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Bidding farewellFORT RILEY The 1st Sus-
tainment Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, is set to conduct a change of command and change of responsibility ceremony at 10 a.m. July 26 on Fort Rileys Cav-alry Parade Field.
The Durable Brigade will bid farewell to Col. Brian J. Tem-pest and welcome Col. Robert A. Law.
Under Tempests leadership, the brigade recently completed a nine-month deployment to eastern Afghanistan. Tempests next assignment will be at the Pentagon.
Law is coming from the Naval War College in Newport, R.I. Law and Tempest are scheduled to speak during the ceremony.
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Elijah Scmidt enjoys a BB gun target practice activity at the fair.
By Andrew MigA
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WASHINGTON Amer-icans for generations have come to depend on door-to-door mail delivery. Its about as American as apple pie.
But with the Postal Ser-vice facing billions of dol-lars in annual losses, the delivery service could be virtually phased out by 2022 under a proposal a House panel was considering Wednesday. Curbside deliv-ery, which includes deliver-ies to mailboxes at the end of driveways, and cluster box delivery would replace letter carriers slipping mail into front-door boxes.
The proposal is part of broader legislation by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chair-man of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, designed to cut costs at the cash-strapped agency by up to $4.5 billion a year. The Postal Service had a $16 billion loss last year.
The agency has been moving toward curbside and cluster box delivery in new residential develop-ments since the 1970s. The
Postal Service in April began deciding whether to provide such delivery for people moving into newly built homes rather than let-ting the developers decide.
A balanced approach to saving the Postal Service means allowing USPS to adapt to Americas chang-ing use of mail, Issa said. Done right, these reforms can improve the customer experience through a more efficient Postal Service.
About one in three mail customers has door-to-door delivery, Issa said.
The shift would include safe and secure cluster box delivery areas, he said, especially for elderly cus-tomers who receive Social Security checks and pre-scriptions through the mail.
About 30 million residen-tial addresses receive deliv-ery to boxes at the door or a mail slot. Another 87 mil-lion residential addresses receive curbside or cluster box delivery.
The cost differences are clear. Curbside delivery costs average $224 per year for each address, while cluster box delivery aver-ages $160. Door-to-door
delivery costs the agency about $350 per year, on aver-age.
Sue Brennan, a Postal Service spokeswoman, said, While converting delivery away from the door to curb or centralized delivery would allow the Postal Ser-vice to deliver mail to more addresses in less time, doing so is not included in our five-year plan.
Brennan said the agen-cys five-year plan does call for shifting 20 percent of business address deliveries from door-to-door to curb-side and cluster box deliv-ery through 2016.
Rep. Steve Lynch, D-Mass., said the plan to move some 30 million resi-dential addresses from to-the-door to curbside and cluster box service would be virtually impossible in dense urban areas such as his hometown of South Boston crowded with triple-deckers three apartments stacked on top of each other.
Youd have to knock houses down in my neigh-borhood to build cluster boxes, Lynch said. This will not work.
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As a member of an all-women barbecue team from Coreys Corral, Cory Vercher prepares for a contest.
Ryan Henington, a young business owner, makes a snow cone treat Wednesday afternoon at the Geary County Free Fair.
New MRI system coming
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Three Kansas City, Mo., residents were arrested on drug related charges after a traffic stop on I-70 early Wednesday morning according to a report from the Geary County Sher-iffs Office.
Deputies pulled over a vehicle driving by Austin Morales near mile marker 294 shortly after 1 a.m. An investigation was initiated
during the stop the led to Morales and passengers Keelie Wilson and Frank Saunders being arrested.
The three are charged with possession of mari-juana with the intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia and no drug tax stamp.
Morales faces additional charges of driving limita-tions on controlled access highways and unlawful use of a drivers license.
Three Kansas City residents arrested
on drug charges
By ChAse JordAn
For professionals from Geary Community Hospi-tals Radiology Depart-ment, conducting MRI procedures is not easy.
The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system currently sits outside in a mobile trailer. Its also 13 years old.
You never know what the weather is going to be like, said Department Manager Pat Small. It does not cooperate with you sometimes.
But that will change in upcoming months.
The Geary Community Hospital (GCH) Board of Trustees members approved major upgrades to improve radiology ser-vices for patients.
During its monthly meeting Tuesday night, the board approved the lease of a new MRI sys-
tem, which is valued at more than $1.3 million.
Its a major step for the hospital and I look for-ward to seeing the results, Hospital Board Chairman Gary Drake said.
Trustee Vic Davis agreed.
Our hospital is moving forward and doing the best thing that it can by provid-ing the best care that money can buy, Davis said.
The Titan Toshiba model was selected out of five vendors.
Chief Radiologist Pat Landes said its one of the newest MRI systems on the market and will pro-vide a better experience for patients by improving comfort.
Were very excited about the construction and the Geary Community Hospital Board having the courage to step forward and make a big leap for us
Please see MRI, 9A
Geary County Free Fair ends tonight
Photos by Chase Jordan The Daily Union
Activities set for this afternoon and evening include 4-H Barbecue and Watermelon Feed from 4:30 to 6:30 and the 4-H Project and
Livestock Auction at 7 p.m.
More pictures at www.yourDU.net in the photo galleries.
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ABILENE All trails lead to Abilene to celebrate the National Day of the Cowboy on Saturday, July 27, in Old Abilene Town. There will be gunfights, Can Can dances, live entertainment and living history demonstrations. From 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., there will be something for the whole family. Admission is free, however donations are welcomed.
This is the 9th Annual National Day of the Cowboy celebrated nationwide. Start-ed in 2004, by the American Cowboy magazine, Congress passed a solution claiming the fourth Saturday of July will be a day to celebrate the heritage of the American cowboy.
President George Bush stated, We celebrate the Cowboy as a symbol of the grand history of the Ameri-can West. The Cowboys love of the land and love of coun-ty are examples for all Amer-icans.
On Saturday, July 27, Abilene will join the national celebration to honor the American Cowboy. Old Abilene Town will host an all-day program beginning at 10 am. There will be activi-ties, programs, and enter-tainment throughout the day.
At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. the Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad will run their National Historic 1919 ATSF Steam Locomotive. Rides will be $30 for adults (12 and over) and children (3-11) are $15. The steam locomotive will also run at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
At 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Dave Zerfas of Manhattan will perform. He will sing
songs of the old west, cattle drives and Kansas ballads. Also performing at 4:30 p.m. will be Harold Trail Song Willie Williams of Hering-ton.
The gunfights will take place at 11:30 am, 1:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. On Sunday the times will be 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
The Can Can Dancers will perform in the Alamo Saloon at 12 p.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday. They will also per-form on Sunday at 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
There will be two perform-ers entertaining during the day Jim Hoy of Emporia and Jim Gray of Ellsworth. These two performers are spon-sored by the Kansas Human-ities Council. Gray will pres-ent his program Frontier Kansas Cattle Towns at 2:30 p.m. The program will be held at the school house in Old Abilene Town.
Hoy will perform his pro-gram Singing the Cattle North at 6 p.m. also at the school house in Old Abilene Town. Cowboy folk songs were more than entertain-ment on the lonely prairie: they told the story of a way of work that has since changed radically. Hoy will discuss the musical culture of yesterdays cattle drovers and why their trail-driving songs, night-herding songs, and bunkhouse/chuckwagon songs still appeal to Kansas ranchers of today.
An authority on the folklife of ranching, Hoy is a profes-sor of English and the direc-tor of the Center for Great Plains Studies at Emporia State University. He has lec-tured internationally on the
folklife of ranching and is the co-author of Plains Folk, a syndicated newspaper col-umn.
