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LAHARPE — Chuck Richey, bob@iolaregister.com LaHarpe, said school disCalls to the the 911 Iola dispatch center trict “shot itself in the foot,” by average one almost every 10 minclosing utes. the LaHarpe Elementary School in 2009 And while thatand may questioned sound a litwhether it was worth the24money tle slow, played out over hours saved students who a day because and everyofday of the year, have since transferred to other the total comes to 55,000. districts. “That’s what we received last Tony Angie Leavitt,Murphy, board president, year,” dispatch admitted it “caused someCounty hard center director, told Allen feelings,” but that it was amornprucommissioners Tuesday dent move, “considering our buding. getThe has been cut by—$2.2 call total shemillion” figures since 2008. half or more are for true emerIn an — effort to the improve gencies wasn’t point ofrelaher tions with but LaHarpe residents, appearance, the magnitude of the 257 board of education the USD number captivated commisheld its regular meeting Tuesday sioners. night at LaHarpe Hall, but to Murphy was City before commisno avail. Only a handful of resisioners to request a 20 percent dents showed up, with Richey, a increase in the department’s budsenior citizen, the only one willget for 2012, up $126,000 over this ing to speak up. year’s $490,000. The to the school disThe savings increase seemed pretty trict to close the LaHarpe school hefty. Murphy reasoned health is about $300,000 a year, said Briinsurance will cost an additional an Pekarek, superintendent of $50,000 and another $6,000 was schools. expected for Kansas Public EmLeavitt See asked that Richey conCOUNTY | Page A5 sider the real culprit in their decision to close the school – the Kansas Legislature. “We’re simply doing what the state legislature has forced us to do. I can guarantee the teachers aren’t very happy with it; and it hasn’t been good for the students or community in general. I would ask that you reconsider who’s to blame. We’re playing the cards we’ve been dealt.” Last year, 61 students from USD 257 attended Moran schools. Forty district students attended

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Mules Pat and Pete pull an antique sickle bar mower piloted by Ray Whiteley of Le Roy. Whiteley was joined by Greg Gleue in cutting an 18-acre prairie hay field Tuesday.

Mowing effort recalls yesteryear By RICHARD LUKEN richard@iolaregister.com

ATLANTA (AP) — Former By RICHARD LUKEN Atlanta schools Superintendent richard@iolaregister.com Beverly Hall knew about cheatWith $150,000 still to spend, Iola ing allegations on standardized officials hope to find homeowners tests but either ignored them or eager to spruce up their digs. tried to hide them, according to a Iola City Council members state investigation. were briefed Monday on progress An 800-page report released of a housing rehabilitation projTuesday to The Associated Press ect through Community Developby Gov. Nathan Deal’s office ment Block Grants. through an open records request Homeowners who live between shows several educators reportMadison and Spruce streets to the ed cheating in their schools. But north and south and First and the report says Hall, who won Fourth streets on the west and the national Superintendent of east sides may qualify for up to the Year award in 2009, and other $20,000 in assistance to fix up their administrators ignored those rehouses. Eligibility is determined ports and sometimes retaliated by property owners’ income. against the whistleblowers. Shonda Jefferis, Iola’s code enThe yearlong investigation forcement officer, said the rehashows educators at nearly four bilitation work entails everything dozen Atlanta elementary and from installing new siding and middle schools cheated on stanwindows to electrical wiring and dardized tests by helping stugutter replacement. The money is dents or changing the answers an outright gift with no strings atonce exams were handed in. tached. The investigators also found a Council members discussed “culture of fear, intimidation and ways to get the word out about the retaliation” in the school district program. over the cheating allegations, Steve French and David Toland which led to educators lying both said they’d be willing to go about the cheating or destroying door to door to ensure folks know See program. CHEATING | Pagealso A5 about the Toland suggested placing billboards at houses undergoing renovations so more residents are aware of its availability. Jefferis said mailings have been sent out to property owners in the designated areas. French also inquired about expanding the target area. Those parameters were established when the program began, City Administrator Carl Slaugh explained, and cannot be altered. Even rental properties may be

attached. The bar was triggered through a gear box engaged as its LE ROY — Unlike the mecha- wheels roll. nized behemoths of today, Ray With no mechanical engine to Whiteley’s mowing outfit was speak of, the only noise emanatCurtis Tate/MCT considerably quieter. ing from of histhe unit was93 from the Memorial on Monday. The About 10,000 people attend the dedication Flight National His “engine” — a pair Pa., of is teeth seven-foot bar memorial, near Shanksville, stillof$5the million shortcutting of completion, and the families of the 40 1,200-pound mules — needed only rotating back and forth. passengers and crew members who died here would like to see the project finished by 2016. an occasional break from the stiJoining Whiteley was neighbor fling summer heat as Whiteley and friend Greg Gleue, with his traversed his way around an 18- own mowing outfit, another sickacre prairie hay meadow. le bar mower pulled by a pair of “It’s a little warm, so we’ve Percheron draft horses. been taking it easy,” Whiteley “We’re having some fun with JENNIFER PELTZ morial, and Vice President said. “It’s our little hobby .” it,” Whiteley joked. “Greg’s Joe kind anniversary, that next day, you Associated Press Biden was to speak in PennsylThe mules were pulling White- of a wimp about it. He needs a started building up to the 10th RayThis Whiteley YORK (AP)bar — mower, Ameri- vania. year. feels a lot different, ley’sNEW antique sickle See MOWING | Page A5 again Tuesday But many felt that last year’s in that regard. It’s another annia cans small paused wagon with cutting bar to mark the 11th anniversary 10th anniversary was an emo- versary that we can commemoof the Sept. 11, 2001, terror at- tional turning point for public rate in a calmer way, without tacks with familiar ceremony, mourning of the attacks. For that 10-year pressure.” but also a sense that it’s time to the first time, elected officials As bagpipes played at the move forward after a decade of weren’t speaking at the ceremo- year-old Sept. 11 memorial in remembrance. ny, which often allowed them New York, family clutching balAs in past years, thousands a solemn turn in the spotlight, loons, flowers and photos of were expected to gather at the but raised questions about the their loved ones bowed their World Trade Center site in New public and private Sept. 11. heads in silence at 8:46 a.m., the By BOB JOHNSON York, the Pentagon and Shanksthe first hijacked “I feel much more relaxed” moment that ville, Pa., to read the names of this year, said Jane Pollicino, jetliner bob@iolaregister.com crashed into the trade An anticipated field of a thounearly 3,000 victims killed in the who came to ground zero Tues- center’s north tower. President sand runners and walkers, who worst terror attack in U.S. his- day morning to remember her Barack Obama and first lady will fleeObama Iola’s downtown busitory. President Barack Obama husband, who was killed at the Michelle observed the See USD 257 | Page A6 ness district early Saturday as was to attend the Pentagon me- trade center. “After the ninth See ANNIVERSARY | Page A6 See HOUSING | Page A5 Charley Melvin did in 1905, can be thankful that Melvin chose to do his dastardly deed in the middle of the night. Had the event being commemorated occurred in mid-day, participants would battle oppressive heat and humidity, with both picked up,” Weiner said Tuesday By BOB JOHNSON county commissioners are ex- collected for local advantage, 1 forecast at the upper end of the afternoon. As in the past, “we exbob@iolaregister.com pected to go through the formal- cent on every $1 of sales goes to discomfort scale during daytime pect a lot of people to sign up FriHUMBOLDT — Humboldt ity of reviewing ballots and cer- the city’s general fund, a quarter LYNN day night.” and other regular responFriday By andSUSAN Saturday . As is, they routes Council members put in place tifying the election next Monday. cent to retire swimming pool imsusan@iolaregister.com Cost is such $12 for walk. Runsibilities asthe shuttling elwill run and walk in somewhat Monday night mechanics for a Council members then would provement bonds. LAHARPE — temperatures Poor Scott Stanley . ementary ners’ fees are $14 fortoyouth to age students the SAFE more inviting preRegister/Susan Lynn half-cent sales tax to fund most meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday in a The projection is that a half If only 17, $20 for adults andprogram $17 each for after-school at dicted forhe thehad lowsome 70s bygood 12:26news a.m. BASE These men are ready leave their inhibitions at to home as they participate Fridaygenerate night’s as favorite of a $1.7 million streetto improvespecial session consider a rescent taxinwould much to report. members of teams. Lincoln Elementary four days a Saturday. race, program the drag race. From left15 to right are Matt Skahan, Wolfe, Nic$90,000 Lohman, David Toland and ment over the next a year and would be olution triggering theBrian tax, a le- as As director of transportation Runners in the third annual week. The race — many walkers will Fred Heismeyer. The race begins gal at 10:30 p.m. on that the courthouse years. requirement precedes a square. coupled with $30,000 in fuel tax for USD Stanley told for best times of Vanswill andaim smaller buses transbe out for257, a stroll — will capboard activ- event The unknown element is 90-day waiting period before the distributions to pay for improvemembers at their meeting Mon15.40.06 for males 20.44.78 for port a handful of and students who ities that start late Friday afterwhether voters favored the tax tax may be collected. If all goes ments to 300 blocks of residenday the district’s fleet of need females, set last year. special education services noonnight and will go on throughout in a mail ballot election, which as anticipated the tax will be col- tial street, mainly through reschool buses is quickly aging. Sticks ofdistricts, “MelvinStanley Dy-No-Mite” in outlying said, the evening. Included will be the ended at noon today. Votes will lected starting Jan. 1. construction from the base up. “Within the next six years, nine willasbe the firstAthree one farawarded away as Parsons. curmuch-awaited “drag race,” feabe counted when Allen County The half cent will increase Curbs, gutters and culverts also of our buses will have reached places for males and females in rent situation also requires a bus By SUSAN year a woman’s garter was trans- would The get Shirt Shop, 20 W. Jackson, turing some of the area’s finest Clerk Sherrie Riebel’sLYNN office clos- Humboldt’s local sales tax to 1.75 attention. their 25-year limit,” he said. each of five ages groups, 15 and to make three separate trips to men and women dressed in drag. ferred and from one participant’s es at 5 susan@iolaregister.com p.m. percent overall tax to 9.3 per-leg where participants will have a The district regular 16-30, 31-45, 46-60 and 61 Chris Weinerhas at nine Thrive Allen under, got enough of it, Fri- cent. to another. wide selection from which IfIf you’ve the outcome is positive, See TAX | Page A5 to See MAINTENANCE | Page A2 Of the 1.25 percent already and over. County, co-sponsor with Allen day night is the night to let your “It’s better than a baton,” said choose. Doors open at 10 p.m. All participants will break hair down. David Toland, executive director Registration to participate County Crimestoppers for “The One sure test is to participate of Thrive Allen County and one in the drag race is $5. That also Charley Melvin Mad Bomber Run from in front of the post office. in the “Drag Race” as a runup to of the organizers for Friday’s gains participants entrance to a for your Life,” said total of partic- Runners will follow a course that the Charlie Melvin Mad Bomber events. 9:30 p.m. pre-party at the Thrive ipants was approaching 450, with will take them on West to WashRun For Your Life race. If you don’t have a thing to office, 12 W. Jackson. Tickets can about 200 signed on for the 5-kilo- ington, then Jackson, Jefferson Men and women alike are en- wear — no worries. be purchased in advance at the meter run. The walk will follow a and East to Cottonwood. They See TEMPS | B6 couraged to dress in a cross-genDresses, hats, purses, jewelry Thrive office or Friday night on 3-kilometer course. “Registration, including probder manner and then “compete” and other accoutrements will be See EGO | Page B6 By RICHARD LUKEN The city and county have opably a fifth online, has really in teams of four in a relay. Last available at Elizabeth Donnelly’s richard@iolaregister.com erated separate services since As Iola continues to look at 2008, the result of an occasionthe future of its ambulance and ally acrimonious negotiation beBy ALLISON TINN tablish communication. allison@iolaregister.com fire department, the city could tween the two entities. “My goal is to put together an By RICHARD LUKEN HUMBOLDT — Monday informal advisory group during consider a number of “what if ” A report by the Kansas EMS richard@iolaregister.com night’s school board meeting the legislative session,” he said. scenarios, a City Council mem- Board earlier this month sugConstruction of SNEVE the new AlBy JOE — Since 1871 —potential scenarios: was Ed Bideau’s, candidate for ber stressed. Bideau’s major concern going gested three len County Hospital continues joe@iolaregister.com At the bandstand Garner, director the House of Representatives, into the next legislative session Councilman Steve French Keeping theJim status quo, with two to zip along at high gear,was officials When Brian Pekarek hired Thursday, July 7, 8 p.m. latest stop on his tour of area is the possibility of doing away posed a number of 2011 scenarios independent services; a single in charge of the building project as superintendent of the Iola PROGRAM schools for building better com- with school equalization. Monday while discussing the service for all of Allen County; said thisdistrict week. in February, he school Star Monday Spangledwith Banner J.P. Sousa munication. matter Iola..................................................arr. 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He attend- recycled from the profitable and Conaway hasNile been asked ...................................Kenneth to Slaugh said a single J.service construction, andpublic ACH transparTrustee achievement and Beginaofproposal the Beguine Cole Porter ed the Iola school board meeting bigger, urban school districts, develop for a...................................................... single, could save up to $1 million annuChairman Harry Lee he Jr. can briefed ency, Pekarek hopes furInvercargill — march ................................................... Lithgow earlier this month. countywide service with Ja- ally by eliminatingAlex Bideau said. duplicated Iola Council on the therCity success for members the district and to the Fallen.................................... “I don’t know many state repsonHymn Nelson, Allen County EMS services.John Williams/Sweeney “If equalization is taken away, construction progress Monday . the more than 1,300 students relyMen ofThe Ohioproposal — marchwas ............................................. Henry Fillmore resentatives who have met with if it does happen, we will be facdirector. reBut therein lies the rub. The “I on hate ing it. to see us in a drought, A Sixties Time — medley .............................. everyone, but I can try,” Bideau ing some bad times,” Bideau quested Friday byCapsule a committee city is reluctant to arr. dropJennings its ambut it’s allowed stay on Pekarek walks us his to talk. A naThe Washington — march ...................................John told USD 258 board members. said. appointed to look atPost ambulance bulance service becauseP.ofSousa poschedule,” Streeter said. Brian Pekarek, center,tovisits Geffert and Marcy Boring at Rained out concerts will be. rescheduled for Friday evening. “What I am trying do inwith all BarbAnother services throughout the county worrisome topic tential cuts to its Fire DepartSee PEKAREK | Page A5 The hope is to get the the USD 257 board office. districts, but particularly Allen Bideau wanted board members ment. Iola’s firefighters for years 65,000-square-foot medical center County, is to reach out to differ- to be aware of is leadership in have split duties as ambulance ent governmental units and esSee HOSPITAL | Page A5 See USD 258 |Iola, PageKS A2 See FIRE | Page A2 Vol. 113, No. 209 75 Cents

