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AHS students to share talents for fundraiserBy TIFFANY RONEY

[email protected]

Ever since two on-the-ball studentsjoined Student Peers Using Respon-sible Strategies known as SPURSfor short the clubs participationhas been on the rise.

SPURS student leaders haveplanned pasture parties with rootbeer kegs and pool parties withoutdrugs. Now, those students are plan-ning the biggest-ever SPURS talentshow.

We get a lot of people that cometo our parties, and theyre goodfun, vice president and AHS juniorJordan Luty said. The talent showis just another one of those activitieswhere we can have fun and we canshow people that it is actually pos-sible to have fun without the use ofdrugs or alcohol.

SPURS president Sage Tokach, se-nior at AHS, said she and Luty haveworked to grow the size and scopeof the club. Tokach said she looksforward to hosting a larger event

than SPURS has been able to orga-nize in the past.

My freshman year, the club had20 members, and it now has 80 to100 members, Tokach said. It hasa lot more people, so thats great. Wecan put on a bigger show, and wecan have better prizes, more acts andmore people in attendance.

The annual event scheduled for7 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, at the AHSauditorium is an exhibition of stu-dent skills that arent normally seenon the stage or the playing eld. One

year, a student gave a taekwondopresentation. Another year, someoneperformed an Elvis impersonation.

Last year, we did a kazoo quartet,so there are a lot of interesting acts,Luty said. This show is to show-case the talent that we have at ourschool, because we have plenty.

Prizes for winners are sponsoredby area businesses, and performerswill be judged by a panel, includ-ing judge Judge Ben Sexton, alsoknown as Ben Sexton, Dickinson

My freshman year, the

club had 20 members,and it now has 80 to 100

members. It has a lot more

people, so thats great. We

can put on a bigger show,and we can have better

prizes, more acts and more

people in attendance.

Sage TokachSee: Talent, Page 6

Snowsculptures

Above:Ben and Angie Grifs stand nextto a minion created by their mother, MarlaGrifs in downtown Enterprise. Marla saidit took about an hour to complete theminion using a spoon and a paint stick forthe sculpting.

Left:A frog created by Marla Grifs

greets people in downtown Enterprise.Marla said the frog was created afterrepeated requests from a friend. Someof Marlas past snow creations includeSnoopy, a caterpillar and Belle from Dis-neys Beauty and the Beast

Photos provided

Commission movesfor hospital tax

By J.R. SPARKE

Special to Reector-Chronicle

Herington voters will likelybe asked in coming months toapprove a one-cent citywidesales tax to help raise moniesfor the nancially-troubledHerington Municipal Hospi-tal.

City commission membersdirected City Attorney BradJantz during a regular meetingTuesday to prepare the neces-sary paperwork to place thequestion on the ballot.

Although it was hoped vot-ers could decide the questionduring the upcoming Aprilelection, Dickinson CountyClerk Barbara Jones said shewould have needed notica-tion of the citys intentionsin December or January toinclude the sales tax questionon next months ballot. Sheadded that if the city wanted

a special election, it probablycould not be scheduled beforelate June or early July.

If a special election is held,the city will be responsible for

paying associated costs, Jonessaid. She declined to estimatewhat the cost to the city might

be, not ing she would be ableto provide an estimate follow-ing the April election.

A question now facing thecity commissioners is whetherto schedule a special electionor wait until August electionsto have the sales tax questionon the ballot. Either way, thecity will not receive any rev-

enue from the tax for 60 to 90days after a successful elec-tion.

Commissioners also mustdecide whether the sales taxwill be in effect for two orthree years since it is beingused as a stop-gap measure

while the HMH Board ofTrustees attempts to establisha ve-township hospital dis-trict to bolster its tax base.

During Tuesdays meeting,hospital board chairman MarkWendt said it was estimatedit would take up to two yearsto form a district. A petition

drive is currently underwayto secure the 1,523 signaturesof qualied electors in the vetownships needed to bring thematter to the county clerk and,ultimately, the board of coun-ty commissioners. Hospitalofcials are hoping to get atleast 1,700 signatures to pro-vide a cushion when namesare reviewed.

If the required number ofsignatures is secured, thecounty commission can au-thorize the formation of ahospital district without thematter going to a public vote,according to Jantz.

A one-cent sales tax wouldraise approximately $200,000,City Clerk Debbie Wendt saidduring a Feb. 11 town hallmeeting in Herington.

At that same meeting, HMHCEO Mike Ryan said the hos-

pital would have broke evennancially in 2013 if the facil-ity had received an additional$180,000 in revenue.

Jantz told commissionersTuesday that a one-cent salestax was the maximum amountthe city could seek under thelaw.

City commissioners made itclear during Tuesdays meet-

ing that it expected hospitalofcials to use sales tax mon-ies to help pay off $135,000in delinquent electric utility

bills.

They will pay their bill,

See: Herington, Page 6

House panelreviews school

standards billBy JOHN MILBURN

The Associated Press

TOPEKA A Kansas Housecommittee heard testimonyWednesday from an overowcrowd of several hundred onlegislation that would bar useof the Common Core standardsfor reading and math in publicschools.

Supporters and opponents ofthe standards lled the HouseEducation Committee meetingroom and the adjacent corridorfor the hearing. ChairwomanKasha Kelley told the gatheringat that start that she appreciated

the respect shown by people onboth sides of the issue, whichwas a holdover from the 2013session.

It isnt lost on anybody thatthere isnt anyone who doesntwant rigorous, thought-provok-ing standards for our children,said Kelley, an Arkansas CityRepublican.

Last year, a measure to repealCommon Core failed to get outof the committee, though a billwas approved by the Senate that

later died in the House. Severalstates have backed away from

Solomon HS to expand credit opportunityBy TIFFANY RONEY

[email protected]

Some students wait until high schoolgraduation to begin taking classes for

college credit, but thanks to a new ini-tiative by Solomon Middle and HighSchool principal Dustin Dooley, Solo-mon students can start stacking upcredits in 11th grade.

By 2018 the year current 8th grad-ers are slated to graduate high school

65 percent of a ll jobs in Kansas willrequire some type of post-secondaryeducation, according to Dooley. Thecurrent number of Kansass jobs re-quiring post-secondary education is 50

percent.

Research has proven that kids whotake college classes in high school havea better chance of continuing on andnishing (post-secondary education),so were just trying to set them up todo well in the future, Dooley said.Weve got to start preparing our kidsfor college, technical school or (other

post-secondary educational options) sothey are successful down the road.

To get the ball rolling, Dooley is host-ing a parent enrollment night at 5:30

p.m. on Monday, Feb. 24, in the highschool commons area. Representativesfrom area colleges plan to attend andvisit with parents.

Because of provisions from SenateBill 155, which Gov. Sam Brownbacksigned in May 2012, the school willoffer several free-tuition classes dur-ing the school day via Allen CountyCommunity College, Wichita AreaTechnical College and Cloud CountyCommunity College. Additionally, theschool will continue to partner withSalina Area Technical College to sendstudents over for half-days so they canwork toward certicates in trades likewelding or automotive technology.

Other options students can work to-ward include certicates in criminal

justice, associates of arts degrees andmore.

Itd be difcult for a high school kidto complete an associates of arts degreewhile still in school, but they could geta good start on it, Dooley said. Andif they chose to do summer classes andthings at home, they could possibly ac-complish that feat.

Students who take online courses atthe school will do so through a new-to-the-school software program calledIngenuity. The program will also al-low students to take elective coursesSolomon currently doesnt offer in itsschedule, like geography, psychology,sociology and career planning and de-velopment. The program will also al-low students who need to recover anyhigh school credits to do so.

Thats what we call a blendedlearning environment were goingto have kids doing different things,Dooley said. Were just trying to beahead of the curve in making sure ourkids are prepared for their post-second-ary options. See: School, Page 6


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Abilene SeniorCenter

Abilene Senior Center isopen from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Monday through Friday.Friendship Meals are servedat noon. Reservations mustbe made between 8 AMand 4 PM the day before bycalling Tiffany Ramey 263-7059. Reservations for freetransportation, if needed,may be made at the sametime. Home delivered meals

available from the center.Call 263-7059 for additionalinformation.

Monday 8 a.m. Coffee, Billiards,

Wii 9 a.m. Strong People 10 a.m. Pinochle

Tuesday 8 a.m. Coffee, Billiards,

Wii

Wednesday 8 a.m. Coffee, Billiards,

Wii 9 a.m. Strong People

Thursday 8 a.m. Coffee, Billiards,

Wii

Friday 8 a.m. Coffee, Billiards,

Wii 10:30 a.m. Bible Study

ChapmanSenior CenterChapman Senior Center is

open from 9:30 a.m. until 2p.m. Monday through Fridayfor visiting, games and televi-sion. Friendship meals areserved daily at the center.Meals are delivered to homesin Chapman and Enterprisefor persons unable to cometo the center. For meal res-ervations call Thelma Lexow

922-6958 by 2 p.m. the daybefore.

Monday 9:45 a.m. Coffee 11:15 a.m. Exercise Class 1 p.m. Bingo

Tuesday 9:45 a.m. Coffee

Wednesday 9:45 a.m. Coffee 1 p.m. Bingo after lunch

Thursday 9:45 a.m. Coffee 11:15 a.m. Exercise Class 12:45 p.m. Pitch

Friday9:45 a.m. Coffee

HeringtonSenior CenterHours are 7:30 a.m. until

3 p.m. weekdays. Weekdaymeals are served at noon;suggested donation for thenoon meal is $4 for age 60and older, $5 for under age60. Meals are also servedon the second Friday from 5to 7 p.m. with a suggesteddonation of $8. A Sundaybuffet with salad bar from11 a.m. to 1 p.m. has asuggested donation of $7.Games and activities areplayed throughout the week.On the second Friday eveningmusical entertainment isprovided. Call 258-2131forquestions.

Sunday 11 a.m. Buffet/salad bar 1 p.m. Jam session

Monday Noon Buffet/salad bar

Wednesday 1 p.m. Bible Study

Thursday 9 a.m. Games and Activi-

ties

Friday 1 p.m. Progressive Pitch

Hilltop Senior

CenterNutritious lunch is servedMonday through Friday atnoon. Meals are delivered

to persons unable to come

to the center. Wellness/F it-

ness programs are presented

monthly. Reservations should

be called in by noon the day

before, Lori Dornbusch 258-

2956. Everyone welcome

Monday 8:30 a.m. Coffey/SPSY

Class

1 p.m. Dominoes/Quilting

Tuesday 8 a.m. Coffee

10 a.m. Pool Gang 1 p.m. Afternoon Pitch

Wednesday 9 a.m. Coffee and Rolls

9:30 a.m. Pitch Club

1 p.m. Dominoes

Thursday 8:30 a.m. SPSY

10 a.m. Pinochle

1 p.m. Dominoes

1 p.m. Chelsi Myer,

Dickinson County Extension

agent, Cooking for One or

Two

Friday 8 a.m. Coffee

1 p.m. Dominoes

1 p.m. Pool Tournamentsign up

SolomonSenior CenterSolomon Senior Center is

open Monday through Friday

from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Friendship meals are served

at noon daily. Meals are

delivered to persons unable

to come to the center. Meal

reservations should be called

in the day before by calling

655-9435. Coffee and cook-

ies are served each morn-

ing from 8:30 to 10 a.m.

Everyone is welcome. Pool

and dominoes may be playedeach afternoon.

Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Bunco, popcorn

and coffee provided

Thursday Foot Care, call Dickinson

County Health Department

for appointment at 785-263-

4179

IndustrySenior CenterAll seniors are welcome.

Meetings are held the second

Monday of each month. For

more information contact

Walter Mugler 388-2289

EnterpriseSenior CenterFor information regarding

the centers activities contact

Lola Londene at 479-5886.

Meetings are held on the

fourth Tuesday of each

month in the Enterprise City

Library Basement.

Hope SeniorCenter

The Hope Seniors meet

the second Tuesdayof each

month for a covered dishdinner. Meetings are held at

the Hope American Legion.

All citizens are welcome and

encouraged to attend. Call

Ed Perry 366-7786 with ques-

tions.

TalmageSenior CenterTalmage Senior Center

meetings are held the second

Friday of each month at

noon. For information on the

centers activities, call Bar-

bara Wuthnow at 388-2166

Woodbine

Woodbine meetings areheld at 11:30 a.m. on the

second Tuesday of each

month at the Woodbine Cafe.

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Library announces Brown Bag scheduleSpecial to Reector-Chronicle

Abilene Public Library re-cently announced its spring

schedule of Brown Bag Spe-cial Documentary Films.These lms, held on Tuesdaysat noon, are free and open tothe public. Patrons are invit-ed to bring their sack lunch.Drinks will be provided.

In honor of African-Amer-ican History Month and the50th anniversary of the CivilRights Act, the spring ses-sion will start on Feb. 25 witha showing from the PBS se-ries The African Americans:Many Rivers to Cross, Rise!(1940-1968). This lm ex-amines the long road to civilrights.

Other documentaries on theschedule include:

March 4, The Origins ofOz Visit the real-life lo-cations that inspired author L.Frank Baums Land of Ozand discover how this classic

tale came to be.

March 11, The AnimalHouse This lm ex-

plores what goes into makinga home for wild animals bigand small.

March 18, Ireland Al-though green is its emblem-atic color, Irelands verdantelds are not the nations onlyextraordinary natural fea-tures.

March 25, Dogs thatchanged the world: Dogs byDesign This lm detailsthe explosion of dog typesinto the roughly 400 breedsand dogs role in medicalcare.

April 1, Best and WorstUS Presidents A panel

of 300 historians, politicians,and journalists select the 10best and ve worst Presidentsin American history.

April 8, Kangaroo Mob In the past 50 years, theeastern gray kangaroo popu-lation around Canberra, Aus-

tralias capital city, has ex-ploded from a few hundred totens of thousands.

April 15, Mystery ofEaster Island A team ofscientists and volunteers testa theory on how the ancientstone statues were moved, us-ing a 15-ton replica.

April 22, Meet the Coy-wolf The coywolf, a mix-ture of western coyote andeastern wolf, is a remarkable

new hybrid carnivore that istaking over territories onceroamed by wolves and slip-

ping unnoticed into our cities.

April 29, Life on Fire:Icelandic Volcanoes Through spectacular aerialfootage of this country, whichis an accumulation of lavaand ash, a maze of craters andfaults, the lm tries to discernwhich volcano will awakennext.

Community garden plots availableSpecial to Reector-Chronicle

For a small fee, those living in apart-ments or homes with yards too small fora vegetable garden can reserve a garden

plot at Eisenhower Park in Abilene.According to the American Commu-

nity Gardening Association, communitygardens improve the quality of life for

participants, produce nutritious food,conserve resources, and create opportu-nities for recreation, exercise, therapy,and education.

In order to allow Dickinson County

residents to reap these benets, theAbilene Community Garden located in

Eisenhower Park is now accepting appli-cations for plot rental. The garden is theresult of efforts by K-State Research and

Extension Dickinson County in coop-eration with the City of Abilene.

Plots are available for a $25 rental fee

to individuals, businesses and commu-nity organizations. Any individual or

group interested in gardening is invitedto participate.

Through grants received from the

Community Foundation of DickinsonCounty, the Abilene Rotary Club, K-State Research and Extension, and theKansas Health Foundation some garden-ing equipment is available for garden

participants on site.Seven plots are available and will be re-

served on a rst-come, rst-served basis.Visit K-State Research and Extension Dickinson County at 712 S. Buckeye, onthe Web at www.dickinson.ksu.edu or

by phone at 785-263-2001 for more in-formation on the community garden andhow to reserve your plot.

An 80s comeback

Above:Samantha Kenner, Gene Kickhaefer, Kim Kick-

haefer, Jennifer Johnson, Michael Redondo and William

Snyder pose for a photo at the Totally 80s Valentines

Bash Saturday at Great Plains Theatre.

Left: At the annual Totally 80s Valentines Bash onSaturday night at Great Plains Theatre, they let down

their guards and danced to tunes like Mr. Roboto and

I Love Rock n Roll. From left: Greg Austin, Jodi Austin,

Kim Kickhaefer, Michael Redondo and Samantha Kenner.

Photos by Tiffany Roney


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Calendar

Thursday5:15 p.m. TOPS 444,weigh-in and meeting FirstChristian Church, Seventhand Buckeye

5:30 p.m. HospiceVolunteer Meeting, Hering-ton Pizza Hut, 555 U.S. 77

7 p.m. NA, First UnitedMethodist Church, 601 N.Cedar St., upstairs library

7 p.m. Bingo, Frater-nal Order of Eagles AerieNo. 2934, 207 Eagle Drive

8 p.m. AA, St. JohnsEpiscopal Church, Sixth andBuckeye

Friday10 a.m. USD 435PAT Play Group at FirstPresbyterian Church, 1400N. Cedar

12:10 p.m. AbileneRotary Club, Mr. Ks Farm-house Restaurant, 407 S.

