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CountyMORAN DAY FESTIVE DESPITE WEATHER Cheating hears Pageant scandal budget stresses detailed inner requests

ATLANTA (AP) — Former Atlanta schools Superintendent Beverly Hall knew about cheating allegations on standardized LUKEN tests By butRICHARD either ignored them or richard@iolaregister.com tried to hide them, according to a MORAN — Sixteen precocious state investigation. young ladies showed off their exAn 800-page report released ternal beauty Saturday as part of Tuesday to The Associated Press the annual Moran Day celebraby Gov. Nathan Deal’s office tion. through an open records request But itseveral will be educators their innerreportbeaushows ty most as they ed that’s cheating in important their schools. But grow older, the were told by the report saysgirls Hall, who won Moran native and former Miss the national Superintendent of America Debrain 2009, Barnes the Year award and Snodother grass. administrators ignored those reSnodgrass served asretaliated an honports and sometimes orary guest at Saturday’s Little against the whistleblowers. Miss Moran Day pageant. The yearlong investigation One by one, Barnes presented shows educators at nearly four each of the youngsters with a dozen Atlanta elementary and crown, flower and small prize middle schools cheated on stanpackage addressing the dardized before tests by helping stuaudience. dents or changing the answers Perhaps future Miss America once examsa were handed in. may have been a part of found the fesThe investigators also a tivities, Snodgrass said. “culture of fear, intimidation and She also lauded the children, retaliation” in the school district who performed a dance number, over the cheating allegations, as well as parents forlying takwhich ledtheir to educators ing time have their children about the to cheating or destroying become such an integral part of See CHEATING | Page A5 the Saturday pageant. Snodgrass also lavished praise on Hanna Hoffman, who organized the event. “Hanna has worked so hard putting this together,” Snodgrass said. “It was a tremendous event.” Snodgrass grew up in Moran before attending Pittsburg State University, where she was convinced to enter the school’s first-

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Calls to the 911 dispatch center average one almost every 10 minutes. And while that may sound a little slow, played out over 24 hours a day and every day of the year, Register/Richard Luken the total comes to 55,000. Mules Pat and Pete pull an antique sickle bar mower piloted by Ray Whiteley of Le Roy. Whiteley was “That’s what we received last joined by Greg Gleue in cutting an 18-acre prairie hay field Tuesday. year,” Angie Murphy, dispatch center director, told Allen County commissioners Tuesday morning. The call total — she figures By RICHARD LUKEN attached. The bar was triggered half or more are for true emerrichard@iolaregister.com through a gear box engaged as its gencies — wasn’t the point of her LE ROY — Unlike the mecha- wheels roll. appearance, but the magnitude of nized behemoths of today, Ray With no mechanical engine to the number captivated commis- Whiteley’s mowing outfit was Register/Richard Luken speak of, the only noise emanatsioners.at left, Gracelyn Adams, oneconsiderably Above of the participants Moran Day Pageant, performs in a dance routine. Above at right, quieter.in the Little Miss ing from his unit was from the Murphy was before commisStevie and Casie Allen present PhillipHis Merkel, Moran’s and of fire chief, with plaque showing “engine” —mayor a pair teeth of theaseven-foot cutting their bar appreciation for the volunteer sioners to request a 20 in percent mules neededThe onlygirls fire department’s efforts battling 1,200-pound area grass fires in— August. raised back money for the plaque by baking and selling an assortment rotating and forth. increase in the department’s bud- an occasional break from the stiof baked goods. More photos of the event are on the Register’s Facebook page and via the photos link at www.iolaregister.com. Joining Whiteley was neighbor get for 2012, up $126,000 over this fling summer heat as Whiteley and friend Greg Gleue, with his year’s $490,000. traversed his way around an 18- own mowing outfit, another sickThe increase seemed pretty acre prairie hay meadow. le bar mower pulled by a pair of hefty. Murphy reasoned health “It’s a little warm, so we’ve Percheron draft horses. insurance will cost an additional been taking it easy,” Whiteley “We’re having some fun with $50,000 and another $6,000 was said. “It’s our little hobby.” it,” Whiteley joked. “Greg’s kind expected for Kansas Public EmThe mules were pulling White- of a wimp about it. He needs a See COUNTY | Page A5 Ray Whiteley ley’s antique sickle bar mower, See MOWING | Page A5 a small wagon with cutting bar

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Temps for run look inviting Register/Richard Luken By BOB JOHNSON

Saturday’s Moran Day parade featured, above at left, Shelby Shaughnessy, Ty Shaughnessy and Nathan Louk riding a Moran United bob@iolaregister.com Methodist Church float; and at right, Wyatt Ard, Dylan Drake and Kaitlyn Drake, who rode in the back of a race An car. anticipated field of a thou-

Hawk joins museum’s honorees By RICHARD LUKEN richard@iolaregister.com

Gary Hawk’s contributions to the world of art are well known in these parts. He’s gained international renown for his paintings, many of which prominently feature Iola and Allen County. What may not be as well known Register/Susan Lynn are Hawk’s inventions. These men are ready to leave their inhibitions at home as they participate in Friday night’s favorite He designed boats for the old race, the drag race. From left to right are Matt Skahan, Brian Wolfe, Nic Lohman, David Toland and IMP plant when it was open in Fred Heismeyer. The race begins at 10:30 p.m. on the courthouse square. Iola in the 1970s. Prior to that, Hawk designed Hallmark cards. He also invented a clothes hanger built especially for cars, extending from one side of the vehicle toBy theSUSAN other. He also proLYNN year a woman’s garter was trans- The Shirt Shop, 20 W. Jackson, vided susan@iolaregister.com designs for assorted B-52 ferred from one participant’s leg where participants will have a parts for Boeing and designs If you’ve got enough of it, for Fri- to another. wide selection from which to Gary Hawk Coleman day nightlanterns. is the night to let your “It’s better than a baton,” said choose. Doors open at 10 p.m. “I made hair down.a couple thousand dolDavid Toland, executive director Registration to participate lars for my cap he said, len County Historical Society There he’ll be featured along One sure testhanger,” is to participate of Thrive Allen County and one in the drag race is $5. That also “while another guyasbecame with the likes of Walter Johnin the “Drag Race” a runup ato Museum. of the organizers for Friday’s gains participants entrance to a millionaire. I guess he had better The display will be open until son, Frederick Funston, Debra the Charlie Melvin Mad Bomber events. 9:30 p.m. pre-party at the Thrive lawyers.” the ACHS annual meeting and Barnes Snodgrass and Johnny Run For Your Life race. If you don’t have a thing to office, 12 W. Jackson. Tickets can The number Oct. 13, at which time Adams. Mencap andhanger, womena alike are of en- dinner wear — no worries. be purchased in advance at the Hawk’s paintings and other asHawk’s permanent place in the “Quite a group,” Hawk said couraged to dress in a cross-genDresses, hats, purses, jewelry Thrive office or Friday night on sorted photos and Hawk memomuseum’s “Famous Allen Counmodestly . “I about fell off my der manner and then “compete” and other accoutrements will be See EGO | Page B6 rabilia are on display at the Altians” exhibit is unveiled. See HAWK | Page A4 in teams of four in a relay. Last available at Elizabeth Donnelly’s

