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“I stood in line in 1977 in a little town in Arkansas to see it for the first time. I was 7 years old and I was hooked. I went into that movie a 7-year-old and came out a man,” Ashlock said with a laugh. “I thought it was cool to see so many people in line to see a movie, and the funniest thing I can remember is up until the movie, I had only heard the names of some of the characters, and I had it wrong – remember, I was only 7 at the time – so instead of ‘Dark Raider,’ it was ‘Darth Vader’ and after I saw the movie some of the names became more clear. Then three years later, I stood in line again when I was 10 years old for ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ and of course everyone flipped out at the scene where Vader reveals he’s Luke’s father. I can’t imagine what it would be like watching it as an adult at that time, but as a kid, everyone was flabbergasted.”

And as Ashlock tells it, it was not only “Star Wars” that began his fandom of the science fiction genre, which he remains a fan of today.

“As a kid, I collected all the toys, and I actually still have a lot of them that my parents and that I bought back when I was in elementary school, along with all the comic books and extended universe stuff, I love to

Marcus Ashlock had a great Christmas in 1981, receiving a number of Star Wars action figures, space ships and other toys that fed his fascination with the movie series. Courtesy photo

read,” Ashlock said. “There’s just such a rich fictional history of the universe that’s so fascinating. I’ve always been a sci-fi person. Before ‘Star Wars,’ there was ‘Buck Rogers’ and ‘Flash Gordon,’ which is some of the work George Lucas said inspired him as a kid. I grew up watching all of that, and then all of a sudden ‘Star Wars’

came out, and ‘Star Trek’ came out around that same time. Now all of a sudden, there’s a more modern story that just captivated you and you just kept going with it. Plus, all my friends were into it and it was just something fun we kept doing.”

The movies of the original trilogy are firmly implanted in cinema history and with the releases of “Episode VII: The Force Awakens,” and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” plus more upcoming standalone movies (including a Han Solo standalone film), Ashlock (who admitted his favorite film out of all of them is ‘The Empire Strikes Back’) said he feels it is great new generations are constantly being introduced to the franchise in many different ways.

“I think the great thing about it is they can still captivate children and some adults who have never seen it – they’ll watch it and go ‘You know, that wasn’t as bad as I expected,’” Ashlock said. “I enjoyed introducing it to my niece and nephew when

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kismet students motivated by star wars

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stamp out hunger

By ROBERT PIERCE • Leader &Times Six days a week, letter carriers across America deliver mail to homes, and they also see the struggles in the communities they serve.

Seeing these troubles, workers believe it is important to do what they can help, and hunger is a great need in many of those towns.

Hunger affects 50 million people around the country, including millions of children, senior citizens and veterans. Pantry shelves filled up through winter-holiday generosity often are bare by late spring.

With most school meal programs

Forty years ago, the “Star Wars” franchise began what would become a run of countless movies attracting fans of all ages.

Every year, children at Kismet Elementary School have a theme chosen for them as a kind of mission statement for the year’s academic pursuit.

In the spirit of “Star Wars,” Kismet Principal Jerrilynn Wood said this year’s theme was “The Force Is Strong With You,” and she said this theme was not chosen necessarily because of a love of the movie.

“We went with that one this year because honestly, there was quite a lot of material available that we could get through different teacher supply stores,” she said. “We did superheroes last year. Our theme was ‘Learning Is Our Superpower.’ The kids responded pretty well.

We knew the new ‘Star Wars’ movie was coming out this year.”

The halls of Kismet Elementary are currently filled with pictures of teachers in “Star Wars” related outfits.

“Their pictures on there, and they’re called the Jedi masters,” Wood said. “We go all out. I don’t know how we’ll top this year’s theme.”

Though she herself is not much of a “Star Wars” fan, upon finding the amount of supplies available, Wood put the theme idea out to her teachers. She said the reaction was fairly mixed.

“About half of them were Star Wars fans, and half of them weren’t really,” she said. “When they saw some of the resources and things that were available through different teacher supply catalogues, the Star Wars theme was kind of popular thing to go with this year.”

Wood said she was unsure if the popularity of the choice of theme had anything to do with the

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Kismet Elementary students gather in one of the halls at the school with their “The Force Is Strong With You” T-shirts.The phrase was used as this year’s theme for education at the USD 483 school.

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obituaries VICTOR MANKE

Victor Eugene Manke, 84, died Saturday, April 29, 2017.

He worked as a CPA-Controller.

Survivors include wife, Carol Manke; son, Devin Manke Fate, Texas; daughter-in- law, Kimberly; daughter, Lynae (Doug) Reith, Wichita; grandchildren: Jakob (Toni) Manke, Taylor, Michigan, Austin Manke, Fate, Texas Shelby Manke, Fate, Texas, Rachel Reith, Wichita, Noah Reith, Wichita, Aaron Reith, Wichita; sister-in-law, Lyn (Allen) Hickey, Overland Park; one niece; and three nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Emil and Lucy Manke; brother, Leonard Manke; sister-inlaw, Carolyn; and infant son, Gaylon. ❏ Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 5, 2017 at Ascension Lutheran Church.

Burial will take place at 2:30 p.m. at the Bucklin Cemetery in Bucklin.

Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m.

Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Downing & Lahey West Mortuary in Wichita.

Memorials have been established with Concordia Seminary, 801 Seminary Place, St Louis, MO 63105 and Ascension Lutheran Church Endowment Fund, 842 N. Tyler Rd, Wichita, KS 67212.

Condolences may be left at www.dlwichita.com.

BETTY BOOTH

Betty Joanne Booth, 76, died Sunday, April 30, 2017 at her home near Mountain Grove, Missouri.

She was born July 21, 1940 Joseph and Fern (MacDonald) Killough in Boise City, Oklahoma.

She married William Booth April 26, 1959 in Liberal. He survives.

She was a homemaker until 1978, when she and Bill purchased B & B Overnite Camp. They operated it together until they retired in October 2010. Following retirement, they moved to Mountain Grove, Missouri.

She loved to read books and work crossword puzzles.

She also enjoyed sewing, gardening, cooking, and visiting with friends and family.

Survivors also include four sons: Riley Booth (Jimmie), Liberal, Terry Booth (Leticia), Liberal, Steven Booth (Diana), Seymour, Missouri, and James Booth (Debra), Turpin, Oklahoma; three daughters: Susan Booth, Liberal, Karen Eggers (Billy), Marlow, Oklahoma, and Melody Scharnhorst, Mountain Grove, Missouri; brother, Leroy Killough, Sacramento, California; two sisters-inlaw, Virginia Helsel, Liberal, and Sharon Wilkerson, Kelso, Washington; 28 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; cousin, Barbara Maddox; uncle, Keith MacDonald; and many other friends and family.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sister-in-law, Betty Jean Handley; and good family friend and farm hand, Eric Gardner. ❏ Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 2017 at the Liberal Cemetery in Liberal with Pastor Bill Prater presiding.

Friends may call from 1 to 5 p.m.

Friday at Miller Mortuary in Liberal.

hospital SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER WEDNESDAY ADMISSIONS Osman Abdullah, Liberal Aubry Davis, Liberal Kristina Del Real, Liberal Tyler Schmidt, Hugoton DISCHARGES Alyssa Tatro, Liberal BIRTHS A daughter to to Kristina Del Real of Liberal A son to Alyssa Tatro of Liberal Total admissions: 11 Total discharges: 8

jail log The Seward County Jail Calendar will now be published daily only in the Leader & Times. The information is provided by the Seward County Sheriff’s office at L&T’s request and only lists when and why a person was incarcerated. Those reasons do not mean the individual was charged with those crimes, or if any charges were incurred. That decision is determined separately by the Seward County Attorney’s office.

