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GLENDIVE, Mont. (AP) —Supportersoutnumberedop- ponents at an eastern Montana meetingheldtotakepubliccom- mentonaproposedpipelinethat would carry Canadian crude, andlikelysomefromMontana, tooilrefineriesinTexas. Proponents said TransCan- ada’s 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline would create up to 20,000jobsandgiveaboostto local economies and tax bases. Opponentsarguedthejobnum- bersareinflatedandtherisksof environmental damage due to spillsarehigh. “It’sgoingtobeagoodproj- ectandbringsomegoodthings tothearea,”saidRichardDun- bar,aPhillipsCountycommis- sionerandpresidentoftheMon- tanaAssociationofOilandGas Counties. Actress Margot Kidder of Livingston countered that the pipeline wouldn’t create more than 1,200 jobs, and many of themwouldn’tbelocal. “The people who want this pipeline built ... are lying to us aboutthejobstheycreateinour communities,” Kidder charged during the hearing Tuesday nightinGlendive. The hearing, one of eight beingheldinsixstates,isone of the final steps in the State SPORTS: PHS TENNIS TEAM FINISHES REGULAR SEASON UNBEATEN. PAGE 6 P a r so n sS n u THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, 2011 — 50 CENTS AREA NEWS Jackson Reitz is a kindergart- ner at Neosho Heights Elemen- tary School in Oswego. DEATHS LOCAL SMILES T HIS ISSUE Volume140 Issue75 12Pages 1Section Whenyou see news happening or if you haveastory idea,callthe newsroomat 421-2000. The Sun contains recycled newsprint Obituariesornoticesforthe followingpeoplecanbefound onPage2intoday’sSun: JohnBrown F UNERALS www.parsonssun.com SHIRLEY AIKEN, 72, of Shoreview, Minn., service at 2p.m.FridayatNorthHeights LutheranChurch,ArdenHills, Minn. MARIE McBRIDE, 83, of Garnett,serviceat10a.m.to- dayatFirstChristianChurch, Garnett. LEWIS SPRAGUE, 81, of Coffeyville, graveside service at2p.m.FridayatLakeCreek CemeterynearBartlett ELVIRA ORTEGA, 85, of Independence, service at 11 a.m. today at Crystalbrook Church,Independence. MOUND VALLEY — An 80-year-old Mound Valley mandiedafteramowerfellon topofhimTuesdaynight. The Labette County Sher- iff’s Department was called at8:33p.m.Tuesdaytohalfof a mile west of Gray Road on 15000 Road in rural Mound Valley. LabetteCountySheriffRob- ert Sims said John L. Brown was mowing a ditch near his home on a Grasshopper rid- ingmower.Theditchissteep, droppingabout6to8feetbe- lowtheroadway,andsomehow themowerturnedoverandfell ontopofBrown,killinghim. Man dies in mower accident See ACCIDENT, Page 8. See CAUCUSES, Page 8. See PIPELINE, Page 8. See PRC, Page 8. Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Southeast Kansas Farm History Center board member and volunteer Marvin McKinney tests a new wind- operated water pump he installed on the windmill at the center this week. McKinney is also working to install a water pump in the center of the cistern capstone donated to the center by the Pat Ryan family. As neither a real well nor a cistern could be dug on the property, both of the pumps will operate from small tanks and piping, allowing water to be drawn from small holding tanks and recirculated. Both pumps will be functioning in time for the Farm Heritage Celebration Friday and Saturday at Tolen Creek Park. BY COLLEEN SURRIDGE PARSONS SUN The Parsons Recreation Commission offers numerous fun and athleticprogramsforchildrenandadultsthroughouttheyear,but notallthosewhowouldliketoparticipatecan. ForanannualmembershiptouseitsfacilitiesintheArvonPhil- lipsCommunityCenter,thecentercharges$70forafamilymem- bership,$45foradults,$35forcollegestudentsand$25foraschool- agechild.Dailymembershipratesareofferedfornon-membersata costof$3.50aday. Specialprograms,suchasyouthbasketball,volleyballandsoc- cer,personaltraining,kickboxingandotherprogramsusuallycost anadditional$35or$40,andallfeeshavetobepaidupfrontwhen registrationformsaresubmittedandregistrationisdoneonafirst come,firstservedbasis. “Wedohaveascholarshipprogramthathelpsneedyfamiliespay for participation in the programs,” said Parsons Recreation Com- missionexecutivedirectorGaryCrissman,speakingoftheHERO scholarshipprogram. AllPRCprogramsareprovidedatminimalfees,butnoonewill beexcludedbecauseoftheirinabilitytopay.Priortoenrollingina program,theresidentmustcontacttherecreationofficetoapplyfor ascholarship. “Theamountofthescholarshipweofferdependsonseveralfac- tors.Mostoften,thescholarshipsletusofferthemadiscountedrate, soitismoreaffordable.Wedecidehowmuchbasedonthingslike whattheycanaffordandhowmanytimestheyhaveappliedinthe past,”Crissmansaid.“Werelyondonationsandfundraiserstopro- videthescholarships,andweuseallthemoneybytheendofeach season,solikebytheendoffootballseason,wearecashedoutfor theyear.” Usually,thecenterraisesmoneytohelpwithscholarshipsbycharg- ingyouthsandadults$1togetintotheyouthbasketballgames. “Wetalkedaboutitanddecidedweneededtogetmorecreative,” Crissmansaid.“Wewereattheairportfly-in(atParsonsTri-City Airport)Saturdayandhadacookout,andwehavebeenatthePar- sonsHighSchoolgamespaintingfacesandsellingcottoncandy.” PRC raises funds for scholarships to many activities BY COLLEEN SURRIDGE PARSONS SUN WaterwasscarceontheMcK- inneyfamilyfarminthe1940s. “Whenwetookabath,itwas inaNo.8tub.Wedidn’tputmuch waterinit,excepttoaddalittle warmwatertoitforthenextkid totakeabath,”MarvinMcKin- ney recalled. “I always wanted tobefirst,butsometimesIwas last. When we were done with thebathwater,wewoulduseitto water the plants or flowers. We didthesamewiththedishwater. Nowaterwaswasted. “Thedepressionhadtaughtmy folksnottowasteanything,and waterwasn’treadilyavailablein someareas,likeourfarm.Some farmshadspringsorgoodwells. Wehadtorelyoncisterns.” Standing by the cistern cap- stone donated to the Southeast Kansas Farm History Center in Tolen Creek Park, McKinney told of how many of those who first moved to the prairies to a new homestead used cisterns to meet their water needs and how many cisterns remained in usefordecadestofollow.Some are still used today, where not bannedbycodesandstatutes. “Wheretherewasnotalotof wateravailable,theywoulddiga holeandlineitwithrockorbrick ifitwasavailableandplasterit. Typically,theywereabout10to 12feetaroundandabout20feet deep. The people would build downspouts on their houses or barns. Then they would build a diverter on the house or build- ing,sothefirstoftherainscould be diverted away, and then the divertercouldbeswitchedback over, so the water would flow through a wood charcoal filter Festival celebrates farm history Supporters attend oil pipeline meeting TOPEKA(AP)—KansasRepublicanshavesettheirpresidential caucusesfortheSaturdayafterSuperTuesdayinMarch,unwilling toriskthepotentiallossofnationalconventiondelegatesevenasthe calendarfordecidingtheGOPnomineeremainsinflux. ClayBarker,theKansasGOP’sexecutivedirector,saidWednes- day that party officials hope the race remains undecided by the March10caucusessothatthestatehassomeinfluenceinpicking thenominee.Republicansinabout10statesareexpectedtohave SuperTuesdayprimariesorcaucusesonMarch6. “Hopefully,itwillbringsomecandidatesheretodosomecam- paigning,”Barkersaid. DemocratsinKansasarewaitinguntilApril14,alsoaSaturday, tohavetheirpresidentialcaucuses.Theywereencouragedtosetthe laterdatebyapromisefromthenationalpartyofextraconvention delegates,withPresidentBarackObama’snominationastheDemo- craticcandidateconsideredcertain. KansasGov.SamBrownbacklastweekendorsedTexasGov.Rick PerryfortheGOPpresidentialnomination.Perryhasemergedasthe leadingGOPcandidate,withformerMassachusettsGov.MittRom- neyhismainrivalinacrowdedfieldthatalsoincludesU.S.Reps. MichelleBachmanofMinnesotaandRonPaulofTexas. The Kansas GOP’s executive committee plans to meet Friday to consider minor changes in its plan and rules for the caucuses, but Barker said party leaders remain committed to the March 10 Kansas GOP plans March 10 caucuses This year’s Opportunity Quilt, pieced together by the Parsons Quilters Guild and quilted by Coti Campbell, will be given away to the winner of a drawing Saturday at the Farm Heritage Celebration. Opportunities to win the quilt are gained through donating $1 for a ticket or $5 for six tickets to be entered in the drawing. Tickets will be available at the celebration or earlier by contacting Tony Munoz at 421-0886. andthenthespoutleadingtothe cistern,sothewaterwascleaner. Therainwouldfurnishyourwa- ter, which would collect in the cistern,soyouhaddrinkingwa- ter,watertododishesandtake bathes. It was soft water then, not like the more acid rain we get today. Because rains were sparse sometimes, you were sparingwithwater.” The McKinney farm, where theoldRoadSideParkwaswest ofDennisattheintersectionof U.S. 400 and Douglas Road, originallyonlyhadacisternby thehouse. “The years of 1953 and ’54 were very dry years after the 1951 flood. We dug a well that wasabout15feetaroundand25 feet deep, and it would sort of seep, so we dug from that well toanothercisternbyourgrana- ry.Whenthetworanoutbythe house, we had to go to use the onebythegranarytohaulwater, which we did with a little read wagon and two 10-gallon milk jugs. That was the kids’ job. That is where we got our work ethic,fromdoingchores.” Whenitcametothecisterns See FARM HERITAGE, Page 8. www.cableone.net 1-877-692-2253 (1-877-MY CABLE) 50 mbps Will make your smile even brighter

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GLENDIVE,� Mont.� (AP)�—�Supporters�outnumbered�op-ponents� at� an� eastern� Montana�meeting�held�to�take�public�com-ment�on�a�proposed�pipeline�that�would� carry� Canadian� crude,�and�likely�some�from�Montana,�to�oil�refineries�in�Texas.

Proponents� said� TransCan-ada’s� 1,700-mile� Keystone� XL�pipeline� would� create� up� to�20,000�jobs�and�give�a�boost�to�local� economies� and� tax� bases.�Opponents�argued�the�job�num-bers�are�inflated�and�the�risks�of�environmental� damage� due� to�spills�are�high.

“It’s�going�to�be�a�good�proj-ect�and�bring�some�good�things�to�the�area,”�said�Richard�Dun-

bar,�a�Phillips�County�commis-sioner�and�president�of�the�Mon-tana�Association�of�Oil�and�Gas�Counties.

Actress� Margot� Kidder� of�Livingston� countered� that� the�pipeline� wouldn’t� create� more�than� 1,200� jobs,� and� many� of�them�wouldn’t�be�local.

“The� people� who� want� this�pipeline�built� ...� are� lying� to�us�about�the�jobs�they�create�in�our�communities,”� Kidder� charged�during� the� hearing� Tuesday�night�in�Glendive.

The� hearing,� one� of� eight�being�held� in� six� states,� is�one�of� the� final� steps� in� the� State�

SPORTS: PHS TENNIS TEAM FINISHES REGULAR SEASON UNBEATEN. PAGE 6

Parsons S nuTHURSDAY, SEPT. 29, 2011 — 50 CENTS

AREA NEWS

Jackson Reitz is a kindergart-ner at Neosho Heights Elemen-tary School in Oswego.

DEATHS

LOCAL SMILES

THIS ISSUE

■�Volume�140■�Issue�75■�12�Pages■�1�Section

� When�you�see� news�happening�or� if� you�have�a�story�idea,�call�the�newsroom�at�421-2000.

The Sun contains

recycled newsprint

� Obituaries�or�notices�for�the�following�people�can�be�found�on�Page�2�in�today’s�Sun:■�John�Brown

FUNERALS

www.parsonssun.com

SHIRLEY� AIKEN,� 72,� of�Shoreview,� Minn.,� service� at�2�p.m.�Friday�at�North�Heights�Lutheran�Church,�Arden�Hills,�Minn.

MARIE� McBRIDE,� 83,� of�Garnett,�service�at�10�a.m.�to-day�at�First�Christian�Church,�Garnett.

LEWIS� SPRAGUE,� 81,� of�Coffeyville,� graveside� service�at�2�p.m.�Friday�at�Lake�Creek�Cemetery�near�Bartlett

ELVIRA� ORTEGA,� 85,� of�Independence,� service� at� 11�a.m.� today� at� Crystalbrook�Church,�Independence.

MOUND� VALLEY� —� An�80-year-old� Mound� Valley�man�died�after�a�mower�fell�on�top�of�him�Tuesday�night.

The� Labette� County� Sher-iff’s� Department� was� called�at�8:33�p.m.�Tuesday�to�half�of�a� mile� west� of� Gray� Road� on�15000� Road� in� rural� Mound�Valley.

Labette�County�Sheriff�Rob-ert� Sims� said� John� L.� Brown�was� mowing� a� ditch� near� his�home� on� a� Grasshopper� rid-ing�mower.�The�ditch�is�steep,�dropping�about�6�to�8�feet�be-low�the�roadway,�and�somehow�the�mower�turned�over�and�fell�on�top�of�Brown,�killing�him.

Man dies in mower accident

See ACCIDENT, Page 8.

See CAUCUSES, Page 8.

See PIPELINE, Page 8.

See PRC, Page 8.

Colleen Surridge/Sun photo

Southeast Kansas Farm History Center board member and volunteer Marvin McKinney tests a new wind-operated water pump he installed on the windmill at the center this week. McKinney is also working to install a water pump in the center of the cistern capstone donated to the center by the Pat Ryan family. As neither a real well nor a cistern could be dug on the property, both of the pumps will operate from small tanks and piping, allowing water to be drawn from small holding tanks and recirculated. Both pumps will be functioning in time for the Farm Heritage Celebration Friday and Saturday at Tolen Creek Park.

BY COLLEEN SURRIDGEPARSONS SUN

The� Parsons� Recreation� Commission� offers� numerous� fun� and�athletic�programs�for�children�and�adults� throughout� the�year,�but�not�all�those�who�would�like�to�participate�can.

For�an�annual�membership�to�use�its�facilities�in�the�Arvon�Phil-lips�Community�Center,�the�center�charges�$70�for�a�family�mem-bership,�$45�for�adults,�$35�for�college�students�and�$25�for�a�school-age�child.�Daily�membership�rates�are�offered�for�non-members�at�a�cost�of�$3.50�a�day.

Special�programs,�such�as�youth�basketball,�volleyball�and�soc-cer,�personal�training,�kickboxing�and�other�programs�usually�cost�an�additional�$35�or�$40,�and�all�fees�have�to�be�paid�up�front�when�registration�forms�are�submitted�and�registration�is�done�on�a�first�come,�first�served�basis.

“We�do�have�a�scholarship�program�that�helps�needy�families�pay�for� participation� in� the�programs,”� said�Parsons�Recreation�Com-mission�executive�director�Gary�Crissman,�speaking�of�the�HERO�scholarship�program.

All�PRC�programs�are�provided�at�minimal�fees,�but�no�one�will�be�excluded�because�of�their�inability�to�pay.�Prior�to�enrolling�in�a�program,�the�resident�must�contact�the�recreation�office�to�apply�for�a�scholarship.

“The�amount�of�the�scholarship�we�offer�depends�on�several�fac-tors.�Most�often,�the�scholarships�let�us�offer�them�a�discounted�rate,�so�it�is�more�affordable.�We�decide�how�much�based�on�things�like�what�they�can�afford�and�how�many�times�they�have�applied�in�the�past,”�Crissman�said.�“We�rely�on�donations�and�fundraisers�to�pro-vide�the�scholarships,�and�we�use�all�the�money�by�the�end�of�each�season,�so�like�by�the�end�of�football�season,�we�are�cashed�out�for�the�year.”

