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By ALLISON [email protected]

The Allen County Area Retired Personnel members might seem like they have a lot on their plates — and they do — but for them, it is simply a way of life.

The group, originally for re-tired teachers only, is made up of roughly 78 Allen Countians who never stopped caring for not only their students but their community.

Among the 78 members are former drama and English teacher Donna Houser, her husband and former teacher and coach, Ray Houser, former teacher and administrator, Diana Asher, former Le Roy elementary teacher Saundra Upshaw, former Humboldt elementary teacher Ellie Wal-burn and her husband and former teacher and coach, Don Walburn.

The group is made up of not only teachers, coaches and ad-ministrators but also former custodians, superintendents

and food service employees. Group members logged

15,952.25 volunteer hours in the past year, which is divided into two classifications — youth and adult. Youth volunteerism can be judging plays, greeting middle school students on the first day of school, cleaning

classrooms or giving a group of about 160 middle school stu-dents a tour of the five histori-cal buildings in town.

Adult volunteerism can be reading or singing at the nurs-ing homes, volunteering at a church, participating in Relay for Life or driving the elderly

to a doctor’s office. “We never learned to say

no,” said Donna. Group members said they

recorded so many hours be-cause each member volunteers time independently which con-

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Emergency personnel assist the victims at the scene of a bomb blast during the Boston Marathon in Boston, Mass. on Monday.

Bombings kill 3, injure 144By DAVE WEDGE

Boston HeraldBOSTON — Boston was in

mourning this morning for three killed and at least 144 wounded in a “cowardly” bombing at the Boston Mar-athon, leaving the tragedy-wracked city scrambling for answers as to how a terrorist was able to plant two explo-sive devices on a busy stretch of Boylston Street at a high-security international event.

“This cowardly act will not be taken in stride,” Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis said. “We will turn over every rock to find those responsible.”

The 2:50 p.m. double bomb-ing shattered the bliss of the sun-splashed marathon, sending frantic runners and fans scrambling for cover and sending at least 144 to the hospital. There were at least three dead — including an

8-year-old — and 30 wound-ed “critically,” officials said Monday night.

The FBI took over the in-vestigation Monday night as President Barack Obama pledged to track down the ruthless killer or killers.

“We will get to the bottom of this. We will find out who did this and we will find out

why,” Obama said. “They will feel the full weight of justice.

“Boston is a tough and resil-ient town. Residents will pull together, take care of each other and move forward,” he added. “The American people are with them every step of the way.”

FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Rick DesLauriers said the city should remain in a “heightened state of vigi-lance” today as an army of cops patrols the streets.

“It is a potential terrorist investigation,” DesLauri-ers said Monday night. “We will bring those responsible to justice as quickly as pos-sible.”

Late Monday night, state police, Boston bomb squad and canine units, as well as FBI, ICE and ATF agents, swooped into an apartment

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CASA: A voice for our children

By ALLISON [email protected]

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for chil-dren is a young program in Allen County, but it is taking big steps to bring awareness to children in need.

The CASA program serves the 31st judicial district of Neosho, Allen, Woodson and Anderson counties. There are 15 volunteers, or advocates. Aimee Daniels serves as direc-tor.

CASA’s mission is to “pre-vent child abuse in the foster care system,” Daniels said.

Advocates go through 30 hours of training and four hours of courtroom observa-tion time before they are cer-tified.

Once certified, they are giv-en two cases, never more than three, and they hit the ground running.

The first six months of a case involves a lot of inves-tigation and research. Advo-

cates are given permission to speak with anyone in conjunc-tion with their case.

After six months a case ty-pi--cally slows down, but the advocate never leaves the case unless extreme circumstances arise or the child reaches per-manency, such as adoption or aging out of the system.

“You can spend two hours or 100 hours easily on a case a month,” advocate Marie Jor-dan said.

Part of the job is having the courage to be a “squeaky wheel,” advocate Karen Lee said. That means saying what they think is in the best in-terest of the child, even if that means going against the grain.

An advocate usually sees a child several times a month, creating a bond of trust so that the child will feel com-fortable opening up.

“I heard one volunteer say

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Some of those involved in the CASA program are, from left, board member Cynthia Jacobson, advocate Kathy Gilbert, director Aimee Daniels and advocate Marie Jordan. CASA has 15 volunteers.

We will get to the bottom of this. We will find out who did this and we will find out why. They will feel the full weight of justice.

— President Barack Obama

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Retired personnel always ready to help

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Allen County Area Retired Personnel members include, from left, Diana Asher, Saundra Upshaw, Ellie Walburn, Donald Walburn and, with her back to camera, Donna Houser.

Raid fails to produce suspect

By BOB [email protected]

A raid of a farmstead about three miles northeast of Piqua shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday failed to produce Brian Shields, 26, wanted in the murder of a Chanute woman, Cristy K. Wiles.

Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy said what was consid-ered credible information was received in the previous few days indicating that Shields had been on the property and that it was possible he would be there overnight Saturday.

That prompted the sheriff to obtain a search warrant.

The search of a house and several outbuildings was done by members of the Kansas High-way Patrol special response team, assisted by Allen County, Iola and Chanute officers. A Highway Patrol fixed-wing aircraft with special detection equipment was flying nearby, in case a suspect tried to flee.

“We felt confident we’d find Shields this time,” Murphy said, in reference to a similar raid of an apartment last month in the first block of East Street.

A second suspect, Michelle Voorhees, 21, was arrested ear-lier. She and Shields have been charged with first-degree mur-der in Wiles’ death. Her body was found in a Chanute resi-dence that burned in January.

Anyone having information concerning the whereabouts of Shields, a white male 5-foot-7 and 150 pounds, is encouraged to contact Chanute police offi-cers, 620-431-5768.

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Denver Post wins Pulitzer for massacre coverageBy JENNIFER PELTZ

Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — The

Denver Post won a Pulitzer Prize on Monday for its cover-age of the movie theater mas-sacre in Aurora, Colo., while The New York Times captured four awards for reporting on a harrowing avalanche, the rise of a new aristocracy in China and the business prac-tices of Apple and Wal-Mart.

The Associated Press re-

ceived the award in break-ing news photography for its coverage of the civil war in Syria.

In awards that reflected the rapidly changing media world, the online publication InsideClimate News won the Pulitzer for national report-ing for stories on problems in the regulation of the nation’s oil pipelines.

The Sun Sentinel of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., received the

public service award for an investigation of off-duty po-lice officers’ reckless driv-

ing, and longtime Pulitzer powerhouses The Wall Street Journal and The Washing-ton Post were recognized for commentary and criticism, respectively.

The Star-Tribune of Minne-apolis captured two awards, for local reporting and edito-rial cartooning.

Cheers erupted in the Den-ver Post’s newsroom when word came that the newspa-per had won the Pulitzer in the breaking news category for its coverage — via text, so-cial media and video — of the

shooting that killed 12 people during a midnight showing of a new Batman movie last summer.

The honor was bittersweet for some, and people teared up and shared hugs.

“We are part of this com-munity. The tragedy touches us, but we have a job to do,” said Kevin Dale, the Post’s news director. He added: “It’s great to win the prize, but we’d rather win for a differ-ent story.”

The Pulitzers, journalism’s

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Sorosis Club had 16 members and four as-sociate members at the April 8 meeting at Com-munity National Bank. Mary Ann Magnuson Patterson was hostess, along with Nadine Mc-Clain as co-hostess.

Quote of the day was: “Be civil to all; sociable to many; f a m i l i a r with few; friend to one; en-emy to none,” by Benjamin Franklin.

Beverly Franklin gave the program on “The Barnstormer and the Lady, Aviation Leg-ends Walter and Olive Ann Beech.” It was the story of the Beeches, a remarkable couple whose careers spanned virtually the entire his-tory of American avia-tion. It is the story of a marriage of opposites. Walter was a charming rascal, a barnstormer. Olive Ann was a shy, small-town Kansas girl who hid that shyness be-hind an ingenious man-ner and backbone of steel.

Together they founded Beech Aircraft Corp., in

the teeth of the Great Depression and guided their company to fame and fortune. Their com-pany did much to make Wichita the “Aircraft Capital of the World.”

Even before Walter’s shocking early death, Ol-ive Ann had quietly as-sumed the dominant role

in their company. She was a woman in a man’s w o r l d , one of the very first women in American h i s t o r y

to lead a major corpora-tion. When male under-lings attempted a corpo-rate coup, she crushed it; a big Eastern bank disre-spected her, she dumped it. She died a millionaire many times over, admir-ers and detractors called this indomitable, el-egantly dressed woman “The Queen” and also acknowledged her as “The First Lady of Avia-tion.”

The next meeting will be a coffee on May 13 at 9:30 a.m. in the Com-munity National Bank meeting room with Ar-dith Harris and LaFern McDonald as hostesses.

