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TTHURSDAYHURSDAY, A, APRILPRIL 9, 20099, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) _ A seethingfederal judge dismissed the corruptionconviction of former Alaska Sen. TedStevens on Tuesday and took the rareand serious step of ordering a criminalinvestigation into prosecutors who poi-soned the case.

``In nearly 25 years on the bench, I’venever seen anything approaching themishandling and misconduct that I’veseen in this case,’‘ U.S. District JudgeEmmet Sullivan said.

Sullivan appointed a special prosecu-tor to investigate Justice Departmentlawyers who repeatedly withheld evi-dence from defense attorneys and thejudge during the monthlong trial.Stevens was convicted in October oflying on Senate forms about home reno-vations and gifts he received fromwealthy friends.

The case cost Stevens, 85, a Senateseat he had held for 40 years. Once theSenate’s longest-serving Republican, henarrowly lost to Democrat Mark Begichsoon after the verdict.

Now, the case could prove career-end-ing for prosecutors in the JusticeDepartment’s public corruption unit.

After Sullivan dismissed the case,Stevens turned to his friends and held upa fist in victory as his wife and daughtersbroke into loud sobs.

``Until recently, my faith in the crimi-nal system, particularly the judicial sys-tem, was unwavering,’‘ Stevens told thecourt Tuesday, his first public commentssince Attorney General Eric Holderannounced he would drop the case. ``Butwhat some members of the prosecutionteam did nearly destroyed my faith.Their conduct had consequences for me

that they will never realize and can neverbe reversed.’‘

The unraveling of the case overshad-owed the facts of a trial in which Stevenswas shown to have accepted thousandsof dollars in undisclosed gifts.

Sullivan appointed Washington attor-ney Henry Schuelke to investigate con-tempt and obstruction by the JusticeDepartment team. Schuelke is a former

prosecutor and veteran defense attorneywho oversaw a Senate Ethics Committeeinvestigation into influence-peddlingallegations against former New YorkSen. Alfonse D’Amato in 1989.

Sullivan said the misconduct was tooserious to be left to an internal investiga-tion by the Justice Department, which hesaid dragged its feet before investigating.He criticized former Attorney General

Michael Mukasey for not responding tocomplaints: ``Shocking, but not surpris-ing,’‘ Sullivan said.

He worried aloud about how oftenprosecutors withhold evidence, fromGuantanamo Bay terrorism cases to pub-lic corruption trials. He called on Holderto retrain all prosecutors in the depart-ment.

Stevens Case: Lawyers Face Criminal Probe

Kansas Lieutenant GovernorMark Parkinson will be the guestspeaker at the April 13 meeting ofthe Riley County Democratic Party.

The announcement was madetoday by party chairperson KathrynFocke.

Parkinson was elected LieutenantGovernor in 2006 as the runningmate of Governor KathleenSebelius. Parkinson’s name hasrecently been more prominent instate political discussions since he isslated to become Governor ifSebelius is confirmed as Health andHuman Services Secretary by theU.S. Senate, which failed to reachconsensus on Sebelius’ confirmationlast week before beginning a two-week Congressional Easter recess.

“This may very well be oneof Mr. Parkinson’s last appearancesas Lieutenant Governor before hebecomes the state’s 45th governor,”said Focke. “We are honored tohave him speak here in Manhattan.”

Parkinson, who is the for-mer Kansas Republican Party chair-man, left the GOP in 2006 to serve asSebelius’ running mate when then-Lieutenant Governor John Mooreannounced his retirement.

Parkinson entered politics in1990, when he was elected to theKansas House of Representatives.He was then elected to the KansasSenate in 1992, where he served oneterm before becoming state GOPchairman in 1999.

“Lieutenant Governor Parkinsonhas an incredible record of workingwith Democrats and Republicans onimportant issues that Kansans mostcare about,” said Focke. “He is abusinessman who has worked hardfor economic development, and hehas been an advocate for Kansasschools, health care and other topicsthat are important to the Kansaseconomy.”

The Democrats will meet thismonth at the Blue Hills Room, locat-ed in the Blue Hills Shopping Centerat the corner of Kimball and TuttleCreek Boulevard. Focke said a buf-fet will be served for $15 per person.

The Blue Hills Room will open at6:00, and the meal will begin at 6:30.Parkinson’s address will be at 7:00p.m.

Advanced reservations arerequired and must be made by 5:00Friday afternoon with party treasurerKatha Hurt at 776-1075.

Parkinson Here April 13

The Fifth Annual PoetryRecitation Festival, in honor of EnidStover, will be held Saturday, April25, from 2:00 – 4:00 in the RoseGarden of the Manhattan City Park.Everyone is invited to share theirfavorite poems from memory andlisten to others recite theirs. Theevent is free and people of all agesare invited.

Light refreshments will be servedand there will be certificates for allparticipants. There will also be a giftdrawing. Bring a lawn chair or blan-ket. In case of rain, the event willheld in the auditorium of theManhattan Public Library. For fur-ther information, contact MarthaSeaton at 537-0936.

Fifth Annual Poetry Festival

By The Associated PressBiographical sketches of six federal

prosecutors under investigation for mis-handling the trial of former Sen. TedStevens.

BRENDA MORRIS: A longtime pros-ecutor with the Justice Department’sPublic Integrity Section, Morris nowserves as its principal deputy. She helpedsupervise the investigation into dis-graced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and hasprosecuted corruption cases around thecountry. She teaches corruption investi-gations within the Justice Departmentand is a professor at Georgetown LawSchool. A graduate of HowardUniversity law school, she served as thelead attorney in the Stevens trial, givingthe government’s opening statement andcross-examining Stevens.

NICHOLAS MARSH: One of twoPublic Integrity trial attorneys on thecase, Marsh handled much of the court-room work during the trials of Alaskalawmakers caught up in the scandal. Hehas been part of numerous other publiccorruption investigations, including a

scheme in Mississippi to defraud a $400million fen-phen settlement fund. AnFBI whistleblower accused Marsh ofintentionally withholding evidence fromStevens and sending a witness back toAlaska during trial to prevent potentiallydamaging testimony. The prosecutionteam denies those accusations.

JOSEPH BOTTINI: An assistant U.S.attorney in Alaska, Bottini was a key fig-ure in the Stevens case. He questionedthe government’s star witness, Bill Allen,and delivered the second half of the gov-ernment’s closing argument. Much ofAllen’s testimony had been discredited.The contempt investigation will lookinto whether prosecutors knew there wasevidence of inconsistencies in Allen’sstatements but concealed it. Bottini grad-uated from California Western School ofLaw.

WILLIAM WELCH: The chief of thePublic Integrity section, Welch super-vised the Stevens case but did not partic-ipate in the trial. He has supervised everymajor public corruption case brought bythe department in the last several years.

Biographical Sketches Of Lawyers

Join the The Bart Plasterson Gang,professional re-enactors, on theCentral Branch Rails for a rootin’,tootin’ ride to the cowboys’ town of“Somewhere” west of Waterville.Witness a cowboy shootout and funon the rails on Victorian Day inWaterville on Saturday, April 25thfrom 10:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m. Sunday,April 26th, join the gang for a church

service out at “Somewhere”. Meet atthe Waterville caboose at 9:45 a.m.or if inclement weather, the servicewill be in the Waterville OperaHouse. Rides to “Somewhere”resume after the service.

Tickets for the ride will be sold atthe Waterville caboose: adults $5.00and children $3.00. Call for informa-

Shootout At Waterville

Voter Reject Phillips, Hatesohl - ElectSherow, Pepperd, Morris-Hardeman

By Jon A. BrakeManhattan voters rejected the re-

election bids of Mayor Hatesohland Commissioner Tom Phillips.Commissioner Jim Sherow wonre-election with the largest num-bere of votes - 2,756 or 18.07%.New to the Commission will beLoren Pepperd a long timeManhattan Real Estate agent.Coming back to the Commissionwill be Jayme Morris-Hardeman.Hardeman was on the Commissionbut tied with Sherow in the lastelection and lost on a flip of thecoin.

Here are the results for all ofRiley County:

Riley County 2009City/School General Elect

VOTES PERCENTPRECINCTS COUNTED 58 REGISTERED VOTERS -

TOTAL . . . . . 33,546BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL

. . . . . . . 6,496BALLOTS CAST -

LEONARDVILLE CITY. . . 52BALLOTS CAST - MANHAT-

TAN CITY . . . . 5,640BALLOTS CAST - OGDEN

CITY . . . . . 199BALLOTS CAST - RAN-

DOLPH CITY . . . . 26BALLOTS CAST - RILEY

CITY . . . . . 95VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL .

. . . . . 19.36%

Manhattan City CommissionersDavid D. Cook . . . 281 1.84%Mark J. Hatesohl 2,003 13.13Jayme Morris-Hardeman

2,316 15.19Debbie Nuss 2,194 14.39Loren J. Pepperd 2,398 15.72Tom Phillips 2,294 15.04James E. Sherow 2,756 18.07Vincent Tracey 972 6.37WRITE-IN 36 .24

Leonardville City MayorMike Johnson 34 70.83%WRITE-IN 14 29.17

Leonardville City CouncilVote for 3

Alicia Scofield 42 39.62%Larry H. Wendland. 33 31.13WRITE-IN 31 29.25

Ogden City MayorJimmy Bond 102 52.04%Kevin P. Cheney 1 .51Roger D. Graham 52 26.53Wayne W. Henson 41 20.92WRITE-IN 0

Ogden City CouncilVote for 5

Kenneth W. Carroll 125 17.81%Sharon S. Conger 113 16.10Aaron Crummel 94 13.39Robert R. Pence 126 17.95Kevin Valvo 80 11.40WRITE-IN 164 23.36

Randolph City MayorVote for 1

Carl Friedrich. 24 96.00%WRITE-IN 1 4.00

Randolph City CouncilVote for 5

Donna G. Baer 18 19.57%Bruce L. Zimmer 20 21.74WRITE-IN 54 58.70

Riley City CouncilVote for 3

Dale Flohr 30 13.33%Garett C. M. Gabriel 54 24.00Natalie Hirons 34 15.11Marion J. Schrol 52 23.11David Shover 51 22.67WRITE-IN 4 1.78

USD 378 Position 4Vote for 1

Mike Pachta 235 97.51%WRITE-IN 6 2.49

USD 378 Position 5Vote for 1

Steve Reed 238 95.97%WRITE-IN 10 4.03

USD 378 Position 6Vote for 1

Daniel L. Strom 250 98.43%WRITE-IN 4 1.57

USD 383 School Board MemberVote for 3

Doug S. Messer 4,021 32.44%Pete Paukstelis 3,967 32.00Walter Pesaresi 4,286 34.58WRITE-IN 122 .98

USD 384 DISTRICT 1 POSITION 4

Vote for 1Sara Groves-Mathis 0Angie Pfizenmaier. 24 96.00WRITE-IN 1 4.00

USD 384 DISTRICT 2 POSITION 5

Vote for 1Bruce Kaump 42 93.33%WRITE-IN 3 6.67

USD 384 DISTRICT 3 POSITION 6

Vote for 1A. G. McLean IV 33 100.00%WRITE-IN 0

QUESTION NUMBER ONEMANHATTAN CITY (City Pool)

Vote for 1Yes 4,467 79.61%No 1,144 20.39

QUESTION NUMBER TWOMANHATTAN CITY (NorthviewPool)

Vote for 1Yes 4,000 71.76%No 1,574 28.24

QUESTION NUMBER THREEMANHATTAN CITY (ZooBuilding)

Vote for 1Yes 3,412 61.04%No. 2,178 38.96

K-State Open House

Will Be April 18thBy Katie MayesKSU News Service

Kansas State University is invitingeveryone to campus to experienceuniversity life firsthand, just as it hasfor the last three decades.

