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The MIDWEEK Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013 Goodland1205 Main Avenue, Goodland, Star-News KS 67735 • Phone (785) 899-2338 $1 Volume 81, Number 87 10 Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735 special Hospital event raises notice stroke Halloween events set for awareness By Kevin Bottrell Thursday [email protected] Today is World Stroke Day, a day The Trunk-or-Treat event to raise awareness of stroke symp- and the Goodland Star- toms, treatments and prevention. News’ Moonlight Madness Strokes affect the arteries within costume contest will be from the brain. They can be caused by a 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the clot or by ruptured blood vessels, Goodland United Method- both of which prevent or obstruct ist Church’s parking lot. A blood flowing to the brain. showing of “It’s the Great According to the American Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” Stroke Association, strokes are the will follow in the church. fourth leading cause of death. About 795,000 Americans suffer a new or Campus Candy, the annual recurrent stroke each year. About 40 Halloween event at North- percent of deaths related to strokes west Kansas Technical Col- are men, and 60 percent are women. lege, will be 6 to 8:30 p.m. Kathy Erickson, a nurse at Good- Thursday in the student land Regional Medical Center, said union. the hospital was recently designated as an “Emergent Stroke Ready Fa- cility.” This means that it has the capability of diagnosing and treat- ing stroke patients before sending weather them to a more specialized facility Band, cheerleaders for further care. report “It means we have certain tools in place,” she said. “We have protocols entertain at final in place to administer clot buster medicine. This helps break up the 39° blood clot causing the stroke.” 10 a.m. The hospital also has the ability to home football game Monday do CAT scans and bloodwork. These The Goodland High School marching band (above) and color services are available 24 hours a guard (below) performed music from the computer game Today day, every day. Erickson said most • Sunset, 5:48 p.m. “World of Warcraft” during half time at the football game on Fri- stroke patients are sent to the stroke day. Afterward the high school cheerleaders (right) performed Wednesday center in Denver after being treated a routine. The cheerleaders were joined on the sidelines by • Sunrise, 7:13 a.m. in Goodland. junior cheerleaders. The game was the annual Pink Out, in • Sunset, 5:47 p.m. Erickson said there is a new app which the public and students were encouraged to wear pink for Apple devices called FAST from Midday Conditions for breast cancer awareness. It was also senior night. Senior the American Stroke Association, • Soil temperature 50 degrees football players and cheerleaders along with their parents which is an acronym for: “Face • Humidity 79 percent were recognized before the game. Friday’s game was the dropping, Arm weakness, Speech • Sky cloudy final home football game for the regular season. • Winds northeast 17 mph difficulty, Time to call 911.” These Photos by Kevin Bottrell/The Goodland Star-News • Barometer 30.01 inches are the three main symptoms of a and rising stroke, she said, and there is a time • Record High today 90° (2003) limit to get to the hospital since • Record Low today 1° (1917) See STROKE, Page 5 Last 24 Hours* High Sunday 74° Low Sunday 37° Precipitation none Food This month 1.21 Year to date 16.49 Below normal 1.86 inches The Topside Forecast drive set Today: Cloudy with drizzle and fog before 9 a.m. and a 20 percent chance of rain and drizzle after for Dec. 7 midnight, a high near 47, winds out of the northeast at 10 to 15 mph The community food drive will and a low around 35. Wednesday: be Dec. 7. The work day – when Partly sunny with a high near 51, volunteers help prepare food bas- winds out of the northwest at 5 to kets – will be Dec. 19. 10 mph and a low around 35. For more information, call 890- Extended Forecast 2299. Thursday: Sunny with a high Volunteers also will be needed to near 58 and a low around 37. ring the bell for the Salvation Army Friday: Sunny with a high near 57 at Walmart from 1 to 7 p.m. Nov. 29 and a low around 34. Saturday: to Dec. 24. Bell ringers are asked to Sunny with a high near 60 and a sign up for 1-hour shifts. For infor- low around 37. mation, call 890-2299. (National Weather Service) Get 24-hour weather info. at 162.400 MHz. Church serves meal, holds bake sale Goodland native to local be honored markets by Fort Hays 10 a.m. Goodland native Tony Workman Wheat — $7.39 bushel will be one of five people inducted