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MONDAY. JUNE 7. 2004 Great Plains SAUNA JdilJftNAL Deaths Funerals POLLUTION Ed Bunch BELOIT Ed Bunch, 68, Beloit, died Sunday, June 6,2004. McDonald Funeral Home, Beldit, is handling arrangements. Audrey L.

Craig NORCATUR Audrey L. Craig, 81, Norcatur, died Friday, June 4,2004. Mrs. Craig was born Audrey L. Wyatt on May 5.1923, in Norton County.

She owned and operated a furniture and appliance store in Denver. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Raymond Hixon. Survivors include her husband, Bill of Norcatur; two sons, Charles Hixon of Norcatur and Dennis Hixon; three stepsons, Clayton Craig, Shannon Craig and Douglas Craig, all of Denver; a daughter, Marcia Hixon of Phillipsburg; three stepdaughters, Robin Cabaronet of Salem, and Sherri Lee Shurtless and Gwen Craig, both of Denver; a brother, Melvin Wyatt of Denver; three sisters, Marie Jones of Norton, Eileen Applegate of Phoenix and Shirley Hack- anacpp of Denver; a grandchild; and 13 stepgrandchil- dren. Inurnment will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Norcatur Cemetery Memorials may be made to Norcatur News Sheet and Norcatur Cemetery Fund.

There will be no visitation. Pauls Funeral Home, 121 N. Penn, Oberlin 67749, is handling arrangements. Thomas E. Cross BELOIT Thomas E.

Cross, 84, Beloit, died Saturday, June 5, 2004. Mr. Cross was born Aug. 4, 1919, at Oceola, Mo. He operated Tom's Tavern in Garden City for several years.

Survivors include his wife, Gloria of the home; a daughter, Rhonda Cross of Kansas City; three stepdaughters, Kim Odle of Beloit. Deborah Maxwell of Kansas City and Robin Koontz of Hiawatha; a brother, Clifford of Kansas City; six sisters, Lelah Hines of Carpinteria, Lucy Chaney of Nevada, Eva Kreie of Escondido, Ada Preston and Phyrne Enderle, both of Kansas City, and Edna Fincher of Marlow, 12 grandchildren; and six grandchildren. The funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, 910 N. Campbell, Beloit 67420.

Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in Valley View Cemetery, Garden City. Memorials may be made to Solomon Valley Hospice. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Rose Mary DIabal HERINGTON Rose Mary DIabal, 85, Herington, died Saturday, June 5, 2004. Mrs. DIabal was born Rose Mary Vopat on March 7,1919. She was a primary-grade schoolteacher. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul W.

Sr. Survivors include two sons, Paul W. Jr. of Austin, Texas, and Michael L. of Park City, Utah; and a brother, Adolph J.

Vopat of Wilson. The funeral will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's Catholic Church, Herington. Burial will be in St.

Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery, Wilson. Memorials may be made to the DIabal Foundation, in care of TDF Box 163237, Austin, TX 78716. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 404 S. Broadway, Herington 67449, where the family will receive friends Ed lUAiihptlkJrhas Cross EMPORIA: HERINGTON! ROM Mary Diabat LINCOLN: Mable Irene Mabry MARQUETTE: Saralee James NORCATUR: Audrey LCtalg Ttw Journal pubKshss baslo obliuary Information for free.

Other Inttrmatlon and photos can be Included lor a fee, Information tors obliuariesle accepted only from funeral Infomiatioh, sea your funeral home or call the Journal at (785) 823-6363. MRS.MABRY at 7 p.m. Saralee James MARQUETTE Saralee James, 63, Marquette, died Saturday, June 5, 2004. Mrs. James was born March 31,1941, in Portland, the daughter of Doris and Frank Reiter and Louise and John Salmonson.

She graduated from Central High School in Pueblo in 1959 and Bethany College in Lindsborg in 1963. She married Alan James on Dec. 27,1961, in Pueblo. She was a teacher and a homemaker. She loved to cook, garden, entertain, quilt, scrapbook, travel and spend time with her children and grandchildren.

