The MIDWEEK Tuesday, August 12, 2014 Goodland1205 Main Avenue, Goodland, Star-News KS 67735 • Phone (785) 899-2338 $1 Volume 82, Number 64 12 Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735 upcoming Repeat winner Tragedy events at flat Youth Academy The Sherman County Sher- track races iff’s Office will hold a youth academy for seventh and The I-70 Flat Track Motorcycle eighth grade students, teach- series event in Goodland on Friday ing about the role of law en- was marred by an accident in prac- forcement in public safety, tice that claimed the life of driver from 8:30 a.m. to noon Tues- Mark Gibson. day through Friday, Aug. 19 About 5 p.m. Friday, Gibson and through 22. Sign up at www. another driver were involved in an shermancountysheriff.com. accident on the track. Two Sherman County ambulances were called to the scene. One driver was reportedly taken to Goodland Regional Medi- Youth Football cal Center with a head injury. It was Goodland Youth Football will learned later that Gibson had died have equipment checkout of his injuries. from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, The afternoon hot laps were can- Tuesday and Thursday at celled, but the main evening races the high school track. Prac- went forward as planned. tice starts from 4:30 to 6:30 Gibson, of Loveland, Colo., was Monday, Aug. 18, at North a veteran motorcycle racer who had Elementary and continues competed on tracks in Kansas for every day that week, and more than 30 years. Gibson was also Monday through Thursday the founder of the Diversified Body the week of Aug. 25. After and Paint Shop in Denver in 1989. that, practices are from 4:30 The business recently celebrated its to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Tues- 25th anniversary. day and Thursday. One injured weather in I-70 report accident A Mission Hills woman was taken 74° to the hospital on Sunday after her 10 a.m. car hit a bridge rail on I-70. Monday A Kansas Highway Patrol report said Sue Luger, 79, of Mission Hills, a suburb of Kansas City, was head- Today ing west on I-70 near the Colorado • Sunset, 7:46 p.m. state line when her 2005 Toyota Wednesday crossed into the median. The vehicle • Sunrise, 5:58 a.m. Matt Coleman of Pittsburg repeated his win in the Kansas Final winners of the Country Showdown get an all expense paid trip to struck the bridge rail and came to • Sunset, 7:44 p.m. of the Texaco Country Showdown held at the Northwest Kansas Nashville and a chance to win $100,000 and the title of “Best New rest facing south. District Free Fair at Goodland on Thursday. He competed against Act in Country Music.” Bankwest was the local sponsor. This is Midday Conditions Luger was transported to Good- four other winners from showdowns in Kansas. He will compete in the fifth year for the showdown to be in Goodland. land Regional Medical Center with • Soil temperature 71 degrees New Mexico in October for the southwest regional. The regional Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News. • Humidity 60 percent possible injuries. • Sky sunny • Winds east 5 mph • Barometer 30.32 inches and steady Coloring ‘Gustnado’ sightings in Saturday storms • Record High today 106° (1934) By Kevin Bottrell storm can spin up, he said, often storm, but it was kicking up a lot around the area that afternoon. • Record Low today 47° (1964) [email protected] several hundred feet in the air, and of dust which, along with the rain, Winds up to 60 mph were reported in Last 24 Hours* contest Weather spotters in Cheyenne while they look similar, they are hampered visibility. The service Wallace, Thomas and Logan coun- High Sunday 84° County reported what may or may technically not tornados. Gustnados did issue several tornado warnings ties. Later in the evening a tornado Low Sunday 57° not have been tornados during a are typically brief and not severe. for southern Cheyenne County and warning was issued for northeastern Precipitation none winners severe thunderstorm on Saturday. The gustnados were reported northern Sherman County. Logan County and south central This month 0.99 Meteorologist Jerry Killing- about five miles south east of wheel- Aside from the gustnados, the Thomas County. Year to date 12.13 sworth said the National Weather er and southwest of Bird City about main impact of the storm was The service is predicting a clear Below normal 2.11 inches announced Service is leaning toward designat- 2:45 p.m. Killingsworth said the straight-line winds, which were day today with a high temperature The Topside Forecast The votes have been tallied ing the incidents as “gustnados” Weather Service has not had