house,” McKinney said.

Friday afternoon, residents in the 117th District were processing their new legislative boundaries, as well as the possibility of having no one to represent them.

Paula Carr, the vice chair of the Republican Central Committee, said she was upset with the court’s new map. She said it was unfair the district didn’t have more time to look for suitable candidates. Carr said she has yet to hear from anyone looking to run for the empty seat.

“I’m really concerned,” she said. “We had no clue.”

Stan Bryant, chairman of the Republican Central Committee and Pawnee resident, said that because it took so long for the redistricting to happen, the deadline to run for office should be pushed back. Bryant said the committee has already canceled an upcoming fundraising event because it didn’t know what to expect in the coming weeks.

“How are we supposed to get this done?” Bryant asked. “I don’t understand why they have to run it up a county. It breaks your unity.”

Greensburg Mayor Bob

Noon Monday is the deadline to file for congressional, state legislative and state Board of Education seats.

Candidacy papers must reach the Secretary of State’s office by noon, emphasized Kay Curtis, spokeswoman for the office, and cannot simply be postmarked Monday.

Candidates who previously filed to run for the Kansas Legislature but don’t want to continue running because of their new districts, can withdraw and keep their names off the ballot. A candidate’s notarized withdrawal statement must be in the Secretary of State’s office by noon.

In cases where a candidate filed to run in a particular district but now lives in another district, Curtis said, the Secretary of State’s office will show that candidate running in his new district.

The candidate does not need to file anew, she said.

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Hutch ●From Page A1 Baker St., but she and husband Ronald Pauls own the former First Congregational Church building at 101 E. 11th Ave. The pews are still in place.

“We were planning eventually moving there,” Pauls said Friday afternoon. The remodeling project for her husband has been moved up now, she said.

Rep. Pauls and her husband planned to change their voter registration address Friday afternoon to 101 E. 11th Ave. She will fill out new candidacy papers for the Kansas Secretary of State’s office – showing she has a residence in the 102nd District – and those documents will be in Topeka before the noon Monday filing deadline.

Pauls has served in the House since 1991. She has won re-election without stiff opposition, but in the 104th she would have faced the winner of the Aug. 7 Republican primary pitting former Reno County District Judge Steven Becker, Buhler, against state Board of Education member Ken Willard, Hutchinson. The 104th contains Hutchinson’s upscale neighborhoods and the Republican stronghold of Buhler, presenting an obstacle for Pauls.

Willard had held off filing until the maps were done, but anticipated he would be in the 104th District. He was just as surprised as Pauls that the court’s map carved a notch in mid-Hutchinson – including Pauls’ home on North Baker – and slid it into the 104th.

Pauls won’t escape a primary challenge. Erich Bishop, a Hutchinson Democrat, drove to Topeka Friday to file by petition. He needed about 30 signatures to get on the ballot, but his campaign

Stun ●From Page A1 In their 206-page order, the judges acknowledged that they were “pushing a reset button” for legislative districts and imposing dramatically different boundaries — and the results stunned lawmakers.

“As a result, the court has regretfully resorted to the painstaking task of drawing its own plans,” the judges said in the order.

The judges created four open Senate seats and 25 open House seats, while pairing up dozens of other legislators in districts that now have two incumbents each. Two House districts even have three incumbents each.

“You couldn’t be more disruptive if you tried,” said House Speaker Mike O’Neal, a conservative Republican from Hutchinson.

“Some of these boundary lines look like they had to go out of their way to put two incumbents in the same district.”

The filing deadline to run for office is noon Monday, so Republican and Democratic party officials are facing a busy weekend of finding candidates for open seats. And some legislators will be left with doubtful political futures.

Lawmakers weren’t sure whether the political chaos would help Democrats or either side of the feuding Republicans, who are split between moderates and conservatives.

“This is probably the most disruptive change in legislative districts that the state has ever seen,” said Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a conservative Republican who was the lawsuit’s initial defendant because his office oversees elections.

The order can be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, but neither Kobach nor Robyn Renee Essex, the GOP precinct committee member from Olathe who filed the lawsuit, expected to do so. Essex’s attorney, Brent Haden, said Essex wanted constitutional maps in place for the elections “to move forward.”

Kobach said county elections officials still expect to meet all deadlines ahead of the Aug. 7 primary election, including one June 23 for distributing ballots to military personnel over-

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Rep. Jan Pauls current residence was redistricted into the 104th congressional district, and she will be moving in to the former church at 101 E. 11th in Hutchinson to stay in the 102nd congressional district. gathered more than 200 signatures, he said.

“I wouldn’t discount Jan Pauls,” Bishop said in advance of Pauls’ announcement of her move. Bishop knew Pauls owned other properties in Hutchinson, and he suspected she might relocate to stay in the 102nd.

Pauls said she and her husband spent one night in the former church this spring, when the electrical power was off at their home.

“I think that there will be a lot of people moving,” Pauls said, because of redistricting.

Rep. Clark Shultz, RLindsborg, has an apartment in McPherson, said Rep. Steven Johnson, R-Assaria, so Shultz could use that address to stay in the 73rd, or he could run in the 108th District, which now

contains Shultz’s Lindsborg home, said Johnson. If Shultz runs for the 108th District seat, Johnson said he would not run for re-election in the 108th District.

Shultz has more seniority and has the wide respect of Republicans and Democrats, Johnson noted.

An effort to reach Shultz was unsuccessful.

den Plain and roll right up to west Wichita.

Rep. Dan Kerschen, RGarden Plain, and Seiwert both entered the House following the 2008 election.

During this last session, they shared office area.

Now, they also share a legislative district.

“Joe is a personal friend of mine,” Kerschen said, and the two will talk about the map.

Kerschen and Seiwert each filed for re-election before redistricting. It was unclear Friday if Kerschen would stay in the race. Seiwert planned to leave his name on the ballot. Kerschen, who has represented the 93rd District, said the new 101st looked more like the old 101st than the old 93rd.

“The year was wasted,”

101st Seiwert was fuming.

Drunken monkeys could have done a better job, he said Friday of the map. “I think it’s totally ridiculous,” he said. “Total disrespect for the system.”

The 101st District will have a reduced footprint over Reno County, and will cross the county line into Sedgwick County. It will pick up Goddard and Gar-

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The judges’ order denied two key requests from Gov. Sam Brownback. The conservative Republican had wanted a single Senate district for Leavenworth County and to keep Manhattan, home to Kansas State University and the site of a planned federal biosecurity lab, in a congressional district with other eastern Kansas communities. Instead, the judges split the county and put Manhattan in a district with western and central Kansas.

“It’s now in the hands of the people,” Brownback said in a statement, his only response to the redrawn maps.

The possible scramble for candidates was evident when Sen. John Vratil, a Leawood Republican and moderate GOP leader, announced Friday that he wouldn’t seek re-election and quickly endorsed Rep. Pat Colloton, another moderate Leawood Republican, as his successor. Colloton had been drawn into a House district with another representative.

“It’s a complete political reset,” said Rep. Scott Schwab, a conservative

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Kerschen said, by political wrangling in the Legislature that prevented lawmakers from finishing redistricting.

Seiwert said he was suspicious of the Kansas Legislative Research Department’s assistance on the maps with the federal judges.

When the KERSCHEN House was tackling redistricting early in the session, the map recognized where incumbents lived, Seiwert noted. The court’s map, however, put more than one incumbent in over 20 House districts, and in a couple of districts, three incumbents share a district.

113th and 114th Tom Simpson, a Sterling Republican, held off on his order of yard signs and brochures until redistricting was finished. That was a good call, because he doesn’t live in the 113th District anymore.

The 114th and 113th did not exchange numbers, but they have traded some areas.

The late Rep. Bob Bethell, R-Alden, represented the 113th, and his widow, Lorene Bethell, is completing his term. Last week, she endorsed Simpson to succeed her. Now, she and Simpson don’t live in the same House districts.

The 114th District encompasses more than half of Reno County, including part of downtown Hutchinson and the Reno County Courthouse.

Simpson still plans to run for the House, but the district looks much different.

The old Bethell district did not contain an inch of Kingman County, but all of Rice County and parts of Reno and Barton counties. The new “Bethell territory,” or 114th District, covers all of Kingman County and parts of Reno and Rice counties.

Carol Moore, a Democrat in the Highlands subdivision, filed to run assuming she would be in Rep. Joe Seiwert’s territory. Now, she lives in the 114th. On Friday, she announced she will pursue the race – in the 114th District. Moore and Simpson would square off in the Nov. 6 general election.

Rep. Mitch Holmes, R-St. John, will no longer have a western Reno County township or Larned in his territory. Also out of the 114th District as a result of redistricting is Holmes himself.

He now lives in the 113th.

Holmes said he intends to be a candidate in the 113th.

As of Friday, he knew of no other candidate in the 113th race.

Olathe Republican.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Kansas was the only state where legislators failed to produce a congressional redistricting plan.

The stalemate was rooted in a bitter dispute among majority Republicans over state Senate districts, as the two GOP factions expected to fight for control of the chamber as they saw various maps as helping or hurting their causes.

“On short notice, with elections pending on the immediate horizon, we have acted solely to remedy a legislative default,” the judges wrote.

The results for state House districts were most unnerving to lawmakers, because the House had approved a bipartisan plan for new lines with widespread support that then became tangled in the dispute over Senate districts.

The judges said they weren’t obligated to defer to any plan because nothing cleared the Legislature.

House leaders in both parties had expected the judges to take the plan approved by the chamber and tinker with it to lower pop-

Cowley

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ulation differences among districts. Instead, the judges drafted their own map, placing a low priority on protecting incumbents.

Twenty-one of the 125 House districts now have two incumbents. In most, the pairings potentially pit a Republican against another Republican. The two districts with three incumbents each are in Topeka and east-central Kansas.

“You look at all the maps, and they basically rejected all the political considerations,” said House Minority Leader Paul Davis, a Lawrence Democrat.

The results for the Senate’s 40 districts appeared less dramatic, though legislators were still assessing them Friday. The judges added a new district in fast-growing Johnson County, home to Kansas City suburbs, creating one with no incumbent. In shifting lines elsewhere, they created three rural districts with no incumbent.

The changes put three pairs of Republican incumbents in eastern Kansas districts and created a potential Democrat-Republican match-up in northwest Kansas.

THE CASE The judges ruled in a federal lawsuit filed last month

by Robyn Renee Essex, a Republican precinct committee woman from Olathe.

She challenged previous boundaries because the four U.S. House, 125 state House, 40 state Senate and 10 State Board of Education districts were unequal in population. The Legislature failed to approve any redistricting plans before adjourning its annual session, leaving new lines to the judges.

The ruling can be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

CONGRESSIONAL MAP The 1st District of western and central Kansas had been under-populated by 58,000 residents but will expand to take in Manhattan, which had been in the 2nd District of eastern Kansas.

The city of Lawrence, previously split between the 2nd District and the 3rd District, which is centered in the Kansas City area, will be entirely in the 2nd. Also, Montgomery County will move from the 4th to the 2nd District, so that the 2nd now has all nine counties in the state’s southeastern corner, traditionally seen as one region.

The 3rd District shrinks, but picks up part of Miami County.

The 4th District of southcentral Kansas grows to the west, picking up territory that had been in the 1st District previously.

In the 1st and the 4th Districts, the gaps between Democrats and Republicans in voter registration change by less than 1 percentage point, both still leaning heavily GOP. The 2nd becomes more Democratic and the 3rd more Republican, both by several percentage points, but both lean GOP. KANSAS HOUSE MAP The new lines will bring dramatic changes in the House. The court ruled it did not have to defer to a bipartisan plan that won House approval by a wide margin because nothing ultimately cleared the entire Legislature.

The map creates three new districts in Johnson County, taking them from rural areas.

But it creates 25 districts with no incumbents, and 21

with two incumbents each.

Of those, 13 have two GOP lawmakers; six have one Republican and one Democratic incumbent; and two have two Democratic lawmakers.

In addition, one district in Topeka and one in east-central Kansas each have three incumbents.

The new lines result in significantly lower differences in population among districts than any considered by legislators.

KANSAS SENATE MAP The debate over Senate redistricting was especially contentious because conservative and moderate Republicans are vying for control of the chamber.

Four districts now have two incumbents; three are GOP-GOP matchups, though in the new 22nd, where Republicans Roger Reitz, of Manhattan and Mark Taddiken, of Clifton, share the district, Taddiken doesn’t plan to run – a reason the judges cited for putting them together.

The changes create four open seats – three in rural areas and one in Johnson County.

Three conservative GOP candidates who’d planned to challenge moderate incumbents in primaries are no longer in the targeted senators’ districts: Reps.

Greg Smith, of Overland Park, and Brenda Landwehr, of Wichita, and Wichita businessman Gary Mason. But Smith is in the new, vacant Johnson County district.

The new lines result in significantly lower differences in population among districts than any considered by legislators.

BOARD OF EDUCATION Under Kansas law, each the board’s 10 district must comprise four state Senate districts. Board members serve four-year terms; the five even-numbered districts are on the ballot this year.

Johnson and northern Miami County now share two districts, while other districts grow.

The 2nd District of Johnson County is open because incumbent Sue Storm, an Overland Park Democrat, isn’t running again. But the new map puts her into the 3rd District with incumbent John Bacon, an Olathe Republican, who won’t be up for re-election until 2014.

– The Associated Press

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Senate ●From Page A1 once stretched from Nemaha County west to the east half of Jewell County and included Cloud and Clay counties and a portion of Riley County, was split between the 1st and 36th districts. The new 21st District will cover Lenexa and a Portion of Overland Park.

Taddiken, however, had already announced that he didn’t plan to run for re-election.

Senate President Steve Morris, R-Hugoton, reached in Washington, D.C., said he was anxious to get back to Kansas so he could study the new maps. Although he expected rural Kansas to lose a Senate district to urban Johnson County, he was surprised that the new maps created so many districts in which incumbents might have to run against each other – three in the Senate and 21 in the House.

But Morris rejected criticism from Pretty Prairie Republican Joe Seiwert, who potentially faces a race against another incumbent in the 101st House District, that the Senate was to blame for the Legislature being unable to agree on redistricting maps and leaving it to the court to draw the maps instead.

“There were groups including the Kansas Chamber (of Commerce) that were out to eliminate traditional Republicans,” Morris said.

“They made it more difficult to draw maps. They didn’t want anything that didn’t disadvantage those traditional Republicans. The bottom line is that there was friction between traditional Republicans and ultraconservative Republicans.”

The Associated Press reported that the homes of three Republicans who had planned to run against moderate Republican senators are no longer in those districts. They are Rep. Brenda Landwehr of Wichita, who had planned to run against Sen. Jean Schodorf, R-Wichita, in the 25th District; Wichita businessman Gary Mason, who had planned to run against Sen. Carolyn McGinn, R-Sedgwick, in the 31st District; and Rep. Greg Smith of Overland Park, who had planned to run against Sen. Tim Owens, ROverland Park, in the 8th District. However, Smith is in the new, vacant 21st District in Johnson County.

The shifting boundaries mean at least three other incumbent senators will be running in new districts.

Among them is Sen. Allen Schmidt, a Democrat from Hays who has represented the 36th District, which used to meander from Hodgeman

and Pawnee counties north to the Nebraska border, where it spread from Phillips County to the western half of Jewell County.

Schmidt now finds himself in the 40th District, which basically goes from Ellis County west to the Colorado border and north to the Nebraska border. His old 36th District now goes northeast from his home in Ellis County to the border and the western half of Marshall County.

Schmidt, who would face incumbent Republican Ralph Ostmeyer in the 40th District, said he hasn’t decided whether to run in the 40th.

“I’m going to take the weekend to do some analysis and look at it in more detail and make a decision on Monday,” he said.

Schmidt said he didn’t see this coming.

“I fought pretty hard to retain the 36th,” he said. “We got that, but I didn’t see them moving me out of it.”

Overall, he said, it’s hard to assess the new Senate map.

“It’s very tumultuous in how it pulled apart districts,” he said. “How it combined districts was surprising to me. It’s going to have a pretty big impact on how the new House and Senate are going to look. Individually, you have to take time and look to see how it

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REDISTRICTING RULING: WHO LOST SECRETARY OF STATE KRIS KOBACH – The elections office has a short KOBACH time in which to examine the new political lay of the land – and will be under tight deadlines to process last-minute candidate filings brought about by the boundary changes.

MIKE O’NEAL – The federal court maps moved

Senator won’t seek re-election THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TOPEKA – Kansas state Sen. John Vratil says he’s not running for re-election this year, a decision that will leave moderate Republicans in the Legislature without one of their most visible leaders.

The 66-year-old attorney from Leawood said Friday he wants to spend more time with his family. He has served in the Senate since 1998, and has been the chamber’s vice president since 2003.

Vratil has also chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee.

He has sparred frequently with GOP conservatives on budget, tax and social issues, and had been among the moderate incumbents targeted by conservatives for this year’s Republican Senate primaries.

widely away from the plans sought by the Speaker of the House that kept ManO’NEAL hattan in the 2nd Congressional District and created tough primary contests for moderate Senate Republicans.

JOE SEIWERT – The 101st District now reaches well beyond rural Reno County to include Goddard

and even reaching into the western edge of Wichita.

Siewert and fellow incumbent Dan Kerschen are now in the same district.

INCUMBENTS – The federal court’s approach didn’t consider incumbency – leaving more than 40 House incumbents squaring off against one another.

PAWNEE COUNTY – Despite pleas to remain in a single congressional district, the new House map splits the county into two districts.

breaks out and who has an advantage and who does not.

There are many people doing that analysis right now.”

The others whose districts have changed are Sen. Pat Apple, R-Louisburg, and Sen. Dwayne Umbarger, RThayer. Apple filed as a candidate for re-election in the 12th District but woke up Friday morning in the 37th District, where he would face a primary race against incumbent Sen. Ray Merrick of Stilwell. Umbarger filed in the 14th District but is now in the 15th, where he could meet Sen. Jeff King of Independence in the primary.

Sen. Steve Abrams, RArkansas City, is still in the 32nd District. But what was once a district neatly contained in all of Sumner and Cowley counties now stretches west to include Harper, Barber and Comanche counties and the southern half of Kingman County. He also lost all but the southwest quarter of Cowley County.

Sen. Terry Bruce, whose district used to be all of Reno County, now has the

northern half of Kingman County as well.

Sen. Ruth Teichman’s district also shifted significantly. Teichman, R-Stafford, kept Stafford, Pratt, Edwards and Kiowa counties.

However, she lost the southern part of her district – Kingman, Harper, Barber, Comanche and the southeast corner of Clark counties – and gained new territory that sprawls for five counties to the west, including Bar-

ton, Pawnee, Rush, Ness, Lane and Scott counties and the northern half of Hodgeman County.

Sen. Jay Emler, R-Lindsborg, retained all of McPherson and Ellsworth counties, lost all of Lincoln County and parts of Rice, Barton and Dickinson counties, and gained all of Chase and Morris counties and that part of Marion County that wasn’t already in his 35th District.

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NEWS BRIEFS

Shoulder paving to cause delays on K-196 The Kansas Department of Transportation will begin a shoulder paving project on K-196 highway in Harvey County next week.The project will begin at the Interstate 135/K-196 Interchange, then continue east 10 miles to the Butler County line. The project, paving 3-foot wide shoulders on the highway, is scheduled to be done by September, depending on delays due to adverse weather. Traffic through the work zone will be controlled by flagmen and pilot car, so drivers can expect delays of up to 15 minutes. The work zone area will move daily and work will be underway during daylight hours only. There will be an 11-foot width restriction in the work zone, so vehicles with widths wider than 11 feet will need to use an alternate route. Venture Corp from Great Bend is the prime contractor for the $1.622 million project.

Therapist Rebeca Sandoval to speak at NAMI meeting The Reno County National Alliance on Mental Illness is holding its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at First Mennonite Church, 52 Rambler Road. The guest speaker is Rebeca Sandoval, a therapist with Complete Circle Counseling and Coaching who specializes in individual and family therapy services. Sandoval is a licensed special clinical social worker and registered play therapist-supervisor. Her work includes assessments and diagnosis of individuals, including people with various mental disorders. Together, Sandoval and her client create a treatment plan to figure out how the client can improve his or her life. Sandoval will address the issue of learning to cope with and manage the symptoms of mental illness.

Ceremony to recognize museum groundbreaking McPHERSON – The McPherson Chamber of Commerce will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation 4 p.m., Friday at 1111 E. Kansas Ave. The public is invited to attend.

A blessing ceremony will be conducted by Father Laird MacGregor, St. Anne’s Episcopal Church; the Rev. Harry Grinstad, New Gottland Lutheran Church; and the Rev. Kathy Neufeld Dunn, First Mennonite Church.

Noted guests will include the contractor, Simpson & Associates; architect Joel Haag from Mann & Co.; board and committee members; and some of the lead sponsors and affiliates of the project. Refreshments will be served and information about the new facility will be available.

For more information, call Carla Barber, museum executive director, at (620) 241 8464.

Judge lightens sentence in assault on officer A man convicted of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer for backing his car toward a police cruiser during an attempt to flee a traffic stop received two years probation Friday.

Reno County District Judge Tim Chambers granted a departure from state sentencing guidelines to John M. Anderson in handing down the nonprison sentence. Anderson’s attorney argued the degree of harm in the case was less than normal for such a charge – since the officer was inside his vehicle and the car’s never collided. Prosecutors did not contest the departure. Anderson had pulled into a driveway and the officer stopped behind him. Anderson then backed up to try to drive around the house where he’d stopped. He was captured after a pursuit. Anderson’s prior criminal history moved Anderson up the state sentencing grid, calling for a 27-month prison term.

In granting the departure, Chambers also ordered Anderson to write a letter of apology to the homeowner whose yard he drove through, noting she expressed, because of the incident, she “was terrified and afraid to come out of her house.”

‘Guide to Kansas Fishing’ book signing today Just in time for Father’s Day gifting, The Hutchinson News outdoor writers Jason Probst and Amy Bickel will have a book signing from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Hastings for their book released last fall – “The Complete Guide to Kansas Fishing.”

Probst and Bickel fished 25 Kansas reservoirs and countless state lakes to get the information. The book also includes topographical maps of the reservoirs, GPS coordinates to some of the hot spots, interviews with expert anglers and Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism fisheries biologists, along with tales of their own experiences.

Judge admonishes BB-gun user, grants probation A young man’s role in an incident earlier this year when, armed with a BB gun, he helped a friend try to kick in someone’s door and collect a debt, earned the man probation – and a lecture on Friday.

Christopher Mayberry, 21, was originally charged with aggravated burglary in the case, but pleaded guilty last month to a reduced charge of attempted burglary. On Friday, Reno County District Judge Tim Chambers followed the recommendation of attorneys on both sides in the case and sentenced Mayberry to six months, but granted him one year on probation.Mayberry’s attorney called his actions dumb.

“Going with a BB gun because someone cheated one of your buddies out of some money isn’t just dumb, it’s serious,” Chambers said. “We had a similar situation last year where someone was shot in the face with a 12-guage shotgun by the resident. It’s more serious when you consider what can happen.”

Huelskamp to host town hall meeting at HCC Campus Congressman Tim Huelskamp will host an hour-long “town hall” at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Shears Technology Center, on the Hutchinson Community College campus.

Constituents attending will receive a brief update from Huelskamp and are invited to share their thoughts and ideas with him.

Health department to sponsor maintenance class The Reno County Health Department is sponsoring a onehour “Septic System Maintenance Class” from 6 to 7 p.m.

Thursday at the Health Department Conference Room, 209 W. Second Ave. The class is designed to help residents understand how their septic systems function and focuses on how to live with and maintain a private wastewater system to keep it operating efficiently and extend its life span. There is no charge for this class, but RSVP must be received no later than 11 a.m. Thursday by calling (620) 694-2900.

Lindsborg museum to host free Swedish genealogy class LINDSBORG – The McPherson County Old Mill Museum and Lindsborg’s Vision_Tek computer lab will host a free class, “Swedish Genealogy: Your Ancestors in the Swedish Church Records,” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 16 at 121 Main St., in Lindsborg. Participants at the workshops, presented as part of Lindsborg’s Midsummer’s Day Festival, will learn how to access Swedish records online to trace a family. The classes are for both beginning and continuing Swedish researchers. Computers are available onsite for those who wish to conduct searches that day. Handouts will be included for further work on your own. No registration is required. For a full list of all the free 2012 Midsummer’s Day Events in Lindsborg, visit www.midsummersfestival.org.

For additional information on the Swedish genealogy classes, contact the Old Mill Museum staff at (785) 227-3595.

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HCC players arrested at underage drinking party

BY JOHN GREEN The Hutchinson News jgreen@hutchnews.com

Hutchinson police obtained a search warrant in order to break up a loud party Thursday night, arresting seven people, including several facing alcohol, drug and theft charges.

“They’ve been having parties there and we’ve been called several times,” said Hutchinson Police Lt. Marty Robertson. “But when officers responded they’d refuse to open the door and cuss and yell at the officers.

We finally got enough information of underage

drinking to obtain a search warrant.”

The warrant was served at 11:30 p.m. and officers forced entry through the home’s front door.

At least two juveniles were found in the home at 608 W. 20th, Robertson said, though records indicated only one was cited.

Besides minors consuming, officers found “personal use amounts” of suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia in “nearly every room of the house,” as well as numerous allegedly stolen street signs.

“There were railroad crossing signs, traffic cones, speed limits signs, real es-

tate signs, even some street barricades,” Robertson said. “We’ve dealt with a lot of underage drinking parties in the past, but never one with such blatant disrespect for law enforcement.”

Arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, possession of stolen property, illegal consumption of liquor, hosting an underage drinking party and contributing to a child’s misconduct were Dylan Thomas Scates, 20, Beau Steele Bell, 19, Courtney Pedone, 19, and Jason Douglas Seibel, 19.

Also arrested on illegal consumption of liquor was Bradley Charles Wagner, 19,

Group sets sights on better breastfeeding experiences

BY KAYLA REGAN The Hutchinson News kregan@hutchnews.com

The United Methodist Health Ministry Fund recently launched a new initiative focusing on the importance of breastfeeding in fighting childhood obesity.

The program, High 5 for Mom & Baby, will provide free on-site training for hospital staff on implementing the best practices for breastfeeding.

Virginia Elliott, UMHMF vice president for programs, said board members chose to focus on breastfeeding, an area the fund hadn’t approached before, because of its impact on childhood obesity.

Last year, the surgeon general announced an initiative to encourage breastfeeding. The call to action explained that, besides other health benefits for mother and baby, children who are breastfed for six months are less likely to become obese. Elliott said it was an easy choice to focus on breastfeeding.

“The evidence is so clear that this can do so much good for the health of children and mothers,” Elliott said. “There really hasn’t been a great deal of discussion.”

According to the Center for Disease Control’s 2011 Breastfeeding Report Card, Kansas is currently ranked 33rd in the nation for best breastfeeding practices in hospitals. The report found that few Kansas births took place at “baby friendly” hospitals. The CDC gives the “baby friendly” designation to facilities that meet ten guidelines for helping hospitals that offer the best support for breastfeeding mothers. Gwen Whittit, High 5 for Mom & Baby coordinator, said the point of the program was to get consistent information to Kansas hospitals.

“We want to target hospitals that are lacking,” Whittit said. “It’s not that they don’t want to have the best practices or aren’t smart enough, but they just don’t know how.”

Some of the practices outlined in High 5 for Mom & Baby include initiating immediate and sustained skin to skin contact between mother and baby and not giving pacifiers or supplemental food to the newborn.

Pat Edwards, vice president of patient services at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, said the hospital already initiated skin to skin contact and didn’t give newborns supplemental food or pacifiers unless requested by the mother.

Edwards said the hospital recently lost its lactation consultant, but its staff was well-versed in breastfeeding. Although the hospital isn’t officially signed up for the High 5 for Mom & Baby yet, Edwards said the hospital was looking forward to getting involved.

“We welcome the opportunity to work with Gwen on evaluating our program,” Edwards said.

“Our patients have to want to breastfeed and we want to convey that that

effort is supported.”

Whittit, a registered international board certified lactation consultant, said some Kansas hospitals already had optimum breastfeeding practices.

She said as a whole, though, the state could do better.

Although the program just started taking appli-

BY THE NUMBERS Percent of Kansas facilities with ideal High 5 goals

51 percent Assure immediate and sustained skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby after birth

29 percent Give newborn infants no food or drink other than breast-milk unless medically indicated

39 percent Allow mothers and infants to remain together for 24 hours a day

19 percent Give no pacifiers or artificial nipples to breastfeeding infants

25 percent Provide options for breastfeeding support in the community, like support groups, upon discharge –high5kansas.org/roleof-hospitals-breastfeeding.html cations, Elliott said 14 hospitals have already expressed interest. Besides training, the program will also provide scholarships for hospital staff members wanting to earn an international board certified lactation consolation certificate.

Whittit, who developed Wesley Medical Center’s lactation program, said she had 16 group members ready to start training.

“There aren’t a lot of educational offerings for doctors or nurses or hospitals in the breastfeeding area,” Whittit said. “Any time you can get free edu-

cation is a big deal.”

Elliott said the ministry committed more than $150,000 for launching the program, but would likely provide more funds as needed. The program is expected to run a minimum of two years.

of 3314 Nutmeg Lane, while Courtney Leanne Pedigo, 16, of 716 N. Monroe was cited on that charge and a curfew violation.

At least two of the men –Seibel and Bell – are football players attending Hutchinson Community College on scholarships.

While all the defendants eventually bonded out Friday, three made appearances via a jail video camera before Reno County Magistrate Randall McEwen, who declined to reduce their $6,000 bonds.

Pedone carried the distinction of being the first defendant to throw up while appearing on camera before the judge.

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Prosecutor: No criminal charges after KBA audit THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Management at the Kansas Bioscience Authority did not break any laws when it violated policies on expenses and credit card usage, Johnson County District

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Above: Alex Baker, left, pulling Jessica Schrag, 7, races against Gregg Wamsley pulling Ruger Schrag, 12, Friday morning during the summer celebration at the Hutchinson Public Library. Below: Katelynn Kennedy eats ice cream made with liquid oxygen at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center’s booth.

Kids check out library fun ■ Reading program gets

started with day of events.

NIKKI WENTLING The Hutchinson News nwentling@hutchnews.com

Heather Faulkner, along with nine other employees of Abundant Life Day Camp, waited as each of the camp’s 45 kids received face paintings at Hutchinson Public Library’s Summer Celebration on Friday.

The celebration was held to kick off the library’s summer reading program, which is themed “Dream Big …

Read!”

Approximately 1,000 kids aged 3 to 12 participated in Friday’s activities, which included wagon races, beanbag tosses, a tour of a fire truck and crafts. They snacked on ice cream provided by the Cosmosphere, popcorn and brownies.

“All of them want to go in different directions,” said Cassie Belton, an employee with Central Christian Summer Day Camp.

Volunteers, friends and library staff ran the event, which has been hosted by the library since 1981. Each summer, the library brings in new activities for the kids to do. This year, a moon bounce was introduced to go along with the program’s theme.

“There’s always certain games that are really popular,” said Amy Johnson, Children’s Outreach Coordinator. “This year it’s the moon bounce.”

Most of the kids who attended the celebration also signed up for the summer reading program, which continues through August 4.

“We usually have about

1,000 kids sign up every year,” said Terry Christner, Youth Services Librarian.

The program includes Summer Storytimes every Tuesday and Thursday, Come and Go Crafts and rewards for reading either 10 books or for 10 hours. The library is also hosting a series of Tuesday evening family activities, which begin at 7 p.m. June 12 with a performance by a string quartet.

For more information on the children’s summer reading program, contact Terry Christner at 663-5441 ext. 145 or go to hutchpl.org. To register, visit the library at 901 N. Main St.

Authorities comb Fla. site of family’s fatal plane crash THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

JUNCTION CITY – Investigators combed through a 4mile rural area in central Florida on Friday trying to determine what caused a single-engine plane to break apart in midair and crash into a swampy area, killing a Kansas businessman, his wife and their four young children.

The single-turboprop, fixed-wing plane broke apart and went down about 12:30 p.m. Thursday in the Tiger Creek Preserve, according to

the Polk County Sheriff ’s Office. The 4,900-acre preserve is about 50 miles southwest of Orlando. Deputies reached the area by helicopters, and it was clear no one survived, the sheriff ’s office said.

Ron Bramlage, a 45-yearold businessman in Junction City who owned Roadside Ventures LLC, was piloting the 2006 Pilatus Pc-12/47. His wife, Rebecca, 43, and the couple’s children – Brandon, 15; Boston, 13; Beau, 11; and 8-year-old Roxanne – were killed, the Sheriff ’s Office said.

Attorney Steve Howe announced Friday after a yearlong investigation.

Howe’s investigation began last year as the authority came under scrutiny from Gov. Sam Brownback and other Republicans over its management and invest-

ments under CEO Tom Thornton. He resigned for a job in Ohio in April 2011, days after the Bioscience Authority agreed to an audit.

Howe said he did find violations related to travel and personal expenses and a lack of credit card documents.

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Chapter Verse

SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2012

A shifting foundation

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Michael Brockman

What’ll it be – truth or mush?

What do you want from your religion? From your belief ? From your faith?

What do you want from your church? Your mosque?

Your synagogue?

What do you want from your pastor? Your guru?

Your adviser?

Do you want justification for any action or do you want a true and fair evaluation?

Do you want a reasoned answer for questions or do you want to hear the answer upon which you have decided? Do you expect a handout, a kick in the pants or a sympathetic ear for real problems?

Is there an absence of hardship, suffering and persecution in a certain belief system? Is there no joy, peace and freedom in the same system? Are good and evil, right and wrong, salvation and damnation, discussed, debated and determined or avoided?

How is truth settled?

Here’s a fictitious text from an unapologetic Christian apologetics website: “May I take your order?”

“Yes, I’d like a religious experience, please, with extra feelings, but hold the absolute doctrine.”

“All right. That’ll be one emotional trip, stripped.

Would you like anything else with that?”

“Uh, well, yes. Can I have a side of incense, some nonjudgmentalism and an order of theological relativism?”

“All right, so you want the Happy-Go-Lucky, Have-ItYour-Way? Is that all?”

“Yes.” “OK. That will be ........”

“No, wait. I just remembered: Can I have a truth slushy? I want it REALLY slushy!”

“Very good. That’ll cost you biblical truth. Pay at the window.”

“OK. Thanks.”

And truth is what? What I decide? What you decide?

What a church body decides?

What a council decides?

What 51 percent decides?

Can I have my religion and my religious experiences any way I want them?

Truth is, yes you can. Here in America, you can. You can decide what truth is, but, the truth is, your truth may not be the truth. Your truth may be a lie, even if you like it.

Consider this factual text from an unapologetic Christian apology called the Athanasian Creed – a creed forged from decades of debate about who God was, who Jesus was: “Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the catholic faith.

Which faith except everyone do keep whole and undefiled, without doubt he shall perish everlastingly.

“And the catholic faith is this, that we worship one God in Trinity and Trinity in Unity. This is the catholic faith; which except a man believe faithfully and firmly, he cannot be saved.”

