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VOLUME 17, NUMBER 14 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Bad News For The North Project Of Downtown Redevelopment Editorial district. took on the added responsibility of By Jon A. Brake What is the bad news? Well, the backing Dial’s construction loans. Some people say that if it weren’t TDD was first started in May of No City official or City for bad luck they would have no luck 2006 and it is to run for 20 years. Commissioner will tell the Citizens at all. For the City of Manhattan’s With Dial not being able to get con- that Downtown Redevelopment was Downtown Redevelopment if it tracts signed for several years and a bad idea, pushed to get contracts weren’t for bad news they would just now beginning to build several signed, knowing the conditions have no news. new stores, the City will have lost could not be meet. They will not tell At Tuesday nights City four years of sales tax money. the Citizens that the original costs Commission meeting the City staff What is the bad news? Well, the are out the window and the City of put a small item on the “Consent lower amount of sales tax dollars to Manhattan is on the hook for more Agenda” for the North Project. (The pay off the TDD Bonds means the money than they ever planned. y did not want the Commissioners to City will be taking that money out of And yet, City officials and the City talk about it in the open meeting.) the General Fund. That means more Commissioners will push to start the Dial Realty submitted a TDD peti- taxes on your homes. South Project Area so they can get tion for the remaining property with- The City staff, City Commission $50 million in State Sales Tax in the North Project Area with the and Dial all will tell you that a law money. exception of one lot near Walgreens. suit stopped all development sense it In the end the Downtown TDD stands for Transportation was filed in February. That is not Redevelopment Project will not look Development Districts and it allows true. like what we were told, and it will the City to sell Bonds to build public The reason the construction was not cost what we were told. streets and other public related delayed is that they did not have the It was a bad idea, pushed too hard expenses. The Bonds are paid by leases signed and construction could by well meaning people but it would adding (in this case) a one half per- not start. have been stopped by smarter peo- cent sales tax to all sales in the TDD The City of Manhattan last month ple. Promenade On Poyntz In October Tickets are now on sale for the 4th Imaging, Kieu’s, Lilac’s on the The Promenade on Poyntz is part Annual Promenade on Poyntz which Prairie, Savvi Formal Wear, Steve’s of the Flint Hills Festival of Wines, will be held on Thursday, October Floral and Strecker-Nelson Art an annual fundraiser sponsored by 9th. Gallery. Standard Beverage Corporation to Ten downtown businesses will The Promenade on Poyntz check benefit the Homecare & Hospice serve as the stops for participants in begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Foundation. along the Promenade path as they Manhattan Town Center and the The original Homecare & stroll around Poyntz Avenue sam- event lasts until 8:00p.m. Tickets are Hospice, your local, non-profit pling the different wines and hors $25 each and only 250 tickets will be leader for end of life care striving to d’oeuvres featured at each location. sold. provide quality health and support The 2008 participating businesses You can purchase tickets by call- services to Manhattan, Junction City, will be Bowman, Bowman & ing or stopping by the Homecare & Wamego and the surrounding com- Novick, Danenberg Jewelers, Della Hospice office located at 323 Poyntz munities for over 30 years. Voce, Edesia’s Bakery & Cafe, J&C Avenue. “Royal Celebration” For Seniors “A Royal Celebration” is the theme of-pocket health care costs. author and former reporter for the New for the North Central-Flint Hills Area Morning and afternoon workshops York Times. Agency on Aging’s annual Senior Fair. cover topics geared toward the needs “The Rise and Fall of Royalty”— The event is slated for 8 a.m.-4 p.m. of older Kansans. Seniors will have practical tips to prevent falls presented Tues., Sept. 23, at the Bicentennial fun with friends new and old while by Robin Hodges, a registered physical Center, 800 The Midway, Salina, Kan.. gaining valuable information about therapist. More than 700 older Kansans and fam- issues that affect their everyday lives. A luncheon at the Fair will honor a Martin Gramatica, holding his son, watches the halftime activities at Saturday’s K-State football game. ily caregivers from throughout north Workshop topics include: Lord or Lady nominated from each of Gramatica, David Allen, Terence Newman and Mark Simoneau comprised the second class inducted into the central Kansas are expected to attend Managing Your Castle on a 18 counties within the Agency on K-State’s Ring of Honor. this “Royal Celebration.” Registration Medieval Income—practical informa- Aging’s region. This Fair highlight is is $14 before Sept. 10. After Sept. 10, tion on money management by Sheria sponsored by the Flint Hills the cost is $16. McMichael of Consumer Credit Foundation for Older Kansans—a “In medieval times, festivals at the Counseling. foundation that supports community castle would last for days,” said Julie Medicare Does Not Pay for Jousting initiatives that benefit older Kansans Kansas State Adds Govert Walter, Executive Director of Injuries—the latest information on and caregivers in this part of the state. the North Central-Flint Hills Area Medicare presented by Suzi Lenker More than 70 exhibitors will present Agency on Aging. “We know the busy from the Kansas Department on a wide range of products and services. schedules that seniors have with Aging. Among the exhibits, B & K everything going on in their lives, so Tort-ure Prevention Tips at the End Prescription Shop will have a pharma- Four To Ring Of Honor we’ve packed all the fun and quality of Your Crusade—update on powers of cist available to conduct “medication information almost any older Kansan attorney and other legal instruments check ups” for seniors. Those who The Kansas State Athletics formal dinner and a program that The Ring of Honor is designed to could want into just one day.” important in end-of life decisions, pre- wish to have their medications Department and football program feature ed comments from head recognize those in the football pro- Robert Hayes, President and sented by Paul Shipp with Kansas reviewed should bring a list of all pre- welcomed four new members to the coach Ron Prince and former head gram who have distinguished them- General Counsel of the New York- Legal Services. scribed and over-the counter medica- K-State Football Ring of Honor at coach Bill Snyder as well as a formal based Medicare Rights Center, will “Fare Thee Well, Dear Heart!”—a tions and dosages or the actual medica- selves on and off the field. Among present the keynote address at 9 a.m. half time in 2008 season opener speech from each of the four workshop presented by Sabrina tion bottles with them to the Fair. the criteria considered is quality of The Medicare Rights Center, estab- Bublitz, a registered dietitian who spe- More than 150 items have been Saturday evening. inductees. character, whether the person is an lished in 1989, is a clearing house for cializes in cardiac care. donated to the Fair’s Silent Auction, Former Wildcat greats David Prior to the 2007 season, these four excellent representative of K-State, information and policy issues about “Surely You Jest!” a workshop pro- including a big screen TV, collectible Allen, Martin Gramatica, Terence legends of Kansas State football whether a person has achieved per- Medicare. Since its founding, the viding strategies to handle stress by coins, hand made afghans, baskets of Newman and Mark Simoneau com- were the last to earn Consensus All- formance that warrants consensus Center has helped more than one mil- Helen Risdon, a registered nurse. homemade goodies, collectible sports prised the second class inducted into America status and had their names All-America level status at Kansas lion people with Medicare-related “Once Upon a Time: Writing your cards and more. the Ring of Honor, bringing the total permanently affixed to the facing State University and the student-ath- issues. In 2006, the Center received Life Story for Your Future To register for the 2008 Senior Fair number in the elite fraternity to 10. inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium lete has to be at least five years out of about 90,000 hotline calls, worked on Ancestors”—a session on creating a or for more information, call 785-776- A Friday night ceremony, emceed during a halftime presentation of the school. 16,000 new cases and helped clients memoir to leave a legacy for your fam- 9294 or 1-800-432-2703. by Wyatt Thompson, consisedt of a North Texas game. save an estimated $14 million in out- ily to enjoy, presented by Fred Brock,

