LARNED – Wednesday aft ernoon, Pawnee County Attorney Douglas W. McNett released the following informa-tion pertaining to the sentencing of Benjamin Paredes, a 29 year old Larned man.

“On Tuesday aft ernoon, Benja-min Paredes, 29 of Larned, appeared in the Pawnee County District Court for

Sentencing. Th e defendant entered a No Contest plea

on Feb. 1, 2019, to one count of Ag-gravated Indecent Liberties with a child under the age of 14. Th e charge stems from an incident at a private residence in August of 2018.

“Th e case was investigated by the Larned Police Department with the assistance of the Family Cri-

sis Child Advocacy Center of Great Bend.

“Aft er hearing state-ments of counsel, District Judge Bruce Gatterman sentenced Paredes to the standard sentence under the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines of 94 months in the custody of the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC). Th e Court further ordered the defendant be subject to lifetime registration as a

violent sex off ender. By law he can earn up to 15 percent goodtime credit.”

Following the hearing, Paredes was remanded into the custody of the Pawnee County Sheriff pending transport to KDOC.

Th e company install-ing the system, Firetronics, agreed last week to begin installation with only half the amount raised, ac-cepting payments for the remainder. Th e Schugart donation will make these payments unnecessary.

“Th is generous dona-tion comes at the perfect moment,” Stephens said. “Th is means so much to us. Having the fi re alarm system in place means we can now turn our attention to the second, much larger phase the fi re marshal has requested.”

Phase two of the project will include installation of fi re-rated doors, both inside and out. In addition, each room will need to have a fi re-rated exit in-stalled, and other upgrades to bring the building into compliance with current standards. But, the KSFM has assured Stephens the offi ce will work with GPS to come up with a workable plan, and the facility can remain open with some restrictions in the mean-time. Th e upgrades are nec-essary because the facility does not have a sprinkler system. Installation of such a system is cost prohibitive, Stephens said.

But, the total estimated cost for phase two is

$150,000. Stephens and Boor will meet with the architect to determine how the project can be divided, and fundraising eff orts will continue to complete each space over time.

“Th e sprint is complet-ed,” Boor said. “Now, we are ready for the marathon to begin.”

Th e parental advisory board is working on the creation of a “Wall of Gratitude,” where all do-

nors who have given over $100 will be listed.

“We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the out-pouring of support from the Schugarts and every-one who has reached out to help us keep GPS Kids open,” Stephens said.

Construction on the fi re alarm system is scheduled to begin Monday, and Ste-phens has been assured it will be completed on time.

On Saturday, May 11,

the day before Mother’s Day, Hoisington retailer Th e Farmhouse, has orga-nized a community event to raise funds for the orga-nization, and has pledged to give a percentage of sales for the day to GPS Kids. Th e event will include games and activities, a community barbecue, and a dance with a live DJ at the Knights of Columbus Hall that evening from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

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Th omas Th aine “Tom” Madden, 65, of Raymond, Kansas, passed away April 29, 2019 at his resi-dence. He was born on January 7, 1954 in Ellinwood, Kansas, the son of Bill and Wanda (Scheufl er) Madden. Tom graduated from Chase High School with the class of 1972, and later received his Associ-ates Degree from Barton County Community Col-lege. He was a lifelong Ray-mond resident. Tom was a farmer and rancher his entire life. He served in the United States Army from 1972-1975 and in the Army Reserves from 1975-1978. Tom was a member of the First Baptist Church, El-linwood; former school board member for USD 401 for 20 years, serving as school board president for a number of those years; Bell Township Trustee; a mem-ber of the Fur Harvester’s Association; and the Kansas Bow Hunter’s Association. He enjoyed riding horses, trapping, hunting, farm-ing, and the mountains in Colorado. Tom lived a life that he loved. He was a loving father, grandfather, son, and brother. Tom is survived by his parents; son, Th omas Wayne Mad-

den and Elizabeth of Sterling; daugh-ter, Julie Boeckman and Matt of Goff , KS; two sisters, Pam and Kerry Hendricks of Great Bend, and Tamara Madden of Hutchinson; eight grandchildren, Alai-

na, Colton, Emelia, Dustin, Dalton, Madison, Gunner, and Hartley. He was pre-ceded in death by his pa-ternal grandparents, Carl and Hazel Madden; mater-nal grandparents, Paul and Gertrude Scheufl er; and grandson, Isaiah Th omas Madden. Funeral service will be at 10:00 A.M., Fri-day, May 3, 2019 at the First Baptist Church, Ellinwood with Pastor Dave Westner offi ciating. Burial will be at Raymond Hilltop Cem-etery, Raymond, Kansas. Visitation will be from 2:00 until 7:00 P.M., Th ursday, May 2, 2019 at Birzer Fu-neral Home, Sterling with family present from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Memori-als may be given to Ronald McDonald House or Heal-ing Heart Ranch in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Ster-ling.

Funeral arrangements provided byBirzer Funeral Home

203 N. 7th St. Sterling, KS 67579

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E X C E L S I O R SPRINGS, Mo. — Shirley Ann Krier, 70, of Excelsior Springs, passed away Mon-day, April 29, 2019, in North Kansas City, Mo.

