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75¢ COLBY Thursday March 27, 2014 Volume 125, Number 49 Serving Thomas County since 1888 10 pages FFREEREE PPRESSRESS Legislature to hear from board By Sam Dieter and other programs. Colby Free Press The second resolution seemed [email protected] to be aimed at several house bills introduced over the years which The Colby School Board signed would make elections for school two resolutions during its meeting boards and other local governing Monday night aimed at persuading bodies fit into the same format representatives in the state Legis- as state and national election. It lature to support a bill providing would move the elections to the money for all-day kindergarten, fall on even-numbered years and but oppose one on elections. make them partisan, requiring The Kansas Association of candidates to run as a Republican Busy days School Boards suggested boards or a Democrat, a member of an- pass both resolutions, Superinten- other party, or an independent. dent Terrel Harrison said. This bill would force school Gov. Sam Brownback’s plan board candidates to compete for for schools would include full- attention with those running for time kindergarten paid for from state and federal office in the fall, spring up state money, and the board’s first the resolution said. The resolution resolution asked the Legislature to pointed out that fall elections are adopt this plan and include kinder- out of sync with the school dis- garten money in any appropria- trict’s fiscal year, which starts on tions bills it passes this spring. the first day of July, closer to the in Colby Right now, each kindergartner spring elections for board mem- is considered a half-time student bers. Electing board members SAM DIETER/Colby Free under the state’s budget formula. in the fall could create a “lame Press Colby kindergartners go to school duck” school board which runs in- It has been a busy all day, but the district uses money week in Colby for these that would otherwise go to at-risk See “LEGISLATURE,” Page 2 workers (top) remov- ing debris from the top of the old St. Thomas Hospital Tuesday. The building is destined County, state to be apartments. On Wednesday, Megan Carmichael and Da- vid Browne (center) chatted at this month’s make arrests Business After Five at Farm Bureau Finan- Two men were arrested for al- said. cial Services. Andrew legedly selling drugs by officers The statement added that the ar- Wood (left, at right), from several law enforcement rests followed a six-month inves- and Anna Hickert, stu- agencies earlier this month near tigation of methamphetamine traf- dents at Colby Com- Oakley after a month-long inves- ficking in the area by the sheriff’s munity College, sang tigation. office and the Kansas Bureau of “Do You Love Me?” Arrest warrants were served on Investigation. from the musical “Fid- Ryan Hays, 31, Oakley and Casey After their arrest, additional dler on the Roof” Tues- Kincaid, 22, Grainfield, for sale of warrants were issued for the two day for the Colby Rota- methamphetamine, unlawful use men for aggravated assault, crimi- ry Club. Randy Berls, of a communication device, and nal possession of methamphet- director, said twice as selling drugs with no tax stamp on amine, possession of marijuana many students are Thursday, March 6, the Thomas and possession of drug parapher- performing in it as a County sheriff’s office said in a nalia. last year’s musical. statement Tuesday. No preliminary hearing date Officers from the sheriff’s de- had been set for the men as of partment, Colby Police Depart- Tuesday. In the Thomas County ment, Kansas Bureau of Inves- District Court files, their criminal tigation and Kansas Highway histories only include the arrests Patrol served a search warrant at and another incident on Feb. 26, 290 Thomas County Road 36, just after which they both face a simi- north Oakley, that day, the office lar set of charges. April Art Walk grows By Heather Alwin Studio, and dancers will perform near the studio. Colby Free Press Third-graders will create pictures of the downtown [email protected] businesses and hang them in the business itself. Students and other artists will be doing caricatures Colby’s downtown will once again form the stage during the event, and Joelle Endreola, a community for Art Walk this spring as businesses along Franklin college student from Colby, will perform as a mime. display the work of area artists. Entertainment will also include performances from This year’s event will be from 5 to 9 p.m. on Fri- the Heinrich Band from Oakley, which performs old- day, April 18, featuring art, socializing, food and en- ies, and a bluegrass performer, though Jay was not tertainment. yet sure which one. College students