Usually,�the�center�raises�money�to�help�with�scholarships�by�charg-ing�youths�and�adults�$1�to�get�into�the�youth�basketball�games.

“We�talked�about�it�and�decided�we�needed�to�get�more�creative,”�Crissman�said.�“We�were�at�the�airport�fly-in�(at�Parsons�Tri-City�Airport)�Saturday�and�had�a�cookout,�and�we�have�been�at�the�Par-sons�High�School�games�painting�faces�and�selling�cotton�candy.”

PRC raises funds for scholarships to many activities

BY COLLEEN SURRIDGEPARSONS SUN

Water�was�scarce�on�the�McK-inney�family�farm�in�the�1940s.

“When�we�took�a�bath,�it�was�in�a�No.�8�tub.�We�didn’t�put�much�water�in�it,�except�to�add�a�little�warm�water�to�it�for�the�next�kid�to�take�a�bath,”�Marvin�McKin-ney� recalled.� “I� always� wanted�to�be�first,�but�sometimes�I�was�last.� When� we� were� done� with�the�bath�water,�we�would�use�it�to�water� the�plants�or� flowers.�We�did�the�same�with�the�dish�water.�No�water�was�wasted.

“The�depression�had�taught�my�folks�not�to�waste�anything,�and�water�wasn’t�readily�available�in�some�areas,�like�our�farm.�Some�farms�had�springs�or�good�wells.�We�had�to�rely�on�cisterns.”

Standing� by� the� cistern� cap-stone� donated� to� the� Southeast�Kansas� Farm� History� Center� in�Tolen� Creek� Park,� McKinney�told�of�how�many�of� those�who�first� moved� to� the� prairies� to� a�new� homestead� used� cisterns�to� meet� their� water� needs� and�how� many� cisterns� remained� in�use�for�decades�to�follow.�Some�are� still� used� today,� where� not�banned�by�codes�and�statutes.

“Where�there�was�not�a�lot�of�water�available,�they�would�dig�a�hole�and�line�it�with�rock�or�brick�if�it�was�available�and�plaster�it.�Typically,�they�were�about�10�to�12�feet�around�and�about�20�feet�deep.� The� people� would� build�downspouts� on� their� houses� or�barns.�Then� they�would�build� a�diverter� on� the� house� or� build-ing,�so�the�first�of�the�rains�could�be� diverted� away,� and� then� the�diverter�could�be�switched�back�over,� so� the� water� would� flow�through� a� wood� charcoal� filter�

Festival celebrates farm history

Supporters attend oil pipeline meeting

TOPEKA�(AP)�—�Kansas�Republicans�have�set�their�presidential�caucuses�for�the�Saturday�after�Super�Tuesday�in�March,�unwilling�to�risk�the�potential�loss�of�national�convention�delegates�even�as�the�calendar�for�deciding�the�GOP�nominee�remains�in�flux.

Clay�Barker,�the�Kansas�GOP’s�executive�director,�said�Wednes-day� that� party� officials� hope� the� race� remains� undecided� by� the�March�10�caucuses�so�that�the�state�has�some�influence�in�picking�the�nominee.�Republicans� in�about�10�states�are�expected� to�have�Super�Tuesday�primaries�or�caucuses�on�March�6.

“Hopefully,�it�will�bring�some�candidates�here�to�do�some�cam-paigning,”�Barker�said.

Democrats�in�Kansas�are�waiting�until�April�14,�also�a�Saturday,�to�have�their�presidential�caucuses.�They�were�encouraged�to�set�the�later�date�by�a�promise�from�the�national�party�of�extra�convention�delegates,�with�President�Barack�Obama’s�nomination�as�the�Demo-cratic�candidate�considered�certain.

Kansas�Gov.�Sam�Brownback�last�week�endorsed�Texas�Gov.�Rick�Perry�for�the�GOP�presidential�nomination.�Perry�has�emerged�as�the�leading�GOP�candidate,�with�former�Massachusetts�Gov.�Mitt�Rom-ney�his�main�rival�in�a�crowded�field�that�also�includes�U.S.�Reps.�Michelle�Bachman�of�Minnesota�and�Ron�Paul�of�Texas.

The� Kansas� GOP’s� executive� committee� plans� to� meet� Friday�to� consider� minor� changes� in� its� plan� and� rules� for� the� caucuses,�but� Barker� said� party� leaders� remain� committed� to� the� March� 10�

Kansas GOP plans March 10 caucuses

This year’s Opportunity Quilt, pieced together by the Parsons Quilters Guild and quilted by Coti Campbell, will be given away to the winner of a drawing Saturday at the Farm Heritage Celebration. Opportunities to win the quilt are gained through donating $1 for a ticket or $5 for six tickets to be entered in the drawing. Tickets will be available at the celebration or earlier by contacting Tony Munoz at 421-0886.

and�then�the�spout�leading�to�the�cistern,�so�the�water�was�cleaner.�The�rain�would�furnish�your�wa-ter,� which� would� collect� in� the�cistern,�so�you�had�drinking�wa-ter,�water�to�do�dishes�and�take�bathes.� It� was� soft� water� then,�not� like� the� more� acid� rain� we�get� today.� Because� rains� were�sparse� sometimes,� you� were�sparing�with�water.”

The� McKinney� farm,� where�the�old�Road�Side�Park�was�west�of�Dennis�at� the� intersection�of�U.S.� 400� and� Douglas� Road,�originally�only�had�a�cistern�by�the�house.

“The� years� of� 1953� and� ’54�were� very� dry� years� after� the�1951� flood.�We�dug�a�well� that�was�about�15�feet�around�and�25�feet� deep,� and� it� would� sort� of�seep,� so�we�dug� from� that�well�to�another�cistern�by�our�grana-ry.�When�the�two�ran�out�by�the�house,� we� had� to� go� to� use� the�one�by�the�granary�to�haul�water,�which� we� did� with� a� little� read�wagon� and� two� 10-gallon� milk�jugs.� That� was� the� kids’� job.�That� is�where�we�got� our�work�ethic,�from�doing�chores.”

When� it�came� to� the�cisterns�

See FARM HERITAGE, Page 8.

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BUFFALO,�N.Y.�(AP)�—�Taunted�since�grade�school�for�hanging�out�with�girls,�14-year-old�Jamey�Rodemeyer�told�his� parents� things� were� finally� getting� better� since� high�school�started.�Meanwhile,�on�a�blog�his�parents�didn’t�know�about,�he�posted�increasingly�desperate�notes�ruminating�on�suicide,�bullying,�homophobia�and�pop�singer�Lady�Gaga.

A� few� days� later,� he� hanged� himself� outside� his� home�in� suburban�Buffalo,�quickly�gaining�a� fame� like� that�de-scribed�in�one�of�his�idol’s�songs.�Activists,�journalists�and�Gaga�herself�seized�on�the�suicide,�decrying�the�loss�of�an-other�promising�life�to�bullying.�His�cherubic�school�picture�pervaded�the�Internet�and�television,�as�well�as�a�video�he�had�posted�earlier�about�his�experience.

But�what�the�incomplete�and�conflicting�portrait�of�Rode-meyer’s� life� did� not� convey� were� the� complexities� of� the�teenage�mind�and�the�reality�that�bullying�is�rarely�the�sole�factor�at�work.�It�also�highlighted�the�risk�of�creating�an�icon�at�the�price�of�glamorizing�suicide�as�an�option�for�other�bul-lied�or�attention-seeking�teens.

“If�we�portray�it�as�something�that�is�admirable�and�very�sympathetic,�vulnerable�youth�may�hear�that�as,�‘Look�at�the�attention�this�case�is�getting�and�everyone�is�feeling�sorry�and�praising�this�individual,’�and�it�can�form�a�narrative�that�can�be�compelling,”�said�Ann�Haas,�senior�project�specialist�at�the�American�Foundation�for�Suicide�Prevention.

Like�in�other�prominent� teenage�deaths� linked�to�bully-ing�or�intimidation�—�notably�Phoebe�Prince,�an�Irish�im-migrant� in� Massachusetts� taunted� by� classmates� after� she�dated�a�popular�boy,�and�Tyler�Clementi,�a�Rutgers�Univer-sity�freshman�whose�roommate�is�accused�of�spying�on�his�same-sex�encounter�via�webcam�—�police�are�investigating�to�see�whether�any�bullying�constituted�a�crime.

Tracy�Rodemeyer�said�her�son�was�hurt�deeply�by�words�from�the�time�he�was�very�young.�Boys�started�picking�on�him�in�elementary�school,�she�said.

“People�would�say,�‘Oh�my�god,�you’re�such�a�girl.�What�are�you,�gay?�That�kind�of�stuff,”�she�told�The�Associated�Press�in�an�interview�last�week.

By�middle� school,� the�bullying�was�overwhelming,� she�said.�His�friends�would�report�the�abuse,�and�school�officials�would�pull� the�boy�and� the�alleged�bullies� into� the�office.�Rodemeyer�also�regularly�saw�a�school�social�worker,�who�would�call�his�mother�after�meetings.

“People�would�be�like�‘faggot,�fag,’�and�they’d�taunt�me�in�the�hallways�and�I�felt�like�I�could�never�escape�it,”�he�said�in�a�YouTube�video�posted�in�May�as�part�of�columnist�Dan�Savage’s�“It�Gets�Better”�project,�which�seeks�to�give�voices�and�hope� to�bullied�gay�and� lesbian� teenagers.�The� teen’s�video�has�now�been�viewed�more�than�a�million�times.

He�had�talked�about�suicide�in�the�past�but�denied�recently�that�the�bullying�had�carried�over�to�high�school,�which�he�started� shortly� before� his� death,� his� mother� said.� He� was�making� plans� to� attend� dances� with� girlfriends� and� had�talked�about�the�next�family�vacation�and�Halloween.

His�parents�monitored�his�Facebook�posts�but�said� they�didn’t�know�about�a�separate�Tumblr�blog.

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SunnyHigh near 81Low near 46

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Mostly clear at night, with a low around 44.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Mostly clear at night, with a low near 50.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Mostly clear at night, with a low around 54.

PARSONS STATISTICSWEDNESDAY’S HIGH: 90 LOW: 54 PRECIPITATION: .00” MONTH: 2.79” YEAR: 28.25”TODAY’S SUNSET: 7:09 p.m.FRIDAY’S SUNRISE: 7:15 a.m.

Ryleigh Swezey drew this for the Sun’s weather section. If children would like to submit weather art to the Sun, they or their parents may call Ray or Ja-mie at 421-2000.

Whatever�is�true,�whatever�is�noble,�whatever�is�right,�whatever�is�pure,�whatever�is�lovely,�whatever�is�admirable�—�if�anything�is�excellent�or�praiseworthy�—�think�about�such�things.�—�Philippians�4:8�(NIV)

Prayer:�Our�loving�God,�help�us�to�see�and�celebrate�all�the�good�in�the�world,�and�to�join�in�such�efforts�whenever�we�can.�Amen.

Thought�for�the�day:�Ultimately,�our�happiness�depends�on�what�we�pay�attention�to.

John L. BrownMOUND�VALLEY�—�John�L.�Brown,�80,�a�longtime�excavation�

contractor�of��Mound�Valley,�died�Tuesday�evening,�Sept.��27,�2011,�from� injuries� sustained� in� a� mowing� accident� at� his� home.� He� is�survived�by�his�wife,�Darlene�Brown,�of�the�home.�

Bath-Forbes-Hoffman� Funeral� Home,� Altamont,� will� announce�complete�obituary�details�and�funeral�arrangements�later.

Online�condolences�may�be�left�at�www.forbeshoffman.com.

Fall Rendezvous�

The�Chetopa�Creek�Gun�Club�will�sponsor�its�Fall�Rendezvous�Oct.�7-9�at�its�range�southeast�of�Thayer.�The�public�is�invited�as�shooters�or�spectators�to�enjoy�the�day.�Competition�events�include�rifle,�pistol�and�hawk�throw.�There�also�will�be�games�for�all�ages,�a�silent�auction�and�other�activities.�On�Sunday,� the�club�may�have�a�black�powder�cartridge�contest�if�there�is�enough�interest.�Lunch�will�be�available.

People�traveling�to�the�range�from�the�K-47�and�U.S.�169�junction�north�of�Thayer�should�drive�about�5�miles�south�to�60th�Road�and�U.S.�169,�then�go�about�3/4�of�a�mile�east.�The�range�is�on�the�north�side�of�the�gravel�road.�Those�arriving�from�the�U.S.�400�and�U.S.�169�junction�should�drive�about�8.7�miles�to�60th�Road�and�U.S.�169�and�look�for�signs.

Anyone�wanting�more�information�can�contact�Betty�Jo�Chapman�(620)�378-3285,�Mark�Eccles�at� (620)�336-3967�or�Mike�Mason�at�(620)�515-4367.

Fire department grantParsons�residents�are�asked� to�help� the�Parsons�Fire�Department�

win� $10,000� from� Liberty� Mutual’s� Fire� Safety� Grant� Program� by�visiting� www.befiresmart.com/protect-your-community/fire-safety-pledge/�to�take�a�10-question�fire�safety�quiz.�Those�taking�the�quiz�should�credit�the�Parsons�Fire�Department�and�then�spread�the�word�to�family,�friends�and�neighbors.�Parsons�Fire�Department�launched�the�fire�safety�campaign�in�honor�of�Fire�Prevention�Week�Oct.�9-15.�Anyone�wanting�more�information�can�call�the�city�of�Parsons�offices�at�421-7030.�Voting�will�continue�through�the�month�of�October.

City OKs gender identity ordinanceLAWRENCE�(AP)�—�The�Lawrence�City�

Commission� has� added� gender� identity� to�the�city’s�anti-discrimination�code,�making�it�illegal�for�employers,�landlords�and�most�businesses� to� discriminate� against� people�who�are�transgender.

After�a�two-hour�discussion,�the�commis-sion�voted�4-1�Tuesday�night�to�add�legal�pro-tection�for�people�who�are�transgender�or�who�don’t�identify�with�the�gender�of�their�birth,�according�to�The�Lawrence�Journal-World.

Commissioners� approved� the� ordinance�in� front� of� a� divided� crowd� of� more� than�70� people� who� filled� the� city� commission�chambers�and�much�of�the�lobby.

Commissioners� heard� from� several� resi-dents�who�said�they�opposed�the�new�ordi-

nance� because� it� would� wrongly� condone�a� “lifestyle� choice”� that� some� individuals�make�to�be�transgender.

City� Commissioner� Mike� Amyx,� who�voted� against� the� ordinance,� also� said� he�was� not� comfortable� overruling� two� pre-vious�votes�by� the� city’s�Human�Relations�Commission� that� recommended� the� ordi-nance�not�be�adopted.

But�Mayor�Aron�Cromwell�said�the�vote�to�change�the�city�code�was�a�matter�of�op-posing�discrimination.

“This� is� not� about� morality,”� Cromwell�said.�“It�is�about�discrimination.”

Supporters� of� the� ordinance� told� com-missioners� that� when� a� man� or� a� woman�transitions�to�the�opposite�gender,�it�is�not�a�

lifestyle�choice�but�rather�because�of�a�bio-logical�disposition.

“This� ordinance� can� send� a� message� of�acceptance�and�say�that�Lawrence�is�a�place�where� everyone� can� be� themselves,”� said�Scott�Criqui,�a�Lawrence�resident�who�has�led�an�effort�to�get�the�law�passed.

Toni�Wheeler,�director�of�the�city’s�legal�department,�said�the�new�law�would�provide�protections� to� people� who� “persistently”�identify�with�a�gender�different� from� their�gender�at�birth.

