Graduation Section Inside Brewster High School
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Checking in with the Class of 2021 2021 Graduation Celebrating the senior classes of Goodland High School and Graduation Section Inside Brewster High School A special section brought to you by: The Goodland Star-News Published Friday, May 14, 2021 The WEEKEND Friday, May 14, Goodland Star-News 2021 1205MainAvenue,Goodland,KS67735•Phone(785)899-2338 $1 Volume 89, Number 38 22 Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735 inside Commencement speaker announced; today More lo- cal news and views ceremony to go ahead without restrictions from your Goodland Star-News Goodland High School’s 2021 Commence- station’s assistant news director. always enjoys giving her parents, Carol and ment Ceremony is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, While at KSNT, Lennington has helped the Rich Lennington, a tough time over the fact May 22, at the Max Jones Fieldhouse. station win several awards from the Kansas that she was born on the bathroom floor of her Teams begin The Goodland School Board at their meet- Association of Broadcasters and an Edward parent’s home, even though they lived just a ing on Monday decided to go ahead with no R. Murrow award. Lennington was also the block away from the hospital. restrictions on the number of visitors – bar- only journalist in the area to gain an exclusive Upon graduating from Goodland High post season ring anything unexpected happening prior one-on-one interview with former President School in 2009, Lennington attended Kansas Goodland baseball, soft- to the ceremony. Masks will still be recom- Donald Trump and covered the first female State University, where she obtained a degree ball and golf teams are pre- mended for those attending. Brewster High execution in the federal system in nearly in broadcast journalism. This, coincidentally, paring for their regional School’s graduation is set for Saturday at 3 seven decades. led her straight to the home of the rival col- competitions next week. p.m. (Mountain Time) in the high school gym. Just last year Lennington was chosen as the legiate school in Kansas where she began her See Pages 7 and 10 The commencement speaker for Goodland “Best Newscaster in Topeka,” and selected broadcasting career in local news as a reporter will be Brooke Lennington, a longtime news as one of Topeka’s ‘Top 20 under 40’ for her and anchor in Lawrence, Kansas. anchor and reporter for KSNT News - the work in raising awareness on stroke preven- Just before the pandemic hit, Lennington NBC, ABC, and FOX affiliate in Topeka. In tion after her dad suffered a debilitating stroke married her best friend, Jarod Marcotte. The 2016 she was promoted to the main evening nearly five years ago. two don’t have any kids yet, but they do share weather anchor, a title she now shares with being the Born in Goodland in 1991, Lennington two cats, Butter and Scotch. report Brooke Lennington 60° Celebrate our emergency medical workers next week 10:00 a.m. Thursday Next week is Emergency Medi- cal Services week, and the North- Today west Kansas Ambulance Service is •Sunset,7:53p.m. taking the opportunity to encour- Saturday age safety throughout Sherman •Sunrise,5:33a.m. County . •Sunset,7:54p.m. EMS Week was started in 1974 Midday Conditions by President Gerald Ford as a way •Soiltemperature51degrees to celebrate emergency medical •Humidity59percent practitioners and the important •Skysunny work they do in our nation’s com- •Windssouth15mph munities. Emergency medical •Barometer30.23inches technicians and paramedics work and falling to save lives in our community every day. The slogan for the 2021 •RecordHightoday95°(1915) EMS Week is “This is EMS: Caring •RecordLowtoday27°(2004+) For Our Communities!” Last 24 Hours* The ambulance service will be HighWednesday 57° holding a number of events during LowWednesday 32° the week: Precipitation 0.00 Education Monday: The This month .73 Northwest Kansas Ambulance Year to date 6.45 Service will be releasing a number Above Normal 2.24 inches of safety education videos on its The Topside Forecast Facebook page. Today:Partlycloudywith77as Safety Tuesday: For Safety high and low of 49, winds north Tuesday, the service will be re- Front row (from left): Interim Director Ryan Murray, Captain northeast shifting east 10 to 15 minding residents of a number Stephanie Erhart, Melody Knudson, Captain Krista Alanis, Lieu- mph.Saturday:Mostlycloudywith of good home safety tips, with a tenant Adrienne West. Back row: Talor Saffer, Julian Cadavid, 71 as high and low of 52, winds focus on senior citizens. These Dakota Roubideaux, Emily Tinkler, Stacy Kaup, Mathew Windell, east 10 to 20 mph. tips include: and Kirk Rice. • Using walkers or wheelchairs Extended Forecast whenever possible to minimize Only CPR and Stop The Bleed Full-time members