Van Buren.7:30 p.m. Bible Talk,

Abilene Senior Center8 p.m. AA, non-smok-

ing, Catholic Parish Center,210 E. Sixth St., Chapman

Saturday6:30 a.m. Christian

Businessmens Association,

Green Acres Bowl7 a.m. Gideons PrayerBreakfast, Hitching PostRestaurant, Old AbileneTown

Open HouseRetirement Celebration for

Sherri Adee & Sharon FrankCome join us in wishing them all the best

in their retirement.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 from 2 - 4 p.m.401 N Spruce

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Grains:Prices at 9 a.m. Thursday:Wheat $6.66Wheat new crop $6.51Milo $4.55Milo new crop $4.38Soybeans $13.10Soybeans new crop$10.94Corn $4.28Corn new crop $4.38

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Keystone facesnew obstaclein Nebraska

By GRANT SCHULTE


LINCOLN Just as pres-sure was building on Presi-dent Barack Obama to make adecision on the Keystone XL

pipeline that would carry oilfrom Canada to reneries inTexas, the project ran into an-

other obstacle and it cameagain from Nebraska.

A judges decision Wednes-day to overturn a Nebraskalaw that allowed the pipelineguarantees the legal ght willcontinue for at least severalmore months. It also couldleave Nebraskas decision inthe hands of the state PublicService Commission, a little-known board that regulatesnatural gas lines, grain ware-houses and recreational ve-hicles.

The ruling was a victory forpipeline opponents, includ-ing environmentalists who

say Keystone XL would carrydirty oil that contributes toglobal warming and Nebras-ka ranchers and farmers whofear it could hurt their watersupply.

TransCanada Corp.s pipe-line is critical in Canadas ef-forts to export its growing oilsands production. Supporterssay it will create thousandsof jobs and move the U.S. to-ward North American energyindependence.

At issue in Wednesdaysruling was a 2012 law that al-lowed Gov. Dave Heineman

to approve the route throughNebraska. The governors ap-proval gave Calgary-basedTransCanada the power to useeminent domain on landown-ers who deny the companyaccess to their property. Threelandowners led a lawsuitsaying the decision shouldhave been made by the PublicService Commission.

Lancaster County JudgeStephanie Stacy agreed.

Attorney General Jon Brun-ings ofce plans to appealthe ruling to the Nebraska Su-

preme Court.

A spokesman for pipeline

developer TransCanada saidcompany ofcials were dis-appointed and disagreed withthe decision. The company

planned to review the rulingbefore deciding how to pro-ceed.

TransCanada continuesto believe strongly in Key-stone XL and the benets itwould provide to Americans

thousands of jobs and a se-cure supply of crude oil froma trusted neighbor in Cana-

da, said spokesman ShawnHoward.

Its not the rst time Ne-braska has been an obstaclein TransCanadas efforts tocomplete the pipeline, whichwould carry 830,000 barrelsof oil daily from Canada toTexas Gulf Coast reneries.

An earlier proposed route

drew erce opposition be-cause landowners said itwould threaten the NebraskaSandhills, a region of grass-covered dunes used as ranch-land. That prompted the stateLegislature to pass a lawin 2012 giving Gov. DaveHeineman the authority to ap-

prove the route. The new onehe approved goes around anarea designated as the Sand-hills, although opponents in-sist it still traverses the deli-cate soil.

The other states along thepipelines route Montana,

South Dakota, Nebraska,Kansas, Oklahoma and Tex-as have already approvedtheir segments. Oil is alreadyowing through the Oklaho-ma-to-Texas segment.

TransCanada ofcials havesaid passing through Nebras-ka is the most direct, practicalway to transport the oil. Andrerouting the pipeline would

bring new states into the mixand would lead to further ex-

pensive delays.

For the Nebraska PublicService Commission to act,state lawmakers may have to

pass a new pipeline-sitting

law. Staff members were stillreviewing the ruling Wednes-day, said Angela Melton, thecommissions attorney.

The landowners believethey may have a better chanceat blocking the pipeline if itsthe commission that must ap-

prove the route, though thepanels ve members haventgiven an indication as to howthey might rule. The commis-sion was created in 1890s to

prevent governors from grant-ing political favors to railroadexecutives who wanted toexpand through private prop-erty, and its members are

elected on a regional basis.Randy Thompson, a Ne-

braska rancher and a leadingplaintiff in the lawsuit, be-came involved in the disputeafter he was notied thatthe original Keystone XLroute would have crossedhis parents 400-acre farm inMerrick County. He said hedoesnt think TransCanadashould be able to force land-owners to sign pipeline con-tracts using eminent domain.

GOP pushing for changesin local elections

By JOHN HANNA


TOPEKA The KansasRepublican Party is pushinglegislators to change the datesof local elections and makethem partisan, but a GOP-dominated state Senate com-mittee rejected the second

part of that plan Wednesday.

The Senate Ethics and Elec-tions Committee debated a

bill to hold city, local school

board and community col-lege board elections on thesame schedule as legislative,congressional and statewidecontests. Primaries would bein August of even-numberedyears and general electionsin November. The committeerewrote parts of the measureextensively and doesnt ex-

pect to take nal action on ituntil at least next week.

Kansas holds nonpartisanlocal elections in the springof odd-numbered years, withthe general elections in earlyApril. Voter turnout percent-

ages can dip into the singledigits, and Republican Partyofcials point out that havinglocal elections coincide withstate, congressional and presi-

dential ones is certain to boostturnout.

The intent of trying tomove these elections is reallyto drive voter turnout, stateGOP Chairman Kelly Arnoldsaid after the committeesmeeting. Part of it is tak-ing the elections and movingthem to where the voters are.

But the committee removedlanguage making local elec-tions partisan. Sen. SteveFitzgerald, a LeavenworthRepublican whose districtincludes Fort Leavenworth,noted federal law preventsmilitary personnel and federalworkers from running for par-tisan ofce.

A number of them haveserved in city commissions

or on school boards, and thiswould deprive us of somevery good people, saidFitzgerald, a retired Armylieutenant colonel.

Arnold and other Repub-lican Party ofcials arguedthat making the elections par-tisan would help voters pickcandidates by at least letting

party afliation act as a roughguide to their philosophies inlow-key races in which vot-ers sometimes dont see muchcampaign advertising. Arnoldsaid parties also can help can-didates disseminate their mes-sages.

But some critics of the leg-islation see a push for parti-san elections as an attempt

by conservatives to use theirclout within the GOP, thedominant political party inmost of the state, to assertmore control over cities andschool districts.

And the rewritten measureis still drawing oppositionfrom local ofcials, who ac-knowledge the low turnoutin their elections but contenddown-ballot races will get lostamid other contests in even-numbered years.

Theyre trying to change

things that dont need to bechanged, said Mike Taylor, alobbyist for the Unied Gov-ernment of Kansas City, Kan.,and Wyandotte County.

Coach charged in Mo. girls deathThe Associated Press

ST. LOUIS A middle-

school football coach wascharged Wednesday with rst-degree murder in the death ofa 10-year-old girl who was

snatched off a street just blocks

from her southwest Missourihome as several residents

watched in horror.

Craig Michael Wood alsofaces kidnapping and armedcriminal action charges, ac-cording to Greene County

Prosecuting Attorney Dan Pat-terson, who led the chargeslate Wednesday afternoon.

Wood is accused of kidnappingfourth-grader Hailey Owensin Springeld as she walked

home from a friends houseTuesday evening.

Patterson said the girl hadbeen shot in the head.

Wood was inside a truckparked outside his small, sin-

gle-story home in Springeldwhen police arrested him Tues-day night. A probable cause

statement released Wednesdaysaid the 45-year-old Woodwas holding a roll of duct tapein his hands when ofcers ar-rived, and that the girls bodywas found in his basement stuffed in two trash bags in-side plastic storage containers.

The oor was still damp frombleach, the statement said.

Authorities wont ofciallyconrm that the body is Hai-leys until after an autopsy,

but Springeld Police ChiefPaul Williams said we havea high degree of condencein the preliminary identica-tion, which indicates that it isthe girl.

