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Patricia Bain
Patricia Ann Bain, 63, of Colony, died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, at her home.
Patricia was born March 31, 1949, in Colony, the daughter of John R. and Imogene (Patrick) Reiter. She graduated from Colony High School and worked on the family farm before working at Gates Rubber Company for several years. She then served as caregiver for several people in the community.
Patricia married Bill Bain and he preceded her in death.
Survivors are her father, John R. Reiter, two brothers, Robert Reiter, Topeka, and John Scott Reiter, LaHarpe, four sisters, Roberta Mang, Schuyler, Neb., Frances Reiter, Welda, Pearl Lampe, Piqua, and Donna Korthals, Bonner Springs.
She was preceded in death by her mother.
Graveside services are at 11 a.m., Monday at Colony Cemetery.
Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola, is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences for the family may be left on this website, www.iolafuneral.com.
Mary Selander
Mary Helen Selander, 88, of Greeley, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at Anderson County Long Term Care in Garnett.
She was born March 26, 1924 in Humboldt, the daughter of Michael J. and Anna (Achter) Ohmes. She graduated from Greeley High School.
Funeral services will be at 10 o’clock this morning at St. John’s Catholic Church in Greeley.
Burial will follow at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Greeley. A visitation was Friday at the church.
Biden-Ryan vie as backups for the top spot
Thursday night’s debate-watchers may have asked themselves an appropriate question: “Who would I rather see as president — Joe Biden or Paul Ryan?” The vice president of the United States is always a heartbeat away from the oval office.
A Ryan presidency would mean a vastly different United States. Biden promised to keep the current structure and spruce it up.
Ryan’s vision for the country can be seen most clearly in his plan to junk the current Medicare program and replace it with a defined benefit plan that would allocate a set amount of money for each beneficiary that would be used to buy coverage. The amount would increase very slightly each year, far less than health care costs have increased and can be expected to increase. The difference would be paid by the individual.
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office calculates that seniors would be faced with a $6,400 supplemental health insurance bill within a few years. As the plan stands now, those who could not afford the premiums would lose coverage.
Ryan also backs the 20 percent across the board reduction in income taxes which Mitt Romney promises. It would be paid for, both men say, by eliminating loopholes — but Ryan refused to say what loopholes he has in mind when asked that direct question. Romney has been equally evasive. Independent analysts have said that even doing away with the mortgage interest deduction, the deduction for donations to churches and other charities and the deduction for college expenses would not balance the loss of revenue from the tax reductions.
A Ryan presidency would mean the end of the Medicare program that Lyndon Johnson created and replace it with a new, smaller, less comprehensive program that would be partly funded by the elderly. It would mean a stripped down Social Security. It would mean continued tax breaks for the very rich, widening the gap between the rich and the rest of the population still further. While calling for more spending on the military, Ryan seemed to be saying that all of the rest of the federal government should be cut back or eliminated entirely.
Thursday night’s debate also focused on the difference between the Barack Obama administration and a Romney-Ryan regime on foreign affairs. Ryan accused Obama of being weak in its handling of Afghanistan, Syria, Iran and the terrorist attack on the U.S. embassy in Libya. A Romney administration, Ryan averred, would be much tougher.
How tough?
“The last thing we need is another war,” Biden said. Well, Ryan backed away from sending troops to Syria. He also stopped short of advocating going to war with Iran to stop its nuclear bomb program. He insisted that Iran cannot be allowed to develop a bomb — which is the oft-repeated Obama position — without offering any new initiative.
We should have had troops in place to protect the embassy in Libya, he said. But he offered no defense when Biden pointed out that Ryan, as chairman of the House budget committee, had cut millions out of the defense budget put there to defend embassies.
Biden pointed out repeatedly the United States is working closely with its allies, Israel included, in dealing with the Middle East. Ryan responded by advocating more “toughness.”
SPEAKING AS one member of the senior generation, I am comfortable with Joe Biden as backup president.
— Emerson Lynn, jr.
Youngsters get kick out of soccer shoot
Five local families competed in the District Elks Soccer Shoot Sept. 29 with one advancing to the state soccer shoot today in Great Bend.
Olivia Carney took home first place in her age division in the district competition in Winfield and advances to today’s state soccer shoot in Great Bend.