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sand runners and walkers, who will flee Iola’s downtown business district early Saturday as 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,TINN with both By ALLISON forecast at the upper end of the allison@iolaregister.com discomfort scale in during Rewards come manydaytime forms. Friday and Saturday As is, find they Carol and Joseph .Olson will run and walk in somewhat theirs from taking in and caring more inviting temperatures prefor foster children. dicted for the low by 12:26 a.m. The Olsons are70s foster parents SaturdayTFI . Family Services. through The race manymarried walkers sevwill Carol and — Joseph be out forago a stroll will cap activen years and—from previous ities that start aftermarriages have late four Friday children of noon and will go on throughout their own, all grown. They also the evening. Included will be the have three grandchildren, Carol much-awaited “drag race,” feasaid. turing some of out the of area’s finest With the kids the house men and women in drag. they found theydressed had time and Chris Weiner Allen space to take careatofThrive children in County, co-sponsor with Allen need. County Crimestoppers “The They began fostering for children Charley Melvin Mad Bomber Run because of what Carol says might for your Life,” said total of participants was approaching 450, with about 200 signed on for the 5-kilometer run. The walk will follow a 3-kilometer course. “Registration, including probably a fifth online, has really

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Couple finds reward from caring for children in need picked up,” Weiner said Tuesday be “emptiness syndrome and we afternoon. As in the past, “we exknow we can make a difference pect a lot of people to sign up Frifor these kids who need someone. day night.” There is a great need for foster Cost is $12 for the walk. Runparents.” ners’ fees are $14 for youth to age In 2007 the Olsons began tak17, $20 for adults and $17 each for ing foster care classes a couple of members of teams. hours a day once a week. Runners in the third annual “The classes get you prepared event will aim for best times of for the different things you will 15.40.06 for males and 20.44.78 for see with the kids and how to deal females, set last year. with them,” Carol said. Sticks of “Melvin Dy-No-Mite” The classes are required for foswill be awarded the first three ter parents licensing in Kansas. places for males and females in The Olsons weren’t always sure each of five ages groups, 15 and about being foster parents. under, 16-30, 31-45, 46-60 and 61 “We didn’t know everything it and over. would take,” Carol said. “We took All participants will break See FOSTER | Page A4 from in front of the post office. Runners will follow a course that will take them on West to Washington, then Jackson, Jefferson and East to Cottonwood. They See TEMPS | B6

Pekarek finds home at USD 257 Municipal Bandup in Afghanistan NATO Iola disasters stack — Since 1871 —

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in Zabol joe@iolaregister.com province in the south, military When and BrianAfghan Pekarekofficials was hired said. The provincial of governor, as superintendent the Iola Mohammad Ashraf said he school district in Naseri, February, the shooting took placetoat“reinvigoa joint saw an opportunity base in USD Zabol’s rate” 257.Mezan district. The NATO force on confirmed With a focus academic the deaths without disclosing achievement and public transparthe nationality, U.S.he officials ency, Pekarek but hopes can fursaid troopsfor were therthe success theAmerican. district and The came than 24 thekillings more than 1,300less students relyhours after ing on it. two British soldiers werePekarek gunned walks down by Afghan hisantalk. A napoliceman and brought to 51 See PEKAREK | Page A5 the number of Western service members killed this year by AfSee AFGHANISTAN 75 Cents| Page A4

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Obituaries Lloyd Webber

Lloyd Earnest Webber, 88, passed away Sept. 13, 2012, at the Kansas Soldiers home at Fort Dodge, where he had lived since 2001. A graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Veterans Cemetery at Fort Dodge. He was born Dec. 1, 1923, in Wichita to Herman Eskie and Ethel May (Savage) Webber. On May 27, 1944, he married Patricia C. Kelley of Humboldt in Salt Lake City, where he was in the service. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II; U.S. Army in Korea; and two tours with the U.S. Navy Seabees in Vietnam. He was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1949. He is survived by two sons, Lloyd E. Webber Jr., and David Webber and wife Terri; two daughters, Patricia Kellene (Kelley) Smile and Joy Riebel and husband Lawrence; five grandchildren, Randy Webber, Rebecca Webber, Jason Webber, Steven Riebel and Scott Riebel; two great-grandchildren, Molly and Ethan Riebel; three sisters, Helen Earl, Beulah Dimperio and Leah Gardner; a sister-in-law, Lola Webber; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Patricia C. Webber, and three brothers, Herman Jr., Don and Roy.

Let’s hear it!

Betty Jo Young

The Iola Elks Lodge offered a day filled with music Saturday at Lake Fest, a fundraiser at Elks Lake featured the musical talents of local groups Led Astray, above, and D.B. Cooper and Hard Cash Band, at right. Proceeds are going to be used for badly needed infrastructure improvements to the lodge building, including sewer line repairs. Other performers were Rex Close and Damaris Kunkler, Alter Life, Clint Gilbert, Ian Blackie, Verdigris Massacre and Low Water.

Betty Jo Young, 72, Garnett, sister of Iolans Gary and Larry Riley, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel, Garnett. Burial will follow in the Cherry Mound Cemetery, rural Westphalia. Following the burial, family and friends are invited to a luncheon at the Harris Fire Department Town Hall. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Anderson County 4-H Scholarship and sent in care of Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, P.O. Box 408, Garnett, Kansas 66032. Condolences may be left at www.feuerbornfuneral. com.

Calendar Today

LaHarpe PRIDE meeting, 7 p.m., LaHarpe City Hall.

Tuesday

Allen County Commission meeting, 8:30 a.m., Allen County Courthouse commissioners’ room. Iola Kiwanis Club, noon, Allen Community College Student Center meeting room.

City mulls cell phone ban for drivers “

A couple of my friends told me I was walking into a hornet’s nest. — Mission Police Chief John Simmons

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MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas City suburb has been considering a ban on drivers using hand-held cellphones. A proposed ordinance under consideration in the Johnson County suburb of Mission would allow people to talk on hands-free cellphones. But police would be able to pull over drivers who are holding phones within about 8 inches of their heads. The ordinance is before the Mission City Council’s finance and administration committee and will come up for discussion, possibly in November, The Kansas City Star reported. City officials

said they anticipate a lot of feedback from residents based on the number of calls they received when the idea first came up last month. “A couple of my friends told me I was walking into a hornet’s nest,” said Police Chief John Simmons, who

introduced the measure to the council. So far, 10 states and the District of Columbia have banned talking on handheld cellphones. Kansas is among 39 states that ban texting while driving. The only city in Kansas to ban cellphones for drivers is Manhattan. Brad Schoen, the director of the Manhattan and Riley County Police Department, said the city banned using electronics while driving because so many people seemed to be using them, creating safety concerns. “I think it is a lot bigger problem than people realized,” said Pat Quinn, a

Mission city councilman. “I definitely think we could save some lives and property damage and injuries by making that illegal.” Mayor Laura McConwell said the council recognizes the safety issues involved. But she said Mission, which has about 9,400 residents, is a small city in the Kansas City metropolitan area, and the ordinance may require workshops, public hearings and other activities aimed at educating the public. “This is a pretty big culture shift, so it needs to have a much broader conversation before we move forward,” McConwell said.