That’s the thing about Christianity, the Holy Catholic Church and her pastors: They are not slushy, subjective nor relative. They tell the truth.

They tell the truth about you and me. They tell the truth about man and God. They tell the truth about the Savior, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity. They tell the truth for one reason: They too, like their Lord, desire all to be saved by the truth of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Michael Brockman is pastor at Christ Lutheran Church.

Kansas is ‘Christian,’ but young adults are in flux

BY NIKKI WENTLING The Hutchinson News nwentling@hutchnews.com

Kansas was named the 23rd most Christian state in the U.S. by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. According to their 2010 U.S. Religious Census: Religious Congregations and Membership Study, almost half of Kansas’ population identifies itself as adhering to Christianity.

Reno County follows this trend, with 52 percent of its population identifying as Christian, according to the Association of Religious Data Archives.

But since 2000, the number of adherents in Reno County has decreased by 11 percent.

Although the size of her congregation has increased in the past five years, Amy Foster, children and youth pastor of Park Place Christian Church in Hutchinson, said the overall decline could be related to the increasing number of young people who are questioning their faith.

“I work with youth and young adults a lot,” Foster said. “The younger adults now worship differently. They are a little skeptical of organized religion.”

A 2012 study done by the Barna group, a research and resource company for churches and nonprofits, supports Foster’s statement.

In a poll of more than 1,000 adults, 80 percent of people aged 18 to 27 in the United States said that church has not affected their lives greatly. Sixty-five percent of this age group said they do not gain spiritual insight or understanding from attending church.

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ON THE WEB For more religious statistics in Reno County, search the Association of Religious Data Archives at thearda.com.

To see this list of most and least religious states in the U.S., go to huffingtonpost.com.

To view more studies on churches and religion, visit the Barna Group at barna.org.

Foster said the doubts she hears from her younger church members are a result of how Christians are viewed by the public.

“Sometimes Christians don’t

act like Christians, and that makes it rough,” she said. “They don’t want to be labeled as hypocrites.”

Foster also said that the church hierarchy of older congregations limits the feeling of a personal relationship with God, something she thinks young people are searching for.

“They don’t mind the rules,” Foster said. “But they want to know what it means to be a follower of Christ without getting caught up in all that other stuff.”

Pastor Victor Halfmoon of Legacy Bible Church said he was surprised that only half of Reno County identifies as Christians.

However, the notion that the younger age group is becoming

dissatisfied with their faith was not a shock. He said social media has de-emphasized the importance of church and could be a factor in the declining attendance of the young HALFMOON population.

“With younger folks, social media has replaced real relationships,” Halfmoon said. “Church is about relationships and loving one another, and when your definition of relationships is tied to Facebook or Twitter, then you really have a lacking perspective of what

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Traction sought for language spoken in Jesus’ time

BY DIAA HADID Associated Press

JISH, Israel – Two villages in the Holy Land’s tiny Christian community are teaching Aramaic in an ambitious effort to revive the language that Jesus spoke, centuries after it all but disappeared from the Middle East.

The new focus on the region’s dominant language 2,000 years ago comes with a little help from modern technology: an Aramaicspeaking television channel from Sweden, of all places, where a vibrant immigrant community has kept the ancient tongue alive.

In the Palestinian village of Beit Jala, an older generation of Aramaic speakers is trying to share the language with their grandchildren.

Beit Jala lies next to Bethlehem, where the New Testament says Jesus was born.

And in the Arab-Israeli village of Jish, nestled in the Galilean hills where Jesus lived and preached, elementary school children are now being instructed in Aramaic. The children be-

Photos by Diaa Hadid/Associated Press

Left: Schoolgirls study Aramaic in the Arab village of Jish, northern Israel, on May 2. Above: Atif Zarka, 64, a volunteer teacher’s assistant, holds a copy of the Gospel of Luke in Aramaic script. long mostly to the Maronite Christian community. Maronites still chant their liturgy in Aramaic but few understand the prayers.

“We want to speak the language that Jesus spoke,” said Carla Hadad, a 10-yearold Jish girl who frequently waved her arms to answer questions in Aramaic from school teacher Mona Issa during a recent lesson.

“We used to speak it a long time ago,” she added, referring to her ancestors.

During the lesson, a dozen children lisped out a Christian prayer in Aramaic.

They learned the words for “elephant,” “how are you?” and “mountain.” Some children carefully drew sharpangled Aramaic letters.

Others fiddled with their pencil cases, which sported images of popular soccer teams.

The dialect taught in Jish and Beit Jala is “Syriac,” which was spoken by their Christian forefathers and resembles the Galilean dialect

that Jesus would have used, according to Steven Fassberg, an Aramaic expert at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. “They probably would have understood each other,” Fassberg said.

In Jish, about 80 children in grades one through five study Aramaic as a voluntary subject for two hours a week. Israel’s education ministry provided funds to add classes until the eighth grade, said principal Reem Khatieb-Zuabi.

Several Jish residents lobbied for Aramaic studies several years ago, said KhatiebZuabi, but the idea faced resistance: Jish’s Muslims worried it was a covert attempt to entice their children to Christianity. Some Christians objected, saying the emphasis on their ancestral language was being used to strip them of their Arab identity. The issue is sensitive to many Arab Muslims

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Vatican hits back at Italy over document seizure THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican chastised Italian authorities on Friday for seizing documents intended for the pope during a raid on the home of the recently ousted Vatican bank chief, reminding them that the Holy See is a sovereign state whose officials and documents enjoy immunity protections.

In a statement, the Vatican

Aramaic ●From Page A10 and Christians in Israel, who prefer to be identified by their ethnicity, not their faith.

Ultimately, KhatiebZuabi, a secular Muslim from an outside village, overruled them.

“This is our collective heritage and culture. We should celebrate and study it,” the principal said. And so the Jish Elementary School become the only Israeli public school teaching Aramaic, according to the education ministry.

Their efforts are mirrored in Beit Jala’s Mar Afram school run by the Syrian Orthodox church and located just a few miles (kilometers) from Bethlehem’s Manger Square.

There, priests have taught the language to their 320 students for the past five years.

Some 360 families in the area descend from Aramaicspeaking refugees who in the 1920s fled the Tur Abdin region of what is now Turkey.

Priest Butros Nimeh said elders still speak the language but that it vanished among younger generations. Nimeh said they hoped teaching the language would help the children appreciate their roots.

Although both the Syrian Orthodox and Maronite church worship in Aramaic, they are distinctly different sects.

The Maronites are the dominant Christian church in neighboring Lebanon but make up only a few thousand of the Holy Land’s 210,000 Christians. Likewise, Syrian Orthodox Christians number no more than 2,000 in the Holy Land, said Nimeh. Overall, some 150,000 Christians live in Israel and another 60,000 live in the West Bank.

Both schools found inspiration and assistance in an unlikely place: Sweden.

There, Aramaic-speaking communities who descended from the Middle East

Study ●From Page A10 real relationships are. You may not have that hunger for deeper relationships that you can find in the church.”

Legacy Bible Church, a nondenominational congregation, was established six months ago. Halfmoon said that 10 percent of the members are ages 18 to 25.

However, many nondenominational churches – congregations that are not aligned with any established denomination or group – have seen an increase in adherents in both Kansas and Reno County, according to the 2012 Religion Census data.

Foster said that these congregations could be attracting the age group that denominational churches are losing.

“That’s probably why new churches have good success,” Foster said. ”It’s easier to get into something brand new, instead of a group that has an established structure.”

Halfmoon agreed, saying that young people may have a negative view of denominationalism.

“They are mobile people, and denominationalism to them may seem exactly the opposite,” he said. “It may seem set-in-stone.”

Not many 18- to 27-yearolds are in the Park Place Christian Church congregation, which has been in Hutchinson for more than 50 years. However, Foster is

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said it expected that Italian judicial authorities would recognize and respect its internationally recognized sovereign status in any proceedings concerning Ettore Gotti Tedeschi.

Italian paramilitary police raided Gotti Tedeschi’s Piacenza home on Tuesday as part of a corruption investigation into Italy’s state-controlled aerospace giant Finmeccanica. He is not under investigation.

have sought to keep their language alive.

They publish a newspaper, “Bahro Suryoyo,” pamphlets and children’s books, including “The Little Prince,” and maintain a satellite television station, “Soryoyosat,” said Arzu Alan, chairwoman of the Syriac Aramaic Federation of Sweden.

There’s also an Aramaic soccer team, “Syrianska FC” in the Swedish top division from the town of Sodertalje. Officials estimate the Aramaic-speaking population at anywhere from 30,000 to 80,000 people.

For many Maronites and Syrian Orthodox Christians in the Holy Land, the television station, in particular, was the first time they heard the language outside church in decades. Hearing it in a modern context inspired them to try revive the language among their communities.

“When you hear (the language), you can speak it,” said Issa, the teacher.

Aramaic dialects were the region’s vernacular from 2,500 years ago until the sixth century, when Arabic, the language of conquering Muslims from the Arabian Peninsula, became dominant, according to Fassberg.

Linguistic islands survived: Maronites clung to Aramaic liturgy and so did the Syrian Orthodox church. Kurdish Jews on the river island of Zakho spoke an Aramaic dialect called “Targum” until fleeing to Israel in the 1950s.

Three Christian villages in Syria still speak an Aramaic dialect, Fassberg said.

With few opportunities to practice the ancient tongue, teachers in Jish have tempered expectations. They hope they can at least revive an understanding of the language.

The steep challenges are seen in the Jish school, where the fourth-grade Aramaic class has just a dozen students. The number used to be twice that until they introduced an art class during the same time slot – and lost half their students.

trying to implement a new approach to retain younger members.

“It is really, really hard to be multigenerational, but I tell them (the congregation) that we can learn so much together,” she said. “The different generations, they might be different from us, but we need to come to an appreciation of that and be a family.”

Foster said she also reaches out to members of the congregation when they leave for college by informing them of summer activities and volunteer opportunities.

“We’re finding ways for them to continue to be a part of the church body,” she said.

Halfmoon has taken a different approach to increase his congregation. Instead of trying to recruit a specific age group, he relies on God to build the church.

“Our goal is to present the whole counsel of God in an easy-to-understand way, to preach the truth and love the people,” Halfmoon said.

“This will attract all ages.”

LOCAL RELIGION NOTES We invite you to join us at 10:40 a.m. each Sunday at Countryside Baptist Church, 819 W. 30th Ave., as our pastor, Jon Grissom, guides us through a clearer, deeper understanding of the Old Testament. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m.

Our website can be found at www.cbchutch.com. Our office hours are from 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday, or call at (620) 662-4048.

Emanuel Lutheran Church, 140 E. 30th Ave., will celebrate the Second Week after Pentecost with services of God’s grace at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 8:30 and 11 a.m. on Sunday. Holy Communion will be celebrated at the 5:30 p.m. service on Saturday and at the 8:30 a.m. service on Sunday. On Sunday afternoon, Emanuel’s members are invited to share in Second Sunday Serving, as a light meal will follow the 11 a.m. service and then workers will go forth into the community to complete some small mission projects.

Emanuel will hold its week of Vacation Bible School from 9 a.m. to noon each day, Monday through Thursday. June 11-14. This year, participants will be taken back to Babylon and learn about Daniel’s courage in captivity. Bible School is open to all youths 3 years of age through the sixth grade.

Christ Care Walkers meet on Thursday at 4 p.m.

Emanuel’s softball team will play at 7:30 p.m. in South Hutchinson.

Emanuel invites all to experience the fellowship and opportunities of life as God’s people at Emanuel.

Young at Heart Ministries will meet from 10 to 11:15 a.m. Thursday at the Delos V. Smith Senior Center, 101 W. First Ave. Dan Dalke, chaplain at Inman Pleasant View Home, is the speaker. All seniors are invited.

This Sunday, Legacy Bible Church will present the message “Once Saved, Always …?” Join us for Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:40 a.m. at Elmdale Park Community Center, 400 E. Avenue E in Hutchinson. For more details, go to www.legacybiblechurch.com or call (620) 664-902.

ECKANKAR invites you to the “Community HU: Experience the Light and Sound of God.” Are you looking for inner peace in today’s fast-paced world? HU, an ancient and once-secret name for God, has helped people form all backgrounds throughout time.

Singing HU can help you: experience greater spiritual freedom and joy; understand your dreams; conquer fear and rise above anger; and find answers to your deepest questions.

The meeting is at 1:15 p.m.

Sunday in upstairs conference room No. 2 at the Hutchinson Public Library, 901 N. Main St. The HU is for everyone; please invite your friends and family to attend with you.

An ECKANKAR introductory book discussion will follow at 2:14 p.m. for those interested.

For more details, visit our websites: eckankar.org or eckankar-ks.org or email billbrower_6@yahoo.com.

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The Singing Ledbetter Family will perform June 16-17 in Sylvia.

Activities at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church this week include Mission of Love and Circle 1 on Thursday. The “Music Ministry” will be at Good Samaritan at 7 p.m. Thursday as a group from the church makes its monthly visit to sing for the residents. Two special caring ministries at Our Redeemer Lutheran, for its members, are: the Adopt - 1 - 1 - 6 as volunteers call on shut-ins by phone, a letter, or visits once a month; and the Helping Hand ministries, which is assisting with small jobs, shopping, or minor tasks for those needing help.

The congregation of First Christian Church, 15 E. Fifth Ave., invites all to its Sunday worship service at 10:45 a.m. Pastor Jim’s sermon is “Closing the Loophole,” taken from Ephesians. Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m. A nursery attendant is on duty each Sunday. Pastor Jim’s Bible study group meets at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the library. The youth group (J.A.M.) meets at 7 p.m.

Wednesday in the library.

There is a special CWF “Bring a Salad” Luncheon at noon Thursday in the fellowship hall. On Friday, the Bread and Cup Ministry will serve the men and women of Hutchinson who are in need, from 2 to 6 p.m., with refreshments, fellowship and sharin in a meal served at 5 p.m.

All are welcome to the worship service Sunday at First Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Sherman Ave. The sermon is “How to Develop Patience,” taken from James. The 8:15 a.m. service is in the chapel and the blended service is at 10:30 a.m. in the sanctuary, where you’ll find time-honored traditions as well as comfortable contemporary elements. Sunday school starts at 9:15 a.m.

SYLVIA – The City of Sylvia and Pleasant Hill Nazarene Church will present an old-fashioned gospel singing and revival event featuring Danny Ledbetter and family at 7 p.m.

June 16 and 10:30 a.m. June 17. The event will be at the Sylvia ball field, behind the elementary school. All are welcome and should bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. If threatened by

bad weather, the event will be inside the Sylvia school gym. A freewill offering will be taken.

Ledbetter has traveled as an evangelist since 2005, after serving as associate pastor for Westside Freewill Baptist Church in Wichita.

He is the second youngest of the Singing Ledbetter Family, begun with their father, the Rev. Jack. The tradition continues as his three sons travel, sing and minister alongside him and his wife, Rhonda.

KINGMAN – First Baptist Church of Kingman is sponsoring Josh Davis, a motivational speaker, at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Kingman High School Auditorium. Davis will share a faith-based message on how to be a winner in life.

Refreshments will be served and there will be an opportunity to meet him personally.

Davis made history in 1996 by becoming the only man in any sport from any nation to win three gold medals at the Atlanta Olympic Games. In 2000, he was elected captain of the USA Men’s Swim Team and won two silver medals at the Sydney Games in Australia.

MOUNDRIDGE – The West Zion Mennonite Church concert series continues with a performance at 7 p.m. June 17 at the Moundridge church. Featured performers are the “Five Times Harder” group, made up of Tom and Lois Harder and their three daughters, plus Joshua Powell, tenor vocalist, accompanied by Jordan Ortman on piano, Joel Boettger, clarinetist, and Donny Stucky, organ and piano.

The Harder family plays folk bluegrass and jazz mu-

sic. When not performing with their three daughters, Tom and Lois Harder are copastors of Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church in Wichita.

Joshua Powell is on the faculty at the Bethel College Academy for Performing Arts, where he is the active Theater Studio coordinator as well as the private vocal coach.

Jordan Ortman is a student at Bethel College and a 2009 graduate of Freeman Academy, South Dakota. He is accompanist for the Bethel College Concert Choir and has accompanied four senior recitals.

Joel Boettger is also a music student at Bethel College and graduated from Hesston College. He is active in wind ensemble, chamber orchestra, jazz ensemble I and also sings in the concert choir.

There is no admission to the concert, but a freewill offering will be received to help defray expenses of the concert and for further music projects at West Zion Mennonite Church.

The Hutchinson News welcomes local religion briefs about special speakers and events. Information about the time, date and location is published on Saturdays in the newspaper’s Faith section. The deadline is 5 p.m.

Tuesday for publication that week. Send information to: The Hutchinson News, Attn. Faith Section, P.O. Box 190, Hutchinson, KS 67504, fax (620) 662-4186 or email newsclerk@ hutchnews.com.

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ADVICE

Controlling parents not always worth time, effort Today’s Birthday (06/09/12).

Keep to your budget this year, and your savings steadily grow. Simple pleasures bring new joy, and loved ones inspire.

Partnerships grow in new directions, and your network expands naturally.

Play together.A mentor supports you at work, with big philosophical questions.

Nurture your health. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 5 — There’s more money coming in. Follow through on details, because that’s where the real action is.

Complete old tasks, and keep your vision prominently displayed.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 5 — Provide common sense where you find it lacking. More practice leads to better skills. Don’t let worries about money interfere with love. Join your friends.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 6 — Go ahead and dream.

Accept a challenging assignment and go for it. Share your vision with others, as that keeps it alive. Fear is just excitement by another name.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 5 — It may be confrontational, but you’re strong enough to handle it. Listen carefully to your partner’s crazy suggestion. Be open to new experiences.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — Encourage others (and yourself) to write down dreams on paper. Treat others like you want to be treated. They’re saying nice things about you.

Reciprocate, and send it around.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Go beyond your responsibilities. Live today with a sense of interconnectedness. Your imagination is your friend. Learn from the mistakes of others.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 5 — Make room for love.The impossible looks easy. Better stay close to home and be productive. Following the rules helps. Save your money.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 5 — Friends and finances don’t mix ... focus on love and be satisfied. A romantic day trip delights. You’re strengthened by the familiar.A picnic or outing hits the spot.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 5 — This weekend is great to make changes at home. Get fully into a household project, or work in the garden. Charisma works for you now. Find a beautiful spot and relax.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — It’s easier to focus now.

Hit the books and study this weekend, or catch up on reading. Do your chores.

Avoid distractions until the homework’s done. Then kick back.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Keep your objective in mind. Do the necessary research, and then trust your intuition. Accept acknowledgement with grace. There could be a nice surprise involved.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 5 — You own the weekend.

There may be challenges, but you may as well keep going for what you want, as it’s within reach. Say the magic words, and an older person partners up. (c)2012 bY NANCY BLACK DISTRIBUTED BY TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Dear Annie: I am an only child who was reared by loving but extremely controlling parents. They tried to dictate my attire, my friends and my opinions. I moved away and married, but things have only gotten worse.

I considered moving home to help them, as they are getting older. My husband was skeptical. He’s seen me cry from the guilt trips my parents have put on me and has heard the bigoted remarks about my mixed-race grandchildren.

I found an online listing for a fixer-upper and asked my folks to see whether it was worthwhile. When we drove to my hometown, I discovered that my father was already working on the yard and dealing with a Realtor.

But the place was a wreck, and the backyard pool looked like the Loch Ness monster resided there. Repairs would cost at least $50,000. I knew this wasn’t the house for me. Mean-

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Kathy Mitchell, Marcy Sugar while, my father pointed his finger in my face and dared me to back out of the deal he had arranged. And then he said, in front of my husband, that I should buy the house myself and let my husband and kids make their own way in the world.

That evening, my parents railed at me about my daughter’s mixed-race children, saying they would never be allowed to visit. They told me I needed to dump my old friends so they could introduce me to better ones.

My mom was busy trying to get me jobs I didn’t want and told me I was unappreciative of their efforts.

I decided that I could not live like this, and we left. My

Dear Heloise: I am writing to suggest adopting two dogs, if you can afford it. I always had one dog at a time and never thought about the dog being lonely all day, with nothing to do but eat and sleep. I was at work, so the dog was alone. No wonder I would get such a great greeting when I came home!

My friend was given a dog when she already had a dog.

She said it was such a difference! The dogs are both female, about the same age, and they do everything together.

They play, eat and spend lots of time together. She said she would never have

Hints from Heloise

Heloise just one dog again. – Dorothy J., Youngstown, Ohio If you can manage it, two dogs are a good fit. Check your shelters and rescue groups to find two of a kind! – Heloise Dear Readers: Barbara G. emailed a picture of her adorable pug, Mac. Mac goes

for a two-mile walk every day in the park, where he loves to chase squirrels. He doesn’t know exactly what the squirrels are, but he knows he wants one really badly! To see Mac and our other Pet Pals, visit www.Heloise.com and click on “Pets.” – Heloise Dear Heloise: I buy numerous toilet brushes at the dollar store when I’m there. I keep an ample supply in the garage, and I use them on sticky cobwebs! I go around the outside and inside of my house, brushing them off the bricks, eaves and corners of windows.

The toilet brush is rough

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Dear Annie: “Friend of a Young Cancer Victim” said it’s a waste to have flowers at a funeral. Flowers not only provide comfort for the bereaved, but also create jobs from growing the flowers to shipping them, providing containers for the arrangement, filler for the containers, etc. Without these beautiful arrangements, some of us would be unemployed and unable to donate to those charities she champions. – Linda Annie’s Mailbox is written

by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

enough in texture to snag the cobweb, but not rough enough to mar the walls or paint, and they are very inexpensive. – Cindy, via email Dear Heloise: Here’s a hint that others might like: Sometimes I have trouble chewing nuts. I toss a couple of cups of almonds in the blender and grind them up.

Then I use them in all kinds of ways: in cereal, oatmeal, cake batter, pudding, smoothies, burgers – you name it. – Elsie in Port St. Lucie, Fla. P.S.: I’ll always remember your mom’s cute way of saying, “Add a blub blub” of whatever liquid she was

cooking with!

Dear Readers: Have an old car tire lying around?

Here’s an easy way to put it to good use: Wipe out the tire to remove dirt, cobwebs, etc.

Spray-paint it a couple of times. Use a color that complements your decor.

Bring it inside and place a pillow, two or several in the middle of the tire.

What do you have? A great, comfortable dog bed! – Heloise Dear Heloise: I use a contact-lens holder to carry just enough hand cream in my purse. It’s a leakproof way to carry just the right amount with you. – Gail, via email

Miss Universe pageant officials fight former Miss Pennsylvania’s rigging claim

BY RANDY RENNELL Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA – Lawyers for the Miss Universe Organization have filed an arbitration action that seeks monetary damages from a former contestant who claims this year’s

Miss USA pageant was a sham, officials said Friday.

The organization filed the action with a private dispute resolution entity over the former Miss Pennsylvania USA’s claim that another contestant spotted the list of finalists on a planning sheet hours before the

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I answer them with humor, but I don’t appreciate the questions.

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The pageant also released a statement from Miss Florida USA – the contestant Sheena Monnin claims saw the list – in which she disputes Miss Pennsylvania’s version account of the events that prompted her to step down.

Monnin gave up her crown Monday, claiming in a Facebook post that the pageant had been rigged, with the top five finishers selected before the show

was broadcast Sunday night from Las Vegas.

Pageant organizers immediately denied Monnin’s allegation and claimed she had actually stepped down because she disagreed with the pageant’s decision to allow transgender contestants.

Earlier Friday, Monnin told NBC’s “Today” show that she was standing by her claim that Miss Florida USA confided in her that she’d seen a list of finalists Sunday morning.

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The Hutchinson News

OPINION Editorial Board JOHN D. MONTGOMERY / Editor-Publisher MARY RINTOUL / Managing Editor JASON PROBST / News Editor PAT SANGIMINO / Sports Editor

EDITORIAL

Leash laws he county’s hands-off approach to dogs and leashes has T worked relatively well for many years.

The rules are simple: As a resident in the unincorporated parts of the county, one is free to allow a dog to roam and run as it pleases.

On the other hand, if that dog ends up crosswise with another property owner, it could wind up with a fatal gunshot wound.

And there is not much the dog owner, or the county, can do about it.

But as neighborhoods develop on the outskirts of town, life in the county might well include several blocks of houses, even complete neighborhoods – that sometimes could use a little help to keep those areas neighborly.

A recent case demonstrates the need for more guidance from the county.

After the Thiel family’s dog “Oakie” escaped a fence and got in

a fight with other neighborhood dogs, a neighbor, Chad Horton, approached the Thiel home to discuss the matter. Horton said the dog turned aggressively toward him, prompting him to fatally shoot the dog while it was on the Thiel family property.

The Thiel family thinks the law has failed them and that no one has been held accountable for their pet’s death. Meanwhile, Horton thinks he was taking the necessary steps to protect his family and neighbors from an aggressive animal.

And under current county law, both sides are right. Absent any animal control ordinance, neighbors hash out differences on their own. Sometimes, it doesn’t end well.

The county doesn’t need to undo the country way of life, but with a little thought and a light hand, officials could draft ordinances to protect both dog owners and residents – giving both sides a clear solution to their differences and, if needed, legal recourse.

Hand over the job Redistricting debacle proves that Legislature can’t handle the maps FROM THE WICHITA EAGLE The great redistricting debacle of 2012 might have moved last week from the Statehouse to federal court in Kansas City, Kan., but the spectacle of inept grown-ups squabbling over turf and power was no less embarrassing. Kansas desperately needs to fix this before 2020, preferably by handing off the process to an independent commission.

Because of the Legislature’s inability to finalize even one of the four maps required of it during a session that lasted 99 days, it was up to the three federal judges. During last week’s trial, they heard testimony reflecting the views of the case’s 29 parties and sounded ready to try their own mapmaking.

Secretary of State Kris Kobach, one of two defendants, had said the new maps had to be ready by June 20 to avoid a postponement of the Aug. 7 primary. The judges issued their ruling late Thursday night.

Where most states’ struggles with redistricting pit one political party against another, the one in Kansas is all about the split between conservative Republicans, who control the House and governor’s office, and moderate Republicans, who control the Senate.

There is plenty of shame to go around.

Senators get a share for proposing maps to protect moderate incumbents by carving out their would-be conservative GOP challengers.

So do House leaders, who broke tradition by meddling in the re-

ANOTHER VIEW drawing of the other chamber’s districts.

Also among the guilty parties are provocateurs in the business and pro-life communities, who tried to use the process to shift Senate control to candidates more likely to favor their causes.

Gov. Sam Brownback also shares much of the blame. He said, “I never submitted a map to the Legislature, nor have I indicated a preference for any specific map.” But his staff members were deeply involved in drawing multiple maps and exerted their influence as maps were being debated and voted on. He wants the Senate more reliably on his side, and clearly saw redistricting as one sure way to get it there.

With its inaction, the Legislature inadvertently demonstrated why a bipartisan redistricting commission is needed. Under a plan proposed by Senate leaders, the majority and minority leader in each chamber would appoint one member each to the commission, with a fifth member selected by the commission itself who would serve as chairman. The Legislature would approve the commission’s recommended maps with an up-or-down vote, and no amendments allowed.

Other states have different models to consider for an independent, impartial redistricting commission. Kansas needs to pick one next session, then put it in place.

Federal judges have better things to do than finish the job of lawmakers debilitated by partisanship. And given what the judges decide on redistricting this time, the Legislature has forfeited any right to claim that it can handle the task.

WESTERN FRONT

Stop the thuggery Now, I see Holder is using racism to excuse illegal votes, via people here illegally.

How can this man keep his post? He allegedly has permitted guns to be run across the border, to drug cartels. Or, look at this rationale: if he didn’t do that, he is incompetent because he claims he didn’t know about it. So he either is lying to Congress or he is a total goof ! I say both.

He is not fit for the office he fills. For a man to spew as many “racist” claims as he does, he must be the racist. Have you ever heard “Me doth think he protests too much”? I am so sick of the Chicago thuggery that is going on

in this administration. Throw the thug out!

SHIRLEY SILLS Hutchinson

So, where are the jobs?

Where are the jobs that were promised to the American people during the last election?

Now the postal system is closing post offices around the country, causing massive layoffs.

Next a private company will probably take over and keep it running – something our government can’t do.

RON MAGGI Hutchinson

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COLUMNISTS

It’s time for a revolution Recently I reread a book that was published in 1970. “This Perfect Day” by Ira Levin (author of “Rosemary’s Baby”) is a tale of a controlled world in which everything is “perfect.” Everyone is happy, content, well, if boringly, fed, and employed. They are told whether they will be married, but sex is introduced to them at 14, so their appetites in that department are also well-fed. They are monitored by counselors to make sure they are happy, content, and healthy. They are told whether they have been chosen for reproduction (most are not, as the population problem is a problem).

Everything is controlled by a giant computer system. Our hero is a young teen when he is taken to see the computer system because his grandfather helped build it and is able to gain access. His grandfather dies at 63, which is the age at which everyone dies. Rain falls at night only, so the days are always pleasant and sunny.

When I read a recent article in nydailynews.com (“‘Human barcode’ could make society more organized, but invades privacy, civil liberties,” June 1, 2012) I confess I was shocked, despite the fact that I have read many books dealing with the subject of total control of humanity and how it is a dream of a surprisingly large number of people.

Elizabeth Moon, a science fiction writer, thinks that everyone should be bar-coded. It would provide “an easy, fast inexpensive way to identify individuals. . .” This might be a wonderful dream for law enforcement, but it seems a nightmare to me.

Even the new passports are unacceptably invasive and I envision no longer traveling outside our coun-

Community columnist

Maria Dreisziger try when my passport expires.

I wonder why people no longer value their freedom and anonymity, no longer value their freedom of speech. Many people seem more concerned about hurting someone’s feelings by stating the truth than about preserving this very basic right to say what you want to say, regardless of whether it offends someone’s overly tender feelings. And what is wrong with the phrase Dutch treat?

Maybe it’s because I’m old. I grew up being chased home from grade school, with kids yelling that I should go back to where I came from, and calling me a dirty DP (displaced person). This no doubt strengthened me. Remember that old saying: What doesn’t kill you makes you strong. Oddly, I couldn’t find this saying on quotations.com, so maybe it is a figment of my imagination.

And yet, when it comes to religious belief, our government has no compunctions about over-riding our consciences because they think that the great government (which means we the taxpayers) should provide free contraception and abortion-inducing drugs, regardless of what our beliefs are. It embarrasses me to realize that Kathleen Sebelius, former governor of Kansas, is the driving force behind this, backed of course, by her master, President Obama of

the United States.

I’m sure that if we asked either of these people, they would think a planted microchip would be a great idea. Freedom? What freedom?

Who needs freedom when we’re giving everyone free contraception and abortive meds? Who needs freedom? Those microchips could help parents find their children, children find their elderly parents who insist on wandering off. See? This would be a great thing.

Our government already monitors every cellphone conversation.

I’m not sure about email, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they have a way to monitor that, as well. We have already arrived at a Big Brother and “Animal Farm” point. How much further do we want to go?

It’s time for a revolution. One of my readers was shocked when I quoted Thomas Jefferson, who said the tree of freedom must occasionally be refreshed by the blood of patriots. He thought I was inciting people to violence, which was not the case. Some people don’t understand the concept of hyperbole.

A revolution need not be violent, it merely has to be revolutionary. What we have on our hands is an entrenched, spendthrift and inefficient government, full of crooks and greedy people. We need to rid ourselves of them. While I do not think this is a big problem in the state of Kansas (other than Ms. Sebelius), I do believe it is huge issue across the country.

I hope that we, the voters, get rid of the scumbags in November.

Maria Dreisziger of Hutchinson is retired from writing computer code and exchanged that for writing English. Email: maria_dreisziger@yahoo.com.

Playing with dynamite WASHINGTON – Gov. Scott Walker’s decisive victory in Wisconsin admits to a number of plausible explanations: a rejection of overreach in the use of recall elections, a repudiation of thuggish campaign tactics, a test of turnout techniques, a demonstration of post-Citizens United campaign funding realities.

But one thing the outcome was not: a binary, left-right choice on the role of government.

In Wisconsin – which has not voted for a Republican presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan – a simple ideological choice would have been more favorable to Walker’s Democratic challenger, Tom Barrett. The voters of the Badger State do not object to the idea of an activist, generous state government. The problem for Democrats in Wisconsin and elsewhere is that state and local budget debates unite conservatives while dividing voters who believe in active government.

One portion of the progressive coalition – public-sector unions – used the good economic times of the 1990s and 2000s to lock in generous health and pension benefits at the state and local level through collective bargaining. Politicians favorable to those unions enjoyed reliable political support. But the Great Recession dried up revenues, making health and pension commitments unsustainable, forcing some states into fiscal crisis, some cities toward bankruptcy and threatening the provision of public services.

Other members of the progressive coalition value public services highly – parks, libraries, public safety, education, support for the

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County should re-examine its hands-off policy on dog disputes

Michael Gerson homeless and such. They are joined by civic-minded independents and non-libertarian conservatives. These voters have seen the commitments made to public-sector unions devouring state and local budgets, leaving little room for any initiatives in the public good.

The zero-sum choice between public pensions and public services is even more evident on the local level. In California cities where unions have been successful in securing advantages, the fiscal crisis is acute. The growth of salaries, health benefits and pensions has far outpaced the growth of revenues. Payments by the city of San Jose, Calif., to its public retirement fund have gone from $73 million in 2001 to $245 million this year – crowding out spending on libraries and public safety. On Tuesday, 71 percent of San Jose voters approved a measure to cut retirement benefits for city workers. San Diego voters took similar action.

Los Angeles is headed toward its own budget showdown. “A lot of things are going to happen dramatically over the next couple of years, and then people will listen,” says former LA Mayor Richard Riordan. “If you close down all the parks and all the libraries, this is political dynamite.”

By siding with public employees in the state and local budget dis-

putes, the national Democratic Party is playing with dynamite. Voters are sometimes willing to accept new taxes to purchase shared public benefits such as roads or schools. But even in liberal California cities, voters are reluctant to raise tax revenues to transfer directly to the retirement benefits of a middle-class interest group. So public-sector unions seek to channel resources away from education, parks and libraries into pensions – making public unions a major obstacle to the adequate provision of public services. This is a losing political proposition in Wisconsin, California or just about anywhere else in the country.

In flush economic times, public workers’ unions and progressive advocates of spending get along just fine. There is plenty of money to go around for both the system and the services. In lean times, however, the interests of union Democrats and progressive Democrats have diverged, forcing politicians to choose. In Wisconsin, Barrett took the side of the system, struggling to defend its prerogatives. San Jose’s Democratic Mayor Chuck Reed, in contrast, took the side of the services and pushed for pension reform. Both are progressives. Only one was pursuing the common good.

At stake is the proper role of government itself. Does it exist primarily to serve the public and the needy, or to serve those who serve in government? The question is not easy for Democrats, who have traditionally straddled both priorities.