“I�think�this�is�very�workable�from�a�busi-ness� standpoint,”� said� City� Commissioner�Bob�Schumm,�who�also�is�a�restaurant�own-er.�“What�it�comes�down�to�is�I�simply�can-not�tolerate�discrimination.”

E. coli scare prompts Tyson to recall beef

CINCINNATI�(AP)�—�Tyson�Fresh�Meats�Inc.�is�recalling�about�131,300�pounds�of�ground�beef�because�a�family�in�Ohio�fell�ill�after�eating�meat�produced�by�the�company�that�was�contaminated�with�E.�coli,�the�U.S.�Department�of�Agriculture�reported�Wednesday.

The�recall�involves�beef�sold�as�Kroger�brands�at�Kroger�Co.�su-permarkets;�Butcher’s�Beef�at�Food�Lion�supermarkets;�and�generic�beef�sold�to�SAV-A-LOT,�Spectrum�Foods,�Supervalu�and�the�De-fense�Commissary�Agency,� company�spokesman�Gary�Mickelson�told�The�Associated�Press.

Tyson�produced�the�affected�meat�at�its�plant�in�Emporia,�Kan.,�on�Aug.�23,�the�USDA�said�in�a�news�release.

Four�children�became�ill�after�eating�the�meat�with�their�family�in�Butler�County,�Ohio,�in�the�second�week�of�September,�said�Butler�County� Health� Department� director� Pat� Burg.� A� 9-year-old� child�was�hospitalized�for�about�10�days�with�severe�diarrhea,�said�Burg,�who�declined�to�release�the�family’s�name.

Ground�beef�from�the�family’s�home�tested�positive�for�the�bacte-ria.�No�other�cases�have�been�reported�in�the�southwest�Ohio�county,�Burg�said.

The�Ohio�Department�of�Health�confirmed�that�two�Butler�County�siblings�received�medical�treatment�after�becoming�sick�from�E.coli,�while�other�two�children�reported�to�be�ill�didn’t�get�medical�treat-ment,�spokeswoman�Tessie�Pollock�said.

The� family� told� health� officials� that� they� bought� the� beef� at� a�Kroger�supermarket.

Cincinnati-based�Kroger�spokesman�Keith�Dailey�said�the�ground�beef�in�question�would�have�been�taken�off�store�shelves�on�Sept.�12,�because�of�when�it�was�produced.�He�said�Kroger�tracked�beef�to�three�geographic�divisions�where�it�was�distributed�and�will�have�in-store� signs�notifying�customers�of� the� recall� and�details�of� the�recalled�beef.

“We�encourage�our�customers�to�check�their�freezers�and�refrig-erators,”�Dailey�said.�Kroger� loyalty�card�holders�who�bought� the�beef�will�be�notified�by�email�or�telephone,�and�their�cashier�receipts�will�automatically�print�out�recall�information.

The� Kroger� divisions� are:� Cincinnati-Dayton,� which� includes�Kroger�stores� in�northern�Kentucky;�Delta,�which� includes�Mem-phis� and�western�Tennessee,�Arkansas,�Mississippi,� and� stores� in�Murray�and�Paducah,�Ky.,�and�Poplar�Bluff,�Mo.;�and�Central,�with�stores�in�Illinois�and�Indiana�that�include�some�local�banners�such�as�Food�4�Less�in�Chicago.

The�Butcher’s�Beef�brand�meat�was�shipped�to�Food�Lion�stores�in�North�Carolina,�South�Carolina,�Georgia,�Florida,�Virginia�and�West�Virginia�and�to�Bottom�Dollar�Food�stores�in�North�Carolina,�the�company�said�in�a�news�release.

Food�Lion�encouraged�its�customers�to�check�their�freezers�for�the�product,�with�UPC�code�(725439922241)�and�return�it�to�the�store�for�a�full�refund.

The�products�being�recalled�include�5-pound�packages�of�Kroger-brand�ground�beef�packed� in�40-pound�cases,�with�a�product� code�of�D-0211�QW,�which�was�distributed�in�Tennessee�and�Indiana;�3-pound�packages�of�Butcher’s�Brand�beef�packed�in�36-pound�cases�with�the�code�D-0211�LWIF,�which�was�distributed�in�North�and�South�Carolina;�and�3-pound�packages�of�generic�labeled�beef�packed�in�36-pound�cases�with�a�product�code�D-0211�LWI,�which�was�distributed�in�Delaware,�Florida,�Georgia,�Maryland,�Illinois,�Indiana,�Missouri,�New�York,�Ohio,�Tennessee,�Texas�and�Wisconsin.

The�beef,�all�73/27�lean�to�fat�ratio,�had�a�“best�before”�date�of�Sept.�12�and�the�number�245D�inked�on�the�packages.

Teenager’s suicide generates attention

Guard describes Jackson death sceneLOS�ANGELES�(AP)�—�The�

last� days� of� Michael� Jackson’s�life�were�filled�with�the�adulation�of�fans,�a�rehearsal�performance�onlookers�described�as�amazing�and�intense�preparations�for�his�big�comeback�in�London.

In�good�spirits,�Jackson�chat-ted� with� well-wishers� outside�his� home� and� at� the� Staples�Center� where� he� practiced�songs�and�dance�routines�before�he�returned�home.�Then,�things�took�a�tragic�turn,�according�to�Michael� Amir� Williams,� who�testified�Wednesday�in�the�trial�of� the� doctor� charged� with� in-voluntary� manslaughter� in� the�superstar’s�death.

Williams,� who� had� gone� with�him� to� the� rehearsal� and� had�dropped�Jackson�at�home,�said�he�got�a�frantic�call�the�next�day�from�Jackson’s�doctor,�Conrad�Murray.�“He�said,�‘Get�here�right�away.�Mr.�Jackson� had� a� bad� reaction.’� He�said,� ‘Get� someone�up�here� right�away,’”�Williams�told�the�jury.

A� security� guard,� Faheem�Muhammad,� testified� that� he�arrived�at�Jackson’s�bedroom�to�find� Murray� sweating� and� ner-vous,� leaning�over�Jackson�and�trying� to� revive� him.� He� said�that� Jackson’s� two� older� chil-dren,�Paris�and�Prince,�were� in�shock,�and�that�Paris�fell�to�the�ground,�curled�up�and�weeping.

Moments� later,� Muhammad�said,� he� heard� Murray� ask� if�anyone�knew�CPR.

The� testimony� on� the� second�day�of�the�trial�helped�shed�light�on� what� Murray� did� and� didn’t�do� after� he� found� Jackson� un-conscious�in�June�2009.�Murray,�58,�has�pleaded�not�guilty.�If�con-victed,�he�could� face�up� to� four�years� in� prison� and� would� have�to�relinquish�his�medical�license.

On� June� 24,� 2009,� the� day�before� Jackson’s� death,� Mur-ray� was� in� negotiations� to� join�Jackson� on� his� tour� as� his� per-sonal�physician,�testified�lawyer�Kathy� Jorrie� of� concert� giant�AEG� Live.� She� said� she� was�gathering�information�for�an�in-surance�company� to�make� sure�Jackson�was�in�good�health�and�could�be�insured.

“Dr.� Murray� told� me� repeat-edly� that� Michael� Jackson� was�perfectly� healthy,� in� excellent�condition.�Don’t�worry�about�it.�He’s�great,”�she�recalled.

Jorrie�said�Murray�had�added�to�his�contract�a�provision� for�a�CPR� machine� when� they� got� to�London� for� the� highly� touted�show� that� would� include� 50�concerts�over�nine�months.� “He�needed� to� be� sure� if� something�went�wrong�he�would�have�such�a�machine�available,”�she�said.�“He�also�told�me�it�was�customary.”

Murray� signed� the� contract,�which�would�give�him�$150,000�a�month,�and�faxed�it�to�her�that�night,�she�said.�Jackson,�howev-er,�would�never�get�to�sign�it.

In� the� late�afternoon�of� June�

24,�Williams,�Jackson’s�person-al�assistant,�said�he�arranged�for�a�car�and�accompanied�his�boss�to� Staples� Center� for� a� key� re-hearsal.�He�said�Jackson�was�in�good�spirits�and�had�the�car�stop�at�the�gate�so�he�could�roll�down�the�window�and�chat�with� fans�who�were�always�camped�there.

“He� would� make� sure� we�stopped,�stick�out�his�hand,�any-thing�to�show�his�fans�he�loved�them,”�he�said.

Williams� managed� to� watch�Jackson�on�stage.�“I�was�an�em-ployee�but�I�was�a�fan�first,”�he�said.�“I�would�try�to�sneak�in�to�watch�him.�I�was�working�con-stantly,�but�I�was�able�to�see�him�perform�a�little.”

How� was� his� performance,�asked�Deputy�District�Attorney�David�Walgren.

“Personally,� I� thought� it� was�amazing,”� Williams� said.� “I�thought�it�was�the�best�thing�in�the� world.� He� had� told� me� he�didn’t�go�100�per�cent�for�the�re-hearsal.�It�was�about�40�per�cent.�But�I�thought�it�was�great.”

They� returned� to� Jackson’s�rented� Holmby� Hills� mansion�after� that,� stopping� at� the� gate�again.� “He� was� in� good� spirits,”�Williams�said.�“He�wanted�to�stop�and�say,�‘Hi.’�He�even�had�some�conversation�with�the�fans.”

Outside� the� house,� parked�in� its� usual� spot,�was�Murray’s�car.

Williams� brought� in� gifts�

that�had�been�given� to� Jackson�and� said� good� night.� Williams�checked� out� with� the� security�staff� and� went� home.� The� next�day�at�12:13�p.m.�his�cell�phone�rang.�There�was�a�message�from�Murray.

“Were�you�asked�to�call�911?”�Walgren�asked.

“No�sir,”�Williams�said.He� remembered� reaching�

Jackson�security�guard�Alberto�Alvarez.� “I� said,� ‘I� don’t� know�what’s�going�on�but�you�have�to�get�in�the�house’�...�I�said,�‘Run.�Hurry.’”

Williams�said�he�rushed�from�his�downtown�home�and�arrived�just�as�Jackson’s�body�was�being�loaded� into� an� ambulance.� He�helped�to�gather�Jackson’s�three�children�and�put�them�in�a�car�to�follow�the�ambulance.

“What�was�Dr.�Murray’s�ap-pearance?”�Walgren�asked.

“Frantic,”�he�said.�“I�knew�it�was�serious.”

Williams� said� he� was� stand-ing�outside�the�emergency�room�area� when� Dr.� Murray� and� a�group�of�doctors�emerged.�“He�walked� out� and� closed� the� cur-tains,”�he� said� softly.� “He�said,�‘He�passed.’”

At� one� point,� Walgren� had�Williams�identify�a�photograph�of� Jackson’s� children.� The� fa-mous� photo� was� taken� at� a�memorial� service� shortly� after�Jackson’s� death� was� projected�on�a�large�courtroom�screen.

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Dear Dr. Donohue: Please ad-vise about the Gardasil vaccine. My grand-daughter just turned 18 (to date, no sex-ual activity — really) and begins col-lege this year. Her doctor is pushing the vaccine for her and for her just-turned-14 sister. I value your com-mon-sense approach to medical issues. — S.B.

Without any hesitation, I recom-mend wholeheartedly the vaccine for protection against the human papillomavirus. It’s the virus that causes cervical cancer. Gardasil protects against the most common strains of cancer-causing papillo-mavirus, strains 16 and 18.

This vaccine is a medical break-through. Never has there been a vaccine for protection from any cancer.

Your granddaughters are not too young. The recommendation suggests that the vaccine be given when a girl is 11 or 12, but it can still be given up to age 26.

For best effectiveness, it should be given before a girl has had any sexual encounters. The hu-man papillomavirus is extremely widespread, and exposure to the virus before the vaccine has been given lessens the vaccine’s ability to protect against the virus and the cancer it causes.

A second papillomavirus vac-cine is also on the market. It’s called Cervarix.

The booklet on cervical cancer and Pap smears discusses these topics in greater detail. It does not discuss the vaccines. Read-ers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue — No. 1102, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 with the recip-ient’s printed name and address. Allow four weeks for delivery.

Dear Dr. Donohue: I have a question about diabetes. My hus-band has it. He saw a doctor on a TV program who said that tak-ing 2 teaspoons of red vinegar at lunch and dinner lowers your blood sugar a lot. Do you think this is true? — N.F.

I believe you’re referring to the work of Carol Johnston, Ph.D., a professor in the nutrition depart-ment of Arizona State University. She showed that taking 2 table-spoons of vinegar before or during a meal lowers the sudden spike in blood sugar that happens with eating. Such spikes are not good if they are very high and occur often. They disturb blood sugar control.

This isn’t a cure for diabetes. It might be a help for sugar con-trol. Your husband should not stop using his diabetes medicines or abandon his diabetic diet.

I don’t know why the TV doc-tor insisted on red vinegar. Dr. Johnston didn’t. You can take the vinegar along with olive oil as a salad dressing. You can dilute it in water if you want. You can add an artifi cial sweetener to it if the sweetener doesn’t say not to. And you can start with the TV doctor’s recommendation of 2 teaspoons instead of 2 tablespoons. See if the 2 teaspoons work. If it doesn’t, in-crease the dose until you reach the 2 tablespoons dose.

Are you sure your husband tol-erates vinegar? I guess there’s only one way to fi nd out.

Dear Dr. Donohue: Enclosed are two articles that appeared at different times in the paper. I would appreciate your comments. I am in the early stages of dry macular de-generation. — T.O.

The fi rst article is on a newer method, not approved in the U.S., of treating retinitis pigmentosa. It’s an inherited eye disease. It isn’t related to macular degeneration.

The second article is on wet macular degeneration, the less-common form, the kind that can progress rapidly. You have dry macular degeneration. The treat-ment for moderate dry macular degeneration is a combination of various vitamins and minerals. PreserVision and Occuvite con-tain the combination. Please check with your doctor before taking ei-ther. You are in the early stages. Treatment is recommended at moderate stages.

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YOUR HEALTHDr. Paul Donohue

Cancer vaccine is available for girls

CLUBS

Parsons LionsThe Parsons Lions met Tuesday evening at the Chinese Chef.

There were 10 Lions present. President Jeff Ferguson called the meeting to order and led the group in singing “God Bless America” and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Doug Baty led the group in a prayer. Jeff Ferguson led the group in singing “Lions Go Roaring Along.”

Don Cunningham reminded the group of the upcoming turkey and noodle dinner on Nov. 5 and candy day Saturday. Cunning-ham advised he will have tickets printed and a sign up sheet avail-

able soon for turkey cooks and for noodle purchases for the turkey and noodle dinner. Cunningham also said the volunteers were still needed for candy day. The club approved donating $150 to the La-bette Assistance Center and to rent a parade fl oat for the Christmas parade. The club will discuss the storage of the Lions fl ags at the next business meeting, Oct. 25.

The board and interested members then adjourned to Washington School to sort through the Lions equipment that had been stored previously at the OCAW building. It was decided with board ap-proval to scrap fi ve bean pots that are no longer used by the club and to move the balance of the inventory to an alternate storage site.

Farmers Market to close in 2 weeksWhile you are at Forest Park enjoying the cooler fall tempera-

tures, don’t forget to stop and shop at the Parsons Farmers Mar-ket.

Growers from Parsons and the surrounding communities are sharing autumn delights from crafts and baked goods to a few veg-etables.

The Parsons Farmers Market is located on the east side of Forest Park Tuesday afternoons from 4 to 6 p.m. and Saturday morning from 7 to 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Oct. 11 will be the final farmers market for the 2011 sea-son.

Sweet potatoes are the featured vegetable this week at the market. The sweet potato is a large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous root. Its leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten as greens.

According to wikipedia.com, the sweet potato is only distantly related to the potato.