Sorosis learns about‘aristocrats of the air’

American Legion Auxiliary officers elected for 2013-2014 are Donna Culver, presi-dent; Wanda Lytle, vice president; Pat Armato, secretary; Frances Scearce, treasurer.

The American Le-gion Auxiliary will sponsor seven girls to Girls State. The Legion will place flowers at veterans’ grave mark-ers on Memorial Day weekend.

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highest honor, are given out each year by Colum-bia University on the rec-ommendation of a board of journalists and oth-ers. Each award carries a $10,000 prize except for the public service award, which is a gold medal.

After years in which journalism has been buffeted by technologi-cal change and financial problems, this year’s awards are a reminder of “how important it is to aim high” and a sig-nal that both new and established players are doing so, said Jacqui Banaszynski, a professor at the Missouri School of Journalism.

The New York Times’ David Barstow and Ale-jandra Xanic von Ber-trab won the investiga-tive reporting award for stories that detailed how Wal-Mart Stores Inc. systematically bribed Mexican officials with millions of dollars to get permission to build several stores across the country. The Times’ re-porting spurred federal investigations.

The Times’ David Bar-boza received the inter-national reporting award for his look at a how a “Red Nobility,” made up of relatives of top Chi-nese officials, has made fortunes in businesses closely tied to the govern-ment.

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tains of Washington state. Told through pho-tos, video, graphics and magazine-style text, the piece was lauded in the industry as setting a new standard for multimedia journalism.

The paper’s editors “view the wonderful bounty of prizes as a real tribute to the news-room’s excellence and dedication,” Executive Editor Jill Abramson told the staff, adding that editors were “proud to have broken new ground in multimedia storytell-ing and global investiga-tive journalism.”

The AP’s Rodrigo Abd, Manu Brabo, Nar-ciso Contreras, Khalil Hamra and Muhammed Muheisen were recog-nized for “producing memorable images un-der extreme hazard” while covering the Syr-ian war, the judges wrote.

Their images depict the dazed and weeping wounded; a heartbroken

man cradling the body of his bloodied, barefoot son; a sobbing, fatherless child; an 11-year-old aim-ing a toy rocket-propelled grenade.

AP Director of Pho-tography Santiago Lyon called the winners “some of the bravest and most talented photographers

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Founded five years ago, New York-based InsideClimateNews re-ports on energy and the environment. Writers Lisa Song, Elizabeth Mc-Gowan and David Hase-myer were recognized for a project that began with an investigation into a million-gallon spill of Canadian tar sands oil into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan in 2010. The reporters went on to look more broadly at pipeline safety and the particular hazards of a form of oil called diluted bitumen, or “dilbit.”

Larger online publica-tions have won Pulitzers in the past, including The Huffington Post and ProPublica. Sig Gissler, the administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes, said the emergence of online-on-ly winners “really shows the way the journalism ethos reconfigures itself as times change.”

At the Sun Senti-nel, reporters explored speeding by off-duty offi-cers. The reporting led to suspensions, firings and police policy changes.

“It feels great to win for that story because it really changed things here for the better,” Edi-tor Howard Saltz said.

At the Star Tribune, Brad Schrade, Jeremy Olson and Glenn Howatt captured the Pulitzer for local reporting for exam-ining a sharp rise in in infant deaths at day-care centers, reporting that spurred stronger regula-tion. Minnesota authori-ties reported last week that day care deaths have dropped significantly.

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Steve Sack, who has been at the paper for 35 years, won for editorial cartooning.

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By TERRY BROYLESHumboldt Correspondent

HUMBOLDT — Tor-nadoes are a real possi-bility this time of year, but precautions are in place to give residents as much warning as pos-sible.

The last major, dam-age-causing tornado to touch down in Humboldt was 1991 and additional warning sirens and shel-ters have been installed since.

When threatening weather exists, trained storm spotters are on duty to study cloud ac-tivity and formations. Upon receiving a re-port from the spotters of approaching severe weather or sighting of a tornado, sirens are ac-

tivated by Allen County dispatch.

Warning sirens on both occasions are sounded throughout the city.

“The severe weather/tornado siren is a slow, wavering tone,” City Ad-ministrator Larry Tuck-er said. “The all-clear is a steady tone.”

Residents are encour-aged to take cover when the siren indicates there is likelihood of tornado activity in the area. Pub-lic shelters are available in Cannon Park, at the swimming pool, near the water plant, at City Hall and St. Peter’s Lutheran Church basement.

IN MARCH 1991, Dick and Ruby Foster were following weather re-ports for Humboldt on television at their home on Signor Street in the northwest part of town.

“I’m not afraid of storms,” Ruby said. “I left him watching the weather and went on to bed. About midnight, they (the TV reporters) said it was all over and he came to bed.”

The loud, crashing sounds the Fosters heard next caused them to in-vestigate what was hap-pening.

“I got up to look around and found all the windows had been blown out of the breeze-way and the garage was gone,” Dick said. “It hap-pened just that fast.”

Daylight revealed much more damage; trees blown over and the west end of their roof had been lifted and shifted to where day-light could be seen from inside. The house had been moved enough due to the force of the wind that nail heads popped through the texture in parts of the home.

The Fosters bought the house the year before and had spent a lengthy time replacing the roof, redecorating, remodel-ing and fixing it up to their liking.

“We hadn’t lived here very long,” Dick said. “Then the tornado hit and everything had to be re-done. We stood in the back yard and cried that day.”

Theirs was one of many homes damaged during that tornado, in-cluding neighbors to the west.

“There was stuff all over our yard,” Dick said. “The house be-

tween where Mrs. Hack lived and where Frank Carey lived on the cor-ner was gone and there were electric lines down all over the place.”

“I was hollering across the street to Doro-thy Puckett,” Ruby said. “She was on her porch trying to see what was going on and I didn’t want her to come out in the street where the elec-tric lines were.”

In the days following the tornado, Foster said neighbors and friends were a big help.

“I can’t say enough good about them,” Dick said. “They helped with the cleanup and hauled off no telling how many loads (of debris). It’s re-ally something what peo-ple do when something like that happens.”

The Fosters moved out of their damaged home for four months while carpenters fixed the roof, repaired dam-aged rooms and painted throughout.

They have gone to the nearby Lutheran Church on at least one occasion when sirens alerted of a possible tornado, but leaving their home and seeking shelter is not their usual reaction.

“Our grandson was here one time when the sirens went off and we went to the church,” Ruby recalled. “I wasn’t taking a chance with him.”

Public storm shelters at the church and City Hall are both handicap accessible. Occupancy at Cannon Park shelter is 30, while the buildings at the swimming pool and near the water plant each will hold 48. Pets are allowed.

City Hall, where there is no set limit for occu-pancy, has some equip-ment and supplies on hand, Tucker said.

“I would encourage citizens to sign up for Code Red weather warn-ings,” Tucker said. “It is available for regular and/or cell phones and is through the county emergency management office.”

The Fosters had to re-place their roof in 2004 after a severe ice storm and they will be replac-ing it in the near future after it sustained hail damage last week.

“This will be four roofs in 22 years,” Dick said. “I’m getting a lit-tle tired of putting on roofs.”

Business Action and Housing Action teams joint meeting, 5:30 p.m., USD 258 BOE office.

Wednesday - GALS FCE and sponsor Sto-ry Hour, 10-11 a.m., library, 3-5 year-old children.

Thursday - Cham-ber of Commerce meeting, 5:30 p.m., li-brary.

Friday - city spring clean-up north of Bridge Street.

Saturday - city spring clean-up south of Bridge Street.

Bandstand dedica-tion

The Humboldt High School band will per-form in concert Sat-urday as part of the official dedication ceremony featuring the newly renovated bandstand in the city square.

Festivities begin at 2 p.m. and those plan-ning to attend should bring lawn chairs or a blanket to sit on. Refreshments will be served.

The dedication and concert were orga-nized by the Down-town Action Team to recognize the orga-nizations, volunteers and residents that had a part in the restora-tion of the historic bandstand.PEO

Chapter AM, PEO met April 9 in the home of Judy Midden-

dorf with 16 members and one guest, Stepha-nie Larson, Chapter L, Iola, in attendance.

Recognition for high school senior girls will be Wednes-day and Carrie Bilby

will present the pro-gram. Sussie Sharp, Judy Middendorf, Jill Allen, Everly Bru-neau and Linda Leon-ard were appointed to a committee for the citywide garage sale on May 4. The chap-ter will hold a bake sale that day from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. with members signed up to work.

Committees for 2013-14 were appoint-ed by the president and Jeanice Cress was installed as vice presi-dent.

DeeAnn Parsons presented the pro-gram on what makes a tradition or a ritual.

Kate Works will host the next meeting, May 14.Scrapping for Kathy

There is still time to register for the annual “Scrapping for Kathy” education scholar-ships fundraiser April 27. The $25 fee, due Saturday, will entitle participants to lunch, door prizes, work on

a project or to learn a new craft.

