LastLast MinuteMinute GiftGift GuideGuide InsideInside 75¢ COLBY Monday December 8, 2014 Volume 125, Number 191 Serving Thomas County since 1888 8 pages FFREEREE PPRESSRESS Annual meeting set for landfill Thomas County residents have nity to share ideas and concerns, until next Monday to get their and to learn about solid waste is- lunch reservations in for the sues in this area. Thomas County Advisory Com- Issues the committee plans to mittee meeting. discuss this year include general The annual meeting, at which is- landfill operations, the purchases sues related to the Thomas County of a new loader, pickup and wind Landfill are discussed, will start at fence, identifying waste at the noon Wednesday, Dec. 17, in room scale, grass clippings in munici- 106 of the Colby Community Col- pal solid waste, tonnage trends lege Student Union. Lunch will be and pit excavation progress. The served at the start of the meeting, committee will also go over issues Light parade draws crowd and arrangements have been made from last year’s meeting, includ- for committee members to eat at ing Kansas Department of Health A crowd gathered in Colby Commerce organized the parade, sentation of this year’s theme – A to Golden Plains Ag Tech, for its the buffet. and Environment’s new rules on Sunday to watch Christmas which had 23 entries. Beary Merry Christmas – went sprayer being pulled by a truck. Larry Jumper, director of the concerning cost closure and post lights on parade downtown. Mr. and Mrs. Claus joined the landfill and a member of the com- closure estimates, as well as ton- With much more agreeable parade as well, and when the pa- mittee, said this will be an infor- nage trends, possible regulations weather than last year, there were rade wrapped up in Fike Park, mal meeting. But he added that concerning grass clippings and plenty of spectators. Even so, they made the short walk to San- this will be an excellent opportu- projects at the landfill for 2014. several parade goers offered free ta City in the Scout Hut to enter- hot chocolate to other people on tain guests. A long line of kids the street while they waited for and parents crowded into Santa the parade to start. City after watching the parade; Cooking insert The Colby American Legion toddlers visited Santa for a candy Riders started the parade with the cane and a short chat. legion’s truck and about a dozen Judges were watching from a members on motorcycles, fol- reviewing stand to rank the en- lowed by a series of old vehicles tries. The best organizational to be dropped and farm implements, wrapped award went to Nicole’s School in Christmas lights. of Dance; students rode a trailer, After this month, the Colby tent overlaps with Relish, and that Stan Molsad led his grand- waving flashlights in unison. The Free Press will no longer carry Relish would be focused on mid- daughter Ava Stephens on award for most unique went to the cooking magazine Relish, as size to larger cities. her horse Concho, with lights Hatchett Ranch for a convertible its publisher says it wants to focus Changes to several other maga- wrapped around its front legs. sitting on a flatbed trailer. on larger towns. zines were announced as well. They were followed, fittingly The best-decorated award Athlon Media Group, which American Profile will change enough, by the Colby Commu- went to the Molstad family, with produces Relish, along with Spry from weekly to twice a month af- nity College equestrian team. its antique fire truck. The award Living and American Profile, re- ter Dec. 14. The magazine will be Vehicles from Colby’s police and for best religious-themed entry cently purchased Parade and published in fewer large markets fire departments, and the Thomas went to students and staff at Sa- Dash magazines from Advance but will continue to run in smaller County Sheriff and Emergency cred Heart Catholic School. Publications. After the purchase, towns. Parade, which focuses Medical Services brought up The other two awards went to the company announced changes more on entertainment, will be be the end of the parade, with their the parade’s well-decorated farm to circulation, which included distributed mostly in cities. own lights flashing. The Colby/ equipment: best business went dropping Relish from smaller Spry and Athlon Sports will Thomas County Chamber of to Colby Ag Center. Best repre- communities like Colby. continue their current monthly The company said it would no insertion schedules in the Free longer publish Dash, since its con- Press. EVAN BARNUM and SAM DIETER Colby Free Press An antique fire truck (top), Police identify entered into Colby’s Light