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Friday, February 28, 2014
The Abilene
I-70 construction to begin in phases March 17
By GREG DOERING
Greg.doering@abilene-rc.com
Offcials are hoping better plan-
ning of an Interstate 70 construction
project will spare Abilene businesses
on North Buckeye Avenue the steep
drop in traffc from the interstate
experienced during a nearly three-
month closure of Exit 275 last fall.
Idecker, Inc. will begin construc-
tion on the westbound lanes of I-70
March 17. One key difference in this
years contract is a phased construc-
tion plan that includes incentives for
completing parts of the eight-mile
project on time.
The phased approach was devel-
oped in meetings between the Kan-
sas Department of Transportation
and Abilene City Manager David
Dillner. The new approach is ex-
pected to shorten the amount of
time I-70s westbound traffc will be
barred from using Exit 275.
This should work out much better
for the community and businesses,
said David Greiser, KDOT District
2 public affairs manager. We will
have more ramps open for longer
periods.
Greiser said the contract previ-
ously didnt contain any incentives
for Idecker due to the project design
work being outsourced.
When the contract was done, it
wasnt necessarily what we would
have done, in house, Greiser ex-
plained, noting that the contract had
been strengthened to reduce fexibil-
ity for the contractor.
Last fall, Exit 275 was closed to
eastbound traffc on Aug. 19 and
remained shuttered through mid-
November.
The westbound lanes from 0.4
miles west of Exit 275 to 2.3 miles
east of K-43 will be impacted by the
construction.
Phases include (dates are tenta-
tive):
Phase one will include the demo-
lition of the westbound bridge over
K-43, completion of work in the
eastbound lanes at Jeep Road, and
the building of a crossover at the
K-15/I-70 interchange. Eastbound
ramps at Jeep Road will be closed
during this time. The schedule for
this phase is March 17 to April 26.
Phase two will continue with
the construction of the bridge over
K-43. The westbound ramps at K-43
will be closed for repair work, and
the westbound lanes on I-70 will
also be completely shut down. En-
trance and exit ramps at Jeep Road
and K-15 will be open during this
time. The schedule for this phase is
See: I-70, Page 6
Hope Fire Department exploring new district
By TIM HORAN
tim.horan@abilene-rc.com
The Hope Fire Department is seeking to
form a fre district for taxing purposes.
Dickinson County Administrator Brad
Homman told the Dickinson County Com-
mission at its regular meeting Thursday that
the Hope Fire Department will be holding
public meetings to look into establishing a
fre district for its service area.
Current funding for the fre department
comes from six townships surrounding Hope
and the City of Hope. A fre district would
have the authority to levy property tax.
Hope Fire Chief Chad Lorson has talked to
the area townships which would lower their
budget so that property owners in that area
would not see an increase in the mill levy, just
a shift to the Hope Fire Department, Homman
reported.
There would not be any increase in taxes
but it would be a cleaner way of providing
funding, Homman said. It would be com-
bining the funding and the oversight of the
fre department into one. Right now you have
six townships. Right now you have one fre
department out of Hope and one out of Na-
varre that serves that area. Every year they
have to go to every township and the city to
get budget money. This way you would have
a fre board, similar to District No. 1, that
oversees that and access the budget. Their
intent is to not increase any budget money.
Homman said that it could potentially lower
insurance rates.
Townships involved include Hope, Banner,
Jefferson Ridge, a little bit of Union, Logan
and Newburg.
Its been talked about for a number of
years, Homman said. I know he (Lorson)
sent out several hundred letters this week
to every person that owns property in those
townships and the city of Hope.
One meeting will be held at Navarre at the
Lions Club building (old grade school) and
one at the bank annex to explain to people
what they would like to do, he said.
The fre department would have to get per-
mission from the county commission to form
a district.
I hope he can get an agreement because
Friends,
family
gather
to support
Gassman
Refector-Chronicle Staff
Friends and family of a local girl
fghting a brain tumor packed the
St. Andrews Catholic Church Friday
morning.
Carly Gassman, 19, has been bat-
tling complications of a brain tumor
since 2012.
Carly is a
graduate of
Abilene High
School and a
standout athlete
in volleyball,
basketball and
softball. She
was also well
known as a
lifeguard at the
Great Life Abilene pool.
She is a member of the Delta Delta
Delta sorority at Kansas State Uni-
versity, where she was an honor roll
student.
On March 12, 2012, a tumor was
discovered in the frontal lob of her
brain.
She underwent her frst of several
surgeries that year at KU Medical
Center.
Doctors removed a benign tumor
but left about 10 percent in 2012.
It was the size of a baseball and
they took it out in one piece, she
said in an interview in 2012. There
is still some left, like a fngernail.
She underwent her last surgery last
month.
During that time she received sup-
port from the community that posted
PFCG signs around Abilene, which
stood for Pray for Carly Gassman.
Many community members fol-
lowed her progress on social net-
works like Facebook, Twitter and
Caring Bridge where PFCG was a
common theme.
It was posted on Caring Bridge on
Thursday that she had mets (metas-
tasize) in the spine. She became un-
responsive that morning but was no
Now were cookin
Culinary teams taking skills to competition
By TIM HORAN
tim.horan@abilene-rc.com
There a lot more to culinary art than just food.
Thats something seven sophomores from
Abilene High School and a team from Chapman
have discovered recently as they prepared for the
ProStart Invitational.
The contest next Tuesday in Kansas City is
sponsored by the Kansas Restaurant Association.
The kids are excited but nervous at the same
time, said Debora Farr, FCCLA instructor at
AHS It is the frst time for Abilene Culinary
Arts students to compete against culinary pow-
erhouse schools. Olathe North won the National
ProStart Invitational last year and has placed
many times.
AHS Team One consists of Stephanie Miku-
lecky, Natasha Bashore, Gabe (Jose) Holguin-
Ruiz .
Their meal:
cucumber salad bites with pomegranate
dressing
jasmine rice
coconut ginger braised asparagus
pomegranate chicken
chocolate mousse
The second team consists of Abbie McCook,
Addie Alvarez, Issaih Lopoez and Malorie Un-
ruh.
Their meal:
chicken breast with zucchini
mashed potatoes
green salad with raspberry vinegarette
fancy yogurt with strawberries and oranges
The Abilene students, who have never compet-
ed in a cooking competition before, said picking
the right meal was a team effort.
We all share certain tasks but some of us fo-
Carly Gassman
Tim Horan Refector-Chronicle
Abilene High School students (from left) Addie Alvarez, Natasha Bashore, and Stephanie Mikulecky prepare appetizers. The three, along with four other
students will be competing in a culinary arts contest next week.
See: County, Page 6
See: Gassman, Page 6 See: Cooking, Page 6
The Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. While
tiny houses have been at-
tractive for those wanting to
downsize or simplify their
lives for fnancial or environ-
mental reasons, theres another
population benefting from the
small-dwelling movement: the
homeless.
Theres a growing effort
across the nation from advo-
cates and religious groups to
build these compact build-
ings because they are cheaper
than a traditional large-scale
shelter, help the recipients so-
cially because they are built
in communal settings and are
environmentally friendly due
to their size.
Youre out of the elements,
youve got your own bed,
youve got your own place to
call your own, said Harold
Hap Morgan, who is without
a permanent home in Madison.
It gives you a little bit of self-
pride: This is my own house.
Hes in line for a 99-square-
foot house built through the
nonproft Occupy Madison
Build, or OM Build, run by
former organizers with the Oc-
cupy movement. The group
hopes to create a cluster of tiny
houses like those in Olympia,
Wash., and Eugene and Port-
land, Ore.
Many have been built with
donated materials and volun-
teer labor, sometimes from
the people who will live in
them. Most require residents
to behave appropriately, avoid
drugs and alcohol and help
maintain the properties.
Still, sometimes neighbors
have not been receptive. Lin-
da Brown, who can see the
proposed site for Madisons
tiny houses from her living
room window, said she wor-
ries about noise and what her
neighbors would be like.
There have been people
who have always been as-
sociated with people who are
homeless that are unsavory
types of people, she said.
Organizer Brenda Kon-
kel hopes to allay neighbors
concerns by the time the City
Council votes in May on the
groups application to rezone
the site of a former auto body
shop to place the houses there.
Plans include gardens, a chick-
en coop and possibly bee hives
and showers and bathrooms in
the main building.
I think a lot of them we can
work through. I think there is
some ways we can be a real as-
set to the neighborhood, she
said.
The group has already built
one house thats occupied by
a couple and parked on the
street. A volunteer moves it ev-
ery 24 or 48 hours as required
by city ordinances.
The house, which cost about
$5,000, fts a double bed with
overhead storage, a small
table and a small room with
a compostable toilet. Theres
no plumbing or electricity, but
the home is insulated and has a
propane heater to get the resi-
dents through the harsh Wis-
consin winters.
Organizers want to eventu-
ally add solar panels.
Morgan, who has struggled
with a spinal cord surgery,
alcohol addiction and unem-
ployment, lives in a trailer pro-
vided by OM Build. He hopes
to work as a cook again.
My goal is to go back to that
and get my own place, but its
really nice to have this to fall
back on, he said.
The tiny house effort in Eu-
gene, Ore., sprung up after
the city shut down an Occupy
encampment that turned into
a tent city for the homeless.
Andrew Heben and others
worked with the city, which
provided them with land for
the project.
Opportunity Village Eugene
opened in September with
little resistance, said Heben,
26, who is on the board of di-
rectors. Most of the nine huts,
which are 60 square feet, and
21 bungalows, which are 64
square feet and 80 square feet,
are already built.
Thirty people are living in
them now, and he expects 40
to 45 residents ultimately. The
houses dont have electricity,
water, bathrooms, showers or
kitchens, but separate shared
buildings do.
Theyve done it all for less
than $100,000, which is about
half the median home price in
Eugene, all from private do-
nors with no taxpayer money.
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Walk Kansas for your health
W
alk Kansas, 2014, is sched-
uled to begin March 16.
The eight-week K-State
Research and Extension ftness chal-
lenge emphasizes walking for health,
and encourages teams of six to cover
the equivalent of the 423-mile distance
across Kansas, said Sharolyn Jackson,
state coordinator for the health-promot-
ing program.
If that doesnt seem far enough, ftness
enthusiasts can sign up to walk 1,200
miles the same distance as around the
states perimeter, said Jackson, who is a
K-State Research and Extension family
and consumer sciences area specialist
based in Manhattan.
The program was introduced in 2001,
and intended to encourage heart-healthy
exercise close to home and at a time that
fts in with already busy schedules.
