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Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013

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Interstate 70 travelers near Junction City in need of a bathroom break or a brief rest will need to stop in town or keep driving. On Wednesday, the Kansas Department of Transportation announced the eastbound and westbound rest areas a mile west of the US-77 and I-70 interchange have closed. A press release stated the closure of the rest areas is expected to save the state more than $200,000 a year. The cost of maintaining the rest areas had become prohibitive considering the duplicated services in the area, KDOT District Engineer Randy West stated in the press release. Maintenance costs exceeded $200,000 a year and the rest areas were also subject to waterline breaks and occasional acts of vandalism. The release also stated travelers still will have access to food and fuel because of the rest stops proximity to private businesses. KDOT and local officials were involved in the process of evaluating the impact of closing several rest areas across the state. The Junction City Commission addressed the matter in July. During that meeting, resident Kenneth Dunham spoke against the closing, saying when he drives the roads, he looks for those rest areas. Dunham also said those stops give truckers a place to sleep and make the roads safer. Junction City Mayor Cecil Aska directed city staff to inform the state that Dunham spoke in opposition of the closure.

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Students at Eisenhower Elementary School have fun performing with instruments during the annual holiday concert.

Santa also will be on hand for JCAC winter Art Walk

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Time to see some art

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The Junction City Arts Council is hosting the Winter Art Walk, from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday along West Seventh and North Washington Streets. The annual event, which features displays by local artists, will begin at the C.L. Hoover Opera House with a 5 p.m. performance from the Geary County Childrens Choir and the Junction City High School Chamber Orchestra at 6 p.m.

Artwork, music and jolly old Saint Nicholas will make a festive combination in downtown Junction City on Friday.

From there, attendees can stroll to several shops and look at art for free. Some of the displays will include paintings, quilts, photography and jewelry. Sally Jardine, treasurer of the Arts Council, said the event will help kick off the 40th anniversary of JC Arts, which is set for February. Its a beloved tradition, Jardine said about the walk. Jardine said this years

event will have a different spin than those in the past, which featured mostly just art and wine. This year, we wanted to get a little more family participation, Jardine said. Children and families may visit Santa at Seventh Street Bakery. Its our first time, having Santa there, Jardine said. An I-Spy exhibit also will be available at County Gifts & Floral.

The free event will include prizes, wine, hot cider and hors doeuvres. C.L. Hoover Opera House, 135 W. Seventh St. Featured Artist: Rebecca Hitchcock I attended Eastern Illinois University and received a bachelors of art degree with an emphasis in jewelry/metalsmithing with minors in ceramics and weaving.

Winter art walk stops

This summer I will begin my masters of art in art education. Seventh Street Bakery, 105 West Seventh St. Visit with Santa Featured Artist: Ortrud Hauptli Batik Batik paintings. Wax resist process on silk/cotton. Participated in many juried Art Fairs in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska for the past 30 years, with different subPlease see Walk, 8A

1st Infantry, JC Community Bands to perform free shows Saturday Time for some kid crafts
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Sgt. Jessica Bijonowski is looking forward to playing holiday tunes in front of a packed audience at the C.L. Hoover Opera House on Saturday. Along with her bandmates of the 1st Infantry Division Band, the trombone player is ready to spread cheer through their music. Were very excited, the Fort Riley soldier said about the holiday concert. Its always well received. The 1st Infantry

Division Band Holiday Concerts are scheduled for 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday. We usually have a great turnout, Bijonowski said about the free concert. Last year, they had to bring in extra seats. I hope they do that again this year. Thats a task Opera House officials may have to deal with again. Shannon Rosauer, marketing director, reported the free tickets are no longer available for the 7 p.m. show, but are available for the 3 p.m. performance. As of Wednes-

Were so excited to have them back. Its a highlight of our holiday season at the Opera House.
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day, 52 seats are left. Rosauer also is looking forward to the performance. Were so excited to have them back,

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Rosauer said. Its a highlight of our holiday season at the Opera House. Fort Riley officials are also collecting toys and monetary donations for Operation Santa Claus. Rosauer said the public is welcome to bring toys anytime after the concert as well. The Big Red One Band is capable of performing a variety of music and entertains audiences throughout Kansas. We share a common bond with music, which turns out to be fun when we put on a Christmas concert like this, Bijonowski said.

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Inkyung Walker knows how special it is to receive a handcrafted gift from her kids. Thats why the 12th Street Community Center employee plans to bring her children to the centers Santas Helpers Workshop this Saturday. The gift-building program for kids is scheduled for 1 to 3 p.m. at the center, which is located at 1002 W. 12th St.

Myself being a mother, when they take their time to color something or just craft something in general, I always appreciate it when they bring something home from school, Walker said. So I feel like that would probably apply to most parents or aunts and uncles. The community center wanted to hold an event around the holidays that would focus primarily on children, Walker said. There wasnt a lot of stuff going on for little Please see Crafts, 8A

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MANHATTAN One of the most important articles of clothing in womens wardrobes and its contents are receiving a Kansas State University researchers undivided attention. Minyoung Suh, assistant professor of apparel, textiles and interior design, is researching the movement of breast tissue to develop a better supportive sports bra. Even though two bras may be the same size, the space inside the cup may be different depending on the design or the composition of the bra, Suh said. Ideally the bra should be customized to every womans shape and size. Thats difficult commercially, but we are trying to make it as close as possible. Many large-breasted women have a difficult time exercising or may not even try, Suh said. Developing a better sports bra may help eliminate womens hesitations to exercise based on fears, pain or embarrassment of breast movement. A breast is not a solidridged object; it moves everywhere, Suh said. By designing the sports bra differently we can control movement. Up and down is the most movement, but there also is in and out, and side to side. According to Suh, current sports bras are constrictive because they hold the breast tissue in toward the body and restrict movement. The tightness around the torso can be uncomfortable and may not be the best strategy for largebreasted women. Most of the support provided should be to lift the breast up, Suh said. My research reveals that sports bras provide a lot of pressure inward, which constricts the torso rather than supports upward. Shoulder straps function to lift the breast up, but pressure from the strap -- especially a thin strap -- could be another source of discomfort. Suh is using a 3-D body scanner to measure volume of breasts; a motion capture system to track movement of tissue; and pressure sensor system to measure the users degree of uncomfortableness. We have to figure out what would be the optimum ratio of support versus pressure and how that differs in the resting position versus lifting, running and other conditions, Suh said. Of course this is dependent on differences of individuals and ages. The 3-D body scanner evaluates individual differences in shape and size. It is equipped with 16 cameras front and back to capture and import noninvasive images as a point cloud figure into computer software. The images enable Suh to separate the breast tissue from the rib cage and calculate the breast volume to estimate breast mass and a very accurate cup size. Suh is using the motion capture system to study the breast tissues direction of force when a woman exercises. Reflective markers are placed on the body and eight optical cameras in the ceiling track the sensors movements. This helps Suh understand what direction of movement she needs to focus on the most. When participants are running on the treadmill or jumping, the cameras track how much the markers move, Suh said. The computer combines all the data to make a 3-D view with XYZ coordinates and we try to calculate speed, acceleration and angles in movement. After analyzing the direction of the force and breast movement, Suh will evaluate the role of the shoulder strap as an important part of the bra in providing antigravity support without too much pressure on the shoulders. The pressure sensor system on the shoulder provides some critical information to measure the pressure-support ratio. I think the wider the strap, the better, Suh said. The same weight and the same force will be applied over the shoulder, but if we increase the area, pressure goes down. We feel the pressure, not the entire force. Once Suh is finished calculating breast volume, movement and pressure, she will research the comfort and functional aspects of designing a bra that will support breasts effectively. I think the direction we are heading is to develop or engineer a sports bra to provide the optimum support in the right direction, Suh said.

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MANHATTAN The K-State Student Union returned from the Associated College Unions International (ACUI) Region 11 Conference at Emporia State Universitys Memorial Union in Emporia, Kan. with several honors and awards. The conference was the last Region 11 conference before all member institutions are redistricted by ACUI. Several Union staff members, student leaders and student employees were recognized at the conference. The Outstanding Student Achievement Award was given to Nate Spriggs, Union Program Council (UPC) vice president of operations and Union Governing Board (UGB) president. This award recognizes an outstanding student of a Region 11 member institution who has shown exemplary performance in college union or student activities work. The former two-term student body president was nominated because of his involvement in several projects that have benefited the Union, including the passing of the Union renovation referendum, establishment of the Student Design Center, use of cityuniversity funds to update maintenance needs in the building, creation of the Campus Entertainment Fund, review and increase of the Union privilege fee, increased budget to Powercat Financial Counseling and launch of the VIPcats campus

Union staff members, student leaders honored at ACUI conference

entertainment program. The Outstanding Staff Achievement Award was given to Audrey Taggart-Kagdis, assistant director, marketing, public relations and development. This award recognizes an outstanding staff person of a Region 11 member institution who has shown exemplary performance in college union or student activities work and commendable service to the organization within the past year. One nominator said, It is exciting to see Audrey become so involved and energized by ACUI. She has met many colleagues and has brought back ideas to share. When she talks about ACUI programs and events, she genuinely beams because she is so enthusiastic. Audrey is a caring person who has reached out to me to give support on a number of occasions. The William H. Smith Distinguished Service Award was given to Beth Bailey, assistant director, program manager. This award honors and recognizes longtime student union or student activities professionals from Region 11 who have made exceptional contributions and demonstrated a long-term commitment to the student union/ student activities profession on their campuses and within the region. One of her nominators, Union Director Bill Smirga said, Beth is a true super-

star in the college union field, an incredible advisor and a tremendous asset to the K-State Student Union. She is selfless in the time she devotes to ACUI projects and to her responsibilities as assistant director of the Union. Her accomplishments go far beyond what is expected of her. Student Design Center student employees, Katie Azeltine, Sarah Feldkamp and Abbie Smith entered and placed in the conference graphics competition. Azeltine was awarded third place for a three or more color poster, Feldkamp was awarded second and third place for a one or two color poster and Smith was awarded second for a three or more color poster. Jeff White, Union graphics coordinator, and Steven Martinez, Union lead designer, also placed in the professional category of the competition. White was awarded first place for a three or more color poster and Martinez was awarded first place for a promotional campaign. ACUI is a nonprofit educational organization consisting of nearly 1,000 member institutions worldwide. ACUIs goal is to help college unions improve their programs and services and to be effective contributors to individual growth and development. Region 11 member institutions are from Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma. To learn more about ACUI, visit acui.org.

