HILLSBORO Star-Journal

HEADLINES

USD 410 discusses virtual school program
USD 410 Board of Education heard preliminary information Monday evening about a possible virtual school program the district could join as early as fall 2011. Superintendent Steve Noble told the board about a proposed program through Educational Services & Staff Development Association of Central Kansas. Details were still sparse, he said.
Kapaun event is Thursday
The eighth annual Archdiocese of the Military Services Pilgrimage to Pilsen, home of Korean War hero and Chaplain Father Emil J. Kapaun, will be Thursday, Veterans Day. Mass will be at 11 a.m. at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church-Holy Family Parish, Pilsen. Celebrants will include Bishop Michael O. Jackels, bishop of Wichita; Monsignor Thomas P. Olszyk, judicial vicar of the archdiocese for military services; Monsignor Sommers, a Kenrick Seminary classmate of Father Kapaun; and visiting chaplains and priests of the Kansas dioceses.
Innovations help Tampa cattlemen lower costs
In one of Scott David’s fields south of Tampa, just part of his 60 acres, he planted harry vetch, Sudan grass, oats, turnips, and radishes. He plans to feed his crops to his cattle all winter. The round purple heads of turnips, next to the slender white stalks of radishes, surrounded by the slim green wisps of oats, and the spiraling light green leaves of harry vetch are all growing together, leaving few paths for walking.
Durham City Council
City water and sewer supervisor Verlin Sommerfeld submitted his resignation Nov. 2 at the council meeting. His last day in that position is Dec. 31. He will continue as a member of the council. Mayor Mike Sorenson asked if the council needed to call a special meeting to discuss criteria for the position. The council met Tuesday to discuss options.
Commissioners seek input from other counties
Having a full-time emergency management director paid off for Dickinson County in June 2008 when a tornado struck Chapman, Dickinson County Administrator Brad Homman told Marion County commissioners Monday. Just a few years before the tornado, the county had a part-time emergency management director to meet state requirements, he said.

DEATHS

Don Mickels
Don Mickels of Hesston died Nov. 8 in Hesston. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Parkview Mennonite Brethren Church in Hillsboro. The Rev. Steve Schroeder will officiate.
Frieda Wall
Frieda Wall, 88, of Hillsboro, died Nov. 5 at Parkside Homes in Hillsboro. She was born Dec. 23, 1921, in Hillsboro, to Emil F. and Martha (Duerksen) Bartel.

DOCKET

HEALTH

Diagnosis improves life for family
Stew Bichet, 41, of Hillsboro was diagnosed with diabetes in 2008, but he suspects the problem existed long before that. His job as proprietor of ASAP AutoGlass sends him out of town frequently, which meant many fast-food meals.
Marion County Home Care earns top agency
Marion County home health care nurses and certified home health aides based out of St. Luke Living Center are dedicated to helping patients. A couple of years ago, a nurse was involved in a traffic accident where her car was turned over on its roof. Uninjured, she crawled out from under the car, received a ride back into Marion, and borrowed her sister’s vehicle in order to drive to her patients.

OPINION

Who's being vindictive?
A respected reader suggested last week that we were vindictive in opposing a Hillsboro Free Press proposal to post official notices on the Internet, presumably instead of in qualifying newspapers. We have no problem competing fair and square with the Free Press, which tried to compete with us for public notices then suddenly quit the business when it couldn’t meet postal standards.

PEOPLE

Clark descendents hold reunion
The 11th reunion of the descendants of Mac and Clarice Clark met Oct. 3 at Burns Community Center. Forty-four family members participated in a carry-in dinner. Larry Clark of the Glenn Clark family conducted the program and business meeting. Everyone introduced himself or herself and told about their families.
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'Round the Town, Northwest Durham

SCHOOL

High schools prepare for plays, musicals
With a lull between fall and winter sports, November is the time for high school theater productions in Marion County. Goessel, Marion, and Peabody-Burns high schools start the theater season with a bang this weekend, and Centre and Hillsboro high schools will present stage productions later in the month.
Singers qualify for honor choirs
Hillsboro High School freshman Scott Brazil was selected to perform as part of the Kansas Music Educators Association Middle-level Honor Choir. The choir is an auditioned group of students in grades seven through nine from across Kansas.
KAKE TV anchor reads to Goessel students
KAKE Channel 10 anchor and reporter Susan Peters visited Goessel Elementary School students Nov. 3 and read them the story, “Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies.” Peters donned pirate garb while reading the book about the only pirate bunny with interest and ability to read, who saves his friends with knowledge he gained by reading.
Local students recognized
Two local Butler Community College students were recently inducted into the Alpha Phi Alpha Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa. Benjamin Bosworth of Hillsboro and Carmen Moses of Marion were recognized for being in the top 20 percent of the class.

HILLSBORO Star-Journal

Don Mickels of Hesston died Nov. 8 in Hesston. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Parkview Mennonite Brethren Church in Hillsboro. The Rev. Steve Schroeder will officiate.

Frieda Wall, 88, of Hillsboro, died Nov. 5 at Parkside Homes in Hillsboro. She was born Dec. 23, 1921, in Hillsboro, to Emil F. and Martha (Duerksen) Bartel.

Stew Bichet, 41, of Hillsboro was diagnosed with diabetes in 2008, but he suspects the problem existed long before that. His job as proprietor of ASAP AutoGlass sends him out of town frequently, which meant many fast-food meals.

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Hillsboro High School freshman Scott Brazil was selected to perform as part of the Kansas Music Educators Association Middle-level Honor Choir. The choir is an auditioned group of students in grades seven through nine from across Kansas.

Two local Butler Community College students were recently inducted into the Alpha Phi Alpha Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa. Benjamin Bosworth of Hillsboro and Carmen Moses of Marion were recognized for being in the top 20 percent of the class.