The WEEKEND Friday, July 27 2007 Goodland Star-News $1 Volume 75, Number 60 Forty-Eight Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735

weather report Retired teacher to lead parade By Pat Schiefen years, she has helped at the desk at the ag Hicks of Loveland, Colo. Cinda went to the 89° [email protected] building, answering the phone and helping Edson school for six years and Becky for noon The grand marshal for the this year’s kids during judging. four, their mother said. Both graduated 2007 Northwest Kansas Thursday Northwest Kansas District Free Fair pa- She said she went to the Edson School from Goodland High School. Cinda works District Free Fair Today rade has lived in Sherman County for more and graduated from high school there in for Western State Bank and Becky works • Sunset, 8:05 p.m. than 76 years, moving 1945. for Algine Corp. out of Las Vegas. Schedule Saturday here with here parents “It was fun,” Topliff said. “We practiced “I was a project leader in 4-H when the • Sunrise, 5:43 a.m. when she was 3 to live sports during school, not afterwards.” girls were growing up,” Topliff recalled. Saturday, July 28 • Sunset, 8:04 p.m. south and east of Go- She went to Fort Hays State University Cinda has two children, Wesley (Katie 8 a.m. Dog Show Registration for two summers and received a teacher’s Zimbelman) Hatcher, who lives in Parker, odland. Fairgrounds open for Set-Up Midday Conditions Though she is a certificate. She taught at District 64 school Colo., and Mandi (Tim) Parrish, who lives 8:30 a.m. Dog Show • Soil temperature 87 degrees long-time supporter south and east of Goodland for two years in Olathe. Both Wes’ wife and Mandi’s hus- • Humidity 32 percent and participant of the and then at the Edson school for two. In the band are from the area. Wes and Katie are 4 p.m. Parade Line Up • Sky mostly sunny fair, retired teacher Ar- District 64, she said, she taught first expecting a child in February, she said, and 5 p.m. Fair Parade (Main Street) • Winds variable butus (Dautel) Topliff through eighth grade and at Edson she Mandi and Tim are expecting in August. 6 p.m. Modified Tractor Pull • Barometer 29.86 inches Topliff said she hadn’t ex- taught second and third and third and Becky’s children are Charlie Hicks and Monday, July 31 and rising pected the honor. fourth. Kindergarten was a half a day for Amber Hicks. • Record High today 105° (1910) “I was surprised, when Chelsea Gaus- one week in the spring, she recalled. For hobbies, Topliff said, she makes 8 a.m. Judging 4-H Foods • Record Low today 50° (2005) man (Sherman County 4-H Ambassadors) “There has been a lot of changes in the quilts, crochets and does embroidery. She Judging 4-H Arts & Crafts 4-H Foods Sale Last 24 Hours* asked me,” she said. “It’s quite an honor schools,” she said. “I enjoyed teaching kids said she had made quilts for each season for and working with kids.” each of her grandkids including ones with Catch-It-Pig Sign-Up High Wednesday 96° and quite a shock.” Topliff helped put together the book of college mascots. Some of the patterns she 4-H Lifeskills Judging Low Thursday 66° Topliff says she is looking forward to the local history, “Ruleton and Its School.” has used for the quilts are her own, she Precipitation — Catch-It Pig contest, since she has spon- 9 a.m. Horse Show “We sold 250 copies,” she said. added. Some are embroidered and others This month .04 sored a pig every year since the event 9:30 a.m. Judging Exploring 4-H The parade marshal said she and Ralph are pieced. Year to date 7.48 started. 5 p.m. Family Fun Night & Hot Dog Feed Topliff married in November 1949. They “I am working on an Ohio Star-pattern Below normal 5.75 inches “I like to go visit the kids and their pigs,” by: KLOE/KKCI/KWGB & Eagle Cable The Topside Forecast she said. “It’s fun to watch the steer show farmed six miles west of Goodland, grow- quilt,” she said. “A lot of them are sampler 7 p.m. The Fishing Hole and the grandstand performances.” ing wheat, corn, sunflowers and beans and quilts. The blocks in a sampler quilt are all Today: A 30 percent chance of by: Bankwest of Kansas She said she helps the Lincoln Larks raising cattle, and she still helps when they different.” showers and thunderstorms. Family and Community Education group, move the tractor from field to field. Topliff is involved in the Veterans of For- Tuesday, July 31 Partly cloudy, high near 86, low of which she is a member, put up a fair She has two daughters, Cinda (Bryan) eign Wars, Elks Club and First United Meth- around 62. “Farm Bureau Day” booth each year. For the last couple of Hatcher of Goodland and Becky (Mike) odist Church as well as the Lincoln Larks. Extended Forecast 8 a.m. Check-In All Entries 4-H & Open Class Saturday: A 20 percent chance Livestock Weigh-in of showers and thunderstorms, Catch-It-Pig Sign-Up partly cloudy, high near 87, low 10:30 a.m. Livestock Weigh-in Closed around 61. Sunday: Partly cloudy, 11 a.m. All Entries Closed high near 90, low around 62. Mon- City OK’s bonds for streets Judging Flowers day: Mostly sunny, high near 92, Noon Laser Shot Hunting Simulater low around 63. Tuesday: Mostly By Tom Betz question of how the determination was along a new street?” 