any reported to be in excess of 60 mph. of 88 and getting hotter the rest of Today: Sunny with a high near in the Goodland Star-News rather than tornados. Gustnados reports of damage so far. There were also reports of isolated the week. It is currently predicting 88, winds out of the south at 5 Back to School Coloring Con- form on the leading edge of a thun- Killingsworth said the Weather hail up to one inch in diameter. a chance of thunderstorms Wednes- to 15 mph and a low around 63. test. derstorm. The air in front of the Service was closely monitoring the There were several other storms day, Thursday and Friday. Wednesday: Mostly sunny with In the pre-kindergarten to a 20 percent chance of showers first grade category, the winner and thunderstorms after midnight, was first grader Tori Jones. a high near 93, winds out of the In the second to third grade Tri-State Royal southeast at 10 to 30 mph and a category, the winner was third low around 65. grader Briella Rubio. Extended Forecast In the fourth to fifth grade Thursday: Partly sunny with a category, the winner was fourth 30 percent chance of showers and grader Harrison Bhend. thunderstorms, a high near 92 and The coloring contest, spon- a low around 64. Friday: Mostly sored by local businesses, was sunny with a 20 percent chance opened for entries in July. In of showers and thunderstorm, a August, the entries were posted high near 89 and a low around 63. in the Star-News office for the (National Weather Service) public to vote on. Get 24-hour weather info. at 162.400 MHz. The winners receive a basket of gifts donated by the sponsor- ing business. Patrol offers local markets shooter 10 a.m. training class Wheat — $5.83 bushel Posted county price — $5.93 In February of 2013, the Kansas Corn — $3.76 bushel Highway Patrol was asked by Gov- Posted county price — $3.46 ernor Sam Brownback to address Milo — $3.23 bushel the concerns of active shooter Soybeans — $11.30 bushel incidents in the wake of the Sandy Posted county price — $11.81 Hook School shooting in Newtown, Millet — no bid Connecticut. In response, the Kan- Sunflowers sas Highway Patrol developed a Oil current crop — $17.15 cwt. two-prong training seminar to bring Confection — no bid school personnel and law enforce- Pinto beans — $32 (new crop) ment together for school violence (Markets by Scoular Grain, Sun Opta, awareness training and an active Frontier Ag and 21st Century Bean. These may not be closing figures. ) shooter mitigation train-the-trainer program for law enforcement. These training sessions were pro- vided at various locations across the The Tri-State Royal of Champions was held on Saturday at the covers numerous types of animals such as sheep (above). Sherman County Fairgrounds. The Royal is a competition of Photo by Kevin Bottrell/The Goodland Star-News champions from various fairs around the area. The competition See CLASS, Page 5 about our 2 The Goodland Star-News / Tuesday, August 12, 2014 friends genesis and salvation army the calendar Genesis and Salvation Army are available year round to help those in calendar library is located at 812 Broadway variety of seasonal fresh fruits and need. Call (785) 890-2299 to speak The U.S.D.A. Commodity and for information call (785) vegetables. The specials are a grill to a volunteer. Distribution will be at 1:30 p.m. 899-5461. box with ground beef patties, pork Girls Scout activities on Monday at the First Christian There will be a tenderloin, pork chops, chicken sign up from 9 to 11 a.m. on breast filets, Italian sausage links Tours of the 1907 Victorian Church, 8th and Arcade. Foods Saturday, Aug. 23, at the High and tio surloin steaks; bacon ched- House at 202 W. 13th are from 1 to may include pears, salmon, po- Plains Museum, 1717 Cherry. For dar burgers, lemon pepper chicken 5 p.m. Wednesday through Mon- tato flakes, diced tomatoes, dried information call Girl Scouts of breast fillets, pepperoni pizzas and day. Closed on Tuesday. cherries and applesauce cups. For Kansas Heartland office in Hays white velvet vanilla cupcakes. The High Plains Museum, 1717 information call Genesis (785) (888) 811-8832 or visit kansas- Cherry Ave., is open from 9 a.m. 890-2299. senior menu girlscouts.org. to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday Brewster’s Library and Mu- Prairie Land Food distribu- Today: Baked spaghetti, broc- through Saturday and from 1 to seum’s Hot Dog and Water- tion is 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, coli cauliflower salad, water- 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Tuesdays. melon Feed will be at 5 p.m. on Aug. 23. at Cat’s TnT, 115 E.