Lawrence turnst to wastewater for irrigation LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Department of Health and the Environment recently approved a plan for the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department to use treated wastewater for irrigation. Jeanette Klamm, utilities program manager for the city of Lawrence, said this summer’s drought influenced the city’s decision to seek approval for the plan, which involves integrating effluent — or treated waste-

water — from the city’s wastewater treatment facility into the city’s irrigation plan. “This is something we’ve had on the shelf for years,” Klamm told The Lawrence Journal World. “The drought this summer has spurred us into action and allowed us to get this approved pretty quickly.” The parks department trucked more than 1 million gallons of potable water to saplings, grass and flowers

in medians, roundabouts and elsewhere throughout the city this summer. But under the new plan, the department will be getting that water from the wastewater treatment facility in east Lawrence instead of a fire hydrant. The wastewater facility has been using effluent water in its own sprinklers for more than a decade. Wichita also pumps effluent water from Cowskin Creek Water Quality Reclamation

Group targets blind spot safety OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — A national nonprofit group held an event this weekend to educate drivers about vehicle blind spots, about a week after toddler was struck and killed when a vehicle backed out of a Kansas City, Mo., family’s driveway. “Some people don’t even know these zones exist,” said Amber Rollins, director of KidsAndCars.org, a national nonprofit child safety organization based in Kansas City, Mo. Nearly 100 people took time Saturday to take part in the demonstration by

KidsAndCars.org, The Kansas City Star reported. The demonstration showed that blind spots can be 20 feet or more and are often much bigger than a driver assumes. “This is just to demonstrate that a child can be behind you and literally you cannot see them,” Rollins said. The demonstration comes in the wake of the Sept. 10 death of a 2-yearold Benjamin Kyle Thompson, who was killed when his father backed up his truck. The death has been ruled accidental, and in-

vestigators said the child’s father checked his rearview mirrors and didn’t see the child running behind him. Rollins said Benjamin was the 52nd child to die this year by being backed over. “Nobody really understands or appreciates how large the blind zone is behind their vehicle,” said Janette Fennell, formerly of Leawood, who is founder and president of the group. “We can turn our heads and adjust our mirrors, but often we cannot see that child.”

Facility to recreational ponds, and many other towns across Kansas have been pumping effluent water to golf courses for years. Human contact with effluent water isn’t harmful, but ingestion is discouraged. For plants, however, the effluent is beneficial, Klamm said. “There’s a little nitrogen in there — not very much because it has to be pumped back into the (Kansas River), but what’s in there should actually be good for the plants and trees,” Klamm said.

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Wednesday

Veterans Day Committee, 7 p.m., Alfred Link’s home, 623 S. Sycamore.

Thursday

Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs representative, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Allen County Courthouse commissioners’ room. 911 Advisory Board meeting, 10 a.m., 911 center, Moran City Hall. Rotary Club, noon, The Greenery. Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. KS 880, Iola, 5 p.m. weighin, 5:30 meeting, Calvary United Methodist Church, 118 W. Jackson. Farmers Market, 5:30 p.m., southwest corner of Iola square. Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group, 7 p.m., First Assembly of God Church, 1020 E. Carpenter.

Friday

Senior Citizens Card Club potluck dinner, 5:30 p.m., senior citizens center, 204 N. Jefferson.

Sept. 24

Iola City Council meeting, 6 p.m., at the New Community Building at Riverside Park. USD 257 school board meeting, 6:30 p.m., Iola High School lecture hall.

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Monday, September 17, 2012

Your family can be a part of the new hospital When the Allen County Hospital building of today was built in 1951-52 brass plaques were fastened to most of the hospital room doors, which carried the names of those who had donated money to equip them with beds and other appliances. Perhaps the “naming” done was even more elaborate than that — as it will be with the new Allen County Hospital now in process of construction. Donors today will have the opportunity to memorialize their family for years into the future by sponsoring a particular piece of equipment, an area of the hospital, such as an operating room, or maternity ward, or, for some thoughtful family of means, the hospital itself. Jim Gilpin is chairman of the Uniting for Excellence Campaign which is seeking to raise $4.6 million to pay for the additional medical equipment and furnishings on the wish list of Cris Rivera, hospital CEO, and the medical and technical staff. She and others went through the memorial possibilities at a meeting at the Allen County Country Club Thursday evening. Gilpin said his committee had agreed that a gift of $1 million or more would allow a donor family to name the hospital campus, as, for example, the Bowlus Fine Arts Center is named for the Bowlus family to honor the bequest left by Thomas Bowlus at his death in 1963. Similarly, the Sleeper Family Trust which funds a multitude of programs each year at Bowlus Fine Arts Center, keeps the Sleeper name alive even though there are no members living in Iola today. The number of Iolans who re-

member Roy and Mrs. Sleeper, their son John, or the furniture store and mortuary which bore their names, grows smaller by the year, but many school children throughout Allen County know that the Sleeper Trust is a generous friend. Gifts of these kinds are living monuments that keep on giving. The family which decides to place its name on the hospital itself will be honored by literally tens of thousands of patients and their families for decades into the future. And the same can be said for those who underwrite the lobby, the maternity ward, a patient wing or purchase a critically needed piece of medical technology. Uniting for Excellence has come up with ways to make giving to the hospital campaign fit family situations. The gift can be through an insurance policy. It can be made in periodic payments. Land or stock can be given. Please also remember, campaign workers are quick to add, that gifts of any size are greatly appreciated and welcome. We won’t borrow the barker’s line and urge you to give before it’s too late. Still, it is very true that this is an opportunity of a lifetime for many of us. The hospital will be built. The areas and facilities to be named, will be named. Think about it. Call a family conference. Then get in touch with Mr. Gilpin, Mrs. Gilpin, Mary Kay Heard, Mary Ann Arnott or Mrs. Rivera and decide how your family name will be memorialized in what is destined to become the best equipped and staffed hospital in southeast Kansas — Emerson Lynn, jr.

Nobel laureate begins historic visit to US WASHINGTON (AP) — Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be honored in Washington this week and presented Congress’s highest award, the latest milestone in her remarkable journey from political prisoner to globe-trotting stateswoman. The Nobel Peace laureate’s 17day U.S. tour, starting today, will include meetings at the State Department and likely the White House. She then goes to New York, the American Midwest and California. The trip comes as the Obama administration considers easing its remaining

sanctions on the country also known as Burma. Since her release from house arrest in late 2010, Suu Kyi has transitioned from dissident to parliamentarian as Myanmar has shifted from five decades of repressive military rule, gaining international acceptance for a former pariah regime. Revered by Republicans and Democrats alike, Suu Kyi will get star treatment too in the U.S., although her schedule is being carefully planned to avoid upstaging the itinerary of Myanmar President Thein Sein, who arrives in the U.S. next week.

Voters Romney and Ryan don’t need WASHINGTON — It’s not often that a secular Jew from Long Island becomes a hero to the Christian right, but this was my lucky month. My debut as a darling of religious conservatives came Wednesday afternoon at the National Press Club, where Tony Perkins, head of the Family Research Council, gave a luncheon talk. He spoke about his opposition to gay marriage, his antiabortion position, his dismissal of a war on women — and his common cause with me. “This would seem an appropriate place to mention Dana Milbank of The Washington Post,” he began, generously praising my “common sense,” my “call to civility” and my pen “dipped in H.L. Mencken’s ink well.” Of my critics, he said, “hate can do terrible things.” One of these critics, Josh Glasstetter from the liberal People for the American Way, sent me an email as he listened to the speech. “You’re getting a shoutout from Tony Perkins at the press club,” he wrote. “Congrats.” I doubt he was being sincere. As much as I have enjoyed my prestige among religious conservatives, I fear it will be shortlived. This is because I plan to use my newfound bona fides to criticize Perkins and the Family Research Council. Paul Ryan, the Republican vice presidential nominee, addressed the council’s “Values Voter Summit” in Washington Friday morning. And, as a member-in-goodstanding of the religious right, I would like to tell Ryan that was a mistake. Fifty-three days before the election, this is not the sort of message Mitt Romney and Ryan should be sending to the American public.

