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The WEEKEND Friday, July 25, 2014 Goodland1205 Main Avenue, Goodland, Star-News KS 67735 • Phone (785) 899-2338 $1 Volume 82, Number 59 8 Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735 upcoming Police seek help events Fair events in theft cases to start soon The Goodland Police Department business near the intersection of is asking citizens for assistance in 16th and Cattletrail. It appeared to The first event of the two incidents that occurred over have been vandalized prior to being Northwest Kansas District the weekend. abandoned. Free Fair is this weekend. Sometime Saturday night, of- The Goodland police are asking The Dog Show will begin ficers took a report of a burglary that anyone with information on with registration at 8 a.m. that occurred in the 700 block of these crimes contact the department Saturday at the Ag Building Center Street. at (785) 890-4570 or the Crimestop- on the Sherman County A burgundy Cadillac was also pers hotline at (785) 899-5665. Fairgrounds. The show it- taken sometime between 9 p.m. Information that leads to an arrest self will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday and 1 a.m. Sunday from could lead to a cash reward. Tips Also coming up before Fair the 200 block of E. 13th Street. The can be left with the hotline anony- Week (Aug. 4 to 8) is the vehicle was abandoned behind a mously. Aquarium, Pets and Home Environment Judging at 8:30 a.m. Monday; Cat Judging at 1 p.m. Monday New minister starts at Wheat Ridge Acres; Style Judging at 8:30 a.m. Tues- day at the United Methodist at Methodist church Church; the Style Revue at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the By Pat Schiefen Sherman Theater; and the [email protected] Horse Show at 9 a.m. next The Goodland United Methodist Friday at the fairgrounds Church has a new face at the pulpit, new arena. Lew Van der Wege. Van der Wege has only been in Goodland a couple of weeks, moving from Salina, where the past six years he’s been weather the Salina District Superintendent for the United Methodist Church. The district superintendent over- 87° sees the missional policy for a geo- 10 a.m. graphic group of United Methodist Thursday Churches. He said he enjoyed having his Weather Service holds program Today office on the campus of Kansas Wes- • Sunset, 8:05 p.m. leyan University. There was such Dave Floyd, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service, spoke to a Saturday vitality being amongst the students. group of kids and adults at the High Plains Museum on Monday. The program included informa- • Sunrise, 5:42 a.m. Before accepting the position Lew Van der Wege tion on weather science and safety. Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News • Sunset, 8:04 p.m. in Salina he was the pastor at the Norton United Methodist Church with Genesis and the Goodland Midday Conditions for 10 years. Soup BOL. • Soil temperature 76 degrees “I have been in local church min- Van der Wege grew up in rural • Humidity 43 percent istry for 26 years,” he said. Phillips County and graduated • Sky sunny “I am really enjoying the warm from Phillipsburg High School. He • Winds south 13 mph welcome from the church and the obtained his undergraduate degree • Barometer 30.06 inches community,” said Van der Wege from Fort Hays State University in and falling about Goodland. He said he is still Hays and his Masters of Divinity • Record High today 111° (1940) becoming acquainted with the con- from Phillips Theological Semi- • Record Low today 51° (1924) gregation. nary, originally in Enid, Okla., now Last 24 Hours* He said the church does a lot of in Tulsa, Okla. High Wednesday 91° neat stuff, including its Wednesday Low Wednesday 67° Night Live program, and its work See MINISTER, Page 5 Precipitation none This month 1.73 Year to date 10.81 Red Cross in need Below Normal 1.50 inches The Topside Forecast Today: Mostly sunny and hot of more blood donations with a 20 percent chance of show- ers and thunderstorms in the The American Red Cross is fac- about 80,000 fewer donations than evening before midnight, a high ing a blood shortage, and is asking expected over the past two months. near 98, winds out of the west at for more donors to step up across The organization says that if it gets 5 to 10 switching to the east and a the country. two more donors than usual per low around 68. Saturday: Mostly There will be a blood drive in drive, it can make up the difference. sunny with a 20 percent chance Goodland from noon to 6 p.m. Tues- To schedule a donation, call of showers and thunderstorms