Kansas Profile - Now That’s Rural Don Landoll - Landoll Corporation By Ron Wilson, director, Huck After graduating from high school, began as a three-man shop currently to 100 conventional welders, there award from Lincoln Welding. Boyd National Institute for Rural Don wanted to join the Air Force. employs 640 people. It has grown by are seven robot welders with robotic We salute Don Landoll and all the Development at Kansas State But he failed his physical, so he 100 employees from a year ago, and arms up to 10 feet long. people of the Landoll Corporation University. came back home and went to work Don says, "We´d take more if we Landoll Corporation products for making a difference with entre- The year is 1960. A young man for a local farm equipment dealer- could get them." As an illustration of include trailers, agricultural equip- preneurship and hard work. with roots in rural Kansas is building ship. In 1963, he and a partner how important such a business is to ment, forklifts, earthmovers for Icon They remember the roots from a project in the shop for his high bought a welding shop in the nearby the rural communities around it, it Industries, and government contract which they came, as we can see in school vocational agriculture class. town of Marysville and put his skills should be noted that the company vehicles. Through it all is an empha- modern times. In August 2008, a spe- The project he has chosen is a trailer, to work. Along with their hired man, employs people from 43 zip codes. sis on quality. cial guest from Ohio came to visit and after hours of work, he has weld- it was a three-man shop. When his The level of manufacturing one The result is that Landoll the Landoll Corporation in ed the frame, mounted the tires and partner went to work for the railroad finds at the Landoll Corporation Corporation in Marysville, Kansas Marysville. It was the president and painted the wood. The trailer turns in 1967, Don became the sole owner. today is world class. The company has become a global supplier. CEO of Lincoln Welding Company, out so well that it wins an award Don continued to weld, but he uses state-of-the-art 3-D modeling Landoll customers can be found in the very same business which had from the Lincoln Welding Company knew the greatest opportunity for through Pro E CAD engineering such places as the United Kingdom, given Don an award for building his in Ohio. Who would have guessed success would be in manufacturing software. The company´s equipment Russia, China, Japan, Guam, very first trailer. And as Don and the that his experience which was rooted Ron Wilson products of his own. His first product includes laser and waterjet metal cut- Australia, India, Kuwait, Saudi Lincoln CEO went to tour the mod- in building a trailer would lead to not was a slip-in stock rack for pickup ters which can cut steel, aluminum, Arabia, South Africa, Brazil, ern Landoll production facility, how only a career, but a major company? Lincoln Welding for building his first trucks, and then he expanded into stainless steel and even rubber with Uruguay, Egypt, and more. fitting it was that they walked right It´s today´s Kansas Profile. trailer in the vo-ag shop back in trailers and farm tillage equipment. precision. It is so exciting to see a rural com- by that first award-winning trailer Don Landoll is the founder and 1960. Welding is a very useful skill Don diversified and grew the busi- The sprawling 500,000 square foot pany start from virtually nothing and from 48 years ago. Those deep roots CEO of the Landoll Corporation in to have in a rural community. Don ness over time. production facility houses a host of rise to global success. help provide longstanding strength. Marysville, Kansas. Don remembers grew up near the rural community of Today, the Landoll Corporation in Computer Numerical Controlled It´s time to leave 1960, where Don his roots, for he was the young man Hanover, population 632 people. Marysville, Kansas is an incredible machines, modern powder coating Landoll´s first trailer which was built who received that award from Now, that´s rural. success story. The company which booths, and much more. In addition as a vo-ag shop project received an NEWS MANHATTAN FREE PRESS - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2008 2A Beach Museum Of Art A Finalist For 8 Wonders Of Kansas Art The Marianna Kistler Beach Kansas.” will be done by public vote, which Kansas Sampler Foundation, and the Martin Bush Outdoor Sculpture Red Barn Studio, Lindsborg Museum of Art has served as a major The Beach Museum of Art was will be handled online as well as by other 23 finalists can be found at Collection, Ulrich Art Museum, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, St. cultural attraction in The Little selected as a finalist for the 8 paper ballots. Anyone can vote by kansassampler.org. Wichita Benedict Apple® since 1996. Recognition of Wonders of Kansas Art because it is going to 8wonders.org. Paper ballots The Marianna Kistler Beach John Steuart Curry Murals, State Birger Sandzen, Birger Sandzen the Beach Museum’s significance to home to the largest and most diverse are available at the Manhattan Museum of Art is part of the Capitol, Topeka Memorial Gallery, Lindsborg the world of Kansas art came recent- collection of regional Kansas art in Convention & Visitors Bureau at 501 Manhattan Area Arts and Humanities Davis Memorial, Hiawatha Do-Ho Suh’s Some/One, Nerman ly when it was selected as one of 24 the state. The museum, which Poyntz Avenue in downtown Coalition. Information about the Dreamers Awake sculpture, Museum of Contermporary Art, finalists for the 8 Wonders of Kansas received accreditation in 2002 from Manhattan, at the Beach Museum of coalition and its members can be Wichita Art Museum Overland Park Art by the Kansas Sampler the American Association of Art, or by calling the Kansas found at MAAHC.com. More infor- Pete Felten Stone Sculptures, Hays Tiffany Windows, First Foundation. Museums, offers a rich diversity of Sampler Foundation at (620) 585- mation about the Beach Museum can Garden of Eden/Lucas, Grassroots Presbyterian Church, Topeka “We are very pleased the Beach exhibitions and educational pro- 2374. Voting continues until October also be found at KSU.edu/bma. Art Mecca Wichita High School North exteri- Museum of Art is a finalist for the 8 grams while focusing on collecting 15 and the top eight selections will In alphabetical order, the 24 final- Stan Herd Earthworks, Atchison or paintings Wonders of Kansas Art,” said Lorne and caring for the art of Kansas and be announced on October 31. ists for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Art and Lawrence Render, director of the Beach the region. The 8 Wonders of Kansas series is are: Justice statue, Kansas Judicial Museum of Art, located on the The Beach Museum’s collection a project of the Kansas Sampler Thomas Hart Benton’s Ballad of Center, Topeka Kansas State University Campus. has grown from 1,600 works in 1996 Foundation, a non-profit based near the Jealous Lover of Lone Green Kansas Art Collection, Marianna Manhattan “When the collection at Kansas State to over 6,000 today, while the muse- Inman. The Foundation has long Valley, Spencer Museum of Art, Kistler Beach Museum of Art, University was begun, the focus was um itself recently grew through the used the eight elements of rural cul- Lawrence Manhattan Shoe Repair on Kansas and the region and to this construction of an addition in 2007 ture – architecture, art, commerce, Blue Sky Sculpture, Newton Keeper of the Plains, Wichita day, the Beach Museum of Art has that doubled the floor space available cuisine, customs, geography, history, Boyer Museum of Animated Elizabeth “Grandma” Layton, Repairing and people – to help see Kansas with •Shoes • Boots • Purses stayed true to that mission. It is fan- to display these and other works. Carvings, Belleville Wellsville •Luggage • Harnesses tastic to be included in this project The selection of the top eight win- new eyes. More information about Buffalo Bill Bronze Sculpture, M.T. Liggett’s Metal Sculptures, •Back Packs •Leather Coats that promotes the visual arts in ners for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Art the 8 Wonders of Kansas series, the Oakley Mullinville Gordon Parks, Fort Scott 216 South 4th, Manhattan, Ks VFW Plaza 776-1193 Kiwanis Club Pet Parade September 13 Post Office Section Art, statewide The Manhattan Kiwanis Club bring eighth grade for participation. The corner of 8th Street and Humboldt. are: you the 78th annual Pet Parade on parade starts at 10:30 a.m. at the Featured in the parade is the Manhattan Dogs (must be on a leash) Poyntz. This event is scheduled for Courthouse Plaza in downtown High School marching band and the Boy Bicycle and Tricycle (decorated) Saturday, September 13, 2008 and is Manhattan and ends at the First Scout Troop 75 Color Guard. Categories Novelty Features (wagons, etc.) Aztec open to all children up to and including Presbyterian Church parking lot at the for children participating in the parade Ponies and Other Animals Roofing is a Others (cats, rabbits, poultry, other full service pets) roofing All children who wish to participate company. Obituaries are asked to gather at the Courthouse Plaza by 10 a.m. to form the parade. Sodas will be served in the Presbyterian We will use the best materials for the job and budget; you can rely on us to com- Riley. Her selfless service every strong community volunteer. She Church parking lot following the parade. plete the project to your satisfaction. We have the residential expertise to provide a Christine Davis Thursday of the week was first and was one of the originators of the 2nd quality, finished product. We are specialist in hail and storm damage. Christine Davis, age 81, of foremost to the Service members that Helping Ministry of the First Mid-America Office Supplies aztecroofing.com 816-842-0101 e-Mail [email protected] Manhattan, died Wednesday, August frequented the IACH dining facility Congregational United Church of 27, 2008, at her residence in (DFAC). Her genuine greeting smile Christ, volunteering for that program Printer/ Manhattan. and warm heart are remembered by for the past 12 years. She also vol- Typewriter Ribbins She was born on March 17, 1927, everyone she touched. unteered for the Flint Hills “oldie’s too” in Wewoka, Oklahoma. Grandma Davis was awarded and Breadbasket and the Emergency 328 Poyntz (Downtown) 539-8982 A longtime Manhattan area resi- recognized for her selfless service