She also enjoyed singing in the church choir and music in general. She was a member of Elim Lutheran Church, Elim WELCA Group, PEO Chapter CJ and MWL at Marquette and enjoyed attending Christian Women's retreats. Survivors include her husband, Alan; a daughter, Janice Ringeisen and husband Ross of Truman, and Beth Hedberg and husband Quint of rural Marquette; a son, Andrew and wife Jonie of rural McPherson; her parents, Frank and Doris Reiter of Pueblo; two brothers, Mike Reiter and wife Mardel of Silverdale. and Gary Reiter and wife Arlene of Seattle; 10 grandchildren, Krista Ringeisen, Amy Ringeisen, Katie Ringeisen, Jill Hedberg, Luke Hedberg, Ethan Hedberg, Lori James, Megan James, Nathan James and Kaylee James; and nieces and nephews. The funeral will be at 11 a.m.

Wednesday at Elim Lutheran Church, Marquette. Burial will be in Marquette Lutheran Cemetery In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lindsborg Community Hospital Caregivers or the church. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Olson's Funeral Home, 202 N. Jackson, Marquette 67464.

Blanche L. Key EMPORIA Blanche L. Key, 84, Emporia, died Sunday, June 6, 2004. Mrs, Key was born Blanche L. Whitaker on Aug.

5,1919, in rural Emporia. She was a bookkeeper for various agencies. Survivors include her husband, Robert three children, Leslie Key of Emporia, Peggy Bachelor of Belleville and Patsy Christenson of Northport, N.Y.; a brother, Alvin Whitaker of Emporia; a sister, Dorothy Campbell of Great Bend; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Patio Garden in Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia.

A reception will follow at the dence, Memorials may be made to St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 1508 W. 12th, Emporia 66801. Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, 605 State, Emporia 66801, is handling arrangements. Mable Irene Mabry LINCOLN Mable Irene Mabry, 84, Lincoln, died Friday, June 4, 2004.

Mrs. Mabry was born July 13,1919, southeast of Vesper to Ella Anna Lena (Heiser) and Peter Powers. She graduated fi-om Lincoln High School in 1937, then worked for Bell Telephone for nine years. She married Rex Mabry in June 1946. She was a lifetime member of First Presbyterian Church and was a past president and active in the Hospital Auxiliary and in the VFW AuxUiary She enjoyed time with her family, cooking, sewing, gardening, volunteering and spending time with friends.

Survivors include her husband. Rex; four children, Ann Mabry of Puyallup, Charley Mabry of Miami, Mary McGill and husband Rick of Casper, and Nancy Mabry-McWhirter of Lincoln; and five grandchildren, Tracey McGill and Dustin, Abbie, Brooke and Katie McWhirter. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. today at the United Methodist Church, Lincoln, the Rev. Kaye Metzler officiating.

Burial will be in Lincoln City Cemetery A luncheon will follow at the church. Hall Funeral Home. Ill E. Elm, Lincoln 67455, is handling arrangements. KC to test for emissions Mary F.

Mettlen Mary F. Mettlen, 89, Salina, died Saturday, June 5, 2004. Mrs. Mettlen was born Mary Henderson on Nov. 30,1914, in Russell County She was a schoolteacher and farmer.

Her husband, Marvin, died July 31, 2003. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Shields Funeral Home, 405 Argyle, Minneapolis 67467. Inurnment will be in Bennington Cemetery Memorials may be made to United Church of Bennington, Bennington Senior Center or Love INC Education Fund.

There will be no visitation. The body was cremated. Thomas W. Sharpe Thomas W. Sharpe, 83, Salina, died Friday, June 4,2004.

Mr. Sharpe was born Nov. 18, 1920, in Salina. He owned Sharpe Construction Co. His wife, Beatrice died March 9, 2004.

Survivors include a son, Robert of Corinth, two daughters, Linda J. Deines of Salina and Jackie K. Brown of Allen, Texas; a brother, Lane Tunie Sharpe of Santa Fe, N.M.; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church, Salina.

Burial will be in Gypsum Hill Cemetery Memorials may be made to the church or Smoky Hill Museum. Visitation will be from noon to 8:30 p.m. today at Roselawn Heights Memorial Chapel, 1920 E. Crawford, Salina 67401, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.roselawnsalina.com.

