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at a glance Scouts ready for event With goals to celebrate a worldwide friendship, local Girl Scouts soon will have plenty to share about people and places on Earth. The annual World Thinking Day celebration is officially scheduled for Friday, but local scouts are celebrating from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Junction City Middle School. Troops will have booths and tables displayed with information they have studied and collected from other countries. More than 200 Scouts and leaders are expected to participate. Page 3A

Changes coming The local health department recently installed a new sign, but that’s not the only change coming. With the city stopping funding in a couple of years, the Geary County Health Department (previously Junction CityGeary County Health Department) is expected to receive less State Formula (General Health) Funds. “We can’t be upset about that because it’s a county responsibility,” Administrator Patricia Hunter said. “For a long time we’ve had this collaborative with the city. As time has changed, so does the relationships.” Page 3A

KC restaurant leveled Investigators are searching the rubble and trying to understand what caused an explosion at a Kansas City, Mo., restaurant, on Tuesday. Witnesses reported a strong smell of gas before the blast. Fifteen people were reported injured in the accident. Page 4A

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Wednesday stated during a weather city.beat@thedailyunion.net conference call the area likely will see With predictions of heavy snow, chilly 12 to 15 inches of temperatures and gusty winds, the closures snow by tonight of schools, municipal facilities and cancellaafter all is said and tion of activities around the area already was done. The bulk of happening early in the afternoon Wednesthat snow could fall this afternoon when east day. winds will be blowing 15 Unified School District to 25 mph with gusts up to 475 announced today’s clo30 mph. sure yesterday at about That combination “It’s probably been 10 1:35 p.m., while announcewould produce reduced ments for only essential years since we’ve had a visibility and a storm to personnel needed on Fort be taken seriously, Geary possible significant Riley and at Geary ComEmergency Manweather event like this.” County munity Hospital occurred agement Director Garry later in the afternoon Berges said. Gary Berges Wednesday. “It’s probably been 10 The reason for the early Geary County Emergency Management years since we’ve had a decisions was that Geary Director possible significant County residents were weather event like this,” expected to wake up to he said Wednesday after the conference call. three to four inches of snow this morning Berges warned residents not to take lightly with a whole lot more on its way. Please see Storm, 12A The National Weather Service in Topeka

Emergency snow accident reporting During weather conditions where numerous accidents occur, the Geary County Sheriff’s Department and Junction City Police Department can be overwhelmed by calls for service involving minor accidents. Procedures • The departments will not respond to noninjury accidents when the vehicles are operable. • Drivers should move to a place of safety and then exchange insurance information and report the accident to their insurance company as soon as possible. File a report when there is property damage more than $1,000 with the appropriate law enforcement agency within 48 hours. • All injury accidents and accidents that block the street due to disabled vehicles should be reported to law enforcement, who will respond. • As soon as caseload permits, the departments will go back to normal report taking.

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Effort falls flat B y T im Weideman

city.beat@thedailyunion.net A letter from the Junction City Commission may not be the best way to go about retrieving money owed to the city. That’s the advice from city attorney Katie Logan, who said commissioners would need to be cautious about stating anything but factual information in the letter, which would have been sent to parties involved in the planned Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence. The idea of the letter was to share the facts about Thomas Fritzel, a major private partner in the proposed park, in an effort to use that information as leverage to retrieve unpaid property taxes from Fritzel’s Fort Development, which in 2008 developed Olivia Farms in Junction City. Fort Development, as reported in an article published Feb. 3 in the Lawrence Journal-World, owes $3.42 million in unpaid property taxes and special assessments on Olivia Farms properties. The Journal-World’s article linked Fritzel to Fort Development and Bliss Sports, which is his development company involved with the Please see Letter, 12A

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Mike Lancer of Milford discusses vintage toys and collectibles during a Monday event at the Dorothy Bramlage Public Library. Along with other vivid collectors, it allowed participants to discuss the items and their value over time.

CVB helping out with tourism grants B y C hase Jordan

c.jordan@thedailyunion.net Geary County Convention & Visitors Bureau officials are revamping how they hand out cash for special events and projects. CVB committee members approved a process requiring those seekinggrants to fill out an application explaining how they can help impact tourism in Geary County. The maximum amount allowed is $1,000. Some of the questions and criteria involve lodging, attendance and expenses. Adam Wilkey, chair of CVB com-

mittee, said Tuesday it gives the organization an opportunity to have a proper review of each request. It’s their first year using the system. “It’s one of those deals where you learn as you go,” Wilkey said. “There are many projects in the community that the CVB has been involved with in the past and we want to continue to be involved.” Connie Hall, executive director of the CVB, said about $10,000 is available for grants. Committee members also approved a similar application for the support of community events and attractions that can bring positive tourism to the area. About

$86,000 has been set aside for this category. Prior to the approval, organizations and individuals made presentations to the committee. Wilkey encourage groups or individuals to fill out applications for upcoming projects. “We would like to get those applications in as soon as possible,” Wilkey said. “If you have something coming up down the road, summertime or the fall, now is the time to get the application in.” The applications are due 5 p.m. Friday, March 29.

Buffalo Soldier history alive, well in JC B y T im Weideman

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n entire book could have been written from the amount of living history present Tuesday night when two Buffalo Soldiers were reunited. A little more than a dozen people gathered for an intimate dinner in the small Milford room at the Courtyard by Marriott to welcome troopers James Madison of Kansas City, Mo., and Albert Curley of Junction City. Both in their 90s, the two men share experiences only an evershrinking number of others can claim. Buffalo Soldiers, as they were called by Native Americans because of their toughness and the similarity between their curly hair and buffaloes’ manes, were members of the all-African American 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments activated between the 1800s and the mid-1900s. Both Madison and Curley experienced the Army before segregation was ended by

an executive order from President Harry S. Truman in 1948. “It’s a bond there, that we were selected,” Madison said. “See, you don’t just choose it. They put you in there where they want you at. That’s what happened to us. That’s what happened to me, anyway.” Madison made the trip to deliver a speech Wednesday at Fort Riley’s African American-Black History Month program. Madison said the trip to Junction City, which he last made about five years ago, always is special. “It means the whole world to me,” he said. “See, I started out here in 1942. I had my basic training here and everything, so it was good to see the old fort again.” Madison served until he was discharged from Fort Lewis near Seattle in late 1945. He is the president of the Kansas CityLeavenworth chapter of the 9th and 10th Buffalo Soldier Cavalry Association. Curley, who served in the Army from Please see Reunion, 12A

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Albert Curley (left) greets James Madison (right) Tuesday at a small reunion dinner at the Courtyard by Marriott in Junction City. Curley and Madison, both in their 90s, are two of an everdecreasing number of remaining Buffalo Soldiers. For news updates throughout the day, visit www.thedailyunion.net

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A letter from the Junction City Commission may not be the best way to go about retrieving money owed to the city. Junction City resident Mark Sanders and Commissioner Scott Johnson had proposed sending a letter detailing Thomas Fritzel’s unpaid property taxes in Geary County as a member of Fort Development. Fritzel is involved in the construction of Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence. Otter members of the Commission said Tuesday that an article in the Lawrence JournalWorld adequately stated the facts of the case. A story from the Commission’s meeting was posted late Tuesday and was the day’s second most viewed article.

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A group of family members and friends of Brady Mortimer releases balloons and unveiled his tombstone in a ceremony Sunday. Mortimer, 3, of Junction City, died Aug. 4 at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis Tenn., after battling a rare form of brain cancer. A story on the ceremony was posted Tuesday afternoon and was the day’s most read article online.

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The annual World Thinking Day celebration is officially scheduled for Friday, but local scouts will celebrate worldwide friendship a day later. Troops will have booths and tables displayed with information they have studied and collected from other countries. More than 200 Scouts and leaders are expected to participate. Some of the activities include the sharing of food, music, skits and dancing. A story detailing Thinking Day was posted Wednesday morning and was the day’s most read individual article.

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Junction City and Geary County residents are invited to attend a legislative coffee event hosted by the Junction City Area Chamberof Commerce. The public event will be held Feb. 25 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the chamber offices, which are located at 222 W. Sixth St. State Sen. Jeff Longbine, District 17; state Rep. Tom Moxley, District 68; and state Rep. Alan Rothlisberg, District 65, will speak at the event.

Financial Peace University to assist Junction City families Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University is hosting financial lessons at Junction City Church of the Nazarene, 1025 S. Washington St. The nine-week course for families and individuals is scheduled to begin 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 at JC Naz. For more information or to register, contact Paula Connors at (785) 762-4402.

VITA site tax prep appointments available The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program provides free tax preparation for individuals and/or families with a gross income less than $50,000. Volunteer tax assistors prepare Federal returns and Kansas State returns. Every Monday and Wednesday evenings, starting in February through April 10, volunteers will be scheduling appointments for the free service. To schedule an appointment you must call the United Way of Junction City-Geary County at (785) 238-2117.

Community calendar Today, Feb. 21 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Line dancing at Senior Citizens Center 9:30 a.m. MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), First Southern Baptist Church, child care provided 1 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), Episcopal Church of the Covenant, 314 N. Adams St. 2 p.m. Doors open at the Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St. 5 to 8 p.m. Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary kitchen is open with full meals 6:30 p.m. Bingo at American Legion Post 45, Fourth and Franklin streets 6:30 p.m. Flinthills Depression and Bipolar Alliance Support Group, First Christian Church, Fifth and Humboldt, Manhattan 7:30 p.m. Stated Communications, Union Masonic Lodge No. 7 AF&AM 8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St. Senior Citizens Center errands to Walmart

Friday, Feb. 22

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Pictured are (from left) Marion Schweitzer-Noble, Mandela Lofton, Barton Community College President Dr. Carl Heilman, Michelle Klepper and Michelle Miller. All honorees earned a medal to commemorate their achievement as well as a certificate.

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Four students from Barton Community College in the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society were recognized Thursday for being selected as members of the PTK All-Kansas Academic Team at an award luncheon at the Ramada Inn in Topeka. Sophomores Michelle Klepper and Michelle Miller of Ellinwood from the Great Bend campus, and Mandela Lofton and Marion Schweitzer-Noble of Manhattan from the Fort Riley campus, all attended the award ceremony and luncheon, which included a keynote

address from Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt. Schmidt stressed the importance of public service to the honorees, a virtue held dear by the PTK organization. “We need to figure out problems, and find ways to solve them together,” he said. “You will all be deciding how to best utilize your talents as you move forward with your education, and I hope that you decide to give some of your talents back through public service and we can leave this place better than we found it.” PTK is the international honor society for two-year colleges and symbolizes an excel-

lence in higher education. Students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher are invited to join the PTK. The PTK group at Barton spends significant time sponsoring local events as well as helping out at other community events that are sponsored by others. The students had to go through an application process and have their applications reviewed by an anonymous selection panel on their respective campuses. All four students will have a chance at being named to PTK’s All-America Academic Team, which will be announced in March.

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city.beat@thedailyunion.net Though it’s not a Junction City vendor, the Kansas Highway Patrol Partners program’s price for nine 2013 police package Chevrolet Tahoes can’t be beat. City Commissioners Tuesday approved buying the vehicles from the program for $250,227. They also approved placing five Chevrolet Tahoes, two 2001 Ford Crown Victories and one 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe from the Junction City Police Department’s current fleet up for auction.

Commissioners discussed the downside of selecting an outside dealer. “I guess it bothers me a little bit to send money out of town when it could be supporting jobs here in town, even though it is a $19,000 difference (from Jim Clark’s bid),” Mayor Pat Landes said. However, commissioners gave their approval based on the significant price difference. Junction City Police Chief Tim Brown said the Tahoes last about four years and the department may in a couple years look to buy several more. “Hopefully, we’ll get into an

opportunity with this purchase program where we may go down the road three years and try to buy a couple more then to keep from having to do this large purchase every four years,” Browns said. Replacement of the vehicles was approved in the city’s 2013 police budget. Proceeds from the proposed sale of the older vehicles, except for the 1999 Tahoe, will be deposited into the general fund. Proceeds from the older Tahoe will be placed into the special law enforcement fund. Please see Police, 12A

The local health department recently installed a new sign, but that’s not the only change coming. With the city stopping funding in a couple of years, the Geary County Health Department (previously Junction City-Geary County Health Department) is expected to receive less State Formula (General Health) Funds. “We can’t be upset about that because it’s a county responsibility,” Administrator Patricia Hunter said. “For a long time we’ve had this collaborative with the city. As time has changed, so does the relationships.” According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, funding is provided to help ensure “adequate health services are available to all inhabitants of the state of Kansas.” Hunter said it’s based on how many people reside in the area. Each year the department is required to send city and county data to state officials. Currently, the department receives more than $20,000 from the state. Hunter expects to lose about $6,000 in the future. “Whether it’s $5,000 or $6,000, it’s still a lot of money we’re not getting,” Hunter said. Funds are used to assist with tasks such as immunizations and testing for tuberculosis (TB). “It’s a good way of utilizing the money,” Hunter said about the funding. “But we still have to protect the community, we can’t have anybody out there with active TB that’s not controlled.” The city is expected to gradually decrease funding each year until 2015. “I think it helps us with planning,” Hunter said. “From that aspect, I’m appreciative of the city commissioners.”

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m.editor@thedailyunion.net With goals to celebrate a worldwide friendship, local Girl Scouts soon will have plenty to share about people and places on Earth. The annual World Thinking Day celebration is officially scheduled for Friday, but local scouts are celebrating from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Junction City Middle School. Troops will have booths and tables displayed with information they have studied and collected from other countries. More than 200 Scouts and leaders are expected to participate. Some of the activities include the sharing of food, music, skits and dancing. According to the organization, this year’s theme is “‘girls worldwide say “together we can save chil-

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Girl Scouts from Junction City and Fort Riley will conduct their first Flag Retirement Ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 2 at 921 W. Fourth St. (next to the municipal pool). The organization is inviting anyone to bring their worn and damaged flags that have outlived their service and commit them to a flame, burning them with reverence and decorum in accordance with the United States Flag Code Ashes from the ceremony will be used in future flag retirements. Active duty and veterans are welcomed to attend. dren’s lives.’” It gives girls a chance to take action on issues affecting children’s lives in other countries. The theme is based on a development goal focused on reducing the child mortality rate around the globe. Thinking Day was created in 1926 at the fourth Girl Guide/Girl Scout International Conference. Attendees decided to have a special day to think about each other and give appreciation for other Girl Scouts. Feb. 22 was selected because it was the mutual birthday of Lord Baden-

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9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Exercise at Senior Citizens Center Noon Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St. 2 p.m. Doors open at the Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St. 5 to 8 p.m. Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles kitchen is open with short-order meals 6 p.m. Ogden American Legion Bingo, 515 Riley Blvd. 6 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, Women’s meeting, 119 W. 7th St. 6:30 p.m. JC Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary Bingo, 203 E. 10th St., open to public 7 p.m. New Beginnings-New Life Support Group, Martha Hoover Conference Room, Geary County Community Hospital 8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

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Powell, founder of the Boy Scout movement, and his wife, Olave, who served as World Chief Guide. It was later suggested to also add a voluntary contribution in 1932 during the world conference, held in Poland. The suggestion created the World Associa-

tion’s Thinking Day Fund, which helps offer Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting worldwide. To emphasize the global

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Senate Gas leak reported before restaurant leveled moves against sex-based abortions B y B ill D raper and H eather H ollingswor th

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A day after a natural gas explosion leveled a popular restaurant, investigators raced to search the rubble and tried to understand how the blast happened despite suspicions that flammable fuel had been leaking, maybe for weeks, somewhere in the busy outdoor shopping area. Hours before the explosion, witnesses reported a strong smell of gas, and firefighters were summoned to the scene at one point but left without ordering an evacuation. As the cleanup got under way Wednesday, search-and-rescue crews recovered a body, and the mayor worried that the debris could be concealing other victims. Mayor Sly James declined to say whether the body was that of a man or a woman, though authorities had been looking for a missing woman who worked at JJ’s restaurant and had been seen there before the Tuesday evening blast. They previously said she was the only person still unaccounted for. But James said at a news conference that authorities could not be “100 percent sure” they had accounted “for every single person that may have been at JJ’s when the explosion occurred.” The search started without a list of people who were in the building. Crews using flashlights, cadaver dogs and heavy equipment rushed to finish the search ahead of a winter storm that was expected to bring heavy snow. The explosion occurred after a construction crew apparently struck a natural gas line, touching off a blast that could be felt for nearly a mile. Surveillance video from a nearby travel agency shows a fireball erupting from the restaurant’s roof, showering the street with debris and throwing up a cloud of dust and smoke. The blast shattered glass in neighboring buildings. Fifteen people were injured. Six were still hospitalized Wednesday, James said. People who live and work in the area reported smelling gas for some time. Jeff Rogers was waiting at a bus

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TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate gave first-round approval Tuesday to a bill prohibiting doctors from terminating a pregnancy solely because a woman doesn’t want a baby of a certain gender, with supporters brushing aside criticism that the KCTV • The Associated Press measure didn’t give providers In this image taken from video from KCTV, firefighters battle a massive fire at Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Mo. Tuesenough protection against day. false accusations. The Senate’s voice vote and some training in this stuff.” stop down the street from JJ’s trict. advanced the measure to The restaurant was a fixture on The fire chief said the precise when the explosion knocked him another, final vote Wednesthe city’s culinary scene for more cause of the gas leak is still under and another man to the ground. day, when members are He said he had smelled gas — than 27 years. Locals knew it as a investigation. expected to approve it and A construction project had been although “not strong” — at the prime after-work stop, though it send it to the House. Both won a broader reputation after going on across a narrow, one-way intersection for the past couple of chambers have solid antiweeks. Then the odor intensified receiving consistently high ratings street from JJ’s for seven years. abortion majorities, and from contributors to Zagat’s res- But it was not clear Wednesday Tuesday. Republican Gov. Sam BrownWilliam Borregard, who lives taurant guides, both for its food whether that work was connected back also is a strong abortion to the contractor that MGE said with his sister and her fianci in and its long wine list. opponent. Firefighters received a call about had been underground. the apartment building nearest to The bill makes it a misdemeanor the first time a doctor MGE planned to issue a stateJJ’s, said he had noticed a strange 5:15 p.m. that a construction workis convicted of performing a smell for weeks that had worsened er had hit a gas line near the res- ment later Wednesday. sex-selection abortion and a The Missouri Public Service in recent days. On Tuesday, they taurant, and they conferred with felony each time afterward. A called the apartment manager. employees of Missouri Gas Ener- Commission, which oversees utiliwoman’s husband could sue a ties, launched an investigation “We said it’s very pungent, and gy, which supplies the area. doctor over such a procedure, you should come out here and It wasn’t clear Wednesday how into the blast, dispatching five as could a parent or guardian check it out,” he said. “He came hard firefighters or utility officials employees to the site. of a girl under 18 who had Commission Chairman Kevin over and rapped on the door and worked to evacuate the restaurant one. But the measure says said there’s nothing to worry after gas was first noticed. Fire Gunn said preliminary informathat women who have such about. Stay in your apartment. Chief Paul Berardi said the fire tion indicates that gas pipelines abortions can’t be prosecutThat was five minutes prior to the department deferred to the utility had been marked as required. ed. Investigators will look at whethexplosion.” since it would have more expertise There’s no solid data on Dr. John Verstraete, a physician in assessing the seriousness of the er MGE followed state rules in how many sex-selection aborresponding to the gas leak reportwho works at a medical practice situation. tions are performed in Kannext to the restaurant, told The Richard Kuprewicz, a pipeline ed beforehand. It could take up to sas. Abortion rights supportKansas City Star that some office safety consultant in Redmond, six months before a final report is ers contend there’s no evidence of them, but abortion employees smelled gas for several Wash., said federal law holds the issued. foes believe it’s a growing Rebecca Craven, program direchours Tuesday afternoon. The utility responsible for deciding problem because of more smell grew stronger through the whether to evacuate, but assessing tor for the Pipeline Safety Trust in sophisticated prenatal testBellingham, Wash., said natural day. the risk isn’t always easy. ing. Supporters of the bill A gas company employee entered Sometimes it’s difficult to deter- gas explosions are “ridiculously also have said such abortions the building just before 6 p.m. and mine how much gas has been built common,” with 37 percent of the almost always occur because recommended evacuating. up. And even highly trained people most serious incidents caused by a woman, her husband or her digging damage. The blast happened around 6 can underestimate the danger. family doesn’t want a girl. “Distribution lines are everyp.m. Tuesday, when the dinner “I’ve seen people who work for “Who protects them?” said crowd would have been filing into gas companies and have gas sniff- where in every big city,” Craven Sen. Ralph Ostmeyer, a GrinJJ’s and the many other restau- ers, and their bodies are found in said. “They get dinged by connell Republican who supports rants in the upscale Country Club buildings,” Kuprewicz said. “There struction folks or people putting the bill. “The unborn have Plaza shopping and dining dis- is some art and some experience in a new mailbox all the time.” nobody if we won’t protect them.” The bill is one of several measures backed by the influential anti-abortion group Kansans for Life. The House Federal and State Affairs arms, ammunition or acces- President Barack Obama weapons into more public committee has drawn little B y John H anna Committee planned to have a hearing Wednesday on a bill sories manufactured, sold supports. They said such a buildings and another mea- opposition so far, and 12 of The Associated Press designed to prevent the state and kept within Kansas. ban is likely to cover weap- sure to prevent cities and the panel’s 23 members are from subsidizing abortions Also, the measure would ons owned by millions of counties from placing restric- among its 49 sponsors. The TOPEKA — Gun rights indirectly through tax exemplimit the circumstances in Americans and could lead to tions on people who are advocacy group Kansas advocates are pushing Kantions or credits. attempts to confiscate them, allowed by law to carry a Action for Children opposes sas state lawmakers to coun- which doctors could quiz Abortion rights supporters despite protections for gun firearm. A concealed carry the provision limiting the their patients on whether ter potential moves by the didn’t testify against the sexrights under the Second bill also is before the Senate circumstances in which docthey have guns in their federal government to selection ban when a Senate L ots of B ird S upplies Amendment to the U.S. Con- Federal and State Affairs tors can collect information homes. restrict access to firearms. committee considered it, and Committee. stitution. 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The Daily Union. Thursday, February 21, 2013

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Grady Malsbury Press Supervisor Past Publishers John Montgomery, 1892-1936 Harry Montgomery, 1936-1952 John D. Montgomery, 1952-1973

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e propose to stand by the progressive “W movements which will benefit the condition of the people of these United States.”