Witnesses told investigatorsthat a man in a gold 2008 FordRanger pickup truck drovedown the street several times

before abducting Hailey. Wil-liams said the witnesses called911 to report the trucks licensenumber.

Resident Ricky Riggins toldthe Springeld News-Leaderhe chased the eeing pickup in

his car after a neighbor tried topull the girl away.

I couldnt keep up, Rigginstold the newspaper. He was

probably ve to six cars aheadof me. ... It was so fast.

Hailey did not attend Pleas-ant View School, where Wood

worked. She was a student atWestport Elementary Schoolthis year, and attended Bow-erman Elementary School lastyear.

Williams said the girl andWood apparently didnt knoweach other.

Theres no connection thatweve been able to determineat this time between the victimand the suspect, the chief said.

Springeld school ofcialssaid Wood is a seventh-gradefootball coach and teachersaide who supervises in-schoolsuspensions at Pleasant ViewSchool, which has students inkindergarten through eighthgrade.

Norm Ridder, the Springelddistricts superintendent, said

in a statement Wednesday thatWood began working for thedistrict in August 1998. Hesaid Wood has been suspendedsince his arrest.

Wood was initially hired asa temporary employee whoworked as a substitute teach-

er before he was hired fulltime in 2006, school districtspokeswoman Teresa Bledsoesaid later Wednesday. He hascoached football at PleasantView since 1998 and was alsoan assistant boys basketballcoach.

He met all of our quali-cations for employment,Bledsoe said, noting that theSpringeld district has a morerigorous background checkrequirement than state law,with an additional screeningdesigned to detect substanti-ated allegations of child abuseor neglect as well as any pastcriminal violations.

A records search showsWood had little criminal his-tory.

Theyre trying tochange things thatdont need to be

changed.Mike Taylor

AbilenePolice

DepartmentArrests

Jason W. Hottman, 37, 301N.E. Fifth St., criminal tres-pass, 5:45 a.m. Feb. 8, 202Grand Blvd.

IncidentsAnthony Falardeau, 32,1304 N.W. Third St., reportedtheft of an ignition keyestimated at $100, 6:04 p.m.Feb. 8.

Jacqueline Crowder, 41, 901N. Mulberry, reported harass-ment by telecom device, 8:20p.m. Feb. 8.

Brenda Woodcox, 43, 507N.E. Eighth St., reportedaggravated burglary of aKawasaki dirt bike estimatedat $800, 10:30 a.m. Feb. 4.

Ester Hottman, 87, 202Grand Blvd., was the victimof criminal trespass at 5:34a.m. Feb. 8.

AccidentsRailroad crossing arms were

damaged by an unknowndriver reported at 5:38 p.m.Feb. 4 at 202 S. Buckeye

Ave.A vehicle driven by Ben-

jamin Urbanek, 34, slide onsnow and struck a tree at5:03 a.m. Feb. 4 at 1300

Vine St.A vehicle clearing snow

driven by Gailen Budden,65, struck a parked vehicleowned by Christopher Partonat 7:30 a.m. Feb. 5.Vehicles driven by Cindi

Casanova, 51, and ShawnAmburgey, 37, collided at8:35 a.m. Feb. 6 at 1400 N.Buckeye Ave.Vehicles driven by Rebecca

Kobiskie, 38, and Taman-tha Collins, 44, collided at

3:34 a.m. Feb. 6 at 1000 N.Spruceway.Vehicles driven by Kelly

Mattice, 41, and Cherie Clark,68, collided at noon Feb. 6 at2200 N. Buckeye Ave.A vehicle driven by Sergio

Delatorre, 36, struck aparked vehicle owned by Dal-las Riffel at 10:03 a.m. Feb. 7

at 400 N.E. Fifth St.Vehicles driven by Jason

Kohler, 43, and KaitlynClaybaugh, 17, collided on

a snowpacked road 3:30

p.m. Feb. 7 at 100 N.W. 14thStreet.

A vehicle driven by ShaneRabb, 31, struck a parked

vehicle owned by StephanieStrunk at 8:28 a.m. Feb. 9 at

420 N. Buckeye Ave.A vehicle driven by Clayton

McCullough, 34, struck afence at 8:28 a.m. Feb. 8 at

900 N.W. Third.A vehicle driven by Fred

Bailey, 75, collided with aparked bus driven by Wendy

Surritte, 43, at 12:24 p.m.Feb. 10 at 800 W. First. St.


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The Grizzwells

The Born Loser

Frank and Earnest

Beetle Bailey

Alley Oop

For Better For Worse

Baby Blues

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20)-- Engage in opportunitiesthat will expand your mindand skill set. Explore alternatesources of entertainment tobring about a positive changein your personal life.

ARIES (March 21-April 19)-- Flexibility will be necessarywhen dealing with a person-al or business partner, andwill also help to strengthenyour union. Take measuresto ensure that your propertyis protected before leaving

home.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)-- You may be feeling roman-tic, but caution must be takenwhere intimacy is concerned.Hurt feelings and resentmentwill develop if your actions orintentions are misinterpreted.

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-- You mustnt allow othersto stifle your talents. Followyour intuition and keep yourdreams in sight. Your excel-lent memory is an importantfacet of your personality.

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-- Get to know your friends

and neighbors better. You canobtain a lot of information bylistening and observing howothers react to situations thatarise, and you can contributevaluable input as well.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-- Dont jump to conclusions.The situation may turn out tobe much different from theone you imagine. Do yourhomework and get all thepertinent information beforeyou make a decision.

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-- Take a look at your per-

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.

19) -- Lighten up and havesome fun. Accepting invita-tions to social activities is asure way to meet new andexciting people. A casual en-counter may lead to a lastingfriendship.

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jeopardized if someone triesto take credit for your work.Expend the effort and pres-ent and promote your accom-plishments to your employer

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DEAR DOCTOR K: I have ir-ritable bowel syndrome. Can youexplain what has caused it?

DEAR READER: The honestanswer is we dont know whatcauses irritable bowel syndrome(IBS). Over the past 20 years,weve discovered some clues anddeveloped some new treatments.

IBS is a common condition.Symptoms include abdominalpain, diarrhea and/or constipation,bloating, gassiness and cramping.(On my website, AskDoctorK.com, Ive posted criteria that doc-

tors look for when diagnosingIBS.)

No physical abnormality hasbeen yet identied in people withIBS. For example, the walls of thelarge and small intestine appearnormal. However, researchershave reported some abnormalitiesin how the intestines function.

Normally, the intestines movedigested food progressivelydownward to the rectum, where abowel movement removes it fromthe body. For that to happen, thewalls of the intestine must squeezedown in a coordinated way. Inmany (but not all) patients withIBS, the movement of the intesti-nal walls is not well-coordinated.

Whether these abnormalities inhow the intestines work explainthe symptoms of IBS, however,remains uncertain. In fact, itslikely that IBS is not a single dis-ease, but rather a set of symptomsthat stem from a variety of causes.

Some possible causes of IBSsymptoms include:

-- Infection. A bout of infectiousgastroenteritis (stomach or bowelinammation) may sensitize thegut in a way that leads to IBSsymptoms.

-- Overgrowth of intestinal bac-teria in the small intestine. Thismay contribute to common symp-toms in some patients, and antibi-

otic treatment may improve somesymptoms.

-- Unusual bacteria in the large

intestine. In all of us, the large

intestine is lled with trillions of

bacteria, of thousands of differ-

ent types. Some experts speculate

that IBS may be inuenced by the

types of bacteria in the large intes-

tine.

-- Colon activity. Some research

has found that muscle in the wall

of the large intestine (colon) can

become more sensitive than usual;

it goes into spasm after only mild

stimulation.

-- Heightened sensitivity. Anoth-

er possibility is that people withIBS have a much lower threshold

for pain than people without IBS.

-- Hormones produced in the

GI tract, which affect movement

of the bowels, may also trigger

symptoms. Women with IBS often

have more symptoms during their

menstrual periods. This suggests

that levels of reproductive hor-

mones also affect IBS symptoms.

-- Dietary factors. Certain foods

can trigger IBS symptoms. Com-

mon culprits include cabbage,

broccoli, legumes and other gas-

producing foods, caffeine, alco-

hol, dairy products, fatty foods,

raw fruits, and foods, gums and

beverages containing sorbitol, an

articial sweetener. These foods

contain substances called FOD-

MAPs. Its a matter of trial and er-

ror to determine which foods trig-

ger your symptoms. Eliminate one

food at a time to see which ones

give you trouble.