But a choice between them is increasingly unavoidable.

Michael Gerson’s email address is michaelgerson@washpost.com.

The Hutchinson News

OBITUARIES

DIRECTORY

Michael S. Weve

Frank Cisneros

RENO COUNTY

MOUNT HOPE – Michael “Mike” S. Weve, 44, lifetime resident of Mt. Hope, passed away June 7, 2012, in Hutchinson, KS. He was born January 28, 1968, in Hutchinson, KS the son of Robert (Jerry) and Sharon (Spain) Weve.

A graduate of Haven WEVE High School, he graduated Hutchinson Community College studying fire science and received his certification as an emergency medical technician.

He served as a volunteer firefighter and EMS for the Mt. Hope community for 26 years. As a youth he joined the Boy Scouts and was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout and obtained the Order of the Arrow. He was employed at Siemens.

He is survived by: his mother, Sharon Weve of Haven, KS; two sisters, Diana and Mike Waggoner, of St. Louis, MO, and Carol and David Tackett, Mt. Hope, KS; brother, Robert and Evie Weve, Haven, KS; three nieces, Amber Sanneman, Kristi Tackett and Rebecca Weve; three nephews, Levi Sterling, Josh and Justin Weve; three great-nephews, Tyler and Andrew Voth, and John Sanneman; and a great-niece, Caitlin Sanneman. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert (Jerry) Weve.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at the Haven Baptist Church, Haven, KS, with burial following in the Haven Cemetery, Haven, KS. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday, June 11, 2012, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m., at Ott Funeral Home, Haven, KS. Memorials may be given to the Mt. Hope Fire Department or the Mt. Hope EMS, both in care of Ott Funeral Home, 102 N. Wichita, Haven, KS 67543.

ROOTSTOWN, Ohio – Frank Cisneros, 72, of Rootstown, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2012.

Frank was born March 9, 1940, in Kanopolis, Kansas, the son of Pedro and Albina Cisneros.

He was a graduate of Kanopolis High School and a letterman for the football team. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and reached the position of paratrooper in the 101st Airborne; he made 22 jumps and was honorably discharged in 1962. He was an employee of Tele-Solutions with almost 25 years of service with the company.

Frank was very active in the Knights of Columbus local chapter #5173 where he held the position of Grand Knight and was instrumental in forming the Color Guard with the Pope Pius XII 4th degree assembly and held the position of Faithful Navigator.

He was also active in the local Catholic War Veterans chapter 1954 and 82nd Airborne Akron chapter and a proud member of their color guard.

Frank was an avid fan of the Cleveland Indians and the Cleveland Browns. For the past few years, his favorite pastime was watching his grandsons play hockey, baseball, and soccer.

Frank is survived by: his wife, Frances; son, Greg (Donna) of Indianapolis, Indiana; daughters, Lydia (Rob) McDevitt of Columbus, Ohio, and Dolores (Tim) Solema of Wintersville, Ohio; grandsons, Nicholas and Alex Solema; brothers, Julian of Anchorage, Alaska, and Tino of Kanopolis, Kansas; sisters, Ann Morrison of Anchorage, Alaska, Rosey (Joe) Orozco of Kanopolis, Kansas, Tomasa, Mary Mathis, and Phyllis of Kanopolis, Kansas, and Juanita (Leon) Rodriguez of Ellsworth, Kansas; many nieces, nephews, greatnieces, and great-nephews; and his beloved dog, Titus.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Jesse.

Rosary will be at 6 p.m.

Sunday at Parsons Funeral Home, Ellsworth. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Kanopolis.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be sent to St. Ignatius Catholic Church, in care of the funeral home, Box 45, Ellsworth, KS 67439.

Everyone who knew Frank will miss his smile, good-natured attitude, storytelling, and his ability to make people laugh.

Cindy Graves Hutchinson Margaret Hannah South Hutchinson Robert Stone Hutchinson

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Margaret R. Hannah Margaret R. Hannah, 77, of South Hutchinson, passed away June 5, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.

She was born June 7, 1934, in Harper, the daughter of HANNAH the late L.E. Troyer and Viola King Troyer.

Most of her adult years she worked as a stenographer in the Omaha and Des Moines areas. She retired and moved to Rogers, Ark., to live and later returned to Kansas.

Margaret remained a member of First Presbyterian Church of Rogers, Ark., and attended Northminister Presbyterian here in Hutchinson. She was an avid reader and enjoyed music and crossword puzzles. Her friend will remember her for her interest in others and her zany sense of humor.

She was preceded in death by her husband, H. Allen Hannah, in 2005.

Survivors include: her daughter, Valerie Mouttet, Omaha, Neb.; her son, Craig Mouttet, Naperville, Ill.; an “adopted” daughter and sonin-law, Carmen and Steve Kingston and their children, Omar, Whitney and David, Bentonville, Ark.; a brother and sister-in-law of Indiana; a niece; and a nephew, along with other relatives and friends.

A memorial service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Mennonite Manor Chapel, 600 W. Blanchard, South Hutchinson, with Pastor Skip Johnson in charge of the services.

Cremation has taken place. Ashes are interred in the Memorial Gardens of First Presbyterian Church of Rogers, Ark. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be gifted in her name to the Terry C. Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research, 1 Chalmers Hall, Kansas State University, 1700 Anderson Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502-9909, to be used in their cancer research. Old Mission-Heritage Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of the arrangements.

Mabel E. Esping MCPHERSON – Mabel Elizabeth Esping, 79, died June 6, 2012. She was born Feb. 7, 1933.

On Sept. 18, 1955, she married Earl R. Esping. He survives. Other survivors include: children, John, Lori Gibson and Dana Oliver; six grandchildren; and a greatgrandchild. Graveside service 9 a.m. Tuesday in Elmwood Cemetery, Lindsborg.

Memorial service 11 a.m.

Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m.

Monday at the church, with family 6 to 8 p.m.

Memorials to the church or Hospice and Homecare of Reno County, in care of Stockham Family Funeral Home, McPherson.

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Eric L. Orosco-Guardiola LAKIN – Eric Lee OroscoGuardiola, 24, died June 7, 2012. He was born June 2, 1988. Survivors include: wife, Tiffany Rodriguez Orosco; sons, David Unruh and Adriyan Orosco; daughter, Aubriella Orosco; parents, Ramon and Deanna Guardiola; brother, Marcos Guardiola; and sister, Laura Guardiola.

Vigil 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Lakin. Funeral 10:30 a.m.

Monday at the church. Visitation 3 to 8 p.m. today and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Garnand Funeral Home, Lakin. Burial in Lakin Cemetery. Memorials to the Eric Orosco-Guardiola Memorial Fund.

John D. Beckstrom II GARDEN CITY – John D. Beckstrom II, 37, died June 6, 2012. He was born March 12, 1975.

On July 24, 1999, he married Tasha M. Love. She survives.

Other survivors include: son, Tristin L.; daughter, Joscelyn M. Beckstrom; father, John; mother, Natalie Beckstrom; brothers, Larry and Anthony; grandfather, John D. Beckstrom I; and parents-in-law, Larry and Veronica Love.

Funeral 1 p.m. Monday at the Bible Christian Church, Garden City. Visitation 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Price and Sons Funeral Home, Garden City. Memorials to the Children’s Education Fund.

Colin D. Scott Jr. BLOOM – Colin Dasan Scott Jr., 2 months, died June 6, 2012, at his home in Bloom.

He was born March 26, 2012, in Wichita, to Colin and Angelica Chavez Scott. Survivors include: his parents; sisters, Kaelyn Delicia and Kallista-Marie; and grandparents, Javier and Angie Chavez, Bloom, and Corliss Williams, Topeka.

Funeral will be at 7 p.m.

Monday at Minnis Mortuary Chapel, Minneola, with Pastor Allen Smith presiding.

Burial will be in Bloom Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Lighthouse Baptist Church in care of Minnis Mortuary, Minneola.

Cindy Graves Cindy Graves, 51, died June 7, 2012, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.

Arrangements are pending with Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home and Crematory, Hutchinson.

Betty J. Gonzales MCPHERSON – Betty J. Gonzales, 83, did June 8, 2012, at The Cedars, McPherson.

Arrangements are pending with Stockham Family Funeral Home, McPherson.

Joan P. Voth GREAT BEND – Joan P. Voth died June 8, 2012. She was born Feb. 25, 1925.

A resident of Great Bend, she was an office manager at Wells Furniture, Great Bend, and a secretary at Mullins Furniture.

Survivors include: sister, Jacque and Del Gegen; sister-in-law, Eileen Voth; and nieces and nephews, including Jan Voth and Jeff Wilcox.

Rosary 3 p.m. Sunday at Kimple Funeral Chapel, Ellinwood.

Funeral 10:30 Monday at the funeral home. Visitation 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial in LakinComanche District Cemetery, Ellinwood.

Memorials to KSU Cancer Research.

Robert Stone Robert Stone, 79, died June 8, 2012, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson.

Arrangements are pending with Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson.

Plea deal is taken on meth charges ■ Woman may face 11

years in deal that kept her out of federal court.

BY JOHN GREEN

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A Hutchinson woman with three felony methamphetamine cases pending against her, including one from 2007 involving a pound of the suspected drug, entered pleas in all the cases on Friday.

Under a proposed plea agreement, Dinah SanchezLoredo, 49, faces nearly 11 years in prison.

Reno County District Judge Tim Chambers accepted Sanchez-Loredo’s guilty pleas to the dozen felony charges and one misdemeanor, and set sentencing for 1:30 p.m. July 30.

In the first case, officers of the Reno County Drug Enforcement Unit followed Sanchez-Loredo to Dodge City and then back to Reno

County, then stopped her just inside the Reno County line, said Deputy Reno County District Attorney Tom Stanton.

When a drug detection dog failed to signal there were drugs in the car, officers then pursued a search warrant for the vehicle.

That took about an hour, during which time SanchezLoredo remained detained.

The subsequent search turned up the pound of suspected drug, which had a street value of more than $100,000, Stanton said.

Judge Chambers suppressed the evidence seized in the case because of the amount of time the woman was detained prior to the search. The Kansas Court of Appeals, however, overturned Chamber’s ruling and the Kansas Supreme Court eventually agreed. It took more than three years for the appeal to work its way through the courts, however, Stanton said.

In the meantime, investi-

gators twice more arrested Sanchez-Loredo for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.

The first time, on Oct. 31, 2011, Sanchez-Loredo discovered officers were following her back from Wichita, so she poured the drugs in a bottle of chlorine and then tossed it out a window, Stanton said. The bottle struck the police car.

Officers were able to collect enough methamphetamine on Sanchez-Loredo’s clothing, which she spilled while pouring it into the bottle, to file possession with intent to distribute charges, Stanton said.

Then police again arrested Sanchez-Lorado on Dec. 30, 2011, this time with 3 ounces of the drug in her possession, Stanton said.

All of the possession amounts were large enough to file the cases in federal court, Stanton said, but part of the plea deal included agreement federal charges wouldn’t be sought.

Red Cross to offer babysitting course for young adults

BY THE NEWS STAFF

The American Red Cross in Hutchinson will offer a babysitting course that will teach young people everything they’ll need to know for becoming budding entrepreneurs this summer.

The clinic, intended for children age 11 through 15, is 9:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Thursday at Hutchinson Public Library. The cost is $85, though scholarships for up to half the fee are available through the Hutchinson Community Foundation’s Charles E.

Carey Memorial Fund.

Participants will learn all the necessary skills to confidently and safely accept responsibility for a young child. They’ll learn how to better market themselves with résumés and business cards. At the end of the class, students will know how to properly discipline and play with their children, and they will also learn the appropriate way to handle tantrums and fights between siblings.

“Babysitting can be one of the most rewarding jobs a young person will have.

But it’s important they have the skills and training to do it safely,” said James Williams, Red Cross spokesperson. “At the end of the training, Red Cross will make sure they’re confident and comfortable with the job, and it will be taught in a fun and interactive way.”

To register for babysitting, first aid, CPR or other lifesaving classes visit www.redcross.org/takeaclass or call 1 (800) REDCROSS. For scholarship information or to apply call (316) 219-4080.

UN says 7 peacekeepers killed in Ivory Coast

BY EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS – Armed men ambushed and killed seven U.N. peacekeepers trying to protect villagers in Ivory Coast on Friday and more than 40 of their colleagues who stayed to guard from more attacks remain in danger, the United Nations said.

Hundreds of villagers were fleeing the area near the Liberian border, and U.N. officials said others may have been killed or injured.

Authorities have been unable to confirm any additional casualties because of the remoteness of the area near the Liberian border.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the attack “in the strongest possible terms,” saying he was “saddened and outraged” about the deaths of the peacekeepers, all from Niger.

He urged the government of Ivory Coast to identify the perpetrators and bring them to justice.

Later on Friday, the U.N. Security Council released a press statement condemning the attack.

Ivory Coast’s deputy defense minister Paul Koffi Koffi said government forces, along with Liberian and U.N. forces, will launch an operation on June 15 to find the men responsible. He said they were “militia men or mercenaries.”

Koffi Koffi said they could not respond sooner because it would take time to gather equipment and prepare the forces.

An Ivorian Cabinet official who was briefed on the matter said President Alasanne Ouattara requested helicopter gunships from the U.N. and expected them to arrive by Monday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.

Bert Koenders, the U.N. envoy to the west African nation, said the peacekeepers were part of a patrol south of the town of Tai, an area the U.N. mission recently reinforced because of threats of attacks against the civilian population. The ambush involved a large group of armed men, a U.N. official said, speaking on condition

of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.

“Their colleagues are still in danger,” Ban told reporters. “Even tonight, after the attack, more than 40 peacekeepers remain with the villagers in this remote region to protect them from this armed group.”

The mayor of Tai, Desire Gnonkonte, told AP that hundreds of villagers were fleeing the area.

“We are moving in reinforcements as soon as we have daylight,” said Kieran Dwyer, the spokesman for the U.N. peacekeeping department.

Josephine Guerrero, a spokeswoman for the U.N.’s Department of Peacekeeping Operations, said it was the biggest attack on peacekeepers in recent years.

Sylvie van den Wildenberg, acting spokeswoman for the U.N. mission in Ivory Coast, called it “the first attack of its kind” against U.N. peacekeepers in the country.

She said several vehicles were on a reconnaissance patrol near the village of Para on the southern axis of Tai to follow up on “rumors of movement of armed people in the area and threats on the security of civilians.”

“There were several vehicles on the patrol and the leading vehicles were strongly hit,” van den Wildenberg said. “The area is densely forested and very tough terrain.”

Once a stable nation, the world’s largest cocoa producer was split into a rebel-controlled north and government-controlled south after an attempted coup sparked civil war in 2002. A peace deal in March 2007 brought key rebel leaders into the administration and offered hope for a single government after years of foundering accords and disarmament plans.

But the country headed to the brink of civil war after a presidential runoff in early 2011 when then-president Laurent Gbagbo refused to concede defeat after losing to Ouattara, the internationally recognized winner of the election. Gbagbo was arrested with the help of U.N. and French forces in April 2011, and is now facing charges of

war crimes at The Hague.

Ouattara was sworn in as president soon after.

Following Gbagbo’s arrest, many of the mercenaries and militiamen who fought for him fled across the porous border into Liberia’s forests, or clandestinely, into its refugee camps.

Western Ivory Coast has remained particularly unstable, and Human Rights Watch said earlier this week that armed groups in Liberia who supported Gbagbo have killed at least 40 civilians in cross-border raids into Ivory Coast since July. The deaths have all been near Tai, Human Rights Watch said.

“In the four cross-border attacks since June 2011, the motivation appears to have been both political vengeance and related to land conflict - issues that overlap in Ivory Coast’s volatile west. Those killed or whose houses were burned predominantly belong to ethnic groups that largely voted for president Ouattara,” the group said in its report.

Matt Wells, West Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch, told AP that the organization hasn’t confirmed details of the attack but “pro-Gbagbo militants have conducted repeated raids from Liberia into this region of Ivory Coast.”

“The Gbagbo camp often resorted to inciting rhetoric against U.N. personnel during the Ivorian crisis, though today’s deadly attack is the first of its kind during the recent Ivorian crisis,” Wells said “Liberian and Ivorian authorities need to quickly work together to bring to account those involved in this heinous act,” he said.

The United Nations has had a peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast since 2004.

At the end of April, the U.N. said there were about 9,400 peacekeeping troops, 200 military observers and 1,350 international police in the mission along with civilian staff. Over 40 countries are contributing military personnel.

Koenders said the U.N. mission “will take all necessary measures following this grave violation of international law.”

“Their colleagues are still in danger. Even tonight, after the attack, more than 40 peacekeepers remain with the villagers in this remote region to protect them from this armed group.”

Ban Ki-moon U.N. Secretary-General

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Monarchs eke out 8th straight win ■ Game goes into extra innings

after series of errors in ninth.

BY PAT SANGIMINO The Hutchinson News psangimino@hutchnews.com

WICHITA – The Hutchinson Monarchs found a way Friday to win their team-record eighth straight game.

But the 5-4 victory over the host Wichita Wheat Kings wasn’t se-

cured until Hutchinson squandered a three-run lead in the bottom of the ninth to send the game into extra innings.

Fortunately, Luke Acosta saved the day in the top of the 10th.

The former Hutchinson Blue Dragon drilled a one-out single in the 10th. He stole second base and then got a huge jump to steal third before scoring one pitch later on a wild one that went to the backstop.

“This team just keeps finding ways,” Acosta said. “We have one

Scott Splett home run in eight games. That’s it. But we know how to grind. We know how to get people on base. We know how to get them in.

“We’re finding ways to win.”

That’s key for the Monarchs, who will enjoy a much-needed (and rare) day off today by hosting an autograph signing session at the Salt City Splash. They return to the diamond on Sunday for a 7 p.m. game at Hobart-Detter Field against Lindsborg.

For the first seven innings Friday, the Monarchs were on cruise control. Cory Roper threw five scoreless innings and then the Monarchs went to their bullpen with favorable results.

Taylor Gentry pitched a scoreless sixth. Landon Clapp put up a goose egg in the seventh and Paul White wiggled out of a basesloaded, no-out situation in the eighth by allowing just a single run.

Logan Zike struck out the first

two batters of the ninth, but then surrendered two singles and a resounding double off the wall in right field by Zac Johnson, which plated two runs and cut Hutchinson’s lead to one, 4-3.

Mike Kattula then tied the contest with a base hit up the middle.

“These guys believe in themselves and they believe in each other,” said Wheat Kings coach Steve Stutzman. “I never doubted that

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THE NEWS’ 2012 ALL-AREA SOFTBALL TEAM

Seniors’ last a showcase of big talent ■ Well-stocked team gives good send-off

for players leaving high school football.

BY LUCAS FAHRER The Hutchinson News lfahrer@hutchnews.com

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Andale’s Sydnee Eck connects on a pitch for a home run against Buhler on April 16 in Andale.

The numbers say it all

BELOIT – Few teams, if any, can boast an offense like that of Clint Young’s.

A pair of quarterbacks who combined for more than 4,000 yards and 56 touchdowns on the ground and a running back that racked up nearly 2,300 yards rushing.

Add in a speedy 1,000-yard receiver and another 6-foot-6 target in the passing game and you’ve got a recipe for video game numbers.

Too bad the Kiowa County football coach only gets to direct the attack for one game.

Young will have the skills of 20 standout seniors at his disposal today when he directs the Division I West team at the 27th annual Kansas Eight-man all-star games today in Beloit.

He’ll have his own Maverick quarterback – 6-foot, 190-pounder Ross Binford – and Macksville product Seth Filbert sharing time under center and handing off to South Gray running back Coulter Croft – The Hutchinson News’ eight-man offensive player of the year.

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Eck may deflect praise onto her team, but record supports repeat top honor

KC’s Hochevar misfires again

BY PAT SANGIMINO

for everything she did this season.

“That’s my favorite memory,” she says, with a shrug of the shoulders. “Going out as a senior ANDALE – Sydnee Eck struck as a three-time state champion out nearly two of every three batand getting to experience those ters she faced this season. She sur- moments with my teammates was rendered a run about every other my favorite part.” game and walked a batter for Of course it was. every 20 who went down swinging.

You get the feeling that Eck Yes, she was every bit would have been perfectly as dominant as those facts blending in – INSIDE comfortable might indicate. just being another player And through it all, the A closer look at on the Andale roster.

Andale pitcher has manThen again, when you put the team, B5 aged to stay humble – alup the kind of season – most bashful about what she the kind of career – Eck did, mereaccomplished. ly blending in is not a possibility.

Three straight state champiThat said, Eck adds one more onships, including the one last distinction to her mounting list of month in Salina that capped her awards: Two-time recipient of The high school career, only made her Hutchinson News’ softball player appreciate her teammates more.

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■ Royals’ former top draft pick falls to 3-7

after giving up all four of Pittsburgh’s runs.

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Eck delivers a pitch to a Buhler batter on April 16.

“Going out as a senior as a three-time state champion and getting to experience those moments with my teammates was my favorite part.”

Sydnee Eck

PITTSBURGH – Erik Bedard pitched seven solid innings, Neil Walker had three hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Friday night for their 10th victory in the last 13 games.

Bedard (4-6) allowed two runs and five hits as Pittsburgh captured the opening game of a series for the sixth consecutive time. The Pirates (30-27) also moved three games over .500 for the first time this season.

Jason Grilli worked a perfect eighth and Joel Hanrahan retired the side in order in the ninth for his 16th save in 18 opportunities.

Yuniesky Betancourt drove in a run and scored for the Royals, who have lost four of six.

Playing its first interleague road game, Kansas City had three players out of position. Regular designated hitter Billy Butler, who leads the team with 11 homers, made his third start at first base. First baseman Eric Hosmer was in right field and Jeff Francoeur

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Shot at Triple Crown suddenly ends for I’ll Have Another

BY BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer

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Owner J. Paul Reddam, left, is hugged by groom Incencio Diaz as Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner I’ll Have Another is petted in the background after a news conference at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Friday announcing that the colt was out of the Belmont Stakes due to a swollen left front tendon.

NEW YORK – The Triple Crown curse lives. This time the horse didn’t even make it to the starting gate.

I’ll Have Another’s bid for the first Triple Crown in 34 years ended stunningly Friday when the chestnut colt was retired on the eve of the Belmont Stakes with an injury to his left front tendon.

“I’m afraid history is going to have to wait for another day,” said J. Paul Reddam, the colt’s owner.

I’ll Have Another, who won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes with stirring stretch drives, was the 4-5 early favorite to win the Belmont and become the 12th Triple Crown winner and first since Affirmed in 1978.

Instead, he’ll make one final trip to the racetrack with his jockey

Mario Gutierrez to lead the other Belmont horses during Saturday’s post parade – no longer a prelude to greatness, but merely a wistful farewell.

“He’ll be my hero forever,” a somber Gutierrez said. “What I’ll Have Another did for me is so amazing. He brought happiness to my life.”

Always the longest and toughest of the Triple Crown events, the 1 12-mile Belmont was instantly reduced to being just another big race.

The favorite’s role fell to Dullahan, who ran third in the Derby and had been second in the morning line for the Belmont. He was

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Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Luke Hochevar throws to a batter in the first inning Friday in Pittsburgh.

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Dullahan now favorite to win Belmont Stakes

BY RICHARD ROSENBLATT AP Sports Writer

NEW YORK – All along, Dale Romans said he had the horse to beat in the Belmont Stakes.

Now he does.

Dullahan was made the 95 favorite for today’s Belmont after I’ll Have Another was retired with a tendon injury a day before his attempt to become the first Triple Crown winner in 34 years.

“I thought it was going to be one of the greatest races in history, and I was wanting to be part of it,” Romans said. “This gives us a better opportunity but this was going to be bigger than that.”

I’ll Have Another would have been the odds-on favorite to join the likes of Secretariat, Citation and Affirmed as a Triple Crown champion. But a tendon injury to his left front foot flared up Thursday. After it was treated, the colt went out for a light gallop early Friday morning, but when he returned the tendon was swollen. After an ultrasound, trainer Doug O’Neill announced the horse was not only out of the Belmont, but had been retired.

Dullahan comes into the 1 1/2-mile Belmont well rested. After winning the Blue Grass in April, the chestnut colt finished third in the Kentucky Derby, beaten just 1 3/4 lengths by I’ll Have Another even after he bumped Union Rags at the start and ended up seven wide before closing with a rush. Romans thought about the Preakness, but decided to skip it and prepare for the Belmont, also known as the “Test of the Champion.”

“Before this happened,” Romans said of I’ll Have Another’s injury, “I thought we had a great chance.”

O’Neill thinks Dullahan is now the horse to beat as well, and plans to bet a cou-

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Trainer Doug O’Neill said I’ll Have Another was being retired because he developed swelling in his left front tendon that was the beginning of tendinitis.

“This is extremely tough for all of us. It’s far from tragic but it’s extremely disappointing,” he said.

O’Neill’s brother, Dennis, said it was hard to tell anything was wrong just by looking at the horse.

“He looks great. He’s sound. He went great this morning. He looks super (but) you just can’t take a chance,” he said. “He’s too valuable of a horse and we love him to death like all of them. You wouldn’t run a horse if you think some-

Monarchs ● From Page B1 they would come through in that situation.”

Faced with their first bit of adversity all season, the Monarchs responded.

“That was a foreign feeling for us,” Acosta said. “We were on the upside the whole game until that last inning. You could feel rhythm shift to their side in ninth inning. They got louder and they came up with some big hits.”

Acosta’s job was to get on base. He got a fastball over the outside part of the plate and made solid contact to drive a single to right. There was no steal sign on, said Deron McCue, but that didn’t stop Acosta from taking sec-

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South Gray’s Coulter Croft eludes Madison defenders in the 8-man Division I championship game in Newton.

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Dullahan, with exercise rider Hector Herrarte, trains at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Thursday. The Belmont Stakes horse race is today. ple of bucks on him Saturday. He’ll also be around to watch I’ll Have Another and jockey Mario Gutierrez lead the field of 11 3-year-olds in the post parade onto the track. The injury is not considered serious, and Belmont Stakes on-call veterinarian Larry Bramlage cleared the colt to make an appearance.

“I’m going be bummed we’re not in it, but I’ll be studying the (Racing) Form a little differently tonight,” O’Neill said.

Dullahan, who was the second choice behind I’ll Have Another, leaves from the No. 5 post with Javier Castellano aboard.

Union Rags moves up to the 3-1 second choice. The colt trained by Michael Matz ran a disappointing seventh in the Derby under Julien Leparoux, but will have a new rider in John Velazquez, who won the 2007 Belmont with the filly Rags to Riches. Union Rags has a win over Belmont Park, taking the Champagne last year. He also won the Fountain of Youth Stakes before finishing third in the Florida Derby.

Derby and Preakness runner-up Bodemeister won’t be around, but trainer Bob Baffert will send out Paynter as the 7-2 third choice for Zayat Stables.

thing might happen.”

The scratch comes a day before an estimated 100,000 fans were expected to converge on the track in hopes of seeing, at long last, a Triple Crown winner – a champion who would help resurrect a struggling racing industry.

I’ll Have Another joined 11 other horses since Affirmed who won the Derby and the Preakness, but were unable to complete a Triple Crown sweep in the Belmont, extending the longest gap between Triple winners to 35 years. The colt also became the third winner of the first two legs who was unable to run in the finale; Burgoo King in 1932 and Bold Venture in 1936 were the others.

“It’s like completely letting the air out of a balloon,” said Ken McPeek, who trains Belmont contenders Atigun and Unstoppable U.

Dale Romans, who trains Dullahan, said: “This was going to be a special race, one of the biggest races of our time. I’d rather have him in there. It would have been something special to beat him.”

Doug O’Neill said he first noticed something might be wrong with the colt Thursday, hours after his usual morning gallop.

“We prayed he kind of hit himself and that it was a little bit of skin irritation,” he told a horde of media gathered outside the detention barn at Belmont Park.

O’Neill had called an audible Friday and taken his horse out to gallop at 5:30 a.m., three hours earlier than he had been working out in the days leading up to the race. He wanted to avoid the congestion created by all the Belmont horses going to the track at the same time.

ond base.

“Luke is a veteran – he knows how to play baseball,” McCue said. “A lot of guys wouldn’t steal in that situation because they wouldn’t want to get thrown out. Luke made a big play getting down to second.”

And then he took advantage of Tanner Lee’s glacially slow kick to the plate to steal third base virtually before the ball got to the hitter. l “I saw he was slow to the plate – his kick was high,” Acosta said.

He scored on the wild pitch one pitch later to give the Monarchs a 5-4 lead that Michael Schoolcraft made sure was enough. Schoolcraft set down the Wheatkings (6-1) on just seven pitches in hurling a perfect final inning to close the door.

Hutchinson scored an un-

earned run in the second on a walk, a booted grounder and two fielder’s choice grounders. What ever it takes, right?

The Monarchs added another run in the fourth on a leadoff single by Tyler Detmer, a hit-and-run single to right by Zenon Kolakowski, which moved Detmer to third, and Acosta’s sacrifice fly to deep left field.

They got two more runs in the fifth when Todd Schultz led off by being hit by a pitch. Jake Cloutre doubled down the line in right field to put runners on second and third. Alex Lee singled home Schultz. Lee would eventually score on Detmer’s infield grounder to make it 4-0.

Roper deserved a win. In five scoreless innings, he scattered four hits while striking out six.

At tight end, Macksville’s Adam Oak and Lincoln’s Wyatt Schroeder (6-6 220) give the West’s offense a pair of capable receivers.

But in an all-star game, everyone’s good. With a roster this deep, Young is anxious to trot every one of his players onto the field at Beloit High School’s Trojan Stadium for the day’s first game.

“As a coach, not everyone gets a chance to have a team this loaded with athletes and it makes it really fun,” said Young, in his second year coaching at the all-star game and first as head coach. “You have the ability to try things you couldn’t (with your own team).”

The defense is likewise stocked with linebackers Pat Prescott (St. John) and Steve Westrup (South Central) and a pair of Reno County players - Pretty Prairie defensive back Tanner Cooper and Dlineman Jared McMillian.

As fun as it is to call plays with all those weapons, it’s equally relaxing to not have to scheme against them.

South Gray coach Jeff Blattner is in his fourth year coaching at the game and, along with Ness City coach Chris Bamberger, is an assistant under Young for the Division I West team. Blattner said he’s happy to have the

opportunity to coach the same players that gave him fits last fall.

“They’re great kids and they’re so well-coached that it makes it easy up here,” Blattner said. “It’s so nice to see them on this side of the ball than on the other side. Holy mackerel.”

Young said his focus is giving the players a positive send-off from high school football, regardless of the outcome.

“I try not to get caught up in winning the game,” Young said. “I try to keep it about the kids and make sure everyone has good experience and get the kids in situations to showcase their talents and the reasons they’re here.”

All the players in the allstar game are seniors and many are headed onto college programs. For the Division I West team, Binford, Croft and South Gray offensive lineman Lymon Morehead will all be Conquistadors this fall when they suit up for Dodge City Community College. Filbert is planning to walk-on at Kansas State.

But even though football is still in the future for many of the players among the four teams (there are East and West teams for Eight-man Division I and II), this will be the last time the all-stars play eight-man ball before graduating to the standard 11-player format.

“It’s a great feeling to know

that the coaches think highly of you enough to select you to play in the game,” Binford said in an interview on the game’s website (www.8manallstars.com). “It’ll obviously be a lot of fun to play with those guys and have one more game in high school.”

Filbert said he’s excited to play in the all-star game and suit up as a Macksville Mustang one last time.

“It means all my hard work has paid off and it’s great that I get to represent Macksville in such a way,” Filbert said.

The East Division I team, led by Rock Hills coach Sam Meyers along with assistant coaches Curt Christians (Lakeside) and Troy McArthur (Lebo), is led by quarterback Collin Kile of defending Eight-man champs Madison-Hamilton.

The Division II game features area players from OtisBison (Patrick Piper and Matt Croninger), Chase (Zack Oberle and Lucas Ingham), Ashland (Austin Stebens and Giles Fox), Dighton (Guy Fullmer and Devon Shapland), Moscow (Osvaldo Granillo) and South Barber (Blake Wagenbach and Michah Polson).

The Division I game begins at 10 a.m. and the Division II game follows at 1 p.m. Both games will be broadcast online at www.network1sports.com with pre-game shows beginning 30 minutes before each contest.

TEAM ROSTERS Division I West Coulter Croft, South Gray (5-9 170, RB) Levi Hirsh, Kinsley (6-1 160, TE) Derek Dean, Little River (6-0 210, LB) Benn Kirmer, Central Plains (5-9 185, DB) Ross Binford, Kiowa County (6-1 190, QB) Damon Schurr, Osborne (5-11 190, RB) Ethan Slothower, Osborne (5-9 160, DB) Seth Filbert, Macksville (6-0 170, QB) Logan Reed, Quinter (6-1 190, LB) Tanner Cooper, Pretty Prairie (5-8 190, DB) Steve Westrup South Central (6-2 180, LB) Wyatt Schroeder, Lincoln (6-6 220, TE) Adam Oak, Macksville (6-0 155, TE) Pat Prescott, St. John (5-8 170, LB) Brian Ochs, Quinter (6-5 255, OL) Jake Harts, Pratt-Skyline (5-8 195, OL) Lymon Morehead, Kiowa County (6-3 315, OL) Brody Kyle, Peabody Burns (6-4 175, DL) Joe Carter, South Gray (6-0 215, OL) Jared McMillian, Pretty Prairie (5-10 195, DL) East Collin Kile, Madison-Hamilton (6-1 190, QB) Ky Biddle, Central-Burden (5-9 165, WR) Jason Drouillard, Blue Valley Randolph (511 185, QB) Miles Thomas, Lakeside (6-0 220, RB) Colton Witte, Udall (5-9 165, RB) Alex Renken, Lakeside (6-1 195, QB/DB) Bo Savage, Central-Burden (6-2 185, QB) Ty Larson, White City (6-3 225, OL) Alex Smith, Rock Hills (5-10 165, DB) Brandon Draper, Wakefield (5-8 170, RB) Willie Westhoff, St. Paul (5-10 170, DB) Brett Fahey, Clifton-Clyde (5-7 175, LB) Kolton Chase, Sedan (6-0 205, OL) Thadd Barker, Lebo (6-4 185, TE) Levi Fleming, Rock Hills (6-0 215, OL) Luke Schreefer, Wakefield (5-10 245, OL) Alex Clark, Lakeside (6-1 175, OL) Bubba Smith, Madison-Hamilton (6-1 215, LB) Kaleb Stround, Marmaton Valley (5-10 220, OL) Blake Davies, Lebo (5-10 180, LB)

Division II West Corey Dinkel, Victoria (6-0 175, DB) Cole Christensen, Golden Plains (6-5 175, OL) Patrick Piper, Otis-Bison (5-9 170, LB) Dalton Davis, Wallace County (5-10 170, LB) Osvaldo Granillo, Moscow (6-0 195, RB) Zack Oberle, Chase (6-0 180, DB) Austin Stebens, Ashland (6-1 175, QB) Giles Fox, Ashland (6-2 220, LB) Kalyn Weber, Golden Plains (6-0 190, LB) Lucas Ingham, Chase (5-9 215, RB) Will Bixenman, Wheatland-Grinnell (5-11 180, DB) Guy Fullmer, Dighton (6-0 175, RB) Jeremiah White, Cheylin (5-7 130, RB/DB) Matt Crotinger, Otis-Bison (6-0 170, DB) Cody Pearce, Wallace County (5-11 190, LB) Zach VonLintel, Victoria (6-1 237, DL) Devon Shapland, Dighton (6-0 215, TE) Dillon Coomes, Thunder Ridge (6-2 245, DL) Dakota Foreman, Thunder Ridge (6-3 225, DL) Ethan Young, Cheylin (6-2 215, TE) East Jacob Bott, Linn (6-4 205, LB) Cesar Perales, Linn (6-5 215, OL) Cody Heiman, Baileyville B&B (6-3 230, LB) Brent Bruna, Hanover (6-0 175, RB) Eric Huerter, Baileyville B&B (6-3 200, QB) Jake Stoppel, Wilson (6-5 195, TE) Blake Wagenbach, South Barber (5-8 180, DB) Micah Polson, South Barber (6-1 195, LB/OL) Dwight Davidson, Hope (6-2 185, OL) Jonathan Keating, Frankfort (6-4 200, TE) BJ Keys, Hartford (5-11 170, FB) Ethan Diedrich, Hanover (6-1 215, LB) Jared Fischer, Waverly (5-9 170, TE) Darren Meyer, Bern (6-0 150, LB) Ben Peetoom, Argonia (6-1 210, RB) Mitch Engelken, Baileyville B&B (5-8 160, RB) Gage Cole, Caldwell (5-11 180, TE) Jacob Broxterman, Frankfort (6-4 290, DL) Nick Nispel, Caldwell (6-1 250, DL)

BRIEFS Youth soccer team avenges only loss in championship Club Azzurri Independence, a local soccer team for girls younger than 10, won its age division at the Mel Hambleton Mid America Cup last weekend in Wichita.