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Our view

Further tax overhaul a fight

he Kansas Legislature is showing signs it might not be as willing to further overhaul the state’s tax system as Gov. Sam Brownback had hoped — even with a Republican supermajority. Our long-held view is that the governor’s push for more tax cuts is precipitous and could jeopardize the state’s long-term future, and it relies on a risky and untested premise that the cuts will result in economic growth. One way the governor wants to balance the cuts in income tax rate is by eliminating two popular state tax deductions, for the property taxes and interest that homeowners pay each year. We oppose eliminating those deductions, which are incentives especially for middle-class taxpayers to buy a home. Both on the state and the federal level, they are the most common deduction taxpayers take. As the housing market continues to struggle to rebound, we don’t think it is helpful to drop those popular deductions. Brownback and his allies also want to drop a scheduled decrease in the state sales tax from 6.3 percent to 5.7 percent that is to take place in July. That was promised three years ago by then-Gov Mark Parkinson when the rate was increased to the current level in order to balance the budget. Brownback would prefer to cut income taxes and keep the sales tax at the current rate. Our view is that further cutting any taxes when the state faces a $300 million budget deficit is foolhardy.

Budget numbers a problem

The governor’s office is not exactly inspiring confidence with its use of budget numbers lately. Brownback recently blamed his predecessor for spending $2 billion more than he actually did when in office, claiming Parkinson spent a record $16 billion in 2010. The actual figure is $14 billion. That is a significant difference. Brownback, who is touring the state with a PowerPoint presentation to sell his tax plan and fight a court decision that the state is shortchanging schools when it comes to funding, is also claiming that just 54 percent of state funding makes its way to the classroom. However, the actual number as reported by law to the Census Bureau and a federal statistics center is 61.9 percent. We do agree with the governor that the percentage of funding that makes it to the classroom should be higher — by law it is supposed to be 65 percent — but it isn’t as low as he claims. Throwing around inaccurate numbers is one reason we are skeptical when the governor claims the state can make up the difference in economic growth if it continues to cut income tax rates. There are other reasons as well — namely that it hasn’t worked anywhere else.

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A GCCD thanks

To the Editor:

he Geary County Conservation District would like to thank businesses, individuals and organizations that contributed toward our successful Annual Meeting held January 24. Thanks to Chuck Otte, Geary County Extension Agent for emceeing the evening, all of the students and teachers who participated in the poster and essay contests; Kevin Religa, Justin Trout NRCS who helped in so many ways; and everyone who helped to set-up and clean-up. A special thank you to David and Laura Munson, William and SuAnn Burgin and John Garranson. We appreciate you letting us share all of your efforts made toward the preservation of Geary County’s natural resources We couldn’t have done it without all of you. Many thanks for all of your hard work and contributions.

Board of Supervisors and staff Geary County Conservation District Editor’s Note: The names of businesses have been removed from this letter per our policy.

Dredging proposed for Redmond Reservoir B y John S chlageck

Kansas Farm Bureau

ohn Redmond Reservoir has become the poster child for the reservoir sedimentation issue in Kansas. Since it was constructed, the reservoir has lost more than 40 percent of its capacity to sedimentation. Located in Coffey County, John Redmond was built in 1964 to control flooding in the Neosho River Basin. The reservoir also provides water storage for municipal and industrial customers who contract with the state of Kansas. Susan Metzger, policy and planning director at the Kansas Water Office (KWO) says sedimentation happens in all lakes, but at John Redmond it happens to be filling in quicker than anticipated. Three years of drought have exacerbated the dwindling water supply in the reservoir. The primary concern remains the loss of storage for the downstream municipalities and industrial customers. “We need to identify ways to improve storage conditions to meet the customers’ needs, especially if this drought were to extend over time,” Metzger told nearly 100 people attending a public information meeting in Burlington on Feb. 5. In an effort to slow down the amount of sedimentation into John Redmond, watershed and stream bank stabilization initiatives have taken place

upstream. The Kansas Water Office is working with the Army Corps of Engineers to reallocate a portion of the flood storage to water supply storage. KWO is also asking for a two-foot permanent pool rise from 1,039 to 1,041 feet that may help meet water users’ demands for another 20-30 years. Even with these efforts, KWO understands John Redmond needs additional help to restore water storage capacity and meet water customers’ demands. “We believe our most efficient and most practical alternative is to remove sediment through dredging at John Redmond,” Metzger said. To supply future water demands, KWO projects 600,000 cubic yards of sediment will need to be removed annually. Doing so could create approximately 400-acre feet of water storage per year. “Estimates project it will cost $6-15 per cubic yard for removal,” Metzger said. “This would amount to $6-8 million a year to remove sediment.” The cost for the project will be paid for entirely by non-federal funds, she said. The water office has funds to accomplish the preliminary planning phase, the development of the environmental impact statement and some preliminary design and engineering for disposal facilities. “We’ve made the argument for this project,” Metzger said. “Now we’ll see what these proposals will show us about the realities of this dredging

project.” During the public comments, Glenn Fisher, Oswego mayor, expressed the sentiment of most people who live downstream from John Redmond and rely on the reservoir for drinking water and the operation of their municipalities. “Whatever we need to do, dredging or raising the water level, do it,” Fisher said. “I want to emphasize the importance to us, because without the water we aren’t going to be able to maintain our communities. To me, this is more important than somebody fishing.” Landowners and farmers expressed their concern that eminent domain will not be used to acquire land for sediment deposit. KWO promised such land will either be acquired through voluntary contribution of the property or through negotiated agreements between the landowner and the state including compensation for temporary use of the property. “If you own land near the reservoir and are interested in learning more about the possibility of using your property for temporary sediment disposal, please contact KWO,” Metzger said.

J o h n S c h l a g e c k is a leading commentator on agriculture and rural Kansas. Born and raised on a diversified farm in northwestern Kansas, his writing reflects a lifetime of experience, knowledge and passion.

State’s out of money B y Tom M oxley

State Representative

uote of the Week: “Chance favors the prepared mind.” Louis Pasteur It’s Just Funny — If it ain’t broke, fix it ‘til it is! Tom’s Take — Legislators are having an “out of money experience”. Budgets are being shuffled to make up for part of the $704 million in state revenue that was lost in last year’s tax reduction. It has been nothing but variations of the old game using three shells and a pea. As an example, the Governor takes money from early childhood education and puts it toward K-4 reading. The Governor takes $125 million from Department of Transportation highway maintenance funds and uses it to bus children to school. As you have heard from me before, he is not really reducing the budget but rather shifting spending plus asking for a revenue increase. The tax shifts are starting to have their first exposures. The Governor proposes making up shortages in revenue with sales tax and removing itemized deductions. You get the picture. Equally predictable and irrational is what the legislative bodies are proposing. At this point, they are preparing a budget that does not use any new revenue. It just removes $704 million out of a $6.1 billion budget. This means much lower spending; therefore, guaranteeing fewer services flowing down from state government. The reality of this course of action will lead to local units of government to have to look for funding elsewhere. Most likely this will result in local

property taxes being used to fund these services. My view is that this “all cuts budget” approach will not pass the legislature. When we get to the end of our session, I predict that the legislature is going to end up spending about what the original Governor’s budget proposed but without much of his revenue increases. There may be a small revenue package passed, but the bulk of the shortfall will be made up with our 2013 carryover balance. This would spend down our end of year reserve money to near zero, but there would be little state tax revenue increases. As I mentioned before, this is predictable and irrational. I will continue to do my best to look after the hard-working people of Chase, Morris and Geary counties by resisting any property tax increases. Week 5 — If this past week was any indication of how the rest of the legislative session will go, it proves there is still a heavy workload ahead. The deadline has now passed to introduce new bills and legislators will now ramp up their work to advance the legislation before them in committee in order to meet the “Turnaround” deadline. The Turnaround deadline is in two short weeks and marks the halfway point in our legislative session where bills must be considered in the chamber they originated or be among the few which are blessed by an exempt committee. As bills begin to pile up on the calendar, we expect several long days of General Orders debate. Taxes, The Race/Glide to Zero — Those watching were expecting big action last week as the Senate Tax Committee planned to work the Gover-

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nor’s Tax Proposal (SB 78). However, when the time came for action, there was little excitement. The committee voted to amend the bill to delete the language eliminating the property tax deduction on your income taxes. With that amendment, the committee approved the bill with a voice vote, sending it to the Senate floor for further action. The House Tax Committee has not yet announced when they plan to work the Governor’s Tax Plan (HB 2110). An earlier trial balloon had zero votes for it. It appears there is little support for raising revenue. Healthcare — Governor Brownback has not yet announced whether or not Kansas will opt out of the expansion of Medicaid offered by Obamacare. The Fed’s have offered it at no cost to the states for the first three years and then a10 percent share of the cost paid by the states after 2017. Hospitals are strong proponents, as this would cover many of the people whom they treat but do not have the means to pay. In fact this may make the difference in whether many small rural hospitals are able to survive. Immigration — The House Federal and State Affairs Committee heard from Kansas business groups who oppose state action on immigration. The groups are optimistic about the President’s call for immigration reform as they believe it should come from the federal level. This is a contrast to the presentation they heard last week from Secretary of State Kris Kobach. Secretary Kobach made numerous suggestions to the committee about where they should begin reforming our laws to discourage illegal immigration.

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Junction City Police Department

Junction City Fire Department

The Junction City Police Department made 12 arrests and responded to 81 calls in the 48-hour period ending at 6 a.m. Wednesday.

The Junction City Fire Department made 11 transports and responded to 22 calls in the 96-hour period ending 8 a.m. Tuesday. A report for Tuesday was not received as of Wednesday afternoon.

Monday

St.

• 6:02 a.m. — Domestic, 200 block of E. 16th • 7:05 a.m. — Disturbance, 364 Grant Ave. • 8:57 a.m. — Disturbance, 820 Grant Ave. • 1:20 p.m. — Robbery, 713 S. Washington • 3:54 p.m. — Disturbance, 1202 W. 17th St. • 6:28 p.m. — Disturbance, 821 E. Chestnut

Tuesday

• 12:02 a.m. — Disturbance, 418 N. Washington St. • 7:57 a.m. — Domestic, 2200 block of Elk Court • 11:29 a.m. — Theft, 814 W. 13th St. • 1:50 p.m. — Theft, 121 E. Fourth St.

Grandview Plaza Police Department

48-hour period ending 7 a.m. Wednesday.

Tuesday

Friday

• 10:30 a.m. — Motor vehicle accident rescue, I-70 mile marker 292 • 3:04 p.m. — Motor vehicle accident rescue, Fifth and Jefferson

Saturday

• 12:46 a.m. — Motor vehicle accident rescue, Eighth and Meir • 1:01 a.m. — Medical assist • 1:38 a.m. — Wash down, Spruce and Webster • 11:52 a.m. — Structure fire, 948 Grant Ave. • 9:48 p.m. — Medical assist

Sunday

• 9:34 a.m. — Medical assist • 4:58 p.m. — Red alarm, 1810 Caroline • 7:29 p.m. — Medical assist

Monday

The Grandview Plaza Police Department made six arrests and responded to 51 calls in the 120-hour period ending 12 a.m. Wednesday.

Monday

• 12 p.m. — Power line down, 200 E. Ninth

Geary County Sheriff’s Department The Geary County Sheriff’s Department made four arrests and responded to 44 calls in the

• 11:48 a.m. — Theft, 132 Byrd St.

Riley County Police Department The Riley County Police Department made six arrests and reported 41 incidents in the 48-hour period ending 6 a.m. Wednesday.

Aggravated Assault

Monday • 1:37 p.m. — 1725 Anderson Ave., Manhattan

Tuesday • 8:53 a.m. — 1826 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan

Monday • 6:04 p.m. — 5600 block of Fort Riley Blvd., Manhattan • 9:03 p.m. — 404 Brookmont Drive, Manhattan • 9:40 p.m. — 404 Brookmont Drive, Manhattan

Tuesday

Larceny Monday

Damage to Property

Motor Vehicle Theft

Monday

• 2:08 p.m. — Matthew Dickens, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of drug paraphernalia • 11:05 p.m. — Ronald Voeghtly, failure to appear

Tuesday

• 9:10 a.m. — Jesse Bailey, failure to appear • 4:15 p.m. — Torrey Lindsay, failure to appear (2), probation violation (2) • 5:13 p.m. — James Smith, outside warrant • 5:25 p.m. — Brittany Burruss, probation violation • 5:45 p.m. — Jerome Humphrey, failure to appear • 8:30 p.m. — Davion McDonald, obstruction, probation violation • 11:36 p.m. — Amanda Kalins, contribute to a child’s misconduct, obstruction, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia

Wednesday

• 4:43 a.m. — Jordan Nowak, failure to appear

Monday

• 5:58 p.m. — 1209 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan

• 10:45 a.m. — 6907 Chris Court, Manhattan • 1:09 p.m. — 101 E. Bluemont Ave., Manhattan • 3:33 p.m. — 521 N. 12th St., Manhattan Tuesday • 11:43 a.m. — 1218 Moro St., Manhattan

The Geary County Detention Center booked the following individuals during the 48-hour period ending 7 a.m. Wednesday.

• 2:13 p.m. — 1300 block of Fremont St., Manhattan

Tuesday

• 3:32 p.m. — Cody Place, Manhattan

Geary County Detention Center

Accident

Battery

Burglary

• 9:48 p.m. — Disturbance, K-57 mile marker

Monday

Tuesday • 4:06 p.m. — Claflin Road and Hartford Road, Manhattan

Monday • 11:55 a.m. — 430 Moro St., Manhattan • 7:29 p.m. — 1009 Pierre St., Manhattan

DUI Wednesday • 3:17 a.m. — N. Manhattan Ave. and Claflin Road, Manhattan

• 6:42 a.m. — 2100 block of Wildcat Creek Road, Manhattan • 11:54 a.m. — 600 block of N. 12th St., Manhattan • 1:24 p.m. — 1854 Claflin Road, Manhattan • 3:27 p.m. — Tuttle Creek Blvd. and Bluemont Ave., Manhattan • 3:32 p.m. — Tuttle Creek Blvd. and McCall Road, Manhattan • 3:42 p.m. — 2000 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan • 4:43 p.m. — N. Ninth St. and Leavenworth St., Manhattan • 5:22 p.m. — Casement Road and Brookmont Drive, Manhattan • 5:48 p.m. — Garden Way and Anderson Ave., Manhattan • 6:07 p.m. — N. Seth Child Road and Amherst Ave., Manhattan

Tuesday

• 6:28 a.m. — Fort Riley Blvd. and Richards Drive, Manhattan • 11:35 a.m. — 515 Fremont St., Manhattan

Hutchinson man survives being stabbed ‘dozens’ of times A ssociated P ress

Payne was attacked late Monday or early Tuesday after four people forced their way into his home. He was airlifted to a Wichita hospital. A prosecutor said during a hearing Wednesday for one suspect in the stabbing that Payne nearly

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson police say a 19-year-old man survived being stabbed “dozens of time” during a home invasion. Prosecutors say Jeffrey J.

died and remained in critical condition. Other people in the home were allegedly threatened but not injured. One suspect, 22-year-old Jordan Leshore, was charged with several counts, including attempted

first-degree murder. He is jailed on $250,000 bond. A status hearing was scheduled for March 12. The Hutchinson News reports police are still looking for three other suspects.

Ex-teacher pleads guilty to sex charge A ssociated P ress CLEARWATER, Kan. — A former Clearwater Middle School teacher has admitted that she had a new.ads.multiple_Layout 1 9/12/12 yearlong relationship with a 15-year-old boy.

Forty-year-old Cathleen Balman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of indecent liberties with a child. Her trial on three counts of indecent liberties 9:31 AM Page 6 was scheduled with a child to start Wednesday. Two of

the charges were dismissed as part of the plea bargain. Balman will be sentenced April 19. The Wichita Eagle reports Balman was arrested in October 2011 after interviews with the teacher and

others indicated she had been involved with the boy, who was a former student. She was a language arts teacher at the time. Balman was fired five days after her arrest.

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The Junction City Municipal court session scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday was cancelled Wednesday afternoon. Individuals scheduled for Thursday municipal court hearings do not have to appear. Though no court session will be held Thursday, the municipal court building will remain open.

Birth announcements Enrique Avery Govea Steve and Alexis Govea of Junction City announced the birth of their son, Enrique Avery Govea, who was born on Feb. 15, 2013, at the Martha K. Hoover Women’s Health Center in Junction City. Enrique weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces, and was 20 ½ inches long. He joins his brother, Elias Govea, 3, at home. The maternal grandparents are Robert and Jackie Esquiber of Colorado Springs, Colo. The paternal grandparents are Edison and Shelly Govea of Houston, Texas.

Jace Allen Sallee Alexa Sallee of Junction City announced the birth of her son, Jace Allen Sallee, who was born on Feb. 16, 2013, at the Martha K. Hoover Women’s Health Center in Junction City. Jace weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces, and was 20 inches long. The maternal grandparents are Kenneth Sallee of Beaver, Okla., and Lovetta Sallee of Liberal.

