The MIDWEEK Tuesday, July 6 Goodland Star-News 2021 1205฀Main฀Avenue,฀Goodland,฀KS฀67735฀฀•฀฀Phone฀(785)฀899-2338 $1 Volume 89, Number 53 8 Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735 upcoming Goodland celebrates Independence Day events Goodland marked the Fourth of July with the annual Freedom Fest, which included carnival rides and live music at the Sherman County C-47 crash Fairgrounds. This year, many people got to go on the rides for free, with 1,100 wristbands donated by FNB Bank, Sherman County Farm Bureau and the Sherman County Community Foundation. presentation After the rains and lightning had passed, the fi reworks display was shot from the fairgrounds. Learn more about the mili- Photos by Kevin Bottrell/The Goodland Star-News tary plane that crashed here 75 years ago at a presenta- tion of the new memorial at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 18, at the Goodland City Cem- etery. A tour of the crash site will follow. Fair coming up soon The Northwest Kansas District Free Fair will start with pre-fair event. The Dog Show will be at 8:30 a.m. July 24; cat and hand pet judging will be at 1:30 p.m. July 26; and the Style Revue will be at 6 p.m. July 27. Fair Week is July 31 to Aug. 7. weather report 79° 10:00 a.m. Tuesday Today •฀Sunset,฀8:16฀p.m. Wednesday •฀Sunrise,฀5:27฀a.m. •฀Sunset,฀8:16฀p.m. Midday Conditions •฀Soil฀temperature฀77฀degrees •฀Humidity฀66฀percent •฀Sky฀mostly฀sunny •฀Winds฀northwest฀5฀mph •฀Barometer฀30.10฀inches and rising •฀Record฀High฀today฀106°฀(1973) •฀Record฀Low฀฀today฀฀฀฀48°฀(1924) Last 24 Hours* High฀Monday฀ 89° Low฀Monday฀ 59° Precipitation 0.00 New processing plant This month .46 Year to date 10.69 Above Normal 1.10 inches The Topside Forecast coming to Kanorado Today:฀Mixed฀clouds฀and฀sun฀ By Kevin Bottrell the commissioners to look at. Blake with 84 as high and low of 61, [email protected] said as a plan is developed, they will winds west northwest 5 to 210 At their meeting on Wednesday, need to make sure there is help avail- mph. Thunderstorms developing the Sherman County Commission- able for existing businesses. in฀the฀afternoon.฀Wednesday:฀ ers met with Bill Korbelik about the Oharah said cities and counties Partly cloudy with 87 as high and planned meat processing plant that have to offer incentives to be com- 61 as low, winds east northeast 5 will be constructed in the southwest petitive with surrounding commu- to 10 mph. corner of Kanorado. nities. Standley said the incentive Extended Forecast Korbelik said the USDA-certifi ed program will not overlap with the Thursday:฀Sunny฀becoming฀ plant will process 20 head of cattle Neighborhood Revitalization Pro- windy with 98 as high and low per day from Monday through gram. Business will only be able to of 67, winds south 20 to 30 mph. Thursday. It may add hog process- do one or the other. Armstrong Friday:฀Partly฀cloudy฀with฀stray฀ ing later, but will start with cattle. Once a plan is in place, Oharah showers possible, high of 99 and The rendering will be hauled out said they want to make sure infor- 63 as low, winds south 10 to 20 every day to a dog food plant in mation on it and any other incentive mph. Burlington, and the hides will be in or grant programs is available all in one place. holds฀parade (National Weather Service) a curing room until they are hauled Get฀24-hour฀weather฀info.฀at฀162.400฀MHz. out. Korbelik said the rendering area • Appointed Standley to another The residents of Armstrong Addition decorated four-year term as county appraiser. and cattle entry will be enclosed. mowers, golf carts and other vehicles for their an- Korbelik said there will be 17 • Met with City Commissioner nual Independence Day parade. They made several John Garcia, who introduced in- employees to start with and they will circuits of the addition before having a barbecue. expand as-needed. They are bring- terim City Manager Cherise Tieben. Photos by Kevin Bottrell/The Goodland Star-News ing in some experienced people as Tieben said she is used to working well as looking for local employees. with a county government from “We want to try and keep it as lo- her previous job in Dodge City, but cal as we can,” he said. she’s been impressed at some of local Construction could start as early the things Goodland and Sherman as 5-7 weeks, and they plan to County have done together, such as markets have the building completed by the economic development and fi re December. department mergers. 