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Law unlikely to impact local drug efforts “I can’t speak for all of law enforcement, but I would say probably that the majority of law enforcement would find (the legalization of marijuana) concerning. Personally, I find it a little bit discouraging,” Gareth Hoffman

By TIFFANY RONEY [email protected]

Though marijuana, which is illegal in Kansas, has been legalized in next-door Colorado, Dickinson County Sheriff Gareth Hoffman and Abilene Police Chief Mark Heimer both said they are not worried about the drug being transported into the Sunflower State via Interstate-70. However, Heimer said that doesn’t mean he thinks marijuana is not being transported on the interstate. He simply doesn’t think the transport levels will increase.

“I-70, I-35 and some of the other major freeways within the state have always been drug carrier routes,” Heimer said. “There may be some occurrences of more personal use or small amounts of drugs that somebody brings back with them after a purchase in Colorado, but we’re not expecting that there’s going to be a significant increase in that.” Hoffman said he is more concerned about the legalization of marijuana than the prospects of its transport. “I can’t speak for all of law enforcement, but I would say probably that the majority of law enforcement would find (the legalization of mari-

juana) concerning. Personally, I find it a little bit discouraging,” Hoffman said. “I certainly see both sides of the argument, but I feel like that’s just one more step — we’re just opening up one more door.” While Hoffman said he sees the legalization of marijuana as a gateway to potential problems further down the road, he said he and his staff will deal with whatever comes their way. “Our duty’s to enforce the law that’s put in place, and should Kansas decide to do that, we’ll make those adjustments and continue to enforce the laws

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APD makes 2 arrests Reflector-Chronicle Staff

A 24-year-old Abilene man faces multiple charges after fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer earlier this week. According to Abilene Police Chief Mark Heimer, police responded to a domestic violence call in the 200 block of Summitt Street around 10 p.m. Tuesday. A vehicle was attempting to leave the scene, Heimer said. The vehicle was westbound on 10th Street from Buckeye Avenue at a high rate of speed. Heimer said an officer attempted to stop the vehicle, which turned south into an alley in the 900 block of Mulberry Street. The vehicle came to a halt after colliding with a parked vehicle and two utility poles. The suspect fled on foot. On Wednesday, Ethyn Hafner turned himself in at the Abilene Police Department. He was booked into the Dickinson County jail. Hafner was charged with criminal tres, failure to stop at an accident, failure to report an accident, reckless driving, transporting an open container, disorderly conduct and failure to have liability insurance.

Students at St. Andrew’s Elementary School participate in a sock hop Thursday as part of Catholic Schools Week. ission to the dance was either a pair of socks or a pair of gloves for the Abilene Food and Clothing Bank.

Story and photo by Tiffany Roney

St. Andrew’s marks Catholic Schools week

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t home, a 3rd-grader said she likes to sing and dance to songs by Carrie Underwood and Tim McGraw. She said she still got a kick out of the songs at the Sock Hop at St. Andrew’s Parochial School on Thursday, even though they were more hip-hop, pop and Jamaican-influenced tunes. “’Who Let the Dogs Out?’ — that was fun because I’ve listened to it before, and it’s just cool how they have one part where it’s calm and then one where you move a lot,” Katelyn Shively said. “I like to

dance a lot and it’s just fun.” Some students danced with each other — though boys and girls chose not to dance together — while others did their own thing by performing their best break-dancing moves. Each grade received the opportunity to represent their class by dancing to part of an upbeat song, bookended by two all-together dances: “The Macarena” and the “Cha-Cha Slide.” Principal and 1st-grade teacher Chris Bacon said the dance served three purposes: to help celebrate

National Catholic Schools Week — an endeavor the school has undertaken for the entire week — and to give the kids an opportunity to exercise and to partner with the local Food and Clothing Bank for sock and glove donations, which served as the event’s “ission fee.” “The kids participated in Mass on Sunday, and we hosted an open house and dedicated our new windows to thank all those people,” Bacon said. “That was a pretty important and very special day.” Bacon said 2014 is the 40th an-

niversary of NCSW, which is sponsored across America by National Catholic Education Association. Each day of the week, students partake in special activities like making cards for shut-ins and competing with their teachers in a contest they call “Are you smarter than your teacher?” This year, Wednesday fell on Kansas Day, so the students participated in several Kansas Day activities, including Kansas Bingo. On Tuesday, the staff hosted a volunteer See: Sock Hop, Page 6

Man faces sexual abuse of a child charges A 39-year-old Abilene man was arrested on multiple charges related to the sexual abuse of a child. Jason Simms was arrested on Tuesday Jan. 28 and was booked into the Dickinson County Jail. According to the Abilene Police Department, the incidents are alleged to have occurred between January 2012 and January 2014 in Abilene. Simms faces charges of rape, aggravated indecent liberties with a child and aggravated criminal sodomy. Simms is currently being held in lieu of $300,000 bond.

County facilities inspection UMB president Roney reveals only ‘minor’ issues to retire next week By TIM HORAN [email protected]

An inspection of several facilities owned by Dickinson County found only a couple “minor” issues. County Brad Homman reported on the inspections by The Kansas Workers Risk Cooperatives of Counties at the regular meeting of the Dickinson County Commission Thursday. “We are always glad when they do that so that we know we are in check,” Homman said. He said there were three issues at Sterl Hall. Two were items stored in front of a breaker box and one

was an emergency light that failed. “Those are easily corrected and minor,” he said. They also inspected the road and bridge, the noxious weed and the household hazardous waste facilities. “We had a good report,” Homman said. Commissioner Craig Chamberlin asked about improvements to Sterl Hall. Homman said that a keyless entry system is in the process of being installed. “It is a little bit of an issue handing keys out and getting them back in,” he said. “The clerk can put in a code for whoever is us-

ing it for the weekend and have access. Monday morning they can take that code out and they don’t have to worry about keys. “We are still working on some ideas that we will bring back to you,” he told the commission. “We are still working on the idea of restrooms and a storm shelter. There might be some FEMA assistance available for a storm shelter.” The new bathrooms would also be certified storm shelters. “We felt it would be a waste not to make them a storm shelter and have a dual function structure,” Homman said. “We have no storm See: County, Page 6

UMB vice president Lynn Dejmal said Roney will be missed at the bank, not only by his customers but also by Though many people in his colleagues. Abilene know him as the man “We all loved working with behind the wooden desk in Daryl,” Dejmal said. “He UMB Bank’s corner office, is very efficient and always a local banker grew up as a gets things done on time. He 6-year-old milking a cow and really carried the bank. He as a teenager driving a tractor. was really good with cus“It was a great benefit to tomers, and he helped many have an understanding of people.” farming in order to serve Roney has worked at UMB those in farming operations,” Bank, formerly Farmer’s UMB Bank president Da- Daryl Roney National Bank, for 39 years. ryl Roney said. “Most of my Five years into his job with work has been with the farming com- UMB, as a 40-something with two munity, and I’ve been impressed with sons and a daughter, Roney became the the character, integrity and work ethic president of the local bank. of my customers.” See: Roney, Page 6 By TIFFANY RONEY

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Genealogy Researchers

Dickinson County Genealogy Researchers will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the Dickinson County Heritage Center, 412 S. Campbell St. The program will be “Researching the Myers Family” by LaVerne Myers and family. Anyone with an interest in genealogy research or the Myers family is invited to attend.