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George William Ensminger Jr., 85, Emporia, died on Sept. 9, 2012, at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor. George was born Nov. 4, 1926, in LaHarpe, the son of George William Sr. and Pauline Ruth Phillips Ensminger. He married Carol Remsberg on May 24, 1947, in Iola. She survives. He also is survived by a son, John R. Ensminger, Augusta, Ga.; daughters, Linda Ensminger, Fredonia, and Cheryl and husband Bob Protheroe, Emporia; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Ernest (Corky) Ensminger. George was an electrician at Dolly Madison for 15 years, then worked at Mark II Lumber for 11 years before retiring. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Emporia. From 1944 to 1946 he served in the U.S. Army, and was a member of the Ball-McColm Post No. 5 American Legion, Emporia. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home. The service will be conducted by Pastor Jeannie Jensen of First United Methodist Church with military honors by Ball-McColm Post No. 5 American Legion. Cremation will follow the service. Memorial contributions to the First United Methodist Church or Friendship Meals can be sent in care of Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home. Condolences may be left at robertsblue.com.

Dean Delaplain

Dean Ellis Delaplain, 75, Iola, died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, at Moran Manor. Dean was born July 30, 1937, in Elsmore, the only child of Glenn and Hazel (Perkins) Delaplain. He grew up in Elsmore until the family moved to Iola when he was 11. He graduated from Iola High School and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1956 to 1960. On June 4, 1961, Dean married Dorothy Haen in Piqua. They made their home in Pamona, Calif., where Dean worked as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. They returned to the area in 1993 after he retired. Dorothy preceded him in death on Nov. 27, 2008. He is surviived by three daughters, Debbie Muhl and her husband, Rick, Iola, DeAnne Delaplain, Iola, and Denise Butler, Iola; and four grandchildren, Michael and John Muhl and Roseanne and Josh Butler According to his wishes, his body was donated to the University of Kansas School of Medicine for research. No services will be held. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association and may be left with Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola, which is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences for the family may be left at www. iolafuneral.com.

Martha Sanders

Martha Grace (Mott) Sanders, 70, Parsons, died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, at Labette Health Care in Parsons. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Highland Cemetery in Iola. The Rev. Steve Traw will officiate. Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences for the family may be left at www. iolafuneral.com.

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the House. “There are three declared candidates for Speaker of the House, and they are all from Johnson County,” Bideau said. “I don’t like that.” Bigger counties such as Johnson County would be a negative impact on the rural school districts because urban legislators and their concerns differ from those of rural areas. Though Bideau says he doesn’t have all the answers, he does say that being vigilant in the rural areas is key.

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Chanute each day. The critical services for these special needs students come at a cost, Stanley said. “I imagine we’ll spend $2,000 a month on fuel to go to the Fairfield Alternative Program in Parsons,” he said. Burris asked Stanley if there wouldn’t be a savings if the district leased its vehicles from a private business, as is done at the Independence school district. Stanley said he didn’t know the cost of such a program and worried about its limitations, but that he would pursue the idea. Summer repair projects totaled $306,404, Stanley said. The biggest project was repairing two sections of the roof to Iola Middle School – “the worst building in the district,” Stanley said. Next summer, another section will be repaired. Last Friday’s rain leaked through the roof of the Iola

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Memorials for Hazel Howarter, 93, Escondido, Calif., whose death was announced in Saturday’s Register, may be sent to made to San Diego Hospice Foundation, 4311 Third Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103. Online condolences may be sent to www.feuerbornfuneral.com.

personnel. But outside Iola, county ambulance personnel are reluctant to train and work as firefighters.

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“THERE ARE a lot of questions in my mind,” French said, such as: — What if the city loses its ambulance department, and thus cannot afford a full-time fire department? — Would Fire Department cuts be feasible now that the city has qualified for a federal SAFER grant that mandates a full staff for the next two years? — What would become of Iola’s ambulances and equipment? “There’s a domino effect if we don’t stay with the status quo,” French said. Conaway noted he and Nelson are coming up only with a proposal, and even the EMS committee’s recommendations are nonbinding. The final decision will rest with Iola’s council-

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investigated the ridge, to ensure additional fill would not put undue stress on the structural supports of the floor. While that may not be an immediate worry, Stanley said they most likely will need to “mud jack” the seam, possibly next summer. “We need to do it before the building becomes a hazard,” he said.

THE HEATING and cooling systems district-wide are past their life expectancies, Stanley said. Last week a motor went out in the hot water heater in the high

JOHN JOHNSON, high school principle, said iPads have been released on the third floor and teachers are getting well acquainted with using them, according to Johnson. Student enrollment is estimated to be 180 and, “Eight students were lost, but 16 gained in total,” Johnson said.

school. “We need to budget money to replace these systems,” he said. The district ended its contract with Schneider Electric, an energy management company that installed thermostat-controlled heating and cooling systems for district buildings. The agreement with Schneider was that for $13,800 a year the company would guarantee troublefree operations. That never happened. Especially in the middle school, temperatures have ranged from cold to hot in various rooms within the same heating and cooling zones. Stanley figures the district’s maintenance department can do a better job in keeping a building’s classrooms more temperate. The district owes an estimated $700,000 over the next 11 years for the energy management program that was installed four years ago.

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High School gymnasium during a volleyball game, he said. Maintenance crews began replacing screws in the ceiling to stem the leaks. Don Snavely, board member, quipped that replacing the worn out screws will lead to a “perception problem. “People will wonder what 20-year-old screws are doing in a ‘new’ building,” he said, of the common misconception that Iola schools are relative new. A developing “ridge” along the floor of the east side of the high school also has Stanley concerned. The buckled floor is where a previous air chase was laid 50 or so years ago, Stanley said. Several years ago the vent was capped and filled with a material that has since settled, leaving a depression the length of the high school from the teachers’ lounge all the way south to classrooms. A structural engineer

cording to USD 258 superintendent K.B. Criss. Cleaver’s was approved for materials, Dilbert’s Septic for plumbing, K&K Electric for electric and D & J Construction for the heating and cooling.