Dana Milbank Washington Post Writers Group In the column that won me Perkins’ praise, about the ideologically motivated shooting at FRC headquarters, I criticized the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Human Rights Campaign for referring to the Family Research Council as a “hate group” — putting it in the same category as neo-Nazis, the Klan and other groups that incite violence. The Southern Poverty Law Center still disagrees, though its president, Richard Cohen, calls that a “fair point” because “there’s a greater degree of violence associated with some” of the so-called hate groups. But while it’s needlessly provocative to put the council in the same category as groups that arrange lynching parties, I also argued that Perkins should cease the false propaganda his group has put out about gay people. Perkins hasn’t followed this advice. In fact, the group has done little, if anything, to distance itself from a range of absurd and outrageous statements on a variety of issues. There’s Perkins’ claim that pedophilia is “a homosexual problem” and his labeling as “disgusting” a campaign to help gay youth overcome bullying. There’s the statement by Jerry Boykin, the group’s executive vice president, that “Islam is not a religion and does not deserve First Amendment protection” and his belief that Jews should be converted to Christian-

ity. I asked council officials about such statements but was offered no repudiation of them. There’s also the 2010 statement by Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association, one of the Values Voter Summit’s co-sponsors, that “homosexuality gave us Adolf Hitler, and homosexuals in the military gave us the Brown Shirts, the Nazi war machine and 6 million dead Jews.” Classy. Is this the sort of thing Ryan and, by extension, Romney wish to associate themselves with? Apparently so. In Ryan’s speech, he said nothing about such outlandish positions, telling FRC “we can be confident in the rightness of our cause” and promising that Romney is “a defender of marriage.” But as the Romney campaign fights for the support from the middle of the electorate, the gaysas-pedophiles theme has limited appeal. It would seem to be better to put some distance between the Republican ticket and the sort of people who blame the Holocaust on gay people. Back in 1999, after it was learned that then-Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., had spoken to the racist Council of Conservative Citizens, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, Jim Nicholson, advised Republicans to sever ties to the group. In the case of the Family Research Council, the opposite has happened. Perkins boasted at the press club that “we have a waiting list of those who want to speak” at the Values Voter Summit. “We’ve had to turn away members of Congress.” All the more reason why Ryan should have given his slot to somebody else.

Report: Obama readies new trade rules for China By JULIE PACE Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is launching a new trade enforcement case against China as he seeks an advantage over Republican rival Mitt Romney on an economic issue that has become a flashpoint in the presidential campaign.

Senior administration officials said Obama will announce the new action, targeting Chinese subsidies for exports of automobiles and automobile parts, today during a campaign trip to Ohio. The swing state has a large manufacturing base where many blame China for depressing its industry. The officials requested

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anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the trade action publicly ahead of the president. Obama’s announcement comes as both campaigns have pushed China — and the economy — to the forefront of the White House race as they seek to refocus after a week dominated by foreign policy and the turbulent events at U.S. embassies throughout the Middle East. Romney today was targeting his economic message to Hispanics, a key voting bloc with whom Obama enjoys an advantage. “Many Hispanics have sacrificed greatly to help build our country and our economy, and to leave for their children a brighter future,” Romney said in excerpts released ahead of his speech to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. “Today, those sacrifices are being squandered by a president who cannot stop spend-

ing.” Romney said his test on federal spending would be whether a program is “so critical that it is worth borrowing money from China to pay for it.” Romney has accused Obama of being weak on China and ceding American jobs to the rising Asian power. The president countered with claims that Romney has investments in Chinese companies and outsourced jobs to China while running the private equity firm Bain Capital. Today, Obama was turning to the power of incumbency to try to gain the upper hand on the debate. Officials said the administration will launch enforcement action at the World Trade Organization because it says China is illegally subsidizing exports in their autos and auto parts sectors. The U.S. says the practice puts American parts manufactur-

ers at a competitive disadvantage and encourages the outsourcing of production to China. The administration is taking the issue to the WTO because its attempts to get China to address the subsidies on its own have been unsuccessful, the officials said. Jobs in the U.S. auto parts sector dropped by roughly half between 2001 and 2010, while U.S. imports of auto parts from China have increased seven-fold, according to the Obama administration. The administration is also escalating another case it brought against China at the WTO in July that accuses China of imposing unfair duties on more than $3 billion in exports of U.S. autos. The duties cover more than 80 percent of American auto exports to China, said the officials, who requested anonymity in order to discuss the trade action ahead of the president.

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H Afghanistan ghan security forces. Both Western and Afghan officials acknowledge insider shootings have become an extremely serious problem — about 15 percent of all coalition deaths come at the hands of Afghan forces — and they have taken urgent steps to stop the attacks. Forces on both sides are undergoing cultural training to try to avoid deadly misunderstandings. NATO troops have been ordered to keep rounds chambered in their weapons at all times, and armed Western troops called “guardian angels” have been posted to watch over others in mess halls, sleeping tents and gyms. Thousands of members of a locally recruited

village militia were ordered rescreened for links with the insurgency. How to reduce such attacks is the subject of considerable debate among U.S. and NATO officials. Moves that slow the training of Afghans to take over security in their own country could undercut the goal of a Western military withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of 2014. And steps seen as too heavy-handed could be taken by Afghans as an insult in a culture where perceived slights can swiftly lead to more violence. The eight women killed in an airstrike in Laghman province, in eastern Afghanistan, were poor villagers who were gathering brush for cooking fires,

provincial authorities said. In addition to those killed, seven others were reported injured. Villagers loaded their bodies into trucks and drove them to the provincial governor’s office, parading them through the streets in protest. The NATO force acknowledged that between five and eight civilians were accidentally killed in a strike targeting a group of insurgents, and expressed regret. A spokesman for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization coalition, Air Force Capt. Dan Einert, said the bombardment followed a “significant engagement” Sunday morning in the remote Alingar district of Laghman province. He said a unit of NATO’s Interna-

tional Security Assistance Force positively identified a group of about 45 insurgents with hostile intent and called in the airstrike, which killed a large number of them. “Unfortunately, we are aware of civilian casualties as a result of this strike,” he said. In recent years, NATO and Afghan government forces have been responsible for a shrinking proportion of civilian deaths, with nearly all such deaths and injuries blamed on insurgents. But airstrikes remain the single largest cause of civilian casualties inflicted by international forces. Meanwhile, Western officials disclosed early Sunday that an insurgent raid at

H Foster the classes and thought ‘why not give it a shot.’” They began by taking in children for short periods of time, called respite foster care. “We wanted go get our feet wet,” Joseph said. The experience led them to decide on full-time foster care. “The longest we have had a child was a year and half and the shortest was about a month,” Carol said. “It just depends on the kids’ situations with their families.” In five years they have cared for about 20 children. The goal in foster care is to reunite children with their families. “Ideally we want to get the kids back with their parents,” Joseph said. “Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen.” Coaches are assigned to foster parents and the children to help them cope with whatever situations arise, according to Carol. The Olsons also attend monthly

group meetings with other foster parents. FOSTER CARE can be overwhelming. “It is just one of those things, it’s as if they were your own kids. You have bad days, but you mostly have good days. You just roll with it,” Carol said. “But you go to bed and tomorrow is a new day.” Anytime they have children in the home they allow them to decide the type of relationship they are comfortable with. “Some kids will call me mom, some call me Carol,” she said. “We let them decide, but we always treat them as part of the family.” The Olsons try to instill life lessons in the kids while they are in their home so that when they return home it makes the transition easier for the parents and the children, Carol said. “We want to teach the kids that actions have consequences,” she said.