Beta Sigma Phi

The Alpha Master Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, in the home of Mary Amess. Fay Johnson will be co-hostess and Marge Olson is in charge of the program.

Kansas FFA Alumni

The Kansas FFA Alumni auction successful raised enough money to provide 40 Kansas FFA scholarships to the Washington Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. Each year Kansas FFA apply for WLC scholarships and are ranked from 1 to 40 based on student, community and chapter involvement. For the first time since the program began, all 40-ranked will receive either a $450 or $350 scholarship. The level of involvement of the student’s FFA alumni chapter determines the scholarship amount. The Chapman FFA Alumni Association hosted this year’s auction and had more than 10 student , two FFA advisors and seven FFA alumni who assisted in collecting more than 125 items for the auction. The auction was held Jan. 25 at the Quality Inn & Suites in Salina.

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ental health is much like our physical health. Unlike our physical well-being, it is much more difficult to know the condition of our mental health. The World Health Organization has defined mental health as a state of wellbeing in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community. However, a mental health problem affects a person’s thinking, emotional state, and behavior. Such an illness also disrupts the person’s ability to work or carry out other daily activities and engage in satisfying personal relationships. Most people do not understand how common mental illnesses are in the United States. One in five adults has a mental disorder in any one year. That means that around 45.6 million people across the country deal with poor mental health each year. The top five mental disorders are anxiety, substance use disorder, major depression, bipolar disorder and eating disorders, including anorexia ner-

FACS Report Chelsi Myer

Dickinson County Extension

vosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder. Mental health problems often start in adolescence or early adulthood. Half of all mental disorders began by the age 14 and three quarters by age 24. It is important to detect problems early to ensure the person proper treatment and . Recovery is a personal journey with the goals of hope, empowerment and autonomy. Unfortunately, our culture has not understood mental health illness, and like many misunderstood issues, stigmas developed. People suffering with mental health problems have an illness, just like

coronary heart disease or cancer. The most important piece of information is that mental health disorders can be treated and recovery is possible. If you can relate with a mental health problem or believe that someone you know has one, seek help. Just like any other emergency, mental health requires first aid. First, assess for risk of suicide or harm, listen non-judgmentally, give reassurance, encourage appropriate professional help, and strongly encourage self-help. If you or someone you know is suicidal, immediately call the National Suicide Hotline at 800-273-8255 or 911. Individuals dealing with mental health problems are not crazy or psycho, they are real people with real problems that have real solutions. the Dickinson County K-State Research and Extension office at 2632001 if you have other questions concerning this topic. Chelsi Myer is the family and consumer sciences agent with Dickinson County Extension.

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4-Hers selected

Three Dickinson County 4-Hers have been selected at the Northeast Area Kansas Award Application Screening to compete for a state project award. County youth competing for a state award are Marcus Cox, Beef; Chance Hultgren, Sheep; and Rogan Tokach, Meat Goats. In order to qualify for this honor, youth must meet certain age requirements and have their 4-H record book and Kansas Award Portfolio (KAP) chosen as the county champion in the project. The youth then submit the KAP to the Northeast Area competition, which encomes 26 other counties. The top two applications for each project in each of the four geographic areas of the state are then judged for state awards. Other county youth who competed at the Northeast Area KAP Screening include: Mardi Traskowsky, Foods and Nutrition; Augustus Anders, Photography, Wood Science, Swine and Home Environment; Drew Miller, Plant Science and Leadership; Micayla Stika, Clothing & Textiles and Fiber Arts; and Jaryth Barten, Wildlife.

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Auction tickets on sale

Tickets for the annual St. Andrew’s Auction are now on sale. The annual event, which benefits St. Andrew’s Elementary School, is set for Saturday, March 1, beginning at 6 p.m. at the school gym. Payment for purchases at the auction will be accepted via debit or credit card. Reserved tickets are $30 each and include buffet dinner and drinks. Tickets may be purchased at the school office. For more information, call 263-2453.

Adoption program

Adoption and the search for birth parents will be explored at Lifetree Café at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The program, titled “Finding the Family I Never Knew,” features the filmed stories of a woman who searched out and connected with her birth mother and of a woman who, after 35 years, still searches for the child she gave up for adoption. Participants in the Lifetree program will have the opportunity to discuss issues relating to adoption in a safe, caring environment. ission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available. Lifetree Café is located at Lifetree Café, 207 N. Cedar St.

County art show

The Dickinson County Historical Society is sponsoring the fifth Annual Scholastic Art Show from Feb. 2 to Feb. 9, at the Heritage Center Museum, 412 S. Campbell St., Abilene. Students’ artwork in kindergarten through high school will be on display. The show will be open to the public with a reception from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, in the Heritage Center. ission to the center will be free during the reception.

Blue Ridge Elementary is one of only 42 elementary schools in the state of Kansas to receive the 2013 Governor’s Achievement Award. The Award goes to schools that are among the top 5 percent in reading and math assessments as well as attendance rates. “The Governor’s Achievement Award is a significant recognition for Kansas schools,” said Kansas Education Commissioner Diane DeBacker. “The accomplishment recognizes a school’s high expectations and the ability of the school staff to assist students in achieving to those expectations.”

