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The MIDWEEK Tuesday, May 13, 2014 Goodland1205 Main Avenue, Goodland, Star-News KS 67735 • Phone (785) 899-2338 $1 Volume 82, Number 38 10 Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735 upcoming event Outdoor Skills Day set for June 14 The Tenth Annual Outdoor Youth Skills Day is scheduled for Saturday, June 14, at Bel- lamy Farms. Registrations can be picked up at Bill’s Shootin Shop or S&T Communications. The day is for kids aged nine to 15 and includes shotgun- ning, archery, fishing, muzzle- loader, dog training and 22 caliber target shooting. The Goodland High School Class of 2014 stood during the commencement ceremony valedictorians were Berkley and Brianna White. The speaker was retiring Spanish For information contact on Saturday in the Max Jones Fieldhouse. The class included 62 students. The co- teacher Mary Portferfield. Photos by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News Troy Mannis at (785) 821- 1838. High school graduates 62 students By Pat Schiefen [email protected] weather The newest graduates of Good- land High School had a beautiful report day for graduation on Saturday at Max Jones Fieldhouse. A fieldhouse full of friends and family watched 35° them march across the stage. 10 a.m. The salutatorian for the class, Tuesday Elizabeth Laing House, urged her classmates to go forth with no Today limitations. • Sunset, 7:52 p.m. The co-valedictorians, Berkley Wednesday Paige White and Brianna Marie White, gave their speech together • Sunrise, 5:34 a.m. playing off the fact that they are • Sunset, 7:53 p.m. twins and what it is like to be a twin. Midday Conditions Retiring high school Spanish Hope Cochran (above) recog- • Soil temperature 59 degrees teacher Mary Porterfield gave the nized exchange students Pau- • Humidity 96 percent commencement address. She said lina Wagner and Tove Vernberg • Sky cloudy with light snow that she had taught everyone in and led the flag exchange cer- • Winds north 38 to 44 mph the class in keyboarding in eighth emony. Salutatorian Ellie House • Barometer 30.13 inches grade. Her advice was to follow (right) embraced her mother, and rising their passions: firstly chose a job school board President Gen- • Record High today 97° (1941) that you are passionate about, and nifer House, after receiving her • Record Low today 25° (1953) secondly be passionate about vol- diploma. The class threw their unteering. Volunteering can lead to Last 24 Hours* caps into the air at the end of the unexpected rewards and opportuni- ceremony (far right). High Sunday 56° ties, she said. Low Sunday 37° AFS students Tove Sofia Alex changed flags with Student Council and Jessica Cole and Wagner’s host Precipitation .04 Vernberg from Sweden and Paulina President Hope Emily Cochran. This month .04 Marieanne Wagner of Germany, ex- Vernberg’s host family was Bryce See GRADUATION, Page 5 Year to date 1.83 Below Normal 2.56 inches The Topside Forecast Today: Mostly sunny with Learning Center holds commencement chances of patchy frost, a high near 56, winds breezy out of the By Pat Schiefen north at 15 to 30 mph and a low [email protected] around 34. Wednesday: Mostly The Goodland Community sunny with chances of patchy frost, Learning Center Graduation was a high near 62, winds breezy out filled with feelings of accomplish- of the north at 10 to 30 mph and a ment by the 30 graduates on Friday low around 37. morning at the Goodland High Extended Forecast School auditorium. The speaker was Sgt. Joe Leroux, Thursday: Mostly sunny with the Kansas Army National Guard a 20 percent chance of showers recruiter and career counselor. He and thunderstorms, a high near 65 talked about how the graduates and a low around 43. Friday: Partly had reached a goal they may have sunny with a 20 percent chance thought impossible, graduating of showers and thunderstorms, a from high school. Graduation, high near 67 and a low around 46. he said, may have been delayed because of illness, childbirth, mon- etary or other situations. The gradu- ates should go on and work toward further goals. DaVon Yarbrough in his cowboy hat with tassel gave the student remarks. Learning Center graduate Tyler Fisher (left) displayed his diploma at the center’s commencement ceremony on Tuesday. His classmates lined up for one more round of applause at the end. See CENTER, Page 5 Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News local markets Salina fire victim had local connection State senator to speak A former area resident who died to save the other dog, Mimi, which other papers, and spent years as 10 a.m. rescuing a friend’s dog from a died in the fire. a radio personality