Independence won four games and lost one. Their one loss was 4-0

to Barcelona FC during group play, but Independence beat Barcelona 52 in the championship game.

Team members were Aftyn Chapman, Maggie Epp, Aliyah Frederick, D’Naeya Gray, Alih Magana, Alexis Marchione, Karsin Miller, Madison Ontjes, Libby Schultz and Harlie Wilson. The team was coached by Alberto Magana.

Pat Summitt notches hole-in-one on TN course KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Though Pat Summitt may be retired, the NCAA’s winningest basketball coach ever just keeps finding ways to score.

Tennessee’s head coach emeritus notched her first hole-in-one Friday

playing at the Sevierville Golf Club with Hall of Fame coach Billie Moore, former Lady Vols player Lisa McGill Reagan and TV analyst Debbie Antonelli.

Summitt used a 7-iron on the 112yard par-3 No. 17 for the milestone.

Antonelli tweeted that she saw the ball roll into the cup along with Reagan and Moore.

Antonelli wrote on Twitter that it was an amazing feat. “Course is buzzin (at)patsummitt BUYING!” Summitt announced her retirement in April after 38 seasons. She disclosed she had been diagnosed with early-onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type, last August.

– From staff, wire reports

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No. 1 Florida focuses on return to Omaha

BY MARK LONG AP Sports Writer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Between the lost opportunity at last year’s College World Series, the lofty expectations placed on this year’s team, the 20-1 start, the 9-8 finish and all the recent conversations leading up to Major League Baseball’s amateur draft, the Florida Gators have dealt with a gamut of emotions.

With all that behind them, the Gators (45-18) can finally focus on their No. 1 goal: returning to Omaha and making a run at the program’s first national championship.

“I think our team’s in a really good place right now,” coach Kevin O’Sullivan said Friday.

Florida, the overall top seed in the NCAA tourna-

ment, needs two wins in the super regionals to reach the CWS for the third consecutive year. Standing in the way is North Carolina State (43-18), which is trying to get to Omaha for the first time since 1968. The teams open a bestof-three series today at McKethan Stadium.

The Gators have home-field advantage and more postseason experience.

“We’ve been in this spot three years in a row now,” said right-hander Hudson Randall, who will start Saturday’s opener opposite unbeaten Wolfpack ace Carlos Rodon. “The guys on the team know what to expect, we know what we’re getting into this weekend and we feel fairly confident in ourselves and we’re ready to go.”

Florida didn’t look so ready a few weeks ago.

Yankees’ Chamberlain throws off a mound TAMPA, Fla. – New York Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain threw off a mound Friday for the first time since hurting his ankle in March.

Chamberlain made 25 throws in a batting cage at the Yankees’ minor league complex.He had been throwing off a half-height mound to help regain his form.

“It felt good,” Chamberlain said. “Another step forward. That’s all you can do.”

Chamberlain, who dislocated his right ankle bouncing on a trampoline with his son on March 22, has also resumed running sprints in the outfield.

The 6-foot-2, 240-pound right-hander was working his way back from elbow ligament-replacement surgery when sidelined by the ankle injury.

Chamberlain say he will pitch this season.

This date in baseball June 9 1901 – The New York Giants set a major league record with 31 hits in beating Cincinnati 25-13. Al Selbach of the Giants went 6-for-7 with two doubles and four singles and scored four runs.

1935 – The St. Louis Cardinals became the 10th team in major league history to score a run in every inning in a 13-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.

1946 – The New York Giants’ Mel Ott became the first manager to be ejected in both ends of a doubleheader.

1966 – Rich Rollins, Zoilo Versalles, Tony Oliva, Don Mincher and Harmon Killebrew homered in the seventh inning for the Minnesota Twins in a 9-4 victory over the Kansas City Athletics.

1979 – California’s Nolan Ryan struck out 16 batters as the Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 9-1. It was the 21st time in his career he struck out 15 or more batters in one game.

2008 – Ken Griffey Jr. became the sixth player in baseball history to reach 600 homers. Griffey joined Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Sammy Sosa as the only players to reach the mark.

BASEBALL CALENDAR July 10 – All-Star game, Kansas City, Mo. July 13 – Deadline for amateur draft picks to sign.

July 22 – Hall of Fame induction, Cooperstown, N.Y. July 31 – Last day to trade a player without securing waivers.

Sept. 1 – Active rosters expand to 40 players.

Oct. 5 – Postseason begins.

Oct. 24 – World Series begins.

November TBA – Deadline for teams to make qualifying offers to their eligible former players who became free agents, fifth day after World Series.

November TBA – Deadline for free agents to accept qualifying offers, 12th day after World Series.

Dec. 2 – Last day for teams to offer 2013 contracts to unsigned players.

Dec. 3-6 – Winter meetings, Nashville, Tenn.

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Florida starting pitcher Jonathon Crawford is embraced by his teammates after throwing a no-hitter against Bethune-Cookman during an NCAA tournament regional game June 1 in Gainesville, Fla. The Gators faded down the stretch, struggling to string together hits and losing just about every close game. It was a stark contrast to Florida’s fast start to the season,

when the nation’s top team seemingly could do no wrong.

“Every team goes through a lull, whether it’s the beginning, the middle or end,” O’Sullivan said. “The thing as a

coach is you just don’t want it to be at the end. ... We went through it as well; everybody has. But I think we’re playing very well, and that’s the most important thing.”

O’Sullivan had reason to be concerned, too.

Not only were the bats cold, but the MLB draft was looming. And everyone expected Florida’s roster to get raided – and it did.

But all those mock drafts and questions about the draft did little to distract the Gators. Instead, they had one of the best weekends of the season. They dominated the Gainesville Regional, pitching a no-hitter in the opener and then outscoring Georgia Tech 21-5 for a two-game sweep that clinched a spot in the super regionals.

The next two days were equally enjoyable as Florida

has nine players drafted – eight of them in the first 10 rounds. Catcher Mike Zunino went third overall to Seattle.

Left-hander Brian Johnson also went in the first round.

Shortstop Nolan Fontana and reliever Steven Rodriguez were second-round picks.

Right-hander Austin Maddox (third round), outfielder Preston Tucker (seventh), Randall (seventh), outfielder Daniel Pigott (ninth) and reliever Greg Larson (20th) also were drafted.

“We’ve handled this whole draft thing as well as we probably could this year,” O’Sullivan said. “The players have been mature about it. The expectations, I think they’ve handled it great. I think they’ve been waiting for the postseason, and I think they’re excited about playing this weekend.”

FRIDAY IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE

Strasburg Ks 13 as Nats beat Red Sox THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOSTON – Stephen Strasburg struck out 13 in six innings, Bryce Harper homered and the Washington Nationals beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 on Friday night for the franchise’s first victory at Fenway Park.

Harper hit a two-run shot in the fourth and an RBI single in the sixth as the club improved to 1-9 at Boston’s iconic home. The Montreal Expos dropped all six of their games there before moving to Washington.

Strasburg (7-1) threw a career-high 119 pitches, including 33 in his final inning when he worked out of a one-out, bases-loaded jam.

He finished one strikeout shy of his career high of 14, set on June 8, 2010 – exactly two years ago to the day Friday – against Pittsburgh in his major league debut.

Phillies 9, Orioles 6 – Jim Thome broke loose in a big way, Shane Victorino homered and drove in five runs, and the Philadelphia Phillies emphatically ended a season-worst six-game losing streak by beating the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night in Baltimore.

Thome doubled twice, legged out an infield hit and got his first RBI of the season. Mike Fontenot also homered to the delight of a Camden Yards crowd full of spirited Phillies fans.

Chris Davis and J.J. Hardy homered for the Orioles, who lost for the ninth time in 12 games.

The Phillies hit for the cycle, and then some, in the second inning alone — a homer, a triple, three doubles and a single. Philadelphia scored six times, with Fontenot’s two-run shot coming right after his foul fly fell beyond Hardy as left fielder Endy Chavez backed off.

Yankees 9, Mets 1 – Robinson Cano homered twice and hit one of three straight long balls off an ineffective Johan Santana to lead the New York Yankees to a rout of the Mets on Friday night.

Hiroki Kuroda allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings before leaving with a bruised left foot. Cano ended Santana’s bid for a second straight no-hitter with a tworun shot in the second, then connected again in the third to begin a string of three consecutive home runs by the Yankees.

In the first Subway Series matchup of the season, Kuroda (5-6) gave up only a two-out double in the sixth to Omar Quintanilla.

Santana (3-3) was given

Royals ●From Page B1 moved from right to center.

Francoeur had three prior innings of experience in center, and Hosmer had never played right in the majors. All that shuffling had an effect on the game, too.

Hosmer misplayed Rod Barajas’ leadoff single in the second, allowing the

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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg delivers to Daniel Nava during the first inning Friday at Fenway Park in Boston. two extra days of rest after throwing a career-high 134 pitches last Friday against St. Louis in the first no-hitter in Mets history.

Reds 6, Tigers 5, 10 innings – Wilson Valdez’s squeeze bunt with one out in the 10th inning scored Miguel Cairo for a victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night in Cincinnati.

Cairo started the rally against left-hander Phil Coke (1-2) with his first triple of the season, the ball skittering out of the rightfield corner and eluding Matt Young.

One out later, Valdez pinch hit and bunted toward first baseman Prince Fielder, who threw home barehanded. Cairo slid his left hand over the plate before the tag.

Sam LeCure (2-1) pitched two innings, striking out three of the six batters he faced.

Joey Votto had three hits for Cincinnati, including a three-run homer off Rick Porcello. Votto extended his hitting streak to 14 games, matching the longest of his career.

Indians 6, Cardinals 2 – Josh Tomlin scattered eight hits over seven innings, Johnny Damon hit a tworun homer and the Cleveland Indians beat St. Louis on Friday night in St. Louis to send the Cardinals to their seventh loss in 10 games.

Tomlin (3-3) pitched shutout ball into the seventh, when he allowed a tworun single to pinch-hitter Matt Adams. He threw just

76 pitches, improving to 4-0 in interleague play.

Jake Westbrook (4-6) gave up four runs – three earned – and eight hits in six innings. He struck out seven and walked one.

Michael Brantley extended his hitting streak to 16 games for the Indians, who have won three of four.

Rays 5, Marlins 1 – Matt Joyce homered, doubled and scored three times, and the Tampa Bay Rays escaped several jams to beat the slumping Miami Marlins on Friday night in Miami.

The Marlins went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position. They are 1 for 28 in those situations during their homestand, losing all four games while totaling four runs.

Joyce went 2 for 3 with two walks. Jose Lobaton had two doubles and scored once.

Five Rays pitchers combined on a seven-hitter. Former Marlin Burke Badenhop (1-1) came on in the fifth and threw 1 2-3 shutout innings. Fernando Rodney pitched a hitless ninth – the only inning in which the Marlins didn’t strand a runner.

Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Juan Pierre leaps in vain for a two-run home run by J.J. Hardy during the seventh inning Friday in Baltimore.

Astros 8, White Sox 3 – Jed Lowrie, Brett Wallace and Brian Bogusevic homered and the Houston Astros got a strong effort from their bullpen to beat the Chicago White Sox on Friday night in Chicago.

Houston’s win was just its third in the last 13 games.

Chicago lost for the fourth time in 15 games.

Lowrie’s 11th homer, following a two-out walk to Jordan Schafer, gave the Astros a 4-0 lead in the fifth inning.

Chicago starter Gavin Floyd (4-6), who has given up six homers in his last two starts, walked two and struck out nine over six innings.

Wallace had a solo shot off Floyd in the second, and Bogusevic delivered a threerun homer in the ninth off Will Ohman.

Wandy Rodriguez (5-4) gave up nine hits and three runs in 5 1-3 innings. Four relievers pitched shutout ball over the final 3 2-3 innings.

lumbering catcher to move up a base. He later scored on Clint Barmes’ single, touching home with a nifty slide after left fielder Alex Gordon made a strong throw.

Butler was involved in a Pittsburgh run an inning later, when Luke Hochevar (3-7) picked off Jose Tabata attempting to steal. Butler and second baseman Betancourt got Tabata into a rundown, but lost track of Pedro Alvarez, who scored

from third to give Pittsburgh a 4-2 lead.

Garrett Jones doubled in Walker in the first, and Walker’s infield hit drove in Barmes to make it 3-0 in the second.

Betancourt hit an RBI double in the third and scored on Mike Moustakas’ base hit to get the Royals within one.

Hochevar (3-7) remained winless in his past six outings, allowing four runs and

nine hits in six innings.

NOTES: The Royals recalled 1B Clint Robinson to add an extra bench bat for the nine games in NL parks they have over the next 13 days. Robinson made his major league debut, striking out as a pinch hitter to end the game. LHP Ryan Verdugo was optioned to TripleA Omaha. ... Pirates RHP Jeff Karstens underwent an MRI a day after leaving a rehabilitation start for Triple-

A Indianapolis due to tightness in his right groin.

Karstens is on the disabled list because of inflammation in his right shoulder. ...

Pirates RHP James McDonald (5-2, 2.14) has won five of his past six decisions and ranks second in the NL in ERA heading into Saturday’s start. RHP Vin Mazzaro (2-0, 2.25) will start for Kansas City five days after pitching six shutout innings in his most recent outing.

VOTE FOR DIRKS Haven graduate Andy Dirks is having a stellar year with the Tigers. Go to hutchnews.com to cast your ballot for his entry into the MLB AllStar game, which will be played in Kansas City this year.

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Devils must rely on Rock to stay alive vs. Kings

BY TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer

NEWARK, N.J. – There was a time when home-ice advantage wasn’t the New Jersey Devils’ best friend.

If either the rival Rangers or Flyers were in New Jersey, there would be as many New York or Philadelphia jerseys in the crowd as Devils’ colors.

Not anymore, at least not in the playoffs this year.

The Devils have been tough at the Prudential Center, known as the “The Rock,” and they need one more big effort Saturday night in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final to keep their championship dreams alive and prevent the Los Angeles Kings from capturing their first NHL title since coming into the league in 1967.

It’s a tough task. The Kings haven’t lost on the road since the playoffs started two months ago.

They are 10-0, including two overtime wins here in Games 1 and 2.

A bounce or two here or there, and New Jersey might be the one leading the best-of-7 series 3-1.

That’s wishful thinking for Devils fans. The reality is New Jersey has some momentum coming off a 3-1 win on Wednesday night, and they need to keep winning or else.

New Jersey is 6-4 in the playoffs here after posting a 24-13-4 mark in the regular season. It’s gotten their fans behind them like never before.

“We’re winning, that’s the bottom line,” Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur said of the fan support. “I think we’ve played hard and got some success. It’s hard when you don’t win for our fans to be involved and do what they’d like to do, especially the last few years when we played the Rangers and Flyers (in the postseason). It’s tough in this area to play some rivals if you don’t have success, their fans take over the building. But we

Mark Terrill/Associated Press

New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur makes a save as Los Angeles’ Trevor Lewis appraoches in the third period during Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals Wednesday in Los Angeles. The Devils won the game 3-1. got the success this year and that made a big difference why we feel a lot more comfortable playing.”

Coming into this season, the Devils had posted a 3-7 postseason mark at “The Rock,” which opened for the 2007-08 season.

Veteran defenseman Andy Greene said the Devils are just a better team overall this season.

“I think going into the playoffs we were playing good hockey,” Greene said. “The few years before that, I don’t want to say we stumbled into the playoffs, but we probably weren’t where we needed to be heading into the playoffs. We’ve

been playing the right way and the crowd has been great. We’re feeling their energy and feeding off it. It’s been great.”

It’s hard to say whether the Kings notice the opposing crowd.

They won all three games in Vancouver in the first round, two in St. Louis in the second and three in Phoenix in the third. They are 15-3 overall, with all three losses coming in potential series-clinching Game 4s at home.

Now they get another chance to win on the road. And this one will be the biggest of all for a franchise that had only made the Cup final

once before: 1993, losing to Montreal in five games.

Los Angeles goaltender Jonathan Quick, who might be the front-runner for the Conn Smythe Trophy as the postseason MVP, actually was funny when asked if he was familiar with the Prudential Center after two games.

“No, it’s like any arena,” he said.

“You’ve got about 18,000 people that want you to lose no matter where you go.”

Forward Justin Williams said the team isn’t really focused on the arena. Just the task at hand and what the players have to do to ac-

complish it. He said thinking about winning the Cup now would be a distraction and that might have been one of the problems the team encountered in Game 4 on Wednesday.

Williams is aware of the fans.

“You absolutely notice crowds,” he said. “Crowds give you energy.

They basically carry the momentum in the games sometimes. We’ve done a good job of handling it and not letting it affect us. I think crowds aren’t going to take you out of a game but they are going to encourage you a little bit and get you revved up.”

The odds are certainly against the Devils making a comeback.

Only one NHL team has rallied from an 0-3 deficit in the finals to win. That was the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs against the Detroit Red Wings.

Devils coach Peter DeBoer had an interesting take on his team’s plight.

“You know it’s going to happen again,” he said. “So why not us? I think that’s the approach. You’re not going to go 200 years without someone else doing it. So it’s been long enough, it might as well be us.”

The Kings also have an interesting take on their 3-1 lead.

“This series, we could easily be down,” Williams said. “We haven’t played our best hockey. We know that in our room. That’s obviously an advantage for us that we know we can be better in all facets of the game, not one little thing. We can be a lot better. We haven’t shown them exactly what we are all about.

That’s disheartening for us. The encouraging thing is we are up 3-1.”

If a sixth game is necessary, it will be played on Monday night in Los Angeles. A deciding seventh game would be played Wednesday in New Jersey, if necessary.

Until then, it’s now or never in Newark for the home team.

Sullinger hopes draft combine erases doubts

BY ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer

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Carl Edwards drives through the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway on Friday in Long Pond, Pa.

Pocono shaves off 100 miles in 1st race minus patriarch

BY DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer

LONG POND, Pa. – Take a dip through the tunnel at Pocono Raceway and emerge to the sight of a giant banner that almost obstructs the view of the twin spires that sit atop the grandstand: “Welcome to Doc’s Place.”

The banner was raised in honor of track founder and chairman Joseph “Doc” Mattioli for the first race held at Pocono since he died in January. Mattioli’s presence looms large this weekend. His portrait is on the cover of the race program, commemorative decals are stuck on the Sprint Cup cars, staff workers wear pins, and his name is painted in yellow on rocks outside the garage area.

This 2½-mile triangle track nestled in the mountains will always belong to Mattioli.

“It’s getting harder,” said his grandson, Brandon Igdalsky. “It’s hard to be around here this weekend and not hear his booming voice.”

Igdalsky has assumed control and is mostly calling the shots these days at Pocono. Igdalsky was already track president as Mattioli scaled back his duties in recent years and added CEO to his title last year.

The track remains in the family (his brother and sister are executives) and the 36year-old Igdalsky has already put a modern stamp on a track that dates back to the 1960s.

Mattioli’s absence isn’t the only jarring adjustment.

The track underwent an

overdue repave that led to breakneck speeds on two days of testing this week.

The race, which had long eschewed corporate sponsorship in the title, is called the Pocono 400 Presented by (hash)NASCAR. The race marks Twitter’s first official partnership with a sports league. The (hash)NASCAR page will feature tweets that bring fans closer to all the action at the Pocono 400.

Fans, writers and drivers have 100 less miles to tweet Sunday.

In a change that had teams celebrating like they won Daytona, the grueling 500mile race was shortened to 400 miles. Long considered one of the more tedious races in Cup racing, 400 miles is expected to provide a close and compelling race from the drop of the green flag.

“This track has been a fuel milage race in the past and a little bit shorter race could shake that up,” driver Clint Bowyer said. “It just seemed like this is a track that we got strung out on and it was just a bit too long.”

This week, drivers raved about the track surface and the length of the race. Happy drivers at Pocono?

While NASCAR admired and respected Mattioli, his track absorbed a public flogging like no other in the series. Complaints about the 500 miles started when haulers pulled into the garage. The track was considered unsafe – Greg Biffle once lamented “they’re going to kill somebody there.” And drivers still wonder why they

have to race here eight weeks apart without one event holding a spot in the Chase.

The criticism took a toll on Mattioli and his family.

“I know for me, it was a little tough to hear,” Igdalsky said. “At the same time, it means you’ve got room to grow and things to do. We’ve worked real hard the last few years to start turning that thought around.”

The facility completed a multimillion-dollar project in 2010 that made significant safety upgrades, including a soft-wall barrier and catch fence.

New asphalt was laid for the first time since 1995 and drivers posted speeds during testing that would be track records if they’re hit on qualifying.

Igdalsky said one veteran driver told him, “You now have a modern facility.”

“I so appreciate made the effort made by the racetrack,” five-time champion Jimmie Johnson said. “As far as the Mattiolis and what they mean to the sport and who they are as people, I can’t say enough great things about them and how much I do enjoy coming here for those reasons.”

But Johnson admitted the track hadn’t been all that fun to race.

Mattioli was a staunch defender through the years of the 500-mile race that put the long in Long Pond and ran the two Cup races without corporate sponsorship (“I don’t need the money and if you don’t need the money, what is the sense of sponsorship?”).

CHICAGO – Jared Sullinger sounded like a guy with something to prove.

There’s a reason why.

The former Ohio State star said he feels like he’s “always the bad guy in every gym” because “everybody’s overanalyzing my game.”

But he wants to make one thing clear.

He has some strengths.

“Everybody says I can’t do this, I can’t do that,” Sullinger said Friday at the NBA draft combine in Chicago. “Everybody points out all the negatives. There’s a lot of positive things I think I do.

That’s not for me to discuss.”

It’s for teams to decide, and with the draft approaching this month, Sullinger hopes he can ease any lingering concerns. He believes the combine this week went a long way toward doing just that as he takes the next step following two standout seasons in college.

A two-time All-American forward, Sullinger was widely projected as a top 10 pick had he turned pro a year ago.

But now? That’s up in the air.

With the NBA lockout looming this time last year, top prospects such as Sullinger and Harrison Barnes decided to stay in school without knowing when their rookie seasons would start. The result was a thin draft then and a deep one now.

Even so, Sullinger doesn’t think about what might have been.

“I never tested the waters,” he said, although he did acknowledge: “Everybody was saying one, two, three (in the draft). I don’t know.”

He returned to Ohio State with a dramatically different team that was missing three seniors after finishing 34-3 his freshman season and showed up with a dramatically slimmed down body. He dropped 25 pounds and was more mobile. Instead of scoring all his points with his back to the basket, he popped to the perimeter and shot over the defense.

He emerged as one of the Buckeyes’ top 3-point threats, shooting 40 percent from long range, and averaged 17.5 points and 9.2 rebounds while leading them to a 31-8 record and a Final Four berth. He was 63-10 as a starter, yet the doubts linger.

And Michigan State’s Draymond Green doesn’t understand why.

“He’s going to be a great pro,” Green said. “He’s contributed at every level.

What’s going to stop him from contributing in the pros? Some people said he wouldn’t do good in college, and he’s one of the best college players for the last two years. He’s contributed, so I don’t see what will stop him from being good in the pros as well.”

Supporters can point to

his soft hands and touch, his ability to set up down low or drill the jumper, and his improved conditioning. Even so, questions remain about his defense and athleticism and even his height – he measured 6-foot-9 with shoes, 6-7 ¾ without them.

“I hear it all,” he said.

And he wants to prove them wrong. He believes the combine helped.

“I think it kind of answered questions about who I am, how high I can jump or how tall I am,” he said. “It kind of ends some of the questions. For this to happen, it kind of helps me out.”

He also believes two years in the physical Big Ten helped prepare him for the bumps and bruises he’ll absorb at the next level. He also credited Buckeyes assistant Chris Jent with an assist for helping him get ready for the draft.

“C.J. is very honest with me,” Sullinger said. “He doesn’t sugarcoat anything.

That’s the way he was raised. He’s a Jersey boy. He came from the NBA, so he knows what everybody’s expecting. C.J.’s really honest with me.”

Note: Barnes would not mind joining his friend Kyrie Irving in Cleveland, where the Cavaliers hold the fourth pick. “It’d be great, but ultimately, that’s not my decision,” Barnes said.

“That’s theirs. Depending on how workouts go, we’ll see what happens.”

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Softball ● From Page B1 of the year award.

This one was a slam dunk.

In a coverage area that featured some pretty good players – a few of them teammates of Eck’s – and a few mighty good teams, Eck was a no-brainer to be deemed the area’s top player yet again.

If there was pressure on Eck to top her performance of a year ago, it sure didn’t show. The 5-foot-7 junior was better than she was last year.

In leading the Indians to their second straight 25-1 season, she struck out 203 batters and had an earned-run average of 0.41.

She also batted .474 and clubbed 14 home runs this season from the No. 2 spot in the Andale batting order.

Eck had eight shutouts this season, including a 21strikeout performance against Buhler that captured the national spotlight when Sports Illustrated made mention of it in its “Faces in the Crowd” segment. In that game, Eck hit two home runs and struck out all but one of the 22 batters she faced.

With two outs in the fourth inning, a batter reached base when strike three – a high fastball – hit the glove of catcher Alli Heimerman and set it (and the ball) flying toward the backstop.

SPORTS THE NEWS’ ALL-AREA SOFTBALL TEAM First Team Sarah Crouse, Smoky Valley Aubrey Denno, Hesston Dani Dowell, Sterling Sydnee Eck, Andale Kelsey Harlow, Andale Molly Hein, Andale Britnee Hill, Pratt Hanah Jeffrey, Haven Sammy Koons, Hillsboro Avery Neumann, Pratt Eryn Stockman, Smoky Valley Morgan Swisher, McPherson Player of the year: Sydnee Eck, Andale Second Team Montana Bailey, Medicine Lodge Brittany Benson, Cheney Danae Bina, Hillsboro Lauren Hatfield, Chaparral Kimberly Patterson, Buhler

“The ball hit the wrong part of my glove,” Heimerman said. “When you have a pitcher who throws as hard as Sydnee does, that will happen sometimes.”

By the time Heimerman tracked down the ball (and glove), Buhler’s Natalie Sebastian was standing on first base. No big deal. She struck out the next hitter – her fourth K of the inning – to keep her string alive. The perfect game was gone, but she started the game by striking out the first 18 batters she faced.

Sebastian’s weak comebacker in the sixth ended the string, but Eck struck out the final three batters she faced to preserve the no-hitter.

And just as you would expect, the fireballer downplayed the achievement.

“I honestly don’t pay attention to those things,” Eck said. “I just go out and throw.

I know I have a great defense

Lauren Rambat, Pratt Chelsey Riffel, Sterling Ali Rogers, Medicine Lodge Azaria Romero, McPherson Sarah Rothe, Hutchinson Kinzie Spurgin, Pratt; Allison Weber, Hillsboro Honorable mention: Ali Akler, Cheney; Lyndsey Goertzen, Buhler; Kristi Johnson, Cheney; Samantha Kettering, Pratt; McKenzie King, Morgan Myers, Medicine Lodge; Buhler; Emily Otte, Valley Center; Elizabeth Preisser, Haven; Sara Rholman, Kingman; Steph Sanders, Hillsboro; Gabby Sandovol, Valley Center; Natalie Sebastian, Buhler; Abby Shirley, Hesston; Daija Smith, Hutchinson; Perrin Spears, Valley Center; Sam Stallbaumer, Smoky Valley; Cassidy Stimpert, Medicine Lodge; Sydney Wescoat, Chaparral; Ashlyn Wiens, Inman.

behind me. I just have to throw it and let them hit it. I don’t have too much to worry about out there, knowing that.”

Eck seldom looked worried this year. In fact, her demeanor most games was downright stoic. That changed last month when the Indians wrapped up their third straight state crown by beating DeSoto in the championship game.

Eck showed emotion then.

Real tears flowed. Her softball career – not destined to continue in college, she decided this spring – was complete.

“Obviously, it was my senior year, and to go out like that with my teammates makes me know I’ll miss it next year,” Eck said following the game, her tears flowing freely. “I’m so excited for all my teammates.”

That goes without saying.

That statement is quintessential Sydnee Eck.

FIRST-TEAM CAPSULES Sarah Crouse, senior, Smoky Valley The senior catcher was the best backstop around. She batted .355 with 17 RBI and 22 runs scored, but made her biggest impact behind the plate.

Aubrey Denno, junior, Hesston The junior pitcher compiled a 12-5 record for the Swathers this season. She struck out 137 batters in 100 innings of work and allowed just 83 hits.

Dani Dowell, junior, Sterling Dowell was far better than her 9-7 record would indicate. The junior carried an earned-run average of 1.78 and at times was downright dominant for the Black Bears.

Sydnee Eck, senior, Andale Eck capped a stellar career by leading the Indians to their third straight state championship. She struck out 201 batters and had an ERA of 0.41. She also hit

.474 with 14 home runs this season.

Kelsey Harlow, senior, Andale The senior first baseman batted cleanup in a stacked lineup. She hit .521 with four home runs and 37 RBI for the Indians.

Molly Hein, senior, Andale Another of Andale’s core group of seniors that was in on three state championships. Hein hit better than .400 this season and was the Indians’ best outfielder.

Britnee Hill, sophomore, Pratt Just a sophomore, Hill was perfect in 12 decisions this season and had a 0.53 ERA. In 79 innings of work, she struck out 113 and allowed just 39 hits as the Greenbacks advanced to the Kansas Class 4A tournament unbeaten.

Hannah Jeffrey, senior, Haven The senior centerfielder batted .456 while playing exceptionally on defense. For

her career, she hit .414, stole 36 bases and scored 80 runs. She also drove in 86 runs.

Sammy Koons, senior, Hillsboro The senior first baseman hit .467 and drove in 30 runs for the Trojans, who captured the Kansas Class 3A crown this season.

Avery Neumann, senior, Pratt The senior second baseman batted .520 and scored 26 runs for the Greenbacks.

Eryn Stockman, junior, Smoky Valley Stockman compiled an 114 record with 148 strikeouts in 89.2 innings. She also batted .400, drove in 28 runs and had five home runs for the Vikings.

Morgan Swisher, junior, McPherson Swisher was the top pitcher on a team that won 19 games and advanced to the Kansas Class 4A regional finals. She was an all-AVCTLDivision II selection.

US dominates Antigua in World Cup qualifying

BY FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer

TAMPA, Florida – Carlos Bocanegra, Clint Dempsey and Herculez Gomez scored as the United States opened World Cup qualifying with a somewhat shaky 3-1 victory over Antigua and Barbuda on Friday.

Bocanegra put the Americans ahead in the eighth minute, tapping the ball into the net after goalkeeper Molvin James made a diving save of Gomez’s header off Landon Donovan’s corner.

Dempsey’s goal came from a penalty in the 44th minute after Marvin McCoy upended Donovan streaking into the area.

Peter Byers scored in the 65th minute for 105th-ranked Antigua, a nation of about 88,000 that almost could fit its entire population in 65,000seat Raymond James Stadium. Gomez restored a two-goal lead in the 72th after his initial shot and Michael Bradley’s follow up both were blocked.

It was a costly night for the No. 28 Americans, attempting to qualify for their seventh straight World Cup. Thirdchoice left back Jose Torres was stretchered off after injuring his left ankle in the 54th. Bocanegra shifted to the left, and Oguchi Onyewu entered only to overcommit and allow Byers to come in alone on goalkeeper Tim Howard.

The Americans played their first competitive match since blowing a two-goal lead and losing to Mexico 4-2 in the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup last June 25.

Terrence Boyd, the 21-yearold son of an American serviceman and a German mother, entered in the 79th minute on a rainy night and now is tied the United States in international competition.

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U.S. forward Landon Donovan (10) vies with Antigua and Barbuda midfielder Quinton Griffith (11) for the ball during the first half of a FIFA World Cup qualifying game Friday in Tampa, Fla. There is little time to recover for the Americans, who play their second qualifier of the semifinal round on Tuesday at Guatemala. Two teams from the group, which also includes Jamaica, advance to next year’s six-nation regional finals, which will produce three qualifiers for the 2014 tournament in Brazil.

Torres, usually a possession-oriented midfielder, started at left back following injuries to Fabian Johnson and Edgar Castillo.

Jurgen Klinsmann, who replaced Bob Bradley as U.S. coach last July, left himself potentially short at the position by omitting Eric Lichaj from his 23-man training camp roster.

If Johnson can’t return Tuesday from his calf injury, Bocanegra appears likely to start at left back in Guatemala.

Klinsmann started an offense-minded 4-3-3 formation, with Maurice Edu, Jermaine Jones and Bradley in the midfield, and Donovan, Dempsey and Gomez up front.

The U.S. failed to dominate possession and seemed to have heavy legs in the lategoing. While Antigua had few chances in the first half, Dexter Blackstock was in position to test Howard in the 38th minute only to have his shot blocked by center back Clarence Goodson. Antigua’s players grabbed the sides of his head in disbelief.

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Gabby Douglas performs on the balance beam during the women’s senior division at the U.S. gymnastics championships on Friday in St. Louis.

Douglas, Wieber at top after first night of gym nationals

BY NANCY ARMOUR AP National Writer

ST. LOUIS – A reigning world champion being pushed by her American teammate.

Sound familiar?

