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The MIDWEEK Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Goodland1205 Main Avenue, Goodland, Star-News KS 67735 • Phone (785) 899-2338 $1 Volume 81, Number 63 10 Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735 weather Large sink hole opens in Wallace County Leadership report Kansas 83° 10 a.m. Monday stops in Today • Sunset, 7:53 p.m. Wednesday Goodand • Sunrise, 5:53 a.m. By Kevin Bottrell • Sunset, 7:52 p.m. [email protected] Midday Conditions Forty students from Leadership • Soil temperature 74 degrees Kansas spent the better part of three • Humidity 60 percent days in Goodland and Colby last • Sky sunny month, learning about economic, • Winds south 6 mph agricultural and educational issues • Barometer 30.02 inches in western Kansas. and falling This year’s class includes Doug • Record High today 108° (1970) Gerber and Joseph Bain from Good- • Record Low today 42° (1974) land. Each year about 500 people are nominated, while only 40 are Last 24 Hours* selected during the application High Sunday 88° process. The students travel all over Low Sunday 65° Kansas, learning about the different Precipitation none economic and social issues faced by This month trace Kansans. Year to date 7.83 Jenifer Sanderson, who served Below normal 5.78 inches This sinkhole – approximately 200 feet in diameter and 80 to pasture land, about a mile from the nearest house and one mile as local program chair and was in The Topside Forecast 90 feet deep – opened last week in rural Wallace County, about from a previous sinkhole that had opened in 1926. The land has Today: Mostly sunny with a 20 eight miles north of the city of Wallace. The sinkhole opened on been closed off to visitors. Photo by Keith Anglemeyer percent chance of showers and See LEADERSHIP, Page 5 thunderstorms before 2 a.m., a high near 92, winds calm and a low around 63. Wednesday: Mostly Glo Run cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, a high near 78, winds out of the planned in northeast at 10 to 15 mph and a low around 60. Extended Forecast September Thursday: Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and The City of Goodland, the Good- thunderstorms, a high near 80 and land Events Team and the Goodland a low around 61. Friday: Mostly Activities Center are glowing with sunny with a 30 percent chance excitement over Goodland’s first of showers and thunderstorms, a 5k/1 Mile Glo Run, scheduled for high near 84 and a low around 64. Saturday, Sept. 28. (National Weather Service) Run registration begins at 8 p.m. and the run is on from 9 to 10 p.m. The night run begins at Chambers Park, 13th and Sherman, and will take runners on a tour of Goodland. Runners have the choice of taking a one mile route or a 5K route and are encouraged to wear their bright- local est gear. Glo Run registration is avail- markets able online at cityofgoodland.org, goodlandgac.com and facebook. 10 a.m. Ambulance, com/goodlandeventsteam as well Wheat — $6.83 bushel as sponsor locations now through Posted county price — $6.68 Sept. 28. Pre-registration is $15; Corn — $5.92 bushel registration the day of the run is $20. Posted county price — $5.78 fire station Milo — $5.21 bushel Registrations made prior to Sept. 6 Soybeans — $11.88 bushel will include a t-shirt. Posted county price — $12.96 The Glo Run is sponsored by the Millet — no bid City of Goodland, Goodland Events Team, Goodland Activities Center, dedicated Sunflowers Oil current crop — $21.90 cwt. Sherman County Community Part- Confection — no bid nership for Prevention and Educa- Public officials, firefighters, emergency medi- Pinto beans — $28 tion, Gleason Chiropractic and The cal technicians, law enforcement officers and (Markets by Scoular Grain, Sun Opta, Goodland Star-News. more turned out for the open house at the Frontier Ag and 21st Century Bean. For more information about the These may not be closing figures. ) Wolak Emergency Services Building on run, check it out online at the City, Saturday. The open house celebrated the Goodland Events Team or activi- completion of rennovation on the formerly ties center websites or call Karen empty building, which now houses the city Anderson and Crystal Van Vleet at and rural fire departments and the Northwest the City of Goodland, 890-4500 or Kansas Emergency Medical Service. inside Tess Smith at the activities center, Photo by Kevin Bottrell/The Goodland Star-News today 890-7242. More local news, views Area attorney honored from your Horse show Goodland Colby attorney Calvin Williams Solo and Small Firm Section. Star-News was honored with the Kansas Bar Williams is past president of the Association’s Outstanding Service Kansas Association of Criminal Award last month for service to the Defense Lawyers, and he served statewide bar. on Washburn Law’s Board of Gov- Williams, a solo