The Sallna Journal On the Record Tuesday, January 9,1990 9 Deaths funerals Mr. Smith Keith TnonfMs Smith Keith Thomas Smith, 66, 463 Maple, died Sunday, Jan. 7,1990, at the Asbury-Salina Regional Medical Center. Mr. Smith was born on April 30, 1923, at Northbranch and had been a Salina resident for 39 years, moving from Northbranch.
He worked for 33 years for the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. and four years at a Sinclair Service Station on South Ninth. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. His first wife, Gladys Marie, died in 1975.
Survivors include his wife, Joan of the home; three sons, Larry of 129 W. Prescott, Steve of 1310 Fairway and Terry of Salina; two daughters, Linda Woodhall of 1610 Hickory and Jackie Woodhall of 912 Sherman; a brother, Don of Great Bend; two sisters, Marge Lake of Hastings, and Ardis Taylor of Superior, two stepsons, Charles Jackson of Spain and James Jackson of Wichita; 10 grandchildren; two great- grandchildren; and three step- grandchildren. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Bigge-Moos Chapel Funeral Home, the Rev. Naomi Strand officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park with military rites by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1432. may be made to the church or the American Heart Association. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Wednesday at the funeral home.
Jennie Rea Rees, 88, 606 Johnstown, died Saturday, Jan. 6,1990, at her home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Bigge-Moos Chapel Funeral Home. Ruth E. Riffel Ruth E.
Riffel, 71, Salina, died Monday, Jan. 8, 1990, at St. John's Hospital, Salina. Mrs. Riffel was born Ruth Schmidt on Feb.
19,1918, in Wichita and had lived most of her life in Herington. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Herington, the Woodbine Study Club and the Herington Study Club and was active with the Herington Band Boosters. Survivors include her husband, Harvey of the home; three daughters, Karen McMullen of Great Bend, Jo Lynne Bryant of Commerce, Texas, and Jandella Sue Farry of Colorado Springs, two sisters, Frances Herpich of White City and Helen Williams of Glendora, six grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the United Methodist Church, Herington, the Rev.
Ron Williams officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Hill Cemetery. A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Herington United Methodist Church or the Saline County Dialysis Center, Salina.
Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Donahue Funeral Home, Herington. Carole Owing SUPERIOR, Neb. Carole Gering, 56, Superior, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 1990, at the Brodstone Memorial Nukols County Hospital, Superior.
Mrs. Gering was born Carole Marran on July 23,1933, on a farm near Smith Center, and had been a Superior resident since 1963. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Bill of Superior; two sons, Nicholas and Zhoncie, both of Superior; a daughter, Angela King of Superior; her mother, Clara Marran of Franklin; a stepson, Garold Gering of Houston; a sister, Colleen Steinkruger of Minden; four grandchildren; and five stepgrandchildren. The funeral will be at 11 a.m.
today at the Megrue-Price Funeral Home, Superior, the Rev. Ken Fairbrother officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery, Superior. Visitation will be at the funeral home. Alice Thacker LINCOLN Alice Thacker, 64, Lincoln, died Monday, Jan.
8,1990, at the Shalimar Nursing Home, Salina. Mrs. Thacker was bom Alice Reichard on April 28,1925, at Russell and had been a resident of Lincoln since 1957, moving from the Russell and Gorham areas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Virgil "Bill," died March 16,1989.
Survivors include three daughters, Betty Lou Wise of Hope, Deanna Kay Bachman of Dorrance and Dianna Faye Smith of Weaver, two sisters, Ethel Thacker of Luray and Edna Mulvihill of Perry; 12 grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Pohlman's Mortuary, Russell. Burial will be in the Russell Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Paul B. Reed CULVER Paul B.
Reed, 93, Culver, died Sunday, Jan. 7,1990, at the Ottawa County Hospital, Minneapolis. Mr. Reed was born May 12,1896, on a farm northwest of Culver and fanned in the area all his life. He was a World War I Army veteran and an elder, trustee and member of the Culver Presbyterian Church.
Two grandchildren preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Vera of the home; two sons, Dale of Culver and Carl of Elmhurst, four grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Culver Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Helen Dent officiating.
