The MIDWEEK Tuesday, June 24, 2014 Goodland1205 Main Avenue, Goodland, Star-News KS 67735 • Phone (785) 899-2338 $1 Volume 82, Number 50 12 Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735 inside Run with the Law today More lo- cal news and views from your Goodland Star-News Outlaws win tourney The Goodland American Legion Baseball team won the Levi Hayden Memorial Tournament on Saturday. See Page 11 Goodland Police Chief Cliff Couch holds the torch for the opening lap of the Run with as well as from Golden West. For more pictures, See Page 5. the Law held Saturday at the Goodland High School track. Couch was surrounded Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News by fellow law enforcement officers. Runners and walkers were from the community weather Intentional burn 69° Police seek help 10 a.m. Monday Today finding vandals • Sunset, 8:18 p.m. Wednesday The Goodland Police Depart- be in the thousands of dollars. • Sunrise, 5:22 a.m. ment is asking for help locating the The department is asking that • Sunset, 8:18 p.m. perpetrators of a string of thefts and anyone with information about the Midday Conditions vandalism that has been occurring case contact the police at (785) 890- • Soil temperature 68 degrees since last Tuesday. 4570 or the Crimestoppers hotline • Humidity 68 percent Based on the department’s inves- at (785) 899-5665. Those providing • Sky mostly sunny tigation, suspects have stolen solar tips may remain anonymous. Any- • Winds north 7 mph powered yard lights from several one providing information leading • Barometer 30,30 inches homes and are using them as projec- to an arrest in this case is eligible for and falling tiles to smash nearby car windows. a cash reward. The property damage is estimated to • Record High today 107° (1971) • Record Low today 42° (1940) Last 24 Hours* High Sunday 87° High speed chase Low Sunday 59° Precipitation ­­.11 This month 4.01 Year to date 7.55 ends in Logan County Below Normal 1.33 inches A high-speed chase that began and Cheyenne Wells when it took The Topside Forecast Saturday in Kit Carson County off, driving fast. Colorado officers Today: Partly sunny with a 50 ended when the suspect was appre- pursued the vehicle east on U.S. 40 percent chance of showers and hended on U.S. 40 in Logan County. into Wallace County. thunderstorms, a high near 82, A building at Frontier Ag in Bird City was intentionally burned last week. The recent moisture has About 11 a.m. Saturday, a vehicle Wallace County Sheriff Larry winds out of the south at 10 to 15 made it a good time for controlled burns, whether commercial or agricultural. with Kansas tags was reportedly Townsend said his Undersheriff mph and a low around 61. Some Photo by Keven Hall stopped by law enforcement in Kit storms could be severe with large Carson County between Burlington See CHASE, Page 5 hail, damaging winds and heavy rain. Wednesday: Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of show- ers and thunderstorms after 4 Slice of Life tourney Saluting the flag p.m., a high near 85, winds breezy out of the southeast at 10 to 30 mph and a low around 62. set for this weekend Extended Forecast Thursday: Mostly sunny with The 25th annual Slice of Life industry as well as resort trips. a high near 90 and a low around benefit golf tournament put on by Items can be viewed at http://slice. 66. Friday: Mostly sunny with a 20 the Northwest Kansas Area Medi- auction-bid.org. percent chance of rain. cal Foundation is coming up this Cost is $50 to attend for non- weekend. golfers. It includes a meal and enter- brought to you by: The VIP reception will be Friday tainment by the Jimmy Dee Band. night at the Goodland Elks Lodge. The golf tournament will begin Truck & Tractor The tournament always brings in at 8:30 a.m. at Sugar Hills Golf celebrities such as former Denver Course. Three-person teams will be Repair, LLC Broncos players. divided into four flights. There will be an auction begin- All the proceeds go to the founda- Full Line of Truck Parts & ning at 6:30 p.m. Items include tion, which helps support operations Accessories. autographed memorabilia from at Goodland Regional Medical 714 E. Hwy. 24, Goodland the NBA, NFL, MLB and the film Center. Phone: (785) 899-2401 markets New Art in the Park 10 a.m. Wheat — $6.82 bushel to be unveiled Saturday Posted county price — $6.82 Corn — $4.41 bushel The Goodland Arts Council will sic by Lulu LaFever. Boxed lunches Posted county price — $4.33 unveil the newest Art in the Park at will be available from the Vault