1. Art and Diseño

Vol. 6 Number 30
An Award Winning Weekly Newspaper
Kayla Smith Named
Player Of The Week
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Brian Thomason to be
K-State Guest Lecturer
Brian Thomason, chief executive officer of Blue Valley
Communications/NetTele
works Plus has been invited to
present a seminar tograduate
students and faculty of the
Kansas State University agronomy department at 4p.m. on
Wednesday, Feb. 11 in
Throckmorton Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Thomason will discuss the
advancement in communications technology in its relationship to growth in the agriculture industry in the United
States. He will focus specifically on the value and importance
of development and utilization
of technology within the agricultural community. Discussing
case studies and real world scenarios combined with current
and future risks and challenges,
the lecture will encourage students to think not only outside
the box, but as if the box simply does not exist.
“It is imperative we change
the perception that rural
America is limited on technology, skills, and innovation,” said
Thomason. “This seminar will
challenge students to discover
ways technology can be utilized to make the agriculture
industry more efficient.”
Thomason went on to say, “If
the projections currently being
made from the Food and
Organization
Agriculture
(FAO) are correct, food production must increase by over
70% in order to feed the world
in 2050. Since we are likely not
going to gain additional
resources by means of land,
water, or farmers, it will be up
to this graduate class to look to
technology for the solution.”
Brian Thomason is the CEO
TeleValley
Blue
of
Communications/Networks
Plus (BVTC/NWP) with
Kansas offices in Home,
Manhattan, Salina, and Topeka.
With 34 years of experience in
the telecommunications industry, Thomason has a strong
background in technology and
business. Having risen through
the ranks, he has been deeply
involved in installation, outside
plant, engineering, operations,
central office, project management, and executive level management.
Before joining BVTC/NWP,
he worked for companies
including
Verizon,
TW
Telecom,
and
Endeavor
Communications.
Mr.
Thomason has been the recipient of numerous industry
awards, including most recently a national executive leadership award. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business management
from
Indiana
Wesleyan University.
New Pawnee Emergency Services Director
Congratulations to Valley Heights Lady Mustang Kayla Smith, on being named Northeast
Kansas Sports athlete of the week! Kayla, a freshman, has elevated her game recently for
the Lady Mustangs. Over the last four games Smith is averaging 22 points and 7 rebounds.
She scored 28 points in the TVL 5th place game against Wetmore, then scored 21 points in a
two point loss to Linn. Smith is currently averaging 13 points a game and 5 rebounds. She
hit 22 points Tuesday night against Blue Valley. (Photo by Linda Brake)
Pawnee Mental Health
Services is pleased to announce
Dr.
as the new Program
Director
for
Emergency
Services. Dr. Boyle will join
Pawnee’s Management Team
of Program Directors who are
responsible for administrative
and clinical program services
across all ten counties served
by Pawnee.
Dr. Boyle has a bachelor’s
degree in Marriage, Family and
Human Development from
Brigham Young University and
a master’s degree in Family and
Consumer Science from the
University
of
NebraskaLincoln. He received his doctorate degree in Clinical
Marriage and Family Therapy
from Kansas State University.
Dr. Boyle began his employment with Pawnee in 2009 as
an outpatient therapist. In 2013
he was promoted to outpatient
clinical supervisor.
Pawnee Mental Health
Services is a licensed community mental health center and
licensed substance use treat-
VH Takes 2 From Blue Valley: Girls 62-28; Boys 72-48
Valley Heights’ Sidney Blackburn (23) picks up 2 of her 24 points against Blue Valley
Tuesday night at the VH gym. (Photos by Deb Barrington and Jon Brake)
The Valley Heights Mustangs’s Kayla Smith scored 22 points Tuesday night in the 6228 win over the Blue Valley Rams.
Micah Kenworthy (4) goes in for a lay up in the Blue Valley game Tuesday night. Also
pictured are Harrison Blaskey (32) and Quentin Blaske (25).
Payton Manley (23) scores two for the Mustangs Tuesday night. Elijah Smith scored
21 points, Keaton DeWalt 19 and Gage Wooodyard 13.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Blue Rapids Free Press
Obituaries
Jim Heidebrecht
Jim
Heidebrecht,
of
Marysville, KS, peacefully
went to his eternal home to be
with God on January 29, 2015,
at St. Francis Hospital, in
Topeka, KS, after losing his
courageous battle with cancer
at the age of 74.
Visitation
was
Friday,
January 30 from noon to 8 p.m.
at Kinsley Mortuary in
Marysville.
The family
received friends from 6 to 8
p.m.
A funeral service was held at
10:00 a.m., Saturday, January
31, at the New Hope
Evangelical
Presbyterian
Church in Blue Rapids, KS.
Burial was in Elm Creek
Cemetery south of Marysville.
Jim was born June 19, 1940
at Hutchinson, KS, son of Paul
and Ida (Wiebe) Heidebrecht.
Due to his father’s occupation
during his younger years he
attended 16 schools in 12 years,
ultimately graduating from
Waterville High School.
While in High School he
enjoyed running cross country
and playing basketball.
On April 20, 1989, he married the love of his life, Connie.
A man with many talents, he
held various jobs within construction and maintenance
throughout his life retiring
from Travalong Trailers. He
touched the lives of many people and was always there to
lend a helping hand in time of
need. He was proud of the fact
that he donated 106 units of
blood with the American Red
Cross and he looked forward to
the letters from them telling
him how his donation had
helped others.
His dream came true when
he was honored to meet his
idol, Coach Bill Snyder last
summer. He was humbled by
the kindness Coach Snyder
showed him and treasured the
friendship they developed. You
could find him most Saturday
nights
at
the
Beatrice
Speedway in the pits helping
and cheering on his son’s 18K
racing team.