-- Stress and emotion. Stress

stimulates colon spasms in people

with IBS. Stress reduction, relax-

ation training and counseling can

help relieve symptoms in some

people.

Ill bet that, like many illnesses,

IBS has multiple physical causes

and can be made worse by st ress.

(Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor atHarvard Medical School. To send questions, go

to AskDoctorK.com, or write: Ask Doctor K, 10

Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115.)

Family Circus

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Ask

DOCTOR K.

Irritable bowelsyndrome may have

many causes

by Bernice Bede Osol

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BRIDGE by

PHILLIP ALDER

Fulke Greville, an Englishoet who died in 1628, said,

The criterion of true beauty ishat it increases on examina-ion; if false, that it lessens.

At the bridge table, the beau-y of a deal can increase upon

careful analysis. Sometimes,hough, the key play is a false-

card.What should happen in this

deal after West leads the heartace against three no-trump?

Before getting to the answer,some pairs use interesting

onor leads against no-trump.They choose one card, eitherhe ace or king (I prefer theing), when they have a very

strong suit. It asks partner ei-her to unblock an honor or to

give count. With that agree-ent, West would lead his

big card here, happy if Eastcould throw the queen onto theable. (Assuming the king is

big, then an ace-lead is froma weaker ace-king holding, ask-ing partner to signal attitude.And a queen-lead is from eithera weak king-queen or a goodqueen-jack.) If that appeals to

ou, discuss it carefully withour partners.Using standard leads and sig-

als, East should play his heart

three at trick one, discourag-

ing. Then South must drop his

seven. He has to try to persuade

West that East started withQ-3-2 of hearts and was doing

the best he could by playing

the three. Agreed, it should not

work. Wests ace-lead should

not be from a holding weaker

than ace-king-jack-fourth. And

if that is true, East can afford to

play his queen from Q-3-2.

West should shift at trick

two, and whichever suit he

chooses, East will get in with

his club ace and can lead his

second heart through Souths

queen to defeat the contract by

two tricks. 2014 UFS, Dist. by Universal Uclick for

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Public Notices 310

(First Published in theAbilene Reector Chronicle

Thursday, February 20, 2014)

NOTICE OF A GENERALELECTION FOR THE CITY OF

CHAPMAN

DICKINSON COUNTY,

STATE OF KANSAS

Notice is hereby given that a GeneralElection for the City of Chapman,Dickinson County, Kansas, will beheld on the 1st day of April, 2014.The candidates and the positions forwhich they have led are as follows:FOR MAYOR

VOTE FOR ONE

Phil Weishaar

FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

VOTE FOR TWO OR FEWER

Jeff Blixt

Dana Gaither

Ron Kabat

Jim Murrison

Herman Simmons, Jr.

The polling place will be theChapman Golf Course Clubhouse,522 Golf Course Road. Notice is

further given that the polls will beopen from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.Signed this 20th day of February,2014.BARBARA M. JONES,

Dickinson County Election Ofcer1T

(First Published in theAbilene Reector Chronicle

Thursday, February 20, 2014)NOTICE OF A GENERAL

ELECTION FOR THE CITY OFHERINGTON

DICKINSON COUNTY,

STATE OF KANSAS

Notice is hereby given that a GeneralElection for the City of Herington,Dickinson County, Kansas, will beheld on the 1st day of April, 2014.The candidates and the positions forwhich they have led are as follows:FOR CITY COMMISSIONERVOTE FOR TWO OR FEWER

Michelle L. Stanford

Kathleen L. WalterFOR HOSPITAL TRUSTEE

VOTE FOR TWO OR FEWER

Gloria D. BoomerHoward Hailey

Edwin (ED) MuellerFOR HOSPITAL TRUSTEE

(UNEXPIRED TERM)

VOTE FOR ONE

The polling places will be as follows:Herington Ward 1 CommunityBuilding, 810 S. BroadwayHerington Ward 2 CommunityBuilding, 810 S. BroadwayHerington Ward 4 CommunityBuilding, 810 S. BroadwayNotice is further given that the pollswill be open from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00P.M.Signed this 20th day of February,

2014.BARBARA M. JONES,

Dickinson County Election Ofcer1T

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The City of Abilene Parksand Recreation Department

is accepting applicationsfor a part-timeActivity

Supervisor- duties includesupervising recreation

activities, scheduling facilityusage, light janitorial duties,and assisting with specialevents. Hours available

include Saturdays, Sundaysand two to three nights a

week. There is opportunityto work between 14 and 18

hours per week. Applicationsmay be picked up at the

Parks and Recreation ofce,1020 NW 8th, Abilene

Kansas. Applications will beaccepted until

February 27, 2014 at 5 p.m.

Solomon Recreation

Commission has opening

for summer ball field

superintendent. Must

be available evenings

and some weekends. Job

description available

upon request. Pay

commensurate with

experience. Deadline forapplications is March 17,

2014. Contact: Dean Ann

Zsamba, Board Clerk for

more information at

785-655-2541.

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GARDEN CENTER CASHIER. Enjoythe outdoors? Kaw Valley Green-houses is bringing a garden center tothe Abilene area and looking forcashiers to work seasonally. Lookingfor part and full time candidates.Must be able to run cash register,put up merchandise, water plantsand work with customers. Startingpay $9/hr. Complete online applica-tion at kawvalleygreenhouses.comfor questions contact 800-235-3945.

HIRING FULL TIME & part timecook. Apply in person at Ikes Place,

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County judge, and other localindividuals who have interestand experience in the per-forming arts and communityendeavors.

Admission to the talentshow is $1, with the fundsgoing toward club T-shirts,a scholarship to be awardedto a SPURS member and re-sources for safe, fun eventsthat are backed by AHS coun-

selor Sandra Dutt, who serves

as the clubs supervisor.

Tokach said she encourages

anyone in the area to come see

the musical talents and unique

skills of AHS students.

If you are afliated with

a student in Abilene High

School, tell them to come

show off their talent, Lutysaid.

Tokach added: Tell them to

sign up. We want some vari-

ety.

TalentContinued from Page 1

Mayor Robbin Bell said, ex-pressing his condence in thehospital board and admin-istrative staff. We have togure out a way to make thiswork.

In a related matter, Com-missioner D.J. Neuberger re-viewed the results of a surveyhe had distributed followingthe town hall meeting. Ac-cording to the survey, a ma-

jority of people supported asales tax to help the hospital.

Debbie Goembel, execu-tive director of the HeringtonHousing Authority, raised thequestion of why the hospitalis required to pay for util-ity service while some other

businesses are not. She spe-cically mentioned the Hill-top Apartment Complex andan independent living apart-ment complex, which are both

city owned. She said the cityneeded be truthful residents inthat utility monies from ten-ants, which are included inmonthly rent payments, go tothe citys general fund and notthe electric fund.

She said that was a reasonelectric rates were higher inHerington than other com-munities and why the electricfund was suffering from a rev-enue shortfall.

Also during the meeting,commission members agreedto accept a loan of $5,500from the Herington Fireght-ers Relief Association to

allow for the purchase of a1,000-gallon water tank to beinstalled on a used military-style truck recently obtainedat no charge from the U.S.Forestry Service. The vehiclewill replace an aging trucknow in service with the Her-ington Fire Department, FireChief Ken Staatz told com-missioners.

One-percent interest will becharged on the ve-year loan.

Staatz said the HFRA hadpreviously loaned money tothe city for the purchase ofre-ghting-related equip-ment.

Herington resident RickFreeman spoke to the com-mission about the possibilityof establishing a privately-owned public gun range onthe grounds of the HeringtonRegional Airport. He saidhe had been approached bysomeone who was interestedin doing this, but wantedto know if the commissionwould be supportive.

Initially, Freeman was askedto have the individual providea business plan. However, hesaid that would be too costlyif there was no guarantee that

the city would be supportiveof the effort. No money wasrequested from the city.

Ultimately, it was agreedFreeman would ask the indi-vidual, who declined to makea personal appearance at acommission meeting, to de-

velop a list of questions forthe governing body and havethose presented by Freeman.

Freeman said he saw theproposed gun range as ameans of boosting the localeconomy.

Also, Freeman expressedhis displeasure with CityManager Ron Strickland and

street department employeesfor not addressing the issueof cleaning snow and ice fromhandicap ramps at street in-tersections in the communityfollowing a recent storm.