Walk Kansas has become popular with
families and friends sharing the goal to
improve health, and also is being incor-
porated into worksite wellness programs,
Jackson said.
Most teams cover the distance during
the eight weeks and participants applaud
improved health from adding physical
activity to their day, Jackson said. She
cited reports of improved energy, more
restful sleep, stress management, lower
blood pressure and cholesterol, and
weight loss.
While the focus is on walking because
it can be easy, convenient and only re-
quires a comfortable pair of shoes, the
program has grown to include compa-
rable heart-healthy aerobic exercise.
Biking, swimming, water aerobics and
dance are examples.
Walking at a heart-healthy rate can al-
low some, but not much conversation,
said Jackson, who encourages at least
10-minute segments of exercise to im-
prove cardiovascular health.
The goal, she said, is 30 minutes of
physical activity fve or more days each
week, for a total of 2-1/2 hours or 150
minutes of physical activity.
The goal for the K-State Research and
Extension programs is to provide en-
couragement to add or maintain health-
promoting physical activity and reduce
the risk of chronic illness.
Walk Kansas, 2014 is scheduled March
16 to May 10; costs for the ftness pro-
gram is $7 per person by Friday, March
7.
The price includes a weekly newsletter
with food, nutrition, health and physical
activity tips and recipes, with a follow-
up quarterly newsletter.
An optional Walk Kansas T-shirt or
other apparel is also available for pur-
chase.
More information about Walk Kansas
2013 is available at the Dickinson Coun-
ty K-State Research and Extension Of-
fce, 712 S. Buckeye, Abilene, and online
at: www.dickinson.ksu.edu.

Chelsi Myer is the family and consumer
sciences agent with Dickinson County
Extension.
FACS Report
Chelsi Myer
Dickinson County Extension
World War II home front
theme for Royer flm festival
Special to Refector-Chronicle
The 23rd annual Paul H.
Royer Film Series is set for
March 6, 13 and 20 in the Li-
brary auditorium at the Eisen-
hower Presidential Library
campus.
Parking is available in the
staff lot behind the Library
building and in the south lot
near the Place of Meditation.
Each of these free flms starts
at 7 p.m. and includes free
soda and popcorn.
The flm series is sponsored
by Robert H. (Hank) Royer,
Jr., in memory of his grand-
father, who was a founding
member of the Eisenhower
Foundation and Abilene High
School classmate of President
Eisenhower.
The three flms chosen for
this year to complement the
current temporary exhibit are
movies featuring the home
front U.S. and England
during World War II.
Pin Up Girl
March 6 starring: Betty
Grable, John Harvey, Martha
Raye (1944, Color, 84 min-
utes)
In this musical romantic
comedy, the glamorous Lorry
Jones (Grable) works as the
hostess of a Missouri USO
canteen and routinely accepts
marriage proposals to keep
the men happy as part of her
job while performing as a
singer and signs autographed
pin-up photos.
Lorry has signed up for gov-
ernment service as a stenogra-
pher, but fantasizes of going
on a USO tour. During a side
trip to New York she fnds
true love.
The More
the Merrier
March 13 starring: Jean
Arthur, Joel McCrae, Charles
Coburn (1943, Black and
White, 104 minutes)
This comedy pokes fun at
the housing shortage dur-
ing World War II, especially
in Washington, D.C., where
Connie Milligan rents an
apartment.
Believing it to be her patri-
otic duty, she offers to sublet
half of her apartment, fully
expecting a suitable female
tenant. What she gets instead
is mischievous, middle-aged
Benjamin Dingle.
Dingle talks her into sublet-
ting to him and then promptly
sublets half of his half to
young, irreverent Joe Carter
creating a situation tailor-
made for comedy and ro-
mance.
Charles Coburn won an Os-
car for best actor in a support-
ing role.
Mrs. Miniver
March 20 starring: Greer
Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Te-
resa Wright (1942, Black and
White, 134 minutes)
This story of an average
English middle-class family
begins in the summer of 1939
in that happy, easy-going
England that was soon to be
fghting desperately for her
way of life and for life itself.
The Miniver family experi-
ence life in the frst months
of World War II. While dodg-
ing bombs, the Minivers son
courts Lady Beldons grand-
daughter. A rose is named af-
ter Mrs. Miniver and entered
in the competition against
Lady Beldons rose.
The flm was nominated for
12 Academy Awards and took
home six: Best Actress (Greer
Garson), Best Supporting Ac-
tress (Teresa Wright) and Best
Director (William Wyler), as
well as Best Black-and-White
Cinematography, Best Writ-
ing and Best Picture.
It was the top-grossing flm
of 1942 and the second big-
gest box-offce hit of the de-
cade, following Gone with
the Wind.
This flm series supplements
the World War II Remem-
bered: Leaders, Battles &
Heroes exhibit currently on
display in the Museum.
The exhibit is a three-year
commemoration of World
War II marking the 70th an-
niversaries of the war and its
aftermath as told through per-
sonal stories.
Club news
Photo provided
Abilene Optimist
Kate Wilson and Caysen Smith were guests at recent Opti-
mist Club meeting. Caysen was the clubs student athlete of
the week after taking first at the Phillipsburg Invitational on
Feb. 8. Smith is the son of Cristy and Chancy Smith. Wilson
was the guest speaker at the Feb. 19 meeting, talking to the
club about a new Catholic radio station.
Briefy
MHS lifts visitation
restriction
Memorial Health System announced Thursday that the re-
striction placed on visitation at Memorial Hospital in Abilene
has been lifted.
Visitation was restricted as a precautionary measure due to
wide-spread illness. According to Dr. Doug Sheern, infection
control officer, the prevalence of illness in the community
has reduced.
United Way applications
The United Way of Dickinson County is currently accept-
ing applications for fiscal year 2015. Qualified applicants are
501 (c) 3 agencies operating for at least two years that help
youth reach their potential, help individuals become finan-
cially stable and independent or improve peoples health.
Agencies must serve Dickinson County residents and have
offices in Dickinson County. All former and new agencies are
encouraged to apply.
Applications are due no later than March 15. For more in-
formation or an application contact Jeni Green at the United
Way at 785-200-6260 or uwdickinson@gmail.com.
Local tax help
Free tax help will be available at the Abilene Public Library
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the following dates: March 7 and
April 11. Appointments can be made by calling 785-263-
3082.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is an IRS-spon-
sored program that offers free tax preparation and filing
to anyone that earns a low to moderate income (generally
$55,000 and below).
Items to bring to your appointment include: Social Security
card or taxpayer identification number for everyone in
the family; photo ID for you and your spouse; all income
forms: W-2s, W-2Gs, 1099Rs, 1099s; Voided check for direct
deposit; expense documents: dependent care, education-
related expenses, home mortgage interest payments.
If you are interested in being a VITA volunteer, please con-
tact Vicki Gieber at Quality of Life Coalition, 785-263-1550.
Tiny houses help address homeless problem
Daily record
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Calendar
Friday
8 p.m. AA, non-smok-
ing, Catholic Parish Center,
210 E. Sixth St., Chapman
Saturday
6:30 a.m. Christian
Businessmens Association,
Green Acres Bowl
7 a.m. Solomon Lions
Club pancake feed
7 a.m. Gideons Prayer
Breakfast, Hitching Post
Restaurant, Old Abilene
Town
Sunday
2 p.m. Acoustic Jam at
Hitching Post Cafe
7 p.m. Fraternal Order
of Eagles Auxiliary No.
2934, 207 Eagle Drive
7 p.m. Clean and Se-
rene Narcotics Anonymous,
First United Methodist
Church, 601 N. Cedar
8 p.m. Open AA,
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church Parish Hall,
3599 North Field, Solomon
Monday
6:45 a.m. Abilene
Kiwanis Club, Hitching Post
Restaurant, Old Abilene
Town
7 p.m. Boy Scout
Troop 40, First United
Methodist Church, 601 N.
Cedar
7 p.m. NA, Solomon
Senior Center, 119 W.
Fourth St.
Enterprise Estates
Nursing Center
Hilltop Living
at its best
602 Crestview Dr.
Enterprise Ks
eenc@eaglecom.net
785-263-8278
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ALCO 10.40 0.00
Apple 530.63 +2.96
ADM 40.25 +0.36
AT&T 32.10 -0.13
Bank of Am. 16.50 +0.01
BP 50.57 +0.16
Caterpillar 97.00 +0.30
Coca-Cola 75.95 +0.39
Conoco 66.75 +0.50
Deere 85.61 +0.64
Exxon 96.69 +0.85
Ford 15.25 -0.14
Harley 66.18 +0.78
IBM 185.76 +0.49
Johnson & Jo. 92.01 +0.65
Kinder Mgn. 74.24 -0.34
McDonalds 95.31 +0.23
Microsoft 38.30 +0.44
Monsanto 109.18 +0.30
Pepsico 79.69 +0.62
Pfizer 32.28 +0.05
Potash 33.43 -0.06
Sprint 8.75 +0.10
Boeing 129.65 +1.09
Home Depot 82.84 +0.87
Union Pacific 180.43 +1.93
UPS 95.35 -0.21
Wal-Mart 74.98 +0.42
Westar 34.52 +0.20
Source: Yahoo Finance
Grains:
Prices at 9 a.m. Friday:
Wheat $6.42
Wheat new crop $6.50
Milo $4.37
Milo new crop $4.35
Soybeans $13.82
Soybeans new crop $11.06
Corn $4.32
Corn new crop $4.40
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The Associated Press
TOPEKA Despite op-
position from county off-
cials, a Kansas Senate com-
mittee recommended the
repeal of a mortgage regis-
tration fee.
The bill would phase out
the fee over fve years. It
was approved by the Sen-
ate Assessment and Taxa-
tion Committee earlier this
week.
The fee is $2.60 for each
$1,000 borrowed on a home
mortgage, or $390 for a
$150,000 mortgage.
Bankers and real estate
agents say the fee hurts their
business and consumers.
But county offcials state-
wide said the fee brings
in needed revenue, which
would have to be replaced
in some other way.
The bill would phase in
over four years a $4-per-
page increase for docu-
ments handled by county
registers of deeds.
Committee
approves
repeal of
mortgage
fee
Bill to open police records advances
By JOHN MILBURN
The Associated Press
TOPEKA Kansas resi-
dents would have more access
to police documents explain-
ing the reason behind arrests,
in a bill that won approval in
the state House on Thursday
and went to the Senate where
a tougher fght was expected.
The bill, which was ap-
proved 113-10, also would
make affdavits justifying
search warrants open to the
parties involved. The measure
passed as the House fnished
work on dozens of bills ahead
of Friday, the frst major leg-
islative deadline of the ses-
sion.