will be playing Organizer Rebel Jay, the art instructor at Colby their instruments on some street corners and the col- Community College, said she expects to have many lege jazz band may perform. artists from around the Colby area as well as more Kids in first through sixth grades are invited to from out of town than in previous years. This year’s participate in thae Lego Building Challenge, a first- SAM DIETER/Colby Free Press participants will include artists from Phillipsburg, time event in the basement of Sunflower Bank. Gem-area farmer Ken Poland (left), donated a $2,500 grant to the Prairie Museum of Art and His- several from Atwood and Goodland, one from Law- Jay said the walk is open to anyone with a creation tory last Thursday. Todd Depperschmidt (center) and Kurt Wilson, representatives from Monsanto, rence and another from Wilson, she said. or talent to share, including handcrafted items or per- which awarded the grant, joined him in formally presenting the check to the museum. Also new this year is a display of art work featur- formance talents. ing the downtown area, planned for the Franklin Of- “If you have a talent and would like to share it, you fice Complex. are welcome to come down on a corner and share,” “We’re trying to recreate the downtown area said Jay, adding that the event is designed to wel- through art,” she said, adding that she is looking for come anyone who wants to come participate. Grant won for museum people who have artistic renderings of old down- The event includes about 20 businesses, from as An area farmer has directed a to the museum last Thursday at gible counties in 39 states. town buildings and existing structures to hang in the far south as the scale house near the railroad tracks grant meant to improve rural com- the final Food for Thought pro- It is part of the firm’s America’s complex, accompanied by a display from the Prairie to Farm Bureau, said Jay. Most of the participating munities to the Prairie Museum of gram for the spring. Farmers initiative, which high- Museum of Art and History. locations are along Franklin Avenue or a short walk Art and History. The program offers $2,500 lights the important contributions Art to be featured at the event includes paintings, away. Ken Poland, Gem, won a $2,500 grants to support nonprofit orga- farmers make every day to our so- metal creations, stained glass, beading, abstract cre- Even the McCarty Farms building downtown will America’s Farmers Grow Com- nizations in rural areas, the firm ciety. To learn more, go to www. ations, photography, prints and more, Jay said. Area be open and displaying quilts from Anita Stewart munities grant, sponsored by the says. Farmers can apply for the growcommunities.com. students will display their art as well, thanks to the and metal sculpture from Lana Johnson. Monsanto Fund. Poland and Mon- money, which is directed to a non- organizational efforts of Colby Grade School art The Thomas County Coalition will have snacks santo representatives Kurt Wilson profit of their choice. The program teacher Trish Starbuck. of Colby and Todd Depperschmidt was started in 2011 and now grants The student art will be displayed at Nicole’s Dance See “ART WALK,” Page 2 of Scott City presented the check are offered to farmers in 1,289 eli- Page 2 Colby Free Press Thursday, March 27, 2014 Area/State Weather Legislature to hear from school board Briefly The deadline for Briefly is noon the From “LEGISLATURE,” Page 1 ers had a dodgeball game as a fund raiser She said she and Cathy Vaughn, who co- March 13 for librarian Melissa Brown, who ordinates the program, went to the annual day before. The deadline for Monday’s efficiently and whose members do not have is taking treatments for cancer. convention of the National After School paper is noon Friday. time to discuss the decisions they make to • Krannawitter reported for Middle Association at the end of February, which run the district. School Principal Robb Ross, who was not was required by a grant which paid for the Tickets on sale In other business, the board heard reports at the meeting. Students worked with the program. She learned ways to keep the pro- for ‘Fiddler’ shows from its administrators: Colby Rotary Club and the Thomas County gram free, or at least, at a minimal cost, to Tickets for the Colby Community • Harrison reported on developments in Community Foundation to donate food to students. Recently, Colby Community Col- College spring musical, “Fiddler on the Legislature, starting with the state Su- needy families, he said. At a Great West- lege basketball players have been working the Roof,” are available at the Campus preme Court decision March 7 which ruled ern Activities Conference middle school with the students every Monday, she said.