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The MIDWEEK Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 Goodland1205 Main Avenue, Goodland, Star-News KS 67735 • Phone (785) 899-2338 $1 Volume 81, Number 9 10 Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735 A special message for Goodland clinic gets new doctor a Star-News Goodland Regional Medical Center Dr. Van Marel is certified by the gree in chemistry and biology. He gradu- enjoy living and working in small rural has a new doctor joining its clinic staff. American Board of Internal Medicine ated medical school at the University of communities and concentrated their ca- reader Douglas Van Marel, M.D. began work and practices with an emphasis on criti- South Dakota and fulfilled his residency reer search on communities of less than in Goodland on Monday and will begin cal care, geriatrics and adult medicine. at Michigan State University. 10,000 people. He grew up on a dairy seeing patients after a few days of office He and his family moved to Goodland Dr. Van Marel and his wife, Esther, farm in the small town of Beaver Creek, Marilyn Hefner, would orientation. from Spearfish, S.D., where he worked have four young daughters ranging in Minn., and his family owned a farmed you do me the honor To schedule an appointment with Dr. at the Queen City Regional Medical age from 6 to 12. Prior to practicing in when they lived in Montana. His hobbies and marry me? Van Marel, please contact Goodland Clinic. Spearfish, he also worked in Miles City, include hunting and fishing. Love, Family Health Center at (785) 890- He attended the University of Minne- Mont., and Huron, S.D. Your favorite Van Marel 6075. sota where he earned a Bachelor’s De- D.r Van Marel said he and his family lieutenant Concert weather report contest 47° open for 10 a.m. Monday local bands Today • Sunset, 5:03 p.m. The Smoky Hill River Festi- Wednesday val and Rocking M Radio have • Sunrise, 6:56 a.m. launched a series of regional con- • Sunset, 5:04 p.m. certs, The High Plains Showcase, and starting this week are putting Midday Conditions out a call for local bands to compete • Soil temperature 32 degrees for the opportunity to perform on the • Humidity 74 percent main stage at a June music festival • Sky partly sunny in Salina. • Winds south 10 mph There will be four concerts for • Barometer 29.65 inches regional bands, the nearest being at and falling the City Limits Convention Center • Record High today 69° (1976) in Colby on Saturday, April 27. At • Record Low today -13° (1951) each concert, a winner will be cho- sen to perform at the Smoky Hill Last 24 Hours* River Festival on Sunday, June 9, as High Sunday 56° well as cash and prizes. The concerts Low Sunday 30° are open-genre, so any music group Precipitation none can enter. The judges will be local This month 0.06 music-scene veterans and festival Year to date 0.06 representatives. Below normal 0.26 inches The concerts are aimed at getting The Topside Forecast more out-of-town interest in the Today: Mostly cloudy with a 30 Salina music festival. percent chance of snow before 11 The Call for Entries for all inter- a.m., a high near 37, winds breezy ested regional bands was scheduled northwest at 15 to 30 mph and a to go live on Monday at TodayInK- low around 15. Accumulation of ansas.com, and interested bands new snow less than half an inch. can also call (785) 827-2100. Cost Wednesday: Partly sunny with to enter is $20. a chance of scattered flurries, a At each local Showcase concert high near 36, winds breezy out of event, the bands and their families northwest at 15 to 30 mph and a and fans will be able to take stage low around 18. pictures, enter prize drawings and Extended Forecast get their weekend-long Festival Thursday: Mostly sunny with a Buttons at $5 off. high near 40 and a low around 20. The other concerts will be in Friday: Mostly sunny with a high Health Fair draws Great Bend on March 23, Hays near 48 and a low around 26. on March 30 and Garden City on (National Weather Service) Get 24-hour weather info. at 162.400 MHz. April 13. Rocking M Radio owns 20 radio crowd to tech college stations, including 102.5 KKCI in Goodland. The Smoky Hill River The Sherman County Health Fair was held Saturday morning at Festival is put on each year by the Northwest Tech student union. Booths had an assortment of the Salina Arts and Humanities screenings including bone density and skin cancer plus informa- Council. tion for raising children, differ- ent state health insurances, local wellness and nutrition. Above Lecturer a girl tries to see how many markets ping pong balls she can sink at one time to check dexterity. 