K-State’s All-University OpenHouse, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,April 18, will allow visitors to expe-rience what life is like on the K-Statecampuses in Manhattan and Salina.Exhibits, entertainment and tourswill show what each of the universi-ty’s colleges and programs has tooffer future students, as well as whatcurrent students are learning. Openhouse is free and everyone is invited.

Each college will offer an array ofdemonstrations and activities, manyof them interactive and kid-friendly.An abundance of food and entertain-ment also will be available.

For incoming or prospective stu-dents, college representatives will beon hand to answer questions and pro-vide information about the more than250 majors and options at K-State.Walking tours of the campus willalso leave every half hour from theadmissions booth in the K-StateStudent Union. The 1 p.m. tour willbe conducted in both English andSpanish. The residence halls, JardineApartments and K-State’s fraternityand sorority houses also will provideinformation and conduct tours.

Kids can bring their “ailing”stuffed animals to be diagnosed atthe stuffed animal clinic in MosierHall or watch soda pop geyserdemonstrations outside Call Hallevery half hour from 9 a.m. to 1:30p.m. On the ground floor of theUnion, the women’s studies programis providing kids with gingerbread

women to decorate, and the geologydepartment will have a full-size castof a Tyrannosaurus Rex skull on dis-play. At 10 a.m. and noon the chem-istry department will put on a glass-blowing demonstration in 114Willard Hall. The department of mil-itary science will have a rock-climb-ing wall at the Bosco Student Plazaall day long.

Entertainment will include theKansas City Marching Cobras, whowill perform at 12:15 p.m. on theBosco Student Plaza. Other liveentertainment will be availablethroughout the day on the plaza,including the K-State Singers, a cap-pella group Cadence and bandsMcCoy and Kiss and Tell.

Open house also means plenty offood as various groups will feed thepublic’s hunger for both informationand good eats, like pigging out on apork burger at Swine PractitionersClub booth or trying the insect cui-sine to be offered at K-State’s InsectZoo.

For those who can’t make it tocampus, students in K-State’s A.Q.Miller School Journalism and MassCommunications will be producinglive reports about open house activi-ties. The reports, which will be avail-able twice an hour from 10 a.m. to1:30 p.m., will be broadcast on CoxCable channel 8 in the Manhattan-Junction City area and also willstream live on the Internet athttp://ome.ksu.edu/webcast/live.ram

A complete list of events andactivities at K-State’s All-UniversityOpen House is available at:http://consider.k-state.edu/open-house

Loren Pepperd Jayme Morris-Hardeman

Tom Phillips

Mark Hatesohl

Jim Sherow

A former prosecutor in Springfield,Mass., Welch prosecuted former veteranshospital nurse Kristen Gilbert for killingfour patients by injecting them with aheart stimulant. A graduate ofNorthwestern University Law School,Welch has been mentioned as a possiblecandidate for the U.S. attorney job inMassachusetts.

EDWARD SULLIVAN: The otherPublic Integrity trial attorney in the case,Sullivan has been part of the trial teamthat won convictions of several Alaskalawmakers caught up in the corruptionscandal. But he played a mostly behind-the-scenes role in the Stevens trial andhis role in preparing the mishandling ofevidence is unclear.

JAMES GOEKE: An assistant U.S.attorney in Alaska, Goeke also had alargely behind-the-scenes role in theStevens trial. He has been a key figure inthe prosecution of other politicianswrapped up in the Alaska corruptionscandal.

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Murray of Taos, NM. Some of hermost memorable times with her sis-ters were playing cards, singing andcooking.

Funeral services was held at10:30a.m. Monday, April 6, atYorgensen-Meloan-Londeen FuneralHome in Manhattan. The Rev. DonZimmerman officiated. Burial fol-lowed at Sunrise Cemetery and con-tinue services at St. Thomas MoreCatholic Church.

The family suggests memorialcontributions be made to the CysticFibrosis Foundation or St. ThomasMore Catholic Church, and thosemay be sent in care of the funeralhome.

Melody Nicholson

Michael Weisbender I

Melody G. Nicholson, 66, ofManhattan, Kansas died Thursday,April 2, 2009 at home surrounded byfamily. She is survived by her hus-band Howard B. Nicholson, daughter& son-in-law Dee & Gary Wileman,son Alan Nicholson and son StephenNicholson all of Manhattan, KS.

Melody was born October, 4 1942in Houston, TX, daughter of OrvilleB. Gilbert and Catherine M. (Harrell)Gilbert. Melody attended gradeschool at St. Christopher CatholicSchool in Houston, TX. After sur-viving Rheumatic Fever, she gradu-

ated in 1962 from Jesse H. JonesHigh School in Houston, TX andthen attended St. Mary’s NursingSchool in Galveston, TX. Melodyand her husband met at a pool partyin 1965 and were married on April20, 1967. They lived in Houston &Dallas, TX, South Charleston, WV,Atlanta, GA, Carlsbad, NM andLeawood, KS before settling inManhattan, KS in 1999. She was ahomemaker most of her life andenjoyed spending time with her fam-ily. Melody will also be deeplymissed by her grandchildren, Jakobi,Alorrah and Ewan. Melody’sfavorite holiday was Christmas.

Because Melody was family orientedshe was also the center of the homeand coordinator of all family events.Her most cherished times with hergrandchildren were watching movieswith them all, eating breakfast withEwan, having tea parties withAlorrah and Jakobi getting to spendthe night with her at home or in thehospital. Her hobbies also includedreading novels, watching old moviesand listening to a wide range ofmusic genre.

Melody the oldest of six sisters, issurvived by Michelle E. Teter ofThicket, TX, Danielle Holloway ofCypress, TX and Stephanie Gilbert-

Victor Morgan of St. Petersburg,Florida, Richard Morgan of NorthMuskegon, Michigan, and fivegrandchildren: Sarah, Michael andDaniel Townsend and Morgan andBen Mills.

Memorial services will be held onSaturday, May 2 at 3:00 p.m. at theShawnee Mission UnitarianUniversalist Church in OverlandPark, Kansas, with an opportunityfor family and friends to share theirmemories of Ada.

On-line condolences may be leftfor the family through the funeralhome website located at www.yml-funeralhome.com

The Yorgensen-Meloan-LondeenFuneral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue,Manhattan, Kansas is handling thearrangements.

Ada Ella Townsend

Ada Ella Townsend, age 85, ofManhattan, Kansas, died Wednesday,April 1, 2009, at the Mercy RegionalHealth Center in Manhattan.

She was born on June 16, 1923, inHamilton, Ontario, Canada, thedaughter of Victor T. and Thelma(Grant) Morgan.

During World War II she servedwith the WAC in the Pacific Theater.

Ada lived most of her adult life inOverland Park, Kansas and had beena Manhattan resident for the pastfour years, residing at Stoneybrook

North Assisted Living.She graduated from Johnson

County Community College with anAssociate of Arts degree inCommercial Art. She was a highlytalented and creative fiber and textileartist, showing her work at numerousjuried art shows and arts and craftsfestivals throughout the region, withthe Renaissance Festival being oneof her favorites. She shared her pas-sion for spinning, dying with naturaldyes, weaving, knitting, embroidery,macramé, and more by teaching hun-dreds of adult education classes andworkshops over the years and writ-

ing a column titled “Of Needles andThreads” for the Johnson CountyHerald. Ada was a long-time mem-ber of the Weavers Guild of GreaterKansas City.

Ada loved books and reading andvolunteered at the Johnson CountyPublic Library for many years. Shealso was active in the League ofWomen Voters of Shawnee Missionand with the Shawnee MissionUnitarian Universalist Church andJohnson County UnitarianFellowship.

She is survived by one daughter,Joy Mills and her husband Ed ofSanta Clara, California and by twosons: Clark Townsend of Olathe,Kansas and Harvard Townsend andhis wife Dana of Manhattan, Kansas.

Also surviving are two brothers:Michael L. Weisbender I, age 71,of Manhattan, died April 4, 2009, atMercy Regional Health Center inManhattan.

He was born August 4, 1937, inManhattan, Kansas, the son of A.J.and Violet Elizabeth (Kramer)Weisbender. He graduated fromMsgr. Luckey High School inManhattan.

Mike joined the United StatesNavy at the age of 17 and served forfour years. He then was a journey-man lineman for Capitol Electric andwas a member of IBEW #304. Forthe past 28 years he was the ownerand operator of Ole’ Mike’s ShootersSupply and Tackle in Manhattan.

He was a lifetime member ofSeven Dolors Catholic Church, a lifemember of the Veterans of ForeignWars, National Rifle Association andthe Riley County Fish and GameAssociation. He was a member ofthe American Legion and a 29 yearmember of Alcoholics Anonymous.

He was married to Linda L.Wenrich on June 6, 1959. They laterdivorced. He married Shirley J.Hosler on September 6, 1987, inManhattan. She survives of thehome. Additional survivors includehis mother Violet E. Weisbender ofManhattan; seven children: KaylindaSmith and her husband Thomas ofLas Vegas, Nevada, Debra Duboisand her husband Ron of Deltona, FL,Michael L. Weisbender II and hiswife Kimber of Wamego, DebraJohnson and her fiancé Brad Butlerof Lee’s Summit, MO, Mark Mutoand his wife Resia of Junction City,KS, Andrea Schneider and her hus-band Dave of Topeka, KS, and DawnGoscha and her husband Paul ofManhattan; seven brothers and onesister: Carl Weisbender of Flush,Teresa Gunther of Manhattan, John

Weisbender of Knob Noster, MO,Russel Weisbender, DavidWeisbender, Timothy Weisbenderand Richard Weisbender all ofManhattan; 24 grandchildren and 5great-grandchildren and one more onthe way. Numerous nieces andnephews.

Michael was preceded in death byhis father; three children: Steven,Mary and Angela Weisbender; andone sister in law, Vickie Weisbender.

Mass of the Christian Burial washeld at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at theSt. Joseph Catholic Church at Flushwith Father Loren Werth asCelebrant. Cremation followed theservices. Lunch followed the massprovided by the Ladies Auxiliary.