His true enjoyment in life
was spending time with his
wife of 25 years, his children,
and his grandchildren. He had
an extreme passion for bowling
and enjoyed traveling to
national and state bowling tournaments, with the highlight of
his bowling career happening
when he won the Senior
Tournament and other bowling
honors. His TV time was spent
watching old time westerns,
WWE wrestling, the Royals,
and his beloved K-State foot-
ball team. His hobbies included woodworking, fishing,
watching the weather and
reporting storm activity to the
National Weather Service, and
gardening - especially growing
big tomatoes. He always took
an avid interest in his grandchildren. He loved watching
them play sports, helping them
with 4-H projects, going fishing and attending K-State
games with them, and being
able to spend this last year getting to know his newest granddaughter, Maren Ell.
He is survived by his loving
family.
His parents and sister preceded him in death.
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A memorial fund has been
established and will be designated later. Contributions may
be sent in care of Kinsley
Mortuary.
Irene Volle Cain
Irene Volle Cain, 72, of
Axtell, KS, died January 26,
2015 at Seneca, KS.
Visitation was Thursday,
January 29, from 10 a.m. to 8
p.m. at the Axtell-Landreth
Funeral Home. The family
received friends from 5 to 7
p.m.
A funeral service was held at
10:30 a.m., Friday January 30,
at the United Methodist Church
in Axtell. Rev. Shirley
Edgerton officiated. The musicians were Lila Alfers and
Marilyn Rogers. Music included "On Eagles Wings” and
“How Great Thou Art”.
The pallbearers were Josh
Volle, Garry Stitt, Bobby
Smith, Jake Baker, James
Lehman, David Lehman, Barry
Buessing and Ronnie Moeller.
Burial was in Beattie Union
Cemetery, Beattie, KS.
Irene was born October 6,
1942 at Blair, KS, to Raymond
and
Pauline
(Campsey)
Lehman. In 1960 she graduated
from Troy High School and
then attended business school.
On March 28, 1961 she married Lawrence Volle. They
lived in Beattie and raised their
family until his death on
October 24, 1980.
On June 5, 1982, she married
Kenneth Cain and lived in
Axtell.
Over the years she worked as
a CNA at Community
Memorial Health Care, as a
waitress at the Beattie Café,
painted and wallpapered for
people and refinished furniture.
She took great pride in her
yard, flowers and vegetable
garden. She also helped as a
farm hand for Fischers
Brothers. Irene loved playing
cards with friends and coached
softball for her daughters. She
was an active member of the
American Legion Auxiliary in
Beattie.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; husband,
Lawrence Volle; brother, James
Lehman;
special
aunt,
Katherine Miller; step fathers,
Herman Moskau and Raymond
Estes; stepson, Kenneth Cain,
Jr.; in-laws, Alice and Albert
Cain; and granddaughter,
Barbie Cain.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Cain; children,
Lorna (Ed) Farrell, Axtell,
Rhonda (Loren) Wassenberg,
Blue Rapids, KS, and Mark
(Barb) Volle, Axtell; stepsons,
Richard Cain, Axtell, John
Stephen A. Schroeder on
October 11, 1945.
Bernita was an active member of St. John’s Altar Society
and a member of the Women’s
Legion Auxiliary. She helped
her husband, brother, and sister
run The Schwartz Center until
sometime in the 1980’s.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Charles T. and
Ruth (Henry) Schwartz; brother, Charles H. Schwartz; husband, Stephen A. Schroeder;
and son, Stephen A. Schroeder.
Survivors include her daughter, Nancy Haas (Stan),
Wichita, KS; granddaughter,
Jessica McCreary (Kevin);
three
great-grandchildren,
Kyah, Zoey, and Jaxon
McCreary, of Maize, KS; sister,
Joan Pacha, Hanover; and two
nephews and two nieces.
A memorial fund has been
established and will be designated at a later date.
Contributions may be sent in
care of the Hanover Mortuary.
Bernita M. Schroeder
Bernita
M.
Schroeder
(Schwartz), 93, of Hanover,
KS, passed away on Tuesday,
February 3, 2015 at the
Hanover Hospital.
A rosary service will be held
at 7 p.m., Thursday, February 5
at St. John’s Catholic Church in
Hanover.
Mass of Christian Burial will
be held at 1 p.m., Friday,
February 6 at St. John’s
Catholic Church. Father David
Metz will officiate.
Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Bernita was born March 25,
1921, in Hanover, the daughter
of Charles T. and Ruth (Henry)
Schwartz. She attended elementary school at St. John’s
Catholic School and attended 3
years at Hanover High School.
Her senior year of high school
was spent at Mount St.
Scholastica, in Atchison, KS,
where she graduated from. She
then left to work in Denver,
CO, for a few years until
returning to Hanover to marry
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Betty M. Schroller Wassenberg
Betty
M.
Schroller
Wassenberg, 80, died January
29, 2015 at the Syracuse
Hospital in Syracuse, NE.
Visitation
is
Sunday,
February 1, from 11 a.m. to 9
p.m. at Kinsley Mortuary in
Marysville.
Mass of Christian Burial was
held at 10:30 a.m., Monday,
February 2, at St. Gregory’s
Catholic Church, Marysville. A
rosary service were held at the
church at 9:50 a.m., prior to the
service.
Father
Jim
Shaughnessy officiated.
The
musicians
were
Rosemary Forst and Paula
Landoll-Smith. Music will
include “Amazing Grace”,
“Taste and See”, “Behold the
Lamb”, “On Eagles Wings”
and “How Great Thou Art”.
The pallbearers were Kyle
Wassenberg, Dane Wright,
Cody Brown, Joey Ellenbecker,
Marty Meyers and Matt
Malony.
Burial was in the Oketo
Cemetery.
Betty was born May 30,
1934 at Oketo to Frank and
Katie (Gibson) Schroller. She
was a high school graduate and
worked for the Selective
Service in Marysville for twenty years. She married Paul
Wassenberg.
