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BELOIT – Mitchell County will
be featured at 7:30 p.m. on SHPTV
tomorrow on Thursday, June 25.
Smoky Hills Public Television
will take viewers traveling through
Central and Western Kansas with
their program “Traveling Kansas”.
Each episode highlights two
communities with events, attractions
and items that bring forth everyone’s
curiosity. The film crew was here
last week and spent time filming the
county. In case you miss it, the
program will re-air on Sunday, June
28th at 1:30pm. For a little sneak
peek: http://youtu.be/jNuwTnUSK0
BELOIT – The Waconda Lake
Fireworks Association are looking for
sponsors to hold the fireworks display
scheduled for
Saturday, July 4.
Arrangements
have been
planned for the
spectacular
display for
approximately
9:30 p.m. The
fundraising goal
is for $9,000
which includes fees for professional
pyrotechnics of Rainbow Fireworks,
insurance, permit fees, and
advertising. To donate contact
Heather Johnson at 738-8905 or send
checks to her at 605 N. Logan,
Beloit, Ks., 67420 payable to
Waconda Lake fireworks Ass.
TOPEKA – Glen Elder native
and 2011 Beloit High School graduate
Shandee Porter is
serving as a
summer intern for
the office of
Kansas Attorney
General Derek
Schmidt.
She is
working in the
Shandee Porter
attorney general’s
office as part of the Legal Opinions
and Government Counsel Division.
Porter is a recent graduate of
Kansas State University, where she
majored in family studies and human
services, political science and prelaw. She plans to attend the
University of Missouri–Kansas City
School of Law in the fall.
BELOIT –The Beloit Methodist
Church will be hosting a supper for
the Bike & Build cyclists coming
through town on Saturday, June 27.
The team of 31 cyclists are
committed to their goal of making
stops in order to build affordable
housing for low income individuals.
They built two houses in Kansas City
on Saturday and were in Lawrence on
Monday. If anyone is interested in
helping their cause they can stop by
and greet the bikers at the church after
3 p.m.
Hot Summer Days!
With the summer days warming up the
City of Beloit Water Park is a popular
place to cool down. Branson Hiserote
takes advantage of the water slide fun
as he plunges into the water for a cool
splash.
Sharon Sahlfeld photo
by Chad Hallack
The
Mitchell
County
Commissioners met on Monday
morning covering varying issues. They
approved the purchase of a geographic
information system for mapping
protocols in the county. The $9,880
purchase will be made from Seiler
Instruments of Missouri.
A neighborhood revitalization
grant was approved for Allen and
Karen Thorton of Cawker City for new
residential construction in the amount
of $100,000.
The commissioners also approved
a $3,500 expenditure for annual dues
with the North Central Regional
Planning Commission for 2016.
Commission Chair Thortonom
Claussen congratulated the Eye Care
Center and Sonic as the recipients of
business awards at last week’s
by Chad Hallack
Catlin’s Friendly Applemarket are
celebrating their 25th Anniversary in
Beloit. Owner Todd Catlin offered
steep discounts on multiple items in
the store as well as serving 25 cent hot
dogs and pork loin sandwiches, along
with free soda, in the parking lot the
past two weekends. The store also held
multiple giveaways and drawings
valued at a total of more than $10,000.
This included gift certificates, a
shopping spree, Simple Simon’s Pizza,
Royals baseball tickets, free video
rentals and other products in the store.
Solomon
Vally
Economic
Development meeting.
Public Works Director Larry
Emerson informed the commission of
the hiring of Brent Hoover of
Manhattan for the county’s bridge
crew. Hoover is a recent high school
graduate and former employee for the
City of St. George. Emerson said he
comes highly recommended by his
former employer. Emerson also
reported a bridge collapse on M Road
between 150 and 160 Roads. He said
that one of the back walls gave out
and the deck collapsed.
Emerson also said the county is
busy with summer projects. Regarding
another bridge on M Road near the
Mike Tice residence, Emerson said
there is an exposed telephone cable
there that has been waiting to be
buried by the phone company for a
year now.
A potential road closure was also
discussed. The road in question is
located West of the former Gene
Kennedy residence and goes South.
Residents in the area have expressed a
desire to close the road. The county
would need to check for utilities
before that could be considered. Once
a road is closed, the county would lose
the easements for utilities, etc.
Emerson suggested making it a
minimum maintenance road as closing
it could restrict needed agricultural
access.
Mitchell
County
Economic
Development
Director
Heather
Hartman appeared and reviewed the
aforementioned
Business
Appreciation Month Awards. She also
said that filming was completed for
the Traveling Kansas program that
will air on public television. The
program will be split between
Mitchell and Osborne Counties and
each will have about 13 minutes of air
time to highlight the area.
Hartman also reviewed the
opening of new businesses in Beloit
including Asher Creek Real Estate
and Appraisal, Bubba Q’s, Cottage
Creations and Kettle.
The Commissioners are still
taking public comment on the
proposed Veterans’ Memorial on the
Courthouse lawn. The proposed and
privately funded memorial will be
taken back up by the commission in
late July.
There will be no meeting on
Monday, June 29, but the
commissioners will meet briefly on
Tuesday, June 30 to sign grant
paperwork for handicap accessibility
projects.
They have also offered customers
additional discounts at checkout.
They have recognized several
dedicated employees for their many
years of service. People that Catlin
credits as being a big part of the
success of the store.
“I stated in this business in 1969
in Herrington, Kansas at my parent’s
Catlin’s IGA. I went to college, then
managed a store after college. My wife
Marla was finishing college at the
time. I then went to work for Fleming
Wholesale in Kansas City in 1984. I
served in various positions there as a
buyer and store supervisor. We had
children who were two and four at the
time. We didn’t want to raise them in
Kansas City, and decided to move to a
small town. The Heins family were
friends of my family. They owned this
store in Beloit, and we were able to
purchase it in 1990,” Catlin said
Growing up in the business, and
working his way up through it,
prepared Catlin to run a successful
operation as a grocer, but it was not
easy. It was a whole new world in
many ways, although it was in a
familiar setting for Catlin.
“When your name’s on the
building, everything changes. It’s not
just a job anymore,” Catlin said. “The
hours and demands of training all new
employees was a real challenge. It was
not unusual to work 80 plus hours per
week. Getting and keeping people
trained was quite a process, but the
key to our success is people.