10:00 a.m. Korbelik said they’ve had a num- • Approved a new sign for the Wheat — $5.54 bushel ber of meetings with the Kano- Sherman County Health Depart- Posted county price — $5.83 rado City Council and other city ment to go along with the planned Corn — $6.27 bushel residents, and said the community landscaping project. The sign will Posted county price — $6.93 has been supportive of the project. be more easily visible from 17th Milo — $5.82 bushel Their concerns, such as flies and Street. The sign will be paid for by Soybeans — $13.17 bushel wastewater management, have been a grant. Posted county price — $14.07 addressed. •Met with insurance consultant Sunfl owers Korbelik said he hopes the new Rhonda Fernandez, who presented Oil current crop — $26.60 cwt. plant will cut down on wait times reports on the county’s health insur- Posted county price — $25.20 for area ranchers. ance claims from the fi rst quarter. Pinto beans — $37 “It sounds like a positive project,” • Praised the landfill staff for (Markets by Scoular Grain, Frontier Ag, working for days to repair a key sunfl owernsa.com and 21st Century said Commissioner Rod Blake. Bean. These may not be closing fi gures. ) In other business, the commis- piece of equipment. sioners: • Approved a resolution desig- • Met with Rachelle Standley and nating Sherman County as a Rural Julica Oharah of Sherman County Opportunity Zone. The resolution Community Development to talk would allow a business to sponsor about developing an economic an employee’s education under the development incentive plan. They program. provided several example plans for about our 2 The Goodland Star-News / Tuesday, July 6, 2021 friends meets and greets obituary Ann Myers, Jason Showalter, the calendar Brook Redlin and Paige Harper, the four new candidates for city David Ray Beckner council, are hosting “park meet and Calendar senior menu senior center David Ray Beckner, 71, of Kano- New Hampshire and Sheri Jackson greets” this summer. We want you Farmers Market is through Today: Smothered steak, scal- 7-11 club at 6 p.m. on the 2nd rado, died Sunday, June 13, 2021, at (Gerald Champine) of Kanorado; all to get to know us, tell us your October at 1218 Main from 8 to loped potatoes, green beans, bread and 4th Thursdays and 3rd Satur- St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas brothers Jerry (Gwen) Beckner and concerns and thoughts! These are 11 a.m. and pears. Wednesday: Roast day of each month City, Mo. Robert (Dorothy) Beck- tentative dates (weather, etc.) please arts center turkey in gravy, mashed potatoes, Birthday Club 2nd Saturday of He was born Sept. 2, ner; sisters Virginia Balen- mark your calendar to come out and cabbage, carrots, onions, bread each month at 6 p.m. visit us !! Kids Saturday Studio: for and mixed fruit. Thursday: Little Board Meeting 2nd Tuesday of 1949, to Harvey and Gold- tine and Caroletta Davis; kids in kindergarten through sixth ie (Cheney) Beckner in seven grandchildren and July 15, 7 p.m. at Chambers smokies, macaroni and cheese, the month at 9 a.m. Park, August 19, 7 p.m. at Rose- grade, 10 a.m. to noon. asparagus, bread and pineapple. Pitch card playing in the morn- Goodland. two great grandchildren; Mommy+Me: for preschoolers David grew up and went and many more family and wood Park, September 16, 7 p.m. at Friday: Baked fish, creamed ing Monday through Friday. Steever Park and October 20, 6 p.m. and their caregivers, $5, 10-11 potatoes peas, bread and peaches. Bingo on Wednesday and Fri- to school in Goodland. He friends. a.m. second Wednesday of the worked alongside his fa- A memorial service will at Phillips Park. Monday: Chicken strips, mashed day at noon. Please bring a chair, a cool drink month. potatoes with gravy, corn, bread Pinocle on Monday, Tuesday ther, roofing and painting be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Saturdays: Open studio and houses. Later he became July 10, 2021, at Bateman and all your great ideas to make and mandarin oranges. Tuesday: and Thursday at noon. Beckner Goodland even better!! Paint your own Pottery, 10 a.m. Hamburger patty, lettuce, onion, a truck driver and worked Funeral Home, 211 East to 1 p.m. for the City of Salina for 11th Street, Goodland. senior center tomato, coleslaw, bun and mixed eight years. Private inurnment will be at the fruit. On April 1, 1997, he and Georgia Brewster Cemetery. meal site The Goodland Senior Center Cecil were married. Memorials may be designated to to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday 821-0433 or 785-995-9322. Services include special needs Meal site, part of the Northwest He was preceded in death by his David Beckner Memorial Fund and through Saturday and from 1 to 5 The “Freedom Today” group of of children with disabilities.