Jail Log from April 1 through 3, 2017 Name – Age – Date in – Address – Charges Dacia Swader, 27 – 4/1 – 629 N. Clay Avenue, Liberal – Outside agency warrant Enrique Lopez, 31 – 4/1 – 1500 Bluebell Road, Lot 106, Liberal – Fleeing/attempting to elude, no DL, unsafe turning or stopping; failure to give signal, failure to yeild at stop/yield sign, and improper turn or approach Luis Ruiz, 41 – 4/1 – 129 S. Pershing Avenue, Liberal – Day server Rocky Daugherty, 56 – 4/1 – 713 N. 1st Street, Apt. E, Cimarron – DUI, TOC, and improper stop lamp or signal Dean Hawley, 21 – 4/2 – 614 Ormesher Road, Chadron, Neb. – Possession of hallucinogenic, use/possession of drug paraphernalia, and interference with LEO Miguel Alonso, 21 – 4/2 – 1527 N. Webster, Liberal – DUI, failure to yield from private roadway, unsafe turning or stopping, failure to give signal, and improper turn or approach Antonio Lopez-Ramos, 21 – 4/2 – 824 Nebraska Avenue, Liberal – DUI, fleeing/attempting to elude LEO, no DL, interference with LEO, reckless driving, max speed, and driving left of center Jesus Garcia-Rios, 20 – 4/2 – 800 W. Lark, Sublette – MIP, pedestrian under the influence, possession of hallucinogenic, and use/possession of drug paraphernalia Anthony Crump, 19 – 4/2 – 500 Ponca, Satanta – Possession of hallucinogenic, and use/possession of drug paraphernalia Billy Finley, 39 – 4/2 – 2500 N. Grant Avenue, Apt. 1, Liberal – Battery on LEO Jose Angel Alvarado, 26 – 4/3 – 1404 Larrabee, Apt. 47, Liberal – DV battery, robbery, assault, kidnapping, and theft Veronica Rubio, 31 – 4/3 – 318 W. 8th Street, Liberal – Probation violation Leopoldo Sergio Jiminez Fonseca, 31 – 4/3 – 718 Cedar Street, Perryton, Texas – No DL, and speeding Daniel Nevarez, 23 – 4/3 – 111 E. Jayhawk, Plains – FTA, no DL, and interference with LEO CHARGE CODES: DL – Driver’s License DUI – Driving Under the Influence DV – Domestic violence DWS – Driving While Suspended FTA – Failure to appear FTC – Failure to comply LEO – Law Enforcement Officer MIP – Minor In Possession PBT – Preliminary Breathalizer Test PFA – Protection From Abuse TOC – Transporting an Open Container WWI – Walking While Intoxicated

agendas SEWARD COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES There will be a special meeting of the Seward County Community College Board of Trustees will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 8 in the Hobble Academic Building Board Room

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Tuesday’s high . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61º Tuesday night’s low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40º 9:30 a.m. temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48º Relative humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 percent

Barometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.25 rising Wind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NW @ 15 mph Precip. as of 10 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None reported May precipitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.79” Precipitation year to date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.56” Conditions at 9:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fair

Local Grain Market – May 4 at 9:30 a.m.

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❏ Call to Order ❏ Approval of Minutes a. May 1 ❏ New Business a. Recommendation for employee professional continued employment b. Employment of Dean of Industrial Technologies and Continuing Education ❏ Bids and Quotes a. Bid for Green House sound system and Showcase Theater sound and lighting systems b. BlendFlex classrooms bid c. Bid for the restoration of residence hall mansions ❏ Other ❏ Executive Session ❏ Adjournment

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Grain prices checked daily at Hooker Equity

information or to schedule a ride, call 624-2511.

■ An Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs veteran service representative will meet with veterans from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at City Hall in Beaver, Okla., to advise in obtaining veteran benefits.

SATURDAY ■ The New Horizon Group of Alcoholics Anonymous is inviting all to attend meetings at 5 p.m. each Saturday at Southwest Medical Center in Conference Room 1.

SUNDAY No events listed MONDAY

TODAY ■ Morning transportation for persons age 55 and older is available from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. through the Liberal Senior Center. For more information or to schedule a ride, call 624-2511.

■ The Western Avenue Church of Christ has a benevolent room which is open to the public from 9 to 10 a.m. every Thursday. For those in need of clothing, come by 215 S. Western Avenue.

■ The Liberal Table Tennis Club will meet at 7 p.m. at the Parks and Rec office.

■ T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a non-profit weight loss group, meets at 6 p.m. Thursdays at Grace Lutheran Church at 1200 W. 11th Street in Liberal. The first meeting is free. Dues are $28 per year. Call Gail at 629-1379 with questions.

■ The Liberal Area Rape Crisis and Domestic Violence Services Men’s Support Group will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. at 909 N. Clay.

■ An Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs veteran service representative will meet with veterans from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Workforce Center in Woodward, Okla., to advise in obtaining veteran benefits.

FRIDAY ■ Morning transportation for persons age 55 and older is available from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. through the Liberal Senior Center.

For more

■ Morning transportation for persons age 55 and older is available from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. through the Liberal Senior Center. For more information or to schedule a ride, call 624-2511.

■ Celebrate life from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Assembly of God at 138 S. Main in Hugoton. Park in the back lot.

■ Al-Anon Family Group meets at 8 p.m. at 1405 Cemetery Road in Hugoton. Call 620-544-2610 or 620-544-2854 for more information.

TUESDAY ■ Morning transportation for persons age 55 and older is available from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. through the Liberal Senior Center. For more information or to schedule a ride, call 624-2511.

■ New Community Missionary Baptist Church hosts a food cupboard beginning at 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday. Residents in need should bring identification to receive services. The cupboard is located at the Community Missionary Baptist Educational Center.

■ The Liberal Area Rape Crisis and Domestic Violence Services Women’s Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. at 909 N. Clay.

■ Weight Watchers meeting every Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m.

Doors open at 5 for registration and weigh-ins. Come to 215 S. Western to Western Avenue Church of Christ. Questions?

Call 580-651-5654.

■ Residents at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton play Bingo at 2 p.m.

Community members are invited.

■ Hugoton Masonic Lodge No. 406 meets at 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY ■ Morning transportation for persons age 55 and older is available from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. through the Liberal Senior Center. For more information or to schedule a ride, call 624-2511.

■ Overeaters Anonymous of Guymon, Okla., will meet at 10:30 a.m. at the AA Club on Main Street across from Homeland in Guymon. All who have a problem with food are welcome to attend.

■ Inside Out Kids at the Hugoton Assembly of God, 138 S. Main, beginning with dinner at 6:45 p.m.

Program will be from 7 to 8 p.m.

Rides are available by calling Pastor Ben Coats at 620-428-1487 before 5:30 p.m.

■ An Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs veteran service representative will meet with veterans from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at High Plains Vo-Tech in Woodward, Okla., to advise in obtaining veteran benefits.

THURSDAY, MAY 11 ■ Morning transportation for persons age 55 and older is available from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. through the Liberal Senior Center. For more information or to schedule a ride, call 624-2511.

■ The Western Avenue Church of Christ has a benevolent room which is open to the public from 9 to 10 a.m. every Thursday. For those in need of clothing, come by 215 S. Western Ave. ■ The Liberal Table Tennis Club will meet at 7 p.m. at the Parks and Rec office.

■ T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a non-profit weight loss group, meets at 6 p.m. Thursdays at Grace Lutheran Church at 1200 W. 11th Street in Liberal. The first meeting is free. Dues are $32 per year. Call Gail at 629-1379 with questions.

■ The Liberal Area Rape Crisis and Domestic Violence Services Men’s Support Group will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. at 909 N. Clay.

■ An Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs veteran service representative will meet with veterans from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Workforce Center in Woodward, Okla., to advise in obtaining veteran benefits.

THURSDAY, MAY 11 ■ Morning transportation for persons age 55 and older is available from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. through the Liberal Senior Center. For more information or to schedule a ride, call 624-2511.

■ The Western Avenue Church of Christ has a benevolent room which is open to the public from 9 to 10 a.m. every Thursday. For those in need of clothing, come by 215 S. Western Ave. ■ The Liberal Table Tennis Club will meet at 7 p.m. at the Parks and Rec office.

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release of a new Star Wars movie this year.

“I assume that it probably did,” she said. Once they saw how much was available and that they wouldn’t have to come up with a bunch of stuff on their own, they kind of went along with that. My son is actually a big Star Wars fan, so he kind of helped me with what to order and things like that.”

