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Gov. Claims Sept.
Farm Safety Month
Letter to the Editor
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THE
SYR ACUSEJOURNAL
Volume 129, Issue No. 38
What’s
Happening
BINGO
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Syracuse, KS
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
The Voice of Hamilton County Since 1885
New Staff Settles In After
School Year Begins
M-F, Sept. 15th - 19th
Annual Fall Clean Up
City Wide
Contact City Office
Wednesday, Sept. 24th
Community Friendship Meal
United Methodist Church
@ 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 27th
Angela Simpson
Benefit Dinner
Ham Co Fairgrounds
@ 5- 8 p.m.
Tues./Wed., Sept. 30th/Oct 1st
FREE Women’s Self Defense
Class by Ham Co. Sheriff
Elem. School Gym
@ 6 to 8 p.m.
WEATHER
Thunderstorms
High: 93º; Low: 67º
Forecast, Page 9
Word Wise
Ablactate
\ ab-LAK-teyt \, verb;
1. to wean.
Origin:
Ablactate entered English in the
1700s and combines the Latin
prefix ab- meaning “from”
or “away,” and lac meaning
“milk.”
This Week in History
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History.com
Sept. 17, 1862
Battle of Antietam
Sept. 18, 1793
Capitol cornerstone is laid
Sept. 19, 1957
Nevada is site of first-ever
underground nuclear explosion
Sept. 20, 1973
King triumphs in Battle of Sexes
Sept. 21, 1780
Benedict Arnold commits treason
Sept. 22, 1862
Lincoln issues Emancipation
Proclamation
Sept. 23, 1875
Billy the Kid arrested for first time
by Krista Norton of staff members going above
Staff Reporter and beyond the call of duty to
meet the unique individual learnAs the new school year being needs of students. That level
gins, USD 494 welcomes five of dedication and commitment
new faces to their staff. They speaks volumes about the quality
are Becky Clark, Emily Young, of our staff. I am looking forKyle Roberts, Cathy Fitzgerald ward to a great year,” Clark said.
and Doris Garcia. Two of the
Emily Young is the Syracuse
new staff are Syracuse natives Junior High Science teacher.
while the other three have Young was born and raised in
moved in from other areas. Syracuse the daughter of Doug
Becky Clark, Syracuse and Marilyn Young and is a
Elementary School Principal, 2006 graduate from Syracuse
was born and raised in Garden High School. She graduated in
City, Kan., and received her 2012 from Kansas University
bachelor’s degree in Social Work with a Bachelor of Science defrom Fort Hays State University, gree in Physics. Her interests
a master’s degree from FHSU and include biking and gardening.
completed a post graduate pro“My first few days went very
gram in Autism and Asperger’s smoothly thanks to all the staff.
f r o m K a n s a s U n i v e r s i t y. I am glad to be working with a
S h e h a s t w o c h i l d r e n great staff and enjoy the kids I
Staton, nine and Bekah who have met so far, and can’t wait
is four. Clark’s interests in- to meet more,” Young said.
clude spending time with famKyle Roberts is the new
ily, reading, traveling, target Transportation Director. He was
shooting, gardening and golf. born and raised in Syracuse and
“I am excited to be part of the a 1977 Syracuse High School
Bulldog family! I have been su- graduate. Roberts owned his
per impressed with the positive own trucking business for many
‘can do/pull together’ attitude of years before moving to Texas to
our elementary staff. We have work as a heavy equipment opa lot of changes coming down erator in the gas field. Wanting
from Topeka and that ‘can do’ at- to be close to family and friends
titude will be a great asset as we again, he returned to Syracuse
adapt and develop our systems in and soon after applied for the
response to those changes. I have Transportation Director posialready seen so many examples tion. He has three children
County Adopts New
Communication Policy
by Marcus Ashlock hours it is obvious to the public
Editor which county employees are using social media and it can posOn Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, sibly create an embarrassment.
the Hamilton County Board
“It’s a workplace efficiency
of Commissioners approved issue, more than anything else,”
a new Communication Policy Gale said. “It has been brought to
for all non-elected county the forefront by current events,
personnel. The policy clearly but it is one of those things we
outlines the usage guidelines should’ve moved from teleof personal communication phones and cell phones to all
devices during work hours. this new technology sooner.”
Anyone using any number
According to Gale, it is more
of social media sites realizes than a social media policy. It is
there is a time stamp associated an attempt to cover any form
with Tweets on Twitter, posts of of communication keeping emFacebook, or pins on Pinterest. ployees from doing their jobs.
According to Hamilton County Each county supervisor will be
Attorney Rob Gale, during work responsible for the permissions
Top row, right to left, Becky Clark, Cathy Fitzgerald, Doris Garcia; bottom row, right to left, Emily Young and
Kyle Roberts. Photos by Krista Norton.
and in his spare time likes to
ride his motorcycle, spend time
with the grandkids and enjoys
snowmobiling in the winter.
“I have enjoyed working with
the staff and students, that is one
of the reasons I wanted to apply
for the position,” Roberts said.
Cathy Fitzgerald, Syracuse
High School Interrelated Special
Education teacher, is originally
from Jacksonville, Fla. She and
her husband, Richard, live in
Johnson, Kan., where he is the
pastor at the Methodist Church.
She obtained an Associate
Degree in Recreation from
Montreat College in Montreat
, N.C., Bachelor of Arts and
master’s degree in Physical
Education/Special Education
from University of North Florida,
Jacksonville, Associate of Arts in
Biblical Studies and Missions
from Christ to the World Bible
Training Center in Jacksonville
and a Master of Adapted Special
Education from MidAmerica
Nazarene University in Olathe,
Kan. She is currently working on her master’s degree in
Special Education Transition
from Kansas University. She
has also coached girls basketball,
volleyball, swimming and coed
track. Her interests include learning, listening to music, singing
and playing guitar and bass. She
also enjoys people and cooking.
“Although being new to
Syracuse was overwhelming,
many people went out of their
way to be helpful and make me
feel welcome. Students and
staff alike are some of the nicest
in his or her own department.
There is an expected use of
common sense when applying the policy to everyday life
“If your supervisor says you
can call your babysitter to check
on junior when junior is sick
during your shift, then you’re
not violating policy,” Gale said.
Gale said they thought about
the past and realized where the
county could have used a policy
like the one adopted on Sept. 2.
The county crafted the policy to
provide a system in place when
it is needed in the future. The
entire policy can be read below.
computers, social media, and
all other means of communication, are hereby informed that
all of their communications
and their use of communication systems must be consistent with all County policies
regarding professional conduct,
harassment, discrimination and
other work conduct policy.
All electronic communications produced, transmitted
and received on the County’s
communication systems are
the property of the county and
any personal use thereof is
prohibited. All employee use
of these systems are subject to
this policy. Employees should
understand and are hereby advised that they do not have
any expectations of privacy in
any such communications as
these are subject to review by
the County at any time. The
County has the right to monitor, review, delete and disclose
all information in its communication systems at any time.
At no time may County resources be used to communicate obscene, threatening,
harassing, abusive or unprofessional messages to others.
County resources include all
county property and employCOMMUNICATION POLICY ees during their work day.
See New
Staff page 5.
Employee use of internal
EMAIL, TEXT, SOCIAL
Any usage by non-elected
and external communication MEDIA, MESSAGING and employees of their personal
and communication systems, All OTHER ELECTRONIC property to communicate
such as internet, email, voice C O M M U N I C A T I O N S .
See Policy page 8.
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The Syracuse Journal
September 17, 2014
Announcements and family living
Senior
Subjects
Lorri Rae (Post) Cullison
1960 - 2014
Orville Keith Brown
1942 - 2014
Lorri Rae (Post) Cullison,
53 Moscow, Kansas, died
September 11, 2014, at her residence in rural Moscow, KS.
The daugher of Donald Post &
Vida (Woolery) Post, she was born
September 15, 1960, Lamar, CO.
She loved her family and
she enjoyed going camping,
K-State games. She enjoyed
music & PBR Bull Riding.
She and David B.
