Page 2 Colby Free Press Wednesday, November 6, 2013 Area/State WWeathereather Hot topics on deck Monday From “TOPICS,” Page 1 BBrieflyriefly He said he wants deep cuts in the budget, and supports a bal- The deadline for Briefl y is noon the day before. Items submitted in the anced-budget amendment to the morning will be set up for the following day, space available. The deadline Constitution, but still wants to for Monday’s paper is noon Friday. maintain economic growth. One person suggested in- Kiwanis invites vets to lunch on Thursday creasing taxes as well as cutting The Kiwanis Club of Thomas County invites veterans to lunch at noon spending. Thursday during the club’s regular meeting at the Colby Community Col- “We’ve got to look at the rev- lege Student Union, Room 106. To make reservations, call Kenton Kreh- enue side,” he said, suggesting biel at 443-3437. removing the cap on Social Se- curity taxes so that people who Church women selling holiday greenery make more money pay more The Colby Presbyterian Women are selling fresh Christmas greenery into the program, even if they – wreaths, garlands and centerpieces – as a fund raiser for their mission will never collect benefi ts. projects. Orders are due by Friday. For information or to order, contact the “There’s not that much money National Weather Service church at 462-6342 or JoAnne Sunderman at 460-2476. Delivery will be at the top,” Huelskamp respond- the fi rst week of December. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a ed. low around 27. West wind 5 to “That’s not true,” the constit- 10 mph. uent muttered under his breath. Firemen selling tickets at Legion supper Thursday: Sunny, with a high At its creation, Social Secu- The Colby Fire Department will be selling tickets for a Henry lever- near 56. West wind around 5 rity was sold as something for action .22-caliber rifl e at the Sons of the American Legion pheasant hunt- mph becoming south in the af- widows and older people but not HEATHER ALWIN/Colby Free Press ers’ feed from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the post hall, 1850 W. Fourth. Cost of ternoon. as a sole retirement plan, said Rep. Tim Huelscamp took questions from about 20 the feed is $15 for all you can eat, bull fries, fi sh and chicken strips. The Thursday Night: Partly Huelskamp. If the government constituents Monday at a town hall meeting in Colby. drawing for the rifl e will be Tuesday at Colby High during a soup sup- cloudy, with a low around 33. takes the cap off the taxes, he per for Brennen Ostmeyer’s medical expenses. For information, call Traci South wind 10 to 15 mph. said, “it is simply a welfare sys- (the president) wants an immi- see both issues in the same bill. Galli at 462-0450. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a tem, not a retirement system.” gration bill.” Huelskamp thanked the high near 62. Southwest wind 5 Huelskamp also talked about Forty percent of the estimated crowd for their prayers, and en- Trinity Lutheran craft bazaar this weekend to 15 mph. immigration, saying the current 11 million illegal immigrants couraged them to keep praying. Trinity Lutheran Church’s annual craft bazaar will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday Night: Mostly clear, system, based on laws passed in came here legally, he said, in- “We need to pray for wis- Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday in the church Fellowship Hall. The with a low around 32. the 1950s, is bad for agriculture. dicating the federal government dom,” he said, for him, the pres- Lutheran Youth Fellowship will be selling 2014 Christian calendars, note- Saturday: Sunny, with a high He has personal experience needs “better follow up” on peo- ident and other leaders. pads, Dillons grocery cards, baked goods, turkeys for Thanksgiving and near 58. with immigration, which he ple who overstay their visas. Huelskamp said his constitu- wooden “Jesus” plaques. There will also be lots of goodies. Stop by and Saturday Night: Mostly clear, called a “crazy system,” stem- He said he does not support ents “deserve to know what’s get a head start on gifts for Christmas. Questions, call Linda Pabst at 462- with a low around 34. ming from the adoption of his the current version of the Senate going on and what I’m doing,” 3497. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a two Haitian daughters. bill because it offers only am- encouraging the crowd to sign high near 58. “I don’t think anything (an nesty with a promise of dealing up for his e-mail newsletter Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, immigration bill) is going to with border security later. In- through a link on his website: Free lunch offered at church on Saturday with a low around 35. pass,” he said. “I don’t think he stead, he said, he would like to huelskamp.house.gov. Once a Month Lunch will be served from 11:30 to 12:30 Saturday, at the Veterans Day: Mostly sunny, First Presbyterian Church, 515 W. Fourth St. This free meal is always the with a high near 57. second Saturday of each month. For questions, call the church at 462-6342. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Tractor collection sells big Hunt breakfast will benefit Scout project Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with Hunters – and everyone else – are welcome to enjoy sausage gravy, a high near 55. From “TRACTOR,” Page 1 W-30 had been buried under the “I’m hoping they go to a good biscuits and scrambled egg from 5:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Colby mud of a creek on a farm near home,” Loker said. United Methodist Church, corner of Pine and Franklin. Donation will ben- Monday: High, 53; Low 33 were displayed in the auction Ludell. The tires were fl at and Maurice Phelps, who owns U efi t an Eagle Scout project. For information, call Jan Barnum at 462-5892. Tuesday: High, 39; Low 21 house. In it, Loker described the inside was fi lled with mud- Pac Storage in Colby, was one Precip: Monday 0.01 inches what it took to restore an old dauber wasp and birds’ nests of the buyers. He said he has Tuesday 0.37 inches tractor. and brush brought in by pack several tractors. Veterans honored at Hometown Show Pickin’ on the Plains will present a Hometown Gospel Show tribute Month: 0.38 inches The fi rst tractor he ever drove rats. They bought it for $300 “I’ve only got a couple of to veterans at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Frahm Theatre at Colby Community Year: 14.44 inches was a Farmall W-9, he said, the at a farm sale about four years them,” Phelps said. “They don’t College with the McLemores, Gary Wiggins, the Jeff Wagoner Family, Normal: 20.03 inches same as one he sold Saturday. ago. It was almost impossible to have that many antique tractor the Bugbee Sisters, Lisa Schroeder and Family, Leon Woofter, Pat Zie- (K-State Experiment Station) After the sale, he pointed out a recognize that tractor, shown in auctions.” gelmeier, Jay Stewart and Friends, the Perry and Terry Baird and Prairie Sunrise and Sunset W-30 tractor. That, he said, was the magazine in a photo taken Like Loker, he pointed out Rose Harmony. Tickets are $10 at the door; children under 12 free with an Thursday 7:19 a.m. 5:36 p.m. the same type that his father fi rst shortly after the Lokers bout it, that the tractors used in western Moon: waxing, 23 percent adult. For information, call the Colby Convention and Visitors Bureau at worked on more than 70 years in the W-30 that went for $2,700 Kansas were generally larger (U.S. Naval Observatory) 460-7643. ago. For decades, the Lokers’ Saturday. machines. Landfill to close Monday for Veterans Day The Thomas County Landfi ll will be closed Monday for Veterans Day. Fireball shows meteor risk is higher For questions, call Larry Jumper at 462-8139. By Seth Borenstein ence. sia was a once-in-150-years event, based on AP Science Writer Until Chelyabinsk, NASA had looked how many space rocks have been identifi ed Prairie Land group offers budget food only for space rocks about 100 feet wide and in orbit. But one of the studies now says it is Make your grocery budget go farther with food packages from Prairie WASHINGTON (AP) – Scientists study- bigger, fi guring there was little danger below likely to happen once every 30 years or so, Land Food. Buy regular food packages and special November packages ing the terrifying meteor that exploded with- that. based on how often these things are hitting. like the Thanksgiving meal deal, with ham, turkey and more. Order must out warning over a Russian city last winter This meteor was only 62 feet across but Scientists said a 1908 giant blast over Si- be place by Monday at State Farm Insurance, 462-7525, or with Alberta say the threat of space rocks smashing into burst with the force of about 40 Hiroshima- beria, a 1963 airborne explosion off the coast Cameron at 443-3239 or Carol Raile at 443-3089. Earth is bigger than they thought. type atom bombs, scientists say. It released a of South Africa, and others were of the type Meteors about the size of the one that shock wave that shattered thousands of win- that is supposed to happen less than once a Colby Grade School plans soup supper streaked through the sky at 42,000 mph and dows and injured more than 1,600 people, century, or in the case of Siberia, once every Come to the Colby High School commons from 6 to 8 p.m.