Rep. John Rubin said un-
less there is a compelling law
enforcement reason for not
making a record public, de-
tails should be disclosed.
I believe in full govern-
mental accountability and
transparency. It should apply
to law enforcement as well,
said Rubin, a Shawnee Re-
publican.
As written, individuals
whose homes are searched
would have 30 days to request
documentation explaining the
reason for the search. Kansas
is one of the few states that
seal probable-cause affda-
vits. Neighboring Missouri
does not.
The proposed change stems
from an incident in Leawood,
where a home was searched
on the suspicion that hydro-
ponic equipment used for a
childs science project was
being used to grow mari-
juana. The parents were or-
dered to the foor while their
children watched as offcers
search the home.
The couple was never told
the reasons behind the search
because the probable cause
documents were closed.
Prosecutors have raised
concerns that opening the
records could jeopardize the
safety and privacy of vic-
tims and witnesses. The bill
was amended in committee
to allow prosecutors to seek
to have the records sealed or
redacted in such instances.
Others have questioned the
additional time and money it
could cost to provide the doc-
uments to the public.
The Kansas Press Associa-
tion, which had advocated for
the change in previous years,
supported Rubins measure.
There were some very
bright legal minds that draft-
ed this legislation. They tried
to be fair, said Richard Gan-
non, the KPAs lobbyist. I
think the opposition has given
up in the House and will try to
fght us in the Senate.
Also Thursday, the Senate
approved, 33-7, an unrelated
records bill that would place
limits on what state and lo-
cal government agencies can
charge to make copies of pub-
lic records.
Mo. Senate
passes truce
with Kansas
The Associated Press
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
Missouri senators passed leg-
islation Thursday proposing
a truce with Kansas in the in-
tense tax-break battle for busi-
nesses in the Kansas City area.
The two states have together
waived hundreds of millions
of dollars of tax revenues in
recent years by offering spe-
cialized incentives for busi-
nesses to relocate some-
times for merely moving a
few miles from one side of the
state line to the other.
The Missouri legislation
would prohibit incentives for
border-jumping businesses in
an eight county Kansas City
region that spans both states.
The measure passed the
Missouri Senate by a 30-2
vote and now heads to the
House. If passed, it would
take effect only if the Kansas
Legislature or governor enacts
a similar measure within the
next two years.
This would solve the prob-
lem that we have in the Kan-
sas City area of the job poach-
ing that takes place on both
sides of the state line, said
Missouri Sen. Ryan Silvey, a
Republican from Kansas City.
The governors of Missouri
and Kansas both have ex-
pressed support for a truce
in the tax-incentive battle, as
have regional business groups
in Kansas City. But some
Kansas lawmakers have been
less receptive to the idea.
Kansas House commerce
committee Chairman Mar-
vin Kleeb said Thursday that
lawmakers would be willing
to consider a truce if Mis-
souri modifes economic
development programs that
currently entitle businesses to
incentives for meeting certain
job-creation criteria. Kan-
sas incentive programs leave
greater discretion to the gov-
ernors administration.
They actually have far bet-
ter programs than we do, said
Kleeb, a Republican from
Overland Park who is part of a
governors advisory commit-
tee on the business incentive
battle. We need to have that
equalized.
A recent analysis by the Hall
Family Foundation found that
since 2009, one Kansas pro-
gram waived $141 million of
tax revenues to relocate 3,343
jobs from Jackson County,
Mo., to Johnson or Wyandotte
counties in Kansas. Mean-
while, one of Missouris main
incentive programs waived
$76 million in tax revenues to
move 2,929 jobs from those
two Kansas counties to Jack-
son County.
The proposed truce would
affect only state incentives,
not those offered by cities and
counties, and would target
only tax breaks tailored for
specifc businesses. It does not
affect broad-based tax poli-
cies, such as recent reductions
in Kansas income tax rates or
similar proposals pending in
Missouri.
Even while seeking peace,
some Missouri senators took
rhetorical shots at Kansas.
Democratic Sen. Paul LeVota,
of Independence, predicted
that Kansas revenues would
be decimated by its recent
income tax cuts, leaving the
state unable to aggressively
offer incentives to Missouri
businesses.
They should be at your
door thanking you for this,
because theyre not going to
be able to compete anymore,
LeVota said to Silvey during
the Missouri Senate debate.
Silvey also suggested that it
was in Kansas best interests
to accept the truce.
If they dont join us, we
may fnd ourselves in a place
a couple of years down the
road where we are standing on
this foor debating a Kansas
recruitment act, Silvey said.
House OKs state fossils
The Associated Press
TOPEKA Two ancient
giants that once roamed the
area now known as Kansas
would become the states of-
fcial fossils in a proposal that
a dinosaur hunter believes
would boost education and
tourism.
The Kansas House on
Thursday voted 96-27 to
name the tylosaurus and the
pteranodon as the offcial
fossils. The creatures would
join the western meadowlark,
ornate box turtle and bison
as offcial state animals and
reptiles.
The bill goes to the Sen-
ate for consideration. Kansas
would join some 40 states that
have designated an offcial
state fossil.
Alan Detrich, a Kansas di-
nosaur hunter whose fossil
fnds are in museums around
the world, brought a juvenile
platecarpus to the Statehouse
to hang in the governors of-
fce. Within minutes of put-
ting the 17-foot fossil on
the wall, dozens of children
swarmed to get a look at the
cousin of the tylosaurus.
Today, were pretty much
launching a new era of tour-
ism, Detrich said. You can
see what kind of interest we
are getting.
The tylosaurus was a large
sea creature that hunted the
ocean that covered Kansas
more than 80 million years
ago. While it patrolled the wa-
ters, the pteranodon roamed
the skies. Fossils have been
found in the chalk hills in
western Kansas. Examples of
the tylosaurus are on display
at museums in Hays, Law-
rence and Austria.
Detrich found the fossil
more than a decade ago in
Gove County. The fossil is
mounted in a curled death
pose with the contents of
three fsh in its stomach.
He said promoting the
states fossil history will spark
interest in schools and attract
tourists. He noted that fossils
of sea creatures are popular in
Asian countries where they
are believed to be linked to
mythical dragons.
If weve got something in
common with the Asians with
dragons in our background,
its got to be good for tourism
and trade, Detrich said.
Gov. Sam Brownback, who
got a quick paleontology les-
son from Detrich, said he
wonders if students would be
more interested in the dino-
saur or the large bison head in
his ceremonial offce.
Thats the thing about this
state that there are so many
interesting tidbits that people
dont think about, Brown-
back said.
Some House members who
are opposed to the fossil bill
say there are more pressing
issues for legislators to ad-
dress.
Rep. Scott Schwab, an
Olathe Republican, ques-
tioned why the fossil measure
wasnt in a resolution form
instead of making it a state
law. He wasnt against the
intent of the measure, just the
method chosen.
I dont see a sixth grader
deciding to read statutes, fnd-
ing out what the state fossil is
and deciding to be a paleon-
tologist, Schwab said.
Meeting
Abilene BOE
The Abilene USD 435
Board of Education will hold
a special meeting at noon
on Monday, March 3 at the
District Office.
Agenda items include;
call meeting to order
approval of the agenda
consent agenda;
personnel update;
board-administrator com-
munication;
other;
executive session;
adjournment.
Tea Party PAC backs Wolf
By JOHN HANNA
The Associated Press
TOPEKA A Kansas phy-
sician trying to unseat three-
term U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts
in the Republican primary
picked up the endorsement
of a national tea party group
Thursday, and a northeast
Kansas prosecutor confrmed
that hes running as a Demo-
crat.
The Tea Party Express en-
dorsement of Dr. Milton
Wolf came as the GOP chal-
lenger worked to shift the
campaigns focus away from
his past postings of graphic
X-ray images on Facebook.
Roberts re-election cam-
paign this week launched
statewide radio and cable
television ads about the post-
ings.
During a Topeka rally,
Wolf, a Leawood radiologist,
continued to attack the fed-
eral health care overhaul and
described Roberts as a Wash-
ington insider. Wolf also said
he has strong anti-abortion
and gun-rights views, both
important to many GOP pri-
mary voters.
Wolf criticized President
Barack Obama over a com-
ment the Democrat made as
a candidate in 2008 that
some bitter small-town resi-
dents cling to guns and reli-
gion.
As for me, I love the Lord,
our God, Wolf said. My
frearm of choice is the Ruger
SR-556, and I have hatred to-
wards no man, only towards
bad government, he de-
clared to cheers and applause
from the Topeka crowd.
About 40 supporters at-
tended the Topeka event at a
downtown restaurant. Wolf
also had rally with the tea
party groups chairwoman in
Wichita and Overland Park.
Ahead the Topeka rally, the
top local prosecutor, Shaw-
nee County District Attorney
Chad Taylor, confrmed he
will run for Roberts seat.
Taylor is the only Democrat
to have expressed an interest
publicly, and he scheduled
a news conference Friday
at the Kansas secretary of
states offce to launch his
campaign.
Taylor was elected district
attorney in 2008 and re-
elected in 2012. No Demo-
crat has won a U.S. Senate
seat in GOP-leaning Kansas
since 1932, though many
Democrats believe their can-
didate has a signifcantly bet-
ter chance of winning if Wolf
ousts Roberts in the primary.
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DEAR DOCTOR K: My
daughter and several of her col-
lege friends are on the paleo
diet. What is that? Is it healthy?
DEAR READER: The paleo
diet, short for Paleolithic diet,
restricts what you eat to foods
the hunter-gatherers of the Stone
Age ate 10,000 years ago. While
the diet doesnt require you to
live like a caveman, it does re-
quire you to eat like one.
Heres an example of what you
can and cant eat on the paleo
diet:
Do eat: meat (especially game
meat), poultry, fsh and shellfsh;
fresh fruits, fresh vegetables,
eggs, seeds, nuts, and olive, co-
conut and faxseed oils.
Dont eat: Any food that is
processed, man-made or pre-
packaged; all grains; legumes
(including peanuts); dairy, salt,
sugar, vegetable oils, potatoes.
At frst glance, the paleo diet
appears reasonable. It is rich
in many of the foods nutrition
professionals highlight. These
include fresh fruits and vegeta-
bles, healthy fats, lean protein,
and limited amounts of sodium
and sugar. And it stresses whole
foods rather than prepackaged
and processed foods.
But theres a downside. Fol-
lowing the paleo diet increases
the risk of certain nutritional
defciencies. For example, cut-
ting out all grains and legumes
removes sources of certain B vi-
tamins from the diet. Excluding
dairy could lead to a calcium de-
fciency. There are ways around
these issues. Organ meats, par-
ticularly liver, provide B vita-
mins, and dark leafy greens and
fsh (such as sardines with the
bones) are good sources of cal-
cium.
