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The WEEKEND Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 Goodland1205 Main Avenue, Goodland, Star-News KS 67735 • Phone (785) 899-2338 $1 Volume 81, Number 6 10 Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735 Election New commissioners sworn in 2013 By Kevin Bottrell “I feel it’s important,” he said. “We’ll need states and Canadian provinces. It is currently congressional delegation, outlining the [email protected] the help of the divine.” on the Federal Register where it is open to county’s objections and proposing that con- New Sherman County Commissioners The resolution was written by a legal entity public comments. trol of unwanted prairie dog encroachment Filing Ken Klemm and Steve Evert were sworn in with experience, he said, and who knew the The proposal allows a landowener to re- be given to local entities at the expense of the before the regular meeting on Tuesday. New legal precedents, so there shouldn’t be any quest reintroduction of ferrets if they have ferret reintroduction landowner. Sheriff Burton Pianalto was also sworn in in trouble. a large enough population of prairie dogs. The letter also suggested that Kansas deadline a separate ceremony. The resolution passed unanimously. En- While the program would be completely vol- review its membership in the association, Commissioner Larry Enfield was elected field said the prayer would have to be done untary, Klemm said, there would be problems as decisions like this could be made by non- chairman, but asked that the commissioners before each meeting is officially gaveled into if the prairie dogs spill over onto neighboring elected officials from far-flung areas of the is Tuesday approve sharing authority equally, which session and since he would like to begin the land. That neighbor would have to petition the United States and Canada who may not have was the arrangement the previous commis- meetings exactly at 8 a.m., he requested the federal government for help. a good understanding of Kansas issues. The filing deadline for the sion had. other commissioners arrive early. “It takes local control out of it,” he said, The commissioners passed these unani- April, 2, election is noon As his first official act, Klemm presented Klemm said he had also been researching “and does not protect property rights.” mously. Tuesday, Jan. 22. a resolution calling for the commissioners the “safe harbor agreement” for the reintro- Klemm said he felt that defending property In other business, the commissioners: Up for election are: to open each meeting with a prayer and the duction of black footed ferrets that the com- rights of landowners was one of the duties • Met with Convention and Visitors Bureau • Three Goodland City Pledge of Allegiance. He said various mem- mission had been notified of. The program is of the commission. He had drafted a resolu- Director Donna Price and board Chairman Commission seats, those bers of the local clergy could come in and lead being proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife tion and a letter, which he proposed sending Bill Stoick. currently held by Gary Farris, the prayer each time or, failing that, one of the Service and the Western Association of Fish the association, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife John Garcia and Bill Finley. commissioners could lead it. and Wildlife Agencies – which represents 23 Service, Gov. Sam Brownback and Kansas’ See SWORN, Page 5 • Three Goodland Public School District Board seats, those currently held by Gary SLough, Mike Cochran and Board Amy Sederstrom. Giving blood • Kanorado mayor and three city council seats. • There will also be two bal- votes to lot issues, deciding whether or not sales and property taxes will be put in place for put bond school facilities improve- ments. on ballot By Pat Schiefen weather [email protected] The Goodland School Board report formally voted to put a school bond on the ballot for the election on Tuesday, April 2. 