Biking tour set for June 7 Special to Reflector-Chronicle

Registration is now open for the 2014 Biking Across Kansas bicycle tour across the state. The 40th year of the largest bicycling event in Kansas history — a 550-mile ride across the State — begins June 7. BAK is an eight-day tour originating at the Kansas-Colorado line with more than 800 bicyclists and staff. The bicyclists will start at the Kansas-Colorado line west of Elkhart. Their overnight stops will be Satanta, Spearville, Ellinwood, Salina, Wamego, Oskaloosa

and Hiawatha. The cyclists’ final night together will be in Hiawatha on June 13. The following morning they will cycle to the Missouri border near White Cloud and will enjoy a celebration picnic. BAK is also routed through: Hugoton, Dodge City, Kinsley, Larned, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Abilene, Junction City, Manhattan, Rossville, Horton, and many more Kansas towns. Riders will range in age from 8 to 85 years old. Families representing three generations are expected again this year. Many of the riders will be from Kansas, but en-

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Calendar Friday

8 p.m. — AA, non-smoking, Catholic Parish Center, 210 E. Sixth St., Chapman

Saturday

6:30 a.m. — Christian Businessmen’s Association, Green Acres Bowl 7 a.m. — Gideons Prayer Breakfast, Hitching Post Restaurant, Old Abilene Town

Sunday

2 p.m. — Arts Council of Dickinson County Winter Film Fest at Great Plains Theatre, “Amour” 7 p.m. — Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary No. 2934, 207 Eagle Drive 7 p.m. — Clean and Serene 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 6 p.m. — Hospice Bereavement Group, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 114 N. 18th St., Herington 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.

Tuesday

9:30 a.m. — Alpha Master Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, home of Mary Amess 5:30 p.m. — Weight Watchers, Nichols Education Center 7 p.m. — Dickinson County Genealogy Researchers, Dickinson County Heritage Center, 412 S. Campbell St. 8 p.m. — Closed AA, step meeting, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Sixth and Buckeye

Friday, January 31, 2014

Lawmakers consider bill to expand gun rights The Associated Press

TOPEKA — Influential gun rights groups are pushing proposals in Kansas to strip cities and counties of any power to restrict the open carrying of firearms or regulate guns, telling legislators Thursday that a muddle of local rules confuses firearms owners and infringes upon their civil liberties. The Kansas House Federal and State Affairs Committee began two days of hearings on a bill ensuring that the open carrying of firearms is allowed statewide, prohibiting cities and counties from regulating gun and ammunition sales, and voiding existing local ordinances. The measure also prohibits cities and counties from using tax dollars to ister gun buyback programs and prevents local governments from regulating the carrying of knives, even in public buildings. The committee hasn’t set a date for debating the bill, but it and the Republican-dominated Legislature are ive of gun rights measures, as is GOP Gov. Sam Brownback. Lobbyists for both the National Rifle Association and the Kansas State Rifle Association testified in favor of the bill. This year’s bill follows a string of victories for gun rights advocates. Legislators last year rewrote the state’s concealed carry law to allow permit holders to carry their weapons into more public buildings and ed a law declaring that the federal government has no power to regulate guns sold and kept only in Kansas. Also, Kansas enacted what’s believed to be the first law in the nation banning the use of state tax dollars on lobbying or even “publicity or propaganda” on gun issues.

“In a western Kansas town, a farming community, if you see a guy come in from the fields, and he has a .22 on his hip, you probably don’t think much about it. But if you’re in an urban area, an inner-city neighborhood, where you know there are street gangs, drug dealers, and you see somebody with a TEC-9 strapped on their hip, hanging out on the corner where we know drugs are being sold, that’s a little bit different issue.” Mike Taylor

But Patricia Stoneking, the state association’s president, said gun owners still face varying local regulations on transporting and carrying their firearms as they travel across the state. Kansas law permits the open carrying of guns, but allows cities and counties to impose regulations, and at least a few have banned the practice. “Not a day goes by that our office doesn’t receive calls from people who are confused about the law, who are given conflicting information by various municipalities as to what the law is,” Stoneking told the committee. “I think it’s time that we really set this to rest.” One provision of the bill would prevent local government agencies from asking their employees whether they have concealed carry permits and whether they intend to carry their weapons with them on the job. It’s a reaction to a new policy in the city of Wichita that requires employees to say whether they intend to carry concealed. Rep. Jim Howell, a Derby Republican who is the bill’s main legislative sponsor, said he wants to protect local government employees from being fired, disciplined or discriminated against because they have concealed carry permits. And, he added, “What I want to have is statewide uniformity and statewide clar-

ity.” But groups representing cities and counties and some local government officials oppose the measure, particularly because of the provision dealing with public employees. Opponents note that private companies can ban concealed weapons from their premises and set policies preventing workers from carrying on the job. “We think public and private (employees) should be treated equally,” said Melissa Wangemann, lobbyist and general counsel for the Kansas Association of Counties. “Employers will want to know if employees are carrying.” And Mike Taylor, a lobbyist for the Unified Government of Kansas City, Kan., and Wyandotte County, questioned whether allowing the universal open carrying of firearms would be safe. The Unified Government bans it. “In a western Kansas town, a farming community, if you see a guy come in from the fields, and he has a .22 on his hip, you probably don’t think much about it,” Taylor said. “But if you’re in an urban area, an inner-city neighborhood, where you know there are street gangs, drug dealers, and you see somebody with a TEC-9 strapped on their hip, hanging out on the corner where we know drugs are being sold, that’s a little bit different issue.”

Feds allowing Medicaid overhaul The Associated Press

TOPEKA — Kansas is moving ahead with the last piece of overhauling its Medicaid program after receiving federal government permission to turn over management of in-home services for the developmentally disabled to private health insurance companies. The changes state officials announced Thursday will take effect Saturday and affect about 8,500 people receiving services aimed at allowing them to live independently, including health monitoring and help with daily tasks, employment, and financial management. The state’s Medicaid director received approval from a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in a letter dated Wednesday. The $3 billion-a-year Medicaid program provides medical coverage for about

345,000 poor and disabled Kansans, and last year, the state turned istration of most of the program over to three private health insurance companies. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback contends participants in the overhauled program — now called KanCare — are getting better services, with less cost to the state. Federal officials were required to sign off on the overhaul because the federal government provides a majority of funds for states’ Medicaid programs. Advocates for the developmentally disabled have been vocal critics of KanCare, and their concerns prompted the state to delay the last piece until this year. Brownback’s istration had planned to have the final changes in place in January, but HHS officials didn’t grant their approval in time. Brownback predicted in a

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Obituary Beverly J. (Paulson) Page Beverly J. (Paulson) Page, 74 of Solomon ed away Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, at her home in Solomon. She was born June 6, 1939 in Jamestown, the daughter of Enoch and Thelma (Sjolander) Paulson. Beverly graduated from Enterprise high school. She married Kenneth D. Wilson April 26, 1956. Together they made a home in Enterprise, raising three kids. He preceded her in death in 1972. She later married Gary B. Page in 1977. They moved to Solomon where she helped operate Gary’s Trucking Business in Solomon. He preceded her in death in 2002. Beverly is survived by her three children: Daughter, Sue Nelson and husband Jesse of Solomon and two sons, Jeff Wilson and wife Donna of Haysville, and Rick Wilson and wife Juli of Salina; eight grandchildren; one brother, Mike Paulson and wife Linda; and two sisters, Lois Sheppard and Yvonne Barnes and husband Charles. She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands and four brothers. Funeral Services for Beverly will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at the Solomon United Methodist Church in Solomon with Pastor Mik King officiating. Burial will follow at the Abilene City Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, at the Carlson-Becker Funeral Home in Solomon. Online Condolences can be left at www.martinbeckercarlson.com. Memorials may be made out to the Solomon United Methodist Church or the Salina Animal Shelter and may be sent in care to Carlson-Becker Funeral Home, PO Box 308, Solomon, KS, 67480.