Kahmari DeWayne Carter LaShanda Carter of Junction City announced the birth of her son, Kahmari DeWayne Carter, who was born on February 12, 2013, at the Martha K. Hoover Women’s Health Center in Junction City, Kan. Kahmari weighed 9 pounds, 2 ounces, and was 21 ½ inches long. The maternal grandmother is Kim Carter of Junction City.

Madeelyn Rea Hodzic Damir and Kaela Hodzic of Junction City announced the birth of their daughter, Madeelyn Rea Hodzic, who was born on Feb. 12, 2013, at the Martha K. Hoover Women’s Health Center in Junction City, Kan. Madeelyn weighed 5 pounds, 7 ounces, and was 20 inches long. She joins her brother, Kaiden, 6, at home. The maternal grandparents are Julie Hull of Huntsville, Ala., and David Harris of Jackson Hole, Wyo. The paternal grandmother is Mirsada Hodzic of Mobile, Ala. The paternal great-grandmother is Mensura Ganibegovic of Mobile, Ala.

Miah Isabella Woodworth Brian and Heather Woodworth of Manhattan announced the birth of their daughter, Miah Isabella Woodworth, who was born on Feb. 13, 2013, at the Martha K. Hoover Women’s Health Center in Junction City. Miah weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces, and was 19 ¼ inches long. She joins her brother, Jaiden Woodworth, 6, at home. The maternal grandmother is Kathryn Habiger of Topeka. The paternal grandparents are Danny and Lorine Woodworth of Manhattan.

Vander Scott Pickett Scott and Julia Pickett of Junction City announced the birth of their son, Vander Scott Pickett, who was born on Feb. 16, 2013, at the Martha K. Hoover Women’s Health Center in Junction City. Vander weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces, and was 19 ½ inches long. The maternal grandmother is Sherry Scully of Hiram, Ga. The paternal grandparents are Wayne and Cathey Pickett of Douglasville, Ga.

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Associated Press WASHINGTON — As public evidence mounts that the Chinese military is responsible for stealing massive amounts of U.S. government data and corporate trade secrets, the Obama administration is eyeing fines and other trade actions it may take against Beijing or any other country guilty of cyberespionage. According to officials familiar with the plans, the White House will lay out a new report Wednesday that suggests initial, more-aggressive steps the U.S. would take in response to what top authorities say has been an unrelenting campaign of cyberstealing linked to the Chinese government. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the threatened action. The White House plans come after a Virginia-based cybersecurity firm released a torrent of details Monday that tied a secret Chinese military unit in Shanghai to years of cyberattacks against U.S. companies. After analyzing breaches that compromised more than 140 companies, Mandiant has concluded that they can be linked to the People’s Liberation Army’s Unit 61398. Military experts believe the unit is part of the People’s Liberation Army’s cybercommand, which is under the direct authority of the General Staff Department, China’s version of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As such, its activities would be likely to be authorized at the highest levels of China’s military. The release of Mandiant’s report, complete with details on three of the alleged hackers and photographs of one of the military unit’s buildings in Shanghai, makes public what U.S. authorities have said less publicly for years. But it also increases the pressure on the U.S. to take more forceful action against the Chinese for what experts say has been years of systematic espionage. “If the Chinese government flew planes into our airspace, our planes would escort them away. If it happened two, three or four times, the president would be on the phone and there would be threats of retaliation,” said former FBI executive assistant director Shawn Henry. “This is happening thousands of times a day. There needs to be some definition of where the red line is and what the repercussions would be.” Henry, now president of the security firm CrowdStrike, said that rather than tell companies to increase their cybersecurity the government needs to focus more on how to deter the hackers and the nations that are backing them. James Lewis, a cybersecurity expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said that in the past year the White House has been taking a serious look at responding to China, adding that “this will be the year they will put more pressure on, even while realizing it will be hard for the Chinese to change. There’s not an on-off switch.” The Chinese government, meanwhile, has denied involvement in the cyberattacks tracked by Mandiant. Instead, the Foreign Ministry said that China, too, is a victim of hacking, some of it traced to the U.S. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei cited a report by an agency under the Ministry of Information Technology and Industry that said in 2012 alone that foreign hackers used viruses and other malicious software to seize control of 1,400 computers in China and 38,000 websites. “Among the above attacks, those from the U.S. numbered the most,” Hong said at a daily media briefing, lodging the most specific allegations the Chinese government has made about foreign hacking. Cybersecurity experts say U.S. authorities do not conduct similar attacks or steal data from Chinese companies, but acknowledge that intelligence agencies routinely spy on other countries. China is clearly a target of interest, said Lewis, noting that the U.S. would be interested in Beijing’s military policies, such as any plans for action against Taiwan or Japan. In its report, Mandiant said it traced the hacking back to a neighborhood in the outskirts of Shanghai that includes a white 12-story office building run by the PLA’s Unit 61398. Mandiant said there are only two viable conclusions about the involvement of the Chinese military in the cyberattacks: Either Unit 61398 is responsible for the persistent attacks or they are being done by a secret organization of Chinese speakers with direct access to the Shanghai telecommunications infrastructure who are engaged in a multi-year espionage campaign being run right outside the military unit’s gates. “In a state that rigorously monitors

Internet use, it is highly unlikely that the Chinese government is unaware of an attack group that operates from the Pudong New Area of Shanghai,” the Mandiant report said, concluding that the only way the group could function is with the “full knowledge and cooperation” of the Beijing government. The unit “has systematically stolen hundreds of terabytes of data from at least 141 organizations,” Mandiant wrote. A terabyte is 1,000 gigabytes. The most popular version of the new iPhone 5, for example, has 16 gigabytes of space, while the more expensive iPads have as much as 64 gigabytes of space. The U.S. Library of Congress’ 2006-2010 Twitter archive of about 170 billion tweets totals 133.2 terabytes. “At some point we do have to call the Chinese out on this,” said Michael Chertoff, Homeland Security secretary under President George W. Bush and now chairman of the Chertoff Group, a global security firm. “Simply rolling over and averting our eyes, I don’t think is a long-term strategy.” Richard Bejtlich, the chief security officer at Mandiant, said the company decided to make its report public in part to help send a message to both the Chinese and U.S. governments. “At the government level, I see this as a tool that they can use to have discussions with the Chinese, with allies, with others who are concerned about this problem and have an open dialogue without having to worry about sensitivities around disclosing classified information,” Bejtlich said. “This problem is overclassified.” He said the release of an unclassified report that provides detailed evidence will allow authorities to have an open discussion about what to do. Mandiant’s report is filled with hightech details and juicy nuggets that led to its conclusion, including the code names of some of the hackers, like Ugly Gorilla, Dota and SuperHard, and that Dota appears to be a fan of Harry Potter because references to the book and movie character appear as answers to his computer security questions.

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FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2012, file photo, U.S. Marine Gen. John Allen (right) the top commander of U.S. and coalition troops in Afghanistan salutes during a ceremony marking the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, at the NATO headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. President Barack Obama is looking for a new candidate to lead American and allied forces in Europe after his first choice, Allen, bowed out Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, and announced his intention to retire for what he called personal reasons. Oil carried by Keystone will displace heavy crude from Venezuela, Nigeria and other countries that also contributes to global warming, Pourbaix said. “You could shut down oil sands production tomorrow and it would have absolutely no measurable impact on climate change,” he said.

Allen retirement opens Europe TransCanada: Pipeline would not command slot affect climate B y Rober t B ur ns

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Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a shift in strategy, the company that wants to build an oil pipeline from western Canada to Texas said Tuesday that the project will have no measurable effect on global warming. Alex Pourbaix, TransCanada’s president for energy and oil pipelines, said opponents of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline have grossly inflated its likely impact on emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. Canada represents just 2 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, Pourbaix said at a forum sponsored by a manufacturing group that supports the pipeline. Oil sands concentrated in Alberta, where the 1,700mile pipeline would start, make up 5 percent of Canada’s total, Pourbaix said. “Simple math tells us, therefore, that the oil sands represent only one-tenth of 1 percent of global greenhouse emissions,” he said. “Even if production from the oil sands were to double, the (greenhouse gas) contribution from the oil sands would be immaterial to global” greenhouse gas production. Pourbaix’s comments came two days after a rally Sunday by pipeline opponents drew an estimated 35,000 people to Washington. Organizers, including the Sierra Club and other environmental groups, billed the event as the largest climate rally in U.S. history. Thousands of people marched past the White House to urge President Barack Obama to reject the $7 billion pipeline and take other steps to fight climate change. Opponents say the pipeline would carry “dirty oil” derived from tar sands that requires significantly more energy to produce than conventional crude oil and emits up to 20 percent more greenhouse gases. At Tuesday’s forum, organized by the National Association of Manufacturers, Pourbaix took on the climate argument head-on. He and other TransCanada executives have previously emphasized the pipeline’s safety, the jobs it will create and the fact the oil comes from a U.S. neighbor and ally. “Our opponents are trying to make this debate about GHGs,” he said, referring to greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide that are emitted as oil is produced and refined. “So let’s look at Canada’s contribution to global GHGs.” Pourbaix called Canada a leader on climate change and noted that Alberta was the first jurisdiction in North America to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. The province also has imposed a carbon tax, an action the Obama administration has said it will not propose.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is looking for a new candidate to lead American and allied forces in Europe after his first choice, Marine Gen. John Allen, bowed out Tuesday and announced his intention to retire for what he called personal reasons. The move further clouds the picture for Obama as he repositions key figures on his national security team and in key military leadership roles. The White House is fighting for Senate confirmation of Chuck Hagel as defense secretary; a confirmation vote was stalled last week by Republicans but is expected to happen next week. Obama also is switching commanders at Central Command, which is responsible for U.S. military operations throughout the greater Middle East, and Africa Command. After meeting with Allen at the White House, the president issued a brief statement praising Allen’s service. He called the 57-year-old Allen “one of America’s finest military leaders, a true patriot, and a man I have come to respect greatly.” Allen appeared to be a shoo-in as the next top commander of allied forces in Europe. Obama nominated him last Oct. 10, but in November, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta stunned many by announcing that Allen was being investigated for potentially inappropriate email exchanges with a Florida socialite, Jill Kelley. Panetta put Allen’s nomination on hold. Last month, shortly before Allen completed a 19-month tour as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced that Allen had been cleared of any wrongdoing and the White House said it was prepared to re-nominate him for the Europe job. Even so, it was not clear that Allen would choose to go ahead with a Senate confirmation hearing, given the nature of the email probe. Allen is held in high regard by Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee, which would have voted on his appointment, and he was expected to win full Senate confirmation. It came as no surprise to many on Capitol Hill when Allen was cleared of wrongdoing in the email probe, which several lawmakers had indicated was not as troublesome as some had initially suggested. The actual emails between Allen and Kelley were never made public. One of Hagel’s biggest detractors, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., showered Allen with praise Tuesday, saying the nation owes him a great debt and “his leadership in the future will be missed.” An Iraq war veteran with a reputation as an astute strategist, Allen took over in

Kabul in July 2011, succeeding Gen. David Petraeus, who quit to become CIA director. Allen relinquished command Feb. 10 to a fellow Marine general, Joseph Dunford. Allen said retiring from the military was “the only choice I could make.” Although he did not explain his reasons in detail, he said “my primary concern is for the health of my wife, who had sacrificed so much for so long.” He served 38 years in the Marine Corps. In retiring, Allen passed up Obama’s offer to promote him to the Europe job, which is one of the more prestigious jobs in the military. It carries the dual responsibilities of commanding NATO troops from allied headquarters in Belgium and heading the U.S. European Command, a separate organization based in Germany. The U.S. has about 80,000 troops based in Europe. It’s unclear who Obama will nominate for that job. The current commander, Navy Adm. James Stavridis, had planned to leave last year, but was asked to stay on until Allen could take over. He is expected to remain until a successor is confirmed. Army Gen. Carter Ham might have been a logical choice, in part because he previously served as commander of all U.S. Army forces in Europe. But he is scheduled to retire this year. He currently serves as commander of U.S. Africa Command. In a written statement Tuesday, Allen he wants to focus on helping his wife, Kathy, cope with health issues. He was not specific about her ailments, but The Washington Post quoted Allen on Monday as saying that his wife suffers from a combination of chronic health issues that include an autoimmune disorder. “The reasons for my decision are personal,” Allen said in his statement. “I did not come to it lightly or quickly, but given the considerations behind it, I recognized in the end it was the only choice I could make. “While I won’t go into the details, my primary concern is for the health of my wife, who has sacrificed so much for so long. For more than 35 years, my beloved Kathy has devotedly stood beside me and enabled me to serve my country. “It is profoundly sobering to consider how much of that time I have spent away from her and our two precious daughters. It is now my turn to stand beside them, to be there for them when they need me most,” he said. Allen told the Post that his decision to retire was not influenced by the investigation of his email exchanges with Kelley, who was tied to the sex scandal that forced Petraeus to step down last fall as CIA director. Allen told the newspaper, however, that publicity surrounding the email probe “took a toll” on his wife. Word began to spread last week that Allen was having second thoughts about taking the Europe job. When asked at a news conference last week about Allen’s status, Panetta told reporters that the general had been “under a tremendous amount of pressure,” including difficult recommendations on the future course of U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan. Panetta said he advised Allen to take time to weigh his options, consult with his family, and decide his future. In a statement following Obama’s announcement Tuesday, Panetta heaped praise on Allen. “He has earned the lasting thanks of this nation for carrying the heavy burden of leadership with utmost professionalism and courage,” Panetta said. “I wish him and his entire family all the best in the next chapter of their lives.”

The Daily Union. Thursday, February 21, 2013

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In brief Court: Inmates may be entitled to full-time chaplain

California prisons hire fulltime chaplains and spiritual leaders to serve Catholic, Muslim, Jewish, Protestant and Native American inmates. On Tuesday, a federal appeals court gave new life to a decadeslong battle by Wiccan inmates for access to their own full-time chaplain. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a trial judge’s dismissal of a Wiccan prisoner lawsuit seeking the same rights as the five other religious practices. The appeals court said the Wiccan prisoners make a compelling argument that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may be unconstitutionally showing preference to the five religions in violation of the First Amendment. The appeals court ruled that the trial court judge was wrong to dismiss the case almost immediately after it was filed without delving deeper into the evidence. The appeals court also warned that the CDCR may still be able to show that the Wiccans don’t have enough worshippers or critical needs for a full-time chaplain.

Disputed archive could go to Moscow museum

Russian President Vladimir Putin is suggesting that a vast collection of Jewish books and documents that is the focus of a dispute between Moscow and Washington be given a permanent home in the Russian capital’s new Jewish Museum. A U.S. judge in January ordered that Russia be fined $50,000 a day until it turns over the so-called Schneerson Collection to Chabad Lubavitch, a Hasidic movement within Orthodox Judaism headquartered in Brooklyn, N.Y. Russia claims the collection is state property. Putin on Tuesday criticized the ruling, saying “discussion of this problem has taken on elements of confrontation,” Russian news agencies reported. The collection is now held at the state library and military archives.

Presbyterian seminary wins $200K grant

Louisville Seminary has been awarded a $200,000 grant to expand a program that studies African-American churches. The Black Church Studies Program began at Louisville Seminary three years ago and now has 30 students enrolled in the curriculum. Lewis Brogdon, the program’s director at the seminary, says it needed to do more than just offer classes in black theology, African-American Christianity and preaching. Brogdon says the grant will allow the program’s leaders to spend time in local and regional congregations educating laypeople about issues affecting African-American churches and communities. He says it will also help recruit leaders who want to come to the seminary. The grant is from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations. The seminary, founded in 1853, is part of the Presbyterian Church (USA).

Conclave brings out cardinals’ dirty laundry B y N i c o l e Wi n d f i e l d

The Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Popular pressure is mounting in the U.S. and Italy to keep California Cardinal Roger Mahony away from the conclave to elect the next pope because of his role shielding sexually abusive priests, a movement targeting one of the most prominent of a handful of compromised cardinals scheduled to vote next month. Amid the outcry, Mahony has made clear he is coming, and no one can force him to recuse himself. A Vatican historian also said Wednesday that there is no precedent for a cardinal staying home because of personal scandal. But the growing grass-roots campaign is an indication that ordinary Catholics are increasingly demanding a greater say in who is fit to elect the pope, and casts an ugly shadow over the solemn papal election. Conclaves always bring out the worst in cardinals’ dirty laundry, with past sins and transgressions aired anew in the slow news days preceding the vote. This time is no different — except that the revelations of Mahony’s sins are so fresh and come on the tails of a recent round of sex abuse scandals in the U.S. and Europe. This week, the influential Italian Catholic affairs magazine Famiglia Cristiana asked its readers if the Los Angelesbased cardinal Mahony should participate in the conclave given the revelations. “Your opinion: Mahony in the conclave: Yes or No?” reads the online survey of one of Italy’s most-read magazines. The overwhelming majority among more than 350 replies have been a clear-cut “No.” That initiative followed a petition by a group in

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In this April 1, 2012, file photo, Archbishop Jose Gomez speaks during the celebration of Palm Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles. Popular pressure is mounting in the U.S. and Italy to keep California Cardinal Roger Mahony away from the conclave to elect the next pope because of his role shielding sexually abusive priests, a movement targeting one of the most prominent of a handful of compromised cardinals scheduled to vote next month. the United States, Catholics United, demanding that Mahony recuse himself. “It’s the right thing to do,” Andrea Lesn-Grossman, a Los Angeles member of Catholics United, said in a statement on the group’s website. “In the interests of the children who were raped in his diocese, he needs to keep out of the public eye. He has already been stripped of his ministry. If he’s truly sorry for what has happened, he would show some humility and opt to stay home.” Mahony, however, has made clear he will vote. “Count-down to the Papal Conclave has begun. Your prayers needed that we elect the best Pope for today and tomorrow’s Church,” he tweeted earlier this week. He promised daily Twitter updates. The cardinal has also responded directly and indirectly to the outcry on his blog, writing about

the many “humiliations” Jesus endured. “Given all of the storms that have surrounded me and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles recently, God’s grace finally helped me to understand: I am not being called to serve Jesus in humility. Rather, I am being called to something deeper — to be humiliated, disgraced, and rebuffed by many,” he wrote. He said in recent days he had been confronted by many angry people. “I could understand the depth of their anger and outrage — at me, at the Church, at about injustices that swirl around us,” he wrote. “Thanks to God’s special grace, I simply stood there, asking God to bless and forgive them. Last month, a court in Los Angeles ordered the release of thousands of pages of confidential personnel files of more than 120 priests accused of sex abuse. The files show that

Mahony and other top archdiocese of f icials maneuvered behind the scenes to shield accused priests and protect the church from a growing scandal while keeping parishioners in the dark. Mahony was stripped of his duties last month by his successor at the largest Catholic diocese in the United States. But the administrative dressing-down by Archbishop Jose Gomez only affected Mahony’s work in the archdiocese, not his role as a cardinal. Historian Ambrogio Piazzoni, the vice prefect of the Vatican library, said there was no precedent for a cardinal staying away from a conclave because of personal scandal, though in the past some have been impeded either by illness or interference by governments. Regardless, he said, any decision to stay away would have to be approved by the full College of Cardinals given that the main

duty of a cardinal is to vote in a conclave. “The thing that characterizes a cardinal is to be an elector of the pope,” he told reporters. Cardinal Velasio De Paolis, one of the Vatican’s top canon lawyers, told The Associated Press that barring any canonical impediments, Mahony has a right and duty to vote in the conclave. At best, he said, someone could persuade him not to come, but De Paolis insisted he wasn’t suggesting that someone should. Italian newspapers have been filled with profiles of the cardinals whose presence at the conclave would be an “embarrassment” to the Vatican. They include Irish Cardinal Sean Brady, accused of covering up sex abuse; Belgian Cardinal Godfried Danneels, whose offices were searched in 2010 amid a crackdown on pedophile priests by Belgian police; and Cardinal Justin Rigali who retired as archbishop of Philadelphia in disgrace after a grand jury accused him of keeping credibly accused abusers on the job. Dirty laundry was also aired in the run-up to the 2005 conclave that elected Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as pope. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, for example, was cited in a criminal complaint just days before the conclave alleging involvement in the 1976 kidnappings of two fellow Jesuits during Argentina’s dark years of military dictatorship. The cardinal’s spokesman called the allegation by a human rights lawyer “old slander.” According to the only published account of the 2005 secret balloting, Bergoglio came in second place.