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Today 9:30 a.m. MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), First Southern Baptist Church, child care provided 11:30 a.m. NARFE Old Trooper Chapter 383 luncheon meeting, Senior Citizens Center, 1107 S. Spring Valley Road, members and guests welcome Noon Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St. 1 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), Episcopal Church of the Covenant, 314 N. Adams St. 1 p.m. LIFE Class: Writing Your Family History, Library Corner, 238 W. Eighth St. 2 p.m. _ Doors open at the Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St. 2 p.m. Troubadours of JC performance at Valley View Senior Life/Cottonwood, 1417 W. Ash St. 5 to 8 p.m. Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary kitchen is open with full meals 6:30 p.m. Bingo at American Legion Post 45, Fourth and Franklin streets 7 p.m. JC Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie, 203 E. 10th St. 8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St. Senior Citizens Center errands to Walmart Friday, Dec. 13 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Exercise at Senior Citizens Center Noon Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St. 2 p.m. Doors open at the Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St. 5 to 8 p.m. Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles kitchen is open with shortorder meals 6 p.m. Smoky Hill Free Trappers, Tyme Out Lounge 6 p.m. Ogden American Legion Bingo, 515 Riley Blvd. 6 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, Womens meeting, 119 W. Seventh St. 6:30 p.m. JC Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary Bingo, 203 E. 10th St., open to public 6:30 p.m. Trivia Night, Dorothy Bramlage Public Library 8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St. Saturday, Dec. 14 10 a.m. Geary County Womens Democratic Club meets at Church of Our Savior Methodist Church, Thompson Drive Noon Narcotics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St. 1 p.m. Doors open at JC Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St. 5:30 p.m. Christmas Storytime, Dorothy Bramlage Public Library 6:30 p.m. JC Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie Bingo, 203 E. 10th St., open to public 8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

The LifeSavers of Kansas

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Junction City Mayor Cecil Aska presents a lifesaver award to Kansas National Guardsman Ace Thompson of Salina. Thompson was one of two men who helped emergency personnel save the lives of two seriously-wounded victims in an Aug. 10 stabbing in Junction City.

Junction City Mayor Cecil Aska presents a lifesaver award to Randy McWilliams, who accepted the award on behalf of his son, Monte McWilliams of Salina, who died Nov. 21. Monte McWilliams was one of two Kansas National Guardsmen who helped emergency personnel save the lives of two seriously-wounded victims in an Aug. 10 stabbing in Junction City.

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Fort Riley to host Wreaths Across America Saturday

FORT RILEY Amid the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, the stony silence of grave markers can stand out in sharp contrast. Fort Riley will host a Wreaths Across America ceremony at 11 a.m. Dec. 14 at the post cemetery to ensure that many of those graves, and the veterans they memorialize, are not forgotten during the holiday season. The most important thing is to not forget what the veterans have done for us, said Linda Vann Owens, director, Wreaths Across America for Fort Riley, and president of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1281, Herington, which is organizing the ceremony. I really think Christmas is all about family, and thats when we remember who is with us and who isnt. Wreaths Across America is a national organization whose mission is to remember fallen heroes, honor those who serve and teach children about the cost of freedom, according to its website. Every year, the organization fulfills its mission to remember, honor and teach by coordinating wreath laying ceremonies across the country and around the world. Prior to the ceremony, wreaths will be escorted onto Fort Riley by an honor guard at 8:30 a.m., at which time volunteers are welcome to help unload and set them up, Vann Owens said. Refreshments will be available for volunteers who wish to help. The ceremony is free and open to the public. When its all said and done, I love to step back and take a look and see how beautiful the cemetery is, Vann Owens said. Her ultimate dream is to have enough wreaths to place at every veterans grave on post at one time, she said. Because the organization relies on sponsors to provide wreaths, they do not always have enough to lie at every marker. So, they rotate markers each year, picking up where they left off the year before. Last year, 406,000 wreaths were placed at graves in 815 participating locations

Combat Vets Motocycle Association to hold wreath laying

Members of the community are invited to the annual Wreath Laying Ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday at Heritage Park. The purpose is to pay tribute to veterans. It will be conducted by the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association, Chapter 21-1. Wreaths will be placed at
around the country and at national veterans cemeteries in foreign countries. Wreaths Across America is a nonprofit organization that helps continue and expand the annual wreathlaying ceremony that began

the Kansas Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Purple Heart Memorial and the First Infantry Division Memorial. Representatives from the Kansas Vietnam Veterans Association, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion will be in attendance.
at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., in 1992. For more information about Wreaths Across America, visit www. wreathsacrossamerica. org.

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With the year almost over, plans for security upgrades at Geary County facilities are coming along. County Commissioners officially signed a document, seeking an extension to make improvements at the courthouse and Geary County Office Building. It will be sent to the states attorney general. The fouryear extension will allow Sheriff Tony Wolf to begin improvements in 2014. The issue began when officials were forced to deal with Kansas House Bill 2052. That allows people with conceal-and-carry permits to carry guns into public facilities, if there are no metal detectors or security guards at entrances. For Wolf, the courthouse has been a main priority, but officials also wanted to add the office building to the mix. To me a courthouse

Michele Stimatze, general manager of the Hampton Inn in Junction City, presents a $10,000 check to members of the Geary Community Schools Foundation Board of Trustees. The donation supports 10, $1,000 Agarwal Family Hampton Inn Scholarships that are awarded to Junction City High School graduating seniors. These scholarships have been awarded each year since 2011. Avadesh and Uma Agarwal, owners of the Hampton Inn in Junction City, believe in giving back to the community through their support of higher education for Junction City students.

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should be common ground, Wolf said. I dont know of any other building where such life changing decisions are made, other than a hospital. Plans for the courthouse include the addition of guards and metal detectors. The idea of security cameras previously were mentioned as an idea. Wolf said the court produces an atmosphere for people to become upset and agitated. Good people could go bad, that quick, Wolf said while snapping his fingers. At the drop of a hat, not meaning to and afterwards realizing what theyve done and its too late. Wolf believes weapons should be left at home. We see all the time on the news in the evenings, a courthouse brawl, fight or potential shooting that happens in a courthouse somewhere, he said. The possibility is there and I hope that this will help limit all weapons in the courthouse. Not just guns but all weapons.

Chili and soup feed

The American Legion Post 45 American Legion Riders will hold a Chili and Soup Feed on Friday, Dec. 20, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the 201 E. Fourth Street. The cost is $7 and includes chili, soup, cornbread and more. This is all-you-can eat or three bowls, whichever comes first. Music will be by Mended Wings. All proceeds go to support the Annual Run for the Wall.

In Brief

Walk on Friday, Dec. 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. The walk begin at the C.L. Hoover Opera House. This is a free family event that includes shopping and prizes, displays by local artists, hors douevres and performances by the Junction City High School Chamber Orchestra and Geary County Childrens Choir. Also, children will be able to visit with Santa.

A Legion Christmas
The American Legion Post 45 of Junction City, will hold its annual Christmas party on Dec. 14. A small meal and snacks are available.Serving time is 5:30 p.m. and Santa is scheduled to arrive about 7 p.m. There will be live entertainment for the children and plenty of real Christmas spirit. Members and guests only are invited to join the fun.

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Winter Art Walk

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Sandra Lee Keyes, 66, of Junction City, died Dec. 8, 2013 at Geary Community Hospital in Junction City. Sandra was born Aug. 20, 1947 in Olive Branch, Ill., the daughter of Hamon and Freda Turner Cain. She graduated from Edwardsville (Ill.) High School in 1965. Sandra was a military wife, and they had lived in Germany for a time, in Texas, and later Junction City. Sandra worked for a while at the Walmart store in Junction City. Sandra married Donald Keyes Dec. 4, S ANDRA 1970 in Killeen, Texas. They were later K EYEs divorced. Survivors include a son, Al Plante and wife Brandy, Marysville; two daughters, Shannon Austin, Collinsville, Okla., and Kristi Caldwell and husband Larry, Junction City; a brother, Phillip Cain, Sedalia, Mo.; a sister, Glenda Scott, Lawton, Okla.; seven grandchildren, Amanda Phillips, Sebastian Nelson, Skye Thompson, Desiree Phillips, Jonas Plante, Benjamin Plante, and Ava Plante; and a great granddaughter, Natalie Whitaker. She was preceded in death by her parents and four sisters, Mary Milton, Linda Taylor, Marilyn Lewis, and Carolyn Cain. Cremation has taken place. Inurnment will be at a later date in Edwardsville, Ill. Memorial contributions may be made to Sandra L. Keyes Memorial Fund, sent in care of Penwell-Gabel Johnson Chapel, 203 N. Washington, Junction City, Kansas 66441. Please contact www.penwellgabeljunctioncity.com to leave the family a condolence.

Activists gather in support of the legalization of marijuana Tuesday outside the Congress building, as senators vote on a law to legalize the drug, in Montevideo, Uruguay.

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From seed to Uphill fight for man claiming abuse by agents smoke, Uruguay testing legalized pot
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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay Uruguays drug control chief, Julio Calzada, is a nervous man. As of Wednesday, he has just 120 days to deliver regulations controlling the worlds first national marijuana market. President Jose Mujicas goal is to drive drug traffickers out of the dope business and reduce consumption by creating a safe, legal and transparent environment in which the state closely monitors every aspect of marijuana use, from seed to smoke. That means designing and maintaining an industry that is small, contained and profitable. Congress only approved Mujicas grand experiment in broad strokes. The fine print must strike a delicate balance on issues including what strength to allow for marijuana, what price to charge, who can farm it, how to crack down on illegal growers, how to persuade users to buy from the state instead of a dealer, and how to monitor use without being seen as Big Brother. If the rules are too lenient, or too strict, the whole project could fail. To compete against illegal dealers, the licensed product has to offer a good high, but not so good that consumption explodes or other problems ensue. Calzada told the AP that pharmacies might sell varieties with between 5 percent and 15 percent of THC, marijuanas psychoactive substance. Calzada said they might begin charging a dollar a gram, and raise or lower it in competition with illegal dealers. Opposition Sen. Jorge Larranaga said this could require subsidies, since in the Netherlands, a gram costs eight euros, more than 10 times as much. Calzada suggested legal pot can be grown much more cheaply in Uruguay. Calzada estimates that with fewer than 200,000 habitual smokers in the country of 3.3 million people, just 25 acres could provide enough weed to complement marijuana produced by authorized potgrowing clubs and individuals licensed to grow a maximum of six plants at home. He said farmers have expressed interest, but how to choose them remains to be determined. The goal is to persuade

Uruguayan adults currently buying from illegal dealers to register with the state, and then crack down on illegal dealers and users. The registration process must be welcoming, and yet have built-in protections so the state can stop licensed users from reselling their legal pot to unregistered friends or even visiting tourists. To crack down on illegal supplies, licensed product must be identifiable. Mujicas wife, Sen. Lucia Topolansky, told the AP the state would provide cloned seeds whose plants can be traced. Opponents said that once license holders grow the allowed six plants at home, tracing legal weed may be impossible. Calzada said hes studying the problem. Too much government intervention and people wont sign up for legal highs. Too little and the market could quickly spin out of control. Socialist Deputy Julio Bango, who coauthored the law, says theyre drawing on the state of Colorados experience for these logistics. Mujica acknowledged that his government isnt totally prepared, but said the global drug war has clearly failed. Einstein said that theres nothing more absurd than trying to change the results by always repeating the same formula. Thats why we want to try other methods, he said in an interview published Wednesday in the newspaper La Republica. We know weve started down a road where theres no university to tell us what to do. But we have to try, because theres no blind man worse than the one who doesnt want to see. Senators gave the plan its final congressional approval Tuesday night despite warnings by the U.N.s International Narcotics Control Board that it violates a treaty signed by Uruguay limiting the legal use of cannabis and other narcotics to medical and scientific purposes. Venezuelas foreign minister, Elias Jaua, on Wednesday called it an audacious and innovative move that his government will be closely evaluating as its implemented.

