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Monday, February 3, 2014
The Abilene
Pearson ready for Westminster show
By TIFFANY RONEY
tiffany.roney@abilene-rc.com
When a girl with Abilene connections
grew up on a dog farm in Washington
State, she and her sister were required
to clean dog rooms and sanitize water
buckets, and they were also responsi-
ble for bathing and training their own
dogs at the age of 8.
We also packed the car, which is
something my sister and I pride our-
selves at being really good at because
we can fit a lot in a small space, Anna
Pearson said with cheer in her voice.
Pearson has many reasons to pack
up and to be cheery because she
qualified for the invite-only Westmin-
ster Kennel Club dog show, which will
be televised from New York City. Pear-
son has won seven Best Junior Handler
Awards for her work with her Austra-
lian shepherd, Promise, and another
dog she shows is the No. 1 dog of its
breed in the nation.
Though she spent most of her child-
hood helping her mother breed Auss-
ies and prepping for important shows.
Pearson and her older sister, Laura,
took time away from the canines ev-
ery couple of years to spend about two
weeks with their extended family in
Abilene and, when possible, to catch
the Wild Bill Hickok PRCA Rodeo,
which Anna said is the best in the re-
gion especially for bull-riding.
Laura and Annas great-grandparents
had a cabin at Red Bud Lake, and her
grandparents the Violas started
and ran several stores throughout town.
They have all passed away, and so
have the names of the stores, though
the buildings are still there, Annas
mom, Toni Viola Pearson, said. There
is still the RHV store. RHV stands for
Ralph Harold Viola. So there is a his-
tory of Violas from Abilene.
Both Tonis parents graduated from
Abilene High School, and her father
lives on Beekman Road.
After being part of Annas seven han-
dler wins, its clear the Aussie aptly
named Promise holds a bit of the spot-
light. But Anna said there is more of a
story behind her name than simply the
wins she has garnered.
It was actually my mom who named
her, because it was supposed to be my
moms dog, but I kind of stole her,
Anna said with a laugh. Her grand-
mothers name is Secret. Secret passed,
but apparently my mom told Secret
when she was older that she needed
to promise her to send her another
puppy that looked and acted like her
like a mini-her. Like a gift. When
Promise was born, she looks a lot like
her grandmother, so my mom said, I
guess my promise came true, so thats
where she got her name.
Though Anna was in Abilene visiting
her grandpa when Promise was born,
she said she noticed one thing about
the young puppy when she returned
home to kennel land: Promise was very
pretty, and she was definitely our pick
of the litter.
Clerk
validates
obscenity
petition
By Refector-Chronicle Staff
A petition seeking to empanel a
grand jury to explore whether the Li-
ons Den Adult Superstore promotes
obscenity has been fled with Dickin-
son County Court Clerk Cindy Mc-
Donald.
Phillip and Cathy Cosby, with the
American Family Association of
Kansas and Missouri, headed the pe-
tition drive.
Ten years ago the grand jury did
indict but no charges came from it,
Cosby told the Refector-Chronicle.
It was unresolved then. The citizen
grand jury process is pretty interest-
ing instrument of justice. Only six
states have that, Kansas being one of
them.
Cosby said that there have been
some changes in the Citizens Grand
Jury process from 10 years ago.
The petition has been validated and
contained 345 signatures, he said.
I didnt want to overdo it because
I didnt want to saturate a potential
jury pool, he said. The Lions Den,
if they do face charges, will chal-
lenge every juror, Did you sign that
petition? So we got basically the
minimum number required.
Our intent, we believe the obscen-
ity law is being broken, Cosby said.
It was 10 years ago, it still is today.
People dont blush easily any-
more and obscenity laws are being
ignored, he added. But it is still the
law. Obscenity is not protected free
speech.
The courts did understand that
San Francisco and Abilene, Kansas,
will have two different community
standards, he said. Every com-
munity has the legal right to pull
that evidence off the shelves, put it
in the court room and if the judge or
jury says it is obscene then the frst
amendment rights are waved and its
illegal. That is process that we never
fully completed 10 years ago.
McDonald said the 8th District
judges will review the petition and
determine if a jury should be sum-
moned.
The court has 60 days from last
Jan. 23, when it was presented to the
court, to act upon the petition.
The clock started ticking when we
handed the petition, Cosby said.
Abilene native Polzella
fnds calling in teaching
By TIFFANY RONEY
tiffany.roney@abilene-rc.com
She was known in Abilene
for her ballet talents, dance
performances and theatrical
appearances. Now, shes liv-
ing in Mesa, Ariz., and while
shes encountered diffculties
and changed countries along
the way, one thing has never
changed: Jessica Polzella is
always a dancer.
When she was 18, it looked
like her dancing career was
over. As a freshman in dance
performance at Wichita State,
Polzella hurt her back.
When I hurt my back, I
thought I was done danc-
ing, and I absolutely hated it
I didnt want to ever do it
again, Polzella said. I was a
business major and then I was
a psychology major. I couldnt
fgure out what I wanted to do
for the longest time. When
you realize that thats what
youre missing, and that its
your passion, theres not real-
ly any way to do it other than
to fgure out how to get back
to it somehow.
Fortunately, Polzella even-
tually dipped her toe back in
by taking a couple of classes
each week. Eventually, she
discovered a passion for
teaching.
Prima ballerina
school
Once her back had healed,
Polzella still had 13 years of
intense ballet training under
her belt, so she auditioned
for Canadas National Ballet
School in Toronto. Out of 200
applicants, the school selected
10 students, and Polzella was
one of them.
The program was abso-
lutely incredible I learned
more than I ever could imag-
ine while I was there that I use
on a daily basis now, espe-
cially with things like music
and my teaching techniques
and just overall in my danc-
ing, Ive grown to be a ma-
ture, fully developed dancer,
she said. But on the fip side
of that, it was an incredibly
stressful program.
As a result of that stress,
Polzella chose to cut her
losses, move home and move
forward after 2 years. Though
she did not complete her pro-
gram of study, the skills she
acquired play a vital role in
her current position and her
future goals.
Moving home,
moving forward
Polzela moved back to the
Abilene area to be with fam-
ily and look for a job.
I was helping with my
grandma, and I spent a lot of
time going to the ftness cen-
ter and running to keep my-
self in shape, because I knew
I wasnt going to just quit
(dancing), she said. And
during that time, I was look-
ing for jobs nationwide.
Out of that search, Polzella
stumbled upon a childrens
dance studio in Arizona called
The Dance Off. She said the
studio invited her not only to
come teach 13 classes, but
also to help them give the bal-
let department a facelift.
There was a really negative
attitude toward ballet when I
came to The Dance Off a year
and a half ago, and now most
of my classes are full and
wait-listed, she said.
Polzella turned the program
around by taking it into the
Royal Dance Academy exam
preparation.
A different
way to pass
At many studios, students
transition to higher levels of
instruction based upon how
many years theyve been in
dance. For example, a student
is in level two their frst year,
level two their second year
and level three their third year.
Polzella didnt fnd that to
be the most effcient and ef-
fective way to teach students,
so she decided to evaluate her
students on a rotational basis
and then move them to the
level she believes is best for
them.
Theyll try a class at what-
ever level they think theyre
going to be in, and then Ill
talk to the parent and tell
Always a dancer
Photo provided
Anna Pearson, great-granddaughter of Vern Short Viola of
Red Bud and great-great-granddaughter of Ralph Harold Viola,
founder of RHV, receives the honor of Best Junior Handler at
Vancouver Kennel Club Show.
Photo provided
Jessica Polzella, a dance teacher originally from Abilene, performs a move on pointe
near her current home in Mesa, Ariz. When Polzella was growing up in Abilene, her
mother, Becky Polzella, drove her to Wichita and back for ballet classes fve days per
week.
See: Dance, Page 6
See: Show, Page 6
The Associated Press
NEW YORK He was
only 46, busy as ever and se-
cure in his standing as one of
the worlds greatest actors.
There were no dissenters
about the gifts and achieve-
ments of Philip Seymour
Hoffman, whose death Sun-
day in New York brought a
stunning halt to his extraor-
dinary and unpredictable ca-
reer.
An Oscar winner and mul-
tiple nominee, Hoffman
could take on any character
with almost unnerving au-
thority, whether the religious
leader in command of his ev-
ery word in The Master, a
trembling mess in Boogie
Nights, or the witty, theatri-
cal Truman Capote in Ca-
pote.
Fearless in his choices,
encyclopedic in his prepara-
tion, he was a Shakespearean
performer in modern dress,
bringing depth and variety to
charlatans, slackers, curmud-
geons and loners.
Hearing that Philip Sey-
mour Hoffman passed away
came as much as a shock
to me as to anyone else Id
imagine, says Anton Corbi-
jn, director of A Most Want-
ed Man, one of two flms
(the other being In Gods
Pocket) starring Hoffman
that premiered last month at
the Sundance Film Festival.
He was not only the most
gifted actor I ever worked
with, Corbijn added, ...he
had also become an incred-
ibly inspiring and supportive
friend.
Friends, peers, family
members and his countless
fans were in grief after Hoff-
man was found in his Green-
wich Village apartment with
what law enforcement of-
fcials said was a syringe in
his arm.
The two offcials told The
Associated Press that glass-
ine envelopes containing
what was believed to be
heroin were also found with
Hoffman. Those items are
being tested.
The law enforcement off-
cials, who spoke to The As-
sociated Press on condition
of anonymity because they
are not authorized to speak
about evidence found at the
scene, said the cause of death
was believed to be a drug
overdose.
Besides his Oscar win for
Capote, the stage-trained
Hoffman received four Acad-
emy Awards nominations and
several nominations for the-
ater awards, including three
Tonys. He was equally ac-
claimed and productive, of-
ten appearing in at least two
to three flms a year, while
managing an active life in the
theater. He had been thriving
for more than 20 years and
no one doubted that a long,
compelling run awaited him.