From 1973 to 1994, Betty
owned and ran a resort in
Spencer Heights, CO. She
moved to Unadilla, NE and ran
a liquor store, Little Red Bottle,
until 2012. Betty enjoyed quilting and cooking and being with
family.
Survivors include sons, Rick
(Arliss) Wassenberg, Unadilla,
NE,
Frank
(Carey)
Wassenberg, Severance, CO,
Jed (Connie) Wassenberg,
Windsor, CO; daughter, Margo
Brown, Fort Collins, CO; sisters, Opal Meyers Holle,
Olathe, KS, Donna (Dan)
Tvrdy, Lincoln, NE; nine
grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren, and one greatgreat grandchild.
Betty was preceded in death
by
her
husband
Paul
Wassenberg and grandson
Nick.
A memorial fund is established in her name and will be
designated later by the family.
Contributions may be sent in
care of Kinsley Mortuary,
Marysville, KS.
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Blue Rapids Free Press
3A
Twin Valley League On The Next Level
By Dan Thalmann
Washington County News
There are at least 45 graduates of schools in the Twin
Valley League currently participating in some kind of sport on
the college level during the
2014-15 season. With colleges
picking the best of the best to
make their team rosters, having
that many kids from the TVL
region playing on the next level
is testament to the high level of
skill and competition in the
schools that make up the TVL.
These student-athletes are
playing at a wide variety of colleges, both in Kansas and
beyond. Junior colleges, lower
division colleges and up to
Division 1 universities, TVL
athletes are not only able to
make it onto these teams, they
are able to compete at a national level.
But that athletic prowess was
first showcased on our small,
rural football fields, our low
capacity gymnasiums and our
tracks, most of which are just
gravel tracks that have been
around for decades.
Sports took one local smalltown girl to the white sand
beaches on the Gulf of Mexico.
Washington County High
School grad Jordyn Alexander
was a three-sport force in the
TVL and she ended up choosing to play basketball close to
home at Cloud County
in
College
Community
Concordia.
Alexander had a stand-out
career on the junior college
level, earning freshman of the
year honors her first year at
Cloud, along with first team
all-conference and second team
all-region honors. By her sophomore year in 2013-14, she
gained first team all-conference
and first team all-region honors
and recruitment interest from
many colleges.
She is now the former TVL
athlete who plays at a college
furthest from Kansas – Eckerd
College in St. Petersburg,
Florida. She headed to the
beach after Concordia, though
it wasn’t necessarily the beach
that drew her to Eckerd.
“I chose Eckerd because of
the coaching staff and the way
that I just seemed to fit in, not
necessarily for the location,”
said Alexander. “The beach is
nice when I can go, but they
keep us pretty busy down here;
not much time for the beach.”
Beaches are nice, but
Washington and its small town
ideals provided unexpected
advantages for Alexander.
“I grew up learning to have
respect for my coaches and
teammates, and I knew how to
work hard for what I wanted,”
said Alexander.
But with some schools being
very small in the TVL, and the
cyclical nature of success in
sports in a small school,
Alexander said sometimes the
lack of competition was a disadvantage from being from a
small school and there was less
exposure for college coaches to
see you.
8-man to 11-man
Cody Heiman graduated
from B&B High School, a
school so small when he graduated in 2012, it closed just two
years later and consolidated
with Nemaha Valley High
School in Seneca.
Heiman played eight-man
football at B&B and had major
success on the field there, but
playing on the next level meant
playing 11-man football.
with
signed
Heiman
in
University
Washburn
Topeka, saying he related to the
coaches at Washburn really
well when he visited, and really liked the university.
Transitioning from 8-man
football to 11-man football did
have some challenges.
“It was different at first and
took a while to learn all the
concepts, but in the end, football is football,” said Heiman,
the son of Doug and Lora
Heiman, Baileyville.
Listed as a 6-3, 245-pound
sophomore, Heiman was a
multi-sport standout at B&B
High School. He said coming
from a small school like B&B
offered some advantages. He
was able to play several different sports there, while athletes
in bigger high schools are
showing a trend of focusing on
just one sport.
But there were disadvantages too. Even with his success in sports, he said it can be
more difficult to go on and play
in college when you’re from a
small school.
But he transitioned well and
proved that athletes from some
of the smallest schools in
Kansas can compete on the
next level. While he was
recruited to be a defensive
player and played as a reserve
athletic talent that gets all the
college roster spots.
Trimble’s oldest son Cody
was a quarterback at the
University of Arkansas at
Monticello, completing his senior season this past fall.
“He was not the fastest, not
the biggest, he did not have the
greatest arm,” said Trimble.
“But he had a great understanding of the game. He was able to
capitalize on his intelligence.”
Valley Heights’ Cody Trimble (with the ball)
linebacker his freshman year
before having his season cut
short from an injury, Heiman
had a breakout season his sophomore year, playing on both
sides of the ball. When
Washburn suffered several
injuries to their running backs,
Heiman was called upon to go
over to the offensive side of the
ball starting in week five. He
ended up with a team high 426
yards on 91 carries.
The 2014 season saw him
back on the defensive side of
the ball, where he was a starting inside linebacker for the
Ichabods. He red-shirted his
freshman year, so he was considered a sophomore this past
season. Heiman looks to continue to be an integral part of
his team, something he experienced while back at B&B.
From opponents to teammates
While college athletes normally stand out from the rest in
high school, when they join
their college teams, they
become teammates with other
high school standouts and the
level of competition takes a
significant jump.
Because of her athletic skill
and 6-foot height, Onaga graduate Jocelyn Marten stood out
in the Twin Valley League and
made the transition to a starter
on
the
Cloud
County
Community College T-birds
volleyball team.
“The level of play in junior
college is definitely a step up
from high school because
you’re now on a team with all
high-quality players and compete against teams that are also
very competitive,” said Marten.