WASHINGTON A lawsuit by a U.S. citizen who claims that FBI agents were responsible for falsely imprisoning him for several months in Africa appears to face an uphill battle. At a hearing Wednesday on the governments motion to dismiss the case, U.S. District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan suggested that the suit would have a hard time surviving under recent appeals court precedents. Sullivan said his ruling would come later. Amir Meshal filed the lawsuit in 2009, claiming that after he left Somalia in 2006 for neighboring Kenya, FBI agents interrogated him and accused him of receiving training from al-Qaida. The suit, which the American Civil Liberties Union filed on Meshals behalf, says U.S. officials consented to sending him back to Somalia and eventually to Ethiopia, where he was imprisoned in secret for several months. U.S. officials subjected him to harsh interrogations while denying him access to a lawyer, his family or anyone else, and he was released in May 2007 with no explanation, according to the lawsuit. The U.S. Supreme Court in a 1971 case created a damage remedy for constitutional violations committed by federal agents.

At issue in Wednesdays hearing Sullivan, an appointee of Presiwas whether that extends to cases dent Bill Clinton, said the facts that touch on national security, espe- alleged in the lawsuit were troucially in light of recent appeals court bling. But he also repeatedly said rulings. he had to be mindful of how his rulOne of those, a decision by the U.S. ing would be treated on appeal. I Court of Appeals for have to look down the the District of Columand anticipate The translator tried road bia Circuit last year, what the appeals court to hold former rejected a lawsuit by and Supreme Court an American civilian Defense Secretary would do, he said. translator who said Hafetz said that if Donald H. Rumsfeld the U.S. officials threw judge were to dishim in prison in Iraq personally liable for miss the lawsuit, that for nine months withwould create a sweepthe alleged out explanation. exemption to the mistreatment, but ing The translator tried right to challenge conthe appeals court stitutional violations to hold former Defense Secretary Donald H. committed by federal ruled that the Rumsfeld personally Supreme Court has agents. liable for the alleged Sullivan also mistreatment, but the never allowed such a seemed concerned appeals court ruled remedy in a case about the governthat the Supreme ments position, askinvolving the Court has never ing pointedly whether military, national Americans lose their allowed such a remedy in a case involving rights when they leave security or the military, national the country. Justice intelligence. security or intelliDepartment lawyer gence. Glenn Greene said no Jonathan Hafetz, who argued but added that the fact that this took Meshals case for the ACLU, tried to place overseas was a factor in the draw a distinction, arguing his case case. involved law enforcement rather Im just trying to determine than military activity. Sullivan coun- where the rights end ... because its tered that the FBI agents, in trying very troubling, Sullivan said. to determine whether Meshal was a Meshal, a Muslim, had traveled to member of al-Qaida, were involved Somalia to broaden his understandin intelligence-gathering. ing of Islam, the lawsuit says.

Deal offers stability to Pentagon spending

B Y D ONNa C aSSaTa

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WASHINGTON Working-age military retirees would see fewer dollars in their federal pensions and the Pentagon would get some long-sought stability in spending under Congress budget deal. The agreement eases some of the pain of the automatic, across-theboard spending cuts that past and current defense secretaries, senior military leaders and Congress defense experts have railed against for months. It would reverse a $20 billion financial hit that the Pentagon faced next month, although the robust, post-9/11 military spending through wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is clearly over. Under the deal, defense spending in the current 2014 fiscal year

would be capped at $520.5 billion, up from the current level of $498.1 billion. In fiscal 2015, the amount would be capped at $521.4 billion, up from $512 billion. Pentagon spending would be about the same in 2014 as in the 2013 fiscal year. The numbers werent exactly what they wanted, but defense leaders and

members of Congress military panels welcomed the certainty promised in the deal. A House vote is likely Thursday. I support the legislative proposal, as I understand, which provides relief to the immediate and urgent readiness problems we face, Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said

in response to questions from The Associated Press. I hope this is the beginning of a conversation on the longer-term challenge to the capability and capacity of our force that is developing over time because of sequestration. The Pentagon has struggled for years as Congress could only manage temporary spending bills.

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t comes as welcome news that congressional negotiators on Tuesday finally reached a deal to restore $65 billion in automatic spending cuts that have affected many federal programs and led for a time to furloughs at Fort Riley for civilian employees. For a period in recent weeks, there had even been concern that the next victim of defense spending cuts would have been the Commissary on post, though that turned out to only be a vague rumor that gathered more steam than it should have. Considering the huge benefits commissaries provide to active-duty soldiers, retirees and their families across the country, such a closure would have posed a real hardship. The budget deal is described as modest, but at least it ends the sequestration, which led to reduced hours at federal parks and furloughed employees at a number of federal agencies. A second round of budget cuts loomed if a deal had not been struck, which would have been even more disastrous. Instead, GOP Rep. Paul Ryan and Democratic Sen. Patty Murray announced they had brokered a deal that will be brought before the two houses of Congress, where it is predicted to pass. The agreement should end for at least two years the brinksmanship that has accompanied budget negotiations for far too long. The restoration of the spending cuts will be offset over the next decade by spending reductions and increased fees elsewhere. Once this budget agreement is passed by Congress, our hope is that the two parties will renew efforts to tackle the long-term fiscal challenges this country faces. It is time to again revisit Social Security and Medicare reform to ensure those programs remain financially viable for our children, as well as further efforts to enact meaningful deficit reduction and tax reform. Without a looming budget crisis hanging over their heads, perhaps it is possible to make some progress. It is at least worth a try. Call us old-fashioned, but we applaud the Kansas Board of Educations decision to require public school students to learn how to write in cursive. The board unanimously approved new standards that required students to learn to write in cursive in the third grade and write legibly by the fifth grade. Some question the necessity in this age of texting and with the prevalence of keyboards. We agree that learning to type is also a necessary skill. But learning to write legibly in cursive is a skill that public schools should continue to teach. There is still a place for pen and paper, despite all our modern gadgets.

Our view Budget deal helps us locally

Law change provides rural opportunity

B Y JOHN S CHLAGECK

Kansas Farm Bureau

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or farm and ranch families across Kansas, adding flexibility to our agribusiness laws represents a unique opportunity to access new markets, to diversify operations and to attempt a new strategy to invigorate rural communities and offer young people a rural alternative. Our current law has restricted this states ability to attract and capitalize on the potential in Kansas, keep families on the farm and rural communities alive and well. For many years weve simply watched as farm consolidation occurred and rural communities ceased to exist. While no single concept is likely to address all of the issues of out-migration or depopulation, removing the real or perceived hurdles to bringing new business ventures to Kansas will encourage growth and industry and in turn attract jobs and residents to rural communities. Revising restrictive laws is one step in the right direction to diversify economies, improve markets and give a brighter future to families who want to continue to live and thrive in rural Kansas. Kansas is now one of just nine states in the country that prohibit or restrict certain farms from doing business in

the state. Courts have struck down these restrictions in three of those states. Current family owned farms in Kansas could be in violation of our existing law. Agribusiness, swine, dairy and poultry producers have approached Kansas about the possibility of locating here. Updating state law to reflect modernday business structure reality will allow efficient, environmentally sound corporate citizens to revitalize many of our rural communities. A crucial part of this story remains the privately held farms in Kansas. When comparing land values from 15 states, both with and without restrictions, there was no correlation between land values and restrictions on business structures. Some say a change in law will hurt small farms. Research shows the opposite is true. Those states without restrictions experienced a growth of 5.24 percent in small farms compared to 0.35 percent in Kansas. For farmers and ranchers of all sizes, increasing the flexibility of our laws represents a unique opportunity to access new markets, to diversify operations and to attempt a new strategy to invigorate rural communities and offer young people a rural alternative. Whether in business as a sole proprietorship, an LLC or any other entity structure, farmers and ranchers look

at real numbers and real value, not emotional, unsubstantiated arguments. Its also why they support existing requirements for environmental measures that ensure they leave the land better than when they began caring for it. In todays global economy Kansas will continue to struggle if we fail to embrace free and open markets. This is a concept farmers and ranchers have long supported. Rural Kansans deserve the opportunity to open our state to new development by removing barriers for entering, or in some cases remaining in business, in Kansas. Changing the law will allow multi-generational family operations to continue to work in Kansas instead of imposing a system in which future generations may be ineligible to own or operate the farm or ranch. Its time we rethink the status quo and focus all our energy on growing all parts of the state to ensure vibrant farms, ranches, schools, faith communities and food systems in both rural and urban areas of our state.

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S C H L A G E C K is a leading commentator on agriculture and rural Kansas. Born and raised on a diversified farm in northwestern Kansas, his writing reflects a lifetime of experience, knowledge and passion.

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B Y G AYLYNN C HILDs

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How sad I was this year to drive down the night after the Christmas parade and find the park dark with only a patch of colored lights here and there dimly illuminating scenes I could not make out along Washington and Sixth streets. Even the Nativity scene was hardly visible without the lights in the trees. And the bandstand, which was so lovely hung with the icicle lights last year, was dark and gloomy. I was devastated. I couldnt help but wonder who was responsible for this decision to do away with 40 years of tradition and why didnt the citizens have a say in this change? I do not mean to diminish the efforts of the Young Professionals who for the past few years have generously taken on the responsibility of funding and organizing the Heritage Park lighting. Their willing service is commendable. I have heard the reasoning that the tree lights must be purchased new each year and then cut out of the trees and discarded and I understand the desire to come up with something that could be used over again to keep from wasting money. So I guess my question is why must it be this way? Why cant the lights be strung in the trees in such a way that they could stay in place year round? The historic Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, has a truly inspiring display of lights in the trees and on the structures there each Christmas season. I know that these lights remain in the trees year round. I have seen them there during summer visits. And I have been told that only minimal maintenance and replacement is required each season before the scene is lit up again. Perhaps this only matters to me, but I suspect there are others in Junction City who also miss seeing the park in sparkling light. If this is so, I hope you will speak up and I hope that we our leaders and citizens will look seriously into making the lighting of the trees in Heritage Park a project that would last. Why cant we work together to come up with a way that our city could keep the white lights in the trees and utilize the colored light scenes the Young Professionals have purchased as well. If our city government, civic organizations, merchants, and citizen volunteers all worked together to make it happen, I believe the needed funding, labor, and resources could be found to again turn Heritage Park into the holiday showplace it has been for nearly half a century. And in the process I suspect our town would realize some other blessings as well.

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hange is often clothed in the rationale of progress, however the change which has been made in the Christmas lighting scheme in Junction Citys Heritage Park is definitely not progress in my opinion. For at least 40 years, the sparkling white lights strung through the trees and outlining the structures on this historic square has symbolized the best aspects of this community. During times of war when our husbands and sons and daughters were in harms way, during times of celebration and prosperity when we marked memorable milestones, and even during hard economic times when citizens came together to donate labor and funds to see that the park was lighted, those sparkling white lights have sent the message of this special season to all who saw them. This special winter scene had become a community tradition not only for residents but for visitors, friends and neighbors in surrounding towns who liked to make the drive to JC to see the lights in Heritage Park. For many, those white lights symbolized the hope, love and the promise of peace which the Christmas season represents.

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POLICE & RECOrDS

The Daily Union. Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013

Junction City Police Department

The Junction City Police Department made nine arrests and responded to 95 calls in the 48-hour period ending 6 a.m. Wednesday. 9:09 a.m. Damage to property, 416 W. Spruce St. 11:13 a.m. Accident, 10th St. and Jackson St. 2:23 p.m. Accident, 1023 S. Washington St. 5:04 p.m. Theft, 210 E. Ninth St. 5:33 p.m. Theft, 1427 N. Calhoun St. 7:52 p.m. Disturbance, 2328 Wildcat Lane 10:32 a.m. Theft, 900 N. Eisenhower Drive 6:56 p.m. Disturbance, 922

N. Webster St.

Grandview Plaza Police Department

The Grandview Plaza Police Department made no arrests and responded to five reports in the 24-hour period ending 12 a.m. Tuesday. A report for Tuesday wasnt received as of Wednesday afternoon.

