The Salina Journal from Salina, Kansas • Page 17

The Sallna Journal Briefly 2 Thursday, March 16,1989 17 OCCK delivers river festival buttons The Occupational Center of Central Kansas Wednesday delivered 30,000 Smoky Hill River Festival buttons to the Salina Arts and Humanities Commission. "It's kind of the kickoff," said Phillis Anderson, coordinator of administrative services for OCCK. "When the buttons are delivered, things get under way." This year's river festival runs June 9-11. The buttons are used for admission to the festival and most festival activities. The buttons go on sale May 15 at various area retail outlets and also are available at the festival in Oakdale Park.

Buttons are $4 in advance and $5 at the festival. OCCK began manufacturing buttons for festival in 1983. Since then, the center has won numerous other contracts for mass production of buttons. Anderson said the center makes about 200,000 buttons a year. "The river festival is what got us started in this, but the buttons have become big business," Anderson said.

The occupational center charges the arts and humanities commission $4,000 for the buttons, Sacred Heart's principal will quit Allan Eckelman, principal of Sacred Heart Junior-Senior High School since July 1987, is stepping down from the position. The resignation is effective June 30, and a committee has begun to search for a new principal, he said. Eckelman said he is resigning "to pursue opportunities in public education in Kansas or Colorado." Those options could include teaching or working as a principal or superintendent. He declined to comment further about his reasons for leaving. Eckelman was principal of Wichita County High Eckelman School in Leoti for two years before coming to Sacred Heart.

Sherril Bieberly, president of the Sacred Heart parent-teacher organization, said she was sorry that Eckelman was resigning. "I'mvery, very sad to see him leave," she said. "I just think he was a very good principal." Eckelman was fair with students, had a tight financial budget and was dedicated to his job, she said. But the dedication it takes to operate Sacred Heart may have lead to Eckelman's leaving. Bieberly described the job as one where principals can "burn out very, very fast." "He's been one of the best principals Sacred Heart has had," she said.

Men jailed for theft in Nebraska Two Salina men were arrested Tuesday by Salina police in connection with the theft of 35 transmission cases from a Lincoln, business. Gary C. Dixon, 36, and Arnold M. Smith, 57, both of 911N. Ninth, are awaiting extradition to Lincoln to face.charges there, according to Salina police.

Dixon is facing a charge of felony Smith is facing a charge of aiding in a theft. On Sunday, the Nebraska Wholesale Transmission Co. reported missing 35 transmission cases, valued at $300. Ten of the cases were sold in Sioux City, Iowa. Salina police received a tip from Lincoln police on Sunday and Dixon and Smith on Tuesday.

Salinan convicted on drug charges A Salina man was convicted Wednesday of sale of methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine. Mark William Ryan, 23,3203 Foxboro, pleaded guilty to the charges after additional charges against him were dismissed. Dismissed were charges of possession of marijuana, illegal distribution of meth- aphetamine and possession of psilocybin, which is an hallucinogenic drug found in some mushrooms. Ryan admitted to selling drugs on Sept. 15 to a confidential police informant.

The transaction involved methamphetamine, a stimulant drug commonly referred to as crank or speed. Ryan's residence was searched on Sept. 16. Police confiscated a number of items, including $30,000 in cash. Ryan is scheduled to be sentenced April 24 by District Judge David Knudson.

Republicans schedule fund-raiser The 27 Republican state senators will be in Salina March 27 for a Republican political action committee fund-raiser, Randy Duncan, chairman of the Saline County Republican Party, said Wednesday. There will be a press conference at 5:30 p.m. at the Cavalier Club, 716 N. 12th. Speaking there will be Senate President Bud Burke of Leawood; Majority Leader Fred Kerr of Pratt; Assistant Majority Leader Ben Vidricksen of Salina, and Majority Whip Don Montgomery ofSabetha.

The meeting will include a social hour at 6 p.m. and a buffet dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25. For more information, call Duncan at 8254859 or Mary Liby at 823-3607. Two Glen Elder boat ramps close GLEN at Glen Elder State Park have closed two boat ramps at the reservoir this spring because of low water conditions.

Water levels six feet below the conservation pool have forced the closing of the Granite Creek Boat Ramp and the Causeway Boat Ramp. The Granite Creek ramp is located two miles east of Cawker City, just off U.S. 24. The Causeway ramp is two miles south of Cawker City land west of the Causeway road. The two ramps will re-open as soon as the water level reaches an elevation safe for boat launching, officials said.

The park's six other boat ramps will remain open. iMotherpleads not guilty to murder IOLA A Humboldt woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a second-degree murder charge in the death of her newborn infant. Andria Hardrick, 22, is charged with the infant's death on New Year's Eve. She entered her plea during an appearance in Allen County -District Court. The infant died at the Majestic Best Western Motel in lola.