Like Laurence Olivier or
Meryl Streep, his appeal was
not bound by age or appear-
ance or personality. He was
not an actor whom audi-
ences turned to for youth and
romance. Heavy set with a
lumpy build and limp, reced-
ing blond hair, he was a char-
acter actor with the power to
play the lead, in movies that
screened in both art houses
and multiplexes.
No words for this. He was
too great and were too shat-
tered, said Mike Nichols,
who directed Hoffman in
Charlie Wilsons War and
on stage in Death of a Sales-
man.
Hoffman spoke candidly
over the years about past
struggles with drug addic-
tion. After 23 years sober, he
admitted in interviews last
year to falling off the wag-
on and developing a heroin
problem that led to a stint in
rehab.
The law enforcement of-
fcials said Hoffmans body
was discovered in a bath-
room at his Greenwich Vil-
lage apartment by a friend
who made the 911 call and
his assistant.
Late Sunday, crime-scene
technicians carrying brown
paper bags went in and out
of Hoffmans building as of-
fcers held back a growing
crowd of onlookers.
Hoffmans family called
the news tragic and sud-
den.
We are devastated by the
loss of our beloved Phil and
appreciate the outpouring of
love and support we have re-
ceived from everyone, the
family said in a statement.
With a range and discipline
more common among British
performers than Americans,
Hoffman was convincing
whether comic or dramatic,
loathsome or sympathetic,
powerless or diabolical.
In one of his earliest movie
roles, he played a spoiled
prep school student in Scent
of a Woman in 1992. A
breakthrough came for him as
a gay member of a porno flm
crew in Boogie Nights, one
of several movies directed
by Paul Thomas Anderson
that Hoffman would even-
tually appear in. He played
comic, off-kilter characters
in Along Came Polly and
The Big Lebowski. He
bantered unforgettably with
Laura Linney as squabbling
siblings in The Savages.
He was grumpy and ideal-
istic as rock critic Lester
Bangs in Almost Famous.
He was grumpy and cyni-
cal as baseball manager Art
Howe in Moneyball.
In The Master, he was
nominated for a 2013 Acade-
my Award for best supporting
actor for his role as the char-
ismatic, controlling leader of
a religious movement. The
flm, partly inspired by the
life of Scientology founder
L. Ron Hubbard, reunited the
actor with Anderson.
He also received a 2009
supporting nomination for
Doubt, as a priest who
comes under suspicion be-
cause of his relationship with
a boy, and a best supporting
actor nomination for Char-
lie Wilsons War, as a CIA
offcer.
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Briefy:
Considering the future
The trends that will affect how we live in the future will be
explored at Lifetree Caf at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb.
5.
The program, titled News From the Future: A Futur-
ist Gives a Sneak Peek, features a filmed interview with
Thomas Frey, senior futurist at the DaVinci Institute.
Participants in the Lifetree program will hear about key de-
velopments that Frey predicts will significantly change daily
life in the coming decades.
Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and
beverages are available. Lifetree Caf is located at 207 N.
Cedar St.
Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Shane Britt at
785-263-3342 or scbritt@hotmail.com.
Sweetheart dinner
Hope CYOs Annual Sweetheart Dinner will be held Feb. 16
at the Catholic Hall. The three-course meal will be served
from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with a choice of smoked turkey or
pulled pork as a main dish.
Advanced tickets are required $10 for adults and $5 for
children younger than 12. Carry out meals are available.
Contact the Riedys at 257-3396 or Davidsons at 366-7822 in
the evening.
Homestead tax returns
The Dickinson County Department of Aging is scheduling
appointments for the free preparation of homestead tax
returns. Homestead returns are only available for hom-
eowners. There is no longer a food sales tax return for any
citizen.
Appointments can be scheduled at the Hilltop Senior
Center in Herington and the Dickinson County Clerks Office.
Call 263-1562 to make an appointment. No federal or state
returns will be prepared by the department.
Meeting canceled
Due to a winter weather advisory, the Tuesday, Feb. 4
meeting of the Dickinson County Genealogy Researchers has
been cancelled. The program is tentatively scheduled for the
groups next meeting on March 4.
Foundation announces spring grant cycle
Special to Refector-Chronicle
The Community Founda-
tion of Dickinson County has
awarded more than $26,000
in grants to eight local organi-
zations to fund projects in the
areas of arts and culture, civic
improvements and affairs,
community development and
preservation, education and
youth services.
As word of our semi-an-
nual grant cycle spreads, we
are seeing more and more
innovative proposals the
Fall 2013 award cycle was
particularly exciting, due to
the geographical scope and
variety of interests that came
before our Grants Commit-
tee, Foundation President
Kristine Meyer said. We
look forward to seeing the im-
pact of these grants unfolding
in Dickinson County over the
next year.
The Fall grants will beneft
the county in the following
ways:
The Abilene and Smoky
Valley Railroad Association
will construct and install an
operating G-scale model rail-
road display for its museum
with a $3,000 grant.
Big Brothers Big Sisters
of Dickinson County received
$1,200 for its Cops for Kids
youth mentoring program.
The Chapman Area Preser-
vation Society used its grant
of $1,295 for the purchase of
a new color copier to assist in
their work of preserving and
sharing historical area arti-
facts.
A $10,000 award to
Abilenes Convention and
Visitors Bureau that will as-
sist in funding A Taste of
Abilene, a local arts festival
planned for the fall of 2014.
Great Plains Theatre re-
ceived a grant of $4,980 to
fund their 2014 Student Edu-
cation program, including the
production of youth perfor-
mances.
The Roadhouse Youth
Center of Herington will re-
place and update essential
items and equipment related
to their work of providing a
safe and enriching environ-
ment for local children after
school, with a grant of $2,842.
A $500 grant has been
awarded to St. Andrews Ele-
mentary School for the imple-
mentation of an after-school
program for gifted students.
USD 435: Parents as
Teachers will use their $3,000
grant to update play equip-
ment and toys used in their
educational outreach to local
children and families.
The Community Foundation
offers spring and fall grant
cycles to Dickinson County
nonproft organizations with
a 501(c)(3) status, organiza-
tions sponsored by a fscal
agent with such status or a
special-purpose unit of gov-
ernment.
The Spring 2014 grant cycle
application is now available
from the Foundations web-
site. Proposals for this spring
cycle should address the
health and well-being of the
children of Dickinson Coun-
ty. Applications are due by 5
p.m. April 4.
The Foundation currently
stewards more than $8 mil-
lion in charitable assets the
result of contributions from
families, individuals and
businesses. For more infor-
mation, visit www.communi-
tyfoundation.us.
Photo provided
Volunteers Donna Relihan, Jan Kimbrell, and Millie Fink receive a grant check from Community
Foundation president Kristine Meyer on behalf of the Chapman Area Preservation Society.
Special to Refector-Chronicle
The 2014 spring semester
of programs has started at
the Abilene Childrens Li-
brary and will run through
April 19.
The programs in clued:
Wee Read Story Times,
which meets weekly on
Mondays and Tuesdays at
10:15 a.m. The program is
designed for infants through
preschoolers and encourage
the development of pre-read-
ing skills.
After School Specials
will take place at 3:40 p.m.
on Feb. 11 and 25, March
11 and 25 and April 15. The
after school programs are
geared toward elementary
students and will consist of
stories, guest presenters,
games, crafts and refresh-
ments.
Tweens and Teens will be
held at 3:40 p.m. Feb. 13 and
27, March 13 and April 3 and
17. Students in 5th through
8ths grades will hear stories,
play games, complete art and
craft projects and receive re-
freshments.
For more information, stop
by the library at 209 N.W.
Fourth St. or call 263-1303.
Spring programs
starting at library
Courtesy photo
Lion Larry Coulson (left) introduced Ron Trewyn, vice
president for research at Kansas State University, as the
program at a recent Lions Club Meeting. Trewyn is head of
the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Project for KSU.
He talked about how they were awarded the project, the
progress so far, and why the facility is so important to our
country.
Club news
Hoffman found dead in apartment
By ALAN BAVLEY
The Kansas City Star
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP)
Its long been the stuff
of science fction: computer
chips implanted in your brain
to enhance your physical and
intellectual powers.
At Randolph Nudos lab
at the University of Kansas
Medical Center, its a step
closer to reality.
Nudo, a brain researcher
who directs KUs Landon
Center on Aging, and elec-
trical engineer Pedram
Mohseni of Case Western
Reserve University have de-
veloped an implant the size
of a quarter that bridges gaps
in damaged brains to restore
communication between dif-
ferent parts of the brain.
In a dramatic experiment,
brain-injured rats equipped
with this neural prosthesis
were able to reach their front
paws through a gap in a plas-
tic glass window, similar to
a miniature tellers window,
to successfully snatch pellets
of food. But when research-
ers switched the implant off,
the rats batted clumsily at the
pellets and rarely grabbed
one.
Although its use in people
may be a decade or more
away, experts already are
calling the neural prosthesis
a technological breakthrough
that may change the course
of research to assist the 1.7
million Americans who suf-
fer traumatic brain injuries
and the hundreds of thou-
sands of people a year who
survive strokes.
This is defnitely some-
thing very cool, very, very
interesting, said Leonardo
Cohen, a senior neuroscience
researcher at the National
Institutes of Health. It re-
ally creates a pathway into
the brain. This is defnitely a
breakthrough.
Nudo and Mohseni frst met
in 2006 at a science confer-
ence, where they discovered
they shared the same idea for
a neural prosthesis.
It was an idea a bit out
in left feld, so it took some
time to get it funded, Nudo
said.
Eventually, money for their
project came from the De-
partment of Defense, which
has been looking for better
ways to rehabilitate soldiers
with traumatic brain injuries.