Wood said her son, age 17, became hooked on the franchise at a young age with the release of “The Phantom Menace,” one of the many movies to come out following the succes of the original “Star Wars” trilogy.

“I think he was probably an age when that came out that he got interested in them,” she said. “He’s watched them all. He’s kind of into sci-fi. He likes all of that stuff.”

Wood said though she is not a fan, she did remember the release of the original “Star Wars.”

“I was probably 6 or 7 when the first Star Wars came out, but we lived way out in the country,” she said. “We didn’t go to the movies very much, and my parents weren’t into it.”

Students from USD 483’s high school, Southwestern Heights, make visits to Kismet Elementary from time to time, and Wood said the older students likely enjoy the school year’s “Star Wars” theme more than the younger kids.

“It brings back memories for them, but these little guys, they’re not really into it like their parents probably were,” she said.

Wood said she is unsure of whether or not having a

A bulletin board at Kismet Elementary enforces the phrase “The Force Is Strong With You” as this year’s educational theme at the school and features some of the iconic characters from the “Star Wars” franchise.

Another bulletin board features pictures of the school’s teachers, calling them Jedi masters. Courtesy photo “Star Wars” theme for the school year will encourage the students of Kismet Elementary to become fans of the movie franchise.

“I think this generation, their viewing habits and what they’re going to do for entertainment’s going to be much different than what has happened in the past,” she said. “I don’t know that in the future, sitting through a two and a half hour, three-hour movie’s going to be really very appealing to these guys. They’re used to instant gratification. They don’t sit through movies. For us, it was a real treat. For them, they have digital media all the time.”

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C3PO’s unique place in the Star Wars universe So far, there have been eight Star Wars films, ranging from episodes 1 through 7 and the standalone film ‘Rogue One’ that hit movie theaters during the Christmas season in 2016. In all of those films, only one character has been in every single movie — C3PO.

suspended during summer months, this leaves millions of children finding alternative sources of nutrition.

On Saturday, May 13, the National Association of Letter Carriers will conduct its 25th annual national food drive.

The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, the country’s largest singleday food drive, provides

As time continues to go by, the attention spans of people seem to get smaller and smaller, and Wood said today’s social media technology is a contributing factor to that.

“We have access to instant updates and instant everything all the time, so I don’t know how that’ll change,” she said.

Wood said a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) grant Kismet Elementary recently received has got some of the school’s children interested in space and planets.

“We had some activities that went along with that,”

residents with an easy way to donate food to those in need in the community.

Customers simply leave their donation of non-perishable goods next to their mailbox before the delivery of the mail on May 13.

Letter carriers will collect these food donations on that day as they deliver mail along their postal routes and distribute them to local food agencies.

The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive takes place annually on the second Saturday in May in 10,000 cities and in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam.

With the economic struggles many Americans face, the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive is as critical as ever.

“Not only do millions of Americans

she said. “It kind of ended up all working out, but it wasn’t planned that way.”

One of USD 483’s biggest “Star Wars” fans is Southwestern Heights Principal Dan Frisby, but Wood said not everyone, at least in her school, shares Frisby’s love of the movie.

“About half of the staff here was really gung ho for it, and the other half was kind of indifferent,” Wood said. “They weren’t opposed, but they weren’t really big Star Wars fans growing up.”

Wood said there are no real haters of the movie.

“They either really love it, or they just kind of tolerate it, I think,” she said.

As for what has kept the “Star Wars” movies so popular, Wood said the franchise’s marketing team has cornered that market.

“You still see pictures of the young Luke Skywalker and the young Princess Lea,” she said. “When we ordered our materials for this year, they had the new characters, but it was about 50/50. They still had a selection of the old characters too. I think that’s how it’s kept its appeal. They’ve just kept those faces in front of us for 40 years.”

For older fans, Wood said having original “Star Wars” characters in newer movies gives them a connection to the movie that first came out in 1977. She said what first attracted many to that first movie were the pioneering special effects of the film.

“When Star Wars came out, the special effects and stuff, that was really cutting edge,” she said. “The musical score to that, that’s still very popular.”

In recent years, May 4 has been used to associate with one of the movie’s most famous lines, “May the force be with you,” by changing it to read, “May the Fourth be with you.” Wood said this provides some laughter in an otherwise somewhat negative world.

“I think there’s so much negative stuff in the news that if you have some levity with something like that, that’s fun, and it makes people something have something to look forward to,” she said.

go hungry, organizations that help them are in need of replenishments,” said local Stamp Out Hunger coordinator McKensie Hood in a press release. “Donations in Seward County will be given to the local Food Cupboard and Stepping Stone Shelter.”

“Without this food drive, we have a hard time keeping the cupboards full,” said Food Cupboard Director Susan Roberts. “We are very grateful that our letter carriers do this for us.”

People are encouraged to leave a sturdy bag, paper or plastic, containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, canned meats and fish, pasta, peanut butter, rice or cereal, next to their mailbox before the regular mail delivery on May 13.

Kansas police officer lauded for saving 4-year-old from pond TOPEKA (AP) — The mother of a 4-year-old autistic boy says she believes a police officer who rescued her son from a Topeka, Kansas, pond was sent by God. Officer Aaron Bulmer rescued Elijah Hamby from a Central Park pond Sunday.

Bulmer was on another call when he saw Elijah walking alone in the park and then lost sight of him. He got out of his car and saw Elijah in the pond, gasping for air.

Video from a bodycam worn by Bulmer shows the officer jumping into the pond, pulling the boy out and handing him to another man.

Elijah’s mother, Jaclyn, said Wednesday her son unlocked a back door while his father was in the bathroom and she was at work.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Elijah has fully recovered.

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Letter carriers and volunteers will then meet at the Liberal Post Office and begin sorting and weighing all the items.

“This is a great way to get the whole community involved with what our agencies do every day,” Hood said.

“Please make sure you check your food items for expiration dates before donating. If it is expired, most likely our agencies are unable to use them.”

Since the first national Food Drive in 1993, the Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive has collected more than 1.5 billion pounds of food.

Last year’s drive brought in a record 80 million pounds of food.

People who have questions about the drive in Seward County and surrounding counties can contact Hood by phone at 620624-5400.

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Audit shows concerns for private prison A Justice Department audit of a private prison in Leavenworth highlights valid concerns with operating jails as for-profit businesses.

An audit released Tuesday by the Justice Department’s inspector general found that the Leavenworth Detention Center was chronically understaffed, tried to hide the practice of triplebunking inmates in a single cell and that the prison lacked adequate oversight by the U.S. Marshals Service.

The Leavenworth Detention Center is a 1,033-bed prison that houses defendants awaiting trial in federal criminal cases. The prison is operated by CoreCivic Inc., a private company based in Nashville that formerly was known as Corrections Corporation of America or CCA. The Associated Press reported that CoreCivic signed a $697 million contract to operate the Leavenworth Detention Center for 20 years, through 2026.

The audit focused on operations at the prison from October 2010 through May 2015. The audit also found that CoreCivic improperly contracted with a local government to house nonfederal inmates at the facility, a move that the Marshals Service improperly signed off on.

“We identified several significant concerns,” Deputy Inspector General Rob Storch said. “We found that understaffing at

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Lawrence Journal-World April 27 Leavenworth potentially placed the security of staff and detainees at risk.”

The audit comes on the heels of an investigation, the findings of which were released in February, that showed the prison had secretly videotaped hundreds of meetings between inmates and their attorneys.

Critics have long contended that privately run prisons are a bad idea because for-profit companies have financial motivation to keep staffing low and are less apt to invest in rehabilitation, education and job training services. Many private prison contracts guarantee inmate population levels, which incentivizes incarceration.

According to a federal audit, private facilities have higher levels of violence and security incidents than government-run facilities.

Former President Barack Obama had started down a path of phasing out private prisons, but the Trump administration reportedly supports private prison contracts. Perhaps President Trump should take a long hard look at what’s happened at Leavenworth Detention Center before heading down such a path.

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Tried and true Seems some in our society today remain anxious about the food they buy and serve to their families. While it’s not a recent phenomenon, questions about food safety are bound to occur.