Visitation will be Saturday, May 4, 2019, from 10-11:30 a.m., followed by the Rosary at 11:30 a.m. at St. Ann Parish. A Mass of Christian burial will fol-low at 12 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at St. Ann Par-ish. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Excelsior Springs, Mo., following the Mass.

Shirley was born May 3, 1948, in Great Bend, Kan. She is the daughter of the late Joseph J. and the late Joanne (Penka) Boor. She married Th omas Dean Krier on Jan. 29, 1966, in Ellinwood, Kan.

Shirley was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was a friendly woman, continually sacrifi cing her time and skills helping peo-ple. She was quite the handy woman capable of doing electrical work, fi xing chairs, or even hanging blinds. Shopping was one of her hobbies especially QVC and HSN. Shirley also did craft s in her spare time.

Shirley was always active playing volleyball and bowl-ing in her younger days. She loved going to the movies.

One of her favorite times was in the eve-nings, when she could sit outside and enjoy her fl owers and a glass or two of Moscato. Most of all, Shirley loved being a mother and grandmother. You could oft en fi nd

her at her grandchildren’s sporting events, cheering loudly from the stands. Shir-ley loved to take the grand-kids shopping for their birth-days and Christmas presents. She especially enjoyed the family New Years Eve Bowl-ing party.

She is survived by her husband Th omas Krier; two daughters: Brenda Krier and Kim (Don) Gerber; one son: Terry (Michelle) Krier; nine grandchildren: Trent (Katie) Krier, Chelsea (Otto) Sweet, Mackenzie (Austin) Creason, Brittney Gerber, Colby Ger-ber, Tyler Gerber, Makayla Krier, Madison Krier, and Morgan Krier; and nine great-grandchildren. She also leaves behind four sisters, Ei-leen Buckbee, Mary Lou But-ton, Carol Shara, and Betty Janatello; and one brother Leon Boor.

In lieu of fl owers the fam-ily suggests donations be made to the St. Judes Chil-dren’s Research Hospital.

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VERONICA COONS Great Bend TribuneGPS Kids Club founder Debbie Stephens and Alicia Boor, the GPS Kids Club

parental advisory board president, met with Golden Belt Community Foundation

Director Christy Tustin Wednesday morning. They received the news that Larry and

Kathy Schugart will make a sizable donation through the Schugart Donor Advised

fund, completing the fi rst goal allowing for the installation of a externally monitored

fi re alarm system at the GPS Kids Club facility.

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Th is year’s show was ju-ried by Barton art teachers Bill Forst and Scott Arthur. Winners were announced Wednesday aft ernoon.

“It’s an exciting day,” Forst said. “We’re so glad that the Barton County Arts Council is underwrit-ing it.” Th e competition was also underwritten by the Bill McKown Endow-ment through the Golden Belt Community Founda-tion.

Vortex Day included dance instructor Danika Bielek’s movement work-shop, which had students working in groups to create living sculptures represent-ing dynamic body action.

Arthur, who teaches painting, drawing, photog-raphy and graphic design, explained the basics of gesture drawing and had students create multiple sketches that will later become a collaborative animation.

Chelsea Mitchell, Bar-ton’s marketing strategist, also owns the photography

studio located at Forest and Main in Great Bend. She led a photography work-shop that had students learning about lighting and aperture so they could cre-ate stop-action and motion blur eff ects. Aft er watch-ing the workshop, Darlene Behnke, an instructor at St. John-Hudson USD 350, asked her students if they

wanted to try to duplicate the project.

“Do I have the equip-ment in my classroom so we could set this up?” Behnke asked. Th e stu-dents thought she did.

Forst’s ceramics work-shop had students working with bits of broken tile to illustrate a fi gure in mo-tion.

“We’re not making an object today,” Forst said. “We’re working with ideas and thoughts. Th e artwork is really the thought and action; all that’s left is the documentation.”

Schools represented were Great Bend, Ellin-wood, Hoisington, Central Plains, Larned and St. John.

SUSAN THACKER Great Bend TribuneStudents from Great Bend High School assemble bits of ceramic tiles inside a

drawing of a human fi gure in motion. A variety of art workshops were offered.

RICE COUNTY — Th e Kansas Bureau of Investiga-tion and the Rice County Sheriff ’s Of-fi ce provided a brief update Wednesday on the investigation taking place in Rice County.

Th e Rice County Undersheriff is currently in serious condition, and the prognosis for his recovery is good.

A fund was established for

those inquiring about how they can assist during his

recovery. Donations can be made at the Alden State Bank in Sterling, or mailed to the bank at:

Alden State BankAttn: Chad Mur-

phy FundP.O. Box 288Sterling, KS 67579

Donations will be used for medical expenses, or other personal or family expenses

related to this incident.

Fogelsong caseTh e investigation into

the shootings in Sterling and Raymond has brought up questions related to the investigation into the 2015 disappearance of Megan Foglesong. Th is missing per-son case remains open, and considerable eff orts continue in an eff ort to solve the case. David Madden is suspected to have been involved in

Foglesong’s disappearance. If any new information or

evidence is discovered during the course of the current inves-tigations taking place in Rice County, it will be pursued and fully investigated. However, presently, no new information or leads have emerged since the recent shootings.

Anyone with information about the disappearance of Megan Foglesong is asked to contact the KBI at 1-800-KS-CRIME.

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