Sometimes, the best way to lead is to
get out of the way once people know
their role. Give them opportunities to
do their job and live their lives and
hope that the fact we care about them
makes a difference. We’ve been able
to keep a lot of people here so it must
BELOIT – The Solomon Valley
Farmers Market is held on Wednesday
from 4-6 p.m. at the Roadside Park off
Highway 24 across from the Sonic.
BELOIT — Friendship Meals will
be on Monday, June 29. This week’s
meal will feature Deli wraps, fresh
veggies, and cake. Serving is from
5:30 to 7 p.m., at the United
Methodist Church Fellowship Hall at
the corner of Bell and 8th street in
Beloit. A free will donation is
welcome.
Chad Hallack photo
Catlin’s Friendly Applemarket celebrated their 25th Anniversary and honored employees for their years of service. Shown are Shane Thompson, Cindy
Siebert, Deanna Cady, David Fogo. Back row: Debbie Clingman, Chad Sumpter, Kay Bohnert. Not shown is Lori Firebaugh.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Filed
State of Kansas vs. Sevgi Jane
Tolbert,
aggravated
child
endangerment,
unlawful
possession
of
controlled
substances (marijuana), three
counts possession of drug
paraphernalia, contributing to a
child’ s
misconduct
or
deprivation, battery.
Settled
State of Kansas vs. Ashley
Nichole Ochoa, no drug tax
stamp, unlawful possession of
controlled
substances
(marijuana). Defendant shall
pay a diversion fee of $100,
booking and processing fee of
$45, standard fine of $250 on
Count One, fine of $100 on
Count Two, a Law Library fee
of $50, and court costs of $158.
The Defendant shall also pay
donations to the Mitchell
County Council on Aging of
$100, Mitchell County Food
Bank of $100, Post Rock
Humane Society of $100, Heart
Choices of $100, Bloodmobile
Canteen of $100, and Hope’ s
Place Child Advocacy Center of
$100, all in lieu of community
service work.
State of Kansas vs. Brandon
Lee
Dozier,
child
endangerment, two counts
battery (domestic), criminal
damage to property. The
Defendant is sentenced to 12
months in the Mitchell County
Jail for his conviction of Child
Endangerment, six months in
the Mitchell County Jail for his
conviction of battery (domestic),
six months in the Mitchell
County Jail for his conviction of
battery (domestic), and six
June 11 at 5 p.m., officers
with
the
Beloit
Police
Department took a report for a
possible theft.
June 16 at 12:19 p.m.,
officers took a report of a noninjury accident at the Health
Department parking lot where a
2012 Dodge Grand Caravan
driven by Lisa Blad, Beloit,
collided with a 2001 Dodge
Caravan owned by Joseph
Smith, Cawker City.
June 18 at 7:03 p.m., officers
with
the
Beloit
Police
Department
arrested
Monterrence
Givens,
29,
Midlothian, Texas, for driving
while suspended.
June 19 at 2:46 a.m., officers
with
the
Beloit
Police
Department arrested Chassidy
Chriestenson, 23, Mankato, for
domestic battery.
Published Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, except on New Year’ s Day,
Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Rhonda Claussen, Production
Rick Larson, Circulation
months in the Mitchell County
Jail for his conviction of
criminal damage to property.
These sentences shall run
concurrent to each other. The
Defendant is granted probation
from this sentence to be
supervised by Twelfth Judicial
District Court Services for a
period of 12 months. The
Defendant shall pay court costs
of $158, a fine of $250 on
Count Four, no fine on the other
counts, probation fee of $60,
drug testing fee of $40,
community
service
work
insurance fee of $8.50, jail
assessment fee of $250, courtappointed attorney fees as
approved by the Court and
booking and processing fee of
$45.
Filed
Belmont
Management
Company, Inc. dba Beloit
Center Apartments vs. James
W. Stapleton, petition for tenant
eviction.
Thompson’ s OK Tire, Inc. vs.
Warren Pilcher, seeks judgment
for the sum of $168.58 plus
interest and costs of $54.
Midland Funding, LLC vs.
Lester Ullom, seeks judgment in
the sum of $4,247.10 plus costs.
Nex-Tech Wireless, LLC vs.
Tim Alvis, seeks judgment in
the amount of $888.83 plus
accruing interest and costs.
Dismissed
Abram Ready-Mix, Inc. vs.
Wiseman Construction, Inc.
Dismissed with prejudice.
Uriel Barrera, driving while
license
canceled/suspended/
revoked, dismissed.
Natalie A. Lervold, using
wireless communication device
while driving to send or receive
messages, fines $60, costs $108.
Leah
Breann
Eakins,
speeding 70/60, fines $45, costs
$108.
Trent C. Allen, speeding 75/
65, fines $45, costs $108.
Taylor Earl Solt, speeding 75/
65, fines $45, costs $108.
Chassidy Claire Chriestenson,
failure to wear seatbelt, fines
$10.
Cody Joseph Hollerich,
failure to wear seatbelt, fines
$10.
Joshua
Emmet
Hinch,
speeding 92/65, dismissed.
Carey L. Boone, speeding 98/
65, fines $240, costs $108.
Bradley
R.
Erickson,
speeding 75/65, fines $45, costs
$108.
Casey Seirer, speeding 80/65,
costs $75, costs $108.
Robert Lyberis, possession of
illegal
length
walleye,
dismissed.
Allan F. Jelinek, possession
of illegal length walleye,
dismissed.
James L. Bolton, possession
of illegal length walleye,
dismissed.
Brad Mixan, no boat
registration, dismissed.
Travis Lammers, PFD’ s not
Delycia K. Cooper vs. Sean accessible, fines $100, costs
R. Cooper, petition for divorce. $106.
Sarah Kaye Thornbrugh vs.
June 19 at 11:35 a.m., officers
took a report of a non-injury
single vehicle accident on U.S.
Highway 24 at Dairy Queen.
involved was a 1997 Buick Park
Avenue driven by Lisa Noah,
Downs.
June 20 at 6 a.m., officers
with
the
Beloit
Police
Department arrested Billy
Ewan,
52,
Olathe,
for
aggravated assault.
June 20 at 8:30 a.m., officers
with
the
Beloit
Police
Department took a report for an
unattended death.
June 20 at 5 p.m., officers
with
the
Beloit
Police
Department took a report for
harassment through Facebook.
June 21 at 6:46 a.m., officers
took a report of a non-injury hit
and run of a stop sign at Main
and Sturgis. If you have any
information on this or any other
case call the Beloit Police
Department.