So. Baptists urge Scouts to continue ban on gays B y T rav i s L o l l e r

The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The nation’s largest Protestant group is calling on members of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America to uphold a ban on gay Scouts and leaders when it votes in May. The executive committee of the 16-million member Southern Baptist Convention passed the resolution Tuesday, stating that a proposal to alter the ban

would “place the Boy Scout units are sponsored Scouts organization at by religious denominaodds with a consistent bib- tions, including many that lical worldview on matters have supported the ban on of human sexuality, mak- gays. Since the proposed ing it an organization that policy change was would no longer comple- announced, the Nashvillement, but rather contra- based Southern Baptist dict, our belief in God and Convention has been His moral precepts that among the most vocal serve as the basis for our opponents. Christian faith.” The Tuesday resolution The Scouts announced includes a call for likelast month that they would minded corporate leaders 8/13/02 4:41 Page 1 consider a proposal to let 3x5.5 to support thePM Scouts the sponsor of each indi- financially, “sending a vidual troop decide its own strong signal to those corpolicy on gays. porations that have presAbout 70 percent of all sured the Scouts to capitu3x5.5

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the Scouts’ 70-member national executive board. Under intense pressure from both sides, the board punted the decision to the 1,400-member National Council, which meets the week of May 20. The National Council includes regional presidents and representatives of the Scout’s 290 local councils, and is more reflective of the organization’s base than its executive board, which includes high-powered business executives and civic leaders.

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Iran confiscates Buddha statues

Buddha statues have joined Barbie dolls and characters from “The Simpsons” TV cartoon as banned items in the conservative Muslim nation. Authorities are confiscating Buddha statues from shops in the Iranian capital, Tehran, to stop the promotion of Buddhism in the country, according to a report Sunday in the independent Arman daily. Iran has long fought against items, such as Barbie toys, to defuse Western influence, but this appears to be the first time that Iranian authorities are showing an opposition to symbols from the East. Some Iranians buy Buddha’s statues to decorate their homes and cars. “As I understand, none of customers cared about Buddhism, they only bought it for decoration,” said Reza Sanaei, a shopkeeper who sells the statues.

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Jackson Jr. pleads guilty in campaign case B y P ete Yost and F rederic J. F rommer

Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., holding back tears, entered a guilty plea Wednesday in federal court to criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. He faces 46 to 57 months in prison under a plea deal with prosecutors Before entering the plea to the conspiracy charge, Jackson told U.S. District Judge Robert L. Wilkins, “I’ve never been more clear in my life” in his decision to plead guilty. Later, when Wilkins asked if Jackson committed the acts outlined in court papers, the former congressman replied, “I did these things.” He added later, “Sir, for years I lived in my campaign,” and used money from the campaign for personal use. Jackson dabbed his face with tissues, and at point a court employee brought some tissues to Jackson’s lawyer, who gave them to the ex-congressman. Jackson told the judge he was waiving his right to trial. “In perfect candor, your honor, I have no interest in wasting the taxpayers’ time or money,” he said. Sentencing is scheduled for June 28, and Wilkins is not bound by the plea agreement. Jackson is free until then. Jackson entered the courtroom holding hands with his wife, Sandra, and looking a bit dazzled as he surveyed the packed room. He kissed his wife and headed to the defense table. She is expected to plead guilty on a charge of filing false joint federal income tax returns for the years 2006 through 2011 that knowingly understated

the income the couple received. Jackson’s father, civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, sat in the front row. Before the hearing started, he wrote notes on a small piece of paper. When the proceedings started, he sat expressionless and virtually motionless, hands folded. Jesse Jackson Jr., wearing a blue shirt and blue-patterned tie and gray suit, answered a series of questions from the judge, mostly in a muffled tone. When the judge asked if he had consumed any drugs or alcohol in the previous 24 hours, Jackson said he had a beer Tuesday night. Jackson, 47, used campaign money to buy items including a $43,350 gold-plated men’s Rolex watch and $9,587.64 worth of children’s furniture, according to court papers filed in the case. His wife spent $5,150 on fur capes and parkas, the court documents said. Prosecutors said that upon conviction Jackson must forfeit $750,000, plus tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of memorabilia items and furs. As the proceedings wound up, Jackson sat at the defense table and shook his head in what looked like an expression of disbelief. After the hearing was adjourned, he walked over to his wife, grabbed her hand, and then was greeted by his father. Jackson Jr. patted his father on the back a few times. “Tell everybody back home I’m sorry I let them down, OK?” Jackson told Chicago Sun-Times Washington bureau chief Lynn Sweet, according to her Tweet from the scene. The charge against Sandra Jackson carries a maximum of three years in prison. However, one of her lawyers, Tom Kirsch, says the plea agreement “does not contemplate a sentence of that length.” Sandra Jackson was a Chicago alderman before

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FILE - In this March 9, 2012 file photo, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. , D-Ill., and his wife, Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson, ask each other for their support and votes as they arrive at a polling station for early voting in Chicago. On Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, Jackson, who resigned last year after nearly 17 years in office, was charged with spending $750,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses. she resigned last month during the federal investigation. As the hearing for Jackson got under way Wednesday, newly filed court papers disclosed that the judge had offered to disqualify himself from handling the cases against Jackson and his wife. As a Harvard Law School student, Wilkins said he had supported the presidential campaign of Jackson’s father, civil

rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, and that as an attorney in 1999, Wilkins had been a guest on a show hosted by Jackson’s father. Prosecutors and lawyers for the couple said they were willing to proceed with the cases with Wilkins presiding. Judicial ethics require that a judge disqualify himself if his impartiality might reasonably be questioned.

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Club notes Social Duplicate Bridge The Social Duplicate Bridge group met Monday, Feb. 18, at Sterling House with 12 individuals participating in the Howell movement. The first place winners for the evening were Gary and Mary Devin. Winning second place were Ramona Norcross and Glen Nora Jung. Sharon Kurtze and Mary Minick placed third. The group meets each Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Sterling House, 1022 Caroline Ave, Junction City. All bridge players are welcome. For more information call Ramona at 7622218.

Humbold Creek 4-H If you enjoy eating Schwan’s, please come check out our fundraiser. It will be Saturday, March 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ashley Furniture Store located on Chestnut Street in Junction City. We are trying to raise money to help remodel the Rock Springs pool, a sound system for the Humboldt clubhouse and help out others in need. Please stop by and see what we have to offer. Our next meeting will be on March 11, 7 p.m. at the Humboldt Creek 4-H club. Submitted by Mason Muto Club reporter

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Big Lion Frank Catalo, president of the Junction City Sundowners Lions Club, District I, Zone 8, presents the International President Membership Achievement Award/Pin for 2011-2012 to Lion Ken Seabrook, immediate past president of the Sundowners. The event took place at the February meeting of the Club held at the Peking Restaurant, 836 S. Washington, in Junction City.

Club meeting notes Ladies Reading Club Members of the GFWC Ladies Reading Club met Thursday, Feb. 14, at the clubhouse with president Andrea Mace presiding. Entertainment for the afternoon was provided by the Troubadors. They opened their program with “My Funny Valentine” and closed with “God Bless America,” singing many songs in between. Andrea opened the meeting by introducing new member Carol Nardella. She then asked for a moment of silence in memory of past member Gwen Coates. Nellie Stone presented a moment in history by reading the minutes from Feb. 13, 1930. They were still studying Shakespeare heroines as part of their program. Ellen Westerhaus announced that the Girl Scouts would hold a flag retirement ceremony at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 2. Anyone with tattered or damaged flags could bring them to the ceremony at the Girl Scout House. Paula Janot announced the club would hold their Arbor Day tree giveaway on Saturday, April 27. Members are encouraged to save empty bread bags for this project. Charlotte Grelk announced that the scarves for the Sandy Point project are due by the meeting on Feb. 28. Ellen Westerhaus handed out ballots for members to vote on either Nov. 9 or Dec. 7 as the date for Flaming Festival. The Ladies Reading Club will be the host for the Fourth District Convention on Sept. 14. A sign-up sheet for workers was passed around. Besty Young announced that items for the Veterans Hospital will be collected at the March and April meetings and delivered to the Veterans in May. Items needed are toiletries, stamps, candy, books, socks and items for both men and women. The meeting closed with a Valentine’s tea hosted by Elaine Rucker, Lois Galliher, Chris Munson and Janet Hosler. The next meeting will be Thursday, Feb. 28, with music audition students performing. Text submitted

JC Breakfast Optimist Club Members of the JC Breakfast Optimist Club met Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 at Stacy’s restaurant. The meeting was called to order at 6:50 a.m. by President, Kenny Talley. Members recited the “Pledge of Allegiance” and “The Optimist Creed.” Tom Brungardt, Vice President, introduced Pamela Redford, Outreach Coordinator for the Flint Hills Discovery Center in Manhattan. She shared that the Discovery Center is a 35,000 square foot facility owned and operated by the City of Manhattan and is dedicated to inform and educate all of their visitors in the region about the tallgrass prairie and its cultural history; to inspire visitors to become actively engaged in exploring firsthand the Flint Hills region and all it has to offer; and ultimately, to become better stewards of this important ecosystem. There are six topic areas in the permanent exhibits of the Center and include: “Shaping Winds and Water;” “Blowing Winds in a Tallgrass Prairie;” “The Underground Forest;” “Winds of the Past;” “Where the Air is so Pure;” and “Voices of the Flint Hills.” There is a Kids Zone, “Stepping into the Prairie,” for interactive learning about the area with arts, crafts, and costumes. The Flint Hills Discovery Center is open 363 days a year and contains free public access spaces on all three floors of the building. Everyone is welcome to come in and enjoy the Center’s lobby and second and third floor interior balconies. The two green roof terraces of the building are part of the City of Manhattan’s park system.

The third floor terrace includes comfortable outdoor seating. Pamela explained that the public is always invited to come and enjoy these spaces for free. Not only are there exhibits, but also a lecture series, rotating displays and rooms to rent for meetings, weddings and receptions. On April 13, there will be a “free” admission day for the public to enjoy and learn at the Discovery Center in celebration of the attraction’s one-year anniversary. Next week’s program will be presented by Georgeanne White, Curator at the Geary County Historical Society Museum. Her topic will be “The History of Milford Lake.” Any interested person will receive a free breakfast at the first JC Breakfast Optimist Club meeting they attend. Points of contact for the Optimist Club to learn more are Kenny Talley at ktalley34@rocketmail.com or Dr. Ferrell Miller at fmiller3@cox.net. Submitted by Luise Mathis

JC Sundowners Lions Club The Feb. 7, meeting of the JC Sundowners Lions Club was called to order by Big Lion Frank Catalo at the Peking Restaurant, 836 S. Washington, at 7 p.m. with the following Sundowners Lions in attendance — Beth Howell, Chuck and Carmen Kiser, Manny Pasquil, Evelyn Roper, Ken and Ada Seabrook, Bill and Kathy Semanko, and John and Penny Harris or 87 percent of the active membership. Following roll call and the secretary’s report by Lion Pasquil and treasurer’s report by Lion Roper, reports were given by the chairmen of the standing committees that included the eye exam/eyeglass committee by Big Lion Catalo. He reported on one application that was subsequently made into a motion to approve by Lion Penny Harris and seconded by Lion Chuck Kiser. Motion carried. Co-chairs Lions Roper and Pasquil reported on the success of the 10th Annual Coronation of Snow King and Queen at the Geary County Senior Center on Jan. 25 and acknowledged all who actively participated in the event. Lion Penny Harris, chairperson, reported that Valley View Senior Life has been notified of our request to hold bingo for residents on March 7 at 7 p.m. with prizes to be donated by Lions Harris and Howell for the event. Highlight of the evening was the special presentation of the International President Membership Achievement Award/Pin for 2011-2012 to Lion Ken Seabrook, immediate past president, by Big Lion Catalo. Lion Seabrook expressed his gratitude to all Sundowners for making this possible. The remainder of the meeting was spent in auctioning memorabilia donated by the family of a former Sundowner, now deceased, and in announcing the delegate and alternate to the District Convention to be held at the Ramada Inn in Salina on Feb. 22 and 23. JC Sundowners who will attend include Big Lion Catalo, Lions Chuck and Carmen Kiser, and Lions John and Penny Harris. Big Lion Catalo also reminded attendees that the Sundowners will host the Zone Meeting at Peking Restaurant on Thursday, April 4th and that our next clean up of tree plantings on North Jackson near the National Guard Armory and Alt Hwy 57 will be Saturday, April 27 at 9 a.m. The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.

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1940 to 1968, said the dinner was a special opportunity for friends to meet in a small setting. “We have a really good bond between each other because, you know, then, the Army was segregated and we were good soldiers then,” he said. Normally, Curley said he sees

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new sports facility in Lawrence. “My job is to protect you (the City Commission),” Logan said. “And my recommendation is that if you feel it’s necessary to communicate to other cities, other entities, that Thomas Fritzel, through an unrelated company, has not paid taxes and special assessments in Junction City, then I recommend that you limit that communication to those facts.” Logan told commissioners not sticking to those facts would be a risky move that could come back to bite the city and each commissioner as an individual in the form of a lawsuit if the letter contained “innuendos” or defamatory remarks. Commissioner Scott Johnson, who along with citizen Mark Sanders proposed the letter’s consideration, was frustrated with Logan’s recommendation. He said Fort Development received “sweetheart deals” from the Junction City Commission before developing Olivia Farms that are now costing Junction City taxpayers. “That’s why they got sidewalks paid for, that’s why they got trees paid for, that’s why they got all the light fixtures put in that are all broken down now — why they got everything that every other developer didn’t get,” Johnson told Logan. “All I’m saying is it might be nice to let KU (Kansas University), which is supported by taxpayer funds, know this is what happened to Junction City and, you know, we don’t really like it.” However, other commissioners agreed a letter may not be all that effective.

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Mayor Pat Landes said the information already is out there. “I think the Lawrence (Journal-World) article was excellent,” he said. “I mean, I think that it really hit the nail on the head and got the real news out there, the real story — they’re (Fort Development) behind $3.4 million dollars in taxes to Junction City. Everybody in Lawrence has seen that. I just don’t see that we have anything to gain by sending them a letter.” Though he agreed with Landes, Commissioner Jack Taylor summed up the source of the frustration. “One other thing I’d like to add so the citizens know the concern that Mr. Sanders and the other had is when they (Fort Development) don’t pay those specials, the citizens of Junction City are paying those and that’s why our taxes are high,” Taylor said. “That’s why our city’s in the shape it is.” For now, the city’s hands are all but tied when it comes to collecting, Logan said. “The city has no direct claim or cause of action against Fort Development because, again, you have no personal claim for property taxes,” she told commissioners. “All the city can do — and this isn’t just for development, it’s any property owner out there that owes taxes — is wait until the tax sale or the property sells at a tax sale so you can get those taxes paid at that time.” Under Kansas law, real estate properties cannot go up for a county tax sale until property taxes are three years delinquent. Olivia Farms has unpaid property taxes and special assessments dating back to 2009.

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the approaching system. On Monday, the NWS issued a winter weather watch that covered most of northeast Kansas. The watch switched to a warning Tuesday night. The NWS originally called for the possibility of sleet and freezing rain in areas south of I-70. That line has since moved farther south, so the Junction City

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“It’s not just about soldiers of color, it’s about uniting the country,” he said. “There was a separation, and we understand that. There was the Buffalo Soldier, the 9th and 10th Cavalry, the 54th, the 55th, the 333 Artillery, there’s a few units out there, but a lot of people don’t get to know or hear about it.” Geary County Commissioner Larry Hicks also was present for the reunion, where he read a let-

area should see mostly snow with a slight chance of sleet. Though freezing rain and ice appear to be unlikely, residents still should prepare for power outages, just in case, Berges said. “We don’t anticipate loss of power, but with the wind, that’s a possibility,” he said. Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf attended the conference call Wednesday and had a clear message to drivers. “Stay off the road, stay home,” he said.

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ter from himself to Curley and Madison. “Not only have you served with honor and distinction, it is appropriate that you are duly noted as a role model for the African-American community, as well,” Hicks read. “As an African American elected official, I am proud to have the opportunity to acknowledge you as an important figure in African-American history during the month of February.” Junction City Police Chief Tim Brown echoed that message. “I think (today’s) going to be a very difficult travel time,” he said, adding if travel is an absolute necessity, drivers should give themselves extra time. According to the NWS, there still is a chance not much snow will be on the ground today, but that is likely to change in a hurry, especially in the Geary County area. Heavy snowfall rates are likeliest from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.

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this year and he’s in Denver,” he said. “I’m 90 and I’m here. He and I are the oldest ones now, so, we’re hanging in there.” The history Curley and Madison represented was not lost on Junction City Commissioner Jim Sands, who attended the dinner. Sands said the two were role models for many soldiers, but they also had stories not often enough told to younger generations.

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The 6A State wrestling meet will have a late start on Friday due to the blizzard that will hit the area. The first round will now began aat noon.

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2/23/13 Kansas State at Texas, 7 p.m., Longhorn Network 2/23/13 TCU at Kansas, 3 p.m., ESPNU

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Girls Varsity 2/19/13 Abilene 57, Chapman 32 Jordan Woods led the Fighting Irish with 12 points and Lindsey Hurford scored 10 in the contest.

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Zach Heiman led the Fighting Irish to victory with 22 points and Logan Lehmkuhl added 14 of his own. Chapman scored 20 fourth quarter points to complete their comeback after trailing by five entering the final period.

7th Grade 2/19/13 Junction City A 47, Fort Riley Middle School 15 Xavier Cason led his team with 22 points and Davonte King scored 11 in the Junction City victory. 2/19/13 Junction City B 35, Fort Riley Middle School 18 Kenson Henderson scored 18 points to lead Junction City in its victory.

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Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost has had surgery to remove his gall bladder. Yost attended the Royals workout Tuesday morning, but missed the Royals’ initial intrasquad game in the afternoon to have the surgery at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix. He was back at Royals camp on Wednesday with an ice pack under his uniform jersey.

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Chiefs release WR Breaston, TE Boss

The Kansas City Chiefs have released wide receiver Steve Breaston and tight end Kevin Boss as part of their roster overhaul under new coach Andy Reid and general manager John Dorsey. The team announced the moves Tuesday in a statement on its website. Breaston was lured to Kansas City in 2011 by former coach Todd Haley and general manager Scott Pioli, and signed a $22.5 million, five-year deal. But he fell out of favor last season under coach Romeo Crennel, catching seven passes for 74 yards in 10 games. Boss signed $9 million, threeyear deal last offseason, but only had three catches for 65 yards before sustaining a season-ending concussion in Week 2 against Buffalo.

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K-State hires Coleman to coach wide receivers

Kansas State has hired former star Andre Coleman to coach the wide receivers. Coleman, who played for Wildcats coach Bill Snyder from 199093, has spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach at Youngstown State. He takes over for Michael Smith, who left to take a similar position at Arkansas. Coleman was one of the key players to helping Kansas State turn from laughingstock to power player in the old Big Eight. He was selected in the third round of the 1994 draft by San Diego, and played five years in the NFL for the Chargers, Seahawks and Steelers.

