Page 2 Colby Free Press Monday, November 4, 2013 Area/State WWeathereather Atwood site to have station BBrieflyriefly The deadline for Briefl y is noon From “RADIO,” Page 1 the day before. Items submitted in the morning will be set up for the following The permit was one of 111 up for auc- day, space available. The deadline for tion nationwide, and one of two in Kansas. Monday’s paper is noon Friday. (The other was in the southeast corner of the state.) There was no auctioneer, Vyzou- Chamber Diplomats rek said, but he had to spend about 10 hours online going through rounds of bidding. plan women’s luncheon “I mean, this wasn’t a regular auction,” The Colby/Thomas County Chamber he said. of Commerce invites area women to the After he bought the construction per- Colby Diplomats Annual Ladies Lun- mit, he said, hired an engineer from Ohio cheon, a come-and-go event from 11:30 to design his tower. Paperwork about the to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the new station, such as how high the antenna Colby American Legion Hall. Registra- would be, had to be sent to the government tion deadline is Wednesday. Call the to prove it would work. The federal govern- Chamber offi ce at 460-3401. ment shutdown earlier this month delayed the return of the fi nal permit, but he hoped Business After 5 to have it by the end of October. National Weather Service at clinic Wednesday Tonight: Rain likely, mainly “The feedback’s been real positive,” he Duffey Chiropractic Care will be after 4 a.m. Increasing clouds, said. “The people I’ve talked to have been the host for the Colby-Thomas County with a low around 36. East wind real supportive.” Chamber’s Business After 5 from 5 to around 10 mph. Chance of pre- Vyzourek said he and his wife Becca will 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The business cipitation is 70 percent. own the station. He said it will be music- is holding open house all week to cel- Tuesday: Rain, mainly before oriented, and that he will research the right ebrate its second anniversary. For infor- 4 p.m. High near 40. Breezy, tunes to play. mation, call Cindy Duffey at 460-3224. with a northeast wind 5 to 10 He estimates it will cost $150,000 to $200,000 to set up. Among other things, he mph becoming northwest 15 to Kiwanis invites vets 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds will have to buy a 1,500-pound transmitter could gust as high as 30 mph. costing $52,000 to $80,000. The three-inch- Joe Vyzourek, the host of the KXXX Morning Show, was named Small Market DJ to lunch on Thursday Chance of precipitation is 90 thick copper wire that runs from the trans- Personality of the Year for the fourth time in 2012. Vyzourek, an Atwood native, The Kiwanis Club of Thomas County percent. mitter to the tower will cost about $20,000 also received the second-place award in this category in 2001 and 2002 and fi n- invites veterans to lunch at noon Thurs- Tuesday Night: A chance of for 600 to 700 feet. ished third in 2007. day during the club’s regular meeting at rain and snow before 9 p.m., He and his wife saved up some of the the Colby Community College Student then a slight chance of snow money for the station, Vyzourek said, but in radio the for 15 years. He has been an when they were both working there. He has Union, Room 106. To make reserva- between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. most of it will come from a bank loan. Al- announcer on KXXX since 1999, after earn- known a co-worker, Paul Heskett, since he tions, call Kenton Krehbiel at 443-3437. Cloudy, then gradually becom- though he will work together with KXXX, ing a degree in radio broadcasting at Colby was in the third grade. ing partly cloudy, with a low his station will not be a part of the Rocking Community College the year before. He The son of Lee and Pam Vyzourek of Trinity Lutheran craft around 25. Blustery, with a north M company. taught radio broadcasting for fi ve years at Atwood, he has lived in Colby since 1996 wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing “I’ve learned more about the industry that the college, he said, and still manages the when he graduated from high school and bazaar this weekend to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. I’ve been a part of in the last year than, I college radio station. started going to college here. He and his Trinity Lutheran Church’s annual Winds could gust as high as 30 think, in the last 14,” Vyzourek said. “We go a long way back,” Vyzourek wife have two sons, Hayden, 4, and Tanner, craft