West Beloit 4-H Club
BELOIT –
The regular
monthly meeting of the West
Beloit 4-H Club was called to
order on June 21.
Vice
President Bryce Nichols filled
in for President Jesse Vetter,
and called the meeting to order
with 12 members and two
leaders. Roll call was answered
by “ What is your favorite
summer activity?”
Kayden
Trimble led the club in saying
the Pledge of Allegiance and the
4-H Pledge.
Chance Kopsa started the
reports with the 4-H Council
Report. He stated that there has
been a $5,000 grant toward
making repairs to the 4-H
building at the fairgrounds.
Leaders Sharra Odle and Cassie
Kopsa reminded the club that
the club pool party and potluck
will be on July 19. They also
thanked the club members who
worked at the Guaranty State
Tyler Harmon, Dalton Rothchild,
Josh Hiatt, Luis Bouska-Ortega,
Sharon Larson, Branson Hiserote,
Colton Hayes, Brooklyn Riddle,
Landon Kadel, Makenna Kohler
Subscription rates, including tax:
Delivery by Carrier (in Beloit):
Yearly, $59.00; Six months, $31.41;
Three Months, $16.74. Delivery by
Motor Route: Yearly, $68.80; Six
Months, $37.40; Three Months,
$20.19; Delivery by Mail (Mitchell,
Jewell, Lincoln, Osborne, Ottawa,
Smith and Russell Counties) Yearly, $92.90; Six Months, $51.25;
Three Months, $27.97. Delivery
Elsewhere in Kansas - Yearly,
$97.49; six months, $53.31; Three
months, $28.93. Out of State Yearly, $111.18; Six months, $61.16;
Three Months, $35.02
DO NOT PAY CARRIER DIRECT
Jacob Lee Thornbrugh, decree
of divorce.
Wheat............................$5.10
Grain Sorghum..............$3.88
Corn.............................. $3.33
Soybeans.......................$9.23
Wheat............................$5.15
Grain Sorghum..............$4.03
Corn..............................$3.38
Soybeans.......................$9.28
Wheat............................$5.20
Grain Sorghum..............$4.03
Corn...............................$3.38
Soybeans..................... $9.28
Bank’ s picnic in the parking lot.
Club members volunteered to
work at the Friendship Dinner
on June 23. The club also
discussed working the 4-H
foodstand at the fair. The fair
dates this year are August 6-8.
Bryce and Kimberlyn Nichols
gave a demonstration on how to
make rockets. Ren Deters taught
the club how to do the actions to
the “ Cup Song” . Evan Grabon
celebrated a June birthday. To
conclude the meeting Sierra
Kopsa led the group in playing
“ Follow the Leader” .
Shea Larson, Reporter
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hearing.
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somehow, he is now living from bank, so have his checks laugh out of it. That kind of
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getting
costly
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notices. I have started to write cash. We know it’ s extra work something that was none of
out his bills, and I try to keep for you, but this is what their business. -- N.N.
his checkbook balanced.
responsible, caring children do
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Last week, I went to the bank for their parents. Dad should be providing a polite but effective
with him for the first time. He evaluated by his physician for way to avoid answering
could not remember his account signs of dementia, and if he is personal, intrusive questions.
number. He knew nothing about living alone, you might start
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how much was in his account looking
into
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and it was obvious that the communities that will provide a Sugar, longtime editors of the
tellers were aware of this. They safe environment, as well as Ann Landers column. Please
called him by name, trying to companionship, conversation email your questions to
help him.
and community.
[email protected],
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deal of money and my brother
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patronizes, but every bank we
checked said that tipping is
absolutely not permitted. Your
father obviously has some
memory issues and unless the
bank tellers are depositing those
tips back into Dad’ s account,
they are taking advantage of
him. Complain to their
supervisors. And if Dad is
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as though it is time for someone
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Discuss this with your
brother, so there are no
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015
NCK Tech approves
operating budget for 2015-16
by Chad Hallack
Staff Writer
BELOIT – NCK Tech held
their monthly Board of Trustees
meeting on Monday evening in
the Conference Room of the
Severance Student Union. The
Board approved the 2015-16
operating budget which includes
a tuition and fee increase of $8
per credit hour for on campus
classes and a $7 increase per
credit hour for online courses.
The Board also approved the
Title IX Policy to maintain
compliance with the July 1,
2015 Federal mandate. They
also adjusted the CDL Faculty
Contract to a start date of
August 1, 2015.
Resignations were accepted
from two staff members
including
Marketing/
Foundation Director, Mari
Tucker effective June 30 and
from Hays Campus Math
Instructor Mark Pauls, effective
July 31.
Retirements
were
also
submitted and accepted for
Roberta
Augustine,
Hays
Campus Business Technology
Instructor, effective May 31 and
for Electronic Engineering
Instructor Kevin Vering which
will be effective following the
2015-16 academic year.
NCK Tech Presidnet Eric
Burks commented that he very
much appreciated Vering’ s
advanced notice of retirement.
Burks also expressed his deep
level of respect for the expertise
and dedication Vering has
brought to his position and to
NCK Tech for what will be 35
years of service.
The hiring of two new
instructors was also announced.
Rowdy Goos will be the new
Automotive Collision Instructor
and Ryan Cairns will be the
First
Year
Automotive
Instructor for the Beloit
Campus.
The technical college is
seeking to fill the following
instructor positions: CDL in
Beloit, Math in Hays and
Business Technology, also in
Hays.
Being one of the early Baby
Boomers there’ s plenty to talk
about in my lifetime that’ s
lasted into its sixth decade.
During this wonderful, turbulent
time my generation has been
praised and pummeled.
We called for banning the
bomb, making love not war,
witnessed the horror and
assassination of our beloved
president John F. Kennedy,
watched as integration took its
first steps and beamed with
pride as man first walked on the
moon.
During our grade school
years, penicillin was relatively
new and saved millions of lives
across this country and around
the world.
We stood in a long line that
wrapped the length of our
school gym and took a sugar
cube that contained the first
polio vaccine. One of my
classmates suffered from that
to seven full time employees.
companies can get results from terrible disease and walked with
SRES continued to innovate two planting seasons in a single a limp the rest of her life.
through the years. In 2005, the year,” Dave said. “ They could Frozen food and TV dinners
company developed a new test drought-resistant corn in became the rage, although I
control system and sold its first South Africa and then test it never liked either. I preferred
Mom’ s meals made from
mini seed planter. In 2008, again here.”
