Priceless TTHURSDAYHURSDAY Take One VOLUME 16, NUMBER 59 THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2008 WINNER OF THE KANSAS GAS SERVICE 2006 KANSAS PROFESSIONAL 2006 KANSAS PROFESSIONAL WINNER OF THE KANSAS PRESS EXCELLENCE IN EDITORIAL WRITING COMMUNICATORS PHOTO ESSAY AWARD COMMUNICATORS EDITORIAL AWARD ASSOCIATION ADVERTISING AWARD King Art And Writing Lewis Takes The Beer Challenge Contest Winners Chosen As many of us are setting (and — for every pound they lose, with Two best of show winners, nine first Honorable Mention: quickly breaking) New Year’s res- proceeds benefiting the Terry C. place winners and six honorable men- Arianna Cravens, 3rd-4th grade cat- olutions, two Manhattan men have Johnson Center for Basic Cancer tions have been awarded for this year’s egory, Bluemont Elementary School decided to enter publicly into a Research. Both men have lost Martin Luther King, Jr. Art and Lane Sorell, 5th-6th grade category, friendly weight-loss challenge as immediate family members to Writing Contest. The contest is a part Manhattan Catholic School an added incentive to meet their cancer, so cancer research is a of the Manhattan community’s annual Renee Slick, Adult category, Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration. personal weight-loss goals. cause they are dedicated to sup- Manhattan A total of 258 pieces were entered in Four volunteer judges in each cate- Frank Beer, owner of porting. this year’s contest, 121 art and 137 gory selected the winning entries. Manhattan’s RadioShack, and “I try to do something to benefit writing. Judges in the art category included: Dave Lewis, local media personal- the Cancer Center every year,” Winners were selected in both the art Katherine Schalgeck of the Beach ity, owner of All Star DJ, and Beer said. “I realized I hadn’t done and writing categories in five groups Museum of Art, local artist Diane advertising representative for anything for 2007, so I decided (kindergarten-2nd grade, 3rd-4th Dollar, Victoria Martin of Manhattan Sunflower Publications, have this would be a great opportunity.” grade, 5th-6th grade, 7th-12th grade, Public Library, and Moon-Hee Chung agreed to be the first participants Beer and Lewis will appear and adult). Additionally, a Best of from the Manhattan Methodist Church. of the Mercy LIGHT Challenge, a around the 15th of each month on Show winner and three Honorable Writing Judges were: Marcia Allen of weight-loss challenge facilitated WIBW-TV (most likely during the Mention winners were selected in both Manhattan Public Library, Bunny art and writing from among all cate- through Mercy Regional Health 6 a.m. news) and on KMAN and McBride and Elizabeth Dodd from gories. Kansas State University and Peter Center’s Mercy LIGHT program. B104 radio stations to announce Art Winners Pellegren of Cloud County Mercy LIGHT is a physician- their monthly weight-loss totals Best of Show: Sammi Grieger, 5th- Community College-Geary County supervised weight-loss program Frank Beer Dave Lewis and how the program is going. 6th grade category, Northview Campus. that treats obesity as a disease. At Their progress and the amount of Elementary School Entries addressed Dr. Martin Luther the first appointment, new patients weight loss is certainly most people’s expecting, and I’d like to be able to pledges they raise will also be First Place, grades K-2: Fadia King Jr.’s life themes of non-violence, meet with a physician — either primary objective for entering the keep up.” posted at Husseine, Manhattan social justice, and building bridges medical director Dr. Debra program, the program also monitors As men who are very active in the mercylightchallenge.com and First Place, grades 3-4: Emily between racial and ethnic divides and Doubek or Dr. James Gardner — and sets other types of individual community and with their families, published monthly in a paid adver- Thumm, Bluemont Elementary School could incorporate the theme to assess their medical history, both say it has been difficult to make tisement in The Manhattan First Place, grades 5-6: Kelli “Messages to Dr. King: Reporting health goals for clients, such as low- Forrest, Northview Elementary School weight history, and recent lab Mercury. The two men will also from 2008” and the values Dr. King ering cholesterol and managing healthy eating and exercise a priority. First Place, grades 7-12: Brooke held about non-violence, social justice, results. The physician helps the blood-glucose levels. They hope the challenge and the keep a blog about their experience Grieger, Manhattan High School and building bridges between racial patient set specific goals, then Both Beer, 47, and Lewis, 46, are accountability of publicly having to on the website. First Place, adult: Alicia and ethnic divides. organizes a team of professionals entering the program not