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The MIDWEEK Tuesday, April 16, 2013 Goodland1205 Main Avenue, Goodland, Star-News KS 67735 • Phone (785) 899-2338 $1 Volume 81, Number 31 10 Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735 weather City and Waiting to go on report 41° county 10 a.m. Monday Today to meet • Sunset, 7:26 p.m. The Goodland City and Sherman Wednesday County commissions have agreed • Sunrise, 6:06 a.m. to begin holding joint coordination • Sunset, 7:27 p.m. meetings, the first being scheduled Midday Conditions for noon Tuesday, May 14, at the • Soil temperature 42 degrees Wolak building. The meetings are • Humidity 42 percent open to the public. • Sky sunny After the two governments butted • Winds northeast 14 mph heads over Economic Development • Barometer 29.88 inches several weeks ago, County Com- and rising missioner Ken Klemm proposed • Record High today 87° (1964) holding regular joint meetings to • Record Low today 16° (1951) talk over any issues that are affect- ing both the city and county. He put Last 24 Hours* the idea forward at the regular meet- High Sunday 57° Low Sunday 32° Precipitation none See MEET, Page 5 This month 0.18 Year to date 2.48 Below normal 0.1 inches New road The Topside Forecast Today: Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain and snow, a high department near 45, winds breezy out of the southeast at 15 to 30 mph and a low around 28. Wednesday: head named Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow, a high near 36, winds out of the northwest at 10 to 25 mph by county and a low around 20. By Kevin Bottrell Extended Forecast [email protected] Thursday: Partly sunny with a The Sherman County Commis- 20 percent chance of snow and sioners voted 2-1 last Tuesday to rain, a high near 37, breezy and hire Rod Roeder as the Road and a low around 22. Friday: Sunny Bridge Department superinten- with a high near 55 and a low dent. around 32. The commissioners interviewed (National Weather Service) Get 24-hour weather info. at 162.400 MHz. Roeder and Butch Vandiver in closed door sessions earlier that day. Commissioners Larry Enfield and Ken Klemm voted in favor of Roeder, who has been acting as in- terim co-superintendent along with Kim Blackheart for the past several months. Commissioner Steve Evert Contestants waited in the hall leading to the Goodland High start in 2017 at the high school in memory of Brianna Linin, who voted in favor of Vandiver, who cur- School auditorium on Saturday night to compete in Goodland’s died from cancer when she was five. local Got Talent. The talent show raises money for a scholarship to Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News markets See ROAD, Page 5 10 a.m. Wheat — $6.89 bushel Posted county price — $7.03 KBI investigating Corn — $6.52 bushel Posted county price — $6.64 Milo — $6.09 bushel Soybeans — $13.49 bushel Posted county price — $13.82 former resident’s death Millet — no bid Sunflowers The case of a 45-year-old former low police tape and agents of KBI “We are working on the case,” the Oil current crop — $23.65 cwt. Goodland resident found dead in his were in town processing the crime sheriff said. “Our concern is for the Confection — no bid St. Francis home last week has been scene later. safety of the community. Our hearts Pinto beans — $28 turned over to the Kansas Bureau of A woman reportedly was in cus- go out to the family.” (Markets by Scoular Grain, Sun Opta, Investigation. tody. A closed-door hearing was Figgins’ obituary appeared in Frontier Ag and 21st Century Bean. Sheriff’s officers were called to held in Cheyenne County District the Tuesday, April 8, edition of the These may not be closing figures. ) 541 E. Third Street in St. Francis Court on Monday. Goodland Star-News. Survivors in- on April 3, where Brad Figgins, a Cheyenne County Sheriff Cody clude a son, Garrett, and a daughter, FedEx driver and former Goodland Beeson said that because of the Kaitlin, and his parents, Richard and resident, was found dead at the base complexity of the case, it was turned Diane Figgins. Services were held of a flight of stairs. The incident over to the KBI the following day. Tuesday in St. Francis. He was bur- inside apparently was reported as a fall. As of Monday, no details were ied in the Kanorado cemetery. today The home was surrounded by yel- available. More local news, views from your Visitors from North Carolina Goodland Goodland native Terry Leonhart spoke about his job at the Sierra Star-News Nevada Corporation on Saturday at the High Plains Museum. Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-New Goodland native talks space flight By Pat Schiefen check the dimensions of each com- The Goodland Star-News ponent with expensive measuring On Saturday morning at the mu- machines to make sure they are seum people got to hear about how correctly made. much fun it is for Terry Leonhart Leonhart grew up in Goodland to go to work. Leonhart is a quality and graduated from Goodland High assurance inspection technician for School in 1974. Leonhart said he Cowboys win the Sierra Nevada Corporation in still feels very connected to Good- Louisville, Colo. land. After that he went to Barton rained out game Leonhart said one of the latest County Community College in things he worked on is the space Great Bend and was planning to ma- The Goodland High School plane, Dream Chaser, that his com- jor in engineering. Unfortunately he baseball team picked up a pany is making to win the contract hated the art involved and became win on Friday when their to be the privately owned trans- a machinist and wanted to design Seven students from West Caldwell High School in Lenoir, N.C., were in Goodland the end of last home game against Ul- portation for U.S. personnel going parts. In 1979 he moved to Denver week on a trip through AFS. They were taking a break at the Carnegie Arts Center in the picture ysses was rained out in the to the international space station. and went to work for Stanley Avia- before going out to visit some farms. The students didn’t like the idea of being at least two hours fifth inning. The contract winner will take over tion. After three and a half years he from a mall but were impressed with the fact that everyone has an iPad in the high school. They See Page 10 the the ferrying duties of the now- went to work at Rocky Flats. In 1986 said their high school of over 800 students did not have the technology that Goodland High School retired space shuttles. There are two he went to work at Ball Aerospace does. Lenoir is a town of around 18,000. The students included Lisset Aguilar, Theodore Boliek, other companies competing on the where they worked on the star Allen Price, Brianna Farr, Lewis Callihan, Cristian Solis and Ana Gonzalez. project including Boeing. Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News Leonhart said his main job is to See SPACE, Page 5 about our 2 The Goodland Star-News / Tuesday, April 16, 2013 friends genesis and salvation army the calendar obituary Genesis and Salvation Army are Jay L. Kump available year round to help those in calendar senior menu - beef and bean burrito, romaine need. Call (785) 890-2299 to speak and tomato, Mexican corn salsa, to a volunteer. Prairie Land Food distribu- Today: Spanish rice with ham- Jay L. Kump, 91, Goodland, his parents and his wife, Ma’hee tion is 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at burger, corn, tropical fruit, bread whole grain corn chips, fresh retired Methodist minister for the Kump. Friday activities Cat’s TnT, 1018 Main, or at the and bar cookie. Wednesday: Ham, fruit and milk. : Breakfast Brewster and Winona churches, Survivors include two sons, Rich- Tours of the 1907 Victorian Bernadine Johnson residence, sweet potatoes, cook’s choice - breakfast bake and tomato salsa, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at ard Kump and William Kump; a House at 202 W. 13th are from 1 to located at 704 Walnut. For infor- vegetable, bread and applesauce. grapes and milk. Lunch - beef Good Smaritan Society — Sherman brother Virgil (Dorothy) Kump of 5 p.m. Wednesday through Mon- mation call 899-2338, 821-1275, Thursday: Meat loaf, mashed po- pattie, mashed potatoes and gravy, County in Goodland. Belleville and three nieces. day. Closed on Tuesday. 890-2287, 821-1827 or 899-4278 tatoes with gravy, Watergate salad, steamed broccoli, banana, wheat He was born on Freb. 21, 1922, Services were at 10 a.m. on Mon- The High Plains Museum, 1717 or order online at www.prairi- bread and birthday cake. Friday: roll and milk. to Ruth Esther and George Kump at day, April 15, 2013, at Koons Cha- Cherry Ave., is open from 9 a.m. elandfood.com. The Prairie Pak Taco salad, Mandarin oranges, school calendar Jennings. Mr. Kump graduated from pel, 211 N. Main, Goodland with to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday will have boneless ham steak, chips and brownie. Today: Black day. 8:30 a.m. high school and Bible college. From Pastor Dustin Petz officiating. through Saturday and from 1 to 5 ground beef, breakfast bites, meat school menu varsity track at Scott City. 1 p.m. Nov. 19, 1942, through Feb. 6, 1946, Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday.