The MIDWEEK Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Goodland1205 Main Avenue, Goodland, Star-News KS 67735 • Phone (785) 899-2338 $1 Volume 81, Number 59 10 Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735 Don’t Former forget resident to vote Got a favorite restaurant, murdered sports coach or even a fa- vorite mail carrier? You can cast your vote in the 2013 in St. Louis Reader’s Choice Contest. Just clip out the ballot on A former Goodland resident was Page 10 of today’s Good- shot and killed Sunday in St. Louis. land Star-News and bring Few details were available Mon- it in by Aug. 7. Winners will day morning, but according to get bragging rights and a news reports, police officers found framed certificate. 48-year-old John Mark Paulsen shot in the arm and chest in the driver’s seat of his vehicle in the 4200 block of Neosho in southern St. Louis early Sunday morning. He was blood pronounced dead at a local hospital. Authorities are looking for an drive unknown male, who has been de- scribed as “black, six feet to six feet, two inches tall, with a slender build The American Red Cross and shoulder-length dreadlocks” in has scheduled a blood drive connection with the case. The shoot- from noon to 6 p.m. Thurs- ing took place about 2 a.m. Sunday. day at the United Methodist Paulsen was a 1983 graduate of Church, located at 12th St. Goodland High School who had and Sherman Ave. been living in St. Louis. A full obitu- ary will follow. Road sealing weather New transfer report to begin ambulance 79° on Friday 10 a.m. Beginning Friday, a Scott City Monday contractor will be performing street arrives here seal work on various roads around Today Goodland. Ambulance Director Duane Wright and • Sunset, 8:07 p.m. City Road Supervisor Rich Si- several of his emergency medical techni- Wednesday mon said contractor B&H Paving cians inspected their new transfer ambu- • Sunrise, 5:40 a.m. would be starting with 10th Street. lance on Friday. The new ambulance is • Sunset, 8:06 p.m. 10th Street will be resealed from designed to take patients long distances Montana to Colorado Avenues, between medical facilities. The purchase Midday Conditions Colorado to Wyoming and Wyo- is part of Wright’s plan to generate more • Soil temperature 76 degrees ming to Cattletrail. revenue by doing more transfers. The • Humidity 60 percent Warning will be given to resi- 2001 model with 100,000 miles was • Sky mostly sunny dents the day before to move their purchased from an ambulance service • Winds southeast 20-26 mph vehicles off the street. in Missouri. It was already painted black • Barometer 29.94 inches The project includes work on: and yellow, but Wright had the Sherman and rising • Second Street from Eustis to County service’s logo put on. • Record High today 110° (1936) Washington, Washington to Har- Photos by Kevin Bottrell/The Goodland Star-News • Record Low today 51° (1950) rison, Arcade to College, College Last 24 Hours* to Walnut, Walnut to Caldwell, High Sunday 88° Caldwell to Main and Main to Low Sunday 59° Kansas. Hospital assures patients of sanitized equipment Precipitation none • Fourth Street from Caldwell to This month 0.16 Walnut, Walnut to Washington and After an incident earlier this month at the most successful. Endoscopy systems enable ness and several key technologies such as high Year to date 7.56 Washington to Eustis. Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center physicians to look inside the human body to di- definition television for superior clarity; next- Below normal 4.52 inches • Fifth Street from Eustis to Wash- in Chanute where more than 240 patients may agnose, detect and treat gastrointestinal diseases generation Narrow Band Imaging for enhanced The Topside Forecast ington, Washington to Harrison, have been exposed to hepatitis, HIV and other and other conditions. observation of mucosal tissue; and dual-focus Today: Sunny with a high near Harrison to Arcade, Arcade to Wal- diseases because of improper scope sanitization, Along with the new equipment, the surgi- capabilities that allow physicians to switch the 95 with a 20 percent chance of nut, Walnut to Cherry and Cherry the Goodland Regional Medical Center is assur- cal staff also was trained and certified by the depth of field from normal focus to near focus rain, winds out of the northwest at to Caldwell. ing patients that high standards of cleanliness and manufacturer on proper techniques for cleaning, for more detailed observation of suspected le- 5 to 15 mph and a low around 64. • Sixth Street from Caldwell to infection control are followed and maintained in disinfection and sterilization of the endoscopes. sions. These new technologies are designed to Wednesday: Mostly sunny with a Main and Center to Kansas. all procedures including colonoscopies. Special