Parade by the Molstad, made its way down Frank- lin Avenue Sunday eve- shooting victim ning. Farm implements (above right), covered in strands of Christmas GARDEN CITY (AP) – Police cascio approached the vehicle. lights, were visible from have identified the victim of a fa- They say the suspect used a hand- afar as they moved down tal grocery store parking lot shoot- gun to shoot Pascascio during a the street, near the end of ing in western Kansas. verbal argument. the parade. Students of Garden City Police say 32-year- Officers found him with gun- Nicole’s School of Dance old Jeremy Pascascio of Garden shot wounds to his upper body. He took the award for best or- City was killed Saturday after- was transported to an area hospital ganizational entry (right). noon at the Dillons store. They where he was pronounced dead. They had flashlights which say a 21-year-old Wichita man has They found the suspect at a local they moved in unison as been arrested and faces a first-de- YMCA. they rode on a large flat- gree murder charge in the killing. The suspect is being held at the bed trailer. Police say the suspect and a Finney County jail. woman were in a car when Pas- Guantanamo refugees resettle in Uruguay By Leonardo Haberkorn are doing well. sian and a Palestinian – were de- said on Twitter that he agreed with and then sent to Guantanamo as a team, nicknamed the Celeste, in He said the government will tained as suspected militants with the asylum for humanitarian rea- suspected terrorist. the next Copa America, South help them find work and they will ties to al-Qaeda in 2002 but were sons, but said Congress should “Were it not for Uruguay, I America’s chief regional soccer MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay be fully welcomed into Uruguay- never charged. They had been have been consulted. would still be in the black hole tournament. (AP) – The six Guantanamo Bay an society. As with earlier immi- cleared for release since 2009 but One of the men, Abedlhadi in Cuba today,” said the letter re- Uruguayan President Jose Mu- prisoners sent to Uruguay to be re- grants, he said, he expects them could not be sent home and the Omar Faraj, issued a letter through leased by his attorney, Ramzi Kas- jica agreed to accept the men as settled as refugees are welcome to to find “a job, work to put bread U.S. struggled to find countries his attorney thanking Uruguayans sem, in New York. “It is difficult a humanitarian gesture and said bring their families, get jobs and on the table, bring the family, live willing to take them. for accepting the group, and even for me to express how grateful I they would be given help getting cheer for the local soccer team of in peace and sit in the stands of a Fernandez Huidobro denied said he’d already become a fan am for the immense trust that you, established in a country of 3.3 their choice, the country’s defense stadium, becoming a fan of some that the six had any relationship of the country’s national soccer the Uruguayan people, placed in million with a total Muslim popu- minister said today, and one is- soccer team.” with terrorism, noting the U.S. team. me and the other prisoners when lation of perhaps 300 people. sued a letter thanking the country The minister said that one of the had cleared them. The Syrian described himself you opened the doors of your for taking them in. men who had been on a long-term While recent polls showed most as an innocent man from a modest country to us. See “REFUGEES,” Page 2 Eleuterio Fernandez Huidobro hunger strike has begun eating Uruguayans opposed asylum for background who had worked as a “We cannot thank you enough told local radio Carve that the six, and will soon be released from the the ex-prisoners, reaction has mechanic and butcher before he for welcoming us in your land.” who arrived early Sunday, are un- hospital. been muted. Sen. Ope Pasquet was captured and turned over to He said he looked forward to dergoing medical checkups and The six – four Syrians, a Tuni- of the opposition Colorado Party U.S. forces in Pakistan for ransom following the national soccer Page 2 Colby Free Press Monday, December 8, 2014 Area/State Weather Riders join light parade Briefly The deadline for Briefly is noon the day before. Items submitted in the morning will be set up for the following day, space available. The deadline for Monday’s paper is noon Friday. Volunteers need to fill Genesis baskets Volunteers are needed to help Genesis-Thomas County food bank board member fill Christmas food baskets. Come by at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at the Thomas County 4-H building on the fairgrounds.