include: Sunday:Scatteredthunder- falls. Training from 5 to 8 p.m. At the Captain Justin Stasser, AEMT; storms with high near 70 and low • Clearing common pathways Wolak Building. Captain Martin Warnke, para- near 50, winds east 10 to 15 mph. through the homes. Be aware that EMS Recognition Day - Fri- medic; Captain Stephanie Yar- Monday:Isolatedthunderstorms rugs can be a trip hazard. day: The service will hold an Open brough, AEMT; Captain Krista with high around 70 and low • Have a medication list readily House from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Alanis, paramedic; Lt. Adrienne around 50, winds east southeast available. File for Life is a great the Wolak Building. Please enter West, EMT; Scott Fleming, para- 10 to 20 mph. tool to keep everything easily ac- (National Weather Service) through the main doors on the east medic; Jamie Ross, AEMT; Matt Get24-hourweatherinfo.at162.400MHz. cessible and organized. side of the building. Snacks and Beininger, AEMT; Kylee Samu- *Readingstakenat7a.m. • Do not wait to call 911. Dis- refreshments to be served. elson, AEMT; Danielle Neilson, patchers and the ambulance ser- A proclamation declaring Emer- EMT; Emily Tinker, EMT; and vice are available 24 hours a day. gency Medical Services Week will Talor Saffer, EMT/EVO. Children’s Day - Wednesday: be signed by the Sherman County Reserves include Jeff Anderson, The service will be going to North Commissioners at their meeting paramedic; Brian James, paramed- Elementary at 9 a.m. to talk about on Tuesday. ic; Stacy Kaup, paramedic; Saman- safety and give out coloring books The Northwest Kansas Ambu- tha Pakkebier, paramedic; Steve and goody bags. lance Service has 12 full-time staff Evert, AEMT; Melody Knudson, Save-a-Life Day - Thursday: members, 16 reserve members and local The service will be offering Hands- four emergency vehicle operators. See EMS WEEK, Page 5 markets State clarifies Colorado 10:00 a.m. Presentationatthelibraryto Wheat — $6.32 bushel quarantine recommendation Posted county price — $6.80 take a deep look at music in Kansas Last Friday, the Kansas Depart- The state recommends quaran- Corn — $7.09 bushel tines of at least 10 days for those Posted county price — $7.47 ment of Health and Environment Goodland Public Library will host “Sunflower inspires us musically. added the state of Colorado to its returning from these Colorado Milo — $6.94 bushel - Soybeans — $15.87 bushel Music,” a presentation and discussion by Cash Hol Cash Hollistah is a Rapper, Arts Educator and list of areas to which travel quaran- counties: Adams, Arapahoe, Archu- Mentor at the City Teen Center in Salina. Posted county price — $15.90 listah on Tuesday, June 1, at 6 p.m. At the Goodland tines are recommended. This week leta, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Crow- Sunflowers Public Library, 812 Broadway. Members of the com- “Sunflower Music” is part of Humanities Kansas’s the department amended the list to ley, City and County of Denver, Oil current crop — $27.10 cwt. munity are invited to attend the free program. Contact Crossroads Conversations Catalog, featuring presen- include specific counties rather than Douglas, Elbert, El Paso, Fremont, Posted county price — $24.98 the Goodland Public Library at 785-899-5461 for tations, discussions and workshops designed to spark the entire state. Huerfano, Jefferson, Lake, Larimer, Pinto beans — $35 more information. The program is made possible by conversations in the Sunflower State. “We recognize that adding Colo- Park, Phillips, Pueblo, Rio Blanco, (Markets by Scoular Grain, Frontier Ag, Humanities Kansas. This program is part of the Crossroads: Change in rado to the quarantine list presented San Juan, Teller and Weld. sunflowernsa.com and 21st Century Music transcends race, gender, class and geog- Rural America initiative anchored by the Smithson- challenges to those living in the Those who are fully vaccinated Bean. These may not be closing figures. ) raphy and throughout history humans have used ian Institute traveling exhibition of the same name. border communities,” said Dr. Lee are not recommended to quarantine music to communicate stories, express emotions and Crossroads promotes fresh thinking about the his- Norman, KDHE Secretary, said. following travel. connect us to one another and moments in time and tory, culture and future of Kansas. “As such we looked at all of the The travel quarantine list is deter- place. This presentation highlights numerous artists For more information about “Sunflower Music” Colorado counties individually and mined using a formula to evaluate and musicians from the Sunflower State and takes a in Agoodland contact6 the Goodland Public Library added those core counties that were new cases over a two-week period, deeper look into how the power of place informs and at 785-899-5461 of visit www.goodlandlibrary.org.