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The MIDWEEK Tuesday, June 10 2014 Goodland1205 Main Avenue, Goodland, Star-News KS 67735 • Phone (785) 899-2338 $1 Volume 82, Number 46 10 Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735/ upcoming events Benefit set for Saturday A benefit dinner and dance will be held for Rhon- da Lovins from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the Goodland Elks Lodge. The event will include music by disc jockey Roy Elfers, a silent auction and a bake sale. Proceeds go to Lovins’ medical expenses. Run With the Law Law enforcement officers will hold a run/walk event in con- junction with the Special Olym- pics torch run on Saturday, June 21, at the Goodland High School Track and members of the public can run with them. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with the run/walk starting at 10 a.m. For information visit www. ksso.org/events. weather report This smaller storm developed just southeast of Goodland on Friday, several hours north, dropping some rain in town, before moving east toward Thomas County. 49° before the main line of storms came through from the east. The smaller storm moved Photos by Kevin Bottrell/The Goodland Star-News 10 a.m. Monday Today Damaging storms sweep through area • Sunset, 8:13 p.m. Saturday By Kevin Bottrell Goodland got .55 of an inch of • Sunrise, 5:20 a.m. [email protected] rain from the fast-moving storms. • Sunset,8:14 p.m. It was a wet and wild weekend Sherman County Sheriff Burton for much of the High Plains, and Pianalto said one garage in Good- Midday Conditions this time Sherman County got in on land was completely destroyed. • Soil temperature 56 degrees the moisture. No one was injured. Several trees • Humidity 97 percent A massive line of storms devel- were blown over and many more • Sky cloudy and rainy oped in Colorado on Friday and branches brought down. • Winds north 30 to 45 mph headed east. Wind gusts up to 71 The Sherman County Commis- • Barometer 29.98 inches mph were reported at the Goodland sioners decided Monday morning to and rising Weather Station and up to 79 mph extend landfill hours to help people • Record High today 102° (1952) in Gove County. Hail up to 1 inch in dispose of the broken branches. • Record Low today 41° (1997) diameter was reported around the Through Friday the landfill will Last 24 Hours* tri-state area, and there was flash be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. It High Sunday 65° flooding in Burlington and Mc- will be open its regular 8 a.m. to 6 Low Sunday 50° Cook, Neb. A funnel cloud was re- p.m. hours on Saturday and closed Precipitation 1.19 ported in Cheyenne County, Colo., Sunday. This month 2.71 and a semi-tractor rig was blown This tree branch on Caldwell Avenue was just one of many large branches brought down during Year to date 6.25 over on U.S. 83 south of Oakley. See STORMS, Page 5 Friday’s thunderstorms. Below Normal 1.24 inches The Topside Forecast Today: Sunny with a high near Goodland commission votes to raise entry-level salaries 80, winds out of the southwest at 10 to 15 mph and a low around 56. By Kevin Bottrell The plan includes increases to the wages decision later in the year during budget time. sioner John Garcia said the city has always Wednesday: Partly sunny with a [email protected] of entry-level employees, plus raises for 16 The commissioners debated whether they been satisfied with the agreement. 20 percent chance of showers and The Goodland City Commission voted to existing positions that would be below the had enough information on how the raises • Met with Mike Miller about an extension thunderstorms after 5 p.m., a high raise salaries for entry-level positions at their new entry level. would affect the budget. Mayor Annette Fair- of the deadline on crushing the concrete on a near 85, winds out of the south at June 2 meeting. City Clerk Mary Volk said the increases banks said something needed to be done, es- property in south Goodland. 