The softer, orange variety is often called a yam in parts of North America, a practice intended to differentiate it from the fi rmer and more nutritious variety of sweet potato that is beige on the outside and yellow on the inside.

Stop by the Parsons Farmers Market to get your sweet potatoes and consider making this recipe.

Sweet potatoes are high in vitamin A, potassium, and fi ber.

Sweet Potato FriesOlive oil1 lb. sweet potatoes2 tsp. olive oil½ c. fl our¼ tsp. salt2 eggs lightly beaten2 TBSP. water1 c. fi ne, dry bread crumbs½ c. grated Parmesan cheese1 TBSP. olive oilPreheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly brush a 15x10x1 inch baking

pan with olive oil. Peel vegetables and cut into narrow 3 to 4 inch long wedges. Toss vegetables with 2 teaspoons oil. Place the veg-etables on prepared pan. Roast for 10 minutes. Remove from oven.

Transfer vegetables to a tray until cooled (10 minutes). While the vegetables are cooling, in a shallow bowl, mix together the fl our and salt. In a second dish, combine the eggs and water. In a third dish combine bread crumbs and cheese. Coat the same baking pan with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Dip the cooled vegetables in the fl our mixture, then in the eggs, then in bread crumbs, coating the vegetable evenly. Arrange vegetables in a single layer in the pan. Roast for another 15 minutes until they are brown and crispy. Makes six servings.

PITTSBURG — Pittsburg State University continues to see healthy gains in enrollment, ac-cording to fi gures released by the Kansas Board of Regents today.

Pittsburg State’s fall 2011 head-count has increased by 2 percent, and now stands at 7,275 students. That is an increase of 145 over last year, and just three students away from an all-time high.

“We’re extremely pleased to see this number,” said President Steve Scott. “Not only has our headcount increased, but we’ve also set new records in both credit hour production and full-time equivalency. It’s clear that students and parents continue to see Pittsburg State as a great aca-demic and fi nancial value.

“I appreciate the efforts of everyone on campus and in the community who help attract stu-dents to the university. Each of us has an important role to play in the recruitment and retention of students, and the fall enroll-ment numbers clearly show there is widespread understanding that we must work together for the university and our students to be successful.”

Pittsburg State University ex-perienced increases in several areas, including a 6.6 percent in-crease in new freshmen and 2.1 percent increase in credit hour production, numbers not lost on Dr. William Ivy, associate vice president for enrollment man-agement and student success. Ivy credits PSU’s reputation for academic quality, as well as its Gorilla Advantage and fl at-rate tuition programs.

“Those numbers bode well for the long-term growth of Pittsburg State,” said Ivy. “The number of undergraduates in the Gorilla Advantage program actually grew by 5.5 percent this semester. That growth includes about 30 new students from Ben-ton and Washington counties in Arkansas, which were added to the Gorilla Advantage program this year. These are great num-bers for the university, and re-fl ect the growing regional reach of Pittsburg State.”

Ivy said 494 international stu-dents are enrolled at PSU this fall and Johnson County now far outpaces any other single county as a source of new freshmen for Pittsburg State.

Ivy said the university’s con-tinued growth was especially impressive in light of three con-secutive years in which the uni-versity set records for the number of students earning degrees.

Systemwide, the Kansas Board of Regents reported that 101,902 students are enrolled in Kansas public colleges this fall, an increase of 0.7 percent overall. Kansas State University, Wash-burn University, Wichita State University and Fort Hays State University all reported enroll-ment increases. Emporia State University, however, reported a drop of 4.6 percent while enroll-ment at the University of Kansas was down 2.5 percent.

PSU sees 2 percent increase in students

Park offers glimpse of prairieSTRONG CITY (AP) — It’s

easy to envision the world that pi-oneers encountered while looking at a herd of bison grazing at Tall-grass Prairie National Preserve in east-central Kansas.

Little has changed over the de-cades on the landscape of the only national park dedicated to pro-tecting this dwindling ecosystem, which once covered 40 percent of the United States. Today, less than 4 percent remains of the original tallgrass prairie. Most of what’s left is in the Flint Hills of eastern Kansas and the Osage Hills of northeastern Oklahoma.

Patches of the prairie are burned in the spring, and the ear-ly growth offers vibrant shows of wildfl owers. By September and October, visitors can walk among grasses that reach chest high in damp years. But after a blistering summer with little rain, this year’s show of foliage is knee-high in all but the wettest areas.

The ground was too rocky to plow in this stretch of the Flint Hills, so named for a type of quartz that litters the ground. And so this nearly 11,000-acre patch was saved — a landscape created through a combination of limited rainfall, grazing and fi res that routinely sweep across the land. Only a few trees survive these conditions, and they grow mainly along the springs that dot the area.

Early explorers called the landscape the “Great American Desert.” But later settlers real-ized the land was fertile and tilled the fi elds. And so it mostly dis-appeared. Homogenous fi elds of corn, wheat, soybeans and a type of grain sorghum called Milo replaced the prairie that once teemed with hundreds of species of plants like switchgrass and blue sage.

“So what was seen as a hazard for settlers 150 years ago is a ben-efi t for us now,” said Eric Patter-son, the lead park ranger.

On the mostly unplowed prai-rie that became the park nearly 15 years ago, early settlers made use

of the land much the same way as American Indians before them. But instead of hunting the mil-lions of buffalo that once grazed upon the prairie, the settlers made use of the land to fatten cattle.

One early rancher grew so wealthy he used the area’s lime-stone to build a grand four-level ranch home and barn on the land in the 1880s. A new visitor’s cen-ter is under construction, but for now, most of the 23,000 visitors that come to the preserve each year start their tour in the ranch house, watching a short movie in the home’s former dining room. Period furniture fi lls the rooms of the partially restored home.

From there, visitors can wander among the ranch buildings, hike more than 40 miles of trail or fi sh in some of the preserve’s ponds.

Bus tours — the only way to drive through the park — are usu-ally offered once or twice a day and last about 90 minutes.

Patterson hands out binoculars so visitors can get a closer look at a herd of 16 bison during one stop on the bumpy trip. All but the ba-bies were captured two years ago at Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota and relocated here.

At another stop on a high point that challenges Kansas’ fl at-as-a-pancake reputation, visitors can glimpse views of rolling hills that stretch out 15 to 20 miles in any direction. Lizards and skinks scamper among the rocks. But-terfl ies fl it among the fl owers, and crickets chirp.

“It’s kind of a cerebral,” Pat-terson muses. “It’s one of those environments that challenges you to reach out for it. It’s almost like it wants you to be a part of its discovery. You have to look close or it’s not going to really tell you much.”

After the hazy skies of summer

are replaced with clear, fall skies, visitors can catch stunning views of the stars, far away from the city lights. While the ranch house and barn close in the evening, the trails are open 24 hours a day. No camping is allowed in the park, but there is camping available nearby or visitors can choose fancier digs such as the Grand Central Hotel in nearby Cottownwood Falls.

“It’s very serene,” Amber Smy-ers, 26, a Kansas native who lives in Seattle, said after the bus tour ended.

Her friend, Jessica Cutting, 27, also of Seattle, had visited numer-ous national parks — from little-known ones in Alaska to the pop-ular destination of Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon.

“It was pretty,” she said. “I think there is beauty in everything.”

But this isn’t the typical na-tional park experience, the rangers readily acknowledge. There are no stunning mountain views, canyons or waterfalls to behold. Much of the magic is underground, where the plant’s roots reach 15 to 25 feet into the soil.

As awareness grew that the land was unique, Congress vot-ed in November 1996 to create the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. There was resistance to the move from residents who feared federal intrusion and that the land would be taken off the tax rolls. Landowners put up signs reading, “Private Land in Private Hands” and “Say No to National Parks.”

Former U.S. Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum came up with the idea of a public-private partnership. The National Park Service owns just 34 acres of the land; the bulk is owned by the Nature Conservancy, an en-vironmental group, that handles

grazing leases and taxpaying.“It’s really an experiment in

how you can operate a national park and have the bulk of the property be in nonprofi t, private ownership,” Patterson said. “So far so good.”

Other efforts have cropped up to save and tell the story of the tallgrass prairie and the fl int-fi lled hills. About 55 miles to the north in Manhattan, the college town for Kansas State Univer-sity, a $24.5 million center that will chronicle the geology, biol-ogy and cultural history of the Flint Hills is on track to open to visitors in April. In northern Oklahoma, visitors can see the 40,000-acre Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, a Nature Conservancy project and the largest preserved tract of native tallgrass prairie.

It all makes the words of D.W. Wilder, the one-time editor of the Hiawatha World in Kansas, seem at least a little prophetic. He wrote nostalgically in 1884 of the already dwindling prai-rie in an editorial the National Park Service now uses in its brochures.

“Whenever you stop on the prairie to lunch or camp, and gaze around, there is a picture such as poet and painter never succeeded in transferring to book or canvas.” He lamented that people should have saved a park “ten thousand acres broad — the prairie as came from the hand of God, not a foot or an inch desecrated by ‘improve-ments’ and ‘cultivation.’ It is only a memory now.”

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Gibson chief executive Henry Juszkiewicz holds a Gibson guitar in front of a wall of guitars outside of his office at the Gibson Guitar corporate offices in Nashville, Tenn. A month prior, armed federal agents swooped into the corporate offices and Nashville factory of Gibson guitar seek-ing contraband ebony and rosewood they suspected was illegally imported from India.

Gibson Guitars raid sparks issue over illegal logging

NASHVILLE — When federal agents seized rare ebony and rose-wood from Gibson Guitars last month, it sparked a fi restorm over illegal logging, the content of musical instruments, and preserving American jobs.

The August raid on Gibson’s Tennessee factories so angered chief executive Henry Juszkiewicz that he went to Washington. His cause was taken up by House Speaker John Boehner, who said the compa-ny was being unfairly singled out and was a symbol of government over-regulation hurting an industry that provides good jobs.

Juszkiewicz, who sat in Boehner’s box in Congress while Presi-dent Barack Obama offered up his jobs proposal earlier this month, said he wants the matter cleared up.

The probe has cost Gibson, which has made guitars for Elvis Pre-sley and B.B. King, millions of dollars, led it to scrounge for wood used to make guitar fi ngerboards, and may force it to halt production on some models, he said. “There’s a lot of innuendo . . . that we are being sneaky and surreptitious,” Juszkiewicz said.

In court documents, the Fish and Wildlife Service said Gibson is suspected of obtaining illegally logged ebony and rosewood from Madagascar and unfi nished wood from India that violate 2008 amendments to the century-old Lacey Act, which prohibits trade in endangered animals and plants.

The government said internal Gibson e-mails show the company was aware of the risks of obtaining illegal wood and may have cut corners with its suppliers. Gibson has not been formally charged, and the company has fi led court papers seeking the return of wood seized.

Ebony and rosewood, important for higher-quality guitars, are in-creasingly rare and not grown in the United States but are available from parts of Africa and South America.

The amendment to the Lacey Act governing plant material was backed by the Republican administration of George W. Bush to help the beleaguered U.S. logging industry.

Zoos help restore nearly extinct ferret

WASHINGTON (AP) — Animal keepers at the National Zoo’s conservation center in Virginia sent 26 black-footed ferrets to “boot camp” Wednesday to prepare the critters for life in the wild as part of an ongoing effort that has fueled the recovery of a species once declared extinct.

Black-footed ferrets, the only ferret species native to North America, disappeared in the late 1970s. Then in 1981, a ranch dog in Wyoming killed a small animal, which led biologists to dis-cover a colony of wild black-footed ferrets. By 1985, though, there were just 24 left.

Over time, scientists decided to collect those last ferrets to try to save them. Only 18 survived. Many scientists worried it was too late to save the species, said David Wildt, now the head of the Center for Species Survival at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, a branch of the National Zoo.

“Can you go down to as few as 18 animals and be able to bring those animals back?” Wildt re-called wondering at the time. “There aren’t a lot of examples of successful reintroduction programs.”

The ferret’s struggle may surprise those who keep ferrets from Europe as pets. American fer-rets used to be common across the Great Plains. Tens of thousands once lived across 12 states.

Prairie dogs are their main food source, but dis-ease and extermination of prairie dogs, considered a nuisance on land for cows, starved the ferrets.

Obama OKs 2 solar loansWASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Depart-

ment on Wednesday approved two loan guaran-tees worth more than $1 billion for solar energy projects in Nevada and Arizona, two days before the expiration date of a program that has become a rallying cry for Republican critics of the Obama administration’s green energy program.

Energy Secretary Steven Chu said the depart-ment has completed a $737 million loan guarantee to Tonopah Solar Energy for a 110 megawatt solar tower on federal land near Tonopah, Nev., and a $337 million guarantee for Mesquite Solar 1 to de-velop a 150 megawatt solar plant near Phoenix.

The loans were approved under the same pro-gram that paid for a $528 million loan to Solyn-dra Inc., a California solar panel maker that went bankrupt after receiving the money and laid off 1,100 workers. Solyndra is under investigation by the FBI and is the focal point of House hearings on the program.

SolarReserve LLC, of Santa Monica, Calif., the parent company for Tonopah, is privately held. The Energy Department said its rules prevented it from discussing the company’s fi nancial informa-tion. Sempra Energy of San Diego, which owns Mesquite, is publicly held.

Energy Department spokesman Damien LaV-era said the two projects had extensive reviews that included scrutiny of the parent companies’ fi nances.

Chu said the Nevada project would produce enough electricity to power more than 43,000 homes, while the Arizona project would power nearly 31,000 homes. The two projects will create about 900 construction jobs and at least 52 perma-nent jobs, Chu said.

“If we want to be a player in the global clean energy race, we must continue to invest in inno-vative technologies that enable commercial-scale deployment of clean, renewable power like solar,” Chu said in a statement.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is

a strong supporter of the Nevada project, which he says will help his state’s economy recover. Former Gov. Jim Gibbons, a Republican, also supported the project.

The loan approvals came just two days before a renewable energy loan program approved under the 2009 economic stimulus law is set to expire. At least seven projects worth more than $5 billion are pending.

Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., chairman of a House energy subcommittee that is investigating Solyn-dra, said the impending deadline was no reason to complete loans before they are ready.

“Solyndra was the product of a bad bet rushed out the door, and taxpayers are now on the hook,” he said. “We cannot afford DOE rushing out more Solyndras in these fi nal hours.”

A government watchdog group said the Solyn-dra bankruptcy shows the need for greater over-sight of all the department’s loan guarantee pro-grams.

“It is time for a full audit of their activities, their management and their results,” said Tom Schatz, president of Citizens Against Government Waste, Washington-based advocacy group.

“Candidly, it might be time for the federal gov-ernment to rethink the whole idea of loan pro-grams,” Schatz added, calling the government’s track record on loan guarantees “lousy.”

Too often, the government either backs risky or failing ventures, resulting in a loss of taxpayer money, or subsidizes companies and industries that are mature and profi table and don’t need the money, such as the oil and gas industry, Schatz said.

Scott Crider, a spokesman for Sempra Genera-tion, a Sempra Energy subsidiary that is develop-ing the Arizona project, said its loan guarantee was far less risky than the Solyndra loan. Most importantly, the project has a 20-year agreement with Pacifi c Gas & Electric Co. to buy power sup-plied by the solar plant, he said.

EPA cut corners on reportWASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama adminis-

tration cut corners before concluding that climate-change pollution can endanger human health, a key fi nding underpinning costly new regulations, an internal government watchdog said Wednes-day.

Regulators and the White House disagreed with the fi nding, and the report itself did not question the science behind the administration’s conclu-sions. Still, the decision by the Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general is sure to encourage industry lawyers, global warming doubters in Congress and elsewhere, and Republi-cans taking aim at the agency for what they view as an onslaught of job-killing environmental regu-lations.

The report said EPA should have followed a more extensive review process for a technical pa-per supporting its determination that greenhouse gases pose dangers to human health and welfare, a fi nding that ultimately compelled it to issue con-troversial and expensive regulations to control greenhouse gases for the fi rst time.