“ It is just one of those things, it’s as if they

chair when they told me I’d be put in here.” paintings of iconic images of Iola’s yesteryear have made his talent commonplace locally. His most famous piece, a print of Milburn Stone, who portrayed Doc on the television show “Gunsmoke,” led to Hawk being invited to meet Ronald Reagan shortly before Reagan’s election as president. More than 20 years later, Hawk was invited to Washington, D.C., to meet President George W. Bush and wife Laura when Hawk’s Christmas ornament painting of the White House was placed on the official White House Christmas Tree. Former Gov. John Carlin was so enamored with Hawk’s artistry that he requested pieces be put on display at Cedar Crest in Topeka, the governor’s official residence. Hawk also was featured in a one-man show at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and at Harrod’s in London. He was Kansas’ Artist of the Year in 1988. More recently, Hawk was recognized in February by the Kansas Senate for his role in raising funds for the famed Higley Cabin, which served as home for Dr. Brewster Higley in rural Smith County in the mid1800s. Higley’s poem became the lyrics for the song “Home On The Range.” HAWK’S

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Camp Bastion, in Helmand province, had been far more serious than initially reported. Military officials had already reported the deaths of two U.S. Marines in the strike that began Friday evening and continued into the early hours of Saturday. On Sunday, however, they reported that the insurgents had managed to destroy six sophisticated AV-8B Harrier jets, together with three refueling sta-

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were your own kids. You have bad days, but you mostly have good days. You just roll with it. But you go to bed and tomorrow is a new day. — Carol Olson, foster parent

FOSTER PARENTS are allowed to set guidelines as to type kids they take in. One guideline the Olsons have is the child can’t be any older than 12, so they may attend daycare. Carol works for Emprise Bank in Iola and Joseph for British Petroleum Pipeline in Humboldt. “You, the parents, get to decide what you can work with; so much of what you do is up to you” Carol said. “The people at TFI don’t want you to end up resenting the children.” Along with the good things of foster care comes the bad.

Having to send the children home, according to the Olsons, is one of the harder parts of foster care. “We do want to see the kids get back with their parents, but that doesn’t always happen,” Joseph said. “Sometimes they end up back in the system and sometimes they get adopted.”

history. Hawk revels in sharing stories about his business acumen. He recalled one painting a prospective buyer wanted to purchase. “I’ll give you $1,000,” the man proclaimed. “Sorry, it’s not for sale,” Hawk replied. “How about $2,000?” the man asked. “Nope, still not for sale.” “$2,500?” “OK, it’s almost for sale,” Hawk recalled saying with a laugh.

the ACHS festivities. “They deserve to be here because they’ve been just as integral to this as I’ve been,” he said. Beverly handled all of the business dealings so that Gary could focus solely on art. A dinner preceding the meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at Iola’s North Community Building. Tickets for the meal are $15 apiece and may be purchased at the museum and the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce. Proceeds will go toward repair of the Funston Meeting Hall roof and set up of Hawk’s display. Admission to the 7 o’clock meeting is free.

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tions. Two other Harrier aircraft were “significantly damaged,” as were six softskin aircraft hangars. Bastion, where Britain’s Prince Harry is deployed as part of an Apache helicopter crew, is considered one of the most heavily fortified bases in Afghanistan. That a relatively small squad of insurgents was able to breach the perimeter and inflict such a degree of damage surprised the U.S. and British command. In London, a Defense Ministry spokesman, speaking under the customary request of anonymity, said Sunday that the prince’s deployment would continue. “In light of this event, there aren’t any plans for him to be withdrawn,” he said.

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are on display at the museum, while others and letters are part of a notebook Hawk will share at the Oct. 13 meeting. His work also has been seen on pocket knives, checkbook covers, bootjacks and belt buckles. His art served as more than eye candy for the folks at Boeing, who used Hawk’s designs to develop landing gear for Boeing’s B52s. He was working at IMP as a designer in 1976 when Hawk decided to branch out on his own. “I borrowed $1,000 against my life insurance policy to open my own studio,” in Iola, he recalled. The rest, as they say, is

ALONG WITH Hawk, his wife of 58 years, Beverly, and daughters Lori, Susan and Debbie will be a part of

ever pageant. She didn’t win, but did the next year. That led to her crowning as Miss Kansas and ultimately Miss America. She now teaches music at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, where many of her students usually are unaware of her past crowning glory. Once they find out, however, they tend to have the same question. “They’ll ask me to do the ‘wave,’” Snodgrass said, referring to the iconic wave pageant contestants offer to the audience while on stage. “I didn’t know we had our own wave.” Snodgrass lives in Carthage, Mo., but a piece of her heart remains in Mo-

ran. Returning to Moran is different than visiting other small communities, Snodgrass said, because while she’s asked frequently about her pageant experiences, she’s queried just as frequently about particulars in growing up in Moran. “It’s always fun to get to come back,” she said. SATURDAY’S

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Lady Cubs claim second in tourney By JOCELYN SHEETS jocelyn@iolaregister.com

HUMBOLDT — Intensity was high for Humboldt High’s Lady Cubs throughout a six-match day at Saturday’s Humboldt High’s B&W Trailer Hitches Volleyball Invitational. That high level of intensity brought a second-place finish and medals for the hometown team. They lone loss of the day came at the hands of the Waverly High Bulldogs. The Lady Cubs and Bulldogs battled for three sets in the fifth match of the day. Waverly won 25-20, 21-25, 25-13. The Bulldogs went undefeated in the tournament to take the championship. Humboldt finished its run with a 26-24, 25-20 win over Pittsburg St. Mary’s-Colgan High’s Panthers. “We started the day with a lot of intensity and made a statement,” said Stephanie Splechter, Humboldt head coach. “When we played Waverly, we learned that we could play at a high level. In the third set of that match, Waverly had a good server get on a run and we struggled with serve receive.” Pleasanton won the silver pool and Marmaton Valley High’s Wildcats was the first-place team in the bronze pool. With just nine teams in the 2012 tournament, it was structured differently with three-team pools — teams were seeded into a second set of pools then a third set of pools. “The best stat of the day: as a team we served 94 percent for the day,” Splechter said. “The win over Colgan was huge for us. We have a tendency to have a mental block when it comes to Colgan. “We took big leads in both sets and let them back in but we pulled up our boot straps and got the job done.” Humboldt opened the tournament with a 25-2, 25-10 win over Kansas City Metro Academy. Rachel Taylor served 21 points in the match for the Lady Cubs. Twenty-one was a big number for the Lady Cubs in their next match, a 25-13, 25-2 win over Altoona-Midway. Sheri Middleton had 21 service points, including six aces. Anna Setter had 21 set assists. Haley Riebel served up 11 points. Next up was Marmaton Valley for the Lady Cubs. Humboldt won 25-15, 25-11. Middleton had eight service points, two ace serves and eight kills in the match. Breanna