Notice Roy C. Rist Roy C. Rist, 74, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, in Kansas City. Arrangements are pending from the Danner Funeral Home.

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DOCTOR K. Heart failure is often manageable, sometimes unpredicable DEAR DOCTOR K: My doctor says I have heart failure. Are there symptoms I should be looking out for that would indicate my condition is getting worse? DEAR READER: The term “heart failure” is often misunderstood. People think it means their heart is going to suddenly stop pumping. When that happens, that’s not “heart failure”; it’s a cardiac arrest -- and it’s fatal unless the heart can be restarted. In heart failure, the heart continues to pump, but it’s just not pumping as efficiently as it needs to. The heart does just one thing, but that thing is of life-or-death importance: It pumps blood to every cell in the body. The blood carries sources of energy (like oxygen and sugar) to each cell, and it carries away from each cell its waste products. That needs to happen constantly, every second of your life. When the circulation of the blood is not as efficient as it should be, a person develops symptoms. The most common are fatigue, shortness of breath and swelling in the legs. The fatigue and shortness of breath are caused by lower-thannormal levels of oxygen and other sources of energy in the blood. The swelling in the legs comes from the buildup of fluid in the body. And that’s caused by a failure of the kidneys to make as much urine as they should, due to the poor circulation of blood through them. (I’ve put an illustration highlighting common symptoms of heart failure on my website, AskDoctorK. com.) Heart failure is often a manageable condition. Taking medications, balancing exercise and rest, following a low-sodium

diet and being careful about fluid intake can help keep it in check. But heart failure can be unpredictable. After a long stretch of being under control, it can flare up, and even require a hospital stay. Sometimes these flare-ups come from out of the blue, caused by an infection or a medication. Most of the time, though, they creep up, announcing themselves with subtle changes, such as being more tired than usual or quickly gaining several pounds. Call your doctor if you notice any of these warning signs of heart failure: -- Sudden weight gain (2 to 3 pounds in one day or 5 or more pounds in one week). The extra weight comes from the buildup of fluid, not from extra fat. -- Increased swelling in the feet or ankles. -- Swelling or pain in the abdomen. -- Shortness of breath at rest, or increased shortness of breath with exercise. -- Discomfort or trouble breathing when lying flat. -- Waking up at night feeling short of breath, and having to sit up to catch your breath. -- Increased fatigue. Most important, stay in close communication with your doctor and health care team. Together you can catch changes in your condition early and help avoid complications.

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(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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ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a good day to initiate professional changes. Interviews or a good discussion with your boss could lead to advancement if handled correctly. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- A spontaneous outing will turn into a social event. You will gain a lot of insight from talking to peers or relatives today. Be attentive because a secret adversary may attempt to undermine you.

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the stars. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Deception is present in your home environment. It would be best to deal with it head-on. Be clear and direct, and you will find a solution to your problem. A residential move is likely at this time. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Evasiveness in communications is likely to occur. In-laws may be meddlesome or may try to throw you off course. Avoid making any

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THE CITY of ABILENE, Abilene Fire Department is accepting applications for Volunteer Firefighter this is a on-call position only. An employee in this position performs duties combating, extinguishing and preventing fires. As well as operating and maintaining fire department equipment and apparatus. Applicant must be at least 18 years of age with a valid Kansas Driver's License, high school diploma, or GED. Applications can be obtained at the City Office, 419 N. Broadway in Abilene, Ks or online at www.abilenecityhall.com Position is open until filled.

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Farm bill es House, finally By MARY CLARE JALONICK The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — After years of setbacks, a nearly $100 billion-a-year compromise farm bill cleared the House on Wednesday despite strong opposition from conservatives who sought a bigger cut in food stamps. The five-year bill, which preserves generous crop subsidies, heads to the Senate, where approval seems certain. The White House said President Barack Obama would sign it. The measure, which the House approved 251-166, had backing from the Republican leadership team, even though it makes smaller cuts to food stamps than they would have liked. After wavering for several years, the GOP leaders were seeking to put the long-stalled bill behind them and build on the success of a bipartisan budget ed earlier this month. Leaders in both parties also were hoping to bolster rural candidates in this year’s midterm elections. House Speaker John Boehner did not cast a vote on the bill, a commonplace practice for a speaker, but he had issued a statement Monday saying it was “worthy of the House’s .” Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., voted for the bill despite concerns from some in her caucus that the bill cut too much from the food stamp program. The bill ultimately would cut about $800 million a year from the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program, or around 1 percent. The House had sought a 5 percent cut. The legislation also would continue to heavily subsidize major crops for the nation’s farmers while eliminating some subsidies and shifting them toward more politically defensible insurance programs. House Agriculture Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., called the compromise a “miracle” after trying to get the bill ed for almost three years. An early version of the legislation

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shelter out there now.” The commission approved the Abilene Neighborhood Revitalization amendment, which would offer tax rebates for improvements to businesses in downtown Abilene. Owners of businesses generally located between N.W. Second Street and N.W. Fourth Street from Mulberry to Kirby streets will receive a property tax rebate of 90 percent on the incremental increase in assessed valuation for investing in their property. The program requires a minimum investment of $25,000 and an increase in assessed valuation of at least 10 percent to qualify for the rebate.