Online condolences may be left forthe family through the funeral homewebsite atwww.ymlfuneralhome.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorial con-tributions may be made to the MDAnderson Cancer Center in Houston,TX, the Riley County Fish and GameAssociation or the Tuttle Creek LakeAssociation for the youth fishingclinic. Contributions may be left incare of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS66502.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at10:00 a.m., Monday, April 6, 2009 inthe Seven Dolors Catholic Church,Manhattan with Father JosephPopelka as celebrant. Burial, withfull military honors, will follow inthe St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery,east of Manhattan.

A Rosary was recited at 7:30 p.m.,Sunday, April 5, 2009 in the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan.The family receiveed friends fol-

lowing the rosary. Memorial contri-butions can be made to the Knightsof Columbus and left in care of thefuneral home. Online condolencescan be sent towww.irvinparkview.com.

Dennis George

Dennis J. George, Sr., 81,Manhattan, passed away Thursday,April 2, 2009 in his home.

He was born December 13, 1927 atCrosby, MN, the son of Nathan JohnGeorge and Daisy Sarah TranaGeorge. He grew up in Crosby,where he attended the local schools,and was a 1946 graduate of theCrosby High School.

He joined the U.S. Army, shortlyafter high school, and spent over 20years in the service, being dischargedas a Staff Sergeant in August 1967.He served during the KoreanConflict and also had tours in Japanand three to Germany. He wasawarded the Combat Infantry Badge,

the Purple Heart and the SilverCombat Star with five bronze clus-ters.

He was united in marriage toVictoria “Vicki” M. Sumbs onAugust 25, 1951 at Crosby. She sur-vives of the home.

Mr. George had lived in Killeen,TX from 1958 until moving toManhattan in 1974. Since living inManhattan, he had worked as a loanmanager for the Liberty LoanCompany from 1974-1982 and spent13 years in the building maintenancedepartment for the City ofManhattan. He retired in 1989.

He was a member of the SevenDolors Catholic Church, Knights ofColumbus Council No. 1832,Pearce-Keller American Legion Post

No. 17 and the Lee Pierson V.F.W.Post No. 1786, all of Manhattan.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Georgeis survived by two sons, Dale R.George, and his wife, Brenda,Lathrop, MO and Douglas E.George, and his wife, Tina, SanAntonio, TX; two daughters,Deborah A. Price and Doreen M.Ray, and her husband, Charles, all ofManhattan; 17 grandchildren; 17great grandchildren; and one greatgreat grandchild.

He was preceded in death by a son,Dennis J. George, Jr. on July 31,2005; a daughter, Donna M. Georgeon November 2, 2008; his parents;three brothers, Nathan, Jack andEdwin George; and a sister, VioletDupre.

finishing fourth in his class. Onceagain, reassignment took the familyto Travis A.F.B., California, whereWilliam successfully completed hisC97 training spending three monthsat West Palm Beach A.F.B. He spentthree years flying missions over thePacific before being reassigned toForbes A.F.B., Topeka, as a StaffWeather Forecaster and also flew theT-33. It was there that their secondson, David, was born. After twoyears, he was reassigned to MoodyA.F.B, Georgia, as a WeatherInstructor and an inspector pilot. Heflew the T-37 and T-38, and becameChief of Academic Training. Afterfour years, the family was reassigned

to Charleston A.F.B, S.C., whereWilliam piloted the C-124 all overthe world, and finished his Air Forcecareer flying the C-141, until retiringas Lt. Colonel in May 1971. He thenrelocated his family to Manhattan,KS, and returned to Kansas StateUniversity where he completed hisMasters degree in math and certifica-tion as a high school math teacher.After teaching six years at St. GeorgeHigh School, he became Principal ofthe same school and served in thatposition for 11 years. William want-ed to pass on his thanks to the peopleof St. George for entrusting him withtheir children’s education. It was hiswish to also thank his wife, Donna,for 57 years of loving care andunderstanding. He is also survivedby seven grandchildren and twogreat-grandchildren.

His special prayer is:May the Lord rise to meet you.May the wind be always at your

back.May the warm sun shine on your

face.And the soft rain fall on your

fields,Until we meet again, may the LordHold you in the palm of his hand.

Cremation is planned with privatefamily services at a later date.

Online condolences may be leftfor the family through the funeralhome website at www.ymlfuneral-home.com.

William E. Allen (Lt. Col.Retired), born in Ogden, Kansas, onNovember 23, 1929, passed away inhis home in Wamego, Kansas, onMarch 31, 2009.

William was the first child bornto William B. and Goldie A. Allen,both were longtime residents ofOgden, KS. He attended his first 8years of school in a four room gradeschool, then attended ManhattanHigh School, via Mr. Abbott’s bus,graduating with the class of 1947.

William then attended KansasState University completing a B.S. inMechanical Engineering while also

receiving 2nd Lt. Commissionthrough the Air Force ROTC, all inMay 1951. His first assignment wasto the Engine Buildup Section at HillA.F.B., Utah, in May 1951. Soonafter, he was assigned to UCLA inMeteorology. Before school started,he married Donna R. Diegleman onAugust 31, 1951, in Yuma, AZ. Aftertwo semesters and two summerschools, he was assigned to SmokyHill A.F.B., Salina, KS, as a weatherforecaster. Their daughter, Danette,was born there during this time.Early in 1953, William was stationedin London, England, for reassign-ment to Wethersfield, A.F.B. as aweather forecaster. While in

London, he was able to attend theQueen’s Coronation. His wife,Donna, eventually joined him atWethersfield and toured Europe bycar. The couple purchased a fourroom prefab at a place calledMushroom Farm, and bought aMorris Minor car. Learning to driveon the left hand side of the road wasfun.

After three fun years, they leftEngland in May 1956, for pilot train-ing at Hondo A.F.B., Texas, trainingin T-34’s and T-28’s. During thistime, their first son, William, wasborn, and after six months, they werestationed to Enid, A.F.B., Oklahoma,to complete pilot training in B-25’s,

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Kansas Profile: David And Laurel Littrellnationally acclaimed. They have per-formed as far away as England andCarnegie Hall.

David´s vision is to use the school-house for his orchestra camp andmusic classroom. Members of theGold Orchestra helped David cleanthe schoolhouse and pasture. In July2008, about 30 Gold Orchestra mem-bers were able to use the newlycleaned and painted schoolhouse fororchestra rehearsals. The Littrellshave installed a new pump for thewell and are bringing in electricity.

Laurel is planning equine educa-tional events which will utilize thearena. David has built a small barnand tackroom. Their long-termvision includes a facility for outdoorconcerts. And what does the one-time city boy say about all this?David says, "As soon as we movedout here, I loved it. I would never goback to a big city."

So what do a 65-piece orchestra,three horses, and a one room school-house have in common? They havecome together to create an opportu-nity for kids to learn. We saluteDavid and Laurel Littrell and the for-mer Manhattan Round-Up Club formaking a difference by supportingthis opportunity. Cedar Vista isbecoming a place where classicmusic can have a great ride.

By Ron Wilson, director of theHuck Boyd National Institute forRural Development at KansasState University.

What do a 65-piece orchestra,three horses, and a one-room school-house have in common? The answeris, they represent the intersection ofinterests of the remarkable couple wewill meet today. This couple´s proj-ect, called Cedar Vista, will combineequestrian and music education in abeautiful, rural setting.

David and Laurel Littrell are theowners of Cedar Vista. David says heis a city boy, having grown up as aprofessor´s son in Manhattan,Kansas. His career in music andhigher education took him to suchcities as Austin, Evansville, andDenver, where he played cello in thesymphony.

In 1987, he returned to K-State tojoin the music faculty. Today, he isUniversity Distinguished Professorof Music and conductor of the K-State Orchestra.

His wife Laurel is from ruralKansas. She grew up north ofClifton, a town of 542 people. Now,that´s rural. She was active in 4-Hand always had horses as a child.

She and David were living inManhattan but Laurel was thinkingabout how nice it would be to have aplace in the country. Laurel was rid-

David says, "I had the audacity toask if they would donate the proper-ty for this purpose, and eventuallythey agreed." The Round-Up Clubreconstituted itself and donated theproperty for equestrian and musiceducation uses.

The site includes the historicCedar Creek Schoolhouse, a nativestone building which was built in1885 and used as a school until 1937.David says, "Fortunately the Round-Up Club had put on a tin roof and aneighbor, Jerry Dixon, covered thewindows with wood.

Otherwise, the building probablywouldn´t have survived." Pack ratsand vandals had seriously damagedthe building, although it remainsstructurally sound.

David has spent more than 1,500hours clearing brush, cleaning thearena, and repairing and repaintingthe schoolhouse. He sees the oppor-tunity to benefit another projectcalled the Gold Orchestra.

The Gold Orchestra is a youthstring orchestra which originated in1989. David says, "Some parentstwisted my arm into starting a youthorchestra. It began with seven kids. Ithought I might do it for five week-ends in one year." Instead, it provedso successful that it continues today,with some 65 youthful performers.The Gold Orchestra has become

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ing horses at a stable northeast oftown in Pottawatomie County.

One day the horse she was to ridehad thrown a shoe, so with extra timeon her hands, she took a back roadback to town. She passed a "for sale"sign and sure enough, she and Davidended up buying that place. Theynow live there with three horses.

Just a half-mile from their newhome stood an abandoned one-roomschoolhouse near a former ridingarena that had been operated by theformer Manhattan Round-Up Club.David and Laurel became intriguedby that property. They saw how itcould be used to enhance their inter-ests in both horses and music.

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KSU Theater Presents “The Cherry Orchard”By: Megan WilsonKSU News Service

The theater program at KansasState University will present “TheCherry Orchard” by renownedRussian playwright Anton Chekhovat 7:30 p.m. April 23-25 and April29-May 2 in Nichols Theater.

“The Cherry Orchard,” Chekhov’slast masterpiece, combines farcicaland serious elements to present audi-ences with a poignant reflection onthe past and a hopeful dream of thefuture. The play’s setting in Russia at

the turn of the century resonates withthe current era, with the characters,like people today, experiencingchanges in society and internationalrelations.

“The Cherry Orchard” tells thestory of an aristocratic family over-come by debt and forced to auctionoff their estate along with its beauti-ful historic cherry orchard as theimpending Russian revolution loomson the horizon. The play was firstproduced by the Moscow Art Theatrein 1904 under the direction of

Konstantin Stanislavski, whose newapproach to a realistic style of per-formance paved the way for all thevariations of method acting that arethe current standard in theater, filmand television.

Charlotte MacFarland, associateprofessor of theater, directs the K-State production. Scenic design is byKathy Voecks, assistant professor oftheater. The costumes are designedby Jason Bishop, a guest artist whoreceived his master of fine arts incostume design from the Universityof Washington in Seattle. He is cur-rently based in New York and hasreceived numerous awards for hisdesigns for regional and off-Broadway theaters. He also has beena design assistant and member of thewardrobe crew for the Broadwayshows “Jersey Boys” and “WhiteChristmas.”