The cowboy has become an internationally recog-nized symbol of America, and his music gives us insight into how this icon devel-oped, said Hoy.
Frontier Kansas Cattle Towns and Singing the Cattle North are part of the Kansas Humanities Coun-cils The Way We Worked Speakers Bureau, featuring presentations and discus-sions examining the theme of work and working in Kan-sas and how these stories help define us.
The final program for the evening beginning a 7 p.m. will be the performance by Bill Burrows and Friends. Bill and his friends will team up to play many bluegrass and old fashion country songs with a few old cowboy songs mixed in. They will tell a few stories and few tall tales. It will be great enter-tainment for the whole fami-ly.
Throughout Saturday there will also be living his-tory demonstrations and stage coach rides. The stage coach rides are $5 per adult (12 and over) and children (3-11) $2, Saturday only
Starting at 11 a.m. through 2 p.m. a special cowboy lunch will be served at the Hitchin Post Restaurant located in Old Abilene Town.
So head your herd to Abilene and celebrate the National Day of the Cowboy in Old Abilene Town where the Trail Ends and the Leg-ends Begin. For more infor-mation call 785-479-0952.
Old Abilene Town to celebrate Cowboys
ABILENE The city has declared an end to its water emer-gency declared on April 22, 2013, and will return to a water warning. The city had been in a declared water emergency for 91 days.
Given recent rain events and a stabilization of the groundwater wells, city staff recommended declaring an end to the water emer-gency. More moderate tempera-tures have also been instrumental in keeping demand for water low.
The city has been producing on average about 1.22 million gallons per day (MGD), which is 50 percent less than a year ago when demand
was about 2.5 MGD.Previous restrictions will not
be in place as a result of the Water Warning, although water customers are encouraged to vol-untarily conserve water by mini-mizing the use of water as much as possible. The City would like to continue to encourage water customers to maintain any chang-es of behavior that were imple-mented as a result of the Water Emergency so as to help keep demand down, says Mayor John Ray. Everyones cooperation has been essential to recharging the Citys groundwater supplies in
response to the drought. According to the U.S. Drought
Monitor, produced in partnership between the National Drought Miti-gation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 95.7 percent of Dickinson County is still considered abnormally dry.
Outside watering will still be pro-hibited between the hours of noon and 7 p.m. from now until Sept. 15. Residents with private wells are also encouraged to conserve water to include not conducting outside
watering as is currently prohibited for other residents of the city.
Unfortunately, Abilene is prone to droughts that can have a signifi-cant impact on our way of life, said City Manager David Dillner. The city will continue to review its prac-tices that are used to address drought conditions as well as con-tinue the exploration for new water supplies.
The city of Abilene has been exploring for new water supplies since 1996 with little to no progress. An effort is currently underway to develop a new well that will provide the City and its water customers
with additional water for future needs.
Conservation will be an ongo-ing theme for the city of Abilene. While the Water Emergency has been declared over, the condi-tions that brought it about will most assuredly return.
Continuing water conservation practices will be critical if Abilene is to have sufficient resources to support a growing population.
More information about the water situation may be found online at: www.abilenecityhall.com/water.
Abilene declares water warning, ends water emergency
By Tiffany Roney
Abilene Reflector-Chronicle
Bug spray and pesticides may feel like armor against the onslaught of summer insects, but a bug expert from Abilene said no matter what products people use, insects are here to stay.
Despite this reality, Jeff Whitworth, Abilene resident, professor of entomology at K-State and co-author of the book, Crop Insects of Kansas, has dedicated much of his working hours to helping Kansans decide which sprays to buy to ward away their peskiest pests.
Insects have the ability to develop resis-tance, and all of the bug sprays that we have developed up to this point in time, insects have developed a resistance to, Whitworth said. Because they reproduce so quickly, and they reproduce very quickly, for the most part, and they generally produce lots and lots and lots of offspring. When you get a resistant gene, it flourishes.
Whitworth said this resistance problem is not only to be blamed on the little critters. Human attempts have worsened the issue.
We overuse the antibiotics. We overuse pesticides. We always think, If a little bits good, a lots better, and thats not necessar-ily the case from a biological standpoint, Whitworth said. So, insects are going to be able to develop resistance a lot faster than we can develop any management tools for them.
My favorite thing about insects is they are our chief competitors, Whitworth said. I like competition, so I like figuring out bet-ter ways to protect our crops, our foodstuffs and our households against insects.
Competitors or teammates? Holly Davis, graduate student in entomol-
ogy and Abilene resident, said bugs are not all bad.
Theyre just beautiful and they do a lot of beneficial things for us, too, that, maybe we dont realize but it makes a big differ-ence, Holly said.
Professor saves farmers produce from pests
Photo courtesy of Tim HoranHolly Davis, graduate student in entomology examines crop insects with Jeff Witworth, professor at K-State.
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Community calendar
Today, July 25 9:30 a.m. MOPS (Mothers of
Preschoolers), First Southern Bap-tist Church, child care provided
1 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), Episcopal Church of the Covenant, 314 N. Adams St.
2 p.m. Doors open at the Junc-tion City Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St.
5 to 8 p.m. Junction City Fra-ternal Order of Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary kitchen is open with full meals
6:30 p.m. Bingo at American Legion Post 45, Fourth and Frank-lin streets
7 p.m. JC Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie, 203 E. 10th St.
7 p.m. JC Sundowners Lions Club Board of Directors planning meeting for 2013-2014 at home of Big Lion Frank Catalo, 1413 Rockwell Drive
8 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.
Senior Citizens Center errands to Walmart
Friday, July 26 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Exercise at
Senior Citizens CenterNoon Narcotics Anonymous,
119 W. Seventh St.2 p.m. Doors open at the Junc-
tion City Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St.
5 to 8 p.m. Junction City Fra-ternal Order of Eagles kitchen is open with short-order meals
6 p.m. Ogden American Legion Bingo, 515 Riley Blvd.
6 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous, Womens meeting, 119 W. 7th St.
6:30 p.m. JC Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary Bingo, 203 E. 10th St., open to public
7 p.m. New Beginnings-New Life Support Group, Martha Hoover Conference Room, Geary County Community Hospital
8 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.
Family history research online
Discover your ancestors online. Learn tips and strategies that will assist you in searching through millions of genealogical records including census, immigration, military, birth, and death records. Family History searches will be conducted on laptops using our library Ancestry.com subscription and both the Heritage Quest and Genealogy Connect databases available through the Kansas State Library. Students are wel-come to bring their own laptops to the class. Monday, July 29 at 7 p.m. at the Dorothy Bramlage Public Library. Registration dead-line 7/28.
Computers for beginners
Are you a true beginner someone who needs to work on their basic computer skills? Do you feel like computer terms are written in a foreign language? If so, then this class is for you. Come and receive an introduction to computer terminology and basic instruction on using a mouse and keyboard. Tuesday, July 30 at 7 p.m. at the Dorothy Bramlage Public Library. Registration dead-line 7/29.
Summer reading at the Dorothy
Bramlage LibraryGroundbreaking Reads for
Adults, Beneath the Surface for Teens, & Dig in and Read for Chil-dren will end on July 31. Be sure to stop by the library and record your titles by closing at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31.
Family filmsCome cool off with some book-
based movie this summer at the library. On Thursday, Aug.1 at 10 a.m. we will be showing Rise of the Guardians. Sure to please movie goers of all ages.
The Junction City Area Cham-ber of Economic Development Advisory Committee created the Eldon L. Hoyle Economic Develop-ment Award in 2012 in recognition of Hoyles outstanding contribu-tion and service to the communi-ty.
Hoyle was Junction Citys epito-me of what it means to be a public servant. On Sept. 15, 2012, the Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce Economic Develop-ment Advisory Committee pre-sented Hoyles family with the first Eldon L. Hoyle Economic Develop-ment Award in recognition of his contributions to the area commu-nities.
