The MIDWEEK Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013 Goodland1205 Main Avenue, Goodland, Star-News KS 67735 • Phone (785) 899-2338 $1 Volume 81, Number 91 8 Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735 weather Open season report 36° 10 a.m. Monday Today • Sunset, 4:33 p.m. Wednesday • Sunrise, 6:30 a.m. • Sunset, 4:32 p.m. Midday Conditions • Soil temperature 46 degrees • Humidity 93 percent • Sky cloudy • Winds northeast 18 mph • Barometer 30.31 inches and rising • Record High today 78° (1989) • Record Low today -2° (1911) Last 24 Hours* Hunter Richard Kelly and his dog prowled farmland northwest of Goodland on with only a few birds bagged during the opening weekend. High Sunday 57° Saturday. Low bird population due to the drought is affecting this year’s hunting, Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News Low Sunday 27° Precipitation none This month 0.16 Year to date 16.68 Below normal 2.10 inches The Topside Forecast City considers longer Armory lease Today: Partly sunny with a high near 44, winds out of the south By Kevin Bottrell some changes. gram teams up with Truck and Tractor, Foley The headworks needs updating to catch at 5 to 15 mph and a low around Diesel Instructor Ron Kaus said that years Industries, Central Power and more to help smaller solids, and it needs a grit removal 27. Wednesday: Mostly sunny [email protected] The City of Goodland may give Northwest ago the diesel program was focused on agri- with tooling and demonstrations. system. This will save wear and tear on the with a high near 61, winds out of Kansas Technical College more control over culture equipment. A truck portion was added, The commissioners discussed the issue machinery. Heller also recommended replac- southwest 5 to 15 mph and a low the Derrick Lutters Armory to facilitate a and the technology for both has continued toward the end of the meeting. City Manager ing the blowers. around 36. planned expansion of the diesel technology to grow. Doug Gerber said that when the city originally One option, he said, would be to rebuild Extended Forecast program. The program is at a point where agriculture leased the Armory to the college, the feeling the whole plant. Another would be to install Thursday: Mostly sunny with At the Nov. 4 meeting of the city commis- and trucking need to be separated into their was that it should not let go of the asset. a lagoon system, which would remove some a 20 percent chance of showers, sion, the college asked for the city to either own programs, and to do that, they need more The commissioners didn’t make a decision of the existing equipment in favor of ponds. a high near 53 and a low around donate the Armory, or extend lease long term space. at the meeting, but indicated they would sup- The Kansas Department of Health and Envi- 32. Friday: Mostly sunny with a 20 with ability to modify the building. “We can’t fit in the current building,” he port a long-term lease. ronment recommends a lagoon system, but percent chance of rain or snow, Shaudel Bain, college endowment direc- said. “There’s nowhere to go in it.” In other business, the commission: it would cost several million dollars more. a high near 52 and a low around tor, as well as several diesel instructors and Kaus said the industry representatives they • Discussed making upgrades to the sewer One advantage to the lagoon system, 32. Saturday: Mostly sunny with a industry professionals, came to the meeting. work with are all in agreement that the move plant. Don Heller with engineering firm EBH Heller said, is that regulations on mechani- high nera 55 and a low around 33. needs to be made to improve the quality of gave the city commission some options for (National Weather Service) Bain said the college is looking to increase its Get 24-hour weather info. at 162.400 MHz. flagship program by 10-20 students and make their future employees. Kaus said the pro- what they can do. See CITY, Page 5 Goodland Late night fire students local markets do well at 10 a.m. Wheat — $6.58 bushel Ecomeet Posted county price — $6.84 Corn — $4.28 bushel Two of Goodland’s Ecomeet Posted county price — $4.20 teams made it into the top 10 at Milo — $3.88 bushel the State Ecomeet Tournament in Soybeans — $12 bushel Hesston on Thursday. Posted county price — $11.97 Goodland Team A – Maddie Millet — no bid Mayer, Amber Smith, Cheyenne Sunflowers Stegeman and Raquel Tomsic – A Oil current crop — $18.90 cwt. placed fifth overall. Confection — no bid Goodland Team D – Zach Miller, Pinto beans — $28 (Markets by Scoular Grain, Sun Opta, Todd Snethen and Faith Biermann Frontier Ag and 21st Century Bean. – placed second in the interpretive These may not be closing figures. ) skit competition and 10th overall. Stegeman placed fifth in the