More than 266,000 mem-
bers of the military suffered
brain injuries from 2000 to
2012, many from the con-
cussions of improvised ex-
plosive devices in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
Brain injuries now require
long periods of intense phys-
ical and speech therapy that
arent always fully effective.
Nudo hopes a neural pros-
thesis will shorten the time
it takes to recover and make
recovery more complete.
Enhancing the brain with
electronics isnt new. Co-
chlear implants in the inner
ear have been restoring hear-
ing for decades. Electrodes
implanted deep in the brain
deliver electrical impulses to
calm the tremors of Parkin-
sons disease. And in 2008,
scientists showed that mon-
keys with chips implanted in
their brain could direct robot
arms to feed them marshmal-
lows, an accomplishment
that could lead to advances
in prosthetic limbs.
Nudo and Mohsenis neu-
ral prosthesis is the frst de-
vice designed to repair the
wiring of the brain itself. It
has two sets of microelec-
trodes, as fne as human
hairs, connected by wires to
a microprocessor chip and a
watch battery. The experi-
mental prosthesis sat on top
of the rats head. The version
for people would ft inside
the skull.
In their experiment, Nudo
mapped the rats brains and
then surgically disconnected
parts of the brain that control
movement of the rats fore-
limbs. The injury disrupted
the rats physical sense of
where their forelimbs were.
The electrodes of the neural
prosthesis were implanted in
each of the divided sections
of the brain. When neurons
in one part of the brain tried
to send electrical signals,
they were recorded by the
prosthesis, which cleaned
the signals of static from
other brain signals and trans-
mitted it to neurons in the
other part of the brain.
Within two weeks of re-
ceiving the prosthesis, the
rats were able to grab food as
well as they had before their
brains were injured.
Im not ready to use the
term neural solder yet, but
were getting there, Nudo
said. Neurons that fre to-
gether wire together. Were
artifcially creating that situ-
ation.
Nudo already is expanding
his research on the prosthe-
sis. He has a Defense De-
partment grant to do a simi-
lar study with monkeys. He
also will be testing the effec-
tiveness of the device on rats
with spinal injuries.
S. Thomas Carmichael,
a neurologist and neuro-
scientist at the David Gef-
fen School of Medicine at
UCLA, called Nudos neural
prosthesis highly innova-
tive. Carmichael said it may
prompt other researchers to
follow his lead and look for
ways to repair damaged cir-
cuits within the brain.
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6 p.m. Hospice Be-
reavement Group, St. Pauls
Lutheran Church, 114 N.
18th St., Herington
7 p.m. Boy Scout
Troop 40, First United
Methodist Church, 601 N.
Cedar
7 p.m. NA, Solomon
Senior Center, 119 W.
Fourth St.
Tuesday
9:30 a.m. Alpha Mas-
ter Chapter of Beta Sigma
Phi, home of Mary Amess
5:30 p.m. Weight
Watchers, Nichols Educa-
tion Center
8 p.m. Closed AA,
step meeting, St. Johns
Episcopal Church, Sixth and
Buckeye
Wednesday
6:50 a.m. Abilene
Breakfast Optimists, Hitch-
ing Post Restaurant, Old
Abilene Town, 100 S.E.
Fifth St.
9:30 a.m. KPS Retir-
ees Coffee, McDonalds,
2013 N. Buckeye
12:10 p.m. Abilene
Noon Lions Club, Abilene
Community Center, 1020
N.W. Eighth St.
6 p.m. Abilene Table
Tennis Club, Abilene Com-
munity Center, 1020 N.W.
Eighth St.
6:30 p.m. Duplicate
Bridge, Abilene Elks Club,
417 N.W. Fourth St.
7 p.m. Al-Anon, Com-
munity Bible Church, 121
W. Fifth St., Abilene
7 p.m. Youth Group,
First Baptist Church, 501 N.
Spruce St., Abilene
7:30 p.m. Chapman
Rebekah Lodge No. 645,
Chapman Senior Center
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In memory of
Dan Barrett
I cant believe
Its been six years
It still seems like yesterday
We shed all those tears
The wounds start to heal
As time passes on
Our hearts grow stronger
Still cant believe youre gone
We still ask why
Did you have to go away
Only the good Lord knows
Well see you again someday
We tell ourselves
Its never goodbye
Hope youre still riding
That Harley in the sky
Miss you,
Robin Loader
I want to thank
everyone for the
cards, letters, fowers,
phone calls, and
wonderful food
brought to the house
while I was in the
hospital and home.
You are all special
people and I will
always remember
your kindness. I love
all of you.
- Marilyn Anderes
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Prices at 9 a.m. Monday:
Wheat $6.01
Wheat new crop $5.79
Milo $4.47
Milo new crop $4.18
Soybeans $12.53
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Arrests
Alphonso Campbell, 60,
Kansas City, Mo., DUI,
possession of opiates/hal-
lucinogen/drug parapher-
nalia, 2:03 p.m. Jan. 23,
Solomon.
Terra Smith, 25, Abilene,
battery, criminal trespass,
9:04 p.m. Jan 23, Abilene.
Taylor Cramer, 21,
Abilene, DUI, 2:31 a.m.
Jan. 26, Solomon.
Anthony Martinez, 24,
Overland Park, driving while
suspended, 10:28 a.m. Jan.
24, Abilene.
Incidents
Jacob Stevenson, 22,
Chapman, was the victim
of criminal trespass and
criminal damage to a door
frame during a break in, 7
p.m. Jan. 19.
Pamela Murphree 58,
Woodbine, reported the
aggravated burglary of
medicine reported at 5:21
p.m. Jan. 27.
Meetings
Solomon BOE
SOLOMON The USD
393 Board of Education
scheduled a meeting from 1
to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2.
The agenda included a
tour of the school district
facilities, the iPad initiative
and the budget.
Memorial
Health System
The Board of Directors of
Memorial Health System
will attend a social event
from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 6 at the home of Mark
Miller, CEO. No business will
be conducted.
Obituary
Roy Charles Rist Jr.
Roy Charles Rist Jr., 74, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, at
KU Medical Center from complications of diabetes.
He was born Oct. 31, 1939, in Lincoln, Neb., to Roy
Butch Sr. and Gretchen (Kibler). The family moved to Bel-
leville and owned the IGA store/locker plant. He graduated
from Belleville High in 1958 and met his bride-to-be Linda
Trecek. They married in Belleville.
Roy was a proud member of the U.S. Navy and was sta-
tioned in Newport, R.I., where a son, Roy Chuck III, was
born. Roy and Linda owned and operated Creative Fabrics
and Sears Catalog in Belleville. There they welcomed a sec-
ond son, Bruce.
Roy and Linda purchased the Sears store in Abilene in 1989.
He worked as a security guard at the Eisenhower Museum.
Roy was a lifelong member of the United Methodist
Church, frst in Belleville then in Abilene. He was a certifed
lay speaker, and he taught several Sunday school classes and
preached many sermons. He was a teacher and a student of
the Bible.
He was an accomplished bowler in his youth, enjoyed play-
ing golf with his sons and friends in Belleville, loved chess
and was a civil war buff. He served 25 years as a public ser-
vant in the volunteer fre department.
Roy is survived by: his bride, Linda of the home; two sons,
Chuck (Kara) and Bruce (Pam), both of Lenexa; four grand-
children, Nicholas, Abigail, Joseph and Nathanael; a brother,
David (Sharon) of Minneapolis, Minn.; and many beloved
nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral Services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 3, at the
Abilene First United Methodist Church. Interment followed
in the Belleville Cemetery.
The family suggests memorial contributions in his name be
made to either the Abilene or Belleville First United Method-
ist Churches or the Wounded Warrior Project. They may be
left at the church the day of the service or sent in care of the
Danner Funeral Home Box 758 Abilene, KS. 67410.
Condolences may be left at http://dannerfuneralhome.net/.
Notice
Lloyd A. Nichols
Lloyd A. Nichols, 97, formerly of Longford, died Saturday,
Feb. 1, 2014, at the Holiday Resort of Salina.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 5, 2014, at the Longford United Methodist Church. Pas-
tor Susan Evans will offciate. A visitation will be held from
9:30 a.m. Wednesday untils the service begins.
The family requests memorials be sent to the Longford
United Methodist Church in care of the Neil-Schwensen-
Rook Funeral Home, 918 Seventh St., Clay Center, KS
67432.
US cattle herd at lowest
number since 1951
The Associated Press
LUBBOCK, Texas The
lingering effects of drought
across the Great Plains last
year continued to shrink the
size of the U.S. cattle herd,
according to experts and a
U.S. Department of Agricul-
ture report released Friday.
The National Agricultural
Statistics Service reported
that the U.S. inventory of
cattle and calves totaled
87.7 million animals as of
Jan. 1. That was down by
about 1.6 million cattle, or 2
percent, compared with this
time last year.
The agency said this is the
lowest January cattle inven-
tory since 1951 and said it
was the second straight year
the herd shrank by 2 per-
cent.
The shrinking supply
could cost consumers into
2015, said Jim Robb, direc-
tor of the Livestock Market-
ing Information Center in
Denver, which is funded by
the beef industry, universi-
ties and the government.
A bright spot was a 2
percent increase in young,
female cattle retained for
breeding. One expert said
that factor could allow the
herds seven-year contrac-
tion to stabilize.
It will take rain this year,
said Robb, who attributed
the decrease to drought.
The rate of heifer holdback
is just a step toward stabi-
lization, but its a critical
step.
Totals in Texas, the na-
tions leading cattle pro-
ducer that had its driest
year ever in 2011, decreased
4 percent to 10.9 million
animals. Herds in Kansas
and California decreased
1 percent, and Nebraskas
dropped 2 percent.
Ranchers across drought-
stricken states in recent
years couldnt afford to feed
their animals, so they sold
them to out-of-state buyers
or sent them to slaughter.
The January report had
been anxiously awaited be-
cause the agency didnt is-
sue a report in July due to
sequestration.