Hoyle died Sept. 15, 2011. He was a realtor in town, but most knew him for his time dedicated to serv-ing the communities.
He served as city commissioner from 1973 tro 1977 and as Junction City mayor from 1974 to 1975.
Hoyle was first elected to the county commission in January 1991 and served a four-year term. He was elected again in 1999 and remained on the commission until 2007. Hoyle also was a former chairman and vice chairman of the EDC and was a member of the board at the time of his death.
This award will be presented annually to a local citizen whose service has improved the Junction
City community. Nominations will be accepted each year from the public. Winners will be selected by the EDC advisory committee.
A plaque was created to honor Eldon Hoyle the first recipient and future award winners.
The plaque is displayed at the Chamber of Commerce office.
To nominate someone for the 2013 award; please submit letter of nomination to the Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce EDC 222 W 6th Junction City KS 66441 or by email to [email protected] before 5 p.m. Sept. 11, 2013 with:
Your name and contact infor-mation
Nominees name and contact information
Explanation of nominees qual-ifications for the award
The winner will be announced at the annual Economic Develop-ment Partner Appreciation Day on Oct. 11.
Seeking nominations for EDC awardFamily members of Eldon Hoyle (from left) Melanie Laster, Bar-bara Hoyle, Leslie Hoyle Guerra, Shelley Hoyle Kite and Tom Kite accepted on Eldons behalf.
Tom Weidman The Daily Union
Junction Citys Hoyle served in many capacities in area
By Lisa seiser
From the start, Erika Doyle knew this phone call didnt sound right.
The lifelong Junction City resident explained a tale that included mentions of Western Union, a $369 refund and Microsoft Win-dows software.
It turned out her gut reaction was right it was a scam.
I called Western Union and they told me it was a scam and then Microsoft said they same thing, she said. They told me to call the police department.
Now, Doyle, who was told by the police to call local media, hopes her experience ensures nobody else in the area becomes a victim of this scam.
Doyle admitted about a year or two ago, she was
scammed in a similar man-ner, which is why she quickly recognized the recent phone call was not legitimate.
According to Doyle, she received a call on her home phone from an unavail-able number.
The man on the other line says he is from West-ern Union and that he has a refund for $369 for her from Microsoft Windows software.
Doyle knew this couldnt be true because she hadnt purchased any Microsoft Windows software. She has a MacIntosh.
The man on the other end of the line didnt accept her original response. A couple days later, he called back and asked her dont you want your money?
Again, she hung up.
She hasnt heard from the man since that time.
Although this exact scam could not be found on the FBI website, there are sim-ilar scams. Many have been going on for years.
On the Microsoft Com-munity web page, one writ-er asked a question in Feb-ruary about what seemed to be a very similar scam as the one Doyle described.
This person said the call was from the Windows Ser-vice Center and that this person was entitled a refund. The person on the phone took the victim to a website and then Western Union to send money.
This person hung up the phone before going further, according to the question on Microsoft Community.
I have been scammed
before, Doyle said, even though she did get her money back from the bank.
She doesnt want anyone else locally to go through the same thing.
When she called police, Doyle said they could do little about the scam and suggested she contact media to get the word out.
Scam warning: local woman hopes tips can help
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In 2002 Geary Community Hospital opened its retail store, Home Medical Equipment (HME), to supply our patients with the wide range of home medical equipment and supplies they need to live confidently and independently. Today, as then, you will find the staff at HME to be experienced, knowledgeable, dedicated, friendly and caring. From your first phone call or visit. Regardless of the product or service that you or your loved one need. Every time.
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Obituaries & News4A The Daily Union. Thursday, July 25, 2013
Peter KohlrusDec. 24, 1924 - July 22, 2013
Peter Pete Kohlrus, 88, of Olathe, formerly of Junction City, died July 22, 2013 at St. Lukes South Hospital in Overland Park. Pete was born Decem-ber 24, 1924 near Castle Rock, in Trego County, Kansas, the son of Karl and Anna Kohlrus. He was one of 13 children and spent most of his childhood in Ellis, Kan-sas.
He attended Ellis High School through his junior year, at which time he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1941 at the age of 17.
He was in the infantry, serving in Solomon and Philippine Islands. Pete received numerous decorations and citations, including Good Conduct Medal, Bronze Star, Combat Infantry Badge, and Silver Star.
After WWII, he attended Kansas State University, where he graduated with an accounting degree and was a member of Phi Kappa Theta fraternity. He took advanced ROTC classes while in col-lege, and received a commission a 2nd Lieutenant upon graduation. Pete remained in the Army Reserve and returned to active duty during the Korean War and attained the rank of Captain.
After the Korean War, he joined the Civil Service at Fort Riley. During his tenure at Fort Riley, he held several positions, including Deputy Comptrol-ler for 16 years until he retired in 1984.
Pete received numerous awards dur-ing his tenure at Fort Riley, most nota-bly the U.S. Army Commanders Award for Meritorious Service, the first civil-ian to receive the award in history of the U.S. Army.
Pete married Mary Margaret Buck-ley at St. Xaviers Catholic Church in Junction City on June 14, 1958. Pete and Mary lived in Junction City until 2006, when they moved to the Kansas City area to be near their children.
At that time, they became parishio-ners at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. They subsequently moved to Santa Marta, a retirement community in Olathe, sponsored by the Catholic arch-diocese of Kansas City.
Pete was a 4th Degree member and former Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus. He also was a member of the American Legion. Pete served as a scoutmaster and youth baseball coach in Junction City for a number of years.
He served as the chairman of the finance committee at St. Xavier Parish for over a decade. He enjoyed golf, bird hunting, barbecuing, and became adept at creating cards for any and all occa-
sions on his computer. His sense of humor was well- known by all who knew him.
Pete is survived by his wife, Mary Margaret; a son, Mark Kohlrus and his wife Lisa, Lenexa; a daughter, Carol Dickerson and her husband Mark, Overland Park; five grandchildren, Zach, Chris, Maggie, Debbie, and Tif-fanie; two brothers, John Kohlrus and Robert Kohlrus; and two sisters, Mar-tha Franz and Jeannie Thorp. Pete was preceded in death by siblings Frank Kohlrus, Eleanore Sekavec, Bill Kohl-rus, Jake Kohlrus, Marie Albersson, Aurelia Ketterman, Karl Kohlrus, Jr., and Lena Kohlrus. He was tremendous role model as a catholic man, husband, and father.
Mass Of Christian Burial will be cel-ebrated at 11 a.m., Friday, July 26, 2013 at St. Francis Xavier Church, Fr. Kerry Ninemire presiding. Burial will be in St. Marys Cemetery, with Military Honors provided by the U.S. Army Honor Guard from Fort Riley. A visita-tion and the family will greet friends, beginning at 10 a.m. until service time , Friday at the church. Memorial contri-butions may be made to St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church.
To leave a condolence for the family, please visit www.penwellgabeljuncti-oncity.com.
Jay Randolph Kanouse Daddy Jay, 53, of Junction City, died on June 26, 2013 at his home after a long struggle with Lymphoma. Jay was born on May 16, 1960 in Mor-ristown, N.J. to William M. Kanouse and Evelyn A. Serino Kanouse.
Jay was raised in New Jersey and Kansas and was a graduate of Junction City High School Class of 1978.
He was retired, but had worked for many years in the dry cleaning industry and KFC Restaurant of JC. His favorite hobby was cruising around town in his red Intrepid. Jay was a very private man, but to those who knew him, he will be greatly missed.