Geary County Sheriffs Department

The Geary County Sheriffs Department made nine arrests and responded to 76 calls in the 48-hour period ending 7 a.m. Wednesday.

Geary County Detention Center

The Geary County Detention Center booked the following individuals during the 48-hour period ending 7 a.m. Wednesday. 7:09 a.m. James Schuyler, parole violation 9 a.m. Shavonya Banks, probation violation (recommit) 9 a.m. Marion Robinson, probation violation (recommit) 2:34 p.m. Brandon Nations, aggravated indecent liberties with a child, probation violation 4:24 p.m. Brittany Burruss, probation violation 5:33 p.m. Jonathan Toombs, failure to appear 12:48 p.m. Philip Neu, computer crime, theft

Monday

Monday

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6:44 p.m. Accident, 4369 Davis Creek Road

Tuesday

Monday
8:50 a.m. Accident, I-70 mile marker 300

7:52 a.m. Accident, US-77 and Old Milford Road 2:21 p.m. Accident, 1000 block of W. 14th St.

Junction City Fire Department

The Junction City Fire Department made nine transports and responded to 15 calls in the 48-hour period ending 8 a.m. Wednesday.

Wednesday

Tuesday

5:01 a.m. Accident, I-70 mile marker 307 5:46 a.m. Accident, US-77 mile marker 156 5:48 a.m. Accident, 2700 block of W. K-18 (reported at JCPD)

Tuesday

2 p.m. Elisa MendozaMorales, computer crime, theft 2:49 p.m. Andrea Lars, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon 3:22 p.m. Rocky Smith, probation violation 4:28 p.m. Edward Furby, aiding a felon 4:40 p.m. Vincent Long, failure to appear 5:04 p.m. Deborah Tolbert, aiding a felon, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of hallucinogenic 7:32 p.m. Asia Channel-Foster, aggravated assault, criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct 10:04 p.m. Rickesha Hinton, failure to appear 11:46 p.m. Shiloh Freeman, driving while suspended, defective tail lamps

Big blue Statehouse crane coming down

News from around Kansas

dent report. I lost everything I own, Lee said. The bodies of Tamesha Lee, Eric Avery and Marvin Woods were found hours after two boys found a fourth person grievously wounded behind a strip mall. That woman, Carla Avery, died two days later. No arrests had been made as of Wednesday afternoon. Authorities have not released information about potential suspects or motives for the crime. It is still under investigation, Topeka police Maj. Jerry Stanley said Tuesday. We are throwing a lot of resources into it. Lee said his daughter was at the house where she was killed for a party to watch the Chiefs-Broncos football game. He said he was frustrated by the lack of answers from law enforcement and his inability to pay for his daughters funeral. We have no insurance, Lee said. You never expect this to happen to your child. Several people who heard about his plight Tuesday offered money, and one person has donated a plot for his daughter. An auto dealer in Springfield loaned him $1,000 to help with funeral arrangements, and Lee was headed to Springfield on Wednesday to meet with the American Red Cross. Lee who grew up in Topeka and attended Topeka High School said an elderly woman in Topeka who wouldnt provide her name gave him the money to travel to Missouri. Authorities have offered an $8,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. Lee acknowledged that asking people in the neighborhood for information could be dangerous, but he said he needs to know why his daughter was killed. Im putting myself in danger because these thundercats might think Im getting too close, Lee said. Im not a detective or a private eye. Im just trying to be a good father.

TOPEKA A giant blue crane that has been a big part of the renovation of the Kansas Statehouse for more than three years is coming down. Project Manager Jim Rinner said Tuesday that general contractor JE Dunn Construction expects the crane to be dismantled by the end of the week. Workers are using an equally large red crane to take down the blue crane. The towering blue crane was used to carry building materials to the Capitol roof and dome, including massive steel beams used to support scaffolding. The steel beams have been removed, and the scaffolding is coming down. The $330 million renovation project began in 2001. State officials are planning a ceremony marking its completion to coincide with the Jan. 29 anniversary of Kansas statehood.

Lawrence commission OKs concealed carry exemption

LAWRENCE Lawrence city commissioners have approved a resolution seeking a four-year exemption from the Kansas concealed carry law, giving officials time to sort out where guns will be allowed in the future. The 6News in Lawrence reports the commission voted Tuesday to approve an exemption to prohibit concealed carry permit holders from bringing their guns in to any city building until 2018. A new state law requires municipalities to allow people with concealed carry permits to bring guns into buildings unless adequate security measures are in place. Numerous cities and counties statewide have approved resolutions giving them more time to determine which buildings would get security improvements. Groups argued to the Lawrence commission that concealed carry permit holders are responsible individuals and should be allowed to protect themselves.

Dad destitute, looking for daughters killer

TOPEKA A Missouri man whose daughter was among three people found fatally shot in a Topeka home said he cant afford to pay for his daughters funeral after losing of his belongings in a fire at his Springfield apartment. Paul Lee, who is staying with relatives in Topeka, has been going through the neighborhood where his daughter, Tamesha, was killed on Dec. 1. He said he is looking for information about what happened and why she was killed, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported. The apartment where he lived was destroyed in a fire Saturday morning that likely started in the furnace area, according to a Springfield Fire Department inci-

Kansans slow to embrace health marketplace

TOPEKA Kansans remained slow to enroll in health insurance plans in November through the online marketplace set up under the federal health care overhaul, though enrollments did jump, figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human

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Services showed Wednesday. The federal agency reported that 1,855 Kansas residents had selected a plan through the marketplace through Nov. 30, less than 10 percent of the 19,038 who were deemed eligible for coverage. Both figures also are dwarfed by a Census Bureau estimate earlier this year that 363,000 of the states 2.8 million residents are uninsured. But the end-of-November enrollment figure for Kansas was five times as high as the 371 reported by HHS as of Nov. 2, following a month of problems with the marketplace website resulting in frozen computer screens and some consumers unable even to get a password. The data covered weeks in which the federal government was working to repair the website. The online marketplace is a key part of the federal overhaul of health care championed by President Barack Obama. The 2010 health care law mandates that most individuals obtain coverage for next year or face tax penalties, and consumers using the exchange must enroll by Dec. 23 to have coverage that starts in January. The federal government is running the exchange for Kansas because most Republican officials in its GOP-dominated state government view the Democratic presidents signature domestic initiative as deeply flawed and have resisted state involvement. They saw the rocky rollout of the marketplace and low enrollment figures for Kansas as confirming their views. But Linda Sheppard, the Kansas Insurance Departments health policy director, said the next report from HHS will be far more significant, because it will contain data since HHS improved the website. We think things have

improved, really significantly, since Dec. 1, she said. The HHS report said the marketplace received 12,900 completed applications through the end of November, seeking coverage for 26,617 individuals. The report did not say how many Kansans had been deemed ineligible for coverage through the online marketplace. The report also said 2,353 people were determined to be eligible for health coverage through either the Medicaid program for the needy and disabled or the Childrens Health Insurance Program, which is designed for families with modest incomes. Of the individuals deemed eligible for coverage through the marketplace, 7,210 of them, or about 38 percent, also were eligible for subsidies to help them buy coverage. But the assistance isnt available for people whose households earn less than the federal poverty level, or $23,550 for a family of four, because the law anticipated that states would expand their Medicaid programs. But the Republican-dominated Legislature blocked any Medicaid expansion in Kansas. The nonpartisan Kansas Health Institute has estimated that nearly 88,000 uninsured Kansans, including more than 29,000 children, do not qualify either for existing Medicaid coverage or subsidies for private insurance.

his brother, Reginald Carr. The Carr brothers were convicted for killing three men and a woman on Dec. 15, 2000, as the victims knelt side-by-side on a snow-covered soccer field. The four friends and another woman who was shot in the head but survived were at a Wichita home when two armed intruders forced them to engage in sex with each other, then made them withdraw money from automated teller machines. Attorneys for the Carrs argue that the convictions should be set aside over numerous issues raised at their trial.

Wichita allows concealed guns in public buildings

WICHITA Wichita will allow concealed guns in nearly all of its city-owned buildings including libraries, recreational centers and the Wichita Art Museum. The city council voted Tuesday to allow people carrying concealed guns in all but 16 of 107 city-owned buildings, beginning Jan. 1. The Wichita Eagle reports guns will be banned at City Hall, Mid-Continent Airport buildings, police buildings and city housing department facilities. Operators that lease city buildings, such as the Wichita Boathouse, will determine if guns will be allowed. A new state law permits local governments to exempt public buildings if they have proper postings and adequate security measures. City staff proposed banning guns in 34 buildings. But Deputy City Attorney Sharon Dickgrafe said the only way to prevent lawsuits was to allow concealed-carry in most buildings.

Supreme Court to hear Carr brothers appeals

TOPEKA The Kansas Supreme Court will hear arguments next week in the appeals of two brothers sentenced to death for murders committed in December 2000. Justices have scheduled two-hour hearings on Tuesday for Jonathan Carr and

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Humboldt 4-H
The Humboldt 4-H club met on Dec. 1 we made ornaments for our Christmas party. Ornaments were shared with The K-State Extension Office, Valley View Nursing home, The Sterling House and we decorated the Christmas tree in the Geary Community Hospital front lobby. Thank you to the Christmas party committee, for volunteering and getting the supplies needed. It was a good time making ornaments. Our float for the Christmas Parade won the Founders Award, which was the float that used the most creativity and originality. We would like to thank Century Link for sponsoring this award, the parents on the float committee and Raymond Moreland for his hard work in helping us build it. Our next meeting will be Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Humboldt Schoolhouse.

Club News
families and the art teacher from JCMS will be invited to the December Christmas Dinner. Clean up at Milford City Post Office Bev cleaned the post office in October. Bob and Ruby will take the duty on for November. The pancake feed was Nov. 2. Randy reported that the feed went really well. Profit of $607. Served 45 adults and six children. Zone meeting in Wakefield Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. The program Kansas Lions ALERT. Christmas Party Dec. 10 White Elephant gift exchange committee of Jim, Tina, Bob and Rod. Christmas Wrapping at PX Dec. 13 from 3 to 9 p.m. and Dec. 14 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Randy, Dawn and Jim will coordinate the scheduling and Bob will donate tape. Community and Youth Activities Band Student for State and International Band. It was moved by the club to sponsor a band member this year. Bev will approach a member to see if they are interested in participating. Mid Winter Rally Jan. 17 and 18 in Salina It was moved by the club to donate $25 to the hospitality room. Eye Glasses and Hearing Aids: donated six pairs of glasses. Environmental Committee and Recycling: #240 recycled. News Articles and Reporting: Minutes and Pancake feed thank you were reported to the Daily Union. Nomination for Officers for the 2014-15 year: committee will be Jim, Randy, and Rod Elections will be held in January. For the Good of the Club. Welcome Dawn Blume to the club. Congratulations to Bob Bork for his 10 year membership chevron award from LCI. The happy traveling Lion went with guest Joel Townsend for the month. Meeting was adjourned with singing of God Bless America.

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for tea hosted by Dianne Helper, LaQuita Steggeman, Kathy Triplett and Florence Whitebread. The next meeting will be the Christmas program today, Dec. 12.