1 p.m. Judging All Classes (Except Livestock) sunny, high near 93, low around [email protected] made. The list is a better way and shows “You can, but it is not under this fund- 2 p.m. Goat Show 65. The Goodland City Commission, at an there was some discussion about how the ing mechanism,” Cowan said. “You would 3 p.m. Rabbit Show (National Weather Service) early-bird special session at 7 a.m. streets on the list were determined to be have to use another system. Even if it is a 4:30 p.m. Sheep Lead/Show Get 24-hour weather info. at 162.400 MHz. Wednesday, took the next step to borrow main traffic ways. It could be considered main traffic way, you can assess the prop- * Readings taken at 7 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Kids Pedal Tractor Pull about $2.4 million with general obligation arbitrary and capricious to just say all erty owners, but would have to go through 7 p.m. The Fishing Hole bonds to fix street and drainage problems. streets.” the other process.” The commission approved two ordi- “Would it be hard to add a street?” Mayor “That is what I wanted to know,” Bill- by Bankwest of Kansas nances and two resolutions on the recom- Rick Billinger asked, but Cowan said no. inger said. “Part of what we are suggest- 7:30 p.m. Sherman County Farm Bureau presents mendations of its bond lawyer, Kevin “This is the starting point because you ing is a dirt street, and I wanted to make sure “Amazing Magic of Agriculture” Cowan of Gilmore and Bell of Wichita, don’t have an ordinance now,” he said; we could assess the property owners.” Wednesday, August 1 who was on a speaker phone. “…you can add streets in another ordi- Cowan said that question could be deter- local City Clerk Mary Volk told the commis- nance.” mined as the street projects are planned. 8 a.m. Lazer Shot Hunting Simulator sion that the city’s existing bond issue pays The commission unanimously approved Another question from Billinger was Swine Show markets off in October. City Manager Wayne Hill the ordinance, published with the list of about streets on the edge of the city, such 1 p.m. Llama Show had recommended keeping the tax level at streets on Page 8 of today’s paper. Cottonwood. 7:30 p.m. Heather Shelley in Concert Noon the current rate and issuing bonds to being The next item was the resolution that Cowan said if a street is inside the city Cowan said allows the commission to use limits, that is OK as long as the street is all Thursday, August 2 Wheat — $5.59 bushel fixing the streets. The commissioners listened as Cowan general obligation bonds to make street the city’s responsibility, and not a shared 9 a.m. Beef Show Posted county price — $5.55 Round Robin Showmanship - Loan deficiency pmt. — 0¢ explained the purpose of the ordinances improvements. responsibility with the county. 30 minutes after beef show Corn — $3.12 bushel and resolutions before approving each. Cowan said it refers to the ordinance “If it is an area where you want to have Posted county price — $3.12 The first ordinance establishes a list of establishing the main traffic ways, and es- someone help pay for the cost, there is a 6:30 p.m. Howdy Rowdy Rodeo Loan deficiency pmt. — 0¢ streets in the city to be designated as main timates the cost of the bond issue for street different set of statutory schemes for do- Friday, August 3 Milo — $2.77 bushel traffic ways. Cowan said he worked with improvements to be $1,805,000 including ing that,” he said. 4:30 p.m. 4-H Appreciation BBQ Soybeans — $7.24 bushel Volk, Hill and Rich Simon, public works construction, engineering fees, any right of “We are doing these in different resolu- Posted county price — $2.83 director, to come up with the streets that way or easements and administrative ex- tions,” Dechant said, “but we are doing this 5:30 p.m. 4-H Livestock Sale Loan deficiency pmt. — 0¢ have higher traffic to fit that meaning un- penses. in one bond issue?” 7 p.m. Demolition Derby Millet — $7 hundredweight der the state law. City Commissioner Josh Dechant asked “It will be one bond issue,” Cowan said. Saturday, August 4 Sunflowers “Why can’t we say any street in the if the resolution would allow the city to add “In a perfect world, you could do it all in NuSun crop — $17.40 city?” asked City Commissioner Dave or change streets. Cowan said the street list one resolution, but we have to do the im- 8 a.m. Entry Tri-State Royal Pinto beans — $25 (new crop) Daniels. can be changed by resolution. provements based on the state laws and put All Projects Released (Markets by Mueller Grain, Sigco Sun, “If someone wanted to challenge this in “What about new streets?” Billinger 11 a.m. Release of Projects Closed Frontier Equity Co-op and 21st Century 1 p.m. Tri-State Royal Bean. These may not be closing figures. ) a court,” Cowan replied, “it would be a asked. “Can we assess the landowners See BONDS, Page 11 Goodland Chamber moves into new office By Sharon Corcoran Goodland, she