While some food safety problems occur on the farm, many more occur in the kitchen where food can be mishandled or poorly prepared. Keeping food safe is everyone’s business. Yours and mine.

The way we handle, store and cook food can mean the difference between a satisfying meal and a bout with E. coli or salmonella. Keeping food safe in our diet requires a few tried and true steps. Keep food clean, keep it separate, cook it completely and always chill it.

When shopping, keep eggs and raw meat items separate in your grocery cart from foods that do not need to be cooked. Avoid cross contamination.

To prevent raw meat and poultry from contaminating foods that will be eaten without further cooking, enclose individual packages of raw meat or poultry in plastic bags. Position packages of raw meat or poultry in your shopping cart so their juices cannot drip on other food.

When purchasing products labeled keep

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Never buy something that feels mushy.

As a wise and safety-conscious shopper, it is our responsibility to keep food safe once it leaves our local grocery store or meat market.

Always shop for perishables last. Keep refrigerated and frozen items together so they will remain cold.

Place perishables in the coolest part of your car during the trip home. Pack them in an ice

chest if the time from store to home refrigerator will be more than one hour.

You can prevent E. coli infection by thoroughly cooking ground beef, avoiding unpasteurized milk, and by washing hands carefully before preparing or eating food.

Cook eggs to at least at 160 degrees Fahrenheit. Completely cooked, is completely safe.

Fruits and vegetables should be washed well, but washing may not remove all contamination. Keep a separate cutting board for raw meats and another for food preparation does not require cooking, such as salads. Again, this simple step helps avoid cross contamination.

Keep food chilled. Meat, lettuce and eggs should be stored in a refrigerator that is between 33 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

Minimize the time in and out of your fridge. It is difficult to keep the temperature constant, especially if you have a family that continuously opens the door.

Never leave perishable food products sitting out on the counter. Put them in the refrigerator once you’ve served them. The rule is that if perishable food is left two hours at room temperature, it should be discarded.

While most of these tips sound simple, a common-sense approach the next time you shop and cook could ensure safer food for your family.

REACHING OUT

Liberal City Commission: City Hall; 324 N. Kansas Ave.; Phone: 626-2202.

Seward County Commission: County Administration Building 515 N. Washington; Phone 626-3300.

Kansas Senator Garrett Love: P.O. Box 1, Montezuma, KS 67867. Phone: (785) 296-7359. E-mail: garrett.love@senate.ks.gov.

Kansas Representative Shannon Francis: Topeka office at 167-W; Phone: 785-296-7655; Email: shannon.francis@house.ks.gov.

U.S. Representative Roger Marshall 312 Cannon HOB Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-2715 Salina Office: 200 East Iron Avenue, Salina, KS 67401 E-mail: http://marshall.house.gov.

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran: 4 Russell Courtyard (Temp), District of Columbia 20510-1604 Phone: (202) 224-6521. Fax: (202) 228-6966;Web: moran.senate.gov.

U.S. Senator Pat Roberts: 100 Military Plaza, Suite 203, P.O. Box 550, Dodge City, KS 67801. Fax: (620) 2272264; Phone: (620) 227-2244;Web: roberts.senate.gov.

Targeting officers won’t be tolerated in Kansas With yesterday’s final vote in the House of Representatives and today’s approval in the Senate, Kansans have reaffirmed their unwavering support for the men and women who serve in law enforcement. The ‘Thin Blue Line’ of nearly 8,000 full-time officers protects our citizens at every hour of every day in every corner of our state against violence and indignities that are unimaginable to many.

Those who target law enforcement officers are targeting civilized society itself, and today’s legislative action reaffirms Kansans’ determination to protect society’s protectors. I commend the Legislature for its determined support of this initiative, and I look forward to the governor signing it into law.”

BACKGROUND: On December 8, 2016, at the Kansas Highway Patrol Recruit Class No. 56 Graduation in Salina, Attorney General Schmidt announced he would recommend the 2017 Legislature strengthen penalties for persons convicted of committing crimes against law enforcement officers. On January 11, he requested introduction of House Bill 2049, the Law Enforcement Protection Act. The measure won wide support in the Legislature

and was approved as part of a broader criminal justice bill, Senate Bill 112. The legislation provides that for any felony committed

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Republicans fold like a tent on budget deal When we controlled the House but not the Senate, the Republican leaders said that we couldn’t use our leverage to shut down the government to secure a cut in spending.

Then, we went out and captured the Senate.

The next year, we were told that while Obama was president, we couldn’t use our leverage controlling both houses to achieve our priorities by threatening a shutdown.

So, we won the next election.

Now, controlling the White House, the Senate, and the House, the Republicans folded and let the Democrats walk all over them in the short-term spending bill negotiations…or should we call it the surrender?

Here’s what we didn’t get: • Funds for a border wall • Cutoff for Planned Parenthood

• Extra border security guards • Cutoff in Obamacare subsidies • Defunding sanctuary cities Republicans in Congress say that the country would not tolerate another round of brinkmanship over keeping the government open. They say the specter of a debt default will haunt Wall Street. (Of course, there is no threat of a default because the Republicans can prioritize the use of existing revenues — not borrowed funds — to pay debt service).

But Republicans say the fiction, that a shutdown would mean a debt default, is so deeply implanted that it can’t be debunked.

So don’t shut down the government!

Just change the procedural rule that undergirds the Democrats in the Senate: That 60 votes are needed to pass a bill or a budget.

Lower it to 50 with a simple majority vote, just like they did on the Gorsuch nomination.

Henry Kissinger wrote: “The strong grow weak through inhibition. The weak grow strong through effrontery.”

Republicans in Congress: Stop letting Schumer play you! Call his bluff!

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Cities in Kansas have massive tax hikes Property tax history for 12 more cities added to KansasOpenGov.org underscores why so many citizens are upset with property tax hikes. On average, those dozen cities increased property tax 2.6 times faster than the combined rates of inflation and population between 1997 and 2016.

The City of Andover had the highest tax increase at 510 percent but the City of Lansing had the most egregious gap, with property taxes increasing at 5 times the combined rates of

inflation and population (413 percent vs. 82 percent).

The City of Hays had the narrowest gap, with property taxes increasing 66 percent, compared to a 56 percent increase in inflation and population.

Other cities newly added include Arkansas City, Derby, El Dorado, Gardner, Great Bend, McPherson, Merriam, Ottawa and Winfield.

Graphs comparing historical changes in property tax, inflation, population and mill rates are

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The same information for all 105 counties can be found on the site; county data is just for the individual county and does not include other taxing jurisdictions like cities and school districts.

A property tax lid passed last

year will allow Kansans to begin voting later this year on whether, with many exceptions, city and county property taxes should increase by more than the rate of inflation. Citizens overwhelming support the right to vote but local government doesn’t want citizens meddling in their business. Cities and counties are asking legislators to strip citizens of their right to vote in the current legislative session, and some are threatening residents with service cuts if they don’t get their way.

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Seizure leads to collision with home • L&T staff report

Emergency personnel work the scene of an injury accident Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of 11th Street and Carlton Avenue after a seizure caused a driver to run into a residence in the area, according to a release from LPD Captain Pat McClurg. L&T photo/Elly Grimm

A medical emergency caused an accident leading to some damage to a residence Wednesday afternoon in Liberal.

Emergency personnel were called to the scene at the intersection of 11th Street and Carlton Avenue shortly before 4 p.m., according to a release from Liberal Police Department Captain Pat McClurg.

“It was reported that a vehicle had struck a house. Responding officers found that a 2002 Toyota Camry had struck the porch and railing of a residence,” McClurg’s release noted. “Investigators determined that the Camry was being driven east on 11th Street. The 25-year-old male driver had suffered a seizure. The vehicle veered off the roadway, striking the porch. The driver was transported to Southwest Medical Center by Seward County EMS with non-life threatening injuries.”

No other injuries were reported as a result of the incident, McClurg’s release concluded.