“The practices and games are
much more intense.”
At Cloud, she joined two
more TVL athletes in her freshman class - B&B grad Laura
Sudbeck and Linn grad Acacia
Thalmann. Now, rather than
facing these girls as opponents
on the other side of the net,
they’re teammates with similar
histories.
“During high school I only
knew the girls as opponents
rather than personally,” said
Marten. “This year I have gotten to know them personally
through volleyball and really
enjoy playing as teammates.”
The camaraderie of a sports
team can be one of the biggest
benefits of playing on the next
level. These are generally all
young people who are very
driven to work hard and succeed at a sport they love.
“The most fun aspect of
playing a sport in college is that
you get to play with a group of
girls that are determined and
love the sport as much as you
do,” said Marten.
A desire to work hard
That sort of self-motivated
drive is one of the unique features of athletes who make it to
the next level, according to
Valley Heights coach Tony
Trimble.
Trimble has been at Valley
Heights for 10 years and coaching for 26 years. He has
coached football for his entire
career and has also coached
track, baseball and basketball.
He said kids who want to
play sports on the college level
truly have to have a desire to be
there.
“It’s more of a job at that
level,” said Trimble. “Kids
have to have the willingness to
give it all they’ve got, every
day, year round.”
Trimble has three sons who
have made it to the college
ranks in football, so he knows
the route to the college level.
As the sons of a coach,
Trimble said his boys grew up
around sports from the time
they could walk - in gyms, on
the football field - they were
always around it. His boys did
not do camps and year round
off-season teams, but they did
participate in the standard summer leagues in which most kids
in the area competed and sports
were obviously part of their
lives.
Trimble thinks the opportunity to do multiple sports in a
small school was important.
His sons also always worked
hard and hit the weight room.
While it doesn’t hurt, it’s not
necessarily superior natural
Awkward as a kid
Making the most of their
potential was a common trait
for athletes who were able to
extend their sports careers into
the college ranks.
Frankfort High School grad
Chelsea Keating was not a
dominant athlete when she was
young. In fact, Keating’s mother Jodi said Chelsea actually
started out… “awkward.”
But Jodi said Chelsea
worked hard to get where she
ended up. She participated in
all sports and eventually stood
out in all of them. She garnered
honors in basketball, she was a
gifted runner in track and was
the 1A state champion in shot
put for two years. In volleyball,
she was 1A Player of the Year
in 2009 when Frankfort beat
Centralia to win the 1A state
title.
Keating originally thought
she would play basketball in
college, but it was volleyball
that created the most interest
from colleges.
Jodi said being from a small
school was a disadvantage in
the recruiting process.
“It was up to us to get her
seen,” said Jodi. “At bigger
schools, (college) coaches go
watch and look at recruits, and
there is more communication
too. If they know a bigger high
school has an athlete, they’ll
come take a look. In a smaller
town, we’re not as visible. And
they have to be in everything
else, they can’t just focus on
one sport.”
In volleyball, there was quite
a bit of interest in Chelsea from
Division 2 colleges and some
Division 1 colleges that were
further away from home, but it
was while playing club volleyball in the winter where the
potential for a nearby Division
1 opportunity arose.
“I didn’t get any big offers
from any schools for track or
basketball,” said Keating. “I
think playing club volleyball
got my name out there better
and coaches were able to see
my potential, so I got a lot of
offers with volleyball. For the
longest time I thought I was
going to play basketball in college. It just so happened that
volleyball ended up working
out better and had more opportunities.”
Keating practiced with her
club volleyball team at Ahearn
Field House on the campus of
Kansas State University and
her club coach was a new assistant coach for KSU. Keating
was invited to practice with the
K-State team and after that, she
got an offer to be a walk-on for
the Wildcats.
After receiving the offer,
Jody said that was the end of it
- Chelsea knew she wanted to
go to K-State.
Again with hard work,
Keating went from a walk-on
to a six-rotation starter this past
season as a fifth year senior.
The college volleyball experience has provided her with
some of the best memories in
her sports career.
“The moments playing in
Ahearn will be some of my
favorite memories of college,”
said Keating. “It was one of the
best atmospheres in the Big 12.
It’s hard to beat playing in that
field house. It was a big jump
coming from Frankfort, but an
amazing one.”
There were big games as part
of that career, which came to an
end this past season after five
years at K-State. Beating
national power Nebraska to
move on to the Sweet 16 and an
OU home game her junior year
stand above the rest of the big
game memories.
But her personal development in the sport also had great
rewards.
“I think the best part for me
was just seeing my progression
over the years,” said Keating.
“I was a really raw player when
I first came in, but I developed
into a six-rotation player by my
senior year, which I’m proud
of.”
Jodi Keating agreed there is
a lot of work that goes into
competing at the college level.
“Athletes at D1 schools earn
their scholarships,” said Jodi.
“It’s a full year job.”
Keating has taken yet another step in her sports career.
After receiving a call last week
Monday from a team in France,
she left Kansas last Wednesday
to go play professional volleyball.(Keating graduated in
December with a degree in animal science.) She now plays for
the Volley Club de Marq-enBarceul.
“I’m not really sure what my
future holds with volleyball
from here on,” said Keating.
“Right now I’m trying to get
used to the coach and their sys-
tem, but the season ends in
May. I could potentially play
again somewhere else in
August or I might just close this
chapter of my life.”
With so many athletes starting the chapters of their sports
careers in our TVL communities, locals can be proud of
what these kids have accomplished on the home courts in
small towns across the region
and can look forward to watching more and more go off to
start new chapters on the college level and beyond.
Want to make it to the next
level?
