The MIDWEEK Tuesday, July 30, 2013 Goodland1205 Main Avenue, Goodland, Star-News KS 67735 • Phone (785) 899-2338 $1 Volume 81, Number 61 10 Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735 weather report Hospital’s dialysis unit dedicated By Kevin Bottrell gratulatory letter from U.S. Sen. 66° [email protected] Jerry Moran. 10 a.m. A crowd of hospital staff, board Mason recognized the groups and people who have made the dialysis Monday members, public officials, donors and more squeezed into a hallway at unit possible, including local do- Today Goodland Regional Medical Center nors, hospital employees, former on Friday for the official dedica- chief executive officer Jay Jolly, the • Sunset, 8:00 p.m. tion ceremony for the High Plains hospital board and the foundation, Wednesday Dialysis Service. who raised $350,000 for the unit. • Sunrise, 5:46 a.m. More than two years in the mak- “People will see that we had a • Sunset, 7:59 p.m. ing, the dialysis unit is now seeing vision and made it happen,” he said. Midday Conditions patients at nearly full capacity. Mason acknowledged the chal- • Soil temperature 72 degrees Hospital board member Chet lenges facing rural health care, and • Humidity 87 percent Ross gave an introduction. He said said the community has to remain • Sky cloudy he had been personally connected to vibrant and supportive of its health • Winds southeast 5 mph dialysis, having in the past driven a care system. • Barometer 30.01 inches patient for hundreds of miles to get The final speaker was Kansas and stead7 treatment, so he knows how impor- Secretary of Health and Environ- • Record High today 106° (1935) tant it is to have the only dialysis ment Dr. Robert Moser, who said • Record Low today 43° (1971) center in the area. the dialysis unit is a great story of “I’ve talked to some of the pa- what happens when the community Last 24 Hours* tients, and they appreciate it,” he brings up a need and organizations High Sunday 62° said. are able to respond to that need. Low Sunday 53° Ross said the board knew there Moser urged the audience to stay Precipitation ­­.11 was a lot of risk and work involved involved and to continue supporting This month .44 in setting up the center, but they the hospital. Year to date 7.84 were responding to a direct request “You’ve crossed a finish line, but Below Normal 5.02 inches from the community. really it is just the start of a race,” The Topside Forecast Ross introduced Northwest Kan- he said. Today: Partly sunny with a 20 sas Area Medical Foundation board The ministerial alliance, led by percent chance of showers and member Jeff Mason, who thanked Father Norbet Dlabel, provided a thunderstorms after 3 p.m., a high state legislators Ralph Ostmeyer blessing for the dialysis unit, and a Kansas Secretary of Health and Environment Dr. Robert Moser congratulated Goodland Regional near 88, winds light and variable and Ward Cassidy for coming to reception was held afterward in the Medical Center on its new dialysis unit at the dedication ceremony Friday. Behind Moser is a mural, becoming southeast at 5 to 10 the dedication. He also read a con- hospital lobby. which also includes the names of substantial donors to the unit. Photo by Kevin Bottrell/The Goodland Star-News mph in the afternoon and a low around 64. Wednesday: Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 Concussion training Open house planned p.m., a high near 90, winds out of the southwest at 5 to 10 mph and a low around 64. for Wolak Building Extended Forecast Thursday: Partly sunny with a With renovations to the Wolak as city and rural fire departments. 30 percent chance of showers and Fire and Emergency Medical Ser- The three departments will bring out thunderstorms, a high near 90 and vices Building nearly completed, their vehicles and equipment for the a low around 68. the county and city are planning public to see as well as conduct tours (National Weather Service) an open house from noon to 3 p.m. of the building. Saturday. The open house will include The building, which at various lunch, with hamburgers donated by times has been a supermarket and a The Buffalo Guys. The event will factory, has been undergoing reno- end with plenty of time for every- vations to become the new station one to get to the Fair Parade, which for the ambulance service as well begins at 5 p.m. local markets 10 a.m. Wheat — $6.81 bushel Posted county price — $6.59 Corn — $6.26 bushel Posted county price — $6.28 Milo — $5.55 bushel Soybeans — $12.16 bushel Posted county price — $13.67 Emergency crews and a tow