Kansas lawmakers cancel debates on $1 billion tax increase

By ALLISON KITE Associated Press Eds: Updates with material from afternoon House session, comments from lawmakers. Links photos. Adds byline. With AP Photos.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Thin support for a bill increasing income taxes led Kansas House leaders to cancel debates Wednesday and go back to the drawing board on a plan to close state budget shortfalls while also boosting spending on public schools.

House and Senate tax negotiators planned to meet Thursday to decide on another proposal.

House leaders tried to hold debates Wednesday afternoon and evening on a bill that would increase income taxes by more than $1 billion through June 2019. The bill would create a third tax bracket, increase income tax rates on all filers and repeal an income tax exemption for small business owners championed by GOP Gov. Sam Brownback.

House Majority Leader Don Hineman said leaders didn’t want to hold a vote when they knew the bill would get voted down.

“It’s still available as a possibility,” said Hineman, a Dighton Republican. “We’re just kind of putting it on the shelf for today.”

House Taxation Committee Chairman Rep. Steven Johnson, an Assaria Republican, said some lawmakers objected to the proposal because they thought it would raise too much money while others thought it wouldn’t raise enough.

Lawmakers are working to close projected budget shortfalls totaling $887 million through June 2019. But they also must respond to a Kansas Supreme Court ruling in March that the state isn’t giving schools enough money.

Conservative Republican Rep. John Whitmer, of Wichita, objected to increasing income taxes on the lowest earners and increasing spending.

House Minority Leader Rep. Jim Ward, also of Wichita, said fellow Democrats want lawmakers to consider a school funding bill first so they know how much they need to raise income taxes.

A similar but smaller tax plan fell flat Tuesday because some lawmakers worried it wouldn’t raise enough money to cover school funding.

Kansas Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, left, D-Topeka, confers with House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr., right, R-Olathe, outside the Senate chamber,Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Ryckman is showing Hensley figures related to a proposal for increasing income taxes to fix the state budget, trying to persuade Hensley that it also raises enough new revenue to boost aid to public schools. AP Photo/John Hanna

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they were in elementary school, and I think the great thing about ‘Star Wars’ is the story and fascination of it has transcended time, more or less. 20 years from now, people are probably still going to be watching ‘Star Wars.’ The flip side of that is the new generation is also going back and watching the original trilogy from the 1970s and 1980s and are like ‘Oh wow, these graphics stink!’ but you have to realize at that time, that was some amazing stuff and of course, it doesn’t look anything like the CGI we have now.”

There are also some things Ashlock said he would like to see with future projects.

“The expanded universe has given a lot of opportunities to be creative, and I like that they’re doing the standalone movies,” Ashlock said. “I love the trilogy part that’s coming out, but with the standalone movies, there are all sorts of opportunities for storylines in the future to keep it all going.”

Overall, Ashlock said he feels “Star Wars” will continue to remain a

major staple in cinema and pop culture.

“I think it’s because it can speak to people of different ages.

Obviously you’re going to captivate the kids who have no idea about space exploration, and you have to also realize ‘Star Wars’ came out about eight years after we landed on the moon, so our own culture at that time was venturing out into space,” Ashlock said. “Now, everyone in their 20s and 30s saw the films saying we’d have flying cars by like the 1970s and 1980s (obviously that didn’t happen), but I think it speaks to many different levels of people and age groups. For adults, it’s more of a nostalgia from their childhoods and a story that grew up with them, and for children it’s a new adventure story. And it’s got a little of everything, it’s got action, it’s got romance, it’s got adventure, it’s got intrigue, and it’s idealistic too. It’s based on the premise that people are good and you can find good in everyone and no matter how far you’ve fallen in life, you can still turn to the good side and do the right thing.”

Luke, I am your father, but who is mine?

Darth Vader has become one of the most iconic movie villains of all time, and one of the best-kept secrets in the original trilogy was that Darth Vader was actually the father of Luke Skywalker.

Fans were shocked when James Earl Jones spoke the often-quoted line,“I am your father.” But, who is the father of the master villain? The answer is, no one. Darth Vader was originally Anakin Skywalker, and his mother Shmi became pregnant through the ‘force.” So the most villainous father of all time does not have a father of his own.

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Greensburg celebrates recovery 10 years after tornado

By AMY BICKEL The Hutchison News GREENSBURG — A decade ago, the claim to fame in Greensburg, Kansas, was a really big hole in the ground.

But these days, the little town that refused to vanish after an EF5 tornado is more than just a stop to see the world’s largest hand-dug well. The 2007 tornado that destroyed 95 percent of the town and killed 11 people.

Not that The Big Well — which has come a long way in 130 years — isn’t a good reason to tour Greensburg, said Stacy Barnes, the city’s convention and tourism director.

Barnes, who grew up in Greensburg and moved back after the tornado, works to help attract businesses, as well as tourism, to the town of 800, The Hutchinson News reports (http://bit.ly/2pYBJQi ).

Barnes said they have plenty going on during the anniversary weekend, including guided tours and a tornado documentary that will show at the Twilight Theatre on Saturday.

Other highlights: the unveiling of a new Greensburg public art sculpture, an antiques auction and a memorial service, with a moment of silence at 9:45 p.m.

Thursday — the time the tornado struck Greensburg 10 years earlier.

“This isn’t just about the anniversary weekend,” said Barnes. “We want to attract people throughout the whole year. We have great attractions here to see.

There is a great hotel to stay the night, and people can go see other things in the area.”

Greensburg makes a great day trip or weekend getaway, she said.

Here are a few highlights:

The Big Well

At 109 feet deep and 32 feet, The Big Well is a world record setter.

The engineering marvel has been luring visitors off the highway since 1937.

The well was completed in 1888 as the city’s water source. It was used by the city until 1932.

In 1937, the city opened a museum in honor of the world’s largest hand-dug well.

The well itself survived the tornado, but the well museum was severely damaged. The well was closed until May 2012, when the well’s new visitors’ center was complete. The new museum features a vortex design with The Big Well in the center. A spiral staircase leads to the bottom. The museum features exhibits about Greensburg’s history, the tornado and the town’s rebuilding as a sustainable community.

The Twilight

In April 2015, the curtains opened in a new Twilight - eight years after an EF5 tornado destroyed much of the Kiowa County seat town.

The 1917-built vaudeville theater was destroyed in the tornado. And, as residents rebuilt, the focus on the theater restarted.

They raised the $3.5 million needed to build a new Twilight.

The theater, which shows firstrun movies, is equipped with stateof-the art features, from the sound system and lighting to digital projection. The screen is one of the largest between Wichita and Denver — measuring 58 feet wide and 27.5 feet tall.

Watching a movie on a 58-footwide screen is awesome, said Loretta Heft, the theater’s general manager. And, she added, “Our surround sound — it makes it an experience.”

“Smurfs: The Lost Village” will be showing over the anniversary weekend, Heft said. But those not around for a movie can still come and take a tour.

“I encourage people to come for a tour — to see that there is this jewel sitting here in south-central Kansas,” she said. “Not only do we show great movies, but live performances, conferences and meetings are here, too. We are a multi-use facility.”

It also serves as the auditorium for Kiowa County Schools for a full slate of activities.

The Arts Center

Designed and built by Studio 804, a nonprofit organization of graduate-level architecture students from the University of Kansas, the center is the first LEED-Platinum building in Kansas — the highest-rated certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

A community arts center, it provides new opportunities in the fine arts through classes and exhibits.

Kiowa County Commons

Step right up to the soda-shop counter: You can still find a Green River or a syrupy Coca-Cola in Greensburg.

After the tornado, the city built The Commons, which houses the Kiowa County Museum, Extension offices, the library and a media center that serves as a technology hub for the region.

But The Commons is also home to the famous Greensburg soda foundation, where visitors can find their share of old-fashioned drinks served up by a soda jerk. The 1950s-style soda fountain had been a mainstay in the town for about 55 years when the tornado destroyed Hunter Drug. The owners didn’t rebuild, but they did salvage it from the rubble.

The historical society had the fountain restored and moved into The Commons.

Green Tourism

Green tourism In most towns, the school and hospital aren’t tourist stops.

But in Greensburg, they are.