Burial will be in the Culver Union Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the church or the Ottawa County Hospital. Visitation will be until 9 p.m. today at the Shields Funeral Home, Minneapolis, and Wednesday morning at the church. Edward A.
McVicker McPHERSON Edward A. McVicker, 62, McPherson, died Monday, Jan 8,1990, at the McPherson Memorial Hospital. Mr. McVicker was bom Sept. 13, 1927, at Talmage and had been a McPherson resident since 1953.
He was a leaderman mechanic for the National Cooperative Refinery Association and a member of the First United Methodist Church, the OC- AWIU Union and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2715, all of McPherson. His wife, Leora, died Aug. 21,1989. Survivors include five sons, Morris, Michael, Mark, Martin and Marshall, all of McPherson; a brother, John of Abilene; and seven grandchildren. The funeral will be at 10 a.m.
Thursday at the First United Methodist Church, McPherson, the Rev. Jeff Gannon officiating. A service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Prairie Dale Cemetery, Talmage, the Rev. Tom Griffith officiating.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church or the Free Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Glidden Funeral Home, McPherson. Harrison PLAINVILLE Evelyn Harrison, 68, Plainville, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 1990, at HCA Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.
Mrs. Harrison was born Evelyn Miller on April 4,1921, at Kendrick, and had been a longtime resident of Plainville. She was a homemaker and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. Survivors Include her husband, Charles of the home; a daughter, Wanda Woodring of Denver; and a sister, Ellenora Messier of Colorado Springs, Colo. The funeral will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at the McMillin Funeral Home, Plainville, the Rev. Larry McDermitt officiating. Burial will be in the Plainville Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. Visitation will be from 9 a.m.
to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Una Klrchhoff SMITH CENTER Lena Marie Kirchhoff, 84, Smith Center, died Monday, Jan. 8, 1990, at the Smith County Memorial Hospital, Smith Center. Mrs.
Kirchhoff was born Lena Marie Kuhlmann on May 21,1905, at Athol and had been a lifelong resident of the area. She was a homemaker and a member of the St. John Lutheran Church, Athol. Her husband died in 1974. Survivors include a son, Milford of Athol; a daughter, Sylvia Sasse of Deshler, a sister, Anna Bink- ner of Plymouth, four grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the St. John Lutheran Church, Athol, Pastor Ernest Larsen officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be until 9 p.m.
Wednesday at the Simmons Mortuary, Smith Center, and after 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Lee N. Pwmington SMITH CENTER Lee N. Pennington, 88, Smith Center, died Monday, Jan.
8, 1990, at the Bethesda Care Center, Smith Center. Mr. Pennington was bora Sept. 26, 1901, in Smith County and had been a lifelong resident of the area. He was a retired fanner and a former member of the Crystal Plains Church, rural Bellaire.
A daughter, Beulah Eller, died Sept. 23,1967. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy of Smith Center, a son, Fritz of Smith Center; a sister Mildred McCarty of Smith Center; two grandchildren; and five grandchildren. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Simmons Chapel, Smith Center, the Rev.
Bernie Dickson officiating. Burial will be in the Crystal Plains Cemetery, rural Bellaire. Visitation will be at the funeral home. Marguerttte E. Johnson SOLOMON Margueritte "Marge" E.
Johnson, 78, Solomon, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 1990, at St. John's Hospital, Salina. Mrs. Johnson was bora Margueritte Belongy on March 7,1911, in Menominee, Mich.
She had worked in the Lincoln, area for 14 years, and moved to Solomon in 1956. She was a homemaker and an antique dealer. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and the Quivera Federated Club, both of Solomon, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and Salina Bridge Club, both of Sauna. Survivors include her husband, Glen of the home; and a brother, James of Springfield, Mo. The funeral will be at 11 a.m.
today at the Carlson-Becker Funeral Home, Solomon, the Rev. Don Robert Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the Prairie Mound Cemetery, Solomon. Memorials may be made to the Solomon Senior Citizens Center. City commission rejects request for collective bargaining with workers By DAN HESS Staff Writer The best way to solve labor disputes is with lines of communication and not third-party negotiators, the Salina City Commission decided Monday.