This year will be a histori-
cally tight cattle and beef
situation, said Glynn Ton-
sor, Kansas State University
extension specialist. Noth-
ing that comes in this report
will change that kind of
fundamental point, and con-
sumers are very likely to see
historically high beef prices
through 2014, he said.
The number of young fe-
males held back totaled 5.5
million and most were born
last year, Robb said.
We have more states hold-
ing back heifers than a year
ago because of improved
forage conditions and lower
feed costs, he said.
In southwest Kansas near
Ashland, rancher Byron
Pike has been slowly re-
building the herd after sell-
ing off roughly 80 percent of
his livestock. At one time,
the family was running as
many as a thousand head of
cattle on grass. Those num-
bers dwindled to 100 during
the depth of the drought, but
are now up to 220 cows with
the addition of some heifers
he bought last fall to re-
stock. And calving time will
start soon.
The rains that helped break
the drought in Kansas fi-
nally came in August, along
with some cool tempera-
tures that allowed the Pike
family to grow some grass
and raise some feed crops
for their cattle. Their winter
wheat also got off to a good
start, so they are planning to
buy more cattle to graze out
their wheat pastures.
We are just hanging on,
Pike said. I mean, we final-
ly got some rain there last
year, so we are surviving.
Pasture conditions at the
end of October, when the
last national estimate was
released, were good to ex-
cellent across 48 percent
of the nations beef cattle
producing areas. The previ-
ous year in the wake of the
widespread drought only 21
percent of pastures in that
same area were rated good
to excellent.
One way to describe this
is that twice as many cows
were in excellent situations
in October 2013 than in Oc-
tober 2012, Tonsor said.
It will take rain this year.
The rate of heifer holdback
is just a step toward
stabilization, but
its a critical step.
Jim Robb
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A healthy debate will show
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and make inroads with people
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Travel for business or pleasure
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A friendship may be tested if
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DEAR DOCTOR K: Do ener-
gy-boosting foods and beverages
work? Are they safe?
DEAR READER: A multitude
of herbs, supplements, soft drinks
and so-called energy drinks claim
to boost energy. Heres a look at
some of these substances -- and
whether the evidence supports
their claims:
-- Chromium picolinate is a
mineral marketed to build muscle,
burn fat and increase energy and
athletic performance. Research
does not support these claims.
-- Coenzyme Q10. Studies have
shown coenzyme Q10 supple-
ments to improve exercise capac-
ity in people with heart disease.
Their effects in people without
heart disease are not clear.
-- Creatine. There is some
evidence that creatine can build
muscle mass and improve ath-
letic performance requiring short
bursts of muscle activity, at least
in younger adults. But it does not
appear to build muscle in older
adults or reduce fatigue in people
of any age.
-- DHEA is touted to boost ener-
gy and also prevent cancer, heart
disease and infectious disease,
among other things. But this hor-
mone has no proven benefts, and
it may pose serious health risks.
-- Ephedra was banned by the
FDA in 2004 because of major
safety concerns, but it remains
available for sale on the Inter-
net. Ephedra is not safe in any
amount.
One night years ago I got a call
from the emergency room. A
patient of mine had fainted, and
when she arrived at the ER it be-
came clear that she was having
dangerous heart rhythms. Shortly
after arriving, she started having a
very dangerous rhythm, ventricu-
lar tachycardia. If she had not
been in a medical setting where
we could treat her, she could have
died. She had no underlying heart
disease -- but she admitted that
she had been taking ephedra to
boost energy.
-- Ginkgo biloba does not ap-
pear to improve cognition (think-
ing) in people with Alzheimers
disease. Regarding memory in
people without dementia, the evi-
dence is mixed.
-- Ginseng. This relatively safe
and popular herb may reduce fa-
tigue and enhance stamina and
endurance. It can boost energy
without causing a crash, unlike
sugar.
-- Guarana. This herb induces
a feeling of energy because its a
natural source of caffeine. Taken
with other caffeinated beverages,
however, it could ultimately low-
er your energy by interfering with
sleep.
-- Vitamin B12. Some doctors
give injections of vitamin B12 as
energy boosters. But unless you
have true B12 defciency, vitamin
B12 treatments are unlikely to
boost your energy.
Instead of looking to supple-
ments for energy, switch to a
healthful diet loaded with veg-
etables, fruits, whole grains,
nuts, lean protein and unsaturated
fats. And exercise more. Thats a
much better way to beat an en-
ergy shortage.
I know that some of you may
say: There he goes again: Ex-
ercise and a healthy diet are the
solution for everything. But they
really do improve well-being.
Ive had many patients who told
me, in so many words, I dont
have enough energy to exercise.
But I pushed them, they started
regular exercise, and two to three
months later had more energy
than theyd had for years.
(Dr. Komaroff is a physician and pro-
fessor at Harvard Medical School. To
send questions, go to AskDoctorK.
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Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston,
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Thursday, April 4, 2013.
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Bottomland. Robert E.
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Saturday, April 6, 2013.
Auction starting 9:33
am. Location: Sterl Hall,
619 N. Rogers, Abilene,
KS. Car, Antiques, Fur-
niture and Miscella-
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Saturday, April 6, 2013.
Estate Auction starting
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BRIDGE by
PHILLIP ALDER
Rene Descartes, a French
philosopher, mathematician
and writer who spent most of
his life in the Dutch Republic
and died in 1650, said in a lec-
ture, And now we come to the
two operations of our under-
standing, intuition and deduc-
tion, on which alone we have
said we must rely in the acqui-
sition of knowledge.
At the bridge table, we gain
an understanding of a deal
primarily by using deduction
-- although some players also
employ intuition.
If you wish to test your
deductive powers, cover the
West and South hands. The
contract is three no-trump.
West leads a fourth-highest
heart two and declarer calls for
dummys four. Would you put
in the 10 or rise with the king?
Why?
This is a trap deal for North
and South. They have 29 high-
card points, but cannot, in
theory, make game. However,
if any game is going to get
through, it is three no-trump.
Often, when dummy has the
heart queen and East the king-
10 over her, it is right for East
to play his 10. But not in this
instance. If South is permitted
to take the first trick with his
heart jack, he will then cash
four clubs, four diamonds and
the spade ace to score up an
overtrick.
It is right to play the 10
when South has the ace, but is
that possible?
No! If South had started
with ace-low in hearts, he
would have called for dum-
mys queen, hoping the lead
was away from the king.
So East should play his king
at the first trick, confident it
will win, then return the five,
his original fourth-highest. The
defenders will run the suit for
down one.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
DICKINSON COUNTY, KANSAS
IN THE MATTER OF THE
MARRIAGE OF
TRICIA L. DAVIS,
Petitioner,
And
JAMES M. DAVIS,
Respondent
Case No. 13 DM 240
PETITION FOR DIVORCE
PURSUANT TO K.S.A. 23-2708
On November 13, 2013 a petition for
an Order declaring an Emergency
and granting a divorce was fled by
Tricia L. Davis.
The petition was fled against James
M. Davis of 9137 Robinson, Apt. 1E,
Overland Park, Ks. 66212.
A hearing is set in this matter on
March 18, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. at
the Dickinson County Courthouse,
Abilene, Ks.
THE LAW OFFICE OF AUTUMN L.
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Abilene High School has an OPEN-
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Enterprise, Kansas. Pre-Employment
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them, This is what I saw,
this is what I think will be
good. Were going to put her
in this level, she said.
From hurt to heart
Since hurting her own
back, Polzella said she has
become really passion-
ate about dance safety and
teaching students proper
technique so they do not in-
jure themselves.
I injured it doing mod-
ern, when Id never done
modern before in my life.
They assumed that because
I was good at ballet, that that
would mean that I was good
at everything, she said. I
didnt know how to roll on
the foor. I didnt know how
to get down and get up safely
off the foor. So thats how I
essentially injured my back,
and thats why Im such an
advocate of making sure the
core muscles are strong and
making sure that kids arent
jumping into something that
they arent ready to handle
yet.
Center-of-the-foor exercis-
es, careful passing of students
from one level to the next and
protective reminders from
Polzella serve to keep kids
off the recovery bed and out
on the dance foor.
Fusing ballet
and fitness
While The Dance Off is the
studio that frst drew Polzella
from Abilene to Arizona, the
studio she sometimes talks
about more is one she joined
on a lark. Originally, she was
interested in taking classes at
Ballet Fusion Fitness during
her free time, but now, Pol-
zella teaches everything BFF
from beginning classes to ad-
vanced pointe.
While Nationa Ballet
Foundation was comprised
of 20-somethings and The
Dance Off is 100 percent
children, the average age of
Polzellas clients at BFF is
40, with some older students
in their 60s and some younger
ones fresh out of high school.
We have some of older
ladies who always wanted to
dance but never did before,
Polzella said. We have some
where initially, we thought
they were just going to come
in for ftness classes but they
end up wanting to take actual
ballet classes.
We have some that danced
when they were kids for sev-
eral years or danced through
middle school and then quit
for high school. We have
some that are basically have
been professional dancers,
all the way up through, Ive
never danced a day in my life
and I suddenly want to take
up ballet.
A different culture
The culture of The Dance
Off and Ballet Fitness Fusion
is one that is kinder to danc-
ers self-image, body image
and overall health than some
conservatory-style programs,
Polzella said. While she said
conservatory programs are
important for dancers who
want to train professionally
and become RAD instruc-
tors, she said she is thankful
to currently dance in more
relaxed environments.
At The Dance Off and at
Ballet Fusion Fitness, you
get body shapes of all differ-
ent shapes and sizes, which is
great because it helps me to
become better as a teacher,
because I have a wider range
of students to work with,
she said. It doesnt create
this close-minded competi-
tive environment as much
as it would be created when
you only have one specifc
body type. I have tall kids,
I have short kids, I have the
5-year-old that has a few ex-
tra pounds on her and I have
the 5-year-old that is so skin-
ny that you want her to eat
cupcakes.