said. Some of the difference from the inside [email protected] Sometimes shoppers ask what past have been misconstrued, she The Goodland Area Chamber of there is to do in town, Nelson said, said. All three agencies have the today Commerce has moved into a new and they meet a retail clerk or even same goal, to better Goodland. office at 106 E. 11th and is looking a business owner with a negative “Whether or not we’re in the same More local to the future. attitude who says there is nothing. building,” she said, “we work to- news and views from One of the most important things If that happens, she said, the people gether. However, the Chamber be- your the Chamber can do, said Executive may just pack their bags and go lieves the three entities should be Goodland Star-News Director Andi Nelson, is promote a where there is something to do. working together much positive attitude. Business people need to know more, saving on duplication “The last few years have been how to promote Goodland, she said, of resources. The Chamber is striv- hard with the drought,” she said. and need to have a positive outlook. ing to make this happen. “We’re an ag community. I think Success for the Chamber, Nelson “I think we’ve got a great future. some people have forgotten how said, would mean that 10 years If someone wants to say we haven’t great Goodland is. They need to be down the road Goodland would see been able to work together, I dispute reminded.” high quality in area businesses and that because obviously we have. The Chamber just finished a the way of life here and a positive One example of this was economic membership drive, she said, topping attitude. development renting us office space out at 113 members out of 350 busi- She said her goal is to improve the for the past year at a reduced rate.” nesses in the county (not including atmosphere in Goodland. The Chamber moved to a new home-based businesses). Andi Nelson, executive director of the Goodland Area Chamber Some people look at what Good- office, Trachsel said, because it has “While we were on the member- of Commerce, printed some of the Chamber’s new brochures land doesn’t have rather than what become self-sufficient. The new ship drive,” said Sandy Trachsel, from her computer while moving into her new office earlier this it does, she said, and there have been space is the perfect size, she said, board treasurer, “a lot of business month. Photo by Sharon Corcoran/The Goodland Star-News issues mentioned about the Cham- and the location is right in the heart people asked, ‘What can you do for ber, the Convention and Visitors of downtown. me?’ legislators to promote laws that sup- serves as a lobby for business Bureau and Economic Develop- The Chamber wants to continue Pickups add “It’s not easy to say what we can port the development and growth of people. ment Council not getting along. to grow membership, Trachsel said, do for each individual business, but the community, and working to im- “We help them be heard,” she Those have been blown out of to have more voices from people in fun to races what we can all do for Goodland is prove the appearance and atmo- said. proportion, she said. Some have the community on what they want easier to say. We all need to work sphere of Goodland. The Chamber’s beautification even asked whether Goodland the group to do. Dalton Dolan (3D) and together for the good of the commu- The relocation packets contain committee works to improve the wants to have a Chamber or needs a She noted that the Chamber is Dale Heyen (77D), both of nity.” information about member busi- appearance of Goodland, Nelson Chamber. supported solely from membership Oberlin, had their mini- Things the Chamber does, Nelson nesses and relocation information, said, and plans the annual citywide “That is the past,” the director dues, so the more members there stock pickups running neck said, include promoting local busi- such as a list of real estate agents, clean-up. said. “We’re looking to the future, a are, the sooner the Chamber can -and-neck in the prelimi- nesses, educating business people, landlords, utilities, public transpor- The Chamber also helps educate positive future. The Chamber is go- make Nelson a full-time director. nary heat Saturday at the organizing promotional events, pro- tation and public amenities. its members, she said, through semi- ing to grow.” (She has worked part time for about Sherman County Speed- viding relocation packets for poten- Local, state and federal govern- nars like a planned series of hospi- The businesses speak for them- a year.) way. Story, photos on Page tial new residents, giving referrals to ment representatives contact the tality clinics. The clinics will help selves, Trachsel said; there are over And for its continued success, people in and out of Goodland who Chamber office to arrange visits, teach business people how to greet 100 members who believe in the Trachsel said, the Chamber needs a 12. need services here, working with Nelson said, and the Chamber customers and how to promote Chamber. full-time director.