Jay is survived by this daughter, Adrianne AG Jordan, her husband Lucas of Winter Haven, Fla. and close family friends of Grand-view Plaza and Junction City. Jay was preceded in death by both of his parents and brothers.
Cremation services were carried out with plans being made to disperse his remains into space, per Jays wishes.
Please send any condolences to an email set up in his remembrance: [email protected] or mail to: 699 Broadmoor Circle, Winter Haven, FL 33884.
Jay Randolph Kanouse
May 16, 1960 June 26, 2013
Jay Kanouse
Peter Kohlrus
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Headline from around the worldBy George! Britains
little prince gets a name
By Jill lawless and Cassandra Vinograd
Associated Press
LONDON The little prince was in need of a name, and now, by George, hes got one.
Make that three: George Alexander Louis.
The announcement Wednesday that Prince Wil-liam and his wife, Kate, had selected a moniker steeped in British history came as royal officials said the new parents were seeking quiet family time away from the flashbulbs and frenzy that accompanied the birth of their first child.
While the news put to rest intense speculation over what name the couple would choose, the extreme interest around it illustrated how the 2-day-old future heir is already on his way to a life-time of fanfare and public glare.
Kensington Palace said William and Kate were delighted to announce their sons name, adding that the baby will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge.
The name George borne by six kings befits the boy now third in line to the Brit-ish throne and was a favorite among British bookmakers, evoking the steadfastness of the queens father, George VI, who rallied the nation during World War II.
Alexander is a name shared by three medieval Scottish kings, and Louis could be a tribute to Lord Louis Mountbatten, uncle to the queens husband, Prince Philip, and the last British viceroy of India before it gained independence in 1947. Williams father, Prince Charles, was close to Mount-batten, who was assassinated by the Irish Republican Army in 1979.
The announcement of the name, just two days after the babys birth, was quick by royal standards. Queen Eliz-abeth II and Philip took a month before settling on the name Charles for the Prince of Wales. Charles and Prin-cess Diana took a week before settling on Williams four names.
While a king usually rules under his given name, prec-edent shows that the prince is not hidebound by George. The first name of George VI
was actually Albert, but he picked his fourth name to use as sovereign in honor of his father, George V.
For now, palace officials say, William and Kate are spending private and quiet time for them to get to know their son. Some of their dis-cussions may revolve around how to shield him from the media.
The young princes rela-tionship with the media appeared to get off to a good start an encouraging sign for a royal family that has had tense moments with the press.
The baby slept through his first photo op Tuesday out-side Londons St. Marys Hospital, while his parents beamed as they chatted easi-ly with reporters.
I thought, Is this an Oscar-winning perfor-mance? said Ingrid Seward,
editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine. But I think they were so genuinely overjoyed that they wanted to show off the baby.
After leaving the hospital, the couple introduced their son to his uncle, Prince Harry, and to great-grand-mother Queen Elizabeth II, who was keen to see the baby before she starts her annual summer vacation in Scotland later this week.
Then they headed to see Kates parents in their vil-lage near London pretty much like any regular fami-ly.
There has been so much royal drama in the last few decades that its easy to for-get William had, by royal standards, a relatively nor-mal childhood.
His parents troubled mar-riage may have ended in divorce, but Charles and
Diana were devoted parents who tried to spend as much time as possible with their children, albeit with an assist from nannies. While the queen was sometimes away on official tours for months at a time when her children were young, Charles and Diana took William along on a tour to Australia when he was just 9 months old.
The queen was educated at home, in keeping with royal tradition. But she sent her own children to board-ing schools, and Charles and Diana did the same with William and Harry choos-ing Eton, one of the most prestigious boys schools in
the country.Williams childhood was
normal by upper-middle-class standards private schools, expensive holidays, McDonalds in a smart part of town as opposed to a grot-ty part of town, said royal historian Robert Lacey. I think, really, one is going to see more of the same.
Lacey said Kates middle-class background will also help ensure her son gets a broader world view than some of his royal predeces-sors. The babys maternal grandparents, Carole and Michael Middleton, are self-made millionaires who run a party-planning business from the village of Buckle-bury, west of London.
From Buckingham Pal-ace to Bucklebury these are the two elements that will be in this childs upbring-ing, Lacey said.
Lacey noted that on Kates side the baby prince had a grandfather who started off dispatching aircraft from Heathrow Airport and a grandmother who started out as a flight attendant and
grew up on a council estate, who came from coal-mining stock in Durham in north-ern England.
That is all funneling through, he said.
Williams childhood nor-mality was possible because the palace struck a deal with the media: privacy in exchange for a number of agreed-upon photo opportu-nities at birthdays and dur-ing school holidays.
Seward said Kate and Wil-liam will try to arrange a similar deal for their son. When they have got time to think, they will have to do some kind of deal with the press, she said. In return for some really beautiful photographs, they will be left alone.
British media adhered to the agreement while William and Harry were children. But once they reached adult-hood, all bets were off. Pho-tos soon appeared of Prince Harry on drunken nights out, or wearing a Nazi outfit to a costume party. Tabloid reporters were also secretly hacking the mobile phone voice mails of royal aides to get scoops.
Associated PressKate, the Duchess of Cambridge, carries her new born son, the Prince of Cambridge, who was born on Monday.
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To the PublicWe propose to stand by the progressive movements which will benefit the condition of the people of these United States.
John Montgomery and E.M. Gilbert Junction City Union
July 28, 1888
John G. Montgomery Publisher Emeritus
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Our viewSaying no, good bye
This was the right decision and process all around.When Junction City staff recently sug-gested current property owners on McFarland Road pay up to $15,000 to connect to a sanitary ser-vice that would also service a planned development on the road, there was definitive opposition.
Neighbors did the right thing by signing peti-tions and letting their feelings be known.
Most of the homeowners on that stretch of road already have private sewer systems.
Thats because several previous requests by owners to connect to city sewer service had been denied.
When commissioners followed the will of the people on that road and did not approve this nearly $150,000 project, that was the right thing, too.
This whole situation could have been avoided years ago when the area was annexed in the 1990s.
Thats when it would have made sense to connect these homes to city services. Not now, just because someone wants to develop a few lots up the street.
Heartfelt so longsOn Monday, retired Lt. Gen. Dick Seitz officially
was remembered during a funeral service at St. Xavier where about 300 people attended.
A service followed at Fort Riley Cemetery and a reception at the Marriott completed a day that gave tribute to one of Junction Citys most special, and amazing leaders and men.
Seitz died in June at the age of 95. It has long been obvious he was revered and adored in this community, on Fort Riley, at Seitz Elementary School and anywhere he touched a heart or a mind.
He will be greatly missed by all who knew him well or had the pleasure of meeting him even just once.
That wasnt the only good bye to occur in the past several days.
A change of command ceremony in front of Gar-rison Headquarters on Fort Riley last week signi-fied the end of Col. Bill Clarks two-year stint as commander and a more than 30-year military career.
Clark guided the post during a time of adjust-ment and change with regard to the economic cli-mate and constant deployments.
He always showed his leadership and under-standing of the needs of the Fort Riley community as well as those communities that surround the post.
But Clark isnt riding off to a Florida sunset in his retirement.
Instead, we are fortunate Clark has chosen to stay in the area, now living in Abilene, and is tak-ing over as the executive director of the Flint Hills Regional Council.
Thats quite a job, an important one, and we wish him well.
We will be watching and hope he can make the impact on that organization in the same way he was able to on Fort Riley and during his career in the Army.
The Daily Union
Worst ever for crops in Kansas? By John Schlageck
Kansas Farm Bureau
Hundred degree days coupled with 30 to 40 mile-per-hour winds and little moisture spells crop and pastureland failure for west-ern Kansas. Its like putting the corn and grass in a giant outdoor oven and turning a fan on.