The paleo diet is not the best
option for vegetarians. Without
grains, legumes and dairy, veg-
etarians may be hard pressed to
eat enough protein. (Soy is out
because its a legume.)
Supporters of the paleo diet
claim that our ancient ancestors
who ate this way didnt suffer
from the diseases that plague the
modern world, such as heart and
blood vessel disease and Type
2 diabetes. I think thats a silly
argument. The fact is that these
ancient ancestors lived half as
long as we do and never got old
enough to develop diseases that
typically start in older adult-
hood.
Bottom line: At this time, there
is no strong scientifc evidence
for claims that a paleo diet helps
prevent or treat these medical
conditions.
Please dont misunderstand:
Im not making fun of the basic
idea behind the paleo diet. In
fact, Im sympathetic to it. We
humans of the 21st century are
not all that different, physically,
from ancient humans. Yet many
aspects of our life, surely includ-
ing our diet, have changed radi-
cally. Maybe our health would
be better if we ate like our an-
cient ancestors did, since thats
what our bodies were built to do.
Its a reasonable idea.
But the world is full of reason-
able ideas about how to improve
health, and some of them turn
out to be dead wrong. Only long-
term scientifc studies could
tell us if the paleo diet really is
healthy.
This is what I tell my patients
who have asked about it: Try it
to see if you like it. If so, vitamin
B and calcium supplements may
be a good idea.
(Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at
Harvard Medical School. To send questions, go
to AskDoctorK.com, or write: Ask Doctor K, 10
Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115.)
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Bridge can be
magical at times
BRIDGE by
PHILLIP ALDER
Diane Frolov and Andrew
Schneider, for an episode of
Northern Exposure, wrote,
Life is spontaneous and it is
unpredictable; it is magical.
Bridge is rarely sponta-
neous, because it requires
thought. But it can occasional-
ly be unpredictable and magi-
cal -- as in this deal.
South is in three spades.
The contract looks unbeat-
able. Surely the defenders can
take only three clubs and one
diamond. Cant declarer get
into the dummy in diamonds,
take the spade finesse, and
collect seven spades and two
diamonds (or one diamond and
one heart)?
Well, strange as it may
seem, the defenders can defeat
the contract -- but how?
South had a textbook vul-
nerable three-spade opening: a
good seven-card suit and 6-10
high-card points. After that,
no one had sufficient values
to argue.
West leads the club king.
East overtakes with his ace
and returns the club two. This
tells West that East started
with only two clubs. West
wins the second trick with his
eight, then cashes the club
queen. What should East dis-
card?
East must pitch a diamond.
Now West leads a fourth club
and East throws another dia-
mond.
South cannot ruff on the
board, because then he would
be unable to take the spade
finesse. So South ruffs in his
hand and plays a diamond to
try to get into the dummy for
the trump finesse. But West
wins with his ace and leads an-
other club, on which East jet-
tisons his last diamond.
Declarer trumps and plays
a diamond, but East ruffs the
trick to defeat the contract.
Isnt that magical?
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Public Notices 310
Public Notices 310
Public Notices 310
(First Published in the
Abilene Refector Chronicle
Friday, February 28, 2014)
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO.
3248
On February 24, 2014, the City of
Abilene, Kansas, adopted Ordinance
No. 3248, An Ordinance granting
a conditional use permit to allow
automobile sales and service in a B-
5, central business district located
at 209 Texas Street requested by
Dustin DeWeese, in the City of
Abilene, Kansas. A complete copy
of this ordinance is available online
at www.abilenecityhall.com or during
normal business hours at City
Hall, located at 419 N. Broadway
Street in Abilene, Kansas. The
ordinance is not subject to a protest
petition. Questions pertaining to this
ordinance may be directed to City
Attorney Mark Guilfoyle at (785) 263-
3070 or City Manager David Dillner at
(785) 263-2550. This summary has
been reviewed and certifed by Mark
Guilfoyle, P.A., City Attorney.
MARK GUILFOYLE,
City Attorney
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(First Published in the
Abilene Refector Chronicle
Friday, February 14, 2014)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
DICKINSON COUNTY, KANSAS
IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST
OF FREDERICK JOSEPH LORSON,
a/k/a FRED J. LORSON, Deceased
Case No. 14-PR-7
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL
PERSONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notifed that on
February 11, 2014, a Petition for
Probate of Will and Issuance of
Letters Testamentary, under the
Kansas Simplifed Estates Act,
was fled in this Court by Michael J.
Lorson and Patricia M. Schimming,
as heirs, devisees and legatees and
as Co-Executors named in the Last
Will and Testament of Frederick
Joseph Lorson, a/k/a Fred J. Lorson,
deceased.
All creditors are notifed to exhibit
their demands against the estate
within four (4) months from the date
of the frst publication of this notice,
as provided by law, and if their
demands are not thus exhibited, they
shall be forever barred.
MICHAEL J. LORSON,
Co-Petitioner
PATRICIA SCHIMMING,
Co-Petitioner
ROYER & ROYER CHARTERED
Robert H. Royer, Jr.
Supreme Court #8799
101 N. W. Third Street
P.O. Box 413
Abilene, Kansas 67410
(785) 263-3070
Attorneys for Co-Petitioners
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Public Notices 310
(First Published in the
Abilene Refector Chronicle
Friday, February 28, 2013)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Remedy For Former Schilling Air
Force Base Facility S-4, Carlton,
Kansas
Public Comment Period
March 3 through April 2, 2014
PUBLIC MEETING
March 19, 2014
The Army is seeking public input on
a Proposed Plan to address remedial
action alternatives that address the
groundwater at the Former Schilling
Air Force Base Facility S-4 (Schilling
S-4 Site), Carlton, Ks.
Groundwater monitoring at the
Schilling S-4 Site have shown some
detections of chemicals above the
Federal Maximum Contamination
Levels (MCL) on tricholorethene
(TCE).
All interested members of the public
are invited to review and comment on
the Proposed Plan, which presents a
summary of investigations performed
at the Schilling S-4 Site and outlines
cleanup alternatives for the site. A
public comment period will be held
from March 3 to April 2, 2014.
A poster and public availability
session to present the Proposed
Plan will be held on Wednesday,
March 19, 2014 beginning at 6:00
P.M. followed by a public meeting at
7:00 P.M. at the Abilene Civic Center
in Abilene, Ks. Comments received
at the public meeting and during the
public comment period (postmarked
by April 2, 2014) will be thoroughly
reviewed and evaluated prior to
selecting a fnal cleanup alternative.
The proposed plan is part of the
Schilling Air Force Base Facility
S-4 Administrative Record which is
located at:
Gypsum Public Library, 521 Maple
Street, Gypsum, Ks. 67448-9072
To submit written comments on the
report, contact:
Ms. Angela Sena, CENWK-PM-ES,
USACE-Kansas City District, 601
East 12
th
Street, Kansas City, MO.
64106.
Phone (816) 389-3893
angela.g.sena@usace.army.mil
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Help Wanted 370
Help Wanted
Sterling House
Brookdale Senior
Living
Business Offce
Manager
Part-time, approx.
15-20 hours per week
This organization is an Equal
Opportunity Employer. We
perform criminal background
checks and pre-employement
drug testing.
Please fll out an application
at 1102 N. Vine, Abilene.
merry maids

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Monday thru Friday.
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Vehicle required
Family atmosphere
No Weekends
No holidays
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Quality Service Guarantee
ABILENE CONCRETE SUPPLY is
taki ng appl i cati ons for truck
driver/light maintenance. CDL re -
quired B class, current DOT physi-
cal, pre employment drug testing,
paid vacation after 1 year, health in-
surance, 401K, 6 paid holidays.
263-4183, 1101 N. Portland Street.
CHAPMAN VALLEY MANOR is look-
ing for a reliable individual to work as
a dietary aide. Excellent wages and
benefits. For more information Call
922-6525 or apply in person at 1009
N. Marshall, Chapman.
Help Wanted 370
Administrative
Support Position
$14-17/hr
Are you fast and accurate
on the computer? Do you
enjoy being on the phone
with customers? Are you
super-organized? Do you
have a proven track record?
Is coming to work every
day a given? Do you work
harder than most? Are you
ready for a change? Do you
prefer being busy?
Thinking about maybe
doing something new in an
offce environment?
Then send us a
confdential resume.
Learn more about
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resume and 2 letters of
recommendation to Box 83,
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Solomon Recreation
Commission has opening
for summer ball feld
superintendent. Must
be available evenings
and some weekends. Job
description available
upon request. Pay
commensurate with
experience. Deadline for
applications is March 17,
2014. Contact: Dean Ann
Zsamba, Board Clerk for
more information at
785-655-2541.
Position open until flled -
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EXPERIENCED HVAC & APPLI -
ANCE service person. Must have ex-
perience. 785-258-3355 Herington.
GREENHOUSE & NURSERY POSI-
TIONS available, weekends are a
must. Apply in person or call Chris-
tina, 785-263-7104, 955 - 2440 Lane
(1/2 mile North of I70) Proscape
Greenhouse & Nursery.
M&R Grill is looking for all positions.
Apply in person, no phone calls
please.
FULL TIME EXECUTIVE DIREC-
TOR for l ocal 501c3, fund
raising/grant writing experience pre-
ferred. Send resume to P.O. Box
476, Abilene
CMA FOR NIGHT SHIFT 7:00 P.M. -
7:00 A.M. Apply in person Garten
Countryside Home Inc., 2454 Hwy.
15, Abilene.
HOLM AUTOMOTIVE CENTER is
seeking Saturday office help for
phones, cashiering, rental dept and
light office work. Email phassel -
man@holmauto.com or fill out appli-
cation at 2005 N. Buckeye, Abilene.
Musical Instruments 440
WEEKLY PIANO Special: Ornate
Baldwin Chippendale Studio Piano.
New, over $8700. SPECIAL: $3288!
Mid-America Piano, Manhattan.
800-950-3774. piano4u.com.
Garage Sales 510
TAG SALE FRIDAY 9-6, Saturday
9-2, 407 NE 4th, Abilene. Walnut
Harvest table, store display cases,
wine refrigerator, couch, dining room
table with set of roller chairs, large
collection of Playboy Magazine
1958-2006, welder, brand new dia-
mond leaf Delta truck toolbox, set of
Fiesta ware dishes, collection of old
unusual Ball Canning jars, collection
of knives, collection of guns all need
some repair, other antique & collecti-
ble vintage items, other miscellane-
ous items. Hope Reed Estate/Tag
Sale Service. Please No Early Sales.
