Sherman County, Kansas is named for Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman who led the famous march from Atlanta to Savannah, Ga. He later was the General of the Army of the West and prosecuted the war against the Indians. He said "War is Hell," and believed if you make those people making war feel the pain they would quit fighting. He used this "total war" philosophy both in the Civil War and fighting with the American Indians in the West.
School facility meetings continue this week
Scheduled Goodland school facilities meetings will continue next week, and space is open for those wishing to attend. Superintendent Bill Biermann said when he was hired the intention was not to pursue a bond issue, but as things have developed he said knowing what buildings the district plans to use makes a difference. It helps with decisions such as whether or not to purchase new heating boilers, he said, something the district did for Central Elementary School recently. The meetings all follow the same format. The upcoming dates are 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25; 4 p.m.on Tuesday, Jan. 31; 8 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 6; and 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9. Each meeting will be limited to 30 people. To sign up for your choice of dates call the school district at (785) 890-2397.
Sherman County Health Fair coming soon — The Sherman County Health Fair 2012 is planned for Saturday from 8 to 11:30 a.m. at the Northwest Kansas Technical College Student Union.More than 500 people attended the fair last year and this year appears to be even better with vendors signed up for 44 booths. Those who got their blood drawn a couple of weeks ago can pick up their results and the doctors from the Goodland Family Health Clinic will be on hand to go over the results. The Goodland Activities Center is sponsoring the Healthy Snack Food Cooking Contest in conjunction with the health fair. Sarah King, Activities Center director, said the idea is to add a way for people to be involved at the health fair. She said the contest is being split into three age groups to encourage young people to enter. The age groups are infant to 11, 12 to 17, and 18 and over.
Cowboys lose close game with Riley County
A career-high 19 points for Goodland High School sophomore Gannon Ihrig wasn't enough to get the Cowboys the win in the last round of the Trojan Classic on Saturday in Hillsboro. The Cowboys came within four points of tying Riley County in the last quarter of the seventh-place matchup, but lost 59-53.
Cowboys take second at Oberlin wrestling tournament – The Goodland Cowboys wrestling team won second place at the Oberlin Invitational tournament on Saturday. Laine Herl, wrestling at 195 pounds, got first place with a 6-0 decision over McDowell of Smith Center. Riley Oharah also placed first at 220 with a 4-0 win over Oberlin's Fortin, and Jason Cowan at 170 got first with a 7-0 win over Schlender of Kearney, Neb. Austin Avelar, wrestling at 120, might have won first place is his class, but he was injured in the final round against Nehls of Kearney.
Area deaths — Mary Sackett, 83, resident of Wheat Ridge Acres Retirement Community originally from Topeka, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. Arrangements in Goodland were handled by Bateman Funeral Home and in Topeka by Penwell-Gabel Funeral Homes.