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luncheon to thank their school board , room mothers, parishioners and other community volunteers. Additionally, the staff and

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“Wendell (Gugler) and Al (Jones) hired me, and they were so kind to me,” Roney said. “The current employees at the bank are an iral and talented group to work with. Additionally, in my career as a banker, I found the people in Dickinson County to be honest, hardworking people. It has been a privilege for me to be a banker for people in this area.” Roney is retiring from the bank next week. His colleagues are hosting a public reception from 3:30 to 5:30

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that we can,” he said. “Unfortunately, we don’t have much say in making the laws — we’re just the ones left to enforce them. So I hope that doesn’t happen here any time in the near future, but if it does, we’ll certainly make those adjustments.” Heimer said the more major drug distribution lines of narcotics via large cartels will

was defeated on the House floor last June after conservatives said the food stamp cuts were too modest and liberal Democrats said they were too deep. The House later ed a bill with a higher, $4 billion cut, arguing at the time that the program had spiraled out of control after costs doubled in the last five years. But cuts that high were ultimately not possible after the Senate balked and the White House threatened a veto. The Senate had sought a cut of $400 million annually. Many House conservatives still voted against the bill — 63 Republicans opposed it, one more than in June. One of those conservative opponents was Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind. “It spends money we simply don’t have,” he said. But 89 Democrats ed it, bolstered by the lower cut in food stamps. The top Democrat on the agriculture , Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson, said he also enticed some of his colleagues with more money for fruit, vegetable and organic programs. The final savings in the food stamp program would come from cracking down on some states that seek to boost individual food stamp benefits by giving people small amounts of federal heating assistance that they don’t need. That heating assistance, sometimes as low as $1 per person, triggers higher benefits, and some critics see that practice as circumventing the law. The compromise bill would require states to give individual recipients at least $20 in heating assistance before a higher food stamp benefit could kick in. Some Democrats said the food stamp cut still is too high. Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, one of the states that have boosted benefits through heating assistance, said the cut will be harmful on top of automatic food stamp cuts that went into place in November. “I don’t know where they are going to make that up,” McGovern said.

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is asking major corporations for their help in putting the long-term unemployed back to work. CEOs from companies like Apple, Walmart, Visa and Boeing are heading to the White House on Friday to deliver commitments to do their part. More than 300 companies have signed on so far, the White House said. Although the unemployment rate has declined to 6.7 percent, longterm joblessness in the U.S. remains a major problem. The concern is that the longer someone is out of a job, the harder it gets to find a new one. Companies are less likely to hire people who haven’t used their skills in months or wonder why another employer hasn’t already snatched them up. With that concern in mind, the Obama istration has been

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CAMBRIDGE, Md. (AP) — House Republicans wrestled inconclusively with the outlines of immigration legislation Thursday night, sharply divided over the contentious issue itself and the political wisdom of acting on it in an election year. At a three-day retreat on the frozen banks of the Choptank River on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, GOP leaders circulated an outline that would guide the drafting of any House Republican legislation on the subject — a document that Speaker John Boehner told the rank and file was as far as the party was willing to go. It includes a proposed pathway

reimbursement from FEMA for damage during a flood in 2013. The reimbursement for the damage should eventually total just under $144,000 Myers reported on a WRAPS (Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy) meeting on the future of water in Kansas. “It was brought out in that meeting there will be some things that will have to be changed. Reservoirs do fill up with dirt. The aquifer in western Kansas, they are using more water than what is being replenished. They are trying to head off some of these conditions and plan for the next 50 years and years to come.” The commission attended the Tri-County Chamber of Commerce meeting. The

students take time each day during the week to pray for a certain topic, such as the United States as a whole, the community of Abilene and the students’ parents. “We are very appreciative of everything the community

does to our school,” Bacon said. “It’s great to be able to teach our kids their faith and, at the same time, give them a great education. I just appreciate all the and prayers from everybody.”

Reporter Tiffany Roney is the daughter of Daryl and Kris Roney.

ness mogul about the initiative, and Murdoch personally wrote back to say he ed it. Obama also plans to sign a presidential memo Friday directing the federal government to apply the same standards to its own hiring practices. And the Obama istration will direct $150 million in grants toward partnership programs that retrain, mentor and place unemployed workers. The initiative marks the latest attempt by Obama to use what executive authority he has to improve economic conditions for Americans despite a political climate that makes enacting his legislative agenda nearly impossible. In the past, Obama has ed legislation in Congress that would make it illegal for employers to discriminate based on one’s employment status or history. “In of legislation. Let’s face it: That’s not going to happen,” Sperling said.

to legal status for millions of adults who live in the U.S. unlawfully — after they pay back taxes and fines — but not the special route to citizenship that President Barack Obama and many Democrats favor. Many younger Americans brought to the country illegally by their parents would be eligible for citizenship. “For those who meet certain eligibility standards, and serve honorably in our military or attain a college degrees, we will do just that,” the statement said. The principles also include steps to increase security at the nation’s borders and workplaces, declaring those a prerequisite for any of

commission will also be attending the Farm Bureau meeting on Feb. 12, the Dickinson County Conservation meeting Feb. 13, the Abilene Area Chamber of Commerce meeting Feb. 20 and Kansas

the other changes. Many conservatives reacted negatively during the closed-door session in which rank and file debated the issue, in part on political grounds and in part out of opposition to granting legal status to immigrants in the country illegally. “This is really a suicide mission for the Republican Party,” Rep. John Fleming, R-La., said. “While we’re winning in the polls, while ‘Obamacare’ is really dismantling, big government concepts of Democrats and Obama disintegrating, why in the world do we want to go out and change the subject and revive the patient?”

Government Day in Topeka on Feb. 5. The commission also: • appointed Rep. John E. Barker (R-Abilene) to continue as a member of the Correc-

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likely continue in the same veins they have traveled for years. “In Abilene and Dickinson County and our ading counties, such as Geary, there are occasionally times where law enforcement stops a vehicle and ends up making a large narcotic seizure,” Heimer said. “But we certainly are not the hub or nexus for drug distribution in the region.”

working for months to exact commitments from companies to ensure their hiring practices don’t discriminate against long-term job-seekers. That includes doing away with candidate-screening methods that disqualify applicants based on their current employment status. It also means ensuring that jobs ads don’t discourage unemployed workers from applying. The White House couldn’t say how many unemployed Americans might benefit from the initiative but expected the effects to snowball. “We consider this not the destination, but the launch,” said Gene Sperling, who heads the White House’s National Economic Council. “Our hope is that as people see the meeting with the president, the pledge, that more will come work with us.” Among the companies taking part: Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. and 21st Century Fox. Sperling said he emailed the conservative busi-

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The Abilene City Commission approved the amendment Monday. “My understanding is that it’s a way to make improvements to the downtown,” Chairman Lynn Peterson said. “It would be good for commerce and tourism. While there is abatement of taxes as incentives for improvements there will still be sales tax, the opportunities for local contractors and businesses, some immediate economic benefit. It seems like a good idea.” Commissioner LaVern Myers said that eventually the improvements would be added to the property tax values. “It is certainly an investment in the future,” Homman said. Homman reported that the county is starting to receive

p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at the bank. In addition to his work at UMB, Roney has and will continue to be involved in several community, civic and church activities. In the coming years, Roney said he looks forward to having time to do many things he hasn’t had the time to do, including more time with his children and grandchildren and working on home improvement projects.