The event, a day of fun, is in honor of Kathy Young, longtime Humboldt High School teacher who died in 2009.

Money raised is used for high school scholarships.

All activities will be at Humboldt High from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with prize drawings, project demonstra-tions and a raffle. Reg-istrations should be sent to Glenda Aikins-Hill, 1905 Connecticut Rd., Humboldt, Kan. 66748.Action teams holdjoint meeting

Several members of the Housing Action and Business Action teams met April 9, where strategies for identifying additional workforce housing were reviewed.

Some of the ideas included: Humboldt schools are a draw-ing feature; there is a demand for workforce housing already in existence; the school provides a new home each year; and code enforcement is a key to raising property values.

The consensus of those in attendance was to work toward a plan to present to in-vestors in June and find out the appraised value of homes cur-rently for sale before meeting next.

The garage (left) attached to the breezeway and house was destroyed during the 1991 tornado. Windows in the breezeway were broken, the roof above where Dick and Ruby Foster are sitting was lifted and moved enough by the wind to see daylight from inside. Repairs to the home took four months.

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A marathon is the most uni-fying of sporting events. The city that shows up to cheer on thousands of runners doesn’t really know or care much about who wins; there are no sides to root for or against. Those who stand on the side-lines — as they have done in Boston since 1897 — come to celebrate runners from around the world. The coun-try or neighborhood of origin of the competitors matters far less than their stamina.

On Monday, the weather for the 117th running of the Bos-ton Marathon was cloudy and a little chilly — just the way runners like it. Three hours after the winners had broken the tape, there were still many runners on the course, and hundreds of spectators on the sidewalk, when an explosion rocked the finish-line area on Boylston Street, across from the main viewing stand. For a brief second, the flags of scores of nations were bent downward by the blast.

A few marathoners were knocked over by the force of the explosion. Some run-ners, locked in their trance, kept going until they realized

something horrific had just happened. When they turned back, they said they heard the screams and wails, saw the column of rising smoke,

and then the blood and limbs of victims. There was broken glass and agony everywhere.

Fifteen seconds after the first one, there was another

explosion a few blocks away. It was clear this was not a ran-dom event but another con-certed effort to kill and maim innocent Americans, just be-

cause they had gathered in a vulnerable spot on a day when no one’s mind was on terror. The police confirmed that bombs were responsible for the mayhem; three more un-exploded devices were found elsewhere around the city. At least three people died — one of whom was 8 years old — and dozens more were in-jured, some severely.

It could be a while before officials determine which ma-levolent ideology was behind this attack. President Obama vowed to track down the per-petrators and bring them to justice, praising Boston as a “tough and resilient town” that will take care of itself and will be taken care of by the country. “The American people will say a prayer for Boston tonight,” he said.

The simple joy of a 26.2-mile run was shattered on Monday. But the marathon will be back next year, no matter how much security is required, and the crowds should yell twice as loudly. No act of terrorism is strong enough to shatter a tra-dition that belongs to Ameri-can history.

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Bombs turn Boston Marathon into death scene

Emergency personnel assist the victims at the scene of a bomb blast during the Boston Marathon in Boston, Mass. on Monday.

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Dear editor,I have been wanting to

write this letter for some time, but Susan Lynn’s editorial in Saturday’s newspaper con-cerning the graveness of her father’s medical condition moved me so much that I felt I had to express my feelings.

I did not know Mr. Lynn up close and personal, but had met him through my late wife, Ennis (formerly Mrs. Ray Blohm), and had occasion to visit with him frequently at Walmart, where he was shop-ping.

Having lived in several southeast Kansas cities, in-cluding Pittsburg, El Dorado,

Fredonia and Coffeyville, I always enjoyed the editori-als written by strong owners-editors. Having said this, Em-erson Lynn’s editorials were always among my favorites. I didn’t always agree, but his writings always made me consider “the other side” and most often I came to agree with him.

I already miss his writing, as I am sure plenty of others do also.

So, in closing, Mr. Lynn, I thank you for your insight-ful writing and wish you God speed and God bless.

Jim Seigel,Iola, Kan.

Letter to the editor

By FRANK ROMANONewsweek

Mayor Julián Castro is on his way to Austin. This wasn’t always part of the plan, or so I’m told. Castro was originally scheduled to spend the day in San Antonio, the sprawling South Texas metropolis over which he’s presided since 2009, so that he could smile and wave at a press conference for the city’s annual spring street fair.

“For far too long, there has not been a voice of reason to provide an opposing idea about the direction [Texas] should take on issues like this.” And that, apparently, is where Cas-tro comes in.

But now he has other busi-ness to attend to. Statewide business. National business.

Last week Texas’s top three politicians — Republican Gov. Rick Perry, Republican Sen. John Cornyn, and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz — announced

they’d be appearing together at the statehouse in Austin to explain (yet again) why accept-ing tens of millions of federal dollars to expand the state’s Medicaid program would be a terrible idea, and Lone Star Democrats were faced (yet again) with their usual prob-lem. Texas hasn’t elected a single Democrat to statewide office since 1994; the last of the breed vanished from Aus-tin four years later. The result, as Castro tells me somewhere between San Antonio and the capital, is that “for far too long, there has not been a voice of reason to provide an opposing idea about the direction the state should take on issues like this.” And that, apparently, is where Castro comes in.

In case you don’t remem-ber, Castro is the guy — slight build, slick black hair, big, bashful grin — Barack Obama handpicked to deliver the key-note address at the 2012 Demo-

cratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., the same ven-ue that had propelled Obama into the political stratosphere eight years earlier.

Castro was all over the news last summer. Stanford under-grad. Harvard Law. Elected to the San Antonio City Council

at 26. Mayor at 34. “The Post-Hispanic Politician.” “The Latino Obama.” He came, he spoke — “of a generation born as the Cold War receded, shaped by the tragedy of 9/11, connected by the digital revo-lution”— and he conquered, becoming, for a few news cy-cles, at least, the Democratic Party’s great brown hope.

It didn’t take long for the national buzz to fade. It never does. But Castro didn’t disap-pear. He simply went back to Texas. His sights may not be set on the White House — not yet. But that doesn’t mean his sights aren’t set on anything else.

AND SO HERE he is, reclin-ing in the back of a large black American SUV, San Antonio receding in the rearview mir-ror. Castro’s communications director is perched in the pas-senger seat, tapping on his

iPhone; a plainclothes police-man is at the wheel, tearing north on I-35 — through Hill Country, toward Austin — at a speed that can’t possibly be le-gal. Castro and his twin broth-er, newly elected Texas Rep. Joaquín Castro, are racing to the capitol to deliver the Demo-

cratic counterpunch. “Joaquín and I both know that if we go to Austin, that’s raising the profile of an issue more than if two state representatives or two state senators make the same viewpoint known,” Castro tells me. “That’s why you’re not going to have an un-responded-to barking session by these Republican elected officials anymore. That’s gone. It’s over.”

As we pull into downtown Austin, I ask if Democrats will ever be able to compete in Texas again, and if so, what that will take, other than more press conferences.

“Candidates,” Castro says. “Candidates who excite peo-ple.”

DOWN IN THE Lone Star State, the notion that red Texas might someday become blue — or at the very least, purple — is no longer a crazy

idea. And almost everyone I encountered cited the same three reasons.

The first is demographics. In Texas, Hispanics, African-Americans, and Asians al-ready outnumber Anglos, yet in the last presidential elec-tion, Texas was the only major-ity-minority state in America that didn’t vote for Obama. In part that’s because Texas as a whole leans about 10 percent more Republican than Demo-cratic. But the bigger issue is turnout. Even though Hispan-ics currently make up 38 per-cent of the population, they cast only 22 percent of the bal-lots in 2012.

As participation rates go, that’s pitiful. But the poten-tial for Democrats, whom Hispanic voters tend to prefer by margins of 2-1 or more, is staggering. Research by Mark Jones, the chairman of the political-science department at Rice University in Houston, shows that if Texas Hispanics had voted in 2008 at the same level as their counterparts in California, John McCain’s margin of victory would have been slashed in half, from 12 percentage points to 6. What’s more, it’s clear that all this pent-up potential will only in-crease in the years ahead. Be-tween 2000 and 2010, Hispan-ics accounted for 65 percent of Texas’s population growth, a rate that shows no signs of slowing. In fact, by 2030 His-panics will make up a larger share of the electorate (43 per-cent) than Anglos (39 percent).

Can San Antonio’s Castro turn Texas Blue?

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... (F)or far too long, there has not been a voice of reason to provide an opposing idea about the direction (Texas) should take on issues ...