Shelter. She received the Service to dent, she was employed for 35 years and dedication numerous times by Mankind Award from the Sertoma with the Federal Civil Service at the the American Red Cross, the IACH Club, recognizing her volunteer Ft. Riley MEDDAC dining facility, Commander, and the Fort (Ft) Riley activities in the community. She was and continued to help them follow- Commanding General (CG). a wonderful cook and caterer and ing her retirement. Periodically she was an invited din- especially enjoyed baking pies and Christine Davis, also fondly ner guest by the Ft. Riley CG and his rolls for others. known as “Grandma Davis” or wife. She is survived by a cousin, & ASSOCIATES, INC Mother/Mama Davis was a dedicated Christine was a devoted member Patricia Smith of Manhattan, and an 720 POYNTZ AVENUE volunteer at the Irwin Army of the Mount Zion Family Worship adopted grandson in friendship, MANHATTAN, KS 66502 Community Hospital (IACH) at Fort Center, COGIC, in Manhattan and a (Major) Roberto Marin of Ft. Bragg, (785)539-7576 North Carolina and a host of other Serving your family and friends who were touched Independent Helen Kilian Place, Topeka, where she lived the by her kind and loving heart. insurance Insurance last 5 years. She was preceded in death by her needs BEST Agent Survivors include a brother son, James Easley and by a brother Helen Agnes Rose Marshall Kilian Richard J. Marshall of Shawnee and baby sister. died August 30, 2008 at Midland Mission, Kansas; step-children Friends may call anytime to the Hospice House in Topeka. She was William, Joseph, Anthony, Timothy sign the guest registry book at the born November 3, 1918 in Mayetta, Kilian and Mary Landis; twelve Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Kansas. She was the daughter of grandchildren; seven great-grand- Home. Thomas R. and Agnes Bagley children, and many nieces and Funeral services will be held 10:00 Marshall. She graduated from nephews. She was preceded in a.m. Friday at the Mount Zion Mayetta High School in 1936. She death by two brothers: Thomas W. Family Worship Center Church of was employed by Jones Grocery Marshall, and Charles E. Marshall, God in Christ at 916 Yuma Street, Store in Mayetta. Later she worked and five sisters: Mildred Neft, Alice Manhattan with Pastor Carl B. for Security Benefit Association in Wamego, Margaret Sanderson, Vera Taylor officiating. Topeka. She was married to Fred Hudson and Gertrude Robinson. Military service men and women Kilian August 22, 1964 until his BUFFALO A Mass of Christian Burial will be attending the service are requested to death July 13, 2003. In her youth, held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday wear their Army Combat Uniform Helen Kilian was a constant help- September 3 at Stewart Funeral (ACU) in honor of service members MEAT meet to her family. She was active in Home of Wamego with burial fol- who have served or are serving in the Legion of Mary in Topeka and All natural, lowing in St. Bernard’s Catholic past military operations and current- Wamego, helped deliver Meals on Cemetery. A rosary will be said ly in Iraq and Afghanistan. No hormones, Wheels in Pottawatomie County, and Tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m. at the On-line condolences may be left was a busy homemaker in Grass fed, funeral home with visitation follow- for the family at www.ymlfuneral- Wabaunsee, Kansas for 39 years. In ing until 8:30 p.m. Memorials are home.com. 2003 she moved to 4200 Drury Low cholesterol. suggested to Midland Hospice A memorial has been established Across from Center or Meals on Wheels- for the Mount Zion Family Worship Pottawatomie County Chapter. Center. Contributions may be left in Manhattan Airport Donations may be left in care of the care of the Yorgensen-Meloan- www.plumleeranch.com Captivating funeral home P.O. Box 48, Wamego, Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 66547. Online condolences may be Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 785-539-2255 left for the family at www.stewartfu- 66502. Radio Dramas neralhomes.com. for the Whole Family! 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Fitzwater To Deliver Huck Boyd Lecture presents Marlin Fitzwater, press secretary U.S. presidents, and one of the few per. His first professional newspaper working on another novel, "Oyster to Presidents Ronald Reagan and presidential press secretaries to come job was with the Abilene Reflector- Music," about life on the Chesapeake TROUBLE IN TOYLAND George H.W. Bush, will deliver the from a background of journalism and Chronicle. From 1962-65, while a Bay, as well as a collection of short ninth annual Huck Boyd Lecture in civil service. student at K-State, he worked at the stories. He also was a writer and con- Community Media at 10:30 a.m. In his job as presidential press sec- Kansas State Collegian, the sultant for the television show, "The Guest Quartet “BACK IN BUSINESS” Wednesday, Sept. 10, in Forum Hall retary from 1983-1992, Fitzwater Manhattan Mercury and the Topeka West Wing," for three seasons. of the K-State Student Union at often spoke of his role as broker Capital, with his byline appearing Fitzwater now lives in Deale, Md., Sat., Sept. 13 7 p.m. Kansas State University. between the president and the press, regularly on stories about events in a small fishing village on the The purpose of the Huck Boyd fulfilling his commitment to the central Kansas. He also self-syndi- Chesapeake Bay. The lecture is spon- Sun., Sept. 14 2 p.m. Lecture in Community Media is to belief that the public has a right to cated a weekly column about univer- sored by the Huck Boyd National recognize the role of community know what its government is doing. sity activities to several newspapers Center for Community Media, a part Wamego High School Auditorium journalists in helping to keep their He gave more than 850 press briefin- in Kansas. He graduated from K- of K-State's A.Q. Miller School of communities strong. The title of gs in six years, winning praise from State in 1965 with a bachelor's Journalism and Mass $15 Adults ($18 at door) $12 Seniors ($15 at door) the news media and the public for his degree in journalism. Communications. Additional infor- Fitzwater's lecture will be $ $ "Community media in the White honesty and good humor. Fitzwater's memoir of his White mation on the lecture is available at 10 Children 11 & under ( 12 at door) House." It is free and open to the Fitzwater began his 40-year career House years, "Call The Briefing," http://huckboyd.jmc.ksu.edu/ Call Judy 785-273-2290, Sally 785-456-2525 public. in journalism and public service in was published in 1995, and "Esther's Fitzwater is the first person to be his Kansas hometown, Abilene, Pillow," a historical novel of a small or use credit with Kathy 785-456-9751 appointed press secretary by two working on his high school newspa- town in Kansas, in 2001. Today he is Cultural History Of Wabanaki Indians Online Two Kansas State University anthro- Passamaquoddy Indians to the Maine territory. College in Maine, he joined K-State in pologists are the authors of the first-ever Legislature. Engravings, drawings, paint- In 1999 the Maine Legislature gave 1990, was promoted to full professor in cultural history of the Wabanaki, indige- ings, maps and photographs -- many McBride a special commendation for her 1996, and was named a university distin- nous peoples traditionally inhabiting never published before -- illustrate the research and writing on the history of guished professor in 2005. what is now protected as part of Acadia work. It also includes a new coastal map Native American women in the state, an Prins has been highly honored for his National Park on the coast of Maine. The and a 12-page timeline with geographical honor initiated by tribal representatives teaching. The Carnegie Foundation for work is now available on the Web site of and historical overviews. The second in the legislature. the Support of Education/Council for the one of the nation's major national parks, volume, focusing on the natural history Prins has authored numerous landmark Advancement and Support of Education Acadia National Park in Maine. of the region, includes an illustrated and publications on the Wabanaki, including selected him as Kansas Professor of the "Asticou's Island Domain: Wabanaki annotated inventory of some 250 plant the book, "The Mi'kmaq: Resistance, Year in 2006. He also served as K-State's Peoples at Mount Desert Island 1500- and animal species used by Wabanakis Accommodation and Cultural Survival," 2004-2005 Coffman Chair for 2000" represents a three-year project that for food, material culture and medicinal and the documentary film, "Our Lives in Distinguished Teaching Scholars, was researched and written by K-State's purposes. Our Hands." 