Cullison were married April 14, 1986 at Hugoton, KS.
Survivors include a son, Matt Cullison & wife Tashina,
Turpin, OK; Tara Cullison & husband Casey, Moscow,
KS; brothers, Steven Post & wife Sandra, Manter, KS,
Darin Post, Johnson, KS; sisters, Dyvonne Sides & husband Ron, Hugoton, KS, Elaine Warner, Hutchinson, KS,
Dawn Higgins & husband Steve, Buckeye, AZ; grandchildren, Teegan, Taylor & Maverick Cullison, Skyler Shaddix;
Grandmother, Lillian Woolery and other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her father, husband, fraternal grandparents, Lloyd & Lucille Post, Maternal Grandfather, Floyd Woolery.
Orville Keith Brown, resident of Somerville, Tenn., longtime resident of Syracuse, Kan. and retired oil rig roughneck, departed this life
Tuesday morning, Sept. 10, 2014 at the Pine Meadows Healthcare Center
in Bolivar where he resided for eight months. He was 71 years of age.
Services and Interment for Mr. Brown will be private.
Arrangements will be provided by Peebles Fayette County
Funeral Homes & Cremation Center - Main Chapel of Somerville.
Mr. Brown was born Oct. 6, 1942 in Pueblo, Colo. He was
preceded in death by his parents, Elmer O. Brown and Geraldine
Patterson Brown. He moved with his family at an early age and
received his education in the Kansas Public School System. Mr.
Brown was a resident of the Somerville Community for one
year and enjoyed fishing, bowling and hunting. He leaves many
friends in Syracuse, where he spent the majority of his life.
Mr. Brown is survived by his daught e r , Ve l v e t S c h u l t z ( C a r l ) o f S o m e r v i l l e .
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by
his daughter, Kathy Amerin; his son, Vance; his sister, Marilyn Jean Holiday; and his brother, Jackie Brown.
The family requests that memorials be directed to the church,
charity or organization of the donor’s choice. Condolences may be
left on our online guestbook at www.PeeblesFuneralHome.com.
by Jennifer Brucker
FLU SHOT CLINIC
Hamilton County Health Department At VIP’S Center
We are taking appointments for Flu Shots
You need to bring your Medicare Card Please
Wednesday October 1st.
9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Call to make appointment at 384-7871
Plan D Medicare
Medicare & You handbooks are mailed September 15th thru
30th. By September 30th all insurance plans must mail current
members the Annual Notice of Change & Evidence of Coverage.
Medicare has Annual Enrollment Period that begins October
15th thru December 7th. Rick Schafer from Dodge City will be
at VIP Center on October 20th, 9am to 1pm for Medicare Part D
sign up day. The center has Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
Worksheets on hand. Worksheets need to be filled out ahead of time
- you need to bring a list of all prescriptions for form. Stop by VIP
Center to pick up form and make an appointment or call 384-7871.
Dinner Night Out will be on Tues. Oct. 17th at the Ole Cook Shack
at 6:00 pm. Evening Cards will be Thursday October 2nd at 6pm
and on Tuesday, October 21st at 6pm. Our Ladies Coffee will be on
Mon. Oct. 6th at 9:00am here at the center. Monthly Board Meeting
will be on Tues. Oct. 14th at 12:30 pm after lunch. Monthly Birthday
Celebration will be on Wed. Oct. 15th here at the center after lunch.
Obituaries
Clinton R. Shetterly
1952 - 2014
Clinton R. Shetterly, age 62,
passed away Monday, Sept. 8,
2014 at his home in Burwell, Neb.
Clinton was born Jan. 16, 1952
to Betty and Richard Shetterly.
He graduated from Kendall High
School in 1970 in Kendall, Kan.
He went to work for the Kendall
Co-Op. Jan. 15, 1973 he was
drafted into the Army. After his
discharge he went to work on his
family’s ranch near Amelia, Neb.
April 24, 1976 he married Sharon Zulkoski. He then went to work as a salesman for Mid State Co-op, then Ag West and finally Big
Red Feed. He took early retirement due to his health.
Clint was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and
fish and camp with family and friends. He especially enjoyed taking the Simon girls camping and fishing; high point
for him being teaching Faith and Hanna sporting clays.
He is survived by his wife of 38 years Sharon, his son Clint
Shawn and friend Cassie Chapman, granddaughter Corrien
of Ord, Neb., son Casey of Henry, Neb.; his father Richard of
Burwell; and two sisters, Kay and Linda also of Burwell. He
was preceded in death by his mother Betty (Burch) Shetterly.
A memorial service for friends and family Saturday, Sept. 13 was
held at his home in Burwell at 6 p.m. Memorials may be sent to his family.
Govier Bros. Mortuary of Broken Bow, Neb. is assisting the family.
Food Thermometers
Thermometers aren’t just for large cuts of meat. The only reliable way to
make sure you are preparing a safe meal is to use a Food Thermometer.
Meats, Poultry and Egg dishes are best “done” after testing
them. We can’t tell by color alone, such as ground hamburger.
A hamburger cooked to 160 degrees is safe to eat. For more information on food thermometers, go to www.IsItDoneYet.gov
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Birthday!
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From the
Stacks…
with Amy Brucker
Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read
In honor of Banned Books Week, September 21-27, the library is
sharing our policy on challenged materials found in our collection:
Challenged Materials Procedure: Care must be given so
that groups or individuals do not unduly influence additions
to or withdrawals from the collection. The denial of access to
materials meeting established standards of selection, and serving particular groups and needs in the community due to pressure from groups outside of the library, must be resisted. The
Hamilton County Library adheres to the principles set forth by the
American Library Association in the “Freedom to Read,” in the
“Freedom to View,” and the “Library Bill of Rights” documents.
HCL’s Steps for Further Reconsideration: 1) The review
of a title being reconsidered involves many individuals. The
process may take six weeks or more; 2) When the Request for
Reconsideration is returned a committee of three staff and board
members selected by the library director will be assigned to do
research on the item; 3) An incident report will be filed with the
Kansas Library Association, Intellectual Freedom Committee
and American Library Association IFC. Published reviews will
be secured if available; 4) After reading, viewing, or listening
to the item each committee member will prepare a written assessment of the item; 5) Copies of the written assessments and a
cover letter will be sent to the person initiating the reconsideration
request; 6) The person initiating the reconsideration request will
have 30 days from postmark of the assessment letter to resubmit
the reconsideration request to the library board chairperson.
Fun Fact: In director, Joyce Armstrong’s eighteen years, two
books have been challenged at the Hamilton County Library.
One was an art book and the other was part of the “Little
House on the Prairie” series. Neither book was removed from
the collection, as the art book was deemed by the committee
as appropriate for the adult Art History reference section. The
other challenge was dismissed because the “Request for Further
Reconsideration” was not officially submitted by the patron.
Lillian Woolery
Sept. 22, 1919
Please send cards to: P.O. Box 810, Syracuse, Kansas 67878
VESTERHEIM LTD
Low Income Elderly Housing
Oct. 6 - Dec. 16
Mon. & Tues. 4 to 8 p.m. weekly, 1 Sat. a month
7 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Class space is limited. Sign up deadline is Friday,
Sept. 25
If interested call Dana Shamburg, RN
620.384.7780 ext 3521
or Vicky Hogan, HR Director
One Bedroom Units
For Information, call
(620) 384-5420
Equal Housing Opportunity
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at th
Northrup Theatre
When the Game
Stands Tall
Sept. 19th - Sept. 21st
Rated PG 2D Only
Coming Soon: If I Stay & Maze Runner
at 7 p.m.
A & L Waterwell
Fellers Funeral Home & Monuments, LLC
“Striving for excellence, committed to caring”
Donald L. Fellers • 401 N. Summer • PO Box 1253
Syracuse, KS 67878-1253 • 620-384-5100
“Are You In Need of an Auction?”
Associates of Swenson Real Estate
& Auction Services, Inc.