at stations in Wheat — $8.04 bushel house fire had a long history as an He died after being flown to the area.. at college graduation Posted county price — $7.72 athlete, radio host and newspaper Via Christi-St. Francis Hospital He went by both “Jeff Miller,” Corn — $4.88 bushel sports writer. in Wichita with severe burns. He and “Darrell Pattilla” and had Northwest Tech will honor 2013- sions flown in Vietnam as well as the Posted county price — none Darrell Pattillo died Wednesday had been staying in the house with a show called “Miller Time,” 2014 graduates at the annual com- Outstanding Air Force Liaison of Milo — $4.37 bushel after he rushed into his friend Crotinger and his wife Amber Heskett said. He and Vyzourek mencement ceremony at 1:30 p.m. the Year award in 1987. He is retired Soybeans — $13.91 bushel Friday in the Max Jones Fieldhouse. from the US Air Force Reserve Posted county price — none Daniel Crotinger’s burning house Crotinger. remember that he also worked at to rescue the man’s dog, Jack, the Pattillo worked as a sports re- the Free Press, and at other radio This year marks the 49th graduat- Morris served in the Kansas Sen- Millet — no bid ing class with about 180 students ate from 1993 to 2012 with the last Sunflowers Salina Journal reported. Police porter at the Goodland Star-News stations in the area. prevented him from going back in and Colby Free Press, among graduating from one of sixteen six years as the President of the Kan- Oil current crop — $18.85 cwt. technical programs. sas Senate. During his tenure in the Confection — no bid This years Commencement Kansas Senate, he was a highly ef- Pinto beans — $36 (new crop) speaker is Senator Stephen Mor- fective advocate for western Kansas (Markets by Scoular Grain, Sun Opta, Frontier Ag and 21st Century Bean. Run for the Wall to stop here Saturday ris. Morris earned his Bachelor of and a supporter of Northwest Tech. These may not be closing figures. ) Science degree from Kansas State He serves on many committees at Goodland residents are encouraged to bring out their into Goodland from I-70 at Exit 17 about 5:45 p.m. University and completed under- the national, state, and local level. American flags and welcome the motorcycle riders Saturday. From there, they will have a police escort to graduate pilot training in the United Morris is the owner and operator from the Run for the Wall as they arrive in town on the Derek Lutters Armory, where they will have dinner States Air Force. of S and B Farms in Hugoton. He Saturday. and visit with the public. He is a decorated Vietnam War and his wife Barbara have three chil- The riders – who each year make the trip from The riders will depart Sunday morning at 8:15 a.m., veteran, having flown more than dren, Stephanie, Susan, and Sara. California to Washington D.C. to promote the cause riding from the Armory down Caldwell Avenue and 100 missions from 1969 to 1974. One of the highlights of the gradu- of soldiers who are prisoners of war and missing in on to Exit 19. Residents are encouraged to come to the He earned US Air Force Medals in action as well as those killed in action – will come parade route to cheer them on. 1971 and 1973 for the combat mis- See COLLEGE, Page 5 about our 2 The Goodland Star-News / Tuesday, May 13, 2014 friends student news Alexis Bateman, Goodland High the calendar Robert “Bob” Gittinger School graduate, will graduated Robert “Bob” Gittinger, 83, and wife Catina of Goodland, Saturday, May 10, 2014, from Kan- died Friday, May Ks; Kurt Gittinger sas Wesleyan University in Salina calendar pizza party; breaded chicken ten- open for second to fifth graders. 9, 2014 at Kansas and wife Susan of with a bachelors degree. The Tenth Annual Outdoor ders and French toast sticks. For information call 890-4880. Summer matinee Medical Center, Overland Park, Youth Skills Day will be Satur- season will open houses 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday senior menu Andover, Ks. He Ks; 1 daughter day, June 14. Registration forms start at Hank and Alberta Tagtmeyer Today: Barbecue chicken sand- was born January Mona Gittinger of available from Bill’s Shootin Shop at the Sherman Theatre, 1203 will be celebrating their 65th wed- wich, tater tots or triangles, cottage 31, 1931 at Man- Coffeyville, Ks; 2 or S&T Communication. Call Main. The movie on May 14 will ning, Ks, the son of brothers John Git- ding anniversary and their children cheese with fruit, bun and cookie. Troy Mannis at (785) 821-1838 be Khumba (not rated). Elmer and Ida (Pe- tinger & wife Caro- are having a reception and dance at 48th Annual Butterfield Wednesday: Steak fingers, scal- for information. The terson) Gittinger.