truck work to clear wreckage after an accident Friday on I-70 near Brewster. Millet — no bidt Photo by Kevin Bottrell/The Goodland Star-News Sunflowers Oil current crop — $22.50 cwt. Confection — no bid Pinto beans — $28 One injured in wreck (Markets by Scoular Grain, Sun Opta, Frontier Ag and 21st Century Bean. These may not be closing figures. ) on Friday near Brewster An Oakley man was injured According to the Kansas Highway Using student athletes, Goodland emergency medical technician Justin Stasser showed a group of Friday when he was ejected from Patrol report, Majors overcorrected, school district coaches the proper method for transferring an injured player onto a stretcher at the his pickup truck in an accident near crossed both lanes of traffice and concussion training seminar last week. The seminar, put on by the Northwest Kansas Emergency Brewster on Friday. went into the north ditch. The truck inside Medical Service and Dr. Patrick Gleason, gave information on concussions including symptoms, Delbert Majors, 73, of Oakley, rolled and Majors was ejected. He treatments and preventative measures. Photo by Kevin Bottrell/The Goodland Star-News had been driving west on I-70 was taken to Citizens Medical Cen- today when his truck left the roadway. ter in Colby. More lo- cal news and views Some good news for from your Farmers’ market Goodland Star-News those with irrigated crops By Kevin Bottrell well established by winter,” he said, [email protected] “but last year didn’t have the stands Despite a poor winter wheat crop we were used to seeing.” and no end in sight for the drought, There wasn’t enough rain to help there is some good news in the world fill out the wheat in the spring, he of agriculture. said, and it was hit hard by freezes, Justin Herman, a technical agron- which can be devastating if the omist with DuPont in Holyoke, plants are already stressed. Colo., said irrigated crops are doing Part of the problem this year was well in the hot, sunny weather. inconsistent moisture. For example, “In some areas like southwest last week Holyoke got more than an Nebraska, they’re worried about inch of rain while Goodland, about K-18 team the amount of water left to pump,” 150 miles away but with a similar he said. climate, got none. There were some wins regional The milo crop also looks good, pockets of decent crops across the he said, since milo is a little more High Plains, he said, which were di- The Goodland Elks K-18 tolerant of drought than most dry- rectly related to who got that spotty baseball team won the West land crops. moisture during the spring. Regional Tournament in However, Herman said, the lack Outside those areas, a lot of fields Colby on July 20 and 21. of moisture has had an impact were released due to total crop They advanced to the state on all dryland crops. The winter failure. tournament last weekend. wheat was far below expectations. Crops not only need rain, but need See Page 10 Herman said it was hot and dry it at the right time. Rain in May will during planting time last fall, and have a high impact on the winter Ann Myers and Bill Petersen of Westport Grill and Ice Cream Shop were at the Goodland Farm- with below average moisture in the wheat yields. Corn needs moisture ers Market on Saturday selling food and their spices and mixes. The market sells home grown seedbed, the crop did not have very during its pollination phase, Her- produce such as potatoes, squash, corn and garlic and baked goods from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on good emergence. Saturday at Chambers Park, 12th and Center. Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News “Normally wheat stands are fairly See CROPS, Page 5 about our 2 The Goodland Star-News / Tuesday, July 30, 2013 friends genesis and birth salvation army the calendar Genesis and Salvation Army are Bodie James Larson available year round to help those in calendar flakes, apricot halves, beef stew, and sirloin steaks. need. Call (785) 890-2299 to speak The Goodland Farmers Mar- vegetable soup, fruit and nut mix Community dances will be Bodie James Larson was born at to a volunteer. on Fridays, Aug. 9 and ket is open Saturdays from 8 and diced tomatoes. For informa- held from 9:19 a.m. on Monday, July 22, 2013 Aug. 23 activities a.m. to 11 a.m. at Chambers Park. tion call Genesis (785) 890-2299. at Knights of Columbus at Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Prairie Land Food sign up will Hall, 8th and Caldwell, Goodland. Tours of the 1907 Victorian Selling are baked goods and fresh Center in Denver.