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APPROVALS AND general housekeeping took precedence over the second part of the board meeting. Ruby Crawford’s resignation was approved. Crawford taught Spanish and language arts and has been with USD 258 since 1979. Rob Myers was approved to be the new cross country assistant coach. The board approved a raise for substitute teacher pay from $75 to $80 a day. Bids were placed from surrounding and in-town companies for the Building Trades house. The bids were comparing “apples to apples” ac-

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New racetrack promises family excitement By TERRY BROYLES Humboldt Correspondent

sions center. The mud pit HUMBOLDT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A short was dug, guard drive east on Maryland Road rails and fencâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; just over a mile â&#x20AC;&#x201D; off old ing installed for Highway 169, motorists will safety, and gravfind Humboldt's newest famel spread to fill ily entertainment facility, the low spots in Wide Open Speed Park. the meadow. The Hoepker family built â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before I a new motorsports facilstarted all this, ity on property west of their I talked to the country home, at 896-1400 neighbors to see St., and will be hosting the if they would opening event Sept. 22. have any objecâ&#x20AC;&#x153;The Central Mud Bogtions,â&#x20AC;? he said. gers Association (C.M.B.A.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have all was looking for a place to been supportive Register/Terry Broyles and have their mud runs,â&#x20AC;? Justin interested Hoepker said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We thought Justin and Nicolle Hoepker, founders of Wide Open in whats going about it and thought it would Speed Park. on. be nice to add another enterâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Motorsports tainment to the community; is big in this ning the layout,â&#x20AC;? Hoepker said. something different.â&#x20AC;? area. This will be something new â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where the pit would be, where Transforming a hay meadow for families to do,â&#x20AC;? Justin Hoepto put the stands and stuff like into the Speed Park has taken Hoker said. that.â&#x20AC;? epker almost six months of eveSaturday's opening event will Hoepker constructed the grandning and weekend work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When be sanctioned by the Central Mud stands to accommodate spectators he started, all I could think of was Boggers Association. Members with a close up view of the action. 'if you build it, they will come,'â&#x20AC;? will be eligible to add points to A mobile home was brought in wife Nicolle said. their season total. A few of the to serve as an office and concesâ&#x20AC;&#x153;The hardest part was plan-

towns making up the CMBA include Chanute, Thayer, Eureka, and Toronto. Hoepker doesn't know how many trucks to expect on Saturday, but hopes to have 30 or 40 show up along with ATVs and four-wheelers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The mud run is open to C.M.B.A. members who want to compete for points, but anyone can enter. Someone might have a farm truck and want to see what it'll do. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Entry fees are $20 for members and $25 for non-members,â&#x20AC;? Hoepker said. Alongside of the 200 ft. pit, filled with five feet of water, is a much shallower pit where the ATVs and four-wheelers will race. There is a designated pit area for drivers and their families separate from the spectator area. C.M.B.A. will provide official timing sensors and technicians will be on site to make sure trucks qualify for the class entered. The nine truck classes and two ATV classes are determined mainly by the tire and motor size. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We'll be giving first place tro-

phies in all nine classes plus their pay out and we've got $2,000 in sponsor added money,â&#x20AC;? Hoepker explained. Mud runs are not new to the area. The local Lions Club sponsored two in 2007 and 2009. The Hoepkers have three children, Rayce, 14, Chassis, 13, and Speed, 11, who have helped build the speed park, and the children are reason for emphasizing the family atmosphere. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have designed the park for safety,â&#x20AC;? Hoepker said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We've been to other facilities where they may just have a mud pit and a card table. We wanted this to be a premier facility and hope people will enjoy coming here.â&#x20AC;? The Hoepkers have plans for other events they aren't ready to reveal yet, but they will have to do with motorsports. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We welcome everyone to come out and see what we've done,â&#x20AC;? he added. Action will start at 1 p.m., registration will be from 10 a.m. to noon. Admission at the gate will be $8, 13 years and older; $6, 6 to 12; children under 5 are free.

Humboldt news Calendar

Today-Biblesta Committee, 6:30 p.m., Faith Assembly of God Church; Biblesta chorus practice, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church. We d n e s d ay - U n i t e d Methodist Women, 9:30 a.m., church fellowship hall. T h u r s d ay - L u t h e r a n Guild, 6:30 p.m., baked potato bar, special speaker; Housing Action Team, 3 p.m., City Hall with Jeanette Siemens of Public Square Communities Housing Initiative. Saturday-Miles for Stacy fundraiser, city square,

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473-3727 6 p.m. Sunday-Southeast Area Annual Gathering, 3 p.m., First Baptist Church. Sept. 17-G.A.L.S. meeting, 7 p.m., Kate Works hostess. Sept. 18-South Logan F.C.E. meeting, 1:30 p.m., library; Biblesta chorus practice, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church.

Biblesta walk/run

Walkers and runners

planning to take part in the Biblesta Run for the Son, 3K walk/5K run, should pre-register before Sept. 21, to save $5 in fees and guarantee a Run for the Son t-shirt the day of the race. The annual walk/run will begin at 8 a.m. Oct. 6, in front of City Hall. Registration is $15 before Sept. 21 and $20 until race day. Nicole Lucke and Carol Larson have organized the walk/run for the last couple of years with all proceeds from the race going to the Biblesta committee. Registration forms and

route maps are available on the Biblesta web site or by contacting Lucke at nicole.leah@hotmail.com or Larson at (620) 473-2198.

Meltdown

Sign-up and registration for Thrive Allen County Meltdown is in progress. Men and women are welcome to take the eight-week challenge to get in shape, by stopping at Terryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Flower and Home DĂŠcor Store to register official weigh-in and measurement numbers for tracking progress. Terryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is at 107 S. 9th St. on the east side of the Humboldt square.

Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wrath

A large limb on the northwest corner of the Humboldt city square broke loose Friday afternoon when a fast moving storm came through leaving just over a half inch of rain. Above Humboldt city employee Chaz Sanchez uses a chainsaw to cut a limb into manageable pieces for moving off the street.

4-H members excel at state competition By DELTA GEORGE Southwind Extension District agent

Park cleanup

A handful of volunteers clear away more brush Saturday at Neosho River Park. Humboldt Healthy Ecosystem member Vada Aikins said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The rain received on Friday hampered some clean-up plans at the park, but volunteers were able to make several brush piles, which the city will dispose of.â&#x20AC;? Above, Rodney Beaman, member of the HHE and one of the chainsaw operators, cuts up a dead tree that had fallen on the walking path.

Former bank VP sentenced TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A former bank vice president from Topeka has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for bank fraud. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said in a news release Monday that 40-year-old Jennifer Hughes-Boyles also was ordered to pay $712,144 in restitution. Jennifer Hughes-Boyles pleaded guilty to one count

of bank fraud, which occurred in 2011 while she was vice president of Heritage Bank in Topeka. The investigation began when bank officials noticed Hughes-Boyles originated more than $2 million in real estate loans despite the struggling economy. They also noticed a change in her lifestyle during that time.

MANHATTAN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Several Southwind Extension District 4-H members participated Aug. 25-26 in the fourth annual Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes. Riley Angleton, Hayden Cole, Caitlin Dreher, Reagan Dillow, Hannah Fry, Drew George, Chase Gleason, Colton Heffern, Gus Hopkins, and Trent Johnson represented seven 4-H Clubs within Allen, Neosho and Bourbon counties. The 4-Hâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ers learned new skills and polished up on skills they already knew for the sweepstakes, which consisted of four contests: livestock judging, meats judging, livestock â&#x20AC;&#x153;skillathonâ&#x20AC;? and a livestock quiz bowl. Trent Johnson and Colton Heffern tied for eighth in swine, while Hayden Cole tied for 10th in sheep. The Southwind teams were seventh in sheep, eighth in swine, 10th in cattle and ninth overall. The Meats Judging contest was based on identification of 30 retail cuts, six placings classes of retail cuts and carcasses and

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Ten 4-H members represented the Southwind Extension District at the Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes Weekend on the Kansas State University campus. Attending were, front from left, Hayden Cole, Reagan Dillow, Hannah Fry, Caitlin Dreher and Drew George; and second from left, Riley Angleton, Chase Gleason, Gus Hopkins, Trent Johnson and Colton Heffern. three sets of reasons. Drew George was fourth in identification, fourth in placings and sixth overall individual. Chase Gleason was second in placings, fourth in reasons and ninth individually. Hannah Fry was seventh in reasons. As a team, Southwind was first in placings, second in reasons, fourth in identification and third place overall. The second Southwind

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Huelskamp picks wrong way to attack farm bill Rep. Tim Huelskamp of the Kansas First District — where many Kansas farmers live — is one of the reasons Congress didn’t pass a farm bill before it went on vacation last month. Rep. Huelskamp wants to cut the food stamp allocation of about $72 billion by $33 billion — nearly in half. That’s about twice the reduction the Senate had already approved. While Huelskamp belongs to the radical right fringe in Congress, he is not alone in his desire to cut back the cost of the five-year farm bill, which will reach nearly a trillion dollars when it finally becomes law. It is his decision to attack the food stamp allocation, which will draw wide-ranging opposition, primarily from non-farm legislators. Food stamps and the school lunch programs are in the farm bill for strategical reasons. Farm state legislators long ago saw the wisdom of paying for those two programs through the ag budget: they are important to every community in every state in the nation. They also are an important part of our nation’s way of giving basic assistance to low-income families. There are about 47 million on the food stamp rolls. Every school district has a subsidized lunch program. Cutting food stamps in half would take food off the tables of millions of men, women and children unless the program were funded in some other way. Putting the food assistance programs in the farm bill made the spending seem

essential to members of Congress who know nothing about agriculture and don’t identify with farmers. This is not to say the farm bill can’t be cut or shouldn’t be. Farm commodity prices are high. Farmers can make a good living in today’s economy. Perhaps the vastly improved world market for grain, poultry and beef will continue and subsidies will no longer be necessary. And a good case can be made for ending subsidies to the ethanol industry. But it will always be good business for government to subsidize crop insurance to provide a safety net when drought and other natural disasters strike. It is in the longterm interest of every national economy, including ours, to subsidize conservation measures and build dams to curb floods and store water against drought. No one can argue against the value of continuing the research at our universities that has made it possible for so few farmers to feed so many such nutritious food here and around the world. That said, the farm bill can be reduced by billions by trimming back the benefits that now go to huge farm operations or to absentee land owners and by making certain payments are reduced when high commodity prices make them illogical. Those are the kinds of reforms the Huelskamps in Congress should be pursuing. — Emerson Lynn, jr.

Time to change US-Cuba policy A large part of Cuba went dark Sunday night. The electricity was still off Monday morning and no explanation was made to the public that reached the United States. Cuba’s weather has been calm. Power failed because Cuba’s infrastructure is ancient and inadequate. It can’t be brought up to snuff because the Cuban economy is too weak. The United States can help its island neighbor. Not by sending money, but by sending tourists and opening up trade. It is true that Cuba still clings to communism — a fact which makes it a curiosity as well as an ideological dinosaur. It is not true that it represents a threat to the United States. Its 11 million people live in poverty, which would be greatly relieved if it could regain its standing as a winter-time vacation destination for Americans and could once again sell sugar to the U.S. market. Because of the large population of former Cubans in Florida, which remains virulently anti-Castro and clings to the impossible dream of regaining

property lost in the revolution, the U.S. Congress has refused to drop the Cold War sanctions adopted decades ago when the U.S.S.R. shipped missiles to Cuba and caused an international crisis. War was avoided because President John F. Kennedy stood firm and the Kremlin backed down. That was 60 long years ago. And 27 years later the Berlin Wall was hammered down and the U.S.S.R. fell apart. The Communist threat evaporated. The only reason that U.S. policy toward Cuba did not evaporate along with the Soviet empire was Florida politics. But Florida politics is changing. The generation of Cuban expatriates who fled Cuba is dying off. The succeeding generation is American through and through. A growing number of them want the U.S. to have normal relations with Cuba. It is long past time for Congress and the president to move out of our 1962 mindset and treat our Cuban neighbors — like neighbors. — Emerson Lynn, jr.