Tickets are $8 for students, $11 formilitary and $13 for the general pub-lic. They can be purchased at theMcCain box office from 11 a.m. to4:30 p.m. weekdays or at the K-StateStudent Union’s Little Theatre boxoffice from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Tuesday through Friday. For groupdiscounts, call Marci Maullar at 785-532-6878. Tickets also can beordered by phone at 785-532-6428during box office hours.

K-State students participating inthe production of “The Cherry

Orchard” include:From Greater Kansas City:

Meredith Lindsey, junior in theaterand mass communications,Leawood, as Charlotta Ivanovna;Kate Hambleton, sophomore in the-ater, as Anya, and Meghan Newman,senior in theater and modern lan-guages, as Varya, both of Olathe.

Kurt Fenster, senior in theater,Healy, as Simeonov-Pishchik;Maurice Dokes, junior in theater,Junction City, station manager;Charles Sutterlin, senior in theater, asFirs, and Ross Hasler, junior in the-ater, lighting design, both ofManhattan; Lauren Perez, junior intheater, Parsons, as Dunyasha; andRobert Wighs, senior in theater,Salina, as Pyotr Trofimov.

From Topeka: Dillon Artzer, soph-omore in theater, as Yepikhodov;Caroline Dittamo, sophomore in the-ater, assistant stage manager; KyleMyers, sophomore in theater, asGayev and Leonid Andreyevich; andMichael Wieser, senior in theater, asLopakhin.

Alex Dryden, senior in theater,Wichita, as Yasha.

From out of state: Zachery Roland,senior in communication studies,Longmont, Colo., as servant andvagrant; and Mackenzie Goodwin,junior in theater and modern lan-guages, Omaha, Neb., as MadameRanevskaya.

By: Nellie RyanKSU News Service

Spring break 2009 was a time forseveral Kansas State University stu-dents to take part in alternative springbreak community service projectscoordinated by K-State’s School ofLeadership Studies.

Three different community servicedestinations were offered.

In Chicago, K-State students workedalongside students from the Universityof Kentucky to assist urban youth atthe James R. Jordan Boys and GirlsClub. The students also served at theGreater Food Depository, packagingmore than 2,000 pounds of pasta to beredistributed to multiple food banksand shelters across Chicago and theCook County region.

For the seventh consecutive year, K-State students helped provide supportto AIDS Services of Dallas, a nonprof-it organization that provides medicallysupportive housing to low-income peo-ple and families impacted byHIV/AIDS. Students assisted with anannual fundraising event. They alsohelped build a new fence at the hous-ing site.

In Phoenix, students worked withthe Welcome Home Project, a programof the Save the Family Foundation, anorganization dedicated to help breakthe cycle of poverty, abuse and home-lessness. Student volunteers preparedtwo homes for homeless families tomove into by painting the interiors,cleaning and completing some exteriorwork.

K-State students participating in thealternative spring break projects, theirmajor, hometown and spring breaklocation include:

Ben Knoll, junior in arts and sci-ences-open option, Baldwin City,Phoenix; Megan Schmidt, junior inpolitical science, Burlington, Chicago;Anna Rogers, sophomore in microbiol-ogy and premedicine, Clyde, Dallas;Haley Compton, sophomore in politi-cal science and pre-journalism andmass communications, Elk City,Phoenix; Kasi Wyatt, junior in familystudies and human services, Ellis,Dallas.

From Greater Kansas City: LecretiaMorrison, graduate student in architec-ture, Kansas City, Mo., Chicago; ArielAnib, sophomore in sociology and pre-law, Chicago, and Derrik Wiggins,freshman in arts and sciences-openoption, Chicago, both from Olathe; andJacob Devolder, senior in biology andpre-medicine, Dallas, and KelseyO’Hara, sophomore in electrical engi-neering, Chicago, both from Shawnee.

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Easter Story for My Grandchildren“Opa, it’s been three months since the

Christmas story and you said there wasanother story for another day,” quippedLuke. “Yes, Opa, and this is anotherday,” reasoned Tate. ‘Tis another day forsure. Drag up a beanbag and we’ll give ita go.

When we left off with the Christmasstory, Prince had just arrived as a baby inthe manger. But remember, that old vil-lain Coo had been the Kings chief oper-ating officer way back in eons past, buthis beauty and power got the best of himand he and a host of other traitorsrebelled against the King. That got himand his traitors booted out of heavendown to Earth where he tricked Man andWoman into eating the poison fruit andgot them booted out of the Garden.Man’s disobedience brought chaos on allthe earth and Man and Woman were ban-ished from the Kingdom, never to see theKing again, right?

“Opa, you told us the King and Princeworked out a plan and that the Prince wasin the manger getting ready to go on adangerous rescue mission!” That’s right!You remembered! Well, the Prince grewup a strapping young lad in a carpenter’sshop and I’m sure he was a terrific wood-cutter just like Levi, the Chopper. At 12years, about Logan’s age, he stumped allthe religious leaders with His questions.When He was about 30 years old hebegan to make things happen thatappeared like magic, the kind of stuffAnson likes to fool us with, except whatPrince did was real. He began by makingthe best wine out of water when a wed-ding party ran out of wine.

But that was mild compared to otheradventures Prince had. You see, thechaos from the poison fruit deal in theGarden was still around and lots of peo-ple were sick and crippled and some hadCoo’s traitors bugging them all the time.He opened the eyes of blind people,straightened crooked legs, and eventouched lepers and they got well. Oneday Prince came upon a crazy man whoran around the cemetery in his birthdaysuit. Prince asked Crazy, “What’s wrongwith you, man?” Crazy said, “I’ve got abunch of Coo’s traitors torturing me andI can’t get them off my back!” Princelooked around and saw a herd of pigsnearby and said to the traitors, “Git!”And they swooped down on the pigs andthe herd ran and jumped in the lake!

Then one night in the middle of astorm Prince scared the living daylightsout of a boatload of fishermen by stridingup to the boat on foot! On another occa-sion he was asleep on a boat with thesame “brave” fishermen when they

Thoughts From The Prairie

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By Bruce KlingnerThe Heritage Foundation,

North Korea's launch of a long-rangeTaepo Dong-2 missile is a direct chal-lenge not just to the United States but tothe international community's resolve toconfront threats to regional stability.U.N. Resolutions 1695 and 1718 unam-biguously prohibited Pyongyang fromlaunching a missile or "satellite." Indeed,even the continued existence of NorthKorea's missile programs is itself a viola-tion that international timidity hasallowed to proceed unaddressed.

North Korea's defiance represents thefirst foreign policy test of whether theObama Administration's actions willmatch its strong rhetoric. PresidentBarack Obama and Secretary of StateHillary Clinton have described the begin-nings of a firm and principled approachto North Korea, including the need toimpose additional sanctions ifPyongyang does not fully comply withits commitments. The U.S. response toNorth Korea's missile provocation mustsend a strong signal that Pyongyang can-not continue to benefit from brinksman-ship and military threats.

If the United Nations Security Councilwants to salvage any credibility for itsresolutions and to uphold the tenet ofnonproliferation, it has no choice but tofully enforce the existing resolutions. Itmust also pass a follow-on agreementthat contains stronger punitive measuresand allow the use of all tools--includingsanctions and military force--to targetNorth Korean and other nations' compa-nies and government organizations thathave violated the U.N. resolutions.

Pyongyang's launch is a tangible man-ifestation of the continuing threat thatballistic missiles pose to the UnitedStates and its allies. North Korea's over-flight of Japan with a Taepo Dong-1 mis-sile in 1998 galvanized Japanese supportfor missile defenses--support affirmed byPyongyang's attempted 2006 launch of aTaepo Dong-2. Today's missile flightshould similarly serve as a catalyst forthe Obama Administration to maintainefforts to deploy U.S. missile defensesystems.

Pyongyang Claims 'Satellite' Is NotViolation

The launch is a clear violation of thetwo resolutions passed by the U.N.Security Council, which "demands thatthe DPRK not ... launch a ballistic mis-sile [and] decides that the DPRK shallsuspend all activities related to its ballis-tic missile program [and] abandon [its]ballistic missile program in a complete,verifiable, and irreversible manner."Although North Korea claimed its 1998Taepo Dong-1 missile launch was a civil-ian satellite, U.N. Resolution 1695instead assessed the event as having"launched an object propelled by a mis-sile.”

By characterizing the launch as a civil-ian satellite, North Korea is attempting tominimize negative repercussions fromthis provocative act. Indeed, China andRussia may use this obfuscation to justi-fy resistance to a strong U.N. SecurityCouncil response. But mastering the dif-ficult multi-stage capabilities of a satel-lite launch and ballistic missile are tech-nologically identical: The same missilethat can be used to launch a satellite canalso deliver a nuclear warhead.

How the U.S. Should RespondThe Obama Administration and

Congress should enact a threefoldresponse to North Korea's blatant viola-tion of U.N. resolutions:1. Implement punitive sanctions.

* Demand that all U.N. membernations fully implement existing U.N.resolution requirements to prevent NorthKorea's procurement and export of mis-sile- and WMD-related items and tech-nology and freeze the financial assets ofany involved North Korean or foreignperson, company, or government entity.Any nation that does not implement theresolution would also be subject to itssanctions.

* Coordinate a multilateral effort offinancial, military, law enforcement, andintelligence organizations to sanctionNorth Korean and other foreign compa-nies and government entities that areinvolved in North Korean missile andWMD development and proliferation.

* Submit a new U.N. Security Councilresolution invoking Chapter VII, Article42 of the U.N. charter, which allows forenforcement by military means. In 2006,China insisted that U.N. Resolutions1695 and 1718 adopt the weaker Article41 provisions.[2] Other measures thatshould be considered are those initiallyproposed by the U.S. and Japan in 2006,including a ban on transit of NorthKorean ships and planes, an embargo onNorth Korean exports, and a 30-daydeadline for North Korean compliance.

* Enforce U.S. law, including Section311 of the USA PATRIOT Act, againstNorth Korean illicit activities such ascurrency counterfeiting, money launder-ing, production and distribution of illegaldrugs, and counterfeit pharmaceuticals.It was a grave mistake of the BushAdministration to allow Pyongyang todictate an abrogation of enforcing U.S.and international laws in return for NorthKorea's return to the six-party talks.2. Continue U.S. and allied missiledefense development and deployment.

* Give U.S. Standard Missile-3 sea-based missile defense interceptors theability to intercept long-range missiles inthe ascent phase of flight before it releas-es decoys that may confuse or over-whelm the defense.

* Recognize that, because long-rangemissiles spend a majority of their flighttimes in space, space-based interceptors

constitute the most effective and reliableway to counter future generation missilesthat North Korea or other nations maydevelop. Congress should call on theObama Administration to prepare space-based missile defense interceptors byconstructing a space test bed for missiledefense.