Polzella said she believes
that when teachers become
too strict and specifc with
their students, the teachers
take the artistry away from
the dancers.
I believe in giving my kids
and my adults freedom of
expression and having them
move in their own way, she
said. Theres a certain level
of training that you need for
your safety, and then theres
some of those things like
where your pinky fnger is
that just doesnt matter quite
so much.
Small town roots
Though she now lives
1,000 miles away from her
hometown, Polzella said her
Kansas foundations keep her
rooted in the values she grew
up with.
All the old-fashioned val-
ues helping other people
and the very Christian values
that I was raised with I
fnd that thats really come
back to me over the years,
she said. And then the oth-
er part of it is if I wasnt
raised in Abilene, I wouldnt
have had the years and years
of driving back and forth (to
dance classes in Wichita),
which at the time, I absolute-
ly hated, but looking back on
it, it was one of the most in-
credible experiences because
as soon as I share that story
with anyone, they instantly
know how dedicated I am to
my artwork.
Since Polzella clearly re-
members spending fve hours
in the car each day to com-
mute from her small town to
Friends University to pursue
performing arts, she said she
wants to encourage other
small-town students who are
want to pursue any form of
artistry.
I would tell kids that are
in Abilene growing up not
to get discouraged if theyre
in the arts, because you can
make it out of Abilene as an
artist you absolutely can,
she said. Theres a great arts
community in Abilene that
you can become a part of,
and it can take you places
because there are people
in Abilene or people from
Abilene that have connec-
tions that can get you places.
Keep fghting in Abilene.
Fight for what you love.
Dance
Continued from Page 1
While Anna is the owner
and keeper of Promise, the
other dog she shows actually
belongs to an older woman,
Marleen Mandt, who Anna
met at a handler class. Anna
said she has been show-
ing Mandts dog, Oscar, for
years.
Marleen doesnt have the
physical capabilities and
shes never owned a show
dog before, so I show for
her, Anna said. I know
shes really into advertis-
ing the breed and is really
excited about them going to
AKC.
The breed is Chinook, a
rare breed of sled dog de-
rived in the early 1920s from
a crossbreed of Huskies,
Belgian sheepdogs, German
shepherds and Canadian Es-
kimo dogs. This years com-
petition is the first year for
Westminster leaders to con-
sider and invite Chinooks as
an American Kennel Club
show breed.
Though Chinooks are
teachable dogs, Anna said
it took plenty of training
including as many as three
handler classes per day
to prepare Oscar for a show
like Westminster.
When (Mandt) brought
him to our handler class,
he was already a full-grown
dog, so we had to train an
adult dog, Anna said. We
showed him outside of AKC
for a couple of years, so we
had a lot of prep work before
we actually went to AKC.
While in New York City,
Anna said she will receive
plenty of media experience,
especially with Oscar be-
cause of his breed and No.
1 standing. Westminster an-
nouncer David Frei already
flew to Annas home to in-
terview her about the Chi-
nook, and she said he plans
to include Anna and some
other competitors in a media
blitz of bell ringing at the
Wall Street Stock Exchange.
In addition to the publi-
cized portions of Annas
trip, she said AKC leaders
have planned an itinerary of
site seeing into the competi-
tors week.
Were going to see a
Broadway show, and Im
really excited for that, she
said. We get to do some
pretty fun stuff, and I think
the dog show will be re-
ally cool because Ive been
watching that dog show on
TV since as far back as I can
remember.
After Annas trip, she will
return to her classes at Cas-
cadia Community College,
where she is working toward
a major in political science.
Additionally, shell continue
to care for her three Aussies
and her afghan hound and
meet with Oscar for train-
ing.
I know that I want to do a
little bit of professional han-
dling, which just means you
get paid to show other peo-
ples dogs, to help supple-
ment my showings and also
help a little bit with college
finances, she said. And
then, I want to definitely
continue my moms kennel
with Australian shepherds.
I see myself continuing that
and trying to make it even
more successful. I plan to
keep going.
Show
Continued from Page 1
Marriage shift has right scrambling
By JOHN HANNA
The Associated Press
TOPEKA Religious conservatives
in Kansas fear that the legal wall they
built against gay marriage will soon tum-
ble, and theyre looking for legislators to
help them dig a new line of defense in
resisting a growing American tolerance
of same-sex relationships.
A cultural shift already was underway
in 2005, when 70 percent of voters in
a special election approved an amend-
ment to the state constitution to ban gay
marriage. Conservative religious leaders
and their legislative allies believed the
amendment would prevent lawmakers
or the state courts from overturning the
traditional policy on marriage perhaps
long after a majority of Kansans no lon-
ger had moral objections to gay and les-
bian relationships.
Gay-marriage opponents now worry
that their Kansas bulwark might not hold
up much longer, thanks to recent federal
court decisions in Oklahoma and Utah
striking down those states bans. The
Kansas House Federal and State Affairs
Committee plans to debate a bill Tuesday
that anticipates a day when the state rec-
ognizes same-sex marriages.
The bill would block lawsuits or gov-
ernment sanctions against individuals,
groups and businesses refusing on re-
ligious grounds to recognize same-sex
marriages or declining to provide goods,
services, accommodations or benefts to
gay couples.
Supporters are quick to note that the
bills language isnt specifcally limited
to same-sex relationships and describe
it as an even-handed religious liberties
measure. Yet Kansas lawmakers almost
certainly wouldnt be considering such
a proposal at all if the legal and cultural
climate surrounding gay marriage hadnt
shifted dramatically, endangering the
states constitutional ban less than a de-
cade after its enactment.
At that time, we thought that that
put some fnality to the issue, said Rep.
Steve Brunk, the House committees
chairman, a conservative Wichita Re-
publican.
Under the bill, no individual, business
or religious group with sincerely held
religious beliefs could be required by
any governmental entity to provide
services, facilities, goods, employment
or employment benefts related to any
marriage or domestic partnership. The
measure prohibits anti-discrimination
lawsuits on such grounds.
It protects individuals with clear re-
ligious sensitivities on the issue of mar-
riage, one way or the other, Brunk said.
One provision would allow govern-
ment employees to invoke religious lib-
erty protections to avoid involvement
in providing services. The bills back-
ers said workers ability to opt out still
would be limited by federal civil rights
laws and past court decisions, but gay-
rights advocates are worried about the
language.
Opponents said whatever the pre-
cise language of the bill, it targets gays
and lesbians, sanctions discrimination
against them in their daily lives and en-
courages government offcials to ignore
court rulings favoring gay marriage.
Tom Witt, executive director of Equal-
ity Kansas, the states leading gay-rights
group, said the bill also is a sign of pan-
ic among gay marriage opponents.
He said they had counted on the state
constitutional amendment to settle the
debate for decades. Even if public opin-
ion shifted in favor of gay marriage, its
supporters would still need two-thirds
majorities in both legislative chambers
to get a repeal proposal on the ballot.
A 1996 state law barred Kansas from
recognizing any marriage other than
a union of one man with one woman,
but opponents of gay marriage came to
worry that a state court would strike it
down. In 2003, Massachusetts highest
court declared that state could not ban
gay marriage.
Some gay-marriage opponents, par-
ticularly conservative clergy, believed
Kansas voters made a broader statement
about gay relationships when they ap-
proved the constitutional change in 2005.
The Rev. Joe Wright, then senior pastor
at Wichitas Central Christian Church,
said Kansans were reacting to efforts by
gays and lesbians to gain acceptance of
their lifestyle.
I think that rubs people as raw as them
wanting to get married does, Wright
said after the 2005 vote. I think most
Americans do view it as a perversion.
The leader of an anti-amendment group
at the time accused gay-marriage oppo-
nents of making the debate about gay
sex, adding, It was all about the ick
factor.
But last year, Gallup polling showed
that a slight majority of Americans fa-
vored allowing gay marriages nation-
wide, and the polling organization said
the issue had reached a tipping point.
The people who worked to pass that
amendment in 2005 knew today was
coming, Witt said.
Witt said that if federal courts invali-
date state bans, churches, clergy and
other individuals still couldnt be com-
pelled to perform ceremonies or partici-
pate because of existing religious liber-
ties protections in the state and federal
constitutions.
But Michael Schuttloffel, executive
director of the Kansas Catholic Confer-
ence, said the threat to religious liberty
is broader.
For example, he said, could a church
that opposes gay marriage be forced to
make its sanctuary available for a same-
sex couples wedding, even if its clergy
does not participate? Schuttloffel said if
the church reaches out to non-members,
its building could be viewed as a public
accommodation, not a facility only for
the use of a small, set group.
Thats the whole point of our minis-
tries, he said. Its not just to hunker
down with ourselves but to try to bring
Gods love out into the world.
Schuttloffel told the House committee
during a hearing last week that religious
liberty means not only that people are
free to worship as they please but are
free to live out faith in their daily and
public lives. For some Kansans, that
means continuing to register moral dis-
approval of gay relationships even if so-
ciety and the law dont anymore.
Teen, police spar over
videotaping in Capitol
The Associated Press
TOPEKA A Topeka teen-
ager has had another confron-
tation with law enforcement
over his attempt to use a video
camera to record interactions
between police and the pub-
lic.
The Topeka Capital-Journal
reports that Addison Mik-
kelson was at the Statehouse
on Wednesday to participate
in the Kansas Day activi-
ties planned in the building,
which included the dedication
of the Capitol.
The 17-year-old said while
at the site he noticed people
jaywalking in the presence of
Capitol Police.
He didnt do one thing,
Mikkelson said of an offcer.
Mikkelson says he then
started videotaping the activ-
ity and asking the offcer why
he didnt intercede. The teen
returned to the Statehouse
on Thursday with his camera
running and had a discussion
with an offcer before being
escorted from the building.