K-State volleyball player
Chelsea Keating and Eckerd
College basketball player
Jordyn Alexander give frank
advice and inspirational advice
to aspiring young athletes who
want to make it to the next
level:
Keating – “My advice would
be to touch the ball (or whatever sport) as much as you can,”
said Keating, the daughter of
Steve and Jodi Keating,
Frankfort. “Join club teams and
play when it’s out of season at
your school. College coaches
want to see that kind of dedication. Also, when you’re from a
small school, you’re already
behind the eight-ball, so big
schools won’t really look at
you. Be proactive in your
recruitment and don’t be afraid
to contact coaches yourself.”
Alexander – “Never give up.
Sounds cliché, but honestly,
when faced with diversity and
challenge there is no better way
to prove yourself,” said
Alexander, the daughter of
Wiley and Bert Alexander,
Washington. “Don’t let people
tell you that you aren’t good
enough, or that you can’t
achieve something.”
Centralia
stands
out
among sports programs in
the TVL and Kansas
Centralia has been a hotbed
of both high school athletic
success in the Twin Valley
League and Kansas and that
has translated into college
sports scholarships for the
graduates.
While an athletic gene pool
likely plays a role, not all
Centralia athletes necessarily
started out as young standouts.
Centralia principal John
Whetzal, who is in his 10th
year at Centralia, said some
athletes do stand out early, but
not always. He has had experi-
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TWIST Toward Your Future
By Emma Tryon
Valley Heights
In many fields of science and
technology men account for the
majority of the population. On
Wednesday, January 8, a group
of sophomore girls attended a
conference for women who
show interest in the fields of
science and technology.
The Teen Women in Science
and Technology Conference
was held at the K-State Campus
in Salina. At the conference,
local women in science and
technology fields lead groups
based on their career. Careers
included;
Physicians,
Pharmacists, Conservationists,
Accountants, and other fields
that are male dominated. Each
group gave female students
information about their respec-
tive careers.
“My favorite class was conservationist because it talked
about the outdoors.” Alisa
Walstrom, so. By attending the
conference girls feel more
encouraged to pursuing a
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Twin Valley League _____________________from page 3
ence at schools where the
sports programs weren’t consistently successful, but he
admits even Centralia has had
some down years.
But they’ve also had more
state titles in more sports than
any other school in the Twin
Valley League and have had
some of the most dominant
programs in the state in volleyball and football in recent
years. The girls’ basketball
team is now on an upswing,
coming off a recent Twin
Valley League basketball tournament championship.
Whetzal said he has noticed
four
things
that
make
Centralia’s sports program
unique among schools that
have translated into the success
they’ve had.
“We work year-round.” He
said that was the top philosophy at Centralia. He said they
may not always have the top
athletes, but the athletes they
do have will outwork you.
Longevity and consistency
in coaching. “And we’ve had
good coaches, thankfully.”
Community support. “The
coaches have parental support.
If a coach gets on a kid about
something and the kid goes
home and talks to his parents
about it, dad would probably
say the kid shouldn’t be doing
that, rather than calling the
coach about it. Parents have
expectations and they support
the school and staff. They’re
willing to make sacrifices for
the kids to do the work.”
“They’ve really brought into
the weight room, particularly
parental support of what the
sports program is trying to
accomplish, whether it is driving kids to practice or weights,
or giving them time off from
farm work, for example.
Historically, Centralia has
not always been as dominant
across the board in men’s and
women’s sports as it has been
lately. Whetzal said Centralia
was just unbelievable in football during the Riggins era.
(John Riggins went on to star at
the University of Kansas and
then became an NFL hall of
famer.)
After that, Whetzal said they
went through a period of years
where they struggled before
coach Jerry Bainum became
head coach and turned the program around. (Bainum passed
away on Jan. 22 after a battle
with cancer.)
Frankfort High School grad Chelsea Keating was a
standout, six-rotation starter for the K-State volleyball
team this past fall. (Photo by Scott D. Weaver / K-State
Athletics)
the past eight years. Especially
in football. That’s what really
got us over the hump to compete at the state level.”
“Everything plays a part,”
said Whetzal. But he said the
two biggest are the commitment to the weight room and
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“He took the program and
got it turned around and behind
him,” said Whetzal. “Larry
Glatczak and Roger Holthaus
coached for him, then took over
and have been successful.”
Whetzal also credited standout coach Kimbrook Tennal’s
physical education program in
the school.
“He will make an athlete out
of you,” said Whetzal. “People
don’t realize what that man all
has done. We are so blessed to
have him.”
This level of success can
have a ripple effect in the
school
and
community.
Whetzal said the sports success
creates a great deal of pride,
and not just in other sports during the school year - he said it
helps across the board in everything the school does, including
discipline in the school.
“Everything is impacted,”
said Whetzal.
Centralia currently has a
large number of young parents
moving back to the area with
young kids.
“Athletics is not the sole reason, but it certainly does play a
role,” said Whetzal.
If the current trend says anything, those young kids are
headed for a promising sports
future.
Former opponents in the Twin Valley League, three TVL athletes were freshman
teammates on the Cloud County Community College volleyball team last fall, including Laura Sudbeck, B&B grad (middle row, second from left); Jocelyn Marten,
Onaga grad (middle row, second from right); and Acacia Thalmann, Linn grad (top
row, right side.) (Photo courtesy of Cloud County Community College)
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Senior of the Week: Shake It Off
By Cassidy Coggins
VHHS Journalism
On November 25th 1996,
Sidney Blackburn was born to
Darin and Nori Blackburn. She
has two older brothers, Chase
and Reid Blackburn. Sidney
has participated in Volleyball 4
years, Basketball 4 years, Track
4 years, and Drill Team 4 years.
She has also been involved in
NHS 2 years, All School Play 3
years, Art Club 2 years,
STUCO 1 year, VH Club 4
years, FCA 2 years and
Footloose Dance for 15 years.