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ndependence Day,” “Deep I m p a c t , ” “Strange Days” and “Superman.” What do these movies have in common? At some point in the movie, some poor fellow is running around with a sign that reads “The end is near”. In other movies, the sign will read, “Repent, the end is near.” REPENT. Repentance is not something new to Christians. John the Baptist was preaching repentance, “And so John came, baptizing in the desert region and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.” (Mark 1:4 NIV) What is repentance? Repentance is a change of mind, or a conversion from sin to God. Repentance is also the relinquishment of any practice, from conviction that it has offended God. Repentance, therefore, is a relinquishment of any sinful practice through a change of mind resulting from a conversion from sin and into a life, living for God. “It is a reversal of ones decisions. It is a reformation, a turning away a reversal of ones decisions.” (Strong’s Concordance #G3341) What do we repent from? Sin. What is sin? Sin is disobedience to God. Sin is doing things that we should not

be doing. I John 3:4, “Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness,” (NIV). Whose law? God’s law. If God said it was a sin 2000 years ago, it is still a sin today. If God said something is detestable to Him, it is still detestable to Him. Breaking God’s law is sin. When we look at repentance and what is true repentance, we find some misunderstandings to the repentance. Some people believe that repentance is just feeling sorry for what they did. That’s sort of right. Are you sorry that you got caught and subsequently punished? That’s not repentance, that’s a fear of punishment. Are you sorry for the pain that you caused other people? When repenting it starts with a degree of sorrow, a deep mournful sorrow, for the pain that was caused to the heavenly Father. Then, the decision not to do it again. Ever. That is what repentance is. When forgiving sins, Jesus would say, in one form or another, don’t do it anymore. “Jesus straightened up and asked her, ‘Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you.?’ ‘No one, sir,’ she said. ‘Then neither do I condemn you,’ Jesus declared. ‘Go now and leave your life of sin.’” (John 8:10-11 NIV). Repentance begins with acknowledging our sin. When we acknowledge our sin and repent, the sin that was com-

mitted, will be forgiven and subsequently forgotten, “But if a wicked man turns away from all the sins he has committed and keeps all my decrees and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die. None of his offenses he has committed will be ed against him. Because of the righteous things he has done, he will live.” (Ezekiel 18:21,22 NIV) Following those verses is a warning, if you don’t truly repent and return to wickedness, “But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits sin and does the same detestable thing the wicked man does, will he live? None of the righteous things he has done will be ed. Because of the unfaithfulness he is guilty of and because of the sins he has committed, he will die.” (Ezekiel 18:24 NIV) The myth that Christians can go to a member of the clergy, whether it be a priest, pastor, or any leadership person, and then say a few prayers of forgiveness and then go back and do it again, and be forgiven, is false. When one truly repents, they will purposely not do it again. Today is a good day to repent and to turn to God. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” (I John 1:9 NIV)

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got a text message from Genna the other day all in capital letters that she had ed the written test to get her learner’s permit to drive the car. Then I got another text from her that her dad had let her drive home and she didn’t have any trouble. As I read both messages I couldn’t help but wonder if 14 is not a lot younger than it was 59 years ago. Naturally, thinking about the girls driving, it takes me back to when their dad started driving and how I worried about him. He had been after me to get him a car and I kept telling him I couldn’t afford it. Then one day coming home from Fort Riley, I hit a deer and really banged up my car. While it was in the repair shop — this is before insurance companies gave you a rental — I had to get another car to get back and forth to work. So I did get one and when my car was fixed I told Rob he could buy it from me. A few years later he told his cousin, who wanted a car of his own, to have his mother hit a deer, it had worked for him.

Do you ever look back over those experiences and thank God for protecting you? Life deals us a lot of blows, some we cause and some we are totally innocent of, but in either case we know that God is with us and guiding us along the way. I wouldn’t want to live a day without God in my life and I thank Him and praise Him for being the Rock of my salvation. So I pray this day for the protection of my family as they drive here and there, and I thank God for guiding our lives. If you do not have a relationship with the Lord, don’t get behind the wheel again until you pray and ask Jesus to come into your life and be the Lord of your life and to forgive you of your sin regardless what that sin is. The Bible tells us that all have sinned and fallen short, but it also tells us that God is faithful to forgive our sin if we will but confess and ask Him. Trust Him, you will be eternally grateful. Guiding our path and protecting each day The Lord on High is with you to stay He will love you no matter what you do He is the One who is faithful and true

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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., Contemporary 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 Worship, 11 a.m.

Editor’s note: The following is summarized from Answers Magazine’s “Drop Dead Gorgeous.” By JIM BROWN Special to Reflector-Chronicle

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he family of poison dart frogs boasts more than 245 species, displaying an astonishing array of colors and potency. The brilliant colors and patterns range from strawberry red, canary yellow and sunny orange to metallic green and black with yellow polka-dots. When eaten, some merely taste bitter or irritate the predator’s mouth with burning numbness — a few, however, are truly deadly, even to humans. It appears to me that these frogs were created by God (around 6000 years ago) on Day 5 of Creation Week. Originally they were not poisonous. It wasn’t until Adam and Eve’s rebellion against God that death, pain, suffering, disease, evil, toxins, thorns and thistles entered the world. Man’s sin

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, 10:30 a.m.; Evening service, 6 p.m.

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s 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.newtrailfellowship.com

St. Andrew’s Catholic Church

311 S. Buckeye, 263-1570; Mass, Saturday, 5 p.m., Sunday, 7:30 & 10:30 a.m.

St. John’s 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

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

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; Worship, 10:30 a.m.

Rock Island Church

101 E. Main, Herington 258-3115 Worship 10:30 a.m.

St. Columba’s 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. John’s Lutheran Church

2124 Hwy 4, Lyons Creek, Herington, 3667386, Sunday School, 9:30 a.m., Worship, 10:30 a.m., Communion, 1st & 3rd Sundays

St. Michael’s Catholic Church

Enterprise; Sunday school, 8 a.m.; Worship, 9 a.m.

210 E. Sixth, Chapman, 922-6509; Mass, 9 a.m.

1 South A Street, Herington, 258-3207, Worship 10:30 a.m., AWANA and Youth Group Wednesday 6 p.m.

Hope, 366-7353; Mass, 8:30 a.m., 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday. and 7:30 p.m., 2nd and 4th Saturday.