Four years after Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson’s rivalry captivated the Beijing Olympics, the Americans might have another 1-2 punch. Gabby Douglas pulled off something of a surprise Friday night when she tied world champ Jordyn Wieber atop the standings at the U.S. gymnastics championships. The two finished with 60.650 points, with Aly Raisman 0.45 behind.

The finals are Sunday, and results will help narrow the field for the Olympic trials later this month. The London team will be named July 1 following the trials in San Jose, Calif.

Liukin, meanwhile, has some work to do to make her second Olympic team.

The Olympic all-around champion knows if she’s going to make the London squad, it will be because of uneven bars, her signature event. But this was her first time competing uneven bars since winning a silver medal on them at the Beijing Games – she and China’s He Kexin actually had the same score, but He won the gold on a complex tiebreaker – and the rust clearly showed as she scored a 13.05 with just a 7.35 for execution.

Wieber has lost one – count it, one – all-around competition since the 2008 season, and is considered the heavy favorite for London. But Douglas served notice at the American Cup in March that she was one to watch, too, finishing ahead of Wieber. Her scores didn’t count then, because she was competing as an alternate.

On Friday night, she did it again when it counted.

Douglas was something of a surprise when she made last year’s world championship squad, with scant international experience and seemingly little stage presence. But she blossomed in the spotlight, and with her bubbly

personality and megawatt smile, she’s now got some serious star power to go with her skills. Another few performances like these, and the “Flying Squirrel” might very well be the talk of the London Games.

Martha Karolyi gave Douglas the “Flying Squirrel” nickname for her circus-like acrobatics on uneven bars, but even birds could take a few lessons from her these days. She soared so high on her first release, flipping herself up and back over the bar, her legs piked, that she could have reached out and touched her toes before grabbing the bar.

She had the crowd oohing and aahing throughout the routine, and when she hit the mat with a solid thud, she threw up her arms, a big grin exploding across her face. There’s more to Douglas than simply uneven bars, though. She turned on the charm with her floor routine, flashing a big smile as she waved her hands on her dance elements. She got such great height on her tumbling runs you could have driven one of those new Fiats beneath her.

She wasn’t perfect, though, with several wobbles on balance beam and a big step off the mat on the

landing of her vault.

Wieber, meanwhile, had an uncharacteristically rough night, with unsteady performances on both vault and balance beam. She landed her vault with locked knees and needing to take a big step to the right to steady herself. She is usually rock solid on balance beam – she has a bronze medal on it from last year’s world championships – but she was all over the place Friday. She wobbled mightily on a back handspring, had to stick her leg out to the side to hang on after a back somersault and took a step on her dismount.

Wieber needed a 15.25 on floor exercise, her final event, to match Douglas and she pulled out all the stops. She had great height on her tumbling runs, but landed them so securely she had to have had sticky tape on the bottoms of her feet. She played to the crowd, smiling as she danced to her peppy music and shimmying her hips, drawing cheers and applause from coach John Geddert. She landed her last tumbling pass without budging an inch, and she and her coaches exchanged high-fives as she came off the floor.

But when the scores came up, she had to share the top spot with somebody else.

B6 Saturday, June 9, 2012

TV-RADIO-FYI Television Athletics 2 p.m.

NBC — adidas Grand Prix, at New York AUTO RACING 10 a.m.

SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Pocono 400, at Long Pond, Pa. Noon SPEED — Formula One, qualifying for Canadian Grand Prix, at Montreal 1:30 p.m.

SPEED — ARCA, Pocono 200, at Long Pond, Pa. (same-day tape) 3:30 p.m.

SPEED — Rolex Sports Car Series, EMCO Gears Classic, at Lexington, Ohio 7 p.m.

NBCSN — IRL, IndyCar, Firestone 550, at Fort Worth, Texas Midnight ESPN2 — Global Rallycross Championship, at Fort Worth, Texas (delayed tape) COLLEGE BASEBALL 11 a.m.

ESPN2 — NCAA Division I playoffs, super regionals, game 2, Stony Brook at LSU 2 p.m.

ESPN2 — NCAA Division I playoffs, super regionals, game 2, St. John’s at Arizona 5 p.m.

ESPN2 — NCAA Division I playoffs, super regionals, game 2, Stanford at Florida State 8 p.m.

ESPN2 — NCAA Division I playoffs, super regionals, game 2, TCU at UCLA CYCLING 10:30 p.m.

NBCSN — Criterium du Dauphine, stage 6, Saint Alban Leysse to Morzine, France (sameday tape) 11:30 a.m.

NBCSN — Tour de Suisse, stage 1, at Lugano, Switzerland (delayed tape) GOLF 6:30 a.m.

TGC — European PGA Tour, Nordea Masters, final round, at Stockholm 2 p.m.

CBS — PGA Tour, St. Jude Classic, third round, at Memphis, Tenn.

1 p.m.

TGC — LPGA, Wegmans Championship, third round, at Pittsford, N.Y. 6:30 p.m.

TGC — Champions Tour, The Tradition, third round, at Birmingham, Ala. (same-day tape) GYMNASTICS Noon NBC — Visa Championships, at St. Louis HORSE RACING 2 p.m.

NBCSN — NTRA, Belmont Stakes undercard, at Elmont, N.Y. 3:30 p.m.

NBC — NTRA, Belmont Stakes, at Elmont, N.Y. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 3 p.m.

MLB — Regional coverage, Washington at Boston or Texas at San Francisco WGN — Houston at Chicago White Sox 6 p.m.

FOX — Regional coverage, N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, Cleveland at St. Louis, L.A. Dodgers at Seattle, Tampa Bay at Miami, or Kansas City at Pittsburgh 9 p.m.

MLB — Oakland at Arizona MOTORSPORTS 4 p.m.

NBCSN — AMA Motocross, at Mount Morris, Pa. NBA BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m.

ESPN — Playoffs, conference finals, game 7, Boston at Miami NHL HOCKEY 7 p.m.

NBC — Playoffs, finals, game 5, New Jersey at Los Angeles SOCCER 10:45 a.m.

ESPN — UEFA, Euro 2012, group phase, Netherlands vs. Denmark, at Kharkiv, Ukraine 1:30 p.m.

ESPN — UEFA, Euro 2012, group phase, Germany vs. Portugal, at Lviv, Ukraine TENNIS 8 a.m.

NBC — French Open, women’s championship match, at Paris

AUTO RACING NASCAR SPRINT CUP SCHEDULE AND STANDINGS x-non-points race Feb. 18 — x-Budweiser Shootout, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Kyle Busch) Feb. 23 — x-Gatorade Duel 1, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Tony Stewart) Feb. 23 — x-Gatorade Duel 2, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Matt Kenseth) Feb. 26 — Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Matt Kenseth) March 4 — Subway Fresh Fit 500, Avondale, Ariz. (Denny Hamlin) March 11 — Kobalt Tools 400, Las Vegas (Tony Stewart) March 18 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn.

(Brad Keselowski) March 25 — Auto Club 400, Fontana, Calif.

(Tony Stewart) April 1 — Goody’s Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va. (Ryan Newman) April 14 — Samsung Mobile 500, Fort Worth, Texas (Greg Biffle) April 22 — STP 400, Kansas City, Kan. (Denny Hamlin) April 28 — Richmond 400, Richmond, Va. (Kyle Busch) May 6 — Aaron’s 499, Talladega, Ala. (Brad Keselowski) May 12 — Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. (Jimmie Johnson) May 19 — x-Sprint Showdown, Concord, N.C. (Jimmie Johnson) May 19 — x-Sprint All-Star, Concord, N.C. (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) May 27 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. (Kasey Kahne) June 3 — Dover 400, Dover, Del. (Jimmie Johnson) June 10 — Pocono 400, Long Pond, Pa. June 17 — Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400, Brooklyn, Mich.

June 24 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif.

June 30 — Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky. July 7 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla. July 15 — Lenox Industrial Tools 301, Loudon, N.H. July 29 — “Your Hero’s Name Here” 400 at the Brickyard, Indianapolis Aug. 5 — Pennsylvania 400, Long Pond, Pa. Aug. 12 — NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. Aug. 19 — Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich.

Aug. 25 — Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.

Sept. 2 — AdvoCare 500, Hampton, Ga. Sept. 8 — Wonderful Pistachios 400, Richmond, Va. Sept. 16 — Geico 400, Joliet, Ill. Sept. 23 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H. Sept. 30 — AAA 400, Dover, Del. Oct. 7 — Good Sam Club 500, Talladega, Ala. Oct. 13 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C. Oct. 21 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan. Oct. 28 — Tums Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va. Nov. 4 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas Nov. 11 — Kobalt Tools 500, Avondale, Ariz.

Nov. 18 — Ford 400, Homestead, Fla. Driver Standings 1. Greg Biffle, 486.

2. Matt Kenseth, 485.

3. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 476.

4. Denny Hamlin, 464.

5. Jimmie Johnson, 453.

6. Martin Truex Jr., 441.

7. Kevin Harvick, 440.

8. Tony Stewart, 407.

9. Kyle Busch, 406.

10. Clint Bowyer, 405.

11. Brad Keselowski, 400.

12. Carl Edwards, 390.

13. Ryan Newman, 366.

14. Kasey Kahne, 365.

15. Paul Menard, 364.

16. Joey Logano, 350.

17. Aric Almirola, 329.

18. Jeff Burton, 322.

19. Marcos Ambrose, 321.

20. Juan Pablo Montoya, 312.

NATIONWIDE SERIES SCHEDULE, STANDINGS Feb. 25 — DRIVE4COPD 300, Daytona Beach, Fla. (James Buescher) March 3 — Bashas’ Supermarkets 200, Avondale, Ariz. (Elliott Sadler) March 10 — Sam’s Town 300, Las Vegas (Ricky Stenhouse Jr.)

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SCOREBOARD March 17 — St. Patrick’s Day 300, Bristol, Tenn. (Elliott Sadler) March 24 — Royal Purple 300, Fontana, Calif.

(Joey Logano) April 13 — O’Reilly Auto Parts 300, Fort Worth, Texas (Ricky Stenhouse Jr.) April 27 — Richmond 250, Richmond, Va. (Kurt Busch) May 5 — Aaron’s 312, Talladega, Ala. (Joey Logano) May 11 — Darlington 200, Darlington, S.C. (Joey Logano) May 20 — Iowa Spring 250, Newton, Iowa (Ricky Stenhouse Jr.) May 26 — History 300, Concord, N.C. (Brad Keselowski) June 2 — 5-hour Energy 200, Dover, Del. (Joey Logano) June 16 — Alliance Auto Parts 250, Brooklyn, Mich.

June 23 — Road America 200, Elkhart Lake, Wis. June 29 — Feed the Children 300, Sparta, Ky. July 6 — Subway Jalapeno 250, Daytona Beach, Fla. July 14 — New England 200, Loudon, N.H. July 22 — STP 300, Joliet, Ill. July 28 — Indy 250, Indianapolis Aug. 4 — Iowa Summer 250, Newton, Iowa Aug. 11 — Zippo 200 at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. Aug. 18 — NAPA Auto Parts 200, Montreal Aug. 24 — Food City 250, Bristol, Tenn.

Sept. 1 — Atlanta 300, Hampton, Ga. Sept. 7 — Virginia 529 College Savings 250, Richmond, Va. Sept. 15 — Dollar General 300, Joliet, Ill. Sept. 22 — Kentucky 300, Sparta, Ky. Sept. 29 — Dover 200, Del. Oct. 12 — Dollar General 300, Concord, N.C. Oct. 20 — Kansas Lottery 300, Kansas City, Kan. Nov. 3 — O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge, Fort Worth, Texas Nov. 10 — Wypall 200, Avondale, Ariz.

Nov. 17 — Ford 300, Homestead, Fla. Driver Standings 1. Elliott Sadler, 454.

2. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 442.

3. Austin Dillon, 440.

4. Sam Hornish Jr., 404.

5. Justin Allgaier, 376.

6. Cole Whitt, 366.

7. Michael Annett, 364.

8. Mike Bliss, 302.

9. Joe Nemechek, 287.

10. Tayler Malsam, 282.

11. Danica Patrick, 278.

12. Brian Scott, 266.

13. Mike Wallace, 258.

14. Jeremy Clements, 245.

15. Jason Bowles, 234.

16. Erik Darnell, 205.

17. T.J. Bell, 185.

18. Trevor Bayne, 180.

19. Johanna Long, 162.

20. Eric McClure, 142.

BASEBALL American League East Division W L Pct Tampa Bay 33 25 .569 32 25 .561 New York Baltimore 32 26 .552 Toronto 30 27 .526 29 29 .500 Boston Central Division W L Pct 32 25 .561 Chicago Cleveland 31 26 .544 Detroit 26 32 .448 24 32 .429 Kansas City Minnesota 22 34 .393 West Division L Pct W Texas 33 25 .569 Los Angeles 29 29 .500 26 32 .448 Oakland Seattle 26 33 .441 Thursday’s Games Detroit 7, Cleveland 5 Oakland 7, Texas 1 Tampa Bay 7, N.Y. Yankees 3 Boston 7, Baltimore 0 Chicago White Sox 4, Toronto 3 Friday’s Games Pittsburgh 4, Kansas City 2 N.Y. Yankees 9, N.Y. Mets 1 Philadelphia 9, Baltimore 6 Cincinnati 6, Detroit 5, 10 innings Tampa Bay 5, Miami 1 Washington 7, Boston 4 Toronto at Atlanta, late Chicago Cubs at Minnesota, late Houston at Chicago White Sox, late Cleveland 6, St. Louis 2 L.A. Angels at Colorado, late Oakland at Arizona, late L.A. Dodgers at Seattle, late Texas at San Francisco, late

GB — ½ 1 2½ 4 GB — 1 6½ 7½ 9½ GB — 4 7 7½

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING—Konerko, Chicago, .371; Hamilton, Texas, .341; Trumbo, Los Angeles, .337; MiCabrera, Detroit, .323; Fielder, Detroit, .318; Jeter, New York, .314; Ortiz, Boston, .304.

RUNS—Kinsler, Texas, 45; Hamilton, Texas, 41; Kipnis, Cleveland, 41; Cano, New York, 40; De Aza, Chicago, 40; Granderson, New York, 40; AdJones, Baltimore, 39.

RBI—Hamilton, Texas, 58; MiCabrera, Detroit, 49; Encarnacion, Toronto, 43; Bautista, Toronto, 40; ADunn, Chicago, 39; Willingham, Minnesota, 39; Fielder, Detroit, 37; Ortiz, Boston, 37; Pierzynski, Chicago, 37; Swisher, New York, 37.

HITS—MiCabrera, Detroit, 75; Jeter, New York, 75; Hamilton, Texas, 72; Fielder, Detroit, 69; AdJones, Baltimore, 69; Konerko, Chicago, 69; Andrus, Texas, 66; Cano, New York, 66; Kinsler, Texas, 66; MiYoung, Texas, 66.

DOUBLES—AdGonzalez, Boston, 21; Cano, New York, 20; Kinsler, Texas, 20; Ortiz, Boston, 18; Willingham, Minnesota, 18; MiCabrera, Detroit, 17; AGordon, Kansas City, 17; Seager, Seattle, 17.

TRIPLES—JWeeks, Oakland, 4; 12 tied at 3.

HOME RUNS—Hamilton, Texas, 21; ADunn, Chicago, 18; Encarnacion, Toronto, 17; Granderson, New York, 17; AdJones, Baltimore, 16; Bautista, Toronto, 15; Reddick, Oakland, 14.

STOLEN BASES—Kipnis, Cleveland, 14; De Aza, Chicago, 13; RDavis, Toronto, 12; BUpton, Tampa Bay, 11; Dyson, Kansas City, 10; MIzturis, Los Angeles, 10; JWeeks, Oakland, 10.

PITCHING—Price, Tampa Bay, 8-3; RRomero, Toronto, 7-1; Sale, Chicago, 7-2; Nova, New York, 7-2; MHarrison, Texas, 7-3; Sabathia, New York, 7-3; Morrow, Toronto, 73; Darvish, Texas, 7-4; DLowe, Cleveland, 74; Vargas, Seattle, 7-4.

STRIKEOUTS—Verlander, Detroit, 86; Sabathia, New York, 86; FHernandez, Seattle, 81; Scherzer, Detroit, 80; Darvish, Texas, 77; Shields, Tampa Bay, 76; Peavy, Chicago, 72.

SAVES—CPerez, Cleveland, 19; JiJohnson, Baltimore, 18; Rodney, Tampa Bay, 17; Capps, Minnesota, 14; Broxton, Kansas City, 14; Aceves, Boston, 14; Nathan, Texas, 12.

National League East Division W L Pct GB Washington 33 23 .589 — Atlanta 32 25 .561 1½ New York 32 27 .542 2½ Miami 31 27 .534 3 Philadelphia 29 31 .483 6 Central Division W L Pct GB Cincinnati 32 25 .561 — Pittsburgh 30 27 .526 2 St. Louis 30 29 .508 3 Milwaukee 26 31 .456 6 Houston 24 33 .421 8 Chicago 19 38 .333 13 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 37 21 .638 — San Francisco 33 25 .569 4 Arizona 27 30 .474 9½ Colorado 24 32 .429 12 San Diego 19 39 .328 18 Thursday’s Games L.A. Dodgers 8, Philadelphia 3 N.Y. Mets 3, Washington 1 Milwaukee 4, Chicago Cubs 3, 10 innings San Francisco 8, San Diego 3 Atlanta 8, Miami 2 Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 4, 10 innings St. Louis 14, Houston 2 Saturday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 5-3) at Minnesota (Diamond 4-1), 1:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Worley 3-2) at Baltimore (Tom.Hunter 2-3), 3:05 p.m.

Texas (Feldman 0-4) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 4-2), 3:05 p.m.

Toronto (Hutchison 5-2) at Atlanta (Hanson 64), 3:05 p.m.

Washington (G.Gonzalez 7-2) at Boston (Matsuzaka 0-0), 3:05 p.m.

Detroit (Verlander 5-4) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 2-4), 3:10 p.m.

Houston (Lyles 1-1) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 7-2), 3:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Haren 3-6) at Colorado (Francis

0-0), 3:10 p.m.

San Diego (Cashner 3-3) at Milwaukee (Fiers 1-1), 3:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Masterson 2-5) at St. Louis (Lohse 5-1), 6:15 p.m.

Kansas City (Mazzaro 2-0) at Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 5-2), 6:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 4-3) at Seattle (Vargas 7-4), 6:15 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Gee 4-3) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 5-5), 6:15 p.m.

Tampa Bay (M.Moore 2-5) at Miami (Zambrano 4-3), 6:15 p.m.

Oakland (J.Parker 2-2) at Arizona (Cahill 3-5), 9:10 p.m.

Late Thursday Boxes

CARDINALS 14, ASTROS 2 ST. LOUIS

HOUSTON ab r h bi ab r h bi Furcal ss 5 2 3 2 Schafer cf 3 0 0 0 Descals ph 1 0 0 0 Lyon p 0 0 0 0 Beltran rf 3 2 1 2 JCastro c 0 0 0 0 T.Cruz c 1 0 0 0 Altuve 2b 4 0 0 0 Hollidy lf 3 1 2 0 Lowrie ss 4 1 2 1 MAdms 1b 1 0 0 0 JDMrtn lf 3 0 0 0 Craig 1b-lf 5 2 3 2 Wallac 1b-3b 4 1 1 0 Freese 3b 5 2 2 6 CJhnsn 3b-rf 4 0 1 1 YMolin c 2 1 1 0 Bogsvc rf-p 4 0 1 0 ESnchz p 0 0 0 0 CSnydr c-1b 4 0 1 0 Salas p 0 0 0 0 Happ p 1 0 0 0 S.Hill ph 1 0 0 0 DCrpnt p 1 0 1 0 SFrmn p 0 0 0 0 R.Cruz p 0 0 0 0 Greene 2b 6 1 1 0 Wrght p 0 0 0 0 SRonsn cf 5 3 3 2 Maxwll ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Lynn p 1 0 0 0 Chamrs ph2 0 0 0 Totals 41 1416 14 Totals 34 2 7 2 St. Louis 003 011 702 — 14 Houston 110 000 000 — 2 E—C.Snyder (2). LOB—St. Louis 13, Houston 7. 2B—Lowrie (11), Wallace (2), C.Johnson (12). HR—Beltran (16), Freese 2 (12), S.Robinson (2), Lowrie (10). S—Lynn 2. SF— Beltran.

IP H R ER BB SO St. Louis Lynn W,9-2 6 6 2 2 2 11 E.Sanchez 1 0 0 0 0 1 Salas 1 1 0 0 0 1 S.Freeman 1 0 0 0 0 0 Houston Happ L,4-6 42-3 5 4 4 5 6 D.Carpenter 1 3 1 1 1 1 R.Cruz 1 3 5 5 2 3 W.Wright 1-3 2 2 2 1 0 Lyon 1 0 0 0 1 1 Bogusevic 1 3 2 2 0 0 WP—Happ, Lyon.

T—3:45. A—22,265 (40,981).

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING—MeCabrera, San Francisco, .364; DWright, New York, .357; Votto, Cincinnati, .354; Ruiz, Philadelphia, .353; YMolina, St. Louis, .328; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, .325; Prado, Atlanta, .324.

RUNS—CGonzalez, Colorado, 45; MeCabrera, San Francisco, 44; Pence, Philadelphia, 43; Bourn, Atlanta, 41; Furcal, St. Louis, 41; Uggla, Atlanta, 41; DWright, New York, 39.

RBI—Ethier, Los Angeles, 48; CGonzalez, Colorado, 45; Beltran, St. Louis, 44; Stanton, Miami, 41; Freese, St. Louis, 40; LaRoche, Washington, 39; 5 tied at 37.

HITS—MeCabrera, San Francisco, 87; Bourn, Atlanta, 74; Altuve, Houston, 73; Furcal, St. Louis, 73; Pagan, San Francisco, 72; SCastro, Chicago, 71; DWright, New York, 71.

DOUBLES—Votto, Cincinnati, 24; Cuddyer, Colorado, 20; Ethier, Los Angeles, 19; DWright, New York, 19; Alonso, San Diego, 16; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 16; Hart, Milwaukee, 16; Prado, Atlanta, 16; ArRamirez, Milwaukee, 16; Stanton, Miami, 16.

TRIPLES—MeCabrera, San Francisco, 7; Fowler, Colorado, 6; OHudson, San Diego, 5; 8 tied at 4.

HOME RUNS—Beltran, St. Louis, 16; Braun, Milwaukee, 14; CGonzalez, Colorado, 14; Stanton, Miami, 14; Bruce, Cincinnati, 13; Pence, Philadelphia, 13; Freese, St. Louis, 12; Kemp, Los Angeles, 12; LaHair, Chicago, 12.

STOLEN BASES—Bonifacio, Miami, 20; Campana, Chicago, 18; Reyes, Miami, 16; Bourn, Atlanta, 15; SCastro, Chicago, 15; DGordon, Los Angeles, 14; Maybin, San Diego, 14; Schafer, Houston, 14.

PITCHING—Dickey, New York, 9-1; Lynn, St. Louis, 9-2; Capuano, Los Angeles, 8-2; Hamels, Philadelphia, 8-3; MCain, San Francisco, 7-2; Greinke, Milwaukee, 7-2; GGonzalez, Washington, 7-2; Miley, Arizona, 7-2; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 7-4.

STRIKEOUTS—Hamels, Philadelphia, 86; GGonzalez, Washington, 84; MCain, San Francisco, 82; Greinke, Milwaukee, 81; Strasburg, Washington, 79; Dickey, New York, 78; Norris, Houston, 76.

SAVES—Kimbrel, Atlanta, 17; Hanrahan, Pittsburgh, 16; Papelbon, Philadelphia, 16; SCasilla, San Francisco, 15; FFrancisco, New York, 15; Myers, Houston, 14; HBell, Miami, 12; Putz, Arizona, 12.

Interleague PIRATES 4, ROYALS 2 KANSAS CITY PITTSBURGH ab r h bi ab r h bi AGordn lf 3 1 1 0 Presley lf 4 0 0 0 YBtncr 2b 4 1 1 1 Walker 2b 4 1 3 1 Butler 1b 3 0 0 0 AMcCt cf 4 0 0 0 Mostks 3b 4 0 1 1 GJones 1b 3 0 1 1 Francr cf 4 0 0 0 McGeh 1b 1 0 1 0 Hosmer rf 3 0 1 0 PAlvrz 3b 3 1 1 0 AEscor ss 4 0 0 0 Tabata rf 4 0 2 0 Quinter c 3 0 1 0 Barajs c 3 1 1 0 CRonsn ph 1 0 0 0 Barmes ss 3 1 1 1 Hochvr p 2 0 0 0 Bedard p 1 0 0 0 Giavtll ph 1 0 0 0 JHrrsn ph 1 0 0 0 Collins p 0 0 0 0 Grilli p 0 0 0 0 LColmn p 0 0 0 0 Hanrhn p 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 5 2 Totals 31 410 3 Kansas City 002 000 000 — 2 Pittsburgh 121 000 00x — 4 E—Hosmer (4). LOB—Kansas City 6, Pittsburgh 5. 2B—Y.Betancourt (6), G.Jones (8), P.Alvarez (10). SB—Walker (4). CS— Tabata 2 (7). S—Bedard.

IP H R ER BB SO Kansas City Hochevar L,3-7 6 9 4 4 1 3 Collins 1 0 0 0 0 1 L.Coleman 1 1 0 0 0 1 Pittsburgh Bedard W,4-6 7 5 2 2 3 5 Grilli H,15 1 0 0 0 0 1 Hanrahn S,16-18 1 0 0 0 0 1 T—2:32. A—36,069 (38,362).

YANKEES 9, METS 1 NEW YORK (N) NEW YORK (A) ab r h bi ab r h bi Niwnhs cf 4 0 0 0 Jeter ss 4 0 0 0 Thole c 3 0 0 0 J.Nix ss 1 0 1 0 DWrght 3b 3 0 0 0 Grndrs cf 3 1 0 0 Vldspn 2b 1 0 0 0 Wise cf 1 0 0 0 Duda dh 3 0 1 1 Teixeir 1b 4 1 1 0 DnMrp 2b 3 0 0 0 AlRdrg 3b 2 2 1 1 Rottino 3b 1 0 0 0 ErChvz 3b 0 0 0 0 Hairstn rf 3 0 0 0 Cano 2b 4 2 2 4 I.Davis 1b 3 0 0 0 Swisher rf 3 2 2 2 Bay lf 3 0 0 0 AnJons dh 3 1 2 2 Quntnll ss 2 1 1 0 Ibanez lf 4 0 1 0 Martin c 3 0 1 0 Totals 29 1 2 1 Totals 32 911 9 New York (N) 000 000 001 — 1 New York (A) 024 000 30x — 9 E—Jeter (4). DP—New York (N) 2, New York (A) 1. LOB—New York (N) 4, New York (A) 5.

2B—Duda (7), Quintanilla (4), Teixeira (13), Swisher (16), Martin (8). HR—Cano 2 (11), Swisher (9), An.Jones (6). SF—Al.Rodriguez.

IP H R ER BB SO New York (N) J.Santana L,3-3 5 7 6 6 1 5 El.Ramirez 12-3 3 3 3 4 0 Batista 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Rauch 1 1 0 0 0 0 New York (A) Kuroda W,5-6 7 1 0 0 1 7 Eppley 1 0 0 0 0 0 Igarashi 1 1 1 1 2 2 T—2:40. A—48,566 (50,291).

PHILLIES 9, ORIOLES 6 PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE ab r h bi ab r h bi Rollins ss 5 0 0 0 EnChvz lf 5 1 2 0 Pierre lf 4 1 1 0 Hardy ss 5 1 1 2 Mrtnz 3b 1 0 0 0 AdJons cf 4 0 0 0 Pence rf 4 2 1 0 Wieters c 4 1 2 0 Thome dh 5 2 3 1 C.Davis dh 4 2 2 2 Victorn cf 4 2 3 5 Betemt 3b 3 0 1 0 Ruiz c 4 0 1 1 MrRynl 1b 3 1 0 0 Wggntn 3b 4 0 1 0 Flahrty rf 3 0 0 0 Mayrry 1b-lf4 1 1 0 NJhnsn ph 1 0 0 0 Fontent 2b 4 1 1 2 Andino 2b 4 0 1 2 Totals 39 912 9 Totals 36 6 9 6 Philadelphia 160 200 000 — 9 Baltimore 030 100 200 — 6 E—Wigginton (8), Wieters (7). DP— Philadelphia 1. LOB—Philadelphia 4, Baltimore 5. 2B—Thome 2 (2), Victorino (12), Wigginton (7), Wieters (9), Andino (8). 3B— Pierre (2). HR—Victorino (8), Fontenot (1), Hardy (11), C.Davis (10). SB—Mayberry (1).

IP H R ER BB SO Philadelphia Blanton W,5-6 62-3 7 5 5 1 7 Schwimer 1-3 1 1 1 0 0 Bastardo H,12 1 0 0 0 1 3 Papelbn S,16-16 1 1 0 0 0 1 Baltimore Arrieta L,2-8 4 11 9 9 0 5

Eveland 3 0 0 0 0 4 Gregg 1 1 0 0 0 0 Ayala 1 0 0 0 0 2 HBP—by Arrieta (Pence).

T—2:51. A—40,459 (45,971).

NATIONALS 7, RED SOX 4 WASHINGTON BOSTON ab r h bi ab r h bi Espinos 2b 4 2 2 1 Nava lf 5 0 2 1 Harper cf 5 2 3 3 Pedroia 2b 5 0 1 0 Zmrmn 3b 5 1 2 1 AdGnzl 1b 5 1 2 1 Morse dh 4 0 0 0 Ortiz dh 2 1 0 0 LaRoch 1b 4 0 0 0 Sltlmch c 4 0 0 0 Dsmnd ss 4 0 2 2 Youkils 3b 3 0 0 0 Nady rf 4 0 1 0 Mdlrks 3b 1 0 1 0 TMoore lf 4 2 2 0 Sweeny rf 2 1 1 0 Flores c 4 0 0 0 DMcDn ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Aviles ss 3 0 1 2 Pdsdnk cf 2 0 0 0 Byrd ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Punto ph 0 1 0 0 Totals 38 712 7 Totals 35 4 8 4 Washington 003 301 000 — 7 Boston 020 000 011 — 4 LOB—Washington 6, Boston 8. 2B—Espinosa 2 (11), Harper (8), Zimmerman (10), Desmond (16), T.Moore (1), Nava (12), Ad.Gonzalez (22), Aviles (15). HR—Harper (6), Ad.Gonzalez (5).

SB—Espinosa (8), T.Moore (1).

IP H R ER BB SO Washington Strasburg W,7-1 6 4 2 2 2 13 Detwiler 2 3 1 1 1 0 Lidge 1-3 1 1 1 1 0 Clippard S,6-7 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 Boston Doubront L,6-3 4 8 6 6 2 6 Albers 12-3 1 1 1 0 3 R.Hill 1 2 0 0 0 1 Atchison 11-3 1 0 0 0 0 A.Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 WP—Doubront.

T—3:13. A—37,309 (37,495).

REDS 6, TIGERS 5, 10 INN. DETROIT

CINCINNATI ab r h bi ab r h bi Berry cf 4 1 0 0 Cozart ss 4 2 2 0 5 1 2 0 Boesch rf 4 1 3 2 Heisey cf Worth 2b 1 0 0 0 Votto 1b 5 1 3 3 MiCarr 3b 5 0 1 2 BPhllps 2b 5 0 1 1 Fielder 1b 4 0 0 0 Bruce rf 4 0 1 0 DYong lf 4 1 1 1 Ludwck lf 5 0 1 0 JhPerlt ss 2 0 0 0 Cairo 3b 4 2 2 0 LMarte p 0 0 0 0 Hanign c 4 0 1 0 Below p 1 0 0 0 Latos p 3 0 1 0 Ortega p 0 0 0 0 Arrdnd p 0 0 0 0 Coke p 0 0 0 0 Frazier ph 1 0 1 1 Laird c 4 0 2 0 LeCure p 0 0 0 0 RSantg 2b 4 1 1 0 Valdez ph 0 0 0 1 Porcell p 0 0 0 0 MaYng ph 3 1 1 0 Totals 36 5 9 5 Totals 40 615 6 Detroit 000 102 110 0 — 5 Cincinnati 103 000 010 1 — 6 One out when winning run scored.

E—Porcello (2), Hanigan (3). DP—Detroit 2, Cincinnati 2. LOB—Detroit 5, Cincinnati 11.

2B—Ma.Young (1), Votto (25), Ludwick (7), Frazier (8). 3B—Cairo (1). HR—Boesch (6), D.Young (5), Votto (10). SB—R.Santiago (1).

S—Porcello, Hanigan, Valdez.

IP H R ER BB SO Detroit Porcello 5 9 4 4 2 1 L.Marte 1 1 0 0 1 1 Below 11-3 2 1 1 0 1 Ortega BS,1-1 1-3 2 0 0 0 0 Coke L,1-2 12-3 1 1 1 0 2 Cincinnati Latos 61-3 7 4 3 2 3 Arredondo 2-3 2 1 1 0 1 LeCure W,2-1 2 0 0 0 0 3 HBP—by Latos (Berry).

T—3:21. A—38,563 (42,319).

INDIANS 6, CARDINALS 2 CLEVELAND ST. LOUIS ab r h bi ab r h bi Choo rf 5 1 0 0 Furcal ss 5 0 0 0 ACarer ss 5 1 2 0 Beltran rf 4 0 1 0 Kipnis 2b 5 1 2 1 Hollidy lf 4 0 1 0 CSantn c 4 1 1 1 Craig 1b 3 0 1 0 Brantly cf 5 1 2 1 Freese 3b 4 0 0 0 Damon lf 4 1 1 2 YMolin c 4 1 3 0 Cnghm lf 0 0 0 0 Descals 2b 4 1 1 0 Ktchm 1b 4 0 1 1 SRonsn cf 4 0 1 0 Chsnhll 3b 4 0 1 0 Westrk p 2 0 1 0 Tomlin p 3 0 1 0 Cleto p 0 0 0 0 Duncan ph 1 0 0 0 MAdms ph 1 0 1 2 J.Smith p 0 0 0 0 Salas p 0 0 0 0 Hagadn p 0 0 0 0 SFrmn p 0 0 0 0 Greene ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 40 611 6 Totals 36 210 2 Cleveland 200 110 200 — 6 St. Louis 000 000 200 — 2 E—Furcal (7), Craig (2), Descalso (3). DP— Cleveland 1, St. Louis 1. LOB—Cleveland 8, St. Louis 8. 2B—C.Santana (8), Y.Molina (14).

HR—Damon (2).

IP H R ER BB SO Cleveland Tomlin W,3-3 7 8 2 2 1 1 J.Smith 1 2 0 0 0 3 Hagadone 1 0 0 0 0 1 St. Louis Westbrook L,4-6 6 8 4 3 1 7 Cleto 1 3 2 2 0 0 Salas 1 0 0 0 0 0 S.Freeman 1 0 0 0 0 1 WP—Tomlin.

