Page 2 Colby Free Press Wednesday, July 11, 2012 Area/State Weather County OKs bids for jail sewer Briefly Pets ready for adoption From “COUNTY,” Page 1 “After that, it’ll pretty much and Offi ce Works. ceived complaints from several be gone,” he said, “unless we • Approved a request from employees about the condition at Colby Animal Clinic projects will come from the Looking for a pet? Colby Animal get some more drug funds in.” Clair Schrock, supervisor of the of the parking lot. People are Clinic has a calm 3-year-old intact male sheriff’s Drug Forfeiture Fund. In other business, the com- Road and Bridge Department, worried about possible injury “I’ve checked, and the state German shepherd mix available for missioners: to buy a 2006 Columbia truck due to cracks in the cement, she adoption. Lost or strayed animals are says it’s OK to use the fund to • Gave medical biller Angie from KS Truck Center for about said. No action was taken. pay for it all,” said Taylor, add- often brought to the clinic. Call or stop Gaede of the Thomas County $58,000. The tractor has about • Added the City of Brewster by 810 E. Fourth St. All animals have ing that most of that fund has Health Department approval to 200,000 miles on it and will be to an agreement between the been earmarked to help pay for current shots, and costs are minimal. For spend about $1,400 with CSI used to pull belly-dump trailers Sherman County Rural Fire Dis- questions, call the clinic at 460-8621. jail expansion, leaving about Computer Solutions for a new and a water tanker, and used as trict and the county to provide $48,000. He said of that amount, laptop computer, docking sta- a cold mix vehicle, said Com- fi re protection. The counties National Weather Service about $4,000 has been set aside tion and software using money missioner Paul Steele. The price have an agreement to provide Once a Month Lunch Tonight: Mostly clear, with a to cover architecture fees, and from a bio-terrorism grant. Bids will cover delivery to Colby. service and share costs in Fire low around 63. Southeast wind coming up on Saturday he wants to keep back about also were received from Staples • Heard form County Clerk District No. 5, which also cov- Interested in a free lunch? Really. 5 to 10 mph. $20,000 for the K-9 unit. online, S&T Communications Shelly Harms that she has re- ers Brewster. Come to the Once a Month Lunch from Thursday: Sunny, with a high 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday in near 95. South wind 5 to 15 the basement of the Colby Presbyterian mph. Church, 515 W. Fourth St. No reserva- Thursday Night: A 20 percent Colby graduate scores Fulbright award tion is needed, and the meal the second chance of showers and thun- Saturday of each month is open to ev- derstorms before 4 a.m. Partly From “GRAD,” Page 1 Among his many experiences, Toth has “Shortly after he was notifi ed that he had eryone. For questions, call the church cloudy, with a low around 66. served as a troubleshooter, liaison and been awarded the Fulbright, he found out offi ce, 462-6342. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. years.” translator in Eutin, Germany, when the KU that he had also been awarded a full ride Friday: Mostly sunny, with a “He has always been a hard worker,” said School of Music sent students there through the Northern Institute of high near 94. Calm wind becom- his mother, Sally Toth of Colby, “but has to play at the summer festival. Eu- Technology Management,” she College pool hours ing southeast around 5 mph in also been incredibly lucky. He was appoint- tin is the sister city of Lawrence. said. “He will actually be working set after reopening the afternoon. ed by former Congressman Jerry Morgan While there, Toth was not only on a double degree that combines Hours for the newly renovated swim- Friday Night: Mostly clear, and spent his junior year of high school as helped with housing for the KU a Master of Science in engineering ming pool at Colby Community College with a low around 68. a congressional page working for the U.S. orchestra and the cast for “Hansel with a Master of Technology Man- are 5 to 7 a.m. and 11:30 to 1 p.m. Mon- Saturday: Sunny, with a high Congress and attending Page School in the and Gretel,” but also arranged for agement. day through Friday. For information, near 95. Library of Congress. He developed a real internships at local businesses for Since the program’s inception call Kipp Nelson at 460-5473. Saturday Night: Partly interest in politics at this time. other students. He’ll be involved in 1946, 437 KU students, includ- cloudy, with a low around 71. “His senior year of high school, Andrew again this year as KU music stu- ing this year’s winners, have been Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a was awarded a Bundestag-Congress Schol- dents perform “Nabucco” in the Andrew Toth awarded Fulbrights. Meeting planned about high near 96. arship to spend a year in Germany as an summer opera festival. Toth received his award along- becoming foster parent Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, exchange student and attended a German Toth has also worked at the U.S. Geologi- side Erin Atwood of Topeka, John Korba of St. Francis Community Services will with a low around 72. Gymnasium as well as spending some time cal Survey in Lawrence, said his mother, Ottawa, Ill., Laura Potter of Golden, Colo., hold an informational meeting for any- Monday: Mostly sunny and in the German legislature.” helping with research for a couple of years. and Allison Schmidt of Fargo, N.D. one interested in learning about becom- hot, with a high near 98. ing a foster or adoptive parent at 6 p.m. Monday Night: Partly cloudy, Monday, July 23, at the Colby Wesleyan with a low around 72. Church, 320 W. Pine St. in Colby. Re- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and Legislature wants audit of vehicles system freshments will be served. For informa- hot, with a high near 97. tion, call Marla Baumann at (785) 476- From “VEHICLES,” Page 1 back’s administration inherited lion, or the fi nal payment, due “I