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Page 2 Colby Free Press Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Area/State Weather A touch of color Briefly College pool opens after renovation work The Colby Community College pool was to reopen today. All water exercise classes will be held as scheduled. Lap swim hours are from 5 to 7 a.m. Mon- day to Friday and 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri- day. Open swim hours are from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The pool was closed for renovations. For infor- National Weather Service Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a mation, contact manager Kipp Nelson low around 17. South wind 5 to at 460-5476. 10 mph becoming north. Thursday: Partly sunny, with Kids-a-Cookin’ a high near 32. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south. starts Thursday The spring session of Kids-a-Cookin’ Thursday Night: Mostly will start Thursday after school at the cloudy, with a low around 22. Community Building. This free pro- South wind between 10 and 15 gram is for third through fi fth graders. mph. Sessions will be Thursdays, Feb. 16, Friday: Partly sunny, with March 15, and April 19. Sign up with a high near 49. Breezy, with a Stacy Lee at the Colby Recreation De- north wind 5 to 10 mph increas- partment, 460-4440. ing to between 15 and 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. ‘Food for Thought’ Friday Night: Partly cloudy, to cover area railroads with a low around 21. Larry Dilts, author of “Colby’s Rail- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with roads: A Local History,” will present a a high near 45. lunchtime talk on area railroads at noon Saturday Night: Partly Thursday at the Prairie Museum of Art cloudy, with a low around 28. and History, 1905 S. Franklin Ave. A Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a light lunch will be served during the high near 52. free program. The talk is part of the mu- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, seum’s ongoing “Food for Thought” se- with a low around 28. EVAN BARNUM/Colby Free Press ries the third Thursday each month. For Monday: Partly sunny, with a Plastic fl owers placed on a relative’s grave add a touch of etery in northeast part of town. The fl owers hold their color questions, call Ann Miner at 460-4590. high near 44. color to a dreary, gray day a Colby’s Sacred Heart Cem- through winter weather, adding a note of cheer. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Health Dept. offering Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with cut-rate blood tests a high near 40. In conjunction with the Thomas Coun- College coach brags on men’s grades ty Meltdown fi tness program and the Friday: High, 46; Low 17 New Year, the Thomas County Health Saturday: High, 50; Low 19 From “COLLEGE,” Page 1 mentioned that the college received a letter confusing. He clarifi ed it by saying a stu- Department is offering lab screening Sunday: High, 63; Low 19 of approval Monday from Dr. Duane Dunn, dent who has a 3.25 GPA but isn’t in the top for $15. Tests include a comprehensive Monday: High, 52; Low 2 down to 25 percent when there should be 50 president of Seward County Community 15 percent of his class is still eligible for the metabolic panel and a lipid panel. Blood Tuesday: High, 31; Low 2 percent left. College, for its medical coding program. grant. Committee member Brittany Squire will be drawn from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Precip: Friday 0.None Waites said some of those costs came ear- • Heard from Vacik on behalf of Kaaz, said she agreed. Friday. For questions, call Director Ka- Saturday 0.None ly due to getting ready for the school year, who said they are trying to get all the last- Trustee Cindy Black asked if a student siah Rothchild at 460-4596. Sunday 0.None but he and Barry Kaaz, dean of external af- minute things done at the pool and that the meets the requirements for a Thomas Coun- Monday 0.Trace fairs, had talked about ways to save money wind turbine should be turning by the end ty Tuition Grant and the ACT Scale Schol- Tuesday 0.None in other areas so they could reallocate mon- of the week. arship, would he or she be entitled to both? Teams may register Month: 0.None ey to transportation. He also said the col- “The transformer that was ordered was Squire said it is possible for someone to re- for ‘Melt Down’ program Year: 0.None lege is expecting some utility savings due not the right one,” Vacik said, “and some- ceive both. Teams of up to six people may reg- Normal: 0.42 inches to the mild winter so far, along with some how that wasn’t caught, so we had to send Leiker asked if the college should require istered for the Thomas County Melt (K-State Experiment Station) other savings that were not planned in the that one back and order another one.” students to take college prep classes in or- Down fi tness program until Friday. Sunrise and Sunset budget. Trustee Dale Herschberger said that the der to be eligible for the Thomas County Contact county Health Director Kasiah Thursday 8:01 a.m. 5:49 p.m. “But you’re right,” Waites said to Leiker. college needs to try and meet the deadline Tuition Grant. Vacik replied that he didn’t Rothchild at (785) 460-4596 or fi ndir@ (U.S. Naval Observatory) “There were some unexpected expenses in to get the turbine up and running because want to limit students who had taken a ca- thomascohealth.com or Extension agent those areas.” people are asking about it. reer program in high school but didn’t take Diann Gerstner at (785) 460-4582 or di- Leiker said it would be good if Waites “It’s gonna start being a sore subject pret- any college prep classes. [email protected]. Convict’s suit could let board members know about such ty soon,” he said. Leiker said he didn’t think that was fair to issues so they’d know that Waites is on top Vacik said that Kaaz met with the project students who take the tougher classes. Vacik of them. lead for Honeywell and told them the col- paused for a long time, then said his per- Hays church planning is thrown out • Heard from Dr. Keegan Nichols, vice lege is holding back some of the payments sonal opinion was to leave the guidelines as worship night in Colby TOPEKA (AP) – A Shawnee president of student affairs and market- to the contractor until they get some more simple as they can, which he thought can be The Celebration Community Church County judge has dismissed a ing, who reported that about this time last things fi nished up. achieved with the change discussed. in Hays will have a night of worship lawsuit fi led by a Colorado man year, the college was sitting at 10,936 credit • Heard changes to the proposed scholar- “I think what you’ll fi nd is it will prob- featuring music by the band Ignite at 6 who held a Kansas couple hos- hours and this year, they are up to 12,709. ship guidelines presented at the December ably work itself out,” he said. “Don’t think p.m. Saturday in the Colby High School tage, then sued them for breach of The members applauded the announcement. board meeting. Nichols said the committee you’ll have too many that will fall through Auditorium. For information, call Deb- contract for turning him in. That could mean about $70,000 to $80,000 made two changes: for students to receive the cracks that took the advanced placement bie McNinch at (785) 824-8038. Jesse Dimmick of Denver con- more for the college, Waites estimated. the full, free tuition from a Thomas Coun- classes and didn’t have a 3.25. I just don’t tended he had a legally binding • Heard from Joyce Washburn, dean of ty Tuition Grant, they need to have a 3.25 think you’ll have a whole lot of that, be- Pro-Life prayer rally oral contract with Jared and Lind- academic affairs, that the college received grade point average rather than a 3.5, or cause if they’re in those classes, more than say Rowley that they’d hide him approval from the Higher Learning Com- they have to be in the top 15 percent of their likely they’re probably going have a higher Sunday on Range Ave. from police in return for money. mission in December for its online programs class rather than in the top 10 percent. grade point average anyway.” Everyone is invited to an interde- Later, he fell asleep and they es- and that she is looking at formats that other Kenton Krehbiel said that he thinks the The board approved the scholarship pol- nominational Pro-Life Prayer Rally at 3 caped. Of course, they called po- schools use for program review. committee should change the wording that icy for fall and the Thomas County Tuition p.m. Sunday at the northwest corner of lice. Dr. Stephen Vacik, college president, explains this requirement because it can be Grant for the 2013-14 school year. Fourth and Range. For information, call Megan Augustine at 443-2599. 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