The Canny Team
303 S. Main
Johnson, KS 67855
(620) 492-3169
www.thecannyteam.com
Estates-Agriculture-Equip.-Antiques-Collectibles-Coins-Residential
Domestic / Stock Wells / Irrigation / Windmills
Sales & Service
Dave Allen 620-384-7305 Wes Loader 620-493-3111
HCR Box 3A / Manter, KS 67662
BIG C’s Tire & Service Center
Tires - Mufflers - Brakes - Oil Change - Batteries
708 W. Avenue A • Syracuse, KS 67878
• 620-384-6361 24 Hr On-Call Service - 492-5104
Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel
206 S. Fifth St. Lamar, CO 81052 (719) 336-9011 or
119 S. Main St. Holly, CO 81047 (719) 537-6229
Monuments & Prearrangements
Psalm 118:12
They compassed me about like bees: they are quenched as
the fire of thorns: for in the name of the Lord I will destroy
them.
WORD OF GOD
GCHS Welcomes New
Physician Assistant
Greeley County Health
Services is proud to welcome Melissa Borthwick
to the GCHS Provider
team. Melissa graduated from Wichita State
University with a Master’s
Degree in Physician
Assistant Studies. Melissa
officially began seeing
patients in the Greeley
a n d Wa l l a c e C o u n t y
Clinics mid-August.
“Melissa is a great addition to our staff and also
to our community. She has
done a great job with our patients
so far and we look forward to helping build her practice. She grew up
in a rural community, so it is great
to have another provider that understands the demands that come
with living in rural America,”
Drew Zerr, Clinic Manager said.
Melissa is very familiar with southwest Kansas.
She was born and raised in
Ulysses, Kansas, where a majority of her family still lives.
“I love the small town lifestyle.
Tribune is such a friendly and welcoming place. I really enjoy living
in western Kansas,” Melissa said,
“I am a home-body and enjoy being close enough to home to go to
family functions easily. I truly love
the people of southwest Kansas.
After having spent several years
on the eastern half of the state,
among other places for college, I
appreciate how the people of western Kansas enjoy life at a slower
pace. They are truly friendly and
welcoming. Western Kansas is my
home and my version of normal.”
Melissa completed high school
and moved to Wichita to pursue
her degree in the medical field.
As part of the Physician Assistant
training, Melissa and her fellow
students had to undergo several
different rotations, gaining experience in a variety of concentrations within the medical field.
“I always knew that family
medicine suited me best as I enjoy
treating people of all ages, and I
really enjoy treating a variety of
conditions throughout the day.
I never really fell in love with
one specialty over another so
family medicine provided a little
bit of everything,” Melissa said.
Throughout college, Melissa
worked as a certified nurse aide
gaining experience in the medical field. Melissa was a CNA at
Parkview Assisted Living and
at the Stanton County Hospital.
“Being a CNA definitely
teaches you that every single
member of the healthcare team
is valuable, and it takes a team to
Tuesday, Sept. 30 & Wednesday, Oct. 1
6 to 8 p.m at the Elementary School P.E. Gym
Sponsored by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office
Registration can be called into the Hamilton County Sheriff’s
Office at 620.384.5616 or you can call Sheriff Garza at
620.276.1419. Deadline to register will be September 24,2014
Learning Center Still
Accepting Enrollment
The Bulldog Connections
Learning Center is happy to announce that we have had an excellent response for this year’s
enrollment, showing 8 students
as of Monday. The center continuously enrolls students all
school year, but that is no reason
to wait until the last minute.
If you or someone you know
are an adult interested in earning your high school diploma
please come to the library and
talk to Matt or Anne to enroll.
Free classes, English as a
second language, computer
skills, and other special learning center programs will begin
in October. Keep checking
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Governor Brownback
Proclaims September
As Farm Safety Month
FREE Two -Day Women’s Self Defense Course
Instructed by: Kansas Highway Patrol, Lieutenant Josh
Biera of the KHP Garden City office. Lt. Biera started is
career in law enforcement in 1993, he was a collegiate wrestler at Fort Hays University. Biera’s experience includes a
mixed-martial arts training with a black belt in Japanese
martial arts, as well as Muay Thai kickboxing. He has been
the Defense Tactics Instructor for five years for the KHP,
as well as the current Defense Edged Weapons Instructor.
provide good healthcare. Being
a CNA also teaches compassion,
which you have to have when
you’re caring for people in some
of their darkest hours of life. It
also re-emphasizes the need and
value of teamwork,” Melissa said.
Teamwork is very important to
Melissa and played a large part in
her decision-making process of
coming aboard at Greeley County
Health Services. Prior to committing to join GCHS, Melissa
completed her final rural rotation
in Tribune, so she was able to work
with the GCHS providers and learn
how our health system operates.
“I could not have asked for a
better group of people to work
alongside, especially as a new
provider. They are all excellent
teachers, truly care about their
patients, and are more than willing to help me, and each other out
whenever needed,” Melissa said.
Melissa is very passionate about
her work as a Physician Assistant,
and approaches her career as a lifework. Her motivation is to help
others and serve them in their need.
“I hope to get well acquainted with my patients so
I can provide them with great
medical care,” Melissa said.
Melissa is the daughter of
Bryan and Carla Borthwick of
Ulysses, Kansas, and has one older
brother. Melissa enjoys a variety of
activities when she isn’t in practicing medicine including reading,
crafting, camping, snowboarding, and other outdoor activities.
Melissa is seeing patients in
both Greeley and Wallace County
Family Practice Clinics. She will
be available to see patients in
Tribune on Tuesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays and in Sharon Springs
on Mondays and Wednesdays.
For more information or to
schedule an appointment with
Melissa or another provider, contact the Greeley County Family
Practice Clinic at 620-376-4251
and the Wallace County Family
Practice Clinic at 785-852-4230.
September 17, 2014
the papers and the community
calendar for more details as
they come. You may also stop
in and visit Matt Elder or Anne
Selfridge in the basement of
the Syracuse Methodist Church
annex building, during regular
learning center hours which are:
To encourage all Kansas
citizens to keep our state’s
farm and ranches safe,
Governor Sam Brownback
has proclaimed September as
Farm Safety Month and the
week of September 21-27, as
Farm Safety and Health Week.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – To
encourage all Kansas citizens to
keep our state’s farm and ranches
safe, Governor Sam Brownback
has proclaimed September as
Farm Safety Month and the
week of September 21-27, as
Farm Safety and Health Week.
The safety and health of
Kansas farmers, ranchers and
their families is imperative
to the livelihood of agriculture. Through proper training
and education, agriculturalrelated fatalities and incidents
can be prevented. According
to the Census of Fatal
Occupational Injury, agriculture
is seven times more hazard-
ous than other U.S. industries.
“Promoting the safety of
agriculture to Kansas citizens
is second to none. Agriculture
is the driving force behind
our daily lives. Proper and
persistent farm safety will help
keep the valued and treasured
heritage of Kansas agriculture alive,” said Secretary of
Agriculture Jackie McClaskey.
The theme for National Farm
Safety and Health Week is
‘Safety Counts, Protecting What
Matters.’ This week is an opportunity to bring awareness to
vital farm safety while celebrating Kansas’ largest industry
that brings together, whether in
the field or around the dinner
table, the people who matter.
For more information, please
contact the Kansas Department
of Agriculture at 785-5646700 or visit the KDA website:
http://agriculture.ks.gov/home.
Mon-Thur, 10:00-6:00
Fri, 10:00-2:00
With every day, every week,
and every school year we see
new opportunities to change
our lives for the better. Your
community learning centers offer these opportunities so come
see what they can do for you.