Forty-year-old Ben McClure, Stevens County, says the extended drought that began during the summer of 2010 may be the worst drought ever in south-western Kansas and that includes the infamous droughts of the Dirty 30s and 50s.
Although McClure didnt experience those two droughts some veteran farm-ers and stockmen did. Theyve told him this drought may be the worst ever. Hes looking at three consecutive years of failed dry-land crops.
His irrigation crop yields fell by as much as 30 percent in 2011. While the Stevens County farmer believes hes fortunate to have the availability of flex accounts, hes worried about using up his pumping allotment in two or three years and no more water to irrigate with if the drought continues.
Its bad, McClure says. Since the drought started during the summer of 2010, weve received less than 17 inches of rain and no measurable snow.
Average rainfall for Stevens County is 17 inches annually. McClures land received no precipitation of any kind during a recent 13-month period.
The hardest part of such a drought, McClure says, is putting effort into growing a crop and watching it die. His
family has farmed the Kansas soil for five generations.
I believe you dont farm as a chosen career, he says. Its a career that chooses you.
Watching the precious top soil blow during this three year drought is espe-cially painful. At this point theres little a farmer can do to stop erosion.
You can pull a shovel or a blade through the soil thats bone dry a foot deep; all youll be doing is turning over dry dirt, McClure says. Because we havent really grown any crops for three years now, theres little residue left to hold the soil in place either.
Last winter the Stevens County farmer watched the soil blow down to the hardpan (a layer of soil so com-pacted that neither plant roots nor water can penetrate). Thats gut-wrenching. It leaves a scar on a farmer and the land.
McClure says the wind has blown crop residue drifts four and five feet deep on his familys driveway. Last winter, corn stalks blew into his yard, drifting around his farm equipment like snow.
Strong southerly winds have also uncovered fence rows hes never seen before probably relics from the 50s or even the 30s Dust Bowl days.
The livestock situation is dire in Ste-vens County as well. McClure pulled his cow herd off pastures early in 2011 and placed them in a dry lot in 2012. Hes reduced his cow herd by one-third.
Many of his neighbors have sold their entire herds.
Some neighbors tell me theyll buy
cows again, but I wonder if theyll be able to because they dont want to go through another heartache of losing something they spent a lifetime build-ing, he says.
McClure is trying everything he can to keep his cow herd. Hes grazing irri-gation corners and grass he labels wasted just to put roughage in his cattle.
We flashed across the pastures for a week when a little shower moved through earlier this summer, he says. The pigweeds, kochia and thistles all came up but now were back to feeding hay.
To cope with the three-year drought, McClure has changed his cropping practices. Hes reduced corn acres and replaced some with wheat. Hes also shifted to 500 acres of cotton.
Like other producers in the region, hes looking to grow more drought and heat tolerant crops. Hell plant mostly milo on his irrigated land next year instead of corn.
Its been a tough few years, McClure says. I hope I can persevere and my kids can see me be successful.
At times Ive been paid well for what I do, the Stevens County farmer/stockman reflects. Other times Ive done it for free and at times Ive paid dearly. But I love farming and I wouldnt change it.
John Schlageck is a leading commentator on agriculture and rural Kansas. Born and raised on a diversified farm in northwestern Kansas, his writing reflects a lifetime of experience, knowledge and passion.
The Daily Union. Thursday, July 25, 2013 5Aopinion
Letter to the EditorBrigade thanks, free
admission tonightTo the Editor:
As the summer of 2013 winds down, The Junc-tion City Brigade Baseball team prepares for our final two home games. After spending the past year planning on work-
ing to rebuild summer collegiate baseball in our community, we prepare for our last games of our inaugural season. The Brigade was formed with one thing in mind; bring something great to the community.
With the help of countless community support-ers, fans, and businesses the Brigade became a reality. The community support of this nonprofit baseball team has helped make Rathert Stadium one of the top baseball experiences in the state once again.
Without the support of this great community, the Brigade would not be possible. As our way of say-ing Thank You we would like to invite the entire community out to Rathert Stadium tonight, Thurs-day, July 25 for fan appreciation night. We will be offering free admission to all who attend.
Thank you, Junction City for your amazing sup-port of this endeavor.
Sincerely,
Mike HeldstabGeneral Manager
Junction City Brigade
A student loan compromiseThe following editorial appeared in the
Los Angeles Times on Monday, July 22:
A new Senate proposal would spare millions of college stu-dents from having to pay a sig-nificantly higher interest rate on the loans they take out this school year, but it would probably lead rates to rise in the years to come.
Nevertheless, the tentative deal is a good one for taxpayers and students alike. Its also a welcome reminder that lawmakers can reach bipartisan deals on politically polarized issues, and that they can resist the temptation to avoid hard choices by relying on expensive stopgap fixes.
At issue are the rates charged on loans issued directly by the govern-ment to students. Since mid-2006, many undergrads have paid 6.8 percent for unsubsidized Stafford loans that is, loans with interest payments due from the day theyre issued. Low- and moderate-income undergraduates who qualified for subsidized Stafford loans with no interest due until they leave college paid as little as 3.4 per-
cent, but that rate jumped to 6.8 per-cent for loans issued after July 1.
As the Obama administration acknowledged in its budget proposal earlier this year, fixed-interest-rate loans are not sustainable over the long term.
They eliminate the link between what borrowers pay and what it costs the government to offer the loans.
As a result, Washington winds up either profiting from student borrow-ers or losing money on them, depend-ing on the vagaries of the market for government bonds (and on graduates ability to find jobs). Thats a haphazard approach.
Congressional Democrats initially resisted GOP efforts to tie the interest rate on the loans issued each year to the governments current borrowing costs, arguing instead for another tem-porary extension. On Thursday, how-ever, leaders of the two factions agreed on a proposal to set new interest rates annually for loans issued each year.
This years rates for low- and moder-ate-income borrowers would increase
slightly above last years level, while those for everyone else would drop. Over the longer term, the improving economy is expected to lead to higher rates that could very well exceed 6.8 percent. But the deal would set caps that hold the rates well below those likely to be charged by private lenders.
Among other things, it would give students a much clearer idea about what their borrowing costs will be in the future.
The Democrats were right about one thing: Student loan interest rates are just one piece of the larger puzzle of college affordability. The rapid rise in tuition and fees has put higher educa-tion out of many Americans reach, and the ballooning amount of student debt much of it owed to taxpayers poses a growing threat to the econo-my. So, while lawmakers should embrace the Senate proposal on inter-est rates, they have much more work to do.
About this pageThe Opinion page of The Daily Union seeks to be a community forum of ideas. We believe that the civil exchange of ideas enables citizens to
become better informed and to make decisions that will better our community. Our View editorials represent the opinion and institutional voice of The Daily Union. All other content on this page represents the opinions of others and does not necessarily represent the views of The Daily Union.
Letters to the editor may be sent to The Daily Union. We prefer e-mail if possible, sent to [email protected]. You may also mail letters to the Editor, P.O. Box 129, Junction City, KS 66441. All letters must be fewer than 400 words and include a complete name, signature, address and phone number of the writer for verification purposes. The Daily Union reserves the right to edit letters for length. All decisions regarding letters, including whether a name withheld letter will be honored, length, editing and publication are at the discretion of the managing editor.
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Daily RecoRD6A The Daily Union. Thursday, July 25 2013
Junction City Police Department
The Junction City Police Depart-ment made 13 arrests and respond-ed to 129 calls in the 48-hour peri-od ending 6 a.m. Wednesday.
Monday 11:10 a.m. Theft, 917 Dreil-
ing Road 11:14 a.m. Theft, 1740 W.