I A hearing in the case is set for April 24 and trial has been set for June :27, said Allen County Attorney Nanette Kemmerly-Weber. Hardrick remains free on bond. Hardrick said she and a man checked into the motel, and she went into the bathroom to prepare for a party. When she remained in the bathroom for a long period of time, the man entered the room and found that Hardrick had delivered the baby girl. The child was dead in the bathtub.

The child died from a manual type of strangulation, said Dr. James G. Bridgens, a Kansas City pathologist. Body identified as Eudora man LAWRENCE (AP) A body found by a pipeline survey crew last week near the Douglas-Shawnee county line has been identified as that of a Eudora man who had been missing for nine months. Douglas County Sheriff Loren Anderson said there was no evidence of foul play in the death of Paul 0.

Abel, 29, Anderson said Abel's medical history is being checked but that the cause of death may never be determined. Abel's skeletal remains were found March 9 near Stull. Hayden urges caution on valuations TOPEKA (AP) Gov. Mike Hayden Wednesday cautioned property taxpayers not to panic over the new valuations they've received under reappraisal, but said they should wait to see how those valuations translate into taxes they must pay next fall. "It's prudent to proceed with caution and not panic, and prudent for next year's Legislature to really examine the question to see if significant shifts took place and where they happened," the governor said.

Once businesses and individuals know how much their taxes increased, Hayden said, they will have a better case to take to the Legislature seeking tax relief. "That probably would be a lot more successful than just conjecture, and that is what we have now," he said. Hayden indicated in an interview with Topeka TV station that he agrees with legislative leaders and Department of Revenue of ficials who say no action should be taken to stop implementation of the classification amendment approved by voters in Power line short being blame for blaze near Hays By Harris News Service HAYS A short from a power line is blamed for a fire Tuesday that burned about 9,000 acres in northern Ellis County. The fire broke out at about 1 p.m., about a mile east of U.S. 183, near the Saline River on a Sun Oil Co.

lease. It is an area of wooded gullies, steep hills, and winding oil-field roads. High winds and blowing dust hampered visibility. "When I arrived out there, I could not see the fire until I was right up on it," said Rural Fire District No. 5 Chief Richard Stegmeier.

The wind "would sweep fire past you so fast it would make your efforts useless." Ellis County rural firemen quickly fell back after their initial, attempts to fight the fire, and a District 3 crew abandoned their truck when it was overtaken by flames. "They didn't know what to do, so they jumped off and ran, and I don't blame them," said Ellis County Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Gene Wellbrock. "The fire passed by fast enough that it didn't damage the truck." FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE WE WELCOME CREDIT CARDS. Simply give us your card number when placing your ad, and you'll be billed on your next credit card statement. It's that easy! 823-6363 or 1-800-288-5789 Toll Free Salina Journal Classified Dept.

"We Work For You" "Many people the problems are even more numerous if reappraisal and reclassification are delayed." Mike Hayden 1986, or its application to new property valuations. Hayden has not held a news conference in Topeka since March 1 when he was on a four-city tour announcing signing of a tax cut bill. He has not held a general news conference at the Statehouse since Jan. 25, but is tentatively scheduled to hold one at 10:30 a.m. Friday, an aide said.

"Many people feel, including the Department of Revenue and a lot of legislative leaders, that the problems are even more numerous if reappraisal and reclassification are delayed," Hayden said. He noted that the threat of lawsuits had forced the Legislature to order reappraisal and submission of the classification amendment. "We're in a difficult situation because we'd probably if we tried to delay reappraisal be right back in court by the very people who sued us in the beginning that precipitated the action, and we can't really delay classification because, in fact, it was approved by the people of On other subjects during the interview, Hayden said: He will re-evaluate his support of other components of his Margin of Excellence Partnership Act if the Legislature takes the provision out of it that would bring Washburn University into the state system of higher education. "We'll reserve judgment for the bill until it arrives and see what components are in it, but we feel strongly that Washburn University needs to be in the state system," Hayden said. He favors keeping the women's maximum security prison at Lansing and does not want to see those inmates moved to the Reception and Diagnostic Center in Topeka.

But he said the state may be forced to take steps to solve its prison overcrowding problem. "The judge's order has limited severely some of our flexibility, and we have tremendous needs to move men into that facility in Lansing that the women currently occupy, and the judge has given us very few options," he said. He probably won't announce his intention to seek re-election until a year from now, but he has made clear he plans to go for a second term in 1990. "I feel privileged to be able to serve and I'm hopeful that I'll be able to make a positive decision, (and) be able to run a successful campaign as we did in 1986 and perhaps be re-elected," he said. ONE YEAft C.p, I DOES YOUR ACCOUNT SUFFER FROM LACK OF INTEREST? SEE $500 balance required subject to change penalty for early withdrawal assumes interest is paid or compounded annually slightly lower with more frequent interest payment Pioneer Savings 120 W.

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