Sidney has held various leadership roles such as VH Club
president 1 year, NHS secretary
1 year, Art Club VP 1 year,
Volleyball captain 1 year,
Basketball captain 1 year, Drill
team captain 1 year. “Success is
measured by effort”� This is a
quote that Sidney lives her life
by. “I wouldn’t be where I am
today if I didn’t put in the
effort. If I want to be successful
Sidney Blackburn
I have to work at it.”� Sidney
has accomplished to make it to
State 3 years in track, and
placed second at State
Basketball. Her determination
made it possible for her not to
miss a day of weights her
whole high school career. She
has been influenced the most
by her family. “My parents
have pushed me through my
academic career to reach my
full potential.”� Her brothers,
Chase and Reid have influenced her to do what makes her
happy and work hard to be successful. Sidney will never forget the feeling of standing on
the podium at State Track after
winning discus and the overall
team, and won’t ever forget the
feeling of walking on the court
for the first time in Emporia for
State Basketball. “Shake It
Off”� by Taylor Swift, is a
song that inspires Sidney. “I
don’t let people bring me down
with rude comments and I stay
true to myself.”� Sidney is different than other people
because she puts other people
first before worrying about herself. She loves to fish and
watch wrestling, which most
Senior of the Week: Follow Your Arrow
By Paige Claycamp,
VHHS Journalism
On March 27, 1997
Stephanie Dakota Boren was
born in Marysville, Kansas to
Elizabeth Boren. She has one
younger sister, Gabi Boren and
her grandpa Marvin Throm is
also a big part in her life.
Stephanie has participated in
FCCLA four years, KAY Club
three years, NHS one year,
Library Assistant one year,
Peer Tutor one year, Art three
years, and Vocal one year. She
was Art treasurer for one year,
and Art secretary for one year.
After high school Stephanie
plans to attend Bethany
College in Lindsborg, Kansas.
Stephanie Dakota Boren
She is undecided on what she
wants to do in college.
Stephanie’s future dream goal
is to work in the art industry.
“One of my favorite high
school memories was getting to
go to Highland Art Day with
Mrs. Smith and the other art
students.” A quote that inspires
Stephanie is, “Today you are
you, that is truer than true.
There is no one alive who is
you-er than you,” from Dr.
Seuss.
because she has helped remind
her to always keep her head up
even when she is down. During
the summer Stephanie participates in a non-school activity
on the Marysville Swim Team.
Being on the Marysville Swim
Team takes responsibility and
that is something that makes
her different from other people.
A song that best describes
Stephanie is “Follow Your
Arrow” by Kacey Musgraves.
“This song describes me
because I always try to be
myself and not go with the current trend.”
Something that not many
people know about Stephanie is
that she has a temper. “My
biggest accomplishment so far
is having a 4.0 grade point
average this year.” “When I
leave Valley Heights I hope to
leave behind my artistic ability,
and I also hope that’s what people remember me by.”
Stephanie’s grandma has
influenced her the most
people don’t know. Also, she
once gave a cat that she didn’t
even know a funeral one morning while waiting for the bus.
When she leaves Valley
Heights, she wants people to
remember her hard work and
dedication she had in not only
sports but academics. Sidney
plans on furthering her career
in basketball and possibly discus and majoring in physical
therapy. Her dream is to
become a physical therapist
and play basketball for the Pitt
State Gorillas.
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Olweus: What Is It?
This word is pronounced OlVAY-us. This is the bullying
prevention program that we use
at Valley Heights. Many of you
may be aware of this program
because it has been around a
few years, but in an effort to
catch everyone up to speed
here is some important information about this program.
When we discuss bullying
we need to define what it is.
The Olweus teacher guide
defines bullying as, “Bullying
is when someone repeatedly
and on purpose says or does
mean or hurtful things to another person who has a hard time
defending himself or herself.”
So we then ask, “Is every hurtful action that happens bullying?” The answer is no. There
are other hurtful actions with
consequences that are not bullying at all.
You might also ask, “Do we
have this program because we
have a big problem with bullying at Valley Heights?” The
answer is no. Schools all
across the United States have
bully prevention programs
because of the need to teach
students acceptable ways of
interacting with each other.
Do we only focus on bullying prevention? What about
the other stuff? The other hurtful behaviors also get
addressed. Along with bullying
prevention we also work on
other issues to improve our
school climate and make our
schools a safe place to learn.
There are 4 components of
Olweus: 1 Individual, 2
Classroom, 3- School and 4Community. The school staff
and the students work on components 1, 2 and 3, but getting
information to the community
is component 4. There will be
more information coming, but
in the mean time you can check
out the Olweus website at
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Budget Friendly Family Meals
The Waterville United
Methodist Church will hold a
special meeting on Tuesday
February 17th on planning
Budget Friendly Family Meals.
The guest speaker, Erin
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about meal planning and family
meal times.
Family meal time is an
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Participants will receive
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The speaker will discuss
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help you save time and money
so you can enjoy the experience of family meal time.
A meal will be provided to
those in attendance and day
care will be provided in the
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Free Tax Assistance Is Available
Low and moderate income
individuals, families and senior
citizens can once again receive
free assistance in completing
and filing their federal, state
and local tax returns through
RSVP of Northeast Kansas’
Volunteer
Income
Tax
Assistance (VITA).
For more than 20 years,
RSVP volunteers have assisted
residents with low and moderate incomes who need help
with their basic tax returns
through the VITA program.
“This program would not be
possible without the dedicated
support of the volunteers
spending countless hours
throughout the tax season to
help families and individuals
become more financially stable
and economically independent,” said Joni Spellmeier,
Executive Director of RSVP.
“This program is a prime
example of bringing community partners together to advance
the common good for all in
Marshall and Washington
Counties.”
“During times such as these,
a program like this can have a
huge impact on families in our
community,” said Spellmeier,
who noted that last year RSVP
certified program volunteers
saw more than 340 tax clients
with more than $363,413 being
returned to the community –
and the family budgets of those
most in need of this infusion of
fiscal resources.