day at the United Methodist Church. (800)733-2767) or visit redcross- at night, a high near 95, winds The Red Cross has received blood.org. Walk-ins are welcome. out of the northwest at 10 mph switching to the northeast and a low around 66. House candidate finds Extended Forecast Flower garden Sunday and Monday: Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of similarities with opponent showers and thunderstorms, high near 83 to 85 and low around 63. By Ladd Wedelin County and the city of Colby. The [email protected] seat is now held by Ward Cassidy, Ask Wallace County commis- a St. Francis Republican who has brought to you by: sioner and Weskan native Adam decided not to run for re-election. Smith about the differences be- Smith said education, property tween him and his opponent, former taxes and helping western Kansas to representative Rick Billinger, and grow are all issues that have become the answer may not surprise you. central to his campaign, which has “I share a lot of similarities with kept him busy over the last month, Rick (Billinger),” Smith said. making stops in towns throughout “We’re your typical western Kan- the district. 328 W. Hwy. 24, Goodland Phone: (785) 899-5628 sas people. You don’t find a lot of Education, he said, is something diversity here, unlike the politicians that he feels strongly about, making in eastern Kansas. But we’re both sure that the state puts in enough markets very good proponents for the issues money for schools. But don’t expect that go on these days.” him to beat that horse to death. 10 a.m. Both men are running for state “That issue is a given,” he said. Wheat — $5.87 bushel representative for the 120th, which “We’ve put schools in a lot of hurt Posted county price — $5.99 covers five counties in northwest Corn — $3.81 bushel Kansas, plus northwest Thomas See CANDIDATE, Page 5 Posted county price — $3.62 Milo — $3.28 bushel Soybeans — $11.91 bushel Posted county price — $11.97 City to begin summer Millet — no bid Sunflowers Oil current crop — $17.75 cwt. street sealing next week Confection — no bid Pinto beans — $32 (new crop) The City of Goodland will be Streets include 11th Street from (Markets by Scoular Grain, Sun Opta, performing street sealing over the Colorado to Cattletrail; Ninth Street Frontier Ag and 21st Century Bean. next several weeks, barring weather from Arcade to Main; Seventh These may not be closing figures. ) or mechanical difficulties. Street from Main to Eustis; Sixth Residents on these streets should Street from Eustis to Caldwell; Julie Shoup, of the High Plains Dialysis Unit, worked with plants donated by Christie Rasure of move their vehicles when notified Clark Avenue from Toelkes to 17th Designs Unlimited. Last year, Rasure made a similar donation to begin the creation of a floral and refrain from watering yards that Street; Fifth Street from Caldwell garden just outside the Dialysis Unit entryway. Photo by Mark Riley/Goodland Regional Medical Center morning. Any vehicles not moved to Kansas; and N. Industrial Park will be towed. Road. about our 2 The Goodland Star-News / Friday, July 25, 2014 friends card shower obituary The family of Fern Estes has the calendar requested a card shower for her 95th birthday on Friday, July 25, Diana Margaret (Bussen) Bauman 2014. Cards may be sent to her at calendar Cat’s TnT, 115 E. 9th, or at the chips and brownie. Monday: Bernadine Johnson residence, Hamburger gravy, mashed po- Diana Margaret (Bussen) Bau- Moore of Calker City; a son Andy 250 Emerald Elm Road, Kanorado, There will be a Goodland com- located at 704 Walnut. For infor- tatoes, cook’s choice vegetable, man, 65, retired Wallace County (Lori) Bauman of Surprize, Ariz.; Kan. 67741. munity blood drive on Tuesday mation call 899-2338, 821-1275, bread and rosy pears. Tuesday: mail carrier, died Wednesday, July six brothers, Rod (Carol) Bussen from noon to 6 p.m. at the Good- genesis and 890-2287, 821-1827, 890-3793 or Ham, augratin potatoes, green 23, 2014, at Good Samaritan Soci- of Wallace, David Bussen of Maui, land United Methodist Church 899-4278 or order online at www. beans, dinner roll and cantaloup. ety — Sherman County in Good- Darius (Jolene Hunter) Bussen of salvation army Fellowship Hall. The goal is to prairielandfood.com. Wednesday: Tater tot casserole, land. Sharon Springs, Kevin Bussen of Genesis and Salvation Army are collect 76 pints. Summer matinees will be California blend vegetables, bread She was born on Oct. 15, 1948, to Great Bend, Daryl Bussen of Man- available year round to help those in A free sack lunch will be pro- every two weeks at 1:30 p.m.