In a unanimous vote, the commission decided against adopting the Public Employer-Employee Relations Act, which would have allowed city employees to negotiate with the city in collective bargaining agreements. In December, City Manager Dennis Kissinger recommended that the commission reject the proposal, in part because unions can lead to adversarial relationships. On Monday, Charles Dodson, executive director of the Kansas Association of Public Employees, pleaded with commissioners to adopt the act and give city workers a chance to decide if they want to unionize. "You have been told that this would put you in an adversarial position," Dodson said. "Adoption of the PEER act only puts you in a position for city employees to "It's not adversarial.
Rather, it's a free exchange of information." For your Information Hospital Asbury Samuel P. Bell, 913 E. Cloud; Robin E. Blake, 304 Hart; Jolene M. Foley, 910 N.
Ninth; Sandra E. Frazer, 1332 E. Minneapolis; Paula K. Galarneau, 708 N. Fifth; Wesley W.
Garrison, 2612 Ray; Forrest John Gilbert III, 6264D E. Country Club; Alfred A. Loader, 1106 Hartford; Robert D. McDowell, 130 S. Simpson Road; Kenneth T.
Moore, 2400 Village Une; Faye H. Moss, 2932Florida; Ann C. Berlin, McPherson; Lavonda A. Britton, Oakley; Evelyn F. Burwell, Abilene; Kathleen K.
Bryderman, Solomon; beta Deming, Kanopolis; Janean K. Gilmore, Abilene; Leroy F. Gruber, Hope; Harry E. Stulwagon, Chapman; James O. Tiemeyer, Clifton.
St. John's Walter Lapworth, 505 W. Cloud; Richard L. Shannon, 623 S. Third; Elizabeth B.
Lenz, 725 Morrison; Lydia E. Rittel, 766 Osage; Violet C. Peterson, Burdick; George E. Pierce, Abilene; Vivian S. Heald, Minneapolis; George T.
Simpson, Longford- Hospital dismissals Aibury Corey D. Purrington, 412 Morrison; Julie A. Long and baby girl, Ellsworth. St. John's Adeline L.
Cousins, 1001 N. Seventh; Edmund C. Gunnerson, 951 S. Santa Fe; Joseph R. Anaya, Salina; David W.
Eberhart, 4716 N. Crystal Spring; Shelly L. Eyler, 1700 Pershing; Evelyn L. Green, 917 N. 13th; Thomas P.
Unman, 319 N. 10th; Steve Chrastil, Wilson; Roy H. Martin, Clay Center; Phyllis G. Soukup, Ellsworth. District Court Charged Robert D.
TooUunan, 39,2349 W. Pleasant Hill, charge of indecent liberties with a child in connection with a report that he engaged in lewd fondling or touching of a grade school-age girl on Jan. 5. Lonnie L. Gates, 31, and Tammy J.
Hanson, 31, both of 143 N. llth, charges of burglary, felony theft, possession of marijuana, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia in connection with the Jan. 1 break-in of Harley-Davidson-Honda of Salina, 700 N. Broadway, from which about $6,500 worth of items were taken and items reportedly found in their home. Sentenced Steve Maybrier, 28, 1S21 Pawnee, three to 10 years in prison for two Divorcee Dismissed Dawn Charles K.
Massey. D. Massey vs. Dodson said that if city employees are satisfied with their situation they would not want to unionize, and no harm would be done by allowing them to decide. Fortunate Bonilla, plant chairman of the machinists' union at Beech Aircraft said allowing city employees to unionize would improve employee productivity and foster better employee relations with management.
Bonilla said after the meeting that some city employees are dissatisfied but won't speak up for fear of reprisals by their supervisors. "They're scared. Fear has a lot to do with not saying something," he said. No city employees spoke at the meeting, but Commissioner John Divine made it clear that employees should not fear speaking to management. "I feel employees need to be a part of what's going on here," Divine said.