Pets & Supplies 560
BROWN & BLACK 9 WEEK old Lab
puppies for free. 720-951-5806.
Automobiles 680
FREE QUOTE INSURANCE, SR22,
pay by credit or debit card monthly &
discounts. 785-263-7778.
Wanted to Buy 720
LOOKING for USE OIL (must be an-
tifreeze free). Cooking, transmission,
differential, hydraulic or motor. We
will pick it up and even trade out bar-
rels. Call us today! Everett's Inc.
785-263-4172 or 785-479-6729.
Rooms, Apts. For Rent 740
ApArtments for rent
enterprise estates Apartments
1 Bedrooms Available
301 south factory
enterprise, Ks
phone: 913-240-7155
Now Leasing
Abilene Plaza Apts
(785) 263-7474
510 N.W. 2nd Abilene KS
Newer 1 BR units
62 + over
On site laundry
On site Management
Handicap Accessible units
RENTAL ASSISTANCE
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6 pm.
ONE BEDROOM UPSTAIRS apart-
ment all bills paid, stove & refrigera-
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TWO BEDROOM LOFT apartments
on the corner of 3rd & Cedar in
Abilene. Recently reduced prices - If
interested, please contact Darcy
Hopkins. 785-827-9383.
Houses For Rent 770
1 BEDROOM DUPLEX, central air,
stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, extra
st or age i n basement wi t h
washer/dryer hookups. $400 rent,
water & trash paid. No pets.
785-452-0331
ENJOY COUNTRY LIVING, well
kept home, North of Abilene. No
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903-952-7129.
One bedroom, two bedroom, three
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Call 785-263-2034.
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plus deposit. 263-1346.
SMALL 3 BEDROOM at 1507 N Oak
550.00 Rent, 550.00 Deposit. 2 Bed-
room at 324 NE 4th 475.00 Rent,
475.00 Deposit. 1 Bedroom Duplex
at 321 NE 12th 450.00 Rent, 450.00
Deposit. No Smoking, No Pets, Ref-
erences. 785-263-5838.
Services Offered 790
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Abilene, KS 67410
(785) 263-6635
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April 28 to June 14.
Phase three will shut down
the westbound ramps at K-15
for repair and the westbound
lanes will still be under con-
struction. During this phase
the westbound exit and en-
trance ramps at Exit 275 will
be closed for repairs. West-
bound traffc will be able to
access Abilene from either
Jeep Road (Exit 277) or Fair
Road (Exit 273). The west-
bound detour for north K-15
will require travelers to exit
at Fair Road and reenter I-70
eastbound then exit to K-15 at
Abilene. Ramps at K-43 will
also be open. The schedule for
this phase is June 16 to July
26.
Phase four will close down
the westbound ramps at Jeep
Road. Ramps at K-15 and
K-43 will be open at this time
and construction on the west-
bound lanes on I-70 will begin
to conclude. The schedule for
this phase is July 28 to Sept.
6.
Signs and message boards
will be installed before each
phase to detour the public
around the ramp closures.
The dates for the phasing are
tentative. Adjustments will be
made based on weather and
signifcant dates put forth by
the City of Abilene and other
parties.
The calendar completion
date for this project is Nov. 1.
I-70
Continued from Page 1
there is probably a reason
why that has not been done
before, said Commission
LaVerne Myers.
I think this a good thing,
Homman said. I think it will
be benefcial in the future. In
talking with Chad, he talked
to all six of the township
boards and they were all in
favor of it.
Assessment per township
would all be equal, Myers
added.
The commission also ap-
proved an extension of the
loan for the Detroit Sewer
District.
We havent quite got
all the numbers in, said
Homman. We hoped to
have them in by now so we
wouldnt have to extend it.
But the current note is due
tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 28)
we need to extend it. Hope-
fully, in the next 30 to 60
days we will have that all
completed. It is a one-year
note that can be paid off
early.
The commission also ap-
proved the plat of the Gugler
Estate, 2264 1800 Ave. The
plat which was approved
unanimosly by the Dickin-
son County Planning Com-
mission, divided the land
into fve pieces.
They did this for fam-
ily purposes for the estate,
said Zoning Director Dustin
Parks. They do not intend
to build houses on them but
they are legally divided so
if anyone decides to put a
house on the lots, that can be
done.
The commission will be at-
tending Government Day in
Topeka on March 18. It will
meet in Talmage on March
26 to discuss Talmage Sewer
District fees.
The commission will at-
tend Township Day at Sterl
Hall on March 31.
County
Continued from Page 1
Big storms bring new worries to California
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES The frst wave
of a powerful Pacifc storm spread
rain and snow early Friday through
much of California, where commu-
nities endangered by a wildfre just
weeks ago now faced the threat of
mud and debris fows.
The barren mountain slopes loom-
ing above neighborhoods in the
foothill cities of Glendora and Azusa
east of Los Angeles were still hold-
ing after the frst bout of rain, said
police Lt. Matt Williams. Manda-
tory evacuation orders were issued
for about 1,000 homes in the area on
Thursday.
We are cautiously optimistic,
Williams said.
Numerous traffc accidents oc-
curred on slick or fooded roads
across Southern California, and a
10-mile stretch of Pacifc Coast
Highway west of Malibu was closed
as a precaution against possible
rockslides from a fre-scarred sec-
tion of the Santa Monica Mountains.
Rain was also falling in the central
coast counties, in the San Francisco
Bay region and in the Central Val-
ley. Winter storm warnings were in
effect in the Sierra Nevada for heavy
snowfall.
Forecasts called for the storm to
last through Saturday in California,
bringing some relief amid a long-
running drought, and to spread east
into similarly parched neighboring
states. Phoenix was expecting its
frst noticeable precipitation in two
months.
Around San Francisco Bay, the
storm led to an urban and small
stream food warning, as rain in ex-
cess of a half-inch an hour moved in,
according to the National Weather
Service. Wet roadways and crashes
slowed the morning commute, and
there were isolated power outages.
In San Jose, a driver had to aban-
don his vehicle after attempting to
drive through a fooded street and
becoming stranded, police said. The
driver was not hurt.
Some arriving fights at San Fran-
cisco International Airport were
delayed by more than four hours,
according to the Federal Aviation
Administration.
The storms full force was expect-
ed to be felt later Friday morning,
with possible thunderstorms and
rains up to an inch per hour, the Na-
tional Weather Service said.
On Thursday, mandatory evacu-
ation orders were issued for about
1,000 homes in Glendora and Azusa,
about 25 miles east of Los Angeles
that sit beneath nearly 2,000 acres
of steep mountain slopes stripped
by fre in January. People were
not forced out, but some residents
quickly heeded the call.
We have an hour to get evacu-
ated, said Dana Waldusky as she
hurried to evacuate the family home
next to the burn area in Glendora.
Were just boarding up all our
doors.
Waldusky, 22, said she, her parents
and sister made sure they had impor-
tant documents, photos, medicines
and their toothbrushes packed.
The home survived the fre, which
frefghters stopped 15 feet from
their back fence.
This time theres nothing you can
do. You cant stop water, she said.
While concern was highest in the
Glendora-Azusa area, meteorolo-
gists also posted food watches for
many other areas denuded by fres
over the past two years.
Cities in Santa Barbara and San
Luis Obispo counties were hand-
ing out sandbags in anticipation of
heavy rain.
Even waterspouts offshore and
small tornados were possible, the
weather service said.
Strong winds and snow down to el-
evations of 7,000 feet were expected
in the mountains of San Bernardino
and Riverside counties Friday, and
at lower elevations on Saturday.
Californias rain totals are far be-
low normal and it will take a series
of drenching storms to make a dent
in a statewide drought that is among
the worst in recent history.
The state Department of Water
Resources took a new survey of the
Sierra Nevada snowpack on Thurs-
day and found the water content at
only 24 percent of average for the
date. The northern and central Sierra
snowpack normally provides about a
third of the water used by Califor-
nias cities and farms.
Library
releasing
Clinton
docs
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON The
Clinton Presidential Library
is making available about
5,000 pages of previously un-
released documents involving
former President Bill Clin-
tons administration.
The documents being made
public Friday, part of a larger
set of records being prepared
for release by the National Ar-
chives, are expected to include
confdential communications
between the former president
and his advisers along with
records related to Clintons
federal appointments. The re-
cords could also include com-
munications involving former
frst lady Hillary Rodham
Clinton, who is considering a
2016 presidential campaign.
The former secretary of
states potential White House
campaign has renewed interest
in documents from her hus-
bands administration during
the 1990s and her decades in
public service. Clinton, a for-
mer New York senator, is the
leading Democratic contender
to succeed President Barack
Obama should she seek the
presidency again.
While the specifc content
remains unclear, the records
could offer an unvarnished
look at Clintons decision-
making during his two terms
in the White House. The
records also could offer in-
sight into the advice Clinton
received from top aides and
how the White House made
appointments during his ad-
ministration.
In total, about 33,000 pages
of previously confdential re-
cords from Clintons admin-
istration could be made public
in the coming weeks.
longer in pain. She was trans-
ferred to the Abilene Hospital
Thursday.
We love her so much and I
cannot imagine our lives with-
out her, the post written by
her cousin Sadie Sexton read.
We appreciate everyone who
has been on this journey with
Carly and us. The support,
love and prayers have been
overwhelming.
Gassman
Continued from Page 1
cus more on menu items, Mikulecky
said who chose the dessert. I chose
it because I like the dessert.
They have practiced the meals sev-
eral times.
One time it (chocolate mousse)
didnt work because we whisked it
too much, Bashore said.
Mikulecky said she is making the
cucumber bites and is helping with
the rice.
Addie Alaverz is making the salad
with a raspberry vinegarette dressing.
That is the frst time I have ever
made a salad, she said
The entire judging process takes
three hours.
The culinary competition gives
each team one hour to create a three-
course meal. Judges score each team
on proper food safety, knife skills, set
up, the appearance of the dish, prop-
er cooking, food waste, teamwork,
menu diffculty to how well they
manage time, glove usage and clean
up, Farr said.
Anything that is not cooked, we
have to wear gloves, Bashore said
about wearing sanitary gloves. Any-
thing that were cooking we dont un-
til it is cooked.
Each team will be given two butane
burners and two eight-foot tables to
work with, Farr said.
The team must bring all of their
own ingredients, small wares and
preparation equipment necessary to
create their menu and they may only
use the two butane burners as a heat
source, she added. Teams must
also price their menu to a 33 per-
cent food cost and demonstrate their
knowledge of menu development and
pricing in the packet they submit to
the judges.