only to slim announce their monthly weight loss For more information about the Firstbrook-Rine, Ogden Best of Show entries receive a $20 — including psychologists, dieti- down their waistlines, but because will force them to stick to the pro- Mercy LIGHT Challenge or Honorable Mention: gift card from Manhattan Town Center tians, personal trainers, registered they have found that their weight is gram and get results. Mercy LIGHT, visit mercy- Yunmei Li, 7th-12th grade category, and a certificate. First place entries nurses and possibly even a contributing to other health problems “I don’t want to do the crazy diets lightchallenge.com or call (785) Anthony Middle School receive a $10 gift card from Manhattan bariatric surgeon — to create a as they age. Both men still have — the cabbage soup diet and all 587-4275. Mercy LIGHT has a Jiaying Li, 3rd-4th grade category, Town Center and a certificate. program that will allow the patient young children (Beer has four chil- that,” Beer said. “That’s why I went free monthly seminar for the pub- Marlatt Elementary School Honorable Mention winners receive a to reach those goals. Each pro- with Mercy LIGHT. They work lic to learn about how its program Amya Miller, K-2nd grade cagegory, certificate. dren, with the youngest in third Marlatt Elementary School gram is designed with the individ- works, generally scheduled on the Winners will be officially grade, and Lewis’ family will wel- around your life and find what works Writing Winners announced during the Martin Luther ual’s health challenges, personali- come a new baby next summer) and for you. I’m hoping this competition third Tuesday of each month in the Best of Show: Bharath King, Jr. Public Awards Ceremony at ty, fitness interests and eating want to improve their health so they will be the kick-in-the-pants I need boardroom of the Mercy Regional Krishnamoorthi, 7th-12th grade cate- Manhattan Town Center on Monday, tastes in mind, making it easier to can be active participants in their to stick with [the program].” Sunset Campus, 1105 Sunset gory, Manhattan High School West January 21. These entries will then be maintain the program long term. children’s lives. As an added incentive, Beer and Avenue. In February, this meeting Campus displayed at Manhattan Town Center. Because it is a medical program, “My main goal here is to get Lewis are collecting pledges from will be Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 5:30 First Place, grades K-2: no entries Several other non-winning entries Mercy LIGHT can often be cov- healthy,” Lewis said. “I have a 12- the community on the challenge’s p.m. First Place, grades 3-4: Blake will be displayed in places throughout ered by medical insurance. While year-old daughter and my wife is website — mercylightchallenge.com Johnson, Bluemont Elementary School the community including Manhattan First Place, grades 5-6: Joseph Public Library. Selected works will Haug, Manhattan Catholic School also be published in local newspapers First Place, grades 7-12: Keith and/or read on the radio. Additionally, Naranjo, Eisenhower Middle School a few pieces may be kept for display at First Place, adult: Kasey Portenier, the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka in KSU Football To Host Signing Day 2008 Manhattan Christian College January 2009. Fans will have the opportunity to weight room and team room will also tour the K-State football facilities be available during the social hour of and be introduced to the newest the event. WalkAmerica Is Now members of the Wildcat football pro- The presentation of the class will gram as Kansas State will host its be held inside the team meeting March For Babies room with audio and video available third annual Signing Day with Head Support and Stork’s Cradle. Coach Ron Prince on Wednesday, in the Big 8 Room and the players’ WalkAmerica, the March of Dimes lounge. Video only will also be dis- largest fundraising event, which brought The mission priority of the March of Feb. 6, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Dimes is to fight the growing crisis of Vanier Football Complex and Bill played on the south end zone video in $117 million nationwide last year, has board of the stadium. Attendees are been renamed March for Babies. The prematurity. By engaging more people in Snyder Family Stadium. its mission and educating more pregnant The event for K-State fans will be also encouraged to participate in a new name makes a clear connection to washers tournament on Wagner Field what the March of Dimes is all about – women and moms about healthy babies, hosted by coach Prince, who will the March of Dimes hopes to reach that provide commentary on the from 4-5 p.m. To sign up for the tour- the health of babies. nament, email [email protected] “The name of our event has changed, goal much sooner.