* Call on South Korea to deploy amulti-layered missile defense system thatis interoperable with a U.S. regional mis-sile network. In the past, South Korea'sprogressive administrations have beenhesitant to do so for fear of aggravatingPyongyang and endangering Seoul'sengagement policy.3. Augment non-proliferation efforts.

* Urge South Korea and China to jointhe Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)to better defend against North Koreanproliferation of missile- and WMD-relat-ed technology and components.Pyongyang's assistance to Syrian con-struction of an undeclared nuclear reactorshowed the potential danger of nuclearproliferation. Similarly, the U.S. invok-ing PSI in late 2008 to request that Indiaprevent a North Korean flight fromBurma to Iran shows Washingtonbelieves Pyongyang remains an activeproliferator.

Rhetoric or Resolve?During the presidential campaign,

then-Senator Joseph Biden propheticallywarned, "Mark my words: It will not besix months before the world tests BarackObama like they did John Kennedy. ...We're gonna have an international crisis,a generated crisis, to test the mettle ofthis guy."[3] North Korean leader KimJong-il took up the challenge by launch-ing a Taepo Dong missile.

In 2008, presidential candidate Obamastated that "sanctions are a critical part ofour leverage to pressure North Korea toact. They should only be lifted based onperformance. If the North Koreans do notmeet their obligations, we should movequickly to re-impose sanctions that havebeen waived, and consider new restric-tions going forward.[4]

The U.S. and indeed the world nowwait to see whether President Obama'sstrong rhetoric will be backed up by firmresolve to confront North Korea's defi-ance of the international community. Theramifications of Obama's response go farbeyond the Korean Peninsula. After all, itwas President Kennedy's disastrouslyweak performance during a 1961 meet-ing with Nikita Khrushchev that inspiredthe Soviet leader to engage in the BerlinCrisis and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Bruce Klingner is Senior ResearchFellow for Northeast Asia in the AsianStudies Center at The HeritageFoundation. The author would like tothank Baker Spring, F.M. Kirby ResearchFellow in National Security Policy at TheHeritage Foundation, for his advice andsuggestions.

thought they were going to be drownedby the storm. When they woke Him up,He said to the wind and waves, “Be still.”To their amazement, it immediatelybecame calm.

Well, do you suppose all the peoplethought He was wonderful? No way! Thevillain Coo was still on the loose and justlike in the garden when he teamed upwith a snake, he found some new team-mates. They were the religious leaderswho didn’t like the King’s plan andbecame jealous of Prince’s popularity,especially when He rode into town on adonkey like a king. Now Coo knewexactly about that jealousy for he felt thesame way and kept jabbing them in theirjealousy pouch every chance he got. Thiswent on for about three years until the“religious teammates” could not stand itany longer so they drummed up falsecharges and took Prince before Pilate, theRoman ruler, for trial.

The trial lasted all night. The mobfinally got their way, and Pilate sen-tenced Prince to be hung on a cross. Butfirst Prince was beaten so bad He was noteven recognizable. Although it wasRoman soldiers that beat Prince, mostlikely they were egged on by the hatredfrom Coo. So, they hung Prince on across and even jabbed a spear into Hisside, just for good measure. And youknow what Prince did? With just aboutHis last breath, he looked out over themob and loved them! He said to theKing, “Father, please forgive thembecause they don’t know what they aredoing.”

The King knew it was in the plan forPrince to suffer and die so that anyonewho agreed with their plan could live,but it still hurt Him so much that Heturned out the lights from noon to three

PM and jolted the countryside with apowerful earthquake! Prince died soonafter that and a brave man took his bodyand buried it in a tomb and rolled a hugestone over the entrance. I can imagineCoo and his traitors had a three-day cele-bration because they had finally gotteneven with the King and His Prince. Butjust image Coo’s reaction Sunday morn-ing when that huge stone began to move!“No! No! This can’t be. Oh, no! ThePrince’s body is changing! It’s… it’s…radiating so bright I can’t stand to look atit! I can’t believe it! We had Him, butthere He goes!”

Sure enough, when some women cameto the tomb to anoint Prince’s body theygot the surprise of their life! The stonewas rolled back and all that was in thetomb was the burial clothes! Now, juststop and think about that for a minute.We know when a body dies the spirit thatis the real person departs and goes some-where. In this case, Prince himself obvi-ously left His body, then with powerfrom the King transformed His own bodyinto a magnificent one that was not limit-ed by time or space! And the next SundayHe scared His brave followers, who hadlocked themselves in an upstairs room,by coming right through the wall! ThenHe did it again the next Sunday!Awesome!

For the next 40 days Prince appearedhere and there, showed the crew how tofish then fixed breakfast and ate withthem just to prove He had a real bodylike the one we’ll get one day. There is acatch though; we have to ask the Princefor it. A few days later, Prince took thecrew up on a hill and said to them,“Okay, you are now in charge down here.I’m headed back to see the King and geta place ready for you. When we have itcompleted, we’ll clear out all the con-taminated solar system and bring the newcity down here so the King and I can livewith you and all the others who choose todo so. But be alert and hang in therebecause it will get rough before it’s allover. There will be lots of folks whodon’t like the only plan the King and Ihave put in place and will get mad at youjust they did at Me. But not to worry; I’llsend you a Helper.”

Then Prince waved to the crew andvanished in the clouds! They were sodumbfounded they just stood there.Suddenly two “men” in bright clothesstartled them. “Why are you just standingthere gawking at the clouds? He’ll beback just like He said!” So, children,that’s the Easter story. He’ll be back anytime now, but this time He’ll be riding awhite horse not a donkey! And His namewill be changed to King of Kings!

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By: Caitlin MuretKSU New Service

Mike Lyon, the 2009 gift printartist at Kansas State University’sMarianna Kistler Beach Museum,will have an exhibition and present attalk at the museum.

“Figuring it Out: Mike Lyon, 2009Friends of the Beach Museum of ArtGift Print Artist” will be on displayat the museum from April 14 to July19. The exhibition will feature workby Lyon and part of his collection ofUkiyo-e prints. He also will give atalk about his work and the artisticprocess at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April16, at the museum. The talk is freeand the public is invited.

K-State’s gift print tradition wasstarted in 1934 and was an incentiveto membership in the Friends of Art.Today, Friends of the Beach Museumof Art members may purchase thecurrent print at a discounted price. Atthe end of the year, the remainingprints may be purchased by anyoneat current market price.

Lyon, from Kansas City, Mo., is an

avid collector of Ukiyo-e art, whichhas inspired the print he is creatingfor the Beach Museum. He describedit as a rendering of a paper doll thatone may dress up with paper clothes.During the artistic process, Lyonuses a computer and industrial equip-ment with more traditional painting,drawing and printmaking methods.

For the Beach Museum’s gift print,Lyon said he will print flat areas ofcolor, then use a ballpoint pen tocrosshatch a coarse sort ofchiaroscuro drawing.

“There’s precedent for this sort ofimage in Japanese printmaking andthe printing is to be Japanese tech-nique woodcut, so image and part ofthe process echo to old Japan,” Lyonsaid. “Then the drawing is to be doneby machine, following instructionsI’ve written and generated to pro-duce the layers of hatches.”

Gift print artists, who must have aconnection to Kansas or the region,are chosen annually by Bill North,senior curator at the Beach.

Lyon’s exhibition is sponsored by

the Friends of the Beach Museum ofArt business partners.

For more information, contactMartha Scott at the Beach Museumof Art at 785-532-7718 or drop bythe museum on the southeast cornerof the K-State campus at 14th Streetand Anderson Avenue. Free visitorparking is available next to the build-ing. Normal museum hours are 10a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays,Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays;10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays; andnoon to 5 p.m. Sundays. The muse-um is closed Mondays.

An EGGcellent adventure awaits youand your little dino egg hunters at SunsetZoo Saturday, April 11, during the DinoDay EGGstravaganza! Roar with thedinosaurs and hunt for the “hidden eggstations” where you can learn a bit aboutthe egg-y beasts and “find” candy-filledeggs.

Be sure to bring your camera so thatyou can take photos of your friends andfamily with Sunset Zoo’s own Hoppin’Bunny! Your Dino Day EGGstravaganzastarts at noon and ends at 5 pm, when theZoo closes for the evening.

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Friends of Sunset Zoo members will betreated to a Bunny Brunch of bagels &donuts beginning at 11:00 am. Be sure toshow your current FOSZ card at the tick-et booth and get your hand stamped-yourticket to the Bunny Brunch. The BunnyBrunch is a FOSZ members-only event.

Come outside & play.Earth Day ‘09: reduce. reuse. recycle.rock your world. Sunday, April 26

It’s a party for the planet and you areinvited to come outside & play! JoinSunset Zoo Sunday, April 26, for the 2ndannual Earth Day Music Festival,“reduce. reuse. recycle. & rock your

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Register to join Gaia SalonSpa (call539.2622) for their “Walk & Rock at theZoo” 4 mile walk to benefit Sunset Zoo’sconservation programs (first 100 entrieswill receive a free t-shirt and reusabletote!) Or bring your GPS along and findthe Brownie Mystery Geocache at theZoo!

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Centennial celebration U.S. credit unions are celebrating

their centennial year in the midst ofgloomy economic times. ManyAmericans are hurting, and folks areapprehensive about their economicprospects.

Credit unions wish this weren’t thecase, and they are stepping in to helpwhenever possible. But the currentsituation is an important reminderthat credit unions themselves werefounded from adversity such as this,and of their proud history of puttingpeople before profits in order to pro-vide access to affordable financialservices to all their members.

The first U.S. credit union was cre-ated in Manchester, New Hampshirein 1908 by immigrant textile work-ers. They worked 10-hour days,seven days a week without benefits

or job security. They did not evenhave access to credit, as manybelieved workers of modest means tobe untrustworthy. For them, econom-ic tension was a way of life.

St. Mary’s Bank Credit Unionchanged that and made it possible forthese immigrants to finally haveaccess to affordable financial servic-es. Workers and families in the com-munity pooled their own resources toprovide low-cost loans to one anoth-er to purchase and build homes,establish neighborhood businesses,and meet the personal financialneeds of the community.

The cooperative business concept,along with an emphasis on publicservice through a commitment toconservative style of banking hasallowed credit unions to be a havenin time of national emergencies for

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deaths in 2008 fell to their lowest level innearly 50 years, the latest governmentfigures show, as the recession and $4 pergallon gas meant people drove less tosave more.

Safety experts said record-high seat-belt use, tighter enforcement of drunkendriving laws and the work of advocacygroups that encourage safer drivinghabits contributed to the reduction indeaths.

Preliminary figures released by thegovernment Monday show that 37,313people died in motor vehicle trafficcrashes last year. That’s 9.1 percentlower than the year before, when 41,059died, and the fewest since 1961, whenthere were 36,285 deaths.

A different measure, also offeringgood news, was the fatality rate, thenumber of deaths per 100 million vehiclemiles traveled. It was 1.28 in 2008, thelowest on record. A year earlier it was1.36.