Carney was joined by local winners A.J. Holding, Hunter Zimbelman, Caiden Cloud and Anthony Rodriguez at the district competition.
The students qualified for district by winning a local competition in Iola Sept. 23.
“I am so proud of these kids,” Christina Ramirez, exalted ruler for Iola Elks, said. “I was expecting them to go to district and give it their best shot, but I really didn’t think they would all rank so high. We have some really talented kids.”
The competition consists of a series of contests, such as aiming for smaller goals or at different grids of a regulation-sized soccer goal.
Holding, Zimbelman, Cloud and Rodriguez each earned second place in their respective competitions.
If Carney wins today at state, she would advance to a regional competition including youth from Nebraska, Oklahoma and Colorado.
Ramirez said the Elks’ soccer and hoop shoot programs are great avenues for kids — even those who may not be otherwise skilled in athletics.
“It gives kids a chance to excel individually instead of relying on factors they have no control over,” Ramirez said. “Every child makes the team, gets to shoot and gets their opportunity to shine.”
Busteed tops among local harriers
BURLINGTON — Yates Center High’s Drake Busteed finished fifth overall in the Tri-Valley League Cross Country Meet Thursday, running the 5K course with a time of 17:52. Teammate Ceaton Cooper was two spots behind in seventh at 18:08. Yates Center finished second as a team among the Tri-Valley schools behind host Burlington On the girls’ side, Yates Center’s Emily Baker finished eighth overall with a mark of 16:41.33 in her 4K run. Sabrina Arell was 13th overall with a time of 18:24.52.
Humboldt’s Tanner Orth and Ethan Bartlett led the Cub runners with marks of 18:52 and 18:58, respectively, good for 23rd and 24th overall. In the boys’ junior varsity race, Humboldt’s Rayden Goltry had the fastest 2-mile time of 12:16. Zach Vanatta
finished fourth at 12:55 and Bryce Isaac was seventh at 13:23. Layne Gonzalez’s mark of 14:15 was good for 15th. Jimmy Mangold was 31st at 17:08.Wyatt Suefert placed fifth in the seventh-grade boys competition for Humboldt, running a mile in 6:05. Josh Vanatta was eighth at 6:18.Brady Slocum ran his race in 7:21, good for 20th. Edward O’Neal was 23rd at 7:36.
On the eighth-grade girls’ side, Humboldt’s Padyne Durand finished fourth at 14:50. Individual results follow Tri Valley League
Cross Country Meet Boys
5. Drake Busteed, YC, 17:52
7. Ceaton Cooper, YC, 18:08
23. Tanner Orth, H, 19:07
24. Ethan Bartlett, H, 19:11
29. Nick Keazer, H, 19:19
33. Brett Holloway, YC, 19:28.37
37. Ronny Jarred, H, 19:36
47. Caleb D’Armond, H, 20:02
52. Tyler Keenan, YC, 20:15
57. Dillon Aikins, H, 20:38
73. Hayden Splechter, YC,
21:17.04
98. Andrew Keazer, Humboldt,
26:23
Girls
8. Emily Baker, YC, 16:41.33
33. Abrina Arell, YC, 18:24.52
MV’s Stevenson takes bronze
BURLINGTON — Marmaton Valley High’s Chance Stevenson hauled in a bronze medal Thursday in the 2012 Three Rivers League Cross Country Meet hosted by Burlington. Stevenson’s 5K time of 18 minutes, 43 seconds, was a scant two seconds ahead
of Rene Rodriguez of Crest High, who finished fourth among TRL runners at 18:45. The event also featured several Tri-Valley League schools, including Humboldt and Yates Center, racing in their separate league contest. Crest’s boys took third
among TRL schools with 48 points, followed by Marmaton Valley in fourth with 52 points. Northeast-Arma, which featured the top two individual runners in TRL, won the boys competition with 19 points. Other local runners earning medals in the TRL race were Crest’s David Womelsdorf, ninth at 19:32, Marmaton Valley’s Marcus Miller, 11th at 19:44, and Michael Armstrong of Crest, 13th at 20:01. Ashtynn Louk of Marmaton Valley earned an eighth-place medal among TRL runners for her time of 18:59. In junior varsity competition, Marmaton Valley’s Marc Waggoner earned 20th place in a 2-mile course with a time of 14:43. Jake