Seasons of Life Living
Center
$5.00 Restaurant Night!
per plate September 25th, 5:30 pm Beef and Chicken Fajitas Spanish Rice Tossed Green Salad Refried Beans Chips and Salsa Served with Tea and Coffee Dessert: Fried Ice cream Church Directory
Wesleyan Church
Barton and Post Road
Pastor Paul Runyon
384-5828
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
4:00 PM
6:00 PM
New Life Fellowship
124 N. Durffee
384-7453
Pastor Bill Roberts
Sunday
10:30 AM Worship
Thursday
7:00 PM
Bible Study
Christ’s New
Covenant Church
East Highway 50
Pastor Joe Gould
Associate Pastor Bob Wedel
384-5383
9:00 AM
10:15 AM
Sunday School
Morning Worship
Kendall United
Methodist Church
Pastor Todd Anthony
373-2400
8:30 AM
9:30 AM
Morning Worship
Sunday School
Worship Service
Fellowship Time
Sunday School
Spanish Service
Evening Service
Saint Raphael
Catholic Church
613 N. Sumner
Father Mike Helms
384-7357
10:30 AM
Sunday Service
8:00 AM
Wed. (week day)
Holy Day and Vigil--------call
First Christian Church
Church of the Nazarene
Sunday
9:10 AM Sunday School
10:25 AM Worship & Children’s
Church
10:00 AM
Sunday School
11:00 AM Morning Worship
5:00 PM
Sun. Eve Service
6:00 PM Wed Eve Bible Study
First Presbyterian
Church
Southern Baptist
Church
309 N. Main St.
384-7416
601 N. Johnson
Pastor Ardeen Webster
384-7878
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
Sunday School
Morning Worship
First United Methodist
Church
409 N. Main 384-7892
Pastor John Wright
8:00 A.M Contemporary Service
9:15 A.M.
Sunday School
10:45 A.M. Traditional Service
NEW! 5:30 P.M.Sat. Nite Service
403 E. Avenue B
384-7844
612 N. Main
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
384-7405
Sunday School
Morning Worship
Sun. Eve Worship
Wednesday
Betel Casa De Dios
407 W. Grant
Pastors Daniel & Maria
Flores
353-5879
10:00 A.M Sunday Morning
7:00 P.M. Wednesday Evening
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Pastor’s Ponderings
by Pastor John Wright
Syracuse United Methodist Church
I have been keeping the young
people in our community who
have gone off in the past month
to further their education in my
thoughts and prayers. I still remember my first days of college.
Those first weeks away from home
can be difficult. I was reminded of
a lesson learned my first week at
college this week on a rare rainy
day in southwest Kansas when
I pulled out my umbrella and
opened it up to go get the mail.
My parents bought me my first
umbrella to take with me to college. An umbrella was a necessary item because of the distance
walked each day to and from the
dorm and classes. It was the
first rainy day and I walked to the
bookstore thankful for my um-
brella. Just inside the door of the
bookstore were cubicles to place
personal items such as a backpack
or an umbrella before entering the
store. I put my umbrella in a place
where I knew I could find it when
I was ready to leave the store.
I bought what I came into the
bookstore to purchase and by this
time it was raining cats and dogs
outside. At the cubicles I noticed
that my brand new umbrella was
missing, taken, stolen! In one
of those instantaneous moves
I grabbed the nearest umbrella
from another cubicle. I stole
someone’s umbrella and rationalized it was okay because someone
had stolen mine! I stepped outside
into the rain and opened the stolen umbrella and to my surprise
the fabric was shredded and torn
and I got drenched. Immediately
Deuteronomy 5:19 came to mind.
I knew that God was teaching me
a lesson. Suddenly the commandment “Thou shall not steal” took
on a more personal meaning. It
is a lesson well learned because
I have never forgotten it. I am
thankful for it because it probably
saved me from a life of crime.
When I pulled out my umbrella earlier this week to w
alk to the post office my umbrella had holes in it. Umbrellas
must be susceptible to dry rot
because given the drought we
have been experiencing I know
that my umbrella didn’t get
those holes from excessive use!
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20 Years Ago
Syracuse Commission
Company, Inc. is the name of the
new livestock commission sales
company owned by Steve and
Cindy Schneider of Tribune. The
Syracuse Commission Co. will
lease the sale barn facilities at
109 S. Main. Terry DeVaughn of
Kendall will be the new manager.
Jennifer Verry is the winner of a
contest for the design of a new patch
for the Hamilton County Sheriff’s
Department. George Phillippy,
art instructor at the jr/sr high, assigned this project to his drawing
and painting class and anyone else
interested in designing the patch.
Lori Jill Davis and Todd C. Beam
were united in marriage on July 16,
1994, at the United Methodist
Church in McPherson, Kansas.
June Reinert is the employee of
the month at the Hamilton County
Hospital. She has worked in the
rest home for 10 years, working as Nurse Aide, Medication
Aide and Rehabilitation Aide.
Five generations were brought
together at the Garden Valley
Retirement Village in Garden City
recently, when Nellie Goddard,
a resident of Garden Valley enjoyed getting to know her great
great grandson, Felix Taylor.
Also attending the get together
were Ann Gelina Flowers Taylor,
Dixie Greening and Bette Burch.
Senior backs Levi Schwieterman
and Andura Nelson each scored
twice and ran for over 100 yards to
lead the Dogs to a 28-20 overtime
victory over Leoti Friday night.
30 Years Ago
Rebecca J. Grusing is the
newly-appointed Postmaster
at Kendall. Ms. Grusing succeeds Lola A. Brown who retired on October 3, 1983.
Frances Swisher, a long-time
employee of Roy’s Jack & Jill, has
been named first place winner of an
award for outstanding merchandising of health and beauty aides from
the Nash Finch Co., warehouse
for Jack & Jill Stores. She was se-
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Hamilton County History
lected as tops from more than 450
Jack & Jill stores and will be eligible for the annual award selected
from the four quarter winners.
Myrtle White received
a 10-year pin and certificate of Appreciation from the
Farmers Home Administration.
The 4th Annual CROP Walk for
Hunger is scheduled for Sunday,
October 7. Committees are being headed by Becky Guldner,
Lela Reeves, Dora Grilliot, Eva
Lewis and Ralph Cummings.
Total official enrollment for
1984-85 is 453 students at the
Syracuse schools, a loss of only
three from last year’s figures.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Hatcher were
being honored on their 50th
wedding anniversary. Children
were Gary Hatcher and Sandra
Hughs of Syracuse and Darrell
Hatcher of Camarillo, California.
The Soil Conservation was
celebrating its 50th anniversary.
The Soil Erosion Service was
authorized in the Department
of Interior on August 14, 1933.
Bryan Habiger of Ingalls
edged Syracuse’ Rob Gale in
the main event to take top honors in Saturday night’s demolition derby at the fairgrounds.
The Bulldogs had their first win,
13-0, over Cimarron Friday night.
The Syracuse High School
band was all set to perform in new
black, white and orange uniforms.
40 Years Ago
Hamilton County walked off
with four of the ten top places in
the wheat mill and bake contest at
the State Fair. A sample of Eagle
wheat entered by Richard Plunkett
took top award. Charles Howell
placed fourth, Bill Howell fifth,
and Francis Rector took 10th.
Purple ribbons from the State
Fair went to Vanessa Ward for a
chocolate cake, to Sue Wagner for
white bread and to Roy Baker for
an angel food cake. Blue ribbons
went to Vanessa Ward, Cynthia
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Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Simon,
Jr. are the parents of a son,
Matthew Earl, born September
11 at the Donohue Hospital.
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O. Beard are the parents of a
son, Brett O., born September
11 at the Donohue Hospital.
The Bulldogs used a late drive
to come from behind and beat
Hugoton 13-12 in the opening
game of the season Friday night.
Hawkins Investments, Inc. had
modular homes for sale, ten models
to choose from, priced from $16,500.
“Use it or lose it” was the slogan for the new senior center,
adopted when VIP’s met there
Tuesday night. The first meeting of the new year was preceded by a covered dish supper.
dealers were unveiling their 1965
lines, with open houses for the
public. The 1965 Ford is the most
changed in the 15-year history
of the Ford Division and will be
displayed by Davis Motors. Cross
Chevrolet will display 16 models
of Chevrolet cars and pickups
and Oldsmobile cars. Wallis will
show both Buicks and Pontiacs.
The Bulldogs beat Holcomb
1 3 - 6 i n s e a s o n o p e n e r.
A daughter, Abby Ann, was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Hartshorn on September 23.