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Prescribed burning has become a major, though potentially dan-gerous, management tool throughout Kansas. Poorly managed burns or ignorance of safety measures can lead to property damage and even injury or death. Even in well-managed burns, accidents can oc-cur. Before, during and after every burn, safety should be the major con-sideration. Follow basic burning procedures, wear proper clothing and be prepared for the unexpected.

Prescribed burning, like any management practice, must be ac-complished with careful planning, understand-ing and care. In addition to planning the burn and providing for adequate fire guards, it is impor-tant that everyone on the burn meet specific re-quirements. This is for the safety and protection of everyone.

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Clothing made of most synthetic fibers, such as polyester and nylon, is a hazard to personal safe-ty near fires.

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reasons, certain groups should be notified before a burn to prevent unnec-essary concern and dan-ger. Check with local au-thorities. Neighbors, the fire department, and law enforcement officials should be notified. This can prevent misunder-standings, unnecessary fire calls, and poor pub-lic relations.

Smoke moving over public roads creates a visibility problem and should be avoided. Three alternatives are available when burning next to public roads. The most desirable is to burn with the wind blowing away from the road. The second option is to use burning pro-cedures that limit the amount of smoke and/or causes the smoke to lift over the road. The last alternative would be to arrange for traf-fic control during the burning time. Such ar-

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Weather conditions must remain within ac-ceptable limits to safely manage a prescribed burn. The main factors that need to be moni-tored are wind speed,

wind direction, cloud cover, relative humidity, and temperature. These factors affect fire behav-ior and control. Wind speeds of five to 15 mph from a steady direction are most desirable, and can change quickly if weather forecasts have not been reviewed prior to the burn.

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A 2010 Nielsen sur-vey listed the belief that organic foods are healthier as one of the top reasons to choose organic. Other reasons included avoidance of pesticides and other contaminates and an expectation that or-ganic foods are more nutritious. Nearly half of those surveyed also said they opt for organ-ic foods because they believe organic farm-ing is better for the en-vironment.

So, does it pay to pick organic? It depends on your personal nutri-tional goals.

Organic foods gener-ally deliver no more nu-trients and aren’t even completely pesticide free, according to the surprising conclusion of a 4-year analysis of 237 studies that com-pared organic versus conventionally pro-duced foods.

According to the analysis, no signifi-cant differences were found in the levels of vitamins and minerals between organic and conventional produce, except for phosphorus.

Organic fruits and vegetables were higher in phosphorus but in an amount the scientists called “not clinically significant,” because most people already get plenty of dietary phos-phorus. When picking fruits and vegetables, ripeness may be more important to nutrient content than whether you choose organic pro-duce. Riper produce tends to be richer in nutrients.

Scientists did find a substantial difference in detectable pesticide residue between con-ventional and organic produce. While 38 per-cent of conventional produce contained traces of pesticides —

almost always below government safety lim-its — only 7 percent — of organic fruits and vegetables contained detectable pesticides.

If you are concerned about pesticide con-tamination, going or-ganic still makes sense. Those most likely to be affected by pesticide residue are older adults with chronic health conditions, young chil-dren and pregnant women.

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pesticide worries with budget concerns, consider skipping or-ganic produce with thick peels or rinds you won’t eat anyway, like bananas, and con-centrate on fruits and vegetables at greatest risk of actual pesticide ingestion. Either way, even the pesticide-con-scious Environmental Working Group agrees, “The health benefits of a diet rich in fruits and vegetables outweigh the risks of pesticide exposure.”

Organic food comes down to preference

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No significant d i f f e r e n c e s were found in the levels of vitamins and miner-als between organic and conventional produce, ex-cept for phos-phorus.

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People with known health problems, such as high blood pressure, heart con-ditions, certain allergies and respiratory diseases, should not participate in pre-scribed burning.

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The intent of the Sun-flower Supreme Heifer Development and Man-agement Program is to provide knowledge, guidance and tools to assist beef producers in improved reproductive performance of replace-ment heifers and in turn increase cow longevity within a herd. The im-provements will occur as a result of the adop-tion of effective health protocols and success-fully utilizing available technologies and genet-ic tools.

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4-H members who attended the 4-H Food Tour held in Bourbon County March 22, are front row, from left, Gracie Yoho, Jenni Armstrong, Roslyn Houk, Levi Meiwes and Lexi Riebel. Back row, from left, are Shelby Yoho, Austin Gardner, Zoi Yoho, Anna Setter, Erin Klubek, Kaylee Norton and Abby Riebel.

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Oil fire provesto be minimal

Officers investigated a fire Saturday that oc-curred when a hose run-ning from an oil pump broke and spilled oil.

Officers said opera-tors had the fire under control when firefight-ers arrived. The lease is on land owned by Alan Ensminger.

Meth lab foundAn active meth lab

was found Friday in the 1500 block of Wheeler, near Iola.

The discovery was made by a homeowner, who contacted Allen County officers. The lab was deactivated and disposed of by officers trained in the process.

Burglary reportedHarold Weide, 9 N.

Holiday Ln., told offi-cers Saturday someone had entered his home during the past month and stole bicycle parts valued at $55.

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Alice Dowell, 1731 2000 St., reported Sat-urday someone drove through and damaged her yard.

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The Allen County Historical Society’s tree dis-play is garnished with flower-filled baskets and ribbons to recognize the May Day tradition.Society Director Elyssa Jackson said May Day baskets were traditionally made to be given to a neighbor on their doorstep in celebration of spring. The person giving the basket would place the basket on their neighbor’s doorstep, ring the doorbell and hide. If caught, the giver would also owe a kiss to their neighbor.

A tradition not forgotten

one time that we (CASA advocates) are the only people in the child’s life that doesn’t get paid to be there,” Daniels said.

The shortest case they have ever had was 13 days and the longest was 4 1/2 years.

In most cases the chil-dren stay in touch with their advocates after they have reached permanen-cy.

“I don’t have any for-mal statistics but I would say 75 percent or more of the children stay in touch,” Daniels said. “Kids that age-out of the system almost always stay in touch because they don’t have anyone.”

Jordan said a CASA advocate can play the “buddy role,” which other agencies, such as social workers, cannot.

One of the major flaws in the system that CASA advocates see is in adop-tion.

Lee said she has a case now that has been deemed adoptable but has not made it to the adop-

tion website. “CASA is not happy

about the length of the adoption process,” Dan-iels said.

First and foremost CASA tries keeping chil-dren with their families.

“If you don’t know or you aren’t familiar with the system, it can be a scary mess,” Jordan said.

EACH CASA advocate has their own reason for spending so much time helping children in need.

For Jordan, it is a way to help someone who is going through the same thing she went through as a child.

“I grew up severely abused and neglected,” Jordan said. “I was taken in by my grandmother. I can’t do that for every kid but I want to help some-one who is going through what I went through.”

Jordan is able to relate with the children she is appointed and even shares her own experi-ences with them — to give them hope there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

For Lee it only seemed

fitting she continue with this type of work because she was a school psychol-ogist.

“It just fits,” Lee said. CASA board member,

and vice president of academic affairs at Al-len Community College, Cynthia Jacobson, said she got involved because at the college the students who struggle are typical-ly those who have aged-out of the system.

“I was interested in the process and what all the advocates do,” Jacobson said.

Advocate Kathy Gilbert said she had someone close to her go through the system, and that is what caused her to join CASA.

“If kids have a sup-port group they can come through and become pro-ductive citizens,” Gilbert said.

When Daniels was younger her parents ad-opted a teenager from the foster care system. She later became a child’s at-torney at court and from there decided she wanted to get involved in foster

care. “I see a huge need for

CASA in the system,” Daniels said.

Being a CASA advocate takes time and the ability of mastering a balance between caring for the children but not taking the weight of the world on their shoulders.

Many advocates work a full time job in addition to what they do.

“The end result is good for the children,” Dan-iels said, and that is what makes the work worth it for them.

CASA has deemed Friday as National Wear Blue Day at home or work for child abuse month. June 15 they will be hold-ing a golf tournament at the Allen County Coun-try Club.

To get involved appli-cants must be 21 or older and have a clean crimi-nal record. Daniels said CASA could use more male volunteers.

For more information contact the CASA office at (620) 365-1448.

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complex in Revere. It was unclear whether the search was connected to the marathon bombings.

Downtown, the city was gripped by fear as revelers who came to cel-ebrate wound up running for their lives. Roughly 15 blocks around Cop-ley Square were “locked down” after the attacks and were slated to remain so today. Heavily armed National Guard soldiers, state troopers with bomb-

sniffing dogs and hun-dreds of cops patrolled hotels, restaurants and the streets while shaken families huddled inside.

Officials said random bag searches would occur today on Massachusetts Bay Transportation Au-thority trains.

There were reports Monday night of a suspect in custody, but Davis said they were wrong. He did say there were “people be-ing questioned,” but pro-vided no more details.

Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, who was hos-pitalized with a broken leg, checked himself out of Brigham and Women’s Hospital Monday night to be at the city’s command post, where he met with Davis, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, and federal and state officials.

“The marathon is a great day in the city of Boston, but we had a trag-edy,” Menino said from a wheelchair at the Westin Copley hotel.

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tributes to an overall group time.

“If the state paid us for what we did, they couldn’t afford us,” Ellie said.

During the year the group raises funds for a variety of projects and or-ganizations, such as Hope Unlimited, buying instru-ments and books for stu-dents, the food pantry and to give scholarships.

The money isn’t raised

from the community but from their own pockets.

They pay membership dues each year and also donate additional money, if they can.

“We just take it out of our pocket,” Donna said.

“It’s the easiest way,” Ellie added.

One of the main rea-sons group members join is for the social aspect.

“They are people we have things in common with,” Donna said

Though they are fo-cused on improving the community, they also like to recognize each other. They have memorial cer-emonies for people who have been in the group a number of years, they meet most months out of the year and they send sympathy cards to people who are in the hospital or going through a tough time.

When a group member dies they donate $25 to

the church of the descen-dant’s choice.

“As a group we can make things happen,” Di-ana said.

Each year they try to recruit more retired per-sonnel by staying up to date on the people who are retiring.

“Many times people ask ‘is it worth my time,’” Don said. “Come and find out if it is worth your time.”

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A ferocious seventh-inning rally came up short Monday for Allen Community Col-lege’s softball team.

The Red Devils trailed 7-0 headed into the bottom of the seventh, when the first three batters of the inning reached base. Kaitlin Rash singled and came around to score on a pair of Johnson County errors. Mary Reilly also reached on an error and Lauren Poertner singled, all with one out. Mae-cy Charleston’s subsequent three-run home run pulled the Red Devils to within 7-4 before Johnson County hurler Zoe Price slammed the door on the final two ACC batters, both with strikeouts.

“It was nice to see the girls keep fighting until the end, but we can’t wait until the last inning to put together hits like that,” Allen coach Jamie Amerine said. “We hit the ball well, but it was too late.”

There was no such drama in the second game. Johnson

County scored five runs in the top of the first and rolled to an 11-3 win.

The losses drop Allen to 5-19 in Jayhawk Conference play and 5-28 overall.

The Red Devils are hosting

Fort Scott this afternoon and will travel to Cottey College in Nevada, Mo., Thursday.

THE CAVALIERS strung

ACC comeback falls short

Register/Steven SchwartzAllen Community College’s Paige Rothwell, left, applies the tag to Johnson County’s Emily Yoder, but not before Yoder slides in safely in the Cavaliers’ 7-4 victory.

Register/Richard LukenEli Works of Johnson Cattle Company, left, attempts to deliver a shot past Tyler Lively of the Cutting Edge in Iola soccer league action Saturday.

Register/Richard LukenHumboldt High’s Briana Yokum delivers a single in the Lady Cubs’ 9-7 win over Erie in junior varsity softball ac-tion Monday.

UNIONTOWN — Marmaton Valley High continued its win-ning ways on the baseball dia-mond Monday, even after an extended layoff.

Playing for the first time in 12 days, the Wildcats re-mained undefeated, defeating Uniontown 9-0 and 14-10.

The Wildcats are scheduled to return to action Thursday at St. Paul.

Jimmy Frye was the cata-lyst in the opener, shutting out Uniontown on one hit with 10 strikeouts.

“Jimmy pitched a great game, and we made some plays in the field for him,” Wildcat coach Derek Scharff said. “He walked a few people, and hit a couple of batters, but worked through it.”

The Wildcats had several stars at the plate as well, most notably Frye, who went 3-for-3 with two doubles, two walks, two runs and an RBI.

Rhyan Smith went 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs. Jake Kress also pounded out two singles.

Others contributing were Sage Hall with a single and run; Cole Becker, with a sin-gle and run; Chris Bowman, a single, two walks, two runs and an RBI; Austin Deer, with a triple, run and two RBIs; and Gage Adams, with a single, walk and RBI.

“Both teams struggled throwing strikes,” Scharff said, adding both pitchers likely got away with mistakes due to the cold weather.

“We hit the ball well at the

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s junior varsity squad overcame a 5-1 deficit to de-feat Erie in the first game of a doubleheader Monday to win 12-6.

The Lady Cubs’ comeback in the nightcap fell, just short. Humboldt closed a 9-1

deficit to 9-7 but could not score again.

Bri Ames pitched both games for Humboldt. She surrendered seven hits and four walks in the opener with 10 strikeouts. She gave

Humboldt JV splits

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Saturday5-year-old-Kindergarten LeagueA&W 7, MAE Resources 1. Blake

Ellis had five goals while Kale God-frey chipped in two goals for A&W. Shelby Womelsdorf put one goal in the back of the net for MAE Re-sources.

A&W 3, H&R Block 2. Blake El-lis led A&W with three goals. Roper Curry and Ryun Cole each had a goal for H&R Block.

Cutting Edge Graphics 2, The Crux 0. Colden Cook and Cody White had one goal apiece for Cut-ting Edge Graphics.

Modern Copy Systems 1,

Brigg’s Welding 0. Jaryt Hess put one in the back of the net for Modern Copy Systems.

The Crux 1, MAE Resources 0. Isaac Hopkins had the only goal of the game for The Crux.

Johnson Law Office 1, A&B Cleaning 1. Tre Wilson scored once for Johnson Law Office. Scoring the only goal for A&B Cleaning was Alex Smail.

Modern Copy Systems 1, A&B Cleaning. Gracie Dillow had the only goal of the game for Modern Copy Systems.

Iola soccer league results

Plenty of action is in store on area baseball and softball diamonds Friday, particu-larly for Iola, Humboldt and Yates Center high schools.

Humboldt is the site of the Walter Johnson Baseball Tournament. In addition to Humboldt and Iola, Yates Center and Neodesha are scheduled to take part.

The Cubs host Yates Center at 10 a.m. Friday at Walter Johnson Field. Iola takes on Neodesha at about noon.

The losers of the two pre-liminary games will play at about 2:45 p.m. for third place. The winners are expected to face off at about 5 o’clock for

the championship.

THE ANNUAL Lindsey Friederich Memorial Softball Tournament will be at Yates Center’s sports complex.

Yates Center hosts Iola at noon in the opening game, followed by Humboldt and Neodesha at about 2 o’clock.

Just like in the baseball tournament, the losers of the first two games will play for third place, followed by the championship game.

All game times — aside from the openers — are ap-proximate. Each subsequent game will begin 30 minutes after the previous one is completed.

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WildcatssweepUniontown

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Tournaments ahead

INDEPENDENCE — The Iola Soccer club, a 14-and-un-der traveling team, opened its season in fine fashion April 7, by defeating two-time defending SEK League champion Independence, 2-1.

Zane Beasley and Jack Eyster scored goals for Iola. Beasley also had an assist. Zack Kress had six saves on seven shots.

Iola continued its roll Sun-day with a 9-0 win at Cha-

nute White. Ryan Eyster, Bret Plumlee, Braden Plum-lee, Nolan Jones, Jacobee Burtnett and Jeremy Walden scored once each, while Zane Beasley scored twice. Iola also was credited with a team goal.

Zane Beasley, Braden Plumlee and Mason Snavely had assists, while Iola al-lowed no shots on goal.

Iola Soccer Club rolls

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UNIONTOWN — Highlights were few and far between for Marmaton Valley High’s softball team Monday in their dou-bleheader opener.

Host Uniontown rolled to a 15-0 win in three innings in the first game, despite col-lecting one hit on Wild-cat starter MaRyiah Cavender. Cavender was victimized by 10 walks. She struck out two.

The Wildcats failed to get a hit in three in-nings.

The second game was more competitive, Wildcat coach Brenda Mills said, but Marma-ton Valley still found itself on the short end of a 10-1 setback.

“The score wasn’t indicative of how well we played the second game,” Mills said. “We

had some good hits, but we couldn’t string them together.”

Tabitha Ford had two singles and a dou-ble and Kaitlin Ens-minger had a single.

But the Wildcats didn’t score until Ka-cie Shadden pounded a sixth-inning home run.

“She really got a hold of that one,” Mills said.

Makenzie Harrison pitched, giving up five hits.

Mills pointed to sev-eral positive plays on defense for the Wild-cats.

Ashlynn Pinker-ton made several nice plays in left field, Mills said, while Cavender and Ford each gunned down Uniontown run-ners trying to score.

The Wildcats travel to St. Paul Thursday.

1st-2nd Grade LeagueApril 9

Herff Jones 2, Superior Products 0. Jack White and Keynan Stahl had one goal each for Herff Jones.

Microtronics 2, Johnson Cattle Company 2. Jeremy Adair and Drayden Reiter had one goal apiece for Microtron-ics. Jamon Beck and Maddox Johnson scored one goal apiece for Johnson Cattle Company.

