HILLSBORO Star-Journal
Vol. 107 , No. 44
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Hillsboro, KS 67063
HEADLINES
City declines lettering for tower
Faced with a price tag of $2,800 for additional work, Hillsboro City Council voted Tuesday to decline the option of painting the town’s name in 33-inch lettering as part of its water tower repairs. “I like the idea of having it; I don’t know if I like the $3,000,” councilman Bob Watson said.
300 pack lake hall to protest county roads
County commissioners were among the targets at which county residents took aim during a public meeting Monday about roads. Some called for their ouster in the next election. It was standing room only for about 300 people who packed Marion County Park and Lake Hall to express dissatisfaction over road conditions to those who maintain them.
A girl and a horse heal together
When Tristan Williams walked into the Marion County Fairgrounds arena Saturday with her miniature horse, there was a miracle, of sorts. The horse’s name, Mira, was, as Tristan said, “the first four letters of miracle.” What most spectators didn’t realize is that the confident 12-year-old showgirl and the well-trained horse they saw were a continuation of another miracle, one that has unfolded over time, in love and trust.
Florence turns out for film's premiere
About 200 attended a free screening Saturday of “When the Well Runs Dry,” a documentary about water in rural Kansas. Lawrence filmmaker Steve Lerner and Los Angeles documentarian Reuben Aaronson introduced the film, which features several Marion County residents, at Florence’s Masonic Lodge.
Concrete firm expands after buyout
Jeff Schmidt of Marion has been in the concrete business a long time. Change doesn’t come often. “It’s all concrete,” he said. “But theirs is a different system. Just with the paperwork and stuff.”
New vicar for Lutheran churches enjoys small-town life
The term “vicar” means different things to different Christian denominations. What it means to vicar John Werner is that he has two congregations to minister to, Zion Lutheran Church in Hillsboro and Our Savior Lutheran Church in Marion, as he works toward becoming an ordained minister.
OTHER HEADLINES
County is designated federal disaster area
Marion County may receive federal assistance with repair projects now that it has been declared a federal disaster area because of excessive rainfall. “I will be kicking off a meeting in a week or so,” emergency management director Robert Frank said. “We will put things into perspective and start working on the projects.”
Road funding slipped in 2014
Marion County road and bridge spending from two key funds grew by $1.9 million from 2003 to 2013, an 83 percent growth rate that was four times that of overall county expense growth rates. Then in 2014, expenditures on roads and bridges from those funds dropped by $1million.
Flood damage closes Kanza causeway
Damaged by high water in recent weeks, a causeway bridge on Kanza Rd. between 250th and 270th Rds was closed Tuesday as a safety measure. “Erosion is really bad, and it’s getting under the roadway now,” road and bridge superintendent Randy Crawford said. “Eventually it’ll wash out the dirt and asphalt that supports the roads. We don’t know when the thing could collapse.”
AUTO
Truck industry changing
The best example of change in the trucking industry is 10 feet of chrome just under the cab. It’s a tube composed of multiple parts, some fatter than others. “That right there is about $10,000 to $15,000,” Stan Williams says.
Worn tires more common these days
Rod Koons has seen a lot of cars with a lot of miles roll into the bays at Rod’s Tire and Service in Hillsboro. “I don’t know the last time I wrote mileage down on one that was under 100,000 miles,” he said. “We’ve got a lot of them over 200,000.”
DEATHS
Brian Berry
Contractor Brian K. Berry, 57, of Lehigh, died Tuesday at Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis in Wichita. He is survived by his wife, Judy, and sister, Katherine DeFilippis of Hillsboro.
Marvin Ensz
Marvin Ensz, 90, died July 14 at Parkside Homes, Hillsboro. Services were to have been this morning at Alexanderfeld Mennonite Church, rural Hillsboro.
Sandra Watson
Former Peabody resident Sandra (Weems) Watson, 54, died June 14 at her home in Beaverton, Oregon. She was a former Peabody resident. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Prairie Lawn Cemetery Peabody. A luncheon will follow at Peabody United Methodist Church.
IN MEMORIAM:
Lila Richter
DOCKET
Accidents reported
Civil Division
County jail
Criminal division
Deeds recorded
Emergency dispatches
Marriage licenses
Police reports
Traffic division
FAIR
County fair begins
After preliminary events over the past few days, the 85th annual Marion County Fair begins today in earnest at the fairgrounds in Hillsboro. Fair manager Kelli Savage said preparations had gone smoothly and it was time for the fun to begin.
Results
OPINION
Surviving Gradergate
No marshmallows, but plenty of fire, were in evidence Monday night as the lake hall witnessed what could have been an attempt to set another world record — this one for attendance at a county commission meeting. A standing-room-only crowd of more than 300 conducted what, depending on your point of view, was a marathon pillory of the county’s embattled road and bridge superintendent and his bosses or a refreshingly open and civil demonstration of democracy in action, complete with a U.S. flag flying adjacent to the county’s equivalent to London’s speaker’s corner.
PEOPLE
Duerksens to celebrate 50th anniversary
The family of Harding and Kathy (Befus) Duerksen will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. July 31 at Grace Community Church, 1600 S. Anderson Rd., Newton. The Duerksens were married July 30, 1965, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and reside in rural Goessel. They have three children and 12 grandchildren.
Kreutziger's 95th to be celebrated
The family of Frances Kreutziger will be hosts for a reception honoring her 95th birthday from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Parkside Homes in Hillsboro. Cards may be sent to her at 200 Willow Rd, Hillsboro KS 67063.
Summervills have 53rd family reunion
The 53rd Summervill family reunion was July 12 at Scout House in Hillsboro. Twenty-four members attended a noon dinner and afternoon of sharing with each other.
Low turnout forces change in blood drive hours
Hillsboro United Methodist Church will extend hours of its next blood drive in an effort to increase turnout. The last drive was June 25.
Senior Center menu
'ROUND THE TOWN:
Pankratzes visit from Abilene
UPCOMING
Calendar of Events
Senior Olympics registration opens
Registration for the 32nd annual Kansas Senior Olympics is open. An estimated 800 athletes are expected to compete in Topeka. The Senior Olympics offer competition for those 50 and older in 18 sports, including archery, badminton, basketball, bowling, cycling, golf, horseshoes, pickleball, racquetball, road races, shuffleboard, softball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.
Museum benefit concert scheduled
Musical duo Ratzlaff and Webb will perform at 7:30 p.m. July 31 at Goessel High School auditorium to raise money for Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum. Jamey Ratzlaff, a Goessel-area native, and Doug Webb will perform rock, roots, and country songs from the ’50s through the ’70s.
Survey scheduled for K-15 and US-56
Surveyors will be working along K-15 and US-56 east of the west K-15/US-56 junction to prepare for replacement guardrail July 27 through Aug. 3, weather permitting, the Kansas Department of Transportation has announced.
Blues band to play in McPherson
Phantom Blues Band with Mike Finnigan on keyboard will perform at the McPherson Opera House at 7:30 p.m. July 25. Tickets are available at mcphersonoperahouse.org, (620) 241-1952, and the box office.
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