practitioner, is a ernors, as an adjunct professor for criminal defense attorney, with 35 Washburn’s Intensive Trial Ad- years of experience, the last 20 of vocacy Program and as a member which have been in Colby. of the Blue Ribbon Commission. He is a 1978 graduate of Wash- Williams is an active member of burn University School of Law. numerous national criminal defense Currently, he serves as a commis- bar organizations. sioner for the Kansas Lawyers As- The Outstanding Service Award sistance Program, chairman of the is given to lawyers and judges for program’s foundation and president service to the legal profession or the of the Kansas Bar Association’s Kansas Bar Association. Parade Celebrate farmers markets The U.S. Department of Agri- fresh, healthy foods.” culture on Saturday celebrated Na- The Goodland Farmers Market results tional Farmers Market Week with takes place from 8 to 11 a.m. Satur- a kick-off event at the Columbia days at Chambers Park. The Northwest Kansas Dis- Heights Farmers Market in Wash- Local food and direct marketing trict Free Fair parade took ington, D.C. opportunities, including farm- place Saturday on Main “Farmers markets are an impor- ers markets, are one of the fastest Street. For results and pho- tant public face for agriculture and a growing segments of agriculture. tos, see Page 6. critical part of our nation’s food sys- According to the latest Census of tem,” said Secretary Tom Vilsack. Agriculture, direct sales of food Nicole Sederstrom trotted with her horse while judge Courtney Douthit looked on at the Horse “They provide benefits not only to products from farmers to individual Show on Friday at the Sherman County Fairgrounds. The Horse Show was one of several events the farmers looking for important consumers rose by nearly 50 percent held prior to Fair Week. Photo by Kevin Bottrell/The Goodland Star-News income opportunities, but also help between 2002 and 2007. fill a growing consumer demand for about our 2 The Goodland Star-News / Tuesday, August 6, 2013 friends genesis and obituary salvation army the calendar Genesis and Salvation Army are Darlene Ruth Walter available year round to help those in calendar and diced tomatoes. For informa- Community dances will be need. Call (785) 890-2299 to speak on Fridays, Aug. 9 and A Back to School Immuni- tion call Genesis (785) 890-2299. held from Darlene Ruth Walter, 84, former Survivors include two daughters, to a volunteer. Prairie Land Food sign up Aug. 23 zation Clinic will be held from will at Knights of Columbus Goodland schools bus driver, died Susan (Weldon) Phillips of Carters- activities 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 be until Monday. Distribution is Hall, 8th and Caldwell, Goodland. Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, ville, Ga., and Diana (Al- 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug.24. at Admission is $5. Will be alcohol Tours of the 1907 Victorian p.m. on Tuesday at the Sherman after a short illness. leyn) Heble of Lawrence; Cat’s TnT, 1018 Main, or at the free, family fun environment. House at 202 W. 13th are from 1 to County Health Department, 1622 She was born Dec. 7, four grandchildren; and Bernadine Johnson residence, Water and soda will be available 5 p.m. Wednesday through Mon- Broadway. For information call 1928, to Chester and Anna seven great-grandchil- located at 704 Walnut. For infor- with some finger foods. For infor- day. Closed on Tuesday. 890-4888. Cramer at the family farm dren. mation call 899-2338, 821-1275, mation call (890) 2688. The High Plains Museum, 1717 The Goodland Farmers Mar- near Kanorado. She at- Services will be at 10 890-2287, 821-1827 or 899-4278 Cherry Ave., is open from 9 a.m. ket is open Saturdays from 8 senior menu tended school in Kano- a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. or order online at www.prairi- to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday a.m. to 11 a.m. at Chambers Park. rado. 7, 2013, at Calvary Gos- elandfood.com. The Prairie Pak Today: Baked ham, candied through Saturday and from 1 to Selling are baked goods and fresh On March 16, 1947, she pel Church, 402 College, will have sweet Italian sausage, sweet potatoes, corn, bread and 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Tuesdays. garden vegetables. and Milton Walter were Goodland with burial in lean fully cooked turkey cutlets, watermelon. Wednesday: Chick- Walter The Carnegie Arts Center is Commodity Distribution for married at the Kanorado the Kanorado Cemetery. ground beef, breaded chicken en and rice casserole, peas, beets, open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues- Sherman County residents will be Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 3 chunks, meat balls, seasonal fresh bread and strawberries and ba- day through Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m.