SRES introduced the Runabout
What has been the key to scratch with love.
Planter, which was a small such global success? “ Stacy Copying machines from
planter aimed at the vegetable Unruh is a true visionary,” Dave Xerox made their debut in office
market and specialty crops such said. “ He’ s a believer in buildings. We drank our sodas
as peanuts. The company also keeping things simple, but he out of 12-ounce glass bottles.
introduced a field layout system really listens to our customer That was the “ real” thing.
Plastic containers had yet to
using global positioning system base and makes it happen.”
make
the scene. During my
data which is credited with Stacy himself lives at the rural
sophomore
year at Sheridan
changing the industry.
community
of
Yoder,
Community
High
School, Tab,
Dave Schultz came on board population 194 people. Now,
the
one-calorie
diet soda
as general manager in 2010, the that’ s rural. It is exciting to find
premiered
–
years
before the
same year that a Step 4 control a rural entrepreneur who is
diet
soda
craze
took
over the
system was introduced to leading this global effort.
national landscape.
integrate the planter operations
“ We’ re on the starting side of
We shopped at five and dime
with GPS. Today the company feeding the world,” Dave said.
stores where you could buy a
has grown to employ 20 people. For more information, go
candy bar for a nickel and a
SRES four row planters to http://www.sresweb.com/ .
soda for a dime. You could call
provide the specialized controls
It’ s time to leave South
someone for a dime and mail a
and data which are vital for Africa, where researchers are
letter for four cents.
those doing agronomic research using a special planter designed
A new Ford coupe cost less
in the field. These planters have and built in South Hutchinson,
than two grand in the mid-‘50s
accompanying software for Kansas. We commend Stacy
and you could purchase a brandresearchers to use.
Unruh, Dave Schultz, and all new home for $10,000. Heck,
“ Researchers need to know those involved with Seed
exactly how and where that Research Equipment Solutions
seed is planted,” Dave said. for making a difference with
“ Our system can tell them global entrepreneurship. They
within inches. Our Step 4 are planting the seeds of
control system lets them do a research to help feed a growing
field layout with a program in planet.
their office before they ever go
The mission of the Huck
to the field. Our applications Boyd National Institute for
will overlay each other so you Rural Development is to
can
evaluate
spraying, enhance rural development by
insecticide, inoculants, or helping rural people help
whatever, plus the harvest to tie themselves. The Kansas Profile
H aving a
in the yield side.”
radio series and columns are
“ We want to be a one-stop produced with assistance from
birthday?
shop,” Dave said. “ Companies the K-State Research and
If you or someone
can use our software system Extension News Media Services
you know is having a
from start to finish.”
Unit. For more information
birthday, ple ase call
785-738-3537 or e mail
These planters have gone to about the Huck Boyd Institute,
be [email protected].
universities (such as K-State) interested persons can visit
and private research facilities http://www.huckboyd.ksu.edu.
from coast to coast and around
the world, to such places as
South Africa, China, Australia,
India, Egypt, Thailand, and
more. “ By using these planters
overseas and in the U.S.,
Seed Research Equipment Solutions
By Ron Wilson,
Huck Boyd Institute director
Let’ s go to South Africa. A
group of scientists are planting a
research plot to evaluate how a
crop will perform. They are
using a specialized planter
which provides precise control
and data on seed spacing and
placement. Would you believe,
this planter comes from halfway
around the globe in the middle
of Kansas?
Dave Schultz is general
manager
of
http://
www.sresweb.com/
,
the
innovative Kansas company
which is supplying these
planters. Dave explained that
Stacy Unruh and two other
partners formed the company in
1999. Stacy had studied as an
engineer at Colorado School of
Mines
and
worked
in
manufacturing. He and his two
partners saw a need for this
specialized type of planting
equipment.
They named the company
Seed Research Equipment
Solutions or SRES. “ This is for
companies that do seed
research, and we’ ve got the
solutions,” Dave said. The
company is housed in South
Hutchinson.
Stacy
Unruh
eventually bought out the
partners and he is sole owner
today.
In 1999, the partners built a
research plot planter and took it
to a trade show in Chicago.
They made one sale: To Pioneer
Seed Company, for test-planting
sunflowers in Minnesota.
In 2000, they built another
planter which could demonstrate
the
capabilities
of
the
equipment.
“ We
did
(demonstrations) for anyone that
would listen,” said the company
website. Demand started to
grow for these planters, and so
did the company. By 2003, the
company had more than doubled
from the original three founders
Boomin’ times for Baby Boomers
you can’ t even buy a car for
that today.
Horned rim glasses were the
rage and contact lenses a
novelty. Frisbees and the pill
ushered in the ‘60s.
The ‘60s – wow what a
decade. War, free love,
revolution, integration, college,
making our own way without
the oversight of our parents,
neighbors, cousins and our
small communities.
And the music, every year
countless musicians like the
Animals, Beatles, Stones,
Cream,
Dylan,
Jefferson
Airplane, Doors, Quicksilver
Messenger, Country Joe and
the Fish, Hendrix, Joan Baez
and Roy Orbison released new
albums. Talk about classic
rock, there’ s not a thing like it
today. Never will be either.
As Dylan wrote about the
times changin’ —most of my
contemporaries married first
and then lived together.
Manners meant, “ Yes ma’ am”
and “ Thank you.”
Bunnies were no longer just
furry critters named, Bugs but
beautiful young women serving
drinks in up-scale clubs in
cities across the USA. Designer
jeans were scheming girls
named Jean or Jeanne.
We believed fast food was
what we ate during Lent, not
something eaten on the run.
Househusbands,
computer
dating, dual careers and
commuter marriages were still
a decade into the future.
Yes, we arrived on the scene
before day-care centers, group
therapy and nursing homes
although most of us have now
encountered these phenomena.
We started listening to our
favorite music long before FM
radio.
For us time-sharing meant
togetherness
–
not
condominiums.
Software
wasn’ t even a word. When we
were kids, “ made in Japan,”
meant junk and the term
“ making out” referred to how
you did on an exam.
In our day, cigarette smoking
was still fashionable. Grass was
mowed, Coke was a cold drink
and pot was something you
cooked in, not tripped on.
We
discovered
the
differences between the sexes,
but not sex changes. We were
the last generation to think a
woman needed a husband to
conceive a baby.
