Page 2 ★ Colby Free Press Thursday, October 4, 2012 Area/State Weather Knights of Columbus raise money Briefly Special Olympics to From “KNIGHTS,” Page 1 three years in the drive. they would like to express their raised over $340,000 nation- And, with the help from local sincere gratitude to you for all wide in 2011. hold bowling tourney We truly appreciate their kind- Knights members and eighth- your past donations and encour- Nearly 36,990 members in Kansas Special Olympics will have a ness and support.” grade members of the Sacred age your continued support. Kansas’ 263 will participate in west region bowling tournaments Sat- The remaining 20 percent, Heart Catholic Church, he hopes “We understand that in these this year’s 42nd annual fund urday morning at the Colby Fun Bowl. Lange said, is used by the state they’ll be able to reach that economic times, people give drive, according to the gover- Come see teams from Hays, WaKeeney, Council of the Knights of Co- amount again this year. what they can, and we are thank- nor’s proclamation. Atwood, Plainville, Russell, Oakley lumbus to sponsor religious “In recognizing that intellec- ful for all of the donations we re- “We, as members, feel it’s our and Colby compete. Check-in is at 9 education of people with intel- tual disabilities has no boundar- ceive.” responsibility to help others and a.m. and the games start at 9:45, with a lectual disabilities and the Spe- ies of race, religion or social sta- Gov. Brownback has desig- be the best that we can be,” said second session at 11:15 a.m. if needed. cial Olympics Basketball Tour- tus,” said Lange, “the Knights nated Friday to Sunday, Oct. 12 Lange. “It’s important to help For details, contact Jane Mentlick at nament held at Fort Hays State of Columbus across the state to 14, as Helping People with those that are less fortunate.” 460-2818. University each spring. of Kansas have donated many Intellectual Disability Days in He said Colby has raised hours of their time and energy to conjunction with the Knights’ about $6,500 a year for the past help those special citizens, and charitable fund drive, which Program offers massages on campuses The Colby Community College mas- sage therapy program is offering mas- State official visits with agency leader sages in Thomas Hall on the Colby campus and at the WaKeeney campus, From “STATE,” Page 1 not pay for medicine. department employee who had retired. 323 Russell Ave. Massages are offered “My mind went fi rst to the area of what On the other hand, the food bank custom- from 5 to 9 p.m. on Mondays in Colby month. About 15 percent of her customers we could do to encourage volunteerism,” ers’ lack of understanding of the assistance and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays are Hispanic, the rest white. Gilmore said. “My mind was also thinking available ran in contrast to urban areas. Cus- in WaKeeney. Cost is $20 for a one-hour “Another thing we’re noticing when about how could we think about some type tomers in larger cities, Gilmore said, came session. Online scheduling is available we’re fi lling out the paperwork,” she said, of employment that could possibly come into service centers knowing more about the at www.colbymassagetherapy.genbook. “is people can’t read and write.” in.” system than the employees. com. For information, contact Director She described her customers in detail, go- During the discussion, Gilmore revealed “I thought that it was wonderful that they Ceena Owens at 460-5427 or e-mail ing over their lack of life skills, misunder- both an understanding of the system Hayden invited the public to attend,” Hayden said [email protected]. National Weather Service standing of what assistance was available operates under and a lack of familiarity with later. “I was pleased to meet those people Tonight: Patchy frost after 2 to them and explaining that many were too the area. and I hope they come back to western Kan- a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, embarrassed to let doctors know they could She knew, for instance, the name of the sas again soon.” Colby Scouts selling with a low around 32. East wind popcorn to raise money 5 to 10 mph. Colby Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts are Friday: A 20 percent chance Four dead in rare meningitis outbreak selling popcorn to help raise money to of rain after noon. Areas of frost support their activities. If you want to before 7 a.m. Otherwise, mostly help, and haven’t been contacted, call By Mike Stobbe Tennessee, where a Nashville infections are occurring. They are contacting the more than 900 cloudy, with a high near 49. East Chris Trundle, 462-6904, or Mary Zerr, and Travis Loller clinic received the largest ship- are looking for – and increas- people who received the steroid wind 10 to 15 mph. 460-9757. They will arrange to have a The Associated Press ment of the steroid. Investiga- ingly fi nding – illnesses that oc- in the past three months. Friday Night: A chance of Scout contact you. rain before midnight, then snow tors, though, say they are still curred in past months. Investigators also have been likely, possibly mixed with rain. NASHVILLE, Tenn. – An trying to confi rm the source of Meningitis is an infl amma- looking into the antiseptic and Mostly cloudy, with a low around outbreak of a rare form of men- the infection. tion of the lining of the brain anesthetic used during the injec- Hospital offering 30. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. ingitis is likely to grow after Three cases have been report- and spinal cord. Symptoms tions. Neither has been ruled out. sickening 26 people in fi ve ed in Virginia, two in Maryland, include severe and worsening However, the primary suspicion childbirth classes Chance of precipitation is 60 Citizens Medical Center will offer percent. states, including four who died, two in Florida and one in North headache, nausea, dizziness and is on the steroid medication. Ste- health offi cials warned. Carolina. Two of the deaths were fever. Some of the patients also roid shots are common for back four weeks of childbirth classes from Saturday: A chance of rain 7 to 10 p.m. Thursdays until Oct. 25. and snow before noon, then a All received steroid injections, in Tennessee, and Virginia and experienced slurred speech, and pain, often given together with mostly for back pain, a fairly Maryland had one each, said of- diffi culty walking and urinating, an anesthetic. Women due to deliver before February chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, should attend with their labor support with a high near 44. Northeast typical treatment. The drug was fi cials at the Centers for Disease Tennessee health offi cials said. The Food and Drug Admin- made by a specialty pharmacy in Control and Prevention. “Some are doing well and istration identifi ed the maker partner. The next classes will begin in wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of January. For information or to register, precipitation is 50 percent. Massachusetts that issued a re- More new cases are almost improving. Some are very ill – of the steroid as New England call last week and has shut down certain to appear in the coming very, very seriously ill and may Compounding Center, a special- call Jeanene Brown at the hospital Edu- Saturday Night: Widespread cation Department, (785) 460-4850. frost after 1 a.m. Otherwise, operations. days, said Tennessee Depart- die,” Tennessee health offi cial ty pharmacy in Framingham, partly cloudy, with a low around The type of meningitis in- ment of Health Commissioner Dr. David Reagan said of the Mass. Last week, the company 27. volved is not contagious like John Dreyzehner. Five new cas- state’s patients. issued a recall of three lots of Retirement party Sunday: Widespread frost the more common forms. This es were confi rmed over the past The incubation period is es- the steroid – methylpredniso- before 10 a.m. Otherwise, sun- type is caused by a fungus often 24 hours, he said Wednesday, timated at anywhere from two lone acetate. In a statement, the planned for operator ny, with a high near 56. found in leaf mold and which calling the situation a “rapidly to 28 days, so some people may company said it had voluntarily Everyone is invited to a party for Fran- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, health offi cials suspect may evolving outbreak.” not have fallen ill yet, Tennes- suspended operations and was cis Britton, who is retiring as an equip- with a low around 34. have been in the steroid. But federal health offi cials see health offi cials said. At three working with regulators to iden- ment operator for the Thomas County Columbus Day: Sunny, with Eighteen of the cases are in weren’t clear about whether new clinics in Tennessee, offi cials tify the source of the infection. Road and Bridge Department, from 2 to a high near 67. 4:30 p.m. Friday in the commissioner’s Monday Night: Mostly clear, room on the second fl oor of the Thomas with a low around 42. Drought worsens in Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska County Courthouse. For information, Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with call Clair Schrock at 460-4562.. a high near 67. By Jim Suhr Conditions worsened, though, in Kansas in the same predicament, which was an in- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, AP Business Writer and Iowa, the nation’s biggest corn produc- crease of roughly 5 percentage points. with a low around 42. er, and nearly 98 percent of Nebraska was As of Monday, 54 percent of the corn Wesleyan Church Wednesday: Mostly sunny, ST. LOUIS – The nation’s worst drought still deemed to be in one of the two worst crop had been brought in from the fi elds – celebrating 25 years with a high near 64. in decades is showing no sign of letting categories. the fastest pace in at least 17 years due to The Colby Wesleyan Church will up in several key Midwest farming states, The unrelenting dryness won’t have much early planting and nearly three times the celebrate 25 years in its current build- Wednesday: High, 92; Low 38 worrying farmers harvesting the summer’s effect on the region’s corn and soybean previous fi ve-year average of 20 percent by ing with a Homecoming Celebration Precip: Wednesday 0.None withered corn crop in record time that their crops, which are already being plucked from this time, the U.S. Department of Agricul- at 10 a.m. Sunday. Everyone who has Month: 0.04 inches winter crops may also be at risk. the fi elds. But it could hurt other crops, such ture reported. Some 56 percent of the corn ever attended the church is invited. For- Year: 10.95 inches Overall drought conditions in the lower as winter wheat. crop in Iowa has been harvested, while Illi- mer pastor (1971-1992) Rich McLean’s Normal: 19.29 inches 48 states held steady over the seven-day According to the map, which is put out nois has brought in 71 percent and Missouri family (Helen, Melody and Mark) plan (K-State Experiment Station) period ending Tuesday, with about one-fi fth by the National Drought Mitigation Center 88 percent. to attend. Former pastor (1992-2000) Sunrise and Sunset of the total land area in extreme or excep- at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Half of the U.S. corn crop is classifi ed as Rob Stewart and his wife Barb will at- Friday 7:45 a.m. 7:20 p.m. tional drought, the two worst classifi cations, 75 percent of Iowa is enduring extreme or being in poor or very poor shape, essentially tend and he will give the morning mes- Moon: waning, 74 percent according to the U.S. Drought Monitor’s exceptional drought. That’s up roughly 10 unchanged from a week earlier, the depart- sage. A fellowship dinner will follow (U.S. Naval Observatory) weekly update of its drought map released percentage points from the previous week. ment said. A year ago, 20 percent of corn in the service. For information, call Joy today. Just over 93.25 percent of Kansas was the fi elds was listed that way. Rothfuss at 462-8391.

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