T—2:34. A—42,098 (43,975).

RAYS 5, MARLINS 1 TAMPA BAY MIAMI ab r h bi ab r h bi Rhyms 3b 5 0 1 1 Reyes ss 5 0 2 0 JoPerlt p 0 0 0 0 Infante 2b 5 1 3 0 Rodney p 0 0 0 0 HRmrz 3b 2 0 0 0 DJnngs lf 5 1 1 0 Stanton rf 3 0 0 0 Joyce rf 3 3 2 1 Dobbs 1b 2 0 1 1 BUpton cf 5 0 1 1 Ruggin ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Zobrist 2b 4 0 2 1 Kearns lf-1b 4 0 0 0 C.Pena 1b 3 0 1 1 Coghln cf 3 0 0 0 Loaton c 4 1 2 0 J.Buck c 4 0 1 0 SRdrgz ss 4 0 0 0 Nolasco p 0 0 0 0 Hllcksn p 1 0 0 0 DMrph ph 1 0 0 0 Badnhp p 1 0 0 0 Webb p 0 0 0 0 McGee p 0 0 0 0 SRosari p 0 0 0 0 Scott ph 1 0 0 0 Morrsn ph 1 0 0 0 EJhnsn ss 0 0 0 0 H.Bell p 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 510 5 Totals 31 1 7 1 Tampa Bay 001 110 200 — 5 Miami 001 000 000 — 1 E—Lobaton (3), Infante (5), Stanton (6). DP— Tampa Bay 2, Miami 1. LOB—Tampa Bay 10, Miami 13. 2B—De.Jennings (4), Joyce (7), Lobaton 2 (3), Reyes (13), Infante (14), J.Buck (5). HR—Joyce (10). SB—Scott (3). S— Hellickson. SF—Dobbs.

IP H R ER BB SO Tampa Bay Hellickson 41-3 5 1 1 7 3 Badenhop W,1-1 12-3 1 0 0 0 1 McGee 1 0 0 0 0 1 Jo.Peralta 1 1 0 0 0 1 Rodney 1 0 0 0 1 1 Miami Nolasco L,6-4 6 6 3 3 4 6 Webb 1-3 3 2 2 1 1 S.Rosario 12-3 0 0 0 0 1 H.Bell 1 1 0 0 0 1 T—3:49. A—29,628 (37,442).

Walter Johnson league MONARCHS 5, WHEAT KINGS 4, 10 INNINGS Hutchinson 010 120 000 1—5 6 2 Wichita 000 000 013 0—4 10 1 Roper, Gentry (6), Clapp (7), White (8), Zike (9), Schoolcraft (10) and Wheeler. Siegler, Lankford (5), Flax (8), Lee (9) and Starr.

WP—Zike. LP—Lee. S—Schoolcraft. 2B— Cloutre (H), Johnson (W).

BASKETBALL The NBA CONFERENCE FINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Boston 3, Miami 3 Monday, May 28: Miami 93, Boston 79 Wednesday, May 30: Miami 115, Boston 111, OT Friday, June 1: Boston 101, Miami 91 Sunday, June 3: Boston 93, Miami 91 OT x-Tuesday, June 5: Boston 94, Miami 90 x-Thursday, June 7: Miami 98, Boston 79 x-Saturday, June 9: Boston at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Oklahoma City 4, San Antonio 2 Sunday: San Antonio 101, Oklahoma City 98 Tuesday: San Antonio 120, Oklahoma City 111 Thursday, May 31: Oklahoma City 102, San Antonio 82 Saturday, June 2: Oklahoma City 109, San Antonio 103 x-Monday: June 4: Oklahoma City 108, San Antonio 103 x-Wednesday, June 6: Oklahoma City 107, San Antonio 99

NBA LEADERS PLAYOFFS / THROUGH JUNE 7 Scoring G FG FT PTS AVG James, MIA 17 191 123 523 30.8 Bryant, LAL 12 132 79 360 30.0 Anthony, NYK 5 52 31 139 27.8 Durant, OKC 15 141 107 417 27.8 Nowitzki, DAL 4 34 38 107 26.8 Wade, MIA 17 149 83 389 22.9 Westbrook, OKC 15 125 61 326 21.7

Parker, SAN 14 102 71 282 20.1 Garnett, BOS 19 153 63 370 19.5 Griffin, LAC 11 84 42 210 19.1 Davis, ORL 5 39 17 95 19.0 Gay, MEM 7 48 33 133 19.0 Lawson, DEN 7 56 12 133 19.0 Pierce, BOS 19 113 107 358 18.8 Jefferson, UTA 4 36 1 73 18.3 Paul, LAC 11 70 41 194 17.6 Harden, OKC 15 75 89 264 17.6 Duncan, SAN 14 101 41 243 17.4 J. Johnson, ATL 6 38 18 103 17.2 Rondo, BOS 18 131 38 307 17.1 FG Percentage FG FGA PCT Ibaka, OKC 70 126 .556 Stoudemire, NYK 20 36 .556 Faried, DEN 32 60 .533 Jefferson, UTA 36 68 .529 Gasol, MEM 36 69 .522 Lawson, DEN 56 109 .514 James, MIA 191 373 .512 Durant, OKC 141 279 .505 Griffin, LAC 84 168 .500 Hibbert, IND 52 104 .500 Rebounds G OFFDEF TOT AVG Smith, ATL 5 10 58 68 13.6 Hibbert, IND 11 45 78 123 11.2 Bynum, LAL 12 46 87 133 11.1 Millsap, UTA 4 17 27 44 11.0 Garnett, BOS 19 29 170 199 10.5 Faried, DEN 7 25 45 70 10.0 Randolph, MEM 7 27 42 69 9.9 Boozer, CHI 6 10 49 59 9.8 McGee, DEN 7 23 44 67 9.6 Gasol, LAL 12 38 76 114 9.5 Assists G AST AVG Rondo, BOS 18 213 11.8 Paul, LAC 11 87 7.9 Conley, MEM 7 50 7.1 Parker, SAN 14 95 6.8 Nelson, ORL 5 33 6.6 Kidd, DAL 4 24 6.0 Lawson, DEN 7 42 6.0 Miller, DEN 7 42 6.0 Westbrook, OKC 15 84 5.6 Watson, CHI 6 33 5.5

GOLF The PGA ST. JUDE CLASSIC Memphis, Tenn.

Second Round Rory McIlroy J.B. Holmes Jeff Maggert Kevin Stadler John Merrick Chad Campbell Kevin Kisner Ken Duke Davis Love III Seung-Yul Noh Padraig Harrington Boo Weekley Daniel Chopra Nick O’Hern John Daly J.J. Killeen John Peterson Henrik Stenson Paul Stankowski Robert Allenby Dustin Johnson Sean O’Hair Y.E. Yang Robert Garrigus Bill Lunde Greg Owen Lee Janzen Danny Lee Troy Kelly Brendon de Jonge Shane Bertsch Jeff Overton Ryo Ishikawa Woody Austin Ryan Palmer Charles Howell III Chris Couch Kent Jones Bob Estes Matt McQuillan Zack Miller Duffy Waldorf Bryce Molder George McNeill Tim Clark Stuart Appleby Craig Barlow William McGirt Dustin Morris Steven Bowditch Luke Guthrie Mathew Goggin David Hearn Kyle Stanley J.J. Henry Roberto Castro Gary Christian Robert Gamez Shaun Micheel Chris Riley Fredrik Jacobson Arjun Atwal Patrick Sheehan Billy Horschel Bart Bryant Omar Uresti Will Claxton Martin Flores Jonathan Fly Tommy Gainey Martin Laird Cameron Beckman Gavin Coles Neal Lancaster Troy Matteson Brett Wetterich

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PGA TOUR SCHEDULE Jan. 6-9 — Hyundai Tournament of Champions (Steve Stricker) Jan. 12-15 — Sony Open (Johnson Wagner) Jan. 19-22 — Humana Challenge (Mark Wilson) Jan. 22-29 — Farmers Insurance Open (Brant Snedeker) Feb. 2-5 — Waste Management Phoenix Open (Kyle Stanley) Feb. 9-12 — AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (Phil Mickelson) Feb. 16-19 — Northern Trust Open (Bill Haas) Feb. 22-26 — WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship (Hunter Mahan) Feb. 23-26 — Mayakoba Golf Classic (John Huh) March 1-4 — Honda Classic (Rory McIlroy) March 8-11 — WGC-Cadillac Championship (Justin Rose) March 8-11 — Puerto Rico Open (George McNeill) March 15-18 — Transitions Championship (Luke Donald) March 22-25 — Arnold Palmer Invitational (Tiger Woods) March 29-April 1 — Shell Houston Open (Hunter Mahan) April 5-8 — Masters Tournament (Bubba Watson) April 12-15 — RBC Heritage (Carl Pettersson) April 19-22 — Valero Texas Open (Ben Curtis) April 26-29 — Zurich Classic (Jason Dufner) May 3-6 — Wells Fargo Championship (Rickie Fowler) May 10-13 — The Players Championship (Matt Kuchar) May 17-20 — HP Byron Nelson Championship (Jason Dufner) May 24-27 — Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial (Zach Johnson) May 31-June 3— Memorial Tournament (Tiger Woods) June 7-10 — FedEx St. Jude Classic, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tenn.

June 14-17 — U.S. Open, The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco June 21-24 — Travelers Championship, TPC River Highlands, Hartford, Conn.

June 28-July 1 — AT&T National, Congressional CC (Blue Course), Bethesda, Md. July 5-8 — The Greenbrier Classic, The Greenbrier (The Old White TPC), White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. July 12-15 — John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill. July 19-22 — British Open, Royal Lytham & St. Annes, Lytham, England July 19-22 — True South Classic, Annandale GC, Madison, Miss.

July 26-29 — RBC Canadian Open, Hamilton Golf & CC, Ancaster, Ontario Aug. 2-5 — WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Firestone CC (South Course),Akron, Ohio Aug. 2-5 — Reno-Tahoe Open, Montreaux Golf & CC, Reno, Nev. Aug. 9-12 — PGA Championship, Kiawah Island (Ocean Course), Kiawah Island, S.C. Aug. 16-19 — Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, N.C. Aug. 23-26 — The Barclays, Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Farmingdale, N.Y. Aug. 31-Sept. 3 — Deutsche Bank Championship, TPC Boston, Norton, Mass.

Sept. 6-9 — BMW Championship, Crooked Strick GC, Carmel, Ind. Sept. 20-23 — Tour Championship, East Lake GC, Atlanta Sept. 28-30 — The Ryder Cup, Medinah CC

(No. 3), Medinah, Ill. Oct. 4-7 — Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open, TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas Oct. 11-14 — Frys.com Open, CordeValle GC, San Martin, Calif.

Oct. 18-21 — The McGladrey Classic, Sea Island Resort (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga. Oct. 25-28 — CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, The Mines Resort & GC, Selangor, Malaysia Nov. 1-4 — WGC-HSBC Champions, TBD, China Nov. 8-11 — Children’s Miracle Network Classic, Walt Disney World Resort (Magnolia, Palm), Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

The LPGA WEGMANS CHAMPIONSHIP Pittsford, N.Y. Second Round Se Ri Pak Inbee Park Sandra Gal Paula Creamer Mika Miyazato Eun-Hee Ji Mi Jung Hur So Yeon Ryu Sydnee Michaels Suzann Pettersen Na Yeon Choi Karin Sjodin Lizette Salas Jennifer Johnson Stacy Lewis Sun Young Yoo Jeong Jang Ai Miyazato Gerina Piller Karrie Webb Sophie Gustafson Shanshan Feng Maude-Aimee Leblanc Ryann O’Toole Giulia Sergas Mina Harigae Lexi Thompson I.K. Kim Jenny Shin Cristie Kerr Hee Young Park Jodi Ewart Catriona Matthew Sarah Jane Smith Taylor Coutu Marcy Hart Brittany Lang Beatriz Recari Alena Sharp Becky Morgan Christel Boeljon Hee-Won Han Jessica Korda Kris Tamulis Amelia Lewis Candie Kung Mo Martin Ji Young Oh Brittany Lincicome Chella Choi Pornanong Phatlum Morgan Pressel Haeji Kang Nicole Castrale Meaghan Francella Dewi Claire Schreefel Karine Icher Grace Park Pat Hurst Belen Mozo Mariajo Uribe Jennifer Rosales Alison Walshe Leta Lindley Amy Hung Ilhee Lee Karen Stupples Yani Tseng Katherine Hull Katie Futcher Haru Nomura Anna Nordqvist Stephanie Louden

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141 142 142 142 142 143 143 143 143 143 143 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 146 146 146 146 146 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 148 148 148 148 148 148 148 148 148 149 149 149 149 149 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151

LPGA TOUR SCHEDULE Feb. 9-12 — ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open (Jessica Korda) Feb. 16-19 — Honda LPGA Thailand (Yani Tseng) Feb. 23-26 — HSBC Women’s Champions (Angela Stanford) March 15-18 — RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup (Yani Tseng) March 22-25 — Kia Classic (Yani Tseng) March 29-April 1 — Kraft Nabisco Championship (Sun Young Yoo) April 18-21 — LPGA LOTTE Championship (Ai Miyazato) April 26-29 — Mobile Bay LPA Classic (Stacy Lewis) x-May 5-6, HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup (Pornanong Phatlum) May 17-20 — Sybase Match Play Championship (Azahara Munoz) June 1-3 — ShopRite LPGA Classic (Stacy Lewis) June 7-10 — Wegmans LPGA Championship, Locust Hill CC, Pittsford, N.Y. June 21-24 — Manulife Financial LPGA Classic, Grey Silo GC, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

June 29-July 1 — Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, Pinnacle CC, Rogers, Ark. July 5-8 — U.S. Women’s Open, Blackwolf Run (Championship Course), Sheboygan, Wis. July 26-29 — Evian Masters, Evian Masters GC, Evian-les-Bains, France.

Aug. 9-12 — Jamie Farr Toledo Classic, Highland Meadows GC, Sylvania, Ohio.

Aug. 17-19 — Safeway Classic, Pumpkin Ridge GC (Ghost Creek), North Plains, Ore. Aug. 23-26 — CN Canadian Women’s Open, Vancouver GC, Coquitlam, British Columbia.

Sept. 6-9 — Kingsmill Championship, Kingsmill Resort (River Course), Williamsburg, Va. Sept. 13-16 — Ricoh Women’s British Open, Royal Liverpool GC, Hoylake, England.

Sept. 20-23 — Navistar LPGA Classic, RTJ Trail (Senator Course), Prattville, Ala. Oct. 12-14 — Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Golf & CC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Oct. 19-21 — LPGA HanaBank Championship, Sky72 GC (Ocean Course), Incheon, South Korea.

Oct. 25-28 — Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship, Sunrise Golf & CC, Taipei, Taiwan.

Nov. 2-4 — Mizuno Classic, Kintetsu Kashkikojima CC, Shima-Shi, Japan.

Nov. 8-11 — Lorena Ochoa Invitational, Guadalajara CC, Guadalajara, Mexico.

Nov. 15-18 — CME Group Titleholders, TwinEagles GC (Eagles Course), Naples, Fla. x-unofficial event.

Champions Tour

74-74 — 77-71 — 73-75 — 75-73 — 78-71 — 76-73 — 73-76 — 75-74 — 71-78 — 77-72 — 75-74 — 74-76 — 76-74 — 73-77 — 72-79 — 73-78 — 80-71 — 75-77 — 74-78 — 71-81 — 77-77 — 79-77 — 79-77 — 82-76 — 81-81 —

148 148 148 148 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 150 150 150 151 151 151 152 152 152 154 156 156 158 162

Nationwide Tour MEXICO OPEN Leon, Mexico Second Round Tag Ridings Lee Williams Ryan Armour Paul Haley II Jon Mills Hudson Swafford Casey Wittenberg Matt Hendrix Justin Bolli D.J. Brigman Scott Gutschewski Dawie van der Walt Ben Martin Scott Gardiner Adam Hadwin Tyrone Van Aswegen Tim Wilkinson Doug LaBelle II Chris Wilson Alex Coe Brian Stuard Aaron Goldberg Scott Parel Steven Alker Andy Bare Julian Etulain Doug Barron Benjamin Alvarado Alex Prugh Adam Long Joseph Bramlett John Chin Armando Favela Fabian Gomez Brad Adamonis Troy Merritt Russell Henley Philip Pettitt, Jr. Steve Allan James Love Scott Langley Alistair Presnell Andrew Svoboda Alex Aragon Guy Boros Antonio Serna Federico Garcia Jeff Gove Andy Pope Clark Dennis Aron Price Rob Oppenheim Morgan Hoffmann Brad Fritsch Nicholas Thompson Yoshio Yamamoto Andre Stolz Jimmy Brandt Nate Smith Alan Wagner Roger Tambellini Justin Hicks Derek Fathauer Matt Harmon Bryan DeCorso

66-69 — 69-67 — 64-72 — 65-71 — 66-71 — 68-69 — 70-68 — 68-70 — 67-71 — 71-68 — 70-69 — 71-68 — 72-67 — 69-70 — 68-71 — 69-70 — 73-67 — 70-70 — 69-71 — 68-72 — 67-73 — 72-68 — 71-69 — 70-71 — 71-70 — 70-71 — 68-73 — 70-71 — 69-73 — 70-72 — 70-72 — 73-69 — 73-69 — 72-70 — 69-73 — 69-73 — 73-69 — 68-74 — 70-72 — 66-76 — 75-67 — 68-75 — 71-72 — 72-71 — 74-69 — 68-75 — 72-71 — 71-72 — 73-70 — 73-70 — 71-73 — 73-71 — 72-72 — 74-70 — 73-71 — 73-71 — 73-72 — 71-74 — 71-74 — 73-72 — 74-71 — 70-75 — 73-72 — 76-69 — 71-74 —

135 136 136 136 137 137 138 138 138 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 141 141 141 141 141 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 143 143 143 143 143 143 143 143 143 144 144 144 144 144 144 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145

HOCKEY NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS Los Angeles 3, New Jersey 1 Wednesday, May 30: Los Angeles 2, New Jersey 1, OT Saturday, June 2: Los Angeles 2, New Jersey 1, OT Monday, June 4: Los Angeles 4 New Jersey 0 Wednesday, June 6: New Jersey 3, Los Angeles 1 x-Saturday, June 9: Los Angeles at New Jersey, 7 p.m. x-Monday, June 11: New Jersey at Los Angeles, 7 p.m. x-Wednesday, June 13: Los Angeles at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

SOCCER MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA D.C. 8 4 3 27 28 19 New York 8 3 2 26 26 18 Sporting KC 8 3 1 25 17 10 Columbus 5 4 3 18 13 13 Chicago 5 5 3 18 15 17 New England 5 7 1 16 18 18 Houston 4 3 4 16 12 12 Montreal 3 7 3 12 15 21 Philadelphia 2 7 2 8 8 14 Toronto FC 1 9 0 3 8 21 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Real Salt Lake 9 3 2 29 22 14 San Jose 8 3 3 27 27 17 Seattle 7 3 3 24 16 9 Colorado 6 6 1 19 20 18 Vancouver 5 3 4 19 13 14 Chivas USA 4 6 3 15 9 14 Portland 3 5 4 13 12 15 FC Dallas 3 8 4 13 15 24 Los Angeles 3 8 2 11 15 21 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Saturday’s Games New England 2, Chicago 0 Sunday, June 10 Houston at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

TENNIS French Open Singles Men Semifinals Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. David Ferrer (6), Spain, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.

Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3.

REGIONS TRADITION Birmingham, Ala. Second Round Bill Glasson 66-69 — Russ Cochran 69-68 — Fred Funk 67-71 — Brad Bryant 69-69 — Jeff Sluman 70-68 — Tom Lehman 69-69 — Dan Forsman 66-73 — Bernhard Langer 68-71 — Mike Goodes 70-70 — Larry Mize 70-70 — Wayne Levi 70-71 — Bruce Fleisher 69-72 — Bob Tway 74-67 — Chien Soon Lu 72-69 — Kenny Perry 74-67 — Mark Calcavecchia 73-69 — Peter Senior 71-71 — Rod Spittle 73-70 — Fulton Allem 72-71 — Steve Pate 73-70 — Morris Hatalsky 70-73 — Kirk Triplett 70-73 — Brad Faxon 73-70 — Hale Irwin 72-71 — Tom Jenkins 71-73 — Joey Sindelar 70-75 — Peter Jacobsen 74-71 — Michael Allen 73-72 — David Frost 74-71 — Hal Sutton 73-72 — Gary Hallberg 70-75 — Corey Pavin 72-73 — Fred Couples 73-72 — Jay Haas 73-72 — Jerry Pate 76-70 — Bob Gilder 75-71 — Andrew Magee 72-74 — Mark Brooks 73-74 — Gil Morgan 75-72 — Eduardo Romero 72-75 — Tom Pernice Jr. 77-70 — John Cook 74-73 — Loren Roberts 72-75 — David Peoples 78-69 — Jim Gallagher, Jr. 73-74 — Craig Stadler 76-71 — Bruce Vaughan 74-73 — Roger Chapman 74-73 — Scott Simpson 73-75 — Chip Beck 76-72 — Denis Watson 74-74 —

Jay Don Blake Steve Jones Jim Thorpe Sandy Lyle Dana Quigley D.A. Weibring Larry Nelson Mark Wiebe Mike Reid J.L. Lewis Ted Schulz Bobby Clampett Steve Lowery Mark McNulty Keith Fergus Fuzzy Zoeller Tom Kite David Eger Andy Bean Olin Browne Vicente Fernandez Allen Doyle Tom Purtzer Bobby Wadkins Mike McCullough

135 137 138 138 138 138 139 139 140 140 141 141 141 141 141 142 142 143 143 143 143 143 143 143 144 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 146 146 146 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 148 148 148

ETC. Transactions BASEBALL National League HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with OF Andrew Aplin, OF Terrell Joyce, LHP Brian Holmes, INF Joseph Sclafani, RHP Erick Gonzalez, C Richard Gingras, RHP John Neely and C M.P. Cokinos on minor league contracts.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with C Clint Coulter and OF Victor Roache on minor league contracts.

NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with SS Gavin Cecchini on a minor league contract.

Reinstated RHP Chris Young from the paternity leave list. Optioned RHP Pedro Beato to Buffalo (IL). Sent INF Josh Satin and RHP Jack Egbert outright to Buffalo.

BASKETBALL Women's National Basketball Association LOS ANGELES SPARKS—Signed G Coco Miller.

FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS—Agree to terms with G Bobbie Williams on a two-year contract.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed CB Justin King.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Agreed to terms with TE Rob Gronkowski on a six-year contract.

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed LB Miles Burris and OL Nick Howell. Released FB TreShawn Robinson.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Agreed to terms with RB Ronnie Brown on a one-year contract.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL ASSOCIATION—Named Wright Waters executive director.

MUHLENBERG—Named Darin Thomas director of fitness, strength and conditioning.

OKLAHOMA STATE—Named Josh Holliday baseball coach.

UMKC—Named Nate Johnson men's assistant basketball coach.

Saturday, June 9, 2012 B7

The Hutchinson News

BUSINESS THE MARKET IN REVIEW S&P 500 1,325.66

+10.67

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NASDAQ 2,858.42

+27.40

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DOW 12,554.20

STOCKS OF LOCAL INTEREST Name

Div Yld PE Last

AGCO ...

AT&T Inc 1.76 AbtLab 2.04f AlcatelLuc ...

Alcoa .12 Allergan .20 Altria 1.64 Anadarko .36 ArchDan .70 Ashland .90f BP PLC 1.92 BkofAm .04 BarrickG .80f BerkHa A ...

Cal-Maine .83e Caterpillar 1.84 CntryLink 2.90 Chevron 3.60f Citigroup .04 CityNC 1.00 CocaCola 2.04 ColgPal 2.48f CmcBMO .92b ConAgra .96 ConocPhil s2.64 Costco 1.10f Deere 1.84 Dell Inc ...

DevonE .80 DomRescs 2.11 DukeEngy 1.00 DukeRlty .68 Eaton 1.52 EqtyRsd 1.58e ExxonMbl 2.28f FordM .20 GenElec .68 GtPlainEn .85 HarleyD .62 HeclaM .09 Heinz 2.06f Hospira ...

JohnJn 2.44f

S&P 500 1,325.66

DOW 12,554.20

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5.10 3.30 ...

1.40 .20 5.00 .60 2.20 1.40 5.00 .50 2.00 ...

2.30 2.10 7.70 3.60 .10 2.10 2.70 2.50 2.50 3.80 4.90 1.20 2.50 ...

1.40 4.00 4.30 4.90 3.70 2.60 2.80 1.90 3.50 4.20 1.30 2.00 3.80 ...

3.90

Chg

YTD %Chg

7.0 41.33 +1.11 -3.80 50.0 34.55 +.39 +14.30 16.0 61.88 +.68 +10.00 ... 1.59 +.02 +1.90 16.0 8.52 -.03 -1.50 28.0 91.48 +.74 +4.30 20.0 32.91 +.16 +11.00 ... 63.84 +.64 -16.40 15.0 31.85 -.28 +11.40 ... 65.34 +.65 +14.30 5.0 38.10 -.38 -10.90 ... 7.56 +.14 +36.00 8.0 39.03 +.25 -13.70 20.0122000.00+825.00+6.30 15.0 36.69 +.68 +.30 11.0 87.60 +.46 -3.30 30.0 37.43 +.30 +.60 7.0 100.84 +.45 -5.20 8.0 27.77 +.86 +5.50 14.0 47.97 +.51 +8.60 20.0 75.24 +.96 +7.50 20.0 100.17 +1.42 +8.40 13.0 37.45 +.27 -1.80 14.0 25.14 +.26 -4.80 6.0 53.97 +.16 -2.80 25.0 88.74 +.61 +6.50 10.0 74.31 +.80 -3.90 7.0 12.12 -.01 -17.20 5.0 58.71 -.59 -5.30 18.0 53.23 +.49 +.30 18.0 23.15 +.26 +5.20 ... 13.86 +.16 +15.00 10.0 41.24 +.09 -5.30 27.0 61.90 +.81 +8.50 10.0 80.84 +.15 -4.60 7.0 10.66 +.11 -.90 16.0 19.20 +.20 +7.20 18.0 20.40 +.14 -6.30 17.0 48.66 +.66 +25.20 11.0 4.58 +.08 -12.40 18.0 53.59 +.16 -.80 ... 32.79 +.43 +8.00 17.0 62.98 +.18 -4.00

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+10.67

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+93.24

6-MO T-BILLS .13%

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Name

NASDAQ 2,858.42

CRUDE OIL $84.10

156.65

157.70 154.60 155.60 -1.05

Sep 12 158.60

159.40 156.40 157.40 -1.00

Dec 12 163.00

163.00 160.10 160.95 -1.15

Aug 12

Open

-.72

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High

Low

Settle Chg.

US TREASURY BONDS (CBOT) $100,000 prin- pts & 32nds of 100 pct Jun 12 149-13 150-27 149-02 149-07 + 05 Sep 12 148-22 150-10 148-16 148-21 + 06 Dec 12 150-00 151-07 149-11 149-19 + 08

Est. sales 481,676. Thu’s sales 507,262

CURRENCIES

Settle Chg.

COFFEE C (ICE) 37,500 lbs.- cents per lb.

Jul 12

+27.40

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Thu’s open int. 688,367, +1,424

COFFEE Low

-10.90 -10.90 +10.00 -12.50 -2.40 +2.00 +14.20 -12.40 -3.80 -16.20 +9.00 -10.10 -9.20 -4.80 +3.00 +2.30 -.90 -4.30 -19.30 +2.80 +64.50 -5.60 -9.60 +27.40 -2.00 +31.50 +8.30 +5.20 -7.70 +4.40 +4.70 +1.00 +5.80 +14.20 +16.30 +2.40 +28.20 +8.90 +2.90 -3.00 +8.10

BONDS AND BILLS

NEW YORK _ Spot nonferrous metal prices Fri. Aluminum -$0.8831 per lb., London Metal Exch.

Copper -$3.3929 Cathode full plate, LME. Copper $3.2835 N.Y. Merc spot Fri. Lead - $1916.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch.

Zinc - $0.8608 per lb., London Metal Exch.

Gold - $1576.50 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

Gold - $1590.10 troy oz., NY Merc spot Fri. Silver - $28.380 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

Silver - $28.461 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Fri. Platinum -$1422.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract).

Platinum -$1425.10 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Fri. n.q.-not quoted n.a.-not available r-revised

High

Chg

... 75.73 -.27 23.0 21.57 -.17 18.0 27.92 +.23 16.0 87.75 -.63 11.0 37.33 +.28 17.0 38.46 +.13 11.0 29.65 +.42 17.0 21.00 -.33 10.0 48.49 +.80 13.0 50.28 -.06 14.0 19.44 +.15 23.0 84.88 +.25 10.0 85.05 +.11 25.0 41.28 -.04 17.0 68.31 +.63 14.0 22.14 +.20 19.0 105.91 +1.24 6.0 47.97 +.03 12.0 42.90 +.16 8.02092.00+13.43 ... 52.28 +1.91 16.0 31.11 +.35 16.0 27.81 -.46 ... 2.98 +.24 18.0 28.52 +.29 22.0 24.31 +.37 17.0 1.82 +.06 14.0 86.00 +.50 12.0 19.05 +.17 15.0 110.64 +.36 19.0 76.63 +1.16 6.0 21.27 -.18 46.0 42.44 +.80 15.0 68.22 +2.35 ... 25.38 +.27 16.0 29.47 +.30 15.0 60.83 +.82 16.0 29.37 -.48 17.0 28.43 +.02 18.0 15.65 +.29 16.0 15.88 +.19

30-YR T-BONDS 2.75%

METALS

Open

6.30 2.10 2.30 3.20 2.60 4.40 2.70 ...

1.00 2.80 .90 1.00 2.50 3.00 3.10 4.00 2.10 3.00 2.70 ... ...

3.90 4.00 ...

2.40 .30 ...

2.70 .80 2.20 3.00 2.80 4.70 2.30 4.60 4.50 3.30 4.10 3.80 ...

1.40

166.80

...

Mar 13 167.00

167.00 164.00 164.85 -1.15

May 13 169.75

169.75 167.50 167.50 -1.25

Est. sales 28,694. Thu’s sales 37,083 Thu’s open int. 159,770, -2,058

Australia (Dollar) Britain (Pound) Canada (Dollar) China (Yuan) Euro (Euro) Hong Kong (Dollar) Japan (Yen) Mexico (Peso) Russia (Ruble) Switzerlnd (Franc)

6-MO T-BILLS .13%

AGRICULTURE YTD %Chg

Div Yld PE Last

KindME 4.80f Kroger .46 Lowes .64f McDnlds 2.80 Medtrnic .97 Merck 1.68 Microsoft .80 Molycorp ...

Mosaic .50f NewmtM 1.40 NewsCpA .17m NobleEn .88 OcciPet 2.16 ONEOK s 1.22 PepsiCo 2.15f Pfizer .88 Praxair 2.20 Prudentl 1.45f Ryder 1.16 SbdCp ...

SearsHldgs .33t SonocoP 1.20f SpectraEn 1.12 SprintNex ...

TexInst .68 Textron .08 Theragen ...

3M Co 2.36 Tyson .16 UnionPac 2.40 UPS B 2.28f ValeroE .60 VerizonCm 2.00 WalMart 1.59 WeinRlt 1.16 WestarEn 1.32 Whrlpl 2.00 WmsCos 1.20f XcelEngy 1.08f Yahoo ...

Yamana g .22

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+93.24

1.0097 1.5462 1.0293 6.3731 .7996 7.7578 79.48 13.9564 32.5356 .9603

1.0055 1.5553 1.0247 6.3663 .7936 7.7583 79.68 13.9678 32.3246 .9532

Open

High

Low

635¿ 652Ÿ 676ß 695Ÿ 710 723ß

638ß 656 680¿ 704¿ 718 726ß

627ß 645 669Ÿ 692¿ 709ß 717

630Ÿ 648 672ß 694ß 710¿ 720ß

591¿ 541¿ 535¿ 547 551¿ 558

605¿ 551ß 544¿ 556Ÿ 564 570ß

585Ÿ 534¿ 526¿ 538¿ 546¿ 553ß

-11¿ -10 -9¿ -9ß -10 -7Ÿ

598 +4 551 +8 544 +7¿ 556 +7ß 564 +8 570 +9¿

Est. sales 669,458. Thu’s sales 378,307 Thu’s open int. 1,177,612, -5,387 OATS (CBOT) 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel Jul 12 Sep 12 Dec 12 Mar 13 May 13 Jul 13

300Ÿ 294¿ 289 291ß 291ß 294Ÿ

309 305 300 300¿ 300¿ 300¿

295 289Ÿ 284¿ 291ß 291ß 294Ÿ

303Ÿ 302ß 297Ÿ 300¿ 300¿ 300¿

+3Ÿ +6¿ +9ß +8ß +8ß +6Ÿ

Est. sales 2,815. Thu’s sales 1,410 Thu’s open int. 11,507, -20 SOYBEANS (CBOT) 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel Jul 12 Aug 12 Sep 12 Nov 12 Jan 13 Mar 13 May 13 Jul 13

1423¿ 1401¿ 1365ß 1337Ÿ 1337¿ 1314¿ 1297 1296¿

1439 1410ß 1368ß 1340¿ 1338¿ 1314¿ 1297 1298Ÿ

1408Ÿ 1384ß 1348¿ 1315 1319¿ 1294 1275¿ 1280

1426Ÿ 1400¿ 1362 1332¿ 1331ß 1304 1286 1286¿

-1ß -5ß -8Ÿ -8ß -10¿ -16 -14Ÿ -14Ÿ

Est. sales 510,580. Thu’s sales 238,732 Thu’s open int. 762,934, -6,469 SOYBEAN OIL (CBOT) 60,000 lbs- cents per lb Jul 12 Aug 12 Sep 12 Oct 12 Dec 12 Jan 13

50.14 50.41 50.73 50.85 51.18 50.80

50.34 50.56 50.77 50.86 51.38 50.99

49.30 49.56 49.78 50.03 50.33 50.69

49.46 49.67 49.89 50.10 50.49 50.75

-.93 -.93 -.93 -.93 -.95 -.94

Est. sales 276,446. Thu’s sales 165,123 Thu’s open int. 403,372, +3,941 SOYBEAN MEAL (CBOT) 100 tons- dollars per ton Jul 12 Aug 12 Sep 12 Oct 12 Dec 12 Jan 13

426.00 415.50 402.00 389.50 386.10 377.50

433.90 422.00 406.70 392.70 387.80 383.10

421.70 411.40 397.60 384.60 380.00 377.50

429.80 419.00 406.30 392.70 387.80 383.10

+4.30 +3.70 +4.60 +3.70 +2.80 +2.70

Est. sales 138,663. Thu’s sales 80,736 Thu’s open int. 240,144, +264 COTTON 2 (ICE) 50,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

Jul 12 Sep 12 Oct 12 Nov 12 Dec 12 Jan 13

73.08

74.88

70.79

69.29

70.35

68.00

70.80

71.97

68.70

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Low

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LOCAL GRAIN, MARKETS Settle Chg.