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Kealee Rains looks to move the basketball against Topeka West on Thursday night. The freshman led Junction City with 13 points in its 34-26 victory.

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sports.beat@thedailyunion.net Tuesday night was senior night at the Shenk gym for the Junction City girls basketball team. But while the seniors were honored for playing in front of a home crowd for the final time, it was a trio of freshmen who stepped up their game in the Lady Jays 34-26 victory against Topeka West on Tuesday night. “Our freshmen have made an incredible improvement all season long,” Junction

City coach Justin Hoover said. “And I thought the key to this game tonight was how they did on offense.” Freshman Kealee Rains led Junction City with 13 points in the game. She made her biggest impact in the fourth quarter, when she knocked down a trey to stretch the Lady Jays lead to four and buried two big free-throws to stave off any Topeka West hope of a comeback. “A lot of it at the beginning of the game was I just had to go,” Rains said. “I know how to play to get my

shots up and help my team work the ball around and just get the open shots and get them in.” The Lady Jays offense still had spurts of ineffectiveness, including a first quarter when they managed to score only five points. But when the offense stalled, the Junction City defense picked up the slack in a big way. Hoover said a big part of that was the play of senior Peyton Pender on the inside, defending Topeka West’s Please see Lady

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sports.beat@thedailyunion.net The opening minutes were an omen. But not a single soul in the Shenk gym knew it. Topeka West came out fast, knocking down a pair of treys to take an early 6-2 lead. Meanwhile Junction City’s offense was struggling to get anything going until the Blue Jays temporarily started hitting outside shots before going ice cold en route to a 69-46 loss Tuesday night. “We hit threes early and then we didn’t hit them and we didn’t get second shot opportunities,” Junction City coach Pat Battle said. “Then they got to running and transition, got out and got some baskets and for some reason we lost people on the defensive end and they were getting too many open looks, and that’s too good of a team to do that, too.” Junior Danny Thornton came off the bench and hit three treys in the first quarter. He finished the game with 14 points. Senior Frank Johnston added an outside shot of his own and the Blue Jays took a 19-12 lead into the second quarter. “(Thornton) did a nice job shooting the ball, particularly in the first half, then we missed shot after shot in the second half. But you’ve got to turn around and defend, stop them from converting. And they did a nice job of executing, hitting

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Tanner Lueker goes up for a shot in the first half against Topeka West on Tuesday. Junction City lost 69-46. shots. It was their night, it wasn’t our night.” The Jays lost their lead in the second, but things really took a turn south in the third quarter when the locals were outscored 17-6. Johnston, who normally sparks Junction City runs with his outside shooting prowess, went cold and didn’t make another bucket until the waning moments of the fourth quarter. Senior Cedric Johnson started the game on Please see Blue

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have the first overall pick in the NFL draft for the first time in franchise history, and with no clear-cut No. 1 it’s a pretty safe assumption that their new brain trust will be busy this week. It’s also a pretty safe bet that while Kansas City keeps an eye on just about every player available at the annual scouting combine in Indianapolis, every other team will be keeping an eye on the Chiefs. Players begin arriving at the combine Wednesday. On-field workouts begin Saturday. “We have the first pick in the first round. We all know there is some pressure involved in that,” said general manager John Dorsey, who was hired from Green Bay to replace the fired Scott Pioli in January. “But you make the right pick by choosing the best player.” That was an easy one last season. Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck cemented his status as the best player available, and the Indianapolis Colts declared they would pick him first overall early in the process. Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III became the clear second choice, and the only question was who would take him. The Washington Redskins wound up mortgaging a second-round pick in last year’s draft and first-round selections this year and next to move up from sixth. But the consensus is that there’s no quarterback worth taking with the first pick this year, even though it may be the Chiefs’ most glaring need. And that means there’s no consensus on who will be the first overall choice, leaving the Chiefs to examine dozens of prospects during the weeklong meat market of physicals, interviews and workouts. Dorsey and new coach Andy Reid, who was hired after Romeo Crennel was let go, have spent the past couple weeks putting together a rough draft board, but they both understand that it could change dramatically between now and April 25. Once it’s set, though, expect the Chiefs to stick to it. “You spend all those months staying true to your board, and all of a sudden, you have to jump a player due to positional needs?” Dorsey asked. “I don’t think you can do that.” Dorsey, who was spent the past several seasons putting together the Packers’ draft boards, pointed out how often Green Bay chose players at positions where they were already solid — wide receivers Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb, and even quarterback Aaron Rodgers — and how often those players became key contributors to the franchise’s success. “What we want to do is get good football players on this roster,” Dorsey said. “That’s what you really want from a team perspective, to get good players. That’s what I want.” That’s what everybody wants. The Chiefs have needs at several positions, so it’s possible they’ll attempt to trade out of the No. 1 pick. But if they end up making the selection, which name is called could depend heavily on what transpires with a couple players who were on their roster last season. Wide receiver Dwayne Bowe and left tackle Branden Albert can both become free agents, and the Chiefs are reportedly interested in re-signing both of them. Failing that, they may choose to use the franchise tag on one of them, something they did with Please see Chiefs, 8B

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sports.beat@thedailyunion.net With the potential for an upcoming winter storm hanging over the heads of every resident in northeastern Kansas, the Junction City Bowling team traveled up to Manhattan for the regional tournament. The tournament was moved up a day because of the storm, which meant that good news came early for the girls bowling team as they qualified for state by finishing third in regionals with a score of 2,298 pins. Meghan Strauss led

the team with a score of 599, earning her 9th place in the tournament. Junction City coach Brad Adams thought his girls team bowled well, although they need to focus on picking up more single spare conversions to improve their score at the state tournament. “A lot of the girls put the ball in the middle of the lane,” Adams said. “Well that’s where the oil is and then the ball will never hook later in the lane, so you’ve got to find a way to get it in a dryer part of the lane and let the ball do the work. Right now we’re

throwing it in the middle and it’s just getting by the pin.” Two individuals from the boys team qualified for state by posting one of the six highest scores of all the bowlers whose teams did not make it to state. F reshman Kris Quidachay bowled a 620 and sophomore Jayson Quicksall bowled a 616. “We had a couple boys that threw a lot of good shots and were right where they needed to be, and several times, numerous times they just got bad breaks, Please see Bowling, 8B

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Senior Meghan Strauss(left), freshman Samantha Goud y(center) and sophomore Dominique Simmons(right) pose with their medals from the Junction City invitational Tuesday afternoon. The Girls team qualified for State in Wednesday’s regional competition.

The Daily Union. Thursday, February 21, 2013

TV SportsWatch Today

AUTO RACING

9 a.m. ESPN2 — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, practice for DRIVE4COPD 300, at Daytona Beach, Fla. 11 a.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Truck Series, practice for NextEra Energy Resources 250, at Daytona Beach, Fla. 1 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Budweiser Duel, at Daytona Beach, Fla. 5 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Truck Series, final practice for NextEra Energy Resources 250, at Daytona Beach, Fla.

GOLF

8 a.m. TGC — LPGA Thailand, first round, at Chonburi, Thailand (same-day tape) noon TGC — PGA Tour-WGC, Accenture Match Play Championship, second round matches, at Marana, Ariz.

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

6 p.m. ESPN — Cincinnati at Connecticut ESPN2 — Georgia at Arkansas NBCSN — Drexel at Delaware 8 p.m. ESPN — Duke at Virginia Tech ESPN2 — California at Oregon 10 p.m. ESPN2 — BYU at Saint Mary’s (Cal)

NBA

7 p.m. TNT — Miami at Chicago 9:30 p.m. TNT — San Antonio at L.A. Clippers

Friday, Feb. 22

AUTO RACING

10 a.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Daytona 500, at Daytona Beach, Fla. 11:30 a.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Daytona 500, at Daytona Beach, Fla. 12:30 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Truck Series,

The Daily Record pole qualifying for NextEra Energy Resources 250, at Daytona Beach, Fla. 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for DRIVE4COPD 300, at Daytona Beach, Fla. 6:30 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Truck Series, NextEra Energy Resources 250, at Daytona Beach, Fla.

BOXING

8 p.m. ESPN2 — Champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1) vs. Kendall Holt (28-5-0), for IBF junior welterweight title, at Washington 10 p.m. SHO — Middleweights, Tureano Johnson (13-0-0) vs. Willie Fortune (15-0-0); super featherweights, Art Hovhannisyan (15-00) vs. Alejandro Perez (16-3-1), at Cabazon, Calif.

GOLF

8 a.m. TGC — LPGA Thailand, second round, at Chonburi, Thailand (same-day tape) 1 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour-WGC, Accenture Match Play Championship, third round matches, at Marana, Ariz.

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

6 p.m. ESPN2 — North Dakota St. at Akron

MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY

6:30 p.m. NBCSN — Yale at Quinnipiac 9 p.m. NBCSN — North Dakota at Denver

NBA

7 p.m. ESPN — Minnesota at Oklahoma City 9:30 p.m. ESPN — San Antonio at Golden StateNBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W New York 32 Brooklyn 32 Boston 28 Philadelphia 22 Toronto 22

L 18 22 25 29 32

Pct GB .640 — .593 2 .528 5 1/2 .431 10 1/2 .407 12

Southeast Division W Miami 36 Atlanta 29 Washington 15 Orlando 15 Charlotte 13

L 14 22 37 38 40

Pct GB .720 — .569 7 1/2 .288 22 .283 22 1/2 .245 24 1/2

Central Division Indiana Chicago Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland

W 32 31 26 21 16

L 21 22 26 34 37

Pct GB .604 — .585 1 .500 5 1/2 .382 12 .302 16

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W San Antonio 43 Memphis 34 Houston 29 Dallas 23 New Orleans 19

L 12 18 26 29 35

Pct GB .782 — .654 7 1/2 .527 14 .442 18 1/2 .352 23 1/2

Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 39 14 .736 — Denver 34 21 .618 6 Utah 31 24 .564 9 Portland 25 29 .463 14 1/2 Minnesota 19 31 .380 18 1/2

Pacific Division W L.A. Clippers 39 Golden State 30 L.A. Lakers 25 Sacramento 19 Phoenix 18

L 17 23 29 36 36

Pct GB .696 — .566 7 1/2 .463 13 .345 19 1/2 .333 20

Tuesday’s Games Charlotte 105, Orlando 92 Toronto 96, Washington 88 Brooklyn 113, Milwaukee 111, OT Memphis 105, Detroit 91 Chicago 96, New Orleans 87 Denver 97, Boston 90 Utah 115, Golden State 101 Phoenix 102, Portland 98 San Antonio 108, Sacramento 102

Wednesday’s Games Detroit at Charlotte, Late Memphis at Toronto, Late New York at Indiana, Late Oklahoma City at Houston, Late Philadelphia at Minnesota, Late Brooklyn at Milwaukee, Late Miami at Atlanta, Late New Orleans at Cleveland, Late Orlando at Dallas, Late

Northwest Division

Phoenix at Golden State, Late Boston at L.A. Lakers,Late

Thursday’s Games Miami at Chicago, 7 p.m. San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games Chicago at Charlotte, 6 p.m. New York at Toronto, 6 p.m. Detroit at Indiana, 6 p.m. Denver at Washington, 6 p.m. Sacramento at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Houston at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. Orlando at Memphis, 7 p.m. Dallas at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Boston at Phoenix, 8 p.m. San Antonio at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. Portland at L.A. Lakers, 9:30p.m.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE L OT Pts GF 3 4 22 42 5 0 22 52 6 1 17 39 9 1 15 45 9 1 13 46

GA 38 38 38 49 57

Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF Montreal 16 11 4 1 23 46 Boston 13 9 2 2 20 37 Ottawa 17 9 6 2 20 40 Toronto 17 10 7 0 20 48 Buffalo 17 6 10 1 13 47

GA 35 31 32 40 56

Southeast Division GP W Carolina 14 8 Tampa Bay 15 8 Winnipeg 15 6 Florida 15 4 Washington 15 5

L OT Pts GF 5 1 17 41 6 1 17 59 8 1 13 37 7 4 12 35 9 1 11 41

GA 40 47 47 56 51

WESTERN CONFERENCE

GA 37 38 41 51 43

Pacific Division GP W Anaheim 15 12 San Jose 15 8 Phoenix 16 8 Dallas 16 8 Los Angeles 14 6

L OT Pts GF 2 1 25 53 4 3 19 39 6 2 18 44 7 1 17 41 6 2 14 33

GA 39 34 41 43 37

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s Games Chicago 4, Vancouver 3, SO Winnipeg 2, Buffalo 1 Montreal 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 Ottawa 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 2 San Jose 2, St. Louis 1 Nashville 4, Detroit 3, OT Los Angeles 3, Edmonton 1 Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, Late St. Louis at Colorado, Late Los Angeles at Calgary, Late

NFL — Named John Brody senior vice president of sponsorship and media sales. HOUSTON TEXANS—Named Jeff Zgonina assistant defensive line coach and Russell Joyner director of football information systems.

Thursday’s Games

HOCKEY

Buffalo at Toronto, 6 p.m. Florida at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. New Jersey at Washington, 6 p.m. Winnipeg at Carolina, 6 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 6:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. Columbus at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Vancouver at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.

National Hockey League

Friday’s Games Florida at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Nashville, 7 p.m. San Jose at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday’s Sports Transactions

American League

GA 34 38 50 48 51

National League

MIAMI MARLINS — Agreed to terms with RHP Arquimedes Caminero, RHP Jose Ceda, RHP Sam Dyson, RHP Nathan Eovaldi, LHP Brad Hand, RHP Chris Hatcher, LHP Braulio Lara, RHP A.J. Ramos and OF Marcell Ozuna on one-year contracts.

NFL

BASEBALL

Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Chicago 16 13 0 3 29 55 Nashville 17 8 4 5 21 39 St. Louis 16 9 6 1 19 53 Detroit 16 7 6 3 17 43 Columbus 16 4 10 2 10 36

L OT Pts GF 3 4 20 44 6 2 16 33 6 3 15 36 6 3 13 39 7 1 13 37

Wednesday’s Games

Atlantic Division GP W New Jersey 16 9 Pittsburgh 16 11 N.Y. Rang. 15 8 Phila 17 7 N.Y. I. 16 6

GP W Vancouver 15 8 Minnesota 15 7 Edmonton 15 6 Calgary 14 5 Colorado 14 6

votella, INF Eric Hosmer, INF Elliot Johnson, INF Mike Moustakas, OF Lorenzo Cain and OF David Lough on one-year contracts. SEATTLE MARINERS — Traded 1B/ OF Mike Carp to Boston for a player to be named or cash considerations. TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Josh Lindblom, OF Engel Beltre, OF Julio Borbon and OF Craig Gentry on one-year contracts.

ANAHEIM DUCKS — Agreed to terms with G Viktor Fasth on a two-year contract extension. BOSTON BRUINS — Promoted F Alden Hirschfeld from South Carolina (ECHL) to Providence (AHL). BUFFALO SABRES — Fired coach Lindy Ruff. Waived F Cody McCormick. FLORIDA PANTHERS — Recalleed G Jacob Markstrom from San Antonio (AHL). Promoted G Brian Foster from Cincinnati (ECHL) to San Antonio.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

BOSTON RED SOX — Placed OF Ryan Kalish on the 60-day DL. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with LHP Tim Collins, LHP Danny Duffy, LHP John Lamb, LHP Will Smith, RHP Kelvin Herrera, RHP Greg Holland, INF Johnny Gia-

FC DALLAS — Announced the resignation of president and chief executive officer Doug Quinn. NEW YORK RED BULLS — Signed M Jonny Steele. PHILADELPHIA UNION — Waived M Alex Mendoza and D Damani

Collins, Royals bullpen hopes to heat up in 2013 Associated Press SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Tim Collins is listed at 5-foot-7, which might be generous. His presence in the Kansas City Royals’ bullpen, however, looms quite large. The left-hander led AL relief pitchers with 93 strikeouts in only 69 2-3 innings last season. “I was surprised,” Collins said. “My strikeouts were up a lot from the year before. That’s not something I tried to do. My command was a lot better, so it just happened I got a lot more strikeouts.” Collins struck out 60 and walked 48 in 67 innings as a rookie in 2011. In 2012, his walks dropped to 34, while he struck out 33 more. “I always had a lot of strikeouts in the minor leagues,” he said. “My command suffered a little bit my first year. I think that’s where my strikeout numbers suffered. The following year my walks were down, my command was better and my strikeouts were up. I put myself in a lot more situations and counts where I was able to throw my strikeout pitches and get more strikeouts.” Collins was only Royals player to be selected for the United

Charlie Riedel • The Associated Press

Kansas City Royals pitcher Tim Collins catches a ball during a spring training workout Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, in Surprise, Ariz. States team in the World Baseball Classic. “I wasn’t expecting it at all,” Collins said. “I made my decision within a day. It was kind of a last-minute thing.” Collins first ran the idea by the Royals for their OK. “Within a day, I gave them my answer. I had no idea I would even be asked. I was excited. For me, it won’t really set in until I’m there. I’m feeling honored. It’s pretty cool.” Collins’ fastball velocity is in the 92-93 mph range, but he can

touch 95-96. He joins closer Greg Holland, who has a mid90s mph fastball, and righthanded setup men Kelvin Herrera, who lights up radar guns at 100 mph, and Aaron Crow, who was a 2011 AL All-Star as a rookie. This is the third season the four have been together in the Kansas City bullpen. “We’ve got a good group of guys out there and kind of had for the last couple of years,” Holland said. “We’ve all continued to get better and more con-

sistent. I think we all trust each other and more importantly I think the starting pitching trusts us, too, coming in with runners on and getting out of jams.” Holland averaged 12.22 strikeouts per nine innings, which was second among AL pitchers who threw at least 60 innings last season. After Jonathan Broxton was traded on July 31 to Cincinnati, Holland took over as the closer and posted 16 saves in 18 opportunities. With the addition of James Shields, Ervin Santana and Wade Davis to the rotation, the Kansas City bullpen may not have to work as many innings this season with the starters going deeper into games. “Let’s hope so,” Holland said. “Hopefully, we’re in a playoff race at the end of the year and if our starting pitching does like they are expected to do we’re going to be fresh coming out of the bullpen late in the season.” Herrera set a Royals’ rookie record last season by pitching in 76 games. Collins has made 140 relief appearances the past two seasons, while Crow has pitched in 130 games. With those four set to pitch the final three innings, there is only one spot open in the bullpen. Luke Hochevar, Bruce

Chen and Luis Mendoza, who were starters last year, are competing for the final rotation slot. The two that don’t start will go to the bullpen as long men. That leaves only one bullpen vacancy. “It’s going to be a really balanced bullpen,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “We’ll be able to handle all different scenarios. We think we’ve got starting pitching that can go deep. We’ve got guys who can pick up innings in Mendoza and either Chen or Hochevar. And we’ve got the back-end guys. We feel we’re in pretty good shape.” NOTES: C Salvador Perez homered off Collins on Tuesday in an intrasquad game that ended up in a 5-all tie after 6 1/2 innings. Minor league 3B Cheslor Cuthbert hit a two-run homer. Chen yielded a RBI double to Eric Hosmer in a two-run first. ... Rookie LHP John Lamb, who has pitched scant innings the past two seasons after having elbow surgery in 2011, is scheduled to throw an inning in an intrasquad game Wednesday. ... CF Lorenzo Cain is held out of the intrasquad games with a right hand injury, but could return this weekend when the Royals open their exhibition season Friday with the Texas Rangers.

