1-2 Front CFP 11-12-12.Indd
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Page 2 Colby Free Press Monday, November 12, 2012 Area/State Weather Colby premieres documentary Briefly Genesis to prepare for From “COLBY,” Page 1 “He said he really thought that some of checks. But that checkbook helped them the research he had done would make a buy up land from failing farmers, and by the Christmas food project Larry and Taylor McLemore, Todd and fi lm,” Jay Kriss recalled. end of the Depression they were hiring hun- Genesis-Thomas County food bank Melissa Stramel and their children, Jim So after contacting Miner, Kriss said, he dreds of combine crews to work for them, is getting ready for its annual Christmas McLaughlin, Jeremy and Michelle Quint, started looking at old records. He discov- fi lling up silos and tilling arid land in East- food basket project. Nonperishable food Shawn Stephens, Sacha Sanguinetti, Wayne ered that Garvey was had kept all his old let- ern Colorado for the fi rst time. items or money donations are needed to Horlacher and Mayor Gary Adrian all ap- ters between himself and Kriss’ grandfather, “I can remember mom putting wet gunny make the holidays brighter for those in pear as extras. and he spent three months combing through sacks in the windows,” to keep the dust out, need. Donations may be dropped off be- “Think of all the families that struggled to them. Many were read aloud in the movie. Grace Kauk, of Colby said after the show- tween 10 a.m. and noon or 1 to 4 p.m. make it and their decedents are here today,” “Say what you want (about Garvey), he ing. She and her friend Ruby Griffi nfeess, Wednesdays at the food bank, 350 S. Adrian said after the fi lm. “Wasn’t it fun to had good records,” Jay Kriss said afterward. also of Colby, both lived here during the Range, or at Leroy’s Printing or any see yourself in a movie?” “Tonight they spoke, not us.” Dust Bowl. Colby church. Donations by check may At two points during the night, about 40 The records told the story of the elder Kauk said the fi lm “reminds us of what be mailed to Genesis-Thomas County, people in the audience stood up. The fi rst Kriss managing Garvey’s farm as a young it was and what it could be, and be thank- Box 214, Colby, Kan., 67701. Any time was before the fi lm was shown, when man in the early 1930s after moving to ful for what we have with our conservation organization planning a food drive is everyone who helped with the documentary Colby to make his fortune. Through suc- today. It’s very close to going back to the asked to let Genesis know by leaving a was asked to stand and be recognized, the cessive bad years which coincided with the Dirty ’30s.” message at 460-7930. second after if was over, when Jay Kriss Great Depression, they kept trying to turn a They both said they loved the fi lm, but asked every member of his family and profi t. The farm pioneered the “summer fal- Griffi nfeess said she worked for John Kriss Extension office plans Garvey’s to do the same. low” method of farming, which helped keep and his wife, and insisted he never wore a ‘Knowledge at Noon’ Kriss, a Colby native with a career as a moisture in the soil and served as a stark white shirt like Hankin does in the movie. National Weather Service Thomas County Extension will hold Tonight: Mostly clear, with a camera operator in Hollywood, said he was contrast to the older methods, which had The fi lm will be used for a program a “Knowledge at Noon” program from low around 18. South wind 5 to inspired to make the production in part from helped the soil dry up and blow away. called Agriculture in the Classroom. It will noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Thomas 10 mph. a book by the same name by the late Craig The two men sometimes disagreed with be available through a pledge drive from County Offi ce Complex meeting room. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with Miner, who was a history professor at Wich- each other, and in one letter Garvey can Smoky Hills Public Television and for sale The fi rst session will be a healthy life- a high near 54. South wind 5 to ita State University. be heard reminding Kriss that he wrote the after Dec. 1. style lesson, “More Plants on the Plate,” 10 mph becoming northwest in by Amy Lorenzen, Golden Prairie Ex- the afternoon. tension District family and consumer Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, City council approves placing stop signs science agent. Bring lunch to eat during with a low around 23. Northwest the talk. For information, call Extension agent Diann Gerstner at 460-4582. wind 5 to 10 mph. From “COUNCIL,” Page 1 Rick Dickman explained how generators at the city power about equal to what would be Wednesday: Mostly sunny, the sewer lines would be added plant. The plans, Weber said, needed for the added concrete at with a high near 56. Northwest After some discussion, though, to the council members. have the bottom of the structure the bottom. Colby Honor Society wind 5 to 10 mph becoming council member Pat Mallory “Anybody that wants city 15 inches thick, but at the bot- “It should be pretty close to a induction is Tuesday south in the afternoon. suggested comparing the lease services that are not in the city tom four feet from the sides, the wash,” Weber said later. “They Colby High School’s induction cere- Wednesday Night: Partly fees with those of nearby cities, limits need council approval,” concrete will only be six inches should really offset each other.” mony for 18 members into the National cloudy, with a low around 30. and the motion was tabled. he said after the meeting. “They thick. He wanted to make the • Approved a request from Honor Society will be at 7:30 p.m. Tues- Thursday: Sunny, with a high • Approved requests to extend have to pay double water rates if entire bottom part the same 15 Weber to seek out bids for a day in the school’s auditorium. Every- near 55. city sewer and water lines to they’re not in the city limits.” inches of thickness with rein- new self-propelled mower for one is welcome. Inductees must have a Thursday Night: Mostly two businesses outside city lim- Dickman assured the council forcement bars going into the the parks department, which he 3.75 grade average and meet high stan- clear, with a low around 30. its along Country Club Drive. that the private well used by the sides, to make the structure said is included in to city’s 2012 dards of leadership, service and charac- Friday: Sunny, with a high Maurice Phelps asked to have Doghouse would not send water less likely to crack. One way budget. He said afterwards that ter to be considered. For information, near 55. the system extended to the Dog- into the city system. to offset the cost, Weber said, the mower will cost between call Linda Jones at 460-5300. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, house at 1065 S. County Club. • Approved a request from would be to scratch plans for a $13,000 and $16,000. During with a low around 34. Paul Fisher, Ellis, came to the Public Works Director Omar driveway near the power plant discussions, McGreer said the Conservation district Saturday: Mostly sunny, with meeting to make a request to Weber to alter plans for the which is part of the project. Be- he and Mallory were to attend a high near 55. have sewer lines for a new loca- spill containment project, a kind tween $3,600 and $3,700 worth the Kansas Municipal Energy has money for projects Saturday Night: Partly tion of his business, Elite Pipe of concrete bunker to be built of concrete is slated to go into Association meeting on Thurs- The Thomas County Conservation cloudy, with a low around 33. Testing. Building Inspector around diesel fuel tanks for the the driveway, he said, which is day and Friday in Wichita. District has state cost-share money Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a available for water-resource projects, high near 54. including livestock wells, pipelines and Sunrise and Sunset tanks, terraces and windbreaks. Sign-up Tuesday 7:27 a.m. 5:30 p.m. New Orleans to debut streetcar line deadline is Tuesday and contracts must Moon: waxing, 1 percent be completed by May 31. For details, Wednesday 7:29 a.m. 5:28 p.m. By Cain Burdeau on gas, walk out their front door, go a few ton, getting in late one evening. He walked call Manager Debbie Potter at 462- Moon: waxing, 5 percent The Associated Press blocks and catch the transit system, it’ll be from the train station to his hotel. 7482. (U.S. Naval Observatory) good,” said Robert Miles, a 47-year-old chef “I’m a walker, it was no big deal, except NEW ORLEANS – With the Super Bowl at one of the big hotels on Loyola. that I don’t know what this area is, I don’t Seniors plan potluck less than three months away, New Orleans The line will run nearly a mile down know where I’m going,” he said about his is rushing to lay streetcar tracks through one Loyola from the Union Passenger Terminal, walk into downtown.