Leading school spirit at Syracuse
high school this year will be cheerleaders Carla Thomeczek, Nancy
Petterson, Joetta Esquivel, Schryl
Lewis, Carol Negley, Becky Haslett,
Fonda Hoyt, Linda Kay Lewis,
Ruth Stanley and Kathy Lewis.
50 Years Ago
Hamilton County will be well
represented at the Kansas State
Fair, which starts this weekend
at Hutchinson. In the 4-H division, the County will have 46
individual entries, 3 demonstrations, 4 judging teams and 1 club
booth with 30 individuals showing or participating in the fair.
Lightning hit a transformer
and left the town of Holly without
electricity for about an hour during
a rain storm a week ago Saturday.
To add to the troubles, one of the
motors at the Holly standby plant
would not function, probably
giving the city crew considerable trouble in restoring power.
From “Heard On The Inside”, I
am not superstitious, but it seems
to me that Syracuse has had a
really good football team about
every five years and every ten
years a humdinger. Ten years ago,
Jackson’s team was undefeated,
five years ago we were league
champions. This year brings
us to the top of the cycle again.
Alonzo Gale, Judge and
Civic Leader, died unexpectedly
at his home Sunday morning.
It’s new car time in Syracuse.
All three Syracuse automobile
60 Years Ago
Clifford Schmidt, farmer southwest of Syracuse, has withdrawn
as Democratic candidate for county
treasurer to become manager of the
local ASCS office. He will replace
Mrs. Mayme Cook, who has retired. Schmidt won the Democratic
nomination for county treasurer in a
write-in vote in the August primary.
Two daily trains through
Syracuse have been restored to
the Santa Fe schedule, but local
residents aren’t happy. The trains
are scheduled for flag stops only
while they will make regular stops
in Lakin and Holly. The flag stop
designation is important both
for good service and civic pride.
Betty Maxey had no chicken
supper Wednesday. The fire department was called to her apartment above the Southwest Clinic
when the upstairs of the building filled with smoke. She had
left a chicken stewing in her
kitchen, went to visit a neighbor and the stew pan boiled dry.
Jack Werts, editor of the The
Journal, will leave for Topeka to attend the next five weeks on publicity work for the Republican Party.
He will work in party headquarters
in the Jayhawk Hotel and nearby
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people I have had the privilege
to be around,” Fitzgerald said.
Doris Garcia, Syracuse
Elementary School secretary,
relocated to Syracuse from
California. Her husband,
Emmanuel, had a job opportunity with Frontier Dairy.
Garcia is enjoying the small
town and how nice and helpful
people are. They have three
children. They are Esteban who
is eight years old, Damian age
5 and Emily age 3. All three
of them enjoy playing outside.
When Garcia has some spare
time she enjoys scrapbooking.
“I do enjoy working with
the students,” said Garcia.
“I have worked in an office
before but not with students.
This is something new for
me and I am really liking it.”
Hall for the Governor’s office.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Millsap
announced the purchase of Victor
Horning’s interest in Millsap &
Horning Grocery Store. Mr. Millsap
and Mr. Horning have been partners
since 1949, when they bought the
business known as Gay Grocery.
Velma Finkenbinder, a freshman at Kansas State College,
won a blue ribbon in the state
fair style revue, wearing a white
embossed cotton party dress of ballerina length with red accessories.
Members of the Syracuse home
demonstration unit have voted to
buy drapes for windows of the fair
building kitchen so pictures can
be better shown in the daytime.
O. L. (Buck) Lynam has returned
to Syracuse from Ohio, with his
family, and has been employed as a
butcher at Herndon & Sons Grocery.
70 Years Ago
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Eakin
received a telegram Thursday
noon informing them that their son,
Corporal James H. Eakin, was killed
in action in France on August 13.
On display in The Journal’s
front window was a 7 feet 4
inch tall Western Kansas sandhill cocklebur. These cockleburs
were usually about half that size.
The farm home of Floyd Jantz
and family, 15 miles south and
east of Syracuse, was struck by
lightning during a thunderstorm
about two weeks ago. Two interior
rooms were completely burned
and two were damaged by smoke
and water. Every window glass in
the house was broken. No one in
the family was seriously injured.
After a meeting of the County
Commissioners this month, W.
H. Bradshaw, County Clerk, was
instructed to raise the hourly rate
of pay for county road employees from 70 cents to 80 cents per
hour, effective September 1, 1944.
80 Years Ago
Hamilton County is paying
much above the average in direct
relief funds, in comparison with
other southwest Kansas counties.
The county is about average on the
number of families drawing relief,
226, but is spending about twice
as much. County officials feel
perhaps they have not been strict
enough in considering applications.
Nearly an inch of rain was accompanied by a small tornado
in the Ebenfleur district Sunday
evening. The twister demolished
a hen house and stock shed on
the J. W. Gayler farm, damaged
buildings on the C. S. Barstow
farm and blew over a windmill
at the Everett Woesner place.
The strongest Syracuse football
team for several years will take the
field this afternoon against Ulysses.
Coach Okerberg isn’t saying so,
but the consensus of fans is that the
team should have a good record.
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Opinions and editorials
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Science page caught my attention. Russian scientists think
the key to cloning an extinct
wooly mammoth may lie in the
Siberian permafrost. While scientists have recently unearthed
an excellent specimen including fur and bone marrow, DNA
cloning will require living cells.
Only living cells would contain an intact nucleus, containing the mammoth DNA.
The procedure, as explained in
the article, would require the
nucleus to be inserted into an
elephant embryo and ultimately
coaxed into becoming a real,
live mammoth clone. The mammoth mostly disappeared in the
late Pleistocene Era, roughly
10,000 years ago.
For those of us who were
teenagers or young adults during the early ‘90s, the film
“Jurassic Park” opened our
minds to the possibility of having extinct dinosaurs walking
in modern times. For a kid
who loved dinosaurs as much
as I, the movie was amazing.
Unfortunately, the movie
also pointed out some negative
ramifications accompanying the
excitement of bringing extinct
species back to life. There are
no recorded historical records
of their biology, no descriptions of observations of the
animal’s behavior in the wild
or captivity, and no one alive
can predict with any certainty
how they would react in our
environment. Those animals
were selected for life in another
time, and nature chose to deselect them through extinction.
I am on the fence about the
process of cloning extinct species. On one hand, I can only
imagine awe viewing such an
animal in a controlled environment would inspire. Being
born in captivity would allow scientists to study the animal, assuming it lives to adulthood, throughout its life cycle.
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This discovery could create sweeping protests and black markets like marijuana
has never seen! PLANTS FEEL PAIN! That’s right, PLANTS FEEL PAIN!
Science has discovered, that a relative of the cabbage plant was proven
to be sensitive and react to an insect chewing on it by increasing its
“chemical defenses.” Silly, you say? How silly do you think the Humane
Treatment and Endangered Species congregation takes this new opportunity?
Selected species of fungi, coral and insects have already been declared
endangered. There is no reality connected to the extent of damage and sacrifice that must be made by the humans to SAVE THE FUNGUS! Now, there
will be zealots who will solicit millions of dollars to SAVE THE FUNGUS!
They will adopt the mantra of PLANTS FEEL PAIN! LETTUCE
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These ANTI-PLANT CONSUMPTION groups will rise in self-righteous indignation! They will use the tried and true methods used today by
ANTI-MEAT EATERS of yesterday. There will be billboards with pictures
of a bunch of limp carrots with their top knot sagging, another showing a
potato with tears coming from its eyes, an artichoke with a broken heart.
They will seek out the most flagrant violators of the Plant’s Rights; vegetarians and their extremist branch, the VEGANS! Media will pick up the banner
covering rallies demanding equal rights for plants. Whole Foods, Sprouts,
Trader Joe’s will be sued by the Plant Savers of the United States (PSUS)
for everything their lawyers can think of. Small growers who sell their fresh
produce at local Farmer’s Markets will become pariahs; ridiculed, demeaned,
cursed and hung in effigy in their own pumpkin patch…and on and on.