“While it may be debatable what impact, if any, this had on EPA’s fi nding, it is clear that EPA did not follow all the required steps,” Inspector General Arthur A. Elkins, Jr. said in a statement Wednesday.

The EPA and White House said the greenhouse gas document did not require more independent scrutiny because the scientifi c evidence it was based on already had been thoroughly reviewed. The agency did have the document vetted by 12 experts, although one of those worked for EPA.

“The report importantly does not question or even address the science used or the conclusions reached,” the EPA said in a statement. The envi-ronmental agency said its work “followed all ap-propriate guidance,” a conclusion supported by the White House budget offi cial who wrote the peer review guidelines in 2005.

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has said re-peatedly that her conclusions were based on the underlying science, not the agency’s summary of it.

The greenhouse gas decision — which marked a reversal from the Bush administration — was announced in December 2009, a week before President Barack Obama headed to international negotiations in Denmark on a new treaty to curb global warming. At the time, progress was stalled in Congress on a new law to reduce emissions in the United States.

In 2010, a survey of more than 1,000 of the world’s most cited and published climate scientists found that 97 percent believe climate change is very likely caused by the burning of fossil fuels.

But by highlighting what it calls “procedural deviations,” the report provides ammunition to Republicans and industry lawyers fi ghting the Obama administration over its decision to use the 40-year-old Clean Air Act to fi ght global warming. While the Supreme Court said in 2007 that the act could be used to control greenhouse gases, the Re-publican-controlled House has passed legislation that would change that. The bill has so far been stymied by the Democratic-controlled Senate.

Sen. James Inhofe, the Oklahoma Republican who requested the investigation and one of Con-gress’ most vocal climate skeptics, said Wednes-day the report confi rmed that “the very foundation of President Obama’s job-destroying agenda was rushed, biased and fl awed.”

Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, another critic of EPA regulations, said the agency sacrifi ced scien-tifi c protocol for “political expediency.”

Environmentalists, meanwhile, said the inspec-tor general was nitpicking at the public’s expense. The investigation cost nearly $300,000.

“The process matters, but the science matters more,” said Francesca Grifo, a senior scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists.

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Kyle�SpielbuschErie�High�School

Cross�country�—�senior

What’s� your� favorite�food?

Steak.

What’s� your� dream�job?

Sports�broadcaster.�What� CD/music� are�

you�currently�into?Country�music.

What’s� your� favorite�board�game?�

Sorry.

What’s� your� favorite�cereal?

Honeycombs.

What� sport� are� you�best� at?� (Can’t� say� cross�country)

Basketball.

Who’s� your� favorite�athlete?

Kirk�Hinrich.

What’s� the� best� book�you’ve�ever�read?

“The�Hungry�Games.”

What’s� the� last� movie�you� saw� in� theater/rent-ed?

“Transformers�3.”�It�was�the�best�of�the�triology.

How� would� your�friends�describe�you?

Smart,�funny,�confident,��nice,�competitive,�humble,�helping.

Favorite� pro/college�sports�team?

Kansas�Jayhawks.

COFFEYVILLE�—�The�Parsons�High�School�tennis�team�finished�off�a�perfect�regular�season�Tuesday�in�Coffeyville�by�winning�the�Coffeyville�Invitational.

The� Vikings� finished� first� in� all� four� events�played� and� moved� their� match� record� to� 24-0� overall� in� 2011� as� the� team� prepares� for� the�Southeast�Kansas�League�meet�this�weekend.

“This� has� been� a� great� season� for� our� girls�winning� every� dual� and� tourney� except� the�Wichita�TOC.�We�have�unarguably�two�of�the�top�players�in�the�league�with�Sarah�Ong�and�Kiralyn�Mosier,”�said�Parsons�head�coach�Jane�Posch.

Those� two,� and� Mosier’s� doubles� partner� Bree�Rogers,� wrapped� up� No.� 1� seeds� in� the� SEK�tournament�with�their�perfect�days�in�Coffeyville.

In�No.�1�singles,�Ong�defeated�Katan�Smith�of�Iola�8-0,�Callie�McAskill�of�Coffeyville�8-0�and�Madison� Wendt� of� Chanute� 8-0.� Ong� defeated�Jessica�Curlee�of�Pittsburg�by�default.

Mosier� and� Rogers� had� similar� success.� The�two�defeated�Shyanna�Hendry�and�Megan�Smith�of� Iola� 8-0,� Tayita� Abudu� and� Haley� Smith� of�Coffeyville�8-2,�Megan�Reed�and�Katy�Short�of�Pittsburg� 8-1� and� Alexis� Thuston� and� Czarina�Ramos�of�Chanute�8-0.

Ong� enters� regionals� at� 24-6� overall� while�

Mosier�and�Rogers�are�27-3.In�No.�2�singles,�Malina�Kipp�improved�to�16-11�

with�four�victories.Kipp� defeated� Abbey� St.� Clair� of� Iola� 8-0,�

Aubree�Navarro�of�Coffeyville�8-1,�Brittany�Wild�of�Pittsburg�8-0�and�Brianna�Brookes�of�Chanute�8-0.

Brea�Harris�and�Kelsey�Jump�improved�to�21-9�in�No.�2�doubles�with�their�four-win�sweep.

The� duo� defeated� Hannah� Barclay� and� Katie�Lieurance� of� Iola� 8-0,� giving� Parsons� four� 8-0�wins�against�the�Fillies.

Against� Rachel� Jones� and� Taylor� Neal� of�Coffeyville,�Harris�and�Jump�earned�a�victory�by�default.

The� pairing� also� defeated� Laikyn� Long� and�Emily�Badeu�of�Pittsburg�8-3�and�Haley�Akridge�and�Beth�Ungles�of�Chanute�8-2.

Kipp� will� be� the� No.� 3� seed� in� the� SEK�tournament�this�weekend�while�Harris�and�Jump�will�be�No.�2�overall.

The� Vikings� will� have� their� work� cut� out� for�them� against� a� deep� Independence� team.� Indy�enters� with� No.� 1� seeds� in� both� No.� 2� divisions�and�No.�2�seeds�in�the�No.�1�spots.

Parsons�will�travel�to�Independence�for�the�SEK�tournament�Saturday�morning.

Sports� birthdays� —� Bryant�Gumbel� (sportscaster),� 1948;�John� Paxson� (NBA� guard),�1960;� Ken� Norton� Jr.� (NFL�linebacker),� 1966;� Kevin�Durant� (NBA� basketball�player),�1988.

This�day�in�sports�history�—�Carl�Yastrzemski�wins�second�straight� batting� crown,� 1968;�Steve�O’Neal�of�New�York�Jets�boots� a� 98-yard� punt,� 1969;�Warren� Moon� is� sacked� 12�times�against�Cowboys,�1985;�Don�Mattingly�hits�sixth�grand�slam�of�season,�1987;��Chicago�White� Sox� become� just� 10th�team�in�MLB�history�to�be�in�first�place�every�day�of�season,�2005.

Quick�hits�—�By�Anthony�Cook

For� all� Twitter� users� out�there,� the� Parsons� Sun� sports�division� now� has� its� own�twitter� page.� You� can� follow�us�at�@PKSunSports.

My�vision�for�the�Twitter�page�is�to�send�out�updates�of�games�during� the� action.� Hopefully,�there� will� be� an� opportunity�after�every�quarter,�inning,�set�or�whatever�the�sport�calls�for.�I’ll�begin�tweeting�this�Friday�evening� during� Parsons’�Homecoming� game� against�Southeast�on�Friday.

For� any� Twitter� user� at�another�game,�feel�free�to�send�updates� of� scores� from� your�game�and�I�can�retweet�them.�I�plan�to�update�any�scores�with�texts�I�get�as�well.

We’re� already� following�some� of� the� biggest� names� in�the�industry,�and�the�plan�is�to�retweet�any�breaking�news�and�features�and�such.�

I�watch�plenty�of�sports,�so�I�may�just�send�out�a�tweet�or�two�about� the�game�I’m�watching.�We’ll�see�how�things�evolve�as�we�go�along.

Again,�I�encourage�a�follow�if�you�are�on�Twitter.

The� Parsons� Middle� School�seventh-grade� team� won� its�final� matches,� and� the� eighth-grade� team� made� it� a� sweep� in�Parsons� Middle� School’s� last�home� volleyball� games� of� the�season�Tuesday�evening�against�Columbus.

The�seventh-grade�B�team�won�its�first�set�25-23�and�second�set�25-21.�Both�sets�were�very�close,��but� Parsons’� serves� helped� seal�the�win.

Brianna� Pena� had� three�aces,� Amber� Jarman,� Jamie�Bayless� and�Lexi�Duncan�had�two�aces,�and�Taylor�Moreland�and�Bridgette�Gilmore�had�one�ace.

In� the� A� game,� Parsons� lost�the�first�set�27-25�but�came�back�with�25-18�and�15-5�wins�in�the�final�two�sets�to�get�the�win.

Emily� Falke� had� six� aces,�Lindzi� Pellock� had� four� aces,�and� Kinzie� Brownewell� had� an�ace�and�kill�in�the�win.

“The� girls� have� had� an�outstanding� season� and� have�been� so� coachable� and� fun� to�work�with.�We� look� forward� to�working� with� them� next� year,”�said�coach�Janell�Houk.

The�combo�team�needed�three�sets� as� well� to� pull� off� a� win�against�Columbus.�Parsons�won�7-25,�25-10,�16-14�in�a�back-and-forth�match.

Samantha� Sweet� had� seven�aces� and� a� kill,� Allisyn� Casper�had�seven�aces,�Lachelle�Hinman�had� four�aces�and�Avery�Smith�had�an�ace�and�kill�in�the�win.

In�the�last�match�of�the�night,�the�eighth-grade�A�team�won�25-11,�25-22.

Parsons� trailed� by� 10� points�in�the�second�set�before�coming�back�and�getting�the�win.

Tatum�Johnson�had�three�aces�and�a�kill,�Shay�Kelly�had� four�aces,� Hannah� Martin� had� six�aces�and�a�kill,�Stacia�Dishman�and�Jasmyn�Ellis�had� four�aces�and� Tina� Sutton� had� a� one-handed�kill.

“The� girls� got� down� for� a�minute� but� were� able� to� pull�together� and� come� out� with�an� amazing� win,”� said� coach�Houk.

Saturday� will� mark� the�conclusion� of� the� season� for�Parsons� when� the� team� eighth-grade�A�team�travels�to�Pittsburg�for�a�tournament.

This day in sports

The�U.S.�Army,�Great�Plains�Development� Authority� and�the� Kansas� Department� of�Wildlife,� Parks� and� Tourism�are�working�together�to�provide�special� hunt� opportunities� on�the� Kansas� Army� Ammunition�Plant�property�located�two�miles�southeast�of�Parsons.

Two�groups�of�up�to�four�quail�hunters� will� be� allowed� access�on�the�property�for�quail�hunting�on�Saturday,�Dec.�17.��KDWPT�hopes�to�provide�a�good�hunting�opportunity� for� several� quail�hunters.��

“We�know�quail�densities�are�not� as� high� as� we� would� like�them� to� be,”� said� Rob� Riggin,�KDWPT� wildlife� manager,�“but,� we� plan� to� make� quail�management� on� this� property�a� priority.� I� believe� the� hunters�will� enjoy� the� experience� and�KDWPT� will� gain� harvest�data� that�will�be�used� in� future�management�decisions.”

In�addition�to�the�quail�hunts,�hunters� and� fur� harvesters� are�reminded� that� 50� archery� deer�permits� and� six� fur-harvesting�permits�will�be�available�through�

the�special�hunts�program.�Those�interested�in�any�of�the�

hunts� must� complete� a� special�hunts� application� online� by�midnight�Friday.�

The� website� is� https://programs.ksoutdoors.com/prg/

Programs/Special-Hunts/Hunts.All� KAAP� hunts� are� listed�

under� “Grand� Osage� Wildlife�Area.”� Click� on� “special� hunts�application”�to�apply.

�Hunts�available�include:No.�2738�—�Archery,�Nov.�1-

14No.� 2739�—�Archery,� Nov.�

15-28No.�2731�—�Quail,�Dec.�17No.� 6770�—�Fur� harvesting,�

Nov.�19-27No.� 6769�—�Fur� harvesting,�

Dec.�3-11No.� 6771�—�Fur� harvesting,�

Dec.�31-Jan.�8

�Successful� hunters� and� fur�harvesters� will� be� notified� in�mid-October.

For� more� information,� call�Rob�Riggin�at��(620)�231-3173�or�(620)�432-5053.

ST. PAULNOTEBOOK

Anthony Cook/Sun photo

Parsons High School No. 2 doubles player Brea Harris returns a shot during a match earlier in the season at the Forest Park tennis courts in Parsons alongside her partner Kelsey Jump. The PHS tennis team finished the regular season at 24-0 in duals and tournaments. Next up for the Lady Vikes is the Southeast Kansas League meet in Independence on Saturday.

BY ANTHONY COOK

SPORTS EDITOR

ST.� PAUL� —� The� first� half� of� the�season� went� about� as� well� as� could� be�expected�for�the�St.�Paul�Indians.

The� Indians� went� 3-1� in� the� weeks�leading�up�to�districts�and�avenged�a�loss�to� Burlingame� last� year.� Also,� St.� Paul�showed�it’s�for�real�in�a�closer-than-you’d-think�40-22�loss�to�Lebo�in�week�two.

But�the�real�test�is�just�now�at�hand.“We� have� played� well� the� last� couple�

of� weeks.� Hopefully� some� of� the� early�season� mistakes� that� we� made� are�straightened� out,”� said� St.� Paul� head�coach�Doug�Tuck.

A� matchup� with� last� year’s� district�winner�Crest� and� an� anticipated� rivalry�game�with�Chetopa�loom,�but�first�thing�is� first� for� the� Indians.� Friday� evening�they’ll� hit� the� road� for� a� game� with�Pleasanton�(2-2).

The�Blu-Jays�are�entering�their�second�

season� in� the�8-man� ranks.�Last� season�Pleasanton� got� out� of� the� gates� at� 0-3�before�going�.500�the�rest�of�the�way.�St.�Paul�took�its�home�game�with�Pleasanton�48-8,� but� this� year’s�version� of� the� Blu-Jays� is�an�improved�one.

“They�are�starting�to�get�the� hang� of� things,”� said�Tuck.� “They’ve� played�some� good� competition�early� and� playing� those�good� teams� has� kept� them� improving.�They�have�a�lot�of�size.”

The� Blu-Jays� keep� things� simple� on�offense,� choosing� to� line� up� in� mostly�an�I-formation�and�rush�the�ball�out�of�it�while�throwing�in�some�play-action�pass�for�good�measure.

“They� can� run� it� well� with� their� size�on�the�front�line.�I�think�you�know�going�against� a� team� like� this� it’s�going� to�be�a�tough�game,�but�it’s�going�to�be�a�fun�

one,�too.�It’s�what�football�is�about.�It’s�all�about�winning�the�individual�and�overall�battles,”�said�Tuck.

The� Indians� have� won� most� of� those�battles�this�year.�As�a�team,�St.� Paul� has� given� up� just�over�14�points�a�game�this�season� —� some� 20� points�less� each� contest� than� it�gave� up� per� game� at� this�point�in�2010.

Entering�district�play,�the�Indians�will�begin�with�a�traditional�power�running�game�of�Pleasanton�before�facing�spread�offenses�such�as�Chetopa�and�mixes�such�as�Crest�in�coming�weeks.

How�well�St.�Paul�defends�from�week�to�week�will�be�a�factor�in�determining�if�they�can�pull�off�a�district�championship.

“We’ve� seen� power� and� we’ve� seen�spread,� so� we� at� least� know� how� we’ll�guard�it,”��said�Tuck.�“If�you�look�at�each�game�there�are�teams�that�can�put�some�

points� on� the� board.� Defense� is� big� but�flexibility�on�defense�is�even�bigger.�You�have�to�be�able�to�stop�all�fronts.”