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electricity generating plant plus the loss of hundreds of jobs, a system of Thoughts transmission lines, a research grant to KSU to investigate CO2 remedia- tion and a CO2 enhanced algae pond From The to produce algae for making biofuel. But the consequences of that one missing vote had even greater conse- Prairie quences, for hanging in the balance One Vote was a $10 billion oil refinery near St The September 1, 2008 New York Marys. This refinery would have Times headline read “A Long and produced fuel for our vehicles plus Weary Bus Ride, Haunted by 2,500 new jobs for our area. It would Memories.” Shalia Dewan recorded also have become a critical part of an account of one of buses evacuat- our refining capacity to free us from ing Gulf Coast residents: “ABOARD foreign oil and take up the slack A BUS FROM NEW ORLEANS — when fuel production in the Gulf is The 40-odd people boarding interrupted as it has been by the…bus that the city provided late Hurricane Gustav. Saturday afternoon embarked on a The harsh reality is that many journey of pure faith. They did not coastal residents will suffer damage know how long they would be away to their homes. To a lesser degree all or whether they would have anything of us will suffer from higher prices at to come home to…But they did have the pump and in our electric bills. a firm grasp of what the worst could That one vote could not stop storms mean if they stayed in the broad, like Gustav, but it could have miti- unpredictable path of Hurricane Dick Miller gated the effects of future storms. Gustav.” That one YES vote could have been Home is a special place and when keep moving and taking the risks that cast by any one of 42 representatives we think of home we like to think of come with it. The course that Jenny who voted NO, including my oppo- safe and pleasant surroundings. and I had planned for the next few nent. Had I been in the position to However, some reading this piece years has suddenly taken an abrupt vote, I would have voted YES and know first hand what it means to turn with an uncertain outcome as a we would have taken one needed have that place called home sudden- candidate for the Kansas Legislature. step toward energy independence ly ripped away by a tornado. I have We have chosen this course because and lower prices at the pump and not experienced that, but visualizing of a set of circumstances that came lower electric bills. 40 people huddled on a bus in the down to one vote in the Kansas More energy means greater eco- dark not knowing what was ahead House of Representatives. The issue nomic growth, producing more rev- brought back memories of a trip in at stake was a balanced energy plan enue; critical revenue to begin the Vietnam in 1968. More than a hun- and a vote to override the governor’s reduction of $250 million in deferred dred of us were packed in a C-130 veto. According to Representative maintenance at K-State, to prevent headed for the combat zone. The Carlson of Pottawatomie County, escalation of tuition at our universi- seats had been removed and we sat “When we attempted to override the ties and to prevent the need for on the floor facing the rear of the governor’s veto we had a total of 83 another seven percent reduction in plane with our backs tight against the votes. For the two-thirds majority, it the academic budget. legs of the soldier behind us. As the takes 84 votes. One more vote and Yes, every vote has consequences. plane droned on into the night, we sat we would have a balanced energy And votes cast for ideological rea- silently, absorbed in our own plan containing a Holcomb power sons that are not based on solid prin- thoughts, wondering what tomorrow plant.” ciples always have negative conse- would bring. So in some way I iden- This missing vote illustrates the quences. We can do better, Kansas. tify with those on the bus and pause profound truth that no decision can We must do better! I ask for your to pray for them and their journey to be made in a vacuum and every deci- support and your vote beginning safety. sion has consequences, sometimes October 15th. Gustav reminds us that life is a severe consequences. In this case, dangerous venture but we have to one vote stopped a critically needed Dick Miller has filed for the House of Representatives District 67. The Free Press is required to place a disclosure on the column “Thoughts From The Prairie” stating that it is political advertising and that it is being paid for by the Publishers Jon and Linda Brake. The Free Press wants to continue running “Thoughts From The Prairie”, it is a way for Mr. Miller to express views that would never be covered by the local media. Elected officials have a tremen- dous advantageover rival candidates. For two (Representatives) or four (Senators) years Elected Officials are inter- viewed on radio and in newspapers on events that are going on in Topeka. These interviews are reported as news but they help and promote the official for the next election.( “Thoughts From The Prairie” - A column by Dick Miller, candidate for the Kansas House of Representative District 67, is considered Political Advertising, and as such is being paid for by Jon and Linda Brake, Publishers of the Manhattan Free Press.)

But Biden was making up who he was. And he was making up what kind of country this is. Ann The whole point of Kinnock's speech was to denounce the English class structure, where his grandfather couldn't get ahead, despite his talents. Thus, Kinnock concluded by saying his parents and Coulter grandparents couldn't advance "because there was no platform upon which they Joe Biden: Hair We Can could stand." Believe In That has never been true in this country. We have no class structure. People do Vice presidential candidate Joe get ahead by being smart and working Biden's speech at the Democratic hard. National Convention was great. As I The other side of the coin is that those write, he hasn't given it yet, but these are born well are perfectly capable of falling my favorite parts: from their perch of privilege, as "General Secretary Gorbachev, if you Ann Coulter expressed in the peculiarly American seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the expression: "Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you Biden said: "I started thinking as I was in three generations." Which is precisely seek liberalization: Come here to this coming over here, why is it that Joe what happened to the Biden family. gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Biden is the first in his family ever to go According to Vice Plagiarist Biden's Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" to a university? Why is it that my wife own autobiography, his father was to the "Four score and seven years ago our who is sitting out there in the audience is manor born. Biden's grandfather was an fathers brought forth, upon this conti- the first in her family to ever go to col- executive with the American Oil Co., and nent, a new nation, conceived in liberty lege? Is it because our fathers and moth- his father had all the advantages in life. and dedicated to the proposition that all ers were not bright?" "My dad," Biden writes in "Promises to men are created equal." Kinnock's speech continued: "Those Keep," "grew up well polished by gentle- "These Republican leaders have not people who could sing and play and manly pursuits. He would ride to the been content with attacks on me, or my recite and write poetry? Those people hounds, drive fast, fly airplanes. He wife, or on my sons. No, not content with who could make wonderful, beautiful knew good clothes, fine horses, the that, they now include my little dog, things with their hands? Those people newest dance steps." Fala. Well, of course, I don't resent who could dream dreams, see visions? But, in the blunt language of the PUBLISHED WEEKLY EVERY attacks, and my family doesn't resent Why didn't they get it? Was it because Vanity Fair election blog, "he pissed THURSDAY attacks, but Fala does resent them. You they were weak? Those people who away his fortune and Joe and his siblings Manhattan Free Press know, Fala is Scotch, and ... his Scotch could work eight hours underground and grew up in a decidedly, and proudly, soul was furious. He has not been the then come up and play football? Weak?" working-class Catholic home." WINNER OF THE KANSAS GAS SERVICE same dog since." Biden's speech continued: "Those So why was Biden concluding his Everyone acts as though Biden's outra- same people who read poetry and wrote Kinnock-"inspired" speech with EXCELLENCE IN EDITORIAL WRITING AWARD geous plagiarism of British Labor Leader poetry and taught me how to sing verse? clenched fist, claiming that his family Neil Kinnock's speech during the 1988 Is it because they didn't work hard? My "didn't have a platform upon which to Free Press Staff presidential campaign was just a mistake, ancestors, who worked in the coal mines stand." The executive offices at the a slip of the tongue. Biden, his defenders of Northeast Pennsylvania and would American Oil Co. sound like a pretty Jon A. and Linda L. Brake, Publishers say, had credited Kinnock in other come up after 12 hours and play football good platform. speeches, but simply forgot to add the for four hours?" Biden's Welsh accent Jon A. Brake, Editor attribution one time. was as phony as Madonna's British The problem wasn't that Biden's father Linda L. Brake, Advertising Manager First, Biden had failed to mention accent. didn't have a platform, but that he fell off Kinnock more than once. Second, it was If this were merely a failure to cite the platform. Far from sharing Kinnock's Ben Brake, Sports Editor not just a matter of adding an attribution. Kinnock, why was Labor Leader Neil life story, the Biden family would have On the occasions when Biden failed to Kinnock talking about the Biden family benefited from a strict British class sys- Subscriptions: eFreePress subscriptions are Free credit Kinnock, he also had to alter and the coal mines of Pennsylvania? tem that holds up talentless aristocrats “Were it left to me to decide Kinnock's speech to act as if he were Biden not only lifted -- as The New while keeping down the talented low- Street Address: describing the Biden family. York Times reported -- Kinnock's "phras- born. whether we should have a govern- 103 North 3rd Street Kinnock said: "Why am I the first es, gestures and lyrical Welsh syntax ment without newspapers or Mailing Address: Kinnock in a thousand generations to be intact," but also his entire life story. No wonder the platform of the newspapers without a government, P.O. Box 1191, Manhattan, Ks 66505 able to get to university? Why is (my Dismissing his theft of Kinnock's Democratic Party is to destroy capital- I