Residents using the VITA
service are asked to bring the
following items: a valid photo
ID; all W2 Forms; 1095-A
–Health Insurance Marketplace
Statement (if applicable) all
1099 forms (interest, dividends, pensions); local wage
tax forms; Social Security
numbers for all taxpayers and
dependents; last year’s tax
returns; information related to
income and expenses; real
estate tax receipts; and a personal banking account check if
you would like direct deposit.
The VITA walk-in service in
Marysville will be offered in
the
Helvering
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Community
room
on
Wednesdays from Feb. 4 to
April 15, 2015. Hours of service will be from 9 a.m. to 11
a.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. An
evening session will be held on
Tuesday, Feb. 10 from 4 p.m. to
7 p.m. at Lincoln Center, 405
N. 4th Street. Please call 785629-8300 to make an appointment at Lincoln Center only. If
unable to make it on any of
these dates, appointments will
be made to accommodate
working families. Call the
RSVP office to make an
appointment.
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Friday, Feb. 6 from 9:00 a.m. to
11:00 a.m. – Ace’s Backroom
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Friday, Feb. 6 from 1:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m. – Community Center
at 211 Main Street; Frankfort –
Friday, Feb. 13 from 9:00 a.m.
to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m. - Elm St. Apartments,
201 N. Elm; Blue Rapids –
Thursday, Feb. 19 from 9:00
a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Blue Rapids
Community Center on the
North side of Public Square;
and Waterville – Friday, Feb.
20 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and
1:00-3:00 p.m. - Waterville
Community Center, 136 E.
Commercial Street.
Service will be provided on a
first-come, first-served basis.
For additional information, call
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you’re still working. Just watch
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your death, but any additional
money is taxed. That can be an
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heirs. So name a beneficiary,
but plan to spend the money in
the account while you and your
spouse are still living.
If you are married, the obvious choice for your primary
beneficiary is your spouse,
because your tax benefits can
extend to your spouse. Just as
with an IRA, the surviving
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Susan A. Latta - CEA
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County
Extension Agent
Many people in our community are contributing to a
Health Savings Account (HSA)
for the first time this year.
Whenever you are doing something different it is important to
learn all the in’s and out’s of
this relatively new product that
people are just becoming more
familiar with.
If you take a few moments to
learn the rules, you can reap
significant benefits for you and
your family members while
avoiding the miss-steps that
would incur taxes and perhaps
penalties.
In many ways, HSAs operate
like IRAs but for medical
expenses. Keep that similarity
in mind, and you’ll quickly
grasp many of the ways to get
the most out of your HSA.
After a lot of reading, here’s
my list of things that are OK to
do with an HSA, and thing one
shouldn’t do.
Do:
You can open an HSA
account on your own, with a
mutual fund company or a
bank, for example, one that
offers this type of account. If
you have health insurance
through the state of Kansas you
must use US Bank as the hold-
er of your HSA. You’ll make
contributions directly to the
account and deduct them on
your income taxes. Or, you can
use the account offered through
your employer; contributions
made via payroll deduction or
by your employer will be pretax.
You can use money in the
HSA to pay for health expenses
of a spouse or dependent even
if your insurance policy only
covers you.
Save or spend, it’s your
choice. Unlike flexible spending accounts, there’s no annual
deadline for using the money or
submitting expenses for reimbursement. You can use your
HSA as a short-term holding
place to reimburse yourself for
out-of-pocket medical expenses on an as-you-go basis, or
accumulate money in the
account and let its tax-exempt
returns compound for years.
Your HSA may stipulate that
your balance, up to a certain
amount, has to be in a basic
savings account. If you accumulate more money than that,
you’ll be allowed to move the
additional funds into investments such as mutual funds.
Rollovers from one account
custodian to another can be
made at any time, even from
your employer plan while
Annual Meeting For Partnership
Marshall County Partnership
for Growth (MCPFG) will host
their annual meeting on
Thursday, February 19th. The
event will begin at 6:00 p.m. at
Landoll Lanes in Marysville,
and will include a meal and
presentation on the organization’s plan to move economic
development
forward
in
Marshall County. The cost will
be $20/plate, and the public is
invited to attend.
The organization was established in 2010 and worked
closely with the county economic development director,
focusing
on
business
growth/development
in
Marshall County. Since the resignation of the county economic development director in
August 2013, the organization
has worked to develop a plan
that will now include a broader
umbrella of economic development – business growth/development, housing, continuing
education for workforce development, and enhancing quality
of life in Marshall County.
“We may not have all the
answers at this point, but I feel
we’ve created a foundation that
is headed toward progress for
the County,” said RobPeschel,
MCPFG Chair.
Attendees can expect not
only to hear about the new
plan, but also how they can
support and become involved
in the organization moving forward. The meal will include
salad, beef brisket, roasted
potatoes, sugar snap peas, and a
dinner roll. Payments for the
meal will be accepted that
evening.
RSVPs for the event are
requested by February 10th,
and can be sent to [email protected] or by
calling 785.799.3655.
Sheriff’s Report...
Marshall County Sheriff’s
Department
107 South 13th Street
Marysville KS, 66508
Jail Report: January 26th,
2015 to February 1st, 2015
Name: Sample, Amanda
Date of Birth: 07/07/1987
Address: Frankfort, Kansas
Date of Arrival: 01/26/2015
Charge: Seven Counts of
Giving a Worthless Check
Date of Release: 01/26/2015
Reason: Book and Release
Name: Mauldin, Daniel
Date of Birth: 12/13/1980
Address: Marysville, Kansas
Date of Arrival: 01/28/2015
Charge: Domestic Battery
Date of Release: 01/30/2015
Reason: $1,000 Cash Surety
Bond
Name:
Cook,
Teresa
Date of Birth: 09/05/1989
Address: Marysville, Kansas
Date of Arrival: 01/28/2015
Charge: District Warrant for
Failure
to
Appear
Date of Release: 01/28/2015
Reason: Oral Recognizance
Bond
Name: Martin, Jennifer
Date of Birth: 01/25/1985
Address: Blue Rapids, Kansas
Date of Arrival: 01/29/2015
Charge: District Warrant
Date
of
Release:
Still
Incarcerated Reason: Still
Incarcerated
Name: Howard, Jason
Date of Birth: 05/14/1978
Police: Va. man impersonating
officer pulls over real cop
MANASSAS, Va. (AP) —
Police say a northern Virginia
man was impersonating an officer when he pulled over a car
being driven by a real cop.