``The silver lining in a bad economy isthat people drive less, and so the numberof deaths go down,’‘ said Adrian Lund,president of the Insurance Institute forHighway Safety. ``Not only do they driveless but the kinds of driving they do tendto be less risky _ there’s less discre-tionary driving.’‘

Fatalities fell by more than 14 percentin New England, and by 10 percent ormore in many states along the Atlanticseaboard, parts of the Upper Midwestand the West Coast, according to theNational Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration.

``Americans should really be pleasedthat everyone has stepped up here inorder to make driving safer and that peo-ple are paying attention to that,’‘Transportation Secretary Ray LaHoodsaid.

In the past, tough economic times havebrought similar declines in roadwaydeaths. Fatalities fell more than 16 per-cent from 1973 to 1974 as the nationdealt with the oil crisis and inflation.Highway deaths dropped nearly 11 per-cent from 1981 to 1982 as PresidentRonald Reagan battled a recession.

The government said vehicle milestraveled in 2008 fell by about 3.6 per-cent, to 2.92 trillion miles, indicatingmany people adjusted their driving habitsas gas prices fluctuated and the economytumbled. The number of miles driven bymotorists had risen steadily over the pastthree decades.

The figures are preliminary; finalnumbers and state-by-state totals areexpected later in the year.

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WASHINGTON (AP) _ US scien-tists are creating tests to show whenit is time for people with earlyAlzheimer’s disease to stop driving.

It is one of a family’s mostwrenching decisions, and asAlzheimer’s increasingly is diag-nosed in its earliest stages, it can behard to tell when a loved one ispoised to become a danger.

Factor in that much of the countrylacks public transportation, and quit-ting too soon restricts independencefor someone who otherwise mayfunction well for several years.

``That’s a real cost to the individ-ual and family and society,’‘ saysJeffrey Dawson of the University ofIowa. ``You have to have some sortof trade-off between the individual’sindependence along with the safetyof the driver and with other peopleon the road.’‘

Typically, specialists say, patientsgradually scale back their driving,avoiding busy freeways or night tripsor left-turn intersections.Alzheimer’s Association adviser SuePinder, 58, recently gave up big-citydriving even though it meant fewervisits to a daughter in Dallas.

Shortly after Pinder’s diagnosis in

2004, she signed a form designatingher husband to decide when she’llquit driving altogether. He gave her aGPS system for her last birthday. Ithelped Pinder navigate unfamiliarstreets when, to be near anotherdaughter, the couple recently moved.

``That’s helped a lot where I don’thave to worry, I can concentrate onmy driving and not the directions,’‘Pinder says.

Working on ways to help similarpatients, Dawson’s team in Iowadeveloped an intricate behind-the-wheel exam: A 35-mile (56-kilome-ter) drive through rural, residentialand urban streets in a tricked-outFord Taurus able to record just aboutevery action the driver takes, muchlike an airplane ``black box’‘ does.Lipstick-size video cameras werepositioned to show oncoming traffic,too.

Researchers recruited 40 peoplewith early-stage Alzheimer’s whostill had their driver’s licenses to takethe road test, and compared how 115older drivers without dementia han-dled the same trip.

The results, reported in the journalNeurology, are striking. On average,the Alzheimer’s drivers committed

42 safety mistakes, compared with33 for the other drivers.

Lane violations, such as swervingor hugging the center line as anothercar approaches, were the biggestproblem for the Alzheimer’s drivers.They performed 50 percent worse.

Overall errors rose with increasingage whether or not the driver hadAlzheimer’s, an extra 21/2 mistakesfor every five years of age.

But some Alzheimer’s patientsdrove just as well as their healthiercounterparts, stresses Dawson, a bio-statistics professor. Here’s the key:Researchers also checked whetherany of a battery of neuropsychologi-cal tests given beforehand accuratelypredicted who would drive worse _and some did.

Flunking simple memory tests didnot make a difference. Standard neu-rologic tests of multitasking abilitiesdid, ones that assess if people’s cog-nitive, visual and motor skills worktogether in a way to make quickdecisions. Examples include show-ing patients geometric figures for afew seconds and having them drawthe shape from memory, or drawingpaths between a sequence of num-bers and letters.

Alzheimer’s patients who scoredaverage or better on those types ofwritten tests were likewise no worsebehind the wheel than other olderdrivers _ but those who scored worsethan average tended to commit about50 percent more errors on the road,Dawson says.

More research is needed but theultimate goal is an easy doctor’s-office exam to help guide whenpatients should give up the car keys.

About 600,000 elderly adults stopdriving for some health reason everyyear, according to the NationalInstitute on Aging. But there’s littleclear guidance for the roughly 2 mil-lion people estimated to be inAlzheimer’s early stages, and thedisease is poised to skyrocket in twodecades as the population grays.

States have varying laws on whenaging drivers must pass a road testfor a license renewal, but they sel-dom address specific diseases;California requires reporting ofAlzheimer’s diagnoses so drivingcan be assessed. The Alzheimer’sAssociation tells families warningsigns of unsafe driving.

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Cap-and-Trade Tax Hike WillSlam Kansas

By Derrick Sontag and Phil Kerpen

The surprise revenue source to payfor much of the Obama budget issomething known deceptively as“climate revenues,” also known as“cap-and-trade.” What cap-and-trade really means is tax-and-spend— at an unprecedented level andwith sweeping consequencesthroughout the economy, bothnationally and here in Kansas. It’sthe worst kind of tax hike — a hid-den tax hike, hidden behind a com-plex regulatory scheme that onlyadds to the cost.

The size of the tax is a mystery —companies know they have to pay atax, but nobody knows what the taxrate is because companies will beforced to bid at auction for the gov-ernment to allow it to use fossilfuels. The Obama budget initiallyslated the cap-and-trade tax to gener-ate approximately $646 billion inrevenue to the federal governmentover eight years. More recentlyhowever, the deputy director for theWhite House National EconomicCouncil, Jason Furman, reported thatthe tax scheme would actually raisetwo-to-three times that much, run-ning upwards of $1.3 to $1.9 trillion.The truth is nobody knows howmuch this will cost, and that’s part ofthe problem.

We do know the impact on oureconomy here in Kansas would bestaggering. An analysis conducted

by the highly-respected forecastingfirm SAIC and commissioned by theAmerican Council on CapitalFormation projected the economicimpact of last year’s version of cap-and-trade for Kansas. They foundthat by 2020, with the bill in effectjust 8 years, we would have: 11,090to 16,690 fewer jobs, $947 to $3,069in lower annual disposable incomeper household, an annual hit toKansas economy of between $1.31billion and $1.82 billion, and muchhigher energy prices — 21 percent to67 percent higher for gasoline and 31percent to 39 percent higher for elec-tricity. The study also found thatlower-income families — peoplewho are least able to absorb higherenergy costs — will be the hardesthit.

Those numbers are the impact oflast year’s Lieberman-Warner ver-sion. We don’t have number yet onObama’s new proposal, but it is moreextreme and would be even moreexpensive.

These astonishing economic costsare not an unfortunate side effect ofthe bill — they are its intended pur-pose. President Obama himselfexplained that passing costs on toconsumers is an important part of hisplan when he explained to the SanFrancisco Chronicle last year:“Under my plan of a cap and tradesystem, electricity rates would nec-essarily skyrocket… whatever theplants were, whatever the industrywas, they would have to retrofit theiroperations. That will cost money.

They will pass that money on to con-sumers.”

What makes these costs evenworse is that they don’t buy us any-thing of value on the environmentalside. Cap-and-trade is already fail-ing to reduce emissions in Europe.And even if emissions targets aremet, climate models show that thereductions would have no discernibleeffect on global average tempera-ture. The National Center forAtmospheric Research found that theKyoto Protocol would reduce globalaverage temperature 0.07 degreesCelsius in 50 years and 0.15 degreesCelsius in 100 years.

Feel good symbolism is not worthtrillions of dollars in higher energytaxes. Climate change can only be

effectively addressed with the luxuryof wealth that a free-market pro-vides. That’s why it would be such amistake to impose a cap-and-trade,tax-and-spend scheme that wouldonly undermine our prosperity. Thiswill ultimately be decided in the U.S.Senate, and we can only hope thatSens. Sam Brownback and PatRoberts remain steadfast opponentsof cap-and-trade, and successfullymake the case against it to their col-leagues. The health of our state andnational economies may depend onit.

Derrick Sontag is Kansas statedirector and Phil Kerpen is nationaldirector of policy for Americans forProsperity.

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Gates said Monday the Pentagon’sweapons strategy will focus on equip-ment that can be used against the insur-gencies and irregular threats faced inplaces like Afghanistan, rather than olderprograms designed for conventionalwars. He also expressed skepticism oversome programs with newer, yet unproventechnology, like elements of the plan tobuild a shield from missile attacks.

For the defense sector, which in recentyears has posted big profits from a rapidrun-up in military spending, the newfocus was a mixed message. Big pro-grams appear to be in jeopardy, but oth-ers may be built up under Gates’ plan.

``This budget represents an opportuni-ty, one of those rare chances to matchvirtue to necessity, and ruthlessly sepa-rate appetites from real requirements,’‘Gates said of his $534 billion spendingplan for the 2010 fiscal year.

Many defense stocks jumped Mondayeven as the broader market fell. Shares ofLockheed Martin Corp. and NorthropGrumman Corp. each rose nearly 9 per-cent. Analysts said the big gains, whichoccurred as Gates made his early after-noon speech, were likely because thebudget cuts were not as bad as someinvestors had anticipated.

``People were fearful there was somesort of Armageddon headed for thedefense budget,’‘ said Carter Copelandof Barclay’s Capital.

But some companies would lose bigprograms, like Lockheed Martin’s con-tract to build a new helicopter for thepresident, which at $13 billion is wayover budget and behind schedule.General Dynamics Corp. could lose outif Gates’ plan to cut armored vehiclesfrom the Army’s Future Combat Systemsmodernization program goes through.

Other contractors would see programs

halted short of their hopes:_Boeing would not make any more C-

17 cargo planes and saw its missiledefense plans pared back as Gates seeksto trim $1.4 billion from the overall mis-sile shield program.

_Lockheed Martin would stop at 187F-22 fighter jets priced at $140 millioneach.

_Northrop Grumman and GeneralDynamics would not make more thanthree of the new DDG-1000 destroyersfor the Navy.

Programs in development also wouldbe scrapped, like plans to build a newsearch-and-rescue helicopter sought byBoeing, Lockheed and UnitedTechnologies Corp. Lockheed andBoeing’s competition for the $26 billiontransformational satellite, known asTSAT, also will be ended.

While Gates’ plan includes plenty ofcuts, analysts say it also provides newopportunities for the defense companies.

``The contractors will adapt,’‘ saidJames McAleese, a defense industry ana-lyst.

Lockheed’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighterprogram would be accelerated as the F-22 production line ends. Gates said hewould want two more satellites made byLockheed even though TSAT would bedropped. The Navy would buy more ofGeneral Dynamics’ and Lockheed’s lit-toral combat warships that operate closeto shore.