First Baptist in Herington

First Baptist of Enterprise

1697 2100 Ave., Enterprise, 263-8314; Worship, 10:30 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church

Northeast corner of Broadway and McClaren, Herington, Worship, 10 a.m.

Poison dart frogs

Grace United Church of Christ

Grace Baptist Church

Chapman, 922-6258; Worship, 10:45 a.m.

Herington United Methodist Church

St. Phillip Catholic Church

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

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Friday, January 31, 2014

Schedule: Basketball Friday

Boys - Girls Concordia @ Abilene Herington @ Chapman Rural Vista @ Solomon

Wrestling

Saturday Abilene @ Baldwin Tourney Chapman @ Concordia Tourney

Sports shorts: AMS roundup Seventh grade Boys AMS 33, Fort Riley 25 AMS 2 12 10 8 - 33 FR 4 7 10 4 - 25 Abilene (4-4) – Mayden 14, Boyd 4, Davis 4, Hartman 1, Barbieri 8, Reynolds 2. Fort Riley – Gutierrez 2, Hall 8, Simmons 4, Smith 2, Spencer 9. B Team score: Fort Riley 31, AMS 25 Salina Lakewood 30, AMS 28 AMS 6 4 10 8 - 28 SL 7 7 2 14 - 30 Abilene (3-4) – Mayden 12, Boyd 3, Davis 5, Hartman 4, Barbieri 2, Reynolds 2. Lakewood – Demars 2, Unruh 3, Grammer 2, Driver 2, Richardson 3, M. Grammer 6, Williams 12. B Team score: Salina Lakewood 33, AMS 14

Cowboys edge Bulldogs 33-30 By RON PRESTON [email protected]

You couldn’t have scripted an Oscar winning wrestling movie any better than the Abilene Cowboys come from behind 33-30 win over North Central Kansas League foe Marysville in the AHS gym Thursday. The Cowboys trailed 30-27 heading into the final match and not only needed a win from Andy Tope (285) but they would need possible bonus points for the team victory. Tope steeped up and gave Coach James Stout and the Cowboy nation more than that. Tope took control of the match and with all the emotion and determination he could muster, pinned his opponent. The pin provided the six-point swing and gave the Cowboys the NCKL win to put them atop the standings in the conference. “I just kind of went with it,” Tope said. “I mean he was flopping all over the place. I was just trying to get the team a win. I’m glad it came out the way it did, I mean, I have been under that pressure before and didn’t capitalize but I did this time. It feels really good to get the win.” “He stepped up,” said an elated Cowboy coach James Stout. “We are so happy. We knew all along we needed a kid like that. He has such a great attitude. Win, lose or draw, we’ve all witnessed that at the home duals. He is one of the family.” Both teams are ranked in their respective school class. Abilene is No. 9 this week in Class 4A and Marysville checked in at No. 10 in 3A. “Everybody that missed this dual tonight, I almost feel sorry for them whether they are a wrestling fan or not,” Stout said. “This place with the crowd that we had tonight you

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Cowboy wrestler Andy Tope (top) prepares to pin his Marysville opponent to help the Cowboys in a come-from-behind dual victory Thursday.

couldn’t hear yourself cheer at the end of that heavyweight match.” Coach Stout had to shuffle his lineup around due to injuries and he had some grapplers wrestling in different weight classes than usual. “Every match is big and when it is that close of a dual and it’s been a few years that I can that we’ve had that close of a league dual,” Stout said. “It’s great for the sport.” Jacob Bervin began the night with a forfeit at 106. Logan McDowell (113), who normally wrestles at 106, lost a 2-0 decision to No. 4 ranked Chris Deters.. Cowboy Zane Baugh (120) had a technical fall, 16-1, against Christian Perez to give the Cowboys an 11-3 team lead. The Cowboys won the next three matches by decision. Felix Strauss (126) won 8-3 over Mitchell Schoenberger, Caysen Smith (132) defeated

Salina South 41, AMS 26 AMS 7 4 5 10 - 26 SS 9 12 11 8 - 41 Abilene (3-3) – Mayden 8. Hartman 4, Barbieri 9, Espinoza 1, Reynolds 4. South – Munsell 2, Streit 5, Renz 8, Mensell 6, Calvert 3, Lundyuin 3, Granzella 4, Mitchell 8, Banks 2. B Team score: Salina South 35, AMS 18

Mariners trade Peguero to Royals KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals acquired outfielder Carlos Peguero from the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday for a player to be named or cash. The 26-year-old Peguero has spent parts of the last three seasons with Seattle. He is a career .195 hitter with nine home runs and 27 RBIs in 219 at-bats in the majors. He ranked seventh in the Pacific Coast League with 19 homers in 2013, along with a .260 batting average, 28 doubles and 83 RBIs at Triple-A Tacoma. Peguero was designated for assignment on Jan. 16 when the Mariners signed free agent catcher John Buck. Kansas City also designated left-handed pitcher Everett Teaford for assignment. Teaford made one appearance for the Royals in 2013, pitching two-thirds of an inning at Cleveland on July 14.

Joe Smith, 5-3, and Blake Anguiano (138) won 4-1 over Jacob Stryker. Abilene led 20-3. Marysville won the next two matches by falls and narrowed the team score to 20-15. Abilene’s Alex Henely (160) won a 4- 2 decision over David Heck. Marysville won the next two matches to take a one-point lead in the team score 24-23. Abilene junior Blaise Lehman (195) put the Cowboys ahead by three, 2724, with a 16-4 win over Caleb Vogelsberg. Marysville won the 220 match by a fall and moved ahead 30-27 heading into the final match. Sophomore Tope faced freshman Greg Martin in the deciding match. Tope took a 4-1 lead in the third period and then surged for the pin with 1:36 remaining. “Some times your stars can’t pull

through,” Stout said. “Sometimes when you think that you might get bonus points at a certain weight class and you don’t, then somebody else has got to step up and fill the gap. You have injuries and other situations and we didn’t wrestle the best technically tonight. We’ve got things to work on, but the Cowboy Team magic pulled through for us tonight.” The Cowboys will travel to the Baldwin Tournament Saturday. There were six exhibition matches before the dual. 106 - Hunter Kiser (A) won by fall over Skyler Ballman (M). 120- Cody Wuthrow (A) won 2-0 over Skylar Widmer (M) 138 – Cole Hiatt (A) won by fall over James Montgomery (M) 170 – Mike Crome (M) won by fall over Kiel Beals (A) 113 – Cole Whitehair (A) won by 5-2 over Skyler Ballman (M) 138 – James Montgomery (M) won by fall over Isaih Lopez (A)