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Breakfast Optimist
The JC Breakfast Optimist Club met on Wednesday, Dec. 11 in the Hampton Inn Meeting Room. The meeting was called to order by President, Tom Brungardt. The meeting began with members reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, The Optimist Creed and a Morning Prayer led by Rev. Nikki Woolsey. Board members were reminded of the Christmas Social this Sunday, Dec. 15 beginning at 4 p.m. at the Geary County Museum. There will a tour of the Museum at 4 p.m., potluck dinner at 5 p.m. followed by a seasonal sing-a-long. Upcoming educational events will include learning about the work of the Chamber of Commerce from Tom Weigand on Dec. 18. There will be no meeting on Dec. 25 or on New Years Day. Lawrence Long was thanked for the many pop tops he brought in this morning. The tops will be shared with USD 475 schools that collect the pop tops as a service project. The program was presented by Kris Tanner, Junction City High School Fine Arts and Human Services Academy Counselor and Hannah Neal, a junior at JCHS, who was the Hugh OBrien Youth (HOBY) Leadership Award winner from our local high school. Hannah attended the HOBY Leadership Training in June at Kansas State University with 200 other students from Kansas. Her registration fee was paid for by the JC Breakfast Optimist Club. While at the training, Hannah stated she learned strategies to become an effective leader, ways to volunteer and how to deal with bullying in school. Hannah learned the importance of telling an adult if she is being bullied (although she has not been) and encourages others to do the same. Although Hannah has only been a student at JCHS since August of 2012, she was quickly seen as having leadership qualities by her sophomore English teacher, who nominated Hannah for the HOBY Award. Hannah has attended eleven schools in ten years because of her familys military transfers. She stated that of all the schools she has attended, JCHS made her feel the most welcome. There is more caring about military students here. She went on to tell the Optimist Club members that she takes school spirit seriously and as a cheerleader promotes it. Next years Hugh OBrian Youth Leadership Training representative from Junction City High School will be Anthony Del Tufo. The Optimists meet every Wednesday at 6:30 a.m. at the Hampton Inn in Junction City, which is located at 1039 S. Washington. Any person interested in attending a meeting of the J.C. Breakfast Optimist Club will receive a free breakfast at the first meeting they attend. The Optimistic Quote for the week is: Reflect upon your present blessings of which every person has many. Not on your past misfortunes, of which all have some. Charles Dickens.

Projects in waiting

Manny Pasquil (left) receives his 25-year chevron award from Frank Catalo, president of the Junction City Sundowners Lions Club, District 17-I, Zone 5. This award was sent by Barry J. Palmer, President of Lions International, for Pasquils dedicated service.

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Sundowners Lions
The Junction City Sundowners Lions Club held its annual Christmas Party/ Charter Night at Valley View Estates Community Room, 1440 Pearl Drive on Thursday, Dec. 5 with Frank Catalo leading the group in the flag salute and song, Hail, Hail, the Lions Are Here. The following Sundowners in attendance: John and Penny Harris, Freddie Hayes, Ruth Helt, Beth Howell, Chuck and Carmen Kiser, Manny Pasquil, Marites Quiroz with Rod Quiroz as her guest, Evelyn Roper, Ken and Ada Seabrook, and Bill and Kathy Semanko or 94% of the active membership. Following the reading of the minutes and treasurers reports by Pasquil and Roper, respectively, a prayer before the meal was given with the group enjoying a festive meal consisting of salad bar, cordon bleu, green bean casserole, red roasted potatoes, dinner roll and beverage with lemon meringue pie as dessert. Among the highlights of the evening was the presentation of Chevron Awards from Barry J. Palmer, International President of Lions International to Hayes for 10 years and Pasquil for 25 years of dedicated service. After the awards presentation, the group joined in singing Christmas carols, listened to vocal solos by Kathy Semanko and Catalo, and enjoyed opening gifts from their secret santa.

FOEA meeting
The Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary 830 met Dec. 9, presided over by Acting President Madelyn Brown with 14 members present. There were no visiting members. Roll call of officers responded except four. Minutes of previous meeting were approved as written. Communications were read including the resignation letter from the Auxiliary Vice President. Bills were approved to be paid. Visiting committee gave their report. The November audit was read. Auxiliary reported on the purchase of Christmas presents for Salvation Army Christmas for Kids

Club News
and delivered them to their local office. The Aerie and Auxiliary Christmas dinner will be Dec. 15 from noon to 3 p.m. Santa will be there. The Auxiliary will have a gift exchange and finger food at the next meeting on Dec. 23. Due to the resignation of the Vice President the Auxiliary will have nominations for the position of Vice President at the Dec. 23, meeting. Winners of the drawings were Connie Thomas, Michelle Schmidt. All business having been disposed of in accordance with the laws of the order, the Auxiliary closed in due form to meet again at 7 p.m. Dec. 23.

Social Duplicate Bridge

The Social Duplicate Bridge group met Monday, Dec. 9, at Sterling House with eighteen individuals participating in the Howell movement. The first place winners for the evening were Carolyn Gaston and Twila Branfort. The second place winners were Gary and Mary Devin. Joel and Judy Hofer placed third. The group meets each Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Sterling House, 1022 Caroline Ave., Junction City. All bridge players are welcome. For more information call Ramona Norcross at 762-2218.

Ladies Reading
Members of the Junction City GFWC Ladies Reading Club met Thursday, Nov. 14 at their clubhouse for their Veterans Day meeting with president Andrea Mace presiding. Four cast members from the Junction City Little Theater musical A Wonderful Life performed a song. A cast of more than 30 presented the show at the C.L. Hoover Opera House recently. The speaker for the afternoon was Crystal Tinkey, program manager of the USO on Fort Riley. She stated the USO at Fort Riley in its present location opened in 2010. They provide a home away from home for all service personnel and they serve two dinners a month in addition to many snacks and other amenities. Members presented a selection of winter coats for Tinkey to take back to the USO for those with winter needs. Nellie Stone presented the moment in history from Nov. 12, 1931, when Mrs. Rockwell discussed the remodeling needs of the clubhouse and they noted that $38.60 had been paid for repairs to the piano. A letter from Helen Simpler was read as she told how she misses the meetings since she moved to Texas. Ellen Westerhaus thanked all the members for a successful Fall Festival. The meeting adjourned

Milford Lions
The monthly meeting of the Milford Lions Club was called to order by President Mo at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 12. Flag salute was recited and invocation was given by Randy. Guest Joel Townsend, Dawn Blume and special guest Gail Parsons were welcomed.We all enjoyed the potluck. The meeting was called back to order. Secretarys report was read by Secretary Tina with correction of club chartered date is Nov. 24, not the 22nd. Treasurers report was give by Randy. Brag for a buck was started by Past President Jim. Program was given by Parsons. She gave a public speaking talk about vision. Tina Townsend was inducted into the club as a new/old member. Tina submitted for Dawn Blume to be a member of the Milford Lions Club. Peace Posted winner was announced. The three participants and their

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Machinists give Boeing 777X proposal for Washington

By The Associated Press
SEATTLE On the second day of talks between Boeing Commercial Airplanes officials and Machinists union leaders, the union said Wednesday it presented a preliminary proposal for a contract that would mean much of the work on the companys new 777X jet would be done in the Puget Sound region. The proposal would secure wing fabrication and final assembly work for Machinists in Washington state, the union said in a statement. The two sides first renewed talks Tuesday, which was Boeings deadline for other states to submit proposals for work on the new jet. The Machinists union offered no details of its offer. We tried to craft a proposal that would meet the needs of our members, while also ensuring the long-term success of the Boeing Co. in Washington state, said Tom Wroblewski, president of Machinists Union District Lodge 751. Wroblewski said he expects Boeing will respond to the offer Thursday. The tone of Wednesdays talks was respectful and constructive, Wroblewski said, but he added that the two sides are not close to an agreement. Boeing spokesman Doug Alder did not immediately return a call from The Associated Press seeking comment. He declined to provide any negotiation details to The Seattle Times. allotted and weve been getting a lot of phone calls, Walker said. When I receive some of the phone calls, some of the moms say, Oh, were so glad that you guys are doing this because, you know, when I got here and we looked it up there was nothing like this. If more people are interested, the center may hold another session, Walker said. Volunteers will be on hand to assist the children with creating and wrapping the gifts so family members can be surprised when opening them. Parents are reminded many projects will involve paint and should consider that when dressing the kids for the event. As a native of Junction City, I can say that Kansas has some of the finest sunsets, and capturing what will never be seen again has been one of my hobbies for several years. Keeping everything in silhouette except the colors of the sunset is my signature mark. I hope you enjoy these pictures as much as I do. Eyewear Junction, 710 N. Washington St. Featured Artist: Freal Frazier Woodworker A longtime resident of Geary County, Freal Frazier has been working with wood for ages. He began while living in Germany, but now that he is back in Kansas, all his works are made of Kansas wood exclusively.

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kids, Walker said. We were trying to come up with some ideas and we came up with Santas Helpers Workshop. As part of the workshop, children ages 3 to 10 years old are invited to create personalized gifts for family members. The craft projects will cost $2 to $5 each, depending on the items. Parents interested in bringing their children can call ahead to reserve a spot for free, though registering ahead of time isnt required. I believe we have 30 slots distinguished by her talent in reproducing familial resemblances in her babies. Gorilla Games, 616 N. Washington St. Featured Artist: Lilly Sherwood Surrealist Painter The Southern has a bachelor of arts in education from the University of Central Arkansas. Her passion to create emotionally generated art has led to series of paintings entitled Im learning to fly, but I dont have wings. Considered a surrealist, Sherwoods work is a mix between dreams and reality, and the whimsical world where they merge. Featured Artist: Leslie Patrick - Photographer

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MANHATTAN Police officers from Riley and Pottawatomie counties shot and injured a subject firing a gun outside Quality Inn and Suites Tuesday morning after the subject disregarded officers orders to stop. Officers responded at about 6:02 a.m. Tuesday when the Riley County Police Department received a 911 call reporting shots had been fired at the hotel, located at 150 E. Poyntz Ave., an RCPD press release stated.