Capital Police declined to
comment about the incident
Friday when asked by The
Associated Press.
The teen has made other
attempts to videotape law
enforcement offcers in To-
peka doing their job in recent
months, including one that
led to his arrest on Christmas
Day for obstruction. Mikkel-
son was taken to a juvenile
center before being released.
He had his cellphone confs-
cated by the Kansas Highway
Patrol after a New Years Day
incident at a Topeka store.
His videos, including the
latest incident at the State-
house, have been posted on-
line. In the clips, Mikkelson,
who has been praised by
free speech proponents, says
that he is exercising his First
Amendment rights.
During the incident Thurs-
day, Mikkelsons video shows
footage of the security area
near the entrance to the new
Statehouse visitor center. He
is met by an offcer, who in-
forms Mikkelson that he is
not allowed to take video of
the security measures.
The offcer can be heard
telling the teen where he can
flm in the building and tell-
ing him to turn his camera
away from the entrance.
After the two debate the le-
gality of Mikkelsons flming,
the offcer escorts Mikkelson
out of the building.
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Super Bowl ads skip controversy
The Associated Press
NEW YORK What Super Bowl
ads will people discuss over the wa-
ter cooler a day after the big game?
There were no crude jokes. Sexual
innuendo was kept to a minimum.
And uncomfortable scenes were
missing.
In short, there wasnt much shock
value
Sure, RadioShack poked fun at
its image by starring 80s icons like
Teen Wolf in its ad. And Coca-Cola
struck an emotional chord by show-
casing people of different diversities
in its spot. As did Chrysler, with its
Made in America message.
But with a 30-second Super Bowl
commercial fetching $4 million and
more than 108 million viewers ex-
pected to tune in to Sunday nights
game, advertisers tried to keep it
family friendly with socially con-
scious statements, patriotic messag-
es and light humor. After all, shock-
ing ads in previous years have not
always been well received. (Think:
GoDaddy.coms ad that featured a
long, up-close kiss was at the bot-
tom of the most popular ad lists last
year.)
A lot of brands were going with
the safety from the start, said David
Berkowitz, chief marketing offcer
for digital ad agency MRY.
Viewers had a mixed reaction
to the ads. Keith Harris, who was
watching the Super Bowl in Raleigh,
N.C., said he appreciated the safer
ads. The ads are less funny, but its
easier to watch the Super Bowl with
your family, he said.
Conversely, Paul Capelli, who
lives in West Chester, Pa., found
most ads dull: The best spots were
like a Payton Manning-to-Wes
Welker pass play they were there,
but too few and those that connected
left you wanting something a bit
more spectacular.
Connecting with
a cause
Many advertisers played it safe by
promoting a cause or focusing on
sentimental issues.
Chevrolets ad showed a couple
driving through the desert in re-
membrance of World Cancer Day.
And Bank of America turned its
ad into a virtual video for singing
group U2s new single Invisible
to raise money for an AIDS charity.
The song will be a free download on
iTunes for 24 hours following the
game and Bank of America will do-
nate $1 each time it is downloaded
to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS.
Meanwhile, a Microsoft ad fo-
cused on how its technology helps
people in different ways. The ad is
narrated by Steve Gleason, a former
professional football player who is
living with ALS, a disease of the
nerve cells in the brain and spinal
cord that control voluntary muscle
movement. He uses a Microsoft
Surface Pro tablet running eye gazer
technology to speak.
And an Anheuser-Busch Heros
Welcome ad was an ode to U.S.
soldiers. The spot showed how An-
heuser-Busch helped prepare big
celebration that included a parade
with Clydesdales as a surprise for a
soldier returning from Afghanistan.
America the beautiful
Many advertisers took the safe
route by playing up their Americana
roots.
Coca-Colas ad showed scenes of
natural beauty and families of differ-
ent diversities. The tune of Ameri-
ca the Beautiful could be heard in
different languages in the spot.
Chrysler also went with a U.S.A
theme. It had a two-minute ad star-
ring music legend Bob Dylan dis-
cussing the virtues of having cars
built in Detroit, a theme the car
maker has stuck with in previous ads
with rapper Eminem and actor Clint
Eastwood. Let Germany brew your
beer. Let Asia assemble your phone.
We will build your car, Dylan said
in the ad.
Barbara Lippert, ad critic and Me-
diapost.com, said the ads were an at-
tempt to connect with viewers on a
more personal level. We want to be
able to feel through all these screens
and through all the hype theres a
human element and in the end were
all human, said Barbara Lippert, ad
critic and Mediapost.com.
Not everyone was a fan. I didnt
like it very much, said Crystal
Booker, who lives in Rock Hill,
S.C., about the Chrysler ad, in par-
ticular. It was nostalgic but nothing
that I hadnt seen before.
Light humor
Jokes were also tamer. A few
years ago we had a lot of physical
slapstick, this year theres a lot less
of that, said Berkowitz, with digital
ad agency MRY.
Even advertisers that typically
go with more crude humor toned it
down. GoDaddy.coms ad, for in-
stance, showed it helping a small-
business owner quit her job. Wom-
en were fed up and parents were fed
up and advertisers listened, said
Mediapost.coms Lippert.
Other advertisers went with light
humor as well. There were mini
sitcom reunions: in an ad for Dan-
non Oikos, the Full House cast re-
united. And Seinfeld alums Jerry,
George and even Newman came
back to Toms diner in New York
City for an ad for Jerry Seinfelds
show Comedians in Cars Getting
Coffee.
Stephen Colbert appeared in a pair
of 15-second ads for Wonderful Pis-
tachios. In one he predicted the nuts
would sell themselves because Im
wonderful, theyre wonderful. He
was back a few seconds later cov-
ered in bright green branded mes-
sages because the nuts hadnt sold
out in 30 seconds.
Another light-humored ad came
from RadioShack, which featured
1980s pop culture fgures including
Teen Wolf, Chucky, Alf and Hulk
Hogan, destroying a store and a
voiceover that said: The 80s called,
they want their store back. Its time
for a new RadioShack.
Republicans blame
Obama for stall
on immigration
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON Re-
publicans are starting to
lay the blame on President
Barack Obama if an over-
haul of the nations broken
immigration system fails to
become law.
The GOPs emerging
plan on immigration is to
criticize Obama as an un-
trustworthy leader and his
administration as an un-
reliable enforcer of any
laws that might be passed.
Perhaps realizing the odds
of fnding a consensus on
immigration are long, the
Republicans have started
telling voters that if the
GOP-led House doesnt
take action this election
year, it is Obamas fault.
If the president had been
serious about this the last
fve years, wed be further
along in this discussion,
Louisiana Gov. Bobby
Jindal, a Republican, said
Sunday.
House Republicans last
week unveiled a road map
for an overhaul of the na-
tions broken immigra-
tion system that calls for
increased border security,
better law enforcement
within the U.S. and a path-
way to legal status but
not citizenship for mil-
lions of adults who live in
America unlawfully. The
proposal requires those
here illegally to pay back
taxes and fnes.
But one of its backers,
Rep. Paul Ryan of Wiscon-
sin, said distrust of Obama
poisons interest among
some in his Republican
caucus.
Heres the issue that all
Republicans agree on: We
dont trust the president to
enforce the law, said Ryan,
his partys vice presidential
nominee in 2012.
Ryan said a plan that puts
security frst could only
pass the House if lawmak-
ers believe the administra-
tion would enforce it an
unlikely prospect given Re-
publicans deep opposition
to Obama. The presidents
waivers for provisions in
his 4-year-old health care
law have increased suspi-
cions among Republicans.
This isnt a trust-but-
verify, this is a verify-then-
trust approach, Ryan said.
Asked whether immigra-
tion legislation would make
its way to Obama for him
to sign into law, Ryan said
he was skeptical: I really
dont know the answer to
that question. That is clear-
ly in doubt.
The Senate last year
passed a comprehensive, bi-
partisan bill that addressed
border security, provided
enforcement measures and
offered a long and diff-
cult path to citizenship for
those living here illegally.
The measure stalled in the
GOP-led House, where
leaders want to take a more
piecemeal approach.
In the meantime, Repub-
licans have started unit-
ing behind a message that
Obama wont hold up his
end of the bargain.
House Majority Leader
Eric Cantor said theres a
lot of distrust of this admin-
istration in implanting the
law. And Republican Sen.
Marco Rubio, R-Fla., last
week warned that distrust
of Obama would trump the
desire to fnd a solution for
the estimated 11 million
people living in the United
States illegally.
We just dont think gov-
ernment will enforce the
law anyway, Rubio said,
recounting conversations
hes had with fellow Re-
publicans.
Allens allies cast doubt on abuse claims
The Associated Press
NEW YORK Some of
Woody Allens allies have
come to his defense, casting
doubt on renewed accusa-
tions by Dylan Farrow that
she was sexually assaulted by
her then-adoptive father when
she was 7.
Allens lawyer, studio and
publicist weighed in on Far-
rows open letter, published
online Saturday by The New
York Times, in which she
claimed that in 1992 at the
familys Connecticut home,
Allen led her to a dim, clos-
et-like attic and then sexu-
ally assaulted her. Farrow
didnt specify Allens actions
but described other abusive
behavior.
The movie directors pub-
licist, Leslee Dart, said in an
email Sunday that Allen has
read Farrows letter.
Mr. Allen has read the ar-
ticle and found it untrue and
disgraceful, Dart said, sig-
naling that Allen would fght
the claims dating back to Al-
lens tempestuous relation-
ship with actress Mia Farrow
in the early 1990s.
Elkan Abramowitz, Allens
lawyer, said: It is tragic that
after 20 years a story engi-
neered by a vengeful lover
resurfaces after it was fully
vetted and rejected by inde-
pendent authorities. The one
to blame for Dylans distress
is neither Dylan nor Woody
Allen.