Well. Nobody with any sense would even consider something like the
Vegetable Protection League or that the PSUS could happen. What would advocates suggest people eat? The human body can be sustained by mouth or intravenously by taking a slurry of chemicals containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen,
carbon, sulfur and phosphorus. That would be their answer. Which is irrelevant
because all they need is a cause. They don’t need to prove anything. Even if they
could convince only 2.4% of the population that eating vegetables is ethically bad
and unhealthy, it would be a victory for their cause and make them feel good about
themselves. They would be their own little industry and we all gotta make a living.
Todayonly2.4%ofAmericansconsiderthemselvesvegetarians,whoforpractical
reasonsdonotincludeeggsanddairyproducts.Andtheyfeelgoodaboutthemselves.
I asked in jest if anyone with even half a brain would actually consider plant’s
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Paleobiology, when studying extinct animals, is the obvious lack
of hard evidence of life before
death and fossilization. Having
a live specimen would allow a
near-quantum leap in the understanding of one extinct species.
One the other hand, the moral
and ethical quagmire is deep
and treacherous. The question boils down to one point:
If we have the knowledge and
capability to conduct such experiments, is it the right thing
to do? This was the moral dilemma in Mary Shelley’s novel
“Frankenstein.” Just because
knowledge has increased does
not necessarily mean throwing
caution to the wind and allowing the resurrection of an extinct
species to run rampant through
the laboratory is a good idea.
Those animals are extinct
for a reason. Who are we to assume it is our place to change
the course of biological history? It may be cliché, but
the movie “Spiderman” says
by Marcus Ashlock
Editor
it all in the scene in which
Peter Parker talks to his Uncle
Ben, who says “With power
comes great responsibility.”
Scientists believe it is the
natural order of the progression
of knowledge. As a society, we
achieve an understanding of
the biology, physics and chemistry of our world. We use that
knowledge for the advancement
of our species. Germs have always been present, but it wasn’t
until our understanding of germ
theory was implemented in
health practices that a medical
breakthrough involving better
sanitation techniques evolved.
Once we understood how illness spread, people began living longer lives by not dying of
common unsanitary conditions.
Alexander Fleming discovered
penicillin in 1928, and the
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor:
I am totally disappointed and
disgusted with this community. To think we have people
willing to give of their time to
serve on the Hospital Board
and you in this community are
so disrespectful as to criticize
and demand by vote to have the
President, Kent Schwieterman
and Vice-president, Barbara Bay
removed for the Hospital Board.
They have given tirelessly and
willingly of their time and this is
the thanks they get, Same on you.
I would like each of you – one
at a time come spend a few days
here in the Nursing Home facility to see what it is like. After
60 or so, years this building is
inadequate for residents to be
comfortable in their rooms. I
would say it is more than time
to do what needs to be done to
modernize and take care of the
problems, and stop bickering.
Thank you Kent and
Barbara, I as a resident of this
Facility, certainly appreciate
your time and service to this
community and this facility.
world has benefitted from antibiotic treatments ever since.
This scientific discovery is
on a different level. Scientists
are not designing engines to
propel us to our moon or another
planet. Engineers are not designing more efficient light bulbs or
engines reaching 100 mpg. This
is life and the creation of life. In
society today, it seems fine to
use science to prolong the health
of our species through the use of
science and technology, but to
compile our knowledge together
in the hopes of establishing the
return of an extinct species is
wrong in some people’s eyes.
If I have to actually take a
side in this argument, I would
have to get off the fence on the
side of scientific progression. It
is our duty to use our minds for
the benefit of science. If we can
clone a wooly mammoth to study
for scientific posterity, so be it.
However, as much as I would
enjoy seeing one in person, I
do not agree with a sideshow
presentation of the animal to the
world. I do not believe herds of
these animals should be created
for the entertainment factor.
Rather, they should be studied and observed with as minimal invasiveness as possible.
The question should now be
more about what do we do
with the animal once it is born?
How would it be managed and
treated? What obligations to the
animal do we, as a society, have
as we bring an animal back from
extinction? These are questions
that must be answered to design a process of control before
successful cloning takes place.
Answering these questions,
and many more like them, will
show a responsibility for the
power science has achieved.
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Syracuse, Kan. become available, but by the end of the first year the price can drop
in half. And by the second and third year it can drop 70 to 90 percent.
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Cost Difference
The reason generic drugs are so much cheaper is because their
manufacturers don’t have the hefty start-up costs that the original creators
of the drug do. When a pharmaceutical company creates a new drug, it
spends millions of dollars on the research, development and clinical testing
phase. Then, if it gets FDA approval, it has to turn around and spend even
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In an effort to recoup their investment, the brand-name drug makers charge
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After those 20 years are up, however, other companies can
apply to the FDA to sell generic versions. But because generic
manufacturers don’t have the same research, development
and marketing costs, they can sell their product much cheaper.
Also, once generic drugs are approved, there’s greater competition, which
drives the price down. Today, nearly 8 in 10 prescriptions filled in the United
Statesareforgeneric,whichsavesU.S.consumersaround$3billioneveryweek.
New Generics
You should also know that in 2014 and 2015, patents on a wide
variety of popular brand-name drugs will expire and become
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Exforge, Cymbalta, Lunesta, Avodart, Abilify, Evista, Maxalt, Maxalt
MPT, Micardis, Micardis HCT, Reneagel, Twynata and Xeloda.
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You can also find out if a brand-name drug has a generic
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pharmacy in the U.S. so you can find the best deals in your area.
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Lewis Dental Office
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC,
505 N. Johnson Wednesday
night at 7p.m. (Oct-April) or
8p.m. (May-Sept.) Please use
west entrance.
www.pioncomm.net
Public Notices
See our Website at www.hollyrealtyllc.biz
Barbara Rushton, Broker, Office (719) 688-6377
Toni Miller (620) 384-4740, Loveta Dowell (620) 384-4289
Case No. 14 CV 6
Court No.
Title to Real Estate
Involved
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the
Clerk of the District Court of Hamilton County, Kansas, in the case above numbered, wherein the
parties above named were respectively plaintiff and Defendants, and to me, the undersigned Sheriff
of Hamilton County, Kansas, directed, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest
bidder for cash in hand at the Hamilton County Courthouse, 219 N. Main St. in Syracuse, Kansas
on September 24, 2014, at 10:00 AM of said day, the following described real estate situated in the
County of Hamilton, State of Kansas, to-wit:
THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER
(SW/4 NW/4) OF SECTION THREE (3), TOWNSHIP TWENTY-SIX
(26) SOUTH, RANGE FORTY-TWO (42) WEST OF THE SIX
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, HAMILTON COUNTY, KANSAS
(“Property”)
said real property is levied upon as the property of Defendants Jennifer Wilson a/k/a Jennifer R.
Wilson and Michael Wilson a/k/a Michael W. Wilson a/k/a Michael William Wilson aka Mike
Wilson and all other alleged owners and will be sold without appraisal to satisfy said Order of Sale.
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HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF
Submitted by:
MARTIN, LEIGH, LAWS & FRITZLEN, P.C.
_____________________________
Beverly M. Weber
KS #20570
Dustin J. Stiles
KS #25152
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
MARTIN, LEIGH, LAWS & FRITZLEN, P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT
AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
(First Published in THE SYRACUSE JOURNAL, on the 10th day of September, 2014)
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
JOHN J. MOSER, DECEASED
CASE NO. 14-PR-26
NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(Chapter 59)
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that a Petition was filed in the District Court of Hamilton
County, Kansas, by Dorothy Jane Moser, for probate of the Last Will and Testament of
John J. Moser, and for the appointment of Dorothy Jane Moser as Executrix. You are
required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 8th day of October, 2014, at
9:00 A.M. Mountain time on said day, in said Court, in the City of Syracuse, Hamilton
County, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail
therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon said Petition.
All creditors are notified to exhibit their demands against the estate within four
(4) months from the date of the first publication of this Notice, as provided by law, and if
their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred.
DOROTHY JANE MOSER
PETITIONER
DAVID C. BLACK
BLACK & AKERS, P.A.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
101 S. MAIN/BOX 430
JOHNSON, KS 67855
(620) 492-2130
ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER
CIVIL DEPARTMENT
PNC Bank, National Association
Plaintiff,
v.