SPHS�will� be�without� the� services�of�junior� quarterback� Riley� O’Brien,� who�went�down�with�an�injury�in�Friday’s�win�over�Altoona.

The�three-year�starter�was�replaced��by�junior�Anthony�Diskin,�who�did�well�in�his�first�game�at�starting�quarterback�at�the�varsity� level.� Tuck� seemed� comfortable�with�Diskin�as�this�week’s�starter.

“He’s�been�our�JV�quarterback�the�last�two�years.�We�feel�like�he�has�moved�in�well.�He’s�got�a�lot�of�experience�playing�quarterback,”�said�Tuck.

O’Brien’s�availability�for�the�rest�of�the�season�is�unknown�at�this�point�as�MRI�results�are�pending,�according�to�Tuck.

“Defensively�we�haven’t�had�to�shuffle.�On�offense,�we�felt�we�had�a�nice�rotation�in� the� backfield� and� were� able� to� make�changes,”�Tuck�added.

St. Paul enters districts with high hopes, new QB

Lady Vikes win Coffeyville invite; team is 24-0 entering SEK Saturday

MS volleyball sweeps Columbus

U.S.�Army,�GPDA,�KDWPToffer�hunting�opportunities

IRVING,� Texas� (AP)� —� Oklahoma�State� quarterback� Brandon� Weeden� is�the�Big�12�offensive�player�of�the�week�after�a�record-breaking�passing�perfor-mance� in� a� come-from-behind� victory�at�Texas�A&M.

Weeden�threw�for�a�school�record�438�yards�and�two�touchdowns�as�the�Cow-boys� (4-0,� 1-0� Big� 12)� overcame� a� 17-point�halftime�deficit�to�beat�the�Aggies�30-29.�

Weeden� leads� the� Bowl� Subdivision�

with�398�yards�passing�per�game�and�10�touchdown�passes.

Kansas� State� linebacker� Tre� Walker�is� the� league’s� defensive� player� of� the�week�after�making� three� straight� tack-les�inside�the�2-yard�line�as�part�of�the�Wildcats’� game-saving� goal� line� stand�in�a�28-24�win�over�Miami.

Ben� McRoy� is� the� special� teams� se-lection�after�setting�Texas�Tech’s�school�record�with�203�kickoff�return�yards�in�a�35-34�win�against�Nevada.

Walker, Weeden honored by Big 12

NUTLEY,�N.J.�(AP)�—�The�Centers�for�Disease�Control�and�Prevention�will�be�developing�national�guidelines� for�managing�sports-related�concussions� for� stu-dent�athletes.

U.S.�Sen.�Robert�Menendez�and�Rep.�Bill�Pascrell�of�New�Jersey�announced�that�the�CDC�has�agreed�to�adopt�a�key�element�of�stalled�legislation�they�sponsored�which�would�have�made�such�protocols�mandatory.

Pascrell�says�41�percent�of�student�athletes�who�suffer�concussions�return�to�playing�sports�too�soon,�sometimes�with�serious�or�even�fatal�consequences�as�a�result.

The�lawmakers�say�the�CDC�protocols�will�be�ready�by�2014.

CDCP developing new concussion guidelines

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� Dear� Amy:� I� have� had� a� close�friend�for�the�last�few�years�and�we�have�done�a� lot�of� things� together.�In� fact,� I� have� spent� more� time�with� this� particular� friend� than�with� anyone� else.� In� addition� to�our� friendship,�we�were�running�and� workout�partners.� Several�months� ago� he�met� a� girl.� I� am�happy� for� him.�The� problem� is�that� she� is� very�controlling� and�manipulative.� In� the� past�month�my�friend�has�quit� running�with�me.�He�says�he� needs� a� break� and� he� seldom�works� out� with� me� now.� He� says�that�we�are�still�friends�and�always�will� be.� The� problem� is� that� I� feel�slighted.� I� feel� like� this� friend� is�distancing�himself�from�me.� To�make�matters�more�difficult,�I�am�his�supervisor.� I� feel� like� ending� the� friendship�and�severing�all�ties�with�him�—�in-cluding� our� working� relationship�—� because� there� is� no� way� for� us�to�avoid�each�other�at�work�because�we�work�directly�with�each�other.� This�has�taken�a�toll�on�me.�Any�advice?�—�Troubled�Friend� Dear� Troubled:� Your� friend�seems� to�have�a�weakness� for�ma-nipulative� and� controlling� people,�because�you�are�quite�obviously�at-tempting�to�manipulate�and�control�him.� You� cannot� change� your� friend�

and�you�cannot�make�him�break�up�with� his� girlfriend,� regardless� of�her�suitability.� Instead,� you� need� to� examine�your�own�behavior�and�make�an�ef-fort�to�change�your�perspective.� You�are�not�being�fair,�and�if�you�fire�or�demote�your�friend�because�of�this,�he�will�have�legal�recourse�against�you�and�your�company.� I�suggest�you�seek�psychological�help�to�work�through�what�seems�to�be�a�very�unhealthy,� toxic�and�ob-sessive�cycle.� In� the� meantime,� back� off� and�give� this� person� —� and� this� rela-tionship�—�plenty�of�space.

� DEAR� AMY:� The� advice� that�you� gave� “Annoyed� Mother”� re-garding� the� friend� living� on� her�couch�(and�off�of�their�family)�may�be� good� elsewhere� but� not� here� in�California.� The�interloper�is�now�considered�to� be� a� tenant� (he� has� lived� there�and� has� made� some� “payment”� in�the� form� of� cash� and� labor)� and�must�be�evicted.� I�am�sure�that�I�am�not�the�first�to�let�you�know.�—�Phyllis� Dear� Phyllis:� Several� people�have� written� to� inform� me� that� a�long-term� guest� becomes� a� tenant�after�a�period�that�varies�from�state�to�state�and�that�if�the�guest�refuses�to�leave,�legal�eviction�will�be�nec-essary.

� Amy� Dickinson’s� memoir,� “The�Mighty� Queens� of� Freeville:� A�Mother,� a� Daughter� and� the� Town�that� Raised� Them”� (Hyperion),� is�available�in�bookstores.

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and�wells,�hauling�water�was�not�the�only�chore.“At�times�the�boards�would�get�loose�on�the�top�of�the�cistern�or�well,�and�a�varmint�

would�go�over�too�far�and�fall�in.�Snakes�would�generally�manage�to�get�out,�but�if�it�was�a�rabbit,�rat�or�squirrel,�it�would�just�die,�so�we�would�have�to�go�down�and�fish�the�animal�out,”�McKinney�said.�“Generally,�we�poured�chlorine�in�the�water�then,�but�some�people�didn’t�have�chlorine,�so�they�just�stirred�the�water�around.�...�I’ve�made�it�68�years,�and�it�hadn’t�bothered�me.�After�you�fetched�a�rabbit,�rat�or�squirrel�out,�you�figured�out�real�quick�how�they�got�in�and�plugged�the�hole.�That�was�a�lesson,�cause�you�didn’t�want�to�drink�the�water.”

Sometimes�the�cisterns�or�wells�also�began�to�accumulate�mud�and�dirt�in�them.“If�that�happened,�they�would�string�one�of�the�kids�up,�and�let�them�down�in�there�

and�they�would�clean�it�out�using�buckets�on�ropes�they�would�have�lowered�down�to�them,�and�would�send�back�up.�It�was�kind�of�scary�being�lowered�down�in�one�of�those,”�McKinney�recalled.

Cisterns� and�wells� generally�operated�on�one�of� two�kinds�of� pump� systems� to�start.

“There�was�the�bucket�type,�where�you�had�a�bucket�to�go�on�a�little�reel�hooked�to�the�pump.�When�you�pumped,�the�bucket�would�go�down�into�the�water�and�then�when�it�came�up�it�would�dump�the�water�from�the�bucket�into�a�funnel�where�the�water�came�out,”�he�said.�“The�other�kind�of�pump�was�one�with�a�pipe�and�chain�with�rubber�bushings,�and�it�would�bring�up�the�water�as�you�pumped�and�dump�it�in�the�funnel�the�same�way.”

There�were�also�some�others�consisting�of�a�chain�holding�small�troughs�of�water,�that� as� the�pump�was�used,�would�circle� around,�dipping� in� the�water,� filling�and�bringing�them�to�cups�to�the�top,�where�the�water�was�sucked�out�through�a�pipe.

“The�problem�with�those�was�the�cups�would�rust�out.�If�you�used�it�all�the�time,�it�was�OK,�but�if�you�didn’t,�the�cups�that�hung�down�in�the�water�for�a�long�time�started�to�rust�out,”�McKinney�said.

Wells�and�cisterns�served�another�purpose�on�early�farms�as�well�—�refrigeration.Barrels�or�gunny�sacks�would�be� lowered�down�into� the�water� to�keep� the�food�

chilled.“So�you�can�see,�there�was�a�lot�of�things�that�ended�up�in�the�water.�Usually�you�

would�wait�for�the�first�rain�to�wash�the�bird�poop�off�the�roof�before�you�diverted�it�

back�to�the�filter,�but�if�it�was�real�dry�and�we�needed�water,�people�didn’t�even�worry�about�diverting�it,”�McKinney�said.

A�cistern�was�also�located�by�the�Twin�Mound�School,�the�small,�rural�school�house�McKinney�attended.

“They�would�collect�the�water�in�a�bucket�that�sat�on�the�shelf�there,�and�it�had�a�little�dipper�you�would�dip�into�the�bucket�and�then�drink�from�it.�Then�the�next�kid�would�dip�it�in�and�drink�from�it,�and�the�next,”�he�said.�“Later�we�did�get�individual�cups.”

What�didn’t�kill�him�made�him�stronger,�and�at�68,�McKinney�has�spent�the�last�several�weeks�helping�with�chores�at�the�Southeast�Kansas�Farm�History�Center,�such�as�helping�to�build�a�new�stone�wall�and�installing�pumps�on�both�the�cistern�and�the�windmill�at�the�center.

Both�the�pumps�McKinney�installed�will�be�operating�for�Farm�Heritage�Celebra-tion�Friday�and�Saturday.

Visitors�to�Farm�Heritage�Celebration�will�have�the�opportunity�to�learn�about�the�early�20th�century�living,�through�hands-on�experiences,�exhibits�and�watching�vari-ous�demonstrations.

Civil�War�re-enactors�will�be�on�hand�this�year,�and�Sue�O’Brien�will�present�other�living�history�events.�There�will�be�a�cowboy�storyteller�and�singer,�a�cowboy�poet,�work�trucks,�a�blacksmith�and�a�flint�knapper�sharing�their�skills.

Tours�will�be�given�of�the�old�stone�house,�history�of�quilting�will�be�shared�and�quilting�demonstrations�as�well�as�horse-drawn�farming�demonstrations.

Other�exhibits�and�activities�will�include:�Old-fashioned�games,�horseshoing,�but-ter�churning,�cheese�making,�spinning,�weaving,�rag�rug�making�and�crocheting,�rope�making�and�chair�caning.

Visitors�will�also�see�demonstrations�of�windmill�operation,�a�threshing�machine,�a�circular�saw�mill,�a�hay�baler,�a�rock�crusher,�a�corn�sheller,�a�treadle�sewing�machine�and�an�old�washing�machine.

Teams�of�horses�and�mules�will�give�rides�around�the�park,�and�longhorn�cattle�will�be�on�display.

Antique�tractors�and�various�other�early�farm�equipment�will�be�on�display�as�well,�and�a�tractor�parade�is�scheduled�for�2�p.m.�Saturday.

These�are�but�a�few�of�the�many�opportunities�awaiting�visitors�to�the�Farm�Heri-tage�Celebration�this�year�at�Tolen�Creek�Park,�located�just�southeast�of�Stockyards�Travel�Plaza�at�U.S.�400�and�U.S.�59.

Friday�is�Education�Day�for�area�schools.�Saturday�events�are�scheduled�from�10�a.m.�to�4�p.m.�Admission�is�free.�Anyone�wanting�more�information�and�schedules�can�visit�Farm�Heritage�Celebration�online.

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SUPERINTENDENT EARNS HONOR

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Steve Scott, president of Pittsburg State University, Harvey Dean, CEO of Pitsco, and Lisa Paterni, president of Pitsco, honor Oswego USD 504 superintendent Terry Karlin as Educator of the Game before the Pittsburg State University vs. William Jewel football game Saturday night. The award was presented by Pitt State and Pitsco, and Karlin was presented with a $500 check for Oswego USD 504. More than 50 educators were nominated, and Karlin was one of the few chosen to be honored during a home game.

The� deputy� coroner� pro-nounced� Brown� dead� at� the�scene.� His� body� was� taken� to�Kansas� City� for� an� autopsy� to�determine�a�cause�of�death,�Sims�said.

Sims� said� the� accident� hap-pened�before�dark�and�the�origi-nal� call� to� the� sheriff’s� depart-ment� was� for� a� missing� man.�Family� found� him� in� the� ditch�before� officers� arrived� and� re-ported�the�accident.

An�obituary�notice�for�Brown�appears� on� Page� 2� in� today’s�Sun.

With�the�number�of�youths�and�families�wanting�to�participate,�though,�Crissman�said�the�recreation�commission�thought�it�needed�to�do�more.

“We�decided�to�get�really�creative,�and�about�a�month�ago�decided�to�write�celebrities� and� sports� icons�and�ask� for� autographed�pic-tures�to�auction�off�for�a�fundraiser.�We�sent�along�a�self-addressed,�stamped�envelope,�so�it�would�be�easier�for�them.

“We’ve�gotten�back� five�so� far�who�agreed� to�help� from�Nolan�Ryan,�Channing�Tatum,�Buddy�White,�Bob�Barker�and�Dustin�Hoff-man.�Then�we�got�two�back�who�said�they�wouldn’t,�from�Peyton�Manning�and�Tony�Blair,”�Crissman�said.�“We�have�about�25�others�we�are�hoping�to�hear�from.”

The�Parsons�Recreation�Commission�plans� to� accept�donations�for�chances�to�win�the�autographed�photos�through�drawings�at�one�of�the�first�youth�basketball�games�in�January,�which�will�probably�be�at�the�high�school.

“We�want�to�let�people�know�what�we�are�doing�to�help�children�who�want�to�be�active�but�can’t�afford�the�cost,”�Crissman�said.�“And�we�want�to�let�people�know�we�do�offer�scholarships.”

No�scholarships�are�offered,�however,�for�outside-contracted�ac-tivities,�such�as�tumbling,�dance,�tae�kwon�do�or�tai�chi.

Crissman�said�the�center�will�advertise�more�about�the�celebrity�autograph�drawings�on� its�Facebook�page�and�elsewhere�as�plans�are�developed.

The� Parsons� Recreation� Commission� also� welcomes� direct� do-nations� for� scholarships.�Donations�are� tax�deductible�and�can�be�mailed�to�the�Parsons�Recreation�Commission,�200�S.�Heacock,�Par-sons,�67357.�Anyone�wanting�more�information�on�scholarships�or�making�donations�can�contact�Crissman�at�421-7077.

Department’s� evaluation� on�whether�the�Keystone�XL�pipe-line�“is�in�the�national�interest”�and� should� receive� a� presiden-tial�permit.

Supporters� include� county�commissioners� from� eastern�and� southern� Montana,� busi-ness� representatives� and� the�Laborers’� International� Union�of� North� America� along� with�U.S.�Sen.� Jon�Tester,�U.S.�Rep.�Denny�Rehberg�and�Gov.�Brian�Schweitzer.

Schweitzer� helped� negotiate�an�on-ramp�near�Baker�that�could�load�oil�from�Montana�and�North�Dakota.�He�said�the�pipeline�is�in�the�nation’s�best�interest�because�Canadian� oil� is� “conflict-free”�oil,� the� Keystone� XL� pipeline�will� help� increase� domestic� oil�production� and� the� project� will�boost�the�economy.