SaturdayGates Corporation 5, TJ’s

Towing 1. Holden Barker led the way with three goals and Aysha Houk and Jakoby Wilson each had a goal for Gates Cor-poration. Will Talkington had the only goal for TJ’s Towing.

Superior Products 2, TJ’s Towing 3. Caiden Cloud and Jessica Aronis scored one goal each for Superior Products. Scoring one goal apiece for TJ’s Towing was Carter Hutton, Titus Jones and Briggs Michael.

Johnson Cattle Company 3, Cutting Edge Graphics 0.

Finding the back of the net for Johnson Cattle Company were Jamon Beck, Trey Sommer and Eli Works.

Herff Jones 6, Iola Vision Source 1. Brennen Nuessen and Josh Perez had two goals while Evan Kent, Jack White and Keynan Stahl each scored a goal for Herff Jones. Charles Rogers scored for Iola Vision Source.

Adams Agency 4, Supe-rior Products 0. Eli Adams and Brandon McKarnin scored two goals each for Adams Agency.

Ulrich Furniture 3, Micro-tronics 2. Sage Shaughnessy had two goals and Ben Kerr chipped in with the other goal for Ulrich Furniture. Jeremy Adair and Drayden Reiter each scored a goal for Microtronics.

Microtronics 2, Gates Cor-poration 0. Jaydon Morrison and Jeremy Adair each had a goal for Microtronics.

Herff Jones 3, Lil Buck-wheat Ent. Inc. 0. Keynan Stahl had two goals and Zander Dick-erson chipped in one goal for

Herff Jones.Adams Agency 6, Iola Vi-

sion Source 0. Eli Adams led the way with four goals and Brandon McKarnin chipped in with two for Adams Agency.

3rd-5th Grade LeagueSonic Drive-In 3, Digital

Graphics 2. Scoring for Digital Graphics was Josh Kaufman and Pieter Venter with one goal each. Carter Wilson, Brett Willis and Drake DeLaTorre put one in the back of the net for Sonic.

Diebolt Lumber & Sup-ply 4, RiverTree Christian Church 0. Jack Adams led the way with three goals and Riley Jay chipped in the other goal for Diebolt Lumber.

Dairy Queen 4, Sonic Drive-In 1. Asher Sievers had two goals while Levi Meiwes and Karson McGraw helped out adding a goal apiece. Brett Wil-lis had the only goal for Sonic.

Dieboldt Lumber & Supply 13, Brigg’s Welding 1. Jack Adams found the back of the net five times while Riley Jay pitched in with three goals. Add-

ing one goal apiece was Royce Smith, Lexie Vega, Carlie Payne and William Jay.

Iola Transmission Shop 4, Brigg’s Welding 0. Hannah Gardner had two goals while Deacon Perkins and Sydni Ke-agle added a goal apiece.

Dairy Queen 4, Digital Graphics 1. Asher Sievers put two goals away as Levi Meiwes and Karson McGraw chipped in with one goal apiece for Dairy Queen. Pieter Venter had the only goal for Digital Graphics.

Iola Transmission Shop 1, RiverTree Christian Church 1. Deacon Perkins had the lone goal for Iola Transmission Shop. Tyler Boeken scored for River-Tree Christian Church

6th-8th Grade LeagueIola Elks Lodge 5, The

Family Physicians 2. Zane Beasley and Jeremy Waldman had two goals apiece and Chloe Gardner chipped in with one goal. Orion Nicholas and Gage Cleaver each put one in the back of the net for The Family Physicians.

Uniontowndowns Wildcats

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top of the lineup, but struggled at the bot-tom,” Scharff said. “We left a lot of people on base when we could have blown the game wide open. We hit the ball well overall, but didn’t get some timely hits with runners in scoring position.”

THE HIT parade continued in the sec-ond game, with every player in the lineup collecting either a hit, run or RBI.

Hall led the Wildcats with two singles and a double, a run and two RBIs. Kress went 2-for-2 with a double and three walks, three runs and two RBIs. Frye went 2-for-4 with a double, walk, run and two RBIs. Chris Bowman had two singles, a walk, two runs and an RBI.

“We did much bet-ter hitting the ball and finding a way to get on base,” Scharff said. “We walked several times and got some timely hits to clear the bases.”

The offensive attack backed up Becker, who threw a complete game while allowing six hits. He walked six and hit three batters with five

strikeouts.“Cole made it

through the whole game, but really strug-gled finding the strike zone,” Scharff said. “It seemed like he had to work hard every in-ning. We made some good plays in the field to help him get out of some jams when they were threatening to go up on us. We also didn’t make some rou-tine plays that led to four of their runs.”

Becker aided his own cause at the plate with a triple and run. Smith added two walks and a run, Adams had a hit in his only official at bat, reaching base four times on walks. He also scored twice and had an RBI. Levi Ramsey had a single and RBI as well.

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Jimmy Frye

The fun continued later in the day against Chanute Blue with a 4-0 win.

Zane Beasley had two goals and an as-sist. Collin Bedell and Kress scored one goal apiece. Parker Smith was credited with a save.

Iola opens play at home at 2 p.m. Sunday against Coffeyville at the Allen Community College soccer field. Admission is free.

Iola Soccer Club coaches Brek Ulrich and Jerad Larkey are eager to see a large crowd of supporters, they said.

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together 12 hits and five walks against Allen starter Audra Nelson in the opener. Johnson County led 2-0 after one inning, 3-0 after three and 5-0 after five.

Still Nelson battled, stranding 10 Johnson County runners in the game.

The Red Devils record-ed six hits, Charleston’s home run, a double by Bailey Burnett and sin-gles by Taylor Easum, Kaitlin Norris, Rash and Poertner.

CHARLESTON’S sec-ond home run of the day, a two-run, second-inning

shot, cut Allen’s deficit to 5-2. Johnson County responded with one in the third and four in the fourth to lead 10-2.

The big blow was a grand slam home run, which followed an Allen error, Amerine said.

“It’s the same story,” she said. “We have one or two errors that usual-ly wind up hurting us.”

Paige Rothwell and Burnett had back-to-back doubles in the bot-tom of the fourth for Al-len’s third run.

“It was nice to see Maecy come up big,” Amerine said. “She had been struggling a bit and was able to break out of her slump. Bailey Bur-

nett had a couple of nice hits for us as well.”

Rash started, giv-ing up seven hits and two walks in three in-nings. Nelson pitched two innings, giving up five hits and five runs,

only one of which was earned.

Rothwell had two hits, including a double. An-nie Gentry delivered a single, as did Norris.

up seven hits and five walks in the second game with four strike-outs.

First game offensive stars for Humboldt were Hannah Hulett, with two singles and three stolen bases; Cay-sha Adams with two singles and three stolen

bases; Megan Hudlin with a double and three stolen bases; Reghan Sigg, single, Chelsea Bailey, double; and Bri-ana Yokum, single and three stolen bases.

Delaney Umholtz had a double in the sec-ond game, as did Mor-gan Wilson. Sigg had a single.

MOUND CITY — Iola Middle School’s golf team contended with cool, windy conditions Monday at the Jayhawk-Linn Invitational.

Leading the way for the Ponies was Drake Sell, who carded a 59. He was followed by Jus-

tin Reeder, 68, Noah Westervelt, 69, Brandon Culp, 70, and Zeth De-Priest, 71.

Iola’s four-man total was 266.

The top individual boys score was recorded by Parsons’ Drew Fuen-tez with a 39. Chanute

took first as a team with a 176, followed by Pitts-burg, 195, and Jayhawk-Linn, 198.

On the girls’ side, Iola was led by Addie Prath-er, who took fifth over-all with a 68. She was followed by Mea DeLa Torre’s 70, and Emilee

Luedke, 72.Anderson County’s

Sydney Halloran carded a 51, the top individual girl’s score.

Iola is scheduled to play in Garnett Wednes-day and a junior varsity tournament in Chanute Thursday.

Iola Middle School golfers compete

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BURLINGTON — The theme for the day was “near misses” for Mar-maton Valley High’s track team Monday.

“We had a lot of close calls on medals,” Wild-cat assistant coach Scott Brady said. “We just need to work a little on form and having that hunger to kick it in and win at the end. Hopefully, one of these days we will get to see what we can do on a warm day.”

Temperatures at Mon-day’s Gene Farrow Track Meet, hosted by Waverly High, were in the 40s and 50s with a strong north breeze.

Brady noted Marma-ton Valley took only a

handful of kids to Burl-ington.

The Wildcats were led by Carlos Gonzales, who took fourth in the 200-me-ter dash in 24.65 seconds.

Gonzales also jumped 35 feet, 8 inches in the triple jump, failing to qualify for the finals.