The judges will also be scoring each
member of the team on their fabrica-
tion and knife skills both in 20 min-
ute sessions before they begin their
menu preparation. The judges for the
culinary competition will be from the
food service industry in Kansas.
Cooking
Continued from Page 1
Report: Armed men take airport in Crimea
The Associated Press
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine
Dozens of armed men in
Russian-marked military uni-
forms occupied an airport in
the capital of Ukraines stra-
tegic Crimea region early
Friday, a report said, but a
later report cited an airport
offcial as saying the men
apologized and left after fnd-
ing no Ukrainian troops had
landed.
Witnesses told the Interfax
news agency that the 50 or so
men were wearing the same
gear as the ones who seized
government buildings in the
city, Simferopol, on Thurs-
day and raised the Russian
fag. The report said the men
with Russian Navy ensigns
frst surrounded the Simfero-
pol Airports domestic fights
terminal.
The report could not be im-
mediately confrmed. A later
Interfax report, datelined
Moscow, quoted an airport
representative as saying the
men apologized and left and
that the airport was operating
normally.
A woman who answered the
phone at the airport said no
comment, and the airports
website listed the mornings
frst fight, to Moscow, as
boarding on schedule.
The events in the Crimea
region have heightened ten-
sions with neighboring Rus-
sia, which scrambled fghter
jets to patrol borders in the
frst stirrings of a poten-
tially dangerous confronta-
tion reminiscent of Cold War
brinksmanship.
Russia also has granted
shelter to Ukraines fugi-
tive president, Viktor Yanu-
kovych, after recent deadly
protests in Kiev swept in a
new government.
While the government in
Kiev, led by a pro-Western
technocrat, pledged to pre-
vent any national breakup,
there were mixed signals in
Moscow. Russia pledged to
respect Ukraines territorial
integrity.
Yanukovych was said to
be holed up in a luxury gov-
ernment retreat, with a news
conference scheduled Friday
near the Ukrainian border. He
has not been seen publicly
since Saturday.
On Thursday, as masked
gunmen wearing unmarked
camoufage uniforms erect-
ed a sign reading Crimea
is Russia in Simferopol,
Ukraines interim prime min-
ister declared the Black Sea
territory has been and will
be a part of Ukraine.
The escalating confict sent
Ukraines fnances plum-
meting further, prompting
Western leaders to prepare
an emergency fnancial pack-
age.
Yanukovych, whose aban-
donment of closer ties to
Europe in favor of a bailout
loan from Russia set off three
months of protests, fnally
fed by helicopter last week
as his allies deserted him.
The humiliating exit was
a severe blow to Russian
President Vladimir Putin,
who had been celebrating
his signature Olympics even
as Ukraines drama came to
a crisis. The Russian leader
has long dreamed of pulling
Ukraine a country of 46
million people considered the
cradle of Russian civilization
closer into Moscows or-
bit.
For Ukraines neighbors,
the specter of Ukraine break-
ing up evoked memories of
centuries of bloody confict.
Regional conficts begin
this way, said Polish Foreign
Minister Radoslaw Sikorski,
calling the confrontation a
very dangerous game.
Russias dispatch of fght-
er jets Thursday to patrol
borders and drills by some
150,000 Russian troops
almost the entirety of its
force in the western part
of the country signaled
strong determination not to
lose Ukraine to the West.
The dramatic develop-
ments posed an immediate
challenge to Ukraines new
authorities as they named an
interim government for the
country, whose population is
divided in loyalties between
Russia and the West. Crimea,
which was seized by Russian
forces in the 18th century un-
der Catherine the Great, was
once the crown jewel in Rus-
sian and then Soviet empires.
It only became part of
Ukraine in 1954 when Soviet
leader Nikita Khrushchev
transferred jurisdiction from
Russia a move that was
a mere formality until the
1991 Soviet collapse meant
Crimea landed in an indepen-
dent Ukraine.
In the capital, Kiev, the new
prime minister said Ukraines
future lies in the European
Union, but with friendly rela-
tions with Russia.
Arseniy Yatsenyuk, named
Thursday in a boisterous
parliamentary session, now
faces the diffcult task of re-
storing stability in a country
that is not only deeply di-
vided politically but on the
verge of fnancial collapse.
The 39-year-old served as
economy minister, foreign
minister and parliamentary
speaker before Yanukovych
took offce in 2010, and is
widely viewed as a techno-
cratic reformer who enjoys
the support of the U.S.
Religion
www.abilene-rc.com Friday, February 28, 2014 7
Alida-Upland
Cooperative Parish
Alida; Worship, 10:30 a.m.
Bethany United
Methodist Church
2 miles north of K-15 & K-18 east junction;
Worship, 8 a.m.
Buckeye Church
of the Brethren
Buckeye; Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship,
10:30 a.m.
Carlton Presbyterian Church
Carlton; 949-2242, Worship, 10 a.m.
Chapman Valley Manor
1009 Marshall, Chapman; 922-6525,
Worship, 12:30 p.m.
Ebenezer Baptist Church
1179 Jeep Road, 479-2238; Worship, 10:30
a.m.
Enterprise
Seventh-Day Adventist
601 S. Bridge, 263-8922; Worship, Saturday,
11 a.m.
Enterprise United
Methodist Church
Enterprise; Sunday school, 8 a.m.; Worship,
9 a.m.
First Baptist in Herington
1 South A Street, Herington, 258-3207,
Worship 10:30 a.m., AWANA and Youth Group
Wednesday 6 p.m.
First Baptist of Enterprise
1697 2100 Ave., Enterprise, 263-8314; Wor-
ship, 10:30 a.m.
First Presbyterian Church
Northeast corner of Broadway and McClar-
en, Herington, Worship, 10 a.m.
Grace Baptist Church
Chapman, 922-6258; Worship, 10:45 a.m.
Herington United
Methodist Church
358-2857; Worship 11 a.m.
Hope United Methodist Church
Hope, 366-7861; Worship, 10 a.m.
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church
Solomon, 655-2221; Sunday Mass, 10 a.m.
Immanuel Lutheran Church
of Shady Brook
2201 1000 Ave., 258-3003; Worship,9 a.m.,
Sunday School, 10 a.m., Holy Eucharist, 1st &
3rd Sundays
Industry United
Methodist Church
Industry; Worship, 9 a.m.
Longford United Methodist
Longford; Worship, 11 a.m.
Lyona United Methodist
257-3474; Worship, 10:45 a.m., handicap
ramp.
Mizpah United Methodist
1429 Sixth Road, Wakefield; 461-5515;
Worship 9 a.m.
Mt. Pleasant
Evangelical Presbyterian
1344 Daisy Road, rural Abilene; 479-2241,
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship, 10 a.m.
New Basel United
Church of Christ
1075 1100 Ave., Abilene; 479-5501; Wor-
ship, 10:30 a.m.
Rock Island Church
101 E. Main, Herington 258-3115 Worship
10:30 a.m.
St. Columbas Catholic Church
Elmo, 949-2250; Mass, 8:30 a.m., 2nd and
4th Sunday, and 7:30 p.m., 1st, 3rd and 5th
Saturday.
St. Johns Lutheran Church
2124 Hwy 4, Lyons Creek, Herington, 366-
7386, Sunday School, 9:30 a.m., Worship,
10:30 a.m., Communion, 1st & 3rd Sundays
St. Michaels Catholic Church
210 E. Sixth, Chapman, 922-6509; Mass, 9
a.m.
St. Phillip Catholic Church
Hope, 366-7353; Mass, 8:30 a.m., 1st, 3rd,
and 5th Sunday. and 7:30 p.m., 2nd and 4th
Saturday.
Scherer Memorial
Lutheran Church
317 W. 5th Street, 922-6272; Sunday
School 9:15 a.m., Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
Solomon Yoked Parish
(United Methodist and Presbyterian)
Methodist Church, 798-5336; Sunday
School, 10 a.m. Worship, 11 a.m.
Sutphen Mill Christian Church
3117 Paint Road; Worship, 10:30 a.m.,
Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.
Talmage United
Methodist Church
Talmage, 388-2271; Worship, 10 a.m.
The Lords Chapel
2994 Main, Talmage; Worship, 10:30 a.m.
United Methodist Church
426 Sheeran, Chapman, 922-6563;
Worship, 10:15 a.m.
Woodbine United
Methodist Church
Woodbine, Worship, 9:15 a.m.
Zion Brethren in Christ
997 Hwy 18, Abilene, 598-2450; Sunday
School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:40 a.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Abilene Churches
Abilene Bible Baptist Church
410 Van Buren, 263-1032; Worship, 10:30
a.m.
Brethren in Christ Church
11th and Buckeye, 263-1289; Worship, 10:35
a.m.
Calvary Free Will
Baptist Church
812 N. Walnut, 200-6118; Sunday school,
10 a.m., Sunday Worship 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Wednesday Worship, 7 p.m.
Church of the Resurrection
Sixth and Kuney, 263-1840; Worship, 11 a.m.
Community Bible Church
121 N.E. Fifth, 263-4025; Worship, 10:30 a.m.
Emmanuel Church
1300 N. Vine, 263-3342; Classic worship,
8:45 a.m., Discipleship, 9:55 a.m., Contempo-
rary worship, 11 a.m. Sunday, KidStuf, 7 p.m.,
Wednesday (Sept. - April), www.eumcabilene.
org
Faith Lutheran Church
1600 N. Buckeye, 263-1842; Worship, 9 a.m.
First Baptist Church
501 N. Spruce, 263-1190; Worship, 10:45
a.m.
First Christian Church
Seventh & Buckeye, 263-1204; Worship, 8
a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
First Southern Baptist Church
14th and Mulberry, 263-3834; Worship, 11
a.m.
First Presbyterian Church
1400 N. Cedar; Worship, 10:15 a.m.
First United Methodist Church
601 N. Cedar, 263-2623; Sunday Worship,
8:15 & 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.,
Frontier Estates
601 N. Buckeye; Carlile Room, Sunday Wor-
ship, 11 a.m.
Grace United Church of Christ
803 N. Buckeye, 263-1408; Adult Sunday
school, 9 a.m., Worship, 10 a.m.
Household of Faith
Baptist Church
603 South Buckeye, Abilene; Bible study, 9:30
a.m.; Worship, 10:40 a.m.; Evening service, 6
p.m.