should not hesitate a moment to E-Mail: speech, Biden said at the time: "So what wife) Glenys the first woman in her fam- ism: It allows people to get ahead on prefer the latter.” [email protected] or [email protected] ily in a thousand generations to be able to if I didn't attribute it to Kinnock? I can't their talents and not their names. - Thomas Jefferson, 1787 get to university? Was it because all our quite understand this. If I was making up predecessors were thick?" who I was, then that's one thing." COPYRIGHT 2008 ANN COULTER 537-8953 CLASSIFIEDS MANHATTAN FREE PRESS - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2008 5A Gustav Response “Better” Than Katrina By BEN FELLER problems and saying, `How can we only a glancing blow to New Orleans, ``Nobody's happy about these tance himself from the unpopular Associated Press Writer best address them?''' Bush said. ``The raising hopes that the city would storms,'' he said. `Èverybody's pray- incumbent, who now has no plans to SAN ANTONIO (AP) _ Relieved federal government is very much escape the kind of catastrophic flooding for everybody's safety, but I'm attend the convention. and upbeat, President Bush declared involved in helping the states. Our job ing caused by Katrina, which was a confident that after the storm passes McCain spent Monday at a disaster Monday that the government had is to assist.'' bigger storm when it came ashore. and there's a human need, it will be relief center in Waterville, Ohio, help- responded `à lot better'' to Hurricane The image of Bush, standing with The nearly 2 million people who met because of the generosity of the ing pack cleaning supplies and other Gustav than it did to deadly Hurricane FEMA Director David Paulison, left coastal Louisiana on a mandatory American people.'' items in plastic buckets being sent to Katrina, which obliterated the Gulf shaking hands with emergency work- evacuation order watched TV cover- The Federal Emergency the Gulf Coast. Rather than a keynote Coast three years ago and damaged ers was that of a hands-on president in age from shelters and hotel rooms Management Agency had cartons of address or other political oratory, the his administration's credibility for charge. Three years ago, Bush seemed hundreds of miles away. Levees in food, water, blankets and other sup- convention programmers gave handling major crises. out of touch and distant from the suf- New Orleans have survived Gustav so plies to sustain 1 million people for McCain's wife, Cindy, and first lady Eager to show that officials had fering as he congratulated then- far, but parts of southern Louisiana three days ready to be distributed Laura Bush top billing to make tele- learned the tragic lessons of Katrina, FEMA Director Michael Brown and remain in grave danger, federal emer- Monday. vised appeals for help for hurricane Bush scrapped an opening-night told him, ``Brownie, you're doing a gency management officials said Homeland Security Secretary victims. speech at the Republican National heck of a job.'' Brown later resigned Monday. Michael Chertoff told The Associated `Àmericans are known for coming Farmway Coop is currently Convention in St. Paul, Minn., and amid criticism of his agency's per- Paulison told reporters on Air Force Press that he could not remember a to the aid of their fellow citizens when taking applications for Rig flew instead to emergency command formance. One traveling to Texas that unlike time when FEMA was juggling so crises such as these arise,'' Mrs. Bush Operators and Tender Drivers centers in Texas. He landed shortly Bush's first look at Katrina was during Katrina, help was deployed many major disasters at once. Besides told the delegates Monday evening. after a weakened Gustav hit Cocodrie, ahead of the storm, significantly eas- throughout our business area from an Air Force One flyover of the Gustav, FEMA is dealing with Said Mrs. McCain, ``Together we in North Central Kansas. La., 72 miles southwest of New Gulf Coast in 2005. The storm killed ing evacuations. 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We have Performing the show for a military Staff writer had so many people write (positive) audience has truly been a blessing “Can you tell me how to get to letters both from the United States for the Sesame Street cast, Bourque Sesame Street?” More than 1,800 and from fathers and mothers in said. Fort Riley children and parents could Iraq,” Bourque said. “It’s very, very “Every one of my dancers and cast after attending four different per- touching and a very rewarding tour, feel so blessed to be on this tour. formances of “The Sesame Street not just for us, but overall. It’s very Everyone is so proud to be on this Experience for Military Families” nice to be able to do something for tour because we have seen what Aug. 20-21 at Barlow Theater. our country, because it’s the least we every aspect of the military is doing Sesame Street partnered with the can do.” for this country,” he said. “This is United Service Organization for the Bourque said he feels he can our way of thanking these guys. This 43-stop tour across installations attribute the success of the show to is the least we can do. We are here nationwide aimed at helping military its story line – a story line which mil- for them, this is here for them, we are children cope with parent deploy- itary children can relate to. thinking of them and we love them, ment and other military-related “They love to see Elmo up there here and overseas.” issues. telling them that he’s in the same In addition to helping coordinate The tour began July 8 in California boat that they are – that his daddy the show at Fort Riley, FMWR and followed the April launch of went off to war. It sort of helps and employees acted as ushers and hosts, Sesame Street’s new video, “Talk, gives children the tools to deal with assisted with lighting and handed out Listen, Connect: Deployments, what’s going on in a small way,” he goodie bags at the event. Homecoming, Changes.” said. MWR marketing created the tick- The tour and the video were both But it’s not just the children who ets for the show and Fort Riley’s designed to help Families understand can relate to show, he said, it’s their Information, Ticketing and and talk about the difficulties of mul- parents as well. Registration distributed the tickets. tiple deployments, homecomings “This show I am sure has meaning “I think it was well worth it with and changes in parents after a for adults as well because everybody the turnout that we got,” Neider said. deployment, whether physical or can relate to their best friends. Most “Overall, it was a good experience, psychological, according to the people my age and most parents especially for the kids. I’ve never grew up with Sesame Street. So you seen kids so excited before. I think show’s performance director Josh Children got to see the Sesame Street Experience at Fort Riley last week. Bourque. Fort Riley was the 18th might not know Elmo from our era, parents were even more excited then stop on the tour. but you might remember Cookie the kids.” Monster and Grover,” he said. The demand to see the show was Theater, parents and children Wright attended the show with his But Elmo wasn’t the only charac- so high at Fort Riley that the received a spinning light-up Elmo grandmother, Barbara. ter who had a high fan base. Big Bird Directorate of Family and Morale, toy, and booths set up inside the When asked why Elmo was his came in a close second. Welfare and Recreation added two entrance provided parents with a host favorite character, David-Jarrard The big yellow bird was Grace Aug. 21 matinees in addition to the of brochures and information about replied, “Because he’s cool.” Buessing’s favorite character, but the Marissa Is Back two nightly shows to accommodate the show, as well as the new Sesame Also big Elmo fans were friends 3-year-old didn’t seem to mind that the demand, said Alyssa Neider, Street video free of charge. Trey McCardell and Ray Parker, he was AWOL from the Fort Riley FMWR recreation program manager One patron entering the doors at both 3, who attended the show with show. who helped coordinate the event. the Aug. 21 matinee eager to see their mothers, Denine McCardell and “We just wanted to come out and Upon entering the doors at Barlow Elmo was David-Jarrard Wright, 3. Debra Parker. see Sesame Street. The little ones enjoy it,” said Grace’s mother, Elizabeth. Once all of the children and parents were seated in the theater, Bourque welcomed the children, thanking them and their parents for their service to the country. But sitting in the seats at the theater didn’t last long when Rosita, Elmo, Grover, Cookie Monster and Zoey took the stage. Once the show began, children danced in the aisles, clapped their hands and laughed. When some of the characters danced out into the audience, children rushed into the aisles for the chance to hug their favorite furry creature. With just a little more than a Taylor’s Family Hair Care month left of performances, Bourque said, the response to the tour has 785-539-7751 been amazing. 314-C Tuttle Creek Blvd. Manhattan We’ve had amazing turnout pretty