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The politics of believing in America WASHINGTON (AP) — After all this time running to lead America, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are still trying to show they really believe in America. Both men have made the election not just about the economy or even the American Dream, but about America itself. They see a nation pessimistic about itself and nervous about its future, hardly American traits. They see political opportunity if they can come across as the one who gets what it means to be American, the guy who restores the glory. What’s more, for reasons quietly tied to religion or race or family roots, Romney and Obama can never do enough to shore up their own American bona fides in voters’ minds. This despite the fact that one of them will be the president next year, and one already is the president. In the midst of their patriotic push, Obama and Romney have never overtly accused the other of being un-American. But they spend no small amount of time raising doubts about the other’s belief in America’s promise, its workers, its resilience, its basic compact with its people. Both talk about the goodness of Americans and the exceptional nature of America itself. They rarely concede that the other candidate shares that view. Obama and Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, have vastly different visions on how to create jobs and opportunity, and that contrast in governing philosophy is a defining choice for voters in November. They often make it sound personal, too. “I think this election will decide the soul of America,” Romney said while campaigning for the Republican nomination in April. “And I have a very different view of the soul of America.” When Romney stood up at the GOP convention to accept the nomination, the theme of the night was on the giant screen behind him: “We Believe In America.” The sentiment is on the side of his campaign plane, too. The suggestion is that the other party, led by Obama, does not believe in America, and that it’s chiefly Obama. He flies on an airplane, Air Force One, with “Unit-

AP news analysis Ben Feller ed States of America” on its side. The believe part is implied. In Obama’s acceptance speech at the Democratic convention, he framed the election as a choice of two visions. His was the one that would “restore the values” of America. The other vision he offered was of a Romney presidency that dismisses the role of citizenship; the one in which, for example, it would be OK for children to breathe toxic pollution in the name of corporate progress, he said. “You know what? That’s not who we are,” Obama said. “That’s not what this country is about.” There is something to this nagging sense that America has lost its way. Associated Press polling has not found a majority saying the nation is moving in the right direction since 2003. The richest nation on earth is divided over whether today’s children will have a better standard of living than their parents do. When the national debt surpassed $16 trillion just days ago, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan held it up as indictment of Obama’s leadership. “That’s a country in decline,” Ryan said. Vice President Joe Biden quickly turned those words back on him, working in a don’t-youdoubt-America riff to his convention speech, and hitting that theme in campaign stops since. “America is not in decline,” Biden boomed. “I’ve got news for Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan. It’s never been a good bet to bet against the American people. Never.” Obama, campaigning in Florida on Saturday, called the U.S. “a young nation with the greatest diversity of talent and ingenuity from every corner of the globe, so no matter what the naysayers may say for political reasons, no matter how dark they try to make everything look, there’s not a country on Earth that wouldn’t gladly trade places with the United States of America.” While the values of policies and

budgets they envision are part of the debate, Romney and Ryan have never actually bet against the American people. They are running to represent them. Romney has even gone so far as to sing “America the Beautiful” at events. The Obama campaign used it against him in a mocking ad about Romney’s record on jobs and his taxes. On Saturday in Virginia Beach, Va., Romney recited the Pledge of Allegiance at a rally, going through it phrase by phrase to suggest Obama has fallen short of its promise. The candidates know the nation is divided politically, but not patriotically. Almost 90 percent of people called themselves “very patriotic” in a Pew Research Center poll in April. “Patriotism is very emotional. When people are scared — and essentially they’re scared about where our country is going — they are prone to relate to that argument,” said Barbara Perry, a senior fellow who studies the presidency at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. “Most Americans, whether liberal or conservative, fall into the patriotic category,” she said, “because we all created this experiment of a country together.” Romney and Obama have their personal reasons, too. The challenger is the first major party nominee to be a follower of the Mormon religion, which means he is subject to voter bias that hasn’t budged much in decades in the United States. Nearly 20 percent of Americans say they would not vote for a well-qualified presidential candidate who happens to be a Mormon, a Gallup poll in June found. Many voters still aren’t sure about Obama’s faith, either. Just under half of registered voters in a Pew poll in June correctly identified him as Christian. Obama, of course, is the first president in U.S. history to dig up a long-form birth certificate just to prove he was born in America, and this was long after he had already been on the job. The notion that Obama was born anywhere other than in Hawaii has long been discredited, although Romney stirred it up again last month when he said “no one’s ever asked to see my birth certificate.” He later said he was joking.

Quotations of the day The Associated Press

“This is a long-term battle that everyone’s going to watch. Other teachers unions in the United States are wondering if they should follow suit.” — Eric Hanuskek, a senior fellow in education at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University in comments after Chicago teachers walked out of the classroom Monday, taking a bitter contract dispute over evaluations and job security to the streets of the nation’s third-largest city — and to a national audience — less

than a week after most schools opened for fall.

dispute over the fate of hundreds of Taliban and terror suspects behind bars.

“Now, the Bagram prison is converted to one of Afghanistan’s regular prisons where the innocents will be freed and the rest of the prisoners will be sentenced according to the laws of Afghanistan.” — Afghan President Hamid Kar-

“Relief is probably the best word I would use to describe how I’m feeling just now. You’re in a little bit of disbelief, because when I have been in that position many times before and not won, you do think: Is it ever going to happen?”

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zai welcoming the handover of the main American-run prison to Afghan forces as a victory for Afghan sovereignty, though he and U.S. officials remain locked in a

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— Andy Murray after winning the U.S. Open in five grueling sets to become the first British man since 1936 to capture a Grand Slam title.

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eligible, Jefferis said, although property owners in that case may be required to contribute up to 25 percent of a project’s cost. The funds are available through Jan. 31, Slaugh said. “The problem is if we don’t spend the money now, we may have a tough time asking for more money later,” Toland said. “This has got to be a high priority.” In a related matter, council members directed the grant money for houses at 215 S. First St. for $23,800, and 321 S. Third St. for $18,800. D & D Construction, St. Paul, had the lowest of four bids for both contracts. Both were accepted unanimously. A NEW electric agreement with Westar and other neighboring communities will once again restore Iola’s ability to benefit from generating its own power, council members were told. The council unanimously approved Iola’s participation within the Southwind Energy Group, a consortium consisting of Iola, Chanute, Fredonia, Sabetha, Centralia and Arcadia. The six-member group will act as a single customer in dealing with Westar, which will manage the communities’ electric power resources. Through the terms of the agreement, Iola will

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occasionally be asked to generate its own electricity. But unlike with the city’s current arrangement with the Kansas Power Pool, the generation may result in either lower rates for the city or reimbursement, energy consultant Scott Shreve explained. “This gives us flexibility,” City Attorney Chuck Apt added. The agreement goes into effect in March 2014 and runs for four years. In the interim, SEG will continue to look at potential power sources, Slaugh said. The council voted last November to terminate its membership within the Kansas Power Pool, which required a two-year notice. The city will pay Westar $1 per kilowatt hour for its management services or $1,500 per month, whichever is greater. Shreve said the contract would cost the city between $25,000 and $28,000 annually. “It’s very reasonable,” Shreve said.

“dried in” or fully enclosed by the end of the year so that interior work may continue through the winter months. Exterior walls are in place in many parts and will soon be finished within the next month or two. Once the roof is in place and windows installed, or other openings covered, work can continue indoors regardless of how wet or cold it is outside, Streeter explained. The pace has continued on schedule for its October 2013 completion, Lee said, with one catch — a beneficial one, it turns out.

Because construction costs have routinely come in under budget, the trustees have some flexibility in certain options. For example, trustees recently approved installing Corian countertops throughout the building instead of less expensive materials. The changes may or may not affect architects’ plans along the way, Lee said, which may add a couple of week’s to the project’s deadline. UTILITY extensions to the hospital site are complete, Iola City Administrator Carl Slaugh noted, although some minor work remains to hook up elec-

SUSIE CALL, Iola’s Municipal Court Clerk for the past 16 years, is retiring. Council members approved her retirement, effective Oct. 1. She has been a city employee for the past 25 years. Carol West, who has worked in Iola’s utilities office since 2001, also is retiring.

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Council members approved a contract with B&G Consultants, Emporia, to do a two-phase examination of the wastewater treatment plant to determine what improvements should be made and how they could be funded. B&G will be paid $11,000 this year and $7,675 in 2013 to look closely at the how the plant operates and evaluate what could be done to better deal with daily flow. Also, electrical and aeration systems will be analyzed. The outcome will be recommendations, including a review of wastewater user rates and possibilities for obtaining grants and loans.

fice deemed the drought sufficiently broken to permit unfettered consumption. Recent rains have greened grass but haven’t been sufficient to noticeably increase flow of area streams and the Neosho River. A state declaration of a water emergency prompted KWO to order restrictions for users along the Neosho, which is fed primarily during dry times by water released from John Redmond Reservoir north of Burlington. The projection is that without any substantial rain the reservoir holds enough water to keep the river flowing through the end of the year. Water reserves in Council Grove and Marion reservoirs ensure water for months after that. Davis and council members Vada Aikins and Otis

Crawford will attend the League of Kansas Municipalities meeting Oct. 6-8 in Topeka. Crawford will be Humboldt’s voting delegate, Aikins the alternate. Because of the state meeting conflict, Humboldt’s next council meeting will be Oct. 15. Kelley Zellner, Humboldt minister who has background in construction work, was appointed as the city’s second building inspector, joining Roy Moorehouse, who has been on board since early July. The inspectors, on duty only when called, receive $30 for an inspection and $15.34 an hour if an inspection proves to be time-consuming. Humboldt will purchase a two-gun paint striper from Sherwin-Williams, Chanute, for $3,800. The striper was budgeted for purchase at $4,200 in 2013, and was accelerated

AS AN aside, Shreve said the city may want to take another look at the city’s generating capacity. The 2007 flood, which destroyed a series of steam generators at the city’s power plant along the Neosho River means the city can no longer meet peak demand on its own. “You may want to consider to build or buy more capacity,” Shreve said.

is highly unusual for odors to remain strong up to 150 miles from their source.” The smell was reported as far away as Palmdale and Lancaster, more than 150 miles north of the Salton Sea. The dying sea had a fish die-off within the past week and that, combined with strong storms in the area Sunday, could have churned up the water and unleashed bacteria from the sea floor that caused the stench, said Janis Dawson of the Salton Sea Authority. The massive thunderstorm complex brought wind gusts up to 60 mph and widespread dust storms. Mark Moede, a National Weather Service meteorologist in San Diego, called it “huge, one of the largest that any of us have ever seen in probably 10 years.” A strengthening onshore breeze today may dissipate lingering odors closer to the coast, the South Coast air quality district said.