Ash St. 12:43 p.m. Accident, MM
295 I-70 4:31 p.m. Theft, 711 S. Clay
St. 5 p.m. Rape, Eisenhower
Circle 5:50 p.m. Unlawful use of
financial card, 521 E. Chestnut St. 6:43 p.m. Disturbance, 409
W. 9th St. 6:58 p.m. Damage to prop-
erty, 820 Grant Ave. 9:02 p.m. Accident, 521 E.
Chestnut St.
Tuesday 10:47 a.m. Damage to prop-
erty, 1013 W. 8th St. 12:42 p.m. Accident, 740 W.
6th St. 8:05 p.m. Accident, 9th and
Washington streets 10:21 p.m. Disturbance,
1300 block of Hale Drive 10:47 p.m. Disturbance,
1108 N. Adams St.
Wednesday 2:02 a.m. Domestic, 424 W.
18th St. 2:50 a.m. Accident, 901 W.
13th St.
Grandview Plaza Police Department
Reports from the Grandview Plaza Police Department were not received as of Wednesday after-noon.
Junction City Fire DepartmentThe Junction City Fire Depart-
ment made 12 transports and responded to 15 calls in the 48-hour period ending 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Monday 2:08 p.m. Downed power
line, 700 block of S. Madison 4:38 p.m. Medical assist
Tuesday 5:34 a.m. Motor vehicle
accident, 600 block of Grant Ave. 8:50 a.m. Good intent call,
Nicole Lane 9:30 a.m. Medical assist 8:27 p.m. Medical assist
Wednesday 2:42 a.m. Medical assist 5:22 a.m. Helicopter stand-
by, 1102 St. Marys Road 7:18 a.m. Medical assist
Geary County Sheriffs
DepartmentThe Geary County Sheriffs
Department made 6 arrests and responded to 61 calls in the 48-hour period ending 7 a.m. Wednesday.
Wednesday 1:02 a.m. Traffic stop result-
ing in three drug-related arrest, I-70 MM 295
Geary County Detention CenterThe Geary County Detention
Center booked the following indi-viduals in the 48-hour period end-ing 7 a.m. Wednesday.
Monday 8 a.m. Brooke Hendrick,
probation violation 9:04 a.m. Serafin De La
Rosa, operating a motor vehicle without valid license, failure to yield at stop or yield sign
9:39 a.m. Kenneth Burch, bond violation
5:05 p.m. Jamar Hankins, failure to appear
8:25 p.m. Sergio Rodriguez, driving while license suspended,
speeding
8:45 p.m. Tabias Dodd, fail-ure to appear
Tuesday 12:40 a.m. Jacob Vaughn,
minor in consumption of alcohol, disorderly conduct
10:45 a.m. Kane Jarmon, failure to appear
10:45 a.m. Richardo Bel-tran, failure to appear
10:45 a.m. Jonathan Baez, failure to appear
Noon Luke keene, failure to appear
1:21 p.m. Shaquille Blount, failure to appeal
5:05 p.m. Terrence Szczepa-niak, vehicle burglary
5:15 p.m. Cody Hendrix, vehicle burglary
5:24 p.m. Ricardo Jimenez, possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana, possession of mari-juana with intent to sell, posses-sion of drug paraphernalia, no drug tax stamp, driving while suspend-ed
7:15 p.m. Judith Morneau, failure to appear
9:32 p.m. Rose Matthews, failure to appear
Wednesday 2:09 a.m. Keelie Wilson,
possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of drug para-phernalia, no drug tax stamp
2:22 a.m. Frank Saunders, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of drug para-phernalia, no drug tax stamp
2:40 a.m. Austin Morales, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of drug para-phernalia, no drug tax stamp, improper use of drivers license, driving the wrong way on one-way road
Riley County Police Department
The Riley County Police Depart-ment made 16 arrests and report-ed 58 incidents in the 48-hour period ending 6 a.m. Wednesday.
AccidentMonday
5:39 p.m. Westwood Road and Fort Riley Blvd., Manhattan
5:44 p.m. 1700 Fairview
Ave., Manhattan
Tuesday 10:43 a.m. 980 Anneberg
Dr. 3:29 p.m. Barnes Rd. and
Casement Rd., Manhattan 4:33 p.m. Fort Riley Blvd.
and Scenic Dr., Manhattan 4:56 p.m. 600 block of N.
Juliette Ave., Manhattan 5:13 p.m. Fort Riley Blvd.
and W. 61st Ave., Manhattan
Wednesday 2:44 a.m. Pillsbury Dr.,
MM 102
DrugsWednesday
12:20 a.m. 2177 Patricia Place, Manhattan
DUITuesday
9:43 p.m. Village Dr. and Anderson Ave., Manhattan
LarcenyMonday
7:57 a.m. 329 Riley Ave., Ogden
8:20 a.m. 3301 Musil Dr., Manhattan
10:57 a.m. 3312 Frontier Circle, Manhattan
4:04 p.m. 3441 Treesmill Dr., Manhattan
5:06 p.m. 3306 Fairman Circle, Manhattan
5:18 p.m. 3221 Cloud Cir-cle, Manhattan
5:46 p.m. 1501 Highland Dr., Manhattan
9:22 p.m. 616 N. 12 St., Manhattan
Tuesday 12:47 a.m. 1100 block of
Moro, Manhattan 12:46 p.m. 3927 Kaw
Road, Manhattan 1:27 p.m. 1749 Cassell
Road, Manhattan
2:26 p.m. 1101 Freemont
St., Manhattan
5:42 p.m. 617 N. 12th St.,
Manhattan
5:53 p.m. 1425 Harry
Road, Manhattan
8:03 p.m. 1841 Cassell
Road, Manhattan
By Michael KunzelMan and Kevin McGill
Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS Offi-cials in the oil and gas industry say they will vig-orously defend against a lawsuit accusing compa-nies of damaging hundreds of acres of coastal land that serve as a natural buffer against hurricane flood-ing.
A statement from Chris John, president of the Lou-isiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, called the lawsuit filed Wednes-day a contingency lawsuit where the plaintiff attor-neys stand to gain millions of dollars.
The industry group declined to comment fur-ther.
The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authori-ty-Easts board of commis-sioners filed the lawsuit against dozens of compa-nies Wednesday in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. The board says corrosive saltwater from a network of oil and gas access and pipeline canals has killed vegetation and swept away mountains of soil.
The oil and gas industry has cost Louisiana hun-dreds of acres of coastal land that serve as a natural buffer against flooding
from hurricanes, officials in charge of New Orleans-area flood protection say in a lawsuit seeking to hold dozens of companies responsible.
Corrosive saltwater from a network of oil and gas access and pipeline canals has killed vegetation and swept away mountains of soil, the Southeast Louisi-ana Flood Protection Authority-Easts board of commissioners claims in the lawsuit, which it filed Wednesday in Orleans Par-
ish Civil District Court. The wetlands are consid-ered a crucial buffer against hurricanes because they can help keep floodwaters from storm surge at bay.
What remains of these coastal lands is so seriously diseased that if nothing is done, it will slip into the Gulf of Mexico by the end of this century, if not soon-er, the lawsuit says.
The board says it will have to bear many of the costs associated with the need for increased flood
protection. The lawsuit, a draft of which was provid-ed to The Associated Press before it was filed, seeks unspecified damages.
Even the industry rec-ognizes they are responsi-ble for some of the land lost, and its not an insig-nificant amount, said
board vice president John Barry, author of Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America.
About 100 companies are named as defendants in the lawsuit, including Apache Corp., BP America Produc-tion Co., Chevron USA Inc.,
ConocoPhillips Co., Exxon Mobil Corp., Shell Oil Co. and The Pickens Co. Inc.