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The Club’s programs and services to help kids from the Boys & Girls Club “This event is a great way for our kids promote and enhance the development of use art supplies donated by the company to honor their own grandparents and also boys and girls by instilling a sense of to create hand-made greeting cards. The do something thoughtful for someone competence, usefulness, belonging and cards will be delivered to more than 30 they don’t know,” said Joyce Glasscock, influence. seniors at the Stonybrook Retirement executive director of Boys & Girls Club The 8,700 associates of U.S. Cellular Home and the Riley Co. Senior Services in Manhattan. believe a wireless phone enhances peo- Center in Manhattan in time for Throughout September, U.S. Cellular ple’s lives and a wireless company Grandparent’s Day. associates along with nonprofit youth should be in the business of bringing “This activity helps students appreci- organizations are paying tribute to sen- people together. Based in Chicago, U.S. ate people from a different generation,” iors around the country through charita- Cellular is the nation’s sixth-largest wire- said Mayor Hatesohl. “Our participants ble grants and volunteer projects at sen- less carrier, serving 6.2 million cus- can share something of themselves while ior care facilities. tomers across the country. To learn more learning at a young age the power of giv- “We’re grateful for the opportunity to about the company visit one of its retail ing to others.” connect people and let our seniors know stores or uscellular.com. The idea of celebrating grandparents how much we care about them,” said was created by a West Virginia house- Roberta Winger, director of sales for U.S. New Collection Finds Home At Oz Museum The Oz Museum will soon be the per- Cafiero said. and each character, along with back sto- manent home of a new collection of Oz Cafiero’s father is a retired Navy ries about them. We are so pleased to be memorabilia. The collection belongs to Captain and wherever he traveled he the new home for this amazing collec- the family of Johnpaul Cafiero and would pick up Oz items. In the collection,” she said. includes many items not before seen by tion are rare porcelain figurines that The museum opened in April 2003 and the public. Cafieros purchased in England that were has been home to Wamego native, Tod The collection, estimated by Cafiero to made by an Austrian sculpture. Also in Machin’s collection since opening. include over 20,000 pieces, is so large the collection is a piece of the hem from “We are so grateful to Tod for allowing that it can’t be displayed at one time. Judy Garland’s dress from the 1939 us to display his collection for the last Instead, according to Betsy Riblett, cura- movie, The Wizard of Oz. five years. It is an excellent collection tor of the Oz Museum, the museum will “The dress made for Judy Garland in which helped us build an exciting muse- now be able to change displays on a reg- the movie was too long for her, so they um, and gave us the opportunity to grow ular basis. cut it off and made it shorter to fit. We and now offer the Cafiero family’s col- “One of the nice things about this col- have a piece of the material cut from that lection to the public,” Riblett said. lection is that it will allow us to refresh dress,” Cafiero said. The Oz Museum will remain open dur- our cases frequently and the public will Also in the collection is a very rare ing the change of collections and will get a great feel for not only Oz, but its autographed photograph of Bert Lahr as have the new collection fully in place by entire history,” Riblett said. the Lion. September 1. Many items in the collection are auto- “When the movie first came out all the “If you’ve been to the museum before, graphed and one-of-a-kind, such as a characters were asked to sign so many by all means come back. We will have signed, circa 1900 first edition book of promotional photos. Bert Lahr did that new things displayed on an ongoing the original Wizard of Oz story written but refused to ever autograph anything basis,” said Riblett. by L. Frank Baum. This book was else after the movie came out for fear of The Oz Museum also features a gift Cafiero’s first introduction to The Wizard becoming typecast as the Cowardly shop that carries a wide selection of of Oz as a boy growing up in the New Lion,” Cafiero said. items for the serious collector to fun sou- York City area. Riblett said the museum will tell these venirs for the entire family. The museum “My grandmother use to read us the kinds of stories along with the displays. is located at 511 Lincoln Ave., and is story from this book when we were little. “We’re creating a story for each case open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through My exposure to the story started there,” Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. TTHURSDAYHURSDAY VOLUME 15, NUMBER 14 1B THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

WINNER OF THE KANSAS GAS SERVICE 2006 KANSAS PROFESSIONAL 2006 KANSAS PROFESSIONAL WINNER OF THE KANSAS PRESS EXCELLENCE IN EDITORIAL WRITING COMMUNICATORS PHOTO ESSAY AWARD COMMUNICATORS EDITORIAL AWARD ASSOCIATION ADVERTISING AWARD KSU Opens With 45-6 Win Over North Texas By JOHN MARSHALL `Èven though we were on the AP Sports Writer short end of a pretty lopsided score, MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) _ we feel like we improved a lot,’‘ Kansas State coach Ron Prince North Texas coach Todd Dodge said. stomped along the sideline, scowl- `Òffensively, I think we can go back ing, pointing, screaming at his play- and show our kids, and they under- ers. stand our offense now. We just didn’t Didn’t matter that his team was up play well tonight. Part of it was by six touchdowns, against a small- Kansas State and part of it was us.’‘ conference team with one of the North Texas figured to give the nation’s worst defenses a year ago. Wildcats some trouble defensively. Thirteen months since his team’s last Running the spread in Dodge’s victory, Prince wanted a win. Really first season as coach, the Mean bad. Green had the nation’s 18th-best Josh Freeman made sure he got it, passing offense at 289.7 yards per throwing two of his three touchdown game a year ago, with quarterback passes to Brandon Banks and run- Giovanni Vizza throwing for 2,388 ning for two more scores to help yards and 17 touchdowns in 10 Kansas State win another easy home games. opener Saturday night, 45-6 over Kansas State manhandled North North Texas. Texas from the start in this one, all `Ìt’s been a long time since we’ve but eliminating its running game, won a game,’‘ Prince said. `Ì was confining Vizza to throws under- very anxious to have a chance to win neath. a game and have a good season.’‘ The Mean Green had poor field Kansas State started strong last position most of the game, thanks to season, then ended it with a four- three muffed kickoff returns, and game losing streak, finishing 5-7. didn’t score until Vizza hit Alex Lott Motivated to end the streak, the on a 9-yard touchdown pass with 5 Wildcats overpowered North Texas seconds left in the third quarter. That on both sides of the ball, scoring on score, which made it 42-6, came six of their first seven possessions to after Kansas State backup Carson take a 42-0 lead, holding the Mean Coffman threw an interception inside Green to 205 total yards _ 81 in the the Wildcats’ 30-yard line. first half. ``There were a couple times during Freeman was quietly efficient to the first two series where you could open his third season as Kansas feel it, we just weren’t executing,’‘ State’s starter, connecting with said Vizza, who finished 16-for-29 Banks on a 30-yard touchdown in the for 100 yards. `Ì can definitely take second quarter, then on a 43-yarder responsibility for that and, really, to put the Wildcats up 35-0 less than there were other times where we just a minute into the second half. didn’t execute well as a unit.’‘ Freeman also hit Lamark Brown The Wildcats overwhelmed North on 6-yard touchdown pass late in the Texas on offense as well, scoring less second quarter, finishing 18-for-24 than two minutes into the game on a Kansas State’s Wide Receiver Lamark Brown goes high for this Josh Freeman pass and another K-State touchdown. for 232 yards to pass Chad May and 4-yard run by walk-on Keithen Carl Straw for second on Kansas Valentine on the way to a 28-0 half- State’s all-time passing list (5,365). time lead. He scored on a 1-yard run in the first Freeman was without his top target quarter and on an 8-yarder midway from a year ago, All-American Jordy through the third. Nelson, so he spread the ball around, `Ìt definitely feels good,’‘ connecting with eight different Freeman said. ``There was excite- receivers. ment out there. Our boys came to Kansas State’s junior college play today.’‘ transfers had an immediate impact, It wasn’t too much of a surprise, with Aubrey Quarles getting six though; the Wildcats have a habit of catches for 57 yards, Banks making routing teams from smaller confer- the most of his three catches with 88 ences, especially in home openers. yards and two scores. Kansas State is 50-3 at home in Banks helped Freeman by reach- non-conference since 1990, just four ing back on an underthrown ball on of those games against schools from the 43-yard score in the third quarter, BCS conferences. The Wildcats also but the junior quarterback gets the have won 14 straight home openers, credit for the 30-yarder in the sec- none against BCS teams. ond, throwing a strike to the corner North Texas found itself in famil- of the endzone while on the run. iar territory as well, opening the sea- ``He’s been gifted, obviously, with son with a lopsided loss to a Big 12 size and strength and a rocket for a school for the fourth time in five sea- right arm,’‘ Dodge said. ``There’s sons. The Mean Green lost 79-10 to not a throw he can’t make. That one Photos By Oklahoma last year, 56-7 to Texas where he sprinted out to his right and the year before and 65-0 to the threw it 35 or 40 yards on a rope for Tonya Van Sickle Longhorns in 2004. a touchdown there in the first half This was another lopsided loss, but was pretty impressive. He was as Ben Brake and at least the deficit dropped 30 points advertised.’‘ from a year ago. Jon A. Brake K-State’s Outside Linebacker Antwon Moore (43) gets the first hit on Running Back Micah Mosley (32).