Today, the golden age of
boomers has become a distant
memory. Instead of country
clubs and Club Meds many of
us are looking at the prospects
of hearing aids, lens transplants
and assisted living.
But hey, we once had the
world by the tail. We kicked up
our heels and lived like there
was no tomorrow.
Now that tomorrow is here,
it’ s time we continue to live,
dream and experience each and
every day with the same zest
and exuberance for life that we
once enjoyed in our youth.
For me that’ s continuing to
tell the story of farming and
ranching, reading, family,
friendships and listening to
music.
I listen to blues, classical,
blue grass, jazz and rock and
roll. I prefer listening to
analogue like I have for more
than half a century. I listen to
digital in the car.
It’ s almost time to spin some
wax. You know, the latest craze
Daddy ‘O. Twelve-inch black
vinyl on a turntable.
See you later, alligator.
John Schlageck is a leading
commentator on agriculture and
rural Kansas. Born and raised
on a diversified farm in
northwestern Kansas, his
writing reflects a lifetime of
experience, knowledge and
passion.
Wednesday June 24, 2015
Cailyn Hallack 2-1B
Samantha Prescott 3-1B
Kira VanPelt 2-1B, 1-2B
Daytona McMillan 3-1B
Sadie Henke-Cheney 3-1B
Ava Sloan 1-1B, 2-2B
Scarlett Ludwig 2-1B
Elizabeth Gardener 2-1B
Barklee McMillan 2-1B, 1-2B
Addison Thompson 3-1B
Emily Sadler 2-1B
Hannah Koening 3-1B
Lila Lowery 3-1B
Avery Treaster 1-1B, 1-2B
Mary Anne Walter 2-1B
Landry Litton 3-1B
Colbi Stroede 1-1B, 1-2B
Emilea Middleton 3-1B
Candice Bowlin 3-1B
Britt Hilt 3-1B
GLEN ELDER – The
Waconda Lakers a junior high
girl’s basketball team won the
Hays Mid America Youth
Basketball tournament. The
team has players from area
cities and include from Beloit
Sydney Barrett, Tabi Vetter,
Lauryn Dubbert, and Kara
Eilert. Haley Tiernan from
Osborne. Brailyn Carlgren
from Courtland.
Taylor
Gardner from Scandia and
Karisma Vignery and Zoie
Shupe of Minneapolis.
The LAKERS won the
first game against Holcomb
60 to 27 with Kara Eilert and
Brailyn Carlgren scoring 12
points. In the second game
Sydney Barrett had 11 and
Tabi Vetter 7 in the 44 to 24
win over Salina Central. The
Eliana Weber 3-1B
Samantha Thompson 2-1B, 1-2B
Regan Cheney 3-1B
Kobee Bergmann 3-1B
Emerson Fuller 1-2B, 1-3B, 1-HR
Bentley Pruitt 1-1B,1-2B, 1-3B
Dakota Gray 1-1B, 2-HR
Paisley McMillan 2-1B
Kaylee McGuire 3-1B
Miley Kimmerer 2-1B
Amelia Hager 2-1B
Lynelle Gengler 2-1B, 1-3B
Kendra Gengler 3-1B
Ashton Fraley 3-1B
Atlantah Foulke 2-1B, 1-HR
Brecken Boudreaux 1-1B, 2-2B
Alessia Mackay 3-1B
Asher Boudreaux 3-1B
Ellie Olson 3-1B
Saige Heiman 2-1B, 1-3B
Addyson Higle 2-1B
Ally Otte 2-1B
Kaylin Prochaska 2-1B, 1-2B
Annalee Miller 3-1B
Annestyn Hicks 3-1B
BELOIT – The Beloit
Blue continued their winning
ways last week against
Osborne after a two game
sweep over the Beloit Red
squad on Monday. The Blue
last game of pool play was
against a team from Tribune
which was missing it’s two best
players. Brailyn Carlgren had
22 points Haley Tiernan 14 and
Lauryn Dubbert 8 in an 80 to 7
win.
On Sunday the LAKERS
started bracket play against a
team from the Goodland and
Colby area. The LAKERS
played very well in the 51 to 15
win. Kara Eilert led the team
with 15 points and Brailyn
Carlgren had 11. The semi
finals matchup was with Hoxie
and the LAKERS won 58 to
30. Karisma Vignery led the
offense with 18 and Kara Eilert
had
12
points.
The
championship
game
was
against TMP and the LAKERS
trailed by one at half but behind
a huge second half the
LAKERS won 52 to 38.
Karisma Vignery had 20 points,
Brailyn Carlgren had 12 and
Haley Tiernan had 7 including
two three pointers late in the
second half to help seal the
victory.
The Lakers finished it’s
summer season with a record of
16-2.
had little trouble in the two
games with Osborne winning
by finals scores of 14-6 in
Game 1 and 10-1 in Game 2.
After Osborne took a 1-0
lead in the top of the first,
Allie Bourbon 3-1B
Payton Rodriguez 3-1B
Emma DiNuzzo 1-1B, 1-2B, 1-3B
Lily DiNuzzo 1-1B, 2-2B
Kendra Rowh 3-1B
McKenna Channel 1-1B, 1-3B, 1HR
Chloe Walton 3-1B
Reece Richards 3-1B
Sharon Sahlfeld photo
Noah Smith makes the running catch for the Beloit Blues.
Dusters
Bethany Demars 2-1B
Abigail Gerber 3-2B
Eve Fuller 1-1B
Renn Deters 2-2B
Tama Lawson 2-2B
Anna Claycamp 1-1B
Sophie Easter, 2-1B
Sheridan Hamel 3-1B
Storm
Abigail Gantz 1-1B, 1-2B
Maggie Eilert 1-2B, 1-HR
Cailea Shadduck 2-1B, 1-2B
Brooke Anderson 1-1B, 2-1B
Maddie Black 1-1B
Keris Pilcher 2-1B
Lynnae Hamel 1-3B
Thunderbolts
Kailyn Follis 2-1B
Jayden Mosher 2-1B
Jaidyn Follis 3-1B
Sharayah Smith, 2-1B, 1-3B
Ariana Armstrong 2-1B
Irene Fobes 2-1B
Alexis Drake 2-1B, 1-2B
Twisters
Haley Channel 1-1B, 1-2B, 1-3B
Jenna Gengler 1-1B, 1-3B, 2-HR
Sydney Thompson 2-1B
Ashlyn Loomis 1-1B
Anna Peterson 1-1B
Chesnie Dickinson 1-1B, 1-2B
Hannah Dramel 1-1B, 1-2B
Aubrey Gengler 1-2B
Abby Porter 3-1B
Tatum Seyfert 2-1B, 1-2B
By Mike Hughes
NORTON —After the
first two scheduled races this
season were rained out,
Elmwood Park Speedway in
Norton, finally got in the
season
opener
Saturday
evening, June 20.