He alleged when two streetdepartment workers wereasked by him to clear a rampwhile he was unloading awheelchair, they replied theywere too busy.

Commissioner Fred Olsen,former downtown businessowner, said it was the respon-sibility of property owners toclear sidewalks and ramps. Itwas what he had done when

he was in business, he said.However, Commissioner

Chuck Miller said he didntunderstand why the city couldnot be more cooperative.

Tandi Arevallo, the citysinsurance agent, said the mat-ter was one of liability, notingmany people are injured eachyear by falls during winterweather.

The matter is expected to bediscussed during an upcomingcommission meeting.

Wendy Jones, speaking as arepresentative of the Conven-tion and Visitors Bureau, saidthe annual Rails N Trails Fes-

tival in Herington has beenrenamed and rebranded asHerington Vintage Days. Ac-tivities are Aug. 21-23. Jonesis the executive director of theTri-County Area Chamber ofCommerce, which is based inHerington.

Commissioners adopteda resolution including theHerington Regional Airportgrounds in the corporate lim-its of the city. The propertywas inadvertently omittedwhen the Logan Pointe hous-ing sub-division was added tothe city. The airport propertyhad been included in a previ-ous version of the corporatelimits.

The governing body alsoagreed to revising and updat-ing zoning and sub-divisionregulations. The process is ex-

pected to take several monthsto complete.

Commissioners also ap-proved a stamped stonedesign for the new BroadwayStreet bridge.

They also approved the op-eration of a carnival May 29-31 to help raise monies for aFourth of July reworks show.

Nick Gonzolas was reap-

pointed to a three-year termon the Planning Commission.The term is to expire Dec. 31,2016.

The Herington City Com-mission is next scheduled tomeet in regular session onTuesday, March 4.

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the standards or delayed theirimplementation.

The Kansas measure seeks toreverse a 2010 State Board ofEducation decision to adopt the

standards for math and reading,as well as a set of science stan-dards. It would also create anadvisory group to develop newguidelines to replace the exist-ing standards.

Witnesses had 90 secondseach to address the committee,which asked no questions andtook no action on the bill.

Critics of the standards usedlanguage such as communist,Marxist and socialist to de-scribe the standards and themanner in which they were de-veloped and adopted.

This loss of local control is

eminent if we dont do some-

thing, said former state Rep.Owen Donohoe of Shawnee.

Other opponents of the stan-dards complained that theyresulted in curriculum that wasdifcult for students and par-ents to understand, resulting in

poorer classroom performance.

Supporters, including par-ents, educators and the general

public, told the committee thatthey were stringent and thatteachers welcomed the chang-es because it allowed them toteach students content the wayit was intended.

Kansas teachers are mov-ing in the right direction forlearning, exploration, thinkingand professionalism for ourstudents, said Dyane Smo-korowski, an Andover lan-guage arts teacher. Denyingus this progression only reduc-es the possibilities for dynamic

classroom experiences.

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Apps for jobless benets drop to 336KThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON The number ofpeople seeking U.S. unemploymentbenets fell a slight 3,000 last week to aseasonally adjusted 336,000, a sign thatlayoffs remain low.

The Labor Department said Thurs-day that the four-week average of ap-

plications, a less volatile measure,

rose slightly to a seasonally adjusted338,500.

The average is roughly in line withpre-recession levels and indicates thatcompanies are cutting few jobs. Appli-cations are a rough proxy for layoffs.

The number of applicants has stabi-lized in recent weeks despite modestlevels of hiring in January and February.When applications for unemployment

benets remain fairly steady from weekto week, it suggests that businesses arecondent that customer demand will bestrong enough to justify retaining their

workers.

A total of 3.53 million Americans re-ceived benets as of Feb. 1 the latest

period for which gures are available up from 3.52 million the previous week.

In recent months, snowstorms andfrigid weather have contributed to aslowdown in hiring, retail sales andhome construction. A scant 113,000 jobs

were added in January. That follows theaddition of just 75,000 jobs in Decem-

ber. Job growth for the past two monthsis only about half the monthly averagefor the previous two years.

Some positive signs did emerge inJanuarys jobs report. The unemploy-ment rate reached a ve-year low of 6.6

percent. The decline from 6.7 percentoccurred because more of those out ofwork found jobs. It was an improve-ment from December, when the ratefell mainly because many of the unem-

ployed stopped searching for work. Thegovernment counts people as unem-

ployed only if they are actively lookingfor a job.

Builders broke ground on new homeslast month at a seasonally adjusted an-nual rate of 880,000, down 16 percentfrom December, the Commerce De-

partment said Wednesday. And retailsales plunged a seasonally adjusted 0.4

percent last month, the second straight

monthly decline.Most analysts think the economy will

grow roughly 3 percent this year, whichwould be the strongest expansion since2005.

But the severe winter weather hascaused many analysts to revise downtheir forecasts for the current January-March quarter. Macroeconomic Ad-visers last week reduced its quarterlygrowth estimate to a 1.7 percent annualrate from an earlier forecast of 1.9 per-cent. Moodys Analytics cut its forecastto a 1.9 percent annual rate from 2.2

percent.

Calm

before

the storm

Tim Horan Refector-Chronicle

A group of golfers took advantage of the spring-like weather at Browns Park Wednesday afternoon. Wyatt Youtsey tees offwhile Hunter Combs looks on.

US drone may have killed dozen civiliansThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON A U.S.military drone strike in Ye-

men last December may havekilled up to a dozen civilianson their way to a weddingand injured others, includ-ing the bride, a human rightsgroup says. U.S. ofcials sayonly members of al-Qaidawere killed, but they haverefused to make public thedetails of two U.S. investiga-tions into the incident.

Human Rights Watch re-leased a report on the dronestrike Thursday, citing inter-views with eight witnessesand relatives of the dead aswell as Yemeni ofcials. Thereport said four Hellre mis-

siles were red at a weddingprocession of 11 vehicles onDec. 12, 2013, in Radda in

southern Yemen, killing atleast 12 men and woundingat least 15 others, six of themseriously.

The report said the proces-sion may have includedmembers of Yemens al-Qaida in the Arabian Penin-sula, although it is not clearwho they were or what wastheir fate. Family membersand survivors say all thosehit were civilians; Yemeniofcials told Human RightsWatch that most were mili-tants.

We asked both the Yemeniand the U.S. authorities totell us which of the dead andwounded were members ofmilitant groups and which ifany were civilians, reportauthor Letta Tayler, a seniorterrorism and counterter-rorism researcher at Human

Rights Watch, told The As-sociated Press. They did notreply to this question.

She added: While we do

not rule out the possibil-ity that AQAP ghters werekilled and wounded in thisstrike, we also do not ruleout the possibility that all ofthose killed and woundedwere civilians.

The New York-based groupcalled on the U.S. govern-ment to investigate and makethe ndings public.

A Pentagon spokesman,Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby,said he would not commenton specic operational de-tails. He noted that the Yeme-ni government has stated that

the targets were dangeroussenior al-Qaida militants.

U.S. and Yemeni ofcials

said the target of the at-

tack, Shawqi Ali Ahmad al-

Badani, a midlevel al-Qaida

leader, was wounded and had

escaped.

Al-Badani is on Yemens

most wanted list and is ac-

cused of masterminding a

plan for a major attack last

summer. When an intercept-

ed message revealed the plot,

the U.S. temporarily closed

19 of its diplomatic posts

across Africa and the Mid-

east. Some European mis-

sions were closed as well.

Three U.S. ofcials said

the U.S. government did in-

vestigate the strike against

al-Badani twice and

concluded that only membersof al-Qaida were killed in the

three vehicles that were hit.


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STUDENT OFTHE WEEK

2005 N. Buckeye Abilene, Ks 263-4000

Seventh grader Anessa Leidig, nicknamedRanchie, is the daughter of Marcie and AlexLeidig. She was nominated by Mr. Delaywho said, Anessa is a good citizen and agreat example of what type of successfulstudent Abilene Public Schools can produce.Shes won many awards including 1st placein softball twice earing her a medal, andonce got a blue ribbon in 4-H for playingtrumpet. In school she played a trumpet soloat a performance. Her favorite class is social

studies and the thing she enjoys most aboutschool is how easy it is to learn. One dayAnessa wants to get a degree in either teachingor veternarian studies. The person she mostlooks up to is her dad.