bazaar will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Fri- mph. Chance of precipitation is As of this September, he said, he has been said of KXXX, adding that he met his wife 7. day and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday in the 40 percent. church Fellowship Hall. The Lutheran Wednesday: Sunny, with a Youth Fellowship will be selling 2014 high near 48. West wind 5 to 10 Christian calendars, notepads, Dillons mph. County commits to tax lawsuit costs grocery cards, baked goods, turkeys Wednesday Night: Mostly for Thanksgiving and wooden “Jesus” clear, with a low around 28. From “COUNTY,” Page 1 Association of Counties meet- able county attorney’s guid- • Agreed to ask Schrock to plaques. There will also be lots of good- Thursday: Sunny, with a high ing. ance,” Steele said. paint directional arrows in the ies. Stop by and get a head start on gifts near 57. plus expenses, according to the In other business, the com- • Received a letter from Mer- courthouse parking lot. County for Christmas. Questions, call Linda Thursday Night: Partly company. missioners lin Green, a Rawlins County Clerk Shelly Harms said she Pabst at 462-3497. cloudy, with a low around 34. “We haven’t gotten a report • Talked to Keith Reed, who resident who complained about has been getting complaints that Friday: Mostly sunny, with a yet,” said Steele. “I suggested to had suggestions on how the inadequate maintenance on drivers are causing traffi c con- Hunt breakfast Mr. Strait we would not want a commissioners could handle the a two-mile stretch of County gestion by going through the lot high near 60. will help Scout project Friday Night: Mostly clear, report until our November meet- dispute over County Road D. Road 27. in the wrong direction. Hunters – and everyone else – are with a low around 31. ing because we’re not all here Reed said arguments over road After much discussion about • Signed a letter of support welcome to enjoy sausage gravy, bis- Saturday: Sunny, with a high today.” locations in the 1980s had been road maintenance being a town- for Developmental Services of cuits and scrambled egg from 5:30 to near 55. Glen Strait, the architect who handled by appointing neu- ship responsibility, they called Northwest Kansas, a communi- 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Colby United Saturday Night: Partly designed a proposed replace- tral representatives to view the the road and bridge department ty service provider for the intel- Methodist Church, corner of Pine and cloudy, with a low around 32. ment courthouse and jail, ar- situation and report back to the and discovered Road 27 is a lectually handicapped. Franklin. Donation will benefi t an Eagle Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a ranged for the structural study commissioners. county-maintained road. • Approved payroll expenses Scout project. For information, call Jan high near 57. and has been the county’s main “You guys say that the county The commissioners agreed to of $220,730, general fund ex- point of contact with the engi- commissioners have no juris- ask Road and Bridge Supervisor penses of $190,950, noxious Barnum at 462-5892. Friday: High, 59; Low 24 neering fi rm. diction over the townships, but Clair Schrock, who was out of weed department expenses of Saturday: High, 62; Low 26 Commissioner Mike Baughn that’s not right,” Reed told them. town at a meeting, if he could do $944 and road and bridge ex- Church women Sunday: High, 77; Low 31 was in Wichita for the Kansas “I think we need our honor- something about the road. penses of $21,255. selling holiday greenery Precip: Friday 0.None The Colby Presbyterian Women Saturday 0.None are selling fresh Christmas greenery – Sunday 0.None wreaths, garlands and centerpieces – as Month: 0.None Fort Hays president to step down a fund raiser for their mission projects. Year: 14.06 inches Ed Hammond, president of Fort Hays Pointing out that he will be 70 next sum- a consultant to the new president, Stewart Orders are due by Friday. For informa- Normal: 20.03 inches State University, plans to step down this mer, he said that he is trying to give the said. tion or to order, contact the church at (K-State Experiment Station) summer after his contract expires. university time to fi nd a new president. His He will have been the president for 27 462-6342 or JoAnne Sunderman at 460- Sunrise and Sunset 2476. Delivery will be the fi rst week of Tuesday 7:17 a.m. 5:38 p.m. Joined by members of the Kansas Board contract ends at the end of this fi scal year.