shortgrass prairie test and Biermann placed fifth in the mammals test. There were 26 teams in the tour- The Goodland Fire Department responded to a house fire at the Few details were available Monday, but the house did not appear inside nament. Olathe South was the corner of Montana and West Ninth St. about 8 p.m. Saturday night. to have any residents. Photo by Angela Bonham/The Goodland Star-News winner. today More local Bring out news, views New infield material arrives at ballpark from your Goodland Star-News The arrival of infield conditioner at Centennial Park is the beginning your ugly of incremental improvements to the park. The park is heavily used during the summer months by the Goodland Activities Center’s sweater baseball and softball programs and during the spring by the Goodland High School girls softball team. to party in The infield conditioner of vitri- fied clay will be applied to the northeast and southeast infields one field at a time. This is where December the high school varsity and junior varsity softball team practices. Tickets are on sale now for the The clay will be worked into the Ugly Sweater Party, a celebration ground. It will improve the playing of all things tacky and horrible surface by improving drainage, being organized by the Goodland Mavericks controlling moisture and reduc- Area Young Professionals, the City ing compaction. The conditioner of Goodland and the Chamber of comes from Arbor Rock LLC of Commerce. struggling Loveland, Colo. The party will be from 6:30 to Other improvements planned 10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at Sugar The Northwest Tech men’s are the addition of a yellow safety Hills Golf Club. Cost is $25 per basketball team has strug- topper to the field fencing and re- couple and $15 per single. Tickets gled in their opening games stroom partitions. Future plans for A truck dumped a load of infield conditioner at Centennial Park last week. The conditioner, which are available at High Plains Office of the season, losing sev- is made of clay will be apllied to the infield on several softball fields. Supply, The Goodland Star-News improvements include landscap- Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News eral games on the road. ing and painting the concession and Clark Crossing Co. See Page 8 stand. complex up to standard,” said Kar- have shown their support with To donate time or money call Wear your ugliest sweater and “The City of Goodland plans to en Anderson, parks and recreation donations toward infrastructure at Anderson at (785) 890-4595 or participate in the contest. The event improve the complex cosmetically director. “These changes will roll- the complex, including a generous karen.anderson@cityofgoodland. will include prizes, hors d’oeuvres and physically for better use and out over the next few years. Several donation from Black Hills Energy org. and cocktails. has set aside funds to bring the community groups and businesses toward a new scoreboard.” For information, call Megan Thomas at 899-6145. about our 2 The Goodland Star-News / Tuesday, November 12, 2013 friends blue star banner Do you have a son/daughter or the calendar death notice grandson/granddaughter presently serving in active-duty military? Or Esther Splattstoesser does a friend or relative have some- calendar the 4-H Building. This class is grain muffin, banana, fruit juice one? If so, we would like to present Reserve your spot in the Good- open for second to fifth graders. and milk. Lunch - Chicken and Esther Splattstoesser, 89, long- Goodland Cemetery. them with a Blue Star Banner for land fall cleanup done by the stu- For information call 890-4880. noodles, mashed potatoes, green time resident of Goodland, died Sat- Visitation is from 3 to 7 p.m. on their door or window. Call Zona dents of Goodland High School senior menu beans, orange and milk. urday, Nov. 9, 2013, at St. Joseph’s Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, at Koons Care Center in Norfolk, Neb. Chapel, 211 N. Main, Goodland. Price, secretary of the Goodland by calling 890-5656. The cleanup Today: Turkey, sweet potatoes, school calendar Services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Memorials to the Esther Splatt- Elks Lodge at (785) 890-6251. will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. cranberry apple salad, bread and Today: 3:30 p.m. girls junior Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at the Em- stoesser Memorial may be sent to on Wednesday. This community pumpking dessert. Wednesday: high basketball A/B at Oakley. genesis and manuel Lutheran Church, 222 W. the funeral home. service project done by the high Taco salad, apricots, chips and Family, Career and Commu- 13, Goodland with Pastor Darian A full obituary will follow.