Milo — $3.83 bushel 10 a.m. Saturday at Chambers Park. Creamery with drinks provided by Soybeans — $13.35 bushel There are a day’s worth of events FCCLA. Posted county price — $13.71 planned around the unveiling. From 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. there Millet — no bid The Farmer’s Market will open at will be a park bench painting by Sunflowers 8 a.m. with some additional vendors local artists such as Jordan Cassale, Oil current crop — $19.25 cwt. such as Clark Crossing and Old Laramie Farris, Nancy Partida, Confection — no bid Westport. The unveiling will be at Abby Murray, Wade Christian and Pinto beans — $32 (new crop) 10 a.m. The new artwork is by Cally Cheyenne Ortner. During that time (Markets by Scoular Grain, Sun Opta, Kirby Krallman. there will be free activities for stu- Frontier Ag and 21st Century Bean. At 10:30 there will be a wreath- dents in kindergarten through sixth These may not be closing figures. ) making workshop. Cost is $20 or grades. $15 for Arts Council members. Call At 5 p.m. there will be a children’s 890-6442 to reserve a spot. theater production of “The Fairy Goodland Swim Club members held flags as the National Anthem was played at the Flag Day From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. there will Tale Network.” Ceremony before the home swim meet June 14 at Steever Water Park. The ceremony included be a picnic in the park with live mu- an address by Grady Bonsall and a flag salute. Photo by Traci Waugh about our 2 The Goodland Star-News / Tuesday, June 24, 2014 friends student news obituaries Alexis Schields of Huntersville, the calendar N.C., formerly of Goodland, gradu- ated from the College of the Ozarks Jonathan “Jack” Fisher of Point Lookout, Mo., on May 11, calendar Prairie Land Food distribu- the 4-H Building. This class is tion is 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 2014, with a Bachelor of Science Jodie Tubbs of the Kansas open for second to fifth graders. Jonathan “Jack” Fisher, 78, Since August 2010 he was a 28. at Cat’s TnT, 115 E. 9th, or at For information call 890-4880. Goodland resident since resident at Good Samari- in communication arts: public Commission on Veterans Affairs relations. will be in Goodland from 1 to 2:30 the Bernadine Johnson residence, senior menu the 1990s, died Thurs- tan Society — Sherman located at 704 Walnut. For infor- day, April 24, 2014, at the County. card shower p.m. Thursday, July 3, in the As- Today: Ham, scalloped pota- sembly Room on the third floor of mation call 899-2338, 821-1275, Goodland Regional Medi- A memorial service is Duane and Ruth Jones will toes, beets, bread and applesauce. the courthouse to help veterans 890-2287, 821-1827, 890-3793 or cal Center. at 9:30 a.m. on Wednes- celebrate their 68th wedding anni- Wednesday: Cook’s choice en- and dependents with claims. Call 899-4278 or order online at www. He was born on June day, June 25, 2014, at the versary on Saturday, June 21, 2014, tree, hashbrown casserole, Cali- the office in Colby any Monday, prairielandfood.com. 7, 1935 to Andrew and Goodland Samaritan Cen- in Greeley, Colo.. Duane Jones and Summer matinees fornia blend vegetables, bread and Wednesday or Friday at (785) will be Elizabeth May (Brooks) ter, 208 West 2nd, Good- Ruth McClelland were married 1:30 p.m. rosy pears. Thursday: Oven fried 462-3572. every two weeks at Fisher in Lee County, Ill. land with the Rev. Chet June 21, 1946, in Colby. They lived on Wednesdays chicken, mashed potatoes with A free sack lunch will be pro- at the Sherman He had two brothers and Ross officiating. in Goodland and Brewster but now gravy, green beans, bread and can- vided to kids at 12:30 p.m. every Theatre, 1203 Main. The movie on six sisters. Graveside service was live in Greeley, Colo. They have two taloupe. Friday: Frito chili cheese Fisher Wednesday before the summer Wednesday will be “The Smurfs Mr. Fisher served in held on Friday, April 25, daughters, Linda (Larry) Hoffner of pie, cook’s choice fruit. corn chips matinee at The Sherman Theatre. 2” (PG). the U.S. Navy from 1954 2014, at the Goodland Greeley, Colo., and Monna Rose Kids Cooking Class and cinnamon roll. A movie pass is not required to get The is held to 1958. Cemetery. (Mike) Blank of Austin, Texas. second Wednesday of each a sack lunch. on the He worked as a farm hand around Arrangements were handled by They have four grandsons and 10 month from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. at the Midwest and the West Coast and Koons Funeral Home, 211 N.