Kline served up eight points and Kayle Riebel had seven service points, six kills and two blocks. “I thought this match was a critical point. We kept our intensity and got the job done,” Splechter said. Humboldt defeated Pleasanton 25-19, 25-23. Taylor had nine points from the service line and Kayle Riebel had eight points. Taylor also came up with five digs and Setter had 10 set assists. Then came the Waverly match. Kline and Middleton led the Lady Cubs’ net attack all day and against the Bulldogs they each had seven kills. Middleton had four blocks. Setter had 22 set assists. For the day, Middleton delivered 34 kills and racked up 21 blocks at the net while Kline had 32 kills. Kayle Riebel put down 31 kills and made eight blocks. Coming on the heals of the Waverly loss, the Lady Cubs took on Colgan. Taylor served up 10 points followed by Haley Riebel and Kayle Riebel with six points each. Taylor and Kayle Riebel had three digs apiece. Setter was credited with 17 set assists. Kayle Riebel had six kills while Kline and Middleton each had five kills. Middleton put up seven blocks and Kayle Riebel had two blocks. Marmaton Valley opened with a 25-18, 25-10 loss to Waverly in pool play then Yates Center beat Marmaton Valley 25-20, 20-25, 258. Marmaton Valley dropped a 2518, 25-10 decision to Humboldt. Pleasanton defeated Marmaton Valley 25-15, 25-17. Then the Wildcats claimed two matches in a row. They defeated Crest 25-27, 25-11 led by Kailey Boyd’s 15 service points and three kills. Kaysha Elmenhorst served for six points. Next, the Wildcats defeated Metro Academy 25-15, 26-24 to earn the bronze pool medals. Boyd served for 14 points and Emily Meiwes had 10 points. Boyd, Meiwes and Kacie Shadden each had six kills in the match. Against Yates Center, Kaitlyn Ensminger served for eight points and had six kills. Meiwes had seven points and four kills. In the loss to Humboldt, Meiwes served six points and Tabitha Ford had five points. Boyd put down five kills. Crest and Yates Center competed in the tournament as well. No reports were received by the Register as of deadline from those teams.

Above, Humboldt High’s Sheri Middleton blocks an attempted tip over the net by a Pleasanton player during Saturday’s HHS B&W Volleyball Tournament in Humboldt. The Lady Cubs finished second in their own tournament.

At left, Marmaton Valley High’s Kacie Shadden makes a pass during a match at the Humboldt tournament Saturday. Marmaton Valley went 2-4 in tournament play and won the bronze pool medals.

Wildcat JV places second in Iola tourney By JOCELYN SHEETS jocelyn@iolaregister.com

Marmaton Valley High’s junior varsity volleyball team claimed the second-place medals in the Iola High 9th/C-team Invitational tournament Saturday. The Wildcats lost to Paola 25-9, 25-15 in the championship match. It was the second time the two

Above, Marmaton Valley High’s Molly Hamlin passes the volleyball during Iola tournament action Saturday. At right, Iola High freshman McKayla Platt (15) goes for a tip at the net against Paola in Iola tournament play Saturday. Register/Jocelyn Sheets

teams met on the day. Marmaton Valley beat Iola High’s freshmen 25-15, 25-23 then lost to Paola 25-16, 25-19. The Wildcats bounced back to beat Burlington 16-25, 25-22, 15-12 then lost to Paola again. There was no report to the Register by deadline on Iola High’s freshman team in the tournament.

Area runners compete in Parsons meet PARSONS — Marmaton Valley High’s Chance Stevenson finished 17th in the Parsons High Invitational cross country meet Thursday. Stevenson ran the 5K race in 19 minutes, 37.45. Yates Center’s Ceaton Cooper was 27th in 20:08 then Marmaton Valley’s Marcus Miller finished 30th in 20:14.93. Humboldt High’s Nick Keazer ran 31st in 20:20.35 and Ethan Bartlett took 35th in 20:24. Emily Baker of Yates Center captured the 14th-place medal in the girls’ varsity race. She ran the 4K distance in 15:14. Marmaton Valley’s Ashtynn Louk finished 37th in 19:03.18. In the junior varsity girls’ 4K race, Yates Center’s Sabrina Arell earned a medal finishing 11th in 18:14. Humboldt had Brook Boatwright in 29th at 21:52 followed by Christian Sallee in 40th at 22:46, Kolbyn Allen in 44th in 23:26 and Kelsey Cramer in 48th in 24:11.17. Yates Center’s Drake Busteed captured the junior varsity boys’ race title in winning the 4K race in 14:58. Brett Holloway was fourth in 15:48 and Tyler Keenan was 46th in 17:21. Humboldt’s Tanner Orth earned the fifth-place medal in 15:58. Others placing in the boys’ See MEET | B4

IHS homecoming bonfire Wednesday A bonfire and pep rally for Iola High fall homecoming is Wednesday on the east side of the IHS football practice field. It begins at 7 p.m.

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Today High School Football Coffeyville at Iola JV, 4:30 p.m. Jr. High Volleyball Parsons at IMS 7th, 8th, 3:30 p.m. Tuesday Cross Country Humboldt, Marmaton Valley, Crest, Yates Center at Iola’s Doc Stiles Invitational, ACC campus, 3:45 p.m. High School Volleyball Central Heights, Prairie View at Iola, 4:30 p.m. Humboldt at Eureka Marmaton Valley at Jayhawk-Linn Crest at Chetopa Madison, Lebo at Southern Coffey County Jr. High Volleyball Anderson County at IMS 7th, 8th, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday Jr. College Soccer Kansas City, Kan., at Allen, women 2 p.m., men 4 p.m. Jr. College Volleyball Allen at Hesston, 6:30 p.m.

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Israeli policemen detain a Palestinian protester during a demonstration against the controversial film â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Innocence of Muslimsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in front of al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Friday.

Protests continue throughout Mid-East By ABDULLAH KHAN Associated Press

TIMERGARAH, Pakistan (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hundreds of protesters demonstrating against an anti-Islam film torched a press club and a government building in northwest Pakistan today, sparking clashes with police that left at least one person dead. Rioting demonstrators battled with police outside a U.S. military base in Afghanistan and the U.S. Embassy in Indonesia. In Lebanon, the Shiite militant group Hezbollah planned a large protest in Beirut today, after its leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech that the U.S. must be held accountable for the film and protesters should also demand Arab governments pressure Washington to put a stop to it. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unrest marked, at least for the moment, a shift to Asia in the weeklong violence sparked by the film. Arab countries saw a third day of relative calm after multiple attacks on U.S. diplomatic posts, including one that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans, forcing Washington to ramp up security in select countries. At least 10 protesters have died in the week of violence. Hezbollahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s call seemed aimed at keeping the issue alive by bringing out large crowds. But it also appeared to be trying to ensure it did not spiral into violence, walking a careful line. Notably, Hezbollah called the protest in its own mainly Shiite stronghold of Dahieh in south Beirut, far from the U.S. Embassy in the mountains north of the capital or other international diplomatic missions. For the group, anger over the low-budget movie that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad provides a welcome diversion from

the crisis in Syria, which has brought heavy criticism on Hezbollah for its support of President Bashar Assad. But stoking riots in Beirut could also bring a backlash in the tensely divided country. The movie portrays Islamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Prophet Muhammad as a fraud, a womanizer and a child molester. Protesters have directed their anger at the U.S. government, insisting it should do something to stop it, though the film was privately produced. American officials have criticized it for intentionally offending Muslims â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and in one case, acted to prevent it being shown at a Florida church. German authorities are considering whether to ban the public screening of the film, titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Innocence of Muslimsâ&#x20AC;? because it could endanger public security, Chancellor Angela Merkel said today. A fringe far-right political party says it plans to show the film in Berlin in November. Iranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, called on the West to block the film today to prove they are not â&#x20AC;&#x153;accomplicesâ&#x20AC;? in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;big crime,â&#x20AC;? according to Iranian state TV. Such an appeal falls into the major cultural divides over the film. U.S. officials say they cannot limit free speech and Google Inc. refuses to do a blanket ban on the YouTube video clip. This leaves individual countries putting up their own blocks. Several hundred demonstrators in Pakistanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s northwest clashed with police today after setting fire to a press club and a government building, said police official Mukhtar Ahmed. The protesters apparently attacked the press club in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Upper Dir district because they were angry their rally wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t getting more coverage, he said.

the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third-largest school district would be back in class by today. But teachers uncomfortable with a tentative contract offer decided Sunday to remain on strike, saying they needed more time to review a complicated proposal. Emanuel fired back, saying he told city attorneys to seek a court order forcing Chicago Teachers Union members back into the classroom. The strike is the first for the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teachers in 25 years and has kept 350,000 students out of class, leaving parents to make other plans. Working mom Dequita Wade said that when the strike started, she sent her son 15 miles away to a cousinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house so he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be left unsupervised in a neighborhood known for violent crime and gangs. She was hoping the union and district would work things out quickly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You had a whole week. This is beginning to be ridiculous,â&#x20AC;? Wade said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are they going to keep prolonging things?â&#x20AC;? Months of contract negotiations have come down to two main issues central to the debate over the future of education across the United States: teacher evaluations and job security. Union delegates said they felt uncomfortable approving the contract because they had seen it only in bits. The union will meet again Tuesday, after the end of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no trust for our members of the board,â&#x20AC;? Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis told reporters Sunday night. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not happy with the agreement. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like it to actually be a lot better.â&#x20AC;?