10 a.m. to talk about Small inside picture is Kenny Wheat — $7.73 bushel Corke having his blood pres- Posted county price — $7.67 sure checked by the Sherman Corn — $7.31 bushel death penalty County Emergency Medical Posted county price — $7.26 Dr. Scott Phillips, associate pro- Service. Paige Harper gives Milo — $6.86 bushel a back massage to someone. Soybeans — $13.69 bushel fessor and chair of the Sociology and Criminology Department at The line of people (below) that Posted county price — $14.05 waited to talk to doctors from Millet —no bid the University of Denver, will be Goodland Regional Medical Sunflowers the featured speaker at the Dr. Max Oil current crop — $24.10 cwt. Pickerill Lecture Series at 6 p.m. Center about their blood test results. Confection — no bid (Mountain Time) Tuesday, Feb. 26, Photos by Pat Schiefen Pinto beans — $28 in the Northwest Kansas Cultural The Goodland Star-News (Markets by Scoular Grain, Sun Opta, Arts Center. Frontier Ag and 21st Century Bean. These may not be closing figures. ) Dr. Phillips received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in History from Tex- as Christian University; his Master of Arts Degree in Sociology from Louisiana State University; and his inside Doctoral Degree in Sociology from the University of Georgia in 2000. His areas of interest are criminology today and sociology of law. More local The topic for the lecture series news, views will be, “Is the Death Penalty an from your Goodland Effective Public Policy?” Star-News Dr. Phillips’ research examines conflict management, police use of force and capital punishment. His research has been published Cowboys in several journals including Law and Society Review, Criminology, beat Cougars Social Forces, and the American Sociological Review. The Goodland High School Dr. Phillips taught at the Univer- boys basketball team beat sity of Houston and Rice prior to his Burlington on Saturday. tenure at the University of Denver. See Page 10 He currently teaches a class on wrongful convictions. Many of his students start the semester believing See LECTURER, Page 5 about our 2 The Goodland Star-News / Tuesday, January 29, 2013 friends genesis and obituaries salvation army the calendar Genesis and Salvation Army are available year round to help those in calendar hickory smoked bacon, chicken oranges, breadstick and pudding. Ronald Eugene Lester need. Please call 785-890-2299 to Monday The Goodland Federated Music breast fillet, seasonal fresh fruits : Harvest turkey soup, speak to a volunteer. and vegetables. The specials are watergate salad, crackers and Ronald Eugene Lester, 72, retired ters, Rhonda Lester, Christine Club will celebrate the birth- Golden West Skill Center employ- Lester and Barbara Lester; two sons, activities day of Kansas at 7:30 p.m. on chicken breast fritters, the griller no bake cookie. Tuesday: Ham- with four sirloin steak, four bone- burger patti with onion, tomato ee, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, at the Buddy (Bridget) Lester of Colorado Tours of the 1907 Victorian Monday at the Goodland Public less pork chops, chicken breast and pickle, potato salad, bun and Citizens Medical Center in Colby. Springs and Doug (Judy) Lester House at 202 W. 13th are from 1 to Library, 812 Broadway. Entertain- filets and ground beef, Hillshire blueberry crisp. He was born on Dec. 1, 1940, to of Denver; three sisters, Sharon 5 p.m. Wednesday through Mon- ment will include a guessing game Farms pulled pork sandwiches and Delbert and Allene Lester in Den- (John) Stasser of Greeley, Colo., day. Closed on Tuesday. for all with dulcimers, vocal, piano school menu suppertime entrees. ver. Mr. Lester attended school and Sandy (Ed) Monroe of Longmont, The High Plains Museum, 1717 and recorder music. Come watch the Big Game Today: Breakfast - star spangled graduated at Brighton, Colo. Colo. and Patty (Ed) Kercher of Cherry Ave., is open from 9 a.m. Jodie Tubbs of the Kansas on the Theatre Screen at the pancakes, sausage, juice and milk. In 1999 he and his wife Joyce Lakewood, Colo.; and many grand- to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday Commission on Veterans Affairs Sherman Theatre, 1203 Main, on Lunch - pork rib on a bun, lettuce moved to Goodland. children. through Saturday and from 1 to 5 will be in Goodland from 1 to 2:15 Sunday. Admission is food or a and tomato, tri-tater, green beans, He was in charge of vehicle main- Cremation was chosen and his p.m. Sunday. Closed Tuesdays. p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, in the As- $1 donation to Genesis. Goodland fresh kiwi, cherry crisp and milk. tenance for Golden West Skill remains will be joined with his The Carnegie Arts Center is sembly Room on the third floor of Soup BoL will be operating a food Wednesday: Breakfast - whole Center.