Wise was 27th at 15:19. Josh Wise of Marmaton Valley finished 14th among seventh-grade boy runners, completing a one-mile
course in 6:46. Nate Berry of Crest finished 10th in 16:20. Individual results: Three Rivers League Cross Country Meet Boys
3. Chance Stevenson, MV,18:43
4. Rene Rodriguez, C, 18:45
9. David Womelsdorf, C, 19:32
11. Marcus Miller, MV, 19:44
13. Michael Armstrong, C, 20:01
18. Garrett Booth, MV, 21:07
24. Michael Swift, MV, 21:50
26. Dal Lacy, C, 22:14
Girls
8. Ashtynn Louk, MV, 18:50
MVJH volleyball team wins 3
MORAN — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s volleyball teams ended their respective 2012 campaigns on a winning note Thursday, sweeping all three games against the visiting Crest Middle School Lancers.The A team won 25-17, 25-13. Trinitee Gutierrez had
11 service points, followed by Nalea Alexander with nine, Kyla Drake with nine points and five kills and Misty Storrer with four
kills. The Wildcats finished 10-5. “Overall the girls had an awesome year,” head coach Brenda Mills said. “We played our best in the last two matches and started to hit the ball a lot more. This was a good Crest team and they really made my job easy with the way they played.” The B team won 25-9, 25- 16, behind Shelby Yoho’s nine service points. Megan Ensminger and Clara
Boyd added seven points apiece. Emily Smart added six. The B team finished the season 10-3. “It amazed me to see
how much better this team got from day one,” assistant coach Scott Brady said. “We might not have had the tallest team, but
they played each point under control and served an amazing 93 percent on the year. I couldn’t be more proud of this group of
girls.” The C team won 15-4, 15- 10 to cap a 6-0 season. Shailee Woods had seven service points. Lana Myers
had five. “Our sixth-grade girls were just learning the basics this year, but they did an amazing job,” Brady said. “I am excited to see how they progress next year.” Team players were eighth-graders Emily Plaschka, Drake, Storrer, Magie Stevenson and Alexander. Seventh-graders were Yoho, Boyd, Emily Smart, Isabelle Bigelow and Ensminger. Sixthgraders were Myers, Patricia
Outlan, Karlie Stephens, Sarah Spillman, Kari Shadden, Woods and Mickayla Genn.
Crest wins shootout
COLONY — Crest High Lancers outscored Chetopa High in a shootout Friday night, improving their district record to 2-1 with a 78- 36 win over the Hornets. The Lancers racked up an impressive 536 yards of rushing. Kyle Hammond led the team with 220 yards rushing, resulting in five touchdowns. Dylan Sedlak followed with 126 yards and two touchdowns. Hammond also led the team in receiving, with 81 yards and two touchdowns, bringing his total to seven touchdowns for Friday’s game. The Hornets’ points came in the first and third quarters. Jordan Morton had four interceptions in the contest, Brock Ellis came up with one. Lancer’s coach Brent Smith said he was impressed with the enthusiasm his team showed during the game. He said the players stepped up offensively, but showed the most improvement through their determination on defense. The Lancers are on the road next Friday to face off against Southern Coffey County. Crest 10-38-16-14—78 Chetopa 16-0-20-0—36 Chetopa — Cassell 64 yd run (Cassell run) Crest — safety Chetopa — Cassell run (Cassell run) Crest — Hammond 4 yd run (Ellis pass from Hammond) Crest — Hammond 49 yd pass from Morton (Ellis pass from Hammond) Crest — Hammond 15 yd pass from Morton (Ellis pass from Hammond) Crest — Hammond 34 yd run (Ellis pass from Hammond) Crest — Sedlak 55 yd run (Ellis pass from Hammond) Crest — Morton 1 yd run (PAT failed) Crest — Sedlak 27 yd run (Morton run) Chetopa — Dixon 3 yd run (PAT failed) Crest — Hammond 18 yd run (Hammond run) Chetopa — Cassell 56 yd pass from Moses (Sanders pass from Moses) Chetopa — Cassell 30 yd pass from Moses (PAT failed) Crest — Hammond 37 yd run (Hammond run) Crest — Hammond 37 yd run (PAT failed)
Comets too much for Iola
A three-hour rain delay did little to douse the enthusiasm of a raucous crowd of Iola High supporters Friday evening at Riverside Park.