"Employees should have the right to speak to management. I believe there are ways we can get together." Commissioner Steve Ryan said the Public Employer-Employee Relations Act was more complicated than simply allowing employees to vote to decide if they want union representation. "I wish it was as simple as some of its proponents make it seem," Ryan said. Ryan also questioned the need for union representation. "I will say we haven't had the personnel problems that we've had under previous management," he said.
Commissioner Bob Frank agreed, saying that before Kissinger arrived in 1987 there was more employee dissatisfaction than there is now. He sees no need for the city to come under provisions of the act. "I do not support a third party to do things," Frank said. Other business In other action, the commission: Approved a $25,000 settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency for violations of the Clean Water Act. Awarded a contract to Ash Battery Systems for no more than $13,922 for an uninterruptible power supply system.
Approved $342,000 in capital improvement projects for Parks and Recreation Divisions, including $85,000 for a new park storage building and $75,000 for a premier baseball diamond ot East Crawford Family Recreation Area. Despite protest, BID funds OK'd By DAN HESS Staff Writer Despite an llth-hour protest from a downtown group hoping to dissolve Salina's downtown Business Improvement District, the Salina City Commission on Monday approved the 1990 Business Improvement District assessments. The commission voted unanimously despite opposition from a group of merchants calling themselves the llth Hour Cause. "It would be extremely unfortunate if we killed the horse now," Commissioner Carol Beggs said. The fight is not over despite the commission's approval.
Opponents have 45 days to gather a petition with 51 percent of the downtown merchants' signatures in opposition to the assessments. Calvin Stansberry of Salina Microfilm 212 S. Fifth, opposes the BID. He said he doubts a petition will produce enough signatures to abolish the BID because some merchants will fear retaliation of sorts. "We will attempt to bring forth a petition," Calvin Stansberry said.
"I hope the name calling will come to an end today." Gary Stansberry of Salina Blueprint 209 S. Santa produced results of a survey that showed 82 merchants against the assessment and 19 in favor. Not all of the merchants had returned their ballots. That followed a BID board survey that showed support for the assessments, with 92 in favor and 42 opposed. "None of us want to see downtown destroyed," Gary Stansberry said.
Charles Wilson, owner of Wilson Jewelers, told the commission that all areas of Salina need to be promoted, with no specialized groups for downtown, north Salina and south Salina. "We're not getting our money's worth," Wilson said. Bob Guerra, who operates Mid- America Awards, 145 S. Fourth, told commissioners that the BID does not benefit businesses on any street ex- cept Santa Fe. "Just a few people are benefiting from it," Guerra said.
"Santa Fe is targeted for Jim Graves, a member of the BID board, said when the BID fees were established, there was an attempt to make it as fair as possible to all within the districts. 'A very sincere, earnest effort was made to design a system that was fair," Graves said. "We know we can't please BID President Larry Dunlap said he would welcome more participation from the dissatisfied merchants and would be willing to listen to new ideas for programs. City commissioners agreed that both groups need to have better lines of communications and that a vehicle to dismantle the organization was in place if a majority of the merchants did not want the BID. "All of you are in favor of growth and prosperity," Commissioner John Divine said.
Sewer Student achievers (Continued from Page 1) grant to help fund the project, which could lower the cost by more than $3 million. The city has until March 30 to apply for the grant. Kissinger told commissioners that getting started on the project as soon as possible was in city's best interest. "We believe they're going to make us do this anyway," he said of the project, referring to the increasingly tough discharge standards. "We'll be millions of dollars ahead, and that will be reflected in sewer rates." On Monday, the commissioners studied a proposal by Wilson and Co.
Engineers and Architects, to serve as consultants on the project at a cost of about $900,000. That fee is included in the (18 million total cost. The consultant will be in charge of improving the north treatment plant and requesting the federal grant under the EPA Construction Grants Program. The improvement includes the rehabilitation of the existing treatment plant and the addition of advanced treatment for ammonia removal. Minneapolis student chosen es Senate delegate Gregory Parde, a senior at Minneapolis High School, has been chosen as one of two Kansas delegates to the 1990 U.S.
Senate Youth Program in Washington, D.C. The other delegate is Erik Cansler from Kapaun-Mount Carmel High School in Wichita. Sarah Caldwell, a senior at Hoxie High School, and Philip Psllos from Manhattan High School were chosen as Kansas alternates. The Senate program, scheduled for Jan. 27 to Feb.