Prince William County
Police say 27-year-old Shawn
Michael
Robinson
of
Alexandria pulled over an offduty officer last Thursday.
Police say Robinson was
driving a white Crown Victoria
close behind the off-duty officer’s car around 1 a.m.
Thursday. Police say the real
officer pulled over when
Robinson turned on a spotlight
attached to his car.
Instead of getting out, police
say Robinson pulled alongside
the officer’s car. Police say
Robinson sped off when the
officer identified himself.
Police later issued a warrant
for his arrest and Robinson
turned himself in. He’s being
held without bond on a charge
of impersonating an officer.
It’s
unclear
whether
Robinson has an attorney.
Address: Onaga, Kansas
Date of Arrival: 01/29/2015
Charge: Serve 48 Hrs
Date of Release: 01/31/2015
Reason: Time Served
Name:
King, James
Date of Birth: 08/27/1989
Address: Marysville, Kansas
Date of Arrival: 01/30/2015
Charge: Warrant for Criminal
Damage
to
Property
Date of Release: 01/30/2015
Reason: $1,000 Cash Surety
Bond
Name: Hartman, Mark
Date of Birth: 01/26/1983
Address: Home City, Kansas
Date of Arrival: 01/30/2015
Charge: Serve 48 Hrs
Date of Release: 02/01/2015
Reason: Time Served
Name: Rockwell, Lewis
Date of Birth: 08/09/1963
Address: Marysville, Kansas
Date of Arrival: 01/30/2015
Charge: Domestic Battery
Date of Release: 01/30/2015
Reason: $1,000 Cash Surety
Bond
Name: Seng-Noble, Linda
Date of Birth: 10/25/1961
Address: Marysville, Kansas
Date of Arrival: 01/30/2015
Charge: District Warrant for
Abuse of Toxic Vapors
Date of Release: 01/30/2015
Reason: $500 Cash Surety
Bond
If you have more questions
about HSA’s how they work or
how they can benefit you, contact the Marshall County
Extension Office.
"Spotlight on Business"
Have you been by the corner lately, Wanklyn’s Route
77 Corner Store both in
Waterville and Blue Rapids.
New owner, Zach Wanklyn,
serves up gasoline, good
food, convenience items and
distributes oil throughout the
area. Both stores are popular
stops in our communties.
“Business has been good.
I’ve met a lot of new people.
We enjoy it.”commented
Zach. “ We” meaning his
wife, Rachel, who is a coowner. Rachel does the payroll and bookkeeping as the
business’
accountant.
Included in this family business is their 1 year old son,
Isaac. Zach has plans to
expand and remodel the
Waterville Corner Store to
include more booths, bathroom and kitchen renovation. Okay, let’s meet at the
corner store! For more information, contact Zach at
[email protected]
Be Active in Your
Community - Be a Chamber
of Commerce Member
The Waterville Chamber
of Commerce invites com-
Zach Wanklyn
munity members to become
active in the chamber. Be part
of the new plans for
Waterville. The chamber meets
the 2nd Tuesday of each month
at 12:00. Current members are
hosting each meeting, so location differs. But, all members
are notified prior to meeting.
Membership
dues
is:
Individual $10 and a business is $40. If interested contact Sandy Bynum at: 479363-7047
or
at
[email protected]. or
Ann Walter:ab 785-7994294/[email protected]
Blue Rapids Free Press
Valley Heights Girls Drop Frankfort 67-39
Thursday, February 5, 2015
10
Selden leads No. 8 Kansas
past No. 11 Iowa State 89-76
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) _
When it comes to discussing
the impact Kansas' victory over
Iowa State might have on the
Big 12 race, Georges Niang
was a man of few words.
``The season's not over, so
I'll leave it at that,'' said the
Cyclones' high-scoring junior
forward.
Niang's right, of course. But
the eighth-ranked Jayhawks
(19-3, 8-1 Big 12) did widen
their lead over West Virginia in
the regular-season race, and
knock No. 11 Iowa State (15-5,
6-3) into third place.
And it was an especially disappointing result for a Cyclone
team that was going for its first
regular-season sweep of the
Jayhawks since 2000-2001.
The difference in the two
games, said Iowa State's Naz
Long, was easy to spot.
``We can definitely say
turnovers,'' he said. ``Coming
out of the gate, we were
emphasizing that, and I put that
on myself. I caused the first
couple of turnovers and we
were just doing uncharacteristic things. Just a couple of
things here and there and we'll
get right back to it because the
season is not over.''
One reason the Cyclones got
Kansas' best shot is the intensity that's come to characterize
the rivalry. In fact, the 223rd
consecutive sellout in historic
Allen Fieldhouse was definitely louder for the Cyclones on
Monday night than it was two
days earlier when Kansas State
came calling.
It’s another fast break for the Valley Heights Girls in the game at Frankfort Friday night. In the photo are Cassidy
Coggins (12); Kayla Smith (out front) Sydney Blackburn (with the ball; and DeAndra Woodyard (33). (Photos by
Linda Brake)
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DeAndra Woodyard (33) gets a clean block on a Frankfort player trying to hit a jump shot.
The Valley Heights defense played a big part in the win. Here Shea Manley (21); Taylor Doner (15) DeAndra
Woodyard (33) and Sidney Blackburn put on the pressure.