CATTLE (CME) 40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

Est. sales 323,812. Thu’s sales 180,096 Thu’s open int. 431,425, -4,256 CORN (CBOT) 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel Jul 12 Sep 12 Dec 12 Mar 13 May 13 Jul 13

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30-YR T-BONDS 2.75%

LIVESTOCK Open

Settle Chg.

WHEAT (CBOT) 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel Jul 12 Sep 12 Dec 12 Mar 13 May 13 Jul 13

...

72.90 -.99 70.28 ...

68.72 -2.57 70.28 ...

69.88 -2.40 72.30 ...

Est. sales 58,869. Thu’s sales 69,533 Thu’s open int. 203,115, -119

Jun 12 Aug 12 Oct 12 Dec 12 Feb 13 Apr 13 Jun 13

119.50 120.52 124.97 128.50 130.52 131.60 127.52

119.90 120.92 125.37 128.77 130.75 132.30 128.00

119.02 120.12 124.72 128.17 130.17 131.42 127.47

119.87 120.82 125.25 128.62 130.67 132.30 128.00

+.52 +.40 +.25 +.15 +.17 +.20 +.08

Est. sales 37,439. Thu’s sales 62,607 Thu’s open int. 324,122, -2,287 FEEDER CATTLE (CME) 50,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

Aug 12 Sep 12 Oct 12 Nov 12 Jan 13 Mar 13 Apr 13 May 13

159.12 160.20 161.42 162.07 161.47 161.97 162.85

159.92 160.95 161.92 162.80 162.37 162.50 163.00

158.77 159.95 161.00 161.87 161.47 161.97 162.45

159.37 160.52 161.45 162.50 162.27 162.50 162.45 162.00

+.27 +.32 +.23 +.25 +.40 +.50 +.35 ...

Est. sales 3,471. Thu’s sales 5,179 Thu’s open int. 38,805, +104 HOGS-Lean (CME) 40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

Jun 12 Jul 12 Aug 12 Oct 12 Dec 12 Feb 13 Apr 13 May 13 Jun 13 Jul 13

92.65 92.97 91.75 83.05 80.10 82.55 83.60 88.00 89.67 88.45

93.70 93.72 92.72 83.87 80.85 82.85 83.95 88.15 90.00 88.85

92.50 92.62 91.55 82.90 79.90 82.05 83.20 87.02 89.20 88.10

93.02 92.92 92.45 82.95 79.92 82.12 83.30 87.80 89.55 88.10

-.05 -.40 +.43 -.27 -.40 -.33 -.15 -.40 -.27 -.85

Est. sales 65,241. Thu’s sales 69,275 Thu’s open int. 270,135, +2,154

(courtesy of ADM Grain, Hutchinson)

Truck Date Wheat Corn Soybeans Milo 6/4 6.35 NA 12.80 5.23 bu.

6/5 6.19 NA 12.93 5.23 bu.

6/6 6.35 NA 13.26 5.41 bu.

6/7 6.49 NA 13.68 5.49 bu.

6/8 6.36 NA 13.66 5.53 bu.

Prices One Year Ago 8.50 NA 13.66 6.91 bu.

Garden City Co-op 6/8 6.10 6.18 13.40 5.75 bu.

Dodge City Co-op 6/8 6.11 6.11 13.36 5.73 bu.

Irsik/Doll Hutchinson 6/8 6.36 6.13 NA 5.53 bu.

Plains 6/8 6.18 6.32 13.40 5.81 bu.

Leoti 6/8 6.11 6.13 13.35 5.68 bu.

Hays Midland Marketing 6/8 6.10 5.98 13.30 5.55 bu.

Kansas Ethanol Lyons (courtesy of TMA) 6/8 NA 6.18 NA 5.73 bu.

2x.5 Retail RKANSAS CITY WHEAT

NYSE

Open

High

BkofAm

Low

Settle Chg.

NATURAL GAS (NYMX) 10,000 mm btu’s, $ per mm btu Jul 12

2.276

2.323

2.231

2.299 +.025

Aug 12

2.328

2.366

2.283

2.344 +.017

Sep 12

2.383

2.409

2.333

2.386 +.009

Est. sales 367,486. Thu’s sales 500,468 Thu’s open int. 1,192,147, -10,298 LIGHT SWEET CRUDE (NYMX) 1,000 bbl.- dollars per bbl.

Jul 12

83.63

84.67

82.00

84.10 -.72

Aug 12

83.96

84.94

82.31

84.39 -.74

Sep 12

84.33

85.21

82.63

84.69 -.75

Est. sales 648,310. Thu’s sales 684,204 Thu’s open int. 1,461,385, +284 HEATING OIL (NYMX) 42,000 gal, cents per gal Jul 12

265.19

268.45 261.61 267.21 +.50

Aug 12 266.23

268.73 262.10 267.51 +.20

Sep 12 265.53

269.25 262.91 268.18 -.07

Est. sales 188,242. Thu’s sales 169,897 Thu’s open int. 315,837, +4,377

Open

High

Low

Settle Chg.

WINTER WHEAT (KCBT) 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel Jul 12 Sep 12 Dec 12 Mar 13 May 13 Jul 13 Sep 13 Dec 13

656 671¿ 695¿

660 679 696

656 671¿ 695¿

656 672 696 712 721Ÿ 729ß 739Ÿ 745Ÿ

-12¿ -12Ÿ -11¿ -11¿ -11Ÿ -9ß -9ß -9ß

Est. sales .... Thu’s sales 31,731 Thu’s open int. 153,232, +268

NASDAQ

AMEX

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COMMODITIES REVIEW The price of copper fell Friday ahead of reports expected this weekend that could shed more light on the extent of China's economic slowdown.

Copper for July delivery dropped 8.55 cents, or 2.5 percent, to finish at $3.285 per pound. It's the lowest price since midDecember.

China is scheduled to release May trade and industrial data this weekend.

Analysts speculated that the details may show China's economy is weaker than expected. That could affect demand for copper and other commodities because China is a huge importer of raw materi-

als.

China has been working to reverse a slowdown in its economy, which is the second biggest in the world behind the U.S. Leaders cut state-set gasoline and diesel prices Friday, a day after cutting an interest rate to try to promote growth.

The interest rate cut “may be a hint that the economy is actually weaker than the government is portraying it to be,” INTL FC Stone metals analyst Edward Meir said in an emailed report.

In addition to China, investors also worry about Europe's financial crisis and a weaker U.S. economy.

The Commerce Department said Friday that U.S. exports fell 0.8 percent to $182.9 billion in April after hitting a record in March. Export sales declined to Europe, China and Brazil, which shows that the slower global economy is hurting demand for U.S.-manufactured products.

Meanwhile, leaders in Spain are considering a request for bailout funding for the troubled banking sector. Greece also is drawing attention because of a June 17 election that could mean its departure from the group of countries that use the euro as currency.

Concerns about the overall global econ-

omy strengthened the dollar against the euro. Commodities are priced in dollars so they become more expensive for traders who use other currencies when the value of the dollar rises.

Kingsview Financial analyst Matt Zeman said that he expects commodities trading to remain volatile until the Greek election has ended. “I suspect the dollar is going to stay on the firm side and that's going to keep some pressure on some of these commodities,” he said.

Gold for August delivery rose $3.40 to end at $1,591.40 an ounce. July silver dropped 5.8 cents to $28.471 an ounce,

July platinum declined $15.80 to $1,425.10 an ounce and September palladium ended down $13.75 at $612 an ounce.

In agricultural contracts for July, wheat fell 11.5 cents to finish at $6.3025 per bushel, corn rose 4 cents to $5.98 per bushel and soybeans fell 1.75 cents to $14.2625 per bushel.

Benchmark oil dropped 72 cents to end at $84.10 per barrel, heating oil rose 0.5 cent to $2.6721 per gallon, gasoline gained 0.02 cent to $2.6852 per gallon and natural gas ended up 2.5 cents at $2.299 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Cars’ communication could corral crashes

BY JOAN LOWY Associated Press

WASHINGTON – As a safety demonstration, it was a heart-stopper: A Ford Taurus was seconds away from cruising through an intersection when suddenly a row of red lights pulsed on the lower windshield and a warning blared that another car was approaching fast on the cross street.

Braking quickly, the driver stopped just as the second car, previously unseen behind a large parked truck, barreled through a red light and across the Ford’s path.

The display at a recent transportation conference was a peek into the future of automotive safety: cars that to talk to each other and warn drivers of impending collisions. Later this summer, the government is launching a yearlong, real-world test involving nearly 3,000 cars, trucks and buses using volunteer drivers in Ann Arbor, Mich.

The vehicles will be equipped to continuously communicate over wireless networks, exchanging information on location, direction and speed 10 times a second with other similarly equipped cars within about 1,000 feet. A computer analyzes the information and issues danger warnings to drivers, often before they can see the other vehicle.

On roadways today, the Taurus in the demonstration likely would have been “T-boned” – slammed in the side by the other car. There were more than 7,800 fatal intersection accidents on U.S. roadways in 2010.

Called vehicle-to-vehicle communication, or V2V, more advanced versions of the systems can take control of a car to prevent an accident by applying brakes when the driver reacts too slowly to a warning.

V2V “is our next evolutionary step ... to make sure the crash never happens in the first place, which

Susan Walsh/Associated Press

Professional test driver Dave McMillan, from Los Angeles, demonstrates the dashboard warning signal in a Buick Lacrosse at an automobile test area in Oxon Hill, Md., on May 22. The display at a recent transportation conference was a peek into the future of automotive safety: cars that talk to each other and warn drivers of impending collisions. is, frankly, the best safety scenario we can all hope for,” said David Strickland, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

V2V technology holds the potential to help in most crashes that aren’t alcohol or drug related, Strickland said. But a lot will depend on how drivers respond to the warnings, and that’s one reason for the Ann Arbor test. Overall, more than 32,000 people were killed in traffic accidents last year.

In addition to warning of cars running red lights or stop signs, “connected cars” can let drivers know if they don’t have time to make a left turn because of oncoming traffic. When driving on a twolane road, the systems warn when passing is unsafe because of oncoming cars – even vehicles around a curve that the driver can’t see yet.

In a line of heavy traffic, the systems issue an alert if a car several vehicles ahead brakes hard even before the vehicle directly in front brakes. And the systems alert drivers when they’re at risk of rear-ending a slower-moving car.

It’s also possible for connected cars to exchange information with traffic lights, signs and roadways if states and communities decide to equip their transportation infrastructure with similar technology.

The information would be relayed to traffic management centers, tipping them off to congestion, accidents or obstructions. If cars are reported to be swerving in one spot on a roadway, for example, that could indicate a large pothole or obstruction. The constant stream of vehicle-to-infrastructure, or V2I, information could give traffic managers a better picture of traffic

flows than they have today, enabling better timing of traffic signals to keep cars moving, for example. Correspondingly, cars could receive warnings on traffic tie-ups ahead and rerouting directions.

NHTSA has been working on the technology for the past decade along with eight automakers: Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai-Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen.

“We think this is really the future of transportation safety, and it’s going to make a huge difference in the way we live our lives,” said Scott Belcher, president of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, which promotes technology solutions to transportation problems.

The technology is already available, said Rob Strassburger, vice president for safety of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. He said what’s needed is for the government to set standards so that all automakers use compatible technology.

Since V2V relies on wireless technology, ensuring that the safety systems are reliable and can’t be hacked is another concern, NHTSA officials said.

The safety benefits of V2V won’t be fully realized until there is a critical mass of cars on the road that can talk to each other, and just where that point lies isn’t known. By the time the government sets standards and automakers are able to respond, it may be 10 years before the technology is widely available on new cars. It takes about 30 years for a new technology to work its way into the entire population of cars.

Creating consumer demand for the technology could speed up its introduction, Strassburger said.

There’s already demand for information on traffic tie-ups and rerouting that drivers can download to their smartphones, he said.

Automakers dislike government mandates requiring them to add

technology to cars, but that’s probably what’s needed, said Clarence Ditlow, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, a consumer group.

“If you have the technology, and the price has gone down so much, use it,” he said. “You aren’t going to get it into the marketplace as fast as you could and save as many lives as you could unless you mandate it.”

Some of the safety technologies for V2V are already available in cars, although they tend to be offered primarily on higher-end models. Lane departure systems, for example, warn drivers when their vehicle unintentionally wanders from its lane, and some can automatically steer the car back. Blind spot systems warn drivers of vehicles in adjacent lanes, and some can also steer away from hazards. Forward collision warning systems alert drivers to impending crashes, and some can automatically brake if the driver doesn’t respond. Adaptive cruise control automatically adjusts vehicle speed to maintain a set distance from the car ahead in the same lane. Adaptive headlights change their aim in conjunction with the steering wheel. Parking sensors and rear-mounted cameras help a driver parallel park without scraping paint, bumping fenders or hitting pedestrians.

A key difference is that most of the current technologies rely on radar or laser sensors to “see” other nearby vehicles. They can’t warn drivers about cars they can’t see, such as the car that ran the red light in the intersection demonstration, or an oncoming car around a curve in the road.

Together, the currently available technologies and the future V2V systems may effectively form a kind of autopilot for the road. Said Strassburger: “The long-term trajectory for these technologies is the vehicle that drives itself – the driverless car.”

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Nadal, Djokovic meet again in finals

BY EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer

PARIS – For the fourth straight time in a Grand Slam final, it will be Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal.

That Nadal got there by winning his French Open semifinal in a breeze against David Ferrer was no shock.

That Djokovic made it after running into only a wisp of a challenge from Roger Federer – well, that came as a bigger surprise.

The top two players each won in straight sets Friday – second-seeded Nadal in a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 whitewashing of sixth-seeded Ferrer and topseeded Djokovic in a 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 win over No. 3 Federer that didn’t feel that close.

On Sunday, “Rafa” and “Nole” meet and someone will make history: Either Nadal will win his seventh French Open to break the record he now shares with Bjorn Borg or Djokovic will become the first man in 43 years to win four straight Grand Slam tournaments.

And while they’ll have trouble putting on a better show than their last Grand Slam final – the nearly sixhour, five-set drama Djokovic won at the Australian Open – it shouldn’t be hard to stage a more competitive day of tennis than what happened in the semifinals.

“I know I have to be playing consistently well on a very high level to win a bestof-five against Nadal here,” Djokovic said. “It’s the ultimate challenge. But I believe today was my best match of 2012 Roland Garros for me. I raised my game when I needed to. That’s something that gives me confidence before the final.”

The key stat in Djokovic’s win was Federer’s 46 unforced errors to 17 for Djokovic. Federer, a 16-time major championship winner, struggled with the conditions on yet another windy day at Roland Garros, to say nothing of the pressure of having to go for big shots to get anything past his Serbian opponent.

“It was difficult to attack,” Federer said. “And being defensive – I could have waited a little. But if I were to do this, I was playing for him. I was not here to play a good match but to win the match, so I had to hit the balls. It was a bit disappointing today.”

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Italians Errani, Vinci win women's doubles THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PARIS – One day before she plays for the French Open singles title, Sara Errani teamed with Roberta Vinci to win the women’s doubles trophy at Roland Garros on Friday.

The Italians earned their first Grand Slam championship by beating Russians Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Errani faces Maria Sharapova on Saturday in the singles final and is bidding to become the first woman since Mary Pierce

Photos by Michel Spingler/Associated Press

Above:Rafael Nadal returns in his semi final match against David Ferrer at the French Open Roland Garros stadium Friday in Paris. Left: Novak Djokovic, left, and Roger Federer greet after their semifinal match in the French Open at Roland Garros stadium Friday in Paris.

Djokovic won6-4, 75, 6-3. set, Federer missed four forehands over the span of five points en route to the loss.

He came out in the second set and broke after overcoming a 40-0 deficit in the first game, including swatting away a volley winner after Djokovic chased down a lob and hit it between his legs.

That came at the close of a 38-shot rally that wound up as the best point of the match.

Federer broke Djokovic again for a 3-0 lead and it appeared a possible repeat of last year’s thrilling U.S. Open semifinal, in which Djokovic saved two match points to win a five-setter, might be in store.

Instead, Djokovic won 13 of the next 18 games to avenge his last defeat in a Grand Slam tournament – a four-set loss to Federer here last year at the same stage of the French Open.

“When you come back from double break down against a player like Federer,

it’s a success, a great achievement,” Djokovic said. “But I can’t allow myself to have that many ups and downs, especially in the next match.”

Since his loss to Federer last year, Djokovic has won 27 straight Grand Slam matches, matching Federer for second place on the Open era list. Another win would give Djokovic the non-calendar-year Grand Slam, and if he were to follow that with a win in the first round of Wimbledon, he would share the win-streak record with Rod Laver, the last man to win the four biggest tournaments in a row.

Federer, who has plenty of experience against both of Sunday’s finalists, picked Nadal to win.

“I think he’s the overwhelming favorite,” Federer said. “We’ll see how it goes.”

Nadal’s six French Open titles aren’t the only thing he’s got in common with Borg. Through six matches

in this tournament, Rafa has yet to lose a set and has dropped only 35 games. A number that low hasn’t been seen since 1980, when Borg only lost 31. (Borg also holds the record – 27 in 1978).

Ferrer was pretty much helpless to add much to that tally and the story of this match was told early in the second set when Nadal, rushing to retrieve a short ball, lost his balance and fell to the clay. Nadal still managed to get the ball back to Ferrer, who played another short shot, only to see Rafa scramble back to his feet and push back an unreturnable lob.

“We were playing a fantastic point. You fall down. But I saw the ball all the time,” Nadal said. “Even if I lost the balance of my body, I was watching the ball in every moment. Even if I’m on the floor, I had time to hit the ball in a reasonably good position.”

Nadal was in that kind of zone all day, spending most of the match moving Ferrer around the court like a marionette. Ferrer actually had two break points in the first 15 minutes of the match, but couldn’t convert either.

Nadal has now saved 18 of 19 break points against him in this tournament and has won 71 of 72 service games.

He has been pushed only one time, and then only briefly – in a 7-6 first-set win against Nicolas Almagro in the quarterfinals.

Ferrer didn’t manage six games in the entire match.

“He plays better than me all the time,” Ferrer said.

“It’s difficult to say something, no? He was better, and he had a very good match.”

in 2000 to win both championships at the French Open.

“Today is a special day for us and for sure tomorrow is a special day for Sara,” Vinci said on court.

They hugged at the end of the match, both kissing the Simone Mathieu Cup. “I think playing doubles also (makes) me better physically,” Errani said.

She and Vinci were the doubles runners-up at January’s Australian Open. They are unbeaten on clay this season, winning 23 matches and titles in Acapulco, Barcelona, Madrid and Rome.

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2nd & 3rd Shift Production & Sanitation 2nd Shift Maintenance Tyson Foods (Doskocil) in South Hutchinson offers an excellent pay and benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k retirement, and life insurance. We are looking for qualified people to work 2nd and 3rd shift in our production and sanitation departments and 2nd shift maintenance. For our maintenance positions we require a background in electrical and mechanical skills in an industrial setting. We need dependable people with a solid work background and teamwork attitude who want to work for a company that treats its team members with dignity and respect.

You must have 6 months current continuous employment in the last 12 months.

Please apply in person at: Tyson Prepared Foods (formally Doskocil) 9 N. Washington South Hutchinson, KS Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V All employment advertisements in this newspaper are subject to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, which makes it illegal to advertise “indicating any preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination, based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin,” except where such is a bona fide occupational qualification for employment. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising which is in violation of the law.

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City of Attica, Kansas (pop.

626) is accepting applications for the position of City Superintendent.

The ideal candidate would have experience in all public works including water, waste water, streets, natural gas and high voltage electrical distribution. Persons must possess a valid Kansas driver’s license and high school diploma or GED is required. Salary DOQ, benefits include health insurance, paid vacation and holidays and KPERS retirement system. Send application to City of Attica, PO Box 421, Attica, KS 67009.

Applications will be taken until position filled. Any questions please contact City Clerk’s Office at 620.254.7216.

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We are seeking that s pecial person who pays close attention to detail, takes pride in appearance and has a strong work ethic. This position requires an energetic, outgoing, dynamic personality with the ability to multitask. Must be dependable and have strong references. Position begins mid-July and pay starts at $10 per hour with the opportunity for monthly bonus after 90 days, depending on performance.

Send resume with references to: John Dahm, DDS, Attn: Liz, 2411 N. Main, Hutchinson KS 67502.

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Grain Sampler.

Temporary, rest of summer. Must travel, outside work, good pay.

Carl at 785-770-7116

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Kitchen Manager -(Ten month position with benefits starting in August) for South Hutchinson Elementary School.

Apply online www.usd309ks.org.

May also apply at: USD 309 Board of Education Office, 4501 W. 4th, Hutchinson, KS 67501. EOE

Immediate position available for Grain Cart or Truck Driver. Call Leigh at 620-672-4490 / 672-4491

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Housing/Attendant Care Team Leader Small rural community mental health center in south central Kansas is seeking a licensed master’s level clinician (BSRB) with supervisory experience to serve as Housing/Attendant Care Team Leader for adult consumers with a severe and persistent mental illness in their Community Support Services program. Will supervise staff for transitional living centers, provide some outpatient services for independent living consumers and includes sharing some emergency on-call duties. Competitive salary; excellent benefits package includes health insurance, paid vacation, holidays and sick leave, and KPERS retirement.

Send resume to Linda Young, Human Resources, Iroquois Center for Human Development, Inc., 610 East Grant, Greensburg, KS 67504, or email lindayoung@irqcenter.com.

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EOE Looking for dependable, hardworking mechanic, specializing in new Ag Equipment setup. Must be willing to travel. Precision Ag Solutions, Pratt KS 620-933-2026

Help Wanted

2nd & 3rd Shift Production & Sanitation 2nd Shift Maintenance Tyson Foods (Doskocil) in South Hutchinson offers an excellent pay and benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k retirement, and life insurance. We are looking for qualified people to work 2nd and 3rd shift in our production and sanitation departments and 2nd shift maintenance. For our maintenance positions we require a background in electrical and mechanical skills in an industrial setting. We need dependable people with a solid work background and teamwork attitude who want to work for a company that treats its team members with dignity and respect.

You must have 6 months current continuous employment in the last 12 months.

Please apply in person at: Tyson Prepared Foods (formally Doskocil) 9 N. Washington South Hutchinson, KS Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V Agricultural Technician Senior Tribune, KS The KSU, SW Research-Extension Center, is accepting applications for an Agricultural Technician Senior, requisition # 171913 until the close of business on June 21, 2012. Salary $15.75 -17.39/hr., commensurate with education/experience relevant to position. Required: One year of experience in agriculture. Education in biological sciences or agricultural sciences may be substituted for experience as determined relevant by the agency. Preferred: farm background, B.S. degree in Agronomy or related field.

Contact Alan Schlegel, (620) 376-4761, M-F, 7:30-4:30 MDT; email schlegel@ksu.edu for additional preferences and position details. Register https://www.da.ks.gov/ps/aa a/recruitment/ instructions.htm and apply online: http://www.da.ks.gov/ps/esu mmary/es_online/frmes1.as p. An AA/EOE/VPE. Looking for dependable, hardworking mechanic, specializing in new Ag Equipment setup. Must be willing to travel. Precision Ag Solutions, Pratt KS 620-933-2026 Part Time Route Driver.

Servicing vending machines. Apply at 2511 E. 14th Ave, between Monday-Wednesday 8am-3pm Wilder’s on Main seeking personable, outgoing servers, flexible hours, Must be over 18 years old 2609 N. Main, Hutchinson.

Dental Hygiene Assistant.

We are seeking that s pecial person who pays close attention to detail, takes pride in appearance and has a strong work ethic. This position requires an energetic, outgoing, dynamic personality with the ability to multitask. Must be dependable and have strong references. Position begins mid-July and pay starts at $10 per hour with the opportunity for monthly bonus after 90 days, depending on performance.

Send resume with references to: John Dahm, DDS, Attn: Liz, 2411 N. Main, Hutchinson KS 67502.

No phone calls please.

Housing/Attendant Care Team Leader Small rural community mental health center in south central Kansas is seeking a licensed master’s level clinician (BSRB) with supervisory experience to serve as Housing/Attendant Care Team Leader for adult consumers with a severe and persistent mental illness in their Community Support Services program. Will supervise staff for transitional living centers, provide some outpatient services for independent living consumers and includes sharing some emergency on-call duties. Competitive salary; excellent benefits package includes health insurance, paid vacation, holidays and sick leave, and KPERS retirement.

Send resume to Linda Young, Human Resources, Iroquois Center for Human Development, Inc., 610 East Grant, Greensburg, KS 67504, or email lindayoung@irqcenter.com.

Call 620-723-2272 for detailed job description/application.

EOE Kenworth of Dodge City has immediate openings for Diesel Technicians. We need people to perform good quality General Heavy Duty Truck Maintenance work and Computerized Diesel Engine Repair, if you have those skills. We provide Uniforms, Shoe Allowance, Profit Sharing, Retirement, Health Insurance, Paid Vacations, and top pay for those who want to work. Come to work for a Company that cares and is looking to the future.

Write to Kenworth of Dodge City, 1301 Minneola Rd, Dodge City, KS 67801.

Or call 800-666-4860 and ask for Mike Lunow. mikel@dodgecity kenworth.com. ¬¬¬¬¬¬PART TIME COOK WALDRON PLACE ALF Cooking experience helpful, but will train.

Restaurant style dinning. Must have a genuine desire to serve the elderly. Be a part of a fun and rewarding atmosphere. Application required and available at: 1700 East 23rd.

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MANAGER OF LABORATORY DEPARTMENT : Hodgeman County Health Center is hiring an individual responsible for the overall management of the department ensuring high quality diagnostic testing. Directs all laboratory activities to comply with organization and regulatory agency standards.

Qualifications: Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology, and ASCP certified. A minimum of two years hospital experience with prior management experience, but combinations of education and experience will be considered. Salary commensurate with experience. This is a working manager position, and required to share in the on-call rotation.

Application can be obtained at: hchconline.org, print off, complete, and submit to HCHC, Attn: Human Resources, P.O. Box 310, Jetmore, KS 67854

MANAGER OF RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT : Hodgeman County Health Center is recruiting an individual to direct all activities of the department, ensuring services are of the best quality, cost contained, and carried out in an expeditious manner.

Qualifications: Associates Degree or radiologic graduate of accredited radiologic technology program, ARRT registered and Kansas certified.

Minimum of two years hospital experience in which potential administrative supervisory experience has been demonstrated. Salary commensurate with experience. This is a working manager position, and required to share in the on-call rotation.

Application can be obtained at: hchconline.org, print off, complete, and submit to HCHC, Attn: Human Resources, P.O. Box 310, Jetmore, KS 67854

Mennonite Friendship Communities is currently seeking applicants for the following positions: RN/LPN - Part-time 20 hours per week RN/LPN - Full-time Mennonite Friendship Communities offers the following benefits for full-time employees: health, dental, life insurance, short-term disability, flex benefits, PTO, and 401(k).Please apply in person at: Mennonite Friendship Communities 600 W. Blanchard South Hutchinson, KS or email resume to: julie@mennofriend.com or fax to 620-663-4221 EOE

Reno County Education Cooperative is accepting applications for special education paraeducators in Reno county schools.

RCEC offers competitive salary and health benefits. Potential opening in Nickerson , South Hutchinson, Haven, Buhler, Day School, and Early Education Center.

Come by RCEC, 2500 East 30th, Hutchinson, KS to get an application and schedule an interview or call 620-663-7178.

Seeking experienced HVAC installer/ technician.

Long term position with established company, Having skills in plumbing or electrical is a plus.

Good hourly rate.

Full benefit package.

Ben @ 620-257-3221 Southern Plains Coop of Lewis Kansas is searching for a Custom Applicator for our Greensburg Kansas location who wants to make a difference. Our purpose is to help our customers produce food for a rapidly expanding world.

We pay 100% of your health insurance premium, provide a top notch retirement program and match your wages with your desire to succeed.

Desired applicants need to possess a Class A CDL with a hazmat endorsement and at least 2 years spraying experience.

If you like variety in your daily duties, we are the place for you. Come work in a positive team environment and be a part of a team providing the best service possible! Call Bobby at 620-324-5536 or 785-447-0514, or mail your resume to Southern Plains Coop P.O. Box 128 Lewis, KS 67552 or email bmartinspc@gbta.net.

Southern Plains Coop of Lewis Kansas is searching for an individual to fill our team at our Greensburg Kansas location who wants to make a difference. Our purpose is to help our customers produce food for a rapidly expanding world.

We pay 100% of your health insurance premium, provide a top notch retirement program and match your wages with your desire to succeed.

Desired applicants need to possess a Class A CDL with a hazmat endorsement and experience in a grain elevator setting. If you like variety in your daily duties, we are the place for you.

Come work in a positive team environment and be a part of a team providing the best service possible! Call Bobby at 620-324-5536 or 785-447-0514, or mail your resume to Southern Plains Coop P.O. Box 128 Lewis, KS 67552 or email bmartinspc@gbta.net.

Work Over Rig Crew needed at Central Kansas Oil & Gas Company, experience required. Please call 832-509-8713 or fax resume to: 620-532-1009

The 11th and South Hutchinson McDonald’s are hiring Crew and Swing Managers, Mornings, Afternoons, Evenings, and Overnight shifts, Full and Part-time. Premium pay for overnight shifts. Apply on line at www.mcstate.com or in the store.

The McPherson County Sheriff’s Department is seeking a full-time Male Correctional Officer.

Requirements include: high school diploma/GED; no criminal convictions; good public relations skills; typing, telephone and computer skills; and the ability to handle emergency situations.

Position will be evening shift including weekends and holidays.

Apply in Personnel Office of McPherson County Courthouse or call (620) 241-8160. Printable application can be found at www.mcphersoncountyks.us.

Return application with resume by Thursday, June 14, 2012. Beginning salary: $12.39 per hour.

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Drivers EXPERIENCED FLATBED TRUCK OPERATORS. 3 years minimum experience. Serious inquiries only.

620-546-4796.

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Now Hiring for Part-time Waitstaff (must be 18) Experience Preferred. Also, Part-time Dishwasher & Prep Cook.

Flexible hours and nights and weekends.

Apply in Person, Tuesday through Friday 9am-4pm. 4812 East 30th, Hutchinson. No phone calls. Closed on Mondays.

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Physical Therapist/Occupational Therapist For home visits in Hutchinson area.

Full time and PRN available. Call for more Information or send resume to information below.

Betty Harmon Human Resources Director 3500 N. Rock Rd. Bldg. 400 Wichita, KS 67226 phn: 316-691-5050 Fax: 316-691-5304 jobs@progressivecare.com

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Licensed Electrician, needed for small well established company. Any additional specialty skills a plus. Decent benefit package, pay based on experience. Please call 620-278-3462 or fax resume to 620-278-3463

Licensed HVAC Installer/Tech needed for small well established company. Additional Plumbing/Electrical skills are a plus. Decent benefit package, pay based on experience. Please call 620-278-3462 or fax resume 620-278-3463

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Looking for a Licensed Plumber, benefits and retirement plan. License required. Please apply in person at 921 S. Main St. 620-662-1005

Music worship leader wanted. Wednesday evening activities and Sunday morning services totaling 8 to 10 hours per week. Please apply at the First Presbyterian Church, 1400 N. Main, McPherson or call 620-241-1819 for an application.

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Hutchinson Community Foundation Part time Accounting Assistant The successful candidate must have knowledge of accounting systems, processes and controls, be self-motivated with good organizational skills, and be a team player.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office - especially Excel, and database management are required.

Additional skills – strong accounting theory and reconciliation skills, ability to analyze data, excellent written and verbal communication skills, strict confidentiality standards.

Applicants should submit resume with cover letter to: Terri Eisiminger, Hutchinson Community Foundation, PO Box 298, Hutchinson, KS 67504-0298 Offering three full-time insurance trainee positions, base pay with unlimited income potential.

620-664-4628 620-665-1490 OPPORTUNITIES: Painting/Remodeling Maintenance/Repairs Must have transportation.

Rane Management 14 East 2nd, Hutchinson Part Time Route Driver.

Servicing vending machines. Apply at 2511 E. 14th Ave, between Monday-Wednesday 8am-3pm

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Kansas Kids @ GEAR UP Wichita State University has one opening for a College Access Advisor position 40 hours per week with benefits located in Great Bend, KS. Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years Academic Advising Experience. For a full list of qualifications, duties and responsibilities go to https://jobs.wichita.edu To apply submit a resume, letter of application, 3 professional references and college transcript.

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory background check as required

by Board of Regents Policy. WSU is an AA/ADA/EEO employer

¬¬¬¬¬¬PART TIME COOK WALDRON PLACE ALF Cooking experience helpful, but will train.

Restaurant style dinning. Must have a genuine desire to serve the elderly. Be a part of a fun and rewarding atmosphere. Application required and available at: 1700 East 23rd.

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Kenworth of Dodge City has immediate openings for Diesel Technicians. We need people to perform good quality General Heavy Duty Truck Maintenance work and Computerized Diesel Engine Repair, if you have those skills. We provide Uniforms, Shoe Allowance, Profit Sharing, Retirement, Health Insurance, Paid Vacations, and top pay for those who want to work. Come to work for a Company that cares and is looking to the future.

Write to Kenworth of Dodge City, 1301 Minneola Rd, Dodge City, KS 67801.

Or call 800-666-4860 and ask for Mike Lunow. mikel@dodgecity kenworth.com.

Mennonite Friendship Communities is currently seeking applicants for the following positions: RN/LPN - Part-time 20 hours per week RN/LPN - Full-time Mennonite Friendship Communities offers the following benefits for full-time employees: health, dental, life insurance, short-term disability, flex benefits, PTO, and 401(k).Please apply in person at: Mennonite Friendship Communities 600 W. Blanchard South Hutchinson, KS or email resume to: julie@mennofriend.com or fax to 620-663-4221 EOE

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MANAGER OF LABORATORY DEPARTMENT : Hodgeman County Health Center is hiring an individual responsible for the overall management of the department ensuring high quality diagnostic testing. Directs all laboratory activities to comply with organization and regulatory agency standards.

Qualifications: Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology, and ASCP certified. A minimum of two years hospital experience with prior management experience, but combinations of education and experience will be considered. Salary commensurate with experience. This is a working manager position, and required to share in the on-call rotation.

Application can be obtained at: hchconline.org, print off, complete, and submit to HCHC, Attn: Human Resources, P.O. Box 310, Jetmore, KS 67854

MANAGER OF RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT : Hodgeman County Health Center is recruiting an individual to direct all activities of the department, ensuring services are of the best quality, cost contained, and carried out in an expeditious manner.

Qualifications: Associates Degree or radiologic graduate of accredited radiologic technology program, ARRT registered and Kansas certified.

Minimum of two years hospital experience in which potential administrative supervisory experience has been demonstrated. Salary commensurate with experience. This is a working manager position, and required to share in the on-call rotation.