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Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — The Big 12 wants the option to play a conference championship football game with only 10 members. That doesn’t mean it will. Speaking at a function for Oklahoma State’s Spears School of Business, Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said it doesn’t make good business sense right now for the Big 12 to have a championship game. “Take a look at the attendance on the conference championship games this year and take a look at the TV ratings,” Bowlsby said. “They aren’t the kind of things that are going to invite you to take that up as a new business proposition.” Bowlsby said late last month the league will seek permission from the NCAA to be able to hold a title game with 10 teams. Current NCAA rules require leagues to have at least 12 members to hold a football title game. Bowlsby said Wednesday that proposal is intended to deregulate how conferences are allowed to determine a champion. “If that includes a playoff between two high-ranked teams, that’s fine,” Bowlsby said. “If it requires a playoff between the winners of two divisions, that’s fine. But it shouldn’t have to be two six-team divisions. It could be two five-team divisions. It just seems like an obvious place where deregulation makes a lot of sense.” The Big 12 hasn’t had a title game the past two seasons. This past season, Kansas State and Oklahoma were co-champions, though

K-State earned the league’s BCS bid by beating Oklahoma head-to-head to break the tie. Bowlsby also addressed the topic of football scheduling. Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez said last week that Big Ten schools had agreed to no longer schedule FCS teams in the future. Big 12 schools have made no such agreement, although Bowlsby said he’s discussed the issue of beefing up football (and basketball) schedules with league presidents and athletic directors. With the new four-team playoff to decide the national championship coming in 2014, Bowlsby said it would behoove Big 12 schools to play stronger nonconference opponents. “In the end, how you get seeded, whether you access the tournament, often relies on who you play in the nonconference,” Bowlsby said. “You don’t often have anything to say about who you play in the conference schedule, but you have everything to say about who play in your nonconference. If you’re the fifth-rated team and you’ve played nobody, there may be a sixth-rated team who played a representative schedule that gets bounced over the top of you.” The Big 12 has discussed scheduling alliances with the Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conference other conferences, to help create more attractive and challenging games. Bowlsby said “that will allow us to ensure our TV partners of good matches and also give us a little more strength in the nonconference schedule.” He said he expects there will be unbeaten teams left out of the four-team playoff

“simply because there’s somebody with one loss that is deemed to be a better team.” He said he plans to talk scheduling with the league’s football coaches soon. Bowlsby also said the formation of the committee that will pick the four teams for the upcoming football playoff is progressing. He said it will be larger than the NCAA Division I basketball tournament committee, of which he was the chairman in 2004 and 2005. The committee could possibly even have former or current media members, he said. “It will have a composition that includes people that are not on campuses or in conference offices,” he said. “There will be people with solid football backgrounds. How big it will be, it could be 16, it could be 18, it could be 24. We haven’t refined it to that point yet. “We have begun working around the metrics with which we’ll arm the members of that committee. It will be a lot more, obviously, than just taking the six or eight polls that are available to them and regurgitating what those things have to say. We need to work hard on formulating tools that will allow us to differentiate one good team from another good team. . It’s a process that cries out for the best thinkers we can get.” At a meeting April 23 in southern California, the site of the first championship game could be finalized and “we’ll know a lot more about the composition and rudiments of the committee,” he said. “I’d say that we’re right on the time frame.”

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the helmet to drive the pile backward. Anderson said the potential change would benefit the health of both players and there is initial support on the committee to do that. “When we started playing football we were taught to keep our head up and see where we hit. It’s kind of, for some reason, evolved in a different way now and so we’re really looking hard at that,” Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said. “We’ve got big, fast, strong guys on great fields now and they just move, run faster and do things at a better pace. We have to continue to look at that. So those are the important things moving forward.” The challenge, as Mara pointed out, is finding the right language to institute that kind of rule.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Trade deadline week used to be the busiest of the NBA season, with team executives making deals at a frenzied pace as buyers tried to load up for a playoff run and sellers tried to unload onerous contracts to give them some flexibility for the next season. Something different appears to be taking place this time around. There’s been plenty of talk, but very little action so far with the deadline looming at 3 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday. The big moves that were the hallmarks of trade deadlines past could still be coming. But if they don’t, it could be because teams across the league are bracing for a much harsher economic reality starting next season. The “Super Team” era could be over. The new collective bargaining agreement that was born out of last year’s lockout will impose much stiffer penalties for teams that exceed the salary cap. Teams started bracing for it ever since play resumed on Christmas Day in 2011, and the reckoning is just around the corner. Owners are keeping one eye on the court and the other on their wallets. “Every team is watching what it can do and how it can improve its team in connection with the much higher luxury tax,” Commissioner David Stern said just before the All-Star break. The new CBA may not be responsible just for slowing down the amount of activity around the trade deadline. The total number of players traded in the week leading up to the deadline was 45 in 2010 and 49 in 2011, according to STATS LLC. Last year, that number dipped to 27. Not one player has been dealt yet this week. When owners and players agreed to a new deal that ended the most recent lockout, the players insisted on not having a hard salary cap — like in the NFL — that teams could not exceed under any circumstance. In the name of leveling the playing field for big and small-market teams, the owners responded by getting new restrictions put in place to make it as painful as possible for teams who go over the cap to continue doing business that way for any length of time. Under the previous agreement, if a team exceeded the luxury tax level by $4 million, it paid an additional $4 million in tax penalties. If it went over by $14 million, it paid $14 million in penalties. Next season, because of various increases in penalties, that $4 million will cost a team $6 million. And the team that goes over by $14 million will be hit with a $26.25 million bill. To make matters worse, any team that exceeds the cap “apron” — which is $4 million over the existing luxury tax level — is not allowed to bring in a player in a sign-and-trade deal. That team also will only be able to offer a three-year mid-level exception deal to a free agent rather than the four-year exception that teams under the apron can offer, putting them at a bargaining disadvantage on the open market. And to top it all off, any team that has exceeded the cap in three of the previous four seasons starting in 201415 will be subject to “repeater rates,” which increase the penalties even further. “Any well-managed team is going to think about the future consequences of their roster management,” Stern said. Many already have been, in markets big and small. The Oklahoma City Thunder traded star guard James Harden to Houston rather T:8.5” than make him the third max-money player on the team and the Memphis

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Atlanta Hawks’ Josh Smith (5) make a move to get around Orlando Magic’s DeQuan Jones (20) during the second half of a game on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, in Orlando, Fla. Atlanta won 108-76. Smith is the center of many trade rumors as the NBA trade deadline approaches Grizzlies dumped leading scorer Rudy Gay and valuable reserve Marreese Speights in separate deals earlier this season to start getting their financial house in order. New Grizzlies owner Robert Pera disputed the notion that sending Gay to Toronto was a salary dump, but also pointed out that teams have to spend their money wisely. “Whether I’m worth a billion dollars or 10 billion dollars, I don’t think throwing money is the way to get a best result,” he said. “You look at the Lakers. They threw together all these stars and a huge payroll, and it’s not working out so far. You can’t be cheap, and I don’t think we are cheap.” Before fans in small markets start complaining that the game is still rigged against them, don’t forget that Dallas let Tyson Chandler, the lynchpin of their title team from 2010-11, leave to team up with Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire in New York. Chicago did not match Houston’s offer for up-and-coming center Omer Asik and the Knicks let Jeremy Lin leave for Houston. The Associated Press spoke with three team officials and two agents about the effect the new agreement will have on trades this week, and on roster construction going forward. Several said it could be the end of the teams like the current Miami Heat, where three marquee free agents teamed up to chase titles. Next season, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are scheduled to earn about $62 million, an enormous percentage of a luxury tax level that figures to be in the $72 million range. “I just don’t see how teams are going to be able to afford to do that anymore,” one league executive said. “Not only are there financial penalties to think about, but operational penalties as well that will make it very difficult.” Still, some teams might take the tax hit. Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak has said repeatedly they intend to keep center Dwight Howard, and re-sign him to an extension this summer that will pay him more than $20 million annually. With Kobe Bryant due more than $30 million and Pau Gasol another $19 million-plus next season, that would likely put the Lakers at the luxury tax level with just those three players. And Brooklyn’s megabillionaire owner Mikhail Prokhorov has said repeatedly that money is no object for him in chasing a title. And if superstars want to continue teaming up in trios to tackle the rest of the league, they may have to take bigger discounts to do it. “It’s not all about money,” James, who could be a free agent after next season, said earlier this year. “It’s about winning. I know that and I don’t mind.”

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INDIANAPOLIS — The next time Jim Schwartz or any other NFL coach throws a challenge flag on a scoring play, he might get a penalty. Starting next season, he should get a replay review, too. NFL executive vice president of football operations Ray Anderson emerged from Wednesday’s competition committee meeting in Indianapolis and told The Associated Press the most important thing is getting the call right. “The bottom line is that we will get resolution on that play where we will get it right, where the play on the field is correctly administered,” Anderson said. The loophole was exposed on the Lions’ Thanksgiving Day game when Schwartz threw the challenge flag on an 81-yard touchdown run by Houston’s Justin Forsett. Replays clearly showed Forsett’s knee and elbow touched the turf when he was hit by Lions defenders. But because all scoring plays are automatically reviewed, Schwartz was assessed a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and it negated the review. In the aftermath of that game, Anderson issued a statement that said negating the review might be “too harsh.” Though no formal proposal is yet on the table, Anderson and others expect the rule to be modified before next season. “I think we need to clean up the situations about what is reviewed, with Detroit and I think it was the Green Bay-Minnesota game,” Giants owner John Mara said, referring to the play that coach Mike McCarthy threw the flag and a

player picked it up. “I think we’ll address that. I’m not sure what the language will look like yet.” That’s not the only topic on the committee’s discussion list this week. Player safety is yet again at the forefront. The biggest potential change may be the way helmets are used in the future. Currently, players can be penalized for hitting defenseless receivers and hitting players above the neck with the crown of the helmet. One possibility is expanding the rule to make it illegal to target any player on the field and any body part with the top of the helmet. If the yet-to-be drawn up proposal were adopted, the new rule would be expanded to cover running backs or receivers dipping their heads and using the top of

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Answers could have big impact on NFL draft stock MICHAEL MAROT

Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Barkevious Mingo is ready for questions he will face this weekend in Indianapolis. Seemingly every NFL team at the annual scouting combine will ask about his relationship with former college teammate Tyrann Mathieu and whether he ever hung out with the troubled cornerback. The answers could make as much difference in Mingo living up to his projection as a first-round draft pick as his time in the 40-yard dash. So the LSU star has left nothing to chance, carving out time to prepare for the 15-minute interviews. “It’s one thing that all the guys that came out from LSU are going to face,” Mingo said during a telephone interview. “We know what kind of guy he was and we’re always going to be there for him.” Interview training has become an essential component for draft hopefuls. Most, if not all, of the 333 players expected to arrive in Indy for the combine have been instructed in how to answer coaches and general managers properly. This year, the questions run the gamut. Running back Marcus Lattimore is trying to prove he can return from a gruesome knee injury. Mathieu, a cornerback, and Da’Rick Rogers, a receiver, both were booted off the teams they intended to play for last fall after failing drug tests. Linebacker Alec Ogletree will have to answer for a series of problems that included a suspension for violating team rules early last season, and linebacker Manti Te’o will likely contend with the girlfriend hoax all over again. And those are just the big-name guys. Lee Gordon, a former television anchor, runs a training program for Athletes Performance, whose client list includes Mingo and Lattimore. His advice: Be appealing, believable and accentuate the positive. “We tell them up front that coaching you on this is similar to tackling techniques and the things you do on the field, but you have to be yourself,” Gordon said. “You can’t be fake or people will see right through it. What we do is give them a chance to see the

media and the (team) interviews as a business opportunity.” Obviously, the advice deviates greatly from player to player. For instance, Gordon suggested Lattimore explain to teams that he will be ready on opening day, if that’s what he truly believes, and to provide supporting medical evidence to prove it. Some don’t need as much training as others, though everyone seems to benefit. UCLA running back Jonathan Franklin, another of Gordon’s clients, worked as an intern in the Los Angeles mayor’s office and filmed a teen reality show in which he was depicted as a role model for inner-city children. Going through this program, though, gave Franklin a different perspective on how to handle things in Indy. “In the mayor’s office, it’s more about helping people and saying things to give people hope where you help them believe things are going to happen. Sometimes it takes time. So in the mayor’s office, you have to speak more patiently,” Franklin said. “Here, you have to be more aggressive and more hands on and let them know you’re going to be the man.” All this coaching has made things infinitely more difficult for the teams to sort out. Over the years, Bill Polian, the architect of four Super Bowl teams in Buffalo and two in Indianapolis, grew so wary of these “coached” answers that he changed the way the Colts did business. Instead of asking the questions himself or having other front office personnel or coaches conduct interviews, Polian used a psychologist who could immediately tell the difference between honest answers and scripted ones. If the person believed the answers had been programmed, the order of the questions changed. Even today, Polian is skeptical that teams will get the answers needed to make the right choices. “I wouldn’t put any stock into the answers they give you. You know it’s spin. I’m not saying they’re not being truthful, but you have to go through it and figure it out for yourself,” he said when asked about the responses from players with drug issues or criminal allegations in their past. He later added: “It’s not like what most people would think of a job interview. Here you have agents and advis-

ers involved, and the agent’s idea is ‘Let me give you as little information as possible about this kid until the draft.”’ Breaking down that information is entirely up to the teams, and that’s not the only thing that has changed about the combine. Over the past decade, NFL officials have moved media interviews from hotel hallways to podiums. Hundreds of reporters are now credentialed to cover the event as opposed to the dozens who used to show up 15 years ago, a scene Te’o might have to contend with this weekend for the first time since the hoax story broke. This year, the league will introduce a new measuring tool -- the NFL Player Assessment Test, which has been billed as a compliment to the Wonderlic intelligence test. Polian described it as more of a personality test than a psychological examination but acknowledged most teams have been examining the personality traits of draft hopefuls for years. What else is different? The lessons Gordon gives on social media, the same medium that turned Te’o from a national inspiration into a national punch line. “What we do is have interns go find out who we’ll be working with and try to friend them, and usually about 85 percent of them will say yes,” Gordon said. “We’ll tell them we’re all real people with real pictures and then we’ll show them how easy it is to get access to their life and their world. We’ll tell them that people are truly disguising themselves as other people, and if you don’t know them to defriend them because regardless of who it is, these people can see your pictures and all that stuff. We explain that these NFL guys, they know everything. So we tell them to clean it up before it’s too late.” And he does mean everything. While the stories of Mathieu, Ogletree and others have been well-documented over the past year, it’s not just those players who will face questioning this weekend. “I’ve been asked that already,” Mingo said. “He knows he messed up, he made it harder on himself. He’ll be prepared for it (the questions).” Just like all the other pro prospects this weekend.

NASCAR’s redesigned race cars receive rave reviews MARK LONG

AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR’s Car of Tomorrow is a thing of the past. Designed primarily to improve driver safety following the death of Dale Earnhardt in the 2001 Daytona 500, the car has been kicked to the curb, left in the rearview mirror and turned into scrap metal. The redesigned replacements — at least so far — are a huge hit with drivers, owners, auto manufacturers and fans. The new cars, dubbed “Generation 6,” look considerably closer to the ones sold on showroom floors. It’s NASCAR’s way of putting the “stock” back in stock-car racing and possibly making the cars stars once again. “It matters because it’s the image we portray,” defending Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski said. “I wear a fire suit with a helmet and a full seat around me. You can’t see me. What you are seeing is this car going around the race track and the sponsors and the car construction, styling, etc. So that is what you see as a fan or as an ambassador of the sport. Absolutely it matters.” Cars used to be as iconic as drivers in NASCAR. In the mid-1950s, race cars were virtually indistinguishable from production vehicles. Sure, they had some rudimentary safety equipment and numbers on the doors, but they often still had license plates and working headlights. Against other real production cars, the very first Chrysler 300 was dominant. That set the stage for the next five decades of racing. Fireball Roberts and his No. 22 black and gold Pontiac Catalina were main-

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The new Chevrolet SS racing is displayed at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Chevrolet might have pulled out of NASCAR had the sanctioning body not agreed to redesign race cars and make them more relevant to consumers. stays in Victory Lane in the early 60s. Richard Petty’s blue Dodge Charger was a series staple. The Charger became so important to Petty that NASCAR extended the car’s eligibility through the 1977 season, an unprecedented move for the sanctioning body. And few have forgotten Bill Elliott’s sleek Ford Thunderbird or Earnhardt’s stylish Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS in the late 1980s. “People want that kind of connection with the car they’re driving,” NASCAR team owner Chip Ganassi said. NASCAR hasn’t had that in years. The CoT debuted in 2007 after extension research and development. The driver’s seat moved more toward the center of the car, which was longer and wider. The result was a boxy car that was indistinguishable from make to make; NASCAR needed just one template to check every car during inspections. Maybe more troubling was that it was considerably less racy than its predecessor. Drivers hated it, fans ripped it and NASCAR offi-

cials dismissed the backlash while continuously pointing to the car’s safety record. “It was something that’s never happened in history, where manufacturers were basically treated like mushrooms — kept in the dark and under a pile a crap by the organizing bodies,” said Lee White, president and general manager of Toyota Racing Development. “Now it’s an opportunity for the manufacturers to become front and center.” Indeed. With Chevrolet leading the way, and fellow manufactures Ford and Toyota gladly following its lead, the auto giants demanded change. By some accounts, Chevy even threatened to leave NASCAR if the ontrack cars didn’t become more relevant. NASCAR listened, and allowed the three manufacturers to develop unique versions of the Gen-6 car. That led to cars that closely resemble the Chevrolet SS, the Ford Fusion and the Toyota Camry. Grills and body lines are similar. Silhouettes are within millimeters of their showroom counterparts. “This is stock-car rac-

ing,” said Mark Reuss, president of General Motors North America. “Everything is supposed to be stock or at least as close as you can get to stock. NASCAR knew it. The manufacturers knew. The fans knew it. Everyone could feel things were off. We’re trying to appeal to a whole new generation of people, and when the car’s not relevant, it gets really hard because everyone starts aging. We did this as much for the sport as we did for the brand.” Still, the ol’ “win on Sunday, sell on Monday” mantra is what auto makers really would like to get back to. “It’s been a long time coming, and it’s finally here,” said NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick, who owns car dealerships across the country. “I’ve never seen this much energy about the car. We have the drivers as stars, and we used to have the cars as stars. Now I think we’ve got them both again, and I think that’s the neatest part of this deal.” Feedback has been purely positive after two tests in January and through the first few days of Speedweeks. Still, complete results won’t really be known until the car makes its debut at superspeedways, short tracks and the allimportant 1 1/2 mile ovals. “The previous car was the ugliest car of all time,” driver Jamie McMurray said. “I thought it was horrible. I think this is the best looking car we’ve ever been in. ... It’s cool that we have some brand identity. If you’re a Chevy fan, you have something to pull for. Before, the cars just had different decals on them. They are actually different now, which is cool.”