Other potential gains include:_Boeing and Northrop again having

the chance to bid on the long-delayed$35 billion Air Force refueling planecontract, which Gates wants to reopenthis summer.

_Helicopter makers like Sikorsky get-ting a chance to build the new MarineOne presidential helicopter if Lockheedloses it.

_The Army still needs the tanks andarmored vehicles General Dynamicsmakes for the service’s Future CombatSystems program.

Deep Cuts, New ChancesFor Cos. In DOD Budget

position; standout leader who usual-ly makes mature, smart decisions;good slasher; strong build; scrappydefensively.

Weaknesses: Sometimes forcesaction offensively, at times to herteams disadvantage; over aggressionon defense can sometimes lead her tocreate silly fouls, especially early inthe games; needs to work on outsideshooting a bit, especially from three;needs to more aggressive and consis-tent on offense.

“Realistically, Shalee has theopportunity to be drafted, but is thata guarantee? No,” Patterson said.“This is a league where point guardswill always be a need. In my mind,there’s no question that if she gets anopportunity to join a veteran camp,she has the talent to impress.

“She’s not a gifted athlete relativeto the athletes we see in this league,but she brings great leadership andoffensive abilities as a point guard,”Patterson said. “The area where shewill have to prove herself in a train-ing camp will be on defense. Butdoes she have that needed ability tomake teammates better? Definitely.”

Lehning finished her K-Statecareer No. 1 in all-time assists, No. 4in rebounding, and No. 5 in stealsand No. 19 in scoring.

The Big 12 co-Player of the Yearand honorable mention all-Americaselection is the only player in Big 12history to record at least 1,000points, 900 rebounds and 800 assists.

WNBA Draft Net sees Gipson as

New WNBA Format Could Affect Lehning, Gipsonthis type of player:

Strengths: Very versatile; canshoot from most spots on the floor,even three; excellent footwork downlow in the post; strong rebounder;steady defensive presence with solidshot blocking skills; strong defenderwho excels in blocking shots; goodfree throw shooter; a very smartplayer.

Weaknesses: Sometimes doesn’tfinish well with contact; may need towork on her speed just a little bit;bad in late shot clock positions;needs to work on decision making asfar as when to shoot; needs to workon staying aggressive offensively.

“Marleis is an intriguing playerbecause she has all that athletic abil-ity, but is undersized for her posi-tion,” Patterson said. “If a 6-2 four-player? No question. Then you’retalking about a second-round draftpick. But she’s 5-11 or 6-0.”

Gipson finished her career No. 1in blocked shots, No. 3 in all-timerebounding and No. 13 in scoring.The shortest player to rank among

By Mark JanssenThe National Football League

Draft is garnering the most attentionthis month, but don’t tell that toKansas State women’s basketballstandouts Shalee Lehning andMarlies Gipson.

Where they might be spending thesummer months will be decided onApril 9, when the three-roundWomen’s National AssociationLeague Draft takes place inSecaucus, N.J.

According to draft sites, the 5-foot-9 Lehning is projected to be asecond-rounder, while the 6-footGipson is listed as a candidate for thethird round.

For both Wildcats, the timing isunfortunate.

“This is a very intriguing draftyear because the league has lost ateam (Houston), plus the roster sizeof the remaining 13 teams is beingreduced from 13 to 11,” said K-Statecoach Deb Patterson. “What thatmeans is that there are 39 playersfloating around who are free agentsand competing for existing rosterspots, plus the players entering viathe draft.”

According to WNBA Draft Net,Lehning’s scouting report looks likethis:

Strengths: Has quickly becomeone of the better playmakers in thenation; excellent in transition and inthe open floor; great court vision,finding teammates with ease; strongrebounder for a player at the guard

the top 10 shot blockers in the nation,Gipson was third in the Big 12 and20th in the nation.

Patterson said she has fieldedWNBA calls on both players, butfully understands coaches all overthe country are taking the same typeof calls.

Patterson said that first-roundchoices have a “fairly high chance”of making a roster, second roundershave a “moderate chance” and “it’sreally tough” for third-round selec-tions.

Still listed on WNBA rosters fromK-State are Nicole Ohlde with thePhoenix Mercury and Laurie Koehnwith the Washington Mystics.

Patterson also said that 2008 grad-uate Kimberly Dietz still has aninterest in playing professionallyafter rehabbing an injured knee forthe last year.

(Editor’s Note: Mark Janssen’swritings on Kansas State athleticscan be found on a daily basis atkstatefans.com.)

another. It’s made the entire teammore motivated to succeed.”

Kassanavoid called the workouts“80 percent” tougher than last year,and added that it’s made for a higherlevel of “family attitude.”

Quarterback Carson Coffmanadded, “Like no other coach, coachSnyder pulls the absolute best out ofyou. He demands higher than youthink you can go.”

Beyond the workout field, LamarkBrown said the biggest Prince toSnyder change has come with “...how he expects us to conduct our-selves, which starts with how wecome into the complex (without capsand without earrings). There’s moreaccountability, which has made us amore cohesive team.”

Oh, is Snyder too old for thecoaching profession?

Not so, says linebacker JoshBerard: “He’s brought an enthusi-asm, high energy, focus and love forthe game.”

And overall, Banks said ofSnyder’s presence, “He’s a legend.You look up to him.”SNYDER ON THE ‘CATS:

Snyder called the out of seasonprogram “fairly extensive” with thesessions designed to improve on the“intrinsic values” of the team.

Yes, the Wildcat coach has notchanged from his first 17-year stay

as football coach. The intrinsics.“My message has been centered

around the discipline that needs to bea part of what we do as a program,”said Snyder. “Great emphasis wasplaced on leadership with a greatemphasis put on hard work and effortbeyond what they may feel they arecapable of doing.”

Snyder said the team has been“receptive,” but with inconsistenciesgoing from some good days to somebad days.

As opposed to lifting mountainsand running faster than a speedingbullet, Snyder said the emphasis wasplaced on movement and developingthe capacity to change direction withquickness.

Kansas State culminated the off-season program on Thursday withthe “Cat Relays,” which includes aseries of strength and conditioningdrills that are scored in the weightroom and on the field.

Snyder was not specific in whatplayers are lifting and how fastthey’re running team-wide, but onlysaid, “They have not been over-whelming. They were rather average.Was there an improvement madeover a period of time? I would say 72to 78 percent improvement in thosethings you measure with a stopwatchor by weight.

“So yes, there was some progress,

Spring Practice: Snyder Talks Kansas State Football

to extend your limits beyond whatyou feel you can do. I wouldn’t sayit’s more professional, but it’s farmore demanding.”

That was especially found to betrue in the initial workout whereBrandon Banks said, “The wholeteam nearly passed out.”

The miniature wide receiver thensaid, “It’s much more intense.Everything is at full speed. You getdone with one drill and you sprint to

but was it as rapid as I would like ...no,” Snyder said. “Was it as com-plete as I would like ... no, but yesthere was some progress.”POSITION CHANGES:

For now, only Lamark Browngoing from running back to widereceiver is the lone position changeentering spring drills.

Snyder, however, did say, “I sug-gest there will be others.”

As a coaching staff, Snyder said,“We constantly are asking, ‘Wouldthis young man be better suited here,or there?’ “

But in the end, he said, “We’re notgoing to force a position change. At

By Mark JanssenWhat are the most dreaded letters

out of the 2009 off-season KansasState training camp?

Without hesitation, Wildcat play-ers from offense, to defense, to spe-cial teams say, “PI.”

Defined, that’s “Price OfIrresponsibility.”

Further defined, that’s “... some-thing you don’t want to be involvedwith,” laughed senior tackle NickStringer. “It’s missing classes, miss-ing study hall, being late for meet-ings ... just not taking care of whatyou need to be taking care of.”

And if you don’t, there’s a 5 a.m.wake-up call, followed by a 6 a.m.workout at the stadium.

That’s a.m. ... as morning ... as in,before the sun’s up.

Quarterback candidate JosephKassanavoid said he’s “heard” it’s aterrible workout, but added, “It’swhat coach (Bill) Snyder is all aboutin being a perfectionist and wantingthe most out of a person.”

And it’s that, which the Wildcatplayers of today say, is the biggestdifference than a year ago undercoach Ron Prince.

“Coach is making us do things thatwe could have done last year, butdidn’t,” said returning defensive endBrandon Harold. “With coach, beingtired is a mind set. He has the ability

the end of the day it is the decision ofthe player.”QUESTIONS:

Asked about questionable areas onthe team, Snyder quipped, “Howmany players do we have on theteam? Eleven on each side of theball, plus our special teams?”

And what’s why Snyder likesspring practice: “We have a chanceto formulate some of those answers.We may not like the answers, butnevertheless, we can formulate some(answers) pretty quickly.”(Editor’s Note: Mark Janssen’swritings on Kansas State athleticscan be found on a daily basis at

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Outstanding Kansas State student-athletes representing each of theschool’s 16 varsity sports who bal-anced athletics and academics duringthe 2008-09 academic school yearwere honored at the 13th annualMark A. Chapman RecognitionCeremony for Student-AthletesTuesday night.

Student-athletes who achieved atleast a 3.0 grade-point average andthose with a fall semester or cumula-tive GPA of 3.0 or above were recog-nized along with those who werenamed first or second teamAcademic All-Big 12 Conference orCoSIDA/ESPN The MagazineAcademic All-America or All-District selections.

More than 220 K-State student-athletes were eligible to attend theceremony based on their academicmerit or academic progress.

Alex Umberger (track and field)and Lekesha Pointer-Allen (trackand field) were this year’s recipientsof the Bob and Lila Snell Award of

has recorded a 4.0 GPA in marketing.Katerina Kudlackova (women’s

tennis), Jennifer Jantsch (volleyball),Heather Hoffman (rowing) andDanielle Zanotti (women’s basket-ball) were honored with theCounselor Recognition Award. Theaward recognizes student-athleteswho showed outstanding academicachievement throughout their careersat Kansas State.

The Kansas State Scholar-AthleteAward, which recognizes the out-standing senior male and female stu-dent-athletes for the 2008-09 year,was given out to three individuals asShalee Lehning (women’s basket-ball), Loren Groves (track and field)and Scott Sellers (track and field)each were honored.

2008-09 Kansas State AcademicBanquet Awards

ESPN The Magazine AcademicAll-District VII, 2008-09

Kelsey ChipmanMegan FarrMarlies Gipson

Loren GrovesTysyn HartmanJennifer JantschBeverly RamosAbbi SunnerAshley Sweat

ESPN The Magazine AcademicAll-American, 2008-09

Shalee LehningJeron MastrudScott Sellers

Veryl & Fern Switzer CampusLeadership Award

Chris Merriewether

Student-Athletes Honored At Annual Banquet

The Kansas State football team hascompleted the first two of its 15spring workouts and head coach BillSnyder has been pleased with whathe has seen so far from his squad.