The first feature of the
evening were the IMCA
Hobby Stocks, which saw 3
different leaders in the first 3
laps in the 15-lap race. Roger
Garrison of Hill City led the
opening lap before ‘The Wild
Child’ Garrett Hager of Hays
took over the lead on lap 2.
Then Rhett ‘The Rocket’
Kingsbury took over the top
spot on lap 3. The first
caution flag waved on lap 4
when Kyle Pfeifer spun. On
the restart, Hager got back by
Kingsbury to take a lead he
would not relinquish.
A
couple more caution periods
kept the field close but Hager
held on to take the win. Heat
2 winner Jacob Olmstead
finished in the runner-up spot,
followed by heat one winner
Kingsbury, Colton Pfeifer and
Zach Olmstead. Travis Coop
also won a heat race.
In the IMCA Sport Mod
feature, Beloit’s Jake Krone
led all 15 laps in the caution
free race.
Dakota Sproul
Girls pre-game will be at
5:45pm....Boys All Star
game to follow.....Area
Players iclude Kaley
Broeckelman of Beloit
High and Trey Dubbert of
St Johns Tipton.
Waconda Lakers, front row, l to r: Haley Tiernan of Osborne, Taylor Gardner of Scandia,
Lauren Dubbert of Beloit Middle row: Brailyn Carlgren of Courtland, Kara Eilert of Beloit.
Back row: Tabitha Vetter and Sydney Barrett of Beloit, Karisma Vignery of Minneapolis,
Coach Todd Clover.
Beloit responded with five runs
of their own in the bottom of
the inning. Nick Meir reached
on a error, followed by a single
for Paxton Harris. A passed
ball moved the runners to
second and third. Noah Smith
then drew a walk to load the
bases with nobody out. Hunter
Smith then hit a two RBI
double to make it a 2-1 game.
Noah Smith scored on a
fielder’s choice hit by Braydon
Conn. Ryan Jackson drew and
walk before David Lutgen got
an RBI with on a fielder’s
choice that scored Hunter
Smith. Jackson scored on an
RBI double before Lutgen was
thrown out at home. The Blues
batted around in the first and
would do it again in the second.
Osborne scored two more
in the top of the second to close
within 5-3, but Beloit dropped
another five runs in the bottom
half. Meir reached on an error
followed by a Noah Smith RBI
triple. Blaine Harris brought
home Smith before Hunter
Smith cracked an RBI double.
Conn drew a walk and Ryan
Jackson hit an RBI sacrifice
fly. Lutgen followed that up
chased Krone but had to settle
for second. Troy Attwood was
third, followed by Tyler Watts
and Dan Lauer. Krone and
Tracy Holloway won the two
heat races.
Oberlin’s David Murray
won the IMCA Modified
feature but Jesse Richter made
him work for it. Murray led
the first 5 laps before Richter
got by to lead for one lap
before Murray regained the
lead. The lone caution waved
on lap 9 when heat race winner
Brian Conness came to a stop.
Murray led the field back to
green and held off Richter for a
trip to victory lane. Mike
with an RBI single to make it
a 10-3 game.
Beloit scored one in the
third when Paxton Harris
singled, stole second and third
and scored on a passed ball.
The Osborne team would try
to rally in the bottom of the
fourth, but managed only
three runs to get back to
within 11-6. Beloit tacked on
three more in bottom of the
fourth for the 14-6 victory.
Ryan Jackson picked up the
win for the Blues giving up 5
runs over three and one third
innings.
In Game 2, the Blues took
a 1-0 lead in the first when
Noah Smith singled and later
scored on an RBI base knock
by Blaine Harris. Osborne
tied it in the top of the second,
but Beloit regained the lead in
the bottom half of the inning.
Conn reached on a fielders
choice after Hunter Cashatt
walked. Conn stole second,
reached third on a sacrifice fly
and scored on an error to go
up 2-1.
Hunter Smith pitched a
perfect third and fourth after
allowing the one run in the
second inning. He gave up
zero hits, struck out four and
walked none in the game.
Beloit left their opponent
in the dust over the final two
innings posting four runs each
in the third and fourth
innings. In the third, Paxton
Harris drew a leadoff walk
and Noah Smith hit yet
another RBI triple this season.
Blaine Harris reached base
and stole second. Hunter
Smith singled to score Noah
Smith. Harris and Smith
scored on a two RBI single by
Conn.
In the fourth, Paxton
Harris reached on an error and
stole second. Noah Smith was
hit by a pitch to put runners
on first and second with
nobody out. Two passed balls
scored Harris and moved
Smith to third. Blaine Harris
then walked. Harris took
second on a passed ball that
scored Noah Smith. Hunter
Smith singled to put two
runners on again for Cashatt
who brought both home with
a two RBI hit to make the
final score 10-1.
Petersilie finished third,
trailed by Brian Calhoon and
Rich Schwab.
Casey Werkmeister of
North Platte, NE, led from
green to checkered in the 15lap IMCA Stock Car feature.
Mikey
Dancer
chased
Werkmeister all 15 laps but
had to settle for second.
Jason Davis, Geoff Jermark
and
Eric
Kinderknecht
rounded out the top five.
Heat race winners were
Werkmeister
and
Jay
Hachmeister.
Racing returns to the
half-mile oval on Saturday,
July 25, during the Norton
County Fair. Race time is
7:00 p.m.
Earl (DNF), 16. Tyson Canas
(DNF), 17. Brett Henke
(DNF).
IMCA Sport Mods
Heat race winners: Jake
Krone, Tracy Holloway.
Feature: 1. Krone, 2.
Dakota Sproul, 3. Troy
Attwood, 4. Tyler Watts, 5.
Dan Lauer, 6. Steven Porter,
7. Holloway (DNF), 8.
Bentley Pywell (DNF), 9.
J.R. Ewing (DNF).