“It just wasn’t his day to jump,” Brady said. “If he would have hit his normal distance, he would have finished in the top five.”

Gonzales also nar-rowly missed medaling in the 300-meter hurdles, taking seventh with a time of 47.76 seconds.

The top six finishers earn a medal.

Chance Stevenson nar-

rowly missed a medal in the 1600-meter run, finishing seventh with a time of 5 minutes, 33.16 seconds. He finished ninth in the 300 hurdles at 49.84 seconds. His long jump of 17’1” did not qualify for finals.

Garrett Booth was a fraction of a second from qualifying for finals in three sprints, but came up empty in all three attempts. He ran the 100-meter dash in 12.57 seconds, the 200-meter dash in 25.2 seconds and the 400-meter dash in 61.37 seconds.

Wyatt Bolinger ran the 400 in 61.99, the 800-me-ter run in 2:27.26 and finished with a top leap

of 16’2 1/2” in the long jump.

Marcus Miller took 11th in the 1600 at 5:46.32. He ran the 100 in 13 sec-onds flat and the 200 in 26.7 seconds.

Gonzales, Booth, Ste-venson and Bolinger teamed in the 4x100-meter relay, finishing in 50.18 seconds, good for seventh.

“That was not our nor-mal team, so handoffs were a little off,” Brady said.

Monday’s meet fea-tured an abundance of talent from across the re-gion, Brady said.

“Almost every event had at least 25 to 30 kids in it,” he said.

PITTSBURG — Hum-boldt High’s track team ventured to Pittsburg Friday for the Pitt State Relays, one of the most highly competitive track meets in the southeast Kansas this year.

Leading the way for the Cubs was Tanner McNutt, who took sec-ond place in the 400-me-ter dash at 50.08 seconds, fifth in the 100-meter dash at 11.35 seconds and tied for ninth in the high jump, clearing 5 feet, 9

inches.Sam Aguirre, mean-

while, took fourth in the 110-meter hurdles at 16.21 seconds, seventh in the 300-meter hurdles at 43.1 seconds and fifth in the 100-meter dash at 11.35 seconds.

Others competing for Humboldt were Hayden Boring, 24th in the 200-meter steeple chase at 9 minutes, 38.46 sec-onds; Ethan Bartlett and Nick Keazer, 24th and 28th in the 400 at 54.85

and 55.67 seconds, re-spectively; Bryce Isaac, 39th in the 200-meter dash at 25.70 seconds; and Andrew Keazer, 44th in the 800-meter run at 2:15.7.

Bartlett, Andrew Ke-azer, Isaac and Nick Ke-azer teamed to finish 21st in the 4x800-meter relay at 9:22.32. Boring, Nick Keazer, Bartlett and Aguirre finished 15th in the 4x200-meter relay at 1:39.61. Boring, Nick Keazer, Bartlett and Mc-

Nutt ran the 4x400-meter relay in 3:44.9.

On the girls’ side, Sheri Middleton fin-ished 23rd in the 400 at 67.23 seconds and 34th in the 200 at 30.8 seconds.

In a related matter, an article in Saturday’s Register incorrectly re-ported the 800-meter re-sults at last week’s Yates Center Invitational.

Andrew Keazer, not Nick, finished second in the 800, not third.

We regret the error.

Humboldt thinclads head to PSU

Medals elude Wildcat track athletes

OSWEGO — Marma-ton Valley High’s golf team got in a round of golf amid windy, cool and occasion-ally stormy conditions Monday at the Oswego Invitational.

Leading the way for the Wildcats was Lane Hamm, who tied for 23rd with a 98. Joe Jef-

feris carded a 107, good for 33rd. Mike Swift tied for 37th with a score of 111.

A junior varsity tournament is sched-uled for today at Pleas-anton.

The varsity squad returns to action next Monday at Mound City.

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ARROWOOD LANE AND TARA GARDENS are current-ly seeking to fill a full time position in the Maintenance Department. Must have prior experience and enjoy working with the elderly. Please apply in person at Arrowood Lane, 615 E. Franklin, Humboldt.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUN-SELOR. Substance Abuse Center of Kansas is seek-ing to fill FT/PT position in SE Kansas. Successful ap-plicants will possess exten-sive knowledge and exper-tise in the area of substance abuse, pharmacology, client placement criteria, case man-agement and community re-sources. Minimum qualifica-tions include Associate degree (Bachelor’s degree preferred), and licensure by BSRB (LAC). Must be proficient in the use of computer applications. This position requires travel, valid driver’s license and reliable transportation. Send resume to: Substance Abuse Center of Kansas, 731 N. Water, Suite #2, Wichita, KS 67203, [email protected]

ARROWOOD LANE RESI-DENTIAL CARE in Humboldt and Tara Gardens in Iola are looking for a creative and en-thusiastic individual to lead our resident activities pro-gram. Lead social activities for our residents and help plan an active calendar for them includ-ing crafts, exercise, parties, music, etc. Apply at Arrowood Lane, 615 E. Franklin, Hum-boldt, KS 66748

PART-TIME BACK UP DELIV-ERY PERSON, to be avail-able on call, must have Class A CDL license. Fill out appli-cation online at www.diebolt-lumber.com or send resume to Diebolt Lumber, 2661 Nebras-ka Rd., LaHarpe, KS 66751 1-888-444-4346

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Help Wanted IT SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR: Chanute bank is looking for an experienced IT System Ad-ministrator. Will be responsible for installing, supporting, and maintaining servers and net-work. Assist IT support staff re-garding PC, hardware/software, and network issues. Prefer ex-perience with Windows Server 2003, 2008 and VMware. Must be able to lift at least 50 lbs. We offer competitive salary, bene-fits that include 401(k), Medical, Dental, Life, Disability, Vision and Cancer insurance. Mail resumes to: PO Box 628, Cha-nute, KS 66720.

DRIVER/SERVICE person needed for manufacturer of concrete burial vaults. Make deliveries and set up services at cemeteries. Must have valid driver’s license with two or fewer points and ability to be insured by company. Along with a good MVR, must be able to obtain medical card. Ability to perform physical labor and comfortable dealing with clients. Full-time position. Job is based in Iola. Please apply in person at: D of K Vaults, 304 Portland, Iola, KS, Monday-Friday from 7a.m.-4p.m.

FULL-TIME AFTERNOON/EVENING CUSTODIAL & MAINTENANCE STAFF posi-tion open at Allen Community College. Daily cleaning and light maintenance duties. Must be available some weekends on a rotational basis. Experience preferred. Competitive salary and excellent benefit package. Submit a letter of interest, re-sume and contact information for three references to: Person-nel Office, Allen Community College, 1801 N. Cottonwood, Iola, KS 66749. ACC is an Af-firmative Action/Equal Opportu-nity Employer.

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Fountain Villa 2620 N. Kentucky • Iola

For Sale: $ 57,870.00

Owner: Edward F. Zeigler 708 Mulberry St., Humboldt, KS

(620) 473-3308 or [email protected] Size: 978 square feet; 2 bedroom, 1 bath Totally remodeled prior to 2006 purchase

Huge kitchen with lots of custom built wood & glass cabinetry with 2 built in Lazy Susan’s; spring loaded elevated appliance shelves, etc. Ceiling fans with lights. Anderson double-pane rollout windows in the kitchen with double-pane windows throughout main house. Central heat & air (Carrier combination Gas Heating/ Electric Cooling unit) Metal carport (12x20, steel staked) complete with installed perforated drainage pipe and RR ties front bumper. All new plumbing under the house, plus all new faucets in bathroom and kitchen sink. Installed by Nickell Plumbing. Installed new 3/4 horsepower garbage disposal and checked all electrical outlets and wiring. Listed furnishings remain with the house: Electric range, refrigerator, microwave & vent fan, GE dishwasher, washing machine, dryer, curtains, drapes, venetian blinds, installed fire alarms.

SEK-CAP Weatherization performed 1-3-09. SEK-CAP spent approximately $2,700 on the weatherization. House Insurance: State Farm - Terry Sparks (Roof rated as NEW)

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By NASSER KARIMIAssociated Press

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A major earthquake de-scribed as the strongest to hit Iran in more than half a century flatted homes and offices today near Iran’s border with Pakistan, killing at least 40 people in the sparsely populated region and swaying buildings as far away as New Delhi and the skyscrapers in Dubai and Bahrain.

Iran’s state-run Press TV said at least 40 people were killed, but gave no other immediate details on the extent of dam-age or casualties. Iran’s Red Crescent said it was facing a “complicated emergency situation” in the area with villages scattered over desolate hills and valleys.

Iran’s semiofficial ISNA news agency and others described the quake, measured at least magnitude 7.7, as the strongest quake in more than 50 years.

It also was the second deadly quake to hit Iran in less than a week after a magnitude 6.1 temblor struck near Bushehr, on Iran’s Persian Gulf coast, killing at least 37 people and raising calls for greater internation-al safety inspectors at Iran’s lone nuclear reac-tor nearby.