Kathy K. Johnson aka Cathy Kay Johnson
aka Cat Kitten Johnson aka Kathy Kay
Johnson aka Kathy Kitten aka Kathy Kay
Johnson, et al.
Defendants,
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Case No.14CV3
Court No.
Title to Real Estate Involved
Pursuant to K.S.A. §60
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued to me
by the Clerk of the District Court of Hamilton County, Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff of
Hamilton County, Kansas, will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for
cash in hand at the Hamilton County, Courthouse, Kansas, on October 2, 2014 at the time of
10:00 AM, the following real estate:
THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SE/4) OF THE SOUTH 43 ACRES OF THE EAST HALF
OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (E/2 NW/4) OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 24
SOUTH, RANGE 40 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, HAMILTON
COUNTY, KANSAS. Tax ID No. 1930802300610200000, Commonly known as 1702 E
Kelson St, Syracuse, KS 67878 (“the Property”) MS152967
to satisfy the judgment in the above entitled case. The sale is to be made without appraisement
and subject to the redemption period as provided by law, and further subject to the approval of
the Court.
400 ACRES CRP
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Hamilton County Sheriff
S/2 & S/2NE/4 of 4-23-42
393.9 ac thru 9/20/16 with
annual pmt of $11,447
Located NE of Coolidge
MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC
By:____________________________
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[email protected]
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[email protected]
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Leawood, KS 66211
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1-800-247-7863
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ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC AS ATTORNEYS FOR PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION IS
ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED
FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Help Wanted
Cheko Trailer Park is looking for an individual to help with
some part-time maintenance. Duties would include painting,
mowing, watering, and some light general maintenance. This
position would be in exchange for housing in the park, and
would also include yearly bonus. Retired individuals are encouraged to apply. Please call 859-242-3977 for more information.
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County and city government
County Commissioners Meeting
The Hamilton County
Commissioners’ Meeting was
called to order at 8:30 a.m.
on September 9, 2014 with
all Commissioners present.
It was first moved to approve
the agenda as presented. The
Motion was seconded and it
was unanimously approved.
Next it was moved to approve the September 2, 2014
Commissioner Meeting
Minutes as presented. The
Time was then allotted for
public concerns, as there were
none, the meeting continued.
Attorney Gale joined
the meeting at 8:35 a.m.
Next Ms. Carlholm,
Community Development
Director, gave the Commissioners
her monthly report. A new hotel project is still in the works.
The ribbon cutting for Hilltop
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information and if the employee’s communication exhibits
conduct that is unprofessional,
Recipe
to her recipes. Will try to email her
a few for her to try,” Hanks said.
Each week Roberts researches recipes to find one
that she feels the readers will
enjoy. Some of these come from
her own collection of recipes
with many of those coming
from her late mom, Joan Lacey
and other friends and relatives.
“My mom was a great cook
and she passed that down,”
Roberts said. “Everything in our
home was made from scratch. We
Lanes should be later this
month. She has received some
interest in the Neighborhood
Revitalization Program.
Following that Mr. Richardson
discussed the Heating and A/C
Maintenance Contract he has
with the County. Commissioner
Puckett will be the County contact if Mr. Richardson has any
questions. He will start with
the rooftop units this week.
Also, the Commissioners asked
Mr. Richardson to talk with
a Historical Society Board
Member before working
on any of the Museum units.
Next
the
5-year
plan was reviewed.
Following that the Road
Project List was reviewed.
Next the Road crew is busy
blading roads. They have plans
to haul some gravel to the
south part of the Kendall Road.
Also, have plans to work on
road north of Kendall and will
continue working on Road B.
Next was a discussion on various options regarding pay scales
and hours for the Rural Operations
employees. The County Clerk
will work on a spreadsheet
with different options and present it to the Commissioners
at the next meeting.
Following that it was moved
that John Simon be appointed
as Hamilton County’s Delegate
to the Kansas Association of
Counties’ Annual Meeting, with
Mike Lewis and Randy Braddock
being the County’s alternate delegates. The Motion was seconded
and was unanimously approved.
Next Commissioner Puckett
informed that the County needed
to appoint a contact person for
MSHA (Mine Safety and Health
Administration) and for OSHA
(Occupational Safety and Health
Administration). It was moved
indicative of bad judgment,
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to perform their official duties,
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have a negative impact with regard to their ability to continue
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Employees are prohibited and so is the responsibility.
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Employees utilizing social
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identify yourself as a county not use the county government
employee when conducting seal or other official county
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thought getting the boxed mac
and cheese or canned biscuits
was a treat. Those just were not
staples in our home growing up.”
Occasionally readers will call,
email or mail recipes to the office for the column. Roberts also
uses a popular website called
Pinterest for new recipes or ideas.
“I love getting those because I enjoy getting something new,” Roberts said. “The
Two by Two recipe came from
Ruth Schwerdfeger. Others have
stopped me while I am out and
about around town and tell me how
much they enjoy the column and
how they have made several of the
recipes that have been featured.”
“Pinterest is a great place to
find new recipes. Especially if I
am looking for something holiday related or a specific recipe”.
Roberts appreciates all the
positive comments and appreciates the correspondence.
“I really enjoy hearing
from our readers and seeing some of the recipes they
send us,” Roberts said. “I just
want to tell everyone Thank
You for reading the column.”
to appoint Kerstin Mitchell as
the County’s contact person
for MSHA and OSHA. The
After review and discussion, It
was moved to approve the Warrants
in the amount of $9,378.15. The
As there were no
Hospital No-Fund Warrants
the meeting continued.
Following that Commissioner
Schwerdfeger discussed if the
Salvage Yard on the west end
of town was a health hazard.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: None.
As there was no more
business to come before the
meeting, it was moved for adjournment. The Motion was
seconded and the meeting
was adjourned at 10:10 a.m.
Thomas Plumeri, D.O.
Welcome to Johnson!
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$3.8 Million to
Protect and Enhance
Agricultural and Wetland
Easements
September 15, 2014, Salina,
Kansas—Eric B. Banks,
Kansas State Conservationist
for the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural
Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS) announced that $3.8
million in conservation funding
has been allocated in Kansas
to help landowners protect
and restore key farmlands,
grasslands, and wetlands.
This announcement follows
Secretary of Agriculture Tom
Vilsack’s statement that $328
million is being invested nationally for this USDA initiative.
“Through conservation easements, farmers will be better
able to protect valuable agricultural lands from development,
restore lands best suited for
grazing, and return wetlands
to their natural conditions,”
said Banks. “Conservation
easements are making a dramatic and positive impact for
food supply, rural communities, and species habitat.”
The 2014 Farm Bill created
the Agricultural Conservation
Easement Program, or ACEP,
to protect critical wetlands and
keep lands in farming and ranching for the future. According
to Banks, approximately 18
projects statewide were selected to protect and restore
4,800 acres of prime farmland, grassland, and wetlands.
Through ACEP, private or
tribal landowners and eligible
conservation partners working with landowners can request assistance from USDA
to protect and enhance agricultural land through an agricultural or wetland easement.
These easements deliver many benefits over
the long-term, for example,
t h i s y e a r ’s p r o j e c t s w i l l :
•
Improve water quality.
•
Provide and protect
habitat for threatened, endangered, and at-risk species
including the lesser prairiechicken and whooping crane.
•
Protect prime agricultural lands that are being
fragmented and under high
risk of development to nonagricultural uses to help secure
the nation’s food supply and
jobs in the agricultural sector.
ACEP consolidates three
former NRCS easement programs—Farm and Ranch Lands
Protection Program, Grassland
Reserve Program and Wetlands
Reserve Program—into two
components—one that protects farmlands and grasslands
and another that protects and
restores agricultural wetlands.
“The 2014 Farm Bill streamlined USDA’s major easement
programs into one, putting the
important benefits of protecting farmlands, grasslands and
wetlands all under one roof
to make it as easy as possible
for landowners to participate,”
Banks said. Find more information on ACEP here. To learn
about technical and financial
assistance available through
conservation programs, visit
www.nrcs.usda.gov/GetStarted
or local USDA service center.