cleaning equipment, called a “Scope help physicians provide their patients with more 20 percent chance of showers and • Eighth Street from D’Lao to The hospital issued a release last week, saying Buddy”, is also used by the staff and annual accurate and earlier diagnoses. thunderstorms, a high near 89 and Montana, Montana to Kansas and the surgery department recently added the new in-services and competencies are completed to “The clarity on the new Olympus system is a low around 66. Kansas to Main. endoscopy equipment that helps physicians de- maintain the staff’s skills and techniques. exceptional, helping me to more clearly detect Extended Forecast tect gastrointestinal diseases, such as colorectal The new, third-generation endoscopy system Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a See SEALING, Page 5 cancer, at an earlier stage when treatments are boasts enhanced image quality, added bright- See HOSPITAL, Page 5 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, a hihg near 83 and a low around 64. Friday: Mostly Groups plan game night sunny with a 50 percent chance Replanting flowerbeds of showers and thunderstorms, a The Goodland Events Team, the Bring a favorite game or pick one high near 84 and a low around 63. High Plains Museum, and Radical of several provided and partake in (National Weather Service) Games are holding a High Plains friendly competition playing board Get 24-hour weather info. at 162.400 MHz. Arcade – a one-night only gaming games, video games and all manner extravaganza from 7 to 10 p.m. of gaming fun. Thursday, Aug. 1 at the museum. New performer to join country music concert The Fun on the Farm Jamboree local country music concert – sponsored by 89.1 Cat Country – planned for markets Saturday, Oct. 26, has had a lineup change. Georgette Jones will be replacing 10 a.m. Leroy Troy, who will be playing at Wheat — $6.91 bushel the Armstrong Pie Festival in Lin- Posted county price — $6.73 den, Tenn., on the same date. Corn — $6.95 bushel Jones is the daughter of George Posted county price — $6.72 Milo — $6.24 bushel Jones and Tammy Wynette. In ad- Soybeans — $15.93 bushel dition to her own music, she will Posted county price — $15.16 perform a tribute to her parents. Georgette Jones Millet — no bid The concert also features country Sunflowers legend T.G. Sheppard. Goodland Star-News office, 1205 Oil current crop — $23.65 cwt. Tickets will go on sale at the Main, on Aug. 1. Confection — no bid Pinto beans — $28 (Markets by Scoular Grain, Sun Opta, Frontier Ag and 21st Century Bean. Christie Rasure and Marsha Schilling from Designs Unlimited, along with volunteers from the Praise in the Park returns These may not be closing figures. ) hospital, cleaned up and replanted flower beds around the High Plains Dialysis Service windows at Goodland Regional Medical Center. Volunteers included Connie Jo Johnson, Tina Whisnant, The Praise in the Park service congregation services, which Maria Hernandez, Lori Gaydusek, Julie Shoup, Mardy Jo Gustafson, and Tina Goodwin. To cel- will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. include worship, communion, a ebrate the opening of the dialysis service, community tours of the facility will be available from 2 Sunday at Gulick Park. This is children’s program and a meal. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday and a dedication ceremony is scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday. the second year for the multi- For more details, see Page 3. Photo by Tina Goodwin/Goodland Regional Medical Center about our 2 The Goodland Star-News / Tuesday, July 23, 2013 friends birthday Vernice Leslie will celebrate her the calendar obituary 90th birthday on Thursday, July 25. Cards may be sent to her at Hill Ernest C. Purvis Crest Nursing Home, 309 W. 7th calendar the courthouse to help veterans held from on Fridays, July 26, and dependents with claims. Call Aug. 9 and Aug. 23 at Knights of Street #406, McCook, Neb. 69001. The Goodland Farmers Mar- Ernest C. Purvis, 92, father of ing and building very elaborate the office in Colby any Monday, Columbus Hall, 8th and Caldwell, ket is open Saturdays from 8 Tom Purvis of Goodland, died projects. His favorite pastime was student news Wednesday or Friday at (785) Goodland. Admission is $5. Will a.m. to 11 a.m. at Chambers Park. Wednesday, July 17, listening to music and Brennen 462-3572. be alcohol free, family fun envi- Selling are baked goods and fresh 2013, at Wheat Ridge dancing. Clouse, 2009 The next community blood ronment. Water and soda will be garden vegetables. Acres Retirement Com- Preceding him in death Goodland High drive in Goodland will be from available with some finger foods. Prairie Land Food distribu- munity in Goodland. were his parents and sib- School graduate, 12 to 6 p.m.