MAYOR NOBBY Davis was authorized to lift water-use restrictions whenever the Kansas Water Of-

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SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A powerful car bomb struck the Yemeni defense minister’s motorcade as he was driving through the nation’s capital today, killing at least 13 people but leaving the minister unharmed, security officials said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast but al-Qaida’s Yemeni branch has carried out several failed assassination attempts against the minister, Maj. Gen. Mohammed Nasser Ahmed, in the past. The attack comes a day after Yemeni authorities announced the

death of the No. 2 leader of the network’s Yemeni branch in an apparent U.S. airstrike. Today’s bombing hit the last vehicle in the minister’s three-car convoy as it was traveling through Sanaa’s al-Izaa neighborhood, Yemeni security officials said. The blast left the car a charred hulk of twisted metal with burnt bodies strapped inside, and blew out the windows of storefronts and scorched a building nearby. Pools of blood stained the pavement. Eight of the minister’s security guards and five

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A NEW POLICY unanimously approved by the council puts in place a lower threshold needed to call off Iola Recreation Department-sponsored baseball and softball games. All games will be called canceled if the heat index exceeds 105 and until it returns to 105 or below. The city also will provide water coolers at all games in which the heat index is 81 or above. Games will be shortened if the heat index is between 99 and 105.

by a reduced offer. City Administrator Larry Tucker said several streets, including those around the schools, needed marking. The machine would make the process less expensive because it takes less painting and labor than doing the chore by hand. TUCKER SAID swimming pool admission this summer was 4,974, an increase of 9 percent over last year’s 4,567. This continues an annual increase; 2010’s was 4,300. A celebration of improvements to the bandstand in the downtown square will be at 6 p.m. Oct. 13. Tucker said the Downtown Action Team would recognize several people who were instrumental in the bandstand’s upgrade. The event will include a band concert.

battle with the country’s military, and has tried on several recent occasions to kill the defense minister. In May, the group carried out a suicide bombing that killed 96 soldiers and wounded at least 200 in a military parade in the capital. Al-Qaida said it had been targeting Ahmed, who was not hurt in the attack. Last September, a suicide attacker driving an explosives-laden car blew himself up in the southern city of Aden next to the minister’s passing convoy. Ahmed escaped that attack unscathed as well.

Police reports An unknown motorist struck the driver’s side of a pickup owned by ANW Special Education Cooperative while it was parked Thursday near the intersection of Cottonwood and Jackson streets. The motorist left without reporting the accident.

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civilian bystanders were killed, the officials said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media. “This is awful,” said Mohamed El-Mehdi, who works in the area. “The people and children are unable to grasp what happened.” He said some of the five civilians killed were the owners of nearby shops. While there was no claim of responsibility for the assassination attempt, al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, the terror network’s Yemeni branch, has been locked in a fierce

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Council members also hired Clint Johnson as the city’s new assistant code enforcement officer.

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tric, gas and water service to the building. As a part of the hospital construction plans, the city agreed to pay up to $350,000 annually through 2019 by earmarking a quarter-cent of its sales tax revenues. Iola has paid $326,333 so far this year.

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Malodorous mystery SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Noses across Southern California were hoping for a sweeter-smelling today as public officials sought a solid answer for what made Monday so pungent. One answer appeared far more likely than any other: The weather-aided waft of a fish die-off from the Salton Sea. But even as officials said several factors indicate the Salton Sea as the source of the sulfurous smell, air quality investigators stopped short of declaring with certainty that the saltwater lake 150 miles southeast of Los Angeles was the cause. Barry Wallerstein, executive officer of the South Coast Air Quality Management District, said in a statement late Monday that “there is not yet any definitive evidence to pinpoint the Salton Sea or any other source yet.” One reason for doubt, the statement said, is that “it

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Whitney D. Buckle was exiting the Iola Walmart parking lot when she struck

a concrete post Friday morning with her pickup. She was not injured.

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A pickup driven by Joshua R. Powell, 27, was struck from behind by a pickup driven by Austin R. Coy while Powell was stopped at a stoplight at the intersection of Madison Avenue and Buckeye streets. Neither driver was injured in the Friday afternoon wreck.

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Humboldt schools, with another 14 students attending schools in Chanute, Colony and Yates Center. The official attendance numbers for this year will be released Sept. 20, Pekarek said. Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s numbers are less than those of 2010-2011, but still reflect a higher exodus of district students compared to incoming students from other districts. Last year, 44 students from 10 other districts came to Iola for their education. Enrollment at USD 257 schools has decreased by 21 students, down from 1,352, according to a preliminary head count, Pekarek said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no pattern to either our losses or our increases from year to year,â&#x20AC;? Pekarek said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We gained enrollment after the flood of 2007 and again when Haldex closed, which surprised us.â&#x20AC;? IN AN EFFORT to improve communication between school administrators and parents of students, starting today an on-

line survey will be posted on the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, www.usd257.org. The survey asks 10 questions regarding Iola schools. For parents whose children choose not to attend Iola schools, a face-to-face visit is necessary, suggested board member Mark Burris. STACEY FAGER, principal at the high school, said its teachers have taken â&#x20AC;&#x153;a leap of faith,â&#x20AC;? in allowing students to use their cell phones in between classes and during lunch break. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It put more ownership on the students, and they responded,â&#x20AC;? Fager said, citing few abuses of the new policy. The change has allowed students â&#x20AC;&#x153;to put more focus on their studies when in the classroom.â&#x20AC;? JACK STANLEY, principal at Iola Middle School, said he welcomes senior citizens to become â&#x20AC;&#x153;greetersâ&#x20AC;? at the school each morning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seeing a warm smile is a great way for a student to start the day,â&#x20AC;? Stanley said.

Stanley is hoping a pool of volunteers will crop up to share the duty â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which is a somewhat harsh word to describe the pleasant experience. SAFE BASE, the afterschool program, began Monday at Jefferson Elementary School. Brad Crusinbery, Jefferson principal, said he estimated about 200 children were in the program. Pekarek outlined strategic goals for the next one, five and 10 years for the school district that were developed by a committee. Goals included: â&#x20AC;˘ Updates to facilities with a 10-year goal of having all new buildings for all facilities; â&#x20AC;˘ To advocate for better salaries for teachers and staff with a 10-year goal of having the best paid crew in Allen County; â&#x20AC;˘ To research moving Crossroads Alternative School and continue to meet its goals of providing an alternative education; â&#x20AC;˘ To begin a preschool and research grant possi-

bilities for its funding; â&#x20AC;˘ To continue to give students the best education the district can afford, regardless of funding decisions in the state legislature. This includes investing charter schools or unique specialized schools of learning for that relate to a particular direction, be it in science, math, or 21st Century skills; â&#x20AC;˘ To promote staff development and staff morale by having only the best educators for students and an environment that allows for creativity. After emerging from a 45-minute executive session, board members to discuss personnel, board members voted to hire Hannah Chambers as a para at Lincoln Elementary. She will replace Cindy Leslie, whose contract was terminated. Jessica Dvorak, English teacher at IHS and at Crossroads, was made coordinator of English as a Second Language. Sara Fox was hired as a bus para and an activities custodian. And the resignation of Joe Riley as a custodian at

IN OTHER NEWS, Lori Maxwell, principal at McKinley Elementary School, said enrollment for the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Age-to-Age Preschool at Windsor Place was at full capacity with a waiting list. Maxwell and a host of school administrators and staff will present the highlights of the program before the State De-

partment of Education on Sept. 18 in Topeka. Marv Smith, recently retired longtime chemistry teacher, also has given up the reins of the high schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Saturday School, which ran Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. to noon. In its place is study program from 3:30 to 6 p.m. on Fridays. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has been very well received,â&#x20AC;? said Fager.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The 11th year, for me, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the same as if it happened yesterday. It could be 50 years from now, and to me, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be just as important as year one, or year five or year ten.â&#x20AC;? Political leaders still are welcome to attend the

ground zero ceremony, and they are expected at the other commemorations, as well. President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama plan to attend the Pentagon ceremony and visit wounded soldiers at Walter

Reed Army Medical Center. Biden and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar are expected to speak at the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, at the site where the hijacked United Airlines plane went down.

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moment in a ceremony on the White Houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s south lawn. Victimsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; families in New York began the solemn, familiar ritual of reading the names of nearly 3,000 killed. Thousands had attended the ceremony in New York in previous years, including last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s milestone 10th anniversary. Fewer than 500 family members had gathered by this morning, reading their loved onesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; names on the Sept. 11 memorial, built over the twin towersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; footprints. Commuters rushed out of the subway and fewer police barricades were in place than in past years in the lower Manhattan neighborhood surrounding ground zero. Families had a mixed reaction to the changing ceremony, which kept politicians away from the microphone in New York for the first time. Charles G. Wolf, whose wife, Katherine, was killed at the trade center, said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gone past that deep,

collective public grief â&#x20AC;? and said it was appropriate that politicians no longer speak. But Pollicino said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important that politicians still attend the ceremony. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something missing if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not here at all,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now, all of a sudden, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;for the fami-

lies.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; This happened to our country â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen only to me.â&#x20AC;? And Joe Torres, who put in 16-hour days in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;pitâ&#x20AC;? in the days after the attacks, cleaning up tons of debris, said another year has changed nothing for him.

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Mustang JV rolls By JOCELYN SHEETS jocelyn@iolaregister.com

Still churning for yards is Iola High’s Keanen Badders (35) as Osawatomie High defenders hang on to him trying to tackle the freshman running back. Badders helped the Iola High junior varsity post a 39-6 win at home over the visiting Trojans Monday night. The IHS junior varsity is 2-1 on the season.