Visitors can walk or drive, or even borrow one of the town’s bicycles at the Big Well Museum, to see the town’s attractions — many of which are built green.

A new app also can guide folks to the different sites, said Barnes.

Visitors can obtain a map by visiting Greensburg’s new tourism w e b s i t e , http://visitgreensburgks.com, or by downloading the free Greensburg Tourism app to their smartphones.

A few of the sights include the school, hospital, John Deere dealership and city buildings.

Moreover, visitors can stop at one of Greensburg’s six restaurants for a bite to eat or grab an ice cream sundae at the soda fountain.

Places to Eat

From beef to pizza There are six places to eat in Greensburg, said Barnes. They include: Kook’s Meat & Deli: Just like it sounds, you can find deli sandwiches, salads and desserts.

And if you are in town at breakfast, stop by for a breakfast sandwich.

Pueblo Nuevo: The restaurant offers an array of Mexican cuisine.

Reggie’s Pizza: It’s now located in a bigger building on Highway 54. Reggie’s has pizza as well as pasta dishes and other items on its menu.

Crazy Mule Food & Brew: Beef is on the menu here, including burgers and steaks. There are also appetizers, pork chops, lamb chops, sandwiches, wraps, salads and a variety of other entrees.

Cannonball Bar & Grill: Greensburg is named after stage coach driver D.R. “Cannonball” Green, hence the name of this bar and grill. The menu touts everything from a chicken sandwich and ribeye steak to mountain oysters and, of course, cold beer.

Subway: The same as the chain.

Droids have always been a key part of the Star Wars universe, and the newest addition had a short-lived career. K2SO was introduced in the stnadalone movie,“Rogue One,” and was originally an Imperial droid before being reprogrammed by rebels to help fight the Empire.To help the rebels steal the plans to the Death Star, K2SO had to fend off the stortroopers for as long as possible before being destroyed.

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Biggest conservation lesson on Earth lands in Plains FILE- In this March 7, 2017, file photo, a freshly cut wheel of swiss cheese sits at the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest in Green Bay, Wis. The Wisconsin Legislature agreed Tuesday, May 2, to designate cheese as the official dairy product of Wisconsin, which produces more 3 billion pounds of cheese per year, more than any other state. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger, File)

Too ‘gouda’ to fail MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The plan was too “gouda” to fail.

The Wisconsin Legislature agreed Tuesday to make cheese the official dairy product of the dairyobsessed state, which produces more 3 billion pounds of cheese per year. That’s more than any other U.S. state.

The state’s official animal is the badger, also the mascot of the University of Wisconsin. But its official domestic animal is the dairy

cow, and milk is the official state beverage.

The idea to give cheese its rightly place in state designations came from a fourth grade class in Mineral Point, a city in southwest Wisconsin that’s home to one of the state’s nearly 150 cheese plants.

The Senate approved the measure Tuesday. The bill previously cleared the state Assembly, and Republican Gov. Scott Walker is expected to sign it.

Seward County Conservation District Manager Carolyn Quillin and District Conservationist Leslie Spikes presented the Plains Lions Club with a hands on lesson with the Earth Balloon. Conservation districts across Kansas use the balloon to show the need for water and soil conservation, as well as world geography. The balloon is a 20-foot diameter replica of the Earth and utilizes satellite imagery from NASA to create the perfect classroom. Courtesy photo

Snow, disease hit crop as elevators work to move last year’s bushels • Kansas AgLand

Pruning storm damaged trees Trees in Seward County and surrounding areas have been hit hard twice in a matter of a few months.

This article was recently published after the ice storm in January, however; it is very timely again this week. These are some very good tips on evaluating your trees and making the tough decision of whether or not to remove the entire tree. Here is a checklist on care of a stormdamaged landscape.

1. Be careful: Slippery ice and chainsaws don’t mix. Wait until all ice has melted before beginning work.

Check for downed power lines or hanging branches. Don’t venture under the tree until it is safe. If large limbs are hanging precariously, a certified arborist has the tools, training and knowledge to do the work safely.

2. Cleanup: Remove debris so you don’t trip over it.

3. Decide whether it is feasible to save a tree. If the bark has been split so the cambium is exposed or the main trunk split, the tree probably will not survive and should be removed. If there are so many broken limbs that the tree’s form is destroyed, replacement is the best option.

Topping, where all the main branches are cut and there are only stubs left, is not a recommended pruning procedure. Though new branches will normally arise from the stubs, they are not as firmly attached as the original branches and more likely to break in subsequent storms. Also, the tree must use a lot of energy to develop new branches, leaving less to fight off diseases and insect attacks. Often, the topped tree’s life is shortened.

4. Prune broken branches to the next larger branch or to the trunk.

If cutting back to the trunk, do not cut flush with the trunk but rather at the collar area between the branch and the trunk. Cutting flush with the trunk leaves a much larger wound than cutting at the collar and takes longer to heal. Middle-

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KYLEE HARRISON aged or younger vigorous trees can have up to one-third of the crown removed and still make a surprisingly swift comeback.

5. Take large limbs off in stages. If you try to take off a large limb in one cut, it will often break before the cut is finished and strip bark from the tree. Instead, first make a cut about 15 inches from the trunk.

Start from the bottom and cut onethird of the way up through the limb. Make the second cut from the top down but start 2 inches further away from the trunk than the first.

The branch will break away as you make the second cut. The third cut, made at the collar area, removes the stub that is left.

Note: Pruning can be dangerous.

Consider hiring a trained, certified arborist to do major work. Also, a good arborist knows how to prune trees so that storm breakage is less likely to occur. Preventing damage is better than trying to fix it once it has happened. The Arbor Day Foundation maintains an excellent Web site that contains detailed information. The URL is: http://www.arborday.org/media/stor mindex.cfm For more information on this and other topics visit the Extension Office at 1081 Stadium Road, or online at www.seward.ksu.edu.

Also, give us a call at 620-624-5604.

Jim Sipes should be out planting grain sorghum.

But the electricity is out at his Stanton County farm, where at least 14 inches of snow blankets his wheat fields.

Amid a slumping farm economy, it might seem like a disaster with harvest just weeks away. But Sipes has seen wheat weather many calamities.

“I never count wheat out,” he said.

It will be a week to 10 days before western Kansas farmers know the outcome of the weekend snowstorm, which closed highways and canceled schools.

The Kansas Department of Agriculture is estimating at least 40 percent of the state’s wheat crop has some type of damage from the snowstorm.

Sipes, however, is optimistic.

Ground temperatures were 60 degrees before the mercury dropped. If the crop is lodged and stems didn’t break, it might stand back up. Moreover, the snow came wet, leaving valuable moisture for the semi-arid landscape.

Yet snow is just one thing officials will encounter as they put on their boots and make a loop across Kansas in an effort to get an accurate picture of this year’s wheat crop. Starting today, 90 grain traders, commodity groups, agronomists and others will take to the wheat fields as part of the annual Wheat Quality Council’s Hard Winter Wheat Tour.

They will travel a three-day route from Manhattan to Colby, then to Wichita and back to Manhattan – pulling samples along the way.

Scouts will also look for viral diseases like stripe rust and wheat streak mosaic, largely caused by farmers not controlling their volunteer wheat. Leoti farmer Rick Horton said some farmers in his area have already turned fields into insurance because of the significant damage.

It will be, perhaps, the first time the group has encountered snow along the way. The snow did push up wheat prices Monday. At Garden City Co-op, wheat was around $3.61 a bushel. But prices are still at lower levels as a glut of grain – visible along Kansas’ roadsides – signals there still is plenty of supply in the world market.

Sipes, a veteran farmer, has said he’s never seen economic conditions like these. Nor have his neighbors, some of whom went through the 1980s farm crisis. The cost of production is so much higher today, he said.

“Some made money in the 1980s and now can’t make anything,” said Sipes, adding, “this might be another nail in the coffin.”

“It was such an extraordinary year with record yields for wheat and corn....We are going to have one of our largest export years in a long time.

We are at 28 million metric tons of wheat, which is a lot.”

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Grain on ground

Kansas farmers reacted to the market, planting 7.5 million acres of wheat last fall – the lowest acreage in a century.