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF GEARY COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT Case No. 12CV250 Court Number: 4 Colonial Savings, F.A. Plaintiff, vs. Lesley J. Laroque, et al. Defendants. Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60 Notice Of Sale Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued to me by the Clerk of the District Court of Geary County, Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff of Geary County, Kansas, will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, at the Front Door of the Courthouse at Junction City, Geary County, Kansas, on March 20, 2013, at 10:00 AM, the following real estate: LOT THREE (3), BLOCK ONE (1), ST. MARY'S ADDITION UNIT NO. ONE (1) TO JUNCTION CITY, GEARY COUNTY, KANSAS, commonly known as 1306 Pearl Drive, Junction City, KS 66441 (the “Property”) to satisfy the judgment in the above-entitled case. The sale is to be made without appraisement and subject to the redemption period as provided by law, and further subject to the approval of the Court. For more information, visit www.Southlaw.com Tony Wolf, Sheriff Geary County, Kansas

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF GEARY COUNTY, KANSAS CASE NO. 13 PR 09 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DANIEL H. KRAMER, DECEASED NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS The State of Kansas to all persons who are or may be concerned: You are hereby notified that a Petition for Probate of Will was filed in the above Court on the 5th day of February, 2013, by Richard L. Gustafson, a devisee and legatee under the Last Will and Testament of Daniel H. Kramer, requesting that said Will be admitted to probate, that he be appointed Executor, without bond, and granted Letters Testamentary, and that the Estate be probated under the Kansas Simplified Estates Act, allowing action by the Executor without Court supervision and without notice. You are hereby required to file your written defenses or objections thereto on or before the 4th day of March, 2013, at 1:30 p.m. in the Court at Junction City, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition. All creditors of the decedent are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within four (4) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, as provided by law, and if their demands are not this exhibited, they shall be forever barred. RICHARD L. GUSTAFSON, PETITIONER ERIC A. STAHL, ATTORNEY FOR THE PETITIONER 223 W. Sixth Junction City, KS 66441 (785) 238-2861 A9716 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 2013

NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that on February 12, 2013, a Petition was filed in this Court by Patricia Jane Mac Meeken, an heir, devisee and legatee, and executor named in the Last Will and Testament of Bruce James Mac Meeken, deceased, dated August 19, 2010, praying the instrument attached thereto be admitted to probate and record as the Last Will and Testament of the decedent; Letters Testamentary under the Kansas Simplified Estates Act be issued to executor, Patricia Jane Mac Meeken, to serve without bond. You are further advised under the provisions of the Kansas Simplified Estates Act the Court need not supervise administration of the Estate, and no notice of any action of the executor or other proceedings in the administration will be given, except for notice of final settlement of dece dent's estate. You are further ad vised if written objections to simplified administration are filed with the Court, the Court may order that supervised administration ensue. You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before March 11, 2013, at 1:30 p.m. in the District Court in Junction City, Geary County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition. All creditors are notified to exhibit their demands against the estate within four months from the date of the first publication of this notice, as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred. Patricia Jane Mac Meeken, Petitioner. Mark Edwards HOOVER, SCHERMERHORN, EDWARDS, PINAIRE & ROMBOLD 811 North Washington Street Junction City, KS 66441 (785) 238-3126 Attorneys for Petitioner A9725 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 2013

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(Published in The Daily Union on February 14, 2013, February 21, 2013 and February 28, 2013) IN THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, GEARY COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT Case No. 13CV20 Real Estate Involved 21ST MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. ESTATE OF CAROL L. CROWL, deceased, and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses of any defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants that are existing, dissolved, or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defendants that are or were partners or in partnership; the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendants that are minors or are under any legal disability; and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any person alleged to be deceased, Defendants. Pursuant to Chapter 60 of K.S.A NOTICE OF SUIT THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL OF THE ABOVE-CAPTIONED DEFENDANTS AND ALL OTHER PERSONS WHO ARE OR MAY BE CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that a Petition for Foreclosure (the “Petition”) has been filed in the District Court of Geary County, Kansas by plaintiff, 21st Mortgage Corporation asking the Court to foreclose on the Collateral and Mortgaged Property located at 815 Cassie Street, Junction City, Kansas 66441 and owned by Carol L. Crowl, deceased.

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Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Commission Meeting JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, Room of the Municipal Building, 700 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION North Jefferson, Junction City, KanPLAINTIFF sas, the Junction City/Geary County Metropolitan Planning Commission ANTHONY WILLIAMS will conduct a public hearing on DEFENDANTS Case No. Z-03-01-13, the application of the Metropolitan Planning NOTICE OF SUIT Commission to rezone from “SR” The State of Kansas to: ANTHONY County Suburban Residential DisL. WILLIAMS, A/K/A ANTHONY trict to “RS” City Suburban ResiWILLIAMS; JOHN DOE (REAL dential District the property lo NAME UNKNOWN); MARY DOE cated at 1205 Hoover Road in (REAL NAME UNKNOWN); MI - Geary County, Kansas, in anticiCHAELA WILLIAMS, A/K/A MI - pation of the annexation thereof. CHAELA S. WILLIAMS; STATE OF A copy of the legal description of the KANSAS, SOCIAL AND REHABILI- proposed property in question is TATION SERVICES; AMERICREDIT available for inspection at the Planning and Zoning Department office in FINANCIAL SERVICES and the unknown heirs, executors, the Municipal Building in Junction administrators, devisees, trustees, City during normal business hours. creditors, and assigns of such of the defendants as may be deceased; the Any person wishing to be heard reunknown spouses of the defendants; garding this matter may submit writthe unknown officers, successors, ten comments to the Metropolitan trustees, creditors and assigns of Planning Commission prior to the such defendants as are existing, dis- public hearing; or may present writsolved or dormant corporations; the ten and/or oral comments at such unknown guardians and trustees of public hearing. All persons wishing such of the defendants as are minors to be heard concerning this matter or are in anywise under legal disabil- shall be afforded an opportunity to ity; and all other persons who are or do so. Upon conclusion of said public hearing, the Metropolitan Planning may be concerned: You are hereby notified that a peti- Commission may make a recom tion has been filed in the District mendation to the governing body on Court of Geary County, Kansas, by the rezoning or may continue considJpmorgan Chase Bank, National As- eration of this matter to a future date sociation for judgment in the sum of without further notice. $151,403.82, plus interest, costs and other relief; judgment that plaintiff's Dated this 21st day of February, lien is a first lien on the said real 2013. property and sale of said property to satisfy the indebtedness, said prop- /s/ David L. Yearout David L. Yearout, AICP, CFM, Secerty described as follows, to wit: retary A9735 LOT ONE (1), ST. MARY'S ADDI2/21 2013 TION, UNIT NO. TWO (2) TO JUNCTION CITY, GEARY COUNTY, KANSAS Commonly known as 1313 Bluestem Dr., Junction City, Kansas 66441

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STATE OF KANSAS, COUNTY OF RILEY, ss: In the District Court of Riley County, Kansas. In the Matter of the Adoption of K.M.W. Notice of Haring. The State of Kansas to all persons concerned: You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed in the District Court of Riley County, Kansas, by James Stewart Rand, praying for a Decree of Adoption, and you are hereby required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 4th day of March, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. of said day, in the District Court of Geary County, in the city of Junction City, Kansas, at which time and place the Petition for Adoption will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition for Adoption. HARPER LAW OFFICES, LLC Charles W. Harper #09539 400 Poyntz Avenue Manhattan, Kansas 66502 (785)-539-8100 Attorney for Petitioner A9713 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 2013

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First Published in the Daily Union on February 7, 2013 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF GEARY COUNTY, KANSAS (Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60) Case No. 13-DM-001, Division 04 IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF: BARBARA JEAN GONZALEZ and BARRY JASON MATTHEWS NOTICE OF SUIT THE STATE OF KANSAS TO BARRY JASON MATTHEWS AND ALL OTHER PERSONS WHO ARE OR MAY BE CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in the District Court of Geary County, Kansas by Barbara Jean Gonzalez, praying for a decree of annulment, and other related relief. You are hereby required to plead to said petition on or before March 20, 2013, in said Court in Junction City, Geary County, Kansas. Should you fail therein judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon said petition. Barbara Jean Gonzalez, Petitioner Michael P. McKone, #8186 239 W. 7th Street Junction City, Kansas 66441 (785) 307-5413 Attorney for Petitioner A9714 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 2013

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING JUNCTION CITY/GEARY COUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING COMMISSION TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

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Business Services 360

Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 7:00 United Heating Cooling Plumbing lop.m. in the City Commission Meeting cated in Junction City, KS is availRoom of the Municipal Building, 700 able 24 hrs a day for your heating, North Jefferson, Junction City, Kan- cooling and plumbing needs. Call sas, the Junction City/Geary County 785-761-5260. Metropolitan Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on 370 Case No. SUP-02-02-13, the appli- Help Wanted cation of Ray Heinrichs, owner, requesting a Special Use Permit to allow a restaurant as an acces sory use to a catering business on property zoned “IL” Light Industrial District at 904 Price Street, Junction City, Kansas. A copy of the legal description of the property in question is available for inspection at the Planning and ZonFlexible hours. ing Department office in the Municipal Building in Junction City during Apply in person normal business hours.

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Any person wishing to be heard regarding this matter may submit written comments to the Metropolitan Planning Commission prior to or at the public hearing, or may present written and/or oral comments at such public hearing. All persons wishing to be heard concerning this matter shall be afforded an opportunity to do so. Upon conclusion of said public hearing, the Metropolitan Planning Commission may make recommendations to the governing body re garding this application or may continue consideration of this matter at the conclusion of the public hearing to a future date without further notice. Dated this 21st day of February, 2013 /s/ David L. Yearout David L. Yearout, AICP, CFM, Secretary A9734 2/21 2013

Help Wanted

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after 7:00 p.m. 1330 Grant Ave.

Assistant Teachers needed; Hope Lutheran Early Learning Center is looking for energetic, dependable Assistant Teachers to work in a loving and educational environment. Please call for an application 785-587-9400. B&B BUSING Hiring bus drivers for daily routes. Experienced preferred •Alcohol and drug testing •Paid holidays •25 years old and older •$13.00/hour or more depending on expericence. •Raise after 90 days 2722 Gateway Court 238-8555 Call for apppointment EOE Bartender Wanted, must be able to work flexible shifts. Apply in person at Woody’s, 215 E. 8th.

Shilling Construction Co. Inc. is currently hiring for CDL drivers, Class A and Class B, with a clean MVR record, additional incentive for Haz Mat Endorsement. Applicant must pass a drug/alcohal pre-employment screening. Knowledge of and ability to follow regulations and safety guidelines a must. Please apply in person at: 555 Poyntz Avenue STE. 260, Manhattan, KS Online at: www.shilconst.com Equal Opportunity Employer Alcohal and Drug Free Workplace.

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Customer Service Rep: Provide customer service support to sales staff. Answer multi-line phones, respond to customer requests, sell product, and place orders in system. Identify, research, and resolve customer matters, research billing is sues, and other duties as assigned. Requires professional verbal and written communication skills. At least one year of customer service experience preferred. View job description at www.masterteacher.com/Employment. Send resume to The Master Teacher, PO Box 1207, Manhattan, KS 66505-1207 or email hr@masterteacher.com. Earn $250 participating in a community survey on Thursday, February 28 from 8am to 6:30pm in Topeka. Call KP Research at 1-877-591-7530 or 1-773-256-9411. www.kprecruits.com Experienced Heating, Cooling and Plumbing installation and service man. Apply in person. Connell Plumbing & Heating, 237 West Spruce, Junction city, Kansas. No phone calls. Full time Herington Area Health Clinic, LPN or Medical Assistant to work with Doctor and Physician Assistant in the clinic. Works with patients and families, tracks tests, pharmaceuticals, and documents results.! Dr. Office experience preferred. Apply to Melissa Wilson, Herington Municipal Hospital. 785-258-5123, mwilson@heringtonhospital.com LEGAL SECRETARY: Resume should indicate word proficiency, good work ethic and dependability. Compensation $10.00=$15.00 per hour, per experience. Reply with resume to Box E418, Daily Union, P.O. Box 129, Junction City, KS 66441

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Part time cook needed at TJ’s Nest. Pick up application at 1034 W. 8th after 5 p.m. 785-579-4152. Academic Advisor, College of Arts and Sciences, Kansas State University. One part time Health Advisor position. Master’s degree required. Health-related work experience and/or experience in teaching and/or advising preferred. Applications due by February 26, 2013. Back ground check required Please see www.ksu.edu/artsci for detailed description and application require ments. . KSU is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks diversity among its employees. REGISTERED NURSE - Seeking Part-time OB Nurse for one 12 hour night shift per week. Apply to: Memorial Health System, Human Resources Dept, 511 NE 10th St, Abilene, KS 67410. Or email resume to: employment@mhsks.org EOE Registered Nurse full-time night shift charge available for Critical Access Hospital. Responsible for assessment, diagnosis, planning, and interventions of all age groups in ER and Med/surg. Works effectively with others as well as having leadership and teaching skills. Requirements include current Kansas Registered Nurse license, BLS, and ACLS certification. If interested contact Melissa Wilson, Herington Municipal Hospital at 785-258-2207 or mwilson@heringtonhospital.com.

New Clean Team Wanted. Experienced cleaners only. Move-out, Construction, residential cleans and floor sanding. Salary based on experience. Must have drivers license, phone, reliable transportation and must have references. Call and leave message at 785-263-9871 Part time Bartender, 20-30 hours a week. Starting pay $7.25/hr plus tips. Flexible hours plus weekends. Apply after 3:30pm at 201 E. 4th St., Junction City.

Tri-County Telephone Association, Inc., a highly successful rural communications company who is dedicated to providing our communities with state-of-the art network technologies has the following full-time job opportunity available: Payroll and Benefits Coordinator Handles the payroll function for the purpose of ensuring employees are paid in an accurate and timely manner. Tasks may include setting up new hires, verifying hours and general ledger codes on time sheets, making changes to deductions, wages, employee/employer costs, performing pre-check to verify accuracy, sending 401K deposit file to current administrator, printing end of month/quarter/annual reports, verifying and printing W-2’s at the end of the year, processing various surveys at the end of the year, preparing bi-weekly payroll by entering labor, running payroll, compiling payments due from payroll such as taxes, savings, and child support, keeping program input correct such as deductions, insurance, 401K, withholding, vacation, holidays, etc. Handles benefits for employees for the purpose of ensuring the benefit package offered employees is processed effectively and timely, thereby, assisting in the attraction and retention of quality employees. Tasks may include enrolling new employees in insurance, completing 401K enrollment forms, benefit surveys, setting up appointment time for Section 125 Cafeteria Plan annual renewal, training new employees on time sheets, preparing COBRA paperwork, conducting benefits enrollment for new employees, checking for accuracy and adjustments, and paying benefit billings and any other HR related billings. Assists Director of Human Resources with all employment-related administrative duties for the purpose of ensuring all human resource functions are completed in a timely manner. Tasks may include completing required paperwork for recruiting, hiring, orientation, disciplinary actions, and terminations, conducting new employee orientations, administering pre-employment tests, and conducting reference checks, verifying I-9 documentation and maintaining files, scheduling appointments for random and new employee drug and alcohol testing and physical examinations, maintaining Human Resource Information System (HRIS) records and employee files, compiling reports from database as needed and filing papers and documents into appropriate employee files. This position requires the ability to participate as a member of a team, complete tasks as a team and engage in problem solving activities as a team member as well as maintain confidentiality at all times. Candidates must be positive, customer oriented, organized, detail oriented and be a self-starter. This position requires proficient computer skills including Word, Excel & Outlook. A minimum of 2-3 years of payroll and benefits experience is required. A minimum of 3-5 years of Human Resources experience is required. Tri-County Telephone Association, Inc. offers competitive salaries and a complete benefits package including 100% paid medical/dental insurance. If interested, please send resume w/ salary requirements to TCT Attn: Human Resources, PO Box 299 Council Grove, KS 66846 or e-mail to hwren@tctainc.net. No phone calls please. EOE

Bargains Galore! Free for 3 days... $100 or Less Merchandise Mail or Bring to: 222 W. 6th, Junction City, KS 66441 PHONE: 785-762-5000 Include name/address. Or submit online at www.thedailyunion.net

2004 Chevy Blazer 4x4, $2900.00 2000 S-10 ext cab, 4x4, $4750.00 1999 Chevy S-10, V6 automatic, $3200.00 1998 Dodge Caravan, 7 passenger, low mileage, $2600.00 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4, $2400.00 1995 GEO Tracker 4x4, hardtop, $3500.00 1995 Chevy 3/4 ton, one-owner, $2800.00 1994 Chevy Silverado Ext-cab, extra clean, $3200.00 1993 Chevy shortbed, V6, loaded, $3000.00 1987 Chevy 1/2 ton 4x4, $2500.00

Business Prop. For Rent 730 For rent: Office space, available now. 705 W. 6th. 785-238-3742 or 785-209-0228 The Daily Union has approximately 425 sq. ft of Class A office space available. The area includes a 13 x 11 ft. private office. The monthly lease is $215 per month including utilities. Please contact Tim Hobbs at 762-5000 Monday-Friday.

Rooms, Apts. For Rent 740 128 E. 7th St. 1BR, $500, equal deposit, very clean, newly painted.No Pets, Excellent for Soldier! 785-761-3240 or 785-307-2119 1BD basement apartment. Newly remodled. 128 W. Chestnut. $650/month+deposit. All bills paid. Call 785-223-5553

Up to 30 lbs/ 30 days cash back rewards. 1 on 1 private coaching. Call 785-200-8882.

Manufacturing Clerk: Manhattan-based company seeks a WANTED: Certified Medication Manufacturing Clerk. Entry-level poAides. sition duties include assembly of The residents at Medicalodges of award products, preparing customer Herington, Kansas are looking for orders for shipment, and more, all caring & dependable medication performed with on-the-job training. aides. Must be flexible (able to move from If interested, you may stop by 2 line to line as needed), detail-ori East Ash Street, Herington, KS ented, have ability to stand for long and pick up an application. periods of time, lift 40 pounds, and perform repetitive work independ ently. Current position is seasonal Kid’s Korner 390 with opportunity for permanent Full time child care openings. Day full-time employment at season’s time, 18 mos to 5 yrs. old 238-1596. end. View job description at www.masterteacher.com/EmployBusiness Opportunities 400 ment. For consideration please send Excellent marketing information. resume to The Master Teacher, PO http//www.empowernet.com/coolBox 1207, Manhattan, KS breeze101/ Call/text 719-685-6324. 66505-1207 or email hr@master - Email Good_Resumes@yahoo.com teacher.com. KAW VALLEY ENGINEERING, INC. (KVE), Junction City, is seeking applicants for entry level positions in its Materials Testing Department.! Qualifications, position details and employment applications may be found at www.kveng.com. KVE conducts pre-employment drug and alcohol screenings and pre-employment driving history checks.! KVE is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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RON’S AUTOMOTIVE 785-223-2226 SOUTHEAST CORNER EXIT 299 I-70

A plumber with greater than 5 years experience is needed for work in the Junction City area. Call Ryan at 816-838-0679. EOE.

Misc For Sale

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Negotiable Low Prices! Polyester double-knit pants, pastel colors; twill pants, fall colors, 22-24, 3X, for person 5’ 3”. SAS sandals, 8W. Doilies, dog coats, afghans, nice pressed glass dishes, old collectible dishes. 785-238-0078 See at 826 N. Clay.

Antiques

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Browse our 2 shops in historic downtown Paxico, KS. Variety of antiques and collectibles for every taste and budget. Visit Paxicos other fine Victorian shops, galleries, and winery all with storefront parking and all within easy walking distance. Auntpegsantiques.com. 785-636-5551.

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ApArtments

Ultimate Living in a Perfect Setting • 10 Minutes from Fort Riley • Swimming pool/hot tub • Full size washer/dryer in every unit • Clubhouse with home theater & game room

1810 Caroline Ave Junction City, KS 785-238-4409 www.bluffsapts.com

2 bedroom apartment. $525 plus deposit. 32A Riley Manor.. Available now. 785-375-2916 2 bedroom apt. tenant pays electric. Located 642 Goldenbelt Blvd. 238-5000 or 785-375-9056. 2 bedroom, central air, range, refrigerator. No pets. $600. 785-238-4848. 2-2BR $500. 1BD all bills paid, $650 Call 210-0777 or 202-2022 or 375-5376 . 2BD, 2 Bath upstairs apartment. 206 N. Jefferson. $600/month+deposit. Call 785-223-5553. 2BR Apartment $475 rent/deposit. 737 W 1st St., 70 Riley Manor. 3BR Apartment $550 rent/despoit. Pay own utilities. NO PETS 40 Riley Manor. 785-238-7714, 785-238-4396 5 minutes from post. Military housing approved. 2BR apartment, ADT system, $630/Mo. No Pets 785-375-3353 or 785-461-5343. 906 W. 11th, Junction City. 4BR, $500, equal deposit. No pets. 785-223-6387 or 785-761-3240.