Kingdom Hall
of Jehovahs Witnesses
1413 N.W. Third, 263-2710; Worship, 10 a.m.
LifeHouse Church
420 N.W. Second, 263-9894; Sunday service,
9 and 11 a.m., www.lifehouse-church.com
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
1015 N. Mulberry; Service, 10:45 a.m.
New Trail Fellowship
Sunday Bible Class, 9:30 a.m., Worship, 10:30
a.m., Sunday; 7 p.m., Monday 2373 Flag Road,
Abilene; 263-2070 or 280-2533. www.newtrail-
fellowship.com
St. Andrews Catholic Church
311 S. Buckeye, 263-1570; Mass, Saturday,
5 p.m., Sunday, 7:30 & 10:30 a.m.
St. Johns Episcopal Church
Buckeye and Sixth, 263-3592; Worship, 10
a.m.
Sterling House I
1100 N. Vine, 263-7400; Worship, 3:30 p.m.
Sterling House II
1102 N. Vine, 263-7800; Worship, 3 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church
320 N. Cedar, 263-2225; Worship, 10:45 a.m.,
Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.
United Brethren
in Christ Church
202 S. Kuney, 263-1998; Worship, 10:45 a.m.
Village Manor
705 N. Brady, 263-1431; Service, 4 p.m.
Dickinson County Churches
Persevering Peanut
By DANIEL VANDENBURG
Special to Refector-Chronicle
W
ith the regional
wrestling fn-
ished, I was
reminded of my time as a
wrestler. While my wrestling
career was short-lived, I
managed to hold six schools
records when I was fnished.
It took me four seconds to
be pinned by the other wres-
tler. Since I spent most of
my wrestling career on my
back, staring at the ceiling, I
felt it was in my best interest
not to continue in the sport.
One of the wrestlers that
qualifed for state this year is
a relative of mine. To avoid
embarrassing him, I will not
use his name. (I am not sure
if he would be more embar-
rassed if I used his name or
if people found out he was
related to me. I have been
told I can be embarrassing
when out in public).
For the purpose of this ar-
ticle, I will call him Peanut.
When Peanut started wres-
tling, he lost a few more
than he won. He would go
to many tournaments and
come away with either one
or no victories. It was a dif-
fcult start to his burgeoning
wrestling career. However,
he never gave up.
It can be frustrating not
winning, yet there Peanut
was, out there wrestling
week after week.
As he struggled, there
were things Peanut did to
help him improve. He stud-
ied how to wrestle. He asked
questions on how to im-
prove. He practiced more
often and harder. His focus
was on wrestling.
Then, one day something
wonderful happened. Peanut
placed in a tournament.
The joy and elation that he
showed was priceless. All
the hard work and persever-
ance began to pay off. Now,
after a dismal start to his
career, he can also add state
qualifer to his ever-growing
wrestling resume.
Christians can use Pea-
nut as inspiration. Trials
and hardships will come to
a Christian. Many times it
will appear that we are los-
ing the matches.
How can a Christian over-
come their trials and hard-
ships?
First is to study. Study the
Bible. Read it and commit
it to the heart. The Bible
will give you a foundation to
help overcome adversity.
Second is to ask ques-
tions. Seek advice and an-
swers from people who have
been there. Many people
have gone through the same
struggles that you are cur-
rently going through. Ask
how they overcame their
struggles.
Third is to practice. How
do you practice being
a Christian? Put being a
Christian into the forefront
of your thoughts. Live the
way that Jesus has called
you to live. There are times
when you have to ask, What
would Jesus do in this situa-
tion? Practice living as a
Christian.
In the athletic world there
is a statement, No pain, no
gain.
Trials come our way to
help us grow as it states in
James 1:2,3,12 Consider it
all joy, my brethren, when
you encounter various trials,
knowing that the testing of
your faith produces endur-
ance ... Blessed is a man
who perseveres under trial;
for once he has been ap-
proved, he will receive the
crown of life which the Lord
has promised to those who
love Him.
When you persevere under
trials there is a crown await-
ing you, the crown of eternal
life. With Peanuts persever-
ance, perhaps there will be
a crown for him ... a state
crown.
My nose
By Beverly Schmutz
M,G,Z,E and Friends
Y
esterday I had a chance to see Lind-
say and Ella for a short visit. Ella
was telling me about her birthday
party that was going to be later that after-
noon. Lindsay asked Ella to tell me about
their dinner at the Mexican restaurant the
other day and Ella got the most curled up ex-
pression on her face and said, I didnt like
it on my nose.
Apparently the waitress had put whipped
cream on her nose because they were cel-
ebrating her birthday and Ella didnt like
it. Lindsay had a picture of Ella with the
whipped cream on Facebook and I tell you,
it was obvious she didnt like it.
So, I would ask you, do you like whipped
cream spread on your face?
When I was growing up it was tradition
in our family to put butter on the birthday
persons nose. I told Ella that and she just
frowned at me. I think that tradition has died
out and I cant say I am sorry to see it go!
I didnt like it, but I have to be honest,
when I left home and had my frst birthday
away from family I really kind of missed tra-
ditions sentimental!
Are there things we hang on to from the
past, or have they become memories and
grown into more than they really were?
I dont think any of us would really like
to have whipped cream or butter smeared on
our nose or face, but sometimes when we
look back we feel a warm fuzzy about those
happenings. It probably is OK to look back
with fondness, but I believe the Bible tells us
to press forward with the call that God has
placed on each of us.
Did you know that God has a plan for your
life? In Jeremiah 29:11 it says For I know
the plans I have for you says the Lord, plans
of peace and not of evil, to give you a future
and a hope.
So, whether we have been smeared with
whipped cream or dragged through the mud,
we can go to the Lord, ask Him to be the
Lord of our life, and then live in the promise
of the plans that He has for us.
If you have never trusted in the Lord,
please dont let this day pass by without you
taking time to thank Him for all He has done
for you and to ask Him into your life and see
how good to you He can be.
Try it, what have you to lose?

Whipped cream on your nose is an awful thing
It makes you feel silly and will leave a sticky ring
You can wash it away but the memory will last
It seems it is a memory of your recent past
Sin is also an ugly and awful thing
It can make your heart sad and leave a sting
But Jesus will wash away that stain
God will forget and the memory will not remain
Evolution and creation
Editors note: The fol-
lowing is summarized from
The New Answers Book
No. 1
By JIM BROWN
Special to Refector-Chronicle
A
re there extraterres-
trial life forms out
there? The ques-
tion of life on other planets
is a hot topic in our culture
today. Many secular scien-
tists believe that one day
we will actually discover
life on other planets. There
are projects like the Search
for Extra-Terrestrial Intel-
ligence (SETI) that scan the
heavens with powerful radio
telescopes listening for sig-
nals from intelligent aliens.
The idea of extraterrestrial
life stems largely from a be-
lief in evolution. In the evo-
lutionary view, the earth is
just another planet one
where the conditions just
happened to be right for life
to form and evolve.
If there are a countless bil-
lions of other planets in our
galaxy, then surely at least a
handful of these worlds have
also had the right conditions.
Extraterrestrial life is almost
inevitable in an evolutionary
belief system.
So far, no one has discov-
ered life on other planets or
detected any radio signals
from intelligent aliens.
Secular researchers contin-
ue to search for life on other
worlds, but they have only
found rocks and non-living
matter.
The radio searches are met
with silence. We currently
have no evidence of alien
life forms.
It has been said that the
atomic scientist Enrico Fer-
mi was once discussing the
topic of extraterrestrial life
when he asked the profound
question, Where is every-
one?
Since there are quite pos-
sibly multiple billions of
planets in our galaxy, and
since in the secular view all
these are accidents, it is al-
most inevitable that some of
these worlds are billions of
years older than ours, then
at least some of them would
have evolved intelligent life
eons ago.
The universe should there-
fore have countless numbers
of technologically superior
civilizations, any one of
which could have colonized
our galaxy ages ago.
Yet, we fnd no evidence
of these civilizations. This
problem has become known
as the Fermi paradox.
The notion of extraterres-
trial life is not found in the
Bible. The earth is unique.
God designed the earth for
life.
Isaiah 45:18 reports, For
this is what the Lord says
He who created the heavens,
He is God; He who fash-
ioned and made the earth, he
founded it; He did not create
it to be empty, but formed it
to be inhabited He says,
I am the Lord, and there is
no other.
The other planets have an
entirely different purpose
than does the earth, and they
are designed differently. The
earth has oceans of liquid
water, a protective atmo-
sphere containing abundant
free oxygen and a distance
from the sun that is just right
for life.
Sports
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Sports
shorts:
Solomon splits
with Centre
LOST SPRINGS The
Solomon Gorillas split with
the Centre Cougars Thurs-
day night.
Solomon won the boys
game 65-52 while Centre
took the girls game 67-35.
The Gorillas trailed after
one quarter 16-14 but had
gained a one-point advan-
tage at the break 27-26 in
the boys game.
Solomon came out after
the break and outscored
the Cougars 38-26 in the
second half to seal the
victory.
Junior Blake Homman led
the Gorillas with 23 points
and six rebounds. Jordan
Rangel shot in 14, Mason
DeMars had 13 and Andrew
Meagher added 10 points
for Solomon.
The Gorillas will host a
2A sub-state next week
and face Belleville-Republic
County (9-11) at 7 p.m.
Friday.
The Lady Gorillas fell
behind the Cougars early
as Centre scored a 26-10
first quarter lead. Centres
defense held Solomon to
two points in the second
quarter and took a 39-12
half-time lead. Solomon
played even with the Lady
Cougars in the third quarter
but the damage had been
done.
Jamie Meagher led the
Lady Gorillas with 21
points.
Solomon fell to 5-15 on
the season and will play in
the 2A sub-state against
Rural Vista at White City
next Thursday.
Boys:
SHS 14 13 17 21 - 65
CHS 16 10 15 11 - 52
Solomon (12-8) Hom-
man 23, Meagher 10,
DeMars 13, Rangel 14,
Shirack 5.
Centre scoring not avail-
able.
Girls:
SHS 10 2 15 8 - 35
CHS 26 13 16 12 - 67
Solomon (5-15) Cross
3, Ballue 4, Meagher 21,
Homman 6.
Centre Svaboda 5, S.
Makovec 10, A. Makovec
6, Pankratz 2, Shields
3, Basore 2, Deines 12,
Simons 27.
Big 12
tournament
sold out in KC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)
Next months Big 12
tournament at the Sprint
Center has sold out for
the fifth consecutive year,
though standing-room tick-
ets may become available
closer to the event.
The tournament, which
was played at Kemper
Arena for years, also sold
out when it returned to
Kansas City in 2008. Its
also been played at Ameri-
can Airlines Center in Dallas
and Ford Center, now the
Chesapeake Energy Arena,
in Oklahoma City.