Environmentalists� and� some�landowners�are�strongly�opposed�to�the�36-inch�underground�pipe-line�proposed�to�run�from�Cana-da�through�six�Montana�counties�then� into� South� Dakota,� Ne-braska,� Kansas� and� Oklahoma�before�ending�up�at�oil�refineries�in�Texas.

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date�because�of� the�Republican�National� Committee’s� threat� to�strip�most�states�of�half�their�del-egates�if�they�have�primaries�or�caucuses�before�March�6.�States�have� until� Saturday� to� submit�their�plans�to�the�RNC.

Despite�the�RNC’s�threat,�sev-eral� states� are� still� considering�primaries�or�caucuses�in�Febru-ary� or� even� January,� including�Florida.

“It’s� not� worth� the� risk,� and�both�parties�are�doing� the� right�thing� in� discouraging� states�from�going�earlier,”�said�Kansas�Secretary�of�State�Kris�Kobach,�a�former�state�GOP�chairman.

Kobach� said� discouraging�early�primaries�and�caucuses� is�“good�for� the�country”�because�otherwise,� states� would� move�their� contests� earlier� and� ear-lier,�drawing�out�the�presidential�race,�leading�to�voter�fatigue.

The�parties’�rules�don’t�apply�to� Iowa,� New� Hampshire,� Ne-vada� or� South� Carolina,� whose�contests� traditionally� have�opened� the� presidential� race.�Barker� said� Kansas� could� have�set�its�caucuses�for�Super�Tues-day� as� well,� but� GOP� leaders�face� staffing� dozens� of� caucus�sites�around�the�state.

“We�wanted�to�do�it�as�soon�as�possible,”�Barker�said.�“There’s�just�no�way�we�could�get�enough�volunteers.”

Kansas�has�40�delegates�to�the�Republican�National�Convention�in�Tampa,�Fla.�Three,�who�serve�on�the�national�committee,�will�be� pledged� to� support� the� can-didate� receiving� the�most�votes�statewide�in�the�caucuses.�Three�delegates�from�each�of�the�state’s�

four�congressional�districts�will�be�pledged� to� the� leading�vote-getter� in� their�districts.�The� re-maining�25�delegates�will�be�di-vided�proportionally�among�the�presidential�candidates.

GOP� candidates� have� will�have� until� Jan.� 13� to� enter� the�Kansas�caucuses.

The�Democratic�caucuses�will�allocate� the� state’s� convention�delegates�proportionally� among�the� candidates,� though� Obama�is�expected�to�capture�them�all.�The�state�now�has�44�delegates�to�the�Democratic�convention�in�Charlotte,� N.C.,� but� expects� to�see� the� number� jump� to� 55� be-cause�Kansas�is�waiting�to�hold�its�caucuses.

The�candidate�filing�deadline�for�Kansas�Democrats’�caucuses�is�April�1.

In� 2008,� Kansas� Republi-cans� also� had� their� caucuses�the�Saturday�after�Super�Tues-day,�but�that�was�Feb.�9.�Former�Arkansas�Gov.�Mike�Huckabee�captured� 36� of� the� state’s� 39�delegates,�even�though�Arizona�Sen.� John� McCain� was� then�the�party’s�presumed�nominee.�About� 20,000� people� partici-pated.

Kansas� Democrats� had� their�2008� caucuses� on� Super� Tues-day�and,�despite�wintry�weather,�about�37,000�people�participated,�more� than� three� times�as�many�as�party�leaders�had�anticipated.�Obama,�who�had�been�endorsed�by�then-Gov.�Kathleen�Sebelius,�won�easily,� capturing�23�of� the�32�delegates�at�stake.

Kenny� Johnston,� the� state�Democratic� Party’s� executive�director,� said� it� is� hoping� from�5,000� to�6,000�people�will� par-ticipate�in�next�year’s�caucuses.

“We’re� going� to� use� it� as� an�organizing�event,”�he�said.

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Shutdown averted, but deep differences lingerWASHINGTON (AP) — After the U.S. avoided

a government budget crisis in the nick of time for third time this year, the public seems fed up with the nonstop partisanship that led to the close calls.

Rising public disgust turns up in poll after poll that shows Congress’ approval ratings far lower than President Barack Obama’s. Weighing down his own numbers are a teetering economy and dour jobless numbers.

Yet the political grandstanding is likely to con-tinue, even grow.

At the heart of every major standoff this year is a deep philosophical disagreement on the size and role of government. There are sharp disagreements on spending cuts and taxes, and on whether defi cit reduction or more spending to prod a fl ailing recov-ery is a higher priority.

These are arguments sure to reverberate more loudly as the presidential election nears.

“I think this thing continues until next Novem-ber’s election,” said James Thurber, a political sci-entist at American University. “With the campaign started, it’s very hard to stop it.”

As to the current state of political polarization, Thurber said: “There are very few people in the middle who are moderate and who can bring about compromises. And that creates an environment

where you have this crisis approach to even fairly small issues.”

Some 82 percent of people disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job, according to a Gal-lup poll released this week. The survey also shows record or near-record criticism of elected offi cials in general, government handling of domestic prob-lems, the scope of government power and govern-ment waste of money.

The poll results may refl ect the shared political power arrangement, with Democrats controlling the White House and the Senate and Republicans in charge of the House. “Partisans on both sides can thus fi nd fault with government without neces-sarily blaming their own party,” said Lydia Saad, senior Gallup poll editor.

A budget deadlock that raised the risk of a gov-ernment shutdown this weekend was apparently broken when the Senate approved a short-term measure to fund the government through Nov. 18.

The Senate also passed a one-week spending bill, which the House was expected to approve Thursday. Next week, the House will debate the longer-term Senate measure keeping the govern-ment running through Nov. 18. House leaders have voiced support for the measure and Republican conservatives have not lodged objections.

But it will only get harder from now on.The most recent fi ght had been over a relatively

small amount of emergency disaster aid money and whether it should be offset, as tea-party infl uenced House Republicans want, by corresponding cuts in other programs. In November, the entire budget for the budget year getting under way Oct. 1 will be under review. The stakes will be huge.

The budget talks seem certain to be complicated by the shape of any proposal put on the table by a 12-member bipartisan supercommittee. It faces a Nov. 23 deadline for coming up with $1.5 trillion in defi cit-reduction measures to take effect in 2013.

Both sides have dug in their heels. Obama’s speeches have taken on more partisan, combative tones, and he’s proposed a jobs stimulus program that would be paid for in part by raising taxes on the wealthy.

Obama includes the whole GOP fi eld of presi-dential aspirants in addition to directly criticizing GOP congressional leaders. “I urge all of you to watch some of these Republican debates. It’s a dif-ferent vision about who we are, who we stand for,” he said this week while raising money in the West.

At the same time, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has declared tax increases “off the table.”

Members of Congress have seen their standing

tumble in the eyes of the public after their squab-bling brought the government to near calamity three times since April.

Then, Boehner and Obama reached a budget deal little more than an hour before a government shut-down was to begin. On Aug. 2, Congress agreed to legislation raising the government’s borrowing authority just hours before the Treasury was to run out of cash to pay all its bills, raising the risk of default.

The squabbling cost the U.S. a downgrade in its credit rating anyway from Standard & Poor’s a few days later.

The rating service removed for the fi rst time the triple-A rating the U.S. had held for 70 years. It blamed the weakened “effectiveness, stability and predictability” of U.S. policymaking and politi-cal institutions at a time of rising economic chal-lenges.

In an Associated Press-GFK poll last month, 53 percent of those surveyed said they would like to see someone else win their congressional district.

The poll found that 46 percent approve of how Obama is doing his job, down from 52 percent in June. But it also showed congressional approval at a new low, 12 percent, with disapproval at 87 per-cent, a new high.

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LEGAL(First Published in the Parsons

Sun, September 15, 2011)

Public Notice of Abandon Vehi-cle

Owned by Dustin W. WimpA 1999 Ford F250Light Duty TruckMileage 334,000

Vin# 1FRNX20F9XEA69705Non running and needs repairs.

Body in good shape.Will be sold at auction on

October 01, 2011 @ 9:00amAuction located at

Edna Diesel & Auto Repair, LLC3027 Jackson Road, Edna, Kansas 67342

For more information regards to pickup or auction

Contact us at 620-922-1266Auction will be canceled if owner pays all expenses incurred on said

vehicle prior to auction date.

001 Legals

LEGAL(First Published in the Parsons

Sun, September 22, 2011)

IN THE DISTRICT COURTOF LABETTE COUNTY,

KANSASSITTING AT PARSONS

In the Matter of the GuardianshipAnd Conservatorship

Case No.: 11 PR 34 PA

Of Starli Marie JonesDOB xx/xx/1995

NOTICE OF HEARINGPursuant to K.S.A. 38-2253

TO: Charles Jones, natu-ral father of Starli Marie Jones, and to all other interested parties.

001 Legals

On the 27th day of October, 2011 at 1:00 p.m., the Court will conduct a hearing at the Labette County Judicial Cen-ter at 201 S. Central, in the city of Parsons, Kansas, to determine whether the facts contained in the petition in the above-named case are true. The Court will receive evidence, testimony and other relevant information with regard to the facts of the petition and safety and well being of the child named above and may enter or-ders regarding the guardianship and conservatorship of the above-named child. The follow-ing persons shall have the oppor-tunity to be heard: the par-ents, parties, interested parties, grandparents, any person having custody of the child, and any per-son having close emotional ties with the child and who is deemed by the court to be essential to the deliberations and who so requests.

ANGELA TRIMBLETHE SPIGARELLI LAW FIRM100 S. Broadway, Suite 200P.O. Box 1449Pittsburg, KS 66762PHONE: (620) 231-1290FAX: (620) 232-6650Attorneys for Petitioners

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101 Help Wanted

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HVAC INSTALLERneeded. Experience pre-ferred. Call 620-331-1060 for information or send re-sume to:PO Box 323Independence, KS 67301.

LOOKING FOR someone volunteer to help run er-rands . If interested please call 620-421-2614.

NEW STYLISTS: Salo-nika is looking for a li-censed stylist with 1 yr. or less experience that wants to grow a great clientele. Were offering a guaran-teed - Weekly Paid Posi-tion. Call Salonika in Par-sons at 620-423-4902 or 620-423-4901 for inter-view.

101 Help Wanted

NOW HIRING at Parsons Family Dollar Store for Assistant Manager. Apply at the store or on-line.

PT FRONT DESK posi-tion, & PT Maintenance Person position available. Apply in person. 1807 Harding Drive, Parsons KS. Absolutely NO CALLS!!!

RN/LPNWe are looking for moti-vated, responsible, nurses that love the elderly.Part-time evening and night shift available. Ex-cellent pay, benefits, and shift differential. Contact Chetopa Manor, 814 Wal-nut. Chetopa, Kansas 620236-7248. EOE.

Salon Booth Space forRent. Looking for li-censed stylists with 3+ yrs. experience. $72 Weekly. Your 2nd Month with our Estab-lished Salon is RENTFREE! Call Salonika in Parsons at 620-423-4902 or 620-423-4901 for inter-view.

THE LABETTE County Attorney’s Office is hiring an Assistant County Attor-ney. Our primary pres-ence is in Parsons, Kansas. The County At-torney has jurisdiction over many matters includ-ing misdemeanor, felony, traffic, juvenile offender, child in need of care, asset forfeiture and care and treatments. Applicants should expect to partici-pate in any and all areas in which the County Attor-ney has jurisdiction.

Requirements: This position is for an attorney, thus applicants are only qualified if they are capa-ble of appearing before the courts of the State of Kan-sas. Therefore, applicants must either be licensed in Kansas or be capable of obtaining a license through Rule 710.

101 Help Wanted

The desired applicant must be self-motivated, organized, punctual and eager. This position pro-vides ample opportunity for courtroom experience.Applicants should expect to see supervised involve-ment in cases of all sever-ity levels. The Labette County Attorney’s office uses a digital system for case file storage. Thus, a qualified applicant must be capable of using a win-dows based computer sys-tem.

Compensation: Salary is negotiable based on ex-perience. However, no experience is necessary and new Kansas bar appli-cants are encouraged to apply. Benefits include: medical and dental insur-ance options, KPERS re-tirement, paid CLE hours, attorney registration, KBAand Labette County bar memberships.

Employment Notices: Labette County maintains a drug free work place and is an equal opportunity employer. A background check and pre-employ-ment physical are re-quired.

Application: Labette County employment appli-cations can be found at www.labettecountyattor-ney.com under employ-ment. If you are unable to electronically access our application, please calling 620-421-6370 and dial ex-tension 6. Applications should be returned via fax to 620-421-3321 or mail to: Labette County Attor-ney, Attn: Hillary McKin-ney, 201 S. Central, Suite B, Parsons, KS 67357.Selected applicants will be expected to Interview with the County Attorney and other staff at the County Attorney’s office in Par-sons, Kansas. Applicants are encouraged to include a resume or CV and apply as soon as possible.

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EASY CLEANSewer & Drain Service

Harding Window Airconditioner620-423-2640.

G & R Pumping. Pump septic tanks & rent porta pots, install septic tanks & lagoons. 620-423-5955,620-423-5365.

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Interior/Exterior Bathroom Remodels; Decks; Floor systemsNo Jobs too SMALL!

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GUTTERING BYSTAND-CO., 5” seamless,30 colors plus, free esti-mates. (620) 431-8198.

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HANDYMAN. NO jobs too small!! Free Estimates. 620-778-4860.

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HARDING'S PAINTINGService. Interior & exte-rior painting. Power wash-ing, window & gutter cleaning. 421-6951.

ENGLAND’S PAINTING.INTERIOR/EXTERIOR-painting, power washing decks and fences, and clean gutters. 620-784-5723.

LAWN MOWING, Any size. Call Kaleb Stice. 620-423-2514.

MCGUIRESMALL ENGINERepair & ServiceMower maintenance for a perfect lawn.

Free Pick-up & Delivery within city limits.

NOWsharping chainsaw chains.

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40 YRS. Experience.Complete Details or Wash, Vac, & WaxCall 620-423-0935

PLOW AND/OR Till Gar-dens. Mow Pastures or Lots. 620-423-1373.

RANDY BROWN Heat & Air. Service on all makes of central, wall, & floor furnaces, sells, insulation, sheet metal work and ductwork replacement, or repair. Call 620-423-2461.

Reflections Beauty Salon3119 Main, Parsons

620-421-2547Open Mon. - Thurs.

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WE BUILD all fences,also roofing, carpentry, vi-nyl siding, concrete.421-0893.

106 Day Care

Shelley’s Tender LovingCare, has 2 openings forall ages. Contact ShelleyPearce @ 620-421-0323.

202 Special Notices

ALCOHOLICS A N O N Y M O U S .423-0340, 421-5648.

LOW COST FOR THENEEDY! Spay/Neuterclinics for pets. Schedul-ing Noah’s Ark Vet Hos-pital, 620-421-1600, NewGrant Money Now Avail-able. Financial Assistance 1-877-887-7729.

203 Personals

NEVER DIE!! Live for-ever. Read John 3:16 fordetails. Guaranteed.

SEWING MACHINEService & Repair. AllBrands! House calls! 45years experience. Reason-able & Guaranteed!620-421-6279.

204 Lost & Found

FOUND- PIGEON on9/26 on the 2300 block ofCrawford please call620-778-5848 to identify.

FOUND- SMALLBrown/white dog @ Mar-vel Park. 9/2/11.620-421-0445.

LOST- 2YR old BlackCat. Male, Neutered. Hassmall white spot on chest.2405 Belmont.620-421-0570.

301 Auctioneers

COL. JERRY Chesnutt, Auctioneer/Broker Ks/Okla/Mo/Ark. 1-800-809-2790;

423-2086, 620-236-7348; Col. Cody Chesnutt,

620-795-2298.