Anessa Leidig

USD 435

Staff FeatureBrandi McGivneyPosition in USD 435:

School nurse

Years in this position: 12

Previous experi-ence: I worked inMed/Surg; HomeHealth and Emer-gency Departmentfor seven years

prior to coming towork at USD 435.All areas gave mea great, broad back-ground that has

been very benecial

to school nursing.Hometown: Abilene

What inspired you togo into school nursing? Isubbed for two years prior to

becoming school nurse. I real-ly enjoyed my time at schooland working with the kids. Ithought that was a great wayto mesh two areas that I love

nursing and children.

What brought you toAbilene? I grew up here andgraduated from AHS. I want-ed to raise my family here as

I felt like I received agreat education fromUSD 435, and hadwonderful opportu-nities.

A memorable mo-ment: Hmmm ... somany! I had the littlegirl tell her dad that Iwas the school vet.One of the funniest

stories though waswhen I had a childwaiting to go home with headlice. Another child came in tothe ofce who was sick, andneeded to go home as well.Child 2 sat down. Child 1leaned over to Child 2 andsaid, You got bugs too? Re-minded me of the You beenfarming long? photograph!

Brandi McGivney

BrieyChapman drivers ed

The Chapman School District will have a Driver Education

meeting for students and parents from 7 to 8 p.m. March 3 atthe Chapman Middle School commons area.Students must either live in the district or attend Chapman

schools. The meeting is for informational purposes, studentsign-up, fee payment and filling out an application for a Kansasdriver education permit.

Students must have completed the 8th grade to enroll in theclass.

For more information, contact Betty Ryan, Derek Berns orAndy Fewin at 785-922-6555.

Supper club scholarshipApplications for the $500 2014 Shamrock Supper Club

scholarship are now available. Application information canbe obtained from the Chapman High School counselor or onchapmanirish.net.

The scholarship will be awarded to a CHS senior girl whowants to continue her education through college or technicaltraining. Past recipients may also apply.

The applicants character, initiative and grade point averageindicating an ability to complete advanced training and educa-tion are key qualities. The application does not reuire anyfinancial information and is due in the CHS office by March 15.

Teaching scholarshipThe Dickinson County Retired School Personnel will provide

a $500 incentive scholarship for a college student who hasgraduated from a Dickinson County public high school and hasteaching potential.Applicants must be currently enrolled or plan to enroll in a

four-year accredited Kansas university in the school of educa-tion. Students also must be in their junior or senior year.

The award will be based on character, academic scholarship,teacher potential, need and application.

Those interested may contact any of the following for infor-mation: high school guidance counselors, School of Educationoffice at their university, DCRSP scholarship chair Ellinor Haas,

901 N. Brady, Abilene.The application deadline is June 1.

Ron Preston Reector-Chronicle

AHS Singers on keyThe Abilene High School Singers singing the National Anthem before Fridays basketball game against Wamego. Membersinclude, front row (from left): Charday Long, Chelsea Keller, Jesseca Wirtz, Shannon Richter, Mikiah Dykes, Audrey Berkland,Sarah Medlock, Gabby Neal and Taylor Mein. Back row: Anna Baldwin, Erik Hageman, Alex Madacs, Tim Mateer, Buck Hayes,Westin Shehi and Dauson Whiteley.

Tiffany Roney Reector-Chronicle

AMS collecting Pennies for PatientsMark Shreve, guidance counselor of Abilene Middle School, tells students and faculty that the school has raised $431.69 so faras part of the nationwide campaign, Pennies for Patients. The funds will go to The Luekemia & Lymphoma Society. The schoolis in its second week of the fundraiser, Shreve said on Tuesday, and the campaign will close at the end of February.


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By JAY COHEN

AP Sports Writer

CHICAGO Fred VanV-leet attempted six shots fromthe eld and made them all.He took 10 foul shots and ev-ery one of those went in, too.

Just another perfect line forWichita State on Wednesdaynight.

VanVleet scored 22 pointsand the third-ranked Shock-ers beat Loyola of Chicago

88-74 to remain the only un-beaten team in major collegebasketball.

We want to be undefeat-ed, VanVleet said. We dont

play the game to lose.

Wichita State and top-ranked Syracuse began theday as the last Division Ischools with perfect records.But the Orange lost 62-59 toBoston College in overtime,and the Shockers used an 11-2run early in the second half tohelp close out the Ramblers.

Every single night in col-lege basketball when youre

playing another Division I

program is a potential loss,Wichita State coach GreggMarshall said, especially onthe road. These guys nd away.

Cleanthony Early scored 18points as Wichita State be-came the 19th school to begina season with 28 straight vic-tories. VanVleet, who grewup in Rockford, Ill., also hadeight rebounds and six assistswith only one turnover.

Were going to have totalk about that one turnover,Marshall cracked.

The Shockers (28-0, 15-0)

can clinch the Missouri Val-

ley Conference title with avictory at home against Drakeon Saturday night.

Milton Doyle scored 18points and Jeff White had14 for Loyola (9-18, 4-11),which has lost three straightand six of seven. Devon Turknished with 13 points.

Theyre phenomenal atcapitalizing on your mis-takes, Ramblers coach Por-ter Moser said. They justdont leave you much room

for error.Boosted by a near-capacity

crowd of 4,577 at cozy Gen-tile Arena, the Ramblers

battled back each time theShockers tried to pull awayin their rst visit to Loyolascampus on the north side ofChicago since a 79-77 winon Feb. 9, 1976. It was just

the third visit by a top-veteam to the Ramblers currenthome, joining No. 2 Michi-gan State in 2000 and No. 5Kansas State in 2010.

But every time WichitaState got a little push fromLoyola, it just went back toits versatile group of athletic

big men. The Shockers had a41-24 rebounding advantageand went 31 for 34 from thefree throw line, compared to11 of 14 for Loyola.

Plus 17 on the glass ishuge, Marshall said.

Chadrack Lule had con-secutive three-point playsto help Wichita State open a52-36 lead with 15:43 to go.When the Ramblers pulledwithin 11 with 5 minutesleft, Early made two foulshots and a 3-pointer to reach

1,000 career points and runthe advantage back up to 16.

Darius Carter added 13points for Wichita State,which can close out a per-fect regular season with threemore wins. After the visit bythe Bulldogs, the Shockerstravel to Bradley before re-turning home for a tricky littlenale against Missouri State.

Wichita State trailed theBears by 18 at halftime onJan. 11, then rallied for a 72-

69 overtime win.Early made each of his rst

three shots and had eightpoints when he picked up hissecond foul with 8:24 left inthe rst half, sending the se-nior star to the bench. WichitaState extended its lead to 35-24 before the Ramblers beganto take advantage of Earlys

absence inside.

White drove for a three-

point play and Christian

Thomas had a basket and free

throw to help Loyola pull

within ve with 1:28 remain-

ing. Carter responded with a

strong layup on the other end

and Matt OLeary missed two

3s for Loyola in the nal 42

seconds, leaving the Shockers

with a 39-32 lead at the break.

Thomas nished with 12

points for Loyola, whichtrailed by as many as 17.

Theyre really solid, obvi-

ously. They have a bunch of

guys that know their role,

Thomas said. Theyre very

disciplined. They defend, re-

bound, take care of the ball,

and thats

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Sportsshorts:

Middle schoolbasketball7th grade 37,Wamego 20

WMS 6 3 7 4 - 20AMS 8 9 12 8 - 37Wamego Dodge 3, Wolfe2, Koener 2. Ebert 13.Abilene (8-4) Mayden 8,Ambrosier 1, Boyd 2, Davis8, Hartman 7, Barbieri 7,Espinoza 1, Reynolds 3.

B Team score:AMS 21, Wamego 16

C Team score:AMS 20, Wamego 18

Cowgirl JVfalls to HaysHAYS The Abilene Cow-

girl junior varsity basketballteam fell to Hays Tuesday49-38.

Hays used a 16-9 secondquarter to pull away fromthe Cowgirls and lead 29-20 at the break.

Kylie Geske led Abilenewith nine points. HaileyGeorge was tops for Hayswith 10 points.

Summary:AHS 11 9 9 9 - 38HHS 13 16 9 11 - 38Abilene Lillich 5, Olberd-ing 5, Hagedorn 3, Wilson3, Collette 6, Anderes 5,Greafe 2, Geske 9.Hays Smith 2, Pfeifer3, George 10, Russell 7,Dinkel 6, Keller 2, Becker 7,Schoendailer 2, Peckham 4,Aldrich 2, Younger 4.