Iran’s state TV said the quake was centered near Saravan, about 48 kilometers (26 miles) from the Pakistani bor-der. A previous report

citing the country’s seismological center placed the strength at magnitude 7.5, but it was apparently revised upward. The U.S. Geo-logical Survey put the preliminary magnitude at 7.8 and at a depth of 15.2 kilometers (nine miles).

The quake was felt over a vast area from New Delhi to Gulf cit-ies that have some of the world’s tallest sky-scrapers, including the record 828-meter (2,717 -foot) Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Officials ordered temporary evacuations from some high-rises as a precaution.

A resident in the quake zone, Ma-nouchehr Karimi, told The Associated Press by phone that “the quake period was long” and occurred “when many people were at home to take a midday nap.”

Pakistani news chan-nels showed buildings shaking in the southern city of Karachi, where people in panic came out from offices and homes. There was no immediate word on any damage and people were seen standing outside their homes and offices even minutes after the quack rattled various parts of the country.

In 2003, some 26,000 people were killed by a magnitude 6.6 quake that flattened the histor-ic southeastern Iranian city of Bam.

Major earthquake strikes Iran, kills 40

By ALAN FRAMAssociated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican opposi-tion is growing to a bi-partisan Senate plan for expanding background checks for firearms buy-ers, enough to put the proposal’s fate in jeopar-dy. But the measure may change as both sides compete for support in one of the pivotal fights in the battle over curb-ing guns.

The Senate was con-tinuing debate today on a wide-ranging gun con-trol bill, with the focus on a background check compromise struck last week between Sens. Pat-rick Toomey, R-Pa., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. Manchin said the vote on that amendment was likely to be delayed from midweek to late in the week, a move that would give both sides more time to win over sup-porters.

President Barack Obama, in an interview with NBC’s “Today” show, urged lawmakers to pay attention to public support for expanding background checks and remember the slayings of 26 schoolchildren and staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

“The notion that Con-gress would defy the overwhelming instinct of the American peo-ple after what we saw happen in Newtown, I

think is unimaginable,” Obama said in the in-terview, aired today. He said it’s a given that the vote is politically diffi-cult for some lawmakers “because the gun lobby is paying attention and has shown no willing-ness to budge.”

“I think we’ve got a good chance of seeing it pass if members of Con-gress are listening to the American people,” Obama said.

Underscoring the bargaining under-way, the two sponsors seemed willing to con-sider a change to their deal that would exempt gun buyers from back-ground checks if they live hundreds of miles from licensed firearms dealers, one Senate aide said.

The change might help win support from senators from Alaska and perhaps North Da-kota, said the aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions were pri-vate.

As lobbying esca-lated, wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and husband Mark Kelly, a retired as-tronaut, were planning a news conference to-day with Manchin and Toomey, said a Senate aide speaking on con-dition of anonymity to describe an event not publicly announced.

Background checks center of gun debate

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS

JPMorgan Chase Bank, Na-tional Association sbm to

Chase Home Finance LLC,Plaintiff, vs.

Case No. 09CV94Div. No.

K.S.A. 60Mortgage Foreclosure

Jerry Steele, Mary Roe unknown spouse

if any Christina Steele aka Chris-

tina D. Harvey aka Christina D. Clover aka Christina D. Volk

John Doe unknown spouse if any

State of Kansas Social & Rehabilitation Service nka Kan-sas Department of Children and Families,

Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE

Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the Clerk of the District Court of ALLEN County, Kansas, to me the undersigned Sheriff of ALLEN County, Kansas, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the high-est bidder for cash in hand at the main lobby of the AL-LEN County Courthouse at Iola, Kansas, at 10:00AM on April 24, 2013, the following real estate:

The tract of land is de-scribed as: The West 462.00 feet of the North 187.50 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section Fifteen (15), Town-ship Twenty-Six (26) South, Range Eighteen (18) East, Allen County, Kansas.

more specifically de-scribed as 373 NE 1200th Street, Humboldt, KS 66748

to satisfy the judgment in the above-entitled case. The sale is to be made without appraisement and subject

to the redemption period as provided by law, and further subject to the approval of the Court.

Sheriff of ALLEN County, Kansas

PREPARED AND SUB-MITTED BY:

SINGER TARPLEY & JONES, P.A.

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Linda S. Tarpley #22357Kenneth C. Jones

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Public notice

Dear Tom and Ray: There once was a black plastic thingamajig hanging under the front end of our Mer-cury Grand Marquis, right behind the front bumper. We could al-most always hear it scrape against con-crete parking blocks in parking lots. Re-cently, it was partially torn away by a park-ing block. Einstein, aka my husband, who knows nothing about cars except how to put gas in the tank and air in the tires, tore away the rest of it. He claims that it is not needed and that we will get bet-ter gas mileage with-out it. I say that the automotive engineers probably put it there for a reason and that it should be replaced. What say you? Do you know what that thing-amajig is and why it was there, and is it OK to leave it off ? Oh, and does your brother agree with your re-sponse? — Betty

RAY: I’m afraid old Einstein is half right, Betty. Maybe he would have come up with “e = mc + 3” or something. He’s close.

TOM: What broke off is an air deflector. It’s a cheap, plastic

device that directs air underneath the car in order to improve mile-age.

RAY: So he’s wrong about getting better mileage without it (al-though maybe you’ll get better mileage than with it hanging halfway off !). But he’s right that you don’t re-ally need the thing.

TOM: A primary principle of aerody-namics is “the smooth-er, the better.” You want to reduce air turbulence. In terms

of shapes that do that, think of an airplane, or a bullet. Because when air passes over something smoothly, it creates less drag than if it is interrupted by baffles and edges.

RAY: Since there are some hard edges and odd-shaped parts un-der the bumper and at the front of the lower engine compartment, the manufacturer cov-ered them up with a cheap piece of plastic, to send the air under the car instead of right into that stuff.

TOM: Does it make a big difference in your mileage? No. It’s only a factor at higher speeds. But manufac-turers work in frac-tions of a mile per gallon, knowing that they all add up. So to them, it was worth the small cost. Or maybe it was worth the cost for all the money they’ll make later on replace-ment air deflectors!

RAY: But is it worth it to you? Probably not.

Because this wind de-flector is ... what’s the nice way to put this? Cheap junk. And be-cause it’s in the direct line of fire of concrete parking blocks, it’s very common for it to break or fall off. Lots of our customers just ask us to tear it all off rather than have to lis-ten to it scraping along the ground.

TOM: Driving with-out it won’t do any harm. Unless it re-sults in Einstein’s confidence swelling to the point where he at-tempts to repair some-thing with electric-ity running through it, and hurts himself. Good luck, Betty.

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be costly! Save money by ordering Tom and Ray’s pamphlet “Ten Ways You May Be Ru-ining Your Car With-out Even Knowing It!” Send $4.75 (check or money order) to Ruin, P.O. Box 536475, Orlan-do, FL 32853-6475.

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A view of the unique glass structure of the building called “La Pointe” is seen on the north end of the Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend on Veterans Avenue, March 27.

Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/MCT

A bluebird day

SALINA, Kan. (AP) — A general surgeon from north-central Kansas had just finished the Boston Marathon on Monday when he found himself pressed into service treating people injured in the explo-sions that detonated near the finish line.

Dr. Chris Rupe, who lives in Salina, estimat-ed he was about 10 yards from where the first ex-plosion went off about 30 seconds after he fin-ished the race in a time of 4 hours, 4 minutes, 23 seconds, The Salina Journal reported.

Believing the sound came from a building or grandstand collapsing, Rupe hurried to see if he could help.

“Then I heard the second blast and ran the other way for a little bit, but then ran back to help some of the injured,” he told the newspaper.

From there, officials directed him to a medi-cal tent where physi-cians usually help run-ners with problems such as dehydration or exhaustion.

“Doctors are doctors, but I think they were

glad to have someone who knows about treat-ing wounds,” Rupe said.

He spent about an hour in the tent, mainly treating people with in-juries to their extremi-ties. After that, most of the injured had been

taken to hospitals.“I’d just run 26

miles; I was starting to

get tired,” Rupe said. “There were a lot of great people who were there — there are a lot of good people in the world.”

His wife — Dr. Abbey Rupe, a Salina pedia-trician — finished the marathon about a half-hour before her hus-band and was already returning to their hotel when she heard a blast about a block from the marathon route.

“I heard one explo-sion, and no one knew what was happening,” Abbey Rupe told The Journal. “I kept walk-ing, and then there was a second boom, and peo-ple were running away — I ran with everyone else for about half a block.”

Chris Rupe borrowed a cellphone from anoth-er doctor in the tent to message his wife that he was OK and helping the injured.

Kan. surgeon treats injured runners in Boston

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