Application can be obtained at: hchconline.org, print off, complete, and submit to HCHC, Attn: Human Resources, P.O. Box 310, Jetmore, KS 67854

Propak Logistics, Inc. Position Opening: 2nd Shift Supervisor Warehouse Environment To apply online: http://www.propak.com/Jo bs/Job/48 To apply in person: 901 Corey Road Hutchinson, KS 67501 No phone calls please.

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Reno County Education Cooperative is accepting applications for special education paraeducators in Reno county schools.

RCEC offers competitive salary and health benefits. Potential opening in Nickerson , South Hutchinson, Haven, Buhler, Day School, and Early Education Center.

Come by RCEC, 2500 East 30th, Hutchinson, KS to get an application and schedule an interview or call 620-663-7178.

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Ben @ 620-257-3221 Seeking Two Leads (Paint & Roll Former) Wifco Steel Products, Inc. is currently seeking applicants for two positions: Paint Lead &Roll Former Lead. The Paint Lead position will work 12-hour days Sunday through Tuesday/ Wednesday. The Roll Former Lead position is third shift, Sunday through Thursday. Responsibilities for both positions include overseeing and communicating with operators painting or roll forming based on customer’s demands, and managing production and inventory requirements.

Must have leadership experience. Please apply in person (office area) located: 8003 Medora Rd., Hutchinson, KS 67502.

Work Over Rig Crew needed at Central Kansas Oil & Gas Company, experience required. Please call 832-509-8713 or fax resume to: 620-532-1009

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Southern Plains Coop of Lewis Kansas is searching for a Custom Applicator for our Greensburg Kansas location who wants to make a difference. Our purpose is to help our customers produce food for a rapidly expanding world.

We pay 100% of your health insurance premium, provide a top notch retirement program and match your wages with your desire to succeed.

Desired applicants need to possess a Class A CDL with a hazmat endorsement and at least 2 years spraying experience.

If you like variety in your daily duties, we are the place for you. Come work in a positive team environment and be a part of a team providing the best service possible! Call Bobby at 620-324-5536 or 785-447-0514, or mail your resume to Southern Plains Coop P.O. Box 128 Lewis, KS 67552 or email bmartinspc@gbta.net.

Southern Plains Coop of Lewis Kansas is searching for an individual to fill our team at our Greensburg Kansas location who wants to make a difference. Our purpose is to help our customers produce food for a rapidly expanding world.

We pay 100% of your health insurance premium, provide a top notch retirement program and match your wages with your desire to succeed.

Desired applicants need to possess a Class A CDL with a hazmat endorsement and experience in a grain elevator setting. If you like variety in your daily duties, we are the place for you.

Come work in a positive team environment and be a part of a team providing the best service possible! Call Bobby at 620-324-5536 or 785-447-0514, or mail your resume to Southern Plains Coop P.O. Box 128 Lewis, KS 67552 or email bmartinspc@gbta.net.

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The 11th and South Hutchinson McDonald’s are hiring Crew and Swing Managers, Mornings, Afternoons, Evenings, and Overnight shifts, Full and Part-time. Premium pay for overnight shifts. Apply on line at www.mcstate.com or in the store.

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694-5704 800-766-5704 The McPherson County Sheriff’s Department is seeking a full-time Male Correctional Officer.

Requirements include: high school diploma/GED; no criminal convictions; good public relations skills; typing, telephone and computer skills; and the ability to handle emergency situations.

Position will be evening shift including weekends and holidays.

Apply in Personnel Office of McPherson County Courthouse or call (620) 241-8160. Printable application can be found at www.mcphersoncountyks.us.

Return application with resume by Thursday, June 14, 2012. Beginning salary: $12.39 per hour.

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United Management Associates LLC is seeking to hire Full Time Collection Representatives and a Part Time Trainer.

No Experience Necessary World Class Employee Benefits Package 100% Paid Training Excellent Working Environment

TEAM NEEDS: Grain elevator workers Local Bus company production workers, Laminators, Assemblers Welders, Industrial Trimmers, Warehouse workers, Industrial painters.

Apply online at www.unitedmanagementassociates.com USD #496, Pawnee Heights, Rozel, KS is now accepting applications for a 6th Grade Elementary teaching position. To apply call the district office at 620-527-4212 or email employment@ phtigers.net.

EOE Well Established Oil Field Company is in search of a Crane Operator in the Liberal, Dodge City, Garden City, Jetmore, KS area. The Crane Operator will be responsible for safely operating a 26 ton crane for setting Oilfield Production Equipment.

Prior Oilfield experience is strongly preferred.

Candidate is subject to passing a background check, drug screen & pre-employment physical prior to employment.

Send resume to: PO BOX 1256 Liberal, KS 67905 620-624-6023

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Drivers- CDL/A - Lease Purchase $2,000 Sign On Bonus!

Higher Standards Premium Pay. That’s the KLLM Difference Limited Dedicated Openings in Select Areas! $1 Buy Out! Truck Selection Priority Discounted Truck Pricing NO MONEY DOWN 800-925-5556 EOE KLLM.com EXPERIENCED FLATBED TRUCK OPERATORS. 3 years minimum experience. Serious inquiries only.

620-546-4796.

Now Hiring! Equipment Operator Trainees The State of Kansas as an employer offers remarkable benefits that are invaluable to the professional and personal lives of our employees. At KDOT, we reward our staff’s hard work by providing training opportunities, a family oriented work environment, and service recognition. Promotional opportunities, free parking, and flexible schedules are also offered. KDOT is a great place to work!

Come be a part of our team and make a difference in the lives of the citizens of Kansas!

Multiple Positions available in Southwest Kansas Position Responsibilities: On-the-job training to maintain highways and facilities thru activities such as repairs, resurfacing, mowing, and snow and ice control.

Obtain a Commercial Drivers License and operate KDOT equipment including but not limited to trucks, mowers, rollers, and loaders.

Performs manual work associated with the maintenance of the highway system. Includes, but not limited to erecting and replacing signs, erecting fence and guardrail, painting, patching, loading or unloading supplies, servicing rest areas, and litter pickup.

Receives training in the operation and maintenance of equipment and highway repair methods and procedures.

Services equipment.

Work is reviewed in depth by the Sub-Area Supervisor, EO Specialist, or lead worker of the work unit for each assigned task. Performs other related work as assigned, such as emergency operations during snow and ice control operations.

NOTE: If you lack any of the required experience and want us to consider relevant education, you must provide copies of your transcripts/certificates before the closing date.

Minorities and women encouraged to apply!

For Information on how to apply Contact Christine Belknap or Tamara Venturi at 620-276-3241 Starting Pay is $10.92 or $11.79 depending on location NOTE: This information is available in alternative accessible formats. To obtain an alternative format, contact Transportation Information, Eisenhower Building, 700 SW Harrison, 2nd Floor West, Topeka, KS 66603-3754, or (785) 296-3585 (voice)/ Hearing Impaired-711.

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Now Hiring for Part-time Waitstaff (must be 18) Experience Preferred. Also, Part-time Dishwasher & Prep Cook.

Flexible hours and nights and weekends.

Apply in Person, Tuesday through Friday 9am-4pm. 4812 East 30th, Hutchinson. No phone calls. Closed on Mondays.

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Physical Therapist/Occupational Therapist For home visits in Hutchinson area.

Full time and PRN available. Call for more Information or send resume to information below.

Betty Harmon Human Resources Director 3500 N. Rock Rd. Bldg. 400 Wichita, KS 67226 phn: 316-691-5050 Fax: 316-691-5304 jobs@progressivecare.com

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CLASSIFIED Home Furnishings 460 Merchandise Oak dining table, 4 chairs, $250. Twin headboard, $15. 620-664-5434

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REFRIGERATORS; Gas & electric ranges; washer & dryers; freezers; 1212 W. 4th. 663-3195.

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A set of keys was left at 223 Countryside Dr. call 620-663-2720 to identify LOST: Photo camera on State Fairgrounds on Sunday, May 27th. Please at least return memory card. 620-200-7944 or 620-960-1556

KAUFFMAN MOWING & LAWNCARE. Specializing in mowing and yard clean up. Free Estimates. Call Josh, 620-694-6485.

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Henry Big Boy 44 Mag rifle, $700. firm.

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2002 JD 1750 8R30 Conservation Planter, liquid, nice, $21,500.

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1 male Yorkie, 3 Poms, 9 weeks, shots, wormed, $350/285 620-257-5606.

4 Shischons, 9 weeks, shots, wormed, $285.

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AKC Chocolate Labs, 8 weeks old June 10th, hunting parents ready to start this fall! 620-662-2146 AKC Labs, 2 months old old, 2 black males left, shots & wormed. make offer 620-200-6109 APRI Shih-tzus One female, two males, shots, wormed, 8 weeks, $250/$150, 620-257-5606 Beagles, $25.

620-543-2964, Buhler Cockatiels, various colors, one mating pair, all talk & are healthy birds.

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Long haired Apple Head Chihuahua puppies, registered & shots.

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Teddy Bears Shih-tzu, Maltese Two females, shots, wormed, 8 weeks $285, 620-257-5606

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Lost 10 week old male Pekinese puppy, long brown hair, black face lost around 5th & Severence 620-899-1462 LOST: In the 14th Adams area, 18 mos old yellow Lab. 620-259-7845

Rascal Electric Wheelchair, right hand controls, excellent condition, $1000 obo.

620-960-2041 or 785-227-2696 Restaurant Equipment, Fryers, Refrigerated makeup table, and more.

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Selection Brand Vending Machine, holds chips, candy bars & all snacks.

Adjustable coin feeder, you make the price. Comes with key $75.

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500 gallon propane tank on running gear with satisfactory rubber. $650 620-662-8242.

John Deere 930 Rigid Head. 620-747-0926.

Mini Dachshund puppies.

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1978 7700 with 224 header, always shedded, wheat only, good learners combine. Could deliver immediately for $6,500.

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Clear unwanted trees from your pasture or CRP with turbo saw, can stack and spray the stumps.

Arlington area, can travel.

620-960-0373 Custom Swathing & Baling Round or small squares.

We buy & sell all kinds of hay. Can deliver.

620-200-4412 or 727-1150 ENSZ HARVESTING Wheat acres wanted.

JD equipment.

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McCurry Bros. Angus Bulls for Sale.

Greg, 316-772-7856, Brad, 316-393-5418.

Miniature Donkeys for Sale. Various ages and color. Herd reduction.

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2008 FORD FOCUS SES auto, sunroof, SYNC, sharp SALE $11,750 www.havenautomotive.com

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Haven, Kansas 800-748-7803 2008 FORD TAURUS X SEL V6, dual power seats, 6 CD, message center, 7 pass, Sale $15,400 www.havenautomotive.com

WE BUILD Pasture Fence. Yoder Fence 620-465-3446

Feed/Seed

640

Small Square Bales of Brome Hay. 620-663-5803.

We are buying damaged grain. Grain vac available. 316-640-3203.

Livestock

650

ANGUS BULLS, Open Hefers, yearling, good disposition. Large selection. Cheyenne Angus Farm. 620-786-0066 or 620-564-2218.

1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LS V8, cloth, new tires, low miles SALE $4,900 www.havenautomotive.com

Domestic Auto

700

SILAS IS Buying and Hauling running or not autos, trucks, and tractors. in any condition. Best Prices Paid!! 620-665-4040 1981 Cadillac Funeral Coach, $1,500; 1993 Lincoln Funeral Coach $2,500; or take both for $3,500; Zeiner Funeral Home, Marion, Ks. 620-382-2112 2000 Ford Concord, 4 door, 4 cyl, $2000.

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708-1604, Harner 4 Farms.

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2005 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE V6, auto, full pwr, spoiler Special $12,650 www.havenautomotive.com

Haven, Kansas 800-748-7803 1999 OLDS CUTLASS GL V6, full pwr, Cass/CD, new tires, very clean Special $4,200 www.havenautomotive.com Haven, Kansas 800-748-7803 2000 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED V6, leather, heated seats, sunroof, clean SALE $4,250 www.havenautomotive.com Haven, Kansas 800-748-7803

Haven, Kansas 800-748-7803 2009 FORD FUSION 4cyl, auto, air, full pwr, CD, clean, high miles, 1 owner Special $7,850 www.havenautomotive.com Haven, Kansas 800-748-7803 BUYING CARS, TRUCKS, TRACTORS, COMBINES, FARM MACHINERY. WILL HAUL. 620-664-1159

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1995 Cargo Van, nice, for hauling or fishing. $500.

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SMITH TREE SERVICE Tree trimming and removal, and tree spraying.

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Garage Sales 22 South Carlo: Saturday 7am-?

Huge Garage Sale 1955 Olds-Restored, Pressure Washer, Rototiller, 140,000 BTU Space Heater, Shop vacs, Refrigerators, microwave, shop & hand tools, Bears, Home decor, dishes, trailer, too much to list!

2nd Annual Kiowa County Wide Garage Sale!

Saturday 7am-3pm Over 40 Locations!

Maps available at Main Street Businesses, Dillon’s in Greensburg & Facebook.

McPherson City Wide Garage Sale! Friday 6pm-?

Saturday 8am-? Maps can be picked up Wednesday, June 6th at KNGL\KBBE, Sunflower Bank, McPherson CVB, Walgreens, First Bank Kansas, & Dillons.

NE - 1217 E. 28th: Friday 1pm-6pm, Saturday 8am-12pm. Huge Sale!

Collectibles, some still in box, antiques, jewelry, knives, 1995 Talon car parts, VHS tapes, books, & much more!

NE - 3313 N. Severance: Sat. 8AM-2PM Furniture, children’s items, household items & decor, clothes, strollers, everything in good condition.

NE - 1002 E. 24th: SATURDAY ONLY 8AM-3PM Toys, clothes, uniforms, lots of nice stuff.

Don’t miss this one!!

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NE - 1010 E. 27th #B: Friday 4pm-? Saturday 7:30am-? Cleaning out garage! Couch, TV stand, lots of kids stuff, 0-3T, lots of misc.

NE- 2309 Apple Lane: Saturday 8am-?, Baby items, bassinet, toys, girls & boys clothes NB to 7/8, Womens clothes, home decor

NE - 2001 Landon: ONLY Saturday, 7AM-5PM Fender Electric Guitar & amp, stack washer & dryer, Gun cases & ammo, furniture, dishes & misc.

NE - 2410 Arizona St.: Fri. 3:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

CompuCarve computer controlled 3-dimensional woodworking machine. dishes, home decor, humidifier, lawn and shop tools, nice men and womens clothing, Asian jewelry and much more.

NE - 3311 N. Severance: Saturday 7am-12pm.

6 family sale. Nice appliances & furniture, boys clothing NB-5T, mens/women clothes, misc household items.

NE - 3315 Carnegie Pl: Saturday 8am-2pm. 4 family garage & patio sale! Antiques, priced to sell fast everything from A-Z! NE - 3400 Rockwood Dr: Saturday 8am-1pm. Kids & adult clothes, many misc items.

NE - 4009 N. Lorraine: Friday 9am-? Saturday 8am-? Multi family.

Antiques, furniture, household items, tools, lots of misc.

NE - 608 Molly Mall: Moving sale! Friday 8am-? Saturday 8am-11am. Lots of kids stuff, DVDs, video & board games, boys clothes 8-10, household misc.

NE - 910 E. 32nd Terrace: Saturday, 7am-?. Furniture, electronics, South West decor, toys, nice clothing baby thru adult, dishes, Christmas decor NE - 513 E. 25th: Eastwood Area Sales!

Friday 8am-?

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NE - 3100 Rowland St.: Off 30th between Waldron & Halstead. Multi-family sale!

Friday 8am-4pm, Saturday 8am-1pm. Furniture, shop tools, coke, Tony Stewart, Nascar collections, Quilting magazine & material lots of X-mas, household, books.

NE - 410 E. 36th: Saturday 7am-2pm. Baby items, boys clothes 12mo-4T, ladies 10-XL, mens like new lg-xl, shirts & suits, 42 jacket, 36 pants, Miche bag & covers, 8 track tapes & player, household items, weight bench & lots more!

NE- 4716 Sequoia St: Friday 4-?, Saturday 7-12, lots of children’s clothes all sizes, books, toys, bikes, lots of knick knacks. Clothing priced at 25 cents.

NE - 5 Cherokee: Saturday, 7am-Noon. Boys clothes size 5-9, books, learning toys, mens & womens clothes, household items, boys bike.

NE-803 Old Farm Estates: Friday-Saturday 9-5 ESTATE GARAGE SALE Duplex - Both Sides.

Antique & Misc. Furniture.

Garage Sales NW - 1207 W. 32nd: Saturday 8am-1pm.

Maternity clothes, baby items, kid toys, misc.

NW - 206 Kisiwa Parkway: Fri. 5 pm-8 pm, Sat. 8-noon Hospital bed, Depression glass, gas stove, furniture, toys, misc. antiques, proceeds for student missionary trip to Honduras.

NW - 2404 N. Jackson: Friday 7am-1pm, Saturday 7am-? Boys clothes 3mo to 3T, mens & womens clothes, stove, and other misc. items.

NW - 407 Hyde Park Dr: Saturday 8am-?

Garage/Moving sale!

Furniture, lots of misc items.

NW - 4108 Quivira Dr: Friday 8am-2pm, Saturday 8am-12pm. Clothing, tools, bicycles, tablecloths, lots of misc, 308 Rifle w/scope.

NW - 5619 Johnson Dr. Saturday, 8AM-3PM Multi-Family Sale, Jewelry, polished rocks, Coke items Organ Keyboard, sheet music, glassware, misc.

NW - 8 Windemere Court: Hoarder Sale - Saturday.

Only 6:30-11:00AM NW - Brookwood Drive Area: Garage/Moving Sale.

Friday 3pm-8pm, Saturday 8am-12pm.

Treadmill, furniture, rugs, lots of misc.

NW - 11 Sunset Dr: Saturday 8am-12pm. Student desk, desk jet printer, girls clothes 6-10/12, toys, kitchen gadgets, books, movies, stereo/cable/phone wires/cables, tonno cover for Chevy crew cab PU. NW - 2404 Old Ox Rd: Friday 12pm-7pm, Saturday 8am-2pm.

EBAY SALE NEW ITEMS!

Garage Sales NW- 1530 W 22nd: Friday 5-9pm, Saturday 8am-noon, lots of clothes all sizes, knick knacks, some furniture NW - 208 W. 25th: Friday 5pm-7pm, Saturday 8am-? Huge sale. We have large table, dining table & chairs, fouton, entertainment center, buffet, dresser, office chairs, lots of clothes, lots of toys, knick knacks, and much, much, much more!

NW - 216 W 23rd Ave: Saturday, June 9, 7:30am-12:00pm MOVING SALE Large TV, Pool Table, Computer Desk, and various items. Come and see!

NW- 2201 Cone St: Friday 3-7pm, Saturday 7am-3pm, Furniture, toys, household items, clothing, electronics, lots of misc. hot dog & pop for sale RELAY FOR LIFE FUNDRAISER NW- 5907 Johnson Dr: Saturday 8am-3pm. Neighborhood sale! Baby, childrens, maternity & adult clothes, wedding items, scrubs, toys, household items, great variety of misc NW - 704 Loch Lommond: Friday, 4pm-8pm, Saturday, 8am-Noon.

Downsizing Sale! Leather couch, lamps, White Mountain Ice Cream Freezer, Antiques, appliances.

NW - 704 W. 32nd Avenue: Saturday, 7am-11am.

5th Wheel Hitch, 9ft. Christmas tree, refrigerator, patio set, snow blower, lots of misc.

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NW - 802 Crazy Horse: (Highlands) Thursday, 1pm -6pm, Friday, 8am-6pm, Saturday, 8am-Noon. Hot tub with gazebo $700; 150cc Scooter, baby & kid clothes 50¢, womens clothing, home decor, bikes, toys, Anne Geddes pictures, baby items, Misc.

SE - 617 E. 2nd: Friday & Saturday, 7am-? Mother-in -law moved in, need to downsize. Computer, printer, bar stools, kitchenware, 36” door, shower doors, hanging light, tools, lawn equipment, cookbooks, 45’s & albums, collectibles, too much to mention!

SW - 23 S. POPLAR SOUTH HUTCH: Saturday 7am-? Lots of clothes, mens namebrand L-XL, (Hurley, AE, etc.) Womens, boys, girls, portable dishwasher, misc.

SW - 618 W. 14th: Part 2 of 60+yr sale! Friday 8am-6:30pm, Saturday 8am-2pm. House & garage.

Furniture, crafts, sr care items, trunks, & lots more!

Out of Town 1 N. Nickerson St: Nickerson. Another AUCTION, lots of new things, consignments taken by 3pm Friday. SATURDAY Starts at 10 am.

Furniture, tools, stereo equipment, all kinds of good stuff. ect. Bring Cash.

620-200-9554 OUT OF TOWN: 12808 East Irish Creek Rd, Haven (2 miles East of Haven on 96) Friday & Saturday, 8am-? Furniture, kids summer clothes, dishes, household goods, new air mattress with pump iron & metal home decor.

OUT OF TOWN: SW - 504 N. Peabody, Nickerson. Saturday 8am-12pm. Everything must go! Kids toys, clothes, artwork, kitchen items.

SE - 19 So. Carlo: NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE SALE Saturday, 7:30-2:00 Don’t Miss This One!!

SE - 316 E. 15th: Saturday 8am-? Big Sale!

Furniture, tools, antiques, automotive, lots of everything!

SE - 1502 E. 3rd: Saturday 7am-3pm. Big Yard Sale!

Collectibles, home decor, household items, lamps, lots of stuff!

SE - 21 South Ardmore: Saturday, 7am-1pm. Neighborhood Sale! Camping gear, clothes, misc.

SE - 5311 Frank Rd.: Fri. 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Sat. 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

1/2 mile So. of Obee School, 1/2 mile East on Frank Rd., 5th wheel hitch, snow blower, power & hand tools, scrubs & lots of misc.

SE - 540 East Ave A: Friday 5pm-8pm, Saturday 8am-?. furniture, electronics,home decor, lots of misc.

SE - 907 E. 9th: Friday 8am-7pm, Saturday 7am-2pm. Estate Sale!

Antiques, Hughes Artdeco, lots of household, sewing, Xmas, tons of stuff!

SW - 111 West 14th: Friday & Saturday, 8AM-5PM Collectibles, Antiques -Tea pots, glass clowns, roosters. Furniture, holiday items, clothes - size 4-6-8-10, childrens clothes, refrigerator, freezer, 4 window air conditioners.

Hundreds of items.

Low - Low prices.

SW - 1213 Woodlawn: Saturday 8am-2pm. Lots of shoes, clothes , misc household items, pictures, too much to mention!

SW - 20 James Way: South Hutch. Saturday 8am-? Furniture, household goods, baby furniture, full size air hockey table, 6 doors & frames, & more.

SW - 4414 Nickerson Blvd: Funky Junk Sale!

Thursday 12pm7pm, Friday 8am-7pm, Saturday 8am-12pm. Furniture, antiques, retro treasures!

SW - 610 Westridge: Saturday 8am-4pm.

Moving Sale! Horse trailer & tank, tools, furniture, newer riding mower, everything must go!

SW- 12 Crystal Dr: South Huth Saturday 8am-?, Sunday 8am-?, Baby equipment, videos, books, automotive parts, household items, bird cages, fish tanks, misc SW - 1403 S Main, South Hutch: (SW corner of Highways 50 & 96) Faith Mennonite Church Saturday, June 9, 7:30am-1pm. Home decor, piano music, records & 8 track tapes, kitchen items, children’s books, sewing machine, Christmas items, games, ceiling fan, All clothing only 25 cents A Big Inside Sale!

SW - 210 W. Avenue B: Inside Moving Sale! Friday & Saturday, 7am-1pm.

Furniture, TV’s, kids clothes, vacuum, dinette set, toys, lots of misc.

SW - 3507 W. 6th: (Westside Villa) Saturday, 8:30am-4:30pm. Tools, antiques, furniture, collectibles, older Radial arm saw, leather divan, cup collection, lots & lots misc.

SW - 704 Cloverdale Dr.: Sat., 8:00 a.m. - ???

Two Family Sale Lots and lots of household & goodies.

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2007 FORD FREESTAR SEL 4.2L V6, leather, only 36K miles, sharpest around Special $14,250 www.havenautomotive.com Haven, Kansas 800-748-7803

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1999 Dodge Durango $2,500.00 RUNS GREAT! 620-560-7542

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2003 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED 4X4 V8, full power, heated seats, 3rd seat, leather, reverse sensing, loaded SALE $9,250 www.havenautomotive.com 2000 Chevy Blazer LT, 4X4, towing package, full power, new brakes, new spark plugs, good tires, A/C works great, 167K, $2900.

620-203-8682

Haven, Kansas 800-748-7803 2005 FORD ESCAPE XLT 4X4 V6, full pwr, 6 CD, clean Sale $9,950 www.havenautomotive.com Haven, Kansas 800-748-7803

AUCTION Saturday, June 16th, 10AM 6460 N. Broadway, Wichita.

2008 Kawasaki ULX, 2007 Kawasaki Ultra LX, 2007 Kawasaki Ultra 250X, 1994 Kawasaki TS, 2005 Yamaha VX110, 2004 Yamaha XL700, 1998 Yamaha GP800, 1994 Yamaha Wave Blaster, 2005 Honda 12X, 1997 Seadoo XP, 12 Double & Single Ski Trailers. Expecting more Ski’s, Boats, & Vehicles. newcomauction.com 316-744-9950 Rex B. Newcom

2005 GMC Yukon Denali, 106,000 miles, cold air, all options, excellent condition. $15,500.

620-960-3857

2009 FORD EXPLORER XLT 4X4 V6, 3rd seat, rear air, clean, only 23K miles SALE $18,900 www.havenautomotive.com Haven, Kansas 800-748-7803

709 4 Wheel Drive

Nissan Murano, 2005 2005 Nissan Murano SE, Great Condition, AWD 104,000 miles sliding sunroof, 6 cd player, am/fm. serviced regularly, Conklin just did the transmission filter/fluid change. Cruise, AC, comfort control for each side.

Power seat, adjustable pedal control, power windows. The right side auto lock does not work and needs a new actuator installed. Locks manually on passenger side.

620-786-0304

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1999 F250 Super Duty XLT Super Cab, harvest gold, tan interior, 74K, V10, auto, power windows, cruise, tilt, CD, trailer/tow pkg, 5th wheel, electric brakes, tool box, excellent tires, nice truck. $8,900 620-654-2685 2004 Ford F150, XLT, $8200 Bedliner, Matching Topper, Short Bed, Regular Cab 51,000 Miles.

620 728 0858 2006 GMC 1500 SLE, 5.3L, V8, 2WD, crew cab, 34K miles. Excellent condition, $19,000. 316-239-7492 2009 FORD F150 LARIAT SUPER CREW V8, leather, heated & cooled seats, trailer tow, super sharp SALE $26,500 www.havenautomotive.com Haven, Kansas 800-748-7803 2011 Chevy Silverado LT, 1500, ext. cab, 5.3 L, aluminum wheels, flex fuel 8K, $19,850. 316-640-3921

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712 RVs/Campers

2005 GMC Z-71, Ext. Cab, PS, brakes, air, auto, 224K, 4X4, bed liner, $6,875.

620-899-0516, Dealer 2006 FORD RANGER XLT S/CAB 4X4 V6, auto, cruise, clean Special $12,495 www.havenautomotive.com

2007 FORD F250 XLT SUPER CAB 4X4 6.0L diesel, trailer tow, keyless entry SALE $15,950 www.havenautomotive.com

2008 Chevy Silverado LT, 4X4, 2500 ext. cab, nice trucks, below trade in.

620-338-5681 2008 FORD F150 XLT SUPER CREW 4X4 5.4L V8, power seat, clean Sale $23,975 www.havenautomotive.com Haven, Kansas 800-748-7803

Trailers

720

2003 Wells Cargo factory built shaved ice concession trailer, $6,000.

620-282-3070 5’ x 10’, ATV’s, 16 ‘ utility, 18’ car hauler, 20’ 7K car hauler, 25’ 7K and 25’ dually tandem & enclosed.

FTS Trailer Sales 612 S. Main, South Hutch 620-474-1001 LOOK AT 40 UNITS! Open or enclosed. 2021 East 4th. 620-663-6150 for size and cost.

740

1998 Overland(by Odessa) Class A Diesel Pusher, 41’ long, 78K, too much NEW to mention, selling due to health reasons, asking $35,000. 620-669-9350.

2004 39 S Fleetwood Providence motor home, 350 Cummings, 6 Speed, automatic, 3 slides, 49k, 8 KW onan, loaded, $88995 620-275-8607/272-6469 2005 Jayco 27’ feather light trailer, bumper pole, 4600 pounds, refrigerator, A/C microwave, furnace, awning, $12900 620-947-3280/ 877-0898 2005 KZ-Durango 5th Wheel, 27.5ft., 2 slides, all season, rear kitchen, like new, non-smoker, $18,500. 620-663-2607 or 620-474-9135 2007 Jayco Eagle 5th wheel, 35ft., 2 slides, loaded, Below Book Price $18,900. 620-921-0099 Winnebago Journey, 2005; 36’, 2 slides, 350hp, CAT engine; washer/dryer; 18K; queen bed; excellent condition. 4 Season’s RV; Abilene, KS 785-598-2221

Energy efficient updates recently completed.

Handicap units available

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Haven, Kansas 800-748-7803

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2/3 Bedrooms Washer/Dryer Connections Playground/Pool Storm Shelter Gymnasium

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712 RVs/Campers

2000 Chevy Blazer LT, 4X4, towing package, full power, new brakes, new spark plugs, good tires, A/C works great, 167K, $2900.

620-203-8682

740 Apartments - Unfurn.821 Duplexes

Inventory Reduction Sale! Lowest prices of the year! Make us an offer and save thousand’s.

Pleasantviewrvs.com 620-663-7800

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Bills Paid, 126 W. 12th, Clean Rooms, $200 & $245. No Pets / Smoking.

620-314-8889 Kate

Apartments - Furn. 820 ALL RENTAL or real estate property advertisements in this newspaper are subject to The Federal Housing Act of 1968, as amended, which makes it illegal to advertise any ‘’preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin, or an intention to make any discrimination.’’ This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising which is in violation of the law.

Amendments, effective March 12, 1989, added ‘handicap’ and ‘familial’ status to discrimination categories.

Bills Paid-126 W. 12th.

Updated & clean. Two-1 bedrooms, $400 & $450, No pets / smoking.

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2 bedroom, upstairs, $555; 1 bedroom, park at your backdoor, $510; NO PETS. Terry Messing, Realtor. 620-662-2336 or evenings 620-662-4265 HERITAGE APARTMENTS 401 EAST AVE A Recently Remodeled, New Appliances. Clean and Spacious Studios, 1 and 2 Bedroom Apartments.

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10 W Ave A 2 bedroom, 1 bath, new carpet, call for information 620-662-7152 7-C North Severance, one bedroom, appliances, NO PETS, utilities paid, $395/$275. 620-664-1327

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625 W. 8th, very nice 1 bedroom, appliances, no pets, water paid, $340/$300. 620-474-0369

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1900-B Tumbleweed: Clean 3 bedroom, 2 bath, appliances & lawn care provided. Buhler school district. Available after 6-15-12, $750/$750. No Smoking/Pets. 662-0511, days, 663-6008, evenings.

2402-B Kent Place: 2 bedroom, 2 bath duplex, $900/month, $800 deposit, no pets, no smoking. Lawn maintenance provided.

663-6626 or 960-1489 2500-B KENT PLACE, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, great neighborhood, $795.

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620-728-9837 3305-B Ridgewood, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, attached garage, all appliances. No Pets/Smoking, $550/550.

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1-800-397-3072 or 620-543-2244 Clean 2 bedroom, central air, $485 plus electric, 3518 West 4th. 665-0099 or 620-538-3101 In Arlington, 2 bedroom $400; 3 bedroom $450 620-727-1346 or 620-286-5243 Nice 2 bedroom, carport, basement, central heat /air, new floor covering, no pets, references required. $650/$650 620-662-8648 417 E 8th Nice mobile home, natural gas, rural water & sewer, Yoder KS. $400+utilities.

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1701 Coventry Court, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, fireplace, $900/month, $800 deposit, lawn maintenance provided. No pets /smoking.

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THREE BEDROOM: 1219 N. Washington: $600 + bills 1214E. 9th: $750+bills TWO BEDROOM: 827 East 3rd: $475+bills 1220 N. Washington: $445+bills 10320 Paganica Plaza: $1000+bills 1000 E. Ave. A:$425 + bills ONE BEDROOM: 939 “B” Sherman: $400 + bills 418 Bigger: $350 + bills 935 “A” Sherman: $425 + bills Non-refundable application fee $25.

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1002 Robert St. 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, large finished basement. Asking $156,000 will consider all reasonable offers. Price Reduced !! 620-664-1242

OPEN HOUSE-SUNDAY 2pm-4pm, 3405 Rockwood Drive. 4 bedroom, 3 bath, Great Neighborhood, double garage, full finished basement. $148,000.

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2 story farm house, 1728 sq. ft., 3 bedroom, 1 bath, fireplace, partial basement, 7 acres with 45x24 shop/garage, 20x 32 cinder block building, and 20x48 loafing shed with corral, $105,000 1110 N. Lerado Rd-Plevna 620-286-5250 3 bedroom, 2 bath, needs work, 320 W Adams, Burrton, $37,500 obo. will consider land contract.

620-463-4060 or 463-2805

6 Countryside Dr. 3 BR. 2 BA. For Sale By Owner: Remodeled and Landscaped! Finsished basement, large rooms, must see master suite. Pictures https://www.facebook.com/#!/jonat h o n . g r a v e s 1 1 169,500 316-308-8892

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112 N. Poplar Approximately 1250sq.ft. office space, $500 month, R.E.I.B, Inc. 620-662-0583

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1720 N. Washington, 3 bedroom, brick, 1.5 baths, finished basement, garage, no pets, $750 mo. Call Jenny at 620-665-1007 or 620-662-0583

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124 East 5th, remodeled 3 bedroom, 2 bath central heat /air, basement , garage, sell on land contract $3500 down, $493 + TNI, 620-664-7140 1010 E. 21st Ave 3 bedroom. 2 bath. 1740 Sq ft total living space.

Large privacy fenced back yard with concrete basketball court and new shed.

Full bath in basement with family room, bonus room, & dry bar. New AC/Water Heater/Dishwasher. Move in ready. 124,900 620-474-0430

2113 Wayside Lane 4 bedroom, 3 bath, brand new roof & gutters, sprinkler system & well, 2 car garage, $149,900 620-200-0999 Fair Housing Act Sale and Rental of Housing: No one may take any of the following actions based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or handicap.

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LAND FOR SALE Quality spot, vacant lot, East 11th St, Hutchinson 1.32 acres, close to shopping, restaurants, apartments, motels, auto stores, & other businesses. Reduced to $59,500. Call for more information.

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Investment Property 960 900 Nickerson Blvd & Whiteside, 30X40 metal bldg, great for service business, $58,800. 727-7075