Cowboy JVdrops first

game to HaysThe Abilene Cowboy ju-

nior varsity basketball teamdropped it first game of theseason to the Hays Indians57-53 Tuesday night inHays.Abilene struggled in the

first half and trailed 30 -23at the break. The Hays leadextended to 16 points in

the third quarter before theCowboys mounted a laterally in the fourth quarterbut ran out of time at theend.We looked forward to

this game to be our hardestJV challenge of the season,coach Tim Klein said. Itwas. Our effort in the firsthalf was not the qualitythat it has been all season,that is what the JV teamprides itself on.

Harley Hazlett and MarcusWilley led the team witheight points each. Hazletthad 12 rebounds and ZachBarbieri had 6 for theCowboys.

Summary:AHS 8 15 14 16 - 53HHS 17 13 18 9 - 57Abilene (12-1) Hazlett8, Willey 8, Schwarting7, Barbieri 6, Johnson 6,D. Goodwin 6, Stalder 5,Robinson 4, Ford 3.Hays Berens 16, Dryden10, Hobson 7, Romme 6,Jacobs 5, Winter 4, Ficken4, Brumgrarn 3, Gaughan2.

Williams,Jones dualOlympians

KRASNAYA POLYANA,Russia (AP) Lauryn Wil-

liams and Lolo Jones havebecome the ninth and 10thAmericans to compete indifferent sports at the Sum-mer and Winter Olympics.

Williams and Jones bothraced for the U.S. in thewomens bobsled event thatstarted Tuesday night.

Williams won a silvermedal in the 100-meterdash at Athens in 2004,was fourth in that race atBeijing in 2008 and helpedthe U.S. win a gold medalin the 4x100-meter relay atLondon in 2012.

Jones competed in the100-meter hurdles at Bei-jing and London.

The other eight on thelist: Connie Carpenter-Phinney (cycling-speeds-kating), Willie Davenport(track-bobsled), EddieEagan (boxing-bobsled),David Gilman (canoe-luge),Art Longsjo Jr. (cycling-speedskating), ConnieParaskevin-Young (cycling-speedskating), Arnold Uhr-lass (cycling-speedskating)and Chris Witty (cycling-speedskating).

Eagan is the only one to

win gold in two sports.

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Freshmen basketball splits with HaysHays topsCowgirls

HAYS The Abilene Cow-girl freshman team droppedits rst game of the season toHays 57-48 Tuesday night atHays.

We ran into a very hotshooting team, coach SteveRiedy said.

Abilene led by four at theend of one and took a 26-19lead to intermission.

The second half we simplycould not get a stop, Riedysaid. They just made liter-

ally every shot they took.The Lady Indians out-

scored the Cowgirls 37-22 inthe second half to pull awaywith the victory.

Claudia Hess led the cow-girls with 12 points and Ol-ivia Gassman had 11.

We helped their causewith some turnovers but they

just outplayed us, Riedysaid. When we took care ofthe ball we scored. Scoring48 points should win most

nights at the freshman level.

The Cowgirls are 16-1 andtravel to Wamego Thursday.

Summary:AHS 8 18 7 15 - 48HHS 4 15 17 20 - 57

Abilene (16-1) Gassman

11, Patrick 2, P. Clark 9,Hayes 7, Schwarting 2, Hess

12, Kohler 2.

Hays scoring not avail-

able

Freshman boyswin at Hays

The Abilene Cowboy fresh-

man basketball team used

a strong second half to pull

away from the Hays Indians

to collect a 48-32 victory

Tuesday night in Hays.

The Cowboys trailed by

one at the end of the rst

period but led by one at the

break. In the second half

Abilene outscored the Indi-

ans 31-16.

It wasnt our best game,

coach Kyle Becker said. But

it was good enough to get the

win. I am starting to see us

play Cowboy basketbal l and

that is fun to see. The kids

are really trying to do things

the way we want them done

as a program.

Parker Base led the Cow-

boys in scoring with 10

points and Ben Veach scored

eight.

Sam Burt was great on the

boards with 10 rebounds,

Becker said, Our bench re-

ally played well too. Jacob

Shartz and Parker ONeal re-

ally gave us good minutes.The Cowboys play at

Wamego Thursday.

Summary:AHS 4 13 20 11 - 48HHS 5 11 9 7 - 32Abilene Base 10, Veach 8,Schartz 6, Wildey 4,Anguia-no 4, Korf 4, ONeal 4, Burt4, Wycoff 2, Bartlett 1.Hays Armstrong 9, Davis5, Schmidt 4, Fiegler 4, Zim-merman 3, Hopp 3, Kruetzer2, Meyers 2.

Gibson leads KSU to win over TCUBy DAVE SKRETTAAP Sports Writer

MANHATTAN Kansas State was coming off athree-game stretch that included a hard-fought winover Texas, a heart-stopping overtime victory overKansas and a double-overtime defeat at Baylor.

In the eyes of Bruce Weber, the Wildcats wereemotionally spent with TCU coming to town.

No matter what we say, were probably not go-ing to come out with great emotion and focus, theWildcats coach said after a lackluster 65-63 victoryWednesday night.

Not a great crowd, so you cant play off thecrowd they didnt get us excited when we go on

a run, Weber said. So you have to bring your ownenergy.

They nally did in the second half.

Thomas Gipson had 16 points and 11 rebounds,Marcus Foster added 13 points and the Wildcatsused a 15-2 run charge midway that eventually al-lowed the Wildcats to seize control.

Nino Williams added 11 points and Will Spradlinghad 10 for the Wildcats (18-8, 8-5 Big 12), whomatched a school record with their 14th consecutivewin at Bramlage Coliseum.

Obviously the rst half, our defensive energywasnt how we played against Texas and Kansas.Our intensity wasnt there, Gipson said. We werelosing on our play-hard chart a little bit. The second

half we just got it together and started playing betterteam defense.

Thats what fueled the Wildcats big run, which al-lowed them to turn a 42-all tie into a comfortablecushion. They merely had to coax the last few min-utes off the clock to give Weber his 45th win sincetaking over the program. That moves Weber into atie with current Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger for themost victories by any coach in his rst two years atKansas State.

Kyan Anderson led TCU (9-16, 0-13) with 23points, his fourth straight game of at least 20. Butbesides 12 points from Karviar Shepherd, the juniorguard got precious little help.

They were more physical. It seemed like toward

the end they wanted it more, Anderson said. Theymade those plays on the loose balls and every sec-ond chance opportunity they got.

Early on, it looked as though things were headedfor a rout. Kansas State hit six of its rst eight shotswhile the Horned Frogs made just two of their rstnine, and the result was a 13-4 lead that had a sparsecrowd settling in for a comfy evening.

Back-to-back turnovers left them feeling restlessagain.

The Wildcats wound up turning it over 13 timesin the rst half balls were passed into the rstrow of seats, dribbled off feet, deected off noggins.The cacophony of mistakes, combined with mount-ing foul trouble, prevented Kansas State from ever

stretching the lead.

Meanwhile, Anderson was slashing to the rim justabout every time down oor, either getting a layupor getting to the foul line. He had 17 points at the

break, including a basket with just ve seconds re-maining that sent the Horned Frogs to the lockerroom down by a point.

They were hedging pretty hard so I felt like wecould get in the paint on the opposite side that I wasat, Anderson said. They kept trying to do that butthey did a good job of changing it up and making ittough on us.

The game remained close in the early stages of thesecond half, neither team able to get into any sort ofoffensive rhythm. Part of that was fouls but part of

it was sloppy play.It wasnt until Spradling drained a 3-pointer with

12 minutes left to break a 42-all tie that Kansas Statenally had some life again. Williams followed upwith a basket, Johnson got to the foul line and theWildcats were off on their game-changing run.

At one point, TCU coach Trent Johnson calledtimeout and spent the majority of it arguing with ref-eree Tom Eades. When the game resumed, Williamskept the momentum going for Kansas State, and bythe time Gipson made a couple of free throws thelead had grown to 57-44.

Sounds like a broken record, Johnson said, butwe just got worn down. Their physicality, especiallyin the post, just wore us down.

No. 3 WSU stays unbeaten, wins 88-74

Ron Preston Refector-ChronicleCowgirl freshman coach Steve Riedy gives instructions to the team during a time out during theAbilene Freshmen Tournament.


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