IMCA Stock Cars
Heat race winners:
Casey Werkmeister, Jay
Hachmeister.
Feature: 1. Werkmeister,
2. Mikey Dancer, 3. Jason
Davis, 4. Geoff Jermark, 5.
Eric
Kinderknecht
6.
Hachmeister, 7. Darin Racek,
8. Tanner Portenier, 9.
Robert Rutherford, 10. Wade
Wagenblast, 11. Dustin
McClurg,
12.
Frank
McClurg.
IMCA Modifieds
Heat race winner: Brian
Conness.
Feature:
1.
David
Murray, 2. Jesse Richter, 3.
Mike Petersilie, 4. Brian
Calhoon, 5. Rick Schwab, 6.
Tim Watts, 7. Conness
(DNF).
Heat race winners: Rhett
Kingsbury, Jacob Olmstead,
Travis Coop.
Feature: 1. Garrett Hager,
2. J. Olmstead, 3. Kingsbury,
4. Colton Pfeifer, 5. Zach
Olmstead, 6. Roger Garrison,
7. Shay Simoneau, 8. Coop,
9. Tyler Easterday, 10. Brady
Skrdlant, 11. Justin Meserve,
12. T.C. McKain (DNF), 13.
Travis Thelander (DNF), 14.
Kyle Pfeifer (DNF), 15. Irvin
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
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This position is a rewarding
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Minimum
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counties. Potential candidates
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We would like to thank all who reached out with concerns and
condolences during Reed’s illness and passing. The cards, calls,
flowers, food, memorials, and acts of kindness were greatly
appreciated. Thank you also to Dr. Deutsch and staff at Cancer
Center of Kansas, Dr. Kimple, Dr. Cheney, the ambulance EMT’s,
and the entire staff of Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems and
Beloit Medical Center. A special thank you is extended to Solomon
Valley Hospice. Their care and assistance were invaluable, and we
are forever grateful. They were our Angels Of Mercy.
The Family of Reed Griest
Thank you Debbie Lutgen and SA Louis
Parish for the prayer quilt and the love and
prayers your sent my way. It is appreciated.
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everyone for their thoughts, prayers, memorials,
food, stamps, and sympathy cards. We
appreciate all the stories and memories of Hal
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be a pretty good place to work. Shane, Cindy and Deanna have
been here 25 years, Janis has been here 24. Our managers have
been here for anywhere from five to eight years,” said Catlin.
The store has expanded dramatically over the years. Catlin was
able to put people in place who helped the business succeed, and
has nearly tripled the size of the store and warehouse over the years.
The store was 10,000 square feet when it was purchased in
1990. In 1993 they added another 7,000 square feet to the building.
They later added more room in the back of the store, including
more warehouse space which amounted to an additional 10,000
square feet. Catlin’s IGA employed about 15 people when it all
began and Catlin’s Friendly Applemarket now employs about 60.
Catlin was asked about his favorite and least favorite parts of
the business.
“I love interacting with customers. That’s funnest part, of
course. We try to make it a fun atmosphere for our employees as
well. Although the computers save time, the amount of paperwork
has really grown over the years. Some for the good and some not so
good,” Catlin said.
He went on to speak more about the people who work there,
and are such a key to the continued success of the business.
“The fact that we have so many employees with so many
different relationships in town means there are a lot of people we
are able to interact with directly and indirectly that makes us a part
of the community. People like to support you when you provide a
good service with good people, and we’ve become an important
part of the community. It’s not just about me, it’s about all those
other people as well,” said Catlin.
Catlin also credits his faith in making his business a success
and helping it to remain so.
“My faith is the most important part of my life, and I put that to
the test in the first year or two of this business. It was tough. Tough
at work, tough at home, the bank account was dry. It was at that
point that I had to throw up my hands and say, “OK God, if this is
where you want me to be, show me the way.” I received new ideas
and gave more control of things to others. Trusting God and
trusting my employees. Once I did that, it was a turning point in our
business. It’s not always a perfect formula, but I try to treat others
as I would want to be treated. I don’t always succeed in that, but it
is my goal.”
With more store and warehouse space being added over the
years, more options are available and that in itself can be a full time
job. Determining what products to keep, which ones to cycle out
and what new items to bring in based on customer demand.
“We get about three semi loads of product in here a week,
which is a lot of stuff. Most of ours comes out of Associated
Wholesale Grocers of Kansas City. They supply several thousand
stores across the country. We just keep bringing product it in and
hope it sells. We know basically what the demand is, but there are
thousands of new products coming in every year. We track
everything on the computer and figure out what’s working and
what’s not. One challenge is that you can’t take on every new
product that comes along, but we have a good variety. We feel like
we compete well, and as our store and product volume has grown,
we’re able to be that much more competitive. For instance, we
recently bought a full semi load of bottled water. We have those
opportunities, now that we have the warehouse space, so we’re able
to offer products like that at the very best price available,” Catlin
said.
Catlin’s has also begun offering new items in their Deli
including sandwiches and wraps as well as a recently added
breakfast menu and soda fountain. These accompany their well
known Champ’s Chicken & Fish and Simple Simon’s Pizza.
Catlin’s Friendly Applemarket thanks all those who have
helped the store reach this milestone and they look forward to
serving Beloit and the surrounding area for years to come.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Obituaries
Corey
Michael
Winkel
entered into rest on June 21,
2015. He was born February 1,
1987 in Belleville to Joseph L.
and Marcia A. (Gauby) Winkel
and was raised on their farm
north of Glen Elder.
Corey
graduated
from
Lakeside High School in Downs
in 2005. He then began a career
as a welder at Sunflower Mfg.
and worked there four years. He
was a hard working man, loved
the outdoors and was always
one with nature. In turn his
occupation became farmer/
rancher. He worked for Rod and
Sandy
Cameron,
farmer/
rancher, north of Bloomington
for the past five years. He loved
working with cattle and farming
the land.
Corey enjoyed hunting and
fishing, spending time with
family, friends, and his fiancé.
He especially loved to spend
time with his nieces and
nephews who knew him
affectionately
as
“ Uncle
Grumpy” , and he absolutely
loved his dogs, his close
companions. Corey had a joyful
personality and a laughing grin
that no one will ever forget.