Chargers, Ravens win OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — San Diego’s Philip Rivers threw a sixyard touchdown pass to Malcom Floyd and Nate Kaeding kicked a career-high tying five field goals to spoil Dennis Allen’s debut as Oakland coach with a 22-14 victory Monday night. The Raiders couldn’t score a touchdown until the final minute and there were three botched punts after an injury to Pro Bowl long snapper Jon Condo. Rivers threw for 231 yards, but was sacked just once and did not turn the ball over after having 20 interceptions a year ago. Darren McFadden caught a career-high 13 passes for Oakland. A head injury to Condo in the second quarter proved to be even more significant when backup long snapper Travis Goethel was involved in three plays that resulted three field goals for the Chargers. Carson Palmer finally got Oakland into the end zone with 54 seconds left on a two-yard pass to rookie Rod Streater and the two connected for a two-point conversion to make it 22-14. But San Diego recovered the onside kick and iced the game. Palmer went 32 for 46 for 297 yards. Ravens 44, Bengals 13 BALTIMORE (AP) — Joe Flacco threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns, Ed Reed took an interception 34 yards for a score and Baltimore extended its home winning streak to 11 games. Using the no-huddle offense almost flawlessly, the Ravens amassed 430 yards and got two short touchdown runs from Ray Rice. After letting an early 14-point lead dwindle to 17-13, the Ravens pulled away by scoring 24 straight points in just over six minutes. Flacco watched the final eight minutes of the blowout on the sideline after going 21 for 29 in Baltimore’s ninth consecutive victory in the AFC North. The Ravens were the only team in the division to win the opener. The Ravens sacked Andy Dalton four times and turned two turnovers into touchdowns over a two-minute span.

Iola High’s Mustang junior varsity steamrolled visiting Osawatomie High’s Trojans 39-6. The Trojan junior varsity offense did not score in the game Monday. The Mustangs were up 26-0 at halftime. They scored three touchdowns in the second quarter. Keanen Badders got loose for a 10-yard touchdown run in the third to push Iola’s lead to 32-0. On the ensuing kickoff, Osawatomie returned the kick for its only score of the night. Badders made it a four touchdown night when he ripped off a 51-yard touchdown run in the third. He had a one-yard run to the end zone in the first quarter and a five-yard touchdown run in the second as he amassed 170 yards on 13 carries. Brice Aiello caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from Brett Taylor and returned an interception 50 yards for a score. Both were in the second quarter. Mason Key kicked extra points following Iola’s first two touchdowns and the final touchdown. Taylor was 2 for 4 passing for 44 yards. Aiello competed two passes for 40 yards. Shane Walden caught three passes for 64 yards. Terrell Smith rushed for 48 yards on four carries for Iola. Aiello had 25 yards on five carries. Leading the Mustang defense was Jake Gumfory with six tackles and two quarterback sacks. Badders recorded five tackles and two assisted tackles. Cody Conner and Aiello each had two interceptions. Gus Hopkins made four tackles and three assisted tackles. The Mustang JV is 2-1 on the season. The Mustangs will host Coffeyville next Monday at Riverside Park.

Sports calendar Today High School Volleyball Marmaton Valley, St. Paul at Southern Coffey County Humboldt at Cherryvale Crest, Burlington at Yates Center Jr. High Volleyball IMS 7th, 8th at Chanute, 3:30 p.m. Youth Tackle Football 3rd-4th Grade League Mound City at Iola, 6 p.m. Humboldt at Yates Center 5th-6th Grade League Garnett at Iola, 7:15 p.m. Humboldt at Yates Center Mound City at Uniontown Wednesday Jr. College Volleyball Allen at Highland, 5:30 p.m. Jr. College Soccer Allen at Independence, women 2 p.m., men 4 p.m. Girls’ Golf Yates Center at Eureka Thursday High School Volleyball Crest at Pleasanton Girls’ Tennis Iola at Chanute, 3 p.m. Cross Country Iola, Marmaton Valley, Humboldt, Yates Center, Crest at Parsons, Big Lake Reservoir, 4 p.m. Jr. High Football Labette County at IMS 7th, 8th, 5 p.m. Jr. High Volleyball Pittsburg at IMS 7th, 8th, 3:30 p.m.

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Senior quarterback Mason Coons, seated right, and junior lineman Derrick Weir, left, were awarded the MVP awards for Iola High’s 40-28 win over Osawatomie by the Cops for Jocks program. The Iola Police Department selects the MVP awards each week for the Mustang games. On hand to present the awards Monday were Bob Droessler, left, and Iola Police Chief Jared Warner.

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Murray defeats Djokovic for US Open title NEW YORK (AP) — Too exhausted to jump up and down or run over to the stands the way some newly crowned champions do, Andy Murray dropped his racket to the court, crouched down gingerly and covered his mouth with his hands. A few minutes later, he took off his shoes, sat in his chair on the sideline, leaned his head back and looked into the dark New York sky. What a relief ! The 25-year-old Scotsman won the U.S. Open to earn the Grand Slam title that had eluded him the four previous times he had gotten this close. It took six minutes short of five hours on a windblown Monday night that was certainly not made for tennis. If it seemed like longer, well, there are some pretty good reasons for that. Murray’s final against Novak Djokovic felt like three matches packed into one and maybe a lifetime or two for those watching back home in Britain, where it was a few minutes after 2 a.m. Tuesday when the last ball was struck. After taking a two-set lead, then squandering it, then girding himself for

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Andy Murray wins the men’s final of US Open tennis tournament after defeating Novak Djokovic Monday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. the deciding fifth set, Murray brought the first major men’s title back to Britain since 1936, defeating the defending champion 7-6 (10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2. “I cried a little bit on the court,” said Murray, after becoming the first man to

Marmaton Valley wins own JV tourney By JOCELYN SHEETS jocelyn@iolaregister.com

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s Wildcats captured their home MVHS Junior Varsity Invitational volleyball tournament title Saturday. The Wildcat JV beat Uniontown High 15-12, 1511 in the championship match. The Wildcats went 5-0 to run the junior varsity’s record to 11-2. They opened with a 1510, 15-8 win over Central Heights followed by a 15-7, 15-12 victory over Southern Coffey County. Marmaton Valley defeated Hartford 157, 15-10 the downed Northeast-Arma 15-4, 15-7. “What a fun tournament. All nine girls on the team

played their hearts out,” said Jamie Stodgell, MVHS assistant coach. “Everyone contributed to get the wins and their efforts were rewarded with gold medals.” Shauna Knight served for 24 points for the Wildcats in the five matches. Kenzie Harrison had 23 service points and Ruby Mann had 21 service points. Mackenzie Tynon led the net attack with nine kills and five blocks plus served up 15 points. Tessa Olson had four kills, one block and 10 points served. Mann had three kills and one block. Ashlynn Pinkerton served for eight points and had three kills and one block at the net.

Major League Baseball At A Glance All Times EDT The Associated Press American League East Division W L Pct GB New York 79 61 .564 — Baltimore 78 62 .557 1 Tampa Bay 77 63 .550 2 Toronto 64 75 .460 14½ Boston 63 78 .447 16½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 76 64 .543 — Detroit 73 67 .521 3 Kansas City 63 77 .450 13 Cleveland 59 82 .418 17½ Minnesota 59 82 .418 17½ West Division W L Pct GB Texas 83 57 .593 — Oakland 80 60 .571 3 Los Angeles 77 64 .546 6½ Seattle 67 74 .475 16½ Monday’s Games Minnesota 7, Cleveland 2 Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit 1 Oakland 3, L.A. Angels 1 Tuesday’s Games Tampa Bay (M.Moore 10-9) at Baltimore (Hammel 8-6), 7:05 p.m. Seattle (Er.Ramirez 0-2) at Toronto (Morrow 8-5), 7:07 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 13-10) at Boston (Lester 9-11), 7:10 p.m. Cleveland (U.Jimenez 9-15) at Texas (M.Harrison 15-9), 8:05 p.m. Detroit (Fister 8-8) at Chicago White Sox (Peavy 10-10), 8:10 p.m. Kansas City (W.Smith 4-7) at Minnesota (Diamond 11-6), 8:10 p.m. Oakland (Straily 1-0) at L.A. Angels (Williams 6-7), 10:05 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Tampa Bay (Cobb 9-8) at Baltimore (Undecided), 7:05 p.m. Seattle (Millwood 5-12) at Toronto (R.Romero 8-13), 7:07 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (D.Phelps 3-4) at Boston (A.Cook 3-9), 7:10 p.m. Cleveland (J.Gomez 5-7) at Texas (Dempster 5-1), 8:05 p.m. Detroit (Scherzer 15-6) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 9-9), 8:10 p.m. Kansas City (Hochevar 7-13) at Minnesota (Walters 2-3), 8:10 p.m. Oakland (Griffin 5-0) at L.A. Angels

(E.Santana 8-11), 10:05 p.m. National League East Division W L Pct GB Washington 87 54 .617 — Atlanta 81 61 .570 6½ Philadelphia 70 71 .496 17 New York 65 76 .461 22 Miami 63 79 .444 24½ Central Division W L Pct GB Cincinnati 85 57 .599 — St. Louis 75 66 .532 9½ Pittsburgh 72 68 .514 12 Milwaukee 70 71 .496 14½ Chicago 55 86 .390 29½ Houston 44 97 .312 40½ West Division W L Pct GB San Francisco 79 62 .560 — Los Angeles 74 67 .525 5 Arizona 69 72 .489 10 San Diego 67 75 .472 12½ Colorado 57 83 .407 21½ Monday’s Games Philadelphia 3, Miami 1 Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 3, 14 innings Washington 5, N.Y. Mets 1 Chicago Cubs 4, Houston 1 Milwaukee 4, Atlanta 1 Colorado 6, San Francisco 5 San Diego 11, St. Louis 3 Tuesday’s Games Miami (Eovaldi 4-11) at Philadelphia (Halladay 9-7), 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Correia 10-8) at Cincinnati (Leake 7-9), 7:10 p.m. Washington (Zimmermann 10-8) at N.Y. Mets (Dickey 18-4), 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Germano 2-6) at Houston (Lyles 3-11), 8:05 p.m. Atlanta (T.Hudson 14-5) at Milwaukee (Estrada 2-6), 8:10 p.m. San Francisco (Bumgarner 14-10) at Colorado (Chacin 2-5), 8:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 12-8) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 12-11), 9:40 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 13-12) at San Diego (Volquez 9-10), 10:05 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Miami at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. St. Louis at San Diego, 6:35 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Houston, 8:05 p.m. Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. San Francisco at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

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bring a Grand Slam trophy to Britain since Fred Perry did it, three years before the start of World War II. “You’re not sad. You’re incredibly happy. You’re in a little bit of disbelief because when I have been in that position many times

before and not won, you do think, you know, is it ever going to happen?” If there’s one other person aware of how difficult these things are to conquer, it’s Murray’s coach, Ivan Lendl. To prepare for the season, Murray hired

Lendl, the Czech who lost in his first four trips to Grand Slam finals before breaking through at the French Open in 1984. The first one under his belt, Lendl went on to win seven more. “It was a very strange thing,” the 52-year-old three-time U.S. Open champion said. “I went, in one match, from a guy who can never come back to a guy who never gives up. I don’t think I deserved either of those. But that’s the way it goes ... sometimes.” When they teamed up, Lendl and Murray both said it would take between six and nine months to see the results. You could’ve set your watch by that one. Murray won the Olympic gold medal last month on home turf at Wimbledon. He closed out a grueling summer of tennis by going 7 for 7 at Flushing Meadows. And boy was No. 7 a doozy. It included rallies that often lasted 20, 25, 30 strokes — and one that even went 55. It included 17 breaks of serve and 121 unforced errors — a number that often speaks of shaky play, but in this case was a testament to

the way the wind wreaked havoc with seemingly every shot over these grueling five sets. The 4 hours, 54 minutes tied a U.S. open final record. “It was an incredibly tough match, and, yeah, obviously it felt great at the end,” Murray said. “Relief is probably the best word I would use to describe how I’m feeling just now.” Back in Britain, the celebration was on. “Yankee Doodle Andy!” shouted one of the headlines. Murray now has a permanent spot in the hearts of fans in a country that invented Grand Slam tennis — awarding the first of the sport’s top titles, back at Wimbledon in 1877. Lendl, who saw the floodgates for his own career open after he finally broke through, insists there was no magic behind Murray’s first major victory. Only a lot of hard work, with more to come. “You can help somebody in a very short period of time,” he said. “However, it takes longer for more things to set in. You cannot do it all in one week, you cannot do that in one month, and hopefully, we’re not anywhere near where Andy could get.”