No matter, there is still plenty of wheat in the world as harvest nears.

“It’s going to take some time to dig out of this pile, so to speak,” said Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Chad Bontrager.

The department has been visiting with international groups, including officials from Mexico, looking for ways to grow demand for Kansas wheat.

“At the same time, we know the world only needs so much,” said Bontrager.

Last fall, the state approved ground storage for 43.2 million bushels of milo, 18.9 million bushels of corn and 5.3 million bushels of wheat. That’s much higher than normal, Bontrager said, adding that state-licensed facilities represent about half of the storage in the state.

Grain elevators are currently working to move much of that grain to prepare for the upcoming harvest. March 31 is usually the date grain must be moved from ground storage, but Bontrager said there is so much of it that the state has extended that date as long as the elevator is maintaining the crop’s quality.

Last month, state records showed bushels approved for ground storage were at 4.9 million for wheat and about 30 million for milo – although Bontrager said that doesn’t mean that much grain is on the ground.

Meanwhile, as of April 21, Kansas’ federally licensed elevators had 39.3 million bushels of grain in emergency storage and about 71.4 million in temporary storage.

Bontrager doesn’t expect the storage situation to get much better by June. Conditions could change as scouts take to the fields

this week.

In its latest report assessed before the storm, about 50 percent of the state’s wheat crop was in good to excellent condition, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Roughly 35 percent of the crop is listed as fair and 16 percent poor or very poor.

“The indications we have is that storage is going to be a challenge this year,” Bontrager said. “There could be a lot of things that impact that.

“The oversupplied demand hasn’t changed,” he said, adding that U.S. wheat farmers had “a perfect crop, and so did the rest of the world.”

Crews at Mid-Kansas Cooperative have been busy moving grain to make room for the new crop, but there is still some wheat in ground storage, said Ted Schultz, chief operating officer with Team Marketing Alliance – the marketing arm for several area cooperatives.

Schultz said the wheat in central Kansas has the potential to be another good crop. If realized, it would unleash more supply into the already saturated market.

“It is all across the world,” he said. “We haven’t had any disasters in several years – Russia, Europe – all the countries that raise wheat.

Everyone had a fairly decent crop.”

Driving by grain piles near Grainfield, Kansas Wheat Chief Executive Officer Justin Gilpin talked about the impact of the poor farm economy not only on farmers but also on rural communities.

“It was such an extraordinary year with record yields for wheat and corn,” said Gilpin, adding that prices dropped low enough that the government’s loan deficiency payments were triggered for the first time in 13 years after the 2016 wheat harvest.

He said a government report earlier this year showed wheat in storage in the state totaled 420 million bushels – up 29 percent from a year ago – a record high.

That said, the export market is

moving wheat.

“We are going to have one of our largest export years in a long time,” he said. “We are at 28 million metric tons of wheat, which is a lot.”

Monday afternoon, Lane County farmer Vance Ehmke drove out to one of his wheat fields and dug into the snow.

“We have boot-top-high snow all the way to the ground,” he said.

“The snow is holding the wheat up, but it is like wrapping yourself in an ice-cold blanket.

“Just being under that snow for a long time, I’m in the early stages of being worried,” he said.

Being in the pre-boot stage of development will help, he said. But some wheat, including in southern Kansas, is heading out.

Previous estimates showed the area’s crop at anywhere from zero to 90 bushels an acre, Ehmke said of the potential.

Meanwhile, he also has fields hurt by the wheat streak mosaic virus.

“This is all happening at a time when net farm incomes are really, really bad,” he said. “When every time you walk in the house and your wife says, ‘You didn’t spend any money again, did you?’ “ The wheat price at the Dighton elevator went up from $2.90 last week to around $3.50 a bushel.

What the market is saying is there is less wheat to sell, he said.

“Western Kansas doesn’t have to raise a kernel one in wheat,” he said. “We already have plenty of wheat in the bin.”

Ehmke said some of the wheattour scouts will stop at his farm fields Wednesday on their way to Wichita.

“There is a hell of a lot of balls in the air,” Ehmke said of the issues with the crop.

Up until the snowstorm, Sipes said he was feeling comfortable he might have a decent stand of wheat. He isn’t sure how long his crop, which is still in the boot stage of development, sustained temperatures below 32 degrees.

“I guess time will tell,” he said.

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By JOHN HANNA Associated Press

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TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court is considering for a second time whether to spare two brothers from being executed for four murders in what became known as “the Wichita massacre” after earlier rulings in the men’s favor sparked a political backlash.

The justices were hearing arguments from attorneys Thursday in the cases of Jonathan and Reginald Carr. The brothers were convicted of dozens of crimes against five people in December 2000 that ended with the victims being shot in a snow-covered Wichita field, with one woman surviving to testify against the brothers.

The crimes were among the most notorious in the state since the 1959 slayings of a western Kansas family that inspired the book “In Cold Blood.” The state has 10 men on death row, including the Carrs, but it has not executed anyone since hangings in 1965.

The Kansas court overturned the Carr brothers’ death sentences in July 2014, citing flaws in their joint trial and sentencing hearing. The decisions stunned the victims’ families and friends, as well as legislators. Critics launched unsuccessful efforts to oust six of the seven justices in the 2014 and 2016 elections.

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This combination of 2013 file photos provided by the Kansas Department of Corrections shows Reginald Carr, left, and Jonathan Carr.The Kansas Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments from attorneys Thursday, May 4, 2017, considering for a second time whether to spare the two brothers from being executed for four murders in December 2000 in what became known as “the Wichita massacre” after earlier rulings in the men’s favor sparked a political backlash. Kansas Department of Corrections via AP, File overturned the Kansas court’s rulings in a sometimes scathing January 2016 opinion. The nation’s highest court returned the men’s cases to the Kansas court for further reviews.

The Carr brothers’ attorneys are raising some of the same legal questions again, arguing that the Kansas Constitution requires the death sentences to be overturned even if the U.S. Constitution doesn’t. The Kansas court has the last word on “state law” issues.

There is one new justice since the court last ruled in 2014.

The Kansas court previously concluded that the two men should have had separate sentencing hearings.

Jonathan Carr argued that he was not as responsible as his brother for the crimes and that Reginald Carr had been a bad influence on him during their troubled childhoods.

The Kansas court also said the judge’s instructions to jurors during sentencing were flawed.

Prosecutors said the brothers broke into a home in December 2000 and forced the three men and two women there to have sex with each other and later to withdraw money from ATMs. The women were raped repeatedly before all five were taken to a soccer field and shot. The four victims who died were Aaron Sander, 29; Brad Heyka, 27; Jason Befort, 26, and Heather Muller, 25.

KU hospital forming partnership to buy Topeka hospital TOPEKA (AP) — The University of Kansas Health System says it will form a partnership with Ardent Health Services to take over the struggling St. Francis hospital in Topeka.

The deal announced on Thursday will keep St. Francis Health open

and preserve most of the 1,600 jobs at St. Francis, the health system said in a joint news release issued with Nashville-based Ardent. The partnership also will provide the hospital with a $50 million in capital during the first year.

The 378-bed hospital is currently owned

by Denver-based SCL Health, a nonprofit formerly known as the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth.

SCL Health has been looking for a buyer for St. Francis since May 2016. It said last month it would stop operating the hospital this summer.

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Liberal’s Cesar Burciaga watches for a throw as a Garden City runner safely reaches second base Tuesday.The Redskins trveled to Wichita Wednesday and ropped a game to Bishop Carroll, 4-1, and Maize, 10-0 to lose four straight after winning the firts nine of the season.

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By EARL WATT • Leader &Times Liberal coach Eric Olmstead may have expected stiff competition at this point in th season, but with fewer games under their belts because of weather delays, the Liberal Redskins have hit a wall after a 9-0 start.

After dropping a double header Tuesday, the Redskins played two more games Wednesday, and they dropped both of them, losing to Carroll, 4-1 and then to Maize 10-0.

Liberal’s bats have gone silent in the past four games, being outscored 27-4 in two days.