Study: Kids eat too much sodium CHICAGO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; American children eat as much salt as adults â&#x20AC;&#x201D; about 1,000 milligrams too much, or the same amount as in just one Big Mac. Extra salt is linked with higher blood pressure, even in kids, but government research says those who are overweight and obese may be most vulnerable to its effects. The new findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were published online today in the journal Pediatrics. Previous research has shown similar results in adults but studies on salt, weight and blood pressure are scarce in children. The CDC researchers looked at data on 6,200 kids aged 8 to 18 involved in 200308 national health surveys. The children were asked twice over several days to detail all foods theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d eaten the previous day; the researchers calculated salt intake from their answers. Overall, 15 percent had either high blood pressure or slightly elevated blood pressure called prehypertension. Those who ate the most salt faced double the risk of having elevated blood pressure, compared with those who ate few salty foods. But among overweight or obese kids, the risk was more than triple.

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Fibromyalgia, the hurt-all-over illness

Dear Dr. Donohue: I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. The problem is that people look at me and think I don’t look sick, so how could I feel so bad. My muscles hurt. I’m so tired that by noon I am exhausted. Please explain fibromyalgia. Maybe the public will see that I may look OK on the outside but I am screaming with pain on the inside. — M.S. Answer: F i b r o m y algia, like chronic fatigue syndrome, has no outward signs of illness. And also like chronic fa-

Dr. Paul Donohue To Your Good Health tigue syndrome, its cause remains a mystery, making treatment difficult. People with this condition hurt all over and are engulfed by energysapping fatigue. It is like chronic fatigue in many aspects. One feature unique to fibromyalgia is tender points, points

Public notice (First published in The Iola Register September 17, 2012) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS GNB MORTGAGE COMPANY INC. Plaintiff, vs. JERRY JONES Defendants. Case No. 12CV57 Div. No. K.S.A. 60 Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF SUIT The State of Kansas to: JERRY JONES, A/K/A JERRY R. JONES, JR.; JASON RUSH, A/K/A JASON GUY RUSH; JOHN DOE (REAL NAME UNKNOWN); MARY DOE (REAL NAME UNKNOWN) and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, and assigns of such of the defendants as may be deceased; the unknown spouses of the defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of such defendants as are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown guardians and trustees of such of the defendants as are minors or are in anywise under legal disability; and all other persons who are or may be concerned: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in the District Court of Allen County, Kansas, by GNB Mortgage Company Inc. for judgment in the sum of $72,161.78, plus interest, costs and other relief; judgment that plaintiff’s lien is a first lien on the said real property and sale of said property to satisfy the indebtedness, said property described as follows, to wit: LOT TWENTY-FIVE (25), GARFIELD ADDITION TO THE CITY OF IOLA, IN ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS Commonly known as 806 N. Garfield, Iola, Kansas 66749 and you are hereby required to plead to said petition in said Court at Iola, Kansas on or before the 1st day of November 2012. Should you fail therein judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon said petition. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Thomas Williams, Sheriff Allen County, Kansas SHAPIRO & MOCK, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 6310 Lamar – Suite 235 Overland Park, KS 66202 (913) 831-3000 Fax No. (913) 831-3320 Our File No. 12-004985/dkb (9) 17, 24, (10) 1

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on the body where the examining finger of the doctor elicits pain far out of proportion to the pressure the doctor applies. Each side of the body has nine such sites, for a total of 18 tender points. Identifying 11 of these areas helps secure the diagnosis. Like chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia has no blood test, X-ray or scan that proves the diagnosis. Fatigue is a prominent fibromyalgia symptom. Waking up as tired as when a person went to bed is another typical sign of this illness. Anxiety and clouded thinking, which some call fibro fog, are part of the picture. As with chronic fatigue, an active exercise program is important. Inactivity deconditions muscles, which amplifies the weakness and pain that the illness causes. Water exercises often are well-tolerated. As far as medicines, Cymbalta, Savella and Lyrica are treatments approved for this illness by the Food and Drug Administration. Dear

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In July I was diagnosed with Wenckebach, type 1, second degree AV block.

An EKG showed it. I also had a stress test and an echocardiogram and 24hour Holter monitoring. I was told that no treatment or medicine is necessary. Does Wenckebach always progress to type 2 AV block? Will I need a pacemaker? — E.M. Answer: Every heartbeat starts out as an electric blip, generated by a small island of specialized heart cells called the SA node. The structure is in the upper-right heart chamber, the right atrium. The electric signal travels down to another node of cells, called the AV node. Here, its speed is slightly slowed. With second-degree AV block, Wenckebach Mobitz type 1, the EKG shows a progressive slowing of the electric signal in the AV node until one transmission is completely blocked — the heart misses a beat. Almost never is a patient aware of what happened. Rarely does this condition progress to a more serious situation like type 2 AV block. A pacemaker is almost never needed. It’s a slight abnormality of the heartbeat found in many highly conditioned athletes.

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Lackluster Chiefs lose to Bills ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Thanks to C.J. Spiller and an opportunistic defense, the Buffalo Bills suddenly didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look anywhere near as bad on Sunday as they did in their seasonopening dud. The same canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be said for Kansas City, after the Chiefs were even worse in being routed for the second time in two weeks. Spiller scored twice and finished with 123 yards rushing in a 35-17 win in Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home opener. Spiller, who also had 47 yards receiving, picked up where he left off last week. The Billsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; high-priced Mario Williams-led defense then did the rest Sunday. Kyle Williams had two of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s five sacks, and Buffalo forced three turnovers. That included linebacker Nick Barnett forcing Peyton Hillisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fumble at the goal line to snuff out a scoring drive late in the first half. Mario Williams also recovered quarterback Matt Casselâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fumble, which led to Scott Chandlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10-yard touchdown catch in a first half during which the Bills took control by building a 21-0 lead. Fitzpatrick was 10 of 19 for 178 yards and two touchdowns, including a 49-yarder to Stevie Johnson. And Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s special teams contributed: Leodis McKelvin returned a punt 88 yards to make it 35-3 with 3:46 left in the third quarter.