As other conferences
struggle to sell tickets, that
has never been an issue
for the Big 12 in Kansas
City. Thats one reason why
Sprint Center has been
awarded the tournament
through 2016.
This years tournament
begins March 12. The
championship game is
March 15.
Scores:
Basketball
Boys
Concordia 82, Abilene 75
(OT)
Solomon 65, Centre 52
Girls
Concordia 48, Abilene 46
Centre 67, Solomon 35
Concordia wins NCKL with OT win
By RON PRESTON
ron.preston@abilene-rc.com
Concordia senior Grant
Holmes was fouled on a
three-point shot attempt at
the end of regulation and
hit two free throws to tie
the game at 69 and send the
North Central Kansas League
championship game against
the Abilene Cowboys into
overtime Thursday night.
The Panthers grabbed the
victory in the extra period
82-75. Just like the Cowgirl
game, the difference in the
contest came at the free-
throw line as the Panthers
connected on seven of nine
attempts and the Cowboys
only got four of eight from
the line.
The Cowboys shot 58 per-
cent from the free throw line,
hitting 18 of 31 attempts
while the Panthers blistered
the nets, making 22 of 29
shots.
We had opportunities at
the end of regulation to win
it, coach Terry Taylor said.
We just didnt quite the job
done and then, obviously, in
the overtime period, when
you get behind them that is
a tough deal because the two
guys that shoot free throws
very well are going to have
the ball most of the time.
Abilene jumped out to an
early 6-1 lead in the frst
quarter only to have the Pan-
thers go on a 9-3 run to take
their frst lead of the game.
Keil Kelly put the Cowboys
back in front with his second
three of the quarter.
Abilene ended the frst
quarter on an 8-3 run, 23-17.
The two teams exchanged
baskets in the second quarter
with the Cowboys holding at
least a three-point lead until
the frst half ended with the
Cowboys in front by seven,
37-30.
Following the break, Eric
Harms and Jesse Patrick kept
the Panthers at bay as Harms
scored eight points and Pat-
rick four to maintain the sev-
en-point advantage 47-40.
Abilenes Ryan Wilson
drove the lane for a lay-up
to give the Cowboys a 49-40
lead with under three min-
utes left in the period.
The Panthers used an 8-1
run to close out the quar-
ter trailing 50-48, with the
last three points coming on
Holmess open three at the
buzzer.
The fourth quarter saw four
lead changes with the Cow-
boys having a 69-67 lead
with 1.2 seconds on the clock
Holmes was fouled shooting
the potential game winner.
He missed the frst free
throw attempt but swished
the next two to send the
game into overtime.
The Panthers owned the
overtime period as Holmes
scored eight points in the
four-minute period. Abilene
came as close as four points
on a free throw by Wilson
at the 1:52 mark 74-70. The
Panthers hit six of eight free
throws to end the game.
Our kids gave a great ef-
fort tonight, Taylor said.
They battled their tails off
and rebounded well and I
thought we did some nice
things. We passed the ball
and shared it and we got in-
side on them.
Kelly, playing his fnal
game on the AHS court as
did Patrick, led the Cowboys
with 20 points. Wilson had
14 and Patrick and Harms
added 12 points each.
The Cowboys dropped to
third in the league with a 7-3
record while Concordia had
one league loss to claim the
title.
I feel bad we didnt quite
fnish the deal, Taylor said.
Concordia is a good basket-
ball team. Very likely they
are going to place in 4A state
division II, because there are
not too many quality teams
and they are a quality team.
With those two Holmes boys
they are legit.
We would have liked to
have shared the league title
tonight. Our kids fought for
that and tried very hard and
yet just came up a little bit
short.
I was very proud of our
effort tonight. It was just a
real solid effort, they really
put their hearts into it. It was
a hard fought game on both
sides.
Abilene will play Ulysses
Friday, March 7, at 6 p.m. in
the frst round of the McPher-
son sub-state
Like we told them, Tay-
lor said. It is not the end of
the season. Next week we get
an opportunity to start the
second season against Ulyss-
es on Friday. You win that
one, youll more than likely
get a shot at McPherson on
Saturday. That will be an
exciting fun trip and a great
challenge.
Summary:
CHS 17 13 18 21 13 - 82
AHS 23 14 13 19 6 - 75
Concordia Coppoc 5,
Pounds 11, Wetter 1,
Bechard 13, G. Holmes 27,
Nordell 2, C. Holmes 23.
Abilene (13-7) Hazlett 4,
Hoekman 6, Kelly 20, Wilson
14, Patrick 12, Harms 12,
Barbieri 7.
Cowgirls lose at buzzer
By RON PRESTON
Ron.preston@abilene-rc.com
Concordias Tristen Leiszler grabbed a re-
bound and drove the length of the foor in the
fnal 8.2 seconds to score a jumper at the buzz-
er and the win 48-46 over the Cowgirls.
Concordias Megan James tied the game at
1:48 left in the fnal quarter after the Panthers
claw back from a nine-point defcit . The win-
ning shot by Leiszler was Concordias only
lead of the night.
The Cowgirls who dropped a 10-point game
to the Lady Panthers earlier in the season came
out guns a blazing Thursday.
We had a good game plan, coach Janelle
Geist said. I think the girls executed it for the
frst three quarters. We just played a really nice
game and at the end got in a little foul trouble
and didnt make our free throws.
Behind the shooting of Belle Barbieri and
McKenzie Funston, Abilene forged a 12 -6
frst quarter advantage. Barbieri had six frst
quarter points on shots under the basket while
Funston and Courtney Geist connected on
shots beyond the arc.
The second quarter saw the Cowgirls extend
their lead to 13 points as they went to break
up 28-15. Funston and Geist connected on an-
other trey each in the second quarter and Geist,
Taylor Thompson and Jessica Hayes worked
the boards for the Cowgirls.
Funstons second quarter trey was a half
court shot at the buzzer.
The Lady Panthers made their move in the
fourth quarter when the Cowgirls, who found
themselves in foul trouble, had both Barbieri
and Nichole Taylor on the bench.
The Cowgirls got two feld goals to fall in the
fourth quarter, both from Taylor early in the
period with the Cowgirls leading 46-40.
The Lady Panthers went on a 6-0 run to tie
the game on Jamess basket and then stole the
win on Leiszlers jumper.
The difference between a victory and the
heartbreak came at the free throw line where
the Cowgirls shot one of fve in the fnal pe-
riod.
You can win or lose a game at the line,
Geist said. We had some turnovers and the
missed free throws and that kind of was the
story tonight.
This was the last home game of the season
for the Cowgirls and fnal the home appear-
ance for the three seniors Geist, Taylor and
Thompson.
I am proud of how the girls played, Geist
said. It has been a hard season. A lot of games
we should of won and the way they came out
tonight, I wish we could have gotten a win for
the seniors.
The 9-11 Cowgirls have a week to prepare
for the sub-state tournament next week in
McPherson. The Cowgirls drew the No. 2
seed Buhler Crusaders in the frst round game
Thursday at 6 p.m.
Summary:
CHS 6 9 17 16 - 48
AHS 12 16 13 5 - 46
Concordia Lambert 2, Collins 4, Eshbaugh
4, Adams 18, Boley 2, Leiszler 8, James 10.
Abilene (9-11) Geist 8, Thompson 3, Barb-
ieri 14, Funston 13, Hayes 4, Taylor 4.
Big 12 beating
each other up
before NCAAs
By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
LAWRENCE After two
months spent mostly blud-
geoning each other into sub-
mission, coaches in the Big
12 are starting to cast a wary
eye toward the NCAA tour-
nament.
Many of them are nervous.
While other conferences
may have a handful of stand-
out teams, there are usually
a few bottom-dwellers that
everybody else can use to pad
their records. Thats not the
case in the Big 12, with its
grueling double round-robin
schedule, where even good
teams are piling up losses.
Its going to be interest-
ing to see how it all plays
out, Iowa State coach Fred
Hoiberg said. I think these
last games are huge for a lot
of teams. The fact that the
Big 12 is No. 1 in RPI, BPI,
whatever three-letter indexes
youre looking at will help all
the teams.
Still, even though the selec-
tion committee takes dozens
of factors into consideration
for the feld of 68, something
as simple as overall record
can sometimes hold sway.
For instance, no team from
the Big 12 has made the
NCAA tournament with a
losing league record. That
would seem to put Baylor and
Oklahoma State, two teams
that once ranked in the top
10, in jeopardy both are
18-10 overall but just 6-9 in
conference play.
The Bears didnt help their
cause Wednesday, when a
second-half rally came up
short in a 74-69 loss to Texas.
And the Cowboys didnt help
themselves by dropping all
three games without Marcus
Smart, who had been sus-
pended for shoving a fan dur-
ing a game at Texas Tech.
A week ago, the team
that was in ninth place in
the league was Oklahoma
State. Are you kidding me?
TCU coach Trent Johnson
said. And two weeks ago it
was Baylor. Are you kidding
me?
Throw in the fact that Texas
Tech has caused indigestion
for just about everyone, even
with its losing record, and
that leaves only the Horned
Frogs as a relatively easy
draw.
The bottom line is theres
good teams and good play-
ers and good coaches, from
top to bottom, Johnson said.
With the exception of one
team, this league is extremely
strong right now.
Through Wednesday night,
the league had the top av-
erage strength of schedule
and best average RPI. Fifth-
ranked Kansas was No. 1 in
both of those individual met-
rics, owed partly to a brutal
non-conference schedule but
also to its success in the con-
ference race. The Jayhawks
(22-6, 13-2) have already
wrapped up a share of their
10th straight title. They can
win it outright with a victory
Saturday at Oklahoma State.
There are a lot of other
teams in BCS leagues with
a lot better records, Cow-
boys coach Travis Ford said.
Youre going to have re-
cords in our league that are
not true to what they look at
in terms of wins and losses.
Just look at the Cowboys,
who at one point lost sev-
en straight Big 12 games.
Theyve also beat Memphis
and Colorado, both ranked at
the time, along with current
No. 24 Texas.
Or consider Baylor, which
lost six of its frst seven
league games. That stretch
came after wins over Colo-
rado and Kentucky, and was
followed by wins over Okla-
homa State and Kansas State.
Kansas, Iowa State, Okla-
homa and Texas are almost
certainly locks for the NCAA
tournament, and Kansas State
(19-9, 9-6) is also a fairly safe
bet.
Ron Preston Refector-Chronicle
Abilenes Keil Kelly guards Concordias Kaleb Pounds in their game Thursday at Abilene High
School. Concordia won 82-75
Ron Preston Refector-Chronicle
Abilenes Nichole Taylor goes up for a shot against two Concordia defenders in a game Thursday
at Abilene High School.