think we probably did as 8501 or go to www.st-francis.org. Monday: High, 79; Low 55 the project – the fi rst overhaul of to its contractor, 3M Co., until good a job as we could to imple- Tuesday: High, 86; Low 58 audit, said she wants to know the division’s computer system problems are resolved. ment this project,” Jordan said, Precip: Monday 0.None whether the division made mis- since the mid-1980s – from the But Jordan told the legisla- noting that his department con- Methodist Church has Tuesday 0.None takes in designing the system, administration of his Democrat- tive committee that bugs are sulted with county treasurers be- Bible school this week Month: 1.65 inches putting it in place or responding ic predecessor, Mark Parkinson. being worked out and that the fore rolling out the upgrade. The Colby United Methodist Church Year: 7.72 inches to problems so that other agen- The problems have sparked a system is now processing more Some of the state’s most pop- is holding a Bible School from 9 a.m. Normal: 13.61 inches cies don’t face problems with debate over whether the proj- registrations and new and re- ulous counties have seen big to 11:30 a.m. through Friday this week. (K-State Experiment Station) major computer upgrades. Dur- ect was fl awed, Brownback’s vised vehicle titles than the old backlogs in processing vehicle Call Kim Chain at the church offi ce, Sunrise and Sunset ing the committee’s meeting, administration rolled it out too system did last year. For the fi ve registrations, with long lines 460-2761, for information or to regis- Thursday 6:28 a.m. 9:12 p.m. she was joined in pushing for quickly or some county treasur- business days ending Monday, persisting particularly in Shaw- ter. Moon: waning, 35 percent the review by Sen. Dwayne Um- ers neglected training and staff- the division said, the system nee County. At least several (U.S. Naval Observatory) barger, a Thayer Republican. ing. handled more than 54,000 vehi- counties have reported incurring Colby Water Use “We have been victims of a The Department of Revenue, cle registration renewals, almost thousands of dollars in overtime Coalition to meet about Monday 2,447,000 gal. disaster that’s been created by which oversees the Division of 28 percent more than during the expenses, and Johnson County Tuesday 2,379,000 gal. walking trails, garden (Colby Public Works) this transition,” Kelly said. Vehicles, announced last month same period in 2011, as counties recently decided to expand the The Thomas County Healthy Com- Republican Gov. Sam Brown- that it was withholding $2.5 mil- worked on their backlogs. staff of its treasurer’s offi ce. munities Coalition will meet at noon Thursday at El Dos del Oros to dis- cuss walking trails and the community garden. Consider joining its efforts by Key Alzheimer results coming from studies of two drugs coming to a few meetings and seeing By Marilynn Marchione robbing disease. Current medicines such and scientists aren’t even sure that amy- Even if there is just a small effect, “that what the coalition is all about. For in- AP Chief Medical Writer as Aricept and Namenda just temporarily loid causes Alzheimer’s or that removing would be a huge fi nding because that formation, call Paige Campbell at 460- ease symptoms. There is no known cure. it will do any good in people who already would let you know you had a drug that 8177 or [email protected]. We’re about to fi nd out if there will be Experts say that if these fail, drug com- have symptoms. But there are some hope- worked,” he said. It then could be tried a way anytime soon to slow the course panies may pull out of the fi eld in frustra- ful signs they may be on the right track. as a preventive medicine or given earlier Colby Wesleyan plans of Alzheimer’s disease. Results are due tion, leaving little hope for the millions “Everybody in the fi eld is probably in the course of the disease when it may Vacation Bible School within a month or so from key studies of people with the disease. An estimated holding their breath that there is some- have more impact. Colby Wesleyan Church will have of two drugs that aim to clear the sticky 35 million people worldwide have de- thing positive to come out of these trials,” The three drugs and their developers Vacation Bible School from 9:30 a.m. plaque gumming up patients’ brains. mentia, which includes Alzheimer’s. In said Dr. Ronald Petersen, director of the are: to noon from Monday through Friday, A pivotal study of a third drug will end the U.S., experts say about 5 million have Mayo Clinic’s Alzheimer’s Disease Re- – Bapineuzumab (bap-ih-NOOZ-uh- July 20, at the church, 320 W. Pine. The later this year, and results from a small, Alzheimer’s. search Center. mab), by Pfi zer Inc. and Johnson & John- theme is SKY – “Everything is possible early test of it will be reported next week The three treatments being tested are “It may not be a home run” in terms of son’s Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy with God” based on Mark 10:27. Chil- at an Alzheimer’s conference in Vancou- not even drugs in the traditional, chemi- improving memory and cognition, but if unit. dren age 4 through fi fth grade will have ver, British Columbia. cal sense. They are antibodies ‚Äî pro- brain imaging or spinal fl uid tests show – Solanezumab (sol-ah-NAYZ-uh- Bible stories, crafts, games, snacks and These three treatments are practically teins made by the immune system that the drugs are hitting their target, “they mab), by Eli Lilly & Co. music as they learn about trusting God. the “last men standing” in late-stage tri- promote clearance of amyloid, the stuff will be regarded as successes,” he said. – Gammagard, by Baxter International The church can provide free rides. For als after more than a decade of failed ef- that forms the plaque. William Thies, scientifi c director of the Inc. information, contact Joy Rothfuss at the forts to develop a drug to halt the mind- It’s a strategy with a checkered history, Alzheimer’s Association, agreed. church offi ce at 462-8391.

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