43° The $14.995 million bond is to 10 a.m. pay to renovate West Elementary, Thursday North Elementary and Goodland High School. The district is trying to Today lower its expenses by going from a • Sunset, 4:51 p.m. four school district, Central Elemen- Saturday tary, West Elementary, Grant Junior • Sunrise, 7:04 a.m. High and Goodland High School to • Sunset, 4:52 p.m. three. With the current and projected numbers there is not enough room in Midday Conditions West, North and the high school for • Soil temperature 29 degrees the students. The question has been • Humidity 41 percent where to go with the sixth graders. • Sky sunny The high school has room for the • Winds northwest 5 mph seventh and eighth graders currently • Barometer 30.50 inches but the general feeling of the board and rising is that they don’t want to just move • Record High today 70° (1920) them because there is room. They • Record Low today -20° (1984) want to make it the best educational Last 24 Hours* experience possible. High Wednesday 52° The public has expressed their Low Wednesday 25° desire to have storm shelters at the Precipitation none grade schools and four class rooms This month 0.02 need to be built for the sixth grade. Year to date 0.02 The tentative plan is for the pre Below normal 0.16 inches kindergarten through second would The Topside Forecast remain at West Elementary. Third Today: Sunny with a high near through sixth would be at North 54, winds out of the west at 10 Elementary. North Elementary has to 15 mph and a low around 25. been closed for several years. North Saturday: Sunny with a high near will need a roof, windows, heating 47, winds out of the north at 10 to and cooling. 15 mph and a low around 19. West, North and the high school Extended Forecast need to be updated to meet current Sunday: Sunny with a high near building and fire codes, be more 43 and a low around 16. Monday: secure and become compliant with Sunny with a high near 38 and a the Americans with Disabilities Act. low around 23. Tuesday: Sunny Someone in a wheel chair needs to with a high near 51 and a low be able to get around and use the around 25. rest rooms. (National Weather Service) The board voted 6-0 to have the Get 24-hour weather info. at 162.400 MHz. issue put on the ballot. Board mem- ber Gennifer House had to leave the meeting before the vote but board members Mike Cochran, Amy Sed- erstrom, Teresa Sieck, Jessica Cole, Sherman County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Showalter gave blood at Methodist Fellowship Hall. The blood is collected and used for the Red Cross Blood Drive on Tuesday afternoon at the Goodland people who need it. Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News See BOND, Page 5 Website for Goodland Girl Scout’s project now live local By Kevin Bottrell electronic kiosk similar to what was in town.” [email protected] put up at the cemetery, but this time He said that in making the web markets A project to put an electronic out at the giant Van Gogh. site, they decided to use Lockhart’s information kiosk in Pioneer Park “It would be more interactive and perspective to try and draw people 10 a.m. is coming closer to fruition with the more engaging,” she said. in. The website includes a list of Wheat — $7.78 bushel launch of seegoodland.com. The Lockhart enlisted the help of recommended restaurants and tour- Posted county price — $7.63 kiosk itself should be completed Museum Director Karen Anderson, ist sites that Lockhart came up with Corn — $7.35 bushel this year. who at the time was on the board of as well as notes on each one. It also Posted county price — $7.22 The project was started by Girl the Goodland Rotary Club. Ander- has information on the Van Gogh, Milo — $6.90 bushel Scout Brooke Lockhart as a Gold son got the club as well as Sherman links to lodging and shopping in- Soybeans — $13.62 bushel County Economic Development formation and the locations of local Posted county price — $13.64 Award project, which is the highest involved in the project. churches. Solomon said they have Millet — no bid award a Girl Scout can achieve and Sunflowers requires a service project. When finished, the project will a company selected out of Georgia Oil current crop — $24.05 cwt. “Part of the beauty of the project include the electronic kiosk inside who will make the physical kiosk. It Confection — no bid is being able to take what you would a shelter at Pioneer Park. The kiosk is a different company than the one Pinto beans — $28 like to see changed in your commu- will utilize the seegoodland.com that designed the cemetery kiosk. (Markets by Scoular Grain, Sun Opta, nity and being able to do something website. Economic Development The shelter will be built sometime Frontier Ag and 21st Century Bean. about it,” she said. Director Michael Solomon said it this year and the kiosk installed These may not be closing figures. ) Lockhart said it began as a smaller was a challenge to figure out what after that. idea. She wanted to create a sign for information present. Lockhart has been formally rec- the Historical Society’s walking “We looked at how we use the Van ognized with the Gold Award, and The website seegoodland.com –which is available for viewing now – tour, but when she went presented Gogh as a resource,” he said. “How said she may have a ceremony with will eventually be part of the kiosk at Pioneer Park.