Dual results:

Abilene 33, Marysville 30 106: Jacob Berven, ABIL, forf. . 113: Chris Deters, MHS, dec. Logan McDowell, ABIL, 2-0. 120: Zane Baugh, ABIL, tech. fall Christian Perez, MHS, 6:00 16-1. 126: Felix Strauss, ABIL, dec. Mitchell Schoenberger, MHS, 8-3. 132: Caysen Smith, ABIL, dec. Joe Smith, MHS, 5-3. 138: Blake Anguiano, ABIL, dec. Jacob Stryker, MHS, 4-1. 145: Dylan Jones, MHS, pinned Tristan Kanz, ABIL, 1:55. 152: Jacob Mintzmeyer, MHS, pinned Kevin Wilson, ABIL, 3:16. 160: Alex Henely, ABIL, dec. David Heck, MHS, 4-2. 170: Josh Nelsen, MHS, dec. Trey Bender, ABIL, 9-2. 182: Dave Luebcke, MHS, pinned Jaron Christiensen, ABIL, 2:56. 195: Blaise Lehman, ABIL, maj. dec. Caleb Vogelsberg,

AHS JV wrestlers compete at Minneapolis Results for Abilene @ Minneapolis JV on 01/25/2014. Tanner McGivney (1-0) - 106: Tanner McGivney (Abilene) won by decision over Diego Dominguez (Beloit) 4-2. Jacob Berven (2-0) - 113: Jacob Berven (Abilene) won by pin over Diego Dominguez (Beloit ) 1:53. 113: Jacob Berven (Abilene) won by pin over Skyler Ballman (Marysville) 1:08. Tanner McGivney (0-1) - 113: Jacob Berven (Unattached) won by major decision over Tanner McGivney (Abilene) 9-0. Cole Whitehair (3-0) - 113: Cole Whitehair (Abilene) won by decision over Keaton Bortz (Smith Center ) 5-1. 113: Cole Whitehair (Abilene) won by pin over Diego Dominguez (Beloit ) 1:03. 113: Cole Whitehair (Abilene) won by decision over Skyler Ballman (Marysville) 2-0. Cody Wuthnow (2-0) - 120: Cody Wuthnow (Abilene) won by tech fall over Joseph Cochran (Russell) 4:00 15-0. 120: Cody Wuthnow (Abilene) won in tie breaker 1 over Skyler Widmer (Marysville) 5-0. Felix Strauss (3-0) - 126: Felix Strauss (Abilene) won by major decision over Blake Boxberger (Russell) 13-4. 126: Felix Strauss (Abilene)

Betancourt signs with Japanese team Former Milwaukee Brewers infielder Yuniesky Betancourt is headed for Japan this season, g a guaranteed one-year contract with the Orix BlueWave of the Pacific League. The 31-year-old played first and third base last year for the Brewers, batting .212 with 13 home runs and 46 RBIs in 409 plate appearances. Betancourt also played for the Seattle Mariners from 2005 to 2009 and the Kansas City Royals in 2009-10 and 2012

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won by pin over Tristan Meadors (Clay Center) 4:00. 126: Felix Strauss (Abilene) won by major decision over Mason Mills (Minn.) 10-0. Cole Hiatt (3-0) - 132: Cole Hiatt (Abilene) won by pin over Dominic Reed (Minn.) 1:21. 132: Cole Hiatt (Abilene) won by pin over Troy Daniels (Minn.) 0:34. 132: Cole Hiatt (Abilene) won by pin over Dustin Williams (Beloit) 3:43. Issiah Lopez (0-3) -145: Michael Payton (Beloit ) won by pin over Issiah Lopez (Abilene) 0:52. 145: Austin Meyer (Russell) won by pin over Issiah Lopez (Abilene) 3:24. 145: Jared Mosher (Beloit) won by pin over Issiah Lopez (Abilene) 0:52. Dylan Holt (0-3) - 170: Chris Blackter (Clay Center) won by decision over Dylan Holt (Abilene) 8-4. 170: Evan Brandt (Beloit) won by pin over Dylan Holt (Abilene) 2:18. 170: Bryan Lagow (Clay Center) won by pin over Dylan Holt (Abilene) 2:40. Logan Riekeman (1-1) - 182: Logan Riekeman (Abilene) won by major decision over Levi Sporing (Republic Co.) 12-1. 182: Tristin Detimore (Marysville) won by decision over Logan Riekeman (Abilene) 7-3.

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Freshman Cowgirl Rae Schwarting drives the lane in recent basketball action. The Cowgirls are undefeated at 11-0 on the season.

Freshman girls top Riley County

RILEY – The Abilene Cowgirl freshman basketball team defeated Riley County 36-13 Tuesday. Claudia Hess led the Cowgirls in scoring with 15 points and Presley Clark had 11. The Cowgirls led 9-4 at the end of the first quarter and 20-6 at the break. “After a long layoff we showed it,” coach Steve Riedy said. “We struggled to play very consistent offensively. We had a couple of spurts where we hit some three’s or got the ball inside to Claudia that got us a comfortable lead. “This team seems to guard every night though. They have proven to be tough to score on.” The Cowgirls improved to 11-0 and will next play Tuesday at Wamego.

Summary

Ab 9 11 8 8 - 36 RC 4 2 3 4 - 13 Abilene (11-0) – Olivia Gassman 4, Madison Anderes 1, Presley Clark 11, Rae

Schwarting 5, Claudia Hess 15. Riley County – scoring not available.

NASCAR announced a new championship format Thursday that will put greater emphasis on winning races all season long, expands the current Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field to 16 drivers and implements a new roundby-round advancement format that ultimately will crown the champion. “We have arrived at a format that makes every race matter even more, diminishes points racing, puts a on winning races and concludes

with a best-of-the-best, firstto-the-finish line showdown race -- all of which is exactly what fans want,” said Brian , NASCAR chairman and CEO. “We have looked at a number of concepts for the last three years through fan research, models and simulations, and also maintained extensive dialogue with our drivers, teams and partners. The new Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup will be thrilling, easy to understand

and help drive our sport’s competition to a whole new level.” The top 15 drivers with the most wins over the first 26 races will earn a spot in the Chase Grid — provided they have finished in the top 30 in points and attempted to qualify for every race (except in rare instances). The only winless driver who can earn a Chase Grid spot would be the points leader after 26 races.

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