9 week old Corgi Pembroke. Tri-colored, female. Shots up-to-date, microchip, $600. 785-579-6617 AKC registered 9 month old male English Bulldog for sale. $1200. Update to date on shots and has excellent bloodline. Call for info 850-281-2293.

Automobiles

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Celebrating 28 years Thank you!

Available Now Military Approved, Extra Clean 2, 3 bedroom Apts/Houses *$595-$935* No Pets 785-762-3102 Large 3 Bdr Apt. in Milford. All appliances. Water, trash, sewer paid. 463-5526.

Mobile Homes For Rent 750 1, 2, 3 Bedroom. Military inspected, near Post, School and Lake. Some furnished. 463-5526

16’ wide, three bedroom, two full bath, $500 per month, $250 deposit plus utilities. Call 785-210-5856. 2&3BR clean, quiet. $335-495 mo/dep plus utilities. No pets. 785-238-5367. 152E. Flinthills Blvd, Grandview Plaza. 2-3BR, clean, nice. W/D hookups, C/A, large yards. 7 minutes to Post. No Pets. 785-463-5321 3BR, 2BA, W/D hookups. Very nice, clean, near Post, Lake, school, Park. No Pets. 785-463-5321 Affordable mobile homes for sale starting at $400 and up. Must pass background check. For more information, call Tuesday through Thursday, 11 to 4, 785-238-7544. For Rent: 3BR, 2BA in GVP 785-223-1030 or 785-238-8062

Houses For Rent

Real Estate For Sale 780 4 years old. 3BR, 2 bath, 2-car garage. 224 W. 10th. 785-226-1735 638 W. 2nd, Junction City, 3 Bed room, 2 Bath, Ranch style on cul-de-sac, covered deck with fenced in backyard, basement, single car garage, $120,000. 785-587-4000 Commercial building for sale, 12,000ft, built in 1977. 35yr history . Variety store, Retail, Warehouse, Manufacturing. Herington, Kansas. See on Ebay Kansas Commercial. Any reasonable bid accepted. Call 785-258-3566 for showing. Ed & Elaine Cake Decorating supply and Wedding Keepsakes On-going business in Salina, KS Contact Elaine 785-404-2300 785-643-1661 Like new 3BR, 2 bath, 2-car garage, unfinished basement. 2002 Custer. 785-226-1735

Rooms, Apts. For Rent $750   Security Deposit  $125 placed to hold  New the apartment  & Used   1826 $125 payments for  Tuttle Creek   the first 5 months  Blvd.   of residency  Manhattan, Kansas

$750   Security Deposit  $125 placed to hold  the apartment    $125 payments for    the first 5 months    of residency

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1BR $500, 2BRs $575 & $700. 3BR $700 210-0777 or 202-2022/ 375-5376 1BDRM apt. Super Deal. Unfur nished. Very clean, good location, washer, dryer; water pd. Newly renovated. 785-375-3117. 235 E 3rd St #3, 2BR. $645 rent/deposit, water, gas paid. 785-375-9522 235 E. 3rd Street #3. Rent $645.00 month. I pay gas and water. Call 785-210-4757. 2BR Duplex, large, clean. 4 blocks to Milford Lake. C/A, near Post. No Pets. 785-463-5321 2BR, 1Bath, W/D, all utilities paid. Rent $800, deposit $600. No Pets. 785-238-6890 2BR, corner lot, CA/CH, W/D hookup. No pets. Milford, clean, must see. 785-238-4222 3 bedroom, range, refrigerator. Redecorated. No pets. $700. 785-238-4848. 3BD, 2 BATHS, 1800 SQ FT, LARGE ROOMS, NEW KITCHEN, SIDE BY SIDE REFRIGATOR, FENCED IN BACK YARD. LARGE MAN CAVE. ALL UTILITIES PAID. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. $1500 MONTH. CALL CONNIE AT 785-375-7991. VERY PRIVATE 3BR, 1.5BA, split-level house, large oak kitchen, garage, fenced yard. $950mo, lease and references. 785-922-6981 or 785-761-9084 Country Home, minutes from Ft. Riley. 4BR, 30X50 building. $1150 rent/deposit, references. 785-223-2713 In Milford: 1200SF, walk-out basement apartment. 7 large rooms, large kitchen, W/D hook-ups, new carpet & flooring, fresh paint, refrigerator & stove, near school, no thru traffic, near lake. Utilities paid. $975 mo. 405-979-0391, 785-223-2248. In Woodbine: 3BR, 2BA, full basement, double garage, oak kitchen w/walk-in pantry. $850mo. Lease and references. 785-922-6981 or 785-761-9084 Small 2 bedroom house. $475 rent/dposit. Pay own utilities. No pets. 334 W 15th. 785-238-7714, 785-238-4394.

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OFF MOVE IN IF LEASE IS SIGNED        539-2565 ~MOVE INON$200 SPECIALS~ $125 payments first 5 QUINTON monthsPOINT of residency THEfor DAYthe OF VISITING                                                                                                           ST MONTH – 3 BEDROOM 800-848-2565FREE 1~NEWLY CONSTRUCTED~  ~PET FRIENDLY~  ST ½ OFF 1 ~APPLIANCES INCLUDED~  MONTH RENT – 2 BEDROOM

“Our $200        OFF MOVE IN IF LEASE IS SIGNED Reputation ON THE DAY OF VISITING QUINTON POINT is ~NEWLY CONSTRUCTED~  Your ~PET FRIENDLY~  Guarantee” ~CLOSE TO THE PROXIMITY    OF FT. RILEY~  ~WASHER/DRYER  HOOKUPS~  ~24 HOUR FITNESS ROOM~    ~POOL~  ~CLUBHOUSE WITH POOL  TABLE~  ~APPLIANCES INCLUDED~  ~NEW PLAYGROUND~  ~MODEL APT ON SITE~  ~CLOSE TO THE PROXIMITY

Jim Brandenburg OF FT. RILEY~  Owner

2 BEDROOM 987 SQ FT $875  3 BEDROOM 1170 SQ FT $975

2316 WILDCAT LANE  JUNCTION CITY KS 66441  785‐579‐6500  www.quintonpoint.com  WE ARE OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY  FROM 9 AM TO 5:30 PM AND SATURDAYS  FROM 9 AM UNTIL 1 PM.  SUNDAY VIEWINGS ARE AVAILABLE UPON  APPOINTMENT.

~WASHER/DRYER  www.manhattanmotors.com HOOKUPS~  ~24 HOUR FITNESS ROOM~    Sell your small stuff! Items priced $100 or less run free for 3 days in The Daily Union. ~POOL~  2316 WILDCAT LANE  Ads will be published within a 5 day period. Limit 2 ads per week, one item per ad, ~CLUBHOUSE WITH POOL  JUNCTION CITY KS 66441  TABLE~  9 words). Price must be listed. 3 lines per ad (approximately You cannot write in 785‐579‐6500  ~NEW PLAYGROUND~  www.quintonpoint.com  your ad OBO, BEST OFFER, NEGOTIABLE, TRADE, EACH or MAKE OFFER. NO guns, ~MODEL APT ON SITE~  WE ARE OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY  pets, plants, food, tickets, firewood, sports cards, home-made items or businesses.   FROM 9 AM TO 5:30 PM AND SATURDAYS  PRIVATE PARTY ONLY! No garage sales. 2 BEDROOM 987 SQ FT $875

FROM 9 AM UNTIL 1 PM.  The Daily Union reserves the right to restrict items in this category 3 BEDROOM 1170 SQ FT $975  SUNDAY VIEWINGS ARE AVAILABLE UPON  APPOINTMENT.

The Daily Union. Thursday, February 21, 2013

Girlfriend has say in when dating ends Dear Annie: I am a senior in high school. I have been dating “Brianna” for 10 months. She graduated last year and attended a community college, but really had no ambition or motivation to be there. We spent last summer together, and I honestly fell head over heels in love with her. Here’s the problem. I have been accepted to many colleges out of town. It has always been my dream to go away to school. I told Brianna it wouldn’t be fair to either of us to stay together while I am away, but I want us to be together as much as possible until then. Ever since I mentioned this to Brianna, however, things haven’t been the same. We’ve been arguing a lot. Brianna’s dad left when she was 12, and she’s still crushed by it. She doesn’t get along well with her family and tells me I’m all she has. She says when I go away to school, I’ll be leaving her just like everybody else. Now I feel nothing but guilt when I think about college. I want us to enjoy our time together as much as possible. I want Brianna to be my date for my senior prom, but I don’t want her to think I’m simply using her. It’s not true. She is the only person I want by my side. Annie, do you think it’s fair that we’re staying together now even though we’re most likely breaking up when I leave for college? I want the full college experience, and I know a long-distance relationship will be miserable, because Brianna and I argue constantly via text messages when we’re only 10 minutes away. Have I made the right decision? — College Bound and Confused Dear College Bound: Whether or not to stay together until the end of the summer is up to Brianna, too. If she can handle it, wishing you well, it’s a solid idea, and you can plan to see each other over winter break. But if Brianna feels you are abandoning her, she may try to hold you hostage emotionally, pressuring you to alter your plans. That will only create hard feelings and resentment all around. Talk to Brianna and ask what she wants to do, but be firm about your future. Good luck. Dear Annie: Last June, a co-worker committed suicide. The staff and I were extremely devastated. No one saw it coming. Now, all these months later, two of my best friends at work have decided to get a tribute tattoo in this person’s honor.

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These friends were not particularly close to this coworker, and this is the first death they have personally experienced. I know everyone deals with death in their own way, but they barely knew the co-worker who died. Our entire group of friends thinks this tattoo is a bad idea. We all want to say something, but don’t know what. — Tattoo Troubles Dear Troubles: We think these two are looking for a way to honor their late coworker. If you can recommend a better tribute (e.g., working for a suicide prevention hotline, Survivors of Suicide, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, raising funds for suicide awareness), you could suggest it as being more meaningful. But ultimately, how they choose to decorate their bodies is up to them. Dear Annie: “No Longer Compatible” said she isn’t attracted to her husband because he stopped bathing and has bad breath, a beer belly and sinus issues. Oddly enough, clairvoyance isn’t conferred with the vows. Has she actually told him what she wants from him? He may be relieved that better hygiene can fix the issue. My second husband wore a size 54 belt. I pretended modesty and wanted the lights out, but really didn’t care to see his body. But he was an excellent lover because his most important organ was his brain. He tried to please and was completely unselfconscious. — Also Been Married to Buddha

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast. net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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Horoscope Handle business, send packages and make calls. In a matter of days, Mercury in Pisces will complicate matters with retrograde illusions and mirages. Just as dreams often reveal our subconscious fears and desires, this Mercury retrograde will show us who we are on the inside through the fantasies we project. ARIES (March 21-April 19). There’s a fine line between good use of electronic devices and excessive dependence on them. You’ll draw a healthy boundary for yourself and your family in this regard. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your neighbors will be a topic of interest. What are they doing in there? Probably nothing as interesting as it seems from the outside. Anyway, it’s more fun to wonder than to ask. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Improvements in your personal life will happen over time. But you can already see the early signs that things are getting better, and you should be very encouraged by that. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You like to make people laugh; it’s one of the ways you experience their love. So surround yourself with those intelligent, lighthearted types who have an obvious sense of humor. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Think of the profound impact you’ve already had on your surroundings. You’ve changed the world in many ways without even knowing it. For instance, there are people who wouldn’t know each other at all if it weren’t for you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Unfortunately, the solution to one problem is the seed of another problem. Your job is to think further into the

future than the people around you and weigh potential consequences against today’s options. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Who completes you? You are wise not to be dependent on one person; it’s not a one-person job. You feel whole when you give your attention to a dozen different interests and relationships. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). People are the real treasures of your world, and you value them more than anything material. It doesn’t take big gestures to make this clear. There’s a quiet heroism in your patient, friendly attitude. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You have your eye on an upgrade that will enable you to show up for work in style. This improvement will likely be more expensive than you anticipated, though, so start saving now. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). People are searching for a sense of security, but that shouldn’t all fall on you. Staying true to your word is easier if you don’t give your word in the first place. Avoid making promises; it will be better for everyone. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It’s not every day that perfect partnerships come together. That’s why when you sense that an arrangement is going to work well, you should act on it immediately. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Life seems sweeter when affections are reciprocated, but this is not entirely necessary for your happiness. Right now, you’re happy to give and love without worrying about how it will come back.

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left some splits and had some pins that just didn’t go their way.” The win for the girls comes a day after they won the Junction City invitational on Tuesday, where they bowled a 2,279. Strauss took first in the Junction City invite with a 652. State will be held on Friday, March 1. “Girls will have to continue to find the pockets on all their shots,” Adams said. “Then we’re going to have to convert on the single and maybe even multiple pin spares that can be picked up. That’s going to be the big key down there.”

Junction City Invitational Results Boys Bowler 1 2 3 Jayson Quicksall 216 197 163 Kris Quidachay 149 175 207 Will Wriston 201 180 149 Lance Lovell 206 173 44 Aaron Coffman 161 186 192 Casey Zimmerman 133 184 205 Total 784 747 767 Team Score Girls Bowler 1 2 3 Sam Goudy 171 200 199 Kaylee Stutz 192 174 169 Molly Schoendallar 168 155 150 Meghan Strauss 233 197 222 Kaitlyn Bezdek 158 182 98 Alisha Wriston 137 126 168 Total 764 753 758 Team Score

Total 576 531 530 423 539 522 2298

Total 570 535 473 652 438 431 2275

Chiefs Continued from Page 1B Bowe last season. The reason the decision carries so much importance is that Texas A&M left tackle Luke Joeckel could be a fit for Kansas City if Albert is no long protecting the quarterback’s blind side. “I think trading out is still the best option,” ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper said of the Chiefs’ predicament. “There’s no quarterback to remotely consider if you’re Kansas City. I would say if you can get out of there, that’s the best option.” Still, some believe the Chiefs have such a need at quarterback that they’d be willing to reach far enough to select one with the first overall pick. Matt Cassel struggled so much last season that he was benched, and former fifth-round draft pick Ricky Stanzi has been so underwhelming that he’s hardly played in two seasons. So the need for a quarterback is paramount, whether that’s in the first round or later in the draft. “Let’s be real,” Dorsey said, “the quarterback is a very important part of any franchise.” Most believe the best available is West Virginia’s Geno Smith, who plans to throw during the combine. Southern Cal quarterback Matt Barkley will also be attending, though he will not throw after having shoulder surgery. Then there are other prospects such as Arkansas’ Tyler Wilson and North Carolina State’s Mike Glennon who could turn heads before April rolls around. “I’ve got six quarterbacks right now that I think truly belong in the second round, in terms of their grade,” ESPN college football analyst Todd McShay said. “The depth is sensational.” Six quarterbacks? That alone would be enough to keep the Chiefs busy this week. Throw in every other player that will be available, and Dorsey, Reid and the rest of their scouting staff are sure to be a blur during their time in Indianapolis.

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Associated Press ATLANTA — Josh Smith is starting against the Miami Heat Wednesday night in what could be his final game with the Atlanta Hawks if any of the trade deadline talks involving the star forward become reality. Hawks coach Larry Drew said Smith has not allowed Thursday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline to be a distraction. “With all the talk that’s been going on, it can be a distraction but he has shown no signs of it distracting him,” Drew said. “He’s been totally focused with everything that we’ve done. He’s handled himself in a very professional manner. I didn’t expect anything different. “I know during this time it can be a little unsettling for any player who has his name tossed around as far as trades, but he’s been a total professional.” Smith arrived at Philips Arena about two hours before Wednesday’s game, wearing a knit cap and a smile on his face. His name has been in trade rumors linking him to the Nets, Bucks and other teams. Smith, the 6-foot-9 forward, becomes an unrestricted free agent after the season. He leads the Hawks with 17.4 points per game and is second with 8.6 rebounds. The forward, in his ninth season with his hometown Hawks, averaged 24.5 points, 10 rebounds and 6.3 assists in his last four games before the All-Star break. Guard Jannero Pargo has not been re-signed after being with the team for two 10-day contracts. Drew said he hopes the team adds a guard if it makes no other trade-deadline move. Drew said the team has to closely monitor the status of veteran guard Devin Harris, who has missed time this season with a sore left foot. “We’ve already had dialog and conversation about our situation if nothing changes,” Drew said. “Certainly we have to keep an eye on Devin with the sore foot.” Jeff Teague and DeShawn Stevenson are the Hawks’ starting guards against Miami.

Continued from Page 1B Autura Campbell and getting her into foul trouble. “I think the fact that we kept them off the boards,” He said. “And didn’t allow them to get offensive rebounds in scoring position or limited those anyway and then we kept Campbell from driving to the basket and that’s the key because you have to make her take outside shots.” Part of the initial offensive troubles came from the Lady Jays inability to operate the four-out offense. Instead of being able to isolate a player on one side of the basket, Junction City couldn’t move the ball efficiently, leading to the low scoring quarter. But the offense picked up in the second quarter, thanks in part to freshman Abryana Dixon getting to the line. Dixon scored all six of her points in the second, including shooting a perfect four for four from the line. “Throughout the season we’ve matured more,” Rains said of the freshmen players. “But we owe a lot of that to the seniors telling us in practice to pick it up, saying come on guys let’s go. So I think the seniors have a lot to do with how we’ve matured and how we perform even next year once they leave.” Freshman A’kia Fain had one of her best games running the point, she limited her turnovers and dropped in five points. Junior Korie Kamm added six points of her own in the contest. The Lady Jays also had their most successful night using the full-court press.

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(Above) Breanna Watterman tries to get around her defender on Tuesday night against Topeka West. (Below) A’kia Fain breaks the Topeka West full-court press defense in Junction City’s 34-26 victory.

The press generated key turnovers in the second half to prevent Topeka west from getting on a roll. “We’re going to gradually transition into a full-court team. Next year, with the personnel we’re returning, we’re going to need to be able to play more of an uptempo game and a faster pace, so we have some kids that are gradually working their way into doing it now.” The win improves the Lady Jays record to 6-13. They play their final regular season game Friday at Shawnee Heights.

Blue Jays Continued from Page 1B the bench after spraining his toe in practice on Saturday. The injury didn’t affect his play. When he entered the game, he led Junction City with 15 points and also threw down a slam dunk on a fast break in the fourth. The dunk was one of the few highlights of the second half for the home team. “We just weren’t focused tonight,” Johnson said. “We need to come together and play harder and get readjusted and get focused. We need to have better practices because better practices equal better games.” The loss, which drops the Blue Jays record to 6-13, was especially disheartening to the seniors who were playing in their final home game. “I loved it playing here,” Johnston said. “It’s kind of heartbreaking to lose the last (home) game of your high school career. But I have to look forward to Shawnee Heights on Friday and I just have to get ready for that.” The loss ends a run where Junc-

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Danny Thornton gets ready to shoot a trey against Topeka West Tuesday night. Thornton scored 14 points in the game. tion City went 3-1, with their only loss coming by two points to Centennial League leading Manhattan. Now the Blue Jays will try and refocus before they travel to Shaw-

nee Heights on Friday for the regular season finale. “I told our guys winners don’t win all the time,” Battle said. “But winners bounce back.”