Corey is survived by his
parents: Joe and Marcia Winkel,
Glen Elder; three sisters, Alicia
James and husband Wesley
J a m e s ,
Salina,
Raquelle
Hicks and
boyfriend
B r i a n
Greenwell,
Beloit,
Kimberly
Winkel and
Winkel
boyfriend
Blake
Odle
of
Hays;
grandparents, Bertha and Don
Johnson, Topeka; grandmother
Dorothy Gauby, Washington;
two nieces, Gracie Mae and
Annestyn Faith Hicks, Beloit;
nephews, Aden Joseph and
Wyatt Jacob James, Salina;
fiancé
Tasha
Leishing,
Osborne, and numerous aunts,
uncles, cousins, and friends.
Corey is preceded in death by
his grandfathers Dale Winkel
and Roy Gauby; uncle, Mark
Gauby;
great-grandmother,
Frances Pieper; great uncles,
Cecil Winkel, Frances Winkel
and numerous other great
uncles, and cousin Jerrod Nuss.
Corey loved to build, fix, and
repair, and made his dad
especially proud with his
frequent calls to him for help,
guidance, and answers on ever
so many projects. When people
asked, where did you learn that?
He would proudly reply with a
big smile “ from my Dad!”
These calls will be greatly
missed but never forgotten.
Corey will be greatly missed
by everyone who knew him. He
was the kind of young man that
anyone would be proud to call a
son, grandson, brother, uncle,
and friend. He was a very caring
and happy man who would do
anything to help the next person
out.
Corey will ALWAYS be on
our minds and FOREVER in
our hearts.
Visitation will be held from 9
a.m-7 p.m. with family present
6-7 p.m. Friday, June 26, at St.
Peter & Paul Catholic Church,
Cawker City. A rosary service
will begin at 7 p.m. at the
church. Mass of Christian
Burial will be at 10 a.m.
Saturday, June 27, at St. Peter &
Paul Catholic Church with
interment to follow at Athens
Cemetery, Jewell. Memorial
may be made to Corey Winkel
Memorial Fund. Schoen Funeral
Home and Monuments, Beloit is
handling arrangements. Online
condolences
to
http://
schoenfhm.com.
Phillip Hyman, age 61, Glen
Elder resident, entered into rest
on June 21, 2015 at his
residence. He was born July 13,
1953 to Robert L. and Mildred
J. (Weber) Hyman. He attended
Beloit Schools.
He married Sondra Goff on
Feb. 4, 1972 at St. John’ s
Catholic Church in Beloit. She
preceded him in death on
October 20, 2010.
Phillip served as a Deputy
Sheriff for the Mitchell and
Cloud
County
Sheriff’ s
Department.
Survivors include his mother,
Mildred, Beloit; a daughter,
Lori Inman (Chris), Lenapah,
Okla.; two grandsons, Jerry
Herrman, Valley Falls, and
Jordon Herrman, Beloit; three
step grandsons; four brothers,
Jim (Gator) Hyman, Beloit,
Danny
Hyman
(Loretta),
Concordia,
Mike
Hyman
(Mary), Beloit, Bobby (Alf)
Hyman, Beloit; four sisters,
Barb
Hamilton
(Greg),
Abilene, Debi Clark (Click),
Beloit,
Peggy
Anderson
(Mike),
Gorham,
Janet
Schmidt, Russell; several
nieces and nephews; one great
aunt and several great uncles
He was also preceded in
death by his father.
Cremation has taken place
and a memorial service will be
held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June
25, at the First Christian
Church, Beloit, with Rev. Dan
Daniels officiating.
A private family Inurnment
will be held at a later time.
Memorial contributions may
be given to Phillip D. Hyman
Memorial Fund c/o ChaputBuoy Funeral Home.
For online condolences may
be
sent
to
http://
www.chaputbuoy.com.
Time for incentive-based conservation
By John Schlageck, Kansas
Farm Bureau
Farmers and ranchers believe
reforms are needed in the
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
to balance needs of species with
economic
impacts
on
agriculture.
They believe endangered and farmers and ranchers.
threatened species protection
One reason for this is that
can be more effectively farmers and ranchers own most
achieved
by
providing of the land where plant and
incentives to private landowners animal species live. The land is
and public-land users rather open, unpaved and relatively
than by imposing land-use undeveloped, so it becomes
restrictions and penalties.
habitat for endangered or
When Congress enacted the threatened plants and animals.
law in 1973, it envisioned a law
Unlike other industries, farm
which would protect species and ranch land remains the
believed to be on the brink of principal asset used in the
extinction. The Fish and business so ESA restrictions
Wildlife Service (FWS) and the make productive land use
National Marine Fisheries especially difficult.
Service (NMFS) were charged
Farm and ranch families also
with administration.
live on the land they work.
Since that time, the ESA has Restrictions imposed by the
morphed into one of the most ESA adversely impact farm and
far-reaching
environmental ranch quality of life.
statutes ever passed. Today, the
Farmers and ranchers would
interests of activist, special- rather respond to a modernized
interest groups trump those of ESA which focuses on
species legitimately at risk, and recovery through incentivesthe environment.
based conservation that protects
Through its prohibitions species and habitat on their
against taking of species, ESA privately owned lands – with
can restrict a wide range of state wildlife agencies and local
human activity in areas where governments oversight rather
species exist or may possibly than the federal government.
exist in the future. It also allows
Farmers and ranchers must
special interest groups to sue remain free to manage their
anyone who they allege to be in own land while participating in
violation of the Act.
recovery decisions. Instead of
The ESA has become a being forced to feed and shelter
litigation-driven
tool
that listed species on their own,
rewards those who use the farmers and ranchers should
courtroom at the expense of receive technical and financial
those who practice positive help.
conservation
efforts.
The Endangered Species Act
Environmentalists’
sue-and- could provide a carrot instead
settle tactics require the of the stick it currently wields.
government to make listing
The
American
public
decisions on hundreds of new understands and appreciates
species. They have been species’ conservation. There
rewarded for their efforts by are many examples of effective
t a x p a y e r - f u n d e d voluntary
conservation
reimbursements for their legal programs and practices that
bills.
exist with state and local
The ESA’ s impacts fall more oversight.
heavily – and unfairly – on It’ s time for the pendulum to
swing back in the other
direction with less over reach
by the ESA. Improving current
processes and procedures would
help serve the people most
affected by implementation of
the law.
John Schlageck is a leading
commentator on agriculture and
rural Kansas. Born and raised
on a diversified farm in
northwestern
Kansas,
his
writing reflects a lifetime of
experience, knowledge and
passion.