Researchers use technology to gauge vehicle pollution By JEFF DOUGLAS Tlie Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. It's about the size of a bulky suitcase and fits snugly into the trunk of any car. Envh-onmental researchers say this 70-pound box of wires, hoses and computer chips will give them the best information to date on the smog vehicles spill into the air across the country Federal and state agencies are teaming up for a study this summer that will drop portable emissions testing technology into the back of about 500 cars and light trucks in the Kansas City area. They hope the figures collected in Kansas City will be a barometer of emissions for cars all over the United States. Gene Tierney, the Environmental Protection Agency's Director at the Center for Air Quality and Modeling, said technology to do on-the-road emissions testing was impossible five years ago.

The EPA and other agencies have done emissions studies since the 1950s, but that kind of testing, much like what the auto industry uses to meet environmental standards, has taken place in laboratories, Tierney said. "Each driver and every car is different. Until now, it's been impossible to pin down all of these characteristics," Tierney said. "This technology will give us real-world results to analyze." While officials were not willing to say how much the project will cost, it will be the largest emissions field study of its kind. The study will focus on particulate matter, or PM emissions, easily recognized as the black puff of smoke that backfires from a diesel truck.

As vehicles age, Tierney said they are more likely to produce this ROMAN CATHOLICS On the Record Restaurant inspections Salina Elks Lodge, 1800 S. Marymount May 28 Deli turkey in reach-in cooier not Dated. Cook heid cucumbers with bare hands whiie slicing them put on gloves. Raw ground beef above cucumbers, onions and pther items in reachi-in cooler moved. Cook touched raw ground beef tlien hamburger bun without washing hands trashed bun and washed hands.

Cook touched Ice with bare hands Instructed. Comments: Observed good hand-washing. Outlaws, 1676 W. State Street May 21 Second bar has no hand sink In Immediate area. Old rodent droppings on shelf with drinking glasses clean 0helf.

Shuffleboard wax on shelf with canned moved. Medicine stored beside es moved. Raid not manufactured for restaurant use thrown away. JC-s Bar Grill, 2030 S. Ohio May 27 Salad table deii turkey and diced eggs at improper temperature closed lid.

Fajita chicken on make-table not date-marked dated. Moldy ham and beans trashed. No hot water at patio bar hand sink. Faucet leaks. Hot dogs and broccoli soup In walk-in cooler not dated.

Target store, 2939 Market May 27 No violations. Comments: Hand sink faucet must have switch pushed to get hot water to hand sink. DAMAGE TO PROPERTY At 4 a.m, Wednesday, the windshield '1 -i', -I ri-n-j The Associated Press Motorists drive Friday along Interstate Highway 435 in Leawood. A project by federal and state agencies Is planned this summer to study pollution using portable emissions testing technology on about 500 cars and light trucks in the Kansas City area. type of sometimes invisible exhaust.

Previous studies have produced mountains of data that distinguishes between clean and dirty cars and the specific toxins they produce. But putting vehicles into real- world categories has been difficult until now, Tierney said. The study, scheduled to begin in July, will take a random sample of 480 passenger vehicles and light trucks from mostly older models made before 1996. The research will continue through the winter of 2005, allowing researchers to retrieve figures in various climates. An Austin, Texas, consulting firm will test about five cars a day in a Kansas City, garage, and about 40 percent of those vehicles will be tested on a long-term basis while the owners drive them.

Sandeep Kishan, project leader with ERG the company doing the study, said they have began calling local participants, who'll get paid to swap their vehicle for a rental car for one day The amount of the payment hasn't yet been determined, Kishan said. More than half of the people contacted have been willing to participate. Kishan said most volunteers are attracted to helping a study that has national implications for clean air. Kansas City was chosen based on vehicle characteristics that are representative nationally The EPA was also interested in passenger vehicles in areas that don't have routine emissions testing. Bishops to discuss role in politics By The Associated Press DENVER The head of a Roman Catholic task force studying the role of the church in politics will give a progress report at an upcoming meeting in Colorado of U.S.

Catholic bishops. The late addition to the agenda of the bishops' June 1419 meeting in Englewood was honored because of high public interest in the work of the task force and because the bishops won't meet again until November, said Monsignor Francis Maniscalco, spokesman for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The task force headed by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of Washington, D.C., is studying Catholic participation in public life and questions including whether politicians who disagree with church teachings should receive communion. The task force is not scheduled to release its results until after the November election.