Cesar Burciaga, Cole Evans and Kaleb Wilmes combined for four hits in the 4-1 loss to Carroll, and Alex Carrillo, Jet Brown, Wilmes, Francisco Terrazas and Alex Yanez accounted for Liberal’s five hits against Maize.

Tucker Deaton took the loss against Maize, giving up 10 runs, five of them earned, while striking out two and walking three.

Brown took the loss against Carroll, allowing four runs, three of them earned, while striking out two and walking three in four innings.

Liberal (9-4) will look to break the skid at 6 p.m.

Friday at the National Beef Family Sports Complex when they host Western Athletic Conference rival Dodge City.

Nate Karns dazzles for Royals in 6-1 win over White Sox Bee Jays looking for host homes L&T staff report With the Liberal Bee Jay season a little more than a month away, there are still a few host homes needed.

Hosting a Bee Jay allows locals to get to know a player by having them stay in their home during the summer.

According to the Bee Jay Board, “It’s a great way to connect with the team and magnifies the experience during the summer.”

Many hosts and players have maintained long-lasting friendships.

Anyone interested in becoming a host home, or even for those who might be curious, contact the Liberal Bee Jays with an email to liberal.beejays@gmail.com.

Register for Arkalon Assualt Course L&T staff report The Arkalon Assault takes place June 10, but registrations are now open.

The course is open to participants 5-yearsold and older.

Runners can pick up a packet the day before the race.

Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the 8:30 a.m. start time will focus on the Elite runners. Additional start times include 9 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

The event is sponsored by the Liberal Convention and Visitors Bureau.

For more information, contact Ronna Stump at the Liberal Recreation Office at Blue Bonnet Park by calling (620) 626-0133.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP SportsWriter KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ned Yost was so consumed with trying to figure out who would replace Nate Karns out of the Royals' bullpen that he didn't even realize his starter had accomplished a rare feat until after the game.

Thanks to a wild pitch in the sixth, Karns managed to strike out four White Sox in a single inning.

"He was just fantastic," Yost said after Kansas City cruised to a 6-1 victory Wednesday night, and after finally learning about the four-K inning. "That's a pretty neat accomplishment."

Karns (1-2) allowed only a two-out single in the first over his six dominant innings, striking out seven with one walk. Throw in the wild pitch and an error on himself and Karns only allowed four runners to reach base, none of them getting closer to home than second.

"It helped pitching against them a couple days earlier," he said. "Everything was kind of clicking and they couldn't put a good swing on the ball."

Mike Pelfrey (0-2) kept the White Sox in it until the sixth, when he gave up a single, double and triple in succession. Eric Hosmer followed with a sacrifice fly for a 3-0 lead, a shot to center that came within about 5 feet of giving the Royals a natural team cycle.

Pelfrey allowed three runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings, and White Sox slugger Jose Abreu homered off the Kansas City bullpen with two outs in the ninth.

"It was good for the most part. I give up five hits," Pelfrey said. "It's all about location and every one of those were over the middle of the plate. I got what I deserved for all of those."

There was little indication a pitchers' duel would break out Wednesday night.

Karns had allowed 10 runs and four homers over 10 2/3 innings in his last two games, losing both of them. That included a 5-2 loss to the White Sox just last week.

Yet he managed to handcuff the hot-hitting White Sox on Wednesday night, giving up that early single and little else. Karns dealt with another runner in the fourth after his own bobble, and a third runner in the sixth when he struck out Yolmer Sanchez with a wild pitch.

Karns had struck out the first two batters and fanned Abreu to end it, making him the first Royals pitcher to strike out four in an inning since Kevin Appier on Sept.

3, 1996.

"We needed a start like that," Hosmer said. "He saved a lot of guys in the bullpen."

Meanwhile, Pelfrey had surrendered seven runs over 8 2/3 innings in his first two starts of the year, and that was only marginally better than his performances all of last season.

But the big right-hander bore down against the weakhitting Royals, giving up a pair of singles and a walk over the first five innings, easily escaping trouble each time.

The Royals finally got to him in the sixth when Mike

Chicago White Sox Melky Cabrera (53) is out at second base as Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield (15) attempts but fails to throw out White Sox batter Jose Abreu at first in the fourth inning of a baseball game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.,Wednesday, May. 3, 2017. AP Photo/Colin E. Braley

Moustakas followed Whit Merrifield's one-out single with his double to the gap in right. Lorenzo Cain followed with an RBI triple to the same spot, and Hosmer's fly ball to the wall in center gave Kansas City a comfortable cushion.

The Royals tacked on three more runs off the Chicago bullpen.

"The initial three was great," Yost said, "but the ability to tack on was even better."

STATS AND STREAKS Moustakas ended the Royals' scoreless streak at 15 innings with his double in the sixth. ... The Royals have won 19 of their last 26 against the White Sox at Kauffman Stadium. ... Abreu is hitting .400 (14 for 35) over his last nine games. ... Hosmer has reached safely in 23 of 26 games.

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BROKEN LUMBER White Sox center fielder Leury Garcia was so frustrated after striking out on a pitch in the dirt in the fifth that he slammed his bat in the dirt. It promptly shattered, earning a jeer from the crowd.

UP NEXT White Sox: LHP Derek Holland takes the mound Thursday in the series finale. His last win against the Royals came on April 22, 2011, at Globe Life Park.

Royals: RHP Ian Kennedy is winless in his last nine starts, dating to a 2-0 win in Chicago last Sept. 1. He has posted a 3.07 ERA during that streak.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SEWARD COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF VIOLA V. ALVIDREZ, Petitioner,

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VIOLETTE M. BALLOUN, DECEASED

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JUAN ALVIDREZ also known as, JUAN ALVIDREZ-PEREZ, Respondent.

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The State of Kansas to: Juan Alvidrez also known as Juan Alvidrez-Perez and all other concerned persons:

You are notified that a Petition for Divorce has been filed in the District Court of Seward County, Kansas asking that the person filing the divorce be granted a divorce and asking that the court make other orders in that divorce matter, including division of your property and debts. You must file an answer to the Petition for Divorce with the court and provide a copy to the Petitioner on or before June 1, 2017, which shall not be less than 41 days after first publication of this Notice of Suit, or the court will enter judgment against you on that Petition.

Viola V. Alvidrez, Petitioner

Nathanial C. Foreman, #22691 Yoxall, Antrim, Foreman &

THE STATE OF KANSAS, TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that on April 25, 2017, a Petition was filed in this court by Peggy L. Lawder, an heir and Executrix named in the Last Will and Testament of Violette M. Balloun, deceased, dated March 30, 2015, praying for informal administration and to admit Will to Probate.

You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before May 19, 2017, at 9:00 o'clock a.m., of said day, in this court, in the City of Liberal, in Seward County, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

Peggy L. Lawder, Petitioner Richard R. Yoxall #9953 YOXALL, ANTRIM, FOREMAN & FRYMIRE, LLP 101 West Fourth Street

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Multi-Family Sale lots of household goods, clothing, bunk beds, furniture.

2300 Sierra Drive Garage 3, 11 & 22 FRI. 9am-4pm SAT. 9am-4pm

clothes, music instruments, easter village, dolls & holders, tools, lots of misc.

339 W. 18th Yard Sale on the Tennis Courts Liberal Country Club FRI. 11am-??

clothes, restaurant supplies, designer purses, Christmas decor, miscellaneous items. Something for Everyone.

627 N. Lincoln Fri 6am-8pm Sat. 7am-8pm

NO EARLY SALES PLEASE!

Women & men’s clothing, lots of miscellaneous items, some holiday items.

Storage clean out sale!

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1701 N. Calhoun SAT. 8am-12pm

adult & kids clothing, home decor, kids toys, shoes, Something for everyone!

1401 N. Prospect THUR. 4pm-7pm FRI. 8:30-??

SAT. 8:30-Noon

5 Family Sale furniture, decor, baby, kid & adult clothes, jeans, toys, comforters, Christmas items, waterfall, flower pots, vanity tub, cabinets and lots more.

1010 S. Holly Dr. SAT. 7am-12pm

baby bed, kid’s clothes, toys, men & women’s clothes & more. NO EARLY BIRDS!

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