Chanute High’s Brock Gilmore and the Blue Comet defense took care of that.
Behind the aerial fireworks of the 6-4, 220-pound senior quarterback, Chanute raced to a 28-0 halftime lead en route to a 42-0 win.
The loss drops Iola to 5-2 on the season. More importantly, the Mustangs fall to 0-1 in Kansas Class 4A, District 6 play.
Iola has little time to mope. It hosts highly regarded Fort Scott next Friday in another district tilt.
Gilmore tossed first-half touchdowns covering 23 and 13 yards to Sebastian Fairchild — the second coming with no time left in the first half — and 33 yards to Derek Sharps to open the scoring early in the first quarter.
Iola lost three prime scoring chances. A slant pass from quarterback Mason Coons to Jacob Harrison bounced off Harrison’s fingertips while Harrison was clear in the Blue Comet secondary.
Then, on Chanute’s next drive, the Mustangs’ Levi Ashmore baited Gilmore into an ill-advised sideline pass that Ashmore let slip through his fingertips with a potential pick six eluding his grasp.
And finally, Iola’s final drive of the second quarter ended on a fourth-down pass bounced out of Harrison’s grasp as he rolled through the back of the end zone. Iola head coach Doug Kerr argued unsuccessfully Harrison had possession long enough for touchdown to count.
The misfire set up Chanute at its own 15-yard line. The Blue Comets marched 85 yards over the final two minutes, aided by a 25-yard pass from Gilmore to Abrom Weaver and a key fourth-down completion from Gilmore to Christian Wiltse.
“They’re a good football team,” Kerr said. “I’m proud of the guys. We made some adjustments and had a couple of scoring chances that we just missed. If it’s 21-14 at halftime, it’s a different ball game.”
Iola’s opening drive of the second half went much the same way as the first. The Mustangs reached scoring position, but a Mason pass into the end zone was intercepted by the Blue Comets’ Weaver.
Kerr noted much of the pre-game talk centered on Iola’s defection from the Southeast Kansas League to the Pioneer League — and presumably off of Chanute’s radar in the regular season — only to find the two schools tossed into the same football district.
“This game wasn’t about the Pioneer League, and it wasn’t about SEK,” Kerr said. “They’re just a good, senior-laden football team. We’re working toward that.”
Chanute extended the lead to 35-0 with a 55-yard punt return for a touchdown by Ethin VanAnne late in the third quarter. Josh Smeed’s five-yard run to paydirt capped the Blue Comet scoring.
John Whitworth carried 14 times for 70 yards, while Coons had a negative-21 yards rushing,
many coming from sacks. Jacob Rhoads had 27 yards on six carries. Kaden Macha rushed 10 times for 20 yards. Adam Kauth had a twoyard carry. Ashmore’s only rush went for minus- four yards.Coons was 4 of 12 passing for 45 yards with an interception. Kauth had a 26-yard reception. Zeph Larney had one reception for 17
yards. Rhoads led the Iola defense with 10 tackles. Bryce Misenhelter, meanwhile, had six tackles, including three quarterback sacks. Eric Heffern and Derek Weir also had sacks for the Mustangs. Chanute 14-14-7-7—42 Iola 0-0-0-0—0 Chanute — Sharp 33 yd pass from Gilmore (PAT failed) Chanute — Fairchild 23 yd pass from Gilmore (Fairchild pass from Gilmore) Chanute — Kisser 5 yd run (LaRocca kick) Chanute — Fairchild 13 yd pass from Gilmore (LaRocca
kick) Chanute — VanAnne 55 yd punt return (LaRocca kick) Chanute — Smeed 5 yd run(LaRocca kick Chanute Iola First Downs 11 8 Rushes-yds 37-162 35-72 Passing yds 192 45 Total Offense 354 116 Passing 11-20-0 4-12-1 Fumbles 1-0 1-1 Punts-yds 3/26 6/32