Officers from the RCPD were injured during the and Pottawatomie County incident, police stated. were the first to arrive on The subject was transscene, where they observed ported to Mercy Regional the subject firing the weap- Hospital. Police havent yet on. The subject hasnt yet released further informabeen identified. tion about the Police ordered subjects medical the subject to condition. Check Out cease firing and The Kansas The Video At drop the weapon. Bureau of InvesWhen the subtigation (KBI) ject didnt comply will handle the with those orders, investig ation, officers returned RCPD Director fire, striking the Brad Schoen subject multiple times. stated in the press release. Officers immediately renGiven the involvement dered first aid and called for of RCPD officers in the medical assistance. shooting, I have asked that No officers or bystanders the Kansas Bureau of Inves Featured Artists: Christina Bloom Quilter Christina came to Junction City 12 years ago and has been quilting for 10 years. She is active in The Sunflower Quilters Guild of Junction City, a group of quilters dedicated to teaching and passing on the tradition of quilting. Char Grelk Quilter Char is a longtime Junction City resident and currently is very involved in making barn quilts. Geary County Barn Quilts was established to celebrate agricultural heritage, preserve agricultural history and culture and promote agritourism and rural pride throughout the 22-county Flint Hills Region. Deam and Deam, Architects 124 W. Seventh St. Featured Artist: Thomas Cook Painter As a child I was constantly sketching and painting but stopped later as an adult, Thomas said. I started painting again after I became disabled and will just about paint anything including walking sticks and figurines. I think what separates my paintings from others is the attention to great detail I give to each and every project. Radio Shack, 620 N. Washington St. Featured Artist: Charlie Finch Wood art A longtime resident of Junction City. He has been working in wood for many years, and has been prolific at his art. You will find his

tigation handle the investigation, he stated. The KBI has agreed to do so and is now the lead agency in the case. The subject was arrested for aggravated assault. Additional criminal charges are possible pending completion of the investigation and referral to the Pottawatomie County Attorneys Office, Schoen stated. The Pottawatomie County Sheriffs Office, Kansas State University Police Department, Kansas Highway Patrol and Wamego Police Department assisted the RCPD during the incident. work in many Junction City homes. Country Gifts & Floral 624 N. Washington St. I-Spy Childrens Adventure A special art adventure for children from 4 to 10 years old. Featured Artist: Craig Green Multimedia Drawings in charcoal, pencil, and watercolor. Craig also does multi-media works that are both challenging and beautiful. Many of them hang on the walls of the Arts Council Galleria. Blessing Upon Blessing Bookstore 623 N Washington St. Featured Artist: Jenny Powell Doll Maker Jenny is an accomplished doll maker whose work is

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jects. Some of them include landscapes, fairy tales, flowers, the Southwest and European cityscapes. First National Bank, 702 N. Washington St. Featured Artist: Flora Alsop Painter Flora Milani Alsop is a native of Bari, Italy. She came to Kansas as a war bride and has lived here for many years. Flora started painting in the 1960s after her son took art in college and brought home some paints and unwanted canvases which Flora re-painted. She paints landscapes of Italy and America and places she has visited.

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Local Sports
St. Xavier traveled to Valley Heights for a boys and girls double header of high school basketball Tuesday. The Lady Rams fell 73-15 in the early game before the boys lost 86-25.

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Herrington boys basketball hosted Centre Tuesday night where the visitors left with a 72-48 victory. Chyanne Morales led Herrington with 16 points and Kyler Ammann added 10 of his own.

Herrington vs. Centre

Sophomore Akia Fain scores 21 points as Junction City defeats Lawrence 66-63
close to the rim as Junction City (1-0) escaped Lawrence sports.beat@thedailyunion.net with a victory Tuesday night. LAWRENCE Junction It really helped out the City sophomore Akia Fain team quite a bit, Junction may stand at just 5-foot-3, City coach Nate Parks said but her presence on about Fains play. the basketball court We set it up to is more like someone make sure that, I who is much taller. thought they were So it made perfect going to try and sense when the Juncshoot the ball down tion City girls basthe sideline, so we ketball team held a were overplaying 66-63 lead in the wanthat side anyway. ing seconds against In the first quarA KIa Lawrence that shed ter, Junction City F aIN make one more play. pulled ahead 21-11 With less than 10 in large part due to seconds remaining, Fain a superb effort at the chariknocked the ball away from ty stripe. Lawrence and out of The Blue Jays converted bounds. That effort drained 10 of 12 free throw attempts, precious seconds from the led by junior Cassidy Meadclock and forced the Lions ows, who sank 5 of 6 in the to reset. first period. The ensuing shot was Mark Sanchez The Daily Union rushed, not even coming Please see Blue Jays, 4B Junction Citys Cassidy Meadows puts up a shot againts Lawrence High Tuesday in Lawrence. B Y D AILY U NION S TAF F

Grinding out a win

NCAA Football

The Division II football championship game is leaving Alabama after 28 years. The NCAA announced Wednesday that the game will move to Kansas City, Kan., starting next season. Florence has hosted the championship game since 1985 with the last set for Dec. 21. It is the second-longest continuous period for any NCAA championship venue, behind the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. Kansas City will host the games from 2014-17. The championship had been played in five different locations under four bowl names in its first 13 years. It was renamed the NCAA Division II Football Championship Game when Florence won the bidding to host.

Division II championship game heading to Kansas

Kansas Sports

Ted Hayes, president and CEO of the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame, is resigning after more than 20 years with the organization. Tim Daniel, chairman of the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame, said in a release Wednesday that Hayes submitted his resignation to the Board of Directors earlier this week. Hayes started as the executive director for the Hall of Fame in 1991. The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame was founded in 1961 as a part of the Kansas Centennial celebration. Bob Hanson, president and CEO of the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission, says the Sports Hall of Fame wouldnt have lasted without Hayes. Hayes will stay with the Hall of Fame through the end of the year. The Hall of Fame hasnt announced plans to replace Hayes.

KSHOF president steps down

Junction City preps for tough double header

defending and then after that, execute our offense in the front sports.beat@thedailyunion.net court and essentially take care of the basketball, Battle said Coming off a tough loss to following his teams practice open the season, the Junction Wednesday. If you can defend, City boys basketball team (0-1) protect and hit your free didnt overreact. throws, you give yourself a Instead, Junction City coach chance. Pat Battle continued to The two weekend preach the importance games give the Blue of fundamentals. Jays a full week of Its a steady adheruninterrupted practice ence to the basics that before hitting the road. Battle believes will And its that prep help his team when it time Battle really likes faces a tough back-toabout the situation. back match up this I think the biggest weekend at Great Bend D aNNY challenge is Im one of Friday night followed T HORNtON those guys who likes to by a game at Dodge think one game at a time, Battle said. We really City Saturday afternoon. Our focus is basically want to focus on Great Bend B Y E THAN P AdWAY on Friday, so the reality is you cant fully do that. Battle added a walk-through practice for Saturday morning to give his players a refresher before they take on Dodge City. With the short turn around, Junction City will count on a strong effort by its seniors such as Danny Thornton, Jonathan Wilds and Jake Adkins who led the Blue Jays with eight, seven and seven points last week, respectively. Great Bend enters Fridays tilt with a 1-2 record after finishing fourth in the Hays Tournament. But the Panthers still will give the Blue Jays a fight. Theyre going to be playing Please see Basketball, 3B

Junction Citys Jordan Lawrence looks to pass against Lawrence High on Dec. 6 in Lawrence.

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NFL

Some speedy children in Houston have received more than $17,000 worth of toys and other Christmas gifts thanks to Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson. A dozen at-risk youngsters on Tuesday had 80 seconds to dash through a toy store and grab what they could to be paid for by Johnson. His jersey is No. 80. Some of the NFL teams cheerleaders helped the needy children push shopping baskets that quickly filled with dolls, electronic toys, iPads and other holiday treats. Each child also received an entertainment game system. The tab topped $17,300. Johnson, who for a seventh year hosted the charity event, says its fun for the children and for him, too.

Texans WR Johnson picks up $17K tab for needy kids

Kansas Wiggins made strides in 67-61 loss

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. This is how Kansas coach Bill Self wants Andrew Wiggins to play every night. He knows Wiggins is capable of it. Wiggins had 26 points and 11 rebounds, the only Kansas player in double figures, as the 13th-ranked Jayhawks lost 67-61 to No. 19 Florida. It was the second straight road loss for Kansas (6-3), but a potential building block for Wiggins. He was the lone bright spot for an inexperienced team learning how to play together and handle tough environments. What Andrew did, he competed, Self said. He scored points, but he got rebounds and weve been on his butt about that. He made shots. Im glad he made them and all that, but thats not what Im glad he did. I thought he was more aggressive and competed more. Wiggins, the ultra-talented freshman guard from Canada who is widely considered one of the top picks in next summers NBA draft, posted his first double-double and set career highs in points and rebounds. Even though we lost, we arent going to back down, Wiggins said. We are fighting to the end. Its never good to lose, but we dont want it to affect the rest of the season. We have until March to come together. This one wasnt nearly as heartbreaking as Saturdays loss at Colorado, which hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to win 75-72.

Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Quintin Demps is stopped by Washington Redskins free safety E.J. Biggers in Landover, Md., Sunday.

Pablo Martinez Monsivais The Associated Press

The Gators (7-2) went on a 21-0 run early and led by as many as 18 points in the first half. Scottie Wilbekin led the Gators with a career-high 18 points. I think we should have had an electrical shortage and canceled the game after (leading 10-3), Self said. We made a couple of shots and played pretty well the first four or five minutes. But we were awful after that. ... Please see Wiggins, 3B

Chiefs relying on cast of misfits during dream run

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Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Alex Smith and Jamaal Charles make the headlines for the Kansas City Chiefs and rightfully so. The quarterback and running back are the biggest names on one of the NFLs surprise teams. However, its been a cast of misfits that has fueled the Chiefs run toward the playoffs.

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Take safety Quintin Demps, who three years ago was playing in the UFL. Not only does he have four interceptions, he also returned a kickoff for a touchdown last Sunday against Washington. Or try Sean McGrath, who was plucked off waivers before the season. The former Henderson State yes, thats Henderson State in Arkadelphia, Ark., standout has been the teams most reliable tight end. Big names? Surely not. But Please see Chiefs, 4B

Kansas guard Andrew Wiggins goes through Florida forward Casey Prather to score two points Tuesday, in Gainesville, Fla.

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TV Sportswatch
Today
5:30 a.m. TGC European PGA Tour, The Nelson Mandela Championship, first round, at Mount Edgecombe, South Africa 10:30 p.m. TGC Asian Tour, Thailand Championship, second round, at Bangkok

SCOREBOARD
5:30 a.m. TGC European PGA Tour, The Nelson Mandela Championship, second round, at Mount Edgecombe, South Africa noon TGC PGA Tour, Franklin Templeton Shootout, first round, at Naples, Fla. 10:30 p.m. TGC Asian Tour, Thailand Championship, third round, at Bangkok 6:30 p.m. NBCSN Colorado College at Wisconsin 7 p.m. ESPN L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City 9:30 p.m. ESPN Houston at Golden State

Pacific Division
L.A. Clippers Phoenix Golden State L.A. Lakers Sacramento W L 15 8 12 9 12 10 10 11 6 13 Pct .652 .571 .545 .476 .316 GB 2 2 1/2 4 7

N.Y. Islanders 32 9 18 5 23 80 111

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
Chicago St. Louis Minnesota Colorado Dallas Winnipeg Nashville GP 34 29 32 29 29 32 31 W 23 20 18 20 14 14 14 W 21 21 19 18 17 11 11 L OT 6 5 6 3 9 5 9 0 10 5 14 4 14 3 L OT 7 5 7 4 6 6 10 5 8 5 15 4 18 3 Pts 51 43 41 40 33 32 31 Pts 47 46 44 41 39 26 25 GF 129 100 77 83 83 83 71 GF 106 88 103 88 97 79 89 GA 93 67 75 68 86 90 89 GA 86 63 78 81 94 100 109

GOLF

Haynes from Pittsburgh to complete an earlier trade. OAKLAND ATHLETICS Acquired OF Billy Burns from Washington for LHP Jerry Blevins. TORONTO BLUE JAYS Granted RHP Thad Weber his release and announced he signed with NC Dinos (Korean).