K-State Quarterback Josh Freeman (1) scores his second touchdown in the first half. K-State’s new JC trasfer Wide Receiver Aubrey Quarles (89) showed he could get to the ball. 2B

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Michigan was over, he wasn’t about to Western Michigan dented the Huskers Tight end Branden Ledbetter caught nine go overboard celebrating his first win as for two 80-yard scoring drives in the balls for 123 yards and a touchdown. the Cornhuskers’ head coach. third quarter to pull within 20 points, Western Michigan, which was looking ``You know, it’s a win,’‘ he said. `Ì unnerving a crowd that feared a reprise for a win over a BCS opponent for the appreciate the effort of the coaches and of one of the nation’s worst defenses last third straight year, couldn’t recapture the what they’ve done up to this point, but year. magic of last season’s 28-19 road win we’re just getting started. We have a long `Ì’m not taking anything away from over Iowa. ways to go.’‘ Western Michigan, but most of what they Nebraska’s defense, fueled by the Nebraska won its season opener for got we gave them because there were crowd of 84,485 on a sultry 87-degree the 23rd straight year, the longest streak mistakes,’‘ Pelini said. ``That’s good and night, held the Broncos to 8 yards on nine in the nation, but this victory marked a bad. Good because if we executed the plays over three series. new beginning for a program in rebuild- way we’re supposed to, we’re pretty hard ``We didn’t start fast,’‘ Hiller said. ing mode after unraveling under Bill to move the football on. It’s bad that we ``We needed to get started at the get-go Callahan. made some mistakes.’‘ an get a little storm of emotion. We failed Pelini is back at Nebraska after spend- Ganz provided more than enough to do that. Once we got going there were ing one season in Lincoln as defensive offense to beat the visitors from the Mid- a lot of positive things.’‘ coordinator in 2003. He was interim American Conference. The fifth-year The Huskers scored on three straight coach for the Huskers’ Alamo Bowl win senior completed 20 of 36 passes for 345 possessions to go up 17-0 early in the over Michigan State that season, but he yards. He threw two touchdown passes to second quarter, with Lucky running in was passed over the permanent job and Nate Swift, who had 121 yards in recep- from 14 yards, McNeill catching a 3-yard went on his way to coordinator jobs tions, and one each to Mike McNeill and TD pass and Henery kicking the first of Oklahoma and LSU. Marlon Lucky. his 44-yarders. Now he’s back, after being asked by Alex Henery kicked four career-long Helped by 30 yards in penalties athletic director Tom Osborne to rebuild 44-yard field goals. against Nebraska cornerback Anthony the program in the image of, well, the Ganz, who threw seven interceptions West _ pass interference and a personal program of the Osborne era from the as the starter in the last three games in foul _ the Broncos moved 80 yards in 10 1970s to ‘90s. 2007, was turnover-free until getting plays to pull to 17-7. Hiller finished the The win over Western Michigan picked off twice in two series in the series with a 3-yard pass to Ledbetter. showed that Nebraska’s offense, one of fourth quarter as the Broncos were trying The Huskers came right back, scoring the nation’s most productive last season, to come back. But Nebraska held each less than a minute later when Ganz found hasn’t missed a beat with Joe Ganz at time. Swift for a 61-yard touchdown pass. quarterback. Ganz threw four touchdown ``We got better as the game went WMU, held to 102 yards in the first along,’‘ WMU coach Bill Cubit said. half, dinged the Huskers for 194 yards in passes while becoming the first Nebraska Something new this year...Quarterback Josh Freeman is a running quarterback. quarterback to have four 300-yard pass- ``The kids stuck together. There was the third quarter and finished with 350. nothing on the sidelines that was nega- McCoy Tough As No. 11 Texas Rolls To Win By JIM VERTUNO down pass made it 42-10 and he left early Miller pulled off his shirt on the field and ing TDs of 2 and 9 yards to Chris AP Sports Writer in the fourth quarter with 222 yards on appeared to be yelling at his teammates Ogbannaya and Jordan Shipley in the AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Talk about 24-of-29 passing. He also did his best to to get them fired up as several Owls play- first quarter. 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Sat, Sep 20 Colorado * Manhattan, Kan. 7 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Wed, Sep 24 Texas A&M * at College Station, Texas 6:30 p.m. Nebraska Northeastern Cal Poly Invite; San Luis Obispo, Calif. 2:00 p.m. Sat, Sep 27 Baylor * Manhattan, Kan. 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Frishman Running Back Logan Dold takes off with the ball and played well in his first game as a Wildcat.