The board covers most of the New Orleans area, gov-erning the Orleans Levee District, the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District and the East Jefferson Levee District.
Flood board files lawsuit against oil companies over erosion
Associated Press
JUNCTION CITY Authorities in northeast Kansas are continuing to inves-tigate the alleged illegal use of municipal water in Junction City.
The problem was first identified earlier this month when state officials notified Junction City that it was using as much as 30 percent more water than allotted. The police department issued a notice July 7
asking the publics help in identifying the source of the water usage.
Police Lt. Jeff Childs said Wednesday that officers are investigating as part of their regular patrols. Childs says one per-son who was illegally using water has been contacted so far but is not suspected of being the main cause of the increased usage.
Childs says other possibilities could be leaking water mains or faulty meters.
Police continue water investigation
Associated PressFox News commentator and author Bill OReilly, (left) and actor Rob Lowe on the set of National Geographic Channels Killing Kennedy, June 15 in Richmond, Va.
By alicia Rancilo
Associated Press
BEVERLY HILLS Rob Lowe, who has publicly aligned himself with the Democratic party in the past, says it was not a con-cern to take on a TV movie adaptation of Fox News pundit and conservative Bill OReillys book Killing Ken-nedy.
I didnt think about it at
all because the book had come out and been so suc-cessful, said Lowe at the annual Television Critics Association (TCA) panel Wednesday in Beverly Hills.
OReillys Killing Kenne-dy, which came out last year and was a best-seller, examined the events leading up to President John F. Ken-nedys death.
Lowe plays Kennedy in the film, and says like OReillys book, National
Geographic Channels ver-sion will also present a unique perspective on the countrys 35th president.
The way this story is told Ive never seen before, he said.
Yes, it features Lowe as the doomed president and Ginnifer Goodwin as first lady Jackie Kennedy, but it also depicts Lee Harvey Oswalds life before killing Kennedy.
Lowe not fazed by OReilly
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JC Breakfast Optimist Club
The JC Breakfast Optimist Club met Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at Stacys Restau-rant. The meeting was called to order by Vice President, Tom Brungardt. Members recited the Pledge of Alle-giance and The Optimist Creed to begin the meeting.
Pastor Nikki Woolsey from the Zion United Church of Christ was a guest and is a potential new member. Opti-mist Regional Governor for the state of Kansas, Jane Harris from Lawrence, was also a guest and made a spe-cial presentation.
The program was present-ed by Greg Gooden, music teacher at Fort Riley Ele-mentary and Director of the Geary County Childrens Choir. Mr. Gooden shared video presentations the Choir gave at the most recent Martin Luther King celebra-tion in Junction City.
There were 60 members in grades four through eight in the Choir. The children come from civilian and military families to participate in per-formances at senior centers, Relay For Life, Opera House Christmas program, St. Xaviers Reunions, in our area and have also per-formed at the Silver Bell and on the Andy Williams stage in Branson, Mo.
In order to become a mem-ber of the Choir, the children must try out, pay the tuition, purchase a performance shirt and slacks, and do their own fundraising. Mr. Good-en is interested in receiving donations and/or scholar-ships to help students who want to be involved, but find it difficult to afford the costs of being a member.
This year the goal is to take the Choir to Colorado Springs, Colorado to per-form at the Air Force Acad-emy and at Pikes Peak. Pikes Peak was one of the locations where Katherine Lee Bates was inspired to write her poem, which later became the lyrics for Amer-ica, The Beautiful.
Next week, Dr. Deb Gustafson, Principal of Ware Elementary School on Fort Riley, will share the success-es and challenges of being a Principal on an Army Post.
Any person interested in attending a meeting of the J.C. Breakfast Optimist Club will receive a free breakfast at the first meeting they attend. Points of contact for the Optimist Club to learn more are Kenny Talley at [email protected] or Dr. Ferrell Miller at [email protected].
The Optimistic Quote for the week is: Look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. From the Opti-mist Creed
Submitted by Luise Mathes
Sunflower Quilt GuildThe Sunflower Quilt
Guild met July 16 at the Dorothy Bramlage Library in Junction City.
Twenty eight members answered roll call sharing projects they had finished since the last meeting. We also had nine guests pres-ent.
The Mahogany Thread-ers came and showed their quilts and told stories about each one. One young lady was so enthused with quilt-ing, she said if you laid a scrap of fabric down, she would put it in a quilt.
One of their members had been to Africa, and brought back some panels with African scenes. They were beautiful, done in vibrant colors.
Christina Bloom gave a program on the Mariners Compass, and indicated she might have a class on it at a later date.
Volunteers were ask to sign up to help at the fair, and everyone was reminded to bring their entries between 3 and 7 p.m. Mon-day the July 22.
The next meeting is scheduled for the Aug. 20 at the Dorothy Bramlage Library, starting at 6:30 p.m.
The program is on dimen-tional blocks. Guests are welcome.
Social Duplicate BridgeThe Social Duplicate
Bridge group met Monday, July 22, at Sterling House with eighteen individuals participating in the Howell movement.
The first place winners for the evening were Joel and Judy Hofer.
A tie for second place was shared by Sharon Kurtze and Lois Moon and Gary and Mary Devin. Bob Nor-cross and Dean Luthi placed third.
The group meets each Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Ster-ling House, 1022 Caroline
Ave., Junction City. All new bridge players are wel-come.
For more information call Ramona at 762-2218.
Geary RepublicansThe Geary County Repub-
lican Party invites the pub-lic to their first ever bowl-ing fundraiser.
The event will be on July 27, starting at 4 p.m. We will be bowling 9-pin no tap (9 pins on your first ball equals a strike) and will offer pizza and pop.
Put together a team of four, pay the entry fee of $25 per person (pay your-self or find some sponsors) and enjoy three fun games.
Your shoes are also included in this price.
Email [email protected] for a registration form, or call (785) 238-3806 and leave a message.
Come and enjoy and sup-port your Republican Party.
Reunion set for July 28
The Sylvester-Rudolph family reunion will be held July 28 at the Wamego Unit-ed Methodist Church. There will be a potluck dinner at 12:45 p.m., pictures of each family branch, cake and a business meeting. We would like as many family mem-bers present as possible as we celebrate our 65th annu-al reunion.
Milford LionsMilford Lions met July 9
for their monthly meeting. Past President Jim Price called the meeting to order. (He was acting as president since President Dodie Greenwalt and secretary Mike Greenwalt were in Hamburg, Germany, for the Lions International Con-vention.) They also visited several of their exchange students and families while in Germany.
Pastor Mike Lacer gave the invocation on Lionism, service, and peace. All are
the global goals of Lions.Special guest of the eve-
ning was Mabel Kane who celebrated her 89th birth-day.
Missing also for the eve-ning were Mike and Ann Baca who were in the hos-pital in Topeka. Even though they were ill and absent, they had made arrangements for a special guest presenter about the Salvation Army.
Since Junction City no longer has a church con-nected to its work, it is now called Red Shield Service Center. Hadiyah Dansby, who is from Junction City, is running the center here in Junction City which is located at 725 N. Washing-ton.
Members donated to assist Hadiyah in projects. Her major project at this time is delivering and pick-ing up students at camp. For a special treat, she sang a gospel song. For further information or to volunteer, call 579-6250.
Member and Representa-tive Allan Rothlisberg gave updates on the legislature. He encouraged all who are interested in supporting a casino to be sure to speak up.
He and his wife Sandy introduced their grand-daughters Kayla and Sabri-na from Wisconsin.
Members were thanked for their assistance and participation in Zone 8 steak and potluck party at the Greenwoods house by Zone 8 Chair Mo Green-wood. (This year it is zone 6.)
