Page 2 Colby Free Press Friday, August 10, 2012 Area/State Weather City council approves Briefly Once a Month Lunch coming up on Saturday Once a Month Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sat- $20.4 million budget urday in the basement of the Colby Presbyterian Church, 515 W. Fourth St. No reservation is needed, and the free meal, held the second Saturday of each month, is open to everyone. For questions, call the church offi ce, From “CITY,” Page 1 at the airport. Jones said no one building might yet be repaired, 462-6342. had bid on the project so far, but City Attorney John Gatz advised members of the public spoke up someone noted that contractors council member to be ready to Registration open for kids’ football teams to comment. Councilman Tim might bid later in the year when enforce the building codes in Colby Little League Football is accepting registrations for the fall sea- Hutfl es said that he did not feel other work dries up. case this didn’t happen. son. If you have a child in third through sixth grades, stop by the Sports that parts of the budget for sew- • Tabled a motion to extend • Adopted, by reference, the Shoppe to register. A physical form must be completed prior to participa- er, water and solid waste were South Court Avenue 130 feet to 2012 versions of the Kansas tion, which costs $100. For information, see Travis at the Sports Shoppe clear, but he was the only mem- the north from the intersection Standard Traffi c Ordinance or call Amy Wildeman at 460-7815. ber to vote no. with Cedar Street and Court. and the Uniform Public Of- Earlier, the council decided to Public Works Director Omar fense Code, as published by the Signup continues Saturday for league trim street department expenses Weber said that the project League of Kansas Municipali- Registration for American Youth Soccer Organization players continues to keep the property tax levy the would help with snow removal, ties. from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday. Cost is $45 until then, $50 after. Deadline to same as last year, as long as the but Hutfl es said he wanted to • Approved a request to al- register is Friday, Aug. 17. Players must have been at least 4 1/2 by Aug. estimate for assessed valuation look at the situation more close- low parking on the north side 1. The season runs from Saturday, Sept. 8, to Saturday, Oct. 27. Call Emily holds up. The actual levy won’t ly. of Horton Avenue and approve Griffi n at 460-0647 for questions or paperwork. be known until later in the year. • Set a public hearing on a route for the World’s Largest In other business, the council: whether to demolish a build- Truck Convoy for the Special • Discussed a project for joint ing at 245 N. School Ave. for Olympics at 11 a.m. Saturday, Senior Progress Center wants volunteers The Colby Senior Progress Center is looking for volunteers to help de- National Weather Service sealing and pavement patching Tuesday, Sept. 18. Although the Sept. 8. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a liver meals to the homebound from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays. Call low around 62. Southeast wind Kaila DeBoer at 460-2901 for information. 10 to 15 mph. Saturday: A 20 percent Colby chosen by department Lemonade stand will be set up on Tuesday chance of showers and thunder- The Fourth Annual Lemonade Stand held by April Swartz will be from storms after 3 p.m. Mostly sun- 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Swartz Veterinary Hospital, 1775 W. ny, with a high near 94. Breezy, to get money for road project Fourth St. All proceeds go to the Northwest Kansas Animal Shelter in with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, Goodland. Come meet pets available for adoption. For questions, call the vet hospital at 460-1078. with gusts as high as 30 mph. From “ROAD,” Page 1 “We’ve got deterioration on the surface that Saturday Night: A 20 percent needs to be addressed,” he said, “and we need to chance of showers and thunder- back, but he wasn’t sure why. try to smooth it up.” Brewster church plans vacation Bible school Kids in kindergarten to sixth grade will get a chance to learn about the storms before 4 a.m. Mostly “I don’t know why that got backed up, but I as- “KLINK projects are important to communi- Good Book at a vacation Bible school at the Brewster Community Church cloudy, with a low around 62. sume it was funding,” Weber said. “I’m not 100 ties statewide providing funding to address road- from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday. The theme is the 23rd Psalm. Call pastor Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. percent sure why that got drug out.” way surfacing needs on city connecting links Mike Pinkleman at (785) 694-2720 to register. Sunday: Sunny, with a high Later, Weber said, the state had decided to put of the state highway system,” said Secretary of near 91. North wind 10 to 15 all three projects together and complete them next Transportation Mike King when announcing the mph. year. awards. “Projects range in scope from surface Community blood drive set for next week Sunday Night: Mostly clear, The Department of Transportation, he said, will replacement and overlay to minor patching and The Colby Community Blood Drive will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with a low around 62. pick up a maximum of $480,000 for the work, so joint repair.” Wednesday, and from 7:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Commu- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a the city will have to add about $160,000 for con- Through the Local Partnership Program, the nity Building, featuring the Battle of the Badges between law enforcement high near 91. struction and pay the design costs. department’s share of the cost of the project is 75 (sheriff, highway patrol, police), emergency medical and fi re department Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, Weber said bids will be let in November, with percent for cities with a population of less than members. People will vote on who they want to win the traveling trophy with a low around 69. the paving to be done sometime next year. He said 10,000 or 50 percent for cities with a population of and bragging rights. Everyone who donates will receive a T-shirt and a Tuesday: A 20 percent the work is defi nitely needed. 10,000 or greater, up to a maximum of $200,000. chance to win a prize donated by local businesses. Call (800) 733-2767 chance of showers and thunder- to schedule an appointment or go to redcrossblood.org. Volunteers will be storms. Partly sunny, with a high serving homemade zucchini bread. For information, call Bev Vaughn at near 94. 462-3861 or 443-1467. Tuesday Night: A 20 percent U.S. department cuts corn outlook chance of showers and thunder- By Jim Suhr mand Estimates report, now president, who has 1,200 acres Pre-registration open for Youth Skills Day storms. Partly cloudy, with a low AP Business Writer expects corn growers to average of corn and 800 acres of soy- Pre-registration will be open until Wednesday for the 12th Annual North- around 66. ST. LOUIS – The government 123.4 bushels per acre, down 24 beans near Auburn, Ill. west Kansas Youth Outdoor Skills Day to be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur- Wednesday: A 20 percent slashed its expectations for U.S. bushels from last year in what On Thursday, the U.N. food day, Aug. 18, on the Pat Jones property six miles north and two miles east chance of showers and thun- corn and soybean production for would be the lowest average agency drew a direct correla- of Colby. Activities include shotgunning, archery, fur harvesting, wildlife derstorms. Mostly sunny, with a the second consecutive month yield in 17 years. tion between price hikes in ba- habitat, compass and map reading. There will be a drawing for a backpack, high near 94. today, predicting what could be Soybean production is now sic food commodities and the a scope and a deer hunt. Pre-register at Colby Lumber or Rasure Lumber, Wednesday Night: A 20 the lowest average corn yield in forecast at 2.69 billion bushels, months of parched conditions or call Mike McGinnis, (785) 342-7290; Matt Bain, 462-3367; or Josh percent chance of showers and more than 15 years as the worst a 12 percent decline from last in farm states. The Rome-based Williams, 460-0064, for information. thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, drought in decades scorches ma- year and well off the 3.05 billion Food and Agriculture Organi- with a low around 66. jor farm states. bushels the department had ex- zation said in its monthly price Organization ordering fruit for delivery Thursday: Mostly sunny, with Nonetheless, Agriculture Sec- pected last month. The expected report that its overall food price The Catholic Youth Organization at Sacred Heart Church is selling fruit a high near 90. retary Tom Vilsack, in a state- average yield of 36.1 bushels index climbed 6 percentage for delivery in late August. Reserve your order of freestone peaches, Bar- ment supplied exclusively to per acre would be the lowest points in July, although it was tlett pears or Gala apples through Wednesday.