Allen was investigated on
child molestation claims for
the 1992 accusation but was
never charged.
Dylan Farrows open letter
didnt urge renewed legal ac-
tion but a retrial for Allen in
the court of public opinion.
Farrow, who now lives in
Florida, is married, and goes
by another name, argued for
fans of Allens movies and ac-
tors who star in his flms not
to turn a blind eye.
But on Sunday, Sony Pic-
tures Classics, which regu-
larly distributes Allens flms
including his latest, Blue
Jasmine, urged caution in
any rush to judgment.
This is a very complicated
situation and a tragedy for
everyone involved, the com-
pany said in a statement. Mr.
Allen has never been charged
in relationship to any of this,
and therefore deserves our
presumption of innocence.
Ronan Farrow, the son
of Allen and Mia Farrow
(though she has said ex-hus-
band Frank Sinatra could be
the father), said Sunday on
Twitter: I love and support
my sister and think her words
speak for themselves.
Alec Baldwin, who has
starred in Allen flms includ-
ing Blue Jasmine, was
among those Farrow singled
out in her letter, asking,
What if it had been your
child ...?
Baldwin responded on Twit-
ter to those demanding a com-
ment from him: You are mis-
taken if you think there is a
place for me, or any outsider,
in this familys issue.
Dylan Farrows most de-
tailed account of the 1992 en-
counter returned the spotlight
to the original police investi-
gation of Allen. The handling
of the investigation was criti-
cized after Litchfeld County
State Attorney Frank S. Maco
said at a news conference that
he believed there was proba-
ble cause to charge Allen but
decided against prosecution
partly to avoid a traumatic
trial for the young girl.
A disciplinary panel found
that Maco may have preju-
diced the ongoing custody
fght between Allen and Mia
Farrow by making an accusa-
tion without formal charges.
Months before Macos news
conference, a team of child
abuse specialists from Yale-
New Haven Hospital were
brought in to examine the
case and concluded that the
child had not been molested.
Maco, who retired in 2003,
told The Associated Press
on Sunday that the statute of
limitations on Dylan Farrows
accusations ran out at least 15
years ago. He said he hopes
Farrow was able to watch his
news conference and read his
statement about his decision
not to prosecute Allen.
I hope she has access to
that statement, to know what
I did and why I did it, Maco
said. I hope she fnds some
peace and solace at this time.
A spokesman for the Con-
necticut Division of Criminal
Justice said Sunday that the
prosecutors offce wont re-
examine the case unless the
offce is asked.
The 1992 allegation came
shortly after Allen became
involved with Mia Farrows
adopted daughter, Soon-Yi
Previn. Allen, then in his
mid-50s, was not the adop-
tive father of Previn, who was
about 19 at the time. The two
married in 1997 and have two
adopted daughters.
Bills show fght to protect caregivers
By JIM FITZGERALD
The Associated Press
NEW YORK If you dont get a job
because youre a woman, or you get fred
because youre black, or you get trans-
ferred to the night shift because youre
gay, theres a law for that. But if youre
punished at work because you need time
to take your child to the doctor or talk to
your confused elderly mother, you might
be out of luck.
In most places around the country,
theres no specifc safeguard against
employment discrimination based on a
workers status as a caregiver. Connecti-
cut and the District of Columbia are ex-
ceptions. Legislation that would change
that is pending in New York City and
California, but business interests have
objected.
At a recent hearing on the New York
City bill, Dena Adams testifed that she
lost her job at a nonproft organization
when she was switched from a regular
day shift to irregular night hours, couldnt
get nighttime child care and didnt want
to leave her 11-year-old daughter alone.
She offered to work weekends and holi-
days, then requested a consistent night
schedule and fnally asked if she could
bring her 11-year-old daughter to work
with her. She was turned down every
time, she said, though other workers were
given hours that allowed them to go to
school.
I said, Oh, no, no, no, something is
not right here, she told a City Council
committee. Thats when I realized, you
know what, this is discrimination.
But there was no law against it, and Ad-
ams had to look for another job.
Proponents say various demographic
trends have fed the problem and created
the need for new laws: more single-par-
ent households, more households with
both parents working and more elderly
people who need family care.
In previous generations, there was this
concept of the stay-at-home parent a
mother who would be available to deal
with all the domestic responsibilities,
said Phoebe Taubman, senior staff attor-
ney at A Better Balance, a legal organiza-
tion that helps workers meet the demands
of work and family. Now both parents
are working, work hours are longer than
ever, schedules are unpredictable, over-
time is frequent and theres just no way
to be everywhere and do everything for
everybody.
The Center for WorkLifeLaw at the
University of Californias Hastings Col-
lege of the Law said in 2012 that only a
few states and a few dozen localities have
laws that go beyond the federal Family
Medical Leave Act. That law is limited to
serious health conditions, employers with
50 or more workers and employees with
a year on the job.
Connecticut and the District of Colum-
bia protect all workers with caregiver
responsibilities, while Alaska, New
Jersey and Oregon protect workers with
child care but not elder care responsi-
bilities, the center said. It found 67 local
ordinances, most of which covered only
child care.
A bill in the California Legislature
would cover those who provide medical
or supervisory care to children, spouses
or parents, but the state Chamber of Com-
merce claims its too vague and a job
killer and has successfully opposed it for
several years.
In a letter to the Legislature last year, the
chamber said the bill would dramatically
increase the amount of frivolous litiga-
tion. It said medical care could be inter-
preted as administering over the counter
medication once a day. And it said there
are enough existing protections.
Among the California bills proponents
is Derek Tisinger, who claims he was de-
nied a promotion in the Bakersfeld Fire
Department because he had sole custody
of three children. The department had ear-
lier made it diffcult for him to take time
off for child care, he said, although they
bent over backward to make sure the guys
on the softball team could play softball.
He lost a lawsuit on appeal the city
denies he was passed over because of
child care issues and now campaigns
for a new law.
The New York City bill would add
caregiver status to race, religion, dis-
ability and other forbidden reasons for
employers to discriminate. It defnes a
caregiver as someone who provides on-
going care to children or to others in a
dependent relationship who suffer from
a disability.
It calls on employers to make reason-
able accommodation to caregivers.
It could be as simple as the need to
take a few phone calls during the day,
said City Councilwoman Deborah Rose,
whose committee is considering the bill.
BALDWIN The Abilene
Cowboys wrestling team
competed at the Baldwin In-
vitational Tournament Satur-
day and placed sixth among
the 16 teams competing.
Zane Baugh (120) and
Caysen Smith (126) brought
home frst place medals for
the Cowboys. Logan Mc-
Dowell (106) placed second
and Blake Anguiano (138)
took fourth. Two Cowboy
wrestlers placed ffth, Hunter
Kiser (113) and Felix Strauss
(120). Andy Tope (285)
placed sixth and three wres-
tlers fnished in seventh place
in the tourney, Jacob Berven
(106), Cole Whitehaie (113)
and Alex Henley (160). Kev-
in Wilson (152) placed eighth
for Abilene.
Holton, the No. 1 team in
4A won the team title with
212 points. Goodland, fourth
in 4A, was second with 201
points. Prairie View placed
third, same as their 4A rank-
ing, with 185.5 points.
Baldwin was fourth at 181,
Basehor-Linwood fnished
ffth with 159.5 just ahead of
Abilene with 147.5 points.
The Cowboys were fol-
lowed by Tonganoxie, Royal
Valley, Jeff West, Wamego,
DeSotto, Louisburg, Santa Fe
Trail, St. James Academy, Eu-
dora and St. Johns Military.
Abilene results:
106 - Logan McDowell
(24-3) placed 2nd and scored
22.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Logan
McDowell (Abilene) 24-3
received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Logan Mc-
Dowell (Abilene) 24-3 won
by fall over Christian Davis
(Santa Fe Trail) 22-9 (Fall
2:30)
Semifinal - Logan McDowell
(Abilene) 24-3 won by deci-
sion over Tate Withington
(Goodland) 23-6 (Dec 4-0)
1st Place Match - Corbin
Nirschl (Basehor-Linwood)
21-0 won by major deci-
sion over Logan McDowell
(Abilene) 24-3 (MD 12-0)
106 - Jacob Berven (11-3)
placed 7th.
Champ. Round 1 - Jacob
Berven (Abilene) 11-3 won
by fall over Cameron Cash
(Tonganoxie) 1-2 (Fall 0:58)
Quarterfinal - Tate With-
ington (Goodland) 23-6 won
by fall over Jacob Berven
(Abilene) 11-3 (Fall 4:56)
Cons. Round 2 - Christian
Davis (Santa Fe Trail) 22-9
won by decision over Jacob
Berven (Abilene) 11-3 (Dec
2-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Jacob Ber-
ven (Abilene) 11-3 won by
fall over David Bindi (Louis-
burg) 17-10 (Fall 2:58)
7th Place Match - Jacob
Berven (Abilene) 11-3 won
by decision over Dylan Bloom
(Wamego) 16-8 (Dec 4-2)
113 - Cole Whitehair (3-2)
placed 7th.