MENS COLLEGE HOCKEY NBA

Wednesdays Games
Orlando 92, Charlotte 83 L.A. Clippers 96, Boston 88 Minnesota 106, Philadelphia 99 San Antonio 109, Milwaukee 77 Oklahoma City 116, Memphis 100 Detroit at New Orleans, Late Chicago at New York, Late Utah at Sacramento, Late Dallas at Golden State, Late

National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Promoted Tony Perezchica to minor league field & infield coordinator and Dan Carlson to minor league pitching coordinator. LOS ANGELES DODGERS Announced the retirement of 3B Jerry Hairston Jr. PITTSBURGH PIRATES Agreed to terms with RHP Charlie Morton on a three-year contract and RHP Edinson Volquez on a one-year contract. SAN DIEGO PADRES Acquired a player to be named or cash considerations from Houston for RHP Anthony Bass and a player to be named or cash considerations. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Agreed to terms with RHP Angel Castro on a one-year contract. BASKETBALL CHARLOTTE BOBCATS Signed F Chris Douglas-Roberts from Texas (NBADL). Waived F James Southerland. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS Signed C Hilton Armstrong from Santa Cruz (NBADL). NFL Fined Dallas CB Orlando Scandrick $21,000, for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Chicago WR Brandon Marshall and Dallas DE George Selvie $21,000, for a hit below the knees against Chicago QB Josh McCown in a Dec. 9 game. DALLAS COWBOYS Activated DE Edgar Jones off the injured reserve/return list. MINNESOTA VIKINGS Signed RB Bradley Randle to the practice squad. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Placed S Jeron Johnson on injured reserve. Signed S Perrish Cox. Signed LB Mike Taylor to the practice squad. TENNESSEE TITANS Signed DE Adewale Ojomo to the practice squad HOCKEY NHL Suspended Ottawa D Jared Cowen two games for an illegal check to the head of Buffalo F Zemgus Girgensons during a Dec. 10 game and Tampa Bay F Richard Panik for two games for boarding Washington D Karl Alzner. DETROIT RED WINGS Recalled G Petr Mrazek from Grand Rapids (AHL). Reassigned G Jared Coreau from Toledo (ECHL).

8 p.m. FS1 FAU at DePaul

MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL NBA

Pacific Division
GP Anaheim 33 Los Angeles 32 San Jose 31 Vancouver 33 Phoenix 30 Calgary 30 Edmonton 32

7 p.m. TNT L.A. Clippers at Brooklyn 9:30 p.m. TNT Houston at Portland 7 p.m. NFL San Diego at Denver 6 p.m. ESPN2 Whitney Young (Ill.) at Apple Valley (Minn.) noon FS1 UEFA Europa League, Swansea City at St. Gallen 2 p.m. FS1 UEFA Europa League, Anji at Tottenham

NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
Boston Toronto Brooklyn Philadelphia New York Miami Atlanta Charlotte Washington Orlando Indiana Detroit Chicago Cleveland Milwaukee W 10 7 7 7 5 W 16 11 10 9 7 W 19 10 8 8 5 L 14 13 14 16 15 L 6 11 12 11 15 L 3 12 11 13 17 Pct .417 .350 .333 .304 .250 Pct .727 .500 .455 .450 .318 GB 1 1 1/2 2 1/2 3 GB 5 6 6 9

Todays Games
L.A. Clippers at Brooklyn, 7 p.m. Houston at Portland, 9:30 p.m.

NFL

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

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

PREP BASKETBALL SOCCER

Wednesdays Games
Los Angeles 3, Toronto 1 Chicago 7, Philadelphia 2 Minnesota at Anaheim, Late

NBA

Southeast Division

Todays Games
Columbus at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m. Montreal at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m. Detroit at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. Toronto at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Dallas at Nashville, 7 p.m. Colorado at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. Carolina at Calgary, 8 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Boston at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m. Minnesota at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

NFL

6 p.m. FS1 Kentucky at DePaul

WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Friday

Central Division
Pct GB .864 .455 9 .421 9 1/2 .381 10 1/2 .227 14

NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
Boston Montreal Detroit Tampa Bay Toronto Ottawa Florida Buffalo GP 31 32 32 30 32 32 32 31 W 21 19 15 17 16 12 10 7 W 21 17 13 15 12 13 13 L OT 8 2 10 3 9 8 10 3 13 3 14 6 17 5 22 2 L OT 10 1 12 2 13 6 16 1 14 6 15 3 15 3 Pts 44 41 38 37 35 30 25 16 Pts 43 36 32 31 30 29 29 GF 86 85 87 85 87 92 73 53 GF 98 98 75 70 73 78 70 GA 62 71 85 76 90 105 106 92 GA 71 90 91 84 82 86 85

9 p.m. FS1 Junior middleweights, Errol Spence Jr. (9-0-0) vs. Noe Bolanos (25-8-1); junior featherweights, Joseph Diaz Jr. (8-1-0) vs. Carlos Rodriguez (21-11-3); junior middleweights, Jermall Charlo (16-0-0) vs. Joseph de los Santos (16-12-3); champion Francisco Vargas (17-0-1) vs. Jerry Belmontes (18-2-0), for NABF/WBO Intercontinental junior lightweight titles; welterweights, Josesito Lopez (30-6-0) vs. Mike Arnaoutis (24-9-1), at Indio, Calif. 7 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA, FCS, playoffs, quarterfinals, teams and site TBD

BOXING

Fridays Games
New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. Washington at Florida, 6:30 p.m. Edmonton at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
San Antonio Houston Dallas Memphis New Orleans W L 17 4 15 7 13 9 10 11 9 10 Pct .810 .682 .591 .476 .474 GB 2 1/2 4 1/2 7 7

Metropolitan Division
GP Pittsburgh 32 Washington 31 Carolina 32 N.Y. Rangers 32 New Jersey 32 Columbus 31 Philadelphia 31

Wednesdays Sports Transactions

MLB
American League
DETROIT TIGERS Agreed to terms with OF Rajai Davis on a two-year contract. Designated RHP Luis Marte for assignment. NEW YORK YANKEES Acquired RHP Kyle

NHL

Northwest Division
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at home for their first home game of the year, I think that always gives a team a lift, Battle said. Theyll come out and fight and battle on the floor for loose balls, theyll defend. Theyre very disciplined. While Great Bend showed a lot of man defense in the tournament, Battle wont be surprised if the Panthers switch to a zone on his team, like they did last season. The next day Junction City will take on a Dodge City team that kicked off its season last Friday with a 60-45 drubbing of Goddard. Dodge Citys Jace Larson led the Demons with 20 points.

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That was not a good team playing there at all, and when things started to go bad, we didnt do anything to stop it. That was frustrating. Self called several timeouts, but couldnt do anything to stop Floridas momentum. Surely Floridas four senior starters and playing at home were factors, especially when pitted against Kansas young lineup. Im not sure young guys have ever faced a situation like that, Florida center Patric Young said. Weve been blown out before. Weve blown people out before. We know both sides of the spectrum. ... We did a great job turning them over. The Jayhawks committed 16 turnovers in the first 20 minutes as many as they had in any game this season. Weve got to get everyone playing together, Self said. I cant blame it all on youth. ... A lot of it may be youth, but I think we can still play better individually. 3x5.5 8/13/02 4:41 PM Kansas clawed its Page way1 out of the huge hole and made it 60-55 on Wiggins 3-pointer with 55.8 seconds remaining. It was his sec3x5.5 8/13/02 4:41 PM Page 1

ond 3 in the final 1:20. Florida closed it out from the free-throw line barely. The Gators made 20 of 34 free throws, including nine of their final 11. Kansas got it as close as 65-61 with 10.9 seconds left, Floridas Kasey Hill ended any chance of a comeback by draining two free throws. The biggest issue for the Jayhawks was 24 turnovers. Many of those came in the decisive early run. Wiggins and fellow

guards Wayne Selden Jr. and Frank Mason combined for 13 turnovers. Wiggins, though, made up for his miscues by getting four of fensive rebounds, blocking two shots and make all eight of his shots from the foul line. He was 7 of 15 from the field, including 4 of 9 from 3-point range. I didnt think Wiggins could shoot the ball that well, Young said. I know he was a great player, but he really shot the ball well tonight.

starters from last season, the Coyotes used their experience to punish a depleted Kansas State frontcourt with 16 points in the paint in the first half. The Wildcats twice cut the lead to three but South Dakota maintained a five-point advantage at the break. I thought they were a decent transition team, I didnt know if they were a great defensive transition team, South Dakota coach Joey James said. I knew that they were a very good rebounding team so we tried to use our quickness against their height early on in that game. Fosters 4-for-7 shooting from 3-point range kept Kansas State within breathing range. The Coyotes limited the defending Big 12 champions to 32 percent shooting in the first half while also forcing 11 turnovers. Its going to the dentist and getting a root canal or getting your teeth pulled, thats what it was like, Weber said of his teams offensive inconsistencies. Its very frustrating, but the positives are we found a way to win and we made some plays. Having seen limited offense before the break, Gipson opened up the second half with two consecutive baskets while Omari Lawrence added two of his nine secondhalf points. We called this one a bar fight, Gipson said of the postgame talk in the locker room. We just had to make the right plays and get stops down the stretch. Neither team was able to stake its claim on the lead as the second half alone carried 17 lead changes and four ties.

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theyve been the unsung heroes leading a dramatic turnaround. Ive seen some young guys step up, and thats where your biggest question comes in: How do they fit in there? Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. How fast are they going to fit in? How fast are they going to learn? And theyve handled that well. There are others, too. Marcus Cooper, also claimed off waivers, has gone through plenty of ups and downs as a rookie. But he still has three interceptions, forced a fumble that Tamba Hali returned for a touchdown, and made a fumble recovery of his own on special teams for a touchdown. Defensive tackle Mike DeVito, whos signing in free agency flew under the radar, has been a big reason that Kansas City is allowing 17.2 points per game, fourth-best in the NFL. Just peruse the roster. There are more guys from Ivy League schools (Mike Catapano from Princeton and Josh Martin from Columbia) than from Alabama (Nico Johnson). More guys out of tiny California (Pa.) University (Rishaw Johnson, Eric Kush) than Oklahoma (Donald Stephenson). And twice as many players from Central Michigan (Eric Fisher, Frank Zombo) as Michigan (Junior Hemingway). Scroll through the list of colleges and youll see contributors from such talent hotbeds as Shepherd (Dominique Jones), Newberry (Ron Parker) and James Madison (Akeem Jordan). Perhaps nobody has a feel-good story quite like Demps, the former

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Meadows finished the game with nine points before fouling out in the fourth. Meanwhile, Junction City stifled Lawrence with its aggressive defensive play. I think how were playing basketball (is) to build confidence within the girls and have them be very aggressive, Parks said. So the less tentative that we are enabled us to overpower the other team. However, foul trouble quickly caught up with Junction City in the second quarter, which thrust less-experienced Blue Jays onto the floor to eat up valuable minutes. Both teams found themselves in the double bonus late in the first quarter, leading to a plethora of free throw attempts on both ends of the floor. And as the game wore on, Junction City began to struggle from the line. I think it was more of the personnel that was shooting shots, I think were going to have to work on that a little more, Parks said. Then I think we got tired. With the foul trouble, we had people playing more minutes than we planed on. The Blue Jays lead shrank to 37-35 at halftime before Lawrence jumped to a 49-41