c M c M K Y Sports Potpourri K Y SUPER BOWL SAVINGS By Mac Stevenson caught three passes. will be a better test than FL-I. Kansas State football coach Ron And it looks like Alonzo Rojas (6-2, Tech’s QB is Georgia Tech transfer Prince took a big gamble by signing 19 220) is going to be an outstanding punter Taylor Bennett (6-3, 217). He had a very JUCO players in his 2008 recruiting and field goal kicker. Rojas connected average day against Mississippi State, class. How does that gamble look after on two field goal tries (37 and 47 yards) completing just 14 of 40 passes for 175 the first game? So far, so good. and had a 46-yard average on three yards. Bennett is no threat to run and K-State was expected to rout North punts. KU’s pass rushers will have a productive Texas and the Wildcats did just that, win- Reesing didn’t have one of his best evening against him. ning 45-6. QB Josh Freeman had an out- games, but his numbers were still If KU is going to defeat South Florida standing opening game by completing 18 impressive. He completed 37 of 52 pass- on September 12, the Jayhawks’ block- of 24 passes for 232 yards and three es for 256 yards and three TDs. ing must improve and activate the run- TDs. And Freeman didn’t have any Kansas has an exceptional pass-receiv- ning game. interceptions. ing corps; Kerry Meier and Dezmon FP Expires 15 Oct 08 FP Expires 15 Oct 08 FP Expires 15 Oct 08 FP Expires 15 Oct 08 FP Expires 15 Oct 08 After this week’s game with Louisiana Rookie running backs Keithen Briscoe both had nine catches and three Tech, Kansas will have just five days to Valentine (5-8, 197) and Logan Dold (6- of Briscoe’s catches were for TDs. prepare for South Florida on September 0, 195) played well against NT. Sophomore Jonathan Wilson (6-3, 185) 12, which will be nationally televised by Valentine gained 65 yards on 13 carries had his first notable game with five ESPN2. and Dold had 53 yards on nine attempts. catches. KU’s offensive line needs to mature Most encouraging was the perform- KU’s nonconference schedule gets fast. The defense is outstanding and so is ance of three inexperienced receivers: tougher this Saturday with Louisiana the passing game. But the running game JUCO transfers Aubrey Quarles (5-11, Tech coming to Lawrence for a 6:00 p.m. and potential problems with pass block- 195) and Brandon Banks (5-7, 143) had game that will be televised by Fox ing for Reesing are causes for concern. excellent first-game outings. Quarles Sports. The overall outlook, however, is bright caught seven passes for 57 yards and The Bulldogs are coming off an indeed. KU’s strengths overshadow any Banks caught three for 88 yards. And impressive 22-14 win against SEC mem- perceived weaknesses—by far. FP Expires 15 Oct 08 FP Expires 15 Oct 08 FP Expires 15 Oct 08 FP Expires 15 Oct 08 highly regarded sophomore Lamark ber Mississippi State. KU won’t have Brown (6-3, 225) lived up to lofty expec- any trouble beating Louisiana Tech, but it tations by catching four passes for 45 yards. Following the game, Coach Prince said, “It’s been a long time since we’ve won a game, so we’re real pleased to get that done.” So far, so good. K-State has another gimme this Saturday against Montana State, but then the moment of truth will arrive. The Wildcats travel to Louisville for a nationally televised game on September 17. Prince will have a week and a half to prepare his team for Louisville. QB Josh Freeman was superb in the season opener and he’s nearing a level reserved for those with great talent. If he continues to excel, K-State will have a winning season capped with a bowl game. Kansas University broke their all-time attendance record in the season opener against Florida International with a crowd of 52,112. That’s amazing. Coach Mark Mangino said, “That’s progress. As we get better, it seems everything around us gets better. These are all signs of progress.” Success begets success. The Jayhawks responded to the crowd support by pasting FL-I 40-10, but not all is well. KU couldn’t run the ball effec- tively against FL-I and that could portend long-term problems. Kansas is starting two untested offensive tackles and their grade was average at best against FL-I. KU gained just 128 yards on 36 carries, a per-carry average of 3.6. That’s not encouraging when the foe is a team like FL-I. Heralded JUCO transfer Jocques Crawford (6-1, 220) gained just 32 yards on 11 carries. And Jake Sharp was held to 29 yards on nine tries. Angus Quigley gained 47 yards on six attempts, but that was in mop-up duty after the game was decided. Despite the weak running game, there is much for KU fans to be optimistic about. The kicking game was solid except for the punt that FL-I returned for a TD. True freshman Daymond Patterson (5- 9, 175) is KU’s new punt returner; he ran one back 75-yards for a TD and also TTHURSDAYHURSDAY VOLUME 15, NUMBER 14 6b THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

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Fox College coach Rob Ash, are coming off an Sports (FCS) will broadcast Saturday’s impressive 59-3 win over Adams State game as Dan McLaughlin will handle last weekend in Bozeman. play-by-play duties for the telecast while The Bobcats rolled up 422 yards of Richard Baldinger will serve as the color total offense last weekend, including 278 analyst. The game will also be broadcast on the ground. live across the Kansas State Sports Demetrius Crawford ran for an even Network, 100 yards and a score in the opener and Saturday’s matchup with Montana three other runners collected 40 or more State will mark the annual celebration of yards on the ground. At quarterback, both Fort Riley Day and Band Day as Oregon transfer Cody Kempt was 7- of- members of the armed forces from Fort 13 for 60 yards and a touchdown against Riley and area high school band mem- Adams State. Kempt, a native of bers will take part in game festivities. Beaverton, Ore., hails from the same A QUICK LOOK AT THE WILD- hometown as K-State’s starting tight end, CATS Jeron Mastrud. Also on the connections Kansas State opened the 2008 season front, former Wildcat quarterback with a dominating performance in all Jonathan Beasley is Montana State’s three phases of a 45-6 win over North wide receivers coach. Texas. The Wildcats totaled 471 yards of The Bobcat defense, led by Dane offense and held the potent Mean Green Fletcher, held Adams State to just five passing attack to 205 total yards and just first downs and 112 yards of total offense 100 yards passing. on Saturday and also forced 11 tackles Quarterback Josh Freeman showed for loss. Fletcher, a defensive end, col- why he is considered among the nation’s lected five solo stops to lead the Wildcat top signal callers against North Texas as defense last weekend. the junior accounted for five total touch- K-STATE AGAINST THE FCS downs, three through the air, and 232 AND BIG SKY passing yards on 18-of-24 aim. The five Kansas State will face a Football total touchdowns tied a career high for Championship Subdivision team for the the junior, who became the first Wildcat only time this season when Montana since Michael Bishop in 1997 to account State heads to Manhattan on Saturday. for five touchdowns in a season opener, The Wildcats, which will face the and also accumulated a Big 12-best Bobcats of Montana State for the first 197.5 quarterback rating on the weekend. time in school history, have faced an FCS Nine different Wildcats collected team in each of the last three seasons and receptions in the game as junior new- in six of the last seven. Since 1989, the comers Aubrey Quarles (6-57) and Wildcats have played 13 FCS members Brandon Banks (3-88, 2 TD) and sopho- and posted a 12-1 record in those games, more Lamark Brown (4-45, 1 TD) led the including having won 12 in a row. Also, way. the game will mark just the third Kansas State’s Adrian Stryker and the Special Teams squad makes this hit. Quarles’ six catches were the most by matchup all-time against a member of the a Wildcat newcomer in a season opener Big Sky Conference. The Wildcats are 2- since Kevin Lockett had seven against 0 all-time against the league after wins an amazing 98-20-1 (.828) when playing New Mexico State in 1993, while Banks’ over Idaho State (1991) and Montana at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, including two touchdown receptions in a season (1992). a 50-3 (.943) mark in non-league games. opener were the most since Justin Swift 2-0 START The 50 wins include a string of 40 (2) in 1997 against Northern Illinois. Kansas State will look to go 2-0 for the straight wins at home until the 2003 sea- Junior running back Keithen Valentine first time since 2006 on Saturday with a son, while the Cats are 6-1 at home in and true freshman Logan Dold were both win over Montana non-conference games under head coach solid in their Wildcat debuts, as Valentine State on Saturday. In fact, since 1990, Ron Prince. finished with a game-high 65 yards and K-State has started the season with two HELLO, MY NAME IS... his first career touchdown on 13 carries, straight wins 16 times with the 2004 (1- Kansas State was fortunate to get a while Dold collected 53 yards on nine 1) and 2007 (1-1) seasons being the only large number of players into the game carries. In fact, four of K-State’s six exceptions. last weekend against the Mean Green. In scores in the game came from guys who NON-CONFERENCE NOTES fact, a total of 63 players earned playing made their first career touchdowns on Kansas State has been one of the most time in the 45-6 win, including 28 play- Saturday. dominant teams in all of college football ers who received their first career appear- Defensively, the Wildcats held the in non-conference play over the last ance and seven who made their first nation’s 18th-best passing offense from a decade. The Wildcats have won 10 of career start. year ago to just 100 yards passing and their last 14 games vs. non-conference Also, of the Cats’ six touchdowns in also held the Mean Green to 205 total opponents and have posted perfect non- the game, four came from players who yards, the fewest allowed in an opener by conference ledgers eight times in the last scored their first career touchdowns the Wildcats since the 2002 season open- 12 years. In all non-conference games (Keithen Valentine, Lamark Brown and er against Western Kentucky (183 yards). over the last 12 seasons (Big 12 era), the Brandon Banks, who had two). On special teams, Deon Murphy Wildcats own a 42-10 (.808) record, with totaled 68 yards on six punt returns, a 38-5 (.884) mark in non-conference including a 30-yarder that set up the regular-season tilts. game’s first score, while Vlad Faustin’s PROTECT THE TURF Photos By blocked extra point in the third quarter Few teams in college football have was the first by a K-State team in 72 taken care of their home field as well as Tonya Van Sickle games, dating back to the 2002 Southern the Wildcats since the start of the 1990 Cal game. season. Over the past 18 years, K-State is A LOOK AT THE OPPONENT: and Ben Brake

Defensive End Ian Campbell (98) gets the tackle.