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel (7) was sacked in the third quarter by Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams (95) on a third down play that forced a Chiefs field goal at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo, NY. The Bills won 35-17. For Kansas City, it was the same-old sloppiness by a team coming off last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 40-24 loss to Atlanta. Kansas City opened a season 0-2 for the sixth time in seven years. That includes

last season, which they opened with a 41-7 home loss to Buffalo. Cassel finished 23 of 42 for 301 yards with two touchdowns and an interception, with much of that

production coming after the Bills had built a 35-3 lead. Dwayne Bowe scored both touchdowns on 33- and two-yard catches in the final seven minutes. The Chiefsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; running attack sputtered. Hillis had 66 yards rushing, and Jamaal Charles just three yards on six carries. Kansas City managed just four first downs and 71 yards on its first five possessions. Safety Bryan Scott jumped over a pile of players to get control of the ball before Hillis could recover. The Chiefs were so thoroughly outplayed on both sides of the ball in the first half that Spillerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 123 yards from scrimmage nearly matched Kansas Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 148 yards net offense. The Chiefs defense struggled despite welcoming back two regulars. Star pass-rushing linebacker Tamba Hali returned after serving an NFL-imposed one-game suspension for violating the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s substance abuse policy, and cornerback Brandon Flowers returned after missing the opener with a foot injury. Kansas City lost tight end Kevin Boss to a head injury in the second quarter. After making a catch over the middle, Boss stumbled backward and hit the back of his head on the turf at the same time safety Daâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Norris Searcy struck him on the side of the helmet with his forearm.

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Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge, celebrates with a burn out after winning Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series GEICO 400 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill.

Keselowski wins NASCAR Sprint Chase opener JOLIET, Ill. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Brad Keselowski raced to an impressive victory in the opening race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, outdueling five-time champion Jimmie Johnson at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday. Keselowski got ahead of Johnson after a crucial pit cycle with about 35 laps remaining and led the final 26 laps in the 400-mile race,

holding on comfortably from there for his first victory in a Chase race. He also took over the points lead. Kasey Kahne was third. All 12 of the Chase drivers finished in the top 18, with the exception of Jeff Gordon, who went into the wall with about 80 laps remaining. Gordon barely qualified for the Chase to begin with, and his champion-

ship hopes are already in serious jeopardy after his 35th-place showing Sunday. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Keselowskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fourth victory of the season. He leads Johnson by three points. Kyle Busch finished fourth, the best performance of any driver not in the Chase. Among other Chase qualifiers, defending champion Tony Stewart

was sixth, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was eighth, Martin Truex Jr. was ninth and Clint Bowyer was 10th. Kevin Harvick finished 12th, one spot ahead of Greg Biffle. Denny Hamlin, the top seed coming in, fell all the way to 16th in the race while low on fuel at the end, and Matt Kenseth finished 18th.

Top-ranked PSU wins BOLIVAR, Mo. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pittsburg State played from behind for the first time in the 2012 season and that lasted all of 5 minutes, 23 seconds as the Gorillas responded with 31 unanswered points before halftime Saturday afternoon en route to a 52-9 win over Southwest Baptist at Plaster Stadium. The Gorillas showcased their explosive, big-play, quick-score capabilities, scoring 31 points over 4:40 of the first and second quarters. Field position made all the difference in the world on a wet, sloppy grass field plastered with rain all first half. On a local note, former Iola standout placekicker Connor Frazell kicked a 32-

yard field goal in the first half and nailed seven extrapoint kicks for the Gorillas. Frazell has scored 31 points as a kicker for PSU in three games. He is 5 of 6 on field goal attempts and 16 of 16 on extra points. Also former IHS standout linebacker Kyler Thompson recorded his first tackle of the season. Thompson had one of five quarterback sacks for Pittsburg State in the game Saturday. It was for a 10-yard loss. In last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home victory, former IHS standout Chris Heffern had his first solo tackle of the season for the Gorillas. Pitt State (3-0, 3-0 MIAA) hosts Lincoln next Saturday.

K-State finally shakes off North Texas; KU falls to TCU MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Collin Klein threw for 230 yards and accounted for three touchdowns and Tyler Lockett returned a kickoff 96 yards for another score as No. 15 Kansas State beats North Texas 35-21 Saturday. Tramaine Thompson caught five passes for 102 yards and two scores, and John Hubert added a touchdown on the ground for Kansas State (3-0), which struggled to put away the tougher-than-expected Mean Green in its tuneup for next Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s showdown with fifth-ranked Oklahoma. North Texas (1-2) scratched and clawed its way within 14-13 late in the third quarter before Klein and Thompson hooked up for their second touchdown. Hubert and Klein added fourth-quarter scoring runs to finally give Kansas State breathing room. Derek Thompson was 25 of 28 for 208 yards and a late touchdown pass for the Mean Green, who converted the two-point conversion to

get within two touchdowns with 2:31 remaining in the game. An onside kick was recovered by the Wildcats, allowing them to run out the clock. No. 16 TCU 20, Kansas 6 LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Casey Pachall threw for 335 yards and two touchdowns, both to Brandon Carter, and TCU won its Big 12 debut. Carter finished with eight catches for 141 yards, and Waymon James added 99 yards rushing for the Horned Frogs (2-0, 1-0), who pushed the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longest winning streak to 10 games by beating up on the team picked to finish last in the conference in preseason polls. Dayne Crist led the Jayhawks (1-2, 0-1) with 303 yards passing, but he was also intercepted once, fumbled as he was heading into the end zone in the fourth quarter, and missed several third-down throws that prevented Kansas from capitalizing on TCU turnovers.

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junior varsity race for Humboldt were: 20. Rayden Goltry, 16:40, 32. Andrew Keazer, 17:04, 34. Dillon Aikins, 17:05, 42. Caleb Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Armond, 17:15, 43. Ronny Jarred, 17:19, 88. Jud Hawley, 20:11, 90. Layne Gonzalez, 20:30, 96. Bryce

Isaac, 21:15, 99. Caleb Vanatta, 21:22, 100. Zack Vanatta, 21:24, 110. Ryan Huse, 23:36, 111. Jimmy Mangold, 24:42, 112. Dawson Mauk, 24:52.

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Fillies falter in Pittsburg Invitational By JOCELYN SHEETS jocelyn@iolaregister.com

PITTSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Iola Highâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fillies fell flat in tournament play Saturday. The Fillies went winless in the Pittsburg High Invitational, losing the seventhplace match 25-13, 25-19 to Girard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was disappointing to come off of such good play at our home tournament to get last place in the Pittsburg tournament,â&#x20AC;? said Emily Sigg, Filliesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; head coach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We came out flat and not ready to play. We couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get out of that slump all day.â&#x20AC;? Iola lost 25-14, 25-11 to Paola then dropped a 25-19 25-14 decision to Labette County, a team the Fillies beat last week at the IHS Invitational. Fort Scott defeated Iola 25-12, 23-25, 25-23. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I saw some hope in the Fort Scott match when we won a set but we just couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stay consistent to win the match,â&#x20AC;? Sigg said. Then came the loss to Girard.

Leading the Filliesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; net attack for the day was Emery Driskel with 25 kills and two blocks. Driskel delivered 11 kills against Fort Scott. Addie Haar downed 13 kills and had three blocks. Breanna Stout had eight kills and Katie Thompson made five kills. Emma Piazza was credited with 30 set assists plus made two kills and a block at the net. Kyra Moore had 19 assists and one kill. Emma Sigg put down two kills. Driskel had four ace servers, Moore had two aces and Thompson had one ace serve. Piazza served for 10 points while Moore and Hannah Endicott each had five service points and Driskel had four points. Keli Lee had 19 digs and Endicott came up with 16 digs. Sigg and Stout each had five digs while Driskel and Thompson each had four digs and Moore had three digs. Iola is 3-12 overall. The Fillies open Pioneer League

play at home â&#x20AC;&#x201D; their only home league matches of the season â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tuesday against

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