Posted county price — $7.21 into the Tiger Sports Hall of Fame Corn — $4.19 bushel at Fort Hays State University at a Posted county price — $4.34 ceremony on Saturday in Hays. Milo — $3.79 bushel Workman played football for the Soybeans — $11.81 bushel Tigers from 1980 to 1982. He was Posted county price — $12.46 a National Association of Intercol- Millet — no bid legiate Athletics All-America First Sunflowers Team selection for Fort Hays State Oil current crop — $18.95 cwt. in 1982 as a tight end. He led the Ti- Confection — no bid gers in receptions (51), yards (636) Pinto beans — $28 and receiving touchdowns (7) that (Markets by Scoular Grain, Sun Opta, Frontier Ag and 21st Century Bean. year, catching 32 more passes than These may not be closing figures. ) the next closest teammate. Workman was also an All-Central States Intercollegiate Conference First Team selection that year. In 1981, he had a solid season in which The First Christian Church Disciples of Church, 911 Arcade, had beans and ham with corn bread and various fruit cobblers. The he also led the Tigers in receiving their ham and bean feed on Saturday. They also had a bake sale silent auction had art work, carpets, antiques, jewelry and linens. with 665 yards on 43 catches and and silent auction. They served navy beans and ham or pinto Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News See FORT HAYS, Page 5 about our 2 The Goodland Star-News / Tuesday, October 29, 2013 friends blue star banner Do you have a son/daughter or the calendar obituary grandson/granddaughter presently serving in active-duty military? Or does a friend or relative have some- calendar senior menu refried beans, orange and milk. Sonya Jo “Sammi” Williams Friday: Breakfast - Whole grain one? If wo, we would like to present Prairie Land Food sign up Today: Chili, tropical fruit, Sonya Jo “Sammi” Wickwar Wil- (Barbara) Williams of Weatherford, cinnamon roll, fruit cocktail, fruit them with a Blue Star Banner for will be until Monday, Nov. 11. crackers and cinnamon roll. liams, 70, Hays, former Goodland Okla.; four daughters, Terri (David) juice and milk. Lunch - Cowboy their door or window. Call Zona Distribution is 1 to 2 p.m. Satur- Wednesday: Pasta salad with resident, died Thursday, Oct. 24, Fyfe of Sparta, Wisc., Connie Elias cavatini, salad, green beens, ba- Price, secretary of the Goodland day, Nov. 23. at Cat’s TnT, 1018 ham, rosy pears, breadstick and 2013, at Hays Medical Center. of Derby, Cyndi Ford of Colby and nana and milk. Elks Lodge at (785) 890-6251. Main, or at the Bernadine Johnson pudding. Thursday: Waikiki She was born on April 4, 1943, to Samantha (Brian) Butler of Hays; genesis and residence, located at 704 Walnut. meatball, broccoli, pineapple, rice school calendar Ward Wickwar and Shirley (Brink- two brothers, Mark Wickwar and For information call 899-2338, and cook’s choice complement. Today: 6 p.m. third grade vo- er) Wickwar Tarbet. Dave Tarbet, both of Ulysses; a salvation army 821-1275, 890-2287, 821-1827 Friday: Turkey ala king, peas and cal concert in the Goodland High Mrs. Williams was a longtime sister Susan Smith of Olathe; 14 Genesis and Salvation Army are or 899-4278 or order online at carrots, Mandarin oranges, biscuit School auditorium. Wednesday: nurse at Lantern Park Manor and grandchildren; and 12 great-grand- available year round to help those in www.prairielandfood.com. The and no bake cookie. Monday: 7:30 a.m. professional learning Prairie Senior Living Complex children. need. Call (785) 890-2299 to speak Prairie Pak will have breaded Hamburger steak with cream of community. Thursday: 6 p.m. in Colby and the Good Samaritan Services will be at 1 p.m. (Moun- to a volunteer. chicken tenders, lean ground beef, mushroom gravy, mashed po- varsity football at Colby. Hallow- Society in Hays. tain Time) on Saturday, Nov. 2, activities Canadian bacon, beef steak strips, tatoes, mixed vegetables, bread een. Friday: Girls state volleyball. She enjoyed crocheting, listening 2013, at Brock’s North Hill Chapel, pork sausage, sweet potatoes, and peaches. Tuesday: Ham, Saturday: Girls state volleyball. to music, bowling, cooking and was 2509 Vine, Hays. Tours of the 1907 Victorian potatoes, onions, celery, carrots, scalloped potatoes, peas, bread State cross country. Junior high a Dallas Cowboy fan. Memorials for Options of Hays, House at 202 W. 13th are from 1 to oranges and apples. The specials and five cup salad. Kansas Music Educators Associa- Preceding her in death were her which provides domestic and sexual 5 p.m. Wednesday through Mon- are Thankisgiving meal deal, gold tion band/vocal at Fort Hays State parents, an infant son Daniel Wil- violence services, or the Commu- day.