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Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014
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White Wheat – 6.13
Milo – 3.24
Corn – 3.74
New Crop Wheat – 5.80
New Crop White Wheat – 6.10
New Crop Milo – 3.08
New Crop Corn – 3.73
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Agriculture
by Jeff Wilson
Low temperatures: Lateseason freeze damage?
The low temperatures experienced in the early morning
hours of September 12 might
have some impact on the summer row crops, primarily in
northwest and west central
Kansas. The main question is:
How will the low temperatures
affect each crop? The answer
won’t be immediately known,
but symptoms of low temperature injury might be seen
in the next coming weeks.
Corn:
In most of the state corn is
at the dent stage or beyond.
Corn will mature when the
black layer is formed at the
lower section of the kernel.
Depending on the relative
maturity of the hybrid, corn
requires 200-240 growing
degree units from dent stage
until maturity (black layer).
In terms of days, this growing degree requirement will
be related to the air temperatures in the coming days. This
may be about 20 days (plus
or minus 10), but it will depend on the temperature until
maturity. This assumes 2024 growing degrees per day.
Corn is affected when temperatures are below or at 32
F. The lower the temperature,
the less exposure time it will
require to cause damage.
Clear skies, low humidity, and
minimum or no wind conditions can promote damaging
frost even when temperatures
are above 32 F. The temperatures of about 35 degrees F
experienced during the early
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Syracuse Commission Co.
620-384-5259
www.syracusecommission.com
Market Report
Friday, September 5, 2014
Consignors: 25 Total: 634
STEERSHEIFERS
3-400#
$312.503-400#
$290.00-292.50
4-500#
N/A4-500#
N/A
5-600# $240.50-260.00
5-600# $230.00
6-700#
$242.506-700#
$217.50
7-800#$218.00-240.00
7-800# N/A
8-900#
$227.508-900#
$180.00-185.50
morning hours of September
12, especially in northwest
and west central Kansas, can
cause variable freeze damage, depending on the growth
stage and position in the
field among other factors. A
proper assessment is recommended a week after the frost
event. Green leaf canopy may
be affected. Seed size and
quality can also be impacted
if the corn is in an early
reproductive stage (dough
vs. dent growth stages).
Sorghum:
Kansas’s sorghum has already headed and almost half
of the crop is coloring. Still,
low temperatures might impact the crop through reductions in seed weight. Lower
temperatures will decrease the
growth rate of the seed, impacting seed size and making
the harvesting process more
difficult. Small and lightweight grain will be difficult
to be thresh. The temperatures
experienced last night may
kill leaves, but if the conditions were not below 30 F, the
plant will continue the grain
filling until maturity (black
layer). A freeze will kill the
sorghum plant if the stalks are
frozen, which would create an
impediment for the flow of
nutrients from the plant to the
grain, stopping seed growth
and impacting final yields.
Freeze damage lowers the
test weight of grain sorghum.
In general, the less developed the sorghum is at the
time of the killing freeze, the
lower its test weight will be.
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‘09 JD 1890/1910 42’X10” Local Owner.........................$125,735 S
JD LT180 mower....................................................................$1,650 S
JD 165 mower............................................................................$900 S
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Weekly Weather Forecast from Weather.com
Thurs. Sept. 18
Fri. Sept. 19
Sat. Sept. 20
Sun. Sept. 21
Mon. Sept. 22
Thunderstorms
90°
68°
High Low
Wind:
SSE at 14 mph
Partly Cloudy/Wind
87°
70°
High Low
Wind:
S at 20 mph
Thunderstorms
82°
64°
High Low
Wind:
SSW at 18 mph
Sunny
83°
56°
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NNE at 13 mph
Mostly Sunny
77°
54°
High Low
Wind:
NNE at 12 mph
UV Index:
High
UV Index:
High
UV Index:
Moderate
Precip: 50%
Precip: 10%
Precip: 80%
UV Index:
High
Precip:
20%
UV Index:
High
Precip:
10%
Tues. Sept. 23
Mostly Sunny
77°
56°
High Low
Wind:
E at 9 mph
UV Index:
High
Precip:
10%
Wed. Sept. 24
Sunny
77°
54°
High Low
Wind:
NE at 15 mph
UV Index:
High
Precip:
0%
• Page 10
Recipes & Stuff
Syracuse Journal Kids Corner
by Carol Roberts
Apple Pie in a Jar
4 1/2 - cups sugar
1 - cup cornstarch or 1/2
cup Clear Jel starch
2 - teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 - teaspoon nutmeg
1 - teaspoon salt
3 - tablespoons lemon juice
10 - cups of water
6 pounds of tart apples,
washed, peeled and thinly
sliced
(I used a combination of
golden delicious and granny
smith apples)
A
In a large pot, blend together sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon,
nutmeg and salt. Stir in the 10 cups of water and lemon juice
with a wire whisk. Cook and stir until bubbly and thick; remove from heat.
While the filling is cooking peel and slice the apples. Add
apples to a solution of 3 tablespoons of lemon juice to 1 quart
of water to avoid discoloration while you peel all the apples.
Drain the fruit well before packing in jars. Pack apples into
clean, hot canning jars leaving an inch from the top of the jar.
Fill with the hot syrup, leaving 1/2 inch space from the top
of the jar. Remove air bubbles by running a knife around the
insides of each jar. Close the jars with sterile lids and rims.
Process in a boiling water bath for 20 -30 minutes Use a jar
tongs to remove the jars from water Place the jars on a dish
towel to dry and allow the jars to cool for several hours.
Check the seals to make certain the lids are sealed properly
(the lids should be lowered in the middle and not move up or
down)
To Make Apple Pie:
Pour 1 quart jar of home canned apple pie filling into an
unbaked 8-9 inch pastry shell and dot with butter.
Place top crust, trim and crimp the crust around the edges
and then cut slits to vent the steam. Sprinkle with sugar and
bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes or until the filling is
bubbling
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Lunch Bunch
9-8-14
1. Rhonda Hedberg
2. Anne Melton
1
2
3
4
5
6
Champions
9-9-14
1. Skyland Grain
2. The Bipolar Rollers
3. 10 Pin Mafia
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5. Lucky Strikes
6. Maniac’s
7. Hamilton CO Hosp
8. Wood-N-Post
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10. Faith 2 Spare
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1. Bill Umberger
27
27
26. 5
24. 5
24
24
24
23
21
19
High Scratch Game
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2. Joe Thomeczek
192
190
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536
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264
260
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Keglers
31
H & H Trucking
30
“Havin’ Fun Yet? 26
Pin Pals
25.5
Vacant
17
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High Scratch Game
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153
149
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242
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423
400
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659
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Athletics
9-8-14
1. Westeman Steel
2. Horton Embroidery
3. LoBoSmokers
4. Premier Feeders
5. Moser Farms
6. No U McKandt
31
25
25
23
17
14
High Scratch Game
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225
185
High Scratch Series
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533
496
High Hdcp Game
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2. Anne Melton
288
274
High Hdcp Series
Village People
9-10-14
1. Kustom Dezines
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3. Pin Busters
4. Dipsticks
5. One-Eyed Jacks
6. Keller-=Leopold
7. Fellers Funeral Home
8. Hines Farms
High Scratch Game
1. Bill Umberger
2. Don Fellers &
Travis Tobin 722
698
30
30
25. 5
24. 5
24
22
19
14
202
173
High Scratch Series
1. Bill Umberger
2. Don Fellers
507
481
279
2. LoriUmberger
High Hdcp Series
1. Travis Tobin
2. Bill Umberger
Alley Dogs
9-11-14
1. Collingwood
2. Kirby Auto
3. The Queen “B’s”
275
751
738
31
29
24. 5
4. Blown Away
5. Tire Busters
High Scratch Game
1. Jerrin Phillips
2. Tina Schwieterman
3. Kim Cashler
High Scratch Series
22. 5 2. Kim Cashler
20
High Hdcp Game
1. Toni Bennett
156
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