10 to 15 mph and a low around 56. Interim Manager Carolyn Armstrong said would fit within the city budget for 2014, pecially for entry-level positions, while other Miller said the Kansas Department of Extended Forecast the rate study that was put together for the since the budget included money for positions wages could wait until budget time. Health and Environment wanted an air permit Thursday: Mostly sunny with city was not good, so she sat down with the that had gone unfilled. It would be about a 4 The increase was approved on a 4-1 vote, before the concrete could be crushed, and a high near 74 and a low around department heads and put together a plan. percent increase in the 2015 budget. with Commissioner Gary Farris voting no. that he was hoping to be done by July 1. The 58. Friday: Mostly sunny with a 20 She said they looked mainly at entry-level Armstrong said the commission’s options In other business, the commissioners: original agreement specified that the crushing percent chance of showers and jobs, since the city has been having trouble were to approve the plan, call for a special • Approved the yearly agreement with the thunderstorms, a high near 85, attracting applicants. session to discuss it further or make a final Sherman Rural Fire Department. Commis- See SALARIES, Page 5 winds breezy and a low around 61. (National Weather Service) Get 24-hour weather info. at 162.400 MHz. Stormy sunset local markets 10 a.m. Wheat — $6.98 bushel Posted county price — $6.80 Corn — $4.42 bushel Posted county price — $4.41 Milo — $3.84 bushel Soybeans — $13.85 bushel Posted county price — $14.21 Millet — no bid Sunflowers Oil current crop — $18.55 cwt. Confection — no bid Pinto beans — $36 (Markets by Scoular Grain, Sun Opta, Frontier Ag and 21st Century Bean. These may not be closing figures. ) Goodland was treated to a spectacular sunset after Friday’s wild thunderstorms. There remains a slight chance of thunderstorms later this week. Low clouds remained over the area for some time, even after the rain subsided. Photo by Kevin Bottrell/The Goodland Star-News about our 2 The Goodland Star-News / Tuesday, June 10, 2014 friends student news obituaries Shayley Miller of Goodland was the calendar named to the spring 2014 Presi- Edith Benisch dent’s Honor Roll at Pratt Com- munity College in Pratt. To be on calendar Prairie Pak will have deli turkey, Theatre, 1203 Main. The movie Edith Benisch, 91, long time Sha- Barbara Stockhaus of McCook, the roll a student must take at least A free sack lunch will be pro- ham steak, chicken breast (diced on Wednesday will be “Cloudy ron Springs resident, died Thursday, Nebr., and two sons, Francis (Peg- 12 credit hours and have a 4.0 grade vided to kids at 12:30 p.m. every or strips), full cooked Angus with a Chance of Meatballs 2” (G). Kids Cooking Class May 29, 2014. gy) Benisch of Alliance, Neb., and point average. Wednesday before the summer burgers, chicken thighs, seasonal The is held second Wednesday of each She was born on Feb. 17, 1923, Karl Benisch of Sharon Springs. matinee at The Sherman Theatre. fresh fruits and vegetables. The on the kanorado senior month to Frank and Lola Bell Mangold in A private family graveside me- A movie pass is not required to get specials are a summer griller in- from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. at Trego County. morial service will be at 10 a.m. center a sack lunch. cluding ground beef patties, pork the 4-H Building. This class is tenderloin, pork chops, chicken open for second to fifth graders. On Oct. 12, 1942, she and Clar- on Thursday, June 12, 2014, at the The Kanorado Senior Center The Tenth Annual Outdoor breast filets, Italian sausage links For information call 890-4880. ence Benisch were married. Sharon Springs Cemetery. is in need of cash donations and Youth Skills Day will be Satur- and top sirloin steaks; chuck steak Preceding her in death were her Memorials to be designated by donations for our benefit auction on day. Call Troy Mannis at (785) senior menu burgers, breakfast sandwiches, parents, husband and son-in-law the family later may be sent to July 12. Donations will help keep 821-1838 for information. breaded chicken breasts and red Today: Hot roast beef sand- Stan. Bateman Funeral Home, Box 278, the center functioning. Their mail- Prairie Land Food sign up velvet cake. wich, peas, bread and Mandarin Survivors include a daughter, Goodland, Kan. 67735. ing address is the Kanorado Senior will be until Monday. Distribu- The Run With the Law will oranges. Wednesday: Barbecue Center, Box 176, Kanorado, Kan. tion is 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, June start with registration at 9 a.m. on chicken, potato salad, cottage Rick Peters 67741 or for donations call Tammy 28. at Cat’s TnT, 115 E. 9th, or at Saturday, June 21, at Goodland cheese, bread and watermelon. at the center (785) 399-2348, Con- the Bernadine Johnson residence, Rick Peters, 65, Victoria, husband Memorial service is pending. High School, 1209 Cherry. Project Thursday: Liver and onions in nie Sheldon (785) 399-2402, John located at 704 Walnut. For infor- of Jill (McCall) Peters, died on A full obituary will follow. is to raise money for the Special gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed Veselik (785) 399-8016, Sally Pet- mation call 899-2338, 821-1275, Tuesday, June 3, 2014.