Champ. Round 1 - Cole
Whitehair (Abilene) 3-2 won
by fall over Colton Simonsson
(Wamego) 6-4 (Fall 1:18)
Quarterfinal - Case Pember-
ton (Prairie View) 27-4 won
by fall over Cole Whitehair
(Abilene) 3-2 (Fall 1:00)
Cons. Round 2 - Tristen
Cooper (Goodland) 21-11
won by major decision over
Cole Whitehair (Abilene) 3-2
(MD 11-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Cole
Whitehair (Abilene) 3-2 won
by decision over Parker Cates
(Louisburg) 8-13 (Dec 4-3)
7th Place Match - Cole
Whitehair (Abilene) 3-2
won by decision over Colton
Simonsson (Wamego) 6-4
(Dec 5-2)
113 - Hunter Kiser (13-7)
placed 5th and scored 14.50
team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Hunter
Kiser (Abilene) 13-7 won by
fall over Dustin Weichman
(St. John`s Military) 3-12
(Fall 1:41)
Quarterfinal - Hunter Kiser
(Abilene) 13-7 won by tech
fall over Dominic Buterakos
(Holton) 11-14 (TF-1.5 6:00
(21-4))
Semifinal - Bryce Erickson
(Santa Fe Trail) 21-3 won
by fall over Hunter Kiser
(Abilene) 13-7 (Fall 4:43)
Cons. Round 3 - Tristen
Cooper (Goodland) 21-11
won by major decision over
Hunter Kiser (Abilene) 13-7
(MD 10-2)
5th Place Match - Hunter
Kiser (Abilene) 13-7 won
by decision over Jerry Coan
(Royal Valley) 12-12 (Dec
4-0)
120 - Felix Strauss (19-6)
placed 5th.
Champ. Round 1 - Felix
Strauss (Abilene) 19-6 won
by major decision over Zac
West (Santa Fe Trail) 7-12
(MD 13-2)
Quarterfinal - Tucker Sch-
reiner (Jeff West) 24-7 won
by decision over Felix Strauss
(Abilene) 19-6 (Dec 13-6)
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Sports
shorts:
Chapman
takes 2 from
Herington
CHAPMAN The Chap-
man Fighting Irish won
both basketball games Fri-
day against the Herington
Railers at the District Gym
in Chapman.
The Chapman boys won
their first game of the sea-
son in a convincing 60-19
drubbing.
Gavin Canaday led the
Irish with 15 points and
Brice Winters added 11 as
Coach Tony Ingram was
able to play all 14 players
on his bench. Ten found
the net.
Chapman jumped out
early with a 21-7 first quar-
ter lead and their defense
held the Railers scoreless in
the second quarter as the
Irish took a 37-7 halftime
advantage.
The Irish continued their
dominance in the second
half by outscoring Hering-
ton 23-12.
The Lady Irish played
the Railers to a 7-7 tie in
the first quarter and led by
four, 19-15, at the break.
Herington tied the score
again at the end of the
third quarter 25-25 heading
into final period.
Macey Langvardt scored
14 points to lead the Lady
Irish including going four-
for-four at the free throw
line in the final period to
give the Irish its fourth win
on the season.
Taylor Heitfeld and Jordyn
Schrader led the Railers
with 10 points each.
Herington travels to
Council Grove Tuesday and
Chapman will be at Clay
Center.
Boys summary:
HHS 7 0 9 3 - 19
CHS 21 16 16 7 - 60
Herington (0-12) Mayes
6, Gramzow 3, Ammann
2, Griffith 2, Morales 4,
Lynn 2.
Chapman (1-12) Winters
11, Sims 5, Blatt 2, Meuli 2,
Sutter 6, Stroud 7, Lexow
9, Canaday 15, Harris 3,
Hettenback 2.
Girls summary:
HHS 7 8 10 10 - 35
CHS 7 12 6 12 - 37
Herington (2-8) Kremeier
2, Kickhaefer 2, Heitfield
10, Schrader 10, Knopp 5,
Lietz 6.
Chapman (4-9) Hurford
5, Sutter 4, Beemer 4, Wise
5, Langvardt 14, Anderson
5.
Solomon hits big shots to down Heat
By RON PRESTON
ron.preston@abilene-rc.com
SOLOMON The Solomon Goril-
las use a portion of practice time each
day on free throw shooting. Friday
night that practice paid off big time
as the Gorillas connected on 23 of 34
attempts for a 58-53 victory over the
visiting Rural Vista Heat.
Foul shot shooting was never more
important for the Gorillas than in the
fourth quarter. Solomon connected on
16 0f 19 attempts to hold off the rally-
ing Heat. Solomon scored 21 points in
the fnal period, but only hit two feld
goals during those eight minutes.
When you hit free throws in the
fourth quarter that is important, Solo-
mon coach Nick Perez said. We have
been stressing that in practice and the
kids have been answering it. Our free
throw shooting at the beginning of the
season was horrendous and the prac-
tice is what helped us tonight. I think
the kids fnally understand that will
get it done for us.
Rural Vista began the game on a
7-0 run getting two quick feld goals
from Terrance Egger and a pair of free
throws from Sam Morgan.
Perez called a time out to settle his
Gorillas. Following the time out, Sol-
omon used a 10-2 run of its own to
capture a one-point lead.
Solomon junior Blake Homman be-
gan the Gorilla run with a free throw
and ended the streak by draining a trey
with little time left on the clock.
The second quarter saw the lead
change four times as both teams bat-
tled back and forth in a very physical
ballgame. At the break, it was tied 23-
23.
It was a very physical out there to-
night, Heat coach Joel Kahnt said. I
thought the frst half we played kind
of timid and let them kind of play the
way they wanted to.
The Gorillas used a seven-point run
in the frst three minutes of the third
quarter to get a 30-23 lead, one that
they would not relinquish. Jordan
Rangel hit an inside shot followed by
a Homman trey and a layup by An-
drew Meagher to give the Gorillas the
momentum.
The Heat whittled away at the lead
but got no closer than fve points to
end the quarter down 36-31.
Morgan, who ended the night with a
game-high 15 points, opened the fnal
period with a three- point shot, one
of three in the period, to get the Heat
within three 37-34.
Morgan connected on his second
trey of the quarter at the 6:43 mark to
get the Heat within two but missed an
opportunity to tie the game from the
free throw line 20 seconds later.
Solomon jumped out to a six-point
lead from there but had to hold off the
charging Heat again with two-minutes
on the clock when Rural Vista got
within one at 48-47.
The Heat was forced to foul to pre-
serve time on the clock and Solomon
connected on six-of-eight in the fnal
36 seconds of the game to seal the 58-
53 victory.
Homman and Meagher led the Go-
rillas with 14 points each and Rangel
had 10. Colton Shirack and Mason
DeMars stepped to line in the fourth
quarter and connected on a combined
10-of-12 fouls shots to help preserve
the Gorilla win.
They made their free throws and
we didnt, Kahnt said. That will win
you ballgames.
Rural Vista will probably be the
No. 1 seed in our sub-state tourney,
Perez said. That is a good team. They
played hard and they are well coached.
I just thought we played hard and
we made some free throws, something
we havent done in the past and that
got us the win.
I like the way we competed, Kahnt
said. We had too many missed op-
portunities. We had some chances
but they made plays when they had to
make plays. You have got to give them
credit for that.
They hit more shots. The Homman
kid is a good player. He knocked down
some big shots for them. He just does
it. I like the way he plays. No emotion,
he just plays. He is good.
Both teams will be on the road
Tuesday as Solomon travels to Lost
Springs to play Centre and Rural Vista
goes to Wakefeld.
Summary:
RV 9 14 8 22 - 53
SHS 10 13 14 21 - 58
Rural Vista (11-3) Q. Adkins 2, A.
Adkins 6, T, Blythe 2, Trevor Hostet-
ter 11, E. Blythe 2, Egger 13, Morgan
15, Brown 2.
Solomon (7-6) Meagher 14, Shirack
4, Homman 14, Fowles 3, DeMars 8,
Rangel 10, Garrett 5.
Rural Vista Heat downs Lady Gorillas, 46-23
By RON PRESTON
ron.preston@abilene-rc.com
SOLOMON The Rural Vista Heat girls basket-
ball team had a mission when they took the court at
the Solomon High School gym Friday. That was to
avenge the Wheat State League loss to the Gorillas
earlier this month at Hope.
The Heat accomplished their mission with a 46-23
win over the Lady Gorillas.
Solomon won the frst meeting, which counted in
the league standings, 47-39.
Friday, the girls from Rural Vista used a stifing
box-in-one and two-one-two zone against Solomon
that effectively shut down the Gorilla inside game.
Rural Vista went after the Lady Gorillas early with
an 11-5 frst quarter advantage and went to the locker
room up 18-11.
The frst time we played them, they kind of took
it to us, Heat coach John Keating said. Tonight,
we came out with a little bit better desire. A little bit
better intensity. The girls came out and really played
well for us tonight, Im really proud of them.
Rural Vista was led in scoring by Paula Young with
13 points and Morgan Ash with 12. Young went six-
for-eight from the free throw line, all in the fourth
quarter.
Solomon got 16 points from Jamie Meagher, but
only had three other girls fnd the hoop.
We werent able to get enough shots, Solomon
coach Pete Meagher said. I have got to have some-
body step up and shoot.
We knew going into the game we had to sink back
on her (Meagher) a little bit and limit her touches,
Keating said. The girls did a great job of keeping
the ball from getting to the inside.
The second half wasnt kind to the Gorillas as the
Heat fnished the game on a 28-12 run.
Rural Vista was able to take advantage of free
throw opportunities in the game. They shot 15 of 19
on the night.
It was a good physical ball game, no question
about that, Meagher said. Rural Vista is a good
team.
Rural Vista will play at Wakefeld on Tuesday while
Solomon travels to Lost Springs to play Centre.
Summary:
RV 11 7 10 18 - 46
SHS 5 6 3 9 - 23
Rural Vista (9-5) Ink 2, Young 13, Campuzano 9,
A. Kahnt 6, Ash 12, Aumiller 4.
Solomon (4-9) Cross 2, Ritter 3, Clark 2, Meagher
16.
Cowboy fnish sixth at Baldwin Tournament
Ron Preston Refector-Chronicle
Solomons Jamie Meagher (24) shoots for two
against the Rural Vista Heat Friday. The Heat de-
feated Solomon 46-23 in a non-league contest.
Ron Preston Refector-Chronicle
Rural Vistas Alex Garrett (34) attempts to drive the lane against Solomons
Blake Homman (10) in Fridays game. Solomon won 58-53.
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