All of the Milford Lion members and numerous guests attended. Members were reminded of the Great Plains Lions Leadership
Institute to be held in Maryville, Mo, July 26-28.
Also members were encouraged to attend the USA/Canada Forum which will be in Overland Park Sept. 19-21. Since this is being held in Kansas, every-one is encouraged to attend,
help, and meet many of the Lion International officers and staff, including Lion International President Barry Palmer from Austra-lia.
The next regular Milford Lions meeting will be a pot-luck at 6:30 p.m. at the Mil-ford City Building Aug. 13. For more information call 463-5486.
Geary County Democrats
The Geary County Demo-crats will meet at La Fiesta on Monday, July 29, begin-ning at 6:30 p.m. Those wishing to eat are invited to begin at 6p.m.
Meeting will be held in the back room. Jason Perky, Executive Director of the Kansas Democratic Party, will speak about the cur-rent events and the impact on education. All interested parties are invited to attend. Call Melody Saxton at (785) 375-1425 with any ques-tions.
Club Notes
Photo SubmittedThe Social Duplicate Bridge group at their event on July 22.
Photo submittedJunction City Elks Club members Phil Irby and Vickie Carrier received the the Grand Exalted Rulers Membership Recruitment Pin recently.
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Dear Annie: I am a woman and am deeply attracted to a good friend, also female. We have begun watching a racy TV show together at my home, and its becoming very uncom-fortable for me to watch it with her. I find myself won-dering whether I should instead offer to loan her the DVDs so she can watch them on her own. If so, do I need to explain why?
She has told me over the course of our friendship that she is eschewing romantic relationships until she is in a healthier frame of mind, which I sup-port, and that she plans to move in six months or so. I have a young son and am not interested in a tempo-rary entanglement. I do not want to alienate my friend and am wondering what course of action is least likely to put a crimp in our friendship. Crushing
Dear Crushing: Is it pos-sible that your friend is interested in you romanti-cally? If you think that might be the case, you should tell her that you are attracted to her and see what happens. However, if that is too emotionally frightening and you fear it will end the friendship, you need to stop these incendi-ary dates in whatever way removes the intimacy from your get-togethers.
Offer her the DVDs and say that you are tired of watching this show. You could suggest an alternate TV program that is less racy or invite more people over so its not only the two of you. You could meet at a local coffee shop or restau-rant to chat. You do not have to bare your soul to her if it makes you uncom-fortable, but it means you must stop putting yourself in this compromising posi-tion.
Dear Annie: My father recently informed me of some dark family history that happened years ago. I already felt disconnected from his side of the family, but now I feel ashamed to be a part of these secrets and dishonorable behavior.
I am considering chang-ing my surname. I suspect my father will be angry that Im giving up the family name, and I realize that my name doesnt necessarily reflect on me, but going through life connected to those bad things seems like a worse option. What do you think? Shady Family Business
Dear Shady: Unless your family name is particularly
recognizable, it is unlikely that anyone will connect you to these dark deeds. However, if you wish to change your name as a pro-test against your fathers family, that is up to you. But be prepared for his reaction and willing to face the consequences.
Dear Annie: Doing It Myself asked for advice about his mother, who has dementia. She wanted to stay in her home.
I am a retired Adult Pro-tective Services social worker whose job was to investigate adult abuse, neglect and exploitation. I cannot tell you how many times I investigated a report in the home and knew as soon as I saw the caregiver that the person had a histo-ry of violence.
I have told my children that I want to remain in my own home only if I can rec-ognize it as my own and the information I give them is reliable. (Dementia patients often report thievery or abuse when it does not exist.) Otherwise, I want to be in a nursing home. There is a much greater chance that abuse or neglect will be witnessed in a nursing facility.
When the patients family hires a caregiver, it is important that they go through a licensed reliable service that screens their employees. They should never look through the clas-sified ads for an individual to care for a loved one. Been There
Annies Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your q u e s t i o n s t o [email protected], or write to: Annies Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.
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Ever since the moon formed an auspicious trine yesterday, the lunar cycle has been stirring up a strong sense of artistry, favoring a creative way of thinking and inviting an open dialogue with the muses. This trend continues through the day and night as ethereal Pisces lunar energies add a touch of mysticism to the mix.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Get-ting on the same page in relation-ships is the challenge of the day. Someone may be thinking of you as a sweetheart while you are still working out the logistics of friend-ship.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Youll derive pleasure from helping others, and it wouldnt occur to you to want a reward. But youll be rewarded anyway with the highest esteem of your peers.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your general rule is that if youre speaking more than youre listening, youre talking too much. But today, what you have to say is so crucial to the group that you may have to break this rule.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). The audience you want may not be the audience you currently have. But if you give more to the people who are already listening to you, you will attract the ones who are not.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). In the heat of the moment, it is very tempting to get caught up in the high praise of others and run with it, but this is not gracious. You will be most proud of what you do from a humble place.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your tendency to hold everyone to a high standard is an outcropping of your love of humanity. You believe people are capable of reaching their full
potential, and some will because you make them accountable.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). As a socially sophisticated person, you realize that sometimes when people are telling secrets, they actually mean to be overheard. Youll lever-age your social savvy this evening.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You have an impulse to make bold moves tonight, but will you? Much depends on your confidence in the moment, which depends on your habits earli-er in the day. The attention you give to yourself in the a.m. builds p.m. success.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The effort involved in trying to impress someone will have the pay-off of accomplishing the exact oppo-site. In some games, the only winner is the one who forfeits.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Expectations are dangerous, espe-cially if another person is expecting something of you. Dont let people build you up in their minds, because it will be too much work for you to fill the role, and youll wind up resentful.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Just about everyone speaks logically, but you do something that sets you apart: You paint pictures with your words, and this makes your stories compelling and your personality charismatic.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Theres a fine line between over-thinking the future and planning ahead. Youll know you have crossed into over-thinking when all of your thoughts are preventing you from moving.
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FROM PAGE ONE
By Nicole WiNfield aNd JeNNy Barchfield
Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO Pope Francis made an emotional plea Wednesday for Roman Catholics to shun material-ism in the first public Mass of his initial international trip as pontiff, then returned to Rio de Janeiro for a meet-ing with drug addicts heavy in symbolism.
The session was to meant to drive home the message that the humble pope has repeatedly delivered during his short papacy: that the Catholic Church must focus on the poor, those who are suffering and the outcasts of society.
During his stop at a Rio hospital, Francis was expected to stick with the theme of faith and sacrifice that he spoke about earlier Wednesday in his homily in Aparecida, a small town halfway between Rio and Sao Paulo. The pontiff urged Catholics to resist the ephemeral idols of money, power and pleasure.
It was an emotional trip to one of the most important shrines in Latin America.
Thousands packed into the huge Basilica of the Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida in an agricultur-al region of verdant fields. Tens of thousands more braved a cold rain outside to catch a glimpse of the first pope from the Americas returning to a shrine of great meaning to the conti-nent and to him personally.
Before the Mass, Francis stood in silent prayer in front of the 15-inch statue of the Virgin of Aparecida, the Black Mary, his eyes tear-ing up as he breathed heav-ily. He later carried it in his arms. It was a deeply per-sonal moment for this pon-tiff, who has entrusted his papacy to the Virgin Mary and, like many Catholics in Latin America, places great
importance in devotion to Mary.
After his Mass, the pope blessed the tens of thou-sands gathered outside the basilica and announced that he would return to Apareci-da in 2017, the year that marks the 300th anniversa-ry of a fisherman finding the Black Mary statue in a nearby river.
During his homily, Fran-cis urged Catholics to keep their values of faith, gener-osity and fraternity, a mes-sage he was expected to repeat later in the day dur-ing a visit to the drug reha-bilitation ce