Shannon Eastin makes NFL history By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer

DETROIT (AP) — Shannon Eastin used her left hand to tuck her pony tail under her cap after the national anthem and got ready for work. She seemed to do her job, which ended by helping to separate St. Louis Rams and Detroit Lions players after some shoving, pushing and shouting broke out following the final play. Eastin became the first woman to be an official in an NFL regular-season game, working as the line judge in the Rams-Lions matchup Sunday. “It’s a great milestone,” Detroit coach Jim Schwartz said after his team beat St. Louis 27-23. “But we didn’t think about it all during the game.” That’s probably just the way she — and the league — liked it. Eastin is among the replacement officials hired by the league while the regular officials are locked out. Replacement officials are working games for the first time in 11 years. She became the first female official to work an NFL preseason game last month as the line judge when Green Bay played at San Diego. The Pro Football Hall of Fame has the hat and whistle she used during that preseason game, and they’ll are expected to be displayed in Canton, Ohio. The 42-year-old resident of Tempe, Ariz. has worked as a referee in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference — college football’s secondhighest level — and has 16 years of officiating experience. MEAC officials declined comment on Eastin, as did the NFL in the days leading up to the groundbreaking assignment. “Commenting on individual officials is not something we do,” league spokesman Greg Aiello wrote in an email. “Her place in league history speaks for itself.”

Shannon Eastin NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has said having Eastin on the field is a great opportunity for her and the league. “She’s well prepared for it, and I think she’ll do terrific,” Goodell said last month. “So we’re excited about that. “And there are more coming, by the way. We’ve been working along this path to try to properly train and prepare a female official, and now we have the opportunity.” The NFL declined to make Eastin available for interviews during the week leading up to the game and didn’t allow media to have access to her following the Rams-Lions game, but did set up a conference call with her in August. “I hope to show it really doesn’t matter if you are male or female,” Eastin said last month. Eastin walked onto the Ford Field turf about 50 minutes before kickoff Sunday, chatted briefly with a police officer and shook hands with Lions linebackers coach Matt Burke. She then went largely unnoticed as she paced the home team’s sideline during pregame warm-ups. Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Larry Foote believes it is good for the game to have female officials, even though he worries about her safety working along-

side some of the world’s biggest, strongest and fastest athletes. “Women are more honest and fair than men and they know how to catch a man cheating,” Foote said. “I hope she’s just a line judge. Don’t want her to get hurt.” Eastin, who is originally from Worcester, Mass., was a multiple national judo champion as a child and started officiating high school games before moving up to colleges. She owns a company called SE Sports Officiating, which trains officials in football and basketball. “I’ll be working even harder, to show I am capable and I am where I should be,” Eastin has said. She is joining a small group of women to break into officiating ranks at the highest levels of sports. “It’s a sign of the times,” Lions center Dominic Raiola said. “The NBA did it.” Violet Palmer, one of Eastin’s inspirations, started officiating NBA games in 1997 and is still in the league. Bernice Gera became the first woman to work in baseball’s minor

leagues in 1972 as an umpire in a New York-Penn League game. Pam Postema umpired major league spring training games in 1989 and Triple-A baseball for six seasons. The locked-out NFL Referees Association has said Eastin shouldn’t be allowed to work league games because she has been in the World Series of Poker. If Eastin is hired permanently, the NFL’s gambling policy would bar her from participating in such events. Basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman, the first woman to play and coach against men in professional basketball, is glad the NFL’s labor problems with its regular officials opened a door for Eastin. “She doesn’t have to hit anybody, she just has to know the rules,” Lieberman said. “She won’t be defined by her gender if she does her job. And while this is not normal for the rest of the world to see, this is very normal for her because she works as an official for a living.” Kathy Babiak, co-director of SHARP, a partnership between the Women’s Sports Foundation and the University of Michigan, said Eastin’s accomplishment is encouraging. “It shows the strides women and girls in sports have been making since Title IX was passed 40 years ago,” Babiak said. “Before Title IX, these kinds of opportunities for women and girls were not even imaginable. It shows that women and girls have a desire, interest and ability to work in sports at all levels — even men’s professional sports. “Some girl will be watching Sunday and say, ‘Hey, I want to do the same thing!’”

Tiger teams beat Allen Allen Community College’s soccer teams hosted Cowley Community College Saturday and lost. The Allen women dropped a 4-0 decision to

the Tigers. Keelie Arbuckle played in goal and had seven saves for ACC. Jordan Drake made five saves for the Allen men in a 1-0 loss.

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Reducing soil erosion in pastures While attending the Bressner Pasture Field Day last week, Dr. Dale Kirkham of the Kansas Rural Center spoke on ways to reduce soil erosion in pastureland. This article was adapted from the proceedings and used with Dr. Kirkhamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s permission. Pastures are primarily managed for abundant forage production and good livestock performance. But other benefits from properly managed pastures include clean run-off water, habitat for wildlife, carbon sequestration, and scenic views. Soil erosion is a natural process and generally not a major concern in pastureland. However, certain activities by cattle and ranchers can accelerate the process resulting in gullies started by ruts that concentrate water flows. Cattle trailing, ranch roads and feeding during wet periods are high on the list of activities that subject the sod to erosion damage. Cattle are creatures of habit and commonly â&#x20AC;&#x153;trailâ&#x20AC;? to water, salt and mineral feeders, and shade

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able materials such as used net wrap held by rocks or tree branches at intervals to slow water flow and trap sediment. Annual grasses and weeds will soon establish and eventually be replaced by native species. Larger gullies often require structures made of rock or earthen fill designed by an engineer to be fully effective. Pasture roads also can lead to gullies as repeated vehicle traffic, especially during wet times and on steeper slopes, breaks the sod cover and forms ruts. Negative impacts can be reduced by following the contour of the land and altering routes whenever possible. Also, use lightweight vehicles with broad tires, such as ATVs and UTVs if available and suitable for the task. Winter feeding sites are another source of sediment, minerals and bacteria in runoff. Moving feeding to new areas often will alter traffic patterns, reduce spot damage to the sod, and encourage cattle to consume dormant forage in lightly used areas of the pasture. Feed in open areas away from

ponds and streams during suitable weather while saving sheltered spots for extreme conditions. Feeding supplements in larger amounts just 2-3 times per week will also reduce vehicle traffic. Spring burns that remove both the standing dead material and the surface layer of mulch leave the soil vulnerable to sheet and rill erosion until new plant growth is sufficient to provide protection. Whenever possible, burn native pastures when the soil and mulch layers are moist in order to leave a protective layer on the soil surface. In the patch-burn-patch graze system, the higher rates of sheet and rill erosion that may occur in the heavily grazed third of the pasture are likely offset by greater protection in the remaining two-thirds. Remember that maintaining good grass and mulch cover will slow runoff, trap sediments and increase infiltration, thus, being rule No. 1 in reducing soil erosion in pastures. Rule No. 2 is to minimize livestock and human activities that lead to concentrated flows of runoff.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Police reports Pedestrian arrested for intoxication

Catlin Chance Sinclair was arrested in the 400 block of South Colborn Street Friday for suspicion of being a pedestrian under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Windshield damaged reported to police

Michael Howard, 713 N. Chestnut St., told Iola police officers Thursday somebody damaged the windshield of his Dodge truck while it was in the 700 block of North Chestnut Street.

Cyclist injured after striking pickup

Scott Black, 20, told Iola police officers Friday he was injured while riding his bicycle behind Jump Start Travel Center. Black said he collided with the back of a pickup, which left the scene. Black was treated at Allen County Hospital.

Charges sought

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shaughnessy Liquor Store employees said Friday a known male had shoplifted four bottles of

liquor valued at $31.53. Officers are requested a felony theft charge be filed against the suspect, whose name was not released.

Theft alleged

Iola police officers were told Thursday Anthony Smith allegedly entered Pump â&#x20AC;&#x2122;N Peteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and stole $79 from a cash register.

Trailer taken

Lyle E. Trowbridge, 50, Iola, told police Friday his 1978 yellow and white truck bed trailer had been stolen from his property in the 500 block of South Kentucky Street.

Wallet stolen

Tina Casteneda, 36, 221 N. Second St., told police Sunday her wallet was stolen from her purse. A suspect has been identified; an investigation continues.

Vehicle struck

A vehicle driven by Brenda A. Holloway struck the back of a vehicle driven by Crystal D. Wood as both vehicles were slowing to pick up children in front of Iola Middle School along East Street Sept. 4.

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â&#x20AC;˘ Copies (front and back) of ATM, debit, and credit cards. â&#x20AC;˘ Phone numbers and account information for all financial service and insurance providers. â&#x20AC;˘ Important telephone numbers (family members, doctors, veterinarians). â&#x20AC;˘ Names and prescription numbers for medications. â&#x20AC;˘ Safe deposit box key. â&#x20AC;˘ House and car keys. â&#x20AC;˘ Backups of financial data kept on the computer. â&#x20AC;˘ Pocket notebook and pen or pencil.