McCarrick's "goal is not to speed up the timetable," his spokeswoman, Susan Gibbs, said Thursday "His goal is to put out a good document." About 15 U.S. bishops have spoken recently on communion and politics. Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput and Colorado Springs Bishop Michael Sheridan have written that Catholic politicians who disagree with church teachings should choose to refrain from communion. The meeting of U.S. bishops in Englewood was originally intended as a prayer retreat, but bishops also liave agreed to discuss reforms adopted after the clergy sex abuse scandal.

The bishops will discuss how to proceed on a second annual analysis of whether dioceses are meeting requirements established two years ago in response to reports of abuse. Festival Ruck to show car FROM PAGE A1 of a 1991 Pontiac minivan belonging to Albert Shank, 152 S.IOth, was broken out. Estimated loss was $300. Animal These animals were picked up June 5 at the locations listed and taken to the Salina Animal Shelter, 329 N. Second.

Phone 826-6535. DOGS Black and tan female Rottweiler, 800 block of University; gold golden retriever with red collar, 100 block of South Eastborough. CATS Black female medl- umhair kitten, Brookvllle; black female shorthair kitten, 500 block of West Iron. Today's Scripture Do not Judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned- and you will forgiven.

leading a team of area artisans 1995, 24-foot- long, Lincoln Continental into a "furmobile." "We're covering the painted area with fur, then (customizing) the trim work, hubcaps and the front and back grille," Ruck said. "We'll see if we have time to get to the interior." For the 2003 festival, Salina auto dealer Abner Perney and artist Fred Elliot created a rainbow car, the 'Lectric Lincoln, applying reflective tape to a 1987 Lincoln Town Car. A coat of fur Ruck enjoys the challenge of scrounging materials for art cars. On Thursday morning, he was casting about in the storage area of Salina's Big Lots store, at 1814 S. Ninth, for items.

The day before, he and another team member, artist Rich Bergen, were "climbing the junk car mountain," at Salina Iron and Metal, collecting taillights off scrap vehicles. Ruck also brought mirrors and eyeglass lenses Houston to be attached to the finished vehicle. All the fUr for the project was ordered through Salina's Hobby Lobby store in Mid State Plaza. "We started with the context of a limo being a luxury automobile, and flrom there playing with the idea of tar coats being a symbol of luxury to some people," Ruck said. Expr yourself FestlvaVsoers looking for ways to express their own feelings musically or in the written word have a lot of artistic options at this year's river festival.

"Poetry Drums" is an art installation by Lawrence artists Amy Carlson and Kevin Rabas. They've created plywood art pieces that incorporate both a chalkboard, where visitors can record their poetic thoughts abouf the festival, as well as percussion elements. "Some are drums, some are rain sticks (a rattle-like device that mimics the sound of falling rain), some are wood blocks," Carlson said, "things you can bang on." Carlson, 40, is a visual artist who graduated from the University of Kansas with a bachelor's degree in art and has lived in Lawrence the past 16 years. "What I really like is using art as an interactive tool to get people to understand their own creative Carlson said. "Kevin is a teacher, too that's one reason this collaboration has been a lot of fun for both of us.

We're building it toward people how can we get them to be creative, how can we get them to interact." A-maze-ing project Saliva artist Katy England hopes festival-goers will enjoy the colorful experience of her piece titled "Journey of the Bird Maze." The maze is made of 4 -by '8 -foot boards running lengthwise, 2H feet off the ground. The maze ends In an open space designed as a courtyard. England painted the boards, depicting the soul of an osprey as it makes a symbolic journey from earth to heaven heaven being the golden courtyard. She's been working on'the project since April. "It will be really colorflil.

What I think is going to be neat is once you get in there, you're surrounded by all the art. It's a different experience than being in a gallery seeing artwork on the wall," England said. "It will be your own journey, going through the maze." Don't forget There are many other visually artistic installations festival visitors can sample during the weekend. They include: "Re-inventing the Wheel" returns. Father Bob Exline and son, Rob, created this series of steel and aluminum wheels for this art installation at the Kenwood bridge.

It debuted in 2003. "Percussion Playground" Artist Jane Wegscheider, Heath, will transform, ordinary household objects Ih-, to music-makers. "Graffiti City graffiti artist Gear re- turns to create a 40-foot mural. Gear is for creating large-scale public artworks throughout the U.S. and abroad..