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Facilities Maintenance/Custodian ! !!!Perform maintenance and repairs on clinic facilities to ensure they are maintained in a manner that is consistent with member and management expectations. !!Inspect and maintain clinic facilities. Sweeps, mops, and buffs halls, rest rooms, patient rooms, common living areas, and related facility areas as directed. Prepare periodic facility inspection and condition reports as required. Responds to emergency cleaning needs for the purpose of preventing safety and health haz ards. Act as project lead or assist with moves, remodels, new locations and reconfigurations to include planning, implementation, and reporting on assigned projects. Perform janitorial duties as required and monitor custodial and maintenance services. Maintain a working knowledge of building mechanical systems. Assists in proper care of equipment. Reports any malfunctions or breakdowns in facility areas and equipment. Travel to satellite clinic to perform maintenance and to lead project. Paid health and dental insurance, vacation, holidays, sick and a retirement plan is available. Resumes can be sent to Michael Dolan. Email is: mdolan@konzaprairiechc.com! or mail to Konza Prairie Community Health Center, 361 Grant Ave, Junction City KS, 66441. For further information call 785 238-4711 ext 231. Loan Office PT CSR PT Position, 24 hrs + week. Must be able to convert to FT eventually. Reliable and organized. Collection experience recommended, Customer Service experience required. Please contact 785-238-3810 or 785-539-8665 for more information. Applications at 630 Grant Ave., Ste E, Junction City, KS 66441 and 3112 Anderson Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66503. Email resumes to davidgonzalez@hutchesonenterprises.com Cafeteria Workers Part-time openings, evening shift 5pm to close. Cook, cashier, line serve, clean. Offering Free meals and uniforms shirts. Paid vacation, holidays and birthday. Must be 18 yrs. or older and able to successfully complete a pre-employment criminal background check. Apply today at www.libertyfoodservice.com. Start a Career page, Apply On-line. Or pick up Liberty Food Service application at plant guard shack, 1920 Lacy Drive, Junction City, KS. MEDICAL DIRECTOR, PHYSICIAN KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Are you looking for a quality lifestyle and fulfilling employment? Join us at Lafene Health Center at Kansas State University. Along with responsibilities of the clinic medical director, you will also be providing comprehensive primary medical and/or urgent care to our diverse student population in a full-time medical clinic with laboratory, radiology, physical therapy and pharmacy. Manhattan is a rapidly growing university community that offers a hometown atmosphere with good schools and many metropolitan amenities. Also enjoy a generous benefit package along with NO CALL! For a more complete position description, go to www.k-state.edu/lafene/careers.html. Screening of applications begins 01/02/2014 and continues until the position is filled. Submit your C.V., a copy of your current medical license, DEA Certificate, and names and addresses of three professional references to: Search Committee, Lafene Health Center, 1105 Sunset Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502. Background check required. Kansas State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For questions, please contact our personnel specialist at lafene@ksu.edu or (785)532-7755. Truck Driver/Laborer OPENING IMMEDIATELY. CDL and drug test required, DOT requirements. Home everynight with runs to St. Joe, MO. 785-223-1545 or 785-223-1535.

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Areas Best Homes For Rent Military Approved Mathis Lueker Property Management 809 S. Washington, Junction City 785-223-5505, jcksrentals.com Available Now: 3BR, new paint, carpet. 1Block to school. W/D hookup. Near Post. 785-463-5321 Beautiful 4BD 323 W 5th, Officers Quarter $1400/month 3BD 1600 N Madison, $850/month 3BD 229 E 14th, $650/month Call 785-375-6372 or 785-238-4761 ONLY $500.00! with lease. Nice, 2 bedroom house, furnace, C/A, W/D hookups. 785-762-4940 after 6. Small one bedroom house. Rent/Deposit $425. Pay own utilities. 220 N. Jefferson St. 238-7714, 238-4394

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Real Estate For Sale 780

Maintenance Apartment Community searching for Full time HVAC certified tech with Appliance Repair knowledge. Major responsibilities include HVAC troubleshooting, repairs and Appliance repair (GE Appliances including commercial washer/dryers). General experience in grounds keeping, painting, drywall, light electrical and plumbing, snow removal, light lawn care duties is also preferred. This position has 401K benefit options, paid vacation and sick time. Must be able to pass physical and drug screen. Must be able to be on-call (rotation). Apply to vkayshane@gmail.com Call 785-341-9870 for more information. EOE

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2-3-4BR. Clean, good condition. Near Post, schools, Lake. W/D hookups. Refrigerator, stove furnished. 785-463-5321 2BR, clean, quiet. $365-$385 rent/Dep, plus utilities. No Pets! 152E Flinthills Blvd., Grandview Plaza. 785-238-5367 3BR, 2BA, 16X80. $700 mo/deposit. In the country, W/D, CA/heat, fenced yard. Call 785-499-5382. 3BR/2BA Fenced Yard, Nice, (esp. inside) Address is 948 Grant, Lot 110, Rent/Sale $284/month 785-307-9999 NOW 3BD, 2 full baths, stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, very nice, clean, near post 785-463-5321

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VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System, Topeka, is currently recruiting for RN, Junction City Community-Based Out-Patient Clinic (CBOC) This position will provide direct and indirect patient care at the Junction City CBOC. Incumbents use the nursing process and evidence-based practice to collaborate with the Core Team (Patient, Primary Care Provider, RN Care Manager, LPN, and Patient Support Technician) and Expanded Team (family/caregiver, internal and community-based services involved in providing care to the patient) in developing the patient-driven, holistic care plan for life. The RN Care Manager is a member of the Core Team. The RN Care Manager is responsible for collaborating with services internal and external to the VA to facilitate care transition in order to effectively meet the patients needs. The RN Care Manager provides patient and family health education with a focus on self-management, prevention, and wellness, based on the patients goals. The RN Care Manager demonstrates leadership by serving as an advocate for patients, team player to colleagues as they continue to enhance their own and the teams professional growth, development, and practice. Excellent customer service and communication skills are required. This is a full-time permanent position. Please apply at https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/356190000 The VA offers excellent benefits including competitive salary, 10 paid holidays, excellent leave plan, low cost life insurance, pre-tax health insurance, and a tax-deferred retirement plan. For additional information, please call the Nurse Recruiter at (785) 350-4618. VA EASTERN KANSAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HUMAN RESOURCES 2200 GAGE BLVD. TOPEKA, KS 66622 EOE

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2 BR $575/mo. Laundry room, some utilities paid, window AC, sunroom. No Pets/No smoking. 785-238-6887.

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Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for only 18 months. Things were blissful for the first year, and then things took a drastic change. One day, he told me he has lost the in love feeling. Apparently, he had felt animosity for some time, but I had no idea. He chose to hold his emotions in, and over time, the result was that he stopped loving me. He now spends four days a week with friends and comes home past midnight. I dont believe he is cheating. When he was single, he chose to live a sheltered life. My husband is aware that his behavior is extreme. Could this be a midlife crisis, even though he is only 36? How can I help him through this stage? Newlywed Blues Dear Newlywed: Every married couple has a period of adjustment, but we think there is more to your husbands story than what he is telling you. You cannot expect his behavior to improve on its own. Unless he is willing to be honest and address what is wrong, there is unlikely to be any change in your relationship. Counseling could help get to the bottom of it, provided your husband is cooperative. If not, please decide whether you want to remain in this marriage, because what is going on may not get better, and even if it does, this type of sudden coldness could happen repeatedly if the two of you do not learn to communicate more clearly. Dear Annie: You often suggest that family members try to work out their differences if there is an estrangement. But there are two sides to every story. My husband and I were treated horrendously by a family member, and every relative allowed it to continue even though they were fully aware of the pain it caused us. The stress was constant and created physical as well as emotional issues. After trying to work it out, we finally made the painful decision to separate ourselves from this part of the family. Just because you are related to someone does not mean you have to allow yourself to be abused or bullied. It is frustrating to read letters from those who dont know why Betty wont speak to the family. Im sure many of them know perfectly well why. They simply choose not to

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acknowledge the part they may have played in Bettys decision. Tired of Being the Bad Guys Dear Tired: In many instances, this is true. People put their heads in the sand when it is too complicated to look around and shake things up. We usually suggest people make an effort to see whether family relationships can be repaired. But we dont expect anyone to tolerate horrible behavior that wont change. You made the effort. It didnt work. You then did what was necessary for your mental and physical health. Dear Annie: I had to laugh when I read the letter from Perplexed in Pennsylvania, who is upset that her best friend keeps forgetting her birthday. That could be me. It could also be my best friend. You see, in todays world, we sometimes get too busy to stop and smell the roses and remember the birthdays of those we care about. It certainly doesnt mean we care any less. I sometimes forget the birthdays of my own children and siblings. I may remember several days in advance and then forget on the actual day and feel sorry afterward. But its not the end of the world. Every now and then, my friends and I have a special lunch together to celebrate our friendship. We do not exchange gifts, because we all have more things than we need. A fun card is just that, and its good at any time. Perplexed should think of what she can do for herself on her special day. -One Who Knows in Oklahoma

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ARIES (March 21April 19). You are impressionable, but be careful not to put anyone else on a level above you. If you can see beauty, its because there is beauty in you. The same goes for talent, intelligence, kindness and humor. TAURUS (April 20May 20). Its hard to connect with seemingly perfect people, because people connect through their flaws. Luckily, no one you know is perfect! Youll help someone feel loved, flaws and all. GEMINI (May 21June 21). Youre being prevented from moving forward in some way. Now the question is: Are you dealing with a block or a hurdle? They both can be overcome, but the hurdle was made for getting over. CANCER (June 22July 22). You see what the problem is and respond to it before others even seem to notice something is off. They are just ignoring the issues they are powerless to change. You notice because you can do something about it. LEO (July 23Aug. 22). You cannot worry properly if youre not able to focus on the things that could go wrong. Thats why filling your mind with hopeful dreams of exciting possibilities makes it nearly impossible to stay worried. VIRGO (Aug. 23Sept. 22). Your current social circumstance is a game. Youre merely playing a role in it. An Italian proverb suggests that once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box. LIBRA (Sept. 23Oct. 23). Just because another person isnt giving you what you want doesnt mean its all a waste of time. Youll pay attention and learn, and no matter what happens, youll make precious use of your time. SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 21). You sometimes abandon plans too early, but today something will compel you to stick with the job beyond the point of boredom. On the other side, there are rich rewards. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). Onward and upward isnt the easiest route. It takes more energy to climb toward the sun than it does to coast downhill. By the end of the day, you may feel spiritually out of breath and at the same time exhilarated. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). Youll gain insight and perspective through conversation, and as long as you dont believe everything you hear, youll be better for it. Enjoy the chat in the moment, and you can check the facts later. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). It happens nearly every day: Youre kind to someone and wind up helping yourself. Today is different, though. The circle of karma wont swing back around for a while, and you feel truly generous. PISCES (Feb. 19March 20). Changing another persons world makes you responsible for it in some way, even if the change is for the better. Thats why youre not sure whether you should intervene or keep minding your own business.

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Things we want you to know: A new 2-yr. agmt. (subject to a pro-rated $150 early termination fee for Basic Phones, modems and hotspot devices and a $350 early termination fee for Smartphones and tablets) required. $35 device act. fee and credit approval may apply. Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee applies (currently $1.57/line/month); this is not a tax or gvmt. required charge. Add. fees, taxes and terms apply and vary by svc. and eqmt. Shared Data Plan required. Offer valid in-store only at participating locations and cannot be combined. Valid for limited time only. Trade-in offer: To be eligible, iPhone 5 must power on and cannot be pin locked or iTunes locked. iPhone 5 must be in full functional working condition without any liquid damage or broken components, including, but not limited to, a cracked display or housing. Kansas Customers: In areas in which U.S. Cellular receives support from the Federal Universal Service Fund, all reasonable requests for service must be met. Unresolved questions concerning services availability can be directed to the Kansas Corporation Commission Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at 1-800-662-0027. Limited-time offer. Trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. 2013 U.S. Cellular