302 Wanted to Buy

LOOKING FOR 2BR or3BR house for sale byowner. Please call for info.620-421-2614.

NON-WORKING Win-dow Airconditioners. Easy Clean. 620-423-2640.

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McGuire Small Engine Repair & Service

Mower maintenance for a perfect lawn. Free Pick-Up & Delivery within city limits. NOW sharpening chainsaw

& chains! 3922 Main • Parsons

620-421-8865

ENGINE REPAIR

Same Day Service Available

* Free Estimates * Residential & Commercial * Full Service * Insured, Licensed & Bonded

620•421•6142 Cell 620•423•2969

Steve Adkins : Owner

MOVERS

Ready Mix Concrete421-5127 ACI and State Certified

READY MIX

Troy Brown Heating & Cooling In Business Since 1983

NATE Certified Tech Commercial & Residential

Licensed, Bonded and Insured. East Main 620-421-0296

HEAT/AIR

BUSINESS & SERVICED t

CEMENT

Dump Truck For HireRock, Lime, Dirt, Etc.

Dave Heitman620-778-1743

14300 Hwy 47 • Erie • Fax: 620-244-3637

APPLIANCE/HEAT/AIR

S p r i g g s S p r i g g s S p r i g g s C e m e n t C e m e n t C e m e n t

John Spriggs John Spriggs

Insured for your protection Insured for your protection

620-717-1155 620-717-1155

USED CARS

JAYHAWK APPLIANCE & AIR

• Reasonable Appliance • Reasonable Heat & Air and Heat & Air Repairs Installations

• Fully Licensed & • Hot Water Tank Service Insured & Repairs

• Fully Stocked Service Truck • Over 20 yrs. in business

Call Jayhawk Today! 620-421-2882

2530 Main St., Parsons

JA

PROFESSIONAL

TREE SERVICE

Fall is the best time of year for clean-up.

• Trimming • Topping • Pruning • Removal

• Stump Removal

Terry Lamb, Owner

Call: 423-4645

or 421- 0067

TREE SERVICE

620-42 1-5205 Look for the Cement Drive 5305 Main, Parsons

Sm. Prepared Iron $200 + ton

Call on all other pricing. Aluminum Cans 60¢ lb.

Interstate Electrical Construction, Inc.

“When Quality Counts” * Commercial * Residential * Industrial

25 Years Experience

Licensed, Bonded & Insured

1715 S. 59 Hwy. Parsons, Kansas 67357

620-421-5510

ELECTRICAL

CONSTRUCTION

RECYCLING

HEAT/AIR

ABLE Heat ABLE Heat & Air & Air

Your Heating and Cooling Specialists Your Heating and Cooling Specialists

Servicing All Makes and Models. Servicing All Makes and Models.

620-421-0543 620-421-0543

Dump Truck

Competitive Rates Prompt Courteous Service 620-421-3280

Equipment Rental

Fork Lift Rental

ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS

Excavators Graders Loaders

Cranes Dozers Rollers

DEBRIS/WASTE DISPOSAL

MOWER SALES &SERVICE

M i k e C o l e s M i k e C o l e s Located at Red Barn.

405 N. 10th St. Now offering

In-Home Service Appliance Repair, Heat & Air repair,

Residential & Commercial. Certified & Insured 620-423-4577

!!CARPORTS!! Order by phone Yard Drainage Jay McMillan

620-763-2483

APPLIANCE/HEAT/AIR APPLIANCE

Rely On JOHN QUIRIN

APPLIANCE REPAIR For Professional

Appliance Service 25+ Yrs. Experience Insured - Certified

421-6999

& SERVICEDirectory

LAWN CARE

30 Years combined experience on staff.

Fall Special!! Save 10% on a Complete Lawn Sprinkler System

Also ask about discounts on installed landscapes

Free Estimates and ReferencesCall Tony (620) 432-4301

Installation & Repair - Call for fall landscape specials

TONY’S LAWN CARE & IRRIGATION INC.

OIL

RECYCLING

620-421-2000

Roy’s Auto Service, LLC

3 year 100,000 mile warranty

1221 Main • Parsons 421-5120

Ask About Our Window Tinting

24 hour towing - 423-1078

Auto Care Center

AUTO

Your Your Hometown

Roofers!Roofers!

AParsons-basedParsons-based

BusinessBusiness

620-421-1277 • 620-717-5494417-529-9767417-529-9767

FREE EstimatesFREE EstimatesInsurance Claims WelcomeInsurance Claims Welcome

Hail & Wind DamageHail & Wind Damage

SALVAGE

CARPORTS!

New Business Card Deal!2x2 plus 10 word line ad $100

Call Audrey for other ratesParsons Sun620-421-2000

ROOFING

NORTH END, LLC Used Cars, Salvage

Roll Off Containers & Gravel Hauling Available.

Buying Scrap Metal. Call For Current Prices!

Parsons, Kansas • 620-421-6464

421-2000

302 Wanted to Buy

WANT TO buy contents of storage units. 620-423-2500.

305 Misc. for Sale

12X25 BROWN Carpet, Floor lamps, Table lamps, Room dividers, toilet, & solid wood coffee table. 620-423-7544.

Adkins Reliable Used Cars

We sell good reliable used cars. Buy your

vehicle for cash!We sell NEW/USED tires!

620-421-5981620-423-7826

PUMPKINS, STRAW,Mums & more.... Erin Õ s Greenhouse. 8 miles East of Parsons to Xavier Rd. 1/4 mile North. 620-423-4245. Open 7 days a week 12:30 - Dark.

Simmons Back Care Mattress and Box Sets-

King $75, Queen $50.

Bed Spread $10 Misc.

Furniture620-421-5000

Used Furniture, Used Ap-pliances & Misc. Red Barn Sales. 405 N. 10th. 620-421-9311.

WINDOW AIR Condi-tioners. 110 Volt & 220 Volt. 620-423-2640.

308 Musical Instr.

FENDER, BXR 300 Bass Amplifier $200, Kustom, III Lead Guitar Amplifier $200, Peavey Mark IVBass Amplifier Head with 18/20 Speaker Cabinet $450, Stage Light System $350, Will consider trade for mechanically sound vehicle. 620-778-5946.

310 Firewood

FOR SALE: Pecan Wood for smoking or firewood. 620-305-8583 or 620-305-8648.

311 Pets/Supplies

3 BLACK Chihuahua puppies. 6 weeks old. $50. 620-778-2687.

DOG GROOMING, callTrisha for appointment,pickup, delivery, nail trim $6, 421-6778.

KATHY’S GROOM and BOARD, LLC. Exercised and Loved daily! 620-784-5807.

312 Garage Sales

1010 S. 24th, Saturday 8am-?. Halloween Stuff, Cookie jars, & more stuff.

1300 MORGAN. Friday 4pm-7pm. Saturday 7am-Noon. Oak TV Cabi-net, Lawn mower, good misc.

1317 S. 29th, Moving Sale! Friday 5pm-7pm, Saturday 8am-3pm. Furni-ture, Large screen TV, Collectibles, household items, tools, antiques, much misc.

1420 MORGAN Ave. Fri-day @ 4pm, Saturday am. Baby items including, cribs, bouncies, toys, etc. Babygirl (Newborn-4T), Babyboy twins (Newborn-2T). Household i n c l u d i n gcollectibles/Misc.

312 Garage Sales

18000 RD & Quaker. East of Hwy. 59. Saturday 7:30am-Noon. Large Sale. Most 50¢. Rain Cancels.

2505 GABRIEL (in back), Saturday. Carrier stroller, Electric cookstove, Elec-tric heaters, Welder, Chop saw, Wall mount heater, coats, sweatshirts, clothes (all sizes), Misc.

25076 QUEENS Rd., Sat-urday 8am-?.

2908 BROADWAY. Sat-urday. Books, household, chairs, much miscellane-ous.

3 FAMILY – 1114 Grand. Sat. 7 – noon.NBC baby, girls, teen boys, adult. Fisher Price, collectibles Boyd Bears, Precious Moments, sew-ing machine.

3040 CRAWFORD, Sat-urday 7:30am-?. Boys-Adult clothing, Booster seats, Toys, Leap-ster, Books, Movies, Lots Misc.

3116 BRIGGS, Saturday 7am-?. Clothing (chil-dren’s- plus size), Holiday decor, lots of misc. Knick Knack’s. 4 Families.

3122 WASHINGTON,Behind Labette Bank. Fri-day 1pm-6pm. Saturday 8am-Noon. Lots of winter clothes, computer stuff, TV set, entertainment cen-ter.

35TH BRIGGS, South-west side of park. Adult clothes, tools, fishing, household, frog collection. Friday 1pm-6pm, Satur-day 10am-2pm.

3803 W. Main- Saturday 8am-?. Kids & Adult clothes, Wedding Dress (16), Cleaned pecans, Pro-pane heating stove, Furni-ture, Aluminum storm windows & misc.

312 Garage Sales

607 QUAIL Creek. Satur-day 7am-1pm. Entertain-ment center, daybed, ste-reo receiver, outside Xmas decor, aluminum v-bottom boats, 220 amp stick welder, vintage cameras.

A LOT of antiques glass-ware, XL women’s clothes, Fishing poles, quilt rack, exercise bike. 1100 N. 21st. Saturday 8am-Noon. First 50 people get FREE COFFEE!!

CHURCH LADIES Ba-zaar! Calvary Baptist Church. Saturday, October 1st. 8am-2pm. 14th & Washington (use side door). Soups, Crafts, & Baked goods available while supplies last.

FRIDAY 9AM-3PM, Sat-urday 8am-Noon. 2311 Crawford . Kids clothes, Baby boy clothes, twin bed, and lots of misc items

HUGE RUMMAGE Sale! 2513 Washington. Friday 8am-6pm, Saturday 8am-Noon. Mattresses, toys, furniture, household items, clothes (kids-adult), old bricks, plus TONS of misc.

HUGE Rummage Sale- Saturday 7am-?. 518 Ma-plecrest. Furniture, Step 2 playhouse, Books, Toddler girl clothes, Junior NB clothes, Men’s/Women’s clothes. Lots of misc.

MULTI- FAMILY. 1700 Ashwood. Saturday 6am-?. Children’s clothes, Proceeds go to Parsons Animal Shelter.

MULTI-FAMILY Rum-mage Sale! Saturday 7am-Noon. 1812 Stevens. Lots of kids clothes, Misc.

MULTI-FAMILY SALE!Friday 1pm-7pm, Satur-day 7am-Noon. 1120 Grand. Lots of good stuff!

312 Garage Sales

MULTI-FAMILY YARDSale! Too Many items to list. Friday/Saturday 7am-7pm. 1408 S. 11th.

MULTI-PARTY RUM-MAGE Sale! Saturday 7am-Noon. 1122 31st Ter-race. Books, Toys, Exer-cise equipment, adult-kids clothes & collectible figu-rines.

TABLE SAW, Miter saw, Sanders, Skill saw, Lawn mowers, Many Misc. 620-423-3784.

502 Business Prop.

BUSINESS BUILDINGDowntown Parsons for lease. 620-423-2208.

601 Automobiles

ADKINS COMPLETEAutomotive Repair

Service!Windshields,

Engine Diagnostic,Struts,

New & Used Tires,A/C Specialist,

“We Keep You Rollin”For information Call Bob at 620-421-5981Cell 620-778-3013East Main, Parsons

BUY HERE, Pay Here. No Credit Check

Harper’s Auto. 3124 Main, 620-421-4440.

NEED NEW Tires?Need USED Tires?• Road Side Service• Winterize your Vehicle• Reasonable Rates• Brakes/Wheel Balancing

“We Keep You Rollin”Adkins Reliable

Complete Auto Service Center

Call for an appointment today!

620-421-5981620-423-7826

602 Trucks

‘99 CHEVROLET LS 2500 P/U. New mud ter-rain tires. Custom subs & amps. Great truck! Local. 316-633-2312 after 4pm.

FOR SALE: 2003 Chevy Trailblazer, Nearly New Tires – 142,000 Miles$7,500 OBO – 620-839-5843 - Thayer

704 Houses for Rent

1 BEDROOM house for rent. Rent+Deposit. 620-423-3806.

1BR, Kitchen alliances, Clean, $375 per month. 1815 Felix. 620-820-1639.

2BR, 3BR in Altamont. Very nice, Lg. Kitchen, Lg. Living room, 1 car ga-rage, fenced yard, edge of town. $500 + $500 de-posit. Available October 5th. Jarod Stice. 620-605-8886.

2BR, KITCHEN appli-ances. 219 N. 14th. $450 per month. 620-820-1639.

3-4BR , CH/A, $500+ De-posit. Fenced yard, refer-ences, no pets. 620-421-3887.

308 N. 31st St. Descrip-tion on the door.

3BR, 1 bath. 1222 Kim-ball, Parsons. Newly re-modeled. $560. 620-249-8973.

NEW 3BR home, Quiet neighborhood. No Pets. $1,100. 620-778-4864.

705 Apts. for Rent

2BR ($500/m) apartments available; 6 m or 1 yr. leases; Water/ sewer/ trash paid; Residents pay heat/ electricity. Applicants subject to background criminal/ credit screening; App fee: $25.00. Prairie West Apts. - 620 875-2651.

705 Apts. for Rent

BRIDGEWAY PROPER-TIES. Excellent 1 bed-room aprartment, 1730 Morgan. 620-820-9506.

LARGE 1BR, Upstairs apartment, stove, refrig-erator, air. $325+ Deposit. 1430 Appleton. 620-423-7445.

TWO AND Three bed-room apartment homes. NO SUMMER COOLING BILLS!! Short wait list open now. Price based upon income. Utilities paid. Apply at Mendota Creek Apartments, 1500 S. 25th, or call 620-421-5330. E.O.H.

WEEKLY OR Monthly Rates, Furnished/Unfur-

nished, Kitchenettes, Chanute

(620) 891-0168

706 Mobile for Rent

PARSONS 2BR, 1BA, washer & dryer. $375+ Deposit. 831-402-5241.

710 Storage

AFFORDABLE MINI STORAGE, Inquire at Sek Auto Sales. New units now Available! 32nd & Main. 620-421-1999.

ALTAMONTMINI-STORAGE.

Contact Hardman Rentals, 3106 1/2 Main or call 421-9220.

Center Self Storage. 10 X 10 units $30.00, other units also available. Contact Allen Veterinary Center. 620-421-1341.

MINI-BUC STORAGE.Contact Hardman Rentals, 3106 1/2 Main or call 620-421-9220

SOUTH 21ST StreetIndoor Mini Storage

620-423-2566DUST FREE

CONTROLLED ACCESS

803 Houses for Sale

Open house. SATURDAYOct 1, 10-2PM. 1331 S32nd Street, Parsons. ForSale By Owner. 4BR, 2.5BATH, LR, FR, sunroom, new roof, deck, large yardwith privacy fence.$125K.

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Classifieds

No matter what you’re looking for a car, a

house, a job or even a couch you’ll be able to

find it in the Parsons Sun Classifieds .

Our affordable rates and large customer base

make it easy to reach a huge volume of people.

Whether you’re buying or selling, we get results. Call 620-421-2000 or

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A majority of Americans will experience significant back problems during their lifetime. Most do not need surgery. However, for those who do, there may be an alternative to major back surgery. In many cases, Dr. Gery Hsu is able to perform micro- spinal surgery, a one- inch or smaller incision, which reduces pain and risk to the patient, promotes quicker recovery, and is highly effective.

Monica Hart,NursePractitioner

Dr. Gery HsuNeurosurgeon

Clinics:Coffeyville Regional Medical Center, Coffeyville, KSMonday and Thursday

Labette Health, Parsons, KSFirst Thursday of Month

To schedule a consultation

call 620-252-1523

Coffeyville Regional Medical Center