3, is an intensive study of the federal government that focuses on the Senate. Each of the 104 delegates receives a $2,000 college scholarship from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, which funds the Senate program. The students will spend time in the offices of their state senators and meet with President Bush, cabinet members, a Supreme Court justice and several con- gressmen. Parde was a National Merit semif tnalist and is co-president of the Minneapolis' student council. He plans to attend the University of Kansas and major in chemical engineering.
South High debaters win sweepstakes trophy Debaters from Salina South High School won the sweepstakes trophy at the Newton Four-Speaker Debate Tournament on Jan. W. The team won the novice division with a 12-2 record and recorded an 84 varsity record. Novice team members included Colleen McCain, Paul Freeland, Erin Turner, Jenl Hottman and Dominique Schulte. Varsity team members were Paul Mills, Kevin McPhail, Ben Berencoo, Darren Seirer and Aaron Tysen.
Briefly counts of aggravated assault for threatening Susan Spencer with a gun and Lee Gruetter with a knife on Oct. 18 in a residence at 516 S. Eighth; probation denied. Allen V. Burr, 19, 1306 Highland, $200 fine for possession of liquor by a minor and $20 fine for disobeying a stop sign for an Oct.
23 incident; diversion granted on a charge of driving under the influence and a charge of having an open container was dismissed. Sentenced modified Robert M. Loop, 28, formerly of rural Niles, prison sentence of five to 20 years reduced to three to 10 for sale or delivery of marijuana for an April 8 purchase of a pound of marijuana by John Morton Jr. of Salina for probation denied. Police blotter Theft 2530 S.
Ninth, $210 from purse of Kae Annette Bowles, 1106 Glenshire, while she shopped at Food 4 Less between 9:30 and 10:15 a.m. Saturday. United (Continued from Page 1) coupled with a request for employees to give their fair share made for a winning formula. One Saline County corporation saw a dramatic increase in pledges during the campaign. Employees of Great Plains Manufacturing, Assaria, gave close to $18,000, more than a 400 percent increase from 1988, Brown said.
The employees pledged about $3,500 during the 1988 campaign. Other corporations and businesses saw an increase in employee giving, also, he said. The money raised in excess of the goal has been designated for an agency reserve fund. The fund, which the board established in 1988, is for backup if there would be a significant change at any major employment site, such as a layoff, or any other thing that could affect payment of pledges. Interest income earned during the year also is designated for the fund.
The agency is aiming to maintain the fund at $52,000, which would fund a one-month allocation for each agency. Remodeled school open for tours BROOKVILLE Ell-Saline Junior High and High School will be open for public tours Monday night. The Ell-Saline School Board is sponsoring the open house for district patrons to tour the new classrooms, shop and gymnasium added to the school during 1989. The open house is scheduled for 7 to 9 p.m. Refreshments will be served by the Community Parents Association.
District voters passed a $950,000 bond issue in November 1988 to fund the project along with $250,000 from the district's capital improvement fund. The district has accepted ownership of the new construction, but work continues to finish final details. Concordia chamber plans ag expo CONCORDIA Specialists from Kansas State University and the University of Nebraska will be here Thursday to conduct a series of programs during the fourth annual Ag Chemical and Seed Expo. The event, sponsored by the Ag Division of the Concordia Chamber of Commerce, will be from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
at the Moose Lodge. Joining the university specialists will be representatives from the Kansas Bureau of Environmental Quality and Farm Management Services Inc. Program topics will include Kansas water quality, Nebraska's groundwater quality regulations and their effect on farmers, nitrogen fertilizer management and Kansas agricultural laws. More information on the expo is available by calling Larry Blochlinger at the Concordia chamber, 243-4290. Colby teachers honored for program COLBY The National Education Association recently honored the Colby Teachers Association with a national award.
The national teachers union gave the local chapter its "A Award" for an education program used in the Colby School District in 191849. The chapter received one of nine A awards given nationwide. The chapter was honored for its program "Space: An Integrated Curriculum," which taught space science at all grade levels in the district..