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Teachers strike tests unions By SAM HANANEL Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The massive teacher strike in Chicago offers a highprofile test for the nation’s teacher unions, which have seen their political influence threatened as a growing reform movement seeks to expand charter schools, get private companies involved with failing schools and link teacher evaluations to student test scores. The unions are taking a major stand on teacher evaluations, one of the key issues in the Chicago dispute. If they lose there, it could have ripple effects around the country. Both the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers are “a bit weaker,” said Rick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute, a nonpartisan think tank. “They are playing on more hostile terrain and they are facing opponents the likes of which they have not had to face before.” Members of the Chicago Teachers Union — the AFT’s oldest local — walked off the job Monday for the first time in 25 years over issues that include pay raises, classroom conditions, job security and teacher evaluations. They are pitted against Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a powerful Democrat — and former chief of staff to President Barack Obama — who wants to extract more concessions from teachers while the school district faces a nearly $700 million deficit. Major teacher strikes have been rare in recent years, compared with the 1960s and 1970s, when teachers went on strike frequently for better pay and improved bargaining rights. While unions generally got what they wanted in the past, they face a tougher climate today. With the weak economy,

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unions have seen massive teacher layoffs, increased class sizes and school districts unable or unwilling to boost teacher salaries. Like other public employee unions, they are also under attack from Republican governors like Scott Walker of Wisconsin, who signed a measure last year to curb collective bargaining rights and limit benefits for state workers. The 2.2-million member NEA has lost more than 100,000 members since 2010, as fewer public school teachers are hired and more charter schools open, most of which are not unionized. At the 1.5 million-member AFT, years of steady growth have leveled off. “They certainly are on the defensive,” said Richard Ingersoll, a professor of education and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. “They are under attack. A lot of times they are demonized. On the other hand there’s really smart and progressive elements in the teacher’s movement who want to get out ahead of this and do it in a way that’s fair.” In the past, teachers unions could count on a Democratic White House to fight back on their behalf.

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In many ways the Obama administration has signed onto the very conservative set of reforms that the education community is imposing on teachers. — Richard Kahlenberg Century Foundation

But Obama’s education secretary, Arne Duncan, is a former head of Chicago Public Schools who has pushed for many of the changes that unions oppose. “In many ways, the Obama administration has signed onto the very conservative set of reforms that the education community is imposing on teachers,” said Richard Kahlenberg of the Century Foundation, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington. Both the NEA and the AFT have strongly endorsed Obama’s re-election despite his administration’s support of policies to expand charter schools, weaken tenure and base teacher evaluations on how much student performance improves.

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Brianne Kelly drops off her daughters Breshayia Kelly, 11, and Isabella Kelly, 7, as teachers picket outside of Ray Elementary School in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago Monday. Ray is one of the open schools for displaced students.

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Above, llyson Hobbs talks about her silkies chickens named “Black Beauty” and “Snow White.” Below, Clara Wicoff talks about how to choose the perfect watermelon, while Emily McKarnin holds her poster.

The Prairie Dell 4-H Club was called to order by junior president Allyson Hobbs Sept. 3 at the North Community Building. Katana Smith led the club in the flag salute and 4-H Pledge. Khrystal Smith and Kahlan Roloff led the club in singing “Happy Birthday” to Lane Roloff and Clara Wicoff. The following officers were elected for the new 4-H year: Trey Wilson and Allyson Hobbs, co-presidents; Emily McKarnin, vice president; Clara Wicoff, secretary; Chyanne Vaughn, treasurer; Olivia Bannister, reporter; Allyson Hobbs, Clara Wicoff, Emily McKarnin, council representatives; Trilby Bannister, Katie Weide, Krystal Smith, song leaders; Henry Wicoff and Lane Roloff, recreation leaders; Isaiah Wicoff, parliamentarian; Alexis Hobbs, historian; Chyanne Vaughn, jr. president; Jenna Wilks, jr. vice president; Emily McKarnin, jr. secretary; Jackson Wilks, jr. treasurer; Alexis Hobbs, jr. reporter; Isaiah Wicoff, jr. council representative; Kahlan Roloff, Eve Ard, Ethan Weide, junior song leaders; Ilennia Aguirre, Casey McKarnin, Brandon McKarnin, junior recreation leaders; Annika Hobbs, junior historian; Katana Smith, junior parliamentarian. For new business the

club decided to attend the First Christian Church on 4-H Sunday, Oct. 7. A committee of Alexis Hobbs, chair, and Allyson Hobbs, Annika Hobbs, Chyanne Vaughn, Kahlan Roloff, Lane Roloff, Katie Weide, and Henry Wicoff are in charge of the 4-H week window display. Club members also decided to wear their club shirts during 4-H Week on Oct. 10. A committee of Katana Smith, Khrystal Smith, Chyanne Vaughn, and Allyson Hobbs was appointed to plan the fall party. Allyson Hobbs gave a talk about her silkies chickens named “Black Beauty” and “Snow White.” Clara Wicoff showed how to pick the perfect watermelon using her foods poster from the fair. Casey McKarnin showed his dog “Oreo.” Henry Wicoff and Casey McKarnin led the club in playing rooster romp. Following the meeting members sampled the watermelon Clara Wicoff brought for her talk. The next meeting will be Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. at the North Community Building. “Like” us on Facebook

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Let your chick-car flag fly Dear Tom and Ray:

I just learned that I might be driving a chick car. I own a red Honda del Sol, and I really enjoy driving it. Do other guys think I’m less than manly? How can I add some testosterone to this ladylike transport? At least it doesn’t have an automatic transmission. Should I worry about this? –Steve TOM: In our experience, the way guys “find out” they’re driving a “chick car” is that some other guy, who’s feeling insecure about his own masculinity that day, tries to make himself feel better by saying, “Dude, that’s a chick car you’re driving.” RAY: Guys occasionally

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Tom and Ray Magliozzi have days like that. Some days my wife dresses me in a pink shirt and matching boxers, and I just have to unload on somebody! TOM: Yeah, my brother has been known to be a smug, “chick car” accuser from time to time. RAY: I admit it. I have been known to razz the occasional guy who drives a white Mazda Miata. TOM: Like me! RAY: Exactly. TOM: Not only should

you not worry about this, Steve, but you probably are one of the few who, like me, have discovered a wonderful secret: Who likes chick cars? Chicks! RAY: That’s true. Most women tend to be intimidated or put off by so-called macho cars. And they tend to be more attracted to cars they consider cute. So if you’re interested in talking to women, a cute car -like the del Sol -- is exactly what you should be driving, Steve. TOM: On the other hand, if you’re more interested in attracting guys to your car, then you should drive a “guy car.” I know when I test-drive something macho, like an oversize truck

or a Dodge Challenger with a Hemi V8, 99.9 percent of the stares I get are from guys! RAY: That’s true. And conversely, last week, when I was test-driving the little Fiat 500, it was like taking a puppy for a walk on a crowded beach! Women everywhere were turning their heads to look and smile. TOM: At the car! Once they saw that my brother was driving, they put their hands over their mouths and bent forward. But that’s not the car’s fault. RAY: No. So drive happily, Steve. And if some numbbolt tells you you’re driving a chick car, say: “Yeah! It’s great, isn’t it!”

The causes of male-pattern hair growth in females Dear Dr. Donohue: My daughter’s best friend has a noticeable mustache and chin hair if she doesn’t shave frequently. My daughter says the girl told her she has hirsutism. Both girls are 17. The girl is popular, well-adjusted and very funny. Does this have any implications for her health? — A.L. Answer: Hirsutism is something that an affected person can tell you she has by looking into a mirror. It’s a female who has male hair growth on the body and face. It results, most often, from an overproduction of male hormones by the female or from an extreme sensitivity to normal production of male hormone. In some instances, it’s a genetic trait. Polycystic ovary syndrome, a fairly common female condition, is one of the chief conditions that produce hirsutism. The involved woman’s ovaries are studded with cysts. Ultrasound examination of the ovaries shows them. Menstrual periods are few and far between. The problem is an overproduction of male hormone. That’s the trigger for the kind of hair growth we’re talking about. Obesity is another common manifestation of polycystic ovary syndrome. However, many women, aside from facial hair and menstrual irregularities, have few of the other signs. One of the treatments often used is the birth-control pill to restore balance between male and female hormones. It’s not the only treatment. Tumors of the adrenal gland are another cause of hirsutism. If the problem is isolated hirsutism, not caused by other conditions, then a

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directions say it should be used only for two weeks or less. The strictures against laxative use have been greatly relaxed. By using them, people don’t develop a “laxative bowel,” a bowel that loses its normal ability to evacuate waste material. However, taking laxatives when one has diarrhea is not good. I don’t even have to temper this advice by the usual “see your doctor.” Stop the lax-

ative right away. Not only does MiraLax draw water from the body, it draws sodium, potassium, chloride and bicarbonate. You could be getting into a deficiency of those minerals. Readers may write to Dr. Donohue or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 328536475. Readers may also order health newsletters from www.rbmamall.com.

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KanCare contractors keeping mum on financials By MIKE SHIELDS Kansas Health Institute

OLATHE — Johnson County commissioners have hit a wall in their effort to learn how much the three insurance companies that have signed contracts to run the Kansas Medicaid program will collect in profit or administrative fees. State officials told them they would not share the requested financial information because it was “proprietary and confidential,” according to Maury Thompson, director of Johnson County Developmental Supports, a county agency that provides services to the disabled and which initiated the information request. ‘Very curious’

“The county’s opinion is that they are public documents and should be disclosed,” Thompson said. “Once any contract is signed by the board of county commissioners, it is a public document. We’re very curious to learn on what legal grounds they think they cannot disclose a signed, legal governmental contract.” Portions of the state’s KanCare contracts with the three managed-care organizations (MCOs) have been posted on a state website. But not included with those postings were contract attachments A and B, which is where Thompson said commissioners believe the information they seek could be found. “The underlying intent of obtaining this financial information is to determine what the administrative charge will be to the state for their services and what their medical loss ratio or profit will be from this business,” Thompson said. “What sort of money are we pulling out of the system to pay these three MCOs?” Kansas is expected to spend about $3.2 billion on Medicaid services in the coming year, or, on average, about $641 per beneficiary per month. Most of that money would go to the insurance companies and their service providers, assuming federal authorities sign off on Gov. Sam Brownback’s plan to implement KanCare starting Jan. 1.

Johnson County officials are trying to get financial information regarding the three KanCare contractors hired to run the state’s Medicaid program but could be stymied by exceptions to the state’s Open Records law, which allow nondisclosure of “trade secrets” and various insurance company financial filings. $1 billion in savings

Brownback officials have said they expect the new system to save the state and federal governments $1 billion over the next five years without cutting services and while improving outcomes for Medicaid patients. The claims have been met with some skepticism by county commissioners and legislative critics because details of how the savings might be realized have not been clearly explained. Administration officials have said the savings will come from better coordination of care. Johnson County officials filed their disclosure request on Thursday and are awaiting the formal denial from state officials so they can file a counter response, Thompson said. Meanwhile, the matter rests in the hands of the county’s lawyers and could lead to a showdown between the local and state officials over the correct interpretation of the state’s Open Records laws. Thompson said state officials had agreed to release MCO cost proposal information sought in a separate and earlier information request by the county. That information is expected to the commission early this week, but it won’t include the figures commissioners most want to see, he said.

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