“I have been somewhat pleasedwith the progress from practice oneto practice number two,” Snydersaid. “The majority of time is beingspent on fundamentals and bothpractices have been without pads dueto NCAA rule requirements. We

have also implemented a vastamount of our offense and defense,which has challenged their learningand retention capabilities. They havedone reasonably well with that, butgreater tests await them.”

The Wildcats have also put a focuson the kicking game so far in work-outs and continued their emphasis ondaily improvement both on and offthe field.

“We have also spent a great deal of

time with the kicking game,” Snyderadded. “As is true with both offenseand defense, the kicking game is atbest somewhat inconsistent after thefirst two days.”

“The players’ attitudes have beenpositive as they attempt to enhancetheir work habits. As was true duringthe out of season program, there isstill great emphasis being placed onintrinsic values and the capacity fordaily improvement and strict focusduring meetings and practices. Thecoaching staff is constantly evaluat-ing players in terms of those intrinsicvalues as well as their techniques andperformance levels.”

Kansas State will conclude springdrills on May 2 with the annualPurple and White game. Kickoff isset for 3 p.m. at Bill Snyder FamilyStadium.

Spring Football Report

LINCOLN, Neb. – Kansas Statefinished off a historic sweep ofNebraska on Saturday as theWildcats defeated the Huskers, 5-3,at Hawks Field. With the win, K-State improved to 24-8 overall and 5-4 in Big 12 play, while Nebraska fellto 16-14-1 and 4-8 in conferenceaction.

The victory provided the Wildcats’first three-game sweep overNebraska since 1974. It was also thefirst time the Huskers had beenswept at home since 1997, includingthe first in the eight-year existence ofHawks Field.

Adam Muenster, Justin Bloxomand Jason King each went 2-for-4and combined to drive in four of theWildcats’ five runs. Bloxom led theway with two RBI for his team-best11th multi-RBI game of the season.King, who came into the weekendwith no triples in the first 84 gamesof his career, hit his second of theseries.

The win was credited to seniorpitcher Todd Vogel, who threw 3.1innings in a predetermined start. Theright-hander allowed one run on fivehits, did not issue a walk and struckout three batters. Sophomore leftyThomas Rooke allowed two runs in4.1 innings of relief, but put an endto a Nebraska threat in the fourth thatset the tone for the rest of the game.

Freshman closer James Allenrecorded his fifth save of the seasonand his second of the series as heallowed one hit and struck out one inthe ninth inning.

Nebraska’s Casey Hauptman (2-2)took the loss as he surrendered threeearned runs – all of which came inthe first inning – on five hits with awalk and three strikeouts.

Just as it did to start Friday’s dou-ble-header, Kansas State tallied amulti-run inning in the first frame ofthe game. The first three Wildcat bat-ters – Muenster, Carter Jurica and

Nick Martini – loaded the bases on asingle up the middle, a walk and abunt single. Bloxom laced a singleinto center field to score Muensterand when center fielder D.J. Belfontebobbled the ball, Jurica came aroundto score.

King followed by hitting an 0-2pitch back up the middle to scoreMartini and give the Cats a quick 3-0 lead.

Hauptman settled down and retired18 of the next 19 Wildcat hitters tokeep Nebraska in the game, and hisoffensive mates responded with tworuns over the fourth and fifth innings.The Huskers produced three straightone-out singles in the fourth, the lat-ter by Jeff Tezak, to score one runand knock Vogel out of the game.Rooke came in and forced a groundout and struck out Boomer Collins tominimize the damage and keep thegame 3-1.

Cody Neer led off the Husker fifthwith a double down the left field line,moved to third on a ground out andscored on a Kyle Bubak sacrifice flyto get NU within 3-2.

Hauptman retired his 11th-straightbatter for the first out of the seventhbefore Rob Vaughn reached on anerror by Husker third baseman JakeMort. Vaughn moved to second on asacrifice bunt by Dane Yelovich,who would be the final batter forHauptman. Eric Bird came on inrelief to face Muenster, who gave theWildcats some insurance on a singleinto center field to score Vaughn andbuild the lead to 4-2.

The Cats put up another run in theeighth when Bloxom blasted a solo-home run to right field against ahowling wind. The homer was thefirst by either team in the series.

Nebraska closed the gap as itscored a run in the eighth inningwhen Bubak walked with one outand came around on Adam Bailey'ssingle up the middle to make thescore 5-3.

The Huskers made it interesting inthe ninth as Collins was hit by a pitchfrom Allen with two outs followedby an infield single from Neer, put-ting the tying runs on base. But Allenstruck out pitch-hitter CadeThompson to preserve the sweep.

Nebraska, just like K-State, alsohad a trio of players go 2-for-4,including Bailey, who drove in onerun.

The Wildcats’ next action is ahome conference series againstTexas A&M, beginning Thursday,April 9, at Tointon Family Stadium.Thursday is Quarter Hot Dog Nightat the stadium, while it’s also a TriplePlay Weekend. Fans who purchasetickets to Thursday’s and Friday’sgame will receive free admission toSaturday’s series finale. Please checkwww.k-statesports.com for moredetails.

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ Anti-abor-tion legislators in Kansas pushedthrough a bill Friday to step upenforcement of restrictions on late-term abortions, and some critics sawit as an attempt to embarrass Gov.Kathleen Sebelius.

Sebelius is awaiting U.S. Senateconfirmation as federal secretary ofhealth and human services, and thestrongest opposition to her appoint-ment has come from abortion oppo-nents. She has a long record of sup-porting abortion rights.

The Kansas Senate approved thebill 25-11, hours after the Housepassed it 82-43. Senators acted with-out having a hearing or vote in com-mittee, and although many saw theissues as familiar, some complainedthe bill was rushed.

``These are new issues to me,’‘Sen. Kelly Kultala, a Kansas CityDemocrat elected last year, saidwhen the debate started. ``This is thefirst time I’ve seen this bill, and itlanded on my desk five minutesago.’‘

The bill’s supporters said they’resimply trying to ensure that existingrestrictions on late-term abortionsare followed.

``The bill holds doctors account-able,’‘ said Sen. Mary Pilcher Cook,

an anti-abortion ShawneeRepublican.

The Legislature has until April 13to proofread the bill and deliver it toSebelius, and she’ll have 10 days,perhaps until April 23, to decidewhether to sign it. Meanwhile, theU.S. Senate doesn’t return from itsEaster recess until April 20.

Asked what Sebelius would do,spokeswoman Beth Martino said,``The governor will carefully reviewthis bill, as she does every bill.’‘

Abortion foes have said they sus-pect a desire for a smoother confir-mation led Sebelius to sign anotheranti-abortion bill last week. The newlaw will require doctors who useultrasound and monitor fetal heart-beats to allow patients to see theimages or hear the sound at least 30minutes before an abortion.

Sebelius said she found no consti-tutional flaws, unlike past anti-abor-tion measures.

The latest bill is tougher, imposingstricter reporting requirements ondoctors who perform late-term abor-tions. Also, if a woman or girl comesto believe her late-term abortion wasillegal, she, her husband or parentscould sue the doctor for damages.

Sebelius vetoed a similar bill lastyear, but it also included provisions

to allow patients or others to seek acourt injunction to stop late-termabortions beforehand.

``The anti-abortion, pro-life folkshave not gotten any traction in herconfirmation hearings,’‘ said stateSen. Pete Brungardt, a SalinaRepublican and committee chairmanwho has kept a similar bill bottledup. ``This would give them anotherdaily story.’‘

Supporters said the timing of thevotes had nothing to do withSebelius’ pending confirmation forthe HHS job.

Some noted that legislators brokeFriday for their annual spring breakand won’t return until April 29 towrap up business for the year.Sending the bill to Sebelius nowensures they have time to respond toa veto, they said.

Rep. Lance Kinzer, an OlatheRepublican who shepherded the billthrough the House, said anti-abortionlegislators had assumed Sebeliuswould be confirmed this week.

``We’re concerned about getting itdone quickly primarily becausewe’re running out of legislativetime,’‘ he said.

The measure arises from disputesinvolving Dr. George Tiller, whoseWichita clinic is one of the few in the

U.S. that perform late-term abor-tions, including when the fetus isviable. Such abortions are targetedby Kansas law.

The Kansas Department of Healthand Environment released statisticsFriday showing 192 abortions wereperformed at the 22nd week of preg-nancy or later last year when thefetus was viable. That’s 14 percentmore than the 168 performed in2007.

But overall, abortions in Kansasdeclined slightly, from 10,841 in2007 to 10,642 in 2008. And bothabortions and those on viable fetuseshave dropped significantly since2002.

Kansas law says abortions onviable fetuses are allowed when awoman or girl faces death or ``sub-stantial and irreversible’‘ harm to ``amajor bodily function,’‘ which hasbeen interpreted to include mentalhealth. Doctors must file reports onsuch abortions with KDHE.

The department has said doctorsneed only say a patient faced deathor substantial and irreversible harm,while anti-abortion groups believeTiller and other providers should bespelling out their medical diagnoses.

They believe Tiller does not havelegally sufficient reason for some

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ A contentiouspolitical debate over two proposed coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansasappears to have been stuck in the sameplace for more than a year.

Sunflower Electric Power Corp. andits allies have enough support in theLegislature to pass a bill to allow theHays utility to build the two plants inFinney County. But they don’t have quiteenough votes to override a veto fromGov. Kathleen Sebelius.

But two key personalities are differentthis year, and legislators expect Sebeliusto depart soon for a job as U.S. healthand human services secretary. Also, thepolitical backdrop for the debate haschanged.

The key question for Sunflower and itsallies is whether the changes will allowthem to get the last few votes they needin the House to override Sebelius’expected veto of an energy bill headed toher desk.

``That remains to be seen,’‘ saidSenate President Steve Morris, aHugoton Republican, a supporter ofSunflower’s plan, whose district includesits proposed site for the plants outsideHolcomb.

Sunflower needs an air-quality permitfrom the Kansas Department of Healthand Environment, but in October 2007,KDHE Secretary Rod Bremby rejected

an application for the Holcomb project.Bremby cited the plants’ carbon dioxideemissions and invoked his emergencypowers to protect the environment andpublic health.

Many legislators believe Brembyoverstepped his authority. They also viewSunflower’s project as important eco-nomic development.

Environmentalists argue, like Bremby,that the state can’t ignore the dangersposed by global warming, which manyscientists link to man-made greenhousegases. And, they add, the state shouldpursue wind farms and other forms ofrenewable energy.

Four bills _ three approved last yearand one passed last week _ all overturnBremby’s decision and limit the secre-tary’s power to regulate greenhousegases and use his emergency powers toreject permits. Sebelius vetoed the threebills last year and is expected to veto thisyear’s measure.

The strategy both years has been thesame: Tie the provisions clearing the wayfor Sunflower’s plants and reining in theKDHE secretary to ``green’‘ measurespromoting conservation and renewableenergy.

Even some opponents of the billsbelieve a measure without green provi-sions would pass.

Coal Fight Stuck